. the sea soon of giving was in full force around the bay area. how people spent the holiday helping those in need. >> the holiday tradition banned this christmas. how a family found a way to get around the spare the area alert. >> and they are back. the warriors play their season opener. now that the lock out is over. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> good evening. merry christmas. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes.

throughout the bay area people are in the holiday spirit giving of themselves to help others. ken pritchett spent the day at saint anthony's. >> reporter: volunteer volunteer sherri haring always has a smile and has a lot to smile about. >> i used to be homeless when i first came here like for two and a half months. . >> reporter: that was ten years ago. she knows what the people here are going through. what a hot meal and kindness means to them. >> terrifying. it was terrifying nobody will let you go to the bathroom or get a drink and nobody cares. . >> reporter: her life has seen change and so has the tradition. they still feed thousands but now they hand out handcrafted scarves to 5,000 in need. >> we are see age few more families today and we expect our numbers to be slightly up again. >> reporter: depending on which organization you talk to

donations this year or either flat or like here, they have risen slightly. however the need has grown and out paced that giving. >> merry christmas. merry christmas. >> reporter: the founder says much more needs to be done. more help is needs in these hard times. >> we would like to say that we have seen a great increase in giving but we haven't. >> reporter: he said it has seen a 30% increase in need for all of its programs over the last two years, on this christmas day more than 5,000 meals will be served. the dinners will continue as will the need. long past the holidays. in san francisco, ken pritchett. >> the salvation army also spent the giving to those in need. they made meals for more than 5 people unable to leave their homes because of aids, sickness or disability. those meals were delivered to

their front doors. the volunteers sometimes the only visitors they get all christmas. >> thousands of needy children got a visit from some of santa's helpers today. today we rode along with one of the many groups who drove their trucks around the city to hand out toys. more than 10,000 toys were collected at the restaurant. the organizers of this toy drive say all children should have a chance to open gifts on christmas day. christmas is a day of celebrating community and family all over the world. >> importance of family is of course come home to prince phillip and me personally this year. >> reporter: the queen released her message today. it was recorded before her husband was in the hospital for surgery to clear a blocked artery. she reflected on the weddings of two of her grandchildren

including prince william. in australia a lot of people spent time at the beach. temperatures there reached close to 80 degrees at one beach near sydney. some as you can see marked the occasion by pairing their it bagging suit was santa hats. >> we wish you a merry christmas. we wish you a merry christmas. >> united states troopings troops in afghanistan kept the spirit alive. >> one woman ensured a group of homeless vets had a christmas meal. about 20 people sat down for holiday dinner at the civic dinner holiday inn. a fire and water damage forced them out of their transitional housing. a volunteer who works with families in need happened to notice them standing outside

their burned building. >> irelessed it was christmas eve and they would spend christmas without a christmas dinner. i decided to make them one. >> i can't say enough about glenn. she is great. i really appreciate her. >> reporter: the red cross is also helping out the group with homes at the holiday inn until wednesday. >> the holiday tradition of lighting up a fireplace has been banned in the bay area. it was the 10th spare the air day of the season. we are live in redwood where we talked to a family that found a unique way to get around it. >> reporter: here the fire wood is all cut and ready to go in this house. the family who lives here was hoping to wake up this morning and build themselves a nice fire on christmas morning but because of that no burn order, they had to take a more creative approach. it's a festive alternative to a traditional wood fire. instead of a yule log they have

a couple dozen glowing candles. >> just looks nice. it definitely makes the season -- christmas day. it's christmas and holidays and winter is all about sitting around the fire. >> reporter: janet and her family were disappointed to find out christmas was a no burn day in the bay area. they understand how important these spare the area alerts are. >> we want to respect people that do have problems with the smoke. >> reporter: for the 10th time this season the air quality management district has called for a no burn day. lisa said the cold, dry weather traps wood smoke pollution close to the ground. >> have you warm air above and cold air below and it creates this cap and we have had this condition almost all of december. just unfiltered air pollution going out and not only impacts your neighbors but also increases the air pollution inside your home. >> reporter: even on christmas

day dozens of air quality inspectors out drive around on the look out for anyone illegally burning wood in their fireplace. the unhealthy air can really hurt those with breathing problems which is something this family is mindful of. >> you want to have a roaring fire but some days you aren't allowed to so we put a few candles in just to give us a little bit of flame. >> reporter: wood burning violater dear sir be fined more than $400. there has not been a no burn notice issued for tomorrow but air quality inspectors still asking people to voluntaryly skip the wood burning fire until the air clears out. >> some are calling a christmas miracle that a 22- month-old boy is a live tonight after being thrown out a second story window by his mother. it happened this morning at a san jose apartment building.

police say the 24-year-old threw her baby out the window and then jumped out herself. witnesses say they landed on a small patch of dirt. thto live. investigators believe mental illness played a role. >> update on the story of hope we first told you about last night. a man is recovering from transplant surgery because of an oakland family that gave the gift of life. daniel murphy got a liver transplant from charles butler junior. he was shot and killed on thursday while driving home from the store. his family said he planned to be a merchant marine. murphy said that he is grateful to butler's family for the chance to watch his children, his grandchildren grow up. family members of a southern california soldier say he is in critical condition following a shooting at his

homecoming party. relatives of christopher sullivan say he was trying to brake up a fight between his brother and another man on friday. the man pulled a gun and shot sullivan in the back shattering his spine. sullivan was award the purple heart after surviving a suicide bombing in afghanistan. >> there is no holiday for the highway patrol. so far in santa clara they reports 243 people have been of ther arrested for driving under the influence since it started on december 16th. they say there have been no dui deaths so far but there have been two accidents linked to drinking and drives. >> excitement building right now in oakland. just about two hours from now the warriors will play their season opener and of course it's a season that almost didn't happen. jade hernandez live where fans are being welcomed back. >> reporter: the warriors play the clippers tonight.

fans on both sides weighed in on how they feel watching players get back out on the court. >> i kind of like that it's 66 games, i think it condenses the season more. it's -- 82 is a lot any wait a minute. >> it shouldn't have been a lock out. basketball has been around forever. the economy is bad. first it was nfl and know basketball. >> reporter: the warriors have a new head coach leading them this season, mark jackson. he has a lot of nba experience and will lead a team with a lot of press, negative and positive. first there is the talk of the team moving to san francisco. whether or not they could or would nobody knows for sure. the mayor is already help held preliminary discussions. the move could put them near at&t park. it looks like the manage entity wants them to play in a newer facility the latest upgrade in oakland was in the late 90s.

for those wondering when it could happen their current lease runs through 2017. bringing you back to tonight's game, just to make -- the event more festive we have reindeer out here. a lot of fans seeing it. we will have more on one player's scandal and how fans feel its affecting the game. we will have highlights and sports as well. >> meantime the a's may be one step closer to moving to the south bay. a source close to the owner said he is confident major league baseball will grant the team permission to move to san jose in february. the league says no decision has been made. a special committee has been reviewing the request. team owners expected to talk about it next month. >> turning now to election 2012. a poll gives romney a solid lead in new hampshire with the primary there just over two

weeks away. the boston globe poll shows 39% of likely republican voters support the former massachusetts governor. the former house speaker and ron paul are tied now with 17%. john huntsman got 11%. the president and his family celebrated christmas with church services at the marine corp base in hawaii. they woke up early to exchange gifts at the house they are renting. later they were set to visit military families as they have done in years past. >> most store also be open early the day after christmas but will people be willing to brave the crowds? tips on one of the busiest days of the season. >> the hacker group anonymous strikes again. the organization it targeted. >> a few high clouds moving

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. the pope prayed for peace in his yearly christmas day message today. the 84-year-old delivered the message to a packed crowd. he prayed for comfort for flood victims in thailand and in the philippines. once the numbers in the retail federation thinks holiday spends will be up about 4% from a year ago. even so not everybody keeps those holiday gifts.

we explain what you should do if you plan to return gifts tomorrow. >> reporter: in just about every store in union square it was lights out, doors closed, streets relatively empty. some say it's just the calm before the storm tomorrow. >> its going to be a mad house. everybody wants to fight for deals and exchanging stuff. >> reporter: most stores plan to be open early tomorrow but a lot of the shoppers say they plan to avoid the mall and any shopper center. >> tomorrow is going to be a much better sale day and i think it's going to be packed. >> reporter: some are willing to brave the crowds in search of a bargin. >> try to maybe get a better deal. they can -- exchange a sweater at full price and get two. >> reporter: as consumer reports warns that plan can back fire without a receipt. >> you are going to get back either a credit for the store or you are going to be reimbursed the lowest amount the item sold for, not necessarily what you paid for

it. >> reporter: keep tags and if a package is not opened be aware some stores may charge a restocking repaming fee. >> want to be sure not to open the packaging, if you aren't sure you want it. again if you -- you can leave all the tags and all the labels on the item but if you destroy the packaging or rip it apart you will have a much harder time returningt. >> reporter: all that and the crowds is enough to make some forget about gift giving. >> we don't give gifts anymore. >> reporter: is that part of the reason? >> yeah. what happened to that sweater i gave you? what sweater? i took it back. so, we don't give -- we don't exchange gifts in our family. >> reporter: today and tomorrow they will focus on the true meaning of the holiday instead. >> leaders are condemning christmas day terror attacks

that killed 39 people in nigeria. the first happened during mass at a church. 35 people were killed and dozens more were hurt. a violent muslim sect took responsibility for the blast and two more explosions in other cities. authorities believe the group is responsible for as many as 500 killings in the country this year alone. >> a plan to control the population of wild horses in nevada is on hold. ability visits sued to stop the plan to castrate wild stallions. on thursday the court let them remove 1800 horses but without castrating them. the activists say they -- the lawsuit will go forward in a washington dc federal court. >> anonymous has said it's taken two hundred gigabytes data from a think tank. it was down this morning. anonymous posted a list of the

company's clients on twitter saying it's their secret high profile client list that includes apple, goldman sach's and the united states air force. they say they will take the fund from the accounts and give them away as christmas donations. >> a teen has become the youngest to climb the summit of seven of the world's tallest mountains. the 15-year-old reached the top of the highest peak in antartica yesterday. it was the final peak in a quest he started six years ago. he broke a record set by a 16- year-old. >> some ambitionous teens. our weather and mark joining us with a look at the forecast. pretty nice. >> yeah. very nice. take a look outside. san francisco, union square a beautiful tree and zooming out you get the perspective here and just a few high clouds moving in to parts of the bay area. that's after a very cold start. temperatures in the city in the lower 50s.

you can see neighborhoods back down to the 40s. we aren't talking about any freeze warnings but a few neighborhoods will be back down in to the upper 20s over night. still a few subfreezing spots. for tonight fair skies on the cool side. tomorrow cool morning, dry forecast and the extended partly to mostly cloudy. we could track a few rain drops but only a chance and not expecting much. no significant rainfall at least on the long range weather maps. here we go tomorrow morning, up in sanity rosa and napa, same for fairfield. san jose at 36 and oakland in the upper 30s. high pressure in command of the weather basically for most of the month and it'll stay for tomorrow after that cool start, fair skies as we head in to the afternoon. here is the change as we head into tuesday this cold front will approach the pacific northwest. this will thicken up the high clouds in to tuesday, shower chances, will be mainly to the north. we do bring in the chance of a few sprinkles or maybe a few

light north bay showers for late tuesday lasting in to wednesday. only a possibility and the highest chance will be north of the golden gate bridge. hear we go with the forecast model. tomorrow morning may be a patch or two of cloud cover. most of the significant cloud cover. far as the forecast highs, most other areas into the 50s, tomorrow will be a little bit cooler than today at least with respect to the afternoon highs. that means san francisco mid50s. san jose tops out 56 degrees. santa cruz in the upper 50s around 57. here is a look ahead. the extended forecast and you can see a few changes here. quite a few clouds over the next few days with partly to mostly cloudy skies. tuesday night and into wednesday, not amounting to

much. we will stick with that sun cloud mix for thursday and into friday. as we wrap up 2011 still the same story with temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to lower 60a. overnight lows won't be as cold mainly in the upper 30s to 40s. growing up here the big trip to tahoe around new year's, that's not -- no significant snow in the forecast. >> man made snow will have to do. that. will be the plan. >> thank you. >> the christmas celebration may be winding down but another holiday about to start. the week long kwanza celebration. it's a nonreligious holiday honoring african american heritage and culture. it was founded by a former professor at cal state university long beach. >> it's christmas day tipoff for the nba. sports is next with a round up of today's game. >> and a holiday tradition continues in richmond. how a family's include said is making the holiday better for

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. a special santa provided a holiday dinner at richmond homeless shelters today. east bay resident burgundy

spears started with. two centers offered a special meal, toys and games as well as clothing. >> fred with sports warriors taking on a team a lot are talking about. >> they are and warriors will be a surprise but the nba season usually starts closer to halloween. with the lock out and all the league's new motto is better late than never. they get a prime time home debut against the clippers. what a daunting task for mike brown. he replaces phil jackson. chicago in los angeles. look at bryant -- make this is jumper. they take a six point lead. 28 for kobe. last year's nba mvp leading chicago. they score, the final seven points of the game. rose drives, it's 88-87 bulls, one last chance, who are you going to call in kobe but this time three defenders go on him

all day. bulls win, 88-87. how wow feel if you lot of the nba finals to dallas last year? then had to open in dallas and watch the mavericks raise their first championship banner. that's what miami had to deal with and they get pay back. james slams, that's two of his 37. james also had ten boards and six assists. the mavericks trailed by as much as 35. james tips to back for wade. have you to like that. six assists for wade. marchon just a bystander. dallas traded for odom number seven in white. he gets fouled. he gets called for the offensive foul. doesn't like it. gets ejected. in his debut. beat the mavericks. spike lee and chris rock in madison square guarden to seat knicks take on boston. 8-0 last year but anthony hits a three to tie the game at 100. anthony scored 20 of the 37 in

the 4th. knicks led with less than four seconds. boston with a chance. garnet's jumper, no, new york wins. boston plays without their injured star pierce in the line up. warriors and clippers tonight at 10. plus a special look at the 49ers sensational regular season. this is going to be something you want to watch. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> coming up tonight at ten. a grinch of the south bay. a family comes home to find must 6 their gifts stolen and the family dog gone as well. their plea to at least get their dog back. >> thank you for trusting us. we will see you the next time news breaks. we are always here for you online at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. merry christmas. we will see you at ten.

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