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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5pm December 25, 2014

Tomorrow. Yeah. Sfo says in addition to the delays, 12 flights have been canceled and if you are flying today, the best advice is, say it with me now, call ahead who would steal hand made gifts from a grandma for her family . Ryan takeo says those were presents she had been working on for over six months. Reporter evelyn in the blue has been working on these gifts since june. The family is here for Christmas Eve. And the family is without 17 gifts for evelyns kids and grandkids because of three thieves. Thats how they got in. Reporter the burglars broke in sunday through the garage. They took some jewelry, cash and the wrapped presents under the tree. They had no clue they would be taking evelyns hand made gifts. I came in here and all my slippers were gone and that hit me and i didnt pay any attention to anything else. Homemade knitted slippers everybody gets a different color and they are just special. We all love them. Reporter evelyns daughter inlaw showed us the end result of the painstaking process. Each pair takes 16 hours to knit. I think thats whats so upset something that she always puts so much hard work and love into the items that she makes for everybody. Reporter after the initial shock, evelyn has found a way to laugh about her loss. I just would love to have seen the look on their face when they opened them up and saw that. Slipper reporter her family asked her not to get lastminute gifts this year. It wont be the same. So whats a grandma to do . Ill just make another pair for next year. [ laughter ] reporter so evelyn started work on next years today. Were at her sons house for Christmas Eve. And the family has been getting an outpouring of support from the community on social media, as well. And they say they can wait for their slippers until next year. Live in pittsburg right . Live in pittsburg, ryan takeo, kpix 5. And evelyn is smiling all the way what a great attitude. Neighbors say they saw three teens leaving her house but so far there are no leads in the case. Dont steal from grandma. No longer on the do not release list, sony is not only showing the interview in theaters tomorrow, but right now you can watch it in the comfort of your own living room. Because sony made the film available online, Mike Sugerman is here to explain to us what went into the decision. Reporter well, you can call it a Christmas Present from sony or maybe how to turn a chicken turd into chicken salad. Is it any good . Now you can find out. Chicken salad . You want us to assassinate the leader of north korea . Yes. What . [ music ] reporter fans who want to find out what all the fuss is about can now watch the interview online. Sony decided to make the comedy available for rental on youtube and other digital platforms. The comedy is about a plot to kill the leader of north korea. Last week sony pulled the film after hackers exposed thousands of embarrassing Company Emails amid threats against theaters showing the movie and then reversed course. While major theater chains wont screen the movie about 300 smaller theater also show it most beginning on Christmas Day. In a statement, sony said we chose the path of digital distribution first so as to reach as many people as possible. But costar seth rogen doesnt watch people watching the movie alone on their computers. He tweeted the comedy is best viewed in a theater full of people so if you can, id watch it like that. Or call some friends over. Watch the interview, free popcorn. Thats what we did. You want to watch the movie the interview . Awesome. Reporter we got as many people we could to come to the television station to watch. Raise your hand, who liked the movie . Ohoh. Well tell you as 6 00. [ laughter ] reporter Mike Sugerman, kpix 5. Thats a good tease. All right. Thank you, mike. Dennis rodman might be the american with the best relationship with north koreas leader. He says he doesnt have an opinion about the interview saying its just a movie. But he didnt hesitate to promote his own film saying it will show people what really goes on in north korea. Rodman organized a series of basketball games there last year. A familiar message, this time from a different group. Lgbt protestors are the latest to rail against police and the use of deadly force. [ chanting ] demonstrators marched along Market Street from the castro this morning. One Group Calling itself, sf years for black lives. Helped organize this march. Members say the call for justice cannot take a break for the holidays. We have a demand for police the can ability. Police transparency to hold Police Officers responsible for the murder and violence that they have committed on people. The marchers staged a diein protest and blocked the highway 101 offramp at market and octavia for about five minutes. Near st. Louis, missouri the protests turned violent after a Deadly Police shooting of an 18yearold man. Surveillance video caught blurry images of last nights incident. Police san Antonio Martin pointed a gun at an officer, showing up after someone stole from a gas station. This happened about 2 miles from ferguson missouri where Michael Brown was shot and killed in august. A developing story we are following tonight an ebola sample mixup at the cd Dc Headquarters cDc Headquarters may have exposed a lab tech to the virus. That tech will be monitored for 21 days. A slight delay to a warm Hawaiian Christmas for some northern californians. A flight from sacramento to honolulu had to stop in oakland. Hawaiian Airlines Flight 19 changed course about noon today because of a mechanical issue. Passengers were delayed for about 2. 5 hours before taking off for the island. You remember that movie twister . Well, this is kind of like that. Get in the car get in the car now can you imagine . Well, check this out a camera inside that car in mississippi catches a scene that no one wants to see. How people are staying alive when the weather brings a very unwanted Christmas Present. And clocks ticking to buy that lastminute christmas gift. Westfield Valley Fair Mall closing in about 50 minutes. Coming up, we are going to show you all those lastminute deals to cash in on. ,,, stores today. It may be procastination or it maye call it christmas craziness, shopper scouring the shelves every retail and Grocery Stores right this minute. It may be procrastination or time to score a deal. A lot of shoppers are packing stores on this Christmas Eve some because they didnt plan ahead. But kpix 5s mark kelly shows us some shoppers are out tonight because they were smart enough to wait for great deals. Is that the case . I have to go reporter that is the case, juliette we have a good amount of people here at westfield valley mall so right now about an hour to go until they shut the doors here. And we are finding stores are pulling out all the stops to make sure they get their holiday inventory right off those shelves. For some, this much shopping is a nightmare. For others, its a bargain paradise. Another cards, they have an additional 25 so 75 is good. Reporter the entire houston clan hoping to cash in on the deals behind every door. We ran into a great deal at one of my daughters favorite stores. One of the craziest days for us. Reporter this store manager says today is busier than black friday and she demands her store be in tiptop shape. Not a piece of candy out of place. Visuals is everything. People nowadays are buying with their eyes. Reporter its not just the eyes that reel in the customers in this store. In the door its the smell. Definitely the smell. Reporter this clerk says the Christmas Eve shopper is a different breed. They need a little more guidance and staff is more than happy to help. A lot of men are coming in. A lot of people shopping for their relatives, really last minute. Reporter speaking of last minute, check out how popular santa is this year. How long is the santa line . Three hours. Reporter unfortunately, no special deal here. But you do get bragging rights for waiting in an insanely long line. The real santa showed me his real beard. Reporter so only one hour to go here westfield Valley Fair Mall closing its doors at 6 p. M. Tonight. But we did find some stores even staying open later on Christmas Eve just to give you an idea, walmart 8 00, toys r us 9 00, target 10 00 and j. C. Penney staying open the latest as far as what we found 11 00 tonight. Of course, doublecheck for your local stores exactly how late they will be open on Christmas Eve. Live at westfield Valley Fair Mall, mark kelly, kpix 5. And 7eleven 24 7. Some of the lastminute rush at stores all about the holiday meal. Been pretty busy at this safeway in pleasant hill. Shoppers grabbing items to feed family and friends. Some people say they had no choice but to hit the store at the last minute. Um, i work a lot. Some things you cant get ahead of time. What are are you going to do . Put a pot roast in the freezer . Its not the same. Many people may have to shop late at small neighborhood stores. Most of the big supermarkets closing a few hours early on Christmas Eve. Shopping is winding down. Youre getting ready to open the presents. Heading back to the stores to return items may be the last thing on your mind tonight but when that time comes, we have what you need to know. Coming up, julie watts will tell us how to get what we want and get the best deals. Well, the mayor of a small town tries to send Holiday Cheer by buying this holiday talking tree. But it doesnt put any smiles on the townspeoples faces at first and did we mention this is in nova scotia . Wouldnt you know there is a california connection here, as well. And many people getting ready for their Big Christmas day dinner but turns out its not ham or turkey that most people are eating. Another food topping the list that answer may surprise you. A hot chocolate . Ho ho ho. Well all have hot cocoa maam, need a strong pot of joe. The all new keurig 2. 0. Reached its lowest level in they got started bright and rain or shine nothing stops the annual lefty odouls toy drive and they got started bright and early. The barrels came out at 5 a. M. That would be the gift barrels. They will be there until about 11 00 tonight at the restaurant on union square. The goal is to collect 10,000 toys for children who might not find anything under the tree this year. San franciscos fire chief says all it takes is one donation to make a difference. The difference that even one or two gifts will make to brighten the holiday, you know, i have seen parents kind of get a sense of relief when the kids that they cant normally buy for are able to share in the holiday spirit. So the toy drive does wrap up at 11 00 tonight. All you have to do is stop by and you can actually drive by make a donation curbside. Holiday elves in Southern California are coming to the aid of a family trying to recover from a massive mud slide. Pounding rains reshaped the hillside destroyed homes and forever changed this neighborhood. But some homeowners got what they call a christmas miracle. The buddhist temple on their street allowed them to knock down a back wall making it possible to move massive volumes of loose dirt and mud. And a round of violent storms in the south has killed at least 4 people in mississippi. The states governor has issued a state of emergency. Emergency crews asked citizens to stay away from damaged areas. There could be downed power lines and other safety concerns. All right. Well, its going to get windy i think is the main thing that were hearing from, paul. Thats the big concern. We have winds this evening 30, 35 Miles Per Hour. So santa will have to hold on. Guiding into the bay area is going to be a little tricky, a little turbulence at 25,000 feet. Actually turbulent here at the surface. Sfo 38mileperhour wind gusts right now. And temperatures are plummeting, as well. So grab a jacket if you are heading out this Christmas Eve evening. Low to mid50s. Thats it. San jose windy and 53. Livermore windy and 55. San bruno 55. And oakland 57 degrees. But everybody with winds right now gusting in excess of 20 Miles Per Hour. Rain wasnt that big of a deal with this front. It was quickly in and out. Most of us less than. 10 of rain. Its the wind now and its the cold air behind this front that is really going to put a change into our forecast. Heading up toward the mountains, this is wonderful news once you get there safely. We have fresh snow coming down. It will be a White Christmas at lake tahoe. Snow level 4,000 feet. Watch out for gusty winds, bring the chains with you. Three to six inches of new snowfall in the high elevation of the sierra. So far this month, it is absolutely positively not been cold. The coldest morning in santa rosa is 42. You havent even been in the 30s yet and San Francisco has only been under 50 once. Watch what happens tonight behind the front. It will drop down to 37 degrees Christmas Morning in livermore. 39 in concord. 39 in fairfield. 37 for santa rosa. So tonight Christmas Eve night by far the coldest night we have had so far this month and its going to get colder as some canadian air settles in over the next couple days. A building area of High Pressure is off to the west but not west of los angeles, its building west of portland. Thats key because our wind will be coming almost due north to south and as High Pressure builds in we are going to grab that cold canadian air and for the first time this season for this year really we are talking about temperatures that will be flirting with the freezing mark as soon as tomorrow night into friday morning. There is frost possible in the north bay and east bay coming up tomorrow night. Windy this evening 11 00 at night wind gusts 20 Miles Per Hour in napa, 24 in san jose. So tomorrow morning the kids want to get up open the presents, maybe go outside, you need a jacket. Its going to be cold and windy. San francisco 31mileperhour wind gusts with a gradual decrease in the wind throughout the day tomorrow. So what to expect . A clear chilly night with a gusty wind. Tomorrow will be a sunny cool Christmas Day. And we are going to stay dry all the bay into 2015. Upper 50s tomorrow for a high. Concord 58. San jose 58. Hayward 57. Looking at a high of 57 in walnut creek. Antioch breezy 55. Windy in the city tomorrow, 59 degrees for christmas and 55 your high tomorrow in cloverdale. So no rain in this forecast. But look at the highs. Gone are the 60s to near 70. Now were talking more 50s than not overnight lows in the 30s. So it felt like winter with the rain. Now its going to feel like winter with the cold. Santa can handle the turns. If it gets windy enough santas gps will recalculate. As long as he finds the house i dont think anybody cares. When possible make legal turns. Theres a Christmas Tree that puts the merry in holiday. It sings, it talks, it even dances. But not everyone likes it at first. Jasmine beale with the tree made in Southern California that caused a bit of a stir. Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas ho ho ho Merry Christmas reporter steves company specializes in animated characters. His work caught the eye of a Small Community called Lower Sackville located outside Halifax Nova Scotia canada. City leader brad johns wanted to bring in some Holiday Cheer for his 21,000 or so residents. We thought it would be a great idea to try to bring back a talking Christmas Tree. Reporter a few phone calls, 25,000 and two months later, this one of a kind animated Christmas Tree was created and shipped out. Almost not making it through customs. Waiting for it back in town, the naysayers. On social media, one woman saying the money could have been put to better use. I think the initial shock people saw it as i think that they thought it was a onetime shot at 25,000. They didnt realize that the Life Expectancy is of the tree i 10 years. When we send stuff out it gets rave reviews. Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages. Reporter but when the town turned the tree on this week, it earned rave reviews and attracted big crowds who filled local shops and donated thousands of dollars in donations for Lower Sackvilles holiday food bank. Kids love it. I mean, you know, theres a lot of children that dont have an opportunity and wont have an opportunity to go to places like disneyworld or disneyland. The success of the talking tree has sackville thinking about adding even more characters to its Christmas Show next year. All right. So you get the gift but maybe its not exactly what you want . Well tell you the about he is way to return an item so you get what you want and score a deal in the process. , are thinking about last mine shopping and giftwrapping,y ime tomorrow retur while most of us right now are thinking about lastminute shopping and gift wrapping by this time tomorrow returns will likely be top of mind. On the qualities, julie watts with some return tips you w

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