aircraft that will be taking them to russia. >> there were lines outside the six story building as people came to handle passport and visa issues. olga immigrated to san jose in her 20s. she can empathize. >> at the time religious holidays were not celebrated but happy new year was celebrated. i would receive happy new year presents. >> 11 staffers are in scramble mode after obama administration expelled 30 diplomats. the move is retaliation for russian hacking and illegally influence the election. >> we consider this unsubstantive and run rebel -- unreasonable. >> russian president says he will not expel russian diplomats in russia. some experts say it may not be a cold war but frost is in the air. >> we don't know about each other culture and that's causing problems in the problem for 11 team who worked here is how to get home while missing their holiday. >> they have to pack and leave within hours. they will not given enough time to pack all their things and prepare to finish their financial matters here in the united states and to leave in order way. >> officials made it's a point of mentioning one of the expelled diplomats the cook, when they have the big new year's eve party tomorrow night full of authentic russian cuisine will taste different because the cook is on a plane headed back to notes cow -- moscow. two facilities used by russia diplomat were closed down. they were used by russians for decades. but the white house said they were used for intelligence activities. putin announced he would not retaliate against the u.s. for the new sanctions. the announcement followed a recommendation from russia foreign minister to responsibility with -- respond were a similar action. the president-elect reacted saying great move on delay by putin, i knew he was very smart. mr.trump could reverse is sanctions but it would have political consequences. >> if the next administration wants to lift sanctions to make it easier to interfere in our election he could do that but it doesn't make sense. >> a bipartisan group in congress is going time to look at russia role in the presidential election. people are preparing to say good-bye to 2016 and with recent terror attacks law officials are taking extra precautions. >> the world famous new year's eve ball is ready to drop in front of 1 million in times square. >> there's a crew of folks that spend a lot of time and effort to ensure that every detail works. they are lifting the ball, illuminating the ball -- >> dozens of every duty trucks are protecting the area. >> at this time we have no direct concerns related to terrorism, to times square specifically or new year's eve specifically. >> the city is asking party goers to leave bottles, cans be coolers at home. in fort lauderdale there's a countdown. >> the police presence will be visible and not so visible. the party extends beyond our borders and mess are taking -- police are taking action world wide including paris. and in australia a man has been charged with posting online threats. the n.y.p.d. is taking extraordinary measure, police dogs, helicopters and boat patrols to keep the city safe. 200,000 are expected to gather along fran's -- san francisco's water front. preparations are underway. in years past the area has been packed with hundreds of thousands of people. with terror attacks overseas the police are on high alert. the officers will be funny -- fully staffed. uniformed will be on every blocked. i know the bomb squad will be working full force, they will be going from one call to another call, we tend to get a higher level of calls for suspicious packages and a lot of times it's a backpack. >> crews spend this morning getting the embarcadero ready. they are suggesting public transportation. the message don't drink and drive is not new but mountain view police hope it will get people's attention. they are using "star wars" in the hopes that the force will keep their police force will keep impaired drivers off the road. >> mountain view police have a new announcement. they will be on the lookout for drunk drivers this new year's eve. >> how much have you had to drink. >> i've had only two. >> that mind direct doesn't work on me. >> they hope using humor will hammer home the message. >> using pop culture, a woring public safety announcement people are not as interested. >> nature a galaxy far, far away or in the bay area, there were plenty of options. cal trance, muni are all offering free rides and triple- a is offering flee tows. >> it's like the busiest time of the year. >> taxis, uber and lyft. he would rather have a drunk passenger than a drunk driver on the road. >> you never know who'll skip the red light. >> the designated driver, mountain view police say darth vader could have used one. >> he had a stormtrooper in the front seat and he could have driven. >> hopefully people will take the message seriously and not drink and drive. >> expect lots of officers on the road and plenty of dui checkpoints. most public transportation with the exception of bart will be free. tonight the california highway patrol begins the crack down on drunk drivers for the new year's weekend. the maximum enforcement like period just got underway. more officers patrolling the highways as well as increase in drunk driving checkpoints. officers expect more on the road this year. police in stockton are issues a warning to some revelers, fire a 51 in the air -- gun in the air and you will go to jail. new year's eve is a time you hear gunfires but they hope to put a stop to it. >> anytime someone discharges a bullet or gun up in the air that bullet will come down, it can strike a building, a vehicle and it can strike a person, it can cause serious injury or death. >> for those who ignore the warning there's shot spotter. technology that can tell the difference between fireworks and gunfire it can pinpoint where the shots are coming from. coming up, a 72-year-old mancariing a briefcase full of jewelry is attacked in san francisco, the latest on the search for the thieves. >> golden state warrior stephen curry raises thousands for the ghost ship fire relief fund. . in weather beautiful friday, but a few clouds in the region, we're talking about the possibility of showers that may impact saturday. and big time changes setting up for next week. we follow breaking news in southern california, you're looking address cue fortunates for 17 people who are stuck on a right at knott's berry farm, the lyde is 125 feet in the air. 17 people awaiting to get down safely. we'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you the latest. you. we head to the sierra, kevin cooper joining us live at south lake. >> house it looking up there. >> it looking good. calm before the first part of the storm. temperatures are going to plummet. the teens and 20s, we're looking to see wind, possible ian inside slider. it's a nice, beautiful new year's eve and active pattern rushing sunday, monday and tuesday, for the new year's up here. >> a lot of people, this is a big weekend for a lot of the resorts, people who like to come out they don't have to hit the slopes, there's a lot for everyone. >> i think we're having trouble hearing coop. if you can hear us we lost your audio connection, we're hoping and thinking it will be a great weekend. more snow is expected. we're going to mark in the weather center with how much snow we can get in the mountains. >> that's right, maybe 2 to 3, 4 inches of snowfall this weekend. i think to answer the question, there's a lot of activity, you can take the tram up and joy the view. so much to do. not just skiing or snowboarding. just keep the chains handy, you may need them. saturday 39 degrees, sunday 37 degrees. i'm thinking the snow chances ramp up sunday night and monday, looking good. they had the nice snow pack from last week. we had the weather system move across southern california today producing rain showers there, and another system to our north, that's a cloud producer tomorrow. here's the current temperature. livermore 49 degrees, santa rosa 47. san jose 53 degrees. our live camera toward the bay bridge, we do have the clouds increasing, that's been the biggest change over the past three hours, the clouds moving into the picture and wake up to the clouds first thing tomorrow morning, temperature start off saturday morning, we're talking about 30s to the 40s out there across the bay area, in san francisco, the sky cast showing you this. a sun cloud mix, by 12:00 cloudy, 53. fran only -- san francisco only 54 degrees, the best chance will be for tomorrow morning. we may have a try day -- dry day and changes later in the day, clearing skies by 4:00. look watt happen -- what happens. it will be dry, no umbrellas needed for tomorrow night. we'll talk about maker cooling next week and snow in the bay area. now we're going to go to coop telling us. what's going on? >> we're just getting ready to have a good time. we're preparing for new year's eve, 6:30 tomorrow night in heavenly village. we have live muse action, fire -- music, we do a gondola drop, live music, fire pits. if you want to go into the eek head to -- evening head to state line, snow globe going on, temperature dropping, snow in the forecast for new year's, we're happy. the stoke level is high as we go into the new year's and looking at a refresh of new snow. >> are all the runs open, are all the chairs open. how good is the snow. >> it's been really good, the cold temperature kept it light and dry, we've been able to make snow. kirkwood is 100% open, the entire resort is open. at heavenly we open more terrain. all four base locations are open. itsy to get on the mountain, the mountain ridge coaster is open and the tubing hill is open. north star continues to open more terrain. the snow is fantastic because it's cold. south facing firms up but that's what groomers are about. with new snow in the forecast we're looking forward to a great january. >> have fun, have a safe and happy new year. twitter may allow you to edit tweets. jack dorsey said the site is thinking about allowing tweet editing. a form of edit was needed. it came after asking users for feedback. twitter shares are down. steph curry auctions off two pairs of shoes and raised $45,000. he wore one pair of shoes during a pregame work out that went for $15,000, a pair he wore during a game went for $31,000. all the money will go to a relief fund to help victims of the ghost warehouse fire and their families i'm a journey to a new life. >> i never expected to live in a car and have your family disown you. in minutes a heartwarming and touching story of a cycle woman and her son. >> sanford card 23458 without their running back and quarterback injured in the 1st quarter. how they fared in the sun bowl. a plane vanishes over lake erie. the search is underway. woman: college today. career tomorrow at the peralta colleges. sign up for classes today at one of our 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ski resort of the 13 million that ski every year it's rare. >> the lift was operating correctly. witnesses say there has been trouble and the lift was out of operation for 10 minutes earlier that day. sutter brown, california first dog has passed away. the governor's spokesperson said that the dog passed away peacefully and laid to rest at the family ranch. the 13-year-old underwent emergency surgery in october but the form of cancer could not be entirely removed. a puppy stolen over christmas weekend, the action taken by the san jose police department to return the puppy to its family. thieves attack a man and get away with a briefcase full of jewelry. . we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california, rescue efforts underway for 17 people stuck on a ride at knott's berry farm. according to twitter page they are saying they are trying to evacuate the 17 guests from the ride. they are in constant communication and they are all okay. that ride is stuck 125 feet in the air and las been for -- has been for several hours. more breaking news, live pictures out of queens new york, fire crews are battling the four alarm fair that started about two hours ago, according to the fire department several roofs have collapsed. you're looking at live pictures, 15 stores are on fire in queens new york, nearly 170 firefighters were called to the fire. you're watching fox news at 6:30. 33s a tack -- thieves attack a 72-year-old man with a briefcase full of jewelry. henry lee has the story. >> the 72-year-old victim was parked outside the san francisco jewelry center about 6:30 thursday night. he had a briefcase when he was ambushed by a man who punched him and grabbed the briefcase. the robber ran to a waiting car. the suitcase contained jewelry worth $400,000. the victim was treated by paramedics. there's security guards and cameras are vittble -- visible. police don't know if the robbers were taking out -- staking out the business. it's too early to know if he was

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