don. >> if there's one night of the year you want to gather with your loved ones in front of a big roaring warm friendly fire, it's this night, christmas eve. a government agency is saying don't do that, not tonight. it's dangerous to your health and just about everyone else's. >> alameda is christmas tree lane sparkles on this crisp cold christmas eve. darkness conceals any fireplace smoke that may hang in the haze above. no one wants to spiel spoil the mood, but keep christmas eve electric and put out that fire. burn only natural gas or the oil you use for heating. no fireplace fire on christmas eve? ann murphy can live with that. >> i'm grateful i no longer have a wood burning fireplace. >> what do you do for christmas eve? do you have a fire? >> yes. the gas log. only trying to give cleaner air for everyone to breathe. all wood burning is banned indoors and outdoors for 24 hours. no fireplace fire this night of all nights, that's too much for some folks. >> thank god i don't live here. >> where do you live? >> i live in apple valley, california. >> do you have a fireplace? >> tonight, yes. i can have a fireplace. >> you wouldn't want to live in the bay area because you can't have a fireplace tonight? >> yeah. i don't want to live in the bay area if there's no fireplace tonight. >> people can bundle up, the district says, in a press release. folks don't need to be told that, they do. there's a freeze warning in effect for many parts of the bay area. and some coastal areas. north bay interior valleys, and santa clara valley areas. a cold night and a christmas eve tradition are enough reason to put a log on the fire. there is an alternative that some folks have been using for years. video recordings are blazing yule logs. down loaded from youtube. heartwarming. >> so just throw another yule log video on the big screen, turn up the thermostat and take some comfort in knowing santa is not going to have to come down a hot chimney. grace. >> and get music with that yuletide log, don. >> that's right. >> thank you. and you know, we may know if the a's are moving to the south bay. a u.s.a. today reporter tweeted that major league baseball could grant permission by february for the a's move from oakland to san jose. no one from the a's camp would comment on the report. san jose city councilman said there is reason to expect the move will be discussed next month. >> we have certainly heard indications that this would be a topic of conversation for the winter meetings and mid january. so we like to believe this would all get resolved within the next few weeks. >> represents the downtown district. that's where the new ballpark would be built. major league baseball commissioned a study in 2009 to research stadium options. none of the findings have been released. >> there are stories we bring you on christmas eve. this year, no exception. thousands of hungry san franciscoens had a prime rib lunch served by memorial church. the house of prime rib donated 2,000 pounds for the luncheon. serve a turkey dinner for christmas tomorrow. it has served the san francisco community for more than 45 years. some big bucks were dropped into a couple salvation army buckets. someone dumped a truck. three days earlier, the bell ringer at a redwood city safeway received a $5,000 donation. now these big donations come at a critical time. the salvation army is having serious budget problems. >> when i came to pick up our kettle around 2:30, 3:00, she told me, boy are you going to be happy. it's a lot. it's a whole lot. and we are excited about it. >> the salvation army says the money will provide motel vouchers and food for hundreds of homeless families. and after being short all week, san francisco firefighters have reached the toy drive goal. firefighters and police officers gave 10,000 toys to hand out to kids and those toys will be handed out tomorrow at 9:00, 11:00, noon, and 1:00 in union square. it's a holiday we don't usually see, family that have loved ones behind bars. this is a tough time of the year for them. not only are they separated, but often the families outside can't afford gifts for their kids. ann shows us the program that brightens holidays for prison families. >> who are you coming to visit today? >> daddy. >> but their dad is one of many locked up in the san francisco county jail creating a new kind of holiday celebration. >> christmas is about giving, sharing, giving love, and we want to make some kids happy, which may not get a gift at christmas time this year. >> so for the past 13 years, a local church set up a party in san bruno to greet people coming and going from jailhouse christmas visits. complete with holiday music, cookies, and of course presents. >> what are you hoping are in those boxes? >> i think it's really sweet. that's nice that they do this. surprise they let them do it here. >> church of highlands made the announcement in mid november that they were collecting gifts and more than 200 came in. >> we don't know what's inside. we can feel maybe that some toy, but otherwise we don't know. >> they rely on the tags left by the giver if it's for a boy or girl and the appropriate age. from the looks on these kids faces, it was a success. >> i love you. >> eight-year-old devon got a rubix cube. >> it's going to be fun. >> which takes the little pressure off the guys in jail. >> family members that are in there, they are missing them and you know, because usually they had to buy some stuff, too. they are helping us out. >> this man is a volunteer with the program, but not before he spent years of christmases as a prisoner. >> it's horrible, because you're locked up, you're all alone. you want them to come visit you, but i told my relatives not to come, because i didn't want them to go through the hassle. >> but for these families, it was the only way to celebrate christmas eve. >> he told me merry christmas. >> made a little merrier outside of the gate. >> i'm happy. i was happy. grateful, too. >> i was grateful. >> in san bruno, cbs5. coming up, when it comes it hope on the jobs front, california is leading the way. at least in certain industries. we'll tell you about the jobs putting us back on the map for growth. >> no money down. >> ipad. >> $1,000 back from pg and e. so how could you say no to that? >> it's possibly one of the best deals out there. even after the holiday. the strong incentive to go solar. >> santa and his reigndeer are going to have to bundle up. some points hitting below freezing. we will tell you where coming up. going on hiring sprees. as bill it could be the start of a new tech bubble. tech companies are going on hiring sprees and as bill shows us, this trend gives california an edge. >> brittney, 25, unemployed with two degrees in advertising diligently looks for work for a year. >> i was applying to a lot of agencies, changing my resume, working on my cover letters and wasn't getting the gig. >> her fortunes changed in october when she walked through the doors and was offered a job at digitaia. a high-tech marketing agency that helps businesses take advantage of the digital revolution. >> we do everything from websites, ipad applications, mobile applications. >> daniel, ceo of the san diego based company says revenue is up 60% this year. >> this year we hired 50 employees. we are looking to hire probably at least minimum another 20 plus employees going into next year. >> companies like them are turning california's economy around. the country's largest state created more jobs than any other, adding 233,000 workers to the payrolls in the past year. 6,500 in just the last month. the hot spots, high-tech centers. jobs are up in silicon valley, san diego, san francisco, and orange county. despite the growth, california still has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. 11.3%. it's tied to construction and manufacturing, two of the hardest hit sectors in the great recession. now, digital age companies could be key to california's recovery. oliver duncan found he was in high demand in high-tech. >> i had over 4,000 letter offers and i had a bunch of hey, i'm really interested. >> he left a job in new york and now is creative director at digitaria. >> we cannot find enough people. we are looking for people. >> it's a great feeling to not be asked that question anymore. how is the job search going? and to just be able to say i have a job. >> it's been a long time since there has been economic news to smile about in california. this is the third month in a row the state has led the nation in job growth. bill, contraction news, los angeles. nice to be number one. apparently the price is right for harnessing the power of the sun. solar panels are a hot commodity right now. don shows us how people are making the switch, saving a lot of money and getting some perks in return. >> new solar panels are being installed on paul gardener's home. he is not buying them. he is leasing them from sun, a solar panel company. he and his wife have been talking about it for a long time and paul says now is that time. >> no money down. >> no money down. >> ipad. >> yeah. $1,000 back from pg and e. how could you say no to that? >> the solar foundation says a new industry wide leasing option is making the difference. and solar companies are hiring more people than ever before. gary is founder and chief executive officer of sunlight and power. >> yeah, i would say it's a great time. we still have rebates. we still have the federal tax credit. and i think prices are pretty stable now. >> there wasn't quite so much optimism earlier this year when solar panel companies failed. gary gerber says at first the public became cautious. >> policing cost is $100 a month. and will shave over 80% off his utility bill. but he says money isn't the only motivator. >> for us, it wasn't about the money so much as about the environmental impact for us. and now it's easy for us to do it and feasible to do it. why not? >> the popular solar panel leasing option accelerated installations across the state. and this one project alone is expected over 15 year period to save more than $20,000. in marin county, cbs5. >> you may need extra solar power. it's going to be cold tonight. >> temperatures are going to drop tonight. we're talking freeze warning across many of our inland valleys. a freeze warning is in effect tonight from 11:00 to 9:00 tomorrow morning. mostly in the east and south valleys and portions of the north bay. where you saw that big swash of red, that's where the freeze warning is in effect. tonight in the 30s and 40s. the colder temperatures inland. averaging 25 degrees as your overnight low. checking the forecast for tomorrow, we are warming things up. we are expecting to see a mixture of sun and clouds. similar to what we saw today. mostly in the upper 50s to low 60s across much of the bay area, warming up to the low 60s. taking a lock at your satellite and radar picture, you'll notice this system here. it's to the west of us. it's going to bring us a few high clouds tomorrow and monday. but the bottom line is, we are staying dry for the next couple of days. that's going to change by the middle of next week. in the meantime, these are lows overnight, again, mostly in the mid 20s, 30s, and a couple 40s out there. 46 is your overnight low in san francisco. check out the overnight low in santa rosa. 27. 25 expected out in fairfield and a cold chilly night in concorde. if you are doing traveling for the holiday tomorrow, it is partly sunny. a few areas of full sunshine. you can see 57 is your high there in fresno. 47 expected in lake tahoe. partly cloudy conditions with an expected high in the mid 50s. closer to home, mostly in the upper 50s to low 60s. 58 in vallejo. and a high 57 degrees expected in fair field. once again for the christmas holiday, we are under that spare the air alert. all right, here's a look at your forecast for the next couple of days. temperatures staying in the 60s for the most part inland. upper 50s across the bay and coast. we are staying dry for the next couple of days. this all changes. by late tuesday night into wednesday, we are seeing our first chance of rain in a while and it looks like we are keeping that chance for light showers. it isn't going to be a huge rainmaker, but some light rain expected through the end of the week. that's weather. back to you. >> thanks elizabeth. shoppers who waited until the last minute to buy gifts actually got rewarded with some great deals at hill dale mall in san ma they owe and malls nationwide, really. customers could find discounts of 30 to 50 percent. it does pay to procrastinate. stores are selling stuff at or below cost. sales are expected to total nearly $470 billion this holiday season. and aside from the shopping, the donating, and the eating, there are other ways that the holiday is being observed. drew shows us christmas around the world. >> upwards of 100,000 christian pilgrims descended on the town of bethlehem. they braved a cold, rainy night to be at the site where jesus was born. >> to be here at this place is quite special. >> at the basilica, pope benedict celebrated christmas eve mass. the traditional mid might mass was moved up two hours to 10:00. it allows the 84-year-old pontiff to get more rest before his important christmas day speech. in china, hundreds of catholics attended services at beijing's biggest cathedral, in a country with more than a billion people, only 25 million are christians. in the season of peace, activists in south korea floated giant balloons carrying boxes of socks over the border to north koreaen's. the socks were a political statement as they were a gift. >> we are directly helping the people over there. the system right now does not work in their favor. >> for the six astronauts aboard the international space station. it will literally be christmas around the world over and over. they will orbit the globe 16 times. >> we wish everyone on planet earth a happy, safe, and most of all, peaceful holiday season. santa, too, is spreading holiday cheer at a record pace. according to the official santa tracker, norad. volunteers fielded more phone calls saturday than ever before. and santa's facebook page received nearly a million likes. even for santa, that's quite a gift. drew levenson, cbs news, new york. >> right now, norad says santa is in colorado. do you care if it's new or new to you? either way, you can probably find it in a dumpster. one man's unconventional holiday tradition. 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[ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. all right, one man is taking the one man's trash adage to a whole new level. he has built a reputation and helped his community by taking the time to sort through other people's trash. jim axlerod shows us some of the treasures he has saved. >> they need blue jeans, tennis shoes. >> like so many of us this time of year, jeff has his mind on gifts. >> christmas dogs. >> for his wife, karen, nothing but the best. like this necklace from neimann marcus. >> to the christmas party. it's a hit of the evening. >> but for farrell, top shelf is actually the bottom of the dumpster. >> christmas is a good time to think about our own, not just our consumption, but what we do with the things we don't want any longer. >> farrell is a professional dumpster diver. >> part of my ritual is a two hour bicycle ride. i hit maybe 50 to 100 dumpsters. >> for the last 20 years, he has been a texas sized recycler. finding all kinds of things on his daily ride. >> it still has the tag on it. it's never even been worn. >> he gathers them up and gives them away. >> two of the biggest problems we have are waste and people in need. and so my notion is that i can take the first problem to help solve the second problem. >> most of the time, farrell's reclaimed items go to shelters and charities. >> i found these. these are old blankets. >> perfect. those will be great. >> this time of year, they become gifts for family and friends. >> it is a lot like knowing robyn hood. >> carol thompson, a fellow professor received vintage jewelry, designer glass from her friend, the high class garbage picker. >> if jeff came over and saw this in the trash, he would not be happy. pull it back out. >> even his parents don't get their presents from the store. >> it is brand new. i didn't even have it cleaned. it hadn't been worn. >> grabbed this hello kitty bag. >> monday morning, jeff will be up. if you think the malls are busy with returns the day after christmas, try the life of a dumpster diver. >> christmas shouldn't be the worst wasteful day of the year, but it is. >> that was jim reporting, you might want to think about dumpster diving because 10% of store bought gifts are expected to be returned this year. gary. all right, the niners and raiders both go down to the wire on this big nfl saturday. and the silver and black put in overtime at arrowhead. the minute is next. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. 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