Todays holiday makes this story especially meaningful, we were there when the family went through what was left of their home most items destroyed but a few survived, the most meaningful ones. We have the story. Cracked cellphone video of a fire yesterday. In taking this debbie couldnt believe her eyes. A fire so hot it spread to the house next door and then burned paint off the side of the house in all from a Battery Charging her grandsons toy electric car. It was almost like the 4th of july how sparks went boom. She told us they were made by florian and removed. Its on the bottom probably totally disintegrated. Everything she owns this now blackened rental home. The damage in house, all of the furniture, clothing, memories, there was one in particular that concerned her the most. Its my dad. A last picture of him on the wall burned beyond redemption one memory gone. In the hall closet another, his uniform. He served in world war ii and died in 1993. This is the jacket, the jacket hes wearing in the photo. Its something anyway but still wasnt enough. As the morning wore on she had to know the truth about her other most prized possession which did not look good. Oh. Until it did. This is the best thing all day. Its my dad. Tears of grief turning to joy, a father to hold after all. Tragedy and now a small triumph on the most conflicted of thanc thanksgivings. Abc 7 news. New at 6 the san matteo fire can thank their cat to save them from a fire, the cat woke people up by making a lot of noise, it had bells on the collar damage estimated 400,000. A redding family is thankful that a mother of two is alive after a kidnapping ordeal. She was snatched three weeks ago and turned up this morning, 130 miles away, many questions remain. She vanished on november 2nd under mysterious circumstances, she didnt return home from her jog and failed to had pick up her children and at a News Conference this afternoon the sheriff reveal who they believe kidnapped her. Were looking for a darkcollared suv with two hispanic females armed with a handgun. For some reason still unknown they released her near interstate 5 in yolo county early this morning and a driveranced for her call for help after stumbling upon her into the predawn dark zbrness. She was bound with restraints but able to summon a passing motorist on highway 17. The woman is now reunited with her familiarly and being with her family and being treated. Investigators never gave up hope. On this day of thanksgiving threes remind your family and those close to you how much they are appreciated and loved. While the sheriff spread the word about the two suspects on the run they refused to reveal how she suffered her injuries. A skateboarder attacked a Police Officer outside of stark bucks on grand street. Witnesses say he was acting errat erratically. He hit the officer on the hit with his board. The officer went to the hospital with serious injuriesx the Police Caught up with the attacker on lyndon avenue. Sheriff are looking for two inmates who made a daring escape in jail this morning. They havent been found but two others have been caught. Vick with the very latest. Well cheryl this is still an active search and the Sheriffs Office is asking for the publics help. The inmates escaped from that building behind me in the older section of the jail and there are no security cameras in that area. Inmates are sophisticated where they have a lot of time, they can sit and think about how to get out of jameis. To get out of jail. Look closely and you can see the makeshift rope used by the four inmates to escape. Inside you can see the missing bar and bed sheet tied to one side at the window and here with ha was left of a bar that was cut off. They found no tools in the cell. Still at large these two inmates. Chavez and campbell held on various charges including fi firearms violations. Ment Sheriff Deputies and others involved in the man hunt setting up a perimeter around the main jail and two of the four inmates were caught immediately by a deputy patrolling outside of the jail. He saw movement of someone in the shadows and looked up and saw the clothing hanging from the window and was able to apprehend two of the escapees. They may have had help from the outside. Thats something investigators are looking at as well as videos from outside the jail facility. Abc 7 news. A 40yearold man and teenage daughter are okay after being pulled from the beach. Ranger spotted them entering the water before noon and a beach hazard was issued for 12 to 15 foot waves. A 15yearold boy was caught in the waves. And the dad and sister went in after them. The life guard had to pull two from safety. Some stores are making a point of staying closed for the holidays, others are open and are seeing a lot of customers. We are joined now at concord shoping center. What are the crowds like . Hi cheryl. This is happening in stages at sun valley mall. Whats going on right now, this is a very long line waiting to get into this store called life is pink. Its a Victoria Secret store. These folks have been waiting an hour and theyre letting them in in stages. This store will be open all night. The turkey can wait for those who decide to shop this thanksgiving day to scoop up a few deals before settling for the traditional meal. What are you going to look for. Probably i need to buy a game. I need to buy a flat screen tv. This is no random exercise. Theres a lot of reconand planning that goes into the decision to shop on a major holiday. Well i go home, go online, see who is has the best deal and i just drive over and pick up what i need. What about the will be late afternoon, tonight. Gilbert has been down this road before, or line as it were, this time arriving at 5 30 in the morning it be among the first in life at best buy. Im in line for a toshiba 4k hd tv. Its about 499 are you a veteran of this . Around ten years. Rod williams third in line sling and all despite having a broken collarbone, he too wants that 199 toshiba. You are going to be able to maneuver. Yeah everybody going to be going over my shoulder to tackle me. Is it worth it. It depends on what deals are avail able. Apparently its worth it for these folks. Check this out something really good here, skinny colorapanlts. This will stay open all night, officially black friday has started. Abc 7 news. Skinny pants and thanksgiving that doesnt work. Right now early black friday sales going on, weve posted a complete list of Holiday Store hours on our website for you, abc 7 news. Com. Whether going jogging after your big dinner or shopping, whatever you want to do weather is not going to get in the way. Its clear but cool. We have a look at your forecast. Next 24 hours we have clouds thickening around the bay area. S stormy active weather of monthing out moving out to sea. We will see partly cloudy skies, it will get chilly in the Early Morning hours and maybe sprinkles in the north bay by about 7 00 a. M. Shouldnt interview with plans for shopping tonight or tomorrow morning. In the Early Morning hours may be light sprinkles in the northern part of the area around clear lake and then theres more to come. We have a pretty wet weekend shaping up, well look at that a little later. Thank you. Talking politics at your thanksgiving dinner may not be the way to keep harmony. Coming up a tip for calm conversation of the k9 variety but first. It breaks my heart to see people eating the balloons and the floats, the 90th annual macys parade. Unprecedented amount of securities this year. Thats angry birds, wow, still up there. No problems wiere happy to report. 4,000 volunteers helped out today to bring thanksgiving dinner to those who cant get out because of age or ill zblns the recipients of the meals are shut ins that may not have human contact with anyone or may not be able to get out to go to community feedings so were bringing thanksgiving to them. Absolutely wonderful. This is far from the only act of generosity on this holiday. Hundreds of volunteers stepped up to make sure thousands enjoyed warm meals. Its a tradition in the mission. A heartfield tradition, these folks look forward to every thanksgiving. An amanda, the owner who is doing all this is an angel to me because i have nowhere else to go for thanksgiving. The markets meals are healthy with lots of veggies and even fruit to take home. Its a great way to celebrate her success in the neighborhood. Generosity in inside the dining room. This is where volunteers sign in to begin preparing thanksgiving meals. Its been wonderful since i didnt have any place to go. Seeing all these wonderful people, im just grateful. All of this positive energy and this guy right here. Like cofounder says this years feast drew lots of young volunteers. I see a lot of young people committing themselves to at least one day. It feels good to help. Its a massive operation to feed thousands in the San Francisco bay area. Thanksgiving dinner brings out the very best in people. In San Francisco, abc 7 news. President obama and his family are celebrating their last thanksgiving in the white house and provided these images of the president calling Service Members around the world and punishing them a happy thanksgiving. Addressed the nation. Remember the patriots who landed at the edge of the world in search of freedom, we give thanks to the brave men and women who defend that freedom in every corner of the world. The president called america to come together during the holidays during this hardfought election. So you can do what cookie roberts does, she shared this advice on good morning america. You know what ive been doing this entire political season at mixed tables is talking about dogs. I think its a great thing to do. You just talk about dogs. And its just fine. It really does work to talk about the dogs. The experts that abc news talked to shared their strategy, advice on our website abc7news. Com. Lets talk about the weather. Heres live doppler 7. Clouds beginning a bit around the bay area. Its still dry but maybe not for long. I go to Great Lengths to bring you this weather and here we go with our beach hazard advisory. Wave advisory up to 15 feet. Strong possibility of rip currents and sneaker waves. We have inland areas dropping to 40s already. Heres a deal over San Francisco under partly cloudy skies, going to be chilly for black friday shoppers, will be a pretty wet weekend and a cooler pattern will settle in as well. Well see low temperatures dropping into the upper 30s in the inland valleys where it will be chilly. Partly cloudy barely above 60 degrees around the bay and inland. Approaching storm for late tomorrow night light intensity which can have moderate rain fall, few sprinkles in the north bay tomorrow, by tomorrow night we will see the first wave of measurable rain fall pushing into the central bay area by 5 00 in the morning. Should be wet in all regions of the area. Next storm breaks into showers into saturday and rain fall totals will range from 0. 3 to threequarters of an inch. Sunday ranks one of the impact scales put the two storms together and its a pretty wet weekend coming our way and also snow for the sierra. Heres the accu weather sevenday forecast. Bright sunny skies for the remainder of next week except for a slight sprinkle on sunday. We have a new friend here in sports. Sports. Were talking the cowboys, am i actually pushing these guys who ran out of gas sports. Were talking the cowboys, six miles on a lonely highway . Or is this a metaphor for how im constantly pushing myself to make a tastier sandwich . Like my new pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich with spicy pepper jack cheese, spicy ranch, and spicy allwhitemeat chicken. But judging from the thirddegree sunburn, and the fact that i cant feel my legs, id say im actually pushing this car. Theres gotta be a better way to get new customers. The pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich. Taste it before its gone. Yep, im lost. Now sports from abc 7 news. Well the about s in big d have plenty to be thankful for, the best record in football behind a rookie quarterback hitting the conversation for mvp and rookie running back, first quarter, 27 carries 97 yards. 70 dallas. Cousins to jackson, 67 yard. For touchdown. Former cal bear 118 yards receiving. Couldnt stop elliott, pounds his way in for second touchdown of the game. How about them cowboys winning it 10th in a row 3126. Intercepted. Its picked off by darius slay with the game changer picks off sam bradford, 30 seconds left, knotted as 13 not any more, beats minnesota 1613. Lions in first place in the nfc north. Michigan taking on lincoln for 3a championship. Third quarter. Joseph broussard 32 yards for the touchdown. Bears trail 1512 in the fourth. Mission deep in their own territory. The pass is picked off by jackson walker, the quarterback keeper calls his own number. Id say its a good call. Thats a touchdown. Lincoln wins it 2212. Forget about a turkey leg the lions looking to feast on the annual big bone game. Looking to set the tone early, its a 37 yard touchdown pass and lions lead 70. How about thomas balling, could say hes balling, ran for two touchdowns and lifncoln with 19h consecutive win. Consecutive win. More highlights at 11 00. Youre 9 hours and 45 minutes into your quest. And the silver sword of garmuz is finally within reach. But now the one who needs an energyorb is you. Well good news. Because jack in the box now delivers through doordash. So you can get all your favorites delivered right to your door. Like my sriracha curly fry burger, with two tacos, halvsies and a drink. All in a munchie meal. Saving the universe is hard. Which is why i make ordering late night easy. Delivery through the doordash app. New from jack in the box. Theyre off at the turkey trunk in concord, thanks for sharing this video using the abc7now. Thanks to the silky terrier. Friend take a moment to realize how blessed you are. Top dogs, right. Share yr thanksgiving with us. Wed really love to see them. Join us tonight at abc news at 11 00. Why eat when you can shop, bargain huntsers are finding plenty of company and the weather is going to be great for it. It is but eat first and then shop. Great advice. Im full of advice. Enough of this edition of abc 7 breaking news. For all of us here the entire abc7 presents beyond the headlines with cheryl jennings. Welcome to beyond the headlines. Im cheryl jennings. You know, communities across the bay area are facing issues of hunger every single day. It affects children, seniors, people with steady jobs, and so many more. According to the five bay area food banks, almost 800,000 people use their Services Every month. Now, overall, these food banks distribute more than 170 Million Pounds of food to those in need every year. Its interesting to note that more than half of the total pounds of food distributed is actually Fresh Produce. I am proud to say that abc7s parent company, disney, is committed to fighting hunger. This past year disney donated 1. 5 million to the feeding America Network of food banks, and this means that each of our local food banks in the network received 15,000 from disney and abc7 to continue their important efforts. Right now we have a local story of a young person making a difference. The city of san jose is teaming up with a south bay teenager to fight hunger. Kiran sridhar founded waste no food, a website and an app that lets businesses donate leftover food to charities. The hunger at home has already used the app to help Silicon Valley companies and restaurants donate 10,000 meals that otherwise would go to the landfill. Instead of putting a cheese tray out for 500, we deconstruct and put the different components in smaller platters, and when not used and it cant be consumed by team members or by future guests, then its donated safely. Now, san jose is the first city to partner with waste no food. Hunger is a big problem, sadly, in the wealthy Silicon Valley. One in four residents lives with hunger. One of those residents is in the studio with me right now, kelly kang. She is a wife, a mother of four, and their family struggles regularly to make ends meet. Kelly, thank you for being here today. Thank you for having me. I really appreciate the fact youre willing to come forward and talk about whats going four kids. How old are your kids . Theyre 11, 9, 5, and 2 1 2. Had to think about that for a minute, right . Yes. And do you have a husband . Yes. And hes unfortunately had a disability, something on the job . Yes, he was a machinist, and he got hurt on the job, and he hasnt been able to work since. So youre carrying the load for everybody right now. Yes, yes. And youve also just moved, so tell me about that. Yeah, this is kind of stressful. It gets hard. Yes, its stressful trying to get into place. But we finally got settled in and just trying to deal with that right now. Yeah, and with all that, with the moving and costs and you have one car, right . Yes, yes. For all of you. So, getting around and getting the kids around and getting to your job. Yeah, i have to take Public Transit so my husband can take all the kids to school so he has a car available for him. Thats what were gonna have to start doing, yeah. Now, one of the big reasons youre able to do what you do is because of foodbank support. Yes, thats correct. So, tell me how that works. Ive been going to church about a year and a half Trinity Church to get the food available for us, and then we pick up the produce, and then we go there, pick all the fresh fruits and vegetables, and then theres also, you know, canned goods and meats, and then once we get that, it helps that we make salads, cause its very expensive to do that, cause i currently work at a Grocery Store, and its still very expensive to try to get the fresh fruits and vegetables for us. So, once we do that, we bring it home, and that seems to help us out quite a bit. And then they get the food from another source. Yes. 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 id be willing to do a story, and then caitlin kerk actually contacted me, and thats how i ended up here today. And you got a ride here. Yes, exactly. Otherwise you wouldve had to take the bus. [ laughing ] exactl