matt keller is at mineta san jose international airport. matt? >> yes, 515,000 people are expected to make their way through the san jose airport over the christmas and new area's holiday. that is 7 percent increase this year compared to last year with the hope we will not have major problems today keeping people from getting to their destination. right new, we checked and there are no major delays out of the bay area from sfo, oakland, or here in san jose. across the country, we could have trouble. 40 million people are in the storm zone heading interest christmas. yesterday, dozens of threats were canceled because of bad weather. 14 states in the west from here and california to wisconsin will see snowy and icy roads. lake tahoe get 3' of snow in 24 hours. some places in southern california and the eastern sierra have seen gusts up to 80 miles per hour and trouble on the roads with that. on the east coast, fog and heavy rain is expected from washington, dc, to best, reducing visibility at airports.

that is what we watching today. the bad weather in other parts of country making it difficult for people trying to fly out of the bay area to the destinations. we will keep our fingers crossed people can get open plane and to grandmother's house today. if you saw the bright like street across the sky, this is what we know, it is being confirmed it was russian space debris. many spotted the object shooting across the sky at 7:00 p.m. and it appears to fall and disintegrate in the sky. people reported seeing it in california and arizona and nevada. >> i lacked up from the sky and saw the streak across the sky that looked like a fireworks but it was way too high and going too fast to be fireworks. >> it was a decaying russian rocket booster bun up as it re-entered the atmosphere. can you imagine people lit up

social media with videos and pictures of the four ball. thank you tore everyone who sent in the photos and video >> happening today, crews return to a remote area of alameda county to recover the body of a pilot killed in a plane crash. he was on way to oakland when he lost contact with the air traffic control yesterday morning. sky 7 was overhead when crews found the flaming wreckage in a deep canyon near castro valley. weather played a role. our reporter will is the latest on the recovery at the top of the hour. >> san francisco 9-1-1 system was working this morning after a serious disruption with dispatch manually write down the calls for two hours yesterday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. after the computer system crashed. they could not call

and this is the first time in two years the new 9-1-1 system has had a glitch. >> richmond police find a pipe bomb in a house two week after a tip and this morning an internal investigation asks, what took so long? lisa shows why a local muslim concern may have reason to be concerned. >> there were criminal threats, poting a destructive device with hate crime enhancement. december 4, he was focused on hurting those of the islamic hurting those of the islamic society of west when he said he would kill them, three hours to respond. that is when the problem spotted according to the police department, the responding officer that day, classified the 9-1-1 call as "a misdemeanor."

>> the nature of what was said, it should have been a felony and probably had been made a difference. >> it was not classified high pressure it took until citizen 17 to follow up with the detectives calling authorities where he lived in the county, and deputies told them about a pipe bomb that the man claimed to have. it was found at the richmond home on sunday and he was arrested. the mosque leaders are concerned this has taken so long. >> it is a shoulding dealt with immediately. >> they have taken concerns to the richmond city council where the members will investigate, in richmond, for abc7 news. >> police bust add new terrorism plot overnight in australia, they raided several homes and arrested two young men, 20 and 24 years old. though are accused of plotting

attacks on a navy base in south wales with 13 charged since september. >> in china, doctors are trying to save the foot of a 19-year-old migrant worker who somehow survived after more than 60 hours after a massive landslide. rescuers got him out on wednesday morning in the southern cities of china, after being stuck in the debris since the massive landslide that overtook 33 buildings and an industrial park and 90 people are still missing. >> and a family of jahi mcmath is fighting to have their daughter ruled legally alive with the attorneys announcing a federal lawsuit saying she is not brain dead and to restore herself rights and status under law. she is 13 or was 13 when declared brain dead following surgery more than two years ago

and she is now on a ventilator in new jersey at a hospital. >> signs warning of a no my drone zone near the golden gate bridge could be posted by today, and officials say that drones pose a safety and security risk at the landmark, and drones forked in the area are tracked to the operator who, then, could be prosecuted. >> if you are holding out hope of fresh crab on the holiday table you are out of law, officials say crab season is not opening in time, and the latest tests show high levels of a toxic that is cl crash but others, not such of the the commercial crab season usually begins thanksgiving day in northern california. >> sierra is bracing if more snow and drivers could face tough conditions the holiday weekend. you can see what drivers are dealing with on interstate 80 at soda springs with chain requirements on 80 and high 50. >> for the first time in years, the california snow pack is

higher-than-average for this time of year. the department of water resource s say the state is at 1 percent, and northern sierra is 116 percent normal and central sierra is 121 percent. last year at this time the snow pack was only half of those numbers. >> pretty government. >> we are not talking about rain this morning and that is news because the last few days that is the case. >> exactly. rain and wind, and snow coming back tomorrow and the snow will be for us. key to the sierra snow pack is we are at 32 percent for the entire winter but we are off to a good start. temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s, and crissy field and ocean beach and ferry building at 51 in san francisco, and we are at 50 in union city, and richmond and tracy and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 40s until petaluma at 41 and healdsburg is 39 and walnut creek is 48, and you can see, yes, it is dry. 5 in san francisco today and peninsula, east by, 57 and south

bay, 56 and inland east bay, north bay 5 and a dry 87 near the shark tank and we are going to have rain and wind and friday and saturday are cold and sunny and hour by hour coming up on this. >> good morning, everyone, here is a look at the san mateo bridge: the difference this morning? you can see the bridge. traffic is light westbound on the right-hand side with no problems on 101 on the once that and 8980 is looking good, and southbound 680, beyond north main, as you head beyond highway 24 at top of the scene there is road work scheduled as you move through danville and san ramon but it will be cleared by 5:00. it is looking so good our slow drive time is green right new, and westbound 580 tracy to dublin has no delays and only 25 minute ride. >> thank you. this time of year many of us help those in need and pitch in. a church could be forced to turn away those would need it most.

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>> san rafael be south bay, mosten and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> this morning, six benches and a center stone will be installed at hayward 9/11 memorial with a ground breaking in july

dedicated to the victims of 9/11 and, also, to three hayward police officers and a firefighter who died in the line of duty. >> a product is being recalled because it could contain dairy ingredients not listed on the box of read beans and rice that contain ingredients that could cause life threatening reactions. dating back to july. there have been for reports of sickness. >> there are a public of charities locally that are coming up short to get to the less fortunate. in concord, 3,000 are helped for a hot meal and for gifts. donation are down quite a bit this year by a third. voluntaries are trying to keep the faith. >> the economy is up. i cannot figure out why we are not getting the toys like we used to. >> i don't know, it is kind of strange to me.

>> yes, it does happen each year. we panic. and our ulcers act up. it comes through. >> new hope is accepting donations through christmas day. >> warriors are starting holiday cheer and steph curry will team up with make-a-wish foundation and host ten kids with life threatening medical conditions. an eight-year-old shooting survivor was surprised in downtown oakland. >> seeing the warriors made him nervous. at first. >> i never seen them in person. you kind of...you nervous. >> but a pair of shoes from klay thompson? >> not nervous anymore. >> inviting him for a special day, seemed fitting for all he has been through. >> put yourself in their shoes, what would you want if you were in that position? >> i was in the hospital.

>> after surviving being shot several times last april outside of his home. >> wait. who is that? >> he recognized me quickly and that is cool. >> mr. santa, i know without are. >> more shoes. >> hoodie. >> great cheer for the new year. >> i got so much. >> and company hours being spent in physical therapy the ought problems we deal are...are so minor when you look at stuff like that. >> khumar will play wheelchair basketball so steph curry hooked him up with a new one. >> are you always barefooted? >> steph curry slipped off his sneakers after christmas and green will wear the santa suit to kaiser permanente to visit other deserving kids. >> thank you, santa.

>> a great thing. by the way the warriors are gearing up for a huge game against the california leaders on christmas day and you can watch it right here with our coverage at 2:00 p.m. on friday and as you know, mike and natasha, this it is a rematch the we will see what happens. i have a feeling we are going to win. >> same feeting here. we will have a nice day, and it will be hard to stay inside on friday because it will be dry after being wet again tomorrow. the big story so for this morning, the cold weather and it is still breezy in man areas with double digit wind from san jose at 16 and oakland at 12 and sfo at 18, and half moon bay at 13, and concord ten and napa at 14 but where it is not blowing is inland valleys with temperatures in the mid-30s. here is a look at our king tide at the golden gate bridge and all of flooding in mill valley near the manzanillo park-'n-ride

so add 11 minutes and at 9:30 and 10:30 it will peak. cloudy and breezy and cooler, and thunder and snow here tomorrow but dry on it from and saturday and light rain on sunday. here is a look, tonight, you can see the scattered showers in the evening, and at 5:00, all the way through the morning commute, we will have steady and lied to moderate rain changing to showers for the afternoon and evening with the snow level down to 2,500' and we could wake up to the height caps on friday morning. >> you mentioned the wind you can see it with the live shot of westbound 80 for headlights from highway 4 to the bay bridge the drive time is easy 18 minutes and the camera is downing around and mike shows us the double digit wind speeds so there is a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and, also, the san mateo bridge. south bay is looking good, north bound 280, right underneath

highway 17, delay free through the santa cruz mountains and everything is looking good. completely different story from year. we have green on the screen, muni is fine, and caltrain, as as well as this area, green is good. unlike the spinouts we had yesterday one popped up every minute. in an effort to keep people from drink asking drive on new year's the transit district will consider offering free bus service that night and the free service would run between 8:00 p.m. new year's eve to 5:00 a.m. on new year's day. >> if you do not have land for new year's eve hang out with us, to ring in 2016 with dick collar new year policy rockin' east at 8:00 people see how the bay area is sell bathe at 11:00 and the countdown to 2016 continues at

11:30 with more new area's rockin' eve. >> thank you is our family tradition. >> nasa calling off the next mission to mars. engineers say the spacecraft has an air leak and the nasa plan to launch the spacecraft in march and land on mars later in the year to examine the geology, but it can only happen once every two years for a launch and nasa has not said if they will launch again in 2018. >> a group of bay area seniors found a way to get around 9 system with a companion they are getting back: just time for christmas. stay tuned. >> but, first, the tech bytes. >> google is teaming up with another company in talks now with the goal of creating a new self driving car, a deal that could be announced by next month. >> in time for the holidays,

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the weather and traffic and news that lives where you live. >> before i start the story please be warned i made this mistake do not get too attached to the coyote you see scampering there. the story does not end well. >> the coyote made its way inside the myrtle beach airport and ran and for 45 miles before animal control officers were able to trap imunfortunately, since trapped coyotes can not be relocated the animal had to be put down. awe go to a happy ending, hole for the holidays for a beloved duck. duck. after moving back in with her friends at a senior citizen's home as she flew the coup, she lived in limbo at a wildlife facility because federal law blocked her return to the senior citizens home and after getting a series of approval she can live, again, with her senior

friends. the center has obtained an educational permit and upgraded her living quarters so he is if to go. >> so flood. >> a group of thieves in texas get away with steeling several items of clothing, and, the, hurting a one-year-old boy in the process. look at the boy on the screen near the clothing rack, they took a pile of clothes and to get away one of them knocked the by to the ground. he ran from the store. >> my gosh. all the dad ran after the heave and punctureed a tire on the get away car but they got away. the boy is fine. he will be just okay. >> the stories that surfaced around the story can tug at the heart. >> a donor gave a sheriff deputy a crazy amount of in town do good so deputied hat the idea to pull over drivers and rather than tickets, they handed out $100 bills.

people remain obviously caught off guard and a driver had already pulled out the license and registration by the time the deputy got to the window and it was the deputy who was emotional. >> he just pulled pennies out of a bank to go shopping and she was in trees during the traffic stop. it feels good to do something for the community and give back. >> very nice. $100 bills were handed out to 20 people and deputies say every person had a touching story of how he or she could use the extra cash, merry christmas to all. >> most of us know the story of how rudolph we save christmas. have you wondered how a bright red nose helped him guide santa and the sleigh? maybe it pad not just the nose, reindeer eye tissue turns deep blue in winter so it is harder to see the blue town caused by fog unless they have a shiny red nose to guide them. >> now i know.

>> now you know. >> now, a look at the forecast for our christmas eve-eve. >> it is dry. >> my gosh. >> amazing how the animals adapt. it is dry. it will be better for walking the dog and biking and running, a dry cooler freeze so it could hurt your throat. now the sierra at 1:00 o'clock a.m. tonight and lasting through 10:00 tomorrow and lake tahoe and 4:00 a.m. on friday, and winter storm warning. lack at the totals another 1 food foot or so of snow is possible. >> we will head over to a shot of the golden gate bridge with the configuration just now changed and four lanes southbound with traffic light here and no problems at automatic as well as 101 heading down to the golden gate bridge and southbound beyond san rafael, all the way to 580 and

the richmond-san rafael bridge so be careful on the san mateo bridge although the drive is looking good there is a high wind advisory with no delay on the dumbarton bridge. the dumbarton bridge. >> now, a password required. a notification will appear on the phone asking if you are trying to sign in from another device and tap "yes," and you are in. this could be useful when logging in from a new location or if you like a lot of us have forgot were your passwords. >> disney is expected to sell three million to $5 million in "star wars" merchandise before the end of the year. a reason, of course, is the adorable star of "the force awakens" the hottest toy. the pew seem of science and industry in chicago released this video of the flock and the chicks. it is adorable.

disney team up with the robot firm to create the technology. love that. >> could be someone on my christmas list who has received and it i am jealous. >> absolutely. corruption is never good among police but we can make an exception for the k-9 officer you are about to meet. chewy is a french bulldog one bad officer. in a small connecticut town south of hartford she drinks on the job, uses her sirens in nonemergency situation and barks wherever sheen whats. chewy's own are said it is a dream to join the force and watching the video it is now clear how long shell remain an officer. >> very high quality video put together for this. >> will shot. >> way to go, chewy. >> she died to serve our country and now the death of a bay area

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on christmas eve-eve. i am reggie aqui. >> christmas eve-eve. i like it. i am natasha zouves. after days of rain it is a dry start to our morning. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking it. mike? good morning. and good morning to the moon with dry