>> surfers here are riding the waives along lake superior's north shore in duluth. the water temperature is in the 30s. paul williams explains the warm spell in the eastern part of the country is short lived. say it ain't so. >> thanks, richard. reena. we've had the luck of the irish be so far. beautiful weather for tuesday. storm departs, get out of way. we'll enjoy some kind of sunshine. as we go into thursday though, the worm turns. jet stream ushers in a low pressure throughout the evening time. that local will sweep towards maine bringing rain and drizzle. slowing down travel and then mild. here comes the part where i might not be your favorite guy. i have to tell you the truth anyway. as we go fwrid into saturday, the coldest air of the month will arrive. we're looking for temperatures to stay below the norm for this time of year. we'll start talking about that four letter word in the northeast. snow with lake effect connected to it. richard, reena.

>> boo, snow. >> thanks a lot. punishment is being handed out florida connection with an incident of violence during a high school football game. in september, two players from a team in texas espurposefully took down a referee. there you can see it. they said they did it at the direction of assistant coach. now that former coach has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 1 months probation. he's also been fined and must do community service. charges against the players are pending. pete rose has been banned from baseball for gambling since 1989. major league baseball says that's not going to change. he had applied for reinstatement to the commissioner. that application was rejected because of rose's continued legal gambling and new evidence about his betting on games when he played for the cincinnati reds. the giants are still in the thick of it for the nfl playoff race following a win on monday night football. >> new york was down in miami facing the dolphins, another

incredible touchdown caught by o'dell beckham junior. they checked the tape to see that he had both feet inbounds. that tied the game at 24. >> then in the fourth quarter, it was beckham again wide open, horning in the pass and taking it to the end zone. that was the winner. giants take it, 31-24. >> look at him, catching it like beckham, huh? >> good. >> you like that? >> i liked a lot. >> tying in two different types of football. impressive, huh? tieing in -- british and american sports. >> you like that? >> it's like hands across the atlantic. >> coming up, folks, we're taking you back to 1999 for last "star wars" premiere. boy, how times have changed. >> also ahead, could your smartphone habits have an impact on your physical and mental health? medical experts are dialing in. and later -- >> i'm tim laird, america's chief entertaining officer. if you're hosting a holiday gathering, your guests will get

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first checking with hair doctors. >> that's a hardy lem ma to be in. now to a warning for everyone who uses a smartphone. there's a thing called text neck. apparently it's ruining our posture. >> some researchers say it could be affecting our mental health, as well. as dr. jennifer ashton explains. >> reporter: we live in a tech driven world but is technology drive us to damage our bodies, even our minds? physical therapist steve is. >> kenny:ing the term i hunch, the posture we get whether he bending over a smartphone. what happens when the weight of your head is bent at a 60 degree angle over your gadget? according to august, the stress on a person's neck increases to 60 pounds. that can cause pain. >> back and neck problems have proliferated in the last deny years. the big driver is the use of laptops, tablets and smartphones. >> reporter: that's the physical part. now researchers are trying to find out if there's a link

between that i hunch and mental health. amey cutty author of "presence" examining this issue in a "new york times" article citing small studies that suggest that slouchy posture may be linked to depression and low self esteem. while none of the studies have shown conclusive evidence that it affects your psychology, many professionals say sitting up straight is always a good idea. >> good posture affects everything from your confidence level, from your$ assertivenes level. feeling good about yourself. >> reporter: dr. jennifer ashton, abc news, new york. >> that is true. that is true about posture. i think about it a lot when i'm doing this program. i've had tweets from people saying up straight. >> i never had a tweet like that. >> if you overlook at the screen, this is overexposure to bly violet light, some opticians think that can lead to macular degeneration. time to throw away your phone. >> the old rotary phones are

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it really is the best time of year for entertaining and your holiday guests are in for a treat. america's chief entertainment officer and cookbook author tim laird is here this morning.

his drinks always have an extra kick and his foods always festive. >> good morning. i'm excited. we have some fun tips for easy holiday entertaining. > we love it. >> i want to start out with my mistletoe martini. great cocktail. light, refleshing in a shaker with ice. start with an ounce of inlandyia tangerine vodka. to that three ounces of cranberry juice. that goes in. then a good squeeze of lime. the citrus really needs to be in there. give that a good squeeze. now we're going to shake this up. i've prepared my martini glasses ahead of time by rimming with lime and dipping it in a plate of sugar. you have the sugar rimmed glass. decorating your glass for the holidays, too. >> they look beautiful, frosted. >> it's fun. then i strain this out into our prepared glass. and finally, the last thing i'm going to do with this one is top it off with a little bit of corbell champagne which gives it

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computers wondering about technology they want imagine. and they read magazines about characters they've never encountered. these "star wars" fans have camped on hollywood boulevard since april 7th to buy the first tickets to the next installment. and the movie doesn't open till may 19th. "star wars" is a life obsession. >> watching each movie about 0 times maybe. >> being the first to see the next "star wars" movie would be something to tell the grand children. they pass the time staying in touch by telephone with friends and family. >> you wonder about your son waiting in line to see "star wars"? you wonder about your son about a lot of things. like the hand prints at the chinese theater, they've become another curiosity on hollywood boulevard. they're also a curiosity on the internet. dial in and see what they're doing like being interviewed about being first in line. is there any possibility that

this movie won't be worth the wait? >> this is the movie that steven spielberg described as an instant classic. i don't think there's going to be any possibility it's going to suck. >> by now they've got too much invested in it not to like the movie. brian rooney, abc news, hollywood. >> i'm afraid his prediction did not hold true. whether he said it's a thing to tell their grandkids about, i imagine when they tell their grandkids, they will have said tell me you didn't queue up for the phantom menace. >> get in line. >> seriously. >> some of the hollywood celebs have waited. shonda rhimes tweeting holy crap, the force awakens so good in the best old school way. >> is that technically a breach of the embargo? >> no, no. shonda wouldn't do that. >> that's it for their half. >> remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com. welcome.

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