snow across the texas panhandle and then another burst of snowfall into the ozarks and northern parts of arkansas. and then the piedmont area and up into the mountains, that's where we'll see our highest snow totals. but a lot of ice, sleet, and freezing rain. so sunday to sunday night will be a treacherous storm. a chance for over 4 inches of rain over the next couple of days. so a high-impact storm as we head toward the weekend. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. >>> that drenching record-breaking rain that we mentioned in california produced damaging mudslides in areas that have already been hard hit by wildfires. the wet weather is supposed to dry up this morning, though. one mudslide shut down a part of the pacific coast highway and other roads near malibu in southern california. mud, water, and falling rocks ripped through barriers. there were mandatory evacuations and schools had to be shutdown. in burbank north of downtown los angeles, a southwest jet trying to land during a heavy down power skidded off a runway. it was stopped by soft sand-like material at the end of the runway de

event in oklahoma through missouri, illinois, winter storm watch is posted in the texas area, texas panhandleand that will stretch eastward. look at the potential for heavy rain across the south and that icy mix over the central us and we could see 6 to 12 inches of snow and look at the mid-atlantic across the appalachians saturday into sunday. travel delays travel delays travel delays. we will keep you posted. carley: beginning to look a lot like christmas. >> nicely done without piano accompaniment. rob: thank you very much. 11 minutes after the hour. a murder motive revealed. have you heard about this? new details released in the death of an american tourist celebrating her birthday in costa rica. carley: is robert mueller giving us more questions than answers? we want to know where the evidence is of collusion, he joins us next. ♪ ♪ means they won't hike your rates over one mistake. see, liberty mutual doesn't hold grudges. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ hello, i'm an id

take a look here at the texas panhandle.ople in lubbock, texas, are waking up to this weekend. the city blanketed in nor than ten inches or 25 centimeters of snow in one day. that's more than lubbock usually gets in an entire year. let's talk more about all of this with karen maginnis. a lot of snow and it is moving this way. >> and when you see pictures like that, some people say, oh, i want my children to see the snow fall. if you're planning on driving and letting kids look at the snowfall, it is going to be crazy dangerous. let's show you the pictures out of lubbock and this is the sixth time since 1911 that they have seen double digit snowfall totals for one day. and you can imagine just how treacherous this was and state troopers all across the carolinas are looking at the road conditions there. charlotte being one of those areas, want to show you how res forecast and what we anticipate that radar will look like. storm system is going to move moderately slowly. but in its wake, the rainfall and the warm sector of this

a wintry mix for the texas panhandle and oklahoma. saturday, the low brings a wintry mix from oklahoma to arkansas. then as we move into wre looking at really heavy snow for parts of the appalachians with high impact snow into the mid-atlantic and heavy rain down to the southeast, lester. >> al rocker tonight, thank you. >>> the man who brought us so many blockbuster films, from "e.t." to "saving private ryan," is opening up about the film that was most personal to him, "schindler's list." it left audiences emotionally drained with a true and hopeful story from the ashes of the holocaust. now 25 years later, the film is being re-released, shining a light on its enduring impact. >> they say that no one dies here. roes >> reporter: the true story of a nazi businessman saving the lives of polish jews during the holocaust was not one director steven spielberg expected to be a commercial success. >> i couldn't imagine, based on the story that we told, that an audience would tolerate just the amount of violence, you know, human against huma

. >> reporter: whiteout conditions from the heartland to the texas panhandle leaving cars slipping off roadways, skidding on highways and overturning like this truck in nebraska. in utah, one stretch of a freeway had 16 cars involved in crashes. and with all the rain headed this way, there is a flood watch. itect until tomorrow morning, whit. >> all right, victor. thanks so much. let's turn to rob who is tracking the storm and has the very latest on its path. rob, good morning. >> good morning. so many facets including the cold side. is video we just got in from minnesota, the minnesota state troopers, a dashboard camera on i-94 when it was snowing. boom. that tractor trailer crashing into cars there. we're told that tractor-trailer fled the scene. still looking for him. dangerous commute, no doubt about it. we have the snow. we have the rain, and look at these advisories. we have the blizzard warnings that are posted and a new one now for albuquerque, new mexico. severe storms across the south and the rain will continue to be heavy. we have all those water rescues across the deep sout

winter storm watches are up across the texas panhandle as well as into oklahoma. l see a mixture of snow and ice across oak. the timeline, the rain starting to develop on friday across texas and then as we head into saturday we're going to see that colder air beginning to wrap in, that snow/ice mixture and heavy rainfall in the eastern warmer side of the storm on sunday morning. that could lead to some areas of flooding. now saturday morning we see the ice spread in oklahoma down the red river valley and this will head east as we get into saturday night and sunday. a wedge of colder air should make it down to the upstate of south carolina and north georgia where freezing rain, sleet, and snow will be likely, and then heavy snow. perhaps a really almost toward the top end of the record books snow effect possible into central and western north carolina and southern virginia as we head into the weekend and monday. long way to go with this storm and it be could bring significant snow and ice on the northern side with heavy rainfall closer to the gulf coast. terms of te

blowing snow on slick roads causing treacherous travel conditions in eastern new mexico and the texas panhandle. and now two systems team up to ring in a soggy new year in the northeast. rob marciano starts us off. >> reporter: the new storm coming together and heading east, just as millions are digging out or drying out from a massive storm that prompted dozens of water rescues, like this one in north carolina. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: watch this suv being swallowed by flood water. its driver trapped inside after plunging head first into a retention pond. >> he's still in the car! >> reporter: a bystander jumping in to save him. the driver narrowly escaping through the rear window of the car. similar scenes in georgia. a half a foot of rain there forcing drivers to take their chances on flooded roads. first responders using a ladder to carry this stranded motorist to safety. that storm leaving six dead, tormenting the north with ice and snow. dumping up to a foot of snow on the dakotas and nearly two feet in minnesota. but in the southwest, that new system bringing blizzard conditions and d

. >> reporter: whiteout conditions all the way to the texas panhandle. the storm moving east, stretching from canada all the way to the gulf coast. and with it, torrential rain and lightning. in new orleans, transformers exploding. >> that's crazy! >> reporter: in houston, high winds snapping all six poles holding up this billboard, sending it into this building. in austin, flash flooding. julie butler had to be rescued after her car got pushed a quarter mile off the road by floodwaters, thanking the firefighters who got her to safety. >> all of those firefighters are like angels in heaven. they're not little tiny things that sit on your shoulder, i mean, they're huge with wings. >> reporter: first responders rescuing a sheriff's deputy nearby. >> and victor oquendo joins us live now from atlanta. and victor, this storm headed right towards you. besides all the travel trouble this is going to cause, there is also a flash flood watch right there? >> reporter: that's right, tom. and it's already raining here in atlanta. a lot more is on the way. already me

. >> reporter: whiteout conditions all the way to the texas panhandle. storm moving east, stretching from canada all the way to the gulf coast. and with it torrential rain and lightning. in new orleans, transformers exploding. >> that's crazy! >> reporter: in houston, high winds snapping all six poles holding up this billboard, sending it into this building. in austin, flash flooding. julie butler had to be rescued after her car got pushed a quarter mile off the road by flood waters. thanking the firefighters who got her to safety. >> all those firefighters were like angels in heaven. they're not tiny things that sit on your shoulder. they're huge with wings. >> reporter: first responders rescuing a sheriff's deputy nearby. it's already raining here in atlanta and a lot more is on the way, messing up the commute for these folks behind me. that plus wind gusts over 30 miles per hour could be looking at flooding and downed trees from the storm. victor oquendo, abc news, atlanta. >> more showers, thunderstorms and possible flooding are on tap for the south.

the system will transfer its energy today, into the texas panhandle.ng rains, making their way through the gulf coast, into the gulf coast and moving into the southeast. by friday, mid-atlantic states, as well. airport delays from atlanta, wilmington, washington, up into new york. by the time we get into saturday heaviest rain moves offshore. could see a secondary system develop that would reinforce that heavy rain and keep the unsettled weather in the southeast. thursday, impact, strong winds, anywhere from 30 to 60 miles per hour wind gusts and then thursday to friday, a risk of severe weather from louisiana into florida, along the gulf and heavy rain through sunday. rain, flooding, melting snows in the carolinas may cause those rivers to flood. isolated amounts of 4 inches. 2 to 3 inches, with airport delays through the weekends as we head towards the holidays. inches, with airport delays through the weekends as we head towards the holidays. >>> a vote is scheduled today in britain on whether to oust prime minister theresa may. she's facing a revolt

this will transfer its eneyo the texas panhandle. snow from idaho into the colorado mountains.ulf coast and moving into the southeast. by friday mid-atlantictates as well. airport delays from atlanta, wilmington, washington up into new york. time we get into saturday the heaviest rain moves offshore. could see a secondary system develop which would reinforce the heavy rain and keep the unsettled weather in the southeast. ndursdaymp sac ig tr gt,usstswin thursday to friday a risk of severe weather from louisiana into florida along the gulf and heavy rain through sunday. rain, flooding, melting snows in the carolinas may cause those rivers to flood. isolated amounts of four inches, but generally two to three inches with airport delays through the weekend as we head towards the holidays. guys. >>> a vote is scheduled today in britain on whether to oust prime ministereheresa may. acing a revolt from within her own party. lawmers will decide if may will keep leading them as she struggles to takefritain out the european union. the vote today is by secret may is vowing to fight for he

a wintry mix in the texas panhandle. now we move on into friday night, into saturday. rain through the southeast. saturday night the snow begins in the carolinas. snow from missouri and kentucky as well. then sunday we continue, this thing gets together. this is going to be a high-impact situation from southwest virginia into north carolina and along they coast. herain, here's what we're looking at, torrential rain and flooding into texas, theal cen gulf, flooding of rivers, isolated severe weather in the gulf as i well and could be de billtating from the panhandle of utxas into kentucky and snow. we are talking abo snow that may cause major problems as we head on into sunday. friday we are looking for airport delays from san antonio, dallas, for houston, new orleans as well. on the roads amarillo to memphis, oklahoma to austin, dallas to houston on saturday. dallas a big problems, airports in oklahaa city. atlaill be impacted., i-20i-55 and i-40 problems on the roads. we end up on sunday g impacts in atlanta, nashville, ralesh-durham, jacksonville well. on the roads w

icing from texas into the es.olinas, possible out snow throughout the panhandle of texas and into new mexico. the heaviest snow in the carolinas. boone, north carolina a foot and a vihalf. ese, up to a foot. greensboro 10 in roanoke, virginia, four to six inches of airport delays on friday, saturday, and sunday. the roads will be a mess throughout texas on friday into turday. airports will be delayed. saturday the airports again look at dallas, that will be a delay. atlanta a delay. as we move into the majorwa ro, i-20, i-55, i-40 effected. sunday mostly i the mid atlantics states. this is going to be a longdu tion event and the ripple events go closuroast to coast fr travel and the roadways, t gam ho texas. >> reporter: a flash flood watch will be in effect a few bayous d cause dahm particule dramatic f. parts of the south are bracing for a winter weather wall up. snow, ice and rain. western north carolina could be buried in snow. somethingolks there are definitely not accustomed to. >> i'm kind of excited. >> reporter: in winston-salem hardware stores stocking up on shovels and sled

look at this video out of the panhandle of texas. seats. they are not moving on i-25 around santa fe, shut down for a time there because of some accidents and the warm sector with those thunderstorms amy was talking about. austin, texas, flooding overnight with some flash flood rescues there. houston got hammered. now it's in through louisiana. this tornado watch which stretches towards lafayette and alexandria, now in effect until 11:00 a.m., and they may extend this as it pushes towards new orleans. flood watches posted there. birmingham, alabama getting up as far north as virginia. the blizzard warnings continue. the rain becomes heavy at times and the biggest chance is through mississippi, alabama and it gets wet here in d.c., new york tomorrow. the extreme northern parts of new york and new england will see snow. only parts of new york and new england will see snow. that's the good news. the bad news is everybody is getting a piece of the storm, dan. >> thank you, robert. we know you will be on the story throughout the day. than

up to six inches of snow could fall in the texas panhandle and asheville, north carolina could get snowd-breaking rainfall to southern california causing mudslides and wildfire damaged do down. a plane kidded at the burbank airport but there were no injuries. a soft sand like material helped stop the jet from sliding toward a nearby road. >> unbelievable to see those pictures. >>> former secretary of state rex tillerson is speaking about what led to his firing in march by president trump. cbs news political contributor bob schieffer interviewed tillerson in luce on thouston t a cancer center. tillerson said the greatest foreign threats are china's rising influence and what he called a belligerent russia. he talked about the president. >> how would you describe donald trump? [ laughter ] >> well, most of you probably know some of this, but i had never met donald trump until the day he asked me to be secretary of state. he acts on his instincts. in some respects that looks like compulsiveness but it's not his intent to act on impulse. i think he is trying to act on his instincts. it was c

texas. the panhandle in through oklahoma, four inches falling in lubbock. that's the two faces of this system. here on the radar, we see it's starting to march down the i-10 corridor so lake charles, lafayette get nothing new orleans later today. shreveport, monroe into it too and north of little rock is where the ribbon of ice and snow will be. getting a little bit of snow into nashville as well and heavy rain through atlanta later tonight. look at the white showing up in charlotte, north carolina, up i-85 towards greensboro, winston-salem, you're going to see some accumulating snow and nixing in with ice, not just during the day today and tomorrow but lingering through the day on monday. so we've got a state of emergency declared for parts of north carolina and these are the expected snowfall totals and you go just a little bit into the higher elevations and we're looking at a foot or more potentially in an area that ests especially this early in de >>> good saturday morning. the view, there's some fog in the valleys this morning so take it slow if you're

texas. overnight, and into saturday, it moves into the panhandle of texas.hat turn into some heavier snow. by sunday morning, heading afterwards parts of the southeast, and we will see some here in the southern appalachians. parts of northern arkansas. but here's how this precipitation plays out. very heavy across parts of texas. some flooding here and parts of northern louisiana as well. and then there will be a bull's-eye here for the appalachians of north carolina, south carolina. it should be done by monday. shep. >> shepard: all right, some snow. watching this train for the last hour and a half or so, and it still along the route. small town after small town, and it will not be there in about 2. and of course, we will have left coverage the next hour. i want to show you are really great things that has happened in the last few minutes. there is a fantastic picture from the train. as it went by one of the stops. i wish i knew which, but i don't. i want to show you what's happening on wall street too. the dow was down 800 points at one point during the da

others bringing heavy snow from arizona to the texas panhandle.ota and minnesota. and central new mexico could see up to 2 feet of snow. so if you are in any of those areas, look at that be careful. >> rick: fox news alert. ice unexpectedly dropping off hundreds of migrants in downtown el paso, texas during the christmas holiday. leaving them at a greyhound bus station with no money and no place to go. the city's mayor dean margo pinning this on the federal government and he joins us now from houston. mr. mayor, good morning to you. >> good morning, rick. >> rick: have you seen this before? is this standard procedure now. >> well, they increased and they warned cpp warned us in october that they were going to be releasing more migrants. we have had, i think, the numbers are about 24,000 have been released since october through el paso. we are the second highest port of entry. and it's about five times what we had a year ago. so it's highly unusual. we have an agreement for them to notify ngo the enunciation house beforehand. the glitch occurred on

heavy rain through the southeast, snowy through the texas/oklahoma panhandle.st storm coming onshore. sunshine that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast today. and nice pleasant temperatures with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. into the weekend, dry, but more clouds moving in tomorrow with highs inland reaching the low 60s and showers moving in mostly during the late evening hours on sunday into early monday. and then after that clears out, we're in for some more sunshine and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s in san francisco. >> it's been a rough week. that doesn't matter because we have a great day coming up because it's the best night of the week, sunday night, "football night in america." the rams are pushing their way into soldier field in chicago. clear, cold and 30 degrees. the bears, the rams, "sunday night football" night in america. back to you. >> you think we have a little energy today? >> al, thanks. >>> it's time to kic

the panhandle of texas and parts of oklahoma for saturday. shep? >> shepard: thanks, rick.ut, we'll break in because breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. we'll be in houston for a final good-bye for president george h.w. bush. today the nation celebrates his life. ♪ >> russia going rogue. vladimir putin threatening a nuclear arms race as the trump administration threatening to take the nuclear treaty and tear it up. what started this and why some are saying enough of this. did the tariff man just back down? china making moves that could have markets higher tomorrow. and g.m. ceo mary barra making the case on capitol hill for jobs. and w

it's not going to be so bad throughout the panhandle of texas and oklahoma, but as we make our way to the east, we're talking 1600 miles along this system. potential record for asheville, charlotte, greensville/spart greensville/spartansburg. some meteorologists are comparing this like the superstorm of 1993, when asheville got 22 inches of snow. airports are going to be affected. as will be the roads. there's going to be a big impact storm, literally, coast to coast, guys. >>> the ceo of general motors is back on capitol hill today defending her company's decision to lay off 15,000 workers and close four plants here in the u.s. she's being meant with anger on both sides of the aisle. nbc's tom costello is on the hill with more on that. >> reporter: savannah, ceo mary barra meeting with delegation. and all of them demanding to know why does gm need to lay off thousands of people plus the supply chain as well at the time when the company is posting near record profits. gm ceo mary barra? >> do workers deserve better? >> reporter: facing tough questions from members of congress after an

friday torrential rain over xa freezing rain and snow from albuquerque all the way into the panhandle of texas and oklahoma. saturday it pushes into the gul with hea rain, more snow from missouri to oklahom city. by sunday it's along the southeastern and mid-atlantic coast bringing heavy rain, possibility of snownto the appalachian i see. snowy icy travel from lubbock and amarillo t arkansas and parts of missouri. the carolinas could see a significan snowstorm this weekend with heavy snow from london all the waynto charlotte. depending on the track, washington might be in play in this as well. we will continue to track it.e meantime,ve got also a risk of severe thunderstorms down through texas, san antonio, ann heavy r from texas all the way into the mid-atlantic states. guys. >> all right. i know you will keep your eye on that. >>> back to d.c. and savannah. >> much of the business in washington is beingostponed as the nation honored bush.ident there is word of a possible deal to avoid the next government shutdown. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the details on that.

texas on saturday. heavy rain for houston. winter storm watches posted for the panhandle. across oklahoma, a good swath and ice from amarillo, through arkansas, across the ohio valley and into the mid-atlantic, where they're already seeing some snow tonight. david? >> rob marciano with us again tonight. thank you, rob. >>> and next this evening, from costa rica, a heartbreaking confirmation for the family of that american woman who disappeared on the last day of her vacation. her father now identifying the body found near the airbnb where his daughter was staying for her birthday. and tonight, investigators say it appears that she did die after a violent struggle. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> we're incomplete. >> reporter: tonight, the father of carla stefaniak is struggling to make sense of the brutal murder of his beloved daughter. >> it's too much for us. that's too much for us. >> reporter: authorities revealing new details about the murder of the 36-year-old who came to costa rica on vacation. >> second day. the hot springs. >> reporter: they think stefaniak fought fo

texas. >> turn 50 on "today." twins from georgia turning 60. >> caitlin's 30th birthday is -- >> >> from washington state -- >> and the florida panhandle. >> we're. >> those are hoda's people out there. good morning, everybody. happy to have you along with us on a cd monday morning. >> thatwd undeterred by the temperatures. >> our crowd is very hearty. >>> to your new at 8:00. riving is risky, flights are grounded, power is out, after a winter storm has powered through the southeast. let's get to miguel almaguer in hard-hit north carolina this morning. >> reporter: you can see the crews o trying to clear the sidewalks. people will be trying to traverse their way out o their homes later today. i say that as light snow comes down now. buat the problem on this afternoon is going to be the icy roads. we have our drone up. you may be able to see the roads. it is difficult to see that ice. there is certainly a layer of ice that is covering the roads out here. there's more than a thousand accidents up and down this region, all across the weekend. we know that four people were killed in this storm. that number the change a authorities make their way acr

bush career or presidency in the lower panhandle region of texas. i can think of no with ther first addition to the system than a structure that celebrates the bush family and pride of west texas. though it's currently open to the public, oversight by the national parks service will ensure it's maintain and give many more americans to the site to be inspired by one of america's and midland's premier families. with that, i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gallego: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gallego: this bill authorizes a special resource -- source study of the childhood home of george w. bush, to designate it as a unit of the national park service. the shome where george w. bush lived from the ages of 5 to 9 and it's where george h.w. bush lived at the beginning of his political career. the structure is listed in the national register of historic places and currently operates as a museum. i support the p

governors from texas to virginia and north carolina declaring emergencies ahead of that storm. residents of the panhandlee storm dumping heavy rain which triggered flooding in the houston area. french riot police struggled to contain thousands of yellow vested demonstrate tores in paris. almost 1,000 people were arrested. the demonstration started four weeks ago to protest a full tax hike. i'm robert gray. now back to greg gutfeld *. greg: the oscars have no heart, kevin hart, stepped down as oscars host following an anti- gay tweets he wrote between 202009 and 2011. he wrote about breaking his daughters dollhouse if his son tried to play with it calling the behavior gay. he said one of the biggest fears of his son growing up to be gay. claims the academy given the choice to apologize or it would move on and find another host and he passed on the apology. >> reason i passed is because i've addressed this several times. i've addressed it. i've spoken on it and i said where the rights and wrongs work and said who i am now and i've done it. not going to kinney continue to go back in the days of old. greg: h

seeing switch of snow across the panhandle of texas.ay and definitely see big aconsume lace, go across the southeast biggest snow will be that will start tonight and see some spots one to two feet of snow. all right, guys over to you. pete: one to two inches of snow. wow, thanks, rick. ed: media sounding the alarm bells about special counsel latest court filings over michael cohen and paul manafort. >> in a lot of ways cannot be underscored that these memos aren't about cohen -- i mean they are about cohen but do they really point to the president in a way we haven't seen before. >> donald trump also committed two felonies. >> i'm willing to bet there is good evidence that trump had the requisite intent to commit this crime as well. nicole: but, are they rushing to judgment? ed: joining us to react speech writer for george w. bush ned ryun joins us. what about now you got people in the media saying i think the president it intent. why not wait for the facts. >> at some point we have to actually admit that what we are seeing with cohen a

texas into parts of the central gulf. the heaviest rain will be south of i-20. then heavy mixed snow, sleet, ice in the panhandletorm, washington, d.ou could see a couple of inches out of this. we will watch the tracks as they comenver the next 48 hours. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck >>> good morng. we will, indeed, be watching that sunday into monday storm threat around here. weay be dealing with snow. there is a long way to go between now and then. ot we have that chanc the forecast. today any snowflakes will just be snow flurries and snow showers. not expecting accumulations. low 30s now. along the route from the capital to t cathedral in the next couple of hours, mid-30s and cloudy. mayb a some flurriesund midday today and staying coldwell into the weekend and next week. a that's your latest weather. guys. >> all right, mr. roker >>> dylan dreyer is here. >> good morning. >> a little "popstart" thismo ing. first up, one of the biggest jobs you can get in hollywood has beenilled. we now know the host for next year's academy awards. posting late last night inst