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coast of alaska. winds gusting up to 40 knots and visibility as low as 50 feet, lieutenant peterson inched his helicopter along side the side of a mountain and transported nine survivors back to safety over multiple trips from the crash site. captain peterson demon stated the highest forms of courage, judgment and unwavering devotion to duty that day and i congratulate him on this much deserved honor. i also offer my humble appreciation to captain peterson on serving on my academy nomination board. your service is an inspiration to these future military leaders. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? mrs. hartzler: permission to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. hartzler: i rise today to recognize linda crystal who is retiring as executive director of economic development in pettis county. she has served the past 12 years. linda has achieved many accomplishments including the creat

virgin and alaska team up. >> christmas coming early for children in the tender loin. >>> and cheryl jennings takes you on a journey to show what happens to these donated medical supplies from the bay area to peru. stay with us. >>> it's a marriage of equals for now. alaska airlines and virgin america are an item, but will continue to separate separately until they decide what the merger will look like. >> more on what it means for customers. >> alaska airlines employers were greeted by future co-workers. the flight made it official. together as one, they'll create the fifth largest carrier in the country. for now, their slogan is more to love. >> another thing i love is that we're not done. >> the airlines will continue to separate separately. the details will be hammered out next year. alaska air group purchased the group for #$.6 billion. with a combined fleet of 19,000 employees. >> to you like the music? >> the plane was decided for this flight. when asked if it will adopt mood lighting and food to order program, alaska says it has a lot to learn from virgin. >> i think alaska i

alaska team up. >> christmas coming early for children in the tender loin. >>> and cheryl jennings takes you on a journey to show what happens to these donated medical supplies from the bay area to peru. stay with us. keeping the power lines clear,my job to protect public safety, while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing, the work that we do helps us protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the power lines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our community safe. this is our community, this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california. >>> it's a marriage of equals for now. alaska airlines and virgin america are an item, but will continue to separate separately until they decide what the merger will look like. >> more on what it means for customers. >> alaska airlines were greeted by future co-workers. the flight made it official. together

traditional with a ways of life in greenland or alaska that hunters can no longer get to the seals because the ice is receding. >> but there are other more troubling consequences. melting sea ice accelerates warming. ice reflects the sun rays back into space. but dark open waters exposed by loss of sea ice absorb them. >> what scientists believe is happening is the more that ice cap shrinks, that dark water absorbs heat faster. and it becomes the cycle where the warming actually begins to go faster than what has been projected. >> so the less ice we have there, and the less surface for the sun to bounce its rays off of, the warmer the whole planet becomes and that's what we get into what we call feedback loops. so the arctic is a bellwether for the rest of the planet. that if the arctic absorbs a lot more heat, because the ice is gone, it could have ramifications for the rest of the planet. >> the arctic is a global air conditioner. it helps regulate climate and weather patterns. as the arctic warms, wind patterns shift affecting weather in north america and europe. the melting of

plunge diving into a icy waters of alaska. >>> last minute wishes to santa. italian grill in part of philly family support live with other views. >>> winter storm in chicago holding up early holiday travel plans, the snow bringing o' hare to a standstill. travelers cam pud out waiting hoping for a new facilitate. others resigned themselves. shopping trip for grandma and three-year-old grandson turned into a tragedy into arkansas. >> the driver shot and the at the grandmother's car because he thought she wasn't going fast enough at a stop sign. got out of the car and began shooting and hitting the little boy. the grandmother wasn't hurt. she was able to call for help but her grandson died at the hospital. >> this is probably the one of the most frustrating things that you will encounter in your career when it involves a children. particularly age. very innocent. they can do little t themselves. >> did you know that this is the second time that road rage ended with the child's death in little 2-year-old fired into the car. police do not know in if the shootings related >>> corpse city

between vir jen and alaska airlines. what it means for customers. >>> also, we travel to peru, and lives being saved thanks to medic medical supplies from the bay area. >>> one becomes two. the first meeting between conjoined twins just separated (man) my dad and i have the same eyes. same nose. same toughness. and since he's had moderate alzheimer's disease, the same never quit attitude. that's why i asked his doctor about once-a-day namzaric. (avo) namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease in patients who are taking donepezil. it may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. namzaric does not change the underlying disease progression. don't take if allergic to memantine, donepezil, piperidine or any of the ingredients in namzaric. tell the doctor about any conditions including heart, lung, bladder, kidney or liver problems, seizures, stomach ulcers, or procedures with anesthesia. serious side effects may occur, including muscle problems if given anesthesia; slow heartbeat, fainting, more stomach acid which ma

. >> reporter: melissa, one of the great attributes of alaska airlines as it's grown over the last couple of decades habits a niche carrier with great customer service. it's now the fifth largest carrier in the u.s. so can it maintain that great customer service? we'll talk about that when "fast money" returns. matters. ond both on the track and thousands of miles away. with the help of at&t, red bull racing can share critical information about every inch of the car from virtually anywhere. brakes are getting warm. confirmed, daniel you need to cool your brakes. understood, brake bias back 2 clicks. giving them the agility to have speed & precision. because no one knows & like at&t. >>> alaska air becoming a major player in the airline industry after completing a merger with virgin america. cnbc's phil lebeau has got the latest. >> reporter: melissa, they wrapped up that merger to officially close this morning and now alaska air with virgin air as part of its system and the brand will go away, just alaska. the fifth largest airline in the u.s. yes, alaska did have to trim its code share a

by by now that cold air really dropping right in from the gulf of alaska. here we go. nice clear skies outside right now. so nothing to hold in the heat tonight. so these temperatures will drop in a hurry. we're seeing that already outside now. 43 in san jose. 40 in livermore. down to 39 in petaluma. and 39 in fairfield. the temperatures cooling off now. the winds are subsiding. it's going to get very cold outside. freezing in many spots, especially away from the coastline. freeze warnings in effect in the north bay, east bay and south bay. these temperatures settling in in the 20s and 30s overnight tonight. even a frost advisory tomorrow night inside the bay and the coastline. that's pretty unusual. we're going to see a little bit offen offshore wind. even out by the beaches temperatures down in the 30s. we'll have a complete look at the forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> treacherous conditions in the sierra, the recent storm brought lots of snow, and wind, and cold. look at this scene. if you're planning to head to the lake tahoe area here's what you need to k

forward. with that, i yield the floor. provide the senator from alaska is recognized. mr. sullivan: mr. president, yesterday my state lost a great leader in a plane crash. mike kelly was a former state legislator from fairbanks. he was the mate remark of a wonderful interior alaska family. he leaves behind a long and accomplished legacy of public service in leadership to his community, for the interior and to our great state which he loved so much. he also leaves behind a wonderful wife, siblings, children who have also played and continue to play such an important role in alaska. he will be sorely missed by all of us. rest in peace, mike. mr. president, i ask consent that my next set of remarks appear in a separate place in the record. mr. president, the holidays are nearly upon us. it's a time when christmas cheer descends, when hearts open and when we reach out to our neighbors, our friends, even strangers, particularly those who are in need. mr. president, today i want to reach out to the police force in alaska, men and women who put their lives on the line every day for us, and an

doing it with the republicans as well. >> what did you do next? jimmy panetta: i worked in alaska on a research vessel. when i was back here, i met a commander who was working in my father's office. he said if you ever want to get a ship, what you know. my four roommates at the time that all been to law school, that inspired me to go to law school. i became a prosecutor. i knew it was an education to have. i knew i didn't want to go yet. i got home to carmel valley and i was on a ship off the course -- coast of alaska. the truth is, i was an ordinary seaman cleaning a lot of toilets. experience,d especially as a college graduate being stuck on a ship with a bunch of salty sailors who did not take kindly to me at first. you realize you have to earn their respect and they asked me to come back and be an officer, which i turned down. i worked another year for legal services and did some research at the moderate institute and that i went to law school. i got a job at the alameda county district attorney's office for 13 years. i felt it was time to move back home. in 2010, i became a pros

injured. >>> it doesn't get much colder for a polar plunge than diving into some icy water in alaska. why this year's plunge in alaska of all places had little bit of philly flare to it. >> nothing to do with cheesesteak either. >>> a star wars film once again raking in big bucks at the box office but was rogue one able to dethrone the force awakens as the highest earning movie ever? ♪ p:/fios in the house!5df] dave this fios party is da bomb! fo shizzle! it's tv totally ahead of its time. yo, let me check that. oh snap. that x1 voice remote is crunk! and it lets me search with the sound of my voice. what should i watch? things have come a long way since you got fios. [nervously laughs] what's fios? fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity x1 will change the way you experience tv. >> upper darby man is in jail again after police arrested him on child porn charge charges foe second time this year. they found 38-year-old james fisher the third searching and downloading inn appropriate images of young teenaged girls. he was on probation after being released from prison this

>>> time for all new videos today, "right this minute." whale watchers in alaska get a thrill -- >> on a dock near shore. >> the moment the close encounters get a little too close. >> wow. >>> a dancer is getting back in the groove. >> as you can see, she has a prosthetic left leg. >> the story of the long road that led her back to her passion. >>> it's a show of force at a restaurant. the crazy reason cops made a very rude entrance. >> wow. >>> and a guy who knows -- >> the reception is where the party happens. >> too bad not for him. >> oh! >>> we can all be kind of fascinated when we encounter wildlife. sometimes you get a little nervous depending on the size of the animal encounter. >> wow. >> what the? >> juneau, alaska. this isn't at a large aquarium. this is up in alaska. looks like they're standing on a dock near shore there. this whale just comes up. see how it's got its lower jaw inflated. looks like it's feeding on fish near the shoreline. what i love most about this video, the christmas lights in the background of the video of a whale feeding. >> it's a great dock

alaska's capital. >>> a good friday morning. we begin with russia's swift reaction to penalties from president obama for allegedly meddling in the u.s. election. >> russia shut down a school in moscow used by many american children and announcing many other plans and comes after the obama administration imposed sanctions and expelled dozens of diplomats and janai norman has the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president obama says all americans should be alarmed by russian interference in the election and his administration is offering new details into how russia pulled off that cyberattack, a campaign u.s. officials are calling grizzly steppe. president obama sending a powerful message to punish russia striking back against the cyberattacks aimed at influencing the election. >> the sanctions were aggressive and bold and they're designed to send a message to russia that this is unacceptable. >> reporter: taking executive action to expel 35 russian intelligence operatives giving them and their families 72 hours to get out and shutting down two russian c

next, alaska and peninsula based virgin america officially merging. today they debuted -- take a look. a unique look. back in a moment. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. >>> happening now on our home page, the founder of core power yoga was found dead inside his home in san diego monday. investigators are calling his death suspicious. there are more than 150 core power studios across the u.s. and on our website, a college student charged with filing a false report after she told authorities three men called her a "terrorist" and chanted "donald trump." >>> the merger is officially complete. today's celebration at sfo included one crazy paint job. huge letters reading more to love. an alaska air logo on the tail while the front was virgin america's trademark red. until today, virgin america was the only airline based in california. today's celebration, alaska's ceo assured the crowd, california features fi

police plunge in alaska. would you do that david? >> reporter: no, but i'm sure it's for a good cause. >> reporter: it is partly cloudy and 27 decrease by 6 dress the kids warmly we're staying in the 30s today. i'll have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a bit milder air coming in at the end of the week. >> three two one go. >> anchorage, alaska, the perfect place for a polar plunge. they had to cut ice out of goose lake. reporters spoke to a man who just moved from philadelphia to alaska. he said it was a new slice of life as he settled into his new home state. the water was a frosty 32 degrees. the proceeds go to the olympics. >> he kept telling himself it was for a good cause. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry this morning, as we take a look outside, we have sky6 live hd at the airport, camera not wiggling around too much, there's a little bit of a breeze this morning, though, while the temperature at the airport is 30 degrees, it feels worse than that. here's the number at the airport, 30, the dewpoint, 11. the air dry and crisp, the temper

app to find out how to sign up. >>> alaska airlines is one step closer to acquiring virgin america. the airline won government approval of the merger. alaska air expects $2.6 billion. that deal, soon. alaska is the nation's sixth biggest airline and california- based virgin is the eighth. and together they will become the fifth biggest. a lot of numbers there. >>> the u.s. supreme court sides with samsung in its patent dispute with apple the. highest court threw out a ruling that samsung had to pay some $400 million in penalties for copying key design could not be required to pay all of the profits earned because the features in question are only a small part of the phone model. the case now returns to the lower court. >>> all right. so it's kind of messy out there. >> it is. the rain is moving out. that's good news. tomorrow is going to be nice. i would do some stuff outside tomorrow. then the arctic air comes pouring in on thursday. let's start with the 3-degree guarantee. kind of was playing around with the idea of a midnight high. i think it midnight high. got colder. we went f

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the data compiled in this beta test to expand the service over time. >> well, alaska airlines and virgin are an item but now will continue to operate separately. >> here's abc 7 news reporter lieian melendez with more on the merger. >> reporter: alaska airlines employees were greeted by their future co-workers from virgin america. together as one they will create the fifth largest carrier in the country. >> is this a good day? >> yeah. >> what do you think of the airplane? >> reporter: don't get used to it. the plane was designed just for the celebratory flight. what comes next is a big unknown. for now the slogan is more to love. >> the other thing i love about this purpose statement we're not done. >> reporter: for now the airlines will continue to operate separately. the details of the merger will be hammered out beginning next year. alaska air group purchased the burlingame-based virgin america for $2.6 billion and alaska made it clear it wanted to become the dominant west coast carrier with a combined fleet of 226 planes and nearly 19,000 employees. san francisco mayor ed lee

. emma: alaska air has closed its $2.6 billion acquisition of surging america. there will be no decision as to whether they will keep the virgin america brand. onere are talks to buy acteli after johnson & johnson moved away. j&j says it was not able to come up with a deal that would create adequate value for shareholders. at about $21alued billion. google and volvo are expanding their testing of driverless cars for the west coast. the company's have been trying out half a dozen cars in pittsburgh. they will now to play what they say is a significant large used vehicle and second scare. that is your bloomberg business flash. this is bloomberg. david: as fear and u.s. equity markets drop, investment managers are getting in. we will have a chart explaining that. this is bloomberg. ♪ jonathan: this is "bloomberg daybreak." live from new york city, i'm jonathan ferro. coming up, u.s. november industrial production at 9:15 a.m. eastern time. the big one is the federal reserve rate decision at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. it's a decision that the market has already made its mind up that the fed h

surveillance cameras in order to crackdown. >>> alaska airlines, and virgin america celebrated their recent merger today at sfo. a boeing 737 with the combination alaska and virgin paint job touched down this morning. it took off from alaska's hub in seattle. they joined employees of burlingame based virgin at the gate. alaska's $4 billion merger becomes the fifth largest airline in the country. >> we're excited. not just about the airline, but the brand. the corporations are here, creating jobs, making san francisco airport their home. and allowing all of our residents and business leaders to travel up and down the coast, and now across the coast. >> the deal led virgin to cut about 225 management jobs. >>> the bay area is home to a new car company called lucid motors that unveiled its first vehicle today. the lucid air will be an all electric sedan. it boasts enough horsepower to hit 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds. it plans to manufacturer the new air in arizona. they're expected to hit the market in 2018, with a price tag of about $100,000. >>> zero to 60 in two and a half secon

alaska cn airline is buying san francisco's plane. lit make it the fifth largest flight. it will be landing at 11:00 followed by a ceremony at the airport. >>> scott mcgrew is talkijoinin. you've been talking with alaska. >> yes. a lot of our viewers say they're going to miss virgin and its service but they hope for cheaper prices from alaska. flank can alaska bring any of the joy that virgin brought into its service? that's one of the questions. we'll bring in the ceo. that's five figures. it's going to be fine. nothing special happens. i mean there are no balloons unless you brought some in. we're going to watch it carefully. tech leaders will meet with donald trump. you can think of this as oh, we're so important but i can also say tech is guilty of the very things that soon-to-be president trump is railing against, yaufr shoring workers, foreign manufacturers, keeping profits overseas. already the head of ibm says she's going to add 25,000 workers. she calls them new collar jobs that employees in many industries demand but which remains largely unfilled. cloud computing, data sc

. and windy conditions. 70 miles an hour at times. who can forget north pole, alaska, 13 degrees for a high temperature. alaska, 14 degrees for a high temperature. s alaska, 14 degrees for a high temperature. alaska, 14 degrees for a high temperature. >> all right. hope it's snowing where you are and you're cozied up and enjoying this beautiful holiday. what are you doing dan? >> stop trying to pry it open. >> trying to pry it open. our candy. anyway, a lot more coming up on "gma" on this christmas morning. we'll be right back. >> try the logo. it's edible. a little bit. be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ what bad knee?u'll ask what throbbing head? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. right. in. your. stomach! watch this!... >>yikes, that ice cream was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real ice cream, without that annoying lactose. lactaid. it's the milk that doesn't mess with you. is this my car? ck. state farm knows that for every one of those moments... what? this is ridiculous! there's one of these... sam, i gotta

related to alaska arthur from the period really world war ii, the occupation of japan and beyond to the end of his life. so with that, let's take a look at our first item. douglas mcarthur was offered the job of military advisor of the common wealth of the philippines. they were slated in 1946 and they need admit advisor basically to create the philippine military. douglas mcarthur brings very impressive resume to that task. he is the most highly decorated american officer in the first world war. had been superintendent at west point at the u.s. military academy. one of the outstanding graduates at west point. known in the philippines. had a lot of friends including friends in the current philippine government. had been chief of staff of the united states army from 1930 to '35 and immediately after that, accept for the post of military advisor. he takes his ailing 88-year-old moerl whose pictured here. with him and they book passage on the liner hoover. mcarthur, being a major general in the army, having reverted to that rank after becoming chief of staff. seated at the captain's ta

alaska to it out. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: you're watching bloomberg. i am vonnie quinn. getting a break from regulators. the imf is lowering the capital requirement for 2017. tesla is getting a boost from panasonic. the companies will work on a new project. , in today's quick take, we look at the challenges faced by puerto rico as a debt hold of $70 billion. have twobank will carry a lower capital. the lenders a minimum tier one ratio will be set at 9.1% down from current requirement of 10.6 percent. this outcome could help with concerns although capital strength. tesla and panasonic will start modulesolar cells and in buffalo, new york. panasonic will invest more than a quarter billion dollars. the company already has a lithium factory in nevada. is going to deploy services that will allow shortselling till boost trade to attract foreign investment. adx is the local exchange is conducting meetings and the united arab emirates. imf managing director is calling on the u.s. to clean up banks. he spoke to bloomberg television about why the major economy is not living up to their po

the animal encounter. >> wow. >> what the? >> juneau, alaska. this isn't at a large aquarium. this is up in alaska. looks like they're standing on a dock near shore there. this whale just comes up. see how it's got its lower jaw inflated. looks like it's feeding on fish near the shoreline. what i love most about this video, the christmas lights in the background of the video of a whale feeding. >> it's a great dock to go fishing on. the whales are there. there must be a bunch of bites. >> good point. now let's go over to australia, where we have another similar encounter. maybe a little bit more threatening and dangerous. >> oh, hey. wow. that was one heck of a breach. >> humpback whale breaching in the distance. these guys are out there on personal water crafts, like jet skis. >> let's hope he doesn't do that right in front of us. >> wouldn't that be -- like, he doesn't do that closer because we're on a really small -- oh, oh crap. >> he's like, oh, you thought that was good, watch this. >> you want to see something? >> now these two guys are like -- >> okay, maybe go back. >> tha

west of us, this is well up in canada and alaska, everybody is below zero all the way up to fairbanks, alaska. that colder air will moderate, as it heads in our direction is on the way to the northeast. while you see nice seasonable numbers in philadelphia and cincinnati and memphis, colder air is on the way. it arrives wednesday night and thursday and stays with us until friday night. i'll let you know how low we go and eye-popping windchills organ thursday. rick you were right enjoy the day while you got it. >> i'm always right -- >>> [laughter]. snowy conditions caused a plane to skid off the runway in detroit. it got stuck in snow and mud. nobody was hurt, but crews had to spend hours towing the plane away. >>> donald trump has tapped john kelly to head up the homeland security as congress investigates the cia assessment that russia played a role in the election. president-elect trump called the claims ridiculous, u.s. intelligence said russia directed the hacking in hopes of giving mr. trump around advantage. now there will be a bipartisan investigation into the kremlin's act tif

land full planes in other locations. and alaska airlines flight bound for sfo landed in san jose instead after hearing how long they would have to wait circling in the air to get on the ground. >> they were probably getting to a point where they had to make a decision and based on traffic conditions, they made the decision on their own to go to san jose. >> this portland passenger just got off the flight that land in san jose. >> i was supposed to go to sfo but rerouted to here. i think originally i was supposed to be routed to oakland but now taking a shuttle to sfo to catch our other flight. >> reporter: the alaska airlines passenger were greeted by a shuttle bus but with weather related traffic on 101 north, many weren't sure they would make the connections. at sfo, peggy bunker. >> thank you, peggy. the good news is this is almost over and we get a lot of sunshine after this, right? >> yeah, couple more hours in the clear and clear skies for the deal lalays? >> exactly right. temperatures will start to plummet as we head throughout the next three days. hold on. wild ride on t

northern most city in the country, barrow, alaska, an american city 330 miles above the arctic circle and at the epicenter of climate change. >> the ice thickness has changed dramatically throughout the years. we've noticed that the ice is getting thinner and thinner every year and that late into the fall, sometimes all the way into winter we'll still have open water in barrow. we never used to have that. it's all melting. it's changing quick. and we have no choice but to adapt. >> the ice that grips the coast of barrow every year has sustained the people of barrow for millennia. long before the city ever existed, hunters and their families traveled out across the ice with boats and harpoons waiting for the annual migration of the bow head whale. today that tradition continues. whaling crews and their families gathering in makeshift camps along the edge of the arctic ocean rowing out across the freezing water searching for whales. the community considers whale meat a vital staple because any food that can't be hunted locally has to be flown in, making it expensive. for subsistence hun

the alaska -- former alaska governor is candidate for veterans affairs department. head of the veterans affairs department. >> still manhattan u.s. attorney , one of america's hardest charging prosecutors. he met with trump wednesday. trump asked him to keep the high profile post he's held for seven years. he agreed to stay on. >> president-elect asked presumably because he's a new yorker and aware of great work our office has done over past seven years. he asked to meet with me to ask whether or not i'd be prepared to stay on as united states have done it independently, the last seven years. >> keeping him is a sign mr. trump is keeping the campaign promise to crack down ton down -- down on corruption. >>> my wife con stance and my daughter lily who's nine. >> families are find loved ones as deadly fires continue to burn through the smokey mountains in tennessee. seven have died. hundreds of homes gone. 14,000 evacuated. a devastating situation. one that people have not seen before. . >> we're praying for t families and are very dispressed at the loss of -- distressed at the l

lottery♪ >> well a polar plunge at the jersey shore is one thing, but this is anchorage alaska. 1,000 people stripped down to take a dip. even someone from philadelphia, just moved to alaska. he said this is a baptism of sort as he looks for a fresh start in the new frontier. >> hyperthermia. >> the water in goose lake was a frosty 32 degrees. crews cut out a chunk of ice to make room for the swimmers. all the proceeds go to olympics. >> stepping outside is a polar plunge. >> the kids did that at the jersey shore. >> did you do that? >> reporter: no, please, i'm not getting in my bathing suit in the winter, i'm too smart for that. route 1. we have a disabled vehicle over to the sight there. watch for that. mass transit, the big issue this morning is the crews shortage for regional rails, airport line has canceled a couple of trains. patco high speed line is on time. 23 in allentown. 25 in reading, 31 in millville. 26 in trenton, keep in mind there's a bit of a breeze out of the north, not the strongest wind you'll feel this winter, but enough to give you windchills in the low 20s curr

. how bacon is helping seniors in alaska - next. coming up new at six: a personal call from the north pole. how your kids can hear from santa's headquarters - just a secret santa made a very generous gift to some walmart shoppers. the walmart in pennsylvania, with a check for 46-thousand dollars - to pay off the layaway accounts for 194 people. the store manager then made the call to tell all of the shoppers that their gifts were paid for in full! many of the shoppers want to thank the mystery santa...but so far no one has come forward. christmas came early for a long island boy thanks to some very generous employees at best buy. the workers at the store in valley stream decided to chip in to buy noticed he was coming into the store daily to play the free display. when they presented him with the surprise gift, the boy was speechless. according to reports-- they also gave him a ride home so he wouldn't have to walk home alone with the new gaming system. the video was posted to youtube last week-- and is going viral. a senior center in alaska is using something a little unorthodox --an

the university of alaska. i competed for alaska for two years and transferred to bridgeport on a full scholarship. it's in conjunction where trampoline and double mini. it's not an olympic sport but you can go to the world championship. it consists of eight skills. you have 80 feet of tumbling on a rod floor and then 30 feet of the cleanest, hardest tumbling path. right now i train full time and work full time at qvc here and then three days a week i'll train at roots gymnastics which is three hours away. i qualified so now i'm training for world championships which will be in gull t bulgaria in 2017. jennifer: wow. the unh volleyball team is going to begin their tourney against nebraska, first round match is tomorrow at 8:00. the wildcats are making their fourth consecutive playoff appearance but they have yet to get out of the first round, so maybe the fifth time is the charm. good luck to the wildcats. and the boston bruins are in action tonight at the garden they will once again be without their captain, he will miss his fifth game but he did skate with the team this morning so ce

it gets real cold in parts of alaska. >> hopedale where he hits the street to find out >> caught on camera, a dangerous drive ends with a serious crash. a 20-year-old from rhode island hitting triple-digit speeds on route 6 in providence while streaming on facebook live. rhode island state police say drivers. his name is onasi olio-rojas just moments before he crashed. this is the view they had. he ianging lanes and accelerating and driving in the exit lanes. he finally hits the back of a garbage truck and then a concrete barrier. olio-rojas has serus injuries. police expect to bring a list of charges against him. >> richard reid, the convicted terrorist known as the shoe bomber, wants a federal judge to declare him bankrupt. reid was arrested at logan airport in december 2001, that's whenli miami was diverted to boston, after reid tried to ignite an explosive device in his shoes. reid claims that a quarter million dollar fine he's been ordered to pay is beyond his means. reid is serving a life-sentence. he currently has $6.43 in his prison commissary account. >> gusty air moving in

at the jersey shore is one thing, but this is anchorage, alaska. crews cut a chunk of ice out of the lake so folks could jump in. reporters found a guy from philadelphia who moved to alaska. he said this is a baptism for him to settle into his new life and home. >> i'm warm now. it's hyp hypothermia. >> he's a long way from home. the water was a frosty 32-degrees. it benefits a great cause. all proceeds go to the special olympics. >> never ceases to amaze me. >> time for the forecast. >> it's a cold one. we have temperatures taking a dip. double scan radar, you can see it's dry. we had a cold front earlier today. the front is knocking the temperatures down as we go through tonight into the overnight hours. we'll show you the picture outside, sky 6 live and hd, looking at a shot of the christmas tree, christmas seven days away. if you are out and about, bundle up with a few extra layers. we had a high of 60. right now, 35. winds out of the northwest at nine miles per hour. we have a windchill of 28-degrees. right now, 35 in the city. below freezing, allentown, 35-degrees. at the coast

of wasilla, she was the governor of alaska and she did not complete her term. i think if she is indeed nominated -- which is not a done deal, i want to emphasize that, that this is under consideration and donald trump is considering her very closely, there are still other candidates in the mix. but if she were to be nominated it's going to be a huge fight and remember that senate democrats have their battles to pick here. and i think that on the one hand you have jeff sessions and the attorney general who's going to be a major source of contention on the other hand, if we were were to nominate somebody as divisive as sarah palin, that might be the other battle they choose to pick and it could be a very ugly confirmation fight. >> jeremy, to bring us up to speed at 11:00 eastern time. the list on secretary of state as far as we all know remains down to four -- romney, giuliani, petraeus, corker? >> yes. that is what i'm hearing. i would not be surprised, honestly, at this point if it's neither romney nor rudy giuliani because the baggage that those two have has been litigated ove

merge of alaska and virgin airlines. huge airlines reading more to love, they painted it trademark red. until now, virgin america was the only airline based the california. and today's celebration, alaska's ceo shared the company big in the future. the details are not public yet, but the ceo sees a lot of new growth in california. for now, both airlines will continue to operate separately. >>> i like both airlines. >>> okay next, the future of the raiders, according to the commissioner of the nfl. stay with us. what you gone do? lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you? everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence i keep my fee-fi-fo-fum i keep my heart undone the strong in me, i still smile. public posturing? the nfl commissioner is sending mixed messages about the future of the raids. >>> is it a dose of reality or just public posturing? the nfl commissioner sending mixed messages about the future of the raiders. >> and his comments come a day later after a framework for a stadium proposal was approved. >> we have not made great progress in oakland or s

applause ] brutal. >> hundreds in alaska braved the freezing weather for a dip in the water. they cut ice out of the way to let people take a dive or a cannon ball for a good cause. they raised $300,000 for special olympics alaska. >> i'm getting shivers. >> i know. for a good cause. otherwise, i don't know why you would be out in that weather. we were telling people not to go out. the weather just took a turn. they were consistently asking about the wreaths across america. they said they're not going to leave until it's done. the weather will be better in the afternoon. wait an hour. and there will be plenty let's talk about this week. we're headed to christmas. i can't believe it's all ready christmas. where did december go? i thought it just started. it's beautiful out there. after a wild weekend, we deserve a couple days to relax. and just kind of enjoy december weather. it's sunny out there. it's chilly. however, it's not very windy. it's going to be pretty great today. if you're heading to the skins game tonight, bundle up, but at least it's not going to be ice. it's not going t

arctic air of the season, coming down from alaska, and alaska has been brutally cold the last couple of weeks. that's a really cold air mass. the worst of it is going to be in the middle of the country. it's going to move to the east and it's not going to get here until a week from friday, but it's one of those things, we can predict that far in advance, just the general idea of much, much colder. through the weekend, highs only in the 40s throughout the area and not as much wind. we'll have windy conditions in the next couple of days, then it is seasonably cool and dry, all the way into monday. the rain chances go from tuesday into thursday, and then the plunge, high of only 39 and strong gusty winds coming in next friday. >>> i'm danny pommells, csn, could the glass really be half empty as the eagles get ready for their last six games? we'll have the details next. >>> danny pommells with you once again. what started as a season chock full of optimism looks like it's going to come to a sputing finish. they have lost six of their last eight games. jordan matthews practiced today in a

permanently ban drilling in large sections of the sea off alaska as well as up and down the eastern seaboard. margaret brennan has the story. >> reporter: while in an attempt to protect the environment and his own legacy, president obama invoked an obscure law to make much of the eastern seaboard and some of the arctic off-limits to oil expiration. the decision is a last ditch attempt by president obama to nail down environmental protections before donald trump takes office. the so-called permanent drilling ban applies to portions of the ocean floor from virginia to massachusetts. and shields most of alaska's northern coast. president obama visited that state last year. as part of his two-year effort to protect around 125 million acres in the region and highlight the effect of climate change. >> the pace of -- of the reductions of the glacier are accelerating. each and every year. >> the decision to indefinitely halt drilling off the alaska can coast is sure to irk the trump administration which has friendly ties to the energy industry. fortunately there is no such thing as a perman

extending now into parts of the polar areas trying to get into the north slope of alaska. we are going to watch take it through western canada and then montana and north dakota. after that on tuesday evening it's in the northern plains moving towards iowa and minnesota. as we get into wednesday, yeah, it's well entrenched here but starting to break out towards new york state. on thursday and friday is when we will feel it. by friday morning it's covering a good chunk of the east. notice the white color-like earlier. what happens is the air comes south and modifies some. st going to be the coldest air of the season still not as cold as canada and alaska over the next week or so or longer. let's see the forecast for tonight. cold, 30s. clear to partly cloudy. wind chills down in the 20s, northwestern winds at 10. for tomorrow morning, 30s and 40s, breezy and cold. northwest winds 10 to 20. in the afternoon anywhere from the mid to upper 40s in the cold spots. like 52 at national should do sunday won't be as windy. won't be as sunny either, 46. a stray shower on sunday morning, 50. tuesda

this was something? this remind me of my anchorage, alaska days. north dakota woman unable to get out of her home well i mean you see it right there, wind driven snow. she laughing, though. so she doesn't mind. the wall of snow leaving the doors imprint in it. only about a foot of snow on the ground at the time. but, you know, when you have the winds pushing up against that door, makes it several feet. >> she was like crawling at one point. did you have to crawl out the moore alaska? >> i just stayed in. obviously i work up in alaska doing the news we had a roll below ooh, then we were excused from work. but anything like below 40, were you fine to go out in the live elements and do your report, yes. >> that's the actual temperature, not the windchill? >> below 40, 50, they didn't care bus, it was the equipment. they didn't want it to freeze over. >> sure. >> nothing like that here though. >> we will have cold air but compared to what you were just talking about, walk in the park. >> yesterday ' cold front, already through, high pressure in control, another cold front comes through to