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Rally this afternoon. Reporter i just spoke with the protest organizer. They are going to march for justice and accountability, the march here at San Jose Police headquarters with roughly 15,000 signatures in hand, demanding the Department Fire San Jose Police officer philip white for the inflammatory tweets he posted in which he allegedly threatened those surrounding the Michael Brown and eric garner cases. Hes been placed on administrative leave and his actions denounced by the department. The protest organizer tells us that the chief of police has agreed to physically accept the petition, though police wont confirm with us whether thats the case. This is a different era after mike brown and eric garner. There are possibilities in the fight for justice that, quite frankly, werent opened up before, so we fully expect for this new movement to generate the new calls for justice that can make some real significant and substantiative change. Reporter the marchers will be starting at the santa clara District Attorneys office, asking the d. A. To review officer whites past arrests and to look into the death of the man killed last february by two San Jose State University Police Officers for allegedly coming after them with a saw. We spoke with the d. A. s office, who tells us the d. A. Has every intention of physically accepting the protesters letter of demand but wouldnt comment whether he would take any action, only to say that the d. A. Is looking forward to seeing whats in their letter. Now this right here was the scene a couple hours ago in oakland, about 30 to 40 people, led by the Alameda County public defender, pausing for a moment of silence in honor of brown and garner, the two unarmed black men killed by white officers. The crowd upset by the fact grand juries did not indict either officer. On a daily basis we see what happens and we want to make sure that things are conveyed and justice be kept in mind. Reporter the public defenders in San Francisco plan a similar protest, as well. Take place in under an hour from now at noon in front of that citys hall of justice. Reporting live here outside San Jose Police headquarters, bob redell, nbc bay area news. Bob, its remarkable how impressive a quiet silent protest can be. Thank you. And turning now to our microclimate forecast, we give you a live look outside. San francisco on your left, and on your right, san jose. Well see some partly cloudy skies today as we prepare for the fourth storm of the week to come. Meteorologist Christina Loren is tracking that system for us. We always like to know exactly when. You know, kris, scott, finally a break, vitamin d for those of us in the south bay. At the immediate coast this morning and in San Francisco. Throughout the afternoon, though, a mix of sun and clouds and sunshine coming your way all across the board. More rain and wind, thats the thing, not just going to be the rain associated with this system. Weve got some wind along with it, as well, so our chances for downed trees will be enhanced through friday. Then we are going to enter into a prolonged break of dry weather, but our rain chances do not stop here. Weve got a lot more rain on the way it looks like through the first week of january, so we are going to get a little bit of dry weather lasting for several days, then we get hammered again. A lot to go through with your forecast. All of the details coming your way in a timeline for the changes in just moments. Right now, back to you, scott and kris. All right. Thank you very much, christina. Flood victims on the peninsula are back in their own homes this morning for the first time in five days. They were forced into a shelter by rising waters. The family lost all of their food when the flood waters knocked out her power. Water also destroyed all of the blankets and the electronics that are stored under the home. When the principal at the Elementary School in belmont found out, they and other students families had been forced out, she said she had to act. When youre a principal of a school, you run a school, but you also love the school. You love the teachers, you love the parents, you love the community, you love the children. Youre like the mom. The principal reached out to the School Community and the District Community hoping to raise about 500, but as of last night, the Belmont Redwood Shores School district had collected close to 20,000 in money and goods. Some of it left by the tooth fairy and it was allowance donated by students, as well. She says she is thankful for the communitys support. And for more rain headed our way tonight and the timing of that, we want to make sure youre prepared, so download the nbc bay area app for your smartphone. Click on our icon and there you can see the latest forecast, live radar, and weather alerts. I check it every morning as im getting dressed. Sony scuttled the movie the interview. It will not come out in theaters or anywhere else. The decision not sitting well with people in hollywood. Joe friere reports. Reporter the movie the interview is no longer coming soon. Instead posters for sonys film are simply coming down. Ive never seen anything like this in my tenure covering hollywood. Reporter celebrities are outraged Sony Pictures cancelled the interview release. Really hard to believe this is a response to a threat of freedom of expression here in america. From rob lowe, wow, everyone caved, the hackers won and utter and complete victory for them. Many movie goers agree. I think its a shame its come to this. Unfortunately, this is what they wanted and this is what they are getting. Reporter sony made its decision after the countrys largest theater chains announced they were pulling the movie, in a statement sony says, we respect and understand our partners decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater goers. Sony pulling the release of the interview is going to have ripple effects throughout hollywood. Reporter nbc news confirmed a movie project Starring Steve Carell set in north korea is no longer moving forward and wednesday carell tweeted, sad day for creative expression. Allowing ourselves to be bullied whenever some dictatorship or regime doesnt like the way they are depicted in a movie, article, whatever it may be. Menlo park police need your help finding a man or men who beat up a store cashier and took off with 18,000 in cash on tuesday. Four armed masked men stormed into the el rancho market on willow road, demanded money, the cashier couldnt get the drawer open and was punched several times in the face. Meantime, two of the gunmen forced another employee into the Check Cashing booth and made him take money out of those registers. The robbers got away before police arrived. Today the south bay teachers aide accused of assaulting girls, he was arrested last year, two hearings to set a trial date have been postponed, but he is back in court today. He is accused of sexually assaulting four girls aged 3, 5, 6, and 7 while he worked at a ymca Childcare Center in morgan hill. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Union city police need your help finding a man they say shot video of women inside a womens restroom inside a local walmart. This man was hiding inside the stall ten minutes before he was discovered. He ran off before police arrived. White, tall, 64, and about 45 years old with curly salt and pepper hair. The woman accused of running a pill mill out of her los gatos clinic is expected in court today. She is expected for a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors say she prescribed large quantities of powerful prescription drugs without performing exams or even reviewing medical records. She is also charged with knowingly prescribing drugs to addicts. She was arrested in 2012 following a yearlong investigation. Still to come, a Bay Area Community gets tougher on plastic. The new stricter rules now in place. Plus, spreading Holiday Cheer to those in need in the south bay. How thousands of families are getting all the fix, for the holidays. And welcome back to you. The dow roaring ahead this thursday 278 points. The fed yesterday said it would raise Interest Rates eventually and it was the eventually part the markets really liked. Uber is offering uber sleigh again this year. On your uber app you choose sleigh, its not a ride for you, its a ride for your toys. Uber will send a car to pick up your new unwrapped toy and take it to toys for tots. They ask the toys be nonviolent in nature. Work in the north, south, and east bays, but its not available in San Francisco. Sprint getting a lump of coal from the government. The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suing sprint for cramming extra charges on customers bills. The federal trade commission has been accusing other Cell Phone Companies of the same thing and came to a settlement with at t. Heres a strange one for you, the Des Moines Register says iowa has banned the test driving of teslas. You can still drive a tesla, but the state is cracking down on teslas practice of bringing cars into iowa for people to try. This goes back to the car dealer versus tesla fight. Tesla doesnt use car dealers and that violates many state laws, including iowa. The company had been bringing in cars from minnesota for iowans to try, but you had to go back to minneapolis to buy them. Iowa says, you know what, even that is against iowa law. Kris . So you have to go to the next state over. Yikes. Retailers are rolling out deals trying to lure in last minute Holiday Shoppers as we hit the final weekend before christmas. Amazon is offering sameday delivery on Christmas Eve in several cities, including the bay area, as long as you get your order in by 10 00 a. M. , then they are going to cut you off. Target open until midnight now until new years and same day instore pickup as late as 5 00 p. M. On Christmas Eve. Well, the state Public Utilities commission will talk about pg es Smart Meter Program today. The commission will decide whether to approve pg es plan to charge customers who choose to opt out of the Smart Meter Program. Under the plan, customers would be charged an initial fee of 75, followed then by a 10 monthly fee. Low income users who choose to opt out would be charged less. Wall nut creek is expanding the ban on plastic bags. Any food related businesses are also now banned from using plastic shopping bags. Earlier this year the city required Department Stores and pharmacies to stop using them, but many businesses have stopped using the bags and are offering paper bags at ten cents a piece. Mountain view could get a Shopping Center like santana row. The marylandbased Reality Company is close to buying the san antonio Shopping Center near the intersection of El Camino Real and san antonio, the one with the walmart. Now once the purchase goes through, the developers are expected to start redeveloping the 33acre site into a new modern Shopping Center. See what happens. Well, thousands of low income families in the south bay are getting a much needed boost this morning just in time for the holidays. Sacred Heart Community Services Plans to pass out 3,300 boxes of food today and tomorrow. Next week theyll pass out more than 17,000 toys and books to south bay children. Each child will get two toys and one book. They let the parents pick them so that the parents know exactly what. What they are getting the kids, yeah. Meteorologist Christina Loren is here with a forecast that maybe isnt your perfect present, but we wont return it. It is a gift for parents across the bay area, because you can get your kids outdoors, but just for today ive got to tell you, its been pretty rough and im sure theyve been tracking in the mud as we head throughout the next couple days, we are going to see some shower activity. Tomorrow another system. After that, though, a long stretch of dry weather for the bay area. I want to show you mt. Hamilton, because for the first time this week weve got a lot of sunshine over the bay area, but this is about two hours ago, watch whats happening as we speak, fogging up. We do have another system already starting to impact our higher elevations, but getting some sunshine at this hour and it feels nice. Its so pretty across the bay area with our green hillsides, 55 degrees on the peninsula, east shore today 59 degrees, overcast conditions. Showers expected by this evening, but i stop that clock for you at 7 00. Were not talking about flooding potential, were just talking about some light shower activity that will start to move in. Thats prefrontal precipitation. The main front arrives throughout midnight into tomorrow morning, and this systems moving quick, its high tailing it out of here as we head through about 3 00 tomorrow, might have residual activity for saturday morning, but after that we kick off a dry period that extends well into next week. So, as we get into this weekend, saturday into sunday, were going to climb into the 60s in the south bay. Its going to be pretty nice out there. By monday looking good, up to 66 degrees. Looking towards a california christmas with temperatures in the upper 60s, to low 70s this year, and, yeah, we kick off winter as we head throughout this sunday. You may not realize it, all this rain coming through, this cold, we havent hit wintertime yet. That arrives sunday at 3 03, and that will be the shortest day and the longest night of the entire year. You know me, i like to save the best for last. When i come back, i get to tell you about the improvement, which is now quantifiable from the drought impact. Recent rainfall has made a dent. Well tell you to what extent coming up in a bit. Right now, back to you, scott and kris. You had us at longest night. Well, still to come, the country adding soccer to its required curriculum coming up next. And welcome back to you. Heres a look live in downtown san jose. Looks like the weathers going to be pretty good this weekend. You can see christmas in the park there, the plaza of cesar chavez. You should check it out, its a wonderful time. A Silicon Valley heavyweight is teaming up with stanford to help fight allergies. Shaun parker, who cofounded napster and was facebooks first president is donating 24 million over the next two years to stanford. The money will establish the shaun Parker Center for Allergy Research at the university. Weve been very grateful about his interest in therapy here at stanford to try to cure allergies and specifically near fatal allergies. Allergies do affect one in three americans. Theres a green light on a bright idea to keep the bay bridge lights shining. Last year illuminate the arts installed a art display made up of thousands of l. E. D. Lights. It is scheduled to be taken down next year for bridge maintenance. Yesterday the Group Announced it will meet its fundraising goal of 4 million. That money will be used to upgrade the display and reinstall the work in 2016. This will help make the bay lights a permanent installation on the western span. The city of oakland wants to know what its residents think of new plans to develop the area around the coliseum. The city has invited residents and Business Owners to a workshop to talk about the plan and offer up their comments. Oaklands already come up with some ideas about turning the area around o. Co and oracle arena into a sports and entertainment district. The giants are very close to signing pitcher sergio romo to a twoyear deal. Romo has to pass a physical today. Provided that he does pass, he will stay with the team. The 31 year old is the first of the remaining free agents to return. The giants are reportedly offering him 15 million for the next two years. Well, to the field now, where soccer is required curriculum in china. The countrys president is an avid soccer fan and apparently he was embarrassed earlier this year when his country failed to qualify for the world cup, so last month he announced soccer would become a compulsory part of the National Curriculum at school. In 2016, soccer will be an option on the University Entrance exams. By 2017, tens of thousands of schools would have new soccer fields and training. Nice to have goals. Linkedin allows your connections to endorse your skills, but how would you like an endorsement from an alist celebrity, as well . Liam nissan is giving a video endorsement for your linkedin account. If you win, hell endorse your particular set of skills. Check out linkedin to find out how you can enter the contest. End of an era tonight, Stephen Colbert officially signs off from the colbert report. Colbert has been hosting nine years. The fans have really come to love. The fake conservative persona was inspired by bill oreilly. His next gig as himself will be hosting the late show on cbs, replacing David Letterman in september. I dont think people realize its a character. Right . Still to come, agreeing to let bygones be bygones. What this historic change between cuba and the u. S. Means for you. Well, right now the embattled president of the california Public Utilities commission is presiding over his final meeting. It will end five tum ul chewous years. Chief investigator reportive has a look at one of californias most powerful leaders. We asked for an interview to discuss his legacy and no surprise our request was denied, but its a legacy that cannot be ignored. A legacy defined by words like cozy and corrupt. And the tragedy of the san bruno explosion. Good morning. Reporter for a dozen years, Michael Peevey has sat in one of the most powerful seats in california. Where our number one priority is safety. Reporter hes the president of the puc, the agency with the power to control the states utilities. Michael peevey should have resigned a long time ago. Reporter harry snyder lectures at cal berkley. He has served as a consumer advocate and recently criticized Michael Peevey and governor jerry brown. Michael peeveys legacy is a degradation of a principled man who did a lot of good in his life, who became holier than thou and thought he could do no long. Reporter his legacy includes the deadly san bruno explosion and accepting a safety award just months after the puc was accused of failing to properly regulate pg e. Mistakes the ntsb determined contributed to the disaster. I have a big head. Reporter its a legacy that includes this leaked internal survey, where his own employees accused the puc of an overly cozy relationship with the utilities he regulates. That report said your agency is too cozy with the utilities. Is that true . No, thats not true. Reporter a legacy that includes a decision to dodge a request from state senators to answer tough questions in sacramento. Instead, he spent the day at a conference in napa that concluded at an exclusive winery. Whats the message you send by coming here to napa instead of going to speak to the senate . Youre very antagonistic. Reporter a legacy that includes accepting more than 165,000 in free travel from nonprofit groups, many that received funding from the utilities he regulated. Mr. Peeve y, wed like to talk to you about your travels. Reporter most recently, he finds himself in the middle of a scandal. Hes now under investigation by the u. S. Attorney and the states attorney general for questionable meetings with top pg e executives. At the center of the investigation, this internal email from one of those meetings. It says peevey asked pg e to contribute more than a Million Dollars to a Political Company and a puc anniversary celebration. You dont say things like that, you know, unless you think youre above the law. So these men think that they are above the law. Michael peevey is going to be the shadow that follows jerry brown everywhere he goes for the rest of his life. Reporter just days after the memos and inappropriate meetings became public, pg e fired three top executives, in contrast, governor jerry brown allowed peevey to finish his term in the president s chair. Michael peevey stays in office until the end of his term, whats that say . It says he thinks he can get away with it. Its bologna, its self serving excuses for doing the wrong thing, and jerry brown not serving the people of the state of california, not serving the people of san bruno, but serving his own political interests. Its just unacceptable. Reporter im tony kovaleski, nbc bay area news. Tony does tell us he requested an interview with Governor Brown also to explain why he did not ask Michael Peevey to relinquish his pog and to explain moves by pg e like peevey, Governor Brown does not want to talk to us about what happened, tony says, but he did tell the Associated Press that the emails were troubling and that he wanted to wait for the results of the investigation. Tony kovaleski is in San Francisco right now. He is at Michael Peeveys final hearing as president. He will have an update for us tonight at 5 00 and at 6 00. If you have a tip, give us a call or send us an email. Well, no longer cold war foes, today the United States and cuba beginning a new chapter, taking the first steps towards establishing diplomatic relations. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell reports. Reporter cuba frozen in time by the u. S. Embargo could become americas newest trading partner. We will begin to normalize relations between our two countries, through these changes, we intend to create more opportunities for the american and cuban people. Reporter secretary of state kerry will travel to cuba to work on plans for a u. S. Embassy and Cuban Embassy in washington. Cuba will be removed from the list of terror states, more travel and trade, expanded banking, including the use of debit cards. Cuba promises internet access, what could be an information revolution for its people. Translator we must learn the art of coexisting in a civilized manner, despite our differences. Reporter all made possible by secret negotiations, including at the vatican, pressure from the first latin american pope, a carefully orchestrated deal involving the return of three remaining cuban prisoners from the u. S. , greeted in havana by raul castro, in exchange for cubas release of a toplevel american spy back to the u. S. , and the humanitarian release of alan gross, who cheered as he entered u. S. Air space and got a call from president obama before an emotional arrival at Andrews Air Force base. Its great to be back. All these people that supported you for so long. Its been a heck of a trip. It really did bring great comfort to me knowing that i wasnt forgotten. Reporter but on capitol hill, marco rubio, the son of cubanamerican refugees led opposition to the historic policy shift. This president has proven today that his Foreign Policy is more than just naive, it is willfully ignorant of the way the world truly works. Congresswoman who serves the east bay just returned from cuba. Shes been working to improve relations with the country for decades. Its been a grueling year, this year especially with regard to alan gross, but its been very difficult. Ive seen ups and downs through many, many administrations. Oakland airport was one of the first airports in the country to have direct flights between cuba and the United States. Well, turning to sports. What about the 49ers after sexual allegations against ray mcdonald . The niners have cut in, but on the field the team cannot seem to win, the coach appears to have one foot out the door. Jean elle has more on the franchise in turmoil. This organization has a strong belief in due process and has and has demonstrated that over time. Rays demonstrated a pattern of poor Decision Making that has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this Football Team that really can no longer be tolerated. Reporter the general manager of the 49ers says two criminal accusations against ray mcdonald are too many and the defensive tackle is off the team. In august San Jose Police arrested mcdonald after his fiance accused him of Domestic Violence. The District Attorney did not file charges. Now sources say another woman went to a local hospital claiming mcdonald sexually assaulted her at his home this week. Investigators searched his house. They perhaps seized the bedding that where the incident allegedly occurred, clothing, perhaps the cell phone and perhaps surveillance information at Ray Mcdonalds house to show that she was there. Reporter former prosecutor steven clark says physical evidence was key. Theyll also take her dna and compare it to dna samples at the mcdonald home, so that is a critical part of this case, if they have to establish that a physical encounter occurred. Reporter if proven it was not consensual can be challenging. The prospect of another lengthy investigation may have been a factor in the 49ers decision to let mcdonald go. The executive director at next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence says it should have happened months ago. Its great that they did it, and having worked with this issue for 30 years, violence against women and girls, i shake my head at, what did you expect . Did you really expect that it was going to stop . Reporter police have not arrested or charged mcdonald, but he will face the latest accusation without the support of the 49ers. Jean elle, nbc bay area news. The nfl Network Reports coach Jim Harbaughs Alma Mater University of michigan has already offered him a job. The deal amounts to 8 million a year, the highest in college football. Harbaugh is reportedly considering it but said he wants to stay in the nfl. Theres a rumor hes a candidate for the raiders. Still to come, a disturbing trend revealed in some stores. We uncover why some are selling returned underwear and swim suits as new. Plus, a 911 prank involving a mystery. What dispatchers did next is really exemplifying the holiday spirit. And we know that this weather has been rough on you, bay area, but the good news is, we have some success. Now we can gauge it. Good news is, the Drought Monitor came out this morning and we have a major improvement to show you. Thats coming your way in just moments. Well, just in time for your holiday shopping, nbcs jeff rosen is going back to some of the countrys biggest retailers who he busted a couple years back selling used underwear. Well, stores made promises back then and with hidden cameras rolling, hes keeping them honest. Reporter our rossen reports Team Shopping for underwear at some of the countrys biggest brand name stores. And what our hidden cameras find this time is enough to gross you out. In 2010, our nbc news investigation uncovered a dirty little secret about new underwear. Id like to return this stuff. Reporter major retail chains taking back used underwear and putting them back on the shelves as new. We found them doing it at victorias secret, nordstrom, walmart, macys, bloomingdale, gap, and marshalls. At the time when we caught them, the stores told us theyd reeducate their staffs, so today, four years later, were buying underwear and swim suits at those same chains. And putting them to the test again. Did they learn their lesson . Were doing the exact same thing as last time, ripping off the tags and using this marker to put two little black dots right on the label, that way we know its ours. Right away, good news, we returned to macys and they end up in a clear plastic bag with other damaged items. Thank you. Reporter at bloomingdales, the clerk takes the underwear to the back room, never to be seen again. Nordstrom and the gap both come out clean, too. But things are about to get gross all over again. At victorias secret, we returned two pairs of underwear. Thank you. Reporter the sales clerk quickly tosses them behind her and it doesnt take long to find them right back on the table for sale as new. Remember, we know its our underwear from those two little black dots on the tag. Now on to marshalls and things get even worse. Hi, how are you . Reporter we buy a set of underwear and a swim suit. Dont forget, all the tags are off. We even removed the protective liner from the bathing suit so it looks used. When we return them, the saleswoman wastes no time putting on new tags. We watch our bikini and underwear carted out and put right back on the rack as if they were brand new, but the saleswoman assures our producer that never happens. No. Never. So if it looks like its been used, you wont sell it, right . Reporter think again. But what we found at walmart could be the most blatant. Heres our producer returning the underwear, and watch this. The sales clerk staples new tags on right in front of us. She tosses the used underwear into a cart full of returns. The associate going through them seems to realize theyve been used. But the very next day, guess where we find our underwear, right back on the rack for sale. We buy them again so you dont. Those are brand new . Reporter in a statement to nbc news, walmart acknowledging our results are absolutely unacceptable. Victorias secret telling us what we found on hidden camera is a clear violation of their policy. Marshalls says they are disappointed their procedures were not followed, and all three companies again promising to reeducate their staffs, but weve heard that before. So they are im going to point out, mens underwear is sold in big plastic bags you had to open. I didnt know you could return them. Now we know. Mystery solved. After 911 dispatchers received thousands of hangup calls, they searched for the culprit. What they found may surprise you. Nadine whimmer reports. Reporter 911 dispatchers are there when we need help the most. And they dont like taking time away from real emergencies to deal with hangups or accidental dials. It ties up all your 911 operators that we have to answer every call, we have to try and track down every call. Reporter so when one number started calling over and over. We got over 4,000 calls from one number in less than a week. Reporter they got police involved. I will admit it, we were pretty mad. We had to try and find a way to track down the person. Reporter but when they heard the story behind the thousands of calls, her feelings changed. We found out it was somebody with a disability who was just trying to listen to music. There was no intent to call 911. It wasnt some kid trying to cause us problems. Reporter officers tracked the man to this man, david. Hes a kid in an adult body. Reporter 30 years old physically, david is more like 8 years old mentally. Music is something thats always been a part of his life, something that creates a lot for him. Reporter afraid david would no longer be able to listen to music on the disconnected cell phone, they came up with a plan. We wanted to find a way to let him do that without causing a problem for any other 911 agencies. Reporter with a little fundraising. In 20 minutes i had 40. Reporter enough to buy david a different device and today she got the chance to give it to him. Thank you. Youre welcome. You can call me any time, but not on 911. Reporter david was made an official junior Police Officer and dispatcher for the day. His parents were brought to tears. To see this kind of an outreach, that touches my son and touches our family, its just incredible. Well, new yorkers who want to own pet rabbits are going to have to leave the city limits to get one. Last night the new York City Council voted to ban bunnies from being sold in pet stores. They say shelters are flooded by people who have second thoughts after getting the rabbit and the rabbits are multiplying. The bunny population is getting out of control and this is their solution. Makes a certain amount of sense. I am excited that it looks like the weekend is going to be reasonably rain free. You know, our first one so far this month. Its been so active. And you know what, all that activity is now quantifiable. And i can tell you, we just got this Drought Monitor back this morning, and everybody in the newsroom let out a big hoorah because were so happy to see this improvement. Okay, it was me and mike, but it happened. 23 of this state is now out of exceptional drought, and that is phenomenal because it includes the entire bay area. Now the central valley, down through southern california, they have big problems. Were all in it together as a state, but the good news is, as a state, 6 to 10 increase to our major reservoirs, and that is fantastic, but really when it comes to getting out of the drought, this is what we need, that snow pack, because 60 of the water that fills those reservoirs in california come from melting snow pack. Its like our frozen reservoir in the middle of the summertime. Thats what continues to release that water. Now i want to show you right at the top of that mountain now live at heavenly, doesnt this look fantastic . I want to fall backward into the fresh powder. It is going to be a fantastic weekend for you to hit the slopes, but yeah, tomorrow not a great travel day. Probably want to postpone your travel until saturday morning. In the south bay today, we are going to get a little activity, not for the next four hours, though. We still have time to get outdoors and stay mostly dry for the carollers performing at union square. Theyve been doing this every night since the 13th of this month, and i can tell you they are going to continue to do so, rain or shine. Today, shine. 60 degrees at 4 00 p. M. And the sun will set not long after, about 4 30 it starts to get dark. 8 00, first significant rainfall. The front moves through by 1 00 a. M. While youre sleeping, roadways getting slick again. When you hit the highway, come 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow, if thats your drill, we are going to have slick conditions, potential flooding, because there are heavy pockets within this. Whole thing high tails it out by 3 00 tomorrow, maybe some residual activity for saturday, but overall looking really good for your outdoor plans on saturday and sunday. Then as we head back and meet back here on monday, yeah, still staying dry. That will continue into tuesday and wednesday of next week. Thursday, christmas day, looking fantastic. And then by new years eve, new years day, the storm window opens right back up again. So thats the good news. Rain chances arent coming to a close, but they will just in time for you and your family to get outdoors this weekend and next week. Back to you, kris and scott. Thank you much. Its nice to hear about the drought release. Still have to conserve. Still to come, everyone has lost a luggage, a piece of luggage at some point, but maybe this one tops your story. One woman who literally grew old waiting for some sentimental items. Well, losing luggage can be a real headache, well talk about that in a second. You talk about the transamerica building. Its beautiful out there. If you still have some shopping to do, you might want to do it online tomorrow. Christina says rain in the forecast for tomorrow, but if you want to do it in person at union square or in the south bay, you can do it this weekend, because its going to be nice. Heres where a professional anchorman would begin saying losing luggage would be a headache, now a headache finally over. Luggage she lost more than two decades ago has been returned. Rebecca taylor has this story. Well, i almost actually ignored the call because of telemarketing. Reporter maria is a designer and teacher. On tuesday someone from the transportation security administration, or tsa lost and found, called her up. Well, its a handwritten note, with my note to my address of 20 years ago. Reporter because of this sheet of paper inside her bag, her art supplies from a trade show in las vegas were returned. When i looked at this note, it was dated it dated me as 20 years ago. And i was just absolutely blown away. This is product, art product, very, very valuable stuff. I think our agency, our interesting, but i understand we just did some shuffling of equipment and shuffling of stuff at the airport, so its quite possible we came across something that somebody had left unattended for a long period of time. Reporter with the tsa enjoyed the use of plastic baggies, a modern day requirement for liquids. Still very creamy and usable. Reporter the price tags on the items at 3. 80, not so modern. And the price is of the past. Im absolutely thankful to the tsa for calling today, giving me great faith back into the airline industry. Id be thankful to get it back, but 20 years . 20 years seems a bit much. Wore that . Well be right back. The holiday spirit is pretty much unbearable for one native dweller in the forest and it wa all caught on video. Southern california photographer set up a handful of cameras and santa dolls with the hopes of recording mountain lions and sort of a santa doll picture, but they caught a regular black bear on video playing with the little pompom. I dont think thats play. The bear goes into smackdown mode there on the santa doll, plays with him for awhile, lost interest, though, after realizing, you know what, theres no food inside the santa, no Stocking Stuffer either. I think that bears on the naughty list now. Thanks for joining us today, well be back with you tomorrow. Our next newscast is tonight at 5 00. Today on access Hollywood Live, team america to the rescue. Saving us from the hack attack nightmare. We will explain that. And who just called out all the Hollywood Studios for being cowards . A lot of people. A rip roaring access Hollywood Live starts right now. Stand by billy and kit. Stand by camera two. Were live in five, four, three, two, one. The signings for the interview have come down. Sony pulled the movie before it even hit theaters. Welcome to access Hollywood Live. Im billy bush. And im kit hoover. Crazy to watch this whole thing. At first just a Certain Group were not going to show the