the postal service does make a profit. i mean, the government is sitting on $55 billion of the postal money. you know, you sit there and you're saying this and saying that, you want to privatize it because the postal service makes money. >> john, so i understand, what is the $55 billion you're referring to? >> caller: he knows what i'm talking about. it's the money that the postal service was making years ago and -- >> that's john in south carolina. >> sure. there is $55 billion, maybe closer to 50, in the retiree health benefits fund. that was money that postal service was required to put aside and also a big cash infusion that congress made towards that fund. the idea is that money is supposed to be there and to be drawn upon each year by the postal service to fund retirees' health benefits. the problem is the cost of retiree health benefits are about twice as much as that 50 some billion dollars, which means there's a big chunk of change that is needed in order to cover those costs. >> is the white house and congress on

postal reform. you are focusing on deformation of the u.s. postal service, the destruction of the u.s. vice. as you know and you can explain better than i, the postal service is required to contribute these in or miss --unts of money every year enormous amounts of money every year to retirement in fund the matter of aem in a few years that could be taken care of over the course of decades. that is one measure republicans have done to try to destroy the postal service. second, we could have public banking. we could have the kind of banking services the u.s. post office department had at one time in the 60's so poor people and people who have a hard time maintaining the kind of bank accounts of commercial banks could use post office is in the same way they use these check all sorts ofces ways. eliminatingsimply three or four days worth of thisl delivery every week, is not postal reform and this is not what the american people want. the american people admire the u.s. postal service. mary is an outlier and i would say -- your ideas are nothing than advancing the agenda of right wing republ

so why not strike while the postal service can? >> here, i have an idea. why don't we sell it to amazon? i don't think we should be in the business of delivering mail. we have to guarantee that we can deliver mail to everybody across the country. >> charles: i'll tell you a nonfinancial reason. the push back you'll get is from the small towns from a business point of view amazon may close those because they think this idea has been brought up before. i'll let you continue, harlan. >> it's time for crony capitalism is over. as we mentioned earlier, over 50% of the packages are for amazon. we're losing an average of $1.50 per package that the u.s. postal service is delivering for amazon. we can't do this anymore. this is not the reason that our founders put the postal service in the united states constitution. this is crony capitolism at its worst and gutting the american main street of retail in the process. we can't pick winners and losers. that's what we're doing here. >> charles: although we have a lot invested in the postal service. do we let it fade-awa

i'd like to see them privatize the postal service. na, two other things i wondered if they were in the proposal that i know, actually, the postal service wanted to start doing sunday deliveries, and they wanted the ability to close unproductive branches which keep getting stopped by because they're in some congressman's district. did that come up? >> reporter: yeah, they were talking about real estate. nothing that i saw about closing or reopening sundays, because today is acting like a sunday because it's a national day of mourning, but they're still delivering amazon packages today which did get a lot of people upset about that as well. >> yeah. the usps was created in 1788, so to gary's point, we needed it bakken then, you know? we needed -- back then. we needed a postal service backed by the government, horse and buggy to deliver from one state to across the country. they couldn't ever foresee all the internet technology we have nowadays. and the postal service, from my understanding, makes most of their revenue from letters, postc

the postal service declined to answer our questions about delivery rates impacting manager pay. >> we are understaffed. we do not have the resources we need more vehicles. we do not have employees. >> i do not have faith in the usps anymore. >> it feels like a lie. >> they declined to give information on claims. is employees are trained to bring concerns to a supervisor at any level of the manager chain. candace, ktvu, fox 2 news. >> i imagine this level of deception is going to cost ups long time. >> so in that case, it will cost them some money, but the public and customers we spoke to said it's actually basic trust that you say it comes to my home. i can stomach the idea that you are late, understaffed, but what you tell me it's not there for different reasons, i think that is what is angry a lot of customers. >> wanted what does amazon say because they use usps to deliver a lot of their gifts? talk to be brought these cancers to amazon multiple times, and even told them about reports to the postal service that's feeling the pressure to keep delivery rates up so it is up what is co

or as the u.s. postalervice calls it, a week before christmas. >> it is like a nightclub but there's no dancing on this floor. >> reporter: while these lifts -- the shine might be worn off once the job of giving santa and assist is done. how many packages a day do you think this facility processes? >> i'd have to guess at least 5,000? maybe 10,000? >> reporter: not quite. try 300,000. a day. more than 2 million packages just this week alone out of this facility. >> i can't fathom that, that's huge, that's enormous. >> reporter: usps spokesman ruiz says the facility is a well-oiled machine. >> they scan it on this, it has a dna code on it, the computer recognizes it and then puts it in the appropriate been. >> reporter: and then onto the next destinion. gift en icomes to the christmas cheer that comes in an envelope, the number is bigger than the population of san jose every single day. 1.2million christmas cards per day. and the lines outside the 650,000 square-foot floor, you'll need the patience of saint

the postal inspector only reports 2000 mail theft convictions. the good news is this year there are more options to keep your packages safe. from danville to antioch, san francisco and san jose, it is the season for porch pirates prompting mary detrick prompting many to get proactive. -- prompting many to get proactive. he rigged a box with a harmless bang and she began filling boxes . the postal inspector said there are easier ways to protect your packages. >> if you are out of town put your mail on hold. >> reporter: he knows there are a number of options, you can track your package and get a notice when it arrives. ups has a similar service and fedex calls the delivery manager. >> follow your package so you are home. >> reporter: all three mail carriers allow you to reroute packages to secure sights for pick up and amazon will deliver to amazon lockers near you. here in the bay area amazon also offers car delivery for eligible vehicles. and thso -- the amazon smart lock killed that enables delivery inside your home. he says don't offer a key to

the postal service declined to our questions. >> we're under staffed. we don't have the resources, employees. >> i don't have faith in the u.s. sds any more. >> they declined to give details into the san francisco claims or the reports out of salt lake city. they said employees are trained to report concerns to a supervisor. >>> now the wall street, fears of the government shut down led to a steep sell-off today. the turmoil in washington sent the markets into a skid. the dow was down more than 600 points. the tech heavy nasdaq was in bear market territory. the dow is down more than 1700 points since friday. the nasdaq was down 108 and the s&p down 39. some were discouraged by the fed chair's comment following the fed rate hike. he seemed unconcerned about the state of the u.s. economy. >>> we learned another member of the trump administration is leaving. jim mattis is stepping down in february. this comes a day after the president announced the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria. there's new reports the president is withdrawing troops from afghanistan

we just have an excuse to use our christmas police video, and how the u.s. postal service canceled one families stamp over the claim that the stamp was too religious at christmas. we begin tonight with this. donald trump making a stand for his wall. it's what voters wanted but leadership will stood in his way. trump is now facing threatening a shutdown. >> president trump: i've made my position very clear, and he made sure that funds the government must include border security. it is the solid promise to protect and defend the united states of america and it is our sacred obligation. we have no choice. >> laura: joining me now are two republicans engaged in this fight. steve scalise and congressman sean duffy of wisconsin. plus ed henry joins us, too. he's been following all the developments. congressman scalise, let's start with you. you have the votes but the senate look shaky to say the least. are we headed for a shutdown tomorrow? >> first of all, i think it was a very important day today. when nancy pelosi was in the office and he she said, mr. president, you

through the postal service.nt trump says amazon has a sweet deal with the post office and it's hurting taxpayers. >> post office is losing billions of dollars and the taxpayers paying for that money because it delivers packages for amazon at a very below cost and that's not fair to the united states and it's not fair to our taxpayers. >> the postal service is evaluating its deal with amazon and they're going to make recommendations if amazon's long deal with the postal service changes or ends, amazon may react by raising prices on merchandise but they're always working on new alternatives hope to go be less dependent on the postal service. the warriors played yesterday, they still have room to improve after losing christmas day to the lakers. >> so for the very first time this season, draymond green, a back pass, kevin durant first shot of the night. . >> that was great. but it was a tough game to watch. the game was relatively close to the first three quarters, lebron james and the lakers left the game early in

the darkweb . i want you to know that postal is looking at the dark web, postal is looking at the high web. open web is also a place where these drugs are coming through. if everybody goes home and tell their high school principal to tell their parents and their place to check web browsers and web histories, i want to be careful there but there your kids, there your privacy rights. that's where we see what's going on with some of this fentanyl coming in. the postal slide that i just showed you, an audit has been done. it says they are doing great work in putting together analytics. the bill that just passed congress, it's going to require advanced electronic data . we have progress going in that. we have postal working in the round to reach collaborative agreements with international shippers to get voluntary advanced data. we have great collaborations between customs and border protection, homeland security and gps to help customs do targeting so there is a lot of good going on there, but what i've heard today, i couldn't agree with moore. while all of this goes on at the federal level whe

(grant) the treasury department released a proposal for overhauling the u-s postal service. but it stopped short of full privatization of the service, an idea the white house floated over the summer. president trump ordered the report in april after repeatedly attacking the postal service's deal with amazon. if implemented, the recommendations may result in rate hikes for amazon and other large e-commerce companies--which pay the postal service to deliver packages to remote places that may otherwise be too expensive to serve. the treasury-led task force that released the proposal found little appetite for fully privatizing the agency. but it did conclude the post office should act more like a private business in some ways. that includes having the authority to charge market- based prices for both mail and packages. (grant) annual global carbon emissions are on track to hit an all-time high this year. that's according to the global carbon project's annual report released wednesday. some hoped that emissions had peaked after plateauing between 20-14 and 20-16. however, fossil f

a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 907 fourth avenue in lake odessa, michigan, as the donna sounders -- and sundayers post office. the speaker pro tempore: is there -- saunders post office. the speaker pro tempore: there objection to consideration of the bill? without objection, the bill is engrossed and -- the bill is engrossed, read a third time, and passed. and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table the bill h.r. 4407 with the senate amendments thereto and concur in the senate amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. and the senate amendments. the clerk: an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service located -- at 3-s-101 rockwell street in warrenville, illinois, as the corporal jeffery allen williams post office building. senate amendments. one, on page 2, line 1, strike jeffrey and insert jeffrey. two, on page 2, line 6, strike

how the u.s. postal service canceled one family's stamp over a claim that the stamp was too religious at christmas. you will not believe it. we begin tonight with this. donald trump making a stand for his wall! it's what voters wanted, but leadership stood in his way. trump is now forcing the hand of democrats, threatening a shutdown. >> president trump: i've made my position very clear. any measure that funds the government must include border security. it has to. it is the solemn promise to protect and defend the united states of america and it is our sacred obligation. we have no choice. >> laura: joining me now are two republicans engaged in this site. steve scalise and congressman sean duffy of wisconsin. fox's chief political correspondent ed hen try joins us too. congressman scalise you had the votes but the senate looks shaky. are we headed today a shutdown tomorrow? i think it was important today. when nancy pelosi was in the oval office with the president and chuck schumer and she said mr. pres

the postal service declined to answer our questions about delivery rates impacting manager pay. >> westaffed. we don't have the resources that we need. we don't have vehicles, we don't have employees. >> i don't have faith in the usps anymore. >> it just feels like a lie. >> reporter: officials denied to give information or the reports in salt lake city. they say employees are trained to bring concerns to a supervisor at any level of the manager chain. >>> a suspect is dead and another one is injured. the details of a san jose police involved shooting coming up in a live report. >>> and it was a happy homecomimore than 100 families time for christmas. we have the emotional reunion at coast guard island in alameda. from ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. >>> good morning. at 7:00 this christmas day. i'm allie rasmus, >> and i'm frank mallicoat. we have a nice warm sweater or jacket you might want to slip it on. mark joins us with our forecast. kind of a chilly start? >> no umbrellas are needed. looking out with the time in this year. we have some cool numbers this morning. the skie

. >>> time is 6:58 the trump administration has an idea to help raise rev knew for the postal servicee is proposing selling access to your mailbox to private companies. it's against the law for anyone except the postal service mail carrier. the postal service could generate lot of revenue to selling to companies like fedex and ups. the postal service reported a net loss of almost $4 billion in the last fiscal year. >>> some good news if you're hungry and want to bring doughnuts to work, krispy kreme is celebrating 12-12 with a deal buy one dozen doughnuts get a dozen glazed doughnuts for $1. not all shops taking part so call them before you show up. you can only use this offer twice. so as long as you have 48 coworkers or less, you should be okay. >>> today marks one year since the death of ed lee. i'll tell you about events in san francisco in his honor. >>> nancy, i do we need border security. we need border security. not threatening to shut down the government. >> let me finish. >> because you can't get your way. >> there are no votes in the house majority votes for a wall. >> we n

. >> why an employee says it happening and what the postal service is saying about it. . >>> a man got a surprise from the campbell police department. an unexpected friendship started with a love of coffee. >> good to see you. >> campbell police officer spencer billman and greg hasty didn't know each other. >> greg is enenthused about everything in life. >> i have a large coffee for greg. >> they met earlier this year. the officer on a coffee run struck up a conversation with greg. >> greg was wearing his san francisco police department hat and the officer said come down do the depth and -- department and we'll get you a campbell police department hat. greg had always had a love for law enforcement. since then, greg was invited to tour the police department and sport the hat. on this cold december morning a new surprise for greg. campbell police offered him the opportunity to ride in the vintage police car. >> we got to go for a ride in it too. >> from the look on his face, to the old-fashioned siren. and the ride through downtown, his family said this is a day they will never forget.

amazon shipped hundreds of millions of those packages, 62% of which are sent through the postal servicensiders tell fox news amazon has been quietly developing a plan to fight back against president trump in the new year. been blessed in the company for months. >> the post office is losing billions of dollars. deliver packages from amazon at a very below cost. it is not fair. >> the worst-case scenario for amazon, a price hike for packages. something that could happen in the megadeal which is currently under review is terminated. experts predict that if they decide to price its packages and appropriately, amazon would lose its competitive advantage. they say the companies working on c a new alternative to packae delivery hoping in the future they will be less dependent. their focus is on cyber technology, specifically digital drones and self-driving vehicles. they are also looking at scale contracts to replace postal workers. whener asked about amazon in an interview just last month, president trumpie said, i think they're getting the bargain bargain of the century. that is why i have a

amazon ships hundreds of millions of packages, 62% of which are sent through the u.s. postal service, tech insiders say they have been developing a plan to fight back against donald trump in the new year. he has been blasting the company for months. >> the post office is losing billions of dollars and the taxpayers are paying for their money because it delivers packages for amazon very below cost and that is not fair to the united states or our taxpayers. >> reporter: worst-case scenario for amazon a price hike for packages, something that could happen if the deal currently under review is terminated. experts predict if usps decides to price packages appropriately amazon would lose its competitive advantage. they say the companies were leaving working on new advantages hoping in the future they will be less dependent on usps. there focus on new cybertechnology, specifically self driving vehicles but also looking at large-scale contracts to address postal workers, asked about amazon's deal, and interview last month donald trump said i think they are getting the bargain of the

i was also reading, the postal service will not be impacted so if you have gifts on the way, things will still be shipped >> yes. but there is still an impact. we are talking about 850 people who will potentially go on holiday not knowing whether they will come back and be furloughed the that is a demoralizing message, simply to those employees nonessential to the federal government can be furloughed during this time. >> the folks who are considered to be essential federal employees are going to stay on the job and continue working. if there is a long-term shutdown, they don't know if they are going to get their next paycheck, right? >> no. and, in a case like the camp fire, there are contractors and fema folks working there, they will continue to work but there are contractors that are part and parcel to that. after a period of time, there is going to be an effect. no question. when we say nonessential, for instance, the largest department for civilian employees is the department of veterans affairs. those folks may not receive their benefit. after serving the country, being injured, an

. >>> a proposal to overhaul the u.s. postal service may wind up costing you. president trump created a task force, and it's now recommending the postal service raise prices for sending nonessential mail. that's just one solution being offered to help recoup billions of dollars in losses for usps. the recommendatio could also ise costs for amazon and other businesses that use the postal service to supplement their deliveries. >>> some of you may have seen a few flurries in our area. >> i thought i saw maybe one or two. >> not in d.c. t iught maybe. well, we can get another snowstorm this weekend. parts of new jerse were hit with a surprising burst of snow. take a look at this. yesterday, an early snowstorm moved through atlantic city. that's a lot of snow.ar some of south jersey saw up to 6 inches. a winter storm warning was in effect until the late evening. all of that snow cght some residents off guard. they were originally looking at maybe half an inch o snow, but things quickly changed overnight. it impacted the roads. look atat th. there were some minor cr

amazon ships hundred and millions of those packages, 60% of which are sent to the u.s. postal service. tech insiders tell fox news that amazon has been quietly developing a plan to fight back against president trump and the new year. he's been blasting the company for months. >> the post office is losing billions of dollars and the taxpayers who pay for that money because it delivers packages for amazon at a very below cost. that's not fair to the united states. that's not fair to our taxpayer taxpayers. >> the worst-case scenario for amazon? a price hike for packages, something that can happen if a year's worth long review is terminated. experts predict if usps decides to price its packages appropriately, amazon would lose its competitive advantage. they say the company is working on new alternatives to package delivery, hoping in the future they will be less dependent on usps. they are focused on new cyber technology, specifically digital drone and self-driving vehicles. they are looking at large-scale driver contracts and a series of new truck leasing schemes. asking about

the postal service to client to answer our questions about delivery rate impacting manager pay. >> we are understaffed and do not have the resources that we need. we do not have the vehicles, we do not have employees. >> i do not have faith in the usps anymore. >> it feels like a lie. >> reporter: officials refused to give enclave comment on claims, they say employees are trained to bring information to a supervisor at any level of the manager chain. ktvu 2 news. >> that is alarming. all right, 4:41 is the type >>> a new hospital in san francisco is being hailed as the hospital of the future. in coming up next, we get a look inside the facility and how they will help patients. >>> plus, a sea lion they saw it at the oakland airport. very unusual, especially during the holiday rush. we will tell you where it is now. >>> outside our doors, it is a wet start, it could impact your morning. we will take a look at what is going on outside your door and what you can expect for the weekend coming up >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. an unexpected guest greeted travels at the oakland airport

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the postal service sees a 12 to 15% increase in mail during the holidays. this week is expected to be the busiest week of the year thanks in part to an increase in online purchases. the postal service expects an estimated 200 million packages this week. >>> only five days until a possible government shut down. the trump administration is not letting up on their demand for $5 million for border wall. they will do whatever is necessary to stop the ongoing crisis of immigration even if it means shutting down the federal government. democrats have offered no more than $1.6 billion for border security. in the event of a government shutdown, about a quarter of the government would be affected including a number of agencies from the department of homeland security to national parks. >>> in poland countries participated in the climate conference and they agreed on a new set of guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 197 countries approved the new rules two days after the deadline. the u.s. participated in the conference despite the trump administration's int

definitely something the u.s. postal service is considering. ather: make it happen after christmas. packages in the mail. thank you so much. we will take you to switzerland. a swiss village one thing to test universal basic income. they couldn't raise enough money to do it. the plan was to give out fr.2100 a month to 1300 people but crowdfunding campaign failed to raise the money to do it. switzerland voted against universal basic income in 2016. spending big not a problem for bernie sanders's campaign, the vermont independent spending $300,000 to cross the country in a private jet according to the fcc. sanders flying private to campaign on behalf of candidates in 9 states including california, colorado and iowa. the time is 15 minutes into the top of the hour, campus craziness reaching a new low, displaying anti-trump artwork, the princeton musical group wages war on a song from the little mermaid. cabot phillips sounds off live next. ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you

. >>> 62% of packages are sent through the postal service. ident says amazon has a sweet deal with the post office and it's hurting taxpayers. . >> the post office is losing billions of dollars and the taxpayers are paying for that money because they deliver packages for amazon at below cost and that's not fair to the united states and our taxpayers. >> the postal service is evaluating that deal with amazon and making recommendation. 0. >> amazon is looking at new alternatives to package delivers and hope to depend less on the postal service. >>> time is 6:57. the warriors played yesterday and still have room to improve after losing christmas day to the lakers. >> for the very first time this season, draymond green, kevin durant, first shot. >> still want to be kevin duran. the game wasn't pretty. relativity will close though. the lakers left the game, lebron james has a groin jury. the warriors lost blown out at home, 127-101. >> it's a tough night. christmas day, a lot of hype playing the lakers. looking forward to this opportunity top get o

the u.s. postal service will still do limited package deliveries, to prevent interruption this busy holiday season.live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. and kron 4 will carry the president's memorial service uninterrupted tomorrow morning. it begins at 8 a-m .. but we will have extended coverage on the kron 4 morning news starting at 4 a- m. coming up at eight.. the president looking for ways to stop major losses at the u-s postal service. how it could result in higher prices... plus. how a trip to the dentist could put your child at higher risk for addiction. and next.. bart is rolling out a new app for riders ... and offers discounts. but there is a catch i'm kron 4 meteorologist lawrence karnow coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (pam) for the first time ... bart is offering mobile ticketing.. that's where digital ride tickets can be bought and stored on your phone. but. there is a catch (ken) kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate joins

the u.s. postalervice pressing paths this week for a big reason and a good reason. donald trump's administration has been, quote, criminal from the start. a brand-new swipe from alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> north carolina chapel hill, plans to move the confederate monuments, to campus. >> they want to build a new history center, the board of governors will review the plan next week. >> paying conservative groups $70,000 to settle a free-speech lawsuit. canceling an event with ann coulter last year. even though the school claims that has always been the policy. the u.s. postal service suspending mail delivery tomorrow as the nation mourns the death of george hw bush. tracy carrasco here with what we need to know. >> the u.s. postal service will suspend regular mail delivery tomorrow in honor of george hw bush. post offices will also be closed tomorrow as a national day of mourning which the president has declared but there will be limited package delivery. here's what the postal service said, quote, w

the postal service declined to answer our questions about delivery rates impacting pay. >> we do not have the resources nor vehicles. >> i do not have faith in the usps anymore. >> reporter: officials declined to give details on the investigation into the san francisco claims or the reports from salt lake city. they say employees are trained to bring concerns to a supervisor at any level of the manager chain. candice nguyen, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> new photos of a beating suspect in san francisco. police released to these two pictures of a man wanted with an attack on tuesday on mason street. surveillance video capture the assault. the suspect punched the 38-year- old victim knocking him to the ground. then stomped on the man's head as the man was lying on the sidewalk. the suspect then took off, walking northbound on mason street. anyone with information about his names name should contact the san francisco police department. >>> a man is in the hospital with legionnaires' disease. the family declined an interview but said their father needs round-the-clock care. they did not say where

today the u.s. postal service launched the annual letters from santa's program.ters directly to santa at the west oakland post office. until christmas kids can send a letter addressed to santa at the north pole with a return address. you can volunteer to come to the post office and help respond to the letters. a usps spokesperson says many of the letters are about something other than toys. >> a lot of them, believe it or not, are asking for personal things for their family or family member. like they want a coat, they want shelter, they want some clothing, they want a blanket. >> every year some of the letters the kids write are so touching. if you are a parent you can help santa reply to your child's letter. there are full instructions on the usps website. santa can't wait to hear from the kids. >> absolutely. >>> all right. we have santa and there's always a grinch during the holidays. these days they take the form of package pirates. >> seems like a bigger problem every year. abc 7 reporter jobina fortson has new ways to protect your stuff. >> reporter: usps,

the postal service says today is the deadline if you want to use its three-day select shipping...most affordable option. the absolute latest you can wait and still guarantee that the packages make it by christmas eve is thursday. the postal service says it expects to ship and deliver nearly 3- billion pieces of mail this week. ( james ) and for your health this morning... a new study finds... the risk of having a heart attack they the timing of 283-thousand heart attacks over 15 years. researchers found specifically... around ten p-m on christmaseve is the greatest risk. researchers also found mornings before eight a-m and monday mornings to be other times related to high risk of heart attack. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with g

. >>> the trump administration's recommending an overhaul of the postal service. mp ordered a review of the system after complaining that amazon isn't paying enough for deliveries. the task force says rates should be raised on packages sent from e-commerce businesses and says the postal service should be given more authority to raise rates faster but that it stopped short of recommending the post office be privatized. >>> in sports this morning, new questions about how the nfl investigated assault allegations against former kansas city chiefs star kareem hunt. public records show the league did not formally request a video from police showing hunt kicking a woman until it was posted online even though it happened last february. records show the team also did not request the video. >>> well, "the pulse" is up next with what could be the most annoying toy of the holiday season. >> we check that out. >>> but first the big news about who is hosting the oscars this year. >>> and the fashion buzz, the latest style of blue jeans that apparently is making a comeback? i don

the u.s. postaltems with priority or first class mail until thursday and the postal service expects to process and deliver nearly 3 billion pieces of first class mail this week. >>> and google wants to help alleviate any travel pain you may encounter this holiday season. it's rolling out a new feature for goingle assistant. you can ask is my flight on time or what is the status of the delta flight from newark to lax. google uses machine learning and historical flight data to predict whether you'llen delayed which it says it can make within 85% confidence rate. you'll also get a reason for the delay, whenever possible. marcus and laura, back over to you. >> kate, thank you. >>> you won't be paying for text. messages. dropping that plan to there was a pretty huge outrage. the vote was scheduled for jaar it's withdrawn the proposal after the c if, c c ruled text are an information service, not a telecom service. that means the agency does not have the authority to add that tax. i didn't think they were

tomovic, so often the hammer of the dons, denied by the postal stopovers to bea dons, denied by the postalthe latest is though that is fine. just before the interval, the man who spent time on loan at aberdeen got the goal that was to make the difference. but instead of crumbling, aberdeen pushed on, but luck and the woodwork conspired against them. was this a penalty? one ball handball, yes, outside the box, probably. it was given, sinckler usually scores them, joe lewis was having none of it. celtic‘s march to the treble treble has begun. it is time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know the day's premier league results as match of the day two follows soon on bbc one. there were three derbies today, an enthralling encounter at emirates stadium ended with arsenal defeating tottenham 4—2. while emotions were high at anfield withjurgen klopp's liverpool side beating everton1—0 with a bizarre 96th minute goal. and chelsea were 2—0 winners over fulham. that's all the sport, mishal. that is all from ask a time for the news where you are, good night. hello. this is bbc news with marti

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. >> reporter: neighbors are working with the homeowner's association and postal service to move the mailbox and make it more secure. but for now, all that's let of it is a few bolts sticking out of the ground. >> most of us right now feel pretty violated. >> reporter: the postal inspector confirms the san jose office is investigating this. they are ask being peoping peop contact police if it happens to you. >>> new at 6:00, operation wrecking ball. that's what police called the task force that took down a retail theft ring in san francisco. police say it is the result of a month-long investigation. the ring spanned all the way to texas, washington state and southern cal. police recovered about $300,000 worth of property, including $16,000 in cash and nearly 50 cell phones. so far eight people have been arrested. district attorney george gascon said the same people kept committing the same crime. >> the reality is that the majority are property crime in the city being committed by a very small number of people. small number of people are doing this for profit. >> police say they're s

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the order of president trump that could sever a deal between the company and the u.s. postal service. >>> and what they're doing with money received from scammers, the full story. >>> the battle over vacation homes is taking a new direction. a judge blocked rules on how many could stay in rental homes. they approved it in november after homeowners became frustrated with noise and short term rentals and the judge called it unconstitutional and -- and they called it unconstitutional and filed a lawsuit. >>> a man claimed he was a homeless veteran. prosecutors say a man conspired with a man and woman on a fake story about this man giving her the last 20 when her car ran tr all three have been criminally charged. and he got mad for not getting the share promised. >>> and amazon has a deal with the uspo, 62% of the packages are sent through the u.s. postal service and president trump says it's costing the taxpayers money. >> the post office is losing millions of dollars, and people are losing money because it moves packages below cost, it's not fair to the united states and it's n

. >>> and around the country postal services will deliver 200 million packages this week. and this plant in san jose, they'll handle 4 million letters and parcels this week. the postal service handles 50% of the package deliveries in the nation. >>> more and more people are shopping online, we were seeing an increase of parcel delivery as a result. in fact, we hone 47% of the e- commerce delivery market. >>> now, deadlines to mail packages to make sure they get there christmas day quickly approaching, the deadline for first-class mail and priority mail is thursday, the deadline for sending packages by priority mail express is this saturday. >>> people in san raphael will pay more on trash day, we have an explanation on the rate isaac. >> reporter: these became of compacted plastics are headed to china, traditionally the biggest market. >> they'll open it up and pull it up. and if they find food, liquid or too many dark colored containers or wrong colors and return it at the recyclers expense. >> rising expenses, but diminished returns. >> what china is seeing, they see a l

now if amazon megadeal with the u.s. postalvice change, and make compensate by hiking its prices on merchandise. hoping in the future they will be less dependent on the the united states hopeful postal service. >>> south lake tahoe is taking a new direction. on monday, the judge blocked enforcement on that would put a limit on how the people can say rental homes. voters in south lake tahoe improved that ballot measure back in november. that after homeowners got frustrated with all the parking and noise they found at short term rental airbnb, but homeowner groups called the new law unconstitutional and they filed a lawsuit. monday's ruling is only temporary and and for them a resume at the end of january. >>> the new year is now just days away, and that means new laws right here in california. >>> ktvu's's alyana gomez has a look at the changes across the state. >> reporter: 2019 is said to be a year of change workplace in c starting january 1st come several loss will take place including senate bill 820 which bans secret settle

service the united states postal service. the president said it is costing taxpayers money. >> the post office is losing billions of dollars and the taxpayers are paying for that because it delivers packages packages for amazon at a low cost. it is not fair to taxpayers. >> the united states postal service will provide recommendations if amazon's 0's long deal with the united states postal service is changed or ends. amazon may compensate by hiking prices on merchandise but they are also working on new alternatives to delivery hoping in the future they will be less dependent on the united states postal service. >>> the post christmas shopping rust. ktvu's leigh martinez has more. >> reporter: if you want something done right you have to do it yourself and that includes shopping for yourself. this is the return day. and also where you can get all the great after christmas sales. macy's opened at 7 a.m. this mo 40 to 60% off. one shopper says he was picking up gifts for family seen this seen yet this holiday. >> i like it becaus

you brought up the postal service. the u.s. stal service will continue with mail delivery as an independent entity funded through its own sale. there are other things that are going to be affected or not affected. we will go with those in detail in a few minutes. clarence,r of this, new jersey. caller: i am a black american and i support the building of the wall and the shutdown. immigration affects the black community. if you do history on el chapo and the drug trafficking for mexico and how it affected chicago, the multitude of murders that are occurring, that is one reason. the also have again called ms 13. they murdered three black college students, shot them in the back of the head, raped them and then killed them. in california you have a lot of illegal immigrants that firebomb black people to get them out of their neighborhoods. understand how this is affecting us. and ior immigration, don't care who comes into the country as long as they can benefit the country economically. we have these incidents i just stated. i am to

amazon taking on president trump and the u.s. postal service. after the break, what insiders are telling fox news about the tech giant's plan to fight the president after months of public feuding. >> plus, a christmas surprise for a boy in menlo park. how the police department stepped in after his special tricycle was stolen days before christmas. do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth or one that's good for my teeth? now i don't have to choose! from crest 3d white the whitening therapy collection with new spearmint and peppermint oil. it gently whitens, plus it has a fortifying formula to protect your enamel. look for a $1 coupon in this sunday's paper. everything was so fresh in the beginning... but that plug quickly faded. luckily there's new febreze plug. it cleans away odors and freshens for 1200 hours. breathe happy with new febreze plug. >>> police shot and killed another woman it happened about 2:30 am at fruit deal avenue. police were responding to calls about shots fired in another part of the city where they located two adults wit

the postal service suspending mail delivery tomorrow is the nation more and the death of george hw bushasco with what you need to know about that. >> reporter: mail service will be suspended tomorrow in order of george hw bush. in addition to that, post offices will be closed. there will be limited package delivery, what the postal service that was, quote, we will provide limited package delivery service to ensure the network remains fluid and we do not experience impact to package delivery operations that might negatively affect business partners during the remainder of the busy holiday season. the stock exchange and nasdaq suspending trading at the national day of mourning. carley: darius rucker going to his roots. >> reporter: member these guys? more than a decade since we have seen them on tour. ♪ nothing i can do ♪ i only want to be with you. >> reporter: brings me back. they only went to be with you, going on tour, called the group therapy tour, hooty on the blowfish visiting north american cities on may 30th, kicking off their tour in virginia beach, virginia. they will wrap up o

>>>but the postal service to deliver to a mailbox. but the postal service could generate significant revenue by selling mailbox access. they reported a net loss of $4 billion. >>> time magazine has announced their person of the year. they dedicated it to journalists who lost their lives are became imprisoned in search of the truth. including jamaal khashoggi, the survivors of the capital gazette shooting. and to reporters imprisoned in miramar. >>> the ceo of google testify ng the ceo about online privacy. >>> with the rise of electric scooters, a new concern about lithium batteries? after cell phone video catches a scooter catching fire. >>> google is in the hot seat on capitol hill today. lawmakers grilling the ceo, sundar pichai. google is under fire amid privacy concerns. here's more on that story. >> reporter: from privacy concerns, to political bias, that all came up during the hours of testimony washington, d.c.the google's ceo, sundar pichai made his first appearance before lawmakers after declining an invitation to testify in

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richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) year's day, the u.s. postale will handle 900- million packages. that is 50- million more than last year. and this week in particular is the busiest week of the year for workers as christmas is just around the corner. kron 4's alecia reid shows us how they manage all that mail? crews are working around the clock to make sure people get their mail and packages before christmas.but, time is running out.pkgduring christmas time ...demand gets higher ...with each passing year. sot - this is crunch timewhat used to be termed the "busiest mailing day" of the year has morphed into the "busiest week," ... thanks to online shopping. sot - we're readyacross the us, more than 200 million packages are expected to be processed and delivered this week. the us postal service claims to have the most sophisticated mail processing and delivery network in the world ...sot - we're really excited. this is what we've been working towards for the entire year. close to 503-thousand parcels sot - it's pretty crazy right nowand over a mil