They wanted him. They are reporting jim harbaugh will return to almamater and take the head coaching job. He is reportedly in the area and ready to sign him to the contract that would make him the highest paid coach in college football. Michigan needs a fiery guy to turn around a Proud Program that has fallen on hard times. They are reporting that harbaugh will take his players the news after sundays Season Finale and then be introduced on tuesday. The raiders are also interested in harbaugh, but due to tampering rules cannot talk to him while he is still under contract. He has another year to g on his deal. Interesting stuff. We will move now to the weather. It will be a very cold one tonight. Here is a live look from our exploratorium camera. Some areas will be close to freezing. Drew is in for sandhya patel. She has the details on the cold weather. Katie, it will be some of the coldest air we have seen all winter season. It is dropping into the lower 30s. Live doppler 7hd is showing all is quiet. We have clear skies up above and it is allowing temperatures to cool off. Here is a frost advisory in affect for solano county. It is between 4 00 and 9 ago for our cities where the temperatures drop into the mid30s and a freeze warning is in affect south of the city. You can e the areas shaded in purple where the areas will fall to freezing in the next 12 hours. Overnight lows in the bay area, it will get frosty in the north bay and you can see 30s on the board. Urban areas like San Francisco and oakland are dropping into the low and mid40s. I will let you know how high we rebound with a full accuweather sevenday forecast in a little bit. Katie . Drew, thank you. And frosty temperatures can always be bad news for outdoor plans, but this winter is an unfortunate twist. People who switch to drought resistant landscaping could be more at reask. Alan more at isk are. Alan wang is live with the story. My trusty abc7 weather app shows it is 37 degrees in vallejo. And it could freeze to 7 00 tomorrow morning. That could put all of this yummy lettuce in jeopardy. You can see here how it is wilting. It is laying down. They took quick action at the peoples tbar garden in vallejo where they grow gardens for the homeless. They are predicted to be at or near freezing. They should be fine. There is more of a concern for people who converted their thirsty lawns into drought resis extent drought resistant landscapes. There is a temperature tolerance or lack of temperature tolerance. He has a garden full of succulents that form and store water, but it causes them to burst. This bird of paradise froze to the ground. It was devastating. They say most native succulents are more than nonnative. They are common in the bay area and horticulture. They can only take the tiniest bit of frost of the. They say thicker is succulents are more saw susceptible to the freeze. We are also keeping an eye on chill low citrus on chilly citrus. The temperature could drop to 27 degrees, but the growers say it wont stay there that long to do much damage and the cold weather should give the oranges more color and extend the harvest season. If you are traveling over the holidays, use our abc7 weather app to keep an eye on what is happening here in the bay area before you start score trip home. The app is free and perfect for those new smartphones. We have more information on abc7news. Com apps. A little known secret Service Tradition is coming under scrutiny. Thats after a New York Times article revealed volunteers with little or even no Emergency Training are driving some of those cars in the president ial motorcade. No kidding. Lilian kim spoke with one of those volunteers. Legal yen,his has surprised a lot of people. Indeed, dan. They are driving them in the back of the motorcade. Either white house staffers or the press corp. Still there is earn c these untrained drivers could get in the way during an emergency. Hegot the volunteer gig of his life through a friend with white house connections. He was selected to drive around the White House Press corp. In the van several areas were behind the commanderinchief. We ran stoplights and stop signs and go to this crazy operation. But some are questioning the decades long practice. The volunteer drivers go through a background check and thats about it. No training. Just a briefing the day of. I think the Selection Process for the drivers is sub par. It has been sub par for a longtime. It begins with local police who block intersections followed by the secret service. And then the president ial limo is followed bay more secret service and white house staff. The press corp van is ahead of the ambulance and tail police. The concern is that the untrained driver could cause an accident or delay in an emergency. He was surprised by how things were done, but in the end it was just fine. They are cognizant and qualified to be doing what they are doing which is glorified shuttle drivers. According to the New York Times, the secret service defends the practice saying the volunteer drivers are briefed and that the president and the agents candy tach from the press corp at anytime. Lilian kim, abc7 news. Very interesting. Thank you. New at 11 00 a wild coyote attacked three people on christmas day. The animal hit a 5yearold boy on the leg and 10 minutes later it hit a swimmer and then it chased a man and he had to kick it to get it away. They noticed it looked sick and killed it. They are now waiting on test ult ares to see if it had rabies. A group of Peaceful Protesters greeted after christmas shoppers in San Francisco. The group gathered at union square with signs that read black and brown lives matter. They wanted to interest rupt shoppers to interrupt shoppers to say some peoples lives were interrupted by police violence. Some members of the group broke out windows of a subway and bevmo. They attacked a Christmas Tree at Jack London Square and set a dumpster on fire. In an angry statement they said, quote, holding a protest for the sole reason of trying to deny a day off represents a new low. Protesters sang out for social justice. The group played music to play money for the my wi cay my will cal od brown we love our sons and daughters foundation. It was named after the unarmed black teenager shot and killed by a police officer. People in hillsboro are on high alert after a Mountain Lion killed a deer in a family neighborhood. They heard screeching coming from their home on el cerrito avenue. When officers checked it out they found a deer caucus. Jay we heard a large thump on our roof and then we heard the loud screechy screech. It was shattering. It was a mauling of sorts and we could hear something was in pearl. Animal control and wildlife officials have been notified and they are looking into it. A sea of blue is expected for one of the officers in new york city. And gas prices plummeting to historic lows. What you can expect the next time you fill up. And a popular bay area restaurant is closing its doors. The rich history of ming and how it changed customers this is abc7 news. Thousands of people are expected at the funeral for new York Police Officer raphael ramos. The new york mayor bill de blasio visited his wake in queens. The mayor and Vice President joe biden are expected to speak at the funeral. An assassin targeted ramos and liu. Some believe the mayor should have done more to prevent violence against police. How do you think the mayor will be received at the funeral . There will be no disrespect. Nobody will turn their back . I dont think that will happen. I encourage every nypd officer to not do that. Today a banner flew past de blasios home that read we have our backs turned to you. Jetblue gave 700 Law Enforcement officers free flights to new york. Police officers from the bay area are expected to be among 25,000 Uniformed Police in attendance. The average price of gas across the United States dropped to its lowest level in five years. We are talking about 2. 32 a gallon. In missouri the average gallon of gas is now 1. 98, the first state to average less than 2 in a half decade. The reason . The u. S. Is producing considerably more oil. Other nations are having to adapt and dropped their crude prices. Americans are savings hundreds, and in some cases thousands of dollars. However, an Energy Expert at uc berkeley believes the drop is bad for the u. S. Because it reignites the de dependence on fossil fuels. These prices prolong the death rows of that fossil strangle hold. In my view it is bad. It also makes the shortterm economics of buying an suv vehicle or hybrid car not as attractive. In california the gas price reis main high in comparison to the states like missouri at 2. 69 a gallon. Oakland drivers are paying shitely more at 2. 71. In san jose it is 2. 71 and in San Francisco it is 15 cents more at 2. 86 a gallon. Restaurants come and go, but when a 58yearold institution closes its doors, boy fans flock to relive special memory and have one more taste of a special dish. David louie explains why the closing of mings is so bitter sweet for many on the peninsula. Many employees worked here for decades eclipsed only by patrons who have been regulars longer. After 58 years this palo alto institution is bowing to development. The large 500seat restaurant will make way for a fourstory hotel. Mings will return as a 150 seat restaurant inside the hotel. But thats two years from now ending a fong family tradition. It is something we have done every week since i was born. It is a standard family fong family tradition. He will miss mings chinese chicken salad. The dressing has a special kind of mustard with a hua wasabi taste. The the unique taste, i never seen it in the rest of the bay area. The closure will mean 49 people will lose their jobs. I am going to retire after sunday. Thats a big step. It is my turn. Waiting for 40 years. They have provided many with work. He has been at mings for 29 years. Gee they they will take a rest for a short time. When the restaurant reopens i hope many will come back to work for me. She was a mings waitress 39 years ago. We had our wedding reception here. I said would you be willing to do it . We said yeah, we will give it a try. And there were birthday celebrations and there was a traditional chinese red egg and ginger party. But all of that ends on sunday, at least until the new version 2. 0 comes back in a um could of years. Comes back in a couple of years. And no doubt many of mings fans will come back. They just love that restaurant. Thats not a weather complaint. It is a fact. You are not looking forward to the weekend . The weather. Thats a first. Live doppler 7hd will show you you have clear skies. Go out said on this friday night and show us the exploratorium camera. The beautiful light show is in pretty quiet conditions. They will offer cold temperatures. We are of onerring patchy frost in the valley and seasonably cool days for saturday and sunday and that storm that was wide open for the first half of december as we conclude the month it is going to be shut. We are talking dry conditions. Open up the almanac and it got up to 58 degrees. That is 1 degree per than the normal of 57. We got to 49 degrees and thats actually where we currently sit in San Francisco. You look off to the north and we are already into the 30s. San tay you rosa 36 and napa 35. We are forecasting the patchy frost. 41 in hayward and currently 42 in san jose. Satellite and radar will show the High Pressure dominating the forecast sending a wind out of the north. Keeping us cool, but keeping us dry. Any storm that tries to move into the bay area it wont. We have a quiet pattern in the next several days. We have clear skies after the patchy frost and then there will be plentiful sunshine, but otherwise a dry start to the weekend. Changes are coming for the western twothirds of the u. S. A cold shot moves in. 20s and 30s in the midsection of america. Thats well below normal. Even in california there will be 3 to 5 degrees. Winter is here. 57 san jose and 58 for cupertino. The peninsula will see 57 and 55 in pacifica. 56 daly city. The north bay will get to 57 and 56 in petaluma and 56 in napa. 57 in sanly san leandro and 57 in castro valley. 57 in pleasanton. Accuweather sevenday forecast a frosty start tomorrow. A bit of a dip in our temperatures and leading to new years eve which is dry and sunny and then a little bit of a warm up and then will head to the upper 60s. Thank you. Lets talk again about jim harbaugh. A big change. Sounds like it. Rick quan is in and what do you got . Change coming to santa clara. They are getting ready to trade in the red and gold. According to reports, according to reports, harbaugh is going baying to and the doctor saw a i weblemish on my cheek. Ter, he told me it was skin cancer. I was in shock. I wasnt covered with any Health Insurance. But once i got covered through covered california, i was able to go get the surgery that i needed. And it was a lifesaver. vo rescued. Ed. Protected. Given new hope. During the subaru share the love event, subaru owners feel it, too. Because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. Well have given 50 Million Dollars over seven years. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. In the country through covered california. S im living proof that Health Insurance works. Im in, because im getting the best care around. You too can enjoy Quality Health coverage. To enroll, or find free inperson help, go to coveredca. Com of the show it is looking like 49ers head coach jim harbaugh will return to his almamater, michigan. Harbaugh will tell his players after sundays Season Finale and be formally introduced on tuesday. The schools Athletic Director is apparently in the bay area ready to seal the deal. There are reports the wolverines have offered harbaugh a sixyear 48 Million Contract which would make him the highest paid coach in college football. The raiders and jets are rumored to be in the running. Harbaugh again refused to talk about his future. Same reply and very thoroughly. Is that a yes or no . What will happen will happen and what wont happen wont happen. We shall see. The raiders wrap up their season at denver. Oakland has not won on the road this year. Justin tuck has been fined more than 22,000 for abusive language. He was not happy about being held late in the game against buffalo. The bills scored a touchdown on that play. Tuck let the officials know how he felt and was flagged for unsports manlike conduct. They will be in a better mood if they can upset the bro n cos. I do think there is something to carrying little momentum going into the off season and winning on the road and we obviously have not been able to do it up until this poit. Still to come, three more cough, cough mike . Janet . Cough if you can hear me. Dont even think about it. I took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. Yeah. But what about mike . He has that dry, scratchy thing going on. Guess what . cough it works on his cough too. What . Stop, dont pull me spoiler alert she doesnt make it only mucinex dm packs 2 medicines in one pill to relieve wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. The first bitcoin Saint Petersburg pulled was out today. Nothing virtual about this contest. The wolfpack dominated for three quarters. The 36yard touchdown catch and nc state wins it 3427 of the it was not really that close. Rutgers was too quick for north carolina. Your hicks ran for 202 yards. The Scarlet Knights cruise to the victory. At the heart of the dallas bowl. Louisiana tech took care of illinois. He does the rest racing 80 yards down the sideline. Dixon scored twice as they win it 3518. Bowl season rolls on tomorrow with miami and South Carolina squaring off in the Independence Bowl on abc7. Thats live from shreveport at 12 30. Dont forget you can watch College Footballs first final four. Oregon plays Florida State and then it is alabama against fourth ranked ohio state. It leads up to the National Championship game on scran 12th on january 12th on espn. This sports report is brought to you tonight by ebay. We have been monitoring some university of michigan blog sites. They act like it is a done deal. Are they excited . Extremely. He is being treated like the savior of the program. Talk about that a minute. If he leaves the nfl and there is speculation he wouldnt, but he is giving up on that one thing he has not achieved. Super bowl. His brother has one. He does and he doesnt like that. Who knows, maybe he will come back to the nfl one. The news continues online on twitter and all of our apps