kohl: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. kohl: mr. president, i support the conference report which includes appropriations for agriculture, rural development and the food and drug administration. i'm pleased that we followed the regular process to get to this point. itit has not always been an easy process but produced a good and well-balanced bill. overall, spending levels in this bill are closer to the senate bill than the house-passed little. the conference bill is consistent with our allocation and includes a nondisaster spending level of $19.565 billion compared to $19.780 billion in the senate and $17.253 billion in the house. this funding level allowed us to protect important ongoing programs while continuing to reduce spending from last year. some of the highlights of the conference report funding levels are as follows: for the w.i.c. program we were able to provide an additional $36 million above the senate, bringing total funding to $7570 million above the house level. the emergency food assistance program which provides as

kohl's is planning to open its doors at midnight on black friday.he chain says it is the first time in history its doors will be open for 24 hours straight but online deals early bird specials is what they're calling them, those can begin at kohl's .com and get them on thanksgiving day. >>> and you have an unpaid parking ticket in howard county, pay them as soon as possible, if not, you could get towed. coming up, a live report on what this could mean for you and how you can fight it, details coming up in just a bit. >>> plus many banks have decided to drop the debit card fees but customers, are they in the clear yet? we will explain with a much deeper look. and the richest members of congress seem to be just getting richer. results from a new report when good morning maryland continues. >>> it is 6:40. a frosty morning. you need a jacket. why you will be carrying that jacket on the way home. . >>> starting to slow down. topside of the beltway and on the northwest side. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. t

kohl's is offering a $15 gift card for identify $50 purchase. their specials include $30 down alternative comforters and $13 kitchen appliances. in the rock bottom price category target has $4 board games and wal-mart has a waffle iron under $3. >> if you like to be outside the stores waiting for the best deals, there could be a lot of rewards. mouser, you don't need to necessarily do that. -- however, you don't need to necessarily do that. reporter: [ friday.net lets you search and compare before you go to the stores. don't leave without your smartphone. the tgi black friday app will notify you of new deals. the sale locator app pulls up a map of all the sales at stores near your current location and google shopper lets you scan barcodes or take pictures and compare prices. groupon and living social are making their first appearances on the black friday scene. both have special offers planned. so if you're a fan of the daily deal sites, it might be worth checking those out as well. online shopping has started in earnest with many retailers roll

. >>> black friday shopping, kohl's joins target and macy's and opening at midnight.res will be open for 24 hours straight on black friday. and online shoppers can start saving even earlier with all early bird specials available at kohl's .com. that goes into effect on thanksgiving day. >>> u.s. airways is making a big change. it is moving most of its call centers back here to the u.s. the airline is bringing the customer service jobs to arizona, to nevada and north carolina, as part of a deal with the union. and that went into effect tuesday. and now, it means about 400 jobs to the communities and the call center was recently in the philippines and international calls will be handled out of the call center in england. >>> starbucks customers can get a jolt on java and keep going with job growth. they will pool donations from customers and workers. the moneys used to help american businesses hire or retain employees. anyone who donates $5 or more to the campaign will get a red, white and blue wristband with the word in divisible on it. >>> and crackers are from ohio,

among the merchants, jc opiniony, kohls and macy's. >> -- jp penny, kohls and macy's. >>> here's a livek from mount sutro. live doppler dialed in on the peninsula, to the east bay shore into the south bay. from san mateo bridge south where we have our best radar return. clearing to the north will slide south over the next hour or so. i think by 7:00 most of the rain will be over. temperatures another big story. look at the mid 30s north bay valleys fog forming oakland and mountain view only cities in the 50s everybody else in the 40s inland mid to upper 40s fog forming around salinas. this afternoon sunshine still going to be much cooler than average. clear tonight calm, another batch of dry air means valley frost temperatures dip to around 30 to 32° in our valleys. shower back as quickly as tomorrow afternoon and ling gather through sunday morning. look at 60 in oakland and redwood city, 7 to 8° cooler than average. san francisco 58, livermore 59, napa 59, san jose 59, 8 to 12° cooler than what we should be for today. sunrise 7:38. it will set at 6:08. south bay upper 50s in milpitas a

thank you, senator kohl. thank you, mr. president. mr. kohl: mr. president, i have two unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing none, so ordered. mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: are we now in morning business? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. leahy: i thank the distinguished presiding officer. i also compliment both senators who just spoke, senator kohl and senator blunt, for their excellent work. and i apologize for laryngitis. mr. president, like everybody here, i followed these votes and negotiations and did vote. and i'm encouraged by the progress made on the transportation-h.u.d. appropriations bill which we've now approved. it funds our nation's ongoing transportation investments. but if i might just speak of one part of

and fire activity there, all lanes blocked there, as far as parking lots go, in ellicott city the kohl's and target lot half full, half full lots there. in cocksville york road, those lots are only a quarter full and in columbia those lots are 30% full. if you are headed out on the main roads no delays, speed sensors showing above the posted speed limit. there is 795 south of franklin boulevard. traffic still light in that shot. we can say the same headed to or from the eastern shore, remember wjz 13 is always on, so you can always log on. don back over to you. >> here is what people will be talking about and possibly talking part in today, black friday. in los angeles 10 people are hurt after a mad dash to get into a store there. there have not been reports of injuries, there have been plenty of shoppers, though and wjz and andrea fujii are live outside the target. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, don and good morning, everyone, no injuries out here. there have been shoppers though. i just spoke to the manager who says when they opened at midnight there were a few hundred people

couple other stores, macy's, kohls, target opening midnight. toys "r" us wal-mart opening 9:00 and 10:00 so folks can get in earlier and spend less time camping out on the sidewalk. if you want to check out the different deals that are going on, different hours for the stores and coupons, it is on our website, abc7news.com there's a button on the home page that will lead you through the maze of black friday deals. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we've talked about black friday now black thursday. more and more shoppers are avoiding that online sales are way up the past two years. online holiday sales are expected to be greater this season. here's nanette miranda with an online incentive that won't stick around for long. >> reporter: she is at the mall for photos, not shopping. she will make all of her purchases online. >> no sales tax, no shipping and handling fees. also, the comfort of being home. >> reporter: online holiday shop something off to a solid start up 14% for the first 20 days of november when compared to last year. this season mayb

macy's, best buy and kohl's also plln to open at midnight ffiday.walmaat plans o open at 10-p-m thankkgiving toys-r-us is opening at nine-p- m.some college students say it worrs foo them."(it's crazy.)) college students we can gg, we can stty out late, but gettinn (yeah.)"one shopper ays the workers should be thankful to have job."i wouldn't e squawking too much about that." i'm tommy andres repooting. the national retail federationnsays theenumber of people who shop on thanksgiving... both online 22-point-ttree million in 2010. that's about double the amount just five yeers earlier. thannsgiving ii just over a week away... so start saaing up now. the ammrican farm bureau federation says thh full holiday meal is goongg to cost you 13 percent more this yeer! joel d. smith is live at richarddon farms in white marsh with ome of the main reasons why that price is so high. good morning joel d. 3 good morning patrice... here are a bunch of those reasons right here. the affbfsurvey found the following items wwll cost more: 3 ,3 coming up on the early edition... by tte end of the years, the majjrity

. >>> looks like kohl's is getting in on the bandwagon opening their doors at midnight on black friday. this is the first time stores will be open for 24 hours straight. online shoppers can start saving earlier. got some good news for customers who were charged that $5 okay -- bank of america. >>> and this sunday the ravens take on the steelers. but today they did some important work off the field. how they're helping families in need. >>> plus, the costumes were killer and the dances devilish. we've got all the highlights coming up. >>> the baltimore marylands helped with the food bank to launch their neighborhood collection efforts. this effort started 16 years ago. we have more on the story. >> reporter: ravens quarterback joe flacco was scoring one for the team to benefit maryland families. >> it's something we really look forward to. now with the partnership with giant, we're building it upped hoping that people are so generous and will make a dent in what's going on. >> reporter: the ravens clear leaders posing with fans taking photos. the ravens mascot and it's giving to worth c

macy's, best buy, and kohl's also planned to open at midnight. some college students say it works for them. >> college students can go. we can get out late. one shopper says the workers should be thankful to have a job. >> coming up, a look at your maryland lottery pick three and picked four numbers and another set of the insta-weather plus forecasts. >> tonight on 11 news at 5:00, we are monitoring the situation occupy baltimore as protesters continue to make headlines. what's the city going to do about it? thieves havet dee police asking for your help. now your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 numbers. >> the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> good wednesday afternoon. your pick 3 numbers are -- 4, 3, 1. 4, 3, 1. we will get to your pick 4 #just a moment. aven's cashay reag fantasy. ready to go with your pick 4. 0, 3, 0, 2. the maryland lawyelin lothery, t yourself playing. >> some rain passing through. >> looks like it will remain pretty soggy. some of the rain could become heavy into the evening hours. that should start to taper out th

target's macy's and kohl's have announced their plans. walmart usually holds off until 5 a.m. >>> a gas main like in south baltimore is -- leak-s in south baltimore is becoming a challenge. >>> from the foothills of from theberg, sadness over the death of a why the suspect said she didn't do it. >> they got one of the highest tax rates in the country. >>> the governor is pushing the pedal on this gas tax but some would like to apply the battle creeks. >>> an ultimatum from the city. the city is working on a gas main

brock, a four yard pass to kohl. 28-27. 5 time in the pocket. short pass to anderson. forget it. 74-yard pass and catch. cal is up 41-31. 234 yards. rushing and passing touchdown. nailed by dj here. it's picked up by josh hill. boy the defense really took advantage of take aways. cal 47-38. 7-5 for the year. still unknown which bowl game they are headed too. biggest game today, number one lsu, number 32, arkansas. let's say lsu left no doubt when it was over. getting the tigers all feisty. matthew takes the punt at the 8. and says get out of my way. 92 yards of punt return for the score. this ties it. lsu did road runner thing. and 141-17. tore them apart. houston against the hurricanes. back deep, throws down, left side. finds edwards. 38-yard touchdown. 455 yards. houston 48-16 to go to 12-0 for the year. raiders sunday night against the bears, it will be on local tv. nfl fines handed out today. this as a result of the dust up between arizona and golden. the safety took offense to getting popped in the back of the head. $25,000. shake hands and move on. ndamukong suh

. >> reporter: it's in the just best buy, target and kohl's is opening. >>> some of the biggest names in retailers are kicking things off tonight. they decided to add savings to their menu. >> reporter: forget the turkey and trimmings. it's time to shop. >> good morning, good morning. >> reporter: he opened up his store at 6:00 this morning and eager early bird shoppers snagged deals on tv's and toys. it's happening all around the country. these women in pleasant hills, california, are hitting the stores, too. >> half off the ice cream maker. >> which i pretended i didn't see because santa will bring it on christmas. >> reporter: help couldn't wait one more day. >> i wanted to get this game that came out. >> reporter: retailers are hoping -- holding their breath. they're banking on black friday sales. >> this is

kohl's is offering a $15 gift card for each $50 purchase. specials there include $30 down alternative comforters. wal-mart has a waffle iron for under $3. >> if you are the kind who likes to be outside the stores wait for the best deals, there kind lot of rewards for you. you don't need to necessarily do that. >> reporter: retails are have made it easier than ever to sort out the sales. sites like beltway friday ads.net let you search and compare. the sale locator app holds up a map of deals at all the stores near your current location and goingen shopper lets you scan bar codes or take pictures and compare price. groupon and living social are making their first appearances on the plaque friday scene. if you are a fan of those sites, it might be worth checking those out. online shoppers has already started in earnest. >> a fantasy adventure at the box office. up next, acting legend king kingsley sits down with kevin mccarthy to talk about his experience making the movie. stay with us. . you don't decide when vegetables reach

target, macy's and kohls announced plans, wal-mart has not disclosed its plan for the year, but typically off selling most heightened door busters until 5:00 a.m. >>> puss and boots scratched out to victory for a second weekend in a row. 3d animated film pulled in $33 million in the second weekend in theaters, a 3% drop from debut. power heist second place with $25 million. >>> drunk driving is bad enough, one mom took it a step further, why she is in so much trouble with the law this morning. >>> piece of history burns to the ground. what caused this fire and why one community is sad to see it gone. we will take a look at good morning maryland continues. [ sue ] wow! i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month c

that's not a successful exchange, but instead of attacking the kohl ties. it's a specific policy, it's a change from the stus kroets and dais vv to have die jes active and i think tail be very successful in do that. >> did you hear any who has the best plan? autos i think you have we're headed straight toward a debt crisis so we have to stop spending so much. we are really overregulating the economy. there is stock for doing that. and you hear half success in the 80s with tax reform. skin some thengz with these targeted policies that one tlum slus. we started debate on wednesday night on urs in down another 400 points today. most of the candidates preferred to short ilgtly know is a major issue. >> it was probably good tell so particularically pry brotr. inspirational -- they're just not interested in any more bailouts, particularly of institutions across our border. so the follow significances the depending contagion and let me think of go you want ton the potential of this con teenage. >> we will hit jar a and doug. gooz to have on you the program. coming

best buy, kohl's, macy's, and target will open in less than an hour at mid-night. walmart started offering black friday deal, and toys r us opened at 9:00. you saw those people bundled up. it is cold tonight. >> at least they don't have to deal with the rain. but it will definitely be cold. mostly cloudy conditions throughout the bay area. cool temperatures already. 45 in santa rosa, 41 in nava tao, the same out there. >>> there's a slight chance we could see some showers, but only in the north bay. showers for the north bay, dense valley fog for tonight. by tomorrow morning, we'll have patchy, dense fog out there throughout the bay area. it's going to be dry with partly cloudy conditions for tomorrow. and temperatures will be a little warmer. we'll talk more about the weekend and have your extended forecast coming up. >>> air travel in and out of the bay area has been smooth today. even this morning, despite the showers, very few delays were reported at sfo, and all-clear in san jose and oakland. >>> if you are still looking to make that last-minute holiday getawa

and among them are jc penny's, kohl's. rei and barns and noble. fewer of us expected to be traveling but don't expect more leg room. saying flights will be full because air lines are cutting back on capacity. 37,000 fewer passengers expected to be traveling thanksgiving week. that is a drop of at least 2%. and in all, 23 million air travelers expected the 12 day surrounding thanksgiving. now, a warning for anyone who is planning a big wedding. watch out for dresses price toad low. and there is a perfect dress at $1300 waits pricey. she found a web site with knock off stress dress for one fourth. but look at what she got. distress on the left. the real one is on the right. >> i can't believe this is what came. my mean it was beaded and black. you know? pearls. it just made no sense. it looked like a middle school project. >> and there is what someone else got. the draping wasn't finished just pinned. the bottom line for brides check out the company before sending money z consider buying secondhand dresses online. there are some fabulous deals on th

kohl's is offering a $15 gift card for each $50 purchase.ck bottom price category, target has $4 board games and wal-mart has a waffle iron for under $3. >> if you are the kind would like to be outside the stores waiting for best deal, there kind lot of reward for you. you don't need to necessarily do that. >> reporter: retailers have made it easier than ever to sort out sale. sites like black friday ads.net let you search and compare before you hit the stores. don't leave home without your smart phone. the tgi black friday app has all the circulars and will notify you of new deals. google shopper lets you scan bar codes or take pictures and compare prices. groupon and living social are also making their first appearances on the black friday scene. both have special offers planned so if you are a fan of the daily deal sites, it might be worth checking those out as well. online shopping has already started in earnest with many retails are rolling out their black friday specials already. >> starts earlier and earlier every year. >>> plan out y

minutes away at kohl's another busy shopping day. retailers are forecasting a decent holiday shopping season. expected to be up 3% over last year. consumer reports says that about a third of those surveyed planned to spend less 15% say they plan to spend more. now, we talked to a number of people today who say that they have not slept last night. they have thanksgiving dinner and then they came to the midnight opening here. and after being here at target they say some of them say they are heading to best buy and then to other stores afterwards. others say we are going to sleep and then resume shopping later on. some people are going to try to do as much of their christmas shopping today as possible. frank, grace? >> i guess there is a great sense of relief if you can do it all on black friday and then just relax in december but i never seem to do that. >> tough to do. >> reporter: there are those who say they love the experience with the crowds and crazy people and the zoo atmosphere. they really like that. >> some people do. somethi

well, kohl's nearby another busy shopping scene. retail analysts say with the early start to black friday they expect a decent holiday shopping season up 3% over last year. consumer reports says about a third of those surveyed plan to spend less. 15% said they plan to spend more. and 44% say it's more important to get a good deal this year because of the state of the economy. some people told us that they thought that the deals this year were about the same as they were last year. so here we are on black friday, things petered off a bit. a number of people have gone off to best buy, other stores that were open early. some people just going to sleep. >> grace wants to know if you picked up that tv for her. >> reporter: you know, i heard that as far as the specials are concerned, there's still the 32" available. so, uhm, you can make note of that. you want me to pick one up for you, grace? >> yes, sharon. i would love it. >> reporter: give me the money. >> i think elizabeth wants in. pick up 3. they're cheap. >> reporter: you have to

macy's, kohl's and target had already announced to open early on black friday. >>> sipger egg brad paisley and carrie underwood hosted the cmt awards. miranda lambert won female vocalist of the year. taylor swift was the big winner. she was named entertainer of the year. >> congratulations to all those talented singers. >> absolutely. >> stay with us now. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. straight up. >>> chaos on the campus of penn state as students learn that joe paterno is out as coach effective immediately. >>> plus, one of the washington nationals best players is missing this morning, kidnapped while in his home country. good morning. >> we're taking a live look outside right now. it's 53 degrees out there. a touch warmer this morning, but we have some changes in the forecast coming. we've had beautiful fallweather. hope you enjoyed it. >> yesterday was so dreamy. it really was like a dream. this can't be rule, this is november. but it's over. we are going to have colder weather moving in today. good morning. we've had a few clouds cruising through. there have been a few showers in

best buy and kohl's plan to opeenat midnight friday. bet you won't be thankful for this....his thhnksgiving is going to cost a quaater morr a pound. and that's just part of the increase in cost for holiday. joel d. smith isslive in white marsh, to explain why the main problem is the main courre. good morning joel d. 3 american farm bureau by the - federrtion, it will coot the average gatheriig of 10 people $5.73 increase from the 010 price. the highest jump in prices year to year since 19900 30 oz..can f pumpkin pii mix: $$.03, up 41 &pcents 1/2 pint of bread stuffing: $2.88, up 24 . cents 1 dozen rolls: $2.30, 3ssay with us... we've got one last pair of kid rrck tickets to giveeway. giieaway.plus.... we're talking about justin biebee... and the lateet developments in the claim that he fathered a ba. baby.and it is a dreary morning... meteorologist steve fertig is her next with a look at just how much rain to expect today. you're watching oxx45 good ay [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second be

kohl: i move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: madam president, -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the motion. mr. blunt: i move to lay the motion on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. there will now be two minutes, evenly divided on amendment 763. the senator from south carolina. a senator: the e.p.a. three years ago came out with a ruling that bans these over-the-counterren hailers that that -- mr. roberts: i don think the senate is in order. i have a bill on this amendment which is the same thing. by ask for regular order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senator from south carolina. mr. demint: the e.p.a. has banned inhalers even though acknowledged neglect religionable impact on the environment. my amendment keeps this rule from going into -- into effect until the manufacturer can complete its work with f.d.a. to change its propel apartment. let's allow americans to continue their quality of lif

i see the cold is doing this as well or once it starts, it will never -- i see that kohl's is doing thiss well or once it starts it will never stop. and jason dukes says hey, let's be real. the same people complaining about having to work will complain and want somebody to come fix their hot water when their heater goes out or their cable service when they can't watch the big game. do your job. not everybody can have the day off. it's the nature of the beast. yeah, tell me about it, jason. news doesn't take a holiday though. sometimes it may feel like it. >>> and finally this possible solution. i think any employee who would prefer to stay home with his or her family should be permitted to with no reprocushions. i'm sure there are plenty of folks who would prefer the opportunity for the extra pay without forcing others who would rather not. you know, that sounds fair to me, even though we know the competition is pretty stiff out there in the retail environment right now. well that is our report, i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman. don't forget, log on any time you

macy's kohl's opening at midnight. starbucks is reopening for 11:00 p.m. to cater to all these bargain shoppers. there's a lot of bargains to be had. elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. >> it looks like an instance of occupy best buy out there. >> good one. >> we talked shopping and eating. there's a lot to say -- nbc news' brian mooar gives us a glimpse at how many decided to spend their day at home and abroad. >> reporter: many of us spent the day watching parades. going for a run or winding down the war in iraq. president obama sent a taped message to the nation. >> we'll spend the day eating great food, watching football and reflecting on how truly lucky we are. >> it was her first constituent event since being shot in january. >> ma'am, you're an inspiration to the community, to the base, and to the nation. >> tough times offering an opportunity to help. and in atlanta, the joy of giving was not lost on this 12-year-o 12-year-old. >> steve buscemi was playing the role of good guy. >> we'll be serving over 200 meals. >> this nashville rescue mission se

we'll also hear from macy's, ralph lauren and kohl's. >>> initiatives will be on ballots across the country. >>> and thursday we'll find out if the u.s. is importing or exporting more goods with the release of more trade. >>> friday is veteran's day. markets will be open but banks will be closed in observance of our veterans. >>> like a slingshot, "angry birds" have really taken off. 5 billion have downloaded the "angry birds" mobile game. it's available on apple and android devices and costs 90 cents per download. collectively, americans have spent 290 million on "angry birds." next week, look with me at the race for president and the debate, which i will be

and bear in mind, some stores like kohl's and target are opening at 12 midnight on thursday, is a, youay not even see that product on friday morning. it is more like black november instead of black friday these days. if you are looking for electronics, look for cyber month. the best deals are there and you won't waste your time on cyber monday. >> and what about shopping on app, where you are using your phone like a computer. the same thing is online pretty much? >> it makes sense to take a few precautions if you are shopping online. if you are shopping in a place that is less secure, you can use something like a virtual account number. citi bank or bank of america will let you set up a one time use number. if you have concerns about online shopping, you can use that card only once and if somebody gets hollywood of it, they can't -- gets hollywood of it -- ahold of it again, they can't necessarily use it. >> thank you for being here. great tips. much more ahead. stay with us. don't go away. >>> welcome back. we have chris here, the host of nightly nightball. he remembers the assassinat

what about her kohl's ad? >> can i see your i.d., please? >> i know it's in here.ez, jennifer, 23rd floor? >> still need to see your i.d. >> what are we supposed to think? does jennifer really get carded at kohl's or not? does she even work on the 23rd floor? america needs answers. she re-created her commercial at the amas so her affection for fiat is genuine, i'm sure her affection for the bronx is as well. but how are we to function in a world where we can't rely on the sanctity of television commercials. if you can't trust advertising

kohls macy's. >>> bf ads.net has been trafficking those coveted circulars since 2004 and he is see --03 and he is seeing an interesting trend. >> this is the earliest we have seen the majority of ads come out early the big thing this year, wal-mart, who is normally very protective and proactive about not letting the ads leak early, they released their ad last thursday on facebook. >> retailers know there is an excitement they want to build. >> they do that very well with holiday sale circulars says executive director of nash fall retail federation -- national retail federation, marketing division. websites used to get leaks in covert ways, now retailers know it makes sense to play along. >> let's us do more research and analysis. >> still because it is most competitive shopping season don't expect retailers to put it out there all just yet. >> they still keep a few surprises up their sleeve the really good ones are still being kept secret. >> early black friday ads give budget conscious shoppers plenty of time to man out their deal hunting then just got to get up early and go find the

macy's, kohls and target opening midnight tonight. not to be out done, toys "r" us and wal-mart are opening 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. respectively this evening so folks can get into those shops more early for those first black friday deals. on abc7news.com we have a button you can click on that will let you know the stores and savings so you can prepare from home where it might be dry and warmer as the first few raindrops start to fall here in milpitas. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> shoppers who made purchases at bay area lucky stores may have had credit card information compromised. lucky says during regular store maintenance workers discovered credit and debit card readers at 19 stores have been tampered with. 10 were in san jose the tampered readers were in the self-check-out lanes. lucky says it has not been made of any fraudulent charges but the company is advising customers to monitor their accounts just in case. >>> many occupy san francisco protesters have left justin herman plaza to spend in thanksgiving holiday with their family t

turning out to be a lot of fun and i was ready to take a look at another famous russian business a kohl's this region home. the largest country. to certain places. where. if you wander around the streets of smart there's one come over you'll see more than any other and that's no surprise because it's dominated the region's manufacturing industry for decades. if you think of the russian car that you can't help but think of the older they've been going up and down the country's roads for almost half a century and their story stuff writes. this is the alto boss factory more than seventy thousand employees work within it six hundred hexis and they could use to inhofe thousand new calls every day. ok so when i think of a lot of this that's a classic design is pretty much what props up in my head but it's there it's more a making something a little more modern. and i was ready to see how it was done. with the right place to. live a few nicely it. doesn't mean that i don't believe that the populace ok so this is where everything begins. so this is where the story you know the part begins we are

target, kohl's and macy's said they'll open their doors earlier after thanksgiving.te the uncertain economy bulk of americans expected to spend the same amount as last year. low cost is key for shoppers and customer service is high and for quality, as well. >> this cold weather is getting you in the shopping mood, right? holiday shopping season. >> i'll head out this weekend so perfect. >> good night. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters.

kohl's, macy's and target, best buy and now local chains giving you a sneak peek at their deals.penny's 72 page black friday flyer has been leaked on the internet. they will run specials four to onep.m. cosco also leaked most of their best deals will be offered on electronics but unlike the other stores we are talking about you have to be a member to get in on some of those. and wal-mart is previewing it's black friday deals for people who follow them on facebook. they also have several preblack friday deals going on and special online bargins that have posted already. >>> has anyone in your family been to the emergency room lately? it used to kosta round $100 but now the health plans -- means that you will have to pay hundreds if not thousands the next time you get xrays or stitches at the er. >> john shows us how to avoid er sticker shock so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: if you haven't sprained ankeil for cut your finger in the past few years consider yourself lucky. more and more are getting hit with sticker shock when they show up in the emergency room with a minor

it is a decade of one upsmanship and midnight opening for kohl's, macy's, best buy. >> what about 10.m. >> it's two-- it's earlier than midnight. if it wasn't wal-mart at 10, it's someones else 11 p.m. >> and it's competing with online. >> neil: what does it say about your relatives, thanksgiving day, i've had enough of you, i'm he heading out to wal-mart. >> i'm like the last person shopping for anything anywhere, you know, thank god. >> neil: is it a sign of desperation. >> i got a fox tie. >> neil: not on the part of the people who-- >> and i think, listen, here is one of the, i hate to play amateur shrink here, why not? roll the dice is little bit. it's ingrained in people's heads that we're in a deep, deep, deep recession and maybe, and people may think this is worse than what it really is and i'll tell you, you know, they're trying to get to figure out ways for people to spend and consumption is way down and that's part of it, too, yes, the whole online experience which, again, i'm not really part of this world. i don't shop, my wife does the shopping, i just pay the bills. >>

kohl's, best boy and macy's are opening at midnight. toys r us and wal-mart opening thanksgiving night. >>> comcast is offering live television to subscribers on ipads but you have to stick close to the home cable box to pick up the service. they plan to offer live tv apps and companion device to customers in two cities very soon. the program will be called any play and will unlock ipad access to every channel included in a subscriber's package. >>> thanksgiving protest downtown will give you some food for thought. peta will gather at thanksgiving table featuring a human baby as a centerpiece. the sign will read everybody is somebody's baby. the point is that turkeys are not a-year-old when they are slaughtered for thanks giving. peta encourages everyone to feast on delicious meat free holiday fair and they will be at east pratt a light streets at noon and that's the site of the occupy baltimore protests. >>> for some of you, it's part of the thanksgiving day turkey. thursday morning it is the 92nd annual cat paul, the turkey bowl. card

. >> midnight, best buy, kohl's macy's and target open their stores as do the following malls... >> sears and jc pepny kick off the traditional black friday openings at 4:00 a.m. followed by sports authority in pentagon city by 5:00 a.m. fair oaks and springfield malls will open at 6:00 a.m. nordstrom's opens at 7:00 a.m. we have links to the floor plans so you can plot your strategy. just go to wusa9.com and click on the black friday map for guides to the major big box stores. you'll find links to all of the stores, malls and their black friday deals and don't forget, small business saturday is still there. >> that's right. you don't need a floor plan for that. roughly three and a half million people are expected to attend macy's annual thanksgiving day parade in new york city. wednesday, the crews inflated giant helium balloons. they rehearsed. macy's parade is expected to feature 60 balloons and more than two dozen floats. it is a great time if you've never been. >>> our time is 4:36. at 4:40, the cost of sending a package express with the post office is about to go up. >> it seems mor

. >> all right, best buy doors open at midnight but they are not the only ones target macy's and kohl's are opening at mid night. toys r us and wal-mart openingup at 10 and for more information on savings and the opportunities ahead, abc2news.com and click on the alert and it will show you all of the store deals. >>> the crowd on friday if it's not your thing wait until small business saturday. downtown bel air will join small businesses across the u.s. in an effort to get people back on main street. the owner of tidly winks toy shop says smaller stores hasthings to offer namly customer service. >> we know our product inside and out and can help them if they come in and go i have a grandchild that's 8 i don't see very often we can help them pick out a product they will love. >> another bonus when you shop small businesses you are supporting the community. small business creates 65% of all new jobs. >>> here are two turkeys not on anyone's table. this is liberty and peace. president obama pardoned those at the rose garden yesterday. both turkeys were raised on a farm in minnesota. and th

. ♪ its black friday, black friday ♪ >> that's the new kohl's black friday commercial.tics wonder if the store made a mistake by friday since the song's claim to fame is how annoying it is. others say it's a pretty clever move. do you like it? >> annoying works sometimes. >>> let's bring in jeff ranieri. this is thanksgiving week. how are we looking, jeff? >> we do have a storm to talk about. have you seen the target ones today? >> is it annoying? >> it's funny. i'm just saying look out for it, but she's back again, that's all i'm going to say. 61 out here in oakland. we did have dry weather, also some sun and a little cloud cover. winds fairly light, northwest at 3 miles per hour, but we'll be talking about some changes this week. we do have some rainfall on the radar well off to the north. we're not expecting too much in the way of this tonight but over the next 72 hours it is going to be drastically changing up our weather. it's cold out here right now. 55 in santa rosa, 57 at livermore, 58 in san jose. 56 in santa cruz and 54 in san mat mateo. a few areas isolated 3

. >> this year's macy's kohl's and target are opening earth yes, sir at midnight. -- earlier at midnight. but toys r us and wal-mart are opening at 9:00 and 10:00 on thanksgiving night thursday turning black friday into black thursday. and there are been some grumblings among the retail employees. thanksgiving and christmas have usually been their only two guaranteed days off in the year. and for a list of store opening hours go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. reporting live in milpitas, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thanks, alan. >>> customers of the bay area lucky stores are being warned their credit accounts may have been compromised. they discovered the credit and debit card readers at 20 stores were tampered with. they were found only in the self-checkout lanes. lucky has not been notified of any accounts being compromised so far, but the investigation continues. lucky's is advising customers to monitor their credit and debit accounts just in case. >>> grand jury transcripts of murder indictments involving a german tourist in san francisco have been found. 50-year-old was ki

other stores like kohl's and best buy and macy's they are opening earlier than usual, too.e 6:40. and before you go shopping, you will want to sit down for thanksgiving dinner with your family and fried turkey if it's on the menu, abc2 is working for safety tips because this sometimes it can get dangerous. you want to set the fryer on a flat surface 20 feet from the house or anything else nammable. make sure that bird is dry and completely thawed before you put it in the fryer. that's where the mistake happens. you want to wear gloves so you don't get burned from the oil and follow all fryer direction and keep a extinguisher nearby. this is not a joke because frying turkeys can be dicey. >>> police aa group of teens caught on camera stealing from a 7-eleven. >>> i am linda so. we will show you the video and tell you how you can help police this morning. >>> murder suspect on the loose. coming up, how the court system made a big mistake in frog a dangerous inmate -- freeing a dangerous inmate. >> reporter: travelers are hitting the road early this thanksgiving. i am sherrie