facebook posts about terror attacks, including the one in new york city that left eight people dead. >> abc news reporter melanie woodrow is live with this developing story. >> reporter: according to these documents, everitt jameson had offered his services as a tow truck driver to help, quote, support the cause. this is where he had been working at anderson's towing since august. we talked to his boss a short time ago. also, two days ago investigators executed a search warrant and a modesto home where they say they turned up guns, ammunition, a letter that he wrote including the words, i have committed these acts, and his will. this is the man federal investigators say was planning a terror attack on san francisco's pier 39. a location he said he chose because he had been there before and knew it was a heavily crowded area. his father says, he is shocked.

>> something like this is just unreal. >> according to a criminal complaint, jameson had radical jihadi beliefs and social media that supported terrorism. he told an employee that he planned to make an attack. he said he could do it december 18 through 25th and. christmas was the perfect day. he also offered his services as truck driver to support the cause. jameson has worked here at anderson tow go since august 21st. >> this brings the terrorism stuff way too close to hole. >> reporter: the manager said they're cooperating with the fbi in every way possible. his repacks jameson may have intended to use the trucks here as part of planned terror attack -- >> very disturbed. >> reporter: according to the complaint, jameson was discharged from the marine corps for fraudulent enlistment

because he hadn't disclose that had he had asthma. he was trained in both the m-16 and ak-47. after an fbi accidentally called him and hung up, the next time an undercover agent spoke to him, he said he had reconsidered. still, when law enforcement officials execute a search warrant, they seize ad letter he with the words, you have all brought this upon yourselves. with his last will and testament and firearms and ammunition. and during the interview, his father suggested that perhaps he had changed after his children were adopted. we've learned his estranged wife has had some run-ins with the law. jameson was in court today. if convicted, he faces a maximum 20 years in prison. >> as you mentioned, did he make a court appearance today.

federal court in fresno, although formal charges have been filed. his attorney said that he has denied the allegations in the criminal complaint. >> he denied the allegations. >> he pled not guilty, right? >> there is no charge. >> he said he expects formal charges will be filed january 5th. he said jameson will plead not guilty. if justice department said if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. >> the suspect was in the cabrera sunday night. he was attending the raiders/cowboys game with his father. >> according to the fbi, the public was never in any imminent danger from jameson despite his desire to commit the act on christmas today. >> live from pier 39 with that part of the story. >> for many people, no trip to san francisco is complete without visiting pier 39.

this afternoon, the crowds remained but not without a sense of worry. they come from all over the world. visitors here to experience the holidays in san francisco. >> you see all the kids running around. everybody is taking pictures. it is my first time here, enjoying the beautiful weather. >> reporter: but a wide range of emotions this afternoon as people learned of a terrorism plot. >> you hear all the news and the commotion. >> reporter: according to the fbi, everitt aaron jameson was arrested wednesday for allegedly planning to bomb the pier on christmas because he knew it would be crowd that had day. a thwarted suicide fake has left many on he know. >> we traveled here 20 years ago to this beautiful country. we never thought about terror attacks back then. >> reporter: federal officials say he had voiced his support for the terror attack many new york city in which a driver plowed a pickup truck into a

crowded bike path killing eight people. in a statement this afternoon, the acting mayor said in part, san francisco is a city that proudly champions democracy, freedom and liberty. sadly that makes our home a target. despite the shock, people here say they won't let these plots of terror change their life. >> if we're having a good time, that is a way of defeating they will. we're staying strong as a human race. we're standing together. >> reporter: others calling these times of attacks the new normal in america. >> the san francisco police department increase its visibility and presence throughout the city as the fbi continues to investigate. we're live this afternoon at pier 39. abc7 news. >> thank you. while we're talking about the san francisco police department and their reaction, they say they were notified about the investigation several days ago. in a statement they provided to abc7 news this afternoon, the police said the safety of all

the san francisco residents and visitors is our top priority. as we've stated in previous weeks, during the holiday season the public will notice an increased law enforcement flens shopping corridors and at our city's attractions. now, abc7 news was the very first to send out a push alert on the arrest of the terror suspect. that was on the abc7 news app which is updated. be sure to get push alerts and updates just like the one we sent out. defense attorneys want a judge to throw out what the widow told the fbi after the fake killed 49 people. omar mateen targeted orlando's pulse nightclub and its lgbt participatron patrons. the fbi interviewed the widow. there was a claim that she knew her husband was planning an attack. agents arrested her in january. her trial terrorism charges is set to begin in march. investigators in the central valley are urgently searching

for a possible serial shooter who is suspected in at least ten drive-byes in madera and fresno. >> reporter: bullet hole after vehicle. least ten vehicles left with the evidence of a possible shooter. >> we have not determined what a motive is or could be for these shootings. they all appear to be completely random. >> reporter: the shootings have happened within this 12-square mile area. primarily during the morning and evening commutes, catching this driver who didn't want to be identified off guard. >> i heard the sound and it took me a while to register. first i thought it was a blowout. that was impossible. it was too loud. then i pulled over and saw my truck was shot. >> he was unhurt but at least one other driver was injured. >> my boss here got shot through

the window. >> did she get hit? >> yes. >> that woman hit in the chest by shrapnel, recovering. as investigators try to figure out who the shooter is before anyone else is hurt. >> if this keeps going it will be a matter of time before we have a murder investigation. >> many believe the gun shots have come from a dark colored pick-up truck passing in the other direction. >> i was doing 45 or 50. he was doing the same. he was off in the trigger a little bit thaflt god. >> the sheriff's department has increased patrols in that area. >> the reward for information leading to an arrest has been raised to $6,000. hi there. let's look at live doppler 7. you will notice there are quite a bit of clouds around. the green is not rain.

it is just moisture in the clouds as we continue to see quite a bit of cloudiness streaming across our bay area skies. that will play into the forecast. be grateful we have the clouds because this morning it was freezing cold. 27 in livermore. right now, you will notice the trms in the 40s, the 50s. it is still pretty crisp out there. it is a beautiful view. if you're stepping out, a cool evening. 40s, 50s, plenty of clouds will be around, and the temperatures will be falling by midnight. upper 30s to the low 40s. i'll be back the rest of the holiday forecast coming up. >> thank you. improving weather conditions have a lot of firefighters to make significant progress on the massive wildfire. containment is up to 65% and most of the evacuation orders have been lifted. the fire has charred nearly

275,000 acres and is 500 acres away from becoming the largest wildfire in california history. it is blamed for two deaths and has destroyed many homes. investigators believe the fires were set deliberately. they broke out in three abandoned homes and two outbuildings caught fire. that was on west madill street. the fire on a street destroyed a building that was once home to a cremation service. neighbors say it was the third fire in that building. >> there have been numerous fires here. they keep going and nobody is doing anything to stop it. >> the fires are likely set fires. >> firefighters tell us nobody was hurt in any of these fires. the travel rush is on. what you need fong you're heading to the airport or

hitting the road. >> my body was completely gray and i wasn't breathing and i a pulse. >> scary. a surfer broke his neck at ocean beach. today he is on the road to recovery. and

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the big christmas rush is on in a lot of places. although as we look at san jose, 101 on the left-hand side, that's actually better than usual. walnut creek is not as bad as i thought it would be. if you try to get out of city,

it is a little bit challenging. i can tell you that. >> i saw a lot of traffic last night, especially around the airport. >> let's give you a look at flight aware which tracks flights right now. more than 100 million americans are on the move. >> that's a lot of planes out there. >> a lot of green as well so not too bad. >> the latest from abc news. >> a holiday travel frenzy. tens of millions of americans heading out of town for christmas. over 97 million on the road between now and january first. many facing snow and rain, hazardous road conditions, from the rockies in the upper midwest all the way to new england. 2.7 million americans are expected to fly just today. at dallas love field. smoke from an overheated ac unit ground the airport to a halt forcing thousands of passengers to leave their gates and long security lines.

>> we are just waiting. we can go back in. >> that's right. get through security again. and a big change this year, you may be asked to take any electronic device bigger than a cell phone out of your carry-on. the tsa is worried about terrorists trying to hide explosives in electronic devices. security is being stepped up at so-called soft targets. as you travel and gather together to celebrate the holiday season, we ask you to stay alert. in new york city, the nypd is deploying special tales. radiation dedecks devices and hundreds of additional officers. in las vegas, the city is installing 800 safety posts to stop potential vehicle attacks and sending in soldiers. abc news, new york. visitors heading to the goldengate bridge will face

restricted parking. >> getting kids out can be quite a challenge. but the wells family is going to mexico so they didn't want to miss their flight at sfo. >> we wanted to beat the lines. >> the traffic is pretty significant out front. >> the cars stacked up while the lines stretched down the terminals. sfo is forecasting this to be one of the busiest days of the holiday season. >> we tried to get here early because we thought it would be crowded and we were right. this is the busiest we've ever seen it. >> the busiest a.m. more than 3.1 million passengers are scheduled to fly today. a record high. missing a flight can mess with your holiday plans. especially if you want to make

good first impression. >> you're doing something exciting. >> going to see my fiance. and you're meeting the parents for the first time. >> yeah. kind of crazy. >> domestic garages are free for 30 minutes for quick drop-offs and pick-ups, hoping to cut down on traffic at the curb. abc7 news. >> if you're not traveling but you are heading to the goldengate bridge, you're going to face restricted parking at both ends of the bridge. there's limited parking. it was meant to ease the severe he back-up that happens when visitors head out to the bridge. use public transit. at ais, ride shares or park park overflow lots. a group of bay area marines called in reinforcements to make sure thousands of kids get christmas gifts this year.

it is base in the san bruno. this year they collected so many donations for the toys for tots program, they didn't have room for all of them. >> i'll say the last minute donations, i came this morning picking up toys from someone who said we don't have much. we're trying to help out. >> organizers say they're supporting more than 100 nonprofits in the cabrera and have requests for 26,000 toys. >> having too many presents is a good problem to have. one of the arrests were' biggest stars is spreading -- one of the warriors he stars is spreading holiday cheer. kevin durant brightening the holidays for moms and kids at the elizabeth house. the kevin durant charity

foundation provided with us this video. across the bay, he brought holiday gifts to young adults at larkin street youth services. the warriors do a fantastic job as a team and individually. >> in particular, i think he's been a great goodwill ambassador to the community. how about the weather? is it fantastic? not if you had to scrape the ice off your windshield. >> i slept through that. >> we have to get up really early. >> never mind, never mind. i surrender! >> since our husbands were long gone. it's the holidays. some high clouds passing through. that's about all we're seeing.

in the sierra, you don't have he worry about chains. it is going to be dry. you'll want to watch for the sunset tonight. it will be amazing because of the high clouds. snap a picture. send it to us. san jose, 58 degrees. here's another equally beautiful view from our emeryville camera. and you are going to get a nice burst of color. santa rosa, napa, livermore, made good recovery considering it was so cold this morning. if you look at our south beach camera, we're seeing a lot of cold. we're looking dry through the end of the year. i know we need rain, the snow, but i think doesn't look like the rain will make it.

this trend continues through overnight hours. you have family visiting and you want to show them around. if you have to travel, a lot of clouds filtering the it will be freezing cold but not in the 20s. we'll go with low 30s. napa, fairfield, 40s, 30s around the bay. still chilly. it will be a hazy day with a combination of high clouds and bad air quality. spare the air alerts up for saturday and sunday. moderate across the bay area. a cloudy start, 7:00 a.m. it will be in the 30s and 40s. lots of clouds lingering but you see more sun as we head into the afternoon. the sun goes down and they will

continue to fall. look at the seven day forecast. a chilly morning. hazy day. saturday, sunday, increasing clouds and unfortunately, not more than that. we're not expecting rain. upper 50s to mid 60s. temperatures will continue to inch up wednesday, thursday, above average. 66, inland. upper 50s along the coastline. a mix of sun and clouds. the good thing about all of this, i've been thinking. larry has more time to go buy our gifts. it will be dry. >> something big or something shiny. or both. big is better. >> it is time to start thinking about your new years eve plans. what are your hot spots to ring in the new year? take a look.

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within 24 hours, he was able to move a foot. he then transferred to the medical center where a new rehabilitation facility has a zero g balance system that has restored his ability to walk again. >> it was a deep feeling of joy. yeah. it brought tears to my eyes. >> reporter: after five hours daily of therapy, he retreats to his hospital room to paint as he slowly regains the ability to hold brushes. he has learned to use medical devices to create art. >> this people texture was created with latex gloves. and these linear created with. he could be back working in the emergency room this time next yar. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> wow, that's truly amazing. the doctor said he looks forward to getting back into the water

eventually to board and body surf. >> unimaginable. >> that's a huge break-through. >> the president signing the tax bill into law. >> i will signing it before christmas. i said the bill would be on my desk before christmas and you are holding me literally to that. and a government shutdown is averted once more. plus, new details on the deadly

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here are the stories making headlines. a modesto man is accused of planning a terror attack on pier 39 in san francisco. 26-year-old everitt jameson is accused of planning a terror attack. he chose pier 39 because he knew it would be crowded during the holiday. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow recovered a will, firearms. we'll have more coming up at 5:00. abc news has learned that president trump is expected to sell plans to anti-tank missiles to the ukrainian government.

that would require approval. earlier today, the president signed the tax bill into law. he signed the legislation before taking off for florida to start his vacation. >> reporter: florida bound for the holidays, president trump's. at a bill signed into law. >> i was going to wait for a formal signing sometime in early janel. i watched the news and they were saying, will he keep his promise? will he sign it by christmas? i called down stairs. he said get it ready. we have to do it now. i believe we're going to have a lot of bynum work done and maybe we start with infrastructure. >> there is a huge difference between a legislative victory and a political victory. so he has put a lot of yards on the field and a lot of first downs. for a political purpose he hasn't accomplished that much. >> last night, congress passed a

measure to keep the lights on, at least until january 19. lawmakers punted the critical issues. stabilizing health insurance markets. >> we'll be looking for areas of bynum agreement because that's the way the senate is. there are only a few exceptions. >> the children's health insurance program chip which provides health care to 9 million children now funded in march. the house approved an $81 billion aid package. the senate didn't take a vote. >> president trump signed a billion-dollar defense bill. he will bring in the new year and spend christmas at mar-a-lago. >> the new tax law is raising some fears among bay area charities. the food bank relies on smaller donations from individuals and they say many of the donors have

relied on a tax deduction to help defray the cost of buying foods and canned goods. >> this year's doubling of the standard deduction,le people will not see a line to take that deduction for their charitable giving. so it will be a lack of reward. a difference they didn't see this year. they were concerned that people will elect not to give this year. >> organizers of the food bank say they're worried about cuts to safety net programs being proposed by republicans. they say programs like social security or food stamps would put even more pressure on charities to help feed families. supreme court remains strong on the affordable care act. 8.8 million people so far have signed up for health insurance next year. that's down from last year. demand is high in california where a surge caused the state to extend the dead line until

today. for those who want it, it is well ahead of last year's pace. now to texas and a tragedy unfolding outside san antonio. a 6-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by law enforcement. >> the boy was the victim of a chase gone horribly wrong. >> the tragic accident, a woman in her 30s had reportedly broken into a car. >> at least several times during this foot chase, the suspect continuously pointed the weapon at the deputy. >> after a mile long chase, deputies cornered her in a trailer park. the suspect was standing on the doorway and the young boy was inside. behind a wall. outside the officers. >> the woman died at the scene. >> i still heard one

another struck the 6-year-old. he died at the hospital from the gunshot. >> there's not a single one of us that wouldn't trade places with him. >> police are still searching for the woman's gun. abc news, dallas. we've learned the engineer of a doomed amtrak train appeared to apply the brakes moments before a crash that killed three people near seattle. it reached a speed of 78 miles per hour on a curve with a 30-mile-per-hour speed limit. the ntsb said there was an engineer remarking about the speeds six seconds before the crash. crew members did not appear to be using their personal cell phones. a high profile symphony conductor has lost another major role following sexual misconduct allegations against him. abc news reported the san francisco symphony severed ties

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photographers are traveling to see this right around the winter solstice. >> you see the golden light through an arch in the rocks. here's the story from big sur. >> one by one they flock to big sur until 100 or more are at the beach. some photographers down the road. others are. farther. >> what do you think of the sunset here? >> it's so beautiful. i've never seen anything like this before. >> some professionals, others with cameras small and big. >> i'm working 200 to 500. it's huge. there's not many other lens this is big. >> some shoot from above. others stand alone coming to the coast to capture the sun in a rare sunset. sheeng through this arch rock way. >> the combination of low tide at sunset with the solstice is perfect. >> call it the keyhole.

it is only seen between december and january. >> what will it look like? >> it is the shaft of light. it is accompanied by some beautiful wave or water action. that's what we're looking for. it's a waiting game. you might come searching for one moment. you might think it is right in front of you. >> this is the perfect place, the perfect time for the perfect person. and i couldn't ask for more. it was perfect. >> surrounded by 100 photographers, they now have the perfect picture to remember a moment worth capturing. >> that is fantastic. to plan that out. and temperatuat that moment, the on the wall framed forever. >> it will be huge, too. >> going down to big sur, it will be chilly in the next few days. >> but not as cold as this morning. that's a good sign. it is because of this.

larry and christian. high clouds are streaming across the skies. no 20s. we're expecting 30s tomorrow morning. still cold. below freezing, santa rosa, napa, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. for the afternoon, a mix of sun and high clouds for saturday. you're looking at high temperatures from the mid 40s to the mid 60s. you'll have to rely on the man made snow to enjoy a white christmas. it will be dry the next few days. mostly cloudy, saturday, sunday, christmas day. a little more sunshine. 20s in the morning. 40s, 50s. statewide, you don't have to worry about any travel problems. san diego are in the 60s. northern california, chico, you're looking at sacramento in the mid to upper 50s. nationally, snow over the rockies. you'll notice the pacific northwest. this is where the problems can occur tomorrow. the northeast and the east

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so are you worried about being surrounded by desserts this holiday season? you have to have willpower! some ideas to indulge without on the pounds. >> you never eat this kind of stuff. >> i don't. in the newsroom. i don't eat the cake. i just -- just say no. >> go get lost while i'm dealing with business here. >> it seems we're surrounded,

except for larry, surrounded by foods and sweets. so how do you stay in control if you love cookies? well, let's start by showing you exactly what 100 calories look like. tis the season for take stock of what you eat. for start, three of these jivger bread cookies plus a foot have 100 calories. and check these out. nabisco oreos, decked out in red. about 1.5 equals 100 calories. two and a half of these spicy little dome cookies are 100 calories. better cookies are classic. and danish delights tins are famous during the holidays. for 100 calories, you can eat

about 2.4. and it wouldn't be the holidays without holiday flavors. check out two minty cookies. peopleridge farls, about 1.5 cookies come to 100 calories. and how do fudge stripe cookies stack up? you get 1.for you of these to make 100 calories. a shortcut to decorating cookies, pills bury ready to make cookies, almost two of them come to 100 calories. why settle for round when you can see stars? trader joe's dark chocolate stars have a certain sparkle. a little less than three of these make 100 calories. enjoy them with a dipper of milk. consumer reports dieticians advise that it is fun and fine

to indulge but control those portions. yeah. >> i know what 100 calories looks like here. thank you. once all the christmas presents have been unwrapped and holiday foods are consumed, there will be a lot of throwing things out. here some great tips on holiday recycling. >> you brought some goodies for us. before we get to that, those amazon boxes are already coming with all the shipping and people doing online shopping. are you seeing a huge. a cardboard boxes and how will you deal with it after the holidays? >> we're seeing a lot of small and medium size cardboard boxes from online purchasing. and we receive those here in san francisco, and we have a recycling plant on peer 96. and we invested in a special machine that recycles, and kind

of lifts the cardboard boxes off and creates a stream of cardboard boxes. and then we get them bailed. we like the ask customers to cut them down a little sgit flatten he will. >> you've had to invest in technology to do that. i want to talk about, between the boxes and the gift wrapped, what are the number one most recycled items? don't forget the champagne bottles, too. >> we see a lot of bottles and paper, wrapping paper and things like that. the number one thing where people make a mistake, they put food in the garbage. food scraps. of course, the holidays are the biggest food weeks of the year. we were asking people he to compost their food scrams torsion put their vegetable peelings and egg shells into the compost. >> in the bay area, we're pretty good about that in general.

still, with recycling, there are things do you know to help. you were putting out a good point. if you look for items that don't have printing on they will, that helps you. >> a lot of coffee bags are made out of plastic and it is a flimsy plastic which is hard to recycle. printing is inky. and can be, inks can be toxic. so it is nicer to look for things that are more natural, or paper based. that's better for the environment. are you also giving people the tip to save on packaging? you put out some good gift items. not a lot of packaging involved. >> there's an enormous movement worldwide to avoid single use plastics. there's too many plastics getting into our oceans. so it is good to find gifts that either have no packaging or things that can be reused.

here's a mason jar. a very pretty and of course you can do a million things with a mason jar. here are some organic fruits that came from the market. no packaging whatsoever. >> think packaging, compost. thank you. >> a lot of great advice there. one antioch student has plans to play video games during the holiday break. and thanks to his fellow students, he'll be able to fulfill that. coming up, continuing coverage of the man accused of plotting a christmas terror attack in san francisco. we're looking into everitt jameson's history and what he told fbi agents. it's finally safe to return

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grader by stealing his nine tend over system. he is not just a gamer. he is planning his future around video gaming. this does have a happy ending thanks to the generosity of classmates and teachers. abc7 news anchor eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: high school is rarely picture perfect bust the right friends in the right situation can restore your faith in people. meet tenth grader shawn hawkins. his nine tend over 3 ds is more than a toy. it is a beacon to his future and why it hit him so hard when it was stolen at school during gym class earlier this month. >> my backpack was too big so i couldn't put it in my locker. >> reporter: he was devastated when it was stolen. he even wrote a note on the community white board begging for its return. it could have ended right there if not for a couple of caring friends. >> he is a sweet friend.

he didn't do anything wrong to anyone. >> reporter: so his friends began collecting money from students and faculty to buy him a new one. a dollar here, $5 there. persevering believe the mean kids spoke out. >> the mean kids were like, that's funny. >> reporter: i'm thatter took this video of the emotional day they presented shawn with a new one. >> i think we need to learn to appreciate these moments and to induce them more. >> i never thought i would ever play it again. but they proved me wrong. >> shawn found out people care about him and are looking out for him. i think the rewards were pretty special as well. >> it was a truly teachable moment. and you didn't have to be a teacher. i

in. >> thanks for joining us. abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. it's really scary. shocking. a planned christmas terror attack stopped. >> new tactics in union city where police and businesses are doing to try to prevent a side show. >> packed roads and flights is getaway day for millions of people heading somewhere for christmas. this doctor broke his neck while body surfing. event brings this terror stuff way too close to hole. >> we're hearing from a co-worker and the family of a man accused of plotting a christmas day terror attack on san francisco did fbi said his

target was pier 39. >> thank you for joining us. 26-year-old everitt jameson appeared in court just hours ago. >> he lives in modesto. authorities arrested him today. according to court documents, he picked pier 39 because he had been there before and he knew there was a lot of people. >> we have live team coverage on this. beginning with melanie woodrow. >> reporter: according to this criminal complaint, everitt jameson had offered his services a it's a tow truck driver to quote, support the cause. a couple days ago investigatorser had a search warrant and look at what they turned up. guns and munition. a letter hehe words, i have committed these acts and his will. >> according to a federal criminal complaint, everitt jameson