nasa images show ison coming within 730,000 miles of the sun's surface. that's not a hospitable place for anything, and as the moment arrived, astronomers watching from all over the world gathered online to see what would happen. to carl batem, a comet analyst, it did not look good. >> it seems the comet ison probably hasn't survived this journey. i'm not seeing anything that emerged from behind. >> reporter: about three-quarters of a mile wide, ison was discovered by to russian astron mists late last year. the fleet of space and solar telescopes have been tracking its seemingly suicidal mission ever since. the hope was ison would survive its slingshot around the sun and be visible to the naked eye early next month as the comet headed back out to space. last year a similar comet called love joy did just that in the southern hemisphere. not only would it have been a spectacular light show, but it was like a cosmic time capsle. >> it's coming from the very edge of our solar system, so it still retains the primordial ices from which it formed 4.5 billion yea

comet ison may be in one piece. it circled closely around the sun, moving at almost 217 miles per hour to temperatures approaching 5,000 degrees farenheit. mike hankey is an amateur photographer following ison. he joins us via skype. ison survived. what should we expect next? >> it's hard to say. we are looking at images 15 minutes old. part of the comment is there. the nucleus is not as bright as it was. it's too early to tell. i doubt we'll see a super bright comet like they predicted earlier. >> this was kind of dicey because we didn't find out until a short while ago that it survived. >> as it 20 minutes ago reports said it had died. then it was already expected to show up in this camera. it didn't show up. it was dim before it went in or dimmed a lot before it went in. i got several emails from the top avt ron omers saying it's over, ison is dead and so on. 15 minutes ago images of a tail showed up. clearly something is left. >> what is it about the comets that cause us to be curious. >> well, they are transien

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but first, ison has to make a hard right turn around the sun at 828,000 miles per hour that could break it apart. >> this is a one-time deal for it to go by the sun. >> even if ison doesn't make it scientists expect it will teach them a lot. nasa has been monitoring it for more than a year. >> kind of like watching an onion come apart coming off in waves. >> reporter: those molecules came together many years ago and carry clues about the early days of the solar system. ko im, cbs news. >> if the comet survives the closest it will come to earth is 40 million miles away around december 26. >>> there's one bird that won't be stuffed and carved this thanksgiving. and it's all because of the president. >> now before these turkeys get away with the power vested in me, i want to grant popcorn a full reprieve. >> popcorn and caramel are two lucky birds. both turkeys were spared as the president fulfilled the annual turkey pardon tradition. turkeys will be on display at george washington's mount vernon estate and gardens through january. >> is it me or are the president's daughters taller than h

. >>> will comet ison beat the odds? is from nasa's heliospheric imager. >> how cool is that? >> with ison heading toward the sun. they give ison only a 30% chance of surviving the thanksgiving day encounter with the sun. it will make that u-turn at 800,000 miles an hour. >>> former fbi agent robert levinsohn marks a sad milestone in captivity. he has now been captive by iran for the fourth year. u.s. officials are giving the case fresh attention. >>> and a release of the sandy hook 911 tapes. >>> and president obama speaks at dreamworks animation studio even giving an elbow bump to an under the weather martin. he looks like he's okay, though. mr. obama praised the entertainment industry. he said creativity is one of the things that the u.s. does better than anybody else. he gave special mention to shows like "modern family" and "will and grace." he said they're a testament to the front row seat of the march towards progress. >> these sculptured are a little delighting. artists in belgian competed in a snow and ice sculp

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experts think comet ison has survived. if it is still hurdling through space we may be able to see it as it passes the earth over the next several days. >> the bottom line is nobody is sure. >> nobody is sure. >> seems like most of it has evaporated but there might be enough nucleus that it put on a show. >> there is a chance of a chance. >>> let's get the latest on the traffic with lisa. >> a slow situation in san francisco. this accident happening at -- happened at 5:30 this morning involving a garbage truck hitting a pedestrian. chp is report this as a fatal accident and they doom still have all lanes in eastbound 80 shut down at 7th street. at one point they did have the transition ramp, the 101 i-80 ramp shut down. they are slowly beginning to late traffic through on 101. and in a few moments they do expect to have the 101, i-80 interchange reopened. but you can see the yellow there. very slow traffic. you may want to take the 280 extension to get into san francisco. >>> now, the rest of the commute, the 580 drive thr

. >> comet ison. that comet is called the comet of the century. ison is the name.a close encounter with the sun on thanksgiving day. scientists thought it dissbi grated when it passed by. after further review, it may not be the case. here is jenny harrison. >> reporter: they say comets are like cats, they have tails and they do exactly what they want. this, of course, is pretty much what comet ison has been doing. the last 24 hours, they are wondering, did it survive when it encountered the heat from the sun. it looks as if it might have done that. when it was spotted, it was september 2012. two russian amateur astronomers found i way up there, 585 million miles away from the earth. the last few days, the whole world of astronomy has been w h watching it get close to the sun. the comet literally encounters the intense heat from the sun. it looks as if it might have done that. this cross, you can see here, this is where they were looking to see it come out the other side from actually the activity around the sun. it does look as if it might have done just that. you

take a look for yourself of ison. from one of several space telescopes tracking this incredible journey. that's the sun smack dab in the middle of that picture. if ison survived the sun's heat and gravity, that's a huge if, we earthlings could see a huge show. that's a huge, huge if. with me from west orange, new jersey, tariq malik, and chad myers joining me here as well. but tariq, let's begin with you here. what do you know as far as whether or not this thing survived? aren't comets really supposed to melt the closer to the sun they get? >> that's right. this is a sun-racer comet, which means it comes so close to the sun, the chances of it breaking apart and evaporating away are high. the latest picture, i just saw one now from the soho spacecraft, and it's not looking good for the comet. they saw it coming in. it was strong, and then it just sort of faded dramatically in the last six hours or so. a lot of scientists are worried that the head of this comet has crumbled away and all we have left is the dust tail. >>

they are natural labs to tell us about the origin of the solar system. >> reporter: ison is one of a rare breed. it has circled the sun making it a sun glazer comet. a journey that may end with its disintegration. >> it guess very close to the sun. the tail lights up the magnetic field of the sun. >> reporter: the ancient egyptian pharaohs used the sun to tell time. >> what would the time be right now? >> just at 3:30. >> reporter: and built their pyramids to line up with the stars above. in the bible when three wise men noticed the shooting star, or a likely comet, it marked the birth of jesus christ. but comets have also fueled paranoia for centuries. some have warned itself just a matter of time before a comet like ison slams into earth. >> it's actually not going to get anywhere near us. just enjoy it. don't worry about it. this is a true gift from the cosmos. >> reporter: if ison survives the sun the visibility should peak in the next few weeks creating perhaps the most spectacular show on earth. guys, i can report with some confidence that none of the astronomers here in egypt

ison would get closest to the sun on thursday, wizzing about 1.9 million kilometers. if it survives, it could draw a spectacular flaming trail through the sky. nhk crews have been traveling around japan for months to film the comet. comets are mostly made of frozen water and other substances. when they get closer to the sun's heat, they melt, releasing particles. the trail reflects the sun's light, making the comet appear brighter. photographers gather to shoot the comet over mt. fuji for an unforgettable shot. >> translator: i'm trying to capture the moment when the comet sits on top of mt. fuji. >> reporter: photographers need special equipment to snap the comet when it's close to the sun. most people will wait for better shots when the comet is likely to be brightest next month. retailers are making the most of the opportunity to sell some goods. and this travel agent said a tour package to observe the comet from an airplane sold out in 15 minutes. >> translator: we got a better response than we had expected. >> reporter: a group of female enthusiasts held a meetin

ison. it formed more than 4 billion years ago. is that it up there? comeit watt watch. >> ison has been traveling 45 and a half million years. astron members and amateurs have been following this, from the astrofifter the fisicist lab, ts put up on flickr. he is in new mexico and mike hankey actually an amateur photographer. he loves to photograph space, and he took a picture of this. so, what is inside this comit? it's made of ice and rock and other compounds. the nucleus is about four miles across, so think of it as the size of a small mountain. and this is a path that it's taking. this is from solar system scope.com. you can see here, you have the earth right here. you've got venus here, mars here, the sun right here and right here is where comit ison is. so it's been coming down this pa path. right? this is in october, and in november, you could see it with a telescope. and then around november 16th, right about here, you could see it with the naked eye. then it came. it's coming right around here it's going to be about 600,000 miles away from the

did comet ison survive the close encounter with the sun?> we are not the only ones at the office today. who else was hard at work this holiday? doug? >> we'll talk about the cold and when we may see warmer >>> hundreds of people got a meal today as part of an effort to serve thanksgiving meals to those in need in prince george's county. the county bureau reporter, zachary kiesch spoke to offices about giving back to the community that they serve. ♪ >> reporter: having a good time out here today? >> i like it. >> reporter: other members of the police department including their top brass spent today giving, nearly 1500 thanksgiving dinners. >> it's important. we can see that we communicate. we are police officers and human beings as well. we sit down and talk to them. we come up here, give them food. it's good for the community so they can trust us and have better communication with the community. >> reporter: it's an effort between the department, lady of sorrows catholic church and volunteers. >> it's a tradition for my friends. i wanted to

call, ison could become the brightest comet visible from earth in a century. back here on earth, italy's mount aetna erupted again, shooting ash thousands of feet in the air, there were no evacuations but the officials closed down a nearby highway and the air corridors going into the local airports. almost half a world away, they are on high alert for an eruption from one of its most active volcanoes, thousands have been evacuated from a volcano after sending up ash and volume a nick gas. >> one week after a tornado devastated the small town of washington, illinois, parishioners attended services today at a methodist church, turns out the storm damaged and destroyed up to 500 homes and killed eight people but the toll may have been much worse if not so many families been at one of the town's churches. none of which were hit. still ahead, the library of the future, check it out, you never really have to check in. >> so i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. hi-ya! and i tried

the comet ison likely did not survive its path by the sun two hours ago. they are looking over images they just received. some images show long tails fading while approaching the sun with later images showing no comet at all. >>> a bug museum in new orleans is serving up a traditional thanksgiving feast with a twist. the cornbread has mealworms. the cranberry sauce has waxworms. instead whipped cream, the ought done insectarium tops off its pumpkin pie with some crickets. have you tried this stuff? >> i have not. and you know what? i'm more of a traditionalist. it looks so yummy but i'll stick to the standard fare. >> i see pumpkin pie in our future. >> and football. we have the cowboys and raiders coming up shortly on channel 5. so stay tuned. >> thanks for joining us. have a wonderful thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving, everybody. enjoy. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >> father fontana: liam spencer and hope logan, you came here toy to pdge your love and commitment to each ot

. >> reporter: all eyes were on that comet called ison. traveling on its way to the sun. 1:37 eastern time. that was expected to pass fewer than 737,000 miles from the sun's surface, sling shot around around head back again. scientists had been tracking it and hoping that by studying it would give them a snapshot of the atmosphere billions of years ago. >> we're going to find out about what the solar system was like. >> reporter: was it approached the sun today, temperatures up to 5,000 degrees fahrenheit, it seemed to disappear. scientists are examining the data but they believe it most likely did not survive that journey. there were more than 11,000 tweets about the comet in one hour this afternoon. one star gazer tweeting rip come met ison. we'll never forget. >>> much more ahead on "world news." the basketball fan that took the challenge, watch this. he makes the shot but why did he learn after ward he didn't get the money. >>> later here preparing the perfect thanksgiving dinner is nearly impossible. tonight on the line with the opera

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the comet ison will whip around the sun today, traveling about 200 miles every second.rney began some 5 1/2 million years ago. but it may end today. the sun's powerful gravity may tear it all apart. if ison survives, it may put on a show for us, some time next month. >>> ufc fighter shane del rosario is in critical condition this morning after suffering a heart attack. the 30-year-old heavyweight collapsed at his southern california home and was taken to the hospital in full cardiac arrest. emergency room doctors were able to resuscitate him. but he is still considered to be in critical condition. >>> in the nfl today, three games on tap on this thanksgiving day. one of the best parts of the thanksgiving tradition. all that football. oh, yeah. >> i'll be cooking. >> yeah. appreciate it. it starts with green bay visiting their division rivals, the detroit lions. >> and then, it's the raiders in dallas, to take on the cowboys. and tonight, the steelers face the ravens. >> as for last night's nba hoops highlights, from our friends at espn. >> good morning and happy thanksg

astronomer hopes have been so high because it looked like the comet ison would give us something specialtmas approaches. the caveat was the comet had to survive its slingshot route around the sun. after ison obituaries were written yesterday when it didn't look like it survived astronomers see a bright spot, a smudge visible indicating something survived. but perhaps not the show we were hoping for. >>> that old chestnut from the world of sports goes like this. if you're not cheating, you're not trying. there is a lot of evidence from sports lately that some head coaches are trying hard. jason kidd, coach of the brooklyn nets was fined $50,000 for this collision with one of his player. he spills his drink on the court. that needed to be cleaned up which took time, the time he needed to brief the team on a s. when you look real close he sure appears to say "hit me." about last night. jacoby jones of the ravens reached cruising altitude on the sidelines where he's all but unstoppable. but there's mike tomlin watching the play on the jumbotron. he shouldn't be standing there. he steps on th

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. >> we have been keeping an eye on comet ison. astronomers hoped for a bright visible streak across the sti next month. the comet broke apart. an-astro physicist says it's the end for ison. >> black friday is keeping in to thanksgiving. stores are opening early. some stores have been banned from opening. those are the headlines. "consider this" is up next. happy thanksgiving and a happy hanukah from all of us here at al jazeera america. >> every day 22 veterans take their lives. despite progress on any given night there are more than 55,000 homeless veterans. "consider this" as families across the country gather to give thanks, are we failing those we should be thankful for. also the hollywood season is big time for hollywood, this time it will not disappoint like "the anchor man 2." what about a personal racetrack acting as a video game. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this." we begin with men and women in the armed services. for many soldiers returning from combat the war is beginning. from catastrophic injuries to ptsd t

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the effort to crack down on drunk-driving continues through january 4th. >>> the comet ison may not beone yet. scientists declared it dead yesterday, but images are giving sky watchers a sliver of hope. there's a streak of light trailing the sun. it could be a streak of dust. one researcher suggests part of the comet is intact. don't expect a light show. whatever is left should fall apart in a matter of days. >>> all is bright out in reston where they lit up the town tonight. doug is out there. hey. >> reporter: hey, guys. wendy, i tell you what, lit up the town to say the least. this is the 28th annual christmas tree lighting. they had the parade earlier. the christmas tree is behind me. 5,000 people behind me coming out. 15,000 to 20,000 for the parade earlier today. i love it. is that the class of '93? herndon high school, class of '93. i know that girl. the festivities are winding down a bit. everybody is winding down. it's a great day to come out. black friday, all the restaurants and shops staying open late. we are going to have a great night. a little on the cold side. so far, o

ison, now that it survived, will we see anything like that. if so, what will we see. the best predictions is we'll see a come et as bright as the moon. a naked eye comment before dawn, you would see a fall in the sky, and a long tale that could stretch 20-30 degrees in the sky, or maybe longer. we still want to look over the next three to four days. wake up half an hour before dawn and look to the eastern disi. you might see something. >> might see a lot next month when it passes by. >> that was del walters speaking to amateur photographer hank. >> ross is here for sport. the broncos have reason to give thanks. >> head coach john fox heading back to work. they had open heart surgery recovering in charlotte. the plan is to have them in the coach's box upstairs or on the sidelines against tennessee on december 8th. the green bay packers and the lions. matt stafford had a monster game, throwing for 300 yards, three touch downs and the megatron dumped it. lions 40-10, with the first thanksgiving victory since 2003. packers lost, but aaron rodgers expected to be back from

. >> reporter: all eyes on ison. 4.5 billion years old.he way to the sun. 1:37 eastern time and the comet was expected to pass 730,000 miles from the sun's surface, slingshot around and head back out again. >> a once-in-a-lifetime chance. it's not coming back. >> reporter: scientists were studying ison, hoping by studying the comet it would give a snapshot of the atmosphere billions of years ago. >> we will find out a great deal of what the solar system was like. >> reporter: as the comet approached the sun, temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees fahrenheit, it seemed to disappear, evaporate. scientists are examining the data but they believe it did not survive the 5.5 million year journey. there were 11,000 tweets about the comet in one hour this afternoon. one stargazer tweeting, rip comet ison, we won't forget you. >> they are thinking they got swallowed up by the son. >> so young. >> yeah. >> the gravity of the sun pulling it in. >> when you talk about things so vast, hot, crazy, big, so old, it is hard to wrap your brain around it. i kno

it's a comet named ison.e today, maybe next week. david dundee is here to tell us, an astronomy program manager at the museum in cartersville, georgia. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> first, tell us about this comet, what it is, and might we see it today? >> we won't. spacecraft might be able to view it. it's very close to the sun. earthbound viewers, you won't be able to see anything until probably wednesday. what makes today particularly important comet ison may or may not be the record breaker of comets passing the sun. comet in 1992 passed within 3 million miles of the sun. that was a really big deal. well, today comet ison passes about 600,000 miles from the surface of the sun. so they -- not only is the only thing roasting today is your turkey. the comet may be roasting today, too. >> for those of us that don't know, what is a comet? >> it's basically a frozen chunk of gas, water, sand, a few rocks. it's basically a very snowy dirt ball going around the sun. and it only acquires a tail when it

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and this, of course, is pretty much what comet ison has been doing.ts have been wondering the last 24 hours in particular, has it survived when it actually encounters the heat from the sun and it looks as if it might have done just that. when it was first spotted it was september 2012 and two russians amateur astronomers actually found it way up there, 585 million miles away from the earth. so, the last few days the whole world of astronomy has been watching this comet as it gets ever closer to the sun. did it survive parahelion, that's what it's called when the comet actually literally encounters the intense heat of the sun and it looks as if it might have done just that. this cross you can see here, this is where they were looking to see it come out the other side from actually its activity around the sun, and it does look as if it might have done just that. you can see again here on the before and after, the comet ison coming up towards the sun, disappearing behind. at that point traveling 730,000 miles, and then coming the other side. and what you

this is a onetime shot for comet ison. >> so, i have some time.awn and fairly near the sun in the sky, you'll see comet ison. as december progresses, it will get farther and farther away from the sun and that's good for us because that means it will be up at night. and by the time you get to late december it should be roughly where the big dipper is in the sky, so assuming it survives, you might be in for a very nice show come late december. look for it up by the big dipper. >> we'll not be able to see it until then, though, there are reports it's 25 times write brighter now. is there a reason it's getting brighter as it gets closer to the sun? >> definitely. one of the things that's so fascinating about comets as they fall into toward the sun, the sun heats them up and all of these gases begin to boil off and they stream behind a comet in this wonderful long tail. >> uh-huh. >> and the tail of comet ison is currently about 5 million miles across. so, it's a wonderful chance to see what's inside the comet, what the chemistry is. it's also a neat p

this is ison's end. black friday is creeping into thanksgiving. k mart opened at six this morning and many major retailers are opening tonight. well ahead of traditional midnight start up shopping. it's not happening everywhere, though. laws in maine maine, massachusets, and rhode island ban stores from opening on thanksgiving. those are the headlines america tonight is next, and for all of us here on al jazeera america new york, we want to wish you a happy thank giving and happy hanukkah. enjoy the holiday weekend. hello, and welcome to this special holiday edition of "america tonight." since thanksgiving brings to mind the origins of this country. to begin, we look to the star spangled banner, america's most famous flag is safely tucked away at the smithsonian museum here in washington. be 200 years ago it was first raised over and our determination as a young nation to succeed. ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪. >> it's a song as familiar to americans as a babies lull by. how did it become such a part of the fabric of america? >>

. >> it appears comis ison flew too close to the sun with hopes it's mile long tail would ark along the night sky for weeks. european astronomers lost sight of it today. it's believed it broke apart. >>> air quality officials is a spare the air day. cool wind is predicted making burning wind harmful for those with breathing problems. manufactured fire logs or other -- and as well, unless it is your only source of heat. first time violators have a wood smoke awareness class or paying a $100 fine. subsequent violate ors will result in higher fines. >>> out there today, temperatures got into the upper 50s. we had some 70s, too. santa rosa, a warm thanksgiving day. this is not what you expect in november. we're looking at temperatures that are going to be above average. there's all the cloud cover filtering into the area. you see the green in southern california. light showers. for us that system just went offshore in south and then in. it's starting to move in actually and a as it does, it will move across the country and start to clear out even more. we're looking for mostly sunny to part

if i know amy and i think i do, everything was perfectly set up for har ison's arrival.he was greeted with a cheese plate, room temperature sparkling water and a standard on-camera waiver. so best of luck, amy, and hopefully harrison will be less demanding and easier to accommodate than morrissey was. he may not have anything to promote yet but he already looks like a star. good night,

researchers say that it appears a small fraction of ison has remained a one-piece, but it's unclear how long it will survive for. the privately owned " x " program will try again in a few days to launch a-7 thousand pound satellite into orbit. -"space x" it was the second time in three days the launch was called off. elon musk, the founder of the bay area private space program, tweeted: "better to be paranoid and wrong." space-x has made two of its 12 scheduled flights to the international space station. it will likely be a few days before another launches attempted according to the space-x website. watching bay area weather this morning at the >>janu: will have your holiday shopping forecast in just a couple of minutes. the morning everyone. the top stories that we're following on thisvember 29th sos get pushy and others that call. --calm. eager shoppers already out getting those black friday deals. we'll show you the scenes of the rush to get bargains from all over the country. >>anny:and sasha fleishman talks publicly for the first time. about the horrifying moments when the teen was

if i know amy and i think i do, everything was perfectly set up for har ison's arrival.he was greeted with a cheese plate, room temperature sparkling water and a standard on-camera waiver. so best of luck, amy, and hopefully harrison will be less demanding and easier to accommodate than morrissey was. he may not have anything to promote yet but he already looks like a star. good night, test from come sdee central world news headquarters in new york this is the daily show with jon stewart. (cheers and applause) >> jon: welcome to the daily show. my name is jon stewart. tonight our guest, you're going to like this, monique brinson demery. she's the author of "finding the drag on lady" it's about my prom. let's begin tonight with our special coverage of all of last night's big elections with indition 2013, wait, there was an election in 2013, edition. first up. close to home, new york city elected world's tallest human bill de blasio, as the mayor de blasio campaigned on progressive platform of economic disparity and economic diversity. this takes time. >> . >> jon: holy [b

ison is its name and expected to skim 1 million miles from the solar surface this afternoon. nasa is unsure if it will survive. one year ago today the largest powerball jacket in history, $379.9 million, the massive wings split by two people, one in arizona, the other in missouri. >>> happy birthday to jon stewart, he's 51, ed harris 63 and berry gordy jr. is 84. here's what's come up later op. the "today" show, the newest addition to the butterball hotline will be live on the "today" show and you can watch today's macy's thanksgiving day parade here on nbc at 9:00 a.m. eastern. now keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." have a great day and a wonderful thanksgivi thanksgiving. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanksgiving thursday becomes the new black friday. hundreds camp out to get their hands on bargains that won't be there in the morning. lace up the sneakers and get ready to trot. a look at downtown san jose. we're going to be live at one of the largest fund-raisers that's become a thanksgivin

astronomers were waiting to see if the comet ison would survivor, but it looked like it fizzled out and is likely in pieces now. >>> surfers were excited for possible big waves around the bay area beaches. linda yee reports, you may want to watch your back, beach goers. >> reporter: majestic waves, a pounding surf. optimum conditions for sneaker waves. they can sweep people out to sea. >> the waves are bigger than i have seen them. >> there is a wave warning and large rip tides. >> wow, i wondered about that. you see my dog likes to go in the water and today she is hanging back. >> reporter: it is especially dangerous for people walking, staying, or playing on beaches. >> always be careful. as they say, respect. >> reporter: the waves range from eight to 12 feet. the strong rip tide warning extends from sonoma all the way down to the monterrey county coastline. >> i looked at the conditions today. i guess thanksgiving is the best day of the year for some reason. it is awesome. and there are a lot of people out today actually. it is kind of annoying. >> annoying in terms of the surfers o

prominent ysician, once a family man with eight children,ow facing a possible sentence of life in ison. mike taibbi, nbc new los angeles. >>> in seattle a mans under arrest after brehing security at seaac airport and managing to board a parkeet. authities say the man bolted through a security check a ran down a concourses police chasedim. he wenthrough an exit door, down thetairs to the tarmac. then he climbed a ladder to a jetway and from there made his way aboard the empty amerin airlines jet. he was arrested after a struggle. the man was like under the influence of drugs >>> two high ranking u.s. navy officers are under investigation in a widing bribery scandal. nbc's kristen welker has t story r us tonight. >> reporter: two high ranking naval ficers, vice admiral ted branch, director of naval intelligence. and rear admiral, bruce loveless, director of intelligence operations have had their access to classified 2346gs suspended and hav been placed on temporary lee. in a statent, the navy says the decisionas in connection with an ongoing naval criminal investigative service investiga

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administrations both demanded james risen reveal who gave him seet information aboutheia or go to ison, but the "new york times" report is fighting thdemand, and he is talking on college campes about the governmentrosecuting the press. at u.c. berkeley risen said he isighting to prect the public's righto know what the deposit isp to. >> the press has told -- exposed virlt we'll everything.isclosed e american publicould know alst nothing about the way the united statehas conducted the war on terror if it wasn't for the press. >> a federal aeals court recently ruled risen must give up his sources. hes preparing an appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >>> we can tell you this year's crab season starting off with less eitement and a lot le crabs tha fisher mn had iginally hoped for. earlier this morning we expected to find an empty wharf, but the boats hadn't even left yet. fishermen set out their pots last night gting ready f the weather has rled in on the ble other de of the golden gate bridge, so a lot of fishermen spent the morning waitingt out and getting ready. guess what, not all is ba

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. >>> it appears the run is over for the comet ison.called comet of the century approached the sun yesterday, went behind it. nothing came out the other side. it's a journey that began 5 1/2 million years ago. but was only discovered a year ago. it became one of the most-tracked comets in history. but like icarus, got too close to the sun. >>> an oregon family has more to celebrate than usual this holiday weekend. celebrating the birth of a baby girl. except baby emma's arrival was not exactly elegant. emma's mom, rachel, knew she wasn't going to make it to the hospital. so, emma's grandmother pulled to the side of the road and delivered her granddaughter right there. >> the traffic going by. i didn't care because it happens. usually not on the freeway. but it happened. >> baby, mom and grandma are all doing fine this morning. and emma's dad said her nickname will be i-5, after the freeway where she was born. >> high-five i-5. >>> a suspect is in custody in south florida after bumbling his way through a robbery attempt. it didn't quite

it is the comet ison and astronomers say it can trace its life back to the beginning of time. already visible through telescopes and binoculars, if it survives the slingshot around the sun it will be visible to the naked eye as a kind b of bright but dirty snow ball in the predawn sky in the days approaching christmas. we'll be tracking it and we will let you know. >>> speaking of space, since we have reason to believe our friends on the international space station are watching this broadcast, if you guys ever take requests, can you please take a photo of this house from space? it's the richards family home in australia. it is this year's guinness record holder for most christmas lights at just over half a million. we are guessing it's visible from space. >>> when we come back tonight, the salute, the eternal flame, and what we didn't know then, 50 years ago about the woman who held the country together in honoring her husband. >>> finally here tonight, a look back 50 years. on friday from dallas we showed you the solemn anniversary of the jfk assassination. that event, the sh

ison was initially declared dead when it failed for reemerge with the sun with the expected brightnessmall part of the comet. the european space agency which is one of the organizations to call the death of ison is reinvestigating it. >> i think we will be able to see that in the early morning hours? >> i would like to see it. lester will find out for us. andrea, thanks. >>> retailers this morning as we know holiday shopping is in full swing. the day was not without incident. there were several fights that broke out. this apparently becoming a holiday tradition across the country. shoppers rushing in there to get those deals first. all in all did this black friday live up to expectations? kristen dahlgren is in herald's square at macy's. >> reporter: good morning. nothing says the holidays without wrestling over the big screen tv. the flagship macy's store is open an hour so far. not the numbers we saw yesterday and it is, without a doubt, not as frantic out here today. in a philadelphia mall, black friday tensions reached the boiling point. two female shoppers coming to blows and one

. >> plus, comment ison was headed straight toward the sun. did it i love watching tv outside.the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> welcome back. black friday frenzy. shoppers said the livermore premium outlets hit the stores early today. some shoppers told kron4, they gave up a good night's sleep in exchange for the thrill of finding good deals. >> so far there were no reports of shoppers in the bay area getting out of hand. but the sun valley center in concord, security was ready. with so many shoppers out looking for deals, their parking lots were packed, the shoppers had increased. >> security stated that you should not bay distrac