>> building a better bay area, moving forward finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> is upsetting, depressing just trying to be grateful you are safe, animals are safe. just hope everyone hopes hope everyone gets here safely. >> i have been here since yesterday afternoon. anchor: christmas eve frustrations as travelers try to cope with massive delays and cancellations at the airports. good evening and thank you for joining us. i am dion lim.

the hustle and bustle being seen at the malls, and shoppers are scrambling to get last-minute gifts. our abc reporter takes a closer look at the christmas eve rush. reporter: parking lots packet bay area malls. it is getting down to the wire. >> who was the procrastinator here? >> both of us. reporter: procrastinators are on the hunt for last-minute holiday gifts. tatiana and solomon were crossing items off their list. >> that is a long list. >> we have five more people. >> is december 24. when did you start this list? >> yesterday. reporter: summer wrapping up, others are hitting the stores one last time. dazzling deals drove sophia to the story. >> are you a procrastinator? >> i am looking for the sale. reporter: at the international

airport the holiday rush appears to be at a standstill. long lines stretched across the terminal. >> i have spent more time in line that i have traveling. reporter: with thousands of canceled flights because of the busy roadways and blizzard conditions travelers are stuck, stranded, struggling to find a way to get home before december 25. it is not looking good for patrick of oakland. >> just trying to get home and see family and friends in buffalo. we have been canceled four times. now we are trying to get to newark. >> it is frustrating. reporter: back to the malls where the holiday spirit is a bit brighter. whatever situation you are in, wishing you and yours a happy holiday. anchor: we have told you about the impact of the massive winter storm impacting bay area flights, but that is not the worst of it. 17 deaths are being attributed

to the severe weather, and there are widespread power outages. reporter: the major winter storm is impacting millions of americans as it brings bitter cold temperatures, lizard conditions, and flooding too much of the country. >> it stings the eyes. you feel like you have icicles on your eyelashes. trying to keep everything covered up. reporter: buffalo, new york getting more than 2 feet of snow, the were shut down until monday. 2/3 of response vehicles are stuck. >> is life-threatening what is going on as we speak in buffalo. reporter: in kentucky more than 700 vehicles were struck -- stuck on a 14 mile stretch of i 71 after an emergency highway closure. >> we were able to evacuate most by shutting down the interstate and turning them around. now we can get some of those that are stuck north bound, but it will take time. reporter: 50 cars were involved

in a deadly pilot in ohio. snow and ice to blame. >> this is a stark reminder of what can happen when you get behind the wheel and tried to drive in bad weather conditions. reporter: at airports thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed. on friday alone 6000 flights were canceled. >> what we have done is to make sure our restaurants, concessions have stayed open late. we have passed out blankets. reporter: powerful wind taking a toll, ripping the roof off this hotel in new hampshire and causing this tree to come crashing down on a car, trapping the men inside. first responders getting into the hospital, they say he is doing well. anchor: francis standing in for spencer tonight. looking at that video we do not have it that bad. meteorologist: our weather seems downright balmy, but for those traveling it has been tough. right now newark is reporting

three hour delays, those are average delays. check out temperatures right now across the country. we are in one of the warmest locations, san francisco, have denied. fargo, negative nine. in a parts of the midwest and northeast it is downright chilly especially if you factor into the wind chill. minneapolis, -18. for tomorrow morning, it will feel like -19. new york, four. below zero temperatures out there. for tomorrow, but trouble forecasted to be tough with very chilly conditions through parts of the midwest. san francisco and los angeles will be the warmest in the nation. i will have your complete forecast coming up. anchor: 80 and los angeles. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a rollover question san francisco. the car involved in the morning

crash suffered severe damage. investigators believe the vehicle spun out of control in the marina green area. it took out a gate, part of a workout structure and two large trees. investigators say it speeding likely played a role in that crash. a spike in crime in oakland the bus because chinatown has organizers taking matters into their own hands. the oakland chinatown improvement council has formed its own security team. they have been on patrol for more than 600 days edibles during oakland police efforts. new patrol come in after a series of break-ins. what they are doing is they will be on patrol from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. overnight. they say property crimes tend to happen during those hours. >> this period of time, there were a lot of incidents happening. ndows or breaking in the

entrance of the shop or breaking into cars. the decision to add overnight patrols came after the council had an emergency meeting to address safety concerns of citizens. humboldt county is being shaken by aftershocks. just a little after 11:30 this morning a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the same area. the epicenter, 6 miles southwest of rio dell which is where the 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck on tuesday. two people were killed and 17 others injured. the city of rio dell remains under a boil water advisory, which might take a while to be resolved. 27 homes were red tag to their. 42 houses were damaged and yellow tags. damage estimates could start coming in the next week. we are tracking santa, check it

out. you can see him on the map, he is in the area of rio de janeiro. do not forget, if you want to keep up with santa the abc team and hulu team are joining forces to track his journey. our special tracking santa technology makes it feel like you are writing along -- riding along. all of our stations report from the scene of santa sightings. do not miss tracking center, a hulu abc 7 holiday special right now. christmas eve traditions in full swing across the bay area, including the prime rib feast. it is a christmas day gift from the nba with an entire day of basketball. all of the action kicks off at 9:00 in the morning with the 76ers and makes.

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anchor: volunteers at a memorial church are feeling the spirit of giving as they put pair meals for san francisco's voluntary -- notable committees. volunteers served meals for the annual christmas eve brunch. prime rib was donated by san francisco's iconic prime rib

restaurant. >> the pandemic hit everyone hard and the result is inflation everywhere. for ourommunity, they get the hardest. they start out with the least and need the most. anchor: hundreds of meals were prepared and delivered for people living in encampments. brunch attendees were given a bag of warm clothes as well to get through the winter. nothing says christmas in mexican families like tomales. that has led to long lines today at some of the best shops in the bay area. >> we have our tamales. anchor: customer showed up early at the market in san francisco to get their christmas tamales by the dozen. this is one of the busiest times of year. they do not just make that -- the tamales. they make their own dough. getting rdy

park's magical christmas parade. we will hear from some of the celebrities taking part in the show as they share their christmas traditions. meteorologist: we had a gorgeous day, more mild weather ahead or christmas day until our next storm arrives. here is a gorgeous view with the sun setting in the clouds. we hav

anchor: counting down, we are just one day away from the disney park magical dizzy -- christmas parade. it takes part tomorrow morning on abc. carl schmitt was in walt disney world and caught up with some of the performers for a sneak peek. reporter: the disney park magical christmas day parade has become a part of so many traditions. almost asmportant is after

will.i.am. do you have traditions that you pass on? >> i.e. tamales. -- tamales. reporter: the black eyed peas will take to the stage in front of cinderella castle for a performance that will give you moving -- get you moving. ♪ international love being in walt disney world and miss being home in italy. >> 15 years together, the only time that we go to spend with family was christmas. christmas means a lot to us. reporter: gwen stefani disneyland in california. >> my kind of present, i went sing that song, especially

because i wrote it for my baby boy and it is his first day at disney. reporter: the christmas morning right here on abc. anchor: blue skies in that video. not so much the rest of the country. meteorologist: it is great in california and l.a. we have cloud cover, but we are drive-thru tomorrow. look at how beautiful it is, looking out west. you see the gorgeous colors in the clouds. san francisco is 57, temperature is definitely mild. san jose, 60. this time we are looking from our camera toward downtown, you start to see lights on top of the tower. lots of temperatures in the 50's. santa rosa road, 57. livermore cooler at 53°. here is what you need to know.

we have a coastal flood advisory due to the tides. expect flooding in low-lying areas highlighted in green, the usual spots. if you are traveling tomorrow be careful around noon when high tide peaks. here is a live shot from walnut creek. tomorrow is another spare the air day, so no wood-burning. they are expecting poor air quality in santa clara valley. dense fog will come in pockets through parts of the fairfield area and solano county. look for dense log midnight to noon tomorrow. that will make it tricky for traveling at that time. overnight lows in the mid 40's. a few upper 30's in santa rosa and fairfield.

tomorrow, temperatures mostly in the low 60's. warmer than average for this time of year. heres our next system coming in monday afternoon, evening. it will hit the north bay and spread through the rest of the bay area. our forecast shows sunny conditions, it will be nice for christmas day. enjoy it while you can. most of monday will be dry, but the rain arrives in the evening in the north bay and it spreads through, it will be having as tuesday morning for everyone. this is a storm level 2 on tuesday, but we will be tracking it because this rain could be very heavy, especially in the mountains. we have another system coming in and lingering wednesday into thursday and another system into friday. it is looking wet with another system coming in new year's eve into new year's day. temperatures, mainly upper 50's but had that umbrella.

anchor: thanks. too bad it is not raining sports because you get to watch all of the football and basketball. sports anchor: you can watch it, dry weather, rainy weather. it is better in the rain i guess. it was a merry game george and the

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next 49ers drive, watch rumble in, 33 yards, is first 100 yard receiving game of the year. jerry rice in the house. 49ers win >> it is the type of team we are. we go out there and do it every single week. we just have to go out there every sunday. >> the goal today was to get a win, but it is an opportunity to make your team stronger, and regardless of what happens we did make it stronger, and if we continue doing that we will be a better team in the playoffs. sports anchor: the warrior say stephen curry will be out at least two more weeks after his recent evaluation. he heard his left shoulder and indiana, he will miss six more games. at least for now still on the same schedule. he will not play into mara's

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♪ anchor: if you are looking to add holiday cheer to your home, stream our yule log on streaming up. the app is available for amazon tv, google tv and is on fire and roku. for many people it is a necessary drink to celebrate the holidays. raise a glass to national eggnog day. the holiday beverage bus because basic form is milk and sugar with eggs and spices. there are plenty of variations including spiked eggnog. it was introduced in north america in the 1700s. that is all the time we have for this edition of abc7news 5:00.

stay with us and we will see you in 30 minutes for abc7news at 6:00. ♪ tonight, the state of emergency as we come on the air. a storm for the ages opens a path of misery stretching 2,000 miles from texas to maine. much of the country paralyzed, a deadly pileup shuts down a busy interstate. on another, families were stranded in their cars for 15 hours. snow up to 12 feet high. first responders stuck in it all. the governor of new york says the winds could make this buffalo's worst storm ever. the airport is now closed until monday. and millions are facing blackouts tonight. one mother's story of being forced to hand pump her baby's ventilator waiting desperately for help. plus, the holiday travel nightmare. tens of thousands stuck at airports. why it could be days before they get to fly, and look at this