a man was stuck inside a chimney. ktvu allie rasmus has detile -- details of this unusual rescue. >> reporter: firefighters don't know how this man ended up in the chimney of this apartment building. that is one of the things they are looking into as part of the investigation. but it was around 11:30 last night when there were numerous fire trucks parked outside here. a lot of the residents gathered in the lobby trying to figure what the commotion was about. someone called the fire department to report hearing a man stuck in the chimney. it took alittle while but they were able to make contact with the man. he was conscious and they pulled him out of that chimney. >> we had to break some of the bricks to remove enough bricks to get him out. >> reporter: as you heard firefighters had to use special tools to break the bricks of the chimney to rescue the man. they showed us some of the tools. the man's vital signs were good. they rushed him to the hospital. now they will have to look into the question why he was stuck in

we arrived we found one person inside of a -- the fire chimney here. had to free some of the bricks to get him out. >> the man was rushed to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. investigators aren't saying why he was in the chimney but he was not trespassing. >>> president obama and speaker of the house john boehner held talks today to work out a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. john boehner didn't speak to reporters after the meeting with the president but he offered to accept one of the president's demand, higher taxes on the rich. >>> push to spare mental health from fiscal cliff cuts. programs that provide mental health screenings, case management and funding for medication could be on the line. advocates say the massacre in connecticut shows why the services are crucial. >> that shows up all over the community, not only in schools but also in hospital emergency departments, homeless shelters, in the criminal justice systems. >>> professional hockey returns to san jose tonight and many shark sporters are happy, but why it is the san fr

bad judge of character. he went to the chimney and stuffed the tree up.nd the last thing he to was the log for their fire. on their walls he left nothing but some hooks and some wire. and the one speck of food that he'd left in the house... was a crumb that was even too small for a mouse. [ squeaks ] then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most unpleasant, around each who home, and he took every present. clearance sale. everything must go. [ screeching ] hmm. what now? - [ screeching ] - aah! - hmm. - mmm. [ scraping ] [ sucking ] [ man snoring ] [ cackles ] martha, have you ever kissed a man who lost his tonsils twice? [ woman's voice ] no, silly! - [ kissing ] - [ max whining ] but it's an experience that i've always longed for. kiss me, you fool! [ loud kiss ] [ whimpering ] [ evil chuckle ] [ cackling ] ♪ la, la, la [ cackling ] ha, ha! [ laughing ] - ooh! - [ screeching ] aah! [ laughing ] whoo-hoo-hoo! [ cackling ] [ cackling continues ] - [ barking ] - [ laughing ] i'm-- [ barking, growling ] [ gasps ] [ engine backfires, stops ] - [ barks ] - hm

went up and down more times than santa does in chimneys on christmas

cleaned out because chimney fires are a huge cost of residential fires and that is when the chimneys are not cleaned out, they are fire starters there. so it is critical that if you are going to use a wood burning fireplace, you ain't it out once a year. >> people often say you should bring your water hero. we have such clean water in san francisco, i have not seen that to be an issue. but if you need to take action, not in san francisco. it is not an issue. this is your emergency water supply. make sure they are strapped like that. garage doors, get lubricant and just lubricate those things and clean the bottom, clean it off and lubricated. it will last an awful lot longer. fire extinguishers obviously are good home maintenance. >> you have to make sure that they are up to date. it changes every couple of years. >> and blasting a wanted to mention was earthquake safety. when you do your home maintenance, preventing damage from earthquakes is a big piece of this, and it is a valuable piece of ceramic with the group on the bottom that keeps it from sliding off the shelf. there are so

up on the roof, arose such a clatter, santa is coming down the chimney now. except this time it's not santa. it's a squirrel. >> heading straight for the tree. >> of course it does. >> i knew it. that's awesome. oh, crap. oh, crap. >> he's under. >> on santa's gown. >> under santa up there on the top of the tree. ornament on the ground. charlie the dog is going crazy. the guy filming this, all he keeps saying is will somebody get charlie. somebody hold charlie. >> charlie, get charlie. somebody get charlie, please. >> it literally sounds like a bull in a china shop right now. >> how many times have i said one simple thing. get charlie. >> oh, my gosh. >> he almost had him. >> charlie almost takes a giant bite out of the squirrel. it runs underneath the couch. you can hear things falling all over the place. charlie causing most of the damage. >> that's why the dad says how many times do i have to say will somebody get charlie. >> right there. how come the front door is not open. >> no one gets charlie. no one goes to the front door, why is the front door not o

they don't know why he was in chimney. fire crews had to get him out. >> we don't think he was delivering presents either. >> we have a present, if you would like rainy weather but it will dry out pretty soon. >> we have a couple days, tomorrow and wednesday to get ready for the next round of storms which will be intense. one thursday will set the stage for saturday and flooding and possible of power outages. i know it's monday but we need to keep our eye on to get out of work and shopping. here is a look at san jose. you see it's gray and one of the best areas so steadier rain as cold front slowly moving through the bay area. training echoes and alan e-mailed me, inch and a half last evening. here is a look as we look at vollmer peak, east bay, some of the wet weather, in fact you can see it on live doppler, sunol grade coming out of livermore, heading down 680 and also 880 heading out of fremont. it's down in the southern sections of santa clara valley, we're picking up the greens, heading towards morgan hill and los gat

. >> watch out for the chimney. >> it looked like he was getting really close to the chimney.couldn't hear me call anything out to him. the machine itself is really loud. i just had an inkling or some kind of feeling that something might happen. >> peter's right. something will happen, but it's not the pool hitting the chimney. the crane operator maneuvers it safely past that obstacle, but as he starts to lower the pool into the yard, look out. >> holy -- >> i heard a loud pop, and then i heard the crane operator scream. i knew to run at that point. there really wasn't much else to do. then the crane operator starts screaming, it's time to clear out. >> when peter turns to look at the crane, it's an amazing sight. >> the back of it is probably like, i don't know, 15, 20 feet, it was up in the air, a pretty substantial vehicle that completely up-ended. >> the crane operator is stuck in the cab screaming in frustration. >> he's just really upset and kind of sounds like homer simpson, like really mad, ah! i can't believe what happened. >> peter turns off the camera to help. >> he

he was stuck in the chimney of his apartment building which is seven stories high. firefighters had to break some of the chimney bricks to free him. it took about an hour. so far, not clear exactly why he was in the chimney but there's a report that he may have been trying o hide there. >>> looks like this scary scene outside a california mall may have been a stress reliever. police arrested marcos gurrola after he fired 50 rounds in a mall parking lot over the weekend. gurrola said he did it because he was depressed about his grandmother's death and he was kicked out of his family's home. he didn't want to shoot mib and he fires guns just to relieve stress. >>> there's word that the satellite launched by north korea last week is most likely dead. north korean state media counted the launch as successful last week. astronomers say it appears to be tumbling in orbit. the satellite is reported to be carrying cameras. it will need to remain on a controlled and stable path. which it does not appear to be doing. >>> london fletcher says security is to blame for the arres

they don't know why he was in chimney.ire crews had to get him out. >> we don't think he was delivering presents either. >> we have a present, if you would like rainy weather but it will dry out pretty soon. >> we have a couple days, tomorrow and wednesday to get ready for the next round of storms which will be intense. one thursday will set the stage for saturday and flooding and possible of power outages. i know it's monday but we need to keep our eye on to get out of work and shopping. here is a look at san jose. you see it's gray and one of the best areas so steadier rain as cold front slowly moving through the bay area. training echoes and alan e-mailed me, inch and a half last evening. here is a look as we look at vollmer peak, east bay, some of the wet weather, in fact you can see it on live doppler, sunol grade coming out of livermore, heading down 680 and also 880 heading out of fremont. it's down in the southern sections of santa clara valley, we're picking up the greens, heading towards morgan hill and los gatos

investigators aren't sure why he was inside of the chimney. to loosen several bricks to get him out.l >> and a body wash add shore yesterday has been identified as a man who went missing last week from a tug boat. the contra costa county coroner says a 77-year-old browned he was reported missing december 9th helping clean debris from a ship docked in vallejo. the wod body found by a hiker in point pinole yesterday. >> a leading doctor's group says a controversial preservative used in childhood vaccines should not be banned by 9 united nations. saying it is not a hasus source of mercury n 19999 group helped to getócly thimerl removed but two studies found no evidence it can cause autism. meantime, fda has given a nod to the first flu vaccine intended to protect against four strains of the virus. the drug maker says it will be available for 2013, 2014 flu season. unlike current vaccines it will include two strains of the flu b as well as two strains of a. panels says vaccines have been manufactured to include strains. >> technology news, apple

investigators don't know why the man was in the chimney but they say he was not treasury passing. firefighters got him out and man is expected to be okay. >>> ahead, teddy bears for sandy hook. thousands of stuffed animals now on the way torn apart by tragedy. >> and trading is under way on wall street. live look and dow is up 42 points. all eyes will be on apple stock this morning, dipping below 500 a share for the first time since february. we're going live t >>> this is doppler radar this morning, you can see the radar returns west to east as we have a moist flow coming off the ocean. rainfall is making it south of 80 and south of san jose right now. watch out for light rain if you are traveling there and high elevation snow today all the way down to fresno and yosemite. southern california, mid to upper 50s with partly sunny sky. winter storm warning for western slope until midnight. chains required on all highways heading up to the sierra. four to eight inches of additional snow above 4500 feet. >> we have developing news from san francisco where police are investigating a ho

they don't know why the man was in the chimney but they say she was not trespassing. fire crews had to loseen several bricks to get him out. >> eric: there is light rain in spots out there. >> we'll get a little bit of sunshine but the rain is coming in. rain up in the valleys in the north bay and into the east bay the radar overshooting that overlevel rain right now. you can see when you look at the visibility, four miles of santa rosa. got to be rain and fog hanging around. sfo at 3 and half moon bay at one-quarter so worst is out around the coast. let's break down what is going to happen today. gusty winds through the morning hours, gusts up to 30 around half moon bay. santa rosa to 17 in fairfield. 13 in mountain view. 13 in oakland. it is a little breezy outside this morning. light rain and temperatures low to mid-50s. steadier rain will taper to 9:00 to a few showers around noon then isolated showers after 4:00. then the clouds clear out and temperatures dropping to the mid and upper 50s by 7:00. for tuesday, wednesday and thursday, mainly dry tomorrow. best cha

. >>> it wasn't santa claus but a man that had to be plucked from a chimney last night. firefighters had to use special equipment to get him out. authorities have no idea why the man was in the chimney or how he got stuck. >> there are questions tonight surrounding the death of a teenage girl in san francisco. the girl's mother has been arrested. >>reporter: residence dens of bay view hunter's point reacted with grief and shock to news their neighbor died. mitchell collins is one of the witnesses who saw the girl collapse and die. >> she wasn't breathing. the ambulance tried to revive her. >>reporter: tonight, san francisco police confirm they have arrested the girl's mother, a 46-year-old, or charges of felony child abuse and neglect. >> they brought the mom out. she was dressed with no pants on. they had her can't cuffed and she was yelling to the top of her voice. >>reporter: she lived behind this date with her two daughters. neighbors say family outbursts that disturbed the peace were not uncommon. >> the family had issues. >>reporter: sfpd investigators are now wait

the stockings were hung by the chimney with care. >> the children -- >> and mama and her kerchief andy cat had settled our brains for a long winter's nap. >> when alice on the roof there arose such a clatter i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. >> i tore open the shutters and the sash. >> the moon on the crest of the new fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below. 1 what to my wondering eyes should appear? but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. >> i knew in a moment and must be saint nick. >> more rapid than eagles, he whistled and shouted and called them by name. >> now dancer, now dasher, on comment, and to but, on donner and listen. >> to the top of the porch to the top of the wall. now-away,-away,-to weigh all. >> been met with an obstacle to this guy. >> so up to the housetop the coursers flew with a slate full of toys and st. nicholas, too. >> i heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little off keeping >> and down the chimney st. nicholas keane with of downed. >> his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. >> he looked like a p

as i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound. his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. his eyes how they twinkled. his cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry. he had a round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. he spoke not a word but went straight to his work and filled all the stockings then turned. giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. he sprang to his sleigh, to his team he gave a whistle. and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. as i heard him explain as he drove out of sight, happy christmas to all and to all a good fight. it still brings tears to my eyes especially when you have little abigail and paige watching and listening. i wish everyone such joy. jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour energy. i get hours of energy now -- no crash later. wait to see the next five hours. david: and here it is ladies and gentlemen, the highlight reel, roll it. >> falling over the cliff will force everybody to

authorities say they have no idea why the man was in the chimney or how he got stuck. >> when we arrived we found one person inside the area here. and we utilized the rescue squad. utilized some of their special equipment had. to breach some of the bricks. move enough bricks to facilitate getting him out. >> the man was rushed to the hospital. police have not released information on his condition. but say he is expected to be okay. >>> there may finally be progress in washington. an effort to prevent going over the fiscal cliff and now there is word december 31 may not be a hard and fast deadline. >> and as steve mentioned a rainy start to the day. and he will be back to tell us how long the rain is sticking around. >> we're live in the sunset district, where three robbers entered their way into this home and tied up their victims. we will tell you how the victims are feeling today and what the robbers got away with. q >>> we want to update you now on a developing story we told you about just a few minutes ago about the dublin pleasanton bart station. we just learned that station has reo

by the chimney with care, in hopes that st.e children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. >> and mama in her 'kerchief and i in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap. >> when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, i sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. i flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. >> the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below. >> when what to my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. >> with a little old driver so lively and quick, i knew in a moment it must be st. nick. >> more rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled and shouted and called them by name! >> "now dasher! now, dancer! now, prancer and vixen! on, comet! on, cupid! on, on donner and blitzen! >> to the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! now dash away! dash away! dash away all!" >> as dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, wh

but not long ago i was up at a place called chimney rock in southwest colorado. and it's over 8,000 feet. and you are up at the southern end ftd rocky mountains and there is this scarp of rock that rises up probably about a thousand feet out of a valley floor and right at the tip of this scarp there are two twin towers of rock. if you get to a certain place on top of this very narrow butte, you can see between these twin towers and there happens to be a great house built between these two towers and every 18.6 years when the moon goes into its northernmost point on the horizon, it rises between those two towers. i was there at the beginning of the last 18.6 year cycle and we stood up there, probably 20 of us, researchers, forest service people, all gathered at the same spot with cameras and huddled -- it was late december at 8,000 feet and we were all watching this gap. and somebody had done very intricate work to figure out exactly where you need to stand to see the light at exactly the right time. and as we were all gathered up there, i remember this older arch

saint nicholas came with a bound. >> chimneys are like brick house penises. jimmy: he had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. >> but i don't know what he's laughing about, there's nothing funny about obesity. -- show those two fat motorcycle guys from the guinness book of world records, those guys are funny. can we see a picture of them? [ laughter ] thanks, dave! >> jimmy: he sprung to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle. away they all flew like down of a thistle. i heard him exclaim ere he drew out of sight. >> happy christmas to all, and to all, a good night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i played a round of golf.id in the last five hours? then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour energy. i get hours of energy now -- no crash later. wait to see the next five hours. that there's the guy who gets his salsa from new york cit

saint nicholas came with a bound. >> chimneys are like brick house penises.plause ] >> jimmy: he had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. >> but i don't know what he's laughing about, there's nothing funny about obesity. -- show those two fat motorcycle guys from the guinness book of world records, those guys are funny. can we see a picture of them? [ laughter ] thanks, dave! >> jimmy: he sprung to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle. away they all flew like down of a thistle. i heard him exclaim ere he drew out of sight. >> happy christmas to all, and to all, a good night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] those who look to fuel body and mind with the simplest of grains, they are not hard to find. just four ingredients, it all starts here. just as it was back 100 years. from the seed to the spoon, simple things go into every flake, every bite, genuine, true. the simple grains cereals from kellogg's. start simple. start right. troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ and so is head & shoulders d

the man pulled out around midnight, investigators don't know why he was in the chimney.y he was not trespassing. cruise have loosened bricks just to get him out. he's expected to be okay. >> if you're looking for an incentive to take care of christmas tree take a look at this video. this started with flames that spread to other parts of the room.#%té then, the christmas tree catches fire, you can see it's just a flash point and a fireball overtakes this room. the demonstration was set up by fire officials, it's estimated 400 people die every year from fires in the us use and takes only seconds. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 iphone 5 appears to be a head in our after the bell report. >> a busy day at the post office. what is the last day you can mail holiday cards to arrive by christmas? >> take a look at the live doppler 7 hd. radar shows more showers, we're tracking another rain maker coming our way. >> and a live look right now, at san francisco skyway. you can see traffic is light for drivers making their way south towards pin anybody sla and beyond. it's a reall

and then got blown down the chimney, you know.it tired and slipped. yeah. >> reporter: at the heart of britain's wartime code breaking was blechly park. now it's a museum. >> they were from probably one or two sources. either from an agent working behind enemy lines inside occupied europe. >> reporter: or from front-line forces, even bomber crews carried pigeons. colin hill tells this story about one avian hero, royal blue. >> he was on a halifax bomber, went down in holland. and he flew from holland in about four hours back to england. and they sent the plane out and picked the four crew up. >> they were over a million pigeons enlisted in the second world war. all of them played a part in the war. and they saved many lives in some heroic acts. it's a story that should be told. and it needs to be shouted. >> reporter: they didn't just carry messages but film, too. utterly indispensable, a vital part of the allied war machine. >> for the first four days, they were brought back with the pigeons because churchill said no radio to be

. >>> new this morning, san francisco firefighters rescued a man that was stuck in a chimney overnightund midnight at six-story building in the laurel heights neighborhood. rescue caused quite a commotion for people living there. they don't know why he was in the chimney and they had to loosen several bricks to get him out. >> this morning, alameda county sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal collision between a pedestrian and train near hayward. it happened near the intersection of west blossom lane and times avenue around 7:00 last night. the tracks were shut down while authorities investigated the names of the victim has not been released. >> the highway patrol is investigating a fiery accident in orinda. driver lost control of the vehicle as he was exiting highway 24. car flipped and caught fire. news reporter alan wang shot this video. he was there moments before the fire department arrived. driver and passenger got out safely. >> authorities in contra costa are investigating a rape on a popular hiking trail. woman said she was attacked on the ma drone trail in alamo. she s

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mans it phones as children all over the world call to find out when santa will be sliding down their chimney. >>> plus need your help collecting toys. going to take you there live when we come back. stay right there. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the empire state building is glowing in red and green.. e lighting is -- of course --n honor of christmas. this is the empire state building will look every nit through january 6th...with one exception.. on december 28th, the building will lig the colors of syracuse university and west virgini honor of their football tea meeting in the pinstripe bot >>> the building will light the colors of sir use university and west virginia in honor of thinker teams meeting in the pinstripe bowl over at yankees stadium. >> i like the red and green a little bit better. >>> a big toy drive underway in the square. it's been going on for a long time. >> yeah. and we have a live look this morning. the restaurant's annual toy drive is in full swing. we have nick bocas joining us live this morning. nick, thanks for joining us. >> reporter: it's been going great. we need your

. >> chimney. >> there is no chimney in our apartment in brooklyn. >> he has a way to describe it. >> i'm sorry. we didn't lie to our children. i don't think that that's lame, but whatever. judge not. judge not. >> they pick out their own presents? they didn't get a surprise? what kind of christmas is that. i'm glad you are not my dad. >> okay. we are getting real. i'm glad you are not my dad. i'm glad you are not my daughter either. the major part for me for the holiday, i went to see flight and silver linings play back with my wife to the great films that are out. denzel is awesome. a man in the grip of alcoholism. this film will have you on the edge of your seat. denzel will be close to the top in the best actionor race for the oscars. the play sbook also awesome. the move we a lot of stars. bradley cooper and jennifer lawrence and robert deniro is in that one. a man in the grip of mental illness in trying to deal with that. i sort of coalesced around what will the oscar race be. i'm saying zero dark 30 will win. >> i saw a movie called christmas vacation. it's the 28th straight ye

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he flies around in a sled and gives presents to everybody after climbing down the chimney.idea santa had skills like this. this video is from str skill school. this is kind of a slim santa. pulls out a soccer ball, pulling off pretty cool trips, in front of a window, balancing on his head, around a carousel. santa with a soccer ball, how about do something with christmas. santa bouncing this wrapped present on his head. santa has got skills. looks like santa has been ramping up his cardio because he slimmed down. >> people don't know that rear round santa is actually kind of a thin guy because he's making room for all the cookies and milk and starts losing again after the new year. >> santa. >> it's the most wonderful time of the year where kids get to meet santa. kathy's experience is going to be one that's remembered for a lifetime. >> she's excited. >> she gets on santa's lap, smiles and puts her head down. gets a little shy. >> that's so cute. >> things are doing well after she gets over her shy moment, santa works on her and she's fine until -- >> grandma sent us the v

the chimney of the communal masala. it is again something i suggested in the early photograph the openness of japanese culture. this is something we are very unaccustomed to in the imagery of this era. this is hard to see in this way. look at the young lady in the purple facing to the left of the woman who is laughing, smiling. she is. saddle shoes. if you look at the bottom, she's got on saddle shoes. so this is not a depiction only of japanese culture. there is something culturally complicated going on here, given the ages of these subjects, we can be certain that if we could listen in on their conversation, they would be speaking unaccented american english. so there's something culturally complicated this been done here. i love this photograph. this one shows a cultural blend i'm talking about in a beautiful and humorous way. it's about a dory summertime ritual of ancestors and misguided young woman dancing in over her right shoulder in them if they had been his dancing. over her left shoulder is a man or a woman wh

he flies around in a sled and gives presents to everyone after climbing down your chimney.anta had skills like this. ♪ >> this video is from skill school. you see he pulls out a soccer ball and does some cool tricks. balancing on his head. it's a soccer ball. how about do something with christmas. santa bouncing this wrapped present on his head. santa has skills. looks like santa has been rampi ramping up his cardio because he's slimmed down. >> people don't know that year-round he's a thin guy because he makes room for cookies and milk and then begins losing it after the new year. >> fitness crunches. >> the true motorcycle fans out there will really appreciate this video. the first demonstration, the sport bike. >> this is weird. >> not at all. this is very funny. next page in the book -- >> i don't even know what to say. >> is this supposed to be funny? >> video put out by a russian motorcycle website iss supposed to be funny. it's as useful as riding annual scooter. >> unless you have a lot going on, there's no way that's working. >> i got to say, this kind of bike i ri

. >> this is a chimney sweeper, a symbol of good luck especially if you touch the button on the chimneyw year from germany. >>> they're not your average christmas carols. the music group celtic woman has been putting an irish twist on traditional songs for eight years. their second album is called "home for christmas." jessica dunn caught up with the women after a performance at the atlanta symphony orchestra. ♪ >> it's very excited to get to sort of feel that power that you have at the start of the show when the music starts and it takes everybody on the journey. ♪ >> i think all over the world i think there is that sort of common thread of christmas is being with your family and celebrating being together. >> i would be happy to sing clibs mass music every month of every year. i love it. it's just fantastic. very special when you get the opportunity to go into studio and record these amazing, amazing sox. >> i feel a bit spoiled actually getting to every day like since the 28th of november getting to perform christmas music. i don't think i could feel any more festive. ♪ >> it is an h

. >> you can see the chimney heating that area. >> a pool opened in the 1920's. they talked about how they were going to keep it, but they never did. -- to heat it, but they never did. >> this is a publicity shot. this was the world's largest public pool. they had lifeguards in boats. this was a beautiful building. it is boarded up and full of rats and homeless folks. this is a parking lot now. $8 and you can park there. the beach was a big pleasure place. they would go for sunday picnics and stay all day. an amusement park developed to cater to these people. >> i think we have a shot of the fun house. >> she was not in the fun house. she was in a glass thing at the fun house. it was an animatronics robot who went "ha ha ha ha" all day and scared generations of san franciscans out of their wits. it has a month-to-month lease at fisherman's wharf. >> they moved it to this temporary location at fisherman's wharf. they left an unusual little treasure of the city. >> ingleside terraces, again, i was trying to show off the residence park. a lot of crazy building. for

we've got 12 chimneys. santa is a very resourceful individual.nk he can find a way in here one way or another. i think he has a pretty good relationship with the secret service, so they give him a pass. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays, barbara. thank you, as always. >> thank you. it was time to go, but as a matter of protocol, we wanted to give the last word to the president. >> thank you, barbara. merry christmas. merry christmas, everybody. >> in this season of giving, mrs. obama is asking visitors of the white house and everyone watching to sign up for what she calls operation honor card. this is a volunteer project where you pledge a specific number of hours and then fill them with anything from mentoring your child to making a meal for a neighbor. it's all part of joining forces, which is the first lady's initiative to support military families. terry? >> thanks, barbara, once again this year. thank you for watching abc news. hope you check in with "good morning america," they'll have the latest on the snow and the severe weather. we'll

. >>> overnight in san francisco a man was rescued after getting stuck in a chimney. it happened at about 11:30 last night at presidio heights apartment. firefighters had to use special equipment to get him out. authorities say they have no idea how they got stuck. >> when we arrived we found one person inside of the chimney here. we utilized the rescue squad. we had to break some of the bricks to remove enough bricks to be able to facilitate getting him out. >> the man was rushed to the hospital. police are not released information on his condition. >>> kate middleton the duchess of cambridge made her first public appearance after being treated for morning sickness. she had not been seen in public since leaving a hospital about two weeks ago. she is in the early stages of her pregnancy. >>> meantime thousands are expected today at the funeral in india for jacintha saldanha the nurse that took her own life. authorities say saldanha committed suicide after taking a prank phone call from two australian dj's pretending to be queen elizabeth and prince charles. the dj's t

narrator: as long as developers built in details like traditional chimneys, steep pitched roofs and woodenacade work, the houses could be slightly larger than others. ley: i should say that this compromise has been amazingly successful, and it shows that perhaps there is a future for multiculturalism after all. narrator: but the push to build new home s en slowe thaby a housing marketa future for muldragged 30% lowerer all. by forces at several geographic scales. at the global scale, vancouver actually experienced a return migration to hong kong following its reunification with china in 1997. ley: first of all, people realized that the political situation was not as serious as they anticipated. and secondly, not many of them have been able to make significant money here and have gone back and renewed old businesses or opened new businesses in hong kong. narrator: david ho's construction company now looks back on its past achievements. ho left a sagging residential real estate market to start an internet company. links with asia, while strong, are changing throughout the city and the region

>> chris: down to the chimney, join the crowd, it's time for celebration and whose stockings will get the most gifts. who scored the best achievements this year. that christmas morning feeling, who's happy with what they got this year and who's not. and finally, unforgettable, we unwrap historic moments this past year you may have forgotten. welcome to a holiday awards show. with us today, michael duffy with "time magazine," the bbc's katty kay, the "new york time's" helene cooper and abc's sam donaldson. it's been a very tough week and americans are trying their best to celebrate the season. this show always celebrates by looking back at the political hits of the last year and what a rich political year it's been of the let's start with the biggest game changers in politics this year. the biggest game change of the political year the surprising supreme court ruling in june that upheld obama care? or was it the big impact our country's minorities had this year to re-elect the president? was it the big fat super pac money that swamped presidential politics this year or the tea party's

. >> a chimney sweeper, a symbol of good luck, especially if you touch the buttons on the chimney sweeper'sear from jerry mane. >>> the world lost some beloved entertainers this year from larry hagman and andy griffith to davy jones o of the monkees and adam yao of the beastie boys. dick clark, the eternal teenager and the tragic loss of whitney houston. i can tell you're angry about what's happened here. the blame game has begun. a lot of people want to blame bobby brown. a lot of people want to blame the music business. some people want to blame everyone. what do you think? >> well, it's all of the above and a whole lot more. but it boils down to you. you know, i was introduced to certain people and to certain opportunities to use recreational drugs, and it boils down to whether i want to do it or not. and she was a strong-willed, strong-minded girl. and i can't say that it's anybody's fault. >> would she have ever gone down that route, do you think, without bobby brown in her life? >> well, if not him, somebody else. if she wants to get high, if you want to get high, you're going to get

. >> he did a all to do about catching santa claus, to race to the chimney and say, i got him.t him. i got caught santa claus. and by the time i got down the stair, he was covered in soot. and the next year he got his boot out of the fireplace. and he said, i didn't get him this time but wait until next year. >> reporter: this christmas mike reserved the right to share his christmas joy with an old old friend teddy. >> i had it a couple of years but teddy was with me that christmas morning because i had gone to bed. i always kept teddy with me. he was my buddy. >> reporter: mike long ago moved away from that house on carnilian way. it's still there tonight and so are the memories. playing outside out front. the families together, the laughters, the characters creates a history more long lasting than the history being made in the rest of the world. earlier i mentioned that almost all of mike's toys are gone today, one remains and today it belongs to his granddaughter katherine rose. >> my teddy, i sleep with him all night long. >> reporter: it would be simply to see christmas al

the lamps are enclosed in glass with chimneys to protect them from the wind.t weighs nearly 2 tons. hanukkah is the eight day holiday marking the dedication of the holy temple in jerusalem. >>> negotiations seem to be stalled in our nation's capitol. what are the odds of a deal getting done before disaster strikes in the fiscal cliff. we have optimism that our elected officials will rise to the occasion. >> i think everyone realizes how important it is. our economy is moving up some. not fast but some, and to go over the cliff would be terrible. i think we'll get an agreement. the reason i think we'll get an agreement, what's standing in the way is revenues, particularly making that top rate go up to 39.6 but we're seeing real progress. >> a unique moment in history where every developed country in the world, economists on both sides of the aisle, know the greatest threat to our country is fiscal solve advancecy. the minority party is trying to leverage the country into doing something great for our nation. it's a unique time and i hope the president soon will

. >>> in overnight news in san francisco a man was rescued after getting stuck in a chimney. it happened at about 11:30 last night at the heights apartment on clay street. >> i'm not sure exactly how he entered into the fireplace this time. we'll find out that a little farther upon more investigation. >> the man was rushed to the hospital. police have not released information on his condition. >>> right now downed power lines are blocking part of a major highway in the north bay. crews say the silverado trail will be closed until around 7 cc this morning. overnight accident shut down all lanes in both directions. expect delays if you plan to drive in the area. >>> we are still waiting to learn the identity of a man's body that was discovered along an east bay shoreline. park district police were notified of the body at about 11:30 yesterday morning. authorities have not said whether the body could be that of a 77-year-old man who went missing last week. >>> police have stepped up patrols along a popular hiking trail in alamo after a woman reported being raped. the woman told

reporter: not to mention the closures would come during the holidays when districts see an increase in chimney and house fires. as for the board's take on this, i spoke with supervisor karen mitchoff on the phone a few moments ago and they are going to consider all options, she says, including reserved firefighters, trained volunteers. they are also looking at what calls they would go on. live in martinez, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> and on the bay area watch on this tuesday, firefighters battled a massive foust hire in petaluma. check it out. it happened this morning, crews were called out just after 3:30 this morning to stadler lane. flames completely gutted the home. officials say the home is occupied but no one was home at the time. the excuse under investigation. officials -- the cause is under investigation. officials don't believe it's suspicious. >>> contra costa community college district officer was hit by a small metallic object yesterday. he was taken to the hospital but returned to campus to investigate. police say they believe the incident was a targeted attack. >>> a massive pot b

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