that's what i said to myself. when you get a savings like that, that changes everything. >> what savings? >> $480 that we're going to save. i think that makes it up. >> that's the tv? >> the tv and the tablets and the surround sound for the tv and other little things. >> why not just do it online? >> for here, i know i'm going to get it. online you never know. not just by clicking it. there's chance you don't know if you're going to get it or not. >> i notice you have a generator out here. you really kind of camped out. >> we have to get some electr e electricity for the phones and laptops. >> you drag your whole family out here? >> they come and bring us some food. we take turns. we're saving and spending time with the family. >> your daughters over here said it's okay. they have a good time. >> yeah. they come and like to have fun and leave for a while too. it's good. i think it's -- you try to make it fun because you're saving money. that's the whole deal. as long as you're saving money, i think the whole family likes that. this is for the whole family. you're saving for everybody and everybody puts a little bit. >> you said there's only a limited amount. you kind of talk to everyone and say what are you getting? >> exactly. you have to find out. they are only getting ten tvs, ten lab tops. you have to talk to the person next to you and say how many are you getting? he's getting three. he's getting two. it goes like that until it ends. >> i hope you get that tv. thank you very much. it feels like the big stores are opening earlier. walmart, 10:00 p.m. best buy and kohl's are opening at midnight. send it back to the studio. >> quick question. obviously tv sales are going to be great at that store. has anybody put together the numbers, put up a prediction on what they think the holiday season will be like? >> reporter: they have. some experts are saying there should be about a 10% increase from last year to this year. shoppers have more hours in the day to shop because so many of these big box stores are opening earlier and earlier. >> thank you very much for joining us. while the stores are opening early, others never closed. while most of you got a chance to spend thanksgiving at home for your family, others took one for the team and the customers. >> people that come here to shop, one of a kind. i like to see the people's face, expressions and make them happy. >> the market was open today for people looking to buy that last minute bit for the holiday meal. workers say nay enjoy being able to make people happy during the holidays. the homeless often don't have way to get to shelters for thanksgiving dinner. one group of volunteers decided to bring the feast to them. marianne favro has more from san jose. >> reporter: when this van pulled up at st. james park in san jose, a hundred homeless people lined up. seth said he dreaded the day but the meal gave him hope. >> i woke up not knowing what i was going to eat. i looked forward to a sandwich and it turns into a bit better. i guess things turned out all right. >> reporter: he said once he tasted this dessert his day got sweater. bob man, spearheaded the effort to bring a meal directly to the homeless. >> they don't have transportation to get to a shelter. they are afraid of going to a shelter and getting turned down or turned away. >> reporter: bob got the idea last year after a feast he brought a few leftovers. hundreds of homeless lined up to get the leftovers. he decided to return this year with much more, including 100 homemade pumpkin and apple pies. several coworkers and his 12-year-old nephew joined him. >> they don't have worry about them trying to go through trash cans and finding food that other people have eaten. they can have a nice good meal. >> happy thanksgiving to you. >> reporter: handing out food is important to steve. he was once homeless himself and know what is a difference a meal can make. >> it reminds me of how it was for me. i stayed three, four nights completely homeless not going to a shelter. i know how it feels to be in the cold. >> reporter: the sandwiches may be cold but the thanksgiving gift couldn't be warmer. >> i'm very thankful. >> reporter: marianne favro. even the occupy movement took time to celebrate. glide memorial church were on the road. they helped feed the protesters. hundreds lined up turkey and other traditional dishes. >> this is day to enjoy family and connection and food and we at glide to that well. we want to share with the occupy movement. >> glide church has a long history of helping those in need. hundreds of volunteers got up early to make sure people have a hot meal. we take a look behind the scenes. >> reporter: they were cold, they were wet, but thanks to volunteers they won't be going hungry. >> you saw the line of folks outside who are waiting to get their meal. what's it like to see that? >> it's sad and it's still gratifying that i can do something to help. >> reporter: 600 volunteers helped out at glide getting up early to help those that need a hand. >> volunteers that come to glide supply us with most of the labor to do the work that we do. right now we only have 16 people that work in the kitchen throughout the year. it's not enough to serve 5,000 people. >> reporter: some were carving their first turkey. >> i'm learning. i'm getting quicker as i go. there's only about a hundred more left to go. >> reporter: this is thanksgiving in the tenderloin. a place where they wanted to be. damian trujillo. aaa started offering a free tow home for drivers that found they had a few too many. they will tow cars up to ten miles for free. the number is your screen, 1-800-222-4357. the program wraps up at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. an investigation is underway after a police officer shot and killed an armed ban. police say they got a call from a woman who lived on fellers lane around 11:30 this morning. she said her ex-boyfriend was pounding on the door. the officer that got there shot and killed an armed man he found there. investigators have not released what led up to the shooting. santa rosa police didn't have taken over this investigation. deputies are investigating a deadly staping in pacheco. they were called to center avenue and aspen drive. a 46-year-old man was lying in the driveway with stab wounds. he was rushed to the hospital but died shortly after. the suspect has not been found yet. deputies are not releasing the suspects identity but say the suspect and victim knew each other. a california woman is behind bars after calling in fake terror theft. she said there would be an energy on a september flight. it was to seek revenge against a lover who unfriended her on facebook. she was charged with providing false and misleading information. she was being held on $20,000 bound. more information is merging in regards to that hell's angel shoot out. two members of the rival gang were wounded. leaders of the two gangs negotiated a truce just before the violence started. according to a nearly 300 page transcript jeffrey pedigrew assured the leader everything was going to be all right. minutes later he was dead. time magazine has come out with the a list of 50 top inventions of 2011. no surprise apple was on the list with their iphone virtual assistance. the police didn't is on the list. they are recognized for they police program. the didn't uses past crime statististics to predict the location of future crime and assigns officers. the department says they have seen a reduction. next, a good excuse to never leave the couch. one company says it knows the key to finding the best shopping deals. a speak peek, next. plus, san jose marks one time on nhonored tradition. good evening. we topped out at 57 at san francisco and 59 in san jose and that rain is again pushing well off to the south of the east. we'll have details on your weekend coming up in just a minute. black friday forecast. for those of you that don't want to head out to the stores for midnight, maybe just head to your couch. ebay has teamed up with papal to make it easier to shop from your couch while catching tv. the watch with ebay feature is part of the mobile app. it syncs with the shows people are watching on tv. the company calls it a new trend, couch commerce. >> today in particular on thanksgiving day it's all about couch commerce. they are doing their shopping now. they are not having to wait until black friday. they are not having to deal with crowded malls. we are offering them the convenience with ebay and paypal. >> as if you needed another reason to stay on the couch. they expect to see 46% of people doing their shopping via mobile devices. the annual big bone game is a south bay tradition that started during world war ii. it's the longest running thanksgiving day rivalry in the state, that we know of. we were there for the festivities. >> reporter: the big bone game between the san jose bulldogs and the lincoln lions is as much for current students. >> this is the biggest game of the year. >> reporter: as for alumni. >> it's everything. it's what it's all about. lincoln and san jose high. >> reporter: the turkey day tradition started back in 1942. since then, the standing fill with fans on thanksgiving morning. >> it's like a reunion. like a high school reunion. mainly come and see people out here. it's really nice. >> it's big. it's really big. we make sure that we get our dinner before so we can come here in the morning and we go home and have dinner. >> reporter: what's at stake here besides bragging rights? >> it's a cow bone. i think it's a femur. >> reporter: the trophy means so much that the school's football team by passes the playoffs to stay and play. for the 14th consecutive year the lincoln lions took possession scoring twice in the first minute of play. final score, 52-7. win or lose, these football fans say they will be back next year but admit winning is a little more fun. >> yes, it is. there's been 69 big bone games. there have been five ties. >> we'll have more highlights from the game in sports. let's toss to weather. jeff ranieri is here. >> hopefully you had a happy thanksgiving and thanks a lot for tuning in here. let's look at our raradar. we have some showers. we have cleared out from the storm system we had yesterday. that's the great news ochbl a slight chance of an isolated shower as we continue throughout tonight. 59 in concord. 57 in freemont. plenty of upper 50s to 60 throughout the peninsula. 53 in san jose and 54 in sunnyvale. let's look at the radar. all this rainfall is moving off to the south. we have showers off to the north. that's going to stay off to the north. we may see a stray hour from the weak system testimony the trend is oo dprie one. high pressure building in from the shout. that will keep it mild. temperatures could warm up five to ten degrees. 4:00 a.m. may be getting up early for shopping. mid-40s for the east bay. 47 in san mateo. by 11:00 a.m. we'll get warming. we'll have sunshine and dry weather with plenty of mid-50s across the area. if you're doing any traveling to the east coast, our storm system has cleared out. we are storm free across most of the nation. great news at the airports. the only weather we are finding here is across the west. if traveling in seattle, we have some weather up that way. we have our black friday forecast. if you're heading out early, midnight, mid-40s, 3:00 a.m., low 40s. watch out for some patchy fog building. my mom gets up at 2:00 a.m. to go to some of those sales. unbelievable. thanks so much. >> while many have turkey on their mind, others are already thinking about trees, christmas trees. today is the first official day of christmas tree sales according to growers. one local free farm worker tells us there's an art to selecting a free and everyone has a favorite. >> my favorite is the noble fir. it will last the longest, strongest. you have can put big ornaments on. >> he goes onto say grab the branchs. when you pull them there should be no needles in your hand. far from a storybook ending. "harry potter" author tells a story about her daughter. it's a case that's tide up investigators for decade ks. how neck wear may play a role in the d.b. cooper hijacking case. why some people are holding out hope for one traditional holiday dish. very thankful for my health, my family and friends and thankful that i have a wonderful job and company. more information tonight on two of the new allegations of child abuse against former penn state jerry sandusky. one of the allegations is a sandusky family member. they call the allegations ridiculous and unfounded. both of the victims are under the age of 18. the author of the "harry potter" is the latest to testify. the inquiry is part of a probe in response to outrage over britain's phone hacking scandal. j.k. rawlings said journalists taked out her house and slipped a note to her by putting it in her 5-year-old daughter's book bag. >> it's very difficult to sail how angry i felt that my daughter's school was no longer a place of complete security for journalists. >> rawlings described how she had to take legal action after one of her books was stolen from the printers and ended up in the hands of the sun newspaper. they could call piers morgan as a witness. today marks the 40th anniversary of sky jacking by b.p. cooper. chris has a closer look at the new clues. >> this was the tie worn by d.b. cooper. >> reporter: the evidence was lift from this clip on tie. the seattle fbi gave a team of private scientists access to the tie and other artfacts. >> what did you find? >> the most exciting was titanium metal. >> reporter: here is a particle on the tie seen through a micro scope. it's used in golf clubs to cook ware but back then it was rare. >> in 1971, there's a big upheaval. that laid off a lot of people so certainly cooper could have been part of that fallout. >> this is a severe d disappointment to all of us. >> reporter: cooper had been unemployed and so desperate he would threaten to blow up a passenger jet and parachute with ransom money. >> we think he was an engineer or manager that went back out on the floor regularly. >> reporter: he likely was not a boeing employee. the titanium is pure, not proce processing. he was probably employed at a chemical plant. >> coming up with a profile that nor rows him to hundreds is significant. >> they are getting together in portland this weekend to discuss the case. none of the money from that sky jacking has ever been spent. they found some discovered along the columbia river. >> so interesting. still new details unveiling all the time. still ahead, an emotional roller coaster ride for three american students. their families react to news nay will be released. we'll take you to afghanistan where thousands of soldiers are celebrating. first, the 85th annual macy's parade took a bite out of the big apple today. three american families are breathing a sigh of relief after their sons were cleared of charges in eegypt. a judge ordered the lease of the men after they threw molo tov cocktail ts. they were studying in cairo. one of the student's mothers said she just learned this morning. >> i spoke to roberto powers at the u.s. embassy and he confirmed the boys were being released and they were very, very fortunate. we are -- this is something we should truly celebrate this thanksgiving. >> clashes continue in egypt. a former prime minister has accepted a request from the military to form a new government. he headed a cabinet from 1996 to 1999. many see him whose time and power was not marked by corruption. two strong earthquakes hit northern japan but neither caused damage. the first one hit early this morning just off the cause near the fukushima power plant. the second quake was 6.2. no damage was reported. president obama took some time out this thanksgiving to thank the men and women serves overseas in the military. he called ten service members from each branch. in iraq american troops celebrated their last thanksgiving as all of the forces must be out of country by the end of the year. in afghanistan, u.s. troops sat down for their thanksgiving dinner today. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving to you. this is the heart, the main hub of the u.s. mission mere, and it's a micro kozism of the efforts. they train up afghan army and police to take over the fight by the end of 2014 so u.s. forces can go home for good. the mission tempo slow down a bit so they could enjoy the best meal of the year, that's thanksgiving lunch. the staff goes all out, roast turkey with stuffing, ribs, roast pope tatatoes. the big question, how many more thanksgivings will the u.s. and coalition forces mark here? we know that 10,000 will have drawn down by the year's end and another 20,000 by 2014. 70,000 forces still here will hand over the standard to the afghans. will they be ready at that time? that will depend on a lot of intangibles. the taliban will have a vote in the matter. back to you. congress come gabrielle giffords returns to arizona today to serve at an air base. she has difficulty walking and trouble using one side of her body but was smiling and able to interact with service members. the congresswoman is still recovering after being shot in the head during the mass shooting in january that killed six people. a number of service members said her presence was an inspiration. discouraging news for crab lovese lovesers. a strike is keeping the prize dungeness off tables for years. >> some were still holding out hope of bringing some crab home. >> reporter: it's a sight that would make any crab lover cringe. like turkey, crab is a thanksgiving staple around this part. a price dispute that put this tradition on ice. >> the people like to come down here. >> reporter: as part of his own pilgrimage, wesley came to buy crab for thanksgiving but the only for sale was from washington. >> three crabs for $96. i changed my mind to one. this cost $32. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: in this case, tradition lost out to dollars and cent. >> i can't afford $96. that's almost a week of food for my family. >> reporter: fishermen are holding out for $2.56. >> yes, i'm disappointed. this is their livelihood. they should be able to strike a deal. >> reporter: to lisa, holidays are about crab. >> we always bring crab every thanksgiving. 20, that's too much. >> they ask for how much it is a pound. it's pretty expensive, $19.95 a pound. it's like gold. >> reporter: to crab lovers, local dungeness is like cold. >> a nice buttery chardonney. it's what we do. >> reporter: he insists he's in the same boat. >>my friends are calling me up and want me to give them some crab. i told them we're all out of luck. a local high school marching band hit the big time performing at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. homestaed high marched with giant balloons and floats. way were selected as one of ten bands. they were the only one from the west coast. the band is made up of 250 members. only ten who have been to new york city before. >> they did such a great job. still ahead, x burning those thanksgiving day calories, thousands put sneakers to the pavement. what to get the gamer in your life. we have a preview of the games due out this holiday season. i'm jeff ranieri. heading to san francisco tonight, you're in luck. the holiday lights up. we'll have details on what will be some warmer weather after plenty of cold weather in just a few minutes. thankful for i'm thankful for with my family, freedom and being able to finish the 5k with my dad. i'm thankful that my son came home and was able to spend thanksgiving with us. he did the turkey trot with us and we finished as a family. it's day to be with family. it's a tradition that's getting more popular, the silicon valley turkey trot. today 21,000 people showed up. it's a good way to get