0001. >> this is kpix 5 news on kbcw. >> christmas deliveries come up short. the add i mission of failure and the factors. and late word of refunds. >> airfare overhaul. why the airlines might be checking facebook status when they set your ticket prices. >> no hard feelings. the winning decide that impressed lebron james. good evening. >> breaking news in san francisco. according to firefighters, a three alarm fire injured two people tonight. the fire starts before 9 p.m. jumped from 2 alarms to 3. the fire is now out. next door neighbor says she saw one of her neighbors dragged out of her house possibly on fire. >> we were just taking back and

heard crackling sounds. a huge flame burst. still no word on what caused the fire. not clear how severe the injuries are. >> christmas is going to arrive late for some families. some of those guaranteed deliveries didn't go as planned. a surge in online sales is projected to rise by 15% for $78 billion spent. since there was no service today, the earlier packages can show up is tomorrow. ryan found one family who had a disappointing christmas. >> santa got me the gift cards. >> they have a holiday tradition. every year, the family buys a game to stay busy christmas dachlt it's meant to encourage family time and establish a no phone zone. this year, the game mom ordered

still has not shown up. >> i ordered it from amazon and i paid extra delivery cost to guarantee it by christmas eve. and it did not arrive. >> they are not alone. upset customers complained on social media. ups fail. twitter account tried to put out as many fires. it explained there were more deliveries than expected. the weather back east did not help either. she thought amazon and ups would honor guarantee. she defended her purchase for the tuesday deadline. >> it was last minute. what would you tell people who say it's your own fault? >> i mean, i decided on sunday to order it because christmas can be costly. so i just trying to watch my pennies. and i decided it's going to be worth it. we'll have a great time. >> they are actually lucky. >> i got a gift card. >> the two girls still had presents to

open. >> starbucks gift card. >> that's more than some families can say. >> santa was way more organized this year than ups. >> this is where their package ended up at this warehouse. packages should get shipped either tomorrow or friday. they want a refund. kpix 5. >> amazon is offering $20 gift cards for orders that did not arrive as promised. >> another long night for hundreds of thousands of people still in the dark after ice storm. the lack of heat and light put a bit of a damper on some hoping to celebrate christmas in the warmth of their own homes. the race to get the lights back on. >> reporter: it was a cold christmas for hundreds of thousands of people in the northeast and the upper midwest who endured another day without power. 8 year old cheyenne wasn't sure if santa

would find her since she and her family spent the holiday at a shelter. >> i'm thinking my mom just went to our house and put a note under the tree. >> been without electricity since an ice storm sit last weekend. temperatures are in the teens where crews are working around the clock to restore power. >> try to be at home with my family and kids. my kids are at home playing play station and xbox and these kids are just trying to stay warm. >> trees are coated with ice. wind gusts could take down more frozen fran muches. >> we're giving up on christmas. . >> now bracing for another round. expect more snow overnight. cbs news.

>> the storm is blamed for 17 deaths in the u.s. and 10 more in canada. >> tonight holiday travelers are experiencing no major delays into and out of sfo. this week and next, 95 million people will be traveling. and now, the airline industry is considering a new customized airfare system. how this would work and why some flyers are skeptical. >> reporter: taking a flight can inflict series of indignities on your wallet. high ticket price? check. fees for checked bags. check. paying for inle flight food? check. now the airlines are working on a new pricing system. something they are calling resolution 787. customized pricing just for you based on past flying history and by data mining all kinds of details. >> they want to know about your

marital status. all about zip code. could be red zoning too. >> flyers at sfo quite used to the nickel and dime routine that is a trip to the airport in 2013 that are skeptical. the pricing is going to be the middle of the seat and to get to the seat in front is going to be a lot more expensive. >> to your relationship status. >> i don't think that has anything to do with pricing. >> to the uncomfortable amount of information already floating. >> still not comfortable all the information they are getting from me. >> the thought that resolution 787 will be good for travellers isn't exactly clear for take off. >> at this point, resolution 787 is still sitting on the transportation industry's wish list. still has to be approved by the department of transportation. kpix 5. >> barring a holiday miracle, a

shelter for homeless use is in final days. as linda tells us, the closure is a sign of the changing landscape of san francisco. >> reporter: they are homeless, young. some escaping home life . this drop in center known as the homeless youth alliance. preparing the last free meal on this christmas day. >> i don't know what we're going to do to stay clean or get by on food. it's a blow. >> for 12 years, it's been a safe place. they've lost their lease . they've tried everything to stay. >> we offered to pay a much higher price. offered to pay market rate. >> and they were fine. >> the property owners include a founder of the medical clinic. he supports the center.

but the city has ordered them to make seismic upgrades, fix code violations and return the building to residential use. staff counselor remembers when she ran away from home at 14. this center helped her. >> one place where i felt safe and not judged. it was okay to be there. family is where you can find it and make it. >> they lost their building but not abandoned the homeless kids who need them. >> we'll still be working with them. everyone's committed to working on a street level. >> tim says the center has been his lifeline. >> sad. it's a good place. hate to see it close. >> despite reality, staff still cling to some hope. >> we want the christmas miracle. still, it could happen

. >> the parting gift sleeping bags. since they will no longer have a warm place to drop into. linda yee, kpix 5. >> the center serves about 5,000 homeless kids a year. >> tough time to have hard times but san francisco firefighters refuse again this year to let children go wanting. they drove through under served neighborhoods today handing out hundreds of toys. the gift giving was unannounced. the firefighters say they will spend entire 24 hour christmas shift handing out gifts. many came from a well-known toy drive in the bay area. >> the lefty toy drive collected 11,000 new and unwrapped toys. >> and police and firefighters dropped off gifts to kids otherwise have gone without. >> a hot meal and warm clothes also being delivered this christmas. thousands showed up at the christmas meal.

included turkey and all the traditional side dishes. the holidays require a special effort. accept donations and extra help all year. >> homeless people living around sieve i go center, it was a christmas morning gift of clothing and other essentials. handing out gifts to the homeless for the past 12 years. today they handed out food, clothes, socks and toiletries. >> multiple units were black into the midnight fire near 23rd street. it was under control within about 45 minutes. 10 people are now displaced. a warning tonight from the health department for anybody who has eaten at comstock saloon. one of the workers there tested positive for hepatitis a.

you are looking at salmonella bacteria. would have taken place between december 12th and the 15th or december 19th. so far no reported cases among customers. tomorrow the future of san francisco's city college will be in court. hear arguments for two separate injunctions. if the arguments fail, it will be terminated next july 31st impacting tens of thousands of students and faculty. >> new at 10:00, a celebration of misfit toys. a roller discoparty played out tonight farmerly sacred heart church. or an android tablet. no one wants them. now they have a home. the island of misfit toys roller disco. >> this is the party for the

misfit toys. everybody is here having a funky good time. >> the event wrapped up. same church every wednesday even when there is no holiday. >> still ahead, a slam dunk for a young designer. >> started off with a message. not one, not two . >> the bay area 6th grader who impressed lebron james with a winning message. >> loyal dog's life-saving actions. >> we're going to see if santa has left us a weather man. stay tuned. ,,

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as the leader of the cathol church. reporter alphonso hope francis has prayed for peace as the leader of the catholic church. reporter is in rome where people say they are taking that message to heart. >> reporter: catholics cheered as pope francis gave first message. >> dear brothers and sisters throughout the morning, merry christmas. >> called for an end to violence

around the world. >> help us to be peacemakers each day in our life, in our families, in our cities and nations in the whole world. >> andrew is a catholic. but he liked what pope francis had to say. >> his message is compassion and love and understanding. and those are principles that can be found in all major religions. >> they are putting the pope message into practice. >> volunteers with the community host a free christmas dinner for the elderly and homeless. he's been serving here since he was 14 years old. he's seen a big difference since pope francis became pontiff. >> and this is really one of the great treatment of the words of this pope. >> on this day, these volunteers are heeding his call to care for

others humbly. >> pope francis also prayed for refugees and victims of human trafficking and natural disasters and expressed hope between the palestinians and israelis. >> you can call him the king of designers. lebron james held a nationwide contest for kids to come up with a t-shirt. it was a san jose boy crowned the winner. >> down in the second. wade looking for the return. >> king james takes competition seriously. and not just when he's on the court. >> do you also know that i paint? >> the two time champ challenged kids to take their challenge to the canvas. in honor of the 4 time mvp. >> do you think you can do better? >> 11 year old 6th grader did just that. >> pretty exciting. >> or you can say he killed it.

labron announced the winner to his followers. >> the san jose student who loves art and basketball came up with design and sketched it in 45 minutes. >> really hard worker and has haters. this shirt shows everyone said he couldn't do it but now he's actually done it. >> he has pretty serious bragging rights. he beat out more than 1100 kids across the country. the shirt is on sale online for $30 and expected to hit bay area nike stores this week. >> i'm very proud of that. to think lebron james chose his design. it's a big deal and still say i'm thankful, i'm happy and stay grounded is a big deal. >> nike is giving his school about $3,000 worth of pe equipment. his family is getting all expenses paid trip to miami to watch lebron james in action sometime next spring. kpix 5. >> the family will not get any

of the profits from the t-shirt sales since it had to sign over rights to the design. the family says it's okay with that. just happy that raul won. >> time for weather. the middle of this dry spell. no sign of anything changing any time soon. i guess we simply have to be resigned to enjoying lovely weather. a lot of sunshine on tap for the bay. clear skies and temperatures in the 40s for the most part. san francisco the warm spot at 51. 40 in santa rosa . down to freezing tonight. a very dry chapped hands forecast. humidity is low. tomorrow numbers will recover. inland will be in the upper 60s and around the coast, 67. you are going to see everything bending around this dome of high pressure. and as long as that stays there, dry and mild conditions right

through the weekend with prospects for a lot of sun. selinas hits 82. that's a record for the date. and the warmest anywhere in northern california. sunny skies all through the week. end up 2013 as the driest calendar year ever for rain fall. goes back to 1849. he we've only picked up 5.6 inches since back on january #1e6789 shows nothing on the way. sunshine for the great valleys. 53 at lake tahoe. overnight lows 32 at santa rosa. and 32 at fairfield. san jose to 68. cupertino up to 70. it's a time of the year which we're shivering a little

bit. 67 at livermore. oakland at 68. and san francisco 65 . extended forecast, a lot of sunny side up. just a few clouds on saturday. no rain. and then sunday through wednesday right into the new year. dry and warm for the bay area. that is not good news. >> beautiful weather. we love the warmth and clear skies. we need that rain. >> not coming any time soon. sorry about that. >> thanks , brian. cross breeding big cats and the cute results. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

leonard so a colorado man says he is

grateful to his husky who probably saved his life. he was on a ski run when he took a horrible fall. he was stock in a ravine and couldn't move. his dog juno wouldn't leave his side until they heard people nearby. >> i looked at her and go go get him. she actually ran off and there was -- they had a dog with them. and she somehow or another brought the dog back to me. >> incredible dog. incredibly, one of those nearby skiers was a trauma surgeon. took five hours to get somers off the mountain. she stayed with her master and kept him warm. >> two of the toughest predators on earth. how is it they are so cute and cuddly? this trio of cubs born at an oklahoma zoo are the second of their kind in the world. result of generations of cross breeding. dad is a

lion. but mom is an liger. half mom, half tiger. that makes them ligers. . >> a whole lot of nba basketball set aside for christmas day. labron flying through the air against the lakers and fight the warriors. things got heated in this rivalry with the clippers. who got the win? find out in sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

together, it's almost aways it's official. the clippers and warriors do not like each other. these two teams, when they get together it's almost a physical one. warriors doing their

christmas dance. get pumped up before the big game. got chippy. a vicious elbow to blake griffin. got a technical. and green was ejected . now to the 4th. andrew and griffith get tangled up. another technical. which means he was thrown out of the game. it's crazy. watch this move. he goes into the lane. puts them up by two. and now it's chris paul and the other guard. this one's going in . watch this. no, it rolls right around and out. yes, your warriors get the win by count 105-103. the thunder mopping up the knicks. west brook had a triple double. okc hands the knicks a loss. the biggest blowout win for a road team in christmas day history. and lebron james, why doesn't this guy do the dunk contest. he was there earlier and he's out. one of as many highlights he can get the things down. the heat beat the lakers.

>> incredible. i can watch that clip of lebron james all day long. unbelievable. >> merry christmas. see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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