tensions rising as china begins enforcing its new air defense zone creating a challenge to the united states. the u.s. has long been patrolling the area for decades really. now chinese patrols over disputed islands are stirring diplomatic concerns. yesterday china scrambled jets after it says two u.s. spy planes and several japanese aircraft entered that zone. the news coming just ahead of vice president joe biden s trip to asia next week with stops in china, south korea, and japan. this might be our favorite story of the evening. christmas lights being turned on in downtown salt lake city as a young dy becomes a symbol of hope for folks attending the ceremony, especially since not long ago, he didn t think he could even make it there. caroline connally from our fox affiliate in salt lake city has the story. santa claus is coming to
this is what we have. let s deal with it and not focus on me. let s get better and fight. reporter: it was somewhere along that fight. had to go up to the hospital like every day. reporter: that he began his healing with this. i had hard nights and i would listen to music. that would calm me down. reporter: the make a wish foundation gave him a full dj set. that s his name. dj survivor. that s because he survived cancer. reporter: that now in remission, he shares with others. good music, yeah. we like it. he s doing a great job. we especially love the pump the jam. reporter: as the lights came on all around salt lake city. they re beautiful. reporter: the sounds of the holidays as played by a 13-year-old boy helped remind everyone what the season is all about. that is for sure. that was caroline connally reporting. i told you it s going to be your favorite story.
plus, a young dj hitting a positive note after a very tough struggle. we ll be sharing his story. as you likely know, deadline day is here for obamacare after a disastrous rollout that frustrated millions of americans. the administration today saying that healthcare.gov should be up and running for, quote, the vast majority of users. whatever that means. molly henneberg is live in washington with more on that. molly? reporter: hi, gregg. we don t have any numeric data yet on the relaunch of the web site. meaning how many people have tried to log on and how quickly they were able to sign up and enroll. but the department of health and human services did put out this update this afternoon. the statement said, quote, the site is performing well today with low overall error rates and response times. despite heavier than normal weekend traffic. we re making additional hardware upgrades and software fixes tonight as part of a planned set of improvements to improve speed a