and the town of lovelock, nevada is taking a deep sigh of relief. we will share moments you might have missed as this family has been found. >>> also this evening, in your nation's capitol, that awful, endless gridlock that has been paralyzing our country? well, the unthinkable happened. for the first time in four years, the united states congress has agreed on a budget. i'm talking republicans and democrats coming together just before the holidays. so we will take you to washington in just a minute. but these are the moments. the best of cnn today in case you missed it. now let's get started. >>> now to that first bit of great news out of nevada, a couple and four young children are alive tonight after going missing for two days in sub zero temperatures in this remote stretch of nevada. james glanton and christina macantee along with their two children and macantee's niece and nephew have the best possible ending. here they are arriving at hospital, some on stretchers. all okay. listen here for the impromptu applause. [ applause ] their hometown of

yesterday a search crew volunteer spotted their jeep in trinity canyon near lovelock. betty yu has more on the happy ending to the desperate search. >> reporter: tears broke out as four young children and two adults arrived at the hospital. more than 200 people searched by air and on foot for two days. they spot an overturned jeep with binoculars. >> it's it was huge relief. i counted all six of them nice and warm. >> reporter: on sunday james glanton and his girlfriend took their two children and niece and nephew to play in the snow. the car apparently swerved off the road and flipped over. overnight temperatures dropped to 16 degrees below zero. their decision to stay together and with the jeep probably saved their lives. >> they were heating rocks with fire to hold for the children to stay warm. >> did a good job keeping everybody safe. >> they had foot and water whole time also so moore the exposure to the cold -- they had food and watered every the whole time so just more the exposure to the cold than anything else. >> reporter: node frostbite. it was emotional fo

temperatures in the nearby town of lovelock dipped to 16 doings below zero during the search.ly. the undersheriff says we have located the people. they've been taken to the hospital. they are alive and well. said the undersheriff. they are in pretty good shape, and that's a quote. man, incredible news from the seven troughs area of nevada. can't wait to see that family. and then there's this. toronto's crack-smoking mayor, rob ford, just found himself yet another controversy. in an interview yesterday, he suggested a record from the toronto star newspaper, which has been going after him pretty good, frankly -- quote, may be a pedophile. the reporter. classy, rob. the mayor claimed the reporter photographed this children over his backyard fence last year and he didn't want to say the worked -- the word but made the mayor wonder what this guy all about. the reporter denies he is a pedophile. hello. officials at the toronto star are looking into whether they can sue mayor ford for defamation. toronto's deputy mayor is running the city. mayor ford's powers have all been stripped.

lovelock, nevada. >>> and now to the nation's capitol and that budget deal we told but last night. while the agreement avoids a government shutdown next month, it sidesteps the crisis of the americans who have been out of work. that means their unemployment benefits will stop at the end of the month unless congress takes action. nbc talks to some of the families who are worried about what happens next. >> reporter: for la shawn, much of her morning ritual remains the same, getting her kids up and ready for school. but this time she's supporting her family with her unemployment insurance. >> it tough, really, really tough. >> reporter: with her computer now broken she hunts for work on her tiny cell phone screen. she counts every week because the number has never counted more. her benefits could soon disappear. >> i need the benefits so i can keep pushing forward, so i won't need the benefits. >> reporter: up until 2009, unemployment benefits lasted 26 weeks. but today, because of the recession, they can go up to 73 weeks, but if congress doesn't take action, they'll go back to 26 w

yesterday, a search crew spotted their overturned jeep wrangler in trinity canyon about 15 miles from lovelock. kpix 5's betty yu has more. >> reporter: cheers broke out as four young children and two adults it arrived at the hospital after two frigid nights in the wilderness. more than 200 people searched the remote mountain range by air and on foot for two days ultimately the family friend who spotted the family's overturned jeep with binoculars. >> it was a huge relief. i was expecting the worst. and when i came around the corner and i county all six of them stand there is nice and warm. >> reporter: on sunday a man and his girlfriend took their two children, niece and nephew to play in the snow. the car swerved and flipped. overnight temperatures dropped to 16 degrees below zero. their decision to stay together and with the jeep probably saved their lives. >> they had built some sort of fire and were heating rocks to hold for the children to stay warm. that was very inventive. >> the father did a very good job keeping everybody safe. >> they had food and water the whole time so it was the

girlfriend christina mack i tee took their two young chirp and niece and nephew to play in the snow in lovelockeast of nevada. their jeep flipped over. >> reporter: the family built a camp pyre near their car to avoid frostbite as the temperatures dipped to below 16 degrees below zero. >> jay was heating up rocks and bringing them in the car to keep them weep. >> reporter: it brought the town's sheriff to tears. >> it was the work of a lot of people in the community. >> reporter: friends say the family never lost faith that someone would find them. all six are expected to make a full recovery. bigad shaban, cbs news. >>> when we return, comet collision. details on an unprecedented operation in outer space. >>> and in sports, beast of the east. the two best teams in the nba's eastern conference meet in a possible playoff preview. eastern conference beat an impossible play offpreview. ♪ 9 hailstorms pounding ♪ 5 mysteriously heavy holiday fruitcakes ♪ ♪ 4 actual tree houses ♪ 3 blackouts ♪ 2 weird to mention ♪ and a roaming horde of carolers ♪ ♪ with my exact same route [ female announcer ] no on

search teams gathered monday near the seven troughs area in lovelock.mily includes four young children---all under ground and aerial teams looked for the family late into the night. the louvrethe group was last seen in a silver jeep with a black top. the search. a chilling discovery at a windsor park, when a man and his children stumbled upon a skull while they were hiking. shiloh ranch regional park was closed yesterday as authorities recovered the crime scene investigators have not yet removed the remains. chris cane and his two young sons where walking in the spotted a skeleton and a tennis shoe in a creek bed. cane immediately called 911, then took his boys and headed back to the parking lot to meet authorities. deputies confirmed that there was a human skull and found other bones under some leaves in the immediate morning news. tailgating and football. it's like peanut butter and fans hoping to eat, drink before the super bowl - the big game committee says - no way! tailgating has been banned from next year's super bowl. sleep train's interest-free

in lovelock, their hometown of just 2,000, 200 volunteers joined the search for the family. the relief was clear when sheriff richard machado announced it was over. >> the two adults and four children were found alive and well. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: residents cheered as the two youngest children-- bundled together on the same stretcher-- arrived at the local hospital. james glanton and three children remain in the hospital, being treated for mild dehydration. but they're doing well. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> pelley: a big city has made flu shots mandatory for kids in day care. that's next. ♪ through 12 blizzards blowing ♪ 8 front yards blinding ♪ 6 snowballs flying ♪ 5 packages addressed by toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry geese ♪ and a giant blow-up snowman ♪ that kind of freaks me out [ beep ] [ female announcer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service. priority mail flat rate is more reliable than ever. and with improved tracking up to 11 scans, you can even watch us get it there. ♪

. >> in the desolate mountains near lovelock, nevada, rescue teams gathered for a third day fearing they were running out of time. >> the temperatures are quite cold. it was 14 degrees below zero. >> the search for a family of six growing more desperate every hour. james glanton, his girlfriend kristina macantee and three children ages 3 to 10 have been missing since sunday. last seen in a mining town, they were headed for a day in the snow. the terrain is rugged, remote and this time of the year. >> it is subzero temperatures. >> temperatures can kill. rescue teams held on to hope. the family had a cell phone but the area they were in was so remote there was no service. still, their last known signal helped lead search teams to a specific area. the nevada national guard launched helicopters and what some call a miracle. chris montez spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going and jay was heating up rocks in a fire and at night putting them in the jeep with him. >> airlifted to a local hospital, an entire community and family members heard the good news. >> i'm relieve

they were rescued tuesday in lovelock, northeast of reno.ur reno affiliate ktvn spoke to the children's grandfather. >> this is what he kept them warm with, you know. like this is the rock. >> reporter: this is what jay glanton used to heat his family's makeshift shelter, his overturns jeep, putting hot rocks in a pipe and placing it inside the truck. >> he knew what he was doing and he did a good job. i'm proud of him. that was my grandkids, you know, and my daughter. >> reporter: he built a fire in subzero temperatures, sometimes reaching 20 below. >> he did good. i mean he took the spare tire off and burned it, you know. you can see it melted pretty nice r a group of ten guys came back to the place where his daughter and four grandkids were found. they were able to flip the jeep back onto its feet and get it started. a small victory compared to the one where all six arrived safely at pershing hospital. >> they got a hug tape and here comes my granddaughter around the side of the ambulance, chloe. it's like papa, papa. >> reporter: of cour

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. >> some incredible news delivered wednesday morning in lovelock, nevada.ou heard the story a lost family of six, stranded for two days in the snow, were very innovative to survive. they warmed rocks in a fire, for example. we don't get to tell stories like this nearly enough, but i love it when stories have a happy ending like this one. and here's the thing, the family did everything right. and you can, too. should you ever find yourself in a similar situation. let me give you a few tips. first of all remember this acronym, cold to stay warm. keep your clothing clean. if it's dirty, it can lose some of its insulation affect. avoid overheighting because the sweat can transmit body heat at night making you even cooler. wear your clothing loose and in layers to allow heat to build up between the layers and obviously keep your clothing dry. if you live in a snowy part of the country which is a lot of the country now where it's possible you could become stranded, take the time to put together a winter survival kit. i want to just show you a few things and you s

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abc's david wright is in their hometown, lovelock, nevada. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. we're inside this hospital where the family has spent the night, after that harrowing ordeal. in the ward down the hallway behind me. miraculously, all of them in good condition. >> it's a miracle. it really is. >> reporter: when they finally arrived in the ambulance, safe and sound at last, the hospital staff greeted them with cheers. it all started out as a day to play in the snow. 34-year-old james glanton, his girlfriend, 25-year-old christina macintee, their two kids, and their niece and nephew, the children ranging in age from 3 to 10, heading into this picturesque mountain range here in nevada. driving in their silver jeep wrangler, they reportedly drove over an embankment, flipping the car upside-down, stranding them in the middle of nowhere. for two nights, the family survived on water and candy bars, burning one of the jeep's tires to keep warm. they even heated up rocks inside the burning tire, using them to warm the c

stephanie elam is live in lovelock, nevada this morning. you were there last night during the press conference, laying out how they're doing. what are we learning this morning? >> reporter: i have to tell you, they are calling this a christmas miracle, that this family was found a everyone survived. coming in here today, it's about 8 degrees but that's warm compared to what this family endured. they managed to stick together and stay alive. an incredible finale to a dramatic story of survive. a lovelock, nevada family of six, including four young children were founded alive after being stranded in the rugged terrain of seven troughs range. family, friends and search teams says this rescue is truly a miracle. >> it was a huge relief. i was expecting the worst. >> it was the work of a lot of people in the community. >> that way? >> yes. >> reporter: for two days, search teams and me than 200 volunteers covered 6,000 square miles. by a and land, off-roading through the snow and mud in search of james glanton, his girlfriend and four children,

officials say the family left the small up town of lovelock t lay in the snow and their jeep rolled over and crashed. but yesterday rescuers spotted the overturned jeep, found the family alive and well huddled around a fire. officials and friends say the group did many of the right things in order to stay alive, packing food and water beforehand, using that vehicle for shelter. and they heated rocks and spare tire in a fire that they made to keep themselves warm. man, what a terrific story. continuing coverage now of the health and human services kathleen sebelius and her testimony before a house panel today. we reported earlier in this news hour that she told lawmakers that if she could go back, she would have laufrpgnched the web more slowly to prevent the disastrous rollout. before the hearing on capitol hill, secretary sebelius announced that she has asked for an internal investigation into the rollout and the performance of private contractors. let's take this all to the judge. is she on point? >> she is and she isn't. she's on point in that an investigation is needed, but she can't

stephanie elam is live in lovelock, nevada this morning. press conference, laying out how they're doing. what are we learning this morning? >> reporter: i have to tell you, they are calling this a christmas miracle, that this family was found a everyone survived. coming in here today, it's about 8 degrees but that's warm

and four their suv slid down an after - embankment on its top and ended in a crevice 15 miles from lovelock. dad did such a great job, apparently the kids didn't even seem to be bothered. they figured ourp out camping. and yet all these people cheering when they came back and went straight into the hospital. >>> we're live in nevada. this is such a great story in terms of the ending we didn't expect. where is the family now and are they talking yet and are they okay? >> reporter: they're waking up. that's what they're doing at this point. but yes, they're all in all okay. they had a little bit of hypothermia, some dehydration. but everybody came into the hospital walking and talking and eating and drinking. they spent the night here for observation. we're understanding that they're waking up. but they're expected to leave the hospital today. >> and what about just general statements and comments. do we know if they're -- first of all, do they have any idea what a big deal this has been and how many people knew that they had this plight? >> that's what everyone wants to find out. we know tha

we've got the entire town of lovelock, the entire county of pershing county and even some help of outsideounties with their search and rescue teams and everything like that and everybody has been very positive and very willing to support and helpful and everything like that. >> so ashleigh, the family went out in a silver jeep with a black top. they're going to be looking for that. the hope is that they were -- they stayed in that jeep and they're able to stay warm somehow, rather than venturing out into the freezing temperatures. >> do you know if they have a cell phone or anything? >> that's what i asked authorities ha. we haven't heard anything from them but the last time they were pinged was sunday at 2:00 p.m. but said the reception in that area is really bad. >> yeah. >> it's really distressing with the kids that young, 3 years old, 4 years old and 10. >> we don't know if they had any supplies with them too. it's very concerning. >> it's great point you bring up. i want to talk to chad meyers about supplies and safety when you travel out. update us if you hear anything throughout th

their jeep overturned on a dirt road about 30 miles outside the small town of lovelock. temperatures dropped to minus 15 degrees overnight. the family managed to survive, though. the older kids helped the younger kids make it. the boys apparently just thought it was a camping trip. mcintee didn't know how long she would be able to survive. >> maybe one more day? if -- if not, i don't think we would have lasted another two days. >> james says he burned a tire to keep them all warm. he also hoped rescuers would see the smoke and find them. his plan worked out. the entire family is fine today. no one even suffered frostbite. >>> well, there might not be as many presents under the tree this year. a new report from bankrate.com looked at american's spending habits and found that people are spending less this year. in fact, 40% of people admit that they're pinching their pennies this season. especially when compared to last year. only 14% of people say that they've spent more in 2013 than last year in 2012. >>> time is running out for people who haven't bought their christmas

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> well, you know, that is the amazing thing, is that from what we hear and reports coming out of lovelockhich is 100 miles northeast of reno, is that the everybody's fine. a little bit of exposure but no profit bite and everybody seems to be doing very well. and ha is very gratifying to all of us. bill: they went out for a drive, right, chris? there was nothing much more than that. the car tipped over and then they were stranded. is that the story still today? >> that's the story. in nevada there is lot of middle of nowhere. you go out into that middle of know where -- nowhere to enjoy yourself anytime of the year. they wanted to enjoy the snow and like many hinters would be out in the area, they wanted to play in the snow and got into trouble. fortunately any mistakes they made taking the vehicle down the wrong road were certainly made up for by the fact that the survival skills certainly brought everybody through it. bill: jails glanton, 34, his girlfriend, christina mcintee, 25. they have two children and 10-year-old niece and four-year-old nephew. wow, that is a full car whether a jee

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rescuers found them two days after becoming stranded in the mountains not far from their hometown of lovelock. they faced sub zero temperatures and you you as ben tracey reports, the family took crucial steps that may have saved their lives. >> reporter: 200 volunteers had been searching day and night in temperatures 16 below 0. most of them knew the missing family, james and christine who had taken their two children ages three and four along with a niece and nephew to play in the snow. by tuesday, hope had nearly run out. long time friend chris spotted them. >> i counted them all off. it was a huge relief. >> the family survived by staying together in the overturned jeep. the engine had died. >> the father jumped into action. first thing he did was built a fire. >> they had a fire going. jay was heating rocks in the fire and putting them. >> he burned the jeep's spare fire and rationened food and water among the four children. survival skills kept the family a live. >> no evidence of frostbite which is of course what we would have expected. we were braced for worse considering the cold temp

a desolate back country near lovelock, nevada, where the negative 16-degree weather can be deadly. >>t is subzero temperatures. >> reporter: after the family failed to return home, the national guard launched helicopters, but it was search teams on foot who spotted the first clue. >> we found footprints in the snow from the kids, so we knew we were on the right track. >> reporter: just council the down the road, the family's overturned jeep and james glanton did all he could to keep the family alive. >> he had a camp fire between the jeep and bank and was putting big rocks in the fire and getting them hot so the heat would come off the rocks and heat up the inside of the jeep. >> reporter: all six were airlifted to a local hospital where much of the small community gathered waiting for any news. >> thank god our prayers were answered. >> mild hypothermia, but again, nothing that was something they couldn't recover from quickly. >> reporter: what some here are calling the miracle before christmas. a family who stuck together and survived what so many feared they couldn't. the family wa