in the air? >> reporter: they are sniffing out bargains. finding parking is tough. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: consumers are opening their wallets and spending big. with the procrastinators getting some of the best deals. >> you see what the kids want. they always gravitate to certain things. >> toys, electronics and flat screen tvs are at the top of the list. everything kw"frozen" is hot. shoppers appear to be looking for deals and shedding some of their anxiety about spending. >> i love -- i know i can get the last price, sale. >> reporter: one reason, gas prices have fallen. for 88 straight days. according to aaa, that's the longest consecutive decline on record, money for americans to spend.

>> in the wake of the recession, people have been paying down, off credit cards. the gas price helps people looking forward to say, i'm going to be able to have enough money to pay down this credit card usage i'm doing over this holiday. >> the economy is up. money is down this year, but since i found a lot of sales, i can save more at the last minute. >> reporter: a leader in measuring the digital world said there has been a 15% increase in spending over last year. to think, we still haven't unwrapped gift cards. nick smith, abc 7 news. it's proving to be a good season for wall street. trading ended up today. traders were encouraged by the latest positive news on the economy. the dow closed up six points. the nasdaq gained eight. the s&p 500 was flat at 2,081. markets will reopen friday.

foggy and soggy out there for a time. you can see how quickly the clouds rolled through covering san francisco. then came the rain. hold on to the umbrellas. and the wind, most areas saw brief showers with strong, gusty wind like here where we took these pictures. san francisco got a quick misting as well. here is what it looked like from our roof-top camera. gray skies. can we expect more rain? let's get the latest from our meteorologist. >> we're going from windy and rainy to just windy and chilly. cooler air is setting in across the bay area thanks to the cold front that moved through. a quiet picture. the rain is all but out of here. a few hours of light rain and the cold front has made its presence known. rainfall less than a tenth of an inch around the region. the highest amount in san francisco with seven tenths.

look at what we're looking at right now in terms of wind speed. the front has picked up the wind. gusts, 29 miles an hour, san jose has a gust of 25 miles per hour. the winds are all out of the north bringing the winds of change and the cooler air. our 24-hour change in temperature, some areas double-digit drop from this time yesterday. the cold air is sticking around. the coldest nights ahead we have seen all season. we will detail that with the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. once the rain passed, he would captured this shot of the blue skies. gorgeous. as the rain and wind moved out, a tree came down in san francisco. take a look. an hour and a half ago, the tree fell at sanchez and market street blocking the sidewalk. it missed a car by inches. no one was hurt. happening now in san jose,

police are investigating the discovery of a body near an outdoor stairwell. this is downtown near the sap center. there are no details on whether the body is that of a male or female or if any foul play is suspected. of course, police have a lot of questions. in san francisco, dozens of demonstrators blocked access to highway 101 this morning. they were protesting a shooting of unarmed black men in ferguson, missouri and new york city. this was the first action organized by the bay area's lgbtq community. >> i feel like transgender queer people are experiencing a lot of fear and anxiety because if black men's lives don't matter, we question, do our lives matter? this event was peaceful. the heads of the san francisco, oakland and san jose police unions are worried some of the other recent bay area protests

are putting officers at risk. they are calling on protesters to engage in constructive dialogue with police. an angry faceout with police in missouri. police released video of the scene. look at the video. police say it proves the shooting was justified. that's coming up at 6:30. the movie that led to sony being hacked is now out. "the interview" is on line. it will open in theaters nationwide tomorrow. after all the con electroversy, it is expected to do well. like they say, no such thing as bad publicity. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. even though this isn't the big hollywood release that sony wanted, it's something. people can watch online. streaming began today. people can see the movie at some bay area theaters tomorrow,

inclu. most of the people agree, whether or not you actually want to see the movie, the important thing is you now have the choice. >> hello, north korea! >> the movie that a week ago looked like it might never see the light of day is now on computer screens and will be shown at around 300 theaters across the country. including the elmwood in berkeley where high demand led to additional show times. >> i have people calling to say they want to see the movie but to thank us for playing it. >> reporter: the comedy quickly snowballed into a controversial film after sony was hacked and the fbi linked threats of retaliation to north korea. today, google play, xbox and youtube made it available online to stream. google released a statement. part of it says, we could not sit on the sidelines and allow a handful of people to determine

the limits of free speech. a professor of public policy at uc berkeley says showing the film on a digital platform is exactly what needed to happen. >> a response has to be something that leads the perpetrator worse off than they were before they started making threats. >> reporter: not everybody is happy about the release. a woman handed out flyers outside the elmwood calling it racist. >> i don't think that we would have made a film like this showing the head england being assassinated. >> reporter: sony's decision to cancel it drew criticism, including from president obama who called that move a mistake. but now he says he is glad it is being released. deputies arrested a man accused of sneaking into a woman's apartment and trying to rape her. investigators say it happened just after 3:00 this morning at an apartment building on 4th avenue and middlefield road.

the woman says she was able to chase the man out of her apartment. investigators say it's isolated and the suspect has a connection with another resident of the apartment. a lawsuit has been filed again safe way after an elderly woman died after eating carmel apples. they have been tied to a listeria outbreak. >> reporter: those carmel apples purchased here have been removed from the shelves by safeway. a federal investigation is under way. for the family of the woman who has died, they hope that a lawsuit they filed will help to pin down exactly what happened and prevent additional deaths. it was a mystery to 81-year-old shirley's doctors, how did she succumb to a listeria bacteria infection. she had been an active, health

jy woman. then her son heard about listeria cased. >> i had never heard of it until my mom's death. i called my brother and said, that's unusual. there's this outbreak of listeria and carmel apples. he said, oh, my gosh, mom brought carmel apples to the kids. >> reporter: she purchased them at this safeway store near her home. while safeway pulled them from sale, there's a lingering concern because others in the family also ate them. >> had the grandchildren eating the apples? >> yes, they have. >> reporter: have they had symptoms? >> not that we can see. i guess a healthy person isn't necessarily as susceptible. but we're keeping our eye on them. >> reporter: a wrongful death suit has been filed against safeway by an attorney who specializes in food-borne illness cases. >> it becoming backtracking and trying to connect the dots as to where this came from and see that it doesn't happen again.

>> reporter: safeway said it can't comment but said the product was supplied to us by a third party and we are looking into the matter further. an attorney says listeria should not be present in carmel apples. >> whether or not testing was performed on the products, it clearly didn't work or maybe it was not done at all. normally what you see in a listeria outbreak is you see some problem in the manufacturing. >> reporter: the cdc is investigating and is recommended consumers not to eat commercially made pre-packaged carmel apples until it can pinpoint the source. you can learn a lot about a community from its trash. coming up, the great garbage experiment. you will hear from a man who hopes it can help save the world. christmas coming early for those who love snow in tahoe. a live report on conditions there. later, a wild police shootout in northern california captured on an officer's dashboard camera. how this dangerous encounter

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the backup on the road is legendary. but those living nearby have had enough. the road has needed repairs for years. things have been made worse by the recent storms. >> reporter: along with the blessing there comes a curse. >> it's a little frustrating. >> beautiful to get away from the city and be in nature.

>> reporter: it's nature, redwood trees and cars, lots of cars. here is video shot by a viewer last weekend on franks valley road. even the national park service agrees that the area's popularity has led to a congestion problem. >> we really feel like we are too crowded. >> reporter: especially for local residents. >> they get almost a million tourists a year. there's a couple hundred of us. it's a little overwhelming. >> reporter: now more so since a landslide closed highway 1, leaving franks valley road as the only other viable way in. and it has issues. this section has washed away to just one lane leaving the fire chief to wonder why the county has left it this way for ten years. >> very frustrating for this road to have been like this for such a long time. and especially at a crunch time when highway 1 is out and this is our only way over the hill.

>> reporter: today the county said it's aware of the problem, has asked the sheriff for more parking enforcement. but the chief wants more. congestion is a tragedy waiting to happen, he especially if emergency crews cannot get through. >> the concern for me is that fire department response from the county will take 45 minutes at best, probably an hour to reach. >> reporter: by then? >> if it's a heart attack, it will be too late. >> reporter: and just as deadly even if it happens in this paradise. a man from oakland started a movement that keeps growing. it's all about cleaning up the planet one photograph at a time. >> reporter: amid the water and greenery, jeff sees something else. >> i see everything from little bits of glass to stray candy

wrappers. >> reporter: it was in these woods he noticed the problem. >> my daughter noticed there was cat litter in the creek. she said, daddy, that doesn't go there. >> reporter: the trash was a problem. but the bigger problem was he hadn't noticed it. >> the litter has literally blended into the background of our lives. >> reporter: jeff became fascinated with litter. >> an ice tea can. that has probably been there for 20 years. >> reporter: he started taking pictures of it posting it on instagram. >> we crossed over 90,000 pieces of litter. right now they are averaging 1,500 a peek. find litter, photograph it with instagram, add the hash tag and throw out and recycle the litter. >> reporter: it's doing more than just cleaning up the planet. they are gathering data, creating a litter profile.

>> five of the most common items we will see. a juice pouch, starbucks and styrofoam. >> reporter: every photo is tagged with the location. they know near a school, this straw wrapper was number one. cast ti the cafeteria changed the straws and the problem went away. it can inspire. the photos are collected on the website and also in an art exhibit that's touring the bay area. tahoe resorts are looking forward to a white christmas. the storm is expected to bring fresh snow to the sierra. here is a look at heavenly reso resort. the heaviest snow will move in right about now with five to ten inches on mountain passes and up to three on the valley floors by

tomorrow morning. change required on 80. here are more on the conditions up there. happy holidays. >> reporter: hi. happy holidays. it's going to be a white christmas. it is a white christmas eve. we are along i-80 before the conditions are slow moving right now. that's because it's icy. we are 44 miles, 45 miles from south lake tahoe. it's icy out here. you can hear the chains of passing cars and such. in the air you can see the snow is definitely picking up. very icy. in my hand, a lot of the ice that has picked up in the short time that we have been here. let's go to video of the scene in the sierra when we got here. we want to show you pictures. as we were heading up, of course, on the side of the road and the hills, lots of snow. a lot of it from past storms. we are seeing more snow coming right now.

late this afternoon as we drove up to the sierra, heavy rain followed by strong hail and sleet and ice pelting our windshield. that made conditions more dangerous for families and people heading up this way. there have been a number of spinouts along i-80. when we got here, it didn't take long for an accident to back up traff traffic. take it slow. there are chain conditions in effec effect. back here live now, of course, lots of people eager to have a white christmas. they are coming up this way hoping to hit the slopes, hoping to play in the snow. be careful and take it slow. that's the latest. >> thanks a lot. it's starting to come down up there this year. we need more for the snow pack. >> a couple inches up there. we will not see the snow. just cold. >> the worst part. >> it's going to feel like winter.

temperatures back into the 50s where we should be during the afternoon hours. we will show you, we were tracking rain through midday. that's all out of here thanks to a cold front. it was a cold storm, meaning we are seeing snow? t in the sierra. light snow showers are still falling. we still have a winter storm -- winter weather advisory in effect until 8:00 p.m. from three to six inches of snow above 4,000 feet. the wind is picking up. that could blow snow around creating poor visibility and travel delays. chain requires are on affect, especially on i-80. live look outside. quieter scene showing you not a cloud in the sky. the stars are out. it's going to get cool tonight. t the forecast calls for a colder christmas day. some of the coldest air all season. it's very dry.

the storm door is closed for the time being. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 53 in san francisco. 52 in san jose. napa at 51. here comes the cold front. brought light rain now snow to the sierra. behind it, high pressure is building in. a wind out of the north. that's a cool breeze for us. that high pressure, it's not going anywhere. that's why we are calling for a dry pattern into the new year. the wind picking up. wind gusts, 50 miles per hour, san francisco, 31, oakland, 37 miles per hour. by the afternoon on thursday, look at this. winds dieing down to about less than 20 miles per hour. this cool air will bring cold mornings. morning lows, in santa rosa, saturday morning, dropping near freezing. it looks like we will see patchy frost, especially in our north bays.

overnight tonight, temperatures in the 30s. 35 santa rosa. 40 in san jose under clear skies. christmas day, breezy but bright out there and seasonable temperatures. 59 in oakland. 57 in san jose. the seven-day forecast calls for a bright christmas. chilly friday. a frosty start saturday with temperatures in the 30s in some spots. sunny sunday. this pattern is not breaking down any time soon. monday, tuesday, wednesday, temperatures there the 50s and sunshine in full affect. >> no rain? >> no. >> i'm already cold. >> i'm advising you early. >> thank you. such a nice guy. here is something to brighten up your holiday. this is not your average christmas light display. it started here in the bay area. >> where you can check the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen

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live look right now at the last-minute toy drive near union sca square. time left to donate. the gifts will be brought tomorrow morning to community centers in the western addition.

earlier we were there with santa to drop off toys for kids in san francisco's bayview district. more than 100 grateful kids received gifts. >> we invite to you give where you live this season. abc 7's parent company disney has donated to toys for tots to help children have a brighter holiday. find out how to help through a link on our website. a global winter wonder land has come to our state's capital this christmas. more than 70 light structures celebrating iconic landmarks from around the world cover 17 acres of sacramento. the event started in santa clara in 2011. the founder wanted to use the holidays to celebrate and explore world cultures. >> it's a good winter event because we have trees. we have santa as well. it was also to be able to have these giant monuments to

showcase what people know about the world. >> steel structures like the eiffel tower, the taj mahal and golden gate bridge are lit with lights and wrapped using 200,000 feet of silk. it will be open every night through january 4th. >> that's worth checking out. >> it looks great. a fatal shooting involving a police officer in missouri. it led to protests. leaders say this case is much different than what happened in ferguson. police say they have video to prove that. we will have a look at it for you. there will be this divide in the neighborhood. >> meet a woman who is working on a way to bridge that divide. she's going big to help those who need it the most. slow going for holiday travellers. and one airport that got hit hard today with delays. if you get a new smart phone or tablet, we have a gift for you. the abc 7 news app. it's free on apple's app store or

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controversy in mow. a white police officer shot and killed a young black man in berkeley, missouri, a town just two miles away from ferguson. >> police say this video proves the shooting of a 19-year-old man was justified. officers say martin pointed a gun at the officer after being stopped for questioning about a theft at a convenience store. >> a lawyer for the officer says his client had no choice but to fire. the dynamics in this case are different than those in the death of michael brown. >> reporter: in a region of the country on edge, protests erupt again. this after antonio martin, an 18-year-old black teenager, is shot and killed by a white police officer in berkeley, missouri. just two miles from ferguson. video captured the event in the gas station parking lot. berkeley's mayor says it shows the young man pointing a gun at the officer before the officer stumbles and then fires at him.

>> we had a policeman responding to a call, protecting the residents of the city. >> reporter: the officer was responding to a report of theft. the mayor said despite being nearby and another officer involved shooting of a black teen, berkeley is not ferguson. >> the mayor is black. city manager is black. the finance directioner is black. the police chief is black. that's why i believe that we are different from the city of ferguson. >> reporter: in the moments after the shooting, clashes between protesters and police. and victim's mother demands answers. >> they won't tell me nothing. his girlfriend told me that the police was messing with him. >> reporter: the police chief believes his officer only had one option. >> bad choices were made. it didn't have to end with him approaching the officer with an arm extended and a pistol in his

hand. >> reporter: the mayor is promising a full investigation. newly released video shows a car chase and shootout between a suspect and a police officer. last month, the officer responded to a 911 call about a former prisoner out on parole waiving his gun at a home. watch as a man police say is the man gets out of his car and fires multiple rounds at the officer who fires back. officer webb's dash cam recorded the exchange. see the shooter get into his car and taking off. the officer was shot in the hip but still gave chase. >> he dictated the events that took place that night. it was his intention to hurt, kill law enforcement or anybody else that would get in his way that night. >> police say he drove a three-mile loop before coming back to the main street.

police shot and killed him after they say he again fired multiple rounds at officers. overseas. a pilot from juror dordan is be held by extremists. he went down while conducting air strikes. the family is pleading with the militants to release him. it's the first time since a u.s.-led coalition began air strikes that a pilot has been captured. isis claims heat-seeking missiles brown the jet. u.s. officials say there's no evidence the plane was shot down. they don't believe isis has the capability to do that. jordan is one of the nations taking part in the u.s.-led coalition. christmas eve is shaping up to be windy and wet across the country. that's slowing down travellers. more than 200 flights have been canceled today, according to flight tracking service flight aware. nearly half the cancellations are at chicago. a storm that forecasters fear e

could bring several inches of snow could go east. the heaviest snow is possible in northwest indiana and southwest michigan. the weather delayed flights at san francisco international. at least 119 flights were delayed earlier today by an average of about 40 minutes. right now, there are no major delays. tsa lines in terminal three were crowded this morning. most flight delays were for regional jets going on short tips. san jose's airport reports a few minor delays, about 15 minutes. oakland officials report no weather-related issues. a major road is closed because of a fallen tree. lucas valley road is blocked. high winds brought down this tree about 2:45 this afternoon. it took power lines with it. the tree is blocking the entire road. county officials say it could open by midnight at the earlier, tomorrow morning at the latest.

>> this is the primary road. a san francisco program that has served homeless teens for more than a decade now finds itself homeless and has started a campaign to raise millions to buy a new building. carolyn tyler has the story. >> reporter: the homeless youth alliance is out on the streets, like the people they have been serving the last 12 years. the non-profit lost the lease on its center in san francisco. no more shower, bathroom or kitchen. it still offers clothing, food, medical and mental healthcare. >> if it wasn't for these people, you know, it would be harder out here. >> reporter: mary is the founder, homeless when she was a teenager. >> this is not the way to operate a public health service to young people in the year 2014. it's not acceptable.

>> reporter: she tried 34 times to rent a space. a generous neighbor is allowing the staff to use the family's dining room as an office and the garage as storage. >> they lost their space. we had space. >> reporter: now she has started a campaign called go big or stay homeless, hoping to raise $5 million to buy a building to replace the center that was more than brick and mortar. >> that building gave everybody that lives out here a place to feel like they were normal again. >> reporter: last year, the city's annual homeless count for the first time looked at homeless youth ages 16 to 24. they counted 914. this is the city's homeless liaison. >> this is not some romantic version of being homeless in san francisco. these are kids that really have grown up around a lot of violence, around a lot of drug addiction and they are

struggling to find a path that's more stable and secure. >> reporter: he says it's a disservice to the city for her to be homeless. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. making progress against a deadly decease. pioneering research here in the bay area put into action. >> the effort to

former president george h.w. bush is spending christmas eve under observation in a hospital in houston. he was taken to the hospital yesterday after experiencing shortness of breath. he has had health problems since the early '90s, including irregular heart beat and a thyroid condition. they say all is well but there was no news to report today. a technology developed here in the bay area could be saving millions of lives in africa. it's a process for making a drug that can treat and cure malaria which we first profiled in 2011. the promise is becoming a reality. >> reporter: for millions of people in africa, protecting

themselves from the mosquitos that carry malaria is a constant battle. but now help is arriving in the form of a drug that can treat the disease quickly and inexpensively. the drug is produced process from the worm wood plant. they modify yeast to produce the same drug in huge brewery-like tanks. >> rather than spitting out alcohol as it normally does, it spits out this drug. >> reporter: to ship the drug, they licensed the technology to a french-based company. after years, the combpany first announced the first

it was targeted to some of the highest areas of death rate of malaria. children make up a high percentage of the victims. it isn't to replace the version of the drug but to use this version to stabilize supplies. >> what happens with this drug when it's grown in the plant is that farmers first found out that it was valuable. so they planted a lot. and the price went through the floor. they could no longer make a profit. so they quit planting it. a few years later, there was not enough to go around. >> reporter: he says this synthetic product can be produced in a mat ter of weeks for about $2 a dose. he believes a supply of both versions will now make it affordable to clinics and governments across africa. saving an untold number of lives.

>> the yeast process could potentially be explored again if a drug being tested against the ebola virus proves effective. it's grown in tobacco plants and is also in limited supply. he knows if we have been bad or good. mom? dad? big uncle wayne?nut. hot chocolate. green tea. uh, decaf, cuz. wow. i'm dying for an herbal tea. the all new keurig 2.0.

children around the world are waiting for santa to arrive. you can keep track of his path. norad is following every move santa makes tonight so your family can follow along as well. military members and volunteers are handling the phone lines providing up to the minute updates to track santa from the comfort of your home, find the link at our website. we are tracking him here as well. >> yes. the meteorologist has been all over that. seems like you have a direct line. >> it's live doppler 7. it not only tracks rain.

it tracks santa as well. let's get an update. santa has been around the world for much of the day. currently, he is in south america in brazil delivering presents. it looks like he will turn to the north and head to north america. we are on our way to getting presents. santa still in south america. christmas day forecast, it's looking great around california. no weather worries. breezy out there, but we expect sunshine. 30 in tahoe, 63 in l.a. closer to the bay area, seasonably cool. it will be breezy with the north wind. 59 in oakland. 58 in napa, 57 in san jose. the seven-day forecast calls for a bright christmas, cool on friday with the winds. it will be a frosty start saturday morning with temperatures in some spots in the 30s. the dry and sunny pattern continues all the way through midweek next week for new year's. >> you will call as soon as santa gets to my house?

>> i know you want your motorcycle. >> you meant motorcycle? >> no. it's a bike. i'm not that dangerous. >> you know who is? >> rick. >> a big finish to a bowl game. >> of all places, it happened in the bahamas. >> i wish i was there. >> good idea. >> western kentucky versus central michigan in a bowl game does not sound like must see tv. the only thing missing was j

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we weren't planning to lead our sports cast with the first ever bahamas bowl, but it featured one of the craziest plays in college football history. western kentucky appeared to be headed for anticipa easy win. after three-quarters, they led 49-14. they would rally for 34 unanswered points. the lead was cut to seven.

with one second left, central michigan looking for a miracle. a hail mary, who makes the catch. he laterals who gets it to another player who laterals to another man and he will, believe this, get in for the touchdown. instead of kicking the extra point, they decide to go for the win. incomplete. western kentucky hangs on for a 49-48 victory. the school's first bowl win. after the game, all the talk was about that crazy play. >> i saw a very good catch, a lot of laterals. they scored the touchdown. the chances of that happening, as you know, i think the last was the stanford one that everyone knows about. and this may have been better other than the band wasn't on the field. they did a great job of executing. the players never gave up.

a tremendous effort by them to find a way to make the play with one second on the clock. >> for the first time, the national championship will be decided by a playoff on new year's day. that will be at 2:00. at 5:30, alabama plays ohio state in the sugar bowl. the two winners will play for the national title january 12th on espn. it could be the last game for jim harbaugh and several players. crabtree has not been the same since tearing his achilles. today he was asked about list future with the team. >> i feel like the sky is the limit for me. i'm taking one day at a time. i can't wait to see what's next. next chapter in my career. you know? i'm going to go hard every day. i'm going to go hard every year.

try to get better, try to maximize my talent. >> the raiders wrap up their season on sunday at denver. despite being 3-12, they appear to have turned a corner thanks to the play of the quarterback. he started every game this season and leads all rookies in completions, passing yards and touchdowns. >> i feel like i haven't been a rookie in a long time. they told me i guess i had one or two games, but now it's time to go. they treat me like a rookie every now and then. i think the rookie thing, that was thrown out the door. we had to be thrown into the play. john scott has been suspended for four games for punching and knocking out another man. it happened monday night. he was banned two games in october for coming on to the ice to fight. it will cost him more than

$34,000. this sports report has been brought to you by orchard supply hardware. mr. scott got himself scratched off santa's list. >> a degri agree. >> i'm angry we didn't get the be bahama report. if you are waiting for u.p.s. or fedex, don't hold your breath. what they did this week, it left some people empty-handed. the local community that is building a tunnel under a highway for animals. that's tonight on abc 7 news. "the middle" and "the goldbergs" and "blackish" and then abc 7 news at 11:00. all programming is available on your smart phone, tablet or computer. we appreciate you watching us tonight. that's this edition of abc 7 news. our coverage of breaking news

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this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- an attorney from sacramento, california... ...an educator from orem, utah... ...and our returning champion, a rabbinical student originally from sharon, massachusetts... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! hey, johnny. thank you, all. 'twas the night before christmas, not too late to do some more christmas shopping. you still have a bit of time. brian and becca, welcome aboard. and nice to have you back with us, avishai. good luck to all three as we go into the "jeopardy!" round,

which has one daily double in one of these categories today -- it's not about me. those three letters in that order coming up in each correct response. and finally... turtles, some familiar and some lesser-known creatures, whose shells don't always protect them in a changing environment. alex: and, avishai, you get to go first. let's start with alexander the great for $200. brian. what is macedonia? that's it. let's do alexander the great for $400, please. becca. what are elephants? right. alexander the great for $600, please.