north america we have f-18s, f 15s and f-22s that guide santa across north america it is just wonderful. we apologize for the delay. when you are tracking santa, of course, it takes a little bit of time to figure out where he is and what is he doing. give us a sense, general of the weather conditions because obviously that s incredibly important in terms of his journey for the next 24 hours. well, right now we haven t seen any problems with the weather. and you know santa is so clever. he knows how to steer around the troubled spots to make sure that all the children get their gifts tonight and making sure that they are asleep between 9:00 and 12:00 when santa shows up. it s really an exciting time for all of us here here at norad. if you want to watch santa on realtime watch him on www.watching santa at norad.org. you are constantly monitoring worldwide threats, making sure that the homeland is safe. how did this start.
all right, it s time for your christmas edition of news by the numbers. first, 240,000, how many wreaths volunteers helped lay at arlington national cemetery over the weekend. many of those thanks to you, our fox & friends viewers. they were short 30,000 wreaths, when they came on our show asking for help and you came through. over the weekend, it was mission accomplished, thank you from the bottom our hearts. next, 70,000, that s how many lights cover air force social worker amber merefield s house in new jersey. this yearly tradition draws huge crowds but unfortunately this will be the last year to catch the decorations. she is moving out of state for work. beautiful. and 38 years, a rare full moon will guide santa and his