Bay and 200 in the north bay and san jose. In marin county, drivers blew through the puddles on highway 101 like they werent even there. The Manzanita Park and ride flooded again and will be closed for the entire week. Drivers who have to get through worry about what the water will do to their car. My car is pretty low. I dont know if it will go under the machine. A caltrans spokesperson told us that options like moving or raising the park and ride are very expensive. Wayne freedman is right here. This is one of the lowest points of the highway, just a few feet above the bay. It is rush hour and traffic is moving along quite well despite all this rain. Whats in a snam . That which we call rain by any other name would sound just as sweet especially in a drought year. Kind of went from santas helper, which was really cute, five minutes ago. Reporter she spoke figuratively as did all who participated in todays precipitati precipitation. Maybe you drove in it, walked in it, shopped in it. In marin county it fell steadily pretty much all day. Bring it on, el nino. Reporter it was not a good day for procrastinators. If you hadnt purchased your Christmas Tree by now, well, you brought this on yourself. They like the idea of getting the tree, they dont like the idea of standing in the rain. Hence, daddys out here in the rain, yeah. Reporter the good news is despite marn accidents, todays rain brought no floods, no mayhem unless you consider this or maybe a few busted gutters. Theyre small details brought on by a pitter patter of raindrops, hour after hour. Ill tell you the most interesting thing is weve been looking at those rain drops all day. Weve been in them all day. For the first time all day that weve noticed, no rain is falling. At least for the moment. Even so, if youre waiting for someone to make its way home, if theyre in a car, they might be a little late. Reporting live from marin county, wayne freedman. A heineken truck slid off the road on highway 116 when the driver lost control. The big rig then got stuck in the mud just feet short of a vineyard. No one was hurt. And its a good time to remind you from Road Conditions to the latest downpour its easy to track the weather where you live with the abc 7 news app. Download it for free. And be sure to enable push alerts. There was a small scare today for passengers of a Cathay PacificAirways Flight from sfo to hong kong. The airline says it received a nonspecific threat. Passengers got off the plane, authority ds a thorough sweep and determined it was safe. The plane took off around 3 15. Bad weather may have played a part in a plane crash that killed an entire family flying out of san jose. They started experiencing problems over bakersfield. Number 402. Mayday, mayday, mayday. Abc 7 reporter david louie is live at the reidhill airport with more on this terrible tragedy right before christmas. Reporter it truly is, dan. That plane was headed to the Las Vegas Area after taking off from here at reidhillview airport. Weather conditions at the scene in the bakersfield area may have contributed to the pilot losing control and declaring an inflight emergency. The joy of christmas is on display outside this gilroy home. However, neighbors and friends in shock and mourning after the loss of the price family who lived here. Friends identified them as james and olga price. Jason price was at the controls of a rented piper similar to this one which departed san jose saturday morning headed to henderson, nevada, for a visit with friends. A distress call is the only indication something was wrong. Just before the small plane crashed near bakersfield. Mayday, mayday. Reporter veteran flight and ground instructor larry reed at aerodynamic aviation heard that weather reports in that area warned of ice conditions. If you get ice on the leading edge of the wing, then that will disturb the air flow and the wing will tend not to fly too well anymore, so to speak. And you can end up with a stall or some of those things happening. Reporter they admired the price family and many shared similar interests, including airplanes. They were back and forth talking cars and motorcycles and airplanes. They were all interested in the same things. Reporter a federal investigation will determine what caused the crash. I would say things happened very quickly to the pilot. And he may have calmed them pretty quickly, but then the airplane might have gone pretty much out of control pretty quickly, and in that case, it was too late. Reporter in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. Berkeley police say a preliminary investigation has found 22yearold jeffrey angler died saturday after falling from a significant height while attending a holiday party. It happened at a Fraternity House on channing way just before 7 30 a. M. Alcohol appears to be a factor in his death but they havent released any other details. The College Student was a member of the fraternity but didnt live at the house. A superior court judge threw out the case against seven San FranciscoPolice Officers who exchanged racist and homophobic Text Messages because the department waited too long to investigate. Judge Ernest Goldsmith ruled the Police Department failed to abide by the oneyear statute of hiations to bring the case to court. Evidence shows the Department First learned of these offensive texts back in 2012 but didnt launch an investigation until this year. Abc 7 News Reporter vic lee will show you what todays ruling means for those officers and the department itself coming up at 6 00. An east bay man is facing Terror Threat charges for a scare that forced authorities to evacuate a richmond neighborhood last night. Police acted on a trip this william selly planned to harm the muslim community. They searched his home and found an explosive device. On a post on facebook he describes himself as an avid follower of donald trump. For the first time tonight we are hearing from the bicyclist and a double decker sightseeing bus. The bus went on a wild ride, hitting that cyclist and parked cars and staffing at the square. Melanie woodrow spoke exclusively with that cyclist. Shes in the newsroom with a story youll see only on abc 7 news. Reporter dan, the 26yearold is doing a lot better. Hes back in brazil now having traveled the world on a moat are cycle. He thought renting a bicycle to go sightsee in San Francisco would be one of his safer adventures. Minutes before the city tour bus crashed into scaffolding, this 26yearold was enjoying his visit to San Francisco. It was incredible sky, blue sky, beautiful. Reporter he had taken his second pedal on a rented bicycle when the tour bus hit him. I was looking at the sky. Five seconds later he was in the hospital. Reporter he said he didnt wake up until the next night. The bus crashed into you, then crashed into a lot of people and cars. Reporter the force of the crash left him with stitches in his head, an arm injury. And the neck, i think, because the bus hit me from back. Reporter still im so grateful to be in San Francisco, spend that one week. Reporter his attorneys say the Bigger Picture is making sure that San Franciscos double decker tour buses are regulated more closely. They have to be safety checked and not only that, but then who was driving the bus . Reporter chp plans to release inspection results of approximately 16 other sightseeing tour buses this week. The buses could have mechanical violations. Despite the crash, he said he would come back. Return as a tourist to San Francisco would be amazing every time. Reporter would you rent a bike again . I hope not. Reporter in San Francisco, melanie woodruff, abc 7 news. The man at the center of a notorious racketeering case takes the stand. Raymond shrimp boy show, his life of crime that may have started as a child. Also ahead in the right place at the right time. The police who saved the life of a newborn. The baby was limp, no signs of life. Actually blue around the lips. And tech the halls. Days before christmas, the toys that would make a great gift. And were keeping an eye on live doppler 7 hd. Look at all that green as this latest storm continues here in the bay area. S Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow took the stand today to defend himself. His testimony ended early because a juror was having a hard time. Alyssa harrington was at the federal courthouse today. Reporter Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow wore a suit jacket and tie on the stand defending himself in his own racketeering trial. He admits he committed crimes in the past but says after 2003 after he was released from prison he made a vow to end his life of crime. Prosecutors accuse him of being the ringleader of a criminal organization in San Franciscos chinatown. Today chow mostly discussed his past, his time in gangs as a young teenager. He was released from federal prison 12 years ago when he testified against his former boss in a plea deal. A decision he said scared him. Chow thought hed be put in the witness protection program, but that did not happen. Instead, he says he moved in with his brother and was monitored with an ankle bracelet. He told his attorney he had a nervous breakdown. He claims he started making positive changes by meditating. He saw psychiatrists and started doing volunteer work. Chow got loud, almost yelled when he told the courtroom he did not order the murder of ali lung. He said im innocent of that, thats the fact. The trial was interrupted when a juror abruptly left. He told the judge he was having an anxiety attack. Chows expected to be on the stand for the next several days. In San Francisco, elisa harrington, abc 7 news. We want to show you a picture because federal authorities need your help identifying this man suspected of planting a skimming device at the Safeway Store in walnut creek. Cameras caught him removing the camera from his pocket and installing it in september. An identical device was also found at a safeway in dublin. Both were discovered before anyones personal information was stolen. A San Francisco supervisor didnt let a thief get away clean after she stole his phone. The woman grabbed scott wieners cell phone out of his hand in the mission district. He was fold shed give it back for 500. Once they agreed on 200, everyone walked to an atm together where wiener withdrew the money and hoped to get their faces on the camera. I want to get my phone back but i wanted to get these people off the street because theyre a menace. Police arrested the woman later that day. Her two accomplices havent been found. Wiener got back his phone but is out the 200. A San Francisco giants fan who made headlines after surviving an attack outside dodgers stadium is sharing a positive message with teenagers. Bryan stow gave an antibullying talk to atrisk children in napa. He told the group that bullying basically destroyed his life. He suffers permanent brain damage because of an attack by rival fans in 2011. San Francisco International airport is getting ready for super bowl 50 by putting Emergency Personnel on bikes. They got special training using pedal power. The bike paramedics would be deployed since crowds make it harder to drive to emergency calls. Moving on, if youre still trying to figure out which hightech toy to buy a youngster 7 on your side has the news you need. A special partnership with consumer reports. All the high tech stuff, electronic toys are the favorite gift for kids. That doesnt mean just sitting in front of the screen. Consumer reports checked out several that get children collaborating and creating. Consumer reports invited some outside experts to test drive tech toys. Theres something for everyone. The numbers game pairs with an ipad and makes learning fun. The red mirror allows a camera to see game pieces placed in front the tablet. Its good for learning. You have to think of different ways to add up to a number. If you have a hightech tinkerer on your list, the 150 computer kid supplies all the components you need to build your own computer. It took these boys 20 minute, then they learned minecraft. This is the mini computer that goes along. All of the information is stored in here. Reporter for 50, the powerup 3. 0 lets you create a Paper Airplane that you control with a smartphone. It proved to be lots of fun. This teeny rove took some practice. What a thrill when four little rotors lift up and about. The rechargeable toy is best suited for teens. For little kids the little live pet can keep them company asking questions and repeating phrases. The most popular toy this season could be the 150 spiro bb8 based on the star wars character. You can control it with a smartphone or tablet. That was awesome. So hightech doesnt have to mean kids playing alone in front of a screen. Consumer reports find that these toys are engaging for groups of kids and teach as well. They look really fun. Thanks, michael, very much. Lots of rain coming down today. It is really coming down. Meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking it all for us. We have two more coming. Let me show you why doppler 7 hd will track this storm, show you where the rain is falling right now. It has eased up in the north bay where the radar is located. From San Francisco to the east bay, south bay, its steady. Wipers are going. I take it down to street level in San Francisco, the Mission Street area seeing light steady rain in the east bay as well. Down in peninsula, belmont, redwood city, you notice light rain as well. In the east bay, light to moderate rain. If you do have to head out on the roadway from dublin to livermore, it will be a slow going evening commute. San jose to monterey also covered in green on radar. We go in tighter. Street level radar, santa clara, willow glen, sunnyvale, campbell, the last 24 hours weve received over an inch in santa rosa. San francisco and oakland, 1 3 4 inches. San jose hasnt received a whole lot. And santa cruz just over 2 inches of rain. Chains heading up to the tahoe area. Winds are blowing, so it will be a bit tough getting up there. Sfo still reporting arrival delays now just over two hours, almost three hours due to the rain and a little bit of wind starting to pick up. Upper 50s in half moon bay. And a live look from our heavenly camera lake tahoe camera, i should say. Visibility is low due to the fact that theyre getting wind. Make sure you grab the umbrellas especially if you have to head out the door, do any lastminute holiday shopping. Rain continues through tomorrow morning. Scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and another storm is coming in christmas eve. This storm on our impact scale the two. Moderate, wet through tomorrow. May see ponding on the roadways and those winds will be picking up tonight into tomorrow. Watch out. Trees could topple taking out power lines and you may run into power outages. Were still looking at light to moderate rain. You notice that the moderate rain is primarily over the hills. 9 00 widespread. Pretty steady. Tomorrow mornings commute we will see some rain, but it switches over to scattered showers. 5 00 a. M. , some light to moderate rain. 8 00 a. M. , anybody could pick up the wet roadways. Wet conditions on the roadways. 11 00 a. M. , if youre stepping out for luch, you have the day off. Make sure you keep them going. Scattered showers into the evening commute and the evening getaway, then things will taper as we head towards 10 00 p. M. How much additional rain . We could see up to an inch but anywhere from about 0. 2 to 0. 3 to up to an inch with this system. Wind advisory starts at 1 00 tonight and runs until 4 00 p. M. North bay mountains, east bay hills and diablo, you want to be careful out there. In the sierra, over two feet above 7,000 feet. 8 to 14 inches above 4,000 feet. I would not advise travel right now. Hold off if you can. Snow totals for some of the resorts will be topping two feet with this storm. Tomorrow morning 50s, you will see the wet roadways could be a bit slow going for you tomorrow afternoon scattered showers mid50s through the low 60s and one quick reminder the next three mornings higher than normal tides could lead to low level flood fluding almost seven feet there. Wednesday is your dry day. Next storm will bring wind and rain. Thursday a one on the impact scale. Christmas day is a break. Next storm sunday also a one on our storm impact scale. Lets show you a picture of rain on highway 29 near napa. Tweeted to us by joe misty 410. You can share pictures where you live using the abc 7 now on social media. The sudden space walk and the two whacks one restaurant h astronaut had to make. The mother who drove straight into the crowd and what we just learned about her. The family trapped in the sky tower at sea world. And steve harvey crowning the wrong miss universe. The crown then taken away. Hear from the women backstage and what steve harvey is now saying right here. David, thanks. New at 6 00, theres no replacing an instore experience. Where you can try out many of the newest Tech Products and just rescuers in china are working through the night to find people still missing after a massive landslide. Authorities say tons of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings in an Industrial Park yesterday. This is in the village of shenzhen right across the border from hong kong. Rescue dogs have been brought in to find survivors. Six american troops were killed in an attack at a bagram air field. A motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into their patrol. The taliban has claimed responsibility. Nasa tonight says the emergency spacewalk this morning was a success. It looks like it stopped. Okay, guys. Good news. It appears to have reached the work site center. Astronauts scott kelly and tim kopra replaced a stuck rail car at the International Space station. It took two solid whacks to give it a good jolt. The repair was necessary so that a russian spacecraft with three tons of food can dock on wednesday. Sacred Heart Community service is giving families in the south bay a healthy feast for free. Any family that comes in will receive a 60pound box much like thanksgiving with fresh fruit and vegetables, canned goods and either a turkey, ham or chicken. Abc 7 news was in san jose where volunteers have been packing and distributing those holiday food boxes. Sacred heart is giving toys to 6,000 kids in need. A newborn baby and a brandnew officer. And a chance meeting that saved a life. This is abc 7 news. Coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00 tonight, it is raining in the bay area. Take a look at all that green on live doppler 7 hd. How long will it stick around . Officers will not be punished for exchanging racist texts. Youll hear from one attorney who says this ruling jeopardizes future investigations. Are you out of gift ideas . 7 on your sides Michael Finney shows off gadgets that could be perfect for the person who has it all. All that and a lot more coming up in a half hour on abc 7 news at 6 00. A hero Police Recruit helped save a babys life while doing holiday shopping. It happened a little more than a week ago at bayfair mall. Recruit Ricky Williams saw a mother crying hysterically in the malls parking lot. He asked her if she needed help. She told him her baby had stopped breathing. The baby was real limp, no signs of life. Actually blow around the lips. I eventually he came to. Started to cry, then basically a fullon cry. A great sign. They always told us in high stress situations, you will revert to your training. I did what it is that i signed up to do and thats to help people out. Amazing. Williams has not talked to the mother who was rushed to the hospital with the baby. Police chief greg suhr said the department chose wisely in hiring officer williams. And they sure did. What a great guy. Good. World news tonight with david muir is next. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. For sandhya patel, Michael Finney, we appreciate your time. A live look outside on this rainy evening. Tonight, the deadly chaos on the vegas strip. The mother behind the wheel, accused of intentionally plowing into a crowd in las vegas. Now charged with murder. Her 3yearold daughter in the backseat. And what authorities have just revealed about the mother. Also tonight, the deadly attack on american troops overseas. The suicide bomber on a motorcycle. Six soldiers killed. The war of words tonight. Donald trump demanding an apology from hillary clinton, after what she said at the debate. The clinton camp with a fiery response tonight. Trapped at the top for hours. The families, parents and their children, stuck inside the sky tower at sea world. And the epic blunder. I have to apologize. Crowning the wrong miss universe, then taking the crown away. What steve harvey is now saying tonight