the analyst's firm is a market maker in both kohls and macys.and that's tonight's market focus. >> tom: if you had enough turkey yesterday and there still are some dirty dishes in the sink, you may be thinking about dining out tonight. while many chains have been struggling during the recession, chipotle has posted tasty results. sales have been growing double digits for the past 14 quarters. but can that continue? erika miller has a behind the scenes look at chipotle and its mission. >> reporter: the story of what happens here begins here on a family farm on long island. satur farms grows the oregano used in chipotle's new york city restaurants. chipotle founder steve ells says local farms are key to the company's philosophy: food with integrity >> fresh is not enough any more. you need to know where the food comes from. how the animals were raised. how the produce was grown. not only for better taste, but with the environment in mind, with animal welfare in mind. with the independent family farmer in mind. >> reporter: like all chipotle suppli

. >>> another busy spot this morning is kohl's. this is the kohl's in san jose blossom hill area. people were lined up overnight in advance of the 3 a.m. opening for the chance to have the pick of the litter when it comes to holiday bargains. kohl's says it has 400 different items on sale for early buyers until 1 p.m. it's also extending some offers to online shoppers. >>> it's been an all-nighter for some shoppers in gilroy. traffic getting to the outlet stores backed up for a mile last night. all the stores there were open by midnight. some of them opened as early as 10:00. >> i think it's fun. so we have more time to actually -- if we want to go -- we plan to once we're done with gilroy we might go to wal-mart see if we can buy some electronics there. >> those gilroy outlet stores plan to stay open all day and until 10:00 tonight. >>> some bay area children stayed up late to go shopping last night. of course, they brought some grownups with money along. toys 'r us retailers opened their doors at 10:00 to get an early start on black friday shopping. >>> all right. bart is adding

all those people would deny up and down to this day they complained about john kohl train playing his alto sax. he played so much that he had to turn to a minister who gave him the keys to the church so he could play to his hearts content. one of the unknown things about this migration or unrecognized things is that he-- a beautiful translation of the southern state and culture from which it derived. in other words, the migration from texas to louisiana, those people are very different. the culture is different. i had to learn to eat all kinds of food that i wasn't accustomed to because the food, the music and language and references were totally different. the first thing you would get is where are your people from and in los angeles my people were not from the stream that created the los angeles migration experience. my people were from georgia. it was not always easy to go out and interview people so it turns out that miles davis and polonius monkeys to fight over john coltrane, and it turns out that john kohl train always had a special feeling for polonius monk. their people were

this is the kohl's in san jose blossom hill area. people were lined up overnight in advance of the 3 a.m. opening for the chance to have the pick of the litter when it comes to holiday bargains. kohl's says it has 400 different items on sale for early buyers until 1 p.m. it's also extending some offers to online shoppers. >>> it's been an all-nighter for some shoppers in gilroy. traffic getting to the outlet stores backed up for a mile last night. all the stores there were open by midnight. some of them opened as early as 10:00. >> those gilroy outlet stores plan to stay open all day and until 10:00 tonight. >>> if you need your driver's license renewed soon there could be a delay. sharon chin joins us live from san mateo to explain why the dmv is behind schedule. the dmv says it's about a two- week delay in getting licenses out all over the state because they are issuing new driver's licenses with upgraded security. now, the dmv says there are two reasons for the delay. first it's taking longer for employees to scrutinize them becau

kohl's opening up at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow macy's j.c. penney's and target will be opening up at 4:00 a.m.. we have ballista black friday shopping a guide on our web site at kron 4 dot com. we will be right back alive look at the thanksgiving day parade going on right now chicago. >> (music) nice again. the high school marching bands >> (music) nice again. the high school marching bands from illinois. temperatures with a freeze warning inland record lows. 31 is an rows of 32 napa, 34 in san rafael mid 30 showing up from oakland to hayward 33 in san jose although it is few degrees warmer in san francisco up 45. mid-30s said san rafael. some political news democratic representative gerry has been reelected to a third term in northern california district spending off the challenge from david harbour. he held the lead of 1002500 votes with 1900 ballots to be counted from the november election his reelection means california democrats see will not change hands. the 11th district's covers four counties stretching from eastern areas of san franc

. >> other stories kohl's opens up at 3:00 a.m., macy's comedies to become a target for a.m.. today, here we go with thanksgiving shopping sears is opening up at 7:00 a.m.-noon. kmart 6:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.. gap flagship store at 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. still plenty of shopping is to be done on this thanksgiving day. wal- mart never closes 24 hours, toes are rask 24 hours starting at 10:00 p.m.. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, a live look for new york city. mazing thanksgiving day parade under way. live performances include con u.s., gladys knight. tens of thousands of spectators will be out there and millions more will be watching. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. welcome back to kron4 morning news, skies is starting to brian threat san francisco on this thursday morning. it is cold, not as cold as yesterday. but the inland spots are below freezing. san francisco 46, low 50s this afternoon nice afternoon around the bay chile with highs in the '50s but a very cold start. developing story a fire and som

the doors at kohls opened an hour earlier at 3:00 a.m.. several hundred people there waited in line to get inside. retailers offered incentives and discounts just to initis the shoppers. and of course the great mall in mil pietist -- milpitas opened earlier. we were there to see shoppers there this morning and of course coming back out here live this is the holiday shopping safety tip that bart police have handed out to their riders this morning. we'll take the tips and use some-them at the sun valley mall a little later on. reporting live jade hernandez. >>> well from black friday to a brand new shopping day of the week. small business saturday which is tomorrow. the idea is to support your local businesses in your community to boost the economy and create jobs. several groups are driving that push and hopes you will carry it on throughout the year. research shows for every $100 spent $68 returns to the local community. and look out for cyber monday which is becoming the biggest online shopping days of the year. cyber monday the monday af

after the bell, kohl's shares were up after the department store reported quarterly earnings in line with estimates. gm weighed in with its largest quarterly profit since emerging from bankruptcy in july of last year. >>> the dollar will be front and center today in the wake of the fed's first easing program purchase. as the u.s. builds criticism for keeping interest rates low from overseas. on that front, treasury secretary tim geithner told "today" the u.s. will never to use that tool. the economy is on the mend. >>> a new report shows a not so surprising drop in the amount of foreclosures last month after lenders temporarily stopped foreclosures. google in back in the hot seat over allegations its street view mapping tool violated laws. this week, it's being investigated just two weeks after another inquiry was closed. >>> boeing took a dive after shutting down the dreamliner to determine what caused smoke in the cockpit on tuesday. >>> and if approved, a proposed union deal could require screen actors to fly economy class in exchange for a pay hike b and more benefits. >>> a wall

kohls opened at 3:00 at many locations. but many shoppers got deals early. >> they are opening extra early and some opened at 10:00 last night because this is,000 considered a late start. sears opened on thanksgiving day for the first time in their history. >> it was just $4, awesome. yeah, i had a great time. >> she is wired. take a look the k-mart in san mateo, aftermath, shoppers cleaned the store out leaving a lot of shelves empty. and then there is the internet which never clothes and deals are abundant. many items are off 20%, one retailer was offering 40% off and i got an e-mail said there was one that was 90% off. online sales were up 10% and retailers are looking for a balance. >> e-commerce is growing tremendously. it slowed down as a percentage because the basis got much larger but there is an effort to bring the customer back into the store. >> the average online order yesterday was $130 down from 160 a year ago. online stores are hoping to top the $300 million in business they rang up last thanksgiving day. if

on the earnings front, big retailers like jcpenney, kohl's and macy's will weigh in with quarterly reports. overseas stocks surged and the index hit a six-month high. corporate news, apple is suing motorola for patent infringement claiming the droid and other models violate the iphone's patented touch screen technology. >>> facebook put several app developers on six months' probation in the wake of a security scandal where user data was sold to a third party broker. >>> and finally, the markets for fine art is on the rebound in bringing in big bucks. a wealth of precious paintings are expected to fetch as much as $1 billion big ones at auction over the next two weeks including works by monet, matisse and andy warhol. >>> well, the giants are on the bring. the saints looked super and the cowboys looked lost. >>> ageing superstar brett favre can add bloody to his casualty list. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> in our first november morning, it's a chilly one in the northern half of the country. the afternoon looks just fine. your monday forecast is coming up. >>> you're w

kohl's best buy, jcpenney will offer deals on the web on thursday. i guess when you are done eating, you can start shopping early. >> or take a nap. it is happening earlier and earlier. the national retail stores launching christmas and tauning shoppers and holiday music decorations and enough to draw you in. retailers launch christmas earlier and earlier each year. a lot of retailers go from trick or treat to seasons greetings and a lot of customers don't like that. even consumer advocates complain the rush to cash in on christmas means thanksgiving gets overlooked. >> you should not be slave any longer to the retailers shopping schedule. i think you should own your own thanksgiving. >> it's not an issue at nordstrom. their halls are never decked with bows of holly before the turkey is served. >> we want to celebrate each holiday in entirety until we start the next holiday. >> it's a long standing tradition to wait until the day after thanksgiving to decorate for christmas. notices to that effect have been going up in the display windows and to the

. >> many other stores like series, target and kohl's are offering their own sales starting three weeks early. >> i love it. the earlier the better. save money. >> for stores in a tough economy, it's about the sales before black friday. >> it's chaos on that day. >> analysts are concerned the holiday shopping season will be slow because of the economy. california's high jobless rate taking a toll on those who are employed in the form of payroll taxes. the times reports the state is borrowing billions and some will pay unemployment claims. so far we owe $8 billion. unemployment taxes have to go up. each person will have to pay $21 more each year to support those not working. >> new this morning, the president is in india speak. we have a live look at the president and he just finished speaking in new delhi and announced he will back india for permanent seats on the u.s. security council. this is a dramatic gesture as he wrapped up the first visit since becoming president. he is currently speaking to india's parliament. it's his third and final day of the visit. he will go to indonesia to

kohl's department store the lie was two hours long but people something to say yes it's worth it. >> this is our first time being battle might be for black friday. we await further days. it's a very crazy line. >> it's a pretty crazy live the great mall opened at midnight it's been crowded since the early morning hours a lot shoppers say it's worth it for the best bargains. a lot of people are asking what it easier just to shop online? for some items the answer from retailers is yes. as kron 4 craig shows us there's still some price and service advantages to doing it the old-fashioned way. >> fighting traffic in long lines may be fun for some but getting great deals on line is still alternative but calling up a web site for a store like old navy still has limitations on black friday carried it to buy sweatshirt children's clothing line but the store still bring something else to the table that's what your costs $10 in the store was that it would cost on line. the children close are better deal to you to buy one get one free at deal unit to that store not online. a number of offers at

elsewhere after the bell, kohl's shares were up after the department store reported quarterly earnings in line with estimates. also late yesterday, gm weighed in with its largest quarterly profit since emerging from bankruptcy in july of last year. >>> the dollar will be front and center today in the wake of the fed's first easing program purchase. as the u.s. builds criticism for keeping interest rates low from global leaders overseas. on that front, treasury secretary tim geithner told cnbc today the u.s., quote, will never seek to weaken the u.s. currency as a tool to grow the economy. >>> on the street yesterday a dip in jobless claims filled optimism the economy is on the mend. >>> a new report shows a not so surprising drop in the amount of foreclosures last month after lenders temporarily stopped foreclosure filings in the wake of an industry wide fraud probe. google in back in the hot seat over allegations its street view mapping tool violated privacy laws. this week, it's being investigated just two weeks after the federal trade commission closed its inquiry. >>> boeing shares

if you are going to shop at kohl's you have to wait until 3:00 a.m. >>> b.a.r.t. is gearing up for the busiest shopping day of the year. full length trains will run from 6:00 a.m. until close giving passengers room for being as and gifts. there is another bonus. more parking will be available since many regular commuters have the day off. 500 extra spaces were added. stay with nbc bay area online and on air starting at 4:30 a.m. we'll keep you posted on the traffic before you head out to the stores. >> every year. >> but you won't pay neiman marcus prices. a black friday secret that will put more green in your wallet. it is not what you get but where you get it that will keep your bank account from going in the red on black friday. >>> just in, the first pictures of a miraculous rescue at sea as three teenagers stranded at sea for two months walked ashore. the boys left in a 12-foot aluminum boat for a short trip. they lost sight of land and spent the next 50 days sipping coconut water and fish they caught. now they are planning a welcome home feast and celebratio

the kohl's power hour i was just telling you about, today is a big night.ores open until midnight where you get the big deals and on saturday you can check out those deals from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. no deals on that ipad this year, but apple will ship it to you for free. they'll ship anything to you that costs $50 or more for free. you can get your holiday cards printed for less on thistoprint.com and take 25% off the entire site and also get some free shipping on $50 or more. and at bath and body works you'll get 20% off your purchase. for more ready, set shop deals go to wusa9.com. >>> now to those gift cards. they are convenient, they are versatile, they make a great present, and believe it or not, there are 15 ways that you can get them for less. you can check out auction sites like ebay, neat sights like swapagift.com or certificateswap.com, even socialbuying.com, like groupon, living social and tripper. for more links go to our website, wusa9.com and click on consumer and then coming up at 6:00, we're going to tell you about a gift card snafu and how

. >> down at kohl's department store the line as long or a two-hour wait. >> i'm getting to pillows i've been wanting for three years (laughter) and two hours. >> black friday you have to shop. >> places like the great mall are willing to stay open more hours than they used to. >> this you're seeing more stores opening earlier, wanting to open earlier. >> in milpitas greg kron 4 news. >> deep discounts a lot of specials in downtown walnut creek. sidewalks and stores packed a big department stores in the national chains opened early in the morning some even opened at midnight to attract shoppers. >> getting toys for the girls, of christmas shopping having a good time. >> the parking lot at target walnut creek this was busy most of the day target offered almost double the number of black friday specials as it did last year. a downtown shopping center in san francisco is trying to attract shoppers and making things easier with technology. the west field shopping center launched an i phone at four black friday and holiday shopping. kidnaps the mall and offers directions to the stores, it dis

penney and kohl's lost ground. tom will have more on the retailers in tonight's "market focus."nd a new price tag on uncle sam's bailout of fannie mae and freddie mac: $685 billion. that's what s&p is estimating the overhaul of the mortgage giants will cost taxpars. so far, we've shelled out nearly $150 billion to keep fannie and freddie afloat. >> tom: still ahead, it's "all in the family" at pritchard automotive. we look at how the next generation is gearing up to join the family business. >> susie: as we've been reporting, the fed plans to pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the banking system. so, will that change the way banks do business? that's the first question i asked kelly king today. he's c.e.o. of b.b.&t., one of the nation's top ten banks. >> i really believe that lower interest rates, the confidence that's related to the fed actions will stimulate more loan demand and therefore our loans that we make will go up and that will be a very good thing. >> susie: you know kelly we hear so many stores from small businesses that say it's so difficult to get loans and

kohl's jumped more than 4%, now back to where it was trading before last week's earnings. coach gained 3%. now less than $1 away from a 52- week high. and teen retailer abercrombie & fitch added 3%. its latest quarter beat the street. one more retailer, b.j. wholesale. this 3% rally today, shares are at their highest price since 2002. earnings were stronger than expected and it's raised its outlook. financial stocks were the weakest today as the federal reserve released guidelines if the biggest banks want to increase dividends or launch stock buybacks. these rules apply to the 19 banks that were subject to the fed's stress tests last year. here are some guidelines. they will have to show they have the capital to absorb loan losses over the next two years, including under adverse economic conditions. banks also have to show how they will meet new global bank capital requirements and pay back the government before raising dividends or making any buybacks. the major bank exchange traded fund sank more than 1.5%, but volume was low. this is a two-week low. the biggest drag on

probably both get there until midnight because the lines start and i'll hit kohl's and move on from there. >> reporter: does sleep factor in at all? >> no. there's time to sleep when you're dead. >> reporter: spoken like a true bargain hunter. in san francisco, linda yee, cbs 5. >> i think a lot of people doing that dance to stay warm. [ laughter ] >> aren't they? >> moving and grog. >> i might go now. i didn't know they have the dances. >> i'll be there. >> he's hooked. >>> bundle up. it is in for another cold night out there tonight. no clouds and we'll have record cold temperatures. freeze warning for the north and east bay down to the mid- 20s and 30s. some low temperatures colder in some spots. get some wind sheltered areas and it could be in the 20s. frost advisory for san francisco an santa clara counties and much of the coastal north bay as well so watch the pets, pipes, plants and definitely take care of the people. throw on some extra blankets and a log on the fire. it's going to be cold. 40s and 50s around the bay area if you are headed out now. it's chilly already. going to ge

. >> kohl's opens at 3:00. couple open at 5:00 and the mall opens at 7:00 and go all >>> black friday. country braved the cold and economy early this morning lining up for the blockbuster deals black fully day is known for. >> i've been looking at the ads and seeing what's on sale so i can get more for our money. >> if it's the one thing you want you want to make sure you can get it for them. >> reporter: hoping to cash in on the traditl for retailers, black friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season is more important than ever. >> this november and december alone is 40% of annual sales. >> reporter: sears makes 57% of its profits the last three months of the year, best buy 56%, discount retailer big lots brings in as much as 70% this critical period. some didn't even wait until black friday to start offering discounts. for the first time in its history, sears was open all thanksgiving day but bargain shoppers beware. some of those big deals may be more bait and switch than blockbuster. >> they basicall

i plan on getting there at midnight bus the lines start then figure i will hit kohl's and move on from there. >> does sleep factor in at all? >> no, there is time to sleep when you're dead. >> reporter: spoken like a true bargain hunter. linda yee in san francisco, cbs5. >> for tomorrow's black friday crowds, b.a.r.t will be adding more cars to its train. the agency will be holding a safety awareness campaign at three stations. even though violent crimes and robberies are down on b.a.r.t police will give riders tips to keep themselves and belongings safe during the holidays. >>> this is the night people are most likely to be outside when the lows hit. lawrence karnow is here with a preview of what's coming at us. >> hope they got thick coats with them. very cold temperature around the bay area even right now. freeze warnings up for north and east bay. temperatures down into the 20s overnight and into the 30s. if some of the winds calm down maybe low 20s in some spots. frost advisory. got to watch out for the pets, pipes, plants and people. get a load of some of the temperatures outside

the deals at kohl's were available long before stores opened at 3 a.m. you could buy these online at midnight thanksgiving morning. these shoppers say it's the atmosphere that has them shopping, old school. >> black friday is fun coming out the excitement. >> reporter: and once the items are acquired? >> i have time to set it up tomorrow if anything. or when i wake up. >> less than five minutes it got nasty. >>> chaos in new york at target in buffalo with crazed black friday shoppers falling on top of each other. one customer in the pile bent over in pain after he got out of the mess but then took off into the store seconds later alon with? >> else. >>> with all the madness, what about the smaller family owned stores trying to get a piece of the pie? simon perez on how those stores are surviving the holiday rush. >>> reporter: there is no shortage of stuff to buy at jeffrey's toys, a san francisco mainstay. >> christmastime is always the busiest time of the year. we're always busy but christmastime is always the busiest. >> reporter: just two blocks down

elsewhere after the bell, kohl's shares were up after the department store reported quarterly earningsn line with estimates. also late yesterday, gm weighed in with the largest quarterly profit since emerging from bankruptcy in july of last year. the dollar will be front and center to day in the wake of the fed's first easing program purchase. as the u.s. feels criticism for keeping interest rates low from global leaders overseas. on that front, tim geithner told cnbc today, the u.s. will never saek to weaken our currency as a tool to grow the economy. the economy is on the mend. and a new report shows not so surprising drop in the number of foreclosures last month after several lenders temporarily sought foreclosure filings in the wake of an industry wide probe. google is back in the hot seat over allegations its street mapping tool violated privacy laws. this time the federal communication is investigating. boeing shares took a dive after suspending dream liner test flies to investigate what caused cabin smoke during a 787 test flight on tuesday. and finally, you could soon be sittin

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kohls is open at 3:00 a.m. it's successful. everyone wants to gain traffic and share the most. they all know black friday is one of the most important holidays and the weekend is important. this weekend is really one of the key weekends to the kickoff to the holiday season. >> kim, there a time in the next few weeks to find the best bargains on bigger ticket items like electronics? what price discounts can we have, and what are you expecting in terms of where the bargains are? >> well, that's what has really been different this year is the bargains started as early as october, and they're just ongoing. so if you see a good deal you don't need to wait. in this year, patience doesn't really pay off. you can get the discounts early just because retailers are so desperate for them. one of the best examples of this is with smart phones. we've seen competition over the monthly feeious pay. not so much with the phone itself, but the monthly fires as low as $25 from virgin mobile and now others are competing in the space too. we're seeing early competition, which of course is great for

kohl's 40,000. in all, 600,000 seasonal hires. for many of them, it's a chance at a short-term paycheck with the hope of something more. the good news? careerbuilder.com, an employment web site, surveyed companies hiring seasonal help. how many intend to make some permanent job offers? this year? 40% of them. last year? only 31%. a bright spot in this often jobless recovery. >> firms a really confident this season is going to be great. hopefully this will transition into more full-time jobs and eventually a lower unemployment rate. >> reporter: at sur le table, a botique kitchen chain, meredith moons, a seasonal hire, hoping for bigger things. >> you have to do your best and hope the boss likes you and says "hey, would you like to stay?" >> reporter: but competition is keen. u.p.s. is now hiring 50,000 seasonal employees, and its jobs web site is averaging one million hits a week. many of them people looking to become the next kevin reagor. >> be ambitious, come in and work hard and if you want to move up, you've got to act like i

kohl's 3:00 a.m. macy's, d.c. benny and target 4:00 a.m.. the espy will open about 5:00 a.m.. people have been lined up at the best buy already since tuesday night. >> we have a list of all the stores open on a thanksgiving on our web site just got a www.kron4.com we will be read back.right back. in a rut news, said curious defense minister has resigned over the handling of it that the north korean artillery attack. it killed for that centurions including two civilians. he visited the island and the president has about tabus troops there. >> american soldiers serving in afghanistan are celebrating thanksgiving far from their loved ones. officials are trying to make their day's special. here is video from earlier this morning that thanksgiving day meal many turkey, ham, trent and all the trimmings. to keep the troops motivated special awards are being handed out this morning. as we go to break let's hear from one ever soldiers. >> high i am here in virginia i would like to say hello to my family in california, my mom and my sister. i love you guys. thank you for supporting me.

people break the cold and it was kohl's dipping into the freezing area, they were waiting for hours, some of them even days, this is what seasoned veteran said of his but added. >> we got here at 4:00 p.m. last night >> why? i know you do this every year but what is the job? >> of this year we are getting a new router and external line drives and really have a few of them in the hard drive is $80 also figured hey, that is worth stand out and we're saving about $400 this year. >> be honest it is more than that right? >> lesson i saved more but i got laptops last year. this year it is hard drives and it is more than that. you do every year? >> is that is true, and everybody here and there have been here since this door open so it is fun, come to see my friends and it is kind of coal this year. >> husband is a how much fun as it when it is 30. >> i'm smart. i could end an orator and might track it and the electric blankets. >> not bad. he bought 84 his friends. but friday is the busiest shopping it bay of the year and is called black friday because of is the time of year when a lot of t

kohl's is offering in-store, early-bird specials until 1:00 p.m. sun valley mall opened its doors early this morning. jade hernandez joins us live from concord with more on black friday crowds there. >> reporter: good morning, jade. this is the holiday shopping safety tip list that b.a.r.t. is handing out to riders. they are warning shoppers to take only one credit card with them when they go shopping and to not buy too many items so they can safely carry them back home. we're live at the sun valley mall. traffic is very steady. but parking lots are full. but it's not crazy this morning. for those of you not driving to the mall or any retailer, b.a.r.t. is making lines as smooth as possible. police are out at three different b.a.r.t. stations warning shoppers. officers are greeting riders sharing questions -- safety questions at the walnut creek, el cerrito and dublin b.a.r.t. stations. officers are warning drivers that shopping in the middle of the night can make shoppers easy prey to thieves when they have department store bags onhand. >> at leas

outer loop accident between university and kohl's mill. it is adding to delays around 95 exit.nd at fairland road. keep you up to speed. using left lane, drivers backed up before briggs cheney. live look from sky 9 over virginia, 66 eastbound at 234. crash activity pushed to the left shoulder. drivers slow from fairfax county and inside beltway brakes from sycamore to gleeb. biggest delays this morning. >>> harry potter fans, tonight is the night. >> you have about 17 hours until harry potter and deathly howells part one opens. second to last chapter in harry potter series. a lot of theaters have showings at a minute past midnight. >> here are the theaters. visions it d.c. metro mix for details. >>> two hours until gm ipo hits the street and looking higher. >> early show has more on lisa murkowski's write in wind a keith urban performing his new single live. >>> next news cast at noo

. >> reporter: now you're looking at the crazy lines at kohls in pleasant hills. the doors open there at 3:00 a.m.. retailers offered incentives to entice shoppers in. coming up we will talk to the experts the great mall. the doors open the at midnight. we'll find out how they handled the crowd. they expect 40,000 people to go through their doors today. reporting live jade hernandez. >>> hundreds of bargain hungry shoppers got a start at toys r us at 2:00 a.m.. police tell us the store called them to help monitor the situation. no reports of any incidents. shoppers say they are glad more stores opened their doors earlier this year. >> it's one of the first places to open and do this. we are pretty excited about it. are you excited aleja? yeah. >> do you know what you want to buy? there? >> a lot of stuff. >> the old navy is back open this morning after a short turn around. the store reopened at midnight. >>> bart will be running longer trains on this black friday to help shuttle thousands of shoppers around the bay area. and bart police officers will be at several

for those that couldn't wait until 4:00, kohls opened at 3:00 just to be a little bit ahead of the bunch. this is what the crowd looked like a little while ago at wal-mart at union city. some of the shoppers look less than happy maybe because of an issue when the store was supposed to open. according to an employee, it was supposed to open at midnight and people were ready for midnight but it didn't open until 5:00. no reason why it was delayed but there are reports that a sacramento wal-mart had to be cleared out because there were simply out of control shoppers, overwhelming the store. it beginning to look like christmas. shoppers got black friday deals a day early. easy on the coffee. the store opened at 10:00 last night to get a jump on the famous shopping day. series department stores opened on thanksgiving day for the first time in the store's history. >> this was 4 bucks, awesome. so it was fun. i had a great time. >> take look the k-mart in san mateo, aftermath, shoppers cleaning the store out. wow -- leaving shelves empty. then if you don't want to do the hand to hand stuff, the

option at kohl's or get into the possess pain heater enhanced line for the 5:00 a.m. opening at best buy. a lot of early shopping based on your tiling. we are talking -- next up is bob in tuscon. caller: i would say a lot less because too many jobs have been shipped out and on the republican side i would say that they have gotten too greedy. and on the democratic side i would say people have gotten too poor. there are a few rich democrats but they are way up there and generally when people get too much money in their pocket and too many deals going for them, they don't think of the average guy. we don't have a good average. we need to make it so that people earn about $57,000 a year. if that was to happen, we would have more taxpayers. host: sorry about that, we are going to leave it there. we have this e-matwitter messag. do people shop because there are sales or are they really what the reasonable prices should be? in the financial times pyongyang ratchets up rhetoric. working out a response to the attack. the arrival of a u.s. aircraft carrier in the yellow sea rep

. >> but 15% off at kohl's just because you're 62. >> right. >> one day a week.for people of a certain age, or certain genetic makeup, haircuts. >> at super cuts -- >> i made you laugh. >> you can get $2 off if you're 60 and up on haircuts. master cuts, salon services, haircare products, 20% off. monday to thursday. you're going to need a special discount card so make sure you get that. >> i've seen this one too for entertainment. movie theaters, you can save serious dough. >> this is great. regal entertainment group, they have over 500 theaters. if you're age 60 you get 30% off, cinemark theaters, it's 35%. the whitney here, you can get discounts. disney land has discounts. and broadway, wednesday matinee days, most theaters $5 to $25 off. >> they herd them in like cattle. happy to be alive. what about restaurants? >> americans 55 and up spend about $160 a month on restaurants. so this is rich territory. a lot of the chains offer deals. applebee's has a bolden apple club. a lot of the chains like boston market, pizza hut, they have deals. krispy kreme doughnuts

kohl's has an interesting sort of enticement.arat diamond bracelet for only $99 dollars. about 82% off their price. i normally suggest people buy their julie online, actually. the pricing online is much better than in stores but in the case of this on black friday, this is a fantastic deal, certainly worth a good look toirnlsts go back again you say normally the best place to shop for jewelry is online as opposed to jewelry stores. >> that's right. my brother recently got married and proposed with a ring he bought sight unseen. >> talk about a leap of faith. that's two in one day. what's the deal with this luggage? >> this is another fantastic black friday deal, five pieces of luggage from macy's their tag fairview line only 50 bucks. roughly 75% off. another deal very hard to go wrong with, if you didn't get your hands on one online it is a pretty good buy. >> the other thing to keep in mind, are there really a couple million of these toasters ready to be purchased or do you really need to get in and take care of this? >> the fi

this is a scene at' kohl's in blossom hill area.open before midnigh for shoppers wanting to get started. >>> tomorrow is small business saturday to give locally owned businesses a boost during the holiday season. shoppers are encouraged to buy items locally which sometimes get squeezed out by national chains. >>> the bay area's annual christmas display kicks off this evening. the city of san jose's official tree will be lit up at 5:30 beginning another season of christmas in the park downtown. holiday displays completely take over plaza decesar chavez that attracts half a million visitors each year. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning from the traffic center let's take you to san jose where chp is dealing with an accident southbound 880 at brokaw. the right lane is blocked. you can see traffic pretty slow and go, you're backed up just beyond brokaw. vehicle flipped over stuck on the right-hand side of the road. elsewhere, out and about, as you take 880 this mornin

kohl did not catch it. three and out for the chiefs. raiders get the ball.er turns around. look at that, he sticks his nand there, makes the tabblingle, ball comes out. colt not able to secure the catch. kevin: a false start on the chiefs. referee: false start, number 53, the offense, five-yard penalty, still fourth down. kevin: williams, the veteran. solomon: todd hey lee's team normally very good, one of the least penalized in the national football league. 13 today of the chief's 14 on the raiders. kevin: that's a season high in the nfl. brooks. miller on the 36. he's wrestled down about the 37-yard line. they had mays right there. arenas. all eyes on jason campbell and then of of the raiders. solomon: we talked about it at the beginning of the game, hugh jackson doing a wonderful job leading this of, putting the game and the ball in the hands of campbell. he wants to hold on to his starting possession -- position. at the quarterback start for his football team. now would be a good time to step forward. jim: if the raiders win -- kevin: if the raiders win,