iceland is so windy, traditional turbines can spin out of control. anderson has developed a unique turbine called the cw-1000 and the science behind it lies in the precisely engineered blades. >> so this is obviously basically -- it spins on a vertical axis. coming in from over here. then this blade over here actually catches the wind. while the blades on the opposite side is actually going against the wind. >> reporter: the end result is a turbine that can slow itself down without needing expensive mechanical brakes which can fail in traditional turbines in high winds like this one did in denmark. >> so there is such a thing as too fast? >> oh, yeah, for sure. >> reporter: askerson, who in 2012, has been tinkering with the design for years. from earlier versions like this one in 2007, to today's more refined model. >> is there a future for wind >> yes, definitely. we expect the cost to decrease -- >> reporter: jonas kettleson with iceland's national energy authority says even if the island is already 100% sustainable there's always room in iceland f

the most severe weather system to hit iceland. and officials told residents stay indoors during this time period and the good news is, because of that, it looks like that -- because of the efforts, the injuries -- there were no injuries reported to be more specific here. strong winds, drifting snow also caused traffic headaches. you can see here some property damage was also reported from the storm. there are avalanche concerns in northern iceland as we move forward in time. so this is something we have to look at for as we move forward in time. the system that impacted iceland is moving toward the british isles. we're looking for stormy conditions throughout the day on wednesday. rainfall, 60 to 80 millimeters possible with gusts up to 115 kilometers per hour. that's not the only area impacted by the system. we're seeing plenty of snow and moisture impacting the scann scandinavian peninsula. showers into vienna, single digit highs over toward places like moscow and also into kiev. moscow, still a touch warmer than the average hig

. >> iceland. >> iceland. >> for faradia and her family they seem heaven sent. >> halleluijah. >> the isar team remains in haiti for ten days. they don't find anymore survivors. >> as we left, you know, it was like being torn apart. you wanted to do more, but you couldn't do more. >> one of the most difficult things for us was all the people that we didn't rescue. so i think about that a lot. >> the haitian government estimates the earthquake claimed more than 300,000 lives. for faradia this rescue team from across the globe has made all the difference. she has her life. >> because it was to me incredible and impossible that all this would happen. these people are just heroes. >> i feel very connected to her. this is an experience that will follow me for the rest of my life. >> it's a pleasure to see how far they came to be able to help my country. >>> coming up, a tourist captures something extraordinary. >> then you heard this noise such click, click, click. >> when a century's old sequoia crashes to the ground. and later, for these tourists a day trip in italy ends in terror. when

iceland runs on 100% thermal energy.wind power surprisingly hasn't been tapped into. but inside a former coal plant, work is under way on a new renewable energy concept. >> it's really simple. simple construction and simple works. the more simple this is, the longer it lasts. >> reporter: simplicity is the key to wind power here, because iceland is so windy, traditional turbines can spin out of control. he has developed a unique turbine, and the science behind it lies in the blades. the end result is a turbine that can slow itself down without needing expensive mechanical brakes, which often fail in high winds like this one did in denmark. he's been tinkering with the design for years. from earlier versions like this one in 2007, to today's more refined model. and his product is so unique, he and his business partners placed second on a national reality show that pits inventors against each other. he says even if the island is already 100% sustainable, there's always room in iceland for new forms of cheap, green energy.

because iceland is so windy traditional tur biens can spin out of control. he developed a unique tur bien all called the c-w1,000 and the science behind it lies in the precisely engineered blade. >> obviously it is basically spins on a vertical axis. the wind comes in, let's say it is coming from over here. this blade over here actually captures the wind while the blade on the opposite side is actually going against the wind. >> the end result is a tur bien that can actually slow itself down without needing expensive sme can kal brakes which often fail in traditional tur biens and high wind like this one did in denmark. >> so there is such a thing as too much. >> for sure. >> he created the company ice wind in 2012 has been tinkering with the design for years from in 2007 to today's more refined model. >> is there a future for wind energy in iceland. >> yes, definitely. because we expect the cost of wind to decrease. >> jonas ket ilson with is land-- says even in the island is 100 percent sustainable there is always room for cheap clean energy. >> after our

is iceland the ultimate test for the durability of a winter? >> yes, i would say so. >> reporter: jonathan vigliotti, iceland. >> that's the "overnight news"

iceland is so windy, traditional turbines can spin out of control. anderson has developed a unique turbine called the cw-1000 and the science behind it lies in the precisely engineered blades. >> so this is obviously basically y it spins on a vertical axis. the wind comes in, say it's coming in from over here. then this blade over here while the blades on the opposite side is actually going against the wind. >>>>eporter: the end result is a turbine that can slow itself down without needing expensive mechanical brakes which can fail in traditional turbines in high winds like this one did in denmark. >> so there is such a thing as too fast? >> oh, yeah, for sure. >> reporter: askerson, who created the company ice wind, in 20124 has been tinkering with the design for years. from earlier versions like this one in 2007, to today's more refined model. >> is there a future for wind energy in iceland? >> yes, definitely. we expect the cost to decrease -- >> reporter: jonas kettleson with iceland's national energy authority says even if the island is already

we pet young icelandic engineers taking advantage of how the wind blows. >> reporter: iceland is known for its question is othermal power which pulse energy from hot water reserves under ground. it's so clean, hundreds of thousands of people bathe in the iceland runs on 100% renewable energy, from hydro power, as windy as this country is, wind power surprisingly hasn't been tapped na. but inside a former coal plant, work is under way on a new renewable energy concept. >> it's really simple. simple instruction. the more simple the fit the longer it lasts. >> simplicity entrepreneur anders explains is the key to wind power here. iceland is so windy, traditional turbines can spin out of control. he developed the cw 1,000 t. science lies in the precisely eng feared blades. >> this has taken a vertical axis. the wind comes in, let's say it's coming in from over here, this place tooks place over here, well the place on the opposite side is actually going >> the end result is a tur bone that can slow itself down without needing expensive and fragile mechanical break, which often fail in tra g

is iceland the ultimate test for the durability of a winter?ter: jonathan vigliotti, iceland. >> that's the "overnight news" for this christmas eve, thursday. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, december 24th, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> deadly storms rip through the south and midwest, threatening nearly 4 million people. there is extensive damage as rescue crews search for missing residents through the night. >> i'm hoping i still got a house but if i ain't, i still got my life. thank god for that. >>> the severe weather is causing delays and headaches as holiday travelers scramble to get home. >>> and demonstrators in minnesota protesting last month's police shooting of a black man causes major delays at the

. >>> a wind of change is blowing through the green energy industry in iceland. jonathan vigliotti shows us the impactct >> repororr: iceland's energy is so clean people bathe in it. we'll tell you about the >>> new research reveals how to dramatically increase the chances of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. dr. tara narula is in our toyota green room with the warning signs that may begin showing up heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotie lower drug prices. let t ople buy their prprcription drugs fromm countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton >>> new research finds sudden cardiac arrest, long thought to a deadly conditi that strikes without warning, isn't so sudden. the study shows many patients missed or even ignore the early warning signs, somet

. >>> a wind of change is blowing through the green energy industry in iceland. jonathan vigliotti shows us the impact. >> reporter: iceland's energy is so clean people bathe in it. we'll tell you about the >>> new research reveals how to dramatically increase the chances of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. dr. tara narula is in our toyota green room with the warning signs that may begin showing up a month earlier. that is next on "cbs this >>> new research finds sudden cardiac arrest, long thought to be a deadly condition that strikes without warning, isn't so sudden. the study shows many patients missed or even ignore the early warning signs, sometimes weeks earlier. the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest is less than 7%, but with early detection and medical intervention, that rate jumps to 32%. our dr. tara narula is a cardiologist at lennox hill hospital here new york. >> good morning. >> 350,000 people die because of this so what does the study find. >> the prognosis of sudden cardiac arrest is really dismal. as you mentioned, lesshan 10 survivalal most

is more like winter in reykjavik, iceland. they were blasted with high winds and snowfall. many schools were closed tuesday as roads became extra dangerous to drive in. iceland was actually hit by a massive snowstorm in 2013. you can see the visibility is very low. driving is extremely dangerous. now, the significant snowmaker, it's starting to move away from iceland. however, it's still close together. strong winds are still blowing and temperatures are much colder. we're looking at snow still across many parts of the country. the high will be 3 degrees in reykjavik on wednesday. a winter storm affected the u.s. midwest a couple days ago. people there are still recovering from the damage done by the storm. take a look at this video from the upper midwest as well as the northern plains. record snow blanketed parts of the u.s. tuesday. some areas of the northern plains were covered in over 30 centimeters of snowfall. traffic accidents and sporadic power outages were reported. good news is most of this was in the form of snowfal

iceland is one of the greenest countries on earth... but the nation has yet to harness its strong winds. we'll show you how that's about to change. 3 our feels like temperatures are down in the teens thanks to some breezy winds. your 3 "first alert weather with meteorologist cat taylor" 3 fog will linger this morning across the area. once it will see partly cloudy skies with a high look for mostly cloudy skies and in the 40s for tuesday and most of wednesday, front will come through wednesday once we hit wednesday night we will several systems enter the area. these still evolving andnd changing, so nothing is there e is a slight chance of a rain/snow thursday changing into for thursday. the second system comes christmas day, where there is a chance of most of the day, but by evening look to start and then change snow on satday for the remainder of the day. 3 of the greenest countries on but the nation has yet to harness its has yet to but the the iceland is one 3 iceland is one of the greenest countries on earth... but the nation has ye

is iceland the ultimate test for the durability of a winter? >> yes, i would say so. >> repepter: jonathan vigliotti, iceland. thursday. >>> breaking news -- an outbreak tornadoes in the south and midwest. 100 million people are in the path of severe storms. also tonightnew screening rules at airports as the holiday getaway begins. the clock ticking as delivery companies struggle with record demand. kids in campaign ads. >> i'll use my own server, and no one wililbe the wiser! >> but did a cartoon parody cross the line? >> all of us learned in kindergarten, don't hit little girls. >> and bigger, brighter, louder-- i is christmas to the extreme. >> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> scott pelley is off. i'm norah o'donnell. at least 10 tornadoes have been reported as seveve storms threatening g arly a third of the country. >> this was the frightening scene as a large tornado plowed through clarksdale, mississippi. it appeared to be on the ground for about 10 minutes. the twister blew a tractor- trailer off the road, and damaged homes. tornado

that's different than a qaeda. >> what i was referring to us the nature of iceland a qaeda. in terms of grycel is right now they do hold ground and they have been declared a caliphate. think that was an aspirational goal with al qaeda and something that isil has done today so that does make it a bit difference in the fact that they are currently holding ground and declared a caliphate. >> in terms of them actually having been holding ground does that make it harder or easier in that area in iraq and syria to hold ground classes that make it easier or harder? >> isil is difficult because they are using humans as shields in places like raqqa ramadi in mosul. >> which is no different than a qaeda. >> isil's location, we now were isil is. in the case of al-qaeda they blended into the country in a much different way. >> my last six seconds still trying to get the jordanians drones end up in am able to do so. the state department stopped and now they are using chinese reaper -- and i think we have to fix that mr. secretary. thank you mr. chairman to. >> thank you esther secretary

in fact they are still recovering from the injuries in iceland. but they have posted these so everybody around the world has sending messages, hoping they review. they're expected to be fine. >> you would think someone not used to driving on ice would be causing the accident, but it was somebody who lives there. >> that probably could have been helped if there was a snowplow, like here in russia. wait! to make a left turn? >> this is just the definition of irony, to actually crash into safer. like we always say, you're never to dash cams. anything can happen. >>> guys, i would like to introduce you to a young man named alec crews. she's been traveling in nepal doing charity work. helping some orphans who are blind. he calls it the samopan foundation. folks can help support the foundation and support the needs of the people in nepal. one of the social workers near and dear to his heart lost her home during the last earthquake in nepal. this organization will not only support the kids but also some of the adults. alex is here with us via skype on "r

we are looking at winds about 100 to 130 kilometers per hour, british isles toward iceland.he big situation here is that this storm system is coming on the heels of record-breaking floods, which has been devastated much of this area. in yorkshire, washing out bridges. many homes and businesses have been inundated. into the forecast along with those winds, an additional 30 to 40 mill liters of rainfall. some areas could even see much more than that. back in the west, though, this has been bringing in strong southwesterly winds. iberian peninsula, temperatures have been above average. high of 17 in lisbon. as this part of the jet stream pulls up, look at all this blue out here. these are your highs. overnight lows, temperatures continue to dip down in the kiev, minus 11. much of turkey is looking at below zero temperatures extending across the black sea here. you're going to be looking at snowfall, believe it or not. even some areas of northern syria. definitely very serious situation for many refugees out across much of the area but residents alike, you'll be looking at a lot

iceland -- we know you have no armed forces, but what contribution can you make for the common defensef the west? canada -- europe is grateful for the arms you are supplying. what forces are you prepared to send across the atlantic? in paris, a hotel had been hastily found as a temporary home for the supreme allied powers europe. general guenther was already at work. an international staff of officers had to be prepared for the defense of europe. the task was in men's. at that time, they had at their disposal only about 1800 which, theost of airfields could not handle jets. and 14 ill equipped divisions. against these forces, russia was known to have at least 175 divisions under arms and 20,000 planes. general eisenhower asked one of his advisers what the russians needed to march 2 the challenge. he answered all they need is shoes. so much for the beginning. in spite of the urgency, when general eisenhower and his death set to plan, they planned for a long haul. they realized if democracy were not to destroy itself, the buildup had to take time. all the plans would come to not if not f

. >> well, listen, i started off in iceland, billy.tour guide told me and i was intrigued to find out 60% of the people in iceland believe in gnomes. i thought that was amazing. when somebody disappears over there they say he went with the gnomes. i went out for a walk one day just to test the theory out in the lava fields. i ran across a little nome. >> hello. >> his local name jassa aqua which i think translates out if i'm not mistaken in english jesse watters like burt reynolds in the cosmo issue. [ laughter ] and i said to him, listen, i would like to go live with the gnomes. people are idiots right now. and he said you can only come live with the gnomes if you answer me one get question. i said guilty, shoot. i'm open. he said why would your countryside with iran over israel? i said i can't answer that he said you can't come live with us. that was my story. >> gnomes are superstition that they live under ground in iceland and some of them are are good and some of them are not. now, from iceland, you go to scandinavia. you go to no

january 24, iceland.e know that you have no armed forces but what contribution can you make for the common defense of the west. january 26, canada. europe is grateful for the arms you are already supplying. what forces are you prepared to send across the at tan lick. in paris, a hotel had been hastily found as a temporary home for the new supreme headquarters allied powers europe. there general gunther was at work, an international staff of officer has to be assembled and a plan prepared for the defense of europe. the task was immense. at that time, shape had at its disposal only 1,800 aircraft, 15 airfields, most of which could not handle jets. and 14 ill equipped divisions. against these forces, russia was known to have at least 175 decisions under arms and 20,000 plain. general eisenhower, when he arrived, asked one of his advisors what the russians needed to march to the challenge? general, he answered, all they need is shoes. so much for the beginning. yet in spite of the urgency, when general eisenh

. >>> we'd like to take you to iceland where people there are dealing with major windstorm.horities are advising residents to stay indoors as hurricane-force winds stay in the country. the government has been telling people to stay inside. particularly this one wind report, 216 kilometer per hour gusts. typhoon-strength winds is 130 kilometers per hour. you are looking at an intense storm system here. pressure now down to 947 hpa. we talk about these gradient lines when they're close to each other you have the higher winds. across this area, this is about as tight as you are going to be getting it outside of being in the middle of a typhoon. you are seeing those winds out there right now. definitely very intense. does look like it's going to stay this way through the rest of your tice, even heading over there towards wednesday, as well before this shifts off to the east. for the time being, definitely very limited travel going in and out of there if at all. earlier we have a storm hit norway. that is a house being pulled away. this is winter storm desmond when it rolled thro

there's wow air which will go through iceland. i just recently flew norwegian arnlsz.ically, check southwest. and remember the fare's jut one component of a ticket. with fees these days and airlines charging for carry-ones do the math and see what the total price will be to fly. >> and if all else fails, tip number three, use some frequent flyer miles. >> last minute airlines release a ton of frequent flyer award availability even during the holidays. so don't assume you can't use your miles. >> you might find yourself enjoying the diamond medallion treatment at the cubic zirconia price. zbll i'm hankering to go to london. i just redeemed 62,500 delta miles. >> just now. >> check out how much. for a business class seat this is how much cash out of pocket. >> that's a typo. >> no. >> $5.60. look at that. to go to london. business class. >> last minute. where it's probably a $4,000 or $5,000 ticket. $5.60. >> cheers to that. >> and to your almost mileage run. >> almost successful one. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm kendis gibson. >> finally, new york city. >> reporter:

>> a potato. >> you got it right. >> a potato. >> 13 santas in iceland. it's pretty nice that they have that. the kids put a shoe in the window sill hoping that they get something nice. if they've been bad, a potato. >> charlottesville, virginia. in italian folk-lore, a character gives gifts to good children. who is this, a tiny frog or a good witch or dancing man? >> he got it! he's still celebrating. >> yes, she does bring presents like santa claus to those who have been good and a lump of coal to those who have been bad. >> thanks so much. >>> all right, they're still out there. why the plaza has such meaning for one couple. we're going to get a holiday performance from a ak pella group after this. happy clap along if you feel y never stop. so neither does the u.s. army. we train. adapt. and get smarter. every soldier. every unit. every day. not to keep up with change; but to drive it. nobody knows what problems tomorrow will bring. but we do know who will solve them. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what ab

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a potato. >> it is, and you know, there are 13 santas in iceland and so its nice that they have that and the kids as atheythey are leading up to christmas place them on the window sill, but if they have been bad, thaey get a potato. and now, in italian folk lohr, a character named befana bringng gifts of good cheer to children, >> a good witch. >> yes, and he is still celebrating. a good celebtion over there. anan so he does bring p psents lili santa claus, and a lump of coal for those who have been bad. >> thank you very much, and merry christmas to you and your fam family. >> thank you very much o why the plaza has such special meaning from one couple, and we will also have a song are from straight no i use what's already inside me to reach my goals. so i liked when my doctor told me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i m

when the company's restaurant closed in iceland during the economic crisis, some guy there in icelandeburger and fries, just to keep it. that's not weird at all, anyway. he basically wanted to see what would happen as it gold on old are and older and older. today it's liking as fresh as the day he bought it six years ago. it's now on display with its own westbound cam, of course. it's billed on that web cam as the last mcdonald's cheeseburger sold in iceland. >>> lebron james and nike together forever, or at least a lifetime. the deal writ prison. according to reports it's most lickly worth $500 million. significantly more his signature shoes are expected to ring up more than $4 million in sales just this we're alone. believed tore the first-el ever official lifetime deal in nike history. . >>> from that basketball player to this one, one austin, minnesota hoops player may not have the millions, he has has a heck of a lot of fans. sweet full-court shot with less than two seconds left in the game. [ cheers and applause ] >> the crowd goes wild. ohman ohman, oh, man, oh, man. not surpri