natalie, back to you. >> all right, mike seidel in buffalo, new york. thanks, mike. >>> at the airport, as mike just reported, lots of cancellations and delays on the boards. nbc's katy tur is at new york's laguardia airport. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, natalie. as you know, the day after christmas is one of the busiest travel days of the year. and now it is one of the most grueling. here at laguardia airport, more than 100 flights have been cancelled, and across new york city area airports, delays can reach nearly three hours long. across the country, much of the same, as the storm is felt from coast to coast. nationwide, more than 1,400 flights cancelled today alone. and there are fears of a ripple effect into another busy holiday weekend. so far, american airlines is suffering the most. 500 flights cancelled, 200 for delta. it's rebooking for free and hopes to be back to normal by tomorrow afternoon. still, if you are headed to the airport tonight, you might want to consider packing a sandwich, or maybe even a pillow. naflt? >> and lots o

so we have a lot of work to do in sioux falls, south dakota, in buffalo, new york, in the bay area, across the country. we're doing just that. and the extent to which the profile of this issue has been raised in recent years i think is a remarkable trib bought to all of you in this room. it's a trib bought to this president. i had the privilege of going to the summit that the president held. he has put his skin in the game. he has used the bully pulpit of the presidency, he has used the good offices of secretary duncan and the attorney general to make sure we send a very clear message as a federal government that we are all in this together, that bullying is indeed not a rite of passage and as you said so correctly and so eloquently, superintendent, that kids can't learn if they don't feel safe. kids can't learn if they can't be themselves. kids can't learn if they are afraid to turn the corner for fear that somebody is going to hurt them. kids can't learn if they perceive that their teachers and administrators don't have their back when something happens. and that's why we're here. that's

texas or southern california, and they'll see people in uniform it was true from a growing up in buffalo new york and i got my rtc scholarship in 1995 so that was a very different culture and time. it's not that long ago but 9/11 really did change so many things and i thought i wanted to be an astronaut. i thought i was going to do all these other things but i went to school between the invasions of afghanistan and iraq and i knew exact to what i was signing up for and i wanted to do it anyway. that would make me the same as young men between the age of 16 and 30, for the last 5 million years. the consequences just are not there. there is this part of the brain that has the self-preservation instinct and i was born without it. maybe all the other guys i worked with were sane and that you try to keep yourself safe. you don't want to get shot and you're not looking to get killed. it's just you are willing to put yourself there for reasons that aren't necessarily clear until you are there. so the questions you asked about somebody else decides if you live or die, those are good questions that i neve

. >>> in buffalo, new york, a white christmas for the record books has now become a state of emergency. dig out from 17 feet of snow in just 5 days. >>> last couple of days were pretty awful around here weatherwise. a beautiful friday morning heading into the weekend. but there still could be mystery ahead weather wise. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> we're going to see some snow as we get -- as we go into this weekend. saturday, the storm is still back across louisiana, but it's going to move through the mid-atlantic and eventually offshore, it's not a big storm, but we're looking at some snow, there's a chance we could end up i would say, 1 to 3 inches. most widespread totals that will come across with this storm. along the coastline, the south, especially the eastern tip of long island, mostly rain. just west a little bit, that's the area where we could see three, five-inch reports. today looks just fine. lots of sunshine across the northeast. a little chilly. temperatures today should top out in the mid to upper 30s. brian? >> you solved the mystery it's going to be pink, purple

hasn't had a fatal air accident since a commuter plane crashed in buffalo, new york, in 2009. and globally despite what happened in russia, air travel is safer than ever. there have been 23 fatal crashes in 2012. that is compared to the 34 accidents the aviation industry averaged every year over the last decade. >> in india, hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in vigils in remembrance of a young woman raped and brutally beaten on a bus two weeks ago. the 23-year-old student died yesterday. the attack has enraged the public prompting almost daily demonstrations. six men have been charged with her murder. >> still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news", a deadline for free foreclosure review looms for millions. a call for help sends rescuers crashing through thin ice. and some inmate goes free after california voters think twice about three strikes. >> happy holidays from cabul, afghanistan. i want to say happy new year to all my family and friends back home. mom and dad i will see new three weeks. i love you. i miss you, go pats, >> jeff: with three weeks now to his

of snow through southern indiana, through ohio into northwestern pennsylvania and through the buffalo, new yorka, as well. a closer look shows you right after the great lakes wb enhancement, we will see perhaps a foot of snow. we also have severe weather breaking out through louisiana where we could see tornadoes develop as we go through the day. we're looking for most of our severe weather down in the southeast and then that snow spreads eastward through the day tomorrow. >> thanks, dylan. a merry christmas. >> to you too. >> this is "first look" on msnbc.

areas like buffalo, new york, and burlington, vermont, which are used to major winter storms, haven't seen this much snow since the 2012 winter season. travel is also still treacherous in many areas as roads are still snow covered. flight delays, all of that going on right now. >> i tell you, let's turn to veronica johnson. not even a little bit. >> this guy is not a snow lover, not a dusting, not an inch, not flurries that are pretty. i don't like it at all. >> you'll be inside saturday? >> i'll be as much out of it as i possibly can. >> is it going to get that bad? >> it's really not going to be a major storm for us. but it will be in new england. it will be a nor'easter for new england. for them, of course, that means more coastal flooding with high winds and snowfall. right now, around here, your temperatures hit 38 degrees. we've got a partly sunny or partly cloudy sky. partly cloudy sky out there. breaks in the cloud cover. your wind at 12 miles per hour producing a windchill at 30 degrees right now. so bundle up. we're going to start by taking a look at the radar. it is dry ove

of snow through southern indiana, through ohio into northwestern pennsylvania and through the buffalo, new yorkwell. a closer look shows you right off the great lakes with a little enhancement, we will see perhaps a foot of snow. we also have severe weather breaking out through louisiana where we could see tornadoes develop as we go through the day. we're looking for most of our severe weather down in the southeast and then that snow spreads eastward through the day tomorrow. >> thanks, dylan. a merry christmas. >> to you too. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. this is flo. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service.

. >>> this is not a record amount for the city of buffalo, new york but still it's going to make driving difficult. snow plows are now clearing the roads as fast as they can but the flakes just keep on coming. now this is great for ski resorts and it was a great chance for people to break out the snow boards and sleds and the skis. not too bad. we didn't get much here but check out pennsylvania. driving was so difficult on the roads, yeah the snow hadn't even cleared yet. you can see the cars stopped on the side obviously the best way to avoid accidents well, duh. stay off the roads. but if you're out there in the storm, you got to be careful and you need to drive especially slow. >> yeah you definitely have to be cautious out there because yesterday there were a lot of people who were slipping and sliding all over the place. >> yeah and mike you were talking about something like this could be coming our way again. >> yeah saturday. why is everybody freaking out? it didn't snow last year and everybody is kind of you know -- >> rusty. >> adjust to this. >> two years -- two years ago there

buffalo -- new york state. buffalo could get up to 16 inches of snow today. skiers and snowboarders are certainly enjoying what mother nature brought them. you can get all the latest with severe weather alerts cement right to the smart phone or the tablet. we have apps for iphones and app androids. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in intensive care at a hospital in houston this morning. the spokesman for bush says that he was admitted to the icu following a series of setbacks for his persistent fever. he is said to be alert and talking with staff and doctors are cautiously optimistic about the treatment. the 88-year-old has been in the hospital for more than a month and initially he was treated for bronchitis and a cough. >>> president obama has cut short his vacation to return to washington where he is going to try to hammer out a deal with republicans to avoid sending the economy over the fiscal cliff. charlie's at the live desk right now this morning with more on the battle ahead for both sides of the debate. charlie the 11th hour. >> the futu

. >> host: on your screen is a photograph taken in 1942, buffalo, new york, university of pennsylvania professor, what are we looking at? >> guest: at a woman who committed suicide at the hotel in buffalo during that year, and a photographer happened to be passing by and took the picture that appeared in "life" at the time and one widely acclaimed award for having been able to catch the moment at the pern's death, at the moment in which the person was about to die. this is really the start of a whole tradition, a whole legacy of photos of people facing death that cluttered our news stations ever since. >> host: you use the word "cluttered," what's the value of seeing that picture? >> guest: the value of the picture like that pulls us in subjectively. it's an emotional, dramatic picture, memorable, pulling in all emotions through which we can engage in the event, the event that it's depicking, and this is important in news because not only do we want to understand what we're seeing, but we want to feel important things about what we're seeing. we want to feel fear, anguish, compassion,

. >> back in mcveigh's birthplace in buffalo, new york, lou michel was looking for a way to work the hometown angle to get to the heart of who this guy really was. >> the fact that timothy mcveigh lived in niagara county, 15 minutes from my home, i wanted to know how niagara county could spawn such an evil act. i made it my business to become an expert on timothy mcveigh. because it isn't everyday that one of the worst domestic terrorists in american history comes from your backyard. >> by the winter of 1999, four years after the bombing, timothy mcveigh has been tried, convicted and sentenced to death. the looming execution sparked a mad sprint among media outlets around the world to get an exclusive interview. on paper, lou michel didn't stand a chance. >> you had "the new york times," you had the "l.a. times," you had the "washington post" vying for interviews. so i had very low expectations. and in '99, he sent me this letter saying, "lou, i've considered a lot of different print journalists wanting to tell my story and i'd like you to consider it." and i was just flabbergasted.

areas like buffalo, new york, and burlington, vermont haven't seen this much snow -- this is my question. isn't that a machine right there? why is he using the hand-held one. haven't seen this much snow since 2010. travel is treacherous in many areas. >> using muscle, that's all. >> those traveling by plane are hoping to get off the ground. more than 2,000 flights have been canceled this week leaving many stranded. the storm has caused delays at airports as far as l.a. so far, there aren't any delays or cancellation out of our major airports. be sure to call your airline before you head out the door. >> then there's us. our area getting ready for another round of nasty winter weather as well. some are cleaning up from storms earlier this week. wind knocked this tree down on to some power lines. left about 1700 pepco customers without electricity. power has since been restored. here in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home on malibu drive. nobody was hurt there. but officials say the house is not livable anymore. fallen trees also a problem in northern v

. >> in buffalo, new york, another soldier is greeted by a very emotional pooch. [ whining ] >> i missah. >> karen fisher, an air force captain, is returning from afghanistan, when she's surprised by her beloved golden retriever molly. [ whining ] >> i knew she would react, molly would react, but i didn't expect her to react the way that she did in the airport. i think she was just kind of beside herself, and we were both just overjoyed. >> staff sergeant joe meyers knew his surprise return from iraq would bring joy to his 9-year-old daughter hannah. >> come here. [ applause ] >> when the cameras started coming in, they told us that they were going to look at our class because we were the best fourth grade class. so they said that they were just going to come in and look around, and they said to welcome some special guests. >> the most special guest of all, her dad. >> it took all i could do to keep my composure coming through the door of that classroom and looking for my daughter. >> two years after her father's surprise visit to her classroom, hannah lives in germany with her parents

already at 32 in buffalo, new york. 39 in chicago. there's your cold air. it's going to come in, and tomorrow is going to be a cool day for us. and as far as the weather pattern goes, there's the jet stream. we'll see a little bit more of a dip in it for tomorrow. and then it's going to climb a little bit as we get into the weekend. but it's really the winds and stalled-out weather system that's going to give us a so-so weekend coming up. for tomorrow morning, 35 to 34 degrees. so coats back on after this chilly evening for us. you can see high pressure, sunshine, feeling every bit like december tomorrow. there's a front. a few light showers coming through our area. perhaps friday. but only a 20% chance. not even enough to put in the forecast. wet weather comes into the area saturday. and i think even saturday earlier, around 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. 36 to 44 degrees. we're chilly this evening with sun setting at 4:46. tomorrow, subfreezing temperatures everywhere under a clear sky. cold. but at least the winds are going to be calm. the high tomorrow only 43 to 48

buffalo, new york, below freezing. chicago, illinois, at 36 degrees. and 34 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. that's where it is right now. cold. and by later tonight, tomorrow morning, dropping into the 20s. here we'll drop to 34 inside the beltway. other locations, down into the 20s. still not looking at any big, big storms, or cold waves coming into our area. our jet stream right now to the north. we'll go from cool conditions, to cold conditions by tomorrow morning. and then as we get into friday, still a little on the cool side as well. so the next two days, cool, but not this upcoming weekend. we do have something else to deal with this weekend. chilly conditions it is for the evening. coats back on by tomorrow morning. probably all buttoned up, too. we've got high pressure that's going to move in. loads of sunshine. pennsylvania down through virginia tomorrow. so very much like december with that chill in the air. then the next front comes into our area. it's a front that's going to sit around for quite some time. some light showers north of d.c. on

i was doing my research like a madman and i was up in buffalo, new york. that's my hometown.we're finally at least my family wants me. that's a big change. i was up there for thanksgiving, and i realized that my work hours, which are until three in the morning, you can do that on your laptop and sometimes that is sometimes electricity and wifi. but i knew that there was a good chance the wifi may not be working. so i downloaded a book by aristotle. so i could read it on the laptop. sure enough, the wifi did not work. so here i am, the research indicated it might be something incorrect. and i am reading it at one or two in the morning. all of a sudden the entire program of modern science is laid out including the idea that works or doesn't work. so the point is if we get beyond those concepts, including things that make you created. we perverted concepts to reality and let's put the universe altogether. that's falling together, not apart. in the death of a star, the first-generation star -- it only has certain kind of atoms in it. hydrogen lithium and helium. they are crushed

buffalo, new york. university of pennsylvania professor, what are we looking at? >> via looking at a woman who committed suicide out of a hotel in buffalo during the year, and a photographer happen to be passing by and took the picture. the picture appeared in life at the time and one widely acclaimed awards for having been able to capture the moment as the person died, the moment with the person was about to die. and this is really the start of a whole tradition, a whole legacy of those of people facing death that have cluttered our news faces ever since. >> now, you use the word cluttered. what is the value of seeing that picture of the woman jumping? >> the value of a picture like that as it pulls us in subjectively. it is a very emotional picture. very dramatic, very memorable. poles and all kinds of motions for which we are able to engage the event. the a news event it is actually depicting, and this is important because not only do we want to understand why we're seeing, what we want to feel important things about what we're seeing like to fear feel -- feel

>> stephanie: it was for an amusement park called fantasy island near buffalo new york. ge is, wow. >> stephanie: maybe not all that was right for air. none of that was said during the you on eulogy. >> his family is in her thoughts. >> stephanie: now you can't -- >> cremation wow. >> stephanie: now i can't go home again ever! you're a bad woman! okay. all right. you know the only thing to cleanse that unfortunate incident -- >> what? >> april in maryland with a beaver stack. we haven't done this in quite some time. mama, thought you would like this article about preventing damage to the dikes by beaver. >> what? >> stephanie: also on the sexy liberal show in d.c. oh good. it is from the bbc so it is a science stack. highbrow stack. a thriving beaver population. is threatening the stability of the netherlands. >> sounds like a party at your house. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: threatening the stability of the netherland's sea defenses, a group of experts known as -- >> dikes. >> stephanie: i think they try not to put the same word in the same sentence. in a sentence where they

new york. that's where people are seeing their first snowfall of the year, 3 to 6 inches in fact. and buffalo new york has more than a foot of snow in the last three days. >> right now on the roads things are looking clear so far but that could change as people set out later today. this is near the 14th street bridge near virginia. and there was bottlenecking near the springfield area and traffic was moving slowly in maryland last night, and there is some good news to awful this. the roadwork across the reen is suspended for the holiday weekend to keep traffic moving, 93 million americans are expected to hit the roads during the holidays. and the national average for a gallon of gas is at $3.25 a gallon, and that's 18 cents less than a month ago. and virginia is the cheapest, and in maryland it will cost you $3.31 a gallon, 9 cents cheaper than a month ago, and in west virginia drivers are playing $3.38 a gallon to fill up their tank. >>> there's single tracking between greenbelt and khaul eupblg park on the green line from 7:00 in the morning until 6:00 p.m. today, and every other train will

and mike seidel is just outside buffalo, new york this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. in buffalo, they picked up 11 inches. this is a city that averages 8 feet of snow a season. until yesterday they were in a snow drought and until yesterday only had about 6 inches. that's ended now. >>, high winds, dangerous driving conditions, all part of the powerful winter storm hitting the northeast this morning. in the suburbs of new york city, where they're still struggling in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. >> enough is enough now. becoming a little bit too much. >> reporter: in the suburbs of new york city, where they're still struggling in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. by windy night, the heavy snow in connecticut reduced visibility and blanket the roads. >> frustrating, especially going down the hills. >> reporter: a similar scene in massachusetts, where drivers are taking it extra slow. the snow is causing headaches at the airports, over 7,000 flights stranded. and in the northeast, the weather system pounded parts of

portland, maine, will have some backups and also buffalo, new york.ou might have delays not only at the airport but many of the roads are in horrendous shape because of the heavy lake-effect snowfall. >>> your headlines, president obama and congress return to work today with little progress seen on a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the yen hits a two-year low against the dollar as the japanese government battles to weaken deflation and the currency. >>> and shares in toyota end higher after the u.s. settles a class action lawsuit for $1 billion. >>> and here is a look at today's other top stories. new japanese prime minister shinzo abe has vowed to battle deflation in the strong yen. the 58-year-old has promised aaggressive monetary easying by the bank of japan. meanwhile, the bank of japan was issues. one option considered was an open-ended commitment to buy ass assets. customers brought the case against toyota, claiming certain models accelerated unintention equally. 16 million vehicles are covered by this action, including popular models like the c

. >> in up state new york buffalo is getting hit hard. these snowboarders are having a good time. >> what is not fun the travel nightmare not just for those driving. at this hour more than 370 flights have already been canceled that is in addition to 1800 flights yesterday. let's go to fox news meteorologist maria molina in our tracking certainty watching the storm. >> good morning everyone. the storm system has produced all kinds of bad weather across the country. started west where we saw a lot of heavy snow in california and midwest with heavy snow reports of over a foot of snow across parts of arkansas illinois to parts of indiana. this storm system very significant. we had reports of tornadoes across portions of the deep south. yesterday we saw that occurring across eastern portions of north carolina. significant weather. as far as tornadoes go i think that's pretty much over with for today. we are looking at very heavy snowfall and rainfall around coastal areas. new york city dealing with that in the overnight still dealing with tha

in buffalo, new york, some residents are shocked at the effect on lake erie. >> i have only seen this happen once. probably in the last 20 years. i have never seen as many rocks here. i've never bring my bow. not into this area. heather: not into this day. greg, you will like this one. a bunch of the ski resorts are open for snowboarding and skiing this weekend. greg: let's go. [laughter] greg: there are some predictions on avoiding the fiscal cliff. while president obama has returned to washington dc to try to help lawmakers come up with a plan, how speaker john boehner says one of the groups leaders suggested that we are going over the fiscal cliff. it's all but guarantee. she progression congressional correspondent mike emanuel joins us now for. the president and the senators are in washington. that would appear to be a good sign, is that correct? reporter: yes and no. the tone publicly has not been very good so far. we know that the president obama, on the way back from hawaii, worked the phones a bit, talking to the top four congressional leaders. speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, m

historical snowstorm producing a lot of snow in buffalo new york, kids enjoying the snow. we've actually had a lack of snow in parts of upstate new york and the midwest. the no producing snow in areas that actually do need it. showers tapering off across new york city. heavier batches of rain in the city of boston, and the wind gusts 30 to 40 miles per hour and that's really what has produced white out conditions. you can see in the imaging in cleveland, ohio, and across indiana as the form moved through those areas. the storm producing delays, nothing too major laguardia you are looking at delays averaging 30 minutes. a little more than 20 minutes in philly international. we should see the delays improving as the storm continues to pull out of the area and by tomorrow it should be gone and you'll have a bit of a quieter day. winter state warnings in place in upstate new york, vermont, new hampshire and the state of maine not so much because of the snowfall even though it will be impressive in areas it's because of the wind. when you get wind gusts in excess of 30 miles an

force of the webster police department, hundreds of firefighters and police from buffalo, rochester and across new yorking respects to their fallen brother. >>> time for five things to know after almostel 80 years in print, news week magazine will put out the last edition today, the magazine will go on line at a on line only format, the news and commentary site for the beast. subscription to the publication will cost $4.99 for a single copy. >>> hugo chavez is in delegate condition as he continues recovering from cancer surgery. he has new complications. he announced he was battling cancer in 2011. >>> z burgers is offering a delicious way to end 2012, giving away free cheeseburgers, know the secret password resolution. z burgers is located in white marsh and the dc area. >>> 315 million people living in the u.s. on new years day. that's according to the census bureau's projection. 315million peoples increase of less than 1% since april of 2010. low birthrate and immigration rates are site aced the reasons for the sluggish growth. >>> annual interfaith new years service will take place from 8:00 to 9:3

the $55 billion cut in defense spending, what does it mean to my community in buffalo, new york. a leader in motion control technology, with a thriving defense unit, a $2.5 billion company that employs 8,400 people, takes a major hit. that's >> i encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to spend last time and instead pass a -- family, seniors, and small business owners. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired, for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? without objection. ms. wilson: today is new year's eve. while we debate going over the fiscal cliff, there are some people in america planning to shoot their guns in celebration at midnight. put down those guns. millions of people have died or been injured due to this custom. put down those guns. if i were in my district of miami today, i would be participating in a press conference that we started 10 years ago calling an end to this deadly custom. as a result, celebratory gunfire has largely disappeared from our county. it is a result of repeated demand

our last call joining us from buffalo, new york, good morning. caller: are you there?e, go ahead. caller: i am 21 years old and i resign myself to the fact that there will be no social security for me in the future. i wanted to go back to grover norquist and talk about the joint select committee on deficit reform from to thousand 11 and what a disaster that was. grover norquist and his posse, if you will come through a wrench into that -- if you will, threw a wrench in that. alan simpson stepped up and said something along the lines of and no taxes ever? my point in saying this was i think the republicans and the libertarians that follow it grover norquist are teh cog in this situation and they are holding of the country's progress. we will not be going anywhere unless they budge. guest: there's a lot of frustration. among the members of congress on the right, republicans who have publicly come out saying they the pledge, if there was a big approach, they would consider raising taxes. host: we would leave it there. anna palmer of politico, thank you for being with us.

new york. >> clayton: look at this mess. buffalo, new york, it's nothing they're not used to up there.ing time to enjoy it while they're home on college break and school break. the travel nightmare not just for those driving. at this hour, more than 400 flights have been canceled. that's in addition to 1800 flights yesterday. >> kelly: let's check in on all this madness because we can get the best of the facts facts fror fox news meteorologist, maria molina in our weather center tracking this storm. how long will this last? >> good morning. thankfully the storm system will be out of the northeast tomorrow. but the bad news is that we have a storm system on the heels of this one that will be producing more snow across the midwest as we head into tomorrow and then this weekend, bringing more snow across portions of the northeast and also some very strong winds as it does intensify over the next 24 to 48 hours. right now we're still dealing with the first storm system that dumped significant snowfall across places that don't typically get it around christmas time. in arkansas, we have rep

new york city. showers should be out of there by mid day, but the wind is going to continue. that will give you backup necessary boston, portland, maine, and in buffalo, new york, certainly a mess there, too. guys, back to you in new york. >> scott nations joins us from the futures pits in chicago. and we were talking about 13, 1,000 and it looks like no resolution and maybe they'll surprise us, but do you think we're on some type of precipice in the market? what about the market itself? >> i think the broad market is not very happy. i mean, we saw that yesterday in the s&p, got mushy. particularly the retailers. obviously, that has more to do with christmas. but the vix was interesting yesterday. got up to about 19 1/2. a level we haven't seen in a while. i level you would probably expect to have seen earlier in the whole fiscal cliff fiasco. but i think that's probably the best indication of what the market is thinking right now as far as about the cliff, anyway. and i would not be surprised at all to see the vix get above 20, particularly if the s&p rolls over a little bit today from essentially an unchanged opening, which is what it seems we're g

our last call joining us from buffalo, new york, good morning. caller: are you there? please, go ahead. caller: i am 21 years old and i resign myself to the fact that there will be no social security for me in the future. i wanted to go back to grover norquist and talk about the joint select committee on deficit reform from to thousand 11 and what a disaster that was. grover norquist and his posse, if you will come through a wrench into that -- if you will, threw a wrench in that. alan simpson stepped up and said something along the lines of and no taxes ever? my point in saying this was i think the republicans and the libertarians that follow it grover norquist are teh cog in this situation and they are holding of the country's progress. we will not be going anywhere unless they budge. guest: there's a lot of frustration. among the members of congress on the right, republicans who have publicly come out saying they would erase the pledge, if there was a big approach, they would consider raising taxes. host: we would leave it there. anna palmer of politico, thank you f

buffalo and new york have about a foot. fulton is the winner and loser. here are the airport delays. lauderdale is construction. jfk and la guardia and newark is slowing down because of the snow and wind. you have so many planes trying to get in one place. you have to separate them when the wind is coming in and the airlines don't like to worry and the airplanes don't like to get close to each other because of the snow and the wind. there you go. it will be a slow day today. people trying to get home and pack something to read. >> i know. it's a cliche. pack your patience. it's true. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> hard to believe it has been almost two weeks. the out pouring for a grieving community hasn't stopped since a gunman killed 20 children and seven adults in a newtown town. now they are asking people to stop giving the the overflow has been heart warming, but they are overwhelmed by the volume. they are asking to donate items to those in need in other communities. >> about 200 teachers are in class learning how to handle firearms. it's part of a

also, buffalo, boston, new york, washington, d.c., there may be the opportunity to pick up additionalfresh enough, this is the opportunity to give it that white glow on top. it's not much. it's one to three inches, we think, if this storm handles the forecast and works out exactly the way we think. there will be strong to severe storms in the deep south. that's part of the system that moves into the east coast. and a brand-new system in the west coast. anywhere from, well, call it san francisco-north, you have an opportunity for some >> anthony. give us a big "good morning america" smile in morning. everybody, let's go back inside to -- >> rachel. >> oh, thanks, guys. i love the sound of that. >>> now, here's what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." does tom cruise have a new real-life leading lady, just months after splitting with katie holmes? >>> plus, wish you had brows like the stars? inside the new extreme beauty trend, eyebrow transplant. >>> and ryan seacrest here live, with a sneak peek at the most rockin' new year's eve party ever. >>> all this, plus d.j. kiss, coming up live

manuel from buffalo, new york. caller: good morning. this is interesting stuff. we saw the 2010 census. we saw the census missed a lot minorities accounted a lot of whites twice. how does that factor into your projections? host: we will get a response. guest: each time we take a census, there is a staff at the census bureau that evaluates the census. coverage is one of those things. i don't have the numbers to speak to what the findings were in evaluating the census. we used the 2010 census as the base population. host: we have been talking about fiscal cliff issues and entitlement programs. guest: that is a real $64,000 question. i cannot come up with an answer . people would like to know the ad it. if i h that 65 and over population will grow, 30 million after people will become 65 and older between now and then. 85 and older population will more than triple. by then, the population will be top heavy. it will not be as big at the bottom. who pays into it? those are issues that are partly democratic. part is involved with the cost of health care and how we deal

i know this personally, i just flew in from buffalo, new york, where we have about a foot and a half of snow on the ground. it calls to mind the sense of a lot of people in need, particularly our veterans. as we rush, it's easy to leave behind these kind of garments. this is what happened to me when i left a scarf at the buffalo airport, coming to washington. as you've heard the t.s.a. has reported as many as 1,000 articles of clothing like mine are left behind at the airport checkpoints ever day and this does add up to thousands of pounds of abandoned clothing. at the same time, veterans are holmes -- homeless. this is unconscionable, mr. speaker. veteran homelessness is nothing more than a national tragedy. we must fully embrace the president's call to end veteran homelessness by 2013. we must work to end homelessness for all veterans, especially tchose heroes who risk their lives for our freedom. but until we end veteran homelessness we must do everything we can to aid these american heroes. i'm sure you'll agree there's no better purpose for unclaimed warm clothing than help amer

traveling the new york state throughway tomorrow, it's a mess syracuse to buffalo and much of pennsylvania. we're thinking for new york city, we could get anywhere from two to four inches of snow. winter weather advisories going in to effect for a lot of areas here along the east coast and then sunday you feel that wind. it's going to be blustery and cold. doing skiing out there across the mountains, temperatures only in the teens in places like burlington, buffalo a high of 28 degrees. and of course, with that wind it feels even worse and in the meantime, we have got the rainy side of things. even the possibility of thunderstorms along the gulf coast as the low moves offshore seeing the temperatures in the 60s, but lots of rain. watch out for occasional flooding on some of the roadways here and potential delays at the airports, as well. back to you. >> thanks to you. >>> another down day on the markets as investors react to the stalemate in washington. >>> plus, as the senior former president bush is in the hospital, a message one of the long-time aides, quote, put the harps back in the c

take us back to new york and you'll see we had 12 inches of snow in swain, new york. we also have new pictures out of hamburg, new york, near buffalo the snow plows are always out and about. but even the suvs are having trouble with traction on these snow-covered roads. looking at radar, the snow is moving away from buffalo and is pulling to the east so it's hitting areas hard across areas to buffalo, further to the north towards syracuse and you see temperatures getting much colder. so 39 degrees in new york city. those numbers will go down as the colder air comes in. look at the airport delays, a big travel week. we're expecting them across major metropolitan areas in the east and in the west. heavy rain through connecticut into boston providence right now. new york city, you're getting a break but there's a batch of rain headed your way and it will be wind-swept rain so the rain will be blowing sideways today. good day to hold on to your umbrella or stay inside if you can. >> a lot of people trying to get home or get back from vacation, doing all that traveling today, so hopefully they'll be keeping it here on cnn. >> i want you

flood warnings, closing highways in napa, and back east western new york, lake-effect snow blanketing areas around cleveland and buffaloh winds are threatening to delay flights at busy airports in new york, philadelphia, and washington d.c. some of the estimated 87 million americans traveling these holidays have -- or this holiday have no doubt made it their christmas destinations. made it to their christmas destinations. millions still traveling want to know what the weather has in store. meteorologist jennifer delgaudio has the forecast. >> well, don, it's hard to believe we're only two days away from christmas, and everybody wants to know the forecast. we started off on christmas eve, and guess what, we are going to be looking at some rain out there as well as some snow in those higher elevations up towards parts of the ohio valley and the east coast. we're really going to be watching the chance for severe storms setting up across parts of texas, as well as for louisiana. now, a storm system is going to be coming in out of the four corners, and this is going to mean, yes, a white christmas for some areas. what areas

widespread in the teens in upstate new york, and 13 in buffalo and it feels like 20 degrees in new yorked to bundle up today. that wind will continue to be gusting up to 40 to 50 miles per hour throughout the day today. so we could even potentially be looking at traffic delays in some the bigger airport hubs and wind advisories in effect, connecticut, rhode island, long island including new york city and heavy snow coming down across the eastern parts of the state of maine and most of it's over with and the rest of the country really on the quiet side, and southeast in the center of it, we're going to see a new system developing across the southwest and that's going to be the storm, you guys, that we're going to track as we head into tomorrow and could be bringing rain to people unfortunately for new year's eve. >> juliet: i don't know. >> dave: thank you, maria. >> juliet: thank you, maria. let's get to other headlines the moment that a plane crashed into the highway in moscow. that's scary, that's a wheel actually from the plane knocking the car almost off the road and four crew membe

valley and great lakes, not so much like this stiystem but som areas could pick up 3-6 and new york to boston and buffalond thunderstorms for the southeast. notice the thunderstorms calming down but sunday pretty cold for a lot of us, the book ends from the west to the northeast n >> the wind will be picking up. there are some flurries out to the north and west. temperatures hold pretty steady >> that's a look at your weather. natalie. >> between the three of us, a lot of kids sitting on this bench, right? >>> up next, fun and creative ways to bring in the new year with those little ones, right after this. dau ghr's like, "mom, wait up!" and i'm thinking, "shouldn't you have more energy than me? you're, like, eight!" [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. simple. effective. advantage: mom. let's fight fat with alli. have a healthier holiday at letsfightholidayfat.com. have a healthier holiday he is a good little monkey and always very curious. one day george got an important letter. he's built a rocket

i know that from my community right in buffalo, in western new york. that gave the nation and the world cancer research. that gave the nation and the world chemotherapy. in 1904. making those investments have created a new dynamic economy in downtown buffalo which used to be a manufacturing economy. it's called the roswell park institute. the first comprehensive cancer institute in the entire nation is leading the job growth there with 12,000 new jobs. 12,000 new jobs projected to grow another 4,000 over the next five years. because you had a nation that had the confidence in our scientific community to make the kind of investments that create a diversified and strong economy so that we're not outsourcing jobs of the past, we're investing to create jobs for the future. manufacturing in this nation is not dead. it will die if you continue to simply whine about china. you need to make the investments in worker training, in new technology, in innovation, to ensure that the workers that were required 20 years ago, go four or five on one piece of machinery,