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>> another storm is moving

into the bay area from the north tonight. >> and this one is expected to bring much more than rain. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. looking at the golden gate bridge it is mostly dry at this moment, but it will be slick with rain when tomorrow's holiday commute begins. >> drivers will see rain a few hours after the north bay. >> and tomorrow a bay area rarity as some peaks could see a little dusting of snow. >> drew is in for sandhya and has live doppler 7hd. >> it will bring in much cooler air that will drop snow levels for thursday. we will press you to the street level working through san francisco and south san francisco at this hour. the main event is still to the north around eureka, and the rain is moving our way for christmas eve. it is a two on our impact scale. a quarter to half an inch of rain, but the wind is gusting

to 45 miles per hour. the snow level drops to about 2,000 feet. tomorrow morning, light showers generally in the north bay and then we can see the line get its act together. the full accu-weather forecast coming up. this is ocean beach where the water pushed to the parking lot. the tide is expected to disrupt travel tomorrow morning. the peak will be seven feet between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. >> and the tides are notorious for flooding. they are selling and placing until sandbags are around the store to protect it.

>> we can hope for the best in the morning. that's all you can do. they are also prone to flooding during the tides. >> if you are watching us right now perhaps you are not one of those who has christmas shopping to do. they found a place for me to go to finish my list. with time running out fast the retailers and shoppers are in the frantic final hours. cornell bernard is live. >> yes, dan. holiday shoppers are sharing a common bond. they are looking for late night deals and they are finding them most of the evening at toys r us which will stay open for the next 24 hours. in hopes of attractioning the last-minute shoppers. >> it is beginning to look a lot like christmas everywhere you drive. traffic is not so jolly if you were heading to the mall. caitlin saw the weather report

and knew she had to finish shopping before the next storm moves in. >> i went to the gym and then realized i had to run out. >> toys r us is pulling a holiday all nighter and staying open until 9:00 p.m. on christmas eve. >> by them closing it helps me a lot. >> there is no time for christmas shopping. she did score some last minute deals. >> i caught this scooter in the store pho 1:30 and they gave it for me $100 on-line. cindy did most of her shopping on-line, but they found the land of deep discounts at the village of corta-madera. the retailers are making a last minute push. >> maybe i should wait until last minute. some of the deals are better than the on-line deals. >> mosier got the storm trooper collectible and it

wasn't on sale. >> they are hard to find, aren't they? >> they would be. >> by christmas eve they may be storm trooping through the mall and the rain. >> most toys r us stores will be open 24 hours nationwide. take a look at the parking lot. it is still pretty crowded here in san rafael. i just saw one person pull up in a taxi. not sure if the meter will be running when they are inside. kohl's has the same idea open 24 hours until christmas eve. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> it is a jungle out there. >> >> you can track the holiday forecast. download it for free at abc7news.com/apps and be sure to enable the push alerts. >> a mountain lion had to be put down after a vehicle struck it in the santa cruz mountains. it happened on highway 17 south of los gatos. abc7 news took refuge in the

center divide. a chp of icer stayed with the mountain lion until fish and wildlife arrived. they said it was necessary to put the cat down. >> the richmond man accused of making death threats against members of a mosque. the 55-year-old pleaded not guilty to one felony count of making criminal threats with a hate crime enhancement. on sunday police found a home -- a homemade pipe bomb. they said he could have plans to harm the community's muslims. he could face seven years in prison if convicted. >> police are trying to find a man who stole three cars including a police cruiser. officers found the man in a parked stolen van on south main street this morning. as they walked up to the van they say he somehow sneaked out and stole the running police car. he drove south to old oakland road in san jose and that's where police say he abandoned the squad car and forced the woman out of the suv and stole it. it is a 1997 silver toyota

rav4 with a gray rear bumper. it is missing the front license plate and it says santa cruz on it. >> some airline passengers are waiting until tomorrow to get back on a plane after a tense emergency landing in oakland of the sky 7hd was over the airport as flight 2547 landed safely this morning after a problem with the landing gear. the pilot on the oakland to chicago flight discovered the problem after takeoff and made the decision to turn around. the plane circled the central valley for nearly four hours to burn off fuel before making that landing. the whole thing made passengers very nervous. >> oh i thought i was going to die. people were really scared. >> southwest worked with passengers to get them back on the plane. earlier today some decided let's wait until tomorrow to fly again. two firefighters were shocked by a rooftop solar panel today sending one of them to the hospital.

they were battling flames in san francisco's bay view district when it happened. residents there say they started a fire in the fireplace and somehow the flames spread from the k4eu78 knee to the roof and attic. flame spread from the roof and attic. >> they would like to stop betting sites. fan dual and draft kings are taking advantage of pome who are likely to lose their money. he is asking the attorney general to shut them down until the state can provide proper oversight and consumer protection. there is a court fight in new york right now to ban them. >> a well known bay area athlete is jumping into the gun debate. >> i have a voice and i want to share it and stop gun violence in its entirety. >> steph curry speaks out against gun violence in an ad that will air on christmas day. it was started by new york mayor michael bloomburg.

curry says he is especially concerned as the father of two girls. meantime steph made dreams come true for 10 young fans across the country. the kids have life-threatening medical conditions and are requesting to meet curry through the make a wish foundation. some kids came from texas to be live at oracle. it was a very special night for these children. >> hi, dan and ama. steph curry has always emphasized the importance of being humble. today he was humbled by 10 boys fighting a life-threatening disease and whose only wish was to meet him. >> i cooperate believe it. -- i couldn't believe it. i thought i was dreaming. >> he is sitting courtside wearing his steph curry shoes and watching his hero, steph curry, warm up for a home game. earlier they found something in common. >> that's where i grew up. we come from the same state.

>> it has been a dream come true from 10 make a wish recipients from around the country. their biggest wish was to meet the most available player in the nba. >> he is an awesome basketball player. he is a great role model. i love everything he does. >> he admires curry for overcoming his early career obstacles and his never give up attitude. >> a full year of chemotherapy and half a year of radiation. it was really hard, but i look up to him. how he went through his obstacles i went through mine. >> edgar has been fighting a rare form of fast-growing cancer and dimonte is fighting hodge kins lymphoma. >> trying to get like him and make the basketball team at school. >> the visits were relatively short, but a moment that will last a lifetime. alan wang, abc7 news. >> just awesome.

now on christmas day they will take on the cavaliers. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. still to come at 11:00, recent travelers may want to double check their credit after a warning from one of the world's biggest hotel chains. >> and registered drones gives you an idea how crowded the skies could get. >> and they're reunited, and yes it feels so good. it is

guests who have stayed there to check payment records for unauthorized carnlgs. the corp -- charges. they found malware so some of the computer systems that process payments. they have been working with experts to resolve the issue and didn't specify when it happened or how many people may be affected. >> here is an eye opener. more than 45,000 drones have been registered with the f.a.a. since monday. that's when the government went live with its mandatory on-line registration. the drones weighing up to 56 pounds must be registered before they can legally fly. any bought after december 21st, must be registered

immediately and before that until february 19th. >> christmas is a time for homecomings. when it happened this morning it was a little different. it wasn't a person who came home, but a very controversial and beloved duck. >> a duck goes quack and shutters go clack, clack, clack. >> i really had a feeling we would. >> she began life as a hatchling rescued from bellow garden. they came to love her and especially the cook who was her caretaker. >> she is not gonna survive. >> the trouble began when juanita lead to an extended stay in san rafael. it could not send juanita home because federal law does not allow wild birds to gm pets. >> this is very challenging.

wild care ended up in a position where it looked like we were trying to hold on to the duck. and that was never the case. >> it wasn't pretty especially when they mounted a campaign to save juanita. >> i don't know why we can't have her back. >> today it did. after months of paperwork and unspecified dollars she returned accompanied by a mad paparazzi paparazzi-style dash. she is not a pet anymore. she is a killed educational animal -- she is a wild educational animal. >> if a duck wants a lap? >> she can have a lap. >> it is nice to see you. >> there it is, a happy ending and a positive spin on the concept of having a duck for christmas. wayne freedman, abc7 news.

>> all's well that ends well. >> let's turn to our weather as we approach christmas eve. >> more rain this evening. drew is tracking it for us. >> dan and ama, we are tracking scattered showers and gusty winds for your christmas eve. live doppler 7hd. we have partly to mostly cloudy skies. moving its way into burlingame and light mist into alameda as well. this is the same set up for tonight. the showers will hold off until tomorrow morning. here is our next storm moving through eureka and this will sink to the south for your thursday. we do have a winter storm warning in affect for men do seen know county where above 3,000 feet they could see three to six inches of snow. a winter weather advisory is in affect where we will see wintry precipitation. on a storm impact scale this will be a two. it is a moderate storm. it brings a quarter to a half an inch of rain, and it brings gusty winds to 45 miles per hour and cool air as well dropping the snow level to 2,000 feet. early tomorrow morning at 4:00

in the morning likely tracking the assisteddest of the showers in the north bay. it looks like a line will gather energy by 5:00, 6:00 and work its way through the bay area. by 7:00 it is approaching the south bay and i think this is the time where we could see some gusty winds with our next storm. we are tracking scattered showers and then we get a cool push of air in the afternoon and evening and that's when it is possible that above 2,000 feet as the cold air rushes in. otherwise the storm will exit and by christmas day we are bright and breezy. in terms of rainfall about a quarter to as much as half of an inch of moisture moving through. this rain comes with the wind. our future tracker wind gust shows you by 6:00 in the morning the winds in san francisco are gusting to 36 miles per hour. 31 at half moon bay. it stays rather breezy through the entirety of your thursday with the cool north wind keeping us in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. we are seeing more snow in the

sierra. winter storm warning tomorrow morning. above 4500 feet one to two feet of new snow. 20 inches in donner. 20 in tahoe city. and 14 inches of fresh powder by friday morning. overnight tonight we will see the scattered showers increase. after midnight it is upper 30s to upper 40s. and then for christmas eve it will be cool in the lower 50s. scatter ited showers through -- scattered showers throughout the day. snow level between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. christmas eve certainly will have scattered showers and a 2 on the storm impact scale. it is out of here for christmas day. it is chilly and introducing frosty mornings on saturday and sunday. then our next chance of rain on saturday and sunday. if you are up early you will see the rain showers and the gusty winds will come through. >> thank you, drew. >> i will sleep right through.

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mocking two burglars. they posted the surveillance video on youtube and added music and captions. they said things like guys frantically search for tacos. maybe there are taco in the register. maybe mom wants a taco too. they released released a video to get the public's attention. for now the burglars remain on the run. when they are finally caught and they are facing charges they will be embarrassed. >> i think so. well, let's turn our attention to sports now. >> larry beil is here. >> we are waiting for christmas day. steph versus lebron. tonight the jazz were in town. steph dropped holiday

good evening while we all await the epic showdown of chef phon and -- stephan and lebron. they are looking forward to lebron. the emphasis is defense. they held them to 38 and a half points. the steal and up to steph and the result is klay thompson

for a corner three. and then derrick favors on roller skates here. and he goes with the reverse. the second quarter and the three and utah is hanging tough. they are within three. the warriors call a time-out and respond with a 9-0 blitz. another corner and 320 for clay tonight. then another assist with authority. third quarter and steph with a drive and he and boggit are on the same page. the angry aussie. they are trying to go strong to the rack. look at the speed. the dubs up 16 in the fourth quarter. one of seven from deep until that basket made it 86-70 flea. the warriors win it 10385. 103-85. randy bennett and saint mary's visiting santa clara.

that means having to contend with jarod broward. step back three and 15 points. the broncos are hanging in only down four at the half. in 50 seconds off the pick and roll and finished with 21 points. a deep three and then on the transfer from boston college. then it is a 12-point cushion. pull away for the win. 81-59 the final. tomorrow night could be the final raiders game ever in oakland. they will host the chargers and the future of both teams in limbo. both teams could be in los angeles. fans are thinking about this and so are the players. at this point fob has any idea what will happen. >> i guess it will just be in the moment. in reality it could be. at the same time it is out of our control. we don't know if it is or isn't.

i think in the moment just being there i don't know what it will be like, but i'm sure fan will be fired up. >> the poinsettia bowl was one of the biggest routes in bowl game history. boise state bludgeoned northern illinois. they racked up 654 yards on offense to just 33 for niu. they scored early and they scored often and they scored on a 96-yard kick return northern illinois was held to minus 5 yards rushing. actually the game wasn't even that close. hopefully we will have some closer scores in the more competitive games when the semifinals will be on espn. it is leading up to the national championship game on espn. >> abc7 sports is brought to you by xfinity. >> and stay with us.