Compact vehicle. Reporter camilleris family and friends posted his picture on social media in his memory including his father with the caption rest in peace, son. You are already missed. Camilleri just 33 was a husband and a father of three young children. Children that were expecting their father to come home and help open christmas presents, but instead he chose to work today. This is not the way we wanted to celebrate Christmas Day. Reporter investigators say they have enough evidence and witness statements to charge the suspect. His identity will not be released until he is out of the hospital. Maria medina, kpix5. The chp credit union will be setting up a fundraiser. 100 of all donations will go to his wife and three small kids. The flag at the State Capitol is being flown in half staff in honor at half staff in honor of officer camilleri. The governor writes, anne and i are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss who died yesterday trying to keep our community safe. We join his family, friends and the entire california Highway Patrol in mourning his death and honoring his sacrifice. Just yesterday another highway propofol was rear ended on interstate 80 in la Highway Patrol officer was rear ended on interstate 80. A blue sports car slammed into his patrol car. The officer suffered minor injuries. The sports car driver cooperated with investigators and was not cited or arrested. Melissa caen joins us now. The chp says that that 22year old driver had too much to drink and too much to smoke when he hit that patrol car. Certainly Law Enforcement is concerned about the legalization of Recreational Marijuana next week. Thats right. Its hard to know because theres no objective tests to know whether someone is under the influence of marijuana and one week from today when marijuana is legal, this will be a much bigger problem. Come here with a broken heart, but also angered. Reporter assistant captain earnest sanchez told reporter today its more than a loss of a fellow officer. Hes angry at the people dying in accidents involving alcohol and marijuana. Research suggests marijuana combined with alcohol is more dangerous than either substance on its on. For something that may not hold up in court. Professor tom marcotte at uc san diego, is leading the states multi Million Dollar effort to create the right test [sot prof. Tom marcotte, uc s to see whether or not w own. Right now in california its illegal to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but unlike alcohol where a breathalyzer can give a solid number, there is no objective test for marijuana influence. Try for the first time come january 1. And their body. Some Law Enforcement just looks for indicators. Sergeant glenn glazer teaches Highway Patrol officers how to spot someone who is high. He admits its subjective. I think it is very much a judgment call. Reporter once a driver is believed to be under the influence of marijuana, the drive may have to take a blood or driver play have to take a blood may have to take a blood or urine test which doesnt show when the drug is in their system. Its a lot of work for something that may not hold up in court. This professor is leading the states multiMillion Dollar effort to create the right test. The ultimate outcome is to see whether or not we can really help Law Enforcement separate those people who are impaired due to cannabis or those people who may have cannabis in their system and are not impaired. Reporter but his team hasnt cracked the code just yet. So in one week when Recreational Marijuana becomes legal, there will be no quick objective test that Law Enforcement can use to track down on people driving under the influence. The big scare is people trying it come january 1 not knowing how it will affect their body. Some other states where marijuana is legal like colorado and washington determine impairment by the amount of thc in a persons blood, but studies have shown that thats not a reliable indicator of impairment. So california does not use that thc limit. We are still looking for the answer. A new state law intended to cut down on drunk driving takes effect next week. Businesses that make or sell liquor will be allowed to offer free or discounted rides to those drinking. The idea is to prevent drunk drivers from driving. South bay assemblyman evan hill sponsored the bill and joined us earlier to talk about it. It became apparent to me when the super bowl was in Santa Clara County and we want to assure Public Safety is protected. Not everybody is a fan. They say it could just allow somebody to go someplace else to get more alcohol. 41 states currently have similar laws. There are more chp officers on duty looking for dangerous drivers than usual. During this same christmas weekend last year chp said 23 people died on california freeways and highways. Were here to stop people from drinking and driving, from speeding, following too closely, making unsafe lane changes, from driving distracted. There will be extra chp officers on the road throughout the end of tonight and again new years weekend. It is a very silent night in parts of santa rosa. This is a live look at the Christmas Decorations at the entrance to coffey park which, of course, was one of the neighborhoods destroyed by the tubbs fire. That display is the work of resident Ronnie Duvall who lost his own home. Ronnie adds one decoration to the display every day. He says that he hopes it will help the community heal. I think its taking the devastation and anxiety and the ptsd, its being softened by the lights. Ronnie said when people drive by, they frequently stop and comment and sometimes offer to help him. He plans to keep the decorations up until at least next month. What a Christmas Gift for basketball fans, a lineup of nba games all day today. Kpix5s kiet do on how basketball is starting to close in on football as the no. 1 sport on Christmas Day. Stre 9am to past 9p reporter its Christmas Day at oracle arena where the nba is on a steady march towards cull really dominance. The league has scheduled five back to back games today stretching from 9 a. M. To past 9 p. M. In an attempt to own a major holiday with around the clock play. Nt to get that opportunity to entertain millions across cial day, whil in the end zone. Reporter if this strategy looks familiar, its a page right out of the nfl thanksgiving playbook where there were not one or two but three back to back games this year. madison prestine, warriors fan thats why we came out in oakland, kiet do, kpix 5. Sports will have more of the highlights from the game a bit Christmas Day has the nbas highest ratings outside of the finals, so its no wonder this is the first time the warriors are meeting the cavaliers this season for a championship rematch. Opportunity to play in front of the world on a special day playing a game we all love is an amazing honor and accomplishment and something we should all be proud of. Reporter during christmas 2016 the doves cavaliers rematch drew 10. 1 Million Viewers. However, the nfl still dominated. Last christmas the steelers ravens game got 14. 8 Million Viewers and the Chiefs Broncos game that day had 21. 4 million. Still for the dubs its an honor to play on the biggest day of the year. Likewise for the fans, chris finn got courtside seats from his wife emily last night. The energy has been like a volcano building up inside me before i got here this morning. So to spend Christmas Day here with these people with this love, absolutely amazing. Reporter for this family the triple combo of family and basketball and the holiday is a slam dunk memory. In oakland, kiet do, kpix5. Hopefully it inspired a few kids to get out with their basketball and shoot a few hoops with themselves. My son, a little warrior. Sports will have more highlights from the game a bit later in the show. Coming up a vietnamese film star has died, but her legend lives on in the bay area. Reporter coming up all jason wanted for christmas was a dog but the just any dog, the special relationship between jason and luca coming up. Britains royal family attended Christmas Mass this morning, among them . A special guest traditionally not invited. The unique exception the queen made this year. Look back at the records, the warmest christmas in the bay area was livermore in 1946. It reached 78 degrees. It was not that warm today, but it was certainly dry. Coming up will rain ever return . The answer is yes. Well find out when coming up. This little home of mine, im gonna let it shine. Its Energy Saving time, im gonna reduce mine. Californians all align to let our great state shine. Let it shine, the powers ours to let it shine unplug chargers go, devices go offline. Turn thermostats down low, leds shine mighty fine. Small actions quickly grow, to let our great state shine. Energy upgrade california, will let us shine. Hiep thi le d in the 1993 o a vietnamese refugee who moved to the bay area and became a movie star has died. She starred in heaven and earth and about a dozen other films. As a teenager li escaped from vietnam on a fishing boat after the fall of saigon. Her family settled in oakland. She answered a casting call in san jose and opened two restaurants. Li who had stomach cancer was 46 years old. Santa came a little early for a pleasanton boy with a debilitating disease. Kpix5s Juliette Goodrich shows us 4yearold jason now has a new best friend. Es much deeper than that. Nats you see jason was born with cerebral palsy. He cant walk, much less talk. He kind of watches everybodys from the sidelines that is until his godmother vict et rescue oh, jason, you like jason. G g were you . No reporter meet 4yearold jason and 6monthold puppy luca. Want to sit with jason . Come on, luca. Reporter at first glance it looks like typical puppy love, but it goes much deeper than that. Up with ways er get around come on, come on. Reporter you see, jason was born with cerebral palsy. He cant walk, much less talk. He kind of watches everybody from the sidelines. Reporter that is, until his godmother victoria happened to be at a pet rescue one weekend. You werent going there looking for a dog, were you . No. Reporter she couldnt help but notice a puppy that was just sitting there. As we were leaving, we met. Our eyes just attached and i just fell in love with him at that moment and i know he was jasons forever buddy. Reporter luca was born with a rare deformity and cant walk and never will. So when we saw luca, it was just a match. We just thought they could have each other and they would be on the sidelines together. Reporter she said when jason met luca the first time, the two were inseparable. It was just so much joy to see them need each other even, just the love that they both had for each other right off the bat. Jason requires a lot of attention and we are already doing life in a different way for jason. So weve just adapted a little bit more to include luca in that. Reporter they put mats down throughout the house and yard for luca and came up with ways to help him get around and to be near jump. This used to be jasons walk jason. This used to be jasons walker, but when he you grew it, he got a when he outgrew it, he got it a few weeks ago. Then luca came along and decided it should be lucas walker. While jason cant say words, his smile and expressions say it all. Oh, my gosh, jason just squeals in excitement and hes just been so much more vocal and theres just this excitement when jason comes home from school and luca meets him at the bus. Reporter while the family worries about lucas future develop, jasons godfather is already working on a doggie wheelchair of sorts for luca. Im taking parts and pieces from js wheelchair. Reporter for now the family says its one day at a time and appreciating this forever bond between a little boy and his puppy sitting side by side this Holiday Season. Luca found the great forever home. Reporter Juliette Goodrich, kpix5. D a very mer oh. Thats fantastic, special needs is a special bond, isnt it . I want to give them both a big hug, so great. Our fellow americans, melania and i are delighted to wish america and the entire world a very Merry Christmas. President trump and the first lady tweeted a video of their first christmas message in office. They are spending christmas at their maralago estate in florida. Last night the couple attended a Christmas Eve service at the Palm Beach Church where they were married in 2005. Earlier they discussed christmas wishes with children who called into norad to track the location of santa claus. The president does return to washington new years day. Pope francis warned the winds of war are blowing in his annual christmas message. He called for a negotiated two state solution to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict and urged leaders to work towards deescalating the crisis on the korean peninsula. In london all eyes are on prince harrys fiancee. In a break with tradition Meghan Markle attended Christmas Mass with the royal family. In her annual christmas address the queen talks about the resilience shes seen in the face of the countrys terror attacks. This christmas i think of london and manchester whose powerful identities shone through over the past 12 months in the face of appalling attacks. The queen also said it had been a privilege to witness the bravery of those injured in the manchester attack. Seems like santa claus ditched the traditional chimney this year for something a little more thrilling. He was spotted scaling a high rise tower in berlin. Children watched in excitement as children greeted him through the windows. Afterwards he climbed inside to give the kids their gifts. Did you get a gift card for christmas this year . The National Retail federation estimates about 60 of shoppers bought one for the holidays. Cbs Laura Podesta shows us how scammers may have already spent your gift. Reporter gift cards are one of the most popular presents during the holidays, but criminals have figured out how to use the cards before you do. It was actually a gift from my sister. Reporter last year Alex Stevenson told us how a 200 best buy gift card she received came up with a zero balance when she tried to use it. It was rejecting the card. He didnt understand why. Reporter criminals copy numbers off gift cards on public displays, scratch off the panels on the back to get the Security Code and put them back on the rack. Once the card is bought and activated they drain the balance. They even sizeable ra stickers that use zebra stickers that cover up scratched off security panels. Crooks get numbers through Security Breaches and by hacking into stores gift card databases, but there are ways to protect yourself. Make sure it has good packaging so you cant see the account number without opening the packaging. Reporter Consumer Reports says stores are taking steps to protect the cards like using more secure packaging and placing them behind the counter. Though he recommends purchasing them online directly from the retailer. If you do receive a card thats been drained go back to the retailer and say you want your money back. Reporter when alex contacted best buy, they gave her a. 200 card. Laura podesta, cbs news, new york. Christma ousand this is what millions of americans not living in california woke up to. How about a White Christmas . A couple thousand flights claimed or canceled coast to coast because of snowstorms. Portland, oregon, even saw snow. Its only happened six times since 1884 or so they tell me. No snow and no rain for us. Its actually been nice. Now we know where all of our precipitation is. Its in oregon, massachusetts, seattle. Everywhere else. Lots of White Christmases around the country. For us a brown christmas, but we can enjoy one dry day, cant we . High temperatures for this christmas, Half Moon Bay 63 degrees, san jose and livermore also got above 60, San Francisco officially 58 on christmas, vallejo 58, napa 57. Overnight tonight our cloud cover will keep us milder, vallejo only dropping to 42, fremont 42, maybe for an Early Morning jog to work off christmas calories in oakland 45 degrees your overnight low. Maybe a few showers down towards santa cruz. Thats getting too impressive on the radar to say its only virga and evaporating before hitting the ground. It is heading to the south and east and will not impact the bay area. We do have clouds wrapping over our ridge of High Pressure. Notice the ridge of High Pressure is not centered close to us. Its now south of los angeles. Even though its that far away, its close enough that for the most part we get cloud cover at times, no widespread rainfall, but long range computer forecast models take the high south of los angeles and send it toward el paso, texas. That would be wonderful news to get us some rainfall around here in january because the remainder of december does look very dry. Futurecast tomorrow morning, some cloud cover, more sunshine in the afternoon and evening and then cloud cover filling in again wednesday. The long range futurecast shows that we will be dry for the remainder of the year. That would be a very strong statement maybe december denver, but december 10th, but were on christmas, so its not that many days. Highs in the 60s tomorrow, low 60s for concord, fremont, 62 san rafael, redwood city, some afternoon sunshine. Sunny and mild wednesday and thursday, cloudier and dry heading towards the weekend. There are some showers in the forecast next monday. That is your kpix5 forecast. Coming up in sports it may be the best touchdown catch of the year, well get you caught up on the Christmas Day games in the nfl. And a block party at oracle as the warriors deliver a Christmas Day win in a rematch against lebron and the cavs. Well be right back. Rematch on the Christmas Day calendar. As the warriors hosted the cavaliers at oracle. Ipated. No ste its the highly anticipated finals rematch on the Christmas Day calendar as the warriors hosted the cavaliers at oracle and no steph curry with a sprained ankle. Kevin durant matching up against lebron james. 2nd quarter of this one 3939. Jordan bell finds durant who nails the three from downtown. Moving on to the 3rd quarter the warriors up by one. Durant running the floor finds casspi with the nolook pass. Steph curry likes what he sees from the warriors bench. 4th quarter the warriors clinging to a fivepoint lead, thompson rejected by green and the warriors push it up the court and durant throws it down. The cavs would not go away, though. Later in the quarter draymond finds bell on the alleyoop. Green had his first triple double of the season. 90 seconds to go, game tied 92 92. Green finds Klay Thompson who drains the clutch threepointer of the game. Final chance for lebron. He drives to the basket. Durant comes up with the big block, lebron upset with the no call. Warriors win 9992 and after the game twitter exploded over the late durant no call and durant did not hold back while addressing his critics. Probably the same play a bunch of those dudes on twitter are probably arguing about at 24 hour fitness that that wasnt a foul. Theyve been in that position before but just not on christmas at the oracle arena. So they know if they aint called it, its not a foul, but im sure if they get that called next week in 24 hour fitness, theyre going to be mad that they called a foul. So keep that [ bleep ] to twitter. Down one. All right, durant. The sixers facing the knicks in new york and trust the process there. 3rd quarter philly down one. Great ball handling skills for the big man and he hits the jumper. 4th quarter the knicks looking to make the run and porzingis hits the threepointer from way outside, but the 7footer hits the threepointer. He had 25 points, 16 rebounds and sixers win 10598. Santa watched the texans battle the steelers. 4th quarter steelers up big, Texans Deandre Hopkins with the catch of the year nominee. Hopkins bats the ball with one hand and finds a way to come down with it, get his feet in and later in the quarter Ben Roethlisberger finds Juju Smith Schuster across the middle. Steelers win 346 and clinch a first round bye. Right now the raiders are playing. They tied it up when i left the sports office. Well have highlights coming up for you at 11 00. Every gift in sports you could imagine. We could have a clean sweep for the Christmas Day weekend, the warriors are 49ers and the raiders all win. The way to embrace the true spirit of the holidays is to live it every day. Thats exactly what the scholars and graduates of students rising above do, how surviving the challenges in life drives their desire to give back. Of giving back. Were always reminded during the Holiday Season the importance of giving back. Thats right. So were spending some time tonight looking at students who were once on the receiving end that are now determined to pay it forward. College students and graduates of students rising above. We all have our presents in hand, but as these scholars will tell you, the best present isnt always the one thats in a box. music up. Short montage of kids wrapping giftsa the students wrapped more than a hundred gifts in record time. Inspired perhaps, by the final destination of the presents. Sra cgjoseph martin sra class of 2018 sotwere of love and Merry Christmas reporter happy holidays to all of you. Im sherry shu with the clem students and sherry hu. These Young Scholars will tell you the best gift isnt always the one thats in a box. The students wrapped more than 100 gifts in regard time inspired by the present. The gifts will be opened by half a dozen families who currently call an oakland shelter home. I know its hard for them to get what they want. So were making that happen. So i feel good about it. Reporter the sra students are actually the helping hand for Charles River associates and its annual holiday project. Its the season when workers from the local offices pitch in to buy gifts for those who need a little boost and giving back is what these students believe should be the true spirit of the holidays and every day. If you have the opportunity to help people, thats really good because it comes from the heart. We dont have everything right now and probably wont have everything, but we can still help other people. Reporter the families in the shelter arent the only ones to get a boost. The Consulting Company supports sra yearround. The stories are just i mean they tear your heart apart. Theyre incredible stories of overcoming challenges and its a reminder that were blessed. Reporter sra scholars are chosen for their grit and determination to overcome poverty, homelessness and abuse in their lives. I want to be the first one to go to college. I wanted to make my mom proud, but not only that but like growing up my family had struggles and i want to grow up not to have struggles. Reporter they are First Generation College bound students and with 24 7 advisors to guide them through a sometimes overwhelming transition, sra is proud that 90 of the scholars graduate. I want to try to like be one of those people that helps make a bigger impact. I dont want to graduate just so i can have an awesome job and make a lot of money. Thats not what i want to go to college for. Reporter diploma in hand, sra alumni maintain the momentum. Almost 90 move on to a career job or graduate school within a year of graduation. Theyre tough. They work through the adverse times. We have some difficult times, pressure amounts and they can handle those kind of environments. So yeah, theyre ready to contribute in a significant way. Reporter in fact, a recent grad from uc santa cruz landed a job with, you guessed it, Charles River associates. Its everyones dream, you know, to have a good job right after college. It means stability. I can help out my family. I can help myself. Reporter when we come back, meet more scholars and how they rise above in their lives. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. Students in the next se stand u sotthe challenges these students face are as varied as the students themselves. The one constant though is their resili the conclu the challenges these students face are as varied as the students themselves. The one constant, though, is their resilience. Once they came to the conclusion that the path to change was through college they didnt look back. Her mom is able to work. christine sotshe works a lot of hours, its hard, my dad is sick and he goes to the hospital often. Christine took debate as an elective and attended her first tournament for the extra credit and free food. Her life changed. christine sotdebate gave me tha a communit three, two, one. Urban Debate League sotchristines beating the odds, obliterating the odds. dissolve to graphic and into next student ing dinner is reporter Christine Harris is a National Championship debater, quite an accomplishment, and quite a turnaround. Christine says in middle school she hung out with the wrong crowd and her grades reflected her choices. I had the thought of always dropping out, of joining the navy even because i was just never motivated to be in school. Reporter home life in oakland then and now is also a challenge. Only her mom is able to work. She works a lot of hours and its hard and my dad is sick and has to go to the hospital often. Reporter christine attended her first debate tournament for the extra credit and free food. Her life changed. They just gave me that outlet, a community that believed in me that made me think that i was capable of succeeding in life. Christine is obliterating the odds. Reporter cooking dinner is a constant in jessicas routine, so is laundry along with sweeping and keeping the apartment clean. By the time shes washed dishes, helped her younger brother with his homework and finished his own, its midnight or later. The alarm is set for 6 30 a. M. Then its off to san rafael high. Its a challenge for me. I know its a challenge and thats the reason why its pushing me to like keep going on with my school and go to college. If i dont go to college, then what would my life be without education . Reporter jessica was in middle school when her mothers vision began to deteriorate. Next came dialysis and tubes and now jessica says her mom needs a kidney transplant. Im really worried because all of the time shes waiting for that kidney she can get worse. Shes a special person in my life to look up to. Reporter for the first time in years steven says his dad, brother and he are together again under one roof. Hey, steven. Hey, dad. Whats up . Reporter while in high school they had no place to call their own staying with family and friends. Whenever id get into a place instead of thinking oh, this place is nice, i was like cool. I wonder how long im staying here . For them to have gone through that really worried me. I even slept in my van for a while because i put them in a friends house and i put my van in the driveway. Reporter that was then and this is now. Steven with his own desk and a place to study. That will be a force multiplier for his academics, for his leadership and for his personal growth. Reporter hes applying to private colleges on the east coast to meet new people, gain new perspectives and find a new home away from home. I have my plan and im going somewhere and im really excited and eager to see where im going. I just feel i have to find my niche. Reporter actually transition is nothing new for her. She learned how to adapt early in life. My parents are both political refugees. They came here with nothing. We started from the bottom. I moved around a lot. I moved to oregon for three months, then came back to california. So theres definitely financial instability that was going on. Dealing with my parents not being able to be there for me because they have to go to work all day from morning to night, i had to become independent with that. I just immersed into education because that was my outlet. Reporter she believes a College Degree will lead to a better paying job and a way to repay her parents. They sacrificed their whole life for me. Basically my parents retirement is relying on my and my siblings. We dont have savings account. We live paycheck to paycheck. Based on the sacrifices, im okay with being their retirement because theyre my parents. Reporter shes been dancing in class and in church for as long as she can remember. As amber lee describes it, she feels like shes in the clouds. If i black out the rest of the world and everything else, dancing. As a child, i didnt know what i was escaping. Reporter during her childhood ambers mother worked two jobs, that is, until she was laid off. Throughout those years amber bounced from home to home. It was normal for me not to see my parents. It was normal for me to walk around with my friends like be out late at night, go out, party, do all those things in middle school. No one told me i couldnt do it. Reporter by the time she reached High School Friends were either going to jail or getting pregnant and thats when amber came to a realization. What are these people doing . What am i doing . Reporter amber answered her own question. She got College Bound grades and will be a freshman at cal in the fall. From college to graduation to career, dreams fulfilled when we return. music u music up. Full screen graphic animation sra cgsherry hu stand up open sotonce in college, many sra students face differ n the end, once in college many sra students face different struggles, but in the end College Diploma in hand they are rewarded and we are, too, once we see the kind of young women and men they become. Ys come from poverty cycles and my parents moved here with little to nothing and weve always been taught to live with what we have and be grateful for what we have. nat sound u rising abo her office is in the heart of silicon valley. She graduated yale, class of 2016, but far from making a six figure salary, alicea ponce diaz works at able works, a small nonprofit in East Palo Alto. Ive always wanted to come back and live in East Palo Alto and work with East Palo Alto kids and now that i can do that its amazing to me because i can be with my people and uplift my people. Reporter alicea is a shining example of giving back. My family has always come from poverty cycles. My parents moved here with little to nothing and weve always been taught to live with what we have and be grateful for what we have. Reporter as the students rising above as a students rising above alum, alicia has come full circle since returning to her hometown. She is now an advisor to new sra scholars from preparing College Applications to guiding them through difficult times. My mom always told me staying busy is going to keep you out of a lot of stuff that you dont need to be into. Reporter years from his first job, now a College Student at franklin and marshall and using internships to explore his future career. This summer for the second year in a row hes back at cds interactive analyzing data for sales. I was just sitting in the lobby. They literally came up to me and was like oh, my gosh, im so happy youre back. You did an amazing job last year. These Little Things really matter to me. Reporter but what also matters is being recognized in the tech world and breaking stereotypes. I feel like my voice is a little more powerful, a little bit more meaningful just being able to connect with people on a different basis, connect on people that are not just looking at races, but looking at the potential that someone can do in the workplace. Reporter demond said for as long as he can remember his mother has and still work full time to raise her three sons. Her struggle is his motivation. I believe my opportunity is to push myself on my own for my own future. Thats what i really look at. Reporter at a Goodbye Party you can count on hugs, smiles and even a few tears. Im so sad literally like she is my best friend. Reporter maya signs is headed to africa for a two year stint in the peace corps. Im excited and nervous. Its definitely out of my comfort zone, but its still something i want to do. Reporter for myra the peace corps will be a bridge between College Graduation from uc merced and a career in public health. This is my way of saying i appreciated and im paying it forward. Reporter as a First Generation College grad from a low income family, myra understands struggle. She says she was only a toddler when her parents divorced and those memories of the years that followed release tears. I feel like i have overcome them, but talking about them its just like everything resurfaces. Its definitely in the past. My life is so different from what it was before that. Reporter because myra says life now is great. As a child, tyler had to deal with a hard concept himself, his family. So my dad was an alcoholic and he also had a gambling problem. He was loud all the time. I remember my parents like screaming at each other all the time. Reporter and because his parents workday and night, tyler said he never knew them. He and his brothers were left to fend for themselves. Doing little odd jobs with my brothers and eating and paying for fast food, finding things to scavenge around for and to eat. Reporter in 6th grade tyler had his own light bulb moment. He discovered running. I remember running 14 miles one day like in middle school because i got like so angry. Reporter the constant rhythm of his feet hitting the ground gave him time to think. After his sophomore year in High School Tyler left his family in georgia to live with his cousins here in the bay area, what he calls a cherished decision. Probably wouldnt be here, probably wouldnt be in college. This was my dads dream and like i promised him 10 years ago, you know, i will walk this stage and become a successful person. Reporter the journey to this day began a decade ago. Brenda valdez came to live with her grandparents here in the bay area to escape relentless bullying. Her father, a single parent, stayed behind in their small hometown in mexico. I want to give you the whole world and i cant. I cant give it to you here because i was the only person he sort of had in his life and for him to like say okay, its better for you to go away, thats, you know i owe him my life for that. Reporter in the back of her mine was the promise she made mind was the promise she made to her dad because not long after she left him he was kidnapped. Reporter brenda said the kidnappers demand dodd million pesos as ran demanded 2 million pesos as ransom, impossible to pay. He tried to escape and we found that they broke his legs, so he wasnt able to escape and then next thing you know, they took his life away and they wrapped him up in a blanket and they threw him on the side of the road. Reporter while this day is graduation day, it also happens to be fathers day. Perhaps no coincidence. Weve given you a glimpse of the sra scholars and graduates and how they meet their challenges in life head on. We and they wish you the brightest of Holiday Seasons. 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Here we go around here, mostly cloudy skies, rain free for christmas, a live look from the top of the pyramid over the bay bridge and embarcadero center, mostly cloudy overnight. The highs for your tuesday, dry in fremont, afternoon sunshine 62, napa 62, san jose 64 and San Francisco 59 degrees. Your extended forecast calling for dry weather all the way through the holiday weekend. Next weekend it is the first day of 2018, next monday, with a tiny chance of rainfall, but were dry between now and then with highs mainly in the mid 60s. Is it warmer than usual . Yeah. Average high is about 56, 57 degrees. Once we hit 66, well be running 8 to 10 degrees warmer than average, warm and dry almost the entire month. Return those jackets and sweaters we dont need. And the umbrella. Thats what tomorrow is for, return day. Well need them. For nethroughout the evening, the latest is always on www. Cbssf. Com. Dont forget to join us for nightbeat tonight at 10 00 on kbcw, 44 cable 12. Also well be back here tonight at 11 00. Good night. Hope you had a great christmas this guy is in a hurry. Uh, i was in a hurry this morning. Barely had time for breakfast. Try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. Part of my brunchfast menu. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Come try my country scrambler plate. With juicy jimmy dean sausage, crispy homestyle potatoes and fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham, and cheese. Here you go. Oh, cameras. Hi mom part of the brunchfast menu. Announcer its time to play family feud give it up for Steve Harvey Steve welcome to the show. Come on. Lets go. Lets win some money, now. Lets go. How you all doing . How you all doing . I appreciate it. Thank you, folks. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. [captioning made possible by fremantle media] i appreciate yall. Thank you very much. Well, welcome to family feud, everybody. Im your man, steve harvey. [cheering and applause] and, listen, yall, got another good one for you today. Returning for their second day, from detroit, michigan, its the champs. Its the bulbuk family. [cheering and applause] and from boston, its the howell family [cheering and applause] everybodys here trying to win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody might drive out of here in a brandnew car. [cheering and applause] lets go win money. Give me sakle. Give me drew. [theme music plays] top 6 answers on the board. If dinosaurs were alive today, what do you think humans would do to em . Drew kill them. Steve kill them. Drew kill them. Were gonna play, steve. Steve theyre gonna play. [cheering and applause] allison, if dinosaurs were alive today, what would people do to em . Allison they would catch them. Steve catch em. Drew catch them. Steve catch em. Audience aw steve jason, if dinosaurs were alive today, what would people do to em . Jason we would ride them. Steve ride them. Danielle, if dinosaurs were alive today, what would people do to em . Danielle study them. Steve study them. Audience aw