now at noon, a firefighter is among those rushed to the hospital after a deadly fire at a pricey bay area home. good afternoon and thank you for joining us, i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's get right to kpix 5's

anne makovec who was live at the scene in san francisco this afternoon with the very latest. anne? >> reporter: yeah right now firefighters are looking at the possibility that christmas decorations may have originally sparked this fire. it started on the second story street. and the couple who lived above it was trapped. at about 1:00 this morning, an elderly couple was asleep in a third story bedroom as a fire ignited in their second story living room. blocking the staircase they normally use to get out. >> the windows would have been the only way for them to escape. and that just was not possible at this time. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived on scene, they tried to rescue the couple. but the man was pronounced dead once they pulled him out. the woman was taken to the conditional. severe burns in a firefighter was also burned as he and s alitcrewic entered the front door. >> once they got in the fire rolled over them. and actually knocked one of

them over a little porch area there. >> reporter: he was taken to the withburns to his neck and hands. treated and released. so the investigation into the cause continues this afternoon. the house itself structurally will be able to stand. but obviously significant damage sustained. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> all right anne thank you. >> all right a very rainy christmas eve today, a storm has rolled in from the gulf of alaska. a live look on the left at san francisco's ocean beach. and on the right, downtown san jose. you can see the rain drops on the lens on your shot on the right and then the live look once again at ocean beach. you can see the set and the waves rolling right in. lot of gray out there. meteorologist mary lee has been monitoring the conditions so how long will the rain stick around? >> well, we're actually going to see heavy rain and strong winds actually get really kick up for us. so in the afternoon, we're going to see increasing rain and winds so this is just the

start. so a live look with our bay bridge cam. you can see the wet conditions out there. hi-def doppler let's show you that and locations getting even moderate to heavy rainfall for the north bay. so gunville down through windsor and lark field and santa rosa you are getting soaking right now and down through san after quell and mill valley -- rafael and mill valley and right around the richmond-san rafael bridge getting the light rain pushing over the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge into the east bay. also tracking showers from san mateo light rain. this is all ahead of a strong cold front that's going to push across the area this afternoon and into the evening. and so that's why we're looking at heavy rain and strong winds and the possibility of a brief heavy downpour. or an isolated thunderstorm with this storm here. coastal flood advisory because of this due to the king tides as well. minor coastal flooding low-

lying areas along the made coast. this is in effect until -- immediate coast. this is in effect until 2:00m.. more about the timing coming up. michelle. mary thank you. king tides are expected to hit the bay area coastline today. king tides happen when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon align. flooding, if any is expected to be minor. but people are warned to watch for wet roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots. the national weather service issued a coastal flood advisory that expires at 2:00 tomorrow. and a live look at sfo right now and an emergency landing happened here earlier this morning. a united flight was grounded just before 10:30 this morning after mechanical issue was reported. however, flight 519 landed safely just 20 minutes after it took off from sfo. and a vacaville man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a 17-year- old in rly rninconfrontation. police say9-year-oldn was sittcrorodhe was

proachedy a group of five people. that's when some kind of argument began. the man then left and allegedly went to retrieve his gun. a short time later, police say someone in the group threw a bottle at the 39-year-old man and that's when he fired a single shot, shooting a 17-year- old. the victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. the 39-year-old has been booked into the jail on suspicion of murder. a man was shot and killed in san francisco's india basin neighborhood early this morning. the shooting was reported at 1:15 a.m. in the 1300 block of evans avenue. officers found a crashed car and the driver was suffering from gun shout wound. he die -- shot wounds. police are iti enr cantf ondied d ca fir accident early this morning at highway 1 at salmon creek

beach. both northbound and southbound lanes were closed for nearly six hours as crews put out the vehicle fire and then removed car off the beach and on to the highway. the name of the victim hasn't been released and no word yet on what caused the accident. the volcano continues to erupt in indonesia increasing the possibility another tsunami could be triggered. scientists are looking into the chances of a second tsunami occurring any time soon. and indonesia's national disaster agency is cautioning residents to remain vigilant and aw meanwhile, the search for survivors continues after a surprise nighttime tsunami struck that coastline. at least 373 people have now been killed with the death toll expected to rise with the search efforts. 1500 people have been reportedly injured and thousands more have lost their homes. the tsunami is believed to have been caused by the crack toe

what volcano erupting. in italy mount etna erupted spewing smoke and ash over sicily after a chain of 130 earth tremors hit the volcano. a new fracture of volcano activity opened up at its base. it rarely causes any damage. taking a look at the big board right now. you can see the dow is down about 653 points. alarmed in investors spent the -- investors sent the dough plunking in a shortened christmas eve trading session today. -- plunging in a shortened christmas eve trading session today. [ bell dinging ] stocks initially fell after treasury secretary steven mnuchin asked bank executives if they had the ability to continue lending to consumer and businesses. -- consumers and businesses. the market recovered late morning but then plunged over concerns president trump may fire fed chairman jerome powell. the worst december since the great depression is what the stocks are on pace for. meanwhile after being overruled by the white house, secretary of defense james mattis has

ordered 2,000 american troops out of syria. this comes as president trump shakes up the pentagon. over the weekend president trump ordered mattis out two months early and is already named a replacement. mattis' deputy patrick shanahan will be temporarily filling his shoes. shanahan joined the defense department in 2017 after working at boeing for more than three decades. mattis resigned over president trdeps from sya. a decision that has spawned a flurry of debate in washington. >> some devastating decisions are being made even with people giving strong input in the opposite direction. >> muslims need to ultimately police muslim lands. when americans are there, and we kill someone who lives there, they see it as a religious affront. >> over the weekend, the president rejected mattis' offer to stay on the job until february. shanahan takes over january 1st. coming up, a final stand just hours away from what could be the oakland raiders' last

game at the coliseum. and now dedicated fans are making a big gesture to protest their upcoming move. and plus a look at a last- minute push to get some presents out just in time for christmas. and on this christmas eve we are tracking the rain on hi- def doppler radar. i'm going to take you hour by hour on futurecast, when you'll see the strongest winds can the heaviest rain -- and the heaviest rain, coming up.

every year san francisco firefighters gore up for one last-minute push for some christmas presents. >> kpix 5's reporter kiet do is in san francisco with the look at how it all works. >> reporter: i'm kiet do and we're here at san francisco at lefty's ballpark in fisherman's wharf where the firefighters toy drive has begun. this is the 18th year and if you have got the means, if you have got the extra time, if you are out shopping right now, go ahead and grab an extra toy. these organizers are asking throw it in the car and you can drive right up to the location here. volunteers will come out and grab it for you and then dump right into the bin here. and so the bins are empty now. but they're hoping to thousand y 10:00.and hereecsome othntil

toys they've got here. rls' toysbetween 10 and 13 years old. they say that these 'tweens tend to fall between the cracks and so they get forgotten. so if you are here, if you want to get entomb the holiday spirit -- into the holiday spirit. there's going to be muse spin food and entertain -- music and food and entertainment all throughout the. make a day of it. you can see here very festive atmosphere out here. so they're going to be out here until 10:00. and they've got live music all throughout day. we've got the vips popping in and out and willie brown and mayor reid was here as well and so that is it. this is a -- san francisco tradition. 18 years if the making. the large -- in the making. the largest firefighter affiliated toy drive in the entire country. happening today. this is the last chance to get that holiday spirit and they're still looking for it. we're in san fr

, kpix >> tnk you > tonit ansc ci is kietthe raid nation's final game at the oakland coliseum. but they're making a final stand after the city sued the seem for moving to las vegas. the black hole. silver and black face paint. you know it all? those elaborate costumes and there's no atmosphere quite like a raiders' game at the oakland coliseum. and that's why the make oakland better task force has been camping outside since friday and have been passing out some fliers and signs reading keep the raider name in oakland. >> we're here to remind our locals and the world at large including the nfl and the media that the oakland raider name needs to stay in oakland can the identity needs to stay here forever. it's bigger than football. continir fight to keep ll the team in oakland at the final game. a long awaited reunion. >> today the crew aboard the coast guard cutter monroe will retufamily and friends

after a 105 day. 17,000 nautical mile multimission deployment and the western fa sick ocean where they conducted a -- pacific ocean where they conducted a marine research patrol. >> it's a moment of joy and pride and yeah, teared up on the flight deck here for a little bit. >> i am ready to catch up and spend time with the family. >> so sweet. they were wacked back from their -- welcomed back from their voyage with signs and lugs and lots of holiday cheer. a colorado woman burglarized a local business while impersonating rudolph. police shared the surveillance video online. you can see how the costume covered her head and face. until she took it off to get a better look at what she was doing. police are now asking for tips with their revised christmas classic rudolph the red nosed criminal we need your help with her id. >> it's -- an impotser, rudolph would never do that mary. >> never ever er. oh my go. boy. hopefully they catch her. okay. we are tracking a strong cold

front that will bring increasing rain and strong winds. so hi-def doppler radar we've got it going for you this afternoon. and tracking some heavy rain up across the north bay right now. that's just the tail end of that cold front. and it will push across the rest of the we go through the afternoon and for this evening. so here's hi-def doppler radar and zooming in to the north bay you can see getting that heavy rain from againville down through santa rosa and rohnert park and dylan beach. moderate to heavy rainfall. some light rain down through mill valley and sausalito. over the golden gate. the richmond-san rafael bridge getting that wet weather and then heading across the san francisco right over chinatown, you can see that light rain there. as we head to the east bay, from burk lee down through -- berkeley down through oakland and alameda. getting the wet weather this afternoon. down across the peninsula,

belmont as well as woodside and portola valley and palo alto and los altos you can see the light rain this afternoon. this is a live look with the san jose cam. and you can see the rain drops on our live cam. temperatures right around 60 in concord and 54 in oakland and 57 in livermore. downtown san francisco as well as for san jose at 56 and santa rosa at 52. not just talking about heavy rain. but also heavy snow. we are looking at that heavy snow, as much as 2 feet of snow in the highest peaks. there's the upper level low that will swing a cold front our way to bring the rain as well as the winds. timing it out for you on futurecast, things really get going in the afternoon. this is at 3:00 a.m. and the yellow and arrange colors indicating -- orange colors indicating brief heavy downpours and a brief isolated thunderstorm as well. 11:00 p.m. looking at scattered showers and then we clear out quite nicely headingly tomorrow morning. for -- through tomorrow morning for christmas day. looking at the sunshine as well as in the afternoon. the winds aren't going to pick

up. this is at 6:00 p.m. and futurecast wind gusts as woe go through we're looking at 20 to 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts. for the hills 30, 40-mile-per- hour wind gusts and still breezy for tomorrow for christmas. futurecast rainfall amounts looking at anywhere from a half inch isolated 1 inch to 1.5- inch totals though. sun sets at 4:55 tomorrow 7:23 for the sunrise. daytime highs today upper 50s to low 60s and in many spots and that christmas day forecast. dry sunny and eebr upper 50s. so a rainy and windy afternoon and evening ahead. looking at drier quieter weather for christmas day and we're going to stay dry all the way through saturday. a chance of showers on sunday. >> hope santa has his waterproof rain gear today. >> yes, a little slicker. >> he can. his beard might get a little wet. >> right. >> that's okay. >> he's magical. we love him. >> that's true. well, coming up, wondering what's good in theaters? look no further.

we got you the top box office favorites.

with the holiday vacation beginning, there's more time to catch a movie. >> and here are the weekend's box office numbers. >> the power of atlantis. >> taking the number one spot aquaman. the dc film brought in $72 million. mary poppins. >> there you have it.

"mary poppins returns" claimed the second spot earning $22.2 million this weekend. but it was considerably below what industry watchers had predicted. bumblebee came in third with $21 million. it's the first movie in the "transformers" franchise not directed by michael bay. and rounding out the top five, spider-man -- into the spider verse. slides from first all the way to fourth. while clint eastwood's awards season contender "the mule" i may catch a movie. mary poppins i want to see that. >> next two days off. >> i know i'll be sleeping in. >> we'll be right back.

well, today's tip of the day is golden kiwi. they are getting more and more popular. the green has more acidity to it. the yellow doesn't have much at all and you can eat really the skin of the golden kiwi. in the a lot of fuzz. so -- not a lot of fuzz. so it's great. you can eat it just out of hand and you cut it open and look how beautiful it is. now let's talk about selection and storage. under the beautiful kiwi. when you buy sure beautiful color all the way around. no shriveling whatsoever. slight give to the touch. not too much.

when you bring them home wait until they become fully ripe to put them in the fridge. if you put them in the refrigerator and they are like on the firm side they're going to in the fridge for a long time. ripen them up at room temperature. in the market delicious. fun. and i'm tony tantillo your fresh grocer and always eat fresh and stay healthy. so good. you are tracking hi-def doppler radar and you can see the heavy rain especially for the north bay. as this cold front begins to push in for you. down through windsor and santa rosa and rohnert park and occidental. down through petaluma you can see the moderate to heavy rainfall through mill valley as well as for richmond. across the bridge. they're right over the golden gate bridge into the east bay from berkeley as well as alameda as well as pushing into the golden gate as well as parts of san francisco and then down across the peninsula. you can see that light rain

from palo alto down through los altos hills and sunnyvale and cupertino. all because of a cold front. increasing rain this afternoon and into the evening. >> check out this shot right behind us right? foggy conditions for santa but don't worry. he's got rudolph. >> yeah we're tracking him aren't we? look at him. norad is tracking him. he's on his way to the bay area. >> be good kids. [ captions by: vitac 800-278- 4822 email: marketing@vitac.com ]

>> steffy: i won't abandon my mother on christmas. >> hope: that's not what i'm asking you to do. >> steffy: it's kelly's first christmas. >> liam: we should all be together. >> hope: yes, we should. >> steffy: but that's not gonna happen. >> hope: liam needs to spend christmas with his daughter, and you are kelly's parents. this is gonna be a moment you're gonna cherish forever. i don't want to stand in the way of that. >> liam: so... >> hope: as long as taylor is not there. >> liam: [ sighs ] >> hope: i wish things could be different, but the way things are, the way taylor is acting... i'm sorry, we can't celebrate christmas with your mother. >> taylor: i can't thank yougho. >> reese: you deserve it.