i'm going to anchorage. >> reporter: it's now 4:00. i've made it to the frozen tundra that is anchorage, alaska. it is really, really, really from icy roads to white sandy beaches. 48 hours after leaving new york city and 24 hours after leaving anchorage, i finally made it here to the fifth stop in this crazy mileage run. sunny puerto rico. not bad. >> reporter: but unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough. with all the flying i've done in the last 48 hours, by my calculation i'm supposed to be executive platinum by now on american, but i just took a look, and i'm still 400 points short. i could cry right now. was it worth it? i did all the calculation. i got to san juan at the end. my last stop when i was supposed to have elite status. and i look online, and i didn't make it. >> you didn't make it? >> after all that. >> how did you mess up the snath did you miscalculate the amount of -- >> i miscalculated because i needed points and i miscalculated the points. >> a lot of airlines these days are reducing the amount of miles you earn bas

that's anchorage, alaska. 46% in one year. which will make it one of the most expensive and the biggest increase in terms of metropolitan areas in the united states. let me give you another example. 40-year-old nonsmoker individual who doesn't receive subsidies will pay anywhere from $579 to $678 a month in premiums for a bronze plan with a deductible of either $5,250 for the more expensive premium or $6.850 for the less expensive premium. and remember, obamacare requires alaskans and americans to purchase these plans. remember what it did. for the first time in u.s. history, the grefs the united states told the -- the congress of the united states told the american people, you must buy a product, you have to, or you will be penalized. that brings notice the penaltie- that brings me to the penalties. because of the prohibited costs, some in alaska and many across the country have chosen to go without coverage and pay the yearly fine under obamacare. but that fine is also very expensive. so alaskans are asking and americans are

one of which houses the attorney general's office in anchorage. no one on the ground was hurt. officials don't believe the crash was terrorist elated. tattoo.. can be cool way to express yourself.. and your taste in art. but it seems..some people in the upstate.. are regretting some of their choices. a survey.. looked at the top 10 cities..where people have bought.. a groupon..to get their tattoos removed... and the city.. ranked number 8.. beating birmingham and detroit. the number one city requesting tattoo removals is austin. thousands of officers will be out on new year's eve to make sure new yorkers and tourists are safe when they ring in the new year thursday. n-y-p-d say right now there are no credible threats.. but they will have more than five-thousand officers assigned to times square. security officials say they will also have police dogs.. helicopters..boats.. all around new york city. an estimated one-million people gather in times square to watch the famous new year's eve ball drop to ring int wea union county residents were cleaning up tuesday after a tornado tou

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air space. >> the sun's hitting on anchorage. the buildings have the reflections. probably the prettiest night we have ever seen when flying. >> suddenly, the plane's engine dies. >> we look over at mark, looks at me, that's not right. immediately, we start dropping and that elevator feeling, you know. >> the pilot scrambles to get the motor started. seconds later, the engine starts up. >> once he got the plane going again, it was happy times with me. >> but the happy times don't last. before the brothers can relax, the motor cuts out again. >> you just keep hoping get it started, come on, man, just get it started. he looked a little frantic up there. >> this time, the pilot can't restart the engine. >> i can see the color car, i could see people walking on the sidewalk down there. get it started. desperation set in at that point. come on, get it going, get it going. >> like on cue, i'm looking out the window, looking out here and we look toward each other, oh, it was just identical. we said we are -- that was our last parting wo

. >> people say -- just move to anchorage or why can't you combine with another village >> that's like asking us to quit being a people. if we try to commingle or move, we will lose our identity, our culture. >> millie told us that the rock wall is just buying them time until they can figure out how to accomplish their real goal - relocating the entire village. but the question is where? across the lagoon on the mainland, there is a site the government says is safe, but it's miles away from the ocean. >> it would be difficult to harvest our marine mammals, mostly because it would cost more...burn more fuel to get out to the ocean. >> the village has found a site they want to move to, but the army corps of engineers says, it's prone to flooding-- meaning government agencies won't help fund the move. >> so the village is on their own to move to that site. (sighs) we don't have the resources to move the whole village to that site by ourselves. they would have to do it without any support. and that's where the divide is-- western science and the traditional ecological knowledge. somewhere

find out what took a big chunck out of the side of this building in anchorage alaska! there are thousands of people across the valley who don't have enough to eat fox5's "take 5 to care" holiday food drive continues through the end of the year. you can drop off your non- perishable food items at any valley albertons and vons. you can also donate cash right at the register. all of the proceeds benefit the death toll from historic flooding in missouri continues to grow. the death toll now stands at 13. five of those deaths are international soldiers whose car washed away in flooding over the weekend. water levels along the mississippi are expected to crest at numbers similar or above records set back in 19-93. the governor pledged state support to help missouri counties monitor levees and river levels from the air. we are getting a close look of the tornado damage that devastated the texas town of garland. this video was taken by a drone. the national weather service says an e-f- four tornado struck garland over the weekend. such a twister has wind gusts that can reach 2

we are starting to see the first pictures of a plane crash in downtown anchorage. a woman named peggy wilcox posted the photos online. you can see the plane engulfed in planes. it clipped the corner of an office building and slammed into the building four hours ago. authorities are now saying that at least one person on board the aircraft died in the crash. the building obviously sustained heavy damage. but it does not appear that there was anyone inside that building. the plane also hit a transformer and caused a power outage in the area. i'm looking at the latest wired across right now. also a witness who saw the small plane seconds before it slammed into the building in anchorage said the aircraft did not sound like it was having any sort of engine trouble. we'll continue to follow the developing story here anchorage. >>> following top stories around the bay area, let's go to dave clark and studio a. >>> thank you. here are top stories right now. learning more about a suspect in connection to a man's body found christmas day inside of a u-haul truck at a bart st

you don't think that could happen in downtown anchorage. >> reporter: -- stunned residents.s it an accident? the fbi leading the investigation is saying very little. but as crews removed the wreckage of the small cessna, some unusual clues or coincidences. the pilot, doug demarest, a member of the civil air patrol, which is an auxiliary of the u.s. air force, took the plane around 6:00 in the morning without authorization. and he struck the building, where his wife, katherine demarest, works as a lawyer. she was not in the building at the time. from the damage, it appears the plane flew in from the west, hit that first building where the wife works, then crashed into a second building, bursting into flames. also, neighbors say police and medics were at the couple's home the night before the crash. authorities say no one was taken to the hospital, and no crime had been committed. an aviation investigator is quoted as saying evidence warranted bringing in the fbi, but no one is saying what that evidence is. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> next to a major hollywood snub

. >>> a pilot of a small ingsingle engine plane in anchorage alaska crashed. 42-year-old pilot was not no other injuries have been reported. investigators say windy weather condition may have played a roll in the crash but they're not ruling out other factors at this time. >>> algezeerau is digging in their heels suggesting that peyton manning was somehow involved in performance enhancing drug. and manning is still fighting back. both sides say their version is accurate. >> reporter: under increased scrutiny, al jezea is defending. >> do you have specific evidence that he himself has ever taken hdh? >> we're not making the claim against manning. >> reporter: their story was not credible to begin with he says and it's not now. undisputed. manning suffered a neck injury in 2010. and admit reseesk treatment in 2011 as he sat out the season. >> they thought might be good for me, a hyperbaric chamber. >> and he played for the denver broncos come back. and it never directly says he took human growth hormone but the implication is strong. >> charley sly clams he's part of a medical team that

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. >>> now to the pilot of a small single engined plane dead after it crashed in anchorage yesterday. clipping ab office building before litting another building and bursting into the flames. the pilot was not authorized to fly the plane authorities say. no other injuries have been reported. investigators say windy weather conditions may have played a ruling out other factors at the time. >> al jazeera is digging in heels suggesting peyton manning was somehow involved with performance enhancing drugs. manning is still fighting back, both sides saying their version of the story is accurate. blake mccoy reports. >> under increased scrutiny al jazeera is defending their position. >> do you have specific information peyton manning ever took hgh. >> we have never said that in the program. we are not making accusations against peyton manning. >> their story was not credible to begin with says fleisher and it is not credible now. a timeline of events is undisputed. manning suffered a neck injury in 2010 and admits receiving institute. >> a hyperbaric chamber that doctors thought might be goo

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i'll fly to seattle, then on to anchorage, alaska, down to phoenix, cross- country to charlotte, overseas to san juan, puerto rico, and back to new york city. all in 52 hours. nats - music nats - 40 hours to go. 19 hours into this trip nats - music but unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough. nats - i'm still 400 points short. i could cry right now. sot - a lot of airlines these days are reducing the amount of miles you earn but still brian says there are ways to save on your holiday travel this year. tip number one, be flexible on your schedule. sot - it may make tip number two, consider using a low-cost carrier. sot - the fare's just one component of a ticket. and if all else fails, tip number three, use some frequent flyer miles. sot - airlines release a ton of frequent flyer award availability even during the holidays. as for my mileage run... success and my airlines status coming days later thanks to yet another flight... to miami. " deborah if you're one of the lucky fans headed to california to watch the hawkeyes in the rose bowl... here's a big party before the game you won't want

a small plane crashed into a commercial building in downtown anchorage, alaska today. killing at least one on board. the plane clipped the corner of an office building before crashing into a building beside it. officials say it doesn't appear there was anybody inside the building. the fire was brought under control within an hour. an investigation is underway. candidates are hitting the campaign trail again after taking a short break for christmas. they have a little more than a month left before the first votes are cast here in iowa. and today, donald trump is now going after the clintons, new hampshire's largest newspaper, and new jersey governor chris mark albert reports. mark: donald trump rallied with supporters in new hampshire monday night and bashed the state's largest newspaper, the manchester union-leader, after it published an editorial calling trump "a crude blowhard" and compared him to biff tannen, the bully in the "back to the future" triology. donald trump: you have a very dishonest newspaper up here, it's also a failing newspaper. it's going down the t

it crashed into another building yesterday in anchorage after clipping and office building. take a look at this. nigel: carrying stun guns in chicago. they have announced that ever chicago officer who response to service calls will be equipped with a taser, a move that comes after growing criticism of chicago police and their use of chicago police officer jason van dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of an african-american teenager. gabrielle: tonight, there is another strange twist in the story of the texas affluenza teenager who was just captured in mexico with his mother. he was using a false name in mexico. couch clan his escape and even held a farewell party. he became known as the aptly whence a teenager during his trial for a deadly drunk driving accident. his defense had argued that he was raised with so much wealth, he did not know the difference between right and wrong.nigel: a fatal car crash involving four on duty secret service agents in new hampshire. investigators say a 45-year-old man was driving last night when he crossed the center

to help police in alaska investigate a plane crash in downtown anchorage. the crash happened monday morning.. killing the pilot. the plane hit two buildings.. one of which was the attorney general's office. the n-t-s-b's investigation into the crash was delayed.. because fire crews had to deal with heavy winds to put out the post- crash fire. officials don't believe the /// ((brian loftus)) > chicago's frustrated travelers.. who are trying to head back home after the holiday weekend. but it doesn't look like they'll be flying home anytime soon... as adriana diaz reports.. it's going to take days before o'hare is back to normal. crowded chaos tookover the terminals here. check-in lines six rows deep.. security checkpoints packed with passengers running out of patience "i've been outside for 2 hours inside for 3 hours, now what?" nearly 800 flights were cancelled or delayed on top of the nearly 14- hundred cancelled with an estimated 80,000 trying to get to their destination through ohare, emotions were high. our flight was at 530, now its 10 o'clock and its

now months later her family anchorage alaska wants to know why prosecutors have yet to charge anyone video as you can probably guess is tough to watch. you can see a group of girls pouncing on the 14 year old victim punching her even kicking her in the head. this goes on for 10 minutes. the whole thing recorded on a phone and posted online. the teen says her best friend lured her to a party in july where this all happened. her parents now home school her because she is afraid to go back to school. and the medical bills from this attack they topped $40,000. >> it's hard for me to see her like this. her whole live changed with school, with everything and at one point we were thinking maybe we should just leave, move, maybe that will help her to start new. >> so sad. the school district says it cannot comment on incidents that happen off school grounds. anchorage police say they are actively investigating and still conducting interviews. >>> they are one of the most popular gifts this holiday season but one family in louisiana says it almost burned their house down. jessica horn says he

in anchorage, alaska this morning... killing the pilot. you can see the flames here.... from that crash. police say... the plane belongs to the civil air patrol.... a civilian branch of the u-s air force... but the n-t-s-b says... they can't find any record of the flight.... being approved. the cause of the crash.... is still under investigation. in today's red.... white.... and blue -2- thousand -16- political coverage... is on the attack! overnight... trump blasted chris christie claiming..... the new jersey governor..... knew about the lane closings.... at the center of the bridgegate scandal. sot/trump: they are closing the biggest bridge in the united state, the most travelled on bridge, one of them in the world, most travelled on in the united states, you are doing that and you are not telling the governor and you are with him all the time? the attacks come..... after the new hampshire union leader endorsed.... christie. meantime... trump continues to go after democratic presidential candidate.... hillary clinton and her husband. he tweeted out quote... "if hillary

i'll fly to seattle, then on to anchorage, alaska, down to phoenix, cross-country to charlotte, overseas to san juan, puerto rico, and back to new york city. all in 52 hours. nats - music nats - 40 hours to go. 19 hours into this trip nats - music but unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough. nats - i'm still 400 points short. i could cry right now. sot - a lot of airlines these days are reducing the amount of economy tickets are not earning as much. but still brian says there are ways to save on your holiday travel this year. tip number one, be flexible on your schedule. sot - it may make sense to drive to another airport. // that's how you're going to get prices down. tip number two, consider using a low-cost carrier. sot - the fare's just one component of a ticket. // do the math and see what the total price will be to fly. frequent flyer award availability even during the holidays. as for my mileage run... success and my airlines status coming days later thanks to yet another flight... to miami. sig out we'll be right back with a final check on your forecast from karla. you're watching

. >>> the pilot was the only person killed when a plane touched down in anchorage, alaska yesterday. today we learned that the pilot was not authorized to fly that type of aircraft. the fbi has joined the investigation. >>> officials say the so-called affluenza teen and his mother won a temporary stay against extradition to the u.s. they were expected to be returned to texas today to face charges that they fled before his probation hearing this month. couch was on probation for killing four people in a drunk driving accidents in 2013, his attorney successfully argued that his parents coddled him to the point that he was irresponsible. they tracked them down when his mother used her cell phone to order a pizza in puerto vallarta. >>> and police say a man was standing in an aisle when the bus stopped at a traffic light in weehawken, new jersey, and the force propelled him through the glass, and he was not seriously hurt, he was part of a tour group from baltimore going to new york city. >>> the new york city police department added more than 1100 new brothers and women in blue, among t

one person is dead after a small plane crashes into a building in downtown anchorage, alaska this morning. there are no reports of other injuries on the ground. there were reports of strong winds when the plane clipped the corner of an office building before smashing into the side of a another building. one witness said the it didn't sound like the plane was having engine trouble before the crash. a drone gets a little too close to president obama's motorcade. secret service stepped in when a small drone appeared near the motorcade while the obama family was on vacation in hawaii. according to secret service, the man flying the drone was unaware that the no charges were filed. president obama was on his way to play a round of golf. the death toll from historic flooding in missouri continues to grow. the death toll now stands at 13. five of those deaths are international soldiers whose car washed away in flooding over the weekend. water levels along the mississippi are expected to crest at numbers similar or above records set back in 19-93. the governor pledged state support to help missou

>>george: colleague traffic is only backed up to the center anchorage the trees it is backed up halfoss the suspension span so what we as soon was it is too early and a number of cans have been reported in the roadway and become possibly to men is not clear yet what the real incident is what they're doing is taking all five lanes of the upper deck and funneling them off under these two lines what happens when you get there? >>george: exit to the left and had to the financial district or go to the right and work away into city streets in san francisco back toward fifth and harrison was to be the first opportunity to get back on 2101 interstate 80 and continue through the city it is likely that by the time the that people in place which can see the incident over that is going to be a major problem the best advice is do not enter the bay bridge a westbound this morning avoided use bart you san mateo bridge use the richmond san rafael bridge find another way in to get into the city this morning and settle the upper deck the officer who spoke with said because there this like red now ther

died when his plane clipped an office building and then crashed into another building tuesday in anchorage. the plane belonged to the civil air patrol which assists in searches, rescues, and homeland security. allyson: the crystal ball is ready. the confetti is ready. everything is in place for the 11th annual new year's eve with carson daly. here's a live look at times square in new york city. performing tonight, tony bennett, lady gaga, seth macfarlane, blake shelton, gwen stefani and pharrell williams. a crowd of one million people is expected to start arriving here in the next few hours. 6000 police officers will also be here to make sure it all goes off without a hitch. the ball drops at midnight. an exciting surprise for several nonprofits in spartanburg. the spartanburg county foundation gave two organizations grants as part of their just because ambush philanthropy. big check in hand, and the whole thing is a surprise. the northside development group received more than $4,000 to work on their documentary series highlighting the north side of spartanburg, and how they're growing. >>

related to rid the plane hit to buildings, one of which houses the attorney general's office in anchorage. no one on the ground was hurt. >> catherine: the ntsb has started its investigation of but it was delayed because fire crews had to do with heavy went as they work to put out the post-crash fire. >> reporter: tech reporter gabe slate i will tell you which need to know next and the broadcast! >> reporter: allied radar, what is going on in the northwest we will discuss more as 5 continues. >> grant: we started a story about the link could call kron4 heroes. people who are going above and beyond. at officer johnson johnson is my focus of twinning 15. -- 20-15 >> grant: j.j., as he is known to everyone has an unusual role cured >> this here i am able to connect with the children before they even take to commit crimes. >> he is cool. the kids love him. >> j.j. sets the example for people like if we want to be in school or play basketball have to be in school. >> did now have their role model and that has been his driving factor. at >> phillip it was my duty to give back and prevent childr

that's not that much later than the local sunset time in anchorage. i think we can do better with winter sunlight than alaska. in the massachusetts legislature that, if passed, would commission a study to look at replacing his state's current eastern standard time with atlantic standard time. >> reporter: i'm hoping we can build momentum and let people know we don't have to change the clocks. we can decide for ourselves with the approval of the state legislature, governor and the u.s. department of transportation, we can stick with summertime all year. >> reporter: a major concern is the health implications. >> if you change it in different places, then everybody will be out of sync. >> reporter: this is a manhattan-based ear, nose and throat surgeon. his biggest concern was springing forward and falling back, the disruptions in sleeping. >> sleep apnea is the no. 1 cause for heart attack and stroke. these are serious problems. snoring and sleep apnea also leads to decreased function at school and decreased function at work. because people go and they

. >>> troubling new information today in a deadly plane crash in anchorage, less la.ot of a small plane that smashed into a building in the downtown area was not authorized to fly. according to federal investigators today, they say 42-year-old doug did he maris of anchorage clipped an office building where his wife reportly worked and slammed into a commercial building. yesterday the plane belongs to the civil air patrol which helps the search and rescues missions. he join the patrol in 2020 but there's no word yet on how or why he was in that plane flames and smoke some of the dangers firefighters expect to face on the job but one group of firefighters in mexico going toe to toe with a fire nato. dramatic footage from a photographer shows what sparked up from this warehouse fire two days ago. fire originally broke out at a garbage plant. fire nados are whirlwinds brought on by large fires and huged made up of flames and ash. they can even last for up to one hour. >>> authorities in mexico revealing the co-founder of violent drug cartel found dead. mexican prosecutors

news from alaska, one person died when a small plane crashed into an office building in downtown anchorageand burst into flames. investigators believe it was registered to we an air patrol housing state law enforcement agencies. the offices were closed at time the crash this morning. >> new video showing an incredible story of survival. this footage shows in alberta, canada, the skiers had to pa roam -- rappel from a chair lift when a new oil pump failed and 100 passengers on ski lift but no one was hurt. >> adding to the adventure. >> want did put your kids to bed early without missing the celebration? netflix and help >> and it was cold. >> i got in the car, could not see a thing because, my, the windshield was covered with ice. >> yes, it will happen for some of us tomorrow remain especially inland east bay and in the south bay. now, the temperatures are nicely under light wind and total sunshine, at 42 in livermore is the cool spot and the spot we had sub-freezing temperatures and fog. we did not hear about black ice but the forecast was thickest in the livermore valley. right new, liv