as u.p.s., fedex and the u.s. postal scrambles to deliver an avalanche of packages over the coming days. today will likely be the busiest day for u.p.s. and one of the business just at fedex with both companies handling double the average daily package volume. it will also be the busiest mailing day for the u.s. postal service which expects thursday to be its peak delivery day. >> i'm a traditionalist and also i like the post office. >> i shipped about six packages out -- fedex things here and there, but mostly christmas cards at this point because so much goes on. >> i think we rely pretty heavily on amazon prime. as a company to get everything here in time. >> combined, the postal service, u.p.s. and fedex plan to ship an estimated 1.8 billion packages this holiday season. to handle it, they began prepping back in january. adding new facilities, new tracking technology, mobile sorting stations, new planes and trucks and extended operating hours. including some sunday deliveries and in the case of the postal service, ev

the postal service will have their work cut out from them trying to get this huge mess. >> and alex savage was live. thank you. >>> that's move on to football the long playoff drought finally over. and we have the oakland raiders. and they defeated the chargers in san diego. and the quarterback was only 11 years old. just a baby. and those fans really is the raiders feel at home. >> and got to look around the stadium to see our fans going crazy. you know, it was like a home game. everyone knows that. when we come down here. you know they made us feel so good. walking off of the field. >> there are two games left in the regular season and they still have to battle those kansas city chiefs. they will be for the first-round bye and home-field advantage. >> and speaking of oakland i do it to say they did when state championships over the weekend. >> a disastrous season for the 49ers is not getting any better. yesterday they crossed the san francisco 49ers in the georgia dome it was the 49ers 13th straight loss and they now face a very real possibility of ending the season with a franchise wors

and, the postal service is going to be loading up all of these packages. they were thrown across the shoulder of the freeway here after this early morning accident. they also build out of the delivery truck when it slammed into the freeway sign early this morning. it all happened about 3:30 am along southbound 680 coming up. take a look at the sce this morning. >> yes, i need rescue. i need both of them. >> it was a desperate attempt to try to save the life of the driver of this delivery driver. he was trapped inside the cab of the truck which was pinned up against this freeway sign after this very serious accident. the driver ultimately was extricated pulled out of the is that truck and taken to a -- of the cab of the truck and taken to hospital. it happened around 3:30 am. for some reason, the driver lost control and eclipse and abandon -- he lost control and clipped beside of a freeway sign. and, hundreds of holiday packages spilled out onto the side of the road. i talked to the chp sergeant. about what may have caused the driver to lose control. >> it's

all together, 30 million packages are expected to be delivered on this day through the u.s. postal service. i got sharon monahan here. she's the postmaster. you're up bright and early. what's going on behind us right now. we don't see this from the operation. >> what's happening today is i have my workers in here pretty early. they're sorting their parcels. we've had on average about 10,000 parcels a day coming through this office which equates to about 125 to 150 package it's per carrier. the volume up in this office is about 17%. >> reporter: you say it's pretty much records are being set? >> yes. absolutely. last year was an astronomical year for the postal office as far as moving packages through the system. this year, we're seeing an uptick again. i don't know what next year is going to bring. this year is incredible as far as the volume. >> reporter: how do you get the folks ready for a day like this? >> well, they've got to have a lot of coffee. >> reporter: that's a start. >> absolutely. they know their expectations. they know this time of the year, we have to step up a lit

that big rig was doing a delivery for the united states postal service when the driver lost control and this truck slam into this freeway sign, let me show you this scene from earlier this morning. >> i need rescue and cribbing. >> reporter: this is video from after the crash happened this morning in the south bound lanes of 680. it was a desperate attempt to free the driver of the big rig. the truck veered off the side of the road, it hit an abandoned minivan and the driver was stuck inside. it was a complicated process to get the driver out. we are told the driver has major injuries as a result of the accident. this truck was heading south to a distribution facility in san jose. again, loaded with hundreds of packages, all of them spilled on to the sued of the road. i asked california highway patrol how the driver may have lost control. >> it's hard to say without obtaining a statement from the driver, exactly what occurred. it's going to be based on the physical evidence when we conclude the investigation. the officers are investigating right now. >> reporter: again, the big rig appe

advil. . >>> today is expected to be the busiest mailing day of the year for the postal service. opping will be lining up at the post offices around the country to get those gifts in the mailed it. the postal service expects to take in 658 million packages, cards, and letters today, and officials say the busiest delivery day will be thursday. >> luckily, a new report shows the three major shipping companies are keeping up with record demand this year. both fedex and ups say they hired thousands of extra workers months in advance to accommodate the rush. ups is expected to deliver more than 30 million packages a day this week. that's almost twice the 16 million deliveries made during a typical 24-hour period. fedex is expecting deliver 10% more packages this holiday season compared to last year. >>> meantime if you're waiting on a package from amazon this holiday season, you may have a problem, that's because pilots for the online shopping giant's prime air service says poor working conditions could lead to longer wait times for packages to arrive. prime customers traditionally enj

that's what the postal service is dealing with today as the holiday deadline gets closer. >>> just inches away. we'll tell you about a close call for two detectives on the job. >>> and a man who finally walked out of prison after convicted of a crime he says he didn't do. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> 5:30. 36 degrees outside. good morning, welcome to in the i "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. >> good morning, rosemary, it's not looking very impressive. but showing up on doppler radar. fairly light showers coming down in berks county and montgomery county. even though there's a snowflake or two, most areas are going to stay dry. it's evaporating as it hits the grounds. temperatures coming up. 36 degrees. above freezing in the suburbs. new jersey just above freezing. interior new jersey, right at freezing for delaware. clouds, yes. but shower, mostly, you won't see a drop or snowflake this morning. then this afternoon, we'll get sunshine. any snowflakes will be long gone. 46 degrees in the lehigh valley. up to 50 degrees in delaware. near 50

speeds still in the high 50s as well. >>> today, the postal service is facing the busiest day of the year for its postal workers as time is running out to get the cards and holiday gifts in the mail. matt delucia is at the deptford post office. what's happening there? >> reporter: time is running out but still a little bit of time to get the packages out and gifts delivered here. monday was the busiest for shipping. today will be the busiest of delivery of those packages. another bins and workers here that worked here very early this morning. and they will be here for a little while today. all of the bins ready to go out to destinations. all together, 30 million packages are expected to be delivered through the day through the u.s. postal service. still working hard. a couple big trucks came in this morning, bringing in a bunch of packages to sort out. ready to go out with the mail carrier. i asked the postmaster earlier how the folks prepare for a very busy day, other than drinking lots of coffee. >> they know their expectations. they know this time of the year that we have to step u

what we are being told by the postal inspector is two trucks were coming in from oakland. get here, they will start loading those packages back onto the separate big rig. those packages will go back to oakland, be resorted. a lot of those packages do have some damage. the ones that they can, they will repair and sent on their way. the ones that they can't, they have to contact the addressee or the person that sent the package. originally, we were told that they were hoping they would be able to have this cleared by 7:30. obviously, that is not going to happen. they still have a lot of work to do. best guess right now is probably another hour plus. let's say that the morning commute is already a total disaster for folks traveling southbound 680 through walnut creek. as we get new information about updated time of reopening, we will talk. obviously, they still have to deal with the packages. special investigators from chp will have to come out here and do an extensive investigation about what caused this accident. >> you just heard him say the initial 7:30 estimate, that's no

from everything we have seen on the scene it appears to be a postal truck that flipped. there are a ton of boxes that will unfortunately not be making it to anyone's homes before the holiday season. they are destroyed. this was a very difficult process for them to get the driver out of the semi truck, they had to extricate that person. they were taken in an ambulance to a hospital. c.h.p. just telling us that person does have major injuries but one person is hurt. this is going to take and time to clean up. c.h.p. said they believe an hour to is 1/2 -- to 1 1/2 get it cleaned up. there are to lanes blocked on southbound 880 in danville. >> unbelievable scene. >> now over to alexis. how do people fled to get around this situation? >> right now the backup is not terrible. you are looking at a mile but it is slow. that is southbound 680 in danville and using our speed indication tool at anyone miles per hour if you want to skip that you can use danville boulevard that is wide on. an hour to an hour and move for cleanup is optimistic and i would bet we will have that blocking

hundreds of packages spilled on to the road. a postaled to help collect the boxes, as they now remember their colleague. >>> news tonight for expectant mothers. a first of its kind study showing pregnancy can change a woman's brain. researchers discovered differences in the size and structure of the brain, and they're now speculating these alterations may help a mother understand the needs of her baby, including recognizing what the baby may be feeling. the changes lasting for at least two years after giving birth. the study appears in the journal "nature neuroscience." we've got much more on our website. >>> and touchdown tonight. for the salvation army. cowboys running back ezekiel elliott celebrating his 13th touchdown of the season by jumping into that giant salvation army kettle. all this talk about a penalty after the jump. but instead, the charity now receiving nearly $200,000 in donations after he did that. many people giving $21, matching his number. and he says he, too, will be making a donation. much better ending than that id

we found the postal service center in west oakland buzzing with activity as people mailed off their holiday cards. the post office expects to process 600 million pieces of mail. a 12% increase from last year. >>> it is that time of the year where we want to make sure the packages get delivered on time to bring joy and cheer to these customers that want their christmas packages so the postal service believes this is a time where everyone just steps up to the plate to make sure that every package gets delivered on time. >>> post office says after today you will have to use priority mail if you want to get your items to domestic locations. >>> president obama set a record for presidential pardons granting 78 and shortened the sentences of 153 others. doubled the pardons previous 7 years and has shortened the sentences for 1200 federal in mates and most were drug violations. >>> a run on guns in california. >>> up next the rush under way at gun shops. >>> a mod evidence warm-up for your bay area. followed by the chance of a few scattered showers and light rain. i will have a look at what you ca

a big rig leased by the u.s. postal service collided with another vehicle and overturned just before 3:30 am. the driver was killed and this is the mess left behind. most of the southbound lanes were closed through the morning commute. >>> another fatal crash in the south bay. a woman pushing a shopping cart was killed crossing the lawrence expressway at cabrillo avenue at about 6:30 am. the driver of a pickup that hit her state at the scene and is cooperating with their investigation. >>> still ahead, the clock is ticking. what you need to know to make sure you don't get find in the new year for not having health insurance.>>> the last-minute mail rush is on. have you sent all your holiday cards and gifts? the deadlines you will need to know for those packages to get to their locations on time. >>> cracking down on charging station hogs. the action tesla is planning to take against any driver who leaves their cars behind after the philip is complete. -- fill up is complete. ,,,, who says i shouldn't have a soda every d

that's what happened at a san jose complex and neighbors and the postal service are worried it could happen again. rick boone has more on why the neighbors are concerned. rick? >> hey there, terry. this is really a big deal. it's affecting pretty much everybody out there who can listen to my voice right now. all neighborhoods are on alert. postal inspectors say these thieves are getting more aggressive, especially during the holiday sb. >> i feel i have been victimized and this isn't the first time it happened. >> reporter: residents are dealing with a grinch for the holidays. >> they are looking for everything from w 2s to billing information. who knows what it could be. >> reporter: this is what was taken. the middle mailbox once here grabbed by thieves on christmas eve leaving behind just the bolts on the ground. >> are you concerned about your personal information out there? >> absolutely. >> residents are frustrated. thieves are not letting up on tampering with their mailboxes. they put up a security camera but so far no arrests. >> it is happening just about everywhere the post

the postal service is keeper of the santa letters at the brentwood service explains how they do their magic. >> here in d.c. you may address them to santa claus, they'll come here. we'll take them, sort them, go through them and organize for families. >> now one way to help make this happen is to work in pairs. maybe have one person go pick up the letter, then you have the other person buy the gifts and send it off. i think it was returned to the post office. the post office will connect with santa, make everything happen. viola. >> santa is so busy. you know -- >> the key is, he has a system. you can't do this kind of stuff without a system in place. >> good luck, santa. >> from the scientist in the room. >> seriously. ask anybody about this. they say if you need to do a billion things, you better have a plan. >> there you go. >> and a staff. >> a lot of helpers and a flying reindeer. >> i need that in my life. >> don't we although? we could use a little bit more sunshine. cloud center rolls in overnight. you'll have a little bit of challenge to see sunshine early this morning. sunsh

the postal service is hiring, the pay remains a stumbling block. local postal worker sought out and about 60 miles an hour -- 60 to -- $16 an hour. >>> new laws are going in effect as of january 1 it will be illegal to hold a smart phone or similar device while driving. instead, the phone must be mounted on the dashboard in a place that doesn't obstruct driver use. >>> the raiders adding some helpful death to the defense before tomorrow's donnelly -- rental home game. -- final home game. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. am i actually pushing these guys who ran out of gas six miles on a lonely highway? or is this a metaphor for how i'm constantly pushing myself to make a tastier sandwich? like my new pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich with spicy pepper jack cheese, spicy ranch, and spicy all-white-meat chicken. but judging from the third-degree sunburn, and the fa

it's contracted by the u.s. postal service. the two workers in the truck escaped. they are okay. the postal service hasn't given an update on what happened to everything in the truck or when it will find its destination. maureen: up next at 6:00, the illness that is causing pediatric i.c.u. wards to turn away patients across the area. jonathan: live look at fedex field. it's layered up tonight for the game. doug hill has a forecast and what to expect on christmas day. maureen: our coverage of tonight's game means if you want to watch "jeopardy," you need to head to the sister station newschannel8 at 7:30. "great christmas light fight" will be shown at 1:30 a.m. on abc7. so set your d.v.r. here is what the "good morning washington" team is working on for tomorrow morning. >> thanks, maureen. tomorrow on "good morning washington," the final countdown to finish your last-minute holiday shopping. we will tell you about the hottest items you can score the biggest deals on if you wait until after christmas. >> plus, michael winters is here to talk about his star role in the new play "s

it will also be the busiest day on line for the postal service. more than 7 million customers are expected to logon. >>> talk about ending your career with a bang. we'll tell you about the dramatic finish for philadelphia boxer bernard hopkins last night. plus the birds in baltimore ahead of today's game. you'll hear from linebacker jordan hicks about playing perfectly and what the team will be focused on today. >>> out in california, a woman is dead, after a large tree fell right on top of them at a wedding. police say it happened as family members were taking pictures at a park just outside of los angeles. firefighters rescued at least 20 people who were trapped underneath the eucalyptus tree. officials say several other victims suffered scrapes and bruises. it's unclear exactly what caused the tree to fall yesterday. >>> back here in our area today, family and friends will work the one-month anniversary of the hit and run with a vigil in west philadelphia. they'll release balloons to remember 8-year-old jayanna powell. the family did have a reas

alison: you have seen the people who work for the u.s. postal and all the delivery companies hard at work in the weeks before the holidays. jonathan: what you don't always see are folks behind the seens scrambling to make sure that everything gets where it is supposed to get on time. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is at a sorting center at gaithersburg with that start of the story. this is a busy time. kevin: it's busy at the gaithersburg processing center for the united states postal right now. you can see there are more than 20 truck bays peeling with the incoming and the outgoing mail. we walk in the processing center i can tell you this is one of four in the d.c. area. this processing center handles most of the mail in montgomery county and the other d.c., maryland, suburban communities. this purple machine is the machine that puts the postal date on your letter. this woman here is in charge of making sure that the letters on the conveyer belt will be able to withhold and sustain the conveyor belt. if they are potentially damageable

if you use the u.s. postal service, tomorrow is the deadline for first-class mail to be delivered by christmas day. dnesday is the deadline for priority mail to be delivered by christmas day. >>> 2016 seems so real to you you are not alone and the editor at merriam-webster's said it's a real is the word of the year. >> surreal is interesting in one way, the frequency at spikes. it spikes in different moments. it spikes when the terrorist attacks happened in brussels and again in nice, france and the turkish coup attempt and the biggest individual spike was on november 9 and 10th after the american election. >> so the definitiof in case you were wondering is marked by the intent irrational reality of a dream. >>> one word for frigid temperatures the country is experiencing, brutal. icy condition sunday caused spirit airlines to fly off the runway at niagara international airport and a united jet skidded off the taxiway at chicago o'hare airport. drone video shows the intensity of the blast that turned a lighthou

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the u.s. postal service calls today the busiest mailing day of the year. >> paul chambers is live at the posting processing center. paul, i may need you to take some of my packages. >> you should have told me. i would have brought them here to this processing center. this place can go up to 200 different locations now. we are in the processing center in oakland and in the san jose will see a huge surge in packages. it will be buzzing around the clock. we are in the sorting room of the united states postal office in oakland. since noon the machines have been processing packages and can do up to 5500 pieces of hour. they will process 55 million pieces. if you want to send items by regular mail don't expect for it to reach its destination until after the holidays. the best bet is priority mail. as long you can get it by wednesday priority should work. if not you will pay more because you are looking at express mail. the postal workers want you to know the sooner you get the items out the better. >> we w

so anyway, this is for ups, fedex, and the u.s. postalvice, all three are scrambling to get an avalanche of packages delivered over the next couple of days. this is likely to be the busiest day for ups. it's going to be one of the busiest for fedex, both of those companies anticipating to be handling about double their average daily volume. it will also be the busiest mailing day for the u.s. postal service with the most package deliveries expected on thursday. so how are they doing so far? ups and fedex are about on par with their on time delivery performances from last year for the deliveries that are day definite or guaranteed by a certain date. it has been the case largely for the past two weeks and best news all three carriers anticipate double digit growth in holiday volumes versus 2015, so so far ups and the postal service telling me they are on track to meet those growth forecasts, which are call for 700 million and 750 million pakistanages respectively between thanksgiving and year's end. fedex has been more tight lipped, but exp

. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service expects package volume to be up 12% this holiday season. packing their trucks are online orders and ones like the boxes sheryl jackson packed herself. >> i had to convince them. >> reporter: she was among those in line on this sunday trying to beat the crowd. >> i think it gets worse as it gets closer to the 25th. we've experienced the line on the 23rd. and we decided to try to preempt it a little bit. >> reporter: in line, gift givers carried, toted and shuffled their presents. te others patiently stamped each envelope. this is the second batch of his for the season. now they're on their way. >> i can hardly wait for people to be excited for the gifts i got for them. >> this checks something off your list. >> this is the end of my gift. >> reporter: not for amanda newel, one week before christmas. >> happy holidays. >> back out here live, you can see that even after the official close of business at 6:00, the workers here at this post office are helping out these customers who have been waiting in line here to mail their packages. now, if y

on the front ponch schedule a pick up with the u.s. postal service. >> reporter: it is more about what happens to the donations than about how they give there. >> i like to give back. i'm a shopaholic. so i have a lot of stuff and i just like to give it back to people who need it. >> definitely want your donation. clothes. books are the most popular. but they can't use everything so there are certain things that you probably shouldn't bring buy. old tube type televisions for one. goodwill has a hard time selling them and they don't wake old firearms or explosives either. you would think that would go without saying. a. >> few years someone donated a live grenade to squad rather than the workers there. >> folks have been without water since last night. if crews are any closer to making repairs to the water main break. and if you were anywhere near china town y may have seenou retired. i'll take him over these fools playing today. aw come on, man. that's not how this game works. art monk! i want to change my name to hot mamma! lame. you're lame

the deadly postal truck crash in danville, california. ng a big rig filled with christmas packages there. he did not survive when he struck a mini van, abandoned on the side of the highway. hundreds of packages spilled on the side of the road. >>> news tonight for eck pecks tant mothers. a first of its kind showing pregnancy can change a woman's brain. researchers discovered differences in the size and structure of the brain, and they're now speculating these alterations may help a mother understand the needs of her baby, including recognizing what the baby may be feeling. the changes lasting for at least two years after gifti ingiving . we've got much more on our website. >>> and touchdown tonight. for the salvation army. cowboys running back ezequikiel elliott jumping into that giant salvation army kettle. all this talk of a penalty after the jump. but the charity receiving $200,000 in donations. many people giving $21, matching his number. says he, too, will making a doe make. much better ending than that idea of a penalty. >>> when we

what the postal service is doing to make sure they reach their destinations >>whoosh >> grant:the raiders showing pride, poise and the holiday spirit. what they did for a group of boys and girls in oakland. you're watching kron four news in prime time. (foreign language) (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam:now at 8. >> pam: violence spills onto an east bay road. triggering traffic gridlock as police investigate a road rage shooting >> pam: thank you for joining us i'm pam moore. >> grant:and i'm grant lodes. >> grant:the latest shooting on east bound 580 in oakland. near lakeshore avenue. kron-4's j-r stone joins us live from the east bay tonight. >> grant:and j-r the shooter is still out there tonight? >> reporter:he is. now in the past 60 minutes i talked with a witness who said she was in her home when she heard the sounds of gunshots earlier this afternoon. fortunately no one was hit but this created quite the stir. >> reporter:chp officers tell me this happened around 1 this afternoon. this is helicopter video from our partnership with

officials with the postal service anticipate that tomorrow will be the busiest mailing day of the yeare postal service says it's expecting this year to be even busier than last year. we stopped by this post office in north philadelphia where people are trying to get a jump on those crowds. >> i think it gets worse as it gets closer to the 25th. and we've experienced the line on the 23rd. and we decided to try to preempt it a little bit. >> there's still time to get those packages out before christmas. the deadline for first class shipping is tuesday. now here are some other shipping deadlines. if you want your packages to arrive by christmas, monday is the last day for three-day select shipping through u.p.s. you have until friday for u.p.s. next day air. if you plan to use fedex, tuesday is the last day for tuesday delivery. shipping has come the shopping. nbc 10 was out and about for the final weekend before christmas as shoppers work to check those final names off their list. it figures to be a busy week at area malls. and for those last-minute shoppers out there, there are plenty o

today will be the busiest mailing day of the year of the u.s. postal service. it was spent the last weekend and shopping -- the postal service will take in millions of packages cards and letters today and officials say the busiest delivery date will be on thursday. a new report shows all the three major shipping companies are keeping up with record demand this year and both fedex and ups say they hire thousands of extra workers to accommodate the rush. 30 million packages will be delivered, almost twice the 60 million deliveries made during a more typical 24-hour period. fred accident is expecting 10% more packages this holiday season from last year. if waiting on a package of amazon you may have a problem. pilots say poor working conditions could lead to longer wait times. the pilot shortage of causing delays with two day shipping.. an act campaign has been launched that will run through the end of the year. >>> holidays as you know can be very expensive. why not earn some money while you shop? something called field agent is a smart phone app that pays you to

the postal service, they don't solicit these letters but still they arrive year after year. letters addressed to santa that have been placed in the mail by children, and here at the brentwood post office what they have been doing is gathering up the letters and they're trying to match those letters with a secret santa, if you will, a good samaritan who will purchase some of the things that have been asked for by the children and then they mail them out. now as of last night though there are 83 of those letters that have yet to be matched and so they are looking for some good samaritans, some secret santas who can come out today and get matched with a child in need. it's all very running out to come down to the brentwood post office and they will help you work it out, figure out what child you would like to buy for. >> so here in d.c. when they address them to santa claus they'll come here to brendwotwo. we'll take them and organize them for families to adopt them. >> reporter: now here's the thing. time is really running out. if you want to help, you need to grab a letter tod

i like the postal. >> reporter: the shipping giants are getting even bigger.ups opening 15 new hubs and adding 95,000 temporary workers. fedex bringing on 50,000 workers. both companies determined to avoid a repeat of last year's shipping delays. beth runs a ups store in maryland. >> the lines can stack up all the way to the front door and the boxes stack up all the way to the back door. >> reporter: meanwhile, 'tis also the season for running up credit card debt. who carries the most? alaskans with $7500 on average followed by new mexico, georgia, texas and florida with $5600. it's not cheap making only minimal payments, it would take the typical credit card holder about 13 years to pay off the debt with a whopping $3,000 in interest. >> the last thing you want to do is start the new year with a holiday debt hangover that you're facing for the next few months. >> that was nbc's tom costello reporting. americans will spend an average $752 on holiday shopping this year. >>> the average about 20,000 time as day without any thought. however, when harnessed correc

the u.s. postal service says december 15 is the last day for retail ground. the postal service first-class mail deadline is december 20. fed-ex's last day to ship via ground is december 16. ups has december 19 as last day to ship three day select. of course many will ship up and by the way, if you're interested in a holiday job at ups, there's a link with information on wisn.com. and while we're talking dates, it is december 1. toya: yeah, which must mean we're about to jump right into winter, mark. mark: there is definitely winter in the forecast. i am talking snow and cold next in weather watch 12. patrick: a health scare for former astronaut buzz aldrin where he was and the reason getting him to new zeland was imperative. toya: baristas and burgers? to build a burger joint is coming up. >> good evening, everybody. making a career out of holiday baking. >> tomorrow on wisn 12 news this morning the festive fun you can , take part in this weekend, while helping local students. >> and we'll let you know how cold it'll be, while you're out and about saturday an

that is in addition to the $50,000 reward offered by the postal inspection service. jonathan: a police officer accused of assault and misconduct and hitting a man with his cruiser. grand jury indicted juan hernandez today. they suspended him. the man he hit was running a it the time. not seriously injured. maureen: "7 on your side" consumer alert tonight after two bank card skimmers found on gas pumps in prince william dumfries. there are ways to fight back against the skimmers. first, be cautious of the pumps farthest from the store. they are more likely to be targeted. the skimmer often have tape or can be pulled off easily. theback may have tools you can use. jonathan: still ahead at 6:00, the memorable first week on the job for a new police k9 officer and how the pittsburgh steelers' quarterback plays a big role in this. we'll explain. maureen: another live look at the national christmas tree lighting ceremony. how the weather will be as we start december. still ahead. erin: i'm erin hawksworth with sports. baseball's hot stove league heats up. what the nats have

the u.s. postal service says if you want your packages guaranteed to arrive by christmas day using standard ground delivery, you have to get them out by today. now. the deadline for fedex standard ground packages is storm. it's monday for ups. now if you're thinking about christmas cards, you still have time. the u.s. postal service is giving everything until next week to get the cards out. >>> aaa says more americans than ever before will travel this holiday season and most will be in the lane right in front of you. the motor club projecting 103 million people will hit the roads or fly between december 23rd and january 2nd. that's one and a half percent more people traveling compared to last year. nearly 94 million will be driving. >>> worried about that yahoo breach. what you can do if your information was hacked? >>> dan is here with a look at what's coming up. >> would you pay $9, nine bucks to cross the bay bridge? how the cost of your commute could skyrocket. >>> facebook outlines the plan to s

according to the u.s. postal service the scam, which is the chain letters like secret sister that promise substantial reward for participating violate the postal lottery statute. >>> changes are coming to starbucks but not to your favorite latte. chairman and chief executive officer howard schultz is stepping down. schultz isn't going away. in april he will focus on opening more innovative and high end starbucks shops. >>> new tonight a sarasota bakery shop owner is trying to make a bitter situation a the owner of sift bakehouse wants to track down the person who vandalized her business with a bb gun. she's offering one free cake every month for the rest of your life if you can help her find the bad guy. >>> amazon prime members can now add premium channels to their video streaming service. if you want hbo, it will cost an extra $15 a month on top of the $99 a year fee for amazon price, but by signing up through amazon you'll be able to watch hbo shows without switching apps. cinemax is available through prime fo

service, the postal ups and fedex and all the providers they can get.argins are so from amazon, that a while it would be optically to lose amazon as a customer, but the cost associated with that are not necessarily being offset by the revenues. vonnie: it is also walmart affect, right? just be a little bit of a burden to have something that big margin so little. >> well said. exactly. everybody benefits when amazon does well. amazon needs everybody right now. vonnie: let me guide you into the bloomberg because the of charts here. what is the outlook given that prices are starting to rise again? quarterll be the first were costs are up again until i'm companies such report earnings. fedex and ups are not as leveraged as the airline companies would be. u.s. airlines don't believe hedge anymore given the volatility we have seen. hedges everybody else. most of the other airlines have not put any hedges on in the past year. vonnie: what are other airline to our liking the most? it is a very volatile industry. >> delta is our top pick for 2017 and is down 2%.

. >>> it is considered the busiest day of the year for the us postal service. they're working hard to make sure your hard workshop pays we've all been there waiting hoping your packages will make it to the door in time are to the big holiday. we put our faith in our delivery men and women our brad sattin followed one around today. he's live in north philadelphia. hey, brad. >> reporter: hey, dawn. what an operation they have. we're here at the spring garden station of the post office where it's been a very busy place. not just handling u.s. male, you know, united states postal office mail they do fed he can, they do ups some of those packages as well. now, they have about 21,000 delivery addresses as part of this route. if you average it all out it comes to a package going to about one out of every six addresses. >> it's hard work but it's nice seeing people smile while they get their packages. >> reporter: being the most popular guy on the planet 72 hours before christmas sure can be a lonely job dropping off packages, knocking on doors, getting no answer, fill

the postal service says this is the busiest day of the year. early this morning, 30 million packages expected to be delivered across the country and that's just the postal service. >> we really move a lot of mail and everybody knows what to do and they come in and it's like a fine-tuned machine. >> if you still have some gifts or cards to send out, you still have time, but not much, tomorrow is the deadline to ship priority express. >>> christmas has come early for someone in lehigh county and they may not even know it. a power ball ticket worth $250,000 was purchased at the quick stop minimart on walbert avenue. the person has up to a year to claim their prize. >>> we're still waiting for the winner of a $121 million ticket to come forward. that ticket was bought at the selbiville store. >>> the holiday countdown coming to an end. let's get the latest on your christmas weekend forecast. >> jim and erin, we do have a warmup in the works. conditions above average this time of careyear. we're seeing mid 40s in and around. however the story s we h

the pay remains a stumbling block. local postal workers start at $16. employees say it is not enough to live in the bay area. the travel rush is underway at the airports. >> yeah. christien kafton shows us the conditions on what is expected to be the busiest air travel day of the season. >> reporter: earlier today the f.a.a. issued a traffic management program here at sfo, meaning the average delay for incoming flights was 2 hours, 15 minutes. there were a lot of delays for flights departing as well. an estimated 2.4 million travelers are expected to fly today. we have video out of lax showing the situation there where an estimated 400 flights were canceled or delayed due to stormy weather in the south. that could have ripple effects right here in the bay area. the f.a.a. listed the average wait at an hour and a half earlier in the day out of lax. we had a camera in oakland earlier as well. we heard about delays earlier this morning. but now things are moving along quite nicely. we heard out of delays out of san jose. the airport is saying that the delay

but if you want to take a chance and go with the should be theree by friday, the postal service,c, guysfice the express whicw almost doubles the price, isrice that tomorrow overnight livevery? >> reporter: yes, it is. that's the crazy thing.zy thing you can get there tomorrow.. this box could be in fortn f collins, colorado, express maili obviously air male and priorityp male would go air mail, too, but this would be express malee overnight for 73.95, guys. >> all right. all rht >> here's my question, bob.ion, because i know a lot of people p will be heading there.g the how have the lines really been.b >> quite a lot of people comef e through.th how much time do you think you u should allow yourself when youwy go today? >> you know, this only took meoe about 15 minutes and i was aboua sixth or seven in this line.n in they have three agents here at a the counter at the fed ex store 6:00 45 this morning.or at ups store they had two guysuy there.er so this has been the longesthe e line we've seen, but they'veuthe been moving it along pretty p quickly here. so i mean give yourself a half l

we have 100 and maybe 12,000 vehicles on the road on any given day and they are postal vehicles and we hardly experienced anything like this. >> this deadly crash shut down the two right lanes of southbound 680 during the heart of the morning commute and the backup stretch for miles. the chp is trying to figure out why he lost control of his truck. alex savage. >>> a tree came crashing down and toppled over 1:30 landing on a ford escort headed south. no one injured but the eucalyptus blocked the tunnel. it stretched across the southbound and northbound lanes to the golden gate. the tree has now been removed. what a mess. >>> a crazy week of weather. >>> what is next. >> the sunset an hour ago and the chill settling in. and we will continue to cool for the overnight. the good news is that there is good news to be said about the cold weather. no advisories in place. there's a sign that temperatures, although it is taking time. gradually creeping upwards. 46 degrees in santa rosa and 50 in san francisco. a beautiful night. 49 in oakland and mid-40s in livermore and san jose sliping to 50.

was a usps inexpector that looked at the packages because we are told they are usps mail, from the postal service but the driver is not believed to have worked for the post office. they are trying to figure out who the driver worked for. they do have someone out here trying to inspect if the packages are salvageable, likely a lost christmas gifts with target and wal-mart boxes, two lanes, closed, southbound 680 expected to be open at 7:00 or 7:30. >> alexis smith thought it would take longer than officially estimated and that seem to be coming true. >> yes, hopefully it is true they can get it wrapped up by 7:00 or 7:30 but the backup is growing. we are over four miles of the solid red, the crash is before you get to the downtown danville area. i will zoom out, too, you can see how close it is getting up into the walnut creek area and that will merge as we get further in, down to six miles per hour using danville boulevard or stone valley for the alternate. several other issues, but, first we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and the chilly temperatures and black ice. >> several is

fill out -- fill the boxes and go to gi vebackbox.com and the postal service will deliver it where it is needed. you can nominate a veteran to win a dining set. go to the website to nominate a veteran today. it all comes down to this. the redskins' playoff hopes. it is thanks to their rivals, the dallas cowboys. the game' loss makes playoff pass rest on one game. the redskins need to be the giants at home on sunday. worst scenario, if the packers and lions tied, the redskins are out. that won't matter without a hopefully, by 4:25 on sunday, there will maybe be good weather. doug: if th had won one of the games they should have earlier in the season, we would not be down to this. i'm just an old weather guy. what do i know about football? it is definitely spring-like out there. a live shot from our camera on montgomeryampus of college. blue skies breaking out. that will be the pattern. skies will brighten. will climb.ures it will feel like spring in late december. colder air behind the cold front will, out tonight. temperatures running about 20 degrees above average. anderatures in the

the u.s. postaloffice does not solicit gifts but does not allow a child to ascesend off letters. >> reporter: because it is mission for people with big hearts. you have one day to get to#bhdÑ brett wood post office at north wood dc. bring them back here for mailing all by the close of business tomorrow. thursday, at 5:00 p.m. >> 83 letters still left. >> the u.s. postal services, the keeper of the brett wood post office with just four days until christmas about 80 are still left. the children's last names and addresses are blacked out. the innocent face they have for santa claus. others don't ask for much. 6-year-old phoenix telling santa it is okay to bring just one gift a girl named elizabethxkñ÷ asked for one thing, a realv%# typewriter. >> we have a grandmotherwyk: good christmas. he needs me and i need him. >> reporter: does this sound like an impossible mission? it can be done if you work if pairs. you will have to pay for postage but the face of the child that opens that gift is priceless. no

the postal service first class mail deadline is december 20ing. medex's last day to ship via ground is december 16th. and u.p.s. has december 19th as the last day to ship three-day select. many will search up to december 23rd. price. and now to weather watch weather. meteorologist jeremy nelson. good morning. jeremy: good morning. we are tracking a chance of snow in the weekend forecast. the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- that's something that these kids are going to remember for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look. andy: welcome back to wisn 12 news this morning. you're taking a live look outside on this saturday. if you had to pick a day to run air ends, today will be the way. and meteorologist jeremy nels

all those packages look like they were heading on their way via the u.s. postal service. this is a major injury crash. that was a big rig that crashed into a signpost. we are tracking the slowdown and progress of the crash. >>> a person was struck and killed by a cal train in redwood city delayingç service much of the night last night. the person was struck at the chestnut street crossing. cal train says the person killed on the track was track passing. the person's identity has not been released. >>> 5:11. minnesota police officer charged in a deadly shooting that made national headlines is set to appear in court today. orlando castillo died after being shot during a traffic shot in july. the video was live streamed on facebook from inside the car. you see the officer pointing his weapon in there. that was just after the shooting. officer faces three felony charges and that includes a manslaughter charge. the evacuation of a rebel-held area in aleppo underwent again after delays of delays here. buses filled with evacuees arrived in a crossing point outside that war torn

a federal offense and penalty up of up to five years in prison $250,000 fine and the key is reporting. report to postalinspectors and local law-enforcement. we work very closely with the police department and shares offices we share information and if they picture they will hit one of your neighbors or have hit your neighbor. >> leasing information on policing we saw one truck going down the street following sometimes these trucks. do you see that some of the bad guys are following delivery trucks or is that where? >> it runs the gamut. the key is we asked people if they notice something like that to also make a phone call. >> punishable as a federal offense. without this is important for people to not have deliveries left at your door. if you have any information call the postal inspectors or your local police department. thank you very much. >>> in just a few hours a young san jose man is scheduled to be sentenced for a deadly drunk driving crash one year ago. basket is a 20-year-old carlos villa-lobos had been drinking when he crashed his suv into several cars in the busy street after running a red