Showers. Well start off mostly sunny and partly cloudy this afternoon. We have a winter storm warning at 1 00 p. M. Thursday. If you can go, go because snow levels will be coming way down thursday and friday. You can see 39 in santa rosa, wind out of the northwest. Boulder 38 then 36 pittsburgh and antioch. It will be a west northwest direction and this system will be on the way for tomorrow. I think well get about a quarter to two quarters of an inch. Early friday it could be cold enough to snow, around 2,000 feet here. It will be cooler with buildup for the clouds but that equals a lot of 50s here. Back to you. No major problems out there. One hiccup was here, eastbound 580 to westbound 590 the connector. This was a sand spill so crews had to clean that up. They have cleaned that up but there is residual backups through the area. Take a look at highway 24 in the lafayette area, things looking great for all the commuters heading into oakland this morning. Well keep an eye on traffic all morning long. We are following breaking news from the oakland airport. Oakland fire crews are on standby for a yellow alert. A commercial flight with 130 people on board is reporting landing gear problems. We are also getting reports that the flight crew decided to continue flying nearby but also away from the oakland traffic pattern. Well have updates coming up. We are talking about a tragedy that happened here in the bay area, a man at the helm of a plane that crashed yesterday. Federal investigators are heading to the site as the daylight is dawning and well have more in a moment. A plane crashed into sun valley mall at concord. The pilot was trying to land at the airport a mile away but instead the plane crashed into the mall, filled with last minute shoppers. Four people in the mall and the pilot and his passenger died. More than 50 people received injuries including severe burns. A babysitter is under arrest following the death of an 18monthold. Police say the infant was taken to the Medical Center on Travis Air Force base with trouble breathing and died the next day. And autopsy uncovered a severe internal brain injury and detectives believe the baby sitter shook him violently and dropped him on the floor. She is being held on 750,000 bail. With more rain expected tomorrow, people are taking a break to evaluate whats needed to protect their homes and businesses. The Orchard Supply store had the same problem yesterday as there was a power outage and they had to shovel away from a draining pipe. I was so glad i got flashlights. Popular items include a tool that helps clear gutters and customers say they are taking as many precautions as possible. Black lives matter protesters in minnesota are planning to shut down the biggest mall in America Today because they want to draw attention to the death of a black man earlier in the month. A judge banned three organizers from attending but says she doesnt have the power to stop others from showing up. This is not about free speech. This is not about whether or not these folks have a good cause. This is about where you demonstrate. Definitely an attack on black lives matter. Some stores were forced to close. Ted cruz is using a political cartoon from the Washington Post as a campaign fundraiser. The post published this cartoon showing cruz in a santa suit as an organ grinder and his two daughters as monkeys. The post later took down the post, saying it had been the papers policy to leave the children out of it. The cartoonist posted a link to this ad released by cruzs campaign showing him reading christmas stories to his daughters. The cartoonist says he put his children in the political ad. According to the la times, a woman says she and her partner rented an apartment in 2013. They noticed a recording device on their third day there. Air b and b says they will defend the lawsuit vigorously. L. A. City leaders says San Francisco decreased the number of homeless families by 34 percent and individuals by 7 percent. Be careful if you plan to be along the coastline in the next few days. Low lying areas along San Francisco could get flooded. The largest tides arrive a few hours from now and again tomorrow morning, tides expected to reach nearly 7 feet. A huge boulder lands on a car and miraculously the driver survives. Up next, what hes saying about the close call. New details on the Suicide Attack in afghistan. What we are learning about a woman who was one of the victims. And getting out fast. And comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms that make mornings better. Land getting out fast. And comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms that make mornings better. Federal investigators will go to the remote area where a plane crashed yesterday, killing the pilot. Reporter federal investigators are expected to head out shortly as well as the Coroners Office trying to retrieve the body of the pilot whose plane crashed, heading here from the sacramento area. It went missing in yesterdays foggy conditions. The tower reportedly lost contact with that plane around 11 30. Crews hiked and used atvs and drones to help locate the plane. Investigators say the plane appears to have clipped a tree before going down in rough terrain. Looks like the plane may have clipped some tree tops before crashing into the ground. Its very rough terrain, very muddy and slippery, difficult to get to. Reporter that was a piper pa 32 registered to 60yearold john sacco, who reportedly radioed air Traffic Control that he was experiencing engine problems before they lost contact with him. Family members confirmed that he was the pilot and no one else was on board that plane. We have learned a woman was one of six members of the air force killed by a suicide bomber on monday, the first openly gay female American Service officer to be killed in the line of duty. Five years ago she married her longtime partner and they have a 4yearold son. The other victims are from texas, philadelphia, georgia, and new york. An investigation led to the arrest of 29 gang members accused in a string of burglaries, charged with burglarizing homes in san jose and union city dating back to 2012. 16 suspects were formally charged in court yesterday. Prosecutors say some of the burglaries happened after people were followed home from a jewelry store. If convicted, they could face long prison terms. We are told mercy housing has provided other accommodations for some but others remain trapped because of their disabilities. Mercy housing says the elevator is 80 years old and as soon as they repair one thing, Something Else breaks. Crews have been brought in to address the problem. Additional staffers are brought in to help get people up and down the stairs. Last night a neighborhood in hayward lost power after a car clipped several parked vehicles and hit a power pole. Two electrical lines became tangled and caused an outage in the area. It took about an hour to restore power. The driver was treated for nonlifethreatening injuries. Police are checking to see if alcohol was a factor in this crash. Three lanes of 880 southbound were shut down this morning for repairs to potholes. This is video from our roof cam. Several motorcycles nearly crashed because of the sinkhole. Low gas prices and the ongoing economic recovery mean a lot more people are planning to hit the roads this holiday. Thats up nearly 1. 5 . If you waited till the last minute to get the cards in the mail, you only have a few hours left. Today is the last day to send anything. Youll have to use Priority Mail express. The post office is working to make sure things arrive by december 25th but after today, not everyone santa can help. We are keeping an eye on weather this morning. Santas got to wear a jacket. He better. Hes got that natural padding. Well, its going to be cold Christmas Morning, no doubt. Its partly cloudy here this morning, partly cloudy and partly sunny. Its a cool breezy pattern, some breaks in the clouds. Looking north, it is colder. We have occasional clouds along the coast, winter storm warning to be hoisted at 1 00 a. M. Thursday till 4 00 a. M. Friday for another one to two feet of powdery snow. The snow level will be coming way down. I think thursday into friday, that snow level is down to 2500 feet. Well get drier air and occasionally clouds could move through. These are tornado warnings, heavy rain and flooding in the deep south. The cold air is here in the west, 30s for some already, down 15 to 20 degrees compared to yesterday at this time. 46 san carlos, 47 menlo park and northwest breeze at 17. 28 in truckee and 31 south lake tahoe. There is a lot of cold air in this system but well get about a half inch or so. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies today, breezy at times and cooler. A very brisk day toward the north, upper 40s and low 50s for some and mid50s for others. Its warmer by the water but gilroy 55, 59 pacifica and 57 for san mateo. We have cold rain on the way thursday and very cold friday, then cold and windy saturday. I know it snows in the hills but San Francisco . I think 2011 it made it pretty low down here. People forget but it happens. There wont be any local crab for christmas or new years because californias dungeness crab still has high levels of acid. Officials wont say when or if the crab season will open but they do say the levels of the acid appear to be declining. Coming up, the increased security planned for pasadena in the wake of the terror attacks. And the federal ruling over Police Shooting that left a 36 yearold man paralyzed. A federal jury awarded more than 11 million to a man shot in the back by a Police Officer and left paralyzed last year. Police received a call about a suicidal man. Officer dawn west arrived and found the man outside his home with a knife. She claims he advanced toward her and she fired twice. Lawyers say he was pressing the knife into his own stomach and was not threatening anyone. The jury awarded him 8. 3 million in financial damages and an additional 3 million for emotional distress, the largest jury award in the history of the San Jose Police department. The chief called the incident an unfortunate outcome for all involved parties. An investigation is underway after the death of a man in hayward. 42yearold roy nelson died after officers were called to a home saturday morning for a psychiatric hold. Police say he turned violent and was put in a leg restraint. They say thats when he suffered a medical emergency. Police and firefighters attempted life saving measures but were unsuccessful. The official cause of death has not been released. The woman accused of driving into a crowd of people in las vegas has been charged with murder and felony hitand run and child abuse. Prosecutors say her 3yearold daughter was in the car when she drove onto a crowded sidewalk near the paris hotel. Shed been living in her car. A man was rescued more than 60 hours after a massive landslide in china. Hed been trying to get out of his room when the roof collapsed. More than 70 people are still missing after the collapse on sunday. Coming up, a driver narrowly missing being crushed. We have is Surveillance Video that captured the dramatic moment. Well tell you what the popular gifts are for kids and what retailers are going different this year to help out procrastinators. Mostly clear skies and its cooler today by far, but a cold wet system is on the way. Well talk about that coming up. This just in. The final countdown to christmas is here. Wait what . Gary, is this teleprompter right . Sweet molasses i need to start shopping immediately. Save on thousands of last minute deals at target. Come happy birthday. I just had a heart attack. And now i have a choice. For her. For them. And him. A choice to take brilinta. A prescription for people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than 100 mg. As it affects how well it works. Its such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. Brilinta worked better than plavix. And even reduced the chances of dying from another one. Dont stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. Since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. Brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. Dont take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers. A history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. Tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery and all medicines you take. I will take brilinta today. Tomorrow. And every day for as long as my doctor tells me. Dont miss a day of brilinta. Dont forget you can theorder on target. Com and pick up in store the same day. I ordered this today. Its for you. Boop barbie a new tie order by december 24th 6pm. A lot of people are rushing to stores that are open till christmas. A lot of parents are hoping to put these under the tree, many stores staying nonstop till Christmas Eve. Well talk to shoppers taking advantage of the extra hours. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Lets get the day started with weather and traffic. If youre heading out shopping this morning, take a jacket with you. February 5th, 1976. That was the snow. There were other occasions, i think 89. I remember it. I dont think San Francisco will get it. Wont be that cold. But maybe snow around 2,000 or 2500 feet. Its possible. We have sunrise over the big city and a noticeable chill here, 15 to 20 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. The winter storm warning will kick in 1 00 a. M. Thursday and take us through 4 00 a. M. Friday. By thursday night into friday morning it will go way down. Nationally, tornado warnings, heavy rain ahead of the system with snow on the backside of this. For us, temperatures are much colder, 37 santa rosa, gilroy 41 and still in the 40s many for many areas. The rainfall will not be as heavy because its colder but i think about a quarter inch to three quarters inch should cover it. Christmas morning its possible if theres moisture, it will be cold enough. Breezy at times, cooler today. Afternoon clouds building over the hills and 50 on the temps. By the weekend theyre in the upper 40s and low 50s. Back to you. Sal is off today and things are looking really good. Traffic is moving nice through the bay area, no major problems approaching the highrise there. Chp said there could be high winds. Take a look at this. Merry christmas, no major problems in San Francisco this morning. 8 to 10 minutes to get you across the span. There are a couple trees down in the napa area. Retailers are hoping to lure last minute shoppers into their stores and we are getting ready for the marathon. Reporter i finished my shopping. But we have seen several people take advantage of the extended hours. They open at 6 00 a. M. I was talking to the manager inside and he brought out some toys for me to show. Before i get into this, one of the most popular toys is a game where you get slammed in the face if you whipped cream in there. They are completely sold out. They have the bb8 droid, a popular item. This is very cool. Anything thats interactive here, thats been a good seller. Of course for the girls, these are flying off the shelves. We have video we took earlier of one of the first customers we saw who was waiting there at 6 00 a. M. He was doing last minute shopping for the grandkids. Toys r us is open now till 9 00 p. M. Christmas eve, so 24 hours they will stay open. They are not the only retailer doing that. Kohls stores are closing at 6 00 p. M. Christmas eve. Sales made during the Holiday Season can make up to 30 of a stores annual sales. We asked one shopper why she waited so long. Im actually shopping for my daughter, doing her a favor. Ive done my shopping. Thats very nice of you. So youre not the procrastinator . No. Reporter the average person will put down about 805 on holiday merchandise. Still shoppers are going online and amazon is offering oneday shipping. Theres still time out there and you still have options. Lets take a live look at the parking lot here. You can definitely beat the crowds here, plenty of spaces still left here. Back to you. Im so glad you gave me and update on that pie face game. You cant find it anywhere. Reporter this toys r us, they got their last shipment yesterday and theyre not getting anymore. Basically you have to call another toys r us or target to see if they have any left. Well keep trying. Thank you very much. Time now 7 37. A huge boulder tumbled on to the front of a mans truck as he was heading to lake tahoe over the weekend. The boulder was at least 7 feet long and 5 feet tall. He suffered a broken toe and his dog ran away but found her the next day. Keeping everything in perspective. The truck slid into a car that had pulled over to put on chains. People in northern nevada say they have felt a series of small quakes, the largest a 4. 4 that hit last night. Most were between 1. 5 and 3. 0. Notch reports of damages or injuries but police asked people not to call 911 to report the quakes unless there was an emergency. A 19yearold man accused in a string of hitandrun crashes could face charges today. Police say Carlos Villalobos caused the accident in a parking lot monday night followed by another. He allegedly kept driving, hitting two more parked cars before making a uturn, then ran a red light and hit a volkswagen beetle, killing a man. Terrible, drinking and driving. The guy should have known better over there. Villalobos is being held on hitandrun and dui charges and could face vehicular manslaughter as well. Police are investigating a rape in the downtown area. Police say a 51yearold woman wassing sunday night about 8 00 when a man pushed her into a dark area and attacked her. Hes described as younger than 30 years old, tall with slicked back hair. Police are investigating. Police have arrested two people in connection with a shooting that happened in a nightclub parking lot outside Club Caliente. Witnesses told police it happened as the club was closing and people railroad heading to their cars. Raymond chow is expected to take the stand today, accused of running a criminal organization. Undercover agents offered him expensive gifts and he told jurors the officers kept trying to get him involved in criminal activity but he turned them down. My client has committed no murder. Hes committed probably every other crime in the book but he hasnt committed a murder. He is the first of about 30 witnesses the defense plans to call. Just in time for christmas, juanita the duck is being returned home. Federal law prohibits wild animals from being raised as pets and she wasnt allow today return. People at the senior home said they didnt know they were breaking the law but they wanted her back. They were able to get the proper permits, allowing her to return back home. Coming up, why the debate stage will be less crowded in a few weeks. Day monday green surprises kids with gifts as well. The pentagon says it knows what this fire ball was. Thousands reported seeing the ball of light flying over nevada and arizona. It was the booster from a Russian Rocket that launched last night and broke apart as it passed through the atmosphere. A driver was almost hit by a massive tree that fell on park street and caught on security camera. Take a look. You see the car drive by about five seconds before this large tree comes crashing down yesterday morning. The owner of the body shop where that video was taken said it was lucky the accident was early on when there werent that many drivers on the road. If it would have happened 7 00, 8 00, definitely would have had something really bad. And bad. Time now 7 45. There will be increased security measures for the annual rose parade in pasadena new years day. They are expecting nearly a Million People for the 127th rose parade. There will be additional cameras, a Radiation Detector and license plate scanner. My concern is the lone wolf. That is the most difficult to detect. Drones will also not be allowed to fly over the parade or game. Christian mccaffrey just won a top honor. The Associated Press named him the College Football player of the year. Hes the first nonheisman trophy winner to receive the award since 2009. He caught four touchdown passes, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and threw two touchdown pass for sure. Today warriors star steph curry will fulfill 10 more dreams with the makeawish foundation. The children range in age 11 to 19 and come from as far away as florida and new york. They all suffer from life threatening medical conditions. Curry will see them at the warriors shoot around this morning. And warriors forward Draymond Green traded in the basketball uniform for something more seasonal. He dressed up as santa to deliver the gifts but the girls knew who it was under the beard. Did you expect them to recognize you that quick . No, my face was covered to here. She recognized me quick, which was cool. Cant hide that voice, either. Time now 7 47. Steve also played santa. A long time ago. Long time ago. Did they recognize you . After about a minute. Your voice is pretty distinctive too, though. We have partly cloudy skies later on and a bigger chill compared to yesterday. Were down 15 degrees compared to yesterday at this time. Starting off mostly clear and clouds develop later on. We were talking about the low snow levels. I was four years old in 1976 and lived in western San Francisco, and remember scooping snow off the preschool slide. Around the hills we could get some. Still a bit of ice on old betsy there. Appreciate the information. We have some rainsnow mix on the north coast and the coldest air is yet to arrive. Today temperatures are in the 50s, winter tomorrow warning for those who have to travel, the winter storm warning applies to areas of the north. The snow will eventually get down to 2,000 feet for some. This system is different from the last in that it is not a wet and warm system but a cold one. That snow will be thin. We have cold air going over the roads with warmer waters so we could have a shower or two. The breeze is holding up but here are the temperatures, santa rosa 21 degrees colder than this time yesterday. If it feels colder, its because it is. Enough of a Breeze Holding these up, and northwest concord already with 22, northwest napa still calm. Our system is taking shape up here, cool air continuing to spill in. Tomorrow looks like a cold and rainy pattern. I think about a quarter inch to three quarters should cover it. This is through Christmas Morning. If theres any moisture, it will be cold enough. Breezy out of the northwest and a chill there. Below normal temps now, and the temps wont stay there very long. The coast will be a little warmer but everyone is in on the 50s and from here on out, its down she goes. Cold rain thursday and friday, then a cold windy pattern on saturday. There will be one spot in San Francisco where there will be snow. The river otters at the aquarium will be playing in snow today. Today is the final day they will play in the snow and the best time to see them is 10 00 a. M. To noon. Even tempurpedic mattress sets getat low clearance prices c,. Save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory the year end Clearance Sale is on now at sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep americans of japanese decent took time to express concern about violence and hate speech against muslims in the wake of the attacks in san bernardino. They say they see similarities in world war ii when japanese were discriminated against and forced into camps. Several speakers were critical of donald trump for calling for a temporary ban on muslims entering the u. S. Police need help catching a thief caught on video taking packages from the front porch of a home on hamilton avenue december 16th. The man parked his car in the driveway of the home. Last year nearly 2. 5 million gift cards were purchased on december 24th by starbucks, meaning one in seven adults received a card last season. I was one of them. A spokesperson says its a well used gift as onethird of all transactions in the u. S. And canada are paid for with a starbucks card. Coming up, the recent Police Shooting and the legal action the mall of america is taking to try and stop protesters. Well have the latest into the investigation into a Small Plane Crash coming up. Not a bad start here but it will be on the cool side and colder. Spend less time chasing sales and more time going the extra mile. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday who patiently teaches how ta feast comes to life. The family. Who spends their holiday dinner with thankful strangers. The neighbor. Who shares the season with another. You inspire us to do everything we do. For goodness sake. Good morning. Coming up this morning, the death of a man at a Berkeley Fraternity. Why his family says he could have been saved, coming up. Good morning and welcome back. Steve . It is about 15 to 20 degrees cooler than yesterday but its going to get much colder heading toward christmas and the weekend. Partly cloudy skies and mostly clear to start, partly cloudy this afternoon and could be an isolated shower or two. Up to the north, theres a rain and snow mix and some could get pretty low here. Many people ask about travel and today is the best day if you can. The winter storm warnings are coming and its not how much snow but how low. The snow level was very high this last system but now it will be about 2,000, 2500 feet. We have a few 30s here and low to mid40s for others, so much colder. The breeze is holding temps up. Not as windy as yesterday but still breezy and a cold system drops in tomorrow. Rainfall amounts wont be that heavy but there will be enough for a possibility of very low snow levels Christmas Morning. Today pluck and breezy at times, afternoon clouds with below normal temps. We are following breaking news out of the oakland airport. Fire crews are on standby for a yellow alert. A commercial flight with 130 people on board reported landing gear problems. We are also hearing reports the fly crew decided to continue flying nearby but away from the oakland traffic pattern. We are continuing to monitor the story and bring you more information. And we are watching the traffic this morning. No problems on bay area roadways. This is a live look 880 past the oakland coliseum. Really no major problems reported. Bay bridge toll plaza, this looks fantastic. If youre heading into San Francisco, probably 8 to 10 minutes to get across the span central investigators are planning to head to the site of a plane crash where a pilot died yesterday. Reporter those federal investigators expected to lady to the crash scene to get their first up close look at the scene. Also expected out here today, the Alameda CountyCoroners Office to retrieve the body of the pilot here. It was headed here from the sacramento area and went missing in yesterdays foggy conditions. Investigators say it appears the plane clipped trees before going down. It was heavy timber and brush, mud give slope, very steep. The debris field was at least 100 yards by about 100 feet, 200 feet. It was spread out pretty far. It was a heavy impact. Reporter that plane was a piper pa 32 registered to 60 yearold john sacco. He radioed air Traffic Control that he was experiencing engine problems. Two firefighters received minor injuries during that rescue effort and they have now been cleared for duty. Many people recall it was a fog guy night and the pilot was trying to land at the concord airport about a mile away but crashed into the mall filled with holiday shoppers. Four people in the mall and the pilot and his two passengers died at the time. Emergency room 50 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. New this morning, the sister of a man who died at a Berkeley Fraternity over the weekend is suggests he could have been saved. 22yearold jeff angler had been drinking when he went to the roof last friday night. His sister says he fell 30 feet off the roof but was found alive and talking. She says instead of calling paramedics, people thought he was drunk and took him inside to lie down. He was pronounced dead the next morning. New this morning, a 90year old man was killed when he was hit by a truck in san jose last night. Police say the man was crossing the street and hit by a utility truck. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died. Police say the driver did stop and cooperate and they dont believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. This was from an Orchard Supply store that had to deal with the same problems as many of their customers as there was a power outage and workers had to shovel mud from a nearby storm drain. The manager there says they are making sure they have lots of supplies on the shelves this season. Worked very hard to be sure i had boat loads of batteries and flashlights because were here to help people. Popular items at the store include a tool that helps clear gutters. Customers say they are taking as many precautions as possible with el nino looming. Some of the highest tides of the year will come to the bay. The largest tides arrive a few hours from now and tomorrow morning. Tides are expected to reach nearly 7 feet. Back in 2013, assist 13 yearold had surgery on her tonsils and there were complications and she was declared brain dead. Her family wants that overturned. Topic lawsuit claims Alameda County violated her rights when it issued her death certificate. Black lives matter activists are planning to shut down the biggest mall in the country. The mall of america sued to try and stop the protest, planned for one of biggest shopping days of the year. This is not about free speech. This is not about whether or not these folks have a good cause. Of course they have a good cause. Definitely an attack on black lives matter and everybodys First Amendment rights. Last december a similar demonstration drew hundreds to the mall and forced some stores to close. The number of travel, hitting the roads and sky are expected to top 100 million for the first time. If you waited until the very last minute to put your christmas cards or packages in the mail, that last minute is here. Today is the absolute last day to send anything and get it there for christmas, and youll have to use Priority Mail express, the most expensive service. The post office is making sure everything arrives by december 25th. Outrage after a political cartoon portrays ted cruzs daughters as trained monkeys. How hes using the controversial ad to his own advantage. Plus an early christmas for people who had gifts on layaway. The special secret santa who helped shoppers pay off their balances. We have learned a san rafael woman was one of six members of the air force killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan monday. The 36yearold was the first openly gay female American Service officer to be killed in the line of duty. Five years ago she married her long time partner and they have a 4yearold son. The other victims the Washington Post published this cartoon, showing ted cruz in a santa suit with an organ grinder and his two daughters as monkeys. The cartoonist said quote, ted cruz uses his kids as political props. The post later took down the cartoon with the Editorial Page Editor explaining it had been the papers policy to leave the children out of it. The cartoonist is not apologizing and posted a link to this ad hoeing cruz reading christmas stories to his daughters. The cartoonist says cruz should not complain because he put his children in that political ad. Christmas came early for shoppers at a kmart in hayward. One secret santa helped make it all happen. Reporter shoppers are checking out their wish lists. Not much, not overboard. My grandchildren are 3, 6, 2. And its kind of hard to see the children that age playing outside with something new and they dont have anything. Reporter but this day she was taken to the back where layaway angels were waiting. We are volunteering today with pay away the layaway. Org and we are here to pay off your layaway for the holidays. Its a simple gift from the crowd funding website that partners with stores, volunteer athletes and their families. And that volunteer is 2004 olympic gold medal boxer andre ward, who also acted in the movie creed. No matter how far i go in life, i care about my community, i care about the bay area. No. Yes. Reporter this is a gift she can give her niece. Ive been making ends meet to make the payments every two weeks so she could have it out in time for christmas. Reporter each person has a special family and a story. I have 16 grandchildren. You guys just made my day. Excited, very excited. Reporter others were speechless. Little acts of kindness can bring such joy. I feel blessed. Merry christmas. Pay away the layaway raised about 1,000 in crowd funding and held the program in 30 cities across the country. Lets check the weather this morning. Cooler today, colder as we head into thursday night and friday. Mostly clear but a noticeable chill compared to yesterday, up to 10 to 20 degrees cooler than we were 24 hours ago. The reason is everything has come an gone out of the northwest. Thats a cold direction and more westerly in the last couple systems. If youre heading up 50 or 80, go now. Snow levels could get down to 2,000 feet. Maybe and isolated shower at the coast but 36 santa rosa, dun 21 from i down 21 from yesterday at this time. West 17 gusts and 27 up in truckee. You can see this is cold air over the water. By midnight we start to see more coverage there. Then here comes the coldest unstable air around noon. After that its more showers and could be cold and windy. If we get any shower activity, some of that overnight could produce snow down to the low levels. I think cold and windy tomorrow but it is going to be a much noticeable difference in the pattern. Figure that out pretty fast starting tomorrow. Temperatures will be on the chilly side. The cold side, there will be some rain. I think about a quarter inch to three quarters should cover it through Christmas Morning. Breezy and cooler today with 50s on the temps. Upper 50s for some but cooler inland areas. Still temperatures are on their way down over the next few days. Those inland lows, wow. Thank you. A huge boulder lands on a car near lake tahoe and the driver survives. Look at the wreck it caused. What he had to say about the close call. And how much facebook is offering employees to move closer to company headquarters. How else do you think he gets around so fast . Take the reins this holiday and get the mercedesbenz youve always wanted during the winter event. Hurry, offers end january 4th facebook wants employees to live closer to the headquarters in menlo park, offering at least 10,000 to move closer. Critics are suspicious of the offer and believe facebook wants more employees to spend additional time at the office and reducing shuttle bus costs. With many employees live nothing San Francisco, facebook has been accused of contributing to the gentrification concerns. According to the examiner, the state division of measurement standards signed off on Flywheel Technology to help taxis compete with ride sharing. The system replaces meters and Payment Systems and dispatch technology with a single app similar to whats being used by uber and lyft. One woman says she may have been recorded while she walked around a rental property in the nude. The woman says she and her partner rented the apartment in 2013 and noticed a video device on their their day there that was recording them. San francisco is getting praise for decreasing the number of Homeless People on the streets but city leaders say that doesnt match their information. San francisco decreased the number of homeless families by 34 but this come after combining several different reports. The number of homeless held steady for the last two years because of the arrival of more people from the area. This sevenstory building has an elevator out of Service Since november 20th. We are told mercy housing provided other accommodations for some but others remain trapped because of disabilities that make it impossible to walk up and down the stairs. If a fire happens, how the hell the Fire Department going to get in here and save all these people . Its appalling. Oakland should be ashamed to have this many families suffering like this. Its not right. Mercy says the elevator is 80 years old and as repair crews fix one thing, another thing breaks. The company says additional staffers are available from 10 00 in the morning to 2 00 in the masn to help people get up and down the stairs. Coming up, the road to what could be a successful career. And what retailers are doing different to help customers out and show you the most popular toys this season. A different pattern today. It is cooler and breezy but a cold rain is on the way for Christmas Eve. More coming up. Bring your jacket this morning. It is cool out there. And we have tips on getting seeds out of pomegranetes. Im not wearing this dress. Its messy. I have no idea. Well show you. Its cool out there, 15 to 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. The pattern has gone from northwest to west to more north. Patrick with 50 degrees and clear. Northwest breeze, mostly clear and a lot of cold air up to the north. The cold air and snow levels, again, not only in the sierra but be advised even into lake county, this will be more of a powder. Not as wet but way up. 1 00 a. M. Thursday we have that winter storm warning. The difference in temperatures compared to 24 hours ago, 15 to 22 in santa rosa. That will bring in rain tomorrow and it will be a cold system. Highs today will be in the 50s 50s. No major problems here, things looking great across all the bridges this morning. Take a look at 280 in san jose, a treat for the south bay commuters out there. Theres a little bit of a problem southbound 280 north of foothill expressway, an accident there. They are working to get that out of the way. You can see here things are looking great so far. Big name stores hoping to draw last minute shoppers by staying open now to christmas around the clock. Reporter of course toys are big this year. And legos are still a hit with kids, especially star wars. Toys r us and other retailers know there are still procrastinators out there who still need to shop. According to the National Retail federation, the reason people are waiting, they are still trying to figure out what to buy and others say they didnt have time. The average consumer is expected to spend 805 on holiday merchandise, a slight increase from last year. One customer said she was grateful for the extended hours. I work graveyard as well. Makes it a lot easier to come out and shop. Were still awake. Reporter prime customers can still order Christmas Eve by 9 00 p. M. And get the gift delivered in two hours. So there is still time and a lot of options out there. A rock slide happened over the weekend as a man was heading to lake tahoe. The 7foot rock just missed the man and he suffered a broken toe in the wreck. No one in the car was hurt. Crews pushed the boulder to the side of the highway 50, where it is still sitting for the time being. A series of small quakes continue to rattle an area south of reno. Less than an hour ago they had a 3. 3 but the largest was a 4. 4 that hit last night. Most of the quakes were under 3. 0 and Sparks Police did ask people not to call 911 to report the quakes unless there is an emergency. A 19yearold man could face charges today. Police say Carlos Villalobos caused the hitandrun accident in a parking lot monday night then another hitandrun on a capital and center. He allegedly kept driving, hitting two parked cars before making a uturn then ran a red light and hit a volkswagen beetle, killing the driver. Its terrible, drinking and driving. Its a way of life, so young. Villalobos is being held on dui and hitandrun charges and could face a charge of vehicular manslaughter as well. Four people were injured in the shooting outside Club Caliente monday morning as the club was closing for the night. Police have not said anything about a possible motive. Raymond chow is expected to be on the witness stand for a third day today, testifying in his own defense. Reporter they say truth is stranger than fiction. Never has that been more true than the trial for allegedly running a criminal organization, racketeering and soliciting murders. My client has committed no murder. Hes committed probably every other crime in the book but he hasnt committed a murder. Obviously the prosecution would have gone into that so we want to bring it forth directly so the jury knows were not shielding them. Reporter they have brought down former state senators a wisdom. Chow says undercover agents offered him expensive gifts and chow told jurors the officers kept trying to get him involved in criminal activity but he said no. This case, my client committed no crime so we dont offer the entrapment defense, but this case reeks of entrapment. Reporter when asked if chow kept his vow, he said he uses coke and sees hookers but says quote, thats normal, but doesnt hurt or kill people. Reporter this is the first of 30 witnesses the defense is expected to call. A new report says the operator of the tour bus that crashed last month could be shut down t. Surprise audit found dozens of violations. The audit was done a week after the tour bus crash. State inspectors ordered four of the six buses they inspected to be pulled out of service with faulty brakes, broken emergency exits and fuel leaks. A car crashed into a power pole last night. Police say the car clipped several parked vehicles and hit a power pole causing the outage in the area. The south hayward station was closed and it took about an hour for crews to restore power. Police are checking to see if alcohol was a factor in the crash. Traffic is back to normal on 880 this morning after emergency road repairs for a sinkhole. Three lanes were shut down as the hole was patched near the jackson street off ramp. Juanita the duck is returning back to her senior home today. She was raised by people at fellow gardens but in september she ended up out of her enclosure. Federal law prohibits people from raising wild pets so they were not allowed to have her. They were able to obtain the proper permits allowing her to come back home. Last month we showed you this picture of wide receiver joe Anderson Holding a sign saying not homeless but starving for success. His career had been marred by injury and he hasnt been with an nfl team at all this season. But yesterday the jets signed him to their practice squad. One santa has game. Coming up, Draymond Green surprises kids with the gifts at the warriors practice facility. And we are going to show you the produce available and how to get the pomegranete out without ruining your apron. Spend less time chasing sales and more time making room at the table. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods. Your four Legged Friend deserves something as special as everyone else in the family. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods. Find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday for the new mattress models its time to make room during sleep trains huge year end Clearance Sale. 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We are here about once a month and people say, i love pomegranetes but i cant get the seeds out. We have a trick. Okay, just hang in there. The lettuce harvest in yuma has started and volumes are really good. Prices come down . Way down. Broccoli is out of sight. Availability is weak and prices are high. Same for cauliflower. Is it too cold right now . Yeah, its too cold. And theres been a lot of tip burn, blacking on it. I would say away from the broccoli if you can. Some people split the stalk and roast them face down. And very unique. Butternut squash from the region and central valley. Yams . Lets get to the star of the show, the pomegranete. Its interesting because these have always been perceived as a christmas type item because they are so ornamental. Once they are harvested, they dont continue to ripen. These will last probably 90 days. And these are wonderful. Theres another smaller variety but the wonderfuls have arils, the seeds. We call this a spanker. This is a family show. Have you ever spanked a pomegranete . Im about to. Start spanking. Wow, youve done that before, clearly. Not on a pomegranete. What happens is, theres a little pulp you need to pull out. If you put these in water, this will float to the top and you have the seeds. Probably the best fruit there is as far as antioxidants, high in potassium and in some countries they are a great wedding item. In persia at every wedding theres a basket of pomegranetes. Fascinating. Thank you so much. Theres the way to get the pomegranete seeds and some cantmiss items. We have big changes coming in tomorrow, cold rain taking us to Christmas Morning as well. Cold and windy friday and saturday. Brian . Thank you very much. Coming up, a serious message from warriors star steph curry. The cause hes lending his voice to and the reason hes getting involved. I heard about a shoot involving a 3yearold girl over the summer. This Public Service announcement features people who have survived shootings and families who have lost loved ones due to gun violence. Draymond green dressed up as santa and delivered gifts to the oakland practice facility but the kids knew right away. My face is covered to here but she recognized me quick, which was cool. One of the receiving gifts included an 8yearold boy critically injured after being struck by two bullets during a driveby shooting in april. A man from the bahamas is accused of hacking into if accounts of celebrities and stealing movie scripts and private sex tapes. 23yearold Alonzo Knowles is held on suspicion of copy right infringement and identity theft. He was arrested monday after investigators say he tried to sell the stolen material to an undercover agent. Seems Steve Harveys hosting career wont suffer too much after the huge mistake at this years Miss Universe pageant. He signed a multiyear contract to host the pageant days before it aired on sunday. The deal is for at least three years. During the show, he mistakenly named miss colombia the winner instead of miss philippines. The river otters at the aquarium of the bay will be playing in the snow today. Today is the final day they can play and dig in the snow. The best time to see the of the is 10 00 a. M. To noon at the aquarium of the bay near pier 39. Last year chris cringal received 1. 6 million facebook likes. Good morning, everyone. We are making History Today on the 9. Instead of three hosts, we are down to two but that doesnt mean less fun. It will mean more. Well focus on the last minute things you can do if you need to do shopping. And were talking reduce, reuse, recycle. What to do with all the holiday waste. Stay with us. This drove me crazy. Can you find