flights delayed at laguardia after power turns the sky-blue.is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is "bloomberg daybreak," and coming up in the next hour, charles peabody. alix: return to wall street. three things buzzing. blackrock's bear market. a rough year. routholders see the worst since 2008. anske shares dropping -- danske shares dropping. what we are talking about here, electrical explosion lights up new york. eerie blue light in the sky. let's start with blackrock. this was interesting, about the sponsors versus liquidity providers. etf's versus asset managers and their really bad year. >> it is in some ways emblematic of what has been happening across the industry this year. products have continued to swallow dollars from investors but not as much as last year. you are seeing a slowdown because investors are taking risk out of the markets. also the pressure has continued to mount. blackrock is doing better than a lot of competitors because it has a range of offerings from passive to active to technology, where the solely active managers have been c

lso developing this morning, flights resumed out of laguardia airport following a transformer explosn at aower plant. you can see the explosion caused the new york skyline to glow neon blue. two domestic delta flyings had to be diverted to dulles. no one was hurt. >> we now know the name of a little boy that died in custody after crossing into the u.s. illegally with his father. 8-year-old gomez grew up in a remote part of guatemala. the mother says he was healthy when he and his father the united states. the child passed a health exam when agents picked him up at the border. on christmas eve a guard noticed the boy was coughing. he died from the flu about 14 hourslater. >> happening today, homeland security secretary will head to the southern border. she is expected to visit e el paso, texas today and yuma, arizona tomorrow. she directed a series of ptraordinarytective measures including new medical screening for detailed migra children. she's urging migrants not to put their children at risk. >> 6 mutes after the hour, before you settle on buying the new outfit, youn try it in a fit

it caused power outages on the ground here in new york and delays here at laguardia.t night. as you can imagine, that caused lots of confusion. it also made for a sensation on social mhia w speculating wildl to the cause and cracking some pretty good jokes. the nypd even tweeted that, we can assure you that aliens have not landed in the bronx.d it's k of a only here in new york kind of thing. but as you cansee, the con edison released a statement this morning saying that no o has been injured, they have managed to restore all the power to the affected power lines, and they have opened an investigation into what caused the problem to begin with. craig, sheinelle. >> thank you. >>> richard overton, the nation's oldestar w wbeld ihei s country, has died. he was 112. the army veteran had been hospitalizedith pneumonia and was released on christmas eve. i spent time with him in 2014 doing what he loved. sitting on the front porch and sming cigars. t lived by one journey. don't spend timnking about the end. >> you can't d anything about that. it's going to come whether you

knocking out pow eastern causing chaos for hundreds at laguardia. the eerie scene had everyone wondering what happened. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: this supernatural looking glow lighting up the night sky over new york. >> it's not supposed to look like that. >> reporter: that mysterious blue-green haze sparking chaos and confusion across the city. >> you looked in the sky and it was bright blue. >> reporter: all of it triggered by this explosion at a power plant in queens. >> that's the electrical power plant. >> you felt it in your chest, these explosions. >> reporter: the fire knocking out power, and temporarily shutting down part of laguardia airport at the height of the holiday rush. >> the lights went out and they were, like, everyone run. >> reporter: air traffic control running on emergency backup, runway lights blown. >> be advised, the approach lights are out of service at this time. >> reporter: more than a dozen flights diverted, another 100 delayed. tom, no one was hurt in the explosion. tonight, the thick blue haze replaced by

rishaad: nothing on the laguardia website at the moment.icy. it is seen as an attempt to use the ruling party's support base. they could end up annoying consumers. more on that, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: india markets just getting underway in mumbai. expecting gains with the future is it what have we got? gains with the reality as well. not that the futures are not real. [laughter] yvonne: all right, joining and what we see for the asian equity markets, pretty much muted gains with the exception of japan today. that is not really playing ball. let's get right to mumbai. us reporter will take through what to expect today in the session. muted so far, but you have got some scoops that could potentially spur some gains or developments in the gaming sector -- banking sector? absolutely. the third straight day of games for the indices. despite the fact that there are some concerns when it comes to macro picture considering the deficit stands at 115% of the target the government had in store. that said, the banking index is up and about

with you this caused major outages on the ground and travel chaos at laguardia airport after the faassued a ground stoppage. the governor toured the area. the substation where it all under folded. >> we did find one piece of evidence that is a little peculiar. this was on the site which raised some questions. i'm told it is a piece of safety equipment for workers. >> a spokesman for the county saysn a electrical issue sparked the flickering blue light that people witnessed the sight from miles away. we're told flights are back to normal in and out of laguardia. >>> can we say we're over the weather? >> we've been over it. >> i'm sti tracking some fog and drizzle. if you're seeing fog where you live, let me know on facebook, t r, love to hear exactly what's happening in your neighborhood. the reporting sites not reporting a lot of fog out ther whatou're telling me is that you're seeing so many places. i can believe it just because of where the temperature is. down in culpeper the hagerstown area and some mist and drizzle. is all comes to an end by 8:00 p.m. and then some clearing over

these travelers forc the last stretch to jfk. >> and gio joins us live from laguardia. so manflhts oday.canced and this problem may spill over into tomorrow? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, across t t30nc.ntry.re t and as you said, we're already seeing the delaygoo ntat's becaurrmose this storm is still moving through. tom? >> all right. let's get an update on that storm now. gio, thank you. meteorologist rob marciano. and, rob, there are troubling storms on both coasts right now. >> yeah, and the one here in the we're really only about halfway through it. a tremendous heat flux. temperatures in the 60s in the northeast. now some embedded thunderstorms across pennsylvania. you see it on the radar scope. a dry slot from new york to d.c. up thor level pawi crt ale tesrn into the deep south again. we look for temperatures to turn much cooler once we get through tomorrow. we'll see some snow showers. some accumulations, especially in the mountains. you mentioned the storms out west. the pacific lighting up for an active pattern, getting right through the christmas week. to

the fire at a substation in queens delayed subway service and briefly shut down laguardia airport. no one was hurt and everything is back up and running. >>> and the ball that rings in the new year is all dressed up for the big night. the 6-ton device will be sporting some sparkling new waterford crystals as 2018 ends and 2019 begins. those are some of our top stories for this friday, this last friday, december 28th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> thank you for joining us. the end of this holiday week as we get ready to roll into another one. >>> we begin this half hour with the government shutdown dragging on now for seven days and counting with neither side ready to blink. >> president trump now says the standoff is not about the border wall, claiming it's really about democrats denying him a win. as the funding fight rages on, hundreds of thousands of workers are caught in the crossfire. abc's kenneth moton has more. >> reporter: capitol hill a ghost town with 800,000 federal workers in limbo. department of justice worker tanya via says with two kids in college

power went out at part of laguardia, since restored. arriving flights in holding pattern. scattered power outages but no reports of injuries. >> so not aliens? >> not this time. >>> happening now, four college football superfans living on billboard in san jose. we mean living. >> sky7 shows the aerial view. getting fired up for the championship game at levi's stadium. >> amanda del castillo has the story. >> reporter: four college football superfans, picked from pool of 700, chosen to represent college teams. >> supporting the notre dame fighting irish. >> el yliott ross, roll tide. >> sooners. >> clemson tigers. >> reporter: fans of the losing teams will have to leave. remaining two stick around until 7th. >> go irish. >> go irish! >> reporter: until then tough it out in tents on the billboard. >> national championship lasts forever. hurt back can be fixed later. >> reporter: head-to-head in different challenges. on the ground and back home. live streaming on espn3. >> all about going to nationalut chpionid pris fun. fun to be engaged with fans at home. getting them to pa

the panic grounding flights at laguardia airport on this busy holiday travel weekend. abc's gio benitez is at the airport. how's it going, gio? >> reporter: eva, good morning to you. laguardia is back in action this morning but for a good half hour, this airport was entirely shut down. 14 flights diverted. more than 100 delayed. those spectacular images instantly going viral overnight. overnight, the new york city sky lit up in a supernatural shade of blue. >> oh, my god. >> what is that? >> that looks gnarly. >> wait. look at the sky. >> that doesn't look good. >> reporter: sparking alarms citywide. >> oh, my god. >> i heard a giant bang. i thought it was fireworks going off. >> it looked like it was daytime. you looked in the sky and it was bright blue. >> reporter: what looked like a scene from an alien invasion movie turned out to be an explosion at a queens power plant. >> i'm not going near there. >> reporter: the explosion and fire knocking out power in the area and wreaking havoc at laguardia airport. losing several runway lights and air traffic control running

there were power outages which shutdown laguardia in quinoneen. the airport switched to a back-up generator and resumed operation at 10:20 p.m. >>> the storm system we have been tracking all week. a messy day in store for the great lakes. two deaths have been reported in louisiana. a 58-year-old woman died after a tree fell on her camper trailer. another person died in kansas in a crash on i-70 in blizzard conditions. >> this system stretches the u.s. from north to south and south dakota has sleet and know snow across the state. the nebraska state patrol closed i-80 due to snow and ice and high winds. and in kansas, an electrical explosion with pyrotechnics that you have never seen. meteorologist ivan cabrera has the friday forecast. >> christine and joe, good morning. wild night across the south with torrential downpours and frequent lightning. this extends from the gulf to canada. we are talking about blowing snow. blizzard warning in effect. 50 million of us under a flood threat from louisiana to new jersey as a result of 2 to 4 inches of rainf

the blown transformer blacking out runways and causing chaos at laguardia airport, grounding flightsring the busy holiday travel weekend. >>> shutdown stalemate. it is day seven. congress out of session again and trump pointing fingers. no end in sight as the new year approaches. >>> urgent manhunt

there were no injuries but some residents reported temporary power outages.it also forced laguardia airport to run on backup generators... causing a ground stop... delaying flights from taking off for at least an hour.it also knocked out power out at rikers island. some subway lines were disrupted including on the e, f, and r trains... and the 7 line.nypd deputy inspector osvaldo nunez: "we received numerous 911 calls - 1 that reported a plane crash. all the other calls were related to explosions."the fire department and con edison crews responded... and restored all major transmission lines.authorities say the system has been stabilized.been the system has authorities say lines. transmission lines.authorities say the system has been stabilized. (vicki) people with travel plans for the new year's holiday will be dealing with jack frost. the winter storm that has been crawling across the country doesn't plan on easing up just yet. white-out conditions in the midwest. more than 100-miles of interstate-80 in nebraska closed for hours because of the snow. intense storms in parts of texas are re

there were power outages which shutdown laguardia in queens. no flights took off for an hour. the airport switched to a back-up generator and resumed operation at 10:20 p.m. >>> above the skies in new york, the storm system we have been tracking all week. a messy day in store for the great lakes. and the eastern states. just like in the midwest and south yesterday, two deaths have been reported. in louisiana, a 58-year-old woman died after a tree fell on her camper trailer. another person died in kansas in a crash on i-70 in blizzard conditions. >> this system stretches the u.s. from north to south and south dakota has sleet and snow across the state. icing roads and limiting visibility. the nebraska state patrol closed i-80 due to snow and ice and high winds. and in kenner, louisiana, the rain and high winds were the cause of the electrical explosion with pyrotechnics like you have never seen. meteorologist ivan cabrera has the friday forecast. >> good morning. still looking at a flood threat from the deep south all the way across the north. this is not going to be a big wint

laguardia is forced s top and the fire turned the city skyline neon blue and startled a lot of >> what is that. >> whoa! it was real quick. wiin like a second and then i was scared. i was going downstairs and everyone was opening doors. there was even more panic. >> he painted a good picture for us there. nobody was hurt. the faa says facilities switched to generator power after a brief black out. >> on twitter everybody thought ene a had arrived. >>> today is the 7th day of the gove iment shutdown and could last into next week. >> leaders are warning the museum could close if it does not receive funding. t for past week the smithsonian has been using all the funding from previous years to keep the doors open. if thending bill is not passed, the museums including the nationaloo could be forced to shutdown to the public next week. >> meanwhile, the republican controlled congress adjourned without a debate to reopen the closed federal departments and agencies. it could be up to the new e congress to cp with a plan to fund the government.cr des will take control of the house on thursday.

mystery in new york city last night, led to mass confusion on the subways and a ground stoppage at laguardia airport. in the end, it was all because of a fire at a power plant. >> matt bradley reports, for a short time overnight, there was wild speculation to the cause and it went viral. >> reporter: a mysterious blue light flooding the new york city skyline, and lighting up social media. >> con ed facility, we have a transformer down. >> an explosion? >> reporter: people in the area expressing shock and awe. >> i was thinking it was the end of the world. >> thought it was a ufo or something. >> reporter: power outages on the ground. >> it did start with a fire, and the fire affected some transformers, and that caused a dip in power for this surrounding area. >> reporter: the blackout causing travel chaos at laguardia airport as the faa had a ground stop for all flights. >> they temporarily stop in new york. >> reporter: authorities ruling out possible causes. >> this appears to be just an equipment malfunction. it does not appear to be any terrorism or suspicious activity involved. >> repor

those flits were expected to reach their finalio destin the power is back on at laguardia this morning and no one was hurt. >> some federal workers will not be getting paid monday because of the partial government shutdown. >> the republican controlled congress adjourned without a plan to reopen the government. nearly 800,000 federal workers will not be paid. some of those members of the coast >> what do we do after that if the pay doesn't come throug w thathat most families are feeling rig now is just the uncertainty of what do we do? nextursday, democrats take control of the house. it could set the sge for bitter battle between democrats and president trump with federal workers caught in the middle without a paycheck. the president is addiment the government will remain shutdown until he gets $5 billion for a wall at the u.s.-mexico border. >> you'll be able to see the effects o the shutdown next week. theni smithsoan museum system including the national zoo may be forcedclo e. for the past week, the smithsonian used nearly all the funding left from previous years. if congress doesn'

new jersey, the blast sparked a brief fire, causing power outages and temporarily shutting down laguardia airport. the airport is back u and no on. >> we are officially a week in to g sign of compcompromise. the senate adjourned until monday. that means it will stretch in to the new year, when the dms will take control of the house. meanwhe, new to poll shows that president trump is taking the lion's share of the blame for the shut down. you see 47% there blaming the president and 33% say it's the democrats in congress's fault for the latest on the impass. let's go to nbc's scott mcfar lynn. so, scott, this had shut down is headed in to the new year. >> reporter: yeah, philip, good morning, it will most certainly go in to the new year. that means for federal workers the uncertainty will go in to the new year. congress has punted solving in over the weekend or in to early next week. they are not going to do so. no formal proceedings or formal votes scheduled. so the debate over the shutdown and the border wall is happening on social media. ity trump tweeting several times -- president trum

. >> reporter: the fire knocking out power, and temporarily shutting down part of laguardia airport at the height of the holiday rush. >> the lights went out and they were, like, everyone run. >> reporter: air traffic control running on emergency backup, runway lights blown. >> be advised, the approach lights are out of service at this time. >> reporter: more than a dozen flights diverted, another 100 delayed. no one was hurt in the explosion. tonight, the thick blue haze replaced by fog. officials calling this a major electrical failure. the root cause still under investigation. tom? >> erielle, thank you. >>> next to the humanitarian crisis we've been covering for more than two years now. the mass exodus from venezuela. families facing severe shortages of food and medicine. nearly 3 million people fleeing. overwhelming neighboring countries. with venezuela so vulnerable, russia is moving in. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: these are the first russian bombers landing in venezuela, capable of carrying nuclear weapons. the russians moving in with venezuela vulnerable, and in economic c

we've got a live look at laguardia here in new york.re seeing delays as the holiday crush picks up. ginger starts us off in times square. ginger, it is already pouring out there. >> yes, pouring is the word. if you were dreaming of a soggy christmas, it's coming true. we've got a flood advisory here, flood watches all up and down the east coast and wind advisories, so pretty rough, and it was rough yesterday in parts of central florida when ef-0 tornadoes blew through. you can see lake wales there, florida, lakeland, and not just the wind with ef-0 and damaging winds that came through but a lot of rain. we're talking 3 to 4 inches. orlando had a month's worth of rain in just one day because it's supposed to be the dry season. has not been dry mid-atlantic through the northeast where we have already seen annual rainfall numbers surpass. we're going to keep getting more rain, 3 to 4 inches possible. that's all in those flood watches. we have got to go to victor oquendo who is in lake wales, florida, with all of that damage. victor. >> rep

some city trains were stalled and flights at one of new york's majorairports, laguardia, were stopped about half an hour. but there were no injuries and the city police department was intent on allaying any further fears, saying that the incident was the result of a transformer explosion and there was no evidence of extraterrestrial activity. they will hope that that will be enough to put all suspicions to rest. rhodri davies, bbc news. strange blue skies over new york. what about the weather closer to home? i have some blue it is not as not as dramatic as those in new york. we have clear skies giving sunshine in perth and kinross and sunny spells in most of scotland and northern ireland this afternoon. elsewhere, brightness across england and wales, but mostly cloudy here. still some mist in places. it will feel fairly pleasant, especially with the sunshine further north. tonight, some clear spells but wind will increase across scotland and northern ireland with that rain which will seem heavy for a time in scotland, moving into northern england. a frost free night. over the weekend,

take a look at the east coast, all of the states, it is a wet one and there are delays reported for laguardia, as well as jfk if you are flying there today. here is a look at the futurecast model, about 6:00 or so it's already beginning to wind down the. there is 8:00 a.m. and then there is the lunch hour. we are drying out, today is the first day of winter. the solstice arrives in the 2:00 timeframe. we are on the final hours of a fall 2018. 53 in san francisco and oakland. for the afternoon, upper 50s to low 60s. here is a look at your extended forecast. amateurs will not change as we go through your weekend. it is a mix of the sun and clouds for saturday. ace light transfer is tattered shower on sunday, especially over the north. but especially for over us as we get into christmas eve and christmas day with travel delays expected. >>> i had some windshield wiper use of this morning. >> so that i would not a whole lot. >> a little bit. >> a weak one but enough to get us right. wet. >>> the time is 4:21, if you're still waiting for a package delivery wondering why it is not delivered, it may

. >> the explosion caused scattered blackouts, train delays, even a ground stop at a nearby laguardia airport. everything is back to normal now. con edison is investigating the cause of the fire. >>> today protesters at uc berkeley were seen standing in front of trees in an effort to save them. earlier this morning cal maintenance crews moved into people's park with chainsaws and chopped down 15 trees. the university says it's just long overdue maintenance to clean up the area, but some park activists claim it is the beginning of a new student housing project. >> several of the other trees had large bark branches that were slipping off and could possibly fall. >> they have attempted a preemptive strike to take down the trees so that there will be less to defend. >> we've learned the university does have plans for student housing, but it's not set to begin for another three years. >>> a helicopter had to make an emergency landing on an east bay golf course today. chopper 5 was over the scene at sky west golf course in hayward. that's right next to hayward executive airport. the helicop

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laguardia. a study found laguardia is the worst for flight delays and cancellations.l in virginia. round out top five, charleston, south carolina, rochester, new york, and philadelphia. >> no big surprise on laguardia. stuart: no, laguardia wins everything. >>> uber is conducting self-driving tests in pennsylvania. are they on the road? >> you letter that fatal accident in tempe, arizona where a woman was killed by a car, uber car. it did have a tester inside the car. they're bringing it back in pittsburgh. on a mile loop between offices in pittsburgh. the future is call up robot uber on your app and it takes you wherever you want downtown. it will be on dedicated loop. stuart: a set route. liz: that is correct. stuart: established route, everybody knows where it is going. ashley: i do think that is great idea. stuart: i do think it's a great idea, but introduced on a mass scale on new york city, wouldn't you have a traffic jam? liz: you need a dedicated loop. stuart: a driverless car dedicated lane? that is what it would have to be. liz: or buys can he leans. stuart:

areas and jfk, laguardia, and newark are reporting delays this morning.ting delays as well. visibility is an issue especially over the north bay. we have a little bit and east bay as well. oakland reporting visibility to what about a mile. livermore at three. areas of her conquered between a mile and a half and three at in north bay especially thick. through novato, petaluma, you will find visibility less than a mile. and it's register as a coach you can see all the darker shade of gray. the careful out there in addition to slick roads. the fog is with us and temperatures not bad. in the 50s to start your morning. 51 in san rafael. pretty much stuck in this number all morning long because of the cloud cover and the wet weather. so, the winter solstice arrives at 2:23 pm this afternoon. and we will be dry by them. partly cloudy skies expected, upper 50s to low 60s, and as we get into bay area weekend you have a dry saturday if you are going to be out and about, although specific is going on, maybe some last-minute shopping, and send it as a slight chance o

and at airports from miami, to charlotte, to new york's laguardia, delays piling up on the busiest day of the season. >> i can't believe how long this line is. and it's not even close to christmas eve. >> reporter: abc's david kerley at the faa's air traffic control center in virginia. that wind and rain in the northeast already causing problems here for the folks in the national command center trying to keep planes on schedule. >> reporter: temporary ground stops at allhr t airports. >> so many flights canceled today. this problem may spill over into tomorrow? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tom. more than 6,000 flights delayed across this country. more than 300 canceled. we're already seeing the delays go into tomorrow. that's because this storm is still moving through. tom? >> all right. an update on the storm now. thank you. let's get to senior meteorologist rob marciano. troubling storms on both coasts right now. >> yeah, and the one here in the east is so big. we're really only about halfway through payment tremendous heat flux. temperatures in the 60s in the t.ms e embedded thu

. >> reporter: a transformer exploded at a con edison power plant in queens, new york, causing laguardia, one of the nation's bustiest to lose power. >> come >> reporter: terrified travelers scrambled to safety. authorities say no one was hurt in the explosion, and the airport is now back up and running but travel for much of the country remains at a standstill as a powerful winter storm stretching from canada to the gulf coast dumps heavy rain and blinding snow. in st. paul, minnesota, people are looking for the public's health as a semi sideswiped a trooper's squad car pulled over on the side of the road. fortunately no one was injured. in kansas a state of emergency. a 150-mile stretch of interstate 70 shut down in both directions. >> these are probably three-foot drifts. >> reporter: in mississippi, this tree falling on top of a home causing the power to go out. the family believes lightning is to blame. in new orleans, the storm causing transformers to explode. >> that's crazy. >> reporter: in austin, texas, flash flooding. julie butler had to be rescued after her car got pushed a q

but there are big-time delays in the east and david begnaud is at new york's laguardia airport. david. >> reporter: jeff, good evening. you're going to be surprised by this. we're in terminal "b," and i'm look at the security line right now, and i'd say there are eight, maybe nine people in line. that is not what we expected to find. that's what you want to see if you're getting ready to travel this holiday season. look, nearly seven million people are expected to fly this holiday season. that's the highest number in about 15 years. as i look on the board here, there are only three cancellations? that's good news. elsewhere ound the country, there are the long lines that you would expect. weather is causing a bit of a mess. there's heavy rain on the east coast, high winds on the west coast, nothing major, though. 300 flights around the country have been canceled so far. there are the lines in philadelphia, virginia, people are posting on social media about. look, tomorrow and sunday is when it's expected to get really busy. jeff, the begnauds are staying home this holiday season

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some city trains were stalled and flights at one of new york‘s majorairports, laguardia, were stoppedrestrial activity. they will hope that that will be enough to put all suspicions to rest. rhodri davies, bbc news. we have had a fair amount of cloud today as you can see from this picture and he stings but elsewhere there has been sunny spells and that largely dry settled theme continues into the evening hours to. clear skies for a time across scotland and used are good too and we see some rain working in across northern ireland and scotland, pushing through very quickly and that ring tending to fizzle out as hands south into england. from us above this is a frost—free night but that could be the odd mistake

delays ranged from 1 to 3 hours at jfk and laguardia>>> the rai still enough to impact the morning commute have cleared out a little bit. let's take a look at some rainfall totals over the past 24 hours. the numbers are not extremely high. santa rosa close to a quarter inch. close to a 10th of an inch for oakland. barely measurable and live animal at .01. heads up if you are heading to the coast. the coastal flood advisory due to the extreme tide, the winter solstice earlier this afternoon , that conjunction with the tide. and the full moon we have tonight, the pair sets extreme low and high tide as well. that could lead to some minor coastal flooding in san francisco. satellite we do have this, high clouds still crossing northern california and the bay area. still scattered low clouds and fog. current numbers, a bit of a chilly night out there. we have 40s for napa, san francisco 52. our live camera looking to san francisco where we have partly cloudy skies and a bit of a break in the rainfall. no umbrellas for tonight or tomorrow. look out for some patchy fog and chilly overnight lows. t

caused scattered blackouts, train delays at laguardia airport.he blue glow could be seen 20 miles away and it caused social media to blow up. >> it was like independence day. >> i told my husband we are being attacked. >> all i see is the blue flame and from there the ground started shaking. i felt the ground shake for a good 15 seconds. >> con edison said it has restored all transmission lines and is in the process of investigating the root cause of the failure. glad everything is good. glad it's not an independence day situation. it looks like it. the blue sky would be scary. >> pretty. >> it looked pretty cool. >> all right. you're saying the roads are looking good. >> we have a couple of accidents, but they're not causing delays. if you're hitting the roadways, this is a good time. this is north of petaluma. we have reports of a crash south of here. looks like it maybe causing activity off to the shoulder where a vehicle went down the embankment, a little extra volume. it is northbound 101 right before railroad avenue. we have reports of some

it plunged laguardia airport into total darkness and se took to social media to talk about alien .invade chris glory yosso explains what was behind these flashes of light. >> w ot's going in the sky? >> reporter: you are listening to a new jersey 911 caller as she watched the spectacular electrical light shom the other side of the hudson rive 16 hours after the bizarre blast, governor cuomo toured the substation where it all unfolded. a spokesman said an electrical fault on a section of 138,000 volt equipment caused a transmission disturbance and sustained an electrical arc flash. that sparked the blue lighthat people witnessed from miles away. >> thercing of that electricity was basically a man de lightning bolt. >> dark know, ,darkne fire. >> reporter: thousands of people in astoria could see the arc flash with their own eyes. it went viraln social media with some trying to make sense and others makingfun. one person wrote, these gender reveal parties are out of hand. another said, somebody call ghost busters. >> we did find one piece of evidence that was peculiar. this was on the site

explos laguardia opened up a ground stop when they lost power. airport is operational today and no aliens were found at the scene. news4 at 00 starts now. >> it is senseless to s these murders happen in our city. >> an arrestn the stray bullet killing in d.c. from live with reaction the victim's family. >>> financial fear. >> i need to go back to work so i can earn money to pay the bills. >> we take you insidehe stress that many are going through. >>> we're breaking records for rain again. >>> w we beginh breaking news. a juvenile shot in the district. we're live on the scene tryin piece together the details. jackie bensen joins us from 51st street in northeast d.c. >> what do we know about this right now? >> reporter: well, i have a little updated information for you. and it is very, very bad. i talked to a woman who passed by the scene shortly after this happened. she said the twovictims, the younger one police are referring to as a juvenile, that's generally someone between about 18 and about 13. younger than that, they would sa a child. they

. >> reporter: the blackout causing travel chaos at laguardia airport as the faaro issued aund stop for all flights. >> they temporarily stoed letting aircraft land in new york. >> reporter: authorities ruling out possible causes. >> this apars to be just an equipment malfunction. there isot to be any terrorist activity epinvolved. >>ter: "am i tripping?" "someone cal the ghost busttus." it was cd for all to see. >> the utility said it's restored all major lines and is looking into the cause. >> tms is f people who don't respond for people who don't respond to traditional medication. a device delivers a series of magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the brain thatsuly have decreased activity in depression. >> i was actually engaging in my life again. not only am i more posive, i have a lot more energy. >> it's very encouraging when we see patients telling us how they are nearly 100% improved. >> reporter: patients need to have several 20-meinute sessions a week. also new this morning, additional proof that the cost of medical care n the united states is rapidly increasing. data from th

and some might be surprises and others will be laguardia.l over the place, the ceiling, the construction that lasts for 90 -- ew, brown water there. is considered the most stressful airport in america. landing in first place. >> not a huge surprise. >> yeah. some 30 million people every year, passengers, it showed the airport has reported the highest percentage of canceled flights so far this year. that's why it's part of that top ten list. >> probably fair because there are so many flights, you know, of course it's going to have a higher number of cancellations. >> this is -- also if you're curious what's the least stressful airport in the country, you're watching it right there. this is the salt lake city international airport. the delta hub there. it boasts some views of the rockies. >> yeah. >> has a wine tasting place. like, how could you get stressed out there? >> that looks like -- you should go on vacation to the airport. >> yes. you know, you just fly right in. >> don't even go anywhere. >> i don't need to go anything. >> that's the

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jillian: flights were briefly grounded at laguardia airport due to the power outages. hard to imagine alien invasion but the sky is lit up. pete: kind of looked at it. griff: i have to fly laguardia. have the aliens left? jillian: the aliens have departed. we're good. pete: this transgender inmate is serving a decade behind bars for burglary and now will serve the rest of that sentence in an all female prison. why she got transferred coming up. griff: plus, we just heard nancy pelosi looking to, quote: stiff trump on the border wall as the government shutdown enters day seven live right here. louie gohmert will he alive the american people to get stiff? i will ask him right now. congressman? >> how are you ♪ i was born free ♪ born free ♪ gentle. it's gentle on her skin and out cleans the other free and clear detergent. dermatologist recommended. it's got to be tide. the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only $1299. plus, 24-month financing o

new york, an explosion and electrical substation in queens lit up the night at and caused delays laguardia airport. the brief electrical fire produced a bright blue light skyline and cut-off tower at the airport. a number of dealtsa and american flights had to be diverted before power was restored. pretty crazy. global news. powered by 2700 journalists and 121 countries.ary i'm courtney, this is bloomberg, guy. courtney.k you, let's check in on the markets as europeannto the end of trading week. europe is trading positive at this point in time. single sector on the stocks trading higher. oninstruction, insurance, technology, banks, leading the charge. all sectors up over 2%. is done, done for the year. it was the worst performing market this year and it was brought up on the down down 56%.utsche bank, 24 of the 30 members of the dax in negative territory. 100 close down 2%, over in has been the big outperformer this year, is up by 1.55%. u.s. markets again, like european markets, trading on volume at the moment, which is worth bearing in mind. they have turned around a bit seeing the s&p j

subway service was interrupted, there were some power outages in the city and nearby laguardia airporthere was blue green he lieutenant and the fire went up very, very high. all of a sudden, everything just stopped. everything. >> what did it do? >> the lights, the fire, the smoke even. everything was going like that. >> it went from nighttime to the sun is up, it's a beautiful day. i'm like, whoa. it was real quick, within a second. i was scared. i'm running down the stairs, everyone is running down not knowing what was going on. there was even more panic. >> so people as far away as new jersey, believe it or not, could see the light. and a spokesman for the new york city mayor assured everyone that it was, quote, not alliens much to the disappointment of lewis. >> are you sure it wasn't aliens? all right. >>> let's change gears. the nation's oldest living man and world war ii veteran has died at the age of 112. richard overton was in the then segregated armed forces that served on various islands in the pacific. in 2013, former president barack obama honored his service at arlington

at jfk and laguardia due to the windy, wet weather. between one and three inches of rain are expected there. forecasters predict freezing rain could cause icy roads throughout new england. >>> the annual king tideed this they are the highest tides of the year. it occurs at the same time as the winter solstice. some coastal areas may experience flooding. highest tides are expected in the morning hours tomorrow and sunday. people who plan to be near the water are being told to use extra caution. >>> a man was killed this morning at a fire in an apartment complex at san jose. it started around 4 am at the driftwood manor apartments on blossom hill road. firefighters say they got a handle on the the second floor apartment did not survive. arson investigators spent the day at the apartment looking for clues to the cause. he had been a tenant for about 10 years. >> i woke up to the fire department banging on my door. i came outside and there was a ton of smoke. i seen them bring down a guy and they tried to resuscitate him and they couldn't.

heather: you have to look at the video, pictures, flights were grounded at laguardia airport due to powerused it. the trade war with china to the shutdown in washington, there are several political crises to define 2018. as we approach the new year how will they shape up in 2019? joining us, republican strategist and former speech writer for george w. bush, ned ryan. thanks for joining us, we love having you with us. we mentioned this once again in the headlines every day, the border wall. you expect that to continue? >> absolutely, obviously, it shut down the government this year and it will continue into next year and it is one of the big issues for donald trump. will he fight and get his wall and deal with reforming our immigration system? desperately needed. the question is are democrats going to budge? i'm not sure they are going to budge. this will be an ongoing debate, massive issue, trump needs to continue making the argument, he is for law and order, democrats are not, democrats prioritize noncitizens, it is interesting debate in 2019 in 2020. heather: interesting to see in terms

buildings shaking, and there was, as you said, temporary power outages, and a temporary ground halt at laguardia airport, and certainly that blue light catching a lot of attention. >> oh, that can't be good. >> reporter: a transformer explosion at a new york power plant illuminating the 60city's skyline. the blue glow confusing and frightening onlookers. >> oh, my god! look at the sky! >> reporter: sending social media interest a frenzy. >> why is the sky blinking? does anybody see this? >> reporter: the flickering lights from the blast visible from across the city and parts of new jersey and long island, leaving manhattan's bridges silhouetted in blue. >> i heard a giant bang. i thought it was fireworks go off, and i saw sparks in the sky that looked like blue fire. >> reporter: a spokesperson says an electrical fire broke out after the transformers tripped, but it was quickly put out and nobody was injured. residents pouring into the street as smoke pillowed overhead. the explosion causing temporarily outages and grounded planes for an hour. every terminal in the airport was impacted, briefly

chris lawrence is at the live desk with what wast found laguardia airport. >> yeah, prosecutors say aorker has been arrested andor charged allegedly using his cell phone to record a woman using the bathroom. she went into a single stall right after the worker h stepped out. the woman heard a sound and spotted a cell phone hidden within the paper towel dispenser. she told officials sheicked up the phone and was able to play back the most recent videohich apparently showed the worker placing that phone inside the dispenser. he was approached by police and legedly responded by stating quote, i know what this is about, and i'm sorry. i was trying to video pretty girls. >> chris, thank you. it's 6:08 now. university of maryland released new videotb of fool player jordan mcnair's final practice back in may. body camera footageivhows two unsity police officers arriving at the field house at 6:04:00 p.m.. cording to the reportreleased in september, staff called 911 nine minutesprior. large portions of theta foo areed bla out but you can hear one of theer offics frustration as they wait for me

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no one was hurt however flights were stopped at the nearby laguardia airport for about an hour.lickered and others felt shaking. >> angelina jolie has not ruled out a career in politics. she told bbc radio that she wants to make a change and can quote, take a lot on the chin. she is a special envoy to the united nations refugee agency and weighed in on many human rights issues. she would have dismissed politics 20 years ago but has changed her mind about public service. >> we shall see. >> get ready for a trip back in time. see how one city uses the holidays to bring back a vintage form of transportation. >> and paying the price, how much wells fargo is coughing up to settle legal action over fake accounts. >> enjoy the view from our east bay hills camera. it's a stunning one. i'll let you know if the sun will shine as you get ready to ring in the new year or if you'll be seeing rain, coming up. >> let's take a look at traffic now. the bay bridge toll plaza moving nicely. all the cars trying to get into fransisco. stay with us impl >> well, the holiday season offers all sorts of

. >> laguardia airport >> you win the big ones.ver some beautiful bridges you were involved in, in new york anymore big bridges? >> we need a tunnel under the hudson river they're concrete heavy, as well. we need to link newark and new york city. but yeah, we did the tappan zee bridge, oakland bay bridge but airports, as well. we have the new terminal at newark, for instance and we have jfk on the horizon, as well. >> you used an interesting metric yards per man hower, as a better way to look at how consistent you're doing, because the weather seems to have screwed up a lot of people's numbers. >> sure. it's how well we utilize our labor. labor has become a fixed cost for us now, because a lot of competition for drivers. so if it's raining, you can't just not pay them, they'll find another concrete producer to work for so the efficient use of labor, especially in the highly unionized markets, and we have to make sure it's priced in our product. >> and the last thing was about drivers. you did say look, we know -- well, a lot of ana