>> good morning. a freeze warning in the bay area until 9:00 this morning. >> good morning, we will see widespread 20s for the next hour or two because the sun not coming up until 7:23. it won't be until the 8:00 hour where the temperatures that are currently in the 20s, north bay valleys, east bay valleys, will slowly come up into the 30s. so it has been cold. last night was a freeze warning and right now we are sitting at

24 degrees in fairfield. 29 in concord. 27 in the livermore valley. so it is definitely one of the coldest nights we've seen a little warmer for ton, christmas eve. i'll explain why and the outlook does include a little bit of rain. tear. >> thank a lot, lisa. if you waited until the last day to do christmas shopping, you are not alone. some shoppers are looking for a five finger discount. >> reporter: santa isn't the only one coming to town.

shoplifters are making this a season to remember. just yesterday stephanie, who sells chestnuts outside macy's, got to see a show. >> someone got stopped for shoplifting and they were waiting for the person outside and they started running. they tackled them and they put them in handcuffs. >> stores around union scare have hired extra security to keep an eye on the crowds. it's a subject that shop managers don't like to talk about, although clerks say they can spot trouble a mile away. >> you can tell. they are looking around the area, see who is watching as opposed to looking at product usually. >> according to national estimate, shoplifters made off with more than $1.8 billion in just the month leading up to this christmas. that's an increase over the $1.7 billion over the same period last year. >> unfortunately there are those that don't get it, and do things that they ought not to do. but we put the officers where we want them and the community supports each other by looking out for one another. >> police watched over crowds near union square. the holiday season is always a big time for shoplifters who can take advantage of distracted sales clerks. the targets are high end liquor, designer clothes and perfume. at bloomingdales we saw them watching shoppers like a hawk.

>> in one small area, three security guards. i thought that was a little over the top where usually i never saw anybody. >> one estimate said 1 in 11 americans will shoplift. there's a debate over whether the bad economy makes people more desperate to steal or whether shoplifters do it just for the thrill, the rush they get, during this prime season. in san francisco, january alston, abc7 news. retail sales are expected to jump nearly 4% this year and shopper track is predicting the day after christmas, called mighty monday, will see 60% more customers in the stores compared to last year. many stores like target and best buy will extend their hours and offer big promotions like we saw on black friday. one item in particular brought shoppers out in droves yesterday but in many places it ended in chaos and violence. here's what all the excitement is about, a pair of sneakers. the new air jordans caused

shoving matches fights and in one location a gunshot. >> gunfire at hilltop mall in richmond when a 24-year-old man in line for the newly released air jordan 11s fired his weapon. >> it's in the infancy stages of the investigation but it appears it may have been a negligent discharge or accidental. >> the ambulance arrested and in this case no one was hurt. at a mall in fairfield two were arrested, one for assaulting a police officer after more than a thousand shoppers showed up early and pushed a mall door off the hinges. >> the crowd pushed it off its tracks. >> in stockton people pushed and shoved for the chance to get the 180-dollar shoes. california wasn't the only state with rowdy shoppers. at a mall in indianapolis, several people were trampled. >> a few people were on the ground. i jumped over them and kept running.

>> it's michael jordan. that's what he does. this is one of his most known shoes. >> 11 concorse, exclusive. >> but would you leave your kids alone in the car just to get a new pair of kicks? that's exactly what witnesses said this woman did in georgia. police had to break the car window to get to the two and five-year-old. the kids were eventually picked up by their grandmother. mom was hauled off to jail. in austin, texas there was nearly a riot. security at this mall called for backup when the crowd swelled to more than 1,000 people. armed with pepper spray and a helicopter overhead, police tried to keep control but in the end an officer was trampled when the crowd tried pushing their way into footlocker. >> nike has released a statement saying it is concerned about the crowd incidents and is encouraging anyone wishes to purchase the product to do so in a respectful and safe manner. all over the bay area shoppers will race today to a photo finish. only a few days ago an estimated one-third of americans still had

shopping to do. abc7's david louie has a look at the last minute crowds. >> there's a different feeling at the mall. sure, the stores are busy and the pressure is on. >> got everything done? >> no, not even close. not even close. >> so why does everyone look so happy and relaxed? >> i mean i'm a little less stressed about the income coming in myself. so hopefully people are feeling that, and plus, you know, along the season people get a chance to get into it a little more often. we have a couple days before christmas that we are off of work. >> maybe it's because some shoppers changed their strategy this year. >> we did a lot of online shopping and that alleviated the stress. >> and many will tote as many shopping bags as they can handle. others are taking breaks to re-energize. the food courts are packed.

the mood is upbeat. >> it's easy. there's no lines. >> wait a minute. there are lines. >> excuse me, i see a line here. is this the line for santa? >> no, it's a line for jama juice. >> here's the line for santa, and it's a long one. santa must be feeling the stress as kids share what they would like to see under the tree. last minute shoppers are getting a break from retailers. the discounts are getting deeper. that could be a sign they need to clear excess inventory, or its a nudge to get shoppers to spend. >> sweaters are definitely doing better now that it's a bit chillier outside, and electronics always do very well, especially since we are in silicon valley. >> and the jewelers had to call in extra sales people because of the heavy volume of customers. but the typical sale shows restraint rather than extravagances. >> we are looking in the midrange, three hundred to $500. a lot of people are sticking around in that area right there. >> well, the countdown to christmas is ticking away. the malls, according to what valley fair and as many others in the bay area, are planning to

close at 6:00 on christmas eve. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. david also tells us many national chains stayed open as late as midnight last night to meet the demand. the national retail federation said holiday sales are expected to be up nearly 4% from last year and that's a full percent higher than previous predictions. online sales are up 15% to $32 billion so far this holiday season. still ahead, bay area nurses who left their jobs on thursday for a one-day strike got locked out on friday by management. we will tell you about the next developments expected this morning. and supermarkets are taking baby formula off the shelves. we will tell you about the problem coming up next.

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>> strikes nurses are going to return to jobs this morning. they were locked out by management following a one-day strike on thursday. hospitals didn't allow the nurses to return to work because temporary replacement workers were hired until 9:00 this morning. they walked out overpaid sick leave and healthcare premiums. the full time nurse receives the average salary of $136,000 and have the option of 100% employer-paid health benefits package. several national retailers have joined wal-mart in pulling a batch of powdered formula from their shelves. a missouri newborn drank the formula and died of a rare infection. another baby got sick and recovered. the product is enfamil newborn formula and the lot number is zp1k7g.

the stores removing it or safeway and walgreens added. it is a precaution until health tests are completed on the product. and the water used to mix the formula are both being tested. lisa is back. >> let's talk about, burr, cold. unseasonal. doesn't feel bad in here. >> no, but to get here we had to go outside. 28 degrees in mountain view. 29 livermore. that's why we have the freeze warning. we are talking about a half-dozen neighbors with temperatures in the 20s. continuing to drop throughout the next hour or two. and a spare the air. i'll tell you all about it and have your holiday forecast, which includes a little rain in the seven-day outlook next. >> that's a lot. and a child's balloon note sent to santa veers off course but lands in the right hands hundreds of miles away.

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a five-year-old girl'sler -- letter to santa ended up in a family's hands who will make the girl's wishes come true. abc lindsay picked it up from there. at this auburn household the ornaments shine bright. even though christmas was looking a little gloom. >> it's difficult.

she can work no more. >> she is injured and out of work. her husband, unemployed for most of the year. when their daughter, helen, thought about what she wanted for christmas, her wishes were simple. the five-year-old wrote santa a letter asking for clothing or a doll. the question was how to get it to the big guy up north? >> they send it to the sky. and she's like what happens? >> on a cold december night a couple weeks ago helen attached the letter to two pink balloons and let them go into the sky to reach the north pole. apparently santa had other plans and the balloons made their way 700 miles south to santa's helpers in northern california. >> i'm glad that letter end up in our hands and didn't just blow off into the sunset, that's for sure. >> even though the letter was written in spanish, friends

found someone to translate. they called the reyes family to reach out. when they learned of the family's financial situation, the complete strangers found a way to get into the christmas spirit. and they went shopping for the little girl. >> we don't look at ourselves as angels, but, yeah, it makes us feel really, really good. >> it is incredible. i don't know, god sent something to us. >> an incredible journey with an incredible ending that will make for a merry christmas indeed. >> you want to hear about an incredible ending, they shipped is out are yesterday and they are confident it will be arriving tomorrow. >> great. >> talk about christmas miracles, that would be one. what's going on weather-wise other than burr? >> a freeze warning out there, spare the air and slightly warmer temperatures, overnight temperatures headed our way for

christmas day and beyond. did i mention rain? that, too. the roof camera, looking at clear conditions, of course, with the sun not coming up for another hour or more, at 7:23. so the freeze warning until 9:00 where we will have temperatures, right now we have about six of them in the 20s, and we will see more numbers plummet. in fact mid-20s out there with lots of cold, cold weather. a hard freeze out toward the delta and just the coast. oakland looking at numbers a little bit more mild so much we are looking at that offshore flow, once again the very light winds, and with that the air mass not really mixes up a bit. it's very dry. the very dry air mass doesn't hold a lot of moiso with the dry air we are plummeting 28 degrees in mountain view, 29 livermore with no sought toe and santa rosa coming in at 27. fremont 32. it's freezing in san jose. redwood city just at 30 degrees.

and low 40s for san francisco. half moon bay, 39. we are talking about not everyone colder than yesterday. in fact a little win at the coast has brought the numbers back up at half moon bay. but napa still quite chilly, even though the numbers are slightly warmer than you were yesterday morning with that freeze warning. so clear and cold again this morning, and the freezing temperatures for the next couple of hours. the spare the air day today is once again high pressure dominates our weather through the weekend the winds will shift from an offshore flow to on shore component. that should bring more moisture and a little more mild air for the overnight lows. we should be out of the 20s by christmas night in most areas. poor air quality east bay, south bay, north bay. along the coast the air quality is moderate but advise you it i legal to burn throughout the day today. the reason being high pressure

again not going anywhere. the jet stream sending all the emergency and storm systems well up into the north into canada. but by midday tomorrow we will have a weak weather system that against to flatten the ridge. as it does, the winds will come off the ocean and we will see a little more in the way of fog. a few high clouds for christmas day. we are talking about another weak system come our way on monday, maybe bringing some rain by tuesday night. 62 big sur, 72 los angeles. back home temperatures once again a degree or two above the average for this time of year with 60 for palo alto, san jose and oakland today. half moon bay, santa rosa, 58 in san francisco. overnight a few high clouds and still a few numbers in the 20s. christmas day waking up to clear and cold conditions, maybe some fog. then we are looking at a few more high clouds and afternoon highs. a little cooler and the overnight lows won't be as cold due to the fog. the rain coming in tuesday and

wednesday, maybe a chance in the north day. >> the folks in the sierra are hoping for a whole lot more than that. >> i am too. >> but it is what it is. >> right. >> thanks, lisa. well, dean harris joins us from new york to tell us what is coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." good morning, dan. >> good morning. merry christmas eve. wild weather through parts of the country on this holiday weekend. it is shaping up to be a white christmas in, of all places, texas. meanwhile parts of the southeast are dark after a tornado ripped through parts of that world earlier in the week. we are tracking the holiday weather so you can get to your friends and family safely on this christmas. also coming up, this is really crunch time for the last minute holiday shoppers. 24 hours to go until christmas morning. the lines may be longer today but the deals bigger for the procrastinators. we have a breakdown of the retail bargains as the countdown to christmas continues. and a holiday scare for the

royal family as prince philip is rushed to the hospital because of chest pains and we will take a look at kate's first royal christmas. and my co-workers and i facing off in the ultimate holiday challenge, which of us can bull the biggest, baddest gingerbread house? the four of us went to kitchens around town. you don't want to miss the outcomes of this competition. it was fierce and it's coming up on gma. >> you are a competitive guy. it should be interesting. >> i'm a competitive guy who happens to be entirely incompetent in the kitchen so it's a bit of a mismatch. >> just do frosting and the rest will take care of itself. >> exactly. >> thanks a lot. take care. have a great christmas. >> thanks. you, too. >> all right. playoff atmosphere at the shark tank last night with the rivals from southern california in town. and the lehrly beil said a familiar bitter beer face was also back.

>> good morning, everybody. the sharks welcomed their old coach back to the tank last night. darryl sutter, who took over. los angeles kings this week, guided the men in teal from 1997 to 2002 and then he moved on to calgary. check out sutter. that's his happy face right there. great goaltending on both sides. check out the save by niemmi. brad richardson, that was an empty net. look at the skate save and the stretch by niemmi. scoreless to the second period. nice passing by the sharks. wrister from logan couture. his 15th of the year and 1-0, men in teal. the kings would tie it on a power-play goal from mike richards. he gets control with the skate and then fires. game goes to overtime tied at one. then into the shootout. round 4, clowe wins. beats jonathan quick. niemmi needs to stop richards. four saves in the shootout. sharks 4-0 on the six-game homestand with a 2-1 shootout victory. when you go to las vegas, a lot of things can happen. usually the house wins and that was the case last night as the cal bears went bust.

that was as unlv. bears came in with a 10-2 record facing the 21st ranked rebels. justin led with 20 points. vegas would answer. umlv by 9. oscar, 11 assists, one here. and umlv opened up a 20-point lead at the half. the rebels are back. anthony marshall showing up, and showing up angry. he had 22 points. russell, 6'3". but he goes up with authority. hammered, 85-68 as their four-game win streak comes to an end. saint mary's with their second game in as many nights in vegas. steven holt and matthew knocked down triples. the gales opened up up the lead on missouri state. where is waldo? right there. freshman brad waldo. a big fella with 17. gales get the victory, 77-61. the nfl schedule shifts to saturdays now with the 49ers looking to stop seattle and stay on track to a bye in the first

round of the playoffs. 49ers have not allowed a rushing touchdown all season. that's an nfl record. if you break down the national -- the numbers, these stats are remarkable. through 14 games, opponents have 36 total carries inside the 20-yard line, averaging just over 2 yards per rush. 17 of those runs went for a yard or less. can the niners keep lynch from snapping their streak? >> it's running extremely hard, he's running angry, he's running with purpose, he's fighting for every inch that he can get. probably been our biggest test from a running back in a while. >> you want to break that stat, so that's great. i hope we get it down there and run. you know, that's the way we go right at it. we are the best at it, let's go do it. >> the raiders are at the chiefs. does it get any better than are christmas on the beach in hawaii?

the nevada marching band took over the wakiki beach. they will play southern miss. they are on the beach there with diamond head off in the distance. it is truly glorious. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend and a great christmas holiday, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> next as 6:30, two leading gop candidates made their list but they didn't check it twice and as a result their names won't appear on the ballot in virginia's republican primary. and what san francisco fire investigators know so far about the start of thursd

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>> neighbors are scrambling to help those who lost their homes in san francisco's biggest fire in seven years. more than 60 people are homeless at the height of the holiday season. while they can't say what triggered the fire, they do know where it started, inside a trash shoot in one of the three damaged buildings. we have the follow-up. >> as he saw the flames and smoke bill throwing over a next door apartment building, nicholas tooley and some of his fellow crewmembers called 911 and then ran in the budding. >> nevarez grabbed a sledgehammer and started busting open doors. running through, clearing rooms, making sure we could get as many people out as we cook. >> and he wielded the sledgehammer. he knocked down a door at one apartment where the resident wasn't answering shouts to get out. >> things came out and we heard people still inside. fortunately we did get in a room, a guy was working night shift, was asleep. >> they figure they got more than seven people out of their apartments before fire crews arrived to begin battling the blaze. investigators say the fire started in a trash shoot. it was pushed along by midday winds and grew to a five-alarm fire. for some of the 41 now-displaced residents, returning home was a dreaded task.

>> feels like the party is gone, stuff you can't replace. >> just want to get my stuff, see if there's anything that remains and move on, i guess. >> people have been pulling up to the nearby missionary temple church to donate anything that might be useful to displaced residents. >> a tweet blast went out and the word got out and people have just been bringing stuff. >> and the alamo neighborhood association is helping as well by trying to retain neighbors who might now be out of a home. >> if you have a place where someone can stay, you know, let us know. send an e-mail to the board at alamo square. >> and with all the activity on the day following the fire, someone still had the construction workers in their thoughts. this banner was hanging outside their gate next door as they arrived to work this morning. >> saw this banner out here. that's from the neighborhood. >> it was a warm welcome to morning to see that. >> the construction company was nice enough to buy pizza for the crew today for their job well

done. for efforts to help out the residents who are displaced, the alamo square neighborhood association has set up a paypal account on their website. the american red cross has an account specifically for these residents. you can pitch in if you would like by finding those details on our website at abc7news.com. in san francisco, abc7 news. a san francisco man posing as a physicians assistant is under arrest. police say he had no medical license and no business performing surgery. authorities filed several charges against carlos guzmangarza, including identity theft and performing invasive medical procedures without a license, including liposuction. we have the story. >> dressed in an orange jumpsuit, carlos guzman, also known at carlos guzmangarza was led into court and back out again after they waved their right to an appearance. he had an office in this

building in the mission district. a janitor said she saw maybe five patients a week coming and going. one a daley city woman who told prosecutors about her liposuction procedure in his clinic. >> when he started she said, do you have an assistant with you and he said you are my assistant today. she was holding her own iv. he smoked a cigar during the procedure, and as the district attorney said, there was an incident where some of her fat fell on the floor and he bent over and picked that up. >> the woman developed a serious infection, eventually had to have reconstruction surgery with a real doctor. the d. a. said guzman got his patients by offering cut-rate deals. >> first of all, if the price you are being quoted is significantly less than the price that you are getting from other professionals around, that should be a red flag. generally there are no free rides. >> the price that guzman quoted

for liposuction and an eye lift was reportedly $3,000. according to court documents guzman is being held in jail until next tuesday when he will be formally charge with practicing medicine without a license, as well as grand theft and felony assault. his bail is set at $750,000. neighbors in the mission district say guzman introduced himself as a doctor with a medical degree from mexico, who was practicing here as a physician's assistant. >> we know that this is not a unique case. we know that in this particular case, for instance, we know that there are probably many other victims. the d. a. wants to find those victims. right now guzman is charged with felonies stemming from just one complaint and he's looking at twelve years if convicted. the d.a. would like to hear from anyone with information about carlos guzman or carlos guzmangarza. we have the phone number to the d.a.'s office linked to this story at abc7news.com. in the newsroom, mark matthews, abc7 news. a san jose couple is under arrest accused of stealing almost a million dollars from a

96-year-old man. police say 29-year-old kristina met the victim at the chase bank branch she managed. she and her husband befriended the man and then began systematically looting his savings. they used the money to buy a new mercedes, jewelry, a timeshare property and cosmetic surgery. the investigation began when the victim's family reported suspicious bank activity. home for the holidays has never had more meaning for this family, an army staff sergeant is back home. he arrived yesterday. and for his family it's been a long and anxious wait. >> reporter: an excited and nervous 26-year-old came here to greet her husband's, who has been serving with the army the past ten months. >> it's been tough, but we've been through it twice before so we just learned to deal with it and take it day-by-day.

>> she's used to waiting. she's waited through jonathan's two previous tours in iraq where he was wounded and now nine long months into this tour. >> you become a stronger person. your relationship becomes stronger. i mean, you just support each other. >> her mother, juanita, has provided her emotional support through three tours. she said her daughter shows remarkable character. >> i applaud my daughter very much because she's a tough woman. she's been going through a lot but she just knows what she's doing. she knows, she has trust and faith coming back to her. >> after a tense three and a half hour flight delay, finally staff sergeant jonathan smith comes through the doors. the two have known each other since they were nine. they were married at 18, eight years ago. after a long hug, smith told us what else he's belonged for. >> the first order of business is an in and out burger. >> sergeant smith has come from

afghanistan through ireland and dallas in order to reach only. it's a daunting transition from battlefield to home. this is his first christmas back in three years. >> you just kind of got to grasp it. right now you are kind of numb to the situation and then slowly as the more civilians you see and the more restaurants, and i guess the nicer people are to you, the more you start to -- reality hits you that you are here. >> the couple plan a private stay in napa, as happy as he is, he said part of him is back with his squad in afghanistan. >> i feel i need to be there to have their back. >> abc7 news. and president obama is focusing on the troops this morning during his weekly internet and radio address. the president landed in hawaii last night and after delaying his christmas vacation until congress could agree to extend payroll tax cuts. mr. obama was joined by his wife, michelle, in a special holiday version of his weekly address and they both suggested that americans honor military families this christmas.

>> let's ask ourselves, how can i give back? how can my family serve them, as well as they served us? and one way you can get started is to visit joiningforce.gov to find out how you can get involved right in your own community. >> giving of ourselves, service to others, that's what the season is all about. >> the first family will spend the holidays in hawaii, return to washington in early january. president obama also signed a bill that honors victims of the september 11th attacks. the fallen heros of 9/11 act will provide congressional gold medals to the flight memorial and the memorial and hu seem in new york and the pentagon memorial in washington d.c. airline passengers know getting through security can be a challenge this holiday season but a massachusetts woman claims tsa went too far when it confiscated her cupcakes. rebecca said she traveled from boston to las vegas with two red

velvet cupcakes packaged in jars. she ate one and tried to bring the other on the flight leaving las vegas. that's when a tsa agent said the gel like frosting and it wasn't recognizable as a cupcake meant it could be a threat. >> it's not really about safety, it's about making people follow rules that to the average traveler seem arbitrary and are encroaching in our civil liberties. >> is there a liquid gel in the jar? >> no, cake filling and frosting. >> they say usually baked goods are okay to bring through the line but perhaps it's true what happens in vegas stays in vegas, including cupcakes. >> and president obama said he nis pleased congress fended off a tax hike that could have affected millions after the

first. he signed a bill extending the tax cut for the next two months. lawmakers were deadlocked. they couldn't agree on demands made by house republicans. it buys time for talks next year on how to finance the extension. >> when congress returns, i urge them to keep working without drama, without delay, to reach an agreement that extends this tax cut, as well as unemployment insurance, through all of 2012. >> the deal also includes a two-month extension of emergency unemployment benefits and at least a delay in scheduled pay cuts to doctors who treat medicare patients. former house speaker newt gingrich has failed to qualify for march 6's republican primary in virginia. that's according to an announcement on a website this morning. he did not submit the 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot according to the website. he also said texas governor rick perry also fell short. the former massachusetts governor mitt romney and ron paul have already qualified. >> lisa is here.

a huge shopping day, ironically. 24 million americans going out. they will be greeted in the bay area by a little frosty. >> very frosty. 24 degrees by the delta, fairfield right now. another spare the air, another freeze warning, and another dry and sunny day. but we also have a little rain to talk about. i'll have that for you, including the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. >> also another great sunrise on the way. getting up-close and personal with gorillas. but in this encounter the gorillas seem to want to get close to the

>> an eco tourist visiting in uganda got what he paid for. >> he is behind you. there are three babies forced between him and you. >> wow. that gorilla family simply wandered into the preserve from the wild. experts say that rarely happens. talk about rarely happening, one

of the babies grooms the man's hair and seems to give him a kiss. the man said his heart was racing the entire time. the gorillas eventually meandered back into the jungle. lisa joins us now. that's pretty amazing pictures. >> that's very cool. we are talking about some of the coldest weather we've seen in a while. ing it take us a while to warm up out there. some morning, boy, is it cold. how about zero in truckie. >> zero? >> yes, zero, that's the temperature. 7 at the tahoe valley airport. and temperatures will struggle to make it into the low 40s. you see all the manmade snow out there. they have been working hard at that. and mother nature may help out with a couple inches come wednesday. back home we are talking about freezing cold temperatures. the few from mount tam. you notice the camera shaking a little bit. we have just a little bit of

wind that has allowed for some numbers along the coast to be a little warmer, half moon bay area. elsewhere the freeze warning in effect. the hard freeze for the sacramento valley. our east bay and north bay have temperatures dropping into the low to mid-20s. 24 in fairfield. it's 28 in concord. mountain view, 27. and 29 the livermore valley and freezing at livermore. san jose, redwood city below freezing. we've dipped to 39 in oakland with low 40s for san francisco and half moon bay. so we will see another frosty night tonight. not quite as cold. i'll explain why in a moment. we are just a little bit warmer in some spots but we had a little wind, that's why, after 3:00 that worked some of that warmer air from the higher elevations, about 1,000 feet down to the surface and that allowed for the temperatures to come up with little bit. clear and cold this morning. a spare the air, the freeze

warning until 9:00, and then we will see dry conditions through the holiday weekend. and the winds are going to shift as soon as tomorrow, christmas day. so that will allow for more of an on shore push that will mix out the atmosphere and the spare the air will be gone tomorrow. sober air quality. today, though, poor air quality, inland east bay, south bay, north bay moderate air quality. you can see when you look out there how hazy it is. with the on shore flow, overnight lows we should see a couple 20s but more 40s. still high pressure in command. tomorrow the ridge begins to weaken a little bit and a couple systems will cut through the high pressure area from tomorrow and then tuesday. that should allow maybe a little bit of rain in the north bay by wednesday. 60 today in sacramento. 72 los angeles. they are definitely warming up. we are talking about numbers back home about the same with upper 50s to around 60 around

half moon bay in san jose. overnight lows will come up a tiny bit, maybe two to four degrees between christmas day and monday morning and then clouding up tuesday and wednesday. that's when we see our light rain, maybe a tenning of an inch out there, and no big storms on the horizon. >> i think you've really got our attention about the air quality earlier in the show when you talk about we don't want to look like l. a. that gets your attention. >> yeah. okay. >> don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> you had better watch out. scam hunters are out in force this holiday. i'm michael finney. come up, an elderly woman tells 7 on your side what happened to her. [ female announcer ] today is the day... ♪ ...you make a change with best foods. ♪ make parmesan-crusted chicken. ♪ surprisingly crispier... juicier... mmm. yummier.

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loved one in trouble it's a good bet you would do anything to help. one elderly bay area woman was sure she was helping out a favorite nephew but it was really a swindle that cost her a bundle. michael finney tells us what to watch out for. >> the phone call came out of the blue. when she answered, beverly heard a frightened voice. >> he said, i wasn't drunk, but they threw us all three in the pokey and they want $3,500 bail. the man on the phone said he was her nephew attending a wedding in the dominican republic with two friends when they got into a car crash and were tossed in jail. >> i said, you sound funny, jeffrey. why do you sound like that? he said because my nose was broken because of the car crash. the man pleaded with her not to tell anybody what happened, but could she please wire him $3,500.00 for bail. >> he didn't want his parents to know, so i could understand that. >> beverly is in her 80s and getting around is difficult but she got a friend to drive her to the bank.

then wired $3,500.00 to the dominican public. >> then he called me back. did you send the money? yes, you should get it soon, any minute now, and he thanked me and thanked me and he said i love you so much. >> the next day another frantic call. the man said he needed more cash. this time to pay the hospital. >> oh, again? i said, jeffrey, you know, my health is not that great and i have to run around like this? but she did. beverly got to the bank and then wired another $3,300 to the caller. this time, however, western union smelled a scam. it blocked the transaction and gave beverly her $3,300 back. but she was still convinced her nephew was stuck in the caribbean. >> i said this is too much. i have to tell his mother. so i told her, did you know that jeffrey is in the dominican republic? >> well, no, he wasn't.

beverly was told her nephew had never left home. >> oh, my god, i've been scammed. >> it's an old trade. it's been going on for hundreds of years. >> san francisco police ltd., arthur, investigates financial crimes. he said scam artists like these often prey on seniors by exploiting a common straight, their love of family. >> they are good, trusting people, and that's how they were victimized. they were victimized on their good nature. >> the story he concocted was so real. i care enough about this nephew to do these things and be around for him. if it were true, i wouldn't want him to stay in jail another night if it were true. >> now beverly said she's learned a tough lesson. she wants me to warn you. >> watch out. if it happens to me, it can happen to you. >> coming up next, don sanchez gives us his take on steven spielberg's epic "war

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>> here are the winning numbers from last night's $173 million megamillions drawing. 3, 5, 8, 18, 29, the meganumber 14. nobody got them. nobody got them! so when tuesday rolls around the jackpot will be north of $200 million. just in time for the new year. in theatres tomorrow, christmas day, it's steven spielberg's war horse.

it's based on a tony award winning play. don sanchez has his review "on the isle." >> an amazing horse they named joey. it's about a relationship they develop. the horse has a sense of self in place. it's beautifully photographed. >> we are at war! >> we are at war! >> world war 1. dad sells the horse to the army. albert is crushed. so begins his difficult odyssey. albert jones up to search for his beloved horse. he meets and loses friends and how he changes their lives. then he becomes a war horse on both sides. in one sequence you wonder how animal control approved the scene. >> and every man make himself and his country proud. >> joey becomes known as the miracle horse as he runs through the barbed wire. spielberg tells us it was actually plastic.

in the middle of the battlefield we see a soldier from each side free joey. this is the heavy symbolism moment. >> look forward or you will never get home. it is a film shaped with some old-fashioned sentiment. kind of a return to another era. >> be brave! be brave! >> this is a spielberg spectacular. events on a big stage. yet there's that intimate feel of the understanding between man and horse. he makes joey seem almost human. we seem to be able to get inside his mind. but how do you nominate a horse for an award? the war scenes are grim from the opponent time-out, and i dare you not to tear up at the end. i will give it three quarters of a buck. i'm don sanchez, abc7 news. see you on the isle. >> let's check in with lisa one more time about the christmas eve forecast.

>> it's cold right now. numbers continue to drop. into the mid-20s for another hour. freeze warning through 9:00. it is 30 degrees redwood city, 29 livermore, 28 mountain view. later on today clear, spare the air, upper 50s to about 60 and we will be looking at temperatures slowly moderating overnight. christmas day, tomorrow morning, until monday. a chance of rain with more clouds tuesday and wednesday. >> all right, lisa. thanks for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. next newscast at 8:00. keep track of the later break being news on twitter, bay area news..

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