it was kind of like teflon. look like it was behaving like teflon. it iced up.ery crowded very quickly in the early afternoon. i think it was the domino effect into some major problems yesterday. this morning, watch out when you step outside because if you're stoop or your sidewalk could be icy. we do not get much snow. about an inch and a half in colombia. an inch in dundalk. up in hunt valley and westminster, an inch and a half. half inch in elkton. two inches in damascus. not impressive snow totals. but an impressive snarl of traffic. today is a much quieter day. still cold. we will check on the icy roads. >> i left toward the height of the snow. it took more than one hour to get to 95. luckily, it is gone this morning. the major roadways are looking okayed this morning. use extra caution. leave extra time when you head out the door. there is an accident at eastern boulevard. the disabled vehicle is stopped on the medium. the side roads will be a slick. we have some water main breaks to contend with. one on highland avenue. clinton street will be your alterna

. >>> the vikings were scheduled to host the giants today, but the teflon roof of the 28-year- old facility that's the metrodome collapsed this morning under the weight of 20 inches of snow. this blanketed minneapolis. the game between the vikings and giants was already postponed until monday. it will now be played at ford field, home of the detroit lions. kickoff is at 7:20 p.m. >>> no, it's not the north pole. santa is at a snowy soldiers field for the pats and the bears. bears down 14-0 in the 2nd. jay cutler, johnny knox, but the pass devin mccourty knocks the ball loose. it's picked up up and returned 35 yards for the score, patriots up 21-0. seconds remaining in the 1st half, pats now 27-0. tom brady finds a wide open deion branch and the pats score a 59-yard touchdown and town the bears 36-7 -- down the bears 36-7. >>> raiders and jaguars in jacksonville, jason campbell threw a pass to darren mcfadden but all kinds of yards after the catch, 67 yards for the score, raiders up 7-0. this thing would turn into a barn burner. oakland down seven in the 4th, more mcfadden this, time a 36- y

how long would it take to replace the three torn teflon pieces of dome? the short answer, it depends. >> with these kind of panels you can repair them or replace them. you can lay a new sheet on top of an old sheet. >> this is an instant catastrophic failure. >> reporter: this is the guy you bring in after something like this happens, a dome rupture from snow and ice just seven hours before kickoff. he believes a disaster was avoided. not just potential injuries in the nosebleed seats but also the panic of 65,000 fans trying to escape out into the narrow 22-foot wide concourse. >> what do you think they're going to do? they are going to get up oust their seats to the aisle to go up the stairs and it is very difficult to go up the stairs in a panic. >> reporter: he believes the dome itself and the material it is made from may be an outmoded design. >> what is the life expectancy of the fabric being exposed to the high and low temperature we have here in the midwest? i don't believe this is the kind of structure that should be built in the midwest. >> repor

fixing the teflon roof, i'm told, is just half the battle.o fill it with air pressure. that's 2,000 cubic feet of air pressure. i don't know how much that is. but it sounds like a lot. >>> could the sunken roof be new ammunition for the vikings as they push for a new stadium? well, right now, the team's not commenting. in a statement, the team said, their main concern is safety. a spokesperson says, it is not appropriate to discuss the new stadium issue today. those conversations will occur in due time. >>> a small western wisconsin community is mourning one man, as their thoughts are with another. the man was snow blowing his driveway in woodville when a plow truck hit and killed him. investigators say it appears to be a terrible accident. as the snow piled up, people with snowblowers got to work clearing out. >> the village does a good job to prevent that stuff. like i said, they cut the snowbanks down short. so, people can see when they're pulling out. >> reporter: the sheriff's department says 79-year-old clifford larsen was pulling his s

. >> yeah, and all the snow, too much for the metro dome's teflon roof in minnesota. it deflated and collapsed under the pressure of one of the biggest snowfalls in minneapolis history. and all of it was caught on tape. from the inside, some of the teflon tearing and you can see the snow is coming right in. sent the giants and vikings scrambling to find a place to play. that's moved to detroit. and we're going to have amazing video from inside the dome just ahead. >>> and president obama's tax cut compromise. a large chunk of your 2011 take home pay on the line today. the obama administration predicts passage. but house democrats promise a fight sayinging the president rolled over for republicans. we're live at the white house ahead of today's key senate vote. >>> up first, though, the extreme weather, snow, bitter cold, turning lives upside down this morning. it's still snowing in many places across the midwest, around the great lakes, round two on its way. and it is dangerously cold, as well. there's no telling how many people are stuck on the roads, at the airports

the stadium's teflon roof caved in under a foot and a half of snow yesterday. no one was hurt. the vikings/giants game has been moved to detroit tonight. >>> escalating tension today in north korea. the country says it could be pushed into a nuclear war if south korea continues to collaborate with the united states. this warning came as south korea started a week of artillery drills today. the weeks ooshgs the north launched a deadly attack on south korea's yeonpyeong island. shortly after that, the united states navy participated in exercises with south korea. tomorrow, new mexico governor bill richardson will leave th u.s. for north korea. he has served as diplomatic troubleshooter in the years past and made regular visits to the region. > ambassador richard holbrooke remas in critical condition this morning after undergoing heart surgery over the weekend. he underwent a procedure yesterday to improve his circulation. doctors worked more than 20 hours on friday and saturday to repair a torn aorta. the 69-year-old is the u.s. special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan. holbrook

several panels on the teflon- coated fiberglass roof ruptured and snow poured on the playing field. no one was hurt. you can always track storms down to your very own street using our interactive radar. check out up-to-be-minute severe weather alerts. we invite you to be a ulocal member and show pictures and videos. baltimore county fire officials are trying to figure out what caused carbon monoxide leak inside a home that killed two people eight others, including three children, became sick after poisonous gas leak inside the home of the board thousand block of colby road off reisterstown road -- 4000 block of colby road off reisterstown road. officials said that co levels in the home or 40 times higher than normal. >> someone entering with gas meters found that carbon monoxide levels were close to 400 parts per million. the threshold we're concerned with it normally is 10 parts per million. >> officials say there were no detectors in the home. the family was renting. the leak may have come from a gas furnace. the driver of a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous chemicals is recoveri

first the snow streams in, then teflon panel gives way and dumps an avalanche.e on that in a moment. right now that wicked weather is heading east. it's slipping south. snowfall in tennessee and georgia, bitter cold reaching all the way into florida. it could be an awful couple of days for travelers, airlines canceled more than 1700 flights. by last night and airports are bracing for more bad news today. covering all of the angles. chris welch inside the metrodome, his colleague patrick covering flooding in the pacific northwest, and rob marciano has the big picture from coast to coast. let's start our coverage in minneapolis with chris. metrodome officials downplaying the roof failure, is that right? >> reporter: well, you know, this is quite a thing to be seeing video. the director says it looks like something that's very serious. but it's actually easier to fix, i think. >> actually, i think i'll say it looks worse than what it is. in some respects. because the repair as i understand it will be basically to unclamp the old fabric and clamp new fabric in its p

the teflon reprove no match for 17 inches of snow that have left many citizens stopped in. >> there was an over rating of several panels on the roof that caused the river to structure. >> this is my vote for the worst job in the midwest. workers are shoveling snow off the top of the metrodome. they aredoing in n-- doing it in zero degree weather. >> if you do not have to go out, do not go out. stay home. >> the culprit is a mammoth storm, spanning 15 miles. high wind and snow, the 2 ft. have turned many places into no- go zones. wideout conditions make driving a hazard. portions of interstate 90 were shut down overnight. in wisconsin, the storm chased cars from the highway, leaving snowplows to do their work. >> a wild police chase from prince george's county -- police attempted to pull over a suspect late this evening. then the suspect drove two officers off the road. it ended around the 1300 block of virginia manor road in laurel. >> it was quite a chase for the police and the suspect has yet to be apprehended. it is the frequency of crime that has many students here in college park i

snow leaking through the teflon roof. but at 5:00 a.m., it was an avalanche of sno that collapsed into the unoccupied arena, leaving a gaping hole in the dome and the football field covered with snow. in the light of day, the metrodome looked like a crater. officials blamed the heavy snow and high winds which caused drifts on the dome ceiling, leading to the collapse. >> very high winds. that with the high snow accumulation really impacted us >> reporter: because of the roof collapse, sunday'scheduled game between the minnesota vikings and the new york giants was moved to tonight in detroit. >> i've never seen it this bad before, i don't think. >> reporter: from heavy snow to strong winds. wintry weather battered the midwest. >> there's a lot of snow on the ground. >> reporter: with more than 2 feet of snow falling i parts of minnesota, residents spent their sunday trying to free their cars and homes from the snowy mess. >> this one seems a lot more packed down i think from the wind blowing so the snow is really heavy. >>

metrodome's inflatable roof failed under the weight of the snow, tearing three massive holes in the teflon coated cover and collapsing it like a souffle. >> we use our normal procedures to melt snow, including hot air, and ultimately putting people on the roof with fire hoses and hot water to wash it off. the conditions got too bad and we weren't making any headway. >> reporter: in detroit where the game was shifted, fans are being offered free tickets. problem is, there's record snowfall there, too. in indiana, whiteouts left 70 people stranded in vehicles overnight. >> looks like it's all clear and then you try to step on the brakes and you're all over the road. >> here in cleveland, heavy lake-effect snow combined with 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts have led to virtual whiteouts in some spots. the storm is moving out but the deep freeze is moving east. >> reporter: chicago's o'hare airport struggled to recover from more than 1,000 canceled flights on sunday. as high winds whipped the windy city from lake michigan, and the mercury plummeted. outside kansas, a broken water main led to an inst

safety straps are being used to support the remaining sections of the teflon roof. minnesota fake vikings are expected to pay the chicago bears on monday night and the gaming is expected to be moved to the university of minnesota's football field which is an outdoor stadium. >>> wikileaks founder says he is afraid the u. s. is getting ready to indict him. julian assange delveded his organization's release of classified state garment documents. he tells abc that the accusations he assaulted two if women are part of a smear campaign. >> reporter: defiant and confident julian assange is continuing the work of leaking government secrets on his web site. to u. s. officials said the leak documents endanger lives he had one word if nonsense. >> there has never been a single report of any of our documents causing physical harm to any single person. >> reporter: the wikileaks founder spoke to abc news a supporters 10 bedroom country mansion where he's confined while fighting sweden's attempt to extradite him on rape and sexual molestation charges. >> there are accepted messa

the teflon roof collapsed under the weight of the snow in minneapolis. they had 17 inches of snow.ikings-giants game will be postponed. it will be played tomorrow in detroit. it's the first monday night game in detroit since 2001. >>> college hoops, cal hosting southern miss at home today. second half, kemp was the bears', baseline jumper, team high 20 points. bears couldn't stop gary flowers. he scored southern miss' last 12 points, with 3 seconds left. flowers nails the jumper to seal the win. he had a game-high 28. cal falls to 5-4, losing this game by 2 points. >>> coming up tonight on game day, 49er rookie runningback anthony dickson, leading niner runningback today is in studio, plus a look back at the miami heat that blew through town saturday night. that is tonight on cbs 5. >> dennis, thank you. >>> holiday shopping, of course, in full swing, and at least one bay area community it comes with crime. where police have been dealing with a number of robberies that have prompted stepped-up patrols. that story and more, coming up in 30 minutes. that's it for eyewitness news at 5

the teflon roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. they had 17 inches of snow.'s vikings-giants game was postponed. it will be played tomorrow in detroit. it's the first monday night game in detroit since 2001. >>> college hoops, cal hosting southern miss at home today. second half, harper champ, bears' top performer nailing this baseline jump shot with a team high 20 points. bears could not stop flowers, scoring southern miss' last 12 points. 3 seconds left, jump shot seals it. game high 28. cal falls to 5-4, losing by 2 points. >>> coming up tonight on game day, 49ers rookie anthony -- rookie runningback anthony dickson joins me in studio, plus a look back at the miami heat circus that blew through town this weekend, tonight on cbs 5. interesting with dixon in backfield, westbrook filling the shoes of frank gore, and doing a pretty good job. >> good show. >>> that's going to do it for this edition of cbs 5. 60 minutes is next. good night. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the dome's teflon roof collapsed sunday morning under the weight of the snow and ice after a brutal weekend storm. dress in layers if you are going to be out there. >>> another look at the top stories coming up and the dental debate. the safety of some popular fillings getting a second look amid serious health concerns. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol® to advil. to learn more and get your special offer, go to takeadvil.com. take action. take advil®. go to takeadvil.com. >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. a wintry mess for the middle of the country, snow showers developing for the plains. bitter cold in the east along with a few scattered snow showers around the northeast. >>> here's another look at the top stories this morning. a florida school superintendent says god protected him when a gunman opened fire at a school board meeting. that gunman took his own life. >>> a review of the afghan war is expected to be released tomorrow by the white house expected to show there are lasting problems but enough progress mad

the teflon dome collapsed yesterday under the weight of 17 inches of snow. there are now three large holes in the roof and that cave-in forced the vikings to play in detroit tonight. which wasn't good luck for them. the closer home snow in the richmond area made for difficult driving. the virginia policehad to help people getting stuck. it caught most people off guard. we're just not used to this. sdp >> some areas saw sunshine today and now we have a lake effect band coming down. >>rom the potomac? >> interesting you say that, but no, these are lake effect snow showers. any time you see an orange sky like this during the winter months, it makes youthink maybe there is some snow out there. and in this case, you would be correct, there is some snow out there. we're seeing that snow right along the potomac, right through washington, d.c., loudon county, portions of frederick county as well as portions of montgomery county. you can see where i'm talking about. just to the south of gaithersburg, towards new brunswick, just to the north of leesburg. herndon, ashb

several panels of the teflon fiberglass rucht ruptured and the snow fell on the field. one was hurt. the game was postponed. it was supposed to be there and will be moved to detroit at the ford field and they will have two games tonight on monday night football. the a's appear to be closer to signing a designated hitter. free agent slugger matsui is close to finalizing a contract. it is expected to be a one-year deal. they need a designated hitter. matsui hit 21 home runs and 24 rbis with the angels last season. he spent seven years in the majors with the new york yankees. >>> returning your holiday gift could cost you. what one senator is doing to get rid of the restocking fees. another case we will show you. how one country is responding after san francisco threatened to charge tolls to get into the city. another bay area city takes up the ban on plastic bags. laura will be here in a few minutes to joime as well. you can do something extraordinary. join your neighbors and the american red cross and help save the day when the next disaster strikes, when a neighbor's ho

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the testify teflon roof proved no match to the snow that had minneapolis sock in. >> overweighting ofels caused the fabric to rupture. >> reporter: the worst job in the midwest. the workers are shoveling snow off the top of the metrodome, doing it in zero degree weather but the wind is blowing and feels like 21 below. residents are bearing up and digging out. in the culprit is a mammoth storm, sprawling 1500 mails from the planes to the great lakes and all the way to the gulf of mexico. high winds and snow up to two feet have turned many places into no-go zones. hundreds of flights were cap -- cancelled. near whiteout conditions made travel a gamble, closing road in five states. this is minnesota's biggest snowfall in 20 yeemples portions of interstate 90 were shut done overnight in wisconsin cars were chased from the highway, leaving snow plows to do their work. >> alan: i still can't get enough of watching that metrodome collapse. >> leigh: amazing. we have the fog all day. >> alan: oh, yeah. >> leigh: in most neighborhoods. >> alan: a few spots of sunshine. >> leigh: those towards

as you can see in the video, several panels of the teflon-coated fiberglass roof ruptured. the dome then deflated and sagged as snow poured on to the playing field. no one was hurt, and workers spent the day removing snow from around the roof. the nfl game couldn't happen and it was moved to detroit's ford field and will now be played tomorrow night. >>> was a wild ride this weekend for passengers on the royal caribbean cruise ship brilliance of the seas. passengers took these pictures of the damage after the ship ran into a storm as it approaches egypt. the effects of the high winds and rains caused several minor injuries on the ship because it couldn't dock at the time. some passengers board say it felt far worse than it looked. >> then the boat pitched back and threw everybody backwards, the whole boat screaming. anybody that was on their bed was riding back and forth, being smashed into walls. >> the ship is now headed to malta, one of the last scheduled stops on that cruise. >>> oakland police are investigating two separate shootings. it happened yesterday and left one

the teflon roof tore and collapsed under the weight of 17 inches of snow.he vikings are scheduled to host the bears next wednesday. the game could be moved if they don't fix it in time. we expect a full vote in the senate on the tax cut plan worked out by president obama and the republicans. they allowed it to come up for an official vote. it means it is likely to pass. it would extend the bush-era tax cuts for two years, extend unemployment benefit and create a one-year payroll tax cut. if approved by the senate it faces a tough fight in the house. >>> >>> president obama says he is not disappointed by the ruling this in the federal judge in richmond. the case was brought by virginia attorney general who is a republican. he said that congress overstepped its bound by requiring all americans have to health insurance. the judge in the case agreed with that. >> the way i would say it this case is not about health insurance or health care. it's about liberty. and the judge said as much in his order. >> reporter: the attorney general and the justice department

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. >> and he believes the dome itself created from a teflon fabric might be an outdated design and shouldn't be used in the extreme weather in the midwest. experts are still trying to figure out how long it will take to repair the metrodome. >>> during big snowstorms at home, most of us wonder about road conditions outside of our own neighborhoods. from now on, people in montgomery county won't have to guess anymore. they can go online and see which streets are plowed and which haven't been of touched. john henrehan has details on that. >> reporter: during big snowstorms like last winter's blizzard, people need information, said montgomery county executive isaiah leggett. >> people are concerned about schools, concerned about the roads, their neighborhoods, whether to go to work, whether to go to shops and make their appointments and a lot depends on the conditions of the roads. more importantly, depends on what they know about the conditions of the roads. >> reporter: although residents can see the conditions of the streets in front of their homes, they will be able to find out the conditio

check out the slow motion video of the inflatable teflon roof sagging. a tear dumped massive amounts of snow across one end of the playing field. >> the last time this occur was in april of 1983. >> reporter: no one was hurt in sunday appear roof collapse but the vikings game against the new york giants had to be moved to monday night at detroit's ford field. >>> the storm closed major highways in a number of states and forced the cancellation of more than 1600 flights in chicago. >>> everything is back to normal on route 50 in anne arundel county. that highway was shut down in both directions for much of the evening yesterday after a tractor-trailer reportedly started leaking a chemical. southbound i-97 was also closed. >>> a ruling expected later today on the constitutionality of of the nation's health care overhaul. back in march, virginia filed a lawsuit against the federal government challenging its legislation that would force all americans to purchase health insurance by 2013 or pay a fine. >>> the president will sign the healthy hunger-free kids

the statement's teflon roof caved in under the weight of more than a foot and a half of snow although to be honest with you, th vikings/giants game would have to be delayed. it will be played tonight in detroit. what do you think? will we get somrelief? >> yes, it will come but not for a while. we've been talking about this very cold and windy pattern since early last week. we sawsimilar conditions. this time we did have more snow out there. take a look at the portions around the area. mostly to the south and west. look at th. any time the grass is covered like that, that tell me we have at least two inches of snow on the ground. about half an inch to an inch of snow. we could have seen two inch of rain toward spotsylvania, wood bridge as well, most areas south and east i-95 corridor. what will we be seeing? the storm system is continuing to move off. that's what brought us the snow earlier. a couple snow flakes flying into portions of maryland. maybe around the d.c. area. some flurries around this evening. a windchill of . that's what we're going to be dealing with. not just the cold

the teflon roof caved in under more than a foot and a half of snow early yesterday.e was injured but the vikings/giants game has been moved to tonight and will be played in detroit. all the tickets to that game will be free. the who had seats at the metrodome can get a refund. that storm shut down more than just the metrodome. 1,600 flights were canced or delayed in chicago yesterday. even reagan national had two-hour delays. several major highways were shut down in several mid-western states. get this, e salvation army had to pull all of its bell ringers and donation celkettles because the blizzard-like conditions. those bells probably didn't even ring. >> you know it's sad when you've got to, you know, beat the salvation army. >> that was a brutal storm that hit the upper midwestment we're being affected with parts of it. the main part is passing to the rth. it is bringing in much colder air for us. we've got winds whipping out of the north and west. it mixeith lingering moisture. we have snow where you see the patches of color in the counties in blue. we are getti

to get this ready for tonight, the teflon roof of the minnesota stadium it is badly damaged. >> presidents going to sign the repeal of the don't ask, don't hold into law on wednesday. and to and that 17 year-old band. it's already been mapping out of this new will go into place, 17 year-old-ban on that, and will not dictate haute troops feel. however, it will just strictly feel that act on how they react to this stay with us. we will be back after this quick break. >> country singer commotion m00- howahnin the buzz. shania n is engaged. vince vaugh, had a baby and betty wite ap entertainer of the year, and 88 year-old had an amazing 2010. she exempted a lifetime achievement award. from the screen actors guild, and then on mother's day she was a guest on saturday night live. and she will return to the screen actors guild after being nominated for the best actress in a comedy. >> and kimberly sakamoto tells us about the most opulent decorations. >> and this giant decorated tree is 43 ft. high. other video of what this looks like you can see it is coated with ornaments, decorations. and a ge

the teflon roof of the metrodome, well, it couldn't hold the tons of snow that had piled up. they will play tomorrow night at detroit's ford field. we'll turn to our meteorologist jacqui jeras. take it away. >> a far-reaching storm that will have major impacts on eastern portions of the u.s., at least through the middle part of the week. storm packed quite a punch in the midwest, and now the worst of the storm is focused here across the great lakes and down across the ohio and tennessee river valleys, at least in terms of the wintry aspects of it. some of the heaviest so east of nashville. look at this over parts of kentucky, and over towards the cleveland area where you're under a winter storm warning, you'll likely see a couple of feet of snow by the end of the week on the lee side of the lake as the lake-effect snows continue to kick on in. ahead of this system in the warm sector, it's been rain all day long. new york, up towards boston, all throughout new england. you'd expect snow this time of the year, but you're in that warm wedge, but that was enough to cause some maj

it is an inflatable roof made up of try angular teflon panels and seems some of those gave way. the head of the commission responsible for the stadium says his crews are assessing the damage and expects to issue a statement later. we're watching for that. the blizzard continues to pummel minneapolis and much of the upper midwest. some areas have gotten 20 inches of snow. for the twin cities, minneapolis-st. paul yesterday was the snowiest day on record with nearly 14 inches and counting. the snow that brought down the metrodome roof stranded t eed t supposed to take on the vikings today. the game had been moved to monday because the new york giants were stuck in kansas city when the snow shut down air travel. the game was moved from today to tomorrow at 5:00. the man in charge of the metrodome doubts the metrodome will be ready in time. that's a lucky break for brett favre recuperating for shoulder injury and hoping not to break his record of 297 consecutive starts. we're watching this for you. back at home a month long man hunt for a missing girl came to an end by chance this w

fourth teflon panel tore sterday afternoon.e three panels on the roof, causing it to collapse on sunday. not ear when this of will be fixed or when the vikings might be able to play at the metrodome again. >>> now the vikings will face e chicago bears at an outdoor college stadium. but there's a lot of work to be done there. look at that. crews are busy clearing the tcf bank stadium of the university of minnesota campus, where there are snow drifts inside of up to five feet. >> yikes. >> and the plows cannot be used on the field there, because they will, perhaps, damage that field. >>> and check out this frozen lighthouse on the shores of lake erie. it doesn't even look like a lighthouse. this is near cleveland. frigid winds blew water spray on the lighouse and of course it froze, making it look like a giant ice sculpture. it's beautiful, though. >> it is. so of takes the romance of being a lighthouse keeper out of the picture, doesn't it? yes. are you in there? anybody in there? >> could you imagine? >> maybe it's an unmanned

of course this is not a natural which was damaged by heavy snow on its teflon roof.university of minnesota. there's a lot of work to do they say and concerned about everything being safe and ready for fans. it teams of nfl officials have been keeping an eye on the work. >> speaking of snow let's get a check-up on our snowball ski report yesterday storm brought snow. alpine meadows got 21 in. of snow in the past 24 hours. seven runs (37 to 70 in. at the base. heavenly 16 in. of new snow in the past 24 hours bring in a mob of 51 at the base. also squaw valley soffit of new snow in the past 24 hours they have 100 runs open there today. sugar bowl 16 in. of new snow in the past 24 hours. or what is still quite a bit more so into this weekend. we'll bring you updates as a comic always check those updates on snowbomb.com. [ male announcer ] enjoy an amazing usda choice steak and succulent lobster dinner at sizzler for just $15.99. sizzler. thinking fresh. everyday. apple responded to public outcry by removing an anti gate at from a store. kimberly is tells us why revised v

they are from the company that made the teflon roof. metrodome officials should have a good idea if she can use the facility by this afternoon. house democrats getting ready for a closed door meeting tonight. they'll discuss the tax cut compromise put on the table by president obama. this after the plan cleared a big hurdle in the senate late yesterday and appears likely to pass. well, they're going to discuss the tax compromise and let's move on to the next story. where are the soundbites? >> this deal is giving democrats some pause. having said that, i believe that action is necessary and compromise was inevitable. >> one reason house dems are angry, they want the estate tax bought back to the 2009 levels which i believe was 55%. long time diplomat and envoy to afghanistan and pakistan, richard holbrooke has died at the age of 69. he was rushed to the hospital last friday for emergency surgery on a torn aorta. holbrooke had been working on a white house report focused on the war in afghanistan which is still scheduled to be released l

it was resting on the teflon surface and couldn't hold it anymore. crews tried to battle the accumulating snow on friday night standing on parts of the roof with shovels but it was coming down way too fast. experts have been called in from around the country to help with repairs on the roof. because of the collapse, yesterday's giants-vikings game had to be postponed. it will be played tonight in detroit. here's the good news for fans there. it's free, i think, for those people who want to come. >> who is going to detroit to watch the vikings play the giants? bring it back to new york, are you kidding me? >> there might be some people there from new york or minnesota. free tickets to the great football game? >> let's put the chains on tires and go to detroit. >> while brian diverges on his sports, we have to tell you another story. sources tell fox news michael steele will announce in a conference call tonight he is not running for re-election. those quotes say he has not put together a re-election team and has not been raising any money for a campai

snow leaking through the teflon roof. but at 5:00 a.m., it was an avalanche of snow that collapsed into the unoccupied arena leaving a gaping hole in the dome and the football field covered with snow. in the light of day, the metrodome looked like a crater. officials blame the heavy snow and high winds which caused drifts on the dome ceiling leading to the collapse. >> very high winds, that with the high snow accumulation really impacted us. >> reporter: because of the roof collapse, sunday's schedule game between the jet -- was moved to new york. wintry weather battered the midwest. >> there's a lot of snow on the ground. >> with more than two feet of snow falling in parts of minnesota, residents spet sunday trying to free their cars and homes from the snowy mess. >> one seems a lot more packed down than the wind blown so the snow is very heavy. >> reporter: the snow also shut down parts of iowa and wisconsin where officials warned some residents to stay off the roads. even major highways were closed across the region. a

it's made out of teflon, that tore.hree panels are ripped and that's what caused the dome to go down. folks were on top of the b uilding on saturday afternoon. we had 17 inches of snow between friday flight and saturday n ight. so they are up there with hot water trying to steam and brush the snow off. it was so windy and it was s nowing so hoard that they had to call the guys off at m idnight. now we have experts coming in from the -- from across the country. people who specialize in this type of construction. this is 1981 construction. they are coming inning to find out exactly what they need to do to repair this dome. vikings have been moved -- they were supposed to play yesterday. they moved it to 7::00 last n ight. they didn't play last night so today the vikings take on the giants -- take on the -- >> tom, you look bundled up there. how cold is it there? >> reporter: el, wits minus 6. wind chill between 20 and 30 below. it's so cold. it gets cold here. it is december here. it's so cold that two districts call off

another panel on the teflon roof of the metro dome tore open yesterday sending snow and ice to the team's field in minneapolis. no one was hurt. the workers were pulled prom the stadium floor. three panels torn sunday forcing to move that day's viking game to detroit. crews are at the university of minnesota stadium to make sure it's doing to be up to par and ready to host the game on monday night. >>> this morning a search continues for the killers of a young bay area football star, we are bringing you reaction from the young victim's classmates. >>> a judge maybe very close to a crucial decision in the gang rape case in richmond. >>> bring you up to date on some of the top stories. london, a british judge rejected an appeal at wikileaks assange has been granted bail. that means he will get out of the brit british jail. we are learning that a state inspector warned pge of the safety risks 19 months before the san bruno explosion. that's according to a letter obtained obtained obtained by the chronicle, persistent safety problems in the gas distribution system was putting be public at ris

said, why did you build it like that, seriously, in minnesota, we're talking about an inflatable teflon terms of engineering? >> basically, it's a building with a balloon, and so the roof is held up by air pressure. arthel: but minnesota, sir? you know what i mean? it's known for snow. in fact this thing collapsed, what, saturday, and it wasn't the first time so from our perspective, what is being done, moving forward, to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> well, the first thing we have to do right now is we are -- we have to repair the damage that is sustained to the roof right now, and then once we get beyond that, we'll assess our processes and see what our next steps would be in terms of trying to deal with future issues. arthel: and where are you in terms of repair work? >> right now, i'm expecting the first person on site to arrive this afternoon from the repair company, and we'll have materials arriving likely tomorrow, and then i would expect at some point, either late today or early tomorrow, we'll start that repair process. arthel: and of course no one wants to rush the pr

several panels of the teflon roof ripped apart, causing a gaping hole. parts of ohio could get hit with more snow today. blowing snow and low visibility causing dangerous driving conditions. look at these pictures of the flooding in washington state. rivers in nine counties crested at or above flood stage yesterday. let's bring in rob marciano. rob, warmer in iceland today than in atlanta? >> that's right. >> really? >> yeah. we've got a little flip-flop going on in the atmosphere, for a couple of days. that warm air over there in the atlantic, including iceland, is kind of what's been blocking everything. jamming everything up and letting the cold air release down from canada time and time again. we saw it last week, seeing it again this week. the core of the cold air heading through the area and down towards florida right now is even colder than what we saw last week. this is what it feels like outside right now, some of the windchills to give you an idea, currently 36 in new york, pretty close to the actual temperature, but in atlanta it feels like 9

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teflon-coated roof.s essentially garbage bags propped up by blowing fans. >> that's what happens. >> all that snow. needless to say they're not playing there. the game was postponed. they're playing tonight. 7:20 tonight in detroit. they picked a neutral site. >> they need a sewer. >> yeah, they have a seam stress. >> that's a tough place. >> it will be weird. small crowd. it will be a strange game. >> and giants will probably have more people cheering for them in detroit than minnesota. >> they will. >> a little snow will not let them get in the wi of the game. >> football. shores of lake michigan. second quarter, perfect strike. where's the defense? patriots beat the red-hot bears 36-7. the patriots look kind of unpetable right now. they're 11-2. they become the first team this season to clinch a spot in the nfl. they're up 36-0 beginning early in the second half. first team to clinch a playoff spot. >> i just love the snow games. it takes me back to -- >> old school. >> -- old school nfl films. >> pac