to sfo right now. we'll bring you the latest impact from our bay area airports, from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning to you and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. it's tuesday december 24th christmas eve. let's talk about the weather roberta gonzales. a lot of people have outdoor plans. travel plans. it's all in your hands this morning. >> the adverse conditions have now passed us behind it. it's what i allude to as backwash. will just hit some scattered showers here and there, and even the potential of a thunderstorm. right now, we still have showers anywhere from redding through chico into santa rosa, san francisco, san jose, and all the way into the santa cruz mountains, where so far this morning we've seen nearly a half an inch of precipitation. in fact, san francisco approaching 3/10 of an inch of rain. the temperatures are into the 50s, so it is a bit cooler this morning than 24 hours ago. and the reason is, as the rain

passes, cooler air mass is filtering in and thus the risk of a thunderstorm. oakland. very windy conditions, 30 mile per hour. we have the aerial flood advisory now allowed to expire there. but meanwhile on the coast side, we still have that flood warning. in effect, the winds are lighter to the south and around the peninsula. so the bottom line is a random shower today. a chance of a thunderstorm with breezy conditions. a dry day for christmas and hanukkah, and then cloudy skies with evening rain returning on your thursday. high surf warning in effect. boy, we're approaching 60 foot waves. we could see sets 40 to 60ft with that flood advisory and flood warning in effect. we'll continue to talk about the local conditions that's happening right here, right now. but right now, let's head on over to dave with traffic. >> all right. thank you roberta. let's check traffic on interstate 80 right now. traffic moving well. the roads are wet. this is going right past the coliseum in oakland, but traffic is moving. well, just be careful, because we have off and

on rain throughout the bay area. but we're starting with breaking news this morning. american airlines just announced it is grounding all of its flights in the united states because of an unspecified technical problem. these are live looks at sfo as we speak. american airlines says there's no timeline for when regular air service will return. now, we looked on sfo's website. so far it says all american airlines flights are still on time. however, that can change rapidly. many people on social media are reaching out to american airlines directly, saying they've been sitting on a tarmac waiting, or their planes have returned to the terminal. they're being forced to get off their flights and sit and wait, and let's see how the ground stop is affecting flights in the bay area today. right now at sfo, there are 19 flight delays, one flight cancellation, according to the website flight

aware. again, none of those are american airlines flights. the oakland airport showed two flight delays, no flight cancellations, and mineta san jose international airport has two flight delays, no flight cancellations. we have a ktvu crew headed to sfo as we speak to bring us live updates from the airport in just a couple of minutes. >> the main beaches of santa cruz county remain closed this morning after part of the santa cruz municipal wharf collapsed into the ocean. there are concerns about the potential for even more major storm damage later today. >> the whole front just fell off. there's somebody on it. >> this was the scene early yesterday afternoon as powerful ocean waves battered the santa cruz county coast. authorities say two people had to be rescued after a 150 foot section of that wharf fell into the ocean. a third person was able to get out on their own. several people were fishing on that pier when it suddenly collapsed. >> 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. >> first responders say the construction workers who fell into the water after the collapse suffered minor injuries. that section of the wharf was already closed to visitors due to earlier storm damage. now south of santa cruz, one man died after being trapped under debris caused by yesterday's high surf. an evacuation order is now in effect all along the santa cruz county coastline. one woman was staying at a hotel in capitola for her mother's funeral when she got the order to pack up and leave. >> i was told at first that it was just going to be temporary, and now i'm told i've got to go find another place to stay tonight and who knows how long. >> those powerful waves continue to batter the santa cruz county coast this morning. the

evacuation order is expected to remain in effect until noon today, when the high surf advisory is set to be lifted. stay with mornings on two as we update this story all morning long. you can also track the weather forecast through the new fox local mobile app. you can use it to stream our newscasts and watch content from sister stations nationwide. it's a free download for your apple and android devices. just search fox local and choose ktvu. >> our time now. 504 several people in oakland recovering after a brazen carjacking. it happened yesterday afternoon on east 12th street and third avenue. about 430. the police tried to stop the suspected carjacker who drove away. then that car hit another car, and several people in that second car were hurt. they were treated by paramedics at the scene. the suspect tried to run away, but was quickly apprehended and arrested. >> happening today, the chp will begin its maximum enforcement period this evening at 6:00. it ends midnight on christmas day. officers on the road will be looking for signs of people who

are driving under the influence, speeding or driving while distracted. drivers could also be ticketed for not wearing their seatbelts. the chp says last year, officers arrested more than 900 people for driving under the influence over the three day christmas holiday. [music] well, just ahead of christmas eve, some caregivers are going beyond their usual duties to make sure the seniors they work with get more than just medical care. >> ktvu is an. reuben shows us and tells us how they're putting on their santa hats and offering help and holiday cheer to senior citizens. [music] >> the lights, the decorations around the holiday. steve lawrence used to do it all at his home in san jose. >> oh, yeah, i used to. really. i used to get into it when i was able bodied. >> but a stroke left the marine corps veteran with left side paralysis and his wife ella passed away. now, trimming a tree just isn't in the cards for the 81 year old. that's where the organization senior helpers comes in. >> we're always trying to figure out where we can help out, what

we can do to put in a little extra effort with people. >> and while they provide non-medical in-home care year round, they realized during the holidays their clients were really missing something. >> and during the holidays, that gap gets really big. >> like, you know, the seniors don't get out to shopping or, you know, wrapping up presents or or, you know, sometimes they have dementia. >> i wonder if i threw it away. >> no, i don't think you did. >> so the senior helpers will be santa's helpers for a few weeks. they'll be dealing with decorations, holiday cards, gifts and more and hopefully spreading a little cheer to the seniors too. >> it's like they're little kids. >> little kids again, you know? oh, wow. look at all this. >> merry christmas. oh, gee. christmas. >> oh, great. >> steve couldn't believe what the crew did in just a few short hours of decorating. it's been a while since his home looked this festive. >> that's awesome. great. it gives me a real warm feeling inside. >> it's sort of healthy. >> he says the gifts and treats they brought were just a bonus,

but that the best part of the whole experience was sharing it with sarah, his regular caregiver, a woman he calls his protector and problem solver. >> sure makes my day just by walking through the door. >> the senior helpers hope this might inspire others to spread a little holiday joy too, and perhaps offer to help a neighbor in need in san jose. ann rubin ktvu, fox two news. >> and today is christmas eve. most businesses have cut back their hours so more workers can have time to spend with family here in the bay area. if you need to run some last minute errands, a look at today's business hours for some u.s. postal service is open during its regular hours. some grocery stores, pharmacies and banks are open today. most, though, have modified hours. of course, double check with your local store to get location specific information. >> and we're also keeping an eye on the sierra, where the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory for the greater lake tahoe area. these are live pictures. we're looking at the roads leading up to the mountains. look at interstate 80 and soda springs.

it seems to be moving well, though. we don't see much traffic out there right now, but you can see snow on the side of the roads at the moment. no chain control restrictions are in effect. >> do you all remember this time yesterday we had temperatures well into the 60s? well, this morning we have the cooler air mass with the passage of the front. and so as those two air masses collide, there is that potential at any point of the day today of an isolated thunderstorm. and look at that lightning start. i'm just picking up right there, right now. that's over the grass valley area with that front that passed through the bay area between 2 and 4:00 this morning, it's been clipping along at a very rapid pace here. meanwhile, let's focus in on the bay area now. you see green on your screen from redding all the way into the santa cruz mountains. how about that? right now we do have plentiful light to moderate rain showers from lakeport into cloverdale, guerneville, occidental, sebastopol and in santa rosa, where so far today we've picked up nearly a half an

inch of rain. and throughout the cotati and penngrove area, south san francisco. you're seeing some rain showers, too. and when all of this is falling pretty much all at once, that's when you will have the ponding on the sidewalks and the roadways. please be very mindful of that. and then take a look at watsonville, morgan hill, gilroy, all the way back through boulder creek into the santa cruz mountains. also scotts valley and hollister, everybody with the rain at this particular time, we are seeing also some heavy downpours in the union city area and in fremont. a bit of a break now from livermore over the altamont pass. if you're heading to tracy, where the rain does excel now, currently, we do have the temperatures into the 50s across the board. the winds have been gusting at oakland international airport up to 30mph. it is breezy to downright windy. do not park under any trees today because there will be some downed trees with the saturation of the soil. meanwhile, do not head to the coast. i've been clocking some sets 40 to 60ft.

this is as high as it will get. it will begin to subside as the day progresses, but that surf warning in effect of 6:00 tonight. the flood warning in effect for the coastal areas until high noon today. there you have the area of low pressure as it begins to sag to the south and track to the east. a bit of a break for christmas is right there. and then we have the next approaching storm right over there. and that is for your thursday. so we're going to continue to track this system. we'll talk more about that. and that's still coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> i can't even think about that because that don't make me not want to ski anymore. >> an accident at a ski resort in lake tahoe sends five people to the hospital. we have re

christmas eve morning commute looks just about identical to yesterday. the bay bridge toll plaza. slick roads. people making it through without any concerns about traffic. you might hit some standing water, though, so you may want to take it slow, but traffic itself is not the issue today. we'll swing over to the north, see what's happening between the golden gate bridge here, between san francisco and marin counties. volume wise, a lot lighter. but that story of wet roadways continues to stay on top of these traffic cameras with us throughout mornings on two, and will help you get to wherever you might need to go. >> all right. gasia times 520. here are some of the stories we're following today. more than 50 small businesses in san

francisco will share $350,000 in grant money in the latest round of grants from the city. the sf shines program offers as much as $10,000 in funding to help businesses improve their storefronts or buy new equipment. almost $4 million has been provided so far in january. that program will start accepting a new round of applications. former president bill clinton is in a washington, d.c, hospital for treatment after developing a fever. the 78 year old former president is said to be in good spirits at georgetown university medical center. he's undergoing tests and treatment. back in 2021, mr. clinton spent six days in a california hospital because of an infection that spread to his bloodstream. we'll get an update in just a couple of minutes from the faa. after a ground stop on all american airlines flights throughout the country. >> ktvu james torres live at sfo with james. what appears to be a quick resolution here.

>> yeah, dave gasia just making sure i'm hearing the announcements clearly for some of the folks here, making sure that passengers know that their flights are on time and are going as scheduled here. it's really a close call this morning, a crisis averted, if you will. you can see the line behind me right here at the american airlines, part of the terminal at sfo. a long line this morning, but as you can imagine, it is christmas eve. we can expect to see something like that this morning. and for the most part, there might be a lot of people in this line who didn't even know that there was a ground stop to worry about at some point. it was something that only lasted for about 20 to 30 minutes. this morning we looked on x, where we saw american airlines, that account, tweeting and commenting to a number of different people at airports across the country asking, hey, we just got deplaned off of our flight. we've been removed from our gate. what's going on here? and representatives from american airlines would say there is some sort of system wide outage, some sort of i.t. problem that they had to work through and that they would hope to get to get

those passengers back on their flight as safely as possible and as quickly as possible. but it seems like that's something they were able to do this morning. we just got word from the faa just a few minutes ago that that ground stop has now been lifted, and all flights can go on as planned. doesn't seem to be a big issue here at sfo. we see the first flight taking off here at american airlines, flight taking off about 545 this morning. a lot of folks have already checked in. they're already at that gate. they should be boarding and taking off that flight as scheduled here. so good news this morning. crisis averted. for anything that we may have potentially seen on christmas eve. no disasters here to report, thankfully. we'll send it back to you, garcia and dave. >> james torres, thank you. 517 this morning, five people are recovering in the hospital after an accident that caused them to fall off a ski lift in south lake tahoe. this happened at heavenly mountain resort. the five people were heading up the mountain for another run when something caused two chairs to crash into each other. witnesses took these photos, told us a chair on the comet express lift

reportedly slid back into the one behind it. that impact pushed multiple people to the ground. >> we could see about 15, quite a few emt or all the medics that were there surrounding someone. >> one person had to be taken to a hospital in reno by helicopter. heavenly mountain didn't give any information on what happened, but said the safety of the guests is the top priority and that the resort is investigating. we don't know what caused the incident, but workers were seen inspecting the wheels on a lift pole afterward. >> our time now 518. the salvation army scrambling to help people in need in time for the holidays. this after a shooting and a break-in in san francisco at two separate salvation army locations that threw them off schedule. now the shooting happened at the location in bayview. the doors are now boarded up. across town on the very same day, the battery from a salvation army food delivery truck was stolen. while no one was hurt, that

battery is replaceable. it's putting the team though in a time crunch. >> it's unfortunate that people would do something like that. i mean, you see that it's a, you know, a cause to help the less fortunate. and then you are just, you know, stealing from them or taking away from that. >> now local volunteers are loading up and they're shipping out more than 4000 meals for senior citizens this christmas, all prepared by students of the organization's culinary training academy. this comes at a hard time, as the charity reports, a 30% drop in donations this year so far. san francisco police have no leads in either case. time is now 519. somebody could be in for a very merry christmas. this would be something. >> tonight is the next drawing for the mega millions, which currently sits close to $1 billion. right now, that jackpot is at $970 million. that works out to about $440 million cash. if you take the lump sum. we'll note that no one has won the

jackpot since september 10th. so it's been growing ever since. now in mega millions history, the jackpot has only been won once on christmas eve. >> gasia. i want you to make me win. >> well, i'd have to play first. and i don't typically. >> okay, that's all right. i still like you. i like roberta, too. no, gotcha. >> you. you and i have so much in common because i tried to buy some lottery tickets, and i didn't even know how. right. yeah. and i said, i'll take some lottery tickets. and he said, which one? i go, what do you got? >> i don't know, i know i feel bad you pick for me. >> yeah. that was you. >> let us know if you win. >> yeah. well, we've got a forecast money can't buy. i got to tell you something. this has been so busy. and people coming in to work this morning, like tim, our stage manager, said, i've never encountered such a commute. the front has blasted through the bay area, but will still continue to see the backwash in the form of scattered rain showers. right now it's raining pretty hard throughout the bay area. ben loman's picked up over a half an inch of rain and closing in on a quarter of an inch in the hayward area. this is our live

weather camera looking out towards sfo. it's definitely soggy this morning and it's breezy. a random shower throughout the day today. it will improve as the afternoon progresses, but we cannot rule out the potential of a chance of a thunderstorm and the breezy and windy conditions. it will be dry for your christmas and for your hanukkah. and then thursday the rain returns right here to the bay area. this is it. doesn't this look beautiful? green on the screen means that it's raining. this is the front as it passes through and slices through the bay area. that's your christmas right there. and behind it. i really had to widen out the satellite imagery so you can get a good look at your thursday and friday. we do have that high surf warning still in effect, and that remains in effect until 6:00 tonight. i picked up a set between 40 and 60ft earlier this morning, and we've only seen that four times from that particular buoy off the northern california coastline. in addition to those big waves lapping on shore, we

do have a coastal flood warning in effect for the entire northern california coastline until high noon today. so please stay away from the beaches. our rainfall totals have been impressive. will continue to stack these numbers up as we advance towards your weekend. meanwhile, today's high temperatures anywhere from 59 degrees in pacifica to 63 in san jose. these temperatures are pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year. i wanted to go ahead and walk you through your extended forecast, because what we are calling for at this particular time is still today. temperatures in the seasonal areas. dry day for your hanukkah and christmas. thursday the rain continues to develop into your friday. it's still wet on saturday and on sunday. next time around, we're going to break down your christmas forecast and maybe we'll even track santa. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, roberta, thank you. time is 522. an alarming increase in unauthorized drones flying into restricted airspace lately. coming up, we have the

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i thought, okay, i'm going to hit some rain when i get out of the car at 2:00 in the morning. so i put like the plastic around my clothes to carry it to work. and as soon as i opened my door, yeah, it was like a fire hose. i came in like a little wet rat into work this morning, and you're going to get wet if you don't remember your umbrella this morning. take a look at this. it's our live radar. it's our storm tracker. that right? there are thunderstorms that have developed in throughout the grass valley area. as you're heading towards the high sierra, where this rain will turn to snow. meanwhile, look at the cluster of activity happening in the north bay at this time. when you see those areas of yellow and orange, that is significant downpours. not picking up any thunderstorm activity or lightning in the napa area, but i'll keep a watchful eye on that as i'm watching. also from san rafael through south san francisco, el granada. when you see all this rain falling in a short amount of time, you're going to see some hydroplaning on the roadways. you will see some ponding as well. morgan hill and gilroy, it's been raining there for the past 30

minutes or so. union city boy, you just had a blast of some heavy rainfall there. and from livermore to the tracy area, you got a bit of a break over the altamont pass, but it is raining and will continue to do so. when you see those little bubbles. that's where i'm picking up ponding and hydroplaning on the roadways from south san francisco around the central bay, backing through that fremont area. even isolated ponding in san jose. bottom line random showers today, decreasing as the day progresses. tomorrow dry for christmas and hanukkah, and it will be cloudy on thursday with more rain developing. temperatures today 50s and low 60s. not as mild and warm as yesterday as the cooler air begins to filter in. boy, we're going to talk about the cold temperatures for tonight. that's still ahead. but right now, dave, take it away. >> all right, roberta, it is 532. let's take a live look at your traffic this morning. interstate 880 right now. the roads are slick. they're wet. you can see on your screen, but traffic is moving. well, no problems that we could see. but we do advise you be careful as

you drive this morning. turning now to a still developing story we're following. american airlines just lifted its ground stop right before the huge christmas eve travel rush. earlier this morning, all american airlines flights in the country were grounded because of a technical problem. here's a live look at sfo as we speak. american airlines says everything should be fixed. flights will continue as normal for the rest of today. now, just looking at other airlines flying in and out of the bay area right now at sfo, there are 23 flight delays, one flight cancellation, according to the website flightaware. the oakland airport showed two flight delays and no flight cancellations, and mineta international san jose has two flight delays. no flights canceled. we're going to keep watching the track and track, the delays and cancellations throughout the morning. time

now. 533. police say a child and an adult were injured during a roadway shootout in pleasant hill. it was connected to a custody battle. this happened yesterday, shortly before noontime, near the intersection of contra costa boulevard and vivian drive. police say a seven year old child suffered minor injuries during what police are calling a rolling gun battle between the child's parents. an adult was wounded in that shootout and is expected to recover. both of the parents were arrested. they're facing several charges. >> happening today, san francisco hotel workers are poised to end a 92 day strike after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract. a final approval vote by workers is set for today. previous votes passed with hyatt and marriott workers after they agreed to wage increases, health insurance coverage and protections against understaffing and workload increases. some 2500 workers have been on strike at some of san francisco's largest hotels. >> time is now 534. the san francisco ferry building is

getting ready and preparing for a new restaurant. the san francisco chronicle reports the building's preparing to undergo some renovations to accommodate a full service dining option. ream's bakery and red bay coffee announced they'd be closing at the end of january. those two spaces will be combined to build a kitchen and an extra seating area. the ferry building says the construction is involved. that will take about a year. the tenant has not been named for that space. in recent years, the ferry building signed several short term leases to fill pandemic vacancies. >> we'll move now to san francisco. staying in the city, really, as police officers and other emergency workers suited up to spread holiday cheer to children who are spending their holidays in the hospital. >> very special ktvu betty yu shows us how the police teamed up with santa claus over the holidays. >> police lights and sirens lit up mission bay monday as a caravan of officers from sfpd,

chp and ucsf joined forces to spread joy. santa himself greeted families and officers, waved at young patients and their families in their rooms at ucsf benioff children's hospital. officers also met families outside. >> actually, i was sitting out here waiting for my son's test on the bench and i heard ambulance. i said, oh, no. i asked my son, what's going on? is that an ambulance? and he said, i don't know. it's a whole swat team. and then we said, no, look, it's santa. and they got out and started waving to all the kids up here. and i just thought it was so beautiful. >> sfpd collected about 900 toys that were mostly all dropped off in the last week to children who will be spending christmas in the hospital. on monday, they also spread cheer at family house, a nonprofit that provides housing and services for families of children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. >> we have a sibling that's in the hospital right now, so we're kind of separated, but i'm glad

she's not missing out. it is kind of hard being separated from both the kids and having to manage the time. but but yeah, this means the world to us that she's able to see this and the excitement on her face to see santa and the pd doing this for all the kids. >> 49ers hall of famer ronnie lott also teamed up with sfpd for a special visit to family house. when most of the gifts were safely delivered. samantha smotherman, who lives in the central valley, has spent the last six months at family house while her other child is being cared for at ucsf. her son maddox enjoyed his present. >> it's not a traditional christmas for us this year. it's a lot different, so it was really great for him to experience and see santa, someone we've been talking about all season. >> hardeep arciniaga, his niece, was born on monday with heart problems. he came to ucsf to support his brother, who saw the spectacle from the hospital room above. >> he was a little sad that he

won't be with us, but i think this showed a little bit of love knowing that the city actually cares about the people in this hospital. >> we have a wonderful community engagement division that works really hard to send that message out every day. not just the holidays, but again, this is christmas and it's a special time of year, so we just want that extra emphasis that we are here in good times and to be helpful. >> i heard one mother tell her son, see, police officers aren't so scary. and that's exactly what sfpd said this operation is about. it's about connecting with the community in a positive way. in san francisco, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, betty, thank you. time now, 538. happening today, a holiday tradition that has brought families, friends and music lovers together for more than three decades. [music] story streams from heaven afar. tell the truth. you want to sing now, too. the oakland interfaith gospel choir will host its 35th christmas eve concert. there will be two shows tonight at the

great american music hall in san francisco. the first show starts at 7 p.m, the second one at 930. tickets, by the way, are $25 at the door. >> there's nothing nicer than hearing people's voices lifted, especially when they can sing. yeah, yeah they can. a gorgeous sound. speaking of sort of holiday magic, we've been going through all of the holiday cards. you guys have been so kind to send us through the many weeks that we've been promising at ktvu card. if your card makes it here by christmas eve, which is today, you can see this is just the beginning of the tall stacks we have all over the newsroom. we've been reading some messages. this one is particularly poignant. very. dave and i were talking about this when the message here is sort of made it all throughout our building, and i wanted to share it with you. first of all, how beautiful is she, this beautiful woman from danville with her pup. i think her name is gretel and the pup is toby, so she writes merry christmas to ktvu. she adds, my husband and i have been watching you for years, and you've become a big part of our morning routine. sadly, my husband passed this year and while some mornings

were a bit difficult, i found comfort in seeing all of you. it was good to see familiar faces, the camaraderie. you helped turn my sadness into a positive start to a new day. wow, what an amazing message. >> very touching. beautiful and we appreciate it very, very much. we wanted to read them on the air and we'll we'll still do it. and we just thank you for sending in your christmas cards to us. >> i love that our pup is snuggling her. so we're so happy to be just just a small part of her day. of your day, roberto gonzalez. we could spend hours going through these cards. frankly, we have behind the scenes. yes. so we also have to focus on weather, though, don't we? >> we certainly do. and i'm so happy that this is happening before christmas, where everybody's going to have to be confined indoors and you won't have that opportunity to go out and ride that new bicycle that santa claus brings you. we do have the heaviest rain happening right here, right now. and what concerns me is i've been noticing a lot of thunderstorm activity, a lot of lightning strikes. this is cloud to ground lightning that is developing along the front as it's heading towards the greater lake tahoe

and reno areas. but i'm really concerned with this. look at that area of yellow and orange that has just developed in the past 15 minutes, anywhere around the sonoma area, backing all the way into napa, now encompassing vallejo and trying to push into the american canyon benicia area as well. and you can see just outside the skirting area of glen allen. meanwhile, it's raining just about everywhere, anywhere from richmond through south san francisco into el granada and half moon bay. you have lighter precipitation right now around palo alto and portola valley, but moderate rain has been falling around willow glen, cupertino, san jose, and the rose garden district. watsonville. you have some light rain showers and the rain has just been pouring around union city and the fremont area. the rainfall totals have been stacking up there, and you can see between pittsburgh now and clayton, where you have the darker shades of green, those are more moderate rain showers, a bit of a break around the altamont pass leading into tracy, but that will fill in as well. we're picking up a brand new cell now, just off the coast

of the san mateo coastline. we'll watch and monitor that for the potential of a thunderstorm developing rainfall totals. quite impressive. this is just this morning since midnight. but actually, when the front blasted through the area beginning at 2:00 in the morning, over half an inch of rain easily. and ben lomond and the santa cruz mountains and san jose with over a quarter of an inch of rain. the temperatures are currently in the 50s across the board, but the winds have been gusting. oakland international airport, now with a wind gust of 30mph. now, with these kind of winds, there will be trees that topple. due to the fact that we do have saturated soil. so please be mindful of that. do not park your automobile under any cars, and do not just stand or walk underneath the trees as well. now i've been taking a look at the boys 11 to 15ft. we did pick up a set 40 to 60ft. now these waves will begin to decline as the day progresses, and that's why the national weather service will allow this high surf

warning to expire at 6:00 tonight. but as these waves continue to lap on shore, we do have the coastal flooding. but that will allow to expire at high noon. stay away from the beaches. that's the front. that's your christmas and hanukkah behind it. that's your thursday and friday. look at the increasing clouds and that will bring us some heavy rain by thursday night. now meanwhile, this system will push up, but a lot of instability behind it. so i've got to keep a chance of a shower in the forecast until about 4 or 5:00 this afternoon. meanwhile, santa is coming to town. and the forecast, well, it will be great. it will be calm. we will have temperatures seasonal in the 50s and low 60s. gang. >> roberta. thank you. health officials say a common cold medication may not work. the drug that's under

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it's a somewhat busy one on this christmas eve morning. the national weather service has a warning for us specifically to beachgoers about dangerous conditions along the bay area coast. that's where breaking waves of up to 40ft are expected. rough seas and high surf are expected at all beaches on the pacific coast. the high surf warning is in effect until 6:00 tonight. american airlines is trying to catch up after a brief nationwide ground stop due to a technical issue earlier

this morning. airline tweeted about the problem around 330 that a nationwide ground stop was requested. that stop was lifted about 90 minutes later. american airlines says safety is its top priority. we have a crew at sfo right now talking with american airlines passengers who are arriving at the airport this morning. you'll hear from them in about 15 minutes. and today is christmas eve. most businesses have cut back their hours so workers can spend some time with family here in the bay area. if you need to run last-minute errands, you can see the usps. the postal service is open for business during regular hours. some grocery stores, pharmacies and banks are open today, though most have modified hours. so really double check with the specific place you'd like to go for any direct information. san francisco has now expanded free access to millions of property records. the records manager tool launched last month by creating an account. people can now access deeds, conveyances, notices of default and lien documents from 1990 to the present. previously, the only way for the public to access the documents was to pay for them first, or go to city hall and

inspect them in person. >> our time now. 547 u.s. officials want to phase out the leading decongestant found in most of the over-the-counter cold and sinus medicines. researchers say it's not the most effective option to relieve symptoms of nasal congestion. last month, the fda proposed eliminating the use of phenylephrine in oral medications after a very extensive study. >> phenylephrine, as a medication taken orally, is absorbed through the gut or gi, or in this case, what the fda found was it really wasn't absorbed very well at all. >> i feel that this drug and this oral dose shouldn't should have been removed from the market a long time ago. >> now, government officials and drug makers could take years to finish the removal process. the experts recommend consulting with a doctor to see which alternative therapies like saline drops and other over-the-counter nasal steroids work the best for you. >> the holiday season is one of

the busiest times of the year for honeybaked ham. the company opened its first store back in 1957, in detroit. now, there are more than 500 nationwide. yesterday, out at the concord store, we found a line that went out the door and around the corner. besides ham, people were also buying turkeys as well as sides. tuscan style broccoli, cheese gratin potatoes and maple sweet potato souffle. >> well, gasia santa is coming to town and you can track his journey as he's doing it. the north american aerospace defense command is tracking santa's sleigh for the 69th year. i don't hear anything yet. back in 1955, a department store misprinted a phone number in a newspaper ad for kids to call santa. instead, it was the number for norad, its predecessor. and that christmas eve, officers took in dozens of calls from children asking the very same question where is santa and when will he arrive at my house? >> it is something that brings real joy to the members of

norad. we have a network of satellites that orbit about 23,000 miles above the earth, and they are aided by the heat from rudolph's nose that helps them be able to see where where the sleigh is. >> you know, children and the young at heart. you can go online to see where santa is right now. and i can tell you, santa just left australia. he's heading gasia towards indonesia. okay, i know that. i know i can tell you, i have no doubt. >> no doubt at all. i love the whole. wait, i heard something. is that something? it's. man, i can't wait for it tonight. there in the bay area. all right, let's focus on what the good people at the san francisco fire department are doing when it comes to celebrating the holidays. fire houses all across the city were decked out in holiday lights and decorations. san francisco mayor elect daniel lowry was on hand as the fire crews showed off their work. our own sal castaneda was there as the grand judge of this holiday event. so who's the winner?

right. that's station eight on 32nd avenue. this is the festive scene at that firehouse. lots of lights, christmas trees, even a flurry of snow. station 39 on portola drive took second place. station seven on folsom came in third. >> we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the greater lake tahoe area. at this particular time. it's rain, but it's traversing on over to snow in the higher elevations above 8000ft. so therefore we're anticipating up to 18in of snow above 8000ft, 5 to 10 at lake level. and oh, look at those big bright spots. those are thunderstorms and lightning strikes that have now developed along the spine of the sierra nevada, making tracks towards the truckee and reno area. and look at that yellow and orange cluster of activity in the north bay, zeroing in on those neighborhoods. it appears as if we have heavy rainfall at this time and through knoxville and through spanish flat, trying to

make tracks towards yountville this morning. and then it's raining just about everywhere else. the only place i've noticed it isn't raining happens to be around the altamont pass into tracy, otherwise along the sea shore. now we do have some rain showers. also around the bay around the hercules area. there you have half moon bay into san gregorio, so the rainfall totals have been stacking up very quickly, anywhere from a quarter of an inch of rain in throughout the santa clara valley to over a half an inch of rain in throughout the north bay. temperatures are in the 50s. the winds are up to 30 as far as your gusts are concerned. from oakland international airport all the way across the bay. now they're subsiding at sfo. calm conditions with the passage of this front and half moon bay, but these winds will continue to pick up occasionally. we do have san jose with the wind gusts at mineta international at 20ft. now, we continue to monitor the boys 12 to 15ft at this particular time. but this is a lot closer to the sea shore, out over the open waters, 40 to 60ft

swells. yeah. it looks like every 100 waves are picking up to about 60ft. but as the day progresses, the seas will begin to subside. and that is certainly good news. and that's why the national weather service is allowing that high surf warning to expire at 6:00 tonight. meanwhile, the coastal flood warning will expire at high noon. but you got to imagine these waves are lapping on shore and it continues to rain. so we will have some flooding around the seashore. this is that big, beautiful area of low pressure. notice the core is way to the north of us. this is textbook perfect. now behind it here. this is your clearing for christmas day and for hanukkah. and behind it that's your thursday evening system. so the bottom line is we will see improvement as the day progresses. today we will see all of this activity continue to move to the east. we will be dry for your christmas, roberta. >> thank you. 49ers player christian mccaffrey gives back what he did that he said was

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let's check bay area traffic right now. looking at the conditions on interstate 880. it is flowing nicely early on this christmas eve. the roads are slippery, the roads are wet, so be aware of that. be careful.

but traffic is moving well. firefighters in the south bay spread some holiday cheer. they delivered toys to kids who are spending their holiday in the hospital. members of the santa clara county fire department went to valley medical center in san jose with special gifts for the young patients there. one patient had been rescued just days ago from an apartment fire. his mom said she's grateful for this 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. >> we hear you, mom. all the gifts for the young patients there were donated by the community. >> several bay area homeless shelters are preparing to serve a holiday meal to those in need. the city of richmond. the bay area rescue mission distributed food for the holiday meals. it's

the missions. love without limits annual christmas giveaway. organizers say there is a growing need for such help. >> 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 need is 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're being blessed with. >> the bay area rescue mission will be serving christmas dinner with all the fixings through christmas night. the organization regularly serves 4000 meals a day to anyone who needs one there in richmond. >> all right, guys, the time is 558. today, a nasa spacecraft will fly closer to the center of the solar system than any human made object has ever been. nasa's parker solar probe is on a mission to better understand the mysteries of the sun. this was launched back in 2018. it has traveled about 90 million

miles to reach the sun's outermost atmosphere. it's also known as the corona. solar storms in the corona released huge amounts of electromagnetic radiation into space that can affect satellites, gps, and other technology here on earth. scientists are hoping the information collected by parker will help them better understand those 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? >> the parker has a state of the art heat shield that will somehow protect its scientific equipment from temperatures topping 1 million degrees. nasa says if everything goes as planned, the spacecraft will continue to collect data on the sun for several more years. well, american airlines in the news back in the air, too, after having a nationwide ground stop. we'll let you hear from

passengers at one bay area airport about how it affected their morning. >> plus, scary because we thought the pier was cracking like under us when we were running. >> parts of the santa cruz wharf just collapsed into the monterey bay. the continuing impacts to beaches in santa cruz county this morning. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome back to mornings on two. >> i'm dave clark i'm gasia mikaelian. it's tuesday, december 24th christmas eve christmas eve. the weather is a big focus for us, roberta. this time. exactly. yesterday we talked about the dangers along the coast, and that condition persists. >> it does. and now you got to toss some rain into that forecast as well. because when you have the high surf and those waves are lapping on shore, and then you have the rain showers, you have flooding. and where you saw those bubbles that were on your map just a moment ago. that is where we're seeing the flooding taking place right now, where you see the orange on your

tv screen. that is where we have a cell that has been developing and it is producing tremendous amounts of precipitation at this point, heading towards the portola valley. you can see the san mateo area all along the coastline there, with some pockets of moderate to heavy downpours. and then we jump on over to the east bay and you see just pushing out of the dublin pleasanton area, traversing on over towards mount diablo. that's a pretty big cell in that particular area from livermore to tracy. it's raining. and look at the moderate rainfall now from orinda through moraga into piedmont and oakland. and oakland is already seen over half an inch of rain this morning. so when you get that kind of rainfall in a short amount of time, there is ponding on the roadways. look at the lightning strikes heading towards the greater lake tahoe area. that is the front that sliced through the bay area between 2 and 4:00 this morning. we will see the rain showers begin to diminish during the afternoon hours as we realize high temperatures in the 50s and 60s. and just because it's christmas eve, we wanted to give you your christmas day forecast. it will be dry for christmas and

for hanukkah, and you'll even see some bouts of sunshine. garcia. >> roberta. thank you. let's check out the traffic conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. once again, slick streets, headlights, of course, on windshield wipers may be going. you might encounter some standing water in the roadway, but you will not see brake lights. over to the golden gate bridge, where there is a similar situation unfolding. again, wet on the roadways, people making it through. no problems when it comes to actual traffic congestion between san francisco and marin counties. >> all right. our time is 602. there are long lines at sfo ahead of the last minute christmas travel. that's after the faa ordered a full ground stop for american airlines flights. but it didn't last long. ktvu is james torres is live at sfo right now to tell us how the ground stop, how it started and how it's now lifted. good morning james. >> dave, good morning to you. i think it was a total of about 15 minutes from when we got that

first alert, saying that ground stop was in effect nationwide for all american airlines flights. and then 15 minutes later, we learned that the faa had lifted that ground stop. it all seemed to be the result of some sort of it system failure. a lot of folks said that they had heard about it as they were walking in, but many of them said that they didn't get any alerts on their phones, telling them that there was something that could have been affecting their flight. here's what we're looking at here at sfo, at the american airlines check in terminal. it's a long line this morning. it is just a few minutes after 6:00. this morning it is christmas eve. so of course you're going to expect the airports to be busy. there are no real lines to be drawn connecting these long lines to this morning's ground stop. again, that was only a period of about 15 minutes, and it didn't actually affect any of the flights here at sfo. but the potential certainly was there. nationwide, we saw people turning to x, asking questions of american airlines, what's going on, telling stories about how they were deplaned and removed off their planes, how they were moved from certain

gates, that they were told that their flights weren't going to take off on time. american airlines would respond to those messages saying that they were working on this system outage, that they were working on getting people back on those flights safely and as quickly as possible. again, not anything we saw here at sfo. i think it's safe to say we didn't see it in oakland or in san jose either. but i did speak to a woman who was in line here earlier this morning waiting for her flight. she said she did not get the alert, but she heard a little bit about it through chatter walking into the airport, and she's grateful this ground stop was not worse. >> i mean, it would have been a bummer for sure because we're traveling so last minute. so tonight's christmas eve, it would have definitely been a bummer if we would have missed our flight, but thank goodness we didn't. >> and of course, it's christmas eve. it's last minute travel, so any sort of idea that your flight might be delayed or canceled certainly adds a bunch of nerves. it wasn't too long ago that we remember we had these really massive, wicked winter storms affecting flights

all throughout the country, causing people to completely miss christmas destinations because their flights were canceled and they just couldn't get the next one going for the next couple of days. thankfully, not the case here. a ground stop lasting somewhere between 15 and 30 minutes this morning. crisis averted, if you will, and christmas holiday travel will go on as planned. we're live this morning from sfo. i'm james torres. we'll send it back to you. >> david garcia. thank you. james. 605 here. the main beaches of santa cruz county are still closed this morning after part of the santa cruz wharf collapsed into the ocean. there are now concerns there could be even more major storm damage later today. >> the whole front just fell off. there's somebody on it. >> this was the scene early yesterday afternoon. powerful ocean waves had battered the santa cruz county coast. authorities say two people had to be rescued after a 150 foot section of the wharf fell into the ocean. a third person was able to get out on their own. several people were fishing on the pier when it suddenly collapsed. >> 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. >> first responders say the construction workers who fell into the water after the collapse suffered minor injuries. that section of the wharf was already closed to visitors due to earlier storm damage. south of santa cruz, one man died after being trapped under debris caused by yesterday's high surf. an evacuation order remains in effect all along the santa cruz county coast. one woman was staying at a hotel in capitola for her mother's funeral when she got the order to pack up and leave. >> i was told at first that it was just going to be temporary, and now i'm told i've got to go find another place to stay tonight and who knows how long. >> the powerful waves continue to batter the santa cruz county coast. this morning, the evacuation order is expected to remain in effect until noon today. that's when the high surf advisory is set to be lifted.

stay with mornings on two as we update this developing story. you can also watch our newscast live and track the weather through the fox local mobile app. you can also stream newscasts live from our sister stations nationwide. it's a free download for your apple and android devices. just search fox local in your phone's app store. >> our time now. 606 president biden getting praise from progressives after he commuted the sentences for death row inmates. but not everyone agrees. critics say the crimes they committed are inhumane. president biden is commuting the death sentences for 37 men and is reclassifying their sentences to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. now, the three inmates not included are robert bowers. he's responsible for the 2018 shooting at tree of life synagogue. dylann roof, a white supremacist who killed nine black parishioners at a church in charleston, south carolina, and dzokhar tsarnaev, who was responsible for the 2013

boston marathon bombing. >> this shows you that joe biden has no regard for the rule of law, and that there is such animosity in the biden administration. >> i have real concerns overall with the death penalty, but i also have concerns with the executive branch overturning of cases that have been decided by courts across the country. >> now, president biden said that while he condemns the murderers crimes and grieves for their victims, he quote in good conscience, i cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that i halted. this move comes after president biden's mass day of clemency nine days ago, where 1500 people were pardoned. >> most federal employees will be getting a raise in the new year. we've learned that president biden has signed off on an executive order that will give most civilian federal employees a 2% pay bump starting

next month. earlier this year, a 5.2% pay raise on average was given to federal employees, making it the largest increase in 40 years. the white house also announced mr. biden is giving federal employees the day off this christmas eve. >> our time now is 608. several people in oakland recovering after a brazen carjacking in broad daylight. it happened yesterday afternoon on east 12th street and third avenue. about 430. the police tried to stop the suspected carjacker who drove away. that car then hit another car, injuring several people. in that second car, the suspect tried to run away but was captured and taken into custody. paramedics treated the injured people there at the scene. >> happening today, the chp is beginning its maximum enforcement period this evening at six. it will end midnight on christmas day. officers on the road will be looking out for signs of people who are driving under the influence. speeding or distracted. drivers could also be ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt. the chp says last year, officers arrested more than 900 people for driving

under the influence over the three day christmas weekend. >> boy, you got to take a look at this area of low pressure that's now slicing through the northern portion of the state of california. it is impressive. it encompasses areas of the pacific northwest all the way through northern california before it trails off towards monterey bay. take a look at the lightning strikes right there, right now around the greater lake tahoe area as it's lifting towards truckee and also the reno area. these lightning strikes have been increasing in the past hour. meanwhile, as we head towards the coastline, there's a new cell that has been developing on top of that one right there that has been producing heavy rainfall. and the northern portion of our bay area just outside of middletown and also angwin and heading in a northerly direction. we have another batch of energy just off the coast. meanwhile, moderate rainfall from hercules through crockett into benicia and martinez. and then we have moderate rain. oh, look at that. that's brand new activity that has just been developing,

pushing off the coast in towards the peninsula. if you're over in the sunnyvale and saratoga area, you're going to be hit with some pretty moderate to heavy rainfall in the next 15 minutes. now it will continue to rain throughout the morning, hours before the rain showers gradually taper off. meanwhile, we've seen an accumulation of over a quarter of an inch of rain and over 6/10 of an inch of rain just since 2:00 this morning. our temperatures are cooler than 24 hours ago into the 50s. the winds are breezy and will blow up to 20mph, occasionally a stronger gust. and we have seen that this morning. and with the saturated soil. trees will fall. we have been monitoring the boys as well. up to 15 foot waves out there. but boy, overnight we saw a 60 foot wave out over the open waters. we're seeing a 60 foot wave every 100 waves, but these are beginning to subside. they've already heightened at their biggest like mountains in the overnight hours. so therefore, that high surf

warning will expire at 6:00 tonight. the flood warning along the coast will expire at high noon. this system we're going to continue to monitor it. we'll continue with your christmas eve and christmas day forecast coming up. >> roberta. thank you. an accident at a ski resort in lake tahoe sends five people to the hospital. next, you'll hear from witnesses who saw what happened. >> and 49ers star christian mccaffrey out in the community and giving back. we'll show you the hospital where children had a chance t meet t the ♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid

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american airlines and the ketchup phase of its christmas eve flight pattern. american airlines tweeted about a nationwide ground stop earlier this morning because of a technical problem around 330 this morning. the faa implemented that ground stop, and then about 90 minutes later, the faa lifted that ground stop and flights on american airlines resume. american says airline safety is its utmost priority. >> the national weather service is warning beachgoers about dangerous conditions along bay area coastlines, where breaking waves of up to 40ft are expected. rough seas and high surf are expected at all beaches on the pacific coast. the high surf warning goes until 6:00 tonight. this morning, five people are in the hospital recovering after they fell off a ski lift in south lake tahoe. andre senior live in studio with

what we've learned about the accident so far. >> andre. well, gasia, it happened at heavenly mountain resort. we heard from multiple witnesses to try and piece together what happened here. the five people were heading up the mountain for another run when something caused two chairs to crash into each other. witnesses took these photos. they told us a chair on the comet express lift reportedly slid back into another. the impact causing several people to fall to the ground. >> we could see about 15. quite a few. emt are all the medics that were there surrounding someone. >> another witness told us off camera he saw what looked like a pile of bodies beneath the chair. witnesses say they saw around 15 to 30 ski patrollers rushed to help, and later at least one victim had to be taken to the hospital by helicopter. heavenly mountain resort said in a statement in part, quote, the safety of our guests is our top priority and the resort is investigating the incident. now, workers were seen inspecting the wheels on a lift pole after the accident, but the cause of the

accident remains unclear. this morning. we'll update you as we learn more. >> all right, andre, thank you. time now. 616. baseball fans across the bay area, all over the country, are mourning the death of oakland a's legend rickey henderson, who died on friday. over the past few days, memorials have been placed at the gates of the oakland coliseum. candles are there. signs. flowers. they withstood the wind and the rain through the weekend, but fans of the a's and rickey henderson added even more to the small memorials. fans already said about losing. the a's are heartbroken over the death of one of the game's greatest legends. >> 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 to ever play 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. >> and fans also expect the oakland city council to do something soon to permanently honor rickey henderson. >> 49ers star christian mccaffrey made the holiday season a little brighter for children who are spending christmas in the hospital. the all-pro running back recently paid a visit to lucile packard children's hospital in palo alto. mccaffrey handed out footballs and other holiday gifts to the children. hospital later posted video on social media. mccaffrey said it's an emotional day for him. >> it's really humbling coming over here because, you know, you realize how many of these kids and young adults are fighting so hard and especially over the holiday, and to see them to see their families all together with them and just to be able to spend a little time with them is really inspiring. >> this holiday visit to the hospital is part of the work done by the christian mccaffrey foundation. 49ers star founded the group that works year round to bring smiles to children undergoing medical treatment. >> since 4 a.m. this morning, we have picked up so many

impressive rainfall totals. in fact, over half an inch in many of our locations and it continues to rain anywhere from san jose. over a quarter of an inch of rain. same story in san francisco. and then look at ben lomond in the santa cruz mountains. everybody is under the gun as far as this area of low pressure is concerned, the primary front itself is already sliced through the bay area. it hit the north bay around 1:00, 2:00 this morning, and then the oakland area about 2:00 this morning to 3:00 in the morning hours. and you can see it continues to rain. when you see those flashes. those are lightning strikes. this is actual data as it's happening here, according to our storm tracker. and when you see the little spots of the yellow, that's a cell that is developing and producing some moderate to heavy rainfall. it is rain right now in the greater lake tahoe area. updating this forecast here. we will have the snowfall within the next several hours. and then the cooler air mass filters in. right now we have temperatures in the 50s across

the board. we do have the boy reports. and boy this is live data as well. last time i left you we had 15 foot swells. we will continue to see this high surf warning in effect until 6:00 tonight. some of the sets have been anywhere up to 60ft. stay away from the coast today. although these waves are beginning to subside, it's still very dangerous at the seashore. and when these waves lap on shore and it's raining, we obviously have the coastal flooding that is occurring at this time. so this area of low pressure as it continues to dig to the south and progress to the east, we will be out of the rain by late this afternoon. in fact, the rain begins to really diminish after lunchtime, but then a random scattered shower and i can't rule out the potential of an isolated thunderstorm due to the cooler air mass upstream we go. that is your thursday precipitation that will roll through as well, and all of this will be done for our christmas temperatures today in the 50s and 60s. otherwise,

again, your futurecast clearly illustrating that the rain will begin to diminish during the afternoon hours. then it's clear sailing as we head into christmas day. meanwhile, you will have that next system queued up, ready to go on thursday into your friday and then weekend. rain is looking pretty likely as well. here's your extended forecast. we are calling for each and every day at least the chance of rain in your forecast, except for hanukkah and christmas day. roberta. >> thank you. another human case of bird flu here in california, where the health department believes the most recent case was contracted, and how to help steer clear of the bird flu. then, while eggs have been in short supply for weeks here, due in large part to the bird flu, costco now recalling hundreds of thousands of eggs over a completely separate con rn

shows are sounding the alarm on hundreds of thousands of eggs from costco over fears of salmonella. the food and drug administration says handsome brook farm eggs could cause serious health issues related to salmonella. hundreds of thousands of the eggs sold at costco under its kirkland brand have been recalled since last month. no one has reported getting sick from the eggs so far. hansen brook farm says the recalled eggs were not meant to be sold, but had the wrong packaging. so far, the eggs have not been sold here on the west coast, just in some southern

states. california's public health agencies are alerting the public about the threat of bird flu during this holiday season. this comes after the first reported human case in los angeles county. health officers say the infected person was an adult who was exposed to infected livestock at a work site, and that the person is now recovering at home with mild symptoms. public health experts stress the threat to the general public remains low. there are some things, though, to keep in mind, especially during the holidays. >> just general precautions, like staying away from any kind of, you know, birds that look infected or just being very careful around relatives that have exposure to livestock. >> this was the 36th human bird flu case in california this year. the cases include a child in alameda county who was infected by an unknown source. governor newsom declared bird flu a state of emergency in california last week. the rising number of bird flu cases nationwide continues to cause u.s. egg prices to skyrocket. the u.s. government has released nationwide figures for november that show egg prices have soared

more than 37% in the past year. many supermarkets i know you've seen it. there's low inventory on the shelves. they're rationing eggs as well. many stores run out early in the day. coming up, an alarming increase in unauthorized drones flying into restricted airspace. the proposed new ban by- [music] lawmakers.

my ground stopped just hours ago. we have details of the impact it's having on christmas eve travelers, plus an opportunity for people to help make a christmas miracle, be a holiday hero and get out there and help us out. well, the salvation army itself is asking for help. the unexpected setback dampening the holiday spirit of that famous nonprofit. with christmas day just one day away. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> let's take a peek. just ahead of the opening bell on the new york stock exchange. eli lilly says its main ingredient in its weight loss drug is no longer suffering a shortage. so people should be able to access compounded or cheaper versions of that drug in the near future. we are just ahead of the bell.

it feels good to be early for once, doesn't it? >> yeah. >> oh, it's so much calmer. so we're going to take a peek at the bell. once it rings. we're also going to keep in mind it's going to be a shortened trading day on wall street. of course it is christmas eve. we're glad you're with us. thanks for being here. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning, i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, december 24th. it is christmas eve, and because of you and roberta, i stood outside in rain. okay. >> and your report is. >> i'm reporting there's light rain outside our studio, but it's a lot better than it was earlier for us. roberta. >> dave clark, my human weather station. >> it's real. >> yeah, yeah, you and i just kind of scurried into the building today, and we were sloppy wet, weren't we? yes we were. well, that's going to be the deal this morning. if you do not have an umbrella, take a look at this area of low pressure. if you're driving anywhere from the pacific northwest all the way into the monterey bay area, you've got rain showers and now even some sleet and snow where you see

those little bubbles. that's where i'm picking up some ponding on the roadways or even the sidewalks, some flooding due to the fact that we are seeing some pretty moderate to heavy downpours since 4:00 this morning, and most areas about 2:00 this morning in oakland. look at the yellow and orange on your tv screen. all this activity is now lifting towards newark and heading towards the tri-valley. so if you're over there in livermore, pleasanton, san ramon or concord, you're going to get smacked with heavier rainfall. you'll hear those raindrops on your rooftops, so the rain will begin to diminish during the afternoon hours and then taper off completely. and leaving us setting the stage for a dry christmas and a dry hanukkah. cloudy skies for your thursday with rain showers developing. today's high temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we will continue to monitor today's vicious storm. i got to tell you guys, the storm totals are stacking up quickly and the winds will pick up as well. that's coming up in a matter of minutes. >> garcia. roberta. thank you. let's hit the road if we have

to. i guess starting where we usually do at the bay bridge toll plaza. boy, this picture really hasn't changed. but it is important to check in every ten minutes or so as we have been for you. smooth sailing. traffic wise, if you're heading from oakland to san francisco. again, the roads are wet. keep that in mind. you might hit some standing water, though it's not the torrential rain we had a few hours ago. we will keep monitoring your bay area morning commute. also by swinging up to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. we see here similar conditions. wet roads, people making it through. no problem. no brake lights to report. >> all right. our time now. 632. to a developing story. we're still following. american airlines lifted its ground stop right before the huge christmas eve travel rush began. now, earlier this morning, all american flights in the u.s. were grounded because of a technical problem. let's take a live look at sfo right now. sfo is busy, but american airlines says everything should be fixed. flights will continue as normal for the rest of today. now let's look at some of the other airlines flying in and out of the bay area today. right now at

sfo there are 32 flight delays, one flight cancellation, according to flightaware. the oakland airport shows two flight delays, no cancellations, and mineta san jose international airport has three flight delays. no flights canceled. we'll have live updates for you at just how busy sfo is all throughout the morning. >> u.s. lawmakers are pushing to ban two of china's top drone makers from selling drones in the united states. the ban would apply to all new drones sold by china based dji technology and autel robotics. lawmakers say the two companies have known ties to the chinese communist party and pose a security threat to americans. dji is the largest drone manufacturer in the world. lawmakers also say the low cost chinese devices are hurting the u.s. drone industry. people who use the drone say lawmakers need to be more transparent about why they're proposing a ban. >> if they're going to ban it, if they're going to say that they're bad. tell us why. because every time that i've talked to a lawmaker, they could

do this. they could do that. it's always they could. >> several states in the u.s. have already restricted the use of chinese drones in police departments and fire departments. >> our time now. 633. police in pleasant hill say a child and an adult were injured yesterday during a roadway shootout. it was tied to a custody battle. this happened yesterday afternoon before noon near contra costa boulevard and vivian drive. police say a seven year old child suffered minor injuries during what police are calling a rolling gun battle. an adult was wounded in that shootout and is expected to recover. investigators say the shootout stemmed from a custody dispute between the child's two parents. both parents were arrested. they're now facing several charges. >> the salvation army says it's scrambling to help people in time for the holidays. after a shooting and break-in at two separate san francisco locations. now the shooting happened at the bay view location. the doors are now boarded up there. across town on the same day, the battery from a

salvation army's food delivery truck was stolen. no one was hurt, and of course the battery is replaceable. but still, this puts the team in a real time crunch. >> it's unfortunate that people would do something like that. i mean, you see that it's a, you know, a cause to help the less fortunate. and then you are just, you know, stealing from them or taking away from that. >> local volunteers are loading up and shipping out more than 4000 meals for seniors this christmas, all prepared by students of the organization's culinary trading academy. this comes at a difficult time here, as the charity reports, a 30% decline in donations this year, and so far, san francisco police have no leads in either case. well, if your travels take you to an area with fierce winter weather. health officials are warning that snow, ice, even heavy rain can create unsafe outdoor conditions, especially for seniors. the cdc says that falls are the leading cause of injury for people 65 and up. the odds of getting bone fractures from a fall also increase as we age. >> when you're younger, all of your various soft tissues in

your body are designed to absorb energy. and in addition, there's damage accrual that occurs in your bones over time that as a younger person, your body is designed to repair that damage. but as you age, those mechanisms slow. >> doctors say it's important to ask for help when taking down christmas decorations or if you need to go somewhere and it's slick and icy outside. they also urge older americans to get screened for bone health. even if you don't think anything is wrong, they say that preventative care is key. >> it's very important to. all right. time is 6.35. let's talk about weather. earlier today, we saw tons of rain right here in the bay area. roberta. >> and outside the bay area, heading towards the greater lake tahoe area. lightning. lots of lightning. a cluster of lightning and all that has now diminished. certainly good news, but as the cooler air filters into the greater lake tahoe area, the rain will switch on over to sleet and snow. and we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the tahoe area. no driving there today, but

tomorrow certainly will be a delightful day. look at this area of low pressure. it encompasses the pacific northwest all the way into the monterey bay area. tapers off after that into the san luis obispo region. we do have a cluster of heavy rain showers right there right now around the peninsula encompassing the woodside area, palo alto and in sunnyvale, crossing the bay into fremont. you also see portola valley and los altos hills under the gun, with some pretty moderate to heavy downpour at this particular time. and boy, that water accumulates very quickly. so there's a lot of standing ponding water on the roadways at this hour. when you see the darker shades of green, that's all that moderate to heavy rain heading towards the tri valley. also in the north bay, we do have some heavy rain occurring around the san rafael through marin city area. this is a big picture. we've got all the radar suites up and going, and what we're able to determine is, as this area of low pressure digs to the south and traverses to the east, we will have diminishing showers throughout the day. the waves have been

picking up right now, 13 to 15ft. these waves this morning have peaked up to 60ft. we've only seen that four other times at the scripps point sur buoy. and so these these waves have in swells. they've peaked in the overnight hours. they will now begin to subside. and that's why the national weather service has concluded that they will allow this warning to expire at 6:00 tonight. but as these waves lap on shore, we're seeing the coastal flood warning that will allow to expire at high noon today. we have a lot of water on the coast side. stay away from the beaches. temperatures are currently in the 50s. the winds are breezy, but they were gusting up to 30. earlier. we will have a breezy day today. so the bottom line is all this rain. it will taper off. we'll have a random shower during the afternoon. even the potential of a thunderstorm. so we'll keep a watchful eye on that. your christmas day and your hanukkah will be dry. and thursday cloudy

skies with rain developing. gang. >> all right, roberta, thank you. time is 638. is there a buyer for tiktok that may keep the company in the u.s? we have details of the billionaire who reportedly is thinking about

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now 641. here are some of the stories we're following this morning. american airlines now in the ketchup phase of its christmas eve flight pattern. the airline tweeted out about a nationwide ground stop around 330 this morning because of a technical problem. the faa implemented that ground stop. then, about 90 minutes later, the faa lifted that ground stop and flights resume. american airlines says airline safety is its top priority. there were no impacts to flight schedules at sfo because of this problem. >> the main beaches of santa cruz county remain closed this morning after part of the santa cruz wharf collapsed into the ocean. there are concerns about the potential for even more major storm damage later today. three people working on the wharf fell into the monterey bay when the portion collapsed.

lifeguards rescued two of them. the third was able to get out on his own. >> and this morning, five people are in the hospital. they're recovering after an accident on the comet express ski lift at heavenly mountain ski resort. witnesses said it appeared that one of the chairs started sliding backwards into another chair. the resort is investigating how this may have happened. >> and on this christmas eve, you may want to get your last-minute errands done early, as many businesses have reduced their hours. still, the u.s. postal service is open during its regular hours. some grocery stores, pharmacies and banks are open today, but with modified hours, of course. double check with your local store for store specific changes or updates. the crash of a tesla cybertruck in piedmont last month that killed three young people is raising questions about that unique vehicle safety features. experts say many people who drive or ride in teslas may not know how difficult it can be to escape if their vehicle catches fire. now, when battery power is lost, they'd have to use a manual release to open the doors in some evs. a double pull of the latch will open the door, but in

the cybertruck, as tesla's website shows, the front door release is in front of the window switches. the back door release is in a side pocket underneath the panel. >> it's really absurd to expect humans in situations where there is a fire and seconds matter, to be able to look in their owner's manual and figure out how they're going to open a manual door release that's hidden. >> the video posted at all set collision in florida, showed it took a person inside more than 12 seconds to break the cybertruck's reinforced glass and escape using a type of hammer that people sometimes carry in their cars for emergencies. the chp and ntsb are investigating the piedmont crash. >> our time is 644. the former owner of the la dodgers, now considering becoming the new owner of tiktok, billionaire frank mccourt, is putting together a team of financial investors to consider buying the popular social media platform within the next few weeks. it's his effort to save tiktok in the

united states. the congress passed a law requiring tiktok's chinese parent company to divest from the app by january 19th, or be banned in the country due to security concerns. >> microsoft has been working to add non-open ai models to its 365 copilot product. this according to a report by reuters. it's the latest effort by microsoft to lessen its dependance on that ai startup. the company is also trying to reduce its reliance on openai due to concerns about cost and speed for users. >> time now 645. hyundai is helping owners of its electric cars get more access to chargers. the company says it will send customers who have purchased or leased an ev before january 31st a free charging adapter that will let them hav access to tesla's supercharging network. the adapter will enable hyundais to access more than 20,000 tesla superchargers in the country. the free adapters will be available to eligible

owners of the 2024 models, as well as some of the earlier models of the kona electric and hatchback and other models. some 2025 models are also eligible. it's 645. it's a magical and beloved holiday tradition that's uniquely san francisco. the sf ballet's nutcracker is what we're talking about. >> it is a breathtaking production. i think it's the best in the country this year. that production is marking big milestones. our betty yu takes us behind the scenes at the war memorial opera house- [music]. >> the san francisco ballet performed the first nutcracker in the united states in 1944. this year, the company is celebrating its 80th anniversary. >> my family has this term called nerve side. it's a mix between nervous and excited, so i'm feeling nervous and. [applause] >> 12 year old stella seek performs as a butterfly in the nutcracker. dancers have been rehearsing for the production since october. this holiday

season, the company is marking its 20th year of helgi thomason's nutcracker. [music] the former artistic director set this production in san francisco, inspired by the panama-pacific international exposition, a world's fair held in 1915, thomasen led the sf ballet for 37 years. the nutcracker is his tribute to san francisco. >> it means so much to the city and the audience- [music] how they bring their children and their grandchildren, and it has become a real tradition, and they have taken an ownership of this nutcracker. and i'm very proud of that. >> grace manuel holmes first danced in sf ballet's nutcracker in 1979, performing in upwards of 350 shows. today, she's the sf ballet school director. >> i hope that they're not just enjoying their time on the stage as performers, but also having a look at the teamwork that it

takes to put on a production of this professional level. i think it's so important for these students to see that it's not just about class, it's not just about performance, but it is a huge group of people that takes a huge group of people to put something on like this. >> we were with stella as she prepared to go on stage. >> i start like this. >> she normally trains 6 to 7 days a week throughout the year and hopes to join the company one day. >> it's such an honor and i'm so grateful to be in a production like this one. and there are so many amazing dancers like, i'm standing here, an incredible dancer stood here before me. we make people happy, so i love making people happy because i know when i dance, i'm bringing joy to other people. >> this season, the san francisco ballet is putting on more nutcracker shows than ever. the final day of performances will be december 29th in san francisco. betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, nutcracker is a tradition for many families. >> what are your favorite? >> i know it is a spectacular

production. if you haven't seen it, i urge you to another tradition sending out holiday cards. you have responded in droves. we said if you send us your holiday card, if it gets to you by christmas eve today, we'll send you a ktvu card. this is some of, i think, just some 2000 ish i think you guys have sent. as dave goes to that pile, i wanted to say a quick note. thanks to allison stark and joe milani up in petaluma. a beautiful car to christmas tree on the front. they say happy holidays to the whole crew. we watch you every morning and enjoy the banter and fun you have with each other. when people say, are you guys really friends? i said, yeah, because this is hard to fake, right? it is. so it's true. and the fact that you notice, we appreciate it's so much fun to kind of read your holiday thoughts. so thank you so much. you will be getting a ktvu holiday card in the mail, as will anyone who has sent theirs. this arrived by today. >> we thank you allison and joe. we also thank roberta gonzalez every day she's watching our weather as we begin a christmas eve together. roberta. yeah, i know you've been busy. >> i think i've gotten my steps in today, running back and

forth, back and forth, trying to update this radar because we have a very swift moving, cold front that's now passing through the bay area. a lot of cold air behind the passage of the system here that's colliding with the warmer air mass. so thunderstorm activity was numerous this morning just about 45 minutes ago around the greater lake tahoe area. and we've been picking up these very heavy cells, developing off the sea shore, then pushing on shore, scraping across the peninsula, los altos and sunnyvale, cupertino, campbell, santa clara all under the gun with moderate to heavy downpours. all this is lifting up towards the tri-valley fremont. you know what i'm talking about. and your accumulation, as far as rainfall is concerned, is just really tallying up. we've seen easily up to 6/10 of an inch of rain in some areas this morning alone, a brand new system, or i should say a cell is now pushing on shore towards san rafael. also the larkspur area and tiburon fremont again, you have heavy rainfall. temperatures are into the 50s. the winds were gusty this morning. we have a little

bit of a break right now. they are breezy up to ten around clayton and also in concord around buchanan field, otherwise around the central bay. the winds are under ten miles per hour. high surf warning still in effect until 6:00 tonight. we've realized up to 60ft swells and that is now diminishing pretty much off shore. right now these swells are up to about 15ft. but again, as that expires, we also have the coastal flood warning expiring at high noon today. but with the lapping of the water on shore coinciding with the heavy rainfall, you know, we do have some flooding around the san mateo coastline. so let's see when all this will be out of here. it looks like by 1:00 in the afternoon. but remember, there's a lot of instability in the atmosphere due to the cold air mass shooting in behind the passage of this front upstream. there you have it again, a scattered random shower. and then all is said and done for your christmas eve evening leading into santa's arrival

tomorrow morning or overnight. temperatures today, 50s and 60s. pretty much where they should be for this time of the year, if not even just a couple of degrees above average. and there you have it. just about every day other than christmas and hanukkah, we have showers, or at least a good chance of it in the forecast through sunday. already a very busy first week of winter. >> all right, roberta. time is 651. our parents putting themselves on the christmas naughty list because of the way they're keeping kids in line. the mistake that researchers say some parents make around this time of the year. >> also, with tahoe areas jam packed with families. safety is key. so next at seven, you'll get expert advice on how you can enjoy the mountains and be ready in case of an emergency. also, greetings from space! the heartwarming holiday message from astronauts aboard the international space station. we'll be back.

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she lives at a senior living center near cincinnati. and to toast her 106th birthday, she took a shot of fireball whiskey. just doing the math. miss hackman was born in 1918. the people who take care of her say she takes it one day at a time and just tries to be nice to people. as for her long life, it may run in her family. miss hackman's mother lived to be 104 years old. well, firefighters in the south bay were spreading some holiday cheer. they delivered toys to children spending the holidays in the hospital. members of the santa clara county fire department went to valley medical center in san jose with special gifts for the young patients. one patient had been rescued just a couple of days ago from an apartment fire. his mother says she is happy about 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, all of the gifts for the young patients were donated by the community. >> several bay area homeless shelters are gearing up to help people who are going through a really tough time of the year. help them enjoy a holiday meal in the city of richmond. the bay area rescue mission distributed 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's a growing need for help. >> 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 need is 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're being blessed with. >> now the bay area rescue mission will serve christmas dinner with all the fixings through christmas night. the organization normally serves 4000 meals a day to the homeless in richmond. there's a new study out that says some parents should be on the christmas naughty list for how they manage their children's behavior. a new survey found that about a quarter of parents threatened to take toys or gifts away from their kids to keep their 3 to 5 year olds in line. many parents say they do it to prevent a public meltdown. the researchers say parents need to be on the same page with discipline strategies and also balance correction with positive praise and rewards. >> the normal way. >> well, happening today, someone could be about to have a very, very, very, very merry christmas. >> tonight's the drawing for the mega millions, which is currently sitting right around $1 billion just under. but

really, it's all the same when we're talking numbers this big. jackpots at 970 million. that works out to about 440 million cash if you take the lump sum. no one has won the jackpot since september 10th. so it's been growing in mega millions history. once the jackpot has been won on christmas eve. all right. as we head into our 7:00 hour, it is a treacherous morning out there for travel, rain and all that comes with it, hindering airports and some people on the roads on this extremely busy critical travel day. as expected, roads are slick. we're tracking trouble spots on the ground and in the air this morning. [music] >> plus, pretty scary because we thought the pier was cracking like under us when we were running. >> a lot of concern along the california coast as powerful waves send a piece of the santa cruz wharf into the ocean. the orders in effect this morning for those who live and work in the area, and anyone who was hoping to visit then did notice the backpack hanging from the chair lift. [music] what seems to be a chairlift malfunction sends people tumbling to the ground at heavenly. more from witnesses.

as officials try to piece together exactly what went wrong that led to injuries from ktvu. [music] >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and welcome back. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning i'm dave clark. it's christmas eve. it's tuesday, december 24th. let's check in with roberta gonzalez. with our still constantly changing weather. roberta. >> the heaviest rain pushed through the bay area around one, two, three and 4:00. but since 4 a.m, we've been picking up copious amounts of precipitation, and therefore it's leading to a lot of water on the roadways that zero in on that right there that's developed around the cupertino, sunnyvale and santa clara area. in fact, we're seeing pockets of heavy rain now push into sonoma and lift into pleasanton will inundate the dublin and livermore area as well. and then as we march on over to the north bay, where you see those little bubbles, that's an indication that we're getting flooding on the roadways. daly city around the peninsula