out to search for pollard's cat. police eventually finding the little girl safe in pollard's car, but no sign of her grandmother, just the sinkhole nearby. >> that hole wasn't there until sometime yesterday. most likely. unfortunately, when she was standing over it. >> officials who arrived say they nearly fell into the same hole, which is connected to an old coal mine. the clay like soil making it hard to dig. crews carefully stabilize the hole, lowering cameras down, which only spotted what appeared to be a shoe. >> the ceiling, it looks like, is pretty high. once you're once, you get down into the mine to the point where it almost looks like a human being could traverse, and walking as many as 100 people joining the rescue effort. >> pollard's family hoping for a miracle. >> we appreciate everybody's support in this time right now. >> all we're really doing is hoping for the best. >> it's been a whirlwind and i can only you know, my heart bleeds for the family and the community around here and hopefully she's in a

police say they no longer think they will find 64-year-old elizabeth pollard alive. last seen monday night when she went out looking for her cat. authorities think the sinkhole over an abandoned coal mine opened up as pollard walked across the ground. her 5-year-old granddaughter was found safe inside her parked car near the hole. >>> cnn says a russian woman who allegedly stowed away on a delta airlines plane from new york to paris is expected to face at least one federal charge now that she is back in the u.s. svetlana dali was accompanied by security officials on the return flight to new york yesterday. she is expected to be charged with stowing away without consent. she is accused of sneaking past security check points at jfk and boarding a delta flight without a ticket. >>> coming up ahead, some laid-back fun. an otter and her pup enjoy some bonding time. with miebo, eyes can feel ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye: too much tear evaporation. for relief that's ♪ mie

so this is 64 year old elizabeth pollard. she is believed to have fallen deep into that sinkhole behind of a restaurant while out with her five year old granddaughter searching for her cat. that sinkhole kate is about the size of a manhole and 30ft deep, and it is on top of an old and abandoned coal mine. now, during the search you mentioned they found a car inside of it. her five year old granddaughter, who had been there for 12 hours in below freezing temperatures, and despite that situation, she was thankfully unharmed. now there are good signs here that have rescuers hopeful that elizabeth pollard is still alive in an air pocket. the good signs are that there there's plenty of oxygen, there's no carbon monoxide or explosive gases, and the temperature inside of that hole is warmer than above ground. here's pennsylvania state police it's possible that a person could have survived with the temperature rescue. >> i in my mind, we're still until. until you tell. show me something that's different that's how i feel about it. th

pollard was walking around. there is no evidence of any time where that hole would have been here prior to her deciding to walk around looking for her cat. >> inside the vehicle, authorities found pollard's 5-year-old granddaughter unharmed despite frigid temperatures in the 20s. crews now searching with audio devices and thermal cameras, so far finding a shoe, a possible clue that pollard fell into the hole. >> we're hoping there is a void she could still be in. >> this morning, family, friends and rescue personnel holding out hope for pollard's safe return. >> we need a little bit of luck on our side. >> officials say sink holes are not uncommon in that part of pennsylvania because of coal mining activity, an added challenge with crews having to be extra careful not to further disturb the unstable ground. >> keep us posted on that. >>> the season is officially underway in our nation's capitol. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. there you go. hey! >> house speaker mike johnson joined by a fourth grader from alaska to flip the s

elizabeth pollard may have fallen into a sinkhole that recently opened up over a coal mine. she's not been seen since going out monday night to search for her cat. her 5-year-old granddaughter was found safe inside a parked car outside the hole. a shoe was found 30 feet below the surface. >>> a child is being called a hero after a house fire and drone sightings causing a stir. those are some of the headlines on the morning newstand. >>> new jersey.com reports the fbi is asking for the public's help to solve a drone mystery. there have been dozens of recent nighttime drone sightings in the skies above northern new jersey. authorities say witnesses have reported a cluster of what looks like drones and a possible fixed wing aircraft. law enforcement agencies are urging people to send the fbi videos and photos. the faa is temporarily banning drones from flying over the nearby trump national golf club in bed minister and the military facility. >>> the indy star says a man who went outside to get packages found two missing baby girls in a ditch near his indiana home. the man found

jimmy writes, "pollard is 42, he is a slim man with a mustache who was born in pittsburgh and servedi. one of the last to serve john fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of this country, was a working man who earns $3.01 an hour. he was over behind the hill digging graves in another section of the cemetery. he didn't know who the graves were for. he was just digging them and then covering them with boards. i tried to go over to see the grave, he said, but it was so crowded, i could not get through. i will get over there later, a little bit. like i told you, it's an honor. that is jimmy breslin reporting three days after the assassination. >> one of the most famous pieces ever written. i spent some time with the daily news but talk to us about what america is sort of missing with the decline of some of those papers. just the spirit that carried the day. it is bad for us all and for democracy. >> we have some good local outlets, but they don't capture that big audience. 3 million people riding the subways in the morning. now we are getting them from our iphones. but then, this was a

authorities then discovered pollard's car parked near a restaurant. her granddaughter still inside the car and a deep sinkhole just steps away. officials say that so far, monitoring equipment. look how big that hole is. monitoring equipment has not found. picked up any sound from the sinkhole, but they have seen a shoe on a search camera and there's also this. some folks in oklahoma are definitely going to be getting some coal in their stocking. this year. after a tradition of air dropping toy paratroopers for kids turned messy and frankly disappointing. a u.s. army veteran known as the flying santa has been spreading holiday cheer this way by dropping these paratroopers, these toys for the past four years. but as at this year's event, a crowd of about 100 people gathered and you can see what played out. adults were seen on video pushing children out of the way, diving for the toys themselves pushing little kids out of the way you know, stealing this, this little toy. >> stealing it from them. that's not what this is supposed to be about um, there's n

who fell into a sinkhole has gone from a rescue mission to a recovery effort. 64-year-old elizabeth pollard went missing on monday when she went looking for her cat pepper. the sinkhole opened above a decades-old mine shaft believed to be 30 feet deep. police say there are diminishing oxygen levels and no signs of life near the shaft. they found her car near the site with her 5-year-old granddaughter inside unharmed. >>> pete hegseth spent wednesday on capitol hill meeting with republican senators whose votes he needs. the war veteran and former fox news host is facing a tough confirmation hearing, if he even gets that far. increasing concerns about alleged sexual misconduct, binge drinking and other conduct are giving lawmakers pause. let's turn to brie jackson. what is hegseth saying? >> reporter: good morning, frances. hegseth is strike ago defiant tone. he's still denying all the allegations against him. and yesterday he published an op ed in the "wall street journal" headlined, i've faced fire before, i won't back down. deriding what he calls a quote, press show trial based on anonymou

police say elizabeth pollard disappeared last night.nd just feet away from a fresh sinkhole. her car you know, in my heart of hearts we're pushing forward to try and you know, find her. >> but. but that that mind is becoming very unsafe police say that pollard was looking for her cat when she went missing. >> a dramatic fire rescue caught on camera police body cam footage shows officers helping two children out of a burning home in colorado. glad that they are safe. a snowboarder in new hampshire narrowly escaping from an early season avalanche, he stayed just ahead of the snow while hurrying down mount washington last week following a winter storm again glad he is also okay. new video shows the moment a stowaway on an international flight from new york to paris was confronted by delta crew members. the 57 year old woman with a russian passport boarded the flight during the busy thanksgiving travel rush last week without a ticket. she is scheduled to return to the u.s. on a flight today and i need help my brakes won't stop, my car won't

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. >> reporter: police say 64-year-old elizabeth pollard and her 5-year-old granddaughter were last seen yesterday afternoon after they went out to look for her cat. overnight, family members reported them missing. police found the little girl unharmed inside her grandmother's car after the temperature plunged into the 20s. but there was no sign of her grandmother, and just 15 feet away, police found this small sinkhole. >> right now, they're widening out where they go down. >> reporter: all day, crews carefully working to widen and stabilize the sink hole. officials concerned about the ground collapsing in what is an old coal mining area. >> hole wasn't there until sometime yesterday, most likely, unfortunately, when she was standing over it. >> reporter: david, authorities say that that sink hole started the size of a manhole cover. state officials say that the ground caving in may be the result of an abandoned mine that hasn't been operating since the 1950s. david? >> david: erielle reshef tonight, thank you. >>> now, to the concern in the skies outside new york city tonight. the dron

they had hoped to find elizabeth pollard alive. she disappeared while looking for her cat.-old granddaughter found in the car. they're concerned an old coal mine could collapse, putting rescuers at risk. >> we're not going to stop. we're going to just work smart and make sure that we don't create a more horrific scenario for the people in this community and potentially collapse that entire mine. >> david: they say the recovery operation will continue, but very carefully. >>> tonight, images coming in from newark airport at this hour, concern over the smell of smoke on the plane forcing evacuations causing a ground halt. the united flight to detroit returning to the airport. passengers deploying down slides. there's no word yet on the cause. >>> when we come back here, the art teacher dying after being bitten by a bat found in her classroom. >>> and the recall tonight involving raw milk, in just a moment. by checking allstate first. alrighty! who's ready for my famous charred duck? like you know to check the mascot first before bringing food to a tailgate. let's torch this b

elizabeth pollard's 5-year-old grand daughter was found safe in a nearby car. pollard was out looking for her cat. and congratulations to carli lloyd. she's officially a hall of famer elected to the national soccer hall of fame in her first year of eligibility. lloyd played more than 300 games for the women's national team scoring 134 goals. she won two olympic gold medals and was a two time woman's player of the year. lloyd will be inducted into the hall at a ceremony in texas in may. boy does she deserve it. what a career. congratulations to carli. we've got a lot more ahead including the fbi asking for the public's help as they investigate night time drone sightings. that is all coming up. >> george: now new details into the investigation into the 1996 killing of jonbenet ramsey. her father is speaking for the first time about reported progress in the case and why he's more hopeful than ever that the killer will be found. mola lenghi is here with more. good morning. >> john ramsey reacting to his daughter's nearly 3 decade old cold case and the pressure on i

elizabeth pollard fell into a sink hole.re she was reported missing. >>> takeoff aborted. nasa is pushing its next mission flying four astronauts around the moon from september of next year to april 2026. it's known as the artemis two mission. in nasa said they needed more time to work out issues with the orion space capsule. they said they'll still be ahead of china's plans to land on the moon by 2030. >>> in today's daily health the u.s. is ordering raw milk to be tested for bird flu. the cdc says the virus has infected hundreds of dairy heard this year. recently a california dairy farm recalled all its raw milk products after the virus was found in several samples. the ceo of the farm told the los angeles times that robert f. kennedy jr.'s transition team encouraged him to apply for a position at the food and drug administration. kennedy was picked by president-elect trump to be health and human services secretary and would oversee the fda. let's bring in dr. patel. let's talk about what the testing is going to do here an

now there are good signs here that have rescuers hopeful that elizabeth pollard is still alive in an air pocket. the good signs are that there there's plenty of oxygen, there's no carbon monoxide or explosive gases, and the temperature inside of that hole is warmer than above ground. here's pennsylvania state police it's possible that a person could have survived with the temperature rescue. >> i in my mind, we're still until. until you tell. show me something that's different that's how i feel about it. there's been nothing that said that. she is not alive. or she could not possibly have survived. there's nothing that said 100% definitively couldn't have happened. and until that 100% happens, i don't know how. why would i how could i say it's any other way and kate crews have been using monitoring equipment inside of the hole no sounds were picked up, but crews were able to spot a shoe inside of that sinkhole i think we're also showing live pictures right here in the wall that is what the scene is like. >> this morning. you can see the excavator right there working on that site. isa

authorities say they have seen no signs of life as they try to find 64 year old elizabeth pollard.e fell in earlier this week as she was looking for her cat, kate han duck-soo chris aston. >> we're also following some breaking news we want to bring to you. intense fighting by rebels has forced the syrian military to withdraw from the city of hama. it's the second setback for syria's president bashar al-assad quite a time. we are watching something that i think a lot of people would say they would not expect, as this war has gone on for so many years. cnn's ben wedeman joining us now with much more on this. ben, tell us what's happening yes. >> the city of hama has fallen to the rebels. >> this happened just within the last few hours, whereby the government simply said they're pulling out of the city after an intense assault by those rebels. now hama is the fourth largest city in syria. aleppo, which the rebels took over on friday, is the second largest city in syria. so in the in the space of a week, the rebels have made massive gains and it doesn't seem that the regime of bashar a

pollard come you want to come back to me that question. okay. just as stephen, i was really interested in the science aspect you're talking about on how this earthquake occurred. can you just also like clarify? so it sounds like this. we understand this to be there was right lateral motion on the fault and there was more. can you talk about the horizontal versus vertical and the difference in damage? i'm really interested in >> sure. i'll just say this is iminary. tle bit pr we do continue to do analysis on the data to make sure we no zakir how these move. you know, based on the history of the person reoccur and our current understanding of the data. this is a fault that runs east to west offshore california, just south of eureka area. detroit is the nearest populated place, which is a little town just south of the year. again, the in the mountains and there's a to sort of different parts of pacific plate. so the oceanic crust underwater and fight to the north, garda plate is moving to the to the east underneath north america and is moving faste

clifton pollard wasn't at the funeral.ng them. then vering them with boards. i tried to go over to see the why, he said, but it was so crowded a soldier told me i couldn't get through. i just stayed here and worked, sir. i'll get over there later, a little bit, just sort of look around and see how it is. you know, like i told you, it's an honor. that's jimmy breslin reporting three days after the assassination of john f. kennedy. >> one of the most famous columns ever written. you know, i spent some time in the new york daily news. i knew the legends, the end of that era when i was there in the early 2000s. talk to us about what america is missing, the decline of local newspapers. we obviously had some great national papers still, but just that spirit that carried the day. and that's bad for us all and bad for democracy. >> it could be bad for democracy. we have some good local outlets. gothamist, new york the city. they don't capture the big audience. now we ride the sub waste and look at our iphones, playing wordle, i'm