good morning, texas and montana. all the way from cranberry, pennsylvania. >> 26th birthday. morning, fourth day of december, 2015. if there's a prettier view of rockefeller center then this one i'm not sure where it is. we're here in the -- i don't mean because we're here. we're here in the channel gardens with the beautiful tree behind us lit the other night. a quick moment to aal, you and

rest of the country looking pretty spectacular. that's what's goingmorning, sunshine took over as high pressure continues to build in across the viewing area. fog will be a factor tonight, once again, as skies clear and the snow pack remains on the ground. this will yield patchy dense fog across the region with some visibilities falling below a mile. we will continue our warming trend across siouxland as we round out our work week, with temperatures expected to climb towards that 40 degree mark quickly with even warmer conditions by next week under mainly sunny skies.

we wish him a happy birthday. he loves to go to barbados. i think they make rum there. we've had fun down here. we shouldn't have all of the fun. new york's going to have fun. back to new york. >> thank you. we appreciate it. what have you got coming up? we hear you are joining us ice skating on the rink. >> are you going? is >> no, but we can. if you'll get in, a blaze of glory. >> skates all the time. >> never know.

>> is that so sweet. >> answered the call. >> there's a lot more light than darkness in the world. >> well said. >> how is the weather? >> let's show you what's going on. in got to tell you, you want something about holiday spirit check out these guys. they will be performing for us in a little bit. very nice. that's the look. willie you and i need to rock this. i'm telling you. i want that. meantime oh, man, florida you

raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message >>> we're back at 8:47. our ongoing series with the nfl together we make football. >> good morning. over the course of the season we asked for stories from you our viewers and you delivered. this week first of our five finalists vying for a trip to super bowl 50. they are twins from the suburbs of washington, d.c. whose close

>> he's bean miracle for a walk, talk and didn't know how long he's going to live, he had tourette syndrome and autism. >> i get nervous, anxious. >> it's okay. >> seeing his brother play the game he loves, sharif asked to join him on the field. >> you want to play with me.

vo: right to rise usa is responsible it's 23 degrees in sioux city police officers are being stationed at school buildings in yankton after two people were arrested at the high school on thursday. superintendent wayne kindle said in a statement to parents that two people entered the high school without permission thursday afternoon. he says both were approached by staff and later taken into custody. kindle didn't elaborate, but he would be present at school precaution." ben?