how many days does it take to prepare 1200 pounds of ham? a look at the huge volunteer operation going on to deliver these meals to people in need. and presents under the christmas tree for thousands of kids in san francisco. the marathon push to get 10,000 toys donated. sony pictures now releasing its controversial film "the interview" and it will be showing in about 10 bay area theaters. how washington is still reacting to the cyber attack on

sony pictures. it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning. merry christmas. we are live in san francisco this morning. volunteers putting the finishing touches on thousands of christmas meals. that's a lot of work. >> a lot of work. >> these will be delivered to people who cannot leave their home. so they'll not be only cooking all of this but delivering all the food. and we are out there this morning at the salvation army. and we're going to have more on the volunteer efforts coming up in a couple minutes. >> fantastic. good morning everybody. it is christmas day. >> yes, it is. >> thursday, december 25th. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. i want to say good morning and merry christmas to my mom because she moved down to southern california but gets up and watches us online. >> hi mom. >> love you. we miss you. >> had to say it because i know

she's up. one of the few people up by christmas. >> and i bet she's talking back at you. >> i'm sure she is. >> merry christmas. >> and merry christmas to all of you. are you ready to turn dry once again? >> i guess so. that was a quick hitter. we had a little bit of rain yesterday. less than .10 fell. and now it's out of here. and waking up with mostly clear skies and we have wind out there this morning and it's a very brisk start to the morning as well. and start with storm tracker 2, no rain on the radar. let's get to some of these numbers here. some of us falling to within a few degrees of freezing. walnut creek, you. 34 degrees outside your door. 36 in napa. around the bay, 46 for oakland. and 42 in redwood city. and san francisco at 46. we have a cool start. and to add to this, the winds. so when we're this chilly and you have to incorporate the wind, talking about the wind chill factor that's going to

feel colder than that if you're stepping out early. northerly breeze in oakland at 10 miles per hour. and fairfield reporting 9. and into the afternoon, cool and dry. and we will remain breezy. the winds dying down some but not completely. 60 degrees this afternoon in oakland. and 57 redwood city. and 58 in concord. we will have the pattern into the bay area weekend. i'll detail in a bit. back to you. >> thank you very much. and many people including our very own sal enjoying the day off today at home. but if you have anywhere to go, don't worry, we have traffic covered this morning. this is is the san mateo bridge toward foster city, i'm pulling double duty today, it's okay. chp has issued wind advisories for the span, as well as the golden bridge. this is the east shore freeway. traffic looking great. no major problems out there. but keeping an eye on the

traffic throughout the morning. >> you're actually brian, dave and sal today. >> there you go. the christmas spirit is definitely on display at the san francisco salvation army. we are there this morning as volunteers and workers are making sure that no one is left out this holiday season. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. merry christmas to you. we are inside the salvation army kitchen where there's about 40 volunteers hard at work and been here since 5:00 this morning putting together about 4,000 christmas meals. and we will go down the line and give you a look at the menu. first scooping yams into the trays followed by the scoops of carrots and green beans. about 750 pounds of carrots. and then move on to the next course, the main course and that's the ham. they've spent the last three to four days cooking all this ham because they have 1200 pounds of it. and then each of these trays

are heat sealed so that they can be packaged and delivered to people in need. and now she is with the salvation army. merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas to you. >> reporter: who is receiving all these meals today? >> so these meals are specifically made for the elderly or for those home bound individuals who too frail to get out of their homes and visit one of the other locations in san francisco. we want to make sure that no one is left out and everyone has a nice meal on christmas day. >> reporter: and these meals get to them by volunteers. some of the recipients, the volunteers who deliver the meals may be the only people they see. >> yeah, because they're too frail to get out, they're in their homes and we tell our volunteers, don't just take the meal and drop it off, say merry christmas, visit with them. and make sure you spread that holiday spirit. and what we find is not only

does the recipient love that, but the volunteer gets a lot out of that as well. it goes both ways. >> reporter: as we have found here talking to some of the volunteers, some have made this a family tradition. one family has brought several members for six to eight years coming every christmas morning to do it. and now once all the meals get assembled, 4,000 of them, they'll be transported to a community center and that's where another 400 volunteers will be waiting to deliver them in their personal vehicles throughout the city to the people in need. and we will be following the process all throughout the morning and we will check back with outbies in about half an hour. back to you. >> what a wonderful way for them to share the holiday. lovely. thank you. final preparations under way for the annual christmas day dinner at st. anthony's dining room. chefs and volunteers arrived early this morning to begin preparing meals for an

estimated 4,000 people at that hall. that's on golden gate avenue. and the first meals are scheduled at 10:00 this morning. san francisco's glide memorial church is getting ready to host big christmas meals. the church will serve breakfast to thousands of needy families this morning. and there will be a christmas dinner at glide later today also. and meantime, thousands of people took part in a holiday tradition on the day before christmas. volunteers served prime rib with all the fixings to 3,000 guests. joe best donated 2200 pounds of meat for the lunch. bets is the owner of san francisco's famed house of prime rib restaurant. >> sometimes we take it for granted how well we eat. but for this folks, it's not an automatic. so when you give something, it really feels good. i love to do it. >> that's great.

this is the 23rd year bets has made the prime rib lunch possible. well it's the most talked about movie in america, the film "the interview" opens across the country today. it went online yesterday. and we are in berkeley at one theater here in the area that will be showing the film. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, on the website, they list the interview as a movie showing today. and although it's not up on the marquee, we know the first showing is at noon and then four screenings after that. and you can also stream this movie on youtube as well as google play. and now last wednesday, sony pulled the interhave you from the scheduled christmas day national release in response to threats of violence from an online group allegedly from north korea. it's about a plot against north korea's leader kim jong-un. in washington, some members of congress are urging even tougher sanctions against north korea. the fbi saying that kim jong-un was responsible for the hack

attack on sony. >> we would shut down the hard currency that north korea needs not only for the nuclear weapons program and for the dictator to pay his generals but also to cut off the funding to 121 which is their 3,000 cyber agents that they pay out of the department. let's get serious about our response here. >> reporter: north korea's own internet went dark the for nearly 10 hours monday. service back up and running but still said to be spotty. triggering speculation that perhaps the u.s. is responsible. and in the next hour, where else the movie the interview is showing. live from berkeley, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. well many underprivileged children in san francisco are enjoying new toys this christmas morning thanks to the generosity of others. the restaurant reached its goal last night of collecting more than 10,000 toys in a marathon

20-hour last day toy drive. and we saw alex sing by the way. >> we. >> the and all the doll, action figures and play sets were distributed as quickly as they came in. toys went to chapels and churches in the area. >> he got it. 10:00 this morning, 3,000 toys will be delivered to the christmas in the toy give away program in the western addition. and starting in two hours, a group of firefighters, they get to play santa. they'll drive-thru the neighborhood and pass out toys and bikes to kids. yesterday the firefighters handed out toys to hundreds of kids. the san francisco toy program began way back in 1949. it's the oldest program of its kind in the nation. firefighters, their union and volunteers give out more than 200,000 toys year-round. >> so fabulous. pope francis delivered a

christmas day message from the vatican. >> happy christmas to all. >> tens of thousands of people gathered in st. peter's square for the pope's speech and blessing. in his message, he said, quote there, are many tears this christmas, he was expressing anguish for children who are victims of violence around the world including the terrorist attack on a school in pakistan. time now is 6:11 on this christmas day. and governor brown issued his traditional christmas eve pardons. why he took one back. a second night of protest over a deadly police shooting near ferguson, missouri. why leaders say this case is much different. sunny, cool, breezy weather in store. outside the doors this morning, some areas near freezing. a look at the current

conditions, what you can expect for the afternoon and the bay area weekend coming up.

welcome back everybody. time now 16:14. and the community of berkeley missouri remains on edge 56 a second straight night of protests after a police shooting. >> protesters staged a die-in

at the gas station where a white officer shot and killed an 18-year-old african-american man on tuesday night. police made several arrests last night including some for property damage. and news cameras also captured an object that was hurled at police officers but in one was hit. and city leaders say this case is different from ferguson because the 18-year-old had first pointed this gun at the officer. police have released a couple of videos from the gas station which they say show it was martin and not the officer who initiated the action. however, the mayor there is promising a thorough investigation ask says he will not tolerate police brutality on citizens. 2,000 miles away last night, a group of people in california stood in solidarity with the people in missouri. the bay area group held a small individual it at martin luther king park. they say they needed a way to express outrage and concern over what has been happening in

the u.s. protesters in san francisco called for an end to police violence. >> more than 100 hit the streets, many from the lgbt community. the march included a die-in. and the group briefly shut down the off-ramp and held a moment of silence for minorities who have been killed by police. the former president george hw bush remains in the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. doctors admitted the former president on tuesday. a spokesman says the prognosis for the 90-year-old bush remains positive two. years ago, he spent seven weeks at the same hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. the recent wet weather is making it difficult to get to one of the most scenic views in san francisco. parts of the lands are closed after a mud slide. the moving earth took trees with it and created a gaping hole. signs have been posted with warnings that the area is

dangerous but some people say yellow tape and hazard signs won't stop them from visiting. >> broke every traffic rule in the book today getting over here. so that was nothing. >> you didn't hear a thing he said. but it's great to be here because this is my favorite spot in san francisco. >> it has seen plenty of mud slides in the history but they usually happen during extremely rainy years. if the ground continues to shift, the trail might have to be moved from that section. >> wow. well people are waking up this morning to a white christmas in the mountains. so excited. skiers and snow borders taking advantage of it at the resorts. i'm going this weekend. caughting it. there's new powder on the ground after a dusting last night. and right now chains are not required on highway 50 or interstate 80 but if you are headed up there, you are advised to bring along chains. >> yes. >> and warm clothing. >> and warm clothing. it's fantastic.

i love seeing that. i cannot wait. >> i know. >> looks gorgeous. >> yeah. >> winter wonderland. >> and i was checking on twitter, some of the resorts are posting nice pictures. >> yeah, we don't have the snow but we have the winter chill but it's chilly. 5 to 10 to 15 degrees colder than yesterday morning and a little bit of wind which means the wind chill factor is a concern. and it will feel chillier than the numbers on the screen that i am going to show you in just a moment. and let's take a look at what's going on. we have the water vapor loop in store. love this graphic because it really tells the story. the circulation in the atmosphere. and there's that system and the front that brought us a little bit of rain yesterday. and most areas reported just a few hundredths. and we are are on the backside of it. and we have that dry, cool, northerly breeze. i expect they'll die off for the afternoon but we will continue to be breezy for most

of the day. and oakland reporting 10 miles per hour and napa 8 and santa rosa 9. when you have cool conditions outside and that wind, it will feel even colder than 3 8 degrees. and maybe closer to 34 or 32. and 34 in walnut creek. you're near freezing. 37 in hayword. and 46 in napa. these numbers definitely colder than where we started yesterday morning. along the peninsula, low 40s in areas like foster city. we will do one last shot here and take a look at these numbers. temperatures will remain on the cool side as we get into the second half of the afternoon. under mostly sunny skies for today. santa rosa to 58. and looking at upper 50s for berkeley. san francisco checking in at 58. and do you remember just a few days ago, monday, tuesday, wow, it was warm out there. and these numbers quite

different. it's going to feel more like it should be for the end of december. and mid-50s in brentwood. 58 mountainview. upper 50s in santa cruz. and the bay area weekend always in view showing temperatures on the cool side for today. partly cloudy to mostly sunny and cool and breezy. and by tomorrow morning, another chilly start. and the possibly of patchy fog and frost. may be one of the first days we see this this year. and this weekend, temperatures begin to come up slightly but we remain cool, upper 50s to low 60s in the forecast. and saturday, sunday, get back to work on monday. and do we want to the talk about getting back to work on monday? >> no. >> we're at work now. >> yeah. >> this isn't work, this is fun. >> it. is. >> yeah. -- >> fun. >> it is.

>> yeah. >> stay at home. enjoy the time with your family. >> exactly. >> appreciate it. one retail analysts says consumer did say not turn out the way most stores expected during the final days of holiday shopping. he's predicting that stores will just meet the forecasts for revenue. he expected stores to grow about 3.5%. and other forecast sales between 4 and 5% higher than last year. and retailers, well, they'll make it easier to return holiday gifts. in recent year, stores have put more restrictions on gift returns but this year, you will not need to rush to the mall to make returns. kohl's is not setting any deadlines. staples has no deadline on office supplies. macy's, no deadline except for furniture. and target and wal-mart, 90 days to return items except electronics. huge list there giving until

january. several stores are actually charging restocking fees on some items so be careful for that. but in general, better than in the past. can is nice because some people like to shop early, way early and then like, oh, no, you bout that too long ago. can't return it. >> yeah. coming up, a young boy is helping to remind all of us the true meaning of the holiday season. >> this is one of the sweetest things i've ever received. >> what he did for complete strangers instead of asking for gifts himself. and a dog. falls from one of the tallest apartment buildings in sacramento. what happened next that the owner is calling a christmas miracle. hi, i am marie and i am at naval baseball and i want to wish merry christmas to my mom and dad in san jose. merry christmas. female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models!

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welcome back everybody. time now 6:25. and the centers for disease control is monitoring one employee for possible exposure to the ebola virus. they'll be doing that for 20 days. the exposure risk occurred during an experiment at a cdc lab in atlanta. a spokesperson says there's no risk to the public. nearly 20,000 people have been infected with ebola in africa

leading to more than 7500 deaths. meantime, britain's queen is using her annual christmas broadcast to praise med cool workers fighting ebola in africa. she says she's been deeply touched by the doctors and nurses on the front lines against the outbreak. her prerecorded message is being broadcast today. the queen plans to celebrate the holiday with her husband prince phillip at the royal estate in england. well one special christmas tree in san francisco's valley is getting more and more attention every holiday season. it is known as the wishing tree. it's decorated with hundreds of handwritten notes from people expressing their hopes and dreams. the first wishing tree went up three years ago. she then invited others to do the same. >> i thought maybe i would get some joke wishes and people wouldn't take it seriously. but people did take it seriously. i think it's a place for people to just sit and be with themselves and actually listen

to their heart. >> so far, there are more than 650 messages posted on the wishing tree this year. and that number is expected to grow during this final week of the holiday season. well this next story from sacramento easily fits into the christmas miracle category. a dog is now recovering after falling off a 15 story balcony from a downtown high-rise this week. the owner explained how the 13- year-old boston terrier managed to survive the big fall. >> just a little bit to the east of the balcony is a pool and a hot tub. and the dog went directly into the hot tub and started swimming to try to get out. and he swam about three time, found the stairs, pulled himself out. >> well the dog is now being treated for a cracked pelvis and broken ribs at a animal hospital. the vet there expects him to make a full recovery. wow. coming up, a uc berkeley

graduate held for months in a southeast asia jail is free this christmas. what is next for the vet who says she was wrongly imprisoned. merry christmas from san francisco where volunteers have been hard at work all morning putting together more than 4,000 meals that will be delivered today. it's a dry, chilly breezy start to your holiday. we will check in on your current conditions and have a look at the afternoon highs for the neighborhood coming up.

i love it. >> san diego beach boys, got to love it. time now 6:30. merry christmas. we are live in san francisco. that looks really good. volunteered to deliver

thousands of meals to people who can't leave their homes this christmas. good morning. we're live at the salvation army this morning and more on this morning's effort coming up in just a couple minutes. good morning once again. merry christmas everybody. thank you for joining us here. i'm in for dave clark. had to take a deep breath. that was a lot to say. >> it was. i'm pam cook. merry christmas. looks like a beautiful day, christmas day for people to get out and about. >> yes, mostly sunny skies. going to be dry out there. but it's going to be a little bit brisk and that's what we have outside this morning. the winds blowing for some. no advisories but still, if you are stepping out, cut right through you. and let's take a look at the satellite view, no rain to speak of. that moved through yesterday. and left us with mostly clear skies in the overnight hours. and we will show you a wave moving over northern

california. we have a ridge of high pressure billing in for the next few days and that will bring back the dry weather. not as warm as earlier in the week. it's chilly this morning and cool for the afternoon as well. and a look at the winds anywhere from 5 to 10 to 15 miles per hour. a gust now to 24. so yes, if you have to be outdoor, be prepared for that because we have chilly numbers and with that wind, you have to consider the wind chill factor. 36 degrees in napa right now. 46 for san francisco. santa rosa checking in at 406789 temperatures will rebound but will remain cool. take you into the weekend and coming up in just a bit. >> all right. thank you so much. sal is off today but we've got your traffic covered. in case you have somewhere to go, i don't know where you would go -- >> family. >> just kidding. live at the bay bridge toll plaza. looking very nice out there. eight minutes to get you across the span this morning. and it's a similar story on interstate 280.

take a look at that. barely nihad lights on the roadways this morning looking very good. and you can use public transportation to get you where you need to go this morning. and bart, caltrans, golden gate transit, all following sunday and holiday schedules today. if you take bart, parking is free. and san francisco will not be enforcing park meters or residential parking permits. now, there's plenty of activity at this hour at the salvation army. volunteers are spending their christmas morning giving back to their community. we haven't seen her in a longtime. you're live with this holiday meal program. how you doing? >> good morning. good to be with you. merry christmas this morning. >> we are live inside the value evacuation army kitchen. it's been a hub of activity since 5:00 this morning. we are standing next to one of four different assembly lines

they've got going here where volunteers are putting together 4,000 christmas meals that will be delivered to people in need. and they start out with the trays and scoop the yam and move down the line, there you can see the carrots and green beans and about 750 pounds of carrots that they prepared for meals. and further down, that's the main course. ham, they've been working on cooking this ham for the last three to four days because they had a lot to cook. about 1200 pounds are going into the meals and. once everything is in the tray, then it gets heat sealed. and all of the work is being done by salvation army staff and about 40 volunteers including first time volunteers this morning. tell me why you decide to do this today. >> i'm in town, usually out of town with my family. and i just wanted to give back. and this seemed like a good opportunity to spend christmas morning with other people. >> reporter: what do you think of your experience so far?

>> it's been wonderful. so nice and do this for people home bound who don't have opportunities to be served, you know, it's really nice to be part of that and give back at this time. >> reporter: thank you so much. first time volunteer with the salvation army. and as she mentioned, the people receiving these meals include a lot of elderly folks and people who aren't physically able to leave their homes to head down for a christmas meal. and now part of the operation and this, not just the people cooking here in the kitchen, but about 300 to 400 volunteers using their personal cars to drive these meals. and transport these meals to the folks in need. so about an hour from now when we come back and check in with you guy, we will show you the process of getting boxes loaded up as the meals head out to people who need them. back to you. >> all rightment labor of love and giving. >> that's for sure. >> thank you so much.

well christians from all over the world gathered for a christmas day mass today. >> this was the scene at the church of the nativity. it's built on the site where jesus was born. each year, thousands of christians go to beth le hem. and authorities -- bethlehem. president barack obama is joined by his wife as he delivers a holiday themed message and they focused on sacrifices members of the military make especially during the holiday. >> we are able to gather because our troops are willing to hug theirs good-bye and step forward to serve. after a long day, we can come home because they're willing to leave their families and deploy. we can celebrate the holidays because they're willing miss their own. >> and so as our troops continue to -- >> now the president and first lady then asked americans to

help those who have served as they make the transition back to civilian life. if you are lying today, there could be delays this morning. rain and poor visibility yesterday caused more than 3,000 flights to be delayed or cancel add cross the nation. and some of the biggest problems occurred in chicago, dallas and philly. and heavy fog and low ceilings caused delays up to two hours at sfo. and fog should not be a serious problem today but we are monitoring all bay area airports and we will have a better sense of conditions throughout the newscast. and the california highway patrol is marking the holiday with the annual crack down. the maximum holiday enforcement period began at 6:00 last night. and that means chp will be deploying all available officers to look for impaired driver, speeders and dangerous behaviors on the road. the enforcement period runs through midnight on sunday. it's a holiday tradition that never changes.

many shoppers wait until the last minute to buy their gifts. this mall was among spots that was packed with procrastinators and maybe they just had to get out last night. and we spotted an oakland raider among the large number of last minute shoppers. >> exactly what i wanted. now the issue of wrapping it which is going to be a challenge in itself. probably won't be done until christmas day. >> he's busy. >> he's busy. >> and he wanted to wait until the end to make a surprise. and showing his holiday spirit this week. he gave a sick girl's family one week of his pay. >> yeah, that was nice. >> very, very nice. time is 6:38. and christmas is a day of business as usual for some u.s. postal workers. they volunteered to deliver priority mail on this holiday. they'll load up about two hours from now. and then they'll bring joy to people as they deliver cards and packages to the bay area and across the country. governor brown continued a

tradition granting pardons to more than a hundred people but he took one back. they are granted to people who served their time and stayed out of trouble for at least 10 years. and most of the cases involve minor drug offenses. initially he issued 105 pardons but resended one after the los angeles times reported that the man had been disciplined by financial regulators. a uc berkeley graduate imprisoned for more than two months is free this morning. she is a vet from portland. and we have been telling you her story. she was arrested in september when police stopped a hired car in which she was a passenger. and another passenger the car was arrested for carrying meth. she was also arrested but never charged and she is now staying at the home of a former [ indiscernible ]. she has to get a passport before she can get to the u.s. an emotional christmas message from the leader of the roman catholic church. what has the message that

brought tears to the pope. and behind the scenes of christmas at the white house. plus, how you can get on the president's holiday card list. i've been wanting to know this for a while. it's going to be a pretty day out there. we have 40 minutes or so until the official sunrise, mostly sunny skies but it's a chilly start. a look at the numbers for today and into the weekend coming up.

hundreds of catholics turned out for midnight mass at the cathedral this new york city. beautiful place there. the mayor and the governor were among worshipers at the traditional service. the cardinal delivered the sermon and called for renewed faith in a city shaken by the killings of two police officers. we want you to take a look at the mantle or refrigerator or where you keep the collection of holiday cards. does it look like something is missing? >> maybe a christmas card from the president. >> dave clark gets one. >> i know. >> reporter: if your taste for christmas run over the top, the

white house does not disappoint. walking down every corridor here is to be immersed in christmas cheer that's difficult to fully take in. there's one giant tree after another and one made out of a mannequin. but for all of that, this there is this. a more simple gesture. a christmas card. but what is so special about cards like these? open them up and inside they're signed by the opt testify united states. what does it take to get on that list? >> it is cool. >> reporter: the fox's chief white house correspondence is on the list but he puts in the time suffering through one white house briefing than another. and you can buy the christmas card but be ready to shell out money. and we saw the price on this one passing $70. so who else makes the cut for the political heavy weights in washington? >> not just sending it to their actual friend friends, they're sending to it fake friends and

campaign donors and contributor, the folks that want to get out at the poles. >> reporter: and that's where you can blur the lines between pomp and politics and it is nothing new. caroline harris is credited as having if first white house tree. the free fox news producer and first lady historian can go on at length about the executive power of christmas. but the modern celebrations when first families began hearensing the power of the holiday began about 5 years ago. >> hoover is the 1st lady that decorated an official public white house christmas tree in 1929. but not until 1961 when we see the themes come through in first lady's christmas decorations with kennedy when she chose a nutcracker theme. >> reporter: and this year's theme say children's winter wonderland evoking innocence that washington is hardly known for. and there's also inseerty here.

and as any president will say from the left and the right, merry christmas to all and to all a good night. in washington, fox news. >> a christmas card, the president -- >> yeah, exactly. a 10-year-old boy is spending this christmas holiday bringing cheer and hope to people in the streets. >> subway. all right. here you go. happy holidays. >> a great story. instead of gifts this year, ben asked family and friends to turnover their unused gift cards and now he's using them to provide food to the homeless. he's walking up and down university avenue to hand them out to people in need. >> this is one of the sweetest things that i've ever received. hardly anybody is kind to me out here. >> i hope that other people get that holidays aren't about getting but about giving. >> that's right. ben says he was inspired after a family discussion about his mother's legal work to allow

people to sleep in their cars. he says he's checked nearly 80 gift cards so far and some have been mailed to him from people he doesn't even know. he hopes to continue the project into the new year. i think he will. >> way to go. >> yes, awesome. >> what a fabulous thing to do. >> taking action and learning some sales techniques. >> yes. >> fabulous. >> great kid. nice christmas day for us all. >> pretty fabulous. yeah, it's going to be nice. >> you're going to need that new jacket you received for christmas. >> and our sparkling sweater. >> all right. let's start with what is happening across the nation. we are quiet here. a little brisk this morning. but we do have snow that continues to fall over the pacific northwest and into the rockies this morning. take a look there. i'll run you through the christmas day. if you know somebody flying in or out, we're looking good. and we don't have fog in the

bay area but the system that brought us rain is now beginning to shift east. and from the pacific northwest, washington, down into the rocky, moving through utah, colorado, even into portions of new mexico, we've got snow there that's going to stretch into the dakotas. and along the east coast, rain this morning but by this afternoon, it's out of there moving east. and let's come back home. and there's that system. quick mover. boy, it was. now we're on the backside and you can see the northerly flow. that's really dry and we have cooled off in the overnight hours. and chilly temperature, breezy conditions, the winds will die down some as we get into the afternoon. and they won't go away completely. cool temperatures and locally breezy conditions for the second half of the day. and let's look at the numbers.

38 in fairfield. 38 in concord. by about 9:00 or so, temperatures will turn around but still going to be cool. 46 with mostly sunny skies at about 9:00 a.m. and stepping out, some sunshine in store for the second half of the day as well. and by lunchtime, feeling good. 55 degrees. and upper 50s many the forecast for concord this afternoon. and then slip into sunset about 5:00, cooling it back, already back to about 49, 50 degrees at 6:00 this evening. and that will be the rule for the next day to maybe into the weekend. very cold nights and maybe even the first frost of the season for many of us. and tracking that for you. 57 degrees in napa for the afternoon today. and widespread upper 50s in and around oakland, san francisco. low 60s as well. and get into the south bay, 57 san jose. and 58 degrees this afternoon for santa cruz. the extended forecast, temperatures will warm slightly. we're talking baby steps into the low 60s into saturday.

and then we sort of just hover around upper 50s to low 60s with partly cloudy skies. tall way through the bay area weekend and monday. and i can't help but notice, i must have been thinking brian is going to wear red, maybe pam wears red, i don't want to wear red. >> that's why i wore red to compliment what i thought you would wear today. >> we went sparklely. >> okay, well, i'll have to remember that next year. >> next year we'll wear red. >> i'll be sparkling. >> good. >> i want to see that. moving along, there's a new legal challenge to uber. this time in south korea. uber's chief executive officer and the south korean partner accused of violating a transportation law. the company says it's cooperating with this investigation. also starting today, wal- mart is offering to exchange unused gift cards from other

companies. for its own gift cards. the world's largest retailer will accept cards from more than 200 other retailers. it's not an even exchange. you can find out how much you would get without any obligation. wal-mart is using cardcash.com to make the exchanges. and experts say the value tops $750 million of unused cards. unused. >> wow. wow. >> i think people lose them. >> yeah. >> forget about them. >> yeah. coming up, the drinks are on him. on him. not me. but him. how one major league pitcher used social media to treat his fans this christmas. if i have something that i can use to make somebody's life easier or better. >> how one bay area woman is using her own time and money to create a brighter future for those in need.

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welcome back. 6:54 is the time. passengers who plan to spend christmas eve in hawaii made an unexpected stop in oakland before reaching the final destination. it took off from sacramento and then diverted to oakland after the captain detected a problem with the cabin pressure system. it took about two hours to fix the problem. and the plane did arrive safely in honolulu. >> at least they got there

safely. california's final audit of the year shows some state workers engaging in rock doing and it's costing taxpayers thousands of dollars. i shows em businessment of state funds and mismanaged money. for example, they found a manager at the employment development department did not accurately designate an employee's headquarters so they were reimbursed for almost $27,000 in travel payments. >> protocols are sometimes the supervisors are not taking a look at what's going on so they have to be more diligent about their responsibles and make sure controls are tighten sod we can prevent from happening in the future. >> some of the other agencies include the water resources and department of industrial relations. you can read the entire report for yourself on our website, just click on the web links section on our home page. inspections are underway at

a fire station shut down because of the potential mold problems. air tests were conducted at fire station 16 yesterday morning. department officials say firefighters were moved from that location. we told you to neighboring stations, it was as a precaution but fire crews will be positioned behind the station during peak hours to make sure the neighborhood is covered. and crews plan to do some patrolling in the area. >> i am loving the stories on this christmas day. the hair dresser from the north bay uses her skills to help the homeless. on christmas eve, she super tuesday up a shop in a pop-up tent. and she rented generator and other equipment to offer a free hair cut. and people she helped say it's a real confidence boost. >> a little person idealkity. >> you feel good about yourself. and you feel pretty. >> the you have something that i can use to make somebody's life easier or better. >> that's right. using your gifts to help

others. she says she's been doing this once a month at various spots for the past four years. and she says the best feeling is when she hears back from those she helped that they got a job or that they're not on the street anymore. great story. also in the spirit of giving this christmas, one major league baseball player told followers to have a drink on him. he tweeted out a bar code good at any starbucks for a free beverage. and the offer was not unlimited though. it was first come, first serve until the undisclosed amount of money ran out. and he also asked that the followers limit themselves to just one purchase. >> yeah, just one please. >> nice gesture. the golden state warriors will spend christmas day on the court. they're in los angeles to face the clippers today. they are coming off a loss to the lakers and they have lost three of the last four games. the two teams have a very tense history as we know. la beat the warriors last season in the play-offs and

right now, the warriors are atop the pacific division standings. five games ahead of the clippers. >> yeah. good one. >> yep. coming up next on mornings on 2, serving up thousands of hot meals this christmas, the big, huge volunteer effort underway right now. and also the comedy that set off an international incident hits the big screen today. the growing number of theaters showing the interview. stay with us. at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

making sure those less fortunate don't go without food this christmas, a huge volunteer effort underway early this morning. sonoma deciding to release the comedy "the interview" which set off a national firestorm. we will tell you which movie theaters is playing it. it's a cold, brisk start to the holiday. your current conditions coming right up as mourns "mornings on 2" starts right now. good morning. merry christmas. what a beautiful shot. the sunrise and then the tribune bidding there in oakland. i have seen this on my way to work for a little while