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these dogs are part of the united paws program with united airlines at seven airports across the country. the airline says the comfort dogs are a way to bring cheer to passengers and keep kids entertained this holiday season. >> this puts you in the spirit and gets you in the mood for a long flight to go. >> a spokesman for united says the science shows that simply petting a dog can reduce stress. united paws will send more than 200 dogs to seven hub this is week across the country. chicago, los angeles, cleveland, denver, newark, washington, and houston. now, sfo has a similar program calmed the wag brigade. the san francisco brings trained therapy dogs to the terminal wearing vests that say pet me. all the dogs are graduate of the spca therapy program. the handlers are the dog's owner who is have also gone through training. >>> to all the holiday shopper who is have put off gift-buying in l the last minute, myself included. you have just a few hours left to wrap things up. did you get that, brian? >> yeah, i did. >> more people than ever shifted their shopping online this year. sales a

airlines united paws program. the dogs purpose: to reduce stress and anxiety for traveers this seass. the ppgram was first introduced last year in a few airports and this year expanded to additional airports, including dulles. ( clara slavin / traveler ) "today was a really special treat. they are very sweet kind dogs" clara slavin and her family are headed to san francisco for christmas. getting a chance to pet the pups wass bright spot ff this five year old after the family's flight was delayed three hours. "i got to hold afternoon shift and will do so through wednesday. robert for a flight out west. (robert carlton / traveler ) "i was really interested to golden, because we had a golden we lost last year so it was really it's coming up on today in iowa -- one of santa's little helpers thinks an nba official belongs on the naughty list. oldest mcdonald'ssorker. we'll introduce you as shee celebrates a big birthday coming up. we still have some areas of dense fog out there this morning, but not as widesp

united airlines now has the "united paws" program. people can pet golden retreivers who walk the terminals in the morning and afternoon. sadly the dogs aren't here at mccarran, but you might catch them if you're headed to chicago, cleveland, denver, houston, los angeles, newark or washington-dulles. with more on how things will look here over the holidays.. let's go to meteorologist karla huelga, in for bryan this afternoon. the forecast continues on track with on and off cloud cover through tomorrow, before our its way into the area for the day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s. thursday afternoon, the first effect we will feel from the system will be gusty winds to about 45 mph and chances for rain starting in the afternoon as well. the chance for rain will linger into christmas. mountain snow is also expected with this system. a slight cool down is in store for thursday to the mid 50s, afternoon highs will only reach the mid to upper 40s christmas day and over the weekend. in addition, at and below freezing lows are expected sat

the united paws program to ease anxiety at airports, they are walking through the terminals all week for a family like the slaters, dealing with a frustrating delay. >> this is a special treat, they are very kind, sweet dogs, the dogs were introduced this year and expanded to additional airport, including dulles, washington, d.c. and philadelphia. >>> and christmas came early today for studentses in camden. ♪ jingle bells >> this morning they sang songs and cheered when santa arrived at the charter school on north 9th street and santa's elves came to deliver presents and they didn't have to wait. they got to open their gifts in class. an exciting one for the little ones in camden today. >>> it's the first of its kind study on the link of football and brain injuries, the nfl decided not to fund it, what the league is saying and how researchers are reacting, the deal to end pennsylvania's budget standoff falls apart, what they are saying about where the negotiations go next. and looking at sky 6 hd a dreary tuesday, meteorologist, karen rogers has your seven-day forecast as we count do

. >> reporter: meet the comfort dogs of united paw. deployed to keep passengers calm as they sit and stay in terminal c and d. >> it gets rid of all the holiday travel stress. >> i will take her with me. >> reporter: united tested the program out with dogs like barney when they realized they stumbled upon something as popular as free first-class upgreats. more dogs in more airports. >> reporter: handlers and their trained therapy dogs volunteer, from daisy, the 10-year-old great dane to minnie. >> she is very much a people's dog, and in her mind they are all here to see her. >> reporter: it was based on actual science including the power of man's best friend. >> they were really nice. >> reporter: providing the departure from the typical trials of travel, courtesy of a few good dogs. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: at dulles airport, garrett haake. >> the smiles when the dogs are nearby. the comfort dog program will continue at dulles and six other airports for one more day. if you plan to fly through there tomorrow

united airlines bringing professionally trained comfort dogs to the tnrminal as part of the united paws program. the dogs will be greeting passengers from 1:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. >> that's not a bad idea. >> no. >> i think they're on to something. >>> in today's money report, new information about home sales and a christmas present from the beatles. >> bill griffith joins us from global headquarters with those stories and the markets. >> hi guys, those are sleigh bells you hear coming from wall street today. it's day three of the traditional santa claus oally, it's a good one this week. stock market this time of year as traders and investors try to make up for maybe potential loss so they start scooping up bargains that people have sold for tax reasons. the dow up 150 points right nt after a pretty good rally monday and tuesday as well. one sector we're going to watch very carefully, now that interest rates are going up, the feds are raising rates and would be a important part of the economy. that would be housing. very sensitive to interest rates. and we learn this morning that ne

they're part of united airlines united paws program which has been expanded to include several airportsoss the country. the travelers said it was a bright spot in their hectic holiday journeys. >> he says this is living. >> tummy rubs. [laughter] >> i love it. >> pure joy. can we get some dogs in here. >> that would be good. >> sometimes we do. shelter me he brings them in. >> maybe we he do have some dogs in here. let's go outside this morning in fishtown right by johnny brenda's along girard avenue at frankford avenue. a little bit damp not a lot of traffic out here. everybody is going to do just fine this morning i am hopeful. in the millville area we have some construction going and until 3:00 this afternoon taking out the left lane along 55 northbound past route 49 but mass transit if you're take to the tracks or riding the buses so far so good. everything is on time. don't forget we have those septa regional rail schedules that took effect early last week and some of the printed time tables are a little bit off so you want to go online to check out the timetable for your train. ka

large, the professionally-trained comfort dulles international are part of the united airlines united paws program. the dogs purpose: to reduce stress and anxiety for holiday travelers this season. the program was first introduced last year in a few airports and this year expanded to additional airports, including dulles. "today was a really special treat. they are very sweet kind dogs"clara slavin and her family are headed to san francisco for christmas. getting a chance to pet the pups was a family's flight was delayed three hours. "i got to hold biscuits leash." the dogs walk the terminal during a morning and afternoon shift and will do so through wednesday. robert carlton spotted his favorite breed while waiting for a flight out west. "i was really interested to golden, because we had a golden we lost last year so it was really special to talk to a golden." ed ad lib weather tease on set a tornado watch issued earlier for se iowa has been canceled. now we are watching the snow from the same system move through the central iowa area. heavier snow was reported this afternoon in boone and

the united paws program is expanding with professionally trained comfort dogs walking the across the country. kevin: the jobs will be on the erin: that is kind of cool. i' m sure it brightens everyone' s day at the airport. hundreds of families will have presents under the tree thanks to a local effort. the roca kids club handed out more than 20,000 gifts yesterday. the group was contacted by a woman with operation blessing in portsmouth, who had more donations than she needed. kevin: they gave all of the more than 100 families in need the toys. erin: so much generosity this time of year. coming up, wade boggs was one of the best third baseman in red sox history. the team is getting ready to retire his number. this video is sure to make you smile. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you. it is tuesday, december 22. christmas is just a couple days away now. . the 30' s. kevin will have the latest on the rain in his forecast. it will soon be easier for people across the state to get narcan. the government has signed an order to st

its united paws program will introduces comfort dogs to select airports this week. the dogs walk the terminals during a morning and afternoon shift, helping passengers reduce stress and anxiety. after all....it's hard to stay mad about a delay when you have a furry face and wagging tail nearby. all: (reax) sabrina short break... but when we come back... looking for a last minute gift this christmas, but want to go with something out of the ordinary... we'll take a look at why the city of des moines "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina a new study finds fewer americans have high-speed internet at home. pew research center found high costs of broadband internet connections -- and the convenience of smart-phones -- researchers say americans have internet at home. that's compared to 70 percent in three-percent years. sabrina: enjoying the holiday season followed by the most dreaded time of year....tax season. the i-r-s says that tax filing january 19th. day the agency will accept 20-15 returns either or on paper. stre

the united paws program is expanding with professionally trained comfort dogs walking the terminals. kevin: the dog' s work in morning and afternoon shifts and will be on the job through when they providing smiles and laughs for no major winter storms will help the stress, a little bit. erin: definitely. hundreds of families here in the granite state will have presents under the tree this friday morning thanks to a local effort. the roca kids club in manchester handed up 20,000 gifts yesterday. the group was contacted by a woman with it -- operation blessing in portsmouth, who had more donations than she needed. kevin: the club gave all the toys to more than 100 families in need. erin: that is wonderful. coming up, wade boggs was one of the best third baseman in red sox history and the team is getting ready to retire his number. plus, this video is sure to make you smile. this man found a unique way to >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. erin: good morning to you. just a few more days to get that shopping done. 32 degrees out there. we will take a lo

large, the comfort dogs waking to terminals of dulles international are part of the united airlines united paws program. the dogs purpose: to reduce stress and anxiety for holiday travelers this season. the program was fit introduced last year in a few airports anan this year expanded to additional airports, including dulles. ( clara slavin / traveler ) "today was a really special to hold biscuits leash." for a flight out west. (robert carlton / traveler ) "i it's coming up on today in iowa.... one of santa's little helpers thinks an nba official belongs on the naughty listv plus... she's believed to be the oldest mcdonald's worker. we'll introduce you as she celebrates a big birthday coming up. we still have some areas of dense fog out there this morning, but not as widespread as yesterday... and we have more "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with "now your storm track 7 i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. [coughing] [coughing] [coughghg] [coughing] [coughing] coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why so many people are turning to delsym for longer lasting cough rel

they are using a program called united paws. specially trained comfort dogs will be led around by handlers today through wednesday. it lowers the blood pressure. alison: very nice. doug: it could be well above average. let's give you a time lapse. now it is chilly. 54 in annapolis. 57 in reagan national airport. to the mid-atlantic and columbus, ohio, 50. 57 in louisville. will won't change soon. numbers get higher and higher. there is more rain south and west headed this way. the southerly winds bring in the warmth. it's a rich source of moisture with us pretty much through the week. the only dry day where we don't have rain in the forecast for the next seven days is christmas day. areas of rain by tomorrow morning affecting the morning rush. that should move out during the day. we will get a break in the action getting to wednesday. more rain. some of us will be heavy and some areas not far from here will have a rumble of thunder on wednesday. warm front moving through the area. that is going to boost the temperatures. the war

the professional trained comfort dogs are part of the united airlines united paws program to reduce stress and holiday for the holiday travelers this season. the program is first introduced last year in a few airports and this year expanded to additional airports including dulles. >> a special treat. >> she and her family are headed to france for christmas the family's flight was delayed three hours. >> the dogs walk the terminal in a morning and an afternoon shift. >> i'm interested in the golden. we had one but lost it last year. it was special. >> if you see them, do this. take a picture and #unitedpaws on social media. this is part of the campaign. for every hashtag they will donate $1 for the organization. brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: with the delays and the cancellations that is some solace. just run the airline better, will you? pet the dog to get somewhere on time. alison: take the dog to the mall. that is where everyone is really stressed. jonathan: you can be going a mile a minute and then you see the dog. ahh, all good. alison: i wonder if we could take them to the beltw

these dogs are part of the united paws program with united airlines at seven airports across the country. the comfort dogs are a way to bring cheer to passengers and keep kids entertained this holiday season. the science shows that simply petting a dog can reduce stress. more than 200 dogs to seven hub this is week in chicago, los angeles, cleveland, denver denver, new york newark newark, washington, and houston. >>> now, sfo has a similar program called the wag brigade. propertied on it before. san francisco, spca brings trained therapy dogs to the terminals wearing vests that say pet me. all of the dogs are graduates of the assisted therapy program. the handlers are the dog's owners who have also gone through training. >>> time now is 5:09. a single bay area mother and her five kids are home for christmas after 14 months without a place of their own. we first introduced you to this family last friday, and now we are happy to report after seeing arrester, a property owner has stepped in to give the family a home just in time for the holidays. ktvu's amber lee has more. >>reporter: on th

trained comfort dogs waking to terminals of dulles international are part of the united airlines united paws program. the dogs purpose: to reduce stress and anxiety for holiday travelers this season. the program was first introduced last year in a few airports and this year expanded to additional airports, including dulles. ( clara slavin / traveler ) "today was a really special treat. they are very sweet kind dogs" clara slavin and her family are headed to san francisco for pups was a bright spot for this five year old after the family's flight was delayed three hours. "i got to hold biscuits leash." the dogs walk the terminal during a morning and afternoon shift and will do so through wednesday. robert carlton spotted his favorite breed while waiting for a flight out west. ( robert carlton /traveler ) "i was really interested to golden, because we had a golden we lost last year so it was really special to talk to a golden." jessica rae: it is now time to pick our winner for this year's christmas tree contest. but first... we want to honor our two runner up tree's coming in third is the fas

program is called united paws. love that. even busiest hubs which include newark and washington, d.c. >>> dressed as santa crawling into drive through window. what cops hope someone will recognize about this guy that will help catch him. >>> a local family out to prove there's more than mean streets of their hometown. how three gener ♪ >>> talk about low. dressed as santa this guy crawls through a drive through window. police in the uk say he's hung hungry. armed with a knife though cops say he's after cash. according to investigators he burst into a back office threatened staff and demanded money. this went down late saturday night. he may be covered head to toe but police are hoping someone recognizes his walk in this video they can identify him. >>> she comes from long line of tough cookies from a tough neighborhood. a place surrounded by crime, poverty and despair. >> three generations are out to prove there's more than that to chester pennsylvania. fox 29's joyce evans introduces to us the three women with a message. ♪ >>

the united paws program only runs today and tomorrow, two of the busiest holiday travel days at chicago, cleveland, denver, houston, los angeles, newark, and washington dulles airports. eric: those smiles are what they're going for. a lot of people will head out the next couple of days and the roads will be busy. in this condition will be a ok at least around here. if you are going to the west, that changes a bit. waking up in des moines to 30. 28 in creston and 29 waking up this morning in lamoni. knoxville checks in at 38. we are concerned with low visibility to the west. back down toward winterset. lamoni only checks in at a quarter-mile. if you are an interstate 35 or west on interstate 80 keep that in mind. you might see patchy fog especially in those portions of the state. today's forecast looks good, clouds around but temperatures feeling nice. 43 by noon, 3:00 at 47. the average for this time of year is 32. we will maybe breakout sunshine by the middle part of the afternoon but otherwise it will be cloudy. to the west is where moisture is and snow back into the higher elevations

these dogs are part of the united paws program with yup nighted airlines at seven airports across the country. the comfort dogs are a way to bring cheer to pass sen whyers and keep kids entertained this holiday season. >> this puts you in the spirit and gets you in the mood for a long fight to go. >> especially for kids. >> i don't think -- >> and you got to go. you got to go. >> a united spokesman says science proves that petting a dog can reduce stress. deploying more than 200 dogs to united seven hubs this week between chicago, l. a., cleveland, denver, newark, washington, and houston. in the meantime, sfo has a similar program. it's called the wag brigade. i like their name better. san francisco spca brings trained therapy dogs to the terminals wearing vests that say pet me. all of the dogs are graduates of the spca assisted therapy program. the handlers are the dog's own horse have also gone through training. >> it really does go a long way. >>> a single bay area mother and her five kids are home for christmas after 14 months without a place of their own. we introduced you last f

using the hashtag united paws. >> take a pause, support therapy dogs with a trip. >> look that the. >promotion there. >> so cute. santa traded in the reindeer for some robotic slay dogs this year. >> so the google owned boston dynamics shared video yesterday featuring their famous robo dogs. some say it gave them nightmares. >> ♪ jingle bells ♪ >> happy holidays. >> didn't have and the letters, which might actually make them little more frightening. still, i don't know, kind of cool? >> not real. >> i if you're into robots and technology. >> no. >> you're not? creepy? >> ya, not liking that. and it is like three of them. there is dancer and prancer -- way more reindeer. >> ya? >> to get it done. those robo dogs or whatever they are. >> deer? all right, holiday tradition, for jimmy fallon and his picture. >> fallon posted this picture to his instagram page. everyone enjoying a frozen hot chocolate. >> that's a contradiction in terms, frozen hot chocolate. >> that's what people do though. he wrote new family tradition, gang was taking in the sweet treat at is her end dip it i three in n

program is called united paws. that's cute.line says the comfort dogs are a way to bring cheer to passengers. >> we've been doing this for about four hours now. we have nine dogs that are here at lax today, and it's been great. the reaction has been really really good. >> so cute. the comfort dogs are at united airlines seven busiest hubs including newark and washington, d.c. >>> a secret santa helps spread holiday cheer with the help of a california police department. fox's claude dean long shows us the generosity brought some people to tears. >> ola. >> how are you? >> how are you? sorry to bother you. can we come in. >> reporter: they knocked on doors. they stopped people on the street. >> can i talk to you for minute? >> is this your family here? >> yeah. >> we wanted to kind of surprise you today. >> reporter: sometimes they knew their story. the woman who was robbed by a man who said he would buy her wedding ring. >> i didn't what to sell it but we were having really difficult money problems. >> reporter: this little boy

dogs are walking up and down gates "c" and "d" at the airport today part of the united airlines united paws program. and the sole purpose is to help you tone down the anxiety of travel. united says studies show simply petting a dog wan reduce stress. dogs will be wandering the terminals through tomorrow. >>> the rush is on to get everything done ahead of the christmas holiday. we'll tell you why time is running out to get those gifts to family and friends before the big day arrives. >>> and you could get a rude awakening in the new year. why it could cost you more to watch television after the first of the year. >>> today is the busiest day of the year for u.p.s., with the company expecting to deliver, get this, 36 million packages. by new year's day, u.p.s. tells us it will hit 630 million for the entire holiday season. starting on black friday. that's a 10% jump from last year. no surprise. online shopping a big factor in that spike. >> 16 times on christmas day and sending all our good wishes to everybody back down on beautiful planet earth. >> merry christmas, happy holidays and happy n

you may see some four-legged friends, those comfort dogs you see there the united paws. elease some of the stress. united airlines started this program in the summer and they just loved it so much they said they should bring it back for the holidays and it works just fine. look at that. >>

it's part of united airlines united paws program. some travelers dealing with the delays found the dogs to be a bright spot. >> today was a really special treat. yeah. they are very, kind dogs. >> particularly interested in the golden. we lost it last year. so it was really special to talk to the golden. >> the dogs are on the job at one of our local airport, newark liberty, and they'll be there until tomorrow. >> i love traveling. this is great. >> come pet me. >> just keep petting. >> thank you. >>> in the next half hour, donald trump and hillary rodham clinton squaring off. how the mayor says he plans to fight the up tick. >>> and still have shopping to do? but at the end of your budget? some cost saving ways to still get great gifts. i'm glad you finally made it, dad. you have to experience this city. that's what you always say. you were right about the food. hi john. hey kevin. spent the day with an astronaut. one more. it's beautiful, isn't it? how about a baseball game next time? done! done. book priceless experiences around t

part of a new paws program by united airlines. they bring trained comfort dog into airports to ward off stress and delays along wait daniel, you need a stress dog. passengers said it worked. >> it is unconditional, right. so it is pretty nice. >> today was a really special treat. they are very sweet, kind dogs. >> the program was first introduced last year in a few airports and this year expanded to additional airports. the dogs walk the terminal during a morning and afternoon shift and will do so through wednesday. >>> a big makeover take nation foxborough. the home of the st. patrick's day getting ready for the nhl winter classic. the field is covered with wood and a hockey rink will pop up in the next few days. the bruins will host the montreal canadians at the stadium on new year's day. >>> and if you are not lucky enough to have tickets for the winter classic, you can still watch the game outside in boston. mayor marty walsh said the you game will be on a big korean in copley square on new year's day copley square on new year

part of the paws program by united airlines. they bring train the comfort dog into the airport to ward wait times. the passengers said it worked. >> it is unconditional, right. >> today was a special treat. they are very sweet, kind dogs. >> gene: the program was introduced at a few airports and this year expect to go to additional ones. they walk the terminal during a morning and afternoon schiff and will do so through wednesday. >>> christmas came early to the children at shriner's hospital in utah. they were treat today winter fest to celebrate friends and family in a special place. a magic show, face painting and teddy bear clinic. for parents a chance to enjoy life like everyone else. >> a chance to get out and see that other kids have disabilities just like her. >> catherine: santa made an appearance and surprised everyone. >>> this is for you. >> thank you. >> merry christmas. >> gene: police officers in everett take on the role of santa elves delivering toys to boys and girls in the street. their goals was to deliver toy

what matters are the interests of a the great powers and russia is a great power, the united states is a great paw-under and nato is a periphery and ultimately the rules of the game have to be negotiate owned the bay of this interests of the major powers. so to the long-term goal is to silt down with the united states and maybe the europeans along the side, and negotiate a new framework that establishes spheres of influence in europe, and i think you're seeing something similar at play in the middle east. that's why russia wants to be at the table with the united states in crafting a settlement for a syria one that allows it to maintain its own self-defined interests in the region and ensure that all the other regional players, including the united states and also including countries like sought diarain a, have to -- saudi arabia have to account for russian equities and russian interests in the region, so i think for russia that what the game looks like. to the extent that we're engaging in that game, i think we're doing it somewhat reluctantly. again there was not much interest in having russia a

united airlines are making the dogs available in operation called operation paws. and passengers are eating it up. >> it is great. my heart is melting. >> this is fantastic. >> what did you think of those doings? >> they were really nice. >> and, you get to pet the dogs as much as you want. united deployed the dogs to seven airports across the country. >> one of the other things that the airline will not charge you for. >> that is right. [ laughter ] >> what is your wish this holiday season? >> we are building a wall of wishes where you can share what you are wishing for. she says: i wish i can find a part-time job to help make ends most and make my goal to join my mom on the other coast. i miss my mom and my daughter. >> i wish for people to love one another, stop the hate and continue with the nice weather. howard here with you on that one. you can get your wish on the wall by tweeting or instagramming. then go check out the wall. >> hey, howard. you aim to please. >> yes. i am hoping we are not 30 degrees above. no, that will be bad. temperatures 30 degrees abov

the united paws program is expanding with professionally trained comfort dogs walking the terminals. kevin: the dog' s work in morning and afternoon shifts and will be on the job through when they

its united paws program will introduces comfort dogs to select airports this week. the dogs walk the terminals during a morning and afternoon shift, helping passengers reduce stress and anxiety. after all....it's hard to stay mad about a delay when you have a furry face and wagging tail nearby. all: (reax)