the real southwest and costco told us they had no connection with the sites.e had questions for vladimir sezno. we sent messages to russia and never heard back. we found more than 500 other web sie sites, each off by a letter or two by brand names, each waiting to claapitalize on your careles strike on a keyboard. after we investigated the survey was shot down, but too late for allen. as it turns out he works in digital advertising and security is part of his job. allen is speaking out because if he fell for typo piracy, anyone can. >> as of last check, the costcoo site is redirecting to amazon. they did not respond to us when we asked if there was any connection. ultimately he was successful in challenging the charge oshis credit card but it took a long time. so to protect yourself, pause before pressing enter in the address bar, wait two seconds and proofread your addresses. also make sure you see the lock icon in your browser. the scammers do not get it. if you don't see it, you might not be where you think you are. >> that's a very good tip. i had no idea.

he returned it and complained to costco. >> how could you do this? support this? costco wrote back and said, this wasn't us. >> amazing. >> reporter: we shared this experience and learned a new term. typo piracy. what the tech worlds calls the misuse of misspelled web addresses to possibly rip you off. >> these people no limits how they try and get y. >> reporter: she says some sites collect a finding fee for sharing your information with other sites. the worse kind, a typo that lands to a scam. >> i know from a consumer perspective, i'm not going to figure out where these people are. >> reporter: we tried with the costoco website. we searched public registries and find it linked to a person in russia. that name is associated with other typo websites including marriott with an extra i. verizon, missing an e, and southwester.com. one letter off from sou southwest.com. the real website. when we loaded it, it used southwester name and costoco. several posted glows comments and same people endorsed costoco in the exact order. the real businesses said they had no conne

you support this and costco said it wasn't us. >> costco has nothing to do with the impostor site.so who was it? where are they and how common is typo piracy? >> coming up at 11:00, we set out to answer all of those questions. spoiler alert, some of those answers have ties to russia. visit nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us, 888-996-tips. i will see you again tonight at 11:00. >>> we haven't hit thanksgiving get but christmas is all in the air. >> that's true. >> what is christmas without a giant christmas tree? one of the most iconic trees at the rockefeller center in new york has been picked. >> it comes from state college, pennsylvania. this is video your last year, a giant norway spruce will be cut down today and then it will start that journey to the big apple. it will get all doled up at 30 rock. 50,000 lights will go on and on november 29th it will be illuminated. >> coming up on "today in the bay," the rain is here, but for now -- but for how long? kari, look at the forecast. what's going on? >> we are taking a look at the radar right now, spotty light rain as you get ready

he returned the cream and complained to costco in writing. >> how could you do this? you support this? costco wrote back and said, this wasn't us. >> reporter: we shared allen's experience with technology analyst carolina. we learned a new term, typo piracy. that's what the tech world calls the misuse of misspelled web addresses to possibly rip you off. >> these people have no limits as to how they try and get you. >> reporter: she says some sites collect a finder's fee for directing poor spellers. some masquerade as a real site and dupe you into buying something. the worst case is a typo that leads to a scam site or malware. >> you could actually end up having your identity stolen. >> reporter: she says typo piracy is too complicated to fully unravel. >> i don't know how good your investigative journalism is. i know from a consumer perspective, i'm not going to figure out, you know, where these people are. >> reporter: well, we tried with the cost oco website. first we searched public registries and found that address registered in russia to a person named vladimir,

comps for costco 8.4% >> right >> something else.nk you, bertha. >> see you later >>> meanwhile, energy stocks have been trading higher today as well. opec leaders wrap up that needing in vie vienna. our steve sedgwick is live there vienna with the very latest. good evening, steve. >> reporter: good evening, to you, bill, good evening, kelly yeah, i'm pretty sure around about this time yesterday we were talking about whether they would go to the end of 2018 with a review some way through the year that's pretty what we've got they tweaked the language a little bit, gone for a full new 12-month bill rather than waiting for the next three months of 2018 then extending 9 months after that as well. they've given a review at the half-year stage which downsides with a june 21st opec meeting. they seem really happy i spoke to qatar, saudi, iran, iraq, russia, nigeria, you name it, they're all really lets. lot of smiles around here. why wouldn't they be happy they think they're getting the job done let's listen in to what the saudi minister s

yet alan says the website it loaded looked legitimate. >> even had the costco logo and brand.urse, i thought, it's costco, and i thought i had gone to costco.com. >> reporter: the page asked alan to do an eight-page survey and to say thank you offered face cream if he paid shipping. alan calmed us after four $97 and $98 charges appeared on hess credit card. >> how could you do this? costco said, this wasn't us. >> amazing. >> reporter: we shared this experience with technology analysts and learned a new term. typo piracy. the tech world calls misspelled web addresses to possibly rip you off. >> these people have no limit as to how they try and get you. >> reporter: she says some sites collect a finder's fee for redirecting poor spellers to other sites. some masquerade as a real site and dupe you into buying something. the worse case, a typo that lands to malware. >> you could have your identity stoling. >> reporter: it's too complicated to fully unravel. >> i don't know how good your investigative journalism is. i know from a consumer perspective i'm not going to figure out wh

and costco writes back and said, this wasn't us. >> costco told us it has nothing to do with the impostor site. so who was it that got alan? where are they? and how common is typo piracy. some of those answers have ties to russia. alan tipped us off to this story via our website, you can, too, visit nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us the number is 888-996-tips. i will see you tonight at 11:00. >>> what's coming up on "today in the bay," pushing to help d.r.e.a.m.ers, the rallies manned across the country and the bay area today in support of daca recipients. e over vo. bob tease oncam. >>> a dangerous reminder why we need to watch our speeds with these wet roads as a car out of control slammed slams into a home in san leandro. a near miss for two children inside. you're watching "today in the bay." we )re following breaking news out of south san jose. a >>> right now it's 6:30 we are following breaking news out of south san jose. take a look at these pictures, our crew just arrived on the scene, firefighters have been there for quite some time, it looks like they knocked town the flames th

which made him a frequent customer at costco.ng out free samples. >> sabrina told us, like, "hey, i met one of the guys you used to work with." >> and i'm like, "oh, that's gotta be jonathan hearn. smartest guy." one of the smartest guys i've ever met. >> reporter: that was 2012. early the following year jason and kelly ran into jonathan at a wolfpack party. >> and i was like, "oh, you know sabrina." so, i called at her from across the bar, and i said, "hey, brina. jonathan's here." and -- now, sabrina's normally like a -- "oh, hi!" like, very animated kinda person. and this time she was like, "oh." like, a fake surprised look. and -- >> and you noticed that. >> and i noticed it. and i was like, "oh." that was weird. >> reporter: just about then, rob came by. >> and i said, "hey, rob. do you know jonathan? sabrina's told me about him at work. she knows him from costco." and he looked at me, like, confused. and he goes, "yeah. yeah, kel." but, like, he really didn't. >> reporter: something was up, but kelly couldn't figure out wha

remember costco, we were supposed to like, costco is no one's ever going to go there again.immy kimmel was on the cover of the costco when they wrote about me i was going to ask him, do you still go to costco, but he'll probably laugh at me costco's at 155. >> may take out the may highs today after these comps. we'll get to that in a moment. >> an unbelievable moment. >> we do have a breaking story on apple this morning from our christina farr apple is piloting a first of its kind heaareart app to research whether its watch can pick up atrial fibrillation, which is one of the most common causes of strokes and heart failure. people who sign up for the study will consent to use the watch to monitor both their heart rate and their heart rhythm and scutt consult with a physician if there is an abnormality. we've been down this road about whether or not they would register it as a medical product, subject to regulation, from the federal government. does this change that? >> i don't know pip just asked to be enrolled this is the holy grail this is the stanford project this is whap

she braved the crowds at costco tonight. like many others here she's rushing to get all her shopping done for thanksgiving. >> i've been to costco four times this week. >> reporter: some people came with a game plan, even calculating the best time to come. >> we tried to be very specific about what time to come today. we thought let's go when everybody else is at home having their dinner. >> reporter: but at 5:30 the parking lot at the almaden plaza was full. inside the aisles were bustling. >> we've got croissants. we've got pie. we've got eggnog and raisins and egg. >> reporter: it's not just grocery stores experiencing the surge. retailers like best buy are preparing for the onslaught of customers looking forward to the thanksgiving and black friday sales. >> we have doorbusters on thanksgiving day. there will be like a 50-inch tv for a really good deal. and then even on friday same thing, we'll have other deals that come out just for that day. >> reporter: but some aren't concerned with a deal. they just need to get in a

. >> reporter: meet this woman who baved the crowds at costco tonight. she's rushing to get all her shopping done for thanksgiving. >> i've been to costco four times this week. >> reporter: some people came with a game plan, even calculating the best time to come. >> i tried to be specific about what time, let's go when everybody else is at home having their dinner. >> reporter: at 5:30 the parking lot was full. inside the aisles were bustling. >> we've got croissants, pie, raisins and egg. >> reporter: it's not just grocery stores experiencing the surge, best buy are preparing for the onslaught of customers looking forward to the thanksgiving and black friday sales. >> we have door busters on thanksgiving day. and then even on friday, the same thing, other deals that came out just for that day. >> reporter: some aren't concerned with the deal. they just need to get in and out. they take advantage of some stores like safeway open 24 hours. >> today it's salad and we'll see what else we need by tomorrow. >> reporter: something will come up? >> happy thank

she braved the crowds at costco tonight.e many others here she's rushing to get all her shopping done for thanksgiving. >> i've been to costco four times this week. >> reporter: some people came with a game plan, even calculating the best time to come. >> we tried to be very specific about what time to come today. we thought let's go when everybody else is at home having their dinner. >> reporter: but at 5:30 the parking lot at the almaden plaza was full. inside the aisles were bustling. >> we've got croissants. we've got pie. we've got eggnog and raisins and egg. >> reporter: it's not just grocery stores experiencing the surge. retailers like best buy are preparing for the onslaught of customers looking forward to the thanksgiving and black friday sales. >> we have doorbusters on thanksgiving day. there will be like a 50-inch tv for a really good deal. and then even on friday same thing, we'll have other deals that come out just for that day. >> reporter: but some aren't concerned with a deal. they just need to get in and o

abc 7 news was at the costco in san jose last night where people were caught up in that frenzy. inside the aisles were bustling. some people went to costco with a game plan, even calculating when they should go. >> tried to be very specific about what time to come today. we thought let's go when everybody else is at home having their dinner. >> many shoppers took advantage of stores like safeway where some locations are open 24 and, don't worry, if you are still procrastinating certain safeways are open thanksgiving day until 6:00 p.m. if you're planning to do some shopping on black friday we have you cover. check out our shoppers guide on abc7news.com, it includes ads for specific stores and bargains to look out for. >>> if you're heading out right now especially in the south bay, quite a wide range of temperatures depending on your elevation. just about everybody else, 50 to 53 degrees. loss altoes hills and los gatos we're at 64 degrees. a look at the rest of our neighborhoods. we've got mid to upper 40s in our inland east bay neighborhoods in napa. 57 in alameda, san francis

membership stores like costco already reportedly charging five percent more for online purchases.n the u.s. are changing. and as we approach the holidays-- one beer maker is turning back the clock. the growing popularity of craft beers and microbrews means sales of budweiser, coors light, and miller lite are slumping. to kick start sales, budweiser is giving beer lovers the chance to experience history. the company is out with its limited-edition 1933 repeal reserve amber lager. the recipe dates back to the pre-prohibition era. budweiser hopes the nostalgia, plus the higher alcohol content, will help boost holiday sales. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. suzanne kennedy.. what are you working on for 5 0-clock. another woman coming forward.. accusing him assault... but the senate candidate, not backing down this morning.. plus - donlad trump junior in the spotlight. the newly released private messages with wikileaks.. as the russia investigation returns to capitol hill today. good morning washington. toss to eileen - patchy am fog - remaining unseasonably coo

if you're not a member, keep in mind, there's no official trial, but if you're not satisfied, costco will refund the annual fee. and on amazon, thunderstorm through black friday, you'll see discounts popping up on its own devices. starting monday at kohl's, earn $15 for every $50 you spend, and already available at best buy, this 50-inch 4-k tv, now $300 off. how do you differentiate the deals from the duds? >> insist on a 30% discount from the original price. >> all right, rebecca is with us. she's been digging into the deals. are they as good or are better ones coming next week? >> reporter: the deals get better on the real black friday. tvs are going to be huge this year and i've spoken to a number of retailers who say it pays to go the stores, the deals will be better there. >> because they're trying to get you into the store. rebecca, thank you. >>> when we come back here tomorrow, the powerful storm moving across the country tonight. rob with the new track. >>> and the veteran police detective shot and killed, the manhunt right now. s are holding you back, and your current trea

and costco writes, go back and said, this wasn't us. >> reporter: costco tell us it has nothing to dowith the imposter site, who was it that got allan? where are they, and how common is typo piracy? coming up, we set out to answer all of those questions. spoiler alert, some of the answers have ties to russia. allan tipped us off to this story via our website. visit nbc bay area.com/responds. or call us, the number is 888-996-tips. i'll see you again tonight at 11:00. >>> well, we see that every winter and we're going to do it right now. when it rains in the bay, it snows in the mountains. check out all that snow right there. this is video from the mountains resort. skiers and snow borders out already just having a lot of fun. now the resort now open thanks to 15 inches of snow that fell this weekend. plus, the extra snow made by the resort. >> that is great to see. tis the season. more snow expected this weekend? >> it will be a little bit of some light snow and only for those mountain peaks. above 8,000 feet that the point because this is a warmer storm than one we had from over the

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if you're not a member, keep in mind, there's no official trial, but if you're not satisfied, costco will refund the annual fee. and on amazon, tomorrow through black friday, you'll see discounts popping up on its own devices and electronics. >> you earned kohl's cash. >> reporter: starting monday at kohl's, earn $15 for every $50 you spend. and already available at best buy, this 50-inch 4-k tv, now $300 off. how do you differentiate the deals from the duds? >> insist on at least a 30% discount from the original price. >> all right, rebecca is with us. she's been digging into the deals. so, here's the question -- are they as good or are better ones coming next week? >> reporter: historically, david, the deals get better on the real black friday. tvs are going to be huge this year. and i've spoken to a number of retailers who say it pays to go to the stores, the deals will be even better there than online. >> because they're trying to get you into the store. >> reporter: exactly. >> rebecca, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, the powerful storm moving across the country t

confirm that there were construction crews nearby, excavating and leveling the ground around a nearby costco. an update now on a story we followed last week in pennsylvania. a 5 alarm fire destroying a nursing home facility. police in west chester s residents are still missing following friday's blaze at the barclay friends senior assisted living center. officials praised first responders at the scene, saying they did everything humanly possible to rescue people from that inferno. emergency officials say almost 160 people, most of them elderly residents, were rescued from that building. the four missing residents are betwen 85-and 93 years old. the cause of the fire is still unknown, but investigators are saying right now that it started at the back of the building. developing now-- veteran journalist charlie rose-- suspended this morning amid accusations of sexual harrassment. eight women coming forward with stories of harassment, many of them happening in the workplace. abc's stephanie ramos has more. a second woman also accusing senator al franken of inappropriate touching. of inappropria

. >> did you now costco started a deal on vacuum cleaners well before black friday.he deals are out there, and it's not necessarily electronics to worry about. in the meantime, evaluate deals as they come or whether or not they're too good to be true. >> yeah, just because it's a deal doesn't necessarily mean it's a great product. some of the door busters, for example, are no-name brands, just a way to generate hype and to get you in there. so you want to read the opinions of other people, amazon, e-opinions or the rating ts and reviews on consumer reports, the average rating on black friday is 39%. happy shopping. >> back at ya. >> check out nonpolitical news.com. you're watching "world news now" and you look amazingly you lcomfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. add downy to keep your collars from stretching. downy and it's done. sometthat's when he needs the way ovicks vaporub.'s sleep. proven cough medicine. with 8 hours of vapors. so he can sleep. vicks vaporub. goodnight coughs. robiotics can often help.

yesterday, costco kicked off special pricing on everything from electronics to home goods, boasting discounts 20 television sets. already available at best buy --- a fifty inch t-v for just 399.... three hundred dollars off. today through black friday, amazon is also popping out discounts on electronics and devices. so how do you know at an at least 30-percent discount on the original price. this thanksgiving higher gas prices probably won't keep americans from hitting the road. an estimated 51 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more to get to their holiday destinations over the four-day weekend. it's the most since 2005. a vast majority of those traveling for thanksgiving will be driving - about 45.5 million, up more than three percent from last year. a poolesville man who fought with the county to have a skating rink in his backyard is ecstatic. we've been covering this story since 20-15. marc kohn welcomed neighbors to his homemade rink. he called it "mel's rink" in memory of his late stepdaughter. but the county ordered him to shut it down. last winter he found a temporary

kroger is up about 10%, costco 3.2%. kroger is putting up a strong quarter. they beat earnings in a big way. $.34 per share. costco, they put the best performance in at least 8 years, 10.8%, helped by thanksgiving and going into the holiday season as consumers in the u.s. are buying and a lot of food. mark: abigail, thanks a lot. war of words after president trump retweets the far right group britain first. u.k. prime minister theresa may says that trump was wrong to promote the video. trump fired back on twitter, "don't focus on me. focus on destructive radical islamic terrorism taking place within the u.k. we are doing just fine, prime minister." may responded today. prime minister may: the fact we work together does not mean that we are afraid to say when the united states has got it wrong, and i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. mark: joining us for more is the brexit editor. we will get to brexit. does this damage the special relationship? emma: theresa may has been clear that the special relationship endures beyo

costco does well because they're vertical.y own a lot of the chicken plants and eye glass manufacturing sourcing. they have a different business model. what works for amazon doesn't work for every customer in america. there's two different americas. you have people in new york and l.a. that like convenience and then you have people that make $70,000 and $60,000 a year and it's about price and they don't mind going in the store. >> neil: we'll see how this goes out. we'll have more after this. >> neil: all right. disneyland shutting down two cooling towers after nine people that had visited the park in september were diagnosed with legionnaires disease. how can people protect themselves? included a couple people that were never in the park itself but in the anaheim area. family and emergency dr. janet is here with us. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> neil: so explain how this happened. >> legionnalla grows in the water. the way we catch it is by inhalation. water particles, water droplets. we breathe it in

costco has died. he was loved by customers at costco san ramon's store for his warm smile, sense of humor and his kind heart. we first told you about him go two years ago after he learned he had terminal cancer. a group treated him to a trip to hawaii. despite his diagnosis and his battle with multiple sclerosis multiple scleros, he worked tirelessly to help others. he was 48 years old. >>> we might be seeing a major change with car pool alleges in the bay area. caltrans and the metropolitan traffic commission are considering changing the rules on certain highways, requiring at least three people in a vehicle. according to caltrans, two thirds of local car pool lanes moved too slowly to meet federal requirements. our media partner. the two are 880, 237 and parts of highway 101. the report says drivers shouldn't expect changes any time soon. >>> one of the exits at b.a.r.t.'s station is closed. the crews blocked it off so they can work on a canopy. they say it will protect passengers and the escalators

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. >> my dad is in a wheelchair and a year or so ago we took him to costco and i said i don't want tolchair around we put him in motorized scooter he could be tinned to drive into customers to the point he was pinning people against various displays of bulk foods. >> i thoughts you would say he took the governor off of it and was like popping wheelies. >> why not. >> if you can do it why not. >> all right have had you jury duty before. >> i have not been selectd not been, i was called for it once and did not get selected. i don't want it tell people i know somebody is guilty by looking at them that gets off real quick. barack obama jury duty today in chicago. he'll be paid 17.25 for each day of service like the the average american citizen se serving. >> does he have to go to hotel sequestered movie. >> is that pauly shore movie. >> that's how i assumed jury duty works. >> if you saw the people versus o.j. simpson our sister network. >> you got into the whole process there. >> apparently former white house advisor steve bannon posted an effort to slim down. >> he's doing more media an

some big box retailers like costco charge more for online purchase. this is surprising for walmart as it has a long-standing reputation for every day low prices. >>> and toys may end up in the same toy box. explain that story. >> that's right. g.i. joe makes a takeover offer for barbie. "the journal" reports it made a bid for mattel. the market value about $5 billion or less than half of hasbro. and brands include nerf, transformers, my little pony and the rights for "star wars." mattel has barbie, american girl, fisher-price, and hot wheels. it's been struggling with weaker sales. >>> also a check of the markets on wall street. it could struggle to break out of the opening bell today. stocks were mostly lower on friday. the dow snapping an eight-week win streak. the longest since 2013. you want to look for earnings from retailers like walmart and target this week. back to you. >> thank you, talk to you tomorrow. >>> 5:26. pushing the tax plan. ivanka trump will be in new jersey to talk about how her father's tax proposal will impact you. >>> and less

costco finale. >> if a booster gets a best bet rating, it will be a -- for a 48-year-old child for a minivan or suv. >> three others receive the next highest rating. the seats will work for some kids in some vehicles. one seat not recommended is already on the market. the safety first summit. the manufacturer says approximately 5,000 crash tests are performed each year to ensure our seats will protect a child in the unfortunate event of a crash. at no point are safety and crash boosters can help keep kids safe. >> we know kids who are 4 to 8 years old, they're 45% less likely to sustain injury when a booster seat than in the safety belt alone. >> important information for parents as they secure their precious passengers. >>> it's now coming up on 4:26. "news4 today" continues right now with aaron and eun. >>> "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news, a massive fire burning in an area filled with homes and businesses. look at these flames. this could be a while before crews get it under control. a virginia bus driver and aid accused of assaulting a boy with auti

stocks that i purchased in august or september like red hat, red hat below $100, out of red hot, costco out of that today that's a name that i've struggled with multiple financial institutions, amg, tcbi, ibtx, names that i've had now for three or four months out of those, because prices tell me to get out price is telling me to get out out of those positions >> jim is leading to a really good point. >> it sounds to me you're running a system more defensive. >> i'm running a system. >> selling some of your biggest. >> i'm running a rules-based system. >> i get it. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second. >> 70% of what goes on in the market strategy-wise is is rules-based quantitative so let's not dismiss it because that's what goes on in the marketplace. >> why are those stocks signaling sell signals today >> because they have validated the momentum strength, okay, that got us into those trades. to your point, yes, they are breaking down in terms of bolt mean reversion in, terms of moving averages, in terms of slope of the moving averages, yes. >> so you're telling me it's wrong -- happenin

adored by their fans for costco more old for their own electrifying life sets. into their world of festivals and backstage parties the place where no one attain stardom just like that superstar deejays starting november twenty fifth on t w. their black and living in germany. she's reminded what that means on a daily basis presenter john updike is nothing all that blank. and i was gonna. take a holiday. you know different than the way. she travelled across germany to meet other black people and to hear their stories. it seems as. i grew up in a white family in a white neighborhood it was definitely a challenge. she decided to put me up for adoption. so the main thing was to keep your head down and your mouth shut of course of the face like this i could never completely disappear if you see all these stereotypes about africa it's good to see you. do something for your country but you're still the black young. afro germany starting december tenth d.w. . that's pulled out of negotiations with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives and the greens citing irreconcila

. >> reporter: costco with deep discounts on more than 20 tvs. if you're not a member, keep in mind there's no official trial, but if you are not satisfied they will refund the fee. and on amazon through black friday, you'll see discounts popping up on electronics plus its own devices. starting monday at kohls, earn and best buy, this tv now $300 off. how do you differentiate the deals from the dust? >> insist on a 30% discount from the original price. >> reporter: historically, it pays to wait until the real black friday for the biggest deals on electronics. i'm told this year tv sales will be huge. and many retailers will make the deals better in stores than on line. rebecca jarvis, abc news new york. >> we have to go all the way to the store? >> you mean it's throwback thursday? who likes to go to the stores. they're fantastic places. i love to go to the places. >> fantastic? >> fantastic places. >>> the new development in the sexiest man alive saga. >> our continuing series all week long. today ryan reynolds wants to see the crown. as sexiest

. >> lines at costco are also long. >> i have been in that line. >>> let's talk about your forecast for today. happy wednesday to all of you. hopefully you had a great halloween. it's going to be very similar to yesterday. so let's show what you it looks like outside. coit tower clear conditions. no marine layer, not much cloud coverage today. winds at the moment about 5 miles per hour out of the east in hayward and in fremont. south-southwest winds for san ramon. calm conditions and clear skies, as well. fairfield winds coming from the southwest at 10 miles per hour. futurecast shows wind gusts picking up throughout san francisco, napa, santa rosa, you may feel the breeze about 10 to 12-mile-per-hour winds so you will start to see possibly the hair blowing but that's about it. nothing too drastic. that's really going to be the calm conditions before we wait for the storm to arrive. our high temperatures today low 60s. upper 60s for santa rosa and napa. so we are not quite in the 70s as we were yesterday for parts of the east bay. so staying in the 60s today, that is below average by a

yesterday costco kicked off special pricing on everything from electronics to home goods boasting discounts twenty television sets. already available at best buy --- a fifty inch t-v for just 399.... three hundred dollars off. today through black friday, amazon is also popping out discounts on electronics and so how do you know it's a deal or a dud? experts say to look at an at least 30-percent discount on the original price. time now for weather - cooler today - breezy, mild tomorrow. best chance of rain after sunset - blustery and colder sunday - dry and cool approaching thanksgiving today: mostly sunny. cooler. highs: 51-53 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph tonight: becoming mostly cloudy. cold. lows: 34-40 winds: sw 5 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. breezy and mild. showers likely, best chance after sunset. highs: 57-61 winds: sw 10-15 g 20 mph coming up-- breaking news near a nursing home-- destroyed. we have an update on the overnight blaze thats still buring right now. what if there was only one emoji? now what if there was only one mattress? one is not a choice. choose your mattress with tulo.

confirm that there were construction crews nearby, excavating and leveling the ground around a nearby costco. back here at home - dash cam video showing the moment prince george's county firefighters pull up to a house engulfed in flames. you can see the flames shooting from the home on mchenry lane in lanham. the family -- which includes two children -- made it out safely. no word how the fire started. developing now at 5:xx - journalists charlie rose and glenn thrush facing accusations of sexual harrassment. t-v host charlie rose -- suspended this morning from c-b-s and p-b-s... after eight women told the washington post about unwanted sexual advances by rose. in a statement to the post -- rose apologized for inappropriate behavior- and said he was embarassed. he went on to say, "i always felt that i was pursuing shared feelings... mistaken." this -- on the same day... prominent "new york times" reporter glenn thrush was suspended... over allegations of sexual misconduct involving younger, female journalists. thrush apologizing in a statement to cnn for any inappropriate behavior. a second

. >>> in kansas, an off-duty police officer shot an armed man at a costco.en a man walked in wearing camouflage and started waving a gun at shoppers. witness the heard about ten shots fired. no one else was hurt. >>> a big eagles win on the field is only one of the memorable moments from yesterday's game at the linc. >> the eagles saluted our men and women serving overseas including earl granville. we profiled the retired staff sergeant on our morning show on friday. granville lost his leg serving in afghanistan. yesterday the birds honored him as their hometown hero. >> so touching. >>> now to more on "nbc10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. -- >> royal engagement. buckingham palace just announced prince harry is getting married and revealed early wedding details. >>> surfing for deals. it is cyber monday and could be a record-setting day. we'll tell you what's different this the sales this year. >>> and dreaming big. the eagles crush the bears, and now fans and players are hope they can continue the winning streak all the way to the super bowl. >> should we say it,

. >>> and there was another officer-involved shooting inside a costco near kansas city. an off duty officer shot and killed an armed man who walked in flashing his weapon at shoppers. no one else was hurt. >> the numbers are coming in on this all-important shopping weekend and the big winner is, no surprise, online retailers. but how do you know if you're a big winner? are you getting the best deal you can? here's nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: the door buster deals ushered in a record breaking holiday shopping weekend. but instead of in stores, much of the spending surged online. as retailers made a record $5 billion online by the end that's up 17% from last year. more than half of online shopping happened on mobile devices. this, as in-store foot traffic on black friday slowed down by about 1%. but some struggling department stores are still calling black friday a victory. the see yoef ceo of kohl's anno record breaking weekend with sales and traffic very strong, both online and in-store well ahead of last year. macy's said the cold weather

costco is now offering special pricing on everything from vacuums to laptops and amazon is posting discounts on electronics starting today. the best deals in stores today. not online. a new report is warning them to watch out for fake black friday apps that could end up costing retailers billions in thefts. >>> major new concerns about energy drinks and the risk they pose. >>> also ahead, the shocking ne ultrasound. why their family is about to get a lot bigger. >>> thanks but no thanks. the championship team that just rejected an invitation to the white house. n get it. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to cut my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause dizziness, sweating, confusion, and headach

other big box retailers are reportedly doing the same thing including costco. analysts say even walmart's higher online prices typically match samson's. >>> jeff sessions and the justice department are being sued by 12-year-old girl with epilepsy who wants to legalize medical marijuana nationwide. the lawsuit by alexis could benefit millions of americans who cannot legally obtain pot to treat their illnesses. alexis says marijuana gives immediate >>> a guitar that bob dylan played in the 1970s sold for much more than expected. an anonymous buyer paid $396,000 for the 1963 martin accusic guitar. that's $100,000 more than the predicted sale price. it was sold by his repairman who bought it from dylan for 500 bucks in 1977. >> quite a markup. >>> all right, when we come back, why top doctors sounding the alarm about ugg boots. >>> first remembering liz smith, the famous gossip columnist and what she recently told abc about modern day celebrities. >>> plus, a scare at a florida airport. the tsa agent running off with a smoking bag. why he says he did it. family, bu

costco will have sales and tvs and google home. >>> dell is making some of its black friday deals availablencluding deep discounts on laptops. >>> and google is out with a new way to connect blue tooth headphones to android phones. >> turn on a pair of compatible headphones near your android phone, put it in blue tooth pairing mode and then just tap the notification to connect. >> boom! >> and instagram stories now has 300 million daily active users, more than double snap chat's. >> a remarkably similar look. >> a lot of people said they stole the pattern from snapchat. stole the pattern from snapchat. >> it's ...until we found a connection. you have the power to change your child's life. the boys town national hline can help. (tdd# 1-800-448-1433) >>> i'm so excited for this next story. the lion king just got a queen, queen b. >> and the world shall never be the same. disney has signed on for the upcoming cgi live action version of "the lion king." she's going to join an all-star cast that includes donald glover, james earl jones, the original mufasah -- and seth rogan. beyonce will be the

beyond that is a costco. >> right now, folks, look at this. a massive fire burning. it's near what looks like a shopping center. live pictures here coming in from auburn hills, michigan about halfway between detroit and flint. and our sister station in detroit says this fire is so big they can see it from their cameras downtown. nearly 35 miles away. now, we know there was some kind of explosion before this fire. our sister station there in detroit is calling this a gas fire. not sure if it's natural gas or gasoline. but we'll keep our eye on this and let you know. firefighters already there on the scene. we're working to learn more about what's going on there, whether anyone is hurt. what's going on with the neighbor but we'll update you as soon as we get some new information here. >> leon, thank you. >>> tonight a local funeral home is shut down thanks to a lawsuit by d.c.'s attorney general. they're accused of taking advantage of grieving families. news 4's jackie bensen is outside austin royster funeral home in northwest d.c. with the allegations. jackie? >> repo