Tonight this is one of two twisters, that touched downn live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Tornadoes hit close to home tonight. This is one of two twisters that touched down in northern california. This is something we rarely ever see around here. Two tornadoes in one day rare. Two tornadoes on Christmas Eve in california . Very rare. One tornado touched down in modesto. The other one in El Dorado Hills east of sacramento. This is cell phone video. Reporter lemor abrams show us us the damage. Reporter it came from highway 50 where drivers spotted a strange white column in the sky. But it was more than a winter cloud. We could see it rotating. Reporter this grandfather and grandson team flew a Remote Control airplane right into it. We could see a funnel cloud forming over folsom point over the lake from this side. And we could see lightning as it moved through. Reporter a mean mix that wreaked havoc from folsom to El Dorado Hills. It is moving to houses. Well, maybe, i dont know. Reporter Linda Douglas heard a loud boom and went outside to see this huge tree ripped from its foundation. Issuanted to see a tornado but maybe not this up close. Reporter her goat shed is buried as well. The goats are okay, but christmas wont be the same. We have been here 45 years and never had anything like this happen. Reporter more chaos down the street at this shop. Roof collapsed, awnings in pieces. It may be one of the biggest surprises of the night. Emergency crews say despite all the damage, they didnt have a single report of injury. Just a whole lot of mess to clean up. Lemor abrams, kpix5. This is the damage left behind in a second tornado from modesto. This is not mississippi, this is california folks. Caused damage between coffee and floyd streets. No damage reported. Weather has been crazy. Colder temperatures, a freeze watch in effect. Snowfall. It has been a white Christmas Eve in Santa Clara County. At last parts. Check this out. At mount hamilton. That is snowfall. If you look carefully, you can see the observatory, a lot of new snow in the sierra. A lot of snow fell as low as 2,000 feet in elevation. In the north bay this afternoon, we had hail. A lot of hail. Pea sized hail pelted parts of petaluma just after 3 00. Lasted 20 minutes. The king tides rolled into the bay as well. Water even spilled over the piers. This was the highest high tide of the year. A lot happening Christmas Eve. We will see an encore christmas . Ill have the full forecast later. The tornadoes that tore through the south are blamed for at least 13 deaths. It has been unseasonably warm there. Experts say that generated tornadoes from arkansas to michigan. Well tonight was the last raiders home game in oakland. They went out winners for sure. But the fans are the ones who could be losing out in a matter of weeks if the team bolts for los angeles. They told kpix5s cate caugurian, the raiders have to stay. Yeah, stay in oakland right . Lets go baby. Right here. Show your support tonight. I hope that they stay. I think that they will. Theres a lot of people working toward that. Stay in oakland. Ow reporter lifelong raiders fan eugene watched his raiders go once before and once is enough. We need to put a winning product on the field. And show that they are improving. Reporter tonight, the raiders wrapped up the last home game of the season and fans Still Holding onto hope this isnt the last game at the coliseum. Chris wright lopez with save oakland sports handed out hundreds of these posters. Every year the raiders have been in oakland, my family has been to almost every single raider game. This is a symbol of family and communities. Reporter a symbol he is fighting to keep at home. The raiders are one of three teams looking to move to los angeles in a brand new stadium. If they are the losers between the three Team Competitions against los angeles, it is possible the nfl might help them here and i think this has the best fan base in the world as you can see. You will see this tonight. We will act like it is a playoff game. Reporter the nfl is ebbing perfected to vote on who makes the move to la in a few weeks. It is a matter of politics to get the stadium situation dealt with. Reporter oaklands mayor libby schaaf says they should keep it. She says we are confident we can keep the raider ins oakland in a way that works for the team and is responsible for our taxpayers. They plan to update the nfl on their progress next week and asked for more time for a deal. In oakland, cate caugurian, kpix5. In the final minutes of that game, a fan ran onto the field. Police and stadium authorities had to tackle this guy. Thats a big crowd of people on the ten yard line waiting. The fan said something to Charles Woodson as he got led away. Tonight, we know the names of the Alameda CountySheriff Deputies caught on video beating a man in San Francisco last month. Alameda countys legal office identifies them as luis, santa maria, and paul weaver. They chased petrov into the mission and beat him with their batons. He suffered several broken bones. Right before this, he led deputies on a 38 minute car chase that started in san leandro. The two deputies are on paid leave. Alameda County District attorney declined to file hate crime charges against these two men. Carlos servantes and salvador lopezalgarera. Police say the suspects targeted the victims because of their sexual orientation. Tonight, both men are being held without bail at the santa rita jail in dublin. A garbage truck caused an outage. The truck hit a utility pole this afternoon near story road. That caused some power lines to come. At one point, pg e says about 1200 customers didnt have electricity. Well, you probably got a little bit of time left to sneak in some presents under the tree tonight. But good luck with that. This is what it looked like a few hours ago in san bruno. Not a huge crowd there, but those trying to pick up some last minute gifts had limited options. Last minute shopping for the family. Kind of procrastinating. It sucks but hey, its all right. I mean. It is kind of hard to find everything. It is pretty much gone. A similar story in daly city. Tonight, we found one shopper at target who had a Pretty SimpleShopping List and struck out. We had to get a gift for a white elephant. A Gift Exchange for a party. Yeah. I initially tried purchasing a picture frame but it was sold out. It resulted in ageist card. And kpix5 shows us there is something new that many people dont know about. Reporter one of the biggest complaints about shopping at valley fair in the south bay has been the parking. They just finished building a new parking structure right next to the macys that is supposed to ease the pressure. It is called the monroe Street Garage. It just opened on black friday. It is four stories tall and most of the 2100 spots are now open. At noon on Christmas Eve, steve couldnt believe his luck. Did you think it would be this easy to find parking . No. I just pulled right in. This is Christmas Eve. Look at all the parking. It is wonderful. Reporter maya doesnt bother with the other garages. Only people who come here often know about the garages. Everybody else gets trapped in other garages. So you are a pro . I am. Reporter sew there you go. The best kept secret in Valley Fair Mall for now. Park at the monroe Street Garage in the upper level. If you want to save yourself some holiday heart ache. Shoppers are spending more than 100 more than last year. In 2008 when the economy tanked, sales dropped below 5 below average. They are expected to climb 5 above average. Prayers and grief. The Violent Crime that hit home for one bay area councilwoman. Warning signs on one of the bay areas most popular hiking spots. Tonight, the dangerous crack we spotted on the trail. And, the tax man paid an unexpected visit to a bay area homeowner and made her cry. Tonight, why these are actually tears of joy. ,,,, memorial for the grandso the president. Christ a somber gathering in oakland. A candle light memorial to the grandson of the city council president. Christin ayers was there as mourners remembered the latest victim of gun violence. Reporter these were not the candles that family expected to light on Christmas Eve. Nor the prayers they hoped to offer. We pray, god, against violence. Reporter prayers for torion hughes. The 17yearold shot and killed in west oakland. His mother standing along the two sons she has left says she is not angry. Im not bitter. Im hurt. Im upset based on the circumstance. My son chose to die noble by not picking up a gun. Reporter for Oakland City Council member lanette, this murder of someone she knew in her own family was personal. My baby, like so many other babies, has lost his life needlessly. Reporter she raised torian. I was there when he came out the shoot. I was there when he took his first breath. I held him. The moment he was born. Reporter she considered him a grandchild and in her care, he thrived. He was nurtured by the parks and rec department. The afterschool programs. But not everybody in his circle had access to those things. Reporter in the end it was not enough to save him from the pearls of growing up in west oakland where the innocent become victims. Lynette says this city failed him and the dozens of others who die of homicides in oakland this year but she promises to keep fighting. My colleagues and i are going to work to make sure that oakland becomes safe. I want everyone to want this city to be safe for every child. Reporter Oakland Police have made no arrests in the murder. They say it is still under investigation. In oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. There is a 15,000 reward for information leading to the killers arrest. Tonight, police say a man held up a Pleasant Hill mcdonalds by climbing through the drive through window. This happened just after midnight at the restaurant on contra costa boulevard a couple of blocks north of gregory lane. Once this guy climbed through window, he pulled out a gun an then robbed the place. He escaped on foot headed toward beth drive. He is still on the loose. No one was hurt. Well, a man stabbed a woman inside a San Francisco church. It happened last night at Saint Charles on south van ness. The man asked her for a key to the bathroom. She said she didnt have one. Then she felt a sharp poke from behind. The suspect, thought to be homeless, ran off. Warning signs posted at one of the most popular hiking spots in the bay area. Emily turner shows us a fissure opened up on a crumbling cliff side in point reyes. Reporter the same cliffs that make Point Reyes National seashore beautiful can also make it deadly. The National Park service says a fissure has developed along the chimney rock trail. A popular photography spot. We are visiting california for the holidays and we justifying youred we should come out here and have fun. Reporter but a fun day outdoors can become deadly when a cliff face collapses. In late march, a local teacher died days after the park service warned hikers about the unstable cliffs. They are now posted along the chimney rock trail. Wet weather has a lot to do with this. There has been a lot of erosion. Wet soil weighs more than dry soil and could slump into the ocean. So follow the signage and stay safe on the straight and narrow. We just follow the trails and look out for sketchy parts of the trail. It concerns a little bit. But i think we are just going to follow the trail. Reporter and just to give you an idea of how significant cliff collapses can be, that cliff collapse that happened near arch rock, that trail is still closed and will be closed indefinitely. In point reyes, emily turner, kpix5. Today Governor Brown continued an annual christmas tradition and pardoned 91 people of their legal sins. A big name on the list, Robert Downey jr. He has a long list of problems with drugs and served prison time in the 90s. Since then, he has lived an honest and upright life. The governor also pardoned 18 people who committed crimes in the bay area. Most for drug and nonviolent offenses including richard ellsworth, baker. In 1991 he was convict of perjury and a fraudulent id. He got the id to work in a nightclub despite being underaged. It has never affected me negatively. But i do have kids. Toy have a career. It is just, when the crime doesnt fit the punishment, i think a lifetime felon conviction on your record for having a fake id doesnt work. These days, richard helps organize a charitable car show and raises money for food bank. The tax man usually cometh, rarely does he give back. But that is exactly what happened today. Maria medina tonight on how the Santa Clara County tax man is owning up to a big mistake. Reporter it is the moment aaron has waited for, for months. When government makes a mistake, we have an obligation to fix it. Reporter and it came on Christmas Eve. So here is your check. For 27,836. And 14 cents. Reporter this was aaron four months ago. There are times when we didnt have the money to pay our mortgage. Reporter struggleing to make ends meet after her property taxes went up more than 300. Something just didnt seem right. After pushing county leaders for answers, she discovered the county overcharged her more than a decade for property taxes because they never classified her home as low income and she was far from alone. My neighbor here said to me about making a choice. Reporter dons of checks sent out in the mail in the next few weeks totaling more than 3 million. And i wanted them to check their mailboxes today. It would complete my christmas to know they got their checks too. Reporter she may be the first in her neighborhood to get a check, but the true gift this christmas. Is that her husband can finally afford the quit the second job they needed to make ends meet. And knowing she and her neighbors can keep the home. Big hugs. Reporter they nearly lost. In gilroy, maria medina, kpix5. And betty has been dreaming of a white christmas. You could hike to the top of mount hamilton. You will be just fine. There was some snow around the bay area today. Radar is clear right now. Kpix5 highdef doppler, a couple of showers to the west of the santa cruz mountains. Snow in mount hamilton. And reports from the National Weather service of snow just the south and west of los gatos. Steady snowfall at 2540 feet. And snow mix on highway 17 which is lower than 2,000 feet. Merry christmas. Santa rosa, 33 degrees outside right now. You may flirt with a freezing mark. Oakland, 45. Livermore, 42. Just the beginning of a very cold pattern. Widespread 30s when the kids wake up all excited tomorrow morning. Napa, 35. San rafael, 37. And redwood city, 36. But it gets colder. It is tomorrow night and saturday night. Every inland valley in the bay area will see lows down to the mid 20s. That could be record territory for some parts of the bay area. Make sure you bring your pets inside. It will be very cold outside. Santa has a tail wind tonight. That air is racing down from north to south. It is arctic air. While you probably heard that new york city, boston, philadelphia, dc, had highs today on Christmas Eve in the mid 70s. For us, its the opposite. Our source of air is coming from canada. It was snowfall this evening above 3,000 feet. Any additional rain showers will be the same. Dry and cold the next several days. Fremont tomorrow. Christmas day. San francisco, 56. The kids want to get outside, a breezy 50. Thats it. Otherwise, the entire afternoon will be in the 40s. A freezing start and a chilly finish. Low to mid 50s. Tiny chance of the shower in the north bay sunday evening. Looks less and less like any measurable rainfall. Next week, look at this. It is all about the sunshine and the cold stuff. Nobody is hitting 60 degrees from now all the way until next year. Which happen to be next friday. Uhhuh. Wow. So it is going to feel like winter though we are loseing the rain temporarily. Thats okay. Take a little break. We saw some rainbows coming into work. Thank you paul. This Christmas Eve, tesla is truly shining. Tonight, the light show is just posted on facebook. [ music ] ,,,, ok, were here. Heres dad. Mom. The twins. Aunt alice. You didnt tell me aunt alice was coming. Of course. Dont forget grandpa. Can the test drive be over now . Maybe just head back to the dealership . Dont you want to meet my family . Yep, totally. Its practically yours, but we still need your signature. The volkswagen sign then drive event. Zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta on quite the light show. Just in time for christmas. Fremont based tesla putting on quite if light show. [ music ] they posted this video on facebook with a caption merry model xmas. It features suvs and lights opening and closing their tune to the wizards of winter by transsiberian orchestra. What could beat that . Wizards of winter sounds like a steal from autumn wind. The autumn wind. Raiders trying to close out their home season. And they did. In overtime. Could they send out Charles Woodson a winner . Kickoff is next. ,,,, vo some call it giving back. We call it share the love. During our share the love event, get a new subaru, and well donate 250 to those in need. Bringing our total donations to over sixtyfive million dollars. And bringing love where its needed most. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. But Charles Woodsons cleats probably will. The raidersk the the video tape of tonights game wont be sent to the mall of fame. But Charles Woodsons cleats probably will. The raiders took the charger to overtime hopeing to send him out a winner. 18 year veteran announcing his retirement last monday. Late third quarter. Chargers up 1710. Autrey brings down philip rivers. Five minutes left. Rivers dumps it off to david johnson. Malcolm smith reaches in from behind. Its a loose ball. It is returned tall way down to the three yard line. The raiders are in business. The next play, michael crabtree. I have never seen his work until tonight. The raiders are up 2017. The chargers go right back down the field. A minute left. The tie. Chargers needed a conversion on fourth down and they didnt get it. They sent Charles Woodson out a winner in his final home game. It was a little lopsided for us. We blew them out. But that is the way it goes. It is good for it to be this night where it is my last game in the coliseum to come out with the win. You cant really fathom him not being here you know. Because he has been here and the things that he has been able to do and achieve has been so great. You know. We have been able to learn from him in so many different ways. Charles is one of the greatest player to ever put on a uniform. A great raider. And to be able to send him out the right way to cap off a special evening like this. The best player in the nfl is my dad. Wont argue with that. [ laughter ] that was his son. Cute. Now, woodson will have one more game as will the readiers. It will be against kansas city and the raiders finish the season 88. It is at Arrowhead Stadium where the task is much greater. Thank you dennis. Well be right back. 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