. >> as you were talking, we heard from kimberly from boise, idaho. >> boise is cold. >> thank you foratching from boise. >> that's nice. i love when people move away but they stay in touch with us. fabulous. >> all right. 5:21. coming up in 20 minutes, we are going to take you to a special event at levi stadium where kids were treated like stars. ♪ ♪ jon batiste has mastered new ways to play old classics. with chase atms, he can master new ways to deposit checks too. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. 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. >> welcome back. it's 5:24. san francisco district attorney will address the public and the policy on the use of force. people are marking the death anniversary of mario woods. they want to charge the five san francisco police officers involved in killing of her son. tonight's meeting is in san francisco. it will begin at 6:00 p.m.. >>> santa cla

♪ >>> and a close call in boise, idaho. state trooper was walking on the side of the road when a car driving by lost control and spun right off the road. that car crashed into the patrol car parked on the shoulder. nobody was hurt here. boise is expecting more snow this weekend, but before then the frigid temperatures will freeze the snow that is already on the ground. >>> pretty scary stuff there. we do want to bring in storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. he has a look at what to expect in the forecast. i guess it's time to pay the piper. >> well, we got away with one yesterday. it was really nice outside. i hope everyone got a chance to outdoors. 68 degrees yesterday. far and away our mildest day of the month. it was really nice yesterday. we'll call it back to average. 45 is the high temperature for today. sunny and mild, a bit of a breeze there. a couple plans for friday, saturday, sunday and monday. here's where to expect flight delays on friday, los angeles, cleveland and san antonio. saturday troubles move into th

now, he is a boise boy, point -- born and raised in idaho, so i'm sure you want to listen to his message. tom? >> thank you, thank you. i tell you, it's great to be here tonight. thank you all for coming out and enjoying this kind of warm, wet evening here. i know that for folks from idaho, this is kind of balmy, so i don't have to worry about you. thanks to everybody for coming out. each year the forest service has the honor of providing a tree for the capital. called the people's tree for a really good reason. it reminds us as a nation that yes, there are a lot of diverse interests in this country, but as an american people we share unique history, unique values, and a homeland that remains the end the of the world. this tree stands for one of the many things that makes our country great. a place to live where are millions of acres of forest contribute to so much of everything that we do, and especially to the quality of life that we have. tonight this tree represts the challenges that we face todayn our forests to make sure that they continue to provide the clean air, clean water, bio

looking for it to stay chilly in the northwest to boise to billings for thursday, but not just that, look for another blast of coal air for next week. 10-20 degrees below normal for early next week. in the next week, a blizzard story. gusts of 45 miles per hour. lake snow and flurries, major travel disruption from pittsburgh to buffalo and maine and two feet of snow. kendis, diane. >> making new year's eve travel tricky. thank you. >>> president obama designated two new national monuments in effort to protect environmentally sensitive area. utah's bear ears national monument covers a million acres, and tribes say it's home to countless archaeological sites. the gold about national monument in vegas spans close to where ranchers staged a standoff with the government two years ago. >>> now to a giant rooster which looks a lot like a certain president-elect and is in china the rooster is outside a mall and featurers donald trump's hairs and gestures. >> the mall mascot is a nod to the upcoming chinese new year, the rooster. >> okay. >> replicas of the statue are available for $57, and s

of the u-s capitol.the tree will be lit by speaker of the house paul ryan and a fifth grader from boise, idaho named isabella gerad.the tree is from the payette forest in idaho.. and will be adorned with ornaments made by idahoans. beyond wisconsin this morning - the georgia father convicted of murder after leaving his 22-month-old son in a hot car was sentenced to life in prison without parole.justin ross harris was convicted last month of malice murder and other charges.the judge handed down the maximum sentence and said the court found harris had "intentionally and unnecessarily" inflicted cooper.cooper harris died after sitting for 7-hours in the back seat of his father's s-u-v on a sweltering hot day in june 2014. this is rough landing. the approach caught on camera. the plane heading into a michigan airport when it's front landing gear malfunctioned.. forcing the pilot to abandon an earlier landing attempt. the pilot and the passanger walked away unharmed. a transit bus, police car and snow plow among the vehicles tangled up in a bad scene. this video is from montreal.. where a la

ronnie boise, and franky ferrari. dubs led be 15, only to see him lead the utes back. he is from finland, had 12, usf with the upset, they're now now and 32, beckham jr. wearing the grinch socks and shoes, he will be fined for that, for sure. and eagles on a five-game losing streak, eli manning threw a career-high 62 passes, jenkins returns this one, 43 yards and the giants lose 24-19, meaning the cowboys clinch the nfc east, huge loss for the new york giants. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino, and another reminder, the warriors, we count down christmas day, kd, steph, versus lebron james. open the presents, lock in. >> thanks, larry. >>> all right, abc 7 news

ronnie boise, and franky ferrari. dubs led be 15, only to see him lead the utes back. he is from finland, had 12, usf with the upset, they're now now and 32, beckham jr. wearing the grinch socks and shoes, he will be fined for that, for sure. and eagles on a five-game losing streak, eli manning threw a career-high 62 passes, jenkins returns this one, 43 yards and the giants lose 24-19, meaning the cowboys clinch the nfc east, huge loss for the new york giants. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino, and another reminder, the warriors, we count down christmas day, kd, steph, versus lebron james. open the presents, lock in. >> thanks, larry. >>> all right, abc 7 news continues on line

the tree will be lit by speaker of the house paul ryan and boise, idaho. the tree is 80-feet tall and will be adorned with ornaments made by idahoans representing the state symbols of idaho with a re-use, recycle theme. the canadian pacific holiday train is chugging through wisconsin this week. last night it stopped in milwaukee and sturtevant.. but today, it'll be in wauwatosa at 4:45... where there'll be live music.everyone is encouraged to bring a food donation.. from there the train continues there at 6:15... and then arriving in watertown 7:45. this season,you can give the gift of a fresh holiday meal, enjoyed right at home. today's tmj4 is proud to partner with the hunger task force and raymond james on "home 4 the holidays." it's a virtual food drive to provide our neighbors in need with one or all of the ingredients for a nice holiday meal. just go to tmj4 dot com and look for the "home 4 the holidays" button. you can donate a turkey, a ham or a whole family dinner. from all of us at y' you for considering a donation. live at 12:30 is up next-- del

a fifth grader from boise, idaho. :02-:17 "alright isabella this is the moment ...lets everybody countdown ready isableea.. 54321 ... hey look at that" that"isabella was chosen for her poem titled "pristine idaho 2-hundred other children in a contest.the national tree is from idaho's payette national forest. 3 you might want to take a deep breath before you hear this... there's a christmas tree... with a price tag of one-thousand dollars!it's not a myth... that's how much one tree was going for in new york's posh greenwich village neighborhood.this is how a salesman who works there justified the four-digit price tag. mos / tree company salesman seven years ago, 10 years ago. you hear every summer about the droughts but you don't think about that come christmas time when you're buying a christmas tree. these guys have to pay for their wate" water." the tree that cost a grand... has already been sold. 3 first responders outside miami... had ducks had to be pulled out of a storm drain they had fallen into.their mother had ?just been hit by a car?... and died. someone heard the ducks and calle

ronnie boise, and franky ferrari. dubs led be 15, only to see him lead the utes back. he is from finland, had 12, usf with the upset, they're now now and 32, beckham jr. wearing the grinch socks and shoes, he will be fined for that, for sure. and eagles on a five-game losing streak, eli manning threw a career-high 62 passes, jenkins returns this one, 43 yards and the giants lose 24-19, meaning the cowboys clinch the nfc east, huge loss for the new york giants. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino, and another reminder, the warriors, we count down christmas day, kd, steph, versus lebron james. open the presents, lock in. >> thanks, larry. >>> all right, abc 7 news continues on ♪ ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if you're lookin' down, ♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart. (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like these. afoot and light-hearted i take to the o

that's why fifth grader-- isabella gerad from boise - helped ryan bring the tree to life. don't forget! tomorrow we're holding a special coats for kids collection out in waukesha. tom wachs will be at the steinhafels in waukesha from 5 til 7 tomorrow night. the first 200 people to donate at least four coats will get a pair of ticket vouchers to see the harlem globetrotters on new years eve. mostly cloudy and cold tonight with temperatures falling through the 20s this evening. we'll drop into the low 20s by morning. the coldest air of the season moves in wednesday. mostly cloudy, cold and blustery. highs in the upper 20s, with wind chills in the teens all day. a few flur thursday with a cold northwest wind. wind chills in the single digits all day thursday. we stay cold into the weekend before we have a chance for accumulating snow on sunday. tonight: mostly cloudy and chilly. low: 22 wind: w 10 mph wednesday:mostly cloudy, blustery and cold. wind chills: mph thursday: mostly cloudy, windy and cold. a few flurries. wind chills: single digits. am low: 20 high: 24 wind: nw 15

"prancer" is a real-life reindeer who lives at a cemetery in boise, idaho. hundreds of people pay her a visit ever month. the cemetery has a tradition of keeping reindeer on site - for a reason. officials there say having an animal around makes it easier to come and visit. "prancer" is the only pet goat to keep her company. "pigs don't fly" but at one northern california airport, one is coming close.. meet "lilou" -the therapy pig at san francisco international airport. she roams the terminals...and helps comfort stress-out travelers. lilou wears a tutu and has painted nails. she is almost two years old and is the first non -canine member of the airport's "wag brigade." wakeup news. now at 6 - a fire rips through a estimated in the thousands. the very latest details - straight ahead in a live report. "15:29 its in the heart of campus and its kind of concerning a little more that it happened here where were all walking around late at night 15:35" concerning a little more that it happened here where were all walking around late at night 15:35" and happening no

that's why fifth grader-- isabella gerad from boise - helped ryan bring the tree to life. a bunch of grinches are having a field day making fun of montreal's official christmas tree. people are saying that it looks ugly and that the top is chopped off and too thin. they are also calling the 88-foot pine lopsided, spindly, and scraggly.... or even .. a "chari on top of the shape, some don't like the ornaments, which are logos for "canadian tire." the company that delivered the tree admits that it didn't have time or the money to properly milwaukee church overnight. how much damage is left behind coming up in a live report. also this morning -- the wauwatosa police department receiving threats after officials announce no charges will be filed against the officer who shot and killed jay anderson. the new information we're learning in the more than 100 pages of newly released documents. rob joins us now with more on the weate rob's weather an occluded low over well to our northeast will move farther east today. on the western side of that low, we can expect a constant flow of

he was joined by isabella gerad, a fifth grader from boise, idaho. she was chosen for her a poem titled "pristine idaho mountains." isabella beat two hundred other children in a contest. the national tree is from idaho's payette national forest. the ceremony traditionally includes a child from the state providing the tree. tree that's not the case in canada. this is montreal's official christmas tree. and it's not giving people that warm holiday feeling inside. instead, they're making fun of it. they say it's ugly, too thin, lopsided, and scraggly. but they don't stop with the tree.. they hate the decorations too. the ornaments are logos for "canadian tire." the company that delivered the tree admits that it didn't have time o the way people wanted. with the christmas season just beginning.. the singing contractors out of indiana are back with what they think will be their most watched video know, mary did you know the blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again." that's aaron gray and josh arnett singing the christmas song "mary

much colder as you head to boise where highs are only in the 20s.o sunshine out west in some locations with rain coming into southern california. >> thank you. >>> just ahead, millions in bribes at the u.s. border uncovered. but that's just the beginning. you're watching "early today." jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack knocked over a candlestick onto the shag carpeting... ...and his pants ignited into flames, causing him to stop, drop and roll. luckily jack recently had geico help him with renters insurance. because all his belongings went up in flames. jack got full replacement and now has new pants he ordered from banana republic. visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. what's the best way to get v8 or a fancy juice store?s? ready, go! hi, juice universe? one large rutabaga, with eggplant... done! that's not fair. glad i had a v8. the original way to fuel your day. more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ord

. >> reporter: a trip from berkeley to boise the trip began with a difference of opinion over trains. >> i said we didn't need chains. >> i said we need them. >> here we are. but good thing we picked them up because they are cheaper. up here they charge you $100 or something. >> reporter: caltrans says to plan ahead, have chains ready or you will have to pay more once you get up here. crews are on hand helping drivers and making sure driving conditions are clear as the snows picks up. >> people need to know what they are getting into. these are the sierras and we get a lot of snow and traffic. >> reporter: caltrans officials stopped someone going 75 miles an hour in a chain area recently that. can lead to an impounded car, fine and time in jail. in nyack, kelly ryan, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00 the first lawsuits have been filed in the oakland warehouse fire. the attorney for the families of 20-year-old michela gregory and 23-year-old griffin madden say the unsafe conditions and configure of the warehouse trapped them in an inferno. 36 people died inside the warehouse during an unpermitte

boise, 34. that rain is going to make it down to california, southern california by the evening hours. looking at a little bit of snow, places like des moines, chicago, up to minneapolis, over toward madison and milwaukee. farther south through the mississippi valley, warm enough for just some rain. places like dallas could see a few delays. houston, 70s with rain. florida looks great. central southern florida, low 80s. the east coast on friday, up and down the east coast, no problems whatsoever. so if you're driving or flying on the east cst wet. then we get better in the afternoon. i'll be back in a few minutes to take a look at the christmas forecast. we'll talk about it next week as well. >>> montgomery county police need your help to find a missing rockville woman. 21-year-old erica grace morris. her family lost saw her early afternoon when she left home on cold spring road. this is yesterday. we're told she functions at a third grade level and likes to visit libraries on rockville and poto

that was at the boise airport. >> and walking dead fans may be familiar with this one.>> note to self. >> if you have christmas presents to return, you may want to return them sooner rather than later. >> a survey found that some big stores are tightening timetables for return. >> macy's is requiring all returns within a year. >> i think we have a little time. >> premium electronics january 302,001st deadline. >> you have plenty of time. cosco switched the return periods for major appliances from open ended to 90 days. that's just major appliances. short return periods were added for drones at walmart and target. so it depends on what you bought. clearly, i'm not going yesterday or today. >> seems like the longer you wait, the better. >>> still ahead, steph curry and his family giving back to the less fortunate in the east bay. >>> after the break, how to make sure you keep your new year's resolutions. we'll have some tips. stepped in. d make-a-h we had to climb up the mountain to get the injured hiker. he fell from, like, a rock. he's been the one that has been rescued

the boise school has divided classrooms by sex for a decade. the school says it was an effort to boost boys performance in reading and writing and girls in math. the u-s department of education says this type of segregation violates title nine...which prohibits gender discrimination in education. leo morales: "and if you teach based on gender stereotypes the outcome can sometimes be very hurtful both for boys and for girls butted with :42-:48 sometimes we do get, well the favors the boys." the school superintent says they've done a classrooms and they don't plane to have any in the future. do you have a high schooler getting ready for college? today.. you can get some free help... on how to make the transition after graduation easier on the whole family. southeast career and technical academy is hosting a free workshop-- highlighting the difference between college ready-- and college eligible. the event runs from 5 to 8 mountain vista near russell. two local nonprofits now have new vehicles to use thanks to n-v energy. yesterday n-v energy dona

the federal government is now stepping in at an idaho the boise school has divided classrooms by sex for a decade. the school says it was an effort to boost boys performance in reading and writing and girls in math. the u-s department of education says this type of segregation violates title nine...which prohibits gender discrimination in education. leo morales: "and if you teach based on gender stereotypes the etimes be very hurtful both for boys and for girls butted with :42-:48 sometimes we do get, we treatment that is disproportional and often times favors the boys." the school superintent says they've done away single-gender classrooms and they don't plane to have any in the future. across the country thousands of high school seniors are starting to apply to colleges...and some are even hearing back! students who applied to one university are getting accepted through snapchat... the university of wisconsin green bay is trying something snapchat telling them they were accepted...now they're hearing back from the university faster than ever before. michelle clemens: "they'll scree

by thursday afternoon we are looking for snow from boise, billings, on in to bismarck. then we move into friday. the snow spreads into minneapolis, omaha, chicago, cincinnati, detroit. airport problems. saturday, the system reaches the east coast. still too early to tell how much snow and when it actually starts, but right now we've got the potential for some big problems going in to next >> you can always get your latest forecast with our friends on the weather channel. >> all rit,r. roker. thank you. >>> good news and bad news. good news -- savannah's calling in this just a little while to talk about life with charlie. hoda, you are out of luck. >>> you got it. in our "rossen reports," holiday gift test. >> good morning, i'm jeff rossing. coming up, our special series "does it work." today we are talking about beauty products from hair extensions to hair removal. this device says it can get rid of your hair in seconds. ? ? come on r2! we gotta go! ? ? woohoo! walmart. when you have a cold, pain from chest congestion can make this... feel like this. all-in-one cold sym

. >>> the trooper walking on the side of the road near boise when a driver lost control and spun off the road. the car slid right in front of the trooper. look at that, and then crashed into his patrol car, fortunately no one was hurt in that. >>> a mixed bag of weather heading in our direction. look at this, it was a blue sky at the overlook in margate. now we're tracking snow for some people, rain for others by morning. >> let's get right to your first alert forecast, from chief meteorologist glep glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> the shore is definitely going seeing all rain and in the mountains all snow. we have dropped into the 30s for most of the rest of the area as the sun has just set, and we do have the first alert for the snow for the morning rush, for the lehigh valley and berks county. it's a limited area for a limited time. 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and maybe an inch or so of snow on the grassy surfaces. so we're not talking about a big event here, it's just pretty much the timing that is the biggest problem. because the low visibility during morning rush could stick to some

boise is expecting more snow this weekend, but the frigid temperatures will freeze the snow that is already on the ground. so you know that will make for more treacherous conditions. >>> good morning, everyone. out and about today, temperatures in the 30s to near 40. now only getting back to the mid-40s this afternoon. and back right away to the chilly 30s by 7:00 tonight. so your winter coat is back in fashion today. if you are happy, you can leave your scarf home. it will be a pretty good day. keeping a close eye on what might be a small we'll look at the ten-day forecast coming up. for now, jack taylor is tracking trouble in alexandria. >>> it's in old town. the unfortunate issue is a truck on its side northbound washington. you can come up to madison street. it's chopper 4 here showing the crash on new hampton avenue. >>> and we'll have details about the man accused of killing a popular d.c. area yoga teacher. >>> and terrifying moments from trump tower. what was inside a bag that had >>> and now at 6:45, numerous arrests. what we're learning about the man accused of murdering a suspect

. >>> in boise, idaho it's messy there as well. ice and snow are possible and drivers are urge d to stay off the ro appears to be on time at the airlines right now. 6 million people are flying somewhere. >> expect large crowds. again crowded planes, crowded terminals and crowded roadways. >> as for the roadways, aaa says more than 2,300,000 people are going to be driving to their holiday destination this year. that's for our area. it's set to be thousands more than last year. make room on the roads. >>> for those of you staying in town for the holidays, here's what you need to know about metro. metro rail is going to be opening in about 45 minutes from now. 7:00 this morning. they'll stay open until midnight today and tomorrow and monday. mark will have saturday line service today and they will be closed today. there will be no vre service on monday. >>> this weekend some of us, especially children, are going to be get hope they will cherish, right? >> of course. someone returned a teddy bear to an 8-year-old girl. we see the reuni

remember the old days, you had the standard & poor's bluebook and your grandfather showed you boise cascadeonds? those days are gone. what is unchanged is now everyone says yield, yield, yield. yields go up, price goes down, and all of a sudden, its price, price, price on bonds. are we anywhere near a bond bear market where people see significant price erosion? abby: i believe that has already begun. we see that in treasuries and high-quality bonds where we have seen more price decline then we have seen in say corporate bonds, because corporate bonds had a margin built-in, if you will. tom: coming up, abby joseph cohen on chair yellen, the federal reserve reserve system, and we will look at the central banks around the world, with a particular focus on the tumultuous year-end that europe has seen as well. stay with us as we look ahead. this is "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ ms. yellen: it is critically important that a central bank have the ability to make judgments on how best to pursue those goals while being accountable for expanding his -- explaining its decisions and transparence in its d

want to wish family and friends in boise, idaho, a merry christmas and a happy new year. go broncos! see you soon. love you. st stop. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news from malta where the prime minister spoke a short time ago about the hijacking of a libyan airliner that was forced to land there. >> after further negotiations, the hijackers agreed to free the remaining members of the crew and to surrender. they were asked to surrenderny weapons in their possession. they were found to be in possession of a hand grenade and a pistol. nevertheless, the armed forces of malta are conducting a full search on the aircraft and a second. >> the people on board were released unharmed. cal perry joins us with more. you have new information about this? >> the prime minister of malta saying now on twitter the weapons were replicas, fake. we wondered about this. it seemed like a bluff. we know this area of libya where the plane originated from is a security mess. there is a void there. there is no government in libya that's functioning properly. >> how far is this from the

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. >>> it will be a white christmas in boise, idaho. four inches fell yesterday.nother six to eight expected before end of today. temperatures dropped overnight. folks there could see icy conditions this morning. very different picture in our neck of the woods. let's get more from meteorologist krystal klei. talk about a wet start to our christmas. >> today is christmas eve, start of hanukkah. good news, for the evening, things are drying out. right now we have showers to track. white christmas is not that common in philadelphia, only af. 15 out of the past 60 years. not that common. here's the radar and satellite. we see green on the board. that means rain across the map. it is pretty much the entire area looking at rain. just that northernmost edge going to the poconos may see a mix out there. elsewhere we're tracking showers that will continue through the first half of your day. second half of the day we start to clear out clouds, we clear out entirely by tonight. here are temperatures by this afternoon. warmer than average. 47 degrees in summerton, 46 in doyle

he got help from a young lady, young girl, isabella gerrard, a fifth grader from boise, idaho. she wrote a poem "pristine idaho mountains." it took her three weeks to write it. she won the contest and she is there. how exciting for her, on her first trip to the nation's capital she and her family plan to visit the white house and smithsonian before they leave tuned go back to idaho. is the idaho national forest. i cost $600,000 to move it across the country but the corporate sponsors donated most of the money. the tree decorated with 6,000 ornaments made by the children in idaho. l.e.d. lights and 20 pounds of glitter. so there it is. christmas is official on capitol hill. alison: 20 pounds of glitter. it looks beautiful. the crowds had to deal with the rain. doug: unfortunate. the timing didn't work out settle down and leftover showers tonight and tomorrow. back to sunshine. we are in a pattern every day you get something different. it will lead to a real legitimate push of the wintertime temperatures that are coming by friday. let's get you started to tell you what to expect

"prancer" is a real-life reindeer who lives at a cemetery in boise, idaho. idaho.hundreds of people pay her a visit ?every month?--- just like some pre-schoolers did yesterday.but the visits especially pick up this time of the year, when even more people flock to see "prancer." the cemetery has a of keeping reindeer on site - for a reason. cheryl godbout, managing partner, cloverdale cemetery: "when people are going through really strong emotions to have something like any kind of animal around makes it easier when they come to visit, because they're just not coming to visit the cemetery there's coming to visit 'let's go visit the reindeer and we'll visit grandma,' so i think it ds help." help." "prancer" is the only reindeer at the cemeor tery fnow, but there's also a pet goat to keep her company. 3 "double duty."these two contractors can not only fix up your home... but they can carry a tune too!hear them belt it out! stand back, ya hear! breakout the syrup because denny's new fluffier, tastier, better rudolph pancakes are here for the holidays. [ tower pi

ands a boise boy, born raised in idaho, so i am sure you want to listen to his message. tom? [cheers and applause] mr. tidwell: thank you. i tell you, it is great to be here tonight, and thank you all for coming out and enjoying this kind of warm, wet evening here. , this islks from idaho kind of a balmy night for you, so i don't have to worry about you. thanks to everybody for coming out. each year, the forest service has the honor of providing a tree for the capitol, and it is called the people's tree for a really good reason, because it reminds us as a nation that yes, there are a lot of diverse interests in this country, but we are one as american people. we share unique history, unique values, and a homeland remains the envy of the world. this tree stands for one of the many things that make our country great. for ourplace to live millions of acres of forest that contribute so much to everything wedo and the quality of life have. this tree represents the challenges we face today in our forests to make sure they continue to provide the clean air and water, the biodiversit

it does turn a little colder as we look towards boise, high temperature is 29.ventually that cold air will work its way to the east. but not in the short-term. not at least for today heading into tomorrow. we are expecting mild weather persisting through atlanta with temperatures in the 60s and staying comfortable or more seasonable in new york at 41. 40 for boston. this pattern that we're seeing for these final days of december will not last. i am expecting it to get colder as we go into january. and potentially even as we go into the end of the week, end of the year, we could see a nor'easter developing that may bring us some snow into interior new england and more of a wintry mix to the north, places like hartford. in new york i think we'll see more of a rain event. get ready, storms ramp up, it's becoming that time of the year. >> bonnie schneider, thank you. >>> still ahead, ezekiel elliott reportedly got pendants for himself and quarterback dak prescott. look at those. number 214. combining their jersey numbers and the dallas area code. when we come back,

jim groves taking on boise state. k.d.non goes high in the air for the first points of their game. what a play by cannon making 14 catches. baylor goes on a role 31-12. >>> big ten against pac-12, minnesota against washington state. they had a 6-3 lead. mitch wagner overthrows their receiver and the ball is tipped by the cougars, where they will go right to the receivers, keeping them out of their end zone 17-12. >>> and then much earlier in the day at the cotton bowl against north texas and the heart of their bowl. army plays for the win finding the end zone to give the soldiers in afghanistan something to celebrate going on to win 38-31. the black knights would fall four passes the entire game, but they would rush for 480 yards and six touchdowns. >>> for their motivation for the warriors when they will come to town on the 16th of january, lebron james today named the associated press male athlete of the year. >> that is lebron james. >> yes. >> joe, thank you. >> you heard of that guy? >> yes. once in a while i have hea

. >> reporter: when they rebuilt the boise every detail was aimed at safety. >> it was voluntary change we made. >> reporter: not just the windows. >> we felt strongly that we wanted to have fire safety issues like sprinklers put in the building even though it was voluntary at the time. >> the upgrades do not come cheap and they are beyond the reach of artists landing for the spaces because they were affordable. >> it is very expensive process to change the zoning. to just live work. >> a lot of people are asking for is a new way forward. a way to ensure safety while preventing widespread displacement. >> oakland can use revisions in the zoning laws to allow for most of the spaces to come legit. >> work with the people who are in these spaces and let them make what they want and have the city approve it as safe. >> you are insulting the dead saying they were living a lifestyle of lawlessness. >> reporter: until then, emotions will go high. >> it is not about the fire but kicking people out of their spaces. >> one less point to make here for an under ground community. >> a deep distrust

now if you are taking a bigger trip on saturday, some showers in portland, a little bit of snow in boise looks good on the west coast. now vegas, phoenix and albuquerque, rain here with snow in the mountains. so if you're going go to ski areas in colorado or utah they look excellent. teens and 20s in the dakotas. by sunday night and monday there could be a 70 mile an hour gust with a blizzard that's effng here and eastern montana. showers in dallas and austin. really nice again in florida. tennessee looks wet. going down 81 you're going to come into some more rain. most of the rain that you see across the northeast will be mainly in the morning through midday hours. better in the afternoon. 36 to 41 tonight. a dry evening with a rain late. late southern wind. tomorrow morning that yellow weather alert. we'll have the rain tapering off, southern maryland, eastern shore you may have to wait until early to mid afternoon. 48 to 54 with partial clearing. towards christmas day, dry and mild around 50. milder on monday, 54. tuesday near 60 with a stray shower. showers on thursday and then i'm l

coached against him one year when i was at san jose state and he was at boise state. and beat us bad. it's going to be exciting for both teams. i know we'll play well and hopefully we'll play well enough to score one more point than washington does. >> lots on the line in this game. washington wins and they're probably in the playoff picture and will play at least for the chance at a national championship. washington especially in getting in the playoffs. >> it will be a big win for colorado. they beat washington state but barely. and washington killed them. >> it's remarkable what colorado has done. this is going to be a good game. if you don't want to watch the football game, switch to ktvu plus. >>> that will do it for us for now. wee going to go to ktvu plus for the news. otherwise enjoy the game. >> that's right. t's right. am i actually pushing these guys who ran out of gas six miles on a lonely highway? or is this a metaphor for how i'm constantly pushing myself to make a tastier sandwich? like my new pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich with spicy pepper j

into boise, high temperature is only 26 and you're staying below freezing in billings.uch of the country enjoying milder weather. keep in mind, this is not going to last. the pat. will be changing just like the calendar will be changing. soon enough in january, much colder numbers than these, so enjoy it while it lasts. >> thank you, bonnie. >> in the subbrben detroit neighborhood, a state of emergency is in effect after a giant sinkhole developed on christmas eve. it's actually happened there before. but now, there's a new complication. after workers struck a natural gas line this morning and had to pull back while repairs are being made. we get the latest from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: this morning, a subbsu subburnen detroit neighborhood is on the edge. frazier, michigan, under a state of emergency after this massive sinkhole opened up. three homes deemed uninhabitable. at least 22 families evacuated. >> we see the bricks fall from the side of the house, the separating at the front of the house. >> demetrius smith is terrified her home is next. >> if it swallows h

. >>> a reindeer who lives at a cemetery in boise, idaho, actually makes the cemetery her home year roundreds visit her every month. they pick this up time of year. the cemetery has a tradition of keeping reindeer on site for a reason. >> when people are going through strong emotions to have something like any kind of animal around makes it easy when they visit the reindeer and then we'll visit grandma. i think it helps. >>> prancer is the only reindeer at the cemetery for now but there's also a pet goat to keep her company. there are only about 1500 reindeer left in the united states. >>> the renter of this kern county house is waking up elsewhere today. a he heard a growl at his home and spotted a black bear that pulled this trick before. >> yeah. it was your last time second bear on the mailbox thought it was cute. the names are cute now that he is here. >> he doesn't pose an immediate threat. a lot of folks don't realize that black bears there easily frighten. they generally try to avoid people. >> fish & game returns to the property. they will decide whether or not they have to tranq

the cold air remains in boise with a high of 28rees tomorrow. staying mild through the south and the southern plains in the 70s. so this is a nice little one and we wrap up the end of the year into january and everyone will get much colder. >> bonnie schneider, thank you. >>> out west, rescue teams in arizona are calling it nothing short of a christmas miracle. a family manages to escape disaster after their car gets stuck in the snow near the grand canyon, but what they do next is something that wilderness experts say you should never do. steve patterson join us now with amazing details here, steve. what happened? >> reporter: what they do next is leave their vehicle, an incredible tale of survival. this woman, this super mom, she treks 36 miles, 30 hours in the snow. the freezing snow, the terrible backcountry of the northern rim of the grand canyon to save her family. rescuers don't just say it's fortunate she's rescued, they, again, call it miraculous. >> it's starting to sink in, it feels surreal. >> reporter: karen kline, warm, safe, and l

it happened in boise, idaho. the trooper was walking by the side of the road when a car lost control, spun off the road. it clearly went right in front of the trooper and crashed into the patrol car parked in front of him off the shoulder. no one was injured. >>> the success rate for sticking to your new year's resolutions not the highest. if you're hoping to actually stick to them this year, experts have tips. a sports psychologist came up with an acronym called p.a.s.t. p stands for plan. establish your goal and what you need to do to get there. that's step one. a stands for arrange your environment to help you succeed, put yourself in good positions. s stands for stick to one thing. focus on one resolution and go for that. and finally, t stands for make it too easy to fail -- don't make it too easy to fail. instead of trying to commit to an hour of exercise every day, try something a little less challenging. >> we're talking exercise, one minute, all right. then move to five minutes and then ten minutes. >> ex

look at boise this morning 9 degrees. 9 13 in great falls.. border there in vox hall minus 23. dakotas dealing with blizzard b conditions overnight.rnig you can see the rain showershors pushing through chicago wheretho it's certainly mild.ugly mil that's our next rain maker butut up ahead of it we're going wre have a lot of clouds in thein forecast today and a littlest t bit ofod light drizzle here and there with highs about 50 or 50o so. association it will be note nearly as nice looking as yesterday but it should be one n the mild side for little bit of rain shower activity tomorrow. look what happens tomorrowacrrow afternoon. sunshine, 60's around here for r a few hours and the cooler airlr gets in by the middle and endnd thehe week. looks like we'll be trending colder by 2017. >> 50, 60 degrees last week of december. >> cooler tomorrowly.roy. >> let's check in with -- busy-b trying to find something tofindi do. >> i was having a nice chat with wisdom martin. i stole lee's coffee: a lotot going on that's not traffic related. 7:16.7: look be

. >> reporter: on a road trip from berkeley to boise the trip began with a difference of opinions over chains. >> i said we don't need chains. >> i said we should check caltrans and get some chains, yeah. >> here we are. >> good thing we picked them up there because they are much cheaper. up here they charge you $100 or something. >> reporter: have chains ready or pay more up here. crews are making sure driving conditions are clear as the snow picks up. >> people need to know what they are getting into. these aren't some little mountains in the middle of nowhere. these are the sierras and we get a lot of snow and traffic. >> reporter: caltrans stopped someone going over 75 miles an hour in a chain area recently which leads to impound, fine and time in jail. in miac, kelly ryan, kpix 5. >>> with the cold weather, there is a bigger need for homeless shelters. you can imagine san jose shelters are offering more beds this week after temperatures dropped. that as the santa clara county medical examiner says the number of homeless deaths has doubled from just last year. >> when people are ch

by thursday afternoon we're looking for snow from boise, billings to bismarck. minneapolis, omaha, chicago, cincinnati, detroit, airport problems. we system reaches the east coast. too early to tell how much snow and when it starts, right now we have potential for big problems going into next weekend. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we may be affected by winter weather issues here saturday as well. have your app down loaded and stay with team 4. there is a chance of showers to come in later this morning. rain chance between d.c. and metro between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 this afternoon before things dry out. not too cold, but much colder thursday and friday. >> you get your latest forecast with our friends on the weather channel. >> thank you. good news and bad news. good news, savannah is calling in a little while to talk about life with charlie. the bad news is she scored hat hatchimal for vale. >>> coming up, our special series, does it work? today, talking about beauty products from hair extensions

this happened near boise, idaho. you see the trooper there walking on the side of the road when a car lost control, spun off the road, right there, came within a few feet. that car went in front of the trooper, crashed into the patrol car and luckily no one was injured. >>> the new year is just a few days away. with the new year typically comes new year's resolutions. experts have tips. a sports psychologist came up with an acronym called p.a.s.s. p. stands for plan, establish your goal. a. stands for arrange, arrange your environment to helm you succeed. s. stands for stick to one thing. focus on one resolution and go for it and finally t., make it too easy to fail. instead of trying to commit to one hour every day, try something a little less difficult. >> if we're talking exercise, one minute. then move up to five minutes, then move up to ten minutes. >> experts say the most important thing of all is to accept ourselves. >> something i'm working on with this baby weight i have. apple wants to encourage us to keep

by the time we get to saturday, christmas eve, snow possibly from boise, all the way through areas oft bad. may be a little light rain, but mild in the midatlantic on christmas eve. then on christmas day, that storm in the west, a lot of our computers are saying this could be a serious storm, maybe blizzard type storm in the northern plains, dakotas, nebraska, sections near denver, too. so that's the area of concern on christmas day. we're looking at mild, d.c. on christmas day, 54 degrees. last year christmas day in the east it was 70 degrees. you know, 50s is still pretty nice. >> okay, bill, thank you very much. >>> still ahead, evacuations resume in war torn syria as the u.n. prepares for a vote today to monitor those evacuations and distribute humanitarian aid. we'll get a live report right after this. ♪ music playing did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello