up to clear skies but it is cold outside. we're going to see sunshine and then a very chilly weekend. in fact, a frosty weekend ahead. a full microclimate forecast coming up. just crying to create that genuine holiday effect. let's look at rockefeller center in new york. that is of course their famous christmas tree and celebration in midtown new york city. it is thursday, december 25th on this christmas. you are watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today many in the bay". a very good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. happy thursday, christmas morning. anthony, you were saying if you're looking for cold weather, you can put poeople in the holiday mood. >> when we talk 40s and 50s, we talk, oh, it's so cold. but this weekend it's getting

colder. we're talking 20 fz and 30s for the inland valleys. no facade as we head into the day today, clear skies. we're starting off clear this morning, sam. no fog to report so i don't think we'll see any airport delays at home and even across the east coast. that rain is tapering down. quiet weather across most of the country. if you're traveling to tahoe, they picked up snow there. a white christmas there. here at home, lots of sunshine but it will be cold. 50s across the entire bay. >> excellent. not too many delays at the airports. some people may be last-minute travelers. well, two men are in jail this morning after what could turn out to be a deadly fight in downtown pal row alto. early sunday morning, two groups of men got into an argument. the man on the left is charged with knocking the other man out. the victim hit his head on the sidewalk, yet to regain conscious.

ness. the attack happened at emerson and university in downtown palo alto. police say further charges will be added if the victim dies. a missouri firm is recalling carmel apples because they could contain listeria. the happy apple brand is linked to at least 5 deaths and 29 illnesses. that recall will cover 31 states. safe way has pulled the prepackaged apples from the shelves when the family of a santa cruz family woman who died filed suit. more details, the family of 81-year-old shirley fray say she bought the treats around halloween. the fray family has sued safeway saying even though the apples came from a third party, safeway is still responsible for the items it sells. safeway will not discuss the pending lawsuit. it is 5:02. a number of people in the bay area spending their day giving back. stephanie truong is live in san

francisco where the salvation army is packing up food for thousands who can't leave home for christmas. merry christmas, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good christmas to you, too. good morning. it's a great morning at the salvation army where volunteers have gotten up early so they can help others who need the warm meals this christmas. first let me take a shot here of the volunteers working hard this morning. they're getting ready. joining me is anthony pardee, executive chef here. anthony, talk about what the volunteers are serving today. >> today they're serving yams, ham, and we couldn't find anything to rhyme with that so we're serving carrots and green beans. they'll get put into these three compartment trays and sealed up. >> you were saying people got up early this morning, talk to me. this is your eighth year. about what happens here. we see the physical work, but this will be delivered to people who cannot leave their homes. >> this is for those who, nor

whatever reason, cannot leave their home, yes. and we deliver 4,000 meals throughout san francisco today with an army of volunteers, people that come and prepare the meals and then there's volunteers who actually make the deliveries. >> anthony, talk to me about the feeling in the kitchen here. the salvation army, of course, known for its generosity. this morning in this kitchen, what is the momentum going forward today? >> well, what happens is these people come and we've had people come here year after year who volunteer. we've had two and three generations of folks whose families have come. this is how they like to start their christmas morning, by giving to those who are less fortunate than they are. it's a great feeling to do this kind of work. >> again, this is your eighth year. talk to us about some of these people who are at home getting these meals. they might not see other people at all today.

>> that's right. most of the time a lot of these people, they're forgotten or alone, and the only human greeting or contact they get today may be one of these volunteers who deliver the meal, a knock on the door, the merry christmas and a meal. it makes their day. the people that we talk to throughout the day tell us they can't wait for this to happen on christmas morning. >> thank you so much. again, executive chef anthony pardee. a lot happening. the deliveries going through for a couple of hours, 7:30 to 9:30. a lot of great generosity happening in the city today. we'll have more from all around the city today on "today in the bay." for now, back to you. >> that human connection so important. thank you very much. the controversial film "the interview" is going to hit theaters finally today. >> three weeks from tonight, i will be traveling to pyongyang, north korea, to interview president kim jong-un.

>> this film centers around a pair of journalists asked by the u.s. government to assassinate kim jong-un. it triggered hacks at sony as well as threats at violence for theaters who showed the movie. sony decided to pull the movie and backtracked and decided to release it at at least 200 theaters today. it will also stream on several web sites. the theaters showing the movie is in downtown san jose, the camera three theater posted flyers last night. it shows the movie at 3:10 and 8:30 today. they have sold 300 tickets online and expect "the interview" to be one of the biggest new releases ever at camera three. christmas day is one of the biggest movie days of the year. "the interview" is not the only movie hitting theaters today. >> look at me! look me in the eye.

>> "unbroken," the new film produced by angelina jolie, an olympic runner who survived in a ramp only to be sent to a p.o.w. camp. it's rated pg-13. it's the greatest device in the history and the germans use it for all communication. >> everyone thinks inig ma is unbreakable. >> let me try and we'll know for sure. >> another world war ii movie based on a true story "the imitation game." it follows a mathematician who tries to crack german codes and win the war. "the imitation game" is rated pg-13. all these guys know your name. they feel invincible with you up there. >> they're not. >> they are if they think they are. >> "american sniper," the latest film from director clint

eastwood based on a "new york times" best seller. the navy s.e.a.l. considered the deadliest sniper in u.s. history. it's rated r. >> if i give you this money and you don't pay me back, there are no rules. do you understand the gravity of your situation? >> i understand. >> couple big names there. mark wahlberg is playing an english professor who leads a double life as a gambler in "the gambler," also rated r. >> i paint every single one of them, every big eye. me. no one will ever know but you. >> the true story of "big eyes" stories christoph waltz and walter keen, one of the most successful painters in the '50s and '60s, but it soon comes out that his wife played by amy adams is the one who actually painted the works of art. it's rated pg-13. ♪ princesses yes but wolves and

humans too ♪ >> and "into the woods" has a star-studded cast including meryl streep, emily blunt and james cordon. the musical follows a number of classical tales including cinderella, little red riding hook and jack in the bean stalk who interact with a witch. it's rated pg. now we're officially in the movie mode, anthony. does it make you want to see one of these flicks? of >> i saw one last night. it was good and funny. let's talk about your forecast this morning. it involved james franco. you get it now? we can see from our vantage point satellite and radar. it's clear for the most part. we don't have any rain. we don't have any snow. we don't have any fog. so really the best conditions that we've seen all week. the thing about it, though,

we've got cold air plunging in from canada and all of that cold air as it filters southward, it does moderate just a bit, but we are in the '40s across the bay area. truckee this morning, 19 degrees, very chilly in tahoe this morning. the other thing to keep in mind today, while we'll see sunshine it is breezy this morning as we've told you the past couple of mornings we've had a few issues here and there. we had a mudslide a couple of days ago, even a tree down yesterday on 580. while the winds are gusting, keep that in the back of your head. overall, lots of sunshine expected today. we'll finally get a chance to dry out. temperatures today from the mid to upper 50s. it will get very cold tomorrow morning. the cold air started to moderate and tomorrow morning because we're not going to warm up a whole lot today. we're talking about temperatures tonight in the 30s. 31 for santa rosa, 33 for livermore tomorrow morning and eastbound in the south bay, 37. saturday it gets colder, 29 in

santa rosa, 30 for napa and 35 in san jose. with that cold air in place, i do think we will see some areas of patchy frost on the roadways, especially considering that we're not going to warm up a whole lot during the daytime. even though we had a lot of rain over the past couple of weeks, a lot of that rain still sits in the lower parts of the pavement. when we get that cold air, it kind of freezes that pavement and you get the black ice. if you are doing traveling early in the morning before the sun comes up over the next two to three mornings, just keep in mind you could run into areas of patchy frost. the other thing i know you're thinking about is new year's e eve. we're going to have a storm system that scoots to the east. that will create some fog on the 30th but new year's eve the system moves out and we'll see clearer skies. temperatures will be back into the mid-50s with a light west wind at 5 to 15. not a bad weekend. it will be chilly, though. back to you. >> sounds like people will have to dust off their coats.

thank you very much, anthony. it's 5:11. a los gatos-based company behind one of the hottest gift thz season. bringing you holiday join from the east bay. the man known as mr. christmas, bruce mertz, says this will be his final christmas lights display. for the past 36 years he has wowed the young and old alike with this elaborate light show. if you'd like to check it out, it ae's on olive drive in conco. we'll be right back.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." from kandahar, afghanistan, wanting to wish my family and friends in sunnyvale, california, a merry christmas, happy new year. >> this is sergeant vargas in the united koing.com. i want to wish my mom in san jose, california, a merry christmas. >> holidays are a great time to appreciate the troops abroad and all they do for us. 5:15 right now. los gatos-based netflix is the source of one of the hottest gifts. gift cards are selling out all over new york city. the cards are apparently all snatched up at a number of stores, including staples and

game stop. they were first made available several months ago and come in $30 and $60 denominations. that would be enough to pay for three or six months streaming subscriptions. the cards were also recently given away on "ellen". hard to believe but the hottest fashion item is something that originated more than a century ago. courtney reagan has a look at the boots that's making a comeback. >> reporter: who would have predicted that the hottest item this holiday season is a boot that's been around for more than 100 years. >> i don't know. they're hot. >> reporter: l.l. bean's famous rubber and leather boots are known as the duck boot, even though they're officially called the bean boot. l.l. bean workers have been cranking them out since 1912. >> the production level has gone up due to the popularity of l.l. bean boots. other than that, we're still making then the way we did 100 years ago. >> reporter: why so popular? >> they gist have a great fit, a very classic look and they're

very main. >> there's a look out there right now that's sort of fashioned after the lumber jack kind of look. the original l.l. bean boot happens to be the key piece that starts that look and gets it together. >> reporter: as the lumber jack chic trend sweeps through college campuses and cities, the retailer can't keep up with demand. here at the brinz wiunswick, ma factory, they're adding a third shift and increasing the boot makers by 55% all to meet demand for the roughly 500,000 orders this year. l.l. bean says they have been backlogged before but never at this magnitude. >> you know, disappointed but they're willing to wait. >> reporter: even though some consumers won't get their back ordered boots until spring. if you can't wait, there's always ebay where they're going for more than double the retail price. courtney reagan, cnbc, brunswick, maine.

>> maybe you'll find some duck boots under the christmas tree tod today. the thing is, people are probably more concerned about what's under the tree than what's going on outside. but they're both of interest. how do things look? it's nice to sit around the tv and watch the favorite christmas stories. i love watching "the christmas story." you probably have your tradition this morning. maybe cooking the holiday ham. whatever you're doing, it is cold outside. maybe you're putting on some of those christmas tunes. another one of my favorites. let's talk about this weather. you can see we're looking at good conditions across the bay area, but it is cold. we don't have any airport delays but that cold air out there definitely warrants a jacket, maybe even a hoodie or extra gloves headed up towards tahoe, 19 degrees this morning in truckee, 42 in sacramento, sf48n san francisco. we'll see plenty of sunshine, no fog like the past few mornings and very chilly this afternoon.

58 for the south bay, 57 for the peninsula, east bay at 58, even san francisco 58 in the north bay at 57. it will remain very quiet over the next couple of days. we'll put the futurecast into motion as we head toward the weekend. this is something i want you to notice. see the system drop down heading toward wednesday and thursday? that's the system that moves inland. here's the thing about computer models. they're not gospel, set in stone. so these models change each and every day. as we head toward next week, wednesday and thursday, that's something we're keeping our eye on. it's this shift that sometimes we can look at rain wednesday and thursday. right now, no rain in the forecast, it will stay dry and very chilly. look at the overnight lows, we're talking about tomorrow morning, san jose, waking up to 38 degrees. then by saturday and sunday, it's going to stay chilly all the way into next week where those overnight lows even in the south bay are going to be in the 30s with those daytime highs expected in the 50s. for san francisco, same deal. fkt not as cold as you're closer

to the water. you get less of the polar influence and more of a marine influence. 40s overnight, 50s for daytime highs, everybody expecting the sunshine over the next five days and even into new year's eve. we'll talk more about the new year's eve forecast in a little bit. sam, back to you. >> anthony, thank you so much. a young girl whose story has pulled at the heart strings of people all over the world received a very special christmas surprise. 6-year-old add di faucet that was so ill will likely not see next christmas. her small town got together to give her a christmas she'll surely remember. sam penrod with the story. >> reporter: with old glory leading the way, hundreds gathered for a light parade organized especially for addy. she enjoyed the parade with her mother and sisters, ki culmination of love that has touched everyone in the community. >> i think it's really changed

the way people think about christmas. >> reporter: jason beck and his family made two floats for the parade. >> i kind of restored my faith in humanity i guess to see so many pull together for this tiny little girl in this tiny little town. >> reporter: while their floats aren't fancy, they were made with tender loving care. >> i just worked with what i had most live, bought a few lights, finished up a little float and put her name on if. we love her. >> reporter: as the special guest of honor addie watched the parade in front of the post office where over the past month over 300,000 christmas cards, letters and gifts have arrived, the community has stepped in to help open them all. the majority of the toys have been shared with local chair i it's to help other families in need. and with feelings of gratitude, addie's mom got emotional sew seeing so many people brave the cold to support the parade. >> i think it's really amazing,

awesome that so many people would come and do this, so many people showed up to watch as well. >> reporter: overwhelmed with generosity felt from around the world. addie's family says they have everyone to thank for helping make memories for this christmas last forever. miraculous story for you. that was sam penrod reporting. in addition to the cards and parade, the police department donated gifts as well, including money to send the family on a trip. the time is 5:22 on your christmas. how some police officers are stepping up to make the holidays a little brighter for a single mom who was the recent victim of a burglary. we're bringing the holiday lights to you this holiday morning. check out the lights display here on shasta drive in santa clara. the homeowner synced the lights to eight different songs. there's also a radio station you can listen to to get the full effect while you enjoy the show from your car.

we'll be right back.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." this is specialist julia ellington from korea. i want to give a shout-out to my people in california. i miss you guys! i love you and i can't wait to see you for christmas. >> hello, we're the hooker family stationed in korea. we want to send a seasons greetings to our family in san francisco, california. merry christmas. >> merry christmas! the oklahoma city police right now officers are responding to burglaries all the time. but one recent call really got to them. it spurred them to go an extra mile bringing a brighter holiday to a mom and her 3-year-old. sarah stuart were there as they

surprised her at work. >> reporter: tears of joy and surprise from young single mother deborah enos. her monday night work shift at denny's was not at all what she expected when about two dozen police officers came to see her. >> it's completely unbelievable. i didn't expect it at all. >> reporter: oklahoma city police master sergeant casey owens was called to debra's home sunday night after someone had broken in and stolen all of her son's christmas presents and two televisions. >> the only thing that came to my mind is this is the first year my son is going to have a christmas. >> reporter: owens immediately put out a message to fellow officers and dispatchers saying he was going to try to replace the presents and invited them to donate swas well. >> i just saw she's working extremely hard. she's a young single mother. she just needed a break especially at christmastime. >> reporter: owens says the response was overwhelming. he and fellow officers raised about $1,000 and a group of

dispatchers just about matched it. they were able to get debra $350 in cash, several gift cards, a new tv and burglar bars for her home. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we don't have time a lot to go back and really try to make a difference in somebody's life like we were able to on this occasion. >> it's the most amazing feeling to see people care like that, especially during this season when they have their own families. >> those are the images up want on christmas. time, 5:27. why some bay area companies are accusing the port of oakland for stealing their christmas. we'll explain.

>> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and a very good thursday morning and merry christmas. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock alongside anthony slaughter as we celebrate this holiday.

i'll tiell you what, you might need a parka or something warmer than usual. >> this morning i had to turn on the heaters in the car. even as you step outside, we're in the 40s. the thing we don't have this morning is the fog we've had this week. we're waking up to completely clear skies but it's cold, 41 degrees in the north bay, 48 in san francisco. because it's so cold, later this afternoon we won't warm up a whole lot as the polar air starts to influence the bay area. only 50s across the bay area today. it will be a little breezy for the first half of the day, plenty of sunshine all day. sam, as we move towards next week, it will stay drive. new year's eve, i'll have the forecast in just moments. right now it's 5:30. we've seen no reaction yet from north korea, this after sony's decision to run the controversial movie "the interview" in theaters after all. that film began showing at midnight. in all, at least 200 theaters across the country, including several here in the bay area, will be showing the film today.

it also debuted on several streaming web sites overnight. just last week sony pulled the film amidst threats of violence by hackers. the u.s. determined north korea was behind the hack on sony. more to come there. some bay area stores say the port of oakland has basically taken their christmas. retailers waiting for containers full of merchandise say a slowdown at the port has cost them thousands of dollars of lost sales. the port of oakland says an increase in shipping is one reason, more cargo sitting on the dock. the backup means they're waiting for weeks. >> this is the best time of the year and we probably lost several thousand dollars' worth of sales. >> the port of oakland says an ongoing labor dispute on the docks is slowing cargo movement several groups are asking federal regulators to help negotiate an agreement that they help will get things novembering. i don't want to stress you out right now, but time is up.

your chance to christmas shop is over. some people pushed it to the very last minimal. as you can see, the target in mountain view packed until it closed last night at 10:00. according to retail.com, 15% of all holiday shoppers waited until the very, very last minute to buy gifts. people like linda westcott. she spent more than seven hours yesterday checking items off her list. >> i have 12 grandchildren, wrapped everything up. i thought, oh, no, i need one more thing for this child. we are so tired we can hardly make it. this is it. we're done. >> you've got to remember everybody. we also spotted a lot of shoppers cashing in on clearance christmas decorations. 5:32 right now. some people in the bay area are hard at work not opening up gifts but giving back to the community. "today in the bay" stephanie truong at the salvation army, where they're preparing to deliver food to those in need

and a real human connection. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning and merry christmas. here are the volunteers in the kitchen in san francisco at the salvation army, hard at work as you said to provide these warm meals later for thousands. we're talking 4,000 meals. joining me is golden state division commander steven smith. you have been participating in this for so many years. talk to us about what this all means. >> well, this is a great program that we have here in san francisco. and many of our communities across the state, we do a meal where people come to a venue and have a nice meal. that's a great thing. but ear in san francisco we found a need to serve shut-ins. that's what we're doing here today with almost 4,000 meals. >> reporter: we're talking about human contact and how some of the people who are getting these meals may not see any other face today on christmas. >> yes. it's very true. a lot of the volunteers come

back when we do this and say that they had great conversations with the people that they delivered the meals to. so it's more than just about a meal. it's also about that human contact. and some will not get that today were it not for the volunteers. >> reporter: and the numbers are so impressive. we're talking about the spirit of giving here is great. 600 volunteers altogether. that's right, 100 prepping the meals and helping out in the kitchen. >> yes. 100 prepping the meals. that's been going on for the last couple of weeks. but today 500 people will drive these meals to the locations to the people and deliver those meals. >> reporter: absolutely incredible. thank you so much, division commander stephen smith. i want to actually move over here. excuse me. it's a packed kitchen. this is a familiar face. sometimes in our business we kind of cross paths with people we've seen before. this is jeff, part of the cal

tuition hike protest. now you're here. you woke up early this morning. talk to us about what made you decide to do this. >> well, i didn't actually wake up early this morning. i didn't go to bed. but what made me decide to do this? it's christmas day. i've got nothing better to do. what better thing to do than pack for those who need it and get a little bit of goodwill back in the process. >> reporter: as you said, this is the first year you've done this for the salvation army. is it hard? are you getting tired yet? >> i can already feel my biceps getting a little sore, but this way i don't have to go to the gym today. >> reporter: awesome. goodwill and no need for the gym. it's a double whammy. there are maybe 30 volunteers now in the kitchen. it's grown in the last half hour. it's a great feeling, the volunteers will head out 7:30 to 9:30 to deliver the meals to people at their homes. a great time for all these folks. they say it's great for them as well, not just those who are getting the meals. >> for whatever reason, it's a

wonderful thing to contribute that way. thank you so much, stephanie. 5:35 right now. we are going to check in with anthony slaughter as the camera eludes us. you said clear skies last time we chatted. >> it's clear, no fog this morning, and very cold in the next few days. we've got polar air sinking into the bay area as we speak, and that's because of a cold front that came through yesterday. it brought a little wind and a quick burst of some very heavy rain. but now we're just clear. no fog to speak of. but look at these temperatures. we're at 41 in santa rosa, 45 in mountain view, even in san jose 44 degrees. you can see for yourself, no fog. you can make out the city down below, something we haven't been able to show you the past week or so. right now, you can see as we take a look outside the rest of our sky camera network, clear everywhere not only in the south bay but also san francisco, the north bay and everywhere across the bay area. for that matter, everywhere

across the state. let's put the futurecast into motion. here's our next mission, monday, tuesday and eventually into wednesday, this is a new system. these computer models change every day and every run. this will be something we make an eye on as it makes its way through the rockies. if it shifts a little bit to the west, this would put us in the zone to see some rain. right now, the system is to our east, and again this is just the computer model's thoughts. i do think as we head toward wednesday and thursday we'll probably get a few more clouds. at this point it's staying dry. i don't think we'll see any rain, if we do, it will be light. the main story, you'll notice, is the sunshine. over the next few days, lots of it and very cold air. tonight will be one of the coldest we've seen this season as many of us dip down into the 30s. then for saturday, i think that will actually be the coldest as a few of us get into the 20s across the north bay. as we head into next week, we're talking about the cold air moderating. we'll stay clear. that system i was talking about

wednesday and thursday, that will probably be out of here heading toward new year's eve, leaving clear skies for some of the fireworks festivities at the embarcadero, 54 degrees just in time as we switch over from 2014 to 2015. sounds crazy to say that. don't we say that every year? >> it always feels weird saying the next year. factory farm animals and cages will get a little more room to move come january 1. that's because of proposition 2, an initiative passed in california six years ago. peggy bunker has been following the changes for several months now. >> in 2008, more californians voted for prop 2 than for any other initiative in state history. it was a very simple measure, that factory farms give animals more room to move. farms were given six years to transition to more humane conditions. the time is now. it was a watershed moment for

california farm animals, proposition 2 passing with a whopping 63% of the vote, giving animals room to move. >> prop 2 said that egg laying hens, breeding pigs and veal calves need to have enough space to stand up, turn around and fully extend their limbs. >> reporter: the humane society says egg laying chickens will benefit the most. jennifer fearing was a campaign manager for proposition 2. >> from tprospective from the largest animal protection agency in the world, there aren't animals that suffer to the quality and quantity of duress and deprivation that egg laying hens experience. >> the deadline is almost here and with it a new question. if hens are still in the cages, will prop 2 do anything to make our eggs safer? multiple studies showing that chickens in cage confinement

rather than cage free are potential to salmonella. the cdc reports that in the u.s. salmonella sickens over 1 million people annually and kills approximately 400 americans every year. the cdc cites eggs as the number one coughs of food poisoning in our country. >> there isn't a silver bullet. there is no magic answer. there are pluses and minuses on both sides. >> reporter: arnie reebly is one of the largest egg producers in northern california. he also serves as president of the association of california egg farmers. he owns over a million egg laying hens which produce about a million eggs per day. >> if you're eating an egg in san jose or san francisco or oakland, it probably came out of here. >> reporter: his million-plus hens are kept in what are called battery cages which arnie fold me in advance he would not let me see. this is footage of a typical battery operation. the hens live in cages inside sheds that hold over 250,000 birds.

>> walk in there, and they'll be just as happy. >> reporter: even though they're packed in cages. >> yes. they'll be just as happy. >> reporter: but research tells a different story. a john hopkins study published found that eggs from battery caged chickens were twice as likely to sicken consumers compared to eggs from cage free birds. piles of waste are allowed to pile up producing what they call fecal dust. factory formed eggs are four times more likely to be contaminated with salmonella. he disagrees. >> they're removed from their vehicle al matt fecal matter. that's the biggest thing. keeping them healthy and providing a safer product is easier to do. >> reporter: jan rescues factory hens when they can't produce any more eggs. >> they're dying every day because of poor nutrition, poor

conditions. all their energy is going into prosecution eggs. they're anemic. they're riddled with parasites and worms. >> reporter: she is one of the very few people who has regular angsz to factory farm egg sheds. >> ammonia smell, urine and feces smell. they don't clean the piece eighties. waist-high piles of feces. it burns your eyes and lungs. >> reporter: back at arnie's construction is underway for an enormous shed, housing over 250,000 caged hens. >> there's one that will have about 260,000 in it when it's done. >> reporter: 260,000 birds. then how many people to maintain it? >> one quarter of one person per day. everything is automated. >> reporter: how do you feel about that? >> i think it's technology being used to the max. >> reporter: so the question remains -- will prop 2 impact salmonella outbreaks at all? a clear reminder, the health of

the animals we eat are directly linked to that of our own. about 90% of the eggs we eat in our country still come from factory farm hens. several countries such as germ me and ouaustria have changed. wendy's, burger king and denny's are major chain whoz have switched to only cage-free eggs. >> thank you very much. right now it's 5:43. the latest on president george h.w. bush's health coming up. plus, bringing you a little holiday joy. check out this light display in santa clara. this is on prune ridge avenue right across from maywood park. there you can find among other things a dancing santa claus on a motorcycle switching up how he gets around this holiday. check this out. we'll be right back.

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officer della pena. i'm stationed in naples, italy. i want to say happy holidays to my family in california and my husband in fairfax, virginia. >> i want to wish merry christmas to my mom and dad in san jose. >> greetings from all over the world. president george h.w. bush is spending christmas morning in the hospital. he was admitted to a houston hospital on tuesday for shortness of breath. officials expected to release him yesterday but said they decided to keep the former president overnight for observation. now, a spokesperson said that bush had a good day yesterday and his prognosis remains positive. he spent nearly two months in the hospital last year for a bronchitis related cough and has lost the use of his legs. but he's still young in spirit. he celebrated his 90th birthday by skydiving. the president issuing his weekly address a little early. getting some help from the first lady, too. >> so merry christmas,

everybody. may god bless you all. and we wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2015. >> the president says the holiday is a time to honor u.s. troops as they return home from afghanistan and to love one another. the weekly address is usually delivered on saturday but it's a few days early for the holiday. the obama family right now on vacation in hawaii until the new year. a southern california woman spent her christmas eve shoveling rocks and mud from her yard. but thanks to a marine corporal from camp pendleton she didn't have to go it alone. every time it rains, her home fills with rocks and mud. but priscilla taylor called on her day off and offered to help out. >> i just thought, you know, this is your time. this is your freedom. you just got back, and you can do whatever you want, and you've chosen to come and help me. how can you be any more of a

servant? >> heinlein met earlier this year after she signed up for an adopt a soldier program. she sent monthly care packages to taylor, not only a marine but a single mom. she said she went above and beyond. >> she would take my son like play dates with her while i was gone, like little -- just little things she did that really meant a lot to me. a person like that is rare to find. i'm very blessed to have her in my life. >> the pair had actually only met twice before, once during taylor's deployment to afghanistan and once during her return. now they have this deep friendship, as we do, anthony. you're good to lend a hand to many folks as you're tracking what's going on. you're saying clear conditions now but chilly. very chilly. this morning some of the coldest air we've seen since thanksgiving. it's going to get even colder as we head toward the week kechbltd you can see now from your satellite and radar vantage point, no rain in the bay area, but some coastal showers up in northern california that's just

the cold air meeting some of that warm air. of course that's how you get the condensation and get cloud cover. of course we always think about the shower analogy, hot shower cold room, you get the fog. we're seeing cold air clashing with warm air so a few showers off the coast. but we have very cold air for the inland valleys, 44 in san jose, 42 in livermore. look at this toward truckee, 21 degrees up in the mountains. they had some snow last night above 6,000 feet, a foot of snow above 4,000, 4 to 8 inches. if you're headed to tahoe, a white christmas. otherwise, a lot of sunshine here in the bay area. no fog and as we head through the day, very chilly temperatures. 57 in the north bay, 58 in san francisco. same for the east bay and for the south bay. because you have the cold air sinking in today, over the next few nights it's going to be very cold. much colder than it has been. we're talking 31 in santa rosa, 32 in napa.

35 in walnut creek, livermore you're at 33 tomorrow morning and san jose at 37 tomorrow morning. saturday morning, even colder. 29 for santa rosa, 32 for walnut creek and 30 for livermore. san jose at 35. it will be very chilly. here is our futurecast. we head toward new year's eve. the system will be to the south, and i think if you're going to travel to southern california you'll run into showers and thunderstorms for new year's eve. as this model just updated, it is pulling it a little farther west enough. you can see now this is including the bay area for some showery activity. but looking at some of the data, it's only about a 20% chance of rain right now. if you're a betting person, that's really bad odds. the bet is that we will have a dry new year's eve, but i do think we can count on a few areas of clouds and maybe even drizzle at the coastline. little different stories as the computer models update. they always update 5:00, 6:00 a.m. you can see that we may have to deal with a few showers as we

head toward new year's eve and even toward the sierra. something we'll keep an eye on. of course you can always watch us as we head through the week to keep tabs on it yourself and nbcbayarea.com has the information as well. back to you. new right now, it was not the christmas wake-up call that one family was wishing for. four people out of a home this morning after their second-story house caught fire overnight. three people did manage to make it down the stairs but a fourth had to jump to safety. that person has since been taken to the hospital with a broken leg. all of this happened near 56th street and mlk in oakland. the cause is still under investigation of that fire. but the fire department says it has responded to this same address several times in the last six months to put out smaller fires. protesters say they are not going to take the day off just because it's christmas. in oak loond a group has planned a no time off black lives matter at 5:00 p.m.

>> black lives matter! >> last night protesters took to the streets in san francisco and across the bay in berkeley, too, demanding justice for victims of what they say is police brutality. yesterday's protests and the one planned for today mean that more overtime is going to be used for police officers who are already stretched thin, their departments. oakland police report that more than $1 million has been spent on overtime thus far because of the protests. san francisco police reports nearly $162,000. meantime, it was another restless night nor police in missouri. dozens of people butted heads with police at the gas station where an officer shot an 18-year-old man late tuesday night. last night's protests were loud but not as rowdy as tuesday night when some people threw bricks and explosives at police. that protest started just hours after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old antonio martin. police say that martin was pointing a gun at the officer and that surveillance video backs up that story.

berkeley, missouri, is just a couple of miles away from ferguson. back at home, a san francisco restaurant has collected more than 10,000 toys in just one day for a charity toy drive. that was their goal. organizers for the longtime union square restaurant lefty o'doole's delivered those toys and some passes out today. the toy drive was supported by many folks including former mayor willie brown and police chief greg sur. >> the rest runt has been doing the drive for 14 years. the subject of our next story has the eyes of an artist, the hands of a contractor, and the mind to blend them into the most interesting and as garvin thomas shows us the most compassion ways. >> greg klain is the man with the ability to see solutions where others see problems. the problems people saw in his west oakland neighborhood were illegal dump and homelessness.

his solution is our "bay area proud proud." if it were stories greg klain was after, he'd have no problem finding them. among the piles of illegally dumped trash that appear each morning in greg's west oakland neighborhood, there are clues that tell the story of how each one got there. >> light bulbs, you've got a little grow mixed here. this is a marijuana operation dump. >> reporter: but greg isn't interested in stories, just happy endings. so he takes only what he needs to build them. greg is an artist who's long held a fascination with small living spaces. he once built a home out of a dumpster. greg also marvels at the shelters his homeless neighbors construct out of materials they find on the street.

so a couple of years ago greg gathered some of those materials and built one himself. and that was that. or so he thought until one rainy night a homeless woman knocked on greg's door asking for a tarp. >> i didn't have a tarp, and i said, i'm sorry. i went back in. then i walked past my home. i thought, what am i doing? i ran back outside, i said, sharlene, come back tomorrow. i'll have a home for you. as soon as i gave it away, it felt so good for me. oh, wow, this is great. these people are so happy. >> reporter: felt so good greg decided to do it again. and again. and again. with the help of a rotating cast of volunteers, greg has now built more than a dozen homes for the homeless. all are on wheels. all made solely out of the materials greg pulls each morning from those trash piles and all are destined to make a

homeless neighbor's life a little drier, a little safer -- >> it's great. i have my own place to be. >> reporter: -- and judging by the look on kelly's face, a whole lot happier. kelly says she has not had a roof over her head for 19 years. but will tonight thanks to greg. >> a lot of happiness, which is the best part for me. >> thank you. >> since our story about greg first aired in april, he has been contacted by people around the world praising his efforts, offering their support, and looking to do the same thing in their community. >> garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> what an impact on those lives. thank you, garvin. we're going to check in on anthony, keeping close tabs on the weather. >> we're fog-free, chilly conditions. we have no delays at the airport. across the bay area, you can see from the north bay to the south

bay we're looking at clear conditions. once the sun comes up, we'll see plenty of it all day long, but it will be chilly, temperatures topping out in the mid to upper 50s. good news for travelers if you are wait willing until today to see your family. thank you, anthony. right now it's 5:57. candy-covered apples yanked from store shelves. one santa cruz family says it's about time. they've already lost a loved one to list tear area from the apples. details ahead. plus, thousands of bed rridn people will enjoy a christmas meal. who's stepping up, next.

. pulled from the shelves. the company behind this sweet treat issues a recall after the apples are linked to a number of illnesses and at least five deaths. plus, the film of "the interview" that was supposed to hit theaters a while ago hitting them today. we'll take a look fe film and the other new movies expected to

be released. and this morning here on your christmas, we are waking up to fog-free conditions. as we head through today, it will be chilly with lots of sunshine and a little bit of frost as we head toward this weekend. your full microclimate forecast coming up in moments. a live look outside right now from the san bruno mountain tops of the bay area on christmas morning. all lit up, we hope it's been a good one for you so far or it's just getting started. it is thursday, december 25th, and you are watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." a very good morning and good christmas. thank you for joining us. i'm sack brock. we have a lot of news to get to. let's start with the forecast and anthony slaughter. anthony, a little chilly start today. definitely hasn't been this cold since about thanks gifrg. it's getting colder heading toward the weekend. we've got cold air plunging into the bay area, all thanks to the cold front that moofed through yesterday. 45 i