potatoes and brought it. now we have a commercial kitchen that gives to us for three days to prep food and the sheriff's department cooks our turkeys and we have dhefs in the kitchen -- chefs in the kitchen. >> we're looking at our clothing room for the youth. parents can select five pieces for free. >> reporter: the volunteer coordinator said the need for clothing is a sign that folks are still trying to get back on their feet in the wake of a struggling economy. >> reporter: one resident spoke to us through a spanish interpreter. >> reporter: it's a lot of help because they don't have work sometimes and they are very cold and it's good for them at this time of the year. >> reporter: for the past 20 years, new hope church has hosted the event for going a more traditional service, well,

sort of, says the youth pastor. >> there is a service, actually. we're servicing the people in our event by doing this event. >> reporter: back to you. more than 5,000 people in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood received free meals today thanks to those at glide member church. kron4's mike pelton shows us who got to dig in and the massive effort to put it all together. >> reporter: with christmas music blasting in the background, volunteers were at it beginning at 6:30 this morning. they have been carving hams and turkeys, cutting up vegetables as glide served a breakfast, ham, eggs, grits and biscuits and with the help of more than 500 volunteers, glide offered a christmas lunch, ham, turkey, stuffing and dessert, a meal many say they can't otherwise afford. >> these are the kind of meals we used to have with my family back home. so it kind of reminds me what christmas is all about,

sharing, showing love to one another. >> it's so much out there where people are hungry and at i'm at home enjoying my heater. i feel that giving back to the community, it makes me feel good on christmas. >> reporter: the lunch service ended at around 2:00 this afternoon. glide credits the more than 500 volunteers for helping make all of this happen. a lot of the volunteers tell me they do this every year. they will be back next year to do this again. if you would like to volunteer, glide need people year-around to volunteer, especially in the offmonths. an estimated 4,000 people, including families, enjoyed a hot meal and a warm holiday celebration at st. anthony's dining room in san francisco today. it's something that st. anthony's foundation has been doing for more than 60 years, supporting critical needs of san francisco's most vulnerable residents. organizers say it brings so

much joy, especially at this time of year. >> the generosity of san francisco is on display here, whether that's people who we think don't have anything in their lives, today they feel blessed, they feel happy and thankful for the food they have. >> with the holiday meal comes another st. anthony's tradition, volunteers hand out warm, hand-made scarfs to people who want one. look at that. the scarfs are donated from artists and knitters around the world. lefty o'doul's annual last- minute toy drive did not disappoint. by the time it was over at 2:00 this morning, the san francisco bar exceeded the goal of 10,000 toys. it collected an estimated 11,200 gifts. the toys were given to the san francisco police and fire department and firefighters on engine one loaded up their truck with toys and made frequent stops passing out toys to some very excited boys and girls in the tender line. it was all part of the san francisco firefighters' toy

program, the city's oldest and the nation's longest-running program. >> i've had people come up to me off the streets and thank me for the toys later on in life and i didn't know who they were. >> this year, firefighters were able to give out 40,000 toys to needy children and families. new at 5:00, kron4 was the first on the scene of a car that caught fire. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon on oakport street across from oracle arena in oakland. three people were inside the car. they were able to get out. you see the flames and black smoke there. authorities say the car had engine problems and started smoking before the flames came. fortunately, no one was hurt. a fatal double shooting inside a san lorenzo home overnight. sheriff's officials have not identified the victims but say the two victims, a husband and a wife, were found in the

garage. kron4's will tran reports from the scene. >> reporter: investigators spent the day in the murder and this murder suicide took place at the home behind me. here's video that we got overnight. this happened shortly before 2:00 in the morning. investigators say this was a murder-suicide that, in fact, it was the man who shot the woman. there were other family members inside. any time there's a gun, they say, yes, there's always a threat but it appears he only went after his wife. i talked to the auntie. she says it appears the two were having some kind of mara tell issues -- marital issues.

>> i just got a call from my niece and she told me that my sister was dead and she said -- she was crying and couldn't tell me anything else. she just said she was there. i was gonna go over there and find out more details and that's what i'm here, to find out more details. >> reporter: she lives there with her husband? >> she lives there with her husband and mother-in-law and father-in-law and children. >> this seems very clear this was a murder-suicide. there's no threat to the neighborhood or community. this is unfortunately, a very tragic incident that occurred on christmas and we're working through it too find out not so much -- to find out not so much what happened but why it happened. >> reporter: investigators, of course, talked to the witnesses, including the niece inside the home, ail day -- all day with the bodies waiting for the coroner's office to arrive. they say other than that, they don't have a motive behind this

murder-suicide on christmas. that's the latest. will tran, kron4 news. a lot of sunshine on this christmas day along with warm temperatures making it up into the mid- to upper 60s even some 70s. 70 today for half moon bay. oakland went all the way up to 69 this afternoon. breaking the old record of 67 degrees. and these warm temperatures are here to stay. also here to stay, some poor air quality. a live view from mount tam. there's this layer of haze and air pollution that will spik around for another spare the air night tonight and one for tomorrow. clear skies. sunshine tomorrow. more warm temperatures. i will let you know about that and the weekend coming up. i'm glad i got hit and no one else got hurt. >> santa shot on the job. he speaks out and shares why it will not stop his holiday mission of handing out toys to kids. plus, the warriors playing

geangs the los angeles -- against. los angeles clippers. and the update on jahi mcmath's heartbreaking situation. what the family is planning to do after the judge has allowed the hospital to remove her from life support days after the holiday. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now.

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the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath is spending this christmas day with her at children's hospital oakland. the teen went to the hospital two weeks ago for a routine tonsillectomy but after surgery, her condition

deteriorated. she was eventually declared brain dead. the family was able to legally prevent the hospital from taking jahi off life support through the weekend. though yesterday a court ruled the hospital has a right to take her off life support eventually. jaly's uncle says the family will wait until tomorrow whether to discuss appealing the court's decision. for today, they will spend time celebrating christmas with jahi in her hospital room. still ahead -- after christmas shopping a look at the best deals in store for tomorrow. plus why today is a popular day to download apps on mobile phones and tablets. 5çwç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ççyçy5ç5çwç5ç5ç5ç z

merry -- pellet gunfire rang out in southeast washington, d.c. sadly, the target appeared to be a man dressed in a santa

suit. you saw him wince in pain. it happened while he was walking in the street during a toy delivery. nikki caught up with the volunteer who reports on how santa is doing. >> reporter: it was the day before christmas -- >> it's still in there. >> reporter: the community -- in in community, somebody tried to stop christmas by shooting santa claus. police say it was a pellet gun from somewhere nearby that fired shots into old st. nick's back. >> i'm glad i i got hit no one else got hurt. >> reporter: santa was in town delivering presents for the kids. something he's done for the past eight years. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: he was taken to george washington hospital where they removed the pellets and sent him on his way. >> i got shot somewhere back -- it's kind of right in there somewhere. right there.

right here. i felt the burning sensation. >> reporter: we caught up with santa after he was released. >> i think they were targeting santa directly. >> reporter: he was most upset, he says, he couldn't finish the job. >> i got mad, though. i didn't want to go to the hospital. >> reporter: back here, that couldn't stop people here in berry farms from celebrating christmas and really getting into the christmas spirit. >> merry christmas! >> picking up where santa left off. >> reporter: handing out the rest of the toys to all of the good little girls and boys. >> i pray that santa claus will be all right. >> reporter: we are happy to report -- >> ho! ho! >> reporter: he's doing just fine. the president and first lady are vacationing in hawaii and recorded a special message. they thanked america's troops and their families. they also talked about what christmas means to the first family. >> to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, to feed the

hungry and look after the sick ure brother's keeper and sister's keeper. for all of us, regard less of our faith, those are values that can drive us to be better parents, neighbors and citizens. >> as we look to the new year, let's he pleng ourselves to living out those -- pledge ourselves to living out those values by reaching out to those in the community who can use a handup. >> merry christmas, everyone. >> the president suggested some of his favorite activities are watching basketball and eating cookdies -- cookies. santa's sleigh did not make it on time for some because of shipping problems at u.p.s. and fed-ex. the delays were blamed on poor

weather earlier in the week as well as overloaded systems. neither company said how many packages were delayed but said a small percentage of slims did not make it. u.p.s. is not taking any pickups or deliveries on christmas day. some fed-ex customers will be able to pick up packages at express centers. new at 5:00, for some, the season is started for shopping. our reporter is in union square with that story. >> reporter: who says everyone stays home for christmas? >> we're gonna stay downtown and hit it early. >> hit the shops for the after christmas shopping surge. >> i'm excited about it. we got a home in a hotel down the street. >> a hotel just so you could do the after christmas shopping.

>> i mean, hello. what was i thinking? almost every store in union square was closed on christmas. key word there, almost every store. at least two were open. >> you searched long and hard? >> yeah. >> it's open. then they say there's a discount. all right. i got off 10 bucks. >> reporter: to our friends in l.a. and atlanta, the day after christmas will be gray. >> we're gonna take backs tonight to get up -- baths tonight to get up early and hit the stores first thing. i think we're gonna hit macy's first and then probably head up to sacks first. maybe sacks and then macy's. >> we walked out here to map out our game plan. >> reporter: a number of experts say the best clothes deals, day after christmas. best car deals, new year's eve. best furniture deals, new

year's day. and best tv deals, february 1st. jr stone, kron4 news. it's warm out there. might want to keep an eye on the ocean if you are planning to take a holiday stroll on the beach. a strong seasonal swell is forecast to hit the bay area coastlinens the flex few -- the next few days. national weather service issued a hazard from sonoma county to monterey. a storm system near alaska is responsible for delivering the strong waves. >> that stum in the gux -- system in the gulf of alaska is headed our way. no rain in the forecast. right now looking at sunset over the ocean. a beautiful scene on this christmas day. and we are going to see, once again, some poor air quality. in fact, unhealthy air quality for tonight and for tomorrow.

so again, spare the air tonight and into the day tomorrow. wood burning is prohibited and we'll continue to see the hazy skies for at least another day as air pollution remains poor. we have the system coming in friday. that should help to mix up the atmosphere a little bit. we'll have increasing clouds from that system but still sunshine in the works for friday and again, no rain in site all the way through the beginning of 2014. as we go into the weekend, the clouds clear. we'll see the sunshine again and some more warm days with highs getting in the 60s. we'll start out for thursday. pretty cold in the north bay valleys. upper 20s for santa rosa and napa. below freezing, fairfield. low to mid-30s east bay valleys. upper 30s san jose. 30s bay side. look at the highs for the afternoon. we could be getting close to record highs with mid- to upper 60s and even close to 70 degrees into san jose, napa and santa rosa. and this warm weather lasts for quite a while. we'll seal highs in the 60s --

see highs in the 60s all the way through 2014 with sunny skies for the most part with the exception of friday, we'll see some clouds, some scattered clouds throughout the afternoon. morning temperatures. 40s by the bay. upper 20s and low 30s inland. grant? coming up, why today is hailed the black friday of app downloads. which apps are most popular. that's after the break. female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic,

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5:30, a look back at the stories that made headlines. >> reporter: live at oracle arena. big game for the warriors against the clippers. christmas day, fans are out here. i will show you what the fans think and i will show you what the warriors are doing for the fans. we have a bit of a surprise for you -- coming up. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out?

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now at 5:30, warriors' fans gearing up for a big game tonight on national tv. it's against the l.a. clippers. before the game fans are enjoying a christmas winter whiteout celebration. snow, christmas carolers and prizes. we're live in oakland tonight where he spent some time with the fans and scott, you are a fan. how was it? >> reporter: it's a lot of fun. i'm really excited about it. it looks like there all kinds of fun festivities. fans are arriving slowly.

we got out here about 3:00, there was nobody out here. everybody enjoying the christmas holiday they are lined up. take a look at oracle arena. it's whited out. these whirt tirts are in -- white shirts are in every seat in the arena. it will be loud in there this night. everybody is uped up ready for the game. i talked to the fans out front before the game started. obviously, everybody out here, very excited. i asked them what they thought the key to tonight's success would be. >> reporter: what's the key for the warriors tonight? >> probably stopping chris paul. >> i think that we definitely need to have some good position down low with david lee, pulling through and curry hitting threes. >> reporter: you are excited? >> i'm excited. good thing, i didn't have to pay for the tickets. >> reporter: that's the best christmas present of them all?

>> yes the. >> reporter: enjoy the game. go, warriors. >> go, doves. >> reporter: everybody out here. you are probably wondering why i'm soing you the little blizzard extra dry. it will snow out here. i'm not sure when but i know they are setting up the snow activities. that's one of the festivities. we'll show you that at 6:00. hopefully the fan might see some snow in oakland. grant? >> all right, scott, outside oracle where the doves, again, are gonna be playing in front of the nation tonight against the clippers. mean. a series of crimes rocked the nation. from the boston bombing to the deadly limousine fire. tonight we take a look back at the stories. >> the tragic end for the search of a girl. >> she was lying in the snow

about ten feet from the road. 30 to 40 feet of the system has been damaged. inside a museum oakland a thief steals a price les artifact -- priceless artifact. >> it was returned today and the man is in jail. ♪ obama is on fire >> our journey so not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated anyone else -- like anyone else. the 49ers are going to the super bowl. ♪ 49er fans are dealing with the fact that they just lost

the super bowl. >> i need a big hug. >> come here. ♪ olympic act leak oscar pistorius -- athlete oscar pistorius told police he shot his girlfriend by mistake. prosecutors are going for premeditated murder. >> the meteor streaking through the sky. ♪ >> fireball exploded above the earth's surface with a flash and boom that shattered glass and damaged buildings. one of the largest manhunts in southern california history. the suspect has a vendetta against anybody in uniform. >> police, the fbi and s.w.a.t. teams have been combing big bear since last week. the japanese didn't give up. ♪ >> tears erupted at the port in mobile, alabama as the carnival

triumph came into view. >> you've seen a lot of stuff you don't want to see. long hair with two tolls. >> shock and sorrow in santa cruz after a convicted sex offender guns down two veteran police officers. >> it's rocked our community to our absolute foundation. -- a stolen yacht. three suspects are taken into custody after stealing this yacht in pacifica. the bay bridge is transformed into the world's biggest ever light sculpture. >> what do you think of it? >> fabulous. >> it's astonishing. >> charred redwood floors, cracked stainwood windows. the owner in tears.

>> i'm heartbroken. >> ashton's mortgage. kim kardashian's car payment. >> it's the most largest celebrity hack ever. the first pope ide europe in modern history. ♪ baseball is back. >> you should not come. no longer accepting entries. a walmart in east san jose -- >> the man crashed his car through the front doors. >> he was trying to hit people. it's official the world- famous blue angels will not be flying for this year's fleet week in san francisco. >> the impact forced federal spending cuts. three saratoga high school students were arrested in connection with the

cyberbullying of 15-year-old audrey pot. pot committed suicide days after the party. >> this can happen to my heart. it can happen to anyone. terrorists target the boston marathon. a horrific scene in the heart of boston. >> authorities say he could be a suspect. >> all watertown residents remain in their home. >> tsarnaev was captured in the boat of the back of a home. >> i do not want to believe this is my son. 11-year-old aaron herd has been in the thoughts of martinez residents. residents. 8-year-old leila fowler was murdered inside her home. >> a small town in mourning.

police make a dramatic and surprising announcement. >> police arrested leila's brother charged with homicide. a bachelorette party ends in horrific death. their lincoln limousine suddenly bursts into flames in the middle of the san mateo bridge. five women die in the flames. i've been missing for ten years. and i'm here. >> we found them. we found them. >> three young women were rescued after being held hostage for a decade. ariel castro was later found hung in his prison cell. the house of horrors was torn down. >> and there's a lot more news that made headlines. we'll show you more of the big stories in 2013 in just a bit.

for now, we'll take a quick break and be right back.

a special santa spreading holiday cheer at macy's flagship store in new york city. but this st. nick wasn't easy to find he was available to families by special request only. parents had to ask to see the special santa when they reached the front of the line santa's race became the focal point of a nationwide debate forked by megan kelly's comment that santa is just white. keep it here. more news coming up after the break.

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>> we obviously had a tragic day on the bay. >> the america's cup family grieves the loss of andrew bart simpson. kron4 gets up close and personal with the bay bridge. >> this is one of the 32 rods that has broken. ♪ stuff flying everywhere. ♪ >> the serial killer known as the night stalker is dead. >> if you looked up evil in the dictionary, i think there might be a picture of richard ramirez there. >> you don't have to have done anything wrong. >> spilling secrets, edward snowden, the government keeps tab on every phone call made in the u.s. and has tapped directly into the central servers of nine leading internet companies. ♪

naked man rampages through a b.a.r.t. station. >> the woman who was originally attacked took cover in the ticket agent. >> ma'am, get over here! it's a good day to be a gay american are. >> from the streets of the castro to the steps of the supreme court, gay right supporters celebrate. >> i now declare you spouses for life. [ cheers ] with regret we announce that we are officially on strike. >> sympathetic to the workers. the trains are running again. striking b.a.r.t. workers agreeing to go back too their jobs. a terrifying scene. >> three people were killed. more than 200 others were hurt.

♪ we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. ♪ >> i'm ashamed of what happened. i'm ashamed to be an american today. >> the jury has spoken and so have a lot of other people. ♪ double murder at san francisco's jewelry mart. >> what's happening? >> she died on the doorstep. >> bullet holes in a security door mark a shocking murder. >> that's about as low as you possibly can go. >> an 8-year-old girl gunned down. ♪ so excited about that! it's a boy.

040-year-old dimgaggio set his house on fire and snatched hanna anderson. amber alert in california, nevada and arizona. >> he was shot by an agent in the idaho wilderness. >> i consider myself a survivor. a huge wildfire west of yosemite. >> rim fire keeps moving. ♪ >> one of the largest in california history. the bay area's biggest bridge, back in business. ♪ a neighborhood park becomes the scene of tragedy. >> a city maintenance worker under arrest on suspicion of running over a woman as she lay on the grass. thousands of bay area

residents watching the fast- growing fire on mt. diablo. now reached over 3700 acres. an uphill battle in every sense of the word. firefighters come home to find a burglar had targeted their firehouse. torrential rains, dumping 17 inches in some parts of the state. >> we've lot roads. we've lost bridges. we've lost homes. cars. flames on the boardwalk. the jersey town of seaside park. >> i can't believe what i was seeing. the most flames i've seen? my life. chilling surveillance video shows military contractor and former navy reservist aaron alexis armed with a shot gun walking into the washington, d.c. navy building. >> 12 fatalities. well, as we go into the new

year, dry conditions are going to persist around the bay area. that includes tonight and tomorrow. we have clear skies this evening. but some unhealthy air quality. so a spare the air night in effect tonight, spare the air for tomorrow with high temperatures under sunny skies, hazy sunshine. into the mid- to upper 70s. even though 70s. los gatos, going up to 70 for our thursday. look for upper 60s in san jose and milpitas. mid-60s by the bay with hayward and san lorenzo topping out at 65. 70 degrees in towards santa rosa and napa. oakland a high of 66 degrees. and here's a look ahead. seven-day around the bay. we're taking the forecast all the way into 2014 and no rain all the way into the new year. we will see some extra clouds on friday as the weather system passes through but there's no rain in sight from the system

just some clouds, then sunshine back for the weekend, saturday and sunday with highs in the 60s and look for sunshine daytime temperatures in the 60s all the way into 2014. it's now time for the snow bomb ski resort. in the sierra a lot of sunshine as well and warm temperatures with highs in the afternoon going into the 40s, even the low 50s but we will have some cold temperatures to start out the day in the morning with readings getting down in the teens and unfortunately, for skiers, no snow in site through the beginning of the new year. we'll be back. female announcer: it's time to make room

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a body found in a stairwell at sf general, a deadly shooting at l.a.x. and batkid saving the city of san francisco. here now a look at some of the more memorable stories of 2013. ♪ >> the stars and stripes say it all. the comeback of 2013 is

complete. ♪ >> america's cup will stay in america. >> oh, yes, baby! ♪ this government has shut down. >> healthcare.gov, glitches, errors, breakdowns, lower-than- expected enrollment. >> we fumbled it. >> the body showed up on the fourth floor exterior stairwell 17 days after lynn spaulding went missing. >> what happened at our hospital is horrible. andy lopez was struck and killed. >> the fatal shooting of a 13- year-old boy. >> later revealed that lopez was only carrying a replica. major incident working here at l.a.x. >> the chaotic scene at los angeles international airport. >> people were screaming. >> mayhem. >> police say paul cianca opened fire at a checkpoint. >> a tsa officer was killed,

the first to die in the line of duty. traveling through the caldecott tunnel will get easier. >> there it is, the fourth bore. >> according to caltran's estimate going to and from work will take about 15 minutes less. what may be the strongest ever reported, winds gusting 215 miles an hour. ♪ a 5-year-old with leukemia is turning into bad -- with batkid. >> everybody helping out. >> america at its best. ♪ coming up new at 6:00, don't like the christmas present? want to exchange it? what you need to know before you take it back to the store. and christmas delayed why packages did not get delivered

on time and how amazon plans to make it up to customers. kron4 news at 6:00 is next. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left.

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i think we're gone hit macy's first and then sacks. >> it's open and they say there's a discount. all right. i got this for like 10 bucks. i was like good. >> maybe sacks first. i don't know. maybe sacks and then macy's. >> good problems to have. merry christmas, everyone. the big day is here. that means eating, enjoying friends and family and unwrapping your gifts. enjoying those you like and getting ready to return the ones you don't. kron4's jr stone takes a close look at the challenges you may face trying to return unwanted items. >> if had i a dollar for every time someone tried to go into this union square may sip's behind me, i would be a very

rich man. many people waiting to get back to the stores to make returns. keep a close check, though, because some items can only be returned for a certain number of days. others charge restocking fees and some specifically electronics can't be returned if they've already been opened. also, you will want to bring your i.d., especially if you don't have the receipt. this year online shopping is bigger than ever. that also creates some challenges. some stores will not accept instore returns for items bought online. that means you have to contact the company to get a shipping label, then pay to send it. it may be the same store but online return policies verses store return policies can be different. bottom line, check the fine print before you go return your items so you don't waste your time. in san francisco, jr stone, kron4 news. spreading holiday cheer, the 28th annual christmas for everyone event took place at the new hope church today.

3,000 contra costa county residents were treated to hot meals, toys for the kids and free clothing. when they say christmas for everybody, that includes pets. thanks to the good folks from pleasanton's valley humane society. >> we are giving away dog food to people who can't afford to feed their animals. we found out a long time ago that they were giving their food to their dogs and cats. that's not good for them or the dogs and cats. we have because of donations, about 8,000 pounds of food that we can give away. >> about 150 families received food for their pets at today's christmas for everyone event. and more than 5,000 people in need received a free meal today. it's all thanks to san francisco's glide memorial church. two meals were offered, a christmas breakfast and then lunch. 500 glide volunteers showed up bright and early and made the day a huge success as always.

organizers say while there are more volunteers during the holiday season, volunteers are needed all year long. well, lefty o'doul's 24- hour toy drive has collectst -- has collected more than 11,000 toys. the 13th annual san francisco toy drive was kicked off at 5:00 a.m. yesterday by mayor ed lee alongside city's police and fire chiefs, all singing christmas carols along with other performers. it ended at 2:00 a.m. today with a total of 11,200 toys collected. next year, organizers hope to pair with tech companies like facebook and twitter and uber to garner even more donations. well, new at 6:00 tonight in less than an hour, the homeless youth alliance in san francisco will close unless there's a christmas miracle. the nonprofit has been open for 12 years in the haight-ashbury neighborhood. it serves meals, provides medical services and counseling to about 5,000 homeless kids a

year. the building on haight needs $300,000 in seismic upgrades. the landlord says it cannot afford to lease it anymore. the organization has not come up with the $3 million it needs to purchase it. unless somebody donates by 7:00 tonight, in less a than an hour, the -- in less than an hour, the doors will close. there are plans for a mobile unit so the organization can continue to provide services. the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath says they will discuss tomorrow whether they will appeal a court ruling that children's hospital oakland has a right to remove the teen from life support. she's been in the hospital for two weeks and has been declared brain dead. she went in for a routine tonsil surgery, later had complication. right now, a court order prevents the hospital from taking any action through the weekend. today, the family spent christmas day with jahi in her

hospital room. we have more clear conditions to talk about for tonight and along with that, a lot of sunshine, warm temperatures. that's what we saw on this holiday for christmas. with readings in the mid- to upper 60s, even though the 70s. half moon bay up to 70 degrees today. gorgeous christmas day around the bay. oakland breaking a record high temperature, the old record 67 degrees. but today, 69. also into the upper 60s for san mateo and redwood city. 6 into the -- 60s into the east bay. livermore, 64. san jose, today 67 and these warm temperatures are here to stay for the next several days. in fact, all the way into the beginning of 2014. but the nights are long and we still have cold temperatures to deal with in the morning looking for upper 20s into the north bay, 30s east bay as well as the south bay. 40s by the bay. i will tell you more about the rest of the forecast coming up. still ahead -- these days

christmas is basketball see ston for a lot of -- season for a lot of people. five games on the docket and the warriors looking for a win at home. christmas has many different colors. a los angeles mall is showing how many there are. and americans are celebrating holidays everywhere, including overseas and afghanistan. those stories -- next.

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surrounded by friends and family. in afghanistan, those service members are celebrating christmas with a feast far from friends and family. these soldiers are two months into a nine-month deployment. and for many of them, it's their first foreign tour of duty. today, president obama and the first lady thanked u.s. troops and their families for their sacrifices. now a christmas tradition many look forward to. kron4's jeff pierce shows us the sights and sounds from glide memorial church services in san francisco. ♪ good morning! >> you are set for something wild and meaningful today.

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it's been a basketball- themed christmas. five nba games scheduled for today and in the last one, the warriors will try to stop the l.a. clippers from putting a damper on christmas cheer. scott is live outside oracle right now. scott, it's kind of like football on thanksgiving. basketball on christmas are now synonymous and i hear there's like a wintry atmosphere out there despite the warm weather. what's going on? >> reporter: there is. i will get to that in a moment. it's funny you say that, mark

jack soge says christmas and basketball go hand in hand. said the players took off earlier and spent time with their families and now they are playing basketball. it's that seasonal tradition for basketball. you can see the fans starting to pour into oracle tonight. everyone is very excited for this game. big game, clippers a very good basketball team. warriors need to come out here strong. in the last seg month, we were talking about the snow, i did promise you snow. here it is. snow in oakland. i want to pan up to it. you can see it there. not exactly a downpour but a little snow machine. let's take a look inside oracle tonight. it's a whiteout inside. everything is white. the seats are white. those 30s that you saw -- shirts that you see me, white. it's promising to be loud in there. it will be very, very loud in there. i talked to the fans before the game and i asked them this question -- as a fan, what's the key to tonight's success for the warriors?

>> probably stopping chris paul, man. gotta stay on chris paul. >> i think that we definitely need to have good position down low with david lee pulling through and curry hitting threes. >> are you excited to see the game? >> yes. i didn't have to pay for the tickets. >> reporter: that's the best christmas present of them all. >> yes. >> reporter: go, warriors! >> go doves. >> reporter: go, warriors. all fans hoping curry can drain the threes maybe more aggressively than the snow is falling out here. everybody ready to go. the fans are ready to go. big christmas day game against the clippers. tipoff 7:30. reporting live in oakland, back to you. christmas, a day marked by the tradition, family gatherings and calls for peace. here's a look at celebrations and holiday messages from around the world.

♪ >> reporter: from the typhoon- rattled philippines to conflict in syria to the faithful in st. peter's square in rome, all very different places but similar wishes of hope on christmas day. in his first christmas day address as leader of the catholic church, pope francis's message was one of world peace. >> translator: true peace, it's not a lovely facade which conceals conflicts and divisions. peace calls for daily commitment. >> reporter: in the united kingdom a message from queen elizabeth called for quiet reflection. >> for christians as for all people of faith, reflection, med takes and prayer hope -- meditations and prayer help us to renew ourselves in god's love as we strive daily to become better. >> reporter: and the beaches of hawaii may be where santa piled

in for rest it's also where the first family is enjoying a holiday. president obama and the first lady released a statement -- >> so many are help out at soup differentens, buying for children in need, for families like ours, that service is a chance to celebrate the burst of christ and i live out what he taught us. >> reporter: they also praise the men and women serving in the military abroad this christmas day and their families here at home. in washington, i'm karen. a wrom in new jersey -- a woman in new jersey had a personal wish come true this christmas when her son, an army specialist in afghanistan surprised her at work. talk about your secret santa. travis dressed up in a red santa suit to surprise his mom leslie who works as a maternity ward nurse. all she was told, santa would be coming to give gifts to the

nurses. but when her name was called, it was a lot more than she imagined. >> family. it means everything to me. >> the army specialist says his mom's care packages kept him going and that everyone should reach out to someone in need. there may have been some ious under the christmas tree this morning. u.p.s. is backlogged meaning holiday gifts didn't get delivered on time. a u.p.s. spokesperson apologized saying one factor was the period of time between thanksgiving and christmas was shorter and also said the consumer trend of online shopping. amazon alerted customers to call -- to what it called a u.p.s. transportation in the network. they are offering to give out $20 gift cards. i was a little puzzled by this report of snow at ar--

oracle because oakland, 69. a record warm temperature, i haven't picked it up on my radar tonight. >> christmas miracle. >> it is. it's amazing. maybe it's just manmade snow out there at the arena, for the warriors as they take on the clippers. we are looking at some nice temperatures, though, still in the 50s even in oakland despite the snow. even some 60s right now around the bay area. as we go through the rest of tonight and tomorrow, we still have a spare the air alert for tonight and tomorrow. wood burning is prohibited because of the unhealthy air quality. we have all of this pollution trapped close to the ground under the stagnant conditions. we could see some changes coming up on friday, we have a weather system arriving. that's going to bring increasing clouds through the day. still some sunshine in the mix. this weather system is falling apart, though, we're going to be on the tail end of it. no rain in the forecast. it all clears out for the weekend. we'll see sunshine with cool

mornings and more warm afternoons with highs getting up in the 60s. and in the sierra, some warm temperatures also. sunshine for thursday, tomorrow. look at these highs in the sierra up tat 6,000 feet -- up at 6,000 feet. low to mid-50s. clouds friday. no snow from the system coming through. morning temperatures in the teens. now, here in the bay area, for the afternoon tomorrow, look for sunshine, highs mid- to upper 60s even some low 70s like in south san jose, los gatos going up to 70. mid- to upper 60s from redwood city from mountain view to santa clara, san jose, 68 degrees. 60s inland with concord going up to 63 for our thursday. mid-60s by the day. 60s san francisco. 60s north bay. possibly close to 70 for santa rosa and napa. oakland a high of 66 and no snow in the forecast. a lot of sun for tomorrow. there are the clouds coming up for friday. and then the sunshine returns

full force for the weekend. and that's going to be the trend to wrap up 2013 both monday and tuesday. looking at sunny skies. as we kick off new year's on wednesday, more of the same. no rain in sight. grant? still ahead, one of the most popular things to do on christmas is catch a movie. we'll show you what's playing this holiday season and the people of the philippines are learning how to have a wonderful holiday amid the rubble of typhoon haiyan. tows stories -- next -- those stories next female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic,

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in the philippines, typhoon survivors are celebrating christmas in the rubble of their communities. take a look at this giant star lantern that these twins here put up. pretty impressive. neighbors created a christmas tree using whatever they could salvage from the debris. this coming as the country recovers from typhoon haiyan. the devastating storm killed more than 6,000 people. from natural disasters to

manmade ones, one city in the philippines is struggling. several neighborhoods were destroyed. thousands of residents are unable to return to their homes. relief organizations are handing out food packs for the holidays and the philippine government is moving evacuees into makeshift bunkhouses to get them off the streets. still ahead -- the colors of christmas are not just red or green or white. all shades represented as told by one southern california santa claus. an update on a little girl who inspired millions to sing christmas carols in the streets. and we'll recap our top stories including how the bay area is giving back this christmas day. good. good answer.

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the ere in the bay area, most christmas holiday. however, shoppers i talked with said they are preparing for

thursday shopping bright and early. a thursday that some experts call one of the biggest deal days of the year. >> well, i think we're gonna hit macy's first and then probably head up to sacks. maybe sacks first. maybe sacks and then macy's. >> we talked down here to map it out. >> jr stone, kron4 news. >> reporter: a horrible story on christmas morning. a murder-suicide. it happened with at the -- at the home behind me shortly before 2:00 a.m. this involves a man and a woman. apparently the woman suffered multiple gunshot wound and the man had one gunshot wound. we talked to family members they believe those two were having some sort of issues. even though the investigators were made aware of that, at this point, they don't have a motive. that's the very latest. reporting from san lorenzo,

will tran. >> reporter: here at the capacity for everyone event in concord, over 3,000 people received hot christmas meals, clothing, gifts, toys for kids and had an all-around good time. >> this is the thing to do is to help people in need. this is very important to give more than to receive. >> it's just a wonderful place to spend your christmas day. it really is. >> come join us. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: in san francisco, firefighters have been combing the streets searching for children to give them toys. today, firefighters from engine company 1 loaded up their toys and went to the tenderloin to pass out their toys to any child they spotted. all toys came from donations from the san francisco's firefighters' program. the city's oldest of its kind.

>> reporter: glide memorial served a meal to more than 5,000 people today. glide offered a christmas breakfast and then a full christmas lunch. vegetables, turkey, ham, stuffing and dessert and they used 500 volunteers. organizers say if would like to volunteer, they need help in offpeak months such as january through november. after 12 years of serving the community, the el homeless youth alliance in the haight- ashbury is closing on christmas day. the organization could not come up with the $3 million it needed to purchase aing about in the same neighborhood -- a building in the same neighborhood. a lot of emotions inside as people said goodbye to their friends. there are plans in the works to make a mobile unit -- unit so the organization can continue to provide much-needed medical and psychiatric services to the homeless youth in san francisco. in san francisco, i'm justine,

kron4. we have clear conditions around the bay area. temperatures that are still fairly mild. here's san francisco and here are the temperatures, still in the 60s even right now for berkeley checking in at 60 degrees. upper 50s half moon bay in san francisco. by the way, half moon bay up to 70 this afternoon. walnut creek, a little bit cooler and cooler still for fairfield. checking in at 45. fairfield going down below freezing tonight. we have clear skies. notice the absence of clouds over california. that's because the clouds are headed way north up into canada from this system here. this is actually going to affect us coming up on friday with some increasing clouds. but ahead of all of that, still a lot of sunshine for the day on thursday and more warm temperatures possibly getting close to records. mid- to upper 60s even close to 70 for san jose. these reads about 10 to 15 degrees above the averages which are in the mid- to upper 50s. grant? >> all right. as we know christmas has all kinds of colors, the red,

green, white for the snow. there are many kids that can't relate to one of the biggest icons of christmas -- santa claus. a southern california mall is aiming to change all of that. here's more from l.a. >> reporter: the heart of every mall at christmas, elfs, cameras, crying babies. all to see the obligatory small santa. it's a rare santa at the baldwin hills shopping center in south los angeles. >> he draws crowds of children and their parents. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: just like every santa in every mall america -- >> what do you want for christmas? >> iphone. >> reporter: the pictures are kark as trick tis tick -- characteristic. at the same time, they are not. >> they feel good about themselves seeing someone that looks like them. when i was little, there was no black santa in 1963. >> reporter: so it's important

for them to see this? >> yes. >> reporter: turn on the tv this christmas -- all you see is one shade of santa. like most benevolent characters children grow up, the good guy is white -- grow up seeing the good guy who is white. others speak spanish and for the last nine holiday seasons, patterson has greeted the crowd, swapping toddlers like manhattan lamont on his lap whose parents pant the snapshot to mean more than a commercial card. >> i didn't see color when i was little. you only see color when you get older. >> reporter: nearly all of the shoppers are african-american or latino. despite the popularity of the mall tie racial santas here there are only a handful in the entire country. >> hey, buddy. that's why santa himself has a

wish this christmas. >> the mall next year will have a few ethnic santa clauses in all cultures. >> reporter: dreaming of a white christmas and one in many other shades. >> hi. >> reporter: back to you. and coming up -- an update on the girl who inspirned many to sing christmas carols in the streets.

♪ a little girl whose christmas wish inspired thousands of people to sing in the streets died overnight. 8-year-old laney brown suffered from leukemia. her dying wishes were to meet country music superstar taylor swift and for some people to come by her house for a night of caroling. on friday, her birthday, laney and swift video chatted through face time. then saturday night, singers came to her home in

pennsylvania. and first it was a couple hundred people, then a few thousand. then about 10,000 people. she was too weak to go to the window but heard the wonderful music. laney was surrounded by family and friends when she died overnight. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today

people here in the bay area and nationwide heading to theaters this christmas holiday. a lot of movies hitting the big screen including a justin bieber documentary and a sylvester stallone and robert deniro flick. let's take a look at what's showing in the theaters. >> sometimes i waddle because my pants are low. >> justin bieber's belief hits theaters christmas day. this follows the young star during his rise to superstardom. it shows completely unscripted back stage and on stage moments and gives viewers an inside look into all things bieber. this is rate the pg.

"47 rhonen" after being enslashed, he -- enslaved, he see, help. this movie is rated pg 13. check out grudge match. a pair of retired boxers. they decide to settle the rivalry with a championship fight 30 years later. grudge match is rated pg 13. for a comedy check out walter mitty. ben stiller plays a day dreamer afraid to talk to the girl he likes played by kristin wig. so he retreats into a world of fantasy. eventually his job forces him on a journey into the real world. the secret life of walter mitty is rated pg leonardo decap rio.

a stockbroker. ♪ >> the real question, was all of this legal. >> this is nominated for two golden globes and is rated r. fans beginning to gather at oracle arena this evening and temperatures outside the arena, not too bad in the mid-50s on this christmas night as the warriors get set to take on the clippers here in just under an hour. jays son will be in here a few -- jason will be here to talk about the game. right now we're looking at cold temperatures. a lot of places getting down below freezing into the into the upper 20s north bay and again very poor air quality. it will be unhealthy tonight. another spare the air night in effect. that continues for tomorrow. wood burning is banned. we'll have a lot of haze in the sky. hazy sunshine and more warm temperatures. clouds in the way for friday. along with the sunshine, but no

rain in the forecast. we're getting the very tail end of the weather system that's falling apart as it moves onshore into northern california. again, morning temperatures, upper 20s north bay. looking at readings into concord, pleasanton and livermore with below freezing for fairfield. look for 30s into san jose. 40s by the bay to start out the day on thursday and then for the afternoon look at these readings with sunshine into the mid- to upper 60s and even some low 70s. very close to what we had today. los gatos, 70. same for almaden valley, upper 60s san jose and milpitas. fremont, 67. we'll be in the 60s into the inland valley, antioch and pittsburgh going in the mid- 60s. a lot of mid-60s by the bay. a beautiful thursday afternoon coming our way. san francisco, 64. close to 70 for santa rosa and napa. oakland, 66. there are the clouds for friday. it will be clouds and sunshine mixed. that system goes by. we'll see sunny skies for the

rest of the weekend with highs still in the 60s and we will stay sunny and mild all the way into the beginning of 2014. grant? all right. coming up next in sports -- as mentioned, we're live at oracle, big game tonight. warriors hosting the clippers. jason will break down the specifics and the heat and lakers highlights earlier nba action this holiday. he has the highlights and all of the sports coming up and remember to join us for kron4's new year's live presented by nissan. the only local and live new year's eve show. gary radnich will host the thing. it will be a front-row seat. it's always off the hook. that's next tuesday right after the news at 11:00.

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welcome back. kobe is out with a bummed knee. it was a very good game. watch dwyane wade toss up it and james throws it down. watch him reach down with the hammer. if he's not the best athlete in the world, i don't know who is. but the lakers nick young, he's undaunted. this guy has never met a shot he department like but look at him size up lebron. he will cross him over a few times. and then he says how about a little cal in your stock -- coal in your stocking? no match for james around the heat. lebron finishing with 19 points and eight rebounds and then it's dwyane wade with the dagger. watch him with the up and under move. wade had 23. lakers put up a heat. but the heat win it 101-95 to

improve to 22-6. other action, carmelo anthony sitting this one out. thunder at the knicks. westbrook lobs it up to durant for the aimly oop slam -- alley- oop slam. westbrook had a triple double. third quarter, durant will hit the three pointer. he was four of six. 29 in all for the man. probably the second best player in the nba. final score there. 123-94. thunder win. the knicks drop to 9-19 jason kidd is about to fall to 9-19 himself. butler scored 11 of his 15 points in the third quarter. watch the butler miss. gibson throws down the follow dunk. he had 28 points. eight rebounds. you are looking at a battered ben.

bench. >> the warriors wound out the action. tip off with the clippers about 45 minutes from now. and you are looking at the shootaround, about 45 minutes ago with clay thompson and company. you see all of the white shirts. it's part of a whiteout promotion saying the warriors are doing, clippers come in 29. warriors four games back of them this is a big. the only game on national tv tonight. also in the spotlight, scott who is live outside of oracle. scott? >> reporter: big night. big night you can see i'm wearing my shirt. these are all over. it's a whiteout tonight. christmas whiteout. let meet step out of the way and show you the fans pouring into oracle at this pour. everybody very excited for this christmas day basketball game and why not? it's gonna be a good one, too. very tough lakers basketball -- clippers basketball team like you mentioned there sitting top of the pacific at 20-9. the warriors, four games behind

them. 16-13. they are looking to make it three in a row tonight as the fans pour in. mark jackson before the game talked briefly about playing on christmas. >> i played in some christmas games. i watched plenty. i've covered some. there's nothing like being the only show when people are watching. you know they are watching. it gives you a great platform, a great stage and i'm coaching a bunch of guys that, you know, i care a lot about and i think they deserve this moment. it will be a great game against a well-coached, tough basketball team. >> reporter: so an always humble mark jo jackson -- mark jackson. the fans are powering in. a few minutes, they had some fake snow. no more snow. it's gone. again, huge game. i did speak with some of the players as they were going back to the locker room.

andrew bogut looks very focused -- focused. he's ready. back to you. >> thank you. no practice for the 49ers. not exactly give fn the day off. players came in for film study as they prepare for arizona. playoff positioning and possibly even the division title still up for grabs. despite the status, the 9ers are still considered one of the favorites to win the super bowl according to a major nevada oddsmaker from the 9ers are given the third best chance to take home their sixth super bowl title. seattle, the favorite at 9-5 followed by denver at 9-4. then the 9ers, carolina and then the patriots at 10-1. now, seattle's dominance at home makes them the top favorite but if somehow the rams can beat them up there this sind then -- this sunday, then the 9ers would just need to beat arizona

to win the west and the bye that goes with it and then we would have one more game at candlestick park. if 9ers and seattle wins but the saints lose, then the 9ers clinch the fifth seed and they could still host another game at the candlestick park. it's a bit confusing. i know. coach harbaugh was asked about it and whether he will be doing a little door board watching on sunday -- scoreboard watching on sunday. >> too much at stake. too big of a game. i think somebody from the media asked me that last week. said no at that time. too many things can happen. too much at stake. all right. now last year, super bowl's mvp was in the christmas spirit. joe flacco of the baltimore ravens rocking his santa claus socks at practice. there he is. jolly old st. nick on his socks. not much more to say about it. the ravens by the way are 60-1 to win the super bowl. mainly because they still have not qualified for the playoffs and they likely won't.

the defending super bowl champs. 60-1 right now. >> the 9ers, for the super bowl. >> merry christmas from -- to all of you. our christmas throwback special.

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