otters encounter snow in their natural habitat.t is not only natural but it is fun and something they enjoy.>> if you missed today's event you will have one more chance next thursday which will be the aquarium final otter snow date this season. >>> and other defection from north korea as more u.s. and south korean ella terry exercises are conducted. that is my story coming up. >>> another tense day along the demilitarized zone as another north korean soldier defects to the south. greg palkot reports. >>> reporter: a 19-year-old north korean soldier just two years in the military in the north crossed the dmz this morning and turned himself in along the border to the south koreans. an hour later 40 warning shots were fired by south korean soldiers as north korean troops worked their way across the dmz. an hour later more shots were heard from the north. this comes following last month's defection by another north korean soldier, also on the dmz. that one a bit more nasty with a shootout between the two sides. the soldier was injured.

day. >>> let's send it over to steve, they look warm and cozy, not snow for us in the bay. >> we otter bundle up, it will be cold. take a look at nationally some may travel to the airport, i hope it's not that bad. it's really not, there is some snow from nebraska, south dakota, and minnesota and chicago and detroit, but there will be a bigger system over the next 48 hours. and also into the northeast, especially christmas. a good plunge of cold air christmas day, northern plains, great lakes of keep that in mind, it isn't bad today. 70s and new orleans. 47 in lakeport, 50s for many, 52 liver nor, the northeast brees and tonight will clear up rapidly as the day is short, the airflow coming out of the north. not much in the angle of the sun is low, these are forecast lowe's tomorrow. 27 santa rosa, napa 26, napa held up by a north wind but that's not the case tomorrow. fearful 26, morgan hill 28. many including those near the bay and we'll dip into the 30s, we have 30s on the coast, point arena to inverness, pacifica, on a repeat performance. freeze warning will start at 1 am and go unt

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. >>> an orphaned otter is growing up before our eyes.rogress he's shown as he settles into his new home next. >>> tomorrow on good morning america matt damon joins the breakfast party. and seth rogen joins. but we'll be right back here. >>> oh, look at that face. an orphaned sea aughter is thriving in his new home. the pup known simply as 805 was staying at the aquarium after being rescued in october when he was just three weeks old. he's now at the oregon zoo. he started to groom himself. he eats a seafood diet, shrimp tends to be a favorite. he will enter the sea otter habitat next month and he's sure to win lots of hearts. >> you better come up with a better name than 80 sfwlooif 5. >> the oracles are back home for some home cooking after a 6-0 home cooking and despite some injuries, this team >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> after a 6 honor road trip the warriors return home for the next of their nine games tipping off tonight at oracle. andre playing if his 1,000th career game tonight. blazers up one in the f

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our first contestant wants to create an otter habitat in her home? to the bottom of that. from sunnyside, new york, please welcome liz farley. >> thank you. [applause] >> that is "otterly" ridiculous. but welcome to "millionaire" anyway. >> thank you very much. >> let me tell you what stands between you and that otter habitat. 14 questions, money values growing from $500 all the way up to that $1 million. >> okay. [cheers and applause] >> three lifelines. they're there if you need them. >> mm-hmm. >> let's get to your game. >> okay. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ good luck. $500 question. here we go. fun for young and old alike, what is traditionally the "trick" involved with trick birthday candles?

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i think ithinki i think i will put my money on harry the otter.rld's coral species. charlie veron was also one of the early scientists to document coral bleaching. here he is at the great barrier reef. i have been diving absolutely beautiful pictures. that is it for me now. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @samanthabbcnews. hello there. more disruptive weather on the cards through the second half of the weekend thanks to ice and snow as well. here are some pictures from saturday's snow. this is mellor in lancashire, and the second picture is thornton in bradford. scenic pictures, but the snow may well cause significant disruption through the day on sunday. first thing in the morning, temperatures as low as —12 across parts of scotland. this rain in the south increasingly turning to snow as it bumps into the cold out. it is really through the central slice of the country that we see disruptive snow. to the north of the ice could well be an issue through the day on sunday. the met office has issued an am

otters are comfortable in cold temperatures with their two layers of fur to keep them warm.t's the third otter snow day the acareiam held this month as part of an annual holiday tradition. >> we spend a lot of time to give them enriched environments. this is natural. they have snow in their natural habitat. it's natural and fun and they enjoy it. >> if you missed today's holiday event, you will have one more chance next thursday which will be the aquarium's final otter snow day this season. >>> the nfl took action against today against marshawn lynch. that and more sports coming up. >> and taking a look at some of the traffic around the bay area, boy, look at that. here's highway 101 in san francisco. quite a backup trying to get out of the city. the headlights heading towards downtown and the bay bridge. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> mark is here now with sports. and it's happening already. the football season is starting to wind down. it looks like there won't be a january for the raiders or the 49ers. >> i can't believe there's only two regular season games left. and,

september's elections earlier this month he announced he would step down next year as the very governor otter may as posse media found all of canada in canadian pharmaceutical giant apple tex perry sherman and his wife honey have been found dead in their home in toronto police say that the circumstances of the day were what suspicious showmen seen here in the bar a tree made his fortune manufacturing generic drugs. a powerful earthquake has struck indonesia has made an end of java killing at least three people and injuring many more the six point five magnitude quake destroyed dozens of homes and forced authorities to evacuate patients from damaged hospitals. in india rahul gandhi has taken over as the leader of the main opposition congress the forty seven year old becomes the sixth member of the country's narrow dandy political family to head the party dandy faces the tough task of resurrecting a party that's struggling to make a comeback from its worst ever election showing in twenty fourteen when the hindu nationalist b j p a prime minister modi swept to power with a landslide victory. wel

this is harry the otter. here in sochi he has a reputation for predicting sports results.fact, at the sochi olympics, he had a 75% success rate. will england win? yes or no? and he is going for... straight for the green! a couple of seconds and he decided, no doubt about it, england will win. now to ekaterinburg, where the excitement is building. not on the pitch, but in the zoo. maggots at the ready. meet suri, the fortune—telling meerkat at ekaterinburg zoo. i am told he has plenty of experience picking winners. let's see where he has gone? england! that is a good sign. in rostov, they're proud of their new stadium, and elyce, the fortune—telling raccoon. but she isn't playing ball today. she is harder to catch than harry kane. so bring on the subs. if the left turtle wins, so will england. coming up from behind... it's england! yeah! england! since paul the german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. so have they found one in saint petersburg? well, at the world—famous hermitage museum, they bel

here bones known as otter lists are in move from the fish and analyzed these bones reveal any problems in the growth of the federation and the probable cause is the. ones under the microscope rings can be seen rather like the rings in a tree trunk that represent layers that have been added each year in this case alterations in the rings suggest climate change is affecting the cards appetite which has a knock on effect for reproduction. believe into the winters are no longer as colder than the water warms up more quickly and stays warm for longer so the spaces longer that's not good for the card because they eat less during this time because they can't feed so well on shallow water communities such as sea grass and algae or so that doesn't help stocks for. constant overfishing is not a big problem that is affected caught in recent years angling enthusiastic over three thousand tons of a year that's as much as the professional fishing industry and yet anglers a subject to very little regulation so that's now set to change. the plan is to allow only called measuring between forty five and

the icebergs are melting and all of otter because images testify to that. well back to some happier news and the fact that berlin is not only the coolest hippest city here in germany but also a veritable melting pot with people from one hundred eighty nine countries making it their whole and this influx of nationalities has meant great things for the local color narry scene and in our series fifty kitchens one city were methodically sampling our way through some of the best eateries in town and this time we come to the cafe run by oil a standing much isn't from denmark and she's making or more precisely baking something typically danish namely oatmeal cookies with licorice. being moved out of the normal frame gives you some creative that makes you think in new ways to do crazy things which is good which is a good reason to move is that it. shakes you up it. allows you to do other things you can redefine yourself when you're. that's exactly what scorning mattie's and did she's an architect interior designer and now a cafe owner in twenty twelve she and her f

we have a really large individual of the commander of freedom an otter here. which is famous all around the world for containing a blue sap blue green stuff that has twenty five percent nickel in. the green color you can see from the sap is actually the color of nickel and the strange is biological eclipse known to man is really quite extraordinary to think there's so much metal content in the sepoy of a living healthy tree. nicholas usually extremely toxic to plants and animals including humans so strictly speaking this tree shouldn't exist yet pick a number is only one of several plants here that contain nickel they absorb the heavy metal directly from the soil and it simulates in the plant tissue. the species are known as hyper accumulators funder and preserve samples in liquid nitrogen so we can examine the more carefully in the lab we start systematically by screening plants from all different families from all across new caledonia and measure the amount of nickel in the lease and by doing that we can then subsequently collect them grow them and potential

this is harry the otter and in sochi he has a reputation for results, with a 50% success rate. no? ready? he's gone straight for the green. it took seconds, he's decided, no doubt about it — england to win. 0nto ekaterinburg where the excitement is building not on the pitch but in the zoo. maggots at the ready, meet the fortune—telling meerkat. i'm told he has plenty of experience picking winners, let's see where he's gone. england? that's a good sign. ever since paul the german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. coming up from behind, it is england. yes! england. ever since paul the german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. have they found one in saint petersburg? at the world famous hermitage museum, they believe their animal pracle beats the opposition by a whisker. meet the fortune—telling cat. he will be predicting the soccer scores. let's see he chooses in this combination. a crystal ball on four legs he is not, i susp

. >>> is there much more otter or underground in new york city coming up on the "cbs evening news".eff glor will have very latest developments tonight at six credit 30 right here after "eyewitness news". >>> we now know more about a group of philadelphia nuns critically injured in the car crash. that crash happened on the conn chester highway last night in bethel township delaware county. a man veered over center line and collided with a car containing the four nuns. it is not clear what caused accident, investigators say everyone involved in the crash is in critical condition. >>> delaware county district attorney's office crash investigation team was notified, respond thed to the scene to assist in the investigation due to the severity of the injuries. >> tonight we have learned that those nuns are from the convent at saint cat rick of siena in northeast philadelphia. people at church tell us that they were headed back from the christmas festival in long wood gardens when that crash happened. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" we may not have seen the last of that winter weath

this is harry the otter. here he has a good reputation for predicting sports results. to ask him about england's chances at the world cup. will england win, yes or no? ready. 0h, will england win, yes or no? ready. oh, he is going... straight forthe green. it took seconds. he has decided. no doubt, england to win. on where the excitement is building, not on the pitch but in the zoo. ok. maggots at the ready. mere the fortune telling meerkat. i am told he has experience picking winners. let's see where he has gone. oh, england. that's a good sign. here they're proud of the new stadium. and of the fortune—telling racoon but she's not playing ball today. she's harder to catch than harry kane. so bring on the subs. if the left turtle wins, so will england. coming up from behind. it's england. yes! england! ever since paulthe german octupus hit the headlines with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. so, have they found one in st petersberg? well, at the world famous museum they believe their animal oracle beats the opposition bya animal

this is harry the otter and in sochi has a reputation for predicting sports results.to ekaterinburg where its building. meet the fortune—telling meerkat. i'm told he has plenty of experience, let's see where he's gone. england. they are proud of their new stadium. and with the fortune—telling raccoon. but she's not playing ball today. she is harder to catch and harry kane. so bring on the substitutes. if the left turtle wins, so will england. coming out from behind, it england. yay! england! ever since coming out from behind, it england. yay! england! eversince paulthe german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. so have they found one? in saint petersburg woods at the world—famous hermitage museum, they believe their animal oracle the opposition. by a whisker. meet the fortune—telling cat. he will be predicting the soccer score. let's see who you choose is in this

thank you very much, jack otter.ll handicap that, sort of preview what the president might have at stake on wednesday when he goes through. >>> meanwhile an update on this terror attack in new york that could have been a whole lot worse. a lot of new yorkers are bracing what will be a little nervous commute home. what we dodged this morning. doesn't necessarily mean we dodged this at all. the lessons we learned after this. neil: getting new details and new photo of akayed ullah, the man behind the attack today not too far from times square. we're learning for a while that he had tlc hire for vehicle driver's license. we don't know if that is one of those black limos or yellow cab but he was driving around in a taxi, for-hire driver from around the period of 2011, is this 2015 guys? no, from 2012 to 2015. that is about all we know, but again, he was, one of those who was approved for one of these for-hire vehicle licenses. that's a pretty strenuous process you go through to get one of those. if we get more details on

neil: jack otter, scary smart, youngç man. he is the best at "barron's," editor-at-large.lose eye on this, dow which is now up 182 points. 39 points tick for tick. we're on it, until we're not. after this. ore that? you mean after that? no, i'm talking before that. do you have things you want to do before you retire? oh yeah sure... ok, like what? but i thought we were supposed to be talking about investing for retirement? we're absolutely doing that. but there's no law you can't make the most of today. what do you want to do? i'd really like to run with the bulls. wow. yea. hope you're fast. i am. get a portfolio that works for you now and as your needs change. investment management services from td ameritrade. ♪ for every hour that you're idling in your car, you're sending about half a gallon of gasoline up in the air. that amounts, over the course of the week, to about 10 pounds of carbon dioxide. growth is good, but when it starts impacting our quality of air and quality of life, that's a problem. so forward-thinking cities like sacramento are investing in streets that

. >> since the young otter seems to love his cortland digs -- >> hungry. >> he's grooming him searchhis seafood diet. preferring shrimp over squid. unbelievably adorable. we got to give him a name. >> clinical. it's like a rap name, right? >> an area code. >> little (dark music) - [narrator] today, the stories of two murder cases. one, in rural pennsylvania, the other in lincolnshire, england. in our first case, a cheating wife demands an unusual favor

a sea otter finds his way. >> consumer reports relea >>> coming up, the middle.by fresh off the boat. at 9:00, catch black-ish. at 10:00, kevin probably saves the world. lung disease and copd is the third leading cause of death in the united states. a hospital is helping those who are suffering in a unique way. more on the benefits of harmonica therapy. ♪ >> learning how to play an instrument can be a tricky task. for these folks, it is a little tougher. no, it's not because of their age but because they suffer from chronic lung diseases. >> you can play it as long as you want. get all that air out. sit up straight. >> harmonica therapy is offered by the better breather group in visalia. the class is taught by respiratory therapist yvette. >> with the harmonica, they can do the techniques through harmonica without actually thinking about the breathing. >> for some it doesn't go very smoothly. william suffers from copd and lost his voice. about a year ago, doctors encouraged him to play the harmonica. >> they gave me one. we looked at each other. i thought, i don'

wildlife photography competition featuring the mischievous life of animals like this overjoyed sea otter. >> he was almost as happy, but not quite, as these monkeys, appearing somehow to escape on a motorbike. >> even their grins were no match for this shark. there it is. who was sporting a very wide smile, coming to get you. only five official champions selected from 3500 entries from 85 countries. this disgruntled owl you're about to see was the overall winner, struggling to keep a grip as his friends ignore him. on the land category, in the middle of look like a good laugh. >> another category called the undersea category, went to this picture entitled slap. you can see why. taken to australia's great barrier reef. and some honorable mentions this guy with a grass mustache and these mud skippers who seem to be singing their hearts out. a picture of a shocked elephant seal, our favorite, maybe because of the title the aptly named wtf. >> a good one. >> your favorite. >> right. >> we have another hour of news just ahead. top stories coming up, so please stay with us. i'm natalie allen.

otter rain events. it's a washout through the summer. we've had maybe five inches of rain in a series of storms and hardly any snow. >> his unscientific observations may be backed by science. while december failed to deliver deep powder, a study says something the bigger is happening. >> mid-december, christmas, we generally hope to not see all this shrubbery. >> reporter: benjamin hatchet, a scientist with the desert research institute made the drive to donner lake to look at the mountains that are lacking snow. the current visuals agree with the headline jumping out of a recent study he worked on. in the last 10 years, the average elevation where snow turns to rain has jumped dramatically. >> we've seen in a 10 year period there has been about a 1200 foot increase in snow levels which you can associate with on average putting chains on your car around baxter. now you would do that around cisco grove. >> reporter: the shift from 4500 feet to 5700 feet surprised researchers. they looked at radar and weather station sites that dot the nor

. >>> a male sea otter pup was rescued after being bit by a shark.n carmel beach last week when she found it and saw it was injured on the side. the mother was nowhere in sight so she contacted the monterey bay aquarium. the woman waited and recorded this video. it was transported in a crate back to the aquarium and has been stabilized and we are told is now adjusting to life in captivity. >>> coming up here, the giants made a trade today to bring a gold glove third baseman to the bay. mark will have details coming up. >> this is another live look at the wednesday evening commute before christmas. highway 4 looking pretty good at this time. this is east towards antioch an pittsburg. >> and now want to show you hospital curve in san francisco. oh, boy. heavy in both directions. the commute direction those are the headlights coming towards the bay bridge. >>> mark has more on the giants' big trade. >> funny earlier in the day, remember eva longoria the actress? >> yes. >> that's what i thought when i saw the name. >> i heard she is having a baby and i

. >>> another snow day for the river otters at the aquarium of the bay of san francisco's pier 39. look at them having so much fun. they are excited to play in the snow. this is yesterday. keepers added that it was a way to keep them stimulated and provide them with crucial enrichment. if you missed out on the fun, the aquarium of the bay is filling the exhibit with snow one more time next thursday. >>> cbs is going old school for the holidays and viewers can indulge in tv classics tonight. first up, the "i love lucy" christmas special in full color. it will be followed by another golden oldie, two newly colorized episodes of the "dick van dyke show." the special starts at 8:00 and if you want to watch it again, cbs will rebroadcast the special on christmas eve. >>> the sports world loses a legend. i'm dennis o'donnell. and the fallout from index card-gate continues. what the nfl decided coming up. >> and what's cool about your school? you can email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com and we may come and feature your school on our thursday morning show. >>> sad news this

another way to get in the spirit is at peaks of otter winery in bedford virginia. of wine and goodies to take home. fun, fun. >>> coming up you want everyone could be comfortable at your holiday shindig. we talk about the tips to hosting a sensory friendly party when we come back. >> ♪♪ this time of year is all about family. and we'd like you to be part of ours. so our chevy employee discount is now available to everyone. you pay what we pay. and not a cent more. we're so happy to share this with you. it's our way of saying happy holidays. the chevy family. use your employee discount for everyone to get forty-five hundred dollars below msrp on this 2018 chevy equinox. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. "what if" more of the energy we used came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? "what if" all these "what if"s became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of ener

a less than two-week old- abandoned otter pup - which was beg >>> well some good news for you this morningndoned pup which is being taken care of at the aquarium has a home. >> marine biologists tried to find him a surrogate mom, but it didn't work. and you're not hearing anything that i say because you're just looking at that pup, right? couldn't find a surrogate mom, can't be released into the wild. the pup is being taken care of now permanently by the oregon zoo in portland as if he didn't need another reason to go to portland. >> come back to visit some time. >> as if you needed another reason. yeah. for sure. >> kari, that lucky pup would like more december-like weather. >> yeah, very nice over the next several days. we have had some really chilly mornings, and that continues over the next few days. as you can see, there's no rain here. and we'll start to see some more clouds by next wednesday, a hint that things are getting ready to change. and i'm excited about that. >> i'm excited about that. >> we need the rain, for sure. thanks so much for joining us. our next newscast is tonight

rules about slaughtering the enemy, rules about removing the dead, rules about otter destruction, these things fell out the window. there were different sets of --ls, weaponry that was used viewed as uncivilized. by the time you get to world war there was this expectation that war would have a set of clear-cut rules and be gentlemanly. over four years, that gets worn down. aerial bombing, if you read memoirs from the early 20th frontline soldiers rail against aerial bombing more than any other thing. i understand a war in which i'm fighting someone who was right in front of me. i know when the war is going to happen. they are going to come this way. i'm going to go that way. there is a logic to it. maybe they are trying to bomb something a mile away, and they drop a bomb, and because of winds, it hits me, and i can't do anything about it. there is a sense of powerlessness. there is a sense in which the logic of the machine has taken over the logic of people. gets more and more accelerated. by the time you get to world war yes, there is still a sense -- there are occasions in which this

butch otter from idaho. >> thank you, jim. i welcome the premier of saskatchewan to join us for this panel. brad, it is a pleasure having you here with us. i understand the genesis of my leading this panel was rumored by the governor of the neighboring state of montana, which has had a long drought and fire, earthquakes, everything else, a disaster. he is a natural one to lead this panel. [laughter] right. but this panel will address issues that are on the front mines of every governor -- minds of every governor at this table. our constituents, communities, we see a whole host of natural disasters of the past few months that we've seen their impact on energy and water infrastructure. we have three panelists today that will speak from the federal, state, and utility perspective on how to best prepare these infrastructure assets for a variety of natural disasters that are common to the west. the federal region administrator will discuss the federal emergency preparedness, response, and mitigation programs, including impacts on i

just like the platypus has features it's venomous, egg laying, has a beaver tail and otter feet, scientistsso weird, they had to make a new category for it. they believed it was a hoax and had to define its own category bitcoin is the same thing. it's actually not good at being any of those things, but it is great at being bitcoin we're talking about a new category >> right i'm trying to understand why this particular whatever you want to call it at the moment, platypus, happens to be better than any other platypus that's going to come along. there's leap frogging in technology, right? the model a was really good until the model t came out and people traded up what are the characteristics of bitcoin that mean it's going to retain -- besides the fact that everybody happens to be using it right now and has first mover advantage, we could have said that about myspace, and then it went away. >> absolutely. >> what about bitcoin makes it better >> absolutely. listen you're right something could absolutely challenge bitcoin, but the reality is right now, bitcoin has a gigantic network effect lead

it has chosen ten bargains that's interesting bargains the way to go joining us is jack otter barron'sr at large the reason i say that, i can think of value, i can think of momentum don't know if a bargain needs to be on a value basis. if you are picking winners that already appreciate, they may still appreciate more. >> that's a tough question we did take two winners who have appreciated as two of the ten. you mentioned the cpi. what's happening in the market now, you're probably later today going to say cpi wasn't 2% inflation is nowhere to be seen. inflation has been rampant in asset prices stock valuations going up, up, up bond valuations going up as yields fall. >> bitcoin >> bitcoin so, it's actually tough sitting down this year, trying to find stocks that we could recommend you can do the momo play and hope we get another 12 months out of this we tried to actually mostly look for unloved stocks, master limited partnership was one choice one of the few things hated in the market no. that's the direction we're going. usually when we do well, it's because we found badly when we do