how is it looking out there, lisa? >> hi, matt. it's chilly. most of the precip has ended although the national weather service has advisories to pass on. you see see along the coast, the trajectory of some of the moisture in the higher elevations. that's why we have a winter weather advisory for the santa cruz mountains. snow levels down to 2,000 feet through this evening, and also the big sur mountains down there. so keep that in mind if you are travel. temperatures are much, much colder this morning, around freezing in parts of the inland valley. danville, 33 by the delta, 32 santa rosa. san jose up a degree at 40. overall everyone is two to as much as fourteen degrees colder since the passage of the cold front. you see the good visibility. gusty winds along the coast and higher elevations. it will be chilly right through noontime. this is just the beginning of the cold air that will settle in for christmas and the day after.

highs today in the low 50s under sunny conditions. i'll let you know if we have more rain coming in our future coming up in a few minutes, matt. this morning "star wars" actress carrie fisher is in the hospital suffering from cardiac arrest. she was rushed to the hospital. she's in critical condition and on a ventilator this morning. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the details. >> carrie fisher's brother, todd, tells our sister station she suffered a heart attack aboard her united airlines flight from london as they approached lax. >> we have a nonresponsive passenger. nurses are assisting the nonresponsive passenger. >> passengers aboard started tweeting what they saw. another actress was sitting nearby. "don't now how else to process this but carrie fisher stopped breathing on the flight home. hope she'll be okay." >> the pilot called for help

from any medical professionals aboard. carrie fisher is an accomplished author, but is best the known as princess leia on "star wars." >> i are recognized your foul stench when you were brought aboard. >> i'm a big fan. she could be in the next movie, the 8th movie. >> it's sad. she's been like the number one woman throughout this whole saga. it's very sad, and i wish her very well. >> tweets of support have flooded in from fans and fellow actors, including co-star mark hammel, who wrote, "as if 2016 couldn't get any worse." sending all our love to carrie fisher. abc7 news.

"star wars" is a production of lucas films, which is owned by disney. disney is also the parents company of abc7. if you are heading to lake tahoe, chains are required this morning on interstate 80 from nyak to truck tee. -- to truckee. take a look at the road conditions. this turned to slush in the streets as the snow turned to rain. and a reminder, stay on top. the weather where you live with the abc7 news app. download the app for free and get breaking news updates as they happen. the first lawsuits in the ghost ship warehouse fire. yesterday two families filed suits naming the building's owner, landlord and others connected to the ghost ship stating it was a death trap. >> we will never see them again. and we just want justice. >> the attorneys for the two families also filed claims against the city of oakland and almeda county.

the attorneys said they don't respond to litigation. the attorneys to the landlord did not respond to the request for comment. in an interview only on abc7 news, tony chaplin vows he will support the man who got the new cleve position. bill scott was named the new chief earlier this week. we have the exclusive interview with the outgoing interim chief. >> it is really a tough job. you know, you go from incredible highs to incredible lows and back up again. >> it's been seven months since tony chaplin was tapped by the mayor ed lee to be interim police chief. a 26-year veteran, a police cop who rows through the ranks. in his tenure as top cop, he was instrumental in getting the use of force reform policy enacted. there have been no scandals under his watch. a long stalemate with an armed man barricaded in this chinatown apartment ended without

gunfire. another man in july in in the tenderloin. another standoff without bloodshed. again, in july, police using less lethal force to take down to teen armed with a knife. chaplin set the guidelines, but he gives all the credit to the rank and file. >> de-escalation and creating time and distance. basically the sanctity of human life. they have done a wonderful job. >> chaplin was thrust into the job when the then-chief greg suhr suddenly retired after a series of controversial police shootings. >> it's been incredible. i met a lot of people and appreciate the support behind me during troubling times. and, quite frankly, the department navigated out of troubled be waters thanks to the community partnering with us. >> now that there's a new chief, bill scott, chaplin said he will do everything to support him. but it has nothing to do with his job. >> final lip getting ready to put a period on this thing and going back to living. >> vic lee, bc7 news.

we have more details on the jailbreak that sparked a huge manhunt. two broke out of the santa clara jail last month. they were all eventually captured. our media partner, the mercury news, reports a former police officer, noah winchester, tipped off jail guards about suspicious sounds he heard from a nearby jail cell. winchester is in jail facing unrelated sex charges. in a statement, they did not de deny they were tipped off about the noises, but he said there was no evidence anyone helped them break out. she said internal affairs is investigating. if you haven't finished your christmas shopping, you still have today. last night bay area malls were packed with people buying the last minute gifts. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> for the most part, it's pretty smooth. you just have a mission in mind what you want to do and get in and get out. >> he was taking a break on a mall bench.

he admits he left a lot of shopping for the last minute. >> it happens. you get busy with work and by the time you realize it the day is upon us. >> westfield oak ridge mall was packed. the crush started in the parking lot. alexis came to help her dad with his 11th-hour shopping. is. >> people want a lot of things, they tell us what they want, and we go to find them and there aren't the any left. i think he learned his lesson. >> the inventory may be picked over but there can be benefits to procrastinating. >> you can see if they do have any real good deals, the last minute shopping. >> a consumer psychologist said while some procrastinators are simply bad planners, others actually care too much. >> they want to do a good job and they get freaked out about making mistakes so they keep putting it off because being late is a better excuse than looking like you don't care, believe it or not. >> there's nothing wrong with a gift card or cash. >> you know you will find a hard time parking, you know there will be lines. you can't get upset about it. you have to kind of stay in a

positive mind frame. >> a good attitude goes a long way. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc7 news. happening today in san francisco, the first menorah will be lit. tonight's ceremony starts at 7:00 at union square. how is the weather going to be for that event? >> definitely on the chilly side. we will be relatively mild. i say that as i also mention numbers in the 30s around the bay area. a live look outside from our roof camera where we have mid-to low 30s in the north bay or east bay valleys. it's 45 in the city. mid-40s in oakland. so, yes, the cold air settles in. still the possibility of a few residual showers. i'll have your full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. also next, turning the tables on an attacker. an armed robber didn't see what's coming, but it's all

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>> good morning a live look from our exploratorium camera. you see everything lit up this morning. christmas lights, as well. good morning. it's christmas eve. thanks for joining us. an armed robbery started out

like many others, but the suspect didn't get away. two clerks were hurt in the attack, but one was back to work last night. a teenager accused of trying to rob them is in police custody with a lesson he will never forget. we have the story from hayward. >> reporter: royal market is a local institution. that's why neighbors are so disturbed about what happened tuesday night. >> we are just thrilled they are okay. >> the robbery attempt was captured on store surveillance video. the gunman enters in with the pistol drawn and has it in the back of the clerk's head. but take a close look at the video. he's so fixated on getting to the cash, he's completely unaware the clerk's brother is sneaking up behind him. in a flash he grabs the gunman and wrestles him to the floor. during the struggle the gun goes off once and possibly twice. from another angle you could see the gunfire. one brother is wounded in the hip. the other suffers a hand injury, but they managed to take the gun away from the would-be robber and pummel him with it.

neither brother was seriously hurt, and the only damage was a bullet hole in a nearby space heater. the owner of the store did not want to be interviewed, but he said nothing like this has ever happened in the 15 years he's been in operation. he said his employees are heroes, and this neighbor agrees. >> you know, i'm very, very pleased they are okay and amazed they had the composure to do what they did. >> the 16-year-old suspect was treated for his injuries and booked into juvenile hall. the two clerks were treated and released from the hospital and one of them is already back to work tonight. in hayward, eric thomas, abc7 news. check out the arsenal the police found in the north bay. they sent us this picture showing eight knives, a couple rifles, a throwing star and a medieval weapon called a mace. all the attempts were on a man they arrested thursday night who tried to break into a plant nursery on highway 116.

he was accused of shooting the lock on the building. he's in jail this morning. a truckload of uber self-driving cars paraded through the streets of phoenix last night, giving the governor another chance to take a shot at california. they arrived thursday a day. he told uber officials, california may not want you, but we do. he said his state is everything california is not. >> i think this is a sign of arizona being a welcoming place, not only to people but businesses. we are a low tax, light regulation involvement state. plus we try harder. we want to grow our economy. uber stopped its self-driving fleet in san francisco wednesday after the dmv said the cars were not properly registered. a new law starting on january 1st changes the rules about children and car seats. kids under age 2 will be required to use a rear-facing car seat. the law, signed by governor brown earlier this year, stems from the results of a 2007 study

showing the rear-facing car seats reduced the likelihood of injury in a car accident. when a child is placed in a rear facing child safety seat, it's the much safer than having the child facing forward. if you have a collision that child is less likely to fly forward inside of your vehicle. >> and children who weigh more than 40 pounds or who are more than 40 inches tall will be exempted from the new rule. >> starting today parking lots at both end of the golden gate bridge will be closed. it's a a move to ease backups that happen on weekends when drivers line up trying to find a place to park. bridge officials recommended this. heads-up if you ride bart. trains are on a holiday schedule from now to january 2nd. that means all next week instead of running trains on the pittsburgh bayport line every 5 minutes, they will run every 10 to 15 minutes the. and happening today state officials will open more of the

california northern coast to commercial crab fishing between south point and the sonoma-mendocino will open today. and along with a stretch to humboldt county. they were closed because of unsafe toxin levels. what a difference a year makes, right? fresh and affordable crab is flying off the shelves in san francisco. abc7 news was on california street where they were busy filling orders all day yesterday. tony said crab is so plentiful this year, the price is $10 to $49 a pound, lower than previous years. last year was a disaster with algae and weather causing a dismal season. happening today raiders fans will distribute thousands of these post cards to keep the silver and black in oakland. 5,000 addressed to roger goodell will be signed at the game.

that will be before today's game against the colts. kickoff is at 1:05. >> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning. we still have a pretty unstable atmosphere. you can see from live doppler 7 that some showers are slide to go the southeast, mainly over the ocean. so you may notice some of those cumulus buildups today. and also in the sierra nevada where we still have some activity and a winter weather advisory through 10:00. but locally we also have a winter weather advisory in the higher elevations around santa cruz and the mountains around big sur. you see the pink. that indicates rain-snow mix. with the cold atmosphere and upper-level trough moving in later on today, it's not going to take much to squeeze out a little bit of available moisture. that's why we have a winter weather advisory highlighted in purple until 6:00 tonight. and also i mentioned it here on the west slope in the sierra nevada, is to 3 inches still a

possibility. and the red is an avalanche warning. we've had some heavy, wet snow earlier in the month and now with that storm passed, it's making for dangerous conditions up there. here's the golden gate bridge where it's milder closer to the water. good morning, mountain view. 44. it's 40 san jose. 38 gilroy, and the cold air continues to settle in behind the exiting system. we we have several cold mornings and cold nights ahead. winds are up in the upper elevations but here are the colder valleys. you get the colder, denser air. it settles in. boy, we are looking at those cold numbers already. so we are projecting some 20s in the next couple of mornings. your forecast highlights, cold mornings and low snow levels for the short term. chilly for christmas and hanukkah.

today the sunnier day. high clouds will invade the area today and tomorrow. we will be lucky to hit 50 in some locations. 28 ab dry pattern looks like toward the end of the year. morning lows for christmas, it's going to be cold. 29 in petaluma, and clear lake look for low 30s in the inland east bay valleys. five degrees colder than you are this morning at least in san jose. 38 hayward and right along san francisco the coast should hold into the 40s. so monday morning could be the coldest morning. likely to have some freeze warnings and fast advisories from the national weather service. you can always download our app for that. into tuesday morning, very little change. high temperatures today across the state, it is active here with the cold air in place, the grapevine, i-50. 56 degrees palm springs. as you go through the hour by hour forecast in oakland, it will take all afternoon to get to 53 degrees. other its chilly one today.

52 half moon bay. 51 santa cruz. under a sunny skies. overnight lows, there they are, the low 30s again. it's deja vu from a week ago. the accuweather seven-day forecast. little change each and every day except for the lows. we are going to struggle to reach the 50s for christmas day into monday, and then high pressure building and slightly warmer in the week ahead. a quiet week, which is good for all the folks off trying to enjoy anything they want to donkey need to change my request from santa. now i want a jacket because it will be really cold. thank you, lisa. just ahead, a holiday gift guaranteed to keep you awake. how you can

>> dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what is coming up on "good morning america." >> good morning. we are track being the condition of carrie fisher. the actress best known for her work on "star wars." medical personnel were on board her flight administering emergency life-saving measures. how she's doing right now. and the latest on the warning from american intelligence agencies as we head into christmas. isis calling on supporters to target churches across the u.s.

how authorities are respond being. and we are covering breaking weather news. the two storms that could snarl plans for thousands of americans this weekend. it's all coming up on gma. see you soon. starbucks is offering a holiday gift to customers, free coffee for the next 8 days. they will offer a free 8-ounce espresso beverage on certain selections. it's good for only an hour each day. you need to check in online at starbuckscheer.com to see which stores are participating. it's from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. today. one christmas tree is enough for most families, but not for a couple in new york. take a look inside joe and ruth's dixie's home. they have 110 christmas trees. some a few inches tall, others nine feet tall.

the couple started the tradition 46 years ago when they got an angel ornament for a wedding gift. >> now they have thousands of ornaments. >> there's always a new tree. i have a lot more decorations that still aren't out. >> he still has trees that aren't up. >> and the main tree alone has 600 ornaments. it takes six weeks to get them all set up. they keep the trees up until the snow melts, which takes a while there in upstate new york. >> the holiday spirit is alive and well at san francisco's lefty o'doul's. yesterday abc7 news was outside the union square restaurant as people dropped off gifts for their annual christmas eve toy drive. a construction crew pulled up and unloaded 35 toys. last year they collected 15,000 toys. the toy drive continues today from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. still to come on abc7 morning, the rush for last minute gifts is on. we will take you to a bay area mall where it's not just

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>> we are starting this half-hour with a look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. my question for santa is how do

you pronounce meteorologist? >> you got it, matt. you have don't need help at all. good morning, everyone. we are looking at a much colder air mass. you can see that from the green there. filtering in behind the cold front. from the northwest to the southeast, the showers continue along the shoreline. we are looking at a winter weather advisory for the higher elevations. snow levels down to 2,000 feet for the santa cruz mountains, boulder creek and into the mountains around big sur. so, yes, there is still moisture left over, and with cold air moving in throughout the day today. even colder. we are looking at the possibility of a few flakes in the higher elevations. 39 in danville. 33 by the delta. 2 napa, sam rowa. 35 livermore. good morning morgan hill. it's 39 for you. this morning, yes, you are feeling the difference. anywhere from 2 to 16 degrees colder. so once again, in that post-frontal cold air mass, and we are looking at high temperatures today on the cold side. still in the 40s by noontime.

today is your sunnier day with numbers in the low 50s. it will be breezy along the coast. more clouds for christmas. but will we see any more moisture? i'll have the answer to that in a few minutes. matt. all right. thank you, lisa. a warning from the fbi going out across the u.s. isis sent out a hit list of churches and their addresses on social media calling for attacks on places of worship and other holiday gathering sites on christmas. authorities haven't identified any specific threats. the warning comes days after a truck drove into a christmas market in berlin, killing 12 people. yesterday police in italy killed the suspect in a shootout. a new video showing him pledging his allegiance to isis. we have the report from italy. >> reporter: the haunting videos, pledging allegiance to the leader of isis, calling him prince of the faithful.

authorities believe he recorded it days before he drove this massive truck through a christmas market in berlin. he was gunned down by italian police after slipping through the borders of at least three different countries, crossing from germany into france, boarding a train to italy and then on to milan. >> investigators say he came out of this train station. it was about 1:00 a.m.. at that time. night the there are no more trains going to the town where he was killed. so the question is how did he get there, and why? >> at 3:00 a.m. two police officers on a routine patrol spotting him lurking alone. they found him suspicious and asked for i.d. instead, he pulled a pistol from his backpack and fired, shouting, "police bastards." one officer hit in the shoulder. the bullet piercing his uniform. and the other, a trainee, shooting back and killing the fugitive. there are still questions. did he have accomplices? was he planning to meet someon?

the italian forensics on the ground searching for any clues to solve the mystery. >> they said it was the gut instinct of two beat cops who neutralized the suspect. there will be a lot of soul-searching about how the most wanted man managed to evade authorities in three countries over four days. abc news, italy >> the mother of a suspect in the berlin attack told the associated press she fears the world will never know why he allegedly did what he did. she said within him is a great secret. she said she wants the truth about her son and who was behind the attack. there was a surprise vote at the u.n. security council. yesterday the u.s. did not cast a veto in support of israel. the council voted to condemn israeli settlements and construction in palestinian territories, calling it a flagrant violation of international law. instead of casting a veto, the u.s. abstained from the vote and resolution was approved. president-elect donald trump is

criticizing president obama's decision not to veto it. he tweeted yesterday, "as to the u.n. things will be different after january 20th," referring to the day he will be inaugurated as president. president-elect said he also welcomes a new nuclear arms race saying the u.s. would out-match any rivals. mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: the president-elect teeing off with tiger woods, leaving the world to wonder if he's reigniting a nuclear arms race. it seemed to start with this. russian president van future threaten the military potential military potential of strategic nuclear forces. hours later trump took it up a notch, tweeting the united states must greatly strengthen and expand their nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses

regarding nukes. expanding the nuclear arsenal would up-end four decades of united states policy and flies in the face what have trump himself said in the campaign. >> the biggest problem we have today is nuclear, nuclear proliferation. >> newly named press secretary shawn spicer scrambling to explain. >> other countries need to be put on notice he's not going to sit back and allow them to undermine our safty and sovereignty. >> but spicer was definitive saying there's not going to be an arms race. in a phone call with a news host, the president-elect said something very different. the president-elect told you what? >> let it be an arms race. we will out-match them at every pass. >> frustration from nuclear weapons experts. >> you don't screw around with nuclear policy on twitter. every word matters. these words are rippling around the globe, and this is how arms races start, with a war of words. >> new putin is weighing in saying it's not us who have been speeding up the arms race. and later perhaps seeking to dial down the tension, trump releasing what he called a very nice letter the russian president sent him last week.

putin extending his warmest christmas and new year's's greetings, adding he hopes they can act in a constructive and pragmatic manner. abc news, washington. >> knew this morning, for the final time president obama and first lady michelle obama delivered their christmas address. they said the theme is the gift of the holidays. the decorations in the white house represent their greatest gifts from the nation, from military families to the impact of a great education. they stress the importance of honoring veterans and military families this time. -- this time. year. >> many of our troops are far away at this time. , this time of the year. >> and their families are serving and sacrificing right along with them. their courage and dedication allows the rest of us to enjoy the season. that's why we try to serve them as well as they have served this country. the obamas say celebrating the holidays in the white house over the past eight years has been a privilege. today is the last day to drop off any donations for the holiday season.

at saint anthony's foundation in san francisco is taking food, clothes, blankets and toiletries. it runs from 9 to 1 today at saint anthony's on golden gate avenue between turk and jones. today the glide memorial church will serve the special holiday lunch. it's a prime rib lunch. 3700 pounds of the meat was delivered. along with mashed potatoes, bread and a dessert. it's the 21st year the restaurant has donated a day's worth of holiday meals at glide. it's on glide church on ellis street. the rush is on to finish holiday shopping and ask santa for presents. one final chance today. jonathan bloom spent yesterday at valley fair mall in san jose. >> reporter: for some it's a family tradition. >> we need a picture. how could you go on to christmas without a picture? >> a picture with old st. nick,

no matter how long the wait. >> an hour and 30 minutes. >> today you waited that long? >> yes. >> the line seemed to stretch from here to the north pole. >> 50 minutes. >> worth it? >> we will see at the end. if we get a picture that's in focus. >> it's giving kids lots of time to add to their lists. >> i'm going to ask him for a pokemon booster box because i like collecting pokemon. >> and parents time to start getting creative. >> we start taking pictures now while my brother is waiting in line. >> but despite their best efforts, it seems like the only one getting smiles around here is -- >> pepper. >> who is pepper? >> the robot. >> pepper makes smiling a competition and could be stiff competition for santa's helpers. of course, the family is feeling really good about themselves. they saw santa weeks ago. >> we already did that in november. >> what did you ask santa for? >> stuff. >> tell him what you asked for.

>> stuff! >> it's apparently a secret. but what is not a secret is this man wants to get shopping over. >> i want to get in and out. >> wants to get out-and-out and out-and-out. >> you are done with shopping? >> i hate shopping. >> in san jose, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. all right. are you still looking to buy the perfect christmas gift? you don't even need to leave your couch. amazon has you covered. the company has extended their rush delivery hours for amazon prime now members for 30 cities, including the san francisco bay area. orders placed by 9:45 tonight are guaranteed delivery by midnight christmas day. still ahead, a south bay boy shows the real spirit of the season. what he's doing to give back to others year after year. and here's a live look from our mt. tam cam. you can see it's starting to get a little light out there. lisa

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zero really can be a hero.ds) get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. >> great news following yesterday's storms. some areas in the north bay have received double the amount. rain for this time of year. the largest reservoir, lake sonoma, is now at capacity. >> and with all the recent rain, much of the region is no longer in a drought. the storms this past week tipped the balance. with five years of drought, 15% of the state, probably the most northern interior, is drought free. 60% remains in the three worst

drought levels. severe, extreme and exceptional. as recenly as september the entire state was at some level of drought. it's great to see. we still see too much red obviously in that picture there. but we are talking about the possibility of maybe some snow in the santa cruz mountains? >> that's right. where the red is, they are still getting some moisture in the form of rain and a snow mix. it's icy down around the grapevine, i-5. that is closed. but we are looking at the sierra nevada where it's 26, blue canyon 18 at the tahoe valley airport. we are looking at still some snow, more air moving in and low snow levels in the santa cruz mountains down to about 2,000 feet. you could see a few flakes for christmas day, even around monterey. we will talk about it in detail. your end of the year forecast in a few minutes. >> also next, klay come son leads the warriors down the stretch in detroit. larry beil has the highlight

in sports, a huge saturday of nfl football in the bay area. the raiders host the colts at the oakland coliseum, hoping to save atop the afc west. kickoff at 1:05 p.m. and the 49ers face the rams. kickoff at memorial coliseum at is 1:25. last night the warriors extended their winning streak to seven games with a victory in detroit. here's abc7's sports director, larry beil, with the highlights in this morning's sports.

>> good morning, everybody. the warriors aren't playing great basketball, but they know how to finish. another fourth-quarter flurry last night. setting up the game everyone wants to see on christmas day, dubs and cavs in cleveland here on abc7. draymond green missed thursday night's game for the birth of his son. back for this one. a couple brilliant passes here. the dubs sloppy. 22 turnovers. stanley johnson steals the pass to harris for 2 of his 26. pistons led by 5. kevin durant was great. three-ball, finished with 32 points. 110-108. under a minute to go. warriors by 2. klay thompson step-back j, dagger, and he ices it with a three. 17 for klay. warriors win their seventh straight, 119-113. 27-4 heading to cleveland on christmas day.

>> there's a lot of things we have to get better on. we are to continue to get better on defense. but the big part of that is to execute on offense. snot turning the ball over. college hoops, diamondhead classic. usf taking on illinois state. five minutes left. madison williams, head of the pack with authority. redbirds up 31-29. to the second half. matt mccarthy, two-hand flush. he had 11. the best name in sports right now, frankie ferrari, revving it up for 3. and surprise, surprise, usf with the upset. now 10-2.. they will face san diego state on sunday. >> the sharks and the oilers took the ice last night tied for first place. both with 41 points. it seems fitting they end up with overtime, right? how about total commitment to christmas and the sharks. that's fantastic. first period, denying karlsson.

no, milkman. kevin lebanc, the 24 seconds later connor mcdavid leading the league in points, gets his second assist on the goal. 2-2. on to o.t. and the rookie, b a. nc ends is here. sharks win 3-2 and take over the pacific division lead. college football. eastern michigan and old dominion playing in the bahama's bowl. i like the sledgehammer entrance. the monarchs playing their first bowl game. second quarter david washington running around scrambling. 47-yard bomb to zach pascal. old dominion wins the bahama's bowl. 24-20. beach! that's a wrap on morning sports. merry christmas, everybody! i'm larry beil. now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> it will look a little bit like christmas around here if

you are head today the mountains, sierra nevada. even our local mountains. you can still see moisture headed over the coast. the higher elevations mainly but still a system to push through the bay area. that will bring the colder air. want to take you down to southern california where, boy, it's a mess down there. in the low 40s with the rain-snow mix in the desert there. if you are traveling to the south or expecting anyone, it is going to be pretty dicey moving up through the central part of the state. so as we get back here locally, notice the pinking here around big sur. this is the rain changing over to snow. so the snow levels continue to lower throughout the day. down to around 2500 feet. the national weather service has put up a winter weather advisory. good idea to download our app. you will get the push alerts and you can see where the inclimate weather is. until 6:00 here locally, also in the mountains until 10:00 looking at snow, perhaps another couple inches on the way to the sierra nevada, the west slope.

and we also have an avalanche warning for the lake tahoe area. in reno today, mid-30s. it should be in the upper 20s south lake. certainly wintry out there throughout the next several days. then as the cold air pushes in, the atmosphere dries out. boy, does it get chilly around here. a live look outside from mt. tam. you see how clear it is. upper elevation wind that's mixing the atmosphere, allowing for temperatures to stay in the 40s around the water. but down at the surface, much colder. 46 in oakland, 37 gilroy. still on the coast in the upper 40s. you see how clear it is. pretty good visibility with numbers here all in the 30s. so 32 santa rosa, napa 33. and fair felled as well as walnut creek. livermore and likely a freeze warning and frost advisories from the national weather service right on through tuesday with the cold atmosphere. at the beach it's 35 degrees. santa cruz. a high today of only 49. you see the consume laws clouds

in the distance. if you go to the beech today, you will see some of the likely as the colder air moves in over the warmer water. so cold mornings, low snow levels. chilly for christmas. a dry pattern into next week. we thought we were going to see some rain late tomorrow. that has not materialized. so it looks cold and dry. christmas morning, 29 petaluma, 30. 36 on the peninsula, 38 hayward. mid-30s for a san jose. low 30s continue into monday morning. it's going to be chilly right through tuesday. the afternoon is finally getting a little warmer into the middle of the week. look at today? if you are traveling, be very careful out there. still some advisories around the grapevine. it was closed last check. 352 degrees today for a -- 52 degrees for a high today. san jose under sunny skies. today is the sunnier day. if you are evidence today the game, bundle up. low 50s. tomorrow for christmas it will be a little more gray and kind of cool. overnight lows we talked about the freezing temperatures. so likely some morning clouds.

the accuweather seven day forecast, notice it's dry, sunny days and hopefully you will get the coat for christmas from santa. >> if your thermometer freezes over like that, you know you are in real trouble. if you are looking for hope today, we have someone we think you should meet. at a time. year when kids are so fuss focused on what they can get, this is a boy fee cussed on what he can give. >> watch him handle the forklift at his parents business, silicon valley storage and moving in san jose. if you want to be really impressed, check out what he's done for the marines toys for tots program. >> i think i collected about 150. last year i collected maybe about 250. >> we are proud of him. he's a hard worker. he's been a hard worker since he was 2. >> joey has been doing his toy drive since he was 6 years old. how does he do it? the fifth grader starts in september by making his flyer.

>> i print out a lot of them, and i go street by street, door to door, and i talk to people about it and tell them what it's about. and that's how i do it. >> that's very dedicated. >> yeah. it's hard work, but it pays off. >> donations roll in, and he delivers. every year for the past five years. it's something that's caught the attention of the brass at the marine corps reserve center in san jose. >> it's cool coming here because you get to see the base, you get to see the marines and i learned how to salute the right way. >> he has good discipline, a good base for that and he will be an outstanding marine if he chooses to take that path. >> and he knows how to salute? >> oh, yes, he does. >> it's something like that, i think. >> good salute there. joey plans on doing all of this again next year. next, santa is getting ready to start delivering presents. how many letters he received from children around the world.

>> here are the winning numbers from last night's $76 million mega-millions drawing. nobody picked all six numbers. tuesday night's jackpot increases to $85 million. >> all right. santa claus is finishing up his last preparations in finland before he leaves for his

globe-trotting christmas trip to give presents to children. this post office in finland gets around half a million letters and wish lists each year. it gets up to 32,000 letters a day as christmas gets closer. our letters to santa are taking a back seat to letters some children wrote to planet earth. >> i'm sure some wore the santa hats in the bay area just to stay warm. >> the cold air is moving in, and with it the moisture along the most. a winter weather advisory for the santa cruz mountains. highs today under sunny skies, low 50s palo alto. it's definitely cool but the overnight lows could be around freezing. notice the highs stuck in the 50s but the lows in the low 30s or upper 20s in the valleys. we get warmer during the week but notice we are dry looks like right on through the end of the year. that's good news. we are well above normal, of course, in rainfall. >> thank you, lisa, and thanks for joining us on the abc7 mornings. i'm matt keller in for chris

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