teddy was having an adventure. instead of her sitting at home worrying about where the teddy bear was, maybe she can look online and see, he's having a bunch of fun. >> the funniest picture i saw was when teddy was in the cockpit. >> reporter: that evening, steven brought teddy to eleanor. >> it was pure relief honestly. >> i'm very happy that teddy is home and that i get to be with him again. >> reporter: joy is what happens when a girl and her bear are reunited. and when it's time for bed, who better to snuggle with? bears are good that way, you know. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> so wonderful. >>> when we come back, bringing the 12 days of christmas to life for a family that needs a little extra holiday cheer. >> thank you. thank you so much. next at 6: we're tracking a developing story in los angeles. ===take vo=== star wars star - carrie fisher is in the hospital tonight after suffering a heart attack. ===jess take vo=== and they're back on the road - a fleet of uber self drivig cars --just not in califr

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could look online. >> i saw teddy was in the cockpit. >> reporter: that evening steven brought teddy home. >> i am very happy teddy is home and back and i get to be with him again. >> reporter: joy is what happens when a girl and her bear are reunited. when it's time for bed, who better to snuggle with. bee bears are good that way. >> that's cute. >> i remember leaving my comfort blanket in the movie theater and having to go back and get it. >> the moment you realize you lost that favorite thing. >> that ended last year for me. >>> 6:19 is your time now. we now santa can down some cookies, right? >> of course. what many may not know is that he gets a workout in before making that trek around the world for christmas. >> he's going to be on the potomac river water ski. that's old st. nick suffrfing t waves. that's at 1:00 this afternoon. prime viewing spots are along the waterfront obviously between king street and ranoca street. good idea to get out there and check it out. >> great weather too for it. >> pretty nice for water skiing. >> i don't know if i would get in that water. >> wh

topic number one, we all know the old adage a healthy teddy bear is a happy teddy bear.uy break some moves! ♪ ♪ [laughter] kennedy: a lot of people assume teddy bears have to jog to stay fit, but dancing is a skill your teddy can learn and improve upon for the rest of his life. so be sure to feed your teddy bear a diet rich in to mega 3 fatty acids and avoid sugar and fried food. because then your teddy bear might have to get open heart surgery. >> the doctor can cuts into teddy's flesh with his medical instrument. now let's look inside teddy's play pouch. the doctor says, what a mess. more sprinkles, please. [laughter] kennedy: more sprinkles, always good for everybody. i had that once with. yeah. topic number two. the fresh know of winter is a magical moment for pets who find their world coated in a blanket of frozen weirdness. [laughter] kennedy: yeah! snort that. yeah, the dog nails him. show it again. good! [laughter] that is such a good dog. oh, don't worry, the cat found peace and seclusioning away from the dog up on a beautiful mountain. oh. it was a beautiful mo

teddy got to sit at the captain's seat, got to drive a luggage truck and then last night teddy was reunited with his best friend. >> best boy ever. >> like the parent s got out of, you know, this one. >> weeks of heartache. >> those things are irreplaceable for the little ones. >> yeah. it's like a warm blanket. you need it. >> we lost one we came back from manassas and it was on the floor of the garage. it was a relief. >>> weather wise i want to talk about white christmas statistics for you. i want to thank chris for doing the research center. you're asking about a white christmas. first of all issue -- first of all, let's get our expectations in check. were in washington. most of the time an inch or more of snow on the ground. 15% of the time maybe enough to measure but not quite an inch. now, 2009 that was the last time we had edward snowden on the ground and that was left over from that big storm that where he had earlier in december. that snow on christmas day the last couple of times it happened was 1992 and 2003. it doesn't happen often around here. tonight yourself looking at the c

he found teddy and took it on quite an adventure, posting pictures of teddy's travels all day long-- on the tarmac, in the cockpit, with some new friends. when his shift was over, lawg man reunited teddy with eight-year-old eleanor dewald. his mom calls him one of the kindest men she knows. lake superior created an amazing natural phenomenon that week. we call it "smoke on the water." a massive wall of sea smoke built up in duluth harbor, minnesota, when subzero winds collided with much warmer water from the lake to dramatic effect. "on the road" with steve hartman is next. is next. answering this girl's wish was santa's toughest challenge. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement™, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, we'll replace the full value of your car. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance.

it's a big oversized stuffed teddy bear. super cute. >> uh-oh. >> and now it's on. >> i got the teddy bear in here. now i'm going to replace the old old back in my mom's car so she does not know. cut the back of it, get inside. >> he steps inside of it. >> perfect, perfect prank. >> and now he waits. katherine and the baby walk in the door. >> yep, toting the baby. that's cool. >> i like this better. instead of being like a big boom, getting it over and done with, playing mind games. >> oh, yeah. >> that got her attention. >> >> but if you live with a prankster and you have a prank youtube channel, isn't that the first thing that goes through your mind? >> got to understand the element of fear, and when your brain disconnects, right now she just -- >> she's got her baby. that's what she's thinking of, protect the baby. >> never before has a giant cuddly teddy bear been so moved before. why is it now? tossing a shoe at it. throws the other shoe. and it reacts. he's not coming home until he gets home to check out this bear. >>

it is nice to see a teddy bear.ctually have -- it is a similar bear. >> we call them beraldo or beraldo rivera. this is my best friend in the world and we got him from the tsa. >> so the news corp building can clear this, but they can't. >> why does he have a mustache? >> i got into a kinky pays in my life and this is what came out. >> are you snugly? >> they are people dressed as stuffed animals. >> is that really part of it? it is not just about cuddling. >> it doesn't seem good with all of the fabric. quickly do you want to add anything to the bear? >> i don't know why. i think it is funny. i don't know who has the money to waste buying an extra plane ticket. >> the bear probably cost more than the ticket. they said it is a security threat -- a little member of isis can pop out. >> you are not kidding. i want them screening the bears. god knows what you put in the bear. >> there is a giant bear next to me. how seriously am i supposed to take it. if they did, that's mix. >> they failed 95% of their tests. you can

there's teddy in the cockpit of a plane, there's teddy hanging out in the airport gift shop. all of these photos taken by an airport employee who found the bear. turns out he's a facebook friend of the little girl's mother. she posted that her daughter lost her beer, he posted pictures so the little girl knew he was safe and sound. >> i went down to the spirit ticket counter and asked if there was a bear left there. >> my buddy from high school made it happen. it was pretty cool. >> i was happy. >> teddy had quite the adventure there. to show her appreciation for finding teddy, the little girl gave him some kanca candy and a card. >>> you will be paying more for soda when the calendar turns 2017. >> and that money is creating more slots for pre-k. >>> new this hour, not everyone is going home for the holidays, why some are spending christmas at the casinos for a glitzy take on the holidays. >>> right now at 5:30, ice skaters enjoying this nice weather. >>> take a look at this grocery store in audobon. some signs of sun, but just about everyone still had on a winter jabcket. >

liz: did teddy give his predictions? teddy, go. >> yeah, i sure did.hink the election was a game changer. we know markets don't go straight up, but i think the direction is up, and i think you want to be long the insurance stocks, you want to be long the financials. you want to be long the energy stocks, and you want to stay long these foreign stocks that do business in the u.s. to take advantage of the strengthened u.s. dollar. so i kind of agree with all of your other guests, and i hopefully put it all in one sweet package. liz: calling donald trump a white swan, not a black swan event. all right, you guys want to know mine? yeah? yes, liz, we do. [laughter] okay. number one, snapchat -- actually, no, let me go to yellen. janet yellen will stay. that's my prediction, because donald transfer will probably meet -- donald trump will probably meet with her, and i believe that janet yellen and donald trump will possibly hit it off. we'll see if i'm right on that. and then number two, snapchat will go public. and it will thrill and then chill. why? because

grab a teddy bear for the teddy bear roundup. they are also accepting donations for toys for tots, feeding tampa bay, and oneblood. kindness day is december 9 right here at the news channel 8 studios around south parker streets near the university of don't go anywhere. nightly news is coming our way >>> tonight, trump's victory lap. as the president-elect celebrates saving jobs at carrier, we now know the cost paid to keep them. tonight the campaign's over, but the rallies are not. >> in the devastating wildfires scorching the smokey mountains. why searchers now fear th may never be found. >>> hostage crisis. nearly a dozen held inside a florida bank. tonight the dramatic moment they distracted the gunman, allowing the s.w.a.t. team to storm inside. >>> high-risk rescue mission to save legendary astronaut buzz aldrin, falling ill at the south pole.

he immediately posted a picture with teddy saying he found him and began posting pictures of teddy helpinghe airport and tagging the girl's mother as well. later that day he handed teddy directly to eleanor and her eyes lit up with joy to have her bear back. pretty nice story. >> that is so cool. christmas miracle, man. >> that's right. >> thank you, louis. >>> still ahead a medical breakthrough on a virus that ravaged west africa two years ago and caused quite a scare here in the u.s. plus the president-elect pitting the nation's top defense companies against each other in hopes of cutting costs. we're back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ style lets you stand out from the herd. what's inside sets you apart. the cadillac escalade. enjoy our best offers of the year. tadirectv now. stream all your entertainment! anywhere! anytime! can we lose the 'all'. there's no cbs and we don't have a ton of sports. anywhere, any... let's lose the 'anywhere, anytime' too. you can't download on-the-go, there's no dvr, yada yada yada. stream some stuff! somewhere! sometimes! you totally nailed that buddy. simple. don't

as -- [ laughter ][ >> teddy you got to stay. you can.an as we'll be slow to warm up herh early next week.xt week. it looks like mostly rain eventn on monday. there's a reason teddy is heresh because this weekend baseball,el baseball is back in town. t the washington nationals arengti hosting their annual,, what is,a it valerie. verie. inter fest.est. >> winter fest fans can meet mee their facial players andalyers coaches, watch a homerun derby featuring the mascots and snow s forts. joining us is the valerie comee low. >> good morning. >> good morning. tell us everything. wetellor t fanekend. saturday and sunday at theweunat washington convention center. 11:30 to 4:00 each day. >> convention sent.. downtown washington.as >> downtown washington. d get your tickets atowntge natiyoonals.courm. get them in advance the pricesop are a little more at the door. o >> okay. get them in advance.geva what can we expect this year? ? went a few years ago. years let me just give a quick disclaimer.disc i ran the basesla with the kidss they wer

alison: you may have heard about the teddy bear picnic. what about the teddy bear adventure? left the beloved teddy bear at the airport as her family traveled back home to michigan. her mother posted about it on facebook. it turns out a high school friend of hers works at the airport. saw the post and found the bear. then he made a decision. >> we are having fun with it. she said she hoped someone would find it. take him on an adventure. >> he took the bear all over the airport. he took pictures of it all over the place. now teddy is back home with eleanor. fun. >> you can tell a well-loveed bear. it's ratty. that is awesome. alison: clever. >> in utah a man of science using it to help him sing the blues. >> this is a treble string. a bigger box. >> this one is d.a.d. that will give you a lower growlier tone. >> he built a shop in his garage to build guitars out of cigar boxes. he made 19 in six months. >> study the science of motion and energy. in the guitar you have those things. >> he worked at the in salt lake city and he uses the tools to clean cigar boxes an then makes

little teddy's visit was short-lived, however.is' cruel divorce agreement stipulated that i would live with my mother while teddy lived with our father. but my mother and i were soon to move even farther away. because of her cafÉ society success, lena had received an offer from hollywood not for the movies, but from a new nightclub called the little trock. once again, she was an overnight sensation. one man who came night after night was mgm's roger eden, the man who discovered judy garland. talent and beauty won lena a long-term hollywood contract, the first in hollywood for a black performer. but it might not have happened without world war ii. lena arrived in hollywood the same time that walter white and the naacp and 1940 republican presidential candidate wendell willkie began their campaign with hollywood producers to eliminate degrading, racist stereotypes of people of color including negroes, asians and latins for the sake of wartime allies. thus, lena -- whose contract partly brokered by her father stipulated no servant or

. >> i put teddy roosevelt, president teddy roosevelt is next on my list.e way americans saw federal government. he made the federal government activists. teddy roosevelt got us to realize that it was our right to be able to thrive, no matter what we had when we were born. >> theodore roosevelt returned from the national american war. and he became our youngest president. >> not quite 43 when he became president, roosevelt's drive and passion left a lasting legacy. the panama canal was built. his square deal defended workers and natural resources from exploitation. millions of acres of wilderness were allocated and protected as national parks. >> the dynamic old rough rider steered the ship of state with a resolute, forceful hand. >> i think teddy roosevelt was enga engaged with his own country ou and really experience the beauty of this country. and that informed who he was as a politician. >> he was able to get our government to do things it had never done before. he busted up the big trusts. he took huge businesses and made them become more competitive.

i don't want to offend teddy bear lovers. >>> a keurig for wine? >> introducing the devine.t doesn't make the wine but can aerate earth and quickly cool it to perfection inschedule of a k cup they come in single serve tubes. >> nice. but there is nothing "happy" about the temperatures outside your door right now. freeze warnings in effect across the area. to put it another way-- it's colder in the district, than it is in anchorage, alaska this morning. good morning washington. toss to eileen for late tonight into saturday morning for western md and the eastern panhandle of wv. - cold today - wintry mix overnight then to all rain saturday mid-morning - 60 by sunday morning; 30s by the evening - refreeze likely sunday night into monday morning - warmer by christmas today: cold. increasing clouds. highs: 27-33 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy with light snow, sleet, and freezing rain developing. roads may be slick, mainly north. lows: 21-27 winds: s 5-10 mph saturday: early morning freezing rain to all rain. rain tapers off shortly after noon. turning windy. highs: 48-56 winds: s

she givest teddy roosevelt, james garfield. her latest book, treated to mix the "washington post" process for its great storytelling, careful research and its fine detail. [inaudible conversations]be >> i'm not going to read you the rules and regulations because they are deeper than three times already. my name is jonathan yardley and i am here but sensibly from the "washington post" but i left a long time ago. about 18 years ago my wife and i were living on capitol hill with my stepdaughter who was working at the time at "national geographic" in one day i came home from the office for dinner. i'm afraid that's a technical problem that someone else will have to cope with. if i shout, does that help? >> my stepdaughter was working at "national geographic" and when they asked if she could bring a friend home for dinner. i said sure. the next day at dinner turn this lovely young woman shows up andu my wife and i were immediately enchanted with her. she was still lovely and enchanting but now she's one of the most respect it, must

. >> i put teddy roosevelt, president teddy roosevelt, as next on my list. the way americans saw the federal government. he made the federal government activists. teddy roosevelt got us to realize it was our right to be able to fly no matter what we had when we were born. >> theodore roosevelt returned from the spanish american war a national idol and when mckinley was asass nuclear facilitied he became our youngest president. >> not quite 43 when he became president, roosevelt's drive and energy in both foreign and domestic policy left a lasting legacy. the panama canal was built. his square deal defended workers and natural resources from exploitation. millions of acres of wilderness were allocated and protected as national park. >> the dynamic old roughrider steered the ship of state with a rez lult, forceful hand. >> i think teddy roosevelt was engaged with his own country engaged with his country on a level that many presidents are not. he explored it. he loved it. he would go outdoors and enjoy the beauty of this country and that informed him as a poli

i don't want to offend teddy bear lovers. >>> a keurig for wine? >> introducing the devine.doesn't make the wine but can aerate earth and quickly cool it to perfection inschedule of a k cup they come in single serve tubes. >> nice. >> i'll take it in the box any time. more news after this. then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or us

. >>> next, some new details on that big teddy bear news that we've been following out of los angeles>> we have an update to the story that's gone viral about the fate of a giant stuffed teddy bear posted by the tsa on its instagram account after it confiscated the big guy from its owner. >> the whole thing was reportedly apparently staged by a youtube prankster. >> really? gosh. but the moral of the story remains the same. the tsa is still reminding travelers to use common sense about what they can reasonably expect to carry on to planes. also, yeah, anyways, i don't want to even say it. because i don't want to offend the teddy bear lovers. >>> call it a keurig for wine which is a new tool their red, white or rose served to perfection. >> introducing the d-vine. it doesn't make the wine but can aerate wine and quickly cool it to perfection. instead of a k-cup, the wines come in single serve tubes. >> nice. >> i'll take it in the box any time. more news after this. >> nice. >> i'll take it in the box any time. more news after this. ews after this. then the chronic, widespread pain slo

could you contrast teddy roosevelt and winston churchill? >> guest: throughout the process i kept thinking how much they remind me of each other, how many similarities, young, ambitious men, very arrogant, drive everybody around them crazy, incredibly well read, very talented writers, had so much in common and that is why they didn't like each other, too similar, and definitely wasn't a love affair. >> since churchill went to south africa as a journalist, had certain preconceived notions about the british empire and after experiencing the boer war, how did his view change about the british empire? did he realize, you see evidence that he realized -- and if he did, some of the most amazing things like the battle of london, when hitler was trying to take over england and was so stalwart that i don't ever want to be dominated again. did you see evidence of him changing his thinking towards what the british empire was and how he wanted it to fit into the world? >> guest: winston churchill was far from a perfect man. one thing about him is he was

i agree with teddy, the financials have upside. they recently passed the halfway recovery point from the 2007 highs and the 2009 lose. they have a lot more upside potential, and i think they're getting a bounce because we're seeing oil stabilize, that's one sector holding the banks back because they had a lot of exposure and there were bankruptcy concerns. that is alleviated, higher crude prices help out the energy stocks, some of the sectors have more upside. >> oil going towards 54. you got higher oil, might have higher gasoline, i worry about the small business. that's just me. guys, thank you very much. teddy and alan, thank you very much. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you, we got two more trading days. >> maybe for you. i'm done. >> teddy is out. drop the mic and go. good to see you. let's move to other big headlines we're following today. big news day, in fact. a war of words erupting between u.s. secretary of state john kerry and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. kerry addressing reporters at the state dep

. >>> and how this stranded teddy bear made it home for the holidays in just the nick of time.al 30, next. at planters we know how to throw a remarkable holiday party. just serve classy snacks and be a gracious host, no matter who shows up. do you like nuts? >>> a missing teddy bear made it home for the holidays after getting a grand tour of the airline. >> a worker there searched for the stuffed animal and found it on top of garbage can. they took photos of the bear all over airport, including a picture in a cockpit. the teddy bear made it home to one very grateful little girl. >> this is like family but better. >> way better. >> thank you, america's news headquarters starts right now. >> thank you, an international man hunt ending. now the questions are why and how. size relating chilling new video of the expect, anis amri pledging allegiance to a terrorist group after a shootout with police in italy. he was senior foreign affairs respondent, what we know about the young suspect and the events that

little teddy's visit was short-lived. lewis' cruel divorce agreement stated i would live with my mother and teddy lived with my father. my mother and i would move farther away because of her cafe society success lena received an offer for hollywood, fot for the movies, but a nightclub. once again, she was an overnight sensation with lines around the block. one man who came night after night was mgm's roger eden who discovered judy garland. talent and beauty alone won lena a contract, the first forea black performer. but it might not have happened without world war ii. she arrived as the same as a presidential candidate windell wilkey went to hollywood producers, against the degrading roles. and lena's contract partly brokered by her father stated no servant or jungle roles, to prove to the allies that america, unlike germany and japan, was not a racist country. so lena became known as the first black movie star. she became the first black member of the board of screen actor's gild and the first black actor to appear on th

reagan were known for their love story so we have a little girl teddy bear and a little teddy bear. now you have these white christmas to bees, today weigh e consider them to be retro but at one time they were just new and fashionable. tell me about that. >> i was happy to design these because i want these. basically we have these historical pictures that are really national treasurers and some of them show the kennedy family celebrating christmas morning. in the background shows theth fireplace and they were whitehie and they had some pom-poms onn them and they have these really fun vintage retro little embellishments on them am we have a christmas tree. stockings are inspired by the kennedy family to beings which were really popular atamily th. so that's what we did. tell me about the ornaments. each of the ornaments also has a different story. >> yes. > bring me through just one ore two of them. what you need to know is that each first lady puts her imprini on the decoration. it was jackie that says we need to put some thought into it.. her very first theme was the nut crackermen

. >>> finally, it is raining teddy bears in hershey, pennsylvania. the teddy bear toss. 21,000 stuffed bears on the ice after the first goal. the bears will be donated to local charities to give to children in the time of the holidays. to get into the holiday spirit. you have bears getting thrown all over the place. >> that looks like fun. who doesn't love a teddy bear?o. >> good morning to you. investigators on the scene at the warehouse in oakland. this situation is getting worse and worse. at least 33 have lost their lives. dozens still missing. and most of the building on your screen has not been searched. everything on the roof and above is now laying on the bottom. it was a hot fire. everyone who was caught in there was feared to be incinerated. that is why they are asking for family members who have missing people, to bring dna to track those. it is a bad situation. they still have no idea why it happened. we will talk to people involved in the investigation. and one woman who is hoping for answers. she is one of many who are waiting for information about friends.

now, i'm not suggesting that that's going to happen again. >> how high does it go, teddy? the next milestone, let's get to 20, 21,000, where do we go? >> i would simply say i saw the dow at 500 and and i suspect to see the dow at 20,000. the message is clear no matter the politics, no matter what's going on, the u.s. economy is the 800 pound gorilla and owning stocks over the longer term is a smart thing to do. >> and teddy, turn around, your friend is doing a dance behind you, there's energy on floor the new york stock exchange and in america and it's playing out behind you, teddy. >> well, there's energy everywhere because this election, whatever you want to call it, relief rally, call it what you will, clearly, i think was a game changer. nobody knows what the future holds, but we've got a shot the saying major changes economically and that's a plus for the stock market. >> good to see you. thank you for your perspective. >> my pleasure. >> well, president-elect donald trump vowing to cut regulations, revive growth in the u.s., but outgoing treasury secretary jack lew s

so a family friend made these two teddy bears for malachi. the words "love you always and "always with you" are sewn into the feet of each bear. the first family was on hand for a holiday ritual that they've been a part of for the past 8 years.... the lighting of the national christmas tree in washington d-c. and in true fashion, the president had a little fun lighting the tree. "you ready? (answer: yes!) you sure? (answer: yes) okay, let's go. five, four, three, two, one. hey! merry christmas, everybody!" this was president obama's final time lighting the tree as president of the helped her parents turn on the red, white and blue lights that adorned the massive tree. actress eva longoria was on hand to host the tree lighting. and marc anthony and kelly clarkson entertained the crowd at the ceremony. (music) (music) james taylor also performed last night. the first family sat front row during the performances. empire's taraji p. henson is getting in the holiday spirit! she is hosting a fox christmas special called "taraji's white hot holidays

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it's about an 8-year-old girl and her teddy bear. >> she lost it from somewhere between texas and michigan. one worker knew her mother and decided to get it back home to her and document the story all the way home. these are steven loveman's photos. it had quite an adventure. >> it finally made it back to the little girl where it belongs. that says it all. this reminds me of one of our favorite books of all time. ka enoughle bunny by mo williams. they're funny. ka trixie. you know how it goes. >> you'll have to tell me. >>> stay with us. "news4" continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> right now on "news4 today," we're getting you ready for the holiday ahead from travel to shopping and your "storm team 4" forecast. we have everything to let you know. >> new information about a road rage arrest. a man accused of killing a 3-year-old is in custody this morning. we have more about the charges he's facing. >>> plus new details about a passenger and outrage. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang and what we can expect. >> keeping your eye on the roads. we'll start

it's raining teddy bears. normally not okay to throw things onto the rink at a hockey game. how many lovable stuffed animals will find a good home. let's take a look at tonight's prime time lineup....at 6:30.. packers live with larry is us" is on at 8.. and a new episode of "chicago fire" starts at 9. then more news at taking a live look outside.. check this out - the pennsylvania hershey bears' first goal sunday signaled the start of an annual tradition- the teddy bear toss.this year fans threw 20-thousand, six hundred and 62 bears... including one that will find new homes with children in need. including those participating in the children's miracle network. this season, you can give the gift of a fresh holiday meal, enjoyed right at home. today's tmj4 is proud to partner with the hunger task force and raymond james on "home 4 the holidays." it's a virtual food drive to provide our neighbors in need with one or all of the ingredients for a nice and look for the "home 4 the holidays" button. you can donate a turkey, a ham or a whole family dinner. from all of us at today's

. >> no, he's a teddy bear. >> jimmy: he is, okay. some teddy bear.n't have teddy bears that look like that in my daughter's crib. let's just say that. [ laughter ] you are getting along? >> yes. >> jimmy: will you wear the high heels in the olympics the next time you compete? now that you know how to operate on them? >> no. >> jimmy: you will not, okay. wouldn't that be interesting. i guess it would ruin everything. it would poke into the mat. >> poke holes, yeah. >> jimmy: you don't want to do that. would this "dancing with the stars" mirror ball which i'm hoping and i believe you will win, will this be when you display it, will it be next to your olympic medals? >> well, my medals are in a safe at home just because i'm like, no, nobody touch them. but you know, hopefullify get the mirror ball, then i think i'd want to put it in the center of my house so everyone could see it. but i'd have to ask my mom first. >> jimmy: you still have to ask your mom this kind of stuff? >>ea >> oh, really, wow. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's amazing. i hav

. >>> and then the airport worker finds a little girl's missing teddy bear and decides to take him onat man just ahead. >> ♪ >> this is oldie but goody. no snow coming down here. but still a festive scene. >> all morning long, our cbs-3 photo journalist, kyle hall, has been taking us on tour of shady brooke farms, lights show in yardley. >> you can see it yourself until january 8th. i think we need to take a road trip. >> we have to. >> we will be back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ # ♪ i for christmas ♪amus ♪ only a hippopotamus will do at the united states postal service, we deliver more online purchases to homes than anyone else in the country. and more hippopotamuses, too. ♪ so whatever your holiday priority, our priority is you. >> a man is trapped for 12 hours after his car flips over. this is days before christmas. fifty-two year old brian smith, sitting in a hospital bed, after surviving that car crash that almost took his life. he was driving on interstate 81, saturday morning, when his car flipped over. his phone went flying, and was no where to be found, leaving him with no way to ca

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the bear again. >> but then a family friend finds teddy and shows him the world.the detroit airport, that is. steve works there and he happens to be a close friend of eleanor's mom so when he saw the family's facebook post about teddy's disappearance, he searched and found the bear relaxing on a trash can. then he photographed his grand tour with teddy before returning the little guy to eleanor. >> she hoped somebody would find it and he was on a little adventure so why not. >> eleanor's mom said the reunion made for a happy girl, happy friend and a very happy christmas. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 5:51. you can shop for gifts on amazon all the way up until christmas eve but what exactly does it take to get all those presents boxed and delivered in time? we'll show you after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is a look inside the amazon >>> now you can wait until the last second to finish your holiday shopping. here's a look inside the amazon hub in sacramento. the company's prime now service is offering thousands of items that can be delivered right up until midn

tsa revealing the story of the giant teddy bear after was left at lax.ned out the bear belonged to a grown man who was staging a stunt to post on youtube. bought him his own ticket. airline offered to check the bear as luggage. the passenger opted to leave it behind. on that note, see if the. america's news headquarters starts now. >>> this sh a fox news alert for you now. we are awaiting what will likely be president obama's final news conference as president and he will almost certainly face tough questions about what action he plans to take against russia for its alleged election related hacking. hello, everyone. i'm melissa branson. in an interview with npr says he spoke directly to vladimir putin in september about cyber spying and made sure putin knew there would be consequences. american intelligence officials believe putin was directly involved in the effort to the interfere with the u.s.

the teddy roosevelt name was powerful name. teddy roosevelt senior was very popular in this country. a great war hero, all of those things. kennedy, roosevelt, lindbergh, there was a whole slew of people who were adamantly -- some of them quite elegantly -- arguing against him. mary: he never used names, but he used surrogates to great effect. roosevelt never attacks lindbergh but he has a decent do it. he had gotten a letter earlier -- he is lindbergh, so he gets medals from everybody. he does not get to -- he is -- after the events in germany and the low country, people are asking him why he is not giving the medal back. he says i have a truck load, do not give any back. roosevelt never says a word. his surrogates is out there going out there saying that it is so interesting that lindbergh has resigned his commission, which he had done from the american military because he is so annoyed at roosevelt. he resigned from the american military, but he did not give his nazi medal back. isn't that interesting? i'm not accusing him o

can you contrast teddy roosevelt with winston churchill? >> i kept thinking how much they reminded me of each other and how many similarities these young ambitious men, very arrogant, drive everybody around them crazy, and had so much in common, to -- too similar and it wasn't a love affair. >> thank you. >> churchill went to south africa as a journalist. he had preconceived notions about the british empire and as he experienced more war, how did his view change about the british empire? did he realize, did you see evidence he realized the sun was setting on the british empire at this time? with the second question is if he did, did that contribute to some of the most amazing things he did in life like the battle of london when hitler was trying to take over england and so stalwart, the idea that i never want to be dominated again? did you see evidence of him changing his thinking towards what the british empire was and how he wanted it to fit into the world? >> we all know winston churchile was far from a perfect man. one of the things abo