feeding 7800 people. >> we take you to one of the most unique thanks giving day's elevations in the bay area. from beach walks to turkey trots. >> after a mile and a half it got real hot. real hot. >> reporter: how people are taking advantage of the warmest day of the week. >> we finished a spectacular thanks giving, temperature is in the lower and middle 70s were most of us. a small chance of rain coming our way as we start next week. we look at the likelihood for that, or any chances in the long-range forecast. this is cbs news, bay area. >> i'm sarah donchey, in for juliette. hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy the nice warm weather. a lot of people were in union city, hard to beat it. some of our inland spots hit the 70s. the reality is, this has been a tough year for a lot of people. between all the recent layoffs in text, the pressure of inflation which has affected all of us, not to mention, our third pandemic thanks giving up concerns about viruses hanging over us. still, for a lot of

people, there is more of a sense of normalcy, this year. more people are feeling comfortable with large gatherings and families. today is the perfect time to reflect on what you are grateful for. da lin went to tell some of those people's stories. >> reporter: across the region, family and friends gathered on dinner tables, some for the first time on the pandemic. the hope is the time we spent away from each other gives us greater appreciation for the time that we finally have together. for the last 2 1/2 years, we are reminded, the best gift is the gift of time. on this thanks giving day, i am setting up shop along the embarcadero waterfront. asking people , what are you thankful for? >> we have something really special to be thankful for. our daughter is, right this minute, at the hospital, having a baby. >> our first grandchild . we don't know if it is a boy or girl. nobody does, except the medical authorities of the hospital. but, we are thankful,

either way. >> overcame homelessness for a couple of months, it's nice to have stability. i'm just grateful i have it. >> i am thankful that neither of us have had over it, and we are both healthy . >> we are old and we are still running around and the sun is shining. every single problem is income sequential that we have. >> reporter: what are you think before? >> them. my two rescues. definitely kept me company during the pandemic. and adventuring. >> loving people for who they are, and not putting restrictions on that love. >> grateful to get out of the country a bit. nice to visit other places. >> i got back my freedom. i'm going out. i'm from ohio, and now i can travel, and we got

our life back. >> what are you thankful for? >> my parents, for always helping us achieve our goals. >> i am so thankful, my grandson is here visiting us. me and my wife. we are all together, as a family, submitting thanks giving. >> i was born in ukraine, we want this war to be stopped. because , killing over there, people, it's against god's law. i am so thankful to the lord that i am living in this free country. >> i am thankful to be hosting thanksgiving this year. my new apartment here in san francisco. i just moved here at the beginning of month, so, it is really exciting to be in this fun city. >> i personally have a lot to be think before. a couple of

months ago, my 2-year-old son and wife got covid. i was really worried because my wife was pregnant. luckily, they got through it, they are doing good now. i am very grateful for their good health, and baby number two, on the way. aside from a full belly, i hope you are surrounded by good people and have a lot to be thankful for this year. >> reporter: from my family to yours, happy holidays. in san francisco, i'm da lin. kpix 5. >> love a good da lin story. the weather is one thing, a lot of us are grateful for it. taking advantage of all of that nice weather. this group of friends in san jose brought their thanks giving dinner outside, because why not? they had a picnic in the park. >> i have been cooking since 7:30 in the morning. yeah. it's a long job. >> why did you guys decide to eat outside? >> because we are crowded, it could be more fun outside with friends. >> that's a good idea. this was a good idea, too. things giving

at the beach. it was a nice day down in santa cruz. a lot of people heading out there on the sand, some were playing a game of volleyball. we saw some other people doing some good work, darren peck is on whether duty today with what we can expect for the holiday weekend. we were talking about rain, and maybe being thankful for that, nevermind, though? >> no. most of the weekend will be really nice. this was the warmest day, just to put it bit of perspective on it, how far above average was this day? because it wasn't equal everywhere. we were 10 degrees warmer than average in santa rosa and san jose today. livermore, you were only about that mark by 2. everyone had a really nice day, but when you get 73 degrees in san jose, well above the mark for average for this time of year. we will get you back down to that mark for average and below by early next week. there is cooler air coming our way. i will show you how we start this change. with her to get closer to storm track. here cos first

one. that shows up tomorrow. we are not getting rain out of it, but watch the clouds. even if the rain does not hold together, you can actually track the cold front right there. that gets us into saturday as it works its way through the day. that starts the cooldown. it will also to bring back more humidity . we look beyond the seven day forecast in a bit, because that is how far we have to go if we want to find our next chance rain. not a big one, sarah, but it is still there. so, i will have the details in the first alert forecast, coming up. >> no point about today, really. so nice. if you want to work, might as well head outside. live look at union square. one thing we are not seeing much of this year, the early rush to black friday sales. since covid, a lot of stores have stayed closed on thanks giving, like best buy, macy's, kohl's, and walmart. a lot of places that were open today have much shorter hours.

>> black friday is a big day for amazon, and tomorrow, and was on workers in 30 countries are planning on walking off the job, asking for better pay, better working conditions. the plan part is getting a lot of attention on social media, no word on any protests happening in california. headlines around the bacon a big crash caused a huge mess on the bay bridge and lower deck. one car wedged underneath another one. 16 people had to be checked out, including a children. two people rushed to the e.r. no word on what caused this pileup. it took a little over an hour to reopen all of the eastbound lanes. >> the parents of a stanford soccer star who committed suicide last spring have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university. 21-year-old katie meyer was a goalkeeper for the women's team. at the time of her death she was facing disciplinary action for allegedly spilling coffee on a football player, accused of sexually assaulting one of her teammates. the lawsuit claims stanford acted negligently, and recklessly, for sending her an after-hours disciplinary notice, threatening potential removal .

stanford said the university is responsible for her death and calling the allegations misleading. it also offered support to work through the judicial process. a couple of these in san mateo picked the wrong purse to steal when they snatched it from a woman at a shopping cart in a safeway in el camino rialto her bag had a tracking device inside of it. police followed the suspect around the city without, and surveillance video of a red honda connected them to other theft at the nordstrom at the hillsdale shopping center. police later found the victim's stolen items in a storm drain . a small business owner in oakland, celebrated 20 years of feeding the neighborhood on thanks giving. the event at to star market gets bigger every year. shawn chitnis shows us what it means for both the family behind it and the people who keep coming back. >> a feast for the senses

begins early on thanks giving day. a tasty site leads to the sound of the hot fire, cooking food for hundreds as the smell fills the parking lot of to star market in oaklands diamond district. >> this is a day that we give back. >> reporter: fabrics family has taken on this tradition as part of their american story . originally from yemen, they have adopted this holiday in the spirit of teaching from their culture. keeping an eye on all this food is one of 200 volunteers. chef joseph. >> giving back and doing what you do, you know. >> reporter: he loves this celebrates the diversity of our client. >> each year there are more people involved and more volunteers from different walks of life. different nationalities, different background, different religions. and, this day brings us all together, which is a beautiful thing. modest stt ars ago,involving nd people, today, they prepare 1000 plates, leaving the small army all month long.

>> it's a community event. everyone ends up bringing another person. >> reporter: she is on a several volunteers who have made a commitment to this active service for the last decade. >> getting everybody lined up. >> reporter: fabrics family provides the food along with others in the community. he has his hand in every step of the process. >> people start lining up as the final preparations continue. >> it's okay, buddy, come on. >> reporter: among them, neighborhood resident wes clark and his dog, jack. they have been here before, and were glad to come back. >> i look forward to it, you know? i had to come and ask, are you guys going to do it this year? >> reporter: everyone remains patient as the line curves around the block. once the meal is ready, they get to enjoy a delicious dish on a beautiful day. tables bringing friends and strangers together with food from all over the world.

>> it's a lot. >> reporter: while farouk and his family did not always celebrate thanks giving, it reminds them of the muslim holy month of ramadan, and they have connected the meaning of both over the years. >> the spirit and the vibe is there. be communal spirit, the spirit of giving. >> reporter: supporting so many of their neighbors while remaining grateful for all who shop at their local business, which opened in 1985. >> if it wasn't for the community, we wouldn't be here. >> reporter: giving back, as they continue to receive in the same community. reporting in oakland, shawn chitnis, kpix 5. another tradition in san francisco live memorial hosted a community thinks giving, and, they had a lot of people come out to that. here is a look at the line this morning for the thanksgiving feast. bright and early here at 5:00 i am preparing food for the event. >> for a lot of people, this is the only place they will eat today. a lot of people are away from their families or

loved ones, so they come here and we are their family. we are their loved ones. we really put it down for them. >> the tenderloin st. anthony foundation serves up around 3000 meals this afternoon. for more than 70 years, it has been a thanks giving tradition, there. 80 volunteers cooked and served the food. still ahead, some people like a slow-paced holiday. others, really wants to earn those calories. we catch up with the people who got up early for the turkey trot. >> it gets the blood flowing, get you nice and hungry. >> one holiday down, onto the next book maybe you're hitting the christmas tree moving forward with node- positive breast cancer is overwhelming. but i never just found my way; i made it. and did all i could to prevent recurrence. verzenio reduces the risk of recurrence

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some people like to get out and run on thanksgiving. i cannot relate but i am glad they are doing that. what better way than a turkey trot in walnut creek? a big turnout for the 30th year of the charity based turkey trot downtown. runners chose between the 5k and 10k run. the event is organized by former gym. they say they like to encourage family to move their feet before the eat on thanks giving. >> we have kids come all the way up through , i think our oldest was 91 years old or something. it is great to see that so many people came out, because we did not know what to expect. >> and, people were also burning a lot of calories down

in san jose. thousands of people turned out to the 18th annual silicon valley turkey trot. it started at west santa clara, and first street and ended right by the sap center. one of santa's elves also made an appearance there. volunteers in palo alto spent the day serving up a community meal to anyone who wanted to come by. this was put on by the palo alto downtown streets team. >> some nice live music to go along with dinner. the streets team will also give out leftovers and to go meals tomorrow, from 11:32 one. they expect to serve as many as 600 people between today and tomorrow. >> this is the first year since the pandemic that we have been able to get back to a seated service, our guests will be coming in and seated, volunteers will be serving them. we have outdoor space as well. for people who would prefer to eat outside, >> you can find out how to donate food or volunteer at

the website, streets team.org. during our food for bay area families drive, we have met a lot of people embracing the spirit of the holiday. read kellan was in concord this week with a dedicated volunteer. >> reporter: helping to fill the shelves of the food bank of contra costa and solano. we have to have a little bit of fun. we do things that are not planned or scripted, guys, meet willie, i heard a rumor about you, you are the volunteer coordinator. why does that fill your heart? >> it really allows me to work with community members like these. right? to be of service to our community, and to help divide support to the community, as well. >> i know it looks like a setup but we did come to you cold, i appreciate you talking us. i can also volunteer time. >> absolutely. whether it is a donation of your time,

donation of adduct, or just advocating, talking about the food, sharing one of the earlier reporters asked me, he said one out of six is how many we are providing food to in the community. how did they know the need of the others? the reality is we really don't know how many of those are actually food insecure, as well. >> that's right. through service we get to know our neighbors but if you want to be a part of this and, maybe i will show up in surprise you as well just like i did here, go to our website, kpix.com , or look at the qr code. either money or time, back to you. still ahead, a lot of resorts already open early, what you can expect for the tahoe getaway.

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conditions, looking good on the roads, about as good as they could be. the resort could get a boost with a chance of snow showers, sunday night into monday. that is the expend of my forecasting ability. a lot of resorts open early including boreal, heavenly, sierra tahoe which was damaged in the caldor fire is expected to open on december 3rd. not bad, maybe a month ago we were thinking, it's going to be a rough one. but then we got that last minute rain. >> yes, we had a great first week and a half in november. the snow coming on monday, but is up there, just enough that it is kind of fun . >> not meaningful snow. >> not meaningful, exactly, just what we need. near caught in a pattern right now, which is making it really nice, here, sunny above average, we showed you at the top of the newscast, 10 degrees above average today, that was the view from the top of the salesforce camera. a wonderful day to be outside , but it looks hazy. here's how we will

start changing things. this is the first weekend weather system that will fall apart before it gets here but even if the rain disappears, let's advance this to saturday, we will still feel the impact from that system, you can follow the line, snow falling for nevada, it holds together, and the clouds go through, that is a weak cold front. we are not getting any rain, but we will at least get a little bit of a change. it is subtle, but that is the first one. there will be a couple more that do that. that one lined up for sunday into monday. you can already see how that one, while it does get snow to the sierra and tahoe, going into early monday, that is about as good as that system will look. what what happens when we advance it forward. it pretty much falls apart. these systems are starting to develop into a pattern. there is another one there, look at that in a second, because now we are getting too far into the long-range forecast. we will take this for the rest of the four day weekend but here's

friday morning. not frigid. cold in those northbay valleys. down to 39, though most of us are staying in the 40s and daytime highs tomorrow, even if they are not as warm as today, it will be close. we will start that subtle drop in numbers, which then get going, we could cold front on saturday, bringing us a few more and by tuesday and wednesday of next week, some places in the 70s, today, into the upper 50s, lex and jose. it's a big drop. 70 in a second. first items to discuss for tomorrow, there is a beach hazard statement. a lot of energy from the pacific, directed at us. if your plans tomorrow are to go to the beach, and they might be if you have friends or family, just be very careful near the surface, sneaker risk and come up from nowhere but you will get a set of waves that look totally calm and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, you get a long run of water which can take things back out with it, sometimes.

so, that is the concern with that beach hazard . in terms of the big picture, the storm track is not getting motivated enough just yet. there is the possibility for a chance of rain. we've been through this dance many times. i don't have any rain in the seven day forecast. we will not get too carried away with it yet. if you are looking at the details and noticed the clouds increase by the time we get into thursday, what i really wanted to see is the cool down in temperatures. so, northbay valleys from 70, tomorrow, to 61 on monday. that is a 10 degree drop and everyone will do that. the middle of next week, 10 degrees cooler than you are today and tomorrow. that is probably the main thing. i wish we could say we could time out some rain coming our way. for now, it is just a bit of a seesaw with temperatures. >> president biden sharing his next steps in the push for gun control after a mass shooting at the virginia walmart .

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looking for a christmas tree this weekend. so, here is the good news. there is a wider selection of artificial trees this year. last year, they were hard to find because of shipping delays from producers in china which meant some trees did not show up until after the holidays which is obviously too late. the surplus, now, means you might find a good deal. >> from a promotional perspective, you will be able to see anything from 25 to 50 or 60% off at certain retailers this year. >> if you want a real tree that will probably be harder. depending on the kind you want, whichever way you go, expect to pay more for a tree this year. >> are you finding, this year, consumers are being drawn one way versus another? >> definitely consumers are going to the end of the spectrum, buying less of the $1000 trees and more of the $200 trees. >> who is buying $1000 trees? survey shows wholesale prices up 5% to 15%. for less popular

tree species like the colorado for. we are back in 30 minutes with cbs news bay area at 7:00. have a happy things giving. captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: tonight, new details in the search for a motive in the mass shooting inside a virginia walmart. investigators are back at the scene as reports emerge about what was on the gunman's cell phone. and, president biden vows to ban assault weapons. >> the idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick. it's just sick. >> duncan: cbs' jeff pegues has the latest. thanksgiving across america, from parades to turkey dinners. cbs' elise preston on all the holiday traditions. plus, the turbulent forecast for the return home. ready, set, shop. prepare to load up on black friday deals. cbs' jonathan vigliotti looks at how small businesses are gearing up for the rush.