we now have data on what happens when wolves leave a particular place like yellowstone. over last month, we have lost 11 yellowstone park wolves who spent host of their lives in the ark. they don't understatand park boundaries. they are subject to the management jurors action of the of thatwith -- management jurisdiction, and millions of visitors have seen 832. she was born in 2006. she wawas an extra gary wolf and she was particularly beautiful. she was one of the best hunters we had ever seen. she could take down ouout by herself. shshe was taken 15 miles out of the park are a hunter. this is a act that i is used to seeing thousands of people throughout the year and, but quite naÏve to humans and tolerant of humans being close by. so she was at a disadvantage in a landscape where wolves were being hunted. >> what is happening to yellllowstone wowolves really highghlights what is hapappening throughout the r region. those are the most protected and well-managed wolves in the whole region and they are still getting shot. just imagine what is happening to wolves throughou

the steamboat geyser in yellowstone national park 3 erons. times this yearyere owthe geyserbl paing blasts off water feet baffling scientists about what's been setting it off more frequently. it's been dormant for years before shooting back to life last year. >>> rapper kanye west isn't missing a beat this christmas. he dropped his new album titled jesus is born.rformed by west along with his sunday service choir group. west became vocal about his faith earlier this year. >> and here's what's coming up. >>> north bay firefighters save a family dog from a christmas house fire. >>> police arrested the man they say stabbed and killed the brother of 49ers quarterback c.j. beathard. >>> it seems like just about everything is closed today but at 6:00, we'll show you how one bay area business is making the most want to thank you for joining us on this christmas and that will do it for us at 5:00. kpix 5 holiday special is next. we will see you back here in 30 minutes the latest. thanks for watching and again, merry christmas. ll g. ♪ head to jack in

i first saw yellowstone through 19th century photographs and i anticipated my first visit to yellowstonewould trigger a rush of familiarity. it did, but i was shocked. the place had green trees and blue skies. i had no idea. these old 1870's photographs had made the place recognizable to me. the monotone -- monochrome tones made the 19th-century west seem unduly remote from my own experience. gardner's photographic subjects at fort laramie experience their world in color. i need to remember that. their world was not so far away from mine as some might imagine. my mother reminds me that she was alive during sophie moussa's lifetime. she stands with a man who was born before lewis and clark headed west. i stand just two degrees of separation, two lifetimes from general harney. a military man with a violent temper, who i actually do not want to meet. writing about photographs in 1980, the french critic described what he called -- the element which rises from the scene, shoots out of it like an arrow and pierces me. i will concede, the visceral response to a photograph can spark a good novel

we're going to show you this video of a record set by the geyser in yellowstone national park erupted7 times this year blowing past last year's record of 32 times. 300feet into the air baffling scientists about what has been setting it off. >>> time for a check on our weather forecast. mary, this rainstorm is done, but we have another one on the way. >> we do for sure at least by the end of the weekend we have another one coming for us. this latest storm did bring a lot of in, thunderstorms, hail, and ware not done just yet. we're watching activity offshorell show you what to exp through the rest of i'the . christmas day but here is a live look. those cloudy skies, temperatures it upper 40s for santa rosa, san francisco and looking at low 40s from concord, oakland, san jose this afternoon. you can see things have wrapped up across the bay area but you can see activity offshore. really just off the coast of santa cruise. all those lightning strikes with thunderstorms in that area. as we go through the day with that activity just so close to us, we have a chance to see a few more shower

>>dozens of sudden blasts at yellowstone national park, the tallest active geyser setting a record for eruptions plus months after a jewish community near san diego was hit by hate good samaritans are showing off a symbol of strength, a very special and unique way and coming up not only will have your full new year's eve but you're 10 at 10 forecast as we >>the christmas grinch was caught on camera destroying an amazon delivery outside of detroit surveillance cameras captured the crime the truck driver stopped in front of a home carefully placed a package in front of his rear passenger tire after doing a door knock he gets back behind the wheel and goes back and forth crushing what's inside a neighbor who saw what happened was outraged he delivered the damage package. >>i delivered the package sent to the intended recipient he was shocked like anybody would be ah but he took a don't mess with other people stuff you know they're really works hard unmarked leading police to believe he's under contract with a 3rd party delivery service in national news tonight, a christmas tradition just

own boy this land now forms 5 new national parks and expand 3 others an area 3 times bigger than yellowstone and yosemite combined. this. may be the root of parts a scenic road 1700 miles long connecting 17 parks across chile boosting the economies of the communities from route. right now just another 2 days facilities are closed down until the handover process is complete so the whole team they're all saying goodbye to one another and it's not like he'll be back next year. yet it's sad. less than 4 years sucked her dog died in a car looking accident seeing their dream finally become a reality you support in a moment. here years. the day that doug died he was on a kayaking trip with our best friends and they got caught out. a severe westerly when they were getting pushed farther and farther out into the center of the lake and so they decided to abandon the kayak and try to swim to shore. and it was just too much. it was in the water for over 2 hours and they use helicopters to hospital and play ok and somehow the word spread so fast. had either die or was in trouble and as we drove to the ho

involve direct involvement of the military cleanup just as they were in fighting the forest fires in yellowstone last year. i don't know enough to say these are the specific tasks this morning of what they will perform, but we will do our best to help. >> which branch would be involved? >> at this point, every branch is involved and admiral yost is the head of the scene and in charge of the scene, and general mcnerney is the head of the joint task force in alaska and the army is going to be involved and the director of military support here in the pentagon and admiral smith is going to be involved in coordinating to the defense supported there, and it is a unique incident in alaska, in terms of the environmental disaster that has occurred and this kind of the military support to deal with the domestic problem has occurred before and i have a long list of examples if anybody is interested, and that is what we will do now. >> are you talking about the thousands? >> i don't have an answer for that now. >> who is in control of the cleanup, exxon or the federal government? >> i will turn that over to

. ♪ >>> 2019 was a record year for yellowstone's steamboat geyser. the u.s.est active geyser in the world erupted 47 times this year, blowing past last year's record of 32. steamboat's major eruptions shoot water more than 300 feet into the air. until the recent surge in eruptions, the geyser had been mostly calm for about 15 years. >>> today marks 15 years since the indian ocean tsunami killed upwards of 230,000 people. it was set off by a powerful underwater earthquake on december 26th, 2004. the quake had a magnitude of 9.1. a dozen countries were impacted from indonesia to india and africa's east coast. in thailand where more than 8,000 were killed, ceremonies were held this morning to remember the victims. >>> back home, award-winning songwriter allee willis died in los angeles. as major garrett reports, willis was one of the musical industry's most colorful characters. ♪ september love was changing my mind ♪ >> reporter: willis co-wrote "september" and other big hits for earth, wind, and fire. ♪ later this song took off on tv -- ♪ i'll be there for you

the cleanup, just as they were involved previously for example in fighting the forest fires in yellowstone last year. i don't know enough yet this morning to be able to see you these are those specific tasks and they all perform but we will do our best to help. what and this point nearly everybody is involved, obviously admiral yoes is in effect beyond the scene, head of the operation. the army will be involved, in the director a military support general will be coordinated in doing additional support needed there. it is a unique, incident in alaska in terms of the environmental disaster that has occurred, for those kind of military support to deal with a domestic problem is oftentimes occurred before. i have a long list of examples if anyone is interested. >> how many people are you talking about? >> i don't have an answer to that today. >> here is now in control of the cleanup? who is in charge? is it exxon or the federal government? >> i will turn that over to sam scanner. >> (laughs) >> as you know as the president indicated, one of the major objectives was to off-load a tanker that ha

the university of wyoming produced 124 climate change papers on wildfires, endangered species, yellowstone national park and other climate topics. 124. the university is home to both the state climatology office and an atmospheric science department which does modeling and empirical climate research. its faculty are working on subjects like, and i'm quoting the report here, the role of climate change and variability on vegetation and fire. using modern climate analogs to understand past environmental disturbances, developing web-based animated maps of climate, and development of 3-d climate visualization tools to enhance learning approaches in the classroom. i wonder if our wyoming delegation has visualized that. the university of oklahoma and oklahoma state university published 183 climate change papers on things like southern plains grassland, rising temperatures, soil restoration, and much more. o.u. is home to the oklahoma university climate science center and the department of the interior's south central climate adaptation science center. here's what the dean of university of oklahom

yellowstone, acadia national park, et cetera eight.n january of 1914, henry ford more than doubled the prevailing factory wage to a thin remarkable $5 for an eight hour day. ford didn't have to do that, but his company was succeeding and he thought he should. some historians credit the creation of the american middle-class to that decision. it was nearly impossible to imagine a big company doing anything like that today. attitudes are just too different. your average finance mogul looks at workers as costs to be reduced or eliminated. private equity isn't building a lot of public libraries these days. instead, by a distressed company, outsource jobs, liquidate the assets to hire middle-management, and then goes to the highest bidder often in asia. it has happened around the country, it has made a small number of people phenomenally rich. one of them is a new york-based hedge fund manager named paul singer. he has amassed a personal fortune of more than $3 billion. how he is he made that money? he made a lot of it by purchasing sovereig

yellowstone, acadia national park, et cetera.r significantly, in january 1914, henry ford more than doubled the prevailing factory wage to a then remarkable 5 for an eight hour day, and he didn't have to do that, but his company was succeeding, and he thought he did. some accredit the creation of the american middle class to that decision. it's impossible to imagine a big company doing anything like that today picker attitudes are just two different. your average finance mobile looks at workers as costs to be reduced or eliminated entirely. private equity isn't building a lot of public libraries these indays. instead, the model is ruthless economic efficiency. buy the company come outsource the jobs, liquidate the assets, fire middle management, and when the smoke is clear, dump what remains to the highest bidder, often in asia. it happens all the time it is made people phenomenally rich. one is a new york city based hedge fund manager, with more than $4 billion. he made a lot of that money by purchasing sovereign debt from distr

active geyser erupted you know this happened dozens of times over this past year and so far as yellowstone's. >>steamboat geyser. erupting 47 times in 2019 the russians can shoot water more than 300 feet into the air geysers of course are unpredictable and by nature, the high number is still interesting because it's then mostly calm over the past 15 years, but something might have started to go once again, they don't know why it's always a mystery of course, scientists say it does not however signal any volcanic activity or possible earthquakes down the road. i hope. closer to back home here, let's head outside know geysers at the golden gate bridge, hopefully a postcard shot it looks pretty john look at that it's cold this morning but mostly clear enjoy the sunny weather at least the mild weather for the next couple of days. john will tell us when the rain will be back. >>welcome back checking in on the very important forecast as your morning is shaping up it's cold outside right now. but let's check in with john and see. but it's going to feel like heading into the afternoon yeah, definite

>>active geyser in the world has erupted a record number of times this year so far yellowstone steamboatthe eruptions can shoot water more than 300 feet into the air and you know guys are is they're unpredictable by nature, but the high numbers still pretty interesting sense. it's been relatively calm for the last 15 years so it's unclear what's behind the sudden peak of activity, scientists say it does not signal any future volcanic activity or earthquakes. thank goodness. less than a week away from new year's eve and the beginning of 2020 are you ready for it. >>kron four's celebrating all night long into the new year with help from our sister station and las vegas was seems like a good idea nice place to be for new year's here's a look at what you can expect. >>ted more than one of the largest only the screen in the world on that the fremont street experience here in las vegas tonight as we count down to 2020 this be live whenever the new $32 million renovation to be in this tell us more on that as my good friend and the ceo president that experience not recuse got rick. what can we e

. >> seth: you went to yellowstone. >> yeah. >> seth: when did you do that?e in the summer >> seth: okay, gotcha. >> we always -- we can - i mean, we go if we can in the winter, always >> seth: and is he outdoorsy is he taking to the outdoors >> yeah. >> seth: okay. >> he loves it you know, little - >> seth: what do you guys do >> well, you know, we try to go on a hike, which is -- >> seth: yup >> about 30 feet down the trail. >> seth: yeah. >> and then your turn around, 'cause he did a good job and he found a stick. >> seth: right [ laughter ] >> you go, "woo, we did it." >> seth: it's like -- well, kids with sticks are basically, especially boys, they're like, "i don't think we're going to beat this, guys. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: "i feel like we should go back to the house and see what i can hit with this stick." >> that's true [ laughter ] exactly. >> seth: and then what about skiing 'cause your -- your son's a year older than mine. we're talking about, is this the winter we get him up on skis have you tried >> yes we tried, i think too early. >> se

back to salt lake city and reno and yellowstone, the best chances of a white christmas.er. >> thank you, dylan. >>> we turn now to the unanswered questions in the case of the missing mom and newborn baby in texas. investigators are trying to piece together what happened in the disappearance and death of heidi broussard. her infant daughter found safely. one of the closest friends is facing charges connected to the disappearance. nbc's sam brock has been following this all week. sam, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. this blind sided heidi's friends and family. her body discovered in the trunk of the car on the property. cause of death strangulation. now investigators are pushing forward with one question. how is the woman who lived here, heidi's close friend, involved? a massive search and rescue ending on the houston door step after a week long hunt for heidi and her baby margot. authorities found the 3-week-old infant alive and well. the probe into heidi's death is just starting. >> multiple jurisdictions today are still investigating this case. >> re

you'll get to go hiking and rafting and fly fishing and enjoy all this in jackson hole and yellowstone can really just focus on being together as a family. and make some memories. >> oh, my gosh. thank you. doug, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> you're so excited because you have wanted a vacation like this because this young man, he loves horses. >> he does. will bulls-eye be there? >> you got it. you got it. >> so are you excited to spend christmas, jake -- >> yes. >> you didn't even let me finish. with your beautiful family. thank you, thank you, thank you and, doug, thank you for making this happen. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> can't wait to see you guys out there. >> we'll be doing this all month long. i love the secret santa. >> thank you very much. >> we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ all we need is somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ sweden's greetings. enjoy your first payment on us when you lease a new volvo. now through january 2nd. when you lease a new volvo. sarah's last tuition