ray hall has that story. >> reporter: for the special occasion santa ditched his reindeer and sleigh for a police cruiser. office took on the role of santa and collected toys for those in need in the community. these families are selected by politicians and family members and concerned citizens. >> this is christmas. the key is about giving. it's not receiving. this right here touches ply heart. >> reporter: you mean imagine the alarm when police department showed up in the neighborhood with lights on and sirens blasting, it's christmas. these officers are spreading holiday cheer. >> making somebody happier. somebody who didn't know where the next meal was coming from and the child without a toy or coat. >> reporter: this is a bit of a christmas miracle this makes all the difference. this woman said things were so bad she didn't know if she would make it to christmas. the best gift is seeing her kids smile. we are grateful. >> you never know what it means until you're faced with it. >> the small act of kindness is having a big impact on families, many say it's a reminder of all the g

. >> ray hall got to share in the holiday tradition with one northeast philadelphia family. >> merrytmas. >> reporter: for the smith family of northeast philadelphia christmas morning is a tradition. it's the day that 8-year-old electiony, 7-year-old michael, 5-year-old kayla and 6-month-old jake is what they have been waiting for all year. >> we get presents. >> yes! >> reporter: opening presents is a top prior priority for the ki. >> it's what i always wanted! >> reporter: mom and dad see the bigger picture and say christmas goes on the gifts and tree, it's not just about receiving, but giving sharing and bonding with family. >> it's great to do this for the kids to see the smile on their faces and hopefully they feel memories that will last a lifetime. meghan and michael philadelphia police officer in the 15th district allowed "action news" to capture a special and magical time for their family, they know some are not as for the purpose of the nate, they say they don't take the day and moment for granted. >> i'm appreciative and thankful that the lord blessed us with four great ch

ray hall / mississippi highway patrol ) "that's our number one priority: if we do have someone that is stranded or someone that is trapped, we're trying to clear each street, each county road, each highway, going door to door to make sure we can eliminate all the possibilities there's someone that needs help." the storm system left damage across much of the midwest and the south -- flooding roads, downing trees, and damaging homes in parts of kentucky, illinois, indiana, and alabama as well. i'm andrew spencer, reporting in more local news, employees from texas station were serving up a christmas feast to those who have served our country. employees from the casino.... visited veterans village to say thank you. 175 veterans were able to enjoy the tradition holiday dinner with all of the trimmings. the volunteers say.... this is just one way they can "it's an honor for us. it's very humbling. we appreciate so much the sacrifice veterans and their families have made for us and our freedom. " texas station is celebrating 20 years. and as part of the celebration.... the property launched t

ray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> if you unwrapped a mobile devising like a phone or tablet. we have free apps from 6abc, news, storm tracker 6 live and watch abc apps are available on the apple and google play stores. >>> eagles don't want to be in a giving mood tonight. a loss to washington at the linc eliminates eagles from playoff contention. desean jackson would love to knock out his old team for good. a win tonight puts eagles back in first place in the division. kickoff 8:25. ron jaworski offers his keys to the game. >> looking to start running in the new year. it turns out it's not only good for your body, but your mind, as well. details in "healthcheck." >>> taking that dream vacation isn't cheap. but a few simple tips to save you hundreds the next time you fly. >> reporter: radars for the most part are in the clear this morning, but we have rain on the way later this afternoon and into this evening. we have another round of record-high temperatures expected tomorrow. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast right after this. >> if you gl

ray hall / mississippi highway patrol ) "that's our number one priority: if we do have someone that is stranded or someone that is trapped, we're trying to clear each street, each county road, each highway, going door to door to make sure we can eliminate and damaging homes in parts of kentucky, illinois, indiana, and alabama as well. aarew spencer, kwwl news. re in eastern iowa -- some pele are cleaning up from thunderstorms and heavy winds. reports of downed trees and power lines. remember when storms happen -- you can share your pictures on our facebook page. you can also like the page to stay up to date on breakingn news and weatder. holiday travel is stressful enough..but it becomeseseven more difficult at one airport -- due to black lives matter protestors. police arrested some protesters at the minneapolis saint paul international airport....due to significanan disruptions the protestors were causing. officials had to close security checkpoints inside the terminal. the situation became so heated at the airport, one man was dragged female ooficer. a british muslim family says the

joining us by phone, sergeant ray hall, can you tell us what the situation is at this hour?h, we're actually waiting on our first light. we have officers rescuing throughout the night. continuing to search here in benton county. we still have residents that are unaccounted for. unfortunately, we believe that they may still be caught up in the storm, due to where they think they may have been living at the time. >> the search and rescue efforts, what form have those taken? >> well, methodsically just going through the county taking each county road, each city street. just one road at a time. going door to door. house to house. the houses that are damaged, the houses that are completely destroyed, trying to comb through the debris, a search/rescue just to make sure we're not missing anyone. >> i know you said you do believe there are still two people missing at this hour. we understood that this is the last report that we got, perhaps you can update us, four people killed in mississippi. 40 people injured. are those numbers holding at this hour? >> actually, during the night,

ray hall / mississippi highway patrol ) "that's our number one priority: if we do have someone that is stranded or someone that is trapped, we're trying to clear each street, each county road, each highway, going door to door to make sure we can while severe storms brought severe weather to some parts of the south.. other parts are much warmer. temperatures are so warm people could be wearing shorts to christmas dinner. a southwest wind could bring temperatures 70-s. in orlando, florida.. the high is expected to be in the mid 80-s today and tomorrow. the north american aerospace defense command - or norad - will be tracking santa claus as he makes his way across the world to bring gifts to girls and boys. the organization has been tracking st. nick for 60-years.. making sure he and his reindeer are safe in the sky. you can watch santa make his trip around the world by going to the "only on ktiv" section on our homepage at ktiv dot com. many people got together last night to celebrate the recent completion of a holiday light display at summit pointe senior living in marion, iowa. jill k

merrill reece to hall of famer ray didinger the experts are weighing in. i'm jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. the eagles will speak officially about the firing tomorrow but there's no shortage of talking happening right now. >> kelly was hired with much fanfare in january 2013 came from the university of oregon where he led the ducks big-time success. we were there when he arrived at the airport. now the eagles ended their first under he will kelly alt 10 and six losing in the playoffs to the saints. the very next season, another 10 and six record with no playoff appearance and a loss to the cowboys at lincoln financial field that allowed dallas to take control of the division and of course we all know what happened this season with that loss to washington on saturday night. >> that's right. lesley joins us now with the latest on a surprisin surprisinn surprising timing. >> one of the biggest stories now of the year. it's amazing last january it looked like chip kelly had won this power struggle with former general manager howie roseman after jeffrey

merrill reece to hall of famer ray didinger the experts are weighing in.'m jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. the eagles will speak officially about the firing tomorrow but there's no shortage of talking happening right now. >> kelly was hired with much fanfare in january 2013 came from the university of oregon where he led the ducks big-time success. we were there when he arrived at the airport. now the eagles ended their first under he will kelly alt 10 and six losing in the playoffs to the saints. the very next season, another 10 and six record with no playoff appearance and a loss to the cowboys at lincoln financial field that allowed dallas to take control of the division and of course we all know what happened this season with that loss to washington on saturday night. >> that's right. lesley joins us now with the latest on a surprisin surprisinn surprising timing. >> one of the biggest stories now of the year. it's amazing last january it looked like chip kelly had won this power struggle with former general manager howie roseman after jeffrey lu

hiding in the hall. ray for us.locked, locked in an office. >> the "washington post" reporting this morning that syed farook and tashfeen malik were married two years and they dropped i their six-month-old china with their marry saying the grandmother they had a doctor's appointment. thank you, natasha zouves. >> we hear from people who survived the shooting, the sisterses of a 27-year-old victim spoke to her in the hospital. she told them about the frightening moments and getting shot. >> she tried to shield herself with a chair with the man next to her and suddenly he said she felt it go through her back. >> thiserly on the ten of the suspect wounded people are still being treated in the hospital and two of them are in critical condition with injuries from gunshot wounds to minor injuries suffering trying to escape. >> many staff members at the sister salt in the east bay want home early after the shooting rampage because they were scared and upset. there are four centers in the bay area including this woman. the

i'm meteorologist care ray hall. we've had spotty light showers moving across part of the bay area.moves through. now it's 35 in the east bay, south bay 41 and also 41 in the peninsula. looking at highs today, that will be in the low to mid-50s. and mostly cloudy skies. every now and then the sun comes out. >>> and we're looking at good conditions, in fact earlier in the last report, we talked about a closure on the 101 southbound at story road. that has been opened. crews were battling a grass fire. hard to believe as cold as it was, but it is open now and traffic moving. no concerns in the south bay. same deal for the east bay, but a slick spot coming through dublin because of the wintry precipitation we saw. same story concord. slick spots you through the delta. and you can see wide open lanes at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> a lot of people moving likely right n now, but next week a different story. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. >>> taking a look at the headlines. break news out of pennsylvania. bill cosby has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting

he finished his career with the yankees and rays, before being inducted into the hall of fame. emily: a stamp on the night for the utah jazz. alec burks drives to the hoop for an impressive slam dunk last night against the phoenix suns. he seems to just hover in the air reaching for the rim. the big move came with just about 2 minutes to play, to rally the crowd. the jazz win, 110:89. it looked like he defied gravity. right? hanging. randy: looks flute. -- fluid. cindy: we are still waiting. still waiting if you're a snow lover. my kids keep asking me. when is it going to snow. last year at this time we had had three inches in boston and 8 1/2 in worcester. that was behind average. boston area by this point. nothing in the forecast here. we have warm temperatures coming through christmas day. if we get to christmas eve in worcester without any snow, that will set a record for the latest measurable rainfall in worcester. nothing in the forecast here. it is a very warm pattern as the jet stream continues to lift off through the north. this is a familiar pat thearn we have seen th

five batting titles in boston before continuing his career with the yankees and devil rays, but he went into the hall of fame wearing a red sox cap. the number 26 will be the 10th jersey retired at fenway park. boggs is now 57 years old, lives in tampa, florida. in response to the news today boggs took to twitter saying, quote, don't know which is worse, the tears in my eyes or the goose bumps. his twitter handle is chicken man 3010. before every game, and he finished his career with 3,010 hits. steven jackson announced on twitter today that he's joining new england. the team has not yet announced the signing, but espn is reporting it a one-year deal. pats have lost lewis and blunt to injuries. jackson is 32 years old, rushed for more than 11,000 yards in parts of eleven seasons in the league. the pats clinched the first round bye in the afc playoffs with yesterday's 33-16 win over the titans in foxborough. jackson could definitely help as the team moves towards the playoffs, but they seem to be doing just fine with the backs they have. bolt en and white have been sharing the bulk of the load. >> he'

won 5 batting titles in boston, before continuing his career with the yankees and devil rays, but he went into the hall of fame wearing a red sox cap. the number 26 will be the 10th jersey number retired at fenway park. nine red sox, the other of course jackie robinson. the patriots are adding some experience to their backfield. running back steven jackson announced on twitter today that he is, in fact, joining new england. the team has not yet announced the signing, but espn is reporting it' s a one year deal. the pats have lost dion lewis and lagarrette blount to season ending injuries. jackson was released by the atlanta falcons in the offseason. he is 32-years-old and rushed for more than 11,000 yards in parts of 11 seasons in the league. the nfl has suspended giants wide receiver odell beckham received three personal foul penalties in sunday' s game against the panthers. beckham and carolina defensive back josh norman went at it all game long, but the majority of the cheap shots came from beckham, including a helmet to helmet hit that was clearly intentional. beckham is appealing the suspension. o

ray: the other seven made it out safely. bill: there was smoke detectors in the hallway, which did go off , and there was smoke in the hall, which definitely saved the other occupants of the building. ray: the fire brought every concord on duty firefighter to the scene. the chief says firefighters were able to knock down the fire in about 10 minutes, managing to keep the fire from spreading. contained to that one apartment , although there is heavy smoke damage throughout the entire structure. and it will be awhile before the tenants are allowed back. the red cross is helping the people displaced, several of the tenants were also students at the law school, which is providing them with temporary housing. in concord, ray brewer, wmur news 9. sean: all right, ray, thanks. and in massachusetts overnight, four people died in a fire in the city of of lynn. firefighters say the building was engulfed in flames when they arrived just after midnight , and part of the roof collapsed. investigators did pull two unconscious women from the building and were able to revive them on the way to the hospital. right now, the red cross is helping 1

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nhl hall of famer ray bourque and pete frates. the two of you are the definition of class. >>> now at 11:00, i'm tracking snow, ice and rain. my updated timeline of when to expect the changeover. covered from the roads, rails and runways. everything you need to know about how your morning commute will look during the season's first snows. >> sleaze bags and low lifes donald trump taking on a major media outlet during a campaign rally in in additionia. the word that got someone thrown out -- in in additionia. the word that got someone lone out of that same event. >>> right now snow is beginning to fall in our area and more is heading our way. >> we want to show you video of snow from that same system dumping several inches on omaha, nebraska just a few hours ago. >> turning now to boston the zakim bridge tonight clear sailing in and out of the city right now but in a few hours all of that can change. hello everyone i'm havenessa welsh. >> and i'm erik rasmussen. tonight we have team coverage. jim morelli taking a look at how crews

he finished his career with the yankees and rays, before being inducted into the hall of fame. randy: a farewell at the garden to former celtic kevin garnett. this will likely be the last time he visits the garden as a player and the c's fans sent him off with a standing ovation. that was easy for them, after they beat the minnesota timberwolves. kelly olynyk starting for the first time, and he led the way c's win 113-99. emily: a stamp on the night for the utah jazz. alec burks drives to the hoop for an impressive slam dunk last night against the phoenix suns. he seems to just hover in the air reaching for the rim. the big move came with just about 2 minutes to play, to rally the crowd. the jazz win, 110:89. a british man trying to spread christmas cheer in tokyo by running around in a decorated tree. yes, he dresses up in this costume and runs through japan's capital, where he lives. it took him two months to make this, and 99 batteries to keep it powered up. he says there are no decorations in some parts of the city so this is how he spreads christmas cheer. randy: kind of a

kiefer sutherland is 49 sarah- actor- comedian andy dick is 50 al- actor-comedian ray romano is 58 sarah- international tennis hall-of-famer chris evert is 61 al- actor samuel l. jackson is 67 sarah- actress jane fonda is 78 al- talk show host phil donahue is 80 << >> << wx timer @ :45 when we come back on this monday morning we'll have the stories making top headlines in siouxland. and the force awakened in one morning in siouxland. the community of spencer, iowa together to deal with tragedy. high school senior austin roberts collapsed while competing in a wrestling match on saturday and later died at the spencer hospital. counselors were on hand at spencer high school yesterday to help a stunned community deal with grief. hundreds of students and staff came together. superintendent terry hemann says austin was bigger than life in many ways and a good kid. a crisis team will be on hand today and tomorrow before christmas break begins on wednesday. cops and kids team up to go christmas shopping. at the two local walmart stores, 40 children were partnered with officers from the sioux city police department and woo

many members of the senate would actually recognize ray, because he's been down here so many times, dozens of times, working the halls of congress, asking senators to do the right thing and support the 9/11 bill. he was a strong, smiling man in uniform traveling in his wheelchair from office to office with contagious optimism and unmatched grace. ray pfeiffer has never wavered. he has never been deterred. he's never been given up his efforts to pass the 9/11 health program. but you must know, ray was never doing this for himself. he was doing it so other first responders didn't have to. ray personally wanted to be here today to see this bill pass because he'd worked so long and so hard, but last week ray had to go back to the hospital because his cancer had spread to his brain. ray is physically in new york right now, but ray's indomitable spirit is with us in the capitol. his strength is with us, his unmistakable grace is with us, and, ray, i know you're listening. we never, ever could have gotten this done without you. you did it. but i must tell you, ray, this speech isn't for you. this speech is for your wife kar

hall. and if you have you lit up your tree yesterday yet? have you put up your christmas deck raying action? i want to see them. snap a picture of your house all decorated. post it to your facebook, stain gram, facebook pages, use the #fox29lights. like this person did. so we can show off your lights here on the air. oh, look at that. >> trees, little smile faces there on the front lawn. and then every day, i'm showing you pictures, all the way up through christmas, then once a week picking the best of the best and we're going live from your front lawn tonight, i'm head today northeast philadelphia. wait until you see this house. >> okay? >> okay? northeast, not just one house, it is an entire block. >> i knew were you going to say that. >> in northeast philadelphia, coming your way, see you live tonight at 5:00 right here fox 29. back to you guys. >> eggnog, hot chocolate, get it going for bob kelly. >> you know it. >> empire, ending left everyone hanging on the edge of their seat. >> from moore celebrity guest appearances to the jaw dropping ending last night's episode, definitely

one of you should have to walk the halls of congress and ask senator by senator, house member by house member, to do the right thing. >> reporter: for firefighters like ray who worked for weeks on the pile and are now sick, relief can't come soon enough. >> i'm one of the lucky ones, even though i have stage four cancer. i come here to help out. for the many that can't. it's a shame that we have to come here, as sick as we are, to beg for people that always say, never forget. >> reporter: despite overwhelming bipartisan support in the house and senate, the legislation is being held up by house republicans who do not favor a permanent reauthorization of what they see as another entitlement program. they think the benefit should be temporary. republican peter king of new york disagrees. >> when people look at it, it's a program and think it's a long-entitlement program. unfortunately, it's not. i say unfortunately because everyone who is affected by it is going to die. that's the ultimate. >> reporter: speaker of the house paul ryan supports the legislation to extend the benefits. >> we have not decided what vehicle or funding level, but it's something we

hall and how is the cleaning? >> we have a sig-alert, eastbound connection, the ramp to westbound 580 is shut down completely. that is the main rayo get to richmond-san rafael bridge from the east bay. it is a hard closure. a big-rig spilled the load. sweeps were cleaning the mess. they still have to get big-rig out. at 7:00, it will be cleaned up. to get to the bridge, continue beyond and get off at central avenue to cut to westbound 580 and, fortunately there is not a big backup this is eastbound direction. not same for westbound. backing up toward highway 4 bumper-to-bumper traffic. >> mike? >> in the east bay you have to dress warm. danville, dublin, pleasanton, 31, freezing cold in san ramon and 32 and lafayette at 33, and the warm spot is pittsburg at 38 degrees. elsewhere, we have 41 in oakland and vallejo, san francisco is 45 and pacifica is 44 and the rest of us in 30s from san carlos at 37, and santa rosa and novato and napa, 28-32 degrees. the next three hours no need to worry about wet weather and the dry air is sitting open us right now with lags and the ferry willing are calm. sunny and a few high clouds climbing a

hall following some showers. >> most of it doesn't fall until tomorrow. we're looking now at some light sprinkles moving across parts of the north bay, moving around point rayearing out through the rest of the day. now it's pretty chilly out there. in the low 40s and even upper 30s in parts of the south bay. downtown now at 38 degrees. san francisco at 50 degrees, highs today in the low 60s. we'll get peeks of sunshine. a milder day before the rain moves in. i'll detail that and the gusty winds coming with it. let's check in with mike to see how it looks pour the morning commute. >> right now winds are calm, the roadways are dry, but filled up at the toll plaza. the metering lights are gone, right at 5:30, seconds after we showed you this the last time. this shot is full. the maze is not, neither is the eastshore freeway. they're just building as folks head over towards san francisco. you see the slowing at the sensors. that's about it except for highway 4, antioch, pittsburg bay point. traditional areas, traditional pattern. the tri-valley will see building through livermore. fremont getting down into the south bay moving well. back to you. >> thank you ve

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hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, december 29th, 2015. al along with natalie, dylan and this. >> new year's around the corner and ray charles is timeless. >> "mess around." >>the big bold and savory was segment. we were makeing a casserole, birks bold and savory and sounds like john cena, big, bold and savory. >> from now on you have a new nickname. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> could be called a lot worse. >> i know i have been. >> hey, okay. i love this story. last week this scout leader attacked by a black bear while he and his three scouts were hiking in new jersey. well, scout leader entered a cave where the bear was likely hibernating and the scouts called 911, and these kids are so impressive. >> unbelievable. where's the emergency? >> my scout master went into a cave and a bear is in the cave with him. >> is he like he can't get out because of where the bear, is or is he too injured to get out? >> i think the bear is on top of him. my scout master just suggested that we get food to put the bear out. do you want us to make a signal fire? >> if you guys can start a fire. >> 911, where's the emergency? >> spl