vandalized in oakland. cleanup effort now under way as protestors made a big mess. >> they are already starting to line up. americans have spent billions of dollars on gifts and now they want to return them and cash in on those sales. how much retailers stand to lose and gain. >> gamers are frustrated worldwide following an apparent christmas day hack on both x- box and play station. who is claiming responsibility and what is being done to fix it. >> and a controversial showing with big support. what people are saying about the interview after it was released right here in the bay area. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. good morning. you are taking a live look in walnut creek where many stores have just opened for business. it looks like they might be starting to open right now. >> bright and early.

>> standing outside just waiting for those doors to open. tara moriarty will have more on why people will be out at shopping centers today even though christmas is over. >> it reminds me with that commercial someone a lady saying open, open, open. good morning, everybody. friday, december 26th i'm brian flores. >> and i'm allie rasmus in for pam cook. let's get a start of the -- check of the weather this morning. it is nice and chilly out there. maybe that's why i was a little tongue tied. >> yes. that will have you shaking in your boots. and tongue tied. i was laughing in the corner because i was also remembering that. okay. if you are going to be outdoors doing some shopping this morning, bring along the jacket. we have another cold start and we have a breezy start. the winds continue from the north. they will continue to lighten as we get into the afternoon. but in any case, we have them right now.

mostly clear skies. dry today, tomorrow, and for your bay area weekend. we are looking at not a lot of change. again we are going to get rid of the wind. let's take a look at these winds. livermore gusting to 20 miles an hour. it's actually picked up a little bit at sfo. 21 right now. hayward, mountain view, san jose generally light. but half-moon bay you have a gust to 18 miles an hour. and that northerly breeze we've been talking a little bit about it. chp has year id a -- chp has issued a warning. because when the wind is coming from the north, it's hitting up against your car. take it easy out there. you may be holding tight to the wheel as we get outdoors we again are looking at some very chilly numbers. 44 in concord right now. a bit of an improvement there in the last hour in the 30s. something tells me you may have a light breeze that has picked up in your area. walnut creek remains calm. liver mother the wind has been blowing all morning long and you are holding at 50 degrees. so again the wind really makes

the difference when it comes to the temperatures. it will still feel very cool out there and brisk. well hold on to this trend through your bay area weekend in the extended forecast, slight possibilities some rain coming back our way. i'll have a look at your numbers for the weekend and outline that possibility of wet weather coming up. >> thank you so much. with another light traffic day expected today and throughout the morning as well, sal has the day off. but we are still keeping an eye on the roads. this is the bay bridge toll plaza cam. no major problems across the bridge. expect for a high wind advisory that was issued a couple minutes ago. rosemary has been talking about the high wind. 8-10 minutes to get you across the span. traffic on 880 as you pass the coliseum. see the camera shaking there. a little windy out there. but no major problems this morning.

antipolice protestors are planning to demonstrate at san francisco's union square later today at noon. this was the scene though on christmas night as protestors vandalize a giant christmas tree. as you can see, they tore off lights and destroyed dozens of ornaments. they call their protest the no time off march. their goal is to keep police busy so they have no time off. the protestors also broke windows. for many people the day after christmas is another day to rush back to the shopping mall. >> i found one lady with a shopping bag in her hand.

she was clearly going to make a return. a lot of these folks came with nothing but their wallets. here and at stores across the bay area the crowds are expected to be okay. the return rate is typically higher for online purchases. retailers differ on their return policies. that is because the retail industry will lose an estimated 3.8 billion for fraudulent returns. now some stores limit the amount of time that consumers can wait before returning gifts. so don't wait months to make those returns. and while you are returning, stores hope you will buy more. some tips are to bring your receipt. make sure you have that or might be forced to take the

lowest advertised price. check to see if items can be returned. and also for those big ticket items, check to see if there is a restocking fee or open box fee. in some cases the original packaging may be required. coming up we will tell you more about the post holiday sales and where you can expect to see the deepest discounts on this day after christmas. we are live in walnut creek i'm tara moriarty back to you. >> do you have any returns you have to make? are you going to sneak in there between live shots? >> reporter: i on purpose left my credit card lock away so i would not be tempted to go buy more. but i might have to look. you know. >> come back later. >> thanks, tara. thousands of people who got new video games for christmas found themselves unable to play after sony's play station anomie sop of the x-box sites

experienced disruptions. katie utehs is live in san francisco with the latest on this cyber attack. katy. >> reporter: the latest check of the x-box live website says engineers are still work on the issues. if you got one of those for christmas, you have not been able to use it. if you try to follow this issue on twitter, you can see the amount of frustrated people. people with tweeting nonstop about x-box and play station. christmas as you said is a day where gamers are using new symptoms and playing new games. people who tried to log on to play station network could not. a group known as the lizard squad claimed responsibility for the alleged hack. would confirm the problems were indeed hack related. the last tweets from play station, x-box acknowledging the issues were six hours ago now. there is still problems with both symptoms. gamers are frustrated.

>> you're not allowed either. ever >> they hack that one too? >> i don't know if it was a hack or screwed up. >> >> reporter: at this point it appears the alleged hack was not as bad. at this point there have been no reports of personal data bag effected in this. but of course engineers still working to get those symptoms up and running. christmas day is a big day for those two companies because people are getting new systems for christmas. brian and ali, a lot of disappointed gamers out there. >> yeah i'm sure they are frustrated. >> thank you so much. sony's the interview is now showing in some theaters. people across the bay area lined up to watch the movie that almost was not released as planned on christmas day. deborah has more on the

curiosity, defiance, and patriotism. >> it is a very, very silly movie. >> reporter: movie gores got the spoof they expected. >> the cia would love it if you two could take him out. >> take him out. >> take him out for drinks? >> reporter: but came away with a grasp of why the real dictator and regime are not in on the joke. >> spoiler alert but kim jong un dies. i can't imagine what -- i can't imagine what the fluff was. >> freedom of speech. we immediate to be here in support. >> reporter: people bought tickets early and lined up early. selling out screenings. small theaters benefiting after the national chains responding to threats and sony cyber attack dropped the film. >> has a lot more buzz. which is a good thing. we do need to fight back. >> the majority of people wanted to come opening day, christmas day, the day that

america decided to you know play the interview. >> reporter: some theaters like this one in san jose took extra security precautions. a walk through by police. inspecting the movie house and exits. fans filed past new signs banning large purses and bags in the theater. this ticket gives them big parts in a bigger international drama. >> they are mad about their leader being on the american movie. i feel that is an insult to their personal pride. which i feel i really don't care about. >> reporter: news signs also ban backpacks and packages. something patrons took in stride. these teenagers drove an hour from the peninsula to be here. >> we believe americans is really important to come out and show our support and watch a premier. we are not here for the actors. we are here to show north korea any type of threat against us is no threat at all.

>> this dog is killing me with cuteness. >> reporter: the movie which north korea calls an act of war is now being judged on its merits. >> it's not schindlers list. >> reporter: an act of immediate rock city. some. >> popcorn was good. >> it is not a movie you take seriously. [ laughter ] it's just plain silly. >> that was deborah reporting. coming up a somber christmas. coming unat 6:30 the message she has for more families. >> a san francisco home goes up in flames. why the damage could have been worse.

it sure is a chilly start. a cool day in store for your afternoon. i will take you through your bay area weekend coming up.

if you are heading to reno or tahoe be prepared for a lot of company. hundreds of skiers are expected to head up to the slopes. the resorts have a lot of new snow from several storms. some resorts have seen up to four inches over the past 24

hours. many are hoping to make up for a loss in business over the past few seasons. >> this is getting closer to normal but certainly more than we've had in the last couple of seasons. >> there is no snow in the forecast for this weekend. the next storm is expected to roll into the sierra next tuesday. we have an update to a house fire in san francisco we first reported yesterday morning. inspectors have red tagged two homes in the pa terror row hill neighborhood. a victorian home on mississippi street is a total loss. while the house next door is heavily damaged. but no one was injured as most of the people living in the homes were gone for the holiday. firefighters and neighbors helped to save top cats and a dog in one of the homes. >> seems like a great neighborhood. the neighbors help the neighbors. a couple people took the cats. a couple people immediately notified the residents who were out of town that their home was on fire. >> investigators think the fire may have started between the two homes. they are now looking at electrical problems as a possible cause of the fire.

one person suffered minor yours when an apartment building caught fire. it took crews about an hour to bring the fire under control at a building on the end of palm grove court. investigators believe a fire was accidental and that it may have been caused by candles. a family of four living in the apartment was forced to sleep somewhere else last night. and on mayor island in fact tours suspect a homeless person may have sparked a two alarm fire at a commercial building. shows flames engulfing the building. we

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who died. their spirit is still alive. >> everyone will feel peace of mind and peace of heart. >> the natural disaster caused $10 billion in damage. a wake will be held tonight for one of the two new york police officers killed in an ambush. the wake for officer rafael

ramos will be held at a church in queens. he will then be buried tomorrow. joe biden will mange those attending the funeral. ramos and liu were shot in their patrol car last sunday funeral arrangements for liu are pending. livermore police arrested a man and woman on christmas eve with a car full of packages stole off of pieces porches. they were arrested after reports of people stealing packages off of porches. officers were able to identify them from video surveillance. when police searched their car, they found it was full of stolen mail and packages from orinda, lafayette, and livermore. a gran it bay couples gift to each other will be featured on a network television show today. >> and as brian hickey reports their over the top tree house started as a childhood dream

and led to the home in the tree tops. >> reporter: climb into the tree tops and into luxury. >> we wanted a nice sitting area inside. watch and have company and great decks so we could enjoy the view of our vineyard. >> reporter: what started as childhood reminiscing ended as a home away from home. >> as we were watching tv one night, pat is watching tree house masters and i was reminiscing guy, wouldn't it be great to have a tree house? that is where it all started. >> i a tear came to his eye. >> reporter: animal planet tree house masters and builder pete nelson took on the plan. >> he came up with this plan. >> reporter: the kitchen is complete with a stove top,

oven, wine refrigerator, and dishwasher. the sitting area offers a warm area to relax. and a loft is just steps away for a nap on a limb. the whole project built while the splinters were gone. >> we knew what the plans looked like but you know plans and the reality are often quite different. >> reporter: it's a long way from the wood palettes and rooked walls which made splinters childhood tree house and one that his grand kids have made home. >> i like to sit on the balconies sometimes. up in the bed sometimes and sit down and relax. >> play chess on there since i play chess. i usually like to play with grandpa. >> reporter: the episode of tree house masters documents the design, build, and reveal. and the splints know where they will watch it. >> i think whether be watching in the tree house. >> i guess we will have to wait and see the episode to see how the electricity and the plumbing and all of that stuff. >> you know one thing i was thinking about when the weather is beautiful and the views are

great, but what about when there is a big storm? the trees sway back and forth. >> all i was thinking about is getting one. how do i get one? rosemary? >> you have to go to animal planet. [ laughter ] all right we are getting outdoors maybe you are heading out of your house. not your tree house but real house and grabbing a cup of coffee and going far run. maybe doing post holiday shopping it's a chilly start out there. and some of us are in the 30s. and if you are not in the 30s chances are you've got wind out there and it's very brisk. mostly clear skies. we do have the wind that continues to blow. started yesterday. was awfully breezy in some areas and that made for a chilly, chilly afternoon. mostly sunny and cool. we will be dry for your entire weekend. ridge of high pressure continuing to move into the area. that has pushed that storm track to the north of us but

that dry northerly flow is just pouring into the bay area and a cool one. temperatures in the 40s. a few low 50s out there. but with the wind it doesn't feel like 50-degrees in livermore. it doesn't feel like 53-degrees in san francisco. redwood city checking in at 51. again with that breeze it probably feels closer to 40 degrows. 234 any case not a lot of 30s. santa roe sat winds a little stronger. your temperatures have fallen. 39 degrees right now. right in this area of walnut creek and concord. concord has a breeze about 8-10 miles an hour. because of it your numbers have come up. 44 in concord. temperatures will continue to warm as we get into the afternoon. temperatures will be in the 50s as we get into areas right around vallejo 58. 56 for berkeley today. 59 in san rafael. mid 50s in concord. these numbers are a lot like

yesterday under mostly sunny skies and the winds are expected to finally begin to die down as we get into the second half of your day. 59 san jose. upper 50s for morgan hill. and santa cruz you are checking in at 58. if you are thinking about hitting tahoe for the weekend, you have a nice one. it will be quite cold. we have temperatures ranging from the teens down to seven degrees. partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. temperatures today in the low 30s. so breezing and sub freezing. a little better. but you will have that sunshine and it is a great time to hit the slopes. most ski resorts reported 3-6 inches. the extended forecast here with your bay area weekend always in view. numbers won't change a whole lot. once the wind die downs, patchy frost will be a concern.

think about your pets and plants. and tuesday right now looks to be the first day we may see a little bit of rain move in. and it looks like a cold storm coming from alaska and canada and that means we may have low snow. >> thank you. the markets have been open for just a few minutes now on this day after the christmas holiday. and in early trading stocks are up it looks like. the dow started this session in record high territory. dow up about 67 points right now. the s & p was slightly down from its all time high. over all volume is expected to be light. although we mentioned earlier sony stock is supposed to be doing well. i checked it and it's about up maybe one percentage point.

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welcome back. time is 6:56. and a man is safe and back on solid ground after this traumatic rescue in the waters off the monterey coast. the man's boat started taking on water about 75 miles off the coast yesterday morning. a coast guard helicopter and cutter responded after the man called for help. he was later flown to a hospital for treatment and is expected to be okay. president obama and the first lady spent part of their christmas with u.s. marines in hawaii. they visited the marines and their family at the base in honolulu. they thanked them for their service. happening today san francisco is holding the annual chipping of the trees event to let people know when and how they can recycle their christmas trees. the event outside city hall includes this giant woodchipper so people can see how their trees will be turned into

woodchips that will be used to generate electricity. >> i've been out there for that event and the smell of the pine is really strong. it smells really nice. sad to see the christmas trees. >> yeah. coming up on mornings on 2 a christmas day attack. after the break the way hackers targeted gamers and pulled the plug on their holiday fun. >> ready, set, shop. it's another big day to hit the stores. coming up we are live at an east bay hot spot with a look at the rush and the reason shoppers can wait to get back into action.

walnut creek where the postholiday sales are in full swing.