Live where you live. This is abc7 news. Amen low park home suffers thousands of dollars in fire firings believe power lines and a hungry rodent sparked it. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim. The family wasnt home during this fire and the damage could have been worse if not for a Quick Response from firefighters. News reporter Melanie Woodrow reports. Reporter firefighters say an Early Morning fire Christmas Eve is unlike any theyd seen before. The first time in 20 years ive come across a squirrel fire. Reporter a squirrel chewed through the neutral line energizing the entire home. With that surge of electricity, looking for some place to ground. Right behind the left side of this plywood was actually the doorbell. Reporter which is where the smoldering fire began. From here it up anterior. Reporter menlo park Fire District chief was walking his dog and noticed the fire. Somebody was ringing the doorbell. Reporter emily allen says he told her to call 911. If he hasnt been walking his dog, it could have been very bad. Reporter pg e determined it was a squirrel that caused the fire. The fire got here into the attic. The damage inside the home is minimal. About 5,000. Could be more costly once an relektrition examines the damage. Bad luck on Christmas Eve. Reporter firefighters rushed to the home a second time this morning to put out a hot spot. No one was inside and there were no injuries. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Heres a question, did you finish your Christmas Shopping yet . Yes. Uhhuh. Despite a record year for ecommerce you sound like you dont believe me, is, plenty of people were doing last minute shopping right down to the wire. Reporter twas the night through before the christmas and not all shopping was done no, not on this day. Many Stores Closing their doors at 6 00. The union square macys, apple, Neiman Marcus and more. The shops close in about an hour and your hands are empty. I know. Weve got come up somehow. Reporter that didnt stop some shoppers willing to shell out big bucks on Christmas Eve. The average american spent 700 on gifts others may receive. I got some red bottoms here. These are beautiful shoes. You could put this on a womans feet and let her know, theres no place like home. Reporter target, toys r us and such stayed open a bit later hoping to cash in on the ultimate procrastinators. I forgot an extra controller for my boyfriends ps4. I got him a controller and another game. Reporter 6 of consumers wait till Christmas Eve to get last minute presents, battle crowds and then leave. I like to consider myself as a brave person, yes. Reporter have no fear, its all about taking in the sights, sounds and that holiday cheer. I love the feeling of being around over people, the crowds. Definitely the hustle and bustle for sure. Its amazing. Reporter just try not to wait around till Christmas Day. Most stores are closed anyway. May you be blessed for for fr tomorrow drugstores and Convenience Stores may be your best bet. Your best bet may be bundling up if youre heading outside. Meteorologist drew too many marks a mixture of stars and clouds across the bay area on this chilly Christmas Eve. A live look at sfo shows cloud cover but no flights ached. Were tracking a few more spare the air days the next couple days. That air quality not improving for many. Both Christmas Day and on tuesday, spare the air day called. Poorest air quality you will find in the north bay and santa clara valley. Elsewhere the air quality will be moderate. Live doppler 7, weve been dealing with cloud cover much of the weekend. A similar setup tonight. That cover still in place over the region. Keeping our eye on the big guy. The Santa Tracker showed he just shopped in chicago, illinois. His next stop milwaukee, wisconsin. Ever so close to california tonight. Lets go to your Christmas Day forecast. Hour by hour well likely wake up with clear skies. But the cloud cover is going to be persistent once again. By midday, that lunchtime hour, the cloud cover Building Back in. Tomorrow, it will be a warmer day than what we experienced today. Well have the temperatures coming up in the forecast in a few minutes. Thanks a lot. Well see you then. Christmas eve had a soggy start for neighbors in the south bay. Abc7 news was where crews responded to a broken water main. Neighbors shared photos and video with abc7. Youre looking at marble arch avenue. Neighbors say they heard a loud noise which ended up being a manhole cover. It shot up in the air. Water was shooting about 20 feet up and the water main broke. And watered a couple of garages. About a foot of water in my garage. Neighbors say crews told them an old valve may be to blame for the break. Cities across the nation stepped up security as a precaution as crowds gatter for holiday events. Abc7 was in San Francisco at pier 39 where on friday, you may remember the fbi prevented a planned christmas terror attack. 26yearold exmarinever rit Aaron Jameson is in jail accused of hatching the plan inspired by isis. It doesnt seem to be affecting anyones christmas spirit. Authorities remind the public, if you see something, say something. He is scheduled for a Court Hearing january 5th. He will pleat not guilty to any charges brought against him. The holidays can be an especially difficult time emotionally. For some people, they have no one to support them. There is a Bay Area Group stepping up to try to save lives. News reporter Lonnie Rivera is at the Golden Gate Bridge tonight with their story. A wonder of the modern world is San Francisco landmark draws crowds during the year. Those who come alone raise concerns especially during the holidays. Were looking for people ho come here alone, lingering mid span and maybe displaying some behavior thats emotional. Mia is part of a group of volunteers called bridge watch angels. Their sole purpose, look for for signs of depression. Someone pacing, someone appropriately dressed for the weather, someone staring out into the distance. Reporter the bridge watch angels work in teams, wear orange arm bands and their job is positive engagement. Really listen. Thats the most important thing to let them unload despair and tell us whats going on or what triggered them. Theyre on the bridge helping others who obviously have come to a point in their life theyre going through a lot. Reporter since january of 2017, bridge watch angels and Police Conducted 235 suicide interventions. Theyre hopeful intervention along with barriers being built will save lives. In San Francisco, lonni rivera, abc7 news. Another robbery at one of a b. A. R. T. Station involving a group of teens. A man had a cell phone stolen last night an the el cerrito norte station. Police detained several people but the man couldnt identify the suspects. They also didnt find a cell phone and couldnt track it. The victim was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Still ahead on abc7 news at 11 00, the way you can get towed hem for free tonight if youve had too much to drink. The president marking Christmas Eve with Midnight Mass. But some of his tweets earlier in the day are making headlines tonight. A awe family reunited with its cat missing for years. And since you cant burn wood tonight, abc news has you covered. Keep warm with the yule logs live stream. Abcnews. Com has a link if you want to watch it yourself and feel the heat radiating from it. Stay with us. Well be right back. My wish was a clubhouse, but we call it the wish house. People visit National Parks from all over the world. Food tastes better when you dont have to cook it. He was just supposed to be my dog. I dont know why. vo were proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars in just ten years. Get 0 financing for 63 months on select models. Plus well donate 250 to charity. The last native American Village in Yosemite Valley is being rebuilt so the indian youths and park visitors can learn about their culture. The village was leveled 40 years ago as inhabitants lost park employment. Members of the American Indian council of southern see air rare nation and park Service Employees asked for their village back in 1977. It took the federal government four decades to approve it. President trump is staying busy during his stay in florida for the holidays from tracking santa to talking to u. S. Service members and, of course, tweeting. Mr. Trump and the first lady attended the Midnight PassService Tonight at the church at bethesda by the sea in palm beach. He and his family are spending holidays at maralago. Abc news looks at some of his plans while there. Reporter a busy day of golf and Christmas Events for President Trump at his florida resort. This afternoon, the president and first lady working the phones with the north American AerospaceDefense Command or norad, the military agency thats tracked santa clauss path for 61 years telling millions of children who call when their presents will be dropped off. Ill make a prediction, santa is going to treat you well. Reporter sunday morning he addressed several rooms full of military members in a Video Conference call. Were grateful for each of you who spent this christmas away from your families and defend all of our families. Our freedoms and our flag. Earlier on sunday, it was time for politics as the president fired up twitter to once again attack fbi Deputy Director andrew mccabe. He was critical of mccabe because his wifes 2015 state Senate Campaign linked to a campaign by hillary clinton. The White House Legislative Affairs director defending the president today on fox news. The president is saying we need to have we need to know our Civil Servants are doing the honorable thing. Its important the American People know what happened in that investigation. Reporter democrats defended mccabes integrity. California representative Jackie Speiers saying he has not displayed any conduct that would suggest he should be fired. The fbi says at the time of the political donations mccabe consulted with the ethics officials about the contributions. Aaa is bringing back its tipsy toe program which helps drivers who have had too much to drink get home safely. Anyone can call 1800aaahelp and get a free ride and tow up to ten miles. It is available for everyone. It runs from 6 00 tonight till 6 00 tomorrow morning. Tomorrow the Golden State Warriors face off against the cavaliers right here on abc7. You might enjoy the game from the comfort of your couch but a reminder, other people will be working. Tonight cavs star lebron james tweeted something anyone who has to work may be able to relate to. He said being away from my holidays is the absolute worst. Love what i do but that doesnt change how im feeling at this moment. Missing the james gang. A christmas miracle for a pet owner and a cat who went missing three years ago. This is video of raja back in his humans arms for the holidays stephanie and her family drove about seven hours to westchester, pennsylvania to, make that happen. She thought the cat was stole in 2014 because is he part bengal. Last week a man brought him in as a stray to the spca a thousand miles away from his original home. He was chipped but since the family moved, it took a little bit of searching to find them. This is the result. Wheres westchester . It is in pennsylvania. My family lives there. Tee they took raja. Thats a crazy story. Fantastic. It is a miracle. How does that happen. Years. It had to happen. They would be found in westchester. A lovely town. Funny how that happened. Tonight is a quiet night. Chilly in the morning. We are tracking a warmer afternoon tomorrow than we had today. Live doppler 7 giving you the active sweep tonight. A few returns. You can see specs of green on your screen. None of this moisture is reaching the ground, all evaporated before it hits the surface. Tonight were left over with cloud cover. Tonight a live look from our east bay hills camera showing a bit of a shake on the camera. Light breeze. But you do notice the lights lit up on the embarcadero center. A sign of the holiday times right now. Current temperatures we havent budged too far from where we were this afternoon. We only made it into the mid 50s earlier today with that lack of sunshine, a lot of cloud cover, hard to leet up the sfeet. Tonight with the cloud cover overhead, its slowing the cooling process. San francisco at 52. 50 in hayward. 47 in oakland. 42 in santa rosa. Concord at 48. The next 12 hours well call it a blend of stars and clouds. Away from the coast it will be chilly. Santa rosa dropping to 35 tonight. 37 in napa. Well doip 47 in San Francisco and been 43 the overnight low. We had a storm system move into the Pacific Northwest bringing snow showers to seattle. A rain snow mix to portland. It was too far north for us to receive any rainfall, unfortunately. It kind of kept the cloud cover in place. This system is racing to the east. What it will do is help break down some of our cloud cover on Christmas Day. Heres your day planner on christmas. Mix of stars and clouds. Temperatures in the 30s and 40s. The big difference you will notice in the day, more in the wave sunshine. Sunshine and cloud cover by 4 00 with with the decrease in cloud cover, our temperatures in most spots make it into the 60s. Five to ten degrees warmer tomorrow than we were today. 63 in san jose and santa rosa. 64 in antioch. Palo alto topping out at 61 later on tomorrow afternoon. If youre traveling across the state tomorrow, really no weather worries. A lot of sunshine. L. A. 68. Palm springs up to 72. Even as you head towards tahoe, clear skies. 52 there. Eureka and chico a blend of sunshine and cloud cover. 62 in chick ca. It will be a dry and sunny holiday ahead. Plan the next seven days on your Christmas Day, sunnier. Its also warmer than Christmas Eve. 60s across the board. Mostly sunny. Unfortunately, still the spare the air day with poor air quality in the north bay and the santa clara valley. Sunny midweek. The dry patternern continues for thursday and friday with above average temperatures. The early call for next weekend a few clouds and new years eve looks to have bright skies during the day and clear skies at night for the fireworks one day from today. Thats a silver lining. That is good to hear. Thank you. Our powerful abc7 news radar is working right now. Look, this is a live look at santa as he makes progress around the country and the world. Well have an update from his sleigh next. All right. Santa claus has only about a half hour left to get all his gift under the Christmas TreePacific Standard time. This is a live look from the north American Aerospace command tracking his whereabouts. Top secret information. We know he just left kasper, wyoming and on his way to billings, montana as we speak. Already he has delivered more than 6 billion with a b presents. Norads tradition of tracking santa began in 195 when a child called the Continental Air and asked for santas position which is top secret although were showing it to you on your tv set. Dont tell your parents. Dont look, okay . Dont look in wyoming. Time to talk sports action. Jimmy garoppolo made a nice delivery today. Jimmy g. Passes his toughest test so far as the 49ers win their fourth straight game. And well tell you which nfl head coach was playing 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. Abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. Its not just beginning to look a lot like christmas. Niners are beginning to look like a real football team. Today behind Jimmy Garoppolo they beat a very good jacksonville team. Jimmy g. Leading San Francisco on a 79yard drive for his first career rushing touchdown. The defense came up big. Frustrating blake boardals picked off by dontae johnson. Takes it back 50 yards for a touchdown. 160 niners. The jags rallied late in the first half. Boardals throw goes into the hands of jalen strong. 16all at the break. After another boardals pick, the niners would cash in. Garoppolo finds George Kittle 0 who gets across the goal line. Jimmy g had 242 yards. On the run he throws a dart to trent taylor. Following boardals third interception of the game, carlos hyde takes it in from six yards out. 4433 the final. Despite the los