Umbrellas. Some areas saw light brief showers, others with strong, gusty winds. 80, you can see a thin layer of snow on the highway here at the 5200 foot level. And at castle peak. Chains were required. Lets check in with meteorologist drew tuma. Dan and indicatedy, we got a lot in a short amount of time. This rain moved in rather quickly. It was out of here by the afternoon. Well show you on this Christmas Eve, it is quiet out there. The clouds have departed. Lets look at rain totals. Not significant compared to the storms weve seen previously in the month of decembe generally less than. 10 of an inch. 07 in San Francisco. 02 in oakland. 02 in moffit field. It was mild this morning. The winds picked up and the cooler air came in. Gusty winds from 25 Miles Per Hour in oakland, 35 miles in half moon bay. All coming in from the north, dragging in that cooler air. Cool nights ahead of us. Well detail them in the forecast in just a few minutes. As the rain and wind moved out, a tree came crashing down in the castro district. The tree fell at sanchez and market streets, blocking the sidewalk. It missed a parked car by inches. No one was hurt. Happening now in san jose, police are investigating the discovery of a body under an outdoor stairwell at stockton avenue and cinnebar street. There are no details on whether the body is a male or female or if any foul play is suspected. But of course, police have a lot of questions. Big news about the movie at the center of a massive hollywood hacking scandal involving north korea. Sony delivered a christmas surprise by making the interview Available Online today, and in hundreds of theaters across the country at midnight. The president had this reaction. Im relieved. Merry christmas, everybody. The movie is expected to do very well. Abc News Reporter reports. Reporter the surprise gift from Sony Pictures on Christmas Eve. Comedy fans now renting the interview on youtube, google play and microsoft xbox, a day before its release in the theaters willing to show the film. Sony saying it was essential for our studio to release this movie, especially given the assault upon our business by those who wanted to stop free speech. You know whats more destructive than a nuclear bomb . Words. Reporter the satirical plot to assassinate north korean dictator kim jongun may be getting mixed reviews from those watching online, but ticket sales ahead of tomorrows showing, so strong, that some theaters are even adding more show times. Have you been surprised by the demand . Ive been pleasantly surprised hour fervent it is. I knew it would be popular, theres a lot of interest because of all the news. But our phone has been ringing off the hook. Weve been selling out shows left and right. Reporter even free popcorn at this theater in vermont if you bring a copy of the constitution and stand for the freedom of expression. A north korean diplomat tells the Associated Press that even though his country condemns the film, there will likely be, quote, no physical reaction to it. Abc news, washington. If youre tucked in your home watching right now, with any luck you got your shopping done. Were in the final hours of the shopping season. This toys r us store in san jose was open and busy tonight with people shopping for the lastminute gifts. Some kmart and target stores will be open until 10 00. But few options after that. If your package didnt arrive in time, you cant blame u. P. S. Or fedex. Both Companies Put a limit on retailers. Last christmas an estimated 2 million express packages didnt arrive under the tree in time. And both wanted to avoid a similar situation this year. Thanks to the booming economy and good weather, stores have been very busy this week. Abc 7 News Reporter nick smith reports from bay street in emoryville. Reporter finding parking at the target in emoryville is tough. Merry christmas reporter consumers are opening their wallets and spending big. With the pro crass ti naters getting some of the best deals. You can see what the kids actually want. They always gravitate toward certain things. Reporter toys, electronics and the flat screen tvs remain at the top of santas giftgiving list. Frozen is hot, costumes, toys. Reporter shoppers appear to be looking for deals and shedding some of their anxiety about spending. I love it. Stuff on sale. Reporter one reason folks are spending more, gas prices have fallen, for 88 straight days. According to aaa, thats the longest consecutive record on record, more money for americans to spend on other items. People have been paying off their credit cards. And the gas price helps people looking forward to say, im going to be able to have enough money to pay down this credit card usage im doing over this holiday. This economy, money is a little down this year, but since i found a lot of sales, i can save more at the last minute. Reporter a leader in measuring the Digital World said to date, theres been a 15 increase in spending over last year. And to think we still havent unwrapped those gift cards. Nick smith, abc 7 news. The mayor of berkeley, missouri, is urging calm after a white Police Officer shot and killed a black 18yearold while responding to a theft call late last night. Police say gas station Surveillance Video shows Antonio Martin pointing a gun at Police Moments before an officer shoots and kills him. From another angle you see a flash, and then a man standing next to martin, fleeing. Another camera appears to show the officer stumbling backwards. Investigators did recover a 9 millimeter handgun. The deadly confrontation happened just two miles from ferguson, where Michael Brown was killed. The police chief said protesters looted and tossed fireworks at Police Officers right after the shooting. One officer was treated for facial cuts. They used pepper spray but not tear gas. Four people were arrested for assaulting officers. In San Francisco, dozens of demonstrators blocked access to highway 101 this morning. They were protesting the Police Killings of unarmed black men in ferguson, missouri, and new york city. But this was the first action organized by the bay areas lgbt community. Transgender, lgbt people are experiencing a lot of fear and anxiety. If black men lives dont matter, we question do our lives matter. This event was peaceful. The heads of the San Francisco oakland and San Jose Police unions are worried some of the other recent bay area protests are putting officers at isk. Theyre asking them to engage in constructive dialogue with police. Governor brown kept up with a Christmas Eve tradition. He pardoned people who had been convicted of minor drug offenses. All of them are posted online. In each notice brown says each person is living an honest and upright life. A pardon does not expunge a conviction from the individuals record, but does restore certain rights such as serving on a jury. The governor reversed one pardon after learning he had granted clemency to a man recently disciplined by financial regulators. Much more ahead on this Christmas Eve. Coming up, the growing concern over a deadly outbreak in caramel apples. A local man realized his mother might be infected. This is the last day. Theres still kids who need toys. A big toy giveaway that still needs some help. You can get involved. And holiday slowdown. The weather makes for some slow its the time of year for making lists. At chevrolet, weve made it onto a few lists ourselves. In fact this year, weve been at the top of more awards lists than any other car company. Now during the chevy year end event, put us on yours. Choose an impala in stock the longest and get cash back for 20 percent of the msrp. Thats over sixtyfive hundred dollars on this impala lt. Find new roads at your local chevy dealer. Female announcer during sleep trains hugeom foyear end Clearance Sale,s get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempurpedic mattress sets at low clearance pris. Save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. Plus, free sameday delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. Why wait for the new models . Sleep trains year end Clearance Sale is on now . Guaranteed your ticket to a better nights sleep a lawsuit has been filed against safeway after an elderly woman died after eating caramel apples. The candied apples have been tied to a listeria outbreak in ten states. David louie has more from felton. Reporter it was a mystery to 81yearold shirley fryes doctors. How did she succumb to a listeria bacteria infection. Her son brad heard about the outbreak of listeria cases scattered across the u. S. From Washington State to north carolina. I had never heard of listeria until my moms death on december 2nd. I called my brother and said, thats unusual. Theres this outbreak of listeria. And caramel apples. And he said, oh, my gosh, mom brought caramel apples to the kids on halloween. Reporter shirley frye purchased them at this safeway home near her home in felton. Safeway pulled them from sale, but theres a lingering concern because others in the frye family had eaten them. Have they had symptoms. Not that we can see. Healthy person isnt necessarily as susceptible. Were obviously keeping our eye on them. Reporter a wrongful death suit has been filed by a seattle attorney who specializes in foodborne illness cases. Its trying to connect the dots where this came from. And see that it doesnt happen again. Reporter safeway said it cant comment about the suit but did tell us, quote, the product was supplied to us by a third party. And we are looking into this matter further. The attorney said listeria should not be present in caramel apples. Whether or not testing was performed on these products, it clearly didnt work, or maybe it was not done at all. You know, and normally what you see in a listeria outbreak, you see some problem in the manufacturing. Reporter the cdc is also investigating and recommending consumers not to eat commercially made caramel apples until they pinpoint the source. Lefty odools toy drive is under way in San Francisco. This morning a childrens choir added to the festivities. Look at that jolly old elf dressed in blue. Thats San Franciscos police chief taking part, trying to get people in the holiday spirit to give. Reporter you know its Christmas Eve when santa and his elves are at union square collecting gifts. Its been a longstanding tradition. People drive or drop by the wellknown restaurant to bring toys. Thank you very much Merry Christmas reporter the goal is 10,000. More if people are feeling generous. The spirit of christmas comes alive. Its about giving. They start giving and we start distributing. Its a big distribution center. Out, the gifts are put inside m barrels and then on a truck to be delivered to communities in need. Wait i got another toy. Reporter we went along with santa to drop off toys for kids at the Allen Chapel Church in San Franciscos bayview district. Merry christmas thank you reporter there, more than 100 kids found what it means to be cared for. Im here with my little brother. He loves legos. Ill give him these for christmas. Christmas means to me happy holidays for children. A very needed time, too. Its brought at the right time. An opportunity to say number one somebody loves you, and number two, you have value. Reporter leftys wasnt the only one giving out gifts. The Firefighters Union held a toy drive Near Union Square to make sure no kid in San Francisco wakes up on Christmas Morning without a gift. The elves that left the odools will be here until 11 00 this evening. Any extra gifts will be delivered tomorrow morning in the western edition neighborhood of San Francisco. Abc 7 news. An update just off the press. Weve just got word from leftys that they were able to meet their goal of collecting 10,000 toys. That is a lot of happy kids this christmas. And this holiday season, we invite you to join us and give where you live. Abc 7s Parent Company disney recently donated 10,000 to toys for tots to deserving bay area children have a brighter holiday. Find out how to help toys for tots, go to the link on our website abc7news. Com. In marin county, two major roads were closed because of fallen trees. Lucas valley road is currently blocked near sky walker ranch. Heres why. High winds brought down this tree. Around 2 45 this afternoon. It took power lines with it. The tree is now blocking the whole road. County Officials Say it could reopen by midnight at the earliest. Tomorrow morning at the latest. This is the primary road connecting san rafael and nacasio and point ridge station. Strong gusts also took down a tree north of point reyes. Its set to open later this evening. It will be windy and wet across much of the country, and that is slowing down Holiday Travel. More than 200 flights have been canceled today, according to flight tracking Service Flight aware. Nearly half of the cancellations were chicagos ohare airport. A storm forecasters fear could bring sevel inches of snow to illinois is expected to track further to the east. They issued a winter storm watch for the chicago area with the heaviest snow possible in northwest indiana, and southwest michigan. The weather delayed some flights at San Francisco international airport. At least 119 flights were delayed earlier today by an average of about 40 minutes. Right now, there are no major delays. Tsa lines in terminal three were crowded this morning. Most flight delays were for regional jets going on short haul trips. San joses airport reports just a few minor delays of about 15 minutes or so. No big deal. While Oakland Airport officials report no weather related issues. Boy, Holiday Travel can always be troublesome. We cant do anything about the weather. Its not too bad. Christmas miracle. Right. Silver lining. Were talking about not rain, but sunshine. Not just one day, but long stretch of it for the next seven days. Well see a quiet pattern around what is a soggy month of december. Well show you nothing but skies out there. The sweep goes around the bay area. Not finding anything but clear skies. Well take you to this afternoon where a front moved through. This is a pretty cool time we got from the emoryville cam. You see the wind shifts as the front moves through. The rain comes toward the camera and then goes away. The front moved through, cleared the clouds out, brought in a north wind. That north wind is going to keep us on the cool side throughout the day, and rather chilly throughout the overnight for the next couple of days. Live outside from the emoryville camera showing it is bouncing that camera. So the winds are gusting at times over 25 Miles Per Hour. A cool and breezy Christmas Day on the way. Were in a dry pattern well into the new year. Current temperatures right now, 40s and 50s. 52 right now in oakland. The same in San Francisco. 45 in hayward. 49 in fremont. Los gatos with a temperature of 50 degrees. Satellite and radar, here comes the cold front moving through midday, got out of here late in the evening. Behind it, you notice clearing skies. North wind now, cool. Its breezy, thanks to High Pressure just off the coast. This High Pressure not going anywhere anytime soon. That dry pattern is with us for the next several days. Look at the wind gusts. It will be breezy throughout the next 24 hours. As we go throughout early tomorrow morning, San Francisco wind gusts around 30 Miles Per Hour. Oakland coming in at 23 Miles Per Hour. Then the winds will begin to subside and weaken by the afternoon on thursday, 1 00, winds generally less than 20 Miles Per Hour. Morning lows, though, with that breezy north wind, keeping it rather cool, look at santa rosa for example. Both friday and saturday morning, temperatures getting very close to the freezing mark. So likely we will see some patchy fog developing in some of our north bay and even inland valley locations. Were tracking santa. Very close to the united states. Last stop was at about 9 20 p. M. , toronto, canada. Hes right on our doorstep, kidos. Hell be here in the next couple of hours. Get ready, hes on his way to the bay area. 35 in santa rosa, 34 in napa. 40 in san jose. 42 the overnight low in fremont under plenty of stars. Tomorrow, bright, but breezy out there. The wind gusts around 20 Miles Per Hour. A high of 58 in richmond. 59 in oakland. 56 in livermore. San francisco 58 degrees in the afternoon. The accuweather sevenday forecast, cool on friday with tons of sunshine, even a bit frosty saturday morning. We keep the Cool Temperatures through sunday. And then early next week, not a drop is to be found. Monday, tuesday and wednesday, plenty of sunshine to ring in the new year, guys. Tricky sunshine, when its freezing. Need layers. Thanks very much, drew. Still to come on abc 7 news at 9 00, a Christmas Eve