kudos to bob burns. appreciate it.0 minutes after the top of the hour and a bombshell scandal taking a new turn, former democratic 8 accused of fraud linked to hezbollah and a reporter who broke that story joins us live. >> a year of extraordinary accomplishment for the trump administration. >> a good bill for america. this is america's come back. >> the tax victory isn't his only win this year so what is under for 2018, ron meyer joins us live next. >> this is a year of accomplishment for the trump administration. >> this is a big day for america. this is america's come back. >> the first 11 months in american history, including ronald reagan. heather: donald trump celebrating one of the biggest legislative accomplishments he has seen but that is not his only win this year so what is on the horizon for 2018. ron meyer, thank you for joining us. big day yesterday. let's start with that, the first major overhaul of the us tax system since 1986 and they are pretty happy today. >> most americans don't understand how good

bob and cindy back to their home in the hills above ventura city yesterday. their son battled all night to save that home and was successful, while all the others around them burned. bob and cindy, like others, were surprised at just how fast the flames moved. listen here. >> this is where the fire came from right there. we were watching over this ridge. the fire came over the ridge and stopped for a while. we thought we were okay. and then two hours later boom, it was right here. >> this family among the lucky ones. so many others have nothing but this to come home to. >> sandra: jonathan, that fire in ventura is just one of several in southern california happening, correct? >> another very bad one north of los angeles. around 11,000 acres burned. 30 homes lost there. i think we can show you some live pictures now of a fire that has just broken out this morning near the named getty center in los angeles. that is threatening some very expensive homes in the area causing a commuting nightmare, the 405 freeway that it's next to in the l.a. area. a long fight ahead for firefighters. >> sandra: jonathan hunt, thank you for the update there. unbelievable. >> bill: 405

bob, thank you so much. >>> well, a raging inferno burned several homes in delaware. blaze grew to four alarms along bay avenue near beach road at 7:30 last night. two homes were destroyed. two others badly damaged. firefighters battled the blaze for hours before gaining the upper hand. no word on how it got started. >>> and a tanker truck slammed into a home in pemberton new jersey on route 38 near birmingham road early yesterday morning. fortunately the house is vacant. no one was hurt. no word on why the driver lost control. >>> police. >> police in delaware county say revenge was the motive of a shooting on christmas morning. multiple shooters fired at a home on the 200 block of north ninth street if bash darby borough. rashaan overton is a person of interest in a shooting death of a man on friday. >>> a police pursuit came to an end in overbrook farms last night. haverford police were able to stop the car along city avenue near greenfield road. you can see the suspect's vehicle has front end damage. police have not though said what led to do that chase. >> with s

bob massi, the property man. jill schweitzer. well, she got burned and harassed by her hoa. she didn't take it laying down. >> about five years ago, i bought into a bad hoa. i discovered that they weren't spending the money properly. and then, also, i was surprised at how they handled insurance claims, not treating everybody the same. >> she created hoa savers and is working to educate homeowners and help them navigate the often tricky world of homeowners associations. >> as a realtor, i was surprised to learn that we're not taught anything about hoas. so everything i've learned was through my own experience. >> as a realtor, jill says she wants her clients to know exactly what they're getting into when they buy in hoa communities so there are no surprises later on. what do people give up when they decide to buy a home that has an association? what type of things are they actually giving up when they do that? >> they're giving up their constitutional rights. they're living under a totally private government, really. the hoa can have the power to, more than the police do, to

i am warning this room could be a burnt out shell because of the burning cigarette someone forgot. this man is bobewsnight. we were running a feature on how many fires were then being caused by cigarettes. we have got a situation where we have the smallest emission source in the home being responsible for the largest proportion of deaths. at that time assistant chief fire officer graham wanted cigarette companies to roll out self extinguishing cigarettes to cut down on fires. not a universally popular view in 1985. here at the headquarters of the tobacco advisory council repeated requests for a spokesman to discuss self extinguishing cigarettes have been met with polite refusals. the tobacco companies may not have been talking to newsnight, but we do know that they were watching. newsnight has dug up legal disclosures from the us which show just how concerned they were about our reports. one of them notes that their inability to put forward a defensible pr stance on these issues had been amply demonstrated by tv comments injuly1985. that is when that newsnight report went out. they needed to find

. >> i'm fire chief bob cooper with an important message for trump voters. the freedom to burnour make america great again hat is protected by the u.s. constitution but it is important that you do it safely. first, make sure you're in an open area. these hats say they are made in america, but they're almost definitely made in china. who knows what's i next, do not roast your squirrel over your make america great again hat. squirrel is delicious, but make america great again hats are not food-safe. and finally, never set your make america great again hat on fire while it is still on your head. fire is hot. fire will burn. well, that's it. have fun. but remember, safety first. oops! there goes another one. >> remember, only you can prevent maga fires. [ applause ] >> jimmy: tonight on the show, we have a great show. music from john legend, terry bradshaw, yvette nicole brown. sheila e. is sitting in with the cletones and we will be right back with two very special surprise guests so stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ clubhouse, but we call it "the (matthwish house".was a (mo

we just saw on bob kelly's traffic cameras that the sunnies starting to come up and burn off that fog, we have poor visibility in wrightstown, in trenton, allentown, pottstown, still socked in and gotten a lot worse at philly international, three-quarters of a mile. temperatures in the suburbs are in the 20's this morning mostly to the north of us but also in millville and wildwood , new jersey. it is 33 in city. expect to be with sunshine. 33 degrees by lunchtime or later on this morning. forty-five by lunchtime and a high temperature of 52. tomorrow the rain comes. it will be umbrella day tomorrow high of 61. don't get used to it. a cold front finishing its way through the area wednesday morning and temperatures drop throughout the day on wednesday and then it is, positively arctic, as we head toward the end of the week and into the weekend. part of the fun here at new jersey bagel cafe and piss, yeah. >> all of the exotic delights. you guys are native from turkey. >> yes. >> what do you have we have. >> i have a turkish coffee here. >> lot this. >> yes. >> all right. >> is this str

bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. >>> a family in boothwyn, delaware county is back in their perceives -- previously burned out home in time for christmas. the house went up in flames in january. the house was not insured. the family reached out for help. they collected donations and money and materials. tiffany said at times they had doubt they would rebuild the home, but is eternal grateful for the wonderful people that helped her and her family. >> it's amazing to ever my kids back home and have christmas dinner irrelevance dinner and open christmas presents and get our life back. >> there are repairs to be done at home, bus stop the lanes slept at the home for the first time in nearly a year. >>> moving on to sports, the fans are hoping that saint nick will give the fans a win for christmas. when i say saint nick, i mean nick foles. in foles. we trust. >> reporter: the eagles have one thing left on their to-do list that is to get home field advantage. this is the first eagles christmas game since 2006. >> i think it's important that they spend time with their families christmas morning, so given them an opportu

bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. remember the bear fire that burned not far from boulder creek. that was fully contained in mid-october. here we are, two months later and crews have to return to the scene. crews returned to ron's road where they encountered a small  flair up on the bear fire. it was less than an acre and was contained. it was a result of something that had been smoldering over the past couple months. the video is the bear fire that burned 390 acres, six structures were destroyed. the number of firefighters were hurt because the terrain up there is so steep, some fell downhills and whatnot. everyone is okay, but they were hurt. you will recall a 54-year-old boulder creek man has been charged with setting this fire. he had pled not guilty. live in boulder creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> thousands remain evacuated across santa barbara county as fire crews try to make head way on the massive thomas fire. this morning, cal fire is putting containment at 25%. the number of structures destroyed or damaged surge

bob brooks channel6 "action news." >> ♪ >> developing news from southern california where several large wildfires continue to burn tonight is staggering. more than 100,000 acres burned, tens of thousands of residents alread forced to flee their homes. abc's marci gonzalez live with the very latest. marci. >> reporter: monica, firefighterhere in los angeles county made a lot of progress. in fact most of the evacuation orders here have been listed but those fires to our north and to ourre still extremely dangerous and growing. neighborhoods lit up for the holidays ravaged by flames as the lie lack fire in san diego county scorching 4,000 acres in fewer than 12 hours spreads. >> the fire was coming right at us. >> you could feel the heat from the fire. >> reporter: 10,000 residents evacuated, at least four people injured while trying to escape. in this fire alone, 85 homes and other buildings damaged or destroyed. crews racing to save others. catching a family inside this house off guard. all six wildfires burning in southern california are fueled by strong santa ana winds. >> the wind was so strong. strongest i've ever see

burned out. i have been working hard and enjoying it very much. working for political people bobole, the white house, republican national committee, then a whole bunch of conservative organizations. the american conservative union and so forth. i was just tired. i have been thinking and really anding to go back to school teach. i wanted to be a teacher at the college level. to do that i had to go back to school. catholicsted at the university of america and it took me five years, that i got a phd in world politics. was what enabled me to begin teaching at a catholic university. i will be starting my 31st year of teaching at catholic university in january of 2018. host: i want to put on the screen a photograph of something located very near where we are sitting right now. i ask you about it because you write a lot about it. this is a photograph of what? mr. edwards: this is a bronze replica of the goddess of democracy statue, which was first corrected in the papier-mache formed by pro-democracy chinese students. in june of 1989. it became a symbol of freedom, the desire for freedo

see through the doors, i grew up, as an alter boy, bob kelly did, and these old churches are full of wooden pews, wooden everything. lot of stuff to burnlots of debris. this fire department did wonders keeping this thing from getting worse, and spreading and having anybody hurt, either the people that were inside here, or the firefighters, with all of this ice and cold slipping everywhere. their gear, 100 pounds weight, probably 20-pound more, alex and mike, and thomas, when this thing, when they got wet, and got way down by the ice on top of all of their equipment, as well. >> you certainly have to think of firefighters and all every those who have to be out in the cold, you know, serving the community on mornings like today. >> you have to wonder, steve, with l & i now trying to seal up the place, trying to keep it closed with the amount of windows and doors, that church has. >> i know. you only look at one side, this is probably the shortest side, very long side on the other side. by the way the rectory, church, they're still working. they've got power. that's where they put the homeless people to keep them warm and safe. but this t

burned out. i had been working hard and enjoying it very much. working for political people like bobe, the white house, republican national committee, then a whole bunch of conservative organizations. the american conservative union and so forth. i was just tired. i had been thinking and really wanting to go back to school and teach. i wanted to be a teacher at the college level. to do that, i had to go back to school. so, i enlisted at the catholic university of america, and it took me five years, but i got a phd in world politics. so that was what enabled me to begin teaching at a catholic university. i will be starting my 31st year of teaching at catholic university in january of 2018. host: i want to put on the screen a photograph of something located very near where we are sitting right now and ask you about it, because you write a lot about it. this is a photograph of what? mr. edwards: this is a bronze replica of the goddess of democracy statue, which was first corrected in the papier-mache formed by pro-democracy chinese students in june of 1989. it became a symbol of freedom

burning. it scorched 250,000 acres. that is now the fourth largest fire in state history. reporting live in los gatos, bob." >> thank you, bob. the mobile app is a great way to track the windy conditions that are expected this weekend. you can access the microclimate forecast and get push alerts on severe weather approaching the area. it's free to download for iphone and android devices. >>> new this morning, we know when the royal wedding will take place. prince harry will marry meghan markle in 2018. it will be at the st. george's castle. >> they have time to plan it out. >> i know. get the suit ready. >> exactly. 6:38 right now. this morning, finally a go. >> it's gone through bankruptcy and a difficult permit process. now, the waiting period has been set for january 3rd through february 28th. they purchased the rights to the event after the previous holder filed bankruptcy. it used to be known the titans of mavericks is now the mavericks challenge. they will also see women competing in the contest for the first time in history. >>> 6:39. new this morning, a sports celebration in the south bay. gilroy

bob mueller to put up or shut up. >> neil: assuming he won't do that, get rid of the guy, he should be going now, doug burns, a lot easierd than done. could complicate things and extend the investigation that republicans would love to see wrapped up sooner than later. what are your thoughts? >> legally and politically, it's not going to happen. even in watergate, it didn't happen. so as you guys said, there will be another person at the helm of the investigation. >> neil: and the investigation would continue. we seem no matter which side you're on, it stops. just continues. morphs to something else. >> i'm glad you're making that clear. people think oh, we're going to shut it down. no. it would continue on. politically real quick, which is not my area of expertise, but the point is, when you hear people screaming 20 times before breakfast and undermining our democracy, you can only imagine the mueller was terminated. you'd see hysteria beyond politically. >> neil: i understand where republicans are coming from. these revelations with the texts from former top investigators that said disparaging things about donald trump.

burning, scorched 250,000 acres and currently 35% contained. the thomas fire, now the fourth largest in state history. live here in los gatos, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good reminder for a lot of people. thank you so much. speaking of the thomas fire, it claimed the life of one firefighter. cor corey iverson was killed. his wife is pregnant with their second daughter. a somber scene yesterday as the firefighter's body was taken away. >> so sad. >>> this weekend, an animal rescue ranch will hold a memorial for the animals that died in the fires. last night, the red hot chile peps played at a second benefit in san francisco. they played. looks like they enjoyed it, too. they played to a sold out crowd. many in the audience lost their homes in the fire. >> i think it's magical and amazing. i just love that they are doing that. they are one of my favorite bands. >> she says she loves the red hot chile peppers. no word on how much money they raised last night. between the first one at at&t park, organizers say they raised $30 million so far and a lot of spirits, as well. >>> the time now, 5:35. this morning, the maverick con

bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you marcus and laura. we are here in downtown boulder creek. a couple months ago, not far from here, the bear fire burned almost 400 acres. it was fully contained mid october. here we are a few months later, mid december and firefighters are having to return to the scene again. overnight, cal fire fire units responded to a small flair up that was within the bear fire containment zone. it was less than an acre. it was less than an acre, they were able to get it contained, but they believe it was caused by something that had been smoldering for the past few months. you will recall, the fire burned just under 400 acres, 390 acres in mid-october. what was significant, scary and dangerous is a number of firefighters were hurt because the terrain was so steep. as it turns out, the law enforcement did charge a 54-year-old boulder creek man with intentionally setting the fire. he has since pled not guilty. what happened in the santa cruz mountains this morning, again, a reminder of how dry and susceptible this is when it comes to fire danger. if you can see my breath, you can tell it is cold out here. here we ar

burn out of control at this hour. >> we'll have live report from los angeles on the mass evacuations and the lines for face masks. >> let's get a check of the roads this morning, bob. >> good morning, shutdown northeast philly, bensalem, the ram from woodhaven road to go south on 95, the scene of this overturned truck this morning. firefighters being on the scene. come on, another pick, as we say good morning to cape may. oh, the temptations, singing for you on this thursday morning. what's a sign to get you up and going? joani from the northeast like this one, and we got you lottery numbers in the forecast, coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> look at that, the big chill. our temperatures are plunging, we're already at 39 degrees right now. so sue is tracking the deep freeze. you may be ready. maybe it makes you feel festive. let us know. >> some people love it. strange reminder with the colds weather comes the oh, so careful reminder from philadelphia police. no saves. >> pretty clever and fun, always put out nice announcement on this one. look who is hiring. penndot says hey we have jobs for you. you got to love the cold. >> always clever what peopl

said basically, in essence, if the world were burning down, you know, james comey knew that the one person that would be standing there with him would be bob mueller. and comey is the very guy that admitted leaking evidence or leaking information out in order to try to get a special counsel appointed. as i covered with mr. rosenstein yesterday, this is part of an f.b.i. typical employment agreement. everybody is supposed to sign this thing. all information acquired by me in connection with my official duties with the f.b.i. and all material which i have access remain the property of the united states of america. i will surrender upon demand by the f.b.i. or upon the separation from the f.b.i. all materials containing f.b.i. information in my possession. so if a man like comey goes to a meeting in his official capacity of f.b.i. director with the president of the united states and he comes out of there and he types up a memo , even though it appears it was less than unbiased memo trying to make president trump look bad, so he commemorates it with a memo. well, that memo, as i discussed with mr. rosen stein -- rosenstein yesterday, that is p

bob kelly.- >> looking good, sue i will get my hair spike up like that little guy out there, anthony. live look, hello fishtown, hello, sun's popping up, burning off that early morning fog. time to get to work. lot at tight squeeze through construction barriers there at girard avenue. still foggy on the bennie coming into downtown philadelphia. and then coming in from south jersey you can see the fog is laying over there but things are getting better, and we have been dealing with ever last couple hours but we are running with delays on the regional rails, slippery rails , causing for some problems this morning. movie shoot right here in olde city all day long watch for detours, delays, parking restrictions mainly on front and third street between market and chestnut as well as market from second to fourth outside our studios here so there will be good people watching out front today, mike and alex back to you. >>> eagles had a chance to clinch nfc east with the win over seattle but seahawks russell wilson were just too much for eagles apparently last night. we had mistakes on our own. >> eagles owe even if started slowly in the first only man

burn house office building on capitol hill for a hearing with fbi director christopher wray. he is testifying before an oversight hearing held by the house judiciary committee. virginia republican bob goodlatte chairs the committee.