stories we're following for you on this christmas morning. we'll show you places ranging from the vatican to the philippines. as you take to the road this holiday, the chp will also be hitting the streets as well tracking down drunk drivers. and taking a live look outside, a little breezy up there. we'll have your holiday forecast coming up. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. it is christmas. merry christmas to you all. starting off our hour will be erica who is tracking our christmas forecast. good morning. >> good morning. hopefully everyone is staying at home. they don't have anywhere important to go right now.

we are starting off with this live look, and so the cam is shaking around and it is gusty in the higher elevations, however, very calm conditions as we head into the afternoon. a cold start in canta rosa at 34 degrees. mid 40s in downtown san francisco. now, as we head into the afternoon, we're looking at the possibility to actually break some records today. we could do that again today with temperatures even warmer. so you could actually see # 0s develop in the south bay. low 60s over in fairfield. mid 60s in san raphael and san francisco checking in with a high of 66. plenty of sunshine to go around and we do have a share the air out there. so in wood burning is allowed. it is going to be so warm? afternoon, it is not going to

feel like the time to sit around the fireplace. now, your seven-day forecast highlights warm weather that is going to stick around and temperatures about 10 degrees warmer for where we should be this time of year. i don't think we'll see any rainfall. we're stale warmer than average. so more details on your forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. taking a look at traffic around the bay area, i did see a lot of cars on the road earlier this morning. i was actually kind of surprised and you are seeing a good number here at the bay bridge toll plaza as well. we are seeing very light conditions here. the metering lights are off and are probably be off throughout the day. westbound 24, no problems, and it looks like traffic is moving at top speeds approaching the

586-86 interchange. >> thank you. it is christmas morning here in the bay area and here to show us how everybody else is celebrating this holy day around the world. >> reporter: this christmas many people in the philippines are praying for the gift of recovery. people gathered at a church where signs of the typhoon haiyan are still present. the typhoon destroyed well over half a million homes last month and left more than 7,800 people dead or missing. right now four million people are living in shelters and temporary housing facilities are still being built. pope francis celebrated his first christmas eve midnight mass at the vatican. there was the mass of the singing choir. the pope, who became the first south american pope, blessed baby jesus during the mass. in washington a christmas toy give away came to a stoop when man in a santa costume was shot

what pellet gun. >> call 911. >> my back. >> the man was taken to the hospital to get it removed from his shoulder. the police have not found the person who shot him. now for santas having fun. good old st. nick traded out his sleigh and reindeer earlier for more twra divisional method of hawaiian travel. and christmas normally brings to mind the north pole and snow. well, this santa definitely did some skiing, but not downhill. we're talking water skiing. it is part of the annual water skiing event at the national harbor on the potomac river. there was also a water show. >> you can see santa definitely having a lot of fun and today many people are celebrating

with love and reflex including here in the bay area and san francisco. you're looking at lefty oh cool's, the bar at union square, where they collected more than 10,000 toys for children in need. more than half of the toys have already been distributed to kids and neighborhoods throughout san francisco with the help of the city's police and fire departments. the police and firefighters will continue today to distribute the donated toys to children. yao and anyone plans to take a walk on the beach for the holidays should keep an eye on the surf. the seasonal swell is forecast to hit bay area coastlines over the next couple of days, which means an increased threat of rip currents. the national weather service has issued a coastal hazard from sonoma to monterey county which could experience that today through friday afternoon a storm system near alaska is responsible for delivering the

strong weaves. the beach goers are adviced to stay off of rocks near the water and keep a safe distance from the tide. as people take to the roads for christmas, the chp is reminding everyone that they're out in full force looking for any problems, especially drunk drivers. kron 4's charles clifford has more. >> reporter: from 6:00 p.m. tuesday until 11:59 wednesday evening, the california highway patrol will be running its annual christmas maximum enforcement period. the chp says the officer also be looking for unsafe drivers, speeders, impaired drivers and people not wearing their seat belts. the public is also asked to call 911 if they suspect someone may be driving under the influence. chp made more than 1,100 dui arrests across california last year and 39 were killed in highway traffic accidents. more than half weren't wearing

their seat belts. this year's christmas maximum enforcement period is running alongside the drive sober or get pulled over campaign which is being sponsored by the national highway traffic safety administration that either began on december 13th and continues through new year's day. charles clifford, kron 4 news. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, a family gets more disappointing news from a medical court hearing, but they continue to hope for a miracle. and we'll hear from a teen's grandmother who talks about not taking advantage -- or not taked them for granted ratherment and the pope is celebrating his first christmas mass today. we'll show you the latest coming up. and also a live look outside from our roof camera on this christmas morning. you can see the lights. it is going to be another mild day on this christmas holiday. more details on your forecast coming up. the time now is 4:07.

>> welcome back a developing story this morning. a medical court battle continued in end when a second ed call opinion was announced on the 1-year-old. it was another opinion by an independent doctor affirming that she is, in fact, brain cede. her family has been fighting to keep the teen on life support since december 11 when the teen suffered serious complications from a tonsillectomy. and that's when children's hospital in oakland told the family she was dead. >> the medical condition we you mentioned, she meets all of the criteria for brain cede. she has no brain stem and no cerebral function. >> i'm going to have to,

therefore, deny the petition that mr. dolan has filed on your behalf to provide additional medical care and life support. >> the judge did give the family time to file an appeal or move her to another hospital. they'll have until december 30th to make that decision. as you can imagine, it was an emotional afternoon for the family of the teen. her uncle saying though he is devastated to hear the news, he appreciated the compassion that dr. fisher gave to his test. and her grandmother also reminded other parents to never take their children for granted. and for everybody, love your children with all your heart. if you haven't told them today that you love them work home now, call them. call them on the phone and tell them how much they mean to you and how much you love them. >> the life legal defense fund may provide medical and financial assistance to the feel if they decide to move her

from children's into another facility. that would keep her on life support. >> merry christmas, everyone! live in the weather center tracking cold temperatures right now, but we're anticipating 70s for some of us as we head into the afternoon. the full details on the holiday forecast when the kron 4 morning news returns.

welcome back. well, it is not a white christmas here, but in other 35r9s it is. a weekend ice storm has left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power today in maine and michigan. the utility companies are trying to restore electric tries toy to around 500,000 customers throughout the region and also into canada. some families say they'll spend the holiday without heat and others have gone to a hotel. and we are very fortunate and lucky that we have power around here. also,we have our normal of solar heat on this christmas day. here is erica. good morning. >> good morning. we are starting off with this live look from interstate 680.

this is looking at conditions in walnut creek. it was a little breezy overnight especially in the higher elevations. take a look at your temperatures already at the freezing mark. upper 30s. we're seeing low 30s along the east bay shoreline. and so it is a cold start. we haven't even approached your morning lows yet, so the temperature also continue to drop over the next couple of hours. as we head into the afternoon, it is going to be a have nice day. pleasant conditions. we're looking at the possibility of perhaps 70s. getting pretty close to it in campbell. san jose, i think we'll see 70s closer to morgan hill and gilroy. and over in the east bay, mid to upper 60s there. walnut creek at 65 degrees. taking a look at the peninsula, low to mid 60s. 65 degrees in berkeley and upper 60s in napa. temperatures as much as 10 degrees warmer for where we should be this time of year. we do have hazy conditions with

poor air quality, all of the stagnant air sitting over the bay area, so wood burning is prohibited, at least for today. so we will not be gathering around that wood burning log over christmas dinner, but, again, it is going to be so warm out today. i don't think it is necessary. satellite and radar shows the clear conditions over the bay area. so what that is doing is it is keeping the storm track well to our north. we do have rain out there, it is just not hitting the bay area. we will continue with temperatures in the upper 60s for the next couple of days. you'll see that on your seven- day around the bay forecast. it looks like we'll start to cool things down as we head into next week. over in the traffic center, we're taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. just a handful of cars making this westbound trip no wait here at the bay gates. the traffic conditions very light coming from all of the approaches now. no problems at the san mateo bridge. the golden gate drive time

running at 23 minutes. as you take it over to our traffic maps, we are tracking one accident out there. this is southbound 101. we do have a car on its side, but it looks like it is sitting off to the shoulder, so it perhaps could be a visual hazard abroaching the airport, but we are seeing green on the roadway sensors so speeds are still above 50 miles per hour. annie? >> thank you, erica. well, sheer live look of the vatican in italy. the pope celebrating his first christmas day in the vatican by attending the christmas day mass. this will be followed we the nativity of the lord where pope francis delivers his to the city and the world blessing from the veteran basilica. [ music ] and last night pope francis celebrated his first christmas eve mass as the lead turnover catholic church. it was packed with the faithful

and also tourists. he spoke of jesus's humble beginning. >> we bless you lord god most high who lowered yourself for our sake. you are immense and you made yourself small. >> the pope this time chose to carry a statue of the baby jesus at one point which is usually done by an aide. he preached the message of love and forgiveness calling on people to love their brothers and sisters. and in bethlehem crowds from around the world gathered for christmas eve celebrations making a pilgrimage to the biblical birthplace of jesus. the tourists visited local restaurants and sugh near shops and also admired a large illuminated christmas tree. there was also a midnight mass in bethlehem. in dallas, texas, many people were upset in the closing hours before christmas they still haven't had their

ups packages delivered a snow storm hasn't helped, but people are still outraged that packages they ordered weeks ago are still in shipping limbo. teresa wood aired explains. >> it is lost in their building somewhere. >> reporter: total frustration. >> it is terribly disappointing because we ordered these things on december 1. >> reporter: packages ordered 23 days ago are in but can't be brought out of play. >> and the people in memphis say they can get them out but the people inside of that building say they can't find them because there are 1,000 packages in pallets and they can't find our packages. >> reporter: that is dallas. fort worth is bumper to bumper with unhappy christmas customers too. >> after waiting for about an hour, and they said it hasn't been processed yet. >> it has been here since the 18th around hasn't been processed. >> i can't tell you how many countless hours we have spent on the phone dealing with this issue with people in memphis, and they're still blaming it ton ice storm which was two and

a half weeks ago. >> reporter: ups does still say the ice storm hit just as the holiday shipping rush did. it created a backlog from which they have yet to recover. >> but they just can't seem to find packages. >> reporter: they brought hundreds of extra hands to the dfw region and it now appears they will even spend christmas here working nonstop hoping that get everything where it belongs by the holidays, but stopping short of a guarantee, which means the customer jeff hayes' advice is good at vice. >> things -- advice. >> thing also work out in the end. it -- things will work out in tend. it is hard if you're trying to do things for people and you keep do it. >> ups postan apology on the web site. ups is not delivering today, but will start operations back up tomorrow. and well, mailing a letter will soon cost you a little more. the price of first-class stamp also go up three cents starting

january 26th. the price of a stamp are now be 49-cents. you can still buy those forever stamps at the lower price until the new rate takes effect. the rate increase is supposedly temporary until the postal service can make autopsy deficit but nobody is holding their breath on that temporary claim. and target says it has learned of incidents of scam e- mails connected with the recent information hack. the company is posting copies of its official communications on its web site. it wants to show customers thousand be sure they're really hearing from target when they get e-mails from the retailer. information connects to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts, it was stolen between november 27th and december 15th. in the bay area, san francisco health officials have issued an alert to people who ate or drank at the come stock saloon in north beach a food handler there has been diagnosed with hepatitis a. and

might have exposed customers. the worker was on duty between december 12 st and the 15th and also the 19th. the officials say the risk of exposure is low, but they are asking people who ate at come stock saloon on those dates to get tested to be on the safe side. and the kron 4 morning news continues after this break. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll blah disa very quiet at this hour. more details on your weather and traffic and your headlines on this christmas morning when we come back.

the grace period ends friday to get health insurance. many consumers are frustrated by attempts to sign up by monday's deadline. insurers need time to review policy applications so coverage can start on january 1. the grace period was announced monday after thousands of people were unable to get coverage because the web site

and call centers were overwhelmed. and a $60 million renovation of the u.s. capitol dome is underway in washington, d.c. the staff folds will encircle the comb starting this spring. they will allow the contractors to strip paint and repair more than 1,000 cracks and broken cast iron pieces. the dome will remain illuminated at night and partly visible through the process. the project will take about two years to complete. the last major renovation was back in 1960. well, meals on wheels helping many low-income seniors around the country as well as their four-legged best friends. the program volunteers noticed a growing number of clients giving their food away oh to their pets so they serviced teams up to offer free pet food to their meal deliveries. volunteers say the seniors are eating better and worrying less about whether their furry friends will get a meal. and southern california

hospitals are spreading holiday cheer for new parents by delivering these newborns in giant christmas stockings. aren't they the cutest? the bright red stockings were provided this week for babies born at long beach memorial medical center. they're the redlands community hospital also has been delivering newborns in stockings also this morning. the press tell gram reports say half century old tradition. so for 50 years they have been doing that. how sweet! coming up on the kron 4 morning news, two popular gaming systems are in short supply this holiday season. we'll tell you why there is such a shortage. and it was a christmas eve miracle as a 3-month-old kitten that went missing was reunited with its owner. we'll have that story coming up.

>> welcome back. it is christmas morning. maybe the kids are up in morning. they're so excited to see what santa left under the tree. >> it looks like santa is going to leave everyone some pretty nice weather as we head into the afternoon. in fact, some of us will be approaching the 70-degree mark. it is a little breezy out there. it is also a cold start to the morning. in fact, some are in the upper 20s. but it is a little milder in san francisco where the temperatures are currently in the 40s, and then by 3:00 this afternoon, we're expecting a hazy sunshine. we do have a spare the air alert in effect. so the temperature also be ranging from the mid 60s to perhaps the low 70s into the south bay. by 8:00 this evening, we're talking a calm night. gather around the dinner table. and the temperatures will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s. so satellite and radar shows the clear conditions over the

bay area right now. we do have high pressure that continues to build in overhead so there are storms out in the pacific. they're just not hitting -- hitting us so the jet stream way above northern california right now. we will continue to see warmer conditions. now, your seven-day around the bay forecast shows upper 60s for today on this christmas wednesday. sunny skies will prevail into tomorrow. it is going to be clear and nice by friday, perhaps a little cooler, and then it looks like we'll tack on cloud cover as we head into the weekend. still talking very warm conditions with temperatures about 10 degrees warmer for where we should be. but it looks like temperatures finally start to trail off into next week. we're still dealing with the driest calendar year on record. it doesn't look like we'll see another rain drop for the rest of 2014. more details on that coming up in 15 minutes. talking traffic on this christmas morning. if you do have somewhere to go, light conditions on all bay

area freeways. we're currently without any hot spots. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you'll see a few cars coming from interstate 580, but the metering lights are cycled off and they will probably be off for the duration of the day. >> as we take it over to the traffic maps, in my last report i mentioned an accident. it was a car on its side on 10 is at sfo. it looks like there is a little bit of confusion on the actual locations. we have a few callers driving by and they're saying conflicting information, so it actually could be on eastbound 380 so in the vicinity of sfo, we could have an injury accident. it looks our traffic maps we're still seeing greenen the sensors. annie? >> thank you. time is 4:31. here in the bay area, there were still plenty people doing last-minute shopping. probably mostly guys. we asked some of them why they

waited so long. >> it was much easier to come here with all of the suitcases. >> reporter: as far as opses, some people brought whatever they could find in the time they had. >> and trying to figure out what to get because there are so many things out and so many sales that they -- you know, it is just like whatever. >> we looked around. we saw a few things we like and so i guess it was an impulse buy. >> reporter: others knew exactly what they wanted and went looking for it. >> and also we bought a cage. >> i went in there to find some last-minute headphones for my little daughter. her auntie got her some headphones and what not, so we did find them. >> reporter: unfortunately for some shoppers the store they needed closed before they got there. >> yeah, it is closed. 6:00. i don't know. i'm going to wait until i can go, i guess.

>> reporter: it is always the guys waiting until the last minute. good news for some very, very last-minute shoppers. only a small number of stores like cvs, rite aid and walgreen's will be open today for christmas so if you're really desperate, you have a couple of options today. the new x-box and play station gaming systems were in short supply this holiday season. the new consoles went on sale last month. they quickly sold out in a lot of locations leaving last- minute shoppers out f out of luck. a 67-year-old man was beaten and robbed in the casino parking lot. the sheriff's office says the attack left the man with severe head injuries. he told deputies that at least two people were involved and hit him on the head before robbing him. it happened around 6:30 on tuesday morning. the marin county sheriff's office and the casino security teams are investigating. a family who's newly

adopted kitten was stolen now reunited just in time for christmas, and here is the reunion. the family had picked out a 2- month-old out kitty from the san francisco animal shelter and even naming it, but storm was stolen last week. sunday, a hotel manager found storm and brought it back to the shelter. the family is delighted that storm is home just in time for christmas. >> just unbelievable. we wouldn't have thought it happened the and i want to thank everybody here at the staff. they have been absolutely wonderful and everybody who called in tips and the manage here found her and thank you so much. it is just a merry christmas for everybody. >> what a cute kitty. the family thanked the shelter staff by bringing them bags of baked goods to enjoy for the christmas holiday. the car bids has seen a spike in revenue from last year, and kron 4 shows you local dealerships have been feeling the increase. >> reporter: if you're thinking

about buying a car, now might be a good time, and that has car dealerships like walnut creek ford celebrating this new year's. >> we're definitely seeing a pick-up in traffic here. >> reporter: the analysts are expecting new car sales in the u.s. during 2013 to finish around $15.6 million. that's 8% higher than last year. so what exactly is it that is draw sog many more people to the car lot this year as opposed to last? >> i think people were putting off, you know, buying cars for family and kids over the last couple of years, the recession, and people are making big dollar purchases this year. >> reporter: some of the most popular types of automobiles are hybrids and electric cars, and with sales picking up, now could be a good time to get one of those last-minute deals. buff if you do, you might want to hurry because like most sales pitches in the business, these deals won't last forever. >> we have been busy. we have been slammed. this is the first day we'll have off in a while and so we're going to be back at it

thursday morning. it has been super busy. >> reporter: reporting in walnut creek, kron 4 news. a family in san jose got this nasty surprise on christmas eve after a car slammed into their home. check that out. they were literally having an open house. the police say the driver was a teenager who had been speeding and now has minor injuries. they say he had been racing another driver. a neighbor returned to the scene when he heard the commotion. >> the car hit right here. and then i'm trying to pull that out. okay. you don't have any problems. i'm okay. i'm okay. and the ambulance came and i get in the ambulance. >> both drivers have been cited by san jose police. the family who lives in this house is trying to clean up this mess and get things touched up for christmas. and a san francisco man charged with murder in a 201 stabbing has been acquitted of

all charges. the jury found the 47-year-old howard frasier acted in self defense. the jury found that his attacker, the 54-year-old luther robinson iii had previously bullied and threatened him before the fatal stabbing. this is based on six weeks before the confrontation when robinson had chased and assaulted phrase were a club threatening to kill him. frazier testified at trial that he tried to diffuse the situation by talking to robinson's brother to no avail. frasier was stabbed by robinson once with a pocket knife. coming up on the kron 4 morning news on this christmas morning, a look at your headlines and has live look outside of san francisco. a beautiful shot with it lit up on this christmas morning.

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imagine spending christmas eve more than 200 miles above earth that was the story for two american astronauts. we report from washington with the details on their successful space walk. >> the best christmas ever, thanks, guys. >> two american astronauts celebrated a christmas eve success after complotting a mission to repolice a malfunctioning pump on the international space station during an emergency space walk tuesday. >> let me know if you need me to walk you through steps. >> it all started two weeks ago when a valve got stuck jeopardizing the space station's cooling system. the pump, which removes heat created by the station's equipment is critical to the space station, so it flies with a back-up. the faulty one was shut down along with station activities. >> and see if you can depress the button then. >> on saturday, rick and mike hopkins took the first space walk of their repair mission lasting more than five hours to remove the defective pump. scary as it seems to the average person, the astronaut

said not to worry. >> and you have a person on the ground actually talking to the astronauts in space, walking through the procedure, and you have the control team on the ground in houston. everyone in the control center, the instructors, the flight controls, everyone, it is a gigantic team to help do this -- the space walk the right way. >> the american space duo plan to continue the work on monday, but there was another problem. this time with his space suit. so nasa pushed the second walk back a day making this only the second christmas eve space walk in history. the first was a multi-day mission in 1999 to repair the hubble space telescope. >> we're well trained and this really is an extraordinary experience for the astronauts to get a chance to do this. >> in washington. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, we'll tell you how many residents were finally able to go home just in time for christmas after being forced out of their home during

the big sur fire. and here is a live look outside from our walnut creek camera no surprise that traffic is very light on this holiday. we're back with more.

welcome back. just in time for the holidays, all 100 residents forced to evacuate for a wildfire in big sur are now allowed back into their homes. the evacuations and road closures were lifted monday night. 34 homes were destroyed in the fire that is 1 more than they originalliest mated. this fire burned more than 1.4 square miles in the national forest, and that fire even forced the fire chief to evacuate her home as well. it is very dry out there. we need the rain. are we going to get any? here is erica with your holiday forecast. >> reporter: good morning. all of the models originally showed perhaps rain over the

weekend, but they're starting to back off on that, so it really looks like we're going to be dealing with dry conditions for the rest of 2013. temperatures are warmer than where we should be. right now we're on the cold side with mostly 30s and 40s out there. approaching the afternoon, by lunchtime already seeing the 60s. perhaps a few 70s will develop as we head into the 3:00 hour. i think we will see 70 in places like morgan hill and gilroy, and closer to cupertino as well. by later on tonight you're enjoying christmas dinner, it looks like temperatures for the most part in the low 60s and upper 50s so very mild to normal conditions for the next 24 hours. here is a closer look at your christmas afternoon highs. and 66 for today. yesterday, actually broke an old record for an afternoon high. campbell, 69. 68 grays for the valley and 69 today in evergreen. in the east bay we'll see mid to upper 60s through the san

ramone valley. expect a hazy sunshine, especially in the east bay and the south bay. we do have a spare the air day in effect. so no burning allowed. and canta rosa checking in with -- santa rosa checking in with a high of 68 today. we will continue with this warm stretch of weather. you will see that on your seven- day forecast. partly cloudy conditions as we head into the weekend and the temperatures start to trail off as we head into next tuesday. as for traffic around the bay area, hey, if you do have somewhere to go early, this morning, you won't encounter any delays. we are currently without any hot spots. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. i was kind of surprised. i saw a lot of cars driving around san francisco early this morning and i thought a lot of folks would still be in bed, but no. we're seeing top speeds here at the toll plaza. and golden gate bridge is a smooth and easy ride in the southbound direction. you'll see no delays whatsoever

for interstate 5850. that is traffic coming out of tracy and off of 205-6789 down in the south bay, northbound 101 moves well into the coyote valley. interstate, good to go in and out of downtown san jose. if you are taking public transit, most system also be run okay an holiday schedule. >> and yes. there were more cars on the bay bridge than i usually see. and the only christmas eve lunch was held yesterday feeding thousands of people. it is part of their tradition and as kron 4 reports, it is just one of the many ways glide helps the poor. >> reporter: every year around the holidays glide memorial church feeds thousands of hungry people, actually, they do a lot more than that. >> they're the only ones that serve three meals a day. >> reporter: but today it is a holiday tradition, 20 years in the making. glide's annual christmas eve lunch. >> this year as in years past, glide has partnered with san

francisco's house of prime rib. >> reporter: with all of the trimmings, it is enough food to feed 3,000 people. >> have you ever seen what glide does for people? they really do have great, great service, and being a part of it really makes you feel good. >> when you see all of these faces, it really feels good. >> reporter: faces made brighter by the generosity of dedicated community partners and glide's 50-plus years of community service. >> it is a really nice thing that they do. >> in san francisco, kron 4 news. they really do some great things around the community. also doing great things. this lady here, first lady michelle obama had christmas fun with kids checking up on santa. she spent about a half an hour taking calls from kids calling the norad santa tracker hotline. it tracks santa's progress every year and has more than 1,000 volunteers helping update callers from around the world.

the tradition dates back to the 1950s and moved online in 1998. a big favorite for a lot of kids. well, last-minute shoppers at a kentucky mall were clearly not in the holiday spirit on tuesday. look at this. a fight started to break out between these women. they appear to go back and forth over a pink package, maybe some sort of toy a man trying to break them up here. the crowd was shouting for security, but the security didn't get here in time. the witnesses say it all went down right next to a family -- as families were waiting for a santa picture. they say some of the kids were frightened and began to cry and the santa himself shielded some of the children from this violence. oh, my goodness. this is why i like online shopping. certain symbols have always been part of our christmas memories, but how did these traditions come about? and we look at some of and green that decks the halls every year. >> reporter: for a winter holiday, christmas has a fair

share of lush greens and bright flowers. >> and a lot of overgreens, too, that we associate with this winter season and, of course, mistletoe. >> reporter: and another plant that is oh bigtous among holiday celebrations. the pointsettia relates to the bright red bracks that it offers, and we think of it as flowers, but they're actually modified leaves that have the red color, and that's what started the association with the holidays. >> reporter: and they're plentiful at the u.s. botanical garden this time of year marking an association that dates back to the turn of the century. the minister first brought the plants to the u.s. from a trip. the fellow americans admired the deep reds developed in the deep darkness of the rain forest. the common name comes from that the democrat low mat, pointset. and the sizes and shapes come tom decades of mixing and matching. >> and some have been chosen to

be very small and some of the original species are very tall and gangly so it really depends on what the breeder wants to select for and what the ultimate plant looks like. >> reporter: despite a starring role in winter, they thrive in well lit areas. good for those who want to keep them past december, a delicate red to match the season's hearty evergreen. in washington. the byu and washington state football teams will help distribute meals to the less fortunate today. now, they're in the bay area to face off for the 12 fight hunger bowl that is on friday. 120 byu players will be on hand at st. anthony's dining room from around 9:00 this morning until about noon and washington players will be at glide memorial handing out meals from 11:00 to 1:30 this afternoon. and the golden state warrior also take on the l.a. clippers in today's christmas holiday game. the warriors are playing at home in oakland. the gym starts at 7:30:00 p.m.

and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, here is a live look outside on this christmas day. it is going to be another mild day. we'll have more details on your forecast when we come right back.

>> happy holidays. >> and the san mateo police department, i'm here to remind you to lock up your homes and the vehicles, only if you leave them for a few minutes. >> make sure you have a designated driver. >> and have a happy and safe holiday season. >> happy holidays. >> palo alto and san mateo police departments are among the agencies nationwide wishing those happy holidays. places like texas, idaho and virginia joined in that message. and it was an early christmas surprise in vallejo tuesday

morning when a local hip-hop hartist gave the salvation army a check for $10,000. better known as. -40 is a vallejo native. he has recorded more than 20 albums. he says the salvation army has helped his family the past and they don't turn your way. the donation comes at a good time. the agency says giving has been slow this season. it is great to see. and remember to join us for kron 4's new year's live presented by nissan. the only local and live new year's eve show. gary radnich will make sure you have a front row seat to the best fireworks and parties that is right after the 11:00 news at 11:30, so join us for that. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, the 911 tapes from the reno hospital shooting, whats that tapes revealed about the gunman. and lefty o'doul's union square bar in san francisco collected more toys than expected for needy children. we'll tell you those numbers

coming up. >> this new gadget just hit the market. it was developed this silicon valley. this could save your life or the life of someone you care about. i'm kron 4's tech reporter, and stay tuned. i'll tell you all about it after the break. and here is a live look from our roof camera on this christmas morning. clear skies. a bit cool out there, but, boy, we're in for another mild day. we -- can we set a new record this afternoon on this christmas holiday? erica will have your forecast. george is also in to give you a look at your holiday traffic as well. i did notice a few more roads a- - a few more cars on the road rather as i was crossing the bay bridge. so maybe more people are either finishing their christmas eve celebrations or getting a really early start to their christmas morning parties. we'll have more details coming up at 5:00. we'll have more details coming up at 5:00. stick around. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso.

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good christmas morning, everyone. we're going to look at your christmas forecast. >> good morning and merry christmas. starting off with a live look from our cam. it is breezy up on the hill, but we're waking up to clear skies for the most part. temperatures range from the upper 20s in the north bay to upper 40s to places like san francisco, but as we head into the afternoon, expect very mild to warm conditions. some of us will be approaching 70 degrees. very warm conditions on this

christmas wednesday. in fact we're looking at the possibility to break record highs. full details on what you can expect throughout the day in a couple minutes. what you'd expect in traffic this morning is none, and that's exactly what we have. light conditions around the bay area. it is christmas morning, and here to show us how everybody is celebrating around the world is our report. >>reporter: people gathered at a church where signs are still present of a typhoon that destroyed a half million homes

and thousands dead. there was a mass at the vatican by the pope benedict xvi. a man in his santa costume was shot with a pellet gun. the man was taken to the hospital to get it removed from his shoulder. police have not found the person who shot him. st. nick traded out his sleigh and reindeer for travel to

honolulu. christmas normally brings to mind the north pole and snow. we're now talking water-skiing in front of the annual harbor on the river. >> santa having a lot of fun. in the bay area after its 12 year christmas tradition, the homeless youth alliance will close its doors for 5x9goo tonight. the examer reports despite fundraising efforts and a petition that has gathered more than 5,000 signatures, the organization has been denied a

a lease extension. the organization will pack its items into storage and continue to provide services at golden gate park. plans for a mobile service are moving along, but not finalized. also here in san francisco you're looking at union square where they've collected 10,000 toys for children in need. organizers say more than half have been given out to kids in neighborhoods throughout san francisco with the help of the city's police department. police and firefighters will continue today to distribute donated toys to children. two people have been shot and killed. we're live at the scene with more details. >>reporter: the home is right behind me here. you can see police officers are still there. this happened overnight. i just got done talking to family members.

they believe, according to a middle-aged woman, the victims were her sister and brother-in- law. they were staying there with extended family. she says she knew nothing about this and got the call in the middle of the night to come down here. this is a big scene. sorry about the technical difficulties. they're not allowed to go past the yellow tape because it's a big crime scene, but she believes it's her sister and wants to get more information, but is not allowed beyond the yellow tape. we're waiting to hear from the spokesman. police officers, you can see them there. there are about four or five of them, but they're refusing to say any information whatsoever. we've got to believe that the family members and victims are still inside because we don't see a coroner van. as soon as i hear back from the spokesman from the police

department, i'll get back to you. another developing story this morning in the continuing legal battle over keeping an oakland teen on life support as they get a second doctor's opinion is that she is in fact braindead. her family has decided to keep her on life support after she suffered serious complications after a tonsillectomy. >> unfortunately she meets the criteria for brain dead.

she has no brainstem orser brawl function. >> i'm going to have to therefore deny the petition that has been filed on your behalf to provide additional medical care and life support. >> the judge did give the family time to file an appeal for moving her to another hospital. they'll have until december 30th to make the decision. it was an emotional day for the family. her uncle says he appreciated the compassion people have given. >> for everybody, love your children with all your heart. if you haven't told them today that you love them, go home right now, call them on the phone and tell them how much they mean to you and how much you love them. >> the legal defense fund may

provide medical and financial assistance to the family if they decide to move her from children's into another facility that would keep her on life support. new this morning, police are seeking information on two similar small business robberies that happened less than a week apart. the latest was at a ups store at noon on monday. the man handed a demand note to a sales clerk. she complied with requests, and the man just took off. the suspect is described as a white man, 40 to 50, 6 feet tall and wearing an oakland raiders beanie, similar to a description of a robbery that happened at a beauty boutique. coming up, ups customers say christmas packages are tied up and in huge backlog. we'll explain how some customers might not get their

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welcome back. the pope celebrating his first christmas day in the vatican by attending a christmas day mass at the vatican city in italy. this is video of the pope from earlier this morning. this will be followed by a blessing from the vase can basilica. in bethlehem crowds gathering for christmas eve celebrations, making a

pilgrimage. back in the u.s., the first lady had fun with kids checking up on santa. she spent about a half hour taking phone calls from kids calling the santa tracker hotline. they track santa's progress every year and has more than 1,000 volunteers helping update callers from around the world. this tradition dates back to the 1950s, and moved online in 1998. merry christmas, everyone. live in the weather center, cold temperatures to start off the holiday, but we could be approaching the 70s as we head into the afternoon. i'll have a full break do you know when we return. wouldn't it be nice if there was a wireless company

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freezing temperatures, at least in fairfield. we're in the upper 40s currently in napa. temperatures will continue to drop. we're looking at the possibility to break records for christmas day. hazy sunshine due to bad air quality. richmond a high of 66. 60s in union city. here's what's going on. satellite and radar show clear conditions. high pressure parked over us to deflect any storms and keep them well to the north.

so we do have storms out in the pacific, but they're not going to reach the bay area any time soon. not only is it allowing for dry conditions, but also allowing for this warmup. we'll continue to see upper 60s that will carry us into the weekend. however saturday and sunday i think we'll see more in the way of cloud cover. we're still going to be warmer than average as we head into next week, but i think the temperatures will drop as we push closer to next tuesday. the time is 5:18. good morning, george. >> good morning, erica. still looking at an easy ride as we would expect on this holiday. . target says it's learned of

incidents of scam e-mails to the company is posting copies of its official communications so customers can be hear they're really hearing from target when they get e-mails from the retailer. a government agency has ordered american express to refund millions to customers. the consumer financial protection bureau says the credit card company practiced deceptive marketing. charging for identity protection products they didn't provide and unfair monthly fees that put their customers over their credit limits. they'll also pay additional fines to the government along with refunds. the price of first class stamps going up three cents

starting january 26. the price will then be 49 cents per stamp. you can still buy forever stamps at a lower price until the new rate takes effect. in dallas they still don't have their ups packages delivered. people are outraged that packages they ordered weeks ago are still in shipping limbo. theresa explains. >>reporter: . >> it's terribly disappointing because we ordered them on december 1. >>reporter: they're in, but can't be brought out. >> people in memphis say they can be brought out, but they can't find them because there's

thousands of packages and they can't find them. >>reporter: ft. worth is bumper-to-bumper with unhappy customers, too. >> they're still blaming it on the ice storm. >>reporter: ups said the ice storm did hit right during the holiday shipping time. they brought hundreds of extra hands to the region and work nonstop helping to get everything where it belongs. >> i think it's good to put it

in perspective and things will work out in the end, but it's hard when you're trying to do things for people and you can't. >> ups says the delays are nationwide, and they posted an apology on the website, blaming a system overload. some packages will start to reach customers tomorrow are but it's after christmas. a renovation of the capitol dome is underway. they'll allow contractors to strip paint and repair more than 1,000 cracks and broken cast iron pieces. the dome will remain illuminate had at night through the process. the project will take two years to complete. coming up, a live look outside of the bay bridge at

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unexpectedly, the dow jones and nasdaq up. today wall street is closed in observance of christmas. the new x box and playstation are sold out in many locations. you snooze you lose. mcdonald's is telling its employees to not eat fast food, the advice posted on an

employee website. the entry describes most of it as high in fat and sodium that can lead to obesity. pass on the pickles because there's less salt is also on the site. morning news continues after this break. here's a live look outside. a little breezy, but clear skies and another mild day in store for us. wouldn't it be nice if there was a wireless company

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pretty cold out there with temperatures ranging in areas. moving to the afternoon we're going to see very warm weather for this time of year. we'll be approaching 70-degree territory in areas, so we're looking at the possibility to break records. warm weather will continue as we push into the weekend. i have a look at your seven-day forecast coming up at 5:45. good morning, george. >> good morning, erica. if you're heading out to drive on your way to early church service or to visit friends or family, you'll find light conditions around the bay area. light traffic with no problems here at the bay bridge toll plaza, and as you would expect, no congestion issues anywhere to be found around the bay this morning. following a developing story. two people have been shot and

killed. will, what have you learned? >>reporter: i just got off the phone with the sheriff's department, and the spokesman teleseme believes it's a murder suicide that happened overnight. officers still on the scene here. apparently this was called in by a family member. it looks like they'll be here several hours. also it looks like the bodies are still inside because the coroner's office has not arrived at the scene. family members have come a long way to be here. they got the phone call in the middle of the night. you can see how cold it is. they're all bundled up. we had a chance to talk to veronica rodriguez a little earlier. you believe that was your sister who was inside? >> yes. >> how did you find out?

>> i received a call from my niece. >> what did she tell you. >> she told me that my sister was dead. she couldn't tell me any details. >> did she seem crazy, hysterical? >> yeah, she was hysterical. >> who does your sister live with there at the house. >> the husband and husband's son. >> they have four kids. >> yeah. >> young kids? >> how old? >> 19, 17, 16. i don't know exactly their ages, you know. >> i know they won't let you in because it's a crime scene, but have you been able to call your knees inside? >> no, been able to talk to

none of them. >> were you aware of any problems? we don't know who shot whom, but were you have any problems between the couple? >> they were having problems. >> thank you so much. you can see it's a cold and heartbreaking morning. they're bundled up and waiting in their cars and outside, just dying for any information. i can tell you that the spokesman for the sheriff's department is in route, so as soon as he gets here, we'll carry the news conference live as it happens. this is obviously a developing story. this is a big scene. it's actually on the other side. if we move over slightly, you can see the headlights. i'll give you the latest throughout the morning. >> what a sad story, especially on christmas. in other news this morning, thousands are said to celebrate

christmas at the memorial church in san francisco. >>reporter: this is the calm before the storm. you can see the vegetables and cutting stations. you can see a table with hams and turkeys. they're waiting for 500 volunteers to show up to start slicing and getting everything ready to serve breakfast and lunch. they expect to feed about 5,000 people with the help of 500 volunteers. we'll have ham and eggs and a plethora of sides. for lunch, it starts at 9:00 until 1:30 this afternoon. they'll have ham and turkey and all the trimmings. the staff expects this to be in larger demand this year due to rising rents in the bay area and so many other financial

struggles that families are facing, and because of the increase in demand they need volunteers not just for the holidays, but need more volunteers showing up year round, especially with more people coming to the doors. certainly a lot of volunteers here today and already a line forming outside. a lot of people looking forward to a meal otherwise they wouldn't have. >> i know they have athletes joining them later at the church. >>reporter: we have the football team playing for the bowl game that will be stopping by to lend a helping hand. in other bay area news, a 67-year-old man is in the hospital this morning with severe head injuries.

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stabbing. this is based on a prior conflict. a witness testified that he tried to diffuse the conflict by talking to the brother, but to no avail. a family who's really cute kitten was stolen and now reunited just in time for christmas. the family had picked out the two month old from the san francisco animal shelter, but it was stolen last week. storm was brought back to the shelter. the family is now happy with their kitty back in time for christmas. >> i want to thank everybody who called in tips and managers who found her. thank you so much. it's a merry christmas for

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if you're looking for a white christmas, you've got to go far because you're not going to get it here. here's a look at the forecast with erica. >> good morning. i don't think we'll see a white new year's either. we're looking at really dry conditions here in the bay area. here's a live look from the

camera. you can see it shaking around. it is a little windy right now, and especially along the coastline. we do have a spare the air so no wood burning allowed. a cold start right now. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. take a look here. concord 36 degrees, at the freezing mark along the delta. 40s along the 880 corridor. as we head into the afternoon, again hazy sunshine. again we're looking at the possibility for perhaps record breaking highs. we broke some record highs yesterday in mountain view. i think we can do it again today. oakland forecasting 69, getting close to 70 along the lower peninsula. later on tonight it's going to be a very calm night. it it will be mid to upper 50s.

satellite and radar says clear conditions over the bay area, high pressure parked overhead. it's not bulging or going anywhere any time soon. so for the meantime we'll be looking at dry weather as the storm track shifts well to the north and continuing to allow temperatures to heat up. temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than where we should be for this time of year, but it looks like we'll finally see a cooldown as we head into next tuesday. the time right now is 5:48. here's george. good morning. if you're going to be driving this morning, you'll have an easy ride around the bay. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, and you can see how light the traffic is. the same conditions obtained at both the bridge and golden gate as well. a quick look at the traffic maps in the east bay shows that even for interstate 580 in the westbound direction, no delays. problem free for your south bay ride for the mid peninsula and

the north bay commute, a 23 minute drive time currently down to the golden gate bridge. so an easy drive, whichever direction you're heading. most transit systems on holiday schedules today, and in the south bay a bridge set up for the valley transit authority. time 5:49. a family in san jose got this nasty surprise on christmas eve after a car slammed into their home. they were literally having an open house when this happened. police say the driver was a teenager who had been speeding. they say he had been racing another driver. a neighbor rushed to the scene when he heard the commotion. >> he said i'm okay, i'm okay.

>> both drivers have been cited by san jose police. the family who lives in this house are just trying to clean things up and help get everything patched up by christmas today for the holiday. police departments are among the agencies in the bay area that are joining a nationwide effort wishing people a safe and happy christmas. places like texas, idaho and virginia joined in the message. certain symbols have always been part of our christmas

memories. how did these traditions come about? >>reporter: the poinsettia and its association with the holiday season relates to the bright red modified leaves that have the red color, and that's what started the association with the holidays. the u.s. minister to mexico first brought the plants to the u.s. on a trip. fellow americans admired the deep wedge in the deep forest of the rainforest.

it comes from the explorer. >> some are small, and some of the original are tall and dangly. it really depends on what you want to select. >>reporter: despite a starring role during winter, they thrive in well lit areas. good to know who people who want to keep them past december . a special santa spreading holiday cheer at macy's flagship store in new york. this st. nick isn't easy to find.

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christmas morning. christmas is being remembered and celebrated throughout the entire world. we'll show you what's happening in places ranging from the vatican to right here in the bay area and the latest in the fight to keep an oakland teenager on life support. what a judge recently ruled. and breaking news this morning, two bodies were found inside a san lorenzo home, we're standing by with a live report, we'll get to that in a minute, but merry christmas everyone. to your holiday forecast with erica. good morning, and waking up to clear skies in the bay area. pretty cold out there, we're ranging from the upper 20s to upper 40s. we have quite the temperature spread, warmer weather into the afternoon and in fact, down in the south bay, we'll be approaching the 70 degree mark, chilly start but warmer conditions as we head into the afternoon. a full look at your holiday forecast in just a couple minutes. good morning, george. good morning, they say it comes only once a year and this is the