jenna: i own the north pole. does russia have a claim to the north pole? >> yeah, but not a very good one. what they're doing, they're saying that the ridge is actually a part of russia's continental shelf. jenna: under the water. >> right underneath the north pole. goes all the way to canada. that's a pretty weak claim. that has already been ajudicated as not being good. russia has a claim for the north pole because of the ridge so does canada.

of oil rights up there but canada is going all the way up to the north pole well no. i'm so proud of my canadian friends used to play aki up there over there and pentagon british columbia and i think they deserve the oil why not we've got a canadian air of the central bank of the bank of england is drilling for debt all day long drill drill drill debt debt debt canadian why he's up there the north drill drill drill. well why are all of these nations seeking the oil reserves of the north it's a mysterious thing but the glaciers and ice caps seem to be melting we can't mention why it's a very big mystery but why specifically is canada doing this the canadian decision to assertively pursue a claim to the north pole has a clear foundation in this national interest the arctic seabed is expected to contain over one quarter of the world's undiscovered energy resources according to the globe and mail the u.s. geological survey provides more specific numbers the arctic may contain thirteen percent of the world's undiscovered oil reserves thirty percent of undiscovered gas depo

living in the occupied territories of the north pole. oil up there rudolph the red reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. n. word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the us military to occupy. oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the free gift giving flying friend from now on folks is the commie terrorist or all rich reindeer so bye bye santa but by rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. pm here in moscow now twenty four just weeks away was sifting through more of the year's top stories. these are local to big chunks out here braving the elements in order to stand up to us oil giants chevron. this comes after a massive hunger strike that returned the world's attention to the place that some have dubbed the gulag of our times. is an undeclared global battlefield in which a young and it's just one of the front lines. oh. one of the big stories of the year a modern day david says goliath story local communities fighting for their land against the oil and gas giant see

living in the occupied territories of the north pole. boyle of their rudolph the red nosed reindeer has been read designated the chair. and a commie. and word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the u.s. military to occupy. oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the free gift giving flying friend from now on coke sees the economy terrorist or all rich reindeer so bye bye santa by by rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. welcome back to watching r t international twenty fourteen is almost upon us and with been busy here at our tea sorting through the stories and revelations that defined the outgoing year. these are local to big chunks out here braving the elements in order to stand up to us oil giant chevron. this comes after a massive hunger strike that returned the world's attention to the place that something dubbed the gulag of our times. is an undeclared global battlefield in which yemen is just one of the front lines. to. fracking was sold to the world as a revolution in energy dest

living in the occupied territories of the north pole. and oil up there rudolph the red nosed reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. and word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the u.s. military to occupy rudolph's oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the free gift giving flying boat friend from now on coke sees the commie terrorist or all rich reindeer so bye bye santa by by rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. welcome back you're watching our t.v. international line from moscow twenty fourteen is almost upon us and we've been busy here at r.t. sorting through the stories and revelations that the find going here. fracking was sold to the world as a revolution in an a g. destined to drive down bills and make the west energy sufficient but what wasn't in the marketing pitch was a devastating cost this year has been dotted with fracking horror stories which in turn have given birth to a global curse aid against shale gas drilling are just vanished account reports f

>>> the last-minute crunch has begun in the north pole.ta and his elves are fighting the clock and the thermometer, of course, to ready themselves for christmas eve. our very own elf, bob rydell, is there to make sure every single last gift is loaded properly. you have access to the big guy there, bob, for an annual holiday tradition. you're there outside santa's workshop at the north pole. how cold is it? >> reporter:m.p it's actually n that bad, peggy. we're around zero degrees. not as cold as it's been in other years where it's minus 20, minus 40. this is sunrise in north pole. the sunset will be less than four hours from now, maybe around 2:30. i bring that up to point out the extreme conditions out here. not much sunlight. relative cold. you probably think, what could survive up here? it's amazing the magic that takes place here in north pole. with transportation like this just raring to take off, st. nick will have no problem racing around the globe christmas eve. >> you're going to go around the world with me. >> reporter: here is n

jenna: i own the north pole. does russia have a claim to the north pole?not a very good one. what they're doing, they're saying that the ridge is actually a part of russia's continental shelf. jenna: under the water. >> right underneath the north pole. goes all the way to canada. that's a pretty weak claim. that has already been ajudicated as not being good. russia has a claim for the north pole because of the ridge so does canada. you have these two countries locked into a disfight right now. jenna: what about canada, what are they doing about the north pole? >> they have stealth snowmobiles but the russians reactivated six old soviet bases, two airfields. this actually could get nasty because the russians are surging the area with military assets and they want to intimidate canada and other claimants to the north pole. jenna: 25% of the world's oil could be in the north pole? >> could job is this a place we should be looking at? >> we are but not seriously. it is very hard to drill there. the russians have started to take oil offshore oil platform from t

living in the occupied territories of the north pole. and oil up there rudolph the red nosed reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. n. word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the us military to occupy. oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the street gift giving flying friends from now on folks is the commie terrorist all right reindeer so bye bye santa by by rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. again twenty nineteen moscow time now and kevin zero in the future of spin the number one topic in the media since the former russian old tycoon free after a presidential pardon from khodorkovsky plans to fight for his imprisoned comrades to putin's reasons for letting him out of jail the five days since the release of been full of speculation analysis marcus papa told us papadopoulos from the u.k. magazine politics first has been following the media hype and explained why he thinks quite a cost he's being glorified in the west. if. he had done what he had done in russia

we'll go live to the north pole. >> he's there and all. pg&e and returns the company's check when it paid the fine. >>> three-man rush. young stumbles on the way back. up the middle. pass is caught. owens made the catch. >> all of these cool moments of course talking about the stick. bringing in the final game, perhaps not the final game. it could be. >> also preparing all year long for this other big moment. it's finally here. >> we're talking about santa of course. but we're also talking about our own bob redell who joins us live for our holiday tradition outside of santa's workshop. he is really at the north pole. how's the weather, bob? frightful? >> reporter: actually it is 9 degrees above zero, which for here is very warm. i kid you no. usually it's my news 2 o last year i think minus 50 so it's unseasonably warm. in spite of that you got to dress in layers. i have my snow pants, jean, jacket, pull over, my t-shirt and my spanks. >> keeping it all together for us. nice. >> love the hat. >> you like that visual? >> especially the bieb

you got a direct link to north pole air traffic control?ink to north pole air traffic control. that's steve. and it looks like, yes, it's tracking rudolph on a final test flight. to help rudolph, santa and the reindeer, the cavalry regiment out of ft. wayne showing off their brand new snowball launchers. that's for real. the army has ordered the pilots to provide cover on christmas eve in case they run into an unexpected grinch or imbecile or something like thatball launchers are powerful. those snowballs were traveling at least 10 miles per hour. glad we have them on our side for the big trip. at the north pole, i'm bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob survived. >> yes. >> that wasn't bob. >> huh? >> i'm kidding. he's doing fine. bob is good, right? santa will have clear forecasts in the bay area. >> nice, about 60, 70 degrees warmer right now than around the north pole. 50s outside. hazy skies. that's the big problem. we typically should see storms coming through every two, three days, winds picking up. without the winds, tomorrow anothe

the north pole. yes that the north pole to see how things are going bay. as it doesn't seem old to win four unlikely hero of the flights i know you get ready for this you get at the ready don't get cold feet at the last minute which is a funny thing to say on here called the cops even the reindeer get pre christmas stickers he got this broke and got it right. no more fighting with blankets. new britain and st nicks stops by to add that extra homes to tomorrow the world to me. but given here goes downstairs. he's already written down that hill and nephew in bed with a lot to accomplish in just one night. delivering gifts to all the boys and girls around the world to me it seemed as good. maybe it yet. let's pretend that i know that i found him and stuff like him goodness me. i think that everything i can certainly use of the dead one with that's neither will we get way out. i fed them. and as cnn pounds. he just wanted to use it. the north pole. he made clear mindy very very well acted for this update

himself and the team in the north pole. bob redell made his way up to the north pole for a look at the massive operation and the final preparations under way. what is the latest there and is the naughty list longer than the nice list? >> the nice list is longer this year. i'm wishing that i was on the longer list. that's another story. good morning. merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas to you. >> we are waiting for the latest update to come out of the north pole. we have a what? we have a direct tloink santa command? >> we have a direct link to santa command. like you said, he is coming to town, better watch out. looks like he's in air traffic control tracking rudolph's test flight. that is going well. there is did sheer, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid and donner and blitzen. we did get eight rape deer and rudolph. we are okay if i have the count correct. >> i don't know what's going on here. i can't believe this. looks like one of the elves overtook the camera. >> this is your 10th year. how does this year comp

. >>> we go live to the north pole next. santa claus gets set for the busiest night of the year. >>> we are following breaking news. >>> santa, rudolph, dasher and dancer and all the other reindeer are gearing up for their christmas eve journey from the north pole to your house. in nine hours, you will be able to track his journey as he races across the world delivering toys to all the boys and girls. military specialists at norad have satellites tracking his journey. you can track his progress by clicking on our website, www.nbcwashington.com, simply search the word santa. >>> right now, santa and everybody else at the north pole is hard at work. they are all very busy. >> yeah, they have been in training. they are ready,e are ready, they are preparing for what could be the most anticipated trip of the planet. marty glazer is live at santa's workshop in the north pole. it's got to be the final stretch here, non-stop work, right? >> of course it is. good morning, jim and pat. santa is gearing up to lift off, the big guy in h

, a version of the north pole, that is.e kids boarded a plane at san francisco international airport, boarded it at least, when they walked off the plane they decorated it to look just like the north pole. in addition to that, kristi yamaguchi were there to join in on the celebration. have a great evening. at last, for an american war veteran held prisoner by north korea for more than a month. the 85-year-old finally freed by his captors. what's behind his release? >>> deadly freeze. tens of millions on alert tonight as two big storms grip much of the country. thousands stranded at airports, hundreds of thousands without power and there is more ice in the forecast. >>> and remembering mandela, we're here in south africa as the country celebrates his life and prepares to say farewell. tonight, we look back at a key moment in the struggle against apartheid, and look behind one of the most famous photos of mandela, taken the day he was released from prison.

. >>> all aboard the north pole express. we'll show you the special trip dozens of bay area kids took to meet santa and other very special guests, as well. . >>> dozens of sick children from the bay area were treated to a trip to the north pole. the kids boarded a plane and took to the sky. when they landed they walked off the plane at a gate decorated to look like the north pole. in addition to santa criothers e on hand to greet the kids. each family was given a $200 gift card. >>> google has teamed up to try to spend a space craft to the moon. in all there is about $40 million at stake. they are reaching out to the next generation of scientists you saw there. here is a great example in berkeley, a hands on educational program focusing on the effort to create what they call an apollo moment for the next generation as well as showing off pictures of earth. there is also a documentary at the hall called back to the moon for good showing progress the teams made in being able to get back to the moon by the end of 2015. that doc

i'm going to the north pole.y all commercial flights were like this there was the singing. ♪ jingle bells >> reporter: the jolly elves and have we mentioned the in-flight clown. the fun didn't stop on the plane. greeting the kids at the north pole, a bevy of kid-friendly icon and of course santa himself. amidst play time with elves, families forget the illness, sadness so many face at home. >> see my kids having so much fun. >> what did you think when you heard about this? >> i was like happy. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: at day's end came, the presentation of presents. a fitting way to end the day. a christmas these kids will never forget. sara haines, abc news, the north pole. >> how terrific is that? >> that's really nice for these kids. such a nice gesture. >> from newark airport, the boeing 737 flew over syracuse and back. it was about a one hour, nine minute course. 20th anniversary of the flight to the north pole. >> and united airlines employees that are helping these kids out during the flights. s

snowflakes are a-fallin' and lights are shining bright ♪ ♪ an old friend is a-visitin' from the north polello, friends! why don't you all sing along with me! ♪ christmastime is here again ♪ ♪ peace on earth good will to man ♪ ♪ christmastime is here again ♪ ♪ peace on earth good will to man ♪ >> yeah! ♪

at north pole traffic control. tracking rudolph. a last minute test flixt is dasher. dancer, prancer, vixen, donder, blitzen and you probably didn't p there, his name is eve, the backup reindeer. you never hear about him. >> a pinch hitter. if one gets sick. i tluv see santa but i love to see the reindeer. the real deal. >> i love that proposal too. classic. very cool. >> glad it's a warming trend. >> not too cold for bob. >> 9 degrees. >> compared to that one year you had to stand on the heating mat. thanks, bob. >> merry christmas. >> same to you. >> certainly don't need that hat here, anthony. boy, i think bob is chillier than we are. >> i'm trying to figure out who rudolph's stand-in is. i don't know. see who you can come up with. put in applications. you know we've got clear skies across the bay area. we're not looking at fog so flew the day temperatures are going to warm. we're talking about record heat. places like san jose could get to 68. breaking the old record set in 1901. even san francisco going to be warm, low 60s there, not record heat but still, warm f

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when they landed they walked off at a gate decorated to look like the north pole.amaguchi and michael johnson, several mascots were on hand to greet the kids. each family also given a $200 gift card to target. that's so cool. >>> and the holiday train operating by caltrans rolls into the bay area this weekend. this weekend brightening the path along the peninsula for the holidays. it's decorated with 60,000 lights, not carrying passengers. instead offering a live holiday show at several peninsula stations. caltrain encouraging people to bring a new toy or book for toy drives by the salvation army and the marine corps. 4:00 in san francisco and it will winds its way down to the peninsula. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 tonight because it is "sunday night football night in america." special edition of nbc bay area news after the game at 8:30. then xfinity sports sunday prime time at 9:00 and all the day's news at 11:00. nbcbayarea.com anytime of day. see you next weekend. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's rig

santa is busy at the north pole. this is carson the butler tr from "downton abbey." >> what is their point? >> their point is the arctic is melting. the north pole where santa lives is in danger. they want everybody to sign the petition. 4.5 million signed already. they say if you sign it, you will be in good company with jude law and paul mccartney and madonna. they need to raise money to save the arctic. they say we already saved the antarctic. it's 137 below there. so they are taking credit for that. >> they are adding ice. so this is a money fundraiser by showing you santa that looks like a serial killer. >> yeah. >> i don't know if this is the right way to go about it. if they had a happy santa who was sad. i used to be a happy santa but i'm sad now because the north pole will collapse into the sea. >> remember the indian with the tear, that's a better way to go. this is scary. kids, santa is busy. he's not in the video. >> if anybody sees that guy slide down the chimney, take out your gun and shoot him. >> look

how do you get a letter postmarked from the north pole? that's the question.he answer is coming >>> how do you make sure your christmas tree lasts through the holidays? how do you get a letter from santa postmarked from the north pole and does liquor have a shelf life? >> a holidayish edition of ask liz. >> a lot of folks are headed out to christmas tree farms. how do you make sure your christmas tree will last throughout the holidays and prevent it from becoming a fire hazard. >> you simply need to keep the tree hydrated. once you get it home, place the tree in water as soon as possible, no later than eight hours after the trunk is cut. as a general rule, there should be one quart of water per inch of stem in diameter in the christmas tree stand. check the water level often. some may take in a lot of water, especially in the first few days. keep the tree away from heat sources such as fire sources, heat vents and sunlight. turn off the lights when you leave the house and go to bed. >> next question comes from ann in virginia. ann wants to know if there's a wa

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its interests on monday kind of a claim to vast swathes of the arctic for itself including the north pole but moscow says the air is an extension of russia's continental shelf and an attempt to prove that was made in the next position back in two thousand and seven it culminated in russia planting its flag on the sea floor beneath the north pole over four thousand meters on the water in moscow also wants to step up its military presence in the region russia canada the us norway and denmark all boarded the arctic which is believed to contain billions of dollars worth of on gas despite the posturing leading canadian research it believes common sense will prevail. the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources i think you know common sense will probably prevail in that you know that it's not the interest of any of these arctic countries to go to war over those resources and i think there is mechanisms that play through the arctic council

region is contested by many countries including canada which claimed a large area including the north pole for itself on monday a moscow says the spot is actually an extension of russia's continental shelf and conducted an expedition back in two thousand and seven to prove it the campaign culminated in russia plotting its flight on the seabed beneath the north pole of a four thousand meters under water mosco also wants to step up its military presence in the region and russia canada the us no. weigh on denmark old bordering the arctic which is believed to contain bin leonids of dollars worth of oil and gas despite the posturing though one leading canadian arctic research of believes at the end of the day common sense will prevail. the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources i think you know common sense will probably prevail and that you know that it's not the interest of any of these are countries to go to war over those resources

two thousand and seven is culminated in russia planting it flying on the sea floor beneath the north pole of a four thousand meters underwater moscow also wants to step up its military presence in the region russia canada the us norway and denmark all border the arctic which is believed to contain billions of dollars worth of oil and gas despite the posturing a leading canadian arctic research believes common sense will prevail. the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources i think you know common sense will probably prevail in that you know that it's not the interest of any of these are countries to go to war over those resources and i think there is mechanisms that play through the door to kill sort through a number of different protruding processes for. cooperation to get this resolved while the u.n. convention on the law of the sea makes its decisions but i think the problem is that you know in the meantime countries can sometime

monday counted the kind of boss way to the object itself including the north pole. the mosque as has the care is an extension of russia's continental shelf and intend to prove that was made in an expedition back in two thousand and seven. it culminated in russia and its flag on the sea floor beneath the north pole of the four thousand beaches on the water most also wants to step up its mature presence in the region russia canada the us norway and denmark all boarded the arctic which is believed to contain billions of dollars worth of oil and gas. what is particle string a leading canadian politics were said to please that commonsense will prevail the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources. i think the dough. common sense will probably prevail in that you know that it's not the interest of any of these arctic countries to go to war over those resources. i think various mechanisms that play through the arctic

it culminated in russia wanting it all i'm going to see field beneath the north pole of the four thousand meat isn't a wartime. most also lost a step up its miniature presence in that region russia canada the us norway and denmark or border the arctic which is basic contain billions of dollars worth of oil and gas. despite the posturing and easing canadian arctic research entities common sense will prevail the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources. i think you know common sense will probably prevail in that you know that it's not the interest if any of these arctic countries to go to war over those resources. i think there is mechanisms that play through the arctic council through a number of different pre treat the processes for cooperation to get this resolved. while the un convention on the law of the sea makes its decisions but at the problem is is that the you know in the meantime countries can sometimes be the plate to the

both of them are looking towards the nort north pole. on the bottom of the sea bed are thoughts to be access to oil, minute traditional, all sorts of things that we've never had a chance to explore before. now that arctic sea ice has been melt at record rates, perhaps those will be accessible in the future. in 2007 the russians put a russian flag underwater deep beneath the north pole to express its claim. denmark claims the danish possession russian runses all to the north pole. the canadians have the same view. >>> icebreakers, all that have is part of this discussion but keep in mind it's a diplomatic process. it's not hostile. it's going to go on for decades and countries will probably change their claims, modified them and reach a diplomatic solution with this, and it will go on for some time. >> the big winter storm that is moving across the country. and then at the top of the hour it's real money. >> the jobs report was excellent. no two ways about it unless you're worried about the type of jobs america is creating. i'll take you

this christmas no no no the north pole has been virtually invaded season occupied and so now santa is living in the occupied territories of the north ball. the found oil of their rudolph the red nosed reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. n. word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the us military to occupy rudolph's oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the free gift giving flying good friend from now on folks is the commie terrorist all restraint here so bye bye sent by my rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r t question. well if you're a little more like. ali i can tell you. little . pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i roller sutured. coming up on r t edward snowden has declared victory in a washington post interview the n.s.a. whistleblower said his mission was accomplished we'll talk details with the reporter who met with stone

in russia we're seeing a military zation of the arctic and canada we're seeing canada claim the north pole when in fact their scientific committee really didn't include that in the draft that they were going to send to the united nations convention so this kind of posturing i think can be very dangerous. let's have a quick look at what else is happening around the world now on our world update tension in the streets of kiev have seeped into the georgian parliament where politicians have literally been trading blows used and how to react to the developments their fighting with sports going on member of the ruling georgian dream party reacted angrily to the opposition proposal to show support for pro e.u. testers parliament session was stopped with the speaker condemning the brawl. also on a world update a massive far the farmer's market in southern china has killed at least sixty million injured five a blaze broke out late at night and it took nearly a hundred firefighters two hours to bring it under control it's not clear what caused the blaze but the local authorities are now planning saf

was predicting conflict with canada if canada dares to think that they have any rights over the north pole or any of the arctic region that is superior to the u.s. claim and recently just a few weeks ago chuck hagel the defense secretary said throughout human history mankind has race to discover the next frontier and time after time discovery has swiftly followed by conflict we cannot erase this history but we can assure that history does not repeat itself in the arctic well he's saying that we're going to take it we're going to see is that our black hawks are around everywhere it's ours don't want to talk about naval intelligence of course but in this case you're talking about people contemplating their navel you know that's a good you know very self obsessed and delusions of grandeur as if they're going to conquer the north pole and extract all the oil without actually triggering mass extinction across the human race which i got to say at this point is probably not a bad thing so you know everybody right now is convinced that all those people in the middle east are spontaneously evil the

it looked like the north pole yesterday and it felt like the north pole. >>> it is going to warm up a bit though. >> yes. some record-setting heat in that forecast. a live look at the radar. we're tracking some rainfall off to the north. we'll see continued dry conditions here for the north bay all the way down to the south bay, but the one thing we are noitsiticing is the cloud c increasing over the entire bay area. temperatures averaging warmer in the north bay. it is 46. not too bad. let's take you to san francisco. calm winds right now and look at the colors in the sky. a lot of these colors are getting set off by the pollution as it bounces off the dirt particles. it's creating this myriad of colors for tonight. instead of 30s at 7:00 a.m., we're expecting low 40s. sunny skies by 1:00 p.m. with temperatures in the mid 50s. let's go ahead and get a look at the microclimate forecast. it'll feel like the mid 60s. palo alto at 60. downtown, we'll see a little bit of cloud cover hang on, but full-on sunshine by the afternoon. warmest weather will likely be in santa rosa. let's get to

we are heading to the north pole.ry lucky kids actually boarding a flight for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to a very hot holiday destination, if only in spirit. we're along for the whole trip. it is a story -- it is a phenomenal thing. >> looking forward to that. so many families watching their favorite holiday movies today. for many, that would be "a christmas story." >> ralphie. >> that christmas classic is celebrating a big anniversary this year. >> i double-dog dare you. >> some of the cast together for a very special reunion. looking forward to sharing that with all of you. >> i feel like the young ones at nyu, are saying, what are you talking about? it's a classic. >> it will all make sense. >> you watch it, it will make sense. >>> let's get a live check on the morning's headlines. >> thanks. merry christmas, everyone. we begin with breaking news from afghanistan. two rockets have hit the u.s. embassy in the capital city of kabul. and the taliban immediately claimed responsibility on twitter. hundreds of emplo