the 159 passengers. strong winds are to blame. also developing now, crews in california just rescued a group of hikers in the ang lis national forest. res causers air lifted the hikers out of the canyon. the shopchopper landed and dropped off hikers. hour crewour crews said the others will work out on their own. the group is described as avid hikers and appeared to dressed for overnight temperatures. >> the deep breeze. the coldest air of the season is pushing some cities below zero degrees just ahead of new year's eve eve. even las vegas is preparing for a rare snowstorm. plus the third highest ranking republican steve scalise said he likely spoke to a group of white supremacists. president obama becomes the crasher in chief.