Of past. We used to see crowds at the malls. No crowds here. People are sailing will you the bay bridge toll plaza. It never looks like that on a friday morning. Look at the east shore freeway. Also practically bare. It is black friday but not the black friday shopping frenzy were used to seeing. Mike and sal and steve have the day off. What a strange feeling. I drove by a best buy and you always see the tents and people waiting. Nothing. Really. Leah has been live at malls and it is just like another day. You say you shop online. I have a feeling more and more people are doing that. I just converted that way. I would shop on black friday but not get up at 5 00 in the morning. When you have Stores Opening on thanksgiving day, which im really against, why do you have to wait for friday. Right. If i was going to spend 200 this weekend, im not going to spend 200 on thursday and then again on today. We will talk about the shopping throughout the morning. Welcome to the 9. A gorgeous day. Were going to talk about the weather. Today may be the day to get out and about. Today is the best day if youre outdoors. Maybe for your hiking and biking. Your outdoor shopping. We will be mainly dry for today. That will change as we get into the weekend. The story this morning is the cold. And it is still chilly in some parts. Santa rosa 44. San francisco at 50. 50 in oakland. San jose at this hour a cool 47. Mostly cloudy, partly sunny for today. A foothill ares sprinkles a possibility. Not a big deal. Get out and about and you will be just fine. Low 60s expected for the south bay. North bay, upper 50s. You will need the jacket. It will be a cool one. In the extended forecast right around the corner, we have rain coming to the bay area. More on this coming up. Okay. Now we go back to the breaking news we have been covering throughout the morning for you at the peninsula. One person has died in an Early Morning house fire in san mateo reported on oak street close to highway 92. Ktvus alex savidge is another the scene talking to firefighters and joins us now with this update. Alex. Reporter yeah, gasia. Good morning to you. At this point of the investigation, Authorities Say they do not suspect foul play here. Investigators are telling us that the 60yearold woman who was killed in this fire was found in the back of the home this morning. She was found by firefighters unconscious. She had been overcome by thick smoke and flames from this fire and ultimately she could not be revived. The fire started at 4 30 this morning okay oak street in san mateo. Crews were calling in from neighboring cities because of the size. People who live nearby saw huge flames shooting from the home. Many of them were worried about this fire possibly spreading. Flames were pretty much to the top, like where our roof is. They were that high. Or higher. And smoke was really high. And it was just the whole roof pretty much. We sent crews in on an interior fire attack and primary search. Crews found one victim pulseless and not breathing in the rear of the building and immediately brought her outside and initiated cpr. Reporter but, again, firefighters were not able to revive that woman. She has not yet been identified by authorities. Again, a 60yearold woman who lived at this home. We are learning this morning that there is a bit of a history with this particular home here on oak street. Back in 2011, San Mateo Police shot and killed an armed man in the backyard of this home. That man was 36yearold robert karen. He was shot and killed, again, back in 2011. He was the son of the woman who died in this mornings fire. We will send it back to you guys. Thank you, alex. Were following developing news from the peninsula. A mail truck has flipped over on southbound 101 at milbrae shutting down the offramp. You can see the mess. Plenty of mail spilling out on the roadway. Its not clear if any mail was lost or damaged in the crash. There is cleanup underway. The crash is very close to sfo, the air fort. The mail truck leaking a little bit of fuel and the offramp will be closed for a number of hours. However, the crash does not appear to have a major impact on traffic in the area. Happening now, black friday shoppers are going door to door looking for bargains. So far this morning, its not looking as hectic as years past. The Retail Industry has been buggish, expecting sales to increase by 3. 6 to nearly 357 billion. Many Stores Opened last night and reopened this morning. Stores such as jc penney offering special giveaways to draw in shoppers. So we have a cute little sephora bag with a 5 gift card to get them started on shopping. Some have termed the trend as gray friday. As more shoppers are millennials, they choose to shop online. Sales are spread over a period of time instead of one wild weekend. Our question today is about black friday. Throughout mornings on 2 we have been asking are you going out to shop on black friday or not and why not . I love this response. No. I dont shop on black friday because i find it to be a depressing and irresponsible display of mindless consumerism. Hohoho. Another twitter agrees. Heck no. My wife and i stay warm in bed. We dont need more stuff. Not everyone is staying home. On facebook, april marie says i did go shopping on black friday. Boycott thursday. Here, here. As i think people need to be with their families. Black friday was good for a couple of hours where i got the deals without the crowds. Okay. So two noes and a yes. Share more with us. The hashtag we ask you to use is ktvuthe9. President elect donald trump has had a twitter account for 7 years. He has sent more than 30,000 tweets and gained millions of followers. He has been busy the past few years. He is on the verge of taking it to a whole new level. Doug luzader has the story from washington. 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But we will take you behind the scenes and show you more on flashback friday. We will. And on a sad note, the passing of a tv icon. How fan are remembering everyones favorite tv mom, florence henderson. At t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods, weve always believed the holidays should be about joy. Where days are filled with magic, not madness. Its why we have amazing prices on thoughtful gifts, everyday. Lets bring back the holidays. Tributes are pouring in for a we will known actress who starred in one of the most recognizable tv shows of all time. Here is the story of a lovely lady bringing up three lovely girls. I know you are singing along in your mind to that theme song to the brady bunch. Florence henderson played carol brady. She died last night at A Los Angeles hospital with friends and family by her side. She broke into show business on broadway but will forever be known as one of our Favorite Television moms. She explained the success behind her tv classic. 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The fact that the bars were cut the way they were, it wasnt something that they just thought of in a minute. It probably some some previous planning. Might have had help. We can only speculate. You know, were looking at everything. Any tips that are coming in. Two of the inmates still on the run have been identified as campbell of palo alto and chavez of san jose. They were both facing false imprisonment and weapons charges when they made their escape. An incredible story. The Shasta County woman reported kidnapped more than three weeks ago is safe and back home with her family. Sherry was found early yesterday morning up in yolo county. She was bound but able to get help. The mother of two was last seen november 2nd after she left home to go on a jog. Authorities at this point still looking for her captors. Two of them are believed to be hispanic women. It is unclear if she knew them. Just yesterday she was treated at a hospital for minor injuries and released. A family friend posted this message to facebook saying in part, quote, this is a thanksgiving beyond belief for all of us. Sherry is alive and keith is reunited with her at the hospital. Coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, the holidays are not just about children. The green that some people in california may be adding to their wish lifts and how you may be able to get it. We are joined by a retail sales expert on the potential boost to the economy this Holiday Shopping season. The first numbers are in for black friday shopping. They show the trend towards online sales. Reports nearly 2 billion was spent online on thanksgiving day. That is an 11 and a half percent increase from last year. Analysts project online sales could top 3 billion for the first time in history. The Retail Industry is predicting overall holiday sales will increase 3. 6 compared to last year. People are swooping up the best deals online and in brick and mortar stores. We brought in a local retail sales expert. Lets talk about with george of morgan stanley. Happy belated thanksgiving. Here we are. Here we are talking about our tummies are full. They are. I have to share with you, all morning long we have been at black friday sales at malls and big box stores. We are not seeing the lines, the crowds, the frenzy which has been black friday for years. It started in september. 40 percent of the American Population started shopping in september. 40 start this weekend. Then we have another 20 in december. And then the people we worry about, the other 10 . Raise your hand. Yeah. Are we going to see more sales . Has the economy buyed up. We are projecting about 3. 6 increase from last year. Now, the average sales over the past ten years has been 2. 5. This is significant for the retailers. We have hired more than 2 Million People this year. We have a cold winter. Last year the winter was warm and we didnt have a lot of sales on sweaters and jackets. Its a cold winter. We will see more sales in that particular area. Dont worry about no lines today. It is a marathon. If you want to shop, thats fine. You can go tomorrow, sunday, monday. The deals will be there. They wont be too deep because were seeing more people shopping. With that being said, we feel like there are less people out on black friday. Is it because trends have changed. Online shopping. Online shopping is only about 10 of total sales for hard line goods and soft line goods. It is growing about 15 a year. The big issue is clothing and fit. When you go and order a suit or dress, you order five and youre going to return four. As long as the online sales can solve the problem of fit, it will go through the roof. I dont remember the last time that i bought anything full price. I fear that retailers are shooting themselves in the foot. If they always give me 40 coupons in my email, when will i ever feel motivated to pay 100 full price. You wont. You have to feel like youre getting a deal. So they mark it up to mark it down and i think im getting a bargain. Last year they marked it way down and the stock prices for Companies Really kind of trended downwards because the profitability wasnt there. This year we should see good sales and good profitability because the discounts wont be as deep as we saw last year. Macys is beginning to consolidate. All of the bookstores, all of them. Yes. Are we heading towards the brick and mortars going to an amazon type thing. If youre a millennial and just coming of age with a good job and good salary, you would rather shop online. It is more convenient. You want to avoid the lines. You will be looking online. For hard goods, its e. For soft goods like apparel, it is more difficult. There will always be a place for brick and mortar. 90 of the sales occur there. The 10 is growing. It will be 15 , 20 . But the online, we have to solve some problems in that area. After christmas then we see the get what you really wanted sales. Right. Talk to me about a shopping bump after december 25th. The retailers are doing a great job in marketing. Year round. If youre online they know what you were looking at last month and they will pitch you a deal and a store credit and a map how to get there. They will making it more and more compelling. Psychological marketing. Celebrate christmas on new years and you can save some money. Wrapping paper is cheap. We have to identify who we need to shop for just like santa but we need to have a budget and not go into debt. I love it. Its tempting but i like the responsible methods from you. Thank you for joining us on this black friday. Good to be here. Coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, it is the Holiday Season. For many that means going to the movies. Some familiar faces back on the big screen. A preview of bad santa 2 coming up. And its cold out. It is the perfect time to kick off o