The Police Officer killed in the line of duty. Tonight, a Community Coming together to give her family a place to call their own. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. And we begin tonight with the Christmas Eve blast of snow and cold hitting both coasts. That car you see there, spinning out of control on icy roads in kansas. All part of a system sweeping lots of snow across the midwest. Its shaping up to be a White Christmas for millions. That arctic blast and strong winds slamming a chunk of the country. 50 million under weather alerts from washington, d. C. To boston. Heres rob marciano. Reporter tonight, millions are getting that White Christmas and all the headaches that can come along with it. Winter weather alerts now up in over two dozen states, stretching from coast to coast. Its coming down a lot heavier than it was earlier. Reporter its coming down in chicago. And in buffalo. Parts of new england bracing for another foot of snow. Its a little
Happening today glide churchs annual Christmas Eve celebrations. Including a luncheon sponsored by the house of prime rib. Over 37hundred pounds of prime rib and an array of delicious side dishes are expected to be handed out as part of the Christmas Eve tradition. It all starts at 10 30 this morning in glides dining room. We spoke with glide founder Cecil Williams at a past event about the importance of helping the less fortunate. marty glide is also hosting glide is also hosting Christmas Eve morning celebrations today at 9 and 11 o clock. marty in the east bay authorities are offering a 10thousand dollar reward for information on suspects who robbed two mail trucks in antioch. On monday. The first mail truck was broken into on texas street. It happened again on tuesday. A different mail truck was robbed on south francisco court. About 130 residents were possibly affected by both crimes. People have been told to contact the post office to report their missing packages and letters. ma
Hospital, but when hes released, they will release his identity. Back to you. Maria medina live for us in hayward, thank you. Flags are flying at half staff this evening at the capitol. Governor brown ordered them lowered. He also released a statement of condolence writing, anne and i are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of officer camelleri who died yesterday working to keep us safe. We honor his sacrifice. Another Highway Patrol officer was rear ended on interstate 80 in vallejo yesterday near redwood road while the officer was parked on the shoulder. The officer had just wrapped up a traffic stop, was about to leave when this blue sports car slammed into the white patrol car. The officer suffered only minor injuries. The driver of the sports car cooperated with investigators. He was not cited or arrested. Chp has beefed up patrols all over the bay area for the christmas weekend. All available chp officers are required to be on duty to look for dangerous drivers. During th
Driving under the influence of any impairing substance is not only dangerous. It is a crime. Weed, pot. Edibles. Starting today these ads will be running statewide a full days before the new laws go into effect legalizing marijuana. They say it may only exacerbate the problems on california highways. The use of drugs among drivers. While we understand that people use things like marijuana for recreational purposes, the point being, however, if youre high, dont drive. Reporter in 200526 of drivers in fatal accidents had a drug in their system other than alcohol. By 2015, the number had skyrocketed to 43 . Okay. I love it. But i dont drive. Reporter the stepped up Campaign Comes as the chp says goodbye to a rookie officer, Andrew Camilleri killed Christmas Eve by a driver suspected of being under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana. We want to make sure people understand that you cant drive under the influence of marijuana or any drug. Nothing has changed as far as that. I never
This last friday, authorities arrested everitt jameson. He had chosen pier 39 to the fbi and department of Homeland Security have no indication to indicate a specific credible threat associated with the San Francisco new years eve fireworks show. Reporter the department of Emergency Management has created that text alert number. Abc7 news. Thanks very much. A longstanding tribute to fallen officers took place today for a chp rookie who died when a driver slammed into list cruiser in hay ward. The chp held a bell tribute ceremony for Sergeant Andrew camilleri. He leaves behind a wife and three children. The chp said a driver plowed into his car on Christmas Eve. The officers were overcome. Le remember c le. He sacrificed his life for the safety and security of others. The driver who hit and killed camilleri was tunneled influence of marijuana and alcohol. He is still in the hospital. The chp has established a fund for people who want to help the officers family. A power outage stranded