james patterson's latest book is american heroes. his coauthors are matt eversmann with tim malloy and chris mooney. mr. patterson, what should we know about your coauthors? they're all good people. matt eversmann is and i we're sort of the main cog here in terms of the interviews and doing most of the writing. tim malloy i did something with him on abc. jeffrey actually minutes the story. he was a reporter down here in florida, been a reporter in a few cities. so we did that together and we worked together on a couple of things. and american heroes was actually tim's idea. he had tried to get something on medical medal of honor winners going as a as as a film, and it couldn't happen. but i thought it would be a terrific book. so so that was tim's involvement and he's been a little involved. any interviews and money gets involved in some of the research and some of the writing, so it's a good team though. i think. james patterson, what is the format of american heroes? it's just we got 30 some medal winners and it ranges from, you kn

. >> reporter: patterson's bill died. then he saw our statewide investigation. >> they knew it was a problem and the fact that they continue to not pay is crazy. it's mind boggling. >> reporter: how is it possible that roadway debris repeatedly shattering windshields at freeway speeds is not a dangerous condition? >> it's definitely a good question to ask caltrans. >> reporter: and one of many he's determined to get answered. >> the assembly transportation committee is called to order. >> reporter: patterson brought our investigation to the assembly transportation chair who tells us she's now demanding answers follow caltrans, including detailed information on their claims process and apparent inconsistencies to insure the claims process is fair. patterson's also considering new legislation to protect people like angie. >> because if it takes them that long to actually provide the records, then maybe constitute 20s constituents should have that much longer time to sue. >> reporter: but angie's mom told her to not give up.

. >> when patterson rolls up, the first thing blue does is get out of his car and say, how do you want to do this? >> they approach the vehicle and see the victim. neither seems to know her. officer blue pulls the woman's purse out of her car and finds a small folded piece of paper. the officers read it together. it's a suicide note. there were a lot of details in the suicide note that she had lied about the true identity of the baby's father. she finally revealed that his name was chris. she goes on to say she met him at a bar one night and lied because she didn't want her family thinking that she was an expletive. she's ruined her life and feels like a failure because she can't afford to support herself and her baby. the suicide note ends with it's the only way i love you, and i'm sorry, jenny. after reading the note, officer blue pulls out the victim's wallet. >> he looks at her id and then proclaims, gee, i know this girl. >> he says he knows her from one of the local bars. minutes later, detective sergeant sean waterman arrives on the scene. >> when i first get there, officer patt

some, like special agent scott patterson, felt a special connection to the case.t. in fact, it was our original "dateline" report from 2008 that first brought this story to his attention. he was in the army serving in iraq when he saw it and says he was touched by abe's loss. i can't believe the father lost his son, and the things that adam was doing for that island, and how his life was taken. narrator: patterson, who was contemplating leaving the military for a career in law enforcement at the time, says the story made him want to work the hard cases, help the anhangs of the world. i was kind of on the fence if i was going to join the fbi or not. i just remember seeing it and thinking, you know, like, that's the type of work that i want to be doing. narrator: after joining the bureau, agent patterson volunteered to work in the san juan field office. he had no idea that the fbi was actually investigating the murder case that had helped shape his decision until it landed on his desk. we were handed a bunch of new cases. and i'm sitting there at my desk just readin

. >> mid-flight at patterson tower. use extreme caution for heavy uas movement on the base. security forces is handling the situation. all aircraft use extreme caution. patterson class delta is now closed for heavy uas activity federal officials say the drones don't appear to pose a threat, but also they don't know the source of them since there have been so few answers, various theories filled this void. >> they include legal aircraft misidentified as drones, the u.s. government being responsible, or a foreign government that is spying. other possibilities. hobbyists or pranksters and even ufos. joining us now is cnn senior law enforcement analyst andrew mccabe, polo sandoval is in new york. andy, to kick it off with you here. you know, the fbi has come out and said, look, it's gotten 5000 tips. less than 100 have actually led to investigative steps because they they were able to use technology and other methods to rule out the other, the others as manned aircraft and so forth. but you know, what is your take on all of this? is it conceivable the federal government really d

chief patterson, thank you for all you have done for our community. good luck in your retirement. and your future endeavors. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from the great state of nebraska is recognized for one minute. mr. flood: i rise toyed at that celebrate the incredible life of legacy of nebraska's own howard hawks. he was a generational leader who lived the american dream co-founding an energy company called tenasca. since founding the company in 1987, he helped grow it to one of the largest privately held companies in america. if i any knows howards hawks, you know if he was involved in a project people in a five state area knew exactly what was going on and it would get con. at the university of nebraska he gave his time and treasure. he helped strengthen our athletic program as the booster. and gave the gift to build the business schoo

patterson and swift celebrate the joy of giving.>>> the last thing before we go tonight is an excellent one. giving back. i would like to highlight two hugely successful people who took the time this year to give back to those who supported them. first, best selling actor james patterson he has been awarding independent bookstore employees across the country with a $500 holiday bonus every year since 2015. in a statement, patterson said this. book sellers save lives, period. i'm happy to be able to acknowledge them and all their hard work this holiday season. the second person arguably the biggest star in the world, taylor swift herself. her enormously successful era s tour wrapped up after grossing $2 million over two years. but what you might not know, is that swift has been handing out hefty bonuses to staff and crew throughout the entire tour. in the end, she gave over $197 million in bonuses. the era s tour was the best selling tour of all time. and taylor swift knew she could not have done it alone. some very inspiring display

keep up the great work, patterson. and let's go get 'em. mr. speaker, it's that time of year, everybody's debating on school rankings. where does your school rank? are you in the top 12? mr. speaker, i can tell you who is number one. it's orange park elementary in orange park, florida. mr. speaker, i rise to celebrate orange park elementary school's rise to the top. the department of education recently released their rankings for the 2023-2024 school year and out of 411 schools statewide, clay county's very own orange park elementary was ranked number one. 93% of fourth graders showed impressive learning grades in math last year, as well as 91% of fifth graders, 95% of sixth graders saw the same results. how's that for a report card? and yes, mr. speaker, i am putting their report card on my refrej rater -- refrigerator. i commend all of the teachers and administrators at orange park he will meantry for their -- elementary for their passion and hard work in shaping the future of our great state, our kids. mr. speaker, i ask you and our colleagu

steve patterson is not far from the wreckage tonight, and steve, this is a disaster that has consumedhat country. >> reporter: it is, hallie. and one of the most striking things on scene here is the smell. you can still smell the jet fuel days later. investigators combing through the wreckage over my right shoulder, searching for the dead. meanwhile, this is still a nation in mourning, new year's celebrations canceled here across the country. tonight, investigators digging through the remnants of the crashed jeju air jet, now recovering both black boxes. that boeing 737-800 skidding down the runway, slamming into a wall, bursting into flames. 175 passengers and 4 crewmembers dead. miraculously, two crew members survived, including a 33-year- old flight attendant who reportedly asked doctors what happened and why am i here. the flight was traveling from bangkok, thailand to muan when south korean authorities say the pilots were warned of a potential bird strike. but aviation experts are questioning why the aircraft's flaps were likely never deployed to slow down the plane or the landin

but patterson wants oversight in place before a vote ever happened. all my bill does is bring more transparency to that process prior to them making the decision >>>>here in california, drivers are paying at least $1.25 more than the national average, according to aaa. san franciscans are paying the most at 4.52 a gallon for regular oaklanders, paying a little less for $0.34 a gallon. and drivers in san jose are paying $4.29. still ahead here at noon and streaming on cbs news bay area. a record number of travelers expected this holiday season. how that could affect flight prices in the coming weeks, and an unidentified flying mystery in new jersey that's even grabbed the attention of the white house. let's take a live look outside before we head to the break. little hazy out there. this is the view of the bay bridge. we're going to be right with some more footage released of the mysterious drones above the new jersey night sky. today, they've gotten the attention of local leaders, the fbi and president biden. they're asking the public to submit any fo

the mayor of mount vernon, new york, shawyn patterson-howard, a democrat. he said in a quote recently, we wholeheartedly support our good officers and at the same time will not tolerate and will punish unconstitutional policing. >> all right. as i said, this report worth a read. katelyn polantz. thank you very much, sarah. >> all right. now, that health care ceo murder suspect luigi mangione has a high powered new york lawyer. will he stop fighting extradition from pennsylvania? and new clues on what his defense may be. also, a supreme performance. a supreme court justice made a broadway debut this weekend. do you know which one? >> andy? >> take a seat, anderson. >> look at this. you're wet. disheveled. there's debris hitting you. we need to be ready for new year's eve maybe you are ready. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn mm. >> kind of needs to be more squiggly perfect. >> so now, do you have a driver's license? >> oh, what did you get us with a click of a pen, you can get a new volkswagen at the sign, th

tom. >> all right, steve patterson leading us off. back here at home, we're tracking a series of winter storms across the west, and this just in. reported tornadoes on the ground across the houston metro area. dana griffin is covering it all tonight. what more do we know about the dangerous weather? >> reporter: tom, we know late this afternoon, several twisters caught on camera touching down in texas, and overnight, another system expected to slam the pacific northwest bringing more rain and snow. >> that is insane. >> reporter: tonight, multiple reported tornadoes in texas. this one touching down 70 miles southwest of houston. a driver captures this stunning funnel on camera. officials say there's no major damage or injuries reported yet. northwest of dayton, texas, this reported twister spinning through fields. heavy rain and widespread flooding creating a post christmas travel challenge, snarling ground and air traffic across the dallas-ft. worth area. hundreds of flights delayed and canceled. today, millions are under severe stor

it's something patterson has been doing since 2015. messer, who also writes, was nominated for the prize by coworkers and customers. congratulations. thanks for joining us for abc seven news at three. world news tonight with david muir starts now. and i'll see you bac >>> tonight, chilling new details in the murder of unitedhealthcare's ceo. exploding wildfires triggering evacuations in southern california. and the break-in at an nfl star's home during "monday night football." >>> first, murder suspect luigi mangione yelling at cameras as

it's something patterson has been doing since 2015. messer, who also writes, was nominated for the prize by coworkers and customers. congratulations. thanks for joining us for abc seven news at three. world news tonight with david muir starts now. and i'll see you bac >>> tonight, chilling new details in the murder of unitedhealthcare's ceo. exploding wildfires triggering evacuations in southern california. and the break-in at an nfl star's home during "monday night football." >>> first, murder suspect luigi mangione yelling at cameras as he's taken into court. an officer grabbing him by the back of the neck, leading him inside. the suspect now fighting his return to new york for the murder of ceo brian thompson. a source telling abc news police believe mangione's alleged cold blooded killing was a, quote, symbolic takedown, and he made have been inspired by the unabomber. his mother filing a missing persons report before the shooting. aaron katersky in pennsylvania. >>> also tonight, a massive wildfire tearing across southern californ

in a statement, patterson said this. book sellers save lives. period.work this holiday season. the second person, arguably the biggest star in the world, taylor swift herself, her enormously successful eras tour wrapped up this week after grossing $2 billion over two yearings. but what you might not know is that swift has been handing out hefty bonuses to staff and crew throughout the entire tour. in the end, she gave over $197 million in bonuses. the eras tour was the best selling tour of all time. and taylor swift knew she could not have done it alone. some very inspiring displays of gratitude take us off the air tonight. on some nights i take a deep breath because i'm stressed and overwhelmed but i think we should take a deep breath together. and just give a little bit of thanks. on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i'll see you at the end of tomorrow.

it's where we begin tonight with nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: tonight, speculation and skepticism swirling over the skies of kazakhstan. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: as a mounting chorus of aviation experts and government officials supported by new video of the wreckage questioning what really happened. moments after the crash, a shell-shocked survivor miraculously stumbling out of the plane's wreckage while stunning video from inside the plane as it was still in the air shows people calm, even after oxygen masks dropped. the flight took off from baku, azerbaijan early wednesday heading to the chechen capital of grozny in southern russia. russian officials saying the aircraft was diverted due to fog and blaming the crash on an apparent bird strike, but enhanced video shows what experts say appears to be shrapnel damage. aviation expert matthew borie reviewed the footage. >> if there was a bird strike, the presence of shrapnel inside the aircraft wouldn't be a factor. and the damage to the exterior of the aircraft would appear much different. the flight was likely shot down by a russ

patterson. let's, let's, let's do it this way. quick. what does that mean? uh, so the question is, do you have any contacts with h t? yes. so for all the i'm groups right now in damascus and how much do you hope to achieve with those groups that you didn't achieve with the advertising? and the 2nd quick one would be about the, the moves by such a number of european countries suspending or denying the refugee seeking as item process in europe. do you welcome those moves or do you think it is too early to thank you very much. you do, yep, it allows you to know those things. so thank you and thank you for coming with a brief us. i have a question also about it. she is. this is the 1st time with a text or we started his ation. i mean, it was like how you doing syria? is that these taking the boy in one country? what is your recommendation to all the countries that are considering h t as as terrorist? do they have to speak with them? they have to clean them from that they're released. what is your concern for the ok? thank you very much. yes, please. madam, can y

james patterson is giving them each $500.ts is one of 600 booksellers receiving the bonus. patterson chose the winners from thousands of applications applicants. the best selling novelist has been awarding independent store employees since 2015. patterson said in a statement, quote, booksellers save lives, period. give it to them. all right. well, with just three weeks left in the year. yes, really? three weeks until new year's eve. >> that's how the calendar works. >> today is wednesday. >> all day, all day long. don't forget. >> but google released a list of top searches of 2024, and half of the top ten searches worldwide were about sports, which we don't care to name for some reason. >> just, oh, just sports. >> sports and athletic events. >> okay. >> very generic. love it. now the most searched person was donald trump, followed by catherine, princess of wales and kamala harris. >> i'm kind of disappointed that none of these things is surprising. >> yeah, right. >> us election the top trending news search. yeah, disney's i

nbc's steve patterson, following the new developments. so the grim, heartbreaking task that we've been watching, really the primary task here that has been going on since that crash on sunday is now almost completed. we have identified here about 174 out of 179 of the victims. so just five remaining as those families await answers. now we're starting to learn about funerals as the remains, as the bodies are returned to family members. it is something that the government here that the airlines here has wanted to nail down and do as quickly as possible. it is something that family members have complained about since they've been here, wanting to have that done. those family members remain in the terminal here at the airport, awaiting any word of identification, and then awaiting the remains of those family members. so key, so crucial, so important to them. as the country mourns. new year's eve celebrations canceled across the country as this investigation continues. we now know the two black boxes on board that aircraft have been recovered.

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in ohio, you had wright-patterson. some of the airspace there shut down because of drones that were illegally there in certain airspace there. but by and large, in many places, it is not illegal to fly drones, is it? even at night no, but what we're seeing here is it's a very different thing. >> right. so i live out in a rural part of new jersey, and i that probably surprised a lot of people. this is a rural part of new jersey, but it's very rural out here. you might the folks that live out here spend a lot of time outside. they watch the planes fly over the stars, the satellites, because you can see there's no light pollution out here. and then all of a sudden these very large they're not hobby drones. they're not some guys drinking beer in their backyard flying a drone. these are very sophisticated large drones. um, come into over their backyards and they noticed them. and they're very smart people. because to make sure that it wasn't a plane, they're going on this flight radar 24, which shows all the planes in the v

. >> correspondent steve patterson joins us now.ors took seven days to deliver this verdict against momeni. what did we hear today? did we hear from the jury, the members yet? >> reporter: yeah, seven days of incredibly contentious, reportedly, deliberation. so long that it passed the so-called hardship deadline, which means that jurors could have left at any point, because of maybe pre-existing life arrangements or things they had to do. but they stuck together and decided on this verdict, second-degree murder, as mentioned. it was decided about an hour and a half ago or so. the jury not speaking to reporters in court, as mentioned, but deciding this, again, after seven days of back and forth. obviously prosecution maintaining that this was deliberate, this was a murder in cold blood. the defense arguing it was actually self-defense. we spoke to the family of bob lee, bob lee's brother in particular, who said this about hearing the verdict earlier today. listen to this. >> all of the emotions at once, i guess i would say. the way p

at wright-patterson air force base in ohio saying the drones had no impact on the base's facilities. unmanned aircraft have recently been sighted near other military installations, airports and critical infrastructure sites, leading some to call for an armed response. on friday, president elect donald trump suggested the military should shoot the objects out of the sky, a sentiment echoed by new jersey republican representative chris smith bring them down over the ocean, over an area where there's no population. >> bring them down and find out who's doing it federal officials say that at this time, there's no evidence that the sightings pose a threat to national security, and that many of them may not even be drones. >> some of those drone sightings are, in fact, drones. some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. we have not seen any foreign. we know of no foreign involvement with respect to the the sightings in the northeast. it is our job to be vigilant in the federal government with our state and local partners, on behalf of the american public, and we can ass

has thank you for joining us on dw, today, or denied of nations special envoy for syria care patterson arrived in the capital damascus one week after revel groups put an end to over 5 decades of rule under the aside. finally, petterson is in the syrian capital to meet officials from the new interim government. he called for a rapid end to western sanctions so that the country could be rebuilt. but he also stressed the need for it to monetary and assistance the old load, the serial spend food, and then on this also you military causes. so we need to make sure that the pseudo receives increased immediate humanitarian assistance to the people and 0 and to older. if you do use too long to replay it, this is this expand like the students are returning to classrooms in syria and much of the country is still in ruins. after years of civil war and international sanctions, but many in the country are facing the future with new optimism of the gates of this damascus school are opened once again. a students in syria make their way to just a week after the fall, a former president bush outside the

patterson class delta is now closed for heavy uas activity. >> and joining me now to discuss californiaongressman robert garcia is a democrat on the homeland security committee. congressman, good to see you. thanks for coming in to the studio. we appreciate that as well. what's the latest on this? what kind of information are you getting? might you be getting more new information this week? >> i mean, what we know for sure. and secretary mayorkas explained this over the weekend is that we do know that some of what people are seeing are airplanes. we know that. but we also know that some are actually drones. and so we know that drones are out there. they're highly unregulated. we've asked for a classified briefing this week from homeland security. i think what's really important here is that if you are in your neighborhood, you're a resident, you're in new jersey, you're in california, and you're seeing something in the airspace that seems unfamiliar to you. or maybe it's not the normal flight pattern that you're seeing and you're concerned those folks have a right to know what's actuall

red roses laid for the fallen. >> nbc steve patterson with that report. president biden and his aides say they strengthened key u.s. alliances during his presidential term. but they also courted leaders who undermined the power and the standing of the united states across the world. that is according to a new york times piece that analyzes america's alliance under biden and how his administration was caught by surprise when partners like south korea and israel have acted against u.s. interests. as the times notes, serious problems emerge with leaders in afghanistan, israel, south korea and the united arab emirates. in each case mr. biden and his aides were caught by surprise and then stayed quiet when those leaders failed in their roles or rejected policy suggestions and diplomatic efforts by the americans. mr. biden's unwavering public support of and israel led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu as they waited in the war against hamas and gaza has been especially costly in terms of american and global public opinion. the times goes on to read, the part

i'm roll patterson and stay with us. we'll be back in about 20 minutes. the the limits to have a dream container. stuff in your own adventure. now, a tom and the whole telling the question in the meantime, the treaty isn't done with her and things way based on the license, the associate on that come from the english and simple to do. and so that, and how much is a and was always as long as you know, a way of working for the turnaround function shall fall, cold, or sound as you come across. in addition to the 3rd item that is kind of looks at all which a work order has a which it all looks at all the the, the estimated 3 has been more than 9 chinese warships at 58 and wrapped around the island on sunday. chinese state media, se the military's practicing i didn't circle ment of the island during the 2nd day of drills. the operation was announced in response to time when each door i saw anyone hijack this is heather she can hi. what can i or go the order when she is just waiting on the nashville office? jones, the sheer i. oh. so this isn't quite a or when t

el concejal de patterson dijo que se investiga. >> estamos pendientes de lo que el gobierno estatal vayaron mÁs llamadas de avistamientos en comparaciÓn con noviembre, y dicen que se debe a una atenciÓn mediÁtica. ilia: robert kennedy junior comenzÓ reuniones con senadores para obtener su apoyo para su confirmaciÓn como secretario de salud. sus posturas sobre las vacunas podrÍan ser claves en el proceso. [habla en inglÉs] reportera: fue el turno de robert kennedy jr., se le hicieron preguntas y no respondiÓ. el abogado de la dinastÍa kennedy comenzÓ su reuniÓn en el senado. su primera reuniÓn fue con rick scott. [habla en inglÉs] >> vamos a tener un secretario de salud que se levanta todos los dÍas para mejorar la salud de todos. tenemos que saber quÉ investigaciones hay de las vacunas y el riesgo. reportera: robert kennedy enfrenta dudas de legisladores de ambos partidos, por difundir falsas teorÍas de vacunas al decir que no son seguras y eficaces, aunque han salvado vidas. >> si puede traer un poquito de sensibilidad y hacer que las compaÑÍas farmacÉuticas sean mÁs transparentes, algo

over the weekend the patterson air force base near dayton, ohio shut down the airspace for hours tellingtems were spotted in the facility over patterson air force base between 13th and 14th of december that is friday and saturday. today installation leaders have determined not of the incursions impacted base residence, facilities or assets congressman jeff van drew said drones have hovered near a nuclear facility in salem county new jersey while dhs and fbi say at least some of the reported drone sightings are actually planes. fox news flight team saw an example of that. thermal imaging shows what appeared to be a drone in new jersey turned out to be an airplane dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas was calling for legislative changes to empower state authorities. >> we want state and local authorities to also have the ability to counter drone activity under federal supervision, that is one important element that we have requested and we've heard echoed by the state and local officials themselves. >> mayorkas said will some of the sightings are in fact planes others are drones and we know the

james mcbride, james patterson will be there, you will be there.is heartening, we just talked about illiteracy. when you see all of these booklovers that are gathered, thousands and thousands of people. david: two presidents of the united states can borrow a book or are they too busy? dr. hayden: we've had some good relations with the white house in terms of putting books on display for certain things. we've been doing more of that recently. david: what books do you like to read? dr. hayden: i am into mysteries. i am a big mystery fan. you feel some sense of satisfaction. someone usually gets killed, nobody cares, but then it is solved. it's very reassuring. david: let's talk about the library of congress in the future. let's say 10, 20, 30 years from now, do you expect libraries like the library of congress to be more relevant, less relevant, more technologically savvy or about the same as now? dr. hayden: they will be more technologically savvy but they were also be -- and we are seeing it now, even though there are challenges in terms of what pu

wright-patterson is home to the 88th air base wing and central to military aviation develop men.day leaders have determined that they did not impact based residents, facilities, or assets. taking all appropriate measures to safeguard." >> i want to ensure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. some drone sightings are in fact drones. some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for dr drones. >> september of 2023 the faa change the rules so that drones fly at night. back to you, martha. >> martha: thank you. thank you very much. we are going to go back to madison, wisconsin, where police are updating on the shooting at the abundant life christian school in madison, wisconsin, where they say at least three people have been killed including the shooter. let's listen in. >> this is the part where again i was struck by saying good afternoon and thanking you for being here. under these circumstances i will just give you a minute to st

steve patterson is reporting for us. what was the conclusion by the jury?rter: the conclusion was not guilty of first degree murder but guilty of a lesser crime, second degree murder. the jury couldn't arrive at a unanimous decision of first degree murder but he was charged with the other crime with enhancement of use of a deadly weapon. that's not necessarily what the prosecution was pushing for. he was charged with first degree murder. and the prosecution maintained that momeni drove hymnod the bridge, used a knife to stab him repeatedly and left him for dead. the defense maintained that he was on a drug bender of ketamine and alcohol, heard something he didn't like in a disagreement with momeni and tried to attack him with the knife and wound up in self defense. this is somewhere in between and leans more towards the prosecution but this is not the justice that they were trying to define. meanwhile, we have reporters in court, families on both sides in the courtroom, the judge was clear he didn't want an audible reaction. as far as we know, we didn't hea

patterson class delta is now closed for heavy uas activity. pentagon officials now say the ohio case is not connected to possible drone sightings in a half dozen states. even still, president elect donald trump at mar a lago doubled down on conspiracy theories after alex jones and joe rogan amplified claims that drones over new jersey are looking for a stolen dirty bomb. >> something strange is going on. for some reason, they don't want to tell the people. >> federal aviation rules allow drones to fly legally, so long as they stay below 400ft and away from airports, airplanes and stadiums. biden administration officials tell cnn that of the almost 1 million drones registered in the u.s., 8000 might be flying at any one given time. and, quote, we haven't seen evidence of anything non-compliant, but that has not stopped lawmakers from demanding new technology to help detect hostile drones. defense officials now confirmed to cnn that the government is sending drone tracking systems to a pair of military installations in new jersey. >> if the tech

patterson, for his free thing. and that was very slow. and you get being given by the software for sarah gary patterson. he was speaking to the un security council uh from damascus he was talking about uh, the folks that the syrians have the syrians that he's been speaking to have been expressing their hopes to him. but he also said there are enormous challenges ahead for the country. we can now bring in rob guys, consultants, a lecture and peace and security of durham university to talk us through what the us are. so i'll wait for syria hacked to say, what stood out for you. well, it was a very long and dispatched dispassionate list of all the challenges that the new administration in syria faces. what really stood out for me was that he began peter's and by giving a very long description of the problems facing at, in, in the prep homes, facing theory in the know the staff region, the tension there between the curtis groups and the touch back. siri, national on me, on the fact that hospitals he's look like they're about to renew and brea

james patterson giving them each 500 bucks.ellers receiving the bonus. patterson chose the winners from thousands of applications. the bestselling novelist has been awarding independent store employees since 2015. he says in a statement, quote, booksellers save lives, period. with just three weeks left in the year, yes, just the three until new year's eve. google releases the list of top searches in 2024. now, half of the top ten are about sports. we're just going to leave it at that. the most searched person was donald trump, followed by catherine, princess of wales and kamala harris. u.s. selection was the top trending news search so far. none of this is surprising. disney's inside out two was the most searched movie. disney is the parent company of abc seven. now it's time for abc seven mornings advancer a preview of some things happening in the bay area today. >> now, first, hundreds of hotel workers are planning another rally and march through downtown san francisco. they've been on strike for nearly three months over heal

sightings seen in at least seven states from virginia to new england, in ohio over the weekend, wright patterson air force base temporarily closing its air space friday night because of drone incursions. just outside new york city, reported drones forcing officials at stewart international airport to shut down their runway for more than an hour. >> multiple drones all over this airport tonight. >> reporter: and in boston, two men arrested and facing charges for flying a drone dangerously close to logan airport. the rash of recent sightings fueling bipartisan criticism of the government's response. president-elect trump saying something strange is going on. >> they know where it came from and where it went. and for some reason, they don't want to comment. something strange is going on. it happened to be over bedminster. they're very close to bedminster. i think maybe i won't spend the weekend in bedminster. i decided to cancel my trip. >> reporter: there are nearly 800,000 registered drones in the u.s. and it's not illegal to fly them during the day or night. the biden administration insisting th

reports of unmanned aerial systems over secure wright-patterson air force base near dayton, ohio. aircraft use extreme caution. >> patterson class delta is now closed for heavy uas activity. >> pentagon officials now say the ohio case is not connected to possible drone sightings in a half dozen states. even still, president elect donald trump at mar a lago doubled down on conspiracy theories after alex jones and joe rogan amplified claims that drones over new jersey are looking for a stolen dirty bomb. >> something strange is going on. for some reason, they don't want to tell the people federal aviation rules allow drones to fly legally, so long as they stay below 400ft and away from airports, airplanes and stadiums. >> biden administration officials tell cnn that of the almost 1 million drones registered in the u.s., 8000 might be flying at any one given time. and, quote, we haven't seen evidence of anything non-compliant, but that has not stopped lawmakers from demanding new technology to help detect hostile drones. defense officials now confirmed to cnn that the government is s

steve patterson has the latest. >> today, u.s.cene of one of south korea's worst air disasters. the country in morning. grieving families refusing to leave one international airport desperate for answers on why their loved ones are gone. just days ago, this jeju air flight of boeing 737 800 skidded down the runway and erupted into flames as it collided with a wall killing 179 passengers and crew. two flight attendants at the back of the plane, the only survivors. one reportedly blacking out asking doctors what happened and why am i here? now, there are new reports of a second jeju air another boeing 737 800 turning back after takeoff on monday due to reports of an issue with its landing gear. authorities now promising an investigation into the aircraft model with more than 100 operating in the country. the airport now filled with emergency tents, families waiting for the return of their loved ones remains. >> people do not want to leave their family members. it's part of this agonizing identification process that could take the ne

reports led to a temporary airspace shutdown of wright patterson air force base near dayton, ohio, since november. dozens of witnesses reported seeing mysterious drones in new jersey, including near a u.s. military research and manufacturing facility and over president-elect donald trump's golf course in bedminster. jones have also been reported in virginia, massachusetts and new york. our military knows where they took off from. >> it's a garage. they can go right into that they know where it came from and where it went. and for some reason they don't want to comment. and i think they'd be better off saying what it is. national security officials have said the drones do not appear to be linked to foreign governments, but it's not clear who's responsible for them. >> political leaders are calling for action. senate democratic leader chuck schumer asked department of homeland security to implement better drone tracking technology and proposed legislation that says that our local authorities can also be involved in citing and finding out what the drones are with out. >> facts. we lead to s