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.