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crash at an annual event later this morning. then, if you're heading up to the mountains, we'll check current driving conditions in the sierra to help you get around any tricky weather. then offering holiday cheer to everyone. how a local nonprofit is upholding a tradition that brings more than a meal to 2000 people in need. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome to mornings on two. happy thanksgiving i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. happy thanksgiving and to you. >> and to you. we look forward to this as soon as they make the schedule. do we get to work together? the answer is yes. >> get to work with gasia, which is nice. we're thankful steve paulson is here on thanksgiving. and for our director, who called up this beautiful sunrise shot. >> well, if you have to work, i'm the luckiest guy in the bay area to get to work with you, too, sweetheart. thanks. all right. we do have cold conditions. my goodness. 33 santa rosa. even the city's at 45. san jose 36, palo alto, 32. so it's a cold one. you're so

cold. if you're stepping outside, that's for sure. frost advisories out today and tomorrow. and maybe a few high clouds. but i think south i think overall we're looking good. everything is on hold here if you will. so look for a lot of sunshine. temperatures not i mean, it's tough to get that warm this time of year, but i think we'll have cold lows. sunny and mild conditions going well into the weekend and early next week. so it's a cold, clear morning, but it will be sunny and nice today. and highs going low 60s. dee dee dee dee for all. all right, let's get back to gasia and pam. >> all right. and sal is off for the holiday. but we are keeping an eye on the roads for you. steve, we just showed this shot. not many cars. if you were out and about yesterday, you're probably thinking everybody did their driving yesterday because it was very crowded and not too bad. this morning on the freeway. looks like a really nice start to the day there. checking over on highway 24. also beautiful start to the day. not many people out and about. hopefully everybody's done their their shopping and they'll settle in to start getting that

thanksgiving dinner ready. and there's the bay bridge. certainly a few people who need to head into the city. but again, we're going to keep an eye on the roads for you and hopefully no big problems. just take it easy out there, drive carefully and we'll have no problems. >> happening today a thanksgiving tradition will continue in one east bay city, where the community is grieving the deaths of three young adults killed in a car crash yesterday morning. >> such a tough time. ktvu sally rasmus joins us now from piedmont, where the annual turkey trot is set to begin. this morning, but with some changes this year. ali. >> oh, good morning, pam and gasia. yes. the turkey trot here in piedmont is a 23 year tradition. it's a fundraiser for the local high school track team. and this year, 2400 people have signed up to participate in this five k run, 2400 out of town, of a small town of about 10,000. but this year, the event comes as the community mourns a terrible tragedy. as you mentioned early yesterday morning, three people died and a fourth person was seriously injured when their truck crashed

into a tree and retaining wall near the center of town and burst into flames. this was at hampton and king around 3 a.m. wednesday morning. the four people inside were all piedmont high school graduates from the class of 2023, who were back home from college to be with their families for the thanksgiving holiday. now, the cause of the crash is under investigation. as people in this small town try to process what happened. we are a really tight knit community. >> it's very hard when you have a loss like this of such young, bright lives. and i think that creating a space in a town like this is, is key to processing grief. >> sidney proctor is the organizer of the turkey trot this year, and she says there were some initial calls in the community to cancel the event altogether. but she says instead, the decision was made to modify the race course to make sure that runners would not be passing by the home of a

victim or a victim's family member, and then to sponsors and community members, including the owner of the oakland flour market, donated 1500 flowers. runners will be able to pick up those flowers on the route and set them down at a designated site near the crash site in memory of the victims, so the run starts at 830 this morning here in piedmont. you can see they are starting to set up some of it, and they have some of the barricades. and some of the street closures will start here shortly. and the town's mayor is scheduled to say a few words at the start of the race, and then there will be a moment of silence to remember the victims and their families. live in piedmont. ali rasmus ktvu fox two news. >> nice to have that community support. thank you. ali. 80 million americans are projected to travel at least 50 miles for the thanksgiving holiday. most will be driving. want to look at the some of the roads out there? interstate 880, in oakland. actually, this is the bay bridge toll plaza. not many people out there, but triple a predicts record numbers on the roads and

in the air. 1.7 million people more than last thanksgiving. now, some people in the bay area, of course, will want to head up to the mountains because they've had a lot of nice new snow. here's a live look from the caltrans camera at castle peak near boreal. looking very nice. a lot of snow on the side of the road, but the roads look clear. you could you could have ice though. definitely something to keep an eye on when it's cold. cold, cold chains are not required. that's the good news right now on interstate 80 or highway 50. but westbound trucks in the sierra are required to stop the brake check area near nyack to reduce the risk of brake fires. let's take a look now at sfo this thanksgiving morning. >> 26 flights are delayed. there's one cancellation and an awfully pretty peach sky up above san francisco international down south, six flights are delayed at san jose's airport. there are no cancellations or delays reported at oakland international at last check, dozens of union workers rallied for better wages and benefits at oakland's airport yesterday. we're told the rally

didn't affect airport travel during this busy holiday travel week. labor leaders say the employees are barely making ends meet right now. >> the airlines contract for services, and there's hundreds and hundreds of workers working as cabin cleaners, as baggage attendants, wheelchair attendants, and they can't make it in in oakland, i can pay for the rent, the food and the baby. >> seiu represents about 70 union workers, says the port of oakland, the airlines and their contractors should show their thanks with higher wages and health care. about 340,000 people expected to fly through oakland international for thanksgiving. the union wants the port of oakland to follow san francisco's lead and set mandatory minimum wages for oakland workers. >> a cabin cleaner in san francisco. on average, at minimum, makes at least $10, plus more than a cabin cleaner. here in oakland. even if they work for the same company.

>> the port of oakland, in a statement said while the airport hears their concerns, the issue is between the airlines and employees. we are working with law enforcement to ensure airport operations are not interrupted during thanksgiving. we did reach out to southwest and the contractor for comment. we have yet to hear back. >> it's a big morning for the nonprofits in san francisco. saint anthony's foundation is preparing to serve 2000 thanksgiving meals along with the turkey and mashed potatoes. there's a new offering this year. we spoke with the ceo about the many services that saint anthony's provides all year long, including clothing, laundry services and medical care. >> see, i don't know, 13,000 visits for primary care with 2000 patients. what we're going to try to do is continue that integrated tighter and then hopefully create a medical home for our neighborhood. >> saint anthony's tells us it's still pushing for the golden gate greenway project, which would close traffic along one block of golden gate avenue in the tenderloin and convert it to

open space. glide memorial church expects to feed 2500 people today. the thanksgiving day meal includes ham, turkey, all the sides, some meals will be served right there at the facility on ellis street. others will be delivered directly to homebound clients. glide will also host a thanksgiving day celebration at 10:00 this morning. it will focus on music and messages of gratitude. if you can't be there, the celebration will also be shown online on glide's website. and today, the salvation army is continuing a holiday tradition and delivering thousands of warm meals to people in san francisco. the salvation army got started at about 6:00 this morning. volunteers will be delivering meals to seniors and disabled adults from now until 1 p.m. they sent us this video. the salvation army plans to deliver 4000 meals this holiday, and the organization has been delivering meals on thanksgiving for more than 60 years. >> president biden issued a proclamation on this thanksgiving that reads, in par, we are a good nation because we

are a good people. the first lady and i remain inspired by the everyday americans who lift this country up and push us forward. today, so many are among their family and friends celebrating the love that binds them and creating new traditions that will carry on for generations. vice president kamala harris will call members of the military to thank them for their service today. u.s. troops in south korea are taking time to celebrate, even though they're far from home. the soldiers were served an array of the most popular thanksgiving dishes at one of the several u.s. army bases near the demilitarized zone. >> today, we're having our thanksgiving meal, and so we have prepared us traditional food thanksgiving meal. but because we're also stationed in the republic of korea, we also have some korean traditional foods. and so it's really interesting to eat both the us traditional thanksgiving food and then the food of our of our host country, about 28,000 u.s. troops have been stationed in

south korea since the end of the korean war. >> president elect trump announced he has just received an important commitment from mexico following his threat of a massive tariff. we have the details. up next. >> san jose state university's women's volleyball team was supposed to begin its conference tournament tomorrow, where the team is advancing with out pl ing a

this morning. san jose state university advances in the mountain west conference women's volleyball tournament without stepping on the court. the team was supposed to play its first match tomorrow in las vegas, but its opponent, boise state, has forfeited, accusing san jose state of fielding a transgender player. boise state twice boycotted regular season matches against boise, released a statement that reads they should not have to forgo this opportunity while waiting for a more thoughtful and better system that serves all athletes. san jose state is expected to release a statement later today. the spartans now advance to the championship match this weekend against either colorado state or san diego state. today, the dallas cowboys will host the new york giants for the annual turkey day classic. >> this is the third thanksgiving matchup between the division rivals and while neither team may have much to be thankful for this season, football on thanksgiving is an american tradition that dates back 100 years. kickoff is at 130 right here on ktvu. the

cowboys giants game is the second of the three nfl matchups today. here's the rest of the slate for the day. the chicago bears are in detroit to play the lions. that's at 930 this morning. then later tonight the miami dolphins are in green bay to play the packers. that game is tonight at 520. >> thanksgiving is a federal holiday, so several businesses are closed on this day. government businesses at the federal and state level, as well as the u.s. postal service, are closed. most retail businesses, such as walmart and target are also closed today. some grocery stores, though, thank goodness, will keep their doors open with modified hours. this includes safeway and whole foods pharmacies, including cvs and some walgreens stores will also stay open. and as the country marks thanksgiving, many americans are busy preparing, cooking and eventually eating on this holiday. >> but do you ever think about how the thanksgiving holiday originated? well. reporter chanley painter went into the history books from the macy's thanksgiving day parade to the plump turkeys gracing tables

nationwide. >> this holiday is packed with lore and tradition. many historians widely consider the first thanksgiving as taking place in plymouth, massachusetts, in 1621, when members of the native wampanoag tribe joined the pilgrims to celebrate a bountiful harvest. >> the great thing about the american thanksgiving is it ties us into a long standing global tradition that dates back thousands of years. every agricultural society every year gives thanks in some way at harvest time. >> but many dishes we have today are very different from what was on the menu back then. >> we do know that they ate venison. they may have had pumpkin or a type of squash that was available, but they certainly wouldn't have had the butter or the sugar or the cream to make the crust and the custard that makes up pumpkin pie. cranberries would not have been were available, but not widely eaten. >> the holiday's iconic bird was also a later addition. >> the turkey was adopted because it was a relatively

cheap big bird, but thanksgiving quickly fell off the map after the first celebration. >> it wasn't until the 19th century when it was revived and its meaning slightly changed. >> a group of reformers, mostly moral reformers, are looking for a way to create a holiday that celebrated what they saw as traditional family values. and so that was adopted in new england, because that's where most of them were based. >> former president abraham lincoln officially made thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. it was in the middle of the civil war and was an effort to help unify the country. i'm chanley painter, fox news. >> all right. 717 here sal is enjoying a morning off, but we have you covered traffic wise, and thankfully, there's not much going on. very smooth sailing here. if you're hoping to go from richmond to san rafael, all is quiet on the richmond, san rafael bridge over to the golden gate bridge. another pretty view we can take in this gorgeous sunrise moment. very few people, if any, are crossing the golden

gate right now. you'll have no trouble at all getting between marin and san francisco counties. finally, the bay bridge on a typical thursday would be packed at this time of morning, but that's not the case. some people making their way across from oakland to san francisco and back. you should have no troubles traffic wise, but still, we're keeping an eye on these pictures to help you out if you are out and about. >> boy, are we thankful for this weather, right? what a beautiful start to the day, steve. a week ago would have been really rough. >> ladies going cold turkey. oh, is cold. petaluma, gasia i even had the seat warmer. >> and that's rare for you. >> for me? yes. this old swede runs warm, but it was cold this morning. petaluma 30. saint helena is 30. sonoma state university 31. pleasanton 31. sonoma is in there. mill valley, danville and menlo park at 32. there are many to the north. novato is even 3031 degrees. yet look at point raise at 50 point reyes station 32 bolinas 51, yet 33. in fairfax, 30 all the way

up to lake county, including upper lake at 28 degrees. i did see pope valley in napa county at 28 degrees as well. now the systems out there, it's stuck. it needs something to bump it along, and it has nothing. so it has two speeds slow and stop. and there's your east northeast breeze again in the hills. that will make for beautiful weather on the coast. and you get that offshore breeze. even though the days are short. higher elevations all north. mount veeder is 39 north at 12 oakland hills. that's above the claremont northeast 26, and even boulder creek has a northeast breeze in the santa cruz mountains, so half moon bay is 50. yet one observation petaluma 32 fremont is in there. hayward is in there. livermore is down to 34. menlo park bouncing between 32 and 33 and fairfield even 33. 12. in truckee, 12, south lake tahoe minus four in mammoth. that's a cold ely zero. lots of sunshine. everything is now moved off. the pattern has changed and probably for at least 7 to 10 days is kind of the way it looks. cold. lows sunny and mild. fog not an issue. the air mass to dry right

now, but it could be going forward. so a thankful thursday there. clear skies, sunny and nice temperatures anywhere from upper 50s to low and a few mid 60s especially. i think on the coast. >> steve thank you. 719. even though crime numbers are trending in the right direction, san francisco's police chief telling residents and visitors not to let their guard down. what he says we all need to be aware of when shopping in union square, and president elect trump wasted no time in assembling a cabinet. >> but just days or even hours after they were selected. these nominees are under fire in m y

dicates his threats of massive tariffs against america's top trading partners are working. he says he spoke with mexico's president and that she agreed to stop the flow of migrants crossing the border, entering the united states. the president elect had vowed to impose a 25% tariff on both mexico and canada if both nations fail to stop migrants and drugs from coming to the united states. president elect trump posted on his truth social platform. just had a wonderful conversation with the new president of mexico. she has agreed to stop migration through mexico into the united states, effectively closing our southern border. meta ceo mark zuckerberg had dinner with president elect trump last night at his mar a lago estate in florida. trump's deputy chief of staff said zuckerberg wants to support the president elect's economic plans. tech analysts say zuckerberg has been working to change his company's image among right wing politicians, had a

strained relationship with mr. trump, who was banned from facebook after the january 6th capitol attack. the former president's facebook account was restored in 2023, with restrictions which were lifted this past july. zuckerberg did not endorse a candidate for president during the 2024 campaign. >> the fbi is investigating violent threats targeting nearly a dozen of president elect donald trump's cabinet nominees and staff, according to trump's transition team. the threats came this week and included a bomb threats and swatting incidents, now swatting attacks happened when prank calls are made in order to prompt a large emergency. law enforcement response. new york state police investigated threats against lee zeldin, trump's pick for epa administrator, but they did not find any explosive devices. tom homan says threats against him and his family have not stopped since he was named trump's border czar. the white house reiterated that president biden condemns any threat of political

violence violence. the president has been briefed and is in touch with law enforcement and the president elect's team. >> congress will have just a few weeks here to avoid a partial government shutdown after thanksgiving, both democrats and republicans will have to work together to keep the government open beyond the december 20th deadline. house republicans will most likely push to fight into early 2025, rather than reach a full year funding deal this year. speaker mike johnson says there won't be enough time left this year for congress to come to an agreement on a full spending deal. i think that would be ultimately a good move because the country would benefit from it, because then you'd have republican control and we'd have a little more say in what those those spending bills are. the democratically controlled senate is pushing for a longer term spending package. majority leader chuck schumer reportedly hoping to use his leverage before democrats lose control of the upper chamber next year. >> people in southern lebanon who were displaced by the fighting between israel and

hezbollah are returning home. so far, the cease fire between israel and hezbollah is holding. long lines of cars streamed back into areas that had been evacuated. but as you can see, people had to drive past buildings that were some completely damaged or destroyed by the israeli air attacks against hezbollah positions. the hope is that the cease fire will continue and end 14 months of fighting between israel and hezbollah, which intensified after the october 7th. hamas attacks in southern israel. >> 726 here, a holiday tradition in the city is in jeopardy. what threatens to keep san francisco ballet's nutcracker from taking the stage? this year after a big feast? >> maybe a quick nap. many americans will be hitting the malls tomorrow. we're going to preview black friday sales. [music] and just a reminder, if you are able to donate a gently used coat or jacket, ktvu annual one warm coat drive is underway. you can scan that qr code right there on your screen for more information, or you can head to

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additionally, a festive occasion in east bay community is now dealing with grief. we'll tell you, tell you how they are paying tribute this morning to three young people killed in a holiday week crash. and holiday shoppers will make their way into san francisco tomorrow for black friday. we have a look at the city's plan to keep one famous shopping area peaceful and safe. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here on thanksgiving day i'm pam cook. >> good morning i'm gasia mikaelian. it is thursday november 28th. maybe just put the big bird in the oven. maybe you're one of those who does the five k before you sit down to eat. steve paulson there are a lot of turkey trots and family outdoor activities, and the weather is great for that. >> it's a little cold, but other than that, we are clear skies. that's good news. cold though. a lot of 30s here showing up in santa rosa 33. you don't have to go far to though to find 30, 31.

even a couple of upper 20s, but palo alto, 33 degrees. livermore is at 34, although pleasanton, i should say, is 31. frost advisory is out and you're so cold. if you're taking the dog out or if you're stepping outside, that will be today and also tomorrow morning as well, except for a few high clouds, maybe, and i don't even think they'll make it. everything is in a hold pattern. we are looking for a quiet pattern and a little bit warmer. there's a little breeze up in the hills, so that will translate to some nice temps, especially as we head over towards the coast. i think some mid 60s are possible. the 50s 60s on the temps. we are looking on this panel though all low 60s. back to pam and gasia. >> thank you steve. we are also keeping an eye on the roads for you this morning. sal is off for the holiday so we're keeping track and it looks like a very nice smooth start to the day. and a beautiful, crisp, clear morning. as steve just mentioned, a little chilly out there, but not many cars on the east shore freeway as you can see. heading in both directions as we head over to highway 24, over by the lafayette marinda area. also very nice traveling

there if you need to get out and about. it looks like the traffic is moving along just fine in both directions and over on the bay bridge. just a few cars heading into the city. there at the bay bridge toll plaza. again, we'll keep an eye on the roads for you. hopefully. no big problems today on this thanksgiving. >> happening today. a thanksgiving tradition will continue in one small east bay city where the community is grieving the deaths of three young adults killed in a car crash yesterday morning. >> ktvu sally rasmus joins us now from piedmont, where the annual turkey trot is set to begin this morning. but they certainly have some few changes at. >> yeah, that annual event set to start at 830 this morning. it's a5k run, a fundraiser. you can see behind us. there's volunteers here. there's also some crews setting up the race course that goes through the center of town for this five k run. this is normally a celebratory community wide event that's been held for the last 23 years. more than 2400 people signed up for it. but this year, the event comes as this community mourns a terrible tragedy. early yesterday

morning, three people died and a fourth person was seriously injured when their truck crashed into a tree and a retaining wall near hampton and king in piedmont and then burst into flames. the four people inside were all piedmont high school graduates from the class of 2023, who were back home from college to be with their families for the thanksgiving holiday. the cause of the crash is under investigation, but people participating in this morning's event say the loss of life of this magnitude, this time of year, especially weighs heavy on the community. >> it makes me want to cry. sadness, just being deeply thoughtful about how lucky we are and that, you know, unfortunately, these things are not that uncommon. and, you know, it's just there's a song about your your one phone call from your knees and it just makes you realize just again, don't take anything for granted. >> now, in the aftermath of the crash, there were some calls

from community members to cancel this morning's turkey trot run altogether. but it's a 23 year tradition. it's a fundraiser for the piedmont high school track team, and the decision was made to continue with the event as scheduled. but with some modifications. the race course was changed slightly to make sure that this morning's runners would not be passing by the home of a victim or a victim's family member. two sponsors, including the owner of the oakland flour market, a community member, donated 1500 flowers that runners will be able to pick up and set down near the crash site. in memory of the victims. now at the start of the race, 830 this morning, the city's mayor will say a few words and then there will be a moment of silence to remember the victims and their family members live in piedmont. ali rasmus, ktvu fox two news. >> thank you. ali, a nonprofit in san francisco, is hosting a holiday outreach event today. san francisco city impact is serving hot meals and providing clothing to people in the tenderloin district, according to the church's website. their hospitality hub distributed more

than 35,000 grocery bags and provided nearly 110,000 hot meals to families in the tenderloin last year. the outreach event starts in just about a half an hour this thanksgiving, a nonprofit organization in marin county is promising to deliver more than 150 meals for years, villalon has supported marin county seniors and disabled adults with a variety of programs. on thanksgiving, the group puts on its annual meal delivery event, visiting and dropping off food for homebound adults. according to villalon, about 1 in 3 older adults in marin county struggles to put food on the table. >> san francisco ballet's nutcracker performances could be in jeopardy. the contract for the union dancers and stage managers expires december 6th, the same day nutcracker is set to start. the union is asking for increased wages and better health and safety protections, among other provisions, san francisco ballet said in a statement. its proposed salary increases align with those offered by their peers,

including the new york city ballet, it added. the company has come to a consensus on issues including more physical and mental health supports, adding san francisco ballet is home to some of the best dancers in the world, and we are looking forward to reaching a fair and equitable contract with them through intentional negotiations, a process structured to better and more expeditiously create mutually beneficial solutions with the respective parties. the san jose city council will take steps next week to replace former councilmember omar torres. the council voted earlier this month to hold a special election to fill the district three vacancy, along with appointing an interim member who would serve until the election is held. the council now says it will finalize the timeline for both the election and the appointment process next tuesday. torres resigned earlier this month. he's been charged with raping a family member 25 years ago. >> another family will spend thanksgiving without a loved one after a devastating crash. a sophomore at santa clara university was hit and killed while crossing the street one week ago. it happened at el camino real and accolade way,

just across the street from campus cafe. his father tells us his son was on his way to class when he was killed, been shouting and screaming and crying and now i'm mostly just lonely. >> i miss him. >> the driver in a dark colored bmw was most likely speeding when he crashed into a tree. the impact sent the tree into the air and it struck in the head. though he was wearing a helmet, he later died at the hospital. the family is calling on the city to make traffic safety improvements, including lowering the speed limit from 25mph and creating some sort of walkway. so far, police believe they have ruled out drugs and alcohol as a cause for that crash. >> one day ahead of black friday, san francisco leaders are preparing for what they hope is a busy and safe holiday shopping weekend. san francisco police chief bill scott says work has been underway for months now to help make union square safer, including

stationing more officers in the area. chief scott said that's already proven successful, with officers interrupting overnight burglary attempts and arresting people at the scene. the chief says even though the number of car break ins has dropped by thousands from this time last year, shoppers need to be mindful about their own security to the public. >> just be aware of what's going on around you. make sure that you're watching out for each other and your neighbors. don't leave visible things in your car because that's a target for theft and car break ins as well. [music] >> the chief says the city is using new drones and cameras to monitor critical areas and track down suspected criminals. >> shoppers across the bay area are already taking advantage of deals before black friday sales begin. the national retail federation says about 131 million people plan to shop this holiday week and weekend, the national retail federation says on average, shoppers have already bought nearly a quarter of their planned purchases. some people in the bay area say they are looking for deals on necessities and household items.

others say they'll hit up target and best buy because of their range of products. >> we're all shopping for our people, like it's just making us feel like more like in the christmas spirit. you know, just seeing everyone just going to store from store, bay area shopping centers and stores may have extended hours on black friday, so check ahead the store's websites for hours because they can vary from location to location. >> some stores will also be closed all day today until tomorrow morning, but some will open very early. those black friday emails started coming out. i think days ago, but i have to be honest, you know, and i know that i miss going out thanksgiving night. you used to do it. yes. my girls and i and my sister, we would head out. yeah. midnight, 8:00 at night, thanksgiving night. i miss that, but yeah, all right. whether you are hosting a thanksgiving feast or just enjoying the spread, today is all about good food and great company. >> and we'd love to hear from

you on our poll that we sort of cooked up in the newsroom not long ago. we're asking you, if you prefer to host or be a guest on thanksgiving. let us know. host with the most 41%. but most of you say, i just want to show up with my side dish. so yep, i'm a guest. pass the gravy. let us know what you think. you can scan the qr code at the top right of your screen, or head on out to ktvu dot com. if you'd asked me 15 years ago, i would insist on hosting. and i love the control that comes with how you get to run the show. but i'm like, look, i'm busy. i have, i have two growing boys. i have a job. so i'm like, just tell me what to bring and i'll bring it. >> i think i've worked most thanksgivings. i think, since graduating from college. so yes, i'm very happy to just what do you need me to bring or. yeah, i'm happy to host, but you guys bring it, you know. right? right as well. >> but do you delegate when you're hosting? okay, you bring the salad, you bring the dessert, you bring the wine. >> i think it's all good to. i think it's good for everybody to contribute. growing up, my mom always we. it was early morning

and cooking all day. yeah, yeah, it's fun. that's all fun. >> i love the way the house smells. all right, you guys, let us know you hap to drop everything and get some magic of your own during the xfinity black friday sale. xfinity internet customers, our best deals of the year are back! switch to xfinity mobile and get your choice of a free 5g phone, plus your next unlimited line free for a year. get amazing savings and connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go with xfinity mobile. fly don't walk to get our best deals of the year. connect to the world of wicked this holiday, in theaters now.

on to happy thanksgiving. wall street closed today because of

the thanksgiving holiday. all the indexes will be open tomorrow. they will close ely for a shortened trading day. salvation army was there. of course, one of the great organizations helping out during the holidays. investors hoping for a better session than wednesday when the dow dropped 138 points. it's been a little bit of an up and down swing, but we've had some good earnings coming in this week, so we'll be back open tomorrow. the dickies workwear brand, moving its headquarters to southern california after operating for more than 100 years in texas. dickies will join its sister brand, streetwear icon vans, in costa mesa. the move represents a real estate consolidation by vf corporation, the parent company which also owns, in addition to dickies, vans and other brands like north face, timberland and jansport. the decision is a rare reversal of a string of high profile business headquarters we've reported. we've reported that they have left california to head to texa. tortured poets across the country getting excited for a

new book hitting target shelves this black friday. pop star taylor swift's latest project is the eras tour book. the highly anticipated book will feature behind the scenes photos from the eras tour, along with personal reflections from the megastar. the 256 page book goes for about $40. target also plans to make the vinyl and cd versions of the tortured poets department. the anthology available on the same day. >> the 49ers are five and six this season and in desperate need of a win sunday night at buffalo. the defending nfc champs are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs, as injuries continue to be an issue. they were without quarterback brock purdy and other key players in last week's loss to green bay. now we've learned that fred warner has been playing on a fractured ankle since week four. >> it was a fracture when i when i sprained it. so i mean, anytime you fracture a bone it's going to if you just continue to play on it. the bone is usually not going to be able to heal itself, you know. so just got to continue to just fight through.

it's something i deal with every game i get on that table before the game and get it shot up every single game just to just to be able to roll. >> the niners are hopeful that purdy can play sunday. he still has pain in his right throwing shoulder. nick bosa and trent williams could also return this week after sitting out last week. >> an oakland youth football team is getting help from the community after qualifying for the national championship game in florida next month. the oakland dynamites nine year old team opened a gofundme account so all 22 players can go to florida. it costs about $1,500 per player, so the team has raised more than $20,000 in donations so far. they started with just $100 yesterday. the team's quarterback says they've worked really hard this season and they're excited. >> hi, my name is scott, but people know me as vivi and i'm the quarterback for rcb, niu and this is our first time going to florida for a national championship. the reason why i want to go to florida because our team worked really hard throughout the season. >> for more on that story, you

can check ktvu.com and our social media channels if you'd like to help them out. the american youth football national championships will be held from december 7th to the 14th. we're so excited for them on this thanksgiving morning. >> turkey trots are getting underway all across the bay area. there is one in petaluma, benicia, marin county. the biggest in the country, though, is in san jose. today marks the 20th year san jose has hosted the thanksgiving day race. it's raised $12 million in donations for local charities since it began. more than 20,000 people will participate in person or virtually this year. people can choose to run, walk or jog. participants also have the option of running at virtually any time from today through december 4th. there is also a costume contest. it all kicks off at 830 this morning in downtown san jose. there at west santa clara street and first street. happening today. another thanksgiving race will happen in the east bay. the nitro turkey day run will take place at the point pinole regional shoreline park in san pablo. the event features five k and ten k races, as well as the little turkeys race. that's where children run

about 100 yards racing against the nitro turkey thanksgiving themed costumes are expected. funds raised will help support local food banks. attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to donate. the little turkeys run starts at 845. the nitro run starts at nine. >> i love it. they have great day for that great weather this holiday season. we would like to share the spirit of giving with you, our viewers. so we are asking you to send us a holiday card and we're going to send one back to you. this is the first time we have done anything like this. we're hoping to get a lot of cards. we do need to receive your card here at ktvu before christmas eve, so we can get ours back to you. for more information, you can visit ktvu dot com slash holiday card. we're so excited to get to see everybody's cards, i love it! people put their kids, their pets. you know what they're doing or their fun vacation. we want to see it all. we have our card ready to go, ready to send to all of you. and we're going to sign it. yeah. >> we actually assembled for a group photo.

>> yes. >> this is not like piecing us all together from different photo shoots. no i know. no, i know editing, no retouching. unfortunately either. but we'll deal with it. >> it was so fun as we were all going. wait a minute, did i? >> yeah. >> no reshoots. >> you get so many people to agree that we love the photo. >> a true family photo. >> yes, it is. >> okay, let's talk about the guy who's on the far right in that photo. sal castaneda, enjoying the morning off. but we are working through this morning's commute as there really isn't much to talk about. but still, these open roads tell the picture of what's happening on this thanksgiving morning. smooth sailing. if you're going between san rafael and richmond or the other way back, we'll swing over to the golden gate bridge, show you another live look at what is happening there. very, very light commute, if we could even call it that on this holiday. no problems going to and from san francisco and marin counties. finally, if there would be a backup at this time of day, it would be here. but look, if it's this quiet at the bay bridge, you know it is smooth sailing just about everywhere. no troubles at all going from oakland to san francisco and back to the east bay. but don't worry, if

something were to pop up, we'd keep you covered. >> and it is crystal clear. it looks beautiful out there. for any travels, you do have to do. let's check in with steve paulson for the forecast. >> all right. it's a cold one. but if you're at the airport and occasionally, as gasia will tell you, there is somebody there, right gasia waiting to fly out today. and if you are well, most of the activity continues to be in the great lakes or florida. believe it or not, that's just high clouds down into southern california and arizona. it's kind of chilly. not too bad though. these forecast highs unless you're going to minneapolis. but snow will be lake effect. snow will be the big story here over the next couple of days going into the holiday weekend, especially in the great lakes and the northeast. we are going cold turkey this morning because petaluma has dropped to 28. that's at the petaluma airport. pope valley in napa county has dropped to 28. sonoma state pleasanton at 30. saratoga is 31. mill valley briefly dropped to 31. danville, also 31. and menlo park at 32. now they're 34. i think you can see the temps. look at the difference in the wind is 31 degrees. alamo 32, san ramon 32, dublin 32. yet el cerrito 48, berkeley 50,

alameda 50. even upper 30s for hayward and union city. the reason why they get that 40s. that's a little bit of an east northeast breeze comes in off that can keep like albany and also el cerrito warmer than others. so you can get a good 15, almost 20 degree difference. some of those temps, the city has a due east wind as well. north or northeast. this will make for a warm conditions for this time of year on the coast. that system out there has no chance. some fog. petaluma airport also says there's a little bit dancing, but otherwise the air mass is too dry out to the valley though. there we go. stockton now at a half mile. so if you're going up to the mountains, watch out that tule fog once it sets up, it can be tough to break down. i had a report also on highway 395. there's some pretty thick fog as well, so if you are traveling, keep that in mind. everything is locked in here. it's a dry pattern for us, probably for about ten days. mount veeder was 39. now 41, oakland hills has a northeast wind to 26mph, so 50 two half moon bay, yet 32 one observation petaluma at the

airport has dropped to 38. napa airport's at 33 fremont, hayward 36. menlo park, now 34. in the mountains. cold, cold nine in minden, 12, in south lake tahoe, truckee, also 12, and reno, also at 12 single digits. likely tomorrow, though for the lows, our system and everything associated with the rain is long gone now. it's high pressure here. at least 7 to 10 days. hints around maybe december 13th or 14th. it might get a little weaker, but we'll see. that's a long way out. thankful thursday clear skies, sunny. nice. there's an offshore breeze, so i think pacifica will be one of the warmer locations today. temperatures upper 50s, low to mid 60s. you guys. >> thank you steve. a reddit user has gone viral over her post about thanksgiving. when you join us this morning at in our 8:00 hour, we're going to break down her thanksgiving code of conduct contract that she hopes will make the holiday meal go off without a hitch. >> no, i'm concerned. all right. something new in golden gate park. what? a redesigned pagoda plaza will feature that's meant

to deepen people's understanding and appreciation of japanese culture. [music]

is continuing a unique tradition of dropping off turkeys to families who are snowed in. when esther keim drops her turkeys off, she doesn't stop at the front door. she drops them off from hundreds of feet in the air. since 2022, she's been

delivering what she calls turkey bombs in a plane she fixed up with her dad says it all started after she offered to drop off a turkey to a neighbor who couldn't leave their home because of the bad weather. >> then once i started preparing for that, i thought, you know, i'm not going to leave anyone out in the area. i want to do that to everyone that that lives out there and that that's out there for, you know, during freeze up and through the winter. >> keim says every year she drops off between 30 and 40 turkeys. one day, she hopes to set up a nonprofit for alaska turkey bombs so she can reach a wider area across the state and bring more cheer to more homes. stuffed turkeys fell from the sky at the hiller aviation museum out in san carlos. children got to run up and grab one of the soft, squeezable turkey toys to take home. the event is a reference to the turkey drop episode of the 1970s sitcom wkrp in cincinnati. when live turkeys were launched from a helicopter. families also got to enjoy photos with the turkey mascot, face painting, and an

all day turkey hunt around the museum. >> all right, now to basketball. the warriors hosted the team with the best record in the western conference without their best player. steph curry sat out last night's game against the oklahoma thunder with some knee pain. the warriors struggled in the first half, trailing by as many as 19 points. they battled back and took a 9693 lead in the fourth, but couldn't sustain the momentum. the thunder beat the warriors by four 105 to 101. the sharks will host the seattle kraken on friday. last night, they had plenty of opportunities to beat the ottawa senators at the sap center. the sharks rallied back to tie the game at three, but with less than five minutes left in the third period, adam gaudette scored his second goal to give ottawa a 4 to 3 win. a san francisco giants fan favorite is hanging up his cleats for good. former giants shortstop and pleasanton native brandon crawford announced his retirement from baseball. he had a 14 year career, made three all-star teams, was a golden glove and silver slugger winner,

and won two world series with the giants. last season, he played with the saint louis cardinals, san francisco giants, new president of baseball operations buster posey released a statement congratulating his former teammate on retirement. >> hollister resident erica morton is petitioning to make highway 25 safer. her neighbor, priscilla jones, a santa clara county 911 dispatcher and another driver, died in a head on crash this october. now, morton is calling for k-rails to go up on the santa clara county side of that highway. currently, only the san benito county side has the barriers that divide oncoming traffic. the petition has more than 6000 signatures. >> spelt that out. i was like, if there were k-rails here, she would be alive. she was going to work. in a statement to ktvu, caltrans says it plans to conduct a traffic investigation on the route in both counties that the agency expects findings and recommendations to be released in january. >> a former san quentin inmate who became a groundbreaking

podcaster has received a thanksgiving pardon from governor newsom. earlonne woods is the co-producer of the popular podcast ear hustle, which covers life inside san quentin prison. he was released from prison in 2018 after former governor jerry brown commuted his sentence. the governor issued 18 other pardons for people he says have turned their lives around and demonstrated a commitment to service to their families and communities. the japanese tea garden in san francisco's golden gate park is debuting a redesigned pagoda plaza. upgrades. >> upgrades will be tried to cover it. this is what friends do, right? i'm sorry i didn't jump in. okay, like nothing happened. people continue. pam. >> all right. this new space is going to be opening up for drum performances, bonsai demonstrations, other cultural events, stones from japan were donated for the new plaza to create lanterns across the plaza. 7760 year old japanese

black pines were also planted in the area. it's horrible. >> there. >> they all have wonderful families. >> residents of a small east bay city coming together in grief at what is usually a joyous time of year, how people in piedmont are paying tribute to three youngsters killed in a holiday week crash at an annual event this very morning. then, as thanksgiving travel is in full swing, dozens of union workers rally at the oakland airport. what they're demanding from the port of oakland, and why they say it's time for a change from ktvu. >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. on this thanksgiving day and what a beautiful picture to wake up to. 8:00 on the dot. maybe you got up early to get the big bird in the oven or get your side dishes going. maybe you're one of those who has their tennis shoes on and doing the turkey trot. i think our james torres is among the turkey trotters, so he's one of those, you know, young fit

types. and he's out there doing that this morning. but whatever you're doing or not doing, we're grateful you're with us. good morning. >> i'm gasia mikaelian good morning, i'm pam cook. happy thanksgiving i would love to get out and get a little workout before all that food for sure. what a nice day. it's thursday, november 28th. steve paulson talking about we're thankful for this weather on this thanksgiving and everybody traveling and getting out and about because last week it was quite a different story, a totally different story here where it's cold, but it is clear, as you guys have mentioned, a lot of 30s showing up a couple of upper 20s petaluma airport, 28 in pope valley have dropped to 28 but 30s here. >> the city is at 45 normal for this time of year. is 49, not a record 40in 1906, but still cold enough. palo alto is at 33. frost advisories out. and if you went out or something that took the dog out, both of you looked at each other and said, i'm getting back in the house because it's cold, 28 to 34 this morning and also tomorrow morning. there's just nothing going on for us now. the pattern has completely changed and it will probably last well into about 7 or 10 days. if not longer, but cold lows sunny and

mild. it's a dry pattern and there's a little bit of a breeze in the hill, so it's a slight offshore breeze, which means the coast is clear and probably mild to warm for this time of year. all 60s on the temps. let's get back to gasia and pam. >> thank you steve. it is quite a difficult morning in the small east bay community of piedmont. the community is coming together to grieve three young recent high school graduates who were killed in a car crash. >> their deaths came, of course, just before the thanksgiving holiday, and a beloved tradition is continuing on this thanksgiving with some changes in the victim's honor. we'll go again to our ktvu ali rasmus live in piedmont with what's happening there this morning. >> ali, the turkey trot here in piedmont. a 23 year tradition in this town. it's a fundraiser for the piedmont high school track team. and you can see behind us some of the people are getting ready for this to start the race. start is at 830. this morning. the volunteers and crews have set up part of the race course. 2400 people in town have signed up to take part in this run, but this year it comes as the community mourns a horrible tragedy. early

yesterday morning, three people died and a fourth person was seriously injured when their truck crashed into a tree and retaining wall near the center of town at hampton and king, and the truck burst into flames. the four people inside were all piedmont high school graduates from the class of 2023, who were back home from college to be with their families for the thanksgiving holiday. now, the cause of the crash is under investigation, but people in this town of just about 10,000 people are coming together. they are going on with this turkey trot as planned, and this community event is planned. and people here are trying to process and grieve together after what happened. >> we are a really tight knit community. it's very hard when you have a loss like this of such young, bright lives. and i think that creating a space in a town like this is, is key to processing grief. >> that's the event director who spoke with ktvu yesterday. the director of the turkey trot says

that the decision was made to go on with this community event as planned, but with some modifications. the race course was changed slightly to make sure that runners would not be passing by the home of a victim or a victim's family member, and then two sponsors, including the owner of the oakland flour market who also lives in this community, donated 1500 flowers. runners will be able to pick up those flowers and then set them down near the crash site in memory of the victims along that race course. now, the turkey trot starts at 830 this morning here in central piedmont. so we're about 30 minutes away from things getting going. but before things begin, the city's mayor will say a few words to people gathered out here, and there will be a moment of silence to honor the victims and their family members. live in piedmont. ali rasmus ktvu fox two news. ali. >> thank you. 804 now we'll take a live look at sfo on this thanksgiving morning. it's a somewhat big day for travel. most people are there already. still, people are going in. 28 flights are delayed, one canceled out of sfo. there are seven flights delayed at san

jose's airport. three flights delayed at oakland international. at last check, dozens of union workers rallied for better wages and benefits at oakland airport yesterday. we're told the rally didn't affect travel during that busy holiday travel day. labor leaders say the employees are barely making ends meet right now. >> the airlines contract for services, and there's hundreds and hundreds of workers working as cabin cleaners, as baggage attendants, wheelchair attendants, and they can't make it in in oakland, i can pay for the rent, the food and the baby. >> seiu, which represents about 70 union workers, says the port of oakland, the airlines and their contractors should show their thanks with higher wages and health care. about 340,000 people are expected to fly through oakland this thanksgiving weekend. the union wants the port of oakland to follow san francisco's lead and set mandatory minimum wages for oakland workers. >> a cabin cleaner in san francisco. on average, at minimum, makes at least $10,

plus more than a cabin cleaner here in oakland. even if they work for the same company. >> the port of oakland said in a statement. while the airport hears their concerns, the issue is between the airlines and employees. we're working with law enforcement to ensure airport operations are not interrupted during thanksgiving. we did reach out to southwest and the contractor for comment and have yet to hear back. >> it is a big morning for nonprofits in san francisco. saint anthony's foundation is preparing to serve 2000 thanksgiving meals, along with the turkey and mashed potatoes. there's a new offering this year. we spoke with the ceo about the many services that saint anthony's provides all year long, including clothing, laundry services, and medical care. >> see, i don't know, 13,000 visits for primary care with 2000 patients. what we're going to try to do is continue that integrated tighter and then hopefully create a medical home for our neighborhood. >> saint anthony's tells us it's still pushing for the golden

gate greenway project, which would close traffic along one block of golden gate avenue in the tenderloin to convert it to open space. glide memorial church expects to feed 2500 people today. the thanksgiving day meal includes ham, turkey and all the sides. some meals will be served at the facility on ellis street. others will be delivered directly to homebound clients. glide will also host a thanksgiving day celebration at 10:00 this morning that will focus on music and message messages of gratitude. if you can't be there in person. the celebration will also be shown online on glide's website. well, today the salvation army is continuing a holiday tradition and delivering thousands of warm meals to people in san francisco. the salvation army got started at about 6:00 this morning. volunteers will be delivering meals to seniors and disabled adults from now until 1:00 this afternoon. the salvation army plans to deliver 4000 meals this holiday. the organization has been delivering meals on thanksgiving for more than 60 years. >> president biden issued a proclamation on this thanksgiving that read in part,

we are a good nation because we are a good people. the first lady and i remain inspired by the everyday americans who lift this country up and push us forward. today, so many are among their family and friends celebrating the love that binds them and creating new traditions that will carry on for generations. >> a woman from reddit is doing what she can to make sure her thanksgiving meal goes off without a problem. she says her sister has drawn up a code of conduct contract that she is asking everyone to sign. okay, here are the rules. no political or controversial conversation topics, okay? no overlapping conversations or talking over someone. okay, a dress code of smart casual to ensure good family photos and there's a seating chart. i love this based on optimal personality compatibility. like a wedding reception is what that is, right? that's a that's a lot. so it's very interesting a lot of talk about this, this holiday, this thanksgiving in particular, since we had such a polarizing

election and is, you know, how do you steer clear of those or are you okay with this big open debate? but this is tackling it head on, right? >> i mean, i give her kudos for like just putting it out there, like, look, don't even show up in sweats. don't think about, you know, just instead of having it pop up at the table and say, oh, actually, can we not can we change that? right. so i mean, have you ever been to a party or a gathering that had any sort of rules along those lines? >> no, but i like it actually. if we're doing a like it or not, i like it head off at the pass. right. >> what about the no stretchy pants like a lot of people just dress for comfort, right? >> maybe that person can be in the back of the photo, right? just from a covid dress. >> well, we joke that we would just wear pajamas our bottom half down. we didn't. we got dressed for you. but still, i understand, you know, you're among family, right? this is comfortable. >> you should be comfortable, right? you got to sit on the floor. we play games usually on thanksgiving. so. yeah, but i, i think it's kind of funny. okay. >> all right, you guys let us know if you guys have similar

rules. >> we'll talk about this tomorrow morning. all right. let's swing out to the city. talked about black friday shopping. used to go big on black friday. in yesteryear, a lot of people still do it. even though crime numbers are trending in the right direction. san francisco's police chief is telling residents and visitors not to let their guard down. but he says, we all need to be aware of when shopping in union square. [music] >> all right then, this story caught on camera. a woman in australia has a terrifying encounter with an unexpected visitor in her garage. know why she's taking it? a live and let live approach. what do you see that video? so quick reminder here that you can now stream ktvu news on all your devices. >> watch our live newscasts, get stories on demand and so much more. just search for that fox local app and then if you would choose ktvu. we'll be back out divorced son. [music] >> what it takes a strong man baby, but i'm showing you the door. >> cause i gotta have faith i

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so several businesses are closed today. government, businesses at the federal and state level, as well as the u.s. postal service are closed. most retail businesses, such as walmart and target are closed as well. thank goodness some grocery stores are open today with modified hours.

this includes safeway and whole foods. pharmacies, including cvs and some walgreens stores will also stay open. >> one thanksgiving tradition started when a grandmother accidentally invited a teenager to her holiday dinner, but now it brings former strangers together for the ninth year in a row. 25 year old jamal hinton says he will host thanksgiving dinner at his aunt's home in phoenix this year with 67 year old wanda dench. the unlikely bond between the duo began back in 2016, when dench sent a text message to a phone number that was previously used by her grandson. all right, so she accidentally sent that out, and now they are friends. here is an update to our viewer poll. this is what we are asking on this thanksgiving. do you prefer to host or be a guest at thanksgiving? here are the results. it was split pretty evenly, but now people are more people. more of you say, i'll be a guest. pass the gravy. what do

you want me to bring? right? you can scan that qr code at the top right hand side of your screen to weigh in, go to ktvu.com/vote. some of you are probably toiling away and thinking, yeah, shoot, i should have just been a guest, right? >> i've actually heard of people who are hosting assigning recipes to the guests to bring. yeah, which is a little extreme. that. >> yeah, that i don't like. but hey, if you want to assign something to me, let me choose my salad or whatever. i'm. yeah, i will decide the wine. >> all right, let's focus on another story that has to do with money and kind of difficult conversations. a new study finds more than half of all americans say their parents never talked to them about money. the fidelity survey says baby boomers are also more likely to say it is not necessary to have a financial plan. financial experts say you should bring up money, especially with your aging parents, and say not having a plan in place can leave people and their families vulnerable when emergencies or other unexpected events happen. one way to get into what can be a difficult conversation with

your parents is to ask them for advice about your own estate plan. they say, oh gee, mom and dad, what are you guys doing? but that's so oh wow. did your parents talk to you a lot about money? >> they didn't. it was definitely more of a and i had no idea i was applying to colleges. i didn't know they couldn't afford this or that or me going out of state. they're just like, sure, go ahead. but i definitely am more forthcoming with that information with my own children. yes, i want to make sure that they know what things cost and how much it's going to, you know, cost to move out and right, right plan. so i think it's good. i also, you and i have talked about i think it's also important to share how much money you're making with your friends. >> oh, just like the kind of the salary transparency like that was very hush hush. i think back in the day. i'll tell a quick story and i know, like, we're totally over on time, but since it's thanksgiving. right. i'll go back to one of my very, very first jobs. i was a receptionist at supercuts in livermore, and i remember, i think minimum wage at the time was 425 and i was paid 450. i thought i was doing great, and i happened to mention

to the other receptionist who had been there for almost a year, like, gee, i can't believe we make 450. and she said, wait, i'm only making 425. so she went to the boss and then the boss ended up paying her 450. so it was kind of it was an unintended, you know, salary transparency conversation. i think she was mad that the new girl was making 450. so yeah, i learned you learn so much in those first jobs, right. and i think it's good. >> it's good information to share. it is. >> it is. all right. let's focus on what is happening here when it comes to the real estate market. we always say we're not looking to buy or sell, but still we house hunt, right? home sales rebounded here in the bay last month after seeing mortgage rates drop to their lowest level in two years, according to the california association of realtors. sales in october were up 20% compared to a month before, up 16% from last year. analysts say lower rates are motivating more buyers to come back to the market. data from freddie mac show the average rate for the 30 year fixed mortgage fell, hitting just over 6% at the end of september. now to new video that i can barely watch. a woman who had a close encounter with an unexpected visitor in her garage. take a

look at the security camera footage from outside the home of rachel jelly in australia. oh my gosh, i ran for the hills. so we see the moment and i'm sure we'll be back to share it again. jelly opened her garage door and was greeted by a massive carpet python. that thing is huge. it's terrible. apparently it's not the first time she's run into the snake. she's. she's a braver and better woman than i am. she spotted the python on her property several times over the years. he says she has no plans to remove it and is taking more of a live and let live approach. >> oh, she is lovely and not not me. >> that is a big boy. i'd be like, i would call whatever professional. yes, like, can you please remove it? sure. >> only treated humanely and let it live somewhere else. >> not my garage. >> yes. oh, god. that's terrifying. all right, let's talk about some snow. mammoth mountain in the sierra has officially logged its snowiest november in 14 years. the resort reports 62in of snowfall this month alone. over the past three days, the resort received 30in. in the last 24 hours, and an

additional 6 to 10in depending on the elevation there. the trails are now blanketed with fresh powder, perfect for skiers and boarders to carve. a lot of people love to spend their thanksgiving doing some visiting, some snow. you know, snow making snowmen, making skiing, boarding, whatever, enjoying the snow. >> and, you know, 4 or 5 days ago, travel up the mountains was treacherous, right? chains and closures. steve paulson for those people who are taking, you know, kind of the back half of thanksgiving week, off to go ski. timing is good. >> good cold. also, they needed some cold to get this to set. and there's no new snow. but temperatures will be in the single digits and the teens for today, so that helps. we had a lot of low 30s here this morning. i believe she's in pinole. it's nice to wake up to and walk on frosty grass this morning. but the dog and i are now back inside. i can't say i blame you. and also our good friend phillip price up in napa. happy thanksgiving! this morning we had paws in the park on the frosty napa grass. i did see 28 in pope valley, napa. i saw 33.

doesn't mean it wasn't colder. petaluma airport also dropped to 28. sonoma state university, pleasanton. saratoga, mill valley, danville and menlo park, all between 30 and 32. at one time this morning. nationally. look at the plunge of cold air. this will be the key going forward here as high pressure builds in for us. this cold air right there is going to do this and do this. and that's going to give the lake effect snow as it comes in on the great lakes and also into buffalo for this weekend. so that will be the big story. as high pressure builds into the west. we have a little offshore breeze i'll say up to 34 miles an hour right above the caldecott tunnel. so in the oakland berkeley hills, you can get some pretty good gusts that will make for warm temperatures on the coast and absolutely obliterate any high clouds that decide they might want to try and come in. fog is not really an issue here. you can see the footprint of it though. out in the valley. i think going forward here, especially the weekend, we could start to see some petaluma and there might be a little pocket of it. but for most of our concerns that's not

an issue. but it is in other areas and it will be as we head towards the weekend and early next week. we are in a holding pattern. high pressure is built in mount veeder 41. there's the oakland hills there at around 1200 feet or so northeast of 34, even boulder creek, santa cruz mountains has an offshore breeze, lots of 30s. although half moon bay 54. with that offshore wind, this may be that time of year when the coast, san mateo coast and down to santa cruz will be warmer than anybody else. and even the city in oakland will be on the mild side. lots of 30s though. take your pick. even foster city at 37 on the peninsula there and 14 in truckee. same for minden, same for south lake tahoe. reno 16. some fog on 395 had reports of that as well. except for us. we're looking good. the pattern has ended as far as rain goes. we have to wait now and see when the next one would be, and it probably won't be for ten days or so. so cold. lows sunny and mild with a little easterly breeze. so thankful. thursday here. clear skies, sunny and nice. that offshore breeze though will equal a lot of 60s, especially on the coast. i think pacifica looks warmer than most

today and that pattern trend will continue. fog will be an issue, but only in the valley and otherwise temps will be warming up gradually each day. >> thank you steve. it's 821 here. there a popular tool for little ones learning to move. but those baby walkers may be more dangerous than thought. e risks experts s drop everything and get some magic of your own during the xfinity black friday sale. xfinity internet customers, our best deals of the year are back! switch to xfinity mobile and get your choice of a free 5g phone, plus your next unlimited line free for a year. get amazing savings and connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go with xfinity mobile. fly don't walk to get our best deals of the year.

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those baby walkers. >> they are marketed as a way to help the little ones explore, but they have been linked to thousands of injuries. even some deaths. fox's jenna sachs takes a closer look. >> for years, baby walkers have been a popular choice for parents looking to help their little ones move and explore. jessie ware, seen here with her two baby cousins in baby walker, used one as a baby herself. her siblings have gotten it for their children. >> family members would always get baby walkers for our family members. like even without asking, they were like, oh, you should get a baby walker. >> what jessie's family didn't know and many parents still don't. is that over? just one four year period sit in baby walkers were linked to an average of 3000 injuries per year and eight deaths. >> the most common injuries were babies falling out of their walkers or down the stairs, causing injuries to their hands and faces, contusions, abrasions and even internal organ injuries. >> that's why canada banned them

20 years ago. the american academy of pediatrics says baby walkers should never be used. >> parents don't realize how fast babies can move in walkers. they can travel multiple feet per second. and it isn't just the risk of falling down stairs, but also other hazards like increased access to stoves or pools. >> despite repeated recalls, updated safety standards and expert warnings, baby walkers continue to be sold in the u.s. hispanic consumers are almost twice as likely as non-hispanic consumers to have purchased a baby walker in the last six months. >> it's more of a the like a tradition, i think, for our family since everyone always had one. >> the juvenile products manufacturers association, an industry trade group, responded in a statement to consumer reports saying in part, baby walkers on the market in the u.s. today include a number of

design improvements and safety features that have made them, like all baby products, safer than at any other time. but many consumer advocates, including consumer reports, say the risk of injury or even death is too great. >> jenna sachs reporting. coming up, a holiday tradition in jeopardy. what threatens to keep san francisco ballet's nutcracker from taking the stage this year? [music] birds of a feather. >> we should stick together and no, i said i'd never think i wasn't better alone. can't change

lost in a car crash just 24 hours ago. also, black friday shoppers expected to flood san francisco this year, though safety again a top priority with the city's police department is doing and why. the chief says shoppers need to do their own work as well. >> from ktvu, fox two news this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for waking up with us on this thanksgiving morning. i'm pam cook. >> i'm gasia mikaelian it is, of course. thursday, november 28th. the weather is marvelous. we're grateful for that. steve paulson here to guide us through the coming hours and days. >> clear. clear. but it's cold as you guys know. 30s on the temps. the city at 45. i did see a couple of low 40s there. normal is 49, so that you know, below average for sure. a couple

of upper 20s petaluma airport and pope valley, both dropped to 28. so you're so cold this morning that frost advisory today and tomorrow. although i think we've already bounced. you know, we're already at the coldest of the morning, so it will start to warm up from here. any high clouds probably have no chance. there is an offshore breeze in the hills, which means the coast will be clear, sunny and for this time of year, probably on the warm side. i think you could. mid 60s over there. cold morning, sunny and nice north northeast breeze 58 to 64 and temperatures here on this panel for today. all in the 60s. all right. let's get back to pam and garcia now. >> thank you steve. it's now 831. happening now. piedmont annual turkey trot event is beginning as the community is in mourning following the deaths of three young people who were killed in a car crash yesterday morning. the race just started. people just took off from the finish line. people are walking, running with friends and family right before the race began. organizers held a moment of silence for the three victims and a fourth person who was also in the vehicle and is now in the

hospital. they are all recent graduates of piedmont high school from the class of 2023. ktvu ali rasmus has been reporting live from piedmont all morning long. we'll bring her back in in a minute. here to share how this year's race has a decidedly different tone and has taken on new meaning today. >> a church in san francisco is hosting a holiday outreach event. san francisco city impact is serving hot meals and providing clothing to people in the tenderloin district. according to the church's website, their hospitality hub distributed more than 35,000 grocery bags and provided nearly 110,000 hot meals to families in the tenderloin last year. the outreach event starts at 8:00 this morning. well, this thanksgiving, a nonprofit organization in marin county is promising to deliver more than 150 meals. for years, villalon has supported marin county's seniors and disabled adults with a variety of programs. on thanksgiving, the group puts on its annual meal delivery event, visiting and dropping off food for homebound adults. according to villalon, about 1 in 3 older

adults in marin county struggles to put food on the table. >> san francisco ballet's nutcracker performances could be in jeopardy. the contract for the union dancers and stage managers expires december 6th. that's the same day nutcracker is set to start. the union is asking for increased wages and better health and safety protections, among other provisions. san francisco ballet said in a statement. it's proposed a salary increase and that it aligns with those offered by their peers, including the new york city ballet. it added that it's come to a consensus on issues including supporting the physical and mental health of those in the company, adding, quote, san francisco ballet is home to some of the best dancers in the world, and we're looking forward to reaching a fair and equitable contract with them through international negotiations, a process structured to better and more expeditiously create mutually beneficial solutions with the respective parties. >> one day ahead of black friday, san francisco city leaders are preparing for what they hope is a busy and safe holiday shopping weekend. san francisco's police chief bill scott, says work has been

underway for months to help make union square safer, including stationing more officers in the area. chief scott said that has already proven successful, with officers interrupting overnight burglary attempts and arresting suspects on scene. the chief says even though the number of car break ins has dropped by thousands from this time last year, shoppers still need to be mindful about their own security to the public. >> just be aware of what's going on around you. make sure that you're watching out for each other and your neighbors. don't leave visible things in your car because that's a target for theft and car break ins as well. [music] the chief says the city is using new drones and cameras to monitor critical areas and track down criminals. >> shoppers across the bay are already out, taking advantage of deals before black friday sales begin. the national retail federation says more than 131 million people plan to shop this holiday weekend. national retail federation says on average, shoppers have already bought about a quarter of their planned purchases. some in the bay say

they're looking for deals on necessities and household items. others say they'll likely go to target and best buy because of their wide range of products. >> we're all shopping for our people like it's just making us feel like more like in the christmas spirit. you know, just seeing everyone just going to store from store. >> various shopping centers and stores may have extended hours on black friday, but do check the store's website for hours because they often vary from location to location. and of course, some stores are closed all day today until tomorrow morning, with holiday shopping ramping up so is cyber crime. >> while you are searching for deals online, you also have to be on the lookout for scammers. thieves are using fake websites, phishing emails and phony deals to steal your personal information and take your money. we spoke with a cybersecurity expert who warns online scams are growing more sophisticated every day. >> the emails that they create, the websites are perfect replicas, even if it looks from amazon, because the amazon domain is being copied all the

time. >> cybersecurity expert pete nicoletti advises shoppers always use a credit card for fraud protection and stick to trusted websites and avoid links in emails or text messages. do not click on those links. >> okay. new york city steakhouse says it's serving up the world's priciest cranberry sauce. you just wait till you hear the price. we will start with the facts here. old homestead steakhouse putting a gourmet twist on that thanksgiving staple crafted with cranberry soaked in louis the eighth cognac, which is a spirit that costs about $5,000 per bottle. the sauce is then infused with imported japanese yuzu and has a hint of rare manuka honey from new zealand. it sounds delicious, but how much does it cost? $195 per dollop, so that's on top of whatever you're already paying for the meal. meanwhile, i bought, i think, 2 pounds of fresh cranberries for $6 at the market yesterday. i don't know, i mean, obviously this is a

special meal. would you go for it or do you go without? >> i would love them to send it to us and i would certainly be happy to try it. but no, i'm not spending that on. >> that's a lot of money for like a tablespoon. i mean, we should ask our fine diner in the group, steve paulson. i know you like the finer things in life. >> i would not do that. but as pamela will tell you, i'm the king of dad jokes, so. >> okay, let's hear it. >> why are cranberries wet? oh, because they're ocean sprayed. there you go. >> nice try. the veal. >> didn't you have a turkey? one, too, for us? >> i already told you that one. okay, okay. >> well, can i just ask you both? do you even like cranberry sauce? i do, i do, i do, and i make it myself like you. so like the whole the whole. not the gel of the in the can with the ridges. right, steve. no. >> yes. i would rather have. >> what? the real deal. good. we're all on the same page. >> all right, we're ready here. we'll head out to moraga. i spent a little time there, you know, back in the day when there was about 50 people there in town. but happy thanksgiving. that's from our good friend

sabrina there. great weather and she is a loyal watcher of lyon. yes, she is a loyal watcher. all right. petaluma and pope valley both dropped to 28 this morning. sonoma state 30, pleasanton 30. saratoga. mill valley, danville, menlo park, all between 31 and 32. the big news will be that plunge of cold air coming out of canada. as we head into not only later today, but all the way into the weekend. it's going to do this and go down like this and do this, and the key will be there was so warm here for most, most of november that the great lakes are warm anywhere from about 4 to 8 degrees above average. you plunge this cold air over that and there will be lake effect snow aplenty, including in buffalo this weekend, where the 49ers are going to be. we have an east northeast breeze and it's pretty good there above the claremont caldecott, northeast of 34. so this will make for sunny and warm weather over by the coast. these high clouds have no chance. that low is stuck. it has no place to go. fog. not an issue for us yet now it is. you

can see it out to the valley. at one time stockton was down to about a half mile. there are some pockets of it. i think going forward though, that will be the story as we head towards the weekend and early next week as high pressure locks in here for probably ten days is the way it looks, everything will be in. you have to budge all that cold air in the eastern part of the country and the great lakes. that's going to take a while. so we had our rain. now we get a break. boulder creek 31, felton 31 degrees. lots of 30s here. santa clara 33. i mean 37. aptos. that's an offshore breeze at that one observation in santa cruz, which is why they're 49. so the santa cruz capitola over, i think, to half moon bay pacifica look to be really nice this time of year. mid 60s possible 14 truckee, 14. south lake tahoe, 19 carson city and minden and reno says hey, so are we high pressure large and in charge here. no more rain for us for a while here. maybe you have to go out to mid december unless something dramatically changes. cold lows sunny and mild. keep an eye though on the fog. thankful. thursday. cold morning, breezy in the hills but

clear skies, sunny and nice. we are looking for cold lows next couple of mornings but 5060 on the temps and bumping them up each day. a teeny bit especially we head towards the weekend youtube. >> all right, thank you steve. >> the piedmont turkey trot kicks off with heavy hearts this morning. we have a live update from ktvu ali rasmus on how the community is honoring three young lives lost in a tragic crash just one day ago. >> and a reminder, if you're able to donate a gently used warm coat or jacket, our annual one warm coat drive is, well underway. scan the qr code on your screen at the bottom left for more information. you can also head to ketv.com for a list of participating. drop off locations. also new this year, there's the option to give money if you're not able to give a coat. the one warm coat drive is on now runs through december 8th, though outdoor, she wore a raspberry beret, the kind involved in a second hand store, a raspberry meringue. >> if it was small, she

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welcome back to mornings on two. it is a difficult morning in the small east bay city of piedmont. the community coming together to grieve. three young recent high school graduates who were all

killed in a car crash, of course. >> their deaths came yesterday morning, just before the thanksgiving holiday. a beloved tradition in piedmont is continuing today, with some changes to honor the victims. we'll turn again to our allie rasmus live in piedmont with what's happening there. this morning. allie. >> good morning, gasia and pam. you know, there was some discussion in the community about whether or not this 23 year long tradition, the turkey trot should go on as planned, given the tragedy that happened less than 36 hours ago with the three recent piedmont high school grads who were killed and a fourth one in the hospital seriously injured. but race organizers said that the event should go on as planned. and before things got started, we did hear the mayor of piedmont, jen cavanaugh, address the crowd. she acknowledged the grief that she and others are experiencing in light of the loss of these- [music] young lives. here's what she had to say to encourage folks who are about to start the run. i do know that we're going to get through this together in community, and i know that when we're feeling helpless, the one

thing we can do is reach out to help others when we're feeling sad. >> the one thing we can do is reach out to connect to a frien, because chances are they're feeling the same way you are. [music] >> and that's exactly what people in the crowd did. there were a lot of hugs, a lot of consolation. people holding each other close. this is a small community of about fewer than 10,000 people. really. and so there's really just two degrees of separation when it comes to folks knowing the families involved. and the victims. and so people did start the turkey trot as scheduled. and so we saw those runners leaving from that starting point here in central piedmont. now, race organizers did make some modifications to the race course. it was part of. it was slightly rerouted so that none of the runners will be going by any of the victims homes. again, this is a small community geographically, so they had to alter the course so that no one is passing by those houses in this time of grief and

mourning, some of the runners will also be able to pick up flowers that were donated by a couple of community members. the owner of the oakland flower mart donated 1500 flowers, so that race runners could pick up one of those flowers on their route and then set it aside at a designated memorial site near the crash site. so that's going to be happening here this morning as well. and behind us this is a5k run. it started just about 15 minutes ago. so now the first person is running and just crossed the finish line. so there's some avid runners here some experienced runners. and but then there's also just a lot of folks and kids really of all ages who joined their families in the morning of thanksgiving for this tradition to just come. and a lot of people just walk this five k run as well. so piedmont turkey trot tradition continues this morning with even though it is a morning of sadness and grief for a lot of folks in this community because of that terrible crash that claimed the lives of three recent piedmont high school graduates, and the mayor did mention that the fourth person

who was in that vehicle that crashed, also a piedmont high graduate, is in the hospital right now about to undergo surgery. so it's a morning of mixed emotions here in piedmont for this turkey trot event. live in piedmont. allie rasmus ktvu, fox two news a very strong community. >> ali, thank you so much. you've done such a good job of really taking us there this morning. 846 here, turkey trots are happening all across the bay. there's one in petaluma, another in benicia, some in marin county. the biggest, though in the country is in san jose. today marks the 20th year that san jose has held a thanksgiving day race. it's raised $12 million in donations for local charities since it began. more than 20,000 people will participate in person or virtually this year. people can choose to run, walk or jog. participants have the option of running it virtually as well anytime from today through december 4th. it also features a costume contest race kicked off just a bit ago here at 830. this morning in downtown san jose, west santa clara street and first street filled with runner. >> today, another thanksgiving race will take place in the east

bay. the nitro turkey day run will take place at the point pinole regional shoreline park in san pablo. that event features five k and ten k races, as well as the little turkeys race, where kids run about 100 yards against the intro turkey there. the nitro turkey that is thanksgiving themed costumes are welcome, and expected funds raised will support local food banks. attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable items to donate to the food banks. the little turkeys run starts at 845, so they might be underway, and the nitro run kicks off very shortly at 9:00, so it's nice everybody gets out and about. nice to see that community. >> yeah. meanwhile, the you know, back to piedmont. i kind of did the quick math. steve paulson, that man who crossed the finish line during ali's live report, if he's doing a5k in 15 minutes, that's like, what, a 5 or 6 minute mile? yeah, yeah. >> flying. wow. no doubt. i remember those days. >> i never had those days. >> but i lived back in pacific grove. oh my gosh. all right. petaluma, this morning. what

about it? drop to 28 pope valle, also at 28 sonoma state. pleasanton, saratoga, mill valley, danville, menlo park, all at one time between 30 and 32. and it might even be just a smidge colder tomorrow morning. we do have an offshore breeze. oakland berkeley hills. they're 22 to 34 in the city. it's due east at 14. mount tamalpais northeast. now it's not roaring, but that's going to make for some warm temps for this time of year. over on the coast. they'll be the beneficiary of that offshore breeze. and mid 60s would not surprise me. that system out there that low is has no place to go. 42 to 49 on the temps in the city. officially they dropped to 44.7, which is impressive because normal is 49. the record for san francisco was 40 in 1906, so four degrees off a record low officially in the city this morning. still, i mean, we've we've already hit the lows, but still a lot of 30s showing up, especially north. i mean, fairfax, novato, sonoma,

napa, petaluma, sebastopol, healdsburg, upper lake kelseyville middletown. take your pick. yeah, look at point reyes and bolinas. they're already at 51 warm degrees cold up there in the mountains, no doubt. 14 truckee, south, lake tahoe, 19. reno 21, minden. maybe single digits. tomorrow is kind of the way it looks there. 34 arcadia to 58. in san diego. 32 flagstaff. snow made it into sedona. beautiful sedona with snow capped on those red mountains and those red hills. looks just gorgeous. and 33 in ukiah. sacramento is 36. lots of sunshine. we are locked in our pattern change and it's not coming back as far as rain goes, probably for at least ten days. is the way it looks. it's a dry pattern. cold, low, sunny and mild fog will be an issue going forward, but i think today and tomorrow it's more about the cold than anything else. but we look good. temperatures warming up on the coast and a few other locations san jose, santa clara valley as well. cold mornings but sunny. nice days. you guys. >> steve. thank you. 850 here. so much of what makes our

thanksgiving holiday special goes back to a time long before canned cranberry sauce and black friday sales. we'll go into the makings of this national holiday next. [music] you say as long as i'm here, no one can hurt you. >> don't wanna lie. you, but you can learn to

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san francisco giants fan favorite is hanging up his cleats for good. former giants shortstop and pleasanton native brandon crawford announced his retirement from baseball. he had a 14 year career. he made three all-star teams, was a golden glove and silver slugger winner, and won two world series with the giants. last season, he played with the saint louis cardinals, the san francisco giants, president of baseball

operations buster posey, former teammate, released a statement congratulating him on his retirement and oakland youth football team has seen an incredible community response to its call for financial help. >> after qualifying for the national championship in florida next month. the oakland dynamites rtb stands for real town business. a team of nine year olds opened a gofundme account, so all 22 players and some of their guardians could go to florida. the cost about $1,500 per player. the team started with $100. yesterday morning we put up a story on ktvu.com and our social media channels by noon yesterday, the team had surpassed its goal of $10,000 and had raised more than $16,000 in donations. team's quarterback says the dynamites worked so hard this season to qualify for the national championship. >> my name is scott, but people know me as vivi and i'm the quarterback for rcb, nonu and this is our first time going to florida for a national championship. the reason why i want to go to florida, because our team worked really hard throughout the season.

>> the american youth football national championship will be held from december 7th to the 14th. as the nation celebrates thanksgiving today, many americans are busy cooking and eventually eating on this holiday. >> but do you ever think about how the thanksgiving holiday originated? reporter shanley painter went into the history books from the macy's thanksgiving day parade to the plump turkeys gracing tables nationwide. >> this holiday is packed with lore and tradition. many historians widely consider the first thanksgiving as taking place in plymouth, massachusetts, in 1621, when members of the native wampanoag tribe joined the pilgrims to celebrate a bountiful harvest. >> the great thing about the american thanksgiving is it ties us into a long standing global tradition that dates back thousands of years. every agricultural society every year gives thanks in some way at harvest time. >> but many dishes we have today are very different from what was on the menu back then.

>> we do know that they ate venison. they may have had pumpkin or a type of squash that was available, but they certainly wouldn't have had the butter or the sugar or the cream to make the crust and the custard that makes up pumpkin pie. cranberries would not have been were available, but not widely eaten. >> the holiday's iconic bird was also a later addition. >> the turkey was adopted because it was a relatively cheap big bird, but thanksgiving quickly fell off the map after the first celebration. >> it wasn't until the 19th century when it was revived and its meaning slightly changed. >> a group of reformers, mostly moral reformers, are looking for a way to create a holiday that celebrated what they saw as traditional family values. and so that was adopted in new england, because that's where most of them were based. >> former president abraham lincoln officially made thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. it was in the middle of the civil war and was an effort to help unify the country. i'm chanley painter fox news.

>> if you're struggling with your thanksgiving turkey, you can reach out to the experts for help. butterball has a turkey helpline staffed by more than 50 people. butterball, of course, a major turkey producer, says people can ask the turkey related cooking questions by phone, text, social media, live chat and other methods. it officially went live at the beginning of the month and remains open till christmas eve. by the way, the number one question is how do you thaw a turkey, which at this point on thanksgiving morning it's a little late. it's yeah, it's a little late. okay. let's peek back at this viewer poll. you've been so good in responding to all morning long. we have been asking you, do you prefer to host or be a guest on thanksgiving? almost two thirds of you say, just i'll show up with a side dish. i want to be a guest. pass the gravy. about 37% say you want to be the hostess with the mostest. >> haha. >> i've got dad jokes too, apparently. what do you think? i am firm on the i'd like to be a guest now. >> i'm happy to do either, but i love to say, oh great, what can i bring? and i will show up. >> although the one big negative for being a guest is that you

don't get all the delicious leftovers. >> oh, you should definitely send you know, have those little containers ready to go to go. >> i know and we usually it's all family so i usually will like bring like i'll just i'll use the tupperware that i brought the rolls in to stuff with the turkey. but you know, it's like when you host, you get a little bit of everything sitting in the fridge for you to do all that extra cleaning ahead of time, though the prep. you know what? i do my major clean after the event. i want it to look nice enough for you, but once you're gone, i need it to be clean cleaner for you than m. now i know you can come over anytime now. i know we could do this all morning long. this has been such a wonderful way to start the thanksgiving. >> so thankful for you. i love working with gasia. i love having you here on this day. keep chiming in. we love to hear those results. you can go to ktvu.com/vote. you can scan that qr code there on your screen. the other thing we're talking about, which is really fun this holiday season, we want to share the spirit of giving with you, our viewers. we're asking you to send a holiday card, and we're going to send ours signed back

to you. yeah, it's the first time we've done anything like this. we're hoping to get a lot of your cards. we need to receive yours by christmas eve, so we can get it back to you for more information, you can visit ktvu.com/holiday card. here is our card. that's the real deal. no, i know we were all there together. >> that's right. that was a fun shoot. >> that was fun. we always have fun together, all of us. >> i can't wait to see your cards. so start sending them in again. they have to be here before or on december 24th and then we'll send it back. what a wonderful start to the d. thank you for being here. t nk yeah. welcome to like it or not. the show where we talk about what you're talking about. the latest hot topics, what's trending now? and this episode is all about thanksgiving. we know you have opinions on it. so joining us this morning are special guest one of 6.1 kmel dj cousin dre. we appreciate you being here. joining us alongside rosemary roscoe an