santa clara county firefighters are closely monitoring a tesla sedan today to make sure it doesn't self-ignite again, this after the vehicle caught fire twice yesterday after the owner reported a flat tire. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen zse. the car in question is renewing concerns over the battery of the electric vehicle. the model "s" sedan caught fire hen an hour later at a tow yard and that's where aches 7's matt keller joins us with the very latest. matt? >> reporter: kristen, firefighters left the model mi driveway away from the buildings

and other vehicle c ten times lesse a fi than that runss, but f to l with this new technology. the latest thermal imaging this morning shows the temperature of the tesla model "s" was going in the right direction. >> where it was the hottest was 170. now it's down is 40. >> i don't know the right temperature. certainly the fact that it's going down is a good sign, but i don't think we have enough information to know whether we've stopped that chemical chain reaction from occurring in the next minutes or hours. >> firefighters are still concerned about the possibility that the electric car could flame up for a third time. the owner of the model "s" says he was driving on highway 17 when a sensor went off alerting him to a quick drop in tire pressure. he ended up at a los gatos car repair shop. i'm going in there doing the f thought it might be something

going on next door. >> reporter: that was his car going up in flames. santa clara foyer put it out and waited for the car to cool and then towed it to campbell and then last night this happened. firefighters propped the car up on blocks for easier put the fire out. >> the technology is such that there's some unknowns to it as far as what we've seen in this case, that chemical chain reaction that's occur, and so we need to maintain that direct contact with them so that we can work through it and, you know, make sure that the public is ultimately safe and the car is in a safe place in the event it does reignite. tesla says they are investigating this incident and are glad to hear that everyone is safe. reporting live other in campbell, matt keller, nbc 7 news. >> matt, thanks so much. developing news from the south bay this morning the search is on for a hit-and-run

driver who injured two pedestrians in san jose. it happened around 6:30 this morning near 33rd street and berrywood drive. one pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries. the other non-life-threatening injuries. a yemeni wife and mother whose 2-year-old son is on life support in oakland is expected to arrive in the bay area tonight. ali hasan's 2-year-old son abdullah has been at ucsf benioff hospital for over a month suffering from a rare brain disease. the family moved to egypt due to the war in yemen. when abdullah's condition got worse, the father and son, who are both american citizens, came to the u.s. seeking better medical treatment. mom's application for a visa was denied though due to the trump administration's travel ban. hasan says his wife has now been granted a spousal honest. i mean, if she wild the father going to take abdullah off life

support last week but decided to try one more time to see if they could get his mother to the u.s. to see her son one final time. in the east bay, the landlord of a ghost ship warhouse is moving ahead with plans to demolish the buildings. attorneys representing the families of the 36 people who died in the fire two years ago are no longer objecting to the building being torn down, but they will like a memorial at the site. the families don't want the building to be sole. during a court hearing yesterday, the will judge said the landlord will have to reapply for a new permit for demolishing the warehouse because they listed the address incorrectly on the first application. san francisco mayor london breed is reportedly asking governor brown to release her brother from prison. according to "the chronicle" breed sent a ltehe governor back in october asking him to consider leniency and commute the prison sentence. napoleon brown is serving 44

years for a manslaughter conviction in the death of a san francisco woman 18 years ago but breed's status as mayor as to whether the letter is an attempt to use her status to influence the governor's decision. developing news, facebook stock is dropping today on a report that it let users read private messages. according to the "new york times" facebook shared data with more than 150 companies on apps on its platform, each if the users enabled no sharing. you should never access people's private messages or ask for the ability to do so. facebook says it never gave access to data without using consent. breaking news, the federal reserve announced minute ago it's raising interest rates for the fourth time this year. a key borrowing rate will increase to the highest level in a decade despite from the trump

administration to keep it low. you're looking at a live picture from the big board. investors already factored this in so you don't see a big swing right now. the job market is still strong, but the stock market has certainly tumbled sharply in the past few months amid worries over the trade war with china. the rate increase will mean higher rates when you borrow money from home mortgages to credit cards. all right. other big stories. mike, we've been captivated by the huge waves and mavericks. the competition is not happening. a lot of excitement for the surfers but a high surf advisory as well. >> it continues. downgraded from a warning to an advisory yesterday and that was extended through 3:00 tomorrow morning as breakers could still reach 15 to 25 feet on average and a few rogue waves could reach up to 30 feet up and down our coastline. we're not the only ones dealing with rough surf. down in socal they have it, and it will last through at least tomorrow to 10:00 p.m. around l.a. and santa barbara to even

noon friday but notice their wave heights. up to 8 to 10 feet,able not nearly as impressive. that should be santa cruz. george washington bridge, that's fine. stay away from the beaches, if you can, because that is where we're going to find some of the more dangerous areas, except for like right here where you can see in santa cruz where it's sheltered, but if you have other things to do outside. enjoy the mild conditions and increasing sunshine and i do have two chance of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's kristen. >> happening today, transportation leaders will officially approve a plan to charge you more to cross bay-area bridges. tolls will go up by a dollar on every bridge except the golden gate starting january 1st so th $7:00 and it's the result of measure 3 which voters approved in june, but two lawsuits are challenging the results. opponents say it required

irds vote to pas get. the money from the toll hike will be put into escrow until the lawsuit is resolved. mineta san jose airport is celebrating a major milestone today. it surpassed its old passenger record and marked its growth with a big surprise for one traveler. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story from the bay area's second busiest airport. >> getting pulled aside at the airport means a more thorough check at the security line, but airport really had a surprise in store for sergio aguilera when they asked him to step aside. mineta san jose airport declared aguilera its 14.3 millionth passenger setting a record, a record they have been trying to break for 17 years. >> 17 years ago we peaked out at 14.2 million we've been focused on growing our facilities and improving our

facilities ever syringes then, and today is a record day for us. >> reporter: this day also means the airport has now surpassed oakland in number of passengers. >> that well ear now the number two bay area airport in terms of passengers served. >> reporter: aguilera and his family are connecting here going from washington to mexico for the holidays. airport officials approached him right at the gate when he got off the plane. >> i was surprised being the -- the 14.3, i was really surprised, and i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: it sounds liking a layer sax a symbol rather than the actual person which would be tough to determine. the airport says it expects to hit the number by the end of the year, and today is the kickoff of the busy holiday travel season >> you know, in our mind, this person is the person tt wre to symbolize a very important marker for our airport. >> reporter: as for how the airport reached this point, mineta built this terminal ten years ago and has added flights

both domestic and international and hopes that this trend continues. in san jose, amy hollyfield. abc 7 news. the infant snowsuits being recalled today because they pose a choke risk, and a full and rapid withdrawal. where u.s. troops are set to pull out. and it's been called a miracle. the brain tumor in an 11-year-old girl one moment and just vanished the next. more news, weather and hot topics. abc news at 11:00 is expanding to a full h kayla: our dad was in the hospital. josh: because of smoking. but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. kayla: do you know how hard it is to smoke in a hospital? by the time we could, we were like... what are we doing?

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1. new this morning, a heads up if you're headed to the snow with your little ones this holiday. these children's place infant snowsuits are being recalled because they pose a choking hazard. the issue is in the metal snaps that can detach and be swallowed. the suits were sold online from august through november of this year. if you have one. you should return it immediately for a full refund, and we have the specific style numbers impacted on our app and on abc7news.com. congress believes it can pass a major bipartisan effort to change the federal criminal justice system. the measure has already passed theet? . ident's cam claiming victory. >> one big step to go to passion the house, but already lawmakers and president trump are claiming victory over a bipartisan

sweeping criminal justice bill. >> that really changes our outlook on our system of justice for the first time in decades and it's a dramatic change. i think it reflects the fact that we realize that just getting muscular and tough on the war on drugs isn't enough. we've got to use our brains. >> the senate overwhelmingly passed the most significant change in a generation to federal sentencing laws. it gives judges more discretion when punishing drug offenders and reduces the life sentence for some drug offenders with three strikes to 25 >> this is not just a measure of compassion toward the prisoner. this is basically a public safety measure that will actually make it less likely that people will leave prison and commit additional crimes. >> reporter: the bill took years of negotiations, and was also put into jeopardy with last-minute amendments that were

not successful. passage will give president trump a signature policy victory. the president who ran in 2016 as the law and order tough on crime candidate tweeted after the senate vote, america's the greatest country in the world, and my job is to fight for all citizens, even though who have made mistakes. lawmakers are optimistic the house will pass the historic legislation. the criminal justice bill also has major support from both liberal and conservative groups. there's mixed reaction among law enforcement. kenneth moton, abc news washington. new this morning president trump is calling for the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria. he tweeted we have defeated isis in syria, my only reason for being there during the trump presidency. a defense official says planning is under way for full and rapid withdrawal. some republicans say the move is a debate and there's a

of > this11-year-old girl was diagnosed in octoberith a riatin though there was no cure. doctors all diagnosed her where a cancerous brain tumor han now it's suddenly undell textable on an mri scan. the family says they prayed for a miracle. >> every day we say it. it's like god heal rocksly. >> we didn't know how long she would be healthy, and -- and look at her. she's -- she's doing awesome. >> her parents say the girl is just now as active as she ever was, and doctors are remaining cautiously hospital mystic. she's the mom of a young boy, has a heart condition and to a would-be they have in the

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almost looked like summer this morning with the low cloufrlds churning overhead and the fog and not being able to see the sun rights until you were on mt. tam, and this is what you missed, a beautiful look from mt. tam right there of the churning and colorful sun rise this morning. here's the way it looks right now. mavericks, you could see how churning the ocean is, how it's raking the coast, pounding once

again with 15 to 25-foot waves and possibly rogue 30-foot waves around mavericks this morning and into the afternoon hours and that high surf advisory will go into 3:00. .et's talk about thetsnd what io mild today, temperatures about 5 to 8 degrees above average. we'll reach the throw mid-60s once the sun breaks a little bit more free of the cloud cover that's really holding it back right now. clouds and fog again right now and chance of rape thursday and monday. most of us are warmer today than yesterday and even with the cloud cover. stepping out right now, mid-50s to even a 60 in oakland and a 61 right now at half moon bay. a look at san jose, and we're having a hard time from seeing the sunshine. 87 back towards the shark tank. partly sunny, 57 to 61 at noon. right around 60 and a little more sunshine at 4, and then we'll start off with seeing more stars at 8:00, so expect it to be a little more cooler from 8:00 to mid negotiate tn

wa yteay. we'll dro uer40sn to a cooler morning. mid-to upper 40s with a mixture of clouds and fog out there once again. now, let jump into what's going on. high pressure over us right now. you can see the clockwise flow steering the next storm mainly to the north. the same pattern we had from the week storm last week. remember how it didn't quite bring rain anywhere. here we are at noon and the rain is just moving into eureka. as we get towards 4:00, it's just moving into ukiah, and as we get deeper into the forecast, you can see by 7:00 and into the overnight hours it starts to fall apart and we'll wake up to a little drizzle friday morning and some slickness on the streets, and just a few snow flurries up in tahoe. the best chance of snow in tahoe will be monday when we have a better chance of rain from the afternoon hours to the early evening hours. >> all right. we're ready. thanks, mike. >> listen to this up. a new york city mom is being hailed a hero this morning after fighting off a would-be car

theme. as you can see, someone caught the whole thing on camera. here's more on this footage. >> i'm really not sure exactly what happened, but it happened. >> this is what was happening, and an enraged tahisha pummeling a man 30 years younger than her. why? he was trying to steal her car and she was going to have none of it. >> i had to take matters into my own hands. i saved to get that car myself, i'm a single parent. i saved. >> look at this. >> reporter: the whole incident was captured on cell phone video by a neighbor who heard the commotion on brook avenue this morning. she was about to drive her 5-year-old son to school and used a remote starter to warm up the engine which shouldn't unlock the doors, but somehow the suspect was already in the driver's seat when she approached. jones promptly yanked him out. i couldn't understand anything he was saying to be honest with you. all i just kept hitting him

saying you was trying to steal my car, are you serious? and then he tried to get away and tried to take off his shirt and that's when i sat down on him. >> reporter: finally police arrived, and the suspect was taken into custody. jones suffers from congestive heart failure and still the 19-year-old suspect was no match for her. >> i should have thought it through but i didn't. i just reacted. >> yu prks and they messed with the wrong person for sure. hand here's more of why jones was so frustrated. last week someone broke one of her window, and a week before that somebody stole her rear spoiler. she said she worked hard to get and wanted to keep it. good for her. getting stressed out for the holidays is for the birds, delicious birds.

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popeye's said they know how emotionally supportive the animals are. this chicken is permitted to fly without any restrictions. i have to say when i eat fried dhiken i usually feel very stable and zen and happy. >> comfort fooded. >> there's something to that, right? >> absolutely. pretty humorous. >> yeah, it is good. rain, when does it make a comeback? >> tomorrow afternoon. a little bit of drizzle through friday morning. we have a better chance of rain monday mid-morning to early evening hours. >> before santa really needs to arrive so we're good. >> yeah, yeah. >> like it to be snow for him buoio qu. >> thike. that ir l here at "abc 7 news, thanks for joining us.

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