in afghanistan. for many it was third and fourth deployment. last time they saw their loved ones back in june. soldiers we talked to say the deployment was rewarding. it was to provide security at u.s. bases and train and mentor afghan police officers. >> kind of western -- it's not a western style country, we did as far as we could, how to interact with the population. >> the wear we police, the way we patrol, everything in general. i think we did help them but it's going to take some time. >> the soldiers plan to go back to the full time civilian jobs, as for military responsibilities which consist of one week and month and back home, they won't have to report to that until 90 days from now.

more arrivals will be going on this evening. >> some observers the withdrawal from iraq may benefit relations between the countries in the long run. they crossed the border in kuwait yesterday. the convoy included 500 soldiers and hundred vehicles. >> it's an elation. to see what we've accomplished in the last eight and a half years and be part of the last movement out of iraq, it's hard to put words to. >> as we've seen other countries friendships develop better if you're not too heavy a presence inside the country. >> one official called it a quote jubilant moment. with 4500 americans and more than 100,000 iraqis died during the war. >> the end of the war in iraq that is prompted a conversation on facebook page. one says better late than never.

>> larry says we hope we don't regret this move. chris says one wonderful christmas gift to their families. now, let's get out of afghanistan. go to facebook.com/in "abc 7 news." >> 200 workers are being fired this holiday season. >> it's because what immigrant advocates are being called a silent raid at pacific foundry. >> reporter: a seeming bowl of food should be a holiday celebration at st. mark's catholic church but this is show of immigrant workers that have been fired by pacific steel. >> kick can them to the curb just before christmas is really an act of hostility. >> among those who have been fired, he has been with the company for 21 years.

>> he says he is no longer eligible to work at the company. david has been with pacific steel for 12 years and has to weeks to get his documents in order, something he can't do. leaving the country is not an option. >> for us, it's practically impossible, it's impossible to go back to mexico. the situation is mexico is no good. >> he has three children who were born in the u.s. he says they are major reason why he will stay in the bay area. his 14-year-old daughter worries about having to leave. >> i've never been to mexico. i've only been there since i was baby but i have no memories whatsoever. >> a spokesperson for pacific steel says they followed all the rules when it comes to hiring workers, but these new audits pushed the company into a tough spot. >> we feel very sad for the employees that we had to terminate. it was not the company's choice to do that.

>> immigration custom enforcement payroll documents see in information matches social security numbers. about 200 employees were flagged and are being fired. >> immigration and custom enforcement told us they do not comment on specific audits, especially since they say there are no criminal charges or penalties brought here. they did tell us how how often they carry out this strategy of these raids. across the country, they have carried out more than 2500 and they have sought criminal charges against more than 200 employers and managers. a 55-year-old man is dead after a fire in his east oakland home. the fire broke out inside a home on 79th avenue and arthur street just after 7:30. it took ten minutes to put out fire. they found the body inside a room he rented from the landlord. three others managed to escape.

>> residents spent the day dealing with a soggy mess along a street in san pablo after a broken water main flooded their homes. they were repairing a sinkhole and five-foot water main ruptured and a wave of water got into homes. they hired special disaster cleanup teams and it forced the shutdown of a petroleum pipeline that flows from a nearby refinery. >> police say they have credible evidence that a members of the hells angel that is wanted for suspicion is in san jose tonight. 38-year-old steve ruiz a former resident of san jose was spotted there over the last two days. he is considered armed and dangerous. he is wanted in connection with the october murder of another hells angel during a uirnl service for the club president. >> the house top republican wants a mulligan. >> i believe that two months is

just kicking the can down the road. the american people are tired of that. frankly i'm tired of it. on the house side we've seen this action before. coming out of the senate, it's time to just stop, do our work and resolve the dishes and extend it for one year. >> the bill extends payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months. on monday the house could vote to ask the senate for formal bargaining in an effort to build a compromise. >> many lawmakers are hoping the payroll tax cut will help struggling americans. coming up at 6:30, we'll explore ways to further improve the economy. join us for solutions from the 99% hosted by dan ashley right after "abc 7 news" at 6:00. >> facebook takes on mark zuckerberg but it's not what you might think. >> and holiday display stirring up controversy at travis air force base. new solution to the problem.

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the u.s. and pakistan. >> facebook is threatening to sue mark zuckerberg. they have legally changed their name and he is using it to promote his own social networking company. facebook threatened to sue over the new company which sells fans to other facebook users which the company says violates facebook's terms of service. >> a holiday did i display stirring up controversy. tonight the problem and solution. >> what is in store as we head into the new workweek. leigh glaser has our forecast. >> and 49ers host pittsburgh on monday night football. raiders had a chance but couldn't make the plays when they needed cl0ú8t hey guys, what can i get for you?

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religious display at travis advice air force base is stirring up controversy. at tomduhane reports, it's put up despite objections. >> this will stay in place. along with this menorah put up by air base chaplain. >> i think it should stay.

>> the war is over. people want to see good things. >> the air force judge advocate's office decide they do not violent the u.s. constitution. >> i agree with them. national organization, military religious freedom foundation demanded the base remove other relocate the display. it endorses two religions and they say it exists to protect servicemen but after review the military now says the statues of joseph, mary and jesus will not be evicted. another group, military atheists will have their say as well tomorrow. they will post a sign next to the jesus display. raider nation and u.s.

marines helped a lot of kids today. they had donations for the toys for tots program outside the coliseum. some fans brought brand-new toys and others reached into their wallets and donated cash. they did shopping for underprivileged kids. >> the bad economy caught up with santa. nearly 3,000 kids for needy families did not receive gifts at the annual party at fairgrounds. i said 3,000 kids. >> community resources that help sponsor the event said donations were down and needs were up, up to 6,000 kids did receive presents. everyone got enjoy games, food and face painting. >> three people got their way to the record in the world record of bell ringing one test. here two are of the winners. they didn't stop ringing until

they hit the 60th hour mark. the other winner was in illinois san francisco's d stopped at 51 hours so he could attend his child's concert. >> i think if you were going to stop early that is pretty good reason. >> just in time for the fog to lift. we talked about that last night. late in the afternoon, things cleared nicely. high definition mount tam camera. you see the holiday lights of the embarcadero center in san francisco. here is a look at some of the highs for the day. only in the 50s in much of the bay area. 54 for fairfield and 53 in novato, san francisco, 52. you can see we have the low clouds and fog and wind shift, onshore direction. 55 in concord. 56 in livermore, morgan hill, 58 degrees. we'll look for the low clouds and fog to move back inland

overnight tonight. currently we have dipped into the 40s already with novato, 46. 44 in fairfield, 50 in redwood city as well as san jose. we're looking at mid 40s out towards the livermore valley area. low clouds and fog even from drizzle put that right near the coast. valley fog will be with us, as well. it is a spare the air night tonight. it will be spare-the-air day for monday and late monday night. more north-northeasterly winds but no rain. the clouds moving inland and fog with this, as well. not as cold as last night. generally 40s near the coast. 46 for san francisco. 47 san mateo. north bay locations, might be close to freezing. 35 for livermore. here is the setup for at least the next several days, high

pressure is with us the next several days but watch the low. start to move down the spine of the sierra counterclockwise spin. it will bring a wind component tomorrow so winds should pick up late tomorrow night and tuesday. that will scour a little bit of that valley fog out. if you are traveling tomorrow, fog advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. fresno, pretty foggy in the morning hours, and 58 degrees, palm springs, 56, 57 for san diego. here is a look at our numbers, 58 for san jose. numbers will come up few more degrees. campbell, 59. 58 for palo alto. mountain view, 57 degrees. san francisco tomorrow, 57, daly city 55. in the north bay, the fog should lift about midday, 57 for napa. hercules, 57.

59 for oakland, interior east bay, antioch and brentwood, mid-50s. we'll look for sunshine in watsonville tomorrow afternoon, 58 degrees. accu-weather seven-day forecast, it will dry as we head through the next five to seven days including christmas weekend. by the way, winter arrives wednesday night at 9:30. >> thanks a lot. >> i really thought it was going to be a good kick and raiders were going to win. >> there was a certain person there at the game. raiders have to learn how to finish the game. they were 98 yards away from winning and couldn't stop megatron. fourth and one, palm are overthrows. easy touchdown. raiders come away with nothing. michael bush hands it off to

murphy, on theverse, 7-0 raiders in the first. but lions can strike quality. to equal vin johnson, right on the money. 51 yards for megatron and we're tied at 7. they answer through the air, palmer to hayward, he breaks a tackle, 17-14 raiders at the half. fourth quarter. tommy kelly rips stafford, he scoops and scores. but you got finish. on a drive, started from their own 2, career high of 9 catches 214 yards for johnson and two touchdowns, this one puts detroit up. 43 seconds left. they had a shot. 65 yard field goal and blocked. they lose a hart breaker, 28-27 falling to 7-7. >> very frustrating.

i thought the guys played hard but obviously didn't play well enough. >> it was all set up for us to get it done but that is disappointing part. >> we didn't do it enough to get it done. we didn't get the big plays when we needed them. >> tom brady took care of denver. braid si to o cinch cinch. >> and brady accounts for three tds and beat the broncos. denver is a game ahead of the raiders in the a.f.c. west. >> upset of the day, rogers and the pack, chiefs had other ideas. to pack rally. rodgers a pedestrian, 235 yards and a td pass. he runs this one in. pack down 35. two minutes left. they go for the on-side kick. green bay's win streak is over,

fall to last place chiefs, 19-14 your final. >> perfect team lose colts hosting the titans. run in the backfield and he is gone. 80 yards, colts first win without peyton manning without jim harbaugh as the coach. >> now the steelers in the playoffs they might need resolution ben roethlisberger who has an ankle sprain. last time they met. my start in the n.f.l. both teams are 10-3 but they are coming off a loss to the cardinals. they have struggled in the red zone and given up 18 sacks in the last three games. monday night. >> i think it's one of the

n.f.l. biggest stage, brightest lights. football players in general, they like playing under lights. >> any time on monday night, it's one of those games are special, one of the games are special. >> niners really need a win. saints through three touchdowns. niners win over the steelers allowed them to keep their place over new orleans. i think it's going to be a low scoring affair. >> another disappointing weekend at the box office. just how bad is it. the

he is colorblind? >> it's in the middle. >> sherlock holmes facing the worst enemy. declining crowds. it dipped to the lowest level. sherlock holmes a game of shadows debuted on top with $40 million weekend. that is off 36% from the first installment $62 million opening

two years ago. >> alvin chipmunks followed by mission impossible and new year's eve and the sitter is the weekend's top five. >> that will do it for us for "abc 7 news." >> shu and leigh, thanks for joining us. we'll see you tonight another 11:00. good night everyone.