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. >>> a man in northeast pennsylvania survived being trached in his wrecked car for 12 hours, brian smith was driving on interstate 81 in butler county when his car flipped over an embankments and his phone slipped out of the cup holder leaving him with no way to call for help. a police corporal found him by tapping into a gps feature on his phone. >>> and starbucks offering up free drinks this afternoon. find out which local stores are taking part in the give away and package thieves caught stealing off people's doorways. how to keep your gifts safe when we return. >>> health check this noon. tests are showing the ebola vaccine to be highly effective. this could stop outbreaks in the future. thousands of people died after the ebola virus spread across south africa. and they struggled to come up with a vaccine and merck is expected to ask for approval next year. >>> oprah winfrey's shrinking waistline is boosting her bottom line. she bought a share in weight watchers and revealed she lost more than 40 pounds on the plan and her stake is worth $40 million more than when she purchased 2. >>

brian smith was driving on interstate 81 in bullet -- but butler township. his car flipped over an embankment. he was trapped with four broken ribs and fractured ankle. state police corporal found him with a help of the gps feature on his phone. >>> looking live right now at laguardia airport on the left, complilts -- compliments of our sister station phl new york. a number of travelers could be hitting the roads. we've seen long lines at phl long lines, katherine scott is watching it for us, if you're traveling today, pack your patience. >> it was a bicycle about a -- bonanza in philadelphia, small bikes for little children and bigger one for bigger children. >> i'm going to ride it over the mountain and kind of ride it near the city. >> the bikes were purchased by donations raised by state representative jordon harris. >> oprah has anh-ha moment. >>> the man who crashed into a berlin christmas market has been shot dead by police. >> good morning

now, just days before christmas, 52 year old brian smith sitting in a hospital bed after surviving themost took his life. driving on interstate 81 saturday morning when his car flipped over, his phone no where to be found leaving him with no way to call for help. but he says he never lost hope. >> my family never gave up on me. , and they wouldn't. as long as you got something to fight for, don't ever give up. so. >> brian suffered four broken ribs, fractured ankle, and although he won't call this a christmas miracle, he says, he's happy this is just as good. >> happy he's okay and recovering. not even christmas yet, but santa has been busy making stops throughout our area. >> indeed. >> we will take to you a bucks county town where first responders became elves and dropped off toys for a special family. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> moriah carry all i want for christmas, my favorite. everyone has their favorites. this is mine. live look from center city from our studios at spring guards then morning. you're watching "eyewitness news" this morning. stay with us. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> how gorgeous is that?

just days before christmas, 52 year old brian smith is sitting in a hospital after surviving a car crash that almost took his life. he was driving on interstate 81 friday morning, his car flipped over, his phone went flying, so couldn't reach him, leaving no way to call for help. but he said he never lost hope. >> i knew my family would never give up hope on me. and they wouldn't. as long as you got something to fight for, just don't ever give up. don't ever give up hope. >> while smith suffered four broken ribs and a fractured ankle. still ahead, starbucks offering free drinks. >> listen up. how much, there is a catch. >> oh? >> what the coffee giant is giving away, and where you can get it, katy? >> there is always a catch with everything, especially, when it comes to the weather, am i right? we are expecting to see at least through the first half of our weekend, a little bit of that wet weather. and we are going to eventually time that out for you here when we come up with your full forecast. and that's right after the break. >> welcome back, customers lined up and down lehigh avenue

smith says he never gave up hope. >> my family never gave up on me. i knew they wouldn't. >> brian broke his ribs and an ankle but says he's just happy to be alive. >>> the rockettes are set to perform at president-elect donald trump's inauguration, but not all of the dancers are kicking up their heels in excitement. some have taken to social media to react. one rockette posted on instagram that after finding out the news,some rockettes were performing with tears in their eyes and heavy hearts. another rockette who wanted to remain anonymous spoke to nbc new york's ray vee a da about why some of the dancers feel this way. >> i think a lot of women are worried that because of the things that have been said from him that we would be sending the wrong message. >> the company that employs the dancer says their appearance at the inauguration is voluntary but claims they had more rockettes that wanted to perform than spots available. >>> ho, ho, ho, and way to go. santa claus has taken off from his north pole headquarters as he gets ready to deliver a merry christmas to the world. we're

fifty-two year old brian smith, sitting in a hospital bed, after surviving that car crash that almostmorning, when his car flipped over. his phone went flying, and was no where to be found, leaving him with no way to call for help. but, he says, he never lost hope. >> my family never gave up on me. and they wouldn't. as long as you got something to fight for, just don't ever give up. >> smith suffered four broken ribs, and fractured ankle, and although he wouldn't call it a christmas miracle, he says this happy ending is just as good. >> meantime, out in san diego, tropical storm causes severe flooding and massive downpours, and dangerous driving conditions. that led to several crashes. the first of two back pack winter storms slammed the city yesterday afternoon. heavy rain caused numerous accidents and intense flooding. the area is supposed to get an even more powerful storm as expected to bring snow this weekend. >> well, we seem kind of boring compared to that. >> snow in san diego. who has ever heard of such a thing? >> it can happen. mother nature, she does what she want, jim, y

brian smith's vehicle flipped off an embankment on interstate 81 but his cell phone was ejected fromup holder so he had no way of calling for huh help. >> i heard them call my phone. heard them all ring tones and i'm laying there boy i wish i could answer the phone but i can't. >> smith laid in his car alone for 12 hours with four broken ribs and a fractured ankle but he never gave up hope that his family would find him. sure enough, he eventually heard a knock on the window. it was a state trooper who located smith by tapping into a gps feature on his smartphone. >> investors hoping for an early christmas presenter left a little bit disappointed for the weekend. the dow jones once again failed to hit 20,000 points. stocks closed relatively flat ahead of the holiday weekend. the dow now sits less than 70 points below that benchmark. it gained almost 15 points today. the nasdaq also rose 15. the s & p 500 gained three. the stock market will reopen tuesday. >>> if you get a gift that you don't want this weekend, burger king is offering up a tasty swap. select locations in miami london

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. >> former emg player brian westbrook took part and phillies own will smith left a surprise heart felt video message. in the end. thousands of lives were touched by the kindness of humanity. giving true meaning to operation brotherly love. >> this means so much to me to be part of this family's life >> it was great event. it has become a collaborative events with others in addition to the 1,000 individual volunteers. i had a great time stuffing >> you were santa >> i just didn't have my hat on. it was great time >> looks like it >> it was good to be inside. at that time, it was raining out >> it was raining, mild this morning, maybe you got a few hours in the 60 degree temperatures, but all of that gone, again, it's over a. it's over, it's done, arctic air is coming back. a strong arctic cold front. it brought ace few showers and looks like we lost our high temperatures because it's past midnight. let's get over that. doppler estimated rainfall totals over the last hours, we did have the rain moving through, rainfall totals weren't that impressive, about a ten. of an inch. of course, w

zachary ty brian was 9, and taryn noah smith was all of 7 years old. >> this is my ship. >> it was yourhip. >> i see zac quite a bit because he kind of works with my oldest daughter and they kind of hooked up in the production business. i see debbing dunning a lot. >> it's so cool to see patricia and tim working together again. she's reprised her role as tim's neighbor on his show, last man standing. >> we both matured a little bit, but it's like being around family. >> i think you matured a lot. he's very mature. >> very mature. >> such a funny show. thankfully we keep seeing tim in action. here's something you may know know about home improvement. frances fisher was originally cast as jill taylor. patricia richardson replaced her just a few days before they shot the pilot. >>> now on to another classic. happy days. did you know that the pilot was called new family in town. but upon its debut, the series became one of the biggest sitcoms of the '70s, and it was also the amazing mind of garry marshall. garry passed away this summer, and everybody got together to pay tribute. >> you can

. >> former eagles player, brian westbrook, took part in the event. and philly's own will smithrtfelt video message. >> and i love so many people coming together. >> in the end thousands of lives were touched by the kind he is act of humanity, families, volunteers alike, feeling the love, giving true meaning to operation brotherly love. >> this means so much to me to be a part of these family's lives. >> and that was natasha brown reporting over the years the operation brotherly love holiday event has become a collaborative effort between wawa, operation warm, the mayor's offers every community service and others, in addition to 1,000 individual volunteers. >>> americans have a little more time to sign up for health insurance on healthcare.golf. due to high interest the deadline has been extends from the last week to 11:59 p.m. pacific time tonight. the obama administration hopes to sign up 13.8 million people for 2017. president-elect donald trump has vowed to repeal and replace the 2010 healthcare law. >> they may not be the most shiny or trends yes, sir present this holiday s

hall of famer and that smith was one minute left in the half length at 21-for teen. brian. the fourth quarter prescott passes again. brian is mass economic cowboys all-time touchdown 67 ride behind bob paisley 71. let's go to college the old. the holiday bowl north carolina state or suspend her go. again for jim and sin no second quarter. ryan finley drops back, throws a quick pass with a nine-yard. finley throws the string passed to weed through the defense for the 55-yard touchdown. north carolina state goes on to win the independent poll 41-17. down to the wire in brooklyn under two minutes ago. sean kilpatrick drains the big three pointer. look at that. when it's come back less than a minute to go. cody miller put the shot. last chance. two seconds takes the path that makes the game winning three at the buzzer. 120-118. dagen: entry because the redskins still have a shot at the playoffs. a powerful winter strengthening price of this country. there are thousands of people ,-com,-com ma homes and businesses without power and extreme weather causing flight cancellations.

. >> brian: mcknight is the second nfl player to die this year in a road-rage incident in the new orleans area. former ohio state buckeye will smith was shot after a minor traffic incident. his alleged shooter plead not guilty. enforcement continue to search for this man, david calhoun jr. he's suspected in the double murder of lashawn sanders and sierra marsh. was last seen running from the scene in a camouflage jacket and black pants. police consider him armed and extremely dangerous. >>> a man accused of shooting a lakewood teen is being held on a $100,000 bond. johnson plead not guilty to an assault charge. a local muslim group is asking for it to be hate crime because the 16-year-old said the man called him a terrorist and accused him of being part of the taliban before the teen was shot. >> brian: the somali born student in president attack at o.s.u. has been buried in a columbus cemetery. dozens of people attended his funeral at a columbus mosque. >> tia: well president-elect donald trump says he was, or will officially announce his choice to be the next defense secretary on monday. but he couldn't resist letting thursday.

brian is warning. if that another crew before the morning rush hour. >>> the wisconsin state patrol lost a cruiser thanks to the slick roads. trooper dave smith reports he was sitting in the car protecting a crash scene when someone ran into his squad. he suffered minor injuries. i-31 southbound near springer had to be closed for more than the driver behind her swerved into the opposite lanes of traffic, causing two more cars to lose control and crash their cars of driving too fast for conditions is blamed for all of this. >>> another strong reminder of why we need to slow down, a car spun out and crashed into a median cable barrier. at i-43 north at highway 32. the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay tonight. >>> this weather felt like christmas for some skiers at little switzerland. >> nothing is better for business than a little natural snow >> i have always been a fan of frosty the snowman, building a snowman is my favorite. >> only two runs were open as they prepare for a long week of snow-makings. they'll open everything up on friday. >>> we've asked you to send photos of your first snow fall n you delivered. the

smith reporting. we'll see you then. >>> back to politics, inauguration is only weeks away, you wouldn't know it judging by the election talk still going on. former hillary clinton campaign spokesperson brianallon piling on the blame again on twitter saying on day when election data freshly suggests decisive impacts of comey letters it is salt in the wound to the fbi rational was this flimsy. as well as this, yes, campaign made errors, especially in wisconsin and michigan, but comey must account for his actions too given how unsupported we now see they were. president-elect chiming in as well tweeting in part, i would have done even better in the election if that is possible if the winner was based on popular vote but was campaigned differently. let's break this down. this is a syndicated radio talk show host. thank you both for joining us today. >> i want to start with you, we see these tweets, first of all, when is enough enough? second of all, wisconsin and michigan, i mean, if she won those two states. she wouldn't have won the election. and if you're going to bring in states such as pennsylvania, she spent the money, she put the time in and still didn't win. when is enough enough? >>

smith: mr. speaker, i thank my colleague from texas, the author of this bill, for yielding me time. i also want to say that congressman brian babin is just an excellent chairman of the space subcommittee of the full science committee. mr. speaker, since nasa selected the first group of astronauts in 1959, more than 300 brave american astronauts have ventured into the kaz mows as explorers -- into the cosmos as explorers. it is easy to overlook how dangerous it is and how little we know about its long-term health effects. h.r. 6076, the treat astronauts act, ensures our courageous men and women who venture into space receive support for medical issues associated with their service. the treat astronauts act also will help us better understand the medical science of human space flight, enabling the next generation of explorers to literally go where no man has gone before. i should say no man or woman has gone before. the treat astronauts act build upon nasa's existing lifetime surveillance of astronaut health program and will operate within existing nasa resources. it provides for enhanced monitoring, diagnosis and treatment o