let's go with the chimney.at guy has magical powers. >> he got statistic. he managed to reach his cell phone and call 911. here now abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: even the 911 operator couldn't believe it at first. >> i'm stuck down the chimney. >> did you say you're trapped in a chimney? >> a 13-year-old boy locked out of his scottsdale home thought that climbing the roof and shimmying down the chimney santa claus-style sounded like a good idea. he tied off an electrical cord to hang on to but it didn't go according to plan. he had just enough room to reach his cell phone. >> i really want to get out. >> they're coming to help you. >> it was about this wide where he went in about like that. so he went down hanging on to that rope. got down to that area and realized he couldn't go out and just sat there and called 911. >> such a tight squeeze, firefighters couldn't pull him back up. >> i'm scared. >> i understand. everybody is there. they're going to get to you. >> you're not hurt right now, right? >> no. >

>> my mom says santa is magic, how do you stuff all the presents down the chimney, saint? >> santa?> well, actually avenue lot of help. i bring a couple of elves with me, which set up in the slay. i go down first, and they feed me whatever is on the list. >> oh,. >> so a lot of times i don't know what's coming down, until it gets down to the bottom of the chimney. >> so what's your area in the living room whatever you don't go back up, they just shoot the gifts down the chimney. >> that's why i can do the whole world. >> he still has some help. little magic go on there. >> i could use a hell of or two around my house. >> indeed. >> santa, thanks for being here. >> a pleasure being here. >> will be at the christmas village friday, saturday's, sundays, nine to eight, noon to 7:00 sunday. >> so, mariah carey eight octaves, one of the best singer in the worm, some are saying she losing ally bit. missed rehearsal where they were going to put on tape at the rockefeller center where they light the tree every year, this did he this yesterday afternoon. she missed rehearsal so had to do it l

you should probably pass and research your own chimney expert.formation, from angie on hiring a chimney expert visit cbsphilly.com/angie's list. i'm jim donovan. >> not a lot of need for the fireplace this weekend katie very mild. >> no kidding. but something to be cozying up to in the next couple of days. colder air starts to move in take over the pattern here. we start things offer by taking outside to storm scan3 the last three hour loop, generally featuring clouds. obviously some activity, shades evergreen showing up here too across kent, sus he can, into cumberland, cape may counties, so really just those southern say four, five count that's could still see residual shower through the mid-morning. now, we got the countdown on, in a matter of days and hours and seconds really, as we kick start 2015. and a quick check on your new years eve forecast at the stroke of midnight we expect temperatures at best in the 20's, but skies should be clear, for those fireworks. looks good. but chilly. jess, over to you. >> thanks, katie. good morning everyb

>>> this is a chimney 280 meters high in romania. for those of you that don't know meters, that's about 918 feet. just the amazing size of this thing. and flavia is going to climb it. this is like an old cold war chimney. it's in serious disrepair. >> how in the world? like with suction cups? >> to get up the first 20-odd meters, he's just climbing on some cables that are langing do -- hanging down. this is impressive strength. >> it could split at any second. >> it gets worse. you wonder about the cables. look at the rickety metal he's standing on. this is looking like the picture of safety. the whole thing is already falling away. but he keeps going, gets up to 100 meters. this entire area has fallen away. there's all these bricks, because apparently the bricks are falling off this chimney as well. but he gets to the top. 918 feet above. >> wow! that's crazy. >> and then there's a big hole in it because it's a chimney. does he jump off of it? >> yep! >> he >> you can see from his facebook page, he seems to be in the circus. he does

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as i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st.las came with a bound. >> he was dressed in all fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. >> a bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. his eyes, how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! >> his droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. >> the stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. >> he had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. he was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf. and i laughed when i saw him, in spite of myself. >> a wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread. >> he spoke not a word but went straight to his work and filled all the stockings and turned with a jerk. and laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, u

heig hole in it because it's a chimney. >> does he jump off it? >> he is going across it. >> he has no fear. >> he seems to be in the circus. he does juggling, things like that. he does the high-wire stuff. this is another day at the office. he's got to get down. >> three traffic camera videos that show it's just not your time. this guy in china crossing a dark street. probably not a good idea to be crossing where he is. he is stuck in the middle of the street as he is waiting for traffic to clear. he gets crazed by this van and it knocks him down. people cannot see him in the road. he's injured. he can't move. people come to help. cars slow down but don't slow down enough because one car gets rear ended and they ran over him a third time. >> where is he? is he okay? >> broken leg and broken ribs. that guy is going to survive. he'll be okay. remarkably, just not his time to go. these next two videos from american traffic solutions. this one from tucson. red light up ahead. this car does not see it. pow. right into the side of that other car. minor

jon: we're still talking about the kid in the chimney. shanon: we are, poor kid. you back here in an hour. jon: "outnumbered" starts right now. >> good afternoon this, is "outnumbered." i'm sandra smith. here today, harris faulkner, andrea tantaros, kirsten powers, today's #oneluckyguy, arthur aidala. he is outnumbered. >> whoever produce this is show has terrible judgment. this is my third or fourth time. i don't know why they keep asking me back but i guess to be tantaros's punching bag. i accept it. do the muhammad ali rope-a-dope. >> i was hitting heavy bag, i look up who is on tv, arthur aidala, fox local. waving his arms. >> punched bag harder. >> firing right hooks. >> using

and here he is, the boy who was trapped in a chimney. >> i'm stuck down the chimney. >> where did you this crazy idea that you're going to go through the chimney? >> plus look

laying his finger aside his nose and giving a nod up the chimney he rose.ng to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle but i heard him explain as he drove out of sight, merry christmas to all and to all a good night >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. for kate, leslie and all of us here, i'm jessica dean. we're back at 11:00 on cbs3. >> before we go a special thanks to all the great people here at cbs3, so many of them behind the scenes. have a good night and merry christmas. >> ♪

i saw that -- what i thought was a white chimney.n hit that chimney and stop, that will arrest my forward motion. i'll stop when i hit the chimney and land on the roof. i thought, well, this is it. and it's over. and it was -- no flashbacks. i'm dead, and that's it. i woke up in the ambulance. >> mowry reports to the tower seconds before crashing that his tail rotor isn't working. an investigation concludes that a drive belt failed, causing the helicopter to lose all hydraulic power. >> that is the absolute worst thing to happen. that is a nightmare for pilots. and i knew it was going to be really, really ugly. i just knew that we were not going to come out of it. >> mowry does a superhuman job to control crash the aircraft saving his life, his passengers' and innocent bystanders on the ground. >>> jerusalem, israel, may 24th, 2001. a city that's seen its share of tragedy is about to experience another devastating blow. it begins with the most joyous of celebrations, a wedding. nothing is too good for jaime yusef, who rents one of je

it appears the chimney failed to contain the heat of the fire. it spread in the wall and caught the house on fire. it was not properly inspected or maintained. they inspected it when they moved in. firefighters had the blaze contained. coming up chaos at a mall as a brawl breaks out between shoppers. north korea blasting president obama. what he is saying about our president and a northern california school banned from a tournament. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. hurry in to the sign then drive event and get a five-hundred dollar new year's bonus on select new volkswagen models. offer ends january 2nd. >>> fort bragg high school is disinviting mendocino at a tournament. they think the

the chimney? a 13-year-old boy decided that climbing on the roof and shimmying down the chimney sounded like a good idea. it didn't exactly go according to plan. he had just enough room to reach his cell phone when he got stuck. >> i understand. they're all coming to help you. >> literally it was about this wide up top where he went in. about like that. so he's -- he's -- literally went down, hanging on to that rope, got on that area, realized he couldn't get out and called 911. >> reporter: it was such a tight squeeze, they couldn't get him back up. >> i'm scared. >> i understand, they are there and will get to you. >> okay. >> you're not hurt? >> no. >> you're stuck. it's scary. try to slow your breathing down. you're not going to run out of air or anything. you're just stuck. >> reporter: the 911 operator tried to calm the boy as fire fighters scrambled to figure out how to get him. >> close your eyes and try not to think about it. think of a big, open field. >> >> reporter: it took an hour, bu

correct. >> i'm sorry, a chimney?> no, what i said, what happens in a basement fire, you have chimney effect. so the fire in the basement, a chimney effect. so if the fire is in the basement, you're running down into the basement to put the fire out, heat and smoke is coming up those steps. so you're running down into a chimney for the most part. that's going to make the conditions challenging, as opposed to regular fire when you just run in, then you can event up from top down. >> how many years has she been part of the department? >> eleven years, 11 years. she just recently assigned to engine 64 in the past two years. >> i know you can't reveal cher name, she 36 years old? >> i don't know the age. we're still get that information. we're not releasing any are any details until we have a chance to contact the family. >> you talked about the two families mourning, yours and then hers. can you tell us a little bit about her personal family? who she left behind? >> not at this time because we haven't contacted anyone. o

and laying his finger aside of his nose, and give a nod up the chimney he rose.sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave whistle and away they all flu-like the do you of a thistle but i hard him exclaim as he drove out of side, merry christmas to all and to all a good nig >> philadelphia's most talked about little league player helped spread holiday cheer to families in need. mo'ne davis put down her baseball glove to play one of san to's elves today. all part of operation holiday help. toys were delivered to seven families in south and southwest philadelphia. great christmas for them. we'll be right back. ♪ >> thank you for watching cbs3 news at 11:00. "eyewitness news" returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 with erika von tiehl and nicole brewer. for lesley, kate and everyone here i'm jessica dean. you can always find us at cbsphilly.com. up next is christmas at the cathedral. before we go very special thanks to all the great people here at cbs3. there are many of them are a lot of them behind the scenes. have a good night and a merry christmas. ♪

. >> here he is, the boy who was trapped in a chimney. >> i'm stuck down a chimney. >> where did youazy idea you that were going

he got stuck inside the chimney after locking himself out last night.o rescue crews in scottsdale managed to get the teen out of his situation which was a little dire. the teen did get to the bottom of the chimney but he was unable to pull himself out somehow he called 911. it took officials an hour and a half before they were able to set the teen free. >> he plays the part. he's covered from head to toe you know the black charcoal from the fire and he's dirty. he's a little winded, and i think just scared from being inside there. >> wow police say the teen used a rope and electrical cord to get down the chimney in the first place. in florida hunters catch a monmouth sized alligator causing a nuisance in florida neighborhoods. but this story isn't over yet. the gator's next stop is the din are in table. here's fox's keith landry. >> reporter: clark woods bee knows a thing or two about a fresh catch. >> oh, yeah. thank you so much. thank you p.m. la. >> reporter: senior operating partner for talk of the town restaurant. picking out the freshest food for

some down the chimney, caught in, you guessed it, a stocking to dry.tably the kuch to the name changed -- saint nicholas to santa claus. hold on, did you ♪ old st. nicholas passes by spreading spirit with a twinkling eye ♪ ♪ oh st. nicholas, gay are we >> i thought santa claus was a commercial business but i learned here today that he was a real man that did great things and his legend continues. >> i'm proud. he hears all of us words and w now -- >> so you know, whatever you wish for for christmas, you better send it to turkey. >> that's great stuff. the headlines and the latest on that downed jordanian jet in syria in just a moment. don't go away. have you got everything? i've got everything, don't worry. be careful. you'll have to call mo about that -- oh, never mind mo. [ beeping ] okay, i'm going now. i love you. i love you. love you, love you. love you. bye.

. >> did you say you're trapped in a chimney?ar-old boy locked out of his home, decided that climbing on the roof and shimmying down the chemny santa claus style, sounded like a good idea. he held on to an electrical cord, but didn't have enough room and it didn't go as planned. he had just enough room to reach his cell phone when he got stuck. >> i understand. they're all coming to help you. >> literally, it was about this wide up top, where he went in, about like that, so he literally went down, hanging on to that rope, got down to that area, realized he couldn't go out and sat there and called 911. >> reporter: it was such a tight squeeze, they couldn't get him back up. >> i'm scared. >> i understand. everybody is there. they are going to get to you. >> okay. you're not hurt right now, are you? >> no. >> you're stuck. i know. it's scary. try to slow your breathing down. okay? you've got plenty of air. you're not going to run out of air or anything. you're just stuck. >> reporter: the 911 operator tried to calm the boy as fire

. >>> plus, a teenager tried to pull a santa claus-like stunt and got stuck in the chimney. the reason he gave rescuers when explain why he did this. >>> 4:45 right now and 40 degrees outside. there are low clouds that you see above the skyline. there's also fog for your morning commute. in some places, visibility is less than 1/4 mile, like in the poconos, but wherever you are, just take caution as you head out this morning. >>> protests are settling down in ferguson, missouri. now michael brown's stepfather could be charged in connection with the arson, vandalism and looting that broke out there last week. lewis head allegedly yelled "burn this expletive down" following the decision not to indict a police officer in michael brown's death. they say he is just a part of the investigation. police and the national guard are meantime scaling back their presence in ferguson. >>> philadelphia's police commissioner is revealing new details about his appointment to a white house task force designed to help with the fallout from the ferguson incident. charles ramsay is back in phila

amazing tales were told -- nicholas is said to have thrown gold into the house, some down the chimney. caught in, yes, you guessed it, a stocking hung up to dry. stories spread throughout the centuries of the kindly bishop, nicholas and the notably. >> st. nick lats -- nicholas to santa claus. hold on, did he just -- nah! ♪ oh, st. nicholas you're the one, passes by, spreading spirit with a twinkling eye. >> the tourists flood here, some for the saint, others for the portly chap in red. >> i guess i thought santa claus was just a commercial business but knowing that i didn't -- i learned here that he was a real man that did great things and his hedge kwrk. >> jack: so now you know, whatever you wished for this christmas, you better send it to the ho, ho, frnlful a jordanian spobsman from their army has confirmed that in the last few minutes that one of its pilots has been captured in syria during coalition air raids and go on to say the islamic state bares responsibility for his safety and development and detail emerging through the last few hours. have that image posted by i.s. of th

as i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound!ed in fur from his head to his foot and all his clothes were tarnished with ashes and soot. >> a bundle of toys he had slung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. >> his mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard on his chin was as white as a snow. >> the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. >> he had a face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. he was chubby and plump, a right ol' jolly elf. >> a wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread. >> he spoke not a word but went straight to his work and filled aught the stockings -- all the stockings in turn with the dirt. and up the chimney he rose in he sprang to his sleigh until his team gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. >> but i heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight -- >> merry christmas to all and to all, a good night! >> good job. is

when he got to the bottom of the chimney, that is when he realized hey, i'm stuck. luckily he was able to call 911. it took officials about an hour and a half to get him out. >> he's covered from head to tow you know the black charcoal from the fire. he's dirty. a little winded. and just scared from being inside there. >> pam, i don't know if i would have tried that. believer it or not he had no injuries. nobody was home while all of this was going on. firefighters contacted the family member who came home and came to be with him. asked him a couple of questions i'm sure. >> and now they are going to hide a key outside perhaps? >> perhaps. >>> we are getting a little bit of a break. because it stop the raining so hard in some of these areas. when it's raining hard is when we get a lot of the crashes that happen at the moment. let's take a look at the east shore freeway. and you can see traffic is going to be busy as you drive through there. there is a crash in fairfield. just got word of a bart deplay. 15-25 minute delay in the pittsburgh bay point. the trains may b

. >> 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, then i heard the crane operator scream and i knew to run at that point. there really wasn't much else to do. when 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 was

. >>> if you have something stuck in your chimney, you don't call a chimney sweep you call simon cowellf the wildlife foundation. that something stuck is a magpie. it's the resident of this home. the sweetest lady you met in your life. >> why are you shaking your head? >> she is so adorable. she is terrified of bird. >> i had him on my shoulder and he went -- there was blood everywhere. >> if you're scared of birds, you go ahead and protect yourself, get out of the room. i will take care of this. simon gets to work. this is the easiest rescue. there's the bird. the bird flew right out into this woman's living room. >> good thing she left the room. >> simon gets the magpie in the net and inspects the bird. the bird is not happy. >> that really hurt. >> he's bleeding. >> ow. >> look at this. now he can't tell if the bird's bleeding or if it's his blood. >> if the lady came back in the room she would see a black and white bird covered in blood. >> she does come out. simon has the magpie in hand. >> i'm fine. >> they go to the backyard and the cute adorable woman and they release the magpie

his idea to put the box next to the chimney and the fireplace. waits for mom to hone in on the scent of the babies. the moment she takes them to be recated, orable. her mouth and starts using her hand to kradable the baseball. you see how she's cradling the baby? >> adorable. >> so sweet. >> so unfortunate to see video like this, especially around the holidays. especially a house fire. firefighters responding to the house that's showing fire and smoke. the challenging part, again, the weather. it's cold. there's a bit of snow coming down, making things even more dangerous for these firefighters who are working on the house fire. right here this one part shows how dangerous their job is. the firefighters climbing up the ladder at the front of the house. there's another ladder they've laid on the roof of the house because there's so much snow and ice. it will help him get grip, but that doesn't work either. >> oh, no. >> the ladder starts to slide. thankfully, they are following protocol. the ladder he was on doesn't fall back. he manages to stay o

. >> we'll be waiting for a portly man in red and white arrive in his slay and climb down the chimney her. >> a familiar face. we all know who he is but do we know who he was. thousands of miles from the south pole, in demre, southern turkey, they den rate saint nicholas. pilgrims come from across the word but his bones were stolen in 1087 and now lie in italy. this is the man who inspired the legislate entd what comes the lack of plaefr. y j sfrrchl. >> santa claus from turkey, who would have thought? back then it was lithuaniaia. mabb prn nicholas is said to have thrown gold in the house, some down the chimney, caught in, yes, you guessed it, a stocking rung up to drive. the europeans took their legends with them. as aarrived in the new world, as poems about her were written, ♪ old saine nicholas, you're the one ♪ oh, st. nicholas passes by, prend and spirit with a ♪ old saint mass, if. >> and now he is here personal. >> but. ♪ have a happy christmas day >> great stuff. the headlines and the latest on that downed jordanian jet in northern syria in just a moment. don't go away. it's

you said a chimney? no, what i said was basically a fire, what happens in a basement fire, you have a chimney effect. when the fire is in the basement. when the fire is in the basement and you're running down into the basement to put the fire out, heat and smoke is coming up those steps. you're running down into a chimney, for the most part. that will make thev- conditions challenging. as opposed to regular fire when you come in and you vent down. >> how long has she been with the fire department? >> 11 years. >> 11 years. she just recently came to engine 64 in the past two years. >> right now we know her age. >> i don't have the exact age at this time. we're still working on getting that information. we're not releasing any more details until we get a chance to contact the family. >> talk a little bit about the -- >> not at this time because we haven't contacted anyone. so, once we have that y release it a later date in a press release. >> is she a philadelphia native? >> as far as i know, she's a phila

. >> so put a towel in front of the chimney so he can dry. >>> a judge makes a ruling in a 1944 case that had a 14-year-old child xecuted. >> reporter: we're clear and dry, we have a traffic pattern in chester county. >> what's the point of having a life saving medical device if you don't use it right, a lot of people are in that predicament, we'll tell you more in "healthcheck" when we come right back. ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. the connected car by volvo. innovating for you. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month's payment on us. >> 5:13 on the nose. watch it change on your screen. it is thursday morning and one week until he comes. who is excited? are you? >> when all the gifts are wrapped and i have gotten it altogether, i'll be excited. >> reporter: you don't look like you're excited, but she sounds like she is planning for santa with the towel at the chimney and all that. we warned you about this new traffic pattern is in place. you have to stay to the right. traffic is the m

it is running down in the chimney.itions challenging as opposed to regular fire and vent up, from top down. >> how many years was this person a fire fighter. >> eleven years. >> reporter: unaudible. >> she spent time at engine 64 in the past six years. >> unaudible. >> i don't have the exact age at the time we are still working on getting that information. we are in the releasing any kind of details until we get a chance to contact the family. >> unaudible. >> not at this time but we have in the contacted anyone. once we have that fur we release it at a later date. >> unaudible. >> as far as i know she's a philadelphia native, 11 years in the fire department. always work at pretty busy companies. very, very, very good fire fighter. >> unaudible. >> all right. we are listening live to the news conference this morning in light of the death this morning of the fire fighter killed battling a fire in west oak lane. fire happened at 3:00 o'clock this morning and again, a lot of the information is still coming in. they have n

. >> plus cameras rolling as emergency crews rescue a teenager in a chimney.hat they say he was trying to do when he got stuck. >> day 2 of heavy rainfall and now another factor you need to know about as you head out the door. the complete forecast is still straight ahead. >> and it's been a crazy commute already and not in a good way. we have this accident now coming in a traffic alert overturned semi truck in fairfield and numerous flooding reports coming in, in parts of marin county. we'll take a check of the roads. here's a live look at a very slick richmond/san rafael bridge. your full commute after this break. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, forecast in just a few minu >>> good morning. greg wilk at the helm this morning at the golden gate bridge. according to our hi-def doppler radar, we have moderate to heavy rainfall at this hour. that rainfall streams all the way into vallejo and american canyon. it is a nasty morning commute. elizabeth and i have traffic and weather together as the morning news continues. >>> lightning over petaluma started at 8:00 last night

olde city, small chimneys in penny pack park.t's see what happens. youngest reindeer was amazed at how quickly they went. santa never seemed to get tired at all and it looked like the children of philadelphia were going to be very lucky this year. but the youngest reindeer was feeling tired, and he was hungry. you know how you get when you feel hungry, sometimes it makes you upset. in house after house santa pulled out toys and left them under the christmas tree, in house after house, the children had left out a plate of cookies. a glass of milk, and a big crunchy car on the. santa took a bite out of the cookie, sip of milk, wiped his beard and pops carrots in the back. from king of prussia to bryn mawr, jenkintown to haverford and all of the place pest in between santa and his sleigh visited every house in center city and beyond and they have delivered presents to andrew, allison, ashley, the list went on and on and on. zeo and jack as well. finally, santa delivered the last present on his long list of all of the good children i

a lot of people are very attached to their chimneys.he ecology minister yesterday to clear ban was excessive and ridiculous. -- the clay or was excessive and ridiculous. -- she declared the ban was excessive and ridiculous. earlier this year, for instance, she suggested making toll rose -- toll roads free over the weekend. critics were saying she was encouraging people to hop in their cars and drive around. this article says, does she know she's ecology minister dr? it is quite harsh and it says what she is is the queen of hot air. >> time now for business. stephen carroll is here with us. let's start with the details of this controversial package being presented today by the french government on economic reform. >> the measures are designed to boost economic growth and create jobs. and there are controversial changes, particularly to the laws around sunday trading. currently, shops can open just five sundays a year. this would increase that to 12. there all caps -- also questions about the legal profession and what fees they can charge

before he can come down the chimney.s going to shed the extra layer. >> sweating, i'll tell you. the temperature is in the 60s right now. it's about the warmest christmas eve on record. and by tomorrow morning it won't be as warm as it is now, but it's still not going to be that chilly for this time of the year. temperatures falling a little bit during the day. and we're going to be seeing a lot of sunshine. and a lot of sunshine friday. and saturday. temperatures way above average. all the way through the weekend. and then things start changing. by next week it's going to feel more like winter and only about 30 degrees colder new year's eve than christmas eve. >> this is the end of december we're looking at on saturday. >> it's hard to believe. 58 degrees the average high is 43. and 58 is nowhere near as warm as it is right now. >> unbelievable. all right. thank you. that's "nbc 10 news" at 11:00. for all of us here we thank you for watching. merry christmas. see you tomorrow. good night. >>> now, a special christmas pr

why don't they call him "chimney pete?" [ laughter ] or "soot faced pete?"etter yet, "peter?" [ laughter ] no one calls me "black amber." even though it would help clarify. because most people named amber are white. [ laughter ] >> seth: true. in my experience, that's true. [ laughter and applause ] now, i cannot believe that after all these years, the dutch still say this blackface has nothing to do with black people. >> i know! it's crazy. it's like saying "amistad" is a movie about a cruise. [ laughter ] >> seth: and it is not. >> that's not what it's about. >> seth: and you don't think this tradition is going away any time soon, do you? >> no, it's not. according to a recent poll, 92% of dutch people do not think "black pete" is racist. the other 8% are probably like, "i know it's racist but 'black pete' hands out the best candy." [ laughter ] >> seth: and speaking of dutch candy. >> oh, let's talk about dutch candy. okay. in holland, they also have chocolate-covered marshmallows that they call "negerzoenen," which means, "little negro kisses." [ audienc

poor, like a father who couldn't afford the dowry, and stories of nicholas throwing coins down the chimneys poems about him were written and cartoons drawn, his modern image was drawn and his name was changed, st. nicholas to santa claus. hang on. did he just -- nah! ♪ st. nicholas, you're the one who jumps for jolly ♪ passes by, spreading spirit with the look of an eye ♪ >> i guess i thought santa claus was just the commercial business. i learned here today that he was a real man that did great things and his legend continues. >> he help a lot of people. he help us now. he helps me every day. >> reporter: so now you know whatever you wish for this christmas, you better send it to the ho-ho-holy man from turkey. ♪ have a happy christmas day >> great stuff. now, let's just return to that major breaking news that we started the program with because a jordanian spokesman from their army has confirmed in the last few minutes that one of its pilots has been captured in syria during coalition air raids and go on to say the islamic state bares responsibility for his safety. and developments and d

where they merged with the original blaze, you see fire that leaves only chimneys and brick. no amount of wetting down can stop it. let's take another look at fire in action. brush fires create their own wind. turbulence and he'd bring winds of tornado velocity. erratic, twisting, unpredictable. even the seasoned news cameraman can be trapped. byse are further compounded the santa ana. results can be disastrous. 6,the morning of november the santa ana winds were moving in a southwesterly direction from desert to coast. at the same time numerous ridges , of the santa monica's were channeling ground winds due south. so it was that winds were traveling in two directions. when the fire reached bel air and consumed homes, heat lifted burning shingles 2000 to 3000 feet in the air. caught in the upper-level wind currents to be carried well over a mile. scores of spot fires began spreading to present a new crisis. this action is demonstrated in these pictures taken by ucla. now the same picture increased , to many times its original speed. deep within the smoke, burning shingles carr

big chimneyness olde city, very small chimney in penny pack park.but the youngest reindeer was feeling tired, and he was hungry. you know how you get when you see a hungry, sometimes it makes you upset. and in house after house santa pulled out toys and left them under the the christmas tree. and in house after house, the children had left out a plate of cookies, a glass of carrots, and a glass of milk rather and a big crunchy carrots. santa took a bite from the cookie, wiped his beard and from doylestown, norristown, jenkintown to haverford and all of the other places in between, santa and his sleigh visited every house in center city and beyond. they delivered presents, to andrew, allison, ana, erika, archie, ashley. list went on and on and on. zach, zeo as well. >> finally santa delivered the last present on his long, list of all of the good children in philadelphia, and in marlton, and in medicine forward. >> and, merry christmas, philadelphia. >> they were a handful. >> you are a good reader. >> stop. >> i never noticed. >> you never did. >> no

the fire department had to take apart part of the chimney to free the boy. >>> gas prices continue to drop across the region but in one oklahoma town, the price is almost unbelievable. here in oklahoma city, it's $1.99 a gallon, that is cheap. prices around the $2 mark are showing up in south carolina, and texas as well. in philadelphia the average price is $2.91, thet sriracha beer is called rogue and it's available for preorder online and the beer begins shipping on monday. >>> health check this noon, prescription drug labels will be easier for pregnant women and new mothers to interpret. the food and drug administration is revamping the labels, they must clearly state what is known about the drug as far as pregnancy and breast feeding. >>> 20% of pennsylvanians are over the age of 60 and by 2020 that number is expected to climb to one in four or 3 million people, in this week's art of the aging, lisa thomas-laury has tips on protecting yourself as you age. >> on financial scams to housing issues, seniors can face a host of legal challenges, but there is help and it's free. >> the s

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he lowered himself down the chimney because he was locked out of the house. when he got to the bottom, he realized he was stuck. luckily he was able to call 911 and it took officials an hour and a half to get him out. >> he's covered from head to toe. the black charcoal from the fire. he's dirty and a little winded. >> rescuers say he had no juice. no one was home during the ordeal. firefighters eventually got ahold of a family member to come home to be with him and chat with him about having an extra key. >> got a lot of explaning to do. >>> time is 6:16. hey sal, bad traffic. rain. lightning. flooding. everywhere. >> everywhere. it's not bad. it's not good. it's bad. although things are getting a little better if the rain moves north. but just a little better. it's not a heavy downpour. but we do have a jackknifed truck. we will start with that. westbound 80. and the commute from vacaville to fairfield has been terrible. we're also looking at 580. we had an earlier crash. 680 is slow. we also have a new accident reported in san mateo county. eastbound 92 at

a 13-year-old boy got himself stuck in his own chimney. rescue crews said he was trying to get into his locked house. once the boy realized he was trapped he just got out his cell phone and called 911. a lot of people came out. during the rescue, he was handed a mask and glasses so he would not be affected by the smoke as they pulled him out of the chimney. >> may i suggest a hide-a-key? >> all right, meteorologist jeffjeff ranieri has more. >>> you will still find plenty of heavy rainfall, especially in parts of the north bay, marin, napa and sonoma counties have flood advisories in effect until 3:45 a.m. or we could see more streams and creeks and rivers rise, it still remains heavy from petaluma through marin down to san rafael all the way to mill valley. you will see the heavier rainfall is on a slight clip to the north, the east, taking some of it into richmond. we'll take you more off to the south. and it looks like the rainfall is now moving across the bay. and we could see some of the heavier rainfall continue again just south of o