buerre. let's get up and get going. this is abc 7 mornings. >> it's saturday, december 22nd. good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a low back at the accuweather forecast. here is our meteorologist lisa argen tracking the conditions where you live. hi, lisa. welcome to winter it started yesterday. it's a little cool out there in parts of the bay. but fog is the issue in the north bay. looking at visibility reduced to nothing in pete lum. a quarter mile in napa. as you navigate around the north bay it comes and goes. so it's quickly ob securing the visibility in the south and east bay. not so much 47 in hayward. many 54 in santa rosa. 13 degrees colder in the north bay than this time yesterday. colder by 7 degrees in san jose. there is the fog in the city. we have a partly cloudy afternoon with numbers process the 50s and high clouds and sunset at 4:54 chris.

>> thanks. now to developing news. the government is in a partial shutdown despite last ditch efforts from both sides. a live look here at the u.s. capitol building where lawmakers walked out at 9:00 last night without a deal. the blame is passed around as federal workers are lester hanging in the balance. abc 7 news reporter maggie roourl has the latest. >> this shutdown is happening just as we start a busy holiday weekend of travel and overnight a union representing tsa agents came out slamming the shutdown. right now both sides in washington just keep passing the blame. >> despite a last minute scramble by congress the clock strikes midnight and no deal. >> the senate stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> the government shutdown leaving hundreds of thousands of worker in limbo days before christmas. now everyone is passing the bram. >> the president who recently said this. >> i will take the mantle. i will be the one to shut it down. i'm not blaming you for it. >> is now making an abrupt about

face. >> we need the democrats to give us their votes. call it a democrat shutdown. call it whatever you want. >> the two sides were unable to find a common ground. but the president standing firm, demanding $5 billion to build his border wall. >> we're totally prepared for a very long shutdown. and this is our only chance we'll ever have. >> but democrats are not budging either. >> you're not getting the wall today. next week or on january 3rd when democrats take control of the house. >> it was just three days ago that the president seemed ready to let go of the wall. but then came a revolt from the right. >> it looks like a lot of people's worst fears may be realized. >> it is becoming clearer and clearer that all we're getting is words, words, words. >> the president was listening and changed course. >> i mean we have two top radio show hosts who basically, influenced the president. and we're in a shutdown mode.

it's just -- that's tyranny isn't it. >> the house and senate will be back at noon today. lawmakers say they want to get this over with as soon as possible. because, remember, many senators had to fly back from holiday vacations to vote. and the president has said he plans to stay in d.c. instead of going to mar-a-lago until this shutdown is over. in new york, maggie reule, abc 7 news. >> thank you. for now wildfire victims won't have to worry about the shutdown affecting the recovery effort. the federal emergency management agency says its employees will keep on working. female aire has been helping those in butte county and fire victims in southern california. other services that will stay hope include airports and the post office. so flights and mail won't be interrupted. however, all national parks will close completely. this includes alcatraz island, golden gate national recreation area, muir woods national monument and point reyes national sea shore for a complete list of what will be open or closed in the bay area

because of the shutdown head over to the website. abc7news.com. 6:03 is the time. new developments about pg&e california regulators are will go at splitting up or taking over the utility. the puc says serious safety problems prompted the discussion. they're looking at possibly replacing the board of directors, breaking up the company into smaller divisions or making pg&e a public agency. this comes after the utilities role in recent gas explosions and wildfires. that includes last month's camp fire that killed 86 people and destroyed the town of paradise. there are several lawsuits against pg&e claiming it dnts maintain its equipment. in the south bay, all highways have reopened after a propane tanker overturned in san jose. new video shows craws working to get the tanker upright earlier this morning. that was more than 7 hours after the crash first happened. this was on the northbound interstate 280 ramp near highway 17. the 18-wheeler was carrying

8,600 pounds of propane. the driver was taken to the hospital. his injuries are not known. it's unclear what caused the tanker to crash. happening today, the public is invited to a memorial for a san francisco police officer who died in the line of duty 12 years ago. officer brian tavara was shot on this day in 2007. an escapee from a correctional work camp shot and killed the officer in the sunset district. another officer opened fire and killed the gunman. the officer was only 28 years old. the memoryual starts at 5:00 tonight at taraval police station on 24th avenue. the raiders are looking for a temporary home before their big move to las vegas. could that be at at&t park in the nfl team is reportedly in talks with the giants but it comes with some big caveats. and if the deal is made. three big bay area sports teams would all be within a mile of one another. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan

has more. >> could the san francisco giants ball park be home field for the oakland raiders next season. >> the raiders should stay in oakland. >> some giants fans may not like it but it could happen. >> i'm surprised the giants have kourpted the raiders. and it looks like they are initiating the conversation. >> damian bruce is a host on 95.7 the game. he says the giants would welcome the ref gnaw. at&t park would well the exposure during the nfl season. the giants released a statement saying the giants want to do what's best for bay area fans and would be open to the concept. but bruce says it doesn't make sense for the raiders to leave one baseball stadium just to play in another. >> there is no way you can convince me that coming to play at at&t park would better serve his 2019 season than to just deal with whatever oakland lawsuit -- >> the laws was filed which the city of oakland suing the nfl and the team for anti-trust violations. so owner mark davis decided to

say goodbye. andy dolich is a sports business consultant saying the raiders don't need a distraction. instead they need to build momentum ahead of the move to las vegas. >> they have seats and you a naming licenses to sell. licenses and season seats a long way from sold out in las vegas. >> some football fans say they wouldn't mind football at at&t park. >> it would be great to have a team in san francisco again. >> if the raiders come to at&t park they need a greenlight from the 49ers who have territorial rights over san francisco. the 90ers said they are open to discussing levi stadium but the raiders haven't approached them about it. anser hassan, abc 7 news. abc 7 is your home for what could be the raiders final game at the coliseum. they'll be mriing the denver brain injury os this monday. christmas eve starting at 5:00 p.m. there are three days left before christmas and the rush is on for last minute shoppers. many major retailers are staying open late. some aren't even closing.

abc 7 news reporter carlos salcedo has the details. >> in what's become a annual shopping tradition. kohl's will be open 83 hours straight until christmas eve. >> go late i tell everybody 10 to 12 get it done. >> for some it pays to wait over at sun valley mall in concord big crowds hit the stores. >> i got shoes for my mom and my niece and nephew that's the only shopping i'm doing this year. >> whatever budget you are on there is always a bargain. some sales as high as 70% off. but some shoppers don't think they procraft natured >> this is not last minute. that's the 24th. >> magdalena and her sister lori consider themselves serious shoppers as they hunt for deals for everyone on the list. >> family and friends and of course you always buy a christmas gift for yourself always. >> ho ho ho ho. >> what's a trip to the mall without a visit to jolly old

saint nick. >> what did you ask santa for. >> a pc, a ipod touch, a hover board a gift card. >> that's a long list. >> yeah, he said it's about $1,000. >> well, at the end of the day it all depends on whether you've been naughty or nice. >> you're kind of on the nice list but you got to be good to christmas, okay. >> there you have it looks like i'm on the nice list this year. it santa said it it must be true. if you are on naughty list and want to get on santa's nice list you have a few more days before christmas. and a few more days to do shopping. reporting in pleasant hill. carlos salcedo abc 7 news. 6:09 is the time on this saturday morning. lisa off to a foggy start. >> right and if you have more shopping it's droi for the week but christmas eve, all you last-minute shoppers that's when we see the rain head our way. sutro tower right now, it's the fog slowing you down in the

north bay. and it's chilly. we time out the rain and talk about the weekend. >> also ahead, a shower of generosity. why sports fans were tossing teddy bears onto the ice down in the south bay. plus, bringing smiles. who helps to make the season extra bright for some very special kids.

. time right now is 6:12. and we are taking a live look outside from our abc 7 roof camera. a live look outside.

and so far it's looking dry. but there are some changes ahead in the accuweather forecast. lisa breaks it down for us coming up in a bit. but first in the south bay, the forecast was beary chilly with a chance of children's toys at s.a.p. center. the stuffed animal rained down on the ice for the fourth annual teddy bear toss nighttime for the san jose barracuda hockey team. amanda del castillo has the story inside the shark tank. >> half the spectators inside the center were stuffed. it teddy bear that is required a team of beam. >> go big or go home sflo to bags of the bears collected by bay area moms. >> asking them to didn't if they had anything. and this is what we ended up with. >> all it took was for this tradition we talked to people about tossing technique zpl we got in giant lion stuffed lion that hopefully makes it down in one throw.

if not we have to kind of crowd surf him down to the ice. >> i'm thinking we open the bag and try and dump it, maybe. >> you just throw it over and they'll collect it. it gets pretty wild because there is so many teddy bears in one spot and it's just the best thing you'll ever see. >> another goal, get the stuffed animals to the kids needing them most to several agencies and the pediatric you know at kaiser permita. a win for everyone involved. >> a huge delay of game but 100% worth it. >> no matter what the score board says. at the s.a.p. center abc 7 news. >> south bay families packed the block for the holiday party for the santa clara county furiest deputies. the santa pause in east san jose. the biggest event yet. you can see families lined up down the block to get in. the unit raised over $10,000 in

gifts and treated kids to pizza, a taco truck and a dj spinning classics. enchts also down in the south bay. holiday travelers had spirits lifted before stepping off the floit yesterday. the san jose sharks teamed one alaska airlines to celebrate ugly sweater day at the sand manhattana the airport. they received their own ugly sweater to show off to family and friends this holiday season. well this is the time for holiday traditions. almost everyone has one. we made a quick run around san francisco to search for some of those family customs and rituals making this time of year very special. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has the story. >> our first stop, the mission district. latino families were pouring into this restaurant to grab the one item indispensible on their dinner tables on christmas eve. >> it will never be a christmas unless there is tamales in my house. >> the owner was grinding fresh corn tor the bow while the owner

wrapped up the at a males. >> i hope to teep them in the freezer until christmas eve and then the party is on. >> the party was on at the fair month families streemd in to check out the life size ginger breadous. christine libby brought her children. >> it's nice to celebrate as a family. >> this year the fair month unveiled a new perk, a private lunch inside the ginger bread house. jeff peterson jumped at the chance to treat his daughter. >> bryan is nn is my third chil that's coming here. we love the christmas treef. >> and few blocks away families enjoying the ice rink at the square. >> the coldness and everything we embrace. being together and i mean enjoying zbliem inside the war memorial opera house nothing but smiles as families got ready for the afternoon performance of the

classic the nut cracker >> it's just nice having fun, watching the nut cracker it's the christmas teal. >> this group of moms brought daughters to the show. >> it's a fun christmas tradition to look forward to and to see all the dance zbleers the holiday gesture did not go unappreciated. >> thanks to mom. >> dan ashley, abc 7 news. if you are looking for holiday events to do this week we have you covered. jessica castro from abc 7 morning ideas from our partners at hoodline. >> the holiday activities in full swing across the bay area. there is still time to check out the ice rink in union square and you can get free skating lessons from a pro. lessons are saturday and sunday morning but you have to get there early. they're from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. all ages welcome and-free. also help feed the less fortunate at civic center this saturday. feed my sf an idea started three years ago bringing together

people to help feed the homeless population during the holidays. serving dinner at 6:00 p.m. if you want to help you need to rsvp on the facebook page. they are looking for restaurants to team up with. if you or someone you know is interested it's a feel good way to brighten someone's christmas. we'll have more adults at abc 7 news.com. in the studio. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> announcer: now the accuweather forecast with lisa argen. good morning, everyone. waking up to dense fog in the north bay. here is live doppler 7. clouds elsewhere. but good visibility from the east to the south bay. but from petaluma to napa, the dense fog out there. we have a full moon allowing for the coastal flood advisory with the king tides this weekend from 8:00 until noon today. you see the high tide 6.87 at 10:20 and all the low lying areas around the bay could be impacted. and sunday the high tide at 11:15 and at 6et 6 feet.

also cold in the north bay. 35 in santa rosa. 37 in napa. 39 in the san ramon valley. 47 for you in fremont. i want 50 in mountain view. 52 half moon bay. s in a foggy look at sand rafael. this is what i'm talking about, very dense fog in pockets here. then we get into filtered sunshine. chance of showers heads our way early christmas eve in the north bay. then it spreads south and looks like we'll be windy for christmas day. so as we he o we bring in the storm impact scale it's a 1. we see the cold winter stirm about a third of an inch for most but further north about a half inch. bra breezy at times. and as we time it out christmas eve, 9:00 in the morning could see showers in cloverdale but by late morning early afternoon this is 1:00 we have showers spreading in san francisco. vallejo and it's the afternoon and evening where it pushes south and east thp processes 7:00 livermore and san jose. you're getting wet and in bear valley in the sierra nevada it's

changing over to snow. 6:00 christmas morning, a few lingering showers in the east bay. then the northerly winds take over. it's a blustery and cool day for christmas, rainfall totals through christmas eve. look to be about a quarter inches in san francisco. maybe a third in hayward. lesser amounts perhaps in mountain view. the winds gusting to 30 miles an hour coastside christmas morning. and then by the amp we still have winds at about 15 miles an hour. really making it feel cool with temperatures just in the 50s for highs. so winter storm watch goes into effect monday morning, christmas eve into christmas day. above 5,000 feet. 6 to 12 inches. with 24. over the peak. if you are headed up today it's dry in the 40s. then tomorrow, we have gusty winds. and then by christmas eve the rain/snow mix and waking up to white christmas on tuesday. but colder highs in the 20s. highs today in the 50s around the bay. we call it partly cloudy with that filtered sun, the foggy start. 58 in sand rafael.

as well as vallejo. 59 in fremont. temperatures in a narrow range in the accuweather seven-day forecast. the today and tomorrow we have numbers in the 50s to near 60. but it's going to be a little bit wet late overnight on sunday. a 1 on the storm impact scale. basically the north bay could see sprinkles and then christmas eve you track live doppler 7 if you download the app and you notice a light system. but nonetheless a lot of folks out on christmas eve and then christmas day it will be sunny we need the sun it's chilly out there. >> a lot of people watching the forecast thank you. >> thank you. >> two police officers called up to break up a very large crowd. wait until you see what happens

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dan harris joins us now from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on good morning america. >> good morning, coming up on gma, the breaking news be government shutdown after congress and the white house fail to reach an agreement before midnight. funding for a border wall a major sticking point here. what all this turmoil means for you. plus, ruth bader ginsburg in recovery this morning. the supreme court justice having two cancerous tumors removed from her lung. what this could mean for the role on the supreme court going forward. and finally countdown to christmas. covering two guardians be first how to find the best deals.

second crucially a look at the holiday forecast coming up on gma. we'll see you very soon. nasa has captured a few images of what's being called the holiday steroid. but if you look closely particular at the picture on the far left the shape resembles a hippo it zips by earth at a safe distance of 1.8 million miles. this is the closest approach to the plan net 400 years. >> get them >> look at this two police officers busted a move during a flash mob dance in florida. the dancers kicked off the routine at a shopping mall. officers pretended to tell the dance tors knock it off. shoppers started booing. but before a different kind of mob formed the officers surprised the crowd and became part of the routine. great to see. >> still to come on abc morning it's called supersaturday. the whopping number of people who are expected to hit the stores today to finish holiday

shopping. and this bay area boy's toy drive is getting bigger and better everyier. the massive delivery now headed to toys for tots.

good morning north bay. let's get up and get going. this is abc 7 mornings. welcome back. it's half past the hour on this saturday morning. i'm chris nguyen. let's start off with a check of

accuweather forecast. here is lisa argen track going for us. hi, lisa. good morning to you. 40 minutes now from the official sunrise. but wanted to show you santa cruz. beautiful there with numbers in the 40s. and in fact later on today we'll be in the 60s. but while santa cruz is so mellow and clear this morning, it's certainly not the case in the north bay. 50 in mountain view and half moon bay. 42 in oakland. this is a look at the full moon in the sierra nevada on our way to partly cloudy day there. it's 42 in petaluma with a lot of fog. 39 by the delta. from petaluma to napa that's where the visibility is at its worst. we'll be looking at a cold start. 11 degrees colder for some compared to yesterday. and by 2:00 we have high clouds with mid-and upper 50s around the bay. we are looking at rain to invade the bay area on christmas eve. i'll track it for you in a few minutes. chris. thank you, lisa. now to the fbi raid of an east bay home and business.

abc 7 news received these photos showing agents towing way vehicles the of the owner of a solar company. at coronell bernhard explains the raid may be tide to a federal dispute over taxes. >> the fbi confirms it raided a home in martin easy this week inside this gated community belonging to paulette and jeff carpoff. neighbors say the house swarmed with federal agents. >> a lot of fbi and u.s. marshals going in. >> the fbi would not disclose why the home was searched. the fbi also confirms that dc solar owned by the carpoffs was raided this we can. the headquarters in benicia shut down since tuesday. the miguel works near the dc solar headquarters he saw agents seizing items. >> they becamically came out and started taking cars, files, searching the whole place, upside down, you know. >> computers. >> computers, files, yeah they got all that stuff. >>? a statement the carpoff's attorney said the carpoff family

was spliced and disappointed with the actions taken by the government earlier this week which appear to relate to an ongoing tax dispute. the carpoffs are grateful for the support of their friends and family and have trust in the system to resolve this matter. the carpoffs also own the martin easy clippers baseball team and dc solar is a sponsor kyle larson's energy nascar cup race team owned by chip ganassi racing. the team told us, although we have received little in the way of facts we are aware of the situation with dc solar and are monitoring it closely. >> you work for dc solar. >> i do. >> could you tell us about the raid that happened on this week. >> i cannot. i have no comment >> people gathered near the headquarters but no one was talking. we made several attempts to reach the carpoffs at their home. >> the mailbox belonging to -- >> but no luck. in martin easy coronell bernhard, abc 7 news. an estimated 134 million

people are expected to do holiday shopping today on what's called supersaturday. it's the last saturday before christmas. and small stores hope to have an edge on online shopping booze are because the door step delivery window by christmas closed. david louie went to san jose and found boutiques and gift stores see a surge in traffic. >> clothing and give shops along lincoln avenue in willow glenn know the competition. deb by lawrence is probably a fairly typical consumer. >> i do 60% online and 40% in store. >> but the balance shifts because the window has closed for online sites to guarantee delivery by christmas eve. means customers show up at stores to make last minute gift purchases. a san francisco for some. >> yeah, you have to get dressed and leave the house. so there is a perk to staying home and shopping online. but it's nice to get out and see people shopping. and support the local stores. >> daisy an 11-year-old hound

mix embraces support for local shops getting treats when she shops here and she enjoying sniffing for good deals. >> we give them all a treat. every time a dog comes in they get a treat. >> that doesn't happen online. >> no it doesn't. >> daisy's human says supporting the local shops support local jobs. >> if we don't participate and go to local stores and buy from them they quickly disappear. it's proven itself out. it's important to support the locals and for your own seven and the next generation. it's a good thing. >> shop keepers say the next few days le them showcase good customer service and added touches like free gift wrapping. perhaps that entices shoppers back and not revert to shopping online. >> it's very busy. the busiest weekend of the year. >> a leading retape group says americans will spend about $1,000 this holiday season on shopping. if small stores like the ones lining the street are able to capture some of that that could

really help the bottom line. in san jose, david louie abc 7 news. in the south bay, a 13-year-old boy is on a mission to bring smiles to the faces of kids he never met. over the years he has collected houses of toys of for toys for tots. this year he hit a personal record. for the past six years joey childs of san jose has spent winters collecting for toys for tots. >> it's been just absolutely amazing. everyone is so nice. and they care about their community. they care about everyone else. >> joey's toy drive gross in popularity every year. abc 7 news was there as joey and some of his friends loaded up the truck to bring the donations over to the u.s. marine corps. a team effort led by a 13-year-old collecting more than 1,500 toys this holiday season. >> just a good warm-hearted boy, wanting to do right for others and for the community to help

others. it's in his soul. >> at the dropoff and distribution site local toys for tots organizers are grateful for his support. >> speaks volume to who he is and his family and what he stands for. we are appreciative. >> for this marine a personal connection to the cause. >> i didn't krauls always personally have the best christmas growing up. for me to take part in this it definitely truly hits home. >> resisting ohs stop by and pick up their allotment. >> you see the children receiving the toys, the happiness, the smile in their face. it's really going to change your life actually. it really changed me. >> toys for tots expects to give out 65,000 toys to more than 350 groups in the south bay. recipients sharing praise for joey and his team. >> without them and the people who give we wouldn't be able to do this. so kids get toys because of them and because of all the people in the community that donate. it's wonderful. >> a local teenager dedicated to

making a difference. >> you just got to keep working harder and harder and reaching out to more places and that's how it's possible. >> on a mission to make christmas a little brighter for some. and joey did get help from his parents. they're the owners of silicon valley moving and storage and helped him deliver the toys to the marines. >> still ahead on abc 7 mornings you get a gift for the holidays but you don't like it. we have pointers on what you need to do if you plan to make a return after you open presents. but first the time right now is 6:36. a live look outside from our abc 7 roof camera. a beautiful shot to wake up to on this saturday morning. traffic moving quite nicely on the embarcadero. we get a check of full accuweather forecast from meteorologist lisa argen coming up. you know when you're at ross and you find their favorite hero at a price that makes you the hero? yes. that's yes for less. yes! with hot holiday toys for all ages, ross is your toy destination. it feels even better when you find it for less, at ross: yes for less.

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taxis and ride sharing cars can pick up and drop off passenger at the welcome center only but not at vista point. lisa you've been watching the holiday forecast with changes on the way. that's right. we have the full moon. so we could see some low lying flooding with the king tides this weekend. but the fog you mentioned. and here in santa cruz, a beautiful picture up he were 40s going for a high of 60. partly cloudy with be more sun to the south but we have rain for everyone, including santa cruz for christmas eve. i'll track it for you coming up. thanks. also ahead be demarcus cousins is not ready for the warriors christmas showdown with le brin. but he is making some progress. larry beil has the details comi for you, it's always leap over look. now over later. and pause. not even in your vocabulary. so when a cold sore tingle strikes. you act on it. only abreva can get rid of a cold sore in as little as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. it start to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells.

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time right now is 6:43. thanks so much for waking up with us on this saturday morning. a live look outside from the emeryville camera pointed at the bay bridge and no major traffic issues to report on bay area freeway starting in holiday weekend. lisa returns with the full forecast coming up. if you receive a gift that you do not want to keep, there are some important things to know. alexis smith from abc 7 mornings talked to a consumer reports experts about the store was the best and worst policies. >> i'm joined by dona, a senior money editor with consumer reports. when it comes to return policies some retailers are good some not so good. let's start with the best. >> all return policies not

created equal. one of the most generous retailers we found is nordstrom. they don't have a formal return policy. . they do a case byes case basis with you don't require a receipt. no time limit and you don't have to have the original tags. costco is another one that's generous. no time limit on returns. no receipt necessary except for a few items like electronics and tires and batteries. and kohl's has ka is called a hassle free return policy for all purchase. there is no time limit. and if you don't have the receipt the store can look up prior purchases. the one exception is high-end electronics have to be returned within 30 days in the original pack j aing. >> those are the good ones. how about the retailers whose return policies aren't as great. >> yeah, some retailers don't -- aren't as generous. they are very restrictive. one of those is forever 21, the clothing retailer you have to do returns within 30 days of prfrp

whether it's online or in the store. you have to have the original receipt or gift receipt. if you want to do the return. and purchases -- you get a little bit more leeway if purchased during the holiday season. if you made the purchase by november 12th forward you have until january 7th to return it or within 30 days from whenever it was purchased. so but they still need to be unwashed and unworn. kmart is also a pretty tough customer. you only have 30 days for returns. and you do need a receipt. they have something called the shop your way program and if you are a member which is free you have 45 days for refund or exchange. and they do allow you to return holiday gifts through january 31st. apple is also a toughy. i guess they're so popular they can be -- they can be restrictive. giving you 14 days to return or get a refund of the item whether bought online or in the store. >> it's inevitable we're all

going to open something this year that doesn't fit, just not right for us. we need to return it. what are some of the top tips for returning the gifts? >> well when you open something if you look at it and think i don't really want it. keep the original packaging. don't like toss out the box for recycle. some retailers will only accept it, especially for electronics, if it's in the original packaging or you'll be charged a restocking fee. also, make sure you don't toss out the gift receipt with the wrapping paper. if the gift giver gave you a gift receipt and you don't bring it in, a merchandiser might turn you away if you don't have one. if you didn't get the gift receipt, though you could being eligible for store credit but might only be in the amount of the lowest price the item sold for recently. then finally when you open it you don't like it, look at the return window. that will be on the gift receipt and if it's not on the gift receipt and you don't have one you can look it up online so you

know whether you have a generous retailer or one that's stingy on returns. >> okay. great tips. don an rosatto from consumer reports thank you. now the ac "wealthtrack" forecast with lisa argen. good saturday morning to you. it's the first weekend of winter. and check out this gorgeous site from mount tam. you can see all the fog in the foreground here. and the beginning of a beautiful day for some where you see more sunshine. sunrise at 7:12, 20 minutes away. but we have high clouds. and the next chance of rain coming in monday, christmas eve, a 1 on the storm impact scale. early ricers will get rain in the north by. and will overspread the rest of the bay area. making it a little bit soggy for last minute shoppers. and a another vantage point from the sutro tower camera the fog is moving around. certainly dense in spots. so be careful out there if you are headed out. you may not run into it to start

and then all of a sudden it's upon you. so that's the nature of it. and with live doppler 7 you can see it's not everywhere. in fact we put the miles and visibility here and in napa and petaluma. quarter of a mile. over a mile in santa rosa. you but you saw san francisco foggy here. a coastal flood advisory until noon due to the full moon a the king stieds today and tomorrow. 6.87 is the high tide tomorrow. and 11:156.6 is the high tide. some low-lying areas mill valley look at the parking lot that usually flods. keep that in mind if you leave your car. walnut creek you notice you don't have the fog issues. it's 50 in mountain view. 45 in morgan hill. 50 half moon bay. and from san jose 101. visibility is good for you as well. 33 for santa rosa. 39 by the delta. concord at 40 process. 41 in napa. from the exploratorium camera, another vantage point you can see the beginning of the sun

coming up. pretty start. dense fog in spots. filtered sunshine this afternoon with chance of showers overnight for the north bay sunday process and then likely into christmas eve. we will have a wet perhaps start for christmas day. but then becoming breezy for everyone. we get the time ryan going for you, 9:00 christmas eve, you notice from ukiah to cloverdale to me be wet but late morning hours, 1:00 the showers overspreading vallejo, san francisco, southern marin and by the afternoon into the evening we're into the east by. the south which, still a little damp in the north bay. so 7:00 you're out getting the last minute shopping done or maybe going to mass we are looking at showers 6:00 tuesday morning could be lingering into the east bay. and then the winds take over, it's cool and blustery. rainfall amounts not amounting to too terribleably much about a tenth to a third inches but then the cold winds move in throughout the day. 20 miles an hour winds throughout the bay bay. highlighted in red along the

coast up to 30 miles an hour. if you are headed to the mountains good idea to get there before monday. because we have the winter storm watch in effect about up to 24 inches the highest efrlgss. if you are headed up today, 40s, today and tomorrow. and then temperatures dropping 58 in concord. 60 in san jose. and the accuweather seven-day forecast looking at a dry weekend. perhaps overnight late sunday we get showers a 1 on the storm impact scale for christmas eve. download the accuweather app and you can keep track of the rain. >> looking at the forecast makes me feel chilly. >> doesn't it. >> in sports tonight the warriors open a four game home stand looking to get hot and the dubs take on mavericks tip off at oracle at 5:30 p.m. major league baseball's hot steph stove season is warming up with the a's making a move. abc 7 sports director larry beil has the details on this morning's sports report. good morning, everybody. a lot much baseball news for late december. the amount of a new secondman

after trading for jurek and pro far. part of a three-team deal. pro far you remember back was projected to be a starp first landing in the bigs but he had shoulder injuries. missing two seasons with shoulder issues high pressure. last year hit.25420 bomb also signing joakim soria you i remember the switch pitch he were with the a's he sign with the giants pitching righty and lefty. how many can do that? heed pitched 15 dames last year. dodgers may go a big deal sand the outfelder matt kemp and alex wod to the reds. ouig as you have no doubt seen has his share of run ins with the giants. six years in l.a. the dodgers get mommer bailey back it's a salary dup by the

dodgerers. clearing payroll for a possible run at brings harper. the warriors host dallas tonight. demarcus cousins showing progress slowly by surely coming back from achilles tendon surgery a year ago and dunking on kevin durant a little game of one-on-one. boogie not with great explosion but this is a slow process. so how does cousins look? here is durant. >> i asked him how it felt. i didn't make the play. he beat me today. he beat me today. but i live to fight another day. >> i don't think he is going 1007%. i know i'm not going 100%. but whatever that was it was cool to do. >> lebron and the lakers hosting the pelicans. davis 20 rebounds hard to stop him up there a foot above the rim. but lebron triple-double. 22 points. his third triple-double most by

a player in the 16th season and the lakers win 112-104. lebron whispering after the game come be a laker. that's a wrap on sports. next a special guest with a new name. the winning submission for the san francisco zoo's reindeer calf.

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megamillions dropping. 10, 13, 61, 6, 70, the meganumber 5. nobody picked all six so the tuesday night jackpot goes up to $321 million. good luck. if you want to see reindeer up close in person head to the san francisco zoo this weekend. the zoo received more than 700 ree he entries in a naming contest for the visiting 6-month-old reindeer calf. top names tinsel jingle and mistle toe after a final poll on social media voters chose tinsel. you can see tinsel and two adult reindeer pepper mint and bell until the greer. santa clause will make make a special appearance today at noon. now a final weather check. cute. good morning everyone. we have the fog. chilly out there. so be adviced of that as we look outside you can see how pretty it is too. s in a view from tam. but it's 48 right now in san francisco. but much cooler in our valleys. and from santa cruz, wow, a nice

view. partly cloudy there today. 39 by the delta. only 33 in santa rosa. colder for everyone and down to a quarter mile visibility for petaluma and napa. looking good in the south bay. and highs today under filtered sun in the upper 50s. if you are headed to the zoo it's about 58, 59 degrees. 59 in fremont. 60 in san jose and the ac "wealthtrack" seven-day forecast we're dry today and tomorrow for the most part. but very late overnight we could see a sprinkle in the north bay. then bring in the storm impact scale for monday. it's a one. bringing in cold rain. it's breezy. it should be ending early christmas morning. and then we're bringing in the gusty winds. it's cold after that with the chilly mornings, frosty mornings for wednesday and thursday. and lots of folks probably rushing around christmas eve to get the gifts and it will be slippery out there. keep that in mind. >> good heads up slee is a thank you. i'm chris nguyen with lisa argen. the news continues online,

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