. more than a thousand families are getting help putting toys under the christmas tree this year. a toy give away. >> bart contract negotiations what we're learning about the key issue until the dispute. >> breathing more of a sigh of relief, more on what could keep ac buses on their routes. news starts now. . good morning everyone welcome to mornings on 2. it is

saturday december 21st. i'm mike. >> and i'm claudine wong. mark is in for rosemary on this saturday. >> it's the last couple of fall, winter begins in the 9:00 hour this morning. patchy fog is redeveloping near parts of the immediate coastline. low 40s. san francisco 47 and san jose in the upper 30s. winter begins at 9:11 this morning, patchy fog, mid-30s, mid-40s. 3:00 afternoon highs on track to reach the upper 50s to the low to mid-60s. we'll highlight the warmest day of the weekend. and we'll talk about what we're heading into monday night. two of bart's biggest unions have an agreement that settle a dispute over the new contract. once the bart board votes

they'll ask members to ratify the new agreement. terms of the agreement are not released. they had to go back to the table over terms the agreement. >> we negotiated for seven months. we are outraged that they held bart riders like this. bart has not commented on the announcement. ac transit has reached a tentative deal with their strike. they'll present the agreement at 10:00 this morning and recommend it be approved. news of the agreement after a strike was going to happen at

midnight. passengers are relief. >> i am releafed because i have to get to the nursing home every day. union leaders previously reached two tentative other agreements. those were both voted down most recently in october. a vote is expected to be complete by the end of the year. food and retail workers are holding out a picket at terminal 2. they are postponing the work stoppage and picket instead. they held a strike in august. it represents 200 workers employed by hmf host. they've been out of work a year and a half. the negotiations have been heated. there has been encouragement recently. two u.s. military aircraft were responding to an outbreak of violence in part of the

country. one of the injured service member is in critical condition. a man suspected of participating in a bar fight has turned himself in. the suspect is a 24-year-old from pittsburgh. the fight happened shortly after 6:00 last night near highway 4. >> we begin there were acquaintances in one way shape or form, we're not sure to what extent. they found a 41-year-old man severely injured. was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead a cause of death has not yet been determined. gunfire outside of san leandro sent people scrambling to safety. two men were arguing in the parking lot when gunfire erupted. one man shot the other and took off in a white exact car --

compact car. a man tried to calm the staff. >> i don't want to have my daughter out here in this type of environment. it's crazy. the rest of the mall remained open after the incident p a guard said security personnel chased the gunman. because the gun was harmed it was safer to get not into a confrontation with them. that shooting came because of a mall in tracy. it happened at the west valley mall. bullets hit the tours of one of the mall entrances. they went looking for the gunman, it came up empty. the mall did remain open for the rest of the night. families will be coming to the west contra costa county for their christmas present. it's part of the public safety toy and food program. we have news live this morning. ali, i guess some families started lining up there at 6:00 this morning. >> some people got in line as

early as 6:00. this give away is happening at the west contra costa ymca. they line up to the door and snakes around the building here. everyone here preregistered even though they came here early they didn't have to. once you are preregistered everyone got a ticket with a designated too many to go in and pick up their toy basket. when it comes to putting toys under the tree they don't want to take chances, they want to make sure they get that bag of toys to get it under their tree and give to their families. about a thousand families have signed up to get toys. there are pikes and bags full of toys. there's a separate area where people can pick up food. police and firefighters in richmond organized this food and toy give away every year.

it started 20 years when richard firefighter handed up toys on his own and realized a great need out there. irish monday first responders also got involved in that too. >> there is always one and their eyes will light up when they see all the bikes. their isolate up and they say when if it wasn't for this, we would have nothing. >> they get a drawing and a bike. there are about 482 bikes to give away this morning. the need has been great and so many families wanted to preregister. organizers weren't sure this if he this to meet that need. they had to cut that registration off at 1,000

families. we're going to talk to people in line and what this means to them and their kids this year. >> a lot of happy families there. chp is hosting arrest last chance toy drive. they're from pier 48 in san francisco. toy donations have been slow this season. they asked that all donations are new and come unwrapped. chips for kids have been supporting bay area families for 28 years. they'll start distributing it toys to needy children in their community. they'll continue through 2:00 in the afternoon it. they'll be at the city hall. located at university avenue. the event is the collaboration of the east palo alto police department and the police officers association. >> toys are us stores nationwide are helping out their last minute shoppers

helping them for 48 hours straight. the doors are open and they'll stay open until 9 p.m. christmas eve. online shoppers have the option to buy online and pick them up within a hour. kohl's said it would stay open 100 consecutive hours before christmas eve. many of the stores are extending their who will dale hours. some stores such as macy's and sears were opened later than that. opening extra hours should lead to shorter lines and less stress for holiday gift givers. >> it will help me. i work every day, and i have to get there late evening. >> some experts say stores are offering the longer hours and satisfy the growing demand for customers to buy what they want

when they want which is easily done online. >> with no rain outside, it means people will be shopping later. that's great news. no umbrellas for shopping today. we're locked in this dry weather pattern. you may feel different because that's when the winter solstice kicks in. it's not a change in the weather pattern. in fact, here's our live camera looking out toward the bay bridge. we have fog developing in the immediate coastline, this weekend will be dry and mild at least for the afternoon hours. we have a big storm developing. you can see all the radar returns and the greens and the yellows, that pink shade as you can't pick out toward tulsa and lewis, that will be a key concern for today and tomorrow for that system. for us no rain in site. some patchy fog developing. it could impact your visibility

for highway 1 this morning h current temperatures, it's off to a cold start. it's 30 degrees in fairfield. lots of 40s for san francisco. redwood city, livermore last check reporting 36 degrees. here is our camera looking out towards san francisco. winter begins at 9:# 1 this morning and, in fact, for today, here is our live camera. san francisco 9:00 this morning in the lower 50s, it should say today, but you get the idea temperatures on track to reach the upper 50s lower 60s. it's partly cloudy skies and the dry weather pattern will continue. you could see this, the clouds arcing way up to our north. we'll put this h on the with they are map. no rain threat in our five-day forecast and we can use the rainfall, at least in the next five to ten days. here's our forecast model showing us this.

we're showing you the fog this morning. this is patchy fog, it could be redeveloping by late this afternoon and into the evening hours. it forecast highs later on today, these numbers not a big change from yesterday. they're ranging from the upper 50s, lots of 60s in oakland and hayward. san mateo 62 degrees. here's a look at the forecast. wednesday, christmas day, a few clouds out there, but no rain clouds on this five-day forecast. 30s and 40s, upper 40s to lower 50s, we can say, monday night football at candlestick park. temperatures will be in the 50s, 56 degrees with mostly clear skies. another forecast check coming up in a little bit. target's apology after a massive data breach. what it's planning for customers this weekend. >> how much fans are willing to

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tornadoes are possible from texas to mississippi. the national weather service is investigating whether a tornado touched down last night. no one was hurt in that storm. no major delays have been reported at sfo either. passengers are being encouraged to allow extra time for geting to the airport and taking transit. >> i'm paranoid about flighting i get to the airport earlier than most people i guess. it's been pretty efficient so far. >> they say the busiest part of the airport is the baggage claim area where people are arriving to pick up friends and family. the remains of an army sergeant have been returned to his widow 63 years after being reported missing in action after the korean war. she went during a predawn ceremony at los angeles

airport. she never remarried even though her husband told her she should if anything happened to him. >> with these returns it's a mix of sadness and rejoicing because finally particularly around the holidays a long lost family member is home and there's some resolution and closure for this family. >> officials believe he was captured by forces and died in a pow camp from malnutrition. he's expected to be buried with full military honors next saturday in california. three years probation for a violent fight with his ex- boyfriend. harris was convicted last month for misdemeanor and he hit his boyfriend hard enough to cause

injury. they argued about soy sauce at a meal. nose bleed seats are selling $150 closer to the field seats are going to $2,000. while this may be expensive, it's a price a lot of fans are willing to play. >> $1,000 or more? that would be pretty bad. but, i would probably still pay it. >> and while it's a long shot, if the 49ers were to host a playoff game, ticket prices could double. tell us your favorite candlestick memory. you can tweet it to us with the hashtag farewell candlestick. vandalism of a google shuttle bus. they slashed the tires of a google shuttle bus yesterday.

they also surrounded an apple bus for 30 minutes before allowing it to leave. they have been protestors, it came from a median rent has jumped to $2800 a month. being near a corporate bus stop can add 20% to rents or housing prices. unemployment rate went down 2/tenths of a% last month. the job less rate fell to 8.5% last month. it was after the international rate dropped to 7%. the numbers show the job situation in the bay area is much better than it is across the state and the nation. warren county has the lowest rate of unemployment at 4.6%. san francisco is a close second with 5.2%, only the salerno county has the lower at 7.6%.

target is giving 10% off this weekend after the news of its security breach. customers who made purchases by swiping their cards could have their accounts exposed. the company is offering free credit monitoring to anyone whose information was compromised. santa goes high tech. how the man in red got an early peak at google glass and how technology helps him get the job done on christmas eve. >> most of the bay area in the clear this morning. we'll let you know if we have any rain clouds showing up on the long-range weather maps. if i can impart one lesson to a

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. happening right now, two nasa astronauts are on a space walk to fix a pump on the cooling system in the space station. it's one of three walks set up for repair. they're going to remove the broken pump on monday. the new pump is scheduled to be installed on christmas. they're carrying makeshift snorkels after a helmet of an italian filled with water this year. it is expected to take 6 hours. it looks like santa claus will be using technology to help him guide his sleigh this year. while on a pit stop, a big red jelly giant will be using google glass. he likes to keep up with

technology. he brought his robotic elf helper kobe. >> i get the most up-to-date on who is being naughty or nice and i get good weather updates. >> they've not released google glass to the public. he was able to get it from the glass explorer program. they get to test out the product. >> and he is getting the google gas, he can get anything. >> his beard is not as white as usual. >> leave santa alone. 7:24, i don't know if it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. it's beginning to feel cold. we can't have the snow. we can have the cold. >> we have the clear skies, that was the case yesterday at the coast. right now patchy fog developing in the immediate shoreline. as far as if you want the

winter weather, it's not here, you can't pick out on my storm tracker too. the rainfall moving into texas and parts of missouri. the pink shade, there are icy areas, that would be the key concern with this system, the cold air with the warm air mass to the south. there he is that fog hugging our shoreline, mostly clear skies around the bay and also to the inland areas. clearly it is cold in fairfield. santa rosa right now 44 degrees. winter begins at 9:11 this morning and at 9:00 we'll have patchy fog. temperatures on track to reach the upper 50s to the mid-60s. these numbers not a big change from yesterday. they are still mild out there for the afternoon hours with the temperatures approaching the mid-60s, here's a look at your forecast. monday hazy sunshine, christmas

day no big changes, just as few visiting high clouds and temperatures maximumming out in the lower 60s. we'll take a look at the 49ers forecast, the last one at candlestick park coming up in a few minutes. >> i love him and i've been waiting forever. >> well, an army soldier has used the help of an air son news station to propose to his girlfriend. they've been apart for nearly two months. are you tearing up yet? he wanted to make this homecoming extra special. he asked for her hand in marriage. >> you've been there a lot and it's been a long distance relationship from the beginning, and she's been amazing. >> well, southwest airlines joined in that sell operation and gave the couple some -- celebration and gave the couple some champagne and a camera voucher. >> she had no idea that he was

going to propose. con glass to them. >> a -- con glass to them. >> -- congratulations to them. >> surveillance video could help get this kitten back. >> a report what a judge says must happen first. ♪

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. what we're learning about a deal that may settle the contract dispute. welcome back to mornings on 2. here is a look at the top stories we're following for you this morning. two unions say we've struck a deal with bart. terms of ate agreement have not yet been disclosed. bart had to return to the bargaining table after discovering a provision of six weeks paid family leave was left in the contract. union leaders say they'll present the agreement to their members and recommend that it be approved. news of ate agreement comes as a 60-day cooling off period preventing a strike was set to expire at midnight. >> a man involved in a bar

fight that left another man dead has turned himself in. a 41-year-old man from value hoe died, and the suspect is facing murder charges. >> new this morning, police are searching for suspects after a double shooting. it happened on 2nd and san fernando streets. the victims were rushed to the hospital. there is no word on their condition. a legal victory for parents of a girl who is declared brain dead after surgery for tonsils. they have to keep her on life support. she was declared brain dead. she wants a -- the family wants

a second opinion. >> it violates the ethical canons of the hospital to continue to provide care to a deceased person. >> a decision could be made before christmas whether she'll remain on life support. >> several law enforcement agencies will be set up this weekend. >> when is the last time you had alcohol. >> the officer said the goal is to get drunk drivers off the street before they hurt or kill someone. >> it shows a lot of people have not taken into consideration they need to not drink if they're going to be driving. >> and last week alone, chp in redwood city arrested six people for dui and two of them are in accidents. >> san francisco has seen 17 people chilled in accidents between pedestrians of vehicles including two separate cases on

thursday and friday. pedestrians advocates say that is highest number. pedestrianses and bicyclists should be more careful and conscious of each other particularly this holiday evening. >> we want to continue to hammer this and hopefully we can end the rest of the year without any additional fatalities. >> pedestrians advocacy groups is second only to new york city in pedestrians fatalities. another pedestrians death it happened on monterrey road at 7:00 lathe night. a person in a wheelchair was going northbound in a southbound lane and was hit head on with a vehicle. he died at the scene. pedestrians deaths are at an 8 year high. pedestrians worried about their safety have access to nighttime escorts at the

holiday season. they're available at san leandro and oakland police departments. a similar program was offered during the thanksgiving holiday. happening right, now, in less than 30 minutes hundreds of families in need will be able to pick out christmas presents for their children. they'll be able to pick out christmas fronts presents for their children. 1,000 families signed up this year. >> we're inside the west contra cost at that county. they're getting ready to start this toy give away. there are 150 volunteers. they've getting their assignments. they're telling us how to be prepared this morning because in about 20 minutes they're going to open the doors for a thousand people who have preregistered to get a toy bag

and food this morning. there are a thousand bags filled with toys. there are 500 bikes in this room. half the families will get a brand-new bike to their kids. there's a big line. there's about, i'd say 100 people waiting outside the building. one woman we talked to says she doesn't care what kind of toys are in the bag. she's grateful for anything she can have to help put a toy under this tree for her kids. >> it really doesn't matter, i'm grateful for whatever. [indiscernible] >> we're just trying to get our kids something. >> this event is organized by first responders from richmond. the man who started it all started it 26 years ago. the need has been so great and there are so many families who wanted to preregister, they were not able to meet the needs so they cut off the

registration at 1,000 families. the volunteers are at the last minute meeting it getting ready for convenient to start. people will start coming in and picking up these bags full of toys and also some food to take home to their families. live in richmond, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> they're asking for donations to help thousands of homeless people to stay warm this winter. they're asking for donations of sleeping bags hats and gloves. donations can be dropped off at the sunrise home. 6 people have died due to cold overnight temperatures. after seeing people sleeping on the streets during a winter cold snap, autumn lee, an 8- year-old, bought all the sleeping bags and she and her mother drove around and handed them out. the rest were donated to the

livermore homeless refuge. >> inspired by her generosity, her school is holding its own sleeping bag drive. that school is located at scenic avenue. it is expected -- accepting donations until january. a new police chief, they're searching for, the police chief is retiring after 31 years. they're searching throughout the country for his replacement. there has been a decrease in violence. they have had no homicides this year. the last time was in 1986. they're investigating a dog fighting ring, they've been in contact with the owner of the animals. he denies they were being forced to fight. 11 dogs with reasonable wounds

were found at an east oakland home after they served a warrant in an unrelated investigation. >> reporter: he admitted that they were his dogs. what vet did he see, is he breeding dogs, things like that. >> those dogs are in the custody of animal services. >> san francisco animal care and control is looking for a newly adopted kitten that was stolen. she had already been adopted. animal care and control released this surveillance video of the two women who were at the shelter at the time of her abduction. anyone who know those woman are asked to call the animal control office. >> let's turn this over to winter. 9:11. >> it's the precise time. we're tracking multiple storms in the bay area. nothing is showing up in the

next 10-day forecast. there's a slight chance of a few scattered rain showers. haze looking out at the san jose airport. a lot of air travel this weekend. with that, we have a storm in the nation, a good portion of the country, it will impact travel, here's a look at the coastline. it's moving north to south. it will gradually mix up as we head to the afternoon hours. we have clear skies and cold temperatures, it's 30 degrees in napa and san jose reporting 37 degrees. patchy morning fog, winter begins during the 9:00 hour. here's a live look with a look at some of the haze and it's on track to reach lower 60s by 3:00. no changes for tomorrow or the

extended forecast. a few clouds will pay us a visit the dry weather pattern will continue to pay us a visit. this high pressure area will push the rain up to the north. the rain is focused up to the north in northern california. we'll hold on to a mild weather pattern at least for the morning hours. up in the north bay, the forecast for today is shaping up like this. it's on track to reach the mid- 60s, napa 64, 60s as well. right around san francisco, patchy fog nearby, it will be factory and partly sunny and these temperatures are not changing and as we take a look at the east bay neighborhoods, we're off to oakland and it's on track to reach the lower 60s. the south bay, more sunshine and south bay looking good.

they're on track to reach 62 to 64 degrees. these forecast ties to these numbers, no the a big change from knees readings. san jose 63, san mateo 62 degrees. here's a lock ahead at your five-day forecast with your weekend in view. temperatures not changing too much. monday it's looking good for the 49ers football game. it will be dry on christmas day. >> well, after months of public voting, the san francisco zoo has announced the name of its latest edition. the baby gorilla is going to be announced. her name is in swahili. the zoo will be lit up each night until december 30th.

coming up in the 9:00 hour, how you can win a four-pack of tickets to see the lights on display. >> they have a new playground and so much to do. there's a lot. >> there's a lot with a few children. it was fun. keeping a close eye on baby jesus, how one security company is trying to stop people from stealing that activity scenes. >> how santa's helpers are making dreams come true. interstate 608, no problems to look at. looking at chp's traffic page, smooth sailing this morning. time is 7:42 and you're watching mornings on 2. [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home.

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good saturday morning, take a look at san francisco. patchy fog making a come back. it will have an impact for coastal temperatures in the bay area, it will be amide mild afternoon. >> they won't be allowed to attend a hearing on sanity. the judge says testimony about james holmes mental evaluation could influence potential jurors and make it impossible to get a fair trial. he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity due to killing 12 people and injuring more. he was suffering a psychotic episode at the time of the killings. a high speed chase is now suing the department.

the father of brian beard says he watched everything unfold from a television. he said before the chase began and was aired on tv he said he called and he was advised to pull over. he favored him. i just can't talk, okay. he's concerned about the circumstances leading up to the shooting. the officers involved are on paid leave while the investigation is under way. another march in valley protest the shooting on lopez. they want him charged with murder. he shot and killed him after mistaking his gun for a real weapon. >> they are continuing to foot

for justice for their friends and cousin for their community member and their schoolmate. >> he was placed on administrative will leave after the shooting, but returned to work earlier this month. new this morning, president obama praised congress for its bipartisan budget agreement and says he remains focused on the future. >> both parties came together to pass a budget. one that charts our economic course for the next two years. this budget will unwind some of the damaging cuts that have held back our businesses and helps seniors and students. >> they took people to task for the extension of unemployment benefits. they'll expire next week unless congress acts. he arrived for his annual winter vacation. they landed in honolulu late last night with their two dogs.

he has no public events scheduled while he is in hawaii where he is expected to stay until january 5th. he predicted january 2014 will be a break through year for america. he will absolutely keep in place a mandate that individuals buy health insurance and defended the surveillance programs. he gave few specifics about his program next year. he said 2013 is a tough year and he regrets being able to pass gun control legislation. >> there are areas where there have been frustrations which i wish congress would move more aggressively. not passing background checks i believe is a mistake. >> he said he's not overly concerned about poll numbers, and they've gone up and down during the course of his career. henry reid has been released from the hospital.

reid spokesman says he's rushing at home after spending time at george washington hospital. he diagnosed reid as exhaustive and found nothing more serious. doctors have cleared him to return to work. >> this year churches are keeping a chose eye on baby jesus thanks for a free gift from a security company. every year figures are stolen from nativity scenes. a solution is being offered. a small device can be installed and it can be tracked down. they can have it installed for a gps. there are few things direct and heartfelt, but a child's christmas letter to santa. the volunteers did their best to fulfill those childhood

wishes. >> they're turning this into santa's work shop. a thousand letters were sent to bay area kids. >> we're blessed and i know a lot of people are blessed and a lot of people are struggling and it's a good tile to help out. . >> they are gifting presents for seven children. it's not easy if a child wants pictures of santa's reindeer. i told her we couldn't get all the reindeer together at the same time. they're not into selfies. >> these favorites are like a barbie legos and cars. they just want the necessities, one asked for food, he got his kitchen set and included $100 to safeway inside. >> i know how it feels. now, i can give a little bit back. you know, some of them, they just ask for simple things.

>> simple things like a pair of walking shoes. in another letter she asks for gifts for her daughter that she can't afford. >> i can't say what santa has got out of the work shop but hopefully we'll make kids happy this year. >> they love putting a smile on a kid's face christmas morning. . >> all right the harry potter story continues. the author of that popular series and what she's working on. >> we'll show you the coldest areas. we'll highlight the warmest day of the weekend and we'll preview the christmas day forecast. we all have our little tricks.

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the most famous light displays. he uses 25,000 individual lights to light up his house. that family used 60,000 t the light show includes a life-size snowman family, a life-size dog families and an ode to the university of nebraska. they struck down the ban on same sex marriage. the ban was demeaning for no reason. they're trying to overturn the ban. the national organization for marriage said it's a travesty of justice. the santa cruz report says he add m ited having an addiction to child porn for the witness interview. he wrote to his victims and the city of santa cruz, a judge

ruled there was enough evidence to hold him on the 29 of the charges against him. starting new year's day it will be harder for east bay shoppers to find plastic bags. they'll be adopting a plastic bag ban and styrofoam ban too. they'll offer paper bags for a small fee and they'll encourage to bring reusable bags. 7:55, and enjoying the last minutes of fall before we head on to winter. no rain for the rest of the year. >> no rate rain, there's a slight chance every year on new year's eve. no significant rainfall so we can use the rainfall, about you no rain drops, at least in the five-day forecast, we have cold numbers out there, the most

recent observation, 46 degrees, but the cold spots right now, lots of 30s, closer inspection, fairfield one of the coldest location, there is our headline, winter begins 9:11 this morning. 12:00 hazy sunshine, 1:00 temperatures back up to the upper 50s back to the 60s from the afternoon high. most areas up a few degrees. the warming trend will continue through the weekend. you'll see that coming up nicely in the five-day forecast. temperatures up by a degree or two. the constant though, the overnight low, lower 30s to lower 40s, hazy sunshine on monday, tuesday partly sunny. temperatures in the low to mid- 70s. we'll take a forecast if you

have any travel plans for going to tahoe we'll have that in a few minutes. j.k. rowling plans to produce a harry potter play. the books have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide and it has had 8 successful movie adaptations. the play will play in the west end in the next two years. instead of using the track, he's using a pant brush. metro was adopted by his new owners after bad knees forced hill to retire. the owners say he was really depressed until they introduced him to painting. selling the masterpieces has paid for his medical expenses. each masterpiece is worth $700.

why one of the stores has been shut down. retailers across the bay area are open $2400. why some say their bottom line depends on it. congratulations to jessica. a gift card give away. we have another drawing. go to our facebook page to enter. ♪ ♪ ♪

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. developments overnight in the bart contract negotiations, what we're learning about a new agreement. >> and breathe in a sigh of relief, more on a new deal which could keep ac transit buses on their route. mornings on 2 continues. . good morning and welcome to mornings on 2, it is saturday december 21st i'm mike. >> good morning, i'm claudine wong. mark is here for rosemary. good morning. >> we can see the temperatures,

it's back to be the 30s. it's 33 degrees, santa rosa 43, and they're reporting mostly clear skies and patchy morning fog, winter begins at 9:00. 9:11 to be precise. by 3:00 this afternoon, temperatures are on track to reach the lower 60s. the extended a few more changes, we'll look at a christmas day forecast, we'll have a travel plan as well coming up in a little bit. >> well, the doors at the west contra costa county. it's all part of the richmond elusory tow toy program. we're live in richmond with an excited crowd there. allie?

>> reporter: we're find the ymca in richmond where it's well under way. they started ten minutes earlier because there was a long line of people outside. a thousand families preregistered for this event. families came and picked at some point a bag full of toys. this is what people have in their left hand. they have toys to take home to their kids and families. the organizers opened the door early. there was a long line of people to get in. this is what the line looked like. 200 people lined the streets. richmond police closed up some of the streets near the building to accommodate the crowds. we talked to one woman who has been leaned up since 2:00 a.m. this morning. >> they give out toys and food, it helps out a lot. >> reporter: back out here live

there are a number of people who are carrying bags. they will be able to pick up a bag of food in the gymnasium. the cheering that you hear here is for the bike give away. there are only 500 bikes. they get to put their name in a drawing. if they pull out the right cards they get to take home a brand-new bike to take home to their kids. this is the 26th year they've been doing it. they've been done by richmond police and firefighters. it started out when a firefighter gave out toys on his own 26 years ago. [indiscernible] we'll be here as more families come by picking up their gift bags and food and take them home to their families.

chp in san francisco is hosting a last chance toy drive. it's from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. in san francisco. donations have been slow this seas on. they ask all donations are new and come unwrapped. they've been supporting the bay area families for 26 years. they'll start distributing toys to their community. the event is in collaboration between the palo alto police department and the east palo alto police association. mark, here comes the weather. >> it will be strange once again shopping today for the holidays. temperatures on track to reach the low to mid-60s. there's lots of sunshine, except near the immediate coastline. here's our live camera.

there's that fog increasing in coverage over the past few hours in parts of san francisco. you get an idea, you have a layer of warm air above this. as a result you have the haze out there and air quality comes down as well. cold temperatures out there, it's 35 degrees. san francisco right now 46, san jose, last check reporting 40 degrees. for this morning patchy fog, it's cool out there. we've shown you the 30s and 40s, we're off to a cool and cold start. we're looking out towards san francisco from the oakland perspective here. for this afternoon, hazy sunshine, temperatures on the mild side. on track to reach the mid-60s. we're looking for the rainfall. we know that. we should be picking up rainfall, but not the case. the rainfall will go up to the north.

at least with the afternoon highs those temperatures in the main to low 50s. as you can see here, the storm track heading to our north. we had a big area of high pressure planted in the pacific. as a result our forecast not changing much. there's a slight chance of a few showers, that can be by new year's eve. they're not looking for significant rainfall and this year 2013 will be the driest year on record for in san francisco. forecast highs showing this. san francisco 61, santa rosa mid-60s, most areas up from 2 to 4 degrees. half moon bay 60 and here is a look ahead. your five-day forecast, with your weekend in view, tomorrow can be warmer, it's after the cold start, lower 40s to 40. yesterday christmas day, just a few visiting clouds, temperatures on track to reach the low to mid-60s and monday possibly the last football

familiar in candlestick. temperature of 56 degrees and winds of the north to northeast 10 miles per hour. no rain threat, monday over the next 5 to 7 it's in the bay area. we'll have it coming up in just a little bit. >> bart's biggest union says they've agreed to a deal. the union says once the bart board votes to approve it they'll ask their members to ratify the agreement. terms of the agreement have not been released. bart and its unions went back to the bargaining table. they went after six weeks of leave was mistakenly put in the contract. theres leed a statement about the agreement saying:

bart general manager also released a statement saying she will recommend that bart's board ratify a statement. . >> ac transit has reached a deal with its union. they will present the agreement to their members at 10:00 this morning and recommend that it be approved. news of the agreement comes as a 60-day cooling off period preventing a strike was set to go on midnight. they're breathing a sigh of relief. >> my mother is a nursing home and i have to catch the pus to the nursing home every day.

so, it's a relief. >> they'll watch it closely. union leaders reached two other tentative agreement. those were voted down, the last was recently in october. it's expected to be complete by the end of the year. food and retail workers attached international airport are holding a picket outside terminal 2. they're postponing the work stoppage and picket instead. they held the one day strike back in august. the union represents 200 workers employed. they've been without a contract for almost a year and a half. negotiations have been heated, but the union says there's been encouraging progress recently. >> developing news in south sudan where four us service members have been injured. it happened earlier this morning when two military aircraft were heading to the worst violence for the past week. one of the service men is in critical condition. they're trying to evacuate

civilians and they were hit by gunfire. no one was hurt. although significant damage. another man has turned himself in. the 24-year-old from pittsburgh, the fight happened at the delta bowl near highway 4. they found a 41-year-old man severely injured. he was transported to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. the cause of death has not been released. gunfire sent shoppers scrambling for safety. it happened 4:30 yesterday afternoon. two men were arguing in the parking lot in front of the navy store when shots were fired. a 24-year-old victim was transported to the hospital. they closed the store last night to try to calm the staff. >> i don't want to have my daughter out here knowing this type of environment.

it's crazy. >> the rest of the bay fair mall remained open after the incident. they chased the gunman and because the man was armed and the mall was crowded it was safer not to get into a confrontation with them. that happened after another mall in tracy. it happened in the west valley mall. it was at the doors of one of the mall entrances. the s.w.a.t. team went car to car looking for the gunman. it came up empty. the mall remained open the rest of the night. the busy travel season is under way. it could make it difficult for many people to get home for the whom days. they are -- holidays. tornadoes are possible from texas to mississippi. they're investigating whether a tornado touched down last night in mississippi. no one was injured in that storm. coming up at 8:30 what a

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got saturday morning, goodbye good saturday morning, it's on track to reach the low 60s this afternoon. a ceremony will be held at arlington national cemetery, pan am flight 103, people died from that in 1983, locker by scotland. claire went as she received the remains of her husband at los angeles international airport. she never remarried even though he told her she should if anything happened to him.

>> i would say as with most of the case with these returns, it's a mix of sadness and rejoicing, especially during the holidays a long lost family member is finally home. there is some resolution and closure for this family. >> officials say it was captured by chinese forces and they died in a pow camp formal nutrition. he's scheduled to be buried with full military honors next saturday in california. the ground started shake being in the east bay this morning. according to the usgs, a 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck near san leandro. harris has been sentenced to five years in county jail. he was convicted last night of misdemeanor domestic violence and assault charges.

he needed facial surgery after a fight. they argued about the use of soy sauce during their meal. this may be the last time the 49er fans can watch them play in candlestick part. the tickets are selling for about $250 a pop. seats closer to the field are going for more than $2,000 each. while these numbers sound expensive, it's a price fans are willing to pay. >> $1,000 or more that would be pretty bad, but i would probably still pay it. >> while it's a long shot, ticket price cost double if you want to get involved in the goodbye share, our farewell candlestick badge on facebook and tell us your favorite candlestick memory, tweet us your favorite memory. stores nationwide are

helping out shoppers by staying open for the next 87 hours straight. the toy stores are opened at 6:00 this morning. and guess what they'll keep them open until 9 p.m. on christmas eve. they can now benefit because they have the option to buy your items online. they will pick them up in store for an hour. >> they'll stay open for a hundred consecutive hours through christmas eve. not all retailers are staying open 24 hours a day. many are extending their hours. they're staying open until 11 p.m., and some stores are open later than that. many of the stores are offering longer shopping hours. and there should be shorter lines and less stress for all of those holiday gift givers. >> it will help me because i work every day, and i go the to get out there late evening. >> some experts say stores are offering the longer hours and staying open around the clock

to satisfy the growing demand for consumers who want to buy what they want when they want it. that's something easily done online. target is giving 10% for shoppers. hackers stole data connected to 40 million debit and credit cards used at the store. the customers who made purchases by swiping their cards may have had their accounts exposed and the company is offering free credit monitoring to anyone whose information was compromised. protestors broke a window of a google bus and in san francisco's mission district protestors surrounded a bus of apple employees. it's the second time in two weeks that protestors have surrounded buses. the protests come from the

median rent has jumped to $2800 a month. being near a corporate bus stop can add 20% to rents and housing prices. california's rate went down 2%. the development department, the job less rent fell from 8.5% and that's higher than the unemployment rate. now, 1.6 million people are unemployed in california. the numbers show the job situation in the bay area is much better than across the state and nation. marin has the lowest unemployment and solero county has a higher rate at 7.6%. hockey fans got an eye full during the women's olympic trials. . >> you worry about someone getting hurt into a situation like that. >> that fight happened late in

the game with usa pup 4-1 over canada. the only player that didn't get involved in that scuffle was the u.s.a. goalie. you can see right there, the players shook hands after that game. >> they were letting it rip there for a while. >> i think in those situations the rest stand back and let them work it out. >> let's talk about santa claus. he's going high tech. how the man in red got a peak at good morning and welcome back google glass and how it helps him get the job done on christmas eve. >> temperatures, coming up, the warmest day of the weekend, a preview of your christmas day forecast. what you have here in the bay area. -those other store cards... -...preferred shopper...

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>> i heard him say okay mike and i thought he was talking to me. it's mike hopkins, those two astronauts are up there to replace a broken pump to shut down a cooling system. it's the first of three space walks that are plan for the repair. the astronaut's goal is to set up the equipment before removing the broken pump, it's

ready to be installed on christmas. it can be risky. astronauts are carrying snorkels after a helmet filled with water during a space walk. >> santa is going to use technology to help him guide his sleigh this year. the big man jelly man could be found sporting the new google glass. he's fond of wearing the eye wear because it shows how he too likes to keep up with technology. that's why he says he also brought his robotic elf helper, you see him wearing the green scarf that's up over him, that's kobe. >> i get information on who is being naughty or nice and i get good weather updates about what's going on. >> they haven't release the

google glass to the public. but, santa was able to get his pair from the google glass program to allow participants to give feedback. >> i get good updates too. hey, mark. >> i have a lot of updates too. santa has nothing to worry about. we're following the jet stream. we remain dry over the next five days. it's 33, napa 35, san francisco checking in at 46 degrees. some patchy fog developing over parts of the shoreline. it's going to be clear and apart. a few leftover patches. still, it's an increase in sunshine later on today. lake tahoe, it's 26 degrees, south lake on track to reach

the 40s, take a look at monday, tuesday and wednesday. more sunshine, maybe a few clouds by tuesday and afternoon highs in the 40s, and overp night lows in the lower 20s, here's the bay area forecast today. patchy fog today. 9:11. here's the afternoon temperature range from the upper 50s to the low to mid- 60s. these numbers up a good 3 to 4 degrees readings. here's a look at your five-day forecast. a dry weather pattern with partly sunny skies tuesday and wednesday. >> it's christmas curbside donation, how you can help and the items you need the most. >> the passengers offered by bart and how to get passengers home safe this holiday season. laughter ] he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not.

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it's a good christmas for the bay area family. we'll have more from that give away in just a few minutes. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm claudine wong. >> welcome back, we have the annual curbside drive r volunteers will be collecting food, clothing and monetary donations. the goal is to be collecting hams and socks before christmas. they just have to drive out to st. anthony's dining room in freemont san francisco. >> they're helping thousands of

homeless people to stay warm this winter. they're asking for sleeping bags, blankets, hats and gloves. donations can be made online. the death of 6 homeless people have been blamed on exposure to the overnight cold temperatures. >> a school in livermore is holding a drive inspired by one of their students. an 8-year-old decided to take the money she had saved up and she bought sleeping bags and took them and handed them out. >> the rest were donated to the livermore homeless refuge. >> her school is holding its own sleeping bag drive. that's located

>> 1,000 families have an opportunity to pick out christmas gifts for their children. allie one woman got in line at 2:00 this morning? >> a lot of people are lined up early even though they didn't have to. that's because the toys are not given at a first come first served basis. they preregister for the event. they get a number on their ticket and then they get one of these bags of toys that they have here in the auditorium. this toy give away started just before 8:00 this morning. folks are coming in and all these volunteers are standing by the bags of toys. there are people coming in [indiscernible] >> the toy and food give away is organized by richmond police and firefighters. it started 26 years ago when

richmond firefighter woods began handing out toys christmas. richmond police picked in and the holiday give away group. >> there's always one that will come in, and their eyes will light up when they see all their bikes. they'll come and hug you and say if it want for this -- if it wasn't for this we wouldn't have nothing. >> this is what the line looked like before the doors opened at 8:00 this morgue. some people lined up as early as 2:00. the organizer says 700 more families wanted to sign up and asked for help. but, organizers had to cap the number of families this year at a thousand because they couldn't guarantee. you hear all the cheering in the bike section, there is a bike raffle going on today. there's a thousand bags of

toys, but there's only 500 bikes. so, everyone who comes through gets to put their name into a raffle, if they come up lucky they have a brand-new bike to take home to their kid. it's extra for the families coming through today. >> thank you. several bay area law enforcements are stepping up patrol this weekend. they had a dui check point at fifth avenue. the goal was to get drunk drivers off the street before they hurt or kill someone. >> it shows a lot of people have not learned or taken into consideration, they need to not drink if they're going to be driving. >> and last week, they arrested 26 people for dui, two of those incidents. they now, have access to

nighttime escorts to the holiday season. they're at the bay state station, and the escorts are volunteers if the san leandro of police assets -- cadets, a similar program was offered during the thanksgiving holiday. >> your time is now 8:34, it's getting closer to winter, it's coming in the next 45 minutes. watching its approach very carefully. >> you're putting me on the spot with the algebra. that will be 25 plus 111, 30, something like that. we're counting down the minutes and seconds as we head towards winter. we're talking about the last few minutes of fall and winter. we have haze and patchy fog and it's still looking clear over san francisco bay and out in

the distance. if you're traveling out here, you can't see on the satellite and the radar, we have a big storm here with the rain stretching across a big portion of the country. that's the ice, that pink shade that's approaching parts of missouri. we have this, patchy fog that's near the immediate shoreline. we still have patchy fog near the immediate coastline. for this morning patchy fog and cool out here. here is our camera looking out towards, oakland and still hazy skies out there. a cool start this morning, this afternoon hazy sunshine and mild out there. we're thinking more 60s, right around 58 to 65 degrees, but most of the bay area in the 60s, the extended forecast, no big changes here, here is the long-range forecast model. it's heading way up to the north. no rain threat in our five-day forecast. no significant storm showing up

yet. we're talking baseball the cold numbers out there. 40 degrees and a few more neighborhoods in the north bay. we have temperatures, lots of 30s and 40s, we'll try san francisco right now. here we go with neighborhoods coming up for you right now. oakland freemont and redwood city, and they're conquered right now upper 30s, and a few more chances showing up here. you can't see right here, antioch right now, 42, we last checked, it's reporting 40 degrees and mostly clear skies. you get an idea with the circulation, area of high pressure right here, the circulation pushing the storm chance up to our north. the only thing we're watching today is patchy fog we mentioned right near the immediate coastline. with that mostly sunny skies and then tonight we could have a few patches redevelop this evening. forecast highs this afternoon,

as i mention a bit warmer, hayward 62, san jose forecast, 63, san mateo 6 it degrees. here's a look ahead, your five- day forecast with a weekend in view. no big changes, overnight changes, upper 50s to 60s, monday we're talking about the 49ers, candlestick possibly the last game. mostly clear skies, temperatures will be in the 50s. >> another forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> the city of san pueblo is on the way for a new police chief. he's scheduled to retire after 31 years. they're looking across the country to find the replacement. the city has seen a significant decrease in violent crimes. there's been no homicides this year and the last time the city has had a year of no homicides

was 1986. a girl was declared brain dead after complications with surgery to remove her tonsils. they must keep her on life support until an independent neurologist can examine her. they wanted to remove her from life support but her family wants an independent expert to confirm it. >> the hospital is addressing the child as if she's dead. there is no treatment that she is entitled to. >> it violates the ethical canons of the hospital to provide care to a deceased person. >> they could make a decision before christmas whether or not she'll remain on life support. >> they're struggling to put a stop to pedestrians deaths. >> they've seen 17 people killed in accidents between pedestrians and vehicles including two separate cases on thursday and friday. pedestrians advocates say

that's a higher number of deaths compared to last year. the attorney is calling on drivers, pedestrians and pie sick lists to be more careful and conscious of each other especially during this holiday system. >> we want to continue to hammer this and hopefully we can end the rest of the year with additional fatalities. >> san francisco was second only to new york city and pedestrians fatalities. >> they're investigating another pedestrians death. it happened on monterrey road. a person in a wheelchair was going northbound in a southbound lane when he collided head on with a vehicle. the pedestrians was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver is cooperating, pedestrians deaths in san jose are at a 8 year high. police are investigating a dog fighting ring. they say the owner has admitted that the dogs are his and

denies that they were being forced to fight. 11 dogs with visible wounds were found at home after a search on an investigation. >> he admitted that they were his dogs and we want to talk to him about some of the equipment, medication, what vet he did he say is he breeding dogs and things like that. >> the dogs are now in the custody of animal services. >> san francisco animal care and control is looking for a kitten that was stolen. that is two month old arizona. she was waiting to be spade before she was going to her new era. two women are at the shelter at the time of the abduction. anyone who know these women are asked to call animal care and control. >> president obama says it has been a year of ups and downs and he says he has high hopes for 2014 and the american people should as well. >> and rob ford has had his

share of tough times and some people think he should be punished in the only way suitable for the holiday season.

good saturday morning, mount diablo, most of the bay area warmer on track to reach the 60s. new this morning president obama praised congress for its bipartisan agreement and he remains focused on the future. >> the first time in years congress came together to pass a budget one that will chart our economic course for the next two years. it's unwinding the cuts that held students and seniors. >> they did take republican leaders to task. unemployment benefits for 1.3 million americans will expire next week unless congress acts. he arrived in hawaii overnight for his annual winter vacation. his daughter landed in honolulu last night. president obama has no public event scheduled where he is in

hawaii where he expected to stay. he predicted that 2014 will be a break through year for america. he'll keep in place a mandate that individuals buy health insurance and defended the nasa surveillance programs. obama did not acknowledge that 20 -- did acknowledge that 2013 was a tough year and he was unable to pass gun control legislation. >> there are areas where there have been frustrations where i wish congress moved more aggressively. not passing gun control in the wake of new town i continue to believe was a mistake. >> he said he is not concerned about poll numbers as they've gone up and down during the course of his career. reid spokesman said that

he's resting at home after spending friday at a georgetown university hospital. he's exhausted and found nothing more serious after tests. they have declared read after returning to work. >> people in utah are lined up to get married. yesterday, the judge ruled that the ban was demeaning for no reason. they're trying to overturn the ban. they called it a travesty of justice. they've filed an appeal to that ruling. mayor rob ford, he admitted to smoking crack. so yesterday, the group sold up outside of city hall with wheel barrels full of coal for every piece of coal pledged a dollar is donated to charity. they're hoping to collect 8 million pieces so far they have 5,000. the public will not be

allowed to attend a hearing at the sanity hearing for james holmes. his mental evaluation could influence jurors and make it impossible for him to get a fair trial. he is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 7 others. he was asuffering a psychotic episode. his family is suing saying police were reckless. reporter dave lopez has more. >> the father of brian beard watched the high speed chase from life television last night. >> they it's erred him. i thought that's what it was. it killed him. i never saw that, i can't talk. >> the 80-year-old, he thought that the 52-year-old son had taken his advice and pulled

over. before he picked up the chase, he had talked to his son i'm being placed by the -- chased by the police and i don't know why. >> he said he was going to do it. he didn't do it. he had some kind of -- i don't know why he did it, but he did. >> he's clearly unarmed, he's not reaching in his waistband or pocket. he doesn't have anything in his hands. >> i reserve judgment. after getting more information about this shooting he issued this statement last night. i'm very concerned about the circumstances that led up to and resulted in this officer involved shooting. the three officers who opened fire on beard have been removed from the field and assigned to home until completion of the investigation. >> this shooting, they'll say was appropriate, and within policy, one has to wonder what is their policy.

>> that was dave lopez reporting. they were on scene at that shooting and they're conducting their own investigation. >> another marching rally is going on. they want the sheriff's deputy who shot lopez charged with murder. he shot and killed lopez in october after mistaking his rifle for an assault weapon. >> the pledge is for students to sign on to pledge to continue for the fight for justice, for their friend for their cousin, for their community member, for their schoolmate. >> he was placed on administrative leave after the shooting, but returned to work earlier this week. >> a man accused of child molestation, he admitted to having an addiction to child porn after the interview. a judge viewed that there was

enough evidence to hold grimier on the charges against him. he faces ten years in prison if convicted on those charges. it will be harder for bay area shoppers to find plastic bags. they'll be adopting a plastic bag ban. styrofoam containers will be in that ban. they're encouraging customers to bring their own reusable bags. they'll be exempt from those ordinances. >> keeping an eye on the nativity scenes. a device to help ward off thieves. >> and a little girl asked christmas carols to be sung to her. >> hundreds of people prepare for that special performance. >> post of the bay area coming, one spot has fog. we'll highlight the weekend and we'll have an early look at the christmas day forecast.

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. a family in nebraska, one of the most famous holiday light displays. this uses 25,000 lights to light up his house. this family used 60,000. it includes a life-size snowman, the ginger bread homes the size of dog houses and an

ode to the university of nebraska. >> they're keeping a close eye on baby jesus in that activity sets. now, a security company is offering a solution, a small gps device that can be installed on the nativity scene figures. if any of the figures are taken than the holiday thief will be tracked down. they can apply at brick house security.com for a gps. a street in pennsylvania will be blocked off so hundreds of people can fulfill a wish of a 7-year-old girl. doctors told lainie has 70% cancer sells in her -- cells in her blood and has it's to live. she made some final wishes. one was to have carolers sing to her. yesterday they heard about her wish and posted a message on

the facebook page. >> by afternoon, the word had started spreading and thousands of people started liking the facebook page, christmas caroling for lainie and it has gone viral. >> so, hundreds if not thousands of people are expected to show up tonight and carol at lainie's house. they're volunteering time to help direct those carols and traffic. >> folks are going to do that this weekend go out. >> no rain clouds, it's warming up nicely. it's pretty cold out there. you definitely want to bundle up. the only thing i'm tracking is some apache fog developing right near the immediate shoreline. this is hugging a good portion of our coastline. we're coming in closer here. they're still patchy fog for

one part of the bay area. more sunshine through the there out the day. winter begins at 9:11 this morning. 3:00 this afternoon, upper 50s to the mid-60s, it will be warmer yesterday. it will be 64 to 65 degrees. here's a look ahead. the forecast will be warmer, no big changes, the afternoon highs, back up to the upper 50s to low 60s, it remains dry in the five-day forecast, 5 to 10 days it could be dry here across the bay area. >> from the big screen to the stage, you a thursday j.k. rowling is going to have a play. it will be based on the boy's life before he headed over to hog wart's. there is been 8 books and spawned 8 movie adaptations.

it's expected to be in the west end in the next two years. check this horse's talent. he's using a paint brush. he was adapt by his new owners after his bad knees forced him to retire. he was really depressed until he got a chance to paint. they say selling those masterpieces has given them away to pay for his medical needs. each painting is worth $700. >> a horse can actually paint better than me now. big shopping days straight ahead. there a few stores and make sure everything is crossed off your list. >> it's hitting the midwest hard, it's not enough to stop the football fans coming out and getting ready for tomorrow's game. achines,

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. more than a thousand families are getting the a helping hand this christmas. we'll take you to the toy giveaway going on in richmond this morning. >> an agreement reached on the bart contract. new developments that happened overnight, as both sides hammered out details on a key issue. >> and a break in a homicide

investigation in antioch, as a suspected killer turns himself in. . good morning and welcome to mornings on 2, saturday, december 21st. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning, everyone. i'm mike mibach. rosemary has saturday off. let's get right to meteorologist mark tamayo. >> good morning to you. quiet morning, clear skies in the bay area. but a completely different story if you're traveling, with widespread rainfall moving across a portion of the country. back here, cloud-free skies. as far as current temperatures, beginning to warm up in most places, 40s to report in santa rosa, oakland in the upper 40s and livermore right now checking in at 42 degrees. here's the plan for today. forecast, by the way, winter begins in a few minutes at 9:11. the plan for today in oakland, we do have more sunshine, temperatures on track to reach

the lower 60s by 3:00. hazy sunshine for tomorrow. then a few changes developing in the extended forecast. coming up, a look at the christmas day forecast and also, if you're heading out of town to lake tahoe, we'll have that as well. well, for about an hour now, the doors at the west contra costa ymca have been opened so hundreds of families can pick up christmas presents. it is all part of the richmond el cerrito public safety and toy and food program. ktvu's allie rasmus is there in the middle of it. >> reporter: there are a lot of smiling faces, lot of enthusiasm. you can hear the volunteers cheering and clapping, as they pull tickets for the bike raffle. families have been picking up bags full of toys at the ymca, a volunteer handing one off to our right. bit time the giveaway is over, more than a thousand families will have presents to bring home to their kids this holiday.

this toy and food giveaway is organized by richmond and el cerrito police and firefighters. it all started 26 years ago, when richmond firefighter rod woods began hounding out toys in this neighborhood on christmas. some of the parents we talked to this morning say they are very appreciative of all of this. they say without this help, they wouldn't have much to put under the tree. >> i'm very grateful, because really, my kids really didn't have that much for christmas. my son's birthday is on christmas. >> reporter: this is what the lines outside looked like before doors opened just before 8:00 this morning. some people lined up outside the ymca hours before they were supposed to, as early as 2:00 a.m. about a thousand families signed up for the toy giveaway, but organizers say 700 more families wanted to sign up and asked for help, but they had to cap the numbers at 1000 this year, because they couldn't guarantee they would have enough toys for more than that. back out here live, the way it works, everyone's preregistered for the event. they get a numbered ticket and

the number corresponds to the number of bags. there's also a bike raffle going on, as we pan to the left, where you see the bikes lined up. they only have 500 bikes. they have a thousand families. they are giving out the bikes on a raffle basis. every once in a while when someone pulls a lucky ticket, we hear the volunteers start cheering, erupting in applause. that means someone has won a bike, in addition to the bags of toys and food they get to take home. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. >> thanks, allie. toys r us stores nationwide are staying open for the next 87 hours straight. the toy store opened its doors at 6:00 this morning and will keep them open until 9:00 p.m. christmas eve. online shoppers will also benefit. then you'll have the option to buy items online and pick them up in-store within an hour. this comes after kohl's announcement to stay open for more than 100 consecutive hours through christmas eve. not all retailers are

staying open for 24 hours, but many stores are extending holiday hours. sun valley mall in concord is staying open until 11:00 p.m. and some stores such as macy's and sears were open later than that. many stores are offering longer shopping hours, leading to shorter lines and less stress for all of the last-minute holiday gift givers. >> it will help me because i work every day and, you know, so i got to get out there late evening. >> some retail experts say stores are offering the longer hours and staying open around the clock to satisfy the growing demand for consumers to buy what they want, when they want. that is something easily done online. new this morning, two of bart's biggest unions say they agreed to a deal with bartha settles a dispute over a new contract. the unions say once the bart board votes to approve it, they will ask their members to ratify the new agreement. terms of the agreement have not been released. bart and its unions did go back to the bargaining table after the transit agency set a

provision granting workers six weeks of family leave was mistakenly included in the new contract. the union president released a statement about the agreement saying we negotiated in good faith for seven months. we have been outraged that bart management would hold the bay area riders hostage like this. we expect the bart board will now do it's part and do what they should have done all along, approve this contract. once they do, we will ask members to ratify it as well. bart's general manager also released a statement saying she will recommend that bart's board ratify the agreement. in a statement, she says after uncertainty, this deal with guarantee the agency's focus will be on providing great service through the holiday period and beyond. union leaders say they will present the agreement to their members at 10:00 this morning and recommend that it be approved. news of the agreement comes as

a 60-day cooling-off period preventing a strike was set to expire sunday at midnight. passengers we talked to are breathing a sigh of relief. >> i was really word. how was i going to get from point a to point b? you know what i mean? my mother's in a nursing home and i have to catch the bus to the nursing home every day. >> the vote will be watched closely. keep in mind, union leaders have previously reached two other tentative agreements and those were both voted down. most recently in october. a vote is expected to be complete by the end of the year. right now, food and retail workers at oakland international airport are holding a picket outside terminal 2. they were supposed to go on strike, but have decided to postpone the work stoppage and picket instead. unite here local 2850 also held a one-day strike in awsmght the union represents about 200 workers employed by hms hosts. workers have been without a contract for almost a year and a half. negotiations have been heated, but the union says there has been encouraging progress

recently. . good saturday morning. here's our live camera from emeryville looking towards san francisco. lots of sunshine above, patchy fog hugging the immediate shoreline. 9:07, watching the clock, because winter begins in a few minutes at 9:11. last few minutes of fall. as you can see for today, heading into winter, no rain clouds to talk about. in fact, the north bay, some patchy frost out there. we started off very cold this morning. the temperature time line throughout the day, nice recovery for santa rosa, back up into the mid-60s. san rafael by 3:00, 63 degrees. east bay neighborhoods, hazy sunshine, not much in the way of dense fog. throughout the day today for oakland, on track to reach lower 60s by 3:00. most of the bay area today will be warmer than yesterday. i've been watching some patchy fog for san francisco and the peninsula and throughout the day today, more sunshine, some fog hugging parts of the immediate coast, closer to half moon bay. but for pacifica, on track to reach the upper 50s. downtown san francisco by 3:00,

lower 60s. and the south bay, lots of sunshine for your saturday. it will be warmer. in fact, temperatures for today, here's the south bay forecast as we launch that, sunnyvale, lower 60s by 3:00. san jose by 12:00, 60 degrees. cold start to the morning in morgan hill. by 3:00, back up into the 60s. we'll go 64. on the satellite and radar, storm track heads way up to our north. this big area of p in command of our weather. no rain threat this weekend. no rain threat in our five-day forecast. even for lake tahoe, no more snowfall expected. they had a few flurries, a few light snow showers couple days ago. for today, partly cloudy skies, currently 31 degrees in southlake. for monday, tuesday and wednesday, partly to mostly sunny skies, overnight lows in the lower 20s. back here in the bay area for today, warmer than yesterday. that means a few more 60s on the forecast maps later on. santa rosa, 65. san francisco, 61. heyward checks in at 62 degrees. a few more neighborhoods with san jose at 63 and there's the 64 showing up in morgan hill.

here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast. tomorrow could be just a little bit warmer after the cold start. hazy sunshine continues into monday. a few visiting clouds for tuesday and christmas day wednesday. coming up, we'll take a look at the monday forecast for candlestick park. a man suspected of participating in a bar fight that left another man dead has turned himself in. antioch police say the suspect is a 24-year-old from pittsburg. police say the fight happened shortly after 6:00 last night at the delta bowl on delta fair boulevard near highway 4. >> we believe they were acquaintances in some way, shape or form. we're not exactly sure to what extent. >> officers found a 41-year-old man from vallejo severely injured when they arrived. he was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. the cause of death has not been determined. gunfire outside the bay fair mall in san leandro sent shoppers scrambling for safety. it happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. police say two men were arguing in the parking lot in front of

the old navy store, when shots were fired. police say one man shot the other, then took off in a white compact car. the 24-year-old victim was taken to the hospital. old navy management said it decided to close the store last night after the shooting, a shooting that scared many shoppers. >> i don't want to have my daughter out here with, knowing this type of environment. oh, that's crazy. >> the rest of the bay fair ball remained open after the incident. a guard says security personnel chased the gunman, but decided that because the man was armed and the mall was crowded, it was safer not to get in a confrontation with him. target is apologizing for a massive security breach. how it's planning on making it up to customers who shop in stores this weekend. >> and monday night could be the last game at candlestick park. how much it will cost you to lock in the last few-minute memories. time now, 9:11. that means winter is officially here. you're watching mornings on 2. -those other store cards... -...preferred shopper...

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. good saturday morning. winter has started, taking a live look towards san francisco. some hazy sunshine, temperatures reaching low 60s this afternoon. busy holiday travel season is under way, but winter weather could make it difficult for many people to get home for the holidays. forecasters back east are

predicting an ice storm on the east coast and in the midwest and tornadoes are possible from texas to mississippi. the national weather service is already investigating whether a tornado touched down last night in edwards, mississippi. no one was injured in that storm. packer fans are making sure the team will play tomorrow's game, despite the winter weather. almost 600 fans turned out to shovel snow at lambeau field. fans were paid $10 an hour and the shovels were provided. well, the holiday travel rush is under way right here in the bay area at sfo, san jose and oakland. a spokesperson for the airport in san francisco says no major delays have been reported, but passengers are being encouraged to allow for extra time to get to the airport and to consider taking mass transit. >> usually i'm pretty on top of it and i'm kind of paranoid about flying, so i always get to the airport a little earlier than most people, i guess. but, you know, it's been pretty efficient so far.

>> yesterday, airport officials said the busiest part of the airport is in the baggage claim airport where people were arriving to pick up friends and family. the uso is trying to make the rush less hectic for members of the military. service members are offered a nursery, showers, luggage storage, food and drinks. sfo is the first airport in the nation to offer a uso facility to welcome home the troops. the uso also operates centers at manetta san jose and travis air force basements. developing news in south sudan, where four u.s. service members have been injured. it happened earlier this morning when two u.s. military aircraft were headed to the site of sudan's worst violence in the past week. one of the injured service members is in critical condition. a u.n. helicopter trying to evacuate peace keepers and civilians was also hit by gunfire. that helped sustained significant damage, but no one was hurt. attorney general eric holder is scheduled to speak today at a memorial service marking the 25th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing. the ceremony will held at the

arlington national cemetery. 270 people died when a pan am flight 103 exploded over lockerbie, scotland on december 21st, 1988. the only man convicted in the bombing died of cancer last year after being released from prison on humanitarian grounds. remains of an army sergeant have been returned to his widow, 63 years after he was reported missing in action during the korean war. a ceremony was held yesterday morning at los angeles international airport. gant never remarried, even though her husband told her she should if anything happened to him. >> i would say as is the case with most of these returns, it is a mix of sadness and really rejoicing, because finally, particularly around the holidays, a long lost family member is finally home and there is some resolution, some closure for this family. >> officials believe gant was captured by chinese forces after being injured in battle and died in a pow camp in 1951

from malnutrition. ticket prices are soaring for what may be the last time 49er fans can watch their team at candlestick park. even the so-called nose bleed seats for monday night's 49er- falcons game are selling for about $250. seats closer to the field are going for more than $2000. while these numbers may sound expensive, it is a price a lot of fans say they are willing to pay. >> like a thousand dollars or more? that would be pretty bad. i would probably still pay it. >> and while it's a long shot if the 49ers were to ever host a playoff game, ticket prices could double, if not triple. if you want to join in on the good buy, tell us your favorite candlestick memory on facebook. you can also tweet it to us. well, starting new year's day, it will be a little bit harder for east bay shoppers to find plastic bags.

that's because businesses in el cerrito, richmond and san pablo will adopt a plastic bag ban. styrofoam food containers will also be prohibited under the ban. retail stores and restaurants will offer paper bags for a small fee, but will encourage customers to bring their own reusable bags. in san pablo, restaurants will be exempt from the city's ordinance. target is going to give shoppers 10% off this weekend, following news of its massive data breach. a spokesperson for the company says hackers stole data connected to about 40 million credit and debit cards used in its stores from the day after thanksgiving up until december 15th. customers who made purchases by swiping their cards may have had their accounts exposed. the company is offering free credit monitoring to anyone whose information was compromised. tensions over rising rents and evictions have led to the vandalism of google shuttle buses. protesters broke a window and slashed the tires of a google bus picking up employees near the west oakland bart station yesterday. in san francisco's mission

district, protesters surrounded a bus of apple employees for 30 minutes before finally allowing it to leave. it is the second time in two weeks protesters surrounded buses shuttling workers to silicon valley. the protests come as the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in san francisco has jumped to just under $2800 a month, being near a corporate bus stop can add 20% to rents or housing prices. new numbers show california's unemployment rate went down by 0.02% last month. according to figures released by the employment department, the jobless rate fell to 8.5% in november, still much higher than the national unemployment rate, which dropped to 7%. right now, 1.6 million people are unemployed in california. but numbers show the job situation here in the bay area is much better than it is across the state and nation. marin county has the lowest rate of unemployment at 4.6%, san francisco a close second with a rate of 5.2%. only solano county has an

unemployment rate higher, and that's at 7.6%. we're just a few days away from christmas. santa, guess what, he's getting high tech help when it comes to finding out who has been naughty or nice. >> and in weather, the bay area is starting to warm up a little bit after the cold start this morning. coming up, the one direction temperatures will be trending this weekend. we'll also take a look at your christmas forecast, let you know if any rain clouds will move in.

. well, palo alto police have arrested a massage therapist from menlo park, suspected of sexual battery. police say the man turned himself in on wednesday. in november of 2012, a woman came forward to report that he sexually assaulted her. police say an investigation revealed two other victims from back in 2012. the 35-year-old was working at the la belle day spa and salon at the time. he has been released after posting bail. former san francisco 49ers and oakland raiders lineman

quami harris has been sentenced to five days in jail and three years probation for a violent fight with his ex-boyfriend. harris was convicted last month of misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and assault charges. harris hit his ex-boyfriend so hard, the man needed facial surgery. the fight happened outside a menlo park restaurant in 2012, after the two started arguing about the use of soy sauce during their meal. looks like santa claus will use new technology to help him guide his sleigh this year. while on a pit stop in hartford, connecticut, the big red jolly giant was seen sporting the new google glass. he says he's fond of using the eyewear because it shows how he likes to keep up on technology. he brought a robotic elf helper named kobe as well. >> i get the most up-to-date information about who is being naughty, who is being nice. i get good weather updates about what's going on. >> well, google still has not released google glass to the public, but santa was able to

get his pair from the glass explorer program. the program allows participants to test out the product and provide some feedback. time now is 9:24. maybe santa will have good weather on christmas eve? how are things looking, mark? >> no problems here in the bay area. in fact, this dry weather pattern will continue as we do approach christmas, just the main issue for us, cold mornings out there and patchy fog. we'll hold on to this unusual weather pattern for december, with no rain threat out there. as you can see on live storm tracker 2, the loop over the past three hours, notice fog near parts of the immediate coastline. but that has cleared out, leaving with us mostly sunny skies and temperatures have been warming up a little bit over the past couple of hours. right now, we're talking more 40s toward fairfield. right now, 40 degrees. san jose, 44. oakland, 49. san francisco in the upper 40s. welcome to winter. it started at 9:11 this morning, first dave winter. 10:00 this morning, patchy fog. heading into the afternoon hours, temperatures will be warmer than yesterday.

we'll take a look at those. upper 50s to mid-60s for afternoon highs. san francisco, 61. san jose, 63. livermore, 64 degrees. here is a look ahead at the five-day forecast. tomorrow, a little warmer than today, after the cold start. no major changes for monday and tuesday. for wednesday and christmas day, partly sunny skies, a few visiting clouds. before then, we're talking monday night football, the last monday night game at candlestick. as you can see here, mostly clear skies, temperatures in the 50s, right around 55 to 56 degrees. once again, candlestick will live up to its reputation. some cold games out there. that will be the case heading into monday evening. american idol is teaming up with fox's new series enlisted to give troops something extra this holiday season. they wrapped gifts in idol- themed wrapping paper and provided post cards for people to send to troops serving

overseas this christmas. an 8-year-old girl from livermore cleans out her piggy bank, all to help the homeless. now, her elementary school is picking up the cause and asking for your help. >> and the san francisco zoo's newest edition now has a name. in about 30 minutes, she'll also be making her public debut. ♪ ♪ ♪

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. new this morning, there's finally good news for bart riders, right at the height of the busy holiday travel season. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm claudine wong. >> i'm mike mibach. two of bart's unions have agreed to a deal that settles a dispute over a new contract. unions say once the bart board votes to approve it, they will ask members to ratify the new agreement. terms of the agreement have not been released yet. bart and its unions went back to the bargaining table after the transit agency said provision granting workers six weeks of paid family leave was mistakenly included in the new contract. the union president released a statement about the agreement, saying we negotiated in good faith for seven months. we have been outraged that bart management would hold the bay area riders hostage like this.

we expect the bart board will now do it's part and do what they should have done all along, approve this contract. once they do, we will ask our members to ratify it as well. bart general manager grace cronikan will also recommend approving the statement. after eight months of uncertainty for our riders, this deal will guarantee that every ounce of the agency's focus will be directed to providing great service to the bay area during the peak holiday period and beyond. bart passengers worried about their seft now have access to nighttime escorts during the holiday season. bart says the escorts are available at the bay fair station in san leandro and the fruitvale and west oakland stations. the escorts are volunteers from the san leandro and oakland police departments, along with pliska debts and members of the oakland police citizens police academy alumni association. a similar program was offered during the thanksgiving holiday. the city of san pablo is on a nationwide search for a new

police chief. outgoing police chief walter shoal is scheduled to retire in may. now the city is looking at departments across the country to find his replacement. the city has seen a significant decrease in crime since shoal game police chief in 2010. there have been no homicides last year. the last time the city had no homicides in a year was 198- 6689. a fremont nonprofit is asking for donations to help thousands of homeless people stay warm this winter. abody services is asking for donations of blankets, hats and gloves. they can be dropped off at the emergency shelters on brown road. cash donations can also be made online. the deaths of six homeless people in the bay area have been blamed on exposure to the cold overnight temperatures. after seeing people sleeping on the streets during a recent cold snap, 8-year-old autumn lee decided to save the money she had saved up to buy sleeping bags.

she bought all the sleeping bags at the wal-mart in livermore and handed them out. inspired by her generosity, her school, is holding its own sleeping bag drive. the school is located at 5650 phoenix drive. it will accept donations through january. well, the time has come for the st. anthony's foundation's annual curbside drive. starting today, continuing through christmas eve, volunteers will be collecting food, clothing and monetary donations. organizers say the goal is to collect 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas. anyone who wants to leave a donation, just drive up to the dining room on golden gate avenue in san francisco. the san francisco zoo has finally announced the name of its latest addition. the baby gorilla was born on july 17th. it was announced yesterday her name is kabibi, which means little lady in sway healy. people will ge able to get their first glimpse of the baby

gorilla starting at 10:00 this morning. temperatures warming up, after a very cold start to the morning. live camera across the bay, san francisco, the bay bridge, had patchy fog in the distance near parts of the coastline, but still lots of sunshine. clouds being cleared out. today, welcome to winter. in fact, the winter solstice started at 9:11 this morning. this morning, patchy fog out there. here is another camera looking toward oakland. you can see from this vantage point lots of clear skies. this afternoon, hazy sunshine. it will be mild. today will be warmer than yesterday, translating to more low 60s. the warmest locations, right around 64 to 65 degrees. we've been looking for the rain. latest forecast models still keeping us dry. in fact, basically pattern like this, the rainfall out here in the pacific, heading way up to our north. no rain threat in our five-day and longer than that as well. still no significant rain or storms showing up just yet. here's the satellite

perspective. high pressure out in the pacific, strong high pressure in command of our weather. you get an idea with the motion, clouds moving up in this direction, being deflected, moving into parts of oregon and washington. for us, we just have the low clouds and fog from this morning near the immediate coastline, already lots of sunshine out there. then by 3:00, basically the same deal. some of this patchy fog offshore could bump up a little closer to our coastline for late tonight and into early sunday morning. forecast highs this afternoon, as i mentioned, warmer than yesterday. we'll show you san francisco at 61, santa rosa at 65, and heyward, 62 degrees. more neighborhoods, more 60s for san jose, morgan hill and gilroy. half moon bay, around 60. santa cruz, 65. here is a look ahead. your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, another cold start to tomorrow morning. coolest locations, right around freezing toward livermore and possibly fairfield. afternoon, completely different story. hazy sunshine out there and the dry weather pattern will continue for monday and tuesday and also for christmas day, partly sunny skies, maybe just

a touch cooler, but still a very stable weather pattern over the next few days. no dramatic changes and no rain clouds on the five-day. we'll see if we could add some rain clouds to the forecast beyond five days, but at least at this point, we'll keep things dry and mild here in the bay area. officials investigating a possible dog fighting ring at an east oakland home say they have been in contact now with the owner of those animals. investigators say the owner has admitted the dogs are his, but denies they were being forced to fight. 11 dogs with visible wounds were found earlier this week at that east oakland home, after officers served a warrant in an unrelated investigation. >> he admitted they are fighting dogs. he admitted they are his dogs. we want to talk to him about equipment and medication and what vet did he see and where he got the dogs, is he breeding dogs, things like that. >> the dogs are now in the custody of animal services. san francisco animal care and control is looking for a newly adopted kitten that was stolen. this is a picture of 2-month- old arizona.

she had already been adopted and was waiting to be spayed before going to her new owner. animal care and control released surveillance video of two women who were at the shelter at the time she was stolen. anyone who may know these women are asked to call animal care and control. new this morning, police are searching for suspects after a double shooting near san jose state university. it happened around 10:00 last night on 2nd and san fernando streets. when police arrived, they found two men who were both shot at least once. the victims were transported to the hopped. no word on their condition this morning. a bay area city is struggling to put a stop to pedestrian deaths. this year, san francisco has seen 17 people killed in accidents between pedestrian vehicles, including two separate cases on thursday and friday. pedestrian advocates say that's a higher number of deaths compared to last year. the district attorney is calling for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists to be more careful and conscious of each other, especially this holiday season. >> we want to continue to hammer this and hopefully we

can end the rest of the year with any additional fatalities. >> pedestrian advocacy groups say san francisco is second only to new york city in pedestrian fatalities. the parents of a 13-year- old girl who has been declared brain dead after surgery to remove her tonsils. oakland's children's hospital must keep the girl on life support until an independent neurologist can examine her. officials urged her to remove her from life support after she was declared brain dead nine days ago, but her family wants an independent expert to confirm that. >> the hospital is addressing the child as if she is dead already. their position is she is dead. there is no treatment she is entitled to. >> it violates the ethical cannons of the hospital to continue to provide care to a deceased person. >> a neurologist could examine the girl as soon as monday and a decision could be made before christmas on whether or not she will remain on life support. another march and rally has

been held in santa rosa to protest the police shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez. protesters say they want the sheriffs deputy who shot and killed lopez to be charged with murder. sonoma county sheriffs deputy shot and killed lopez in october after mistaking his replica rifle for an assault weapon. >> the pledge is for students to sign on to pledge to continue for the fight for justice, for their friend, for their cousin, for their community member, for their schoolmate. >> the deputy was placed on administrative leave, but has returned to work earlier this month. the father of brian baird says he watched everything unfold live on television from his fresno home last friday night when his son was involved in a police shooting. he says before it began, his son called police and said he was being chased by police and

he didn't know why. >> i saw him fall to the ground and the tv guy said they tasered him. i thought that's what it was, but it killed him. i just can't talk, okay? >> police chief charlie beck says he is concerned about the circumstances leading up to the shooting. the officers involved are on paid leave while the investigation is completed. several bay area law enforcement agencies are stepping up dui patrols and check points this weekend. >> when is the last time you did have something alcoholic to drink? >> yesterday. >> chp in redwood city had a dui check point at 5th avenue and el camino. the goal is to get drunk drivers off the streets before they hurt or kill someone. >> it showed that a lot of people have not learned, have not taken into consideration they need to not drink if they are going to be driving. >> in the last week alone, chp and redwood city arrested 26 people for dui, two were injury accidents. we are getting new numbers this morning showing just how many people have been arrested as part of the dui crackdown

effort. from december 13th to midnight last night, 285 people were arrested for driving under the influence in the bay area counties. in 2012, 18 2d ui arrests happened during the same eight- day period. your time now, 9:40. it is ticket saturday. coming up, the secret word you need for a one-of-a-kind holiday experience at the san francisco zoo. >> and a christmas miracle for 1000 bay area families in need. these are live pictures right now at an annual event that's providing christmas presents to go under those trees. we're back in just a bit. >> but first, let's take you outside to the san francisco toll plaza. checking out the traffic heading into san francisco, a few cars out on the road, but no major problems as you head into the city. it's 9:41 and that is mornings on 2. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive sales event is back.

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. good saturday morning. here's our live camera looking towards pittsburg bay point. temperatures on track to reach the lower 60s, warmer than yesterday. clock says 9:43. recapping top stories for you this morning, ac transit has reached a tentative deal with its union, averting a potential strike. union leaders say they will present the agreement to their members at 10:00 this morning and recommend that it be approved. news of the agreement comes as a 60-day cooling-off period preventing a strike was set to expire sunday at midnight. there is good news for holiday travelers. food and retail workers at oakland's airport has called off a strike planned for today. workers say there's been encouraging progress in settlement talks, but still plan to picket. about 1000 families in need are expected to visit the west contra costa ymca today to pick

out christmas presents for their children. ktvu's allie rasmus has been live in richmond since before the doors opened to capture all the excitement on this saturday. hey, allie. >> reporter: well, a lot of people lined up early outside the building, some as early as 2:00 this morning, even though they didn't really have to. the way it worked here, if someone is preregistered for the event, they get a registration ticket with a number on it and that number corresponds to one of these numbered bags full of toys here. then when people come through the line, all the volunteers you see here pick up the bag, hand it off to the people who are coming to pick up their gift bags. now, 1000 families have preregistered for this event. the toy and food giveaway is organized by el cerrito and richmond police and firefighters. organizers say they were running dangerously low on donations up until just a few days ago. >> five days ago, we put out a request to the public to help maas our goal because we were running short. and $7500 was raised by online donations, just people giving

$20, $30 here and there. somebody else came out with a large donation, $10,000, which chevron matched. that's in five days. that's because people care a lot about what's happening this season. >> i'm very grateful! really, my kids really didn't have that much for christmas. my son's birthday is on christmas. [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: 1000 families preregistered for the toy giveaway. this is what the line looked like this morning before the doors opened. the need is greater than the thousand families they are serving, but they had to turn people away, because up until five days ago, organizers weren't sure they would have enough resources to serve earn this year. back out here live, along with the bags of toys and food, people coming through the ymca also get to enter a raffle to win a bike. so every time you hear some of the volunteers behind this caution tape shouting and yelling and they blow the whistle, that means a lucky winner is taking home a brand- new bike along with their toys.

this is the 26th year that this has been organized here at the richmond ymca. lot of happy families, smiling faces. [ cheers & applause ] chp in san francisco is hosting a last chance toy drive from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. across from pier 48 in san francisco. a spokesperson from the chp says toy donations have been slow this season. organizers are asking that all donations are new and come unwrapped. later today, police in east palo alto will distribute toys to needy children in their community. the toy drive starts at 10:00 and will continue through 2:00 p.m. it is going to be at city hall, located at university avenue. the event is in collaboration between the east palo alto police department and the east palo alto police officers association. there are few things as direct and heart felt as a

child's christmas letter to santa. ktvu has more on the volunteer elves in san francisco that did their best to fulfill those childhood wishes. >> reporter: the u.s. post office on evans street in san francisco is turning into santa's workshop. over a thousand letters to santa were mailed in from bay area kids and these are some of the volunteers making those christmas wishes come true. >> this will go in here. >> we're blessed. a lot of people in the bay are blessed. lot of people are struggling. it's a good time to work out. >> reporter: they signed up to be santa's helpers for the first time this year, gifting presents to seven children. but it's not easy when a child wants a picture of santa's reindeer. >> i wasn't able to pull that off, but basically told her we couldn't get them together all at the same time. kind of a rough day. they are not into selfies. >> reporter: they did find traditional toys, like a barbie, bike, legos and cars. >> some kids aren't asking for toys. they want the necessities. one kid asked santa for food,

so santa's helper did the next best thing and got a kitchen set and include add $100 safeway certificate inside. >> growing up, didn't have a lot of money. now that i can give a little bit back and do my part, you know, like some of them just ask for simple things. >> reporter: simple things like a pair of walking shoes. this boy tells santa he has problems with his feet and wants to stay healthy. in another letter, a mother asks for gifts for her daughters she can't afford. >> i want to do that all the time. it felt good. >> can't talk about what santa got out of the workshop, but we're going to make kids happy this year. >> reporter: these families say they love helping santa in a pinch and putting a smile on a kid's face christmas this morning. ktvu channel 2news. tonight, a street in pennsylvania will be blocked off so hundreds of carolers can helpful fill the last wish of a 7-year-old girl. lainie brown has been fighting cancer for seven months. a few days ago, doctors told

lainie's family that lainie has 70% cancer cells in her blood and only a few days left to live. that's when lainie decided to make final wishes. one was to have carolers sing to her. yesterday, the local relay for life team heard about her wish and posted a message on its facebook page. >> by afternoon, the word had started spreading, and thousands of people started liking the facebook page of christmas caroling for lainie and it has just gone literally viral. >> hundreds of people are expected to show up and carol at lainie's house tonight. the local police department is volunteering its time to help direct carolers and traffic. new this morning, in his weekly address, president obama praised congress for its bipartisan budget agreement and said he does remain focused on the future. >> for the first time in years, both parties came together in the spirit of compromise to pass a budget, one that helps chart our economic course for

the next two years. this budget will unwind some of the damaging cuts that have threatened students and seniors and held back our businesses. >> the president did take republican leaders to task for opposing an extension of unemployment benefits for 1.3 million americans, which will expire next week unless congress acts. president obama arrived in hawaii overnight for his annual winter vacation. the president and first lady and daughters landed in honolulu late last night with their two dogs. president obama has no public events scheduled while he's in hawaii, where he is expected to stay until january 5th. president obama predicted 2014 will be a breakthrough year for america. in his final news conference of the year, the president also said he will absolutely keep in place a mandate that individuals buy health insurance and defended the nsa surveillance programs. the president gave few specifics about his domestic and foreign agenda next year. barack obama says he regrets

being unable to pass gun control legislation. >> if i look at this past year, there are areas where there obviously have been frustrations, where i wish congress had moved more agressively. not passing background checks in the wake of newtown is something that i continue to believe was a mistake. >> well, the president also said he was not overly concerned about declining poll numbers, saying polls have gone up and down several times over the course of his career. well it, is ticket saturday. today, five lucky viewers will win four tickets to the san francisco zoo lights. winners can take a moonlight stroll through the zoo, enjoy live entertainment and visit santa claus and his reindeer. to enter, go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight and enter that secret word, there it is on the screen, holly. good luck, everyone. happy couples are lining up to get married in the state of utah after a federal judge makes a ruling on same-sex marriage. >> a barbecue restaurant is serving up more than a hot meal. the life lessons being taught to the teenagers lucky enough to land a job.

>> the bay area, in the clear right now. coming up, the warmest day of the weekend. we'll let you know if there are any rain clouds in the five-day forecast, and an early look at the christmas day outlook. q

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. well, check out that light display. this is from a family in nebraska, who one-upped one of the most famous holiday light displays. remember in the movie national lampoons christmas vacation, chevy chase's character uses 25,000 individual lights to light up his house. well, guess what? this family used 60,000. that light show includes a life size snowman family, fake ginger bread homes that are the size of dog houses and also an ode to the university of nebraska. this year, a number of churches around the country

report figures of baby jesus being stolen from nativity scenes. now a company is offering a solution. a small gps device can be installed on the baby jesus figures. the company says if they turn up missing, the holiday thief can hopefully be tracked down using that gps device. people in utah are lining up to get married after a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. yesterday, the judge ruled that the ban was demeaning, for no reason. three same-sex couples had sued the state, trying to overturn the ban. the national organization for marriage called the ruling a, quote, travesty of justice. the state has filed an appeal on the ruling. well, barbecue restaurant in washington, dc is serving up more than just ribs. it is helping at-risk use learn job skills. hundreds of teens and young adults have taken part in the program, many of whom have a criminal history or struggled with drug abuse. >> how do you get out of poverty? you get out of poverty through work, through doing a good day's work every day and looking at the goodness of what

you produce rather than what you don't have. >> the owner of the restaurant says he hopes kids who take part in the program will also learn the importance of saving money and will inspire to attend college. if you're heading out the door, let's check in with mark on the forecast one last time. >> lot of sunshine out there after the cold start this morning. temperatures beginning to come up a little bit, still showing you 40s out toward napa and fairfield. san francisco at 49, and san jose reporting partly cloudy skies currently checking in around 50 degrees. there's san jose's current temperature at 50 degrees. for today, welcome to winter, first day of winter. patchy fog this morning. in a few minutes at 10:00, on track by 3:00, mostly sunny skies. temperatures will be warmer than yesterday. upper 50s to low to mid-60s for afternoon highs. today, the warming trend continues. san francisco, 61. san jose, 63. antioch, 62 degrees. here is a look ahead at the five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. tomorrow, a little warmer for afternoon highs. not by much. the mornings start off pretty

cold. hazy sunshine into monday, of course, watching the weather forecast for candlestick. you can see here mostly clear skies, temperatures around 55 to 56 degrees. partly sunny skies by tuesday and wednesday for christmas day, no rain clouds for us. you can see just a few clouds out there. dry, stable weather pattern remains in place and no rain threat in the five-day and possibly longer than that as well. >> wow, okay, mark. great having you here. appreciate it. that is our report for this morning. we do appreciate you making ktvu your choice for news. >> stay tuned for our next newscast, at 6:00. we'll bring you the latest from the ac transit news conference at 10:00 this morning. have a great saturday, everyone.

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