national parks. we are in one right now. mr. president and first lady, you live in a national park. in partnership with the national park servicerk foundation welcomes you to your first in america's 95th national christmas tree lighting. thank you. welcome. [applause] just as we are gathered here this evening, our national parks are truly welcome ground and common ground where americans come together to share the beauty, wonder and in duration of these great places. we stand in awe of the grand canyon and yosemite, at yellowstone and glacier. we feel our national spirit at the lincoln memorial, the statue of liberty, and not rushmore. -- mount rushmore. we are inspired by heroes at gettysburg pearl harbor, the vietnam veterans memorial, and flight 93. the examples of susan b anthony, martin luther king and cesar chavez remind us of our struggles for equality. these places are our american inheritance, the parks and historic sites that along to all -- that belong to all of us. the legacy that each generation passes to the next, the gifts we give our children, and our grandchildren. as the national park foundation repairs to cele

. >> from the national park goofy., ranger >> good evening. on behalf of the national park service to welcome you to president park. it is an honor to be here as i celebrate my 10th year as a national park service ranger. [applause] >> i grew up in brooklyn. visit --ways wanted to grand canyon and yellowstone sounded so amazing, but also so far away. instead, i spent time with my family at my local parks. when i began a summer job at gateway recreation area in queens, new york, i discovered that national parks were under my nose the entire time. there are national parks in new york city alone. love for they national park service with my family and friends, like you. anywhere i travel, my national parks passport is in my back pocket. don't judge me. my book is a little messy. i invite you all to visit and enjoy your national parks with your loved ones this holiday season. these cherished memories may be closer than you think. now here to perform a timeless christmas classic, please welcome acclaimed to some, us the duo. ♪ >> ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas lightour hearts b

come in and buy the land, restore the land, then turn the land over wherever possible to the national park service to add to national park service parks that already exist. we enhance their product, if you will. gettysburg was not such a small town at the time of the civil war. there was gas lighting, several churches, banks, two institutes of higher learning, and houses like this one dotting the countryside. like a lot of america at the time, you have world living with people attending -- you have rural living with people tending small farms. this is one of the 10 roads that lead into gettysburg, and one of the many houses where you will have occupants tending a small garden and living life. the battle of gettysburg would descend upon this town and forever change it. as robert e. lee arrived on the field on the afternoon of july 1, 1863, it is one of the bloodiest days of the civil war already. lee comes upon a horrendous scene with dead and wounded dotting the terrain, hospital operations beginning, the union army in full flight back toward gettysburg, which made him happier that his side was wi

. >> from the national park charlene --.er >> good evening. on behalf of the entire national parks servicecome you to the park. it is an honor to be here today as i celebrate my tent year at the national parks service. >> i grew up in brooklyn. i always wanted to visit big national parks. yellowstone sounded so amazing but also so far away. instead i spent time with my family at my local parks. and i began the summer job at gateway national recreation area in queens, new york, i discovered that national parks were under my nose the entire time. there are 10 national parks in new york city alone. for theare my love national parks service with my family and friends, like you. anywhere i travel my national park passport is in my back pocket in case i get the opportunity to visit a park. don't judge me. my book is a little messy. i invite you all to visit and enjoy your national parks with your loved ones this holiday season. these adventures archers memories that may be closer than you think. now here to perform a timely christmas classic, please welcome acclaimed pop to some "us: the duell."

add to national park service parks that already exist. we enhance their product if you will. >> gettysburg is not such a small town at the time of the civil war. there's gas lighting. there's several churches, banks, two educational institutes of higher learning, and there are houses like this one dotting the countryside. you have, like a lot of america at the time, rural living with people tending small farms, and this is along one of the ten roads that led into gettysburg and one of the many houses where you're going to have one, two, or more occupants tending a small garden and living life out. of course the battle of gettysburg would descend upon this town and forever change it. as robert e. lee arrived on the field, it's the afternoon of july 1st, 1863, one of the bloodiest days of the entire civil war already. lee comes upon a horrendous scene with dead and wounded dotting the terrain, with hospital operations already beginning, the union army in full flight back toward the town of gettysburg, which made him a little bit happier. hi

sutton retired as chief historian of the national park service in 2016 after serving in the position for nearly nine years. he came to this position following his tenure as the superintendent of manassas national battlefield park for the past 12 1/2 year, and he has published a number of book, articles, and reviews on various public history topics. and one of his i prooi mare interests as chief historian and superintendent at manassas was leading the emphasis on expanding the interpretation of the civil war for the centennial. dr. sutton is currently serving as a consultant to the american battle monuments commission, assisting commission staff in developing interpretive programs to commemorate the centennial of world war i, and he is currently working on a book on world war i aimed at middle school children. he teaches courses in the johns hopkins senior adult program on the civil war in the american west. he will be the resident historian for viking ocean cruises as well. dr. sutton also has written a book on the civil war

the national park service determined parts of the tree were decaying and they

about fdr's stories time in the home from a national park service ranger who leads us on a tour of the national historic site. this was home. this is where his heart was. my heart has always been here and always will be. this is where he always grew strength and happiness. roosevelt,lano or the 32nd president of the united states was born and raised in this house and he was buried on the estate as well. roosevelt originally had a different estate down the road. the house burned to the ground fdr's father, james roosevelt, purchased the home in to be their new the hudson valley. james andnts were sarah delano roosevelt. mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah named rebecca howland. she passed away in 1876. in 1880, mr. james married sarah delano. when he married sarah, he was 52 years old, and she was only 26 years old. she was half his age. james and sarah only had the one child, franklin delano roosevelt. when mr. james roosevelt bought this property in 1867, it was a 17 room farmhouse with about 110 acres of land and several outbuildings. he paid the price of what would be an exp

wet on "american artifacts," hear stories about his time in the home from a national park service ranger who leads us on the tour of the national historic site. franceska: this is home. this is where his heart was. he always told his friends and neighbors that this is where his heart was, and it always will be. this is where he found his strength and happiness through his life. franklin delano roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states, was born and raised in this house. the roosevelts originally had a different estate down the road on this property. the house burned to the ground in 1865. fdr's father, james roosevelt, purchased this property in the hudson valley. his parents were james and sarah delano roosevelt. mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah named rebecca howland. she passed away in 1876. in 1880, mr. james married sarah delano. when he married sarah, he was 52 years old, and she was only 26 years old. she was half his age. james and sarah only had the one child, franklin delano roosevelt. when mr. james roosevelt bought this property in 1867, it was a 17 room fa

particularly and arches national park and zion national park. >> i think the testimony was that it's probably put on us that we're not funding the national park service sufficiently so that's why there's a reduction in the services that are being rendered. i assume that when you, , that u don't with the national parks service yourself in utah? >> yes. >> and mi interpreting what you were saying in your testimony correctly, ms. varela? >> approximate sigir impacted by the lack of funding. and you're talking about us, the federal funding, right? >> correct. >> do you agree it's a loss to utah that this outdoors major convention that's left now with $50 million a year, is that a correct statement as to how much is worth to salt lake city? >> the outdoor retailer convention was a wonderful part of tourism and economy for many years. we talk about failures of policy being about failures to communicate. i i think that was a classic example where everybody tried really hard to communicate. but no one ever understood each other very well. >> thank you to my time is up. >> the reason i am optimistic about this bill is that it's a step -- >> mr. stewart. >> di

the national park service shared this photo today- >>> point rays national seashore became the home of some adorable new pups. they shared this photo of the first elephant seals. they began returning in the '70s. >> they ask you to stay away from the elephant seals when they're doing their birthing. >> let them do their thing. they're enjoying it. basking in the sun. >> they might not be able to catch you if you mess with them, but if they do, it might not be good for you. >>> a live shot of san francisco nice night. >> sunday night we're expecting high clouds. not much change in your forecast until wednesday. right now it looks like we're going to watch two weather systems one midday wednesday another friday afternoon. we hope the first weekend in january means fresh snow for the sierra. >> in the short term we've got a nice, dry new year's eve. >> true. travel should be fine. >> thanks very much. it was a great 2017 for us. have a great weekend, take care. >> see you in 2018. bye folks. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york

i would like to thank the national park service, our rangers, and the national park foundation for theation and their help in making tonight possible. [applause] zinke: thank you. as americans, we can all agree that our national parks and public land are our greatest treasures. we encourage all americans to visit a part, a battlefield, or just enjoy the great outdoors this season. joint our public lands and celebrate the holidays are traditions of that bring all american families together. as a retired navy seal commander, i would ask everyone to say a very special prayer for our troops and their families. for many military families, a loved one will not be at the table this year. some are deployed, some are fighting overseas, while others have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. to these brave patriots, we are eternally rightful and we want to extend a special tribute to our gold star family's. now -- thank you. [applause] zinke: now i would like to ouroduce a man who loves parks, loves our military, and loves our country. the man who brought merry christmas back to our nati

eleanor roosevelt passed away and when she died this , was not given over to the national park services fdr's home was. her son, john, was living here at the time of her death in the stone cottage. by then, nancy cook and marion had moved away, and she was here for a number of years. -- he was here for a number of years. then he decided to sell val-kill. it offered to the national park service and the federal government in 1970 and they were not interested. so he sold the property, and he sold eleanor roosevelt's furniture at public auction. it was in 1975 that a grassroots movement here in hyde park started the movement to save val-kill and make it into a national historic site. well, eleanor roosevelt's story not just the story of a first -- story is not just the story of a first lady, but it's a woman activist who really devoted her life to improving the world. she had always hoped that there would be world peace someday. so she is really an inspiration to women, because she was a woman of great courage who spoke out against issues that really needed to be addressed, like civil righ

his mouth open, got one tooth on me and ripped a good piece of skin off. >> reporter: the national park service posted signs announcing the park would be closed to swimmers until today. we saw people ignoring the signs and diving in through our sky drone 5 video. and, yet, it appear this is park will be back open and swimmers are here already. but these signs are still up saying keep out. we are checking with the national park service making sure it is, indeed, back open today. we spoke with swimmers here on their way in and said you know what, it is a risk they take. they have seen sealions before, and a lot of times if they bump into them they do not attack. this is very rare, but the swimmers are out here and doing what he love here. jessica flores -- what they love here. somewhere he is jess, kpix 5 news. >> thank you, jessica. >>> a nice shot of the golden gate bridge this morning. on the left, looking east toward the east bay, a nice shot this morning of the city of san francisco. >> emmy and i are talking with jessica's live shot. people are already in the water. >> no thank you. >> it i

he made arrangements as president to have this be given to the national park service eventually. it was his hope and dream that people would come here and learn about him as a person and as president of the united states. >> this weekend, we are alexander hamilton. >> hamilton -- hamilton was the theon's first secretary of treasury and hamilton structured a national financial system and pushed to strengthen and empower the national government. watching these really fears political battles against those who wanted a powerful far left jamesment, and obviously madison and thomas jefferson were political opponents. >> the 1980's training film aboutcome affection," inappropriate behavior in the workplace. >> you are new here on the staff, right? i make a lot of decisions. i am the one who comes up with the evaluation report. i signed three-day passes and leaves. along on awant to it step, it will be beneficial to you to be nicer to me. >> edit 8:00 on "the andrew jackson's efforts to challenge and even crippled the bank of the united states in the 1930's. >> no president had ever said

national park where the battles were fought in 1777 during the american war for independence. saratoga historic national park consists of 4100 acres. it was established in 1948 as a park within the national park service system. the british army had a plan in order to defeat the american rebellion. it was they would have an army leave canada and move south and capture the city of albany. from there that army would be able to operate either in lower new york or throughout england and attack american forces that were fighting against them. the british set off from canada in june of 1777. they traveled hundreds of miles and eventually got here to saratoga battlefield, located 30 miles north of the city of albany. september 1777, the british army moved south in expectation of engaging the american army commanded by horatio gates in battle. the two armies collided here at the battle of freeman's farm. it began at about 11:30 in the morning very near to where we are standing in the world and lasting until 7:00 in the evening. the battle resulted in a british victory. the british won. they won because they held the field of battle. the american army retreated because they had lost. the british suffered more

says he was nipped in the foot tuesday but it didn't break the skin.these incidents has the national park service posting signs warning people of the danger and say the cove is closed to swimmers until at least monday. at this point they do not know if it's a seal or a sea lion involved in this incidents but many suspect these attacks are the work of one particular animal. we don't know if the seals disease or not we really haven't seen the seal but i just think that it makes sense to use a little caution in this area so that more people are injuredboth the south end rowing club and the neighboring dolphin club are also asking their members to stay out of the water. before the cove was closed, hard core swimmers still went out in the water, even though they witnessed the aftermath of today's attack.were in their home just like if you were in a park and you saw someone get bit by a dog you wouldn't avoid going back to the park the next dayalthough some were more cautious than usual.i was never worried but now i'm like, i don't know i'm not sure i want to be bit so i stayed in closer todaythe natio

the parks service is -- they're looking on, but the direct responsibility for it is ours. the foundation. host: but you had to give money to the nationalark service, which has no responsibility? mr. edwards: this is for if something major occurs, like an earthquake or a bolt of lightning, then they will step in. the day to day, week to week thing, making sure things are clean, polished and so forth, all of that is done by us. it came down to -- we thought we had raised enough, then all of a sudden another hundred thousand. it came down to the fact that we had to raise $75,000 more. this was in 2006. we founded and dedicated it in 2007. i thought, where will we get the money? i remembered that jesse helms chief of staff was a man named carl anderson, and that carl had become the supreme knight of the knights of columbus. host: catholic organization. mr. edwards: the largest catholic organization in america. worked for jesse helms, a hardshell baptist. i thought, maybe we could get jesse to write to carl to send us a check for $25,000, which we had asked for. contacted the office, and it turned out that senator helms had fallen on bad ti

petro glyph national monument is one of the few national park units that's actually owned and operated not solely by the national park service managed by the city of albuquerque and the national park service and we work together with the city to help protect and preserve these resources for the future. in the last 20 years we have had several challenges. land acquisition, being everything for everybody, the creation of trails. vandalism, the construction of roads through the monument, expansion of a general aviation airport. probably our biggest challenge is stormwater runoff from upstream suburban development because we are completely surrounded by the city of albuquerque. >> as you walk the trails of petro glyph national monument and you look along the escarpment you might notice large concentrations of black boulders. that is where we often see concentrations of petro glyphs. we are in the heart of the canyon where there is a dense concentration of petro glyphs. we have documented over 24,000 petro glyphs within the monument boundary. this canyon is home to 5,000 of them. we see an animal over here. we are not really sure

edwards: that was done by the national park service with congressional approval.o by your statue and stand in one particular location, you could see the capital of the united states. what makes you think anybody pays any attention to this when they drive by? mr. edwards: we know that they do because they stop, they will cause, there is a lot a foot traffic. this is mass avenue, new jersey avenue, two blocks from union station and four blocks from the u.s. capitol. on the top of the capital is the statue of freedom. that was a deliberate choice on our part to put our democracy of freedom there, so you can also see the statue of freedom on top of the u.s. capitol. know also that national leaders from all over the world, the baltics, eastern and central newark, taiwan and many other countries come to that place. they lay a wreath, they say it prayer. not only that, but every year in june, on the anniversary of ronald reagan's famous mr. gorbachev tear down this wall speech, we have a public event. some 22t june industries came with representatives, laid a wreath and

he made arrangements while he was president to have this given to the national park service eventually. it was his hope and dream that people would come here and learn about him as a person and as president of the united states. announcer 1: val-kill is the first home that lady roosevelt ever owned by herself. we learn about her political contributions. ms. macsali-urbin: certainly this became the very first national historic site to be dedicated to a first lady and the only historic site dedicated to one first lady. two majorncompasses buildings. the first building, the stone cottage, was built in 1925 two initially serve as a retreat for eleanor roosevelt and her two political mentors, nancy cook and marion dickerman. it was built on the eastern end of the roosevelt property at the time. it was land that fdr had

sutton retired as chief historian of the national park service in 2016, after serving in the position for nearly nine years. he came here after being superintendent of the manassas state park for 12 useful

the parks service is -- they're looking on, but the direct responsibility for it is ours. the foundation. host: but you had to give money to the nationalk service, which has no responsibility? mr. edwards: this is for if something major occurs, like an earthquake or a bolt of lightning, then they will step in. the day to day, week to week thing making sure things are , clean, polished and so forth, all of that is done by us. to -- we thought we had raised enough, then all of a sudden another hundred thousand. came down to the fact that we had to raise $75,000 more. this was in 2006. we founded and dedicated it in 2007. i thought, where will we get the money? i remembered that jesse helms chief of staff was a man named carl anderson, and that carl had become the supreme knight of the knights of columbus. host: catholic organization. mr. edwards: the largest catholic organization in america. worked for jesse helms, a hardshell baptist. i thought, maybe we could get jesse to write to carl to send us a check for $25,000, which we had asked for. contacted the office, and it turned out that senator helms had fallen on bad times in terms of h

appropriated with the mining claims finally to point out there is not a witness on blm or national park service this is troubling since they are creating a national park managed by the unelected board of those of state and local government additionally to have a purpose that is contradictory to the 1916 act under the circumstances the review is appropriate and necessary inconsistent. hundreds of letters from local businesses and community organizations have poured in the last couple of days and i ask unanimous consent to enter these that we would consider these as we examine this bill. >> without objection. >> i yield back. >> we now recognize the chairman of the national committee. >> if it is okay with you without i do have an opening statement but can we hear from congressman stewart force -- first? be met without objection now the congressman from utah to my to my colleagues and he ranking members thank you for letting me speak to you. about a bill that is extremely important to my district. the grand staircase escalante enhancement act as already stated over 20 years ago president clinton

the vietnam veterans memorial fund hosts a ceremony each year in partnership with the national parks service. like to welcome the secretary of the interior as our partner in today's secretary -- their money. veteran hehe, as a understands the importance of the sacrifices of those who serve our nation through military service. we are pleased to have him join us to read names listed on the wall. welcome secretary zinke. [applause] happy veterans day. of us have a different experience about vietnam. my experience was growing up in a town called whitefish, montana. day, a parade would go by. my grandfather owned a chevrolet dealership and would bring me to the curb and give me a flag. i remember the veterans marching by. the time the veterans would march by the year and the war they fought. i remember the doughboys, they had their weapons shoulders. and they marched brilliantly. followed by the world war ii veterans. ofthe time, there was a lot world war ii veterans. you may call the world war ii veterans growing up in my lifetime with the ones that were civic leaders in charge of lions club and

about fdr's stories time in the home from a national park service ranger who leads us on a tour of the national historic site. this was home. this is where his heart was. my heart has always been here and always will be. this is where he always grew strength and happiness. roosevelt,lano or the 32nd president of the united states was born and raised in this house and he was buried on e

he retired as chief historian of the national park service in 2016 after serving in the position for nearly nine years. he came to his position

but he does think it's a good idea that the national park service is closing the area, since the other two victims, one bitten thursday the other this morning, have had to be transported to the hospital for treatment.at this point at this point that would be the safer route to go, we have to figure out what's going on and take measurements to protect our swimmers that tackle that attack on thursday was bad right now it's suspected that only one animal is responsible for all of the attacks.this is an usual thing this is an on usual way for a marine mammal to act so i would tend to think maybe it's the same one but i don't really have any evidence for thatthe national park service will evaluate wheter or not to reopen the cove to swimming on monday. maureen kelly kron4 news (jr stone) kiss front man, gene simmons has been sued for a sexual battery. a civil complaint filed in los angeles on friday says he groped a woman at a restaurant opening last month. his accuser - who has not been identified - says she was interviewing simmons at the time. according to the complaint, he used the situ

the organizations laying wreaths, national park service. ♪ vietnam veterans memorial fund.ld star mothers. operation freedom bird. paralyzed veterans of america. gold star wives of america. the 101st airborne division. first calvary division association. sons an daughters in touch. fifth battalion, seventh cavalry association. 25th infantry division. military order of the purple heart. verizon veterans advisory board. national dusters, quads and search lights association. vietnam veterans of america. 8:00 to 9:00 ptsd class, washington. association of vietnam veterans of america. vietnam memorial volunteers and friends. jewish war veterans of the usa. tan sanot association. caisson veterans. the american legion. veterans of foreign wars. rolling thunder chapter one of maryland. 39th engineer battalion alumni association. am vets. third battalion, eighth infantry. 82nd airborne association. and the first marine aircraft wing. we ask that audience members remain standing and at attention until taps has been we ask that audience members remain standing and at attention until t

national park service. vietnam veterans memorial fund. vietnam women's memorial.on freedom bird. paralyzed veterans of america. gold star wives of america. the 101st airborne division. first cavalry division association. sons and daughters in touch. fifth battalion. 25th infantry division. military order of the purple heart. verizon advisory board. association of vietnam veterans of america. vietnam memorial volunteers and friends. kason veterans. the american legion. veterans of foreign wars. rolling thunder chapter one of maryland. 39th engineer battalion alumni association. third battalion 8th infantry. 82nd airborne association. and the first marine aircraft wing. we ask audience members remain standing until the honor guard has been dismissed. ♪ ♪ >>> honor guard you are dismissed. this concludes our ceremony. thank you for coming ladies and gentlemen. [ applause ] >> because of that it makes it difficult in an adversary to deny the capabilities of the united states. our adversaries and you heard it talked about by others this morning, they have been watching

good news for dog owners, the national park service officially has withdrawn plans to make new rules for dogs on leashes. a notice posted says they have terminated the plan. this comes after the decision in october when the park service said it would stop plans to expand on leach areas in marin, san francisco and san mateo counties. >> if you're taking out spot or fido this morning, you probably need the extra jacket. >> it is so cold. low to mid-30s again. we're probably used to this rue even and it continues today. live doppler 7. visibility is reduced. san francisco, points east and south doing fine. san francisco, you can see the view here with 48. 39 in oakland. it's 40 in san jose. 35 in gilroy. 45 on the coast. check out these numbers. ranging from 34 in napa and the delta to 39 concord. 34 in livermore. yes, it is cold again. your forecast highlights calls for some of the dense fog in the north bay. slipping to the east. hazy sunshine. dry new year's eve, new year's day. we are looking at this pattern to continue. notice the clouds stay offshore. this is throughout the day tod

it's a much stronger message than the old signs, citizen xavier agnew of the national parks service. vice does not advise you to enter the water under any conditions. new signs bring a better message to the park visitors. we want the visitors to decide based on their experience and skill level if they should go in the water. >> it's very dangerous. >> reporter: locals and champion open water swimmer kim chambers know about the frigid temperatures and powerful rip currents, but out of towners often don't. last year, a group of vallejo teens linked arms and walked into the water. the waves overpowered wayne and grisham and swept them out to sea. their high school teacher shared this video to celebrate two lives cut short. in the past two years, seven people died in the waters off ocean beach. the park services ocean rescue unit saved 75 others at risk of drowning and while the agency makes public announcements, we pointed out that the 55 signs along the water's edge didn't reflect that message until now. >> nbc did their story on it, they were able to get a wider breadth of audience. it

. >>> the national parks service said that they will drastically reduce the amount of days that they will allow visitors to get into the park for free. there are four free admission days planned for 2018. last year the fees were waived on 16 days, and this year on 10 days. >>> he has been given the green light to purchase the resort this is frank sinatra's old hangout. it was undergoing a multimillion dollar upgrade when it fell into bankruptcy 2016. he was reportedly ready to back out of the deal because of the delays but he is ready to move forward as long as the deal is wrap up by january 10.>>> wednesday starts off cold you will need jackets then ends up warm. 65 santa rosa, 67 fairfield these are the highs from today and they will continue to roll over to the next day until we get around the 21st or 22nd of december when things cool off. there are the clouds, they are offshore. there is smoke from the fires i don't think we will see sunset smoke we will see a little bit less it means that the offshore flow is weakening. it is cooler in fairfield. you have your freezing temperatu

. >>> the national parks service said it's drastically reducing the number of days it will allow visitorsk service gave no explanation for why. there are four free admission days planned for 2018. martin luther king day, the first day of national park week, national park lands, and veterans day. last week fees were waived on 16 days. this year on 10 days. >>> time is 4:55. tech billionaire larry elson has been given the approval to buy the -- at lake tahoe for $35 million. that resort is frank sinatra's old hangout with the rat pack. it's on the north end of the lake. it was undergoing a multimillion dollars upgrade in 2016 when it went into bankruptcy. larry ellison was found to back out of the deal. but he's ready to move ahead if the deal is wrapped up by january 10th. >>> if high housing costs were not bad enough. families in two counties have a new struggle -- how to put food on the table. >>> and the official death certificate of charles manson has been released. what it says about how he died. >>> good morning. you can see traffic at the macarthur maze looks good. we'll tell you mo

the panel does not include a witness from either the bureau of land management or math national park services. given the fact that it seeks to create a national parks and will be managed by an unelected board primarily comprised of representatives of state and local government. additionally the new national park would have a purpose. necessary and consistent with prior proceedings in the house. hundreds of letters from local community organizations they will consider these concerns as we examine this bill. >> without objection. the chair and now recognizes the chairman of the national resources committee. i do have an opening statement but can we hear from congressman stewart first. they are pleased to recognize punishment chris stewart of utah. thank you for letting me come and speak. to give you a moment to come speak to you that as extremely important the grand staircase. with the spoke -- spoke of the pen. i'm pleased that my friend and my man that i greatly admire who was a governor and during this time will enlighten us on this episode and i think share some of his insights. that we wer

the national park service said it was planted in the 1820's it's named for andrew jackson who brought it there from tennessee. the tree is rotting so officials ft will fall every time the president's helicopter takes off nearby. >> on the east trunk of it. there's a small c shaped section of wood and a little bit of bark and not muchnfha else to support that tree. >> first lady milania trump reviewed recommendations about what to do with the tree and trimming of the another jackson a magnolia born from the original will be planted. >>> the bitter cold is expected to last threw new year's eve. organizers preparing for record breaking cold while holiday revelers will watch in time square. it is built to withstand extreme weather. >>> "eyewitness news" was at the blue cross river rink where preppings are underway for philadelphia's new year's eve display. gray views of two spectacular shows, one at 6:00 p.m. the other at the stroke of midnight >> you better bundle up for both >> chelsea said we're locked in for awhile >> that is so true. you need to bring your pets inside when temperatur

the national park service determined parts of the tree were decaying and they posed a safety hazard. this morning, crews with chainsaws went in to trim the tree. >> there's a small p-shaped section of wood and a little bit of bark, and not much else to support that tree. magnolia tree on the white house grounds shortly after his wife's death. melania trump signed off on the tree and -- >>> coming up, if you've got a drone for christmas, you are definitely going to want to know about a new rule, if you don't follow it, could land you in jail. >>> up next, a fire ball in the sky is >>> a fire ball in the sky is lighting up social media. this bright streak was seen in parts of new england and canada just before 6:00 p.m. last night. and was captured on web and security cameras in maine, new hampshire and connecticut. one man says he didn't know what it was, so he called police. >> it was very bright, and in flames. i saw it was in flames because of how bright it was. i saw it go to a sharp angle to my right side to where me and a coworker decided to take a right on the road that was nea

service medal at the oakland american legion post. and finally at the pacific national monument near the scene of the attack the national parks service and the u.s. navy will host a remembrance day ceremony to remember the thousands of americans who lost their lives. a floral tribute is also scheduled to take place at the uss arizona memorial. >>> a local man is among just a few pearl harbor survivors in washington, d.c. who will meet with president trump for pearl harbor remembrance day. alex was 19 years old add the time of the attack. he was a member in 1941 and now he lives in northeast philadelphia. his unit had just finished two weeks of military ma neures and returned to base when the japanese planes attacked. >> we had to get up for breakfast, and we heard all kind of noise and bombing and my bed was shaking. this one sunday, everybody relaxed, you know, they just had a good time relaxing, and this wasn't the day we thought they'd come get us which they did. >> alex said he's looking forward to meeting the president. >>> you can cuddle a k-9. for $3 anyone can stop in and play with a bunch of puppy from the brandy wine spca a

. >>> the white house takes down a giant >>> today the national park service removed a portion of the tree planted on the lawn of the white house in the 1900s. it was placed there by andrew jackson in 1835. that part is being removed, it's one limb, all right. it's not the whole tree, but it comprise a substantial portion of the tree. first lady melania trump asked the tree to be removed saying the tree is decaying and the wood would be preserved. >>> w 18-year-old found dead inside of a car in prince george's county. sky 9 was over the scene on capital lane in largo. investigators say 18-year-old robinson was shot to death. police are trying to figure out who killed robinson and why. >>> the fbi will not take over the case of a baltimore police detective who was shot to death. shawn studart was shot in the head with his own weapon. it happened days before he was supposed to testify if a grand jury -- the fbi says it has no evidence to suggest that his death was connected to that federal probe. they've been no arrest dispute a $215,000 reward. >>> still ahead, a pennsylvania city is b

the national park service said it was planted in the 1820's, it's named for andrew jackson who brought it there from tennessee. the tree is rotting so badly white house officials fear it will fall every time the president's helicopter takes off nearby. >> on the east t o there's a small c shaped section of wood and a little bit of bark, and not much else to support that tree. >> first lady milania trump reviewed recommendations about what to do with the tree and personally signed off on the trimming of the another jackson a magnolia born from the original will be planted. >>> the bitter cold is expected to last threw new year's eve. organizers preparing for record breaking cold while holiday revelers will wat in time square. it is built to withstand extreme weather. >>> "eyewitness news" was at the blue cross river rink where preppings are underway for philadelphia's new year's eve display. gray views of two spectacular shows, one at 6:00 p.m. the other at the stroke of midnight >> you better bundle up for both >> chelsea said we're locked in for awhile >> that is so true. you need to

national park? d-c delegate eleanor holmes norton is asking right now, rock creek is in the national park services' ons" category. she says renaming rock creek could help get more funding for upkeep. the 1,700-acre park was created by congress in 18-90. still ahead -- and new at 6 -- an anchor -- walking away from her dream job. what she says the network refused to do, that made it impossible for her to stay. and hundreds of cops -- on a christmas mission. the massive show of support, all for one little girl -- in the fight of her life. and help cure the holiday stress with a free massage! we're giving away gift gards to "hand and stone massage" all this week. watch to win - coming up at six. the redskins may not be playoff-bound.. but three of their players have earned trips to the 20-18 pro bowl. left tackle trent williams and outside linebacker ryan kerrigan were named starters. guard brandon scherff was named as a reserve. cornerback josh norman and linebacker zach brown could end up going too -- they're alternates. the pro bowl is january 28th.. a week bowl. many of us wonder what type of food

. >>> the national park service says it will reopen today after a second swimmer was attack bid a sealion. both victims are expected to recover. danger signs are still posted in the area like this one. still, we spotted swimmers that did not heed the warnings. >> i do not know what got into the mind of that particular sealion, but i am assuming he is not still around. in any case, i will take it a little more carefully and stay close to the shore. >> it is unusual for marine mammals to attack swimmers there. marine life experts are working to determine why the animal or animals attacked. >> that guy didn't even have a wet suit on. >> that water is cold. he is graduation. >> but at least it is sunny. >>> it is chilly but at least it is sunny to warm him up. there is a live look at the ocean beach. you can see the sun shining down in san francisco right now. 55 degrees in santa rosa. san jose 60 degrees. concord 59 degrees. the satellite and radar shows us why we have this beautiful weather, this high pressure system sitting here keeping everything nice and stable. but then all these clouds