year. >> so happy new year. >> happy new year.ou i'll think of you when you're place setting -- [laughter] phil flynn thank you very much. i have to say happy new yore and good morning to dagen mcdowell. >> welcome back cheryl casone i missed you last week oh you look so well rested no i just my face is puffy so that's -- just kidding. that's a trick. cheryl i will see you later good to see you. good morning everybody i'm daig taig in for maria bartiromo monday december the 31sts new year's eve your top stories at 6 a.m. eastern. ending the year on a high note. or trying -- futures are heading higher this morning after president trump tweeted about a positive phone call with china's president xi jinping indicating a possible easing of u.s. trade tensions with china. futures are showing big gains across the board a 206 point gain on dow futures right now. and a geed week on wall street, could not reverse december's incredible losses. look at the markets this month. all three major market gauges down roughly 10% just in the month of

happy new year, everyone. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> port-a-potties look plentiful. trains will be running until 3:00 a.m. some trains will skip stops at the three busiest stations. that includes embarcadero, montgomery and west oakland. up to 300,000 people expected to ride bart tonight. other bay area transit agencies extending service don't. in san francisco, muni will offer free rides from 8:00 to 5:00 a.m. vta and samtrans will same. and cal train, the last train leaves san francisco at 2:00 a.m. >>> a deadly attack in north carolina. >> a young woman who wanted to start her career working with animals was killed by a lion that escaped its enclosure. stephanie ramos has details. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, a north carolina wildlife conservation center shut down this morning after a 22-year-old woman was mauled to death by a lion living here. alexandra black had just started interpreting two wee a. o said e lion named matthias seen in this video escaped a locked space, wandered into an area with staff, and killed black. deputies shot and killed

colorado and georgia -- now joined by alabama, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, new jersey, new mexico south carolina. nine states with elevated flu numbers.also with high flu activity -- new york city, where holiday tourism is in full swing, and two million people are expected to pack times square on new year's eve. the c-d-c also reported four more flu-related deaths in children, bringing the total to 11 for the current season. the best flu prevention -- the c-d-c says, vaccine, for those six months and older. and as long as the flu is still circulating in your area -- it's not too late to get one. it won't stop all flu, but it'll lessen the severity of symptoms.one of those people packed into crowded spaces this weekend, wash your hands and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, the c-d-c says, to help prevent picking up the flu.i'm karin caifa. ( darya ) the california minimum wage is going up with the new year. businesses with more than 25 employees will now pay 12-dollars-an from the current 11-dollars an hour. businesses with 25 or fewer employees will pay 11-dollars an hour.

kathy park, nbc news. >>> all across the year ry the new means more new laws are going into effect. everything from equal pay to who gets the family dog in a divo is even paying people to come and live there. ghbc's pete williams toni on what else is about to change. >> reporter: vermont will begin paying people to move there, up to $10,000 over two years for people employed by out-of-state companies who are willing to fork in vermont remotem a home office or a cooperative work space. >> we have a demographic problem in this state. we need more people. >> reporter: connecticut and hawaiima till legal for employers to ask j applicants about their pay history. that brings to ten the number of states with similar bans intended to stop the cycle of pay discrimination against women and minorities. >> i think there's an ent of this about us competing, and we don't want to be known as the state where women can be low-balled. >> reporter: in knocked it's illegal to sell anything in foam containers made from polystyrene, something the city says can not be cy reed. that means a ban on clam sh

happy new year, everybody! of course, a new year brings new hopes and dreams.f with a bang. chi chi izundu, bbc news. and do stay with us, from 11pm tonight we have coverage of the new year celebrations across europe and then in london and edinburgh as the uk welcomes and 2019 with fireworks, join us for that. the headlines on bbc news. the home secretary deploys more patrols and says there are no easy answers — as another group of migrants — are found by border officials on the kent coast. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. huge crowds gather around the world to welcome in the new year. here's hong kong with a spectacular display of fireworks. this is a spectacular laser and firework display in dubai. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's let's start with the arsenal manager who has been fined by the football association after admitting a charge of improper conduct but he has avoided a touchline ban. it relates to the match at brighton on boxing day which the gunners drew. he

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we'll take a >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00 a new year means new laws from the foods you eat. thing wills for californians in 2019 and will break down big ones. >>> and is london calling next season for the raiders? we spoke to a former executive about the likelihood of the not only wonbolts from the bay a but the north american continent. >> i'm surprised you didn't break out in the clash song. maybe after the show. all right. >>> aqua man maintained his role of king of the box office. >> the movie took in $51.6 million in the second weekend in theaters. "mary poppins" "chan "transformers, spiderman" with $18 million and clint eastwood's "the mule." >> reviews on "aqua man". >> maybe, a definite eh. tat's it for >> hi, everyone. i'm lizzie bermudez, here on tuolumne county, where there are endless opportunities for year-round fun. you can discover adventure or relaxation in the fresh air and the majestic mountains. travel back in time on a steam train or stagecoach, and wander through gold rush-era towns. sip wine and organic hard cider, and find yourself in awe in yosemite n

happy new year. >> happy new year.aking tonight, the clock is ticking down for the end of 2018, the partial government shutdown is still very much in effect. democrats play hardball. trump doubles down on demands for a border wall. the president insisting today he is ready to get a deal done, an exclusive interview with fox. >> i'm in the white house and i'm ready to go. they can come over right now. they can come over anytime. i spent christmas in the white house, i spent new year's eve in the white house. i'm here. i'm ready to go. a lot of people are looking to get their paycheck. i am ready to go anytime they want. we are not giving up. we have to have border security. it is our top story

live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. here are the top stories we are covering from bloomberg and around the world is new year's eve. was in of the year that the start of the year that could be. reportst donald trump big progress in trade talks with china as he presses for a new congress. can they a partial federal shutdown. day of a partial federal shutdown. is there life in cable yet? lots more to come in the next two hours. checking u.s. majors now, lots of market in europe but in the u.s., a nice bounce. the dow is up nine cents of 1%. the s&p 500 is up 7/10 of a percent. netflix the top performer of the day. the nasdaq is up three quarters of 1%. we want to get to use the performance in markets across asset classes, but let's look at the month that has been. abigail: absolutely. it has been pretty bearish. we might have a small rally on the day, but there is a monthly move for the monthly averages going back. 10% for the nasdaq. that is the worst monthly performance for the nasdaq going back to november of 2008 for t

go to abc7news.com for a more complete look for some of the new laws for the new year. back to you. >>> good to know but you know, new laws aren't the most fun thing. new year's eve is supposed to be fun. we asked if they are going to go out and get crazy or stay in and get lazy. athought it was a cute way of putting it. 82% said they are going to stay home. >> sure. >> get that bird whorror movie is. >> i wonder how many have schedules like we have. it is almost impossible. >> right. >> i think people are tired. >> yeah. >> they want to chill out and watch the new york come in through the televisions. >> i hope the ones i'll be driving in against the grain when they are driving home. >> keep it safe. >> have a designated driver. >> talking about the winds along the san francisco bay shore. almost 30 to 40 miles per hour sustained winds. you can see how angry it looks. we had a gust over 55 miles per hour. my parents are in town. i'm like not today. a little too windy. it is 32 east of san jose. it is definitely something to con tentd wi contend with. this is down in ou

-mexico relations under the new president. tony run. guest make sure to lead washington journal life eastern -- live saturday morning. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi posed for pictures with the newly elected house democratic leadership for the 116th congress. democrats won control of the chamber from republicans in the election. -- in the midterms. afterwards, she was nominated by her colleagues to be speaker of the house and held a news conference on capitol hill. [indistinct

you got . >> we got good news if you're from your new year's eve party.t will stay open late and then on new year's day metro is going to run on a sundayschedule. metro buses will run on a reduced >> two well rested teams took to the ice at capital one arena last night. the capitals and hurricanes oth playing for the first time since sunday. the time off seemed to help the caps too. the dendifending stanley cup chs saves.away wit the or dctenviy. now they hit the road for a satuay game against the ottawa senators bef ceing back home for a game on new year's eve. and alex ovechkin won't be getting a vacation. he is havinghe best start to a season he's ever had with a league leading 29 goals. and at 33 years old, he is ten years older than the next oldest all-star game captain. the-s ar game set for january 23rd in san jose. list for the male athlete of the year. but no surprisehere, the king of basketball, lebron james was the winner once again. the announcement came last night. the laker sat out of a match up after he injuredis groin. james is expected to

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.just now on general flynn's legal difficulties from the bbc‘s david willis. he went to court expecting an easy ride, having sat for 19 interviews with the special counsel, robert mueller‘s team. it was their recommendation that he not serve a custodial sentence. but the judge, emmet sullivan, was clearly in no mood to go softly, softly with michael flynn, at one point accusing him, as was said injon sopel‘s report there, report of treason. he said "i cannot hide my disgust, arguably you sold your country out." it was clear by this point that he was considering a custodial sentence for michael flynn. so mr flynn's lawyers leapt at the chance to have the sentencing deferred. sarah sanders speaking for the white house, speaking for president trump, again making the point that flynn had been ambushed or entrapped by the fbi, yet in court general flynn's lawyer specifically denied that when asked about it by thejudge. so that one does not seem to have many lakes, does it? what is going on w

tomorrow. >>> police in new york city have ramped up security ahead of the new years eve ball drop. officers will be flying drones over the celebration and monitoring feeds from over 1000 security cameras watching for any signs of potential danger. up to 2 million people are expected to crowd in time sqn new yo city to watch e ball drop they of 2018. with 1.2 billion people watching from around the world, as they usher in 2019. the annual new york celebration will feature performances by bass teal, chris tia agularra and snoop dogg to name a few. the honoree will be the committee to to protect journalism. >>> the u.s. government shutdown has stretched in to its educational background week and no end in sight. the last day of 2018, as of now, there is a wall on more than 1 level between president trump and the democratic party. john lawrence reports. > sides split, on the border wall. >> it takes compromise. >> we are ready to go to the table. >> debby, everybody is saying no wall funding. that's not compromise. >> reporter: a quick trip to visit troops in iraq, president trump remai

happy new year. >> happy new year.ant charged with murder, somehow gets free. how did this happen? we're going to explain next. dean: remember this scream heard around the nation and the world? >> and washington and michigan and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! dean: now howard dean is screaming about president trump. dan bongino is here to react. he have something to say, i'm sure. rachel: plus, janice dean is also live in times square. janice, what's going on over there? >> we are with the uso troops who are going to help ring in 2019. here is a preview ♪ and i'm proud to be an american ♪ where at least i know i'm free ♪ and i won't forget the ones who died ♪ who gave that right to me ♪ and i gladly stand up ito take care of anyct messy situations.. and put irritation in its place. and if i can get comfortable keeping this tookus safe and protected... you can get comfortable doing the same with yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer)

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cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >>> new developments in the case we've been following of the american tourist who vanished in costa rica. authorities arrested a security guard at the complex where she was staying. a body was discovered at the property yesterday, but police have not confirmed it is her. >>> now to the international outrage after a female soccer superstar was asked a question that many say wag shockingly sexist, while receiving a historic award last night. >> reporter: a historic night for the norwegian soccer player, winning the award for the best women's soccer player in the world. then, from the host, a question no man would get. "do you twerk?" a firm no. stunned looks in the audience, on social media, outrage. from u.s. soccer's abby womback, this is disgusting. and ridiculous sexism from wimbledon winner andy murray. tonight, the host apologizing. >> i didn't mean to offend anyone. >> reporter: for her, apology accepted. >> i didn't consider it as a sexual harassment. i think it's a fantastic day for women. >> reporter: she said what she wants people to remember i

linda lopez, abc news, new york. >> all right. our other big story, you can see blue skies now, the fog is gone for now, but rain is once again on the horizon. mike. >> we'll start turning our focus towards the weekend because that's when it all begins. storm impact scale is one up to a light rain. some areas like the east bay valley and the south bay may not receive any measurable rain. here's a time line as we watch light grown and then the moderate to yellows andon, move into the north bay. mendecino county during the lunch hour. notice the yellows kind of go away as we head towards 4:00 and the steady light rain still up in the north bay, while there's a still few scout showers out ahead of it which could make it damp for some of us during the evening commute. at 7:00 it starts to fall apart and by 9:00, 10:00 it's over. let take a look at the rainfall and you'll notice that the mountains that i talked about up to a quarter of an inch is up in the north bay. they fall by 4:00. as we head through the rest of the commute. you ca

kathy park, c news. >>> late word tonight there could be new life for sears, cnbc reporting the an cosirman submitted a bid today to buy the struggling retail giant. reuters says the offer was $4.6 billion potentially saving the jobs of tens of thousands of employees. they filed for bankruptcy and plan to close 250 stores. today was the last d for potential buyers to bid for the company. >>> still no real progress on th government shutdown now in the seventh day there has been plenty of blame thrown around and threats inrc ation on twitter predictably. the president said he might shut down the whole southern border, t can he really do that? nbc chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. on>> reporter: no ac as it relates to the nthutdown but a fair amou of talk. the problem is the talk has not been between the different sides negotiating on this. it's been aimed at the american public, now a messaging battle. the president has been out on ttter making that new threat to close the entire southern border if he does not get the money kind of a border me barrier but many legal experts

this is bbc news. the headlines: police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have foound a body. this brings the search for grace to an end, it is an unbearable time for herfamily an end, it is an unbearable time for her family and hearts an end, it is an unbearable time for herfamily and hearts go an end, it is an unbearable time for her family and hearts go out to them. the prime minister warns the uk will be in ‘uncharted waters‘ if the commons rejects her brexit deal. and downing street insists there will be no delay to the vote. we'll have much more on the latest brexit developments in the sunday morning edition of the papers at 9.35, today i'm joined byjoel taylor, deputy news editor at the metro and broadcaster shyama perera. also in the news this morning: more than 1700 people are arrested following violent protests yesterday, in paris police used tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstrators, france's prime minister calls for unity. and c

just go to bbc.com/news. or you can download the bbc news app.ome of the day's other news. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has called for sunday's presidential election in the democratic republic of congo to be free of violence so voters can peacefully cast their ballots. on friday, protesters blocked roads in a number of eastern cities as unrest continued over the postponement of the election in three areas. the us environmental protection agency has said it will look at relaxing the limits on dangerous emissions from coal and oil—burning power plants, saying the costs to the industry are too high. environmentalists fear looser rules will favour the coal industry at the expense of public health. the italian government is expected to call a confidence vote later, in a bid to approve its controversial 2019 budget. the document, which had to be changed in accordance to the european bloc‘s fiscal rules, needs to be approved by the end of the year to take effect on january the 1st. the acclaimed israeli author, amos oz, has died at the ag

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cnn's fake news. i don't take questions from cnn. cnn is fake news. take questions from cnn. john roberts of fox. let's go to a real network. of course, both trump and the media have benefited from this mutual antagonism. but as i discovered, when filming another report, a new emerging technology, facial manipulation, could make worries about fake news pale in comparison. the hit bbc drama luther has been sold around the world. but the dubbing used for international versions rather removes the subtlety of the original. i charged one and let the other one off. algorithms figure out where is the eyes... in a rented space in north london, young entrepeneurs are using artificial intelligence to improve the viewing experience. their software understands and rapidly models the intricacies of the face. i grew up in a very small country with 5 million people, which means that we are too small for anyone to want to dub content, so we had subtitles. and reading subtitles, it does take away a certain element of the experience. how do we make sure that this techn

>> there was certainly awareness that there could be problemsd rela news or quality of news. think we all recognized afterwards that of all of the threats that we were considering, we focused a lot ow threats then't misinformation and underinvested in this one. ♪ >> narrator: but there was another problem that was going unattended on facebook beyd misinformation. >> one of the big factors that emerged in the election was what started to be called gehyper-partisan facebook these were facebook pages that kind of lived and died by really ginning up that partisanship-- "we're right, they're wrong." but not ev just that, it was also, "they're terrible people, and we're the best." and the facebook pages wereus getting tremendongagement. >> "a million migrants are coming over the wall, and ey're going to, like, ra your children," you know? that stuff is doing well. >> andhe stuff that was true would get far less shares. >> the development of these hyper-partisan sites i think turned the informational commons into this trash fire. and there's some kind of parable in that for the broa

. >>> the 11:00 news on ktvu, fox 2 news starts now. >>> police in a central california town of newman are looking for the man who killed corporal ronil singh. just in the past hour we received new pictures of the alleged conman. rob malcolm is here with the details. >> there casting a wide net as they search for the suspect. the sheriff department provided new information about the suspect, where they are looking and how close they are. they addressed new pictures of the suspect that her appearing online while continuing to say, it will be difficult to move on until the killer is caught. >> reporter: these new pictures were released by the county sheriff's department. the pictures have been circulating widely on social media with his name and birthdate. the sheriff department confirms this is the suspect but would not confirm that his correct name is put out. as the manhunt continues with the suspect to gunned down corporal ronil singh, search warrants were served in aledo this afternoon. >> we are looking at multiple locations. researched multiple areas within the county and outside

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he said he planned a visit in january. >> the new section is very, very exciting. what's going on there. so while we're fighting over funding we're also building. >> reporter: but the it.te house provided congress hasn't appropriated any money for new wall construction. >> but we want the wall money to be increased because i want to finish it. >> reporter: and this afternoon, customs and border protection announced the death of around 8-year-old guatemalan boy in their custody in new mexico. he became sick on christmas eve and was taken to the hospital for treatment. the 8-year-old whose name hasn't been released passed away just after midnight. cbp said it's reviewing that what happened. he was the second migrant child to die in custody this month. and the white house hasn't commented yet on that boy's death but some congressional democrats already have saying this is another issue that they will investigate when they take control of the house in january. peter? >> garrett haake at the white house, thank you. >>> a court battle is playing out in washington in unus

of news, three new court filings tonight. of them sentencing recommendations concerning former trump fixer michael cohen, one from the office of the special counsel robert mueller, the other from the united states attorney for the southern district of new york. co-hen is set to be sentenced next wednesday and the sdny is recommending he be put behind bars for years. but the fate of michael co-hen is not the biggest

in a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. >>> a weekend scare for "snl" cast member pete davidson's well-being after he tweeted that he didn't want to be on this eart'l anymore. have the latest. >>> then car shoppers beware. can you spot the car that was to be from a flood only a ticking time bomb of corrosion? >>> a double win day for one bears player who also got the answer he was looking for. >>> and sir paul mccartney rocks out big-time ahead of his major u.s. tour. "early today" starts right no >>> good morning. i'm marlie hall in for frances ri pra. >> and illip mena. so new insights this morning into wt americans think about president trump and the mueller investigation. new numbers from an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll reveals a majority of americans now believe president trump is not telling the truth when it comes to the russia investigation. and 6 in 10 americans say president donald trump has been untruthful about that topic, saying the investigation has given them doubts about the presidency. this report comes after new developments into the russia probe including

ots. >>> new this morning. certain groups of people may face significant health and safety issues as a result of an east bay hospital shutting its doors. a new report published by researchers at u.c. berkley says closing alta bates hospital will hurt elderly patients the most. the report is the first in-depth analysis in suter health announced to close the hospital by 2030. >>> 5:14 in this morning's health watch, depression and anxiety maybe as much of a health risk as obesity. a 65% higher risk for a heart condition and 87% for those with arthritis. >>> a new study shows lack of sleep can increase the desire for jung food experienced increased activity in the part of the brain that involved in food reward. the findings help unravel the link between sleep and obesity. >>> a crack down this morning for drivers and tolls using those temporary paper plates long after the card is no longer new. will replace them with new lettered and numbered paper plates. the legislation has intended to make it tougher on those w

so as we fast forward all the way to new year's eve, we are looking at new year's day. we're going wring in the new year with partly cloudy skies. so that first new year's forecast for monday night we're looking at temperatures at 7:00 p.m. partly cloudy and then for midnight looking at temperatures right around 49 degrees so looking good. so here's what you can expect today. 58 in san francisco. for a high 60 in santa rosa. san rafael as well as for oakland. san jose coming in at 59 as well as for mountain view, redwood city. 58 for fairfield as well as for livermore. here's that 7-day forecast we're looking at that sun continuing for thursday, friday, saturday partly sunny on sunday. there we go for new year's eve on monday looking at plenty of sunshine. we're going wring in the new year again with partly cloudy skies. the first day of 2019 with mostly sunny skies. let's check in with giana for a look at traffic. >>> it's not a bad time to be on the roadways. here's a live look at the east shore freeway only about a 15 to 16-minute drive time. let's take a look at som

very new. allegations rejected by president kabila as preferred successor emmanuel rama zani should our youth. i have just voted and i am now satisfied because today is the result of the electoral process we started several years ago one minute. walk and i walk and i think victory is on my side and that tonight i will be president and soon as the. congolese voters will have to wait a week for provisional results a new leader could be installed by the middle of january. well they didn't do so wendy bash he joins us now on the line from the diaz he's capital kinshasa and welcome wendy from what you've seen and what was this election fast. hi everyone can say that election or actually day nixon was meek out. and i'm on the ground right now i was speaking with gun people who was putting it told me that they had to leave gave polling station made in the night because they didn't have the chance to work so i don't know which way we can say that they should work but from here from what i've seen and h

pete davidson takes on bullies with a powerful new message. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> g ev rotunda of the u.s. capitol behind me, the body of president george h.w. bush lying in state tonight. the 41st president along with members of his family returning to washington today, a place he would find very different from the washington he left more than a quarter century ago. president bush arrived here from texas, fittingly aboard a plane from the presidential fleet. later welcomed at the u.s. capitol. can ones heralding his arrival with a 21 gun salute. the former president remembered in a sol up service surrounded by a official washington past and present, the first of this week's memorials. our coverage begins with peter alexander. ♪ >> reporter: tonight the 41st president, the heroic world war ii fighter pilot leaving texas for one final flight to washington. his family, including george w. bush and laura bush, traveling with him. this air force one jet today flying under the call sign "special air mission 41." ♪ extraordinary statesman who served

this is bbc world news.ladesh is calling forfresh elections, after prime minister sheikh hasina secured a third term in power. there have been widespread claims of vote rigging. earlier, i spoke to christine fair from georgetown university's edmund a walsh school of foreign service. she's been an election observer in bangladesh in the past. she told me she was "absolutely not surprised" that there were claims of vote rigging. for the past year and a half or so, sheikh hasina has been doing everything he could to basically fix this electoral outcome. you know, elections are never rigged on the day of election. there's a lot of preparation that goes into effectively rigging elections as she's done, and so there's just, regrettably, nothing surprising about this at all. what makes you say that, that there's been so much preparation over a period of time? a number of things. she has been very draconian in putting into place new legislation, that essentially criminalised any sort of criticism of her government. o

york daily news.tional security council chief is not. great seeing you. >> charles, it's been too long. happy new year. charles: you, too. initial thoughts are speculation into the launch from overseas. it just feels a reminder of how vulnerable we all are to this stuff. >> that is right. a lot of major attacks in 2018 including a huge one against meredith a couple months ago that was half a billion stolen. this one appears to be a ransom or attack including experts than just an initial readout and may have originated in eastern europe. we don't know about just yet but it shows how increasingly vulnerable we are because so much personal data is being placed on the web for multiple devices and frankly companies and american citizens have to exercise better cybersecurity practices. charles: there is this sort of rollout there that you don't ever pay for people who kidnapped. you never pay the ransom and yet i read over and over again were companies are paying ransom ware paying ransom wherein they pay a

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ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. samoa and new zealand have welcomed in the new year.four, three, two, one. cheering and fireworks. in auckland, the skies were lit up by fireworks launched from the skycity tower. the harbour bridge was also lit up by a light display. that's it, we're back with the evening news at 6:30. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. let's take you to sydney, where millions of australians are welcoming in the new year with a firework extravaganza — said to be the country's biggest ever. here's how it started a few moments ago. music. that was sydney a few moments ago with a spectacular display. these are now the live scenes from sydney. pretty incredible stuff. it is said to be the largest fireworks display yet, featuring 8.5 tonnes of pyrotechnics and 35,000 shooting comets. the show was set to include new wave effects, where the colour moves new wave effects, where the colour m oves a cross new wave effects, where the colour moves across the display rather than the traditional burst from the centre of the firework and pulsating

we've got to get through new years eve first. so again, we're talking about the rain as you can see fro our studios. it is foggy and the fog will remain as far as the wet roads are concerned. i'll have all the details in my forecast in a few minutes. what you need on keep in mind so you get home safely. >> bright colors, a lot of fun. >> restaurants like the punch bowl social in boston have been prepping for days. >> no doubt about it. he says the booze will be flowing all night long. >> dinner and drink with friends andot thens of champagne. ther theobering remind per e police will be out in numbers looking for drunk drivers. thathere apps like uber come in. e average fare with lyft has $12. all you have to do is grab a code and plug it intoou lyft app. it feels like new start. >> and the fresh start is always better when you can stay safe.po ing from arlington, news4. >> and keep this in mind, metro is extending the hours. trains will be running until 2:00 a.m. we posted some options for you. >>> only on news4, the local man wh

police will be using drones for new year's eve. police are pairing the drones withhe more than 1,000 surveillance cameras city-wide. the drone will help monitor the crowd, the huge crowd that will squeeze into timesre sq >> with the drones, and they should feel safe too. o an of the safestvenues. >> more on nb 4, lester holt will be part of a group of journalists to drop the ball at times square.il theybe special guests and seen by billions of people around the world in the minute fore the next year starts. >> now we'll move on to politics and surprising exit interview by the outgoing white house chief of staff john kelly. he says the president will not get his wall. kelly spoke with the l.a. times. he says that mr. trump abandoned the notion of a solid concrete wall early on in the administration. he proposed theall when h announced his candidacy back in 2015, but democrats remained committed to blocking the president's priority.ai kelly to be honest, it's not a wall. the president still saidwall, oftentimes, franklye'll say barri

now let's get the first word news with kathleen hays in new york. kathleen: china has announced plans to rein in lending to banks. the banking and insurance regulatory commission says those lenders including world cooperatives must have proper licenses or wind down their businesses. smaller regional banks have become major drivers for shadow banking in china as they seek ways to enhance profitability. south korea says kim jong-un wants more summits to resolve the nuclear impasse that stalled negotiations with the u.s. moon jae-in's office says kim sent moon a personal offer of well-wishers over the weekend. kim said he was willing to meet more often in 2019. delivers his annual new year's speech on tuesday. the australian securities and investment commission will reportedly investigate deals between employers and superannuation funds according to the australian newspaper sagging the asset commissioner -- citing the asset commissioner. the are prepared to ramp up super sector. italy's parliament approved as 2019 budget law, meeting a deadline after a

fox news meteorologist adam klotz with the bad news.d morning, adam. >> same snow system bringing heavy rain to portions of the east, stretching all the way back to new orleans up through atlanta to new york in the next couple of hours, the backside of the system is producing a little bit of snow, we have blizzard watching warnings, winter advisory in upper midwest, this will be moving out of the area within the next couple of hours so really winding down, the worst of the snow has moved off and becomes more rain event, the entire system running in warm air, you will see in future radar and you can pay attention behind my head, runs up to friday and early saturday morning, rain heavy at times stretching from dc to new york, up to boston, colder air on the backside of this but you noticed it was heavy rain, i wouldn't be surprised if there was flooding in southeast, we have seen a couple of inches of rain in atlanta this morning, all the moisture running into very warm air. again, cold on the backside so where it's snowing, temperatures

good news the damage is pretty extensive. we're being told it took 75 firefighters to get the flames under control. ais is a heavily wooded area as you may bee to tell. this house is at the end of a half mile long driveway. no hydrants readily available in the area. that combined witthe cold weather created some obstacles forrefighters. two people who live there were able to get out. clarksville road is still closed. more coverage throughout the hour. ♪ oh, come let us adore him >> cardinal donald wuerl leading yesterday's mass here in d.c. he spoke about the importance oa lies coming together and renewing a commitment to kindness a mpassion. meanwhile, compassion on full display in the basilica's dining room. meals were served to those who otherwise would have gone without. all of this while hundreds of people were hand delivered a holiday meal y. >>> a group of volunteers helping those in need. franklined hundreds at square in northwest lines formed as soon as the sun came up. this was a day of hearty meals and fellowship t

new year.> we are eager to move to the next age of discussions with her north korean partners. >> he says there is no location set for a possible second meeting between the two, he has had difficulty security mike securing a meeting with his counterparts. this month they abruptly canceled a meeting with secretary of state mike pompeo and earlier this month north korea state publication wrote, he refuses to dismantle its weapons until united states eliminates the threat it poses to north korea. it also pushed the u.s. to ease sanctions. administration officials havere refused. >> the world remains united. enforcing and implementingng united nation sanctions until the final fully verified due to colorization. >> there waiting on kim jong un and his annual new year's day address for indication of where north korea stands on this process. as for his parents, it is unclear if north korea will pay any of the half billion dollars that they were awarded. despite their high level conversation over the p

bad news for small businesses. minimum wages are rising this year. starting next week, mountain view is increasing wages to $15.65, that's 65 cents more an hour. san jose, palo alto, cupertino, los altos, santa clara and milpitas are climbing to $15 an hour, this comes as a blow to some local businesses. the portuguese bakery in santa clara says it's going to close because it can't afford to stay open. >>> now to a rescue to save a pug and a parrot. according to "the mercury news" the two were trapped in a house fire in san leandro wednesday. alameda county firefighters say a burning candle sparked the fire and the owners weren't home. in the end, they got the flames out and the pets out. >> always great to hear some great news. >>> starting out your friday morning at 6:10, here is a live look at 580 in dublin. no fog this morning. yesterday it was covered with fog, and now visibility is clear, and part of that reason why it's clear is because the winds have been kicking up, and that kind of scours out any chances

break, it is abc 7 news now.look outside at the city a live look outside at the city of san francisco on thi ♪ a live look outside at the city of san francisco on thi not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job spread all around. because each job in energy creates many more in this town. energy lives here. >>> here's a look at the big storm everybody has been talking about border to border. bringing rain to atlanta and sharl. those are the airports most affected. anywhere from washington northward i would call ahead to make sure. >>> a sea lion rescued the marine head lands. >> it was found with a bacterial infection that could be deadly. no word yet when cruising will be released. i like his name. cruising. >>> a new warning about the flu this morning. stanislaus coun

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great news there. snow levels go down to about 5,000 feet, and that means areas like blue canyon, lake tahoe, even donner summit will see some additional snowfall. but the snowfall, it will be minimal but we still will see a little bit in the terms of the sierra snowfall for the next 48 hours. you take a look. this is going into thursday evening. tahoe city about three inches. similar around kirk wood, two inches. around south lake tahoe, so it is nice to see the snow season off to a wonderful start. we will be back to look at more rainfall on the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. >>> download the "abc 7 news" app to track the storm. you can customize the app to get the forecast where you live including live doppler 7 radar. >>> only on "abc 7 news", video of pg&e power lines coming into contact with trees in a sonoma neighborhood, sparking fires and new worries about safety. these neighbors are worried about how easily they could evacuate after seeing what happened to the

we going to give you a new number. i can't get there until i get to their word that you will get a new number serve. >> do you have any closing comments? >> just briefly. mr. chairman i thank all of the witnesses for coming forward and i met with some of you in private. i am cautiously optimistic that the implementation will be successful and that the work that was done by this committee on a bipartisan basis to lay the groundwork, the work that my colleagues did in the ranking member and ranking member dena ticas and the whole way in which the vso's work together and this committee worked together mr. chairman. our smalltalk up here indicates both of us have a cautiously good feeling about where this is going. i'm happy to hear that i.t. in the work you have done with digital services seems to have more good. i do want to say my farewell to mr. coffman. i truly admire the work that you have done served. under my presumption of chairmanship you can guarantee you will not be forgotten and we care about all the veterans