. >> kate mcclure started raising money for johnny bobbit. to more than $250,000. abc's erielle reshef has the latest. >> reporter: when kate mcclure's car ran out of gas in the middle of the night on a philadelphia interstate a stranger came to her rescue. 34-year-old johnny bobbit jr. >> he said don't worry about it. i got you then he came back with a gas can and put gas in my tank. >> reporter: she'd learn johnny was a veteran, a former paramedic who fell on hard times. he'd spent his last $20 so kate could fill up and get home. that random act of kindness so moving kate set up a go fund me page to help johnny get back on his feet. >> y'all did all that? that is awesome. >> reporter: kate and her boyfriend mark surprising him with the news. >> a lot of people out there trying to help. >> a lot. >> yeah. >> reporter: johnny grateful. >> that changes my life right there. >> reporter: but what happened next floored them all. thousands of strangers began chipping in writing in from all over the world. >> it's unbelievable. it's crazy how many

his name is johnny bobbit.ed his last $20 to help out a young woman last month whose car ran out of gas outside of philadelphia. what happened next is incredible. nbc's craig melvin is here with this story. so kate mcclure's car runs out of gas. what happens next? >> i'll tell you one thing, kate mcclure managed to find the right guy on the side of the road that particular night. that act of kindness inspired the young woman. it inspired her boyfriend. and it's apparently inspired a whole lot of you as well. >> as of right now, we have that much. >> that changes my life right there. >> $1764. >> that changes my life. >> reporter: until a few days ago, johnny bobbit was down on his luck. but this morning after one random act of kindness, thousands of people are pitching in to help the homeless veteran with the heart of gold. the go fund me page set up for him nearly $300,000. and that number still climbing. the stunning outpouring of support comes after bobbit helped 27-year-old kate mcclure who was stranded alo

johnny bobbit and kate mclure are overwhelmed by public support to get bobbit's life back on track and now they want to help others. mclure's friend, clothing outside shop rite in burlington today. all the collected items will be donated to help other homeless men. more than $360,000 have been put in a go fund me account for bobbit ever since the world learned how he gave mc clure his last $20 when she ran out of gas. >>> moving on to the accu weather forecast. today was a real winner but the even of the weekend will be a bit more on the chilly side. meteorologist melissa magee has our first check of the accu weather forecast, hi there, melissa. >> hi there walter. we had a nice start to the weekend at leon this saturday. temperatures were above average and we have seen a steady climb since thanksgiving, on thursday, we had a high of 42. yesterday's high hit 51. today in philadelphia we maxed out at 58 well above average of 52 this time of the year. looking at the numbers across mid-atlantic region it is 53 in philadelphia little cooler off to the north and west, buffalo 43. pittsburgh

johnny bobbit who is homeless saw kate in distress so he walked to the gas station and used his lasta can of gas. kate then set up a go fund me page for johnny and people from all over started donating money. >> as of right now we have that much. >> i can't see. >> right there. 1764 -- >> that changes my life right there. >> $1764. >> that changes my life. >>> so, get this, that $1700 is now over 112,000. that's a life changer right there. >> and johnny is a former -- he is a veteran. he also used to be a firefighter so you heard him say if the 1700 could change his life wait till he sees the total sum. >>> a 102-year-old man who survived the holocaust thought his entire family had died in world war ii until this week when he met the nephew he never knew he had. >> and it was an emotional reunion. watch as it plays out right here for eliahu pietruszka and his 66-year-old nephew alexandre. one that almost never actually happened, this reunion. it turns out eliahu's brother survived but died six years ago. >> now, before he died, he had filled out a questionnaire on a holocaust survivo

man helps a stranger in need and now his life is changed forever.( will ) johnny bobbit ...nia interstate. he went to get her some gas. then the woman he helped started a fundraiser for him and it has topped more than 270- thousand dollars. the donations have all come from a 'go-fund-me' account. a group of state attorneys general is criticizing the national park service for trying to increase entrance fees. under the proposal... visitors would be charged 70 dollars per vehicle at the 17 most popular national parks. those parks include the grand canyon... yosemite... and yellowstone. the group says the increase is inconsistent with laws governing the park system. it also goes against president trump's proposal to reduce the service's overall budget. people can visit the national park service website to weigh in on proposed fee increase until december 22nd. ( lydia ) it is black friday and millions of people are hitting the malls all across the country. i will show you what it is like here in the bay area coming up in a live report. (dave) your bay area forecast is after the

kate's car ran out of gas on i-95 when homeless man johnny bobbit jr.to her rescue told her to stay in her car lock the doors and he would take care of the gas. he used his last $20 to go get it. to row pay him, she came back to the road where johnny stands to give him cash, clothes and food. but she wanted to do more. so she decided to set up a go mund fund me page in homes of getting enough money johnny could get housing the goal was $10,000. check out where they are now. yeah, more than $281,000. pretty amazing amazing. what and an evident ten years ago a group of volunteers in philadelphia decided to host thanksgiving meals for those in need and in their neighbor. bill anderson shows us how that simple mission has grown into something much, much greater. >> reporter: today at kensington and somerset a different story is being told. it's not about the drug epidemic or community problems on thanksgiving it's just about showing this community still cares. >> we've been doing this for years. as the years went by people kept uniting and it got bigger and

. >> until a few days ago, johnny bobbit was down on his luck. but this morning, after one random act of kindness, thousands of people are pitching in to help the homeless veteran with a heart of gold. the gofundme page set up for him now nearly $300,000. and that number still climbing. the stunning outpouring of support comes after bobbit helped 27-year-old kate mcclure who was stranded alongside a highway outside philadelphia when she ran out of impasse. after calling her boyfriend, she noticed a stranger approaching. it was bobbit, homeless, with just 20 bucks in his pocket. he told t and with the last of h a can of. a marine corps veteran and paramedic, bobbit wanted to the be a flight nurse. these pictures from his facebook page show him as a younger man. but recently, he's fallen on hard times. the philadelphia inquirer quoted a friend of his who says the north carolina native's life took an unfortunate turn because of drugs and money problems. but that friend says bobbit has a good heart. now, one man's act of kindness has unleashed a tida

johnny bobbit ... to help a stranded driver on a pennsylvania interstate .. he walked to get her some gasoline. take a look at this: the woman he helped started a fundraiser for him and it has topped more than 270- thousand dollars. the donations have all come from a 'go-fund-me' account .. (steve) coming up:it's a thanksgiving tradtion.. the macy's parade.. tonight we have the highlights you don't want to (pam) then new at ten: holiday shopping was off to a hot start at this walmart.. what's beleived to have caused a fire right int he middle of the store. (steve) and next: thanksgiving bringing out the generousity of others all around the bay area... the group of police officers who traded in their unforms.... for aprons.. (steve) thanksgiving is known as a day not only to be grateful for what you have.... but also to give back to others.(pam) as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... that is exactly what officers from the san francisco police department did today. it is a thanksgiving tradition that involv

(steve) johnny bobbit is a homeless man who used his last 20- dollars to help a stranded driver. fundraiser for him has topped more than 280- thousand dollars. we first told you bobbit's story on monday. 27- year old kate mcclure says he helped her when she ran out of gas on a pennsylvania interstate. she says he used his last 20- dollars to buy gas and bring it to her car. now she's raised more than 280 thousands dollars to pay him back initially mcclure said the money would go to housing bobbit. but now that the amount is so high --- they are considering other ways to keep paying it forward. (steve) if you passed on the chance of banking cord blood at your child's birth... there is now another opportunity to save those possibly life saving stem cells (pam) that is... if your kids still have baby teeth. in-depth tonight: kron 4's gabe slate shows us... how dental stem banking works .. and what it can offer your family. baby teeth could be worth a lot more than just that dollar the tooth fairy leaves under the pillow. they could hold the ingrediants to one day save your child's l

( anny ) a homeless man helps a stranger in need and now his life is changed forever.( will ) johnny bobbit0- dollars to help a stranded driver on a pennsylvania interstate. he went to get her some gas. then the woman he helped started a fundraiser for him and it has topped more than 270- thousand dollars. the donations have all come from a 'go- fund-me' account. ( dave ) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( will )( anny ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. (dave)dry and mild weather is forecast from friday through most of saturday. rain is expected to spread across the region from late saturday evening through sunday. scattered showers on sunday night will taper off and end by midday monday. dry weather is then expected for the remainder of next week. ( anny ) a man is recovering this morning after being injured during a carjacking in the oakland hills. the attacker is still on the loose this morning. i

there was a homeless man johnny bobbit junior, who came to the rescue. gave her his last $20. he she said i got to do something for this guy. she went out to where johnny stand and got him money, clothes, food. she said i want to do more to help him. such a good man. she create aid go fund me page to get johnny a little bit more. she thought maybe $10,000 would be life changing. we want to show you where he is right now. check this out. $288,939. life changing. all right. that is spirit of the season. >>> 5:22, block friday, verse signer monday, maybe you'll do both? which one has better deals. we will help you reach for some specific things you might be looking for items but there are some great deals right now , black friday sales are good but some are even better because it is a huge day maybe bigger over. a doby is forecasting this monday as largest on line shopping day in history. in this in this country. americans are expect to spend $6.6 billion compared to 5 billion for black friday. not bad for an event that just started a decade ago. it started as a way to promote new

by now, you may have heard this story of johnny bobbit giving his, last $20 to kate mcclure when she ran out of gas on i-95. kate was so grateful she started a go fund me page. kate says john i has just been overwhelmed by generosity and she's helping him set up a meeting with a lawyer and financial planner. all of this is for a guy who had nothing, now a nearly $350,000, and johnny also says he wants to donate some money to a few organizations and give back to the people hoff helped him, over the last few years. kindness. pretty amazing. >>> still ahead on "action news" this saturday morning, wild about turkies, we will introduce to you a family in south injuries that i has been providing the bird for nine decade. >>> plus, flooding wows, people in the pacific northwest are dealing with the deluge of rain this holiday weekend, hi there, chris. all right, good morning, a leash a we have got a warm up to talk about in the accu weather seven day forecast. it has been chilly over last couple days but we will make a run at 60 degrees later this afternoon. details coming up in the accu we

by now you may have heard the story of johnny bobbit who gave his last $20 to kate mc lure when she ran out of gas on i-95 here in philadelphia. kate was so grateful that she start aid go fund me page. well, kate says johnny has been so overwhelmed by the generosity and she is helping him set up a meeting with a lawyer and a financial planner , john i also says he wants to donate some of that money to a few organizations and give back to the people hoff helped him over the last two years. >>> amazing story. so much more to come on "action news" this saturday morning, including, shelter me >> i'm karen rodgers and thinks char lieutenant from many dogs that are up for adoption and supported by philadelphia adoptables our shelter me win they are week. we will meet charlotte and her friends, coming up later this morning on "action news". she's a little nervous. don't be nervous. >>> and also we have inspiring story surrounding a young man and his life focusing on autism. see how a local organization helped him realize and reach his potential. you will love this one, chris? >> all right, a l

kate mckor raised more than $360,000 for johnny bobbit who gave her his last $20 so she could get gas car when he was stranded on the side of the road. now he wants to help people like him by donating some of his money to charity. >>> and president bush is now 93 years of age. ronald reagan and jimmy carter were the only other presidents to reach 93 and carter is only about 100 days younger than bush. we'll be right back. shawn evans: it's 6 am. 40 million americans are waking up to a gillette shave. and at our factory in boston, 1,200 workers are starting their day building on over a hundred years of heritage, craftsmanship and innovation. today we're bringing you america's number one shave at lower prices every day. putting money back in the pockets of millions of americans. as one of those workers, i'm proud to bring you gillette quality for less, because nobody can beat the men and women of gillette. gillette - the best a man can get. >>> welcome back, everybody. people all over the world are using the hashtag me too to share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault. the

so as she walked to get gas, she encountered johnny bobbit jr., a homeless man who told her to stay in used his last $20 to buy kate some the gas so she could get home. >> johnny is a military veteran, served in the marine corps and was a firefighter and a paramedic before his life turned around. kate and her boyfriend were so touched by his generosity, they visited him several times and brought him food and started a gofundme page. >> their initial goal was $20,000. it has skyrocketed, even past to $110,000 and growing. kate hopes johnny joins her family today for thanksgiving. how's that for a story? >> what a great story. what a great act of again ross thety. hopefully this is exactly what he needs to turn his life around, especially having served our country. >> $110,000 will help. >> something to be thankful for this thanksgiving for johnny. yes. >>> coming up, thanksgiving dos and don'ts at the thanksgiving table. we're going to have some updated etiquette guide lines in the mix. >>> but first, calling all pre-black friday shoppers. see which stores are open today and find out th

we shared the story of johnny bobbit jr., who spent his last $20 to help a young woman who was stranded on the road when she ran out of gas. >> that act of kindness inspired them to start a gofundme page for bobbit. and what a difference a day has made. >> we have that much. >> that changes my life. >> $1,764. >> that changes my life. pele are pitching to help it wa the veteran with a heart of gold. the gofundme page up to $300,000. the support comes after bobbit helped kate mcclure who was standed outside of philadelphia when she ran out of gas. after calling her girlfriend, she noticed a stranger approaching. it was bobbit, homeless, with just 20 bucks in his pocket. he told her to wait in her car and with the last of his money he bought her gasoline. a marine corps medic, bobbit wanted to be a flight nurse. these pictures from his facebook shows him as a younger man. but recently, he's fallen on hard times. "the philadelphia enquirer" said the north carolina native's life took an unfortunate turn because says that he h they set up a fundme page with a $10,000 goal. exceeded that goal

. >> that is when that homeless man johnny bobbit junior came to her rescue. he offered to buy her gas with his last $20o repay him because she was so grateful she came back to the rolled where johnny normally stand to give him cash, clothes, food and she was like i want to do more. she set up a go fund me page in the hopes of getting money for housing. the goal originally was $10,000 and now. >> oh, my momma. >> it is more than $291,000. $291,000, folks. >> that is amazing this happened on i-95. >> yes. >> nothing good happens on 95. >> this is something really good. know him, i want to meet them today on the show in the studio. >> we would love to meet them. >> this has become a national, international story. >> it definitely has. >> what is his last name bob bit. >> yes. >> he is a veteran. >> veteran. >> he is not related to, um, um, um. >> 7:15. >> that how my mind works, anytime your name is bobbit i go back to lorrainea. >> you think of that story often. >> almost every night i wake up in my sleep, just a dream. one local family got an extra reason to be

. >> reporter: but it's johnny bobbit jr.'as gone viral, with thousands giving to the good samaritan after an honorable deed two months ago. >> i was driving down 95, and ran out of gas. so i pulled over onto the side of the road and he walked up and said get back in the car, lock the doors, i'll be back. >> reporter: kate mcclure says she could tell the man walking up to her on the highway was homeless. >> got her gas to help her get back on her way. wasn't expecting anything in return. >> me and my boyfriend, mark, went back the next day. he gave him $100. >> i was ecstatic. >> reporter: that gesture of helping stranded motorists is something johnny has done countless times. how often would you go to see johnny? >> a few times a week. >> reporter: unknowingly, he was about to get hit with karma. >> we set it up in the car on the way home. >> reporter: you're going from zero, literally, to $300 some odd thousand dollars. >> it's like winning the lottery. >> reporter: less than a week ago, johnny was sleeping under a bridge. t

. >> kate mcclure set up a gofundme page to raise money for johnny bobbit jr. rth carolina with a good heart, according to someone back home. >> kate's goal was to raise $10,000 to try and help him out. but the total is now approaching $300,000. kate just posted her response to that saying, unreal. >> and johnny has said he wants to pay it all forward and use some of that money to help other people in the homeless community, as well. >> when it was just over $1,000, he was like, the this will change my life. $300,000. >> what a beautiful thing to do. >> johnny, you won the powerball. last $20 to his name and he used it to buy her gas. >> that was so nice. >>> coming up, we're going to see if our pigskin predictions from yesterday were right. >> plus, the incriminating video of this english teacher that got her escorted out of her high school in handcuffs. >>> and in "the skinny," the top global concert tours with bruno mars landing only at number eight. so can you guess who raked in the most money on the road? >>> but first, here is a look at today's forecast. >

kate mcclure launched a go fund me page for a homeless hero, a veteran by the name of johnny bobbit.ran out of gas he gave her his last 20 bucks. she decided to pay him back. her original goal was to raise $10,000. he said it was life changing. this morning it has reached $290,000. >> wow. >> for the homeless here. it is incredible and he says that he's going to pay that forward yet again and give it away to other people? that's his first instinct is to think outside of himself. even when that number reached 1700, he said that was going to be life changing and now look at the donations pouring in. >> life changing for many people. >> i know. well, god bless him. >>> we'll begin this half hour with the murder, though, that rocked a beautiful seaside down on cape cod. a single mother found stabbed to death. her young daughter was left unharmed by her side and abc's sunny hostin has more. good morning to you. >> good morning. well, at the time this was the first murder in 30 years to rock the small new england town. it was followed by a lengthy investigation with the entire town under s

month kate mc lure you see her in the picture ran out of gas on busy freeway late at night when johnny bobbither gas. she was touch she cree created a gofundme site with the goal of raiding people donated over $300,000 this shows you when do you something from therthe universes you ten fold. >> being from philadelphia that is a feel good story for the city of brotherly love. >> love it. >> puts us in little bit of a better light. >> let's not carried away about the seat of brotherly love. >> let me get on my soap box. >> one little robot. >> that was new jersey. they blamed it on philly. that was totally jersey. >> it was close to philadelphia. >> yeah. >> west chester or is somewhere over there. >> that's in the bushes in pa. we'll blame jersey on the robot. >> this story gives philadelphia it's redemption. >> 95 can be scary at night in certain parts and the fact that that guy was there and was able to accompany her to get gas gave her his last 20 bucks. >> that's what the holidays are all about. >> oh, man. we're really excited about that. >> pay it forward. the holiday season means the st

mcclure says, that's when she met johnny bobbitt junior. bobbit is homeless, and had been sitting on the side of the road. mcclure says, when he saw she was in trouble... he told her to wait in her car. then he used his last 20- dollars to buy gas and bring it to her car. johnny did not ask for money from mcclure... and she says, she later tried to repay him with a jacket, gloves, a hat and socks. but she wanted to do more. so she set up a 'go fund me' page. and so far ... more than 500 people have given 19- thousand dollars. mc-clure says, the money will go toward housing johnny and his other expenses. (steve) lots of people are very generous in the bay area...especially this time of year.(pam) but as stanley roberts found out... some people donating clothing in pittsburg... are having trouble following the rules. this is a clothing bin sitting in the street on el dorado drive in the city of pittsburg nats ambiance it used to sit behind amigos market on railroad ave. until recently. please allow me to explain why it's sitting on the street. but f

johnny and kate. they say they are overwhelmed by the public support to help bobbit get his life on track. of the collected items will be donated to help other homeless men. ever since the world learned he game mcclure his last $20 when she ran out of gas. >> it is a great story. >> it's exactly the kind of story you want to hear. there's a lot of good in the world. we've got another hour of action news coming up. the officers, human and canine, who work out together. we have the adorable video. >> all she wants for christmas is to feel better. maria carey has announced she has canceled several dates. 6 toasting dad: i'm not one for speeches. but here's to... to many more years of friendship. and feasts! crowd: [laughing, cheering] to presents! a mi familia que lo es todo. ♪ to being right here, right now, with you. sfx: dog bark. and you. toasting dad: i guess what i'm trying to say is, here's to family. we're proud to bring your family amazing value every day. t.j. maxx. marshalls. homegoods. family is the greatest gift. . >> good morning, it's 7:00 on this sunday, november 26th. gray is