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americans are saying. >> oh, they just could not resist, could they? "saturday night live" poking fun at the scandal surrounding the mandela memorial interpreter. he was not the only person to feel the heat. your "new day" starts now. we're looking for that snl skit last night knowing it was going to happen. good morning, nice to have you with us on this sunday morning. i'm pamela brown. >> a pleasure. i'm victor blackwell, 8:00 heerp on east coast. this is "new day sunday". >> the calendar is about to catch up with the weather. winter starts next sunday. >> already the third big storm in recent weeks is burying upstate new york and new england this morning. this system left a thousand-mile trail of snow acrossed midwest. places like chicago, and detroit and cleveland. we got several inches of snow

that need to be shoveled off or plowed somewhere today. >> yep. alexander fields is out there in the thick of it. in massachusetts. tell us, alexandra, how bad is it? >> reporter: pamela, it's going from scenic to sloppy pretty quickly. take a look at what we're seeing here in wu bern. this is about ten miles outside of boston. but it's quickly turning to slush. this is the same mess we're seeing all over the northeast this morning. the sights and sounds of a fierce winter storm. overnight, the large swath of snow and ice moved into the northeast, packing a punch that has many in the region digging in for a long winter. >> got plenty of salt, the back roads are starting to stick a little bit. it looks like it's coming down pretty good now, though. they might get a little worse, especially the back roads. >> i'm going to stay in for this

and get out of the way. >> boston's mayor tom menino cautioning everybody before the worst hits his city. >> be very careful as you come back from those parties this evening. the roadways will be snow on them and just ask you just when you celebrate and celebrate responsibly. this is a snowstorm that is not of major proportion. any city of our size should be able to handle it. >> the path of the system put kansas to maine in the bull's-eye with storm warnings and watches across the board. airport delays caused by the storm are forcing many flights to be canceled with the ripple effect being felt coast to coast. dangerous conditions on the roads are also a major factor. at least one person was killed when a car slid off a missouri interstate. but in new england, the massachusetts d.o.t. says they're ready. >> we have almost 4,000 pieces

of equipment. we have both salt spreaders and plows in heavy, really heavy pieces of equipment as well as some specialized large snow blowing equipment. >> and yet, despite the blizzard-like conditions, not everything came to a halt. the annual army game went on as planned. the navy midshipmen beat army for the 12th straight year in a row, 34-7. and erin flanagan got her wish of a white wedding. they said their i dos in the middle of the snowstorm. >> i wanted a white wedding. i wanted it to snow. i think snow is beautiful. i'm from massachusetts. works for me and i got it. >> you hit the jackpot. >> yes, i did. >> reporter: a lot of people look forward to this first snowfall of the season. early this morning, there were six good inches of powder. now the rain came through and maybe made for this thick wet heavy snow. it's tough on the plows but

they've been piling up the snowbanks already. pamela? >> they have to keep doing it. alexandra fields, thank you. >> it might be cold and miserable to most in massachusetts, but in new york, nothing gets them down. out in times square doing a little shopping as we see here. the kids were out on the hills, sleds in tow. >> but will it stick around? jennifer gray is here with the forecast. what's happening later today? is it going to stick? >> we'll have melting for sure. some areas will get above freezing. overnight and especially into tomorrow, very, very cold temperatures settle in. we could see a lot of that refreeze. but we are seeing it pushing out. so the snow is over for most of you. washington, new york, boston. now we're just dealing with a little bit of snow in northern portions of vermont, new hampshire, also in northern maine. even upstate new york getting some snow as we speak. we'll zoom down a little bit closer and you can see boston, the rain now pushing out. still dealing with maybe a couple of flurries, a couple of

showers. but nothing too major. as we take the storm hour by hour today, right around noon, you can see the snow basically in maine and then northern vermont, new hampshire. it pushes out by 9:00 tonight. looking clear for most of us. so give the flights a chance to catch up. a lot of delays yesterday and on into this morning. snowfall amounts, pretty impressive. we saw a foot of snow in upstate new york. north haven connecticut, about 7 inches. boston 6. central park 5 and chicago 4. a lot of snow fell with the storm. we're also going to see breezy conditions today. it's going to be windy for you in portland. gust toss 48 miles per hour. could see gusts of 27 in boston. 29 in new york city as we go through the morning. the winds should relax a little bit as we go through the afternoon. pamela and victor? >> jennifer, thanks. you know, this weekend the snow was also creating a big problem for fedex. the shipper says that high winds and the winter weather delayed

some shipments out of the memphis, hub. fedex also says if you're concerned about a delay, check that tracking number on your receipt. go to the wen sibsite and find where the package is. a colorado -- a shooter was heavily armed and out to hurt a lot of people. >> shot one girl, 17-year-old claire davis, at point-blank range. right now she's in critical condition with a head trauma. >> cnn's anna cabrera is live in centennial, colorado outside of denver. you're learning new details about the shooting anna, what have you learned? >> reporter: school surveillance video providing crucial details about what happened friday afternoon. we know that it took 1:20 from the time the shooter entered the school until he took his own life. we've learned he bought the gun and the ammunition he used to carry out the crime legally from a local retailer in colorado.

he's 18. he purchased it on december 6th. the purchased the ammunition the morning of the shooting on his way to school. he fired five shots. one shot hit 17-year-old claire davis we've learned. she was shot in the head. severe head trauma, remains in critical condition right now. the sheriff's office does not believe she was the intended target. but they believe that the shooter intended to cause a lot of harm. they say he came here not only with the gun, the ammunition strapped to his body. he also had a machete and three molotov cocktails inside a backpack. he did ignite one of the molotov cocktails inside the school library. that caused a little bit of damage. that's also where the shooter took his own life. the sheriff believes that the quick action by the school resource officer may have saved a lot more lives as the shooter realized he didn't have a lot of time to carry out his plan. >>ment shooter came armed with a pump shotgun and had multiple

rounds available to him. it is our strong belief that he came to this school with that weapon and with multiple rounds and his intention was to utilize those multiple rounds to cause harm to a large number of individuals. >> the sheriff still believes the motive here is revenge against the school's speech and debate coach. apparently, he had a confrontation and disciplined pearson, who is on that team, sometime back in september. even at that time apparently, pearson made a threat against the speech and debate coach, but nobody believed that it would result in what happened here friday. >> so disturbing. let's go back and talk about the victim, claire davis, you mentioned earlier, anna, she's in critical condition. any more word on how she's doing, what her family is saying? >> reporter: her family just saying they want everybody to pray for her. that she's not doing very well. she has severe head trauma.

in fact, a lot of people offering and lifting up those prayers in a vigil held nearby the high school. candlelight vigil with the community members who came out to pray for not only her healing but also the healing of the entire community. listen to this. >> there's no happiness without suffering. what we're going through right now is part of -- these last 24 hours will not define us as was said. what will define us is how we rebuild and recover as a school, as a family. >> reporter: we're hearing a lot of strength and a lot of courage from this community and from the students here at arapahoe high school. the district is providing grief counselors and a straumt stress counselors to the students to help them cope with what they've gone through. pamela, victor. >> ana cabrera in centennial, colorado for us. thank you. now the man who became the

symbol of a new unified south africa and an international icon of forgiveness has been laid to rest. a short time ago, nelson mandela was buried in his childhood village of qunu. a military escort carried the casket to its final resting place. ♪ >> quite a turnout here. earlier today some 4500 people including heads of state and celebrities such as oprah winfrey, filled a giant tent for the state funeral for south africa's first black president. >> we're hearing and seeing the final moments of 19 firefighters who were overrun by a massive wildfire in arizona. they remain stunningly calm even as they found themselves surrounded by flames. >> an american has been missing in iran for six years.

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you may remember that tragedy that claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. it was in arizona. and it happened as they were battling the yarnell hill fire. that was in june. >> for the first time an audio recording of those final moments of the hotshots has been released. it's revealing just what these men faced as flames encircled them. elizabeth irwin of knxv reports. >> i was just saying i knew this was coming. >> the granite mountain hotshots working together for the last time. >> i just feel it, you know. >> hearing eric marsh talk to his crew. it makes what happens next even harder to handle. this is never before seen video. watching the yarnell hill fire creep closer and closer. >> breaking in on arizona 16. granite mountain hotshots. >> hearing the granite mountain hotshots react to the shifting flames. what you're seeing now comes from another firefighter's helmet camera.

he was not with the hotshots. but you can hear the final radio transmission just moments before the men died. >> is granite mountain still in there. >> operations on air to ground. >> how do you copy me? >> i heard sauce running. that's not good. >> operation's? >> granite mountain 7? granite mountain 7, sounds like they got some trouble. >> escape route has been cut off. we're preparing a deployment site. we're burning out around ourselves in the brush. i'll give you a call when we're under the shelters. >> but minutes pass with no word. >> did they deploy, did they

say? >> they said they'd let us know. >> you got your radio on? >> yeah. >> as crews try to contact the men, they're met with silence. >> granite mountain 7, bravo 33 air to ground. that was elizabeth irwin, cnn affiliate knxv reporting. that's audio is from an investigative team report. poor conditions contributed to the firefighters' death. >> the silence was worst of all. coming up, if you got kids in the room, send them somewhere to read a book. kitchen, where you ever are, send them somewhere else. a fox news anchor is getting hammered because what he said about santa claus. up next, we'll tell you the comments that ignited a media firestorm. stay with us.

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report about one of the most secret and well-respected government agencies is stirring up controversy. according to the associate press and the "washington post," bob levinson, the man on the screen, the american who vanished during a trip to iran back in 2007, he was actually working as a spy for the cia. for years the government described levinson as a private citizen on private business. on friday, the white house pushed back against the reports.

>> bob levinson was not a u.s. government employee when he went missing in iran. as there is an ongoing investigation into his disappearance, i'm not going to comment further on what he may or may not have been doing in iran. >> let's talk more about this. we've got host of cnn's reliable sources, brian stelter live from washington with us. >> good morning. >> what's the damage here? and talk about the decision to publish them now. >> the only people who know if there has been damage are the people we can't reach, of course. that's whoever is holding this man. if he is still alive. one of the reasons why the associated press and the "washington post" and other news outlets decided to publish these stories this week is because, frankly, no one knows if bob levinson is alive or dead. it's been years since there's been proof of life. furthermore, the government doesn't have any leads that they're following up on. some officials might dispute that. the associated press released a

statement that explained it. i think we can put it up on screen. it explains some of their thinking. they said the a.p. is reporting the story after holding it for years because nearly seven years after his disappearance, the efforts have repeatedly come up empty. the government not seen any sign of life in three years. the importance of the story outweighs any damage it may or may not cause. >> we're going to shift our focus to something else. this has been quite a talker in the media and beyond, brian. you might want to get the kids out of the room for the next one. disclaimer, everyone. getting slammed for comments made about santa claus. they were in response to an article that discuss how santa shouldn't be portrayed as white. let's take a listen to part of what kelly said. >> this is so ridiculous. yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white santa. you know, by the way for all you kids watching at home, santa just is white but this person is arguing that maybe we should

also have a black santa. just because it makes you feel uncomfortable doesn't mean it has to change. i mean, jesus was a white man, too. but it's like we have -- he was a historical figure. that's a verifiable fact, as is santa. i want the kids watching to know that. >> all right. brian, has she clarified her comments? >> it feels like the silly season, doesn't it? she did clarify her comments on friday. she acknowledged that it's not a verifiable fact necessarily that jesus was white. there's a long amount of literature online and in books about the origins of jesus. of course, about santa as well. i don't think it's strange to say that santa is whoever you want him to be, whatever skin color you want him to be. but this created this firestorm, thanks to this fox news segment. the only thing that drove me crazy, we didn't see the writer of the article on fox.

the writer said that they didn't call to book her when they talked about her article. we're going to bring her on reliable sources this morning and talk about a wild week she's had to create this controversy. eye eesh a harris will be on with us. >> you said created this controversy. is this created to get more attention for her show? >> you know, i'm sure that megan kelly when she brought it um on the show thought it would be a buzz creator. it worked. if she's going to talk about it on the show, have guests on, she should invite the writer of the story that she's talking about. later in the week, she said she invited her and declined. she'll be on reliable source this morning and it will be interesting to hear about her week. >> want to hear more about that. verifiable fact she said. brian stelter, good to have you. you can watch relying sources at 11: 0 eastern. she'll have more of that story. still to come on "new day"

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delays, of course. including more than a thousand canceled flights. even fedex is feeling the impact. the company says high winds and, of course, the snow disrupted service in memphis. >> nelson mandela has been laid to rest. the country's first black president was buried today in the village where he grew up. a military escort carried his flag-draped casket to its final resting place. earlier, more than 4,000 people, including oprah winfrey, richard branson, prince charles and jesse jackson attended a state funeral. number 3, the obama administration says about 15,000 sign-up forms that were completed on health care.gov never reached insurance companies. most of the failures happened shortly after the site launched in october. officials say that since major site fixes took effect and that was december 1st, enrollment errors have been "close to zero." >> number four, the stars of the

reality tv show sister wives have won their lawsuit against the state of utah. a federal judge ruling in the case struck down part of a state law that bans polygamy. according to the ruling, the ban on cohabitation violates a person's constitutional rights to due process and religious freedom. utah officials are expected to appeal. >> number five, there's a new heisman trophy winner. florida state star quarterback jameis winston was awarded college football's most prestigious prize last night. he's just 19 years old and the youngest player to win the heisman trophy since its inception back in '35. winston will lead his team against auburn in the bcs championship game. that's january 6th. also, jameis' 20th birthday. we've been talking a lot about the weather this morning. that winter storm leaving behind plenty of snow to shovel. >> let's check in with alexandra field in woburn, massachusetts,

this morning. give us a quick tour. >> reporter: absolutely, victor. we showed you this tree a couple of hours ago. it was covered in snow. now you can see the water actually dripping right off of that tree. we had a lot of moisture in the air early this morning. that made the lovely coating of powder heavy and wet. this is that really moist, tough snow. this is tough to shovel. if you can wait for it to melt, i imagine some people will want to do that. the plows are not waiting. look at the streets here in woburn. the plows have been coming through all morning. the roads were salted and sanded in advance of this storm. it's making conditions a little more bearable right now. they got about half a foot of snow, the same total in boston. we're about ten miles outside of boston right now. people who have been waiting for this, they wake up this morning and hopefully they'll start to get their fill of some of the snow this season. victor, pamela? >> they'll start to get a fill

of the ice. once the temperatures dip, it's going to freeze over. alexandra field, thank you very much. if you need more proof that it's winter, you know where you can go. the airport. look at the board. alerts for delays and cancellations hit millions of travelers this weekend. the storms pounded the country from kansas to maine. >> while the skies may be clearing, finding a seat on another flight might not be so easy. jennifer gray has been following that story. i'm one of the people traveling today hopefully. what can we all expect? >> good luck to you. i was delayed just a little bit last night. it wasn't so bad. luckily, this morning most of the airlines are reporting no delays. this is our flight tracker map. all of these little planes on here, these are planes that are actually in the air. looking good across the country. we're not seeing any delays in any of the major airports right now. but we could possibly see delays going through the afternoon and later this evening. a lot of that will be due to wind, also low visibility, a couple of showers in the new

york area, boston will see rain, snow, very high winds in boston. in florida, showers and storms start to push into that area as we go through the afternoon. that could slow you down. also detroit could see low clouds and snow showers later this afternoon. i was mentioning the winds. look at this. this is 11:00 this morning. could see gusts of 45, 29 in boston, 30 in new york and washington. as we go through the afternoon, they should relax just a little bit. so those airlines will be playing catch-up for the most part today. but hopefully things will start to even out, especially with the storm system pushing out and the skies will be clearing. pamela and victor? >> bit of good news there. jennifer gray, thank you. >> it's not just snow, though. the community in northeast florida, they're cleaning up this morning from an apparent tornado. authorities say a twister may have touched down, may have touched down in four spots in the city of palm coast. good news. no one was hurt.

several homes were damaged and more than 2,000 customers lost power. officials expected to determine if a tornado really did form. >> still to come on new day, the pope is breathing new life into the catholic church. a lot of people agree with that. will his message stick or is this just new packaging and the same old product? we're talking about that next. l] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks.

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in today's faces of faith, we're talking about branding and the catholic church. any fan of mad men can tell you

the secret to your brand is messaging. you don't like what people are saying, change the conversation. remind people how much an old product means to them. pope francis has done just that. he's revitalized the catholic church and reenergized the faithful with hope and inclusion. can the messaging, the branding, can it last? >> such a discussion joined by religion contributor father edward beck, author of the story, the purpose, the path to creating a brighter band, a greater company and lasting legacy. so great to have you with us. thanks for joining us. >> i want to come to you first. the pope responded to critics who called him a marxist. rush limbaugh for speaking out against what he called the tyranny of capitalism. the pope said this in an interview. marx's ideology is wrong but i have met many marxists who are

good people so i don't feel offended. >> let's listen to this. >> i think what the pope is saying really is maybe some of the tenets of marxism built on a socialist ideology where you share goods and you make up for what they don't have. perhaps in an ideal world, there's value to that political entity. however, it has been corrupted by political regimes as we know. he's saying, i don't want to be associated with marxism because of how it's come to be in history but i know good marxists two do good work. maybe the end goal is an okay one. >> i want to go to you now. it's interesting here, the pope hasn't necessarily changed -- he's changed the perception of the church. how has he been able to do this? >> for one, i'm jewish and i'm

following him on twitter. >> that tells you something. >> he has massive appeal. it's that media. he is this -- this pope is a pop star. he's brought heaven down to earth. he's speaking to the masses about compassion and about his own passion. any great brand has three elements. passionate, they create the dialog with their customers and there's a sense of constancy. you're constantly in touch with him. i'm following him every day and i'm sure everyone else is. that's what he needs, followers. >> father, there's a pew poll that says there's not been a change in the number of americans going to church since pope francis was elected. you see the number here from 20 2009, 41% to 39% in 2013. is this just a very charismatic man or is this in some way going to translate into numbers? >> victor, first of all, i have

seen a change in local parishes where i help. there is an increase. some people come up to me and say we're here because we have faith in this church again. i want to add one quality to branding that joey perhaps left out. that would be authenticity. people have to believe the brand is authentic. i think what we're seeing with pope francis is this authenticity. we're seeing the same man that we saw when he was cardinal archbishop in argentina, who did the same thing in rome. who lived among the people. he's taken the papacy from the palace to the streets. so yeah, i think there is a branding. you know what it's called? baptism. it's the same branding as all christians. to walk in the path of jesus and he's trying to do it authentically. i think that's why it's resonating with people. >> you think that probably played a large role in why he was chosen in the first place.

>> absolutely. he's gone back to the ee those of the church. he's represented church and religion in a modern, truer version of itself. >> he's pushed back against focusing on catholic stance on abortion, gay marriage. does he risk alienating his base, the people who attend the mass instead of just tweeting about -- >> actually, i think he's very focused on uniting humanity and really not dividing it. so i think you're going to -- i think there's going to be more appeal than ever. >> how does this trickle down, father beck, beyond -- i don't want to say trickle down. let's change that. we talked about the pope, we've talked about the parishioners. but the leadership of individual churches, between the pope and the people, how does that affect the leaders and communities in the church? >> well, i think we have to now take our lead from our leader. so it's very interesting to me.

remember last holy thursday when pope francis went to wash the feet of the juvenile prisoners and ep washed the feet of a woman and a muslim woman at that. there are some diocese in the united states that say you can't wash the feet of women on holy thursday. it has to be just men because the disciples were all men. i think pastors would be hard-pressed to exclude women from the washing of the feet. you have the pope, the head of the so-called corporation, doing it. then everybody can do it. you think we're taking our lead now from someone who is saying this is the mission of the church. get with the sheep, smell like the sheep, put yourself there. you're not above. you're meant to serve. that's the real brand. serving like jesus served. who did he serve? >> the outcasts, the leper. when he puts his face, this pope against that man with all of those boils on his face, how much more christ-like can it be than like jesus who tecouched t

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freely and independently through all ukrainians, america stands with you. >> okay. senator mccain joins candy crowley on cnn's state of the union at the top of the hour. candy is with us now. america stands with you. is he speaking for himself and the american people, is he speaking for the administration when he says that? >> well, whether he's on an official mission, no. is he in sync with the administration, absolutely. the secretary of state particularly when there was a violent crackdown against the anti-government protesters in kiev, secretary of state kerry condemned it. a state department spokesperson has also come on board and said negative things about, particularly when the protests were attacked by government

forces. so he's on the same page just slightly different from speaking for the president. he's there as far as we know, on his own. but nonetheless, speaks along with the administration from the same playbook. >> candy, you're also going to be talking to colorado's governor. tell us about that. >> we just want to get -- you know they had a shooting at a school friday, left a young student in critical condition in the hospital. the shooter is dead, killed himself. we want to talk to governor hickenlooper about that. the latest, what they know. this shooter entered the school heavily weaponized as they say. a lot of stuff with him. it was quite visible. that's obviously one of the questions. one the things that seemed to have worked this time was the shelter in place practices that the students have done, at least they talked about that when they came out. we have to talk about safety and also the latest in the investigation. >> all right.

looking forward to it, candy crowley. again, with u.s. senator john mccain at the top of the hour. thank you, candy. >> thank you. stay here for state of the union with candy crowley. she'll talk with senator mccain from kiev. it starts at the top of the hour at 9:00 eastern on cnn. got a question for you. what do you think is the best and the biggest story of 2013? >> that's a big question. a lot of big stories this past year. starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern, we hope you'll tell us. go to cnn.com and see a list of some of the most covered store i was the past 12 months. >> from our list of 20, we want you to choose ten. voting for the top stories of 2013 will continue until, well, the end of 2013. december 30th, actually. the day before the end at 9:00 a.m. eastern on live television and online, we will reveal your top ten stories of 2013. >> should be fun. don't forget to vote. >> still to come -- an up close look at nasa's new superhero

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so what's 6'2", it 265 pounds and fighting for a chance to live on mars? >> why, of course, nasa's new

super robot. it might look like something out of a science fiction movie, but this technology could save your life here on earth. cnn's chad myers has more. >> reporter: technology of the future. it's always been something reserved for places like the movies. take iron man here. >> well, not anymore. the future is now. moving off the big screen and right into the lab. >> valkyrie, 6'2", 125 kilograms. superhero robot. >> val kary has it all. mounted cameras, head to toe and sonar sensors. it has the glowing circle in its chest that would make tony stark smile. >> whoo! >> it took nasa nine months from design to build to produce this humanoid machine. capable enough to enter disaster zones and provide search and rescue function.

maybe even one day go to mars. >> frankly, nasa will send robots ahead of the astronauts to the planet. these robots will start preparing the way for the human explorers. >> the first valkyrie has another mission. to compete in a robotic challenge sponsored by the department of defense. >> the robots at nasa johnson space flight center has been building is an extraordinary machine. of all the robots, it's the one with the most degrees of freedom, the most joints to move around. it's really quite sophisticated. i have high hopes for it. >> it's related to the robonaut, a robot on the space station but it doesn't have any legs. it can't move around. what the space flight center is trying to do, to see whether they can add that capability that the robonaut has now to use arms and perceive things with its head and add mobility to the platform. it's very exciting. >> 17 teams from around the

world will compete in the trial where teams will attempt to guide their robots through physical tasks that include testing mobility, dexterity and perception. >> what's so exciting about this, we're actually trying to make the future. i have been reading science fiction books about robots ever since i was a little kid. much more recent stuff as well. it's really an extraordinary thing to see these robots gina long the very long path to get to where they're actually going to be useful to help us in our lives. >> chad myers, cnn, atlanta. thank you, chad. tower cam, live look at lowell, massachusetts. >> this is the scene in a lot of places. it's only 23 degrees there. they're expecting a little more snow and rain today. >> too much. jennifer gray is here with the forecast for the week, one more look. >> that's right. the system is continuing to push out. the northeast looking better and better by the minute. you can see most of the snow now

is basically in maine and also in northern new hampshire, vermont, upstate new york. all of the d.c. area, new york and boston, completely clear. maybe left to just a couple of light showers around the outside of the city. but most of you looking very, very good. we are going to continue to see those skies clear as well. so as we take this hour by hour, you can see that most of the snow will be pushing into maine by noon today and then out of here completely by this afternoon. so the snow will be gone, the rain will be gone. we'll be left with basically our winds. it will be very, very windy. as far as snow totals go, though, throughout the rest of the afternoon, we could see 2 to 4 inches in vermont, new hampshire, also we could see up to a foot, though, in northern maine. so it is going to continue to be snowy there. elsewhere, looking better. wind gusts in boston this afternoon, 29 miles per hour, 45 in portland. so guys, it is going to be breezy today. so we could see a couple of flight delays due to that. >> all right. add them to the list. >> hard to believe winter

doesn't officially start until next saturday. crazy. >> jennifer gray, thank you. >> thank you so much. that's it for us. we appreciate you watching on this sundayment. >> certainly. state of the union with candy crowley starts right now. have a good day. xxxxx. doppelganger political moments. a budget -- the dangerously escalating tensions and hotspots around the world. i'm proud of the people of ukraine and their steadfast efforts for democracy. >> hundreds of thousands in the streets of kiev in a face-off with cold war overtones. the uncle of kim jong unis executed wondering if he's consolidating power or losing it. senator john mccain joins us from ukraine. >> then, good evening.