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More than 5 inches of rain fell in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, setting a new daily record for the city. San Francisco has seen one of its wettest days on record , as a winter storm brought flooding and heavy snow to California. More than 5 inches of rain has fallen in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, setting a new daily record, the National Weather Service for the San Francisco Bay Area said. MORE: Your New Year's Eve weather forecast The last day of the year is also "making a run for wettest calendar day ever," the agency said. As of 5 p.m. local time, 5.45 inches of rain had been reported in downtown San Francisco -- making it the second-wettest day in the area since record s began in 1849, the agency said. The current local record of 5.54 inches was set on Nov. 5, 1994. With the city a mere nine-hundredths of an inch away from the rainy day local record, "We'll see how the band to the west of the city affects the totals," the National Weath...

The father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves spoke to ABC News following the suspect's arrest on Friday. The father of one of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death more than six weeks ago said "we are on the path to justice" after a suspect was arrested Friday in connection with their murders. Steve Goncalves told ABC News that he was watching a football game when "my whole world got turned upside down." His daughter, Kaylee Goncalves, as well as her roommates Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were killed in the girls' off-campus house in the early hours of Nov. 13. A photo posted by Kaylee Goncalves only a few days ago shows University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Goncalves. The four were found dead at an off-campus house on Nov. 13, 2022. Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram A 28-year-old man was arrest ed Friday morning in Pennsylvania...

The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision BEIJING -- The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement Thursday that the incident occurred Dec. 21 when the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy J-11 flew in front of and within 6 meters (20 feet) of the nose of an RC-135, a type of large reconnaissance plane operated by the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. plane was “lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace,” the statement said. Its pilot was forced to “take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision." China frequently challenges military aircraft from the U.S. and its allies, especially over the strategically vital S...

After a historic, deadly snowstorm, Buffalo, New York is now bracing for potential flooding as temperatures are expected to rise. Residents of western New York are going from shoveling snow to filling sandbags as a historic blizzard that killed at least 38 people in metropolitan Buffalo gives way to a big meltdown with temperatures forecast to soar. A record 51 inches of snow over the Christmas weekend paralyzed New York's second largest city, which is now facing fears of flooding as the mercury is expected to climb into the 50s on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The warm-up has already started, with Buffalo hitting a relatively balmy 40 degrees Thursday morning. MORE: Buffalo storm victims: What we know about the lives lost Pedestrians walk along Ellicott Street in downtown Buffalo, Dec. 28, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. John Normile/Getty Images With mountains of snow piled up in Buffalo and surrounding communities in Erie County, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ...

The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act will allow for the price of intrastate inmate phone calls to be regulated by the FCC Fees for phone calls for people incarcerated in America's prisons have skyrocketed in the past three years -- with the industry costing families nearly $1 billion a year -- according to the Prison Policy Initiative, a think tank. But that could soon change, because legislation that is awaiting President Joe Biden's signature will let the Federal Communications Commission cap the price of some prison phone calls. Titled the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, the bill, which passed with bipartisan support in the House and Senate last week, will allow for the price of intrastate inmate phone calls to be regulated by the FCC. The legislation was named after Martha Wright-Reed, who originally filed a petition with the FCC seeking to reduce the price of prison phone calls to keep in touch with her incarcerated gran...

A dog that was stranded near a frozen waterfall in Utah on Christmas Eve was saved by search and rescue officials and reunited with her owner. A dog that was stranded near a frozen waterfall in Utah on Christmas Eve was saved by search and rescue officials and reunited with her owner. According to the Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, a local man was hiking near Waterfall Canyon on Saturday when he became separated from his dog Nala. The unidentified hiker couldn’t find Nala by nightfall and resumed his search the morning of Christmas Day, the sheriff’s office wrote on its Facebook page. MORE: Days into search 20-year-old hiker is found dead in New Hampshire The hiker’s family members contacted authorities around 1:00 p.m., local time, saying he wasn’t responding to their calls or text messages, officials said. Nala’s owner answered one of the phone calls once he regained cellphone service and was able to let people know that Nala was around the waterfall , but cou...

Airlines continue to cancel thousands of flights in what is becoming a Christmas nightmare for so many, as winter storms continue to cause havoc across the U.S. Airlines continue to cancel thousands of flights in what is becoming a Christmas nightmare for so many, as winter storms continue to cause havoc across the U.S. Most major airlines have canceled or delayed thousands of flights, with Southwest Airlines leading the pack with 2,765 or 68% of its flights getting canceled so far Monday, due to a reported system meltdown. On Christmas Day, 42% of Southwest’s flight s were cancel ed and 48% were delayed, according to data from FlightAware. MORE: Buffalo hit by 'blizzard of the century,' governor says Angry Southwest customers took to Twitter on Monday, sharing their frustrations over the delays, cancelations and long hold times to speak to customer service agents. “With consecutive days of extreme winter weather across our network behind us, continuing challenges are impacti...

Texas A&M University student Tanner Hoang has been missing since Dec. 16. His car was found Thursday in Austin, officials said. A Texas A &M University student has been missing for more than a week, as his family prays for his safe return. Tanner Hoang, 22, was last seen the morning of Dec. 16, authorities said. His family said they were going to the College Station school for his graduation and reported him missing when he did not show up to lunch before the ceremony. "He was supposed to graduate but I'm not sure what happened that would cause him to leave," his uncle, Bao Hoang, told ABC Waco affiliate KXXV earlier this week. Missing Texas A&M student Tanner Hoang. College Station Police Department The student 's phone had been turned off, making it difficult to track him, according to his family. After his vehicle was spotted several times on video, the car was ultimately found unoccupied in Austin on Thursday, according to Amber Alert Network Brazos ...

At least 23 people have died from the cold, wintry weather that's wreaking havoc across the U.S. over Christmas weekend. At least 23 people have died from the wintry weather wreaking havoc across the U.S. over Christmas weekend . The highest number of fatalities are in upstate Erie County, New York, which encompasses Buffalo, where seven deaths were reported. "This will go down in History as the most devastating storm" in Buffalo, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said at a Christmas morning news conference. MORE: How to stay safe in cold as frigid temperatures hit The "colossal" snow storm brought winds of nearly 80 mph, the governor said. Buffalo initiated a Travel ban as blizzard conditions moved in. "I cannot overstate how dangerous the conditions still are," Hochul said Sunday, urging people to stay off the roads on Christmas. Hoak's restaurant is covered in ice from the spray of Lake Erie waves during a winter storm in Hamburg, New York, Dec. 24,...

China has blasted an annual U.S. defense spending bill for hyping up the “China threat” while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it shows U.S. support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule BEIJING -- China blasted an annual U.S. defense spending bill for hyping up the “China threat" while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated U.S. support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. “China deplores and firmly opposes this U.S. move,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China's internal affairs. President Joe Biden signed the $858 billion defense bill into law in Washington on Friday. It includes about $45 billion more than Biden had requested as lawmakers look to offset inflation and boost the nation’s Military com Pet itiveness with China and Russia. The bill also rep...

The two Indianapolis officers who located missing 5-month-old Kason Thomass spoke about the emotional discovery. Three days after he went missing in an alleged carjacking in Ohio, 5-month-old Kason Thomass was found safe across state lines in Indiana. It was an emotional discovery for the Indianapolis officers who located the baby. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Sgt. Shawn Anderson speaks to the press, Dec. 23, 2022. WRTV "The first thing that went through my mind was thank God we found baby Kason. He's alive and well," Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Sgt. Shawn Anderson told ABC Indianapolis affiliate WRTV on Friday. His colleague, Sgt. Richard El, said he picked up Kason and held him, thinking, "You're safe now, we got you, we going to get you back to your parents." "He was still in a onesie and it just gave me memories of my kids being young and whatnot," El told WRTV. "So I gave him a hug and just held him and bounced him around a lit...