aquí en la plaza cesar chavez del centro de san josé.sde acá, acaba de subir al podio para dar algunas palabras y después? entonces se va a dar la cuenta para poder encender este arbolito que atrae a cientos de familias y que también eso mismo atrae a muchos vendedores que se encargan de aprovechar esta época para poder vender su mercancía en el parque. y también alrededor del centro de san josé. como hoy empieza el evento, entonces les voy a descargar toda la mercadería que voy a porque voy a poner un pues de trabajo aquí desde temprano. comerciantes minoristas del área de la bahía, lo que vamos a vender es artesanías, artesanía exactamente de ecuador. instalaron su mercancía dentro de christmas in the park en la plaza cesar chavez para aprovechar un mes en el que esperan fuerte afluencia de consumidores. buscamos como estos lugares porque es cuando más es la. por la temporada hay más o más personas no? y también porque podemos tener más días de trabajo. los organizadores de este evento indican que 25 comercios pagaron por un espacio de

plaza de cesar chavez for the lighting of the 65 foot tree. for 3 to 5.tmas in the park has been a tradition in downtown san jose for more than 44 years. for many, we spoke with, it's the ideal way to get into the holiday spirit. there are dozens upon dozens of trees decorated by local organizations and san jose schools and businesses, but this year, christmas in the park leaders are asking for your help. they have lost several major sponsors. they're hoping to raise $100,000 in donations this year to ensure that they can keep the lights on next year. some of our sponsors that have been with us forever don't have the means to keep supporting us. our drive through over at history park is this beautiful light show, and when you buy a ticket for the light show, you help us keep the lights on. here. donations can be made right there at plaza de cesar chavez or by purchasing tickets to the drive thru light show at history park. that's a great thing to take your kids to if you're looking for something to do. christmas in the park is free and open now throughew

estarÁn ofreciendo sus productos durante este este prÓximo fin de semana frente a la plaza de cÉsar chÁvezosÉ de grace bien buena y abrieron sus puertas desde temprano y como estÁ expectativa. >> en san josÉ un pequeÑo negocios o sueÑo americano y una oportunidad grande para mejorar sus vidas. sobre ayudar a la economÍa local y emprendedores que creen una persona local. >> comprueba una figura un sticker para el carro. >> llego a cÉsar chÁvez de san josÉ y la entrada es gratuita. el evento se ha celebrado por 44 aÑos y es toda unacelebraciÓn. no se mueva y que puedan optimizar a las mujeres que buscaron protecciÓn en los estados unidos. >> desde mÉxico continÚan lamentando la partida de la legendaria actriz silvia pinal. tienen buenas noticias y los temprano para mÁs en el emparrillado, le tengo los temprano para mÁs en el emparrillado, le tengo los detalles. ♪♪ ¡no! felix. ¡no, no, no! ♪♪ ¿ikea? - ¡ikea! - comprar en ikea ahora es más conveniente, con nuevas formas de entrega, cientos de puntos de recogida y más. llegan el jueves... ♪♪ >> de sensores teme que el anuncio hecho por el presi

durante este y el prÓximo fin de semana en la calle paseo de san antonio frente a la plaza de cÉsar chÁvezendo su negocio y necesita ayuda, son mÁs oportunidades para su negocio. >> espero que tengamos la oportunidad de enseÑar el producto y venderlo y tener mÁs trÁfico de gente. >> tengo 22 aÑos en la bahÍa y ver a san josÉ crecer y estar en medio de todo es una cosa bien buena. >> las tiendas abrieron sus puertas desde temprano y con mucha expectativa. >> los negocios pequeÑos le batallamos mÁs que las tiendas grandes me da gusto que piense en nosotros porque al igual que las tiendas grandes pagamos impuestos. >> 7000 inmigrantes tiene sus propios comercios. >> un pequeÑo negocio es un sueÑo americano es una oportunidad grande para mejorar las vidas. >> era alcalde aprovechÓ la participaciÓn en el juego de los san josÉ para delante de miles de espectadores promover la iniciativa que estimule la economÍa local. >> son emprendedores y emplean a personal local. >> en los mÁs de 100 negocios participantes podrÁn encontrar ofertas. >> comprÉ una figura de $30 y le vamos a regalar un pÓster. t

the artwork was unveiled just today at san jose city college's cesar chavez library. cutting and members of the chavez family were also there. on hand. there is a recreation of an iconic photograph of chavez at that library. it was taken as he was organizing farm workers in a fresno vineyard back in 1979. chavez spent years advocating for workers and co-founded the united farm workers union. several miles worth of lead of lead telecommunications cables have now been removed. lead, that is, communications cables have been removed from lake tahoe. the organization save lake tahoe announced at&t finished taping, taking the cables out of the water just last week. the company was ordered to remove the cables as part of a settlement that was reached with the environmental nonprofit california sportfishing protection alliance back in september. the cables were part of the telecommunications infrastructure that is no longer used. the alliance says the cables contained 107,000 pounds of lead. long time coming for those cables to be removed. we really appreciate you tuning in h

so again, this event is free to the public here at cesar chavez park.ile you're here, you can find any small red donation box while you spend your time here again, the park for christmas in the park will be open both afternoons and run until about 10:00pm reporting here in san jose jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> taking a live look now kron of we've got to life look at downtown san francisco of people are all bundled up down there. and san jose, a pretty chilly night, yeah, and i can verify that hot chocolate with a snowman on the top boy. that is. >> alyssa's travel get down too. it's getting cold out there. you want to bundle up. maybe thrown a scarf to feel the season. if you're headed out the door, temperatures going to be chilly. no, getting around that. you've got mostly clear skies. now a few high clouds up above. but again, some very dry air. we've got a little offshore wind and that's allowing thing. so we really get chilly around parts of the bay area. currently, 42 in fremont. it is 46 amount here in the 30's in livermore, also into dublin, 50 de

flavio bueno, esta noche esta plaza, la plaza cesar chavez se va a iluminar por completo porque van an josé, que atrae a cientos de familias todos los años, para ser exactos, el año pasado solamente se calcula que vinieron 600.000 visitantes y es una atracción que sigue creciendo cada vez más. pero este año christmas in the park tuvo dificultades porque se retiraron algunos patrocinadores fuertes que impulsan el evento, pero finalmente pg&e decidió volver a apoyarlos y junto con el resto de patrocinio lograron solventar este reto y ofrecer de nuevo este espacio. ahora el impacto económico local también vale la pena mencionarlo, porque unos 20 vendedores instalan aquí sus puestos solamente dentro de la plaza para aprovechar la temporada. escuchemos lo que nos dijo una comerciante ecuatoriana que ya está armando su puesto de artesanías y que decidió regresar como en años anteriore. buscamos como estos lugares porque es cuando más es la. por la temporada hay más o más personas no? y también porque podemos tener más días de trabajo, tonces es por toda la temporada ya. entonces es como más

desde aquí, desde la plaza cesar chavez por todo un mes. superar esa cifra. a pesar de que el evento pende de un hilo, cuando patrocinadores cruciales dejaron de apoyarlo y enfrentaron un déficit de 100.000 $, finalmente la compañía de electricidad pg&e volvió a ofrecer el patrocinio y junto con el l apoyo detras marcas, echaron de nuevo a andar este evento. las familias han llegado desde muy temprano esta mañana porque es tradición para muchos de ellos recorrer este lugar el día después de acción de gracias. escuchen lo que noss dijo la familia gutiérrez que trajo a los más pequeños de la casa. es muy bonito porque 1 podemos compartir en familia. los niños pueden venir, caminar, pasar un tiempo agradable. y claro que es algo que desestresante para también salir de casa y hacer algo, algo diferente. bueno, va a ser un mes, verdad? sí, y bueno, así como es atractivo para las familias, también lo es para los comerciantes que se instalan no solo dentro de christmas in the park, sino también en los alrededores. hay una gran cantidad de vendedor

driveway of one of east san jose's most historic sites, the former home of civil rights leader cesar chavez. >> the organizing that cesar chavez did that changed the world, started in this very community of mayfair and a coalition of organizations and local government leaders say they're continuing to organize to support the local immigrant community, a community they say is filled with fear. >> after the election, one local nonprofit sharing what a parent was told by her child. >> he told her, i'm a citizen, mom, it's okay. i will hide you in the closet if i have to. our kids do not have to do that. >> santa clara county supervisor sylvia arana said fear of deportation isn't just felt among the undocumented immigrant community, but many in the immigrant community in general, something she knows from personal experience. >> you know, my parents had their papers. they were citizens. and, you know, they owned a home. but because of all that, you know, there's so much at risk. >> arenas, along with santa clara county board of supervisors president susan ellenberg, both sent a reminder to the c

christmas in the park is back at plaza de cesar chavez. every year.is 2 acre park into a winter wonderland. there are 40 musical and animated exhibits. many decorations up and ready to be lit tonight for this kickoff event. there is a drive-thru light show in the area that's already open as well. tickets for that range from 25 to $30 per car. we're gonna have a live report on this one later tonight at 10 11 happening tomorrow. thrive city will be tipping off the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony. it's all part of their winter wonderland and holiday programming activities include festive, food and drinks. a special appearance from warriors legend festus as ely performance by montell jordan. you know, this is how we do it. there's a lot more. but they've got their at thrive city for you. what happens tomorrow, november 30th from 3.30, to 05:30pm. >> still ahead here on kron, 4 news at 6 new technology is helping police officers safely detect fentanyl. we'll tell you how it works. plus christmas tree farmers hit hard. the historic challenges t

the cesar chavez chavez, which is downtown. organizers say they've recently lost sponsors for next year's event, so they're trying to raise about $100,000 to keep the downtown christmas in the park going. nonprofit says the visitors can help by actually going to the drive through display, where you pay for the $25 tickets, or by dropping money at the donation boxes around the cesar chavez plaza. all right, let's go ahead and take a live look now in san francisco, where earlier this week, world leaders met in the city by the bay to discuss ai safety measures. new report from stanford says the u.s. is leading the world in the technology. stanford looked at how many countries are investing in research and ai legislation, and the u.s. took top spot and is outpacing other countries. china came in next. the uk, india and the united arab emirates. okay. up next, san jose is celebrating a legend on the ice. the tribute to joe thornton as the sharks get ready to retire his jersey. and here's a look inside the control room at rockefeller

this is near cesar chavez street.re on the northbound lanes and excuse me, southbound lanes and you can see still some residual delays, although that accident has already been cleared. taking a look over in the east bay. you can see it's a 16 minute commute, antioch to concord, not too bad. taking a look over at 80 crockett to the maze. it's a 17 minute commute. if you're heading over towards that bay bridge looking inland, more 5.80, livermore to dublin, 13 minute commute. there. and then lastly, we will take a look at that bay bridge. 33 minutes. it is still a parking lot on that bay bridge, hopefully by 10 o'clock or so. it should start to clear up. send it back to you at the desk. >> couple continues honor those who have served. the other bay area has a new memorial on treasure island. it's honoring a very specific group of veterans. it pays tribute to a group of african american sailors unjustly punished in the aftermath of a catastrophic explosion. back in 1944, at port chicago, 50 survivors were found guilty of

el evento comenzÓ a las 11:00 de la maÑana en la plaza cÉsar chÁvez, con una ceremonia, y luego un desfilee san carlos. un incendio consumiÓ parte de una vivienda en oakland este domingo. 13 personas fueron evacuados y quedaron en la calle. una familia guatemalteca lo perdiÓ todo. piden ayuda para comenzar desde cero. vamos con detalles. >> ya estaba asÍ. entrÉ adentro. y salimos. no pudimos agarrar nada. sÓlo los papeles. reportera: perdieron todo, hasta el dinero ahorrado en efectivo. >> sacamos el pasaporte y la residencia. reportera: vivÍa con su familia y los amigos. todo quedÓ en cenizas. una familia mexicana no perdiÓ mucho en la planta baja. >> el incendio fue en el garaje. reportera: todavÍa se investiga la causa del incendio. el fuego habrÍa comenzado en un taller mecÁnico que estÁ ubicado al lado de la residencia. >> estaban trabajando o cortando con una mÁquina. y se incendiÓ. reportera: vecino permitiÓ entrar para grabar estas imÁgenes. se observa cÓmo quedaron varios carros calcinados. tratamos de hablar con los residentes de la casa en donde estaba ubicado el taller mecÁnico

cientos de personas llegaron este viernes a la plaza cesar chavez en san josé para oficialmente comenzaravidad y yomara lópez nos cuenta por qué esta se ha convertido en una tradición para muchas familias latinas. el día después de acción de gracias. y así, oficialmente la ciudad de san josé comenzó la navidad. cientos de personas presenciaron ese momento. algunos manejaron horas para llegar aquí y bonnie y noé viven en salinas porque les gusta venir aquí. es que es nuestra tradición. cuando estábamos chiquitos, nosotros siempre veníamos. eso siempre es muy, muy bonito. las luces y todo lo que tienen aquí de bonito. para otros es la primera vez que vienen a christmas in the park en san josé. claudia y scrappy llegaron de méxico. eso es diferente aquí. las navidades en estados unidos, allá en méxico son más frías. el arbolito sí, me encanta. sí, todo está muy bonito y scrappy no se queda atrás. ya está imponiendo la moda navideña. Él está vestido de vaquero jajajaja. vaquero navideño. daisy comenzó su tradición hoy con roxy. las señales, las luces. no muchos perros miran las luces cada fi

do want to donate while you're here, you can find any small red donation box dot along here at cesar chavez plaza christmas in the park will be open starting most days in the afternoon and going till about 10:00pm just about every day reporting live here in san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. all right, jack, thank you for that live report happening tomorrow in pacifica, seaside merchants association is hosting one of the biggest small business saturday is ever. >> in the city's history. >> any more than 100 small businesses that you can support within a pop up form of or within physical brick and mortar space. we've got everything from food, crafts. everything is basically handmade. we've been really vocal about how small businesses are big part of every community is, you know, we're right piers of the more that we can get people down here and keep us in gates. there's a lot of opportunity here and that's what we're trying to capitalize on. >> the event will be on palmetto avenue. francisco boulevard and beach boulevard goes from 10 in the morning until 5 in the evening tomorrow. >> organ

so again, this event is free to the public here at cesar chavez park. if you do want to donate while you're here, you can find any small red donation box while you spend your time here again, the park for christmas in the park will be open most afternoons and run until about 10:00pm reporting here in san jose jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> well, after 6 years in san jose, aloha, a roller rink is closing its doors at the eastridge center. their last day is january. 26, the public is invited to stop by the roller rink for its final few months at the facility. meantime, the business owners are looking for a new location. >> and the christmas shopping rush is officially on droves of people spent friday picking out their perfect tree proffers gayle ong spoke with some of them. >> clancy's tree lot in san francisco inner sunset. >> steve maclean christmas trees owner stephen clancy keeping busy helping customers by phone and on site. the holiday decoration shopping season is on will tie it to the top of our car and we bring it home current today. >> this year we

reportera: cÉsar chÁvez y su familia llegaron desde muy temprano al estadio nemesio dÍez para apoyar a la semifinal de la "nations league". el resultado en honduras tiene molesta a la aficiÓn por el fÚtbol y la violencia hacia "el vasco" aguirre. un botellazo que le costÓ a la selecciÓn catracha un partido a puerta cerrada y una sanciÓn econÓmica. >> cometimos dos errores que el rival supo capitalizar. >> confiamos plenamente en el apoyo de la aficiÓn de toluca. reportera: quienes ya compraron su boleto, saben que hasta la estructura del estadio beneficia a los locales. >> sientes a toda la aficiÓn tan cerca tuyo, y como el estadio es tan compacto, el eco es increÍble y se escucha en todo el estadio. reportera: los mexicanos esperan que las condiciones climÁticas jueguen a su favor. este estadio estÁ a 8750 pies sobre el nivel del mar, uno de los estadios con mayor altitud en toda amÉrica latina. jorge: les recordamos que la cita es esta noche. mÉxico contra honduras. ambos buscan el pase a la semifinal de la liga de campeones de la concacaf. ilia: el partido a las 8:00 por univisiÓn

. >> organizing that cesar chavez did that changed the world, started in this very community of mayfairoalition of organizations and local government leaders say they're continuing to organize to support the local immigrant community, a community they say is filled with fear. >> after the election, one local nonprofit sharing what a parent was told by her child. >> he told her, i'm a citizen, mom, it's okay. i will hide you in the closet if i have to. our kids do not have to do that. >> santa clara county supervisor sylvia arenas said fear of deportation isn't just felt among the undocumented immigrant community, but many in the immigrant community in general, something she knows from personal experience. >> you know, my parents had their papers, they were citizens. and you know, they owned a home. but because of all that, you know, there's so much at risk. >> arenas, along with santa clara county board of supervisors president susan ellenberg, both sent a reminder to the community. >> we do not collaborate, partner, work together with ice to detain anybody. >> san jose police chief pau

it calls for a 15% wage increase, as well as establishing cesar chavez day as a new paid holiday, assenting the union, representing about 2000 county workers will start voting on that new contract tomorrow. the highest tides of the year are back. king tides are back to the bay area. this is video from marin county. yesterday morning where the water always overflows into the streets and roadways. the national weather service issued a flood advisory for san francisco and other coastal regions through tomorrow. the national weather service is urging people to watch out for road closures or delays because of that flooding. so perfect time now to check in with cynthia before we go. aside from the king tides, we will be looking at some rain light on the way as we go on later into this evening. clearing out. but cool as we go on into monday and tuesday and then get ready for this. we are tracking the possibility of an atmospheric river right now. best shots are to the north, but that will be wednesday through next weekend. but hopefully no rain for the 105 kickoff at levi's stadium tonight.

san street here towards downtown san jose towards cesar chavez park. i usually they get a pretty good crowd. it looks like kind of in a modest crowd today because the rain has been heavy all morning but didn't get a chance to talk to a few people, including one army veteran who says that she would come out here rain or shine to sort show support for veterans it is important to me because we get to honor all of them military personnel that have served, you know, my brothers and sisters that unfortunately didn't make it back. right? so we're here to honor them as well. you know, and then being around other veterans just brings back a lot of memories of when i served as well too. all right, back live now. other parades going to continue here for a while and go down by cesar chavez park. as i mentioned there, if you happen to be anywhere near downtown san jose, keep in mind, there's a lot of road closures and detours as they sort of cleared off the area for the parade. also, keep in mind is raining pretty hard. the roads are really slick out there. so be c

we see all the lights right there and our live camera at cesar chavez plaza. some hot cocoa definitely in the mix as we see those temperatures get down into the 50s and some low 40s as we go on into the nighttime hours. it is shop small saturday after this black friday, let's go up into the north bay san rafael will have its holiday of lights and shopp sml saturday around downtown. we're going to see a nice day there. cool in the upper 50s, but overall not too bad once you get walking around fourth street. it's a lovely day. let's go down south. a little bit of a road trip. we will see warmer numbers down there in la under some cloudy skies, though 70 will continue for the weekend. bring them up a little bit more for tomorrow and then just a touch cooler for our sunday plans. as people are wrapping up that holiday weekend. back to you. thanks, cynthia 540 this morning, new revelations about the negative impacts pollution can have on our brains. yeah. still ahead for you here on today in the bay, the research about rising health concerns as our climate in crisi

pedestrians broke out the umbrellas at cesar chavez plaza downtown. that's where the christmas in the park venue is under construction. workers did endure some wet conditions, but the weather subsided a bit by lunchtime. >> yes it did. so look, it's nice now, beautiful and dry, but ha ha, is that going to last for long? >> ha ha! okay. ha ha ha! sandhya, what do we have? ha ha! >> i am not going there. >> i fell and kristen, we get a break, okay? before more rain comes in, let me show you live doppler seven. right now all is quiet on our radar at this hour. because we have seen that front go through. and as we take you back, you can see that we did have some pockets of moderate rain, as we had expected today. and the rain did give us a nice soaking. hopefully it washed your car if you haven't had a chance to do that. certainly seeing the snow continuing in the siera and even some thunderstorms have developed as well, down to our south. now a winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight tonight for the sierra above 6500ft. several more inches of

the artwork adorns the exterior of the cesar chavez library at san jose city college.los rodriguez, who created the colorful, larger than life painting. a dedication ceremony was held at city college today to celebrate the artwork. >> with just three days until thanksgiving, nonprofits across the bay area are working hard to make sure everyone has food on their table. >> ktvu is amanda quintana has more from a food distribution event in san jose. >> out in the rain, volunteers for hunger at home, doing exactly what their motto says people helping people but also helping prevent food waste. >> if we just took 25% of the wasted food, we could feed every food insecure person in the world. >> the u.s. wastes about 110 billion pounds of food each year. meanwhile, there are 50 million americans who don't have enough food. >> when you look at this line, how many individuals will open up their cabinets and their refrigerators and they're empty? and thanksgiving is coming up. so it means so much to us. >> hunger at home ceo joel sterner says food insecurity isn't a supply probl

the artwork adorns the exterior of the cesar chavez library at san jose city college. the school worked with muralist carlos rodriguez, who created this colorful, larger than life painting. a dedication ceremony was held at city college today to celebrate the new mural. >> a popular oakland restaurant is closing up shop. coming up, we'll tell you why the owner says it is time to start a new chapter. >> also an illegal fireworks show under investigation in the east bay. what we're hearing from police. >> and more fallout tonight over san mateo county's embattled sheriff. the latest votes of no confidence an illegal fireworks display in west oakland. you can see from storyful the massive display that happened on saturday night on wood street and 18th, right near raymond park. oakland police telling ktvu it is investigating the case and urge anyone who sees illegal fireworks to call police. >> a beloved puerto rican restaurant in oakland is moving out of the city and taking with it a man who has been fighting to improve oakland for years. >> ktvu krystal bailey talked wit

and for the best price for a quick fill up in san francisco, head to speedway on cesar chavez street. it's 389 a gallon. that's the best in that city and county. check out gasbuddy.com to see the changes over the weekend on the roadway. not a lot of change over the last few minutes. it's a smooth drive as we get over toward the north bay. the overnight road work that started last night and will continue overnight through thursday. highway 37 near lakeville. that cleared up without any incident. no problems there. taking a look at the north bay, there's san rafael. those tail lights, the commute direction. heading south toward lincoln. you see a nice easy drive. back to you. thanks, mike. lacing up and pounding the pavement ahead on today in the bay. we hear from the winner of this weekend's berkeley half marathon. plus, the latest you need to know about the bankruptcy of spirit airlines. can you still fly? also, a big announcement from beyonce. yes, a special performance you can watch live from home. stay with us. we're going to tell you where and what's happening when we return we ar

so actually this is different from that walk through at the plaza to cesar chavez.story park. so for that one night only, though, the show of lights, decorations and holiday displays will be open to bike riders only. the usual drive thru show starts thursday and runs through new year's day. >> christmas is still more than a month away, but work is already underway to make the holidays brighter for the children of local farm workers. a group called farm worker caravan is getting into the holiday spirit. yesterday, volunteers helped to create festive christmas stockings at the san jose women's club. >> we have some sewing clubs that offer to sew beautiful stockings. as you see, they're all handmade and they've been sewing them. this is the second session they did and we have other ones santa workshops that are happening in rocklin and san juan bautista. >> organizers hope to hand out stockings to 5000 kids in five counties, packed with toys and treats. they'll be distributed by various agencies as well as during a christmas caravan in mid december. in today's gma firs

the event ended and cesar chavez park. it was the san jose's 106 veterans day parade. >> in the east bay danville city council hosted its annual veterans day pancake breakfast, veterans and active duty members and their families got together. and i breakfast there to honor their service and sacrifice. there's also a museum at the federal memorial building,cthe ieterans memorial building families that attended the breakfast could hear from veterans about what they experienceh firsthand. so thank you to everyone who serve this country on this veterans day. and that's all the time we have. >> but stick around. we've got kron four's veterans voices special hosted by dan thorn coming up right after the coming up right after the break. kia has 10 hybrid, electric, and plug-in hybrid utility vehicles to choose from. so whether you're looking for a fuel-efficient hybrid... ♪♪ ...an all-electric vehicle... ♪♪ ...or a plug-in hybrid that uses electric for every day, and fuel for far away. the question isn't which vehicle to get, it'

in a couple weeks the plaza at cesar chavez will transform into a winter wonderland, an annual eventudes light displays, entertainment and even photo ops with santa. >> it's definitely a tradition for a lot of people in the community. you can see it through the joy that is expressed when they see our displays, see the trees decorated and bring the family for hot chocolate and churros. >> it officially opens the day after thanksgiving with a tree lighting. >>> transforming a dark alley, coming up why not everyone is happy with this nearly $4 million improvement. >> they said oh, we're making the alley pedestrian only, no vehicle access. >>> the parent company of google could be placed under federal supervision, the latest fallout from a landmark antitrust case. >>> everybody stopped almost dead in their tracks saying what the heck is that? we've never seen anything like that before. >> the deep sea discovery that has researchers at "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that

damian: i did see images of you in la paz and king county at the resting spot for cesar chavez a coupleur guest is julían castro, the former hud secretary and current ceo of the latino community foundation. we're gonna show you information once again, the website for the latino community foundation. maybe you're a donor, maybe you're someone in need of donations or whatnot. here is the website for more information. our last segment is coming up next with julían castro here on "comunidad del valle," stay with us. ♪♪♪ we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market what is bargain bliss? prices are too high, but grocery outlet has the name brands you love for way way less. that's bargain bliss. this thanksgiving budgets are stretched tight, so we are giving you a little extra help this season. $3.99 for a jennie-o 14 to 16 lb. turkey. when you spend $35. head to your neighborhood grocery outlet today because this offer is available only while supplies last. damian: and we're back on "comunidad del valle" with our final segment with the former hud secretary and current ceo of th

organizers will be lighting up its 50 foot community giving tree at plaza de cesar chavez to kick off the christmas experience. but if you're in the mood for giving and you're headed out there tomorrow, they definitely would like your donations tis the season for deals. thanksgiving kicks off the start of the busiest shopping weekend of the year. and there is potential for breaking new records this year. this season, consumer spending is expected to reach a record $902 per person. that's an increase from last year. that includes buying gifts, food holiday decorations, the top 3 biggest days for shoppers will be tomorrow. black friday saturday, which is small business saturday and cyber monday. speaking of small business saturday, kron 4 stephanie lin has a long list of where you can shop right here in the bay area. >> the holiday season is officially in full swing black friday and small business saturday is just around the corner and there's plenty of options to help you pick up the perfect gift while also supporting your local businesses over in oakland, nearly a dozen christmas mark

christmas in the park opens at plaza de cesar chavez downtown san jose, the day after thanksgiving. with that tree lighting ceremony, the drive through light show that's always popular at history park san jose opens this friday. tickets for that must be purchased in advance. all right. let's take you outside to show you san jose what it looks like right now. live downtown. looks nice and we don't expect it to be a monsoon as they're building this down here, because most of that rain is going to be up toward the north bay. that's exactly right. it's going to get hit the hardest in our northern counties down here across the south bay. we're going to get in on some rainfall, but right now we're not expecting any flooding. let's go ahead and take it into that microclimate forecast. and i want to show you a look at this atmospheric river. and what we're showing you on this map is the water vapor content. so it's the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. and when you get higher moisture in the atmosphere, of course, it can produce more in terms of rainfall. so this is a look at the that's

the celebration stretched through downtown from sap center to cesar chavez plaza and featured marchingands, color guards and community groups. this parade has been held since 1918, and organizers say it's the largest in northern california. now, even though he's not a veteran, former 40 niners quarterback alex smith, who experienced life changing traumatic injury, says working with veterans changed his life. abc news anchor reggie aqui spoke to smith and to major general bob lobrutto about the connect with the veteran initiative that goes beyond thanking veterans. >> it's something that i was just reading is so concerning to me. the fact that we're seeing more veterans taking their own lives. i was stunned to see the numbers are going up year to year. there isn't, i would say, an accurate number, but anywhere between 17 veterans and 40 veterans per day, depending on the study that you look at who die by suicide. and that is just entirely too many. and i know both of you are really concerned about this and are working to try to do some outreach, alex, with folks who may just need a phon

libertad pedraza estuvo con ellos y nos acompaña ahora en vivo desde la casa de la familia de césar chávez apoyo a nuestra comunidad inmigrante por parte de la ciudad de san josé. estuvieron líderes locales, incluyendo al jefe de la policía de san josé, quien dijo su departamento no colaborará con ice y que sus oficiales no arrestarán, detendrán o de o arrestarán a cualquier persona solamente por su estatus migratorio. junto a él estuvieron 2 supervisores del condado de santa clara junto a un concejal de la ciudad de san josé. ellos aseguraron que estarán abogando e invirtiendo por la comunidad inmigrante para generarles más apoyos y proyectos junto a ellos estuvieron las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro del este de san josé. el colectivo si se puede, que incluye a la organización amigos de guadalupe. estuvieron representantes de la iglesia católica y lo más importante, decenas de residentes del este de san josé, quienes me dijeron estaban orgullosos de ver a sus líderes locales hablando después de las elecciones. 1 de los principales recordatorios fueron estas ayudas que ya existen, entr

[applause] people young and old filled cesar chavez plaza in downtown san jose friday night for the annual lighting of the christmas tree at christmas in the park. it was a quick way to put everyone in the christmas spirit. it's almost christmas time and i'm excited that you guys are celebrating it. >> and i'm so excited that this is happening right now. >> the tree lighting inspired maxwell to start thinking about what he's going to ask santa for. i would ask santa for a pet fox. >> a pet fox? yes, i think that's a little overboard for others being here brought back childhood memories. >> it reminds me of my childhoo, so i figured i'd carry the tradition on. >> but for everyone involved tonight, they seem to be excited about one thing. >> people are usually very happy. they're so happy. they're just. they just love trees. the christmas trees, the lights. so they're just really joyful. christmas in the park is magical. it's family oriented. it's fun. >> the smiles. this is a smile factory. we get 700,000 people here every year, and we create smiles. and we create memories. that's my favori

leaders held a news conference to try to ease fears they gathered outside the historic home of cesar chavez with a message for undocumented immigrants. the city of san jose has your back. our officers will not detain, question or arrest individuals solely for the purpose of determining whether they are undocumented. in san jose, jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california. the destruction is hard to fathom. tonight, we've learned more than 130 homes have been destroyed by the mountain fire in the hills of ventura county, fire started yesterday afternoon, has grown to more than 20,000 acres. evacuation orders remain in effect. the fire is only 5% contained right now, and no word as to how it started. the fbi has launched an investigation after disturbing text messages were sent to dozens of black people across the country. the racist messages were received on wednesday, the day after the election. nbc's thom jensen spoke with the mom, who says her teenage daughter got one of those messages just hours after president elect donald trump and

this is in plaza de cesar chavez. tree lighting kicks off at 6 p.m.oliday attractions include decorated trees, a drive thru light show and even a small carousel. it's open through january 1st, weeknights starting at 5 p.m. and starting at noon on saturday and sunday. san jose firefighters are helping their community in another way today. all this morning, they collected cash donations from those on the road. you see, right there near almaden expressway and blossom department's yearly fill the boot fundraising event. money will go to the fire department's burn foundation, which helps firefighter burn survivors. all right, before we go, mr. rob mayeda, we are looking at black friday as well as the weekend. how's it looking? it looks pretty good. you know, we got these sunny afternoons, but the frosty mornings continue. we're going to see that as we kick off the weekend. a few clouds at times saturday and sunday, and look at areas south of san jose. could be close to 70 to start off the month of december. all right. looks really good there rob. thank you

. >> people young and old filled cesar chavez plaza in downtown san jose friday night for the annual lighting of the christmas tree at christmas in the park. it was a quick way to put everyone in the christmas spirit. it's almost christmas time and i'm excited that you guys are celebrating it. >> and i'm so excited that this is happening right now. >> the tree lighting inspired maxwell to start thinking about what he's going to ask santa for. i would ask santa for a pet fox. >> a pet fox. yes, i think that's a little overboard. >> for others, being here brought back childhood memories. >> it reminds me of my childhoo, so i figured i'd carry the tradition on. >> but for everyone involved tonight, they seem to be excited about one thing because people are usually very happy. >> they're so happy. they're just. they just love trees. the christmas trees, the lights. so they're just really joyful. christmas in the park is magical. it's family oriented. it's fun. >> the smiles. this is a smile factory. we get 700,000 people here every year, and we create smiles. and we create memories. that

money raised here will go directly to help fund christmas in the park at plaza de cesar chavez downtown, so visitors can continue to stroll down memory lane. for many holidays to come. in san jose. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. up next here at 6:00, they answered the call. a zendaya lookalike contest draws a nice crowd. we'll show you the contestants. plus san francisco getting another entertainment zone. and this time dub nation is invited when thrive city will host the next big block party. and storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar is scanning right now and what can we expect? well, north bay still will be hardest hit with a flood. watch totals could be up to seven inches and much less rain to the south and back. with that full timeline and a look at cities and how much tha area is certainly getting into the action today. the spotlight is on a contest for who thinks they look like zendaya. okay, one of oakland's favorite daughters. nbc bay area's velena jones caught up with a lookalike and the organizer about the event. that's about more than just physical appearance. reporter w

same time, local immigrant rights activists and leaders gathered outside of the historic home of cesar chavez in east san jose with a message for those same immigrants, and that is that the city of san jose has your back. our officers will not detain, question or arrest individuals solely for the purpose of determining whether they are undocumented. trump has said the military and local police could be used to help deport people. today, when he was questioned about the potential multibillion dollar price tag attached to such an action, the president elect said, quote, there is no price tag. amigos de guadalupe is a nonprofit which offers legal help to undocumented immigrants. at today's press gathering, one employee read a note from his client, maria, who decided to not show up at the rally out of fear there could be a real threat of being separated from my family. i already know i will find myself constantly looking over my shoulder while taking my kids to school. he also shared how her family is dealing with the stress, and she told me that one of her kids got a lot of anxiety. okay, it's 1

christmas in the park is coming back due to plaza de cesar chavez in san jose. every year. organizers transform the 2 acre park into a winter wonderland. there's 40 musical, an animated exhibits there. many decorations already set up for tonight's kickoff event. there's also a drive-thru light show that this group puts on that's already open in san jose as well. tickets for that range from 25 to $30 per car and tomorrow thrive. city will tip off the holiday season with the tree lighting ceremony. there. all part of their winter wonderland. holiday programming activities include festive, food and drinks. a special appearance from warriors legend festus as ely, a performance by montell jordan known for this is how we do it. that's all happening tomorrow. november 30th from 3.30, in the afternoon until 5.30, in the evening. wow. very, very packed. weekend of events here in the bay area. taking a live look outside from our mount tam cam as the sun is setting. it looks cold out there. learn to feel like if you're doing anywhere going anywhere, you got to bundle up or at least ha

local leaders and immigrant rights advocates and activists gathered outside the historic home of cesar chavez in east san jose today. they wanted to let the community know that the south bay is a welcoming place for all, and that includes undocumented immigrants. this comes as president elect trump reiterated today that a mass deportation plan will be one of his first priorities. amigos de guadalupe is a nonprofit in san jose which offers legal help to undocumented immigrants, and today, one of their employees tearfully shared what his clien, maria, told him after the election. and she told me that one of her kids got a lot of anxiety. okay, it's 11 years old and he was chewing his nails, right? and he kept coming to her and hugging her. he told her, i'm a citizen, mom, it's okay. i will hide you in the closet if i have to. our kids do not have to do that. ian cull you said that city leaders were there as well at today's gathering. what are they doing? yeah. so the city and police both put out messages on social media in support of immigrants today. and the city pointed out that nearly 40% of

some of the streets that were mentioned, such as cap, do not connect all the way from cesar chavez to market. because of that, valencia is relatively flat. it does connect from neighborhoods farther south directly to market a market down market, wherever you're trying to go. it's also a great destination. i think that's what a lot of people mentioned was that valencia is a place where people want to go. one commenter said that he's been riding on valencia since the 70s, so that writer has seen all the different iterations. if you take the bike lanes off of valencia, people will still ride on valencia. so we should provide facilities that feel safe, that are safe in order to accommodate the 3500 riders a day who will use the street right? okay. and then i think if i, if i could, if i were to sort of colleagues summarize, i guess kind of the three options, i guess we would sort of have would be to a keep the center bikeway in which we have so unsurprising to me, although not too surprisingly, as as opinions have sort of evolved. heard some support for today, but we kind of know that it'

de igual manera, agregarán el día de cesar chavez como día festivo remunerado a partir de marzo 2025.que dicha avería se reportó a las 08:00 y solo afectó a un cliente, pero provocó advertencias para toda una cuadra en la zona de creek line drive. la fuga se detuvo alrededor de las 10:30 y a esta hora de la tarde ya los residentes han podido regresar a sus casas. hacemos nuestra primera pausa, pero en breve, una auditoría en san josé propone soluciones para aliviar el hacinamiento y mejorar las condiciones de los animales albergados en un refugio local. residentes de bajos recursos en fresno tendrán acceso a servicios médicos a bajo costo gracias a la gran apertura de un nuevo centro de salud en esa ciudad. le cuento cómo usted puede tomar ventaja de los servicios y quiénes califican un día nublado sobre la región con unas lluvias ligeras, pero tormentas fuertes se pueden acercar en los próximos días. les cuento los detalles después de la pausa. llegó el evento black friday de toyota checa grandes descuentos en nuevas camionetas toyota 2000 de reembolso en sundri tundra hybrid o arrie

the depth of the water at an underpass off cesar chavez. hard to read. >> other big vehicles were coming by and raising the water and just rocking. and i'm like, oh, and i want to get out, but i don't know how deep it is. >> now headed for a gas station and remarkably good spirits. >> what else can i do? cry. but i got to talk to triple-a, just up the road. >> drivers tentatively inching their way onto 101 north. conditions on the highway. no better. rain water piling up, sending vehicles hydroplaning. matt hyland's girlfriend. just getting off those roads. >> she's kind of calling me the whole time and just saying it was. it was crazy and she couldn't see a thing. >> and now out for a walk, keenly aware of another danger posed by the storm. >> pretty crazy. it's there's there was a few that fell on the street, like last year too, on some cars on the sidewalk, the remains of a large tree limb that fell on a car. >> matt. just thankful he opted to move his before the storm rolled in. >> every time there's a storm, it gets pretty scary with t

now, that money raised will help fund the free christmas in the park at plaza de cesar chavez downtown. organizers say they've recently lost some sponsors for next year's event, so they're trying to raise about $100,000 to keep it going. the nonprofit says the visitors can also help by visiting that drive through display, or by dropping money at the donation boxes around the christmas in the park. all right. well, it is an unlikely reunion. a family that fled the war in ukraine was eventually reunited with its beloved cat in california. but the story is filled with so many twists and turns. here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. we are one week from thanksgiving, but there's a family in northern california who is feeling very thankful tonight. it's all because of a wild story involving a war overseas. a cat lost at sfo, and the group of caring people who gave it all a happy ending. our story begins at sfo, where an employee working in cargo began spotting a stray cat roaming the property. well, that employee also volunteers rescuing cats, so he set up a trap, caught the stray and brought

money from that event will help fund next year's christmas in the park at the plaza at cesar chavez.of giving. today, the team announced its foundation will donate millions of dollars to the warriors community foundation, presented some big checks totaling a record 3.65 million bucks to dozens of local nonprofits. nearly 70 organizations will receive a grant ranging from 20,000 to 70,000 bucks, while the oakland unified school district and san francisco unified will each get a flagship grant of $200,000. speaking of the warriors, some intesting news tonight. noret it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪♪ we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market what is bargain bliss? prices are too high, but grocery outlet has the name brands you love

donations can be made at plaza de cesar chavez or by purchasing tickets to the drive thru light show at history park or drive thru. over at history park is this beautiful light show and when you buy a ticket for the light show, you help us keep the lights on here. christmas in the park. an event families say has become a tradition. it means a lot because i'm blessed to still be here and i can still enjoy with the grandkids. a tradition spanning generations. it brings a tear to my eye, i guess, but i miss others that have left us and i continue the tradition, even if they're not with us, but in spirit they are. in san jose, jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. well, it is black friday and people are out shopping in union square enjoying the holiday atmosphere. san francisco police are out to help support public safety. police say they have a large deployment of officers in uniform around union square and other shopping districts in the city. union square has seen some high profile thefts in the past, but the city says crime is dodown ere compared to last year. and police tell us their p

talking about the downtown san jose parade, a fitting as we took her report at 1111 today, plaza de cesar chavez is where we're having the pre ceremony, and then the parade will fork off from there at noon. so the activities are going on right now in downtown san jose. maybe you're not down here still an opportunity for you to honor our veterans in other parts of the bay. we're looking over here, the us hornet. their ceremony is going on right now as well. and that will continue throughout the morning. and into the evening. so if you're near alameda, you can head out to the us hornet and then in walnut creek until noon. they'll be having this concert over there at the lesher center for the arts veterans day ceremony. their concert there by the walnut creek concert band. but of course, wherever you see your veterans, give them an opportunity to say thank you back to you. it's really nice to see all the tributes, isn't it? absolutely. thanks. well, you know what? our veterans day coverage continues in just moments. closure for one family as an east bay woman lays her father to rest. a father that

money from that event will help fund next year's christmas in the park at the plaza at cesar chavez. warriors are in the season of giving. today, the team announced its foundation will donate millions of dollars to the warriors community foundation, presented some big checks totaling a record 3.65 million bucks to dozens of local nonprofits. nearly 70 organizations will receive a grant ranging from 20,000 to 70,000 bucks, while the oakland unified school district and san francisco unified will each get a flagship grant of $200,000. speaking of the warriors, some intesting news tonight. no the warriors. before the game, they announced that de'anthony melton will have season ending surgery for a sprained acl. melton has been a really good addition to this team, essentially taking klay thompson's spot. this is a blow to the warriors. but you know what they did tonight. they blew out the hawks. let's take you to chase center. we say hello to steph curry. pretty cool if you're one of the kids there. hey i touched steph curry's hand before he goes out to the floor. here we go. hawks and wa