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sglnchts it's sunday, december 24th. good morning and thank you for joining us. let's starlet with a first look at the forecast. this is a dissipating weather system that could provide a few sprinkles and snow flakes in the nevada. we are dry, cool and cloudy this morning. it's 50 in the city. 46 in san b jose. it's another spare the air alert today. but tomorrow things improve. so today will be the last day for that. we are look iing at temperature
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throughout the afternoon on the cool side. low 50s with plenty of clouds by noontime. it will be a cool afternoon. highs just in the mid-50s. overnight lows once again with cloud cover in the 40s. a few 30s. but we have milder and slightly sunnier weather to talk about for christmas day. >> thieves are getting creative this holiday weekend. police say they have seen a spike in car break in this is time of year and are warning last-minute shoppers about it. melaniewood explains. >> it's create chaos. >> it's not that bad. >> reporter: it seems there are bigger concerns this year than last-minute shopping kro inping. police are are warning shoppers not to place belongings in the trunks. >> it used to be to put things in your car. >> there's a number of trunk break-ins. >> it's not fun. especially during the christmas season. >> reporter: the advice from
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authorities, carry all purchases from store to store. >> you see that in the commercials and it looks like fun, but not in real life. >> it's terrifying i can't run in, take stuff to the car and run to target without being terrified, that's horrible. it tem tels you there are people that are desperate. it's sad and scary. >> police say despite active patrols, they the want shoppers to be extra vigilant. >> it's literally nothing in the car. nothing in the car. >> reporter:. windy weather friday nugt at its massive air hub in memphis disrupted its flight some packages haven't arrived yet. but fedex says most deliveries should make it on time before crihristmas. a celebration of life was held yesterday to honor the firefighter who died fighting
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the thomas fire in ventura county. the 32-year-old was from san diego and served as a cal fire engineer tr the past eight years. hanna mulens has the story. >> reporter: it took 30 minutes for people to file into the church. a final salute for one of their own. >> it was probably ironly two days before christmas we're having a celebration of life. i really do believe cory was a gift that was given to all of us. >> reporter: this was personal it for the chief. >> we are truly a family. >> reporter: cory was one of his brothers, but his heart aches for his widow. >> it's our extended family. >> reporter: his grief compounded by guilt. >> i feel this happened on my watch. >> reporter: 2,000 people turned out to honor kory.
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>> i was able to see and honor him like that. it was really a beautiful gift. >> reporter: friends say he was born to be a firefighter. >> 15 years old yet he was hiking with the inmate crews. >> reporter: his family was supposed to grow to four, but their unborn daughter taylor will never meet her dad. >> they are going to have a hard time getting over this. at least they know their father was a hero. >> that makes that family just my responsibility for the rest of my life. >> reporter: crews have pulled together for ashley. >> the local fire stations decorated the house because they didn't want her to come home without christmas lights. >> reporter: firefightered fill the calendar to do yard work. >> we're going to standby that family for the rest of our lives. >> she knew that as she thanked his brothers one after another. >> that was hanna mullens reporting. a 3-month-old baby died
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after suffering a medical emergency. the infant fell ill yesterday afternoon pleasant hill bart station. she was taken to the medical center where she passed away. there's no indication of foul play. this morning a vow not to let fear win after word that a popular tourist spot in san francisco was the target of a terror plot. a former marine is now in jail after hatching the plan. >> reporter: saturday holiday fun goes ob at peer 39 after the foiled a planned terror attack at the san francisco destination. >> when i looked at my phone it said that there's a threat of terrorist at pier 39. i'm here. >> reporter: trisha was visiting friday when she learned about the alleged plot.
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26-year-old everette jamison, an ex-marine, planned to stage the attack around christmas. he's now in jail. >> this is our country. >> reporter: some visitors noticed more patrols. >> there are dangers in everything we do. but i trust in the security i have seen around here. >> reporter: according to a federal criminal complaint, he had radical jihady believes and social media posts that suppo supported terrorism. his family is in choshock. an fbi agent was alerted by jamison's dialogue. a big take away that hope others take notice to this radicalism. >> even though this was an fbi informant, this tip could have come from anybody in the public. >> reporter: everette has a hearing scheduledoranuary 5th.
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he will plead not guilty. abc 7 news. governor brown has granted pardons to two men who were to be deported pl both men were picked up during immigration raids in october. a 42-year-old of modesto and a 39-year-old of davis r were set to be deported tomorrow in defiance of the trump administration governor brown pardoned the two putting those deportations on hold. in southern california state officials believe a bottled water giant is piping water that it doesn't hold the rights to. nestle bottles arrowhead spring water. that comes from the san bernardino national forest. nestle is allowed to bottle more than 8 million gallons per year.
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however, the desert sun newspaper reports state regulat regulators say nestle piped 32 million gallons last year out of the forest. nestle insists it has valid rights to the water. several people helped capture a suspected robber a few block was from san francisco's fisherman's wharf. the suspect tried to run away with the victim's camera. a good samaritan tripped him. two co-workers restrain ed the suspect until police arrived. both had arrived from usa traus. one of them hurt his shoulder. happening today san francisco's memorial church will serve thousands of people a special prime rib lunch tr the holidays. te house of prime rib donated 3700 pounds of meat along with salad, mashed potatoes and dessert. it runs from 10:30 until 1:30. there are morning celebrations from the sanctuary.
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the first one starts at 9:00 this morning. lisa is here. it's great to see our community members come together during this time of year. >> we could eat anything at 9:00 in the morning. good morning, we are looking at a milder start to the day with a lot of cloud cover. there's a system awfully close to us. it's 43 in livermore. will it offer us any rain? we'll talk about it, next. also ahead, a christmas gift for a family that needed a reason to smile. the generous donation and what you can do to help more families get back on their feet after the north bay wildfires. plus christmas came early for two kids after a special surprise from someone they thought wasn't
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after cigarette taxes were raised, convenience stores are now seeing a spike in crime. thieves are stealing cartons of cigarettes. our sister station in fresno has more on the latest heist that turned into a brutal encounter. >> reporter: video shows the moment the suspect dives behind the cash register at the beginning of a ten-minute struggle inside this liquor store all for 150 cartons of cigarettes. >> punched him, hit him, sprayed him in the face with some sprays and stuff. zip tied his hands. >> reporter: a lieutenant has noticed the most sought out item is is cigarettes. now that the tobacco tax raised the price, suspects know they are a gauaranteed value and eas to resell for cash. >> the robbers in this situation in this incident they never
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touch the cash register at all. >> reporter: cigarettes were taken recently during a deadly mini mart robbery. thieves were captured on camera carting out boxes of cigarettes. the clerk never fought back, but was shot and killed as the suspects left. two men w men w of homicide. despite the serious injury to the clerk in the latest cigarette theft, he was a witness and able to help police solve the crime. >> he described this as scary. doesn't know what's going on. but the good thing was he was able to recognize voices and their body movements and stuff to help identify the people. >> reporter: detectives recovered 35 cases of cigarettes at a home just two blocks away from the liquor store. a man and a woman were arrested for the crime and the female gave police a full confession. officers believe the pair scoped out the mart and figured out where the cigarettes were stored. abc 7 news.
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a reason to smile this morning for a north bay family that's been through a difficult past few months. they have a new temporary home just in time for christmas. >> it's not christmas. it doesn't feel like christmas at all. >> reporter: the holiday season has been tough for the swan family. they lost their home in october's redwood complex fire and have struggled to find a place to live. rents are high and housing competitive. >> i haven't wanted to listen to any christmas music or i'm not in the christmas mood. it sucks because my husband loves christmas. now we just want it to be over. >> reporter: just in time for christmas is this rv. it was donated through rvs without borders. >> it's so much more of a
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belief. i feel like woor going to be able to relax and not have to worry about what's the backup plan. >> reporter: the program aes goal is to help the short-term housing shortage and allow fire victims to stay in their communities. >> they need to have some place to call their own so they can rest their nervous system. >> reporter: it's also up to residents who did not lose their homes to offer up their drae driveways. >> those that have undamaged homes can play a very important role. >> it has a queen-size bed. >> reporter: they will park in a family member's yard. their goal now is to save up for a new house. alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. a local family len joy christmas together following a sailor's surprise return from
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overse overseas. he spent nine months serving our country overseas. yesterday he helped serve his family lunch along with a bigger surprise of his presence inside the shops. he learned friday he would be home just in time for the holidays. >> me missing my boys' birthdays, but christmas, it'ch' down moment for us. >> i was so emotional. i was just so touched. >> the uso provided this video. he expects to be home for the next nine months. enjoy that time together. hundreds of kids now have new bikes they can pedal around san francisco. all thanks to santa clause and his helpers at the fire department. abc 7 news was inside the toy program warehouse where the site of 300 new bikes and riding toys brought a smile to so many faces. two of the new bike owners tell
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us where they plan to ride. >> to the store. >> maybe to the park. >> i grew up in the mission district. didn't have a lot. single mom. we just want to give back and make sure that every kid has toys and just fun stuff. >> the kids also received free helmets to wear while they ride their new bikes. final orders are coming in for another holiday dinner tradition that some consider little pockets of love. abc 7 news was in west okay land where sales were brisk. it's a time-consuming process to produce them. but you'll hear no complaints from the chefs. >> i think it's a blessing to be able to share the traditions
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with people. we're keeping them alive. this is a pretty hispanic tradition. to ma lees go back to when the spanish came to mexico. >> some say is it started as part of the mexican celebration that commemorates a search for shelter before the birth of jesus. time is 5:18. aaa is brining back their tipsy toe program. it helps drivers who have had too much to drink home safely. call for a free ride and tow for up to ten miles. it's available to everyone, even if you aren't a aaa member. it runs from 6:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning. sunday morning, live doppler 7 showing a little precip off is shore. it's not reach iing the ground.
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the upper levels of the atmosphere are a little moist, but the lower levels are quite dry. as we widen the perspective, there are spotty showers around the state. so we're not going to rule them out. you could see a spotty shower throughout the day as this system continues to move through northern california today. that's why we're going to be covered in a lot of clouds and why we're starting out mild with numbers ranging in the 40s and 50s. the typical cool spots in the 30s for santa rosa. 39 by. the delta. a little windchill in the north bay. 45 in oakland. and a live look outside. your forecast highlights cloudy and cool this morning with the clouds continuing into the afternoon. a chance of an isolated sprinkle. otherwise we will be dry and we'll look for a sunnier day tomorrow. milder. temperatures for christmas day. as we go through your forecast today and tomorrow hour by hour,
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you'll notice all the cloud cover throughout the day today. there's the rain well to the north. it looks like it's going to stay there. by 10:00 tonight still more clouds to keep us on the mild side and into crihristmas tomorrow. check it out. we have some sun. as a result temperatures will make it back up into the 60s in some neighborhoods by the afternoon. here we are at 5:00. you'll see just a few more clouds. with the cloud cover overnight lows in liver moore a lult cooler tomorrow morning in the upper 30s. the rest of the week just an arrange of near 40 degrees. a little more mild. if you are headed to the sierra nevada, overnight lows in the 20s. the afternoon highs in the 50s. a little bit more sun christmas day and into tuesday it looks like spring skiing with low 50s. highs underneath the cloud cover. 55 in oakland looking at 56 in fremo fremont. numbers really in the narrow range today with the blanket of
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clouds. tomorrow planning your christmas day starting out in the 30s and 40s. a lot like today with the cloud cover. by the afternoon, we're getting to more sunshine. mid- to upper 50s and by 4:00 a few 60s around the bay. it should feel mild er and a fe clouds at night. the forecast showing that today with the clouds will be just in the 50s. you can download our accuweather app and keep track of the temperatures and you'll notice when the clouds begin to part more tomorrow on christmas day. more sunshine and numbers will respond. so the rest of the week looks to be dry. numbers in the 60s around the bay. as we get towards next weekend, trying to manage a few clouds. but still looking pretty dry right until the end of the year. >> good to know. thank you. just ahead, our official intelligence is so advanced that robots can trade shares and diagnose disea
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imagine ready to go christmas shopping and all your money disappears. it happened to a mother at a local bank. michael finney picks up the story from here. >> happy holidays. >> reporter: michelle was going out holiday shopping this past weekend when her money was swiped by an atm. it was literally all the money i
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had for christmas, e she wrote. i have no money. this is the atm. it's located at the u.s. bank in fairfield. >> their atm malfunctions and i printed a a receipt saying that they couldn't return my deposit and couldn't put my despoz sit in the bank and had to call an 800 number. >> reporter: the receipt says a machine error has occurred. >> i called the number immediately and they cold told me i had file a kplam and it would be ten days until i got my money back. i said christmas is in eight days. i have four kids to provide christmas for. it was all my money. i need my money. >> reporter: we met up with michelle at her workplace. she's a caregiver in this home. everyone here was rooting for michelle and her family. she went down to the local bank branch, made phone calls and went to my facebook page too. after seeing her note, we talked
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with michelle and the bank the next day the money arrived. >> christmas will be okay? >> christmas is going to be fine. >> reporter: as for the bank, the local manager told me he's not authorized to talk. the last e-mail i saw from u.s. bank it just wasn't comfortable talking about the incident because of prooivacy issues. i want to thank them for moving so fast. that is a hid spirit in action. >> it worked out perfectly. without your help, it wouldn't have happened. >> that's what we're here for. >> all is well that ends well. michelle got her money, her kids will get their gifts, which leaves the question what will the gifts be. i'm not saying. >> time is is 5:26. a robot dj puts the tech in techno. a nightclub in prague has a
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robot behind the turntable. it has special software to help choose its songs. the reviews so far are mixed with some saying there's no emotion behind the music selection. it's an. adaptive former industry robot. the crowd doesn't look all that pleased. still to come, a san francisco charity still needs donations this christmas. how you can drop off donations on their final day of collection. and a pilot surprises his parents more than
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the 30s and 40s. so we'll start out with the cooler areas. 39 by the delta. 46 in hayward. this morning we are anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees milder than we were yesterday at this time. but the poor air quality continues. . tomorrow, though, a little more wind. we're expecting a frontal passage today so that will improve for christmas. look at all the cloud cover. temperatures in the low 40s to near 50. by 1:00 a narrow range from 52 in concorde to 57 in as we get back down towards 7:00 p.m., we're still in the 50s. the cloud cover keeping us milder. just a few degrees cooler in the upper 40s. we will talk about the rest of the week, the rest of the year which will include more mild weather. president trump has launched a twitter attack on deputy
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director andrew mccabe. he's recently come under fire from congressional republicans. the president's tweet said, quote, how can fbi deputy director, the man in charge, along with combsy of the phoney hillary clinton investigation n including her 33,000 illegally deleted e e-mails be given $700,000 for wife's campaign by clinton puppets during investigation. another tweet. mccabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. time is 5:31. as they prepare for their final year in congress, senator jeff flake and charlie dent discuss the state of the gop and views of president trump. watch this week here on abc 7. now to the controversy rocking the miss america organization. top executives are take iing th fall. here's the story. >> resignations at the top of
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the miss america organization. ceo resigned saturday from the new jersey-based organization a day after he was suspended by the board. the president and ceo and chairman also departing. the resignations following the public e-mails sent in 2014 including sex issist comments about former contestants. 2013 miss america is the subject of multithe pl e e-mail, changes including things about her weight. >> having someone bully you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay. stand up for yourself because it does matter. >> reporter: hagan signed a petition calling the behavior by the board members despicable.
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he said he was under stress from a full year of attacks by two miss americas and made a mistake of words. the outgoing president apologized saturday saying his comment does not reflect his values or that of the organization. the organization president and chief operating officer said in a statement that he inappropriately responded to an e-mail and apologized to the contestant involved but the article implies complicit participation on my part in a year's-long e-mail communication which is grossly misleading. the e-mails were exchanged in 2013 and 2014 and predate my employment altogether. millions of americans are traveling to grandma's house and many other places this holiday weekend. but in some parts of the u.s., icy conditions and flooding are making it hard to get anywhere.
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elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: a prechristmas winter storm is reeking havoc in 12 states. in maine cars were sliding into ditches. two good is samaritans stopped to lend a hand. >> figured might as well try to pull them out. had some spare and might as well do a good holiday deed. >> reporter: this man having fun with ice. >> it looks like my window is closed, but in fact it's just icy. >> reporter: icy conditions not just in boston but also in the rest of the commonwealth. state police closing a stretch of i-95 near foxboro for an hour saturday morning after numerous reports of spin outs and car crashes. salt spreaders out in full force to deice roads. in missouri heavy snow bands. blinded drivers causing multiple accidents including this
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jackknifed semitruck. snow even covering parts of oklahoma. that storm system causing severe flooding in arkansas and tennessee. up to 4 inches of rain reported in parts of the volunteer state. in nashville, strong winds toppled the city's official christmas e tree, the 30-foot spruce sprawled across the plaza with lights still on. heavily damaged it was u cut up and hauled away. and in memphis, severe winds disrupting traffic and threat tong delay holiday package deliveries. the winter storm complicating efforts for 120 million people who are expected to drive to malls this weekend picking up last-minute holiday gear. abc news, new york. for those who work in the airline industry, the holidays can be tough. especially when it comes to spending time with loved ones. but one pilot was determined to
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see his family for christmas after being apart tr them for 17 holidays in a row. that's pilot juan fehr man saying hi to his parents aboard a flight as they made a layover in british colombia. he flies all over the world. their time together is special, especially during the holidays. today is the last day of curb side donation drive in san francisco. in a few hours, staff and volunteers will be collecting hams, groeceries, clothes and yu can donate from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on golden gate avenue. an entire lane is closed to traffic to allow people to easily drop off donations. abc 7 news was of at the clubhouse in mountain view where children of military families were treated to lots of toys.
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the northern california chapter teamed up with the wine country to bring santa and the toys to the kids. it can be hard for children from military families during the holidays if one parent is deployed or isn't home for other reasons. organizers. want to help. >> that's what it's all about. smiles on the kids' faces. >> a few thousand toys were distributed yesterday at the clubhouse. the holidays will be merrier for hundreds of families thans s to the generosity of its police and fire departments. 750 families took home toys and makings for christmas dinner. youngsters got their pick of brand new bicycles too. 400 were given away to kids for christmas. >> you see people that's not really able to do for their kids and it's all over the bay area.
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so it's a good thing. >> for a number of families, the yearly giveaway is essential. they would not otherwise be able to afford the food or the gifts. time is 5:38. still ahead, not just one but two of the bay area's most holiday light homes are saying good-bye this weekend. as we head to break, here's a live look outside this morning. you can see traffic is is very light as we begin this sunday. lisa
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today is christmas eve but it's also national eggnog day. the traditional recipe for eggnog is milk, cream, sugar, whipped eggs, spices and sometimes alcohol. the glass is typically garnished with cinnamon or pumpkin spice. it may be added as a flavoring to food or drinks like coffee, tea, breads, pies, cakes or pudings. the bay area rescue mission will serve a hot meal to those in need. the organization aims to fight homlessness. it provides one and a half million meal ss a year. the rescue mission plans to serve 10,000 christmas meals and include ham, vegetables and hundreds of pies. meteorologist lisa joins us now. temperatures just off to a chilly start. >> they are chilly, but we have more 40s than 30s this morning. we're in the upper 30s.
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38 in santa rosa. as we look from our east bay camera, we're in the 40s in oakland. 50 in san francisco. the clouds stick around for the day today. not so much christmas day. we are still under a spare the air alert. a look at your seven-day forecast, next. also ahead, it was a night to forget for the warriors as their 11-game winning streak comes to an end. more coming up in sports.
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last night golden state turned in their wost three-point shooting performance against the nuggets. we have the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, maybe it was a case of look ago head to their christmas day rematch to the cavaliers. whatever the reason, the warriors came out flat and never recov recovered against the nuggets. this was a play for golden state. the one-hand flush, but e he had 7 points last night. mccall steps to the basket and gets some coaching from steph, who was still out with an injury. e he led the warriors with 18, but golden state trailed by 12 at halftime. the nuggets would never give up the lead. the nice pass inside to chand r chandler, who scores, plus the foul. the warriors miss 20 straight three pointers until he pops. denver never let up. harris with the pull-up jumper.
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while he put in 18 the war lose 96-81 so their win streak is over. big game last night at the tank as the sharks played host to the the l.a. kings. some of santa's helpers took a break to catch the action. apparently they department get the memo. it was scoreless until the second period. two kings collide and takes advantage. it was his third goal of the season. martin jones was superb. e he shut out his former team for the career regular season win. san jose scored through the third. his 8th of the season. the sharks beat their rivals 2-0. they won't play again until thursday. and lambeau field these
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santas were the only one having any fun. the vikings and packers managed just one touchdown playing in 6 degree weather. subbing for aaron rodgers threw a pair of picks. green bay was 0 for 4 on fourth down attempts. this pass will go incomplete. the vikings win, 16-0. their first shutout in 24 years. on a rainy, windy day in baltimore, the ravens took on indy. the colts had nothing to play for but hung tough. frank gore will score. the former niners just the second play in nfl history to have 12 straight seasons of a thousand yards from scrimmage. we go to the fourth quarter. the ravens up by 10. indy still had a chance down by 7 with just under three minutes to play. the colts block this punt and recover. but on fourth down and 10, the
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pass to hilton falls incomplete. the ravens win, 23-16, they can clinch a playoff so the with a win next week against cincinnati. that's sports. i'll see you tonight at 5:00 from the highlights of 49ers game. a heads up about special programming on christmas day. starting at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow watch disney parks magical christmas celebration. then at noon the warriors take on the cavaliers. and 5:00 you can watch the raiders play the eagles. our news will air in its usual time slot that night. good morning, a live look outside. we have a lot of high and even mid-level clouds. this is a view from emeriville where temperatures are in the 40s. not as cold as it could be. we're going to keep this pattern with us for the next couple days. when we look at livermore, you notice today the cool 50s out
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there. that's due to the cloud cover. by krst mass day tomorrow, the ridge reestablishes itself and bump up into the 60s. we'll stay sunnier and milder throughout much of the week. the end of the week even though we're mild could see increasing clouds. another glimpse outside and you'll notice nothing obstructing the view there. it's a nice-looking start to the day. the cloud cover is sticking around. notice the green here. we are looking at some of this v vergo. so even the entire state is looking at cloud cover. mainly in the northern half of it. it's a system that's dissipating and will fall apart throughout the afternoon. can't rule out maybe a sprinkle in your neighborhood, but you'll be dry and cool. temperatures in a narrow range in the mid-50s today. 45 in oakland. it's 47 in fremont with cool
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upper 30 nz santa rosa. another vantage point. but still another spare the air alert today as a ridge of high pressure is beginning to weaken. it's still allowing for a cap on the atmosphere. so cloudy and cool and a little hazy. we'll see mostly cloudy skies and a few sprinkles possible. but not likely for all of us. looking at more sunshine and milder days to follow. beginning with christmas day. your hour by hour forecast today calls for the cloud cover. here we are through 2:00. notice mostly cloudy skies. the rain line looks to stay to the north. we could see maybe a few sprinkles. ok tonight and into christmas day, notice a break in the cloud cover. so with that sunshine, numbers back into the 60s and by 5:00 in the afternoon, it's dry as we look for highs across the state. a few more areas of milder conditions. the rest of the state a little
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cloudier. and 50s should be for the norm most of you. notice that narrow rain. 55 in livermore. it will be a cool afternoon at the niners game with numbers milder there. 58 at 1:05. and tonight another cool night. but enough cloud cover to keep us in the 30s and 40s. 41 in fremont and oakland. the coolest day today. as the clouds begin to scour out tomorrow, you'll notice that the temperatures will climb a bit into the upper 50s to low 60s. we're even milder throughout the middle of the week. the end of the week still in the 60s. we could bring in extra cloud cover but nothing is looking like any storms headed our way. >> the ski resorts still using the snow making machines. >> they had plenty of it. it's the manmade stuff.
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>> thank you. after decades of delighting residents from all over the bay, two decorated holiday light homes will turn off the lights for good. electr>> reporter: for more tha years this modest home had a special place in people's hearts. >> it was like going to disneyland, but locally. tons of lights and all the characters and everything. >> reporter: they are disney lovers and like clock work they bring out the collection every holiday season. the dits plays evolve to keep up with the latest characters. age is taking a toll, which is why they have decided this will be the final year of what's known as the mickey mouse christmas house. >> we decided it was a good time to go ahead and retire while we're at the top of our game you might say. >> reporter: less than a mile away, another homeowner is
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saying good-bye after the holidays. the bear house is moving out of state. they are leaving for nevada taking their christmas displays with them. the trains and teddy bears and snowman that started it all be soon be packed up and hauled away. >> hopefully somewhere along the way a little boy or girl who has been here, they are starting something small with a snowman like i did and they will get to something bigger and it will be something like this in years to come. >> reporter: two of the long-time fixtures now in its final days. but leaving behind a lifetime of memories. lillian kim, abc 7 news. one more day of holiday shopping. where you can get some handmade giftings.
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number 25. nobody picked all six so wednesday night goes up to $337 million. the winning numbers from the super lotto plus drawing. nobody picked all six in that drawing so wednesday night increases to $9 million. happening today, your last chance to at the holiday treat fair. more than 200 artists have their best work for sale including jewelry, hats, clothing, pottery, photography and sculptures. the fair is on telegraph between dwight and ban kroft. it runs 11:00 to 6:00 today. next on abc 7 morning at 6:00. police on the peninsula are warning last-minute christmas shoppers about how some thieves
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it's sunday, december 24th. thank you for joining us. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning to you. as you look at live doppler, you see the cloud cover, but despite the green, the system is really falling apart. we have high pressure in control. that's why we're not going to see this amount to anything throughout the day. with the cloud cover we're in the 40s. it's 39 in santa rosa. we are milder with the clouds. even compared to
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