the snow family, complete with fire snowman, ski snowman and pirate snowman. the mailbox snowman, frosty's mouth is a mailbox. that's a special delivery. the chef snowman, look at his mouth. it's candles. upside down snowman, another upside down snowman. you think they built them right side up -- oh, never mind. and then from who didn't get much snow, the ice cube snowman. the category they call baby's first snowman. this snowman is getting a hug. here is a snow woman and a snow bunny at her side. how cute is that? they call this a mini pat collins k34r50e9 with a microphone and snow stick. and what about this one? i think they used every flake in the yard to make this fellow. traditional snowman. snowman, snow woman. what a couple of pairs they are. how about the frog hat on this snowman? check out the smile. these two guys and their snowmen, they can tell they've had some snowman making experience. hey, that entry was from julie, julie carey, our julie carey. but. >> employees of nbc or their families are not eligible for the snowman challenge. nice try, jul

snowman and snowman's best friend. and these two guys and their snowmen, you could tell they've had some snowman making experience. hey, that entry was from julie. julie carey, our julie carey, but -- >> employees of nbc or their families are not eligible for the snowman challenge. nice try, julie. >> reporter: now, speaking of traditions, sledding is a big snow time tradition. but this looks more like mudding. at the carnegie hill on 32nd street, not much to measure here. but sometimes fun isn't all about numbers. >> it's muddy, so it's slippery. >> reporter: you like that better? >> yeah. it's like -- makes you go faster, the mud. >> reporter: on a zero to ten scale it's an? >> 11. >> reporter: remember, you have until 7:00 to send in your picture. coming up at 6:00, the out-of-the-box entries. i'll see you live at 6:00. pat collins, news 4. >> that means our snowman on the front lawn isn't eligible apparently, according to the rules of engagement. it doesn't matter how big or how smal. we would love to see all your

>> "frosty the snowman" is a classic. let's say, are there, -- >> steve nelson and jack rawlins. >> they wrote a 4g not tree who had had -- they wrote it forgen gene autry. frosty the snowman became a huge hit for him and many people that followed him. so i just basically took my cue from the 1940's urgent or the 1950's versions and did my own version in that style. tavis: there are other songs -- "cindy." another version. i found an appellation version and synthesize that to the ricky nelson version and made my view -- my own. "the fishing blues/" >> i did a blues version of it. tavis: take me back to the early days of your writing. i'm thinking now loggins and messina. performance is one thing. songwriting is another. talk to me about songwriting from your vantage point. >> i started writing when i was in guitar lessons. i was working with a folk singer who had writing as part of his reality. i remember i learned "going in the wind" from a songbook. i had never heard bob dylan sing it. i learned from a songbook that rod

there's a snowman there. the snowman seemed to have been in a public display. this woman decided to help herself and carry it away. she was caught on camera, cctv but the cctv operators were there, it wasn't just a camera running for them to roll back the tape. they followed her as she made her way through town. the second camera shot is had them capturing her taking a picture of this snowman. she's capturing like look, what i got, a snowman. why she would take a picture of it i don't know. >> the snowman was wearing like lady gloves. >> he was. >> that was weird. >> saying it's a snowwoman. >> it could be. creepy. >> frosty's wife. >> shouldn't have done that. part of a public display for the christmas spirit. >> but as you notice cctv operators not only have tvs looking at you but they also have a phone. call police. there the police catch up to the woman and have a chat with her. guess what happens at the end? it has a happy ending. she goes back and returns the snowman or snowwoman back to the proper place where it belongs. >> that is good. taught her a les

we call this category baby's first snowman. this snowman is getting a hug. here is a snow woman and a snow bunny at her side. how cute is that? they call this a mini pat collins, complete with a microphone and snow stick. and what about this one? i think they used every flake in the yard to make this fellow. good job everybody. you have until 7:00 to send in the picture of your snowman. coming up at 5:00, i'm show you more entries so you know what you're up against. remember, it's the official pat collins snow stick. send in your picture to @patsnowstick. some will be on the air. live in northwest, pat collins u news 4. >> i haven't had a chance to make mine yet. >> i didn't either. >> so how much did we get? >> we had between three and six inches of snowfall west of i-95. that's where the good snow making was today. that's where the big cleanup was hopefully on today. late this evening, early part of tonight they'll drop below freezing and stay below freezing, not just through tomorrow morning, but through all the day tomorrow and early thursday. so got to

it has a happy ending and snowman or know woman.k to the. >> these 5 years old,s that except she's a grown woman and she'd have known better. >> true that. >> little known fact -- nothing says christmas like slayer. >> wow, are you kidding me. >> yes, my friend, slayer christmas lights. we're talking about the entire song. it's an elf playing the gun, you got certain a. >>. >>> one string of lights with the sample guys has a. >> he said it takes a life time of preparation. he said his wife now hates him. >> and we've seen a few of his crazy life -- >> he was the founding member of flair. >> look at the guitar! >> it's a pretty expensive light display, also set to "ankle death, raining face aa. it's cold in the snow and it's time for those videos to start rolling in. he bounces over to this rail. the rail doesn't hold him. >> oh! the rail fell! >> the whole rail collapses underneath him. watch it again. >> i'm going to blame like the parks department. >> i think he did the city a favor here. if somebody just walked u or down that rai

the seal snowman. the snowman walking if snowdog. the lounging snowman. the snow family, and the sledding snowman. okay. so which one did you pick? who should get the pat collins official snowstick? the judge's decision is coming up at 6:00. i'm pat collins, news 4. >> oh, the suspense. >> we got that much snow? >> they did. just by where he is i know who won. just by seeing how much snow, i know which one it is. >> so you don't want to spill the beans. >> but it's about creativity. not necessarily mass. >> very well done. a lot of us didn't have snow. even in you had an inch to two inches of snow like we did here. the snow was so good for packing. you were able to make a big snowman. let's show you what's happening in our area today. it's not the snow. it was the cold. today was a nice day. we saw a lot of sunshine. we hit 42 earlier with all the sunshine. winds out of the south did help. the winds are going to be shifting in a big way. take a look at the numbers across our region. 30 in winchester. so this is going to continue to be cool night. we're no

laughs -- "frozen" frozen a goofy snowman. -- throws in a goofy snowman.y-friendly, pg rated "frozen." what is thanksgiving without a little revenge? spike lee offers "old boy," his remake of the korean classic with josh brolin as a man held hostage for 20 years set free without explanation. lin plots revenge and gets it with style. nativity" mixes a contemporary story with langston hughes' holiday classic. whitaker plays a god- fearing preacher. on christmas eve, a family rift heels paralleling the christmas story itself. >> here is the weekend movie guide. four stars for "gravity." four stars for "nebraska." almost four for disney's new musical "frozen." -- "the hunger games" sequel three stars for spike lee's "old boy." for "all is lost." "thor" gets two and a half. "ne star for "last vegas. have a great holiday weekend. i am arch campbell, abc seven entertainment. >> season 17 of dancing with the stars is over with the winner making history. ,mber riley took him the trophy making her the first african- american woman to do so. she and her partner had p

you make a snowman and tweet your picture to us. the most creative attractive snowmen will be recognized with an initial snow stick. there is a collins look alike, snow pigs and snow bunnies and snow cats. find out if you won and we will have fun seeing the snowmen you got. >> lots of good entries. >> a lot of great ones. next time. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. we will be back at midday. have a terrific day and see you in the morning. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea.

if you want to take the news channel snowman, he will be here on this power outlet box. >> a for effort. kevin, thanks so much. in a row.loss a lot of people speculating it might be the end of the road for mike shanahan. that might have been in january. so many stories coming out of tonight. >> it kind of feels this way. 3-10. nothing coming out of redskins right now. a lot coming out of fedex field early. none of it was good. we will have to wait and see what happens next at the park following one of the most embarrassing losses in recent memory. there have been, as you know, a lot of embarrassing losses in recent years. after this performance today, anything is possible. the field conditions were horrible. robert griffin iii. the defender slips and falls. incomplete. that is the way things went. it was really slick out there. no excuse for how the team played. especially the special teams. they were horrible. mccluster going 74 yards for a touchdown. -10.redskins lose 45 expressingfin iii his frustration on things on and off the field here. >> i am frustrated, trying to old everything

or white baseball hats so the top isn't the dirty snowman.wman and it gets. >> realistic. >> i'm telling you white baseball hat and that would have been -- >> looking beautiful. >>> remember the scene from the movie a history story? we will see it reenacted. >>> and the bad dog at the white house getting in trouble at the christmas party. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by vicks nyquil and dayquil. ♪ vicks dayquil powerful non-drowsy 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ no matter what city you're playing tomorrow... [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] ...you can't let a cold keep you up tonight. ♪ vicks nyquil powerful nighttime 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ powerful nighttime 6-symptom cold & flu relief. of all the places in your ...this one's the busiest. so you want it to be the cleanest. that's why you need lysol. because when you use bleach, some stains are left behind. as this dye reveals. lysol toilet bowl cleaner does more. it removes the tough stains that bleach doesn't, and it also disin

even if you want to wash froes see the snowman; that's great. as long as you get the sound track. charlie brown's christmas. all of this stuff, just choose what you want to do, in your own family traditions. mike in the booth says his family tradition is you get up and keep your jam mes on and your robe on christmas day and open things then. some people go out and -- but the point, i think, is that -- what we're urging people to do is to go to church and you talked about the sundays, the four sundays that lead up to it. preparing for -- preparing for and getting ready. now, as part of that, some churches, most roman catholic owned orthodox churches and many mainline protestant will follow a set of readings. how we're reading and what -- why we're reading it. i know that last week and it usually has an old testament prophecy, a psalm -- a song, something from the -- the letters of paul or so on and the gospel reading. so all of the churches don't use all four. but they're offered for that and you can print it out, you know -- you go to shrader common -- and they will tell you the -

we issued a challenge to build your best snowman. we got dozens of entries and you definitely rose to the occasion from the traditional to the minimalist to the off the wall and everything in between. the person who made this snowfall's most creative will be recognized with an official snow measuring stick. we'll introduce you to the top five finalists on news 4 at 5:00. >> i have my favorites, but i can't say. >> great. >> i think they have too much time on their hand. >> do we have a chance at snow soon? >> i think we like the way we get through the rest of the week. we're getting a break from all the mess after yesterday's mess. but talk about a cold one for tonight. arctic air is going to move in. let's see what's going on right now. sunshine, yes, and our temperatures, hey, they helped us out today. into the low and mid 40s across the area. take a look at your evening planner forecast. we're at 42 degrees. by 9:00 we drop to 34 degrees. here's why on storm team 4 radar. we got quiet scanning the area. picking up snow to the nort

." ♪ ♪ >> a woman stealing a holiday snowman is spotted by security guys. >> so they followed her asway through town. >> how their cameras capture her long journey and one surprise ending. >> forget the 12 days of christmas. it's time for -- >> the 12 explosions of

. >> oh, my gosh. [ screaming ] >> a man, dressed up as a snowman a bad snowman stands on pub lick places>> and then suddenly the snowman, right there. the whole spirit of christmas drained from her face. >> the frighteningly funny video becomes an internet sensation. >> the camera shows for a long time where people jump out at you and it never gets old. watching people in their pure fear mode there's nothing funnier than that. >> oh, my. ♪ a trip to the dentist. poor david n. may 2008 his father videotapes him after having a tooth pulled. don't put it in your mouth. he wakes up and he's groggy and his body didn't know how to handle it. >> how did it go? >> i didn't feel anything. >> you feel bad for the kid because he's tripping and he doesn't know why. >> is this real life? >> yes, this is real life. >> he was basically high for the first time in his life and he asks questions about his life. >> why is this happening to me? >> it is okay bud. it's just from the medicine. okay? >> is this going to be forever? >> no it won't be fremplt. >> >> it all becomes too much for little david and h

a cd about frosty the snowman. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.nk you. >>> next on kqed "newsroom," the nsa under increasing pressure from silicon valley to capitol hill to curb its surveillance programs. >>> pension reform in the national spotlight. and san jose mayor chuck reed on the front lines pushing for a statewide initiative. >> it's absolutely vital to cities all over the state, not just the city of san jose, we get control over skyrocketing costs. >>> the end of an era at candlestick park and a look back at some of its iconic moments. >> then i look ed at the tv we had, auxiliary press area behind home plate, and it showed the bay bridge broken.

in other animals don't you just read that use the unique park on a snowman the species with oakland's me breathe freely using their skin and mucous membranes around the mile the room. emile is that the cold water. like this one sometimes students are to blame the eye. a new. as it becomes cold morning mist self intro open coogee. with so many rivers and waterfalls dismissed the aura is produced by the abundance of water vapor in the air which is cooled by the winds. fang boba milk lucky in january the waterfall was almost completely frozen. this often happens when the temperature drops below minus five degree celsius for three or four st day. so it's called one hundred twenty meters haughty and seventy three meters wide is spectacular. though. rule rule rule you. fragments of mike's start flowing along the coogee ripper. it's phenomenal snow in the local dialect is she. do. sectors particularly shallow parts of the river. the ice formed on the river that floats on the surface like a light blanket picture too. i am morning sunshine reflects on the icy water surface warming and other pa

. >> there is a snowman with i think i see a water mellon rind and a carrot. look at the little baby. here they come. they're like wait a minute, it's a delicious imposter. >> i like how the big one gets the bite. it's like, well, i'm first here. i'm not embarrassed. like i'm not from minnesota, i'll take the first bite. >> and then the polar bear is like it about time! we have been missing snow. where have you been all this time? i mean, albuquerque is beautiful but a little snow now and then? >> another one going is there some coca-cola that goes with this? >> and then this video is trying to promote something. see if you can figure out what it is. >> motorcycle. >> good guess but no. >> motorcycle turned on and the rider takes off to the grocery store to pick up balloons, cashier ringing up stuff, the rider gets back on his motorcycle and goes to the bowling club. >> is it a drug deal? >> not a drug deal. >> the next stop is this church. >> i'm completely lost. >> he meets with the priest, they have an exchange and again the rider hits the road and makes it

kringle krunch that one is self-explanatory, frosty frost, where a snowman steals your identity, thet thing you know he's sleeping with your wife and your kids are calling him daddie and it's your own fault for bringing him to life with that magic hat, don't do it. and finally, santa claus, huge scam. never once did he bring gifts to my children. and they're really good gifts. i mean they give me presents every year and yet they get nothing. i don't get it i don't get it. he brought me presents when i was a kid. why did he stop? santa claus, listen up old man, i am giving you one more chance, do not disappoint my children this christmas. because i've got 18 years 6 milk and cookies on my . >> welcome back, everybody. nation, this is my final show before the 2013 celebration of christmas. which of course i love. i also love that i will be leaving 2013 on a serious note. because the pc police have pulled over yet another patriot. >> duck dynasty is making headlines for off camera drama. phil robertson, the star of the a & e hit show has been suspended indefinitely from filming the real

look at those snowman waving to us. let's move onto cumberland. said to be pretty much the griswold. he actually passed away last year and this is now done in memory of him. and from huntingtown road, maryland. a gorgeous house lit up. on the left corner of the screen you can actually see a nativity's -- nativity scene. some oflove to show off your holiday decorations. send us a picture. it will feel like the holidays very soon. right now, temperatures well into the 60's. 65 degrees him and over. , 52.ow this morning the average high at this time of year is 50 degrees. we were warmer this morning that we were for the morning low. the bitter blast is on the way. of can see the delineation that cold front. the very warm air out ahead of it. in atlanta. 77 in new orleans. but in billings, negative six degrees. coldvery dangerously temperatures. along this front is precipitation. icy conditions in texas through oklahoma into arkansas, missouri, and all of this stretching into the ohio river and -- river valley. it will move into our area overnight ton

. >> and there's a snowman with a watermelon rind and a carrot. >> look at the baby. >> they're like,minute. >> it's a delicious imposter. >> i like how the big one gets the bite. i'm first here. i'm not embarrassed. i'm not from minnesota. i'll take the first bite. and the polar bear is like, it's about time. we've been missing snow. albuquerque is beautiful. but a little snow now and then. >> that's true. >> he's enjoying it. thank goodness. cooling my nose off. >> another one is like, is there coca-cola to go with this? >>> there's a video shot in october 211 just now going viral. it's a gem. this is jason mraz and the beautiful lady standing there with him is ai alexandra jared. he's playing lucky. ♪ baby i'm trying >> alexandra is singing a duet with jason mraz. she's singing the song "lucky" with him. this all happened in los angeles. >> whoo! ♪ >>exandra had gone to see him perform at the cafe. she was duturned away because s was under way. she decided to wait in the alley. he came out. better than saying hello, ended up singing this entire show. and she is insanely talented. l

you have santa on the guitar shredding it and all the lights surrounding the house and frosty the snowmananging. this was put together by slayer bob. >> i have a hard time stringing up one set of lights. this guy has a whole light show computerizeand animated. you don't just walk into walmart and buy the lights. can i get the slayer christmas set? >> this took months of preparation. his wife now hates him and he does have a few more gray hairs. >> we see a lot of these christmas displays. >> this was put together as a tribute to jeff hanaman. >> guitar christmas tree. it is a pretty extensive light display also set to angels death war ensemble, reigning blood and all that player. very christmassy tune. >> the best thing ever. >> that's it for our show. we'll see you for the next >> super star mary j blythe is in the doctor's house of the today on oz, she ditched a painful past of drugs and alcohol. >> what turned the light on and you began to realize you're worth it? >> i realized i would dry. >> what mary blige is saying about living a healthy life after 40. >> i have to suffer for that.

♪ in the meadow, we can build a snowman ♪ ♪ and pretend that he is parson brown ♪ come on! say, "are you married?" ♪ ♪ we'll say, "no, man" everybody! ♪ but you can do the job while you're in town ♪ ♪ later on, we'll conspire ♪ ♪ as we dream by the fire ♪ ♪ to face unafraid the plans that we made ♪ (both) ♪ walkin' in a winter wonderland ♪ ♪ walkin' in a winter wonderland ♪ ♪ walkin' in a winter wonderland ♪ merry christmas, everybody! merry christmas! -- captions by vitac -- >> this is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> president obama and the first lady were among those pausing to remember the anniversary of the newtown shooting. theght, we hear from victim. good evening. i am brad bell. the weather has been messy around our area. some parts seeing a lot of snow. this is video of some of the downpour in arlington. when is all of this going to clear out? steve rudin is with us now. >> definitely good news on the way as promised. rain has moved out of the metro area as it moves towards the north and east.

. >>> snowman county sheriff deputy soldshot and killed the boy is scheduled to return to work tomorrow. deputy eric gayle how's placed on leave following the shooting of alabama i did lopez. gail house thought the teen was carrying an assault rifle but turned out to be a plastic air soft gun. protest is planned to march to the sheriff's department again tomorrow. the sheriff's department says the time being he will be assigned to desk duty. >>> and part-time if i -- finally getting a permanent police chief. a robert honda has an exclusive interview with the man about to get the job. >> larry has been the interim police chief for about year. tomorrow morning the city manager plans to recommend at this city counsel he be the permanent chief and he'll take the job. >> you don't look like somebody packing up and leaving. >> although my stuff still packed. it's never been unpacked. >> reporter: got the job temporarily after a nationwide search turned up several candidates ultimately rejected. >> can you ever picture yourself becoming the chief? >> no, i did no. the i take great pride and it

toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry geese ♪ and a giant blow-up snowmanannouncer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service. priority mail flat rate is more reliable than ever. and with improved tracking up to 11 scans, you can even watch us get it there. ♪ wow. college already. ( chuckles ) yeah. - ( engine starts ) - we gotta go. ♪ for all the truth that you made me see... ♪ i love you. ♪ for all the joy you brought to my life... ♪ i love you too, daddy. ♪ you're the one who saw me through... ♪ and thanks - for everything. - ♪ through it all... - ♪ you were my strength when i was weak... ♪ - ( woman speaks ) a message from the foundation for a better life. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is starting to feel like groundhog day on tuesday, 4:28. just me internally, i think it is colder today than yesterday. mike will tell us the truth. >> in some areas it is. in most areas it is not. it is warmer but the east bay valleys are cooler today than year. san francisco is 40 degrees. half moon bay is at 45. we

." >>> a woman selling a holiday snowman is spotted by security guys. >> so they followed her as shey through town. >> how their cameras capture her long journey and one surprise ending. >>> forget the 12 days of christmas. it's time for -- >> the 12 explosions of christmas. >> now meet the science daredevil who's going to reveal the grand finale. >> it's just a nice ending to the whole thing. >> a skier jumps an icy railing but -- >> the rail doesn't hold him. >> why this is not a christmas miracle. >> he turned a holiday shopping trip into a proposal and she -- >> was not expecting it. >> the dance that got a girlfriend to say yes. >> how to win an ipad mini. and you never heard this version of "silent night." >> i like that. >> time to celebrate the holidays iceland style, "right this minute." >>> the grinch comes out in a lot of people this time of year and came out in one polish woman. this is a public thoroughfare.

toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry geese ♪ and a giant blow-up snowmant [ beep ] [ female announcer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service. priority mail flat rate is more reliable than ever. and with improved tracking up to 11 scans, you can even watch us get it there. ♪ ♪ he's got high hopes >> and white house has high hopes for the soft relaunch of healthcare.gov and hope to help the president's standing. many say obama care is prized for surviving. others may be so vested in the aca success they won't let the law fail. that's one reason why francis wilkinson says obama is wounded but obama care is unstoppable. nice to have you back at the table. >> good to see you. >> part of what you talk about here is something that was politically unpopular for a lot of progressives but you argue baked into this law and these restriction as and these rules is a complete coordination and integration of health care insurance market. that means there's a lot of money riding on this thing working. >> there is a lot of money riding on it. i think t

toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry geese ♪ and a giant blow-up snowmanks me out [ beep ] [ female announcer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service. priority mail flat rate is more reliable than ever. and with improved tracking up to 11 scans, you can even watch us get it there. and look for our limited edition holiday stamps. >>> all right, time for sports. chargers and broncos on thursday night football. peyton manning, 15yards. that was right away. i thought we were on our way. a 67 yard drive is the most impressive showing. rivers, a pair of touchdowns. look at that. he is fun to watch. >> yeah. >> of course, they hooked up later. he is a player. i didn't know much about him. broncos chance late in the fourth. peyton picked off. we'll talk again about peyton and cold weather games. they lose it, 27-20. the patriots are in trouble, they could still maybe get the number one seed. >> isn't that crazy? >> unbelievable. college, alabama quarterback, a.j. spoke to espn yesterday. what else, the head coach and the possibility he will lea

not enough to make a snowman. the temperatures bounced right back up as quickly as they dropped. by 8:30 tonight, snow had turned to a moderate rain and as you can see, not much left. just tiny little drips. just melting away. joe vasquez, kpix5. >> so while you're bundling up inside, the thermometer is dropping and causing problems for bay area cars and homes. the cold spell has plumbers working around the clock to fix pipes that have burst. in martinez, one water main ended up looking more like a water fall last night. a plumber we spoke to tells us how to keep the pipes from breaking. >> try to keep the circulation going. turn on your faucets. let it run through. >> temperature plunge is setting off a lot of tire pressure sensors to prevent that from happening, keep your tires inflated to the proper pressure. check the pressure first thing in the morning to get the most accurate reading. >> back to our developing story now. he'll be coming home for the holidays. a few hours ago, meryl newman was released from north korea and is in beijing tonight. he was held for more than a m

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we haven't had good snow here, certainly not enough to build a snowman. sledding on a no-school day in d.c., 5-year-old thomas insisted i try his sled. wow! my graceful sledding days are long over. oh! i'm done. the sleds were out in kentucky, too. by mid-afternoon, much of the snow had cleared out and under blue skies, the weather channel's mike seidel warned of storm number three. >> we have another storm coming, generally west of interstate 95. d.c. getting mostly rain. boston will have a bit of everything. the ski resorts, they get a lot of snow. >> reporter: like they say, 'tis the season. >> 'tis the season for patience. >> 'tis the season waiting. >> reporter: it's all in the attitude. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> and big news from one of the detroit big three automakers, a history-making announcement from general motors naming the first woman ceo ever to run a global automaker. mary barra is a 33-year gm veteran, daughter of a gm assembly part maker. she started there as an intern, rose all the way up through the ranks as an engineer to

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even enough to make a snowman back here. >> that are is startling. thank you very much. we'll be right back. >>> mcdonald's executives not loving it after hosting holiday tipping advice for nannies and au pairs. the tipping recommendations come as fast food workers earn an average of $9 an hour went on strike, pushing for an increase in the minimum wage. in addition to the guide lines for gratuities, they saw pricey tip suggests for massage therapists, dog-walkers and personal trainers. choosing that veggie plate over the corn dog will inflate your budget. eating healthy does cost more. they crunched the numbers and found it costs $550 more every year when people choose things other than processed foods. the numbers don't include the long-term cost of eating a poor diet. . [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nin

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moore has a big yellow slide, snowman and rides. >> i know when the families come out every year they come out and look for the -- the kids look for the candy canes and slide to have fun. >> reporter: and a good tree for a good deal. you barter? >> i love bartering. i got 20 pounds of chocolate for a tree. i love it! >> reporter: juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> time now 4:52. a 6-year-old is suspended from school for what many are calling a harmless display of affection. why school leaders are defending the controversial move. >> and some people will go to any lengths to fall head over heels in love but one woman in london went too far. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> let's check out your microclimate forecast. in san jose, more sunshine, temperatures warming up and, hey, by tomorrow, maybe 60 degrees. >> you don't have to freeze outside waiting for the train this morning. systemwide bart on time and all mass transit is on time. we'll have a full "kcbs traffic report" coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a 6-year-old colorado boy was suspended from school for sexual harassment after kissing a gir

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