Reporter the Treatment Center is a large house that sits in the middle of the block not too far from palo altos downtown. Staff members will not comment. One woman says the suspect was shot because he refused to drop a butter knife. This Residential Health facility looks like any other house on this palo alto street. It takes in men and women with Mental Health issues for treatment programs. Christmas night, police were called here for a disturbance. They shot and killed the suspect. They say he was armed with a knife and charged at officers. Just rapid fire. And im shocked. Neighbors describe the center as transitional housing. Have there been problems before . Nothing like this. Most of the people there are very respectful and are very good neighbors. Reporter a resident told me the man who was shot was a patient and residents say he was threatening other residents with a butter knife. One of the young men that was pacing just on the side path there, just went up and just gave him a hug because he was appeared to be in shock, wasnt saying anything. Reporter the suspect died after being taken to a hospital. District Attorneys Office is investigating. In palo alto, abc7 news. An independent Police Review authority is investigating an officerinvolved shooting that left two people dead in chicago. Those officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call on the citys west side, around 4 30 this morning. They were confronted by a cam bat tenant subject. One officer shod and called 55yearold mother of five and a 19yearold college student. The students mother described her son as challenged. He was having a mental situation. Sometimes hell get a little loud. But not violent. I was just with my son on christmas. I mean, i talked to him. I told him that he had to control his temper, but he wasnt violent. Both victims were africanamerican. Jacques police have not disclosed the race of the officer or how long that officer has been with the department. San francisco firefighters made a citizens arrest today after witnessing a woman break a car window and steal a bag. We were in the soul of market neighborhood writ happened this morning. The fire crew chased the woman down, called police and held her until officers arrived. Chp officers shut down a portion of foothill road in pinole what authorities investigated a suspicious package. The Sheriffs Office bomb squad was called to the scene. No word on what they determined that package to be and if it was detonated. The temperature dropped below freezing in parts of the bay area overnight. Roads in orip da were also icy this morning. Drivers there and up in wine country had to be extra careful on the roads. Lets take a live look outside from the east bay hills camera. You can see blue skies there, but the bay area its clear but very chilly out there, our meteorologist drew tuma has more with live doppler 7hd. Its a pretty picture but temperatures are dropping to cool numbers. Currently 49 in San Francisco, cool 42 in livermore, 47 in napa, 50 in sap san carlos. The temperatures will drop below freezes overnight. In San Francisco the temperatures will drop into the upper 20s and lower 30s. So bring in the pets, protect the plants and remember to check on the elderly. Then behind the cold a weak system moves in on sunday, a minimum one on the storm impact scale. Well talk more about that in the full accuweather forecast. With the rain stopped, crews are working hard to patch leaks on the uss hornet. The retired aircraft carriers flight deck has leaks. Officials with the foundation that owns it want to fix the problem before winter rains powered by el nino cause even bigger problems. Crews will lay down a coating that should keep it waterproof for the next few years. Millions of americans will face extreme weather conditions tonight. In alabama, a tornado destroyed several homes and strong winds continue to be a problem. Just a few hours south of that damage, water flooded dozens of homes and forced nearly 200 roads to close. 17 deaths have been connected to storms in the south this week, and in the southwest, freezing rain and snow are on the way. Some areas could see up to two feet of snow. Right now in dallas, theres a tornado warning. People are being told to stay indoors. Evacuation order has been lifted near an explosive fire in Ventura County last night. It quickly spread in size to more than 1200 acres, forcing people from their homes. The flames have moved a. From residential areas but its only 10 contained. Abc News Reporter kendra witworth is in Ventura County with the latest. Oh, my god. Were driving through fire. A holiday nightmare treated driver thursday Southern California claim night. Fastmoving flames creeping toward the 101 freeway. Oh, my god. This is scary. This is like then it forced many people to either turn black or drive into the thick smoke. Hahaha. Crazy, huh . Over and over drivers passed flames right at the roadways edge. Fire officials saying powerful santa anna winds blew embers across the highway. The state Highway Patrol shut down parts the 101 and the Pacific Coast highway. County officials but the sole Mar Community on voluntary evacuation status. If you leave a window or garage door open thats an entrance for embers. By daylight the fire had grown, plumes of smoke filling the sky. On the grounds fire crews trying to contain the flames but after four years of drought theres plenty of fuel. The grass and bushes extremely fire. A very dynamic fire. Fire is going to resist our control because were at the end of the drought. 600 firefighters on the scene with aid coming in by air. Bum the winds are still a concern. Were not quite out of the woods yet. Very intense. A suspicious fire damaged a medical facility in Sonoma County this morning. Firefighters responded around 2 30 a. M. To the Russian River health center, thats in guerneville. The fire started in the elevator shaft, spread to the attic and collapsed the roof. Got the structural damage and then youve got the contents damage. We havent been able to let the anymore yet to assess that. We were able to save a bunch of computers and a bush of medicine and stuff out. Im surely the tally wieldable. Investigators are not saying why it is suspicious. No one inside the building was there there wasnt anyone when the fire started. Still ahead on abc7 news at 5 00, gas prices going up faster in california than any other state. Why its costing more to fill your tank . And a Christmas Day privacy problem for customers who used one of the worlds most Popular Online video game the gets to work by 8 00. Ids, and always manages to give them a healthy lunch. The newlyweds seeking out wholesome meals and exciting flavors for their new cookware. The guy who finally decided to kick 35 years of bad snacking habits. You inspire us to do everything we do. For goodness sake. Gas prices are soaring across california, in fact theyre not going up as fast anywhere else in the country. Experts blame a shortage caused by unplanned maintenance issues at refineries in the state. A gas analyst told the Bay Area News Group that prices should continue to climb. Online video game market steam told users their information is safe after a privacy interruption yesterday. Some users logged in and could eother peoples account information. Steam says it was a programming issue that was resolved in less than an hour. A Company Spokesperson says he believes no unauthorized actions took place during that time. There are some 125 million steam accounts worldwide. Christmas day one of the companys busiest days of the year because of a popular holiday video game sale. Youre invited to ring in 2016 with abc7. Dick clarks new years rockin eve begins with ryan seacrest. The countdown to 2016 continues at 11 30 with more new years rockin eve. Steph curry had the day off from basketball but remained a star in these kids eyes. Coming up, how the best player in the world spent the day after claim bringing joy to others. Parts of the bay area are going to be freezing tonight. Meteorologist drew tuma has the forecast when abc7 news at no rest for Golden State Warriors guard steph curry. His wife and their two daughters took part in todays feed the children event to help 400 oakland families in need. This is he third year they have participated in giving each family a 20pound food box and a 10pound box of personal care items. Impact the east Bay Community and bay area at large is important. As nice as what we do on the court can coin to shed light on the initiatives we have off the court that are a lot more important. This event is part of the warriors season of giving Community OutreachInitiative Funded by the steph curry and Warriors Community foundations. He is definitely an mvp. Lets get a check of our weather. Well be in a deep freeze tonight, drew . We are. Like last night, temperatures in a lot of spots dropping into the upper 20s lower 230s and a repeat performance tonight. Live doppler 7hd right now, giving us the clear skies up above. Not a cloud to be seen, a live look from the sutro tower camera showing you a beautiful evening sky out there. The forecast going to call for the frigid numbers overnight, and after the cold tomorrow theres a chance of showers moving into the second half of sunday and then looks like the storms will kind of shut temporarily because a dry pattern sets up. Tonight, looking ahead at the evening planner, clear skies, plenty of stars. Grab the jacket. By 9 00, temperatures falling into the 30s in in some spot and near freezing in a lot of locations by 11 00. Right now in 40s and the low 50s. 48 currently in oakland. 49, san jose, san ramon and livermore, cool with 42. Tonight a freeze warning in effect at midnight, until 9 00 a. M. Were below freezing overnight in fairfield, even concord, nap park palo alto, at the freezing mark. Once were out of the cold tomorrow morning, well be tracking light showers. On storm impact scale this is a minimum one storm. Light showers, less than a quarter inch of total rain and minimal snowfall in the sierra. So future weather takes you into sunday. Sunday morning, 10 00 in the morning, mixture of sun and clouds, scattered shower begins to pop up sunday afternoon and the threat will linger into sunday evening as well. Hit or miss light showers and then move out monday morning, and by monday afternoon are back to brighter skies. In terms of total rainfall, minimal amounts of rain, less than a quart are inch, and most sports will get less than a tenth inch of rain. In terms of snowfall, not a blockbuster snowfall. One to three inches. This is a quick moving system and doesnt have a lot of moisture. So they have good snow pack in the sierra and this will just add to the atmosphere. At home tomorrow afternoon, increasing clouds. Scattered showers, light in nature, but a cool day with most spots in the low to mid50s on your sunday. 52 San Francisco, 54 san jose, 33 oakland, 50 in napa after the frigid start. To the accuweather sevenday forecast, tomorrow, well track the scattered showers after the morning cold out there. Monday, lingering morning shower leads to sunshine by the afternoon and thats a quiet pattern. Tuesday, wednesday, thursday, for new years eve, its sunny and dry, and new year sunshine for friday to start off 2016, and saturday, starting off with a dry, mild, and sunny pattern. Just a little bit of rain tomorrow. All right. Thank you, drew. And shu is off so rick is in and were talking about an accolade for my favorite warrior, number 30. Steph curry, a busy man. A big win last night, got a big announcement today. Another big honor for the warriors steph curry, an award only three other nba why let someone else have all the fun . The sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. The why cant it smell like this all the time fun. The learning the virtue of sharing fun. Why let someone else have all the fun . Thats no fun. Unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. After leading the warriors to the first nba tight until four decades and being the leagues most valuable player he was named the Associated Press male athlete of the year. The fourth nba player to win the award in its 85 year history. Joining lebron james, larry bird and michael jordan. Beat out triple crown winner american pharoah; this season curry is. Proving his scoring average to 30 points a game and getting golden state off to a 281 start, the best in nba history. To be able to celebrate the end of 2015, which was a great year for me and my time and the organization. So, more encouragement to keep doing what im doing, and definitely recognize this year. Congratulations steph. More bad news nor 49ers alex boone will miss the final two games with a knee injury hitch had been named an alternate for the pro bowl. Takes his place on the roster is hayne. He was seemed to the teams practice squad. Tomorrow the 49ers are at detroit. College football bowl action. The heart of texas bowl, Southern Miss took on washington in the second carter, huskies receiver takes the ball on the reverse and weaves 29 yards for a touchdown. Washington only led by four at intermission but would dominate the second half. Gaston breaks loose for the score, scored four times the huskies win 4431. They finished the year 76. How about this for ironing. Snowing at the sun bowl in el paso. That fan didnt seem to million Washington State and miami. Cougars quarterback finds marks for six. It was 177wsu at the half. With the snow coming down the kanes rallied. Miami was driving bus this pat is picked off. Washington state wins 2014. Coach mike leach gets the win and hopefully not a cold. At the pinstripe bone, indiana and duke at yankee stadium. The blue devils tie it up as the quarterback runs in from five yards out. This game went to overtime. The hoosiers oaks needs to kick a 38yard field goal to send the game to a second ot. It appears to be good but the officials say, no, and its not reviewable. So duke wins 4441. Its their first bowl victory since 1961. At the st. Petersburg bowl in florida, connecticut versus marshall. Thunderle herd quarterback who grew up in the area connects with ryan for this score. Marshall wins 1610. Finishes 103. And in just about an hour the foster farms bowl kicks off at levis stadium. Ucla playing nebraska. For dinner im having having the Campbell Soup bowl for im so tired of all these bowl games. It this season, though. It is. A star wars fan gets the perfect gift. More than three decade after it was purchased. That story when abc7 news at a driver caused a big mess in the south bay this afternoon, coming up on abc7 at 6 00 can the problem with his car he says led to all this damage. A new use for a popular sleeping drug. What stanford researchers found out about ambien. This year, a mother made her sons christmas by giving him a gift that was accidently stashed away for three decades in the back of drawer she found a Luke Skywalker action figure. With the the force awakens in theaters, his mom thought it was the perfect gift. He said he was amazed. Its likely worth hundreds of dollars now. That does it for this edition of abc7 news at 5 00. Thank you for your time. Have a good evening, everyone. Guys, i think we took a wrong turn somewhere. Oh, yeah. This doesnt look like new york city. Where are the hot dogs . You guys promised me hot dogs. I think were in santas workshop. [ gasps ] really . Oh, my gosh. Dreams really do come true. Oh, but how do we get back to work . Look there. It says the chew is only 3,414 miles away. And weve got a show with the ultimate countdown to the holidays, so wed better get moving. Lets do it lets do it announcer its almost christmas, and youre starting to freak. You know that you shouldve been planning for weeks. But the chews here to show you we know all the ways. Its our ultimate countdown to the holidays. Weve got plenty of fun and food and tips. Well laugh and well eat. On cocktails well sips. So get ready to party. This invites for you. Lets get this thing started right now on the chew. Captions by vitac