No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. robin in our top story this morning. Wildfires continue to burn in Southern California. Forcing people from their homes and scorching hundreds of thousands of acres. The thomas fire is the largest blaze. It has burned 230 thousand acres and is 10 percent contained. Some of the strongest santa ana winds in recent memory are fueling the fires. And conditions are expected to remain in place through at least the next few days. Kim hutcherson has the latest. Mark brown ca dept. Of forestry and Fire Protection weve experienced some extreme fire behavior on the fire. California officials. Warning that the massive thomas fire is still advancing. And nearby communities must be prepared for the worst. Sheriff bill Brown Santa Barbara county this fire has acted in an unpredictable manner. It has be
And walking in a Winter Wonderland, from sacks fifth avenue to radio city. How some of the most popular spots transform into this, the elves working behind the scenes to decorate america. A special edition of gma starts right now. Good morning, america, and Merry Christmas to everyone at home celebrating. Everyone here in the audience celebrating with us. Its actually not Christmas Morning. We are on tape so we can be home on this Holiday Spending time with our family. Im waving to myself in hawaii right now. On the beach. Weve got a very special show for you this morning. The nyu magical singers and jazz choir, so happy to have them back with us again this year singing some of our favorite Christmas Songs and theyll be doing it all morning long. How lucky are we and some really touching stories about incredible people stepping up to help those in need, including a 12yearold boy who spent the entire year collecting gifts for others. Thats what you call the christmas spirit. Yeah. Were
And walking in a Winter Wonderland, from sacks fifth avenue to radio city. How some of the most popular spots transform into this, the elves working behind the scenes to decorate america. A special edition of gma starts right now. Good morning, america, and Merry Christmas to everyone at home celebrating. Everyone here in the audience celebrating with us. Its actually not Christmas Morning. We are on tape so we can be home on this Holiday Spending time with our family. Im waving to myself in hawaii right now. On the beach. Weve got a very special show for you this morning. The nyu magical singers and jazz choir, so happy to have them back with us again this year singing some of our favorite Christmas Songs and theyll be doing it all morning long. How lucky are we and some really touching stories about incredible people stepping up to help those in need, including a 12yearold boy who spent the entire year collecting gifts for others. Thats what you call the christmas spirit. Yeah. Were
I gave a Little Christmas gift to robin. I actually danced yesterday. We may have ended gangnam style. As you can see, brought some decorations. They brought decorations. And i brought the tree. Somehow that worked out. The manual labor. It works like that. And customized stockings, made with love by georges little girls. So great. And i love this. We all posed for a picture around Robins Christmas tree. A day i know none of us will ever forget. Robin, we miss you and we love you. It was a special morning. Cannot wait to share it with you. We have a lot of news, as well. Theres the chemical weapons threat in syria. And the fiscal cliff countdown. 25 days now. Absolutely. Lets get right to the breaking news out of japan overnight. The powerful earthquake, shaking up the country. Sam has been tracking it all. And joins us now with the very latest. Sam . Just imagine how frightening that night and morning was. Were talking about friday by the time we get to japan. A 7. 3 earthquake kicks
Each big snowstorm in the Gorge brings Varied Thrushes. When snow covers their food, these shy robin relatives swarm low-elevation bird feeders for fruit, fat and seeds. When ice coats