That but dangerously dry conditions. With the winds up we will look at the air to stay on the pretty parched side. Fairfield, wind gusts to 29 miles an hour. At the surface you can see cameras shaking a bit. Well be in the 60s by noon time. Another mild afternoon with temperatures well into the 60s. Look at this, we have a little rain to talk about midweek. Chris. Lisa, thank you. One last chance to say goodbye to late San Francisco mayor ed lee. His funeral will be held today at city hall. Thousands are expected to attend, including some of the bay areas most prominent politicians. Tiffany wilson has more on the preparations. Reporter the steps of city hall bear the weight of San Franciscos love for mayor ed lee. Its thought provoking, sad and beautiful. Reporter this memorial serves as a living reminder of the mayor the city lost unexpectedly after he collapsed at a supermarket tuesday. The past few days have been filled with both public and private grief. Thousands paid their respects friday. The owner of sams diner where mayor lee was a regular waited in line. I was ready to cry all day long. Mayor lee always sat in this booth at sams. He even ate his last breakfast here, pancakes and eggs. Jeannie kim said she wont forget his support. We are going to dedicate this table. Well have a little plaque for him. Reporter nothing can keep her from sundays public memorial. I will be there. Reporter doors open to the public at 2 00. The service is expected to begin at 3 00. The acting mayor, senator Dianne Feinste feinstein, Lieutenant GovernorGavin Newsome and nancy pelosi are among the Public Officials scheduled to speak. Mayor lees two daughters are also expected to speak. Standing room only space will be available upstairs on the balcony. The manager at new asia, one of mayor lees favorite chinatown restaurants, said his community is in mourning. I had a lot of customers missing mr. Lee. Reporter a city in mourning, getting ready for one final chance to say goodbye. In San Francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. If youd like to see the memorial celebrating the mayors life but cant make it to city hall, well have live coverage right here starting at 3 00 as well as our abc 7 news app. Gusty winds across the San Francisco bay are expected to continue today. That wind caused problems all day yesterday from downed trees to boat rescues. Lonnie rivera picks up the story in sausalito. Reporter powerful wind caused this boat in Richardson Marina to flip on its side. The wind kept rescue boats across the bay busy all day. We rescued multiple people and addressed many vessels that were adrift, bringing people to safety. Reporter in the berkeley arena, a similar story. The u. S. Coast guard rescued two stranded boaters after the wind pushed their boat up against some pilings. A giant redwood fell off skyline boulevard. That tree smashed a car and knocked down power lines. In vallejo, high winds snapped off power and cable lines, blocking the streets. And it was a close call along these caltrain tracks in atherton. A fallen tree caused delays as workers had to clear the tracks. Branches covered two tracks. The train was able to stop in time, avoiding any further danger. In sausalito word traveled fast about all the damage. Im just getting home, but if it really did hit a few boats, then that could be some damage, expensive damage. We had reports of multiple people in the water. There were a lot of Good Samaritans helping people. Reporter strong winds are expected to continue through sunday morning. Further up in the north bay the wind is causing lots of anxiety for people who experienced the terrifying wildfires last october. The return of high fire danger is bringing back painful memories for families who lost their homes. This morning Fire Departments continue to be on high alert. Abc 7 News ReporterCornell Bernard is in santa rosa with the details. Im scared to death. Reporter for casey, there was no ignoring high winds at this special Holiday Giving event for victims of the october wildfires. Im living up in windsor in a little apartment, and of course im thinking, again, here we go. It brings up a lot of angst because its very blustery. Reporter its an all too painful reminder of similar wind months ago which created a firestorm, leaving neighborhoods in ashes. Everything is super dry. Reporter the fire chief says all fire stations are now on alert. Some firefighting equipment which normally would be put away for the season is now back in season. These are 100foot rolls. Theyre able to deploy them, charge them and extend off. Reporter fire engines are patrolling hilltop areas. Between the low relative humidity and the high winds, that could equate to a situation that could be dangerous so thats why the Fire Department is on alert. The Fire Department tweeting elevated fire dangers return. Were taking several proactive measures including putting our fire engines back into summertime mode. What are you doing . Be prepared. Its tough for everyone right now. Reporter this toy giveaway was a nice distraction from the weather. Tina tyco and her husband collected 20,000 of toys for the kids. We hear time and time again, how is santa going to find me. To tell them and assure them that no matter where you are, santa will always find you. Reporter a Generous Community giving back this holiday. Meantime, fire crews say they will be on heightened alert all weekend long. In santa rosa, Cornell Bernard, abc 7 news. The thomas fire is now spreading quickly across parts of Santa Barbara. More than 267,000 acres have burned and its 40 contained. It is now the Third Largest fire in california history. Reporter Melissa Mcbride from our sister station in los angeles has the latest developments. Reporter off in the distance, the thomas fire smolders and flares up, burning brush above Santa Barbara and montecito. For the 13th night, homes are threatened and the wind stands in the way of putting out the Third Largest fire in state history. If you hold the compass up, it burned north to south right down the canyons. Romero, cold springs canyon, and it burned in and around a number of homes. Reporter the fire spread four miles across, fanned by winds gusting around 50 miles per hour. The strong winds and reduced visibility from the heavy smoke kept waterdropping helicopters from flying most of the day. The extent of the damage wont be known until daylight. We know some sheds were burned and so forth. We dont have any confirmed damage to structures, but those Damage Assessment teams will be going around to see if weve had any homes damaged or destroyed. Reporter hundreds of fire trucks have been protecting homes in the mandatory evacuation zone. Authorities expanded the area saturday morning. Carol bennett lives on the border. She stayed behind but evacuated most of her animals. We figured wed be pretty safe and the evacuation stopped at my corner. There were a lot of tankers and water parked in our driveway so we really felt pretty secure. Reporter Melissa Mcbride, abc 7 news. Hundreds of protesters countered a plan to march in San Francisco against sanctuary cities which led to confrontations and one arrest. Usa, usa. Were here supporting our president and im here standing up against the radical left that supports protecting criminal aliens at the expense of american citizens. Abc 7 news was in union square as the fight Sanctuary State Movement called to end sanctuary cities to protect americans. The group of 30 people was met with dozens of demonstrators resisting their message of hate and racism. Were here to say no to donald trump and his whole racist program of scapegoating, demonizing and deporting our immigrant brothers and sisters. The march ended at pier 14 where a tribute to kate steinle was removed. City Officials Say it was because of city code, not because it was allegedly set up by an altright group. San francisco has been at the center of the sanctuary cities debate since undocumented immigrant jose zarate was charged with killing steinle in 2015. City officials released him without turning him over to immigration authorities. The time is 5 10. A bad case of road rage ends with a car smashing into a home in San Francisco. Abc 7 news was at 5th avenue and lake street after the collision yesterday afternoon. Take a look at these images. Police believe the people in the car were chasing someone on a scooter. Their car hit another vehicle before knocking over a hydrant and some other signs. The house sustained minor damage. Meteorologist lisa argen is here and youve been tracking those gusty conditions out there. I could feel it with my car shaking coming in this morning. Its going to get better but wind gusts in the upper elevations, 20 to 40 miles an hour right now, so that is allowing for a mild start in San Francisco. You can see the camera shaking around hundreds of guns are off the streets after a gun buyback event. Plus the pentagons secret search for ufos. New details about a classified program as the government is releasing video of an unexplained encoun for mildtomoderate eczema . It can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. The face of a fisherman . The hand of a ranch hand . The knee of a needle pointer . Prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. It blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. And its steroidfree. Do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. Allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. The most common side effect is application site pain. Ask your doctor about eucrisa. Good morning, everyone. The time is 5 13 and were taking a live look outside from our abc 7 roof camera. You can see the flags blowing there with this camera shot, so maybe youre waking up to those gusty conditions, but meteorologist lisa argen says those conditions will get better throughout the day. Well get a check of the forecast from her coming up in just a little bit. New this morning, three astronauts from russia, japan and the u. S. Are on their way to the International Space station. The astronauts boarded the soyuz capsule in kazakhstan and took off around 11 30 last night pacific time. The capsule entered orbit nine minutes later and is expected to reach the International Space station on tuesday. This morning more details about how the u. S. Government financed a secret program to help detect ufos for years. The New York Times reports the mysterious Pentagon Program began in 2007 and was first funded at the request of Senate Majority leader harry reid. Officials with the program analyzed video of encounters with unknown objects and American Military planes. Take a look at this video. This is a 2004 encounter near san diego between two Navy Fighter Jets and a mysterious object. Theres a whole fleet of them. My gosh theyre going against the wind. If theres the times reports congress stopped funding the program in 2012 but the pentagon would not confirm if they have a different ufo program now operating somewhere else than the department of defense. Time now 5 15. People gave up 271 guns during a weapons buyback event in San Francisco. Abc 7 news was on Howard Street in the south market area when Police Showed off this militarygrade bazooka. Someone turned in that weapon of war. Officers also collected handguns, shotguns and highpowered rifles. At least one Community Leader believes San Francisco took a big step toward being less violent. We got a bazooka off the streets, we got a cannon ball off the streets, assault rifles. We got everything that you can name that can destroy a whole universe. We get rid of them within hours. Buyback organizers also tell and 7 news that it succeeded because of a no asked policy for the people who surrendered those guns. More than 500 kids picked up some new wheels this holiday thanks to the San Leandro Police officers association. They raised about 28,000 for this years bikes for tykes charity event. Last month low income families registered their childrens names in a computerized lottery for a chance to get new bikes for christmas. The san leandro kiwanis club kicked in so kids not only got a new bike but a helmet to match. Lots of cheer for kids and their parents at glides. Merry christmas. Abc 7 news was in the tenderloin as hundreds of volunteers handed out toys to nearly 1,200 kids in need. The charity said this annual event is not just about toirkys its a joyful experience for the holidays. They purchased 8,000 toys this year. The Salvation Army is putting out the call for more turkeys so it can help feed those in need in the concord area. The Organization Says it needs about 400 birds to make sure families can have a christmas dinner. The turkeys have to be donated by wednesday. Thats when food and toys will be distributed for the holiday. You can drop off a frozen turkey at the Salvation Army center in concord located on clayton road. A very special group of people came to visit abc 7 news last night. Meet our local bay area chapter of best buddies. The nonprofit helps those with intellectual and developmental abilities make friends, find meaningful employment and transform them into leaders. Last night will, natalie, b. J. , roy and some of their closest friends got to sit in our 6 00 p. M. Newscast and had some fun on the green screen with drew tuma as well. She hopes this can inspire others to make a difference. Thank you, abc 7. The time now is 5 18. Winter is just around the corner and the season is shaping up to be a mild one. Take a look at these images from nasa. Last december is on the left and this december is on the right. Across the whole state you can see the snowpack is visibly smaller. Heres a tighter view focused around lake tahoe. The good news, theres still enough snow to hit the slopes. Many resorts like north star say skiing is well worth the trip. The resort has opened all slopes on the mountain from top to bottom. Good sunday morning. We are starting out with a little bit of cloud cover and that in combination with the wind is keeping us mild. Heres live doppler 7 and we widen the perspective. A few clouds spilling over from this big dome of High Pressure that continues to stay with us for the next couple of days before it fades away just temporarily. 50 right now in oakland as well as hayward, 52 in fremont, 56 in the city with 54 in san jose, so we kept those winds up all night long and not as cold as weve been. As a result, were anywhere from 11 to be 15 degrees milder right now from san jose to livermore. This is compared to yesterday. San francisco the warmest spot at 56 degrees. So your forecast highlights calls for the gusty winds to relax this afternoon. So well be back to some milder afternoon readings in terms of temperatures, but also those winds really will dial back and well look for another mild day monday and tuesday. Wednesday looks to be a little bit interesting, though. High pressure will weaken a bit for a system to move in from the north. So we are looking at winds in the upper elevations anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour right now. And mt. Tam gusting to 30 miles an hour, the Oakland Hills 22mileanhour gusts. You can see right above hoof man bay we have wind gusts of 27 miles an hour so certainly the windiest time of the day will be now between 7 00 and an hour after sunrise. If you watch the color contour, youll notice as we go through about 10 00, the winds really do relax. Thats when the wind advisory and the red flag warning expire from the National Weather service. By 2 00 in the afternoon, very gentle winds. Then by the evening hours, yes, we still have that offshore component but it certainly will be less windy out there. So in terms of the rainfall, heres wednesday. Were bringing in tuesday night into wednesday, we could see anywhere from a tenth of an inch of rain, not much to write home about, but we will get the ground wet come wednesday morning. By the time you get to the afternoon commute, it will be dry. So as we go through the day today, once again not a lot of change in terms of temperatures. In the mid60s again, thats about 5 or 6 degrees above average. Cooler at the coast. A few high clouds. But the winds dialing back certainly by the afternoon hours. So overnight tonight it will be cooler without that wind in the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures will drop back into the 30s in our inland east bay. Livermore 35. Look for 37 in concord. Low to mid30s in santa rosa in and around the napa area irea a well. Well see a pleasant afternoon. Still sunshine. The clouds increase on tuesday and cooler afternoon highs and, boy, the system is very weak. Perhaps a couple hundredths to a tenth of an inch and breezy winds with above average temperatures. In december. Through december, yeah. All right, lisa, thank you. Just ahead, a choirs redhot rendition of a traditional holiday tune has gone viral. Well explain the christm when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. Visit kp. Org to learn more. Kaiser permanente. 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