virgin islands maintain both an army national guard and air national guard. the massachusetts general court issued an order on december 13, 1636, requiring all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 to create a standing army for protection. with that order what we now know as the america's national guard was born. the idea was simple. establish an army of citizen soldiers who could be called upon to fight when needed. in honor of the national guard's birthday, here are some sser known facts about the branch. email member of the national two is sworn to uphold constitutions. federal and state. the term national guard didn't become an official term until 1916. 50,000 members of the national guard were called to take on various missions during the 9/11 attacks in 2001. only two two constitutions. federal and state. the term national guard didn't become an in the national guard and its structure, harry s. served truman and george w. bush. the national guard is older than the army, militias were st used as literal as 1636 to rotect british colonies. the u.s

air national guard. so, they're going to be honoring the airmen of the year, the soldier of the year, and some civilians for their efforts in what they do to protect this nation. as you can see, all these guardsmen and women are gathered here. there is going to be a ceremony that starts in just a few minutes. and you know, we don't think about what they do, these men and women in uniform, often called citizen shoulders. a lot of their mission is domestic. they respond to national disasters, natural disasters, insurrections, things like that, and some of them are deployed as well. take a listen. >> we have people that are always deploying from both the army and the air, and being the capitol guardians as we're known, we take our job with a high level of responsibility. >> reporter: and there's going to be a special recognition for the pilot and maintenance crew of that d.c. air national guard f-16 that went down in clinton back in april. that pilot is being heralded as a hero for aircraft away from houses

he requested the national guard in 2010.ese are democrats who have said, we want the national guard here. certainly when it comes to peacekeepers coming in, perhaps they wouldn't come in and patrolled the street but maybe they can teach some of the strategies which they have learned in war-torn countries, as you know, chicago has become certainly a war-torn city for many of the residence there. so yeah, i think the mayor come he doesn't want to receive the help, but certainly, there is something that needs to be done. after my brother's situation, i went to the white house the next weekend spoke with senior leaders there and two weeks later they said the resources, federal resources, certainly that is not enough. a lot more needs to be done. president trump made that commitment to the people of chicago that if chicago doesn't fix the carnage, he'll send the feds. i am looking for him to keep that commitment and send in real federal resources. we need to see that and i am looking for president trump, iff you are listening, do

plenty of presents and foodnatsand of course santanats the christmas party for the california national guardonored its members and their friends and family after a busy 2017lt. col. daniel anderson, california national guardbetween the fires, oroville dam, search and rescues and all the flying we have to do for ourselves and for the state, we probably do about 90+ days of duty a year. so the whole one weekend a month, two weeks in the summer, itús not there. so the soldiers are gone from home so we are doing all this to give back to the family and the kids and the sacrifices they make when the soldiers are not home.veronica bajares and her three daughters are still making those sacrifices because her husband is stationed in fort hood for a year long deployment...but missing the christmas party because heús not around wasnút an optionveronica bajares, husband is deployed in texas for us itús very important because one of the things we try to feel more close. because the feeling is be together, no matter how far. so, itús not his first deploy, itús his second, and so we always try to keep him

army and air national guard. we're here at the d.c. national guard armory, where they're going to be recognizing superior soldiers and civilians, those who indeed protect the capitol and defend the nation, something they've been doing for a couple of centuries. now, be some special recognition for the pilots and maintenance crew of the d.c. air national guard f-16 that went down in clinton back in april. that pilot is being heralded as a hero because he directed that plane into a wooded area about 600 feet from some homes out there. so, a lot of important things going on here today for those who protect and serve not only the nation but the nation's capital. live in the d.c. armory, derrick ward news4. >> all right, derrick, thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, there is a debate over whether the recently passed senate tax reform bill is going to add to the country's debt problems. now, this has been projected to add at least $1 trillion to the national debt. >> but now senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is disputing projections that

after a special honor the california national guard. that story up ahead. (jr stone) and...een is accused of molesting about 50 children... we'll show you how he ended up in police custody. (justine) a southern california teenager admitted to molesting around 50 children since he was ten years old. joseph hayden boston turned himself in to the riverside police department with his mother on saturday. police say the 18-year old admitted to molesting two boys ages 8 and 4 at a motel... as well as 50 other children in cities where he previously lived. officals say boston was arrested on on suspicion of two counts of oral copulation on a child under the age of 10. his bail is set at 1-million dollars. (jr stone) we are now learning the identity of the gunman who opened fire at a hospital in bakersfield. 44-year-old brandon clark...from big sur. clark is in critical condition after police shot him on friday. (justine) reporter reyna harvey spoke to a woman.. who says she came face-to-face with him during the chaos. tami myers, witness:"he looked right at me, and i seen the gun, i

they are volunteers who travel with the national guard, treating patients who haven't had help sincerm whamt are you mostly seeing? hydration issues >> hypertensive. >> diabetes, cancer. >> also the ptsd post-traumatic distress order. they don't have food, they don't have water they don't have jobs >> they lose everything in their house. >> they started as strangers, now they call themselves the three musketeers, united by maria. today they're joined by a local doctor, luis cortez and me all right. are you ready to go? >> yes >> okay. let's go we're headed to a remote village of the mountains and, man, this is one seriously off house call t. storm ripped through the center of the island, swallowing roads, causing mudslides i didn't see a single power line standing how far up the mountain are we almost to the top? >> not even. not even close. >> are you comfortable, right? normally it would be fine, because we lost one of the bridges, we need to go another way, reroute it will take us one hour >> a few miles in, we have to leave the big trucks behind. they won't make it up the narrow,

the national guard isn't wasting any time. they head across with supplies for the families. do it. now it's our turn. don't worry about me. [ speaking spanish ] grab her arm. be careful here. i still want you to hold on. i got her. the young mother leads the way. at the top, her sick baby girl. aah! [ laughs ] she's got a fever, and this 87-degree heat isn't helping. they recommend cold compresses for now. but if her fever doesn't come down soon, dr. gonzalez said she'll need to go to a hospital. the closest one is two hours away. and back down we go. get on the chain. get on the chain. ♪ man, is there hope? there's always hope. help needs to continue. we need more. what is important is to show, really, this is the other side, reality. reality. the huge reality, okay? because many people have seen the devastation, but few people have seen that we are really working. lemonis: after 14 hours, they saw just five patients. there's no way to know how many are still waiting. these folks are getting up in the morning -- 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. they're traveling up a mountain thr

is withcaptain morgan the dca or national guard. he was on a training mission april 5 when trouble started just six miles from joint base andrews. >> i'm about to eject. i remember saying, i love you ,katey. katey is my wife. who knows if i make it out of there or not. cheryl: morning, captain morgan and the maintenance crew were recognized at an annual ceremony. we were there moments after the crash. neighbors were thankful for the pilot. >> he was cool, calm, and collected. the first thing he said was, or all the houses ok, is anybody hurt? toryl: he gave a shout out the team for having the right equipment on board that saved his life and many others. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. coming up on abc seven news at 11:00, a new health alert regarding the flu. scary.as really parentsa warning for about the hottest toys on your child's christmas list. kellye: a 7 on your side consumer alert come a warning for parents. one of the hottest holiday toys they share. one mom package arrived -- >> there was miss wording on the package, the produc

the national guard even showed up to help people dig out. travel is treacherous for millions out thayere. >>> a major power outage leaves people stranded on rides for hours at disneyland during the busy holiday week. this morning what's blamed for the outage. >>> digital addiction? are cell phones, digital media overtaking your life? some in congress are wondering if people are deliberately building products to get you hooked. >>> we're not sure what we're doing every night, but it beating working for a living, right? we look back at the wacky, weird, strange moments. jump on it. >> there were many. >> there were many as we look back. it is thursday, december 28th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i forgot about the dollar bills. >> that's right. >> as you were dancing. so we are in for an eventful show. >> that explains why there are place i'm still pulling dollar bills out of months later. >> we will get to that later. >>> but we're going to start with the record snowfall and bitter cold affecting millions of americans. >> b

head of the national guard to worry about the newspaper assignments and he goes to the bismarck hotel and tells the colonel everything they had been doing in the colonel says you have no trading. i will turn you over to my elites forces for counter espionage. but that curdled did okay for himself his name was george marshall who became head of the army and army intelligence and secretary of state marshall. and his own goal julius klein and to go through the george c. marshall papers and then to rise of to be the highest ranking jew as the brigadier general by the end of the war. >>. >> parents were both survivors. and when that was shut down by the nazis shipped off to dachau my mother was in the ghetto and then sent to auschwitz and after three days they would go to a work camp to tell them we will give you a shower then said due to the work camp my mom said we knew what the shah were meant for, among ashley show were meant we knew this is what life was going to be like that i wanted a shower. she volunteered and said the fact that all these women stand and make it had been one anoth

after he had drawn his own blueprints of the entire national guard armory where all of the weapons and ammunition was held. he was working with -- excuse me he was working with silver shirts in san diego who were buying illegally buying weapons from corrupt marines. who got ahold of some marine i guess would be navy surplus selling it to them. they were drilling in san diego getting ready to take over the armory there, and then he asked lewis's spies at four veterans who were officer and highly placed to get the blueprints to the armory in l.a. and told them my idea is on the same day we're going to have -- a combination of nazis and all three cities. silver shirts, and nazi vessels that are board all had storm troopers on them therm going to coming on to the land and join with these people to take over the armories and three cities and they promised that they would any officer who -- soldier who agreed to join them would change sides anyone who told them no would be shot on the spot. would they have done this? well, i can tell you this san diego wases getting ready for it. because eve

steve: national guard turns 381. the port authority and how you have been guarding out there. new report suggests the port authority attack shows the isis threat is evolving not eliminated. how does the president's terror strategy get rid of them once and for all? that is coming up. ainsley: corey lewandowski, david bossie michelle malkin are all here and come up to talk to you and your family. stick around. ♪ do you need the most trusted battery this holiday? maybe not. maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. (screaming) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ steve: all right. some quick headlines for you. first up a wanted thief in a santa hat. watch right there. caught on camera, terrorizing homes in the hollywood hills. you can see the grinch breaking through a back window helping himself to jewelry and anything else he can get his mits on. police say he has hit two houses in the lavish area so far year. this the festival of lights. hanukka

the national guard helping dig out. dangerous driving and a plane skidding off a runway. >>> the midair security scare. the pilot on a flight from los angeles over the pacific turning around for a passenger who wasn't supposed to be onboard. the celebrity couple live-tweeting it all. tonight, the serious security question. how did this happen? >>> tax rush. americans lining up across the country and in the cold to save money before the republican tax plan takes effect. what some are trying to pay off to save big in the new year. >>> digital addiction? are smartphones, video games and social media taking over your life?

air national guard pilot is being called a hero. 31-year-old captain jonathan morgan was flying an f-16 that ended up crashing right outside of d.c. he survived and managed to prevent anyone on the ground fr the captain sat down with our own stephanie ramirez. >> when i was about to put the handle to eject, you don't know your fate. so i said into my tapes i love you katie, my wife. >> even before that. >> the flight was a four-minute total. >> we're talking sects to realize what is going on. >> reporter: seconds to plan. $22million fighter jet would crash land. he did it right in between two prince george's county neighborhoods. not one person died. he was on a training mission from joint base andrews when the jet started to accelerate uncontrollably. >> that's when i'm told that i have a giant fire coming out of the back end of my engine. >> reporter: the d.c. air national guard pilot says training kicked in and some prayer. >> i actually landed in the field thi jet in. the jet ended off to the left a little bit in a wooded area. >> reporter: he received two awards for his heroic ac

even the national guard. you haven't had a break. >> we haven't had a break since really christmas eve. >> reporter: guard troops helped dig out this senior center. the exits blocked by snow. >> now, god forbid, in the event of an emergency and we actually had to evacuate, we could get out safely. >> reporter: erie's had 65 inches of snow in just four days. 102 inches in december alone. what they usually get all winter. one sign of progress, erie's airport finally opened. the first arrivals and departures in days. >> are you checking this bag? >> yes. >> reporter: even deirdre walsh, who told us she had christmas dinner from the vending machine, had a flight out. >> i'm quite happy. yes. >> reporter: but the mail service is no match for the snow. delivery to homes canceled. and just look at what's happening on the shores of lake erie, south of buffalo. frozen solid. everything is coated in ice. the big chill expected to last through the weekend. already putting new year's eve plans across the country on ice.

>> not really. >> reporter: county exec kathy dahlkemper called for help, even the national guard. you haven't had a break. >> we have not had a break since really christmas eve. >> reporter: guard troops helped dig out this senior center, the exits blocked by snow. >> god forbid in the event of an emergency and we had to evacuate, we could get out safely. >> reporter: erie has had 65 inches of snow in four days. 102 inches in december alone. what they usually get all winter. one sign of progress -- erie's airport finally open. the first arrivals and departures in days. >> are you checking this bag? >> yes. >> reporter: even deidre walsh who told us she had christmas dinner from the vending machine, had a flight out. >> i'm quite happy, yes. >> reporter: but the mail service is no match for the snow. delivery to homes canceled. and just look at what's happening on the shores of lake erie south of buffalo. frozen solid. everything is coated in ice. temperatures continue falling in the midwest, and it's only getting worse. today's real-feel with the wind chill, chicago, negative 21 de

look at this video now posted by the california national guard. it says it has more than 1,600 members helping cal fire crews all across the state, desperately needed help, of course. providing logistic support such as traffic control as well as aircraft for the battle. >>> the latest on that fire fight, this shows the thomas fire's movement a short time ago. it's the largest of the current fires and has become the fifth largest wildfire in california histo history. rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles is live from the fire lines in santa barbara county tonight with an update. hi, rob. >> reporter: the sun is setting here in carpenteria. the fire continues to burn in the hills high above the high school. the smoke is rising vertically, that's a good siphon no windgn . this area on high alert. thousands of firefighters battling this braise. more than 6, 00 f400 firefighte assigned to this fire. yet it to tonights to grow. the fuel on the hillsides old and hungry for flames. >> it's extremely dry. some areas haven't burned since 193, oa

. >>> next up, anoth national guard pilot being called a hero. 31-year-old captain jonathan morgan flying an f16 is that ended up crashing right outside dc. he survived and managed to prevent anyone on the ground from getting hurts as well. the captain sat down with you're stephanie ramirez. >> as soon as i was about to pull the handle to eject, you don't know your faith. so i said in to my tapes, i love you katie. my wife. >> reporter: even before that -- >> the flight was a four-minute total. we're talking seconds to realize what's going on. >> reporter: seconds, the plane was failing some 27 pounds, $22 million fighter jet would crash land. he did it right in between two prince george's county neighborhoods, not one person died. captain jonathan morgan says he was on a training mission from joint base andrews to indian town gap whent his engine stopped then while he was travelling back. >> that's when i'm told i have a giant fire coming out of the back end of my engine. >> reporter: the dc air national guard pilot says training kicked in and some prayer. >> i actually landed in the fie

members of the delaware national guard are back from puerto rico tonight.ountry recover from hurricane maria. >>> and look out for trooper benjamin. we will meet the newest and smallest member of the new jersey state police. >>> also philadelphia getting invaded by ninja warriors when nbc's infamous obstacle course returns to the city, next. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. ♪ >>> 85 days after hurricane maria and the crisis in puerto rico is far from over. according to the latest government figures, 37% of people still don't have running water and 7% have no power. ton

national guard awards ceremony.n was piloting in april had one engine, and it was on fire. he managed to steer the plane away from nearby homes and crash in a wooded area. morgan suffered only minor injuries. no one else was hurt, and only the plane was damaged. coming up at six - an appeal in a sex assault case that gained national attention because of what many considered a lenient sentence. why brock turner is asking for a new trial. plus - nanny turned crime fighter. how one woman fights back against a package theif - and it's all caught on camera. and enjoy the holidays at national harbor, on us. we've got for tickets to ice to giveaway - and they could be yours. watch to win.. coming up at six. houston leaders are coming to d-c this week to lobby congress for help, recovering from hurricane harvey. houston's mayor says -- the city is being financially punished... for how quickly it worked to rebuild after the august hurricane. and before hitting the stage for her joanne world tour in houston.. pop super-star l

that i have introduced -- savings for service members to help lower the out-of-pocket costs for national guard membersment, an amendment that would help address the costs millions of people face when they are providing elder care for loved ones, an amendment that would make it easier to use 529 education savings accounts to help workers develop the skills that they need for 21st century jobs, and also other ones related to agriculture. senator nelson's amendment and all these amendments, they are geared and focused on the middle class. we are living at a time when the wealthier have been getting wealthier and the middle class have been losing ground. they may have jobs now because our economy has rebounded, but the cost of things have gotten so expensive, whether it is their cable bill, whether it is their cost of sending their kids to college, and this is an opportunity with this tax bill to address that. a tax bill should be the value statement for our government, the value statement for america. so i ask my colleagues to come back to the table, to come back to the table to talk about a bill

the national guard helping dig out. dangerous driving and a plane skidding off a runway. >>> the midair security scare. the pilot on a flight from los angeles over the pacific turning around for a penger who wasn't supposed to be onboard. the celebrity couple live tweeting it all. tonight, the serious security question. how did this happen? >>> tax rush. americans lining up across the country and in the cold to save money before the republican tax plan takes effect. what some are trying to pay to save big in the new year. >>> digital addiction? are smartphones, video games and social media taking over your life? some on capitol hill now asking if companies are building products to get you hooked. >>> and pulled out alive. the teenagers trapped in an upside down burning car. the moment two brave police officers rush in for the rescue. >>> good evening. welcome to "world news tonight." i'm tom llamas, in for david. and we begin tonight with the dangerous arctic blast, gripping a huge portion of the country and now causing

fact two, after being in the national guard for a while, he disappeared for a year.ou don't disappear in the u.s. military. never explained. now, to this day, neither george w. bush nor anyone close around him has denied that those things are true. realizing that we had a true story, we reported the truth, they attacked it for the process by we we got to the proof and centered on the documents. what's the purpose of journalism? journalism is to get to the truth or as close to the truth as humanly possible. you can fault us for the process, by which you got to the truth, but don't try to call attention away from the fact. and it is a fact we reported a true story. >> let's look ahead. according to some polls many americans feel our best days are behind us. how do you feel? >> i don't believe it for one second. our best days are not behind us. my own optimism and hope, which i try to reflect in the book, is there's plenty of reason to be optimistic if we do what we need to do as citizens, which is to be informed, to be involved, to be active, to organize, and to get to

the national guards have been called into patrol the airport. homan threat level high.ore than 300 soldiers will be spread out across vegas. this is the only celebration in the country that's going to get such a high security status. >> the national guard is urging anyone out there celebrating tomorrow night to be vigilant and report anything suspicious. >> 6:13 is your time. another look outside. you don't have to step out, we'll show you. >> werm ke are to save at havertyst chancfurniture. ar get up to $1000 in bonus discounts now through new year's day. plus, you can finance with no interest ring in the new year with stylish upgrades. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. hurry, this sale ends new year's day at havertys. life looks good. >>> good morning and welcome back this morning, snow has been in the headlines. lets go ahead and get a look, totals isless than an inch expected. most of the snow is moving out of here. jpflurries.nt,

they are volunteers who travel with the national guards, treating patients who have not seen help withhe storm >> what are you seeing >> are you seeing hydration issues >> respiratory, diabetes and cancer and ptsd. >> stress disorder >> yeah. >> they don't have food and water and they don't have jobs >> they started with strangers and now they call themselves the three usketeers. today they are joined by a local doctor, lewis cortez and me. >> are you ready to go >> yeah. >> lets go >> we are headed to a remote village in the mountains man, this is one seriously off road the storm ripped through the center of the island, swallowing roads, causing mud slides. i did not see a single power line standing. >> how far from the mountains are we >> not even close. you are comfortable, right >> we lost one of the bridges so we need to go another way. it is going to take us one hour. >> a few miles in, we have to leave the big trucks behind. they won't make it up the narrow, muddy road >> at the oechend of the day, y see people caring for one person at the top of the mountains. one of the guys t

the national guard even showed up to help people dig out.l is treacherous for millions out thayere. >>> a major power outage leaves people stranded on rides for hours at disneyland during the busy holiday week. this morning what's blamed for the outage. >>> digital addiction? are cell phones, digital media overtaking your life? some in congress are wondering

the national guard and the national guard are those who actually had always the the control over the ballistic missile system so they were ballistic missiles in the country that were usually the who these didn't know how to operate but they had support from operatives from iran and they had support from the national guard so the missiles do exist but i don't cruise is a bit different from your sort of scout ballistics i saw a rise likely so that they wouldn't have the reach to go all the way to abu dhabi i think this is a media stunt a narrative stunt trying to you know wind everybody up and showing that they have the intent to very much disrupt which in the end i don't think they have the intent and b. they don't have the capability because they would need a ballistic missile to do that and that would be a game changer had they fired a ballistic missile there was i with that would have completely changed the environment in yemen bringing other people to the table including the americans and the west because that would be completely unacceptable talking about changing the environment

who is the have of the entire illinois national guard. and imagine this by foot for 5-foot five vietnamese very shy jew in a very heavy accent goes into talk to the publishers he gives him a piece of paper. and he said i want you to go to this hotel were to meet with the military man. whatever you tell him to do you do. he goes into the bismarck hotel and he tells them everything that he and his uncle had been doing. in the colonel said colonel said you guys are amazing. but you know training. i will turn you over to some of my elite forces who are going to train you counter espionage. that colonel did okay for himself. his name was joy c marshall. and eventually secretary of state marshall and from 1933 on from that moment if you go to that you could all go to that. the question before we open it up. my parents were both survivors. my father have been and that warsaw ghetto. when that was shot down he was shipped off. and after three days they ask for volunteers to go to work camp we will give you a shower and then send you to the work c

jillian: 20 minutes after the hour, remember when donald trump called an employee of the national guardiolence in chicago? the county commissioner is taking that threat to the next level. >> getting decimated by the violence that we see in chicago. this is genocide. jillian: for new call for boots on the ground in the windy city, star wars fans waking up pretty tired after the latest installment hit theaters overnight. kevin mccarthy live with the review you want to hear. stay right there. the in-laws have moved in with us. and, our adult children are here. so, we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. those are moms. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide. when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum tums chewy bites. >> former apprentice contestants ousted by john kelly despite her assistance she resigned, the chief of staff said she was fired in the white house situation room where electronic devic

the national guard was -- roadways into parking lots. the national guard was called in to help. >>> two democrat congressman john louis and benny thompson say they will skip the ceremony of the civil rights museum. they cite comments about women the disabled and immigrants and the stance on the nfl kneeling controversy, the white house calls the decision unfortunate. >>> nypd released videos of a pair of sneaker thieves surveillance video shows the bandits stealing crates of the shoes, they retail for $200 a pair. this happened at the nike town in midtown manhattan. someone left the front door unlocked after the closing of the store. >> reporter: in tech bytes a huge order for semi electric truck. the trucks cost $280,000 each. they hope to reduce fuel cost. the vehicles are expected to hit the roads in 2019. >>> apple is out with its list of most downloaded app of the year. the app makes cartoon pictures that look like you. snap chat came in at number two. youtube number 3. check out this invention, a cell phone case that can hide an en

officials sent to in the national guard to help people dig out including the way for a local senior zcenter. >> we would get out safzly. >> there wiz so much snow they had to cancel home delivery. zwroo we followed along as sh walked her route. the key is layers. >> i as long as there's no ice and we bund all up well, you're nice and comfortcomfortable. >> you can keep track of the dangerous cold by signing up more the podcasts mplts. >> this is an update to breaking news we braought to you yesterday. rpz police later found a rent corps abandoned five miles away. they believe it's car that hit the 58-year-old. at the top of the screen you can see a car come speeding towards him. it hits rogers, then that car takes off. >>> and 16 degrees outside no it feels colder. police need your help camping armed robberers take a good look at this survey slaillance video. he was forced to withdraw catch cash. the vick testimony yelled for help. would be of tsuspects is seen running away. >>> many people are trying to prepay riegs now because of the new tax law which says you the only deduct up to $10,00

relate to counterterrorism and i had the pleasure of visiting with members of the internet indiana national guard in learning more about their work and so i just wanted to let people publicly know that i'm proud of their activities and as things come up i hope you let this committee know and our office about things that we ought to be doing here on the hill to further their efforts and others were involved in this fight. i'd like to turn to another technology issue and its isr. in testimony before the armed services committee on march 9 of the sheer general matter of effort, stated that only approximately 20 to 30% of the requirements are met. on october 30 i asked secretary mattis about this isr shortfall he said general was one 100% correct. secretary mattis said all combatant commands suffer from an isr shortfall. the secretary said that there is a finite amount of isr assets and we deal them out like gold coins to the various commands. ambassador sales, is the coordinator for counterterrorism and you agree with the assessment of general secretary of defense mattis regarding the short? >> well

about 360 nevada national guard troops will be in town... that is double compared to last year. - clark county: the governor seemed fit to assists us in that endeavor.)) ((karen castro)) this year, snippers will team up with spotters at a team up with snippers will this year, ((karen castro))that endeavor.)) fit to assists us in that endeavor.)) ((karen castro))this year, team up with spotters at a number of metro is also their two quick response teams into groups.but sheriff lombardo says they're doubling their numbers and will be ready action in case of an emergency.((sheriff joe lombardo - clark quick response team will respond and form a team and eliminate the threat as soon as possible.)) k9's will be conducting sweeps of the strip and fremont street.metro will have more than 15-hundred officers on duty throughout the new year's weekend. when it comes to pedestrian safety, public transportation buses will be used to block intersections on the strip.this is in addition to 42-hundred barricades áandá the 8-hundred bollards installed along sections of las vegas boulevard.but d

. >>> also jumping into action, how the pennsylvania national guard is helping people to our west dig out of a record-setting snowfall. >>> finding warmth, people who need assistance bundling up have a place to turn in the lehigh valley. we're with some grateful customers. >>> a police shooting in philadelphia. we have uncovered new information in the investigation. what we learned about the suspect's final moments. >>> this is lieutenant michael currently in bahrain. i want to wish my family and friends a happy holidays and new year. i miss you and love you. see you soon. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. >>> police just identified a man who officers shot and killed last night. >> authorities said he was not the person they were looking for when they originally stopped the car. george

. >> now we have with us the national guard units. >> reporter: the national guard digging out this nurserycked by snow. plows working around the clock to clear the streets, driving by, it looks like a winter wonderland, but it's serious business inside this emergency operation. where crucial decisions are being made to keep residents safe. on the tarmac in eerie's airport wednesday, signs of progress. planes finally able to take off after days of a stand zil, and inside -- >> i'm quite happy. >> she is finally on her way home after being stranded for days. >> i desperately want a salad. >> when my sister picked me up, she made me spaghetti and meat balls. >> reporter: sounds like a belated christmas miracle. yeah, she got on the first flight out of here. there's still a long backlog of passengers trying to get out. just when you thought it might be over, there's a winter storm watch in place for the coming weekend. perhaps if a foot of snow, coming this way if you can believe that. now back to you. >> those poor people. just, you know? we've got it so easy here. >> it's nice to see that. >

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the national guard deployed soldiers to help out. they have been coordinating with state police and officials. coming up later in the broadcast, we have more from erie and other american cities blanketed by snow fall or having record cold. no sign of a hit and run driver who killed a pedestrian on city avenue. police did recover the vehicle involved adding a piece to the puzzle. the inside of the car had been burned. dann cuellar joins us live fromhe scene as police work to solve this deadly mystery. dan? >> monica, it happened at 54th and city avenue. police are hopingeone by foot or vehicle may have seen something identify the hit and run driver. >> police have now identified the victim ofd-run accident as 51-year-old anthony rodgers. his family was left shaken by his death days before the new year holiday. >> we are shocked about what happened. we want them to find the person that hit my cousin. >> surveillance video obtained by "action news" shows the minutes leading up to the horrific accident. just after 10:00, the victim is se

. >> 21 pennsylvania national guard troops have been put on active duty to help with emergencies. temps for the ball drop in times square will feel like single digits. let's check in with our meteorologist live in our weather center. good morning to you. the school dikids were out of school already unfortunately. >> yeah, this was so expensive they had to issue a snow emergency to essentially not allow motorists to be on the roads past 6:00 p.m. and they have to be able to clear the roads out for the emergency vehicles to be able to make their way through if necessary. we're talking 30, 40, to 60 inches of snowfall. state records for the state of pennsylvania, but that amount of snow, the official three-day total is about five feet, two inches or 1.1 allisons. that's how much snow it is. it comes up a few inches shy of my height. most of that came down going from christmas day to the day after christmas and not only do we shatter the record, but 97 inches have fallen in erie, pennsylvania. the average for this time of year comes in at 22 inches of snowfall. 67 was the previous rec