closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. investigation are are trying to find the cause of a fire that killed a woman and her two dogs this morning. katie marzullo is there with more. >> reporter: this is a fairly unusual scene for a house fire. if you look behind us, there's very little flame damage to the outside of this house. it was about 7:00 this morning that the 911 call came in. crews arrived within minutes and found spoke pouring out. they went in, not see flames but used thermal imaging to make their way through the

smoke that is when they found the woman in a bedroom, again no flames, just smoke. she did not have a pulse. they tried to resuscitate her on scene she was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. two dogs also found inside they also died in the fire. the chief tells me that maybe preliminarily that the fire started in the kitchen. they do not know the cause, but they do know what was not the cause. >> there was no christmas tree, no christmas decorations. the obvious answer around the holiday see everyone thinks happening did not appear to be the cause. >> she was really nice it breaks your heart this happened after christmas. >> reporter: authorities are not releasing the identity of the woman only she appeared to be in her 40s. crews did find one smoke detector inside. they do not know if he was working. the crews that went inside did

not hear it going off. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> oakland police are investigating four shootings that left one dead and two wounded. the latest shooting around 12:30 this morning on webster street. the victim is being treated. the fatal shooting occurred before midnight saturday three fired on a man in his car in the 800 block of d street. two shootings were reported early christmas morning. only one resulted in injuries. the victim was shot near the corner of fruitvale and east 27th street >> the fog is causing arriving flights to be delayed an hour and a half at san francisco airport. >> meteorologist frances dinglasan in the weather center. how long is that fog going to stick around? longer than we thought the last hour the cloud ceilings drop we normally see them

lift. here's a satellite image you see the contrast in black and white, a lot of clouds all over the bay area, around the bay. what is clear is monterey bay and parts of the interior valleys in the eastit is going d but should taper off in the next hour or so. here's the model showing cloud cover. by this afternoon we'll still see light clouds, low clouds around the peninsula and bay. mostly clear in the north bay, monterey bay. this evening the clouds return tonight making for a foggy start tomorrow morning. we could possibly see airport delays again into tuesday, big travel weekend, possibly some rain as well in your forecast. i'll have details coming up. this is mega monday for shoppers, the stores open early and offer steep post christmas discounts. amy hollyfield is in san francisco at union square. you have been reporting on this all morning. >> reporter: you know me i'm

getting into the stores here and there i am a little jealous of the purchases. it is not uncomfortably crowded it appears people slept in. this morning was a great time to get out. it is picking up. the hagger at macy's tells me there are more -- at the manager at macy's tells me there are more people here than last week. the day after christmas is now like the cousin of black friday. the sale signs come out and the stores open before the sun comes up. >> the deals are great. i will go here, target, then macy's. >> reporter: joanne was the first customer at kohl's in millbrae this morning when the store opened at 5:00 of an hour of shopping she spent $135 and saved $266. >> definitely worth getting up. they don't have a lot of everything so you have to kind of look. the finds were wonderful.

i was very happy. >> reporter: the day after christmas used to traditionally be the day of returns. at target shoppers focused on christmas supplies for next year. >> i have a couple of things -- [ inaudible ] >> today is about buying. >> reporter: the manager says 300 were lined up when he opened at 7:00 this morning. artificial trees sold out in 15 minutes. >> worth getting up this early because for next year you have all the wrapping, the ribbons and all that for next year that's why i come out. >> reporter: discounts after christmas are so deep they are changing the way some celebrate the hole day. one survey found 6% -- don't exchange gifts until january so they can get better deals. molly says that is the way to go. >> very minimal have a, awesome. >> reporter: she picked out high end shoes with her parents this morning at neiman marcus.

>> the deals are incredible. probably the best i've seen the day after christmas. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: they were some pretty shoes let me tell you ladies! here's a shot in front of macy's you can see and decide whether you can handle these crowds. i don't think it is too bad. definitely nothing like black friday crowds. there are all kinds of predictions some saying it might be the third busiest shopping day of the year i don't know if that is going to come true. shopper track predicting the foot traffic today will be up 60% over this day last year. a lot of optimism. a lot of deals. if you can handle it, if you have shopping stamina left, it is probably worth your while to check these deals out. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. did you give gift cards this year? if say it may go unused.

41 billion dollars in gift cards have not been redeemed since 2005. most people forget about them. when people do use the gift card people often spend more than the value on the card. >> in london a one-day subway strike is not stopping shoppers. people are packing department stores for what is known as the traditional boxing day satisfies. shoppers are getting around seen though service has been suspended on several subway lines. drivers are demanding extra pay. in san jose, a 22-month-old boy suffered only bumps and bruises after police say his mother tossed him out of a second story window. he was crying as paramedics rushed him to valley medical center yesterday. his mom is in the same hospital with broken bones in both feet. she jumped as soon as police entered her apartment. family members say she was

taking medication for depression. they say she was going back to the hospital yesterday when she suddenly grabbed the boy and locked herself in the bathroom. that's what prompted them to call 911. a bay area man is recovering at the hospital after a six hour transplant operation on christmas day. >> one of several who received an organ from in man, charles butler, shot to death in his car last tuesday, he was on his way home from the store no arrest yet. he was about to start his first assignment as a merchant marine. daniel murphy underwent a successful surgery yesterday he is the recipient of butler's liver. his wife say the experience has been surreal and she is very greatful to butler and his family. with a week to go until the iowa caucuses the candidates are headed back to the campaign trail. tomorrow newt gingrich will campaign in dubuque and several other cities. mitt romney will concentrate on davenport and ron paul will

campaign on wednesday, an abc political consultant says those three have the best chance to win. >> i think this race also somebody the dynamic in iowa is between ron paul, mitt romney and newt gingrich, all of whom have tremendous baggage and all of whom, a majority of republicans have worries about. >> ron paul's surge in iowa is being threatened now questions have been raised about news news letters from the 80s and 90s. president obama is enjoying the holidays with his family in hawaii. he is and the first lady met with u.s. service members stationed at a base yesterday. the obamas posed for photos, signed autographs and chatted with the families and got extra face time from one of the children there. the president also called service members stationed around the world on christmas receive to thank them for

their dead case and sacrifice. the first family is expected back at the white house next week. >> i saw a little picture of that baby grabs the president's mouth, so cute. >> that's what i was referring to, got a little face time. >> secret service didn't move in, good thing. the hacking group anonymous strikes again. >> why they claim they are +e,

meade johnson says tests show it contains no trace of infamil linked to the death of a missouri baby. tests found the 10 day old died on december 18th, of a rare infection.

the source of the bacteria has not been determined but can be found in powdered formula. national retailers, including wal-mart pulled their formulas from the shelf as a precaution. cyber criminals claim they've cracked computer codes and stolen credit card information from top secret clients of a global security. they claim they are donating the money to charity. the crooks say this is the first step in a master plan. >> reporter: the hacking movement anonymous are at it again. this time, claiming to have obtained thousands of credit card numbers and personal information from clients of security think tank, a leading provider of litary, economic and political analysis for clients from apple to the u.s. airforce in total, up to one million dollars was reportedly stolen. not so private and secret any more anonymous taunted on a

message on twitter promising the attack was just the beginning of a christmas inspired assault on a long list of targets. the website shutdown with the message. >> they can clean out your bank account or use your credit card number and charge figured out. >> reporter: alan fell victim to the attack now retired he lives on a fixed income and says $700 was stolen from his debit card. >> they are trying to hurt banks and big corporations. they are really hurting just people. >> reporter: anonymous claims they aren't hurting people rather donating the stolen money to various charities a modern day robinhood. >> you think you take something from the rich to give to the poor? no, you are not helping. you are hurting people. >> reporter: receipts shadow nations to the red cross and safe the children foundation. >> they have in the past hacked into systems, taken money, donated it to charitable or non-profits that

has occurred. other people are stealing out of greed. >> reporter: >> that -- frances dinglasan in for meteorologist mike nicco. still seeing a lot of clouds we'll show you a live shot from mount tam. those clouds will clear, partly cloudy conditions i'll tell you what your high is expected for today and even a chance of rain coming up. also, it is a girl! we'll explain why that phrase has a special meaning for one family. a royal christmas thousands turn out to to get a glimpse of the royal family. one very important person was missing from the festivities this year.

the day after christmas is the first day of kwanzaa the holiday celebrated by an estimated 18 million african-americans. kwanzaa runs through january 1st. it is not a religious holiday and not meant to replace christmas more of a social holiday to celebrate the values of ancient african cultures each day honors a principle starting with unity today ending with faith. for one family it is a girl and it has been a long time coming. the family had been expecting a boy they had first baby girl

in five generations. the first female born in the ward family for a century they welcomed the last girl in the early 1900s. the proud parents have received lots of gifts. >> lots of things. >> never had so much pink in our house before. >> i told megan, she is going to need to set out clothes for me because i have no idea how to does a girl. >> now family members are wondering if the baby is going to be the start of another 100 year streak of girls. they decided this would be their last child whether it was a boy or girl. >> nobody in that family had to worry about dating for five generations. >> watch out now. >> frances is here, a look at our forecast. the clouds are sticking around a little longer than we thought. i want to show you a couple cameras and start off in the tahoe area. it is looking kind of sparse out there, unfortunately, it

doesn't look like we going to get much snow. they are saying a chance of rain and snow on tuesday and wednesday. that's not great news for skiers. here in the bay area we just got this cloud covery2s? huggig the coast and parts of the peninsula around the bay starting to break up but it has been out there a little longer than expected. as we take a look at temperatures right now, for those of you planning to do some post-holiday shopping joining a.m. amy in the crowds, temperatures are in the 40s with the exception of -- half moon bay at 52, cool in oakland 44, 45 in mountain view and 46 in san jose. i wanted to show you visibility. it thatting to improve. we did have visibility -- down to a fourth of a mile in some locations this morning. novato a mile and a half. starting to pick up in oakland at a mile and hayward a mile and a half. clear in santa rosa, napa,

fairfield, sunnier skies there already. temperatures won't warm up as much as they did yesterday. partly cloudy conditions and an onshore breeze. winds from the west and north up to 15, 20 miles per hour this afternoon. clouds return, milder and then here's the pacific sat night, we have this area pressure, -- saturday night, we have this area of high pressure, onshore flow, westerly breeze that has brought us the clouds this morning those coastal clouds just sticking around. highs for today, cool in san francisco, 53. 55 in half moon bay. upper 50s inland in concord, 57, antioch 58, san show say 58 as well. -- san jose 58 as well. further south temperatures a few degrees warmer getting into the 60s now. more sunshine in monterey already clear there now 57 monterey, low 60s through

morgan hill gilroy and hollister. overnight not as cold as it has been the last few mornings, no 20s, we will see 30s, 35 in napa, 32 in fairfield, 40s around the bay, 38 in san jose. today looks like it will be one of the cooler days for the week. slight chance of rain moves in wednesday night. at this point models show it only coming down as far south as mendocino county not even down to the golden gate bridge looking pretty dry for us all week. britain's prince philip spent a third night in the hospital recovering from a coronary stent procedure. friday he complained of chest pains. palace officials say the 90-year-old husband of queen elizabeth is in good spirits. >> reporter: christmas simply wind the same this year. kate's debut drew record

crowds but the family focus was on prince philip. the palace said he had another good night after emergency heart surgery friday. the queen's christmas message recorded before her husband's health scare took on special meaning. >> the importance of family have come home to prince philip and me personally this year with the marriages of two of our grandchildren. >> reporter: i was kate's first christmas as a royal hundreds lined up to catch a glimpse of her and rest of the family. after a traditional christmas launch, she stayed while william, harry and the other grandchildren made the trek to the hospital. the keen may be the head of state but princelip -- runs the home he has headed every christmas celebration for decades. >> too often i fear philip has been listened to me speaking he has been my strength and

stay all these years. >> reporter: the prince wanted to be released in time for the annual pheasant shoot today, doctors would not allow it. the shoot went on with without him. kate has been practicing shooting. while she may go along on the pheasant hunt she likely won't take a gun to avoid potential controversy. we'll be right back.

today at 4:00 making sure

you don't accidentally chip in for a big gift to retailers. what you need to know before you spend those gift cards. and how you can hit the slopes when there is no snow. those stories and more later today at 4:00 and 5:00. right now if you are driving, you've got fog. >> but it is starting to clear. we've got cloud cover as well. we had much rain and so far we've had .12 inches. these are our records since 1849. it looks like we are set to come in third on record. here's a look at your seven day accuweather forecast, only in the 50s today, slight chance of rain wednesday mainly in the northern counties and near 60° all week. >> keep our fingers crossed. >> from all of us here at abc7 news thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> join the conversation and tell us what the best gift is you received at

facebook.com/abc7news. >> have a great day. happy day after christmas. >> see you later. +e