eighteen not super hornets these f. eighteen that are used are actually pretty much exactly the same things canada has that its current fleet they're both thirty years old they're from the 1980's and they're going to be spending hundreds of billions of dollars to buy these jets also send a message to boeing this is a stopgap measures the canadian government is calling it before they actually buy some new jets others say they're going to save on equipment they're going to save on training. pilots already know how to fly these f. eighteen s but critics say you know what they're going to be spending billions on hundreds of millions because these are old jets and as much as you might have parts in stock there could be new parts that you're going to need to fly these things and we all know flying fighter jets is a very expensive prospect now the canadian government the number one message that they're trying to send here is that companies that harm canada's economic interests will not win a contract in canada that the methods

navy f-18 super hornets conducting strikes on taliban narcotic pro diction. >>> an email trail shows attempts to share hacked wikileaks document to the trump campaign. showing donald trump and donald trump jr. received an email in 2016. it offered a decrypt key. they are looking to see if there were efforts to connect with trump's son and others during the campaign. >>> two people were pulled from the car in atlanta, georgia. one officer tried to use his baton to open the window and was not success:they had nothing to pry open the door and had to keep the fires under control until the firefighters got there and grabbed a fireiher and water jug. >> i felt like mine went out instantly. >> he is screaming help me please i don't want to die. i mean, it was rough at times. >> an incredible story and acts of heroism that are still under investigation. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon. if you workout and sit around for the rest of the day are you getting healthier. and apple unveils the apps of the year. >>> apple unveiled the list of most downloaded ios app. bit emoji. it can be

this, another incident from 2004, retired rival commander david fraber was piloting an f-18 super hornetsion that day. >> i have never seen anything in my life that had the performance, the acceleration, and it's moving around left, right, forward, back. the radar starts getting jammed. all of a sudden it takes off. >> reporter: the pentagon tells abc news the advanced

the canadian government ditched plans to buy 18 super hornet jet fighters from boeing and instead willfighter jets from australia. they threatened to stop doing business if they didn't drop the trade complaint. >>> aetna is waiving the co-pay on the anti-overdose drug narcan. narcan is a nasal spray, which reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. in most cases it is available over the counter. >>> and the australian shopping center company westfield is being bought for $15.7 billion by a french property group. westfield owns 25 shopping centers in the u.s. including westfield century city in los angeles and the shopping center at the world trade center in manhattan. it comes as traditional retail centers face increasing competition from online shopping. anne-marie? >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> all right. thank you. >>> still ahead, feeling amis. more carmakers are recommending premium gas to fill up your car, but is it really worth it? from fine dust to large debris. daily dirt doesn't stand a chance. you and roomba from irobot. bet

this, another incident from 2004, retired rival commander david fraber was piloting an f-18 super hornett day. >> i have never seen anything in my life that had the performance, the acceleration, and it's moving around left, right, forward, back. the radar starts getting jammed. all of a sudden it takes off. >> reporter: the pentagon tells abc news the advanced aviation threat identification program ended in the 2012 time frame, was determined there were other, higher priority issues that merited funding. >> i don't know if it was alien life, but i will say in an infinite universe with multiple galaxies that we know of, that if we're the only planet with life, it's a pretty lonely universe. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm nick watt in los angeles. >> okay, sure, why not? thanks for watching "nightline." as always, we're online on our "nightline" facebook page. thanks for the company, america. good night. >> welcome to whiz kids week. some very smart young people are here playing with us today. each of them hoping they can add a million dollars or so to their college fund. this is gonna

see jobs think about what happened now recently with the canadian government it was going to buy super hornets from boeing and because of this trade dispute it pulled back on the deal that's a lot of jobs in the united states both companies can be harmed by this and like i said a little bit earlier there's really no proof that what bombard is doing the sale to delta that is harming boeing at all so really this is just an emboldened company right now trying to make its way elbows up push its way into the market in a bigger fashion than it would necessarily if the trumpet ministration was not in place are actually correspondent allison halifax thanks so much thank you. a cheating website is accusing a new rival of cheating by trademark infringement ashley madison is a self described married dating website and app that uses the slogan life is short have an affair. ashley madison parent company ruby life is suing a new site casual x. for using the slogan life is boring desire a fling groovy life's lawyers also say that casual ex's use of an image of a masked woman pressing a finger to her lips is

and the super hornets, half can't flcan't fly.halfbcan't fly. the air force said it's 2,000 pilots short and only half of the b-1 bombers can fly. at the reagan national defense for forum, there was this stark warning. >> in a high end conflict with russia or china, we could lose. >> twice as many u.s. troops killed in non-combat aviation crieses this year and many say these budget cuts are to blame. >> bret: halfway around the world. christian beasley is facing the death penalty for having marijuana. president trump saw our story on "special report with bret baier" last night ask his staff for more information and asked about getting involved. an update from los angeles. >> a 32-year-old, is not in the u.s. but bali, where marijuana is illegal. >> i need help. i need rehab. not 4 years or more in jail. >> lawyers say no country is obligated to honor a medical prescription from another. marijuana is a legal challenge since many countries consider it an illicit drug. >> the defense has presented nothing. >> he worries his son is being paraded as

in the navy, out of 542 super hornet jets, half of them can't fly.o the head of naval aviation, only 31% are fully commission capable. when the navy deployed three aircraft carriers, planes had to be taken from other training squadrons robbing younger pilots of critical flying time. the air force is 2,000 pilots short and half of the fleet of b-1 and b-2 bombers can fly. 37% of the marine corps heavy lift helicopters can fly, and that's not accounting the 60% of the helicopters missing. >> if you don't have enough airplanes, you don't have all the airplanes, you're supplying a small number of airplanes, they break more frequently and and then you can't get the parts support, you have a smaller number of airplanes. so you're not getting the hours. last year in aviation, we had a horrible safety year. probably the worst year in ten years. >> price as many troops have been killed in noncombat aviation crashes this year compared to last year. then lawmakers blame the budget cuts. >> patty ann? >> thanks, lucas. president trump is predicting that good rep

half of the navy's 500 super hornets cannot fly. 2% of the b1 a nuclear capability to bombers are groundednearly 2000, short. the army is at its lowest level in 30 years. today we interviewed the secretary the air force. jennifer said of course had to go to war, more pilots can expect to be killed because of the state of the u.s. military. she hosted a panel on the military and the crisis facing it. one television set of the u.s. had to go to war with china and russia today, it may lose. >> arthel: those are shocking stats. we are awaiting remarks from mike pompeo. we'll come back to you in those remarks begin. >> arthel: those social north carolina tether has taken a turn for the worse. they believe 3-year-old mariah woods is dead. authorities have arrested her mother's live-in boyfriend and charged him in connection with the disappearance. here's more in this. >> about two hours ago the sheriff's office and fbi said the investigation into mariah woods disappearance is being treated as a murder case. >> sadly, it was too late to save mariah the moment the 911 call came in. we must continu

navy f-18 super hornet jets, half of them can't fly today.n only 31% of those jets are fully mission capable. when the navy deployed three aircraft carriers earlier this year jets had to be taken from training squads robbing young pilots of critical flying time. it is 2,000 pilots short and only half its fleet can fly and only 37% of marine corp heavy lift helicopters can fly and they are short on the flight line. one of mattis's top priorities is to rebuild the military and he needs billions more to do that. >> leland: it all comes down to money. lucas tomlinson at the pentagon. thank you. laura. >> laura: the stock market booming since president trump took office but his success is not matched in his approval rating. why the disconnect? bernie goldberg joins us next. liberty mutual saved us almost $800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. >>hey. oh, that's my robe. >>is it? when you switch to liberty mutual, you could save $782 on auto and home insurance and s

investigated incidents including navy jets chasing down a white tissue oval object, and a navy super hornetg aura. while rotating and traveling at high speeds. good night. >> i'm out. >> the defense defendant says the program has since ended and costs about $22 million. but so i guess we just know it might be out -- well there's something we don't understand. >> they're living amongst us. >> they are here. >> if you're here i'd like to say i'm a friend. >> didn't -- wait a minute. i need to let them know this. i wish you no harm. just lemme live melee live. me too. >> don't worry about my kids or anything. >> didn't kendrick lamar think he was kidnapped by aliens or or he's an alien. >> i think it's totally that's why i don't admit, f you're here, fine. leave me alone. >> i'm a friend, too. >> she is too. i can vow for her. >> thank you. >> one could it 18. mayor bowser is introducing another tactic to fight the rat infestation fur listening aliens take them out. [ laughter ] >> we don't want them. you can have all the rats. >> we have a plan. this new plan -- >> i'm not mocking you. >> wil

hornets on friday. turning now to the raiders, a year that started off with super bowl expectations now ends with a guaranteedl playoff dreams for other teams. the chargers in play to seal a wildcard spot with a win áand a titans loss. the silver and black...relish a chance to ruin the year for the bolts, but if they are going to do so, that offense can't perform like it did against the eagles. raiders, turned it over 5-times in the 2nd half. through it all, jack del rio...sticking by his offensive cooridinator todd downing. "i do know the guy is super bright. he's going to be a really good coach in this league. i believe in him. those are not things that people want to hear right now because the reality is we've underperformed offensively this year... but it doesn't change my belief. it's what i know. there have been some, a tough set of circumstances and things have not gone real smooth. not what we're looking for". jimmy garoppolo and the niners back to work today in santa clara. they carved up the jaguars on sunday, and they can take out another division champion when they face the rams. l-a

hornets but should be in the lineup on saturday. >>> the raiders may not feel like celebrating on new year's eve when their season comes to an end against the chargers. they were the super bowl favorite back in september but they've had some offensive struggles. 23 in the league in points per game. offensive coordinator todd downing is on the hot seat. he says he'll deal with his future on monday. >> i live in the moment and i try to be the best version of myself i can be each individual day and my task right now is to get this offense ready to play the chargers and, you know, until sunday's over, you know, i really won't even think about it. >> as tart 49ers, they're riding a four-game winning streak and while they hope to end the season with their fifth straight win, that will come at the expense of the first place rams. but they'll have a good chance of doing it because los angeles won't be playing most of their starters which is kind of a bummer for the 49ers. >> i'd like them to have everyone out there pit think our guys could wo too. but it is what it is and we got to make sure that doesn't affect us. you got to lineup and play whoever you play and if you lose you

super stars >>> in sports, warrior superstar steph curry has been cleared to return to tonight's game after he missed 11 games with an ankle injury. tonight golden state takes on memphis. last night the hornetsown hoping to win their third home game of the season. here's anthony flores with the details in this morning's sports report. >>> good morning, everyone. charlotte was the first game steph curry missed after sprang -- straining his ankle and it will be his last. the warriors came in with a 9-1 record without curry on the court. a fast start by klay thompson, had 13 points in the first, 20 for the half. finished with 24. dwight howard doing damage for the hornets and the paint. he had 30 before the break, tied at 53 before recess. kevin durant rolled his ankle but stayed in and looked all right here. he had 27 points. the dubs couldn't turn on the j. nice pass from marvin williams to howard. howard finished with 29. and turnovers, well, those were the dubs' achilles heel again. charlotte with 32 points, off 18. dubs give away. the dubs lose it 111-100. curry back on the court later tonight. >>> women's hoops. van did he -- vandevere opening for stanford. pac-12 play against ucla. britt