. >> the aerial search has been suspended because of nightfall. 12 ships are working to find the jetliner. there are 5,000, 6,000 indonesians living in the bay area right now. many are familiar with airasia. it is often the on way to taffel from one island to another. many of the passengers on flight 8501 were likely going there to usher in 2015. >> just a spirit where people are going for holiday and mostly the passengers of the airplane, they were planning to have holiday breaks and spend new year's eve in singapore, but it ended up like this. >> this is the third separate incident surrounding malaysian based airline. the consulate tells us airasia does have a good safety record. >> crews are waiting for daylight to remove a truck from a north bay beach. the driver of the truck couldn't make it across the road and went off the road and over the cliff. they believe the driver is dead. >> "the san francisco 49ers and jim harbaugh have mutually agreed to part ways. the 49ers organization has begun its search for its next head coach. harbaugh thanked the team and the 49ers faithful followin

so the temperature goes down a little bit after nightfall, and you can get icy spots as a result of that because of the snow that has fallen during the day. we expect the snow showers to continue, but the temperature not to drop a whole lot. it's not going to drop quickly tonight, but only a couple of degrees could lead to some problems on especially side roads, untreated surfaces. more on our forecast, and the changes coming up with the seven day in a few minutes. >> all right. count on nbc 10 and first alert weather. glenn will be back with your weekend forecast for those heading out to do their holiday shopping maybe, and the all-important game-day forecast for the eagles/dallas showdown at the linc sunday night. that's minutes away. >>> now to developing story. guilty of murdering a philadelphia police officer. this afternoon a jury convicted rafael jones of first-degree murder in the shooting death of officer moses walker jr. proce prosecutors say joaned gunned down officer walker in august 2012. officer walker was in street clothes and just finished working an overnight shift when

so with nightfall, there's moisture on the roads. it's going to get some icy spots. you want to be careful out there during the night tonight. the windchill in the 20s. that's the way it feels. been feeling like that all day. very little on the radar anymore. so we're not going to add to the snowfall unless something happens with this band that's pretty impressive out by harrisburg and into lancaster. we'll see how close it gets, let's say, to berks county or chester county. this one band that was fairly impressive a couple hours ago is just breaking apart. we've not expected any kind of snow for the eagles game. 42 degrees at kickoff. 36 in the fourth quarter. not a whole lot of wind. i mean, it's december. it's supposed to be cold at night. and that's what we're going to have. no real weather problems for the ball game. the snow showers ending with some icy spots tonight. 30 for the low in philadelphia. 25 north and west. that will happen by morning. as temperatures not exactly going to plunge here because we still have the cloudy skies that keeps the warmth of the

but there are 300 people still on that ship and it is nightfall.must be a very difficult situation for them. >> yeah, pretty terrifying particularly when there has been smoke all around you as well i believe there is a plan to try to t.o. w the boat, what more do you know about that? >> reporter: i didn't, it is shrouded in a certain degree of chaos. it's an inter international effort. but the italian coast guard have told us here in rome that that plan now is to tow the vessel to an italian port, to a large port or possibly further south also a large port. but, again during the course of the day the prevailing winds have been blowing the norman atlantic closer to the albanian coast. so there is some debate that might be the smarter idea. it's only about 20, 30 miles away whereas the italian coast is nearer 40, 45-kilometer as way. however, the italian coast guard still insists here on sunday evening to us that the plan is to tow the vessel which apparently is? no danger of sinking to an italian port. but it will be many hours before it reaches a s

they were welcomed in edmonton to nightfall. they moved up 1 to 0.then moves up to two and nothing. sharks win five to two and they're now 14 up and 11 down with for even. no lester to giants ace pitcher jon lester will not be coming to the giants. on the positive side lester has ruled out the dodgers as well. still no word on where lester will end up but a decision is likely by tomorrow he is choosing between the red sox and the cubs and is expected to make up to $180 million over 6 to 7 years. lester is 30 years old and rocked a 2.46 era last year and actually he will sign up with the chicago cubs. madison bun garner was named to the sports illustrated man of the year. >>: i couldn't be more humble than to receive this award. >>gary radnich: bone garner said that he had to buy a suit which had never owned in his life for this deal tonight in new york. he bought his first suit for the sports illustrated athlete of the year. for the 49ers bowman is guinness suit up and play after injuries took away much of his season. cam newton this is what panthers

. >> as nightfalls on the kurdish countryside peshmerga fighters take up their positions. it's under the cloud cover of darkness that isil attacks. they cannot forward to lower their guard. this is perhaps the most important front line in their fight against isil. erbil is just 60 kilometers away. >> we will continue the defending, and we will defend because in erbil, that's our city. we must be safe. >> but protecting erbil is a dangerous task. two days ago isil fighters carried out their most deeing attack on this peshmerga base. using a combination of suicide-bombers and vehicles laden with explosives they take over the base for a few hours before the kurdish forces touch it. it's the first time isil fighters have used a tank for suicide-bombing, and the peshmerga say it's the ability of them to strike that has them worried. >> some of the peshmerga bear down. >> this is the first time to have the armored tanks with the tnt and suicide people. they're coming to our front line. an >> we drove across the villages and towns partly held by isil. people have long been displa

passengers and crew still stranded on a smoldering ferry off the greek coast will be rescued by nightfall. 340 people had already been rescued, and 138 are still trapped onboard. it ran into trouble near the island of corfu. here is the latest. >> reporter: rescued ferry passengers some with dehydration and hypothermia arrived overnight on dry land for their journey to hospital. this morning, a ship with 49 survivors, the first major group to reach land has docked. nearly 500 people were onboard the norman atlantic traveling from greece to italy, when the fire began on the lower deck yesterday morning. the blaze spread fast. this was a double disaster, as chop choppy waters were onboard to get those to safety. one onboard is nicolas channing williams who was thought to have been rescued with his greek fiancee. >> this morning we have learned that regina has been rescued and she is now in hospital being checked over but nicolas is absolutely still on the ship. >> while hundreds of passengers are safe hundreds more are still on the norman atlantic having endured a second night of smoke and

we have nightfall. we have moisture on some of the roads from the snow. so we may very well have some icy spots. some of them could even be in delaware where the temperatures are marginal and even south jersey where it is 32 in milville and atlantic city. the temperature is not going to drop rapidly, but just a little bit is enough. side roads, bridges, overpasses, your sidewalks, for example. temperature holding fairly steady in philadelphia through the evening. sheena will be back to talk about the changes and when we're actually going to warm up with the seven day in a few minutes. >> look forward to that, glenn. >>> first alert live team coverage continues with nbc 10's doug shimell. >> doug is live in the lehigh valley where several inches of snow fell today. doug? >> reporter: you know, it has snowed all day in central and northern berks county. it is still snowing now, and for much of the day on rural roads, the only vehicles you may have seen were stormforce 10 and the plow trucks. this was the nor'easter that just kept going and going. in berks c

. >> by nightfall on tuesday dozens of grief stricken mourners buried their relatives.t least 140 schoolchildren and teachers killed in a brazen taliban ambush on a school in peshawar in northern pakistan. this father buried his 16-year-old son. the last time he sign was the night before. >> the family use the -- usually talked to them about what time he would come home. he got a bullet writing is just and another bullet hit his hand. i'm sorry, i cannot talk anymore about it. >> the taliban says the attack was revenge for army operations against it fighters in northern words -- northern waziristan. but they are demanding answers as to how they managed to get into the building. >> they were the future of pakistan. they were students. the government should have given them proper security, because as far as i know, the school was getting reckless. >> tuesday morning, gunmen stormed the school. nearly 500 students from age 10-20 were inside. >> they entered the school from the rear of the school. and then they came in and entered the auditorium where all of children were t

. >> reporter: search and rescue operation is ongoing, when it is nightfall we know some ships on the will still continue to do a little bit of surveying, but most of the operations will stop at night. earlier in the day, it was still very tough going as well heavy rain low visibility and high tide, but the search and rescue people were able to bring some of the bodies back here to this airport, where the aircraft took off early sunday morning. two so far we're expecting five more this evening. the bodies are transferred over to a police hospital where the identification process will be ongoing. the center that was here is being transferred to the hospital too because that's where the center of the investigation and the identification process will be going. so actually airasia is now taking over the responsibility. the airport administration has handed it over to them and that transfer is going on now. >>> still to come in this program, the prayer camps in ghana which promise to cure all sorts of ills. >>> and the violence which has forced more than 100,000 people from their homes in

. >> reporter: as nightfalls on the kurdish countryside, kurdish fighters take up their position. it is under the cover of darkness that isil attacks. this is perhaps their most important front line in their fight against isil. erbil is just 60 kilometers away. >> we want our families to be safe. >> but protecting erbil is a dangerous attack. two days ago isil fighters carried out their most deeing attack on this peshmerga base. using a combination of suicide-bombers and vehicles laden with explosives they took over the base for a few hours before the kurdish forces recaptured it. they're getting more desperate. it's the first time that isil has used a tank for suicide-bombing, and it's the ability of isil to strike deep in kurdish territory that has them worried. >> body parts litter the camp. >> this is the first time they have armor tanks with tnt and suicide people, they're coming to our front lines, and it's the last chance to hav. >> they attack towns held by isil. the kurdish forces have made modest gains against isil in recent days, but their weapons, they say, are old and

there's not much time left to complete the rescue operation before nightfall. >> are there pregnant women how many? two? two pregnant women. where do you come from? syria, egypt and sudan? >> over 200 people are packed onto the old fishing boat. the san giorgio seamen throw sacks of life vests to the boat, just in case someone falls overboard. there's an element of risk. heavy seas could throw the launch against the fishing boat. the rusty hull could break apart. an interpreter tells the refugees to let the children go first, then the pregnant women. one of the pregnant women needs help. the operation drags on, and it's already getting dark. now the sun's gone down, and 170 people remain on the fishing boat. they have to get off before the light's completely gone. the helpers have to coordinate their efforts to get the refugees onboard. one is taking the children, the other is helping the grown-ups. the current is strong, and it keeps pulling the boat away from the launch. the refugees have to be counted. and finally, they are all off the old fishing vessel. the operation is a success. th

by nightfall, the windows were boarded up. the protesters did this time represents a new low. in a statement, i'm discussed that a small group of anarchists continues to vandalize our small businesses. people who live here told me they would like to see the city do more. >> nobody is stopping them. the police are at the sidelines stopping them. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >>> we saw a different approach in san francisco, a peaceful protest today, but andria borba tells us there was a dress code for white people. >> reporter: the occupy oakland protesters requested that white protesters did not wear the i can't breathe t-shirt. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: the phrase was different, but it was a different setting. the makeup of the participants. while chanting and putting up signs that say black lives matter, there were few if any black faces in the crowd. >> we came out as organizers in a mixed race group in solidarity with black lives matter and with the movement happening across this nation. >> reporter: protesters say the message and the goals? rem

down to 500 at nightfall. protesters were peaceful but 45 arrests were made for various crimes like vandalism, failure to disburse and resisting arrest. >>> get ready for the next round of wet weather with more rain in the forecast. crews are working in san francisco at 17th and folsom streets. this area fled in the past. suers even overnod. people put out sandbags to keep the water from pouring into homes and businesses. and, residents of a redwood city trailer park that flooded spent another day cleaning up. lamar was under several feet of water on friday. leading to 100 homes red tagged. the water has finally gone down and now people are mopping up the mess. some people lost a lot of their belongings but they are worry about what happened next. >> all of the laundry, clothes, all ruined, his furniture it is ruined. floors are ruined and, i am just worried about structural damage to the trailers. for it to be unsafe. >> the manager of the trailer park blamed redwood city for not maintaining a canal. resident

nightfall has now come across the area. the air search has been suspended though there are boats looking for any signs of anything in the area. airasia released a statement saying that the crew asked

after nightfall on d-day, the 142nd infantry regimen to attack mount lungo.arlier decision not to attack those strategic points having been reversed in view of the present critical situation. in preparation for the attack all fifth army artillery within range, including tanks and oil tracks was directed against san pietro and the surrounding area. each hour, 1200 hours, d-day, the 15th of december. the 141st infantry advance some -- yards against departure to be held down powerless under the weight of the enemy fire. the second and third battalions of the 143rd advanced some 100 yards beyond their former positions to a point almost directly before forward enemy defenses. for the third time they were quaking earth could offer. and the tanks. orders were for them to enter the town to locate and destroy the heavy weapons there which were levelled against our attacking foot soldiers. the high road in the san pietro is a narrow mountain road, and from the beginning of= winding dissent in the the leery valley, it was under direct enemy observation. 16 tanks started

they have suspend the the search from the air because of nightfall in that part of the world.bus a320 took off early today from a city in indonesia and was headed to singapore. here is more. >> reporter: the information board at singapore airport announcing routine arrives and departures, today told relatives on 8501 to contact the airlines. the innocuous message, the flight de parted after 5:30 a.m. bound for singapore. just 40 minutes into the flight, the pilot asked to be given a different flight plan. 162 on the plane. severe thunderstorms were reported in the area at the time just before the plane went missing. both indonesia and singapore have launched search and rescue operations but there is still know word of the plane's whereabouts. family and friends wait for news as each hopes for a miracle. >> it is hard to escape the sinking feeling this is all-too familiar. the disappearance of the plane in march is a mystery and then four months later flight 17 was shot down over ukraine. >>> most of the passengers are indonesian. the search from the air will resume at daybreak

and come nightfall its dozens of gentlemen's clubs light up. for business.er is an invitation to fulfill their fantasies. this is the pent house strip club, the prem ir cliere club i city. we're doing this now, because i can pretty much guarantee that later none of the men are going to want their faces on camera. it's not just the customers who have traveled here. a lot of the dancers themselves are from other places, but they're here to do business. above the dark dance floor, women begin their night primping in the penthouse dressing room. i expected the styling products, but not the home-cooked meals. the spaghetti and meatballs. >> this is the best club in new orleans. and that's marty, our house mom. she's an amazing cook. >> is this normal? >> it's pretty swanky. it's a pretty posh dressing room. >> you arrive from l.a.? >> yeah. people from all over over. they come here from mississippi. i know a girl who came here from slovenia. they come from all over because new orleans is a stripper's paradise. >> so how does it work? you just kind of drop in when

over 150 passengers have been lifted to safety by nightfall on sunday. 300 remained on board. gathered on the top deck to escape the heat and smoke. a passenger died during the sunday rescue efforts, and the number of passengers were airlifted to this hospital in southern italy. helicopters and firefighting ships were sent to help. sunday several large vessels circled the ferry trying to shelter it from the wind. >> translation: it will be a difficult night, a night we hope everything will go well and we rescue the passengers and crew members, a night we hope not to batting the extreme conditions we've had to battle through the day. >> reporter: the ferry left patras bound for ancona. the fire started on the car deck. there are almost 200 people on board, including 20 tanker trucks. there are women and children and elderly. many passengers used their mobile phones to call for help. some with fires so intense, their shoes started to help. >> we are outside, we are very cold. the ship is full of smoke, the boat burning, floors burning. underneath the cabins it must be burning. t

when nightfall, the crows fill the skies, and when day breaks, evidence of their nightly activities is everywhere - nasty. >> it's a problem for the citizens. it leaves wastes on the sidewalks, homes, cars. >> officers are firing nonlethal noise makers in the air in the hopes of scaring the cruise away. they are causing other problems. they attack some people. make a lot of noise and sit on power lines, threading supply. >> did you tell me there was a time they shot the crows? >> the town had this problem for some time. they decided o use the noise makers instead. >> okay. appreciate it. thank you >>> people buying a gun in washington state have to pass a background check with almost every purchase the the new laws have buyers and sellers confused with how it works. allen schauffler has the report. >> a custom-made short-barrelled rife. pretty in pink. it was supposed to be a christmas splay. >> a rapped case happened to be an amazing "oh, my gosh" present. i can't do that. >> under the new law, it could be considered a firearms transfer, illegal without a criminal background check thr

but they stay below freezing, now it's nightfall. you can sometimes get icing on things. allentown is 31. at least that's up a degree from a half hour ago. reading at 31 and right at the freezing mark in coatesville, pottstown, quakertown, doylestown, lancaster at 32 degrees. we have to monitor these temperatures hour by hour. now for the i-95 corridor, south and east, it's well above freezing and if anything, the temperatures will go up as we heard toward midnight. we're not concerned about any kind of icing from i-95 southward. and down toward the shore temperatures are well into the 40s. so any threat of freezing drizzle or light freezing rain is generally over the next couple of hours because temperatures are expected to go up as the evening goes on. light icing, north and west by 7:00, even though philadelphia 35 and the temperatures creep up later tonight. rain, fog, other issues for the morning rush but not ice or snow. and more issues with rain more part of a weekend with the seven-day that sheena will have in just a few minutes. >>> all right. as glenn and sheena

high winds and heavy rains forced helicopters to abandon their search before nightfall. david is joining me now, author of a new book. okay, david. in terms of expectations we talked about bad weather out there. how much can searchers get done at this point? >> not a lot. they haven't given us as much detail as they did with mh-370 but i hope they have placed buoys out there to manage the drift when they pick up bodies they can hang that drift and pick up signals from the buoys later. >> there was hope that sonar picked up the plane but now we heard there are in fact two places they are now looking. what does that tell you? >> what it indicates to me is if it is the aircraft that the aircraft broke into two places we don't have details as to how far apart they are which would tell us whether or not it broke in the air or broke once it hit the water. last night when they were making these reports saying we found the airplane said that area has a lot of aircraft and ships that have sunk over the years. there's a lot of debris of that type in that area. he said let's be cau

. >>> officials temporarily suspending the search for missing airasia jet due to nightfall. the search will resume once the son comes over the pacific ocean. the airbus was flying from indonesia to singapore when it just vanished from radar. we want to bring in mike boyd aviation security analyst. thank you so much for being with us here today. we've been covering this all morning. hearing from a lot of experts. do you agree with most of these aviation experts that we have heard from so far that this was most likely a catastrophic weather event? >> john who was just on is the pre-eminent expert and he was clear about it. airplanes have been torn apart in the past but not in the recent past so it's probably something to do with something that happened on that airplane and it's catastrophic. >> you specialize in aviation forecasting. any indications -- i know it sounds far-fetched but security terrorism, it looks like weather but we have to look at that as being a possible factor in this plane's disappearance, do we not? >> yeah. i'm sure that's already been looked at. i'm sur

passengers on board the missing air asia flight are waiting for word on the fate of their loved ones as nightfallorces rescuers to suspend the search for now. we'll have more on the circumstances coming up. >>> also ahead america's oldest living president george h.w. bush remains in the hospital for nearly a week. up next the latest on a possible discharge date and a live report. >>> how the interview set a new report on the online release. you park your car. as you walk away crunch! a garbage truck backs into it. so,you call your insurance company, looking for a little support. what you get is a game of a thousand questions. was it raining? were your flashers on? was there a dog with you? by the time you hang up you're convinced the accident was your fault. then you remember; you weren't even in the car. at liberty mutual we make filing a claim as stress-free as possible. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance >>> developing now we're waiting for the word on former president george h.w. bush and how much longer he'll be in the hospital. a spokesman said we could know pr

it will be nightfall soon and that's when it will shut down. more countries are willing to step up and contribute. singapore's offer had been accepted by indonesian officials, that they'll have experts for underwater surveillance searching and devices to help with the process. as you mentioned, the head of the search and rescue operation in indonesia says it's most likely resting on the bottom of the sea. multinational search and rescue continues. >> thank are for speaking with us. scott heidler speaking there. let's go to veronica pedrosa joining us from changi airport. paint us a picture of what is happening there in singapore. at changi airport. are there families waiting to hear as they are in surabaya. >> we are not sure. the changi airport group, public relations people are keeping a tight lip about what is going on behind the barriers that leaves the relatives holding area. they have not revealed how much relatives are in there. what they have said is that they'll reveal that a bit later on. the place is open for 24 hours, they say, in o

but they stay below freezing, now it's nightfall. you can sometimes get icing on things. is 31. at least that's up a degree from a half hour ago. reading at 31 and right at the freezing mark in coatesville, pottstown, quakertown, doylestown, lancaster at 32

it disappeared what was the morning there and now it is nightfall. you have to wait until daybreak to get those planes back up. >> and now, you're looking at air search areas. the air search has been called off due to weather while some folks continue to look for the plane. risk is with us and, rick, what effect does the storm, could it have had on the plane? it sounds as if we are zeroing in on this being a rapidly developing quick shocking major storm. >> a lot of storms in the area, whether or not it was quickly dwooping or not, it's hard to say. one guest earlier said you might be flying in a storm. but if you're flying through rain, you might not realize where a stronger storm is through that, at least getting a visual cue. so that is one thing. i want to show you this map. a lot going on. so there were definitely storms in the area. but i also want to give everybody an area of where we're talking about. this is indonesia made up of these five larger islands. bali is one we think of just to the east of java right there. the plane was flying from

heavy downpours, periods of dryness like right now, but now as nightfall has come on, the fog is also here. things were so crazy earlier today, at least one driver decided to quit. on a day when the rain and the traffic kept coming, rich decided he had had enough. highway 17 driver pulled over to let the danger and the downpour pass. >> highway 17, i think sometimes they should close it and make a log ride out of it. >> reporter: it wasn't just highway 17. there was flooding on highway 87 in downtown san jose which closed a lane and a solo spinout that closed the freeway until a chp car could push the wreck to the side. one truck driver said too many people drive like it's still dry. >> when it's been a while since it rained, there's more oil on the road and so forth. it's kind of like driving through salad dressing. >> reporter: trees that may have been sick or weakened by the drought fell throughout the santa cruz mountains often blocking roads and knocking out power. on woodside road near canada a big oak tree took down power lines. it was a powerful blast but just the first taste

it will be lit from nightfall until 11:00 p.m. every night.n thursday, the national christmas tree will be lit near the white house. >> and the scaffolding looks good too. >>> getting those holiday gifts in the mail should be easy. we're going to show you some of the best and cheapest ways to make sure they make it there on time. >>> storm team 4 is tracking another wave of rain. we'll tell you if your neighborhood is about to see more raindrops or perhaps a few snowflakes. first at 4:00. >>> you're watching news4 at 4:00. >>> welcome back to news4 at 4:00. we have you covered from a wet evening to a complicated commute to simplifying your holidays. >> our reporters and anchors standing by now with new stories first at 4:00. vj, up first. how are the roads looking now? >> some folks traveling to the north say up around frederick, maryland, toward western virginia will have to use some caution on area roads. bridges and overpasses, especially the concern there. so let's talk about it on radar. first storm team 4 radar. tracking that new area of

nightfall has now come across the area. the air search has been suspended though there are boats looking for any signs of anything in the area. airasia released a statement saying that the crew asked for a change in flight path. they wanted to go up to 38,000 feet in order to avoid rough weather that was directly in their path. we're getting word from the weather channel that there was a 50,000 thunderstorm cluster right near the flight path. that is the java sea under which the plane graphic is shown. they lost contact over the java sea. there's no indication, though specifically that weather had anything to do with it. we're getting a live report from a help center at the airport that has been set up. there were 162 people onboard. the breakdown is seven crew members, including seven crew members and 155 passengers. most were indonesians. three from south korea, one from singapore and one from malaysia. that's the co-pilot of the plane there. airasia is a low-cost carrier with presence in several southeastern countries. p

also nearby in san francisco, demonstrations began on friday in san francisco after nightfall near the embarcadero downtown. protesters marched to union square and thoen tried to work their way into the annual tree lighting ceremony in union square. police said they did stop the demonstrators from reaching the tree lyth ceremony. they moved the group down to market street. in san francisco, some of those protests did turn violent. several businesses were vandalized. reports of some broken windows. some bottles and rocks thrown at police officers. two officers reportedly injured. several arrests made at night in san francisco on friday. also on friday, in chicago, it was about 200 people who marched from the city's magnificent mile shopping district in the afternoon. they marched from there to wicker park. that was described as a day of awareness and engagement in chicago. about half of that group made the initial march kept marching onward to a walmart store almost four miles away chanting hands up, don't shoot. also no justice, no profit. in seattle, same day, on friday, more than 200

after nightfall on d-day, the 142nd infantry division to attack mount lungo.e attack, all army artillery within range, including tanks, was directed against san pietro and the surrounding area. 1200 hrs, d-day, the 15th of december. the 141st infantry some 400 yards from the line of departure. held powerless under the weight of the enemy. the second and third battalions advance yards the on to their former positions to appoint a most directly [inaudible] for the third time, they were forced to take such cover as the quaking earth could offer. orders were for the tanks to enter the town and locate and destroy the heavy weapons fire leveled against our foot soldiers. the high road into san pietro was a narrow mountain road and from the beginning of its winding descent, it was under direct enemy observation. 16 tanks started down that road. three reached the outskirts of town. of these, two were destroyed and one was missing. five tanks were immobilized behind enemy lines, their crews having to abandon them. five tanks get enemy mines and were destroyed by enemy

by nightfall there could be some rain.a little bit of a wintry mix changing over to rain. so if you're driving around saturday night unsee some of that wintry mix slow it down. by sunday morning perhaps a little lingering rain and then just cloudy and drying in the afternoon. >> okay, thank you david. >>> it's now 6:40 and still ahead here on "action news," a healthcare worker has carried ebola to scotland. we'll give you the details. >> two men open fire on a los angeles patrol car leaving the police force on edge. matt. >> just a touch busy but not a huge crowd here this morning matt in chester county along the 30 bypass. eastbound side approaching 113 normally we'd be stacked at this point but not this morning. we'll see if 95 is delayed when "action news" continues on this tuesday morning. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here at the platt bridge. it's 6:43, 34 degrees. not going to get much warmer today. only getting up to 39. >> look who just turned -- i'm kidding. that's not you. >> no, hey. no

. >>> because of nightfall indignation represent of called off the search.ernoon here in the bay area air asia flight 850 -- 01 left indonesian city of surabaya on its way to singapore around 530 in the morning local time and banished along the way as it flew over the job us see which is a heavily traveled shipping route. it's an airbus a320 and had 162 passenger and crew on board. according to officials, before the plane disappeared the pilot requested a change in the light path due to weather and wanted to fly at a higher altitude. during the search, families are gathering at the airport in indonesia fearing the fate of their loved ones. >>> my fianci and his family were on that plane. in the morning, we lost contact. i did not think of anything. i did not any have any feelings at all. when i was on my way to the airport, i listened to to the local radio and said that they said that the plane was missing. it was supposed to be their last vacation before we got married. his last vacation with his family. >>> in the statement, officials said that the two pil

now saying that the fire is under control on that ferry and they hope to have everybody off it by nightfall, dan and amy, with the bad weather, the heavy wind winds, the rain and also this un unpredictable condition on the water, this really is a race against the clock. >> hamish thank you. so many american tourists take ships like that all the time and really scary story. >> and weather seemingly contributing to so much of this and now we have more weather news back at home. a blast of cold air that's going to hit most of the country as we all get ready to ring in the new year and ginger of course is tracking it all with winter wonderland behind you. >> snow in the las vegas strip for new year's eve. how does that sound? it's happened before but want to start you off in western montana. big forks tons of accidents and power lines down and right into the nevada skiing so, yes it's normal to be in the mountains and skiing there but not so much on the strip. if max could advance that there we go anywhere from southern california through southern nevada and northwest phoenix or i'm sorryarizon

demonstrations turned violent by nightfall. protestors flew flares, fire bombs, fruits and vegetables at police. officers responded in riot gear and beat some in the crowd with batons. at least two people were injured. >> in the central philippines, 21 people are dead in the aftermath of a typhoon. thousands are now seeking shelter as that storm makes its way across the island. it's been downgraded after battling the central provinces with heavy rain and wind. >> this woman has been through so many typhoons in her 57 years, she can't even remember how many. her house has been repeatedly damaged over the years and does not even have a front door. she has returned after yet anotherrer trip. she usually brings her baby jesus statue with her but this time left it behind to protect her house. >> the only thing i can do is pray that it helps us and keeps us healthy. it's important that you don't fall ill when you're already poor. >> this is the waterfront here. obviously the ocean is more calm now than it was when this typhoon came t

but as you say, nightfall came two-to-three hours from now the first signs of darkness, he left the lights on inside the building. we could clearly see inside the cafe. he since turned those lights off. it's been pitch black ever since. we can still make out the flack, sitting in the fourth window and about 15 minutes ago, we saw the gunman walk past the window again with what we thought was the gunman holding that shotgun at waist level. >> chris, we believe what you are calling the flag is not supposedly a specific message but it's something we believe is called the shahada, a one statement lean of the muslim faith. he has asked for an isis flack. let me ask you, after the five people escaped, we believe they escaped because of the man's reaction afterwards, how did the situation inside change in terms of what you could see? is that when the hostages started being more up against the wall? were you able to see anything differently? >> reporter: no, pretty much since that time the gunman moved the hostages to one end of the cafe, it's the end behind the black flag. we can't see into anymo

family members of the 162 people on board missing airasia 8501 holding on to hope as nightfall forcesto suspend their air search for the day. >> boats continue to scour the java sea. officials report they spot oil slicks in the sea 700 miles from where the plane fell off the radar on the flight from indonesia to singapore. >> the pilot was reporting bad weather and asking to change course moments before that plane vanished. search and rescue crews believe the aircraft is at the bottom of the ocean. here with more on what the weather looked like when the plane went missing is maria molina. nice to see you this morning. >> good to see you all. i was reading a report from the associated press that one of the meteorologists from indonesia said the thunderstorms in that area at the time the plane went missing reached lels of 44 -- reached levels of 44,000 feet. that is very cold that far up. that is something to keep in mind, another one of the factors that could have played into this plane's disappearance. looking at the weather conditions we saw at the time the plane disappeared we had v

in sidney, you go lights were left on for the first bit of nightfall.since turned them on and right now it's pitch black in there. very difficult to see anything that's going on inside. >> you know, 10you were talking about watching the nightmare unfold for people inside. what can you tell us about some of what you saw in detail? >> it was awful. as i said, ten people left there now. we saw a variety of demographics. no children. we can thankfully report that we can see were trapped up in all of this. the gunman was putting them on rotation. making them stand up at the window. there are big windows in the front of the cafe. he was making hostages stand in turn for sometimes half an hour. one woman stood there for two hours with the hands on the glass and faces and noses touching the glass looking out what's been for 12 hours the empty pedestrian zone of martin place. you can see the gunman walking around sometimes in the background. we think he's carrying what looks like a shotgun. he was behaving menacingly and at one point he put that gun into the rib