Meteor scoping issue log

gistfile1.md

So here's the problem.

I use this helper function to retrieve a possibly rearranged list in its new order. This happens here:

Template.list.get_list = function(param){
  var ret = [];
  $( "li.list_element" ).each(function() {
    if($(this).is(':visible')){
        ret.push(   Links.findOne({_id:$(this).attr('id')})   );
    }
  });

  //No input parameters, return the entire thing
  if (typeof param == "undefined"){
    return ret;
  }

  else if (param == "videoIds"){
        var urls = [];
        for (var i = 0; i < ret.length; i++){
                urls[i] = ret[i].videoId;
        }
        return urls;
  }
}

Now, to get to another part of my page, I have to hide the list which I use in the above helper function. This occurs here:

  Template.header.events({
        'click #generate_button': function (evt, template){
                //bad code below:

        if (Template.list.my_playlist().fetch().length == 0){
                alert('Your tape is empty!');
        }
        else{
                Template.player.value = Template.list.get_list();-------------------------->THIS IS THE IMPORTANT LINE.
                generatePlaylist(Template.list.get_list("videoIds"));

                $("#playlist").css('display','none',1000);//Check that this last argument works. 
                $("#player").fadeIn(1000);
                $("#close_player").fadeIn(1000);
        

                /*Things to hide*/
                $("#play").hide();
                $("#query").hide();
                $("#share").fadeOut(1000);
                $("#playlist_container").fadeOut(1000);

                $('body').animate({backgroundColor: 'rgb(53,53,53)'}, 'slow');$('#title').animate({color: '#fff'}, 'slow');$('#query').fadeOut('slow');
        }

        }
  });

So now, I've saved the list (which is NOT empty at the point indicated above). I want to enter the elements into a list. So I do this in the template file:

<template name="player">
        <div id="player">
                <div id="ytplayer"></div>
                <div id="nav">
                    <br>
                    {{#each value}}
                          {{> unremovable_track}}
                    {{/each}}        
                </div>
        </div>
</template>

Which now yields an empty list, indicating that something is amiss.