religious icon is actually turkish all politics aside though the whole maggie and kelly set of santa clause can controversy raises some interesting question i mean why do we associate a christian holiday with a jolly fat man who lives at the north pole and what's that flying reindeer stuff all about joining me now from new paltz new york to help answer our santa questions as psychologist author of the center for symbolic studies dr steven larson dr larson welcome back pay to merry christmas hey stephen merry christmas let's start with the basics where does the idea of santa clause come from. well you know it's a scene critic idea it's an ancient norse scandinavian kind of team that permeates norway sweden iceland finland parts of russia the baltic countries and saint nick is a wonderful kind of figure you're correct that he is his christian version is connected with the fourth century christian saint nicholas but this joey fat man i believe is really a kind of a transformation of the primordial showman. how so and i mean shamans from that part of the of the world. well the showman in the an

really mean you know what is wrong is it's christmas time so santa clause is on everyone's mind once again but thanks to meghan kelly said it has been a topic of conversation for more than the usual reasons this year fox news host unleashed a firestorm of controversy earlier this month when she said our show that father christmas is definitely one. in slate they have a piece. santa claus should not be a white man anymore and when i saw this headline i kind of laughed and i saw this is so ridiculous yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white santa you know and by the way for all you kids watching at home santa just is white but this person is just arguing that that maybe we should we should also have a black santa but you know santa is what he is. in the days since saturday gate the media has spent countless hours analyzing kelly's comments some pundits have come to her defense agreements as white others have attacked her pointing out that the real same neck a fourth century christian religious icon is actually turkish all politics aside though the whole meghan kelly set

i was raised in new york, raised with santa clause and the rain deers and not the three wizards or thels. you have to wait until the 7th of january to open presents. >> jimmy: really? the 7th of january? >> but you get to open more presents. >> jimmy: why? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: a sale after christmas? >> i don't know if it's when baby jesus was born. some believe he was born in december and others in january. but in reality, he was born in march. >> jimmy: how do you know this? >> because we didn't have the same calendar. look at me as if i'm like from the past. whatever. they didn't have the same calendar. their year was shorter. so that meant they based their year on the lunar -- the moon positions. and they, you know, it says that jesus was born on this moon position and that was in march or april or something. >> jimmy: oh, who told you this? >> my mom. >> jimmy: your mom. was she tugging on her hair when she mentioned this? >> yes. >> jimmy: i guess we have no idea when jesus was born. it would make sense if he was born in a warmer month because of the sandals and everything

los jardienes y cascadas de la vivienda en esta ocasion se convirtieron en el castillo de santa clausedeja a muchos siin palabras abigail cruz/visitaron las luces :42 9:13:09 wow no esta muy bonito pilar nino :50 09:24;31 este lugar es tan magico y especial que nos dicen que cada ano una o dos parejas se comprometen en matrimonio en este puente 9:24:38 diacono dave resendez/dueno de la propiedad :55 9:23:21 no es algo particularmente religioso, pero creo que hay algo espiritual detras de todas estas luces que no podemos explicar, nos dijo su dueno.... en total 56 propuestas de matrimonio se han hecho en el puente....solo el ano pasado tuvieron 40 mil visitantes....voluntarios empiezan a trabajar desde septiembre en la decoracion, pero el tema y el diseno se define casi con un ano de anticipacion.... este es por ejemplo el taller donde reparan el trineo de santa,.....y que como cuelgan tantas luces en los arboles?...nos dijeron que con el poder de los renos de santa claus. 08:35:36 y de ahi nos fuimos a san jose donde sintonizando su radio podra ver la iluminacion de esta casa, sincroni

this year that famous newspaper headline from so long ago, yes, virginia, there is a santa clauses. r a little girl asked is there a santa claus. >> i am 8 years old. some of my little friends say there is no santa claus. papa says if you think it, it is so. please tell me the truth, is there a santa claus? >> reporter: they answered that little girl in 1897, yes, virginia, there is a santa claus. years later the real virginia all grown up, still reading the answer she received to that question, this time to the next generation of children sitting right before her. >> yes, virginia, there is a santa claus. he exists as certainly as love and generosity exists. >> reporter: all those years later, virginia was still moved by what they wrote back to her. >> alas, how dreary would be the world if there were no santa claus. it would be as dreary as if there were no virginias. >> reporter: virginia o'hanlon would share her story through the years. just listen to this very serious radio interview we discovered. >> first we would like to know your reactions of your letter. >> i took the edito

that santa clause should not be a white man anymore. i laughed and thought this is ridiculous. yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white santa. by the way, santa just is white. but this person is arguing we should have a black santa. santa is what he is. we're just debating it. wanted to get that straight. when i read the piece, the author seems to have, you know, she's african american and seems to have real pain in having grown up with this image of a white santa. she speaks about it kind of honestly saying i don't understand why that had to be. >> i realized the piece by harris went on to argue harris should be a penguin was tongue in cheek. that is in part why we covered the story. humor is a part of what we try to bring to the show. sometimes that is lost. cue the fire storm of controversy over my declaring santa's skin color. many questioning whether i understand santa is a mythical figure. others suggesting i am racist who is outraged at idea of a black santa. >> this is everybody waiting for segment. grab your pop corns. turn volume up. close the door. sit

merry christmas hey stephen merry christmas let's start with the basics where does the idea of santa clause come. we'll you know it's a scene critic idea it's an ancient norse scandinavian kind of team that permeates norway sweden iceland finland parts of russia the baltic countries and saint nick is a wonderful kind of figure you're correct that he is his christian version is connected with the fourth century christian saint nicholas but this joey fat man i believe is really a kind of a transformation of the primordial showman. how so and i mean shamans from that part of the of the world. well the showman in the ancient circle. traditions the showman he is the ancient wonder worker he is the guy knows whether you've been naughty or nice he is the one who knows all your secrets he very often dresses in a role sometimes he appears with the stamps and. is associated with the reindeer or the caribou in the moment. cultures very interesting what about where the flying reindeer. will you know tell i laughed and laughed when i first read this in an siberian anthropological text because there's a

. >> santa clause. >> jimmy: jesus wasn't visited by santa clause. >> he's called other things. >> jimmyn other places. but i don't think he visited jesus. >> he was not in the desert. he would have died of heat exhaustion. he would have been overheated. dehydrated. >> jimmy: he has the reindeer. >> look at big red suit, he would have never lasted in the sahara. >> jimmy: in bethlehem, that's a bad spot for him. >> the yard of beard he would have. he never would have lasted. >> jimmy: you're saying that it doesn't make sense. >> i'm not saying that. >> jimmy: the part that doesn't make sense to you is the visiting jesus thing, because apparently he was too busy making toys or whatever. to me, it's how he's able to deliver, however, many million gifts. >> that always got me. >> jimmy: you thought about that stuff as a kid. >> it tormented me. >> jimmy: i didn't think about anything. i saw -- fonzie jumping over a shark on a jet ski. that's what tough guys do. in the 50s. >> it worried me. it really worried me. all of us at the same time, would it really matter if i'm naughty? he might not

. >> this time, the mall santa clause. >> so what do you want for christmas?see where this christmas story goes next. n? ñ >>> all right. for this one, guys, we are just going to sit back and enjoy the ride. ♪ >> the guy is behind this electric bike, tied to the rope. the guy in the front is going along and the guy's just -- >> chilling. >> looks like he's crouching on skis. is he on a sled or something? >> it does look like he's on a sled. >> i'm surprised that bike is upright. if you were a kid, you feel the back end getting pulled all over the place. i don't know how this guy is managing to stay upright. >> i got to say if i was on the bike, though, i would have the urge to just pull a hard turn and send my buddy flying into the woods or something. that would be funny. >> when this were going down the sidewalk, you saw the telephone poles. they could get wrapped around one. >> man, that bike is cruising, too. >> yeah, it's like a human dog sled. >> mimi and maya enjoy an ice cream treat. >> when you record two kids having a conversation and then take that a

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one lot tells me next year they're promising to have live reign deer, even santa clause, i guess, hanging in the hat tub. at this point, ken and liz, i favor the one that has the hot chocolate. >> i don't blame you. especially with these cold temperatures. >> boy. >> absolutely. >> a little healthy competition never hurt anybody. are they kind of buddies off season or is there icy friction between them? >> you know. business is business. maybe they'll shake hands the first of the tree, but right now it's all about the treefs. >> all right. thank you. >>> you know, i'm one of those, get a fakey, you know. >> i have an faux tree just because i'm not home enough to take care of it. >> you don't extend this philosophy to the rest of your life? >> no. not at all. >> i hope everything else is real. . it's cold out there. weave got cool cool weather. freeze warnings around the bay area still posted tonight. not as extensive as they were last night. looks like tomorrow we're going to lift them completely, but in the main time freeze warnings still in effect. be sure to protect the pets and plants

. >> it's the holiday tradition children sending wish list to santa clause. >> but kids these day haveer lived a day without the i hope net and internet shopping of course. >> case in point the letter to the north pole starts out like every other letter dear santa how are you i'm good. here's what i want for christmas and unique turn. listing

. >> it's the holiday tradition children sending wish list to santa clause. >> but kids these day have never lived a day without the i hope net and internet shopping of course. >> case in point the letter to the north pole starts out like every other letter dear santa how are you i'm good. here's what i want for christmas and unique turn. listing amazo amazon.com web address with link to toy car. >> modern new age. how it's done. >> yes. >> thanks for wa ♪ getting cozy. ♪ shopping for gifts online. ♪ the perfect way to get into the spirit any time. ♪ ♪ hello target.com. ♪ that's my kind of holiday. at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your

calendars and books, these gifts share the same message that christmas is about more than just santa clauseor shoppers here it's about the religious meaning of the holiday. >> as i get older it's not the commercialism anymore and the presents and the toys it's become more about faith and the birth of jesus. >> reporter: but as the face of america changes, so does the approach to christmas. with increasing numbers of americans viewing it as a shared cultural experience outside of church. roxanne, a al jazerra, new york. >>> coming up a holiday mistake, why thousands of u.p.s. packages will not arrive in time for christmas. all aboard a holiday exhibit in the nation's capitol. an inside look at the fantasy train display at the u.s. bow botanical gardens, plus christians all over the world are celebrating christmas, how the holiday revel recipients changes in different cultures and norad tracking santa's movements right now it looks like he's over rapid city, san diego, lincoln, nebraska and heading towards wichita, kansas. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> sending first-class mail will cost you a little more next

. >> it's the holiday tradition children sending wish list to santa clause. >> but kids these day have day without the i hope net and internet shopping of course. >> case in point the letter to the north pole starts out like every other letter dear santa how are you i'm good. here's what i want for christmas and unique turn. listing amazo amazon.com web address with link to toy car. >> modern new age. how it's done. yes. >> thanks we all have our little tricks. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and everybody wins. yoplait. it is so good.

past would amidst all the rejoicing about the release of political prisoners humor looked like a santa clause sitting under the j. gansett mom owns christmas tree in the kremlin handing out gifts of mercy of others cos. he also. told us exactly how it looked like and she knew one thing that i actually wanted to raise talking about political trust has just several issues to hold of course finally became a free man and after this in the top of the russian thousand and two upset by the name of guinea the call was sentenced to three years of a president in a clearly political case so it is the reward when the world russian justice harder . if it comes then in graviton drago well that's an interesting point that you raise because of his news conference in berlin. he was asked whether he feels any bitterness about spending saw watched time behind bars and. i would like to play what what he said. but sure when i was running a large business. i was fully aware. that i was a player in a very tough game commute from. and i can you should know before she knew once the game you turned against me to reach

so let move on on slate they have a piece, santa clause should not be a white man anymore. i kind of laughed and i said this is ridiculous. yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white santa. for kids watching at home, santa just is white but this person is arguing we should have a black santa. sant yeah is what he is. because someone wrote bit. wanted to get that straight but when i read the piece author seems to have she's african american and seems to have pain in having grown up with this image of a white santa. she speaks about it honestly saying i am, i don't understand why that had to be. >> yes. she wants santa to be incluesism i had the same reaction thinking oh this is more politically correct nonsense and hyper sensitivity you read and walk through the step was her, it's a tribute to her writing and realize if you're a young kid african american and your santa was white would it affect you when you went to school. maybe you won't feel part of the tradition she projects a penguin should be santa. >> she goes off the rails >>. it's an animal, something ki

. >> santa clause enjoys the help. >> this is 7 news. >> the santa does like that help.row tonight mega million jackpot is estimated at 5 86 million dollars. win that and you have whole army of people doing your holiday shopping for you. it could reach 10 digit billion dollars if nobody wins by christmas ev eve. but that will only happen if the jack pot rolls over twice more. for now the almost 600 million dollar jackpot has a cash pay out of 3 16 million dollars. that should pretty much take customer of your christmas list. no one has picked all 6 mega million numbers since october. so pot just grows. >> if you think it's getting tough on your hand to get your hands on x becomes this hotel difficult season, try this one from this store in london. it's 24 carat gold plated. this version doesn't do anything special. just a regular x box. sure is shiney. it's selling for 9800 dollars. that's 19 times the prison of standard non-gold plated x box. for those with more money than sense. let's go back and update the weather forecast. sand why is hear. get one of those for your

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the santa clause icon? there it is.nt lotus explains there has been a look a bit of controversy with these tracking ups and talk. >> reporter: norad responded today that the mission it is part of the military and this is our mission peak. people are talking about this on social media, for sure. >> reporter: last sense by your jets are supposed to accompany santa? how surprising. >> reporter: said the has the right to feel safe to! ha!ha! >> reporter: some people say that they do not want their tax dollars used to attract santa. >> reporter: not a dime of tax money is used to track santa appeared you can join us on our kron 4 face page barrett >>video aho >> catherine: police departments are among the agencies nationwide wishing people a safe and happy christmas. police in places including texas, idaho and virginia joined in the message. >> catherine: still ahead-- >> catherine: imagine spending christmas eve more than two hundred miles above the earth. a look at what two american astronauts are calling the best christma

them protesting right now why are they wrong well there's a genuine belief of many children in santa clause but that's a nice had a clause exists the. quite seriously the protesters people get on the streets out of emotion not out of recent logic in most cases in tahrir square in egypt the emotion was freedom democracy and that was manipulated by the backers of the muslim brotherhood morsi and at all to bring the brotherhood into power and discard the least legitimate student democratic protests. the i suspect that the same networks that created the orange revolution back in two thousand and three four and that is the national endowment for democracy freedom house various. front organizations of us speak of are one are quite active in this protest and the . trying to steer it and build it in a very professional guided way enough to kind of color revolution if you will mark mark two for ukraine and hopefully the government starts responding a little bit more intelligent the police chief has a head of national police has. died for the excessive use of force and violence but it is going to tak

. >> we have santa clause coming to town, the great christmas night flight and then castle at 10:00.orning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be happy! be healthy! that's gotta go too. ♪ hey! must be the honey! [ sparkle ] sweet. m. ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ do your own housework, you little crackers ♪ - what? - my kindergarten teacher was a former black panther. - oh. hey, i'm gonna fix that loose baseboard upstairs. - wow, look at you, all sweaty with your tool belt and your '90s haircut. you look like you're in a gay porno. - oh, yeah? you're one to talk, buddy. - [bronx accent] i'm brent.

past week amidst all the need joisting of odorless of political prisoners human looked like a santa clause sitting under the j. gansett mom owns christmas. in the kremlin handing out gifts of mercy of others course. he also. told us exactly how it looked like and she knew one thing that i actually wanted to raise talking about political trust is just several years after all that of course finally became a free man and after the in the top of the russian thousand and two upset by the name of guinea the cole was sentenced to three years of the president in a clearly political case so it is the reward the world russian justice. if it comes a rabbit in rather well that's an interesting point that you raise because at his news conference in berlin. he was asked whether he feels any bitterness about spending saw watched time behind bars and. i would like to play what what he said. back sure when i was running a large business. i was fully aware. that i was a player in a very tough game commuter me. condition of abortion you once again you turned against me to reach became even tougher shoot him

started in 1912, it was an effort by postal workers to respond to the thousands of letters to santa clause that might have otherwise gone unanswered now anyone can get involved and help make a child's christmas wish come true. >> reporter:after selecting a letter or letters addressed to santa you fulfill the wishes it contains and return it to the post office for mailing. the entire process is anonymous. >> reporter:it's not santa's workshop but it is where thousands of letters addressed to santa are sorted everyday. these machines use optical character readers to identify mail addressed to santa and the north pole, where it is then separated and set aside for the letters to santa program. >> reporter:packages must be mailed by this friday to arrive on time for christmas. for more information log on to operation-santa com. barack >> pam: >> pam: bay area home sales slid last month amid tight supplies. while prices went up. that's according to research firm, dataquick. >> pam: the research firm says more than 66-hundred homes were sold in november. that number down 11=percent from the same

. >> the origin of santa claus was a northern european creation as a white santa clause, she had a point mentioning that but people can interpret jesus, any way they want. i have to ask the jesus panel what, would jesus have thought being on that panel? >> he might have said, do you deny me, megan? i don't know. >> don't see him declining that's for sure. thank you for fascinating discussion. great to have you guys both with us. and the show may be over but the conversation continues on our website, aljazeera.com/consider this or on our facebook or google plus pages. also on twitter. see you next time, have a great weekend. ... >>> this is al jazeera. >> hello. welcome to the newshour. our top stories. mandela's final journey. the body of a former south african president arrives at his an cest recall home. >> a referendum on e gyp's new constitution will be held in a month's time. in london with the news from europe including angela merkel prepares for a third time and joining her

wants me to mention it several times because i suppose oh i see this whole thing as a sort of get santa clause to go down and get to the money we had about a minute left on its i was shoes shoes i noticed over the years that women have a fixation a clinton she's on shoes. and it seems to me that shoes are for women what cars are as a man yeah comment on. i think about it because you can have more of them have cars but a little you know you cut your outfits up so you look different she has to match your outfit and again you know they give you confidence everyone likes the men appreciate women when they're in high heels women feel good when they're in high heels they're pretty nice paintings again she's here yeah and i think and we come back to the how. bag thing in that you can be using them and will say you know them designing them good materials going to make spencer's materials. cars for a man represents freedom in a lot of us and for women shoes are an expression of transportation and freedom just some degree to some degree but you can read me very quickly but you can move through a crowd w

sometimes wants me to mention it several times because it shows oh i see this whole thing as a sort of santa clause to go down and get to the money we had about a minute left on its i was shoes shoes i noticed over the years that women have a fixation she's on shoes. and it seems to me that shoes are for women what cars are as a man yeah comment on them i think about it because you can have more of them have a little you know you cut your outfits up so you look different she has to match your outfit and again you know they give you confidence everyone likes the men appreciate women when they're in high heels women feel good when they're in high heels they're pretty nice paintings again she's here yeah and i think and we come back to the how. bag thing that you can be using them and will say you know them designing them good materials going to make spencer's materials i'm saying it should cars for a man represents freedom in a lot of us and for women shoes are an expression of transportation and freedom to some degree to some degree but you very quickly but you can move it through a crowd with the r

mayor ford made an appearance at the santa clause parade. a lot of people felt he should have stayed home. if i were a torontoian, i would want him at every event. mayor ford was handing out candy canes to children. that's how he hooks them. he gives them candy. this is something. of all the hilarious things mayor ford has done, this, to me, this might be my favorite. watch this. look at how he passes out these candy cans. he is -- he throws them as if he's feeding pi g inin ining pi something. there you go. what the hell? i koultd watch that on a loop for like a month. christmas is now only -- today's the ninth? it's like two weeks away. you can tell when the christmas season is upon us when the major networks start airing christmas specials. tonight santa claus is coming to town is aired. to spice things up, we took the voice of the old mayor out and replaced it with the voice of toronto mayor rob ford. >> you guys have asked me a question. you asked me a question back in may. and you can repeat that question. >> do you smoke crack cocaine

>> thank you, leyla gulen, santa clause may have come through with presents for christmas but united states up and fedex have disappointed many customers we are in south distribution center. nick? >> u.p.s. said the volume of packages simply exploded outside of the network so they struggled to keep. they were not the only giant that struggleed. u.p.s. and fedex are working around-the-clock but did not deliver packages on christmas upsetting customers would sound off on social media. >> my mom did not get the gifts she wanted to give. contribution is espn -- next week. u.p.s. failed. >> does a promise delivery date not mean anything? >> a spokesman said there was a backlog create bid snow and ice and an ice storm that hit dallas-ft. worth 2 1/2 weeks ago and some are show up to stores to fine the packages directly. >> it hasn't been processed they say. they say it hasn't been processed. i cannot tell you how many countless hours we have spent on the phone dealing with this issue. >> the problems of failed fedex and u.p.s. delivery affected many parts of country from california to alab

and while most of us think that santa clause is a joggy old man in a red -- a jolly old man in a red rms. in fact the guy sitting next to me, is too like santa claus. and he is helping people fly home for christmas. and he is giving away the traveling miles that he's earned. what a wonderful thing you are doing. what possessed you to say i should do something with these miles. >> the last thing people want to do during the holiday is fly. i like to be home and be with my cat and daughter. >> you mentioned your cat first. >> he comes up first when the door opens. >> i get it. so the last thing i want to do is travel. and so last year i said what if i post on my blog, let me post and see if anybody needs miles to go home. and a fuel people said -- a few people said, if you are serious. and i gave away four trips. people sent me pictures of their mom. and this year i gave six trips on my blog and then within 24 hours, those had been matched by other business travelers saying we want to donate our miles. so i had 12 trips and then jet blue called me out of the blue and said, hey, we want

there will be dozens and hundreds of santa clauses circulating in san francisco next weekend. it's the santa claus adventure. each year since 1994 santas have visited children around the world to bring in and drink in some christmas cheer. santa began in denmark in the 1870s. >> giving this holiday season could make you $7,000 richer. go to our facebook page and give where you live. with each pledge we will donate one dollars in your honor to feeding the america's food banks up to $75,000. your good deed could be rewarded. everyone entered will win $7,000 cash. the winner will be announced december 19th. spread the love and help us give where you live. much more coming up on abc7 morning news. up next, when you are traveling, find out what to stay away from to avoid getting sick over the holidays. and the bay area company paving the way to help people with hearing loss. >> give where to those who've encountered a bump in the road... welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. like th

there will be dozens and hundreds of santa clauses circulating in san francisco next weekend. s the santa claus adventure. each year santas visit children during the holiday season to bring christmas cheer and drink christmas cheer. santa began in denmark in the 1870s. >>> we are teaming up with the local food banks. you can help. take the pledge to give where you live. with each pledge we will donate one dollars in your honor to feeding the america's food banks up to $75,000. your good deed could be rewarded. everyone entered will win $7,000 cash. that comes in handy, right? the winner will be announced december 19th. spread the love and help us give where you live. much more coming up on abc7 sunday morning news. up next, when you are traveling, find out what to stay away from to avoid getting sick over the holidays. and the bay area c >> are welcome back, everyone. so glad you are with us. coming up at 6:30 this sunday morning. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> the freeze this morning dropping temperatures into the 20s around the north bay a northeast wind at the airport.

astronaut asked the robot named if there's anything he wants from santa clause. he responded i want a toy rocket. cute. well, you see them everywhere in san francisco. cars with those fuzzy pink mustache on them. it's a quirky emblem for a ride share service called lift. now the company lets passengers set their own price calling it a voluntary donation to drivers. however 7 on your side michael says that donation may not be so voluntary after all. >> it's one of the newest way to get around san francisco. tap an app on the smart phone. get hooked up with a driver. >> then tell you how long it will take for the driver to get to you. >> karen was a big fan of lift. popular ride share service. you can't miss. with those bright pink mustache stuck to the hood. >> because i was able to pay them my what i think they deserve. >> lift is build as the friend with a car. ride start with a fist bump they end with a suggested donation displayed on the smart phone. >> it came up to like 28 dollars, $25. i would like deduct about 5 dollars. >> karen says on long rides she oft

. >> when was it like meeting santa clause? >> amazing. >> these are the children of the tenderloin. most are from immigrant families. everyone got a present at city academy. a school in the heart of a district with lots of drugs and mental illness. tore many, city academy is a refuge. each student keeps a journal. what they write is gripping and raw. in our story wednesday we showed you from excerpts. my mom and dad were on drugs. when i was little i was homeless. i was poor. living without my dad is likeçó living without a heart. no emotions come through me without him. not all the passages were so sad and dark. some were positive. sometimes i don't want to live anymore. the way i'm going to overcome this is by for giving. even though i don't see it. >> the journal entries got to nick,ñr who holds an annual christmas toy drive. >> so i had to make an emergency call to santa and have him come down early. >> he brought toys to all 120 students in the school. >> i got this dog thing and it makes noise, and i got a brush and i go

it happened at valley jewelers in east ridge shopping center which is right next to where santa clause was greeting children. we were overhead at the mall which was packed of course with last minute hotel difficult shoppers. suddenly shoppers heard breaking glass inside the jewelry store where someone was apparently smashing cases. it caused pandemonium. >> my daughter was in bed bath beyond and heard some one yell there has been a robbery and then they looked out, stood up and saw a stampede of people just running running out of the mall. >> people were really panic ichltd oh, yes extremely. my poor daughter very, very scared. >> understandably. at first the initial reports were that there were gunshots fired. no shots were fired. for short time the macy store was locked down but it has since reopened. reviewing surveil's video of the suspect in the case described as male who is wearing a partial mask. but they hope to run the person down with some decent surveillance foot annual and witness accounts. >> well now to the holiday hack attack on target stores. tonight that the stolen tar

to the ice santa clause for sharks in wil wild.d he bring anything for just a moment he was nice. shark open the power play. one timer. and he scores the 11th. 1 nothing shark. later in the period. power play against to tom. hurdle. beating nichola nicholas. his 15th. sharks score the third power play goal of the game. the shot. keeps it alive and the score for the second time rate now in the third period and the sharks are leading snapping a 4 game slide 3 nothing two week from tomorrow. washington and byu meet at at&t park in the pwochlt this is pretty good match up. 35 bowl games this year. huskies in transition because steve the head coach left for usc so former quarterback will step in as head coach and new uw coach peterson still has ties to boise state. coach in the bowl game. this is the first taste as head coach and not expecting counter part bronco mendenhall from byu to offer any tips. >> that might be kind of after the game. that there's from what i have seen and know about coaching career he probably doesn't need any t

santa clause and have you open the sail of seals that starts on thanksgiving. >> would you might auto graphing the christmas seals? >> i should be delighted. it is one hof the things i do best. you must have performed like this before. >> my father santa clause gave it to me. >> it has the dog's hair in it. >> first lady's influence and images. edeth roosevelt is this week. -- edith -- >> according to the energy information administration, we are closing in on 9.6 barrels of oil a day. this was released on monday. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >>> good morning, i am wilfrid kohl and i am the senior advisor. it is great to welcome adam sieminski to our session which we have done for the last 2-3 years. adam sieminski has been in his current job for a year and a half. before that he had a career with another company for 14 years as chief econmist and energy stratagist. adam is a former president of the united states association of energy economics and also former president of the national ass association of petroleum analyst. he has been on a number of advisory committees. the energy

west jet kiosk with two way camera featuring santa clause asking passengers what they wanted for christmas. now during the flights west jet workers at the arriving airport rushed to fill those requests. when passengers arrived and went to get the luggage as you can see on the you tube video they also found their gifts on the baggage carrousel. the gifts included a 50 inch tv. android tablet. for one gay who probably now regrets the gift request sox and underwear. spwhal a clever campaign that was. what a nice thing to do. >> well the pint size super hero known as the bat kid is inspiring san francisco giants star. pitcher matt cain has pledgeed to give 50,000 dollars to the bay area make a wish foundation if it can raise an equal amount by tomorrow night. cain made the pledge because 5-year-old miles scott leukemia patient who within the hearts of many after his crime fighting escapade in san francisco last month. so far make a wish has raised 20,000 dollars so there's still some mr. work to do to reach the 5 50,000 dollar match by tomorrow. if you would like to help there's a link on our