in finland. it's in norway. so it's very sad. if you're walking over the top of that mountain from the norwegian side, you get to the top, you get to the summit and that's great but then you have to go downhill a ways and cross the border before you get to the tallest point in finland. well, now on the occasion of finland turning 100, norway has come up with a very nice gift idea. norway has decided to give finland that mountain. just as a present. as a gesture of happy birthday, good buddy. if they goes through, if they move the national borders between norway and finland about 500 feet in one direction and 650 feet in the other direction, not only will finland get a new highest point at the summit of that mountain, they will now proudly be able to say their national highest point is the summit of a mountain and not for nothing, they get a new mountain. which anybody would like for their birthday. so it's a very nice offer. the head of the norwegian mapping authority has already personally signe

amnesty has been pushing finland and the e.u.safe routes for asylum seekers and refugees, and these new measures actually seem like an attempt to close off one safe route for those wishes to seek asylum, which is obviously worrying and shameful. >> there's never much love lost between your countrymen in finland, and the people across the border in russia. but are we saying explicitly that the finish authorities are working with the russian authorities to seal the frontier? >> i can't go into that in detail, unfortunately. i don't know. but -- but it definitely seems as though the finish authorities are now trying to tighten the procedure in the border to avoid the asylum seekers getting here. >> so we are talking about, what, tens or hundreds of people who are still on the russian side of the frontier. are they in effect marooned there at such an inhospitable time of year, or are they going to have to head back from where they came? >> i don't personally know about that exact situation at the border. there are said to be some ten

his home lies in the mysterious --'s in finland northernmost region. jim: with christmas just a few days away -- a matter of hours really, you might be wondering if santa will soon be here. i know that my three kids looked inside the chimney to make sure the clarence was ok. -- clearance was ok. santa tracker is available. noradsanta.org. they can follow every stop on the journey. the site answers the age-old question about santa's validity. it says he is alive in the hearts of children throughout the world. merry christmas. grading coming from nothing takes hard work and d agination. this is a 17-year-old bolivian boy -- you can hear more about his innovation on news3lv.com. mark: hello i mark, -- i am mark. ms. using any tool can have negative consequences. profiling is a valuable tool in intelligence and law enforcement. unfortunately it has been abused. some police officers have stopped motorist where dwb, this is not just a legal, it is unconstitutional. do not and profiling because some have abused it. emerging evidence suggests anti-terrorism of

. >> you may have to move to finland, get this, adam shapiro, what are they doing in the country of finland for their citizens. >> it is called basic income. finland is a small country, 5.4 million, they have 10 percent unemployment and they have a welfare system along the lines that you and i would recognize but what they are going to do is throw out the entire welfare system and then they will send the money directly to people who need it but every citizen of fin land will get the same amount every month. $876, about 550euro every month, and so this is a called basic income. it has been around since 1960's. it has been tested in can inadequacies, and tested in the you had. some of those tests show it more efficient and effective way to disperse government money to people who need it. the question is, can you afford it because finland can't afford to do this. they will to have raise taxes. government money is taxpayer money. that is what they will do. >> isn't that robbing pete tore pay paul if you raise my taxes. >> exactly. >> doesn't that negate it. >> the concept behind it is imagine l

sean: police in finland could soon be getting an extra paycheck. why officials are proposing to pay every adult $10,000 per year. >> i told him that i loved him and he was a good boy. erin: santos saved the day for a young boy in michigan who was

we spend a summer in finland. pavel: you rented a house -- mica: you rented a house in finland.yes. it was absently great. some of the guys say that we outsourced some of this by supportnd the customer was through europe and, other than that, there is a small team of 15. we like to travel and we want to use the opportunity. mica: you had to raise money. you took $300 million from the sale of the share. is that correct? cannot confirm the number. i was very lucky. mica: higher or lower? pavel: i was able to get out before the market crashed and it was before the events broke out and it was extremely fortunate. mica: that would have affected the value. that, the events broke out in the local currency went down. the value of the company was 3-4 times slower than it used to be. mica: facebook would eventually take over. pavel: i am not sure. struggling to remain relevant because of the mobile apps protecting users. trap -- snap chat and apps like that. mica: any board meeting you have with outside investors might, you know, the in shambles, because you move around the planet so much

finland has no high mountains of its own. the head of the norwegian mapping authority has expressed support. they are going to get part of the mountain. erin: if you don't have it, you don't have it. like in iowa. mountain, you don't have a mountain. erin: now they will. kevin: that was very nice. it is quite the gift. we start off with a lot of clouds. just a couple of breaks in the overcast allowing for that to pink sky in the morning. that's an indication of an approaching system. we will run the risk of a passing shower today, there should be a lot of dry hours. it will be a back and forth between the overcast sky and the breaks that are back to the west. it is a steady stream of clouds that arrive tomorrow afternoon. ahead of that early this morning, temperatures chilly. not too bad to take. we're near the freezing mark. mid and upper 20's to near 30 in the monadnock region. lakes region, mid 20's this morning. plenty of clouds putting a lid on temperatures falling to the levels that we've had. even up in the north count

finland has no high mountains of its own. the head of the norwegian mapping authority has expressed the donation of a mountain. now they have their tallest peak. how do you say thank you with another gift going the other way. erin: interesting; right? kevin: it is. we start off with quite a few clouds. that's kept temperatures up as opposed to the chilly temperatures that we've been seeing over the weekend. we're in the teens in the north country. 20's to lower 30's elsewhere this morning. a fairly quiet start to our short workweek. from here, we are looking at the clouds to maybe produce a quick passing shower in central and northern areas. that should be about it. a lot of hours to the day today. a building freeze out of the southwest. it is going to be a theme over the next several days as these disturbances coming from the southwest and continuing to feed in milder air eventually peaking on christmas eve. round of rain. here tomorrow afternoon. it will be around here tomorrow evening. temperatures not too bad to take. the

to finland the key here is that seeking asylum as a human right, amnesty has been muching the e.u. to create safe routs for asylum seekers and refugees and these new measures actually seem like an item to close off one safe rout for those wishing to seek asylum which is obviously worrying and shameful. he died with his mother and his five-year-old brother when their boat capsized. his picture made the front pages of most news organizations. now he is working with refugees as they are sponsoring other family members. in vancouver went to meet her. >> a family reunion, team greats her older brother. just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada. >> there is misery mixed with joy for this family. another brother, lost his wife and two sons trying to get to freese. they drowned off the coast in september, the images of three-year-old brother being recovered propertied outrage around the world, and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria and it thrusts this syrian born hairdresser who has lived in canada since 1992 i

they have been pushing finland to create safe routes for asylum seekers and refugees, and these new measuresseem like an attempt to close off one safe route for those wishing to seek asylum, which is obviously worrying and shameful. >> relatives of the three-year-old boy who died in september helped us to focus the attention on the flight of syrian refugees has now arrived in canada. the boy died with his mother and brother when the boat capsized. we have reports from va vancouver. >> a family reunion. greeting her older brother, his wife and five children. just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada. >> thank you, canada, thank you everyone. >> this man lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey in september. the images of the three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped to raise awareness from the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. and it thrust this syrian-born hairdresser, who has lived in canada since 1992, into the international spot

he starteehis trip in finland. you see him with a few reindeer riding on his sleigh. this may seem early -- but it's already christmas eve in some other time zones. norad will be tracking santa's magical ride from inside cheyenne mountain in colorado springs, colorado. you can start watching out for santa at seven o clock tomorrow morning. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackkberg has a final lookokat your forecast. thanks for watching the kwwl

he took of from his home in finland... to distribute presents to all the girls and boys who have been nice this even in some time zones. and you can track santa's progress... channel 13 has partnered with norad to track santa on his journey around the world... we will have updates throughout the day here on channel 13, and online at w-h-o-t-v- dot-com... while he may have broke the law... an arresting officer saw through the problem... how the officer gave the man down on his luck, a little hope... but first... what started out as a welfare check on an elderly man... ended with an outpouring of kindness for a world war 2 veteran... what two officers did to bring him some holiday cheer to the it started out as a welfare check on an elderly man in california... but it ended with an outpouring of christmas kindness the world war two veteran says he'll never forget. kimberly cheng brings us this heart-warming story "i can't believe all this going on. this never happens to me!" "mr. perry!" neighbors in this venice apartment bu

his tongue was swelling his mom flew him to his home country of finland to seek treatment. his condition is so delicate he can only return to the u.s. in a full ambulatory flight. his father has a go fund me page to raise money for something that is not covered by insures. the family hopes to have him back in the u.s. by christmas. >>> for the second year in kentucky, 100 lucky drivers were given $100 after being pulled over, a ten thousand dollar donation was made to the sheriff's office with one condition let it go to people who need it most. they said they enjoyed giving out the money just as much as people receiving it. >> the woman who drove up a utility pole in the midwest and why a toddler maybe partly to blame. >> a police officer who spends part of his life in prison after being convicted of assaulting 8 women. those stories when "action news" comes right back. [ dog barks ] [ bark ] there it is! [ gasps ] oh no! look, the sky's awake! ♪ that. was. epic! [ bark ] 5:00 a.m. on this friday, december 11 we're working on several new and developing stories. >> two maske

. >> a court in finland has ruled to imprison two iraqis on suspicion of taking part of an i.s.i.l.ssacre. suspected of killing unarmed iraqi soldiers near the city of tikrit last year. they were arrested in a finnish town on tuesday. >>> arrested in eastern congo early this month, a former mayor in southern rwanda, he is accused of orchestrating the massacre of tens of thousands of tutsis. extradited to stand trial. >>> the u.n. security council has condemned the violence in burundi after a closed door meeting. series of coordinated attacks on three army barracks on the exafl capital of bujumbura. >> residents woke up to roadblocks checkpoints and military patrols. violence in the land locked east african country has intensified over the last several days. ambushing the police and the military, sometimes exchanging gun fire for several hours. the attacks have stain plate in areas where there is strong opposition to president pierre nkurunziza's third term in power. witnesses taken to their homes, marched to the street, and executed at point blank range. >> the police entered and to

i'm thinking of a guy like 16 year elli tolvanen who's from finland. you've got players across the country?(ad-lib)3 coach itit also a chance for us to look backckn 2015 and some of the great moments. what is your favorite musketeer moment from the year? (ad-lib)the muskies are in the middle of a 6 team pack that is separated by 6 points or less for third place in the western conference. if you had a new year's resolution for this team that would get them over that hump what would it be?3 3 coach thank you so much for coming in every wednesday to share such a wonderful gift with our viewers and us here at the station. y y and your family have a wonderful new action against the omaha lancers at the tyson event center. then they host sioux falls and lincoln saturday and sunday. best of luck coach and thanks again! 3 3 <

. >> these are in finland. they actually played on one of the national teams. they say it's more difficult than it looks because they make it look pretty easy. especially just gliding across like hey. >> yeah. we know that. because we can't even play ping-pong. >> are you a good skater? >> not at all! >> me neither. >> i want to see the zamboni now just come out and go around the table. smooth it out. okay, game on. >> it's cool that they can do it. you know, it's impressive. >> if you think that's impressive, girl, let me tell you about 10-year-old emily out of san jose. this little one is what you call gangster. >> wow. >> she's taking these huge swings. table. i love that she's playing in this amphitheater here. that's awesome. >> and look at the crowd. everyone's cheering. they all stand up. it's awesome. >> this overhand shot, she's like bop! game over. >> oh, she's my kind of girl. i love her. >>> we've all had them. those incredible moments of personal wins. so the l.a. beast was on you now.com. >> i got a phone call from a representative of pepsi saying

christine: now to our video pick of the night, santa claus has started his journey around the world from finland today. he moves fast. jim: he started the trip, he is on its way to bring presents to all the good girls and boys

and i want him to come home. >> reporter: he says in september, his wife from finland flew to her home country seeking treatment for marco after doctors in new jersey couldn't figure out why marco's tongue was swelling. >> on the fourth day that he was there, they went out to choking. so they rushed him to the emergency room. and right away they put him in icu. >> reporter: doctors have since diagnosed marco with a motor neuron disease that's destroying his ability to swallow. his condition so delicate, he a full ambulatory flight. the event planner father started a "go fund me" page in hopes of raising more than $100,000 to pay for the transport which isn't covered by insurance. >> you would do anything for your kid and, you know, when your hands are tied and you're not able to grant a simple request, it's devastating. >> reporter: the family has already received a great outpouring of support from their community including donations from teachers and students here at marco's school. >> i'm amazed at how he stays upbeat throughout this whole i mean, he's my hero. >> reporter: and this

europe's great barrier for growth in defense spending next year with a 10% rise in norway and 6% in finland. on strikepanies went friday in the french capital. they say they have been forced to drop their prices by 20% in response to what they call unfair competition by new companies like uber. take a listen. the state toing from companies the transport human beings like taxis. >> it has a big impact on our revenue, opportunities, and purchasing power. why the government has to do something. >> low oil prices have been driving markets down this friday. the federal reserve announced its long-awaited interest rate hike. the dow has plunged 250 points this session. oil is trading at a seven year low. economic data also adding pressured to investors. this month's pmi indicator showing a slowdown from november. the dollar is down this session with major indices all down between 1%-one point 5%. a look at some of the other business headlines. martin's grilli has resigned as martind of touring -- shkreli is residing as head of afterpharmaceuticals being arrested for securities fraud. invested in a

the north pole, a region in finland's northernmost location. the exact location, a secret. even we do not know it. lagging. i'm just pointing that out. behind. it is a long trip. krystal: we get that. he has to pace himself. we also heard santa's slowly s been upgraded. jet fuel. love it. he is not taking any chances. jeff: las vegas is near the end of the global day. it is a little before 12:30 p.m., but when santa flies, this fun tradition started way back in 1955 as an accident. a sears department store placed an advertisement in colorado springs, colorado, newspaper telling children they could call santa claus, but the number was misprinted, and the calls instead came through to the continental air defense command center. the colonel who was on duty that night told his staff to give all the children a current location for santa claus. that tradition continued when norad replaced in 1958. krystal: i >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want t

better information on the risk of antidepressants may emerge from a large ongoing study of children in finland. the results may be available the next few years. ed: we are expecting around 5:30 a press conference from the district attorney' s office and their reaction to the phillip son, the holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this s eason, all at one place. my stop & shop. >> from boston' s news leader, 5:30. >> guilty four deliver atrocity. guilty.

his mom flew him to her home country of finland to seek treatment.is condition is so delicate he can only return to the u.s. in a full ambulatory flight. his father started a go fund me page to raise money for the transport that is not covered by insures. >> you'd do anything for your kid. when your handles -- hands are tide and you can't grant a simple question it's devastating. they hope to have the boy back by christmas. >>> a school book photo of a girl holding an archery bow would not be shown because it's looked at as a weapon. a teacher said they couldn't use photos of students holding weapons of any kind are not allowed. >> 5:48 is the time. drivers in kentucky are getting a surprise when they get pulled away -- over by police. >> a layaway angel is making people happy. >> reporter: we have a day planner forecast coming up next. [sfx: bell] [burke] it's easy to buy insurance and forget about it. but the more you learn about your coverage, the more gaps you may find. [burke] like how you thought you were covered for this... [man] it's a profou

russian state television is reporting a number of refugees and migrants stranded on the border of finland finnish border guards have blocked them from entering the country. refugee had been allowed to cycle across the border but that now has been said to be banned. relative of the three-year-old boy whose death in september helped focus the world on the flight of refugees has arrived in canada. he died with his brother and his mother when the boat capsized. we have reports from va vancouver. >> at the vancouver international airport a family reunion, greeting her older brother mohammed, his wife and five children. just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada. >> thank you, canada. thank you every. >> another brother lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey. the images of the three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. and it trust this syrian born hairdresser, who has lived in

in finland there's a minimum of two years to contain a few unrestricted licence, and in germany, it involves mandatory time. as well as driving at night or in bad weather. >> and joining me here, traffic safety and advocacy director aaa. >> we mentioned earlier in the programme that there's no national standard for what you teach or how you teach to drive. do we ask enough of young drivers. >> we don't require drivers education. the good news about driver's education is it's shown through research that we have done, through the research foundation, that it can reduce crashes, and reduce citation. as compared to people that didn't go through the programme. we need to learn the rules of the road, and it can prevent us wheel. >> triple a has done fascinating research on young adult driving habits. what stuck out for you? >> one of the surprising findings was the degree to which teens were getting into crashes involving crashes. national statistics estimate 10% of teens involve distracted driving this that crash. >> the research that we roll out, we learnt 58% of crashes observed in the research

and this is a look at what it's been like in finland where santa and his reindeer will depart. the christmas crew will help spread holiday cheer all around the world. and you can see there are foggy conditions there. so santa is prepared. they are ready to go. >> they are on their way to get rudolph. >> they need him. that's for sure. >> for john and the entire cbs 2 news team, thank you for joining us. i'm mary calvi. have a great afternoon. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable call now to get more. more speed. like, 300 meg. more tv shows and movies on demand. more places to make more unlimited calls. call now. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100 meg ultra fast internet, hd channels included, and unlimited calling to international destinations. we find more good things every day! more ways to watch more shows. on more wifi connected devices in our house. time warner cable made switching easy with a one hour arrival window. they even made sure all of our connections were up and running before t

. >>> along the russian border with finland, a group of migrants from the middle east is stuck. they have been told they cannot cross the border. the families have been stuck in the russian town of mermaids for about a week. they happen with the -- cabin living in cars in the snow packed with their belongings. russian television says finnish border guards are not allowing the migrants to enter the country. >> i don't know the reason why they don't let us in, [ indiscernible ]. >> while we don't have a number for how many migrants have been allowed into finland, sweden says it expects to receive 190,000 requests for refugee status while at least 18,000 have already been made -- have made the request to denmark. united nations says turkey is currently hosting some 2 million syrian refugees right now. >>> pope francis is calling for compassion against cuban migrants stranded in central america. the holy father appealed for generosity during his weekly address at the vatican. thousands of cubans are migrating to central america. many say they fear renewed diplomatic relations with t

eaten in this country, 95% of them are farm raised and imported from the big markets, chile scotland, finland. people have been eating farm raised atlantic salmon in large numbers for a long time. we will see. a fish that can grow in 18 months instead of three years can be brought to market cheaper and faster, you would assume that that's going to have a price print that's going to be attractive to people selling the fish and buying them. lunching towards a-- lurching to the future, we might not have the choice of having line caught or farm raised or nonraised salmon. we might end up being thank for the fish >>> we think the fish come from the supermarket. you probably have a better tie to nature. the gmo debate out there, or across this country where people say just tell me, let me know whether these are gmo or not. what's the push back against that? <

that is having an affect in finland, france, hungry and mexico. >> reporter: thailand is the world's second largest exporter of sugar but it's also a big consumer. sugar has been a main stay of their food for centuries. like these sweets. it is also served during saverry meal time. with the introduction of drinks and processed food, the intake of sugar has increased even more. the average person consume $104 graments of sure each day. that's four times recommended by the who. thailand has the second highest obesity rate in the world. the government is going to go afternoon saying that they're starting to limit advertisements and promotions of sugary things >>> the head of facebook is celebrating fatherhood by pledging to give away thousands of dollars to charity. they made the announcement following the birth of their first baby, a girled named max. the couple say they will give 99% of the social media shares to charity. it is currently worth 45 million dollars. more stories at aljazeera.com welcome to panama. i'd heard the stories of a rich and diverse forest. >> hi, buddy! >> i'd b

rates are still 50% higher than other developed countries, including finland and sweden. >>> the american academy of pediatrics has new guide lines for children's checkups, calling for screenings that you more often see in duties. bisi onile-ere has more. >> the recommendations appear in the journal pediatrics, all children, even if they are not considered at risk should be tested for high cholesterol, depression, and h.i.v. the findings are based on years of studies, showing that many deputy's health issues can start early in life. due in part to the high rate of owe bess city in young children, a leading group of u.s. pediatricians recommends that children be screened for high cholesterol and it is young as nine, for depression, the academy suggests doctor screen children at age 11. this is an attempt to deal with suicide, which has become one of the leading causes of death among adolescents. regards to h.i.v., it is suggested teenagers be screened between 16-18 years old. the group finding is based on research showing that one in four new h.i.v. infections are in young people age 12-24

. >> future of flyers and national spool light and world junior championships in finlan finland. one of the flyersp prospects in the tournament. canadian ford and not going to feel good i'mer. team usa beats canada 4 24eu6. good rule of thumb in life is watch what you say round other others. lebron james calls hem a cry baby last night. lebron catches her over hears it and gives her the death stare. what do you do? have water. yeah, take that you may -- >> she'll start sweating after that. >> thank you, jeff. >> "action news" at 11:30 is next if you're customer verizon or sprints you may have money coming your way and time is running out. we'll tell you if you qualify and how to gets it and shopping frenzy just getting warmed up we'll tell you best deals in this stores to weekend that and more when "action news" comes this stores to weekend that and more when "action news" comes right back. >> the hunt for post christmas sales began today. and surprise hit in great britain doctors and nurses passed justin bieber on the pop dmarts uk. >>> and now details severe weather pounding se

russian state tv is reporting that a number of refugees and migrants are stranded on the border with finlandrder guards have blocked them from entering the country. >>> relatives of the 3-year-old boy who's death in september and the photograph in particular helped to focus the world's attention on the plight of syrian refugees arriving in canada. alan curdy, died with his mother and five-year-old brother when their boat capsized. allen schauffler reports from vancouver. >> reporter: at vancouver international airport a family reunion. his greeters her older brother, wife, and five children. >> thank you, canada. thank you, everyone. >> reporter: but there is misery mixed with joy for this family. another brother, abdullah lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off of the coast of turkey in september. the images of the 3-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world, and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq, and afghanistan. and it thrust this syrian-born hairdresser into the international spo

the jet landed safely in new finland around noon. a spokeswoman for united says no one was injured. >>> bill cosby's attorney says he's innocent. being charged yesterday withing a celebrated indecent assault from an zint 12 years ago. a woman claims that cosby drugged her and sexually assaulted her. cosby's lawyer says the prosecutor is playing political football claiming cosby's case was brought by the newly elected district attorney to make good on a campaign pledge. >>> in chicago people marched through the streets today in honor of everyone killed by guns this year in what they called a peaceful march. many carried photos of loved ones lost in the city's violence. chicago has been the backdrop for many protests over the last month after several deadly shootings involving police officers. >>> nobody won in yesterday's drawing, so the jackpot has increased to $334 million. this is the 12th largest purse the next drawing is coming up on saturday. >> got to love it. might have a chance. >>> still hay ahead tonight. >> we're closely f

i played literally, israel to finland. and, just the sheer experience of traveling all over the world and meeting different people and. and sharing my interpretation of the game of basketball to the people over in europe; it was just remarkable. i thank god for having that experience. (buck mcneely) oh, you bet. basketball has grown into one of the most popular sports on the planet. it's universally loved. (orlando wooldridge) it's been a long career, but it's been a fun career. (buck mcneely) and of course, you played on some of the best teams, with some of the greatest stars in the league. (orlando wooldridge) i got a chance to play with michael the league, played two years with him. i had an opportunity to play with guys like magic johnson, kareem abdul-jabbar, dennis rodman and isiah thomas. you know, the list goes on and very fortunate to not only be on the team with those guys, but to go about their job on a day-to-day basis. and you know, not only learned about the game of basketball, but just learned about the game

father christmas took off from lapland, finland, northern most region and nor rad is tracking his route. currently st. nick is heading towards kazakhstan and will be there in 3 minute, just left uzbekistan and delivered almost 2 billion toys. we have a link to norad's site on our mobile app so check it out. that's fun to look at that. >> absolutely. can't wait for him to head over. >>> we'll head to the low 70s this afternoon after things dry out a little bit. christmas day, we'll wake up dry and warm. kids can go outside and enjoy their holiday with a few showers into the evening. >> santa will need a change of clothe from what he wore in lapland to our area. that's it for wusa 9 news. we'll be back at 5:00, where we're always on at our mobile app. have a great day, and from all of us at the noon show, merry christmas. ♪ who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, melty cheese, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. yeah! it's time to start breaking some rules. >> nikki: merry chr

that has already having a positive affect in places like finland, france, hungry and mexico. >> reporter: while diabetes is increasing, it was decreased. >> reporter: the role of die bees has been described as a full-blown epidemic around the world. the latest statistics indicates that the disease may have reached a turning point here in the u.s. from 1991 to 2008 new adult cases jumped from over half a million to more than 1.7 million, but since then there has an a year-by-year to about 1.4 million last year. researchers can't say whether the disease has simply peaked or that the credit goes to healthier eating and drinking. we're drinking less sugary drinks and obesity rates driven by type 2 diabetes are stable. more than one in every 10 adult americans are diagnosed as diabetic and that's twice the rate as in the early 1990s. while fewer whites are contracting the disease, significant progress has not been seen among black and hispanic americans >>> you can always get the latest news and analysis all on our website. the address is on your screen at aljazeera.com on america informant w

a positive effect in finland france, mexico >>> facebook's chief executive and his wife said they will give 99% of the company's shares that they own to charity. the couple made the announcement following the birth of their first child. they have pledged to give away the stock currently worth 45 billion dollars during the course of their lifetime. more real news from al jazeera along with analysis, comment and plenty of video. our website, aljazeera.com on america informant what is the beef with climate change? at home on the free range the surprising risks to our environment posed by politically correct beef. >>> are you telling me i'm contributing to more greenhouse gas than if i had gone and bought industrial meat raised in a factory somewhere? <>> thanks for joining us. so much for the hot air of world leader speak.

and includes parts of the u.s., canada, greenland, iceland, norway, sweden, finland, and russia. >> the arctic is very, very different depending on where you go. even within individual countries. you might have a very developed aspect. in the arctic and then you might have underdeveloped areas. >> this is a place where with significant urban settings, as well as very small indigenous tribal communities. >> northern norway called the paris of the north. beautiful city. amazing infrastructure. better roads than washington, d.c. they have underground tunnels and roundabouts. >> much of the arctic is unpopulated and little explored. winter temperatures can plunge below zero fahrenheit. summers average 50 degrees above zero or higher. >> it is a very challenging region to do work in. it is cold. and it is dark. and it is remote. >> in the arctic everything happens at a very slow rate. if you put your foot down on some piece of moss or some grass it will take years or decades to regrow. >> the one thing that is not happening slowly in the arctic is change. >> scientists tell us that every day

the boat in tallinn, the capital of estonia, you feel you've traveled a long way culturally from finland. its a mix of east and west. tallinn's nordic lutheran culture and language connect it with stockholm and helsinki, but two centuries of czarist russian rule and nearly 50 years as part of the soviet union have blended in a distinctly russian flavor. fins and estonians share a similar history. first, swedish domination, then russian. then independence after world war i. until 1940, the estonians were about as affluent as the fins, but then estonia was gobbled up by an expanding soviet empire and spent the decades after world war ii under communism. when the ussr fell, estonia regained its freedom, and in 2004, it joined the european union. tallinn has modernized at an astounding rate since the fall of the soviet union. its business district shines with the same glass and steel gleam you'll find in any modern city. yet nearby are the rugged and fully intact medieval walls, and the town within these ramparts has a beautifully preserved old-world ambiance. among medieval cities in the no

. >> santa took off from finland this morning. it's already christmas eve in some time zones so santa gets busy this time of year. norad will be track his magical ride and you can follow along on their web site. >> so beautiful, and i just talked to our fabulous cyber department and they're going to put that on our web site to make it easier for you to find, which of course is whdh.com. >>> the snow actually looked nice this that picture but i guess it will be easier for us to travel around since we haven't seen a flake. >> yeah, keep on dreaming, everybody. and you notice in that video, donner and blitzen, i'm sure way. his thing. rainy facility has tonight. temperatures will be in the 50s. so no concern of freezing rain or frozen precipitation. record warmth tomorrow but there are signs next week. pattern is gonna turn colder and that might offer the chance at some snow and winter precipitation tuesday of next week. radar right now nothing but rain and some steadier pockets of rain showing where we -- back to western mass showin

the 13-year-old is bedridden in a hospital in finland. his father says in september his wife flew home to her country seeking treatment for him after doctors in new jersey tongue was swelling. and doctors have since diagnosed him with a motor neuroon disease that's destroying his ability to walk, speak, breathe and swallow. the condition is so delicate, he could only return to the flight. >> you would do anything for your kid. and when your hands are tied simple requests, it's devastating. in hopes of raising more than $100,000 to pay for the transport which is not covered by insurance. if you would like to contribute to the gofundme page, you can find a link on our website, cbsnewyork.com. >>> it is now 6:52. time the for traffic and weather on the 2s. and wow, look at the skies. >> pretty in the city and for much of the area. but to the east, still dealing with fog. it's lost and found. we lost winter and found spring. partly cloudy and 51 right now. visibility a concern through parts of westchester county, jersey shore, more pronounced