letters, diaries, first-hand accounts that could be employed in many different ways to recall the donner party. there is no first-hand witnesses to the donner party. >> they ate each other. >> one of our most successful films. we relied on diaries and letters. >> one of the things that is so impressive about what both of your series, and all of your work in documentaries did was to create a sense of trust among the stations for something they dreaded and feared ever since the days of net, which is before there was a pbs and shows like the redlining show that made nixon defined public --defund public broadcasting. a sense of equality, dignity, reliability and so on. something else that is actually really interesting to me is that public television and building upon that has been able to ofually foster a kind anthology show for independent voices as well. impressively, i have to say thank you for david for being so supportive of intelligence shows as well as the executive produced journalism series. steve, who is here from the center for asian american media, one of the minority consortia

come on, comet and cupid and donner and blitzen and where is rudolph? rudolph!now ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ o'er the fields we go ♪ laughing all the way ♪ bells on bob-tail ring ♪ making spirits bright ♪ what fun it is to laugh and sing ♪ a sleighing song tonight. ♪ oh, jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ jingle all the way, ♪ oh what fun it is to ride ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ hey, jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ jingle all the way ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh okay guys, calm down. ♪ a day or two ago ♪ i thought i'd take a ride ♪ soon my mr. right ♪ was right here by my side ♪ the horse was lean and lank ♪ misfortune seemed our luck, ♪ we got into ♪ a drifting bank and then we kissed for luck ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa, jingle bells, ♪ jingle bells ♪ jingle all the way, ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ hey ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle ♪ jingle all the way ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ jingle, jingle ♪ oh, jingle, jingle, jingle ♪ hey ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle ♪ jing

. >> reporter: benjamin hatchet, a scientist with the desert research institute made the drive to donner lake to look at the mountains that are lacking snow. the current visuals agree with the headline jumping out of a recent study he worked on. in the last 10 years, the average elevation where snow turns to rain has jumped dramatically. >> we've seen in a 10 year period there has been about a 1200 foot increase in snow levels which you can associate with on average putting chains on your car around baxter. now you would do that around cisco grove. >> reporter: the shift from 4500 feet to 5700 feet surprised researchers. they looked at radar and weather station sites that dot the northern sierra. while there are short-term fluctuations in snow levels, the long-term trend may be pointing up. >> this is consistent with the concerns we have with ongoing climate change in mountain regions. >> reporter: the two culprits may be found to our west. rising ocean temperatures and the development of more atmospheric river storm events. both linked to climate change. >> 50, 60, 100 years -- is there

donner summit could see a half foot of snow. bring chains and prepare for low visibility. it's clearing up there and -- >> that's going to be you soon? >> i know. they're making snow but they definitely need new snow. >>> it's a high-tech approach to trying to keep seniors from feeling alone. artificial intelligence in a robotic cat. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. ifwhat would it say?ash tag 80% glowing 50% freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. that's why dove is sulfate free. the #1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. ♪ ♪ the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. remember that security robot at the san francisco spca that was patrolling? it's gone. the spca pulled the plug on the trial program because people accused the robot of being used to get rid of the homeless. the 400-pound robot uses cameras, gps, microphones, and license plate recogniti

now dasher, now prancer, now prancer and vixen, on comet, on cupid, on donner and blitzen.l. so up to the house tops of course they flew and the sleighful of toys and st. nicholas, too. then on a twinkling i heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. i drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney st. nicholas came with a bound. he was all dressed in fur from his head to his foot and all his clothes were tarnished with ashes and soot. now, see, sometimes if you live in a house, santa can come down a chimney. but sometimes if you live in the projects like i did, santa just comes up through the elevator. you know. 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 and his dimples his nose like a cherry, his little mouth was drawn up like a bow. and his beard on his chin was as white as snow. that's what i had mouth looked like. hello. the stump of his pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath. he had a broad face and a little round belly th

santa may have to put those rain slickers on donner and blitzen and all the rest.christmas day looking mild and mostly cloudy this year. 50 degrees is the high and at this point we're going for the possibility of some rain, probably not the white stuff but i will tell you though there's a big batch of cold air that's right outside the region on christmas. looks like it rushes in on tuesday. now if the timing was to change, we might get a little snow or something. >> we shall still see basically is what you're saying. >> yeah. >> surprises. >> thank you david. 5:10 now. researchers have good news for all of you social butterflies out there. it could be good for your health and even decrease the risk of developing diabetes. >> firefighters say a toy's battery caused that inferno. they're issuing a warning for the holiday season. >> lower merion star kobe bryant is immortalizeed with the l.a. lakers. see why this jersey retirement ceremony was unique karen. >> it is nice and not naughty out here. we'll check exton chester county coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> that's a s

florida police are looking into a video of donner and blitzen with bath salts outside a hotel earliery. the rock is getting his own star. on the hollywood walk of fame. this is a game changer. up until now if you asked for the rock on hollywood boulevard, you would get hand a gram of crack or tackled by two undercover cops. the ex-wrestler and future president will be honored in the motion pictures category. at a time when most of people in the motion pictures category are having their stars removed. he's expected to present the reward for best supporting witness. if you thought the death montage was difficult, wait until you see the groping montage. president trump made hollywood's walk of fame. this air stylist used a photo to create so-called tear tattoos of our 45th president. he has done so much shaving he's sick of shaving. he says he averages five adults a day. in the interest of equal time. president trump isn't the only political offering. he's also selling a john conyers tattoo for people look for something more flashy. topic number four. the crusty crab is back on broadway.

look at the once fierce rapper eminem's own irrelevance and forced himself to leave for donner's attention and sad interviews plugging his new album, unlistenable garbage. that is not his name. it's what critics are calling it. unlistenable garbage. anyway, the stack of soggy potatoes tells new york magazine that trump makes his blood boil especially since donald is too busy to respond to his last awful representative about trump. then he revealed that he's prepared to hit back a trumpet he does. "i'm not going to give any weight now but i've got lines ready if he says something about me. [laughter] lines. isn't that adorable? maybe trump is a little too busy getting a tax plan past to be bothered by you. now, that plan it's not a perfect bill but what is? [laughter] i stand corrected. that's a bill i wouldn't pass. [laughter] pass up, got it. greg: thank you. i'm glad that we got from the past. they seem to suffer from congressional constipation. unlike obamacare which was legislation by accident we didn't have a chance to make it to the bathroom before that thing had the toilet bowl. wha

a few inches fell overnight, enough to make donner pass slippery. we checked out the conditions of the sierra.>> reporter: we are here where it is picture- perfect. i am talking tourism. effect -- tourism perfect. it is more like sugar on the ground and you can enjoy the sports and get a 10. it also means temperatures are nice, very comfortable. we did run into folks passing through who did not plan to be here but were pleasantly surprised. tell me about your plans? >> we had plans to camp, we have an rv so we were going to be here for four days over christmas. the players were coming in so we were watching the news and we were thinking we are going to have to change plans. now we are in the snow. we had to change plans and had down after that to see my husband's family but a total change in plans from the fire to this, that is what you have in california. >> reporter: for all of you snowboarders, skiers and snow enthusiasts, this is it. this is what dreams are made of.>>> it is finally beginning to look like christmas.>> wynot, that was a snow ange

snow in the sierra from the frontal system, half inch up to six inches at donner and tahoe city. seven-day forecast. relatively light storm, one on the impact scale and partial clearing after morning showers. thursday, 8:28 winter solstice arrives. mainly sunny days. dry to start winter. monday christmas day, ho, ho, ho. can't wait to open gifts. >> is that the animated santa? >> a hint. >> adorable. >>> long lines for folktis hopi for helping hand in season. >>> one person w >>> east bay family is getting early holiday gift. albany hill mini mart, workers know who the $40 million super lotto plus winner is but they're not telling. sold only winning ticket and some see it now as lucky lottery store. >> always buying every tuesday and friday. >> talking about it this morning, how our two shops. we always buy a lottery ticket on friday. this last friday all of us forgot to. what are the chances? >> of course, the one day. store clerks tell us winner lives in the neighborhood and spends just $1 on one ticket each week. >> merry christmas indeed. >>> if you have a toy to spare, sacre

donner summit could see a half foot of snow. bring changes and prepare for low visibility. >> the national weather service says even though it's been a dry december, the outlook looks promising. they are optimistic that northern california will have normal rainfall. so far, the la niÑa effect has been moist. northern california could accumulate a good snowpack. the outlook for southern california isn't as optimistic. little to know rain is expected to fall in areas currently experiencing a moderate drought. the expected snowpack in northern california should provide enough water to fill the void. >>> san francisco's aquatic park is closed after two men suffered serious injuries after being bitten by a sea lion. it's possible that the same sea lion is responsible for both incidents. >>> have you sent out the packages? >> a few. >> you have deadlines. many delivery services are having trouble keeping up with the demand. >>> taking a peek at wall street. stocks have been slightly lower after finishing at all time highs. the dow is

. >> reporter: benjamin hatchett, a scientist with reno, made the drive to donner lake to look at the mountains lacking still. the current visuals agree with the headline jumping out about a recent study he worked on. in the last 10 years, the average elevation where snow turns to rain has jumped dramatically. >> if you think about putting chains on your car, around baxter or so, now, you would be doing that around cisco growth. >> reporter: the shift surprised researchers looking at snow levels. while there are short-term fluctuations in snow levels, the long-term trend may be pointing up. >> this is totally consistent with the concerns that we have with ongoing climate change. >> reporter: the two main culprits may be found to our west, rising ocean temperatures in the development of more atmospheric events. >> 50 years, you look out in the mountains, is there a chance the snow level could be -- >> reporter: the average snow level. >> that is a concern for people who enjoy winter recreation, but even more so for resource management. >> reporter: the cold winter storms are important.

to the mountains here, is there a chance the snow level could be -- the average snow level above donner summit? >> certainly, and i think that is one of the largest concerns both for people who enjoy winter recreation, but even more so for water resource management. >> the cold winter storms are important. they blanket the sierra with snowfall eventually melting away into our water supply. the warmest storms may not produce any snow. they produce rainfall. possibly too much rainfall. that could lead to big flooding concerns. >> it sets up a perfect scenario for a couple big storms with 10,000 foot snow levels with rain on everything and bring in a lot of warm, moist air and very windy conditions to produce a lot of snow pack melt through rain on snow. >> as you can see with this three-story lodge, the snow was almost to the top. some of our lifts needed to be dug out. >> matt peterson recalls legendary snow season one year ago. it's one of many resorts that relies on a powerful snow- making system to cover their runs. >> we've invested into a pond cooling system and what it does is it c

. ♪ you know dasher and dancer prancer and vixen comet and cupid and donner and blitzen ♪ ♪ but do you that the most famous reindeer of all come on ♪ ♪ rudolph the red-nosed reindeer ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: dmx! that's great. that's not the only thing dmx worked on for christmas. he actually did some work on a a new version of the classic cartoon, "frosty the snowman." check this out. >> look, the hat's back. let's see if it'll make frosty alive again. ♪ ♪ ♪ y'all gonna make me lose my mind up in here up in here ♪ ♪ y'all going to make me go all out up in here up in here ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i mean, that's what i'm talking about. >> steve: come on. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: a little business news here. i read that the founder of chipotle is stepping down as ceo. [ audience aws ] and like everyone leaving chipotle he grabbed a thousand free napkins on the way out. [ laughter and applause ] that'll last me a month. listen to this. new research says that a third of u.s. workers could lose their jobs to automation by 2030. but it will swing back when the robots get fired

up around donner's summit they picked up a few inches. we will take what we can get, we sure need a whole lot more. it is pretty crusty snow. about a half an inch. that was enough to bring out chain controls on interstate 80 this one. caltrans has been plowing the snow way -- roadway trying to keep the snow clear. we had chain controls from baxter until about truckee. the chain controls will expire once the sun comes out to melt the snow. for now, make sure you have the chains on. every single mountain pass in the sierra you will need them. one couple heading to reno was hoping to get married, the driver said he brought the ball but forgot the chains. the chains didn't fit the car so they had to turn around and head back to san francisco. don't be like them, come prepared with chains that your car. otherwise, nice to see some snow on the ground. ktvu, fox 4 news. >>> i have two little boys and one was a ski and one wants to snowboard. are going to be okay? >> you will be fine. i will put your order in. our system last night, let's face it

there's slick roadways donner to king vail throughout the afternoon. 36 for a high today. a few inches of precip here due to a system that continues to move to the north and east of us. behind it, breezy northwesterly winds for us today. very cold air entering the region for next several days. a live look outside. winds picking up in the upper elevations 20 to 30 miles an hour locally. that's a concern right on through tuesday night. 51 in the city. 5 in oakland and san jose. 54 in half moon bay. with the front moving through, temperatures stayed up a little bit. this is san jose 101. you can see cloud cover here. a sunny afternoon. we have fog in the north bay. visibility reduced to less than a mile in santa rosa. 45 in napa. 48 in concord. livermore good morning. 43 degrees. mount tam, you can kind of see that, sunny and cool today. below average, breezy at the coast. wind in the north and east bay hills. advisory last seen through tuesday, dry and milder days ahead. it's going to take after wednesday to get there with temperatures coming in above average. so our wind ad

on comet -- on cupid -- on donner and blitzen -- or blintsens. >> seth: on blintsens. >> on blintsensuff here in new york. >> yeah. >> seth: i did not realize, you also performed on a cruise ship. like cruise ships here in new york? >> yeah. so there's a boat that goes around manhattan on both the rivers called "the spirit of new york." >> seth: mm-hmm. >> and its -- i think unbeknownst to the people who just think they're getting like a simple cruise around manhattan. it's also a musical cruise. and so we would open up every cruise to like let people know it was a kind of a musical cruise, by singing a boat-themed parody of the black eyed peas "i got a feeling." >> seth: uh-huh. >> and like you'd slowly see it dawn in people's eves like, "oh no. this is a musical cruise. [ laughter ] what am i doing?" it was like, yeah -- i can't hear that song now without just being, like, transplanted back to that. >> seth: do you remember the parody lyrics to it? >> i was trying to think of this. okay i think this is -- okay, this is the one part i remember. 'cause we had correo, too. and keep in

female still have them so dasher, dancer, prancer, donner, blitzen -- in the poem they are all fabulous>> you know what that also means, rudolph. >> yeah. >> he had the antlers. just saying. >> scandal. >> it is a scandal. >> scandalous. >>> finally, guys, a nativity scene that became just a scene. all of this recorded by tegan's mom and thankfully she shared it with us so watch this. go ahead. so 2-year-old tegan gets up. she breaking character is supposed to be a sheep swipes that baby jesus from the manger for a hug but guess what, 3-year-old kalia is not having it playing mary. she gets up. she wants her baby back. watch this. give me my savior back. it's going to happen. oh, yeah. >> oh, no. >> she's going down. >> come on. >> a wrestling match at the manger. oh, no. >> tegan's mom says the two are actually great friends, all is well. that video viewed on facebook over 5 million times. >> 5 million more now. >> so funny. >> if it went smoothly we wouldn't see it the great thing about working with kids. "pop news" is great as always on your friday edition. lara spencer, everybody. >

the story of abandoned misfits saved their home from demolition great movie.d by richard donner- >>>don't worry, diehard is also on the list. and that's just the beginning. the list includes the kevin costner baseball story field of dreams, la bam ba guess whose coming to dinner, momento and the 725 movies have been added to the registry so far. last year's list included breakfast club, princess bride, who framed roger rabbit and thelma and lewis. >> momento jumps out to me as an out liar. >> what took so long for dumbo to get in. that was like 1939 or something. >> you would think that would always be in. >> perhaps the animated lobing. >> i have flag on the play. >> no diet and day by tom cruise. >> i did love that movie. >> great movie. >> i'm not i'm putting in classic category. >> come on. >> stop the presses. where is boomerang. >> another great movie. >> you actually agree with me? >> absolutely. boomerang. eddie movie. >> dumbo just got in. there's time for boomerang. >> i've never diehard yet. >> you've never seen diehard. >> no. my goodness. >> purple reign one of the great