the st. anthony foundation in san francisco is getting ready to serve thousands of holiday meals for those in need. yesterday they collected socks at a school drop off. they will help serve the meal until 12:15 this afternoon. >>> and in san francisco, they are also busy in the kitchen getting ready to serve about 5,000 holiday meals followed by a lunch from 9:00 a.m. to tip p.m. >>> well san francisco san francisco firefighters are getting ready to collect toys. >> reporter: as of 10:00 last night lefties had collected more than $10,000 toys and one person actually donated $1,000. >> i was wondering where this guy went and before i knew it, he was gone. >> they will start handing out the donated toys this morning highway patrol in north bay are getting a chance to play santa as well. they say people in napa were particularly generous which let them let out more toys than usual. >>> just about an hour and a half ago, pope frances delivered his christmas day message from the vatican. >> tens of thousands gathered for the ceremony and he called on many to be peace makers. in the philippines, f

the st. anthony foundation. ganizers say the goal is to collect 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas. anyone who wants to help can drive up to the st. anthony's dining room on golden gate avenue in san francisco. >>> holiday shoppers are taking advantage of the last weekend before christmas. people were out in force today in emeryville, picking up the last few remaining items on their christmas lists. this year, the christmas shopping season was six days shorter because of the late thanksgiving holiday, so shoppers are trying to make up for that lost time. many stores are also staying open late to try to attract shoppers. >>> jpmorgan chase told customers today they would be limited to $100 in cash withdrawals and $300 in total purchases per day if they used chase debit cards at target. that's quite a bit lower than the usual debit allowance. the limit applies to about 2 million customer accounts. the announcement comes just a few days after target announced a security breach on as many as 40 million

the st. anthony foundation's curbside drive. volunteers loaded packages from donors cars. some delivered hams. they hope to receive 500 hams in time for christmas, and also need people to donate socks. the goal, 2500 pairs. >>> a note from a little girl mobilized one of santa's helpers to brighten the holidays for an entire kindergarten class near san diego. terry harden found a red balloon attached to a letter addressed to santa. a five-year-old girl named joy wrote the note as part of a class project. joy happens to spell her name the same way, joye, as hard ''s mother did. he felt compelled to do something. >> it was from a lady five years old named joye. i had to find this little girl. i don't know where is in bloop came from. i had to find out. >> harden decided to honor his mom by buying a gift for each child in little joye's class. great to hear. let's get a check on our weather with leigh glaser, quite sunny again today. >> very sunny and even had some tied high records today. 67 in san jose, temperatures well above where we should be. live doppler 7hd not picking u

the st. anthony's foundation are still collecting curbside donations. ganizers there say the goal is to collect 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas. anyone who wants to help can drive unto the dining room on -- up to the tining room on golden gate avenue in san francisco. >>> lefty o'doul's is holding its 13th annual toy drive today. ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ >> and right around the piano you can see mayor ed lee and the fire and police chiefs who joined carolers from the third baptist church this morning. so far lefties has collected 3,000 toys. they hope to match last year's 10,000 toy donations to children in need. some -- some donors came back year after year. >> for me i always had the best christmases to my grandparent, and my mom and i wanted to give back. >> lefties will collect toys until 2:00 tomorrow morning. you can drop them off inside or at barrels out by the curb just up the clock from union square. >> oakland patrol officers played santa this morning for needy kids and families throughout the city. officers were

the st. anthony foundation's curbside drive. volunteers loaded packages from donors cars. some delivered hams. they hope to receive 500 hams in time for christmas, and also need people to donate socks. the goal, 2500 pairs. >>> a note from a little girl mobilized one of santa's helpers to brighten the holidays for an entire kindergarten class near san diego. terry harden found a red balloon attached to a letter addressed to santa. a five-year-old girl named joy wrote the note as part of a class project. joy happens to spell her name the same way, joye, as hard ''s mother did. he felt compelled to do something. >> it was from a lady five years old named joye. i had to find this little girl. i don't know where is in bloop came from. i had to find out. >> harden decided to honor his mom by buying a gift for each child in little joye's class. great to hear. let's get a check on our weather with leigh glaser, quite sunny again today. >> very sunny and even had some tied high records today. 67 in san jose, temperatures well above where we should be. live doppler 7hd not picking u

the st. anthony foundation spent the day collecting curb side donations.rganizers say they only needed 50 more hams to reach their goal of 500 by christmas day. they were also hoping for another 300 pairs of socks to reach their goal of 2500. if you'd like to make a donation on christmas day, volunteers plan to continue collecting tomorrow from 8:00 a.m., until 2:00 p.m. >>> an east bay family is feeling the christmas spirit after someone returned a pair of lawn gnomes stolen last month. the decorations hold special significance. >> reporter: where have you been? and for you, the same question. these two gnomes went missing november 1. stolen from frank and janet rossisini's house. >> merry christmas to whoever gave them back to us. thank you. >> reporter: we brought you the story thanksgiving week, when they put up this sign, pleading for the gnomes' return. they were made by their daughter carolyn, when she was 8. they lost her two years ago, at age 54. >> she was killed in a motorcycle accident. so they hold a special significance in our heart. >> merry

the st. anthony foundation spent the day collecting curb side donations.s say they only needed 50 more hams to reach their goal of 500 by christmas day. they were also hoping for another 300 pairs of socks to reach their goal of 2500. if you'd like to make a donation on christmas day, volunteers plan to continue collecting tomorrow from 8:00 a.m., until 2:00 p.m. >>> an east bay family is feeling the christmas spirit after someone returned a pair of lawn gnomes stolen last month. the decorations hold special significance. >> reporter: where have you been? and for you, the same question. these two gnomes went missing november 1. stolen from frank and janet rossisini's house. >> merry christmas to whoever gave them back to us. thank you. >> reporter: we brought you the story thanksgiving week, when they put up this sign, pleading for the gnomes' return. they were made by their daughter carolyn, when she was 8. they lost her two years ago, at age 54. >> she was killed in a motorcycle accident. so they hold a special significance in our heart. >> merry christm

what better place for the coach than st. anthony foundation in san francisco. iors girls and other volunteers preparing 2500 gift bags. he has to be buzzing about the way they over came the deaf have it last night against -- deficit last night against toronto. warriors outscored the raptors 42-15 in the quarter. making the coach proud. >> tremendous will, determination and no quit spirit. big time win forrous and the crowd was in-- win for us and the crowd was incredible. they stuck with us and they were rewarded. >> we will talk about stanford and the pac 12 championship game tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> thank you, joe. >>> the temperatures are dropping tonight and a freeze warning is in effect. tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news, where snow could be a reality as the cold snap continues. >> and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thank you so much for joining us. good night. /Ñ?ñÑ [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staple

the st. anthony foundation in san francisco is also go going to serve thousands of holiday meals to the needyyesterday, volunteers spent the day collectinged into and other foods at the curbside dropoff. football players are going to help serve about 4,000 meals. >> that's good. >>> there was also a holiday tragedy this morning in the south bay on this christmas day. the investigation going on now to a woman hit and killed by a vta train early this morning. >>> and endless complaints about a panhandle in oakland. the trouble he's accused of causing despite more than 20 restraining orders in the past two years. it's a story, you will only see on 2. >>> our seasonably mild weather pattern will continue for your holiday. i will have a look at the numbers for your area. and the extended forecast and whether or not there's any rain in sight. >>> report of a man who constantly harasses customers at an oakland convenience store, 42-year-old guylen pittman is accused of aggressive panhandle at the sanan market. they say since 2011, when they got a restraining order against him, he's been arrested for

the st. anthony's foundation. organizers -- organizers want to collect 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas day tomorrow. if you want to help, drive up to the st. anthony's dining room on golden gate avenue in san francisco. >>> nearly 70,000 excited 49er fans filled candlestick park to park the end of an era. they watched fireworks over candlestick park at the end of a very emotional farewell game at the 53-year-old stadium. candlestick park has been the seen of some of the -- has been the scene of some of the most exciting moments in sports history. last night's game did not disappoint, ending with a thrilling spot in the playoffs. >> to the hands of bowman! [ cheers ] chrs. >> navorro! >> look at him go! navorro bowman, 89-yard touchdown. you can hear the crowd cheering. the 49ers beat the bal fons 34- 24. joe fonzi spoke -- familiar cons, 34-24 -- falcons, 34-24. >> does it get any better? >> no. >> i'm gonna do more conditioning. i got tired at the 30. he made sure the bay area had a nice christma

the st. anthony's foundation is asking for donations to help feed a bigger crowd this christmas. holiday dinner. they've been feeding more people since the food program was cut on november 1st. they have faith donors will come through but says there's not too much time left. >>> try to have an open mind and open heart because everybody is doing this for a different reason. >> flaudz to hams and -- in addition to hams, st. anthony is collecting socks and warm clothing for distribution. >>> tara is back. something just happened in hayward. we have an accident, 880 northbound at the west wisten offramp. three-card crash. no word of injuries. we'll keep you posted if it becomes a problem. let's take a live look at 880. you can see the sun is up and traffic is looking good in both directions. 680 at the sunol grade near fremont. it has been a little slow going on the right side of your screen once you make it past the curve. not too bad. finally, this is a look at san francisco, 101, you can see it's very hazy, kind of smoggy out there. it's a spare-the-air day. as rosemary has been me

the st. anthony's foundation's annual curbside drive. collecting food, clothing and monetary donations. organizers say the goal is to collect 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas. anyone who wants to leave a donation, just drive up to the dining room on golden gate avenue in san francisco. >>> the san francisco zoo has finally announced the name of its latest addition. the baby gorilla was born on july 17th. it was announced yesterday her name is kabibi, which means little lady in sway healy. people will ge able to get their first glimpse of the baby gorilla starting at 10:00 this morning. >>> temperatures warming up, after a very cold start to the morning. live camera across the bay, san francisco, the bay bridge, had patchy fog in the distance near parts of the coastline, but still lots of sunshine. clouds being cleared out. today, welcome to winter. in fact, the winter solstice started at 9:11 this morning. this morning, patchy fog out there. here is another camera looking toward oakland. you can see from this vantage poi

it benefits the food bank, st. anthony foundation. they'll donate one meal for every ticket purchased. kick off at 6:30. the game will move to the new santa clara stadium next year. >>> a former oakland raiders star will return to the silver and black for one more name. corner back, namdi will announce his retirement from the nfl today. he'll officially retire as a raider. he played with the ers before k today is another spare the air day. we want to mention 280 southbound on monterey boulevard. we have a stalled bus and we push that over to the side, and so that it doesn't block traffic. down in the south bay, 280 drive to fremont is looking good. 7:32. let's head back to the desk. >>> happening now, ac transit workers are voting on a contract proposal. it could determine if there's another transit strike in the bay area following the two b.a.r.t. strikes earlier this year. janine de la vega live in oakland with what's at stake and what drivers are saying this morning. >> reporter: brian, we're here at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station, a

st. anthony's in san francisco, as well. the players are in town to play washington in a couple of days for a bowl game. they were joined by community volunteers and residents of the foundation's job training program. and if you are looking to help out, drop off a ham or some socks for the gift bags for those in need. >>> san francisco police and firefighters are delivering thousands of toys to kids. the toys were donated to the 13th annual christmas toy drive at lefty o'doul's bar at union square. more than 10,000 toys were donated yesterday. >>> now to some other top stories on this christmas day. alameda county sheriff's deputies are investigating a murder-suicide in san lorenzo this morning. deputies were called to a home on via amigo and via lucas to find a husband and wife dead. he allegedly killed her and then himself. >> we don't believe there is any danger outside to the community. we believe it's confined to the home. there were other people in the home when this happened. >> sheriff's deputies don't believe anyone else in the home was atarget. they are now releasing more details -- they are not releasing more details presenting the investigation. >>> vta has now ful

the offmonths. >>> an estimated 4,000 people, including families, enjoyed a hot meal and a warm holiday celebration at st. anthony's dining room in san francisco today. it's something that st. anthony's foundation has been doing for more than 60 years, supporting critical needs of san francisco's most vulnerable residents. organizers say it brings so much joy, especially at this time of year. >> the generosity of san francisco is on display here, whether that's people who we think don't have anything in their lives, today they feel blessed, they feel happy and thankful for the food they have. >> with the holiday meal comes another st. anthony's tradition, volunteers hand out warm, hand-made scarfs to people who want one. look at that. the scarfs are donated from artists and knitters around the world. >>> lefty o'doul's annual last- minute toy drive did not disappoint. by the time it was over at 2:00 this morning, the san francisco bar exceeded the goal of 10,000 toys. it collected an estimated 11,200 gifts. the toys were given to the san francisco police and fire department and firefighters on engine one loaded up their truck with toys and made frequent stops passing out toys to some very excit