that breaking news is in san francisco. and a massive response to a house fire. more than 100 firefighters race to the scene to put out the flames. good evening, merry christmas. >> that fire broke out just about an hour ago, north of the panhandle. there have been reports that two people have been taken to the hospital with serious

burns. the fire was reported just before 9:00 on a victorian north on baker street. amber lee is on the scene with late information. >> reporter: frank, we're talking about a beautiful old victorian home that neighbors tell me was recently re-done. i have with me, deputy chief of operations, mark gonzalez to bring us up to date on what's happening with this fire. >> at this time, the fire is under control. 618 baker, 4 story, wooden building. a heavy fire in the back of the building on the third floor. eventually, it spread to the top floor. there were two occupants that we took out. the first engine 21 had to deal with that. they got them out quickly, but there was a little bit of a delay. there was a definite challenge getting the ladders out. as you can see, there's wires in front of the building. and units did a good job overall, but the two patients got transported code 3 to st.

francis. >> reporter: what do you know about the two victims? >> we just know they're elderly males and had burns. >> reporter: wood structures make it very difficult. was it a fast moving fire? >> it was fast, and it spread quick from the first floor to the third floor. giants inside, they did some overhaul. checking that for fire extension, and found none. >> reporter: the difficulty is that there's power lines right up in front of the house? >> yeah, so as you can see, it's a four story building and it's on a hill. we can't get our aerial ladders up. they did get up to the roof that way, and also laddered from the back. >> reporter: is there any reason to believe it's arson? >> at this time, our investigators are on the scene

and it's under investigation. >> reporter: thank you very much. the latest from here, when we have more, we will is of course bring it to you live. reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. also in san francisco tonight, a homeless outreach center that's helped as many as 100 young people a day in the haight-ashbury district is is no more. this is a story we first told you about a couple of weeks ago. >> reporter: it's not the kind of christmas anyone here imagined. the homeless youth alliance here at haight-ashbury has shut down. the alliance has been providing everything from showers to meals to counseling to the area's homeless youth. >> mostly food, and some hygienic stuff. sometimes some blankets. >> reporter: today the alliance passed out free sleeping bags to help those with next to

nothing stay warm on this christmas night. more than that, it's been a place of refuge, where sometimes angry, and confused people could go to be understood. >> i know when i was a teenage and was homeless, that was the hardest part, the way people treated me like trash. like my life didn't matter. >> reporter: some point to rising rents. >> i know the fabric of san francisco is changing quite a bit. but we need to have space in the city for everybody. >> they help to get drivers' licenses. >> i don't know yet, unfortunately, i'm new to san francisco and don't leave the haight a heck of a lot.

>> just trying to figure it out. >> yeah, and i know a lot of my friends, they don't know how they're going to shower. >> reporter: as for john, he's thinking of hitting the road to san diego. >> i wanted to leave anyways. but this is more of a reason. >> reporter: others will stay. the homeless youth alliance will continue to offer mobile outreach counseling, while it tries to offer a new home. something it can afford in san francisco. live in the city, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. also in san francisco, 4,000 people enjoyed a holiday meal at st. anthony's dining room today in the tenderloin neighborhood. the cougars are in san francisco to play in the 12th annual fight hunger bowl at at&t park on friday. >> i think the real meaning of christmas is what you give. so our team has been invited down to st. anthony's today, a chance just to help. >> a portion of the ticket

sealings will go to benefit st. anthony's, along with glide memorial church and the san francisco food bank. just a few blocks away. players from the opposing team gave their time. members of the washington huskies help glide serve up its christmas dinner to about 5,000 people. ahead at 10:30, an east bay tradition. the personal struggle of one woman to have a happy holiday. dave stevenson talked to people surprised by this holiday holiday. >> for some, it is a christmas day tradition. >> this weather's nice. we like to come out to the beach. >> for others, a prime opportunity to catch some waves. it brought dozens of adults and kids to pacifica to enjoy unseasonably warm weather. >> it's about 65 outside, and i

think the about 47 in the water right now. usually, it would be in the 40s, and be a little bit warmer in the water than it would actually be outside. >> reporter: it was an unexpected holiday gift to bay area residents. >> this is awesome. >> you were expecting something different? >> yeah, foggy, and cloudy. >> reporter: instead, tourists atop san francisco's twin peaks got a view of the haze shrouding the city. last year, it was cold and wet up here. the warmth this christmas prompted some to dress down for the holiday. >> we're from the east coast, used to bundling up. this is good liberating to be outside, and enjoying the day. >> reporter: visitors bundled in scarfs, jackets, and fur coats weren't ready for the weather. >> christmas we always come here, and it's always cold.

>> i'm kind of sweating right now, it's really hot. >> reporter: the heat also highlighted the 18th spare the air alert this season. reminding folks there would be no yule log on the fireplace this christmas. happening now, a sparkling holiday in san francisco. taking a live look at the twinkling tree in union square. this christmas was indeed one of the warmest for san francisco. in fact, i checked with mark. he said it was just a few degrees shy of the record. let's check in now with mark, who has been tracking the temperatures, for one bay area city actually did include a record. >> reporter: that's right. we're talking about some upper 60s in oakland. downtown oakland. that was the record for today. very warm. widespread 60s, and temperatures a good 5 to 10 degrees above the average. there's that record in oakland. 69degrees this afternoon. that is at the downtown location. for san francisco, san jose,

livermore, still within striking distance. as far as temperatures today, across the entire bay area, lower 60s. a few low 70s toward morgan hill. lots of 60s for concord. livermore, and antioch. these numbers very strange for this time of year. coming up in 10 minutes, we'll take a look at this. in 15 minutes, we'll take a look at the air quality. a cold thursday morning will highlight the areas that will be in the lower 30s. that once again is in 15 minutes. another spare the air day has been called for tomorrow. that means for the fourth straight day, wood burning will be banned in the bay area. it's illegal to use fireplaces, wood stoves, and outdoor fire pits. coming up, the disappointment for some, but the relief for ours as a result of this ban. this warmer weather is causing a concern in big sur. fire crews are patrolling the area, where a wildfire burned. there's still some smoke, and a

worry that increased temperatures could cause flare ups. the pfeiffer fire was fully contained last week, but not before 34 homes were destroyed. all of the people who evacuated have been allowed to return home. investigators are still determining the cause of that fire. san francisco firefighters played santa today. handing out toys in the tenderloin. firefighters from station 1 along with various elves drove around, giving out toys. parents and kids alike were surprised, and grateful. >> what a sweet thing to do on christmas, to go out and just give to strangers. >> for us to be able to bring our children to do this every single christmas for us, it's now become a family tradition. >> also helped deliver the toys, saying it helped teach children about the joy of giving. >> last night, we showed you

some of the toys dropped off at lefty o' dules. it exceeded their goal. more than 11,000 toys were donated. by the time the drive ended at closing time at 2:00 this morning. a sad holiday for the family of an east bay girl on life support after tonsil surgery. we talked to the family about how they spent this christmas with her. >> not in time for christmas, ups and fedex, apologizing for those late deliveries. we

an update now on that breaking news we told you about at the top of the newscast in san francisco. that's where a three-alarm fire sent two elderly men to the hospital this christmas night. that fire broke out about 9:00 tonight in a four story wooden victorian on baker street. that's north of the panhandle. firefighters say it appears the fire broke out on the 3rd floor in the back of the building and quickly spread to the 4th floor. about 100 firefighters were called to respond. at this hour, fire investigators say the blaze is under control, but crews remain there on the scene. the cause of that fire is under investigation. everyone always hopes their packages will arrive in time for christmas. this year, both ups and fedex

say unfortunately, some deliveries are going to be late. allie rasmus tells us, it appears the two companies may have misjudged all the demand. >> reporter: the holidays are the busiest time of the year for ups. this time, some shipments did not arrive for christmas. >> 99% of the things arrived. but there was one item for myself that didn't arrive yet. >> reporter: some of the more than everyone 7.5 million shipments out for delivery this week did not reach their destination in time for the holiday. the company won't say how many packages are late, but explained quote, the volume of packages exceeded our network, as demand was much greater than forecast. a spokesman for fedex said that company also experienced holiday delays. the demand to have packages shipped was greater than expected. an increase in online shopping may be driving the trend. >> i didn't have a whole lot of

time. i got on my computer and ordered everything. made it a lot easier. >> i do all my shopping online now. i don't really go to stores anymore. >> reporter: online sales this holiday season were up 9% compared to a year ago. retail sales were up only 2%. the delivery delays this year won't keep him from shopping online again, even if he has to wait a little longer. >> i know i'm going to get it eventually. not the end of the world. people have more problems. >> reporter: for customers who ordered through amazon.com, the company is going to be crediting $20 back to those customers accounts to apologize for the shipping delay. postal workers in the south bay volunteered today to make sure families got their christmas packages on time. >> oh, wow. this is highly unexpected, okay. >> mail carries made deliveries of express letters and packages

in the south bay. veteran carrier nancy ray says it's all in the spirit of santa. >> this is what makes it worth it. when people are home, and when they're surprised, and happy. that's what makes it worth it for me, to be out here and delivering. >> the u.s. postal service says all together, it handled 420 million pieces of mail this holiday season. san jose, authorities are trying to figure out whether a deadly accident on the light rail tracks was an accident. a woman was hit and killed by a train in san jose at about 1 this morning. the woman was walking on the tracks, and was wearing dark clothes when she was hit. her name has not been released. an apartment fire in san francisco has left ten people out of their homes on this christmas night. investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire, which started just after midnight on 23rd street. you're looking now at video that was taken by joss

jacobson. fire crews were able to contain the fire after about 40 minutes. no one was hurt. covered in california. the state health exchange has extended the deadline to get coverage by january 1. if you signed up by this past monday, but were not able to complete your application, you now have until friday to get it done. a spokesperson says applicants should work with representatives. the call centers are closed tonight. they will be open as of 8:00 tomorrow morning. a san francisco superior court judge tomorrow could help decide the fate of city college of san francisco. the judge is set to hear two requests for injunctions. city attorney dennis herrera and the california federation of teachers argue that it was bias against ccsf, and had conflicts of interest. if the injunctions are not granted, the school will lose its accreditation at the end of next july. it's not every day you find

a wish list for christmas in a bottle, but that's exactly what happened. the note, and also what the family is trying to do to make that wish come true. >> you have to believe in things being meant to be. that it was meant to be found. >> reporter: he walked along east shore drive, when amongst the trash something caught his eye. inside, a message. >> it says, i want a giant, and it should be stuffed, monkey, please, please. >> reporter: david found it two days ago. his wife merryn oliveira posted it, hoping to find the sender. it brought her back to childhood. >> i grew up on a sail boat, so of course the first thought i had, is it came from another child who lived on a sail boat. that's why it ended up where it did. >> reporter: when her post went

unanswered, the family wanted to make sure the letter arrived in time for christmas, so they made an compact copy and brought it here to thompson avenue, where they put it in the mailbox for letters to santa. the child's wish list, succinct. the giant monkey's arms redrawn several times. >> when they're only asking for one thing, you really hope they get that one thing. >> reporter: as their own children play with christmas toys, they think of the child that put their wish list afloat. >> it's such a unique way of contacting santa, it deserves to go back to them. if there is any way for that to happen, it would be fantastic. well the bay area locked in this dry, stable weather pattern. as a result, we're talking about another stretch of spare the air alerts in this region. tomorrow, another one

scheduled. this was the scene today, looking out towards san jose. all of that haze at about 2:45 this afternoon. in terms of air quality, once again, we had this stable lid above us, trapping the pollutants cross to the surface. the numbers really coming up today. we want to keep the numbers on the lower side. they are coming down a bit into your thursday. still, we had that spare the air alert for the north bay. i'm tracking a weather system. i'll let you know if the 70s remain in the bay area forecast. more than half a million utility customers from michigan to maine, and up into canada have been without power this christmas week. repair crews have worked around the clock as people crowd at community centers trying to stay warm. at maine, the utility companies are warning the power might not be back on until friday. the storm is being blamed for as many as 14 deaths.

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typhoon survivers in the philippines are celebrating christmas. typhoon haiyan killed more than 6,000 people in the philippines last month. it's believed that marital problems were likely behind a murder suicide in san lorenzo this morning. a man killed his wife, and then himself. the four children were all in the home at the time. one of them saw it all happen.

>> reporter: a san lorenzo family is forever scared by what happened in their home christmas morning. four children woke up to the sound of gunshots, and their parents dead. veronica rodriguez got the call from her niece saying her sister was killed. >> reporter: relatives say 40- year-old john lynn killed his wife then turned the gun on himself. the 16-year-old son witnessed the murder suicide and ran to tell his siblings and grandparents in the home. >> that leaves a scar on everybody on christmas. >> reporter: the couple was having marital problems. >> most of all, it's just a tragedy. to leave someone mother and fatherless, it's a sad story for christmas. >> reporter: she wishes her sister would have reached out

sooner. she says if any good could come, it would be saving the lives of others before it's too late. >> to speak up, to say something. my sister always said everything was okay. >> reporter: the couple's four children will be staying with relatives on this christmas day. they expect to have autopsies performed on the man and wife later this week. ktvu, channel 2 news. u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan sent greetings home today. >> christmas, i missed you all so much. but i will be home next year, and we'll be together for the next christmas. >> troops serving at the u.s. base in kabul, enjoyed a christmas feast. many service members are anticipating the holiday a year from now. >> today, we want all our troops to know that you're in our thoughts and prayers this holiday season. here's the good news. for many of our troops and newest veterans, this might be the first time in years that

they've been with their families on christmas. >> in their christmas message, president obama and the first lady sent messages to the troops. the obamas are vacationing in hawaii for the holidays. pope francis urged the world to make a commitment to peace. 70,000 of the faithful gathered at st. peters square to hear the pope's message. >> translator: true peace is not a balance of opposing forces. it is not a lovely facade which conceals conflicts and divisions. peace calls for daily commitment. >> pope francis also prayed for

those affected by natural disasters, especially the nation of the philippines, as it continues to recover from that devastating typhoon haiyan. trying to contain the damage for that massive security breach. the new concerns facing target customers. >> here at children's hospital in oakland, the family brings christmas to the bed side of this little girl who remains on life support. what they tell me might come next in their legal battle against the hospital. >> and a fortune found in a paper bag. how a taxi driver in las vegas [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home.

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in jordan, syrian refugees attended christmas mass. more than 1 million people have fled war torn syria. this was an emotionally wrenching christmas for a family of a 14-year-old girl who remains on life support at children's hospital. while loved ones say they are heartbroken, spending this holiday together was an important achievement. jana katsuyama is live in oakland, with a look at the legal fight ahead. >> reporter: jahi mcmath's uncle came down and spoke to me this evening, and told me they are doing everything they can to try to put some of that legal trouble aside just for today, and provide some love and support to this family. on this christmas day at children's hospital, the family of jahi mcmath came together and did their best to find peace and hope. >> all of our aunties, our

cousins. all of my sisters, my grandmother came. >> reporter: he told ktvu, today was about being together as a family. playing games, music. sharing food and stories with jahi nearby. their attorney joined them in support. >> a big part of the legal battle was just getting here today, so that this family could have christmas together, so that jahi could spend christmas surrounded with love. >> reporter: jahi mcmath went into children's hospital for what the family would be a routine tonsilectomy. it ended with jahi on life support. a doctor said jahi is brain dead. >> he was able to explain it very clearly to us. it's heartbreaking to hear, but you know, we still have a few days left for a miracle. >> reporter: a christmas miracle which they hope might save the 13-year-old girl who remains on life support. today, two women who don't know the family came across the bay

to offer comfort. >> i want the family to know there are other people praying for their family, and for their daughter. >> this case is very important, not only forthis family, but for all families to know they have rights when it comes down to these decisions. it's not a hospital's decision alone, to say that someone is dead, and that they'll be removed from life support >> reporter: here's a photo, a picture of the tree they put in her room, with the ribbon of her favorite color, purple. they tell me they will plan to discuss tomorrow, what they'll do, whether they will move her to another facility, or perhaps even file a motion to challenge the judge's order. reporting live in oakland, jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. for some people, christmas brings no holiday from work. but the people we talked with

today weren't complaining. >> work is good. to things in one. >> there are a lot of people that work on christmas. like you, for example right? we're working. >> from attending class at a hotel, to making sandwiches at a sandwich shop, people say they take pride in taking care of themselves and their families. target continues to work round the clock. up to 40 million credit and debit cards were compromised. target says it has no reason to believe pin data was part of that. but cyber security experts say it might have been. stores are preparing for big after christmas crowds tomorrow. retailers are oftenning deep discounts after weak black

friday sales. some stores including kohl's and macy's will open as early as 5, and 6:00 a.m. today is a day of many traditions. one that's been going on for eight years is called christmas in richmond. it all started with one woman who had an idea. >> reporter: the whole idea was to make people happy. burgundy spears came up with the idea. her plan to make sure kids without presents would get, one, two, or more on christmas day. it started when her mother struggled to buy presents for her sister. >> when you have families that are stressed out, not able to provide at all. >> reporter: she started a non- profit called christmas in richmond. a party where hundreds of

people enjoyed christmas lunch, received free clothing, and yes, boys and girls, youngsters and teens received their clothes. >> i got a bike. i think it's awesome. >> reporter: in eight years, christmas in richmond has spread to other cities, and states. >> it's been really infectious, which was the goal from the beginning, to get people to start paying attention to the stuff that we don't pay attention to, which is other people. >> reporter: a tradition spread by volunteers who make it all possible. >> it kind of makes you happy when you see the people are joyous, and happy. i love to do it. >> reporter: christmas in richmond. an effort not easy to achieve, but the goal is as simple as it can be. ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. a las vegas cab driver is being honored for doing the right thing, after finding a

small fortune in the back of his taxi. he just dropped off a passenger when he found a brown paper bag in his cab. inside was $300,000. he called the cab company, and turned over the money. soon, the distraught passenger showed up. turns out, he had won the money playing poker. for his integrity, the taxi company gave him a $1,000 reward. a holiday song about a bay area city. we talked to the singer behind this holiday tune, and why it's getting new life two years after sh

♪[ music ] a christmas tradition for some is going for a little swim. they got into 40-degree water in berlin, jury roomny. this is a hearty group. they say they're looking for even colder weather. a holiday song made to get some attention. the woman behind it recently posted a video of the song online. eric rasmussen tracked her down to find the inspiration for all of her positive activity. >> reporter: set to a series of photos around the city, let's take a holiday in oakland may sound like marketing. lisa bernstein says the lyrics come straight from the heart. >> let take a walk around the lake, with the runners and the

lovers, the kids of every color holding hands. >> reporter: a poet, and oakland resident for more than 20 years, lisa b recorded holiday in oakland in jack london square as part of a holiday cd. >> i love this city. it's a great place, and it needs celebrating. >> reporter: we played holiday in oakland for people around lake merritt. it struck a chord with marissa. >> i would love to show that to my students. that's some really wonderful things come out of oakland. >> reporter: a different tune than the violence so many are used to hearing about. >> yeah, oakland is a gritty place, and that's real. but all the more important to continue to celebrate and to work together. >> reporter: oakland mayor jean quan recently posted a link to it on her twitter account. lisa b has also worked as a

writer and poetry instructor. just days after thousands of people gathered outside her home to sing christmas carols, an 8-year-old pennsylvania girl died today from a rare form of leukemia. ♪ [ music ] >> last saturday, we told you about the more than 6,000 people who answered little delaine brown's wish to hear holiday songs. her family said she was too ill to come to the window, but could hear the singing from her bed. they released this photo of her listening to the carolers and giving a thumb's up. on this day, delaine died. the family wrote, our little angel earned her little pink glittery angel wings in heaven. a car bomb exploded outside a church just as worshipers were saying their goodbyes. the church attack was one of

three bombings in the christian section of baghdad. since the u.s. invasion, more than 10,000 iraqi christians have been killed and 62 churches and monasteries have been vandalized, or destroyed. the country's christian population has gone from some 1.5 million in 2003, to an estimated 300,000 today. christmas is especially tough for families with loved ones fighting abroad. one girl got a special message from her dad stationed in afghanistan. >> i just want to say hi rose. merry christmas. >> rose's dad arranged for that message to be broadcast during school's announcements. rose had no idea her reaction was being filmed. >> him thinking of me doing that, knowing that my dad knew me so well, knowing that would make my day, it made me feel so special. >> rose's high school put it up

on youtube, and it got more than 6,000 hits. rose's dad says he's watched it more than a dozen times. a new jersey nurse got the surprise of her life today, when santa claus turned out to be her son home from afghanistan. she was told santa was coming to visit the hospital with gifts for the staff. her gift was her son, travis. it took her a minute to realize her son, travis was standing behind her. >> i could watch those all days. gearing up for another spare the air day. tomorrow will be the 19th alert this season. why some people we found say there should be even more alerts. >> and how long

♪[ music ] bagpipes played in london before some very brave souls jumped into a freezing lake, it's been a christmas tradition there since 1867. a toll on the holiday atmosphere here in the bay area, as we reported a spare the air day was declared today, and another for tomorrow. that's the fourth in a row. >> reporter: the top of the mountain looked relatively clear today, especially when you stepped back to see the thick haze below. it led to a spare the air day by the bay area air quality management district, which meant fireplaces had to be kept cold on christmas. >> i was disappointed this morning, because that's a tradition in our homes. >> reporter: many people seemed puzzled by today's declarations. >> i'm really surprised to find

that out. i've been walking with my daughter and my dog for about 30 minutes. i had not detected, or noticed a difference in the air. >> reporter: the ban didn't bother some people we talked to at christmas in the park in downtown san jose. >> i have hay fever. sinus problems just like my sister. hard to breathe. >> so you're happy they declared a spare the air day? >> absolutely. >> i'm happy with doing it, but i would love to see us doing it more as a community, as a people who live in santa clara county. >> reporter: some people resigned to keeping their chimneys cold, and said while yule logs burning on tv are something. tomorrow's spare the air day

will be the district's 19th and counting. and if you don't have rain or wind, you'll probably have more spare the air alerts. that's the case for tomorrow. not too much change. the warm weather pattern sticks around. as you can see, just a few patches of low clouds developing offshore. that's just about it. right now, we are in the clear. with that, the temperatures are dropping off rapidly. take a look at some of the current numbers from the 10:00 hour, 37 degrees in fairfield. 40 for napa, and santa rosa. novato, down to the upper 30s. san jose in the upper 40s, at 48 degrees. time lapse, just beautiful looking out toward the west here, and still some lingering haze. that haze will stick around for tomorrow. as far as tomorrow, hazy sunshine. 44degrees. on track to reach the 60s.

tomorrow will be a touch warmer. overnight lows will be starting out the day, subfreezing, santa rosa. napa, fairfield. we could have patchy fog early tomorrow morning. livermore at 34. san jose in the upper 30s, at 39 degrees. the area of high pressure remains in place. temperatures, we're thinking, low 60s, to the low 70s, for the warmest locations. there is a weather system moving in from the north. a cold front. this will not bring us rainfall. this will be by friday, no rain, and temperatures do come down just a little bit. this could actually help add mixing to the overall atmosphere. as a result, air quality could improve just a little bit as we head into friday. as i mentioned, lots of sunshine for thursday. then friday, a system moves in from the north with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies developing by the afternoon hours. first thing tomorrow, the increase in the west-northwest swell. no high surf advisories, but waves will be on the order of 5

to 10 feet. this will continue to build with an increase in the northwest swell. temperatures tomorrow, lots of 60s out there. fairfield, 64. these numbers about the same as today. could be just a bit warmer in spots. san jose, 69. santa cruz will go 76 degrees. san francisco, 66, palo alto in the upper 60s. there's one change on friday. we're going to cool all the way down to 66 degrees, then warm back up for saturday and sunday. by sunday, we could be talking about a few spots right around 70. no rain clouds in the five-day forecast. with that cry weather pat -- dry weather pattern, i think we're talking about more spare the air alerts in our future. >> you're a surfer, are you going to head out? >> if you stay careful. but never want to turn your back to the ocean. the warriors in action on this christmas night. trying to get back to a team they lost to on another

halloween. >> the l.a. clippers and the warriors. these two teams just don't like each other. they added another episode to their ongoing soap opera. the young and the restless tonight. east team saw a key player ejected in the grudge match. the warriors never led in the 1st half. get it going in the 3rd quarter. andrew bogut with the tip in for the 62-57 lead. then things get chippy. green gets ejected for elbowing griffin. griffin gets a technical on the play. 90 seconds later, gets another one and gets the automatic ejection. led by 2, with 2:20 left. curry with just 15. clippers chris paul drives and ties it up. curry answers on the other side with this drive to the hoop.

the warriors up by 2. the clippers inbound the ball with 1 second up. the prayer not answered. there was even more christmas cheer after the final buzzer. miami and the lakers met in l.a. lebron played. kobe still out with that fractured left knee. jack was there. i bet he jumped out of his seat. off the backboard to james. the lakers make it close. look at lebron, just adjusting in flight. dunks then ducks under the board. lebron scores 19. wade scored 23. the heat beat the lakers for the fifth straight time on christmas. dwight howard and the houston rockets led wire to wire. dwight howard was a force inside. added 20 rebounds. houston wins at san antonio, 111-98. okc crushes the knicks.

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him. now the owners say they'll sell his rights to any major league team for $20 million. tanaka finished his season with the japanese professional record of get this, 24-0. yeah. guys like the dodgers, the cubs, the red sox, the yankees, they're going to be bidding on this guy. a's and giants, no. >> 24-0. has any pitcher in major league baseball ever gone? >> no. >> just to have the right to bid on the guy. >> then we're talking he's going to get a megacontract. >> absolutely. there's going to be a bidding war. but like i said, the first thing is, you've got to put $20 million out, just to have the right to bid on him. that's out of the giants and a's money. >> in the meantime, go warriors. >> 105-103. i can't wait for the third match of this clippers and warriors grudge match going on. that will be later in january.

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