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>> good grief, charlie brown. we'll tell you all about a christmas controversy in one town, why the school district band part of elementary school presentation of a charlie brown christmas. that's just ahead. stay with us. >> ♪ >> santa claus will be here in about a week's time. it will start feeling like christmas, too. we'll check in with lauren after this break. stay with us. >> ♪ kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >> colder air moving in. yesterday it was mild, and very, very soggy, storm scan3, showing us quieter conditions, across the delaware valley, we do have quite a bit of moisture down to the south, with a exiting cold front. some shower activity working into part of southern delaware, we could see some of the showers sneak in, right along the immediate jersey coastline over the next couple of hours, but most every us will be staying dry, throughout our friday, and feeling the colder air, building in, temperatures dropping off, couple of degrees over the l

. >>> still ahead at 4:00, celebrating five decades of "charlie brown." >> and new concerns about theiving cars and this one has nothing to do with the engineering. >> i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. the black friday fallout has begun. what you can do if a retailer cancels >>> a breakthrough is paving the way for new alzheimer's cure. >> and an ancient chinese exercise could help us sleep better. here's jane king with today's wellness report. >> reporter: new treatments for alzheimer's disease could be on the horizon after a team of researchers discovered how the degenerative brain condition destroys the connections between brain cells. researchers have identified a new molecular mechanism that contributes to synapse loss, one of the first signs of alzheimer's and the hope is that discovery could lead to a treatment. you may have had lots of cranberries over the last few days, but do they offer any health benefits in the "new york times" says while cranberries are recommended for urnry tract infections the results on how well they actually work is mixed. some studies say they do

, snoopy and the rest of the peanuts gang, with a charlie brown christmas.e hear from the son of the man behind it, bill melendez. >> i'm steve melendez and one of four alive who worked on the charlie brown christmas special. ♪ >> the show is about charlie brown being frustrated by the commercialization of christmas. he complains about it to everybody, and finally, linus, his best friend explains it to him by quoting from luke. we had lots of trouble over that, because the networks didn't want to do it. they didn't like the idea of having a religious message in a children's t.v. show. of course what they didn't realize was that the film wasn't a children's show at all, it's aimed at adults. >> peace good will toward men. >> the story that i was told about the reaction to the film was that lee mendleson took it to show to the executives and they all hated it. >> this seemed to fit the modern spirit. >> but one of them had his daughter sitting there with him, who was ill and off school, so she was sitting in this meeting room, and while these guys are arguing

if you're a fan of charlie brown, or the charlie brown specials, or you grew up with it, or you're just getting into it, tonight is really cool. we have a performance from the young people's chorus of new york city. and the roots. [ cheers and applause ] it's really -- it's -- >> steve: it's beautiful. >> jimmy: it just gets ya. >> steve: it gets ya. >> jimmy: it gets ya in the spirit. >> steve: yeah. next week. and just grab a little glass of warm buttermilk. >> jimmy: no. >> steve: oh, we have warm -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. the holidays? >> steve: i usually drink like eggnog or something like that. >> jimmy: yeah. usually i get together with my parents we put our beanbag chairs around. >> jimmy: we sit down and have our buttermilk. warm -- lukewarm buttermilk. [ laughter ] in it? lucky. who ever gets that you have to year. oh, man. it's a little -- a little bittersweet. but i won't get into it. >> steve: what happened? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i didn't tell you this? >> steve: tell me what? >> jimmy: about my grandma. >> steve: your grandma? what happened? no. >> jimmy: i mean, i

he was the voice of charlie brown in several of the classics including "a charlie brown christmas." >>> it's being called the holy grail of ship wrecks it may be the world's largest sunken treasure ever. the spanish galone went down 300 years ago, and it's believed it was carrying 11 million gold coins and jewels that could be worth billions of dollars if ever recovered. >>> tonight the vatican is preparing for something it has not done in 15 years, some 100,000 people are expected to crowd st. peters square tomorrow for the opening of the holy door, marking the beginning of the year-long jubilee of mercy. catholics who confess their sins can ask for forgiveness by walking through the door. the vatican judicially does this once every 25 years, but the pope made an exception. >>> an ohio man has set up a nativity scene in his front yard with joseph, mary, and baby jesus as zombies. last year it was a publicity stunt for the haunted house he owns, but some people loved it, and others including city officials did not. they asked him to take it down. he resurrected it this year and went t

the booklet of 20 stamps features ten still frames from a charlie brown christmas. the dozens of children who attended designed their own the iconic lucy booth. phil: totally deserving. jc: phil: i will give you jc: the 10. work in this local lab critical in the fight against hiv and aids. phil: on world aids day, a look at advances made right here that have changed the lives of patients. jc: he thought it would be fun, but when this little guy made it to the top of the tree he realized he couldn' t get down. the group effort to save him from 50 feet up. phil: it would be the experience of a liftime for most pats' fans. new at 6:00, how you could win the chance to catch a pass from phil: it was sixty years ago today rosa parks took a stand in alabama and didn' t give up her bus seat for a white man. december 1, 1955. parks was arrested and it sparked a year-long boycott of the buses. the civil rights pioneer died in 2005 at age 92. today is world aids day. first cases were documented in the united states. jc: there are advances helping people everything living with

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and why charlie brown's famous scene almost did not make the cut. >>> there is now a slew of complaints from muslim men, being blocked from traveling to america. starting with a highly publicized report that said he and his family could not get to disney land. roxana saberi reports. >> my work is fitness, that's all i care about fitness that's it. >> he said he felt humiliated at london gatwig airport, when officials barred him and ten of his family members from boarding a flight to los angeles. even though they had travel visas. >> i don't know what to say, the only thing comes to my mind is because i have a muslim name perhaps. >> the pakistani born british citizen says his family members were devastated they couldn't go on to disneyland. >> i would plan this trip for two months, kids are excited, then all of a sudden someone comes aboard saying you are not allowed to board the plane. >> a former candidate for britain's parliament said he had a similar experience two days later at heathrow airport. he said a u.s. embassy official stopped him from bein boarding a plaiplane to new york.

. ♪ christmastime is here >> pelley: "a charlie brown christmas" was an instant hit. 30 million saw itbecame a classic. >> that's what christmas is all about, charlie brown. >> pelley: well, snoopy would be interested in our final story: a whole new answer to where beagles come from. next. >> this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by pacific life. for life insurance, annuities and investments, choose pacific life: the power to help you succeed. the debate. next weather talent appears at wx center with generic pinpoint filling monitor then we take special >> pelley: as promised, we end with a medical breakthrough. a new way to make puppies. jim axelrod now, with a man- breeds-dog story. >> reporter: in upstate new york, alex travis is walking his two colorfully named beagles, red and green. >> you guys are so cute. >> reporter: but these are no ordinary dogs, and he's no ordinary dog-walker. travis is a researcher at cornell university's vet school, and red and green are two of the first-ever test tube puppies. >> the litter came from three separate moms who gave the eggs a

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. ♪ christmas time is here >>> "a charlie brown christmas" was an instant hit. 30 million saw it andme a classic. >> that's what christmas is all about, charlie brown. >> well, snoopy would be interested in our final story. a whole new answer to where beagles come from. next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> as promised, we end with a medical breakthrough. a new way to make puppies. jim axelrod now, with a man-breeds-dog story. >> reporter: in upstate new york, alex travis is walking his two colorfully named beagles, red and green. >> you guys are so cute. >> reporter: but these are no ordinary dogs, and he's no ordinary dog-walker. travis is a researcher at cornell university's vet school, and red and green are two of the first-ever test tube puppies. >> the litter came from three separate moms who gave the eggs and two separate dads. >> reporter: in vitro fertilization, fertilizing an egg with a sperm in a lab, then implanting the embryo in a surrogate, has been around for humans since the late 1970s. but researchers like travis only recently figured out how to make it work with canines. dog r

christmas time is here >>> "a charlie brown christmas" was an instant hit. million saw it and it became a classic. >> that's what christmas is all about, charlie brown. >> well, snoopy would be interested in our final story. a whole new answer to where beagles come from. next. woman: what does it feel like when a woman is having a heart attack? chest pain, like there's a ton of weight on your chest. severe shortness of breath. cold sweats. there's an unusual tiredness and fatigue. there's unfamiliar dizziness or light-headedness. unusual pain in your back, neck, jaw, one or both arms, even your upper stomach, are signs you're having a heart attack. don't make excuses. make the call to 9-1-1 immediately. arn more at womenshealth.gov/h/hrtattack. while i was on a combat patrol in baqubah, iraq, a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors, you don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guy

plus top five christmas movies, you know, those movies you used to watch every year, you know charlie brownade the list but which flick comes in first. >> and should little kid really be getting gifts for parents? we have asked the kid, and skipped the experts and asked them what they think about the idea. should you have to buy mom and dad a gift? >> you are young, you have no job. >> you can always make something. >> i always like those. you know, pop sickle stick banks, even pop sickle sticks that kid put together. but i still have all of them, going way, way, way, years ago. they are all falling apart now. the there is nothing like christmas is family is my point though. lets look down memory lane here. my daughters, jessica and jill. >> ahh. >> i don't know what they were doing but it was christmas have afternoon. >> okay. >> it is supposed to be the baby jesus. then jessica on the left, she mary or joseph. jill, i don't know what is going on. >> i don't either. >> it is cute though. >> very cute. >> so here's another christmas morning, a bit later on in life. >> look at you. >> they h

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it's one of the most famous children's christmas tv shows of all time, is "a charlie brown christmas." it's also a play. kids in kentucky are set to perform it. but the board of education is making the district remove all biblical figures from christmas programs...includin g the nativity scene in the charlie brown story...due to a complaint filed by a parent. "how grown adults can basically deny and delete jesus christ out of their lives, and out of their schools." the district allows christmas celebrations -- but does not want to be seen as endorsing religion. an update now on a story we've been telling you about for the past few days. the little girl who survived a fire that killed the rest of her family -- is going to disney world. you might remember eight- year-old safyre -- she only wanted christmas cards for christmas. and those cards came in by the thousands. but that's not all she's an all-expense paid disney trip through a non-profit organization called baking memories 4 kids... you know you guys are all gonna go to disney world? are you excited to go? yes" her aunt says it w

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>> guillermo: no. >> jimmy: speaking of holiday abc the 50th anniversary of a charlie brown christmas, the original special was first broadcast in 1965. it's a classic. it's probably the greatest christmas special of all-time. in fact, we asked a person who knows a lot about the greatest things of all-time. what is the greatest christmas special of all-time? here's what he said. >> it's "peanuts." the cost of the wall is peanuts. we're talking about peanuts. it's going to be peanuts. peanuts. that's peanuts. that's peanuts. peanuts. peanuts, peanuts, peanuts. peanuts, peanuts, peanuts, peanuts, peanuts. glorified billionaires, it's peanuts. >> jimmy: all right, it's official. tonight on the show it's mashup monday with at all out boyz ii men. "the ridiculous 6" so stick around! d portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by samsung pay. sfx: irritating song playing awww... intel's best processor is here. which gives new pc's three times the battery life. so you never have to stop watching. thanks. happy happy happy for you and me. introducing intel's new 6th generation core p

a four foote ago, tall tree, nicknamed the charlie brown tree, somehow grew from duke street.on for years, people decorated the for christmas,s, easter, and st. patrick's day. >> it made me happy every time i went by. >> people love the tree. was cut downe without warning, leading to some heartfelt condolences. the sad site left some people thinking they should take action. realizing it's not too late for a new tree to take this one's place. >> i was thinking about going by home depot in getting a potted one. jeff: then we got a call back cityalexandria's spokesman, saying they cut the tree because it was leaning into the roadway, creating a safety hazard. >> we encourage holiday celebrations in places that are safe. this was not a safe location for a holiday celebration. it was just aw tree, but it was a source of strength. >> if you can stand all that stuff in life, all the rest of us could. pirit that could never be cut down. update coming up -- an on the freddie gray case. the developments expected in court tomorrow. and going the distance, the amazing journey of a virginia man helpin

it's a charlie brown christmas special at -9- o'clock... it's "rudolph's shiny new year".... at 10:00... it's "castle"... followed by action news... live at 11... coming up.. childhood asthma. more kids in low income families are getting stuck with inhalers. but there's one group.. that's seeing a dramatic decrease in cases. sometimes, the hardest choice indulging in those holiday sometimes, the hardest choice is picking what food to eat... especially since we've all been indulging in those holiday treats. if you're heading to the movies this weekend, here are a few tips. to quench your thirst... consider a giant water instead of a giant soda. if you want popcorn... get a small and hold the butter. stay away.... from pretzel bites... they may seem small.. but are packed with hundreds of calories... even without the cheese! and... instead of getting candy, bring some dried fruit and nuts from home... instead. asthma's a common problem for american children.. but for some demographics.. that's changing. with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson.

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christmas, the special now 50 years old, on that stage, charlie brown yells out: isn't there anyoneho knows what christmas is all about? and by the end of our show, we will likely have an answer for little charlie brown, besides the one line husband for them on the stage. berlin police department has a facebook page, we will put that up now. and on the latest post last night, they are going to make this a memorable christmas for this young family hit by what the police department called their first grinch of the christmas season this year. stealing all of five year old little girl's wardrobe, and the clothes of her eight year old brother, and mom, too, as the kids and moms entire wardrobe were in the wash, spin and dry cycles here at the maytag landreaux mat, white horse pike, right up the street from the police department headquarters here. yes, ma'am, folks, somebody stole the family's entire used dirty clothes wardrobe being washed. the police seeing the little faces, and the worried mother, sending her kids to school, every day in the same outfits, since their only ones that the

>> you have to screw it in. >> but it's a fake charlie brown tree, it's not real.>> maybe people could send in ornaments. >> i'm going to use this as the very first ornament. we can put up the tree maybe over the weekend. if you buy an ornament make an ornament drop it off or mail it to us your ornament and you know what i might do? i might ask kids to bring it in and i'll lift them up and let them put it on the tree. >> those moments are so amazing. >> like we did with the advent calendar. speaking of people bringing stuff in and dropping it off both alex and i had something brought in for us from out of our viewers. rocco thank you so much. the pope walked on special carpet that was brought out to the ben franklin parkway. i shredded mine and i ruined my perfect authentication paper. >> this is how you can get a piece of the pope carpet. they're giving away thousands. >> twenty thousand. >> after all of that i didn't get one many people were tweeting me i got my pope carpet. alex did you. >> and i was like no i didn't get it. >> now you have it. >> and it was fre

the symbol of over-commercilizati on of christmas in the 1965 animated tv holiday classic, "a charlie brown christmas"? (a) black friday shopping (b) aluminum christmas trees (c) christmas cards (d) tv christmas specials and be sure to weigh on what you think the answer is on the facebook page. coming up next... entertainment industry. we'll have the top stories of 2015. plus... quentin tarantino is finally getting his star on the hollywood walk of fame. in 20-15, some showbiz figures drew more attention for their off- camera exploits than their day jobs. david daniel looks at the entertainment stories that kept us entertained this year. << (nat-crowd) transgender issues took an olympic-sized step forward in 2015, as kardashian step-dad bruce jenner officially became caitlyn jenner. (nat-applause) another '80s icon, bill cosby, saw his image go from father figure to accused predator, as more than 40 women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations... allegations he has denied. also took down a recent t-v powerhouse: the duggar family of "19 kids and counting." josh duggar faced reports

a charlie brown christmas play ordering this scene removed after just one complaint. >> for unto youavid the savior. >> outlining the true meaning of christmas, lawyers advised them to take it out. many are urging the district to reconsider. >>> it is the end of an era for american soccer. >> final time for abby wambach retiring. >> retiring after 255 games for the national team. wambach sending this farewell message for her fans in a powerful gatorade ad. >> forget me. forget my number. forget my name. forget i ever existed. >> wambach says she wants the next generation to do great things, too. she won't even be remembered. she wants them to out do her. she's even deleted her social media account. wow. true athlete. >> that's tough. >>> the time has finally come. "star wars", "the force awakens" now playing in some cities everywhere tomorrow. i have a feeling that you knew that though. we had a chance to sit down with the film stars and the director. you really enjoyed this? >> i really did. with over $100 million in pre-sale tickets already sold, "star wars" "the force awakens" is