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This is your twenty four to seven use update the latest use this hour in just four minutes.

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President Trump welcomes another world leader to mar A Lago today more from Rory O'Neil.

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The topic for both big meetings is peace.

On Sunday, President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelinski.

Both leaders sounded optimistic after their weekend talks, but acknowledged there are some sticking points to resolve the Russian invasion.

Today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahoo visits mar A Lago, where President Trump is expected to press the Israeli leader to get to phase two of the ceasefire plan.

In Gaza, I'm Rory O'Neil.

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More dangerously cold weather is stalking the Midwest and Northeast.

Forecasters say another Arctic cold front will be dipping into the central US this week, causing temperatures to plunge from Des Moines to Boston starting today and leading the Lake Effect snow in the Great Lakes area In New York.

People are either trying to get home from their holiday celebrations or get to their New Year's Eve destinations, with dense fog and limited visibility posing issues for air travel.

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You know what.

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You're going someplace for warming with your family.

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It's all good.

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We travel this week every year and it's busy.

It's the busy stific.

Wait a week, Wait a week, it's cheaper less people.

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Teams from the FAA and NTSB are in New Jersey today investigating a mid air collision between two helicopters.

One pilot is dead, another is in critical condition.

More from Sarah Lee Kessler.

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It happened just before eleven thirty Sunday morning, two miles from the Hamilton Municipal Airport that's about thirty five miles southeast of Philadelphia.

Social media footage going viral shows a chopper spinning down into a wooded area near Basin Road and the White Horse Pike, with one erupting into flames.

The FAA says there were no passengers on board.

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A shooter is on the loose after an early Sunday morning incident in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sent five people to the hospital.

Police say they believe the shooting was an isolated incident and there's no threat to the public.

I'm Michael Kassner.

The new year is fast approaching, and if you're looking for a little luck.

Pre Tennis has what should be on your New Year's Eve table.

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In China they eat long noodles and oranges for luck and prosperity.

In Germany you need to eat ring shaped cakes like donuts for the completion of the year and good luck for the next.

You can also eat pork, green beans and corn bread for wealth, but stay away from chicken and lobster.

They're said to be bad luck as they moved backwards and your luck could be lost.

And where polka dots they're said to bring in good luck and we can all use a little bit of that.

Next year, I'm pre tennis.

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Look back at some of the top sports stories of the year.

Here's Frank Garritty.

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The Eagles into the chief shot at a three pete and Jalen Hurts was the MVP.

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Then we had a focused group out there.

Office was able to score points to take advantage of opportunities defense played there eno if they played how they played?

Are you?

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The Thunder took down the Pacers in seven for their first championship since splitting Seattle in seventy nine.

The Panthers went back to back as Stanley Cup champs, beating the Oilers in six and the Panthers weren't the only ones to double up.

The Dodgers did two, taking down Toronto in seven games.

Yoshinobu Yama Moto snag the MVP.

Ohio State survived through a four game playoff bracket to take home the college football National Championship, defeating Notre Dame Florida edged Houston to win their third overall college basketball national title.

Among the sports icons who passed away Paul Tagliabu, Bob Trumpy, George Atkinson, Kenny Easley, Letny Wilkins, Rodney Rogers, Sandy Alomar Senior, Randy Jones, Davy Johnson, and Ryan Sandberg.

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You wont to spread your fire across the world?

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You need me.

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Avatar.

Fire and Ash is number one at the box office with over seven hundred million dollars worldwide.

The third entry in James Cameron sci fi epic is also the top movie in the US for the second weekend in a row.

I'm Michael Cassner.

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