there is confusion how he ended up in the chimney. they say he was trying to sneak back in after missing curfew. they later said he was cleaning the chimney when he got stuck. >>> a bell ringer in san francisco is going for a world record. >> thank you, sir. merry christmas. >> he's trying to ring longer than 36 hours straight. soriano started ringing yesterday morning and still going strong. he hope to stay out there until 9:00 tonight. he's been ringing bells for the salvation army for nine years. he's one of 23 bell ringers across the country that are signing up for that challenge. >>> oakland has an early holiday gift for drivers. the city is offering free parking for the next two saturdays in order to help boost local shopping. drivers will not have to feed the meters but they will have to obey by the time limits posted on the meters. the parking holidays will cost the city $125,000. but that will likely be absorbed, hopefully, by business revenues. >>> google is move into the auto business with addresser invention. driverless ca

but later they said, he was only cleaning the chimney.re never going to let him live it down. i believe the curfew story more than the cleaning. >> the cleaning the chimney is not going to fly. >> wouldn't want to mess with that guy. cleaning the chimney. a little late trying to sneak in, santa style. >> sneak in santa style? come on. >>> and it was not a world record. but it was a thrill of a lifetime for three death-defying kayakers. >> the daredevils went to the edge of a raging waterfall in alabama. then, took a 90-foot plunge, one after another. all three made it to the bottom safely. skillfully maneuvering the nine-story drop. >> look at that. nine stories. and one of the kayakers described the experience as one of the most terrifying things ever. >> i guess. i guess. >> duh. think it's going to be easy-breezy going off a 90-foot waterfall? scary. >> dangerous. scary. coming down like that, how do you maneuver it so you land -- >> kayaks are so light. i don't know how you would -- you know what? they're braver folks than you and i o

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down that chimney.oing to write a note to a local builder. he wrote a note to a local builder, jeremy paxton. dear mr. paxton, i'm worried that my mummy's house does not have a big enough chimney. i'm worried that santa will get stuck. please, can you help? so jeremy paxton's team began creating a santa-friendly chimney for leo's new house. >> that's awesome. >> and santa himself showed up to give it a test run. so here they've got santa and they're rugging him up with a harness to lift him up uses a crane to test out the santa-sized chimney. you see santa doing a little swim move, i've never seen santa do the breaststroke. i've never seen santa do that. but guess what, little leo is on hand, there he is, waving to santa! >> he's so excited. he can't believe that santa is up on his roof. he's like, can you believe this? >> tested out his chimney that he got created. >> fortunately, it looks like it works. >> now christmas morning, little leo is going to know that he's going to have a lot of gifts, becau

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. >>> trapped in a chimney.escuers save a teen from a chimney, after he uses the fireplace to try to escape a curfew. >> reporter: firefighters lift a soot-covered 18-year-old jorge herrera, out of the chimney, after spending hours trapped inside. after rescuers saved him from the confined space, the embarrassed teen walked by our cameras, only answering "nothing," when we asked what happened. exactly how the teen got stuck is something only he knows. but a relative told firefighters, jorge came in after his curfew and tried to sneak inside by sneaking down the chimney into his bedroom. his mother, equally embarrassed, at first said her son got stuck because he was cleaning the chimney. >> he thought the hole was going to be big but it was small. >> reporter: but once the dust settled, she realized her son was trying to get inside. firefighters say feet first. >> i would guess that he had his hands on the edge, and released into the chimney, thinking it would be kind of a nice, smooth transition into the house.

. >>> plus stuck inside a chimney.his is not santa claus. >>> welcome back to the ktvu morning news. it's 5:55. a stockton teenager proved he's no santa after getting stuck in a chimney. firefighter were called to a home yesterday morning and could see george's feet sticking at the bottom of the chimney. >> we guess he had his hands on the edge and released in the chimney. thinking it would be a nice smooth transition into the house. >> firefighters had to break part of the chimney. they did get him out safely. there is confusion why the teenager was in the chimney. his family said he was trying to sneak back in after missing a curfew. they later said he was cleaning the chimney when he got stuck. >>> oral arguments begin in the court on the defensive marriage act. in 2008 karen and her female partner were married in san francisco. she wants to at her partner to her health insurance but it has been denied. the defensive marriage act forbids the government from recognizing same sex marriage. this case now goes to a u.s.

chimney, shho-ho-, what a face.e knew i could do it really. i think he may have been a little worried but his worries aside now. >> oh, that santa is a good guy. in a few days, he says he will look forward to bringing leo his christmas presents. >> isn't he the cutest little guy. >> there's a lot of wiggle room in that chimney. that's a big one. >> made it extra large. >> you got to. >> so santa can bring along all of his presents. >>> still ahead on news4, a frantic sear state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >>> police i

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he'd slide down the chimney, a rather tight pinch. combo tuck and pike. high degree of difficulty. ♪ la-la o! [ grunts ] [ narrator ] he got stuck only once, for a moment or two. blasted water weight. goes right to my hips. [ grunts ] - [ whimpers ] - aah! ow! gee! [ narrator ] then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue-- shh! a little more stealth, please. [ whispering ] where the little who stockings all hung in a row. these stockings-- ...he grinned. are the first thing to go. okay, fellas. chow time. [ wings fluttering ] [ sucking air ] [ squeaks ] [ murmuring ] - [ barks ] - [ sucking air ] [ cackling ] [ narrator ] then he slunk to the icebox. slunk? [ low growl ] he eyed the whos' feast. he took the who-pudding. - [ dish shatters ] - he took the roast beast. hike! he cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash. why, that grinch, he even took their last can of who-hash. then he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee. and now-- ...grinned the grinch. [ grunts ] i stuff up the tree. and the grinch grabbed the tree, an

. >>> he climbed down a chimney but isn't santa. the unusual rescue and why he says he climbed in, in the first place. >>> less than a year after the japan quake and tsunami, the debris starting to wash up on the west coast. >>> the chemical in some of the most popular sodas that could be used as a flame retardant. moving forward. louie sanchez >>> the case against the suspects accused of beating bryan stow is now moving forward. louis sanchez and marvin norwood from san bernardino county will back in court today. they are charged with attacking stow, who is a giants fan, outside dodger stadium back in march. they pled not guilty. sanchez's lawyer says he has doubts about the d.a.'s case against his client. >> the stuff we've gone through so far, certainly doesn't paint the clear picture that the d.a. was trying to paint early on in this case that there were admissions and confessions and, you know, of being involved in the altercation. >> both suspects return to court next month, when the preliminary hearing date will be set. bryan

. >>> firefighters helped board up a chimney on the home hours it was believed that chimney started a fire last night. firefighters say it's just the latest in a series of chimney related fires. a fire department spokesperson says there was damage inside the chimney that allowed the fire to enter the walls of the house and then reach the attic. the homeowner says a man and woman passing by saw the flames, called 911 and then told her her house was on fire. >> i would like to think this unknown couple for alerting me and saving my home and possibly saving my life. >> reporter: the fire department wants the public to know it's a good idea to get your chimneys cleaned and inspected before using them during this cold snap. >>> today a full pay jack from the lucky supermarket change has nothing to do with deals on groceries. maureen naylor shows us why lucky is reaching out to customers at stores all a across the bay area. >>> lucky is addressing it's customers directly. taking out full page advertisements in several news advertisers, that anyone who visited revie their bank accounts for s

way down that chimney. his feat were dangling just above the floor. >> there's a gentlemen who lives in the house. his account was that they heard him yelling early this morning. basically help me. help me. >>reporter: brick were his peeled away and the aenl 18-year-old finally pulled to safety. firefighters gather young man missed curfew last night this was his attempt to get back in the house. >> i told me he was only in there for 20 minutes but apparently he was in there for quit a bit longer, i think. >>reporter: 18-year-old was not talkative and apparently anxious for a shower. family members also didn't answer many questions. it's really quite remarkable what santa pulls off each year. chimney not meant to be entrance. >> it's about 12 by 14 inches. this one is actually fairly roomy as chimneys go. >>reporter: roomy for the first several feet. it's the last couple where things get sticky. >> tim reporting. tough spot for the kid to be in obviously. >> when we continues here tonight arizona sheriff arp

. >>> firefighters helped board up a chimney on the home hours it was believed that chimney started afire last night. firefighters say it's just the latest in a series of chimney related fires. a fire department spokesperson says there was damage inside the chimney that allowed the fire to enter the walls of the house and then reach the attic. the homeowner says a man and woman passing by saw the flames, called 911 and then told her her house was on fire. >> i would like to think this unknown couple for alerting me and saving my home and possibly saving my life. >> reporter: the fire department wants the public to know it's a good idea to get your chimneys cleaned and inspected before using them during this cold snap. >>> today a full pay jack from the lucky supermarket change has nothing to do with deals on groceries. maureen naylor shows us why lucky is reaching out to customers at stores all a across the bay area. >>> lucky is addressing it's customers directly. taking out full page advertisements in several news advertisers, that anyone who visited revie their bank accounts for su

the stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hope that saint nicholas soon would be there.he children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plumbs danced in their heads. >> and -- just settled down for a long winter nap. >> when out on the lawn thera rose such a latter i spring to my bed -- sprang to see what was the matter. i tore open the shutters and threw open the sash. >> the moon gave a luster to objects below and what did my eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh -- with a little driver i knew in a moment it must be saint nick. >> his courses they came, he whistled and shouted and called them by name. now dasher now dancer, now prancer and vixen. on comet, on cupid, on donor and blitzen. to the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, dash away, dash away, dash away a. >> the hurricane fly -- now to the sky. up to the house top they flew, with the sleigh of toys and saint nicholas too. i heard the prancing pawing of each little hoof. >> as i drew in my head and was turn around down the chimney saint nicholas came with a bound. hehe was dress

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if so, he was probably in that chimney for a few hours. no wonder he didn't want to talk after his rescue. >> there are easier ways to sneak in and out of the house. >> go through a window. >> let's check in with jeff ranieri now. >> i'm going to transition through that. we did have a few showers this morning, about a tenth of an inch to a trace of an inch, and we did see clearing and warming today. close to 60 in stant at that rosa, 51 in livermore and los gatos at 46 and 56 in santa cruz. right in and out the radar is clear and that storm is pushed off towards the south and we find the coldest levels in the north bay with 43 napa, and almost 46 out in the east bay. in no time we'll be back into the 30s with no cloud cover tonight to insulate us. also areas of patchy fog look to develop throughout the north bay and friday as that system continues to move into southern california. it will create a few areas of wind mainly for the hilltops. we could see a gust of 15, 20 miles per hour, not a big deal. the satellite raid car is high offshore

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>> initially it came in as someone cleaning a chimney.e were told by a gentleman who lives in the house that he was trying to avoid having missed curfew. >> herr era was trapped in the chimney for hours before he was rescued. he then went inside to go in the front door this time to face the music and his family. herr era was not seriously hurt just scuffed up and dirty and a little too embarrassed to speak to reporters. >>> each house was designed by a guest builder teamed up with a palace chef. this is a picture of a house that our very own campbell helped to build along with chef campbell no relation. guests at the palace vote for their favorite. if tory campbell's ginger bread house gets the most votes, the palace will make a donation to her favorite charity. the crisis center. >>> barry bonds will be back here in court tomorrow for what may be the last time. back where all his legal troubles began eight years ago. >>> in berkeley today, how the government is coming to the aid of people and businesses hurt by last month's telegraph ave

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then they said he was just cleaning the chimney. firefighters say either way, he probably thought that he would fit through the whole chute. >> i would guess that he had his hands on the edge and released into the chimney thinking that it would be a -- kind of a nice smooth transition into the house and it didn't work out that way. >> the teenager appeared to be okay. firefighters say he was probably in there for a few hours before mom heard him screaming for help. >>> police trying to erase san jose's growing graffiti problem just scored big. in one fell swoop, they say that they have taken dozens of serial scrawlers off the streets. len ramirez on the tagger takedown. >>> police say that they have-- >>> reporter: an explosion of graffiti in san jose. over the past few months, almost any flat surface on the streets or on the side of a building has become a target for taggers making their mark. >> it makes the neighborhoods look ghetto. it's sad. and it brings down the value of the neighborhood. >> reporter: neighbors have been watc

. >> damage to the inside of the chimney. when they hitlit it up the fire entered the walls of the house and got inside the attic. >> reporter: firefighters kept the fire from spreading. a man and a woman driving by saw flames outside that couldn't be seen inside and called 911. >> you don't know where it is and how fast it can spread and they reacted and were not shy and helped this person they didn't know. >>> the cold weather could be uncomfortable. >> i like it. but other times, when is it going to get warm. >> that's what many homeless are asking. and they are making a plea for those feeling ill to get to the cold weather shelters. >> please come in. i can't convey how cold it really gets. >> reporter: she is also making a public acknowledgment. >> i would like to thank this unknown couple for alerting me and saving my home and possibly saving my life. >> reporter: the fire department's plea, get chimneys clean and inspected. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> investigators in st. louis public school

well, in response, the builder designed a test in which santa would be lowered into the chimney using a crane to test just how santa-friendly it was. lucky for this little boy, it was a success. >>> and finally, in canada, technology and holiday spirit come together to create a very merry welcome home. college students have formed the tweet and carol choir. this is a group that takes requests via twitter to sing to your special someone upon arrival at the airport. so far the airport has received over 100 requests and hopes to continue the practice the next year. well, you know, we got bill, finally, into twitter. so, this is a whole new world that we can expose you to. you can start requesting songs. welcome. >> are you going to sing to me or someone -- i'm waiting for the choir to appear. >> heck no. not even close. >> bill's a jolly good fellow. anything? >> sorry. >>> time for an early look at stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. just days after the formal end of the u.s. military mission in iraq, the last 300 u.s. air force airmen and women stationed in that countr

firefighters were called to the home to rescue a 21-year-old man from the chimney. no, he didn't get stuck while playing santa. it seems he missed his curfew the night before, thought he could get around the front door by sliding down the chimney, st. nick style. instead, he found himself trapped for several hours and having to explain not just why he was late, but how he will replace the demolished chimney. oh, niece big trouble now. >> mom must be tough. 20-year-old guy and he's got a curfew. well, you could say the fashions at a particular show in china were in very good taste. that's because all the clothing making their way down the runway that you're about to see here are made out of chocolate. there it is. i don't know how they get it to flow like that. this show was held to call attention to the opening of a chocolate dream park in shanghai today. designers said yes, they did have some problems with the sweet stuff because chocolate is easy to break and crumble. but with special treatments, designers got the chocolate to form the way they wanted. that's just

crew was called in to remove a guy who attempted to avoid getting in trouble by sneaking down the chimney. yes, you are probably shaking your heads. family members became aware he was stuck after hearing his cries for help. the man was rescued, freed from injury but left with a lot of explaining to do. there's his not-so-happy mama right there. >>> for a look at your national and regional weather let's check in with meteorologist bill karins. >> i was just cleaning the chimney for santa, mommy. >> only you could come up with an answer. >> my mom was on to me when i was about two. >>> can you believe in the pacific northwest, in like seattle, one of the driest starts you have had to any december. you typically in a la nina winter, which everybody was talking about, we expect big storms to move through the west. not lately. very quiet. 43 this morning. actually mild there. chilly in medford. chilly in l.a. 43. the real cold air back here in the intermountain west. upper level low spins through yesterday. and dipping south to baja california, the weather pattern, pretty much high pressure sy

firefighters had to rescue him after he got stuck in his family's chimney this morning. the family originally said he was trying to sneak in after breaking curfew, then he said he was just cleaning the chimney. typewriters at that either way he probably thought he could fit through the whole shoot. >> he probably thought it would kind of be on nice smooth transition. >> the teenager appeared to be okay. firefighters said he was probably an era couple of hours before his mom heard him screaming for help. >> the saddam he has reached the west coast. black buoy from japan that the size of the 55-gallon drum and suppressed expert's who were not expecting to bury this soon. >> that's as good as the evidence gets for first arrivals. >> i thought it would be the year too. >> that earthquake happened in march and at least 10 of these have been spotted in the area. they are light and travel much faster than most of the wreckage because they are flown by the wind and sit on the surface. more degree is expected to wash ashore on the west coast of california through southern alaska

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the chimney thinking it would be a nice smooth transition into the house. >> but it was not. he spent the nightstanding in the narrow which i am my. after he was freed he denied to answer our questions. >>> today, janitors were part of a customy relations enforce. officer. >> occupy ice organizers say they target thousands of hard- working people who struggle with low wages. it is part of a statewide ise. 61 homeless people died on the streets of santa clara county this year. today, they were remembered in a memorial. as we are shown for the first time in three years, the holeless problem has -- gotten worse. >> this is my locker. everything i own is in here. >> reporter: he knows he is one of the lucky ones. homeless but temporarily employed here at the shelter. he has somewhere warm to stay during the winter months. >> it my free time i can continue my work. >> reporter: today, where he usually sleeps, people committed to ending holelessness read the names of people who died this year while homeless. >> she says it is part of a aopbule memorial. >> we get too part of a annu

. >>> a california teenager had to be rescued after he got stuck in a very narrow chimney.efighters lifted the 18-year-old out of the smoke stack thursday. apparently, he came home after his curfew and then actually thought he could imitate santa claus and sneak into the house. >> i would guess that he had his hands on the edge and released into the chimney, thinking that it would be kind of a nice smooth transition into the house and it just didn't work out that way. >> yeah. not at all. he was covered with soot and embarrassed. but, otherwise, unhurt. >>> well, there are only nine shopping days left till christmas and the stores are pulling out all the stops to get you to shop. but some buyers are coming back a little more often than they would like. mike sugarman of our san francisco station kpix shows us many of those bargains may be back-firing. >> reporter: all of those black friday bargains just called out at you. on local saturday, cybermonday, you just couldn't pass them up! but maybe you should have. >> bought a pair of michael jordan tennis shoes that was $180. >

he attempted to slide down the chimney. are you surprise?>> not at all. >> physical feet were on the floor of the living room but the rest was jammed in the like room and had to get pulled out. fire department rescued him and he was out in 15 minutes but here's the hook e. stayed in the chimney all night until someone in the house woke up and found him. he was fine but the only thing that was bruise was his ego from a personal standpoint. i am claustrophobic and there's no way i would last all night. no way. >>> all right. now it's been a long running series demonstrating the best of the spirit of giving. now abc bid farewell to extreme makeover home edition. one of the final reveal and where it had take place. >>> madonna set to perform for the halftime extravaganza a new single and cd in the works. we will explain after we get back from a check of the morning's tech bites. >> reporter: facebook's timeline is live a look for personal pages like a ding tal -- digital scrapbook making it easier for you and everyone else to see what i've done

. >> i ask you, would you like to see this man coming down your chimney?> that man wouldn't fit down your chimney. >> why don't you do australia? >> australia. let me see. because australia -- >> you'll like this. >> australia is in the southern hemisphere, christmas occurs in early summer there. and so therefore, australians spend christmas outside on christmas eve, thousands of people gather for carols by candle light. looks like fun. and they surround themselves with christmas bush, a native plant. santa arrives on a surf board. that sounds like more fun to me. >> that's just not right. that's not right. santa claus on a surf board. >> i like it. >> christmas at the beach. >> i like it. >> we're going to spend christmas in arizona. >> a different kind of christmas. >> maybe i can get rid of this cold. when he started preaching as a toddler. folks said he would grow out of a stage. but 34 years later holly started to him he started as a boy. that is our chicagoland church of the month. ♪ >> bishop hudson, you have an interesting past. you started preachi

are you thinking someone is just going to come and magically drop gifts down your chimney? well, yeah. there's that. brianmo brian mohr, nbc news. >>> the grinch made a stop at morgan hill today stealing all but one present at a 12-year-old girl's home. the girl's family is now also looking for their dog and fear he may have been stolen as well. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is live in morgan hill with the story. >> reporter: scott, the family says they came home on thursday to find all of their chrtmas gifts gone except for one, a gag gift, a watering hose. also gone, their dog. a chihuahua mix named sharkey. they say that's really what they are most upset about, that and a couple scrapbooks made for family members with original photographs they just can't replace. on top of this, this is the first christmas this family is spending together. kiley just married chris this summer and moved into the home on the 6300 block of troy road with kiley's 12-year-old daughter and sharkey just three months ago. >> i say give back my dog. i don't care about the presents. they don't matt

. >>> that's not santa in the chimney. the trouble a teen was trying to avoid when he got trapped. >>> bullied and taking it to court. i'm mike helgren at courthouse east and i'll tell you why the family of a little boy who claims he was tormented in baltimore city schools is sueing the system. >>> a very mild night but it will cool down. complete first forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 60 degrees and partly cloudy in central maryland right now. the complete first weather forecast is coming up. a single engine plane crashes in the middle of a phoenix neighborhood. one person on board was killed and the other is in serious condition. the plane missed hitting any homes and no one on the ground was injured. the pilot trying to land at the scottsdale airport, no word yet on what caused the accident. >>> a worker at a drive through coffee shop near pittsburgh has to fight off a frightening robbery attempt. this surveillance video shows a masked man with a tire iron climbing through the window. the worker is se

still some confusion as to why he was in that chimney. his family first said he was trying to sneak back into the house after missing a curfew. but then they later said he was actually cleaning the chimney and got stuck. >>> in just about two hours, oral arguments against the defense of marriage act are set to begin. in 2008, karen and her female partner were married in san francisco. and she wants to add her partner to her health insurance, but has been denied. the defense of marriage act forbids the government from recognizing same-sex marriage. now the case goes to the u.s. district court. >>> a hearing on the state's new lethal injection procedure is also scheduled for today. yesterday marin county judge issued a tentative ruling rejectth new procedure. the judge says alternative procedures were not given proper consideration. today's hearing will examine that ruling. a federal judge is also considering a separate legal challenge. >>> time is 7:19. if you've delayed your christmas shopping, there may be hope for you. with nine days un

i always come down the chimney but there's no chimney at this house.in. uh-oh! how will we get santa into the house? super why to the rescue! with the power to read, i can change this story and save the day! let's zap the word "chimney" from this sentence. z-z-zap! why writer... write! super readers, what word can we use to get santa down and into the house? let's try "river". which is the word "river"? it starts with the letter "r". children: that one! let's zap the word "river" into the sentence. do it with me. z-z-zap! let's read the new sentence and see what happens. [ ♪ ] ♪ down the river i go ♪ ho ho ho ho... whoa! did "river" help santa get down and into the house? children: no! no, that didn't help. [ ♪ ] oh, thank you, super why. you're welcome, santa. okay, so what word can we use to get santa down and into the house? let's try "ladder". which is the word "ladder"? i think it starts with an "l". children: there! there's it is. let's zap it into the sentence. ready, set, z-z-zap! let's read. [ ♪ ] oh, ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! a ladder! [ ♪ ] did th

. ♪ out jumps good old santa claus ♪ ♪ down through the chimney with lots of toys ♪ ♪ all for the little house top click, click, click ♪ ♪ down through the chimney with good saint nick ♪ ♪ . >> all right. welcome back to "the five" christmas special. let me tell you, that song they just sang about santa, kids, if you're watching, there is a santa. i believe in santa. he's there. he's real. and he always will be. santa is there. time for us to reveal our secret santa gifts. i'll go first. eric, figure out who your secret santa is. >> all right. opening it. >> that green paper you always wanted. >> i love green paper. i can regift it. look at that! let me see. suspenders. >> capitalist pig. >> those aren't new. >> they are. i've got my own matching set. >> right. he regifted. >> no, no. i got one for you. you probably guess it's me. >> occupy wall street. >> there is one more in there for you. >> you know what that is? >> i'll find out. >> it's collar extender because i know the reason you don't wear ties is because your shirts are too tight. but before we move on, i want to say, i felt ba

. ♪ i can't wait until santa claus comes down the chimney. ♪ ♪ she gave me new hifi for christmas and know everything is going to be all right. ♪ merry christmas, baby. ♪ you shore look mighty fine to me. ♪ i can't wait for santa to come down that chimney, baby. ♪ i am going to have company. ♪ you it ♪ merry christmas, baby. ♪ merry christmas to me. ♪ ♪ i sure like that little hifi you gave me, i listen to muc can't you see? ♪ i know you looking mighty fine. ♪ merry christmas came to me. thank you. [applause] wonderful. wonderful. you might more christmas music go to our website at fox news.com/huckabee for counselry star craig hammles renitation of i will be home for christmas and the little rockers and kelly wright with have yourself a merry christmas. coming up. from the moment our children were born, i lived in the boston area and there is a group that celebrates christmas every year that is called the rebels . it is a grouch people who are singing and -- group of people who are sing dancing with adults. and they celebrate the christmas and winter soltice. it is england and mexico

at first, he told her he got stuck because he was cleaning the chimney. he tried to sneak back into his home after breaking curfew. other than his pride, the teen was not injured. >> now he is grounded. now these three guys from north carolina video taped themselves last month going over a 90-foot water fall in a place called gaston. that's a park in alabama. mounted the cameras on the front of the kayak. somehow all three of them survived. however, officials at the park not happy. >> went over one at a time and were climbing out and when the police and myself got to them, we told them at that point in time that they could not be doing that and they needed to get their stuff and leave the property. >> better not be doing that. the head of the parks and recreation department said the city never gave them permission and never will. it's unlikely they will face charges. >>> after an activist is speaking out about his rough experience visiting china. >> the star of the most recent bat man movies was pushed around by government guards when he tried to visit a

leo was concerned about whether santa would be able to fit down the new chimney. he sent a letter to the developer telling him he was worried that santa would get stuck in there. the builder changed the design a little. the next thing you know santa claus was strap ordped on to a e to perform an official chimney test. young leo was on hand and watched the

firefighters were able to dismantle the chimney and get him out. he was not hurt, just very dirty and too embarrassed to talk to reporters. i imagine he was! >> probably more embarrassed about having the curfew at 20 years of age, i would imagine. 5:11, 55 degrees on tv hill. straight ahead -- how to stay safe while shopping. >> and calling autopsy shopping procrastinators, why saturday may be the best day left to make purchases. >> and some progress to report on the earlier accidents. we'll update those and check on the major roads, including a look at the harrisburg expressway. that's next. >> good morning. sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute. not bad this friday morning. we had a couple of earlier accidents here at the capital beltway. those are cleared. looking at speeds around 52 miles per hour on southbound 95 coming down towards 32 in howard county. nice start on 100. no problems to report on 295 if you're heading toward the airport. 46 miles per hour on southbound 97 in the area of 100 in the glen burnie area. we're checking

so instead of going in the front door, he tried the chimney. safe to say, he probably got in trouble anyway for missing his kerr few. >> i think he's trying to explain his situation to the person who imposed the curfew right there in the picture. she didn't look very understanding. >> i don't know. aren't there better ways than climbing down the chimney? >> get home in time. probably better. >> lesson learned, i hope. meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us about this -- can i say wacky weather, tom? >> you can say that repeatedly. it's been that way over and over this december. >>> yes, another strange morning. there is capitol hill under a partly cloudy sky. we've got a blustery wind bringing in colder weather. predawn we've had our warmest temperatures of the day. in fact, it's been around 60 degrees since midnight. but now it's begin to go get colder. around the region, we have a temperature at reagan national of 59 degrees. winds around the east at 10 miles an hour. down in the 40s western maryland, much of west virginia and shenandoa