the guy is a local snowboarder in mammoth. he's shredding on this brand-new snowboard out there. what makes this such an electrifying run? because the snowboard is solar powered. >> solar board, crushing it. >> what's it powering? >> it can power and charge your cell phone, your ipad, your ipod, whatever you've got with you. they custom-built this snowboard, using this power foam solar material. it went on the top of the snowboard. it's got a little battery that charges up in a ubs port. whatever you've got on you. plug it in and you're charged. >> the power pours in from the sun. we've got our contour, our point and shoot, go pro and our battery pack. and the iphone 5, all of them charging. >> i love it. i think this is gold. >> i don't understand it. you get water, you'll get -- your product will be ruined. >> you're not going to keep your phone plugged into your board while you're riding. but the battery pack is going to charge while you're out riding all day. when you come into the lodge, you can just plug your phone into the snowboard, let it charge up for a little while. yo

at six parents gave him a snowboard and that's it. it's all the kid wanted to do.burton in 2006. he wasn't even ten years old at the time. listen to his accolades so far. >> best results in this season was the one in sierra, nevada, on world junior championships. i got first in pike. i was second in israel 12 on the european open on pike. >> his parents had no idea that this kid was going to be amazing after they gave him the snowboard and here he is. >> he better be amazing when you give him a name like timkevin. >> if his tim was just tim or kevin, he might be good. now that you know his name is timkevin. >> he has to live up to the name. >> timkevin. we'll be watching for you, timkevin. >> that's going to do it for our show. thanks for joining us. have an awesome weekend. we'll see you on monday.

the kid seems to be able to s w snowboard on pretty much anything. here he is sliding down the rails of this school. >> just in the middle of the town. >> very urban style up and over the deck of the house. and then puts his hand down and up and over. here he is in and out of the canals. >> these guys make it look so easy but you know if you tried it you would break your nose. >> more than your nose. my whole body would be in a cast. >> along the bridge railing and down the side of the canal and jumps over the canal to the other side. >> that is pretty rad. if you love something this much no lack of snow is going to stop you from doing it. >>> i love this video. it is a composite time lapsed video from my hometown, san diego, california. he said i live near the san diego international airport and he wanted to see over a 4 1/2 hour period how many plains land so he put them together in a 25 second video. >> flight of the bumble bees. >> he noticed two things. number one close to 70 plains landed in that time period and the dominance of one airline, so

with your buddies you would think it would be the snowboarding part that would be difficult.ot the ski lift. this poor guy tries again and again to make it up one of those drag lifts. put it between your legs, ride it up. no. down he goes. the ski lift operator can't believe this. >> especially because there are other people that know what they're doing. look how easy. the guy comes up and puts it between his legs and up he goes. >> this video is a few years old but it's so funny and trending again because the guy never makes it up the lift. tubing is a safer easier sport, right? >> she ran in the way of the tube. >> she ducked behind the dude wearing the polar bear costume. i love the polar bears are happy. >> are you okay? are you okay? >> she's like oh beep and runs behind him. watch. and the little boy riding in the tube, he was fine. >>> nick, something incredible happened on the international space station. colonel chris hardfield performed a song with a guitar written by his brother on the international space station, which had not been done before. ♪ wherever we go co

. >>> coming up -- a snowboarder tries to outrun an avalanche. >> he went from riding as high as you can be to instant fear. >>> and a daredevil on a snowmobile goes tumbling. >> it was like losing my brother right in front of my eyes. >>> a snowboarder takes off. >>> a snowboarder takes off. >> i just knew that the mountain was coming down. >> go, go, go, go, go! >> and must outrun an avalanche for survival. summit county, colorado. the mack family lives here amid the rocky mountains. >> we love the mountains. our whole family. we sure get out and explore it in it the winter. >> we live and breathe the mountness. some people like the oceans, we like the mountains. >> for the macks, nothing is better than venturing into colorado back country and riding on fresh powder. >> just kind of the place where we go to get away from the busy resorts. it pretty much feels like you have that whole mountain and you're kind of just floating. >> but the macks know full well that the back country is risky and the threat of an avalanche is real. colorado averages six to eight avalanche deaths per yea

i love it, pass a fire and snowboard. -- pacifier and snowboard. >> he is adorable. 18 months?rely walking. >> if he were in our area he would be wishing to more we would be getting a lot more than the little mix out there possibly. >> no excitement on that one. a little mix and that is about it. but a little chill in the air. >> it will be a little chilly to end the week. but over all the weather pattern is pretty tranquil. notice the color and the sky. it doesn't look familiar? is it burgundy and gold? i don't know. coincidence? 30 degrees is the temperature at this hour. winds out of the southwest. it looked a bit of a wind chill. most of the temperatures are in the 20's. 24 at dulles, 28 in winchester. quantico, good morning to you 27 degrees in the neighborhood. we are about 10 degrees colder than this time yesterday morning. definitely feeling the difference. the clouds are moving in today and we will watch the increase throughout the day. most of the clouds are just high thin clouds. most able to see the sunrise. watch for them to thicken up throughout the day. the tempe

a snowboarder was killed in an avalanche. kevin oliver has the story. >> reporter: ski patrol raced down the hill where paramedics tried to save the man. the man was buried for 5 hours. his friends left in shock, said the man just moved back to the area and this was his first outing the of season. >> we are missing a guy. missing a guy but they didn't start looking till 2-3 hours later. >> the man was buried in 2 feet of snow. friends said he was snow aboving when the snow broke -- snowboarding above it when the snow broke free. >> looking for him but they didn't find him. he was at the bottom. >> reporter: the ski patrol did a preliminary search. >> they did a courtesy search. concerned for safety reasons because of the unstable ice that is still up there. >> reporter: after more time passed and there was still no sign of the man search crews were called in. the resort was shut down. kevin oliver, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an accident on highway 84 shut down both lanes of traffic for an hour. we showed you this earlier. this

it comes after a snowboarder got caught in an avalanche. steven anderson was buried for five hours and by the time they reached him, it was too late. >> it was very sad. >> it's something i don't like to think about. >> i feel very bad for him and his family. >> the resort said several people were skiing in the area when the avalanche was triggered. the risk for more avalanches are considerable in the next four hours. >>> another skier is also in critical condition after being caught in an avalanche. they threw a charge to initiate the avalanche and others took cover. one person was buried in the snow and recovered 8 minutes later and taken to the hospital. the area is now closed to the public. >>> the city manager saint letter -- sent a letter to the manager saying they want to repair defective pipes. critics were concerned they would not use the best technology for be inherently safer and the fire sparked some 15,000. >>> police gave the toys to under private sector rajai davised -- under privileged children and the gifts were donated to

my husband will make fun of me when i snowboard. i've gone like five times and i'm still going 2 miles per hour. apparently i don't like to drive in the snow and i don't like to snowboard. but i try. >> i have a confession to make. when i started snowboarding, that was me and i couldn't do it. thankfully, there were no flip cams or iphones ready to take a video. >> were you also cutting the snow, trying to go as slow as possible? >> i can embellish a little and say i did get the hang of it after falling down several times. but i was never youtubed like this guy was. >> that's good. that's good. >> and i hope i never am youtubed, though it's only a matter of time. >> there's a phone everywhere. just be careful. >>> okay, still ahead here, we have much more to get to this morning, including the billionaire who is encagaged to member of the michael jackson family. >>> and the amazing door-busting deals post christmas shoppers are finding. time to put those gift cards to work. you're watching abc "world news now." ♪ could be as good as

in anafter yesterday morning before noon deputies were alerted a snowboarder had not returned from aand-rescue crews bombed the area. >> his friend the other friends in our group were looking for him but they didn't find him he was at the bottom of the cliff. >> was found under up to three feet of snow 50-year-old man from the truckee area. >> member of alpine ski patrol in critical condition after being caught in an avalanche yesterday morning. another member of the patrol detonated a charge. tell members dug the patroller out within eight -- team members dug the patroller out of the snow within eight minutes. >>> there is spare the air alert in effect this morning. the bay area air quality management district was asking people not to burn wood yesterday because it didn't want pollution to build up following recent weekend rain. management officials warned build-up could have led to a spare the air alert today, but there is no spare the air alert. >>> traffic and weather together, next. live look at traffic maybe i should say live look at the golden gate bridge without traffic. mete

. >>> coming up -- a snowboarder tries to outrun an avalanche. >> he went from riding as high as youe to instant fear. >>> and a daredevil on a snow mobile goes tumbling. >> it was like losing my brother right in front of my eyes. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> a snowboarder takes off. >> i just knew that the mountain was coming down. >> go, go, go, go, go! >> and must outrun an avalanche for survival. summit county, colorado. the mack family lives here amid the rocky mountains. >> we love the mountains. our whole family. we sure get out and explore it in it the winter. >> we live and breathe the mountn

skiers and snowboarder will be happy, but up toward the north, we're seeing really strong winds. buffeting all the snowfall around and will make for some potentially dangerous travel. so be very careful if you have to go out in that. now, temperaturewise, we're seeing 10 degrees in tokyo, not really being affected too much by the cold, certainly not by the snow around freezing point in seoul and bejing, minus 17 in ul lambator. 20 in hong kong. to the americas, you are just getting a smashing of snow over the northern rockies, not too much going on through central and northern portions of the continent. a frontal system moves further toward the atlantic. let's show you what happened when the front moved through. video of the wisconsin. as it moved across the dakotas and great lakes region, plows out in full force in wisconsin. traffic obviously crawling there due to slick roads, but skiers and snowboarders took to the slopes for the first time this year after the winter storm dumped plenty of fresh powder. not everyone was enjoying the snow, however, and there were more than 20 c

but i also hope to be able to get up to lake tahoe to try to snowboard. i'm actually graduating this semester. so i'm going to be looking for my full-time job. finals start next week and e o >> finals start next week, and it's usually one of the most stressful weeks of the year for many students. >> finals start next week. and it's that time of the year when students stress out about how they are going to get all of their work done. >> getting all the information together for each class i feel like it's -- teachers provide you with a study guide. you don't have to stress as hard because you know the material that's going to be on the test. >> hitting the library and putting in long study sessions are not uncommon. an increasing number of students have started taking drugs like adderall to stay focused. some believe that preparing and having a plan is the best way to go. >> preparation is the hardest part of finals. making sure you're ready to go for each test. that's the toughest part. >> other students like taylor become hermits. >> i just try to stay is

he already snowboards better than i do. i'm hoping i can take him on skis, but i'm not quite sure. isn't that amazing? >> great. >> all right. so tomorrow, raiders get a new quarterback? >> terrelle pryor. we'll see what happens. it will be fun to see him. a lot of raider fans want to see what he can do. >> all right. and he will be playing in? >> tomorrow is partly cloudy. you can put away the umbrellas one more day. quickly, the next couple of days, rain possible on monday. light rain. >> keep that umbrella handy. >> thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow at 5:30. ,,,,,,,, thanks, mom. this is a perfect first job for him. first job? i think you're looking at a birth of a career. but i didn't trust him with a staple gun. how much are you paying him? for the record, i promised him $20 and a playboy magazine. playboy? don't worry. i'll magic-marker over the ta-tas and hoo-hoos. oh, that's disturbing on so many levels. (ice cream truck playing music) you mean a different monkey.

sheriff's deputy were alerted that snowboarder had not returned from a run. search rescue crews combed the entire mountain. >> his friends the other friends that were going to be in our group were looking for him and poking around but didn't find him and he was at the bottom of the cliff. >>reporter: man was found under several feet of snow. he's described as a 50-year-old man from the truckee area but again has not been publicly identified. >>> in the mean time member of the alpine meadow ski patrol in critical condition after caught in avalanche this morning. slide was triggered when another member of the patrol detonated an explosive charge. team members dug patroller out of the snow in 8 minutes time. >>> well, a remarkable exhibition of skill and courage pluck a man off a nearly submerged truck in livermore. happened last nature near the del value regional park and got stuck. water rose to the vehicle roof. man was stranded truck in danger of being swept away so call made to the chp helicopter crew. >> he approached the vehicle. we set the left skid here

. >>> a snowboarder died after being buried in an avalanche at a sierra ski resort.t happened yesterday at donor ski ranch. the death was one of several avalanche related emergencies in the lake tahoe area. that's after a weekend storm dumped at least 3 feet of fresh snow there. he was identified at 45-year- old stephen mark andser southern. the area of the lead -- anderson. area has been closed to skiered and snowboarders. >>> they helped with a research and rescue operation near the city of livermore. >> a man's pickup truck drifted into a creek and he was stranded on top of his truck for nearly two hours. firefighters brought in a helicopter to help. he was plucked to safety and treated at a hospital for hypothermia. >>> well, a similar rescue in a rain swollen river near los angeles. rising waters stranded a man on the island where we understand he was trapped for hours. glendale firefighters came to the rescue just before dawn. they were able to get the man aboard an inflatable raft and pull it back to shore. the man went to the hospital with symptoms of hypothe

lousy for drivers, but good times for sleigh riders and snowboarders. and take a look at these photos from northern arizona, low visibility on the roads near flagstaff. tonight, there are blizzard and winter storm warnings up for 17 states. some of those last until friday morning in maine. in the northeast cities, it will be rain. but winds tomorrow night could gust as high as 60 miles an hour. if you have a flight in and out of the northeast hubs tomorrow night, pack a lunch. there could be significant delays. >> mike seidel in oklahoma city for us tonight, thanks so much. >>> new details are emerging tonight about that christmas eve shooting of firefighters who responded to an emergency. it happened in western new york near rochester. police said today the convicted killer who drew them into his deadly trap left a note. here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four firefighters battling a massive house fire in new york was spelled out by the suspected arsonist and shooter in chilling, typewritten detail. >> quote, i s

the dangers in the next 48 hours that could put many skiers and snowboarders lives at risk. >>> and a scare in arizona with a plane. what may have caused their plane to catch fire. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2." in arizona, a u.s. airways plane caught fire on christmas eve. the flight had just arrived to phoenix from san diego when a passenger reported smelling gasoline. more than 100 passengers were safely evacuated so the plane could be inspected. the fire was discovered during that inspection and quickly put out. authorities say a fuel leak may have caused the fire. >>> the days after christmas, typically a time when many head up to tahoe. there is a strong danger warning about avalanches. 49-year-old steven anderson was buried for five hours by the time crews reached him and it was too late. >> the other friends that will be in our group were looking for him and probing around. but they didn't find hill. he was at the bottom of the cliff instead of the top. >> the resort said several people were skiing and snowboarding in the area when the avalanche was triggered. the avalan

when i started snowboarding, that was me and i couldn't do it.y, there were no flip cams or iphones ready to take a video. >> were you trying to go as slow as possible? >> i can embellish a little and say i did get the hang of it after falling down several times. but i was never youtubed like this guy was. >> that's good. >> and i hope i never am youtubed, though it's only a matter of time. >> there's a phone everywhere. >>> still ahead here, we have much more to get to this morning, including the billionaire who is engaged to a member of the michael jackson family. >> and the amazing door busting deals post christmas shoppers are finding time to put those gift cards to work. you're watching abc "world news now." [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. it's time to free ourselve

sheriff's deputies got a call about snowboard they're may have been caught in the avalanche. he was riding above the avalanche. the victim is described as man in his 50s from the truckee area. >> a water main break in mill valley left 20 homes. a sheet is partially covering the avenue. utility crews excavated the 12-inch water main and currently repairing it. it caused damage to the road. it made part of it sink a couple of inches. >> dan: more than a thousand registered nurses are walking the picket line at nine bay area hospitals run by sutter health systems. the walkout against sutter health, it's the eighth walkout. the union contracted has been contentious and negotiations have been going on for 18 months. sutter health says it was calculated to cost them extra money because they have to pay fill in for the enitre holiday week for just gist one day of work. >> carolyn: small businesses in the bay area are hoping for a lot of late sales. >> people are wrapping up last minute holiday shopping as we continue a live report on procrastinators in the bay area rushing desperate

. >>> officials say a snowboarder has died in an avalanche at 9:30 a.m. this morning. it appeared he may have triggered the slide. authorities haven't released the name. an avalanche yesterday injured two people but they escaped without serious injuries. >>> in new york two firefighters were shot and two wounded when they were called to a house fire. the gunman set the blaze and ambushed the firefighters. the shooter had a long criminal history and had killed before. >> reporter: cries for help coming as four firefighters respond to a call in new york monday morning. they found flames and gunfire. they were ambushed by shooter. >> it does appear it was a trap that was set for responding, you know, first responders. >> reporter: one of the wounded escaped a second was found conscious. and two others were pronounced dead. >> it is very difficult. people get up to put out fires and they don't expect to be shot and killed. >> the shooting prevented firefighter said from knocking -- firefighters from knocking down the flames. the fire destroyed 7 homes. investigators say th

. >>> warnings for skiers and snowboarders coming up. >>> and we have more on where the bay area company is placing the levee hold on the latest out and. . >>> welcome back, coming up on 6:00, this is typically a time when skiers and snowboarders want to ski but this comes after a man died from an avalanche. he was buried for five hours by the time crews reached him. the chance for more avalanches is considerable in the next 48 hours. >>> a member of the ski patrol is in critical condition after being caught in an avalanche there. they threw an explosive charge to initiate the avalanche which is a safety precaution. others took cover but it was much wider than expected. one person was buried and that person was taken to the hospital. it's now closed to the public. >>> a female see betterrian -- see betterrian tiger killed a teen an injured two of his friends. she was provoked from coming out of her enclosure. the zoo was fined and settled lawsuits with the teen and his two friends. >>> a shooting in east oakland has left a woman fighting for her life this morning. now police are looking

these snowboarders are having a good time. >> what is not fun the travel nightmare not just for those driving. at this hour more than 370 flights have already been canceled that is in addition to 1800 flights yesterday. let's go to fox news meteorologist maria molina in our tracking certainty watching the storm. >> good morning everyone. the storm system has produced all kinds of bad weather across the country. started west where we saw a lot of heavy snow in california and midwest with heavy snow reports of over a foot of snow across parts of arkansas illinois to parts of indiana. this storm system very significant. we had reports of tornadoes across portions of the deep south. yesterday we saw that occurring across eastern portions of north carolina. significant weather. as far as tornadoes go i think that's pretty much over with for today. we are looking at very heavy snowfall and rainfall around coastal areas. new york city dealing with that in the overnight still dealing with that there. that's the story through long island and massachusetts. as we head inland where temperatures

let's do a little skiing and snowboarding. here's truckee. you can see the snow piled on the median on the side. snow-covered trees. they're getting more snow. we'u how much. >> welcome back. stormy weather caused a tree bro fall on a san francisco gas station and the awning to fall down too. this is on 17th. happened over the weekend at thn . luckily nobody was hurt. but we did have that rough weather over the weekend. then we got a break. here we are in to christmas day i things look okay. i know they're going to change yet again. hi, there, annie. >> good morning, darya. it was a short-lived break as ed and we're tracking now another storm that's going to come of santa rosa this morning on our storm tracker 4. let's zoom on in to light rain being reported for santa rosa, crossing highway 101 there. everywhere else right now looking at cloudy conditions. that rain will make its way through the entire bay area. it's a pretty big system, small cold front. it's dropping snow north of us in to the shasta county mountains. also under a winter st

three snowboarders triggered the avalanche before 10:00 a.m. yesterday.y were treated for minor injuries. the squaw valley fire department says it deployed seven dogs to search for additional victims. but everybody was accounted for about an hour ago. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news out of webster, new york, where two firefighters have died while being shot after responding to a fire. two additional have been sent to the hospital for gunshot wounds. firefighters are waiting for police to evacuate the neighborhood before they can fight the fire. authorities have not released information about the shooter or the circumstances that led up to the shoots being fired. >>> meanwhile, state highway 84 has reopened in san mateo county, the road was shut down for a time last night in la honda due to rocks and a fire line. highway 84 is back open after being shut down due to flooding and mud slides caused by clogged storm drains. >>> there's still time to mail off those last-minute packages. bay area post offices will be open today but most will close e

three snowboarders triggered the avalanche after 6:00 am m. the valley and fire department said they deployed 7 avalanche dogs but everyone was accounted for about an hour later. >>> santa has already begun his journey around the world. norad tracks santa every year and here is a look at where he is now. this year norad has partnered with microsoft service to help track santa around the world. >>> this year we will be in more busy in the usual toy drive. they will be at the union square restaurant and you don't even have to get out of your car. cab drivers will also pick up your donation for free. >>> you will see sal castaneda out there and he has done that event in the past. i forgot to ask him. sal castaneda is off today, maybe he is out there, here is tara moriarty. >>> we have a crash near caesar chavez, want you to be aware of that. on the off ramp, a car is in the process of being moved over to the shoulder. let's take a look outside, you can see traffic is moving nicely into san francisco right now and at the golden gate bridge, same s

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liberty mountain resort opens its doors to skiers and snowboarders for the first time this season. we have a live look at the resort's web cam as they prepare to get the skiing season underway. limited terrain opens to the public at 8:00 a.m. round top is also set to open this morning. white tail and wisp are already open to skiers. >> ski lovers are ready for this. >> and snowboarders. >> some people not ready for it though. we heard from a viewer. she said, i'm walking my doggy, snowing a tiny bit in frederick, maryland. doggy needs to hurry up so we can get inside. >> we can relate. it's like, let's go, let's go. i stand in the garage and make the leash really long. i'm fine. so for people who sleep too late today, they could miss the snow entirely. we're expecting the snow prior to about noon today. it'll be, i think, cold enough in areas to our north. you heard frederick, maryland, already getting light snow. kind of the big, wet flakes, if you will. let's head outside, see what's going on. we have cloud cover and dry conditions over d.c. dry conditions over much of the area r

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what skiers and snowboarders can expect when they hit the slopes tomorrow. >>> breaking news out of millalley. water main break on marin and flamingo road off tennessee valley road. residents are being advised to move cars away from the gushing water. there are no reports of injuries. fire crews have called for assistance from public works. the fire department is shot -- is not sure when they will have ununcontrol. >> -- have it under control. >>> here's a view from donner lake late yesterday, heavy snow fell this morning chains are mandatory on almost all mountain highways. the snow is making skiers and resorts happy, several feet of fresh snow has fallen this is from heavenly mountain. this will be one of the snowiest christmases for tahoe in years. >>> if you bring your chains remember to bring money to pay the guys to put them on. i'm not good with that. >> i've never tried. >> we neither. -- me neither. $25, $50 something like that or a tire depends on how desperate you are. we were desperate for rain i think we've had enough, haven't we? unfortunately we have more on the way. enjoy

the 49-year-old snowboarder was buried on the slopes near lake tahoe.ealized he was missing. it's believed he's the only person caught in that slide. winter storms dumped three feet of snow in that area. >>> it's a white christmas for much of the northeast after a light snowfall last night. the snow started falling on the philadelphia area on christmas eve. higher elevations outside the city could get about two inches or so. the snow may not last long here and other areas of the northeast. that's because rainfall is on the way tomorrow morning. so it's a little flirtation with a white christmas. seeing a little snow this time of the year is a good thing. >> just a little bit. >> just enough. no blizzards. >> unfortunately, along with the snow, there's still a threat of tornados in the south, if you can believe it on this christmas day. >> andrew is watching all the severe weather on this holiday morning. he's over at accuweather good morning, andrew. >> thank you and good morning, rob and brandi. a very unsettled christmas across much of the south. seve

a sad start to the holiday when a sierra snowboarder dies in an avalanche.or ski ranch about 11 miles west of truckee. the man in his 50s was found by several search dogs several hours after he was reported missing. he was buried under 3 feet of snow at the base of the mountain. >> his friends the other friends that were going to be at our group were looking for him and probing around and they didn't find him and he was at the bottom of the cliff instead of the top. >> friends say the victim was enjoying his first day on the mountain after moving back to the area. the area of the slide has been closed to skiers and snowboarders. >>> dozens of former prison inmates are enjoying a christmas gift from the governor. he signed pardons for people whose crimes range from drug offenses to robbery. cbs reporter ian schwartz now has the story of the ex-con who is starting a brand new life this morning. >> you know, i was young. i was out of high school. >> reporter: ken benedict says he was dumb and hanging around bad people 20 years ago. >> they were involved in thin

he bro his snowboard!ven thoh he didn't deliver any prese, he brought lots of smiles te . >>> a man brought his snow board and even though he didn't bring presents's brought a lot of smiles to the skiers who stopped to watch him catch some air. he is on vacation now. he should be having fun. >> he can tear up a mean half pipe. >> now something for kid from one to 92. >> a little christmas, mdley. i like this first singer that would be me. >> chestnuts roasting on an open fire. >> jack frost nipping at your nose. >> and folks dressed up like eskimoes. >> everybody knows a turkey and some miss mistletoe. >> will find it hard to sleep tonight. >> they know that santa is on his way. >> he is loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. >> and every mother's child is going to spy,. >> to see if reindeer really know how to fly. >> and so i'm offering this simple prayer,. >> to kids from one to 92. >> although hats been said, many times many ways, merry christmas to you. >> [applause]. we put that on youtube, i

. >>> skiers and snowboarders in the sierra are getting a new layer of fresh powder for the weekend. >> that snow will make it a treacherous trek to get to the resorts. but some borders got lucky and beat the rush. >> i didn't even know about it. i'm from reno didn't even know it was going to snow. >> when i got off work i could go skiing. >> lucky you don't have to deal with the mess. >> it is lucky, yes. >> chains will likely be required for the weekend. as much as 4 feet of blowing snow is expected over the next few days above 5,000 feet. >> lawrence karnow knows about david letterman. >> his famous line is it's coming down like canned ham! that was letterman. >> you should say that. >> i just did! [ laughter ] >>> around the bay area we have some good rain coming in and this cold front is a slow- moving system but we are starting to see that slide into parts of the north bay. let's check your high-def doppler radar. you can see some heavy rainfall now sliding in coming down like canned ham there! that's right. it's really starting to dump in parts of the north bay right now along

. >> we are out here for the holidays to enjoy good days of snowboarding. >> this year, like years past, these lategoers will start their holiday vacation like nobody wants to. no celebration at all. >> traffic, crazy. look at this. >> a wet in places, interstate 80 towards the sierra with crawling traffic. >> it is taking awhile. >> the sun started to set traffic would begin to back up close to gold. >> it was fine and then it was slow rolling after that. >> it stopped and stand stilled from there on out. >> frustrating to say the least. >> i can tell you firsthand this traffic is nasty. we left sacramento at about 2:45. it is 5:15 now and we are not even halfway to borial which is where we are sup posed to do the story today. >> 40 minutes to go two miles. >> and it is the frustration of getting the chains on the tires here, hoping the next few days are more merry. >> these little ones were trying to make the best of it the adults are trying. >> i would like to think it is worth it. fresh snow. >> is it worth it or would you rather go home? [ laughter ] >> no. it is worth it. it is fu

what skiers and snowboarders can expect when they hit the slopes >>> breaking news out of mill valleyter main break on marin and flamingo road off tennessee valley road. residents are being advised to move cars away from the re are no reports of injuries. fire crews have called for assistance from public works. the fire department is shot -- is not sure when they will have ununcontrol. >> -- have it under control. >>> here's a view from donner lake late yesterday, heavy snow fell this morning chains are mandatory on almost all mountain highways. the snow is making skiers and resorts happy, several feet of fresh snow has fallen this is from heavenly mountain. this will be one of the snowiest christmases for tahoe in years. >>> if you bring your chains remember to bring money to pay the guys to put them on. i'm not good with that. >> i've never tried. >> we neither. -- me neither. $25, $50 something like that or a tire depends on how desperate you are. we were desperate for rain i think we've had enough, haven't we? unfortunately we have more on the way. enjoy this beautiful picture fro

that's great news for snowboarders and the like. the hill. >> oh, icy. >> scott, you've been there, right, buddy? >> many times. >> up the hill. up the hill. >> yeah. >> amazing he let go. >> if you don't let go. >> he got really good at letting go. >> how many times? oh, get out. >> yes. >> oh. so close. >> 8 1/2. >> did he ever make it? he did make it? did he ever make it down? is he still up there now? >> follow-up-free. >> i'm going to say yes. you can vote on that on twitter. all right. up next, take a look. just snow fishing, north of the border. the great white north, canada. where they make them really hearty. >> no way. >> that is disturbing. >> in their right mind. >> that is wrong. >> oh, wow. >> that was terrific. >> whoa. >> they keep coming. >> ding, ding, ding, ding. >> surely, that's it. >> remember the ice jumpers, the ice hoppers. you can vote on that on twitter, too. why not? take a look. i promised. >> oh, good. you made it. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> no. >> that just looks cold. >> and then, the canadian snowboarder's

. >>> it's winter which means skiing and snowboarding is in full swing. is in chile in the chilean andes and these group of skiers caught a lot on the slopes but this video is a little different because they decided to also hit the town to just get a little idea of the culture in chile around the mountains. so the video is titled flight which is what they're doing throughout. ♪ >> it's cool because it looks like the kids are flying, the skiers fly kites. did you notice that. >> yeah. >> this is a poetic video. ♪ >>> it's a rare moment in nature caught on camera when this lady gorilla gets a bit too comfortable. >> she just sits down, starts enjoying a little bamboo shoot. >> it's what she does next that may be a little unladylike. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> i have to warn you, you may cry because of overload in this next video. i have found the best duo of street performers ever. we believe this is in poland and take a listen. ♪ >> are you kidding me? ♪ >>

. >>> and olympic snowboarder shaun white posted a video to youtube showing his long red hair being cutthe flying tomato is donating his trademark long hair to locks of love, the organization dedicated to helping children. >>> now for another look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> feel weird, like giving my first big winter storm forecast. usually we have done a couple by now. this winter was slow starting. this will be the real deal. don't want to forget our friends up in maine, you are getting winter weather yourself. storm system is blowing in colder and and a lot of snow north of bangor, up towards caribou and presque isle. a few snow showers up in northern vermont. anyone traveling in the northeast, today looks just fine. thursday looks fine. friday morning looks like the travel trouble day, heavy rain and a few thunderstorms, but no snow or ice. as far as the snow forecast goes, it's a narrow band, so not a huge storm, but it will be very intense where it does travel and effect. it's mostly today in colorado, a minor impact

snowboarders decked out in d and white gathered in a rest in maine for santa sunday. 130-th annual event raised y for the bethel rotary club's >>> hundreds of skiers, snowboarders alike gathered in maine for santa sunday. the 130th annual event -- they have been doing this a long time -- raised a lot of money for the rotary club's toy drive. people who dressed up and donated got to ski for free for the day. >> it's a good thing santa's outfit is warm. >> i guess so. >> it's just i don't know, gianna, this just makes me want to get up this and go down the slopes. i need to go skiing. >> we have a skier here. >> yes. >> you know, i'm terrible so i'll watch you from the sides and enjoy cocoa at the lodge. >> no restrictions right now on 80 or 50 near lake tahoe so good news there if you are working your way through there. toward the bay bridge toll plaza not bad as you hit the pay gates. traffic light. metering lights are off. live look at the san mateo bridge, you can see traffic looking good both directions. 14 minutes to go between 880 and 101. and same goes for the g

snowboarder asks skiers from our south beach camera. clouds are there.show what it looked like now. the front is weakening and falling. sheer where it's raining. we have radar tracking light showers around around canyon. not a lot happening there. there is rainfall around fremont boulevard, mission boulevard. down street level here. looking at santa cruz county we do have light rainfall. san jose starting to pick up light returns. santa clara, burbank, you can see light moisture in the air. chain controls and snow also letting up a bit. temperatures into 50s. 46 degrees in fairfield. rainfall has varied quite a bit. periods of rain tonight. heavy with isolated thunder possibilities. so this is a front stalling out over the bay area. six inches of rain in sonoma county. the behind thei.y have waves of cold, unstable air coming through that will result in more rain. computer animation will show you when you'll see that. so just scattered showers, tonight. and you can see more steady rain developing overnight tonight. 3:00 a.m. may see thunderstorms develop

for those who say *you can't snowboard in diapers -- you're wrong.- as long as those snuggies are inside your snowsuit. here's a perfect example: a little 18-month old toddler -- hitting the slopes while he builds his skills -- and a fan base -- pacifier and all. of course -- living in snow country north of the border -- around saint bruno, quebec -- means having a lot of the snow around to play in. this young guy seems totally at home in the snow -- as long as he doesn't lose that pacifier. that is the news for this sunday night >> instant replay

a snowboarder in a separate resort also died in an avalanche.a got several inches of snow over the weekend, creating dangerous conditions. >>> in newtown, connecticut, thousands of people from all over the country came to pay their respects on christmas day. volunteers have been keeping watch over a candle light vigil for the 20 children and 6 adults who died in the massacre. and at christmas services, they were told that good always overcomes evil. >> i can't believe something like this happened. i have two little children and i'm able to go home to them and some of their parents aren't. so i'm just here to pay my respects. >> it's not just small towns around connecticut, south carolina, brooklyn, you know, it's deserved of course, but it's hard to compartmentalize this. >> volunteers from nearby towns filled in for the newtown police force so those officers could spend the day with their families. >>> there are disturbing details about the killing of two firefighters near rochester, new york, including a letter from the killer. 62-year-old wil

these hungry skiers and snowboarders were eating at truckies wagon train coffee shop. with 3-5 more inches of snow people are gearing up. employees at that tahoe day and ski board shop say they fitted hundreds of people with boots today. >>> thank you for trusting k it tvu channel 2 news -- trusting ktvu channel 2 news. tonight, a list of cyberthreats for 2013 and how they are expected to target your mobile twiceses. t w ices -- devices. "tmz" is up next here on tv36 ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have