we're including a number of seasonal greetings such as merry christmas, happy hanukkah, and joyous kwanzaa in our messaging. >> i go happy holidays do you know why? in this opportunity, there are thousands of muslims, and jewish people. >> shoppers seem fine with either greeting. >> i don't see it as, to me it doesn't bother me. i can say merry christmas or happy holidays. or i don't know. something in another language. >> and by the way we saw a gap commercial from last year and it does include the words merry christmas aa.long with other holiday greetings including happy kwanzaa. >> still ahead politician stabbed. coming up, tragedy in virginia. what may be a murder suicide. >> a public relations push. why the army wants only average-looking women. >> and michael finney and consumer reports team up to check out wearable gadgets. should they be on you >>> a virginia lawmaker is recovering after police say he was stabbed by his son. police say the stabbing happened in his home where his son was he was evaluated yesterday but was released because no beds were available. >> he was able to ma

woman: this story is called my first kwanzaa book. now, we did some kwanzaa activities today.th the planting? yeah. we planted some plants. that was just to talk about a kwanzaa day that celebrates purpose and activity and being busy. and we made some food, didn't we? hendrick: do we regularly offer the opportunity for discussion and activities about our children's cultural and gender identity? but keep in mind that even though inclusion of materials and activities is important, this kind of thing is just the beginning. it just scratches the surface. what really matters is the respect and liking teachers model when dealing with the other adults and children. so far, we've seen a number of ways to promote a positive attitude towards cultural diversity by highlighting cultural heritage and individuality. our second aim is to emphasize that no matter what culture one is from, all children share common needs and characteristics. children not only need to have their cultural uniqueness welcomed and valued, they also need to realize that different people have many things in common a

last year that did include the words merry christmas, along with other greetings, including happy kwanzaaoiltd we have one everyone can agree on, which is thanksgiving. i think so. >> we do have the possibility of some rain headed our way before thanksgiving. how much? well, we'll have to wait and see. for now, we can give you a projection of that. live doppler 7 hd, it is clear in the north bay, frosty there, but we have fog that has returned to san francisco, so that means the onshore ingredients are back. the northeasterly flow has weakened, so the drier air is gone. usually with warmer air, we are looking at slower cooling, but that didn't happen, because we've dropped off to near 30 degrees in the north bay this morning, but the view shows that moisture in the lower levels of the atmosphere. that's the fog. 51 degrees san francisco. 43 in oakland, 46 in redwood city. los gatos is as 40. half moon bay, chilly this morning, 41 degrees. san jose, nice and clear with low 40s for you. look at all the 30s in the north bay from santa rosa. napa's at 34. freezing in novato. still at 38, conc

kwanzaa, chanukah, christmas. let them sing it all. >> the u.s. supreme court declined to hear an appeal of a similar ban involving another new jersey district in 2010. but an appeals court upheld a ban saying schools should create an inclusive environment. >>> black friday is getting an early start this year. at walmart, retailers offer deals well ahead of the traditional holiday shopping period. it started offering discounts this week. numerous stores are also opening on thanksgiving for the first time. experts say part of the reason we are seeing deals earlier than usual is because thanksgiving is november 28 making six fewer shopping days this season. >>> live in san jose, clear skies at this hour. we have your saturday evening forecast as the news continues on kpix 5. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they wo

we celebrate kwanzaa, day of the dead.'re not fascinated by the melting pot that is the bay area. >> i think that's one of the biggest assets of the community in san jose and in the south bay and in the bay area is that certainly we have our issues and our problems and our differences but in terms of being around different cultures, there is a certain level of tolerance and actually celebration that i feel exists here that doesn't exist in other communities. there are many opportunities. all of these things we've been talking about are open to all nations, all races as i like to say. >> i mean, color, i would imagine has a lot to do with it. look how colorful this alter looks. we show you the video. look at the colors. that just gives the message of vibrancy and even though we're talking about day of the dead, it looks alive. it looks very festive. >> it is. in death there is life, right? that's one of those common things you start hearing around day of the dead. it's important to celebrate, to help us understand that, you

but who keeps track of little boys and girls during kwanzaa. >> yo, get your hand out that cookie jarr idea about how kids should behave. when they're naughty brother in a cupboard sends a gentle reminder. >> of stop that damn fighting or there is no presents for none of y'all! you hear me! >> you never know where he will pop up next. >> you best remember to brush those teeth. >> ah! >> warning, don't get brother in the cupboard wet or his behavior may become erratic. >> baby kinks that was incredible. i need something cold to drink. >> what the -- is going on here. >> she was being naughty. naughty as -- no presents for you. that was just ape test. a that was just a test. >> brother in the cupboard. order and get snoop on the stoop. >> tracy morgan. see him in connecticut saturday. san francisco, december, 5, 6, 7. thank you, tracy. we will be right back with chris pra pratt. ♪ at our thanksgiving we're gonna make our turkey fly ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ introducing kellogg's® to go. the power of protein and fiber all bottled up in a delicious breakfast shake. get up and go. a

kwanzaa, hanukkah, christmas and let them sing it all. >> in 2010, the u.s.me court declined to hear an appeal of a similar ban with another new jersey school district. the appeals court upheld the ban saying the schools should create an inclusive environment. >>> and 9:09, one fewer hour of daylight today. >> and we don't. >> wow. love them. >> it's true and going to be dark early. >> as far as you're concerned. >> and i loved it this morning. >> and we do have a lot of sunshine for you. on the chilly side. not bad at all and for one in the first week of november. and right now, concord's got 53 degrees and san jose, 56 and for santa rosa and had is for the charles schwabb cup in san francisco. and it's going to be breezy and cool and the added temperature of is connect size and this is what we are expecting, the low pressure is moving in over northern california and keeping things chillier than average this time of the year. the low heads out and is replaced by high pressure midweek and some coming in and the rain associated with this. there is the rain and

kwanzaa, hanukkah, christmas. let them sing it all. >> in 2010, the u.s. supreme court declined to hear an appeal of a similar. an appeals court upheld that saying the school should create an inclusive environment. >> is a 12:00. remember to turn your clocks back. i am just loving this extra hour of sleep. >> no controversy there. as for the rest of the day -- >> on the other hand, if we hadn't set the clocks back, we would be done by now. >> i will take this week. >> certainly beautiful. a lot of sunshine around the bay area. good luck a bit chilly. temperatures just out the door. mid to upper 40s inland. not bad. as you look toward the bay bridge, a few high clouds. aside from that, a-ok. livermore 49, san francisco 54, santa rosa 52 degrees. wind speeds right now mostly calm to just a few miles per hour in the south bay. they've even calm down up at napa where they've been gusting up to 25 miles per hour. wind advisories posted for parts of the north bay. is this low pressure trough moves in, we keep temperatures chilly around the bay area today. plenty

after christmas you can say happy kwanzaa. as for christmas it is, jesus is the reason for the season. and christ is the foundation of christmas. so to have a double standard, try to be applied to say where you can't say merry christmas or invoke god or bethlehem or an angel or anything spiritual when it comes to actually that day -- december 25, christmas -- otherwise somebody may take offense. it is a double standard. more hypocrisy. more nonsense. i'm just saying we're going to protect the heart of christmas because christ is what it's all about. >> governor palin, happy thanksgiving and merry christmas to you and to all of the palin family this year. >> thank you so much. to you also. >> you can go to our facebook page for more on today's interview and governor palin's new book. >>> next, it turns out the u.s. and iran were secretly talking for the last year in the lead up to this weekend's new deal. we have that exclusive we have that exclusive report next. have diabetes like i do, you want a way to help minimize blood su

. >> how is kwanzaa doing? lz, how is that doing?uld we have nativity scenes in prominent view? >> the birth of jesus christ didn't enhappen on december 25th. >> but that's when we celebrate his birth. >> so we've already massaged the meaning of christmas to fit our needs. if we've already done that in her lifetime in this country. i mean think about the fact, in god we trust. that wasn't something that was in our currency for the long haul. that was making sure we were anti-russia because the russians were atheist. we keep massaging these things in u.s. history to make it seem as if our forefathers were biblical pastors. that isn't what history has taught us. once again, we have someone using fear and faith as a way to motivate people to the polls as opposed to just educating them. >> and let's -- >> she's not trying to get them to the polls, she's trying to motivate them to the book store. let's make a difference between political and consumerism. >> if she has any kind of political power still, that also helps her book sales. she