you macy's. >> i think he is really santa claus. i think that we really got the real guy. >> reporter: he is coming back next year. >> i told him i will be here till they drag me out. >> a copy of "avatar" and ipad -- sorry. >> reporter: as you can see, we are getting into the christmas spirit here at lefty o'doul's. you have been seeing a lot of jocosity. >> yes, it's amazing. i was overwhelmed with the u. of toys. >> reporter: people can still bring toys down. >> yes, yes. and we will make sure they get to the firefighters. >> reporter: you might even get to meet santa claus. going on till 1:00 a.m. here at lefty o'doul's, jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. >> many people around the bay area are still trying to squeeze in last minute shopping. kronhas that story. >> very good. major relief. >> reporter: these were some of the very last minute christmas shoppers. >> why wait? >> it's pretty busy for us. we were working and yesterday was my only time off so -- >> reporter: started yesterday? >> today. >> reporter: everyone of them had a r

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don't touch santa claus. don't touch santa claus.re going to touch santa claus, don't touch him there. getting ready? put the eyebrows on. they're nice, aren't they? it's like andy rooney. have you ever wondered why santa has creepy eyebrows? and the mustache. oh, yes, i am santa claus. especially with the boots. yes, who has been naughty and who has been nice, yes? i love the fact that these came with this. i don't know if these were side burns, we didn't know what these were. i don't know, i'll glue them to my face. they don't match. they're yellowish. like santa is a heavy smoker all of a sudden. [ coughing ] come on up, kids. got a little emphysema. ow. congratulations. [ applause ] everyone goes home -- [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> glenn: i cannot see. i cannot feel my face. i'm going to do the rest of the show like this. what? we're going to talk a little politics now. that's all we're going to do. this one has a little bit of my dna. yeah. you may clone me now. you know -- ow! the amazing thing about santa claus. i mean it wo

. >> that's what they call santa claus. >> you can't fool me, there ain't no santa claus. >> all the commentary and more now on countdown. >> you will be very, very sorry. >> good evening from new york. this is monday, december 13th. today the non-triumph of bipartisanship as gis guide champions of the middle class join it is phony deficit hawks and agree to extend all the taxes. most will have been in place for 12 years and become immovable objects. the senate voting for thosure on the deal between the president and republican leaders. 83 yes votes and the procedural votes with support for the actual bill. the tax relief act cosponsored by harry reid and mitch mcconnell. president obama touted the support and said he shared the concerns of the critics. >> that's the nature of compromise. sacrificing something that each of us cares about to move forward on what matters to all of us. right now that's growing the economy and creating jobs. so i urge the house of representatives to act quickly on this important matter. >> $858 billion tax package includes a 13-month extension of unemplo

. >> santa claus is my hero. >> reporter: or what you believe? >> what's your name? >> mine? kris kringle. >> reporter: christmas means the main stage belongs to santa. >> yeah, sant i'll ask santa. >> reporter: the man in the ret suit hasn't always been a worldwide phenomenon. the story of santa claus actually begins in ancient turkey with the fourth century bishop nicholas. his legendary kindness to children elevated him to sainthood. over the centuries, saint nicholas gradually became a folk hero. later, he emerged in holland as sinters it klaus. in the newly formed united states, christmas was just another die in the 19th century. >> there was no uniform idea about what christmas should be. >> reporter: in 1810, a committee of town fathers in new york city decided to bring some european civility to their raucous port town. >> as early as 1810, they established the feast of saint nicholas as a special occasion. >> reporter: the wealthy professor, clementen clark moore, was on the committee. it was moore who inine 23 wrote a poem for his daughters cal calltwas" the night bef

of course, we're talking about santa claus. come on in, santa. >> come on, santa. >> merry christmas. ho, ho, ho. hello, everyone. hello. oh, it's so good to see you. hello. >> welcome, santa. >> hi. how are you? let me get up. oh, boy. oh, boy. oh, this is wonderful. how is everyone? >> good. >> oh, boy. ho, ho, ho. >> so, santa, you seem tired. how was last night? >> i'll tell you, it was very, very busy. but the weather was cooperative. and i was able to deliver all of my toys. and guess what? i knew i was coming here. so, i brought some extra toys for the children here. >> all right. let's hand them out. who wants some toys? >> let's hand them out. >> okay. let's see what we have here. >> we have an extra bag that your elves dropped off. >> i had my elves drop it off before. let's see what's here? we have the little ones first. oh. this is for a little one. one for you. want to come and get this? >> anybody want a gift over here? >> have a gift. >> that's for you. yeah. we're going to give you -- make it happen. >> yes. >> i

la oportunidad para pedirle el regalo a santa claus. >> baribie. > un aviÓn. > hello kitty. >> esperamosque santa traiga muchos regalos a los que se ha comportado bien y que el prÓximo aÑo podamos ver un personaje latino en la casa conocidos por muchos como la casa de la navidad. >> hablando de regalos, precisamente antes de terminar, nora siguiÓ el recorrido simbÓlico del trineo de santa claus desde el polo norte primero hasta oceanÍa. luego a travÉs de computadoras en bases militares no como paso por asia, europa, el continente africano, tambiÉn sudamérica y ya estÁ podido muy bien, en estados unidos- pronto llega los regalos a casa.

.>> que te regaló santa claus? >> una patineta real. >> estás feliz?amilias son necesarios para las personas de escasos recursos. aunque todos quieren que lo malo del año viejo no se vuelva a repetir. >> mucho trabajo para que la gente estñ bien económicamente hablando. >> feliz navidad. >> feliz navidad. >> uno de los principales problemas es la falta de fondos. de alguna manera ha logrado tener apoyo de los más necesitados. lo más importante enaltecer el significado de la navidad. felicidades. >> gracias, igualmente. >> bueno los centros comerciales están llenos de personas que dejaron sus tiendas. aún así los comerciantes siguen ofreciendo descuentos. algunas tiendas han permanecido abiertas. en diciembre las ventas aumentaron. ya van 5 meses donde se muestra un incremento en las ventas. >> miles de jóvenes pasarán una mal navidad. muchos prometen seguir luchando, otros tienen nuevas metas. >> con el gran apoyo ellos tratan de seguir adelante. tras la desilución de no ser aprobada la ley. >> es víspera de navidad. ella comparte la jornada con su fam

santa claus descended from oden.hue and the new york post have turned their back on jesus and taken up arms in defense of a paying an symbol. and, of course, we all know who's behind paying an symbols. >> never thought of that, did you? for more on this stunning bet y betrayal in the war on christmas, we go to the front lines of the war on christmas and go to frank conniff, who moonlights over at sin in a mattic titanic dot com. are you keeping safe out there? >> i'm in fairly good shape with these guys. i did a tour here embedded with a division of the salvation army. then i went off the grid, deep into secular occupied territory in the galleria shopping mall. and i gotta tell you, i've seen some sights here that will traumatize me for the rest of my life. we just lost too many good men in this fight, keith. the troops come from every background you can imagine. this rag tag fighting battalion in the war against christmas is an ethnically diverse mix of white male christians from the south, combined with white male

. ♪ here comes santa claus ♪ here comes santa claus ♪ right down santa claus lane >> reporter: but thisir way in. ♪ noel >> reporter: two christmases ago, no one had heard of susan boyle. ♪ joyful and triumphant >> reporter: but this christmas, she's had the number one album both here in the u.s. and in the uk. ♪ and then there's the 10-year-old from pittsburgh, jackie evancho. ♪ the little girl with that giant voice. ♪ o holy night >> reporter: and here's the thing, neither jackie or susan ever won on their reality shows. but they sure are winning over hearts this christmas. ♪ >> really incredible the voice that comes out of that little body. some new competition, but bing crosby is still decades ahead in sales, so for all of you tweeting me this afternoon, it's bing crosby's "white christmas," the top seller of all time. >>> when we come back here on the broadcast tonight, just really how old is rudolph? could you pass the santa quiz? check out our "person of the week." you've got what it takes: zantac. it's strong, fast lasting relief. so let them turn up the heat. you can stop that

, mi hija llegó llorando y dijo que santa claus no le dejó nada. >>> alberto dice que además destapar los regalos y llevarse los demás valor. >>> tuvieron tiempo y como fueron linda, no les gustaron, pero aquí si, le tenía un ipod a mi nia. >>> Él dice que no les quedará más remedio que empezar de nuevo. >>> la policía de auckland, ad ver te alguna medidas para evitar robo a la casa, advertir a su vecino que ustedes estará por tiempo largo fuera de la casa y dejar su número de telfono. >>> dejar alguna luces encendidas mantener artículos de valor en lugares con llave. >>> la policía tambié dice que al caso de ver algún movimiento ia 911hoso en en alguna propiedad que los dueños no ades llamar. (teléfono enpantalla). una allada bien. -- el autoridades investigan el por po de una mujer que fue que coradas, desnuda en como la , el cuerpo, fue desnuda, o anoche por una tro lugaque conducía por la unos 40 aza blanca.a desnuda la Áver de ues creen que murió en te o lugar y el cuerpo pudo cadaveres investigan es existe alguna ko megas entre los dos cuerpos encontrado. >>> el próximo lu

tambiÉn el simbÓlico recorrido del trienio de santa claus alrededor del mundo. >> el espÍritu navideÑo una causa benÉfica. >> el espÍritu navideÑo llegÓ por todo lo alto a esta casa. sus espectaculares luces y despliegue de personajes religiosos, famosos, y de cuentas de hadas hacen que se comenta en una de las mÁs visitadas de este condado. >> venimos todos los aÑos y no nos cansamos de venir las veces que podemos. los 80 en ama de felicitar. >cada aÑo, miles de personas vienen a deleitarse con este espectÁculo navideÑo que cuenta con mÁs de ciento figuras animadas. una tradiciÓn familiar que comenzÓ desde 1972. >< todos los aÑos venimos para ver cÓmo estÁ. porque a veces las tambiÉn de diferentes colores, les ponemos muÑecos. o luces. >> que es lo que mÁs le gusta de la casa? >> la decoraciÓn, la comunidad, todo el mundo se junta. >> donaciones que ayudan a niÑos con diabetes y a pagar la factura de electricidad que llega alrededor de $ 2000 mensuales. un precio que vale la pena al escuchar el regocijo de los niÑos. >> a mi me gusta la casa porque hay muchas luces y es espectacular.

tambiÉn el simbÓlico recorrido del trienio de santa claus alrededor del mundo. ?mucho para recuperarse. y la amo por eso. (locutor) si alguien que amas tiene problemas con las drogas o el alcohol llama al 1-800-487-4889 (tdd). presentado por el departamento de salud y servicios humanos de los estados unidos. >> el espÍritu navideÑo ya extradiciÓn en una casa de nueva york que cada aÑo atraerÁ mÁs curiosos por su atractiva decoraciÓn. esto ocurre desde hace casi 30 aÑos y muchos de los que se acercan a ser incluso donaciones para una causa benÉfica. >> el espÍritu navideÑo llegÓ por todo lo alto a esta casa. sus espectaculares luces y despliegue de personajes religiosos, famosos, y de cuentas de hadas hacen que se comenta en una de las mÁs visitadas de este condado. >> venimos todos los aÑos y no nos cansamos de venir las veces que podemos. los 80 en ama de felicitar. >cada aÑo, miles de personas vienen a deleitarse con este espectÁculo navideÑo que cuenta con mÁs de ciento figuras animadas. una tradiciÓn familiar que comenzÓ desde 1972. >< todos los aÑos venimos p

. >> here comes santa claus. here comes santa claus. >> louder. one, two, three. >> here comes santa claus. >> fun and games. the steelers against the panthers tonight. ben roethlisberger to wallace. steelers win it. they are 11-4. they can wrap up the division next weekend against the cleveland browns. san diego, they pumped a million and a half gallons of water out of qualcomm stadium for the poinsettia bowl. >> poinsettia

>> santa claus o papÁ noel no se olvida de nadie y de ello tenemos las pruebas. regalar obsequios y tambiÉn sonrisas. tenemos una historia muy conmovedora desde nueva york. >> ¡muy buenos dÍas! muchachos, les cuento que el espÍritu navideÑo estÁ más vivo que nunca. ellos mismos pensaron que no recibirÍan ningÚn regalo. >> los deseos de navidad de decenas de niÑos reflejan su fe en santa pero este aÑo una en especial cautivÓ corazones en la agencia sin Ánimo de lucro en manhattan, nueva york. >> los niÑos que escribieron las cartas quieren cosas y no son cosas muy como lucrativas sino como las cosas que cada niÑo merece tener. >> este carta firmada por armando cortez y dos mÁs firmadas por sus hermanos, dejaban ver que este aÑo su madre no tendrÍa plata para comprar los regalos. >> una barbie, ropa y una camiseta del chivas de guadalajara. ♪ ♪ >> llegÓ santa. >> hola. ♪ ♪ >> m m m m... juanita, cÓmo te sientes al ver a tus niÑos tan felices con este regalo? >> no tengo palabras. yo no esperaba aesto. >> habÍas tenido la oportunidad de darle algÚn detalle a tus niÑ

these pictures of santa claus at water ski ride in washington d.c.. this is earlier today and look at the crowd cheering him on. for the last 25 years santa, his helpers and the grinch that have participated in this tradition. in florida at all lot of santa clauses took to the beach today. you can see them and the children surveyed in the holiday is a long cocoa beach. they say that they just wanted to spread some christmas cheer. aside from these other activities today santa claus has already started his stops around the world to deliver presents to good girls and boys. we're tracking him with the help of the aerospace defense command. and from what we're hearing right now you concede the dop/and right now that he is over the atlantic ocean near the kate bring the islands. you want to attract sand as he journeys to your home to his log on to our website at kron4 news or we have a link to all is said that through out the stops all night long. a look out side at traffic with the golden gate bridge and you can see the left side of the screen with traffi

. >> i saw mommy kissing santa claus? i thought you said i saw daddy kissing santa claus! got really excited, jimmy. >> jimmy: let's see that in slow motion. you really got him. that's terrible. ♪ watch this water go. very good. very, very good. [ laughter ] it was that last burst of water. it wasn't -- very interesting how you kept that in your mouth that whole time. [ laughter ] >> it's something i do well. >> jimmy: yes, very good. truly amazing. step in. team number one, we missed you guys. come on over. time for the audience to choose who did it best. was it team number one? [ cheers and applause ] or was it team number two? [ cheers and applause ] team number two is the winner! ♪ you win a set of "late night with jimmy fallon" towels so you can dry off in style. there you go right there. congratulations. and since no one goes home empty handed, for the losers, we have "late night with jimmy fallon" moist towelettes. [ laughter ] there you go. thank you so much, you guys. thanks for playing. [ applause ] that's it for "competitive spit takes." [ cheers and applause ]

santa claus came to the delight of these children. a spanish-speaking santa.n the children were squealing with happiness. >> margaritas,merryy christmas. gracias. >> reporter: you are giving up your christmas to do this? >> yes. >> reporter: what are you getting out of this? >> to see happy children get presents. it made me very, very happy to see their expressions, he is lepwhen santa claus gave them their present. >> reporter: girs of the gonzalez family got their present and in their own way thanked them. >> marry christmas! thanked everyone who has come to the aid of watsonville. >> . ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way slt slt. >> when we come back on "a second look,". ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ >> we remember the man whose music helped to provide the soundtrack for the season. bing cosby. . one of the longest tough times in american mystery was the great depression. it was a time of economic desperation that stretched near ally decade glendening in a the austerity. jimmy stewart. >> at a time when male movie star were supposed to

igual de atrevidos sÓlo santa claus que a pesar de su pronunciada barriguito pueden ser intrÉpidos ena realizado mÁs de 22 veces. por las montaÑas heladas de virginia se deslizÓ este otro papÁ noel, el simpÁtico gordito de barba blanca demostrÓ estar en excelente condiciÓn fÍsica para repartir los regalos como el mejor de los atletas. no, sus ojos no lo engaÑan, lo que ven son decenas de gorditos barrigones en bicicleta reunidos en una competencia en gran bretaÑa. se congregaron para tratar de romper el rÉcord de la mÁs grande concentraciÓn de papÁ noel, pero no lo lograron. cheques y logrÓ su cometido fue este intrÉpido santa claus que se deslizÓ desde lo alto de un puente en guatemala, colgado de una soga como si fuera una araÑa, descendiÓ con una bolsa llena de juguetes que repartiÓ entre niÑos de bajos recursos. igual de valiente resultÓ ser este papÁ noel que demostrÓ sus impresionantes habilidades sobre los esquÍes. varios renos que lo acompaÑaron sobre las aguas de un rÍo en washington tambiÉn se deslizaron con gran habilidad. si de originalidad se trata el premio se lo llevaro

. >> reporter: macy's tonight still has a santa claus. he's up at the top there, in santa land. almost the whole floor is dedicated to christmas. it's not the same man who has had the job for more than 20 years and that's all because of a joke taken the wrong way. john tumey has been known to a lot of local san franciscans as santa claus, mostly because he looks and acting the part. he's the famous santa, macy's santa. this year not everyone is smiling. that's because tumey or santa john won't be there. he's been fired by macy's because of a complaint about a joke he told to an adult couple who sat on his lap. santa began his usual by asking them if they had been good. >> they said, oh yes, santa. and i said, oh, that's too bad. and then i said, you know why santa is so happy and jolly all the time -- and they said no. and i said, well, that's because santa knows where all the naughty girls and boys live. >> reporter: tumey says he never jokes with children and will only tell jokes to adults hoping to get a laugh. >> i've used it for over 20 years and no one has ever complained

jay leno poked fun at macy's last night on the tonight show for firing santa claus. write a movie script about that. >>> talk about being bad. if she was one of santa''s sleigh pullers she would be called dasher. apparently she checked her list twice and being confined at a christmas tree lot at santa maria wasn't on it. the reindeer ran wild for hours through the field and then a neighborhood. >> we were putting up christmas lights. >> we were in here and the next thing you know, a reindeer is coming down the street. >> sure it was... who has been dipping into the eggnog? no, it was! and a cowboy working nearby at a cattle ranch came over and lassoed the animal. they strapped her to the light pole. now it looks probably worse than it is because santa's responsible there for picking up the reindeer. she is fine. we're told she is going to be okay. but i bet that's the last time she does that. leading the sleigh before we know it on the 24th. coming up on the "cbs

i'm able to find everything, and still of time to visit santa claus. >> and we knew we were looking for and we were able to find it. >> not too bad! my mom is visiting from santa monica. not too bad. we got a parking space, and everything. we are happy! >> and even the blind to santa claus, and even the reluctance to purchase big items is fading. bill and expensive items, jewelry, electronics, it seems to be no hesitation. -selling to send a cause is still possible. that line to santa claus. >> and all the way from black friday to now, help the sales totals. and the matter what they say about the economy, health the sales. healthy sales totals. >> >> this just in to the kron 4 news room this:federal express truck taken at 3:45 has been located. and one person is in custody. it was carjacked in the area of span crop, cass street and found on east 25th. - bancroft was the area where it was carjacked catherine heenan will be your host for your new year's eve life. it is still only local show. live ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. at&t is making high

. >> we told her that he went to santa claus's house to make solis for the boys and girls. >> they have a problem that even st. nick might not dibble to help solve. that solution is the only thing she's asking santa clause 4. >> i want a baby to come home, i love him. >> chris van cleave, abc 7 news. >> kaiser permanente in gave

. >> reporter: in just a week, santa claus will make his midnight run around the world. but, on wall and broad streets he's already showed up. the santa claus rally, which usually happens in the last week of the year, came early to u.s. stocks. since the december began, the dow is up 4%, the s&p 500 has gained 5% and the nasdaq has tacked on 6%. investors may be tempted to catch a last minute ride on santa's coattails. even "usa today" today urged investors to get into the stock market. but is it really a good idea to be buying stocks now with just a few trading days left in the year? nyse floor trader jonathan corpina says yup. in fact, he's bet lunch with a colleague that the dow will cross 11,600 by year end. >> i actually think in the next two weeks that we're going to continue to see the market rally. next week is a short week, holiday week, not a lot of traders in. that means low volume, high volatility. if the market continues and it wants to continue to move higher. we're going to see that magnified a little bit. >> reporter: but, other market pros worry about mo

in iraq, festive hats have been handed out and the troops have already had a visit from santa claus. >>> the christmas holiday began under heightened security at the vat cap after the mail bombings dell de la fuente ig nas qulo >>> up next as "nightly news" continues for this christmas eve, one of the biggest celebrations in years in bethlehem. why it's so different this year. >>> and later, making a difference in place where is cheer is needed. volunteers delivering the gift of kindness. [ coughing ] [ tea kettle whistle ] [ water pouring ] [ punches ] [ male announcer ] beat your worst flu symptoms. new theraflu max d contains the most powerful medicine allowable without a prescription to fight your worst flu symptoms. theraflu max d. serious power. take the power of theraflu in warming caplets or warming syrup. try zegerid otc. it's the first 24-hour treatment with two active ingredients: prescription-strength medicine plus a protective ingredient so it's effectively absorbed. for 24-hour relief, try dual-ingredient zegerid otc. oh, bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it

de estados unidos recibe cada navidad mÁs de un millÓn de cartas, desde 1912, que son enviadas a santa clausa mamÁs solteras que piden ropa para sus hijos. >> en las cartas se refleja la angustia de miles de familias que no tienen trabajo para poner en sus mesas una cena navideÑa, menos regalos para los mÁs chicos. >> mi familia va a tener una navidad bonita y yo querÍa darles una navidad a estos niÑos que no tiran nada. >> los trabajadores de servicio postal dicen que nunca antes hubo tantas personas caritativas que regresaban cargados de regalos. -tienen. >> estÁ lloviendo, las personas estÁn formadas en lÍnea trayendo las cajas, las bolsas y los paquetes. >> isabel fue una de ellas. >> este aÑo, mÁs familias van a poder decir feliz navidad. >> en mÉxico es tiempo de pastorales. obras teatrales cargadas de colorido, mÚsica y trajes tÍpicos que forman parte de la tradiciÓn en Épocas de navidad. tuvieron su origen en el siglo 16 en europa pero en mÉxico sirven para hacer reÍr a los espectadores al mofarse de polÍticos, líderes religiosos y celebridades. llegamos al final. gracias por haberno

tonight's "assignment america," steve hartman introduces us to a modern day kris kringle who plays santa clausay of the year. >> reporter: about 4,000 miles south of the north pole in eastern tennessee we found the closest thing to santa i've ever seen. not in looks but in spirit. and inventory. >> i've got about 25 trailers all together. that's all toys. >> reporter: 60-year-old ronnie green has everything a kid could ever want. >> teddy bears, music players, soap boxcar. >> reporter: and everything a kid would never want. >> socks? >> yeah. >> reporter: a door. >> yeah. >> reporter: obviously here christmas isn't just for kids. here christmas isn't even just for christmas. in fact, they call ronnie the year-round santa. is this an elf? >> that's an elf, yeah. >> reporter: your elves are pretty scroungey looking. >> (laughs) >> reporter: with the help of a handful of dedicated volunteers, donations of goods and services, fund-raisers to buy food... >> start loading them cheetos... >> reporter:... and a lot of his own money to keep his project rolling, ronnie green has been serving the need gl

and the annual santa crossed thousands of people, and with santa claus costumes. >> merry christmas! >> and rain gear, did not have to wear any grade-gear it was not raining. the those reindeer. did not have to wear any rain gear. >> and but several clouds and there were some clouds. in the on/off through the midday and in the bay area. we had to dodge some grain crops in some areas. the stormtracker 4 with some north bay, and we had to dodge some raindrops earlier--and in the south near monterey bay, showers and raindrops falling between morgan hill and gilroy. these are moving towards san jose in the north and about one hour. scattered showers activity tonight and tomorrow, a stronger storm over the pacific. it is right here in this is making tracks towards the bay area for tomorrow. look for periods of steady rain fall to more and it could be heavy at times. gusting winds, over 40 mph especially along the coast. a wind advisory in effect for and a chance for scattered shower activity. in another system with unstable air. that grain could stick around for monday morning, that rainf

vamos a otro corte comercial cuando regresemos retiremos porque santa claus decidiÓ usar en aguas profundasse puso un traje de buzo para tomar fotos en las profundidades de un parque acuÁtico. todo por una causa benÉfica. terminamos sÓlo por ahora, nuestra segunda ediciÓn de esta noche, los esperamos maÑana. ♪

>> there a lost different ways to track santa claus.an go to our website, www.noradsant appoint organization and you can see m him. or send us an e-mail. all of those are different ways that you can find out the location of santa claus and get information on when he can be expected to get to your house. >> with nor add this morning. >> 5:27. gold bond. this stuff really works. come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >>. >> just want to say hello to my mother and brother. i love you and i miss you. >>> new this morning, one is truly doing everything they can to draw in customers and get them to check off the christmas lists. i will tell you all about it in

he gets to play santa claus today. his big white sleigh delivered him to the top. it was not easy. >> applaud came through late this afternoon and treated -- a plow came through late this afternoon. now we worry about ice. >> like a commercial for pickup trucks. brad bell caught up with some folks. >> we have not seen anything quite like kris van cleave's hill. the storm came with a roar and left with a whimper cars are moving along fine. let me show you how much snow -- 2 inches. boy, it made problems for people. it is hardly the sort of snow we got used to last year, but this being the washington region, we have to get used to it all over again. >> i have spawned so many times coming year. -- spun so many times coming here. >> i've seen a lot of people back words on the side of the highway for not thinking smartly. >> he was driving down to virginia beach and was surprised that so little snow has caused so many problems. charles county ambulances have been running to accidents. the driver ran away. >> he thought he could drive on ice. he slammed into me and into

. >>> santa claus and mrs. claus made a very special appearance to bring some shoulder cheer to a family who lost a young fare in a tragic work accident last month merry christmas. >> there were cheers of joy as santa arrived to bring gifts to the extend family of the antonio barajas. tonight santa claus had more than just gift and he also offered advice to one little girl who was still awake last year when he dropped off presents. >> this year i want you to go to bed nice and early, okay? all right, and make sure you brush your teeth before you go to bed. [ laughter ] >> the barajas family says they are grateful for the special visit that helps them deal with their loss. when he is not handing out gift, this santa claus, otherwise known as ken good reax. joe fonzi has highlights and postgame interviews next in sports.

. >>> santa claus lost his job. but he wasn't out of work for long. actually we're talking about the man who appeared as santa claus at macy's in union square in san francisco. macy's fired him. he says a joke he's been telling for years a couple about his age who sat on his lap. he told us the joke. >> then i said you know why santa is so happy and jolly all the time? and he said, no. and i said, well that's because santa knows where all the naughty girls and boys live. >> macy's wouldn't comment saying it's a personnel issue. but santa does have a new job down the street at lefty o 'doules that will pay him more money. >>> at the end of october, up 12% from september. it's the highest number of job listings for more than two years. in san francisco the focus today was putting more city residents to work. the board of supervisors approved a measure requiring city funded construction projects. the number will go up to seven. in five years. san francisco has $27 million in prompts planned for the next decade. >>> in news of the world tonight in haiti,

santa claus is a big sports fan. he does not get out here too much in his off season.i see he has and does the satellite dishes at is hairs. he is requested i read this letter over the air and wear this hat. without further ado let us read what he says. happy holidays to but 49 years, as wishes to the next two games this session if they fall and slept on blackface. my gift of a general manager will windmill. to the raiders, welcome to relevance back in the nfl discussion. the silver and black i wish of the black rule which is kept your home games in a witness protection. coming back to oakland we do get your games here at the toy shop which limits our production at times. ok. happy holidays to the golden state warriors. to a deliver new ownership. it is quickly expedited. your new wish list is rebounding and free it float shootingtime. the economy has hs hard to and in the meantime i could grant good health for the pairs the you do have. to jim i give you good luck already. i must admit it was hard to fit andrew under the tree. looks like he worked out for you. sincere

. >>> we're using live storm tracker 2 and >>> santa claus lost his job. but he wasn't out of work for long. actually we're talking about the man who appeared as santa claus at macy's in union square in san francisco. macy's fired him. he says a joke he's been telling for years a couple about his age who sat on his lap. he told us the joke. >> then i said you know why santa is so happy and jolly all the time? and he said, no. and i said, well that's because santa knows where all the naughty girls and boys live. >> macy's wouldn't comment saying it's a personnel issue. but santa does have a new job down the street at lefty o 'doules that will pay him more money. >>> at the end of october, up 12% from september. it's the highest number of job listings for more than two years. in san francisco the focus today was putting more city residents to work. the board of supervisors approved a measure requiring city funded construction projects. the number will go up to seven. in five years. san francisco has $27 million in prompts planned for the next decade. >>> in

a flash mob dressed up as santa claus. ho-ho, ho-ho-ho. >> this home video thes a festive band of santa claus impersonators taking a spirited ride down the ex-escalate -- escalator. organizers were calling it santa-con 2010. the santas stopped as several bars as their made their way through shopping areas like union square. >> carolers greeted diners and shoppers at union street festival of lights. stores up and down the street are dressed for the holiday and the shoppers were dressed for the chilly air. >>> leigh glaser is her. >> leigh: hopefully those things are nailed down because the wind is going to pick up. the live doppler 7hd picking up a few showers rotating in across the bay area. we had a pretty good downpour in the area, and light rain from morgan hill, down towards watsonville, and santa cruz as well. you can see this little batch of rain moving from south to north. so so even san jose will be mild. temperatures right now, 55. 54 for concord. we'll continue with showers overnight. the rain will increase by to

norad has been tracking over 50 years now this, started because of a typo in a series ad for santa claus hot line in the newspaper. the number was wrong. and children instead ended up calling norad command center. you can track it on our web site.

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this is santa claus.ice will let you receive a personal phone call or e-mail. he won't make any calls before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. santa is creepy. he could cause all kinds of trouble. >> thank you for being with us, everybody. >>> join us on bay area today which starts at 4:30 tomorrow morning. g>>>ht nooooigd ood nit.gh

. >> i'm a santa claus live you've never seen before. >> reporter: when he realizeded his life callingfilling old st. nick's boots, he first had to invest in a suit. >> good morning, santa! >> reporter: a suit like his did not come cheap or easy. they made it. it took months. he they flied fur in from the arctic and it ended up costing him more than $20,000. >> santa, you are very happy with the suit, right? >> that's why i have three of them. >> reporter: he's been all across the country in that suit, even traveling across the pond to play santa claus at herod's of london. but for him it's not a job and never was. he won't accept money to play santa. >> how about ayou've been a really, really good girl you get a surprise for christmas? >> okay. >> i get more out of it watching little kids than i would if i was getting paid for doing it. >> reporter: do you think you are santa? >> yes. >> reporter: do you believe you are, though? >> yes. yes, i do. i believe in the spirit of santa in me. >> reporter: do you believe you've always had it? >> yep. can you say merry christmas? >> merry chr

luka is on santa's -- the very important lap of santa claus. . that's a reindeer right there. that's santa. is that your house? >> yeah. >> that one right there is your house? >> sure. >> for every letter, santa, macy's donates a dollar to -- >> make-a-wish. >> the make-a-wish foundation. a million dollars could be going to make-a-wish, if every one of these kids wrote a letter. >> they already did. >> i have one question for you before we get to the weather. if i'm on the naughty list and chances are, i may be, is there time for me to get on the nice list? can i make it up? >> well, of course, sam. if you believe in your heart. >> i do. >> i know you do, as these children do, there's not a doubt on my mind you're going to be on the nice list. >> we have a quick moment to tell you what's going on the weather map this morning. as you leave your house, one or two things you should know. in the midsouth, an awful lot of ice and snow this morning. that will stay in place until at least we start to warm up. places like washington, d.c., to roanoke, v

that was a visit by a swimming and dancing santa claus.hat jolly elf performed underwater ballet with as many as 12,000 extras -- sardines. would just 10 days to go before christmas, santa claus naturally brought along some edible presence for the fish, and schoolchildren were also fascinated by the performance. >> no pun intended, school children -- a deal like that? >> i get it. >> stay tuned for "in depth hel. >> the world food program. >> silvio berlusconi has managed to pull it off again. allies have turned on him, bribery and corruption probes have dogged him, sex scandals of dominated the headlines, and his opponents have written him off time and time again. yet, as a politician, he is the classic comeback artist. on tuesday, he managed to survive a double emmy. a vote of no-confidence in both houses of the italian parliament. his problems began in the summer. his one-time political partner deserted berlusconi, leaving him to govern without a majority of his own. it remained open to the very last minute whether he would survive the