the pirateds of the care people seize has generated a renewed pirate mania. with all these cultural references its is no wonder that pirate costumes are among most popular dons on halloween night and international talk like a pirate day observed by legions of fans every september 19th. there's no denying it. pirates grab hold of our collective imagination. many of day dreams but leaving traditional society behind, boarding a ship and throwing in their lot with the hearty men and women intend on take that they want and getsing rich whiling enjoying the lucas curious freedom of sailing the world's oceans. mark twain capture its this longing in his memoir, life in the mississippi when he odd mitts that even though he and thing friendses hat one permanent after biggs to be steamboatsmen, now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, god would permits us to be pirates. historians can certainly poke holes in fictional representation officers pirates, especially to the depict them as unmajorly attractive, rakish, rapscallions, having a grand old time lo

movies also had a major impact on how we view pirates, most recently "pirates of the caribbean" series has generated a renewed pirate-mania. with all the cultural references, it is no wonder that pirate costumes are among the most popular donned on halloween night and international talk like a pirate day is observed by legions of fans every september 19th. there's no denying it, pirates have grabbed hold of our collective imagination. many have daydreamed about leaving traditional society behind, boarding a ship and throwing in their lot with the hardy men and women intent on taking what they want and getting risks while sailing the world's oceans with a hold full of rum. mark twain captured this longing in "life on the mississippi" when he admitted that even though he and his friends had one permanent ambition, to be steamboatmen, now and then we had hope that if we lived and were good, god would permit us to be pirates. historians can certainly poke holes in fictional representations of pirates, especially those that depict them as a naturally attractive, rakish yet good-natured raps

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a vigilant neighbor in antioch helped police chase down a porch pirate and make an arrest. and they recovered all the stolen packages. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in antioch for us with the details. jodi. >> reporter: raj, this is the amazon box that that thief spotted on a porch here in this antioch neighborhood, and just thought he'd help himself to. well, what he wasn't expecting, a watchful neighbor who called police. >> i've always tried to give my family pretty good gifts, pretty decent gifts. >> reporter: but kris evans almost didn't get to give the christmas gifts he ordered for his parents this year. on monday, someone swiped an amazon box filled with presents from his front porch. fortunately, a vigilant neighbor was watching. >> a vigilant citizen actually called in a porch pirate as he was stealing a package, gave a great description of him, even his direction of travel. >> reporter: officer kevin tajade and his partner responded to the call and located the suspect about a mile away. in the man's tri cycle basket? the box. down the street the empty amazon b

reid: we may have a pirate admiral.e is very good at building this from scratch, software on top of it, the luxury and mainstream end, and doing more of what anyone would expect. that is the admiral side. he also occasionally makes pirate declarations. he's trying to change the status quo, say we should focus on five years and 10 years instead of the now. people bringing it back to short-sellers makes it -- makes him irritated. david: as you talk with the sheryl sandbergs, mark zuckerbergs of the world, what is the discussion to avoid the appearance you're getting dragged kicking and screaming? david: let's talk about the tech world and how it interacts with the rest of the world. david: let's talk about the tech world and how it interacts with the rest of the world. what are the moral obligations of the tech world at this point as it has become a big business, to the rest of us? reid: that is a chapter we have, what is responsible blitzscaling? i think one thing the tech world has been learning, we are not just the dis

do we have a pirate at tesla or an admiral in the navy? reid: we might have a pirate-admiral.e is obviously extraordinarily good at taking hard problems and building a new car company from scratch, a new software platform on top of it, doing luxury and mainstream, and doing more than anyone would expect you could do. there is the admiral. on the other hand, he makes pirate declarations. the reason he is doing this is he is trying to change the status quo and saying we should focus on five years and 10 years versus the now. and people bringing him back to short sellers make him irritated. i think focusing on the five years or 10 years is what he's doing and we all want him to be successful there. david: as you talk with sheryl sandbergs and mark zuckerbergs of the world, how do you get in front of this instead of the appearance you are being dragged kicking and screaming? david: so let's talk about the tech world. what are the obligations, the moral obligations, of the tech world as it has become a very big business for the rest of us? reid: it is one of the chapters will in th

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are called porch pirates. stealing boxes from homes across the country. elizabeth richardson has items delivered to her porch all the time. last year she was out to get when a man walked up who grabbed the package. she has a ring doorbell with the security camera and did see walkaway, richar called ouoverthe speaker. richardson got her box but a suc .com estes 26 million americans have had a holiday packet stolen from their home. police in jersey city new jersey are teaming up with amazon to catch porch pirates in the act. the tech giant gave the department gps trackers that are placed inside of packages. undercover officers then placed these fake boxes that homes throughout the city. if it is taken, police are alerted and can track it. the mayor said they have made 12 arrests over a three day period. >> we are publicizing it because we hope to arrest the bad guysa deterrent for people that are thinking of doing it. >> to protect your packages, the post office offers in for delivery where you can track them an

. >> porch pirate.>> the scourge of the holiday season, those pesky porch pirates intent on ruining christmas. one woman decided to take matters into her own hands. when she confronted the brazen pirate who made her way through the neighborhood with her stoppable booty. >> i thought, no way is this happening to me. give it. i'm going to [bleep] call the police. i saw you. throw it down! >> and i would have ran for as many miles as i had to to get my passage. >> good for her. >> this is a humiliation for kennedy. >> i don't deserve it. i feel like hillary clinton on election night. my victory was a sure thing, mark. kennedy did all the heavy lifting and i just won the popular votes. >> carley just hits it once and takes the trophy. >> can i say, thank you so much. i believe that it should go to kennedy. >> come on, i can't stand this good sportsmanship. here you go. there is your tucker carlson mug. you'll see these ladies on monday. that's all for this week's final exam. pay attention to the news this w

. >>> and porch pirate revenge. >> i'm going to [ bleep ] call the police. i've got you on camera. >> the package thief who messed with the wrong homeowner this holiday season. >>> and good morning, america. great to have you with us on this wednesday morning, the day after christmas. hoping you guys had a great holiday, you as well. >> absolutely. >>> and also hoping you have the option of staying right where you are keeping that holiday going because the weather in large parts of the country is brutal. >> that's right. >>> and we begin with that post-christmas weather nightmare playing out for millions of americans in what is turning out to be a tough trip home from the holiday. a major storm targeting the r u morning. rob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was a potent pacific storm just a couple of days ago getting through the mountains and we had snow across i-80 up and over donner pass getting to lake tahoe. chains required there and that is going to be the case today as it emerges into the plains where we have a serious amount of winter we

. >> but a former nasa engineer has come up with a way to take revenge on those porch pirates. abc's paula faris. >> reporter: nearly 26% of americans will fall victim to these dreaded porch pirates according to one study, but one former nasa engineer has decided enough is enough. mark rober posted this how-to video on youtube, demonstrating the unusual booby trap that he's designed to stop porch piracy once and for all. >> i'm using four phones that have a wide angle filming mode. and are angled back. the 3-d portion is contoured this way because it represents the field of view of the phones. as you can see, i'm guaranteed to capture their reaction no matter which way they open it from. nestled in here we've got a can of fart spray. no joke, you can clear a room with one spray of this stuff. so we made a cam on a small motor that sprays it five times. and then we have a cup here on top that spins from a motor underneath. once you load in a butt ton of the world's finest glitter, the motor spins really fast and the centrifugal force fires it in all directions. then we cut holes

. >>> we've all seen the videos, porch pirates stealing packages, maybe yours. how to fight back from what some call a holiday prime epidemic. >>> a new push to make preschool free across the >>> millions of americans will have their holiday packages stolen this year, believe it or not. that's according to several consumer repofrtsz. the pirates are out every season in force. mail carriers have options to protect you. abc 7's gentleman vena is live. >> reporter: when you start to type in amazon package on google, stolen is the word that immediately follows at the top hit. it's not a surprise. if you check out the home behind me, there's no front porch, leaving them vulnerable like many people in san francisco. we have some information to help them out. if we can find the postal service and ups within a matter of minutes, so can porch pirates. that macy's box is safe at least for now. we found other packages just waiting to get snatched. >> he kicks it at first, like what was he thinking this was, takeout food? >> reporter: this already happened to sharon this se

>> i'm going with a porch pirate. >> mark: porch pirate. of the holiday season those pesky porch pirates intent on ruining christmas. one woman in lakewood, colorado has decided to take matters in her own hands. >> i looked at my ring videos and i saw what happened. >> remember nay abeyta made her way through the neighborhood with her stolen. >> i thought no way is this happenings to me. >> give it i'm going to call the police. i got you on camera. give it to me now. i'm taping you. >> i didn't steal anything. >> yes, you did i saw you. throw it down. >> i would have ran as many miles as i had to to get my package. >> good for her. >> knightly didn't talk like that in porch pirates of the caribbean. this is a humiliation for kennedy. >> i don't deserve. this i feel like hillary clinton on election night. my victory was a sure thing, mark. >> kennedy did all the heavy lifting. >> i won the popular vote here. >> mark: you worn out your hand hitting that buzzer. carley hits it once and takes the trophy. >> can i say thank you so much i believe

. >>> the sting operation targeting porch pirates. stealing holiday packages. police teaming up with amazon, placing decoy packages with gps trackers inside. thieves caught in the act minutes after the trap was laid. >>> dr. christine blasey ford breaking her silence for the first time since that dramatic testimony before congress. why she is speaking out now. >>> the moment between santa and a very special little boy that may bring you to tears. >>> good evening, everyone. another ally of president trump is implicating his campaign in the illegal payment of hush money to women who claimed to have had affairs with him. that bombshell following today attorney, michael cohen, was sentenced to three years in prison for his part in those payoffs and other crimes. cohen's story now backed by someone else close to the president who is also now cooperating with prosecutors. our pete williams joins us with details. pete, good evening. >> reporter: lester, the same prosecutors who charged michael cohen with violating campaign laws by arranging to pay hush money to two w

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. >>> the porch pirate. a young girl seen stealing a package. investigators want to know who put their little girl up to this. >>> and the major recall this friday night involving common drugs for your heart and blood pressure. >>> good evening. it's great to have you here on a busy friday night. several developing headlines as we come on the air. we begin with the president tonight, and his longtime lawyer and personal fixer, michael cohen. two major filings just a short time ago. prosecutors urging a judge to sentence cohen to substantial prison time, 42 months in prison recommended, saying he committed crimes motivated by personal greed. this case, in the southern district of new york. at the same time, another filing involving cohen, this one from robert mueller's team. cohen was interviewed for 70 hours by that team, and they're saying the information cohen provided has been credible and consistent with other evidence obtained. but they remain silent when it comes to any prison recommendation. so, federal prison looks likely. president trum

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. >>> and later, the high-tech way police are catching so-called porch pirates stealing packages outside homes. wait till you see how quickly the boxes were taken. >>> we're back with a close call >>> we're back with a close call on this highway. >> whoa. >> look right there. a woman carrying a small child barely escapes getting hit by an outof control truck that crashed across the road. this happened in vietnam. look again. you see her running away just in time. she came within a few feet of being run over. she and that baby are thankfully okay. >>> well, crews in west virginia are pumping fresh air into an abandoned coal mine in hopes of finding three missing people. the one man and two women along with another man entered the mine friday night. the older man walked out two days later and told officials where he believes the others are located. but rescue workers have not been able to locate them. the four allegedly entered the mine to gather copper wiring that was inside. >>> a domestic violence suspect is dead and three law rs were wounded after a long standoff in houston. the office

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. >>> coming up at 5:00, it is the season for pofrj pirates -- porch pirates. we are outsmarting the thieves ahead of to holidays. >>> and the storm providing these awesome shots. >> very pretty. >> have a good day. ♪ >> reverend harris: it's another beautiful day and an extraordinary day for our couple. steffy and liam are so pleased you could be here to witness and celebrate their union in holy matrimony. well, you've all flown a long way to be here in sydney, and our bride certainly flew a long way herself today. [ laughter ] and i'd like to welcome you to this sacred spot. in australia, we believe that acknowledging the natural beauty of our land brings good luck to a marriage. and i don't think you can get much luckier than that breathtaking view. [ laughter ] this is the most intimate moment that a couple can share, and

. >> jedidiah: the sparkle a surprise that has porch pirates retreating. ♪ >> greg: what's christmaslante justice? around this time, the media floods the airwaves with sentimental dreck. designed to ease the guilt of self obsessed hosts who for one moment take 30 seconds to cool about giving back before they go home and scream at the maid. described everyone. which is why i go out of my way to find christmas stories they do the opposite. like this one. it stars former nasa engineer mark rober who decided to punish people who stole packages from his front porch. using his extensive background devising unusual machines, he booby trapped some fake packages and then left them outside for thieves to take. these harmless but highly devious packages contain exploding packets of very fine glitter as well as a stink bomb that goes off after the glitter explodes. also inside, he has camera phones that will capture the mayhem. like clockwork, after putting the packages out on a few porches, they were stolen. this is what happened. >> [bleep] >> what the [bleep] what's that smell? [bleep] >> in

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her husband was murdered by somali pirates, she was kidnapped.ut whyjude tebbutt is now helping the only man convicted. cheering and applause. and a rapturous reception as michelle obama visits the london schoolgirls she met when she was first lady. and coming up on bbc news. another saints manager gets his marching orders, as southampton sacks mark hughes afterjust eight months in charge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years. that's the stark warning from sir david attenborough , who was speaking today at the opening ceremony of united nations climate talks in poland. the broadcaster — who's 92 — said climate change could lead to the collapse of civilisations and the extinction of "much of the natural world". our science editor david shukman has the story. it's been a year of deadly fires and record heat. and also new warnings from scientists about the dangers of living in a world of rising temperatures. with a risk of many more scenes like this, a social media campai

public ears, he was the address announcer for the pirate football games and so committed in 55 years he missed one half of one game in 55 seasons. now, the reason ray missed the first half of that game was so he could attend his daughter's wedding rehearsal dinner. after listening to the game on the radio during much of the dinner, ray left as soon as the dinner ended so he could announce the second half of the game. ray's commitment to the pearl community was recognized several years ago when leaders of the pearl public school district decided to name the football stadium ray rogers stadium. ray was one of the first students to attend pearl high school when it opened in 1948, and was the first quarterback for the first football team in 1949. ray has been a public servant and leader for pearl and rankin county in many other ways. in 1983 he was elected to serve district 61 in the mississippi house of representatives, and has been re-elected every four years since, most recently in 2015. ray has spent 35 years in the state legislature working to improve our schools and infrastructure.

police warn that holiday porch pirates. >>> an argument leads to arson. the damage goes far beyond this building. y it is hitting one local communityll espechard. >>> and we're staying on top the >>> and we're staying on top the breang news out of kith james: this is jane. she's a busy consultant with an active lifestyle. jane is also a kidney donor.do afteting her kidney to maurice, jane was back to her normal activities in just a few days. and kidn j donation didn't costane a penny. i'm james brown. meet my friends jane and maurice. jane didn't know maurice, she just wanted to help someone in need and you can too. to learn more about kidney donation visit the gw ronnd joy paul kidney cent at gwkidney.org or call 1-833-kidney3. >>> there's rain on the raar. flood watch means there's more on t way. doug will have t updated forecast. first, buckle up for another busy week of political news. >> we'll take five minutes and look at some of the biggest stories. michael cohen has plenty to say about his old boss and a campaign cover-up. >>g and breaknews, the p

from danville to antioch, san francisco and san jose, it is the season for porch pirates prompting mary detrick prompting many to get proactive. -- prompting many to get proactive. he rigged a box with a harmless bang and she began filling boxes . the postal inspector said there are easier ways to protect your packages. >> if you are out of town put your mail on hold. >> reporter: he knows there are a number of options, you can track your package and get a notice when it arrives. ups has a similar service and fedex calls the delivery manager. >> follow your package so you are home. >> reporter: all three mail carriers allow you to reroute packages to secure sights for pick up and amazon will deliver to amazon lockers near you. here in the bay area amazon also offers car delivery for eligible vehicles. and thso -- the amazon smart lock killed that enables delivery inside your home. he says don't offer a key to your normal delivery person. >> that would give us access to an area that is not a delivery point. >> reporter: the postal service has delivery points, delivery is the front porch,

dana, what did she expect, she was dating a pirate?lationship is imaginary is not a quality guy. it's not like i'm dating a lawyer ghost or doctor but a 300 -year-old pirate. >> but women like bad guys. [laughter] greg: by the way, that's true. >> have you heard of what is happening in china? you have a china and it's happening read and sign up for a big boyfriend and he is all the things you want and will talk to you and people are posting about their relationships with this fake guy but all have the relationship with the same guy. it's a weird thing. greg: weird problem but how do you know the ghost consented? >> i was worried that was going to be a scooby doo situation. she's with this guy and pulled the mask off and like the old man from the carnival. greg: old evil mcgillicuddy and he's been polluting the river. [laughter] i love scooby doo. there was never a ghost it was always some rational explanati explanation. >> oh, that is the guy. greg: it would've ended the episode in a minute. final thoughts next. [cheering and applause]

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. >> a clumsy porch pirate who can't seem to steal this. >>> plus,ho tse of you giving or receiving gift cards,an s hogan has the story on those who are seeking to steal themoney. >>> and doug is tracking the timing of the rain and h >>> today is the last day you can send by regular mail and make it by christmas. >> we're going to start with derrick ward at the post office. what you need to know. >> reporter: you need to know these folks are indeed busy. we're pack here athe processing center.s thisaw mail. this comes out of your mailbox and this is what happens. you don't get to st that often. this will get dumped on to that conveyor belt. it will go on its mer hway. th been automated which makes it easier. they have 16 pieces of mail to deliver. the folks here are happy. with me, the retail manager. this is a busy time for you but it is also a happy time. >>yes, it is. we look forward to this all year long. this is our happiest time of year. you delivered on christmas day. what is it like? >> it's pure excitement and joy for the families. you're getting the packages home they waited fo

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authority say the program helped them catch several porch pirates last year. >> we were in the area when the package was taken, we were notified and we came in and caught them with the package in his hand. >> we have them in different parts of the city, no specific area is any different than another. >> officials are cautioning people to track their holiday packages or have them shipped to a workplace to be safe. >>> it is a safe bet we will probably see some fog tomorrow morning. somewhere around the bay area. not as much as this morning. >> it will be prevalent in the inland valleys, you are the chilly estate tonight, livermore 43, santa rosa 40, a lot of fog tomorrow morning, the look -- most likely spots around redwood city. of -- a weak front will pass by, you can't tell and rater because it will come through dry and the storm is about 1000 miles to the north. we will not add to the snow pack but that is okay right now. snow pack 94% of average, statewide. the north sierra doing the worst, the south during the best, we will add to the sierra snowpack this weekend. let's talk about s