will need the >> just another day on the job, airport inspector, spolt spotte polar bears in northern alaska. it is pitch black, 24 hours a day. the inspector's head lights. wildlife is nothing new to the employee on the run way he has seen caribou, ox, and last month a 450 pound seal. >> wow. >> welcome to alaska. always interesting. >> never been there. 24 hours a day of darkness tough to take. >> hard. >> the seals. who weighs the seal. how do they know? >> look 450. >> look trimmer to me. >> and, yeah. >> yes they did. $9 million worth. and, why it means more money to somebody else >>> good evening. the pitcher of texas dumping the $9 million salary in resource reallocation. a couple minor league pitchers. moore, a ightmare, 2017 season. 6 and 15. era over 5. strengthen the outfield. staying under the luxury. that kicks in. spend more than $197 million. friday night lights. looking for the first ever state title. taking on cajon. and, check him out. an arm. quadruple coverage. 6'8", gets it. third quarter. check out, malakia rango. could go all the way. put this game away. and doused the

. >> just another day on the job, airport inspector, spolt spotte polar bears in northern alaska.rs a day. the inspector's head lights. wildlife is nothing new to the employee on the run way he has seen caribou, ox, and last month a 450 pound seal. >> wow. >> welcome to alaska. always interesting. >> never been there. 24 hours a day of darkness tough to take. >> hard. >> the seals. who weighs the seal. how do they know? >> look 450. >> look trimmer to me. >> and, yeah. >> yes they did. $9 million worth. and, why it means more money to somebody running a small business is demanding. and that's why small business owners need more. like internet that's up to the challenge. the gig-speed network from comcast business gives you more. with speeds up to 20 times faster than the average. that means powering more devices, more video conferencing, and more downloads in seconds, not minutes. get fast internet and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more per month. comcast is building america's largest gig-speed network to give small businesses more. call 1-800-501-6000 today. >>> good evening.

latest update b >> just another day on the job, airport inspector, spolt spotte polar bears in northern alaska. it is pitch black, 24 hours a day. the inspector's head lights. wildlife is nothing new to the employee on the run way he has seen caribou, ox, and last month a 450 pound seal. >> wow. >> welcome to alaska. always interesting. >> never been there. 24 hours a day of darkness tough to take. >> hard. >> the seals. who weighs the seal. how do they know? >> look 450. >> look trimmer to me. >> and, yeah. >> yes they did. $9 million worth. and, why it means more money to somebody >>> good evening. the pitcher of texas dumping the $9 million salary in resource reallocation. a couple minor league pitchers. moore, a ightmare, 2017 season. 6 and 15. era over 5. strengthen the outfield. staying under the luxury. that kicks in. spend more than $197 million. friday night lights. looking for the first ever state title. taking on cajon. and, check him out. an arm. quadruple coverage. 6'8", gets it. third quarter. check out, malakia rango. could go all the way. put this game away. and doused the firs

alaska. it's also a glait time to see the -- a great time to see the northern lights dancing in the sky. so i urge everybody watching, come out to alaska winter, summer. it will be the trip of a lifetime. but of course it's much more than snow and beautiful dancing lights. our people are what make us so special. rugged, independent, generous, giving to their families, their communities, to our state, our country. and, mr. president, alaska is a patriotic state. i would argue the most patriotic state in our great nation. for one, we have the most veterans per capita of any state in america. and we have the very best military forces. and we have a lot of them. let me just name a few, mr. president. we have the army's first stryker brigade. spring is one of my staffers helping me out here. he served there. they're based in fort wayne write and the first stryker brigade aviation task force. we have the 59th signal battalion, 17th combat sustainment support battalion, 11th air force, 176th wing, the 673rd air base wing. the air force reservists and the 477th fighter group, 354th 354th, 213th s

on the job, said the airport inspector who spotted two polar bears running across a runway in northern alaskach black 24 hours a day. the inspector's headlights scared off the bears. wildlife is nothing new to this employee. on the runway he's seen acaribou, ox, and last month a 450-pound seal. >>> happening today, san leandro police officers will be handing out hundreds of bikes. the police officers association bought 520 bikes for the annual bikes for tykes program to serve underprivileged youth. the kids who will receive the bikes were selected from a random drawing. today's giveaway starts at 9:00 a.m. at the davis street family resource center. >>> time now is 8:40. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking the weather conditions where you live. >> we've got a lot of wind tunnels around here. bike riding today, a bit challenging, up and over the hills, because as we take you to our sutro tower camera, the beach, wow, can you see the camera shaking. mid- and upper 50s, a mild start. winds over 20 miles an hour. up to 50 miles an hour, upper elevations. i'll let you know how long this strange w

this is in northern alaska where it's now pitch black 24 hours a day. inspector's headlights scared off the bears. wildlife is nothing new to the employee. he's seen caribou on the runway and last month, a 450-pound seal. >>> still to come on "abc 7 mornings," president trump is responding to questions about possibly pardoning michael flynn. >>> a hollywood icon faces new accusers. >> announcer: good morning north bay. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." >>> it's great to have you with us. i'm chris nguyen. we're starting with of that hour with a quick look at the weather. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking the conditions where you live, hi, lisa. >> hey, chris, good morning to you. upper elevation wind is making temperatures mild and her bringing good air quality. of course that brings fire danger up and relative humidity at critical levels today. 53 in the city, 48 in fremont, that's considerably warmer than we've been the last couple of days. but we do have a red flag warning in effect until 10:00 tomorrow. so daytime humidity any

this is in northern alaska where it's now pitch black 24 hours a day. the inspector's headlights scared off the bears. wildlife is nothing new to the employee. he's seen caribou on the runway and last month, a 450-pound seal. >>> still to come on "abc 7 mornings," president trump is responding to questions about possibly pardoning former national security adviser michael flynn. >>> also a hollywood icon faces new accusers. what dustin hoffman is saying ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. the arm of an arm wrestler? the back of a quarterback? the face of a fairy? prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. the most common side effect is application site pain. ask your doctor about eucrisa. >> announcer: good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. this is

northern california coastline. the storm track is up by anchorage, alaska. it's not even close. there's no chance of a drop of rain next week with that ridge in the position it's likely to be. tomorrow napa 63 degrees, livermore 66, mid- to upper 60s in concord, fairfield, san jose and mountain view, 61 in san francisco. cloudier saturday for everyone, showers in the north bay and a couple degrees cooler. sunday the sunshine returns and next week it's sunshine across the board monday through thursday and next friday as well. it's going to be very dry next week. that's your forecast. >> thank you, paul. >>> something strange spotted in bay area waters, the fish that hasn't been seen here in decades, what it could mean for the endangered species. >> i'd say a tiger woods win would certainly qualify as an endangered species, but there was a tiger sighting today and it was surprisingly good. we'll tee it up next. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free exp

alaska. the record snowfalls in the northern climates. 46 napa. dirty six fairfield. it is clear and cold. a lot of smoke on the fires has me coming this way. tomorrow there will be less of it. you will notice it in the form of less orange. less color in your sunset. the forecast for san francisco tomorrow. cloud cover for oakland san francisco and hayward. by afternoon it warms up a little bit back in the low 60s. partly sunny and mostly sunny. hazy sunshine late in the day. san francisco 63. other places 65 or 66. this weekend and the winds get going on saturday. advisory goes into effect. this is not extreme fire danger. but it is something that is on the radar. we will keep an eye on it. any time you get wind -- you have to think about it. 65 in livermore tomorrow. the five day forecast is shaking out like this. >> you change the wording. you took away nice.>> i'm ready for a gusher. let's get some good rain.>> the sooner the better.>>> deyonta davis made a deal with the cardinals that will bring a local kid back home. details on the rest of sports coming up next.>>> check out the stun

. >> it starts with our radars that are on the northern canada border as well as alaska and of coursehave our santa camle that are strategically placed around the world so we can watch santa anywhere he goes. any lon. so i talked to my doctor and she prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain from moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i have less diabetic nerve pain. and i love grooming the next generation. ask your doctor about lyrica. m

alaska. it is above freezing in anchorage. the really cold stuff, northern canada. look at these minus 30 degree readings give or take around the hudson bay. that air will rotate south and southeast. that is the concern that we're going to get real arctic air heading into christmas day and much of next week. the short term, clouds moving west to east. the zone al flow bringing in mild air off of the pacific. this pulls away and we will slowly see clearing from north to south. so a quiet night. a cold night. 20s and 30s light winds. light winds tomorrow. high pressure nudges it down from new york state. we will see sunshine, temps in the 40s. clouds start to build on friday. late friday, notice the showers here in west virginia. here comes a front with periods of rain and showers. not just saturday morning but saturday afternoon as well. behind it, the cold will start to ooze in on sunday. by mid week, next wednesday, i'm only forecasting a high of 32. and that's in town. that means there may be areas that stay in the 20s. like tonight. in fact these temperatures ton

northern portion of the sierra 34% of normal. why? there is an area of high pressure that's blocking the storms from getting here. they're all going up to alaska and over the top of that ridge. we are dry the next two weeks unfortunately. we'll have totting back east if you want to find any stormy weather. so that's the way the jet stream is locked in right now. if anything changes, we will keep you posted. here a look at thilts li highlights. chilly inlandment mild and hazy for the week and the dry pattern through next week. the only good news i have, extended or long range model hinting the possibility of rain december 20th and 21st. live look from the east bay hills camera and you can see just a great view as we look all the way across the bay. there is some haze there though. temperatures are all over the board. our coldest spot right now 35 degrees in fairfield. but it's 57 in half moon bay. it's a northeastly wind a downsloping wind lourg them to be mild. air quality once again suffers because of the smoke. poorest in the north bay. both saturday and sunday spare the air alerts up moderate the rest bay area. here a look at the 12 hour pl

northern portion of the sierra 34% of normal. why? there is an area of high pressure that's blocking the storms from getting here. they're all going up to alaskaver the top of that ridge. we are dry the next two weeks unfortunately. we'll have totting back east if you want to find any stormy weather. so that's the way the jet stream is locked in right now. if anything changes, we will keep you posted. here a look at thilts li highlights. chilly inlandment mild and hazy for the week and the dry pattern through next week. the only good news i have, extended or long range model hinting the possibility of rain december 20th and 21st. live look from the east bay hills camera and you can see just a great view as we look all the way across the bay. there is some haze there though. temperatures are all over the board. our coldest spot right now 35 degrees in fairfield. but it's 57 in half moon bay. it's a northeastly wind a downsloping wind lourg them to be mild. air quality once again suffers because of the smoke. poorest in the north bay. both saturday and sunday spare the air alerts up moderate the rest bay area. here a look at the 12 hour planner

the northern part of minnesota is colder than that. barrel alaskanus, a town in russia expected low, i think they win, minus 46 degrees. >> that's without windchill. >> like the studio. [laughter] it's cold in here. >> i will tell you, i used to live in my not north dakota and minus 40 was not unusual. i understand what's going on. the market has been open for about 25 minutes for the dow has been up about 25 points. you can see we are slipping, although don't despair, there could be a late spurt. we saw a lot of buying yesterday in the last three hours of trading. it has been a remarkable year. you are looking at our heat map of the south, 30, coca-cola, gm, travelers, a lot of those are stocks with the highest yield on the dow or stocks that underperformed. they will probably get a lot of buying in the next day. overall it's been a remarkable year. this is a species a lot of people really don't believe. perhaps it's disingenuous but it's not helping the stock in apple continues to be under pressure from what i'm seeing is a report out of taiwan th

alaska. it is not changing any time unfortunately. dry skies do prevail. we have a spare the air day, more air quality in the north bay, along the coast, stemming from the workforce in northern north in northern california. during spare the air days it's illegal to burn wood and not wanting to put particulates into the atmosphere. once the sun gets up here, it it does a good job warming us up quickly. and more average in the 60s. mild monday starts off. 66 in san francisco tomorrow afternoon. 71 in san jose. oakland, 65. 69 in napa after the chilly start. spare the air day in effect for your monday. a bright day on tuesday. mild temperatures wednesday with the steady pattern, thursday through friday. slight dip in temperatures and the dry skies continue next week. we have the storms but going well north of us. >> thanks. >>> still ahead, "abc news" at weaving your own shoes... by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> seth curry brought santa a little early to some high school students. >> he commended the young men on their hard work and presented each player an under armour basketball shirt. >> and they showed thei

northern part of the country, really cold. it's cold all the way down to the south. 40 degrees in san antonio. take a look at that. anchorage alaska, 12 degrees. 12 degrees in cleveland, ohio. you get the idea. the cold has settled down across the lower 48. with the wind in effect, it feels really cold. feels like minus 12 right now in minot, north dakota. it will stick with us. we'll continue to see the lake-effect snow flurries from time to time. the temperatures very cold. we're not going to really see any change in any of thinks temperatures, trish, probably until january 3 or 4. we're talking about another 7 to 8 days at least of the cold sticking around. it will get very tiring, very quickly. >> yes, it will indeed. thanks so much, rick. >> you bet. >> let's go to bryan llenas who is in a frigid times square. i wonder if some people will stay home instead of going to times square this year? >> i hope so. no, nonetheless, you have tons of tourists will be out. windchill below that. we're talking about that night being probably maybe the second coldest night for new year's eve in new york city ever. beyond that today, there's

northern canada, is spilling down across parts of the u.s. it's minus 3, is what it feels like right now in fairbanks. it feels like minus 4 in cleveland. feels colder in the lower 38 than alaska. the cold settled down. 29 is what it feels like in dallas. 38 in atlanta. till warm in south florida. so that is maybe the one good spot. in fact, temperatures there are above average. the only spot. minus 4 in minot. feels like minus 19. here's the deal. the cold air isn't going anywhere. it's going to continue to move across the great lakes, which will still relatively warm. that's where we've seen the snow pile up. 63 degrees in erie, pennsylvania. breaking a record. that's fallen just since christmas eve. all of the snow will fall. the wind moves across the great lakes. by the way, we're talking 63 inches, up to about here. it's everywhere. so you can't move it out of the way. there's just snow every where you turn. doesn't go anywhere. temperatures across the north, a little break on thursday. friday, back to minus 4. take a look at this. saturday minus 17. actual air temperature in fargo, 16 in buffalo. 25 in new york. new years eve day, rick, minus 8 in fargo. 37 in atlanta fo

the north slope bureau, a letter from the corporation, more northern voices to add to that as well as letters signed by our state senators, alaska representatives from our legislature as well as additional letters from national labor organizations own security -- energy security advocates and many more. i would ask they be included as part of today's record. >> thank you. without objection. so the chairman has responsibility for maintaining order. the chairman has responsibility for maintaining order during committee proceedings. disruptions won't be tolerated. audience members who cause them will be removed. mr. doggett you're recognized. >> mr. barthold, am i correct that you were not able today to discuss any specific provision that republicans may have agreed upon to include ultimately in the conference report? >> mr. doggett? >> just yes or no, can you discuss what they're going to put in the report? >> no. >> so you can't tell us whether the $65 billion in educational tax incentives that were terminated in the house bill are the tax on the sick, are the tax on taxes are the child tax credit, whether that will be in the con

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