hour. still a few 40s hanging on along the shoreline. low 30s south bay and peninsula. i'll tell you what we are going to see some warmer weather. it will be sooner than you think coming up. >> thank you, lisa. >> christians around the world are celebrating christmas. many attend christmas mass. this year many families are reunited as troops return from iraq and afghanistan. still others are still fighting america's longest war. abc's chuck severson shows us christians around the world. >> tears of joy in fort hood, texas. soldiers of the last combat brigade to leave iraq got home just in time for christmas. others weren't so lucky. troops are leaving georgia this christmas eve for a new tour of duty in afghanistan. >> just how people support us, especially during the holiday season. we are away from our families. >> they will join tens of thousands of soldiers still fighting in afghanistan. some attended church service it's sad being i away from my family but this is also my family. >> and the president remembers those. >> let's say a prayer for all our troops standing post all over the world, especially the brave men and women in afghanistan. >> and pope benedict xvi lit a candle in his window. a traditional sign of peace. a few hours later he celebrated the traditional christmas eve mass. ♪ >> and more than 100,000 tourists and pilgrims backed bethlehem to celebrate the traditional christmas mass, the christmas nativity at the birthplace of jesus. chuck severson, abc news. >> he survived a suicide bombing in afghanistan but a soldier in southern california could not escape gunfire at his birthday -- homecoming party. he is paralyzed and critically injured after two bullets shattered his spine. they say his brother got into an argument with another party-goer in san bernardino. soldier was shot when he tried to brake up the fight. he was home on leave and planned to go to college of a completing his army service. >> explosions ripped through nigeria this christmas day. a suicide bomber targeted four churches in the northeastern part of the african country. at least 25 people died in one attack where a bomber detonated his car. many others are said tore dead or hut. last christmas eve bombs rocked the country. a militant group is believed to be behind the latest incidents. a bay area family is turning tragedy into the gift of life. 23-year-old charles butler, jr buttly junior was shot and his car set on fire in west oakland lasts week. today surgeons will transplant his organs to help six other people survive. >> i'm 23 years old. >> recently graduating from a merchant marine training program is one of charles butler's proudest moments. >> he's the baby and the only son. >> his oldest sister, valerie, said that pride extended throughout the family, but especially for their father, who was a marine in his younger days. >> you can imagine the joy and pride my dad had knowing his son was going to follow in his footsteps. >> i'm closest to him in age and i feel in general. >> his youngest sister, ann, is the last of the family to see him alive. he was shot to death just yards from their house. she heard gunshots and her dad asked her to see what happened. >> everyone talking around you, and i looked and to my surprise it's actually my brother's car was the shock of my life. he was coming right down the street. they were chasing. boom, boom, boom, six bullets. they weren't happy with that. drove up by them, put the last bullet in his head over nothing. he didn't know these guys. >> where do you see yourself in three years? >> traveling the world, meet ago -- meeting a lot of new people. >> charles had just been issued his merchant marine passport full of pages that will remain unmarked, world travels that will never be. >> explain. he was supposed to get his stamp. he was on his way. >> a friend of my cousin's informed her that her husband is dying. he needed a liver. >> on this holiday weekend the buttlers are calling for justice but they are also celebrating because charles is an organ donor. >> the best christmas gift would have been to have my brother with me for christmas but the fact that he gave his organs to someone else is the most wonderful christmas gift of. my brother was giving life to other people. >> abc7 news. >> the gift of life for a little girl in oakland has inspired her family to give back to the community. the ten-year-old provided food and good cheer this weekend to homeless people in oakland. the mayor jean quan also took part and helped serve food yesterday. she received a liver transplant when she was just five years old -- five months old and the donation inspired the family. a local restaurant is making sure victims of thursday's apartment fire don't go without for the holidays. yesterday lefty odooles gathered food and toys for the victims. the five-alarm fire left 40 homeless and without holiday gifts tonight. >> the police department is giving over 2500 toys to the fire victims and also giving food as well to take care of the victims. >> the fire started in the bottom of the a trash shoot in an alleyway. officials say the flames burned undetected for a significant amount of time before firefighters arrived. >> 28 people had their san francisco bay tour interrupted when their boat caught fire yesterday afternoon. shortly after 4:00 the coast guard received notice of a boat on fire in mccovey cove. they say the engine overheated. >> there's been a huge response to the last minute lefty odoole's toy drive. next we will show you how many toys will be handed out to needy kids in san francisco this morning. and they will be serving christmas denar to more >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. ? 6:10 now. >> san francisco's glide memorial church continues its tradition of sharing this holiday weekend. staff and volunteers served 3,000 prime rib christmas eve meals yesterday and they will serve dinner today. 5400 dinners. there will also be christmas services and celebration. >> we will see people also christmas breakfast and luncheon. we are going to be constantly meeting the needs of people. you know what? we will reach above 75,000 people in the last two months in november and december. >> glide is appealing for donations for its poll day programs. you can drop off cash, turkey as, canned goods and toys at their main entrance on ellis street >> the lefty o'doole's toy drive hit the mother load. 10,000 gifts will be distributed this morning. this was the scene last night around 10:00 at lefty o'dooles which is at union square. police and firefighters loaded a mountain of donated toys into black garbage bags and loaded them onto a big truck. all of those toys will be delivered to the city's underprivileged children starting this morning. san francisco supervisor mark ferrell and his family will ride along on a fire engine from station 1 located near sixth and howard street downtown. the salvation army got a couple large cash donations in the little red kettles this week. somebody dropped a $10,000 check into a bell ringer's kettle on friday, and that doner wishes to remain anonymous. last tuesday another donor slipped a $5,000 check into a kettle in redwood city. the salvation army said the donations will go a long way to help people in need. that's wonderful this time of year, making sure everybody has a little something. >> that's right. and a freeze warning again for the third time-out there. we are talking about the last time because we are going to see some warmer air head our way overnight tonight. but right now several areas in the 20s, and you are look live where we have a little bit of haze in the atmosphere. another spare the air. the forecast straight ahead. >> cold just thinking about it. plus, where to go to see a dazzling christmas lights display right here in the bay area. get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. live at emeryville. look over the east bay bay bridge far in the distance. all quiet on this christmas morning. even the littlest, the newborns, are getting into the holiday speared. st. joseph's hospital in orange county, my hometown, wrapped up the babies in christmas stockings. you can see just how cute they are. the perfect little stocking stuffer for mom and dad. that will change your christmas dynamic just like that and then they come up short and can't be the new year's babies. >> mine are all sleeping now. we are kind of past getting up at the 4:00 in the morning stage. i'm the one that does that. >> what's wrong with that? what goes around comes around. >> freezing cold again with 20s and 30s around the bay. be in fact half half a dozens numbers. the relative humidity has not come up enough to bring us a little fog. you are seeing some patchy fog. you will begin to see more fog tonight. here's a look at the beautiful city lights. you will notice that skies are relatively clear, but by the afternoon we are talking about a little bit of high cloudiness out there, and that will also be the trend for the next several days as the clouds increase, leading, we hope, to a chance of rain not just in the north bay. it looks favorable in the north bay tuesday night into wednesday. 20s are widespread in the wind-protected valleys of the north bay. hopefully you brought in the plants or covered the citrus plants because once again numbers are dropping quickly and they will continue to drop. the sun comes up in a little over an hour or so. so we are at 27 in fairfield. napa 26. you could get down to about 24. 28, novato 27. and livermore 28 degrees. freezing temperatures in fremont. below freezing mountain view. san jose 33. 31 los gatos and redwood city with oakland dropping into the upper 30s and mid-40s at our coast. 42 half moon bay. we talked about little moisture in the air, just enough to bring the visibility down to spots, especially up in this county. and five mile visibility for concord. livermore a little better than that, as well as oakland with better visibility down around san jose. and along the short line. so clear and cold again. mild this afternoon. we are talking once again upper 50s to near 60 but with the haze and the very little mixing, another spare the air day, chance of rain moves into sonoma county, perhaps marin county tuesday, into wednesday. maybe a tenth of an inch. really not looking for it to press south of san francisco. the poor air quality once again in the east bay. santa clara, north bay, and at our coast not the best. but the winds today out of the northeast. they are switching to an on shore component tonight and that's why the front here is edging just a little bit closer. we've got a huge dome of high pressure over the eastern pacific. that remains strong, although it is beginning to inch off to the east. as it does, it's allowing for some higher clouds. that wind shift today. tonight the relative humidity comes up, the flow continues to be from the ocean. that's why the temperatures should perhaps get out of the upper 20s, maybe around freezing. napa, santa rosa, and into the upper 30s peninsula in south bay. here's the outlook then. as the ridge slides to the east of the first incoming system makes it as far south as about marijuana county come tuesday night into wednesday. between now and then we are still in the 40s and 50s. northern and southern sierra, 75 los angeles today. low 60s campbell, cupertino, and 63 men low park with upper 50s at the coast. 58 sunset direct. san francisco coming in at 59. a little more mild with the north winds in the north bay. low 60s there. near east bay, we are talking 68 in hayward today. a nice sunny afternoon. a few higher clouds, 60 dublin and down by the monterey bay. can you believe it, 64 in watsonville. even if you like it dry, getting old, don't you think? >> yeah. we need the rain. >> and right on through new year's eve it looks still dry. >> as i am reminded, nothing it worse than the lack of snow for folks who like to ski over the holidays. >> but 2012 is going to bring us some. i can feel it. >> good predictions. i like it. thanks, lisa. there are christmas displays and then there are christmas displays. we show you a san francisco house that just might be the best in the bay area. it's more than a house, more than a fabulous christmas display. tom taylor and gerald goldstein's house has become a tourist attraction. >> it's great to have people get into a taxi in san francisco and say show me something you have never seen before. >> the centerpiece, a 50-foot norfolk pine tree decorated with beach ball size ornaments. hard to believe that 30 years ago it started as a simple houseplant. they began decorating it a few years after they got it, adding to the display each year. >> the tree kept growing and the crowds kept growing and people kept egging me on to keep going. >> going for 22 years. they have created a feast for the eyes of all, and the imaginations of little ones. >> what's your favorite part? >> the train. >> merry christmas! >> the kids also sit a spell with santa and grab a candy cane, but this display is for everyone of every age. >> what do you like most? >> the fact that these people were kind enough to decorate this tree year in and year out i think it's wonderful. >> for tom and jerry, the hardest part for the annual tradition is yet to come, tearing down. but the dismantling won't take place until january 3rd, leaving plenty of time for people to come and marvel at the incredible site. in colors heights, abc7 news. >> the take down, that's the rough part. if you would like to see it for yourself, the address is 3650 21st street in san francisco. that's in the dolores heights area. the lights come on around 5:00 and shut off at midnight. >> an ugly win for the oakland raiders but a big win to stay in the playoffs. here's mike shumann. >> good morning. >> after the last quarter mount down against detroit, it appeared the raiders were headed for another heartbreak loss. team had 15 penalties in the second quarter. oakland runs a trick play off the field goal. down the seed line for a touchdown but it's called back because of a delay of game penalty. so oakland goes for the field goal from 58 yards out. sebastian janikowski hits the crossbar. no good. 3-all at the half. the carson palmer threw two interceptions. this time he's on target, the 61-yard score. oakland up by 7 late but, like last week, could not hold. the chiefs go 80 yards in five place. kyle orton to dwayne bowe, the game is tied. kansas city with a chance to win on the final play of regulation. ryan succop's attempt is blocked. palmer goes deep to darius bay for 53 yards. that set up the field goal and the raiders fuld it out 16-13. they are now 8-7 and keep their west title hopes alive. in buffalo, denver tim tobow suffered his second straight loss. the bills win big, 40-13. if kansas loses to san francisco -- kansas city and raiders knock off san diego, oakland wins the west. the chargers were eliminated by detroit today. and the lions make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. well, all the 49ers wanted for christmas was their twelfth win of the season but the seahawks were not exactly in the giving spirit. let's go to seattle. come on, guys. where's the holiday cheer? frank gore bulls his way into the end zone. 16-10 midway? the fourth. andy lee has the punt blocked the ball is at the 4-yard line. the next play, marshall lynch becomes the fourth player to score a rushing touchdown against san francisco. 17-16, seahawks. the niners regain the lead on the fourth field goal of the game, his 42nd of the season. sets an nfl record. time for them to come back, but jackson is stripped by grant. the niners recover and hold on to win 19-17 and improve to 12-3. >> we talked about it all week. knew it would be a tough game, a playoff game all week. that's what we talked about playoff games, and this will be a hostile environment on the road. they are playing for their playoff lives. all the stuff coming out of there, as far as they were saying, it was the same thing. and then the stadium and this crowd, it's a loud place. there's a lot of problems. >> the niners next play st. louis. the play of the day was turned in by cincinnati's jerome simpson. check out the finish. and shades of mary lou ruttot. the win over arizona. not just time to open your presents but time to open a new nba season. the warriors will help tip things off tonight by hosting the l.a. clippers. golden state may not have curry available. he's trying to recover from a sprained right ankle. if he can't play, mont take ellis will take over. of course, ellis has had his own problems with the sexual harassment lawsuit. the first year coach mark jackson does not seem worried. >> everybody faces adversity. the committed teams and the great teams are the ones with great leadership responds to it, handles it and makes the proper adjustments. we are looking forward to doing that. and there's an nba double-header today an abc7. at 11:30 you can watch on the mavericks take on the heat. that will be followed by the lakers and bulls. that will be it for sports for christmas morning. i will see you later today. >> 6:26 now. coming up at 6:30, the pope's christmas blessing draws thousands of catholic faithful to the vatican. we will take to you st. peter's square. and the two-year-old carjacking victim is found safe in virginia. we have an update on >> good morning, everyone. pope benedict used christmas eve mass to condemn the culture of crazed christmas shopping. ♪ he urged people to look beyond superficial glitterer and consumerism to instead discover the true meaning of the holiday. pope benedict presided over the service at a packed church and it will test the 84-year-old, and signs of fatigue is slowing him down. >> two people are dead and one hurt after a small plane crashed in rural ohio on christmas eve. the pilot somehow missed the runway about 50 miles southeast of columbus. two women passengers were killed. the pilot is in the hospital with serious injuries. no word on exactly what went wrong. police in richmond, virginia spent christmas eve searching for a 2-year-old boy who was kidnapped after inside of a running car that was carjacked. he was sleeping and the suspect got behind the wheel and took off. the suspect abandoned the car after finding the boy inside strapped in his car seat. he was found safe and sound and still sleeping in the back seat. police are still looking for the suspect. it's not looking like such a merry christmas for newt gingrich. the virginia state republican party said gingrich failed to submit the required ten thousand signatures to appear on the march 6th republican primary ballot, but this morning gingrich is blaming virginia's system, calling it faulty. he lives in virginia and his campaign has said it would mount a write-in campaign, but that's against state law. only two of the seven major republican candidates will be on virginia's ballot, mitt romney and ron paul. president obama is back in his childhood home for winter vacation. the first family is spending the holidays in hawaii again this year. as usual the white house press corps is spending it there with him. >> it's been a while since we've seen the president smile like this. who can blame him? he's in paradise. 5,000 miles away from wintry washington with a legs laytive victory over the republicans on the payroll tax cut under his belt. his reward more than a week of golf, sand and surf ahead. this morning the obamas woke up in this $8 million, 6,000 square foot luxury vacation rental that boasts five bedrooms and a swimming pool nestled in other lush tropical garden. >> they have their buddies hanging out with them. they can come and go as they want. big pool, big jacuzzi. lots of space to run around and let loose. >> outside the famed beach, though not everyone here is happy to share this stretch of sand with the first family. >> because it really does disrupt the community, the island, what you can do, when you can do it. they have first access to everything. >> down the street they have the snow bomb ready. his favorite flavors are all over ice. for them a presidential visit means big business. >> locals come out and just to see the pictures on the wall and ask us what the experience is like. it's really cool. >> the first lead and the girls have already been here. their order, all off-the-record. the obamas are expected to return to washington shortly after new year's day. north korea is ramping up its campaign to install kim jong-ill son as the leader. he's now the leader of the revolutionary armed forces. state television showed him today wearing his military uniform with a general's insignia. new title shows support from top military leadership are seen as strong signals from north korea will maintain kim's policy. >> in russia, mickael is urging puton to step down. the forme r soviet leader spoke on the radio after demonstrations against puton drew tens of thousands of people in moscow. it was the largest show of public outrage since the protests in 1991 that brought down the soviet union >> a new survey shows smartphones and tablets are becoming a beggar part of the way people shop for the holidays. abc7's jonathan bloom has more on how the devices are helping bargain hunters and potentially hurting retailers. >> along with the hustle and bus -- bustle and all the shopping bags, something else has become part of holiday landscape, your phone. >> more people are doing mobile shopping on line for sure. >> they surveyed users and found out more than half of them have bought something this holiday season use their phones. using tablets, three quarters have bought something with them. the beggar screen makes buying easier. >> if you of tried to purchase something on a regular website by your phone, it's nearly impossible some new apps are changing things. >> their number one eastern was ease of use, apps on the iphone make is easier to purchase. >> it isn't just an alternative to the maddening crowds at the stores, much to the dismay of sales people, a growing number are using them inside the store. >> it's frustrating. >> she can't even count the time customers tried on shoes where they worked and then walked out phone in hand. >> how do you compete with somebody's smartphone? >> we can't. i mean, the customer wants the best price. >> given the economy, consumer psychologist kit is not surprised. >> people love to comparison shop. they want to be able to know for sure they got the best possible deal and he they are using technology to get that deal. >> we found no shortage of examples. >> you bring your ipad into the store? >> yeah, i bring it everywhere. actually i had one lady ask me to look something up for her. >> you can go up online and find it cheaper, they have to match the price nine times out of ten. >> it's not like the consumers are going to unlearn the new tricks. they have them, they will keep using them. >> abc7 news. the most popular gift for christmas, especially on the last day of shopping, is a gift card. but because people usually spend more than the card amount or leave a balance, many believe gift cards are a scam to benefit retailers. an economist says that's not the case. >> what people don't understand is the retailers don't count them as a sale until the gift card is redeemed so they aren't actually look for people to not spend the guest cards, they want people in the stores to spend the gift cards and then some. it's not like a crazy retail scam where retailers are hoping retailers won't spend them. >> estimates are consumers leave up to $5 billion on unused gift cards each year. christmas eve shopping was anything but jolly in one community near san diego. police in san marcos took the opportunity to check on mall parking lots for license plate tags that were long expired. eight cars were not only ticketed but towed away. his officers were toll to keep busy on a day when there was little criminal activity. >> hardly anyone wants to fly on christmas day but bargain hunters know they can save a bundle by booking a holiday flight. at sfo travelers are flying in and out in record numbers. the airport had a record 134,000 people passing through at sfo's gates yes. between last friday and a week from tomorrow 2 million people are expected to pass through the airport. a five percent increase over 2010. travelers should double check their flight status before heading to the airport. >> be grateful if you don't have to fly anywhere. >> you said on the bay bridge you saw two cars? >> are we up to four now? >> maybe. i was pretty loin out there this morning. we are beginning to see the temperatures stabilize. the sun is coming up, 7:23 to be exact, but we are looking still at freezing temperatures the next few hours, sub freezing, and a look at some changes for the end of the year. that's coming up. >> thank you, lisa. what do you get when you light up a big rig for christmas? a hollywood hollywood show. >> good morning and merry christmas, everyone. thanks for joining us. it's 6:40. you are looking live at the embarcadero bay bridge in the background and not a soul stirring on this christmas morning. a 27-year-old tradition continues in north hollywood. ♪ >> hope everyone is tapping their foot at home. you are looking at the magical christmas carol truck. it's an 18-wheeler decked-out with elaborate deck rags and a big sound system. the performers are from the neighborhood. they spend a month rehearsing their holiday song and dance routine. >> give me a matt and i could get on there, right? >> i could do that. >> you know, we are starting out coal so definitely you have to move around this morning if youu are going out for a jog or run, but you know the routine. it's been this way the past several days. and tahoe airport, 10 degrees. blue canyon at 46 degrees. we will see temperatures today in the mid-and upper 40s in the northern sierra. and low 50s in the southern sierra. so the snow, the rain, well, we don't have to chalk up another week because we have a few in our forecast. here's a beautiful shot with the sun up in another 35 minutes or so. we are starting out still with that freeze warning in effect until 9:00. 20s widespread in the north bay or east bay valleys, and the hard freeze from the delta and also san way queen valley looking at freezing temperatures, the salinas valley, santa clara. last day of that because the winds will shift and there will be more of an onshore component holding more moisture. 28 in novato right now, 26 napa, also 27 in santa rosa with 28 in livermore. freezing in fremont at 32. 31 in redwood city and only 30 mountain view and in san jose just 33 degrees but we are holding in the low 40s from half moon bay. 44 san francisco, and the fog has been a problem for marin county, novato, oakland and livermore. reduced visibility from time to time but looking pretty good at sfo, six-mile visibility. clear and cold again with a mild day today. chance of showers comes into the north bay tuesday night into wednesday. maybe a tenth. and maybe a half-inch here throughout the week and that's way north. here is where we silt so far. 46% of normal in oakland with just over three inches of rain so far for the season. 42% of normal san francisco, about three one-third and we are hoping for more in the new year. right now we have a spare the air day again today for poor air quality to the east of us and the south. you can see a sold front. it's trying to push into the golden state. not going to happen because we have strong high pressure still in control. it is sliding to the east and weakening, so the return flow is going to be more of an onshore push tonight and this front is going to just fall apart. there's another one coming down from the north tuesday night. that promises a little bit more rain to the north coast. as i said, maybe a quarter to half an inch, to the extreme north coast of california and then down to san francisco it is going to wash out. doesn't look like we will see any in san francisco throughout the rest of the year. back home we are talking 50s in the southern sierra, 59 in fresno. how about 75 los angeles, with 60 in vegas. so bone dry there. and back home upper 50s again to low 60ths. a nice afternoon in san jose. enjoy it, 61. checking out the new bike all around the bay area or the skateboard, temperatures in the low 60s. nice day today with the numbers not quite as cold tonight. we will see a few upper 20s. don't think we will see the freeze warning. and then by tuesday increasing clouds in the north bay lead to go a chance of rain, maybe sonoma county. into wednesday marin county could see a few raindrops but more than anything else we will see clouds around san francisco and the east bay. still a chance on thursday. and then we are talking the new year. >> yes. a whole new start. thank you, lisa. >> we are about to enter a brand new year and with 2012 comes a new set of state laws, affecting everything from applying for a knob to shopping at the drugstore. abc7's capital correspondent nannette miranda has a preview. >> good news for the 2 million californians out of work. employers can no longer consider your credit report when you apply for a job where credit or finances are not involved. not goodnous if you are a fan of shark fin soup. while the restaurant is allowed to finish out its current supply, california joins many west coast sports in banning the importation of the delicacy to stop the completion of the shark population. >> throwing them back to drown or bleed to death, that's barbaric. it doesn't meet anyone's standards for appropriate treatment of an animal. >> many new laws affect children and young adults. the hpv vaccine will be available to kids as young as 12 years old because the state will allow them to get preventative treatment for sexually transmitted diseases without parental permission. but minors can't buy robitussin or a cough medicines that contain dextromethorphan or dxm. too many or robo-tripping or getting high for under ten dollars a bottle. >> for preteens and teens, this is the number one call they get at the poison control center is the abuse of dextromethorphan. >> underage drinking, you can't buy booze at the self checkout stands. those not old enough to drink typically scan soda threw but puts alcohol in the game. >> melanoma survivor, lisa, helped push through the nation's first tanning bed ban for anyone under 18. after religiously using the machines a few times a week for years, they developed cancer. >> i'm hoping this will help prevent other people from having to face that kind of diagnosis which can be a life and death situation really. >> schools will also have to start putting gay history in the curriculum. but others and will ask schools to stop it even after it goes into effect. in sacramento, abc7 news. don't away. 7 on your side is next. >> the school ring company fails to deliver on a promise that really comes through in the end. that story coming up on 7 on your side. 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[ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? >> it is 6:54. here are the winning lottery numbers from last night's super lotto plus draw. 12, 15, 37, 42 and 43. the meganumber was 8. nobody picked all six so the jackpot will be worth at least $8 million for wednesday's drawing. hollywood could use a visit from santa this weekend. with three straight weeks of weak sales at the box office, could the big holiday blockbuster save the day? neal has the story. >> the big gamble this season is that more is better. normally the time for a few huge hits, this season faces a hard to keep up with smattering of no less than nine new releases vying for your attention. everything from a war horse to chipmunks. >> i'm the king of the world! >> the latest sherlock holmes. >> this isn't my face. >> your face is in my hand. >> and the mysterious girl with the dragon tattoo. >> with nine films in the marketplace, some films are not going to do as well as others. >> box office revenue is down 4% and attendance has slipped 5%. the largest drop in six years. >> i've gone to the movies less this year because movies haven't been seeming as appealing for me to spend the time and money to go to the movies when i can see it on tv a few months later. >> is it a poor economy, competition from new forms of technology like smartphones and ipads, or a good old-fashioned run of lackluster films this year that didn't get people excited? >> the year has been off a little bit. it's had its high points and low points. the last few weeks have been off. >> they face a slight disadvantage out of the gate. theaters won't be open late saturday night because it's christmas eve, but after that they are hoping for big things. the latest mission impossible is reason for optimism. it shot to the top of the box office wednesday with $8.6 million, according to early studio estimates. final numbers won't be tallied until the new year, making for a nervous holiday in tinsel town, one that studio execs are hoping won't have a sequel. abc news hollywood. >> speaking of big money in the millions of dollars. nobody won the lotto numbers. the next one is wednesday and the jackpot $8 million. >> a new twist to the secret santa concept in maine. santa, or someone who looks like him, was handing out envelopes to total strangers. each envelope contained a $100 bill and a note, looking for recipients to pay it forward. they were shocked by the generosity. >> it's not every day a man in a santa suit hands you $100. >> i was out of money and traveling in new york. i keep texting my brother and said you have to put some money in my account and then secret santa came along and helped me so i'm very happy and pleased. >> the self-proclaimed secret santa is giving away $20,000. he's a businessman who wants his identity to remain anonymous. >> right place, right time on that one. >> that's cool. we are look at temperatures freezing and sub freezing around the bay. you notice a few high clouds and a bit of fog out there. haze with the spare the air. 26 napa, 32 fremont, and we are talking near 60 again today. >> lisa, thank you for that. and thanks everyone for joining us on this christmas morning. we hope you have a great day, whatever holiday you are celebrating today. hopefully with your family and friends. our next newscast is at 9:00. captioned by, closed captioning services the droid razr by motorola. the droid that wirelessly pulls files, music and movies, all at 4g lte speeds. and introducing the droid xyboard. with an 8 inch hd screen and adaptive surround sound, a home theater for your hands. powered by verizon 4g lte, these droids are too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. buy a droid razr and get $100 off a droid xyboard.
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