packing bay area airports today and getting on the roads to visit family and friends. we're live with an update on the situation at sfo. [music] >> plus a stunning sight in santa cruz where part of the city's wharf collapsed into the ocean this afternoon during high surf. several people who were on the pier had to be rescued from the water. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is the four. >> the whole front just fell off. >> onlookers in disbelief after powerful waves slammed the santa cruz municipal wharf today, causing a portion of it to give way. that 150 foot section had already been closed as crews were repairing previous storm damage. welcome everyone to the four this afternoon. >> i'm alex savage and i'm christien kafton. first responders rescued two people from the water who were on that collapsed portion of the wharf.

authorities say fortunately, there were no serious injuries. jesse gary joining us now live. jesse, what can you tell us about this incident? >> christian, good evening to you. and as the sun is beginning to set here, there are fears that the wharf behind me, which is now 150ft shorter, could sustain more damage with the next storm that is already on its way. this, after large, strong swells today, did major damage. >> the whole front just fell off. there's somebody on it. >> around 1230 this afternoon. witnesses say they saw the end of the iconic santa cruz wharf swaying with each large wave. then the sound of wood crackling, followed by a 150 foot section that was already closed, collapsing into the pacific ocean. >> we noticed that the pier was swaying a lot, and it was. we heard a lot of cracking, but we didn't think much of it. and then all of a sudden it

literally it all fell into the water and like there was people on it as well. a lot of construction workers, they were on the pier and it fell into the water and it sounded like thunder. pretty scary because we thought the pier was cracking like under us when we were running. so we just thought like we were in a movie, like like running away from the cracks and stuff. >> santa cruz city officials say three people, one city project manager and two contract engineers were checking that section of wharf because it was being renovated due to damage sustained over the past two winters worth of storms. all three men went into the water. however, the fire chief says his department had personnel already pre-positioned because of large swells and the number of surfers who were out in the water earlier in the day. those first responders rescued two of the victims, the third self rescued. >> given the circumstances, we had our engineer, our engineering team and our wharf crew on site monitoring minute

by minute, we made the decision that based on our forecasting models, it would be safe to do so today with constant monitoring. but again, this was another example of how, despite our best predictions, talking with our weather experts, mother nature can surprise us. >> we are anticipating that what is coming towards us is more serious than what was there this morning. this is going to be high tide at a time when we have king tides and all kinds of other activities out there in the pacific ocean. >> the santa cruz wharf closed indefinitely due to the collapse, and city officials warn people to stay out of the ocean due to debris that still floating in the water. we're talking about large pilings that can injure or possibly kill if they hit a person. the main beach, cowell's beach, both closed. also seabright getting word that that town closing its beaches and capitola bracing for possible flooding this evening as high tide moves in. we're

live in santa cruz this afternoon. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. kristen, back to you in oakland. >> jesse, you were talking about the debris there, wondering if that debris field is expanding. right. it's not going to all stay in one space. presumably it's going to expand out and pose a wider risk. >> so it's a great question, kristen. so there was a bathroom on that portion that fell into the ocean that the construction workers and other people would use. also, dolphin, the dolphin restaurant that also was in that section that all went into the ocean. and we saw the bathroom pushed by the waves, maybe, i don't know, a quarter mile or so down the coast, closer to where the amusement park is. so the waves are pushing all of that debris out in the ocean. and that's why officials say, do not go into the water. you know, you have a lot of surfers that happened this morning because the swells are so large. the surfers like moth to a flame. they come immediately and want to get in the water. they don't

want you to do that because these pylons, pilings could hit you and possibly kill you because they're so large and the water is so rough. >> yeah. all that debris really posing a threat to anyone who is anywhere near the water. a remarkable scene in santa cruz today. jesse gary, live on the scene for us. jesse. thank you. obviously, all of this a result of the series of storms that we are seeing hitting the coast this week, and that's leading to dangerously high surf, high surf warnings in place here. this is a live look at the scene just up the coast from santa cruz there in pacifica. and you can see we have seen some large swells in this area as well as you would imagine. absolutely. >> you can see those waves crashing right there. let's bring in meteorologist rosemary oroczo. rosemary, you said that this is just the beginning or we're somewhere in the middle of the story. this is nowhere near the end. >> you're right. we do have this to go. one more day. still, guys. and those colossal waves. obviously very powerful, not only in the water, but on the shore as well. those large breaking waves could easily pull

someone out to sea. so definitely something to be aware of. today is going to be worse than what we're expecting for tomorrow. in any event, some of those larger sets this afternoon could reach 60ft. so it is definitely worth noting, as we have been talking about it now for more than 24 hours or so as the advisory began over the weekend. here is a look at a little bit of sunshine as we await the next storm. that is actually a beautiful view. scattered showers reported over the bay area this afternoon, but the brunt of the storm still offshore. here's a look at storm tracker two. some of the drizzle, the few sprinkles falling below the radar beam. a little tough to tell exactly where it is, but it's out there. and as we head over towards the sierra, this winter weather advisory begins tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. and will go until 7 p.m. over the weekend. no advisories. the snow levels were way too high. this system is going to drop snow levels down to about 6000ft, so it will impact i-80 as well as highway 50. if you're traveling up just

before the holiday, you will have that winter travel to deal with. meanwhile, here's a view of the next system that is bringing wet weather to the pacific northwest. northern california. the front back in here is expected to roll ashore during the overnight hours for us. here's a look at the timing expected for tonight into tomorrow morning. notice by two 3:00 in the morning. it is really coming down over lake county as well as the north bay. we could see thunderstorms rolling through here, as well as those oranges and reds, indicating that then by about 3 or 4:00 in the morning, it's stretching into the central bay. and by 5:00 in the morning or so, it's stretching into the south bay. this is going to be a slick, hectic, hazardous morning commute tomorrow. the rain is expected to remain steady and heavy through the morning hours, but it is a quick moving storm. here's a look at 11 a.m, and we are beginning to see the back end of this and for the rest of christmas eve, as well as christmas day and hanukkah, we are looking at dry weather, a better look at the rainfall

amounts expected with this, as well as the snow and what we can expect in through the holiday and beyond. coming up. >> all right, rosemary, we will catch up with you in just a little bit. the wet weather this week could affect your holiday travel plans. millions of people are flying to see loved ones, and that means bay area airports, as you might imagine, are very busy. taking a live look right now at sfo, where there have been dozens of delays and at least one cancellation today, according to flightaware. we will have more on that coming up, and many people are packing up the car and driving to their holiday destinations. >> let's give you a live look here at the eastshore freeway coming through emeryville and the berkeley area here, and you can see things really stacked up in both directions, especially for folks who are traveling eastbound this afternoon. well, holiday travel this year is expected to break records, but those who are driving will likely get a break when they fill up. >> as fox's brooke taylor reports from dallas, gas prices are actually lower than they were a year ago. >> the travel rush is officially

on. with christmas just two days away, millions of americans are heading to the roads and the skies, making their way home for the holidays. >> i remember last christmas waiting in the line to get through through tsa. it was two hours and it was at four in the morning. so i decided that i would come very early. >> major metro areas throughout the state will have extra congestion, holiday travelers hitting the road, trying to get to their destination. >> travel experts at triple a expect a record breaking number of americans to travel this holiday break. >> it was a lot going on, and it didn't help that we were a little bit behind because of delays, but we're here. it was a great vacation. >> an estimated 119 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the 12 day stretch before christmas and after new year's. that's more than 3 million more travelers than last year, topping the previous record high set five years ago. >> pre-pandemic come early,

super early, and monday, december 23rd could be the busiest of all. >> i usually like to get here like, you know, pretty decently early, but with added crowds come added risks, insurance companies nationwide warn it's also the most dangerous day to drive. >> don't risk it. don't push it because you just have this mind that i have to get there no matter what. >> and if you're planning on driving this holiday season, a little bit of good news for you. the national average for gas is some of its lowest since the pre pandemic numbers in dallas. i'm brooke taylor, fox news. >> all right let's talk more about the holiday travel rush. and to do that we bring in doug yakel spokesperson for sfo. doug thank you for the time today. i know obviously, a busy day for you and your colleagues at the airport. we talked in the lead in here that we have storms in this part of the country, storms elsewhere in the country, all of that leading to some delays and cancellations. what is the situation this afternoon at sfo for folks who may have flights later in the day or tomorrow? >> hi alex, thanks for having

me. we are seeing a bit of recovery, obviously. earlier today we started with some low clouds and fog that led to a delay program really from chicago west. flights were affected. transcon international not affected. still some residual delays. right now a total of 180 flights experiencing a delay, averaging about 30 minutes. that's about 20% of our flights today. so starting to get into a bit of a recovery. but as you alluded to, wet weather back tomorrow morning. so we might see a repeat of this tomorrow morning. >> and doug, as we can expect, today is one of those big travel days. are we at the peak already or is the peak tomorrow? where are we in terms of that peak that people want to try to avoid? >> yeah, we're we're at about the peak right now pushing 160,000 in and out today at sfo. we will probably see those numbers taper off just a little bit tomorrow. real busy tomorrow morning from about 6 a.m. to noon. but then as we get into the afternoon hours, we'll start

to see a tapering off a little bit, and then it'll get quiet as we go into the holiday. >> all right. i was reading that you're forecasting to have what would be a huge increase in the number of holiday travelers between thanksgiving and new year's this year. are you are we on track to see a significant increase in air travel coming through sfo this holiday season compared to last year? >> yeah, we're we're up about 15% compared to last year. we're at about 98% of pre-pandemic levels. so we're getting ever so close to what we saw back in 2019 and the last couple of days here at sfo. among the top ten busiest days we've seen in all of 2024. so we do recommend allowing that extra time. get here at least two hours prior for domestic flight, three hours for international. the ultimate luxury is time today. >> yeah. and doug one one last area here. you talked about those delays. about 180 or so, if i remember correctly. but if i, if i read flightaware

correctly, it looks like 75 of those were at sfo. so given the nature of air travel, how many airports are reliant on getting crews and personnel and everything everywhere? wondering what your forecast is for our west coast looking? because a lot of the travel that we're going to see are people traveling to los angeles or up to seattle or portland, a lot of that west coast travel. how is that looking at this hour? >> yeah, so that's really the sector that is seeing that residual delays from the earlier low clouds and fog. and you're right, about 30% of all of our flying is between here and the los angeles basin. a lot of times when we do see delays, it is impacting those short haul flights along the west coast, just by nature of the fact that there's so much more frequency on those markets. the good news is airlines are starting to make up some of the time. earlier today we were seeing delays averaging 45 to 60 minutes. that's now down to 25 30 minutes. so they are managing to shave that off and get back to on time. >> all right. that's good to

hear that. there is a recovery underway at sfo after some delays earlier in the day. obviously still a busy, busy week ahead here for all of you, doug yakel from sfo. we appreciate the time. happy holidays. >> same to you. thank you. >> all right. coming up this afternoon here on the for the bay area. joining with the baseball world in mourning the death of one of the greats. >> yeah. we will have the very latest on how hall of famer and gendary base stealer rickey he erson

in his hometown of oakland and all across the bay area. fans continue to mourn and offer tributes to one of the greatest baseball players of all time. >> ktvu james torres joins us now live from the oakland coliseum, where, james, there are now calls for a permanent memorial for the oakland a's legend. >> christian, alex, good evening to you. well, we are just outside the oakland coliseum here, the 66th avenue entrance. and ever since rickey henderson's death, we have seen

people come out here leaving so many tributes behind. you see the number of bouquets of flowers, the 24 balloons. here, we see candles on the ground and a lot more over there, right on the fence, actually, up to the coliseum. everyone here says that they are just trying to show a little bit of a tribute, a little bit of love for someone they say has gone way too soon, and now they are asking for a more permanent memorial to be placed somewhere in the city of oakland. don pepper puts down a red flower on a wall dedicated to the late legend rickey henderson. >> i wanted to pay tribute to him as a human being who lost his life way too young. >> her favorite memory? henderson showing kindness to both her and her son at a meet and greet. >> we got up to the front of the line. he got rickey's autograph. rickey saw me with my camera and he said, come over here, son. let's get a photo for mom. so he gave us both. that's the kind of man he was. >> the man of steel, known for being the best at stealing bases, also stole the hearts of

people in oakland who are already heartbroken about losing the a's to sacramento and las vegas. >> you almost can't believe it's true. you almost can't believe your team left, and you almost can't believe that the greatest person that ever played on that team also left. you know, way too young. >> he meant a lot to my team, and i look up to that. and it just it's a sad thing, you know? seeing the a's leave and now someone who meant so much to that franchise also leave. >> fans talk to one another, sharing memories and memorabilia. >> well, this year, 40 years old man. look at the clean jersey for him. 40 years old, you know. and i wear it every once in a while because i want to keep it clean. >> it's why they expect oakland city council members to do something to honor henderson's memory permanently. councilman dan cobb expects that to happen soon. >> i think there's no doubt that we should name. if not, you know, 1 or 2 things after rickey henderson. you know, someone someone needs to, you know, put

together a small working group of people to figure out what are those best things. >> i'd love to see a statue out in front of here or city hall. >> name a street. at least you know rickey henderson boulevard. >> i know there's a lot of talk about what to call the oakland international airport. oakland. you know, rh airport, you know. >> and many of the fans i talked to today say they're so shocked by this death, not just because death is unpredictable and naturally something that is bound to happen, but more so because they just saw rickey henderson here at the coliseum two months ago playing in a softball charity games, throwing out the first pitch for the oakland a's last home game here at the coliseum. he died 65 years old. his 66th birthday is coming up this christmas. live at the oakland coliseum. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah, james definitely gone way too soon. i remember watching him. you never forget watching rickey henderson play. he was so fast and such an amazing player. real team

leader. james, thank you so much. >> long time san francisco giants public address announcer and radio host renel brooks-moon received a key to the city today for her career accomplishments. mayor london breed made the presentation at city hall. brooks-moon was a familiar voice on the radio on 106.1 kmel and other stations. then she made history as the first black woman to be a public address announcer in major league baseball. the san francisco native says she hopes many others will follow in her footsteps. >> i could just only hope and pray that my time in the studio and in the booth has inspired particularly young people of color, young women of color to go for it, to go for your dreams, even if they seem to be the impossible dream. yes, impossible dreams can come true. >> the mayor also praised brooks-moon for her tireless

charitable work. >> the 49ers quest for a sixth super bowl trophy will have to wait for another season. the defending nfc champs were officially eliminated from playoff contention yesterday, even before their 29 to 17 loss to the miami dolphins. the la rams and washington commanders won earlier in the day, which ended san francisco's long shot hopes of making it to the postseason. quarterback brock purdy reflected on what happened. >> overall, just you start thinking about the plays that could have changed the game. you know, get some points up on the board, get some momentum. and so when you walk off the field, it's like, dang it. you know we had plenty of opportunities and we didn't finish. so yeah it hurt. >> despite the down year, many fans on social media are saying they are hopeful for next year when more key players return from their injuries. the niners now return home to take on the tough and talented detroit

lions. that is one week from tonight. >> coming up this afternoon here on the four. the suspect in the killing of the unitedhealthcare ceo has his day in court in new york. what he had o sa

ceo brian thompson today pleaded not guilty in a new york city courtroom. >> he was formally charged by the manhattan district attorney last week on murder and weapons

charges, including an act of terrorism. fox's alexis mcadams has more now from new york. >> that's right, luigi mangione back in a new york city courtroom again today. the 26 year old continues to make national headlines here. check it out. you can see him walking into that courtroom, and he really doesn't appear to be nervous, according to police sources who have been with him, he's surrounded by investigators wearing a sweater and khaki pants this time. not that jail jumpsuit. you can see him sitting in court next to his attorney. when he's asked for his plea, mangione tells the judge not guilty. >> not guilty. >> there are two separate cases against him here, so that's why i can get a little confusing. it's at the state level first. we know mangione was hit with three murder charges, including murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism. >> like every other defendant, he is entitled to a presumption of innocence. but unfortunately, the way this has been handled so far, his rights are being violated. >> and in what looked like something out of a scene of a movie, mangione was flown into new york city last week, walked

in an orange jumpsuit and shackles. his legal team says this is just one example of why they don't think he's going to get a fair trial in new york city. >> he was on display for everyone to see in the biggest staged perp walk i've ever seen in my career. it was absolutely unnecessary. >> so that's just on the state charges. but mangione could be back in federal court again in the coming days once we get an indictment there. investigators say if he's found guilty in that case, he could face the death penalty. reporting in new york city. i'm alexis mcadams, fox news. >> death penalty opponents and victims relatives are reacting to president biden's death row commutations. the president today converted the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole. some victims families are angry, saying the move undermines the federal justice system. the decision is meant to stop president elect trump from restarting stalled executions once he takes office. 13 were

carried out during his first term in office, ending a 17 year pause on capital punishment. in a statement, president biden said in good conscience, i cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that i halted. >> he didn't give commutations on the death penalty to the three death penalty or death row inmates who were dealt with by the biden justice department and the obama biden justice department. >> the three men who will remain on federal death row are robert bowers, who killed 11 people at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. dylann roof, the white supremacist who killed nine black parishioners at a charleston, south carolina, church. and zakhar tsarnaev, one of the two boston marathon bombers. >> the house ethics committee today released a scathing report accusing former florida congressman matt gaetz of abusing drugs and of sexual misconduct while serving in congress. gaetz denies the

allegations and tried unsuccessfully this morning in court to get a restraining order to stop the release of that report. it summarizes the committee's investigation. the panel accuses gates of regularly paying for sex, including with a 17 year old girl, along with buying and using illegal drugs. some lawmakers say the release of this report could have unwanted consequences. >> house has to hold itself to a higher ethical standard. >> this will probably now start a war of other reports that are going on, on members to get to get leaked, or votes to be called. >> gates resigned from congress immediately after trump nominated him for attorney general, effectively ending the ethics probe. since he was no longer a member of the house. he has blasted the report on social media, saying, quote, there is a reason they did this to me in a christmas eve eve report and not in a courtroom of any kind, where i could present evidence and challenge witnesses coming up this afternoon on the four, with just days to go until

christmas and hanukkah, amazon workers are walking picket lines. >> up next, the very latest on how this strike could affect those last minute gi

to regain control of the panama canal, and again asserting that the u.s. should have control over greenland. at a rally in arizona on saturday, mr. trump claimed that the u.s. was getting ripped off by panama, accusing the country of charging excessive rates to use the key

shipping passage. the comments drew a sharp response from panama's president, who said, quote, every square meter of the panama canal and the surrounding area belongs to panama. the united states handed control of the canal in 1999 over to panama. after a period of joint administration principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed. >> then we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america in full, quickly and without question. i'm not going to stand for it sunday. >> trump said that u.s. ownership of greenland is a necessity for national security. he proposed the same idea during his first administration. greenland is a danish territory, the prime minister of denmark said today, quote, we are not for sale. >> today marked the fifth day of the amazon delivery drivers strike, with thousands all across the country joining in, including workers in san

francisco. >> fox's max gordon explains the issues that prompted those workers to walk off the job. >> strikes against amazon stretching into the weekend, just days ahead of christmas. more workers representing the international brotherhood of teamsters staying off the job. joining thousands of other members in new york city, atlanta, illinois and san francisco. >> we want comparable wages for other delivery drivers are making in the industry. >> the ongoing strikes, raising concerns that deliveries for holiday packages could be delayed, but amazon says it remains confident there will be minimal impact given contingency plans. >> our focus is on keeping our employees and our partners safe, making sure that they can get in and out of our facilities to do the job. most of them, they want to come to work, they want to do a good job, and they want to go home safely without being harassed, without being intimidated by the teamsters or anybody else for that matter. >> senator bernie sanders also recently taking aim at amazon founder jeff bezos, writing on x. quote, amazon's jeff bezos has more money than could be spent in a million lifetimes.

why, then, does his company force workers to meet impossible quotas and treat them as disposable when they're injured? >> look, it's obvious that these workers are striking now to cause maximum disruption. i mean, santa claus is coming in a few days, and those packages have to arrive on time. >> still, workers say they've been playing santa for far too long with little reward for their efforts. >> why shouldn't we have a good christmas? we're the ones that make christmas happen for everybody in this country. >> the teamsters, however, are calling this the largest strike against amazon in history. they say the strike will continue until amazon sits down with them at the bargaining table in the city of industry, california. max gordon fox business. >> a new study has found the moon may be 100 million years older than scientists previously thought. scientists originally believed the moon formed around 4.6 billion years ago, when an object the size of mars crashed into earth. but new rock samples are now showing the moon may have experienced what they're

calling a major remelting event. at the time, they thought the moon was first formed. the melting reformed the moon's surface, hiding its real age. >> and scientists and astronomers are hoping santa claus comes a day early this year. >> that's because on christmas eve, a nasa spacecraft will pass closer to the center of our solar system than any human made object ever has. >> fox's rebecca castor tells us more about this mission to touch the sun. three. two. >> one. >> hurtling towards earth's closest star at an astonishing 430,000mph, nasa's parker solar probe is on a mission to better understand the mysteries of the sun. >> everything that our sun does affects us here on earth. >> launched back in 2018, parker's journey is taking it about 90 million miles from earth and will come within 4 million miles of the sun's surface. that sounds pretty far, but if you think about a football field, if you put the

earth at one end zone and the sun at the other end zone, it's going to make it to the four yard line of the sun. parker is equipped with a state of the art heat shield that will somehow keep its scientific equipment at room temperature, even though it will endure temperatures exceeding 1 million degrees as it approaches the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. the area that was visible during this summer's total solar eclipse. >> this is where all of the activity that can impact us here at earth give us the beautiful aurora, northern and southern lights, but also impact our technology. >> solar storms in the corona release huge amounts of electromagnetic radiation into space, which can affect satellites, gps, even the power grid and other technology here on earth. scientists hope the data collected by parker will help them better understand these events. >> being able to understand the physics is the next step to being able to eventually predict when one of these things is going to get to us, how strong

is it going to be and what's the impact going to be? >> parker's mission isn't over after its red hot christmas eve. nasa says if things go as planned, it will continue to gather data on the sun for several more years. in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> up next, this afternoon on the four, we are just days away from christmas, but it's already christmas eve in some parts of the world. this afternoon, we'll talk more about the high tech tracking system that can help you keep an eye out for old saint nick this year, and old saint nick perhaps needing an umbrella, giving you a live look here over the golden gate bridge. >> we've got fog. we have scattered showers. we have another storm moving ashore. expected to bring heavy rain, breezy conditions and the risk of thunderstorms. a better look at what we can expect here at home,

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keeping tabs on santa as he begins his global journey tomorrow. the onstar navigation system installed in gm vehicles, is offering its annual santa tracker. it's a partnership with norad. the system also offers other features to help get you in the holiday spirit as well. >> and for more, we're joined by alexandra rosander, assistant marketing manager over at onstar. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> yeah. of course. so first off, while it is the 23rd here in the bay area, it is christmas

eve elsewhere around the globe. so alexandra, let's get a real time update on where santa is now and what's he up to? >> yeah. so this is onstar, 16th year of following santa, which we're so excited about. so you can actually see what santa is up to right now, even if it's not the 24th in your area. so all you have to do is press your gm onstar button and connect with an advisor and see what he's up to. so we have real time updates on what he's doing in the north pole. you can also talk to him yourself. so all of that's available right now. but on the 24th you can call in and we'll give you real time updates on where he is on his trip. so we know he's a busy guy. he's traveling all around the world, and we'll make sure we'll give you the latest and greatest. and every time we do, we'll make a donation to the american red cross. so really fun way to engage with onstar during the holidays. >> yeah, it's all for a good cause. and i'm sure you're going to be quite busy tomorrow. i'm curious. you've been doing this. you've had this partnership in place now for 16 years. what have you seen in terms of the

number of people who are who are pushing that, that onstar button and actually taking part and checking in on where santa is? >> yeah. so we've done this for quite a long time, and we're amazed each year how many people engage with this program and how many people interact with onstar to see where santa is at. our advisors take great joy in doing this every year, and we love adding new elements to the campaign, new social media efforts and youtube videos, etc. so we just see year over year growth with this program, and we're so excited to see results look like this year. so encourage everyone to push the blue button and participate. >> and you know, you alluded to this earlier. you said that it's all for a good cause, that if people press that button, there is also a donation. how does that work and where does the money go? >> absolutely. so we have a great partnership with the american red cross. so every time you push that blue button to talk to santa or follow him, or use our onstar guardian app to follow santa, which has all the same functionality, onstar will make a $1 donation to the american red cross for up to a maximum donation of $30,000. so every time you're pushing that blue button, you're having some fun and also giving to a great

cause. >> and also people can call in and tell us more about this feature, where they can call in and kids, i suppose, or i guess any of us really can, can find out if they're if they're on santa's santa's naughty list this year. how does that work? yeah, i'm not going to just let me know which one of us limit this to kids. >> i know really well. >> you'll have to call in and find out. i know my husband and i called in recently and just made sure that we were on the nice list, but you can talk to santa yourself so you can tell him if you've been good or bad this year, and he'll check and make sure you're on the nice list. you can tell him what you want for christmas, and he might just read you a fun little story at the end. so really cool way for you to engage with saint nick yourself and connect directly to the north pole. >> and we've been talking to check before christmas. you always want to be sure before you finish that list, make sure you're on the good list. one last thing you know, you talked about being able to press the onstar button in your car, but there also is a way to do it. going mobile that there is an app that you can use as well.

>> yes. so we have our onstar guardian app. so if you don't have a gm vehicle, don't worry, you can still engage with the program. so in the guardian app you'll see an onstar santa hat. test that button. you can follow santa and you can call him straight from the app. so on the 24th, the little hat will start moving around the globe. so you'll see where he is in real time. and so a great way to engage. and every time you do that as well we'll donate another dollar. so really fun easy ways to participate over this holiday season. and hopefully everyone gets a good update on where santa is at. >> all right i know you're going to be busy tomorrow getting a lot of calls. >> absolutely. >> sounds like a lot of fun. alexandra, thank you so much for joining us from monster. >> thank you for having me. have a good one. >> yeah. >> happy holidays. all right. let's talk about our weather here in the bay area because obviously we have a series of storms visiting us here during the holiday week. but giving you this live look here over the south bay, i believe. and it looks like we have obviously a little bit of a break in the, in the wet weather, at least for right now. let's bring rosemary back into the picture here. more

rain though, headed our way as we head toward throughout the rest of this holiday week. rosemary. yes, alex. >> and tomorrow is expected to be the wettest. as we know, we've been seeing rounds move through over the bay area over the course of the weekend, and the high surf remains with us. in fact, high tide coming in just about ten minutes ago. so dangerous surf expected to last into tomorrow afternoon as well. here's a look over san francisco, where we do have fog out there at this time, and a few scattered showers reported over the bay area, but fairly quiet as we await the next storm. expected to bring the heaviest amount of rain into the overnight hours lasting into the first part of tomorrow. areas over the pacific northwest, northern california already beginning to see that when it comes to rainfall amounts between now and tuesday evening, we are looking at anywhere from a quarter inch to an inch for most of our urban areas. we will see a little bit more than that in our hills, and it does favor the north bay once again, where we could get 1 to 2in of rainfall. meanwhile, the sierra over the weekend saw a lot of rain. that's going to change anywhere from 5 to 10in of new snow expected by tuesday

evening. if you are heading up tomorrow, there is a winter storm warning for the west slope, as well as the lake tahoe area from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. the futurecast model here. let's time it out as we get into the overnight hours. that is the front that is beginning to move through the lake county area, as well as the north bay during the overnight hours. during the early morning hours, it's creeping into the central bay. and by 5:00 or so it's into the south bay. so for our early morning commuters, this is what you are going to be joined by. it is going to be slick. it is going to be hazardous. it's going to be heavy. even the risk of thunderstorms for the first part of the day. it's a quick moving storm. by noontime, we are breaking away to mostly cloudy skies, scattered showers and we continue to dry out for the afternoon. that's a look at the evening commute tomorrow. partly cloudy, mainly dry. the sierra still seeing some of that snow winding down during the evening hours as well. so for christmas day and hanukkah we do have dry weather in the

forecast. now. once the system passes, we're going to wake up to a chilly start on wednesday with temperatures in the 30s to low 40s and then into the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies with temperatures only ranging in the low to mid to upper 50s. enjoy the dry weather because by wednesday night into thursday morning, scattered showers. returning to the bay area tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the 40s and low 50s and then into the afternoon. we're calling for mid 50s to low 60s. a look at your extended forecast here. again wednesday looks to be the dry day and then showers returning on thursday, looks rainy on friday and then into the weekend. the unsettled wet weather is expected to last with temperatures in the low 60s. back to you. >> all right, rosemary, thank you so much. we have a lot more news coming your way. but first, taking a live look at traffic conditions there along 880 monitoring some of that get out of town for the holiday traffic. you can see that traffic is steady but moving fairly well in

both directions. hopefully a good sign for things

two days away, and several bay area homeless shelters are gearing up to help people who are having a difficult time this time of year. the city of richmond today, the bay area rescue mission is distributing food for holiday meals to families in need. this is the mission's love without limits annual christmas turkey and meal

giveaway. organizers say there is a growing need for help out there. >> you can see there's a growing need. you can see through our line. we have all colors, all ages. we have families, we have seniors. so the needs definitely grown. and you can tell that people, you know, it takes a lot to come in the rain and just pick up a turkey. so people really need it. and so we're serving people who are very grateful today for what they are being blessed with. >> the bay area rescue mission will also be serving christmas dinner with all the trimmings throughout christmas night. the organization regularly serves 4000 meals a day to the homeless in richmond. >> the holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for honeybaked ham. the company opened its first store in 1957, in detroit. now there are more than 500 locations all across the country. we checked in today at the concord store, and the line was out the door and around the corner. aside from its famous hams and turkeys, customers are also buying side items such as tuscan style

broccoli, cheesy potatoes au gratin and maple sweet potato souffle. >> yes, to all of those. yes to all of it. some south bay firefighters today delivering toys to kids spending the holidays in the hospital. members of the santa clara county fire department arrived at valley medical center in san jose this morning with special gifts for their young patients. one patient had just been rescued just days ago from an apartment fire. his mother says she's grateful for the outpouring of support. >> it means a lot to me, and it's it makes me. it humbles me. just with what the valley and the people of the valley are doing. and it restores my whole faith in just people in general. you know, with all of this. and we've been getting a lot of help. >> it really warms your heart. all the gifts there for those young patients, of course, donated by the community. >> well, sneakercon made its way here to the bay area this past weekend with thousands of pairs of shoes for people to buy, sell or trade. the santa clara

convention center was home base for 300 shoe vendors, most of them independent brands and sellers. sneaker con brands itself as the world's largest sneaker store under one roof. sneaker fans can connect with content creators, trade, buy or sell their shoes, and have sneakers authenticated. some of the sellers have been in the business for years, including darien thomas of sneaker max, who sells shoes on social media, hustling, selling shoes, sneakers, clothing anywhere from expensive high luxury brands to nike's from the store. >> at one point, all of these brands started off as, you know, people that just come and vend at certain shows or have an online presence and they don't really necessarily know how to connect with their culture or their audience. so our job is to kind of make that middle just, you know, merge the two worlds. >> also on hand this weekend, steph curry and e-40 in the building. curry was there promoting his own shoe, of course, with under armor. all

right. so in our ktvu idea of the day, we asked image generar midjourney to imagine some santa style sneakers for the big man himself this holiday season. and here is what it came wit here. you know what? i don't hate her on the top. you know what? it's not bad. at's a little swag. >> i kind of like that. yeah, i kind of ike that little

for people who have to worry about managing their diets, especially those with diabetes, those who are trying to avoid spiking their blood sugar levels. nutrition experts say start with a smaller plate size and limit the size of your portions. they also say instead of focusing on what foods to limit, focus on what healthy foods you can add to your diet. also, keep stress levels low and reduce the possibility of emotional eating when you're overwhelmed during the holidays. i think we all know what that's like. yeah, absolutely. >> all good advice there. well, this time of year is often when people decide to commit to a healthier lifestyle in the new year. yeah. >> fox's marianne rafferty takes a closer look at why it's better to get an early start to your workout resolutions as the countdown to the new year ticks louder. >> millions of people are busy drafting their resolutions, but with many folks setting workout

goals for themselves, some fitness experts recommend not waiting until the ball drops to kickstart these intentions. the cooler temperatures and shorter days that accompany the winter months can make people less active. >> combine that with holidays extra calories that are around. there's a reason why people gain weight over the holiday season, even if it's just a little easing into a workout routine before the new year can help you avoid falling into a cold weather slump. we always think of starting in on january 1st, whereas it's going to be a lot easier in the long term to start with some momentum. >> besides helping to boost your immune system, breaking an early sweat could even make you merrier this season. >> it's cold and flu season, so regular physical activity is very beneficial for the immune system. exercise releases endorphins, so it gives us kind of those mood boosting hormones to kind of help us mentally as well. >> if going on an outdoor run or hitting the slopes is to chilly,

experts recommend joining a gym, indoor pool or doing home workouts. meanwhile, just because it's cold doesn't mean you can't sweat. with health officials urging everyone to stay hydrated this winter. marianne rafferty, fox news. >> ktvu, fox two news at five starts now. oh my god. >> oh my god. >> all of a sudden it literally it all fell into the water. a lot of construction workers. they were on the pier and it fell into the water and it sounded like thunder. >> now, at five, life threatening waves walloping the california coast, sending a piece of the santa cruz wharf plummeting into the ocean. the shocking sight catching the city off guard as authorities urge everyone to stay away from the water. good evening everyone. i'm greg lee. we start on the santa cruz coast, where the national weather service confirms as many as eight people have been rescued from life threatening surf. the powerful waves caused part of the santa cruz wharf to collapse into the ocean. several people who were on the pier had to be rescued from the water. you can see

here. in this video, one man is standing atop the debris calling for help. i want to go live now to ktvu. jesse gary, who's been talking with people who were there when the wharf collapsed. what are they saying? jesse? >> greg. they're saying they didn't believe their eyes, even though it happened right in front of them. we are on the coast here in santa cruz, on west cliff drive, and just over the past hour, the fog has moved in. so we're not able to show you the wharf and how it looks now about 150ft shorter than what it was when the day started. however, we have two people who were on the wharf at work when this event happened. we'll talk to jenny and marina. >> jenny and mila. >> mila. i'm sorry. jenny and mila. marina? yes. owners of marina. candy, right? yes, ma'am. all right, so you and your daughter are both there, right? your head slightly turned, but you are looking directly at the end of the wharf. and what did you see? >> so i saw the crane and the