of developments, we all know the coast guard has many assets in place right now. also at my direction, defense secretary dick cheney will make available u.s. armed forces, personnel and equipment to assist in the cleanup. the military will provide personnel for direct cleanup activities, as well as assisting with logistics, the needs of logistics related to the cleanup. and of course, these efforts must be undertaken carefully, so that further damage the fragile areas will not occur. intensive planning now going on as well as appropriate cleanup training will be completed before ground units are deployed, and in addition to the apartment of defense personnel i have asked my staff to develop plans to enable volunteers to participate in cleanup activities. by summer we hope to have develop facilities to enable us to accommodate a court of alaskan volunteers, i want to say develop facilities, the gentleman will tell you, we are dealing with a very remote areas in some cases here. i have asked epa administrator bill riley to corny the long range planning to restore th

it is not a national military disaster that would call for federalization of the coast guard. thank you. >>> all week we are featuring american history tv programs and previewing what is available all week end with lectures in american history, american artifact, reel america, the civil war, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3.

that is why we want the coast guard in control there.nd i don't know if the coast guard is even thinking of experimentati experimentation. i wish we could get a plane and send the whole committee up there, and see what is going to happen to kodiak. if you do, you would be as mad as i am, because nobody is thinking of trying to stop this thing. now, bill, you guys have good brains and, you know, the whole group that is involved here, and i know that you are. and steve, you people know the area like i do. and you know it is going to destroy the area, and it is going to go into the bristol basal mbay salmon run, and it is unacceptable. and we have to try. how do we get it going? is it money? i was told yesterday that all you do is to ask exxon and within foreseeable, you know, limits that you could not dream of, the money is available. they know they have horrendous liability if this gets to kodiak, just horrendous. you can name it off there, king crab, and half of the sole, and the home of the bottom fish there in the chillcoath straight.

will be pleased the coast guard would be pleased. to get back in the channel or something. >> it save a lot of money, that's a hypothetical. >> what is the actual policy, you think it was a responsibility to continue the coverage of that vessel. >> i cannot comment on that. i don't know what your obligations are what is your reaction i think if you think that is following that and by that is that correct? >> i think we have done a great job of keeping the ship off the rocks. that was no mean feat i think that's great in terms of the cleanup, it's dimension and times a high tide, were chasing the oil were doing what we can, and we are going to use all of the resources available but some of the stuff that we talked about before is moving fast we are now starting to clean up instead of float some point. but i think we're doing a good job so you're last suggestion that you take over the coast guard takes over the project. >> i think we will just have to look at that. i know we are both going to look at it, what if somebody has a real ins

i'm thinking of one of your coast guard officials. millard according to a sanctions listing from june last year he heads the regional unit of the coast guard in zawiya that is consistently linked with violence against migrant and other human smugglers while you still employ these people i think there is a report coming from our minister of interior saying clearly that he is not an employee for minister of internal the u.n. panel of experts claims that he and other coast guard members directly involved in the sinking of migrant boats using firearms the un says this coast guard is consistently linked and you say you know nothing about it no i said our minister from germany they have a clear statement that this man is not an employee by the minister of internal so who is employed by the coast guard can well he has the coast guard coding according to the sanctions listing says that he collaborates with other migrant smugglers such as mohammed catch lafe who sources suggest is providing protection to him to carry out illicit operations rel

so who is employed by the coast guard then well he has the coast guard coding according to the sanctions listing says that he collaborates with other migrants smugglers such as mohammed catch lafe who sources suggest is providing protection and him to carry out illicit operations related to the trafficking and smuggling of migrants several people in criminal investigations have stated they were picked up at sea by armed men on the coast guard ship called tele ill used by millet and taken to the detention center where they are reportedly held in brutal conditions and subjected beatings he of course denies any wrongdoing. of course if something like this happen we as a government condemn all of this kind of actions and if he's working with our minister of internal or our cause he should do band and killed in 2017 the un secretary general appealed to your government to investigate reports of slaves being sold in libya and you personally you personally announced the setting up of a commission of inquiry to investigate where is this commission of inquiry commission the un has never heard of i

i said it all about the coast guard. the job they have done has been incredible over the last three years. go ahead, michael. >> good morning, mr. president, merry christmas from southeast alaska. we appreciate you saving the best for last. [laughter] andt is 5:00 a.m. here sir, we have about 180 on the island about 25% of us here showed up. we really appreciate you taking the time, as everyone else said earlier, we know how busy you are. everybody, i just want to point out a couple people we have on the eighth navigation team. raise your hands, please. they showed up and we've also got members of the coast guard 225 buoy, that handles the aid to navigation around southeast alaska. anybody from there, feel free to raise her hands. finally, the air station at sitka, the best aviation unit in the world. we are protecting southeast alaska, all the way up and waiting for the next thing to happen. we appreciate your being here and merry christmas. and happy new year. pres. trump: he do a great job. thank you. it is a big grou

base in san diego, 9 tons, seized by separate coast guard cutter crews, street value more than300 million. one of them returned home to alameda a little earlier today. >>> time for sports, a lot going on. speakers surprising news. big news, the 49ers have a huge game sunday at seattle, they could see a very familiar face in the seahawks backfield. marshawn lynch, remember him, became beast mode in his six seasons in seattle, terrorizing opposing defense, contacts, last played for the raiders in 2018, he's talking to the team that brought him in, they are very thin at the running back position, so they want lynch to do this. only the fourth string back is healthy. the 49ers can win the nfc west and take the number 1 seed if they beat the seahawks sunday night, the 49ers are a slight favorite. >>> as for the raiders, still alive, after last nights win, the need to beat the broncos and the need other scenarios to get in. >> the 49ers could end up in the super bowl with the raiders. >> if the perfect storm adds up.>> it's also possible that we get with on tuesday night?>>> mainly w

the coast guard has boats in the water and a helicopter above working to solve the mystery. >> the coast guard is asking if anyone knows of a person who might have been in a green lexus vehicle that's overdue or they're not sure where they are to please give the coast guard a call. >> reporter: and this cliff side right here is south of pacifica but north of half moon bay. the coast guard wants to hear from you if you have information. you're also asto ken callmateo county sheriff's department. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> thank you. if you plan on visiting the beach to mark the new year, don't turn your back on the ocean. the national weather service is warning about large swelling that start tomorrow afternoon. 6 to 8 feet swells are expected tomorrow from as far north as sonoma county all the way down to the monterey bay. and wednesday breaking waves could reach as high as 25 feet. beach goers are advised to stay off coastal jetties. >>> now we're finally getting to see the sunset after soggy sunday. is this a time of what to come for 2020? darren peck is joining us now, and they always s

ktvu cameras were there as coast guard's return home.ful patrol they just wrapped up. stomach 49ers would be traveling to seattle on what could be called the biggest game they have played in nearly six years. the former seahawks started could be added to the sales roster just in time for sunday's game. >>> suspected thieves busted with nearly 100 stillen packages inside their brand. what led investigators to them in the first place. >>> authorities investigating a shooting that left an armed robber that is. the second suspect held a manager in the back at gunpoint. the court managed to grab a gun from a drawer and then part of two shots. one of which hit the gunman as he tries to run away. the suspect ended up dying about a block away. this is where he was shot. is second suspect, it is still at large. >>> a man died after a billing conference at this is going richmond district this afternoon. officials say the fire started on the second floor and the spread to the third floor of the building in 1670. crews rescued an adult man from insi

coast guard cutter has returned after off loading more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in san diego. don ford has the stor >> reporter: nearly 120 coast guard families happily reunited just before christmas, returning from a mission that was anything but routine. it's a dangerous operation most folks never get to see. fast response teams capturing and boarding a drug smuggling boat far out in the pacific ocean. on this boat alone the coast guard seized more than 3,000 pounds of cocaine. >> 2-bales here underneath the console. it's loaded. >> reporter: you're out in the eastern pacific, often at night and on rough seas and you get on scene and have no idea what's waiting for you. here's one of the night operation, the team moves in and this time they capture nearly 1,000 pounds of cocaine. in the last 3 months they've seized 18,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $312 million. now the crew returns home to their waiting families. >> what a great way to celebrate christmas. >> there's signs, funny costumes, it's great to know we're supported here at home and they can get back i

coast guard and the high seas takedown. newly released video showing the coast guard moving in on a suspected narco boat in the eastern pacific. and inside, more than 3,000 pounds of suspected cocaine. and this boat, just one of seven intercepted in this operation. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman with the images tonight. >> reporter: the dramatic arrests on the high seas. these u.s. coast guard drcrews, guns drawn, seizing a small drug smuggling vessel. these are some of the seven raids announced today, seizing more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine. $312 million of drug money that would have funded violent crime, terrorism, human trafficking and arms trafficking. >> yeah, this place is loaded. >> reporter: officials say more than 3,100 pounds of the drug were onboard. the series of raids carried out over the past few months in the pacific even catching semisubmersibles. >> this is hard, dangerous work for these crews to actually gain access and control of those vessels. >> reporter: and david, it's ships

the coast guard rescued the 20-year-old surfer yesterday afternoon. watching video of the coast guard pulling him up into the helicopter. the surfer got a medical checkup, he'll be okay. >>> several gun buybacks over the weekend led to hundreds of guns being exchanged for cash. in san francisco, united players partnered with sfpd. during the four-hour event more than 300 guns were turned in, including 93 rifles, 75 revolvers and a few antique pstols. in the south bay, gilroy hosted a buyback. this was a first since southern santa clara started this. police collected 500 guns there. the shooting at the gilroy garlic festival prompted one family to turn in 15 guns. all of the weapons will be destroyed. >>> commercial crab season is under way in the bay area. it was started uas supposed to h ago but got delayed. lauren martinez has that. >> reporter: crab season in san francisco has officially started. >> we're hoping that we have a really good season. we're sad that we're a little delayed in starting, but it is what it is. >> reporter: opening day for c

about 18,000 pounds of cocaine was offloaded from a coast guard cutter yesterday in san diego.says an estimated $312 million of cocaine was seized between mid-october and early december. >>> a teenager is accused of stealing a small plane and then crashed it, and there's a fire emergency in australia. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the sydney morning herald" reports three firefighters battling bush fires were surrounded by flames and seriously burned overnight. a state of emergency has been declared in southeast australia as extreme heat and strong winds have fanned about 100 wildfires. the nation saw its hottest day ever was with an average maximum temperature topping 107 degrees. 2,000 firefighters are battling the fires with help from u.s. and canadian teams, as well as the australian military. >>> our partners at the bbc report spanish riot police clashed with catalonia separatist protesters outside of barcelona at a stadium. police tried to keep the protesters from disrupting night's match between barcelona and reale madrid that was being watc

the coast guard has boats in the water and helicopters above trying to solve the mystery. >> the coast guard is asking anyone who knows of someone that was in a green lexus vehicle, if they're not sure where they are to give the coast guard a call. >> reporter: this stretch of cliff is south of pacifica and north of half moon bay. if you have any information you're also asked to call the san mateo sheriff's department. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> this just in, crews rush to knock down a house fire in san jose that broke out on live oak way just after 9:00 tonight. 2 cats were rescued. no word tonight on what caused the fire. >>> a serial killer on death row for murdering his wife and mother-in-law in the bay area died in state prison. phillip jablonski was found unresponsive in his cell friday. he was sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and her 72-year-old mother. he had married his wife while in prison for killing a previous wife in 1978. his cause of death is still inknown. >>> tonight 2 shooting suspects are behind bars after a wild police chase from san mateo all the way to

the coast guard says it will be resuming its search at first light this morning. information from the coast guard telling us crews will be searching on the air and water and more resources will be coming in to help with that search over the next couple of hours. they'll be looking not just at the water but also at inland canyons. this tour helicopter disappeared yesterday on the island of kauai. it was due back last night from a tour of the island's na pali coast. on board the green and white helicopter, one pilot and six passengers, including two minors. officials say that there is an electronic locator on that helicopter but no signals have been received yet on that locator. coast guard officials say the weather conditions are challenging, visibility is fairly low, winds today are forecast to be at around 28 miles per hour, creating some waves in the water. there's also scattered rain in the forecast. of course the island of kauai is 80% uninhabited. it's mostly covered in state parks. so there is a lot of remote area there, ali. >> joe, you'll keep us posted if

no word from the coast guard as to why.federal investigators are still looking into the dive boat fire. >>> new video shows a troubling sight this holiday season. you can see there a fedex delivery truck full of packages on fire, just days after christmas. this happened over the weekend in fullerton, south of los angeles. the fedex driver picked up his shipment and was headed to san diego when he noticed the truck on fire. the driver wasn't hurt but many packages and gifts you saw there were destroyed. no word on what sparked that fire. >>> new this morning, the u.s. department of housing and urban development released its report on homelessness and found homelessness in the u.s. increased nearly 3%. one of the biggest reasons why is california. the study found that more than 21,000 people in california became homeless this year. that's a 16% increase from last year. better numbers were seen across the nation, 29 states, in fact, saw a decrease in their homeless population. >> 4:52 right now. çpq >>> still ahead on "today i

in a statement overnight a coast guard official saying the weather conditions are challenging. we have trained crews responding and on scene searching for any signs of the and those aboard. the missing aircraft is owned by safari helicopters according to an unnamed employee. they offer a safari in a refuge eco tour on the island of 80% u covered in state parks. a tag line on the website reads celebrating 30 years of >> that was joe fryer. >>> also developing for you this morning, at least 15 people are dead after a plane crashed in kazakhstan shortly after takeoff. 98 people were on board and 50 are now hospitalized. the plane hit a two story fence and building just after losing altitude. >>> a christmas eve robbery taking the life of a south bay woman. police continuing the search for the suspect. the family members want answers. she returned home from work around 9:30 and never went inside of the home. so her family went outside to check on her and found her on the street badly beaten. fhehusband spoke with us through a translator and said he's desperate for answers. >> he wa

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the coast guard doesn't have an of things to do with the missions it has right now. when we assign them navy missions, we tell ourselves a false narrative we are making a better, we are not. we are taking away from some other thing the coast guard is uniquely constituted to do. secondly, there are some interesting concepts about ships for surveillance, some of the things you are talking about. we didn't think of those. we didn't cover them specifically in our inquiry in my view mostly because they are not either programs of record or ideas that are seriously under consideration by the navy right now. at least at the level that we understand classification. >> other questions? let's see. there is one over here. >> i'm a vietnamese american. i would like to talk about naval surveillance in the era of great power competition and you have made it clear that the number of ships does not reflect their capability and you made it clear that we don't have adequate money to fund the required 40 billion. my question is using the whole government that recently put out wide jones

coast guard and since last year we have to don't use coast guard is doing a great job of doing their own version in the taiwan chicken more china exercise with regional coast guard command and helping capacity building among countries in southeast asia. everyone talks about we have a dichotomy whereby china dominates the economy and us dominates security. it's way more complicated than that. look at the front to geopolitical competition which is infrastructure developer. especially south east asia, china is the one leading. it's japan. if you look at data and this is why make this comment. china they get more bang out of imagining bok. better salesman than any of the democratic countries in this part of the world. this is an interesting data that came out and bloomberg made an interesting port of that. japan has more infrastructure developing projects. that's on top of the fact japan has been the leading source of infrastructure development and overseas development assistance in southeast asia. a lot of us are underestimating the predominance of japan in east asia although in terms o

. >>> a happy homecoming in time for the holidays, more on the return of the coast guard members who played a key role in a major drug bust. ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all we need is someone to lean on ♪ >>> a door delivery driver has been caught on camera stealing packages from porches. >> at least twice this month, many residents are frustrated, saying they want to see stiffer penalties. >> reporter: the latest known package theft involving a meal delivery person happened that this santa clara complex on lafayette street, december 7, captured on a high definition surveillance system. resident say the store -- delivery woman brought a meal to them in the complex, after walking on the hallway, she waits for a bit, moves out of the camera site into a doorway, where she grabbed the package and is then seen walking off with it.>> i thought that was pretty cheesy. the

as of now, coast guard officials have seen no sign of the helicopter. today's forecast predicts scattered showers and higher winds around 23 miles per hour, the conditions just not letting up or helping in those search efforts. >> what do you know about this helicopter to her? >> what we can tell you about the company, it is called safari helicopters. they've been in business since 1987, they offer a couple of tours on the island of hawaii. fox news has reviewed records and could not locate any accidents or incidents that the company has been involved in. the company's own web site emphasizes safety records, not excepting any reservations or bookings on its web site. we also reached out for some information but they declined to comment when anything at this time. also when deaths are not uncommon. three people were killed when the helicopter crashed on the wahoo last april, then a couple months later crashed north of honolulu killing 11 people and we are expecting the next update on the search in the next couple of hours. back to you. >> alicia: thank y

a coast guard crewmember they haven't seen in nearly three months. >> i miss you so much. >> reporter: all across the pier, there were a lot of heartfelt hugs. love dogs back together just in time to celebrate the holidays. >> it is the perfect gift. we can be wrapped up in materialistic stuff but it is these moments that matter. >> to be back with family be reunited after a good long patrol. >> reporter: the group spent the past 82 days patrolling the eastern pacific ocean off the coast of mexico, central america and south america on the lookout for drug smugglers. during the dangerous operation, more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine was seized. with an estimated $312 million. it certainly is important work. but coast guard crewmember says the time away from his wife and children is extremely difficult. >> i always wish everything is okay and everybody is safe. >> definitely happy to have him home. >> reporter: the simple holiday wish. that has now come true. alex savidge, k tv unit fox 2 news. >>> holiday chaos at last night. many people driving to l.a.x. once they arrive, many facepla

. >>>,, home for the holiday, we are there for the happy reunion as coast guard crew returns home after 82 days at sea. >> happy to be back. >>> you're looking at the holiday week forecast. i will let you know about the rain showers heading our way. >>> we have new details on an internet outages caused chaos at the sacramento airport. it was caused by a car crash several miles away. ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all we need is someone to lean on ♪ >>> happening now, as movement credit holiday commute here in the bay area this afternoon. this is a live look at the east shore freeway. you can see a specially in that eastbound direction, things are pretty packed right now. >> looks like the same story on highway 24 in lafayette eastbound direction there on the left, that's commute direction, you can see this flow going at this hour. record 150 million americans are expecte

but italian coast guards managed to lift 12 people to safety after their cargo ship was to start a new rocky coastline. across spain portugal and france more than 118000 households are without electricity in portugal storm surge flooding has forced the evacuation of 250 people many houses have been left on the water here except for those homes built hire up. on and his own corsica are being warned to stay away from the seaside. all as far as rainfall is concerned we're seeing the end of the crisis with regards to the wind we're still in a crisis that could last a dozen or so i was 15 or so more in khost. it is very important to advise the population not to go to the beaches in the coastline because it can be potentially dangerous. on western spain's atlantic tip is no stranger to storms but sites like this is still remarkable a coastal prominence a water with seafood whipped up by the pounding of countless waves and blown ashore by storm fabian's full force. and might just wait for my people and some get it for a day. it's unpredictable and it's dangerous but it's incredibly beautiful

>> start with the coast guard. i don't believe the coast guard has a role in the south china sea. and of story. it's not widely shared but they don't have enough things it to do with the missions that it has and when the assignment me tell ourselves a false narrative we are making a better. we are not that the coast guard is uniquely constituted to do. there are some interesting concepts and surveillance and in my view because of programs of record are those that were seriously under consideration by the navy right now. and of that classification. >>. >> so with vietnamese americans in the era you have made it clear the number of ships does not guarantee but you made it clear we don't have adequate money to require the 40 billions. so my question is so in the view of the whole government and if you look at the budget that is required 750 million, the state department foreign affairs have 40 billion so if we are talking about distance in the south china sea then why not talk about the distance of okinawa, vietnam, and taiwan to china. is there a different calculus to increase the n

coast guard is searching for seven people that have gone missing. we've got reporters on both these stories. nathan hodge live in moscow on the kazakhstan crash. >> reporter: john, what we have here is a catastrophic situation that could have been far, far worse as the images have shown, the beck air flight took off and seconds later crashed not far from all monty airport, careening into a concrete fence and a two story building. the plane didn't catch fire after the crash. rescue workers were on the scene and took dozens away to local hospitals. cass ak authorities have suspended flights by beck air, the regional carrier that operated the fokker 100 aircraft. as well the president has declared saturday will be a day of mourning. we're still awaiting further information and updates on the situation and the casualty count which has stayed at this point as far as the death toll, unexpe unexpectedly low. >>> the u.s. coast guard is searching for seven people aboard a tourist helicopter that's missing off the coast of kauai. >> hey, john, details a bit

says the that watangled was life threatening as you can see the coast guard used a small inflatable boat to carefully approached the baby humpbk and using special tools cut the debris free from the whales back the coast guard says doesn't know exactly where that debris came from they like to find that out. >>experts y even one loss of a humpback whalcould have a poulation levels along the pacific. we have a saying down 30 years of music history, tossedinto thdumpster. many alumni events high school in alameda who playedin he band are outrag, they learned that years and years of trophies and awards was sply thrown away all to make space inthe band room kind of made m feel like nobody cared abt them much kron four's michelle kingston plains what they're doing now o put history back on the shelves of their high school. >>i don't gogood and got into a in thers just there's so much that goes into. this yeah, it's it's really disheartening 300 trophies tossed in the trash outside and single high school years and years of awards won by hardworking band students. >>the distct says the decis

overdue or not sure where they are, give the coast guard a call. >> reporter: this stretch of cliff is south of pacifica and north of half moon bay. if you have any information you're also asked to call the san mateo county sheriff's department. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> the 49ers won't be back on the field until january 11th, getting some much deserved rest playing their fifth straight game where the outcome hinged on the final plays. >> wilson throws, caught, hollister is hit on the dole goal line and dropped by greenlaw, the 49ers are going to win the day! >> the niners beat the seahawks for the first time in seattle since 2011 and most importantly take the 1 seed in the nfc playoff picture. >> reporter: you just ended 8 years of futility in this stadium with that play. >> it's crazy to think about, it's crazy we're the nfc west champions and i mean we're going to continue to work. >> reporter: i can't imagine the scene in the locker room after the game. can you indulge us? >> it was incredible, man. something i'll never forget the rest of my life. just it was a party in here. >>

no word from the coast guard as to why.al investigators are still looking into the dive boat fire. >>> new video shows a troubling sight this holiday season. this is a delivery truck full of packages on fire, just days before christmas at the beginning of hanukkah. this happened over the weekend in fullerton, south of los angeles. the fedex driver picked up his shipment and was headed to san diego when he noticed the truck on fire. several of the packages and gifts inside were destroyed. the driver wasn't hurt. no word on what sparked that fire. >> 6:48 right now. >>> trending this morning, have you ever wondered how much it would cost to light up your house like clark griswold? look at his eyes. you may recall that iconic scene in "national lampoon's christmas vacation" when griswold gets the holiday house display to work. according to com-ed, the chicago utility company it would cost $3,700 to run all 25,000 lights for five hours a day for 31 days in december, 2019, but using the l.e.d. holiday lights, it would only cost

. >>> the coast guard ramp up the search for a helicopter missing off the coast of kawai.r a tour on thursday carrying seven people including two minors and has not been seen since. coast guard crews sxing -- searching by air, boat and atv and battling a forecast of 30-mile-per-hour winds and seven foot waves. dan simon joins me. the last known communication was 40 minutes before the chopper was leaving from a tour. when was that exactly? >> reporter: it was at 4:40 in the afternoon local time, erica. this was routine communication. the helicopter was simply giving its location, did not issue a distress call. everything seemed to be going according to plan. keep in mind the tour operators fly every day and they're very popular with tourists because you could see a wide swath of the area in a short period of time. it does appear, erica, that weather may have been a factor here. a cold front came in right around the time that the helicopter went missing. this touring company has been in business for 30 years and they seem to have a very if reputation, family owned and operat

. >> he was in the coast guard. >> he was in coast guard for 20 years and i guess he puts wisdom in use laid the foundation to give back. my dad is very selfless and to help those who are less fortunate and that is why i like to do that and volunteer organizations to support voting rights as well. >> a lot of charity work. rob: for people who want to give back themselves, make a donation it foldsofhonor.org which allows you to be a wing man which is awesome and allows awesome stories like this and best of luck, you want to go to sports management, can you help out the giants? they need all the help they can get. >> thank you for helping young adults. the time is 53 minutes after the hour. up next day coast guard member returns home in time for christmas. rob: she loves that and my son was on the menu. a dad's laughable reaction after this wild encounter gone viral. ♪ (vo) automatically sort your expenses and save over 40 hours a month. (danny) every day you're nearly fried to a crisp, professionally! (vo) you earned it, we're here to make sure you get it. quickbooks. backing you. heath

first is that you have two individuals, an official from the coast guard and another from the navy. these twtwindividualals are beig put on trial. it is not about maritime law.. itit is not about whicich counus responsible. but individuals are being taken to task for what happened in the deaths of those people. families of the victimss finally have a chance o get someme kind of justice for their loved ones, lost at sea. there e is the issue of maritime law. perhaps looking and following this trial, we may get a better idea of how there might be a combination of whose duty it is to rescue these people. the e defense, a according to te officials, will probably be that this was a searchh and rescue mission for r malta and italy oy intervened when the vessel capsized. they will explain their story. there is also the issue of damages. it is going to set a precedent for other issues, because we have seen other shipwrecks of migrant boats since 2013. although the number of people arriving here initially has gone down, they continue to arrive and continue to be desperate. genie: thank you f

a coast guard rescue swimmer dangled from a helicopter while rescuers helped the boater. frifs say the people managed to jump off their small boat. rescuers say what happened today serves as a reminder about safety for boaters. >> that they had full tanks and that they're operational and if possible just stay off the waters when it's storming. >> paramedics took one of the boaters to the hospital after they showed signs of hypothermia because of the cold surf. a coast guard boat then freed the bet from the beach and pulled it back out to sea. >>> a special dlifby arrived today in space. spacex dragon is resupplying the international space station. nasa announced the capsule successfully docked with the station today. dragon is delivering more than 5,700 pounds of cargo and equipment, and that delivery will last complete speerms including the study the spread of fire and bone and muscle loss, and there's even a study of budweiser in malting barley in microgravity. >>> want to hear a story that's really bananas? >> apparently a man ate an art installation. >> it's what art

the coast guard second the helicopter was seen last night, after the coast of hawaii. it was equipped with in electronic locator but so far no signal has been received. it was during the pilot and six passengers. the owner of the helicopter contacted the coast guard after was due back from the tour. conditions are expected to be challenging today, with increasing gusting winds. more information is coming out regarding the death of a man in mere words. they've identified the victim as 28-year-old who was visiting from minnesota. a tree fell, and not cause large debris to fall on top of him. another person on the trail was hit i debris and hospitalized. the park itself is open, but this hiking area had been closed since the incident. >> >>> yesterday in court, the attorney asked the judge for more time to prepare their case. the mom and kids are losing the house. they say it was vacant for years and they needed a safe place to stay. wedgwood, the real estate company that bought the house in july, gave the family in eviction notice this month. >> we will be back on monday

.>>> amen is attacked by a shark in southern california, video of the coast guard rescuing him right after the break. >>> in the hills of these bay you will find a christmas tradition anointed 70th year. it was created by an indian immigrant who wanted to bring joy to his family and the community. tonight they turned on the lights for all to see you. we show you how it brightened peoples spirit.>> reporter: nestled in the hills you will find the handiwork of hundreds of pieces of this display meant to depict the biblical town of bethlehem but he wasn't christian. >> his wife is a christian and he wanted to do this for her and for the community. he was warm and humble. it is a very kind thing he did for our whole community.>> reporter: it started with this hill but over the years the display grew as did the crowds who came to see it. >> i think it's amazing just the fact that he made all of these and he didn't have to but he just wanted to spread joy. >> now the viewers span generations. sarah haynes has not seen the display in 20 years since her daughter was a child but it pulled her