a busy day for shoppers as many of you are heading out to spend those gift cards. and possibly return some gifts. we have a live report. >> plus. a three-alarm fire on christmas injures two people in san francisco. we have an update. >> to start things off. it here is dan with the forecast. >> we are seeing a mild start from the rainy weather that we saw. cold temperatures, and we have mild temperatures. we have clear conditions. it should be a very nice day. we are looking for 39 degrees for

richmond and 41 in redwood city. 39 degrees for san jose at 42 right now in fremont. satellite and radar shows why these temperatures will continue. we are in very good shape and i will let you know when these calls will come in. >> now that all the presents have been unwrapped. its time for people to go out and spend their christmas money and gift cards. and the stores are ready for the crowds this morning. joining us live is kron four's mike pelton. he's at >> it certainly has that fail but it is not quite the same. there are just a few dozen people here. this store opened about 5:00 a.m.. some of them are looking for sales and other items. a lot of people came early in trying to beat the

crowd. try to turn this into a big shopping day, some stores are offering bake after christmas and discounts, especially on clothes. some of them only have limited sales and to try to bring in customers. once again, we asked people why their shopping so>> you have stores opened. >> i come on, we have to get our coffee. we go and marched to the mall. >> i shot a lot on the line. but this way and you have deals like this, they opened early, you know it will hardly anyone there that is the best time to go. >> we are headed to the livermore outlets and will keep track of the crowd a beer. they're offering

discounts up to 70% off at khols. best buy and macy's are set to open up a few minutes. some people will be returning some of their christmas presents that they have no interest in. they do say that people should check the return policy because certain items cannot be returned. >> do you have any gifts to return the sure mike? >> no. i have not seen people come back and would guess so far, i have only seen people leave with vexed. >>bags. >> santa's sleigh didn't

make it in time for christmas for some people this year because of shipping problems at ups 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 it was a small percentage of overall u-p-s did not make any pick- ups or deliveries yesterday, but they plan to resume normal service today. this all has had an impact on companies too. amazon alerted customers to what it called a "failure in the u-p-s transportation amazon is offering to refund shipping charges and give out 20-dollar gift cards. >> firefighters in san francisco spent part of their christmas night battling a two alarm fire near golden gate park. take a look at the video. crews were called to the fire on baker street just

before 9 o clock last night. two people were injured in the blaze at a three-story victorian building. two others were displaced. >> at this time, a lot of this lead of the liquid. we did a great job and hopefully these people will be okay. >> i have lived here for 15 years there were a lot >> it looks like this has fell through. it is pretty sad. maligned >> the conditions of the two people injured are not known this morning. firefighters stayed at the scene last night checking for any flare-ups. >> the family of jahi mcmath, the teen girl declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy, is going to discuss their next move today. they could decide whether or not to appeal a judge's decision allowing children's hospital oakland to remove jahi from life support.

the judge issued the ruling tuesday, but gave the family until 5 p-m on december 30th to file an appeal. jahi's family says they believe she is still alive. they spent the christmas holiday at jahi's bedside. with a christmas tree and presents for her and her siblings. >> while many this holiday opened gifts and spent time with families and friends, one family in livermore spent their first christmas without their daughter. 21-year-old kristina chesterman - an aspiring nursing student - was killed in september by a drunk driver in chico. the family continues to struggle with her death, but kristina gave the gift of life this christmas. last night, family and friends remembered christina and the organs she donated to save another life. her parents talked about spending this christmas without her. >> i think about the memories, the times that we shared with her. that helps

us out a lot. we talk about her a lot. it helps. >> i usually wake of early in morning, 4:00 a.m. or about 5:00 a.m.. i have her pictures of. i just sit there, i spend time thinking about her. i remember the good times that we had. >> as a thank you for donating part of her kidney. the family of a baby named jaden sent a letter to kristina's >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. the christmas holiday is over, but a mother holidays starting today. we will take a look at the celebrations for the first day of kwanzaa.

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>> today is the first day of kwanzaa. the week-long, non- religious holiday was first observed in 19-66. it celebrates african- american cultures and traditions. for seven days, kwanzaa calls on all of us to focus on seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. kwanzaa runs through january first. >> yesterday was a day marked by deep tradition, family gatherings, and calls for peace. celebrations and holiday messages from around the world on christmas day. >> from the typhoon,

philippines to syria to st. peter's square in rome. these are all different places but similar wishes of hope on christmas day. as leader of the catholic church, pope of france's just lost world peace. >> and this is not a fusspot, it is not complex. this is not a facade, it is not complicated. >> help us to renew ourselves in god's love. we strive daily to become better. maligned in the united states homes why maybe where santa came man

for rest. this is also where the first family enjoyed their holiday. >> they encourage america to grace of the season. >> there are so many people across the country helping and soup kitchens and organizing food and clothing drives for neighbors. families like ours may not have a chance to celebrate. >> they also praised the military and their families here at home. >> i hope all of you had a wonderful christmas. >> here is a live look outside from our roof cam. we're waking up to clear skies. the embarcadero is still live up.t up.

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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. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. and 6:15 a.m.. thousands of people hit by a recent ice storm in the midwest and east coast may not get power back on for another day. tens of thousands of homes in michigan and maine have been without electricity since saturday. the storm is also being blamed for at least 27 deaths in the u-s and canada. the conditions could worsen as more snow is expected to fall, keeping ice from melting off power lines and tree branches, posing new risks for outages.

>> to track the forecast. here is dan. >> this is still affecting a large spot of the northeast. the snow is blanketing everything from ohio to main. we have very heavy grain in the south. if you're traveling to north carolina, it may start to affect you. >> locally, we have no delays reported for so sfo. here's a live look from mount tam cam. for the most part, we have clear conditions. however, spare the error is still an affect for today. this is the fourth day in a row. noone would morning is allowed. >> it will be a cool

morning and we may see a record-breaking highs in the coming days. we had a record high yesterday but for today, mountain view is looking at 67 degrees. 69 degrees for campbell and 66 for redwood city. 68 will be your high in milpitas. 66 for castro valley. hayward will have a high--the north bay peninsula is looking at 65. the financial district will be at 64 degrees. >> the seven day of around the bay shows a lot of sunshine, mid to high fifties and the lows will stay out of the 30's with the exception of the north. however, a new year's eve is looking pretty good we will have plenty of sunshine. >> the roads cannot be

better and i checked with the chp. they have been zero incidents on the freeway. they are having a quiet morning and that means that it is an easy ride wherever you are headed. all the bridges are looking great. here's a live look at the bay bridge. there are no delays through the macarthur mayes. light traffic coming from the nimitz out of the macarthur mayes. the san mateo bridge is also looking good. >> the east bay right you can see why there are such low numbers. it is 16 minutes for hercules to berkeley. there are no delays to the caldecott tunnel. the san ramon valley ride is looking good. it is clear all the way down to dublin. it is a little slowing in the westbound direction, it is much lighter than usual. the south bay freeway is still looking fine with no delays. >> the drive time is running

at about 23 minutes. as we mentioned, most of the transit systems are back on their normal schedule. a strain is running from the central valley without delays. >> a new year and a new attitude for many americans in 2014. a new associated press poll shows a majority of people are ready to start the new year with a sense of optimism. on the whole, americans rate their own experience in 2013 more positively than negatively. but the poll also finds when it comes to the world at large, their opinions turn sour. 20 percent say 2013 was worse than 2012 and about half say the past two years were about the same. new information on the target credit card data breach. >> the hackers who compromised nearly 40 million credit and debit cards also got a hold of encrypted pin numbers, according to an executive familiar with the situation. one major u-s bank believes the theives would be able to crack the encryption code and make fraudulent withdrawals from consumer

bank accounts. a target spokesperson says no unencrypted pin data was accessed and there was no evidence any pin data was compromised. the target data breach is believed to be the second- largest in u-s retail >> a christmas message coming from a very unlikely person. n-s-a leaker edward snowden. he addressed the british people and the world on a london based t-v network. it is an alternative message that accompanies the one the queen gives. the u-s leaker warned people everywhere. your government may be watching. >> this will determine the amount of trust that we can have been the technology or around us and the government. together, we can find a better balanced. we

can remind the government that it wants to know how they feel, they should ask them spying. if you are listening, thank you, and merry christmas. >> snowden spent the holiday in russia -- where he's been granted temporary asylum. he fled there after releasing thousands of classified documents detailing the u-s government's extensive spying network that monitors its own people and foreign leaders. maligned >> good news for bay area not get any presents for christmas. a san francisco toy drive exceeded its goal. lefty o-doul's "last minute" toy drive collected more than 10-thousand new and unwrapped toys. it was the 13th year for the toy drive. final numbers came in at 11-thousand 200 toys. the event started early tuesday morning and ended christmas morning. with police and firefighters distributing the toys to children. the success of the toy drive has organizers thinking of expanding its partnership with city organizations and

tech companies next year. >> did you end up with a gift that's not exactly a perfect fit? make sure to know those store return policies. many retailers have adopted stiffer return policies. return fraud can be costly for stores. according to the national retail federation, stores will lose an estimated 3- point-3 billion dollars just during the holiday season. so. to make sure both stores happy.remember. >> make sure you know the length of the return window, and whether holiday gifts get an extension. certain items carry a restocking fee, common for electronics. remember some things like video games and movies can't be returned once opened. shoppers should also bring their state-issued i-d to the store. a retailer may ask for it, especially if you don't have the receipt.

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>> welcome back. the time is 6:25 a.m.. this is one of my favorite stories. >> a las vegas cabbie had no second thoughts about what to do with 300- thousand-dollars cash he found in his taxi this week. aaron drawhorn has the >> he was behind the wheel of a cab. >> i picked up this man and he wanted-a-he was carrying a bag with him. >> he dropped a passenger of but little did he know that he was dropping off a professional poker player. >> he had a good night. >> he got out of the cab and left a paper bag about nine.

behind. he thought that it was a bag full of chocolate. >> i did not even know that it was money inside. >> he believed that the previous passenger left this bind, he was-that she found a sweet surprise. >> i wanted to know what kind of chocolate it was. but it was $100 bills. >> $300,000 in cold hard cash. >> he called his company a and did the right thing. he turned the money over, soon to the 28 year-old passenger return to get his money. >> he was just devastated. >> the cab company did a

full investigation to make sure that it belonged to him, they did. >> he is a very famous poker player. >> he was named to the driver of the year and received 100-$1,000 cash for the holiday. >> he hopes that his honesty will go a long way. >> he was just wonderful. >> here is a live look outside from our mount tam cam. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive"

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live look venture forecast. >> this will last through 2013. it will be a gorgeous sunrise this morning. here is a live look from mount tam. the current temperatures are looking nice. of 46 degrees for san francisco at 45 for half moon bay. 39 degrees in redwood city. we have clear conditions because you could look at satellite and radar and see that there is nothing getting on the coast, very high pressure zone. i will tell you when a budget through coming up in just a bit. for now, it is 6:30 a.m.. >> we are looking at light

conditions. it is easy if you are going to the bay bridge or the san mateo bridge. here is your quick commute check. all the bay area even interstate 580 is completely clear. how before, antioch to pittsburg has no delays. the south bay peninsula is all looking good. >> san jose police are asking for help tracking down a man that has been missing since late tuesday night. 79-year-old howard kupfer was reported missing by his family on wednesday. we was last seen in morgan hill. officials say his credit cards were reported being they say he has no known medical problems. and was last seen driving his 2002 silver honda accord. with the california license plate number 4-w-s-e-1-3-6. if >> in antioch, two men were

injured in separate both of them happened within two hours. just before 2 yesterday afternoon. robbery on rock island drive near deer valley road. the second shooting occurred around 3 o clock on west 19th street near the contra costa county fairgrounds. a 26 year old man was shot in the leg in an apparent drive-by. so far, no suspects have been arrested in either case. >> the grinch very nearly spoiled christmas for one east bay family.but some generous police officers have made everything better. two newark children woke up chrsitmas morning to find all the gifts under the christmas tree - gone. police say a burglar entered the home on cherry street through an open window during the night and made off with the toys. the crime decided to donate money for the family. total of $100 dollars,

matched by another hundred >> a homeless center in san francisco has closed its doors, leaving young people with one less place to go for help. the "homeless youth alliance" in the city's haight ashbury neighborhood provides much-needed medical services and counseling for thousands of homeless youth. the non-profit group has to leave its space because the building needs seismic retrofitting. they also could not raise the millions of dollars needed to re-locate. and despite pleas and a petition to stay, the alliance closed for good >> we have been here for 12 years. a lot of people lives have been changed. >> and the children that come through here--they are losing a place. they could just come here and relax. they can have someone to talk to and a meal. >> there is some good news.

with no official place to call home, organizers hope to set up a mobile unit to continue to help homeless youth in the city. >> a superior court judge is expected to hear arguments today on two separate bids aimed at keeping the city college of san francisco accredited. two injunction requests were submitted by city attorney dennis herrera and the california federation of teachers union. city college faces losing its accreditation after an order by the " accrediting commission for community and junior colleges". herrera and the union filed lawsuits to challenge the commission's decision. if the order is not blocked, the college loses accreditation at the end of july next year. the lawsuits contend the commission's procedures violated the state's unfair competition law, which bans unfair business practices. >> new details this morning about the hepatitis a warning for customers of a north beach restaurant: you can get a pre-emptive

shot to protect you if you've been exposed to the highly contageous disease. the food handler at the comstock saloon on columbus avenue who was diagnosed with hep-a has been restricted from work until they are no longer contageous. and while health officials say the risk of infection is low. anyone who ate or drank at comstock december 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th or 19th.should see their doctor. if you've been vaccinated already, you should be o-k. if not.you can get a vaccine that can protect you within 14 days of exposure. that means if you were at the comstock on the 12th.today is the last day that vaccine will work. >> today is one of the busiest shopping days of the year with many stores opening early so that shoppers can get those post christmas sales. alison

kosik has more on what to buy and when. >> last year and gap and french connection put extra discounts from 30% to 50% off. new year's day, is the best bet to buy furniture. it has become a tradition for people to shop for furniture that day. new furniture lines typically come out in february. it is also the biggest day for mattress sales. companies have caught on to this trend and have successfully did well. >> if you want a tv, think about superbowl weekend. this is a perfect time to purchase. retailers are looking forward to moving out old things. >> what about a new car?

december 31st is the best day to buy. dealers usually want to meet their goals. that will give you the best possible deal on the last day of the year and may be january 2nd. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. here is a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge. the traffic is very light correc. wouldn't it be nice if there was a wireless company

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>> welcome back. the grace period ends friday if you want to get health insurance that starts january first, 20-14. many consumers were frustrated trying to sign up for obamacare. there is a chance the grace period could be extended beyond friday, especially if the system continues to

have trouble. but that decision will be made only after covered california officials consult with insurance companies and brokers who are trying to help people sign up. >> a former nba player says he wants to build a one- point-three billion dollar arena on the las vegas strip. jackie robinson announced the project this week. it's tentatively called the "all net arena and resort". it would be built on the near the renovated sls las vegas hotel-casino and the fontainebleau tower. robinson says the project is privately funded. he says construction could begin next spring and be completed in 2016. the 22- thousand -seat stadium would be the second new arena in vegas. >> we will come right back. the time is 6:42 a.m..

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6:45 a.m.. a california police officer.recovering from first and second degree burns this morning.he got while rescuing a man from a fire crash. and as miguel marquez reports.that cop was was headed the other way on the interstate.when he stopped his truck to help. >> it is hard to tell. this car lost control. it is hard to believe that the man who was driving survived. maligned it was just a matter of seconds. it was a just too much fire. >> his car burst into flames when he crashed into the center divider. >> thank goodness i from this button and was able to pop his safety belt. i pulled him out. >> adding to the miracle, and other person happened to be on his way to work. >> he dived into the flames.

to pull the driver to safety. >> thompson, had help. miracles us sometime needs company. a firefighter happened to be driving past. >> to be able to help, and to get all the resources on the scene quicker. he happened to be the commander and he called him to do so. >> this was a pure act of heroism. >> it makes me feel good that i did something to help. >> and welcome back. --will now have-and give us the forecast. >> we're off to a great start pripet we have clear skies outside. we do still have a spare the air alert. we had a similar alert

yesterday. it has been four days and a row. right now, the temperatures are great, 46% printers 0 for san francisce eight skies, it is not many clouds. we have a cold morning but a warm day is on tap. the afternoon high for today is as 67 degrees. 67 for sunbelt and 69 for campbell. 70 degrees for the alta mott valley. >> 69 degrees was a record high and 65 for san leandro. 66 for union city and 56 for castro valley. 61 degrees for ocean beach. 67 for san

rafael. 68 for santa rosa. >> kron 47 day air around the bay shows sunshine all the way to new year's day, clear conditions will continue. in fact, it is not too low. will stay out of the 30's. >> we are seen today, most of next week, most will be light traffic. at the bay bridge, there has been no backup for delays. it is completely problem. the upper deck of the same is true for the san mateo bridge, the dumbarton bridge and the golden gate. as we check the traffic maps, interstate 580, westbound has no congestion. the drive time is down to 13 minutes.

it is 16 minister san ramon. minutes to san rafael. 101 south bond has gone a little bit of congestion but it is just 60 minutes from capitola to montague. the mid peninsula traffic is very low at 84 and 92. >> the marin ride is without delays down to the golden gate bridge. >> formal charges for paul ciancia , the man accused of a shooting spree at lax on november 1st. this will be the first time that he will appear before a judge, since a federal grand jury issued indictments for murder, attempted murder this shooting is called an act of terrorism. the 23 year-old is accused of planning the shooting. if convicted, he

could get the death penalty. >> the u.s. forest service has announced plans to hold a meeting today for people affected by the big sur fire. the fire damaged 34 homes before it was contained at last friday. 100 people were evacuated and were allowed back home on monday. the cause of the fire still remains under investigation. >> new this morning, polled francis is urging people to speak out against the prosecution of christians. the pope says that more christians are suffering from discrimination and violence. he says to some countries guarantee human rights on paper but not in practice. the pope's comments come a day after 3 christmas day bombings targeted christians in i iraq. >> in the united kingdom

today, it is considered boxing day. this is a day when people take a box and loaded with gifts to give to the less fortunate. here is video today out of london. boxing day is much like black friday here in the united states where stores open early and offer deep discounts. the day is also a chance for balsas and employers to serve their workers and give them gifts. >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils.news. the sun is rising. will be right back. good. good answer.

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>> take a look at this. santa claus has been showing up all over the united states. he ditched the slate numerous times this season, ringing opening bell on wall street, hitching a ride on the racetrack, and enjoying the water. in san diego, he showed the by waterjet spread he then took pictures with kids and their families. he even more risky to thwater skied in the potomac river near washington d.c.. >> president obama and the first lady continue their in with tradition of meeting with troops in hawaii on christmas day. mr. and mrs. obama join the marines and their families at a marine

corp's base in hawaii. earlier, theys that the presidet called military members are, the world. >> remember to join us for kron4 new year's live presented by nissan. that will be on new year's eve, right after the news at 11:00 p.m.. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. many stores already are open for post christmas shopping. we are standing by with the live reports. >> a three alarm fire on christmas least two san francisco residents injured. >> the family of jahi mcmath could decide to file a court appeal today to keep her on a life-support. a subaru...

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>> the top stories this thursday, december 26th. 83 alarm fire on christmas injures it to people in san francisco. we will have a

live update. >> today is a busy day for shoppers as many of you are heading out to spend your gift cards. we will break down after christmas shopping deals. >> we have a great looking at weather. here's a live look from our mount tam cam. we are going to have a very nice day. the temperatures are at 46 degrees and 45 for san mateo. we are sitting at 38 degrees and pleasanton. satellite and radar shows very few calls. we have a very strong high ridge that is camping dead. we will talk about high temperatures and we miss eight rain in the forecast. the time the 7:00 a.m.. >>