the associated press just reported that he was apparently under surveillance by german intelligence. >> oh, really, i have not seen that. >> for months now. it is puzzling that the very people that are under surveillance are being watched are somehow able to essentially slip the yolk and still doing these terrible acts. >> as you are on your way, information about his name did come up. information of his name did come out, anis amri, is what they are calling him now. >> they have not said that they claim responsibilities. what do you make of all that? >> exactly, the outlet that took responsibility for it is a mock which is isis -- >> so if there is associated press. >> exactly. this very much is an official claim of responsibility by isis. >> all of the previous attack that we have seen where isis claims credit, it is always amri taking credit first. >> do you think he's inspired by isis or directed? >> it is too early to tell. officials are quick to call this thing as a lone wolf attack. the reason is they're not trying to deceive anyone but the early days of investigation, that ti

and tonight, a stunning recording obtained by the "associated press." apparently between the control tower and the pilot. suggesting the players ed because their plane we're asking for priority in our approach. we have a fuel problem. the controller tells the pilot he can start his approach in seven minutes. two minutes later, the pilot again asked to land. but is told there's an aircraft below. she asks, how much time do you have to stay put? fuel emergency the pilot responds, i'm asking for immediate descent. a short time later the pilot says the plane is in total electrical failure and out of the aircraft slams into the side of a hill. short of medellin airport. >> they should have had a minimum of 45 minutes reserve fuel. and they only held for seven or eight minutes. so it's obvious that they were well into that reserve fuel. >> flight attendant jiminez suarez told doctors here the lights in the plane went out and then impact. three players survived. the team's back-up goalie still in a coma. are you amazed that he >> yes, i am. >> among the 71 who

the badgers offensive tackle has been named to the first team all-american by the associated press. alabama offensive coordinator leading -- leaving that job to be the head coach at florida atlantic. the second game is head coach would be in madison against the badgers. spots after saturday's win at marquette. >> with a change montgomery's number if they went from one position to another? >> normally, the nfl has all these rules about numbers but haven't heard anything yet about having to change it. now that he's a full-time >> temperatures falling back into the teens as we had throughout the night. >> we will see you back here at shouldn't knee and ankle supports comfortably fit your knees and ankles? . scholl's new custom fit wellness center measures your leg in 3d... ...and recommends our custom-fit support that's right for you. new dr. scholl's custom fit ankle and knee supports. tonight, is this the sexiest showdown in history? >> i remembered pants. >> we're on set of the golden globe nominees today. and celebrating with a very happy stars of "this >> this is mind-blowing. >>

at 6:05 the associated press reported that a man killed in christmashe berlin market attack suspect. police across europe have been on the lookout for the 24-year-old tunisian man who ran the truck into the crowded market, killing 12 people in hurting dozens more. apparently he was shot and killed her in a gunfight with police. keep hold of the gun from his backpack after being asked to show his identity papers and that is when police opened fire. we are staying on top of this story in the soon as we get anything new we will be sure to let you know. new developments this morning prayer officials at the malta that there are two hijackers onboard the plane. we still working to get more information, but officials confirming that two hijackers are on board that plane. there thisments morning from australia, where they say they stop the terror attack that was just around the corner. breaking up a christmas day plot to set off bombs in melbourne. is australia's second-largest city. five people being held after a day of raids and they're all being listed as having australian addresses. to m

the associated press saying her popular vote total is now 64.8 million. donald trump as for jill stein who is leading the recount efforts she received 1.4 million votes. regardless of what happens with the recount president elect donald trump is ready to say thank you to the voters. he will begin his thank you tour today alongside vice president elect mike pence. the first stop corporation in indianapolis for donald trump secured a deal that will hopefully secure jobs here in the united states. >>> we have some film just moments before that plane crashed. there are even interviews with the coach praising the airliner. so far 45 of the 71 bodies have been identified from that crash. the team. they will play their final game of the season with some help from a youth team. >>> colony collapse disorder. bees just disappear. that is not what happened in skwim, washington. the owners who had first thought that a bear was responsible now believe that the hies were poisoned and police are investigating. >>> some good news to report mica the dog was we told you th

the associated press reports, the president-elect signals two associates.ly offered him the job. is some questioned whether he would be the right job since he has a close business relationship with vladimir putin. and claims made by the cia that russia interfered. we get more now. >> reporter: the president-elect's transition team is pushing back hard on reports that russian hackers metalled in the election to help mr. trump win. the statement reads, these are the same hussein had weapons of mass destruction. the election ended a long time ago in one of the biggest electoral college victories in history. it's time to move on and make america great again. wikileaks published 50,000 e-mails from the clinton camp and the democratic national committee which led to weeks of embarrassing stories. the "new york times" said finding by intelligence agencies that it was done to help mr. trump was based in part that their belief that russian hacked the republican committee but never released those e-mails, but they strongly deny it >> there's no told the intelligence

back to you guys >>> 6:28 is the time and the associated press named the male athlete of the year coming up. >>> president-elect donald trump adding to his list on who he wants to be part of his transition team. more on that coming up next. on a >>> it is a cooler day than yesterday but not bad. we're talking 43 right now. weather traffic coming up on the 5's at 6:35. let's take a look at our top story, a large crowd gathered to remember tricia mccauley a local yoga instructor found dead in her car earlier after going missing christmas day. police arrested adrian duane johnson charging her with murder. she was strangled to death and to appears to have been sexual assaulted. >>> a northeast dc family asking for justice after they say body body camera video shows gerald hall unarmed when he was shot and killed by a dc police officer on christmas day. police say hall had a knife and refused to put it available at all underground metro stations. thanks to a pilot program that launched in august, general manager paul weidefeld decided to expand the program starting next summer. the transit ag

one story in the associated press is not about strategy but donald trump using the word terrorism much sooner than previous leader, criticized for that because people say we don't know all the facts. the conversation is on that rather than a broader strategy of what to do about it. >> if it is not a terrorist attack for some crazy reason because it could possibly be something random, it is sort of ridiculous. if you think it is a terrorist act look at the world. we have terrorism attacks on a regular basis which how many times of beneficial talking about an attack like this. president-elect trump is criticized for using terrorism with the guy who set off the bonds in chelsea, new jersey, guess what, that was a terrorist attack. when you have an ied that blows a dumpster three stories in the air you know it is not a random event so we need to stop this pc nonsense about whether to use the t word terrorism or not, we need to accurately address the threat and start trying to win the war as opposed to -- jenna: we will ask a key trump advisor about that. we appreciate you being on the prog

in an interview with the associated press, ford c- demand for lower-priced cars-- as part of the reason for the move. fields also emphasized that no u-s jobs will be lost as a result of the move. u-s plane maker boeing reaching a nearly 17 billion dollar deal with iran. boeing will deliver 80 jetliners to iran starting in 2018-- if the sale is approved by u-s- lawmakers . this will be the first major deal between a u-s company and the islamic republic since the election of donald trump-- who has criticized close ties between the two coming up... concerns about the future-- why many people are wondering whether signing up for the affordable car act is worth it.and -- memory lane-- the unique way a wisconsin assisted living center is fighting against this is the last week to enroll for the affordable care act for 2017. but with so many questions about the future of obamacare, some people wonder whether signing up is worth it. president elect trump has promised to repeal obamacare but he's also said he's willing to keep parts of it-- including protections for people with pre-existing chang

it has a swimming pool, tennis courts and in 1992, the "associated press" interviewed locals who said it was obvious to them these were sort of russian diplomats, potential russian spies. >> this was in 1992? >> yes, the "associated press" did a story on this compound and some of the locals said, look, they don't cook their crabs the way we cook our crabs on the eastern shore. that's the giveaway. stab them with a screwdriver and then clean and boil the body. there you go. >> eastern shore. that sounds right. that would raise eyebrows. >> raise eyebrows. >> that's the eastern shore. in maryland, i know there's confusion over precisely where this spot is in long island. >> it's near glen cove for sure. there's been a few reports of multiple compounds out there. the point of this compound, a russian retreat, during the reagan administration, there was back and forth diplomatic spats during the cold war and one of the things that they did is remove the parking passes that the russian diplomats needed to go to the beach as kind of a measure of like a warning. >> that was it. >> the point

i'm just told that the associated press reports that the hostages are leaving tehran.say that the hostages are leaving the airport. >> for 444 days, 52 americans were held halfway around the world. a sign of carter's weakness and reagan comes in and, poof, they're released. >> they're free. they're free, mr. president. they're free, mr. president. we've had press reports that they're free. we've had press reports. what do you have to say about that? what do you have to say? >> only one thing to say. thank god. >> you could not have had a more stunning beginning to a presidency. the whole last year of the carter administration is defined by the hostages and in the first hours of reagan's administration they're free. that's the case with the image absolutely defines the reality. >> i just won't call them hostages. they were prisoners of war. >> if the hostages had not been released, reagan would have been forced to focus on the hostage crisis. with the hostages back, he was free to focus on the economy. >> inflation and unemployment are threatening the american way of li

an associated press analysis found that unintentional shootings spiked during the holidays. new year's day was found to be the year's most likely day for accidental shootings. among several factors contributing to this increase are alcohol, hunting season and poem who receive guns as gifts. >>> cities are stepping up inspections of illegal living spaces because of the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland that has many artists worried about evictions. abc 7 news was in san francisco city hall as activists delivered 10,000 petitions asking for a moratorium on unsolicited selections and to waive permit fees. the board overseeing the inspections will take up the issue next month. >>> these departments might be a bit embarrassed because it looks like they weren't doing their job, but i think there's a balance that can be struck between helping people get these buildings up to code and these buildings to be safe. >> while the meeting was still going on, inspectors visited this artist's living space near the farmer's market. abc 1 news also got a link side. we'll have react from the a

the associated press is reporting the pilot of the traffic controllers that he had run out of fuel. this according to a leaked recording from the final minutes of that fight. the crash killed all but six of the 77 people on board including most members of the bazillion professional soccer team. they were on the way to columbia for tournament.>> we spoke with sinners -- specialist at embry-riddle asking if there's a secret to surviving a plane crash. jen wahl joins us an update. jen. >>reporter: a horrific scene where dozens did not survive. one clue experts eight is would very important thing missing and it may explain what happened before the plane smashed into the ground. thing wreckage is scattered across hills in columbia among the twisted metal the last place several members of a brazilian soccer team will ever be together. they would never make it to one final moments? ronald carr an associate professor at embry-riddle ways in.>> most times when something happens like this the first thing that pops in, was a mechanical or pilot error.>>reporter: the time it will take to sift t

let's bring in national political reporter for the associated press. how much of these are rhetorical flourishes and how much is real? do we know yet? >> we don't. but we know that obama is, working really hard to preserve his legacy in the final couple weeks here. he's doing that in two ways. there are last-minute moves that he's making. sometimes they are called midnight regulations, things that occur as the outgoing president is preparing to leave office. and also we know that the president is talking frequently to the president-elect. trump said today that the two of them had spoken a couple of days ago and so it's fair to infer that every time they talk, obama is trying to convince trump to preserve some of the things that are important to him. >> that would stand to reason, i would assume. in fact, i know that health care is among them. obamacare is something that the president very much wants to salvage and now we start reading from millions of people out there who co-potentially be left without health care in the event of a drastic change, that

. >>> turning to politics where the associated press is quoting an official state run newspaper calling donald trump quote as ignorant as a child after the considering how america deals with taiwan. and we have word that two republican senators have joined law makers demands for a bipartisan probe into russia's interference into the election. senator mccain and lindsey graham say it quote cannot be a partisan issue. yet the navy in the minority of their party after the incoming intelligence community's findings. >> i don't know who did the hacking, chuck. the article is based on a lie that the rnc was hacked. so the entire premise is false, the sources are unnamed and the report is inconclusive. >> as for president elect trump he is calling allegations russia interfered ridiculous and his exxon chief gets hit with heavy criticism and a deal with boeing and iran comes under scrutiny. >> reporter: donald trump lashing out at the cia's analysis that russia intervened in the election to help him win. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's just another excuse. >> reporter: his highlights a

the transfer from uw-stevens point, and linebacker tj watt from pewaukee high school are named associated press all=americans.... ramczyk to the first team and watt to the second team... each redshirt junior is and sticking with the badgers, but how about a little basketball ?? wisconsin moves up from 17th to 14th in this week's .a.p. top twenty five poll.... they pull away from marquette in the second half saturday for a nine point win and now carry a 9 and 2 record with a game against uw-green bay on tap for later this week.... great atmosphere in the bmo department stores targeted in a new lawsuit... just ahead... why one city is claiming the stores' discount sales weren't quite as good as advertised. plus... a new international carrier is getting ready to begin regular flights [ tower pinging ] [ whistling ] we've got a problem, friend. half off any smartphone for anyone who switches? what's the problem? the naughty list shouldn't get deals! yeah, but anyone who switches gets half off of any smartphone. even these? yeah, any smartphone. call the big guy! [ bell dings ] santa? no, jingles. [

badgers offensive tackle ryan ramczyk has been named an associated press first team all-american... remarkable, given that ryan sat out from uw stevens point. joining him on the team..outside linebacker t.j. watt from pewaukee. hey..it's not the rose bowl..but paul chryst's young men will play in the cotton bowl for the first time when they meet 13 and oh western michigan we go to the air candada centre, where the bucks didn't help their cause against high-scoring toronto by missing their first 12 three pointers and digging themselves a 26 point hole. giannis and jabari cut the margin to 10 in the 3rd quarter. the greek freak scored 30. raptors outscored 'em by 30 from beyond the arc. terrence ross keys a 14-2 fourth quarter run with 24 points..14 above his average. the bucks loss for the 6th straight time to the team from north of the border, 122-100. for the holidays "slice of ice" will open for the season! you can see it's ready to go-- all the red arrow park ice rink needs now is skaters. it's completely free if you bring your own skates. or you can rent a pair there for 8 dolla

associated editor for the hill. thanks for joining us. watching that long pressnce, what were your big take aways from this last press conference in 2016 >> obviously, president obama expressed lots of differences with donald trump. he wasn't hiding those, but at the same time, he was, i thought, trying to calm some of the most fierce tensions we have seen in the recent past. he wasn't going for the idea of election fraud in the sense of messing with votes. he wasn't really suggest the electoral college voters should change their minds, calming the waters but not denying that he had >> i tutee interesting. he sort of scolded the mad a little bit with our obsession with the hillary e-mails released and so much focus on that. did that surprise you >> it didn't surprise me because i think that's a fairly commonplace opinion in democrat circles. the debate about what we should have broadcast and shouldn't is a broader debate but i think certainly you hear that being said in democrat circles quite a while >> what do you think overall? when he was talking mostly, seem

. >>> turning from politics now and breaking overnight, the associated press is reporting at least 97 pple with dead after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck indonesia early this morning and officials say that number could rise. the quake hit just off the shore. officials are saying there's no tsunami threat following this event. dozens of homes and buildings, including multiple mosques, have been destroyed. hundreds of people are also reportedly injured. back in 2004, a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the region, killing more than 200,000 people. kelly cobiella will join us shortly with a live report on that. kasie? >>> angela merkel laid out her case for a fourth term yesterday in a speech to germany's main conservative party, merkel called for restricting the use of full face muslim veils wherever it's legally possible. germany saw almost 900,000 asylum seekers arrive last year. merkel insists germany will continue to take in people in genuine need of protection. >>> still ahead, what do the boston red sox and golden state warriors have in common? >>> plus, vice president joe

according to the associated press an audio recording between the plane's pilot and the control toweruggests that the aircraft ran out of fuel before the crash. the pilot can reportedly be heard on the audiotape repeatedly requesting permission to land due to a, quote, total electrical failure and lack of fuel, before slamming into a mountainside about eight miles from the airport. while authorities are not singling out any one cause for the accident, the associated press reports that investigators at the crash site haven't found traces of fuel. some were surprised to find no signs of an explosion or fire, which is further evidence that fuel was running low. and for the brazilian soccer players who lost their lives on the flight, tributes where the team was supposed to play in the first round of a south american championship playoff last night. also yesterday evening, thousands of fans turned out for a vigil at the team's home stadium in brazil. three of the six surviving passengers were players. >>> meanwhile, colombia's congress has approved a new peace deal with the farc rebels. th

associated press describes him as a reliable booster of the fossil fuel industry and an outspoken criticat he derides as the epa's activist agenda. he is in the camp of the climate change isn't real and he's head of the epa. >> he has called it a hoax. he is attorney general for the state of oklahoma. this one will have a whole lot of people talking. just about everything that president obama was for that relates to clean power, clean energy, his climate goals and dreams. pruitt has been very vocal against all of that. he for example to give you another one has called for an end to the paris climate agreement. and let's go back a couple days. to monday when all of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere it was al gore, the former vice president, who worked in here to trump tower. we were told that he was just to meet with ivanka trump about climate issues. he turned out meeting with the president-elect, mr. gore did. gore said that they had a very long and productive conversation and that had some wondering, questioning, some maybe on the left hoping that mr. trump might take a different pivo

unresponsive and she was rushed to a hospital and apparently is on a ventilator and her brother tells associated press she's in stable condition and fisher is 60. and besides acting career she's also a well known author and was returning from a book tour in ument k. >> now to "fox5" follow up tavrment f and nypd offering major reward in case of explosion in central park that injured virginia teen the blast offered 25,000 for information that leads to arrest. they're looking for photos or videos from the scene. 19-year-old from fairfax stepped on homemade explosive device hidden in rocks at the park in the fouming of july and accused him to lose his left foot and part of had his leg. >> the suspect in the deadly christmas attack in berlin is dead and killed in a shoot yoult with police. police stopped him on the street for a routine check. they asked to see iz papers. that's when omrey reportedly pulled a grun his backpack and the shootout began. a police officer was hurt and will be okay. this is video from the scene in milan he rammed a truck into a berlin christmas market monday. twelve people fill

a source close to the president-elect's team tells the associated press it is considering jon huntsman, former ambassador to china and 2012 presidential candidate, for secretary of state. huntsman was among trump's critics during the campaign and called for him to drop out in the wake of the tape, showing him making lewd comments about women. let's bring in kelly o'donnell reporting from trump tower on this sunday for us. good morning to you. what is on the president-elect's schedule for today? >> well, we expect it is going to be quiet in terps ms of a puc schedule. we think they'll remain inside trump tower according to aides and there is much more to do, whether he's doing some of that behind the scenes or taking a bit of a quiet day, we don't know for sure. there are some of those big high profile jobs in the cabinet, still to be filled. but over the weekend, there was time for a little something extra. and the president-elect was in party mode. >> donald trump attended a villains and heroes themed costume party saturday at the long island home of hedge fund manager and trump backe

according to the associated press, shelling resumed in what remains of the rebel held part of the eastern aleppo area, just shortly after the deal was set to take place. the russian defense ministry says it was the rebels that resumed hostilities by trying to break through a government position. meanwhile, said it was iranian leaders who renewed the shell. the syrian government never officially confirmed the cease-fire agreement, which was brokered by russian and turkish officials, and the state department can't confirm or deny reports of the deal. as many as 20 buses were set to head into the city under rebel control to pick up people wanting to leave, but after hours of idling, they have reportedly returned to the depot. russian's u.n. envoy said the buses were meant for rebel fighters, not civilians, adding since the area will soon be under government control, there's no need for the remaining civilians to lead and there are humanitarian arrangements in place, adding nobody is going to harm civilians. the u.n. added 82 civilians were executed, including 11 women and 13 children while a

he was arrested on friday but prior to his arrest, he told the associated press that more investigationas needed over who could have aided in the attack. he said amri may have had help evading authorities. investigators announced friday the nephew and two other people had been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the same extremist network. >>> an update on the condition of actress carrie fisher. debbie reynolds, her mom, said her daughter is in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest mid flight on friday. 60-year-old fisher had a heart attack on a flight from london to l.a. and rushed to the hospital after landing. reynolds will keep fans posted throughout her recovery process and thanked her daughter's fans and friends for their support. >>> coming up, a holiday message from outer space. we have the message from the crew aboard the international space station. we'll tell you about the gravity-defying meal they had on christmas. >>> first happening right now from the good to know bucket, several new laws are coming soon to california. don't get caught in the dark. a comprehens

badgers left tackle ryan ramczyk is named a first team associated press all-american today and linebacker tj watt of pewaukee is a second teamer.... pretty impressive for a pair of first- year starters.... wisconsin's basketball team is pretty impressive in the second half saturday against marquette... today, the badgers bump up to number 14 in the "we played at creighton about a month ago. we're better than when we played there. i think that's helped us. i've always said teams usually grow through adversity and have to go through some rough times. the maui trip helped us, creighton helped us and hopefully we can continue to get better." and the brewers announce today that they are bringing veteran pitcher tim dillard back for another season in the organization on a minor-league contract..... in addition to still having something to offer on the mound and in the bullpen, dillard is a major league talent on social media... boys of summer... announcer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: as kanye west deals with a his troubles, just b >> quiet. we can't say anything. harvey: something is wrong. >> he

lebron james named the associated press male athlete of the year. realized a lifetime dream in june when he made a signature play. the deciding game of the championship series. the release of emotion due in part to the city's first major sports championship since 1964 olympic swimmer michael phelps was the runner-up and olympic gymat simone biles made the female winner. the loss on christmas day for the cavs. the nba says in its two minute review james should have been called for a foul on this play. the league says richard jefferson should have been call for a foul on this inbound play when kevin durant went down. duran said something that refs may not have expected him to say. >> i think it is [ bleep ] that they throw the refs under the bus. what about the 1st and 2nd and 3rd. i think they should get rid of it. the refs are trying to get the plays right and you look at the players slow mode and it is wrong. i think i is [ bleep ] that they do that. throw the refs under the bus after the game. like it matters. the game is over and we are moving on

badgers offensive tackle ryan ramczyk has been named an associated press first team all-american... remarkable, given that ryan sat out last year after transferring from uw stevens point. joining him on the team..outside linebacker t.j. watt from pewaukee. hey..it's not the rose bowl..but paul chryst's young men will play in the cotton bowl for the first time when they meet 13 and oh western michigan january 2nd in arlington, texas. paul chryst sot we go to the air candada centre, whehe bucks didn'tfirst. remarkable, given that ryan sat out him on the team..outside linebacker t.j. watt from pewaukee. hey..it's not the rose bowl..but paul chryst's young men will play in the cotton bowl for the first time when they meet 13 and oh western michigan january 2nd in arlington, texas. paul chryst sot paul chryst sot we go to the air candada centre, where the bucks didn't help their cause against high-scoring toronto by missing their first 12 three pointers and digging themselves a 26 point hole. giannis and jabari cut the margin to 10 in the 3rd quarter. the greek freak scored 30. parker we

the associated press says donald trump has chosen retired four-star general john kelly to be his head of homeland security. here is something that you never want to see when you are flying, the cabin oxygen masks dropping. that is what happened overnight when a southwest plane had to make an emergency landing in mississippi. one passengers said it started with what felt like a bump, and officials have been unable to confirm what the problem was. nobody was hurt, and the passengers were eventually taken to the final destination. coming up on "abc 7 news at noon ," are you planning to be at tomorrow's grand opening at the mgm casino at national harbor? >> greetings here in open nala, japan. from our extended family with us melanie: we are less than 36 area the parking garage opens thursday night at 10:30. the casino and resort open at 11:00 p.m. you are urged to plan your trip so you can be prepared. we you can find more information on our website. stay with abc 7. we will have live team coverage tomorrow morning, starting at 5:00 a.m. today on capitol hill, two media giants are trying

meanwhile, associate press said trump is nominating scott of the epa. he denies climate change science that points to global warming. >> this is the coldest stretch. >> reporter: we have not been in the 30s since last february. that may happen over the next several days. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry to start out this morning. we have clouds locked in plates overnight, overall we're checking clouds and sun today. not a lot of wind, so the camera is not bouncing early. although it's cold, the wind will pick up later today and tonight. 35 degrees in philadelphia. light wind and winter coat weather this morning. 33 in allentown. 30 in reading. 31 in millville. 44 degrees in cape may. there are the clouds early morning, a couple of breaks have been filling in over the last half-hour or so. we're seeing additional breaks to the west, we're expecting a transition to a mix of clouds and sun. that what we'll call for in the lehigh valley. the breezes which are not much now, but will pick up this afternoon and tonight. down the shore, clouds a

the associated press calculated that based on fees filed in court by the trust company overseeing the estate. >>> police in new york can sure use a rainbow. they have launched a manhunt for a thief caught on camera stealing a bucket of gold from the back of an armored vehicle. we are talking about a real bucket of gold. it happened while the guard was distracted. it was gold flakes worth $6 million t. suspect is believed to be in florida. >>> hundreds of copies of "newsweek" with this headline that may be salt to the wound for some of you. look what it reads, madam president. they are being sold online, such as much as $1,000 t. publisher says 17 copies were sold before they were recalled, meaning the rest out there are fake. >>> well, the cost of those 12 days of christmas just got a little more expensive t. price up from $230 last year. guess how much they are this year? $375. pnc's yearly tracking poll of inflation finds most things on the list cost the same as last year. 12 drummers drummers, those items that rose about $233 last year to a whopping $34,363. isn't that crazy? hey,

the associated press had a presence inside this event. of those people was a photographer who said that he heard a man in a suit and tie scream allahu akbar and then at least eight shots ring out. we're following the story, as we learn more from turkey, we'll bring it to you. >>> and now to politics at home. new developments in china's seizure of a u.s. drone. two u.s. defense officials are telling fox news they expect the chinese to return the navy's underwater drone tomorrow. this after president-elect donald trump tweeted over the weekend: china steals united states navy research drone in international waters, rips it out of the water and takes it to china in unprecedented act. and then we should tell china that we don't want the drone they stole back. let them keep it. a spokesperson for china's ministry of foreign affairs says they didn't like the word "steal" and that when they found the device, they did an investigation -- [laughter] to make sure they knew what it was and whether it was really belonging to the united states. charle

the associated press and time's square alliance found 55% of americans are hopeful that 2017 will be a better year for them personally. that's a 12% increase from last year's poll and about a third of people said things were worse for the country in 2016 than hay had been in 2015. so here's to a new year for sure. >> after word of george michael's death, a lot of people say let's just get it over with. >> george michael, prince -- >> legends. >> weather wise though, we're ending on a mild note so it seems but maybe some rain? >> a couple of showers but i know this guy right here, he loves mild weather in the morning. >> oh, yeah, you do. >> we talked about this. i told you, if it never snowed again i'd be perfectly fine with that. >> snow is good for ratings mr. gilchrist. what say you now? >> i would take a pay cut if i could make sure there was never going to be snow again. >> don't tell the boss that. they hear you say you're going to take a voluntary pay cut. let's shave a zero off the end and see how he likes that. a cloudy sky outside right and rain drops moving on to the i-81

she's named the associate press athlete of the year. four gold medals and a bronze at last year olympics. >>> the dallas cowboys have seal stole the playoff momentum of the detroit lions. cowboys wide receiver dez bryant scored to touchdowns and first touchdown pass. the cowboys are vying for first place with the green bay packers in the nfc north. >>> hundreds of workers are working to prepare for the historic rose parade in california. the event has taken place more than a year for more than a century. it will move through pasadena next monday. volunteers are prepared to work around the clock to get 44 floats done. >> on the 31st, if we're not done, we'll go through the entire night until the 1st. >> reporter: you don't sleep, just get it done. >> were zbl we just get it done. >> reporter: part of the preparation includes slicing and drying out fruit which will be used on the float. the rose bowl parade will follow. >>> and a sailor smashes a worl record. he was greeted with cheers monday at a french port. the frenchman completed a so

the man taking the title for 20- 16's associated press male athlete has been voted as lebron james. the n-b-a championship was taken from our golden state warriors by lebron james and the cavaliers this year.ending a 52- year heartache for the city of cleveland. in the vote for this year's winner.james collected 24-first place votes. beating out olympians michael phelps and usain bolt. stephen curry tied for fourth place with the chicago cubs third baseman kris bryant.who won m-v-p following the team's win at the world series. lebron james now joins michael jordan as the only n-b-a player to win twice. they were a touch find for parents this christmas. topping and a programming reminder. kron four is the only local station that will ring in the new year live across the bay area. we will show you celebrations around the world and fireworks from the san francisco's ferry building. kron4's new year's live starts at 11:15 saturday night! new tonight: as we get closer to the end of 2016. we are counting down this year's 'best' people behaving badly segments. stanley roberts has gone thro

according to the associated press, there were roughly 60 people injured by exploding e-cigarettes last> that is scary. you carry around that stuff right in your pocket. thanks. >>> let's get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. spoiler alert, it is cold. >> it's still a little chilly. we're tracking a little snow this morning, a little coating. the kids will be excited about this. not fun. it's not enough to cancel school or anything like that. you're going to have to dust it off and drive in it across much of upstate new york and areas of southern new hampshire. we've avoided it for the most part in connecticut. a little bit is now beginning to pop up. that's one storm. that's like an inch or less in most areas. this is a bigger deal. a lot of heavy rain this morning. southern california, phoenix to flagstaff doesn't get a lot of rain like this that often, but it's been pouring. in the higher elevations in new mexico, that's where a little snow is mixing in. rainfall amounts throughout the day today from phoenix to flagstaff over here through southern arizona, t

. >> the associated press is reporting tonight that president-elect trump to expected to pick gary kohnouncil. tonight he heads to grand rapids, michigan for another stop on his thank you tour. >>> tonight u.s. intelligence agencies are launched a formal probe into the computer hacked blamed on russia could have influenced the year's presidential president obama ordered that review. the goal is to figure out what lessons were learned and how to block cyber attacks in the future. the results of the probe could remain classified for obvious reasons. >>> in south korea lawmakers voted to impeach president hye. she's accused of giving a friend access public documents. that decision was greeted with celebrations in the streets of south korea. she apologized for her actions. it will be up to the court to decide whether to remove her from office. >>> president obama today ordered u.s. flags to fly at half-staff as a markf o respect for the memory of john glenn. a viewing will be held at the ohio state house in columbus. the exact date and times are still to be worked out. a memorial service is

. >> debbie reynolds's son todd fisher told the associated press before she died, she said i want towith carrie. he added and then she was gone. tweeted about her, debbie reynolds, a legend and my movie mom. my can't believe this happened one day after carrie. my heart goes out to billie. >>> i'm "first alert" meteorologist erika martin with an update headed in this direction. satellite image picking up on overcast skies. we're seeing the system move in from the southwest to the northeast. keep in mind, for the most part, delaware valley will see widespread rain showers. you will see snow and mix. satellite radar picking up on the flurries. lancaster as well, coastal also seeing a little but of those flurries making it to the ground. it's a little too dry right now but will you start to see that. with the out-the-door forecast, for philly, everything clear by about 5:3:00 fmp.m. mainly rain showers at 8:00 p.m., above the freezing mark. 42 at noon. 42 at 4:00 p.m. that's in the sun comes out just a little bit. the lehigh valley start off with that wintry weather. snow showers to a wi

to be spoiled on north third street you can indulge in soft sweaters and scarves and handmade associated press and jewelry. there's coffee mugs and bags to show your love of philly. donor reneevin gets a key. >> each is stamped. >> be loved. if i wore it, i was all loved up, i would turn around and give it to someone who needs more. >> the candle lasts for 90 hours. >> reporter: pick up a pack of temporary tattoos you're helping to end the sex strayed in india. this is pinch me dough created by a artist in delaware. >> it helps a soldier with stress therapy.disprp >> we're so glad you're waking up with us, 5:51 a.m. in "healthcheck," research is showing how dangerous it is to drive without a healthy amount of sleep. drivers who sleep five or six hours a night are just as likely to crash as those who get 7 hours a night. drivers who slept four hours or less is four times as likely to crash it is compared to drunk driving. >>> if you're looking for a new workout routine you may want to give suspension training a try. it's a growing trend and advocates say it is a good workout for the whole body.