>> the airport is now closed as they work to tow that plane off the runway and investigate what exactly went wrong. a lot going on. good evening. >> it is busy. also happening right now, this rain. >> that's right. >> that pitter pater is back. >> leigh anne menedez. >> let's get to the meteorologist tracking the storm on live doppler 7 hd. >> that live doppler 7 hd taking a look at where the rain is right now. light to moderate rain is in the north bay: i'm going to take you in a little bit closer here. notice that we're starting to see some heavier rainfall as i take you in to sfreet level radar. lucas valley road, wood acres,

seeing some moderate to heavy rain. now, the rain is starting to slide towards san francisco and the east bay. so let's go in a little bit tighter here. you'll notice a very light rainfall around berkley, kensingt kensington, richmond and even in san francisco, a few drops developing around the sun set district. as i showed you the next six hours, you will notice that the steady rain will slide in. we are seeing flight delays of almost four hours. if you're heading out tonight to do some holiday shopping, make sure you have your raincoat with you. i'll be back to tell you about the next storm that's coming. >> well, the wealther is putting travel at international airport. officials there say some arriving flights have seen delays up to an hour or everyone a bit more.

>> a friday could be anything but this morning on the road. >> two major accidents turn the drive from the east bay in san francisco into a slow crawl this morning. >> first, buckets of epoxy fell off of a truck around 4:00 this morning, covering lanes near the freemont street exit in san francisco. >> and a live look outside showing you this evening's holiday get away drive. just stop and go as expected for a busy driving day like this. >> the accidents this morning that caused problems on the bring. >> abc 7 news reporter has been investigating the crash that involved a dozen cars or so and she is live with the story. >> dan and christin, i'll tell you, it's raining here. we're seeing that friday evening back-up. i'll tell you, it was really

backed up earlier this morning. we got to that first accident that drivers tell me they were still only going about 5-10 miles an hour over the bridge when they say a truck traveling about 75-80 miles an hour collided with them. >> one day after the metropolitan transportation commission unvails its annual ranking of the bay area's most congested freeware segment, the highway stretch made the top ten list. >> it was pretty insane. >> just imagine a dozen fire balls driving down the freeway. >> the driver was cited for not securing his load. then, a second sdent on the northbound 880 connector. >> mark fisk was one of several

drivers impacted by this white truck that overturned. >> it looked like it was going 75-80 miles an hour. cars were in the air spinning. he showed us where his three-year-old daughter would have been sitting. >> it scared me when it hilt hoe me over the head. >> you can see the truck resting on the top of a red pick up. a chp officer says the driver was in the passenger seat when first responders arooifred. tow trucks loaded the victim's vehicles one-by-one. >> on the out skirts, drivers like william blackwell cancelled their plans. while here at the toll plaza, many were calling it a miracle. >> i'm thanks god nothing else happened.

>> we want to update you now on a story we brought you only only 7 last night. the california public utilities commission now confirms that a san francisco tour bus company violated the vehicle code. the company's ceo says the buss now have the proper plates. the vehicles cannot be re-operated unless they are reregistered. >> waging a war on christmas. it all started after the principal cancelled an annual field trip to see santa claus. >> a battle between parents in san jose. >> it's unfair and unjust. the way it was handled, i'm

23409 happy about it at all. >> up set, the principal cancelled a long-standing tradition. however, this year, one of the parents who is jewish saying the activity was not inclusive. >> i'm surprised it's been going on for ten years. >> today, these parents fought back. >> i guess i just don't see it as rep seventhing a religion. >> so much couldn't believe it had come to this. >> i can't sleep. i haven't eaten. i'm actually sick from all of this. >> others say cancelling the trip is the right thing to do. >> i think the right thing would be this is america.

we don't impose our religious cultural practices on other people. >> now, the debate of whether santa is a symbol of the lol days or the religion itself. >> one more note about santa. you could call it ho, ho, huh? chris cringele got a parking ticket today. >> bah humbuck. but the krigs mas spirit was not completely lost. >> in lake county this morning, the rain fell and for the first time in months, some fire victims have roofs over their heads that they can call home. abc 7 news reporter wayne

friedman is there live for us. >> there were some 1200 homes here burned in lake county. so, today, we have a happy story connected with the fire. >> it's a home but not exactly a house. >> it wasn't until monday afternoon that i realized that my house was actually gone. >> her house along with every other in anderson springs, once kwooit, once peaceful. could want until the fire consumed everything she owned. >> notebooks of the drawing i did of my children when they were babies. all of my books, my hope chest. >> finally, susan revere has

some. today, she moved into temporary housing by fema. susan is one of the last getting a set of keys. >> everything is burned down. the terrain, the trees. in this case, up in the mountains, the trees. and accessibility. >> to date, fema says it had spent some $40 million of grants and low-interest loans. people like susan who had insurance on their home, but not while she rebuilds. this represents roots. >> are you going to buy a christmas tree? >> i'm going to put up some lights. >> in lake county, every step after the fire is a big one. >>. >> good times in the valley.

there is a hiring spree. the record level that's about to are beched. >> facebook is offering employees 10,000 dlarsz. find out what they have to do to get that money. >> california's million dollar payday. >> nothing like waiting until the last minute. the storm hits it

. the corrections department says it does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. >> a group of bay area arabs and muslims say they've seen an increase in vie leapt attacks in the past few weeks. they say the physical has been aimed against youth, parents and families. some say they don't feel safe right now going about their daily lives. >> it's denying that i exist. denying that the people here today on the steps of city hall exist. >> the group says there's been a we have a of anti-muslim attacks since donald trump's ban of muslims entering the u.s. >> abc 7 news reporter is live in san jose with the story.

janet, that's really encouraging to hear. >> it is. it's very encouraging to hear. especially around the holidays when it can be a little bit tougher for people to find jobs. the employment development department is the first place many people come when they are looking for a job. but, today, it wasn't as busy as it usually is. that's because santa clara county is seeing an explosive number of jobs being added. something that hasn't been seen since the % com boom. >> the tech industry is driving the explosive job growth. apple's physical expansion is just one sign of how much the valley is expanding as well. >> certainly the tech industry is related in manufacturing. >> from october to november, a 50-100 jobs were added. that's not all. the fastest job growth in the state.

currently, the statewide unemployment is at an eight-year low. >> it's definitely better. >> she was recently laid off again. but this time around, she's optimistic. >> several people have contacted me recently regarding opportunities. >> altera considers herself one of the lucky ones because she was able to wealther the storm. while many of her friends who were laid off had to move elsewhere. of someone movering out, many more are moving? . . >> as a way to ease the cost of housing, facebook has offered its employees $10,000 to move closer to the office. to get the bonus, worker haves to drive or rent a place within 10 miles of the menlo park headquarters.

>> more jobs in california could be coming from that 1.1 trillion dollar buncht passed by congress because the golden state gets a chunk of that money. fire fighting also received a significant boost, $600 million. renewable energy got some attention. western states will get help fighting the drought. $50 million will be provided for watered storage and desalination projectings. >> as we enter the final week, online sales are booming. abc 7 news reporter lauren anthony is live to show us, laura? >> hi, chris sdl tin. online sales are definitely up. but this next week is when malls

like this one are expecting an influx of people. shoppers who want their gift in-hand on time. >> sales are up so far this holiday season. >> we've noticed that some of the traffic might be slightly less than last year. the volume is up and sales are up. >> according to the latest survey, store sales are up this year by about 2%. online sales have surged more than 4.5%. >> this couple told us they're only in the mall for a couple of reasons. j i think you just need to buy in person. >> there are those who will

bypass the more personal experience of shopping in a store where there's so much to see and touch. >> you think of a person. and, you know, you might go over your bunt a little, but it's more fun. >> 90% of shoppers have one more gift to buy. chances are they'll do it in a store. >> if you have shopping to do, it's a good time because you'll be indoors doing it. >> that's right. in the mall. >> the rain is spreading, christin and dan. all right. it's not that last minute, but i know, it's very stressful

this time of year. live doppler 7 hd will show you where the rain has been falling. right noi, i'm going to take you around the north bay for the fairfax area with that light to moderate rain. as you'll notice here, now reporting some very light rain. it's starting to spread. taking you down to street level here crossing 80, a very slick evening commute. san francisco, daily city area, just picking up some very spotty-like spripgles. to the north, watching the snow develop here. it hasn't hit the tahoe area, but it eventually will.

lovely view from our santa cruz camera. live look from our kgo roof camera. it is cloudy. rain spreads tonight. here's a look at the current storm. it is a 1. wid spread rain with up to an impbl of rain. 6:00 tonight, even the east bay getting some pockets of mot rat rain. make sure you have your rain gear with you, it's going to be pretty widespread. you will need your umbrellas as we head towards the east bay. >> a few showers behind the system.

and it will continue until 5:00 a.m. in the east bay. lingering showers around 10:00 a.m. but notice we start to get a break as we head towards the afternoon hours. rainfall totals will vary from a third of an inch to almost an inch there in santa rosa. now, we will see another storm coming in, but this where you know prompting a winter storm warning. >> if i were you, just make sure you get up there quickly. obviously. or wait until the storm has passed. snow in is sierra could be over a foot there. tomorrow morning, just a few scattered showers. temperatures low 40s to the upper 40s. and then as we head towards the afternoon hours, you'll get that break. mostly 50s across the bay area.

if you are going to do some holiday shopping tomorrow, you get that break, noon-4:00 p.m. it brightens you will. a few lingering showers are possible between monday night and tuesday. our nerks storm is a two, wet and windy, christmas eve into christmas day. that means santa might be getting a little wet. but that never stops santa. he just keeps on going. >> an abc 7 news viewer sent us this picture. and it shows a bit of the weather moving in to los gados this morning.

>> it all comes down to .6 of a degree of separation. that's next. then, at 5:30, world news. >> the bomb shell on the eve of the big debate here. accused of accessing part of hillary clinton's play book. >> new at 6:00, the east bay man with a star wars toy and memorabilia collection so massive, it is, yet, the force

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abc news anchor is moderating. you can watch it live right here starting at 5:00 p.m. >> a warming due to climate change. that's according to a national science foundation. hands on measurements of over 200 lakes. they found the lakes are warming on average about 26 drk each decade. lake tahoe went up more than that, about one degree more when measured by hand. >> canine can dealts can definitely take a bite out of crime. >> see the dual purpose patrol? you can help us apprehend the suspect.

from the narcotics side, you can sniff different narcotics. >> requires to complete eight hours of training each week. >> an enterprising ten-year-old. >> coming up next, the young man putting others first in this

coming up tonight at 6:00, a welt friday night, as you can see, from live doppler 7 hd. drew will zoom in to show you when the rain will reach your neighborhood. >> plus, the north bay firewood sales men hoping not to get burned this winter. >> michael finney with a credible approach. all of that and a lot more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> how about the christmas pop-up stores. salvation army transformed a warehouse into a shopping center for low-income families.

the salvation army donated out all the toys. >> it is incredibly nice. wonderful. >> abc 7 was in san jose with 10-year-old joey childs. . >> heel's part of the toys for tots campaign. he says helping out makes him feel great. >> there are other kids that are understood-privileged kids that don't have as much stuff as us do. so i tried to cut my toys for them so they doeshlt feel level out. >> hoibt joey. way to go. >> stoorlted when he was five. now he's ten. can you wait until he's 15? >> coming up next, "world news." >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time.

we'll see you again at 6:00. >> bye, bye. tonight, breaking news from right here in new hampshire. the political bombshell on the eve of the big debate. bernie sanders' campaign under fire. a staffer accused of spying on part of hillary clinton's private voter files. the party coming down hard, but sanders fighting back, suing the party. putin praising donald trump, and trump praising putin. trump's controversial words about russia's president. the winter storm and 80-car pileup. as millions prepare to travel for the holiday. the tearful police chief, and the 15-year-old hero. the football star, killed as he saved others.