go down, go down, you knoxville girl. you will never be my bride. he murders her with a stick and then comes back to his family's cabin with blood all over him. he tells his mother i had a nosebleed. in this version, he is in jail, and what we see as knoxville traceable back to an event that took place in england in 1684. it was variously called oxford , tomorrow id girl shall hang. all of these different titles and different events that get narrated in different ways, as randy said, the transformation of oral literature is its essence, its ability to speak to different audiences and different circumstances. so, in a frontier town like knoxville, tennessee, way, way out in the 18th century and 19th century, way out on the frontier , if be some sort warning you do this, this will happen, but also stories of violence, .tories of emotional intensity country music has always had these from the earliest days precisely because this was the music that the scots irish valued as they came over. , in 1916, cecil , these are british musicologists who have hear

seven people have died from the flames - burning just east of knoxville. hundreds of families have also lost their homes. dolly parton released this video today.. offering financial aide to those affected by the tennessee fires. she grew up in the area and her own theme park came close to being burned down just a few days ago. dolly parton took part in last night's tree lighting ceremony in new york city. the rockefeller christmas tree is 94 feet tall and covered in more than 50-thousand l-e-d lights. the tree will be lit every evening until next wednesday - and washington, d.c. will be all aglow this evening when the first family lights up the national christmas tree. a star studded lineup of performers will join the first family to ring in the season, including james taylor, kelly clarkson, garth brooks and trisha yearwood. stalking people online - is one of the many things a lot of us do - but we never want to admit. unless your johnjay van es. the radio d-j isn't shy about his obsession with people he's never met - and team 12's monique griego recently

a santa claus visiting a hospital in knoxville says a terminally ill 5-year-old boy died in his arms after he gave the boy a present. eric schmitt-matzen does about 80 events a year as santa. he was asked to visit the dying boy a few weeks ago. >> steve: because a patrolman ordered him to visit her son. he visited the hospital in knoxville or the five year-old boy who was terminally ill ultimately died in his arms but not before it sets and gave the boy present. schmitt-matzen explain the boy told him that doctors said he was going to die. ".so i hung on to him." schmitt-matzen says it took him days to recover, but he's continuing to play santa. just when it looked like the 49ers hit rock bottom in chicago last week a new low yesterday at levi's stadium after building leads of 14-0 and 17-3 behind a great running game a 6 sacks from the defense the n.y. jets chipped away as the niners offense stalled and with 42 seconds left new york kicked a field goal to send the game into overtime then in overtime bilal powell's 19-yard touchdown run won it for the jets 23-17 it was the 49ers 12th

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greatly reduced by a number of battles, the siege of chattanooga and knoxville. yearning are coming back to the east. longstreet many times want today go out west to try to do battle and serve under joe johnson. heym really respected, but it seemed like he loved johnston. long street's men are finally going to get their wish to come back to virginia. this will happen in mid april of 1864. some of the men are going to write, one man is going to write every day i strengthened in the belief when we leave this region of tennessee riding us. we'll go to the support ofmy virginia army and soon be back in our old stamping ground in front of our old enemy, with and so beastened on the field. everyone is buoyant at the thought of leaving the field at the army. we would rather to see another on toym richmond campaign. there's talk of our moving today, quarter master train just now, longstreet's men will travel back into the east and everything is going to look a little bit different when we come back east. he's wounded -- eventually going to join the army, we'll hear a lit

in this calls, eric his role in knoxville, tennessee, granted a 5-year-old boy's final wish. he shares that heart breaking experience. take a listen. >> you will like that. what itself this i hear you are going to be mr. christmas this year? yeah. i they tell me i'm bad? really,ure not going to have christmas. we know you want this for a long period arc long time. he's like, really? sure. i brought it up to him. he could barely unwrap it. you know, he just kind of looked at me and says, you know, they told me i'm dying. he kind of looked like he had that look on his face like he wasn't really grasping it. you know, i'm like, can you do me a favor? he goes, sure, he gets like this, sure, you know, that kind of thing. you get to those pearly gates, number one elf. he's like, i am? you sure are. i'm sure they'll let you right in. they will. i know it. he kind of looked up at me, he says, santa, can you help me? and that's when he passed. he was more concerned about missing christmas than he was of dying. you know for us, it's cometely ridiculous, not for them. they haven't fatho

reporter: the biggest skeptics, like this group in knoxville, a mixture of students, retirees, and local politicians, believe the mainstream media no longer sees america as they do. >> no one is telling these cupcakes on university campuses that you cannot just take the popular vote. reporter: take the protests on hate crimes. >> protesters are marching because the cupcakes are so to dissatisfied with the election, they are setting fires. that is hate crimes. anarchists, the socialists, the communists that make up the democratic party, we have to feel concern for them. reporter: where do they get their news instead? >> you have to get it off the internet. the angry patriot was one. breitbart was most trusted for me. >> we use facebook, we talked to thousands of people. >> i get it from drudge, i get it from twitter. reporter: they don't care that the mainstream media claim that these outlets pedal misogynistic and racist conspiracy theories. to them it only proves how out of touch the media is. but this disconnect between the media and so-called real america is not the only issue. twitte

a story ofll a santa claus and dying child that went viral earlier this week.week last sunday a knoxville published the storyhet about santa claus actor eric eri schmidt madison being called to the bedside of a dyingf a dyg child and holding him closeg hic until his last moments.ts. can't be verified and some s schmidt madison is not identifying the family had the touching encounter with. the paper retracted the story t saying it did not meet the standards of veer picked.ic >> that story made me cry. c >> i'm going choose to believeio he's preserving these family's privacy. >> i'm going choose to believe b maybe the paper should havethe e verified ther sh story before ty published it.blishe >> oh, this is a tough one. o >> tough spot. toughpot. >> we're going leave it alone.eo we give you the night. the night you decide what you want to do with it.with thanks holly. >>> if you plan on hitting the png roads or the skies for thehe holidays.lidays you will not be alone a record c number of travelers expected. e. we'll break it down coming up.ng >> good news for local holidayiy tradition foll

a santa in knoxville tennessee got a call from nurse at a local hospital.over to see a terminal ill boy. santa gave him the toy they wanted and told him to tell everyone in heaven he was the top elf. he gathered the sick child in his arms. >> he said santa can you help me. end passed. he wasn't breathing. >> the santa says he was an emotional mess for days end thought about quitting but says the experience ultimately made him realize just how important his role is. i've posted the full story on my facebook page. take a look. it is worth a read. >>> and eagles quarterback carson wentz often faces some tough interviews with reporters so he didn't hesitate to answer a young fan's questions. seven-year-old jude's grandmother posted a letter for the rookie quarterback on twitter. now here are the answers. carson's favorite color is red, his favorite player is brett farve. he of course lovers cheesesteaks. his favorite animals are dogs and his favorite food is stake. wentz ended his response with appreciate the support buddy. god bless. >>> now you have hundreds

five inches of record-breaking rain in knoxville. some of that getting into the fire zone, helping that situation for sure. tomorrow morning, the heavy rain moves into the northeast. some wintry precip in through maine and heavy rain through boston. by tomorrow, it moves offshore, and finally, some quiet weather for two days. that will be good. david? >> rob marciano, thanks, as always. >>> we also have new reporting tonight after that deadly plane crash. the horrific scene, that team celebrating a cinderella season, then almost every one of them dying on that flight. the charter flight going down in bad weather in colombia, with that brazilian soccer team onboard. this video from their journey before that flight. and tonight, we are now hearing recordings of the pilot's desperate words in the final moments. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: tonight, the clues to this crash that killed 71, of the pilots. their short-haul jet had flown nearly 1,900 miles, right at its maximum range. but it was put into a holding pattern above me

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. >> steve:daily mail says they area of knoxville tennessee but cannot find one that's admitted it happenedschmitt-matzen is standing by his account. but refuses to identify the family or hospital where it happened. >> steve:ever wonder what google's top searches are this year? well we have the results for you. >> steve:"pokemon go," the olympics and the presidential election were a top trends in what curious users searched for in 2016. but powerball topped the list... that could be because the multi- state lottery handed out a record $1-point-6 - billion prize dollars in january alone. >> steve:another common searches... hurricane matthew... which ripped through the caribbean and made its way to florida. throw in some celebs... and you've got beyonce, brad pitt, david bowie, and among the many others. >> reporter: date people crossed the bay area was preparing for the rain storm as sending out sandbags. at least two people start or tried to steal his san that spirit others were preparing. tonight at 10:00. (male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich with sports! >> gary: >> gary: here

daily mail says, it contacted hospitals in the area of knoxville, but cannot find one that' will confirm it happened. account --- but refuses to identify the family or hospital where it happened. >> brittney: we artistic few hours away from rainfall moving again on your thursday. i will let you know when the heaviest rain showers with pitt will hit your neighborhood. we live in a pick and choose world. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime why settle for this? enter sleep number, designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! give the gift of amazing sleep. only at a sleep number store, right now find the lowest payments ever on all beds. hurry, ends sunday. know better sleep with sleep number. i'm at higher risktwice as likfor depression.troke. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these dis

. >> michael is from knoxville, tennessee, been in new york a short time, six months and pursuing hisnd acting career. >> ralph is also from s, like me. >> michael, thank you. looking great. good luck. >> thank you. >> next up, mr. september in the house. >> ah! >> look at them. handsome. >> tell us about these two. >> they're so precious. >> shawn is from lubbock, texas, here a modeling and acting career. these are 2-month-old collie x mixes. >> i think he should adopt them. hey love him. >> i think they adopted him. >> we have the month of march. nadine and norbert. come on out! oh. how cute. >> i've known brad a long time. we go way back. i've watched his acting career blossom. his latest claim to fame, i guess, would be -- he played young arnold schwarzenegger schwarzenegger in the last schwarzenegger film. >>hayou. they're available for adoption. if you need a hot outfit for the ball drop, don't drop the ball. >> it's okay. back to your local news. >> hi there. hi there. >> hi there, little one. er due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. bu

. >> mike is from knoxville, tennessee and has been in new york a short time. six months.odeling career and acting career. >> who's he got there with him? >> ralphy is also from didn't, like me. >> okay. all right. >> good. michael, thank you. looking great. good luck. >> thank you. >> next up, there september's in the house. sean alexander and whitney and wilda. >> i can't handle. tell us about these. >> hi, honey. >> look at that one. >> yea. so precious. >> sean is from lubbock, texas, and he's been here for a few months. pursuing his modeling and acting career, and -- >> oh! >> he has whitney and wilda and two collie mixes. >> i think they've adopted him. >> last one, the month of march has nadine and norbert. come on out! >> oh, yes, indeedy-do. oh! how cute? tell us. >> i've known brett a long time. we go way back. i've watched his acting career blossom. his latest claim to fame i guess, would be, well, he played young arnold schwarzenegger in the last movie. >> thank you all. >> don't drop the ball. >> that's after your local news. i accept i'm not the hiker i was.

this is near knoxville, it is near the great smoky mountains. this wildfire started there and spread into the resort town of no surprise that hundreds of houses and businesses have been damaged and destroyed. the only good news, really is that they have gotten a the although of rain in tennessee. over the past 24 hours and that is helping firefighters with their efforts, certainly a lot of destruction out there and death in tennessee. barbara? >> thank you, kristen. >>> a 100-year-old bottle of beer has been stolen from a washington state brewery. the co-owner of the brewing and malting company was storing bottles in his truck. someone broke into the truck and took them. the beer is from the original pacific brewing, which operated from 1897 to 1915, and that was before prohibition. navarro said he paid $1,000 for a set of six bottles, they could be worth more than that. >> there's a lot of old bottles that exist from breweries that are no longer. they're usually empty. fact that we were able to find in them is pretty rare. >> the original pacif

out of knoxville, tennessee. a terminally ill child dieing in santa's arms. the 5-year-old boy more worried about missing christmas than anything else. a story now that has gone nationwide. and santa in this case assured the boy that everything would be okay. >> would you do me a favor? when you get to the pearly gates, you just tell him you are santa's number one elf. i guarantee you it will open up the gates for you. he said i am? sure you are. jonathan: just in that moment that the child passed away. santa said he cried all the way home. michelle: such a touching story. tonight at 7:30 on abc7 -- a "jeopardy" contestant will fulfill her dream. cindy stowell wanted to donate the winnings to cancer research. she died last week. lindsey mastis shows us the impact on the game and the fellow contestants. lindsey: this was cindy and she was determined to appear on "jeopardy." writing the producer to explain she didn't have long to live. they got her on as soon as they could but they didn't tell the other contestants about her condition. after cindy died another

. >> with jam jackie chan and johnny knoxville. but when he's not on the set, he's in the air. it's his passion and we were lucky enough to get the one-on-one tour. >> i'm looking forward to this. >> exciting. >> let's do it. >> come on. >> views like this can only be seen by chopper. >> you get up to 2,000 feet, you can pretty much see most of the territory. >> and for raw video of my sight seeing excursion, go extratv.com. >>> closed captioning and other consideration for "extra" provided by -- >>> that's it for extra's mansions and millionaires world's best destinations. i'm mike yalg corbit and i want to thank our incredible host. i hate to say good-bye, but i'm going to see you guys back at universal. >> thank you, michael. that's going to see it for this special edition of "extra." for the latest intram headlines, head over to extratv.com. >> have a great weekend, everybody. we'll see you monday. >>> when the weekend rolls around, we really let our hair down. "extra" weekend. . (announcer vo) when you have type 2 diabetes there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza® a

the hardest hit areas severe county near knoxville. gatlinburg is sh d investigators say hundreds of homes and businesses were absolutely damaged or just completely destroyed by those fires. >>> speeding through traffic, blasting music and losing control trying to show off on facebook live nearly cost this young man his life. the 20-year-old from rhode island now in critical condition. he lost control of the car and hit a dump truck and crashed into a barrier. look at that. almost nothing left of the car. police say he streamed himself from facebook. >>> prosecutors say a prince george's county police officer used excessive force when he hit a suspect with his police causer. a grand jury indicted officer juan hernandez yesterday on charges of assault and misconduct in office. a suspect was running from officers through a field when hernandez ran into him. prosecutors believe it was intentional. and unwarranted. hernandez has been suspended since that incident. >>> the is back open after it was shut down for health vie layings. d.c. vio

the hardest hit area right here, severe county near knoxville. in that counties the town of gatlinburg had been shut down and wouldn't reopen for days, but the people who live and work there will get to see how bad the damage is today. investigators say hundreds of >>> police say the man found dead at an alexandria park had just escaped from a california halfway house. 41-year-old colby mcclellan was found in powhatan park wednesday night murdered behind a townhouse where he used to live years ago. mcclellan allegedly escaped early last month. police do not believe his murder was random but that is not stopping some residents from worrying. saturday. one pointed a gun at his head and made him lie on the ground. after violently assaulting the postal worker the suspect stole his personal items. >>> 5:09. many of you may be picking the tree or going shopping this weekend. chuck has your outdoor forecast and how you can plan ahead. >>> and former football star killed. the familiar crime and the road rage mystery police are now trying to solve. >>> in

michael reed lives in gatlinburg, south and east of knoxville.ast spoke with his wife on monday. >> called me and stayed there are flames across the street from our house and the didn't go what to do. i told her to call nine -- 9-1-1 and that the last time i talked to her. >> hi don't know whether aalive or dead. his story familiar in those parts parts of east tennessee as others such for family and friends missing after the fire. it was incredible what happened in the area. the wildfires killed 13 people officially and destroyed nearly a thousand build little around gatlinburg. 14,000 people had to evacuate. now people are getting back, some of them to see what is left of their lives, this is veronica carney who stands in the middle of what used to be her childhood home. >>> when some parents in utah realize their son had stolen their gun and taken them to class, they took action. they raced to the school. found their son who already fired a shot, and with some of his classmates terrifies and in tears. wait until you hear what the parents did ne

♪[music] >> in knoxville, tennessee they have the mutcracker.he same ballet and music but the cast involves dogs. >> 29 dogs. they all earned their parts by actually going through the same auditions and rehearsals as the rest of the cast. the dancers says it is amazing to watch how the dogs have developed. the children say the canine dancers help them perform at their peak. >> dancing with a dog is really fun. you get to -- you're doing your part and being a character but you also get to experience this little animal on stage. it is a stress reliever in a way. >> i would love to see the auditions with the dogs. that must be distracting for the dancers. this one is named pig. she has a condition that makes it impossible for her to move her head from side to side. you can't tell by looking at her performance. she has received a huge following as a performer. she already has 100,000 followers on her facebook page. good for you, pig. >>> it is a late push to keep the raiders in oakland. >> we have reporters at a board of supervisors meeting right no

down south heavy rain moving into knoxville, memphis. heavy rain around las vegas.em that all eyes are on in terms of what it will do in the future. this will bring us much of our winter weather forecast for much of the west and into the midwest. blizzard warnings in effect for the northern states like north dakota and south dakota. this system begins to progress east in the next 24 hours. bringing the heavy snow and rain to the midwest. on the south side, we're talking the potential for severe weather as well. and that's going to be a concern going forward. we have a threat for damaging winds but also for isolated tornados on christmas day. now we're not the only ones that could be looking at a threat for christmas day. we're also taking a look at the pacific ocean. where we have a super typhoon that is expected to make landfall in the philippines on christmas day. winds right now around 150 miles per hour. this makes it equivalent to a category four hurricane. the winds are gusting to 185 miles per hour. movement is slow out of the west. we do have the track -- it

this is southeast of knoxville. the fire consumed more than 17,000 acres, just wiped out that hill side neighborhood. it began last week if in a remote area of the great smoky mountains national park. investigators say the fire was quote human caused. still look hing for the exact word on that. >> all right, pam. time is 6:11. back here at home, it is a bittersweet celebration about the life of a young lady in the east bay. more about a young shooting victim who would have turned 17. >> also, the multimillion dollar project to keep bart safe during an earthquake. the reason it could affect passenger service. >> it's cold. there are some 20s up north, but there's also gusts to about 50 in the higher elevations. ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. >>> welcome back. police are investigating what caused a did deadly four-car crash in san francisco's marina district yesterday afternoon. i

destroyed or damaged more than 1,500 homes in other buildings in the gatlinburg area south and east of knoxville according to authorities now under arrest. the exact charges, arson, who they are, what their back ground is, what the circumstances are, we don't know. >>> there are more terrorists trying to do us harm than at any point since the tafks 9/11. we got that unhelpful word from the director of counter terror. this he said the battle has become more challenging in part because the terrorists manning and recruiting on a global scale beyond the usual hot spots. so just concentrating on certain people there certain regions, not helpful at all. the chief intelligence correspondent, katherine? >> the national counter terrorism center is the main hub for threat assessment and it was set up after 9/11 to prevent the stove piping of intelligence that led to that attack. we don't often hear from the chief unless it is on capitol hill, which is what made today's forum in washington all the more newsworthy. >> there exist a greater number of terrorist actors who intend to do us harm than at any poin

newspaper says it cannot verify original account and hospitals near his home and work place in suburban knoxville they have no record of the events described. hopefully there is some clarification that happens there. >>> time's are changing especially for video game maker nintendo. powerhouse is releasing its first ever mobile game today. to go pokemon go craze the game is, took us by storm this summer nintendo decided to cash in on the thed mobile game inadequacies mass with super mario run. it is free to to down load and play but the gamers will to have shell out ten dollars. >> question is where will you get most bang for your buck. financially there are more people with smart phones then there are with either cone sole games, consoles or game capable computer. so the vast majority of the people interested in gaming will be able to take advantage of anything that is distributed on mobile. >> i used to love super mario. >> game is is set for release on apple products to day and will be available on android at a later date. >>> if you are getting ready to head out the door, better bundle up beca

yesterday a man that plays santa claus in knoxville, tennessee, told nbc affiliate wbir a heart wrenchinghe granted a 5-year-old little boy's dying wish of celebrating christmas one final time. >> he just kind of looked at me and said, you know, they tell me i'm dying. just kind of looked like he had that look on his face like he wasn't really grasping it, you know? i'm like, can you do me a favor? he's like, sure. sure! you know, that kind of thing. he says, you get up those pearly gates, you tell them you're santa's number one elf. he like, i am? you sure are. i'm sure they'll let you right in. he goes, they will? i says, i know it. and he up and gave me a big hug. i had ahold of him, he says, santa can you help me? and that's when he passed. >> matson said he was ready to hang up his santa suit after the experience but he found the strength for one last children's show adding, when i saw all those children laughing, it made mes. the role i have to play for them and for me. ♪ i want a hippopotamus for christmas ♪ ♪ only a hippopotamus will do at the united states postal service, we deli

she's worked on a musical and the second by more.reative the university of tennessee, knoxville.e to introduce joy. [applause] >> what a celebration. first come i wish to introduce us are loved judges for this year's national book award an incredible group of judges then they include mark then, jericho brown, katie ford aintree svenson. [applause] rainmakers of stories and readers of literature on each other until they navigate the brokenhearted this country. poetry is true telling.e the concise art of conscience and the word magic of history and prophecy. we absolutely need poetry as we. move forward. poetry carries the spirit of the people and is necessary to tour with the transition andthis transformation. this award acknowledges the accomplishments of american poets and seeing his speeches through to the other side. for six months, we have read, reread, discussed books, poems, words and what matters and that continues to matter in the making of poetry. we have read nearly 300 books of poetry together. we find incredible poetry and these incredible deserving finalists. the fiv

she held the chair of excellence in creative writing at the university of tennessee knoxville. joy. [applause] ♪ was a celebration. first i wish for this year's national book award and the poetry a and incredible group of judges that include mark, jericho brown, katie ford and terry swenson. [applause] we, makers of stories, poems and readers of literature all need each other as we navigate a broken heart of this country. poetry is truth telling than the concise art of conscience come into the word magic of history and prophecy. we absolutely need poetry as we move forward from last tuesday. poetry carries the spirit of the people and is necessary in the doorways of transition and transformation. this award acknowledges the accomplishments of american poets who see us through to the other side. for six months, we have read, reread, discussed books, poems, word, what matters and what continues to matter in the making of poetry. we have read nearly 300 books of poetry together. we have found incredible poetry and deserving finalists. the finalists for the national book award in p

. >> knoxville's new sentinel says the death toll from the gatlinburg wildfires climbed to at least 14. 1700 structures were damaged or destroyed last week. 134 people were injured. the fires are less than half contained. >>> the times in new orleans stand your ground law after a former nfl player was shot to death. a vigil was held saturday for joe mcknight who was black. a white man admits killing him thursday during a traffic incident near new orleans. ronald gasser was released after questioning and faces no charges. >>> "the washington post" reports a strange explanation from a man accused of firing an assault rifle in a d.c. restaurant. edgar welch of north carolina told police he was investigating during the presidential race. the storm claimed hillary clinton and her campaign chief ran a child sex ring from the restaurant. welch is charged with assault and police say no injuries were reported. >>> "the new york times" has prime minister abe will be the first sitting japanese leader to visit pearl harbor. the prime minister will join president obama at the hawaii naval base afte

over 4 inches in huntsville, 5 in knoxville close to the fire zone and yes, we have another heavy rain expected in eastern texas getting up into louisiana and arkansas and then stretching back into the drought zone, northern mississippi, northern alabama, by sunday night you'll see heavy rain again. look at some of these numbers locally possible over 4 inches from eastern texas across louisiana and south of the fire zone and will take every inch they can get. >> that is coming. thanks very much. >>> the latest on the trump transition. the president-elect and mike pence heading out of trump tower on what they call a thank you tour starting at that reversed course, decided to keep more than a thousand jobs in the u.s. after jawboning from trump. abc's tom llamas at trump tower with all the details. >> reporter: that cincinnati rally about be the first public event for the president-elect since winning the election and we all know how much mr. trump loves those big crowds. we just checked. there's still tickets available but there's a report out this morning that team trump has purchased