aaa says they expect about six million people to fly this week. and that's an increase offer in from 2.5% to 3.5% over last year. so the friendly skies might be quite crowded this year. what's driving this? aaa says the economy, gas prices remain low and consumer confidence is continuing to grow. and so more people are feeling the ability to pay for holiday travel. what are some of the most popular destinations? >> according to aaa, warm weather is certainly a draw this time of year. some of their most popular trips being booked for this week include las vegas, orlando, anaheim and san diego. in atlanta, i'm chris pollone, nbc news. >> we've got warmer-than-usual weather this time of year. >> iti i want a white christmas, but i'm told by mr. bell that's probably not going to happen. true? >> no way, huh? >> i'm not the only mr. bell in this town. >> you're the only one that counts when it comes to weather, i would contend. >> fair enough. i wish i had better news for a white christmas, but unfortunately you're going to to have to do some traveling

sophie: so it has a aaa rating from s&p.be this time, but shoulds&p by the bullet it come in the form of a -- littlein banks reaction is expected in bonds and currencies, given the move has been priced in. let's take a look at a chart on the terminal. this tracks the movement of the 10 year bond yields. is the white line on the chart. rating position since 1986. you pull up the chart and the the performance of the aussie 10 here.gainst s&p decisions 1986, many years ago, that is when australia lost a aaa rating. we count down the hours until that happens or if again. thank you for looking at that. we will keep you updated for what happens. and matt damon's latest film great wall enjoyed a blockbuster debut in china breaking in $66 million. group.hrough want a -- wanda group. why is this film getting attention? it the crossroad of three big trends for what is happening in china is moving market, which has been closely -- china's movie market. the first thing is this was produced by legendary, as you mentioned. owned by second

a new survey by aaa found two out of three drivers don't trust auto repair shops in general. among those surveyed, 76% believe repair shops recommend unnecessary services and 73% believe mechanics overcharge for work. many drivers also worry the work won't be done correctly. >> but on the other hand, the study also found a majority of the drivers had found a trusted mechanic. so even though in general they don't trust repair services, repair shops, they did find a trusted mechanic. >> reporter: aaa survey found age is a factor in whether drivers trust repair shops. older drivers are more trusting than younger drivers. >> older drivers have had more experience with repairs and they have been taking vehicles to repair shops for a much longer time than younger drivers have. >> reporter: aaa suggests doing some research and asking for recommendations from family and friends before committing. >> i have a lot of friends calling and saying, is this a good price? or is this necessary? >> reporter: a quick call like that could save time and money. chris martinez, cbs news, los angele

you can call aaa if you're a member. it's 1-800-aaa help. we're going to hear from passengers actually dealing with cold as they wait for the trains to come through this morning. that's coming up at 6:00. for now reporting live, i'm pamela osborne, "nbc10 news." >> thank you. all over the region, people are likely trying to deal with the dangerous cold over the next few days. a couple runners that we talked to at the park said they're going to have to come indoors. for folks in need, the manager of goodwill said the coats are stocked right now. >> they should be coming now to bet the best selection. the heavier coats, the better boots. not that it's not all good. but right now, if you just waited for this time of year. >> and the price is right for people on a tight budgets. >> track dangerous cold from your smartphone and tablet. interactive radar, a customizable forecast, school closings and delays at your fingertips. >>> happening today in harrisburg, a court hearing involving a local school district could have major implications on the p

so when aaa looked at those questions it did do an audit of several states. i think missouri, indiana, pennsylvania and a couple others potentially. they did not find systemic problems. they did identify some concerns with internal controls. the national guard bureau also had sent audit teams out to different states and asked their internal folks to audit. those came out with some results but there was no finding of the type of systemic problems they had in california. >> having said that, the numbers from aaa and national guard bureau are supposed to cover both of those reviews so if you have something, i'd appreciate seeing it. >> before i yield back, i want to thank -- mr. chairman, thank you for your service to this committee. it's been a privilege to work with you, despite the fact that you greatly outrank me in terms of being in the military. >> thank you again. the issue of counseling those who now have issues around their credit and the like, is that something that's going to be undertaken by the guard or by a separate office? >> we do financial couns

making sure that it does not lose that aaa credit -- aaa credit rating.a number of economists saying that it could be quite liberating to lose that aaa rating. as he says, the government might be more open to adopting a sensible long-term infrastructure program. that could be potentially wasted military. we are seeing from experience with the u.s., the u.k., the state of queensland, they have all lost their aaa rating. we may have a catalyst for that happening on december 19. the government will release its budget update. -- rate isthe rate move that way. let's get the first word news. -- financeance bill minister bill english. he has healthy finance post since 2014. he is the deputy prime minister. he said he has the experience required. he will step down next monday. he says that he is not a career politician. he is looking to be new zealand's next prime minister. the italian prime minister has been asked to put his resignation on hold until they approve a new budget. he said he would step down but they rejected his referendum on constitutional reform.

well, aaa says mostly to warmer climates.e destinations being booked right now, las vegas, orlando, new york city, san diego, and anaheim. live in atlanta, chris pallone. back to you. >> thank you very much for that. >> all right, and thank you for joining us this morning. i'm an early morning "hit- and-run" in the east bay---- with the evidence left on scene. that evidence is a jaguar...that a driver smashed into a thrift >>> an early morning hit-and-run in the east bay with the evidence left on scene. that evidence, that jaguar a driver smashed into a thrift store. police want the know-how this happened. >> a woman in the south bay hails a cab late night and wakes up in the driver's home sexually assaulted. the one piece of information investigators see as critical as they look for the person responsible. >>> a brand new use of force policy pushed through the san francisco police commission. why the new outline directly defies the wishes of the police union in some cases. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good thursd

aaa and rating them that way.y were doing what was legal, ok, in that sense. and it all blew up. and when it blew up, the collateral damage has been devastating. michael: people just didn't want to pay attention. the big mortgage crisis came about when the banks took mortgages, put them all together , and then sold the package. they were sold to professionals, the trustees of pension funds, the managers of mutual funds and hedge funds, the treasurers of corporations. these are sophisticated people, supposedly, and if they are not, then they should have never had those jobs. they looked at those and knew exactly what was in these packages. it was all disclosed. they looked at them and said, "oh, the ratings are aaa." they are only aaa if everything did not go wrong at the same time. but they bought these things and when they had higher yields, they had to stop and think -- this must be high-yield because it is riskier. but nobody wants to blame themselves for -- oh i took a risk. >> the famous charles prince quote,

we spoke with aaa. they're expecting to be incredibly busy over the next couple of days. >> when temperatures dip as they're going to in the next couple of days, the number one calls into aaa for emergency roadside service are for dead batteries and tire issues. we'll see calls as people are getting out the door and wanting to go to school and go to work. and many of them will have dead batteries because of the overnight lows. >> reporter: and hopefully, you won't have any trouble when you get to your car this morning. if you do. and if you are a member of aaa. all you have to do is call 1-800-help-aaa. they'll send someone to help. i'm going to get warm. but in the next half hour, we're going to tell you another thing you should be do, checking on your car this morning. reporting live, pamela osborne, "nbc10 news." >> not everyone gets to warm up as they head to work every day. these construction workers had to work outside in cumberland county. they've got to get the job done, so they braved the cold

a new survey by aaa found two out of three drivers don't trust auto repair shops in general. among those surveyed, 76% believe repair shops recommend unnecessary services and 73% believe mechanics overcharge for work. many drivers also worry the work won't be done correctly. >> but on the other hand, the study also found that a majority of the drivers had found a trusted mechanic. so even though in general they repair shops, they did find a trusted mechanic. >> aaa's survey found age is a factor in whether drivers trust repair shops. older drivers are more trusting than younger drivers. >> older drivers have had more experience with repairs and they have been taking vehicles to repair shops for a much longer time than younger drivers have. >> aaa suggests doing some research and asking for recommendations from family and friends before committing to a repair shop. >> i do have a lot of friends calling and saying is this a >> reporter: a quick call like that could save you time and money. >> tia: most people also said negative past experience was another reason they just don't

we are riding along on a tow truck with aaa.very busy and how do you prevent it? i will tell you what "good morning washington" continues. a coldiesel engines on morning. it is a challenging operation. coming up, we will tell you how these cool buses are doing here in prince george's county. we will explain you why it feels colder now than it did just an hour ago. but you don't lovereakfast. that you can't get all your favorites. but now you can get more of what you love. so you can find something else to not love. like hearing the sound of your own voice. (softly) like hearing the sound of your own voice. get more choices you love, now with all day breakfast. jummy: a dangerous situation overnight in montgomery county. as we stay on top of this arctic weather. take a look at this video showing crews fighting a fire where the tipsters did down to the single digit in spencerville early this morning. you can see the water from the hose is turned into ice on the side of that home. this is on cl in court right around 1

a survey by aaa found two out of three drivers don't trust auto repair shops in general. among those surveyed, 76% believe repair shops recommend unnecessary services, and 73% believe mechanics overcharge for work. many drivers also worry the work won't be done correctly. >> on the other hand, the city found that a majority of the drivers found a trusted mechanic. even though in general they don't trust repair services, repair shops, they found a trusted mechanic. >> reporter: aaa's survey found age is a factor in whether drivers trust repair shops. older drivers are more trusting than younger drivers. >> older drivers have more experience with repairs and they have been taking vehicles to repair shops for a much longer time than younger drivers have. >> reporter: aaa suggests doing research and ask for friends before committing to a repair shop. >> i have a lot of friends calling and saying is this a good price or is this necessary? >> reporter: that could safe you time and money. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> now, most speaks surveyed also said negative past

is it enough to enable them to keep that aaa?ating, saying its fiscal mattress are broadly in line with other aaa ratings. applauding the governments prudent assessment of commodity prices. while the volatilities remain such as possible housing correction and access to external financing. they do expect the deficit will be wider for longer than projected given the weaker nominal gdp growth environment and difficulties around revenue collection and spending. cutting is of s&p 40%. the s&p put the country on notice in july after a tight election downgrading the outlook to negative over the government's ability to implement fiscal reforms. done twoiament has thirds of budget repair measures but he is admitting that more work needs to be done. this admits plutko gridlock which could tighten. -- political gridlock. we are looking to see what he will do to soothe concerns over us joy of becoming -- haidi: sophie, thank you. it's get a check of the first world headlines. john mccain and three other u.s. senators have called for a congre

it's never fun. >> reporter: aaa projects holiday travel this year to be the highest ever on record, with more than 103 million people expected to be in transit between christmas eve and stronger economy. >> we see that consumers are spending more. there is auptick in wages towards the tail end of the ar. and also, you know, we see that gas prices are still fairly low. >> reporter: aaa says 2016 will mark the eighth consecutive year of year-end holiday travel growth, both on the ground and in the air. it's predicted more than 6 million travelers will take to the skies to reach their destination, the highest volume for air travel in more than ten years but highways will see the overwhelming majority of traffic. more than 93 million people are expected to travel by car. >> las vegas, nevada, orlando, florida, are top destinations. >> reporter: sanchez is among those travelers heading to the airport next week. >> i'm sure it's going to be miserable. >> reporter: travel misery this year will have plenty of company. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> i'll be there on the highway. >

(jeffrey spring/ aaa spokesperson) "older drivers have had more experiences with they've been taking vehicles to repair shops for a much longer time than younger drivers have." triple a suggests doing some research and asking for recommendations from family and friends before committing to a repair shop. (nick lam-wagoner/ car enthusiast) "i do have a lot of friends calling and saying 'is this a good price, or is this necessary..." a quick call like that could save you time and money. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> most people surveyed also trust repair shops./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> colder weather means those with chimneys will fire them up. next at noon... what you need to make sure you do first... and sherry will tell us what our weekend weather will look like... still ahead on the valley's news leader... ((you're watching 8 to drop... more people are firing up the chimneys for the first time in nearly a year. several fire departments across the county says they are responding to homes... where people did not clean them out properly first. fire of

will be >>> if i were traveling over the holidays expect crowds alongside you because according to aaa, nearly one-third of the country will be crowding the nation's highways and airports between christmas and new year's. chris martinez has more on what you might expect during your holiday travel. >> reporter: sanchez will soon be leaving town for the holidays and while she is looking forward to spending christmas with her family, the trip from california to florida isn't so inviting. >> yeah, i mean, traveling for the holidays. never fun. >> reporter: aaa projects holiday travel this year to be the highest ever on record with more than 103 million people to be in transit between christmas even and january 2 more people thanks to a stronger economy. >> consumers are spending more. there's an uptick in wages at the end of the year. and gas prices are still fairly low. >> reporter: 2016 will mark the 18th year of year end holiday travel growth on the ground and in the air. it's predicted more than 6 million travelers will take to the skies to reach their destinations. the highest volume

aaa says simply the economy. gas prices remain low, and consumer confidence is continuing to grow and so more people are feeling the ability to pay for holiday travel. what are some of the most popular destinations? well, according to aaa, warm weather is certainly a draw this time of year. some of their most popular trips that are being booked for this week include lafs, orlando, anahe anaheim, and san diego. in atlanta i'm chris pollone, nbc news. >>> vice president joe biden helped the flyers celebrate a big win last night. fans took pictures and video of biden in the crowd at the wells fargo center. biden, who was born in pennsylvania, has stated in the past he is a flyers fan for sure. flyers beat the capitals in a shootout 3-2. and there was even more reason to celebrate at last night's game. a couple got married in the hallway of the balcony level. a flyers sportswriter took this cell phone video of the ceremony. the couple then rode on the zamboni during the intermission. they held signs that say "just ma

that could change in a matter of hours as aaa expects a large surge of cars to hit the roads soon. in what could be a record-breaking holiday travel season. >> even before you pull onto the beltway, rows of red lights may await you and none from rudolph's shining nose. from now to january 2nd, aaa expects upwards of two million people from the washington metro area to drive 50 miles or more to their celebration. and nationwide, the agency predicts roughly 93 million americans will do the same. numbers that could make 2016 a record-breaker for year-end holiday travelers. >> i know it's going to be a lot of traffic. i'm a limo driver. i know how the traffic is. >> with coffee in hand, this road-tested driver is ready. >> do you have any back roads you rely on? any tricks? >> of course, yes. >> you can't tell us what they are? >> no. >> on this christmas eve eve, many work places may close early and aaa reports that could leave us with gridlock on major highways, about 4:00 this afternoon. >> they let me leave early today. >> at this woodbridge virginia drivers were already prepping t

repairs and they have been taking their vehicles to shops for a longer period of time. >> reporter: aaa suggests doing research and asking for recommendations from family and friends before committing to a repair shop. >> i have a lot of friends calling and saying, is this a good price or is this necessary? >> reporter: that could save you time chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> some kids from throughout the bay area will be strutting their stuff on stage december 10 during a free festival. they will team up with professionals as they do it. kathryn bursch on the i am prodigy music festival. >> reporter: joining me today is devita bowl ins from the university area community development corporation. now, this is a center near usf that provides all kinds of one of them is the prodigy program. tell us about how this program helps kids. >> prodigy is an awesome program because it transforms young lives to the arts. what it does is makes our students stronger by allowing for them to express themselves through the arts. it channels whatever they are feeling inside through the arts, and

aaa forecasts tomorrow will be rough also. steve: the clouds are lowering in the temperatures are in the lower 40's stop reagan national 42. the wind out of the south keeps us above average in terms of overnight lows. if you are staying out late tonight, doing last-minute holiday shopping, a lot of the stores open 24 hours now, 42 degrees at midnight, the war 40's 1 a.m. -- lower 40's 1 a.m. by 2:00 a.m. you will need an umbrella for timing of the rain tomorrow, plus looking ahead to new year's eve. kimberly: it's tough to get used to that. we have a little time. developing and fairfax, two murders two miles apart. inst, a man found dead springfield on blarney stone court, then a woman found dead a short drive away. has that story where a vigil was just held for a victim. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: tonight's vigil in this parking lot near hudson boulevard was specifically for one of the victims. here are some of the candles left behind. his brother and some of his closest friends all say he had a positive impact on their lives. cir

and aaa believes that gas prices and consumer confidence is driving the increase in holiday travel as compared to last year. we are along 76 west and at this hour a backup to city avenue and we watch the lines of cars build over the last hour and a half or so. as people with eagle toward get their holiday weekends underway. >> we got up early. >> people came early to philadelphia international airport. people rounded their way through the terminaled at a and d and people traveled light. >> i use either send them ahead of time or try to keep things already for security. >> go early but it's never early enough. as you can see. we left really really early and we are still pressing. >> more than 103 million americans are expected to travel for the year end holidays, that is the most on record. in the philadelphia record, 1.2 million will travel 50 miles or more and 7% of them go by air including the morely family they will go by boat. it's my mom's 30th cruise and she is used to it. >> love it. i just love it. can't find a man on there, but i'm still going. >> the lion's share of traveler

. >> aaa says more than 103 million people are expected at the rose. air travel is expected to be up more than 3 1/2% compared to last year. in addition, passengers should expect increased security at airports in reaction to the recent terror attack amber lamb.>> eight or nine bomb squad cars when we first pulled in. there didn't seem to be people directing traffic and it was a little chaotic. once we got past that it was okay. >> and airline trade group predicted a record 45 million americans will travel by air from december 16 to january 5. be sure to download our app to look at the hourly conditions wherever you happen to be. >>> carrie fisher is in critical condition tonight after suffering a heart attack. it happened just 15 minutes before the flight landed at lax. people on board administered cpr until the plane landed. united airlines said in a statement that a passenger became unresponsive during a flight which was met by medical personnel. fisher is most amos for her role as princess leia -- most famous for her role as princess leia. >> she wa

in washington we'll look at a new aaa study. stay with us. traffic and weather after the break. ,,,,,,,, . >>> good morning, 7:28. let's take a look at san francisco, northbound 101 at caesar chavez. this five-car pileup is blocking the right lane. h train 1 is stopped between fremont and great america parkway. >>> it's another cold start here today, temperatures below freezing and isn't this shot amazing? wow. clear skies but cold, 31 santa rosa, and later today everybody is under 60 degrees. a northwest wind up to 20, and temperatures up to 56 today. ,,,,,,,, eath of joe mcknight.oe why the person charged was not convicted. >>> the paper said the official killed the study here would lead to budget cuts. the 2015 report outlined a clear path to save $125 billion over five years. it revealed for the first time that the pentagon spent nearly nearly a quarter of its budget, $134 billion on core business operations like accounting and human resources. the deputy of defense secretary calls it unrealistic. >>> sheriff's deputy died when her car pl

aaa says people have saved $27 billion in fuel this year over last. >> wow. thank you. >>> today's weather is prompting action on behalf of people who live on the streets. jesse garrett shows what one county is doing to keep the homeless warm, safe, and dry. >>reporter: healing during the holidays can be done in a clean, dry, and the five space according to melinda mitchell. >> i think we had some technical issues they are. >>> the san francisco 49ers have found a creative way to give back, they have partnered with a business that aims to solve two problems: food waste and hunger. a companies with too much food to nonprofits without enough. >> hunger is a logistical problem. there is plenty high quality food to go around, we just have to match it to the places who needed and they needed the most. >> technology makes the matches, now the 49ers excess even -- ends up on the tables of teen challenge. the founder say millions of pounds of food is wasted every day in america. from may through december the 49ers have donated 61 pounds -- 6100 pounds of food. >>> th

aaa mid-atlantic expects it to be a very rough night on the roads. especially when you factor in commuters, holiday travelers, and all those last-minute shoppers. news 4's chris gordon is live along i-95 in springfield. chris, based on what you're seeing out there, did aaa get it right? >> oh, yeah. take a look behind me. what you're seeing are brake lights, cars coming to a complete stop. these cars trying to merge onto 95 south here in springfield. now, local drivers are used to this scene, but holiday travelers may experience a surprising slowdown. traffic on i-95 in northern virginia is stop and go. this >> we didn't see accidents or anything like that. just being congested. >> aaa mid-atlantic explains the reason traffic is so heavy. >> people who are commuting from work. people who are heading out of town, and you're going to toss into this wintry mix people that are doing some last-minute christmas shopping. so this is an absolute recipe for gridlock. >> at the dale city rest stop, we found this couple walking the dog and walking the cat that

plumb he he -- prum -- plummetig temperatures aaa says you should keep annual -- an emergency bag in your vehicle. number one call is car batteries. check your batteries ahead of the winter months. it's important to inspect the tire tread and depth and look at wipers that are made for the winter. >> closing arguments are expected to continue in the trial of dylan roof charged with killing 9 people at a charleston south carolina church. the defense rested without calling witnesses. the prosecution called polly shepherd as a witness, the one who made the 911 call hiding under a table. shepherd said roof opened fire as they closed their eyes to pray. roof told her he let her life so she could tell his story. >> new this morning a rural colorado school district decided to allow the staff to carry guns on school to protect students. they voted 3-2 to be armed after undergoing training. they are southeast of colorado springs. it takes law enforcement 20 minutes to get to the school. the survey showed the community was split on the issue. >>> two dog observes in ohio are face -- owners in o

on a normal day, this aaa branch takes in 120 calls. today they expect 215 by days end. >> you have to check the air pressure. tire monitors let you know when your tire is low. if you check in the cold weather you will be all right. jummy: the cold weather -- cost johnold weather his entire tire. >> they got here within 15 minutes and saved the day. you -- if i could give you one piece of advice from the tow truck reiber, he said if you have one of these keyless entry smart sure you do not keep it near the car full-time. when it is nearby, it tells your car to be on standby. when you come out in the morning, your car will not start. hard to believe we will see 50's and 60's this weekend. sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: thank you. the frigid temperatures made the morning pretty miserable for students going to school and for metro riders trying to get to work. -- johnzalez has that's gonzalez has that part of the story. john: if you are trying to get to work or a student trying to get to school traveling today, with these d

that's the common refrain from police and aaa this holiday season. we're going to be out here throughout the morning tracking the travel for you, but we're road is going to come about 4:00 p.m. so watch out. melissa, back to you. >> thank you, justin. out on the road to show you what's going on. travel early, travel late. if the bottom of the beltway are looking back look at the 301. a lot of people are doing that and you can still get to work to time. taking a look at the express lanes on 95, friday they're going to close northbound at 10 and open southbound at noon. saturday close southbound all day, sunday. open northbound at 10:00. aaron. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with derrick ward at the live deaf snook good morning. there's been an arrest of the night. he's been charged with capital murder. the boy acen king was killed. she was not hurt. after the shooting she drove to a nearby shopping center and that's when she realize heard grandson had been shot. back to you. >> derrick, thank you. >>> the united nations security council could possib

(jeffrey spring/ aaa spokesperson) "older drivers have had more experiences with repairs and they've been taking vehicles to repair shops for a much longer time triple a suggests doing some research and asking for recommendations from family and friends before committing to a repair shop. (nick lam-wagoner/ car enthusiast) "i do have a lot of friends calling and saying 'is this a good price, or is this necessary..." a quick call like that could save you time and money. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles./// ((denise valdez)) said negative past experiences was another reason they don't trust repair shops./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> the temperatures have been getting pretty chilly here in the valley... and next week it's going to be downright cold. but that's not keeping people from visiting! in fact... trip advisor released a survey today... showing las vegas is the second most popular winter destination! this is for people planning trips for next winter. number three was cancun... while orlando florida was number one./// tedd florendo (((>>>chilly weather this morning as temps dr

aaa warns too many of us aren't getting enough zs, even seven hours isn't enough. significantly elevating the risk of a crash. the cdc says more than a third of us don't even get that much rest. sleep just five to six hours a night and aaa says you're twice as likely to crash. >> getting only four to five hours of sleep in a nice is the same as driving while legally drunk. hours in a given 24-hour period you are as impaired as if you were twice the legal limit. >> i did that a lot and thought it was because i'm a little a.d.d. >> reporter: it was her son who in 2010 veered off this interstate flipping his car four times. witnesses said he never hit the brakes, so tired at 2:50 in the afternoon he didn't realize he was in the wrong state, illinois, not a graduating senior, tyler was hoping to walk on to his college football team. >> it's hard because his friends are all starting to buy houses and get married and he's 18. he's always going to be. >> reporter: tyler's parents now on a crusade warnings others of the danger. aaa says one hour less than your normal rest

they say road rage incidents as a growing number of am aaa says 80% of drivers experience some sort of road rage this year, statistics show deadly encounters are on the rise, 42005 deaths in 2018 t. holidays may be here. christmas spirit is not a given on the road, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> wow! >> still to come, tennessee moments on a city bus when an electronic cigarette goes hayweir. >>> take a look at this video of old faithful putting op a show, with tenants zero degrees fahrenheit, it is shooting a giant cloud of hot team into the air. meanwhile, some parts of the country could see a white christmas. >> i got to get yellowstone off my list of things to do. who ill the very impressive storm system is spreading rain through arizona, nowe mountains in colorado. so this storm will be on the move today through colorado by 8:00 p.m. tonight, a lot of that snow continuing into the mountains. it will race across the country and saturday the mid-atlantic and light snow in northern new england. so a quick mover with minor impacts. now, here's a closer look at your day ahea

coma for nine days and then i was in the hospital for two months. >> reporter: now new research from aaauggests your risk of an accident jumps exponentially with each hour of lost sleep. most adults need at least seven hours a night. most -- more than a third of u.s. don't get it. drivers going on give to six hours of sleep are twice as likely to crash. on four to five hours, six times more likely to crash. less than four hours, the effects are similar to drunk driving, 11 times more likely to crash. many of us are sleep deprived and just missing an hour or two on a single night and the risk of having an accident, can rise dramatically. >> so when we nod off, and it feels like all you've done is blink and nod, you've been asleep for two to three seconds. >> reporter: today karen still suffers from debilitating headaches and make full-time work almost impossible. her only wish, that she had pulled over and taken a nap. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we're back in a moment with today's grammy nominations, setting the stage for a showdown between two musical powerhouses. >>> a rare

according to aaa, more than 2.3 million washingtonians are expected to travel to see loved ones for the holidays. the best advice according to experts is even folks in line, get to the airport as soon as you can. the long lines at first glance are a bit intimidating. then you realize the weight isn't too bad as holiday travelers try to get out of town as quickly as they can.>> it seems like you're not dealing with too much,? >> not at the moment. it's fine. it's pretty smooth. >> reporter: a lot of people were heading to warm destinations, hoping to find some son. andrew ruiz heading to mexico to go surfing with his fa >> how long have you been doing it? >> 20 years. i've been going since i was two years old. >> it looks like the flight is working in your favor. >> hopefully. >> reporter: travel apps like trip it are helping flyers get to their destinations with greater ease. they organize travel plans in one place where they can share it with others. the arabs and others like it are helping ease a little bit of the travel headache but for some, bypassing travel altogether is the best s

. >> reporter: a new report from aaa show drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep a night nearly double their risk for a crash. aaa's jake nelson say 1 in 3 americans admit to driving when they've had a hard time keeping their eyes open. >> whether get only four to five hours of sleep a the odds of getting into a car crash are the same as driving legally drunk. >> the less sleep you get the higher the risk? >> absolutely. that's the first time we understand that risk to now. >> that's why i want to be here today so you can hear my story so you guys can learn. >> reporter: roberts still suffers from double vision and headaches but considers herself lucky because her mistake could jie jing xiang, in washington. >>> coming up meghan trainor announces the grammy award nominationses. i'm anne-marie green. every great why needs a great how. nighty night. when are they leaving? grilled cheese and campbell's tomato soup made for real, real life. ? with advil, you'll ask what sinus headache? what stiff joints? what time of the month cramps? what nightti

. >> reporter: the average holiday trip is four nights according to aaa. friday was one of the busiest travel days this holiday season and most travelers will probably be coming home tomorrow. >> i think the day after christmas is the best. >> really smooth, very smooth. no woes today. >> reporter: and tonight some are coming to reagan national airport to hop on a plane, but most are here to stay. >> this is how we are coming from chicago. >> reporter: at least for a little while. >> i'm going for a their vacation. >> home for my wife and her son, i'm bringing them from pensacola. >> from miami, florida, and we decided to get cold. >> reporter: and hoping for a little bit of snow. do you want like snow for christmas? >> yeah! because it's fun. >> i'm hoping to see snow because i have never seen snow. >> reporter: because 57% of dc residents were not born in the city a spokesperson for aaa says one of the biggest reasons people travel is to visit family. as for the dreams of snow, i'm not a meteorologist so i can't answer that, but i think we have one at th

aaa is urgin sure drivers are as alert as possible. whether you're a passenger like me or in the driver's seat. and that's because a third of drivers report hitting the road when they have a hard time keeping their eyes open, which has proven to be deadly. >> reporter: these videos show how quickly a drowsy driver can lose control. >> i remember screaming at the top of my lungs and sort of collapsing, because couldn't be true. tyler was killed after he crashed his car months after graduating high school. he was in a midafternoon drive when witnesses saw his vehicle cross three lanes, flip several times and strike a tree. six years later his family's grief is still fresh. >> definite ly cheated. >> it's hard every day. i mean, it's been six years, but gets real difficult. >> reporter: police found no signs of alcohol or drugs in tyler's system. the lack of skid marks led investigators to conclude tyler fell asleep at the wheel. his family said he was getting four to six hours of sleep a night. >> i knew about texting and driving and imp

roads.. incident freespeeds at or above posteddrive times on time currently cold driving tips from aaa & wisdot says clearing all ice from windshield, mirrors and windows, keeping an eye out for slick spots, tires & gas tank full, be mindful of your fellow commuters as well as with the holiday's here... there's going to be gifts you want... and don't including robocalls. there's been twice as many calls this year compared with last, and a lot of them are scams. that's according to hiya.. a company that tries to protect you against robocalls researchers found most robo calls were gift card scams, holiday cruise scams, and charity scams, where callers pose as police saying your owe money or members of charity or travel organizations. if you feel something's off... hang up, look at the organization yourself. christmas coming early today for a lucky group of kids on milwaukee's northside. they'll spend the afternoon shopping with police officers from district five at walmart.the kids were given a gift card as part of the department's "shop with a cop program". once the gifts are picked and

today aaa predicts it will probably not be nearly as smooth.and happy friday, christmas is almost here and so is hanukkah. i'm mike hydeck. >> good morning, everyone, i'm makia turner. let's hand it over to mologist melissa nord. melissa, turning out to be not such a white christmas this year diswhrvment not going to be a white christmas. we'll see a green christmas eve and hanukkah, some rain showers around. today looks fairly quiet in the area if you're trying to head out of town or come back in we're starting off in the 20s, seasonably chilly, 27 in germantown, damascus 27 as well. 26 in andrews and 32 in prince george's county and the clinton area. not much happening near us on satellite and radar, but i want to show you back to the west on first alert doppler. see this mixed precipitation happening right now in the central part of the country. that's our weather maker for tomorrow. that will bring the return of rain and showers to the forecast starting after midnight tonight. the day today starts off sunny, we'll see clouds beginning to in

after naming a white nationalist as his chief strategist, the president-elect has continued to make aaa choices for senior positions in the administration. after, he has chosen an attorney general with a long content for -- jeff sessions would have dangerous new authority to attack civil rights, lgbt writes, and the lives of immigrants and people of color. commentshas had races considered disqualified as a judge by the standards of 1986. years later, he wants to make the chief law-enforcement agent. and looking at his conduct , it makes it more disturbing. he is fighting somebody that is anti-civil rights and voting rights and lgbt writes as the attorney general. now for the epa, the ,nvironmental protection agency scott pruitt has used his office for the agenda of big polluters and climate deniers. controlling the epa, he could do a method damage to the water that our children drink. and the same agenda that the republicans have in the house of representatives. this is not different from republicans in congress. democrats will continue to fight for clean air and clean energy and those

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aaa is expected today to be the busiest departure day of the holiday travel season. a look at the best times to leave coming up later. >> the hostage situation aboard a plan in malta is over now. the flight was hijacked this morning after leaving libya. hijackers freed all 111 passengers and crew members and en >> police in fairfax are investigating two crime scenes they think could be connected. investigators believe someone killed a man at his home in springfield this morning and then a woman was found dead behind a home in burke. they believe her death is suspicious as well. it's not clear how these two scenes may be connected. the prime suspect behind this weekend's christmas market attack in berlin is now dead. shot and killed by police in milan, iterally. when they say he tried to pull a gun on them. now, investigators are trying to figure out whether he had help. 12 people died in that attack tuesday, and dozens more have been hurt. >> president-elect donald trump has gotten the world's attention after declaring today, quote, let it be an arms race. >> that's

also aaa saying that this is something again a call foror d.c. maryland and virginia to t get their act together when it t comes to coming up with dedicated funding for the for t metro system but now we have h two weeks to go until the fullhl board meeting. meeting. we'll see what happens then.atps live at metro headquarters,rter, i'm melanie alnwick fox5 local5l news. news. paying close attention to that. that's a contentious issue. isse >> it affects a lot of people.p. >> also affecting last people gary mcgradype talking aboutng t weather because he teased us earlier. what did you say earlier. say >> a warmup, right. warmup, rig >> no, not a -- i said get your warm clothes ready. >> oh, i heard what i wantedantd to hear. shocking.sh >> see, see, i know. see no, listen, it's not today. tay it's going to be next week but it does look like some super charged cold air is going tooi t you cold air lovers i want you v to know by next week, we got wot something for you. you. 45 degrees here in town now. it's colder down tots south ofso it's clearer th