reporter: five more people? when did you start this list? >> yesterday. reporter: the final stretch. some are wrapping up, others hitting the stores one last time, dazzling deals drawing sophia to the store. >> i am looking for the sales. reporter: the holiday rush appears to be at a standstill at the airport. long lines stretching across the terminal. >> i've spent more time in line than traveling. reporter: with thousands of flights canceled across the country because of icy runways and blizzard conditions, travelers are stuck stranded, struggling to find a way to get home before december 25 and it is not looking good for patrick from oakland. >> just trying to get home and see family and friends in buffalo and we've been canceled four times. now we are trying to get to new

work so we can drive to buffalo. >> it's frustrating. i haven't seen family for six months. reporter: back to the malls, where the holiday spirit is a bit brighter. whatever situation you are and, wherever you are at, wishing you and yours a happy holidays. suzanne phan, abc7news. dion: we told you about the storm affecting bay area flights but that's not the worst of it. 17 deaths are being attributed to the severe weather and their widespread power outages. phil lipof has details. reporter: the major winter storm impacting millions of americans as it brings bitter cold temperatures, blizzard conditions and flooding too much of the country. >> you feel like you immediately have bicycles on your eyelashes. trying to keep everything covered up. reporter: buffalo, new york with more than two feet of snow. two thirds of emergency response vehicles stuck across the city

and officials morning residents to check furnace vents to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. >> it is life-threatening. reporter: in kentucky, more than 700 vehicles stuck on i-71 after an emergency highway closure. >> we were able to evacuate most shutting down the interstate and turning them around. now we can get some of those that are stuck north bound, but it will take some time. reporter: roughly 50 cars involved in a deadly pileup in ohio, snow and ice to blame. >> this is a stark reminder of what can happen when you get behind the wheel and tried to drive in bad weather conditions. reporter: at the nation's airports, thousands of flights canceled or delayed. on friday alone, nearly 6000 flights canceled, the most of any day this year. >> what we have done is make sure our restaurants, our concessions have stayed open late. we have passed out blankets. reporter: powerful wind taking a

toll, ripping the roof off this hotel in new hampshire and causing this tree to come crashing down on a car, trapping a man inside. first responders getting him to the hospital. they say he is doing well. phil lipof, abc news, new york. dion: talking about the weather here at home, we are downright lucky in comparison to the rest of the country. frances: yes average and folks will have a tough time traveling in the northeast, where a special -- where right now they are talking about average flight delays toward newark and that will be a mess. check out the temperatures around the nation. -13 in fargo versus 57 in san francisco. then we factor in wind chill's especially for the midwest and northeast and it feels like -18 degrees in minneapolis, negative nine in buffalo. tomorrow when the kids wake up

for christmas, it will be below good minneapolis, -13. i will have your complete forecast coming up. dion: moving on, humboldt still being shaken by aftershocks. just a little after 11:30 this morning, a 4.2 magnitude quake struck in the same area. the epicenter was about six miles southwest of rio dell, which is where the 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck on tuesday. two people were killed and 17 injured in that quake. there were no immediate reports of damage from today's. however, the city of rio dell remains under a boil water advisory that might take another week to be resolved. 27 homes were red tagged in rio dell, meaning it is unsafe for people to go inside. another 42 houses were damaged and yellow tagged. estimates of damage could start coming in next week. a spike in crime in oakland

chinatown has organizers taking matters into their own hands. a grant and funds from the oakland konta town improvement council will expand the patrol group. they are one of just four patrol organizations that assist oakland police. the new patrols will be from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and this comes after a series of break-ins, including one recently at an academy in franklin. local groups say break-ins have been the most overnight. >> this kind of period of time, there were a lot of incidents happening. for instance, breaking into shop windows or breaking into an entrance of a shop or breaking into cars. it happened so many times. dion: the decision to add overnight patrols came after the council held an emergency meeting last week to address safety concerns of citizens.

volunteers at a memorial church feeling the spirit of giving as they prepare meals for san francisco's vulnerable communities. volunteers served up to 1000 meals at an outdoor dining area for their annual christmas eve brunch. thousands of pounds of prime rib was donated from the iconic house a primary restaurant. >> it has been so nice seeing everyone, just helping out and it is such a warm feeling to see everyone give back and be here and come together. it is really nice, i want to do it every year. dion: 200 meals were prepared and delivered for people living in encampments. brunch attendees were given a bag of warm clothes for the winter. happening right now, we are tracking santa. this is a map as he makes stops around the globe. right now he is in newfoundland -- i always have a hard time pronouncing that. this is in canada. not long ago he was in brazil and he really is making a good

pace. he has delivered almost 5 billion gifts. don't forget your abc and hulu teams are joining forces to track his journey. our special "tracking santa technology" makes it feel like you are writing along in santa's sleigh. plus, we are joining states across the country to report scenes of santa sightings. don't miss our holiday special on hulu right now. just ahead, fans have waited for more than a decade for a sequel to the movie "avatar," but can the new version live up to the original? what the stars of the film and new faces are saying about hollywood's newest blockbuster sequel. don't forget, tomorrow is the nba here on abc seven, and we mean all day. the action tips off at 9:00 in the morning the 76ers and knicks , followed by the lakers and mavericks, then the buvks

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is hit around the world. it all comes about 13 years after the original. george pinocchio talked to some of its newest stars. >> why do you come to us? >> i want my family to be safe. reporter: avatar: the way of water welcome spec characters welcomes back characters. they are forced to leave the forest with their children and hide in a new regions of pandora along with others who might help them protect their planet. several young actors joined the cast and since the adventure started in 2017, they have learned they were in for a wild ride. >> you get cast and you are like a let's go, it is happening. reporter: but you are happy with what you have done now you see the finished product? >> i am so pleased.

i was a little nervous because i filmed this when i was so young, and i could be a different actor now, but jim knew i would be right for this and everything i did i would not change. >> that's the blessing of jim's cameron picking up a 16-year-old from london and saying i will give you a shot. my mind always goes back to the audition, what did he see, what was in that moment that makes him trust you with a part in such an epic franchise? it is an honor. reporter: i remember covering the original movie and watching sam worthington emerge as a big star by the time it was all said and done. do you feel there is something turning right now in the world of showbiz for you? >> may be viewed don't know what this will do for me but i hope the people of the film. it is an amazing film. reporter: did being part of this movie teach you how to keep secrets? >> yes, it is like an iron

curtain on your mind. i was like i cannot tell anyone for 4.5 years other than my mom. it definitely helps with secret telling. if anyone has secrets, let me know. reporter: george pennacchio for abc news. dion: coming up as we take a little look outside, looking clear and relatively balmy compared to other parts of the country. we get another check of the weather with frances, and when the rain will return. >> coming up, it is an nfl saturday. the niners going for eight straight wins. the 49ers getting another

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dion: nothing says christmas in mexican families like tamales. >> we got our can party. dion: i want to go to her party. customers showed up early at a market in san francisco to get there christmas tamales by the dozen. for businesses like this this is one of the busiest time of the year. they also make their own corn d

ough the way it has been done for centuries. time to check in our on our christmas weekend forecast. i'm hungry. frances: [laughter] we have some clouds moving in, but so far dry around the bay area, temperatures have been milder. temperatures in the mid-50's around the bay, san francisco and oakland 56. cooler in fairfield. milder at the beaches today. a live shot from the downtown exploratorium camera. we have coastal flood fog advisories in effect and tomorrow will be another spare the air day for christmas, so no wood-burning. another storm monday afternoon /evening. this is quite a strong one and i will show you that coming up. coastal flood advisory through 2:00 tomorrow.

that is due to king tides, and we could see some low flooding in some of those areas. especially around noon is when the high tide peaks. be careful if you're driving to those areas. walnut creek, hazy conditions because of the high-pressure and offshore flow. so spare the air through tomorrow. we are expecting moderate air quality to continue through monday. in addition, there is a dense fog advisory and we could see patchy fog in parts of the north bay. solano quite thick. visibility will be down to a force of a mile and this could create hazardous driving conditions so try to use low beams in that area. lows tonight in the 40's. mid-40's around the bay. upper 30's out there like santa rosa, fairfield and antioch. then you see the fog in the delta and central part of the valley of california paired highs tomorrow also on the milder side. low 60's for almost everybody.

san francisco, 60, oakland 63, san jose 65 and hazy. mild in cloverdale at 68. even half moon bay will be 61. here's a look at the forecast animation. we are mostly dry all day monday and than monday afternoon we start to see some showers hit the north bay. it will be heaviest monday night and late into tuesday morning. we are seeing areas of orange and red and those are downpours. that will sweep through the bay area mostly by tuesday morning, tapering into showers wednesday. check out the rainfall estimates. over two inches in some locations for the north bay, like santa rosa, ukiah, around the bay, likely less than an inch. enjoy the mild christmas day tomorrow and then get ready for the rain headed our way. monday will be level 1 and thin then level two for tuesday. showers on wednesday.

more rain and another system thursday into friday and it does look wet new year's eve. >> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: a very merry christmas against -- kettl watching their favorite player. a jolly good time. the stanford coordinator. washington gets zero plays. santa likes it. the ensuing drive, get the ball to mcleod, turns on the jets, nothing but green grass in front pretty 71 yards. the game was tied at seven at the have. early third quarter, brock purdy going deep and mary kittle christmas. love the swag. commanders go for again on the

fourth dhe snake and they will measure, and short-eared d'amico pumped up. next 49ers drive, rolling easy throw and watch george cut it back. good blocking downfield. dirty three yards, his first 100 yard receiving of the year. nice chain, maybe that was a christmas present. >> football, everyone knows it is a momentum game. you get some stops and put up points and you create momentum, that's how you win games. we hold ourselves to a high standard. >> if you're the best, you got to be the best day in and out. it doesn't just happen, you can't pick and choose when to put it -- turn it on. you got to be on all the time. when that is your mindset, it takes care of itself. >> we are starting to realize the type of team we are. we just do it every week. we know the type of team we

have, we just gotta show it every sunday or saturday. >> the goal was to get a win but also an opportunity to make our stream -- our team stronger. if we can continue doing that at think we will be a better team in the playoffs. chris: top seed with a win in dallas. fourth quarter, tied at 34. picked off by the fresno state products. cowboys field goal and the lead. net eagles possession, cowboys jump on the football, another field goal and a six point lead. final seconds, in trouble, a.j. brown but did not see the football, incomplete. the cowboys win and the eagles failed to close the top spot. the warriors say steph curry will be out at least two weeks after his most recent evaluation. he hurt his left shoulder december 14 in indiana p he's list four games and will miss at

least six more. for now he is on track with schedule of missing a month, but will not play tomorrow in the game against memphis. that will be right here at 5:00. a full day of hoops on abc, the sixers and makes, the celtics host the buc and grizzlies. another twist in the carlos correa saga, the mets have concerns. he moved onto the mets, but now the mets seem to have the same concerns. it makes the hesitation look more justified. keep an eye out the next plot twist in this story. you mo've got to clear thel. wl wpps. dion tims.

chris: a lot of money on the line. dion: thank you. we continue tracking santa this christmas eve as we take a live look. he is going to reach puerto rico in just under three minutes. he's already delivered 5 billion gifts. stay with a santa tracker and you can see how his progress is around the glo hey guys, detect this: living with hiv, i learned that i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen.

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dion: here's what you can look forward tonight on abc7news. a tour bus is totaled in san francisco. see what it will take to get the music playing again. plus, from his school stage to levi's stadium. an eight-year-old who stole a spotlight gets to show off his skills at the 49ers game. those stories and more at abc7news at 11:00. animals at the zoo made santa's nice list this year. santa claus made a pit stop at the oakland zoo and delivered gifts in his special sleigh. animals got gifts of their favorite treats, everything from berries to candy canes made from milk, cranberries and jell-o gumdrops. some like these on keys enjoyed the wrapping more than the gift itself.

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