>>> an iconic boardwalk amusement park in ocean city, maryland. across the country, many of these have shut down. how has this one survived for more than a century? we'll tell you coming up next on "your business." ♪ >> announcer: small businesses are revitalizing the economy and american express open is proud to present "your business" on msnbc. ♪ >>> hi everyone. i'm j.j. ramberg. welcome to your business, where every week we gather together to talk entrepreneurship and give you tips, advice and a little inspiration to help your small business grow. for more than 100 years, this family has run an amusement park on the boardwalk of ocean city, maryla maryland. i spent a day with them to find out the trick of running a decidedly old school business in today's modern world. >> for brooks and christopher trim per and their aunt stephanie, take over the rides on the boardwalk in ocean city, maryland, was as much destiny as choice. >> it's what we do. i mean, we don't really know any different. >> may grandpa called and wanted my to be involved with t

as the ocean city boardwalk grew over the last century, so did the company.rom here, all the way to the end, this is all tripper. >> yes. all the way to the end, to the water. >> its chair map is brooks, the fifth generation to take the reigns. the great, great grandson of the founder. >> you're 33 years old. so you are one of the youngest. >> yes. >> of the tripper dynasty here. and yet you're the one in charge. how did that happen? you're the chairman. >> i communicate very well. there's a lot of drama. >> from the perspective of any thrill seeker looking to hop on the freakout or someone looking to win a big stuffed animal, it all looks easy. fun and games really. but to brooks and his family, running this business is anything but. the family drama is just the start. >> there's probably approximately 25 stock owners. those stock owners have children and spouses and things. so there's quite a few people that have some sort of ownership. >> ownership and different ideas of how things should be run. >> i've got a lot of extended family that have a lot of desi

he wasn't going for a stroll and accidently hit the boardwalk. it appeared he was going after the people and he has a record. this is not the first time he has had a brush with the law. reckless endangerment, trespassing, disrupting the peace. this guy has problems before witness individuals. >> those convicts are not the same as taking your car and using it as deadly weapon and running over people. >> goes to his mental state and capacity. why would anyone want to do this? this poor woman died on her honeymoon, in front of her new husband. terrible tragedy. a four-year-old was injured. this is a tragedy with epidemic proportions. a hit-and-run where somebody is driving in traffic. like new york, something going on the sidewalk and trying to hurt someone walking. this will be a serious case. don't seal the charges being thrown out. there will be a child and he could find himself in jail for the rest of his life. >> vicki, of you. >> just days before the deadline to enroll for health insurance if you want it to be in effect come the first of the y

he was looking for blood. >> then he started going straight down the boardwalk at 60 miles an hour. >> who are risk. there were people ply flying everywhere. it looked like something out after movie. >> reporter: this is the scene caught on restaurant security cameras hours later. santa monica police campbell walked into the station and said, quote, i'm the one you're looking for and i hit all those people. today a judge decides whether campbell will stand counts on one count of murder, 16 counts of assault, 17 counts of hit-and-run. he faces life in prison if convicted. jon: you hold us he is homeless. what else do we know about campbell? >> reporter: he is a transsy from colorado with a history of petty crime. no indication of alcohol or drugs being involved. no history of mental illness at time of the accident. campbell had no job, no address, no drivers' license. he was evicted from a apartment in denver and he was living out of his car in southern california, where he allegedly went into the crowd killing a a 32-year-old newlywed. witnesses are coming from around the world to tes

our weather, outside felt like spring out there and earlier we were showing the pictures of the boardwalkncredible. >> looked like august out there. 60s and a few spots touching the 70 degrees. weather not changing too much. that is the secondary headline in addition to the warm temperatures. there is one change developing, that is a weak system that will move into northern california for tomorrow. this will be the source of cloud cover and cooler temperatures helping out with air quality as we head into friday. rain, no rainfall expected. just a few high clouds increasing through the afternoon. mild throughout, 50s. livermore right now 60 degrees. san jose 62. san francisco upper 50s and oakland 59 degrees. tonight we have clear skies. high clouds moving in. beautiful looking towards san francisco and for tomorrow with the high clouds increasing temperatures will be cooler than today but still for december warm. talking about lower 60s. 7:00 p.m. tomorrow morning 43 degrees in san francisco. 12:00 59. afternoon high lower 60s. this weekend hazy sunshine. going back up, a dip for tomorrow

when people on the boardwalk heard the scream, they just, i think, naturally parted. >> a 32-year-oldoman from italy on her honeymoon was killed. campbell's public defender says campbell was profoundly depressed after the crash and did not intend to hit anyone. >>> 7:17. an autopsy confirming the worst fears of detectives in vallejo. the coroner determined a body found on july 5th was someone who had been murdered. the decomposed corpse was found near lemon and derr streets and there were wounds on the skull. the victim was a latino man between 30 and 50 years old e was about 5'6" to 5'10", was wearing dennison jeans and a dark, extra large t made -- large t-shirt made by the company g-unit. >>> a house on twin peaks that partially collapsed, it's been red tagged, meaning it is unlivable. the owner has to decide if there -- decide if there's anything that can be salvaged out of it or if he can apply for an emergency demolition permit. the home collapsed late monday night. it was in the process of going through an expansion project that attracted a lot of opposition from the neighbors.

. >> i work at the boardwalk. >> what do you do down there, man? what do you supervise? >> rides. >> rides. very good. all right, man. you didn't look like you lived here, man. i didn't recognize you. that's why i'm stopping. >> have a good day. >> you, too. >> thank you. >> there you go. i can't describe it to you, but there was something about the way that they reacted today -- >> now they're leaving. >> now we have an open car door right here. i've got an open gate on this house as well. so we're going to get out and look at this. hi, police department. >> hi. >> hey, i was just -- is that your car sitting out there with your door open? >> yeah, we just came open. >> i was just concerned and saw it sitting there and the gate was standing open. >> thank you. we just got home. >> we're patrolling the neighborhood. your house is right in the middle of the zone. >> in the first year santa cruz p.d. saw assaults down 9%, burglaries down 11%, and robberies down 27%. meanwhile, auto theft recovery is is is is is >> i got to do to upstate new york and meet with these guys who

for eight years he lived in a tent under the coney island boardwalk. his health suffered. >> i was drinking too much. >> you are diabetic. >> yes >> you have hypertension, high blood pressure. >> yes. >> and asthma. >> yes. >> among people that are free consequent users, those people are disproportionately homeless. these are people with medical problems. >> dr kelly doran works in medicine, specialising in homelessness. a stint in san francisco showed her a different approach to health care. >> when you break it down, there are so many things that are necessary for health that you can't do when you don't have the stability and the roof over your head. >> so do you your own shopping? >> yes. >> having a refrigerator and a stove to make healthy food and not rely on hand-outs or fast food. >> aurelio ramirez has a fresh start because of a plan using government funds, medicaid to help the homeless. the plan provide an apartment, medical care. 16 studies nationwide backed up the benefits of supportive housing, showing that states can save money by implemen

it wasn't as warm but the boardwalk was bustling because we were in the 60s and 70s. when you get a northeast wind off the santa cruz mountains it can gell really warm there on the boardwalk and at the beach and we were super warm yesterday and very warm again today in santa cruz. mid-level cloudiness down to 44 already for santa rosa. san francisco 57. oakland 54. concord 48. starting tomorrow will be in the 30s away from the water including 39 for concord, santa rosa 36. pacifica waking up to 47. oakland's low tonight 45 degrees. satellite review there is a trough of low pressure passing by to our north. what that is doing it's drawing up some moisture from the south. think of the atmosphere as like a nine layer dip. one of those layers had some cloud cover out there. not enough for rainfall but it certainly was cloudy for much of the afternoon today. high pressure builds back tomorrow. we are right back to the sunshine and dry weather again. fairfield tomorrow 64 degrees. san rafael 63. mountain view your high 64. and san jose you will top out at 65. another mild d

but, i'm a little interested in this because i watch boardwalk empire and it is about the mob back in the 30's a lot of people like it, and then of course about the story about the. >> breaking bad. >> these are not what you call uplifting. >> not easy going. it also take as lot of time of your day to keep up with all these shows. >> i do watch scandal so that's my recommendation to the commentator and chief since he likes scandals. greg likes it. >> gutfeld likes it. >> you gave me the house of cards the first year of it and i had never seen it before. and i was transfixed. i had to watch the whole thing it, took me like a week and a half. every spare moment i turned that thing on, it was great. their second season starts soon, i think-think they are finishing production now. i'm going to give you one more topic. >> sure. >> a grocery list of receipts showing 60 cents for cake, $8 for macaroni and 1.80 for a bar of soap. this is not just anyone's grocery list. this belongs to al qaeda and a snapshot of the tear group's extremely detailed accounting practices. kimberly, would you have

>> we're working at the boardwalk. >> what do you do there man? what do you supervise?rides. >> rides. >> you at any time look like you stopping. all right. >> you have a good day. >> you too. >> there you go and i can't describe it to you but there was something about the way they reacted to me. >> and now they're leaving. >> and now we have an open car door here but i've got an open gate on this house as well. so we're going to get out and we're going to take a look at thi at this. police department. is this your car with the door open? >> we just came home. >> thank you. >> you bet, we're patrolling your neighborhood. i'm sure you have heard about the predictive policing model. your house is in the middle of one of the zones. >> assault down 9%, burglaries down 11% and robberies down 27%. meanwhile auto theft recovery was up 22% and arrests were up 56 percent. >> we're seeing how santa cruz is using this for police work and it's administrator spreading to other cities in the country. for the past three months the seattle pd has been incorporating the new software int

a look at the good and the bad results from these conditions. [ screams ] >> reporter: the beach boardwalk opens during the winter holidays but in a limited way. today the park operated like a summer day because of the summer like weather. much to the relief of many bay area people who were glad to get away from the dirty air. >> all the spare the air day, noticed driving down sometimes it was smoggy. >> reporter: with weather like this we open more rides and attractions than usual. today we have 10 rides open, games, things like that and we expect to be like that throughout the week. >> reporter: even people enjoying the heat -- >> dry in the mountains. they have the big fire in big sur. we are concerned about something similar in the mountains. >> the water shortage. i live in a agricultural area and they are ripping out orchards. >> reporter: local reservoirs are at a third of capacity but the underground basin has a good emergency supply. they will monitor conditions throughout january, a heavy storm month. >> we will look at water supply conditions in february and they will consider a

. >> and if you put all the incidents together, chasing the guy down the boardwalk screaming at him,together, it paints a picture that's not a picture that's going to play well in areas of the state that are not like philly or new york or new jersey, that are not rough-and-tumble areas. >> you didn't want that reputation, did you? >> no, i wanted the reputation >> you never had that. >> i wanted the reputation of being a tough guy who stood up, but not being a bully. >> yeah, i think there's a -- give me the fine line, alex, here, because people really -- i know myself, jersey relatives, they loved it when he said none of your business when it was a family matter. this isn't a family matter. this is a governmental matter. >> no, it's not, chris, and even when you do add up all the reactions, as the governor was just saying, the guy on the boardwalk, the don't question my kids, the helicopter to the kids' soccer match or whatever sport it was. you know, you can put together a pretty good clips reel of governor christie looking fairly thin-skinned, and the democrats have and they will

san jose, 66, in santa cruz on the boardwalk. 65 degrees. christmas eve and christmas day, sunny and mild in the 60s. then we'll bring in the clouds next saturday and sunday. >> thank you. >>> the raid hears chance to knock off the chargers. several drop passes were too much to overcome. >> there is a d in san diego. the raiders do score in the second quarter. darren mcfadden back on the lineup for a change. the raiders had the momentum but it changes quickly. showing off some great hands and concentration. that interception led to this touchdown. a determined ryan matthews is hit at the line but bounces off. he will not be denied. it was 10-10 at halftime. the former cal star is having a great rookie season. the chargers take lead. trailing by 13. the raiders still had a slim chance. like this ball it slips right through their fingers. raiders lose. 26-13. they fall to 4-11 them wrap up the season next sunday at home against the broncos. houston's reliant stadium was peyton's place as it was the mosted the passes in a season. he threw four

. >>> an iconic boardwalk amusement park in ocean city, maryland. the country, many of these have shut down. how has this one survived for more than a century? we'll tell you coming up next on "your business." ♪ >> announcer: small businesses are revitalizing the economy and american express

oscar my my nephew jack is a beautiful actor and i'm going out and yeah tony's and he's been doing boardwalk empire and he also has been he's actually on stage in london now doing strangers on a train so he's he's got the stuff pamela's facebook you are the best morticia addams in the world how do you prepare for that well i just read read to you how i prepared i've been in love with that part since i was five years old. look back then levy instagram what's the most challenging role you've played. well i would say the grifters. scene you had that here was the man. oh the actor oh. pat hengel oh yeah he has raised movie great and of course john cusack was was phenomenal and then that bening it's a film you are it's a film the arts a great film and and i'm very proud of it and it was a really fantastic part of the time you know. let's finish the show with that we little game called if you only knew first boy you have a kissed joshua thomas joshua thomas was in ireland know was in england or we. twelve three or did it occur at a bonfire you know what ham tree human or marsh know what happened t

some of his favorites include "house of cards," "breaking bad," "the wire," "game of thrones," "boardwalk"downton abbey," "mad men," "homeland," "modern family," "parks and recreation" and msnbc's "first look." >>> michelle obama congratulated robin roberts on coming out, saying "i am so happy for you and amber. you continue to make us so proud." >>> and a gallup poll found president obama is the most admired man in america and hillary rodham clinton is the most admired woman. >>> bill clinton has a meeting on new year's day to lead the swearing-in ceremony for bill de blasio, becoming new york's first democratic mayor in 20 years. >>> outgoing mayor michael bloomberg spent $650 million of his own money on campaigning, personal and professional travel, charity, all while taking only $1 per year salary while he was in office. monday he signed the bill banning the use of e-cigarettes in the city, and he heard from a woman protesting his antismoking campaign. >> good people disobey bad laws. >> okay. okay, thank you. we just don't permit smoking in public building. so, appreciate your commen

sight was at the venice pier and boardwalk. because of a similar incident at a farmers market. police are saying this was no accident. he had to maneuver around barriers going down the board walk at 60 miles an hour. 16 were injured. 7 have been flown in from around the world to testify today. the judge will decide if he goes to trial. what we don't know is why. there is no history of mental illness and campbell had no address or driver's license at the time of the accident. bill: a massive manhunt underway for two suspects after a carjack in a popular mall takes a tragic turn. a rights in crime in so many parts of the country, an update on that. martha: remember this? this one the prize for the most ridiculous item paid for with your tax dollars. wait until you see what takes the top spot. bill: you can't make it up. martha: there you go. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out less often. eating healthier,tion by drinking plenty of water, but still not getting relief? try dulcolax laxative tablets. dulcolax is comfort-coated for gentle, o

. >>> and check out these pictures at the santa cruz boardwalk. practically looks like summer. because of the weather, the park opened up more rides than they usually would. >>> this is the 20th day this season a spare the air alert has been issued. >>> we have team coverage tonight beginning with our mark tamayo. >> he's here to tell us about the new records set today. >> reporter: day five the record heat today across the bay area. not only here in the bay area but very warm temperatures to the south as well. look at all these 80s toward salinas and oceanside. a closer inspection from this afternoon, this is day five of record setting warmth here in the bay area for at least for today december 26th. downtown 68 degrees. breaking the old record of 68. even a few low 70s. remember this is december 26th and we're talking about 60s and even a few low 70s. coming up in 15 minutes. we take a look at this. some chilly lows. the cloud cover forecast time line for your friday and the impact it will have on our local temperatures coming up in 15 minutes. >> our team coverage continues

. >>> and check out these pictures at the santa cruz boardwalk. practically looks like summer. because of the weather, the park opened up more rides than they usually would. >>> this is the 20th day this season a spare the air alert has been issued. >>> we have team coverage tonight beginning with our mark tamayo. >> he's here to tell us about the new records set today. >> reporter: day five the record heat today across the bay area. not only here in the bay area but very warm temperatures to the south as well. look at all these 80s toward salinas and oceanside. a closer inspection from this afternoon, this is day five of record setting warmth here in the bay area for at least for today december 26th. downtown 68 degrees. breaking the old record of 68. even a few low 70s. remember this is december 26th and we're talking about 60s and even a few low 70s. coming up in 15 minutes. we take a look at this. some chilly lows. the cloud cover forecast time line for your friday and the impact it will have on our local temperatures coming up in 15 minutes. >> our team coverage continues

santa cruz boardwalk there 70 degrees. mid60s out toward the livermore valley area. we are going to warm up and i will let you know the warmest day and the coolest day as we head into our workweek. >> leigh, thank you. new at 11:00, in vallejo people gathered to bring attention to the city's recent string of violence. abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live in vallejo with that story. lilian? >> reporter: ama, people we talked to say they haven't seen it this bad in decades which is why they stood together tonight to send a message. >> they stood in silence to remember those who were shot and killed this month. many in the crowd are life long residents of vallejo and they are tired of all of the violence. >> it is like the wild, wild west of vallejo. i haven't seen it like this since the 80s, but it is coming back. it is getting real bad. >> according to vallejo police there were five reports of gunfire including two people since saturday afternoon. and earlier in the week there were two homicides hours apart making them the city's 25th and 26th of the year. two additi

"boardwalk empire," "the sopranos," "house" or "everybody loves raymond"? yes! >> that was a wild guess. this is the scene from the open? >> yes, it is. i think you would have to know that scene, the infamous character, james gandolfini, rest in peace, but that's him traveling across the bridge to new jersey to get ready to do some bad. >> you know it. we have time for one more. >> colorado. which a list actor's aunt rosemary had a hit with the following song? ♪ was it george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon or ben affleck? >> george clooney. >> yeah, yeah. >> and she needed a little help, but rosemary is his aunt. >> that is his aunt. she needed a little help on that. the good thing is i didn't know either. we just love george clooney. >> thanks for coming to see us. >>> delicious wines for a good cause at a good price. >> and spruce up your christmas without the spruce. chris and peyton with some nontraditional trees. across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate

santa cruz boardwalk there 70 degrees. mid60s out toward the livermore valley area. we are going to warm up and i will let you know the warmest day and the coolest day as we head into our workweek. >> leigh, thank you. new at 11:00, in vallejo people gathered to bring attention to the city's recent string of violence. abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live in vallejo with that story. lilian? >> reporter: ama, people we talked to say they haven't seen it this bad in decades which is why they stood together tonight to send a message. >> they stood in silence to remember those who were shot and killed this month. many in the crowd are life long residents of vallejo and they are tired of all of the violence. >> it is like the wild, wild west of vallejo. i haven't seen it like this since the 80s, but it is coming back. it is getting real bad. >> according to vallejo police there were five reports of gunfire including two people since saturday afternoon. and earlier in the week there were two homicides hours apart making them the city's 25th and 26th of the year. two additi

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there's game of thrones, boardwalk empire, and the wire, president has often called it the greatest show all times. the british series downton abbey, he's got good taste, that's for sure. that's the news. the headlines are up next. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with tonight's top stories. 13-year-old jahi mcmath will get another week on life support. her family filed an injunction to stop the hospital from taking her off life support. >>> the city of volgograd has been hit with two terrorist attacks. >> palestinian president michell

he lived under the kony boardwalk. his health suffered. >> i was drinking too much. >> you're diabetic? >> yes. >> so you have hypertension and high blood pressure. >> yes. >> and you have asthma? >> asthma, also. >> what we do know from past research among people who are frequent users of the emergency departments those people are homeless. these are people who have medical problems, coexisting substance abuse problems. >> reporter: specializing in homelessness. but it was a stint as a field researcher in san francisco that showed her a different approach for healthcare for the homeless. >> when you break it down there are so many things that are necessary for health that you can't do when you don't have the stability and that roof over your head. >> so you do your own shopping? >> yes. >> having a refrigerator and a stove so you can make healthy food and not rely on handouts or fast food or something that is bad for you. >> ramirez has a fresh start because of an innovative plan that uses government funds, medicaid t

." >> that is how we met the writer and came up with "boardwalk empire."at we have wanted to do, it was going that way, pictures were getting longer. "1900" was five and a half hours. the idea of exploring a character and story and atmosphere, almost like a novel in a way, that can go on. "soprano's" went on for 60 hours. this may be the place for the development of the new cinema. the old cinema was what it was. that's it. so we move on. we take advantage of what is new. the new technology and the new marketplace. if it makes films like, bigger blockbusters, some of them are good. there is a place for that. it is important there are other kinds of cinema. we have to fight for this space to make those pictures, whether it is the coen brothers, alexander payne. wes anderson. paul thomas. coen brothers. alexander payne. they should be supported. in the 1970's, they were supported. i do not feel it is that way now. i may be speaking out of turn for them. i do feel there is a struggle for even the most moderate budget picture to be made. and if you don't get i

they're thinking of "walking dead," if they're coming in late, "boardwalk empire" and "homeland."he companies who make the stuff are beholden to netflix. "orange is the new black," "house of cards." "arrested development." spoiler alert. that's about netflix. they ought to call the company spoiler alert. binge on netflix to catch up. the younger generation likes the ability to watch what their friends are watching, and cool documentaries are available. why should they love the stock? brings me to the ultimate love affair, the one if i just had it at home, i'd probably quit my job. talking about twitter. you hear about how corporations are embracing twitter and love the format. unlike with facebook, they don't even have to pay for the good word of mouth. why is the stock trading at much more than twice the valuation of facebook on any metric you can imagine? simple. users love twitter. they love it so much, they bought the company. how long will these amorous relations last? i have no idea. the bottom line is those who thought amazon, netflix, tesla, would somehow have jilted custo

too bad the boardwalk's not open today, but temperatures are going to be really nice. 45 degrees.ight now in san francisco, waking up with much more comfortable temperatures than what we had to deal with last week during the cold snap. just look how pretty it is all across the bay area. wherever you're waking up and heading to work, maybe taking the kids to school, it's beautiful right now with temperatures ending up in the upper 60s to lower 70s as we get into this afternoon. just to give you an idea of where we are headed, this won't last forever. very short-lived, in fact. by tomorrow, picking up a couple degrees. 62 degrees by wednesday. the upper 50s return getting into thursday. this is for san jose, but the overall trend is for the entire bay area. remember, your seven-day forecast scrolling there at the bottom of the screen. then as we get into the end of the week by friday, we are talking about 57 degrees. so much cooler weather headed our way. and by the end of the week into the weekend, temperatures will start to creep up by next sunday as we talk about temperatures at

foundation which assists rural african communities with economic development, star of this season's "boardwalkmpire" and "the hunger games: catching fire," the very talented jeffrey wright. [ applause ] >> thank you. thanks, anderson. work doesn't always have to feel like work. it can be decent, noble, gracious, in its scope and in its promise. that is how dr. georges bwelle approaches his life's work. when he was young, his father was in a car accident, broke his arm, developed an infection, which spread to his brain. too poor to get the care he needed for 21 years, he slipped in and out of consciousness. that is why georges made a promise to his father that when he became a doctor, he would take care of his people. years later, he started the foundation. the villages, people walk for miles sick and in need of surgery and georges and his volunteers help them, nearly 32,000 people today. and he does it for free. his work lifts his people up and it is as decent, noble, and glorious as the sunrise they greet at the beginning of every mission. >> it was a dream. my family wasn't rich. i was born

late wednesday, city parks in downtown dallas looked more like a california coast boardwalk. >> we'rees today and then the next day it will be 30? so people panic. >> reporter: a massive arctic air and rain is threatening to turn these scenes of paradise into this. . it seems like the dallas-ft. worth area experiences epic battles with sheets of ice and sleet crippling the region every few years, causing power outages, shutting down schools, not even leaving children with snow to play in. city officials say street crews will be available to work around the clock, using about 70 trucks to spread a mixture of sand and salt on the icy streets if needed. this ice storm is threatening a downtown dallas holiday parade on saturday and the dallas marathon on sun. slippery ice doesn't go well with marchers and runners. the last wicked winter storm was in 2011 in the days leading up to the super bowl hosted in the dallas cowboys stadium, football fans struggled to navigate the treacherous roadways and street crews struggled to keep many roadways drivable. so they'll be watching here closely tha

. >> people are eating their christmas dinner outside, enjoying christmas on the boardwalk. >> in shortst be nice. >> i've got my long johns on. >> yeah. we're not doing so bad compared to so many places. been rough weather. >> really has. >>> here's a look at the rest of the christmas day weather for you. dry in the south and west. a few scattered showers are possible in florida and texas. >>> 70s in phoenix, 30s in salt lake city and billings. 40s in denver and kansas city. 78 in miami. >>> talk about a christmas miracle, a las vegas cab driver returned nearly $300,000. it is left in the backseat of his taxi. there were six bundles of cash. 50 grand a bundle. they were left in a brown paper bag by a passenger that had been gambling. >> wow. herrard oh gamboa took the cash to the cab company office and turned it over. he said he never considered, never even considered keeping the money. >> because i did the right thing for myself, for my family, for my company and for the city of las vegas. >> his bosses at checkered cab gave him a $1,000 reward and named him driver of the year. the uni

. >>> flames on the boardwalk.as seeing. the most flames i've seen? my life. >>> chilling surveillance video shows military contractor and former navy reservist aaron alexis armed with a shot gun walking into the washington, d.c. navy building. >> 12 fatalities. >>> well, as we go into the new year, dry conditions are going to persist around the bay area. that includes tonight and tomorrow. we have clear skies this evening. but some unhealthy air quality. so a spare the air night in effect tonight, spare the air for tomorrow with high temperatures under sunny skies, hazy sunshine. into the mid- to upper 70s. even though 70s. los gatos, going up to 70 for our thursday. look for upper 60s in san jose and milpitas. mid-60s by the bay with hayward and san lorenzo topping out at 65. 70 degrees in towards santa rosa and napa. oakland a high of 66 degrees. and here's a look ahead. seven-day around the bay. we're taking the forecast all the way into 2014 and no rain all the way into the new year. we will see some extra clo

crush on warren, they certainly connected that there was nothing of the sort we heard about on "boardwalk empire" another popular culture and books you were alluding to. to me, there is no credible evidence. the dna business sort of confirms it. my sense is orangey harding probably had, other people suggested this as well, some kind of fertility problem. florence had no problem having children, yet they were married for 15 years and were only 30, 31 when they got married. harding loved children. there would have been really no reason for them to have additional children before she got ill. issues may have created a situation where she could not. to me, it seems not credible that nan britton had an affair or that a child resulted. i do not really believe in either. perhaps you would like to weigh in. >> if you could quickly answer >> the book was a wonderful book, and i read it very closely when i was creating my own work on florence. my concern about his approach is much of it seems to be focused on the affairs. as you can tell from what i just said, i do not find them very credible excep

. >>: flames on the boardwalk >>: killing--chilling surveillance video. want to stay with us. coming up on kron 4 news at 9. we'll have more of this year's top news stories. one of the big stories we are following is a space walk. these are russian cosmonauts. on the international space station. let's listen and at what as we go to the break. we nev plaon aull use. jus..haens. li my nch p. o cu of ur cam, litt thi a ltle at, and pack of ddenalle orinalanch rah di hidd valy it a pet bunny rabbit. a prosthetic leg. a car bumper. a tuba. these are just some of the tens of thousands of items found on new york city transit systems every year. officials who run the lost and found for new york city say they're not surprised by what turns up. they say the most common items include wallets, keys, reading glasses and cell phones. sometimes they do find sentimental items like hand knit scarves. so the customer is elated when they come in to retrieve them. drones have been a hot topic of conversation lately. but one particular drone spread a little christmas cheer in

late wednesday, city parks in downtown dallas looked more like a california coast boardwalk. >> we'reoday and the next day it's going to be 30 so you never -- people panic. >> reporter: a mass of arctic air and rain is threatening to turn these scenes of paradise into this. it seems like the dallas-ft. worth area experiences epic battles with sheets of ice causing power outages, shutting down schools, not even leaving children with snow to play in. street crews will be available to work around the clock using 70 trucks to spread a mixture of salt on the icy streets if needed but this potential ice storm is threatening two major events, a downtown holiday parade saturday and the dallas marathon sunday. slippery ice doesn't go well with marchers and runners. the last wicked winter storm was in 2011 in the days leading up to the super bowl hosted in the dallas cowboys stadium. football fans struggled to navigate the treacherous roadways and street crews struggled to keep many roadway its drivable. of course the real danger is on the high-rise overpasses across the dallas-ft. worth area.