>> that breaking news is happening where rescue crews announced they have found a smael plane that crashed right around noochb today. good afternoon, everybody. >> the plane was heading to oakland when it dropped off radar in the hills. dozens of crews have been searching. that's where abc 7 news reporter joins us live. janet? >> reporter: alma, that search has been going on for several hours now. an alameda county fire has just announced they have found the wreckage. the search crews are still out here. they found the aircraft in castor valley, searching a mile

up from where we are. so that gives you an idea of how vast the search area was. you can see from sky 7 hd that multiple agencies took part by looking on foot and using atvs because of that low visibility and this rainy weather, they were not able to use aircrafts. we have confirmed that the aircraft that went down is small, single engine aircraft. air traffic controllers lost contact about 12 miles east of oakland international around is 11:30 today. the pilot reported engine problems. right now, we have learned that they still have not found any signs of life. but they are still investigating that and they have secured the scene. alameda county sheriff's office is now going to be taking over. they are the lead agency on this case. and they are awaiting the faa, the federal aviation administration to come out here and investigate this crash.

>> take a look at video of light showers coming down in san jose. you can see people trying to stay dry with their umbrellas. but the big story today is the wind which is greating problems just about everybody where. >> this tree came down in san francisco. another tree blocked all lanes on park street in alameda. it took a few hours to clear that up. another one, a large tree that fell and crashed on to the roof of a house. thankfully, nobody there was injured: let's take a live look outside for our exploratorium camera. you can see some of the drops that are still on the lens there. >> spencer christian is here now with our accuweather up date and umbrella in hand. >> oh, yes. we've got a nice little steady shower going on here.

and on the roof, let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see we've got an outbreak of shower activities down in the south bay right now. nothing much is showing up at the moment on the radar. although, our own meet i don't recallologist just called and she was driving through soaking rain in marin county. let's close in on this little stretch of showers now. the winds have moderated a built but still gus city. let's get along to current conditions. san francisco, 56 degrees in the city, al in mountainview. look at the scene observe golden gate. temperatures mainly upper 50s to

around 60. we do have another storm skoming our way. it's going to be a wet christmas've. and i'll give you a look at the weather beyond christmas eve in just a moment. squl thank y >> thank you, spencer. our team coverage continues with amy hollyfield with some of the other problems caused by the wind and rain today. >> gusts of win up to 40 miles per hour in navarro this morningment more than some trees could handle. it took crews about three hours to clear it and open the road. just as they were wrapping up here, they got another call. >> yes, we have another tree down we're going to have to go respond to. >> this one came down in del sol and unfortunately, landed on a car. city workers said they did their best to keep up. >> he says this one looks like a pine tree that had been under too much stress. >> it split right -- almost at the base.

>>. >> reporter: wind wasn't the only challenge. flooding was also a issue. we hit a huge puddle and weren't expecting it. notice it's dark and raining and you can't see it. and then boom, suddenly, out of control. when this happens to you, the best thing to do is stay calm. >> don't freak out, as much as possible. don't -- no heavy braking applications. no quick steering movements. >> look at the parking lot at the hol dare inn. chp officers say with the rain and wind, it was a busy morning. >> we've been dealing with the rain, but the wind today was kind of a new edition. especially the real big gusts. so we were dealing with a lot of debris calls this morning. >> as for driving in the high winds, the chp says it has the biggest impact on vans and trucks. in mill valley, abc 7 news.

>> in petaluma, a horse was killed after being hit by a falling tree at the horse park on lake view highway. this happened around 7:30 in morning. several trees are downed including some on top of the horse stables. >> snow in the sierra means more water. since mid night monday, the lake has gone up almost 2 inches. that's the equivalent of adding almost 64 billion gallons of water. >> the next storm where you live, you can download it for free at abc7news.com. a 19-year-old is in jail this morning after police say he we believe the on a drunk driving rampage. >> reporter: larry and alma, abc

7 news has learned that prior to last night's crash, the suspect has.had two other warrants for his arrest. we were inside the courtroom this afternoon as the suspect faced the judge. san jose police say this man of san jose was behind the wleel of a black ford expedition at around 10:30 last night. responsible for a drunk driving rampage that went for a mile and a half. police tell us the destruction began here. the suspect hit one vehicle on his way out and another as he approached the expressway. according to police, he then drove south on center road hitting two parked cars before making a u-turn. the suspect then drove towards singleton drive, ran a red light and hit a beetle.

but it didn't end there. after striking that volkswagen, our suspect continues and struck another vehicle preparing to make a left turn. a total of six vehicles were struck by the suspect. the santa clara county coral r coroner's office identified the man. his next of kin has been notified. the suspect has been booked for felony drunk driving, hit and run and two previous warrants. he was arraigned in court today on unrelated battery and vandalism charges. >> antioch police are investigating whether rain was a factor that left two pedestrians hurt. police say the victims were walking in the road when they were hit. the driver is cooperating with investigators. >> oakland police are investigating a double homicide in west oakland.

it happened just before 89:00 last night. officers responded to a report of shots fired. they found two victims who died at the scene. oakland police had just confirmed 17-year-old torey of oakland and the other is a man in his 20s. >> measure news today about a san bernardino shooter. he said he planned a pilgrimage to saudi arabia and had arranged to meet members of his family. this comes from a letter farook wrote to support his application. >> japanese americans are x pressing their support for muslims. the day is responding to antimuslim sentiment increase following recent terror attacks. >> i'm very proud to be here today with the japanese american community. taking a stand to support

muslims in this country as well as syrian refugees for being vilified and attacked. because of their race. >> today's press conference at the japanese american historical society opened with a moment of silence in solidarity with the muslim community. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, new information about labs month's tour bus crash in union square. >> plus, that last minute rush to get your christmas shopping done and those rapidly aproeping deadlines if you want to get those gifts to get there by christmas. >> and christmas tree dangers. the warning from fire fighters and how you can keep your family safe. >> at 4:10, oncoming traffic is headed to the lower deck of the bay bridge bound for the east bay. that's bumper-to-bumper. right-hand side is doing much better. back with more on

there's some good news if you're still looking to ship your christmas gifts and get them where they need to go. belief it or not, it's still not too late. elizabeth hurr reports be prepared to dig a little bit deeper. >> prokrast nay xxs rushing to get those presents in the mail to arrive in time for christmas. >> the national retail federation, as of today, announced that only 10% of

americans are actually done with their holiday shopping. >> companies still have time. the deadline for two-day shipping is today. >> and one day shipping is tomorrow. but fair warning, it will cost you. >> if you're going directly to the postal service, you are definitely going to see sticker shock. >> we are talking two to three times the price of regular shipping. so hubt considering amazon prime's now. which is through an app and you can actually place an order on christmas eve, on the 24th and say 10:00 p.m. and if you pay $7.50 in addition to your amazon prime membership, you can get that gift that same night within an hour. >> but that membership does cost you $99 a year.

there are some free options, like ship to store. and if you don't feel like walking in, curb side is for you. it's new and you simply order on your phone from many retailers including target and then schedule a pick up curb side. >> and then there's deliver. they deliver to your home and offer same day delivery options for just $5. the catch here? they're only available in 17 markets for now. >> you can't go wrong with giving the gift of coffee, can you? especially if you're waiting for the very last minute. gift prokrast nay xxs bought 2.5 million cards at star bucks. and star bucks believes even more will be sold on thursday. the company says over the past fiscal year, customer haves loaded 5 billion dlar$5 billion gift cards. >> their nations are giving kids from low income families a merry christmas in san jose.

this was the fist day of the annual toy distribution. the goal is to provide 6,000 needy kids with a prebt. but the organization still needs gifts for teens. >> luckily, a lot of gifts for the young ones. we have a lot of toys and dolls. but there's just not enough options. we can't forget the teenagers. it's hard enough to be a teenager without having nothing for christmas. >> the sacred heart is accepting gifts today and tomorrow. just yesterday, sacredhearted provided holiday food boxes to 2200 in need. >> california-based riding high this afternoon after it safely

landed one of its rockets for the first time. take a look at a close up view from a held co..er touching down at cape canaveral. the ceo tweeted this photo with the caption there and back again. it's the take off and touch down superimposed into one shot. >> a stunning look this afternoon at the earth rising over the moon. this unique view was taken by a nasa spacecraft orbiting the moon. the series composed a series of images taken from the orbiter. the large area is the sahara desert. you can catch a rare site up in the sky on christmas. it's a full moon, by itself. a full moon on christmas day has not happened since 19d 77. and will not happen again for another 19 years. nasa is calling it a cold moon because it's happening during the first few dayings of winter. >> all right. time to have a check only our weather. a little wit drier today.

>> it may be cold here, but back east, i think it's going to be like 70 degrees. >> there are going to be record high temperatures all over the east and southeast. we're getting winter weather here. and we need it. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. a few pockets of light right now. widespread rain and we welcome every drop that falls. let's move along and take a look at our current conditions. 56 here in san francisco, 57 across the bay and oakland. wind speed gusts to 31. 29 miles per hour at sfo. still breezy, but powerful gusts we saw overnight look at the view. dramatic-looking sky with low and mid level clouds. these are all forecasts. we'll see a chance of showers continuing through tomorrow afternoon. but very widespread as they occur tomorrow.

a welt and windy christmas eve. down to 2,000 feet. a komd storm: and there's a slight chance of some thunder and lightning. during the evening hours tomorrow, a chance of some scattered showers. by 5:00 thursday morning, rain will be widespread for those who are commuting, it's going to be a wet commute. look at the 6:00 a.m. picture. widespread, mod moderate to heavy rainfall and then breaking into showers later in the day. we'll see skies clearing out by friday, of course, by christmas day. of course, there will be snow in the sierra. our projection from rainfall totals from the thursday storm, generally around a half inch across the bay area with some locations reporting more than that.

over in the sierra, winter storm warning in effect, one to two feet of snow likely over the passes. back to the bay area as we get away from the snow and the sierra. we'll see low temperatures generally in the mid 40s and in tomorrow's highs, right around mid to upper 50s. generally. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. wednesday and nurz, king tides approaching 7 feet. more rain to come could produce some localized flooding. accuweather seven day forecast after our storm on thursday, gets some clearing on friday, christmas day. chilly mornings saturday and sunday. and then another storm comes in on monday. it's looking pretty weak. we're giving it a number one ranking. larry and alma? >> thank you so much, spencer. up next, a look back at some of the year's best moments. >> and you're invited to ring in

2016 with abc 7. dick clark's new year's rocken eve will begin at 8:00 p.m. the count down to 2016 continues at 11:30 with more new year's rocken eve.

this comes after the sophomore finished second. won the award which is given to america's most versatile college player. mccaffery set a record this year and will face iowa in the rose bowl on new year's day. >> well, as we near the end of the year, it's time to take a look back. >> tonight here on abc 7, good

morning america's robin roberts. >> here's a sneak peek at her heroes of the year. >> this year, no shortages of heroes. or shall we say sheroes. from the soccer field to center stage, women inspired us all. the u.s. women's national soccer team showed us all that team work and determination can lead to greatness. >> u.s. women's soccer team kicked some a. this one is the year of the woman. >> i think that was a nice example of what society can be as a whole if we started maximizing the potential of each other. >> viola davis. >> the first after ri african american woman to take home the

emmy for her lead role in how to get away with murder. >> we won because i did my job. >> whether you're chocolate brown or any color and you see someone who looks just like you, then you believe all things are possible. >> the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. >> off the stage and field, there were so many heroes among us. the families of the charleston church shooting victims taught us heroism comes from the heart when there is room for forgiveness. speaking directly to the killer in court, they showed incredible strength in the wake of tremendous grief. >> we have no room for hate. so we have to forgive. i will never talk to her ever again. but i forgive you. >> they taught us a lesson.

on how to move on and not let the killer claim even more lives, the lives of the living. >> in a year with so much darvegness, a beautiful lesson on how to view the world. >> you can watch the year 2015 with host robin roberts right here on abc 7 starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. >> abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. the war of words between presidential candidates is escalating as we see new numbers on who's ahead in the race. >> plus, a warning if you're hitting the road this christmas holiday. weather woes around the country. >> and greene is putting on a different kind of uniform today to bring a little bit of holiday cheer to some very special families.

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in the end, he hit six other vehicles and killed one person. amazingly, nobody else was injured. indict indictments were handed down today for what police are calling operation grinch. new at 5:00, david louis has more on this string of home burglaries. and fake a live look outside from our mt. cam. there's lots of winds as well. you can see the trees swaying a little bit there. but it has been quite windy. more is expected on christmas eve. weather is expected to make travel difficult across the country this week. >> a wet and soggy start. more than 100 million travelers are expected to hit the road. the most ever. and severe weather isn't helping. fog may have led to chain reaction in arkansas killing at least three people.

and across parts of the west, it's slow going in the snow. so much has fallen in washington state, rescue teams have been searching for missing skier since saturday. >> you koumd could be in a snow just waiting for trucks in southern california and taking out trees in southern oregon. >> i was panicy. >> more than 38 mill dwron travelers are also k379ed to fly through january 3rd. the busiest airport, atlanta, los angeles and chicago where weather could cause slight delays wednesday. >> heavy rains from atlanta and even chicago will be looking at wind, rains. >> meantime, historic heat in the northeast. 77 degrees forecasted in washington, d.c. christmas eve. 71 thursday in new york city. and tomorrow is expected to be the busiest travel day on the road. families are taking advantage of low i recall gas prices below $2 a gallon in most states.

>> everyone take a live look right now at san francisco international airport or what you can see of it. through the rain drops there. problems today because of the rain. the weather in general. airlines have cancelled 30 flights at sfo today. most of them are short flights delays around 45 to 60 minutes this afternoon. >> a san francisco double decker bus safe enough to be on our streets? more than a month after the crash, the chp today released the results of its surprise inspection of six city tour buss. >> and this is that report. according to chp's findings, the company is unsatisfactory. of the six vehicles that were

inspected, they have pulled four of those vehicles out of service. and the results of this inspection report include violations that extend to the bus drivers as well. chp found more than 60% of the city sightseeing tour buss get looked at had violations. >> they were potentially unsatisfactory across the board. that doesn't mean it's something that can't be fixed. >> he inspected six tour buss others than the bus that crashed in union square. he says the most significant violations were mechanical including nonworking brake lights, nonworking emergency exits and a loose steering component. >> other violations included city sightseeing not inspecting its own vehicles every 45 days. the report also detailed some drivers not being drug tested or background checked. the most significant paperwork violation since august of 2014, none of the companies drivers have been enrolled in what's

called the poll noes system. it enables the dmv to notify a dmv. >> chp found three drivers were unqualified based on medical documentation not being on file with dmv. four vehicles pulled out of service will remain out of service until it makes the repairs. the company has 120 days to fix the problems noted. >> turning now to the race for the white house. the war of words is escalating. abc news reporter has the later. >> ochb the trail in iowa today, hillary clinton, again, says donald trump's language is helping terrorists recruit. >> it is playing into the hands of the violent jihadists. >> the democratic front runner refusing to respond directly to trump's latest attack involving

a sexually derogatory term. >> she [expletive] lost. >> trump's fury sparked by an unsupported claim. trump now mocking that claim. >> donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to recruit. >> a university poll shows trump may need to take aim at someone else. ted cruz is catching up, now just four points behind trump nationally. trump still careful not to krilt size his gop rival when asked about trump's disparticipataging plan. >> i'm going to let donald trump speak for himself. i'm going to speak for myself. >> carly fiorina has a warning for trump saying she also has been called derogatory names. >> we can not have candidates who insult women beat hillary clinton. >> that new poll also found% of

americans would be embarrassed if donald trump were president and that figure is even higher among women. >> army sergeant made his first appearance before a military judge today. he deferred anxiousing a plea and did not decide whether he wants to face a court marshal with a jury or one with only a judge. the 29-year-old walked off his post in afghanistan back in 2009 and captured by the taliban. he will next appear in court on january 12. if convicted, he faces life in prison. >> the woman who authorities say plow her car into pedestrians has now been formally charged with murder, child abuse and felony hit and run. authorities say holloway may have been trying to get to dallas to meet the girls' estranged father.

>> have agreed to return to los angeles. >> a whale stranded on a beach in texas has died. roughly 40 feet long, washed ashore this morning. o firvels say it appeared to have been stranded on a sand bar. authorities plan to pull the whale to shore. the official cause of death will not be known until a neck rom sill can be completed. several species are commonly siegtsed in the gulf of mexico. >> a little puppy love the ease your holiday stress. how these animals are being used to make your travel easier this week. >> i'm spencer christian. we can see that there are still some showers around the bay area. and there's another storm on the way. i'll have the accuweather fore kags coming um. >> at 4:37, another live look at

the afternoon and traffic situation. this is 101 in san jose. the southbound lanes on our right here are all back up. ef even the car pool lane is starting to stack up. back with more right after the brea who patiently teaches how ta feast comes to life. the "family" ...who spends their holiday dinner with thankful strangers. the neighbor...who shares the season with another.

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to some, the sight of a dog is just enough to brighten their day. that's what united airlines is hoping for. united is putting what they're calling comfort dogs at seven air ports for the next two days.

right now, no bay area will get the golden retrievers. but maybe l.a., chicago or washington, d.c., you just might have a special furry welcoming committee there to greet you. >> dogs aren't only good at relieving stress at airports. a new craze is called doga. a good morning america report gave it a try with his canine partner. how exactly does it work? >> dogs in doga become friends. ♪ >> feel the energy. >> it's a nice try. i know our dog is a little on the heavier side.

you try to lift him -- >> yeah. brandon's core is too massive. spencer christian is a man with a great core. >> there you go. i appreciate that. thanks for recognizing. rotten to the core. >> let's see what's going on with our wet ere right now. here's live doppler 7 hd. we have widespread rainfall, but there are wet spots. some of them are here in the south bay and over in the santa cruz mountains. we have a little shower going on right now. over the next six hours, we'll continue to see widely scattered showers. tomorrow, a mainly dry day in the southern two-thirds of the state. it's going to be a rather wet as the makings of our next storm will be pushing into that area. here's a look at our look for tomorrow in the bay area. after early morning isolated showers winding down, we'll have a partly cloudy to mostly sunny

afternoon. mainly mid to upper 50s at the mildest. and then we have another storm to look forward to on christmas eve. it's going to be a welt and rainy day on thursday. >> all right. thank you so much, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a strange sight on the streets of tokyo. we'll tell you what's behind the running tree. >> 7 on your side's michael finney with a santa phone scam ♪ this just in. the final countdown to christmas is here. wait what? gary, is this teleprompter right? sweet molasses! i need to start shopping immediately. save on thousands of last minute deals at target.

♪ don't forget you can theorder on target.com and pick up in store the same day. i ordered this today. it's for you. boop! barbie! a new tie! order by december 24th 6pm. new calls this afternoon to reck late the weight of runway models to make sure they're healthy. france just passed a law banning excessively thin models. now, public health experts in the u.s. want officials to do the same things. a new editorial says the industry body standard is hazardous. all models in france must have a doctor's note proving they're healthy. >> we have statistics such as

70% of adolescence report that they define the ideal body being what they see in fashion magazines. >> the 56 rang model has a b.m.i. of 14, which is two points below the world's health organization definition of starvation. >> aparentally, mom was right. slouching is bad for you, perhaps even for your career. >> jane king in today's wellness report. >> the effects of chronic heavy drinking on our brain is often under-diagnosed. it's often confused with alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. long term alcohol abuse can change the structure of the brain and damage other brain fibers. military experts pushing for alternative exercises ralter than sit ups. they're concerned about it causing or aggravating back injuries. the sit-up is out dated and is much better for strengthening the core.

can you work out less and get better results? many athletes are using this japanese framing technique. it temporarily restricts blood flow. it's increasingly drawing atlanta leets seeking recovery. a light work out while wearing pressurized belts. and the woman behind the popular concept of posing is encouraging us to sit up straight. there's a lot of evidence between slouched behavior and depression. she says slouching can hurt our backs and even our careers by making us seem less healthy. >> ford motor company is recalling thousands of older cars because headlights can suddenly go dark. >> yeah, imagine driving down the road at night and you're, like, just like that. big problem. the federal government says it has received thousands of kmants

of what they're calling blackouts. some causing crashes. ford is recalling about 300,000 older model cars for possible headlight problems. that includes crown victoria and mercury grand marquee models. ford received reports of 11 crashes and one minor injury caused by failing head lights. ford will notify elders starting january 18th. you might want to check your headlights right away and be very careful. millions more americans have signed up for the health departmentcare under the affordable care act. more than 8.2 million consumers applied for cove rang on the federal government web site alone. that's up more than 33% compared to last year. and it doesn't include millions more who applied on state-run web sites. kids love santa and the gifts he

brings. but i've got to warn you about a santa scam. the stores usually contact victims online. they offer a letter or a phone call from santa to your child. but, really, they're taking your money through credit card numbers through personal information. if you get an e-mail offering sa surprise from santa, it may be the wrong kind of surprise. like the song says, check it twice. >> that's the tip. >> last year, they say hey, we'll do a children's book. with your name in it from santa. >> thank you, michael. >> well, what better way to spend christmas cheer than to dress up as a lighted tree as you run through the streets. right now, a british citizen says he likes to make people laugh and smile. sometimes you get the high five, other times, it's an unrelating stare.

>> so he just ran domly runs around the streets of tokyo? that's the bit? >> i'd be worried for this guy if he ran into you. >> no, no. i'd be perfect. >> he'd be great at stanford because their mascot is the tree. if you'd like to share your holiday cheer with us, just post photos and video so we can feature it online and on tv. if you're returning around like a tree all lit up, we'll put that on, too. >> the warriors are back to practice today. but it was about a lot more than basketball. how they're making a dream come true for one young fan. >> alma, thanks very much. coming um next, wind so strong it's flipping over big rigs. find out where. logging in without using a password, the local tech giant making that possible. we'll have the story.

you'll find out what the deal is there. and putting smart watches to the test. 7 on your side's michael finney on which one has no time-out. those stories and more when alma and i see you for abc 7 news at 5:00.

at 9:00, the year 2015 and then abc 7 news at 11:00. golden state warrior changed out of his sneakers for snow boots and a santa suit today. see if you recognize the player who surprised a young shooting survivor with some early christmas gifts. katie utis has the story. >> put yourself in their shoes and think what would you want if you were in that position? >> reporter: kumar polks wanted to meet the golden state warriors. after he survived being shot several times last april outside

his home, putting yourself in kamar's shoes isn't easy. but the 8 yeermd says he'll soon be able to wear clay thompson's, size 15. >> two of my friends go warriors and get well soon. >> it's snow boots for another warrior. >> my face was covered to here. but he recognized it really quick, which was cool. >> more shoes. >> a hoodie. >> gear for the new year. >> yeah, i got so much. >> and many hours being spent in physical therapy. >> it's hard. very hard. >> the problems we deal with are so minor. when you look at stuff like that. >> kumar plans to play wheelchair basketball. so steph curry hooks him up with

a new one. curry had flipped his sneakers off after brpractice while gree plans to wear his santa suit to visit other kids. warriors putting themselves in the shoes of others this holiday season. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> great job. talk about taking your game to another level. stef curry putting up better numbers this season than he did a year ago. a panel of sports journalists showing curry is once again the front runner to take home the mvp currently averaging almost 32 points a game up from 23.8 last year from the defending champions who are back in action tomorrow night. don't forget, you can see the warriors right here on christmas day. warriors against lebron james and the cavs. our coverage begins at 2:00 on friday.

thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 is turning right now in the direction of dan and alma. >> steep terrain. there's a lot of area to cover. >> breaking news in the east bay as a rescue turns into a recovery. what we have just learned about a small plane crash. plus. >> it was a loud crash. >> yeah, it was the sound of this tree falling and it wasn't the only one. >> we got heat, we just don't have power. >> also here tonight, the end of a three-year rein of terror. >> oftentimes, they would use juveniles to complete the crimes. >> abc 7 news starts right now. with live breaking news. >> flames can be seen through the thick canopy of trees. the fire pinpoints the wreckage of a small plane.

good evening and thanks for joining us tonight. >> emergency crews are trying right now to retrieve the wreckage. the plane was heading from lincoln to oakland. what's left of the plane was found west of the road between the hills of pleasant ton and union city. near that area now live with the very latest. >> and, dan, search crews found the wreckage of the plane about an hour ago. we have just confirmed that they have recovered a body near the wreckage. this is near castor valley, unincorporated alameda county. you can see from sky 7 hd that a piece of the airplane from the wreckage can be seen down below. you can also see flames erupted from the impact of the crash. air traffic controllers lost signal with the aircraft around 11:30 this morning. it was 12 miles east of oakland

international when the pilot apparently was having engine problems. but we are hearing from fire officials that the weather below visibility were also most likely factors in this skas. multiple agencies searched by foot and by atv for several hours. but the challenge today was the terrain and, again, the weather. low visibility but they were able to get the drones up, which helped them locate the wreckage. >> i can't tell you that the wreckage was a very steep, brush shi terrain. as a result of the search taking place by ground today, two firefighters recently have been -- reports of two firefighters who have been injured. >> the alameda county fire fighters are now being treated for minor injuries. they will be okay. we have also learned that the plane that went down is a single engine piper pa 32. again, only the pilot is believed to have been on board and believed to have perished in that crash. the federal aviation administra