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KPIX CBS Overnight News December 26, 2017

Jamie yuccas, thank you very much. Red woods are threatened by an onslaught of tour tiss. Dont ask where. What a police to work . Reporter entering the redwood forest is like stepping back in time. Among all the towering trees, the exact location of the tallest, named the grove of titans has long been kept secret. To help preserve them. The early management philosophy was we are not going to tell people. We are still not telling people. Brett silver agreed to lead me to the titans home to some of the largest trees in the world. This is not an official state park trail. No one trail that visitors have created by searching for some of the trees and grove of titans. Some one posted gps coordinates on social media. Iffages like this lured thousand of tourists to the area in search of the seek treat grove. Calling it the grove of the titans, secret grove, that just enhanced the hunt. People got, intrigued into the big tree hunt. Like trophy hunters. And like trophy hunters, people posed with the titans. Sharing them online as proof of their conquest. You can see the kind of steps, leading higher, higher. So they can get that perfect picture. Forest ecologist, studies the damage done by foot traffic. Along with destroying native plants, the soil compaction, caused by standing next to a redwood, harms the roots. Most of the roots of a redwood tree are in the first three feet or so. It kills, the small roots where nutrients were taken up. Now the redwood parks are raising money to protect the titans. Walk into an old growth grove, it is a humbling experience that puts everything into perspective, life into perspective. 1. 4 million needed to build raised walk ways that allow for selfies without endangering the health of the treats. People go you are going to ask people to stay on trail . Yes that is our only defense right now. By staying on the trail, visitors can still see the forest, and save the trees. John blackstone, cbs news, crescent city, california. Charity dillmans heart was three times larger than normal. Thought it what the end. Next morning i got a call. Megan markles courtesy for a 12yearold is Getting National attention. Ever get tired of adults saying how smart you are . No, i just look to accept it. That cough doesnt sound so good. Well i think you sound great. Move over. Easy booger man. Take mucinex dm. Itll take care of your cough. Fine ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night. Ah david, please, listen. Still not coughing. Not fair you guys waffles are my favorite ah why take 4hour cough medicine . Just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Trust 1 doctor recommended dulcolax. Use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. Suppositories for relief in minutes. And dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. Dulcolax. Designed for dependable relief. It says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. This. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. The great emperor trekking a hundred miles inland to their breeding grounds. Except for these two fellows. This time next year, were gonna be sitting on an egg. I think were getting close make a uturn. Uturn . Recalculating. Man, we are never gonna breed. Just give it a second. You will arrive in 92 days. Nah, nuhuh. Nope, nope, nope. You know who im gonna follow . My instincts. As long as gps can still get you lost, you can count on geico saving folks money. Im breeding, man. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. You give us comfort. And we give you bare feet, backsweat, and gordos. Everything. I love you, but sometimes you stink. Soft surfaces trap odors. Febreze fabric refresher cleans them away for good. Because the things you love the most can stink. And plug in febreze to keep your whole room fresh for up to 45 days. Breathe happy with febreze. Imagine being told you might have to give up the very thing you were born to do. Dr. Jon lapook has the story of a singer who got her second and third wind. Charity tilghman loves all things opera. It makes this hot, gorgeous mess of a vehicle for, for to enjoy and joy and suffering and tragedy. Reporter and her life reads like the plot of a grand opera. Diagnosed at age 20 with pulmonary hypertension, high pleasure in the lungs, her heart was three times larger than normal. She couldnt imagine a life without song. Im going to raise the roof her career flourishes as her body deteriorated until 2009 Lung Transplant saved her life. She was 26. How did that go . It was a rough go. Thats an understatement. Her new book, the encore describes a grueling medical journey. It was two months of where i could breathe on my own. There is this wisp of a voice. But it was something and so i started singing every day. Act two. Three years later, her body rejects the lungs. I have this sort of conversation with god. I made my peace with everyone. And you thought i thought it was the end. And the next morning i got a call. The doctor, direct ore of heart Lung Transplant program at Cleveland Clinic found a match. I had my husband on one side. My mother on the other. I squeezed their hand. We have done this once. We can do this again. The risk for rejection, especially kronchronic rejectio one that is there. Every day is a new day to discover something new to bring a smile to someone any face to celebrate your donor. This fall, the opera Singer Celebrated her donor by performing at the Cleveland Clinic with her friend esperanza tufani, the donors daughter. If you have determination and like, i dont know, a Warrior Spirit inside of you. A Warrior Spirit do you have a relationship with your donor through your lung lungs . I think she gives me voice. Dr. Jon lapook, cbs news, new york. Still ahead movie night act the space station. Guess what they saw . Ok, lets try this. It says you apply the blue one to me. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. I had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. coughsah hey, chad i missed you. Ah i was in the tree watching you, and then i fell. Im not eating pizza from the trash. Then i discovered mucinex. Huge difference. One pill lasts 12 hours, and im good. Oh, here kitty, kitty. Ah not a cat, not a cat why take 4hour medicine . Just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Actress who played louisa van trapp in the sound of music has died. I flip, i float, i fleetly, flee i fly heather menzi zurich was 15 when released. It won five academy awards. She was recently dieing anotionanotion diagnosed with brain cancer and died yesterday in canada. 68 years old. As britains ril family celebrated christmas, all eyes on megan markel, her appearance at church was first with queen elizabeth. After service shes courtesies for the queen. Then the young couple chatted with some of the locals. Their wedding is may 19th. Saturday was movie night on Board International space station. The crew was treated to a private viewing of the new star wars movie. The astronaut took a picture of everyone crowded around a projection screen like at multiplex. They sat on bungy cord chairs and sipped from drink bags. Up next, a 12yearold with a life changing invention. Dr. Stanley remember this cannot change the laws of god. When he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, thats like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] we end it we young science whiz, saw a problem and invented a solution. It could prevent a lot of kids from getting sick. Here is adriana diaz. Outside denver, a talented 12yearold is Getting National attention, its not for her music. Its for her contribution to science. If my mom asked me what do you want for christmas . I would be like lead. Lead, which she needed for an invention. Imagine living day in and day out drinking contaminated walter wit substances like lead. Introducing the easy to use fast accurate portable and inexpensive device to detect lead in water. Off awe s she won a National Competition inspired by a real world problem. I have been following the flint water crisis ills for two years. In flint michigan, 100,000 drank lead contaminated water more than ape year. Lead mostly harmful to younger children about my age, giving them, like, growth defects. And, pdamaging their brain. You live in colorado. Why do you care so much what is going on in flint . Thats not something i want to go through what the Flint Residents went through. Our Water Quality is as important as doctor or dentist appointments. I never tested my water. Thats a big problem. With her device instead of taking days to send water samples to a lab. Lead is detected in second using carbon molecules. I am going to ensure the blue tooth is bling. Mobile app. Looks like the water is safe. All right. At school one of many who love see if yens. But one of the few who turned an idea into an invention. Says the teacher. I am so confident that sunny will take it to the market. Keep providing her help. What is different about her . She is a risk taker. She is not afraid to fail. What is your next project . Want to create a happiness meter. Which, measures the amount of serotonin in your body, or the amount of gamma rays, have to figure out how this works. Until then the science world will be waiting. Adriana diaz, cbs news, lone tree, colorado. That is the overnight news for this tuesday. Welcome to the overnight news. Im vladamir duthiers. A lot of people didnt make it home from their holiday destinations on time and blame it on the weather. Heavy snow blanketed much of new england, while the midwest shivered through a vicious cold snap. In two days more than 8,000 flights were delayed. 260 canceled. We begin with anna werner. Reporter if all you wanted was a White Christmas this year, depending on where you live, you got your present. In massachusetts, heavy snowfall left drivers with near zero visibility. Visiting my sister, should have left last night. Visibility is quite poor. Its been, been a rough ride already. Reporter at bostons logan airport, blizzardlike conditions caused runway to temporarily shuttle down. More than 240 flights delayed. And 60 cancellations. In the midwest, up to 6 inches fell across states including michigan and minnesota. Even the west coast woke up to snow, Portland Oregon got an inch of snow, catching them offguard. Leading to Hazardous Conditions on the road. And it was a christmas miracle in seattle, washington, which saw its first White Christmas in nearly a decade. Areas from maine to massachusetts still could receive up to a foot of snow, so travelers like those here at Newark Airport in new jersey are hoping they wont encounter travel problems due off to that weather, vlad. Anna werner, thank you. Retailers are seeing plenty of green this Holiday Season. Not over yet. Jim axelrod is watching record fall as sales add up. Enjoy reporter this Holiday Season it wasnt just manuel riviera spending more . Finances are stable. Buying more. Or just john robertelli. This Year Spending a little more. Reporter they had company across the country. Total retail sales this holiday added up to 598 billion. Up 33 billion from last year. This its little really the best season since before the recession. Craig johnsons company, Customer Growth partners analyzes all things retail. He credits low unemployment and booming stock market for this humbugfree Holiday Season. The single biggest driver of retail sales is growth in real disposable income. When real income goes up. People have money in their pocket. And theyre able to spend it. Online sales are also way up. Which explains why ups had a callin support from their accountants and office staff. To supplement drivers trying to deliver everything on time. Fedex, ups, Postal Service have all done record volumes. What does johnson see that he likes most . All types of stores, discount, big box, full price, specialty, shared in this holiday bonanza. Can americans read anything into what we can anticipate for the next six months . All ingredients are in place for a sustained retail rebound this year. Sales of gift card dont count until theyre redeemed. Which means this week should be a boomer for retailers. Vlad. President trump sending Christmas Greetings from his florida resort. Some warm, some decidedly chilly. Chip reid is traveling with the president. President and First Lady Melania Trump attended Christmas Eve service at Episcopal Church where they were married in 2005. Merry christmas. Today he remained behind the walls of his mar a lago estate delivering his christmas video message, by tweet. In the season of joy we renew the bonds of love and goodwill. There was not much love or goodwill in his tweets over the weekend when he used them to attack perceived enemies including fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe who had a major role in the investigation of Hillary Clintons emails. The president believes mccabe was biased in clintons favor because mccabes wife, democrat, received a large contribution from a clinton ally when he ran for office in virginia. In 2015. In a tweet sunday, the president claimed mccabes wife got the money from a clinton puppet, and accused mccabe of using allegedly his fbi official email account to promote her campaign. Mr. Trump provided no evidence to support that claim. Democrats say it is one more example of the president trying to divert attention from multiple investigations of his 2016 campaign. The president also used a tweet this weekend to take credit for bringing back the expression, merry christmas, writing i am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. Merry christmas, everybody. In fact though, all recent president s used the phrase, freak wently. Frequently. Merry christmas. Merry christmas. The president will remain here until january. A working vacation. If the president s history is any guide there will also be a lot of golf. Vlad. Chip reid. Thank you very much. A killer storm bearing down on vietnam. Nearly one Million People ordered to evacuate. The typhoon killed more than 160 in the philippines. 170 others are missing. Flash floods and mudslides have wiped out entire villages. There is no christmas break for crews battling the thomas fire in southern california. It is now the largest fire in state history. More than 281,000 acres have burned. It its 86 contained. Jamie yuccas met some firefighters. Reporter it is not how nearly 1600 firefighters expected to spend the holiday. Woke up on a cold hard cement floor surrounded by snoring men. Not how i thought i would wake up on a Christmas Morning ever. Marquee moss is almost 700 miles away from her home in central utah. An opportunity doesnt come often. Glad to be here. Reporter since december 4, the thomas fire destroyed over 1,000 home and buildings. At least one fire fighter died. And for others, weeks on the line have taken a toll. Why did you volunteer to bu here on christmas . So other people didnt have to. Merry Christmas Everybody. Hot shot fire fighter j. P. Blare didnt have to be here . You are here for christmas and new years. And my birthday. Anniversary. And wifes birthday. Yeah. Severe Drought Conditions have made things worse this fire season. Mark vantillo manage the fire fight. He says this area hasnt seen any measurable rain since february. Everything has been a record during this fire. What does that indicate to you . Indicates we are in year round fire season. We just arent seeing any relief from the rain. Scott dehoss spent more than 90 days fighting fires from or gun off to california. Spending time with other fire fighters, reading cards from a grateful community, and seeing a surprise visitor, was a welcomed escape. I have been working in the woods seven years, never got to meet you. Like most he would rather be with his family. Including grandson, sterling. At least he can tell him one day, he met santa. Looking for balance in your digestive system . Try align probiotic. For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. It says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. This. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. That cough doesnt sound so good. Well i think you sound great. Move over. Easy booger man. Take mucinex dm. Itll take care of your cough. Fine ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night. Ah david, please, listen. Still not coughing. Not fair you guys waffles are my favorite ah why take 4hour cough medicine . Just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Many airlines are banning the new smart bags. Kris van cleave reports. This is the smart bag. You can see it. As we speak here. They have 65,000 or so out there that could be affected by this. A battery can be a fliers dream can become a travel nightmare in january as airlines ban pricey smart bags with lithium ion batteries that cannot be removed. Carriers worry checked bags could catch fire if the batteries malfunction. There are smart bags out there not permitted on american airlines. From american airlines, the Worlds Largest carrier first to ban the bags. If the bag is checked remove the battery bring it into the cabin with youve. But if the bag has to be checked, battery not removable. We will not accept that bag. Earlier this year the faa urged regulators t

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