as we told you yesterday, kate mcclure started a gofundme page for johnny bobbitt after he helped herfter she ran out of gas in philadelphia last month. bobbitt used his last $20 to buy her gas. she didn't have the cash to pay him back but repaid him later and started the gofundme page to help him get back on his feet. the effort has gone viral. as of this morning, the pang has raised -- the page has raised $285,000 and counting. >> amazing. >> it is. >> this time yesterday, it was $116,000. >> it has gone viral across the country. people want to get on board. we like that. >>> if you bought a christmas tree before thanksgiving, it may be worth it. >> nationwide there's a shortage of christmas trees, and it may have been caused by events that happened a decade ago. a struggling economy during the 2008 recession in addition to low demand for trees meant farmers planted fewer seedlings. some farms even went out of business. one farmer in texas said she usually ships a few thousand trees. this year he could only get about 500. >> we're seeing the repercussions of trees not going into the

kate mcclure's car ran out of gas on i-95 and that's when homeless man john bob, jr., came to her rescueoffering to buy her gas with his very last $20 to his name. now mcclure said she'd repay him came back to the road where johnny stands and gave him cash, clothes and food but she wanted to do more. so she set up a gofundme page with the hope that she can get johnny some money for housing. the goal was $10,000. well, guess what? tonight over 80,000 people have helped mc clear raise nearly $250,000. that's paying it forward. >>> people waking up early today to watch philadelphia's 96th annual thanksgiving day parade. floats, balloons and singing groups marching down the ben franklin parkway this morning. giving it a amazing start to this thanksgiving day. bringing christmas spirit to the parade santa and mrs. claus arriving at the end of the parade waving to the enthusiastic crowd. >>> turning now to your fox 29 weather authority and it is a brisk night as we take live look at allentown and lehigh county. you'll definitely want to bundle up before you go out for a post thanksgiving dinne

kate mcclures car ran out of gas one night on i-95 on her way into philadelphia and as she started totion she was confronted by man named johnny. he told her get back in your car and lock the doors, not safe. a few minutes later he came back with a red gas can. he had used his last $20 to help kate make it home safely and kate was determined to pay him back. >> $769 . >> [laughter] >> that was yesterday. >> yeah, that's yesterday. >> god that's amazing. >> this is what johnny was saying is amazing. kate went back to tell him she created a go fund me page. more than 650 people have donated and more than $20,000 has been raised from his $20 his last $20 to people giving 20,000 to help him. kate is using that money to help johnny find a place to rent get a car and a job. >>> and this morning we have a new "dancing with the stars" champion. jordan fisher and lindsey arnold are taking home that mirrorball trophy. lindsey sterling and mark balance last landed in second place. fans of jordan and frankie muniz, they are going on tour with "dancing with the stars". >> organization predicts thi

kate mcclure of florence township set up a go fund me page to pay bobbitt back.e raised more than $385,000. that is enough to provide bobbitt a salary, buy him a home to live in and his dream truck which he says is a 1999 ford ranger. >> the story just keeps getting better and better. >> i met him yesterday. kate is great, johnny is cool. great to see people coming together to help him. >> it really is. 5:57. next and new this morning a consumer alert. apple customers say they discovered a significant security flaw in their mac computers. >> later police believe the murder spree that sparked fierce of a serial killer in florida may be over. details on an arrest in the case. >> ♪ when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums ok, i gotta run... hey wait. there's something i need to tell you. dang. dang. dang. dang. daaaang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment,

. >> this started when kate mcclure ran out of gas on an exit ramp to i-95 in philadelphia.eless man johnny bobbitt used his last $20 to get gas to fill her tank. he told her, it's not safe here, get in your car, stay, there i'll be back. mcclure started a gofundme page to show her appreciation. it's raised more than $385,000. mcclure announced that the money will buy a home and bobbitt's dream truck, a 1999 ford ranger. a financial adviser is also setting up two trust funds and a bank account. he's getting help from a lot of directions now. awesome to see. >> it feels good especially this time of year. season of thanksgiving, the christmas season coming up. great job to both of those people. >>> now to more news at 5:00 a.m. >> killed on campus. breaking now, what starts as a couple's quarrel turns into a deadly stranger shooting. >>> online and deadly. a man accused of killing a woman he met on facebook. you won't believe who turned the suspect in. >>> and milkshake mistake. a pennsylvania mother says a restaurant served her 4-year-old booze. now she's demanding action. >>

. >> reporter: when kate mcclure's car ran out of gas in the middle of the night on a philadelphia interstateo her rescue. 34-year-old johnny bobbitt jr. >> and he said, don't worry about it, i got you. and 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 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 johnny with the news. >> there are a lot of people out there, man, that are trying to help. >> a lot. >> 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 people have seen it and shared it. >> reporter: tonight, that go fund me page raising more than $250,000. this thanksgiving, johnny off the streets and p

this is kate mcclure and this is johnny. kate ran out of gas on i-95 on her way to philadelphia.was nearby holding his sign and saw kate and told her get back in the door and lock the car. he brought her a can of gas andcate paid him back on her own and with the help of a few hundred very generous donors on the go fund we page she set up for him. >> as of right now we have that much -- right there -- $1760. >> that changes my life. >> well that 1700$1700 is close to $75,000 and couldn't can and helping johnny get an apartment and pay rent and take a hot shower and buy clothes and get a car and hopefully get a job. johnny we learned is a veteran of the u.s. marine corps and firefighter and paramedic. she shared this on her page saying this could happen to any of us. i truly believe that all johnny needs is one little break. hopefully with your help i could be the one to give it to him. they opened their pocketbooks and are helping. thanks. and giving. >> $55,000. >> acts of kindness can pay dividend dividends. >> looking outside sky 6 hd is giving us the view on i-95 on this very

kate mcclure says johnny bobbitt junior volunteered to walk several blocks and spend his last $20 toer gas when her car ran out of gas on a philadelphia highway. mcclure now raising more than $111,000 for the former marine technician who fell on hard times after a battle with drugs. what an amazing story, $111,000, 10 minutes after the hour, shocking details about baltimore police officer killed in cold blood, the testimony was scheduled to give just one day after his killing. >> look at that, you know what this represents? genocide of a bunch of people. >> she stole a make america great again hat and terrorized her classmate with a lot of strange information, now she is in very big trouble. we will talk about that coming up was how to stop a thanksgiving throwdown with our etiquette expert is next with how to avoid a fight at the dinner table talking about politics, stay tuned. ♪ >> welcome back. a student accused of stealing a make america great again hat could be going to jail. he snatched the hat off of another student's head before going on a tirade. >> look at the kind of thing

. >> when kate mcclure's car ran out of gas in the middle of the night on a philadelphia interstate ar-old john bobbitt. >> he said i got you. he came back with a gas can and put gas in my tank. >> she learned johnny was a veteran, a former paramedic who nd get home. so kate could fill 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. >> kate and her boyfriend mark surprising johnny with the news. >> a lot of people out there trying to help. >> johnny is grateful. >> that changes my life right there. >> what happened next floored them all. thousands of strangers began chipping in w writing in from all over the world. >> it's unbelievable and crazy how many people have seen it and shared it. >> tonight that go-fund-me page raising more than $250,000. this thanksgiving johnny is off the streets and planning to get recertified as a paramedic. kate and mark plan to use the rest of the money to help others like johnny. >> don't judge a book by its cover. he's an awesome guy and i see us being fr

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 tidal wave of good will. mcclure and her boyfriend created the gofundme page setting a $10,000 goal and quickly exceeded that goal in just a few days. more than $130,000. >> no way. >> whoa. >> and counting. >> but after the donations surged into the hundreds of thousands, the page was taken down for a short time because bobbit sa

we first told you bobbit's story on monday. 27- year old kate mcclure says he helped her when she ranf 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 life. dr. eric m. scharf, dds / west portal oral and facial surgery center says: "the dental stem cells are found right in the center of the tooth in what is called the pul

came to kate mcclure's rescue when she ran out of gas on a philly highway. bobbitt is homeless.e spent his last 20 bucks to fill her tank. in return for his selfless act, she started a go fund me page. donations started pouring in. >> $769. holy [ bleep ] that is >> a lot of people out there lot. >> in less than two s, strangers donated more than $275,000 on the go fund me page. >> it's incredible when her original goal was $10,000. it's just -- it's incredible. >> when you hear about paying it forward, especially this time of year, it rings true. >> definitely does. maybe you know others will be inspired to do that for somebody else in need. >> all right. >> love the story. >>> we've got black friday shopping going on out there. people headed out to run outside to work off the carbs that sheena and i ate. >> i think i only ate carbs. i had a piece of turkey. love the stuffing an the rolls. >> if you're running it off today, bundle up. we are in the 20s in the suburbs. through the afternoon, thursday pretty cool but nice and dry. a look at the afternoon forecast. leta jack. goqu

19- thousand dollars for the man who used his last 20- dollars to help a stranger. 27- year old kate mcclure posted her story on a 'go fund me' page. she says ... she ran out of gas on a pennsylvania interstate. 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 th

kate mcclure who you see in the photo with him of new jersey ran out of gas.as driving from new jersey to philadelphia. johnny walked up to a gas station. spent his last bit of money to fill a gas can for her. then thousand giving back to him. started a go fund me page for johnny. and she is trying to get him an apartment. he went vierm overnight. now $298,000. that's gone up $4,000 since we last told you about it only an hour ago. people really stepping up. >>> many big box stores will offer black friday discounts and so will nevada. in their legalize marijuana industry, listen to this, a las vegas newspaper reports more than 40 pot dispensaries will be offering discounts on marijuana. flower misconducts and chocolates. began in nevada on july 1. legal marijuana sales began on january 1 here in california. >>> the warriors will be helping people with holiday shopping list. from black friday through cyber monday. waiving ticket fees on single game tickets for all remaining home games this season. warriors have several holiday specials on team merchandise with

kate mcclure of new jersey said she ran out of gas while driving in philadelphia.ey to fill a gas can for her and mcclure set up this go fund me page to help johnny get an apartment. it has been significantly increased throughout the morning. now at $300,000. this morning it was underthat quite significantly. so people all morning long have been donating and they have a $10,000 goal. well sur pass ed >>> going to be really nice today. make a run at fall temperatures. him a black friday, everybody. that just beautiful the fog rolling under the bay bridge this morning. nice soft landing for it right there. here's a look from above and see a gorgeous sunrise about to develop. if you take a picture of that. put it on social media and mash tag it. we would love to see it. limited and sunshine. high clouds out there. mostly cloudy. that extended our first rain coming for saturday, sunday, monday. highs today, look at the low to highs today, look at the low to mid 70s from concord. livermiguel rojas still pretty mild. low to mid 50s around the bay. coast upper 40s to mid

. >> johnny gave his last 20 bucks to hate kate mcclure when she ran out of gas on i-95 last month shefriend decided to pay it forward and set up a go fund me page and now over $230,000. here is johnny when the balance was a bit lower -- >> $1760 that changes my life. >> in a skype interview with "good morning america." mcclure knew right away that johnny was a good person. >> when you started to see the person inside of johnny, like it it was you were just blown away. such a normal, nice carry guy and generous. >> this was johnny during better times in north carolina before this landscape of addition and despair became reality. his home was his camp under i-95. and needles riddle the ground and johnny was reluctant to leave when mcclure took him to a hotel. he was worried about his addiction. >> why was he scared. >> you don't want to ruin an opportunity. >> we were unable to talk to johnny, they are surely hopeful he stays on the streets and ott the road to recovery. they have done their parts. >> it's unbelievable. >> it's crazy how many people have seen it and shared it and we were

homeless man named johnny and to the woman rallying the world to repay his generosity. 27-year-old kate mcclure of gas on interstate 95 outside of philadelphia. johnny said it wasn't safe to leave her car so he offered to do it. since kate didn't have a nickel with her, johnny also offered to pay have the very last of the money he had. kate stopped again later to see johnny several times in the days that followed giving him a jacket, hat, gloves, socks, food, a few bucks but she wanted to do more so kate set up a go fund me page and told the story trying to raise $10,000 for johnny to get an apartment and some living expenses as the cold winter rolls in. well, as of this morning, the page has raised, are you ready for this, dylan, $364,000. >> goodness. >> with donations big and small coming from around the world. now johnny told kate he doesn't want to take advantage of all of that generosity and will take the amount he needs to find a place and then donate the rest to charity. >> wow. >> now i'm hearing that story. if i'm an employer and i hear that guy i want him to work for my company. now

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 wea

we talk about this on good day kate mcclure her car ran out of gas on i-95. 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

. >> as we told you yesterday, kate mcclure started a gofundme page for johnny bobbitt after he stoppedt of gas off of i-95 in south philadelphia last month. bobbitt used his last $20 to buy her gas. she did not have cash that night to pay him back but repaid him later. then she started a gofundme page to help him get back on his feet. that effort has gone viral in a big way. we just checked, and at this hour, the page has raised nearly $290,000 and counting. this has got to be one of the best stories of the year and holiday season. a guy giving out his last $20, and now he has money that will literally change his life for good. she's working with him to find a place, get back on his feet, get a new job. it's been life changing. awesome there. >>> beautiful picture now that the sun is up. a bright picture, too. we'll talk about the temperatures, how high that go for your black friday and the weekend coming up. >> reporter: a fire rips through an elderly woman's home. her message of resiliency after a tough holiday. >>> plus, black friday is a day for deals. if toys are on your list, it

the stunning outpouring of support comes after bobbitt helped 27-year-old kate mcclure stranded alongside highway in philadelphia when she ran out of gas. after calling her boyfriend, she noticed a stranger approaching. it was bobbitt, 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 a can of gasoline. a a marine corps wanted to be a flight nurse. these pictures show him as a younger manage. but recently he's fallen on hard times. the philadelphia inquirer coat quoted a friend of his, his life took an unfortunate turn because of drugs and money problems. but that friend says bobbitt has a good heart. now, has unleashed a tidal wave of good will. mcclure and her boyfriend created a gofundme page setting a $10,000 goal and quickly exceeded that goal in just a few days. more than $130,000. >> no way. >> and counting. >> reporter: but after the donations surged into the hundreds of thousands, the page was taken down for a short time because bobbitt said he didn't want to seem like he was taking advantage. >> y'all did all

the stunning outpouring of support comes after bobbitt had helped 27 kate mcclure, who was stranded alongsidephiladelphia, when she ran out of gas. after calling her boyfriend, she noticed a stranger approaching. it was bobbitt, 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 a can of gasoline. marine corps veteran and paramedic, bobbitt wanted to be a flight nurse. these pictures show him as a younger man but recently he's fallen on hard times. the philadelphia enquirer quoted a friend who says the north carolina's native's life took an unfortunate turn because of drugs and money problems but that friend says bobbitt has a good heart. now, one man's act of kindness has unleashed a tidal wave of goodwill. mcclure and her boyfriend created the go fund me page to help bobbitt setting a $10,000 goal, and quickly exceeded that goal in just a few days. more than $130,000. and counting. after the donations surged into the hundreds of thousands, the page was taken down for a short time because bobbitt said he didn't want to se

paying it forward, because someone helped her out yesterday right here on good day we told but kate mcclure's car running out of gas on i-95 that is when this homeless man johnny junior came to her rescued. he offered to buy her gas with his last 20 bucks to repay him she came back to the road where johnny stand toss give him cash and some clothes and some food but she wanted to do more. she create aid go fund me page in the hopes of getting johnny money for housing. her goal was $10,000. then take a look what happened since all of you out there right now we're up to $288,000 you get the point, it is a lot of money, almost $300,000. that is amazing. that is changing someone's life. >>> all right. 4:12 is the time. some holiday traditions will be opening up later today. get ready for a winter wonder land, winter fess, river rink, grand opening toys day so what you can expect this year. they always change it up a little. >>> maybe you don't want to buy electronics or tv but how about having a forever friend in your home, cat or dogs, lots of great deals happening this weekend on pets looking fo

her name kate mcclure, started the go fund me campaign after she ran out of gas and homeless man named johnny bobbitt, jr. offered to walk to the gas station few blocks away and buy her gas with his last $20. now, kate says, she didn't havey? money to repay him at the time. she returned several times to the roadway to give him cash, clothes and food. so after few visit, she started the fundraiser in the hopes every raising just few dollars, but raised over $111,000 for the 34 year old. that's great. >> all right, so we talked about the big thanksgiving day parade. a live look here in philadelphia. we are set to kick off, we'll have live updates, right before the start. stay with us. do you need the most trusted battery this holiday? maybe not. maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. (screaming) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ >> oh, has the door opened yet? line's been out there for hours. come on, south philadelphia, this is a staple of our coverage. people have been lined up there, all night long, care's

kate mcclure started got funds me.out of gas, a homeless man, his name is johnny, he offered to walk few blocks to buy her some gas with his last $20. well, kate says she didn't have any money to repay him at the time but returned to the roadway several times to give him cash, clothes, and food. after a few visits, she started the fundraiser with the hopes of using the money toward housing and other expenses. so, it is now up to $111,000. she hopes that it will certainly help the 34 year old out. >> buy a pie, feed a family, not just any family, family struggling with a life threatening illness, man a's pie in the pie fundraise is her about, so many of you bought a pie, provided thanksgiving day dinners to those families. as little incentive here, few of us here at fox 29, we hands deliver those pies to folks who bought five or more from our team. bill anderson takes us through gloucester mercer delaware montgomery bucks and philadelphia counties. >> ♪ >> manna clients have life threatening illnesses at accute nutritio