. >> gabby sartori reports on this year's efforts to track santa by norad. >> norad is a binational comedienne and american organization that's charged monitoring in defending north america's air space. and with that every year with same time, no fire. a sleigh across the world. that and that's how we come across center and then or part job us. 24 7 friend 65 days a year then tracks into tracking santa is unpredictable for the advanced technology of the north american aerospace defense command. no, we don't exactly know how >> passengers traveling where it is exactly he's going to going next. but we make sure that we stay on top of it and that at all times where i where they're from, and of course, you get to track santa from your home. can visit with the help of they are not their parents. grandparents, whether that is a website which is norad, santa got work. there is always an option to call the call center colorado spring. that number is 1, 8, 7, 7, hi, norad calling the call center and you may speaking to someone alive, but there's a tremendous amount of calls coming through. you're the o

norad santa.org.ou can also download the app from the whichever app store that you use and so on the website. there's games and fun things to do to track santa, as well as plenty of other ways to connect. norad says that if you're worried about the mysterious drones popping up across the country impacting santa's trip, fear not. he's a great aviator with many years of experience and should be able to navigate past any potential interruptions for stories like this, make sure you join us for today in the bay. we're on every morning for you from 5:00 to 7 a.m. make sure you tune in, because maybe we'll talk about where santa's going on vacation after this. i don't know. i'm marcus washington. back to you. maybe we can join him. that's a good question, marcus. that's a good question. all right, up next, looking for an extra stocking stuffer? how about we all want this? a billion bucks, the big jackpot u jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mob

if you want to follow along with santa's journey, just head to norad santa.org or check out the norad santa tracker app in the apple and google app stores. all right, coming up, the age old tradition in the south bay. meet the tamale makers who prepare thousands of meals for christmas, plus volunteers getting ready to serve hundreds. tomorrow at glide memorial church, we're going to speak with glide about san francisco christmas eve brunch at glide memorial church, the renowned house of prime rib provided 3,000 pounds of prime rib that fed some 4000 guests. then glide delivered another 200 meals to encampments across the city, and organizers say it's all about providing hope and giving back to the community for the holiday. i think it was different this year is the joy and the passion our volunteers have. more people are coming out. more people are in our line. we know that hunger doesn't go away because it's a holiday. and so that's what today is all about. volunteer, giving back and serving our community. and tomorrow's christmas celebration starts at 10 a.m. and includes dinner wit

norad santa.org. you can also download the app from the whichever app store that you use and so on the website. there's games and fun things to do to track santa, as well as plenty of other ways to connect. norad says that if you're worried about the mysterious drones popping up across the country impacting santa's trip, fear not. he's a great aviator with many years of experience and should be able to navigate past any potential interruptions for stories like this, make sure you join us for today in the bay. we're on every morning for you from 5 to 7 a.m. make sure you tune in, because maybe we'll talk about where santa's going on vacation after this. i don't know. i'm marcus washington, back to you. that's a good question. i wonder somewhere tropical. yeah, he deserves that. yeah. now, we've got a lot going on in the 5:00 news. unfortunately, you may not be able to get your peppermint mocha at your regular starbucks store. the barista strike grew today to over 500 stores nationwide, including a loca

and norad is everyday mission is to track everything that flies in the sky over the u.s. and canada. >> so they have the best technology and qualifications to keep up with santa and his reindeer. >> we have a network of satellites that orbit about 23,000 miles above the earth, and they are aided by the heat from rudolph's nose that helps them be able to see where where the sleigh is. >> kids and the young at heart can go to norad santa.org to see where santa is right now. in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> who knew rudolph's nose was so powerful? we are tracking santa's live right now. so far tonight, he's delivered more than 5.5 billion gifts to children around the world. right now, you can see he is soaring over the jamaica. just minutes ago, he was in south america doing his roots in colombia and peru. we will check back in on santa later tonight at ten and 11:00. for now, we want to thank you for joining us on this christmas eve. to stream the latest news a weather mmmm, kinda needs to be more...squiggly? perfect! so now, do you have a driver's license? oh, w

instead, it was the number for the continental air defense command, norad predecessor.d that christmas eve. officers took dozens of calls from kids asking the same question where is santa and when will he arrive at my house? >> he generally tends to start just to the west of the international dateline and work his way around the globe, generally moving north to south. >> now norad gets hundreds of thousands of calls every december 24th, and it takes a large team of volunteers to keep the magic alive. >> it is something that brings real joy to the members of norad and norad is everyday mission is to track everything that flies in the sky over the u.s. and canada. >> so they have the best technology and qualifications to keep up with santa and his reindeer. >> we have a network of satellites that orbit about 23,000 miles above the earth, and they are aided by the heat from rudolph's nose that helps them be able to see where where the sleigh is. >> kids and the young at heart can go to norad santa's dot org to see where santa is right now. in washington, rebecca castor, fo

that number is 1, 8, 7, 7, hi, norad calling the call center. and you may be asking king to someone alive, but there's a tremendous amount of calls coming through. you're the over 400,000 last year. so therefore, if there's not someone available light away, this continuing really want to talk someone please call when tracking santa. you can't track in to your home center comes to your house when you're asleep. usually santa cost between 9 and midnight. but if you're away, can you if you're trying to peek in sneed and i know done as a child, well, santa knows and santa will make sure to come back to your house but will not stop right away. you can track santa, but you're not going to be able to catch in greenville. gabby sartori. >> and the south bay free rides will be available. new year's eve, the santa clara vta is continuing its tradition of offering free bus or light rail service starting at 08:00pm on december 31st. the free service rides until 05:00am on new year's day. so if you're planning on having some drinks while ringing in the new y

a gabby said tori explains how he's going to be tracked by norad. >> norad is l comedienne and american charged monitoring in defending north america's here space. and with that every year with centauri no-fly or a sleigh across the world that and that's how we come across center and then or part job dig us. 24 7 friend 65 days a year then tracks tracking santa is unpredictable for the advanced technology of the north american aerospace defense command. no, we don't exactly know how >> passengers traveling where it is exactly he's going to going next. but we make sure that we stay on top of it and that at all times where i where they're from, and of course, you get to track santa from your home. can visit with the help of they are not their parents. grandparents, whether that is a website which is norad, santa got work. there is always an option to call the call center colorado spring. that number is 1, 8, 7, 7, hi, norad calling the call center. and you may be asking king to someone alive, but there's a tremendous amount of calls coming through. you're the over 400,000 last year. so th

norad santa.org.ad the app from the whichever app store that you use and so on the website. there's games and fun things to do to track santa, as well as plenty of other ways to connect. yared says that if you are worried about the mysterious drones popping up across the country impacting santa's trip, don't you fear about that because he's a great aviator with many years of experience and should be able to navigate past any potential interruptions there. now they're going to be open until 11:00 with that line, but kids should probably be asleep by 11:00. we can let them know when santa is close. yeah. very close. the sooner you go to bed, the sooner santa gets there. that's what i was told when i was a kid. it still holds true today. thanks for joining us. happy christmas eve. we'll see you back h whether it's a small replacement or a full kitchen remodel, we're committed to making your dream kitchen a little more within reach. that's holiday savings worth celebrating for. shop holiday savings with u

we're looking live the norad santa tracker. every year, the norad, the north american aerospace defense command center, makes it easy to track his journey around the world online or on their app. right now, he is passing through canada. we were watching him a little, little earlier in the newsroom. it is amazing how fast it goes. i mean, you know, it goes fast. it's amazing. he's delivered more than 7 billion gifts so far. he's having a good night and we're having a good night. yeah, he's a true pro. the reindeers are true pros. any kind of weather he was going to make it no matter what. and lucky for us we got good weather. so that's good. you will want to kind of layer up if you're going to be out early in the morning. although i think most of us will be in pajamas at this point. but let's take a look right now at our live cameras, 40s and 50s, to start. and let's get right to microclimate weather forecast, because i talked about how it was going to be chilly. and i want to show you already the 24 hour temperature change comp

. >> and of course, number seven, the norad santa tracker is fired up this christmas eve. you can see santa is somewhere in china right now, so uh- better be good if you want those gifts delivered here in the san francisco bay area. >> thanks so much fun. yeah, yeah. >> thanks so much for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> gio: good morning america, and breaking news for the viewers in the west, travel chaos, millions head out for the holiday, american airlines ground the fleet, delays and cancellations right now. white christmas, a fast-moving storm bringing ice and snow to the northeast this morning and huge waves turn deadly in the west. this pier fell into the ocean taken out by the surf. we are tracking the latest right now. >> rebecca: facing justice, the killing of the united healthcare ceo, the suspect has pled not guilty to charges of murder and terrorism. a crowding support for the suspect outside of the courthouse, why his lawyer says he may not get a fair trial. >> rachel: former president bill clinton hospitalized what we know about his condition this morning. >> gio: and

norad, a joint operation between the u.s.ian militaries, is responsible for guarding the skies over north america. and later, they will dispatch a fighter jet to greet santa. >> norad tracks santa the same way we do our 365 day coverage of north america. we use a combination of satellites, radar, and fighter aircraft. with santa, we pick them up normally on radar first, the northern canada and alaska warning system. as he gets further away from north america, we use our satellites in geosynchronous orbit that are infrared capable. rudolph gives off the same signature. we use that to track him around the world. as they get closer to north america, we launch fighter steps to escort santa as he is delivering gifts. >> norad say santa has been doing this for 16 centuries. so far, no accidents. 4 billion gifts have been delivered. he's somewhat over belgium we believe right now. stay with us on bbc news. ♪ announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: fundi

norad has been doing this for almost 70 years, and it started by accident.ad for children to call santa back in 1955 accidentally gave the number for the continental air defense command operations center in colorado springs. the colonel who answered a child's call pretended to be santa, and the tradition was born. you can find the norad santa tracker on our website abc seven news.com. >> always like seeing the santa tracker. well, he's not santa. in fact, in the promos, he's the grinch. yes, but. but just in the promo. but a jolly man as we know him. >> i actually was going to wear the exact same tie. and then i saw. you look like a fool up here. but i can do that on my own without the tie. anyway, nba is giving us a christmas tree tomorrow. steph versus lebron. warriors and lakers, two superstars who know the sands of time are slowly running out. we'll hear from steph. is he thinking about the end of his ca the 16th season with the warriors. steph curry knows father time is clearly not on his side. number 30 still capable of scoring 30 points in any given g

how the folks at norad are keeping tabs this week. noche de rabanos, also known as night of the radish, is a holiday tradition that dates back 127 years, taking place before christmas eve. artists. cut, peel, carve and grate radishes, creating famous characters and religious scenes. attendees are also treated to music, dance and a fireworks show. the tradition began when farmers began decorating their vegetable stands with figures of carved radishes to attract customers. >> the biblical birthplace of jesus is planning to have another quiet christmas, as violence and war in the region have kept most tourists away. bethlehem typically has thousands of people visiting the town during the christmas holiday, but for the second straight year, there will be no christmas tree in main, in manger square, no marching bands, and very few public displays or decorations and celebrations. with many americans turning to weight loss medications like ozempic, some employee health plans have started to offer insurance coverage for those drugs, but addin

norad santa.org.ou can also download the app from the whichever app store that you use and so on the website. there's games and fun things to do to track santa, as well as plenty of other ways to connect. and norad says if you are worried about those mysterious drones popping up across the east coast, fear not. santa is a great aviator with many hundreds of years of experience and should be able to navigate past any potential interruptions. i wonder, does the sleigh get frequent flier miles? like, can they transfer it to any of the airlines? yeah, that is a great. he goes on vacation right after he. mrs. claus. there's a problem though. i'm sure chris kamara could help him. sort of christian gia. that's true. he is yeah. christian saint nick, saint nick i do love you know just watching where santa is going. it helps you learn geography too. that's very true. travels around the world. teachable moment. yeah. i didn't know where san vicente islands were. so now we know. yeah, i still have to look it up.

here is a live look at the norad santa tracker. norad started doing this almost 70 years ago.n update right now. santa is over utah. we're told he'll be over arizona in just a couple of minutes, but this was started for children back in 1955, and it happened accidentally. they gave the number for the continental air defense command operations center in colorado springs. the colonel who answered a child's call, pretended to be santa. and that's how the tradition was born. you can find the norad santa tracker on our website, abc seven news.com. but again, santa is over utah and should be over arizona in the next couple of minutes. san jose's christmas in the park was busy tonight with people soaking up the holiday cheer. each year, the san jose nonprofit hosts the annual tradition at the plaza de cesar chavez in downtown. people walk through the park, enjoy dozens of musical and animated exhibits, light displays, and the 50 foot community giving tree. >> i feel like this is the biggest christmasvent in san jose, and i think this is the place where everybody takes their picture w

norad santa org. you can also download the app from the whichever app store that you use and so on the website. there's games and fun things to do to track santa, as well as plenty of other ways to connect. and norad wants to assure americans, especially on the east coast, who might be worried about those mysterious drones popping up. they say, fear not. santa is a great aviator with many years of experience and should be able to navigate past any potential interruptions. i definitely have to tell my kids about norah. they love doing all sorts of stuff on there. i heard they're able to log lock in on rudolph's nose really well. yeah, yeah, i like that. you can, like, look at it from different perspectives. like they give you full control of, like, seeing what's going on, zooming in and out of the map and all that stuff. instead of a flight simulator, it's a sleigh simulator. and then one thing too, for later tonight, when it gets close to the bay area, you can say, okay, it's getting close, kids, time

so yeah, norad, us.e in close communication. we see anything change. we're going to let him know, no doubt. you know what? i like that seven days feels like t [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- dwayne johnson, rebecca ferguson, musical guests, ella langley and riley green, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 20-4-8, sir. >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

norad tracks santa the same way we do our 365—day coverage of north america every day.y on radar. first off, our north warning system, which is the northern canada and alaska, and then as he gets airborne and higher and further away from north america, we use our satellites that are in geosynchronous orbit that are ir capable, so infrared capable. and rudolph�*s nose gives off the same signature, so we use that to to track them around the world. and then as they get closer to north america, we launch fighterjets to go out and intercept and escort santa briefly as he's delivering gifts to the kids in north america. well, we don't know exactly where he is at the moment, but norad have said that santa is an unbelievable aviator because he's been doing this for 16 centuries and he's never had an accident yet. good luck to him. this is bbc news. christmas eve ushered in calm or whether after the wet and windy weather we had at the weekend. the remanence sitting by the side of the road in northern ireland, centring here though. it was a slightly different story in the uk in c

gaby satori reports on this year's efforts to track santa by norad. >> norad is a binational comedienneon that's charged monitoring in defending north america's here space. and with that every year with same time, no fire. a sleigh across the world. that and that's how we come across center and then or part job dig us. 24 7 friend 65 days, a year then tracks tracking santa is unpredictable for the advanced technology of the north american aerospace defense command. no, we don't exactly know how >> passengers traveling where it is exactly he's going to going next. but we make sure that we stay on top of it and that at all times where i where they're from, and of course, you get to track santa from your home. can visit with the help of they are not their parents. grandparents, whether that is a website which is norad, santa got work. there is always an option to call the call center colorado spring. that number is 1, 8, 7, 7, hi, norad calling the call center. and you may be asking king to someone alive, but there's a tremendous amount of calls coming through. you're the over 400,000 last

that is why norad was given the maritime warning mission.hat is why norad and usnorthcom, uh, along with the american and canadian navies and the coast guards, monitor all of the vessels off the coastline. but this is difficult stuff to do, and it is it constitutes a significant threat. >> all right. retired major general scott clancy, sir, thanks very much for being with us this morning. i hope you'll come back if if this continues. thank you. >> i'm always ready. thank you very much. >> all right. cheers. all right. let's turn now to this. stars. stripes, football and politics. donald trump's pick for defense secretary pete hegseth, enjoying a weekend of public support from the president elect, donald trump, j.d. vance and hegseth appearing side by side at army-navy football game in maryland on saturday. hegseth past the confirmation process has been a rocky one, as he has faced allegations of sexual assault, improper workplace behavior. now, according to republican senator lindsey graham, hegseth has promised to release the woman who accu

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and children everywhere has been able to track his and the reindeers' move on norad's santa tracker.stmas since 1955. >>> as santa wraps up his busiest night of the year, we know santa sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake and he knows when a child may need a calmer santa experience. cbs' jericka duncan caught up with the man in red. >> how good have you been this year? >> very good. >> very good. i'm glad. i love santa hugs. >> reporter: this sensory-friendly experience brings santa to kids in a jolly and mindful environment. each december, simon property group hosts private meetings like this. there's no long lines, lights are dimmed. and there's quiet areas for children who have unique physical or emotional needs. >> we do it before the center opens. specifically to create an environment that allows families and children to visit santa at their own pace. >> there's no commotion for him. it's quiet. he can really just relax and enjoy getting to see santa. >> reporter: the mother of 12-year-old justin says one part of santa's magic is knowing how to speak just th

here is a live look at the norad santa tracker. norad started doing this almost 70 years ago. an update right now. santa is over utah. we're told he'll be over arizona in just a couple of minutes, but this was started for children back in 1955, and it happened accidentally. they gave the number for the continental air defense command operations center in colorado springs. the colonel who answered a child's call, pretended to be santa. and that's how the tradition was born. you can find the norad santa tracker on our website, abc seven news.com. but again, santa is over utah and should be over arizona in the next couple of minutes. san jose's christmas in the park was busy tonight with people soaking up the holiday cheer. each year, the san jose nonprofit hosts the annual tradition at the plaza de cesar chavez in downtown. people walk through the park, enjoy dozens of musical and animated exhibits, light displays, and the 50 foot community giving tree. >> i feel like this is the biggest christmas event in san jose, and i think this is the place where everybody takes their pictu

: norad commander gregory gio is here with the latest on santa's flight.i think we are going to do it this year. that begs the question we are over new zealand. where are we going to next, general? >> we never actually know where is he going to go. he doesn't file a flight plan with us. use satellites, fighter jets to track him to make sure he has a safe route. continue west toward asia next. >> brian: when did this whole tradition start? it started in the 1950s when we got the technology, correct? >> nicole: also kind of by accident, right? >> exactly right for both. 155 it was a wrong phone number that called the norad operation center with a child asking to speak to santa. and an improvising colonel told him that the child, there is nothing to worry about. everything is good with santa and we have been doing it every year since. this is the 6 #th year. >> nicole: i absolutely love that general, as a resident of new jersey, i have a really big question for you. we have been having some drone issues. i'm not sure you are aware of them. since you know ever

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this is norad's 69 year tracking santa. it started interestingly, maybe when an ad for kids to call santa printed the wrong phone number and a kid actually ended up calling norad and an air force. colonel picked up the phone and played a lot kind of went with it and it became a thing you can follow santa's progress at norad dot or wow, who knew? remember brian bennett, hear use of such fun with that working receive? you know, you send them on over sentiment over. there you >> coming up tonight on kron, 4 news at 5 next hour. parents and students in the south bay could soon learn. >> which schools, the alum rock district is planning to close in the coming school plus, there's a growing memorial in the east bay after 3 people were killed in a cyber truck crash. but we're learning about the victims and learning about the victims and the accident. (cough cough) (sneeze) (♪♪) new alka-seltzer plus cold or flu fizzy chews. chew. fizz. feel better fast. no water needed. new alka-seltzer plus fizzychews. >> not that complicated cas

grandparents, whether that is a website which is norad, santa got work. there is always an option to call the call center colorado spring. that number is 1, 8, 7, 7, hi, norad calling the call center and you may speaking to someone alive, but there's a tremendous amount of calls coming through. you're the over 400,000 last year. so therefore, if there's not someone available light away, continuing really want to talk someone. he's called that when tracking santa, you can't track in to your home. santa comes to your house when you're asleep. usually santa cost between 9 and midnight. but if you're away, can you for trying to peek in sneed? and i know done as a child. well, santa knows and santa will make sure to come back to your house but will not stop right away. you can track santa, but you're not going to be able to catch down in greenville, gabby sartori. >> all right. let's take a live look at norad and avery, our producer says they're just over northern ireland, which is where my mommy and daddy are from cuyler belfast. i think they just went over b

force colonel who answered the phone improvised an answer. >> the next year we started the full-up noradta where we actually advertised it as well so that people would know to call in in order to do it. >> reporter: norad has been officially tracking santa's journey ever since. erica brown, cbs news, washington. >>> former president bill clinton is out of the hospital in time for christmas. clinton's spokesperson in a post on x said the 78-year-old was discharged from medstar georgetown university hospital on tuesday morning after being treated for the flu. >>> straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," the vatican has gotten a major christmas face-lift. we'll take you inside st. peter's basilica to see what's been hidden for years ahead of a major celebration for the church. i'm with 2018 lacrosse national champion, kristen gaudian, for the fda's don't get burned sunscreen challenge. bring it, darrell! she's tough, but i won't get burned today. i'm using a broad spectrum sunscreen. the fda recommends broad spectrum sunscreens with an spf of 15 or higher with other sun protection measures to

grandparents, whether that is a website which norad, santa got work.option to call the call center colorado spring. that number is 1, 8, 7, 7, hi, norad calling the call center and you may speaking to someone alive, but there's a tremendous amount of calls coming through. you're the over 400,000 last year. so therefore, if there's not someone available light away, continuing really want to talk someone. he's called it when tracking santa. you can't track and to your home. santa comes to your house. when you're asleep. usually santa cost between 9 and midnight. but if you're away, can you for trying to peek in sneed? and i know done as a child. well, santa knows and santa will make sure to come back to your house but will not stop right away. you can track santa, but you're not going to be able to catch down in greenville, gabby sartori. we know you want to catch alright, look, we're looking live at the norad tracking of santa. i can't tell exactly where he is there cuyler but >> it's a pretty cool shot. yeah, he's hours ahead. we look at our time zones

we'll take you inside norad's central command center, where they a tracker site from norad.ng for santa claus to make it to their home. it's a tradition that started decades ago. fox's rebecca castro explains how it all began. >> no, that's not a drone. norad is watching for the 69th year, the north american aerospace defense command is tracking santa's sleigh. >> santa just left kyrgyzstan. >> it's a tradition that started by accident in 1955. a department store misprinted a phone number in a newspaper ad for kids to call santa. instead, it was the number for the continental air defense command, norad predecessor, and that christmas eve, officers took dozens of calls from kids asking the same question where is santa and when will he arrive at my house? >> he generally tends to start just to the west of the international date line and work his way around the globe, generally moving north to south. >> now norad gets hundreds of thousands of calls every december 24th, and it takes a large team of volunteers to keep the magic alive. >> it is something that brings real joy to th

with the help of the north american aerospace defense command, or norad.n 1955 when a department store misprinted a phone number in a newspaper ad for children to call santa. the number that was printed was to norad's predecessor, so that christmas eve officers took dozens of calls from children asking for santa's whereabouts. >> it is something that brings real joy to the members of norad. we have a network of satellites that orbit about 23,000 miles above the earth, and they are aided by the heat from rudolph's nose that helps them be able to see where where the sleigh is. >> this tradition has spread over the decades. now children and adults turn to norad every christmas eve. >> well, some nasa astronauts in space right now sent a video to everyone on earth wishing them a merry christmas. >> this year, we're going to be in orbit away from them, so we want to send our heartfelt merry christmas, and we hope you have a wonderful holiday. one also mentioned that, you know, we're not the only ones that are going to spend time away from our, our, our families

how norad is getting ready to track santa as he makes his deliveries across the world.rth pole, the north american aerospace defense command, norad has been hard at work getting everything ready to track santa and his reindeer using satellites and radar. the famous tracker captures the eyes of millions all around the world and officially launches tomorrow on christmas eve. so that is santa, not a drone over new jersey. well, that's it for the afternoon edition. remember, we're streaming 24 over seven on the free cbs news app. our next newscast is at 430. i'll also see you back here at five. have a great afternoon. [sweeping music plays] ♪ ♪

norad has been tracking their journey ever since. once again, over the caribbean right now headed to the united states tonight. that's it for us at 5:00. stay tuned as we h p you ge these hands create. all of the materials i work with dry out my hands. if my hands get really dry, i can't do my job. i depend on o'keeffe's it's america's #1 selling hand cream for guaranteed relief. if it works for these hands, it'll work for yours. also available in o'keeffe's for healthy feet. (gentle festive music) - hello and welcome to cbs news bay area's "decked out for the holidays." i'm juliette goodrich. it is that time of year when we showcase all of the best in the bay area lit up for the holiday traditions. and we're here to bring you some of the most amazing displays around. we're talking big city lights and some really impressive neighborhood displays.

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if you look at military early warning systems like norad, those are looking at different things too,'s very difficult to figure out what is happening with these drones real time. we're seeing that happen before our eyes in the last month on the east coast. i mean, i guess i was surprised that it was that difficult to identify and track these sorts of drones. does that mean society is basically sitting ducks? where the government isn't able to assess and respond to threats? i would think back to — i think there's a couple of years ago when there were some high altitude balloons from china that came over the united states. and the pentagon admitted that we may have missed a few of those. it was a similar phenomenon where there was just no sufficient awareness of what's happening in that area of the air space. something similar here is happening with drones, just the way the infrastructures that have developed, it's just a very different set of targets that they were meant to look for. it's not necessarily that we cannot detect and we can't track them, it's just the systems that we have

norad first started tracking the jolly old saint nick thanks to a mistake in a newspaper back in 1955nteers help man the phones every year on christmas eve, letting kids know where santa is. and the kids ask them to check the list to see if they're naughty or nice. >> i'll tell them where santa is, and then you may get a little question from someone that is saying, well, when's santa going to go to my house? and, you know, and or am i on the naughty list or the, the nice list and all the kids i've ever had have always been on the nice list. >> norad gets at least 100,000 kids from around the world calling them every year. >> thank you for watching the 11:00 news. our next newscast is at 4 a.m. [music]. to stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime, ownload ♪ honeybaked, how it glistens. ♪ ♪ mac and cheese, so delicious. ♪ ♪ sweet potato souffle. ♪ ♪ ham and turkey, hooray. ♪ ♪ feasting on some honeybaked all day. ♪ every bite is a celebration with the honey baked ham company. frustrated with the number of mistakes his team made today as they drop another game in a sea

norad track santa the same way we do our 365—day coverage of north america every day.up normally on radar. first off, our north warning system, which is the northern canada and alaska, and then as he gets airborne and higher and further away from north america, we use our satellites that are in geosynchronous orbit that are air capable, so infrared capable. and rudolph snow gives off the same signature, so we use that to to track them around the world. and then as they get closer to north america, we launch fighterjets to go out and intercept and escort santa briefly as he's delivering gifts to the kids in north america. doing this for 16 centuries so far no accidents. 4 billion gifts have been delivered. he somewhere over belgium we believe right now. do you stay with us here on bbc news. good evening. christmas eve ushered in some calmer weather after the wet and windy weather that we had at the weekend. you can see the remnants still sitting by the side of the road in northern ireland. blue sky and sunshine here, though. however, it was a slightly different story in

he is even tracked by norad. >> norad is receiving reports from air force space command operated defense program satellites, or dsp, that santa has begun his journey to norad. >> santa tracker is my favorite thing about the christmas holiday is seeing where santa is, seeing how many people he has delivered toys to. >> it's important that the federal government makes sure that they know where santa claus is at all times. >> could you imagine the first time this happened during the cuban missile crisis, for example, and santa is tracking up to florida? we don't know. that's a sleigh. >> i couldn't imagine that santa did what he did and wasn't starving by the time he got to my house, right. >> my kids, you know, it's the modern world. so we leave a cheese and crackers. >> you'd think to your little eight year old, seven year old self, this is the year i will just stay up all night and you wake up and you're all like, how did i fall asleep? >> we never, unfortunately, caught santa, but there's still hope. we are. as technology gets better and better, we are now upping our game. >> maybe i ha

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>> it is something that brings real joy to the members of norad.orbit about 23,000 miles above the earth, and they are aided by the heat from rudolph's nose that helps them be able to see where where the sleigh is. >> kids and the young at heart can also go online and see where santa is right now. and we check in right now to see where santa is. norad santa tracker as jolly old saint nick and his team of reindeer over the african continent. almost 1 p.m. pacific time. and that means moscow, russia. and it's about to strike midnight wednesday in that part of the world. so santa is heading toward western asia and then europe after that, before crossing over the atlantic and going to south america before hitting north america. well, someone could be a very, very merry christmas billionaire. tonight is the mega millions drawing, which is currently sitting at close to $1 billion or actually just hit $1 billion. right now. the jackpot is really high. no one won the jackpot since september 10th, and it's been growing ever since. it's mega millions history

>> is something that brings real joy to the members of norad.ites that orbit about 23,000 miles above the earth, and they are aided by the heat from rudolph's nose that helps them be able to see where where the sleigh is. >> yeah, children and the young at heart can go online to see exactly where santa is right now. and we can check on santa this morning. santa is in the air. the last time we checked he was leaving australia, heading toward indonesia. well, keep looking up at the sky and checking on it. time now. 757 the rising number of bird flu cases around the country continues to call the cause the price of eggs to skyrocket. the u.s. government released nationwide figures for november, showing egg prices have now soared more than 37% in the past year. many supermarket shelves are low or empty when it comes to egg inventory. some have run out early in the day. well, the former owner of the la dodgers is now considering becoming the new owner of tiktok. billionaire frank mccourt is putting together a team of financial investors to consider bu

this is a live look at the norad santa tracker by norad count.e's now delivered more than 3 billion presents. not a bad day at the office. busy guy. today marks a historic first in space travel. the parker solar probe passed the closest a human made object has ever come to the sun. moving at a mind bending 430,000mph. so that means it could reach from tokyo, from tokyo to washington, dc in under a minute. according to nasa. the uncrewed spacecraft is also expected to give us some really dramatic new insights. just what are those insights we're going to ask the guy who knows. cnn's aviation analyst and science correspondent for pbs newshour, miles o'brien, who i adore for many reasons, but one of them being today that you make things that are a little complicated. understandable. so the first question i have for you, miles, is a lot of pressure there, erica. >> you put the pressure on me. >> that's right. flattery is going to get me everywhere in this segment. it's going to get me all the information. so what i am floored by is the fact that this

norad is following santa and his reindeer can as they begin their journey across the globe.ns, by the way, to norad to varney viewers varneyviewersfox.com, and we'llen answer system of -- answer some of them in the 11:00 hour. look at them go. >>> all right, the mad dash to get home for christmas, of course, is underway. max gorden joins me now from lax, los angeles airport. all right, max, we've been talking about talking about the american airlines ground stop. we know it's been lifted, but are the flights being delayed? >> reporter: yeah. well, flights are still delayed especially at american airlines hubs. according to american airlines, this ground stop lasted for about an hour and was due the tech issues. let's take a look at the flight aware misery map. this tracks flight delays as well as cancellations. right now we're seeing significant delays in dallas, charlotte and miami. those are three american airlines hubs. also delays and cancellations in chicago, washington, d.c. and new york. this as the holiday travel season is expected the set records. according to aaa,

norad is responsible for that, making sure if there's anything that breaches the u.s.ce, they're tracking it. if it's an aircraft that's coming in, and it's going over an area where potentially the president could be or there's some restricted air space, the capitol or something, norad will track that aircraft and the call goes to the secretary of defense, no matter what time, day or night, that occurs. and the secretary of defense in some cases could have moments to make a decision about whether u.s. military aircraft downs an aircraft. so think of the enormity of that decision. it's not just the idea that the secretary of defense is sending men and wim nn to war, which also is the case. assigning deployment orders, sending people overseas. the enormity of the decisions involved in this, not to mention $800 billion budget, it's an enormous responsibility for someone who has never had any kind of experience in it, frankly. >> and a weekend chat show host is not your ideal pick, let's just say that, to replace a four-star general in that job. courtney kube, i wish we ha

norad first started tracking santa in 1955.ng children know santa's location. that tracker goes live at midnight tonight. >> our time is now. 645 sports fans everywhere, including here, mourning the death of rickey henderson, an oakland a's legend. major league baseball's all time stolen base leader. he died on friday, just days before his 66th birthday on christmas. >> ktvu bailey o'carroll looks back at his record breaking career. for a man widely viewed as the greatest oakland a's player of all time. no contest. >> steals third base, jerks the bag from its moorings. nobody stole more bases. nobody hit more leadoff home runs. nobody celebrated with more flair. and nobody was beloved in the bay area quite like rickey henderson. >> and all y'all beautiful fans for supporting me. >> he played 24 seasons in the major leagues for nine teams, many of those with the a's. rickey henderson was one of the greatest players to ever grace the baseball field. he had that rare combination of speed, power and swagger. >> grab the shirt. yeah

. >> this is >> where in the world is santa for that answer, it's time to check in with norad trackere annual tradition began in 1955, and it started with a phone call from a boy in colorado who was looking for santa, but got in touch with the defense agency instead. >> and danny joins us now on the desk on this christmas morning, where we have a new twist on a classic tale. >> abc news graphic designer bill westerfield teamed up with former abc news correspondent robert krulwich, who, to bring a classic story to life on screen. >> yes, together they created this stunning animation of the book saint nick and the space nick's. let's take a look. >> twas on earth before christmas. on a cold winter's night. when a bright, shimmering object popped into sight. eight tiny reindeer had landed in cork. and pranced before saint nick at the chimney of york. when suddenly in the heavens, as quick as a wink, a flying saucer shot by in a great burst of pink electrons and protons, measured the sky as the sound of sleigh bells followed it by. saint nick looked up in wonder and saw a pink pie. and wh

norad gets at least 100,000 kids from all around the world calling them every single year. i bet.ng christmas this year with presents under their tree, all thanks to a local nonprofit. >> all this comes nearly three months after losing everything from hurricane helene. fox's chelsea torres has more on this toy drive has a pretty smooth process. >> families will drive in to this concert venue, turn distribution site and decide whether they want to get in the toy line or supply line, which they can do both. then, as you see, cars bumper to bumper will line up and volunteers from this nonprofit will grab toys, fill up those cars based on age and gender for each child. >> right now, there's kids that lost every toy they have. ther s families that have l t "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see all that you are? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. >>> tonight, it's the holiday season and hope dedo we have basketball for you. st. john's, their first real road test against the friars of providence in the mighty big east. as we