Renton Honda Automobiles is having a silent sale.
Silent sale?
Where the lowest price is clearly posted on every vehicle's window.
The price is on the window.
Based on dealer original cost, no negotiating, no selling.
No negotiating or selling.
More Hondas, less money.
Renton Honda Automobiles Thanksgiving Day silent sale.
It's that simple.
Renton Honda Automobiles Thanksgiving silent sale has been extended through Sunday the
25th.
This was not the greatest day to go shopping.
Yet this night after Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest shopping nights of the
year.
Retailers bet the farm on Christmas shoppers.
Much of the year's profits come in the next four weeks.
But all the indications are you are very nervous.
Recession and uncertainty in the air.
Hopeful it's the best you'll get from the big retailers who will lure you in with the
kind of sales before Christmas you're used to seeing after.
Here's reporter Bob Branham.
Power outages may have struck other parts of the region but today's nasty weather didn't
stop the annual lighting of the downtown Seattle Christmas tree or prevent die-hard shoppers
from picking their way through post Thanksgiving sales.
But as the night wore on, the shoppers wore out and by eight o'clock it seemed deader
than Scrooge's doornail.
The shopping on this day after Thanksgiving mirrored merchants' projections about the
season as a whole.
It may be great or it may be greatly disappointing.
Duane Covey at Frederick's expected great things this year before all this talk about
an economic recession.
We had a healthy increase planned and everything you read in the paper and you hear on TV and
everything like that, we wonder how much everybody's going to follow that and so we're kind of
cautious right now but we're optimistic and we still plan on having a great Christmas
season.
Reporters agree saying the Northwest should dodge the worst of the recession bullet thanks
to local economic giants like Boeing and Microsoft.
So we're riding that wave as a springboard into the season and I think that that's going
to make a big difference.
One thing worrying merchants here is that talk of a recession elsewhere may turn into
a self fulfilling property here and people won't feel like buying as much.
Still for the time being at least, downtown merchants say they're bullish on Christmas.
In Seattle, Bob Randall, Cairo News.
And amid all the shoppers today, cautious or otherwise, the protesters, the anti-fur
demonstrators, encourage shoppers to buy something else, almost anything else but fur.
About 300 animal rights activists marched through downtown this afternoon handing out
leaflets calling for a fur free tomorrow.
The protest was organized by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society.
Pause and pause, paused to thank Nordstrom for closing its fur salon and spent time trying
to persuade other department stores to do the same.
Coming up still tonight, Harry's here with the weekend weather forecast.
Couldn't possibly be wetter than today.
Plus the outlook for new car ferry service to Victoria all when we come back.
If you're about to make a deal on a new car or truck, stop!
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loaners for life.
With the Goodwill Games over, it's good to remember that world class healthcare didn't
end with the games.
And that the medical services manager for this year's games will still be here.
Keeping Northwest families strong and healthy for competitions yet to come.
Group Health, join us.
If you're an average person, you spend a third of your life in bed and about half your waking
life at work.
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If you had pay by phone from Washington Mutual, you could pay your bills in no time by phone.
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The 91 Toyotas are here, including the all new Tercell, the gas mileage leader of the
number one import in the Northwest.
See the new 91s at your Western Washington Toyota dealer today.
Now at RB for a limited time, not 18, not 12, not even 2.9, but 0.0% interest for 12
months.
The best prices on quality furniture at RB.
The bodies of a Seattle couple who died in a plane crash in a remote part of Thailand
are now on their way home.
Edward Lincoln and his wife Kathleen were among the 33 passengers on board a Bangkok
Airways flight that crashed on Wednesday.
The Havilland Dash 8 was preparing to land when it went down in heavy rains.
No one survived.
The Lincolns had just completed a mountain trek in Thailand, had planned to relax on
a Thai resort island before coming home to Seattle.
The bankrupt BC Stenaline says it will give bidders with a plan to resume Seattle to Victoria
Ferry service next summer the highest priority.
At sale, the company stopped its service a week ago tonight after losing millions of
dollars over the past several years.
Stennis President says there have been a number of inquiries since the ferry line went up
for sale.
Stennis says a quick sale would be good for a buyer, giving the buyer more time to prepare
for next season, presumably profitably.
The group of homeless people braving the rain and the cold for the third night tonight trying
to prove a point in the city of Seattle.
The group is living in a tense city in the empty lot across from the Kingdom where the
New Seattle Arena will be built, which is why I think they're calling it.
Twenty seven people spent the night in tents last night trying to prove the city needs to do more for its poorest citizens.
Turn to Harry.
You were mentioning to me earlier and you may have mentioned it a little bit earlier tonight.
There's been a lot of rain since late this afternoon.
There has been.
Olympia with an inch and a half and a similar amount out of Hokkaido on the coast and in
the cascades from Snoqualmie Pass northward, amounts have been as high as nearly two inches
and nearly one inch in two hours.
That's a lot of rain.
But fortunately we're coming out of it.
Let's check SeaTax observation.
And right now they're showing a temperature of 53 degrees with rain.
It's lighter rain than it has been.
Humidity is high at 96 percent.
And though the wind is still strong, it is not as strong as it was.
Steady speeds from the south to 17 with gusts to 28 miles per hour.
The barometer is still falling to 9.74.
We have a little recovery yet to do.
Now let's check the Almanac because this is kind of interesting.
The high was 54, the low 51.
Nothing too exciting there.
But the record low is 10 from 1985.
Remember?
Last week Thanksgiving fell and we had snow and cold and that was the snowiest month of
November ever, 1985.
The rain gauge today with the last six hours counted shows about 75 hundredths of an inch
of rain and 7.11 inches per month.
This is a wet November.
The normal for the whole month, the whole month would be 5.6.
That's as of November 30th.
So we're ahead of average for the entire month.
And the year to date is so far ahead now it's almost seven inches over the average.
That's a huge number.
This is where I left earlier with a satellite photograph showing the low pressure center
moving inland into British Columbia.
As it moves inland it will cause gusty winds and is causing gusty winds in eastern Washington
but it will reduce the wind speeds in western Washington here and they are indeed doing
that and will do so more overnight.
And you see the rain band off the coast here has thinned out a good deal too.
So things should be gradually improving though we're hardly coming into sunny weather here.
But nonetheless this is our picture over the last 24 hours showing this long fetch of tropical
moisture arcing over the area and aimed just about on target for the Cascades, for the
Seattle area, the whole interior of western Washington.
But now we're seeing an upper level load digging down on the Gulf of Alaska to cut that rain
train flow off and that means we'll start drying out and cooling down over the next
couple of days.
In the mountains the rain will be turning to snow on Saturday and it may be heavy at
times toward the end of the day and colder with the snow level dropping to 3,000 feet
Saturday night and possibly even lower Sunday night.
And for the waters of western Washington tomorrow starting out with small craft advisories
everywhere but these winds will be diminishing during the day.
Here's our forecast.
Tonight you can expect the rain and wind to be gradually decreasing though not again eliminated.
The low is 40 to 45 and south winds 15 to 30 miles an hour.
For tomorrow showers and cooler, the high is 45 to 50, the winds west 10 to 20.
The five day forecast will be probably pretty cool on Sunday and Monday in a kind of a mini
cold snap and then coming back to recovery with periods of rain Monday through Wednesday.
So this is indeed an unusually crummy day even for November which is not one of our
sunny or better months.
Yes, crummy a scientific term.
Yeah, I didn't mean to deduce that.
I should explain that.
That means, well you can you explain it yourself.
Everybody knows.
Means crummy.
Means crummy.
Turned away.
What happened?
What?
What happened?
Did you ever try?
What happened to you?
Have you ever tried to cover high school football in Tacoma on a windy, rainy, wet, awful night?
The football games were inside tonight.
Oh yeah.
Well, we'll have football highlights wherever they were and talk about the Sonics and all
sports when we come back.
Mitsubishi has won more major awards in the past two years than most car makers could
hope for in a lifetime.
You could save up to a thousand dollars at your Puget Sound Mitsubishi Motors dealer
now.
The day can be hard and cool on your feet so at night treat them to Toastie's Toasty
Stretch Slippers and you'll notice a dramatic change.
Unlike other stretch slippers, Toasties are made with special pillowy soles, plenty of
room for your toes and soft, breathable cotton to make your feet feel warm.
Welcome and happy to be home.
Toasty Stretch Slippers from Toast.
If you're shopping for outstanding furniture bargains, don't miss Leavitt's Christmas
Kickoff Sale.
For example, this contemporary sofa would be a bargain anywhere at $6.99.99.
But at Leavitt's, you not only get the sofa but also the matching love seat.
Both pieces for only $6.99.99.
Hey, I told you the bargains were outstanding.
Flowers now through Christmas, Saturday 10 to 9, Sunday 11 to 6.
Mike Mogelgaard watches for news that happened overnight.
Artist Carter knows that she can depend on the latest traffic conditions every seven
minutes.
Dean Haltoner and his crew rely on accurate weather forecasts.
And at the Abbot's, nine-year-old Jessica has her own reason.
And it's school lunch menu time and in Seattle, public school serving up stromboli with...
News, weather, traffic, or whatever your reason.
Cairo First in the Morning News on Channel 7.
Well, fortunately, our crack staff of makeup people have managed to reassemble the big
guy.
See, well, I thought those games were outdoor games.
I can't believe it.
Now, you know what happened in Utah tonight.
Oh, this has not been, folks.
Come on, a good week for the Sonics.
First, the X-Man and Dale Ellis went at it.
That left the team in a bit of a daze.
And tonight, the Utah Jazz applied the final punch.
They knocked out the Supes in Salt Lake 97-96.
It was showtime at the Salt Palace.
Sean Kemp made a couple of amazing dunks.
First a two-fisted jam.
How about a nice little reverser?
Up and over and in.
And Utah would have some highlights of their own.
Thoroughly Bailey driving baseline.
Carl Malone with the rebound and two.
This was a pretty play of the night.
Watched Payton with a miss.
Edwards with the rebound.
Stockton saves the pass.
Gets it back.
Dishes to Bailey.
Outlet pass to Stockton.
For a little in-your-face dunk.
Ooh, that's good.
Second half, Utah led all the way.
But Sadell Threatt would cut the Jazz lead to one
with a little trade.
But with time running out, it went to the X-Man.
And he unfortunately missed a fallaway jumper.
No good.
And Utah wins it.
Carl the Mailman Malone sure did deliver tonight.
30 points.
X leads all Sonic scores with 33.
The Supes now four and five.
Now to the upset of all upsets.
No, not the Gorilla.
The New Jersey Nets.
After losing 34 straight away from the Meadowlands,
Mookie Blaylock's baseline jumper
gives the Nets a two point win over the Phoenix Suns.
My.
Elsewhere around the league, Chicago and Boston.
They come away with wins.
Miami over Charlotte.
Indiana wins.
Philly and Detroit both win at home.
San Antonio spurs Dallas.
And Portland goes 10 and 0 on the season
thrashing Golden State.
Colleagues basketball in the finals of the Big Apple NIT
tournament, Arkansas and Arizona, two of the best.
Looked good for the Razorbacks early.
Kenny Mayberry with a floating shot in the paint.
The Hogs by eight at the half.
But the Wildcats would roar back.
Chris Mills is going to drive the baseline.
Mrs. Brian Williams thunders home the rebound.
Mills would miss again.
The long distance tray.
It helps Arizona do a 12 point win.
89 to 77.
Well, a big night for prep football at the Tacoma Dome.
Thank you very much.
Where three semifinal games were played
to determine half the brackets for next weekend's King Bowl.
Let's go to the class A game.
Eatonville behind the arm of quarterback Eric Snyder.
He was able to hang on.
And they beat North Mason in a brilliant game
with a field goal at the wire 17-14.
Tumwater led 21-zip over Bremer at the half.
They end up winning that one.
41 to 12 was the official final.
And in a triple A play game, Newport beats Franklin.
Both were undefeated going into that one.
That one, 41-12, leave the Tumwater Bermadon score
at 41-20.
And stay tuned because immediately following
the newscast and the prep locker room show,
we'll have highlights of all three games played.
And we'll talk about interviews and talk about the King
Bowl coming up next Saturday, of course, in the King Dome.
What else in the world of sports tonight?
College football this afternoon.
A classic rivalry in Nebraska, Oklahoma.
Except today, it was a classic blowout.
Unranked Sooners ineligible for postseason play.
They were led by running back Mike McKinley.
He scored three touchdowns as the Cornhuskers turned the ball
over seven times.
Oklahoma wins it 45-10.
Now to soccer, where the PLU women
were playing at Erskine College in due west South Carolina.
It was the NAIA National Championship.
Their opponents, Barry College from Georgia, tied at one.
PLU's goalie, Kate Wheeler, made a great save.
But then Tina Conway kicked it in.
Two minutes later, Nikki Courtney ices the win.
All in overtime, a strong kick to the upper right hand
corner of the net.
3-1, the final PLU Sherry Ryder was named the tournament's
most valuable player.
Congratulations.
For your information, the Seattle Thunderbirds
down Victoria's Chiefs tonight, 6-1 in Victoria.
The Washington women's basketball team
started their season 99 to 91.
They beat the Wisconsin Badgers in Colorado's tournament
this afternoon.
The Vancouver Canucks were in Minnesota.
They lost to the North Stars.
That final was 6-4.
And the 21st running of the Seattle Marathon,
that will be coming up tomorrow.
Finally tonight, the Seattle sports scene
lost a beloved man last night with the death of Torchi
Torrance at age 91.
Out of Lewis and Clark High School
and into the University of Washington in 1917,
Torchi was part of the Washington sports scene
for all of his adult life.
He was part of the fundraising group
who helped build the 30,000 seat Husky Stadium in 1920.
He worked with Tubby Graves and Heck Edmund at the UW.
And he was part of the team that built long acres in 32
and Six Stadium in 38.
He simply loved sports.
And sports in the Northwest will miss one of the grandest
guys of all time, Torchi Torrance.
Who was that?
He was a terrific man.
Yeah, really nice man.
He lived 91 good years.
Yeah.
Let's hope for you and I, right?
Thank you.
Have a nice weekend.
Mm-hmm.
Still to come tonight.
We'll wrap this up.
We have some new, bloody information
we're going to try and get in tonight.
We'll take you to an auction too.
All that when we come back.
The color of your new car truck is important.
Do you really want turkey tan?
Or lemon yellow?
Or a dog white?
Why not own a cherry red car from Titus
Will Forto to Hunter Diasu?
Now through November, all cars and trucks, new and used,
are on sale at cheap, low, low prices.
Don't miss this colorful sale at Titus Will Forto
to Hunter Diasu in Tacoma.
Ends November 30.
When you want just the right mix on your radio,
listen to the new Mix 101 FM and get away
from the stations that are just too soft and some that
are maybe a little too hard.
Right in the middle of your dial is the new Mix 101 FM,
playing Seattle's best variety of music
from yesterday and today.
Artists like Phil Collins, the Eagles, Chicago,
and Gloria Estefan.
The new Mix 101.
Tune in and see if you don't agree.
It's the best mix of music on the dial.
The new Mix 101.
At Channel 7, 24-hour news means more than hourly updates
around the block.
It's Cairo first in the morning news.
Cairo news at noon.
It's Cairo news at 5 and 6.30.
And Cairo news at 11 o'clock.
It's the region's most experienced news team,
giving you the news you need when you need it.
No other station brings you more news than Channel 7.
Your 24-hour news source.
Catherine Dalrymple talks about a special relationship.
It was my husband's idea.
He wanted us to go with someone we could trust.
Someone who would answer our questions without trying
to talk down to us.
We were buying our first brand new car.
And when we went into Rude Nissan Volvo,
I knew we were onto something special.
This is our second Nissan.
I've been so satisfied with Rude.
It wasn't like buying a new car.
It was like making a new friend.
Good cars.
Good people.
Good service.
Rude Nissan Volvo.
21,000, Highway 99, Linwood.
We just got the latest on the situation
on Western Washington rivers in terms of the flooding.
And we want to briefly run them down.
First of all, the flood alert has come off the Elwha River.
That's the only good news in this.
The Nooksack expected to crest three feet above flood
stage tomorrow morning.
The Skyecomish at Goldbar, five feet above flood stage
by 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Snoqualmie at Carnation, four feet above flood stage
by early afternoon tomorrow.
In all cases, rivers in Western Washington
are going to be running very, very high tomorrow.
And that's trouble.
Coming up on Monday on Cairo News at 5, a Cairo News close-up.
Are you safe walking the streets of the Pike Place Market?
Gangs and drug dealers have moved downtown.
The people who live around the market won't go out at night.
And if you don't know what's going on,
you could be a victim.
Cairo News close-up, 24 hours downtown.
Starts Monday at 5 o'clock.
And finally, for this program at the Four Seasons Hotel
in downtown Seattle tonight, it was a night of giving.
You're now on a little bit.
Wandering in and out for the buy.
Wandering in and out for the buy.
You're now on a little bit.
Wandering in and out for the buy.
That's Dick Friel, who is the auctioneer for tonight's event
to raise money for Northwest Medical Care.
And just by there's the boss of all bosses, Ken Hatch.
That's our boss.
How did he get in that shot?
He knows I'm talking about him.
That's why he was laughing.
Anyway, they were down there to raise money
for the Ronald McDonald House.
And it was a nice idea.
And they raised some money.
And we're proud of them all, aren't we?
You betcha we are.
We'd say that even if the boss wasn't there.
And our own Ron Taylor in the pictures.
That's right.
Ron was there, the king of the late night trident.
Have a nice weekend.
Thanks, Aaron.
Have a nice weekend.
Also.
And have a nice weekend.
We'll see you all on Monday.
Good night to all of us.
Good night.
Mimi.