so, here atted christmas wonderland, a cold morning in myrtle beach, people think of the beach in myrtle now they're thinking christmas. and mickey hail, you're with the family that runs and operates one of four of these, a beautiful thing, how do you put this together? >> this is just something that our family, we came up with this great idea, we thought, and here we are, it takes a lot of time, but it really is, when it comes together with the life and music, it's a great thing. >> that's one of the things that makes us unique, is that the music and lights all happen together? >> exactly, everywhere you look, it's synchronized to the music. tune in your radio and drive around and every vantage point gives you a new show. >> and you live in four place ins four different states. >> new market maryland, one in nashville, tennessee and here in south carolina, myrtle beach. >> and these are led lights, a little less electricity and energy? >> yes, a lot more expensive to run security lights in the areas where we have the show than it is for the show for the entire season. >> and then it's n

cnn political producer joins us now on the phone from myrtle beach.omney has the governor's endorsement. newt gingrich has a big lead in south carolina. what is he doing to maintain that? >> well, gingrich will be returning here a little later this month. i can tell you governor haley has been careful not to talk about him or any of the other candidates. she said she's focused on mitt romney but has said at every stop she likes romney because he's not a washington animal. he can come in and clean up the mess there. that makes you wonder what she think abouts the former house speaker. romney told the media today about the former speaker's work with mortgage giant freddie mac. a reporter asked him if that meant gingrich had been a lobbyist. here we can listen to what he said to that. >> i'm going to let the lawyers decide what is and what is not lobbying. when it walks like a duck and walks like a duck, typically it's a duck. >> i should tell you that today newt gingrich was on a teleconference call with voters in iowa. he said most of the money that he

. >>> a private plane had to make an emergency landing near myrtle beach, south carolina.he plane had a difficult path off the beach. >>> a massachusetts woman says she had cupcakes taken from her by airport security as she tried to board a flight this week coming home from vegas. it was a gift from a friend packaged in a jar. the tsa agent said it was the frosting that made him suspicious because it was a gel-like substance that conformed to a container's shape. >> i feel there was no doubt in his mind this was a cupcake but he was being very technical about things. obviously he knew it was not a terrorist threat. >> the tsa is reviewing the case. but the rule allows for cakes, pies and cupcakes to go through check points unharmed. >>> a scare for the royal family. prince philip had emergency heart surgery. he was taken to the hospital after suffering chest points. he is 90 years old and had a stent implanted to open a blocked artery. is it not clear if he had a heart attack. he will be in the hospital for a brief recovery. >>> the french government announced will the pay

and -- near myrtle beach. he couldn't get there both people who were on board are okay.aa is now investigating. >>> crew members in sacramento are making a special delivery. >> he was loaded with 1200 toys left the air fold for fort campbell, kentucky. they are for troops returning from deployment. so they can give them to their kids. >> it is part of the drive. >> we have captured the sights and the sounds of the season. >> we hope you will enjoy it. >> holiday in focus. >> they fanned out across the bay area to bring you holiday season of giving. caring and sharing. >> it airs on christmas eve and christmas day at 5:30 p.m. >>> good afternoon to you. dry and quiet. that's what we are looking at for our friday as well as holiday weekend. air quality today is moderate. meaning, it is okay to burn. and although, you can help out the atmosphere by avoiding it. >> we are still light with winds. and it will continue throughout the afternoon. >> 51 degrees a.m. and so, still cool out there. >> this is a 35. 40-degree warm up. >> 54 in concord. >> 54 in liver -- and they are r

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numb, cried and waited until the next morning to make the four-hour drive to his parents' home in myrtleeach. on his way, said tom, he stopped at the trailer park where his sister had died. >> i had to see that trailer burned. it was still all roped off with the caution tape, and i just stood outside there for probably 15 or 20 minutes just still in disbelief and just cried. >> there was no police presence, said tom. but then why would there be? it was an accident, after all. time was a blur as jenny's parents planned the funeral. and then two days after her death, kenny boone called, and they tried to absorb more news. jennifer's death was not an accident after all. whoever set that fire was trying to hide a murder. only the method was still unknown. >> she hadn't been stabbed. she hadn't been raped. she hadn't been shot. and at the time they said, we'd like you to keep it quiet. we don't want anything tainted by you telling people because everybody still thought it was an accident. >> and now their grief was salted with anger and confusion and impossible questions. the investigator, ke

i am the progress of here in myrtle beach. i wanted you to elaborate a little bit on illegal immigrants th are here, how you would get rid of them or how you would control that. i'm sorry. i'm so cold. but my major concern is with -- it is discouraging to see the elderly go without food. a lot of these folks who are single mothers. they have cell phones for free. they can get their groceries for free. and they do not contribute anything for our system. i do apologize f what i sa to get rid of them. that is not -- i want them to be here legally. i want them to come the way we can. i think we need to address how we will deal with the illegal immigrants. thank you. >> thank you. i'm glad -- as we all do in the world of politics, now and then we say words that are not exactly what we mean. then we have to correct them. you corrected on the spot. i think we can all agree that in legal immigration is a very good thing. it has been for america and it will be in the future. i like legal immigration. it is a good thing. [applause] to m

i am the progress of here in myrtle beach. i wanted you to elaborate a little bit on illegal immigrants that are here, how you would get rid of them or how you would control that. i'm sorry. i'm so cold. but my major concern is with -- it is discouraging to see the elderly go without food. a lot of these folks who are single mothers. they have cell phones for free. they can get their groceries for free. and they do not contribute anything for our system. i do apologize for what i said to get rid of them. that is not -- i want them to be here legally. i want them to come the way we can. i think we need to address how we will deal with the illegal immigrants. thank you. >> thank you. i'm glad -- as we all do in the world of politics, now and then we say words that are not exactly what we mean. then we have to correct them. you corrected on the spot. i think we can all agree that in legal immigration is a very good thing. it has been for america and it will be in the future. i like legal immigration. it is a good thing. [applause

we have never even owned a car that cost ten grand. >> alisyn: myrtle beach is beautiful.>> steve: if you want to spend $10,000 a night, i know a room for you. >> alisyn: there are less expensive places to stay in hawaii as well. it's interesting that the local taxpayers are paying $34,000 for her trip, for local police. >> steve: right. this isn't the first time she's been there. this is the third year in a row she's gone to that particular place and racked up a gigantic bill. >> clayton: i wonder if you get to keep the slippers for that price, right? >> alisyn: i don't think so. >> steve: you know what? if you can afford 10,000, you can afford your own slippers. >> clayton: that's right. don't reverse the charges. coming up on the show, he fought hard to cut wisconsin's budget and now fighting to keep his job. governor scott walker here next in the midst of his recall effort. >> alisyn: it seemed all odds were stacked against stevie. he's a dog. he's blind and he was lost, far from home. then a christmas miracle happened. we'll tell you about it coming up. [ male announc

who flies from champagne, illinois, and allentown, p.a., or myrtle beach or grand rapids.are flying. >> to this to work for you you need to be in areas they serve. >> or areas near. >> but is this the kind of airline we don't hear about because of flight times or availability? >> they got smart and knew they couldn't compete flying tif finals a day or a week. they may fly from grand rapids to las vegas where they are based las vegas maybe twice a week. but they pick that flight because you can save money. >> how much can we save? >> if you're going from orlando to allentown, pennsylvania, not you're going tomorrow, but the point is on delta air lines it's like $610. with allegiant, 304 and. >> that's amazing. especially if you have an entire family you're flying for the holidays. >> louisville, kentucky, to atlanta, 359 on delta and because delta is based on atlanta but vision, $238. >> huge savings. >> there are savings. >> there are savings. also one airline in particular that you like. i think you mentioned it earlier. you like it for business travelers, that is porter.

the plane touched down safely on the beach near myrtle beach, south carolina. off. the pilot continue make it back to the airport. nobody was injured in this. julie: focusing on the home of a baby girl in maine. police tape encircling a little girl's home. neighbors say it's a depressing sight especially this time of year. her father reported her missing a week ago saying she just vanished from her crib. mark fuhrman is a former l.a.p.d. detective and fox news contributor. this sound very familiar. the father says he put the baby down at night, he woke up in the morning to find that she wasn't there. >> julie, these kind of cases, there are certain things that need to be there that the parent reporting has no control over unless they are the facts, and that being if an outside intruder came into the home, or somebody that is not a resident of the home or a family member comes in they are going to leave some level of evidence, whether a point of entry and exhibit, hair fiber, fingerprints, they are going to make noise, they are going to make tire tracks outside.

many of the folks who staff our campaigns -- we just had two votes in south carolina, in myrtle beach the tea party voted 75% to endorse me. another tea party group voted 80% to endorse me. we have a heavily tea party infused campaign. i like most of what they are doing. they are studying the constitution, the declaration of independence, they are reading the federalist papers. they have broughams to get together to talk about the base of the american system. they want more respect for the constitution, not less. on balance, they have been a positive force. >> can you define it briefly what you mean by american exceptionalism? >> it is the declaration of independence assertion that we hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, and that we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among them the pursuit of -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the individual american is sovereign. the new hampshire state slogan is "live free or die." i think that what -- that is what makes us remarkably different from europe. in america, you are a

jacksonville through myrtle beach, through greenville and spartanburg looking at bad driving conditionsw visibility here. this may affect travel as far as air travel is concerned. there's your slow moving front. cold air behind it. also breezy across southern california. one more day of the santa ana winds and here's the chilly air in minneapolis. 16 degrees. there's your december. meanwhile, 61 degrees in new york city. feels more like september there. enjoy it. gets chillier and more wet. >> it's winter somewhere in america and i'm glad i'm not there yet. >> heading your way soon. >> thanks, rob. >> see ya. >>> still to come, newt gingrich now the fifth republican candidate to seek a private audience with donald trump. some republicans are wondering whether an endorsement from the donald could actually backfire. we'll talk more about that when we return. >>> it's 21 minutes after the hour. pacific life offers life insurance, annuities for lifetime income, mutual funds and retirement solutions. ask a financial professional about how pacific life's more than 140 years of experience can

. >> myrtle beach south carolina, and head out and do the show from there, hey, are you guys boy scouts your troop, 232. >> out of where. >> greenlawn. >> new york? >> yeah. >> how many are you are going to eagle scouts? all, okay, and i saw like three of you guys, you were for sure going to be eagle scouts and some of you, you're going to do it. >> yeah. >> all right. come back and let us know. very cool. take a look at the temperatures this morning, a cool start to the the day across the far northern plains and all the way to texas, only 31 right now in el paso. a cold front moved through and cooled everyone down except for south florida. moved forward and see the front. the showers across texas and other parts of florida, going to stall out there so we'll see that the next couple of days and some rain in texas could be beneficial and maybe even to the rain across the rio grand river valley. we'll have lake effect snow tonight and tomorrow, things will clear out and temps will become pretty cool or seasonal at least. across the southeast, cooler than you typically might be, and plenty

myrtle beach, south carolina, fred, republican. your thoughts on the caucuses? i don't see whist republicans are even bothering to run. host: why? caller: well, obama is the fourth greatest president that ever lived and i'm sure by the end of the year he'll be the greatest president that ever lived. host: fred what are you hearing down there about the republican field? caller: well, they want to vote for anyone who can beat obama. and it looks like romney is going to be it. caller: how do you feel about mitt romney? caller: there some things i don't like. the one thing i do like is i would rather have him in there, but there are things i don't like. host: how is ron paul playing down there? can you tell it? caller: to the far right head necks he's playing pretty good. but to the middle rednecks like myself he's not playing very good. host: thanks for the observations in south carolina. i mentioned ron paul because there's a story about ron paul here, what he's up to. he's going back home to texas for the weekend. we'll tell you more about that in a little bit. b

myrtle beach, fred, republican. caller: i do not see why republicans are even bothering to run.ma it is the fourth greatest president that has ever lived. i am sure after another four years he will be the greatest public -- president that has ever lived. host: what do you feel about the republican field? caller: they want to vote for anyone who can be obama, and i guess mitt romney is going to be it. host: how is ron paul doing? can you tell us? caller: to the far right rednecks, he is doing pretty good. to the middle rednecks like myself, he is not. host: thank you. rick perry is going back home to texas for the weekend. we will tell you -- ron paul is going back home to texas for the weekend. we will tell you more about that in a minute. he is adding an unpredictable element to the caucus. several democratic voters are planning to switch sides and cast republican ballots. anyone who shows up at a republican caucus, including democrats, independents and libertarians can join the gop or switch their party affiliation on the spot. congressman paul is in a tight race for third pla

>> rick: south carolina, myrtle beach, next sunday, i believe. get ready.t and the west, cold, 18°, in boulder and that will be warm the next couple of days and you will be colder, and look at the satellite/radar picture and you can see, we have a big storm right across the central part of the country and exactly where you see the temperature difference, where the storm is, in front of it is still warm and behind it is cooler, and heavy rain falling the next 36 hours across parts of arkansas, towards places like paducah and indianapolis and we'll see flooding from those, rest of the country, forecast for the day, east coast looks really nice and we'll see plenty of sunshine breaking through and temps nicer than they were yesterday, at least, 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. 54 in boston, this time of year not looking bad and across the south, a nice day, cooler in places around atlanta and towards raleigh, but, 72, gulfport and, dallas 44 and the temperatures dropped and, to the north, temperatures the 20s and 30s and sunshine today and across the wes