>>> salt lake city, utah was founded by the mormon church. be a utopia of clean living and family values. >> we believe our body is a temple and should treat it as such. >> there are things we're taught by the mormon church not to do. there are thai de-- there are ideals we strive for. >> the population of the state of utah is mostly mormon, a faith that discourages drinking, smoking and drug use. but over the past few years, it's been rocked by something unexpected. >> oh, we don't want you guys to come here. >> unplug the phone. >> damn it. >> and it's taking place behind closed doors. >> i am sorry, mom and dad. >> people are going to do everything they can to hide it. >> prescription pill addiction. it's a problem everywhere, but it's taking a special toll here in utah. >> beautiful area. >> wow. and does your work bring you here often? >> this is where i do the majority of my work. it's the oxycontin that seems to be a big hit. >> more people are dying from pill overdoses in utah than almost any other state in the u.s. >> you know, i'll

host: we will go on to eric in salt lake city, utah. our line for democrats. caller: good morning. y name is eric, and i'm a small business owner in salt lake. my comment goes directly to the last caller. when you look at gdp growth rates before 1980, and gdp rates after 1980 -- cut r taxes were basically in half -- the declined by 21%. and our unemployment rate went up by 22%. dow the growth rate of the jones industrial average went up by 364%. excuse me. 364%. dow jones that the took off like mad when we cut taxes, but the gdp did not. it declined. cutting taxes to not create jobs in america. so that message has failed for 30 years. it is amazing to me that we are still continuing on the same path. host: eric in salt lake city on our open phone segment. david is up next calling in from florida on our line for independents. yes, i'm ood morning, calling about social security payments. changed it ust recently. 23rd, i got my stipend. if that was a weekend, i would it the following monday. in on the -- tthat means this month, i do not get on the 23rd, i got it on the 24th. next month

salt lake city gets the snow, 34 degrees. it will be 39 in denver with plenty of snow.nd then more of the same tomorrow, we'll start to see that snow taper off. degrees. and 23 in billings. and that's a look at your christmas day forecast. back to you. >> very promising in some areas. >>> still ahead, an emotional tribute from the families of the two slain nypd officers. >>> plus, how $2 million was accidentally up for grabs in hong kong. you're watching "early today." at panera bread, our hearty all-natural turkey chili is back in season. slow-cooked with turkey raised thout antibiotics, tart tomatillos, chilies, carrots, edamame and more. the savory spice of the chili pairs perfectly with the black bean hummus and the fresh crunch of napa cabbage blend in our southwestern chicken flatbread. and it all comes together in a you pick two made just for you. only at panera bread. ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing melts away the cold like a hot delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow of chicken noodle soup

salt lake city rocks. sean in new york, sean?ler: boo-yah,,d&% jim. >> boo-yah, sean. >> caller: what is happening? >> not much, you? >> caller: i want to thank you for mentioning the jones act bankers. >> that's a good one. >> caller: i want to see if i'm diversified. >> okay. sure. >> caller: i got four marathon petrole petroleum, at and t and conn ink. >> okay. that last one will be tough. all right. this is again, marathon this is where you want to be. you want to refine or be a mass limited partnership. that's where you want to be. coned utility, ford, i prefer gm buford is an auto company and cons is a retailer that is challenged. i did not like the last quarter. perfect bingo and thank you for the nice thoughts. let's go to frank in california, frank? >> caller: hey, jim, how are you this afternoon? >> not bad, how about you? call doing great, surviving the storm. >> okay. go ahead. >> caller: i wanted to ask you i've been increasing my position on a number of stocks and wanted to know if i'm well vie verdive and wanted yo

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his connecting flight to salt lake city is canceled. now he's left to figure out a plan until his new flight heads out wednesday morning. >>: i'm getting a hotel room. i've slept in airports before and it's no fun. >>alecia reid:the heavy downpour messed up a lot of plans, but not everyone's. >>: the flight was on time but the bags were delayed about 2 hours. we need the golf clubs. that's the most important part of our luggage. >>alecia reid:a combination of factors caused the delays - weather conditions on both the east and west coasts, and low visibility on the runways here made things as hectic as they were tonight. live at sfo >> city workers in san francisco were busy clearing out a backed-up storm drain in mclaren park -- to prevent flooding. that section of mansell street was closed most of the morning. there was spot flooding on streets all over the city.and extra crews were brought in to help. >> we got a lot more on our spreadsheet to go and we get a 16 hour day to the easy >> at least a half dozen trees either fell or were d

and salt lake city, nice day, 54 degrees. that's a look at your friday forecast. dara? >> seems relatively warm for december. >> yes. it is pretty mild. >> the rain is better than the snow. thank you, domenica. >>> the report is out on bridge gate and new jersey governor chris christie, what did he know and when? >>> plus, baby baby. meet mighty mia. details of her shocking arrival up next. >>> welcome back. under arrest in abu dhabi. stunning video of the woman they say stabbed a american teacher to death. they say she was a uae citizen. >>> a year long investigation into bridge gate finds no conclusive evidence as to whether new jersey governor chris christie was or was not aware of the george washington bridge lane closures. but the bergen record points out from the 136 page report that two of his appointees are to blame for the gridlock and that they were, quote, motivated in part by political considerations. in analysis of the report by the wall street journal doesn't completely leave christie off the hook. the paper says accusations by a former ally of christie le

morning the san francisco flight bound for minnesota landed a little more than an hour ago in salt lake city. because a woman on board went into labor. the delta airlines flight was diverted not long after takeoff after 7:00 a.m. the pregnant woman was fortunate to have a pediatrician on the flight who assisted until the plane landed. no word yet on her condition or the baby's condition. hopefully everything is fine. >> we hope so. some firefighters are trying to determine exact cause of an apartment fire they believe is linked to yesterday's windstorm. a tree fill on seven hills boulevard and blacked out the neighborhood. when the man came back his christmas tree was up in flames. one person is in the hospital and a second was treated for smoke inhalation. >> also in san jose investigators are looking into a string of car fires along the border of campbell that may be suspicious. >> a third car was found on fire on willow street an hour later. this follows a suspicious car fire on monday night and three car fires in san jose last week. >>> a bay area decades-old tribute to the civil rights

city, 57 degrees. blustery in san ramon. san francisco, 59. christmas at clear lake, 52 degrees.e mildest weather will be saturday and sunday with highs in the low 60s but a reenforcing push of cool air knocks us back down for the final few days of 2014. and that is your kpix5 forecast. and you can check conditions in your area realtime radar by downloading the cbs bay area weather app. it is free in the app store. search kpix5. >>> well, santa made a quick pit stop at a san francisco coffee shop earlier. >> how about the letter left behind that shocked many of the customers. that is next. a hot chocolate? ho ho ho... we'll all have hot cocoa! ma'am, need a strong pot of joe. the all new keurig 2.0. free coffee.. thanks to a st santa! someone left this letter at jackson street.. w >> customers at a san francisco starbucks got a christmas eve surprise. >> free coffee. someone left a letter saying the baristas use the gift cards for $400 to pay for people's drinks. let them know it is a gift from someone in canada who had a brother who loved this location and passed away in 2012. >

we are seeing snow across the rest of the country especially if you're closer to salt lake city and partsf idaho. but we don't foresee any travel troubles today, not like what we saw yesterday with the dense fog. and winds will help dry up our conditions. we will see wind gusts closer to 35 miles an hour. we're starting off warm in the poconos. 48 in pottstown, mid-50s in philadelphia. of day, temperatures will stay above average to start. we'll get a little bit closer to the average as we head in to the afternoon, with temperatures cooling down. but our range will be between 52 and 56. we'll cool down into the 40s as we head into the rest of the afternoon. >>> 45 taxi companies filed a federal lawsuit against uber. at the center of the controversy is uber x. uber x uses a smart phone app to dispatch drivers in their personal cars. it's legal in all of pennsylvania except for the city of philadelphia. uber black has been operating in the city for a few year. they're considered limo service. the taxi companies say uber x is creating unfair competition. >>> a windchill of cash for christmas

there have been in delays or cancellations at salt lake city international airport. >>> now a check of weather and traffic with leyla gulen. >>> good morning, everyone. we are trending cooler today. bart stations right now, expect to see temperatures ranges in the upper 30's for concord and walnut creek is 34 degrees and 41 in hayward and daly city at 47 and 54 at sfo. from the east bay hills camera to san francisco, still bouncing around a little bit, and that is because if our higher elevations, still windy there. for the next three days expect to see the temperatures continue their slow decline especially overnight where frost is expected inland. traffic right now shows several citizens blocking lanes and another roadblock because of year's high winds. golden gate bridge is looking smooth so no delays as you come in from marsh -- marin, and westbound 80 before the parkway we have an injury accident with more on what is happening lucas valley road. >> memorials and ridge lidgous services are planned in thailand to mark the 10th anniversary of the tsunami. hard to believe it has been

wind gusts 78 miles per hour battering davis county north of salt lake city. downing a whole lot of power lines. it was a driver's nightmare. more than 1,700 homes were without power. the e expected to continue through this morning. >>> people who celebrate new year's e in las vegas may want to bundle up. it's going to be cold. guess what a few snowflakes. expecting to be less of a threat than first thought. the heaviest snow will fall to the east of the area in arizona and talk to go amelia about this yesterday. it's not going to be this huge storm. she didn't think the chances were that big. amelia i ag this morninpain. but you can still use your mouth. peter tried to set me up for a goal last night. total rookie out there. >> what an experience. absolutely. it is cold this morning. you had to notice it coming in. >> oh, my goodness i ran into the building. >> you are definit feeling the chill in the air. 30 in washington. that's one of the warm spots. martinsburg and winchester coming in at 30. we are in the 20s and even teens. bundle up this morning. many

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host: we will go to brian in salt lake city. when you get through, please turn the volume down. that would get rid of the echo we just heard. brian, you're on the air. caller: hey. i don't see much racism. most of the white people voted for obama. i just don't see it. michael brown and ferguson, the guy was robbing a store. then he tried taking the cops gun. nobody talks about that. he didn't hold his hands up. those are the facts that have come out. now the one in new york city, that one there looks fishy. because i know, you know, i have known people who have been arrested. lean on your head and you are not resisting, and they just abuse you. go to ruth who also writes about this. a new riding in part on book by brian stevenson. i happen point -- to believe this is probably the correct call. dd is joining us from hermitage, tennessee. the republican line, good morning. yes, how are you? host: fine, thank you. caller: i do not feel that race relations have improved under this president. there is an undercurrent of rage and resentment ffrom the first day he was elected. it is ap

. >>> if you're flying, airport delays are likely in denver and salt lake city. >>> let's turn our focuseden where police in stockholm are investigating a fire at a mosque as an arson attack. flames and smoke poured from the windows yesterday. the mosque is a place of worship for some muslims living nearby. 20 people were inside when the fire started. at least five of them were injured. >>> an american woman who had been held in the southeast ashays nation of tease timor is waiting to fly home to the u.s. dr. stacy addison was arrested after sharing a taxi with a stranger who picked up a package of methamphetamine. they found the package and took everyone in custody. anon line campaign publicized her case and now released. she's awaiting the return of her passport to fly home to oregon. >> did you hear about this? a special christmas night delivery aboard a philadelphia transit train. a baby, the mother went into labor just as the "l" was arriving at a station. two police officers dashed on to it and began the delivery. other than disentangling the umbilical cord no problems and gave the

. >> reporter: in salt lake city yesterday supporters of police and those calling for reform staked out separate sidewalks, some suggest there's room for common ground. >> those two positions are not mutually exclusive. you may have in the movement calling for systemic reform very pro-police feelings and emotions. and in the pro-police rallies you will have individuals realize certain aspects of the system can be reformed or improved. >> reporter: many predict these protests won't end until there's more of a dialogue in this country about race and law enforcement. lester. >> hallie jackson tonight in los angeles. and a program note, chuck todd will have much more on the state of policing in america when nypd commissioner bill bratton joins him tomorrow on "meet the press". >>> once again today north korea lashed out at the united states blaming it for disruptions in the wake of a sony white house scandal. nbc's senior white house correspondent chris jansing is traveling with the president in honolulu and has the latest for us. chris. >> reporter: good evening, lester. tensions between t

christmas through the cascades and rockies and winter advisory, 4 to 6 inches in places like salt lake cityook at your christmas forecast. merry christmas. >> all right, merry christmas to you. not too bad either. santa did pretty good today. thank you, domenica. >>> stories making news this morning, emotional scene at the memorial for the two slain new york city police officers. both families visited for the first time since saturday's shooting. take a listen to this heart felt tribute the eldest son of officer rafael ramos gave to his late father. >> knowing my father was a universally loved man has made the healing process a bit easier for our family. my father was an incredible man, he was a hero to jaden and me. he was an incredible husband to my mother. and he was a really dedicated officer, he really cared about the people of new york city. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in a houston hospital this morning for another day of monitoring. he was admitted tuesday night after experiencing shortness of breath. >>> and you can call it an unintended christmas gift on a hong ko

and 20 degrees in salt lake city. denver only manages 10.tle rain up in eureka but other than that clear sailing for traveling in northern california. yosemite sunny and freezing. overnight lows 38 in san rafael, 34 in santa rosa. 41 in san jose. forecast highs will see upper 40s tomorrow. a little warmer than today. 60 in oakland. 56 in san francisco. up in the north bay, 55 at napa. 57 in santa rosa. and 57 for novato. again those are a few notches above what we had for highs today. for the five-day outbreak we are seeing nothing but sun but look what's on wednesday. temperatures go down to the low 50s in the bay area. the winds really pick up. there could be 50-mile-per-hour gusts by midweek in the north bay. and as we ease toward the weekend the temperatures climb however slightly as we head into 2015 and as we head into 2015, again not a drop of rain coming. the weather app yes, we encourage to you download it by going to kpix.com. we have it for the iphone and android. and as far as i know, we have it for every popular operating platfo

up to seven inches possible in denver, salt lake city. in louisiana, and south florida. >> 19 in denver. winter returns. 30s in albuquerque, minneapolis. 40s in the pacific northwest. mild in new york and boston. and the upper 40s. and 60s in los angeles and dallas. >> president george herbert walker bush recovering from his health scare this week. his son neil and barbara spent christmas with the former president in the houston hospital. paramedics took him there tuesday after he was short of breath. the 90-year-old former president has parkinson's. a spokesman says mr. bush is in great spirits and in the hospital as a precaution. >>> meanwhile, president obama and first lady spent part of their christmas thanking america's military. they visited an oceanfront marine base in hawaii where they're vacationing. the president says the military sacrifices are paying off. so much of the world he says can enjoy peace and prosperity. >> now, a christmas miracle involving a boston terrier. the dog survived a 15-story fall from a condo balcony in

here is a look at your friday forecast, temperatures are very cold, 30 in salt lake city. 20 in casper25 in billings. denver coming in at 19. that's a look at your national . 63 and sunny in los angeles. and that's a look at your friday weather. >> thank you so much, domenica. >>> still ahead, it has been ten years since southeast asia was hit by a devastating tsunami. we'll show you how the victims are being remembered. >>> lucky to be alive. an alarming crash caught on camera. you're watching "early today." [ shutter clicks ] hi there! [ laughs ] -i'm flo! -i know! i'm going to get you your rental car. this is so ridiculous. we're going to manage your entire repair process from paperwork to pickup, okay, little tiny baby? your car is ready, and your repairs are guaranteed for as long as you own it. the progressive service center -- a real place, where we really manage your claim from start to finish. really. ♪ easy as easy can be bye! ime know i'm doing a good job.ts i like it when my toothpaste lets me know too. that's why i went pro. go pro with crest pro-health. for an intensive c

we could see as much as one to two feet of snow to the east of salt lake city and to the west of aspen. then as we go into monday we're going to see this turn into a rain and wind storm for the east coast. heavy storms expected down along the gulf coast states, and it moves through the carolinas on tuesday. wednesday morning, heavy rain from boston, new york, washington, d.c. along with gusty winds making a mess of i-95 and causing delays at the airports. then on christmas day it starts to pull away, but we will still see heavy rain in new england in the morning. we're also looking at leftover wind gusts and could see flooding rains. finally on christmas day, carl, it will begin to pull away and we will start to see some improvements. >> that is good to know ahead of a busy week, dylan, thanks so much. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, a disturbing new trend, guns that are untraceable and finding their way into the wrong hands. >>> and later, teachers giving some of their students the kind of christmas they'd never know. >>> we're back with a new trend that has federa

. >> if you happen to be flying airport delays possible in denver salt lake city as well as charlotteg this morning's breaking news debris from the economying airasia jet may have been found. australiaen search planes spotted objects floating in the sea. not yet known if they came from the flight that disappeared over the weekend. >> they expect to find it at the bottom of the ocean. there were 162 people aboard the airbus 320 on road from indonesia to singapore. the pilot had asked permission to fly higher to avoid bad weather but didn't get it. >>> a remarkable story. a man in alaska lucky to be alive following a remarkable ordeal. his name is craig johnson. he was on 580-mile trip to visit family when his snowmobile crashed through the ice soaking him up to his waist. johnson then trekked 30 miles in the dark, temperatures 35 degrees below zero and found shelter in a four-foot long wooden box and after three days he was found by his cousin. >> i couldn't even scream. but somehow something inside me took -- made me scream telling him i'm right here. >> he was yelling aaagh, i'm here

. $63,000 in lake city, florida. who is the secret santa?s still a secret. >> he wants to remain completely anonymous. just wants to be known as santa b. >> reporter: okay, santa b, a merry one to you. oh, and thanks for the inspiration. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and that is "world news tonight" for this tuesday from washington. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. until then, have a good evening and happy first night of hanukkah. good night. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a law student from new york, new york... a bartender from montgomery, alabama... and our returning champion, a writer originally from new orleans, louisiana...

. $63,000 at a walmart in lake city, florida. so, who is this secret santa?s still a secret. >> he wants to remain completely anonymous. just wants to be known as santa b. >> reporter: okay, santa b, a merry one to you. whoever you are. oh, and thanks for the inspiration. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and that is "world news tonight" for this tuesday from washington. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. until then, have a good evening and happy first night of hanukkah. good night. >> >>> next at 6:00 latest band of rain makes its way through the bay area >> preparing for protestors in the berkeley city council meeting and what demonstrators want to see >> san francisco's by the for the summer olympics. why local officials think we have the inside track. and... >> half of what we can see is unknown to science >> steps taken to bring rare fish back to the rain arrived again. look at that. drivers dealing with a foot commute and high winds. >> in san francisco, heavy clouds covered the skyline, an indication of the stormy night we've had ahead. go

finding out that her son was critically ill she left her home in southern nevada and drove to salt lake city but was it was followed by a trooper and you talk for a traffic violation jackson then they struck the patrol car as in the two decided it would not say for her to drive here rain to transport her along with three other troopers of what to her son's hospital and son is still not doing well on a to reports this continue treatment in the sea has his mother by his side the other big story tonight you heard of the breaking news out of berkeley and oakland the storm is approaching that is happening tomorrow late tomorrow evening >> reporter: thursday morning is when the bulk of the heavy rain will move through. it is one of the exceptional one to 4 in. in the valley the state in the massive flooding is going to occur it is not even a question the when the dust are 60 mi. an hour the lot to tell you about will have an update on everything, at 11 will bring in if it is necessary to drop the night have a nice evening. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-t

the first one taking place in 2009 on a flight from chicago to salt lake city. >> i wonder what theyre going to name the about a ibby. southwest is kind of cute. great story this morning. >>> now it is time to brew on this. airplane etiquette under the microscope at the height of the holiday season. in recent months people fighting over leg room. the most aggravating type of fellow fliers. number 5 the boozer. number four the audio insensitive the one with music blasting. third the aromatic passenger, the stinky guy. number two the inattentive parent who let their children roam three. in first the rear seat kicker. we want to know what annoys you the most when traveling. send us your comments at e-mail or twitter we will share them later on in the show. >> the time is 19 minutes after the hour. your tax dollars are at work. the latest blunder for the irs that cost you billions. >> two weeks left to check off the christmas list. >> if you put it in a shaker might be frosty. >> holiday shopping edition of "watters' world is up next. >> welcome back. some college students are trying to

that's right the sixers have lost ten straight in salt lake city.ixers trying to rebound after looting to port handle. michael carter williams to nerlens noel. what a pass and finish finish. that's tony rotten tieing it at 46. 4th quarter sixers lose 88-71. it is their second straight loss. >>> that is sports i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day. >> dinner delveries fed dozens of people across philadelphia last night. the food was dropped off at a private home in spring garden and other locations including st. john's hospice and station house. 2350d was delivered. the charity drive marks the first annual holiday connection. >> an air asia plane carrying 162 people is missing after taking off from indonesia. breaking details coming up on "action news." >>> a car goes out of control and flips over plowing into a home in northeast philadelphia. >>> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows showers moving into the area. 6:29 meteorologist chris sowers has more again in the 50s today. >> reporter: you just showed storm tracker 6 live double scan, at least th

. >>> sixers have lost ten straight in salt lake city dating back to 2005. the sixers are trying to rebound after losing to portland. michael carter williams to nerlens noel, sixers within 10. they come back. it's tied at 46. but 4th quarter. sixers lose 88-71. it's their second straight loss. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day! >> some dinner delveries fed dozens of people across philadelphia last night. the food was dropped off at perfect home in spring garden and other locations including st. john's hospice and station house. help from eatable delights cater ing. it marks the first of the annual holiday tradition. thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't lie. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability, and hd picture quality. so join the millions who enjoy the difference fios makes. get a fios triple play

. >>> salt lake city, utah was founded by the mormon church.ean living and family values. >> we believe our body is a temple and should treat it as such. >> there are things we're taught by the mormon church not to do. there are thai de-- there are ideals we strive for. >> the population of the state of utah is mostly mormon, a faith that discourages drinking, smoking and drug use. but over the past few years, it's been rocked by something unexpected. >> oh, we don't want you guys to

salt lake city cleveland, boston. >> when an assassins bullet targeted two officers it targeted this city and touched the soul of the entire nation. >> speakers included new york's governor cuomo, police commissioner brat ton who promoted ramos and liu to detective. and bill de blasio who was ignored by some of his own. >> we come here today to mourn and will debate. >> inside the mayor received a warmer reception. his office saying his sole focus is honoring this city. >> you can see in his family, see what kind of parent he was, what kind of husband and son he was. >> he was mr. biden said a cop for all the right reasons. nbc news new york. >>> doctors are discussing when they'll okay former george h.w. bush to leave the hospital. his condition is improving. >>> pope john paul ii made a surprising visit. he was seen laying flowers on the grave of the pope he tried to assassinate in 1981. the gesture comes 31 years to the day where the pope forgave him. pope john paul ii was can on xized this year. >>> the famous time square crystal ball is getting fixed up for its moment. it will dr

looking at the pink, those are the winter storm warnings up to a foot of snow is expected in salt lake cityn. right now 32 in colorado springs. 44 degrees in new york city. we have upper 60's along the gulf coast. that will set the stage for potential severe weather as we roll the clock you snow plains e rain along the i-95 corridor. tuesday and even into wednesday. christmas eve. look at wednesday morning. showers, thunderstorms across parts of the eastern seaboard. so pack some patience if you you are traveling out of some of the major hubs, especially new york city, moving into the nation's capital all the way into expect delays, snow terence as we move into parnghts of the rockies and once again for the midwest. new york city once again for tomorrow. tuesday, 50 continuing into christmas eve as well. atlanta christmas eve in the six. showers and storms. chicago, cold tomorrow. 30's for christmas eve. rain changing over to snow on christmas eve. cold on christmas day for you, chicago. dallas, rain fifth on christmas eve. low 60's on christmas day. what about the 70s for los angeles. 78 t

wind gusts up to 78 miles per in davis county north of salt lake city. 7800 homes were without power. and you have to wait a little longer for the new year's eve celebration. austin texas leaders decided to postpone tonight's event because of freezing rain. nearly 10,000 people attended. it includes fireworks, food performance. les say their contacts allow them to reschedule the party. how can you reschedule new year's? >> you may want to hold off on betting for snow for the las vegas strip. it will be chilly there. the storm is expected to be less of a threat than expected. there is a chance of a few flakes. the heaviest will fall on the east of the area. >>> the winter classic starts at 1:00 p.m. and we're told several military veterans are getting free tickets to the game. the 15 veterans will be honored before the game. very very cool. one of our own news 4 broadcaste had a chance to try out the ice. take a look. guess who it is? she played hockey in high school. >> that's evident from her performance here. >> you see her every 10 minutes on news 4 today. her name starts with an a

salt lake city boston so when an assassin's bullet targeted two officers it targeted this city. and it touched the soul of the entire nation. >> reporter: speakers included governor andrew cuomo, police commissioner bill bratton, and mayor bill de blasio ignored by some outside. >> feeling of betrayal is strong. >> reporter: inside, the mayor received a warmer reception, his officer saying the sole focus is unifying this city and honoring the lives of the officer. >> you can see in his family can see what kind of parent he was. what kind of husband he was, what kind of son he was. >> reporter: he was, mr. biden said a cop for all the right reasons. >>> doctors are discussing when they will okay former president george w.h. bush. the 90-year-old is improving but is expected to stay in a houston hospital for now. >>> the man who shot and wounded pope john paul ii made a surprise visit to the vatican and the tomb. men at aliaja laying flowers on the pope he tried to assassinate in 1981. the gesture comes 31 years to the day. pope john paul ii was cannonized into saint hood this yea

that's right sixers lost nine straight in salt lake city to jazz dating back to january 2005.oel trying to rebound after that loss last night in port land and end of the 2nd quarter how about jazz. sixers done a dozen. they answer. michael carter williams what a pass to noel. tony wroteton on the basket. tieing at 46 right now sixers down 4 >> time for a final check of the accuweather forecast. >> walter as we walk out the door tomorrow morning lots of clouds move in as we look at the day planner. mostly cloudy. 10 a.m. 47. as we get into 1:00 in the afternoon temperatures will be in the upper 40s. and we are tracking light rain showers on and off throughout the day. nothing major. but it will change our weather as we get into the second half of next week. >> duelly noted. >> thank you melissa. >> best of "action news" team will be on 6abc tomorrow morning. if you're in the mood for something sweet check out academy of natural sciences in center city. a look at the new chocolate exhibit and more starting at 6 tomorrow morning on 6abc that's up melissa's alley . (theme music) >

in salt lake city, 8000 gallons of crude oil involved in an accident. and families home for the holidays are at least able to enjoy a rare snow we new year's eve, and more snow is expected in the mountains. the coldest weather of the rose parade maybe since 1952. abc news, los angeles. >> all right, that is it now for us at abc seven news at 5:00, and coming up at 6:00, one popular d.c. bar is closed, and some patrons are out of a lot of money. the i-team investigation has more about their past and efforts to get it back open. >> and trouble in indonesia as the weather impact the search-and-rescue for the airasia situation. >> and a child dies of complications of the flu virus next at 6:00. >> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is abc seven news at 6:00, on your side. >> and first at 6:00, a northwest washington bar rings in the new year with silence after losing its via -- license following a stabbing. >> there was a party tonight but now, mcfadden's is closed up tight, and victims of the stabbing say rightly so. we are live with josie stur

flights out of denver and salt lake city, also disrupted.ains will intensify. when a record breaking 99 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more. yikes. holiday shopping on the fly. we have you covered with the airport goodies that actually do make great gifts. they aren't completely lame, i promise you. jack is back with me now. >> i will be the judge of that. melissa: okay. you can be. i saw the list and said it's not possible to buy something at the airport and not have it awful. it's barely possible. number one we saw is the clear path. it's a thing you put on your luggage. put it on your bag. get to the front of the line. seventy-nine dollars. >> i'm sorry, grandma. i know you live in buffalo. you don't know how this works. i'll pass on that. melissa: give a book, chocolate, or wine. book is a good idea. >> whisky and a book, great. melissa: i have to say, i used to buy books at the airport when i wasn't reading electronic books, they're full price. express -- you can get a massage or manicure. >> your christmas gift is a

. >>> 20s in salt lake city, denver and chicago. 30s in portland, memphis and boston. 40s in dallas andtlanta. 59 in los angeles. and 80 in miami. that's where i'd like to be, miami. >>> news from the world of sports with the domestic abuse case against u.s. women's soccer team goalie hope solo. she was in court near seattle yesterday asking a judge to dismiss that case. solo is charged with assaulting her half-sister and nephew at a party in june. her attorney claims witnesses have been uncooperative during depositions. the judge ordered more questioning to take place on friday. if solo's dismissal motion is turned down, her trial would start january 20th. >>> meantime, this incident from the lions/packers game is going to cost detroit lineman ndamukong suh -- did i pronounce that right? >> no, donkey kong suh. >> 70 grand. but it won't mean a one-game suspension anymore. suh won an appeal yesterday in which that suspension was changed to the hefty fine. that means he'll play in sunday's wild card playoff game against dallas. >> that's going to be tough. >> i'm embarrassed to say that

we are expecting the possibility of snow affecting operations in salt lake city and denver. for the most part for those people flying on christmas, it will be a lightly traveled day, operations could go pretty smoothly. the good news is we're talking about rain not snow and ice. listen, let me be the optimist here. last night was the shortest day of the year right, which means starting today, it starts getting longer. we're on our way to summer already, right, craig, back ton you. >> tom costello the eternal optimist. after the break, a check of the markets. we'll also zoom through some of the top stories of the day, including hundreds turning out at a rally in miami to protest president obama's policy shift toward cuba. she's still the one for you. and cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrate

and the cold air tonights to funnel down salt lake city coming in at 18, phoenix, arizona, 43.as vegas 41 degrees. and later tonight, las vegas will be right around the freezing mark. so this is one area of the country we'll keep watching very cold and seasonably cold weather. locally we have cold weather, too, to start 2015. glenn will have the details coming up. >>> "the interview" may be seen in north korea after all. an activist says he plans to launch balloons carrying the movie and sending them to the north. the activist in south korea is working with the human rights foundation to pull off their stunt. they say their goal is to break down the personality cult surrounding the dictator. >>> we're less than eight hours away from the start of new year that. >> is our top story on nbc 10 news today at 4:00. millions of revelers are streaming into times square already for the most exciting new year's event of them all the countdown to 2015. look at that crowd. >>> also pulling the plug on some of the fun. new at 4:30 why the nbc 10 festivities in years past will be quieter in

one to three feet of snow east of salt lake city and aspen. flurries up >>> hi, i'm brittney shipp.ad into the rest of today, cloudy and cold conditions expected for us. our temperatures will range between 41 and 43 degrees. our wind speeds will stay light and winter officially starts at 6:03 this evening. your seven-day forecast shows we actually had above average for the first few days of winter. 46 degrees on your monday with a chance of showers. 51 on tuesday. christmas eve, mild. 60 degrees with rain expected. >> that's your latest forecast. >> all right. thanks. >>> up next, angelina jolie on directing "unbroken." her relationship with lou and what happened in the moment after she [vet] two yearly physicals down. martha and mildred are good to go. here's your invoice, ladies. a few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. it might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office... or filling your days looking down the south end of a heifer, but...i wouldn't have it any other way. look at that, i had my best month ever. and earned a shiny new of

what's in salt lake city, utah. i mentioned that to noriega. he asked me where i was from. he said the mormons. many intelligence agents. >> where did you go to school? >> the university of utah. then the journalism school at columbia. >> you wrote some for "newsweek?" >> yes. covering germany and eastern europe. >> you think can in the acknowledgments. >> he is a very savvy political analyst. his institute for contemporary studies made available to me and office to work out of in the beginning months of the book. to help me with home calls. >> we haven't got much time. george bush. chapter 17, mr. opportunities. what was that? the negotiations of may of 1988 -- >> the negotiations of may of 1988. reagan thought it was a good deal. it was almost completely done. then george bush chose to oppose reagan on the deal. the first time he stood up publicly against ronald reagan on a major foreign-policy question. i think the book goes into some detail how that decision was made. how the pressure of the campaign pushed bush into opposition to ronald reagan. how ultimately these pre

. >>> salt lake city, utah, was founded by the mormon church to be a utopia of clean living and conservative we believe our body is a temple and that we should treat it as such. >> there are things that we're taught in the mormon church not to do. there are ideals that we strive for. >> the population of the state of utah is mostly mormon, a faith that discourages drinking, smoking and drug use. but over the last few years, it's been rocked by something unexpected. >> oh, we don't like you guys to come

. >>> office party contest in salt lake city takes a wrong turn and co-workers end up in the hospital. it all happened when a worker accepted the alcohol free eggnog chugging contest invitation. we don't have that here at fox 29. participants said everything was going well when he was declared the winner. but 12 seconds later after, downing the quart of eggnog he could in the breathe. he was rush to the hospital. he had eggnog in his lungs and oh, yeah, it took the man a week to recover. >>> former president george hw bush did not getting to home for the holidays. he haded to spend christmas at a houston hospital after experiencing shortness of breath earlier this week. family expects men says the 90 year-old had a terrific day and is in great spirit. >>> a big cat grabbed on i a hong kong street after two million-dollar falls off an armored truck. poem were scrambling to collect money before police showed up. police believe money was secured in three cash boxes before it became undone. police are urging anyone who pick up the money to hand it over or risk being arrested. >>> presiden

salt lake city seeing some of that, even casper, looking good throughout the next couple of hours.rtions of the west. >> a lot of folks happy about that. jennifer gray, thank you very much and thanks for tracking santa so well for us. >>> there are christmas gifts for nba fans to open later today, five games on the schedule, topped by one we have been waiting for since july. lebron james returns to miami as a cleveland cavalier. brian mcfadden has a preview. >> hey, merry christmas randi. all five christmas games will be televised in 215 countries, and the game with the biggest buzz has to be lebron james visiting south beach for the first time since he left the heat. he won two championships with miami in four years before headed back home to cleveland. how will james be received by the heat faithful? will he be booed, cheered, maybe a little bit of both? we'll see later today. the heat planning a little goodwill, honor king james with a video tribute. lebron has played in his share of christmas games during his career and asked his thoughts in playing yet another one. >> the bigg