>> 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. take a look at what's going on. 5:00 this morning. quiet on live doppler 7. let me take you up farther to the north. a front will leave its rain around crescent city, eureka. my accuweather 12-hour planner. 36 to 43. definitely cooler this morning. 55 to 56 at noon. 55 to 57 at 4:00. back down into the upper 40s to mid-50s by 7:00. breezes will kick up this afternoon. notice no rain. hi, sue. a light commute for this day after christmas. it's only about 8 minutes to get from the berkeley curve all the way across the bay bridge. no metering lights yet. it's a good morning to be out driving if you have to be. at least traffic is light. we have two lanes in the northbound direction, four lanes on the golden gate bridge. a clear beautiful morning. no delays here. we will check some of your drive times as you are heading out

this morning just about 24 minutes from 580 from dublin/pleasanton. thank you, sue. the shopping is done, hopefully, the gifts are unwrapped. maybe the gift wasn't right. shoppers will be heading back to stores to make christmas returns. >> reporter: hi. good morning. this place is expected to be busy today. not only for returns. also it's time to hit the sales. they will be rolling out deep discounts. 50% off your purchase. so it's a good time to spend the gift cards or just come and buy what you wanted but you didn't get. it was a good year for retailers. look at these numbers from mastercard sales were up 5.1% from november 1st to december 24th. that's up compared to the same time last year.

consumers spent more than $850 billion this holiday season. of course some returns are expected today too. >> made sure everybody is happy. if you don't like it, you will be returning it. >> i had my parents get me nutcrackers. i now have 27. and i always keep my gifts. >> reporter: one piece of advice today is to come out early or late. midday they expect it to be very busy. they say bringing a receipt will help your process go much smoother. another piece of advice, be nice. the workers are tired. they have been dealing with a lot of personalities. a lot kindness could go a long way of getting your return processed. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. > amy, thank you. be nice to the folks out there. anund broke a record for holiday sales leading up to

christmas. tens of millions of people enrolled as prime members. hatch the merchandise sold came from small to merchan merchants. its last prime delivery was made in berkeley at 11:00 pe.m. on christmas eve. people in oakland will get a chance to speak out about replacing a church with senior citizen housing. they want to build 50 apartments along adeline street. the planning commission meeting starts at 1:00. it will then go before city council. >> a deadly shooting we first told you about on christmas eve. san francisco police have identified the man found shot ad killed in his vehicle in bay view. jovan reed was found in his car, which crashed into a utility box sometime around 1:00 monday morning,

herons head park. we have a warning to share with you. prosecutors want to alert but a scam where someone calls asking for your social security number. the caller tells an unexpecting person they need to pay a fee to unlock their social security due to criminal activity. they are urging everyone to avoid sharing your social security number. developing news this morning. for the second time in less than a month, a second migrant child has died while in the custody of u.s. customs and border patrol. >> reporter: in this morning's gma's first look, a christmas tragedy. a death of a second child in border control custody in less than three weeks. according to customs and border protection, the boy had been detained six days alongside his

father and showed signs of potential illness on christmas eve. officials say the father and son were immediately transferred to this nearby hospital in mexico at 1:20 p.m., the hospital determined the boy had a temperature of 103, but 90 minutes later released the 8-year-old back to cbp custody with a prescription for antibiotics. he was rushed back to the hospital where he died just before midnight. coming up at 7:00 a.m., more details on this christmas tragedy. with your gma first matt tkpwugutman, abc news, los angeles. indonesia is urging people living near a volcano to avoid coastal areas. this comes after a volcanic eruption triggered a deadly tsunami start. it killed at least 420 people. it drove thousands others from their homes. heavy rain and high surf a

expected today. there are fears of landslides triggering a tsunami. the crater could collapse into the sea. the blast of winter weather hitting the u.s. is causing a travel headache for millions. >> this guy is about to hit. >> yikes! 4 million people are under a winter weather advisory. snow fell in parts of california, sendsing a mix of snow and ice on freeways. the slick roads caused a dozen vehicles to crash on highway 15 near cajon pass. >> i got over. and then i kind of slid to the side. as soon as i got ready to go, she ran into me. she jumped out, i jumped out. >> it's not just the west coast. the system is expected to hit the plains and the midwest next. prepare for heavy winds and hail. >> some of them the first

blizzard they have had in years. it will be interesting to see what happens there. we'll follow it for you. temperatures in san francisco, where the majority of us are in the 40s, not the 50s. it is definitely cooler in the city. we have 42 in san leandro. upper 30s around palo alto. santa clara, mid-30s walnut creek and pleasanton. upper 30s in the north bay valley. 47 in daly city and belmont and out towards antioch and tracy. san jose, pretty quiet f. you're exercising today, a chilly morning, comfortable afternoon. lighter breezes than yesterday. out and about, grab the new sunglasses. you will need them. 39 at 8:00 in the north bay. 40s at 10:00. mid to upper 50s from noon to 5:00. we'll have 42 in the east bay valleys. 52 at 10:00. we'll hang around upper 50s from noon to 4:00. back down to 50 under the stars

at 8:00. and the east bay shoreline also starting in the 40s. 45. 53 at 10:00. mid to upper 50s from noon to 4:00. 52 at 8:00. a quiet day other than a few passing clouds. the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next. here's sue. >> san rafael southbound 101. at least the tail lights are headed in the southbound direction. debris northbound. a quick round robin to get the debris out of lanes. and back to the east shore freeway. getting a little bit heavy now traffic and volume-wise. it is moving but a little bit sluggish towards the macarthur maze. green conditions, which is good, this morning. southbound connector ramp for 880 to southbound 101, partially blocking a lane there. we will check back on details in just a few. >> sue, thank you. another holiday tradition happening today, kwanzaa.

village project will hold their 13th annual kwanzaa pvious kwanzaa celebration held at city hall. this year's events will kick off with a dance performance a seve january 1st. it was invented by an studies professor to celebrate african tradition. the jackpot is an estimated $348 million. it grew from $321 million after no one matched all the numbers in the christmas day drawing. the winning numbers were 2, 8, 42, 43, 50, and 6. still head on "abc 7 mornings", the buzz over an image the warriors posted to twitter. >> a suspected thief messes with the wrong home. the bold thing a resident did when she saw someone grab a

package from her porch. this stray dog is looking for a home. his unique look kept him from getting adopted. a than dressed as santa pops the question to mrs. claus. it began four decades ago. let's take a live look outside right now. santa no doubt getting rest today. he was a very busy man he was a very busy man yesterday.

coming up on 5:14 this morning. about 12 hours the breezes will pick up. 20 to 30 at times overnight through tomorrow morning. especially across the north bay through the central valley tomorrow morning. tapering just a little bit until the evening hours. 5:00 through about 5:00 friday morning, we'll get another burst of fast breezes. gusts up to 30 to 35 miles per hour. thank you, mike. hundreds of new state laws take effect in less than a week on new year's day. this list explains dozens on our website. some of the new laws you'll notice include no more plastic straws in restaurants unless requested. a boost in the minimum wage and new laws about helmet use. read more online. head to abc7news.com. oakland police have recovered one of their patrol

vehicles that was stolen following monday night's raiders game at the coliseum. our media partner east bay times reports the police suv was stolen from an officer directing traffic along 66th avenue. officers later found the stolen police suv along elmwood in jingle town. they say it had a little bit of damage. no arrests have been made yet. the warriors took a social media beating thanks to this tweet. it shows draymond green. they are calling him out saying it looks nothing like green. some say he looks loaded. others are calling this weightmond. you can judge for yourself. >> he is looking a little hefty in my opinion. a would-be victim decided to

chase after him. >> i'm going to corner her. >> did you just steal something? give it. i'm going to [ bleep ] call the police. i have you on camera. give it to me now. >> whoa! wow. >> that was intense. the colorado woman wouldn't take no for an answer. she got a notification saying somebody was at the door. when she checked she saw a woman walking away with a package on her front step. she said she had no idea what came over her but she wanted justice. i don't know why i said what i did. it just happened. >> get out of here now! >> get out of here now. throw it down. >> i would have ran for as many miles as i had to. >> in the end, she did get her package back. by the way, what she did is not recommended. >> no, it is not a g she really ran after her and got it back. >> she was termined >> s soundstern. wo m

tracks. >> that woman will never steal another package, right? >> i hope not. oh, my goodness. workers at a florida animal post-christmas miracle for one of their dogs. yeah. take a look here. this is dismissals. he was taken in as a stray. although he is mild mannered workers at poodles and pooch say his deformities have kept him from being adopted. he has crooked teeth, no nose, and snorts off. other than that, he is perfectly healthy. >> he's just a precious old man. everybody at that office has fallen in love with him. >> he is a very laid back dog. he does snort a lot. >> the shelter is called poodles and pooch is taking applications from people who is interested in taking dismissals home. he is getting some dental work done next week. he is getting ready for a new

family. he is so sweet. >> he is. i hope we get to follow that and see what happens. >> it would be a nice christmas gift. >> adorable. congratulations to that family. hopefully they live happily ever after. mt. tam showing what's going on. it is clear. down to the san mateo bridge. a mostly sunny day. a few passing high clouds. a cold front rolls through. it will bring in breezes this evening through friday morning, into the new year. it is starting off pretty dry. take a look at temperatures. 60s in san jose, antioch, cop cord, fairfield. the rest of us in the upper 50s. more moisture well up to the north. we're on the tail end once again of a system hitting the pacific northwest harder than us. here we are at lunch. clear. no white. no gray. as we head towards 5:00, the sun is setting.

a gorgeous colorful set. the green dots along the coast, if not out over the ocean. that's where they will be at 9:00. towards midnight, the chance is over. clouds clear out. an even cooler morning coming our way tomorrow with a few low 30s or possible in the north bay values. low to mid-40s in the bay. highs to the mid-50s friday, saturday, sunday and tuesday. good morning. it's a light wednesday out there post-holiday. a lot of folks taking the entire week off. busy on the san mateo with a 12-minute drive from 808 and the peninsula. pop over to san jose. 280 with headlights in the northbound direction at cupertino, at the 880 overcrossing. seven men's from san jose to cupertino. problem in novato.

the ramp towards eastbound 37. hopefully they will get that car moved out. it is a little slow on the westbound side of 37 towards sears point. gys? sue, thank you. survivors of the deadly camp fire celebrated focusing on the positive. and for getting about the devastation there. daniela pardo from a sister station has the story. >> reporter: on christmas day, the romero family reminisced how different things were last year at the home they spent every holiday and family gathering. >> we called it will romero homestead. it was everybody's house. >> reporter: their house was among the thousands destroyed in the deadly and devastating camp fire. >> i found keys. >> reporter: like so many people struggling with the pain of losing everything, they are dealing with the wide range of emotions on this christmas.

>> for 25 years house. we decorated the tree with old ornaments that we have had since i was little. it's weird. it is very awkward. you feel awkward. not going home. not having that tree. >> walt, debbie are grateful their daughter opened her home. it's hard to accept they will never be able to go back to the place they called home for so many years. >> it is this weird displaced foreign feeling of you're floating through life right now. you can't put your feet down aywhere. >> then last week, an early christmas present. >> this is the best day. now i actually feel complete >> while searching through rubble, his daughter found four rings that helped her dad feel

like himself again. >> this one represents my mom. it is the lord's prayer. i'm shaking. this is gold. this represents my dad, my family. this is the only thing i wanted to find. >> we have our faith. it's getting us through. but we just talked about it this morning. there is a time to mourn. there is a time to grieve. and there's a time to laugh and time to cry. all of these moments. and our moment right now is in waves e. we wish them all the best this holiday season. >> we certainly do. a christmas wish came true to a man in utah. >> he proposed to a woman he has known since he was 13 years old. and she said yes. the couple has known each other for 40 years. but just recently reconnected. they were playing mr. and mrs. claus at a holiday party when he popped the question. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your

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how clear it is right now. we have a sunny day degrees warmer than average from 57 to 60 degrees. >> and if you have to commute, number six this morning, we're following up for you. it is very light. the bay bridge toll plaza yet. accident in the san jose area. 880, ramp to 101 is causing a bit of a delay there. >> number seven, queen elizabeth's gold-plated piano is getting a lot of buzz this morning. it was in the background of her annual christmas day address. many are saying it really makes her seem out of touch. others are saying, hey, back off. she's the queen. she can have whatever she wants. >> it's like the glow in the dark lamborghini. sometimes you're extra, right? >> if anybody is going to have a gold plated piano, let it be the queen. i'm okay with it. >> i'm okay with it too. >> if you need more reasons today to eat a candy cane, today

is national candy cane day. >> i had no e history isn't wel. but the recipe for whi pepper stick dates back to 1884. they have been made in a variety of sizes and colors. the largest ever was 51 feet long. >> that's huge. >> yours is berry. mine is the traditional mint. >> i will trade you. >> coming back with 90 minutes of news, including steph curry and crew surprising young fans before hitting the court on christmas day. a live look outside the day after christmas. after christmas. boy, it is a nice

right now at 5:30, new details on a deadly police-involved shooting in the south bay. what led up to this woman's death. day five of the partial government shutdown. we are live in washington, d.c. with the death lawmakers are reacting to this morning. warriors warmed hearts for the holidays. the students who got a huge surprise right before the christmas day game. we hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family. it is wednesday, december 26th. it is national candy cane day. >> there you go. >> awesome. >> i'll hang it on the tree. that's what i will do. >> more sugar. >> mike is done with the sugar. heading back to the gym. >> i need to get to the gym. if you want to work out outside, i'm tracking rain.

it will fall apart by the time it gets here. sunshine to mostly sunny afternoon. a few high clouds after the 4:00 hour. starting off cooler this morning. upper 30s to mid-40s. we'll hang 55 to 56 with a bright blue sky at noon. 55 to 57 with high clouds at 4:00. 47 to 53 at 7:00. it's going to be dry all day. here's sue. fairly light out there for this post holiday commute. a couple of hot spots. southbound 880 to the ramp to southbound 101, slow traffic in southbound 101, slow traffic in that area. it is quite early and quite light out there. a deadly shooting on christmas morning. an investigation is still under

way. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is in san jose with the newest details. matt >> reporter: good morning, alexis and jessica. four officers on paid administrative leave. of course that's protocol whenever an officer-involved shooting take place. this all happened early christmas morning around 2:00 a.m. police got a report of shots fired around story road and clementa avenue e. arriving officers found two adults with gunshot wounds. they survived. they also tried to stop a vehicle matching the suspect description. it took rauf. a chase ended with the suspect vehicle crashing several miles away at lee avenue and fruitdale avenue in san jose. a feature driver rammed into a patrol car, and four officers opened fire. a witness captured it on video. the driver died at the scene. female passenger also had one gunshot wound. she was released from the hospital and booked into jail on an outstanding arrest warrant. the district attorney's office is conducting its own

investigation. san jose police chief eddie garcia will speak to the media tomorrow afternoon about this incident. matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. today the partial government shutdown will enter its fifth day. and there is no end in sight. >> it is the first full business day since the shutdown began. many federal workers will feel the impact. stephanie ramos is live in washington, d.c. with more on the stale mate between congress and the president. stephanie. >> reporter: jessica and alexis, after speaking with american troops overseas yesterday, president trump said he was willing -- he is willing to sit down with congressional leaders and talk about the budge. but he says he doesn't know when but he says he 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 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./mexico 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 respond in the most adequate manner. >> hundreds more immigrants cou.

i.c.e. gave no reason for the release. the agency indicated it is limiting its review of release plans for families detained at the border. one driver is dead after a two-car crash in contra costa county. abc 7 news was at the scene of a crash just before 11:00 yesterday morning on cummings 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 is expected to survive. scott boulevard overpass fatality, the 13th of this year. on the peninsula, a large tree fell and crashed a house in atherton. the huge pine toppled over just

before 2:00 a.m. christmas morning. a branch crashed through the roof of a girl's bedroom. fortunately, no ones was hurt. heavy snowfall snarled traffic for drivers in the sierra. it caused multiple spinouts on interstate 80 for christmas. some resorts got eight inches of new snow for monday. more than a foot during a recent storm. yes, what a winter wonderland it was. not much snow is in the forecast. not much at all. i'll show you that in less than seven minutes. you can see about all of us cooler than yesterday. up to the north bay neighborhoods for this round. mid to upper 30s just about everywhere. until you get to novato. san rafael. mid-40s.

dry all day today. chilly then mild taking mass transit. out on a boat today, a light breeze on the water. here's a look at south bay. 40 at 8:00. 49 at 10:00. jump into the mid and upper first from noon through 4:00. 53 degrees. for san francisco, san francisco, pretty much sunny with upper 40s at 8:00 and then low to mid-50s the rest of the day. all right. bring in sue in here as folks go back to work. others have the whole week off. >> looks that way. traffic-wise, it is very quiet out there. a couple of problem spots. not here in san rafael. farther north in novato. southbound 101, transition to eastbound 37. a car on the right-hand shoulder

there in the right lane blocking the lane of traffic. oking great.noratll no delays on the golden gate bridge where you will see traffic is flowing nicely. four lanes for your southbound commute. two lanes for northbound commute. it is a very clear morning. a blip of traffic over the altamont pass. a look at some of your drive times heading out right now. one of the worst commutes in the bay area. metropolitan transportation committee came out with hercules to the maze, and approaching the maze from the westbound size, and bay bridge looking great. sue, thank you. still ahead on "abc 7 mornings", not just your typical tourists. a group that spent christmas on the golden gate bridge sharing an important message. a holiday tradition continues beyond christmas. the ice rink that will stay open through the end of next month. wednesday morning, the day after christmas.

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it heads southward towards us. a lot of sunshine in the central valley. mid to upper 50s there. 30s and 40s in the high country where we are still at 75% of average because of the extra snow we got in the northern sierra. this is the way it looks. it is silent and quiet at heaven ofly right now. look at that fresh blanket of snow. otherwise, it looks dry. temperatures freezing cold thursday and friday. back to the 40s by saturday. thank you, mike. dozens of people spent their christmas morning hoping to prevent tragedy in the golden gate bridge. they call themselves bridge walk angels. just this 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. >> sometimes people come to the

bridge in acute crisis out of impulsive behavior. we were able to be there and show compassion and connect with them in a meaningful way. >> the bridge walk angels will continue to monitor the bridge until a suicide barrier is completed in two years. a bay area holiday tradition is marking its 25th anniversary. abc 7 news was in tenderloin for the annual christmas celebration and meal. it started yesterday with breakfast, followed by a prime rib luncheon. the house of prime rib donates 3,700 pounds of meat for the meal. >> this is a pretty big day. 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 2,000 gift bags filled with socks, new underwear and other items. in need. in need. a local day tradition is still going strong in 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. abc 7 news was inside oracle arena when curry surprised oakland school students. theyft before the warriors tipp

off against the los angeles lakers last night. one girl called it, quote, the best day of her life. >> because i've never been to a warriors game. so this is the best, like, the cl to being in the oracle. >> we have had such great support from the community. we want to turn that around and support the community where we all live, work, and play. and other fans of the game told us they have made it their holiday tradition to enjoy warriors basketball on christmas. so even though it was a tough loss, it was certaily a nice day for a lot of families there. >> yes, absolutely. and steph occur reufz had very special guests attending last night's warriors game. a group of young artists who designed his christmas shoe got great seats. they participated in a class by a popular footwear designer to create the under armour occur relative 6. it was designed by snow. he sportd a sneaker and so did

the kids at last night's game against the lakers. bragging rights too. you get to see these shoes? i got to help design them. >> yeah. that he wants neat. congratulations for your efforts there. >> yeah. >> now let's get some wins. a tough loss losing to the lakers. first time lebron came in. paybacks. they're coming. take a look at what's going on. we have nice weather pay back for all the wet weather we went through christmas eve. east bay hills, gorgeous lights of san francisco. you can definitely see the embarcadero center. near stphornormal highs today. the chill will remain like we're feeling this morning. and the extended dry through the end of 2019. it is already showing up on the forecast. 57 to 61. that's our range today. here's the front that will bring

us a few high clouds. here we are at noon. total sunshine. by the time it sets around 5:00, a few high clouds start to roll in. any green signifying showers, up along the coast until k. along the coast until k. then that falls apart. all right. let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. breezy this evening. through about friday morning. notice it is bringing in drier air, cooler air with highs in the mid-50s for friday, saturday, sunday, and new year's day. sue. all right. we're getting a little bit busier this wednesday morning after christmas. we have taillights headed in the highway 680 southbound looking pretty good. eight-minute drive from 242 and

closure of the ramp, 880, 101, a car into a ditch. they are trying to pull the car out. a big rig and accident off to the right-hand shoulder westbound 580. traffic is slowing through that area. 43 miles per hour. things pick up and move in nicely to dublin pleasanton. thank you, sue. if you plan on returning gifts that didn't quite work out, this next story is for you. becky wuerl has insider tips. always start online. that way you can get the return process before even getting to the store. amazon has impressive return policies this holiday season including many physical drop -of locations. >> you can go to u.p.s. stores or the post office. also another shutter.

u.p.s. will pick up, they will come to our doorstep. i checked on i needed to return. it was 6 bucks. totally worth it to avoid the post office. for more top of the line tips on returning gifts, stick around for good morning america. that starts at 8:00 a.m. stores will certainly be crowded today. new at 6:00, a couple who lost their home in the camp fire has governor brown's attention. the good news they received this week. but first. santa makes a special visit to children impacted by the camp fire. the bay bridge.

clean and morning from sutro tower. we will top out 57 to 60. one to five degrees warmer than average. hope you enjoy. now to more news. thousands of people are getting back their money from go fund me after a cause they supported turned out to be fake. they just issued refunds to everyone 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. santa claus and helpers paid a special visitsehoin cp fire.someids asked >>. >> oh, that is very nice. i hope everybody can have that too. but that will be in time, huh? >> that is so sweet. he is grateful for the gift of having his family survive the deadliest wildfire in california history to celebrate today. a man proposed to his ex-wife three years after they divorced. he posted an emotional video to share the news of their engagement.

hi there, sue. >> i can barely see that thing it is. right >> and huge. here we go. to the golden gate brid. no delays southbound into san francisco. you have four lanes for your southbound commute. two lanes in the northbound direction. and we still have this problem with the temporary closure of the ramp from southbound 880 to 101. trying to pull a car out of the ditch. and not seeing a lot of slow traffic in the area. heads-up there. we do have this accident with a big rig off to the right-hand shoulder over the altamont pass near grant line. it is slowing 20 miles. a 30-minute drive into dublin/pleasanton. >> i want to talk about this dry cold front. it ushers in drier air not to the coast. it ramps up and starts to push

it ramps up and starts to push south. some of the fastest winds 4:30 thursday afternoon. all the way through about 4:30 friday morning with gusts up to 30 to 35 miles per hour. and then as we head into the afternoon and evening hours friday, it will start to turn quiet once again. thank you, mike. elon musk is offering the world a look into the future. the man behind tesla and spacex posted the photo that you just saw there. and it shows a prototype of the starship rocket. musk says it will be used for flights around the moon and to mars. it currently is being built in texas and has a stainless steel skin that he thinks will perform well in extreme heat. he said that it would get too hot for paint. spacex plans to begin testing for this design sometime next year. lamborghini is working on a

new car with a very special feature. it glows in the dark. the price tag is just as brilliant, about $2.6 million. potential buyers got an early viewing of the hyper car sometime in june of this year. they will get an early viewing of that. the incandescent car will debut soon. the italian automaker would not give a concrete time frame. >> you think it's kind of weird, don't you? >> i think it's a little bit over the top. a lamborghini, you don't need to mess with that, do you? >> no. but i'm on board. i want everyone to look, even in it's at night. next at 6:00, the mad dash to shopping malls after the christmas sales, christmas returns. i told you my deepest, darkest secrets. >> a lot of of people hitting the malls today. kevin spacey addressing the sexual misconduct allegations against him.

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hi. good morning. it is wednesday, december 26th, the day after christmas. a lot of folks still enjoying the holiday time off. >> yeah. i certainly hope so. of thank you for being up early and joining us. you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike, i hope you had a great holiday yesterday. >> thank you. i hope you did too. it was fun working together yesterday. passing high clouds in the forecast from a dry cold front that's going to keep temperatures pretty close to average, if not just a little bit warmer than average. starting off in the mid-30s to mid-40s at 7:00. 55 to 56 at noon. 56, 55, 57 right around that range at 4:00. we will be in and out of the high clouds. on the backside, dry cold front, the breezes will kick off as we

drop into the upper