now at noon, and streaming on cbsn bay area, holiday travelers are taking advantage of the clear conditions out there right now but that's going to change. the incoming storm that could soon change your holiday plans. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm kenny choi.

>> and i'm anne makovec from michelle. >> you want to see if there is an umbrella under that christmas tree. beautiful blue skies but changes are on the way arriving just about the same time as santa's sleigh tonight. we have been watching some of the clouds building from our cameras from the sales force town. look at the this one. mary lee is joining us more on the christmas rain on the way. >> that's right. as you are watching the clouds stream in ahead of the next form system that had bring widespread rain. some sunshine and clouds looking east of the bay bridge. now, we want to show you the cloudy conditions there. we are catching a few showers pushing across the peninsula and in the south bay. so some light showers pushing across. your weather heat lines, we'll continue to watch those clouts move in with mostly cloudy

skies and a few showers ahead of this storm. widespread rain returns tonight. through the overnight hours. and, in fact, the heaviest rain likely overnight with scattered showers for your wednesday and christmas day. so on future cast, taking u hour by hour as we have through the yorest of the afternoon, yo can see some spotty showers lighting up our future cast radar. we'll take you through what we can expect for tonight and overnight when we'll see the heaviest rain. i'll show you that on future cast in just a few myths. kenny it. >> sound good, mary. >> if you waited to the last minute to do your holiday traveling, you are in luck. taking a live look at the three major airports in the bay area, rain could slow things down late er tonight but for the most part, people able to make a clean getaway. we got numbers in from sfo. 40 days and five cancellations. it is busy at the airport.

some delays that could be tracked and traced to chicago. the faa had to ground flights both in o'hare and midway airports in chicago for nearly four hours, sleeving travelers scrambling to reach their destination in time for christmas. >> my grandmother's 90th birthday party is on christmas day, wednesday, and i got an e- mail today, saying that the night has been canceled? >> in southern california, they'll celebrating a white christmas in the ma moth mountain. big bear hitting with five foot base. taking a look right now at sierra and tahoe ski resorts, 46 trails and, in all, all 14 lifts open. if you want to save money,

while hitting the slopes, you can wear some santa gear and you get a $10 off of your lift ticket. >> starting today, the chp is stepping up its enforcement efforts. >> there is a new safety campaign from uber and the nonprofit mothers against drunk driving as well. it is called reasons to ride and the reason to raise awareness. natasha thomas with the options that you have. >> how do you keep your self safe and what are the ideas that you use. >> as we say at matt, if you're going to consume alcohol while out, if it's just one drink, always plan ahead. as i said, women, we make sure what we wear, what we're going to do. add that extra nudge of planning to get the ride home. if you're going to be the designated drive, make sure that you are a sober driver and

taking one for the team? if you are hosting a party, make sure that you provide just not only alcohol drinks, but also making sure that you provide rides home. >> all aaa the safe ride home from, formerly known as tippy toes. that runs today through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. we are getting big word of a big departure at uber. ceo travels collins is resigning at the end of the week. leaving with large payout. the former ceo recently sold 90% of his shares in the company worth more than $2.5 billion. under his leadership, uber grew with incredible speed but he was ousted in the summer of 017 after a series of mapping.

scandals, employee the speaking out about sexual harassment and sexist, corporal structure (a ruling handed down in the case of a man aus chaosed of fatally stabbing bart passenger leo wilson. support core judge cramped james kramer ordering the trial of john lee cowell to begin january 6th. he has not guilty, by reason of insanityity, but the judge has accused him of intentional lima lingering. and president trump is in florida, down playing the

tension with north korea. they threatened to send something to the u.s. depending what it is. >> we'll deal with it successfully, see has. everybody has surprises for me but let's see what happens. i handle them as they come along. >> what options are you considering, mr. president, if it does ends up being a long race missile test. maybe that's a nice present, a present where he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test. i may get a vase from him. lawmakers are out of town on the holiday recess but the impeachment trial is looming over will capitol hill. the president did not mince his words about house speaker nancy pelosi today. >> she hates the republican party. she hates all of the people that voted for me and the republican party. and she is desperate -- look, she got thrown out of speaker

once b she lost like 63 seats. 61 or 63. tremendous. a record number of seats. i think that will happen again. >> and the standoff continues to intensify over how the impeachment trial will work. senate minority leader chuck schumer is pushing for more documents and who were witnesses and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says that talks can only start after speaker pelosi sent sends the articles of impeachment. and if you are a procrastinator, where you can get more presents. >> for sure. we are looking at the next storm system that will bring widespread rain. i'll time it out for you taking you hour by hour on future cast, coming up. and don't forget we are streaming now on cbsn bay area.

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patrol cars are being turned into make shift sleighs in oakland today. police are delivering gifts and hot christmas eve dinner. this is a tradition that's been happening for the past 0 year. police officers in oakland become santa's helpers and get to spread some holiday cheers to those who need it. >> is everything better with bacon in. >> absolutely. >> bacon was sizzling and the

break fast prepared by recruits. across the room, presents are get wrapped. >> the main focus is get out there and help the community. we are all from different walks of life. we are doing this for one main reason and that's to help the community of oakland. officers collect the recipients of these gifts themselves and look for ways to connect. >> i do see a lot children, families less fortunate than others so i have, hey, are you guys doing the christmas gift this year? and we say, absolutely, because we always want to give back to the community, to the children, just so they can have a brighter christmas. >> recruit nicole freeland says she recognizes that police officers are not always in the news for good reasons which is why she looks at today as an opportunity to make an impact. >> we want to be role models for young men and young boys and we want to be people that community will trust, will

respect and we'll respect them, too. something having an event that we can change that. >> all food donated by oakland police department and the oakland police association. the queens commonwealth trust reloosed the card today, baby archie front and center. it is signed from our family to yours, prince harry and duchess megan's first child were born in may. and check out the mini city made out of-upier breath. it is on 'tis play at a museum in london. they were made by artists and designers who traded brick and

mortar for sugar and spice. and check this out. although astronauts aboard the international space station spending time away from their families, look at that. they are still there. >> what become here on earth, highly stranded navy officers are showing off their military grade standards on stage. the sailors performing a holiday concert every year in our nation's capital. the anyyeah band has been around informally as long as the navy, serving up songs. the paint's 170 members perform more than 1300 shows per year all around the globe. they sound great. >> let's check the weather

forecast. mary, some storms are coming? >> for sure. just in time for santo come into town. let's talk about what you can expect. a live look at the sales cam. cloud are moving in. this is all ahead of our next weather system. this is really indicating the changes for us. temps are running in the mid-40 the for you in santa rosa after starring off the day sub freezing. low freezing from concord, livermore and san francisco and san jose right now. you can see some light showers pushing across season, campbell, cup tino, adam rock neighborhood in san jose as well. all because, ahead of our front that's going to push across the region. we have a few showers triggered

right now but that front will bring widespread rain to the bay area. you can see as we head through the afternoon, spotted isolated showers. and as we head through late tonight and especially overnight, that's where we're going to see the heaviest of rain and into your went morning for christmas morning. going to be a wet start and looking at scattered showers in the afternoon for christmases. so we are looking at especially a rainy start and then scattered showers in the afternoon. and picking up with this storm sills tell anywhere from a 10, quarter, half inch to not as much as 3/4 inches of rain. could see an inch of snow above the higher elevations, higher peaks. sunset at 45. sunrise. 50 in value yo. a rainy starred to some

scattered showers for yours christmas day forecast with chilly temps in the ummer 40s to low to mid-50s. ahead to tuesday night. new year's eve, we are looking at partly cloudy skies, ringing in the new year with temps in the upper 40s. you can see that extended forecast. so a wet christmas day. drier weather ahead, thursday, saturday. rain gear for santa, another reminder. >> yes. >> the good news, though, we do have the little periods in between the rain, first of all, getting your stuff down. yes. >> thanks, mary. >> sure. >> coming up next, we have seen them. photos of tiny horses, even turkeys on planes used for emotional support. why some people are saying enough is enough.

let's get down to business here, procrastinators. target is open until about 10:00 p.m. most apples and best buy stores will be open until 6:00 tonight. >> millions are flying this holiday season, of course, bringing more than just luggage, toting their emotional support animals into the cabin. with an increasing number of exotic animals, industry experts are also calling for a change. a stroke a few years ago -- >> if i'm eagle anxious. it's like medication for me. >> over a million passengers traveled with emotional support

animals. it's not just doings and cats, kids to turkeys and even a miniature horse. miniature horse seems excessive. >> horses, peacocks, that gets crazy. >> passengers must present medical documentation why the animals are necessary and they are supposed to be well behave but a spokes fern for the association of flight attendants says that's not us -- always the case. >> we need more con creed guidelines for support ann mass. >> delta airlines reported more than 40 instances of aggressive animal behaviors. >> we had flight attendants going to the hospital with stitches or passengers having to be taken off from attacks. >> certain airlines like american and dell tar starting

to limit emotional support to dogs and cats. >> it's like throwing gasoline on the fire right now. >> there are no current limits on the number of support animals on an aircraft but the department of transportation is expected to release new rules by the end of the year. >> we are trying to come one a system which works for everybody. whether they are able to do it, i don't know. >> until the system his place, the rules will remain up in the air. catherine johnson, cbs news, washington.

taste of the day is going to be bo kchoi. i remember, years ago, you had to go to an asian market for that but now, they are the staple. the texture and taste out of

this world. this is like you prepare swiss chard. the white has to be nice and white, just like this. white through the veins and the green, see that? no yellowing when i squeeze it. that means it's fresh. and check the bottom where it's cut. see how clear that is? that's also very important. when you bring it home, in the refrigerator right away. when you put it in a plastic back when you get it home, open it up a him bit before you put it in the refrigerator. delicious, not just good for your food but many other cuisines. >> that's going to do it for us. for kpix 5 at non- non--noon. >> if you for joining us. >> spend is for us tomorrow morning. >> wake up early with us.

we'll be here. >> have a good one.

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