the police have recovered several stolen boxes of power tools after a chase ended in oakland. one suspect fought with staff before trying to escape and four suspects are now in custody. the drivers vehicle went off the road down the hill into

the creek this morning, the fire department tweeted out these photos at 4:30 am. they shut down clinton road for several hours to recover the driver and vehicle. the driver was taken to the hospital but expected to be okay. redwood city fire responded to an oak tree crashing into home today at san mateo county. the homeowner said they just had the practice trimmed and stormy weather made the ground to wet to support the weight but no injuries were reported. the wildfire is getting the attention of national lawmakers. u.s. senators held a hearing on keeping the power running despite the growing fire danger. >> one would expect to see these conditions in a developing country and not in the most populated and prospers places in the united states, and certainly not in the state with some of the highest electricity prices in the nation. >> pg&e bill johnson attended the hearing and the company

acknowledged by related power outages could be the norm for california and other areas across the country. they asked johnson to discuss the utility plan for california consumers going forward. >> the consumer will receive fewer increases before the bankruptcy plan. some upgrades to the system and other things to the benefit of customers, they will have to to help to contribute to that. >> pg&e is trying to avoid bankruptcy by june 30 and reaching multibillion-dollar settlements with the wildfire damages this week where only hours away from the next democratic debate at loyola marymount university in southern california and we have anne makovec with a look ahead. >> the debate tonight features the smallest and least diverse field of candidates so far. here's a live look at the debate stage in la right now.

impeachment is sure to be a theme of the debate one day after the houseboat of the tumultuous and partisan time in u.s. history. candidates will take the stage at 5 pm. stricter polling and donor requirements means seven out of 15 candidates qualify for the debate tonight and the political science professor, richard fox, says the smaller number could be beneficial for the candidates expect to get more time for those candidates and those following the race, and they want to win in iowa in a month and a half or so, so this is you expect each candidate must have $200,000 with eight different donors in 200 different states and reach support in four national or early state polls or 6% in at least two early state polls. >> and the rules make it harder to qualify. the polls still decide who will be the viable candidate and not

voters. >> reporter: joe biden, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg, amy and andrew yang, the only nonwhite candidate. >> the field narrows and it seems like all of the candidates of color don't seem to have a change anymore. >> reporter: for ending her campaign kamala harris qualified for the debate. the others did not meet the polling threshold. another candidate you will not see on the stages former new york city mayor michael bloomberg who joined the crowded race after the november debate. >> he came in late, and that is a new thing. we will see if that works at all this time too. >> reporter: loom burn is doing a self fund of his campaign not accepting donations with automatically qualified or disqualified him from the debate. >> they have urged the letter to adjust the qualification

criteria allowing candidates to meet either donor or polling thresholds, but not both in order to take part in the next round of the debates. the lead, the unexpected arrival at one airport. >> take a look at the crash that sent people running for cover. a warning for u.s. pet owners and how puppies could be drug-resistant. we have some clearing today but more rain on the way in the bay area. even with the sun coming out the rain will be coming down. we have the details straight ahead. we are streaming now on cbsn in the bay area and find us on kpix.com, your favorite app or platform. mike bloomberg's never been afraid of tough fights,

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it is a not so smooth arrival at a florida airport. the police were trying to pull over this pickup truck and it sped away running into the chain-link fence, slamming into the car rental counter. you can see the employees ducking for cover. luckily it was in the middle of the night in the baggage claim area was empty and the driver will face charges after he is out of the hospital. some puppies purchased at pet stores could be linked to an outbreak of infections in humans with 30 infections reported across 13 states from early january through november 10. that does not include california. at least four people have been hospitalized but nobody is died. they are taking steps to prevent human and puppy illnesses. set for the approval both

in the house of representatives today, the u.s.-mexico-canada trade agreement is moving forward with democrats and republicans. key features include stronger labor laws, auto manufacturing in other countries with stronger consumer protection. the administration is taking step forward to allow americans to safely and legally access low-priced prescription drugs from abroad. that would allow state to import namebrand drugs from canada with federal oversight. a second draft plan would allow pharmaceutical companies to seek approval to import their own drugs from other countries. it is 45 minutes ago before the closing bell, the dow up 115 points. we talk about big companies donating to food banks in the holidays but many companies are taking action too. we have more in the food area family strive. >> reporter: this is the second harvest of silicon valley that

need 250,000 people a month. so many contributions throughout the community help and it is a collaborative neighborly effort. tell me about how this started and were you started donating to the food bank. >> dave and died, and he and i started in about 2003. we took the christmas light display, at the time 50,000 lights handmade to the music. we decided to give back to the second harvest food bank. that is what we did. they passed away in 2011 and we thought we would need something to remember dave by so we started the golf tournament in 2011, and trying to donate money back to the second harvest food bank. >> reporter: that is amazing. cathcart, tell us how much the golf tournament race with the dave severence memorial golf

tournament. >> $53,000 and change from the community and we are happy to give it back to you. >> reporter: it's so nice to see. we have corporation to give and now neighbors as well to the harvest. >> that's right. the majority of our donations come from generous individuals. for every dollar donated we can provide two healthy meals so this goes a long way. >> reporter: thank you and thanks in the name of dave's memory as well. to help go to our webpage at kpix.com/gift . the police continue the holiday tradition with santa and his helpers cruising through the city to deliver toys to the kids and spreading cheer. it is the 13th year for operation motor santa and operators gave away over 400 toys. we are clearing out after the early morning showers and fog. here's what highway 224 looked

like heading toward orinda and we have the forecast. >> we did have fog around this morning with overcast skies near the shoreline and parts north of santa clara county. we have a few sprinkles in the north bay too. we have increasing sunshine heading to the south bay but not so much to the north. cloudy and cool for part of the bay area and other parts don't look too bad. here is the look over san jose with blue skies in the silicon valley. it does not look bad over san francisco either, overcast with temperatures mostly in the 50s. san jose has skyrocketed to 60 degrees. this afternoon we look for mix of sun and clouds north of the golden gate, mostly cloudy skies. temperatures topping out with upper 50s to low 60s. you can see the clouds lifting to the north which leaves us with clear skies tonight.

fog forming overnight and double in the morning. the future cast shows what's on the way saturday night. friday looks okay, but saturday night we have a pretty good cold front moving in. it will be wet and moving through quickly mostly leaving us drive by sunday afternoon. christmas looks wet on christmas day and the odds are we will get showers with temperatures only in the low 50s. to sum it up, the sun emerging in the south and partly cloudy. clearing tonight with bob developing, and rain returning late saturday into early sunday. it will get wet this weekend and rain developing for the 49ers taking on the rams, and the game starts at 5:15 pm. tomorrow does not look bad with an increasing chance of showers into the they area. next week looks unsettled. expect things to get a little bit wet as we head into the end of the weekend. tomorrow would get a break with son coming out. >> we will take a break.

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this is a sad fact, one out of 30 children are homeless in the u.s. according to the national center on family homelessness. >> one south bay teenager was to get as many as possible a luxury that their parents cannot afford and this is the jefferson awards winner. >> reporter: this 17-year-old pours her heart into giving birthday parties and this one at the life of moves shelter in san jose for three homeless children. >> every child deserves to spill feel special on the birthday. >> reporter: in this case they could not contain their excitement. >> i like having cake, and it

is for my birthday. >> reporter: their dad cannot thank them enough. >> we have been homeless for long time, and having someone help out, we are grateful. >> reporter: through the nonprofit, no birthday left behind, creating unforgettable celebrations for birthdays for teenagers. >> they are already changing school so much and already struggling for food and clothing, and to not feel special for one day of the year. >> reporter: this is the 48th birthday party she has thrown and she personalizes each one. this one has the dolphins theme. she partners with several east and south bay shelters to give the birthday kids there favorite cake, pizza, birthday present and goodie bag.

they have piñata's, arts and crafts, face painter or musicians. this services director marvels at how she struggles, throwing an average of three parties a month for the homeless kids. >> they really love her. she is super great of an things away outside of the box. what she's doing is amazing and especially at her age. >> reporter: she ramps up volunteers and donations to get the children the kind of party that her parents gave her. >> it makes me so happy and i watch them having so much fun. it reminds me of my childhood. >> reporter: she make sure that no kid is left behind or the homeless kids in the shelters and this award goes to tanvi barman. >> this is outside of the bay area in southern california, tech says and maryland >> they look for national

vendors to help donate the staples like cakes, pizza and donations. nominate your own local hero for the jefferson awards online at kpix.com/hero . we will be right back.

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song and we have that story at 5:00. that will do it for us at noon. you loved hearing that alarm going off at 2 am and i have a feeling you would join us again tomorrow. >> i will do it again tomorrow and i loved it so much. i saw some raccoons. >> hello, again. >> we are glad that you woke up, and that is half of the battle. have a great day, everybody.

>> liam: steffy, please, i need this. can you just hire zoe back at forrester? >> steffy: so she can spy on my brother? >> liam: we can't be passive when it comes to thomas. he's already proven how far he'll go to get hope. what if--what if him still being obsessed means he'll go even farther this time, which means that somebody else gets hurt? >> steffy: [ sighs ] i don't know. i don't know. >> liam: thomas says he's a changed man. right? okay. fine. if that's true, no harm, no foul. zoe vouches for him. you get to trust your brother again. we all move on with our lives. but if not-- steffy, if he's still after hope, then-- >> steffy: i--i--i--gotta go. [ phone beeps ] >> ridge: everything okay? >> steffy: depends on who you ask. >> thomas: look, i'm--i'm sorry for the misunderstanding.