this-year the community in southeast texas -- this year the community in southeast texas and the schools rallied and the result was quite outstanding. this holiday season we'll be sending 9,-- 96,000 hands-made christmas cards and holiday cards to our troops in afghanistan, iraq and other parts of the world. primarily made from school kids in southeast texas. and remember, mr. speaker, these are hand-made cards. these are not store-bought cards. these cards are received from various texas residents. just to name a few, kingwood high school, sterling middle school, timberwood middle school, goose creek memorial high school, alamo elementary, horris man junior high, also from the high neighbor club in kingwood, houston methodist hospital, the by a -- baytown housing authority, victory hospital and boys and girl scout clubs in southeast texas. 80,000 of these cards came from the city of baytown alone. so a big thank you to ricky wheeler, the executive vice president of the baytown chamber of commerce, as well as the baytown schools and hospitals and organizations for their remarkable contri

the low pressure system bringing some rain to mississippi, louisiana and southeast texas. the bulk of the precipitation still waiting to the end of the weekend for georgia and florida panhandle. a lot of chatter of a christmas eve storm. this will be a rainmaker. some snow on the back side of the storm and lots of wind across the great lakes. good news for the drought conditions across central and northern california. improving statistics for the central and northern parts. much-needed rainfall. 4 to 6 inches for that region. wet weather and snow for the cascades and rockies. back to you. >>> thank you. let's get an early start on your money with cristina alesci. huge moves now? >> it is incredible. the rally is finally here. i'm thinking it will be a strong end to the week this week. we have seen the dow and nasdaq and s&p all higher. yesterday, just to put this in context, the dow had its best day in more than three years. it climbed 421 points or 2.4%. now in the past two days, the dow has added 709 points total. that is the best two-day gain since november of 2008. it

this is included within the tornado watch now that we have in effect for southeast texas, louisiana, mississippi, and southwest alabama. now this tornado watch it will be up until 6:00 local time. this isn't a system we're going to see really for the entirety of today. you can see all of those bands of showers that are moving up to the northeast. this will continue to push into the ohio valley. this is all connected with a much larger system that we're seeing from the great lakes that does go all the way down to the southern end and to the gulf states. at the northern portion of this, we have some snow and off to the east that is where we're dealing with rain showers and mild temperatures that are causing quite a bit of fog. we just saw those pictures, tamron, and you can see the visibility and a lot of places is comprised. we're down to 2.5 miles in new york city. 1.3. on average clear day visibility would be 10 miles. we're dealing with visibility issues. so unfortunately, this travel weather is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. we'll continue to track the severe weat

. >> well, most of that is east of where i live in southeast texas. and it is important but again if we are producing what we are -- although we are not producing enough oil for our own com consumption mainly because of the types of oil we had. and like i said, the refineries i represented over the years, have been retooled to do the heavier crude. and it would take, millions of dollars to go back to do the lighter sweep. and just like you said, it is an investment decision if that happens. jow talked about the environmental risk in your testimony and you are seeing conflicting articles on the export. is the united states refined product better or worse than the product currently consumed in parts of the world? do we produce gasoline or diesel better than india or china, for example? >> from a climate perspective it is carbon and similar. from an air quality perspective it is dependented on the refining specifications and they are lower in europe and asia. >> i know if there is a ton of carbon going up in chai sonia that is the same as a ton going up

here is the low pressure system bringing some rain to mississippi, louisiana and southeast texas.he bulk of the precipitation still waiting to the end of the weekend to impact georgia and the florida panhandle. a lot of chatter of a christmas eve storm. models indicating this will be a rainmaker across the northeast coast. some snow on the back side of the storm and lots of wind across the great lakes. some good news for the drought conditions across central and northern california. improving statistics for the central and northern parts. here is much-needed rainfall locally, 4 to 6 inches. wet weather across the pacific northwest with snow for the cascades. deborah. >>> let's get an early start on your money with cristina alesci. cristina, stocks where it's at. >> the santa rally is here. u.s. futures are up. i'm thing it will be a strong end to the week. the dow had its best day in more than three years. it climbed 421 points or 2.4%. that's the best two-day gain since november of 2008. it is a big reversal from the past two weeks when stocks were sliding and everyone was talkin

. >> most of that reserve is just east of where i live in southeast texas. it's important. if we're producing what we are -- although we're not producing enough oil for our own consumption, mainly because of the types of oil we have. like i said earlier, refineries that i have represented over the years have been retooled to do the heavier crude. it would take billions of dollars to go back to do the lighter sweet. just like -- it's an investment decision if that happens. in your testimony you discuss environmental risk. stated earlier -- is a u.s. refined product better or worse than the product consumed in other parts of the world? do we produce gasoline or diesel better than india or china, for example? i know we compete with europe on the product, too. >> from a climamate perspective it's carbon, it's similar. from an air quality perspective, it depends on the specifications. the specifications might be lower in asia. >> i know that if there's a ton of carbon going up in china, that's the same as it goes up here. that's why some of us would like to see a national agreem

. >> most of the strategic petroleum reserve ease east of where i live in southeast texas.it is important. if we are producing what we are we are still not producing enough oil for our own consumption mainly because of the types of oil we had they were retools by heavier crude. and it would take billions of dollars to do the latest week and to reach an investment decision if that happens. in your testimony you discuss environmental risk as stated earlier, conflicting climate articles discussing u.s. refined product exports, the u.s. refined product is better or worse than the product currently consumed in other parts of the world? do we produce gasoline or diesel better than india or china for example? i know we compete with europe. >> from a climate perspective it is coggan. it would be similar. from an air quality perspective it depends on the finding specifications and they are lower in europe. from a climate perspective i don't think there's a difference. >> there's a ton of carbon going up in china, the same as a ton of carbon going up in east harris county and some of

down to the southeast we're looking at another nice day, as well, except the southern plains, parts of texas and oklahoma are looking at severe weather, watch that area. in across areas of the northern plains, a mild day temperature-wise but that's about to change as the system moves in and will bring snow across parts of colorado and one clear day across california before the next storm moves on in. >> all right. we're doing made in america gifts today. why give someone just one christmas gift when you can give them a gift that keeps giving every month? >> subscription packages are a

rain breaks out today in texas, tomorrow that moves into the southeast.tmas eve forecast part goes, this storm is going to develop not until probably monday or tuesday next week. it should be some over the top of new york city on christmas eve, windy as all can be, very, very rainy too. not a lot of snow with that system. so -- but it looks like for christmas eve, for millions of people, a big wind storm and a lot of rain. so -- >> that's a big story. >> airports. >> there should be a record number of people traveling this year too. thanks, bill. >>> some stories making news this morning in florida, nice try. two suspected robbers targeted walmart. one distracted folks by faking a heart attack there so that his pal could rob the place. when the crime was complete, he got back up, but the getaway didn't last long. cops eventually caught them. >>> it is a bird, it is a plane, it is a blimp? the u.s. military has a new air ship, the balloon-like air ship is called j-lens, test flying over maryland. it won't carry weapons or cameras. they'll use it for survei

outbreaks now from texas to chicago, across the southeast, as well. hundreds of school children now sick. so, let's get right to abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser with us from new york. and rich, you've been telling me about this vaccine, not a perfect match this year. >> reporter: that's right, david. we thought the vaccine was going to match about half of the viruses causing the flu. but we've learned from the cdc that actually the vaccine is only a match for about a third of the strains out there. that's very disappointing. but i'd still encourage everyone to get a flu shot. it should provide some protection and flu can be deadly. some protection is better than no protection. >> all right, great advice, rich. thanks again. >>> and tonight, one headline on the economy an your money. a rally on wall street. the best day of the year for the dow. closing up more than 300 points. the feds signaling interest rates will stay low through the middle of next year. zblifl up next, take a look at this tonight. the newest way thieves are breaking in

southeast. especially near louisiana and southeastern texas.er storm across the west coast of the united states. bringing much-needed rain to california. back to you, john. >> derek, thank you. >>> happening now. pakistan vows to fight back after the massacre. this morning, cnn crews take you live to the seen next. >>> new this morning, in the wake of the tuesday school attack in pakistan, leaders are asking afghanistan for help. the two countries spent year torn apart by tribal combat. they face terrorism along the border. no act of terrorism more barbaric than the murder of the 130 children on tuesday. our senior correspondent nic robertson is live and has seen the carnage first hand. >> reporter: the army says the total number of people now dead is 148. one of the principle hospitals, there are 15 children still treated. four in icu. another two in high dependence unit. one in surgery today. some of the children still in very critical condition. when the army took us into the school today, you just get a sense of shock and disbelief when you

today down along the texas coast, louisiana kind of pushing to the southeast today, tonight, and be withomorrow in the southeast. not a lot of snow to be found or icy conditions. watch out around buffalo in western new york. a little bit of freezing drizzle. a rain i dy day in the southeas tomorrow. by the time we get to sunday -- we have northern plains that could get a little bit of wintery mix but more rain in the south. the biggest headache we're going to have up until christmas is going to be on christmas eve itself. it looks like the eastern sea board, a pretty good sized storm. it's rain but it will be windy, a lot of heavy rain. in other words, if you're driving probably won't have any problems getting to the destination but the airports could have significant impacts from the weather on wednesday. >> a lot of challenges ahead. >>> other stories we're following now. more retribution following the attack at the school in pakistan earlier this week. ground forces killed 589 militants near the border while another 32 terrorists were killed by security forces. today only days after t

texas street and 23rd street. the project site within the potrero hill neighborhood and southeast quadrant of the city. in go public housing developments the potrero terrace and potrero annex. the proposed project would include demolition of existing 620 public housing units, and development of up to 1700 residential units for a range of income levels which includes replacement public housing units. the project also includes new vehicle and pedestrian connections, new street and block layout, new transit stops, new water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and new retail uses, community facilities and open space. construction of the proposed project would occur over approximately 10 years in three non-overlapping phases. it should be noted that the majority of the impacts identified in the draft eir/eis are, in fact, temporary impacts related to this construction period. specifically the draft eir/eis identified significant impacts related to construction period aesthetic, socioeconomic, site circulation, noise and vibration and air quality impacts, as well as impacts related to the accidental d

texas. >> in the 50s in the southeast and 40s and 50s in the northwest.ago, detroit, washington, and boston. 75 in new orleans and 82 in miami. >>> north korea is sounding off this morning after being linked by the u.s. to the sony hacking case. it is warning of strikes against the white house, pentagon and the u.s. mainland following the cyberattack. the administration is now reviewing whether to put north korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism. it came off that list in 2008 under president bush. >>> now for something that truly has to be seen to be believed. even when you see it you may not believe it. this cyclist would appear to be facing certain death after being run over by a truck at a busy intersection in china. somehow the truck's wheels don't touch him. he can't even believe he's still alive. >> american skiing great lindsay vonn didn't have anything that dramatic to go through. but a bruise to her elbow suffered in a crash is no big deal. she was racing in the french alps over the weekend. yesterday she went down in a race ending

the southeast is looking great. the southern plains and texasnd it, temps cool down a bit. into the northern plains, the same system will bring rain across kansas and eventually some snow in towards western nebraska tonight. maybe 6 inches or so accumulating. kind of a snowy one. snow across the central rockies and much of the west looking good until tonight when we see rain moving into northern california with the next storm getting ready to come in. perth, australia. isn't that cool? >> it is. >> very exciting. >> came from the cold weather. thank you. >>> speaking of fantastic, is it too cold for ice cream? think again. >> it is never too cold. joining us is david yingling. the yingling brewery is america's oldest brewery. >> made in america. >> so ice cream from a brewery, explain this. >> well, in 1920 when prohibition started, the brewery couldn't make beer legally. so they went into other ventures, one of which was ice cream. so that is how yuengling's ice cream got started. >> so you are getting excited about the ice cream again. >> we m

owner that seconds caribbean food in florida and the southeast and taco cabina, an authentic food chain with 173 locations highly concentrate in texaswhen latin america food is mainstream here in the united states, fiesta makes sense since the plans to expand the store count 17% clip, hey, chipotle does 11. the 32 cent basis robust up 5.9%. polo tropical, analysts went looking for 5%. 3.5% of taco cabina and fiesta has a pipeline of store roll juts and the quarter is going strong. this is giving a nice gain since we last heard from the ceo. can it keep climbing until the end of the year until 2015? let's check in the with the ceo. welcome back to "mad money." good to see you, sir. you guys are on fire. it's interesting because you have a huge number in social media and i thought it was interesting to hear when you're moving into texas, the social media, which is really taking it off, not spending big money to publicize. >> we're not. that's really the test when you go into a new market, what do they say about you when you're not around. >> i mean, doesn't that mean that when you look at system place like the northeast, we have nothi

texas late today. if you're down there in louisiana, tonight you get drenched, and then tomorrow into the southeast. if you're flying in, out of atlanta tomorrow, you'll probably be all right. you'll be in and out of the rain. as far as next week goes, the cold air isn't in place yet. we won't see a big snowstorm. the cold air is nowhere to be found. comes down a little bit on wednesday. but the storm itself will be this big, huge storm, huge windmaker and that's going to be almost over the top of new york city on wednesday. so thomas, for everyone on christmas eve, if you're traveling christmas eve, northeast, great lakes, mid-atlantic, it is going to be windy and rainy. airports will be a problem next week. >> for santa, this means what? >> rudolph will put the rain slicker on and be just fine. >> his nose will guide the way. his nose is so bright. yes. like some co-workers we have who have late nights. >> do you have storms to tell? >> i'm not looking at you. i didn't even make contact with you, barnacle. still looks guilty. >> was he hitting the bottle again late last night? >> no. early. >>> so

texas. cooler conditions in the southeast. tomorrow, that cool weather continues. in the northeast. and, again, chilly conditions continue in the plains on into the >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds moving back in. look for showers to develop this afternoon. but through it all, the wind and the temperatures hold steady. in the low 40s for today. scattered light snow showers especially north and west, little to no accumulation for noes of the area. 39 for tomorrow afternoon. then we dry out for friday, saturday. a little bit warmer on sunny with sunny skies, then sunshine and into the low 50s monday and tuesday. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. representatives from the connecticut state police union here. your name, sir? >> andrew matthews, president of the state police union. >> you literally have a big check. >> from the national trooper's coalition, we represent state troopers from the california highway patrol to connecticut. we're here today to support you in your worthy cause to help needy children. >> we appreciate that.

texas. cooler conditions in the southeast. tomorrow, that cool weather continues.ast. and, again, chilly conditions continue in the plains on >>> hey, good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. it's going to be pretty nice out there for the first part of the day. changes, though, as the big storm we've been warning you about starts to impact the bay area as early as tonight. not before a mix of sun and clouds in the south bay, 65 for the east shore and 64 degrees in san francisco with clouds steadily increasing as the storm moves in. there's a flash flood warning issued all the way from tonight, through tomorrow night for the bay area. also a high wind warning, win coupled with heavy rain tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. representatives from the connecticut state police union here. your name, sir? >> andrew matthews, president of the state police union. >> you literally have a big check. >> from the national trooper's coalition, we represent state troopers from the california highway patrol to connecticut. we're here today to support

southeast asia. 225,000 people were killed. and 1 million people were displaced. >>> george hw bush remains hospitalized in houston, texas. family said he is is in great spirits and continues to make progress. he was transported there tuesday after experiencing shortness of breath. bush is the oldest living former american president. >>> screech from saved by the bell is in big trouble. dust continue diamond is accused of stabbing a man in wisconsin. the criminal complaint said diamond was defending his fiance from two men who were harassing her. his bail is set at $10,000. >>> a successful iphone app maker gave his parents a surprise of a lifetime. joe's folks thought they were done with giving gifts christmas afternoon. and then he handed them a letter heading them know he paid off their mortgage.the new york deve app video shop he made enough money to pay his parents back for what they have done for him and raising kids and college loans and mortgage for the house. "action news" continues in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m., saturday, december 27. here's some of the stories we're following on "action

for parts texas there may be a few pockets of wintry weather mixing in. but rain and potential for thunderstorm spreading southeast will continue through saturday. saturday's forecast is a wet one for the eastern half of the country. rain and thunderstorms through parts of the south and we will watch where cold air meets up with the moisture. chicago is one spot we may see sleet mixing in. eventually saturday into snow changing to snow in places like chicago and minneapolis will see snow as well. new york city, the last big holiday vacation weekend for many, will be temperatures in the 30s. overnight we will watch new england into sunday for that wintry mix of weather. that's a look at your weather for this new year's eve and day getting into the weekend back to you. >>> thank you. coming up the pentagon has just released five detainees from gitmo bay. what it mean for the prison. >> and steve scalise spoke to a white supremacist group years sag this a headache or a teachable moment. >>> a look back at the best of 2014 coming up. >>> republican leadership closed ranks around louisiana, steve scalise admitted yeste

texas. here's a look at the high temperatures heather and ainsley across portions of the northern plains and parts of the southeastalso on the cool side highs in the 60's in atlanta and rale li. >> not too bad to finish off the shopping. we have a payoff for frequent flyers. loren simonetti is here to explain. american airlines customers buy the treatment yum seats. regular frequent flyers who fly first and business class on short hall flights will receive a bonus 250 miles. make it 3,000 miles for the longer flights. gold members will receive double that t. americans are trying to make sure the most profitable fliers aren't tempted by delta or united's programs. they provide greater rewards for more expensive travel. >> you can get money back if you bought the ticket for the hop on hop off bus tours operated gray line and city sites because the operators were charged with allegedly over charging customers. about 4 million people are eligible to collect a portion of the $19 million class action settlement if they file a claim. the deadline is january 19th. the company has denied wrong doing. >> if you finish up yo

southeast asia. more than 1 million people were displaced and more than 225,000 were killed. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in hospital tonight for a fourth night this in houston texas a family spokesman says the 90-year-old is in good spirits and continues to make progress. he was transported to the hospital tuesday after experiencing shortness of breath. george h.w. bush is oldest living former president. >> celebration of culture tonight on first night of kwanzaa punk waited by percussion . >> for one dance, trauma and drum theater host thdz event at unity hall tabor 2345bg in that casele church in burlington new jersey. it's more than appropriate to be held there since prince of unity or moja is focus of first day of kwanzaa. it runs until new year's day. >> let's get the weekend accuweather forecasts. melissa magee. >> jim, it's looking mild. both days well above average. something to enjoy as we get into saturday. double scan radar nice and dry and quiet across the delaware and lehigh valleys. outside we go. the action cam was outside earlier tonight and it's a gorgeous shot of the delaware river and uss battleship new jersey all lit up the day after this mass

a real mess with snow, rain, ice, beautiful weather, texas into the southwest. southeasta, and a 6% to 10% increase to major reservoirs across the state of california. that's good news this morning. temps in the 50s for today. as we get into your weekend, starting to dry out, but another round of rain on the way for friday. . >> and that's your latest weather. now to a story that has all the right ingredients. they have cooked up a sweet idea, volunteers bake all season and use the profits to send six kids and tear families on a much needed vacation. >> i'm getting stronger. >> reporter: this 7-year-old has no idea he's about to receive the surprise of his young life. while he's at home in upstate new york receiving massage and physical therapy for the genetic condition that crippled him, a group of firefighters, new york stay troopers and the non-profit baking memories for kids are about to present him with a week-long vacation to florida. >> it's an awesome kid that has to work so hard at everything. he's as much as we try to include him, there's days he has to stay on

down to the southeast, we are also looking pretty dry. a few light showers across texast to too much of any kind of problem. into the northern plains, this is interesting. we'll have a little bit of freezing rain. you can see the pink there across parts of minnesota. we'll see freezing rain eventually turning into snow. a couple areas picking up an inch or two. across the west, today is the dry day. you see the rain just offshore in california. to the pacific northwest, that moves in overnight and again tomorrow. the next shot for pretty significant rain into southern california is coming thursday. so we're going to have another storm to bring pretty legitimate rain to california. that's great news. but that's later on in the week. now you're looking absolutely fine. guys? >>> thank you. coming up, want to make your morning coffee taste better? yeah, the color of your mug could be all that it takes. >>> and a middle schooler now stuck with a drug charge on a school record for snorting smarties. no word on why he would want to snort smarties, but is it fair? our legal pan

i would say the southeast region, and ohio could be in there. >> you cannot even rent dirty dancing in texas. sex torre's sell in texas. we wanted to go down there and do a vibrator buyback program. >> ok. awesome. >> two g just thanked me for that? >> i did. good information for me. texas. the new. seth, one. option eight, james franco still hits on underage girls on instagram, or james franco has moved on to tumbler? >> i will go with tumbler. any evolution is a good one. >> now we are going to start the q1 day. you need to introduce yourself. to join us.g >> he was my writing and directing partner. expect her road to interview together. you have toe introduce your self. you need to keep it short. it needs to end in a? . semi-colon bullshit. >> high. my name is alex. president of the business school republicans. are there any candidates that you want to win even though you disagree with them just because you know they will provide you with good material? ask no. i always put social issues above my own personal well-being. it is hard sometimes. -->> >> i do wince a little bit when they lose

southeast and out west too. new orleans will top out around 78 degrees today. that's 11 degrees above average. brownsville, texasegrees. out in the west well, should even top out around 54 in salt lake city. not exceptionally warm but it is about 13 degrees above average. here we have the rain up and down the east coast. that's going to be our trouble spot today with pockets of heavy rain from the ohio river valley, extending up into the northeast, even a little slippery through central and northern new england where an inch or two of snow is possible. elsewhere we're looking at an inch or two of rain. we have foggy conditions down through the gulf coast where temperatures will be in the 70s and out in the pacific northwest we also have some rain, especially along the coast of washington state and we will see >>> good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. we are tracking a few showers. it's expected to move out by 11:00 this morning. i want to bring your attention to our next storm system that will arrive tomorrow afternoon. highs today will be cool back in mid to upper 60s. showers right now wi

southeast asia. more than 1 million people were displaced by the disaster and more than more than 225,000 people were killed. >> former president george h.w. bush remains in a houston texasospital tonight. a family spokesperson says the 90-year-old is in great spirits at houston methodist hospital. he was transport there had on tuesday after experiencing shortness of breath. bush is the oldest living former american president. >>> health check tonight a local fitness trainer create add new board game. it gets people up and moving and thinking about better health. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board with details. >> reporter: with many games you're sitting there and the longer that you sit the less healthy it is for you body. so this new game takes a totally different approach. two years ago trainer ricky williams got the idea for body breaker, a board game designed to make exercise fun. second graders at west oak lane charter school got to try it out. players roll the dice and depending where their game piece lands. >> ready, setting go. >> reporter: they have to do a physical exercise. there are also question cards, testing your knowle

certainly we have a presence in texas, but we're one of the most diversified builders with big holdings in the southeastest coast. i think whatever impact we may see, and again i'm not commenting on demand from oil, i do think you'll see offset frankly by buyers elsewhere feeling better about their prospects. >> well, coming back to active adult, putting so many homes in an area like this one, is there concern about home appreciation? sure, you have this largest subset of baby boomers, but the generations behind it are smaller. what happens 20 years from now when some of these folks want to sell? >> well, a lot of what you do in a large community like this, and this particular community has 3400 homesites. what you do is your plan your development in phases. we change product type and change amenities quite often through these communities to adjust to changing buyer needs. as an example, some of the new product features that we're putting in new homes today, like fixed stairs over the attic to allow storage. raised dish washers. things like that we can adjust over time. >> okay. thank you so much, richa

southeast asia and rescuers are preparing for a new day of searching for the missing air asia plane with 160 people. i'll talk live with two experts how a plane can vanish. >>> also ahead crews in texasre searching for survivors of a deadly fire at a high-rise for senior citizens. it's one of the stories we're following around the "newsnation." >>> and reform rejected. new reaction to governor's christie and cuomo vetoing changes to the agency linked to the bridge lane closure scandal. today's first read. e so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees from the bank where no branches equals great rates. sweet mother of softness... charmin!!! take a closer look at charmin ultra soft and you'll love what you see. not only can you use less, but you can actually see the softness in our comfort cushions. we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft? . >>> we want to take you back to the breaking news we were telling you about. landing gear forced a 747 to make a nonstandard landing at london gatwick airport. it circle for about an hour. the plane was bound for

texas. ahead of this, we still have warm air so heavy rain is expected along the gulf coast. we could see isolated severe storms as well, several inches of rain across the southeastst as we head into monday and tuesday. but the big weather maker we'll be watching as we get into the new year is the northwest. this is a strong system that brings over a foot of snow and that reinforcing shot of cold air that's going to take us as far south as the gulf coast and more seasonal temperatures as we head into the new year. a quick look at the snowfall totals as you saw earlier in the video, a lot of powder for skiers but get set, it's going to feel much more like january as we head into the new year next week. >> oh, my, the big chill coming our way. thanks, janice, happy new year. >> tis the season, take a look at this resigned pooch aboard the roomba,resistibleirresistib, right after the break. >>> we are back and we asked you to send us condolences to the officers ramos and john says deep felt condolences, men such as these cannot be replaced. dana adds, they were ordinary men who worked an extraordinary job, a calling that most could never do. thanks to all of you who

southeast more rain. chilly conditions as you make your way into texas. snow, this is part of that storm system we're talking about, we're looking at more coming up in the next 15 minutes, bringing snow across the plains, a nice day though cool in southern california. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. we were a great team then we grew up. and things weren't as easy. after twelve years, seven diets and six sizes i finally realized my relationship with my butt had nothing to do with my butt and everythying to do with my brain. >>> well then, good morning to you. 7:16 showing you a live look at the golden gate bridge. we started out completely clear here and at this part closed in with fog. temperatures in the 40s this morning. we're going to end up in the upper 50s. lots of sunshine coming your way all week long. >> and that's your latest weather. here is a question. if you put your tongue on the frozen "today" logo, does it stick? i don't know. >> try it, al. >> lick the screen. >> do you double dog dare me? >> yes. triple

southeast, more rain. chilly conditions as you make your way into texas. snow this is part that have storm system we're talking about. more detail in the next 15 minutes, bringing snow across the plains. another nice day, although cool here in southern california. we'll get t this is my butt my butt and i came into this world together. we were a great team then we grew up. and things weren't as easy. after twelve years, seven diets and six sizes i finally realized my relationship with my butt had nothing to do with my butt and everythying to do with my brain. >>> good morning. i'm bill henley. cloudy start, but rain showers moving out. partly sunny, but only in the 40s this afternoon. and colder weather arrives tomorrow, 31 in the morning, just 40 tom afternoon. and then colder for the end of the year. 20s and 30s for wednesday and thursday. cold start to the new year. temperatures will moderate over the weekend, but the chance of rain and snow late sunday. >> and that's your latest weather. here is a question. if you put your tongue on the frozen "today"

texas. it will be producing heavy rainfall totals across portions of the east coast. 6 inches of rainfall will be position across portions of the southeastsome flash flood watches. we also have a severe weather risk across portions of the gulf coast through this afternoon and evening the risk for damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes for states like louisiana, mississippi, alabama and portions of the florida panhandle. take a look at what happens. by tomorrow the storm system intensifies. very strong wind gusts as well and on the back side of that system, good news for some that are hoping for snow on christmas day. we'll see the snow coming down across portions of the western great lakes and the midwest. molly: a lots of mess, a lot of muck. thank you, maria. bill: am i getting home tomorrow? new york to yoa. -- new york to ohio. molly: you will have to recruit stan on that one. bill: thanks, maria. north korea losing the internet nationwide for hours. how did that happen? molly: military support for president obama fueling a new low. bill: 10:00 here in new york city. north korea in a whole different kind of blackout. the country

southeast region and ohio could be thrown in there. i don't know. i'm confused. i'd like to stay right here. you have good ones here. > you can't even read "dirty dancing" in texas't sell sex toys in texas. >> what? >> i know, we wanted to go down there and do a vibrator buy-back program, and we said no questions asked, just put it in the bucket. >> ok. awesome. >> thank you. >> so seth, this is the last question. >> did you just thank me for that? >> i did, i did. good information from you. texas, who knew? so seth. >> yes. >> pick options here. james franco still hits on underage girls on facebook or franco has now gone on to tumbler. >> i'll say tumbler. any evolution is a good one. >> all right, all right. ok. so now we're going to start the audience q-and-a. there are mike, one, two, three, and four. there are three rules to this q and a. one you need to introduce yourself. evan is going to join us. >> a partner, wow! >> he co-wrote "the interview" together. rules are, you have to introduce yourself if you want to say your affiliation with a college or otherwise, go ahead. you need to keep it short and it needs to end in a question mark. so no semi colon --

texas. the eastern half of the nation was quiet. beginning to see changes. very active for the upper midwest stretching to the eastern seaboard down into the southeast as well. it looks like it could be stormy for christmas eve and part of christmas day for the eastern half of the country. here at home, we have a ridge of high pressure that's taking control of our weather pattern. this is bringing us dry conditions. very stable conditions and that also contributing and helping out with that fog this morning. very thick. but you can see the arch beginning to shape over the pacific. that's pushing that storm track to the north of us and so we are going to be dry today as well as tomorrow before things start to change a little bit. we have the morning fog as well as a little bit of patchy drizzle. but for the afternoon, we'll be mostly sunny. we'll be dry. temperatures will range in the 60s even a few upper 60s in the forecast for today. by wednesday, the clouds do begin to increase and we may have a chance of showers coming our way. i will detail that for you coming up. for now, 57 degrees outside the door in condord. 52 in novato. thick fog reported along the

southeast region and ohio could be thrown in there. i don't know. i'm confused. i'd like to stay right here. you have good ones here. >> you can't even read "dirty dancing" in texasrd. >> you can't sell sex toys in texas. >> what? >> i know, we wanted to go down there and do a vibrator buy-back program, and we said no questions asked, just put it in the bucket. >> ok. awesome. >> thank you. >> so seth, this is the last question. >> did you just thank me for that? [laughter] >> i did, i did. good information from you. texas, who knew? so seth. >> yes. >> pick options here. james franco still hits on underage girls on instagram or franco has now gone on to tumbler. >> i'll say tumbler. any evolution is a good one. [laughter] >> all right, all right. ok. so now we're going to start the audience q-and-a. there are mike, one, two, three, and four. there are three rules to this q and a. one you need to introduce yourself. keep it short. n. semicolo elipsis. >> my question tonight are there any candidate you ever want to win even if you disagree the cut as they provide you with good material? >> no. [laughter] put social issues above comedy. it is hard sometimes. i migh

southeast. it looks like it stays south but is there enough cold air? we're looking at heavy thunderstorms from central texasi river valley and snowfall wise, friday night into saturday, basically about 1 to 3 inches, parts of western virginia could see maybe three to six but the good news is it's mostly going to stay down south. on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the wood >>> 7:35. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. tracking rain though showers are spotty. you're going to get outdoors today without dodging rainfall for the first part of the day. then heavy stuff moves in between 1:00 and 9:00 p.m. keep that in mind. temperatures will be chilly for today. expecting another round of heavy rain. showers likely subside as we head throughout tonight. tomorrow morning, spotty activity like we're dealing with right now. friday another round of stead r. rain. dry for the weekend. >>> coming up stories that up toed our hearts in 2014. an extraordinary compilation that will take up most of the next half-hour. >> and jeff rossen reports. >> reporter: it's rainy, wind

southeast, looking at nod a bat day. plenty of sunshine, cooler especially parts of florida. eventually late tonight it and tomorrow. parts of texasre weather for your day tomorrow. all right. back to you inside. >> thanks so much, rick. stars of fox's new film paying tribute to the man who brought magic to "night at the museum." sir an slot at your service. >> theodore roosevelt president of the united states of america. >> i have no idea what that means. >> lead actor rob williams who starred as president roosevelt in all three films making the final one a bit more emotional. night at the museum, the secret of the tomb prepared this week -- premiered it this week. this is the third and final last hurrah for very successful film franchise in 2006 ben still ler and sean levies who directed this film had no idea of this con september of a museum coming to life when the sun goes down would take them this far not alone the first two movies ii million dollars at the box office. comes across as a farewell piece. you never say never to hollywood in sequels. this seems like the final one and they all say it is. farewell to robin williams

southeast. but as you get into the plains, temperatures in the teens and 20s. 30s and 40s out to the pacific northwest. 60s down through southern texasperatures moving up. 50s with rain developing later this morning and this afternoon. by tomorrow, the rain is done. the wind picks up, 53 degrees. but chiler for thursday and friday. afternoon temperatures in the 40s. clouds return over the weekend on saturday, increasing clouds, and chance of rain and snow sunday with a high of 41. showers end monday morning with a high of 40. have a great day. >> and that is your latest weather. >> al, thank you. >>> who is in and who's out? the rock 'n' roll hall of fame class is revealed. >>> plus jim parsons is teaming up with matt. they'll sit down to discuss jim's new hilarious process. >>> and nicki minaj performsn live in our studio with help of skylar gray. first these messages. when you feel good no one is immune. with antioxidants, electrolytes, and b vitamins plus more vitamin c than ten oranges. emergen-c transforms more than just water. emergen-c. let your awesome out. if yand you're talking toevere rheumyour rheumatologiste me, about a

southeast. now, it looks like it stays south, but is there enough cold air to cause any problems, snow-wise? we are looking at some heavy thunderstorms from central texasssissippi river valley and then snowfall-wise, late friday night into saturday, basically one to three inches, parts of western virginia could see maybe three to six, but again, the good news is it's mostly going to stay down south. it's >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds have cleared out. we'll see sunshine today and a bit breezy, too. winds gusting to 25 miles an hour this afternoon. we'll top out in the 50s today, but it turns chillier tomorrow morning, into the low 30s to start with. just 45 degrees tomorrow afternoon. and brisk again on friday with sunny skies. it's saturday that we'll see clouds arrive. saturday night and into sunday a wintry mix is possible. rain on monday, then warmer tuesday. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the stories that impacted our world and yours and touched our hearts the most in 2014. it's an extraordinary compilation that will take much of our next half hour. >>> and a