magnitude 6.3 quake has struck the north island of new zealand. it hit 10:20 our time, two hours southeast of auckland. tsunami alert has not been issued >>> residents of northern japan still feeling aftershocks following a 7.3 quake that hit overnight struck the north eastern japanese coast near the miyagi preeffect ter not far from the fukushima region where a devastating quake and tsunami hit last year. -- cameras were rolling when the quake hit tsunami warning called off, a number of aftershocks have been aorded -- have been recorded. no reports of serious injuries or deaths. >>> a viewer from pleasanton took in, this morning captured shaking inside a building east of tokyo. you can send your video and photos of breaking news worldwide and here in the bay

. >>> breaking news out of new zealand, preliminary magnitude 6.3 quake has struck the north island of new zealand. it hit 10:20 our time, two hours southeast of auckland. tsunami alert has not been issued >>> residents of northern japan still feeling aftershocks following a 7.3 quake that hit overnight struck the north eastern japanese coast near the miyagi preeffect ter not far from the fukushima region where a devastating quake and tsunami hit last year. -- cameras were rolling when the quake hit tsunami warning called off, a number of aftershocks have been aorded -- have been recorded. no reports of serious injuries or deaths. >>> a viewer from pleasanton took in, this morning captured shaking inside a building east of tokyo. you can send your video and photos of breaking news worldwide and here in the bay area to ureport. >>> the san mateo county sheriff's department is asking for help in finding an elderly woman who wandered away this morning from her san carlos home. the 76-year-old has and is sometimes frightened by people, 5 a 6, weighs 130 -- 5'6, weighs 130. >>> this morning

it's not going to be tropical but rain showers could be expected for the north island.arther back off to the north into china where we have a lingering frontal area in southeastern china. the high pressure setting in from the north suppressing any weather activity across this area and carrying very cold air with it. that's going to be causing is the filter across sea of japan picking up moisture and dumping it along the sea of japan seaboard of and honchu. hokkaido, you could be picking up 17 centimeters of snowfall. you could be see 30 centimeters in portions of honchu. east coast of tokyo, things will expect dry. temperature will be dropping right off. tokyo, a high of 8 here on your wednesday. a low will be getting down near freezing. seoul at minus 4. beijing just at minus 1 for you in the midpart of your work. into the tropics, 33 for your high in manil. to the americas we're watching a system pull off the east coast. the storm system did bring rough weather to the southeast. actually a tornado was reported in georgia. that's dissipating and pushing off to the east

you've got aircraft sitting at north island, just launch them, get them in the fight. it was hard to explain to them that that's a very delicate air space when you have fixed wing and rotary wing sharing the same air space. our aircraft are fixed wing, typically 150 feet agl at 200 knots but they didn't understand the calm complex of that. it would be like me showing up to the battle of belugia with my civilian fire helicopter and say i'm here to help. i would not expect to do that because i don't know the com protocol, i don't know the doctrine on engagement. it was tough to explain that to a political body and the public why cal fire isn't launching everything we have and the marines to fight a fire. we've worked hard to educate them, i think a lot of them get it now but it was a challenge initially. >> thank you. do you want to say anything? >> yeah, i wanted to comment on operatability within the california national guard. they worked really well within the framework that we established with cal fire and then beyond that throughout the national guard and the army,

according to the survey this earthquake rocked north island of new zealand about 200 miles of auklandthere about 1020 our time. no major decisions reported. about 6,000 miles north a 7.3 quake hit japan today. one measured 6.2 this, video taken after 5:00 p.m. in japan, tall buildings in tokyo swayed for several minutes but there was little damage. a warning was issued, cancelled a short time later. >> a tragic ending to what started out as a joke by two australian radio djs. a nurse trick bid djs into sharing information about the duchess of cambridge's pregnancy has dies. the hospital says the 46-year-old was the victim of a prank phone call.xw1 saladan transferred djs to kate's nurse. this morning her body was found near the hospital. it's believed to be a suicide. >> jacinta worked at the hospital for more than four years. she was an excellent nurse. and well respected and popular with all of the her colleagues. >> the prank call took place early tuesday morning and the radio personalities apologized for impersonating queen elizabeth and prince charles. now, their employee says t

. >>> right now new this morning officials say a navy helicopter has made a hard landing at north islandtion in southern california injuring the four crew onboard. the navy says the seahawk was taking part in routine training when it made the hard landing last night. officials say two other crewmembers were taken to uc san diego medical center the other two taken to scripps. >>> long waited return of the google maps app is hitting apple device this morning nearly three months after apple replaced google maps with its own mapping app which was plagued with wrong or missing information. google says the new app is a major improvement over its previous version. >>> people living in certain parts of the country could farrers worse than others if -- could fare worse than others if the white house and congress fail to -- -- [ unintelligible ] >>> amazon winds a patent you may want to know about. >> san francisco one of the most stable real estate markets in the country. jane king who lives in new work joins us live from the new york stock exchange. >>> i'm waiting for them to reap a deal many t

the quake struck the country's north island about 10:20 our k 130 miles away.no major damage has been reported a tsunami alert was not issued. >> a fan attending a raiders game remains in serious condition. we've got some video there. that is not the story. let me tell you what happened. witnesses say he jumped from the upper deck. officials say it happened on the west side during first quarter of the raiders game with the broncos. >> the man landed on the upper concourse. he was conscious when he left so far no word on why this man may have jumped. >> a man refusing to climb off a scaffold along the embarcadero. he's been up there two and a half hours, police say he's the suspect in a battery case. a victim told officers the man kicked him and hit him with a skateboard. you can see him climbing up here. and that is where he climbed on to the scaffold and where is he at this moment. >> pearl harbor survivors saluted their officer autos today 71 anniversary of japan attack on the u.s. naval base in hawaii. the pearl harbor attack that threw the u.s. into world w

nothing major any way. 6.3 quake rocked the north island of nuss about 200 miles from awbing land. there are no reports of any damage there on new zealand. >> 2 disjockey in australia have been pulled off the airen definitely. the dj tricked a nurse to share information about the duchess of cambridge pregnancy. 46-year-old about nurse has been found dead. it's believed to be a suicide. she was working the switchboard and transferred the dj to katie's nurse. >> 71 years ago today the japanese bombed pearl harbor of course the day of infamy. special shift that play add key role getting special treatment in the bay area. wayne has the story from mare island. >> history arrives with he have old ship and up sustain stairs office susan is curious about all of them. >> i like to know where they served what they addition she can tell you how the ship here served as oil tanker. but the this remain us this size isn't everything. >> i say big in heart. >>reporter: fully appreciate how much heart you need to go back to december 7, 1941. pearl harbor. remember the story about the little tug tha

paul dickinson and his girlfriend tina keegan are cruising their boat off new zealand's north island with their bull terrier priscilla. >> we were probably half an hour into our trip. >> a rogue wave shatters one of the big windows. >> at that stage the wave came over and hit the front of the boat which in turn caused the window to break and the water was coming in. priscilla was sitting there looking at me. i was looking at the waves. i was like this is quite scary. >> the couple sends an urgent call for help. it's picked up by the rescue team in new zealand. >> i thought here we go. what we got now. we were told it was a boat in distress and if we could go out and try to find it. >> the may day call gives a vague position. the pilot knows finding the boat will be tough. >> the helicopter actually went over us. it didn't see us because of the squalls in the water. >> it's now a nerve-racking 25 minutes since the rescue call was made. and at any moment the tormenter may sink. finally the rescue crew spots the boat. >> the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. >> alex st

it shifts toward annapolis and north of kent island through the day. then we'll look for rain and snow mixing over the i-95 corridor. kind of a last gasp of the storm. cold air wraps. we could see flurries. a detailed snowfall map in just a second. first, i want to show you the cold air. that will funnel in as we talk about the whole weekend for sunday, cold breezy day, a frigid night tomorrow night. it's going to be a very cold night. plan for that. future trend shows we struggle to get to 32 -- above 32 tomorrow. the cold air is available this time. it's colder than our last storm s i think the rain/snow line will stay further south. it's rolling into our area through the day tomorrow. then we'll continue to look for unsettled weather. here's the bottom line with all of it. totals will be up to an inch or so with significant rain on the central part of the eastern shore from cambridge are in the and east. as you go further north, one to two inch range will extend. about a two to three earn northern baltimore county, northern harford county and out to

. >>> the chopper went down at north island air station as what's being described as a routine trainingall four crew members onboard did survive the crash. they were rushed to various local hospitals, though. the extent of their injuries remains unclear at this hour. we're not sure what caused the crash. we will have more details as they become available. >>> also this morning, a major escalation in the bloody civil war in syria, that could now raise the likelihood of the u.s. getting involved. for the first time, dictator assad's forces appear to have fired scud missiles at rebel fighters, missiles that could then be used to carry chemical weapons. it is considered a sign that assad is growing ever more desperate. president obama has said that any use of chemical weapons would prompt a u.s. response. >>> and in money news, the rock-bottom interest rates that have pushed mortgages to record lows will not be going up anytime soon. in a historymaking move, ben bernanke said interest rates will be tied to the jobless rate. he wants the interest rates to stay at the lows until unemployment

representatives from new york, new jersey, north carolina, and georgia participated in hurricane cleanup efforts in staten island. congressman michael grim, austin scott, scott garrett, and congresswoman renee ellers helped gut and repair homes hit by superstorm sandy. great. congress has been requested $260 billion for aid. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

we travelled to the east of alaska and they will tell you yes there are saber tooth tigers north to the island. danny nodded and then went into detail about his other travels with a little fact and fiction mixed in all with a twinkle in his eye. i also remember in the community or the city in the russian far east we were at a hotel and i would say that this hotel -- this one had to be on the last of the list and as we went into our rooms i discovered that my bed was a wooden frame and then just straps, no mat tress and one blanket and no pill lofmente i thought fwg jr. member of this co-dell this was something they assigned to me. so i went down the hall with my special key in hand and mip special i.d. and in that part of the world that's what you do. knocked on danny's door and he said how can i be of service to you dear friend and i said i'd just like to look at your accomodations thinking he would have a bed. and there was a wooden bed with the same kind of accommodation. and no mat tress and just one blanket and he said why are you interested in that bed. i said i thought being a jr. membe

. >> the rich extends northward across the sea floor from greenland and the north pole to the new siberian islands, which are about 1,800 kilometers away. that is why the voyage is politically controversial -- russia, norway, and canada also claim part of the region. the countries are all striving to ensure valuable natural resources are on their territory. the length of the voyage is limited to 45 days. otherwise, when winter sets in, it will become trapped in the polar ice until spring. the danish research team wants to create a precise map of the seashore -- seafloor in this area. they are using a measurement device for submarine surveying. the instrument is lowered into the water and dragged behind the boat on a long cable. as the olden -- odin proceeds, the ice thickens. they drag it for hours only to receive bad news. >> it is no use because it is not sinking below our ice floes. >> they did not expect the expedition to be like this. they're frustrated, but there is worse news -- the streamer is broken. the cables have been severed by ice sheets with razor sharp edges. >> first, we are going

island of lawok. to manage threats from china and from north korea. the new defense minister has revealed plans to strengthen the self-defense forces. addressed about 600 senior officials from the defense ministry and the self-defense forces on his first day on the job. >> translator: our nation's security is under increasing threat. we need to review our capabilities both in quality and quantity. >> he pointed to the dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. chinese planes have flown into and around japanese air space in the area and chinese ships have sailed into japanese waters. he said he's also concerned about north korea's nuclear and missile development programs. >>> newly released details showed myanmar canceled a visit of sdf vessels out of consideration of china. two ships were scheduled to visit on the way back from mine sweeping drills in the persian gulf. no japanese vessel has ever made a port visit to the country. myanmar was under military rule for almost 25 years. the nation has been strengthening ties with japan and wes

golden gate bridge, windy conditions car off the road west 37 three miles past mare island on the cotati grade north directions. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news which continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america." >> stay with abc7 news for continuing storm watch coverage. we leave you with a live picture from petaluma track the. storm yourself with live doppler. >>> good morning, america. breaking now, that major winter storm making a mess of the northeast. flooding and high winds causing damage on the eve of the holiday getaway. nearly two feet of snow already in the midwest. interstates closed by massive pileups. sam is leading our extreme weather team. >>> breaking overnight, one of the bank robbers who made a daring escape from a downtown chicago prison, detained by police and federal agents. his partner, still on the run. armed and dangerous. the city, still on edge. >>> the three-time olympian leading a double-life. one of the best distance runners in the world. the wife and mother with a huge

points at least north and west of salisbury up to kent island. we think a lot of rain will be mixing in. one to two inch totals just south of the advisory area. two to three inch totals, columbia, western howard county up through northern baltimore, and northern harford and four earn plus totals along the state line. this could bend into extreme northern baltimore and harford county but i think mainly north and west. overnight tonight 30, mostly cloudy, snow showers by dawn. snow for most of us in the morning. the changeover moving up the bay, 37. tomorrow night 27 as the winter showers taper off. we got the sun back for part of sunday but a breezy day. if going to the redskins game this will be cold. the setup for new year's eve, dry conditions for all the festivities. we're looking good through the champagne toast at midnight. as we go into new year's day, we could see another weak disturbance, another wintry mix for the first day of 2013. >> wyatt's got to earn his paycheck with all these storms. >> we'll see in that stops. >> thanks, wyatt. >

north western flank of the nation. 30 to 40 centimeters likely from tonight to tomorrow morning. a new system will form and produce snow hoshowers around seoul. rain will also spread into the southern islands of japan. midwinter like weather is affecting the north. zero degs in seoul. it's a different story. tokyo rising to 14 degrees. let's go over to the american continent. the series of pacific storm systems in the west coast bringing stormy weather. significant rainfall has caused roads to to be inendaenindate d of oregon are experiencing dry conditions. the next storm system is on its way. rainfall total could reach 230 millimeters in parts of oregon into wednesday morning. lots of rain is going to be pounding across this location. very warm for this time of year in many locations. 13 in chicago and 21 degrees expected in washington on tuesday. here is the extended forecast. >> that's all if this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.

arrive with alaska and where locals will tell you yes there are still saber toothed tigers north of the island. danny visiting with staff nodded sagely and then went into detail about as many other travels with a little fact and fiction mixed in all with a twinkle in his eyes. i also remember in the community or the city of -- in the russian far east. we were at a hotel and i would say that this hotel, if there are any hotels in regard to the russian far east this one had to be won on the last of the list and as we went into our rooms i discovered that my dad was a wooden frame and then just straps, no mattress and then one blanket and no pillow. i thought being the junior member of this codel, this was something that they assigned to me so i went down the hall with my special key in hand and my special i.d. and that part of the world, that is what you do. i knocked on danny store and he said how can i be of service to you dear friend? i said, i would just like to look at your accommodations, thinking of course he would have a bed and there was a wooden bed with the same kind of accommodations

in hospitals such as north shore university hospital on new york's long island, cameras monitor how often healthcare workers wash their hands. "they were really washing their hands less than 10% of the time." aronson says within a matter of weeks, hand hygiene - key to preventing the spread of infection in hospitals - improved 80% and stayed that high during a year-and-a-half of periodic checks. as far as employee representation, he says no union has blocked arrowsight from installing cameras to monitor employees. in less than one year, online coupon company groupon moved from massively hyped to a mostly forgotten $4 stock. paul eggers takes us behind the scenes as former groupon employees vent over the rise and fall of company stock. groupon's stock chart is not a pretty picture. from its opening on the nasdaq in november of last year to today, the stock has dropped more than 80%. during that time, while traders quickly sold off their shares, former employees of groupon like jason bowman were barred from trading their options on the open market until june. "at one point during the lockou

islands in the south china sea. the defense ministry says the asdf spotted a wide 12 propellor aircraft on its radar. the plane was approaching from the north. it released f-15 fighter jets from the chinese prefecture. it flew within 120 kilometers of the islands but left without raiding japanese air space. the afdf dispatched fighters in response. a wide 12 aircraft also approached the islands last saturday but left without violating japan's air space. >>> a chinese think tank says it can't rule out the possibility of clashes breaking out between japan and china over territorial disputes. the government-affiliated chinese academy of social sciences released its assessment of the international situation in a report on monday. referring to the budget in japan, they reported china-japan is in the worst state. it adds that tensions could be eased through diplomatic channels. china has repeatedly sent ships into japanese waters around the senkaku, apparently to jeopardize japan and to recognize that opposition exists. china says japan's stubborn position could push it further. china-japan relations, as well as northeast asia's security instabil

traffic conditions very few cars towards the toll, no problems upper deck towards treasure island into the city. north87 in san jose past the hp pavilion moving at the limit. farther north towards 101 earlier accident north 87 at that juncture that accident has been cleared. that is good news no significant slowing there. chp updating location of this stall north 280 before ray street temporarily shutdown the freeway to move that stall out. should be reopened any moment, no traffic issues. grand avenue on-ramp partially blocked eastbound 580 earlier injury accident in the clearing phases. >>> 5:20. >>> reminder today, we are kicking off our share your holiday food drive it is easy to help. >> let's go back to mike in walnut creek with more info. >>> good morning. broadway plaza the main courtyard we have a couple empty barrels from alameda county food bank and from the contra costa and solano. the reason we are here to fight hunger, donate food, time or money we have giveaways if you come here, santana row or union square in san francisco. we have four tickets to disneyland also oakland ballet nutcrac

representatives from new york, new jersey, north carolina, and georgia participated in hurricane cleanup efforts in staten island. congressman michael grim, austin scott, scott garrett, and congresswoman renee ellers helped gut and repair homes hit by superstorm sandy. great. congress has been requested $260 billion for aid. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. we are starting out with some thick fog in some areas. take the time. the clouds will break it up later this morning. it will be pretty thick for the next few hours. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for some rain this afternoon. high temperature into the 60's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 48 degrees at the airport. the battle of the beltway goes washington's way. >> a police officer is shot try to break up a fight. >> president obama meets with the top republican from congress. i am tracie potts in washington with an update on

. >> we are in the group of 115 islands east of kenya, north of madagascar. we cover a huge area of the southwestern indian ocean. we're at the full mercy of what happens in the ocean. we are ocean people. anything that affects oceans, whether through increased temperatures, acidification, which is a bigger threat to khor reece that morning temperatures. >> what happened with acidification? why is that a result of climate change? >> we are reaching the limits of carbon dioxide and water can take out of the air. we have abused the oceans as we have abused the forests. >> people here have said they joked that they found something with a label made in the u.s.a., and that is co2. martin khor, you are not that far from the philippines. talk about the significance of typhoon bopha and what that means for malaysia and for these climate talks. >> i think we are seeing these extreme weather events. in our country is the heavy rainfall. the scientists have said, climate change is contributing to that. as the oceans become warmer and there is more water in the atmosphe

woman: here is north america, so it's english first. so, uh, quebec is an island know, in a sea of... english. narrator: this sea of english is a source of concern for the quécois. althoe largest population french spearesides in quebec.out canada yet all of them are surrounded, not only by english canada, t t lge anmost influenti english-spki count i thegio the. pierre-etienne la porte is the director of a government-run research organization called the french language council. translator: one has to keep in mind that quebec is in a very special situation as a result of its proximity to the american giant. from a geo-linguistic perspective, english has an influential presence here, because we are deeply integrated into american civilition, which is the civilization that surroundss. narrator: nearly half of quebec's seven million people live in the city of montreal, and it is here that the battle between french and english is most heated. the québécois recognize that protecting language is the most effective means of preserving culture. to help get protection from

islands in the south china sea. the defense ministry says the asdf spotted a wide 12 propellor aircraft on its radar. the plane was approaching from the north. it released f-15 fighter jets from the chinese prefecture. it flew within 120 kilometres of the islands but left without raiding japanese air space. the afdf dispatched fighters in response. a wide 12 aircraft also approached the islands last saturday but left without violating japan's air space. >>> a chinese think tank says it can't rule out the possibility of clashes breaking out between japan and china over territorial disputes. the government-affiliated chinese academy of social sciences released its assessment of the analyst situation in a report on monday. referring to the budget in japan, they reported china-japan is in the worst state. it adds that tensions could be eased through diplomatic channels. china has repeatedly sent ships into japanese waters around the sonkuku, apparently to jeopardi jeopardize japan and to recognize that opposition exists. china says japan's stubborn position could push it further. china-japan relations, as well as northeast asia's security insta

rain affecting new zealand the next couple of days -- further north we may see a tropical storm developing around the solomon islands which would bring increasingly what weather across the region. pretty wet across the good part of southern india and sri lanka, the northeast monsoon, one terrain's across a good part of sri lanka now struggling with widespread flooding. over 300,000 affected. north, largely dry. winter weather along afghanistan and northern pakistan and the far north of india, in the process of petering out. we have rain petering out across the arabian peninsula. in doha, lively downpours into the overnight period into friday.the fall, saturday 8:30 eastern. >> welcome back. our top stories on al jazeera. thousands of people are in the streets of iraq to protest against the government. most are from the minority sunni muslim community, accusing shia prime minister of discrimination. more howling reports from syrians recently escaped to lebanon. on the diplomatic front, russia and by this. 's main opposition group to moscow for more talks on ending the crisis. china approved new rules for bloggers to

north of philadelphia. that's about it. those will quickly blow through long island and also through connecticut as we go throughout the early. after that, the warm front goes through and will warm up in a hurry. a pool of cold air moved in overnight over new england. hartford at 32. it's 17 degrees warmer right now in new york. but that cold air that just temporarily settled in overnight will be pushed out in a hurry during the day to day. all the warm air to the south will win out. temperatures are going to rise rapidly. should head up to 58 today in hartford after starting out in 32. that is pretty incredible, almost a 30 degree temperature rise during the daylight hours. 73 the forecast high in washington, d.c. today. you don't even need the jacket this afternoon. you notice the middle of the country, too, very warm. it's just pretty nice. i mean it's ending but enjoy it. >> all right. bill, thanks so much. >>> just ahead, how does lindsay lohan spell trouble? irs. that's right. plus, sometimes a tv shoot can be too realistic. we'll tell you why. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat.

for the barrier island off the coast of new jersey, it was north of the eye of the storm but think of it like a windmill spinning counter-clockwise. >> seaside was hit with a 37- foot wall wave so that a pretty big wall that was coming in so that a lot of power. that's crashing in here and all that force. it's brining sand. it's bringing all that water in. >> reporter: it wasn't until nearly a month later that insurance adjuster's were allowed on the island to asses the damage. >> the "l" shape everything is going down from the weight of the sand that was pushing it and the water that was pushing it out. it pushed his neighbor's shed completely into the side of his house. he had 5 1/2 feet of water inside his house so everything on the first floor needs to be completely gutted. >> reporter: john marchetti's house sits just two doors closer to the beach. >> i do have homeowners insurance and flood. homeowners doesn't cover very much. everything from the sky is homeowners and everything from the bottom is flood. obviously everything here is flood. >> reporter: marchetti's insurer, n.j.m

been following north korea because north korea has fired a long-range rocket from its west coast launch pad. japanese government says the rocket even passed over the island of okinawa. this is the second launch since north korea's leader kim jong-un took power after his father died nearly a year ago. the u.n. security council is planning to meet tomorrow and the discussion, north korea's controversial launch. our paula hancock is out front tonight in seoul, south korea. what are the officials in seoul saying about what happened? >> reporter: well, we have confirmation from forth korea as far as they are concerned this rocket launch was a success. we had a special broadcast on north korean television just about an hour ago. a very jubilant and excited news reader announced the rocket launch was a success and that the satellite had entered pre-set orbit. north koreans have claimed success in the face of failure in the past. so we have to wait for confirmation. we are waiting on the u.s. and south korean officials working closely to together to see whether or not that satellite is, in fact, in orbit. the south korean response, as you can imagine, is one of

north and west of australia there, there is an island called christmas island. >> i didn't know that. 1400 residents. >> santa stops here and resupplies and the reindeer get a break. >> is that where he vacations on his off time? >> i don't know. >> there are plenty of photographers to try to catch him. >> the thinking is if you see him, your best chance is there because he stops there for a period of time. >> then he continues to work west and eventually boys and girls up the eastern seaboard, santa will get in early tonight and tomorrow morning. >> and work westward. >> the last stop believe it or not would be near hawaii. >> or probably hawaii itself. >> the president and the girls will be the last people to get a visit. >> that's right. >> then he heads back up to the north pole. it's as norad explained to us, we can't understand the speed with which he does this. >> we mentioned that last week. >> there is science and magic involved. it's quite fascinating. >> we kind of come to the end of it all. >> yeah, you are right. one of the last time zones. >> with hawaii the last. >> haw

there's no question that the hurricane has had some impact particularly in the northeast, north jersey, long islanded by sandy. >> do you take out promotions there? do you say this is where there's going to be a demand for new cars? do you get your skates on, this is a market opportunity? >> we're offering a small incentive to those folks impacted by sandy as our way of say i saying thank you for purchasing a subaru and also to help them to defray some of the other costs they've had to incur with losing home and property. >> good luck with the business, mr. doll. tom doll, chief operating officer for subaru america. >>> game stop is revealing its game plan. opening 80 stores around the country as it tries to take advantage of the shopping season. will it work? find out when the ceo of gamestop joins us live after the break. cdw has solution experts for everything. they optimized our data center and got us on the cloud. they even sent tour champion, paula creamer, to help with charles' swing. maybe don't do that. that's not good. no! his job isn't to look good. it's to make the clients look good. oh

on treasure island, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> from ken we'll go to the north bay where debora villalon has been monitoring conditions there and a sinkhole that opened up earlier today. >> reporter: that is right, sewn ♪ [ music ] ♪ marin, napa all counties battered hard by the wind and the rain. and we're looking at one of the after-effects a sinkhole that closed a road here. road crews spent several hours getting stoney point road patched, where it intersected madron road. they just don't trust stoney point from collapsing completely. already the 4' culvert under the roll has failed on both sides and water has erode the soil around and under, it creating the sinkhole about 10' deep. the culvert was already failing due to age and the heavy run- off just finished it off. >> with the last three days, you know, this much rain short amount of time, it just causes a lot of havoc. we have a lot of roads closed right now due to flooding and it's just too much water in a short amount of time. >> reporter: and this is stoney point road, just south of here, in petaluma, there has

north pole. right now he's headed to the solomon islands a few seconds away from there. up to the minute reports and even pictures from key stops on santa's trip. a link on our website, go to nbcwashington.com and search santa tracker. >> if he's headed our way right now, he would have nothing to worry about right now. >> leaving the house about to hit the roads, dry pavement but close below freezing. by noontime and during the afternoon, may have a wet snow, maybe with some sleet quickly changing to rain. doesn't look like major event. rain ending by midnight tonight. it may happen on wednesday and again on saturday. stay tuned. >> thank you for starting your day with us. >> "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with more weather, traffic and any breaking news. do have a wonderful merry christmas eve. >> see you back here on wednesda