this is the 26th year union square macy's has partnered with the animal shelter. they get those animals in. everies oohs and awes and some get adopted. >> macy's also helped raise 80,000 bucks for the spca in 2011. >> i've often thought we should have a few kittens on the set. >> i agree. can we talk the producer into that? >> chris, can we do that? join us tomorrow morning at 7: 7:30. ,,,,,,,,

they open the ice rink at union square and now they're teaming up with macy's to fix their windows at00 and the corner of stockton in farrell street. the adoptable bets are showcased their and macy's windows in union square. the themes this year are iconic san francisco neighborhoods. the windows will be decorated in that theme. the windows will be open until january 1st and mayor willie brown will be in attendance today. last year the event was pretty popular and they had more than 325 animals adopted and $85,000 rated for the spca. ski season is already in full swing in the sierra >> and there and be even more snow dumped on the area. how's this is going out of business. oh dear where you going to get your twinkies and ding-dongs? we will take a look at what this means for snack lovers. basketball and the maze in play in baseball and the peace and football hall as harbaugh? we will talk to gary when we come back. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from

. >>> in san francisco, macy's at union square is joining the black friday madness after opening at midnight for the first time ever. city target on mission excited shoppers filed through front doors 9:00 last night. overall things appeared well-organized by employees. a few shoppers rushed to the electronics section a lot of people waited in line for hours for a shot at one of those sale priced tv's. shoppers at a san leandro wal-mart found more than bargains protesting employees handed out leaflets complaining of low wages and unsafe conditions one told us you can't talk to wal-mart management about things they don't want to hear. >> aid -- [ inaudible ] >> most of the shoppers ignored the protests charges of retaliation are the subject of a lawsuit before the national labor relations board. >> it is not too late to check out black friday deals before you head out the door. we've compiled a list of stores you can browse their sale ads on abc7news.com. look under see it on tv. >>> 6:06 now. traffic and weather together, next. live look outside, the san mateo bridge and traffic is just as li

. >> reporter: after the rampage on chains like macy's and union square on black friday. today was small business saturday and burling game the payday was anything but small. >> business has been amazing. >> reporter: the cashmere store is cashing in. it's a popup or temporary store. >> i am totally coming back next year. >> how much money? >> about $150. >> is that a start? >> yes. >> because i haven't shopped for anyone else yet. >> reporter: they even participated by eliminating parking fees and tickets on the avenue and buying in small stores keeping more money in the community as opposed to national chains. >> more than what we expected. >> reporter: but the liquidation score only one employee -- store only had one employee today. she was pretty busy. >> it was triple our usual sales. >> reporter: invented by american express two years ago the shopping day is nationwide and encourages shoppers to ditch the big box scores and chain in favor of mom and pop shops. >> probably spend about $500. >> any more on you? >> probably. >> reporter: from what i've seen the economy

he will be at the macy's store in san francisco's union square signing dpeer for the first 250 peoplef officially licensed merchandise. again pagan will be at the store at 11:00 this morning. thanks for joining us and don't forget to fall back and get an extra hour of sleep. see you at the walk for pancreatic cancer in san jose. #

thousands descended upon san francisco's union square taking part in black friday. >> we just went to macies. and decided to go take a picture in front of the tree and holiday spirit. >> reporter: overrule at at&t park, the lines ever for -- over at at&t park, the lines were for orange and black friday. single game tickets went on sale at 10:00 a.m. the cheap seats and special events went fast. >> world series. >> charm necklaces. world series cap. vogelsong bobblehead. >> one of my favorite players. >> but that was expensive. i don't know why. >> it's so thrilling. it's great. >> reporter: these international students needed a break after starting at 4:00 a.m. this was their first for ray into the black friday tradition. >> we just heard there is a black friday that is for shopping. >> we didn't start that early. we started at about 8:00 actually. but there were some pretty decent deals, stuff i couldn't pass up. >> reporter: for others, it was about the atmosphere. >> we do this after every thanksgiving, go to pier city 9. it's a family tradition. >> reporter: and back here, a lot of antic

macy's. across the street is the central t-line going in there, that's the union square market street stop. and then in the second macy's store there is tommy hilfiger, [speaker not understood] beauty, bakery, pink berry, beauty lapped. -- land. we hit the thai noodle house, [speaker not understood], chipotle, we're coming across the hyde 200 block, [speaker not understood], the hotel with custom designer jewelry store inside the retail space. the gift stage, lefloor nail and hair salon, fred's liquor mart and food mart. here's where we cross mason street and hit the o'farrell parking garage which is about 300 yards long, 8 stories high, and on their retail level they have alamo, thrifty, [speaker not understood]. we have another hotel, 450 which is the building which is totally fenced off. and then 474. if we want to knock out a gateway into mid-market unction we need to address 474 o'farrell street and three blocks north to south and east to west out of mid-market. thank you, guys, have a good day. >> thank you. any additional public comment? >>> sue hester. i was going to speak next week,

union square. you'd hope to raise macy's christmas tree into a bright blue sky. bystanders got this. the rain had little affect on ice skaters however, nothing like getting a jump start on the holidays. the rest of us, koit have been a lot worse, unless we failed -- umbrellas. lesson learned there. now, san rafael, fourth street. people who may have had the worst of it would have been those who had to work on it. there is a beer delivery man. he's thinking fondly. >> he went all summer, didn't have to deal with rain. what memories are flashing back now? >> all of the times i was sweating. now, i'm just dripping wet. >> like marin county dripping and then, dried. it's typical today. in fact in marin county, where skies you now blou at the moment, one of the only places we've seen it affected by weather was a car wash crossing early with only four people working that declared half price day. one woman came to get the interior of her car washed not outside. the ground is dry. there are pockets of water on the ground. it's not as severe as we've expected it to be. >> 19 more bay area vol

. >> macy's at union square is joining the black friday madness after opening at midnight for the firsttime ever. city target on mission excited shoppers filed through front doors 9:00 last night in hopes of getting the best deals. things appear well-organized by the target employees. a few shoppers did rush to the electronics section, a lot of people waited in line for hours to get a sale tv. shoppers at several bay area wal-mart stores will see picketers today protests planned at wal-marts in san leandro, richmond, san jose and fairfield. some holiday workers are ignoring warnings they could face consequences if they walk off jobs or protest. last night protesting employees handed out leaflets and held signs complaining of low wages and unsafe working conditions. one told us you can't talk to wal-mart management about things they don't want to hear. >> if we go to management, we'll have a target on our back. wal-mart will retaliate against us. wal-mart has a zero tolerance for retaliation. >> most of the shoppers we saw ignored the protests. charges of retaliation are the subof a laws

the outfielder will be at the macy's men's store in union square at 11:00 a.m. he'll be meeting with fans and signing some autographs. the first 250 fans to buy giants merchandise will get an autograph. we'll be right back. >>> weekend is here. let's take a look. >> it is. it's my duty to remind folks the time change. >> oh, gosh. >> it's happening on sunday. fall back. set those clocks back one hour late saturday night. so you're not late anywhere. and then we a looking at sunny weather next tuesday for election day. and another storm next week on friday. so doing pretty good there for the rainfall. >> perfect. >> a bonus hour of sleep. >> good night. this is hayden. that's elizabeth. and that's skyler... and his mom, nancy. they're just a few of the californians who took it on themselves to send you a message about what they need to restore years of cuts to their schools. prop thirty-eight. thirty-eight raises billions in new revenue - bypasses sacramento and sends every k through 12 dollar straight to our local schools... every school. for them. for all of us

macy's opened up at union square much earlier. the thing that you're really gonna notice if you come out is everybody has a bag. it looks like a lot of people are buying things. some mornings ago my here on these black fridays and people are milling around stuff. the first to come out of big ticket items and then it levels off little bit. it looks like everyone has backed out here though. it is cold and this is an indoor mall so that is good news. as you could see the crowds are big out here. they're expected to get bigger as the morning goes on. >> we will check with jackie with more updates throughout the morning. take a look here at macy's opening up its doors at midnight for the first time. hear some of the shoppers going in the flagship store on the left. on the right-hand shoppers lighting up in the bay area at the union city. target in, opened at nine last night. san leandro got a taste of the wal-mart. 30 people were outside to protest the thanksgiving opening. securities were through out wal-mart and outside. the proteste

. >> the lights will go on on macy's 83-foot tree in union square, the 23rd annual tree lighting ceremony. it's expected at about 6:40 tonight. entertainment would include singers chris mann and shelby miguel and the glide ensemble from the san francisco school the arts. gorgeous. >>> in the east bay, holiday therapy thanks to some four- legged friends. starting at noon at tony la russa's animal rescue foundation in walnut creek the pet hug path will be out and about. the therapy animals can relieve stress for all those holiday shoppers out there. it's part of a holiday pet food drive at the foundation on mitchell drive. >>> there's a new addition to the burlingame police force. meet gus, the first day on the job with his handler officer steve vega was on monday. they recently completed a four- week training. gus is one of two k-9 teams added to the department and donations from burlingame residents made the k-9 teams a reality. >> a little programming note. the cbs special person to person with charlie rose and lara logan airs tonight. one of the guest stars, new orleans saints quarterba

. >> macy's also partnering up to showcase adoptable animals in union square. this year's theme iconic san francisco neighborhoods. last year was the event's most successful. placing more than 300 animals raising 80,000-dollars the window's staying open until january first. >> a lot of folks in town for the holiday. they couldn't have picked a better weekend. >> what a weekend to visit san francisco. perfect weather outside. guess what it's not over yesterday. mid to upper 60 thursday and friday. saturday and sunday will be milder. the lights. beautiful evening outside. san francisco is one of the mild spots. at 58 degrees. san jose at 53. oakland 56. livermore, 47. santa rosa, 46 degrees. doppler radar is coming up dry. when it changes it's going to change. adding to rainfall totals for the end of november. oakland above normal at 13 percent. livermore is trailing by any where from 11 to 20 percent behind what's average. a lot of rainfall for the pacific northwest. let's follow the moisture across the pacific. it's an active jet stream. it's blocking rain and

evidence of that was at macy's union square yesterday.age signing merchandise for a load of fans. pagan had an autograph and he had a smile for everyone. why not? he is a world champion. >>> the national academy of television artz and sciences have honored a member of the abc7 news family. yesterday they inducted photographer kathy into the silver circle. wreck fliesing her achievements of over 30 years in bay area television. kathy has covered every major news event in that time. she's traveled overseas on assignment and covered most national elections. congratulations, kathy. we hope this she's going to be here to bring us many more years of wonderful video and that silver circle is so much fun. you just see everybody who has been around for years. >> i saw you there. >> i was there enjoying it. >> okay. hopefully you enjoy the weather today. the next couple days. it's getting a. >> warm out there. here's the view from mount tam. boy, is it a gorgious start out there. the sun coming up 6:39, setting 5:07. lots of things going around the

last year's attendance crowded into san francisco's union square for tonight's annual tree lighting ceremony. th is the 23rd straight year for the macy's sponsored tree lighting. 33,000 lights and 1100 ornaments covered the 83-foot tree. >>> at california's great america in santa clara, the second annual global winter wonderland is under way. lights, plan -- lanterns and the lighting of the spectacular display. this is the only u.s. stop for the wonderland that features face painters, jugulars, fire dancers and fire eaters. love the fire eaters. >>> still to come, chaos across the country as millions turned out to get in on the black friday deals. we'll show you some of the biggest spots. >> and how you can shop and help out your community this weekend. >> and along with on-line shopping comes another problem, package theft. what you need to know to make sure your on-line purchases arrive at their destination. >> coming up next on "nightline" as millions take to the stores this black friday, we have an inside look at the new blockbuster individual yoy game that is looking to -- video game that is looking to out gun the competition. and

last year's attendance crowded into san francisco's union square for tonight's annual tree lighting ceremony. th is the 23rd straight year for the macy's sponsored tree lighting. 33,000 lights and 1100 ornaments covered the 83-foot tree. >>> at california's great america in santa clara, the second annual global winter wonderland is under way. lights, plan -- lanterns and the lighting of the spectacular display. this is the only u.s. stop for the wonderland that features face painters, jugulars, fire dancers and fire eaters. love the fire eaters. >>> still to come, chaos across the country as millions turned out to get in on the black friday deals. we'll show you some of the biggest spots. >> and how you can shop and help out your community this weekend. >> and along with on-line shopping comes another problem, package theft. what you need to know to make sure your on-line purchases arrive at their destination. >> coming up next on "nightline" as millions take to the stores this black friday, we have an inside look at the new blockbuster individual yoy game that is looking to -- video game that is looking to >>> we continue to follow th

seen it before it is the annual event where adoptable animals are showcased in the macy holiday windows in union squarehe thing with the windows will be iconic san francisco neighborhoods. we will see what they can do with that. the windows remain open until january 1st. last year's event incident was the most successful so far. they had more than 325 animals adopted finding new homes. nearly $80,000 was raised for the s p c a. the big holiday travel season is getting underway to day care for big crowds if you're flying. as at all is expecting more than 140,000 passenger arrivals and departures to day. it will be busy at the airport. today will be the single busiest day of a holiday release it as to this country. s f o says they are expecting a 10% increase in passengers compared to last year. we will have a live report coming up. >> here is a live look outside to day if you're heading to their corporate umbrella you may need it. we have rain on the way a lot shot from our roof on the left-hand side highway 92 the san mateo bridge on the right. in this drive for now but we do have weight and forecast.

today, macy's will unveil the holiday window display at union square. it features kittens and puppies up for adoption. pets up for adoption and they will be in display windows until the beginning of january. >> window shopping today you may want to take the umbrella with you. >> they have that problem in emeryville but it is bad out there. >> it's worse at the beginning because the oil and water kind of mix and that creates slick conditions. it's going to get worse the weather and speaking of the spca we'll have perfect pet this afternoon at 11:00. join us for that. here we go. we are looking what looks to be a clear sky from sutro tower. that is where it is dry. live doppler 7-hd all water is to west of sutro. out over to toward the ocean, reach over to places like oakland and alameda and berkeley and some it is starting to dip into the south bay. very light rain. just enough to make things slick up to hundredth of inch so far. it is starting to move in mountain view and cupertino and eventually will get down to los gatos and san jose. no flight arriva

last year's attendance crowded into san francisco's union square for tonight's annual tree lighting ceremony. th is the 23rd straight year for the macy's ornaments covered the 83-foot tree. >>> at california's great america in santa clara, the second annual global winter wonderland is under way. lights, plan -- lanterns and the lighting of the spectacular display. this is the only u.s. stop for the wonderland that features face painters, jugulars, fire dancers and fire eaters. love the fire eaters. >>> still to come, chaos across the country as millions turned out to get in on the black friday deals. we'll show you some of the biggest spots. >> and how you can shop and help out your community this weekend. >> and along with on-line shopping comes another problem, package theft. what you need to know to make sure your on-line purchases arrive at their destination. >> coming up next on "nightline" as millions take to the stores this black friday, we have an inside look at the new blockbuster individual yoy game that is looking to -- video game that is looking to out gun the competition. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inc

more than 25,000 people packed union square in san francisco to see the annual lighting of macy christmastree tonight. that's more than can you believe the number of people who showed up last year. the 83 foot christmas tree has 33,000 energy efficient lights and more than 1100 ornaments. it's gorgeous. >> not everybody is heading to the bigger shopping area on black friday. and weekend ahead here main street across the bay area are also vying for the attention and spending of holiday spenders but kind of a struggle for the smaller operation. here's david louie. >> boutique owner lisa has 2 sales people to help during the busy holiday season. not this year. she's working alone because she may face a spike in taxes in the new year. fiscal cliff. about half of all small businesses pay taxes at a 35 percent rate. but without a new tax deal the rate would spike to 42 percent. so in addition to not hiring help she is postponing orders for spring merchandise. >> we have had to pretty much stall a bunch of stuff to make sure that it is going to be okay for the next season. >>reporter: does that

that man, angel pagan, will be at the macy's men's store in san francisco union square at 11:00 a.m. meet with fans, sign some autographs, maybe snap a few photos. the first 250 fans to buy giants merchandise will get that john hancock from angel pagan. >>> two of his teammates also making the media rounds. >> please welcome sergio romo and barry zito. >> look at that, ticker tape confetti greeting them eve everywhere they go. they were greeted by an enthusiastic audience along with, did you catch it there, a bearded, yeah, jamie lee curtis. >> she can pull it off. >> she looks great. zito and romo talked about facing the six elimination games on the way to the world series. >> unbelievable ride just to be a part of it. i mean our team, what we did is unreal. we were one game away from going home and not one of my teammates was ready to go home. so what a ride. >> you know, leno also asked romo about the romo bomb, photos where he sneaks up behind reporters. he spoke to a lot of them. there's one coming up too where you went behind leno. >> he's a character. there's just a cast of ch

. >>> well, the holiday windows are now up at macy's in san francisco's union square. ey feature puppies and kittens available for adoption. macy's partners with the san francisco spca to promote adoptions. the spca says two animals have already been adopted. the pets will be in the windows through january 1st. >>> well, it is not even thanksgiving yet, but christmas is already here. how you and your family can celebrate one of the first tree lighting ceremonies in the bay area. >>> morning showers will be tapering off to mainly dry conditions for the afternoon. we do have a new storm already on the way. i'll show you what you can expect for your weekend, coming up. how does it brew such great coffee? well, inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. . >>> officials in new york say unscrupulous tow truck drivers are preying on the victims of superstorm sandy. undercover officers are now looking for tow truck drivers who have been stealing cars damaged in the storm. they say tow truck operato

twice as many as last year crowded into san francisco's union square for the annual tree lighting ceremony. it was a 23rd straight year for the macy's sponsored tree lighting. how many lights? 33,000. how many ornaments 1100. it's 38 feet and it is spectacular and twice as many people as last year. it sounds good. >> lisa: yeah, for the shopping and weather will cooperate or if you are going to shop or temperatures in the 70s at beach. >> shop in shorts. >> lisa: you can do that. we are looking at haze from the sutro camera. still cold up in santa rosa in the 30s. fog up by the delta. mild in the city. we've got it all including rain heading your next. >> terry:, college hoops season, >> terry:, college hoops season, only onelet's play: [ all ] who's new in the fridge! our mystery guest: ensure complete... uh...do you support bones? [ ding! ] i've got calcium and vitamin d. oh! immune system. [ ding! ] one word: antioxidants. heart health? [ ding! ] my omega 3s never skip a beat. how 'bout muscles? [ ding! ] i have protein and revigor to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. [ ding! ding! ding! ] that's a winner! ensure comp

macy's right now. if you look across the street, union square, very busy right now also. looking down, a steady stream of cars in and out of the parking garage. san francisco's cable cars, crowds, tree at the center of union square are part of the holiday shopping tradition for many here in the bay area. >> we came to have some fun with the kids and take a look at the tree and then do some shopping. >> reporter: this family carried shopping bags stuffed full of gourmet cookie tins and other gifts. >> we try to beat the friday black sale and come a little earlier and get things we need to done. got a couple of good-byes and went to neiman marcus. >> reporter: this couple, like many out shopping today, say the lure of black friday prices wasn't incentive enough to deal with the long lines the day after thanksgiving. they preferred to beat the rush. >> you know, with the time and everything, we save the time and that's very important to me. that's what it is. >> reporter: at the new city target, fran seen in a edmonds filled an entire shopping cart getting ready for the holi

seat dogs and cats available for adoption by the spca right in the window of the macy's store in san francisco's union squareave to love them. the puppies and the kittens will be there until january 1st until -- well somebody takes them home. the last seven year this is window display has raised $400,000 and helped 2300 of those little puppies and kittens find permanent families and homes. >> want to check in with sal one more time. >> it's slow. its been a rough own. at least it got better as the morning has been wearing on. the toll plaza backed up. once are you on the bridge it looks okay. the bridge itself wet weather into san francisco. on the peninsula we have slow traffic on 101, mostly -- little bit on 280. let's go to steve. >> thank you. >> all right. light rain this morning though a few breaks, around ten, 11 makes three or four we may get mostly cloudy. heavier rain comes back tonight into early saturday and then last saturday early sunday. >> off and on. >> yeah. not a big deal. little bit but heavier for it. >> all right. that's the report for this morning. thank you for trusting us. we will se

, 1,. >> and hundreds of people gathered in san francisco's union square for the 23rd yearly tree lighting ceremony. it was lit at 6:45, macy's decorated with 33,000 energy efficient lights. pretty great. >> a big day for san francisco mobile photograph sharing service, how many pictures were shared on instagram setting a new record. >> dry and mild weather. we will stay around for the weekend. what you can expect for the afternoon and when the wet weather will return. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. . >>> we're following breaking news for you. the chp has just confirmed that a second person has died after the crash on highway 101 in palo alto. they were returning a black friday shopping

union square. charles, it looks pretty crowded? >> yes, i am right near the west and/san francisco. the stores began at midnight, macy's began at midnight and there are swarms of people there is always a lot of people and humans were but it is fully that right now. people are looking for great deals, and it is always- busy. however, when i asked what of what they got for christmas today. >> i got a sweater, jewelry. this is cute, relieve normal and jewelry. >> i got a vast, pace walker, and my mother something. a nash-sweater and a nice-cashmere sweater for my mom that was on sale. >> wasn't a good black friday deal? >> this was not locked. only $20 off. >> since deusser and steve madelyn. and my mother also did also got a pair of2 shoes from designer, steve madden. we will have live reports of the lighting of the christmas tree. and while charles is in san francisco alecia reed is in every bill. where there are a lot of activity in-- emeryville. >> there has been a steady stream of people all day and with the black friday deals the holiday shopping season has definitely begun. (music) >> is a festive a black friday at

union square for last night's annual tree lighting ceremony. >>> three, two, one! it was the 23rd straight year for the macy's sponsored tree lighting. 33,000 lights. 1100 ornaments cover that 83-foot tree. >>> california's great america in santa clara the second annual global winter wonderland is underway. lights, lanterns and lasers highlight the display. they also have face painters, jugglers, fire dancers and fire eaters. >>> coming up, why they are planning to resume the remains of yasser arafat in a few days. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >> this is abc7 news. >> veteran actor and '80s icon larry hagman has died. hag is probably best known as the oil baron j.r. august on the hit series "dallas." he appeared from 1978 to 1991. earlier this year he revived his j.r. role in a rebo

morning and the >>> thousands gathered at union square in san francisco tonight for the 23rd annual tree lights ceremony. the tree was lit at 6:45 this evening. macy'sdonated the 83-foot tall reusable tree which is decorated with 33,000 energy efficient lights. >>> well tomorrow is what you might call an antidote to mall shopping. small shopping. it's a national campaign called small business saturday aimed at steering holiday dollars to smaller independent stores. and ktvu's deborah villalon is in oakland where they kicked off their own version. >> reporter: it's called plaid friday. it started in oakland. this is the map, 30 businesses on it and this is the goal. sales for small businesses. wearing plaid is strictly optional. >> we encourage people to wear plaid because it's really fun and it shows support. >> reporter: this small owner started plaid friday to show that small businesses are interconnected. >> find out what is going on in your neighborhood. have a fun day of it. >> i don't think that oakland was much known for shopping, but there's a lot of pop up shops going on down there and a lot of really cool, fun stuff. >> it's make or break,

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. >>> thousands gathered at union square in san francisco tonight for the 23rd annual tree lights ceremony. the tree was lit at 6:45 this evening. macy'snated the 83-foot tall reusable tree which is decorated with 33,000 energy efficient lights. >>> well tomorrow is what you might call an antidote to mall shopping. small shopping. it's a national campaign called small business saturday aimed at steering holiday dollars to smaller independent stores. and ktvu's deborah villalon is in oakland where they kicked off their own version. >> reporter: it's called plaid friday. it started in oakland. this is the map, 30 businesses on it and this is the goal. sales for small businesses. wearing plaid is strictly optional. >> we encourage people to wear plaid because it's really fun and it shows support. >> reporter: this small owner started plaid friday to show that small businesses are interconnected. >> find out what is going on in your neighborhood. have a fun day of it. >> i don't think that oakland was much known for shopping, but there's a lot of pop up shops going on down there and a lot of really cool, fun stuff. >> it's make or break, i

union square tonight with the annual tree lighting celebration. 3, 2, 1. a pretty sight here. we just got this video. hundreds of people watched and cheered. the tree was lit up less than 20 minutes ago. macy's donated the reusable tree that is decorated with 33,000 energy efficient lights. this is the 23rd year of the tree lighting ceremony. >>> not all bright lights this holiday season. coming up, a warning from the authorities and the kinds of crime on the rise this time of the year. >>> today, the national hockey league canceled more games including the all-star game that was set for january. the league has now scrubbed all games through december 14th on the 69th day, now, of the lockout. the sharks have lost 34 games including 17 home games so far this season. the two sides met on wednesday but the league rejected the player's union latest offer in this ongoing dispute over revenue sharing. >> here they go. the first step. >> he was down. he is still going. the officials are acting like it is still a live play. he is taking it all of the way. >> that play in yesterday's houston/detroit game could have a rule change. it shows that the texas running back was down, the lions coach through

and once again, macy's has teamed up with the spca for the holiday window display in san francisco's union the squarethe windows, adoptable dogs and cats. they will stay on display through new year's day. last year's event was the most successful so far, more than 325 animals found homes and nearly $80,000 were raised for spca. >> janu is predicting possible rainfall for thanksgiving. and it will be in the 60s. to get out your jacket and you could perhaps go out and get a new jacket. >> there are some great bargains out there. >> get ready for winter weather. it will be pretty guarini week. and what you have? >> there are-it could be pretty -- rainy week. ana crena and silver linings and bradley cooper and lincoln .. i look forward to seeing that and also deception. raleigh, interesting how helen hunt and skyfall.. a decent and argo... and i heard that it is wonderful and you will see this during oscar time. >> well thank you. would have to run we have some to see. cloud atlas... stay dry [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of thi