i talked to a lot of people about paid foster parents. we don't pay foster parents very much. will that only sort of further attract people that are interested in fostering for the money i think this is a interesting question and somebody i was talking to actually compared it to donating blood and donating platelets that you can actually pay for. they ask a bunch of questions about the level of contamination and what kind of problems you might have had a but they also check it and find out it's like a far-fetched comparison. people are much more likely to lie about their exposure to things that would basically make the blood contaminated. so how do we encourage people to do fostering especially because the kids are so aware of the money. some of them can tell you to the dollar how much the family has been paid to care for them because they've made them aware of it. how do we get middle-class americans to engage in foster care. he went to an informational meeting and said we have to do foster care because i don't want the other people in the room doing it. one said do i have to

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foster care system is a lifeline albeit an imperfect one. but what happens when they grow too old to stay in that system? where can they turn? here's cynthia mcfadden with that story. >> reporter: demetre never really had much of a chance. >> i have been in the system since i was seven days old, my entire life. >> reporter: passing through 15 families or group homes in california. >> it was just back-to-back change, change, change move, move >> reporter: does it make it hard to trust people >> most definitely i don't trust anybody. at all >> reporter: there may be one exception to that, frank vega, who vowed when he got out of the military he'd help kids who were as lost as he was when he aged out of foster care. >> all our kids need is one caring adult. we get a kick out of it when we see a kid like demetre. who comes in hopeless and now he's hopeful >> he has been that steady arm to me i don't know what to do, i call him >> reporter: demetre like 25,000 other kids across the country is poised to age out of the ever-troubled foster care sys

and, a look america's broken foster care system and one former foster child's approach to fixing it. >> all the time we see these small barriers like a deposit for an apartment or the need for more food, being the barrier that actually blocks families from staying together. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> johnson & johnson. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the kendeda fund. committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. more at kendedafund.org. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: president biden and russian president vladimir putin

and that's how our film—maker, glen foster, came to be there. he was an engineer with morrison knudsen. mk drove roads through the desert and canals through the sand. it built three collossal dams at lightning speed. foster and mehtabuddin went out to film each stage of the project in detail, from the grand opening of the dams to the narrowest canals spreading across the desert. not many americans still remember the old days in helmand, but there are a very few. went to afghanistan in, er... my daughter was about a year old. i went ahead of you because we didn't have any house for the family for the first six months, and we were working on the new kandahar international airport. mm—hm. and then they came over about six months later. we lived in this little bungalow... it was a duplex. was it a duplex? yes, and it had one bathroom, a living room and a long kitchen with a table at the end with two chairs. quite small, yeah. that was the dining room. she laughs. well, been built on a huge compound that the government of afghanistan had made avail

and that's how our filmmaker, glenn foster, came to be there. he was an engineer with morrison knudsen. mk drove roads through the desert and canals through the sand. it built three colossal dams at lightning speed. foster and mehtabuddin went out to film each stage of the project in detail, from the grand opening of the dams to the narrowest canals spreading across the desert. not many americans still remember the old days in helmand, but there are a very few. we went to afghanistan in, er... my daughter was about a year old. i went ahead of you because we didn't have any house for the family for the first six months, and we were working on the new kandahar international airport. mm—hm. and then they came over about six months later. we lived in this little bungalow... it was a duplex. was it a duplex? yes, and it had one bathroom, a living room and a long kitchen with a table at the end with two chairs. yeah, quite small, yeah. that was the dining room! well, it had been built on a huge compound that the government of afghanistan had made av

and that's how our film—maker, glen foster, came to be there. he was an engineer with morrison knudsen. mk drove roads through the desert and canals through the sand. it built three collossal dams at lightning speed. foster and mehtabuddin went out to film each stage of the project in detail, from the grand opening of the dams to the narrowest canals spreading across the desert. not many americans still remember the old days in helmand, but there are a very few. went to afghanistan in, er... my daughter was about a year old. i went ahead of you because we didn't have any house for the family for the first six months, and we were working on the new kandahar international airport. mm—hm. and then they came over about six months later. we lived in this little bungalow... it was a duplex. was it a duplex? yes, and it had one bathroom, a living room and a long kitchen with a table at the end with two chairs. quite small, yeah. that was the dining room. she laughs. well, it had been built on a huge compound that the government of afghanistan had mad

foster, we are so sorry for your loss. ms. foster, mrs. foster, tell me about glen. >> well, ben was a loving person, a loving husband, father, son, brother. he was a very active in the community. he was a very successful businessman. he was an intelligent guy who had ambition. he lived a very happy, happy life. we raised a beautiful son. he was well educated. he had good entrepreneurship. he was just someone that was like the life of every party. so glen was a loving person. everyone loved glen. when he stepped into a party, they knew glen was going to be just the life of the party. in a good way. >> mr. foster, tell us about the days leading up to his arrest. do you believe your son may have been suffering from a mental health episode? please talk to me about that. >> i can say, don, glen's behavior was a little different than what we usually had with him. we were concerned. and we, believe it or not, when he was caught by the police, i thought to myself in my mind that he's in one place now we can arrange to get him some help. and we we

father and foster daughter. sabrina's teacher, willy smith, described spotting kevin with sabrina at the school one afternoon. >> she moved toward sitting in his lap inside his legs. >> what did you do at that point? >> i did a double take kind of -- really? >> then nicole, sabrina's social worker/case manager, testified about a strange call from kevin just a month before the murder. kevin, she said, admitted his marriage to lisa was in trouble and said they were considering divorce. >> what was your retoox that statement? >> i was surprised. i didn't know they were even considering splitting up or divorce. >> kevin, she said, asked whether in a divorce he would be able to take sabrina with him as opposed to her staying with lisa. >> i just thought it was a little odd that he wanted to take 17-year-old girl alone in a home with just him. >> prosecutors next showed juror's cell phone activity. more evidence, they say, that indicated kevin and sabrina were having an affair. >> kevin was texting sabrina way more th

and, a look at america's broken foster care system and one former foster child's approach to fixing it. >> all the time we see these small barriers like a deposit for an apartment or the need for more food, being the barrier that actually blocks families from staying together. >> nawaz: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> johnson & johnson. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the kendeda fund. committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. more at kendedafund.org. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: president biden and russian president vladimir puti

explosion and that's how our filmmaker, glenn foster, came to be there. he was an engineer with morrison knudsen. mk drove roads through the desert and canals through the sand. it built three colossal dams at lightning speed. foster and mehtabuddin went out to film each stage of the project in detail, from the grand opening of the dams to the narrowest canals spreading across the desert. not many americans still remember the old days in helmand, but there are a very few. we went to afghanistan in, er... my daughter was about a year old. i went ahead of you because we didn't have any house for the family for the first six months, and we were working on the new kandahar international airport. mm—hm. and then they came over about six months later. we lived in this little bungalow... it was a duplex. was it a duplex? yes, and it had one bathroom, a living room and a long kitchen with a table at the end with two chairs. yeah, quite small, yeah. that was the dining room! well, it had been built on a huge compound that the government of afghanistan had made av

explosion and that's how our filmmaker, glenn foster, came to be there. he was an engineer with morrison knudsen. mk drove roads through the desert and canals through the sand. it built three colossal dams at lightning speed. foster and mehtabuddin went out to film each stage of the project in detail, from the grand opening of the dams to the narrowest canals spreading across the desert. not many americans still remember the old days in helmand, but there are a very few. we went to afghanistan in, er... my daughter was about a year old. i went ahead of you because we didn't have any house for the family for the first six months, and we were working on the new kandahar international airport. mm—hm. and then they came over about six months later. we lived in this little bungalow... it was a duplex. was it a duplex? yes, and it had one bathroom, a living room and a long kitchen with a table at the end with two chairs. yeah, quite small, yeah. that was the dining room! well, it had been built in a huge compound that the government of afghanistan had made av

the foster system. do you feel an awful lot of kids feel that what's happened to them is their fault? >> yes, definitely. we spend hours just telling them it's not our fault. but it is your life. >> reporter: the angry teenager at 14, demetre tells me he entered a house intent on robbing it. an assault on the woman who lived there. he wishes he could take it back and mike it right. ginger prior understands demetre's struggles. >> i have been working in the foster care system for 30 years. >> reporter: have things gotten any better in 30 years? >> in some aspects, i think that they have, but in many aspects they haven't. >> reporter: she helps run the foster care system in l.a. county, currently monitoring 30,000 kids. it's estimated that a third of the kids who age out had experienced homelessness, that one in four end up spending at least one night in prison within two years. not a pretty picture. >> i'm not even going to tap dance around that and say, oh, that doesn't happen. it does. we still have a

why do you think it took this long for a minority female to be mayor in foster city? >> that's a really big question. we definitely need more minority women to stand up and i feel very honored to be able to represent the minority community. and i feel that i am able to inspire others. >> reporter: the road to get here hasn't always been smooth. nearly a year ago someone threw a large rock. a suspect has never been found. >> it was scary. it was nerve racking, sounded like a gun shot. but i put that behind me, especially because of the support that i got from the community, the messages i got. >> reporter: she's not only making history. she says the future looks bright. >> i am very passionate about the community. >> the ceremonial term will end next december but she can choose to run again for the seat. >>> 4:37. two men, a father and son under arrest accused of starting the massive caldor fire that threatened south lake tahoe. >>> hundreds of thousands of acres burned, homes destroyed, people hurt. eldorado county district attorney says david and travis smith are res

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we may see some slowing over toward foster city. i put the radar on here as well, the rudimentary look to show that rain activity continues across where we just saw with that live camera. we're watching for impact at foster city to see if they clear that quickly. in contra costa county, the couple of crashes we had on 580 and 880 in oakland have both cleared out of the lanes. >>> turn off your phones. next, the new warning from the faa about 5g cell phone technology and how it can disrupt pilots in the cockpit. >>> and ahead at 5:25 the east bay icon now getting props. >>> off the job. more problems surrounding the sinking millennium tower. you can find the full report right now on nbcbayarea.com. just head to our investigations tab. [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] lisa looks like you've... [ sfx: pop pop pop pop ] lisa, you might be on mute. [ sfx: pop ping bloop ] [ phone buzzing ] the day can wait... enter the golden state with real california dairy. when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra

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on kpix5. >> the newest mayor of foster city is indian american. making her the first woman of color and 6th female mayor to lead the city. >> i am the mayor of foster city. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after being sworn in, she did her first tv interview. [singing] >> reporter: and community event as mayor. >> our new mayor. [ applause ] >> how does it feel to be mayor? >> so exciteing. >> there is a lot of work ahead. i want to do so much. >> and faithfully discharged the duties of the mayor. >> reporter: they voted to appoint her mayor making her the first woman of color to take the ceremonial seat in foster city's 50 year history. a long time coming considering the city's population is near low 48% asian, according to the 2019 u.s. census. >> why do you think it took this long for a minority female to be mayor in foster city? >> that is a really big question. we definitely need more women, more minority women to stand up and i feel very honored to be able to represent the minority community and i feel that i am able to inspire others. >> rep

on kpix5. >> the newest mayor of foster city is indian american. making hethe first woman of color and 6th female mayor to lead the city. >> i am the mayor of foster city. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after being sworn in, she did her first tv interview. [singing] >> reporter: and community event as mayor. >> our new mayor. [ applause ] >> how does it feel to be mayor? >> so exciteing. >> there is a lot of work ahead. i want to do so much. >> and faithfully discharged the duties of the mayor. >> reporter: they voted to appoint her mayor making her the first woman of color to take the ceremonial seat in foster city's 50 year history. a long time coming considering the city's population is near low 48% asian, according to the 2019 u.s. census. >> why do you think it took this long for a minority female to be mayor in foster city? >> that is a really big question. we definitely need more women, more minority women to stand up and i feel very honored to be able to represent the minority community and i feel that i am able to inspire others. >> repor

work closely with norman foster of course. two of the greatest _ norman foster of course. two of the greatest architects _ norman foster of course. two of the greatest architects of - norman foster of course. two of the greatest architects of our - the greatest architects of our time, piano as well. three including him. but he partnered with two of the other greatest architects of our time at different points of his career. renzo piano and norman foster. i think ruthie rogers, his extraordinary wife, influenced him in very different ways. she is one of the great cooks and restaurant operators of the world. the river cafe is one of everybody�*s favourite places in london and yet four years his office was right across the piazza from the cafe and they kind of bled into each other and the whole feeling of his office was one of this great almost italian workshop that connected to this magnificent italian restaurant on the riverfront, and that had to influence the work in some way influence the work in some way in this sense that yes, life is about discipline and hard work an

i actually became a foster parent in 2000, and since then i have fostered about two dozen kids, they are some of my kids, those are my adopted kids and grandkids, and it has really been my life's mission and transformative and has changed my life unbelievably, and i think it has helped my kids and my grandkids as well. >> kelly: transformative is the perfect word for that. we happen to have some people in our audience who say that you are there real life santa, so i know they you know the whole family, right? so can you bring y

i had a foster stick to a different part. know somebody who pain me to take will say to dictate one minute because of all of us, i tell people, nibble's, polio, come next to the new bull fossil a couldn't. it's could even like to happening ship a desk, a ball force low. oh boy. and also come from an end to having some sort come next to me. more sacred himalayan summit, more treacherous than everest. conver kona has never been tamed, revered and feared by locals. yet an irresistible challenge to western climate, a sharper family must choose between going against their religious beliefs and guiding a group of mountaineers, or rejecting much needed income. the wall of shadows on al jazeera ah, with a going ecologist, working as a volunteer in the areas of conflict, is not only a skillful dr. he's also known for delivering babies and treated women who medical services are limited. you're truly a doctor of humanity and hope to see we're world. what was the doctor? medical mission it, syria, yemen, and southern turkey. dr. report o

norman foster speaking about his friend, _ positive. norman foster speaking about his friend, the _ positive. norman foster speaking about his friend, the architect - about his friend, the architect richard rogers, who has died at the age of 88. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. celtic celebrate as they win a 20th scottish league cup trophy. manchester city will lead the way at christmas. manchester city will lead the way — victory at newcastle means they are clear at the top of the league. and it was notjoe root�*s day as the england captain falls in the final over in adelaide and faces a second ashes defeat. hello and welcome to sportsday. celtic are celebrating a first trophy under new manager ange postecoglu. they came from behind to beat hibs 2—1 in the scottish league cup at hampden park this afternoon. theirjapanese striker, kyogo furuhashi, returned from injury to score both goals, to extend celtic�*s unbeaten record at hampden to 18 games. adam wild reports. it has been sometime s

so our foster for him being sued by the in the military. you'll see that the ball for slow the house listen. when he came in china to mostly going to talk about how you 1st to speak to a different partner, sorry for being with the cable. say to dictate one big minutes because of all of us . hot, heavy, bony boss, polio. come next to the new bull fossil it could, it could be happening to baby thus couple slow. oh boy, we've come for an end of some sort. come next to me. in the light of the open seas hides a dark secret. men forced to work without pain enslaved for years, but a glimmer of hope remained for the forgotten fisherman as a group of activists stove deep into the legal fishing industry, demanding justice and freedom. ghosts fleet, a witness documentary on al jazeera december on. i'm just either guitar, host the fee for our upcoming a momentous event for the region and a glimpse of what's in store for the 2022 world cup. people in power invest the gates, the use and abuse of power across the globe. a world exclusive interview with jo

laura foster, thank ou touch with their gp. laura foster, thank you so _ touch with their gp. laura foster, thank you so much _ touch with their gp. laura foster, thank you so much for— touch with their gp. laura foster, thank you so much forjoining - touch with their gp. laura foster, thank you so much forjoining us. | people in around 9,000 homes are facing a second weekend without power in parts of scotland and northern england, following storm arwen. those affected are now bracing themselves for almost freezing temperatures forecast over the next 2a hours, and the army and the british red cross have been distributing emergency aid in some areas. our correspondent peter harris joins us from cramlington in northumberland. please bring us up—to—date. please bring us up-to-date. the soldiers are _ please bring us up—to—date. tie: soldiers are here please bring us up—to—date. tte: soldiers are here now please bring us up—to—date. tt2 soldiers are here now as you can see in this fire station, receiving their briefing, and shortly they will be moving off to some

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. >> reporter: their mom dominique grew up in foster care because her parents were addicts. she spent two years in therapy learning to be a better mom. >> i'm learning to put my best foot forward because my mom didn't do it for us. so i wanted to be different and just stop the cycle. >> reporter: how determined were you to get back to them? >> that was the most important thing for me to do. >> reporter: and how does that feel? >> it feels wonderful. >> reporter: aiden and heaven say they're thankful that their mom pheugusro aheboth tghhou t gratitude and school helps them to appreciate each other. >> what are two things that you're grateful for about him? >> he is really nice to me and he protects me. >> reporter: he protects you? >> yeah. >> i hated not seeing my mom. it sucked. i would cry a lot. and that's where my sister came. in. >> reporter: now there is scientific research that shows gratitude can unlock feelings of hopefulness. learning to express these emotions really helped the kids to open up. university of southern california professor glenn fox published the fir

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you just have to navigate the world so that a foster child isn't doing it solo. you just have to stand up for a kid who isn't fluent in bureaucracy, or maybe not in their own emotions. so show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> hi, everybody. it is 10:00 a.m. eastern. 7:00 pacific. i'm yasmin vossoughian in for jose diaz-balart. we have a lot to get to. covid cases climbing after christmas. the u.s. averaging 200,000 new cases daily. dr. fauci issuing this warning this morning. >> the group that we're really concerned about, joe, unvaccinated people because even if this virus is inherently less severe just the volumes of the numbers of cases to have put a stress on the hospital system. >> at the same time airlines working hard to recover after massive flight cancelations over the holiday weekend blamed on staff shortages due to omicron. and in a little more than an hour president biden will hold a virtual meeting with governors about the administration's latest efforts to combat covid. i have an incredible t

to toss van dyke about let's have had a foster. i'm gone. so figured even like, no sorry, lupe urbane music tape will save if you take one big, newman, scotty, hill. all of us ought to have the pony boss polio comp next to the new ball fossil a. couldn't it split even like teeth whitening to paint dusk up? all fall slow, boy, you will also come from an end to having some sort come next me a sacred himalayan summit. more treacherous than everest. combat karna has never been tamed, reviewed and feared by local, yet an irresistible challenge to western climate. a sharper family must choose between going against their religious beliefs and guiding a group of mountaineers or rejecting much needed income. the will of shadows on al jazeera december and i'm just here to host the pizza arab cut a momentous event for the region and a glimpse of what's in store for the 2022 world cup people in power investigates the use and abuse of power across the globe, a world exclusive interview with joint nobel peace, laurie recognize the safeguarding freedom of

foster: thank you. am i visible here? chair stevens: perfect. mr. foster: thank you. thank the witnesses for joining us here today and taking time out from what i presume your detailed planning how you'll invest the funds from the bipartisan infrastructure bill we sent you last week. my first question about tornado research. dr. blevins, i was particularly interested in your testimony on n.s.f. tornado research. back on june 20, tornado swept through my district in suburban chicago and caused millions of dollars in damage and some cases complete destruction to homes and property in my district. fortunately, no lives were lost in large part because of the cell phone warnings that allowed people to seek shelter. often only minutes or second before the tornado hit. constituents in my district don't have to be convinced about the detailed and timely information. there is a program known as the targeted observation by radars and u.s.a. of super cells. which is designed to increase understanding of strong storm structures that may be attributed to tornado genesis. but this

you just have to navigate the world so that a foster child isn't doing it solo. you just have to stand up for a kid who isn't fluent in bureaucracy, or maybe not in their own emotions. so show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> it's been four months since the chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, but close to 2900 evacuees are still waiting to be resettled. the frantic scramble had thousands of afghans leave home with few, if any, belongings, including crucial paperwork. the lack of documentation and other setbacks have left many in limbo. part of the team following the developments, priscilla, what have you learned? >> well, allison, for thousands wait ago broad and here, the wait is excruciating. afghans describe being depressed and desperate after fleeing afghanistan earlier this year. in fact, one afghan that we spoke with says he's been waiting at a transit country that is a location where the u.s. sent afghans to be vetted and processed. he's been waiting there three months with his family. he told

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he was a four—year—old who'd lived with foster carers all of his life. ijust walked into the room and played with him, and he went, "hiya" for mummy. and then that was it. that was five years ago. does any part of you wish that you'd found him sooner? we're both sad that we missed out on all those years together because actually he was ready to be adopted when he was nine months old. and so that's a really long time to wait, and it's a long time for me to think i missed out on his life. you seem happy. yeah, very happy. get a little bit of information about this little one and we can go from there about what we do. it's in ordinary offices like this that life journeys are rerouted. we've already sorted it out. at one adoption agency, they're on a mission to find the right homes, they call them forever homes, for the kids who so badly need a fresh start. a bit of a snapshot... chloe is a family finder, and every one of her computer prevails as a child that she's come to know and i care about-— happy baby, always has a smile to share. ~ . .,,, ., , ., ro

you just have to navigate the world so that a foster child isn't doing it solo. you just have to stand up for a kid who isn't fluent in bureaucracy, or maybe not in their own emotions. so show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> the strong holiday shopping season in the books. is it a sign of 2022 good morning, court >> good morning, skait all the various subsectors in retail leads to a variety of opinions among stock pickers but a handful are showing up on the top picks for 2020 list. the consumer isn't expected to weaken but the thrill of the deal and the treasure hunt is a key theme for many analysts and consumers. the dislocation of the supply chain over the last 18-plus months is something that leads many analysts to believe that shoppers are going to be very interested in the off price sector so, names like five below and burlington are showing up on a lot of lists as opposed to the previously sort of hot name for retail in that off-price sector. walmart also is a name that many analysts are interested

foster, admired stevenson and referred to him as a most excellent officer. he stands as high as any officer or soldier of the army of the united states on the list of noble, loyal, and devoted men, foster wrote. his bravery and, more than that, his daring gallantry and in all he has proven himself modest, self-denying, patriotic and strictly obedient to orders. in november stevenson received a welcome surprise of sorts from home. the corps of the men who had once formed the fourth massachusetts new england guard militia men had banded together to form the 44th massachusetts infantry, a nine-month regiment assigned to newburn. they found themselves under their old captain's command. in 1862 as stevenson's former commander ambrose burnside was trying to force a crossing of the rappahannic river from newburn to goldsboro to secure an important railroad bridge. nothing of importance occurred until december 14th when confederates set fire to a bridge that was needed. they saved the bridge. that assault represented the highlight of action for stevenson's brigade d

day. for the foster kids and anything could happen. it could be the day you welcome 1,200 guests and all their devices. or it could be the day there's a cyberthreat. only comcast business' secure network solutions give you the power of sd-wan and advanced security integrated on our activecore platform so you can control your network from anywhere, anytime. it's network management redefined. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast business powering possibilities. >>> in our tech lead, many americans woke up this morning to an alarm not from a clock but from tiktok. a vague and viral social media threat putting students and parents on edge. schools across the country put on high alert with some canceling classes in response to a warning of violence. a warning originating on social media. polo sandoval joins us with more. parents and students now breathing a sigh of relief, but this threat really terrified a lot of people today. what do we know about how it started? >> it did, jake. even now it st

so it's certainly a fetal and foster variance. what we don't know yet is the severity of the illness that produces, we've had some early information, but in the countries where they're studying closely. they haven't seen the hospital philips of weekly, but we don't know whether that's on the crime or the fact that there's been very good vaccination in those countries, or a lot of penetration by previous variance in the populations where those studies have been done. the critical thing, and this is why the restrictions are taken is to leave some reserve in your health system for other things. this is a period of time when people get ill with all kinds of other things, but she winter, accidents, heart attacks, all sorts of things that need intensive care. and i am a crohn's, problematic for 2 reasons, because it's spreading so quickly. the people who need to provide that care a getting sick, as well as the people who are coming into hospital. so even if you are, people are in hospital. if you've got fewer people to look after them,

you just have to navigate the world so that a foster child isn't doing it solo. you just have to stand up for a kid who isn't fluent in bureaucracy, or maybe not in their own emotions. so show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> as difficult as this year has been, so many of us have held on to hope that the pandemic will fade, our differences will ease, our future will brighten. to close it out, we've asked our guests their wishes for the coming year. >> my wish for next year is that it's nothing like the last two years, please! we can't take it anymore! >> my wish for 2022, maybe just people calm down a little bit. >> my wish for america is to end racism. >> i wish for less politics. i don't think politics infusing everything is making us smarter, happier, healthier or better people. >> my wish for 2022 is an end to the exhaustion, that we just wake up refreshed from the ridiculous chaos that we've now been through for basically two years. >> acceptance and understanding will make this america the greatest c

appointment, foster admired stevenson and referred to him as a -- officer. he stands as loyal as any officer of the united states on the list of loyal and devoting men. his bravery and gallantry had been exhibited on all fields of north carolina and in all he has proven himself modest, self denying, patriotic and strictly obedient to orders. in november, stevenson received a welcome surprise from home. the core of the man who once formed the fourth massachusetts new england guard militiamen had banded together to form the 44th massachusetts infantry. a nine-month regiment that was assigned to new bern, where, as it happened, they found themselves under the old captain's command. ambrose burn side, was trying to force a crossing of the rappahannock river, stevenson was leading his expedition from newburn to golds borough. to secure a bridge. nothing else important happened until december 11th. they made a gallant charge on the very galling fire and save the bridge. that assault represented the highlight of action for stevenson's brigade for the campaign, whic

you just have to navigate the world so that a foster child isn't doing it solo. you just have to stand up for a kid who isn't fluent in bureaucracy, or maybe not in their own emotions. so show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> in our politics lead, president biden's political future is tied to getting the virus under control and to keeping the u.s. economy moving. so what does that mean? given the new cdc guidance and the quarantine times and employees and everything going on with omicron. let's discuss. kirsten, back in january, the biden administration vowed to shut down covid. it appears that they underestimated the virus' staying power. what do you make of how they are handling it these last-minute changes to travel restrictions, quarantine lengths, testing, how is this going to affect his re-election chances and the democrats' chances in 2022? >> well, in terms of re-election, it's too soon to be making predictions about that. we're only one year into his presidency. and i think in terms of the midterm

his superior john jay foster used a phrase that ulysses s. grant would use a few days later 100 miles to the east demanding unconditional surrender. it was just as well. stephenson's men were in the sweep of the shoreline found federal can -- several confederate using the delay to escape by small boats in and stephenson's men rounded them up. in the battle they performed well in an unexpectedly difficult conditions. zero it to the rain and the guns exposed he wrote his official report many of the men had difficult they fired them. his men moved into position and then got an unwelcome surprise. thompson on a right which i supposed to have no guns on the lan side open up as soon as they got into position. with support from the union the confederates retreated fastidiously stopping only to reload musketry. before cat should last six rebels raise the american flag. shortly thereafter on march 20 and 21st event since 24th massachusetts set up the river on an expedition to washington. in deserted town by the time they arrive so stevenson landed two

a boy who went from foster home to foster home and the adoptive mom he found at school about to spend their first official christmas as mother and son joining us live and we have a major surprise to make it extra jolly. ♪ christmas every day ♪ >>> and we're decking the halls with david archuleta live. bringing a special performance as we count down to christmas and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ >>> good morning, america. great to be with you on this christmas eve eve alongside janai and gio. we are rounding the corner and heading for home for the holidays for christmas. our favorite holiday movie experts will join us live. they are the deck the hallmark guys. >> bran, panda and dan are giving us their best tips and tricks for throwing the perfect made for tv holiday gathering, plus they're sharing their picks for favorite holiday movie this season and spoiler alert, it is not a hallmark movie but it is one of my favorites. >> it is not a holiday without bran, panda and dan. >>> but first we do have a lot of news we need to get to starting with the fight against covi

you just have to navigate the world so that a foster child isn't doing it solo. you just have to stand up for a kid who isn't fluent in bureaucracy, or maybe not in their own emotions. so show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> happy holidays, everyone, i'm alisyn camerota. victor is off today. for the third day in a row, the covid surge is creating holiday chaos. more than 2600 flights have been canceled today. more than a thousand of those in the u.s. mostly thanks to staff calling out sick as covid cases soar from the omicron variant. the u.s. is averaging more than 198,000 new infections a day, a level not seen since last january during one of the worst peaks of the pandemic. but hospitalizations are rising less quickly than the speed we saw with the