for all the things that keep you up at night, anthem blue cross has a solution. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. thieves getting creative this christmas weekend. tonight authorities have a warning for last minute christmas shoppers. good evening and thanks for joining us. >> the old advice when it comes to not leaving anything in view in your car doesn't go far enough when it comes to break in this season. >> melanie woodrow is live at the shopping center with more. melanie. >> reporter: several stores still open here and tonight san mateo police say they have seen a spike in car break-ins. they have a new warning for holiday shoppers. with not much time left to shop. >> last minute. it's crazy. chaos. >> is it really bad. >> it's not that bad. it moved fast. >> it it seems there were bigger concerns this year than last minute shopping crowds. san mateo police warning shoppers not to place belonging attention in the trunks. >> it's gotten worse. because you used to put things in your car. >> there have been a number of trunk break-ins here at the shopping center. >> it's not fun during the christmas season. >> the advice from norts carry all purchases from store to store. >> you see that in the commercials and it looks like fun but not in real life. >> it's terrifying to think i can't run into toys "r" us quick take it to the car and run in target without being terrified. that's horrible. it tells you there are other people out there desperate, right. so it's sad. and scarey. >> reporter: police say despite the active patrols they want shoppers vigilant. >> for me now it's nothing in the car. nothing in the car. it's not worth it. >> reporter: in san mateo, abc 7 news. federal express has windy weather last night at the massive memphis air hub zprupted the flight network. they're warning christmas deliveries may be late. some packages that arbor supposed to be delivered today will be delayed. fedex says most should make it on time before christmas. speaking of the air look at sfo baier there were a few delays despite the final rush of hop holiday travelers hoping to make it home. >> how is the weather? not bad here but in the middle part of the country. we'll let drew tell you about that. >> here it's quiet. but across much of the eastern half of the u.s. they're dealing with rain and snow showers. look at the winter weather advisory stretching several states. the purple and brew you see on the screen from nebraska to maine will be dealing with snow. live doppler 7 along with satellite the past three hours. it's not massive but snow working through nebraska on the way to chicago will make the presence known in the northeast early christmas morning. sunday if you are traveling, snowy on cold in chicago. as we widen up the picture much of the western half of the u.s. is quiet. 48 and sunny in dallas. cold in great falls but quiet. rain and snow into seattle, 35 and 36 degrees respectively. across california headed south tomorrow, more in the which of sunshine. mild in l.a. at 72. a closer look at the bay area forecast what you can expect for the holiday inn a few minutes. >> sounds good, drew. thanks. a celebration of life was held to honor the firefighter who died fighting the thomas fire? ventura. >> he serve for the last eight year. our reporter has the story. >> reporter: there are fire trucks farther than you can see. so many people showed up. it took nearly 30 minutes for people to file into the church. a final salute for one of their own. >>s it probably ironic that two days before christmas that we have a celebration of life. i really do believe that cory iverson was a gift given to all of us. >> reporter: this was personal for the chief. >> at the end of the day we are truly a family. >> cory iverson was one of his brothers but his heart aches for his widow. >> it is our extended family. >> reporter: his grief compounded by guilt. >> it this happened on my watch. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 people turned out to honor cory. >> i was able to see him honor him like that. it was a beautiful, beautiful thing zblrp friends say he was born to be a firefighter. >> 15 years old he wasn't a firefighter yet and hiking with the inmate crews. >> reporter: his family of three was supposed to grow to four but the unborn daughter will never meet her dad and. little evy can't make new memories with him. >> they'll know their father was a hero. >> we took ashley's husband cory from her. and that makes that family my responsibility the rest of my life. >> reporter: crews pulled together for the family. >> the fire stations went over appear decorated the house because they didn't want the little girl coming home without christmas lights. we are standing by the family the rest of our lives. >> reporter: ashley probably knew that as she thanked one of his brothers after another. >> that was hannah mullans reporting. a 3-month-old baby died after suffering a medical emergency on b.a.r.t. the waeb fell ill at the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. taken to john muir medical center where she passed away. there is no indication of foul play. tonight a vow to not let fear win after a word that a popular tourist spot was the target of a terror plot. the former marine is sitting in jail accused of hatching the plot to attack 10:30ists at pier 39. >> reporter: saturday holiday fun goes on at pier 39 after the fbi foiled a planned terror attack at the san francisco destination. >> when i looked and saw that it said there is a threat of in terrorist at pier 39 and i'm like, my gosh, we're here. >> trisha johnson was visiting pier 39 friday when she learned about the alleged plot. fbi agents say 26-year-old everitt aaron jameson an exmarine planned to attack around christmas. he is in jail. >> you can't get rattled by this this is our country. this is america. >> reporter: some visitors know the coast guard properly patrol and security staff. >> i trust in the security i've seen here. >> reporter: according to a federal criminal complaint everitt jameson had radical jihadi believes and social media posts supporting terrorism. his family members are in shock. >> it's not my nephew they're talking about. >> reporter: online is where an fbi agent was alerted by dialogue. a big take away they hope others take notice to this radicalism. >> even though this was an fbi inform president that alerted the fbi. in tip could have come from anybody. >> reporter: he has a hearing scheduled for january 5th. the attorney says his client pleads not guilty to any charges against him. in san francisco, abc 7 news. governor brown today granted pardons to two men who were to be deported for committing crimes in the u.s. both men picked up during federal immigration raids in october. a 42-year-old and 39 of davis were set to be deported monday. in defines of the trump administration governor brown pardoned the two today, putting the dprtations on hold. neth was convicted of receiving stolen property. kong was convicted of joy riding. state officials believe a bottled water giant is piping water it doesn't hold the rights to. nestle bottles the 100% spring water that comes from the national forest. they bottle more than 8 million gallons a year but the desert stun says they piped about 32 million gallons out of forest last year. nestle insists it has valid rights. citizens captured a suspected robber from ea few blocks from the fisherman whav. the suspect tried to run away with a camera. a good samaritan tripped him and two of the coworkers restrained the suspect until police arrived. this happened before 7:00 tonight. both victims just arrived in san francisco from australia. one of them suffered an injured shoulder. another dinner staple for some during the holiday season may be in short supply. fish and wildlife officials say dungeness crab season has been delayed, again. officials say the crab has not met quality testing standards. in year fisherman have been catching them off the bay area waters since november. much more ahead at 11:00 tonight including a christmas gift for a family that needed a reason to smile. >> we'll have a space we can bring the kids in and we can do a family christmas. the generous donation and what you can do to help more families get back on their feet again after the north bay fires. and christmas came early for two bay area kids after a special surprise from someone they didn't think was coming home. plus -- >> i think that's pretty amazing it's been around for a very long time. and a bit of a history lesson about a a reason to smile tonight for a north bay family that's been through a difficult past few months. just in time for christmas they have a new temporary home. our reporter has the story from the area. >> it's not christmas. it doesn't feel like christmas at all. >> the holiday season has been tough for the swan family. kira cody and the triplet daughters lost their home in the redwood complex fire and have struggled to find a place to live. rents are high, housing competitive. >> and i like -- i haven't wanted to listen to christmas music or, like, i'm not in the christmas mood. and it sucks because my husband loves christmas. and now we just want it to be over. >> reporter: just in time for christmas help came in the form of this 32 and a half foot rv, the trailer was donated through rvs without borders. >> it's such a relief. i feel like we can relax and not have to worry about okay what's the backup plan. >> kimberly car explains the goal is to help the shortage and allow victims to stay in the communities. >> they need to have someplace they can call their own and rest the nervous system and establish the new normal. >> she says it's up to residents who didn't lose homes to offer up driveways. many can't park because of debris. >> many who have undamaged homes can play an important roll. >> it has a queen size bed. >> they will park in a fireman members yard so the daughters can sleep in a bedroom in the home. the goal, to save up for a new house. abc 7 news. a local family will enjoy christmas together following a sailor surprise return from duty overseas. >> this is pretty sweet. navy petty officer third class roberto spent nine months serve the country overseas. today he helped serve the lunch along with the bigger surprise of his presence. he learned yesterday that he'd be home just in time for the holidays. >> me, skipping, like missing my boys birthdays, it's bad enough. but missing christmas is just would be a down moment for us. >> my dad was like so emotional. i can -- it's hard -- my heart is so touched. >> oh he is at a loss for words. the uso provided this video. the soldier expects to be home for nine months. hundreds of kids have new bikes to peddle around san francisco thanks to santa clause and helpers at the fire dp. abc 7 news was inside in the toy program warehouse when the sight of 300 new bikes two new owners told us where they plan to ride. >> to the store. >> maybe to the park or i don't know. >> i grew up in the mission district. i group era grew up in an area without a lot. didn't have a lot. we want to give back, make sure every kid has toys and fun stuff. >> the kids also received free helmets to wear while they ride and made friends with firefighters and toy program volunteers. final orders are coming in for another holiday dinner tradition that some consider little pockets of love. we are talking about tamale. the sales of the tamales were brisk today. it's a time consuming process to create the little bundles the corn, meat, cheese or vegetables wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf. but you'll hear no complaints from the chefs. >> it's a blessing to share the traditions with people. because we keep them alive. these are prehispanic traditions. tamales go back before the spanish came to mexico. >> now there is no agreed upon reason why tamale as part fortunate feast. some say it's part of the kmem ration ever mary and joseph searching for shelter. others say it's just a family tradition. >> a hot meal on a cool evening. and drew tuma with more. the temperatures very winter-like. we wish for the prescription that comes with the winter season. live doppler 7 shows returns off the coast. however the atmosphere is so dry that if any moisture moved on shore it would evaporate before it reached the shore. a beautiful picture from the east bay hills camera showing you a quiet night, the lights of san francisco shimmering. we're doing this under a cloudy canopy right now. with the cloud cover it really slows the cooling process. so numbers have gradually cooled off this evening. you saw sand rafael drop to 52. 49 in oakland and san jose checking in a mild temperature for this time of night at 50 degrees. here is the call from accuweather. overnight a lot of cloud cover. the cooling process will be slow. but away from the costa it's chilly. dropping to the 30s from antioch to concord, santa dropping to 40 in oakland. live doppler 7 not one with you two areas of high pressure are in control. bring us the really quiet weather pattern across california. there is a storm system off the coast. however, as it approaches us, these high pressures are going to eat it up. it's evaporating. unfortunately the storm will send the moisture to the north around saelts and portland. for the christmas eve forecast a lot of cloud cover similar to the sky today. sun is up pat 7:to 23 in the morning. throughout the day we'll seal peeks of sunshine here and there. but it's a chilly afternoon. temperatures in the mid-50s. really struggling to reach average highs this time of the year. highs on sunday 57 in concord. the same? san jose. 56 in sand rafael. 5 in san francisco and oakland. san mateo a high tomorrow of 54 degrees. you notice though once again a bit of haze in the atmosphere. we have a spare the air day in effect on sunday. the poorest air all-time in the north bay along the coast and inland. heading towards christmas on monday we have a little bit better air quality. improving in some spots from poor to moderate. the 12-hour day planner on the christmas day it's a quiet forecast the next 48 hours. hang onto the cloud cover. chilly inland around the bay. low 40s. and then the clouds gradually decrease throughout the day. . by 4:00 on christmas day we'll call it partly sunny out there and temperatures warmer than christmas eve in the mid-50s to lower 60s. here the accuweather seven-day. put it together. and it's cool and cloudy and christmas eve. temperatures struggling to reach the mid-50s. monday, christmas day we start out with clod cover, end with sunshine. a little bit warmer. and then the dry pattern takes hold. midweek through thursday and friday we're above average temperaturewise by saturday still dry but hopefully entering 2018 we'll see a bit of pattern change. >> got to clear the haze. >> i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so 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job. >> until then. >> until then, right. >> okay. you ready. >> okay coming up in sports the sharks play host to rivals the l.a. kings and it was a night to forget for the warriors. as they have their 11-game >> announcer: abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino maybe it was case of looking ahead to the christmas day rematch with the cavaliers. . whatever the reason the warriors came out flat and never recovered against the nuggets. let's go to oracle where can you snack on more than just hamburgers and hot dogs. this is the play of the nature the one hand slam. but he had just seven points. patrick mccall steps his way and gets coaching from steph still out with the injury. kevin durant led the warriors with 18 points but golden state trailed by 12 at halftime. the nuggets never gave up the lead. the nice pass inside to wilson chandler. the warriors missed 20 straight three-pointers until nick young finally scores. the dubs three worst. denver never let up gary harris had a team high. 19 with nick la put in 18. the warriors lose so the 11-game win streak over. the sharks played host to the l.a. king. some of the santa helpers took a break to catch the action. this is the time for peace on earth good will toward men. apparently these two didn't get the memo. it was scoreless until the second period. check out this collision between two kings. marcus soren quick with the back hand. the third of the season. martin jones superb with 28 saves. shut out the former team for the 100th career regular season win. san jose scored again through the third. joe pavelski wins the draw and did he flekts the shot into the net. the 8th goal of the season. the sharks beat the rivals 2-0. they play again thursday. . at lamb bow field these santas were the only one having fun. playing in 9 degree weather. the vikings and packers managed one touchdown. brett hundley subing for aaron rogers completed 17 of 40 passes for 140 yards. he through a pair of picks. green bay was 0 for 4 on fourth down attempts. this fourth down pass incomplete. vikings win 16-0. the first shutout in 24 yea on a rainy windy day in baltimore. the ravens took on indianapolis. jacoby drops it off to score. the formerer niner second player in nfl history of 12 straight season attention of a thousand yards. the ravens led by 10. indy had a chance down by 7 with under three minutes the colts blocked this punt and recovered deep in baltimore territory. but on fourth down and ten the pass to ty hilton falls incomplete. the ravens win 23-16. they clinch the playoff spot if they win next week against cincinnati. and the abc 7 sports report has been brought to you by river rock casino. later in the show, we'll hear from coach steve kerr on the loss tonight. >> can't >> announcer: live where you live. this is abc 7 news. good evening. thanks for joining us eric thomas. >> in tonight headlines thousands honored a fallen feist in san diego today. cory iverson dd battling the thomas wildfire, the largest in california history earlier this month. iverson's wife called him, quote, superhero." . he leaves behind a 2-year-old and unborn child. >> one day after a man was charged with plotting to attack people at the tourist magnet pier 39 thousands smopd and died at the pier. relatives of the suspect everitt aaron jameson say they're shocked by charges against him. >> and san mateo police are offering a safety tip for last minute christmas shoppers. don't leave items inside your car's trunk. they've seen a spike in grinchs breaking into cars lately in busy shopping areas. >> to the controversy rocking the miss america organization. >> top executives taking the paul. chuck severson has the story. >> resignation at the top of the miss america organization. ceo sam haskell resigned saturday from the new jersey bay organization the day after being suspended by the board. president and coo and chamberlin weidner departing. following publication of his leaked emails in huffing ton post back in somehow. they included demeaning comments about former miss america contestants. >> 2013 mallory hagen is the subject of exchanges. including compensates about her love life and weight. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, degrade you in any way is not okay. stand up for yourself because it does matter. >> hagen signed a petition along with more than 50 former miss america's calling the behavior by the other board members despicable. haskell tells abc the they are not conveniently edited and they are not as cribbed. saying he was stress from attacks by miss americas and made a mistake of words. outgoing president say the dos not reflect his values. the chief operating officers josh randall said in a statement he inappropriately responded to an email that he apologize toed contestant but the article the implies alleged complicit participation. which is grossly misleading. he said the emails were exchanged in 2013 and 2014. and pre-date my employment altogether. chuck severson, abc news new york. millions of americans are traveling to grandma's house and many other places this weekend. and icy conditions and flooding make it hard to get anywhere in some parts of the u.s. abc news reporter tells us more. >> a prechristmas winter storm is wreaking havoc and drivers and last minute shopners 12 states. in maine carts sliding into ditches like this. but it was the driver's lucky day. two good samaritans stopped to lend a hand. >> figured might as well try to pull him out. had spare room rope do a good holiday deed. >> this boston man having some fun with ice. >> i know it looks like my window closed but in fact it's just icy. >> icy conditions not just in boston but also in the rest of the commonwealth. state police closing a stretch of highway near fox borrow wednesday morning after numerous reports of car crashes. salt spreaders out in force. meanwhile in missouri, heavy snow band blinded drivers causing multiple accidents including this jackknifed semi truck. snow covering parts of oklahoma. and causing severe flooding in arkansas and tennessee. up to four. of rain reported in parts of the volunteer state. in nashville, strong winds, toppled the city's official christmas tree. the 30-foot norway spruce sprawled across the plaza with lights on. heavily damaged it was cut up and hauled away. . in memphis severe wind sheers disrupting traffic it at the fedex hub. threatening to delay deliveries. the winter storm complicating efforts for more than 120 million people who are expected to drive to malls and shops this weekend. picking up last minute holiday deals. abc news, new york. >> abc 7 news was at the moffitt house where children of military firemans were treated to christmas cheer and lots of toys. the nfl alumni northern california chapter teamed one the wine country marines to pri santa and the toys to the kids. it can be especially hard for kids from military families during the holidays if one parent is deployed or isn't home for other reasons. organizers wanted to help. >> that's what it's all about is the smiles on the kids faces. who at christmas otherwise wouldn't have toys. >> a few thousand toys were distributed at the clubhouse. >> the holidays will be merier for hundreds of richmond families thanks to generosity of police and fire departments. 750 families took home toys and makings for christmas dinner. youngsters got picks of bicycles. more than 40 oh given away for christmas. >> you see a lot of people that's not able to, you know do for their kids. and this is all over the bay area. s in a good thing. >> for many families in richmond, the yearly give away is essential. they would not otherwise be able to afford the food or gifts. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00. he is a hometown hero and one big step here. which why this decision means so much to him and his mom. and meteorologist drew tuma we're in store for a chilly night and cold christmas ♪ little girl and boy land ♪ while you dwell 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next three years, i'll be playing football and continuing my >> come on -- >> the university of >> 6'5", 230-pound defense he was end jordan all isn't a converted wide receiver. in one season he has gone from making quarterbacks look good to mab making them run for their lives >> sacks is better than touchdowns for me. >> he redshirted at uc davis and switched to city college when the coach who recruited him was let go. he became one of the most highly recruited defense he was players in the nation with size and 4.5 speed. >> a natural pass rusher i can bend well off the edge. that's good because the tackle can't touch. >> you as proud as he is about the announcement. he says the day is dedicated to his mom lisa her kidneys began to fail during child birth. despite that she was a model of grit and determines. >> she never stopped working. she never stopped how could i. >> no matter if you come from a single mom or someone struggling to make ends meet or health issues, the best revenge is success. >> and she says that to me repeatedly the best revenge is success. she has been tough on him. but he has responded by doing what she said. >> he has channelled all of that into football and now look he is on his way to a great career. >> that's right. switching by the way four months is all the time he had to train in technique from switching from wide receiver to defensive end and became the second rated defensive end in the country. >> heart warming. appropriate for a cold night. how is that for a segue getting to drew over in weather. >> looking at a chilly night tonight. into christmas eve a lot of cloud cover. the 12-hour day planner showing up sunup at 7:23. it's a spare the air day once again tomorrow. the afternoon topping out in the mid-50s. highs on sunday. 5 a in both san francisco abon elbowed. san jose 56 that hi in napa. you notice the haze in the atmosphere because of the spare the air day in effect. accuweather seven hen day forecast. look. i the dry mild patterns into much of next week and early next weekend. >> looks good. drew thanks. >> she was off this christmas eve eve. >> i think she is shopping for the christmas presents for us, right. >> right. >> right. >> the 78 by 10 photos he signs for us every year. >> coming up sharks goalie martin jones comes up big against his former team. steve kerr said the warriors >> announcer: abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. after winning 11 straight games, the warriors were due for a let down and came tonight against the nuggets. at golden state held to a season low 81 points. let's go out to oracle where more than hotdogs on the men u. this is the one hand flush jordan bell. just 7 points. mccall steps to this hoop. kevin durant led the war yes, sir with 18. but golden state trailed by 128 at the half. the nuggets never gave up the lead. the nice pass to wilson chandler who scores plus the foul. the warriors miss 20 straight three-pointers until nick young hits. the warriors. denver lever let up. he scored the team high 19. nikola put in 18. the warriors lose. the 11-game win streak is over. >> the it's a long season, 82 games and sometimes the ball doesn't go in the hole. sometimes when it doesn't it affects the body language and energy of the guys. i thought that happened a little bit. i'm really proud of our guys. i mean 11 in a row given all the injuries, hell of a streak. and we flushed this one down the toilet and move on. >> thanks to sharks golan martin jones it was a silent night for the l.a. kings at the tank. christmas is almost here. but some of the santa's helpers took a break to catch the action. the sharks and kings really doenlts care for each other. both curtis mcdermott and san jose brent burns delivered hard checks. it was scoreless until the 2nd period. two kings collide and ms. clark sorenson takes advantage beating jonathan quick with the back hand. third goal of the season. jones was superb with 28 saves. he shut out the former team for the 100th career regular season win. midway poff a third. joe pavelski did he flekts a shot into the net. the eighth goal of the season. the sharks win 2-0. they play again thursday. >> yeah it was good. you know, there's been so many years every time we play them it's a one-goal game. you know you're going to be in it it's physical. you have some battles block a few shots. that's what it was tonight. definitely feels good to win. army fans got a work out at the armed forces bowl. san diego state was driving in the fourth quarter when jaylen makes a great defensive play tipping this pass to the teammate for interception. that led to brad shaw second touchdown of the game. tide at 28. san diego state led by penny who rushed for 221 yards and four td this put it back on top. army gets across the goal line to cut it down to one. the black knights gamble and go for the vikt which and get it as kjell walker turns the corner. 42-35 final. army 10-3. the most wins since 1996. texas tech and south florida went down to the final seconds of birmingham bowl. quinten flowers throes to ms. clark. flowers through for four touchdowns and ran for year another. the red rate raiders answer. wide open in the end zone. tech led by 3. with 21 seconds to play. florida goes back on top. south florida led 38-34. with time running out texas tech uts up a hail mary but the prayer comes up way short. the bulls win the birmingham bowl and finish with ten wins. the abc 7 sports report beirut to you by river rock casino eric. >> thank you very much, rick. and merry christmas, eve, eve to you too. >> all these different names for these. >> can't wait. >> thanks for joining us. deon lynn. >> eric thomas. abc 7 news continues tomorrow. thanks for joining us. we'll see you later. really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. 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