this morning debbie can tell you about it in for heather how is it going? >> lots of problems especially north of the city as we head to 84 westbound at 684 a car flipped over and right past 684 a truck down the embankment so please take it slowly this morning and also the southbound new york state throughway exit 17 an accident speeds down to 35 at the tappan zee bridge on the d train no service state parkway to stillwell avenue all due to switching problems southern state west at corona avenue and valley stream a collision reported there as wwatch for slowdowns on the new jersey turnpike southbound truck lanes exit 9 accident with all lanes closed and truck lanes and then on the turnpike south at 8 a accident in the car lanes couple of accidents on 80 westbound clear of woodland park in fairfield and wick northbound building up quickly heading up towards q gardens and roads are wet let's go over to our other camera a look at the southbound van wick heading down toward the jackie robinson alternate side parking rules are in effect city wide. back to you david, laurie. >>> deb

. i'm here with my friend debby. she's a marine mammal trainer. we have shouka, who's a 4,000 pound killer whale, swimming behind us. we're at six flags discovery kingdom right here in vallejo, california and actually, debby we're talking about animals that have some incredible body language. and you were saying, when we were talking about killer whales, not only are they one of the most intelligent animals in the world, but they really display some really incredible social behaviors. debby: yes. they're very interesting to watch. and what is important for us is to know a little bit about killer whale behavior and the individual animal's behavior. so we get to know killer whales, what is a good behavior, what's a bad behavior with her, as far as maybe when she's happy, when she's not happy, when she's confused. and then we learn her as an individual. so some of the things that we're looking for with her is, is she sitting up, paying attention to us? is she laying on her side? is she squirting water at us? jarod: is that a good behavior or a bad behavior? debby: the squirting can be

side in effect. david, lori? >>> debbie, thank you. we continue our coverage on the weather conditions on long island where show was spotted overnight. eye witness news reporter is live in jericho for us. winter delay was not denied overnight or late last night into early this morning. we had our first taste of winter weather finally on the nassau county border this morning it's now become a rain event but this was the picture going into the morning. a lot of snow coming down forming a minor amount of accumulation here but again that snow eventually after covering roads and cars transitioning into rain. meanwhile take a look at this. icy and slippery road conditions certainly causing this accident to happen a car turning over, the driver left with minor injuries luckily but again with that snow coming down so quickly, certainly did create very dangerous driving conditions and now this morning we have that rain but the rules still apply. you definitely have to be careful going out the door this morning but meanwhile take a live picture here again. this is the highway at the l

that next. debbie duhaime is looking at all kinds of problems up there newburg has an accident. there's some slowdowns in other places. how's it going? >>> good morning to you bill, good morning everybody. newburg's beacon bridge is moving smoothly but let's go over the 9 d. to all state road an accident being cleared. over at the bear mountain bridge okay but 9 w south construction at the fort montgomery. right by the bear mountain bridge. now if you're going to the west side highway south of 158thed accident cleared. -- 158th. accident cleared. subways on or close to schedule. hung hug very light this -- hudson river crossings very light this morning. i want to show you a look at the northbound van wyck. over to the web cam stop some and to -- some stop and go traffic here and the inbound bqe still stop and go by the brooklyn bridge. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back over to you. david lori. >>> all right thank you. a massive fire has ripped through three story home in brooklyn killing one person inside and another person is still missing this morning

we'll be around near 50 degrees this afternoon. every seven minutes on this new year's eve. debbie duhaime doing a great job all week for healther. >>> we have an accident already this morning bill. right out to the maps and tell you what's happening on route 3. 3 eastbound at grove street in clifton, it's an accident this one involves a downed telephone pole so watch for delays 3 eastbound at grove street in clifton. also the ramp from grove street to 3 is blocked as well. swishing problems on the -- switching problems on the 2 and 4 and p.a.t.h. trains still seeing some delays and new york waterway, ferries and amtrak running on or close to schedule. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect city wide. back to you. ken, lori? >>> all right debbie thank you. more than a million people will pack into times square tonight to count down the final seconds of 2015. and a large crowd means a big police presence. and extensive security measures. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live now square with details for us, good morning dray. a at home and come to times square kno

up in the traffic center. it's debbie duhaime looking at the commute for you this morning. >>> good morning everybody. start off on the surways to tell you -- subways on the d. train, no service 34th to atlantic avenue all due to ongoing maintenance. also uptown express only on the n. and q. canal to 57th with maintenance as well. lirr, metro-north new jersey transit on time this morning. there was an overnight accident investigation at 150th just cleared away and at the ed coach 19th eat -- ed koch 59th street bridge, doing okay. and finally going over to the other camera, here's a look at the rfk bridge, no problems to report here. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back over to you. david, lori? >>> all right debbie thank you. we have breaking news out of brooklyn. one person is dead after a fast moving fire tore through a multistory building overnight. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live now at williamsburg with the very latest for us, kala? >> reporter: lori, good morning, we can tell you that we just learned that one person, a man, has been found dead

rightstown and 49 montauk. way warm for this hour of the day. get to 48 later on this afternoon. debbie duhaime is in the traffic center looking at the commute this morning, what's going on now up there? >>> traffic is pretty light but we have a couple of issues. first of all what's happening with the lirr, metro-north and new jersey transit. extra service into and out of the city for later on this afternoon. and also metro-north on a modified schedule for later today. a. and d. trains. 3 eastbound still blocked with the accident investigation and over in westchester county 287 eastbound exit 6 into white plains, it's an accident and a fuel spill still being cleaned up. tappan zee bridge still moving okay to the toll and a look at the southern state parkway through nassau county. traffic is okay again a little bet foggy in some areas and please be careful. to the other camera the belt parkway still zipping along fine out to kennedy airport. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back over to you ken, lori? >>> we have breaking news in midtown. a horrific accident has led

still mild with cloudy skies but much colder. wee talk about that next. seven minutes. debbie duhaime in for heather center. >>> problems right now bill as we had had to the new jersey turnpike a look at this volume. exiting at exit 13. trying to get to the goethals bridge. the problem is is that the goethals bridge, it's construction going on so this is the volume of the new jersey turnpike at 13. as we go to the maps just reminding you that at the goethals bridge into staten island, one lane is still blocked. let's also tell you what's happening on 1 and 9 at the hackensack river bridge everything just reopened but heavy traffic heading to the holland. on the l. train delays with switching problems at rockaway parkway. and the l.i.e. westbound really bunching up now at jericho turnpike with an accident being cleared and it's a gridlock alert day. back to you rob lori? >>> all right debbie thank you and right now police in queens are looking for a man armed with a box cutter. who attacked a high school student on her way to school. 16-year-old girl recovering with serious wou

to get blustery and much colder, that's next coming up in the accuweather seven day forecast. debbie duhaime, how's it going >>> subways are running on or close to schedule. metro-north, lirr, on time. george lincoln and holland ongoing construction. we'll keep an eye on that for you and also at the brooklyn bridge, watch out for some ongoing construction heading inbound. we'll keep an eyen that as well. let's go outside and i'll show you a look at the new jersey turnpike, this is exiting by exit 13 and if you're heading over to the goethals bridge, the bridge getting into staten island, one lane is blocked with some ongoing road work. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back over to you. lori, rob? >>> all right debbie thank you very much. and developing right now in new jersey, an overnight fire has destroyed a home in paterson, here's video just into the eyewitness newsroom and flames tearing through the home on east 19th street around 12:30 this morning. the heaviest fire was at the back of the building. thankfully no one has been hurt. but an unknown number of

help the clinton campaign. >> tonight the campaign manager for bernie sanders and dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz join me live. >> the sanders campaign unfortunately doesn't have anything other than bluster at the moment. >> then donald trump responds to putin's praise. >> at least he's a leader. you know, unlike what we have in this country. >> why top republicans say trump went too far. >> our country does plenty of killing also. >> and a report card for the president as he gives his year-end briefing. >> interesting stuff happens in the fourth quarter. >> "all in" starts now. >> okay, everybody, i've got to get to "star wars." >>> good evening from new york. i'm alex wagner in for chris hayes. a major rift breaking out today in democratic politics as the bernie sanders campaign took the extraordinary step of suing the governing body of the democratic party. that body, the democratic national committee, is led by debbie wasserman schultz, who will join us live momentarily. the sanders campaign claims the dnc is trying to thwart their candidate because it sees the vermont senat

. there you go debbie duhaime. >> b is okay. we'll take it. good morning to you bill. good morning to everybody. let's see what's happening as we head to the subways right now. on the 1 train delays downtown with the ongoing signal problems at 145th. and on the 7 train delays hudson yard bound. it's all due to ongoing signal problems at will ets point. watch out for slowdowns on 84 eastbound exit 17. let's go outside. l.i.e. westbound moving slowly right through queens getting out toward kew gardens. watch for stop-and-go traffic there. going over to the other camera, the westbound belt still very busy heading out toward kennedy airport. are in effect. back to you shirleen, lori. >> still ahead on eyewitness news another new yorker crossing the street struck and killed by a city bus. >> dozens of fishermen trapped on thin ice. see how firefighters swooped in to save them. >> and moments ago a rocket carrying the latest group of astronauts blasted off to the international space station. wewhat makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the bes

. it's going to be gorgeous and heather has the day off. and debbie duhaime with problems on the long island expressway. a terrible accident. >> yeah, new video on this to show you and to show everybody. >>> let's go to the video of the l.i.e. look at this overturned tractor- trailer. the westbound l.i.e. right at holbrook road. all lanes closed. again, this overturned tractor- trailer blocking all lanes. so again, l.i.e. westbound completely closed at holbrook road. to the web cam, i will show you the volume building here. look at the volume on the l.i.e. westbound. trying to get to holbrook road, just a big mess. try middle country road or sunrise highway instead. and let's go to the maps and tell you what else is happening. subways on or close. lirr, metro north, new jersey transit on-time. no problems at the hudson river crossings. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect back over to you, ken, lori. >> thank you. >>> with a war of word, it'sest players in the nypd, the current police commissioner and his predecessor who do not see eye to eye on how the department

from atlantic city. debby has two children, two grandchildren. she wanted to come for the tree lighting last night but stayed home to make a sign and increase her odds of being picked and it worked. let's hear her story. >> well, debbie, i know this is actually an emotional day for you. so why is this important to you? >> i've been wanting this forever. i survived cancer, and it's like a christmas gift and it's a life gift to myself, so excited. >> we're so happy we can give this to you. i saw tears on the plaza. we were going to make this a happy day. >> yes. >> how great is that? she's here with her best friend, ken. >> hi, ken. >> welcome, ken. let's take one last look at debby and bring out the new debby bloom. i bet she's blossomed. >> oh, my gosh. look at the way she's walking. she's a model. you can take that off. wow! oh! wow! you were amazing before. >> wait until you see, debby. turn around, doll. >> oh, my goodness! >> can you believe what's happening? >> i love the back of that. >> oh, that cut is great. >> it's beveled. >> look right at camera 12 if you wouldn't mi

moment. debbie duhaime is in the traffic center for heather this morning. >> downtown delays with signal also on the g, no service between court square and nostrun avenue. new jersey transit, metro north lirr on time. it's ongoing maintenance. up at the the tappan zee bridge speeds reduced to 45 miles per hour because of the wet pavement. deegan moving okay. keep in mind at the mcqumes dam bridge it's ongoing road work. alternate side parking rules are in effect for today city wide. >>> thank you. an mta bus hit and killed a woman in brooklyn. this is the latest in a string of deadly incidents involving city buses in the past few weeks. now the nypd is cracking down on dangerous driving. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live in sheepshead bay with details for us. >> i can tell you this is the bus in six weeks, and the latest here was killed in the crosswalk just behind me. we're talking about 62-year-old eleanor a shelkina. an mta bus making a left on to east 16th from avenue z hit and killed her. the bus driver remained on scene and has not been charged. one man who lives in

is on the streets of baltimore. joining us now from washington, d.c. is debby hines. she's former baltimore city prosecutor. debby, just to put this in context, officer porter was charged with indangerment, failing to call for a medic and for not buckling mr. gray into a police transport van. based on these charges and these allegations what do you make of the hung jury? >> well, you know, it was a very difficult case for the prosecution. it's always been a difficult case for the prosecution. the reason is that improving in this case they had to prove in action. and in most manslaughter cases you're proving an action that that someone did. in this case they had to prove that he failed to have his feet down and he failed to call the hospital and medic for mr. gray. that just made the matter an uphill battle for the prosecution. >> the failure to take certain actions as opposed to taking direct action that you could say led to his death. given that uphill climb as you described it, that does not change in a second effort to try mr. porter, what do you do with the decision to move fo

aunts the woman who brings calm to sometimes stressful situations. line >> reporter: debbie lee considers each moment. >> go back to sleep. >> a precious picture, a gift. >> i get to witness what i call miracles virtually every day. >> miracles that happen when babies like isaac defy the hods. >> isaac expired. he diedment and the hospital revived -- revived him, and they brought him by helicopter here to children's hospital in oakland. >>reporter: for yores, debbie has worked as a volunteer at the children's hospital, sometimes taking pictures, and sometimes just holding the babies. >> there is nothing more pure than holding a baby. >>reporter: jose's mother says he loves being held. >> we'll cuddle on friday, okay? >>reporter: at four employees old, he has already traveled a long road. >> he has problems breathing. but he's doing better as he grows. >> desi to us, she's been a very special person. just like seeing her and the smiles. you just have to see debbie's smile. >>reporter: a smile through highs and lows. but there's more than that. debbie also gives them pictures. fam

better. debbie duhaime doing a great job. >>> problems continue on the van wyck. the camera and show you the traffic. it's southbound van wyck, all lanes completely closed by jewel avenue. it's a serious accident between a trail track and a car. crews are at the scene, southbound van wyck, avoid it. and let's see what's happening to the new england thruway. new england southbound is bumper to bumper down with some construction. goethals bridge construction cleared. outer bridge crossing and the bayonne moving okay. holland minor delay. and gridlock alert day. allow extra time today. back to you, low degree. >> thank you. >>> the search is on for a car chief now wanted for a deadly hit-and-run. police in -- car thief now wanted for a deadly hit-and- run. police say he crashed into a car, killing that driver and took off leaving a stolen vehicle behind. calla is live now. >> reporter: one man dead and police looking for another driver, the driver of a stolen suv who plowed into another car and then bailed out of a stolen car and took off running. he has been missing now for 12 hours. s

tonight. and debbie duhaime says there's problems on the l.i.e. >> that's for sure. >>> good morning everybody. to the web cam and we want to show you the problems right now to the l.i.e. traffic now out toward the area of ronkonkoma avenue, into lake ronkonkoma, watch out for the accident. several lanes blocked l.i.e. westbound. so definitely avoid this if you can. and let's go to the maps and tell you about a problem on the rockaway, garbage from a garbage truck, they're cleaning up the mess. and the deegan southbound from the 230s, an accident investigation continuing. subways and buses on or close. >> thank you. >>> a battle is building between former new york city police commissioner ray kelly and the current police commissioner police commissioner bill bratton -- and the current police commissioner bill bratton. we are live now in lower manhattan. >> reporter: good morning, lori. police commissioner bill bratton says the crime stat, the numbers don't lie. his men and women are out here to keep the city safe. but former commissioner kelly says he has intel from the inside sugges

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press conference dnc party chair debbie wasserman schultz, if sanders files had been accessed. the problem is that dnc chair's alleged conflict of interest. debbie wasserman-schultz in addition to being dnc chair, is one of hillary clinton's toughest supporters. limiting the number of democratic debates, most of the few debates that have been scheduled have been scheduled for weekends. that means fewer people watching and less of an opportunity for clinton challengers to break through. the fight with the dnc comes as bernie sanders appears to be gaining some momentum. his campaign has now collected more than 2 million individual contributions averaging less than $30 each. sanders says no other candidate who is not a sitting president has ever received 2 million donations at this point in a white house run. hillary clinton has received a smaller number of total contributions, but her average is higher and when you look at how much cash on hand clinton and sanders appear to have it's nearly even and sanders is already starting to blanket the iowa air waves, called people power. >> ov

special treats. debby johnson and jerome keever started their tradition last year -- and spent christmas eve with some furry friends. the two along with a few other volunteers wore santa hats and handed out dog jerome is a volunteer at the animal foundation. he and debby felt they had everything they needed - and wanted to put the giving spirit in another direction. jerome keeber / volunteer "we're here to give every animal that's here a treat. numerous treats." debby johnson / volunteer "it comes to christmas we were giving things to each other that just sat around the house, so it was time to stop giving and find another place to give." they visted with the animals and some new pet parents as they handed out goodies. jerome said the animals needed a christmas treat. ahead tonight ... a popular fast food chain is trying out a new comfort food menu item. find out what it is. but if you live in one of these cities.. you might not be able to afford it.. they are the most expensive american cities to raise a family. and an update from across the nation as deadly storms leave a pat

peterman dishing it up with debbie. >> i was not what you would call popular. debbie, you probabl look at you. >> hollywood from the inside out. it's the "insider" together with yahoo! >> hollywood tv moms invite me inside their kitchen for some holiday cheer and plenty of dish. >> about that, where was my invite, debbie? >> ladies only, louis. ladies only. >> we're going to get to that. but let's start with new

session. >>> it is 7:27. and we check the commute with debbie duhaime. >> thanks a lot ken. start off by telling you about a problem right now as you head to the eastbound grand central at the cross island. an accident being cleared and also a terrible accident on the garden state parkway north of 109. a fatality involved there. lirr and it looks like the ronkonkoma and port jeff branches still an hour delay because of earlier problems and metro-north on the modified schedule. ongoing mechanical problems and alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today city wide. back to you ken. >>> debbie thank you. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> well, you see we've got cloudy skies and we are going to have some breaks of sun. 46 right now is your be around 46 through the morning. and into the afternoon. we get to 48 with breaks of sunshine. and now we're looking at tonight as a great night when the ball drops at midnight temperature 41. overnight it's 37 and sunshine tomorrow a little cooler this weekend but temperatures are still above normal for t

next year. you will get it next year. >> exactly. >> let's check in with debbie. >>> yeah. >> we will take the warm weather for now. we start off by telling you about the subways. overnight track work, 1 and 2, uptown express only with the track work. and 95th street, the incident clear. uptown 2 on to 5 to 149 as well. and metro north, lirr, new jersey transit, on time. and george, lincoln and holland construction being cleared. bayonne bridge just wrapping up construction. and goethals still okay. brooklyn bridge, ongoing road work as well. and i'll show you a look at the l.i.e. eastbound to the cougar den, okay to the construction zone. and to the other camera, the southbound van wyck is moving slowly, practically at a stand still toward cougar dens but ongoing construction near hillside avenue. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> officials in baltimore are calling for calm whenever a first police officer on trial in the death of freddie gray. the judge in the trial of william porter has ordered the jury to resume

eruption came after dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz one of hillary clinton's top supporters announced the sanders campaign was being suspended from accessing a massive democratic party databases. information that campaigns rely on every day. the dnc said it decided to block sanders access after his campaign stafort staffers accesd information in the clinton campaign. >> forming an opinion of the actions we've taken to put the shoe on the other foot. if it were the clinton campaign that accessed the proprietary information of the sanders campaign you would be darned sure that his supporters would demand we take same action. >> but sanders campaign says his office notified them about the problem. for his side, they never shared the clinton fielz. >> we have to assume that our data was equally exposed and updated reports prove that it was. and we just want to -- we wanted to document and understand the scope of the problem so that we could report it accurately. we didn't actually like use it for anything valuable. and we didn't take custodianship of i.t. >> wasserman schultz says that do

ford been to accommodate his wheelchair valued at about $20,000. debbie and alvin cannot believe it. >> just tears of joy. 'sporter: this is debbie king car. not only has she had help in and out of the vehicle, but had a full to the wheelchair and put it in the back. is another reason why this man will make such an enormous difference. >> a big difference. reporter: alvin fisher to enjoy the ride, much to the delight of. -- >> you met the guy. his heart is pure. >>. >> i love you guys in god bless. reporter: on a day when love bills the room, he is thinking about taking it and spreading it. >> yet to keeps passing the blessings. reporter: wherever the road takes him. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. leon: how about that. that is wonderful. makes you feel good when you know the people you live around art that good. alison: most -- maureen: most of them are. leon: how are you getting into the holiday season? maureen: we have asked you to e-mail pictures of your decorations or traditions. we've gotten some surprising results. this is a viewer with four legs. this is sandy showing her husky

debbie, and she was really, really special.'mary saves these lights just for debbie... her daughter who died suddenly 13 years ago... mary clip 2531 in-1:06:37 'its not easy but you know, you look up in the sky and you say, i know she cant come back.' in-1:10:58 '...and i know that she looks down and says, you know mom, i made you stronger than anything else.' morgan krueger - marys granddaughter clip 2534 in-1:21:43 'we wouldnt have made it without grandma.'morgan is one of four debbie died. great grandson clip 2526 in-46:28 "she is like the thing that keeps this family together.'and as the family continues to grow... clip 2536 in-1:34:51 'i have a six foot snowman to put together... so does mary's display... gopro 1153 in-5:53 'the base is this big.' clip 2534 in-1:22:54 "she likes all the lights because it casts away the darkness and it helps bring light to those around her, whether she knows you or not." clip 2536 in-1:34:19 'to do this together is wonderful...."it's no wonder why mary's favorite season... "...it makes me feel good inside.'is the season of giving... nats yes she

committee, and we will speak to the head of the democratic committee debbie wassermann schultz who is going to join me next. >>> the backlash over donald trump's proposal on banning muslims from enter thing the u.s. is providing democratic presidential candidates with a fund-raising opportunity. both bernie sanders and hillary clinton sent e-mails to supporters with a call to support to fight trump. for more on the democratic reaction to trump, i am joined by the chairwoman of the democratic national committee, and she is congresswoman debbie wassermann schultz. thank you for joining us. >> thank you sh, jim. it is great to be with you today. >> and now, the conventional wisdom is that these comments help democrats in 2016 and it will weaken the support of whoever the republican candidate is, but i wonder, is that definite? because clearly, he is giving voice to a certain part of the party, and that support is proving more durable than many expected. i feel like every month people say he is eventually going to burn out, and not just the national numbers, but the numbers in the loca

chair, debby wasserman schultz congresswoman debby wasserman schultz. she's an outspoken congresswoman and outspoken supporter of hillary clinton. >> that's correct. and that's fueling the theory that this is simply an effort through debby wasserman-schultz to shut down bernie sanders to make his campaign even more difficult, and less likely he'll catch up with hillary clinton. this is a week that bernie sanders announced he has two million campaign contributers. he picked up endorsements and all of a sudden on a friday going into a debate there is debby wasserman schultz saying we're going to block you from this voter database in response to a more minor breach. the conspiracy troyist theorists are going wild. >> has anything like this happened before? >> no, the republican party share their database. the campaign written agreement that says if you want to suspend somebody, you have to give them ten days written notice and then they have to have the ability to work this out. there was no written notice, no ten-day notice from the dnc to the bernie sanders campaign, which

debbie duhaime. >> the problem at the goth i'lls bridge. the goethals bridge getting into staten island. it's construction causing heavy exiting volume at 13 from the new jersey turnpike. watch for delays new jersey transit westbound delays as you head from metro park to trenton with some amtrak issues, lirr and met renorth on time. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. back over to you lori. >>> all right debbie thank you and the rain is on the way. we've got cloudy skies and our temperatures is 55 degrees. we're looking at rain off to our west. that's coming in this morning that gets here around lunchtime. really about 11:00 in new jersey and about noontime in the city and 1:00 this afternoon everybody. from eastern long island, coastal connecticut is into the rain. have your rain gear today and gets cold this weekend. lori? >>> all right bill. thank you. and that will do it for us, coming up on "good morning america," if you are getting rid of your car the items that at r kids don't stay little forever. so help them get the opportunity they need. it's never too

unload -- volunteers helped unload the loot. this is the second year that they have helped out debbie' s treasure chest. the charity doubled the number of toys available to give to youngsters. debbie' s treasure chest was founded by three children and provides clothing, supplies, and holiday gifts. bob: and paying it forward. pam: a young girl has her bicycle stolen. luckily, police wanted to give her a bike back. >> i have never had something stolen from me. pam: she now plans to find a way to pay it forward to someone else. very nice. bob: that is a real lesson of giving that she will keep with her forever. s right -- that' s right. so what is happening in sports? rparis: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. ryou have to get out there and do it yourself. p bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. pit's time for our next president to get in there, r roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and ge

year? >> dread? >> reporter: you can't be that happy. you have to dread something. >> debbie downers i guess. >> reporter: like me? >> yeah. >> cheesy christmas songs on the radio all the time. >> eggnog. it's nasty. >> having to talk to people at social events. >> it's painful when they see people celebrating and happy, and they have nothing. >> reporter: it makes you appreciate what you do have, after all, that's what the holidays are all about. >> reporter: another thing the holidays are about, traffic. according to the smart phone gps app wayz, today in the dc region, it was the worst day for holiday travel. if you avoided today you should fare much better over the next few days, obviously f you can avoid the rainy conditions we expect. live in the northwest, i'm mola lenghi. >>> you nailed the pulse of the community, mola. >>> before you head out, be sure to check out our wusa 9 app. you can get live traffic conditions, local airport delays, 24-7. >>> new tonight, the nation's largest small is finally back open after being shut down for a time on one of the biggest shopping days

killed him. the phoenix v.a. >> reporter: debbie alan's husband, mel, was being treated at that time for bladder cancer. the urology department had to refer the vietnam veteran to an outside hospital. >> there were no doctors in the urology department that were qualified to do that surgery to remove his prostate and his bladder. >> reporter: debbie says it took eight months for the referral to go through. by then the cancer had spread and mel died in march 2014. could that have contributed to mel's death? >> yes. you don't mess around with cancer. >> reporter: the v.a. would not specifically talk about mel issues, but, jim, they did send us a statement saying they have reduced the number of patients on their wait list by hiring additional staff for the urology department, and by also referring patients out to private medical providers. >> axelrod: thank you. ing up next, a singing santa nearly silenceed by a dangerous health condition. a rare and beautiful sight in the christmas sky all around the world. and a stylish look for christmas news level. to avoid long-term injury, seek imm

happen at home. (debbie hersman/president, ceo national safety council) "when you think about the home environment some of the most dangerous situations could be on the stairs where people can have a really bad fall." debbie hersman from the n-s-c says common injuries include sprains and concussions. and she believes these accidents cell phones. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. > thousands of people are getting ready to either fly out or drive today.. to make it to their holiday destination. we'll give you some tips on how to manage the travel chaos. ((patrick walker)) > plus.. the future of the rooftop solar industry could be in trouble. why the decision made by the p-u-c could affect hundreds of jobs at companies.. that are just starting to pick themselves back up. ((kirsten joyce)) > and the elf on the shelf has to santa.

the animal foundation today to give shelter animals some special treats. debby johnson and jerome keever started their tradition last year -- and spent christmas eve with some furry friends. the two along with a few volunteers wore santa hats and handed out dog and cat treats. jerome is a volunteer at the animal foundation. he and debby felt they had everything they needed - and wanted to put the giving spirit in another direction. "we have everything. i mean when it comes to christmas we were giving things to each other that just kind of sat around the house. so it was time to stop giving and find another place to give." they visted with the animals and some new pet parents as they handed out goodies. jerome said the animals needed a christmas treat. one of the most popular last minute gift ideas is card... and this year the popular coffee chain expects record breaking sales. one in seven people are given a starbucks gift card for the holidays. last year more than two and a half million gift cards were sold on december 24th. customers say they're not surprised. "i got one, so yea

first acknowledge dave's parents bonnie an debbie, if they will please stand. and we have some special presentation to tiffany and to debbie here from the boston red sox organization. also if the rest of the price extended family could please stand, we would appreciate it. they are all here. before we then take questions, i think it's the appropriate way that we need to make sure you are properly attired. no offense, you look great, but i think you will even look better here as john and tom would like to make a presentation to you of your new jersey, number and boston red there is also one other person i want to make sure to acknowledge because without him involved, this deal doesn't get done. it looks great. it just does a tremendous job and somebody that . >> anchor: super star david price now the newest member of the red sox with a record 7 year $217 million deal. they talked about how he is going to be an asset on the field and in the clubhouse . >> anchor: and the first of many times we'll be hearing from >> anchor: if you like today really a stellar forecast in store for

special treats. debby johnson and jerome keever tradition last christmas eve with friends. the two along volunteers wore santa hats and handed out dog jerome is a volunteer at the animal foundation. he and debby felt they had everything they needed - and wanted to put the giving spirit in another direction. "we have christmas we were giving things to each other that just kind of sat around the house. so it was time to stop giving and find another place to give." they visted with the animals and some new pet parents as they handed out goodies. jerome said the animals needed a christmas treat. nevada's lieutenant governor in a legal battle with other state leaders... our kid's education is at the center of the lawsuit. we'll walk you through what's going on, and how it could affect your child. gift to a hollywood actor. he couldn't wrap downey junior. yet another g-o-p presidential debate is just a few weeks away. which candidate is offering the strongest challenge - to donald trump's lead in the polls. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas the state treasurer says he is b