now we were delivering bread to maintain that peace.irlift pilots was colonel halvorsen, although he was a lieutenant back then. on his day off, he came across some german children gathered att. >> it was a tough time for kids in berlin. most of them had single parents. parents were killed -- theer during the >> he knew they were hungry. all he had in his pocket to give them were two sticks of gum. he was touched by how the kidsicks into tiny pieces so that each could get a share. that gave him an idea. he told them to watch for his plane the next day.s wings as he came in for landing. >> and i said, "you come back and stand in the space between the bombed-out buildings and the then the runway. stand in that open place. and when i come over your head to land -- i'll just be in the air a ways -- i'll drop enough chocolate out of the airplane a piece." >> during the night, he turned handkerchiefs into candy parachutes. as he approached the airport theis wings, and the legend of the candy bomber began. every time he flew to berlin, he and his crew would drop candy to kids waiting below.

. >> one of the heroic airlift pilots was colonel halvorsen, although he was a lieutenant back then. on his day off, he came across some german children gathered at the edge of the airport. >> it was a tough time for kids in berlin. most of them had single parents. parents were killed -- the father or the mother during the war. >> he knew they were hungry. all he had in his pocket to give them were two sticks of gum. he was touched by how the kids tiny pieces so that each could get a share. that gave him an idea. he told them to watch for his plane the next day. he would wiggle his wings as he came in for landing. >> and i said, "you come back and stand in the space between the bombed-out buildings and the barbed-wire fence, and then the runway. stand in that open place. and when i come over your head to land -- i'll just be in the air a ways -- i'll drop enough chocolate out of the airplane for all of you to have a piece." >> during the night, he turned handkerchiefs into candy parachutes. as he approached the airport the next day, he wiggled his wings, and the legend of the candy b

welcome phillip oberg and vanessa halvorsen with what we can expect. touro university nevada sunday jan. 17 10am -2 pm admission: free good morning i'm expect mostly sunny skies today with a high of 54 degrees & light breezes to 10 mph. by tuesday we will have some clouds move overhead with a high of 55. temperatures will continue in the mid 50's through the week with a few clouds & a slight chance of showers through the weekend but the bulk of the activity should stay well to our north. daytime temperatures remain below normal for the week ahead with our average at 58 degrees this time of here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. a photo taken of a couple reunited after a terrible car crash is capturing the hearts of thousands on the internet. arika and her boyfriend hunter were driving back tennessee from jacksonville, florida on new y