tornado in the sierra foothills east of sacramento. dramatic. good evening, and thank you for joining us this christmas eve. >> let's get straight to abc 7 weather anchor, spencer christian. it is cold out there. >> it is cold. making it even more unusual that we had tornado reports. not in the immediate bay area. we've got clouds around and spots of scattered shower activity. over in the foothills of the sierra, we have two confirmed tornado reports. the early one at modesto at 2:24 this afternoon. the later one -- much later, about 3:10 this afternoon in the location of fulsome. both storms have weakened and moved up into the sierra-nevada with the moisture going along with them. joining the blanket of snow that's falling there. but back to the bay area take a look at what's going on. not much to report right now. we have little pockets of moisture off shore that will be moving slowly down along the coast

coastline during the overnight hours. we have shower activity around the santa cruz mountains. not much more expected to happen tonight. we'll look at christmas day and beyond in a few minutes. >> thanks a lot. if this seems familiar, it's because it's the fourth storm of the week bringing rain to the bay area dumping snow in the sierra. a live look shows thelingering rain that spencer spoke about. >> and rain factor and the so-called king tides. no major problems with the higher than usual tide but hassles, certainly. abc's wayne friedman is live in mill valley. wayne? >> reporter: dan, we had them in the north bay. the king tides weren't the highest we've ever seen -- roughly seven feet. but this spot here at 10:00 this morning, it was under water. for those of us who try to catch rainbows, today would have been a good day to do. it they popped up like candy along the north bay sky but not

without a price. if you didn't look closely you might assume this video was shot from a boat, and you would be wrong. another king tide at its peak in mill valley, rising seas and a microcosm. this traffic island almost disappeared in water that ignored the rules about crossing double yellow lines. are we looking at an optical illusion or a shoreline version of being there? >> i think what we have to do is get used to this happening more often. >> reporter: the lovely happened where we found it -- at cascade falls. more water than we've seen in a long time. plus, sun, rain and mist. sometimes all at once. >> i like to come after the rain and see the water coming down the waterfall. it's a very spiritual place. >> reporter: for the more pragmatic, let's talk about plants and possibly freezing temperatures. >> you want to protect citrus cacti, succulents subtropicals. >> reporter: at garden supply kevin has been reassuring customers all day saying in most

cases waters and wet soil will serve to insulate your plants from damage. some winter hazards easier to guard against than others. here is the strangest question -- how do you protect a plant from a king tide? >> maybe put it on a raft? >> reporter: turns out the water in the soil is an old gardening trick. it's counter intusetiveitiventuitive. the roots don't freeze. keeps your green thumb from becoming brown. in mill valley, wayne friedman abc7 news. >> thank you very much. snow is falling in lake county today. take a look at this picture posted on instagram by a viewer using the hash tag #abc7now. the snow coming down in the sierra big clumps near interstate 80 at gold run today. the heaviest snow fell earlier. at one point, total whiteout conditions for chp to close 80 in both directions.

it's open now, but you warned -- you're going to need chains. from road conditions to the latest forecast, trust the abc7 news app. download it for free at abc7news.com. enable push alerts. a babysitter faced a judge but did not enter a plea in the death a young boy she was caring for. it's believed that gina bailey violently shook and dropped the 18-month-old boy inside her home. he died last week of severe brain injury. bailey cared for several children. one of her clients believes she's innocent. >> she loved our child and every child that she had with all her heart. >> reporter: do you believe she did this? >> absolutely not. >> absolutely nothing good can come from something like this. it's -- any time of year something like this, it would be horrible to happen. >> a judge ordered her held on $ 50,000 bail. san francisco police want

your help to solve a deadly hit-and-run case that's almost a week old now. take a look. this is a picture of the car officers are looking for. it's a black four-door sedan, likely a honda or nissan. the car's front end or windshield may be damaged. police think the car hit a person who was walking on mission near 26th street early friday morning last week. that victim died. in the deadly police shooting of mario woods more protest. today 134r7b 00 converged on city hall to call on the mayor to fire the police chief. they accused him of lying about the police shooting to protect officers. the group is planning to strike in may to protest the police killings of plaque men. a family in gill -- of black men. a family in gilroy overpaid their property taxes for ten years, and they weren't the only ones. more now this multimillion-dollar mix up-and-how many families were affect -- mixup and how many families

were affected. i'll pay. it. >> reporter: for years they overpaid their taxes because the property in the neighborhood of gilroy was over assessed. they had purchased their home at below market rate, and even assisted in the construction as part of a sweat equity program for low-income buyers. >> we worked in the rain. we worked in 106-degree weather on aluminum ladders whether it was hot. sweat pouring down. >> reporter: the nonprofit agency coordinating the sale as well as the city of gilroy never filed the proper paperwork with the county causing their home to be taxed at full market view. she discovered the mixup last spring when her mortgage bill went up. she alerted neighbors who might have been affected and went to the county. >> it's unreal. it took a long time, but it came about. it's a big answer to prayer. >> reporter: she got the documentation needed to prove the case. the county assessor's office immediately spring into action. >> the government makes a mistake, we have an obligation to make it right.

it's not always easy to do that. >> reporter: today she received a check for nearly $28,000. her refund plus interest. neighbors say they're grateful for her tenacity. >> a lot of years gone by that we have had a struggle. i mean we make it at the end of the day. like i said, we're grateful. >> reporter: a total of $3.3 million in refunds will be distributed to more than 160 homeowners. from gilroy, abc7 news. it's been a stormy week, but not all part of the bay area got the same level of soaking. >> coming up we'll tour south bay reservoirs and find out why the rain has not made much improvement on water levels. a live look at the last-minute shoppers in san francisco's union square. we'll get a live update from our reporter on scene next along with a look at the deals that some shoppers scored.

oh boy. time is really running out -- finishing up christmas shopping. >> last-minute shopping may be a tradition for some. those who waited to find deals and discounts it paid off. >> cornell bernard is live among the crowds if union square. deep discounts and kind of a treasure haunt out there. >> reporter: yeah, for sure, dan. queue the holiday frenzy. union square is bustling. take a look. shoppers are out in force. seeing some serious traffic for the last couple of hours.

certainly festive, though. shoppers are a mission. a san francisco fire truck was playing carols around union square maybe to calm the nerves of last-minute holiday shoppers like alex and her uncle. >> i got my mom lipstick and i got her jewelry. >> reporter: ruth just made it to the finish line. it's a jungle out there. >> we just wanted to be in the holiday spirit and be in the crowd. i needed one present for one of my sons, and that was it. i've already done. that. >> reporter: last-minute shoppers may have the last laugh. they're discovering deals of 50% to 75% off. >> buy one get one half off, sometimes buy one, get one free. >> in the basket! >> reporter: the annual christmas eve toy drive in full swing. new, unwrapped toys donated to needy kids. amanda and tim wouldn't miss the chance to give.

>> something for the holidays makes you feel good. >> 8-year-old boys. >> reporter: up the block the san francisco fire department's annual toy giveaway was making lots of kids like mariana pretty happy. she just got a doll for christmas. her mom is grateful to the firefighters. >> it's very nice. i appreciate everything that they're doing. you know very nice that they are doing it for the community for the children. >> reporter: back live here on geary street. volunteers continue to collect drooib drive-boy donations of toys outside leftie o'doul's. if you come by and see snow, it is falling but it's not real. it's coming down compliments of a bubble machine a soap machine. live in union square, happy holidays, everybody. >> looks and feels like snow from here.

workers at one east bay restaurant have been working to keep a christmas holiday tradition going. cinco de mayo in martinez has been making tamales for christmas for about ten years. they sell about 700 each year. that takes a lot of hard work as you can imagine. the restaurant says all its workers put in long hours to get them made. one woman especially. >> does a good job of helping us do tamales. especially her -- she stays at night with my brother, armando. to try to get them ready. >> they've got a production line. the tamales come in all sort of flavors -- chicken, pork, beef. for those with a sweet tooth, how about pineapple, strawberry, and cinnamon raisin? >> yum. a christmas eve tradition continued in san francisco today. one woman had a good excuse to drive with her top down on her convertible despite the rain today. >> funny. >> yeah. the only way she could squeeze a free christmas tree or a few actually into her car.

the delancy street foundation gave away trees at its lot along the embarcadero. delancy street has sold trees for decades to support its work of helping people including many ex-convicts overcome addiction. we're back on the storm watch. hail fell in petaluma today. the storm brought rain and snow, as well. it depends on where exactly you were. >> check this out -- a rainbow. look to the side of the screen. it appeared a few hours ago at the golden gate bridge and captured by our news camera. maybe that rainbow is a sign of a different christmas morning in terms of weather. >> spencer it's been a mixed bag today. >> it really has. a very unusual day. wintry all around. coldhaily? haily? been a hail of a day. even now -- live doppler 7 h.d.,

pockets of showers. widely scattered. let's talk about what's happening in the higher elevations. the santa cruz mountains, showers going on. in the higher elevations, a dusting of snow. not at the summit because that's not quite high enough. but in elevations above the summit, patches of snow are falling now. and let's look at the current temperatures in the mountain tops down to 31 at mt. diablo. 29 at mt. hamilton. and we don't have enough moisture in the area really to encourage the thought of widespread snowfall. pockets of movie should travel over those elevations at those temperatures. some snow could fall. temperatures at bay level in the 40s. down to 40 degrees exactly in napa and santa rosa which will fall into the 30s. you get the picture. a cold night. a full moon at 3:11 over the bay. it's full of itself.

a chance of rain or snow. bright and chilly. a freezing cold weekend night coming our way. here's the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice the showers will become more widely spread as we get into the late night and overnight hours. after midnight, it's possible that a pocket of showers or two could swing down along the coastline, maybe move over the peninsula, santa cruz mountains. but by 10:00 tomorrow morning should be all over. a partly to mostly sunny christmas day but chilly. a cold snap will be with us for several days. a freeze watch in effect for saturday and sunday mornings over the interior north bay and east bay santa clara valley and east bay mountains. lows could drop into the mid 20s to low 30s. we'll use santa rosa as our indicator of lows. 31 in santa rosa saturday. 29 on sunday morning. and many inland valley locations

will see that kind of low temperature range. meanwhile, overnight generally under the full moon at 3:11 a.m., low temperatures dropping down to about 33 at napa. 34 at santa rosa. 34 at fairfield. mid to upper 30s in the inland east bay and subway. so chilly all around. and then tomorrow, christmas day, should be a partly to mostly sunny day. a chilly one with highs reaching only into the low 50s in most locations. here's the seven-day forecast -- a bright sunny christmas day. mainly for the weekend, as well. clouds will arrive late sunday with a chance of light rain sunday giving way to maybe steadier rain into late monday. we'll call this a one on the impact scale of one to five. a storm of light intensity. and we don't expect really much except for wet spots. it might downgrade below a one. tuesday, wednesday, thursday mainly sunny skies. a gradual increase in

temperatures. >> that's the key word gradual. >> very gradual. >> thank you very much. storms and severe weather have caused problems across the country. conditions caused airlines to cancel more than 500 flights and delayed thousands more -- really a hassle for so many trying to get home for the holidays. in the southeast, 11 people have died because of the weather including a child, sadly. more than two dozen tornadoes touched down across seven states. in mississippi, tennessee and arkansas among them. in alabama ten inches of rain have flooded parts of the state causing some roads to literally collapse. tonight, the raiders may play their final game in oakland if the nfl decides move the team next year. see how fans are making tonight's game count. plus 91 pardons issued by the governor's office. one going to actor robert downey jr. you'll hear from a legal expert about that pardoning process. the abc7 news app. on the go on your schedule, on one screen. all the weather, traffic,

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california governor jerry brown pardoned robert downey jr. for a drug conviction that sent him to prison. >> he was one of 21 that receive a pardon in what has become a christmas eve tradition for the governor. >> we have more from los angeles. >> reporter: robert downeyer j received the gift of clemency --

robert downey jr. received the gift of clemency from governor brown who granted a full and unconditional pardon to downey and 21 others. his legal troubles began in 1996 and continued until he was sentenced to prison here in 1999. >> now i've found myself like you've said so honestly, manipulative. i know how to comply. what i haven't been able to do is surrender -- until very recently. >> reporter: he wound up serving more than a year in jail. nearly three more on probation, and another two on parole. he's since turned his life around and become one of the world's biggest movie stars starring as sherlock holmes and ironman. according to the governor's office downey jr. like all of those pardoned served their sentences and have gone more than a decade without further criminal activity. his pardon reads, "since his release from custody, he has lived an honest and upright life exhibited good morale character, and conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen. it's an honor that isn't easily

obtained." >> it's exceptionally difficult. governor brown granted 91 pardons this round. one of those was robert downey jr. another one was a client of mine. it's huge. it's a huge life-changing event for all of these people. no holiday cheer at this long-time san francisco restaurant. the lucky penny which had been open for more than 50 years at masonic and geary closed for good today. the restaurant was popular among late-night diners and was one of the few 24-hour eateryies. it will be replaced with condos and retail space. they say nothing escapes a black hole, not even light. but for the raiders, their lease expires this season. the mayor is confident the city can keep the team in oakland. but among raider' fans tailgating before the game, there were mixed feelings.

some think a deal to keep them here is a long way off. others in the christmas spirit think a deal can get done. >> the city hasn't come up with a plan to keep them. i'm very worried. >> we're staying in oakland. we're staying raider pride. we're a family. we're a nation. we're head to spread the love because it's christmas eve, baby. >> the raiders were playing the san diego chargers who are also in the mix for a move to los angeles. the city plans to present an updated proposal to the nfl next week. tomorrow the warriors play right here on nbc 7 in an nbc finals rematch you shouldn't miss. they'll face lebron james and the cavaliers. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow for the special christmas day game. you know the u.s. postal service is delivering 15% more packages this year than last year. >> yeah. moving that much mail requires some serious effort. we'll look at the lasers and robots that help get your packages delivered on time. also -- it's been a stormy week, but the south bay received the least

rain from these storms. coming up, find out why local rainfall is not the best way to judge the water supply. stay with us. ring in 2016 with abc 7. "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve" and the then the news showing how we're counting down to the new year. >> stay with us. we'll be right back.

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an update now on our breaking news. we are tracking this hour a tornado warning has been lifted for parts of el dorado county east of sacramento after this tornado touched down and traveled an estimated eight miles in el dorado and will amador counties. >> and another angel eel -- it truly was frightening for everyone watching and taking video on their cell phones. as the tornado moved east toward the foothills. >> and the national weather service is investigating damage that may be from a second

tornado in modesto. we're getting reports of damage to homes and buildings in both areas. fortunately, no reports of any injuries. this rain in san jose just a small sample of what we've seen across the bay area today. >> really bringing up a bigger question -- are we seeing enough wet their to make an impact on our drought -- enough wet weather to make an impact on our drought. >> we're looking at reservoir levels and why they don't seem to be rising. >> reporter: it's not as simple as fillationing a bathtub. the reservoir can store 18,000 feet of water, but it's only at 13% of capacity. the rainfall we've had is getting absorbed by the drought-parched soil, not releasing much runoff. the chair of the water district board says rainfall across the state is crucial since only a fraction of the supply is captured and stored here. >> it's stored in san luis

reservoir. a lot of it stored in shasta dam and orrville dam. it's small because of the seismic wishes anderson. we can't store as much water as we'd like. >> reporter: water supplies can also be deceiving when you look at levels of perklation ponds u.s. as this at los gatos creek park. water is moved to recharge underground storage. >> i think it comes out of lexington. they started refilling it about midsummer to recharge the groundwater occupier. >> reporter: the prospects of rain and runoff has steve holmes optimistic that in time there will be chinook salmon and steelheads spawning again. >> they had to truck the chinook salmon fry down to san pablo bay and deposit roughly over 40 million of the fish to the waterway. they went out into the ocean and will return in three years. >> reporter: the south bay clean creeks coalition organized 92 cleanups and removed 1 6 tons of

-- 126 tons of trash to restore the spawning habitat. abc7 news. look at the snow coming down in tahoe this morning. next week the department of water resources will conduct their first manual snow survey. electronic readings put the snow pack's water content at 112% of average. for comparison on, january 1st of this year, that number was 47%. the melting snow pack accounts for about one-third of california's water supply. so it's critical. abc 7's spencer christian will be back with the full forecast less than 15 minutes. stay here. there's a vigil underway for the 17-year-old grandson of council member lynette mcelaney. hughes was one of five people shot in the city that day within a two-hour span. police found he was suffering from a gunshot wound on mandela parkway near 10th street around

1:30 in the afternoon. oakland p.d. has not released any information about any motive or suspects in his death. we will bring you the vigil tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. exactly one week left to file a claim to get a refund for mobile cramming charges. that story tops tonight's "bay area business watch." >> verizon and sprint worked out a settlement with the ftc over third-party charges. phone companies are required to get customer approval before charges can apply. [ bell ] just a half day on wall street today. the dow dipped by 50 points to close at 17552. the nasdaq gained two points, the s&p is up by 89. women have suspected this for a long time -- it's true. a study shows women pay more than men for essentially the same products carding to the department of consumer affairs.

found women's products cost 7% more than men products on average. these are items like clothing, toys and personal care products. usually it's just the packages that's different. in 1995, the state of california passed a bill that made it illegal for a business to charge more based on a person's gender. the u.s. postal service processes more than 6,000 pieces of mail every second. that was the average rate last year. we know the holiday season makes it even bigger. >> cool. next, see what it takes to get your fraej pointpackage from point a to point b in time for christmas. >> stay with us. this is the time of year ribbon takes center stage. announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save even more on floor samples

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when wrapping those last-minute presents, there are two things that are absolutely necessary -- can't do without them -- wrapping paper and ribbon. >> in the bay area, we're pretty fancy. you do not have to settle for the run-of-the-mill ribbon. >> michael finney introduces you to a local creator. >> reporter: if there's one thing we all agree on during the holidays, it is this -- ribbon. ribbon is found on packages, tied to street posts, and in store windows. a lot of store windows.

but this store has all the others beat whether it comes to ribbon. here tucked away on sacramento street in san francisco is the ribbon-erie. >> i thought something like this. you want it that tiny -- >> reporter: the proprietor paulette knight knows a thing or two about ribbon. she's been selling it for more than 30 years. what's a definition of ribbon? >> wow. it's tiny fabrics, if you will. it's just miniature fabrics that are used as an embellishment. >> reporter: and here, women stow the old-fashioned way -- a yard at a time. the cost -- 10 cents to 48 cents a yard. have you ever seen a selection like this? >> no. nowhere. all the big box chains, things like that nothing. nothing like this. >> reporter: juliet henderson and her mom lisa on the other hand, have been coming here for

years. >> i like it. there's so many different ribbons. it's so pretty. >> a holiday tradition for us. >> i have two drinking water. they like the dresses with ribbons which i make every year. we come here to do the sashes. >> i absolutely love what i do. i never get tired of the oohs and ahhs. >> reporter: i'm told rib son in demand year around. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> i want to see the one almost $50 a yard. >> you feel guilty throwing that away. santa is almost ready for a sleigh ride over the rooftops. >> we're tracking him with nor ad santa tracking. he's had more help than ever from the postal service. >> as jonathan bloom explains, there are big changes afoot at the post office because of the big changes in how we shop for the holidays. hi. with the postal service for 21 years -- but christmas is

different. >> i've never remembered the season being this busy. >> reporter: in the back of the truck, not christmas cards but piles of presents. >> about one-third come from amazon. >> reporter: amazon is now one of the postal service's biggest customers. holiday shipments are up 15% over last year. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: even as postcards and letters declined. that mail has gone away, and it's never going to come back. it's being replaced by something else something that takes up more space. the postal service is racing to ship. from carrying letters to carrying packages. a large part of the success is the ability to handle the large capacity because of machinery like this. giant laser scanners find the address and sort packages on machines the size of a football field. at least for now, all the technology in the world can't get the packages all the way to your door in time for christmas. the last mile still depends on the good-old postal carrier, and they've been awfully busy. >> i have a package for pat. >> reporter: for gutierrez this is the second run of the day. >> this december we've started

delivering packages at 7:00 in the morning. >> reporter: for pat garcia, it's just in the nick of time. >> i had over half of my shopping on line. >> really? >> ten grandchildren. >> and nothing was stolen. >> reporter: that's no miracle. gutierrez has gotten creative in outsmarting package thieves. or as the postal service calls them -- >> porch pirates. >> reporter: the new cloud-connected scanners let you know as soon as your package arrives. they're even designing bigger mailboxes and roomier trucks to meet demands. no sweaters here. the mail they're sort regular flyers for those after-christmas sales. in san jose, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> i like that -- until someone can figure out how to e-mail a sweater, we'll deliver it. as we get into the last week of the year, we look back at a lot of firsts. >> like the warriors' first

this is a story about doers. it's also a story about canals and the artificial heart electric guitars and rockets to the moon. in other words, this is the story of america- land of the doers. doin' it. did it. done. hard-working doers and smart-working doers. olds changed the way we put things together. and keepin'em together? that was walter's doin'. doers built this country. they built the dams and the railroads. ♪john henry was a steel drivin' man♪ hmm, catchy. they built the golden gates and the empire states. doers turn nothing into something. and something into something else. doin' got this nation done... along with the hula hoop, blue jeans and that little thing we call the interstate highway system. and all this doin'? it takes energy, no matter who's doin'. there's all kinds of doin' up in here. or what they're doin'. what the heck's he doin'? energy got us here. and it's our job to make sure there's enough energy to keep doers doin' the stuff doers do. to keep us all doin' what we do.

welcome back. 2015 was a busy year in sports. >> yeah. abc news reporter ryan smith has the highlights. >> reporter: deflategate became part of the national dialogue. revered quarterback tom brady was accused of tampering with

the air pressure in the footballs during the patriots' route of the colts in the afc championship game. >> i didn't alter the game in any way. >> reporter: he wasn't distracted. his mvp performance in super bowl 49 against the seahawks was helped by malcolm butler's game-saving interception which preserved the patriots' comeback 28-24 win. the nfl investigation led to team sanctions and a four-game suspension for the star quarterback. after multiple deals a federal judge overturned the suspension in time for brady and the patriots to win ten straight to start the season. the kansas city royals defeated the new york mets in five games to win their first world series in 30 years. the mets used their own heroics and hitting to get there for the first time in 15 years. >> yes he did! >> stephen curry and the warriors hoisted the nba championship trophy for the first time since 1975 spoiling lebron james' cleveland

homecoming. the warriors picked up where they left off -- with the longest winning streak in nba history it start the season. american pharoah galloped into history, becoming the 12th horse to win the trowel, ending a 37-year drought. >> american pharoah has won the triple crown! >> reporter: 21 yield jordan spieth set the golf world on hour with a dominant masters performance tying tiger woods' 18 underscoring record and becoming the second youngest winner ever. after winning two majors, his per suit of the grand slam ended when he lost the playoff round by one stroke. serena williams had her own grand slam shakes. she dominated her way through the first three majors but was tripped up by an unknown italian, roberta vinci who pulled off the remarkable upset. >> today is my day. sorry, guys. >> reporter: ohio state defeated top-ranked alabama and oregon to

claim the first-ever college football playoff national championship. flight attendant may weather finally fought manny pacquiao, but it didn't live up to the hype. rhonda rousy suffered a stunning upset, and holly holmes delivered a second-round knockout. >> i know that my career has come full circle. >> reporter: jeff gordon circled the track one last time -- >> i was at peace with it. >> reporter: kobe bryant announced this would be his final season of his storied 20-year nba career. in the nfl, sara thomas became the first full-time female referee. the cardinal hired the first female assistant coach. in the nba summer league, becky hammond led the spurs to a title. in the women's world cup carly lloyd turned in the greatest individual performance never a final, scoring a hat trick 16 minutes into the game.

>> hat trick! >> reporter: the first world cup triumph in 16 years. that's the year in sports for 2015. >> boy it was busy when you look at it. >> i know! especially when you set it to a baseline like that. >> let's look forward now. >> spencer has an update on the forecast. it is cold, spencer. so cold. looking forward, it's going to remain cold. not a lot of precipitation around the bay area now. we have some areas of showers down in the santa cruz mountain and the subway. even a little spot of snow in the higher elevations. the rainfall totals the last 24 hours, generally from .15 inch to .3 inch. tomorrow mainly dry and cool christmas day. highs in the low 50s. here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast. the next little storm coming in on monday. looks like it will be a relatively weak one. the seven days ahead look dry. >> a nice change. a lot of storms blowing through. >> i'm tired of my umbrella

blowing away. and now larry? >> christmas -- presents. the nba's given us the gift, stefversus lebron. a rematch -- is it a big deal or

good evening. it's only wunl game, one of 82 on the schedule in the regular season. you know that both the warriors and the cavaliers have had an eye on this game. an nba final rematch tomorrow at oracle. you can watch it here at 2:00 on abc 7. first meeting between the warriors and cavs. game six of the nba finals. the warriors, of course raised the larry o'brian trove oh cleveland's home court. they won 31 straight games at oracle arena. cavs six and six on the road. actually being the road team on christmas day may be an advantage for cleveland. >> being able to focus on the game around the other things going on throughout the day should be a fun challenge. >> i think it's going to be exciting. you know, the crowd's going to be loud. i'll have family in town. you know the competition will be at the highest level that there is.

and it's always fun to be part of. i'm looking forward to the experience of coaching on it. >> the media and everyone will put so much on it because of the christmas day game. at the end of the day, it's another one of 82 for us to get better. >> the media. the nba loves having the warriors play christmas day. this will mark the third straight year and the fifth time in six years the doves have played on christmas. steph curry knows it's a big deal to be one of ten teams selected to play on december 25th. he welcomes actually working on the holiday. you ask what's on his christmas list, and he's at a loss for words. >> that's a great question. actually a nice home-cooked meal which is going to happen tonight. pretty excited about that. other than that -- that's tough. i don't have a christmas list this year. i need to think of something. >> christmas came a day early

for daniel murphy. the second baseman is leaving the mets on sign with the washington nationals. a three-year deal worth $37.5 million. murphy homered in a record six straight post-season games and voted mvp in the mets' national championship series win over the cubs. the 49ers so many decisions coming this off season. among them, to change head coaches, what do you do with quarterback. gabbard will lead detroit this sunday. is he the bridge quarterback that get you through next season while you rebuild the offensive line and draft a quarterback for the future? if he wants to start in 2016 he's got to start moving the chains. the last two games, the 49ers were a dreadful 4 of 27 on third down conversions. >> i think everybody realizes it. we just have to do a better job on focusing on second down and not tampa bayking penalties there. we have to focus on higher level. we're in third manageable.

>> reporter: the raiders are hosting the chargers in what might be their final game in oakland. coming up, 17-10 chargers. complete highlights and reaction at 9:00 and 11:00. before getting on his sleigh tonight, santa was in the bahamas. the bahamas bowl. middle tennessee and western michigan. check out corey davis. makes the catch, then spins -- this guy is like shot out of a cannon. 80 yards. tied at 17 after just one quarter of play. in the third fourth and one from the 45. western mission going for it. good call. look at this little guy go -- spartan size chugging along. he had four touchdowns. western michigan wins the first bowl game in history 45-31. speaking of college bowl games, check out espn on new year's eve. leading up to the national championship game, that is january is 1th on espn -- january 11th on espn.

abc sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> thank you very much. join us at 9:00 on kofy cable channel 13 and abc news. we'll have continuing coverage of the tornado activity and damage left behind. snow on mt. hamilton. we're tracking the cold weather across the bay area and how people are coping. >> that's coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. hope you can join us then. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. 'tis the night before christmas. the stores are closed, and santa's on his way. i picked up the last couple of items on my wells after the late news last night thanks to a chain store that was still open. the holiday shopping crush is so stressful, all the pushing shoving. i hope i didn't hurt anyone. an old joke i stole from "rhoda" on the "mary tyler moore show." this is a wonderful time of year, but there's uneasiness about how we are supposed to act and what we're supposed to say -- is merry christmas too exclusive, is happy holidays too generic? of course christmas is a

christian holiday. part of what makes it so special and so uniers areverseal has nothing to do with a specific faith. after all, peace on earth goodwill toward men transcends any one religious belief. christmas is a magical time of year when people tend to be a little bit kinder and gentler with one another generosity abounds, and we can delight in the excitement it brings to children. nothing lake their faces during this time of year. many important ways, what really matters is the spirit of the season. so in that spirit, to everyone of awful backgrounds and faiths merry christmas. i'd love it hear from you. follow me on twitter and facebook at danashleyabc7. that's it on this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. thanks for being with us. >> for spencer christian, all of us, we appreciate your time. look at this beautiful sight on this christmas eve. ♪

this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a fundraising professional and consultant from chicago, illinois... a database developer and stay-at-home dad from dighton, massachusetts... and our returning champion -- a housewife from atlanta, georgia... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. 'twas the day or night before christmas and all through chandreyi's house there are a lot of happy moments going

on becauss most impressive on yesterday's program. very quiet but very solid, winning over $34,000. how will markus and christina fare against her today? we won't know until we begin. so good luck. let's get started. here are the categories in the jeopardy! round. first... each correct response will be a word that can be made up of the letters that you will find in "germany." that's followed by... then... and finally, because it's christmas eve... and those letters, s-a-n-t-a, will come up in each correct response. chandreyi, start. i'll take found in germany for $200. markus. what is a year? yes. germany for $400, please.