a circus camel on the run with her handlers in hot pursuit. she brought traffic to a standstill on a major boulevard. but her great escape was foiled. she was captured and brought back into captivity. >>> holiday shopping season is officially underway, in you have not heard. and one group of bay area women meet every friday. for them, the shopping season is the giving season. >> reporter: in a corner, needles are clicking. and women are chatting. meet the knitters. they meet every friday afternoon in galleria for cake, conversation and community service. >> it's good for the soul. >> reporter: the two dozen women are mostly retired san francisco school principals and teachers. and their fingers do serious work making christmas gifts. >> we see a need and we want to help. >> reporter: this season, they are donating 3 hand of their handmade scarves and hats to ship to children in poverty. they put them in school boxes full of school supplies and toys. they hope to give 9 million children shoe box gifts worldwide. >> this may be the only kind of

the way they got the camel to return to the circus, kind of hilarious. kind of obvious, too. l tell you about that coming up. >> who knew a camel was so fast, too? running down that street. >>> happy saturday on that long holiday weekend. and with all that eating going on, there's a timely, new survey that has americans have added pounds to what we consider our ideal weight. what does this mean for our obesity epidemic? and how can you navigate the holidays without overdoing it? big questions there. jennifer ashton is here with practical tips. >>> and reportrayed, arguably, the best villain in tv history. larry hagman died at the age of 81. he was also in "i dream of jeanie." he died in the city of texas who made him famous. the iconic character that viewers loved to hate, had the nation in a frenzy asking, who shot j.r. >> everyone in the country was watching that show. >>> first, abc's alex perez is in for ron claiborne, as a look at the headlines this morning. great to have you on set. >> good morning. we begin with what's being called a miracle in massachusetts. a gas expl

the camel escaped from a circus performing nearby. >> i see like ten people run after this camel, all cars stop, complete chaos. i don't think that street has seen so much action. >> the circus handlers finally caught up with the camel and it's finally back under the big top. there's still no thought if it was looking for black friday deal. so many jokings, so little time. >>> even though no one won last night's jackpot, people in eight state won $1 million prizes. listen in case it's you. >> i hope you've got your tickets ready. good luck. starting out with number 22. right after that. 32 here's a picture of joseph and sally from ill paso texas. next number up is 37. then 44. we're going to round it out this evening with 50. now for tonight's winning ball number and for the jackpot it is the number 34. >> the next drawing is on wednesday night. good luck, everyone. >>> the fiscal cliff is fast approaching with congress getting back to business this week, is there new hope that a deal can get done? >>> and hopefully congress will be able to avoid a scene like this one. a close-up view

this camel on the streets it is a little bit bizarre to. >> that camel is a 4 year- old born in southern california. she is part of the circus. >> she is a good girl camel. >> according to the handler she was getting ready to be taken inside for some exercise but not that excited. with a new trainer so she took simply took a walk until traders caught up with her across the street at the gas station. >> i was watching 10 people, and it was complete chaos. i do not think that area has seemed that much accident. >> much -- action. >> the traders say that she has never run away but she will let you know what she is not up to doing something. i would not like to see a tiger because we have enough mountain lions in glendale. >> she must have been terrified. >> coming up we will take you to a memorial where a robber shot in a carjacking that, who is being remembered. >> what that the biggest on- line retail events, cyber monday is coming up. and the next hour of kron 4 will be coming up, next (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> the top stories, it is expected to be a very busy traveling d

. >>> how to southern california where people are still talking about the camel that escaped from the circus. there goes abdullah, followed by some of his handlers. the camel was captured not long after this cell phone video was taken yesterday afternoon. >>> well, it's a house built for the holidays. where you can go visit a life- sized gingerbread home in san francisco? >>> the storm door is just about to open. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is next with when the next storm will be hitting the bay area. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... ♪ ♪ ...or you can get out there with your friends and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. . >>> well, another just beautiful day across the entire bay area. temperatures in the 60s and even a few spots in the 70s. a great weekend owe there. look oat these numbers from some afternoon. santa rosa 72 and san josi in the upper 60s. right now on live stormtracker 2 with the live doppler swee

. >>> how to southern california where people are still talking about the camel that escaped from the circusullah, followed by some of his handlers. the camel was captured not long after this cell phone video was taken yesterday afternoon. >>> well, it's a house built for the holidays. where you can go visit a life- sized gingerbread home in san francisco? >>> . >>> well, another just beautiful day across the entire bay area. temperatures in the 60s and even a few spots in the 70s. a great weekend owe there. look oat these numbers from some afternoon. santa rosa 72 and san josi in the upper 60s. right now on live stormtracker 2 with the live doppler sweep and no rainfall to track, but that will be changing over the next few days. as far as current temperatures just updated you can see beginning to cool off especially areas of the north bay. napa and fairfield in the lower 40s. 43-42 degrees at this 10:00 hour, those neighborhoods back into the 30s overnight. forecast headlines for tonight, patchy morning fog and extended we do bump up the rain chances and bring in some gusty winds. overnight

passenger happened to capture the image of camel that escaped from a circus in glendale. the street and people chasing after it. i'm told camel have pretty good speed. in sand any way. freedom did not last long however. camel was eventually captured. >>> making a difference in a place that really needs it. >> just seeking not a program but jaws place to stay. but jaws place to stay. >> nextwv@ñj >> want to invite to you become a part of the abc 7 shir your holiday food drive on december 12. taking your donation for local food bank. for more information and location that is nearest to you good to our web site. >> down economy is hitting non-profit especially hard. some of those dedicated to helping others now need a little bit of help themselves. in an event in contra costa county we learned about an organization in richmond dangerous iron triangle neighborhood. a beacon hope for the homeless and drug addict across the bay area. carolyn reports. >>reporter: walk in the door of the bay area rescue mission and you know right away this isn't your typical center serving the hom

. >>> we now have video of the camel that broke free from her handlers and the video was shot by someone on their cellphone. her circusy she was not happy about a new handler putting a harness on her. >> the last thing you want to see is a camel let loose on the streets. it is a little bizarre. >> good girl camel. >> no one was hurt. the handler said they never had any trouble with her before and they were able to bring her become to the enclosure with carrots. >>> people who went to the macy's thanksgiving day parade got a shock. the confetti was made from confidential police documents. the information included social security numbers and banking information of livers and even -- of police officers and mitt romney's motorcade. they appear to have been shredded horizontally instead of vertically allowing lines of text to be read. >>> people in greece are under arrest with a brazen robbery of the olympia museum. >> thieves overpowered a guard and made off with 70 artifacts. one of the men was arrested after trying to sell an ancient ring to an under cover officer. the items are scheduled to be rushed next week. >>> hea

camel ran down the street. he had escaped from the circus tent. okay, accord toth national retail federation.sales are expected to rise four percent that is one of the earliest starts ever. some stores hoped on thanksgiving day. we anded you if you went if it was worth it. lane said it is it a crazy world out there and i shop on line. >> jp said he chose not to shop because all stores should be closed on thanksgiving, christmas and eastern and need more family time. >> she said after the crowds and only at a fun of just being together. >> we got a lot of responses on that one. thank you for sharing. >> keep it right here. more america's news head quarters coming your way after the break. >> 14 grammies and he's not done yet. ricky skags and a new album out and enlisted the great barry gibbs. i sat down with rick i and anded him about the new project. >> it is it great to see you. i know noso many people love your music and you are a legend and got the pioneer award from the academy of country music. that must have been an honor for you. >> it was a great honor and i guess when you get older a

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that -- that man is a camel that had to be stopped after escaping a circus. >> mild, dry weather wille for the holiday. i will have the afternoon highs expected for your area coming up. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. . >>> a distress call sent rescuers speeding pot rescue. the boat was taking in water about 300 yards north of the pier. someone on the boat was able to call the police. the cause of the leak appeared to be a broken seal on the drive shaft. >> there were eight people on board. they all had live vests on so they would have been safe enough in the water. it's also pretty calm conditions. >> five people left the boat with rescue crews, three stayed on board. in addition to the people a dog, cat and snake whether also on board. >> it wasn't quite a household pet but a camel that ran loose in the streets of southern california. >> it was craziness on the street. i heard kids yelling. >> people were surprised. not every day a see a camel running through. >> that is true. handlers for th

circus came to glendale california for the first time this weekend, and it made a big splash. >> thanks to that guy right there. unfortunately not for what happened under the big top. the 4-year-old camel escaped its handlers and made it to a nearby gas station. traffic did stop until she was safely back in the enclosure. >> can you imagine seeing that running down the street. not needed -- not native to glendale california. >>> this week the city will give the airport permission to fire guns to keep birds away from the airfield. they would fire blanks but could use bird shot if the birds do not leave. san jose has had 100 bird are strikes. >>> muny buses are feeling the squeeze. facebook, google, apple offer a private bus to take workers from the city here in san francisco down to the silicon valley, but those shuttles can cause big problems for other commutes, they block bus stops. >> they pose challenges as far as loading and unloading in our zones or near our zones and that does cause a problem. what we're doing is working with with the stake holders around, working with the businesses to ensure that we put together policy recommendations to find solutions. >> metropolitan transpor