for the next several days. back to the exploratorium as the back drop for my accuweather 12-hour planner. waking up cooler. mid-30s to mid-40s by 7:00. look at that. right around 1 degree at noon. 2 degrees at 4:00. 55 to 57 with a passing high cloud as a dry cold front comes through. that pushes us to 47. inland by 7:00. 53 for the bay and coastal neighborhoods. take a look at the dry cold front coming up next. here's sue. all right. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a couple of cars stacked up on the cash-paying lanes. dry from hercules into san francisco now. less than 25 minute. it is smooth sailing. so far so good. you can see the sensors are highway 580. looking great in the westbound direction. our problem spot is an accident blocking the slow lane.

they are in the clearing stages. we'll check back in a few minutes. today a partial government shutdown will enter its fifth day with no end in sight. >> it is the first full business day since the shutdown began. stephanie ramos has more on the stalemate between congress and the president. >> reporter: is alexis and jessica, after speaking with american troops overseas, president trump said he'd be willing to sit down with congressional leaders to talk about a budget deal. but he also says he still doesn't know when the government will reopen. today makes day five of the partial government shutdown. an estimated 800,000 federal employees are likely impacted. on christmas day, president trump claimed those federal workers support his position in the fight with democrats over billions of dollars in funding for the border wall. >> many of those workers have said to me and communicated stay

out until you get the funding for the wall. >> reporter: congress is still away for the holiday, but many lawmakers are reacting to the death of on an 8-year-old guatamalan boy who died while in u.s. custody. this is the second immigrant child to die in detention just this month. jacqueline caal died after crossing the border with her father. jerry nadler, the next house judiciary chairman tweeting another tragic death in cbp custody reinforces the need for the ig to investigate condition in cbp's short-term holding facilities. u.s. customs and border protection say the boy died shortly after midnight tuesday and he showed signs of, quote, a potential illness. >> it is just tragic. and we're thinking about his family right now. just what they must be feeling to have lost their child on

christmas day. >> reporter: customs and border protection say they perform medical checks in all kids in their country nationwide. that's about 2,500 kids. the president said separately he plans to visit the u.s. pheb/me border in texas by the end of january. in washington, stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. about 100 immigrants from central america were left at the greyhound station in el paso yesterday. that's on top of 200 undocumented immigrants who were dropped off there sunday night. local humanitarian agencies rushed to find them shelter or reunite them with relatives. >> it takes a collaborative effort. the city, count, volunteer, non-profits, making sure we can manner. >> hundreds more immigrants could be released today.

i.c.e. gave no reason for the release. for releases for immigrants detained at the border. abc 7 news was at the scene of a crash just before 11:00 yesterday morning on cummings skyway north of highway 4. the chp believes the driver drifted off the road, overcorrected, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit an suv. the driver of the suv died. the driver of the car e is expected to survive. scott boulevard overpass fatality, the 13th of this year. we're getting new pictures of a large tree that fell and crushed a house in atherton. it toppled over before 2:00 a.m.

christmas morning. it crashed through the roof of a girl wther caud spinouts on interstate 80 in christmas. it also made for great skiing. some resorts got more than eight many inches of new snow since monday and more than a foot during our recent snowstorm. yeah. and our statewide percentage about 75% where we should be. so we're getting a little bit better. we need desperately more snow. i don't see that in the forecast. first, i want to show you the coolest spots. east bay sraerblgs 9 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. that puts us in the mid-30s to mid-40s on highway 4. pittsburg, antioch, and brentwood, we're in the mid-40s. bay shore, mid to upper 40s. san jose, 40. 50 in san francisco. upper 30s in santa rosa and napa. 40, vallejo. dry on the western side of the

bay bridge. in fact, it will be dry all day on the roads. chilly and mild if you're taking mass transit. on the ferry, light breezes. 41 this morning in the south bay. mid to upper 50s noon to 4:00. mainly sunny on the peninsula today after starting in the mid-40s. we'll end up in the mid to upper 50s from noon through 6:00. and then our last stop will be san francisco. look at all that sunshine today. starting off in the low 50s. hanging out 54 to 56 just about the rest of the day. the temperature won't drop too much. all right. take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast next. hope you had a great christmas. >> i did. and you? >> yes. >> if you're taking the golden gate ferry, it's on a reduced schedule. the rest of the week, as a matter of fact. a heads-up there. emeryville, lots of space between the headlights. and everybody is moving at the limit on the east shore freeway.

here's san rafael, past northgate mall. no delays here. 20-minute on ride from novato to san francisco. on 237, our trouble spot. not seeing a lot of slowing. 237 at great american parkway. we'll check back with chp. and we'll check on your other holiday mass transit schedules today in just a few. >> sue, thank you. golden state warriors have the day off after a christmas game against the lakers. fans still had fun, especially one group of oakland students. warrio sta with a giant surprise for 32 oakland public school students. >> when curry walked in, i was excited, but i wanted to cry tears of joy. >> reporter: like many of these

students, she has never been to this game. >> it was awesome. >> we have had such great support for the community. we want to turn that around and support the community where we all live, work, and play. >> reporter: filling the floor with the same holiday spirit that could be found all over the stadium. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: they have made the warriors their tradition. >> it's always the best time to spend with your family. >> reporter: the game was a gift for her son. he's excited. >> this is the first time. >> reporter: pat daniel rocked her present at the game. >> reporter:he majority of then oracle arena asked for the same thing, a win over the lakers. >> i don't really like them. i hope they lose tonight. >> reporter: fans clearly lost the list. or maybe only saw his. final score warriors 101, lakers 127. but, hey, the holidays are

supposed to be about quality time and celebrations. and it looks like that was accomplished here. the warriors will play the portland trail blazers thursday at 7:30. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. steph curry had very special guests attending last night's game. artists who designed his christmas shoe got great seats. thief created the under armour occur relative 6. he sported the sneaker and so did the kids. they look pretty cool. still ahead, not just your teufp cal tourists. they shared is a very important message on the golden gate bridge. bridge.

the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi.

red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] if you got new surf equipment in socal, not the easiest way to do it. high surf through 9:00 thofrpblthis morning. scattered showers around eureka, heading down to lake and mendocino and then following apart. 58 in sacramento. 59 in fresno. 58 in monterey under a mostly sunny sky.

sierra snowpack. the north had a little bit more. the entire state stayed at 75% of average. app early look at heavenly. and it looks like it will be pretty quiet all seven days with temperatures not even getting above freezing a couple of days. >> all right. thank you, mike. dozens of people spent skphas morning hoping to prevent tragedy on the golden gate bridge. they call themselves bridge walk angels. just? year, 22 people have died by suicide on the bridge. 142 more were prevented from trying. the organizer says some of those were saved by those in this effort. >> it is an acute crisis and impulsive behavior. we were able to be there and show compassion and connect with ngl he angels winue to monitor until a suicide barrier is completed in two years.

a bay area holiday tradition anniversary. abc 7 news was in lo fannualhrth breakfast, followed by a prime . the house of prime rib donates 3,700 pounds of meat for the meal. >> this is a day we have roughly 500 volunteers show up. we have people lining up at 9:00 to have christmas breakfast with us at 10:00. >> this year glide staff handed out 500 prime rib dinners to neighbors on the streets. volunteers baked 2,500 loaves of the jewish bread to enjoy with the christmas meal. this is what they were serving at st. anthony's. it was baked ham and mashed potatoes, corn, and cheesecake. diners got more than a meal this year. organizers handed out 2,000ift

bags fled underwear and other items. st. anthony's serves 2,400 meals every day of the year and provides clean clothing to those in need. >> a holiday tradition is still going strong? san jose. abc 7 news was at the downtown ice rink as skaters celebrated christmas. it is located on market street near the san jose museum of art. it stayed open until midnight last night and reopens at 11:00 today. it stays open through the end of january. 4:45. let's check weather and traffic. let's start things off with mike. hey, mike. we'll show you what's going on weather-wise. san francisco, half moon bay, livermore, ukiah in the 50s. fremont, 59. a lot of 60s out there. so it will be comfortable this afternoon. we have a storm with the greatest energy hitting the pacific northwest. we're on the tail end of this

cold front. it's kicking up a few radar returns as it crosses the border from oregon. here we are at noon. look at all that sunshine. as we head towards the evening rush at 5:00, a few high clouds. it will make for a gorgeous sunset. you can see a few sprinkles off sonoma county coast there. and pretty much the sprinkles or showers stay over the ocean at 9:00. a few clouds. once the front quickly passes through by midnight, it will drag in dryer air. tomorrow clear conditions and cool weather once again. 30s in the inland valleys. low to mid-40s in the bay. half moon bay and san francisco, upper 40s. when the cold front reaches our neighborhoods, it will be breezy after the 4:00 hour through tomorrow afternoon. the breezes the taper as we head towards thursday night, into friday.

cooler air. today, 60. tomorrow, mid to upper 50s. friday, mid-50s. it could be our coolest morning with 30s around. is sunshine saturday. a little more cloud cover sunday. we ring in the new year in the mid-50s and dry once again. sue? >> all right. good morning. richmond-san rafael bridge where traffic is very, very light. you can see one set of headlights coming through. for an eight-minute drive from the richmond side of things towards san rafael. here's san jose. highway 87 both directions. you can see the runway lights to the upper left of your screen near the san jose airport. traffic is very light this morning. in fact, you can see out of the central valley, we'll take a look. 24 minutes from tracy up and over the altamont pass. so a nice easy ride for this wednesday post-holiday commute. sue, thank you. a new report says the eyesight of many children is suffering because of all the time they spend staring at screens.

>> here's that and more on "techbytes". in today's "techbytes", smartphones harming the vision of children. >> new research from japan says staring at small screens is having an alarming effect on the way kids school. two-thirds of high school students have less than 20/20 vision. they are blaming it all on too much gaming. in the meantime, elon musk is offering a look into the future. >> the spacex showed a prototype of the star ship rocket. it will be used for flights around the moon and to mars. they plan begin testing their design next year. lamb approximate bore genie is said to be working on something special. >> the price tag said to be brilliant as well. about $2.6 million. word is incandescent car will debut soon. >> who will be lining up for that? those are your "techbytes". >> that is quite the price tag. you know what, whenever i see a

lamborghini on the road, i have to stop and stare. this will definitely draw more attention to the car. >> i know. my husband would love a lamborghini. i don't know how i feel about one that glows in the dark. >> if you're going to go all out, you might as well go the distance. of >> coming up w se people who donated to a go fund me are getting their money back. and santa makes a special visit to children impacted by the deadly camp fire. the selfless thing on this little girl's wish list.

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and you can help. if you see something suspicious, say something to local authorities. [ crowd cheering ] >> all right. you are never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. remember the first 45 days of the rain season, october, early november, we are crying about how dry it was. 2% of average. since then, we are doing much better. 61% of average in livermore. three-quarters, 75% for san

jose, oakland, sfo, san francisco. santa rosa still leading the pack at 80%. thousands of people are getting their money back after go fund me because a cause they supported turned out to be fake. they just issued refunds to everybody who donated money to johnny bobbett. a couple claimed he gave them his last $20 to buy gas. all three are facing charges because prosecutors say it was awful a scam. volunteers made sure kids affected by the deadly camp fire still got to have a very merry christmas. >> >> reporter: awe struck at meeting ol' st. nick. kids visited santa one by one.

>> i really want a pogo stick or nintendo 6 games. >> oh, that is very nice. i hope everybody can have that too. but that will be in time, huh? >> reporter: they are celebrating their first christmas since losing everything. when the camp fire destroyed their town more than a month ago. non-profits working to make it extra special. >> a warm welcome. they're getting gift cards, food. they are getting a lot of love. >> a skphas lunch you in chico put on by the global empowerment mission.

>> he is in the process of adopting the girls. >> they said it wasn't a fire. it was incinerator. >> reporter: still his family made it okay. >> we just prayed. every day it's getting a little better. >> reporter: a little hope restored. miller says he has everything to be thankful for this christmas. >> all the things in life we should not take for granted. today is no exception by far. >> that was jess ska mench reporting. now our forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. i just want to take a look back at the winter season. we havn't had a spare the air in a while. we were stuck at 15. and 14 of those were very unhealthy by national

particulate matter 2 polyp.5 mi or smaller. that causes the unhealthiness of that. a little bit of a breeze blowing offshore. that is drawing in drier air. a few high clouds this afternoon as a dry cold front rolls through. temperatures will still be a little bit above average. our range is very narrow this time of year. no microclimates in the afternoon. 55 to 58 degrees. today we will top out 57 to 60 degrees. anywhere from one on five degrees warmer than average. that will change in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll turn it over to sue and see if anybody is going back to work today and at 'em yet this morning. a few folks are out there. walnut creek, tail lights past north main, a six-minute drive from the 242 interchange into highway 24.

south bay, 101, the headlights in the northbound direction under the 880 overcrossing. and traffic is very light here as well. you can see it is green this morning. if you have to be up at 4:47, if you have to be up at 4:47, you have great road conditions. ace trains running on schedule out of the central valley. next at 5:00 a.m., someone in the bay area was the last person to receive a prime package on amazon on christmas eve. found out where it was delivered. the post-holiday rush. what to expect if you plan to hit the mall for gift returns today. jackpot fever. the major money on the line in the next mega millions drawing. a live look outside. a live look outside. we have a beautiful shot

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>> we just confessed we haven't gotten all of our holiday shopping yet. but we haven't seen the people yet. it is monday, december 26th. mike nicco, you're not a slacker like us. >> should we keep a calendar, see how many days this goes? we have presents today coming also. that will be fun to open.

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