and i said i love andy grammer. and she said she was married to you. >> you're newly married in. >> about three years. >> and you're letting her go on the road with selena? >> she's doing her thing. she's an incredible backup singer. she's a great singer. she got asked to go out. she loved it. she had a great time. >> we're going to play a little andy grammer. >> we're going to take win of your songs and play a mad libs thing. >> we don't know which song. >> i'm, i need a noun. >> a noun. >> peanut butter. okay. i need another noun. >> hoda. >> okay. i need a verb. be careful. >> slap. >> you know that's going to be good. >> that's kinky. >> i need an add verb adverb. >> like mr.? >> something with l-y. >> swimmingly. i'll take it british. >> i need an adjective, describe. >> lovely. >> i need another noun. kathie lee. >> oh, dear. >> here we go. weeed the guitar, please, is there a pick there? so this song is, "honey, i'm good." >> and your new words are on the prompter. it's been a long [ laughter ] >> okay. some

tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash and andy grammer! you can email your weather questions to fhexom@kcautv.c om! i'll answer the winning question patchy dirzzle is light enough to not regiester on radar, but rainvision shows that up to 3" of rain has fallen over the past 24 hours in southeastern parts of siouxland. let's take a moment to consider that 0.86" of rain has fallen since midnight today. that's actually a record amount of rain for this date. the old record was 0.67" from way back in 1891! the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city shows the scene our high today and 37 the low. 37 is our current temperature. local temperatures are in the 30s. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 20 miles per ho. wind chills are in the 20s for most of us. lower visibility is seen around some parts of siouxland, especially yankton. the midwest satellite/radar shows snow west of us. that's the next system that will slide through. we will get off easy. west and north of us, winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories have been posted

i found my hallelujah >> that is "live to be alive " " with andy grammer. it is good to be alive right about >> and welcome to winesday wednesday. the earlier hours, and you guys turned it up. your dancers, and it was like choir. >> thank you. >> and i love this song. >> it is winesday wednesday, andy. and itand he is here. and multi -- really? multi platinum, and not long before a hustling street performer in santa monica near the promenade? >> yes, i have been there for about four years. >> and now he is one of the biggest pop stars in country music. >> not really country, but whatever and you have crossover appeal. >> but it has a country vibe. i will take it. >> and so today, we will hear him sing and t today, for "star wars" and alvin and the chipmunks, and we will catch up with one of the stars belle thorne and you should know her. >> and we are going to to be talking all about that space. all about tha space >> some words of wisdom. >> okay. >> we didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew th we we having fun. that is all i get? is a should

tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash feuring echosmith and andy grammer! fred: skycam hd from t t ho chunk centrtrin sioux city. 53 was the high today after the loof 30. both of those numbers are well above normal! 52 is our temperature in sioux city. local temperatures range from the 30s northeast to the 50s southwest! with light winds, wind chills are very temperatures. the shows clouds wewe. this trend will the stormcast hd shows increasing clouds tonight, then mostly cloudy skies sprinkles tomorrow. we'll return to sunshine wednesday and thursday. tonight, we can expect increasing clouds and a quiet ninit with a low of 29. tomomoow, expect mososy cloudy skies and a few sprinkles. the high will be 52, so very warm again! the 7-day forecast shows 50s through friday. highs will slip to the 40s over the weekend and into next monday. that weather will melt snow. in fact, look at this map, showing snow cover from december 2 (last wednesday). now look at this map, showing snow cover today. we've lost a lot of snow! tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q1

tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! om or enter on the abc9 news facebook fred post. fred: tim: jenna: (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: if you want to help out a family in need, you can also do that through the salvation army's operation toys. there are just two days left to donate. what you need to do is drop off a new, unwrapped toy at any sioux city bomgaars, the salvation army, or downtown at the abc9 studio. the salvation army will collect them on thursday and then parents get to come pick out christmas present for their kids. a new study takes a look at how anti-depressants may affect unborn babies. a closer look when we return. take anti depressants, and now new research suggests a link between antidepressants during pregnancy and autism. abc's dr. timothy johnson. has more. " time when women think twice about everything they put into the bodies. and medicines... are no exception. now, re searchers at montreal are possible link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism sp

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tonight's'ssk fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! to enter, email a weather question to fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news facebook page. fred: jenna: other warnings and advisories have been canceled. the hd radar shows light area. road conditions are much improved today. itit was a november t t remember! we had record november total precipitation of 4.55" and it was the 3rd snowiest november on record at 12.5"! wow! the port neal welding company skycam hd shows a snowy scene from the ho chunk centre in sioux city. 23 was the low and 32 the high today. here is the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. we have 32 and light snow in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind chills are in the teens and 20s. winds are building in from the northwest at 15 miles per hour. that's helping to blow the snow around. visibility is less than 5 miles, and only 0.25 miles in spencer. the radar shows snow still rotating around the low pressure system. the stormcast hd shoho that snow continuing into (fred) you bet! tim: n

tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! to enter, email a weather question to fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news facebook page. thanks, fred! (fred) you bet! an inspirational story of one woman, who found the courage to keep going even after undergoing a leg amputation. stay tuned. hard time getting motivated to get going, think of wendy blum. a mother, and grandmother, whose life was turned upside down after taking a fall that , claimed her leg. ,but she isnt letting it stop her here's abc9's jessica rae, with her story.... "nat sound: "i was sick, i remember telling mymyusband you knowowhat i wowod rather be dead." rae: those are the words wendy blum spoke, after her doctor told her...they would need to amputate her leg... wendy blum: "i fell at home and knew i could not walk on my leg and the next morning we called the ambulance and i came to the hospital and they told me i had fractured my left leg." rae: doctors at mercy medical center decided to cast wendy's leg and let it heal on it's own... that's when thi

andy grammer coming up. lady here. she is a very talented young actress, a couple of golden globe nominations, alicia vikander and "vogue" magazine says this will be her here. >> we'll talk to her. >> al, a check of the weather. >> for today snow in the plains. going to be a windy day and really a little messy. look for wet weather from the u.p, of michigan all the way down to the gulf coast. sunny but a little cooler along the eastern seaboard and the sunshine through the southwest and on in >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cloudy start. but we'll see more and more sunshine. partly sunny and mild again today. back into the low to mid 50s this afternoon. rain is due in tomorrow. arrives in the morning. stays in the afternoon. look at the temperatures. upper 50s on thursday. the rain and the warmer temperatures take a break for friday and especially this weekend. saturday, 39 degrees and cold, gusty winds. bright sunshine sunday and a big warm-up next week. >>> holiday is the perfect time --

tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! congratulations! to enter, email a weather question to fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our (fred) the hd radar shoho light snow over parts of the area, but it's not as onditions are much improved today, but there is still some snow on us 20, us 59, i-80, and i-680. it was a november to remember! we had record november total precipitation of 4.55" and it was the 3rd snowiest november on record at 12.5"! wow! the port neal welding company y ycam hd shows a snowy scene from the ho chunk centre in sioux city. 23 was the low and 34 the high today. here is the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. we have 34 and cloudy skies in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. wind d ills are in theheeens and 20s. winds are building in from the northwest at around 15 miles per hour. that's helping to blow the snow around. visibility is less than 10 miles for most of us. the radar shows snow still rotating around the low pressure system. the stormcast hd shows that snow continuing into

andy grammer coming up. we've got a young lady here. she is a very talented young actress, a couple of golden globe nominations, alicia vikander and "vogue" magazine says this will be her here. >> we'll talk to her. >> al, a check of the weather. >> for today snow in the plains. going to be a windy day and really a little messy. look for wet weather from the u.p, of michigan all the way down to the gulf coast. sunny but a little cooler along the eastern seaboard and the sunshine through the southwest and on >>> comb morning. it's very krilly outside. we are in the 30s. the coldest morning so far. it warms into the mid to upper 50s today. high of 55 in morgan hill. 55 in mountain view. we are looking at 56 in napa. oakland tops out at 57. heading into tomorrow, most of the bay area will be dry. we are expecting a pretty wet weekend. keep checking in about that. >>> holiday is the perfect time -- jumping through my shot. chuck schofield is with us from no kid hungry. good morning, thanks for being here. >> tha

andy grammer is with me. he's going to sing tonight. >> "little drummer boy." >> each of our contestants are going to receive his new album. >> look at the two elves i found from shelby, north carolina. it's amazing how elves just show up. how many lights will decorate this year's rockefeller center christmas tree? >> 30 thousand! >> you ladies know your stuff. >> a lot of lights. 78 feet tall is the tree. in that's going . >> that's going to be a fun place to sing. get your rain poncho out. >> where are you from? >> pittsburgh. wonderful life" what does the bell mean? >> angel gets its wings. >> and nailed it. looks like a young tony danza, that guy. >> what do you know about this? >> i don't know much about it except the woman who plays zuzu didn't see the movie until like 20 years later. >> have you seen it? >> no. just pieces of it. >> a lovely lady from upstate new york. through the years, we all will be together if the fates allow so hang a shining star >> make the yuletide? [ buzzer ] >> oh, that was a

andy grammer coming up. he's going to sing his new song and also out here collecting toys for us. >> also coming up, we've got a young lady here. she is a very talenend young actress, a couple of golden globe nominations, alicia vikander and "vogue" magazine says this will be her here. >> we'll talk to her. >> al, a check of the weather. >> for today snow in the plains. look for wet weather from the u.p, of michigan all the way down to the gulf coast. sunny but a little cooler along the eastern seaboard and the sunshine through the southwest and on >>> holiday is the perfect time -- jumping through my shot. chuck schofield is with us from no kid hungry. good morning, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having she. >> tell me about your truck and your partnership with city. >> absolutely. i'm here with the no kid hungry campaign and no kid hungry is focuses on surrounding children in need who struggleith hungege with nutritious food where they live and learn and play. we have one in five kids in this country

andy grammer coming up. he's going to sing his new song and also out here collecting toys for us. >> also coming up, we've got a young lady here. she is a very talented young globe nominations, alicia vikander and "vogue" magazine says this will be her here. >> we'll talk to her. >> al, a check of the weather. >> for today snow in the plains. going to be a windy day and really a little messy. look for wet weather from the u.p, of michigan all the way down to the gulf coast. sunny but a little cooler along the eastern seaboard and the sunshine through the southwest and on in through >> jeremy: good morning. for the day a mix of clouds and sunshine. not as much wind out there today and seasonal, again, cooler than yesterday. 422046. still technically a little bit above normal. boston this afternoon at 45. worcester 43. merrimackalley, new hampshire seacoast, temperatures mid-40s. cloudy skies tonight. more clouds tomorrow with a few isolated rain showers on the way for tomorrow afternoon. near 50. showers tomo

andy grammer coming up. he's going to sing his new song and also out here collecting toys for us. >> also coming up, we've got a young lady here. she is a very talented young globe nominations, alicia vikander and "vogue" magazine says this will be her here. >> we'll talk to her. >> al, a check of the weather. >> for today snow in the plains. going to be a windy day and really a little messy. look for wet weather from the u.p, of michigan all the way down to the gulf coast. sunny but a little cooler along the eastern seaboard and the sunshine through the southwest and on >>> we've got sunshine out there now mixing with some clouds as we go through the day today. cooler day, above normal. high, 52. no more 60s for a while. back to the 40s tonight. a spotty drizzle could break out later on this evening through the overnight. along the coast and into tomorrow. steadier showers in the afternoon and oong. evening. later friday, 51. a cold day saturday, with sunshine. >>> holiday is the perfect time -- jumping thr

she said i'm andy grammer's wife. >> you're newly married, right? >> for about three years. >> that's newly married. and you're letting her go on the road with selena? >> we are cynical. >> she's an incredible backup singer. >> bhie can't she do it with you? >> she got asked to go out. she loved it. she's having a good time. >> all right. we're going to take one of your songs. we're going to play a mad lip sync. you don't know which one. i need a noun. >> a noun? peanut butter. >> okay. i need another noun. >> hoda. >> i need a ver bb. be careful. >> slap. >> that's kinky. >> i need an adverb. >> like mister? no, an adverb. something with l-y. >> swimmingingly. we'll take it british. >> i need an adjective. describe. >> lovely. >> and i need another noun. >> kathy. >> oh, dear. >> this song is "coming out good" and your new lyrics are in the prompter. >> fantastic. this is going to be great. okay, some extra syllables here. it's been a long peanut butter here and a long night there and the long, long hodas are damn near everywhere hold up, you slap

andy grammer coming up. he's going to sing his new song and also out here collecting toys for us. >> also coming up, we've got a young lady here. she is a very talented young actress, a couple of golden globe nominations, alicia vikander and "vogue" magazine says this will be her here. >> al, a check of the weather. >> for today snow in the plains. going to be a windy day and really a little messy. look for wet weather from the u.p, of michigan all the way down t tthe gulf coast. sunny but a little cooler along the eastern seaboard and the sunshine through the southwest and onloan. today will be partly to mostly clolody and windy. there may be a stray shower or flurry up to the north, otherwise the big story today will be the wind. gusts could be up to 40 miles per hour at times. tomorrow will be partrty cloudud with a brief relief from the wind. then the winds pick up again on friday with a mostly sunny sky. here's a look at the current flood warnings across the area. several area rivers are still experienc

it is soleveryw he is andy grammer. >> and now, last night there was check it out. ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba -- ba! >> that is inkredcredible. and this is very intricate and in with the iconic john williams' sound track, awesome. >> and that is awesome and i don't like much music anymore. >> that is awe. >> it is a new gadget that might be fun for the holiday parties if you want a smooch under the away, you extend it. >> it is 30 inches, and that is ow far they are. >> okay, really? itits a tt we could tend it to andy gram ermer, and it would be fun, but now it is not. parties, okay. >> , no. oh, no. somebody might be coming. somebody coming. >> what am i not going to be coming over to kiss you? >> are you kidding me right now. >> okay. surere >> i take it back. it sis very fun. >> yes. i like it. >> it is $10.99 on amazon.com. >> anthank you, ang. >> and now, last night on "the voice" it was featuring coldplay and sam hunt. >> and yes it was narrowed down are we watching the finale? and the winner is -- >> hello. >> jordan smith

tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. coming up after the break,,,well take a look at how aging effects our metabolism aging effectour metabolism you're 18 and you go to the gym, workout, then afterwards and you can still sleek physique... 35, 45, and 55... you do the same workout, you eat pizza... keep packing on? jessica rae spoke with doctor steven joyce medical center, and why our metabolism slows down as we age... in this week's get going segment dr steven joyce with mercy medical age our basal slows down, meaning even as we walking during our daily activities, our bodies are no longer burning calories the way they used to i tell people approach our 40s, we start to see that slow down i.e. our metabolism slow down then we really need to do start increasing our calorie expenditure and that's with exercise." rae: because our slows as we age, we the same amount of and expect to burn off the same amount of calories. so dr joyce says there are two types of exercises, anaerobic and aerobi

. >> andy grammer is going to hang with us. >> he's here? what's going on? >> nothing is happening over here. >> can't have enough andy grammer. >> a give that actually gives back which is good and hoda is going to tell us what she thought about the new "star wars" movie because she went with you guys. >> i, of course, was watching the debate. >> whatever. >> you know what hoda said, gave me half of her twizzlers, i'll never forget that. >> unbelievable dinner and then -- and then i was throwing twizzlers at willie. >> she was. >> never mind. ["the first noel" plays] from all of us at sanderson farms, we wish you and your family a merry christmas and happy holidays.

tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! you can email your weather questions to fhexom@kcautv.c om! i'll answer the winning question tomorrow night on jenna/tim/fred coming up in sports...the cyclones are a oh this basketball season, but this week they take on a tough opponent. hear from isu on battling finals week up ahead. plus...u-s-d has its new football coach. find out who will retirement from the university of south dakota, the coyotes have a new football coach. bob nielson will be introduced tomorrow as the 30th coach in usd history. nielson is coming to vermillion after spending the last three seasons at western illinois, a conference rival of the yotes. in fact, this season, nielson led the leathernecks to a 7-6 record and the fcs playoffs, earning conference coach of the year honors. nielson had two stints at minnesota duluth and won a pair of national championships with the bulldogs in 2008 and 2010. the iowa native will be introduced tomorrow at 1...and we'll hear from him right chris: last week k s a busy one f

tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! to enter, email fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on the abc9 news facebook page under the ask fred post. (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. jenna/tim/chris: chris good evening everybody and welcome into the abc9 sportszone...alon gside my copilot, chris palmquist. it's been a busy sports day here in siouxland...dordt both named new coaches, iowa state is down one of their best players, and we have action from nine high school hoops games too. chris: on those stories dive right into the hardwood and we'll start with ononof the best rivalries in all of siouxland. heelan and east in the pit...saders up 5 at the break...but tyle danke connects on the midrange jumper and east knots things up at 45. but it didn't last long, jack boever, splits three defenders and lays it up and in...heelan back up a a ir. then behind the official, aidan vanderloo, with the nifty finish, east led it 51-49 after three. heelan answers right away in the 4th...deandre burnside, with the razzle dazzle and then off th

the orchestra was playing and also andy grammer was here playing, this event has a football theme. ronnie lott is one of the most philanthropic athletes in the area. there is always a townhall. this year a big gathering of people in addition to ronnie, edward the barlow junior, dana stubblefield was here, you can have the former owner of the 49ers here without talking about the current state. >>they just have to do this and do it the right way. they have to get the right football people involved in the front office, they have to get the right people involved with the football operations. i'm not saying they are not there, it is not for me to say. i think they really care. my sister and her family care about this team and they want to win. they just have to grab themselves up by their boots and go and get it done. >>reporter: always good to hear from the former owner. as we are wishing you a merry christmas, just one other sporting event, luke walton was named nba coach of the month today. he has yet to lose a game. officially he is still 0-0 forgot that is how it works in the nba.

less likely.tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! to enter, email fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on the abc9 news facebook page under the ask fred post. jenna/tim/fred (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: health news, the lasting effects of bullying, and whatat you can do aboutut you can do about it. jenna: most of us know consequences bullying can have on a young person's life- but now new research is showing that the damage done by even a short period of bullying can cause some serious life long problems. holly firfer has today's health minute. " " (justin athery/bullying victim) it started being like an everyday thing and then during on through the year it started getting more rough what 13-year-old justin neathery was talking about was something a little more than just rough (penny poole) you know they would just come up to him and shove him in his back you know or rip his bag off of his back or kick him while they are in the classroom (william copeland, ph.d./duke university we are talking about something that is repeated some

we've lost a prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! (tim) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet. tim: franklin delano roosevelt said that december 7th, 1941 1 uld a day that would live in emphamam and those words have since remained true even here in siouxland. nats of rifle fire today members of the morningside american legion held a observance ceremony at the whispering creek retirement community to honor and remember those that fought and gave their lives in "to see the bubbles and a little bit of deisel fuel that still comes to the surface every.... all the time continually and to know that there's alot of comrades that are, were permenantly buried down there." says david binder, post commander of post 697 ceremonies like this one were staged across the nation today.... including at the pel harbor memorial on the iowa state capital grounds. tim: and speaking of pearl harbor, an interesting fact , the rose bowl that year was the biggest sports event in the nation. and due to the rising fears of japanese potentially bombing the game, the 19-4

tomorrow's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! you can email your weather questions to fhexom@kcautv.c om! i'll answer the winning question tomorrow night on (jenna) you bet. coming up in sports...akron westfield went across the border to battle elk point jefferson tonight. highlights from the hardwood up ahead. tim plus the abc9 top plays returns with action from e past two weeks. stay tuned to see what made the countdown up ahead. best of the best from the 2015 football season. tonight, we're back to normal with five plays that are anything as always, these are made by local athletes for local viewers. we'll kick things th siouxland community christian. and this is great on both ends...parker moss, th the swat down low and that leads to christian kyle out on the break check it out again, first--moss, all ball on the rejection and then the acrobatic finish from kyles to lay it up and under for the pair for s-c-c. play number four, takes us to the gridiron...morning side hosting southern oregon in the natnal semifinals. a well-exe

blige and andy grammer perform for thousands of spectators who are getting their spots right now. you better hurry if they're down here, many more eyes will be looking at them all in the name of security. it's one of the only things that can light up this soggy day. crews spent hours gearing up for the switch to be flicked on this year's rek feller center christmas tree. >> started that the home alone movie all those years ago. >> i think it's exciting. >> while the 78-foot norway spruce is by far the star. it's clear security has also taken center stage with visitors to the holiday event keeping recent world events in mind. >> i am concerned, but i will not let isis win. ly live my life, and that's it. >> reporter: a heavy police presence can be seen on every corner, along with barricades lining the street. the nypd is telling visitors to expect to see heavily armed officers, but spectators car they feel safe enough to bring their whole family. >> sit at home, you'll never go anywhere. sop yeah, i feel very safe. >> reporter: look at the umbrellas now, they won't be allowed, neit

and andy grammerer here. >>> it's w wes day wednesday. we anre about to play our trivia game called "who knew", and we are testing your knowledge of famous christmas trees. kathie lee is ready to hand out $100 to those who get the questions right of the those who don't, getet fabulous cd. >> consolation prize? >> yes. he's going to sing tonight. what are you singing? >> "little drummer boy." >> each of our contestants are going to receive his new album. >> look at the two elves i found from shelby, nth carolina. it's amazing how elves just show up. how many lights will decorate this year's rockefeller center christmas tree? >> 30 thousand! >> you ladies knowour stuff.. >> a lot of lights. 78 feet tall is the tree. in that's going . >> that's going to be a fun place to sing. get your rain poncho out. >> where are you from? >> in the 19 movie, "it's a wonderful life" what does the bell mean? >> angel gets its wings. >> and nailed it. looks like a young tony danza, that guy. >>>>hat do you know a aut this?? i don't know much a aut it except

. >> and so here in studio is andy grammer who is going to be performing tonight. what are you going to be singing? >> "little drummer boy" and we are going to be funking it up. james brown vibe. >> each of our contestants will also receive a coup of his new album "magazines are novels." >> over to you, kathie lee. >> yeah, it is amazing how elvis how many lights will decorate this year's rockefeller center christmas tree. 5,000, 50,000 or 30,000. >> 30,000! >> and these people know their stuff. >> 30,000. wow. >> 70 feet tall. it is huge. >> that is a fun place to sing, and it might get misty, so get the rain poncho out. kath, over to you. >> wow. where are you from, please? >> pittsburgh. >> in the 1946 movie "it's a wonderful life" -- my favorite christmas movie -- what does little zuzu bailey say the ringing of the bell means? an angel gets the wing or presents are on the way? >> angel gets the wings. >> and that guy nailed it. >> looks like a young tony danza. >> what do you know about it? >> nothing except for the woman until 30 years after the movie was made

." >> a live performance from andy grammer as we get started. >> we're moving. >> we're ready. >> thanks guys. we look forward to it. >> see you soon. >>> this morning there is a winter wonder land out west. >> look at this video, a storm dumped as much as two feet of snow in parts of colorado, caused airport officials to cancel 500 flights. the storm is moving east expected to end up in minnesota. >>> 11 minutes before 7:00. another mild morning and part of the reason it's so mild, clouds to start with, a cloudy view looking forward center city. we'll start off with clouds but you need your sunglasses this afternoon. the clouds keeping us in the 50s right now at philadelphia. 51 degrees, believe it or not 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. yesterday we were in the 60s. won't see the 60s today. a cloudy view from the comcast center in center city, looking past university city. the clouds will thin out as the day goes on. i'm expecting a shift in the wind. we're seeing a northerly wind, up to 13 miles an hour in philadelphia. that's bringing in dry air but as the wind shifts the clouds sta

a live performance from andy grammer. when we get started, here on today. >>> a sea of red and white yesterday. 320 people dressed up in santa costumes and rode the waves. the surfing santas set a guinness world record for the largest surf lesson. they beat the previous record of 250 surfers. the event was organized by a non-profit surfing group that raises awareness for mental health issues and a local surf school. time to answer today's 12 days of holiday trivia question. i'm m the lead with 6 poiois. and sarah and ben are tied at 4. let's go to our morning show producer kaitlyn kinney. ok, kaitlyn, read us the question one more time. in what year was "rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" first introduced to the world? (a) 1949 (c) 1939 (d) 1954 today's s swer is "c", 1939. rudolph and his red nose were introduced to the world by montgomery ward department stores in their christmas

tonight at 7 right here on sarah- actress amanda seyfried is 30 al- pop/rock singer- songwriter andy grammer is 32 sarah- actress dascha polanco is 33 al- actress anna chlumsky is 35 sarah- actor brendan fraser is 47 al- olympic gold medal figure skater katarina witt is 50 sarah- actress julianne moore is 55 al- actress daryl hannah is 55 sarah- rock singer ozzy osbourne is 67 << >> << wx timer @ :45 in addition to the many single digit temperature readings early this morning, many will have some fog to deal with as well. visibilities could fall below one mile in some places along with some re-freezing on area roads, so use some extra caution when commuting this morning. once we burn off the fog, the sunshine will return in full and help temperatures rise into the middle to upper 30s. some more fog is possible tonight and early tomorrow morning, but that won't stop many from making a run at 40 degrees on not only friday but the following chunk of days too. readings near 50 degrees are certainly not out of the realm of possibilities by mid to late next week either! see graphics. >> we're wrap

." >> and a live performance from andy grammer in our studio as we get started on a wednesday morning in just a couple minutes. michael, darlene, back across to you. >> i think we have some trivia for savannah. >> what? >> state bird of arizona. >> it's the cactus wren. >> oh, she got it right before. >> yeah. >> you're the best. >> whatever with her academic big degrees and good student that she was. >> you mean went to third grade and high school. do you know the five cs of arizona? >> who? >> copper, climate, cotton -- >> cactus? >> no, cactus is not one. i don't know what the five cs are. >> captain crunch. >> we're never supposed to ask questions we don't know the answers to. >> thanks, guys. >> have a good show. >> she's still going on. all right. 6:54 right now. we have lots more coming up. in queens. >> the deadly crash has the van wyck expressway shutdown. these are live pictures from chopper 4. >>> breaking news in queens right now. the van wyck expressway after a standstill after a deadly crash in forest hills. kai simonsen first on the scene in chopper 4. >> the fdny confi

andy grammer coming up. he's going to sing his new song and also out here collecting toys for us. >> also coming up, we've got a young lady here.