still, ralston and holly are grateful that the rest of their loved ones who escaped the fire are outlston is excited about joining them. >> i really feel like there was somebody watching over him that night in san jose. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> what a nice moment today. the humane society of silicon valley borrowed a page from santa playbook and delivered some very special gifts on christmas day. gifts with big floppy ears. volunteers delivered real life puppies to several families. the. the special christmas day delivery comes as the milpitas animal shelter was forced to close after a fire damaged part of the building last week. the animals are being adopted right out of foster homes. >> connecting fosters directly with adopters so that the dogs go from one home to the other and never go back to the shelter. on top of that program, we also had our christmas day delivery special. >> rebuilding the animal shelter can take more than a year in the meantime. adoption fees are waived at humane society silicon valley in an effort to find permanent homes for all of the animals th

still, ralston and holly are grateful that the rest of their loved ones who escaped the fire are out of the hospital, and ralston is excited about joining them. >> i really feel like there was somebody watching over him that night in san jose. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> what a nice moment today. the humane society of silicon valley borrowed a page from santa playbook and delivered some very special gifts on christmas day. gifts with big floppy ears. volunteers delivered real life puppies to several families. the. the special christmas day delivery comes as the milpitas animal shelter was forced to close after a fire damaged part of the building last week. the animals are being adopted right out of foster homes. >> connecting fosters directly with adopters so that the dogs go from one home to the other and never go back to the shelter. on top of that program, we also had our christmas day delivery special. >> rebuilding the animal shelter can take more than a year in the meantime. adoption fees are waived at humane society silicon valley in an effort to find permanent homes f

if you get on at ralston you're okay getting over toward the peninsula.tor and it will be there for quite some time. it sounds like everything else showing a light volume back to you. thanks, mike. 39 past the hour. bird flu impacting your grocery bill. higher costs are leaving some shoppers shell shocked. coming up on today in the bay. changes in the new year that may fix that. and all i want for christmas is $1 billion. okay, maybe not a billion, but very close. yeah, i said it and it could be yours too. i'm not alone here. the mega millions jackpot is up for grabs. and we're going to tell you about that christmas eve drawing when we come back. lisa, when you say it could be yours too, you can have it too. you share it or buy my own. we'll talk about it. we'll talk about it. it's negotiable. a long pause. legalitreasons.y good tuesday morning. we are under a microclimate weather alert as we take a live look outside in san rafael. such sloppy conditions this moing with the steady rain coming down and the rain will continue as the cold front moves through

mom holly says a ben lomond firefighter saved her son ralston's life. the santa clara fire department delivered toys to ralston and other young patients at a local hospital who couldn't be home for the holidays. >> very heartwarming. you know, it's definitely a little emotional, but and we're just very excited that we can do this for these children today. >> ralston is still recovering from burns and smoke inhalation. the family is still staying in a local hotel, but say they're grateful to be alive. >> december the 25th was extra festive this year. christmas day coincided with the start of hanukkah. san francisco's union square was the place to be last night. no matter what you were celebrating. abc seven news reporter tara campbell was there. >> and just like that, the menorah is lit and hanukkah has begun. crowds gathering at san francisco's union square in celebration. >> it doesn't matter what race, religion or color you are. you could come and enjoy the celebration here in union square with us, and we welcome you with open arms. >> this is a sign

ralston will join you past the scene. back to you. right now, bird flu could be impacting your grocery bill. higher costs, leaving some shoppers shell shocked. coming up on today in the bay, the changes in the new year that may start to ease the crunch. and all i want for christmas is $1 billion, give or take. yeah, i said it. and it could be yours too. the mega millions jackpot up for grabs in today's christmas eve drawing we are under a microclimate weather alert due to the very sloppy conditions this morning, as well as the high waves near the coast. but if you have to get in some last minute shopping in the south bay today, we'll still see a chance of showers through 2:00 this afternoon. otherwise, some peeks of sunshine and temperatures in the 50s. we will take a look at the rest of the microclimate forecast. and when the next round of rain comes in. in just a few minutes. and a little bit of rain on this camera lens. but we're really focused on the bright light at the top. that's the overturned big rig. and a tow truck, i'm told

it happened just before 4 yesterday afternoon at the intersection of ralston and notre dame avenues. police say the 16 year-old was on a scooter when he was hit by a car. officers say the driver was an 85 year-old man. the teenager was taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police say the driver was cited at the scene and not clear yet what caused that crash. >> the man accused of shooting and killing the sea or one of the ceos of united healthcare is behind bars tonight after being. >> charged with murder manhattan officials now have an arrest warrant to extradite him to new york where he's accused of killing ceo brian thompson. that's video of luigi men gianni struggling with deputies shouting as he was being walked into court appearance today. he was denied bail after prosecutors said he was too dangerous to be released. he was arrested yesterday at a mcdonald's because of a fast thinking employee that wasn't altoona, pennsylvania, about 4 hours from philadelphia, man. she only spent time in the bay area and 2019. he worked as head counselor at stanford the summer befor

one of the recipients is ralston. he was actually rescued by firefighters from a different agency over a week ago from a house fire in ben lomond. and while he's hoping to go home for the holidays, the family says the presence certainly made his day. i'm just very thankful and i'm very humbled to anybody and everybody that has helped. i love how he's just so focused on his toy. he's like, go ahead, mom, talk to. go talk to them abou this. i'm wondering, how many kids are we talking about in the firefighters operation? he was it was funny too. he was like, how did they know i like canett four. so it was it was really cool. he was super pumped about it. and. but firefighters delivered to about 20 different patients actually at valley med. so it was cool. and to be clear to the hospital says this isn't just 1 or 2 gifts. the firefighters really pile on the presents. just ask three year old toni. she is recovering from a stroke and today got a few new roommates, a couple dolls and a stuffed unicorn. the support that we go

ross ralston has spent over a week at the hospital being treated for burns and smoke inhalation. firefighters rescued him from a house fire in the ben lomond area. i was terrified, i didn't know what to do. reporter they hope to leave soon, but the presence made his day. i'm just i'm just very thankful and i'm very humbled to anybody and everybody that has helped. ai sunny down the hall, three year old tony is recovering from a stroke. today she got dolls and a stuffed unicorn. the support that we got from the community and from from everyone and now the firefighters is just overwhelming. so amazing. we're just so grateful. her mom says they'll be here for a month, and they're trying to keep tony in good spirits. so far, she's been just improving, and we're very glad that she is giving us more and more every day. the toys were collected at santa clara county fire stations over the past few weeks. the firefighters partnered with valley medical center to make today happen. it's a very special day. these kids, they're having a tough time and we're here to spread some joy. give them

this happened yestday ternoon at the intersection, ralston and notre dame avenues.ice say the teen was on a scooter hen he was hit by a car. they say the driver was an 85 year-old man. the team was then taken the hospital and is expected to survive. police say the driver was cited at the scene. it's unclear what caused him to crash. the massive tree slams into a home in berkeley has happened overnight during strong winds. the tree cutting right through the roof of the home, splitting it in half. and sitting inside of a bedroom at one point thankfully no one was inside at the time. the tree also caused some minor damage to a neighboring home. another tree also came crashing down in a pickup truck blocking the road near uc berkeley. no one was inside the truck at the time. so those winds, of course, a problem out there in the east bay earlier today. let's check in now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow for a look at whether the winds still whipping around what's happening. weather wise say backs. they backed off quite a bit now, dan, but we're going to see s