>> the best way to help second harvest food bank is to donate. have a website that you can go on to donate. every dollar that is donated second harvest food bank can get two healthy meals, and another way if you can't help with money, you can always help us by giving food. we have barrels throughout the community that you can drop off food. you can go online to find out where the locations where you can go. >> one of the things we always talk about is the cultural resistance to asking for help or to be seen getting help. your background, does that help you? what do you try to tell them, tell families? >> the message that maybe we can tell families are help is secot food bank is here to help you get food resources in the bay area or the silicon valley, and you don't have to be shy or be ashamed much getting food. getting help definitely one of the missions that second harvest food bank is here to give, to make sure. >> there's that happy family there. a lot happier now than before when you needed the food. >> yes. >> thank you both very much for b

your shelves full of the second harvest food bank. and so, basically what you do is, you collect the food and then you distribute it to different agencies who serve the various communities out there. claribel: yes, that's correct. we work with around 320 other organizations all year around. so, not just this time, but all year around, we're helping people, you know, put food on the table. damian: what does it tell you? a couple of questions. what does it tell you about this community that you do see those shelves full as we get closer to the holidays? that we do see the buckets full, for instance, we have one here that we see in the bay area, where we can donate food, canned food and whatnot. what does it say about this community as a giving community, the fact that they are helping out, they're filling up the buckets and the baskets? claribel: well, it's really amazing. i mean, if we weren't--if it wasn't for those donations, we really wouldn't have anything to be giving our families. so, i mean, it's wonderful to see all, you know, t

ordered for is a column of target attack >>will tran: and even donated turkey come down to the second harvest food bankte money to them that to make the dollar to $2 food pantries rely on the second harvest food bank you have today and tomorrow and maybe even wednesday to drop off the turkey dickensian pish to also set hard could use your help >>reporter: you could see the fog starting to lift off and replaced that with some of the blue skies >>reporter: as we get into the afternoon we will see it nicely by 11:00 this is tomorrow probably a little bit better >>robin winston: task and the ride into san francisco that 800 crossing now started to still back in >>darya: they spend the money and traveled one to sacramental and they had two sons 20 minutes of ranting about beyond saying and then he left now this morning they're disgruntled and turns up lot of the will be able to get a refund by ticketmaster the sh >>gabe slate: you're supposed to change them every six months amid extremely long and difficult this system does not work they read brain waves but then there are ugly would do once web is all bein

that's why the second harvest food bank is bringing food to students at san jose state university this morning. abc 7 reporter matt keller is live on campus with more on this effort. matt? >> the food arrived about 15 minutes ago. volunteers are setting it up on the i believe as. so when the students come in they can grab it and put it in their bag. this is the second time they've held a mobile pantry here at san jose state. it's become more and more popular. last month they had about 300 students involved. this time they're expecting about 600 students. the starving college students stereotype can feel a little too real sometimes. today on the san jose state campus second harvest food bank brought 15,000 pounds of food for their mobile food pantry. ten days before thanksgiving. >> if you're hungry and you don't know where you're next meal is going to come from it affects your ability to concentrate. >> food security may be more wide spread than you think. 2014 survey at san jose state revealed 20% of students didn't eat in a day because they didn't have enough money. and 49% occasiona

here at second harvest food bank. and in just a moment, i >>> abc 7's give where you live thanksgiving food drive hopes to help our seven bay area food banks that serves 840,000 people each month in need of food. >> the number want up from 780,000 last year. earlier tonight, abc 7 and our parent company, disney donated $15,000 to second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo. equivalent of 30,000 meals. >> spencer christian live from san jose with how the food bank can stretch your donation dollars to make the most of it. spencer? >> exactly, dan. what we are talking about. joined by kathy jackson. ceo of second harvest food bank. good to see you, kathy. theme of the segment. how to stretch donation dollars. you were telling me earlier that with your purchasing power, $25 purchased all of this in front of us. >> pretty amazing isn't it? what a bounty of food. and the truth is, there is not any way you could go into the grocery store and get as much for $25. >> right. >> so, $1 donation. translates into $2 of fo

i'm live at the second harvest food bank. shoppers likely saw this. community volunteers and familiar nbc bay area faces greeting customers, reaching out in hopes others will will reach out to help the hungry. >> it's important to us. we just love getting out in the community. for wanda and the kiwanis club. >> i know what it's like. i lost my job before. i want to make it so it is not so hard on other people and their families to get food. >> that is why she is dedicated to feed the need hosted by nbc bay area and safeway benefiting seven local food banks. >> people are having to make the choice whether to pay rent or food. a lot of people are getting food to help them buy where cost of living is so high. >> giving back is easy. remove a tag and give it to the clerk at the register. for 10 dollars, you can buy a bag of food. >> every year the need gets higher and higher. these provide food to the families to make the holidays a little brighter. >> they are happy to make a difference. >> i think it is really important to do something for the people. r

here at second harvest food bank. and in just a moment, >>> abc 7's give where you live thanksgiving food drive hopes to help our seven bay area food banks that serves 840,000 people each month in need of food. >> the number want up from 780,000 last year. earlier tonight, abc 7 and our parent company, disney donated $15,000 to second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo. equivalent of 30,000 meals. >> spencer christian live from san jose with how the food bank can stretch your donation dollars to make the most of it. spencer? >> exactly, dan. what we are talking about. joined by kathy jackson. ceo of second harvest food bank. good to see you, kathy. theme of the segment. how to stretch donation dollars. you were telling me earlier that with your purchasing power, $25 purchased all of this in front of us. >> pretty amazing isn't it? what a bounty of food. and the truth is, there is not any way you could go into the grocery store and get as much for $25. >> right. >> so, $1 donation. translates into $2 of food

. >>> in san jose, second harvest food bank is loading up on donations.this has become a growing tradition in some families. they have a goal of 90,000 turkeys so they can start delivering to pantries on monday and get them to needy families by thanksgiving. food bank is not ontaking on-- food bank is not just taking food çit is taking cash. they are still short on monetary donations. they depend heavily on cash they get during the holiday season to help last them throughout the year. reporting from san jose, back to you. >>> after the break, we are tracking your holiday forecast. our meteorologist is here. >>> one final time we are joined by our meteorologist. talking rain, snow, and parts television. >> yes. on and off throughout the week here. so, a busy travel week indeed. we will see more rain on the way. i think tomorrow, though, we catch a bit of a break. tomorrow morning. things should be dry. now, giving way for partly cloudy skies and the temperatures are in the 50s and the 60s. now, that storm door is open. we have another storm on the way. co

. >> second harvest food bank is providing food to 300 nonprofitting during the holidays and short on turkeys and cash donations. >> anything that the public can give is really appreciated and we can actually do a lot with that money. we for every dollar this is a donated we can provide meals to the community. >> nonprofit workers say the wage gap between low-income families and high-paying jobs continues to grow and the holidays can be expensive. it melted away because of the generosity of strangers. >> sacred heart community service was passing out food boxes tomorrow and wednesday and they can use more help. if you would like to donate here or second harvest food bank go to ktvu.com and click on web links. reporting from san jose. janine de la vega, fox 2 news. >>> and in san francisco st. anthony is in need of donations. volunteers accepting curb side donations. people are encouraged to drop off turkeys and clean lightly worn clothing. st. anthony serving 3500 meals on thanksgiving day. >> news from the international soccer federation. they have fired the head coach of the men's n

-- you know, they are not in a position to do that and they just need a little help. >> second harvest food bank provides food for more than 300 charities and it is a place for nonprofits can come to grocery shop to help people that they serve and it's a critical time because they receive half of their donations for the entire year during this holiday season and if you would like to donate either back out your life to the sacred heart community service or the food bank just go to our website at ktvu.com on our homepage just click on web links and you were able to get more information there. but you know a lot of happy faces that we have been seeing in the last 30 minutes because the families are coming by to receive their food just have a nice thanksgiving meal. >> yes, let's get those donations going. thank you. >>> switching to football, the raiders are getting ready to play the houston texans. they landed yesterday at noon, and at last check, both teams will be dealing with that high- altitude and 7300 feet above sea level. and the last nfl regular season played at the stadium was between the

food drive is off to a strong start. it is the second half vest food -- it is the second harvest food bank and it is a check on behalf of our parent company, disney. it will help feed 250,000 people a month. abc7 has partnered with all seven of the bay area feeding amrica food banks for 25 years now we have been doing this. you can text the word feed to the number 80077 to make a $10 donation to help those in need this holiday season jay now your accu-weather forecast with sandhya patel. >> sandhya: good evening. check out live doppler 7 and a thick veil of clouds are overhead and we are tracking moisture north of ukiah. a live look from the kgo roof camera and the trees aren't blowing much and the flags aren't swaying much so the breeze is not an issue. low 60s in san francisco and you are mild at 64 degrees. and san francisco you can see city hall there and one other live picture from our abc7 news exploratorium camera and we have nice clouds decorating the financial district. we are expecting sprinkles and mainly sunny on sunday and monday with a chance of rain coming the middle of next week. the hour by hour planner

food drive is off to a strong start. it is the second half vest food -- it is the second harvest food bank and it is a check on behalf of our parent company, disney. it will help feed 250,000 people a month. abc7 has partnered with all seven of the bay area feeding amrica food banks for 25 years now we have been doing this. you can text the word feed to the number 80077 to make a $10 donation to help those in need this holiday season jay now your accu-weather forecast with sandhya patel. >> sandhya: good evening. check out live doppler 7 and a thick veil of clouds are overhead and we are tracking moisture north of ukiah. a live look from the kgo roof camera and the trees aren't blowing much and the flags aren't swaying much so the breeze is not an issue. low 60s in san francisco and you are mild at 64 degrees. and san francisco you can see city hall there and one other live picture from our abc7 news exploratorium camera and we have nice clouds decorating the financial district. we are expecting sprinkles and mainly sunny on sunday and monday with a chance of rain coming the middle of next week. the hour by hour planner

presented checks for 15-thousand dollars 'each' -- to the "food bank of central and eastern north carolina" in raleigh.... and the "second harvest food bank" in fayetteville. it was part of the kick-off celebration at "sanderson high school" in raleigh. these kids play a 'big part' in our food drive every year... collecting food -- for families in need. and now's 'your chance' to help... we'd love to see 'you'.... on our food "drop-off day" on december 7th. this year... the need is 'greater' than ever -- because of by the recent flooding. we have all the "food drive information" -- on our homepage at abc-11.com. this 'thanksgiving' -- is going to be 'really special' -- for some families in 'cumberland county'. 21 children -- are now "officially" members -- of their "foster families". "clerk of court" -- kim tucker -- presided over the 'adoption ceremony' today -- that "forever unites" -- children and families. there were lots of smiles.... hugs... and tears. 'social service workers' say -- there more than '900 children' -- in 'foster care' -- in 'cumberland county -- waiting elect-- settling a court case. the latest, just ahead.

disci's abled, too, so we have trouble with money and food so this will help our family out a lot. >> reporter: this is the second time second harvest food bankwith 10,000 pounds of food. san jose state is doing this next month, and they expect an even larger crowd. they do not plan on turning students away. they're targeting those who earn less than $24,000 a year. reporting from an jose state, gentlemen mean de la vega -- janine de la vega. >>> another symbolic move on the field by quarterback colin kaepernick. >>> coming up next, donald trump opening up about the wall and deportation. i'm going to talk with an expert on the issue to learn how san francisco may be affect by the trump administration as well as other bay area cities and just where he stands on immigration enforcement. weand sustainability goals asool one of our top priorities.mental i definitely rely on pg&e to be an energy advisor. anything from rebates, to how can we be more efficient? pg&e has a number of programs, to help schools save on energy. when i see a program that fits them, then i bring it to them. with the help of pg&e we've been able to save a tremendous amount

visitors to the executive mansion were asked to bring food for second harvest food bank and warm winter clothing for the big bundle up campaign. fox6's own carl deffenbaugh made an appearance in the menomonee started at 4-30 today near harrison and main street. there was also a christmas tree lighting and children's games before the parade. this evening, with rain likely rise through the 40s as warm air moves in. the wind will pick up as well. cloudy, windy and warm on monday with off-and-on areas of rain. 0.50"- 1.00" of rain possible. a few as well. temperatures will warm into the upper 40s on monday afternoon. mostly cloudy and warmer on tuesday with a high in the low-to-mid 50s. we drop into the 40s by mid-week. low: 43 wind: se 10-20 mph monday: areas of rain, possibly a t- storm. windy and warmer. high: 49 wind: se tuesday: mostly cloudy and warmer. am low: 43 high: 53 wind: sw 5-15 mph wednesday:mostly cloudy and cooler. areas of drizzle possible. am low: 41 high: 45 wind: sw 5-10 mph thursday: mostly cloudy. areas of drizzle possible. am low: 36 high: 45 mostly cloudy and cool.

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given a list of stores, and a list of items the second harvest food bank needed, the group crisscrossedhe city, bringing donations by the basket-ful. >> we have more riders coming in! >> reporter: to the finish line at hubs' coffee. in the end, enough food for more than 700 meals made its way into the collection bin. >> all right. we have -- a heavy hauler! >> reporter: a great start to what erin hopes will be a yearly south bay tradition, gathering food nor the needy. having fun all the way. >> was that cranksgiving? >> cranksgiving. started in new york and spread to a number of other cities. experiences -- erin has heard, you do it once, it grows exponentially year after year. and this will get bigger. >> hopefully. having fun, exercising, at the same time, and helping others? >> fantastic. >> yeah. >> you just got someone new here. >> i love scavenger hunts. thanks, garvin. >>> okay, let's go to the south bay where you're looking at the latest smart device to hit a bay area campus. santa clara university is the home of the driverless shuttle. it can pick up and drive three students a

. >>> and in san jose at the second harvest food bank where they desperately didn't need donations.how many turkeys they are looking for and how you can help in a live report. >>> this is the bay area's news station. kron 4 news at 7:00 starts now. >>> morning. thanks for waking up with us. watching the area weather and traffic. how are we doing so far? >> looks like a regular commute day. pretty backed up at the bay bridge. >> dealing with some fog this morning. we'll see sunshine into the late morning hours and afternoon. just a couple stray showers out to see. doesn't appear to be making much progress inland. the big issue affecting most people is the fog. clea

. >> the site foundation will make a $10,000 contribution to second harvest food bank.ll make them difference for 20,000 in need this holiday season. >>> that we have visio of an amazing saved by nine-year-old boy in florida. his mom had put his 11-month- old brother on a changing table. mom turned her back for a moment to take care of the other kids. the baby starts rolling off the table. but the nine-year-old ran over, caught him just as the baby was about to hit the ground. that happened last month. we are parents, we know how things happen. the mother calls it a miracle and says her nine-year-old is a hero. >> that is for sure. and if you have a new baby and you don't realize, it changes quickly. you think they don't move and then all of a sudden they're rolling over and rolling off of something. >> nine-year-old. >> that is a good ending to that story. >>> we are coming up on our 5 am hour unfortunately we are reporting a hate crime investigation and a popular east bay hiking spot. someone broke into a woman's car and left her profanity based no. we will have her r

with us here on, "comunidad del valle," is claribel chavez with the second harvest food bank, who is here to tell us about how maybe you can participate in this annual holiday food drive. welcome back to the show. claribel chavez: thank you. damian: so, tell us--i mean, it's kind of shocking to say that, "here we are again." but, here we are again. it's time to start with our donations to make sure that everybody gets to enjoy the holidays the way we would like them to. claribel: yes, well this time of the season, it's really important that we raise enough funds so that

visitors were asked to bring food for second harvest food bank and warm winter clothing for the big bundle up campaign. and check out how kansas city decks the halls... the city held its the 87th annual lighting of their city plaza this weekend. the long-standing city tcidition began in 19-30 and the work to set up the lights begins every year around pays off on thanksgiving night.. in a display that is nothing short of spectacular! in georgia-- the tens of thousands of christmas lights cover a three-acre property. the family has spent the last four months decorating their yard. the tradition started 16 years ago when the couple put out a few extra christmas lights in their yard for the grandkids. and over the years, it's just grown job... they're setting out lights. they say they scour yard sales and thrift stores for decorations and over the years, friends have given them some. and did you know santa can skate?! mr.claus was spotted skating around at the rockefeller ice rink in new york. who knew the big guy could be so nimble in that heavy red and white suit. ol' saint nick was seen at

visitors were asked to bring food for second harvest food bank and warm winter clothing for the big bundle up campaign. and it's been a busy holiday weekend for our own carl deffenbaugh. he made an appearance in the menomonee falls holiday parade! the parade started at 4-30 yesterday near harrison and main street. there was also a christmas tree lighting and children's games before the parade. tickets for "rogue one: a star wars story" will go on sale today. news of the advance ticket sales came out in a tweet from the official star wars account yesterday. fans have been eagerly waiting for details about the spinoff prequel movie... which revolves around a group of rebels trying to steal the plans for the death star. it flies into theaters on december 16th. and speaking of disney... it's celebrating a pretty great kickoff to the holiday season. its latest film "moana" topped the thanksgiving weekend box with some little girl. this is my canoe and you will to the- eek!" the disney animated film took the number one spot --- bringing in more than 55- million dollars. "fantastic beasts and whe

do as much as we can. >> the sharks foundation will also make a $10,000 contribution to second harvest food banksays that will mean 20,000 meals for those in need this holiday season. >>> admission so many state parks will be free on the day after thanksgiving. the state parks department teamed up with two environmental groups to offer 13,000 free vehicle passes at more than 100 state parks. they are encouraging people to get outdoors instead of bat billioning crowds at stores. >>> like it. >>> up next, an update on the search for the oakland police chief. what is the next step in the process now that the application process has closed. >> new this morning, police in kosovo are saying they stopped three terror attacks planned by isis. one of which was going to be an assault on the israeli soccer team. 18 people were arrested in kosovo and in neighboring countries over the past two weeks. police found explosives, weapons, electronic equipment and a drone. authorities say a top site commander ordered the attacks which included targeting the soccer team and its fans during a qualifying match last s

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second harvest food bank will be on campus to provide meals. nearly half the university population skip meals and go hungry because they can't afford it. san jose state became the first university to team up with a food bank to make deliveries monthly. >>> next on "today in the bay" there is shock and sadness over what investigators are calling an execution style killing. >>> no police officer should be killed in the line of duty. >> disturbing details we are learning about the suspect who is accused of gunning down a deputy. >>> we are following news overnight of two san jose police officers targeted by a group of men. details that led up to what could have been a fatal situation.ç >>> a racist message pops up on the side of an east bay school. the unique response the community has to reassure students. >>> welcome to monday at 6:30. people feel foggy-headed when you start off your week. there's plenty of fog out there. good morning. thank you for joining us on this monday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. hope you had a great weeke

. >> the sharks foundation will also be maki$10,000 contribution to second harvest food bank which itle to turn into 20,000 meals. >>> they are fragile, they're little chest beats with each heartbeat. premature babies struggle toll survive. up next we talk to researchers about something that they created that could cut premature birth here in the u.s. >>> frost advisory for the north bay. next we're talking about a big change in the weather pattern bringing significant rain back in our forecast. we'll break it all down coming up. . >>> nearly 400,000 times a year, more than anywhere else in the industrialized world an american baby is born prematurely. tomorrow ucsf is announcing a medical advancement could determine if a pregnant woman is at risk of having a premature birth. with me is dr. laura leading investigator. thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me. >> tell us what you have been able to develop. >> we have been working for a couple of years now on developing both a blood test that would pro detect whether a woman is at increased risk for pre term birth and we've

the while the haunted hotel is free you are welcomed to bring donations for the second harvest food bank. haunted hotel runs 5:00 to 10:00 tonight and again tomorrow night. >> that looks great. very cool. are you going to go through? >> reporter: i went through before they started doing all the jumping out and scaring you part. that about suits me. not sure i'm going through a second time. >> thank you very much. >>> ucsf children's hospital held the halloween carnival for young patients and family today. there was trick-or-treating. maybe the biggest treat was a visit by the oakland raiders. players traded uniforms for costumes. they got as much out of the visit as children. >> it will make their day. i'll do that any time any place. >> seeing all the kids costumes and being here making them smile. i love smiles on their face. >> hospital says the carnival is everyone's favorite event. and allows the children to feel as though they are getting to take part in all of the fun of halloween. >>> of course lots and lots of kids all over the bay area will be out trick-or-treating. sounds like

second harvest food bank in san jose yesterday, spencer christian had a $15,000 check on behalf of ourt company, disney. the money will help feed 250,000 people a month. abc 7 has partnered with all of the bay area feeding america banks for 25 years. you can text the word "feed" to 80077 to help those in need this holiday season. >> good morning, live doppler 7, waking up to fog along the coast. but we have your port delays. you notice the green on the screen. this is really representing upper elevation, moisture, but at the lower levels, we're looking at one mile visibility, half moon bay, airport delays of about 40 minutes, snaterring of light showers and closer inspection into parts of marin county, looking at the higher elevations with mist and drizzle. a pretty picture, isn't it, from the east bay hills camera, a little fog out there. 61 in the city. 60 in san jose, 53 in gilroy. so a few delays here, but the clouds will thin out for a pretty nice afternoon. concord, 60, livermore at 59. milder with the frontal boundary with the attraction cloud cover, while you were sleeping. so

but the second harvest food bank says it still not enough.e will explain. >>> plus, a texas officer shot in the head while writing a traffic ticket. what happened it in the moments leading up to the shooting. who the police are now looking for. the cadillac xt5... what should we do? ...tailored to you. wait it out. equipped with apple carplay compatibility. ♪ now during season's best, get this low mileage lease on this cadillac xt5 from around $429 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> tonight, one police officer is dead and the serpb on for his killer -- and the search is on for the killer in texas. there are new details. >> reporter: right now the police are looking for this man. they believe he may have information in what was an execution of a san antonio police officer sunday afternoon in texas.

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second harvest food bank of san mateo and santa clara need 5 there 400 frozen turkeys with the goal ofholiday season. we frozen turkeys must be donated by monday and today gin. our weather forecaster spencer christian with thed if bang of contra costa county from 3:00 to 7:00 and help by texting "feed," to 80077. for $10, you can help those in for $10, you can help those in need this holiday season. says it won't let up for a while. the cadillac xt5... what should we do? ...tailored to you. wait it out. equipped with apple carplay compatibility. ♪ now during season's best, get this low mileage lease on this cadillac xt5 from around $429 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. >> here are the seven things you need to know, the latest in the trump transition, michael flynn has accepted the position of national security adviser and national security adviser and kansas rentive mike senator jeff sessions attorney general. and kanye rent has a rants and only sang five songs last night. >> string of racial slurs is sparking conversation between teachers and students and parents meeting

yesterday 600 students from san jose university lined up to receive free groceries from the second harvest food bank that many of the students said that they routinely would skip meals because they don't have money. a campus survey shows that half the students at san jose state say that they cannot afford three meals a day. >>> a two-alarm fire in san francisco forced five people from their homes here tonight. the fire started about 7:20 at a home in the 300 block of vienna street near excellier street. he was also damaged by the fire. and the emergency workers say that women were treated for smoke inhalation. investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started. >>> in the south bay thieves are made off with special vans. they say that the van was her lifeline. >> reporter: she doesn't let being paralyzed get her down, but what is troubling for this trauma major at san jose state university. that stole -- my independence was essentially stolen. >> reporter: this 2005 honda element isn't just any car, but equipped with the hand patrols and more. >> it is accessible, so i could roll my e

given a list of stores and a list of items, the second harvest food bank needed, the group criss-crossed city, bringing donations by the basketful. >> guys, we have more riders coming in. >> reporter: to the finish line at hub's coffee. in the end, enough food for more than 700 meals made its way into the collection bin. >> all right. we have another heavy hauler! >> reporter: a great start to what erin hopes will be a yearly south bay tradition. gathering food for the needy, having fun all the way. >> cranking out donations. you can also work off the calories you're about to put in for thanksgiving. >> we'll fill you up with pie. and we will be right back. . >>> stand by everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> my hands are dirty. >> my hands are dirty too. what are you afraid of? >> afraid? >> you're trembling. >> i'm not trembling. >> because i'm a scoundrel? there aren't enough scoundrels in your life? nice men. note ♪ >> just kiss her already. harrison. "star wars" shocker. the force was definitely now we're hearing with princess leia and hans solo. carrie fisher clai

. >> the food drive is off to a strong start at second harvest food bank. ristian presented a $15,000 check on behalf of our parent company disney. it will help feed 250,000 people a month. abc7 partners with all seven. our food banks for 25 years. you can text word "feed" to the number 800772 to make that ten dollars donation to help those in need this holiday season. >>> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning, to you. waking up to some cloud cover. fog not that much of a problem. but we are looking at a little bit of green on live doppler 7 and that does represent a little bit of shower activity. it's been confined to the far north bay. sonoma county maybe .05. it continues to wash on out. you see a few returns from lake port to cloverdale and really beyond that. even into marin county. maybe some drizzle. otherwise it's a cloudy start. here's a look at sfo. so far no problems here but you will notice the tropics 50 degrees in gilroy. most of you are up in the upper 50s. san jose, 60 mountain view and oakland 63 degrees. downtown he

second harvest food bank. >> and second harvest is so awesome. i love working with them.they were even kind enough to help you with being here today. >> yes. >> tell us about that. >> yes. actually, susie from trinity church, she actually contacted me and asked me if i'd be willing to do a story, and then caitlin kerk actually contacted me, and that's how i ended up here today. >> and you got a ride here. >> yes, exactly. >> otherwise you would've had to take the bus. >> [ laughing ] exactly. >> so i'm really grateful that you're here. so, now, fresh fruits are so important, especially with young kids. >> yes. >> and how frustrating for you -- you work at a grocery store and can't really afford to buy the food that you sell to other people. >> yes, exactly. >> so, that's another issue, but the fact that you have the food bank available to you, what does that do for your family? how do you see it changing your family? >> it's exciting for my kids. they get to pick out what they want to eat, and then also i make smoothies for them every day, especially my youngest, my 2 1/2

given a list of stores and a list of items the second harvest food bank needed, the group criss-crossed city bringing donations by the basket full. >> we have more riders coming in! >> reporter: to the finish line at hub's coffee. in the end enough food for more than 700 meals made its way into the collection bin. >> we have another heavy hauler! >> reporter: a great start to what erin hopes will be a yearly south bay tradition gathering food for the needy, having fun all the way. cranks giving has been around in new york city since 1999 and spread to many other cities around the country. what erin has heard though is after the first year, well, it grows exponentially. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> up next on "today in the bay," this is not just any nasa launch. what's on board could change what we know about weather patterns. >>> the u.s. post office would give a total stranger my mail. >> an empty mailbox. the newest clue criminals are after for your identity. a warning for us and some tough questions for the postmaster. says it won't let up for a while. the cadillac xt5... wh

it benefits a number of organizations including second harvest food bank. >>> head down to the san franciscossion is free today. it's open from 7:30 this morning to 9 p.m. the garden is also free on new year's day. we have a full list of events and places to drop off donations on our website, cbssf.com. >>> president-elect donald trump delivered a message to america with a thanksgiving video. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. >> the president-elect is spending the holiday with his family in florida. >>> and a live look in new york city where the macy's thanksgiving day parade is now officially under way. the big balloons floats an marching bands are all there. one new yorker said it all. >> we have so much to be thankful for. we're very lucky to be here and live in america, the best city in the world. >> and cbs parade coverage begins this afternoon at 1 p.m. right here on kpix 5. >>> time now is 6:40. coming up new information about lasik surgery. why the

the event benefits a number of organizations including the second harvest food bank. >>> but if you are looking for something a bit more laid back, you can head on down to the san francisco botanical garden. admission is free today. hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. it's also free on christmas and new year's day. >>> time now 5:09. the death toll has gone up in this week's fatal school bus crash in tennessee. this as the community learns troubling new details about the tragedy. >> plus, santa selling ammo. the billboard that's turning heads just a few miles to our east. forecast in just a few minutes. as families across the u-s celebrate thanksgiving... one >>> welcome back. time now 5:12. here's the 90th thanksgiving day parade in new york. it's chilly there and here. i'll be giving you the forecast and rain in the forecast coming up in just a bit. >>> as families across the u.s. celebrate thanksgiving, one community is mourning the death of yet another child after this week's school bus crash in tennessee. police are now saying a fifth child died due to injuries sustained in the accident.

help local families in need plus 50,000 pounds of food will be donated just this morning to second harvest food bankllion to charity. >> carl, thank you very much. we know the first race is slated for 7:30 a.m. we should start seeing runners show up in less than 40 or so minutes. it looks like this area is going to be secure and most importantly it looks like the race will still go on. back to you in the newsroom. >> a cold start to the morning. the racers better get moving out there. >> let's check in with kari hall. good morning. >> good morning. we have a couple of races in san francisco. so also a busy day, and chilly temperatures. this is our view now as we get ready for sunrise happening within the next 30 to 40 minutes, and now it's 50 degrees as we see clouds drifting by. it's ahead of the next storm system that will be moving in. heavy rain into seattle and portland. if you have family there or will be traveling there, a big storm system approaching and bringing in some very soggy weather. we will see that later on heading into late tomorrow night into saturday. so if you're traveling, you

the food collected will be donated to second harvest food bank. to we kn do we know the results? >> no, but i know that there is hope when i see those kids taking time in the summer to start collecting. good morning, mike nicco. >>> i was trying to dial up the radar. wanted to show you what is going on. in gatlinburg where the storms are since about 11:00 last night, seem like the radar doesn't want to work with me there. but it's been raining steady nearly 2 inches of rain. so hopefully they can get some relief there in the southeast from those wildfires that we're so much more used top. you can see just how quiet it is outside. no fog. a little bit of a breeze in the north bay, but a whole lot of sunshine and warm afternoon. tonight it will be cool once again, mainly seeing stars. weekend, highs will be warmest this week. so something to look forward to if you didn't like being wet and cool last weekend. 58 at half moon bay, one of the cool spot. san francisco, concord, livermore 59. everybody else 60 to 62. watch out some fog in the central valley. not quite as cold as this mo

. >> the second harvest food bank says there's been a shortage of donations. janine is joining us live with more on that story. >> we are sure to drop off location where people can donate. we have seen them donate canned goods but also turkeys. that is where there is a big need. especially since thanksgiving is a few days away. i want to take a peek in their freezer i'm joined by diane heyward show me what it looks like here and tell me about that need. >> yes, this is a big day it is the last day that people are donating to get to them families outside. >> so, are you short back >> we are short. we have a lofty goal we are looking for 19,000 turkeys and we are 4000 short. we would love help bringing those in like i said, they get into people's areas by thanksgiving. and if you could explain to people, there's a lot of small charities that are coming today to pick up food. so it's not just second harvest it goes to a big group of people. >> absolutely we work with over 300 partners out in the community where residents are living so when you come here you see c

the event benefits several valley charities including second harvest food bank. >>> n the next half-hourhoose a pair of sneakers that are the best fit for you. and the newest trends. that's all coming up. >>> stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,,, >>> hi-def doppler is dry today but we do have some showers on the way. we are cool and clear to start off your day. here's live look outside and temperatures chilly. 35 in santa rosa an livermore. 41 in oakland. 41 san jose. futurecast showing rain on the horizon for the north bay first on friday, increasing clouds for us tomorrow. but then saturday showers throughout the bay, throughout the day saturday into sunday. possibly cool air in place could see some low snow levels on sunday. today the high temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s for the warmest spots inland. again, dry today increasing clouds friday with north bay chance of showers all of us see showers saturday lingering into sunday. ,,,,,,,, staying closed today. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "the new york times" repo

. >>> second city harvest in santa clara counties, the food bank is trying to collect 19,000 frozen turkeys by thursday to help supply local assistance agencies with traditional thanksgiving meals. but they are still about 5,000 short. >> we live in one of the most affluent areas in the united states and we're concerned there's a perception that there's not a need here when actually, demand for this service has never been higher. so this is a great time to help the community. >> second harvest is also welcoming donations of healthy non-perishable items. if you don't live in santa clara county, there are other ways you can get help. every year kpix 5 teams up with local food banks and whole foods to help those in need during the holidays. you can donate at your local whole foods or online at cbssf.com/give. >>> a warning tonight for bay area pet owners. danger is popping up on hiking trails. blame the rain. >> a steep price, marin is about to pay it to replace the leaky roof at the marin civic center. >> and when was the last time you felt relaxed at the airport? we'll show you how oakland i

second harvest has 19,000 turkeys. they deliver monday. >> we are seeing people coming out and showing generosity. it is so wonderful especially at a time xlwhen it is deviciv people are giving. óomóom >> 6kíthe food bankt(is a nice way to make donation and have fun with it.  >> it is a 20-dollar bill. >> a 25-dollar gdonation can serve 50 meals. >> they depend on the cash they get during the dc6holiday seaso and cash throughout the year. kron4news. 3ñ >>> coming up gabe slate shows us apps parents should know about. plus nasa launches another satellite. >>> this storm system winding down. we have not 1, 2 but 3 storms headed our way. ♪ life... is unpredictable. life is deaths. and births. sickness and health. love and heartbreak. and covered california is there for it all. not just to help keep you well. but to make sure the cost of being unwell doesn't ruin this whole life thing. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. >>> it is looking like a winter wonderland in new jersey. this is 40 miles north l newark. very htw3ráe trees with fresh powder. some areas saw 4 inches sw$of snow. there is a chance tomorrow. ones playing in the snow. this is a day after some of the same areas saw t