this video was shot back in april right after a big five-day storm blew through the vail, colorado area. he is headed back into the white powdered skiing and it's not a marked slope. >> it deep and it fresh. >> that gets andy into a lot of trouble. >> the feeling of that snow and the sound of it is scary enough. where's andy. >> you would think this is an avalanche, right? >> yeah. >> that's not the case. that's video of andy falling into what is known as a deep tree well, deep, loose snow up against a tree. this snow wasn't tightly parked and he fell head first buried six feet under. luckily his friend, stuart, was skiing with him. he quickly went into survival mode. stuart begins digging andy out and andy is face down so minutes, seconds matter here. you see how deep this tree well really was. it not just avalanches that are dangerous, especially if you're out back country skiing, if you're on this fresh powder. >> stuart said given the conditions that day, had he not had hisson on his friend, he may have skied right past him and that could have been a life or death situation. >> driv

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this video was shot back in april, right after a big five-day storm blew through the vail, colorado,rea. the snowboarder you're seeing in the green jacket, that guy's name is andy headed down into the white powder back country ski. this is not a marked slope. >> it's deep, looks fresh. >> that gets andy into a lot of trouble. >> the feeling of that snow and the sound of it just from the go pro is scary enough. >> you would think this is an avalanche, right? >> yeah. that's not the case. this is video of andy falling into what is known as a deep tree well, deep, loose snow, up against a tree. as he came into this snow it wasn't tightly packed and he fell head first buried six feet under. >> we got you. >> luckily his friend stuart was skiing with him and quickly went into survival mode. >> are you okay? >> yeah. >> stuart began digging andy out and digs had him out quickly. andy's face first in the snow. minutes, seconds matter here. you see how deep this tree well really was. now his feet are down in the well. >> it's not just avalanches that are dangerous, especially if you're out b

like vail resorts for example, they have done tremendously well.different here than what it is out west. no snow, no sliding. >> gotcha. other stock to look at is a stock called zebra technology. they do rfid technology which, whoa, whoa, whoa. last skied in 1986. i have to be careful there. they do rfid technology which they do chips instead of flip tag, right. >> out west they do. we still do the lift tag here you betcha. >> here is the other trend, to give you a sense of the trend. these smaller resorts, you say small, how many hills have you got here, rick. >> we advertise 11 runs. we have three chairs and two surface and have 11 runs. >> gotcha. this is good size for me. i don't want too steep of a hill much this tends to be a feeder to the big resorts like the vails. this is where people learn how to ski and in fact, rick, that's what you're b you're about teaching them. now these resorts are starting to buy some of the smaller resorts because these are feeders to them, rights? >> they realize they're feeders. there is very few of us left fam

heading dun into emily vail. if you have questions about the morning commute, tune to our radio partners and we share the information with them. kcbs radio and you can find them at 7:40 a.m. or 106.9 fm. that's your latest kcbs traffic. more on the forecast here's lawrence. >>> i think that's big question. everyone's asking when are we going to see the cold snap end and i think probably today the last of the worst of it as we've got that cold air overhead. you've got the offshore winds and the air is very dry. dew points now in the into the teens and the low 20s and we've seen the temperatures really falling all around the bay area. numbers down to 23 degrees right now in santa rosa. 27 in the napa valley and even 29 in san jose. 29 in livermore and 25-degrees in concord and fairfield. so we start with the cold temperatures again. but by the afternoon, we'll begin to notice some changes. plenty of sunshine all day long. the temperatures though will be a little warmer today. that means high pressure starting to bu

still questionable air quality, including sunny vail. campbell, 61 for a high. concord 59 degrees. antioch 60. liver more 61. dublin 58. may see an evening sprinkle or two. and 60 your high tomorrow for ucaya. lows down near freezing to start, but mainly dry. mid 50s friday, back up near 60. look at that weekend near christmas. look at christmas eve. 62 degrees. so, we might as well enjoy it because it's not like we can say no, take it back, we want rain. this is what we've got, so good stuff to get outside. >> a deployed dad sees his son walk for the first time and that's not all he saw for the first time. the heartwarming holiday reunion, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, th : facebook users will soon see something new. the social networking giant plans to play automatic video ads whether you like it or not. viewers will have the option to keep the videos muted. >> you could send out a traditional christmas card to keep your friends and family updated on your life or you could do this. ♪ [ music ] that's the family from raleigh, north carolina. they made that video. set to will smith's so

sunny vail 48 degrees. sunshine for you in the afternoon. san ramon 47. only 49 in san francisco tomorrow. rain is gone in san rafael. a high of 48 tomorrow and lake port, 40 for a high. not even winter yet. talk about highs in the low to mid 40s. mainly sunny, highs around 50. then we get back to normal. wednesday we're back to the 60s. another rain chance coming up on thursday. now this has been already five days of cold. about three more to go. this is long for us for this time of year. >> that's right. we are so soft. >> we are weather wimps. embrace it, enjoy it. we are weather wimps. >> we got rain. >> that's good news. and snow in the sierra. >> thank you. >> play the lotto tonight? well, don't bother checking your ticket, because you lost. you'll have to wait until next tuesday for a chance to win the megamillions jackpot. tonight, $297 million up for grabs. no one. nobody matched all five numbers and the megaball. i like the people who say somebody has to win. new york city they don't. this could go on for ever. the multistate lottery has not had

sunny vail, heyward, mid 50s. mid to low 50s danville. mid 50s for san francisco, blustery in san rafael. high of 54. and clear lake, 50 degrees. that will be your warmest day in a week. 50, upper 40s on thursday. that's cold for us. friday and saturday with those rain showers. the snow level might be down to 2,000 feet on those two days and more rain showers coming up next week. at first we are getting the cold. long range computer models are going to suggest following the cold may be wet. we need the wet more than the cold. >> we need winter to arrive. >> thanks, paul. >> sounds good. >> those cybermonday deals could cost you more than you expect. what you may not realize you had to do before you checked out. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, before cyber monday deals a over... but sales are well their >>> a couple hours more before cybermonday deals are over. but sales are well on their way to breaking records this year. early numbers show that online shopping is up by more than 20% today compared with last year. online sales are estimated to top $2 bi

and sunny vail down to 35 degrees. this is just the beginning. the cold front just arrived. this will last a while. we'll talk about how long the cold air will stick around and how low the snow level is going to go. some spots may see some snow coming up. we'll talk about where and when coming up. >> thank you, paul. a bit of a scare tonight for a fremont family. they were at home when some live wires came down outside nearly setting their house on fire. it happened a little after 7:00 on lauren drive. the homeowner told us she never called 911 until tonight. >> we have vines on the side of our fence. it caught on fire. we were just inside and the lights went out and then we started smelling smoke inside. so we went to go check outside and we saw the flames on the side of our house. >> firefighters kept the flames from spreading. all that was damaged was the fence. pg and e is repairing the lines, but it could be several hours before power is restored. >> new hope tonight in the search for a san jose family missing in the idaho wilderness. betty tells us rescuers have a much

the brothers were skiing on a backcountry trail in vail last week. 1 got caught up in the snow slided. he was buried up to his head. his brother dug him out. had he hurt his knee but is okay -- he hurt his knee but is okay. >>> the bay area could see flooding in the next few days. sharon chin on the ting tide's phenomenon. >> reporter: at -- king tide's phenomenon. >> reporter: when you're at the bryant's wharf you can keep track of the tide which is around 4 feet above sea level, but in a matter of hours at high tide it will soar to more than 7 feet. >> that's big. >> reporter: hoover chan walks along the sausalito pier at low tide tonight. he said his boat in brisbane is ready for the king tide. >> make sure your dock lines are good and protect your boat. >> reporter: about once a year the sun, moon and earth a line to create a strong gravitational pull. oyster point marine workers experienced flooding from the start of the king tide this morning. >> it gets up past up to the street there. you'll deal with the saltwater on the cars. >> reporter: the king tides are expected to sweep

. >> garcia's funeral is set for tomorrow morning in sunny vail. >>> authorities expect to know tomorrow whether a man they shot today in san rafael is a so-called cotton ball bandit. officers say a man robbed bank of the west this morning in novato. after a chase, he crashed his car in san rafael across from north gate mall. investigators say deputies shot him when he pulled out a gun. cotton ball bandit has routinely hit on wednesday mornings. >> you're right. it is a wednesday. there have been a couple of the days, i think, where he didn't strike on a wednesday. i think it was a thursday. again, that's part of what we're looking into. >> the cotton ball bandit earned his nick nanl from the hats he wears. he is suspected of at least nine robberies within the last year. >>> mountain view police hope you recognize the person in this picture. they suspect he was involved in a burglary last month. what makes him stand out is the circular tattoo on his right leg. if you have any information on this case, police want to hear from you. >>> intense orange flames consumed an east bay warehouse

antarctica of course in this remote vail of the continent where temperatures reach as low as 135.8 degrees and no one knows more about this stuff than chad myers. earlier today on my show, i asked him why does it get so cold there? and here's what he told me. >> it's cold air drainage into a valley, into a funnel. think about opening your freezer, brooke. you open up your freezer if you have a top-loading freezer. what happens to all that steam and smoke? it all kind of fog rolls down to the bottom. this is what's happened into a valley in antarctica. no one's been there to measure. this is measured by satellite. so it's not an official breaking any kind of record. but it's a really really cool kind of record. 135.8 degrees negative fahrenheit. the old record 128. this is seven degrees colder. and that little spot right there. >> chad, thank you. by the way, can you guess what band can now say they have played a gig on all seven continents in a single year? most recently being antarctica? answer? metallica. metallica. coming up next we'll look at the beautiful side of this wintery weather.

tomorrow morning the shelters in san jose, sunny vail and gilroy will close in the morning. they'll reopen tomorrow afternoon. last week four homeless people died because of the freezing temperatures in santa clara county. the coroner is report nothing deaths this past weekend because of the cold. >> and it's not just cold here in the bay area. an historic ice storm hit the south and northwest. nbc bay area's christie smith is live at sfo where there are flight cancellations. >> reporter: good morning. it's finally starting to warm up just a little bit. i think we're in the 40s. a far cry from the 26 degrees i woke up to in the east bay this morning. but as you said, weather in other parts of the country still causing problems here at sfo with cancellations and delays. in fact, we were surprised to find a group of niners fans who can't get home. they moved as quickly as they could, only to be delayed. a ho-hum wait for 49ers fans who don't even call the bay area home. >> in texas, a lot of the businesses and schools are closed. there's quite a bit of ice out there. >> report

the expensive place is vail, colorado, then comes aspen and park city, utah. we're doing a winter skiing story because it's december. has nothing to do with the weather we are having. rob, what's going on with that weather? >> 60s and 70s across most of the bay area and right now looking at the post-sunset view looking back to san francisco and you have clear skies. no clouds, no fog. obviously, no rain and, unfortunately, still that orange tint to the sky due to the smoke particle pollution that continues to filter around the bay area. gorgeous day out on the coast. as you can see weather watcher terry mcsweeney giving us great video. 76 degrees right there on the water. december 25th. you show this to your friends and family on the east coast, they'll become extremely jealous. great weather on the coast and 70 not too far away from half moon bay and we had the sunshine and the reason why we're getting these warm temperatures is high pressure which has been locked in on us. you can see these temperatures and the air quality being a bit of an issue for tomorro

the brothers were skiing in vail and got stuck in an avalanche.he rescue captured on the gopr helmet. he is buried up to his head. he had a knee injury. >>> more fall you following the target credit card breach. the latest problem is with returns on purchases made with those cancelled cards. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains how one woman almost got kicked out of the store over the issue. >> i was very frustrated and i thought other people should know. >> reporter: this woman we'll call jo isn't concerned about the target credit card breach. she canceled her cards. rather, she is upset about how she was treated when she tried to return a few items she had purchased this target using her now canceled card. >> i thought that target would be able to give me a cash refund in light of what was going on with the credit cards. >> reporter: her returns amounted to about $27 but jo says after talking to two customer service reps a manager told her she was out of luck. >> he said there was nobody else i could speak to at that point. >> reporter: he

idea is to get a one hour basic introduction to this field that is sort of behind the mystery, this vail that separates the average person from the mark zu ckerberg. >> this is computer science education week and it doesn't take a fancy computer to learn. there's tutorials that can be done online. >>> well some of americas most talented people were honored last night. >> singers with the body of work spanning decades were awarded in front of the president and the first lady. well that performance was in honor of carlos santana. could listen to that all day, he along with billy joel were recognized at the kennedy center honors event in washington d.c. president obama saluted the honorees. the show will air on the 29th on kpix5. >>> 4:56 right now. four u.s. presidents are headed to south africa to celebrate the life of fell san monday dell a. we'll have more on the special ceremonies planned for this week coming up. >>> just up, i'm bundled three layers down. >> people all over the bay area are shivering this morning, there's a freeze warning in effect through the day. >>> storms came out

. >> yeah, we have been skiing together at vail since we were tiny kids. >> reporter: for as far as back as edwin can remember, he and his brother have always been close. but what happened to them on sunday brought the relationship to new heights. >> it was did he haefinitely a experience. >> reporter: the brothers were on top of a mountain with another friend. the footage you are seeing is from a go pro camera attached to davis' hat. right there, that's his brother edwin who explained to us what happened next. >> it was my first real turn on the slope. and i saw downhill from me to my left that the snow was cracking up and starting to slide. >> reporter: at that point edwin tried skiing toward a tree to get out of the way. it was too late. in the fog of white snow the aft avalanche fwripd him and ripped him out of one of his skis and continued to drag him facefirst down a 20-foot cliff. >> robl 800 feet. >> reporter: his brother davis raced downhill as fast as he could jumping over the same cliff edwin was pulled over. he found his brother buried head deep. >> even though i could breath

mrez santon right around the freezing mark in sunny vail 35 degrees.he cold front passed by today. we are cold. it will actually get colder. cold enough for snow pa perhaps. take a look at mount diablo. that was the view last november. let's talk about the chance of more snow moving into the bay area. find out which day make it white around here coming up in a few minutes. >>> all right. right now pg&e work to fix power lines that came down in fremont tonight and nearly set a house on fire. this happened a little after 7:00 p.m. at lauren drive. the homeowner told us it didn't take long to figure out something was wrong. >> we have vines on the side of our fence. it caught on fire. we were just inside and the lights went out and then we started smelling smoke inside so we went to go check outside and we saw the flames on the side of our house. >> firefighters kept those flames spreading. just the fence was damaged. pg&e is hoping to have power back on in the neighborhood by 3:00 a.m.. >>> we've heard a lot of stories about road rage, but this unis unus

hammered out between chancellor angela merkel's conservatives and sbc leaders spd chairman see mark vaile has been campaigning hard to acceptance of the coalition by his party's grassroots and most are predicting he's going to get it. if he does germany could have a new government before christmas so is voting for this deal a good thing for the social democrats. there's a significant faction that isn't convinced. these young voters the future of the spp and it got quite a different take and we are the party should be happy most of the young socialists are against the coalition deal with tentacles christian democrats. the head of the young socialists berlin branch and could not peel the spp is abandoning its socialist principles. by combining to recount my boy redistribution of wealth to the highest taxes in a notice to finance the government's plus totals at the foot of our vision of society. it's completely don't know what european level jobs in america was going to keep dead with her austerity a must if you don't like camping full suspension bike of the dems but the truth of that seat.

decision not to sign the bill clinton you so recall that figure in kiev for us we've got postdocs in vail this is how it's exactly what's going on on the ground side. hi that poll sign no idea what exactly happened. while heading into the two day summit in vilnius katie i don't think hopes were particularly high of a last minute u. turn key have to say should it not to sign the association agreement with the a paid to be final the deal would be not signed for now anyway and it seems that european leaders pressure on president on a covert to try and change his mind and try and sign the deal at the eleventh hour their efforts were always going to prove a futile now the reason that the president has given for not signing the deal is quite simple that they find.

and what general hayden neglected to bring up that judge leon's opinion finding the tougher vail answer mechanism to be likely unconstitutional also ineffective mirrors very much the white house review panel's internal recommendations that found much of the same thing. i feel very much that that vindicates snowden as a whistle blower. it's very rare that a whistle blower has that the federal determination corroborating all that he has disclosed. >> garrett: thomas, you are aware of the criticism of edward snowden he should have followed the procedures. she have worked through inspector general, gone to congress, gone to supervisors, you did all of that and prosecuted by this federal government and you ultimately saw that case trumped down to misdemeanor. how dowry act to the general's characterization of traitor. >> i don't consider him a traitor at all. it's unconstitutionality the fact that we're losing huge amounts of trust overseas in terms of nsa supposed to be protecting the rights of citizens but also the united states, liberty and freedom and rights is clearly losing out in the

early this week, in fact, a dramatic helmet cam video captured on christmas eve near vail, colorado, a man saving his brother's life right there, that brother buried in deep powder. >>> we turn overseas to the new video surfacing of an american kidnapped, on it a desperate plea. warren weinstein went missing in pakistan two years ago. tonight the images of him looking straight into the camera with a message for the president. here's abc's muhammad lila. >> i'm addressing this video to president obama. >> reporter: it's the first proof in more than a year that kidnapped american warren weinstein may still be alive. >> it seems that i have been totally abandoned and forgotten. >> reporter: the 72-year-old was working as a contractor for the u.s. government in lahore, pakistan's second largest city, when gunmen stormed into his house two years ago. since then, us officials, believe he's been held captive by al qaeda's new leader, ayman al zawahri, in one of the most dangerous places in the world, the terror breeding grounds between afghanistan and pakistan. >> there's no way to go into

davis lamair went skiing with his brother edwin this weekend near vail, colorado. >> holy [ bleep ].hat's edwin in an avalanche. >> reporter: suddenly edwin is buried alive. >> once i started sliding head first downhill it sunk in that i was in a big avalanche and it was really happening and i might die. >> reporter: on average 28 people are killed every year. three skiers were trapped just yesterday in utah. they are okay, like lamair, lucky to escape a force that can travel 60 miles per hour or faster. >> at that kind of speed that kind of power you don't have much time. >> you literally have seconds to try and get out of the way. >> reporter: and the deeper the snow, the less chance for survival making new technology like these airbags critical. this one saving a snowboarder by floating her safely to the top. helping make avalanches survivable when the mountain comes crashing down. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> our thanks to clayton tonight. >>> when we come back the christmas stunner, thousands watching this moment, the case of the missing hockey puck. you are not going t

telluride, vail. it is beaver creek. >> today have to salve -- have the same level of amenities?vate jets? >> they all do enjoy some similar amenities. >> i want to thank you very much. it is 26 past the hour. that means it is time for on the market. the dow jones adds 73 points. at 1827. the nasdaq gained 1%. >> i and him fox. to olivia's stirring. >> it looks like holiday shopping got off to a good start in november. u.s. consumer spending rose by the most in five months. purchases in greve have 1% after a gain of 4/10 of 1%. tiffany must pay swatch 449 million dollars for a breach of contract. it involves an agreement that the companies had to develop under the tiffany brand. jack dorseylected to join its board of directors. he is an independent director effective immediately. he still will stand for a election at the meeting. those are the top headlines. >> thank you very much. back by popular demand. bashir is the world top gamer. he is here to discuss getting into the holiday spirit from the hottest games to stocking stuffers as well as how as gaming can jumpstart philanthr

the escorts will be available at west oakland, fruit of vail and they fear stations between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.. to make sure that you can get to your car safely. bart, oakland and san leandro police will provide the escorts. >> the chronicle is reporting a san francisco home that collapsed and slid down a hill belongs to a developer who once served as president of the cities and building inspection commissioned. the home in the city's 22 neighborhoods owned by 67 year-old male murphmel murphy. murphy is a partner in murphy and o'brien was state investment. the home was under renovation. >> newark police are asking your help to identify women who scamp someone at a bank earlier this month. this woman was another female who approached a man in a bank of america parking lot. the victim agreed to assist the parent and walked into the bank with one of the suspects, who gave him a check made out to " catch cold. the victim agreed and used his personal checking account to cash the check. a few days later, the victim learn that the check account had a negative balance from the check that

wal-mart is paying $12 starting wage in vail, colorado. this is the nation's capitol for less than a year, and their average hourly wage is $21 and $0.96 per hour, typically employee there makes $45,000 on annual basis. it's a different model, though. it's a model that works. trader joe's is coming to the district of columbia. they are paying a living wage. we have to share a little bit of prosperity. it's hard for me to accept an organization where the ceo makes $11,000 an hour or $200 a minute and they want to cry about paying two or $3 more in an hourly wage. you can't reconcile that. so i think right now, we want to have both to prosper together and move forward in life. >> senator orange, thank you for discussion. >> thank you. >> ahead on "america tonight," the bankruptcy fallout. why pensioners across the country are keeping a close eye on detroit and what it could mean for other american cities and millions of retirees. consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the

they have great pricing power and visibility. >> are you going to vail?t to a ski resort later this month. >> joel simkins for credit suisse. >> it's been a big year for elon musk. our phil lebeau looks at why he's one of the most influence people. >> reporter: elon musk is in a hurry. he's challenging conventional wisdom, showing the world cars can go electric. >> he has brought to the american consciousness a thought that in fact electric vehicles can exist. >> reporter: not only exist but sell in big numbers. more than 20,000 this year, attracting buyers will unique styling and the allure of almost 300 miles on a single charge. >> in some respects tesla is the equivalent of the moon shot. he and tesla are changing the paradigms of the industry and interestingly enough the industry is learning some lessons. >> critics said musk wouldn't tern a profit but tesla has. tesla is building a recharging network coast to coast. and critics said tesla is a one-trick pony but musk has already lined up orders for the crossover suv model coming out next year. >> i p

i know michigan, vail is the best. thank you very much.f, now a writer, tons bragging but not over recent marital problems and cocaine use admission but this steamy at four show, the taste. smart enough that she got us talking about something else. the domestic goddess along with their male counterparts experiencing a certain level of ecstasy or dislike, i don't know. this second season of the taste which was shot in l.a. it will air starting january 2nd, and it will face off against shows like the big bang theory and american idol. let's take a look at shares of -- why are we looking at abc? we should be looking at disney. wow. it happens, folks. disney owns abc. actually looking good because they have a brand new independent director. the stock is up one 1/4%. the independent. put your troubles behind you. closing bell ringing in five minutes. after the bell we have an exclusive interview with dallas fed president richard fisher. his first since the fed decided to start tapering. we are in record territory. don't move. you have got to se

. >> host: before we leave the white house here, they lived in vail, colorado for a while, and virginia, washington, d.c., grand rapids, michigan, vail, colorado, and palm spring, california. >> guest: that's right. at the time the president passed away, planning the funeral, there were a number of personal touches, and one was when there was no -- no processions in the streets of washington. instead, the hearse drove through their old neighborhood in al exandrai, and they stopped at the world war ii memorial to recognize his service in the war. >> host: 1976, the bicentennial and hotly contested presidential election. the campaign had a slogan, vote for betty's husband, how was she used in the 1976 campaign? >> guest: there's controversy about that. there's a debate about that. people think she was misused, overused, that she was a gradual delegate figure. she was certainly very active in the primary campaign, in the ford-reagan race. there are people who remember that the convention, sort of the dualing candidates wives, the entrance of mrs. reagan to the convention hall, entrance of

their family and friends will return to the fruit vail station tomorrow. >>> big crowds are expected for the fire works show. thousands ever of people are supposed to line the embark dare row. >> just pop in a cork alabama trunk with -- >> 200 people there will sit down to a three-course dinner followed by performances and dancing. here's a look at the transportation options on new years eve. muni will be free from 8:00 p.m. tonight until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. cal train's final southbound train will depart at fourth and king station. and bart will run until 3:00 a.m. but you still have to pay the normal fare. >>> law enforcement agencies will be out in force tonight look for drunk drivers. it is putting all available officers on the road. new years eve is one of the deadliest nights on the road. last year 70 people died nation- wide. the best advice designate a sober driver. a dui can cost as much as $10,000. taking a taxi can cost as much as $50. >>> time is 5:09. coming up we have new information about a weekend wreck involving a san francisco fire truck. what it has in commo

able to seize it with other records that are being vacuumed up, there is an architecture of surround vail yans that is gathering so much -- surveillance that is gathering so much information that at the point in the future where it were to be misused, it would be capable of revealing intimate facts on a scale so far beyond of what was possible in the 60's and 70's, you really have to wonder whether there would be, in a sense, anywhere to hide, when that happened, if that happened. host: maryland, from new hampshire, republican line, good morning. caller: good morning. and good morning mr. sanchez. guest: good morning. caller: i believe i was tapped, my computer, a few weeks before we first started hearing things about n.s.a. on the news. i'm sitting and working at my computer. now, i'm a writer, i'm writing about ancient egypt, so i've always got multiple egyptian websites open. i'm sitting and writing and all of a sudden i see popping up on my screen a little logo that says p.r.i.s.m., and then my system went down. and it turned out it was probably hacked. and the fact that i haven't see

. >> he was ultimately dragged to vail.ilty hoping to minimize his sentence and at first, the federal prosecutor larry beaumont was willing to negotiate. >> initially we tried to what we call "flip" him to see if he would give us other drug dealers at the time. and i think he refused so our reaction was to make sure he gets the maximum penalty. >> beaumont got his way and keene got ten years. it knocked the life out of him and broke his father's heart. >> any hopes and dreams he had had for me at that point in life, were gone. he was crushed. i mean, he was very crushed. >> jimmy couldn't imagine a way out. nor guess that a man he had never met might some day provide him one. november, 1994, wabash, indiana. it had been two weeks since larry hall recoiled from a photo of jessica roach. and investigator gary miller had a gut instinct. >> i really think we're on to something. he portrays this weak timid person, but, you know, i don't think he truly is. >> miller thought hall was vicious and as the investigation unfolded, mill

a law firm is helping the city of sun vail fight that lawsuit free of charge. >>> a nevada family missing since sunday night has been found. the couple and four young children were discovered in an area where cell phone reception was sparse. they went to visit a mining area on sunday about 20 miles from their home and to play in the snow but never returned home. rescue crews spent the past two nights searching for the family in the mountains of northern nevada. the temperatures fell below zero during the past two nights. authorities say the family did the right thing staying in their car until they were found. searchers say everyone is in fairly good shape. >>> tens of thousands of people gathered in a johannesburg stadium to honor the memory of nelson mandela. nbc's tracie potts is in south africa and shows us how the world bid farewell to the leader. >> reporter: south africans believe this one of the biggest gatherings ever of celebrities and world leaders. >> great outpouring from all over the world. >> reporter: musicians, actors, 100 or more vips joined ordinary african citizens who

blows his whistle repeatedly hopefully giving the driver a chance to return to the van but to no a vail. after repeated attempts, he comes out and then the ticketbook, and the driver gets a $43 ticket. shortly after the ticket is issued, the driver appears. >> do you know you can't leave it here? >> i know. >> this suv was also left unattended until the driver returns. >> do you know if you leave your car here that's considered parking you know that right? >> they did a switch on the thing and i had to take the bags in. >> no matter what the reason and everyone has one you are not permitted to chill at the white zone. >> you've been chilling here for awhile. how long you plan on hanging out? >> until my dad finds my son. >> i'm going to ask you a question. how long you going to chill here? >> i'm waiting for my daughter. >> everyone always has a reason when all they have to do is wait at the cell phone lot and when you get that call you come and get your loved one. just don't park like this or in the crosswalk. >> you're aware parking in the crosswalk could merit you a $300 ticket, righ

edwin and davis were skiing on a backcountry trail in vail last week when edwin got caught up in the snow slide that he had actually caused. he was buried up to his head but his brother found him and dug him out. edwin escaped with only a knee injury. >>> a blizzard kept rescuers from freeing a research ship stuck near antarctica for the last week. adriana diaz reports. >> reporter: thick ice and poor visibility forced and australian ice breaker to turn around before it could get to the russian ship that's been stuck in the ice near antarctica since christmas eve. rescue teams are hoping the weather will clear on tuesday so the australian ship can try again. a helicopter from a smaller chinese ship may also be used. >> the aurora australis can't get through the ice conditions, then we would use the helicopter from the chinese vessel to evacuate the passengers. >> reporter: the expedition leader says there is hope that a u.s. coast guard ship can come to the rescue. >> there is also the possibility that the american icebreaker polar star, which is four times the size of the aurora, is

the penalties include up to $1,000 fine and a year in vail. >>> the future of the global auto industryng up. the sales of cars and trucks could hit 100 million by 201. one analyst says auto makers will launch 57 new cars and trucks in 2014. >>> big debate in washington and wall street as to whether or not the fed almost change its economic stimulus policy. ahead of the news dow jones up 47 points. nasdaq and s & p also posting decent gains. >>> not like winning the mega millions jackpot but it is still a big win. during last nights warriors game this fan hit a three-point shot from the top of the key just like that. and he won free groceries for a whole year. and the warriors won the game. they beat new orleans 104-93. >> great shot. >>> coming up next. live coverage of a story we've been following since 4:30 this morning. a bold crime led to a wild chase on the streets of san francisco. >>> plus at least one bay area lottery player really hit the jackpot. the mega million ticket that was sold in the south bay. -those other store cards... -...preferred shopper... ...club...things... ..

her family sat in the front row as a judge appointed stanford doctor paul fisher to i vail watt her.his morning, fisher is expected to present his findings in a closed door hearing. jahi has been on life support for 11 days declared brain dead after a tonsil surgery went wrong. her family says they will continue to fight no matter what the results are today. >> i said i feel like my daughter is on death row. because i never know when he's going to pull the plug. >> i believe my sister will want to keep fighting. >> reporter: yesterday, her family requested a third evaluation of the girl. but they considered the doctor truly independence. in the meantime the family is looking for another facility to care for her but the family's attorney says it's difficult right now with the holiday season. frank? >> and we know the officials from the hospital spoke yesterday afternoon. were they able to shed any light on the situation at all? >> reporter: frank the chief of pediatrics maintained the hospital's position that the ventilator won't bring the girl back to life. he said quote her surgery

he thought something big and dangerous was growing in terms of a big sur vail answer apparatus, he wantedmerican people to decide for themselves what the limits should be. >> that question aimed at him, who elected to you decide what should be public. he has no regrets about what he did. >> he is very comfortable with his choice. he i think feels vindicated by the fact that there has been six months of very intensive attention to things he thought were worthy of attention. and indeed, just after we spoke i come back from russia and a federal judge says that the program that snowden thinks is illegal is almost certainly unconstitutional. and the leaders of the u.s. technology industry tell the president that the nsa's work is damaging the american information economy. the empty's own task force -- president's own task force says that the nsa's program that snowden brought to attention ought to be cut back. >> in your interview snowden raised his concerns internally with superiors, but the nsa denies having any evidence that he talked to anyone about this before going to reporters. right? >

from where we are it was raining on our way up and then it switched to snow instantly around king vailt's been snowing for the last couple of hours. accumulations still only about a half an inch so the ski resorts hoping for a lot more. the good news, we are expecting colder air to come in. that will bring fluffier and higher quantities quantities of snow. to hopefully give themselves a better base at the ski resorts. behind me, a convoy coming through. you can still see them coming through here without chains. make sure you're ready for winter travel and brisk temperatures expected to go down into the sing the digits over the coming days in the sierra. >>> thanks brian. stay warm. >> i'm getting cold just looking at brian out there. sal it's good news for the resorts up there. >> yeah, and he mentioned there are chain requirements. it's kind of obvious by looking at that picture that if you're driving to the sierra today, you should bring the chains with you and know how to put them on. there are people who can put them on for you. you have to wait longer. if you can do it yourself yo

. >> vail. >> tahoe, california, nevada. >> i was going to say tahoe, too. >> wow. you're all so close, but so far. aspen. >> ah. >> aspen. we thought that was our giveaway, everybody is going to get that one right on the nose. >> surprised you can get a house for a million bucks in aspen. >> that was a trick question. >> dolly, thanks. >> we like tricks. >> we'll see you throughout the day. >> what do you think? which house do you like better? >> the greek revival much better. but i like the location in the rockies. >> you wouldn't fit in the other within. >> no, that's true. >> 900 square-foot house, right? that's over $1,000 a square foot. one bath. it means you have to wait in line. and it's on main street, which means that as a residence -- >> headache. >> -- yeah, a headache, noisy as anything, right? and as a commercial space, which it can be used as, there's no parking. so i'm not sure who the buyer is for this, and that's why it's on the market almost a year. >> yeah. >> oh, wow. >> unfortunately, for our new person, josh, we have a loser, and diana olick w

. -- fisher to i vail watt her: this morning, fisher is expected to present his findings in a closed door hearing. jahi has been on life support for 11 days declared brain dead after a tonsil surgery went wrong. her family says no matter what the results are today, they will continue to fight. >> i said i feel like my daughter is on death row. because i never know when he's going to pull the plug. >> i believe my sister will want to keep fighting. >> reporter: yesterday her family requested a third evaluation of the girl. a doctor paul burn from the university of toledo. in the meantime the family is looking for another facility to care for her but the family's attorney says it's difficult now with the holiday season. anne? >> you know officials from the hospital did speak yesterday afternoon. what did they say? i know they weren't really able to say much. >> reporter: anne the chief of pediatrics maintained the hospital's position that the ventilator won't be able to bring the girl back to life. he did say quote her surgery was very complex and not just a tonight electmy. he refused

surveillance going wow, this looks like they zoomed through this, didn't consider a lot of counter vailinguments and looked like they were stretching to give the government what they wanted. so this is a way to make sure that's not what happens. because then judges know, when you only hear one side all the time, however fair you're trying to be, that creates an effect. you tend to give that side what you're looking for. >> you talked earlier about tensions leading to complications and making changes. -- do you think the president because of that would probably hold off from making that kind of position doable? guest: this actually seems like the one thing most people don't have a problem with. we've seen, in hearings about this, a little bit of push back. i've heard some sort of separations of power's concerned about whether this particular role makes sense there. there's a question and standings. if the court makes the decision the advocate thinks is wrong, can they appeal to the supreme court. questions about standing because the advocate isn't really representing an actual client whose

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ryan is still a firefighter at the vail fire department.eople. because you're living with a grateful heart. you're talking about how grateful you are. there's something row do at the end of each day that you share online. >> yeah, i started my -- i tweet my hash tag faith part of day or parts of day every day. it's a way for me to reflect on the positives, the little things that happened throughout the day. to end the day on a positive note and to know that the next day, i need the be aware of the good things. the little things that are happening. i think that gratitude is so important. i mean, you know. we have talked about this. i feel like when you're in the rough patches of your life, it's helped me to lift me up in the hard times. and when you're in the high times, it keeps you grounded. yes, it has stores from my life. but it's stories from others, ryan, my friend and family, strangers. jenny mccarthy allowed me to share a story. also happily ever actions. >> tell people about that. i love that. it's about being active about putting i