aside from lake-effect snow up in the buffalo, new york, area.he wet spots will be south florida, the extreme southwest and northwest. >>> to washington, where the senate is pulling an all-nighter to consider president obama's judicial nominees. most of the nominations are not controversial. but republicans are refusing to take a break in a protest of the new senate rules. harry reid is threatening to have session if the nominees are not approved. >>> house speaker john boehner has issued a stern message to those who oppose the budget deal. he attacked the concerns of activists and tea party groups who have driven the gop agenda for the last two years. boehner says those groups are pursuing their own agenda. >> they're using our members and using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. listen, if you're for more deficit redestruction, you're for this agreement. >> the budget deal has automatic spending cuts, programs ranging from parks to the defense department. it could be approved in the house today. >>> breaking overnight

in buffalo, new york, several inches of snow blanketed roads. bad weather forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com as we track this latest winter storm. we will have updates on our social media page. be sure to download our storm watch app. since thes one year sandy hook elementary school and in newtown, connecticut. church bells rang 26 times in memory of the 20 children and six educators killed by adam lanza. [bells ringing] the community of newtown mostly stayed out of the public eye on this somber day. town officials and victim's families urged people to honor the victims with active service and kindness. president obama and first lady michelle obama paid tribute with a moment of silence at the white house, leading 26 candles, one for each life lost. in his weekly radio would us, president -- radio address, president obama says we have not done enough to keep community safer by keeping dangerous people from guns. people fighting for tougher gun laws gathered across the region to push for change. 33 seconds,

it took years to find it in buffalo, new york. >> it's part of history. mean, wow, to be able to return an actual document that was part of the history of this world is pretty amazing. >> reporter: the diary is now ready for historians to decipher and the public. the museum has put all 425 pages online. lisa spark, al jazeera, washington. ♪ >>> in business news wall street moving mostly at a higher -- right now ahead of today's meeting by the fed. the dough now up 47 points. the data showing demand for homes is booming despite the higher mortgage rates. commerce department reporting new home construction up almost 23% in december. builders breaking ground on more than 1 million homes. that is the most since early 2008. >>> there are at least two very lucky people out there celebrating, because that's the only people that have won the mega millions jackpot, $648 million, and it wasn't me. the winning numbers were . . . one of the tickets was sold at jenny's gifts in san jose, california, the other in atlanta georgia. the two winners have not yet come forwa

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the area around buffalo, new york, you're getting a foot of snow on top of the several feet that were already piled up and they could receive a little bit more today. for drivers, it cannot be fun trying to get around, but for ski resorts? this could not have come at a better time! >> it's been a while since we have been blessed with such great snow. we hope to have an early snow because it gets in people's mind to come out and enjoy it and so we are grateful. >> snow and ice leading to a massive 40-car accident. >> another one? >> this happened not far from grand rapids. cars and trucks smashing into each other. even police cars got into the mix and there to warn drivers about the danger and they were hit. >> it was inside of probably ten minutes that it went from being able to see what was going on ahead of you to not seeing. >> i actually lost control. i hit a car in front of me. i was thrown off and i hit the police officer who was in the ditch. nothing that we could do to stop. >> take a look at this. this is a milwaukee river. part of it is frozen. temperatures have been below f

they'll head up towards buffalo, new york later on today. as far as the snow in the northwest, this isn't a big ordeal with the storm. in the northern extremely northern portion of the cascades outside of bellingham could get a little bit of snow, enough to make trouble on some of the roads that weave their way inside the mountains. but none of the major highways seem much of an issue in spokane, washington, not much for you, either. a tiny bit of snow. enough to shovel or take a broo sunny will feel warm compared to how chilly it's been lately. >>> who knows, this probably is a good chance this was the coldest air the west will see, the intermountain west in california, maybe all winter. >>> two major setbacks for same-sex couples. why is this man walking with 800 pounds on his feet. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. the former chief of staff of tennessee lamar alexander will be arraigned arrested on charges of distributing child pornography. >>> australia's highest court struck down a landmark law to allow the country's same

near buffalo, new york, a tractor trailer flipped over snarling traffic. in northern ohio a morning pile-up involving more than 25 vehicles closed interstate 90, a major east-west link for much of this busy travel day. with temperatures forecast to stay below freezing for the rest of the week, dangerous travel conditions are likely to persist. in maine, ice brought down tree limbs and power lines, crews are working around the clock. >> work 17 on, 7 off. go home at 6:00 at night, back in at 1:00 in the morning. >> reporter: they're expected to be on the job the rest of the week working to restore power as strong winds and plunging temperatures threaten to make things worse. here in michigan more than 200,000 homes and businesses have been without power for three straight days. despite crews coming from 11 states and the district of columbia to help, there are still neighborhoods like this one that have yet to be touched. many families are waiting it out in packed hotels, if they can find rooms. a hampton inn has become a gathering spot for displaced famili

near buffalo, new york, a tractor-trailer flipped over, snarling traffic. in northern ohio, a morning pileup involving more than 25 vehicles closed interstate 90, a major east-west link, with temperatures forecast to stay below freezing the rest of the week, dangerous travel conditions are likely to persist. in maine, tree limbs and power lines were downed. crews were working around the clock. >> we work 17 on, seven at night. i go home at 6:00 at night and back at 1:00 in the morning. >> reporter: they're expected to be on the job the rest of the week, working to restore power, and temperatures making things worse. here in michigan, more than 200,000 homes and businesses have been without power for three straight days. despite crews coming from 11 states and the district of columbia to help, there are still neighborhoods like this one that have yet to be touched. many families are waiting in packed hotels if they can find rooms. a hampton inn has become a gathering spot for displaced families like this couple and their dog, shep. so this is where you're go

near buffalo, new york, a tractor-trailer flipped over snarling traffic. in northern ohio, a morning pileup involving more than 25 vehicles closed interstate 90, a mathor east-west link for much of this busy travel day. with temperatures forecast to stay below freezing for the rest of the week, dangerous travel conditions are likely to persist. in maine, ice brought down tree limb ands power lines. crews are working around the clock. >> 17 on, seven off. i go home at 6:00 at night, i'm back at 1:00 in the morning. >> they're expected to be back to work the rest of the year as plunging temperatures threat tone make things worse. here in michigan more than 200,000 homes and businesses have been without power for three straight days. despite crews coming from 11 states and the district of columbia to help, there are still neighborhoods like this one that have yet to be touched. many families are waiting it out in packed hotels if they can find rooms. >> survive the storm. >> reporter: the hampton inn is a gathering spot for displaced families like george and

it's already snowing in the buffalo, new york, area.y late last night, more than five inches were on the ground and visibility is greatly dimini diminished. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station weeb is following the bone-chilling weather. >> it's going to be into this week and next week as well. it's a big dip from the eastern u.s. down to the south. much of the western united states into much of this. more batches of cold will swing in and reinforce the cold that's on the way out. in terms of high temperatures today, 20s in st. louis, topeka, dallas. 17 in chicago. and the only place you can really go to get away from all this cold is florida. central south florida into the 80s. that's about it. they're laughing at the rest of the country right now. minneapolis, you wish you could get a little bit of that. negative 2 is our high temperature today. teens tomorrow. 20 as we head into friday. teens and 20s. snow in the air today. maybe so at o'hare's midway. in new york, at or below freezing through the rest of the workweek. lo

. >> reporter: today the storm took aim at the northeast, flooding near buffalo, new york. and in maine, ice-covered roads and just about everything else, from trees and bushes, to christmas lights. nationwide today, more than 5,000 flights delayed. at the detroit airport, a delta plane carrying 180 passengers skidded off the taxiway. extreme weather has been blamed for at least a dozen deaths. in oklahoma, three people died in separate car accidents on slick, icy roads. while no one was hurt, shoppers at this oklahoma city mall had to dodge falling sheets of ice. at the same time, 18 states along the east coast saw record high temperatures yesterday. in new york city, skaters at the rockefeller center rink were in shirtsleeves as the mercury hit a balmy 70 degrees. but it's headed back down today. >> there will be much quieting conditions expected throughout the northeast and upper midwest. but that is where there will be some snow, and it will definitely feel like winter once again. >> reporter: and with it, the usual winter hazards. like the icy charles river in massachu

it was an intense overtime in buffalo, new york when the hockey puck vanishes, hit in the air.k of the goalie's pants. he does not know it, the players confused. then he goes back to hunker down, not realizing he just scored for the other team because the puck was in his pants. a lot of people saying that was a bad call. that was a rough christmas for them. >>> to one christmas grinch who really did a number on a family in florida. burglars broke in, grabbed the presents, even the little dog but police there saving christmas. they've replaced all of the gifts. they are still searching for the dog. we'll keep you posted. >>> a christmas surprise one mom wasn't counting on. here she is in new jersey with other nurses as they present her with a touching christmas card from her son serving in afghanistan. she tears up obviously as she reads about how much he misses her, no idea that the santa right behind her is her son. this is why it's fun to anchor on christmas eve. her son right behind her the whole time said he dreamed of surprising his mom. >>> when we come back here on chris

in buffalo, new york, several inches of snow blanketing the region. e storm is affected more than 100 million people from chicago to new england. >> we have got plenty of salt. the backroads are starting to stick a bit. it looks like it's coming down pretty good right now. >> i'm going to stay in for this and get out of way. my car is tiny and it's white. so i would like to stay out of everybody's way. >> not being visible in the snow. >> airlines have canceled close to a thousand flights, and we checked and that includes about a dozen flights in the bay area of the forecasts are predict the storm system will move out tomorrow, but unfortunate more snow may come on tuesday. >>> a holiday party for young people, courtesy of san francisco's operation dream. the san francisco police department, s parks and recreation and housing authority all worked together to raise money for gifts for children who live in public housing or low-income or hospitalized. children from across the city were invited to today's big party at the potrero hills center. >> we have

. >> plus, if there is any place they can do away with snow, ii is buffalo, new york.from this, thing that we can deal with this, super bowl sunday. liz: who do you think will be in the super bowl? >> i'm a bills fan and a giants fan and i do like the giants. but i like the jets first parents i like them, and i don't think any of them are going to be in there. and sadly i think it is going to be denver and seattle. and so i would probably bruford sierra because i'm a russell wilson fan. liz: we will be watching when the snowflakes come down. we love that we brought up 1967. next up, 40 million credit and debit card accounts hacked, potentially at target. this is the big news of the day. do you think you are the next target? find out how you can stop yourself from being hacked. do not go away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts ke everyone on the right track. the power tools irouce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves stocked. a theo

it k toob years to find it in in buffalo, new york. homeland security investigators and the u.s.orney's office swooped in. >> it's part of history. to be able to return an actual document that was part of the history of this world is pretty amazing. >> reporter: the diary is now ready for historians to decipher and the public. the museum has put the entire document online. >>> now here is jo. >> thank you. the european government has launched legal proceedings from bahs low that and madrid who say they are getting illegal funds, which provides them with significant advantages. they are among seven clubs being invest stateded. the spanish government says there is nothing illegal about the money being given to the clubs. >> this investigation has been coming for sometime. you look up the background of this, and eyebrows are being raised in the eu for years about how madrid and barcelona as well, they can keep pouring money in, and of course it's a bit of a myth that the money raised from things like ticket sales and paying customers and shirt sales this accounting for the incredibl

the hunt was on, it took years to find you in buffalo new york, in possession of a man that may have gotten it from his bookkeeper. homeland security investigators swooped in. that buzz bart of the history of is this world is pretty amazing. >> the diary is now ready for historians to decipher, and the public, the museum has put all 425 pages online. lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> the pope known for his humility, he chose to spent his birthday with four homeless people. he celebrated his seve 77th birthday, surrounded by children. >> fake eggs and ham? how a plant based alternative, could replace a main staple at your kitchen table. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, the breakfast table, and the essential ingredients of hundreds of products. our science and technology correspondent visited one company that is trying to replace the common egg, with plants. >> a good egg is fresh, and it has a rich colored yolk, and it tastes like almost like chicken. if you really think about it. is there any cook that trains in france, and makes thousands of omelets soft on the outside, not cri

it took years to find if in buffalo new york. in possession of a man who may have gotten it.omeland securities, investigators and the u.s. security agency swept in. returning a document that was part of the history of the world, the diary is ready for historians to decipher. and the public. the museum put all 425 pages online. >> time for sport and here is jo. >> thank you very much. european champions bayern munich arrested the finals of the f.i.f.a. world cup. the german's sides first appearance - they received a bye to the semis. it took bayern 40 minutes to get off ut mark. franck ribery with the first goal. assault occasioning actual bodily harman itch 2-0 before halve type of. a third after the break. leading to their fourth trophy of the year. >> manchester city are into the semifinals after a 3-1 win over leftrer city. a that at the stadium of light. sunderland, bottom of the premier league hosted chelsea. >> the visitors went ahead. frank lampard was credited with it. goal line technology was used and showed it was the sunderland player who scored. >> the claim drawn

maybe buffalo, new york? how about jerusalem? this is a week and a half ago.ow, it's the miracle in white. 15 inches of snow. maybe the biggest snow ever in jerusalem. they get a snow every five to seven years. this is snow in syria, even cairo. just remarkable. see that happening since flooding in the gaza, as well. and the cold continues there. back to the states and the warm part of this storm today, shows rainfall that's going into the carolinas, into the southeast. could be severe weather from tallahassee to pensacola. more cold in the upper midwest. this time, not as harsh as we saw earlier in the week. about 5 to 15 degrees below normal. finally moderation out west. nice to see 82 in l.a. on monday. that's the latest. >> i still can't get over the snow in cairo. >> that's amazing. >> those images are great. >> yeah, they are. >> thanks, lee. >>> coming up on "gma," she brings a unique upclose vantage point for the newlywed murder trial. >>> plus, beyonce buzz going strong. her surprise album is a runaway hit. even crashing the itunes website. well, this

chicago could even pick up an inch or two, and then possibly a foot or more of snow in places like buffalo, new york. another snowy day for the north. of course that air fromanada is coming in, and it is leaving very, very cold temperatures. we have windchill advisories and warnings in effect all across the north with windchill values about 20, 30, even 40 degrees below zero, guys. >> do that thing again -- >> brrr! do not dress like me. you need long sleeves on. >> you look like a character from the christmas special, shocking news from washington. democrats and republicans have actually agreed on something that could keep the government running through 2015. half of the spending cuts known as the sequester will be canceled. there will actually be spending cuts. no one got everything they wanted but that's why it's called a compromise. >> i am veryroud to stand here today, with chairman ryan, to announce we have broken through the partisanship and the gridlock and reached a bipartisan budget compromise that will prevent a budget shut down in january. >> i see this as an agreement as a step in the r

buffalo, new york is one of them. well the amount of snow we expect around the great lakes is going to range from 6 to eight inches. the areas that get the greatest amounts of snow will be pushing up into the northeast through vermont tomorrow. will take more time into the later evening. for that snow to start pushing up into farther maine. so we will still have the risk of mixed sleet and rain and snow into parts of the northeast on sunday. it is going to be a cool stretch. snow always makes it feel cooler than it actually is. so our forecast for saturday is going to be a wintry one and expect it to be mainly rain closer to the coast for maryland, with so as we look at our satellite not the only place getting know? united states. we are also seeing the snow still coming down in parts of syria. john? >> thank you. >>> spy games, the president receives recommendations for the nsa surveillance program. >>> and whale wars. captain paul patson has been called an environmental environl activist as well as an echo terrorist

a few snow showers buffalo, new york to west virginia and a few showers showing up toward tennessee.the east coast and that is well off into the open water so no airport delays across the country for today. mild sunshine will continue across the bay area because of this thing here, high pressure continues to aid in that sinking air so a lot of calm winds for the next couple of days that means unhealthy air quality. this is going to continue through friday with improving air quality by this weekend so there is a little silver lining in that forecast. >> thank you so much. happening now, 6:48, the christmas spirit is alive in san francisco. at the heart may be at lefty o'doole's where last minute holiday toy drive is kicking into high gear. chase is live at the famous restaurant. they hope to get more than 10,000 toys just today alone. >> reporter: that is right. they say they have gotten that many the last couple years so they feel confident. they are off togood start. look at the toys. a lot of lucky boys and girls come christmas morning. check this out. this red dragon, my favorite

. >> this was the first fatal accident of a commercial airliner since a crash near buffalo, new york that killed 50 people back in 2009. >>> california has until april of next year to reduce its prison population. the final extension order came down from a panel of federal judges yesterday. the state must reduce inmate population to 110,000. state leaders want a three-year delay to give rehab programs time to work or they will be forced to move inmates to private prisons and county jails. >>> today "covered california" will unveil enrollment numbers for the month of november. new federal figures show more people are now gaining health insurance coverage in states that expanded medicaid eligibility or running their own health insurance exchanges. about 50% of the people who applied for coverage have picked a plan or been routed to medicaid. >>> the repair bill to fix the healthcare.gov website is up to $47 million in addition to the $319 million that had already been spent. the projected total cost now $677 million. >>> house of representatives could vote on a new bipartisan budget pl

. >> this was the first fatal accident of a commercial airliner since a crash near buffalo, new york that killed 50 people back in 2009. >>> it makes me really sad that there are kids who can't experience christmas like we do. >> kids at a pleasant hill school are helping others one gift at a time. where this big christmas donation is headed coming up. >> plus, hashtag multitasking. this picture of supermodel giselle has put breast-feeding back in the spotlight. >> cold snap quickly coming to an end. we have some much warmer weather on the way. just how warm? we'll tell you coming up. >> and we are watching a crash right now in the sunol grade southbound 680 approaching andrade. it blocking the middle lane and unfortunately we are starting to see delays. and we still want to know what drives you crazy during your commute. we know there is a lot of stuff out there. you can ask a question or just share a gripe by e-mailing crazy@kpix.com or tweet me at #ewengerkpix. and watch right here to see if your question gets answered on air. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, million

chad, you and i grew up in buffalo, new york.re in washington for a long time. if there's an inch, inch and a half, two inches the place shuts down which is a sign they're not ready for this kind of treatment. the government shuts down and so many other private areas shut down. give us the big picture right now. nationally, what's going on? >> you know, for you and we'll start in d.c. and kind of get wider and wider. at 4:00 this morning, it was ugly. it was showing. the roads were slick. but now the snow is over. the sun will be out. everything's going to melt, even for d.c., baltimore all the way up to philadelphia and new york city. the city you're probably going to get another hour of snow and then the sun comes out. look at the delays from new york, lagardia, philadelphia, hour, hour and a half, even boston with ground delays at about 50 minutes. it's going to be a day where it's slow to get around. i'm a little bit concerned tonight now that the roads will be wet at 4:00 to 5:00, if you're driving around the overpasses will

we know snow is falling from chicago, new york, buffalo, boston. already got two to three feet on the ground. >> three feet in some cases. >> and that's good news for snowmobi snowmobilers. they like it. who knew there was a sno mobiling season. >> i thought it was just winter. winter does start -- well, the 21st i think. more snow for some folks. gl good morning, victor and christi. we are tracking the storm system pushing into the east for today. places like chicago will be the first to see the snow. it's going to be a rain event including atlanta. once you get to zk, new york, boston, philly, that's when we start to see a changeover. a little bit of an icy mix and heavy snow in new york and nnk. maybe an icy mix in new york. but it's starting to leave you. but boston is still hanging onto the snow until monday. chicago, you'll see 2 to 4 inches. grand rapids, 4 to 6, and cleveland could see 3 to 5 inches of snow in the northeast. we could see isolated amounts of 8 to 10 inches. new york, 3 to 6 inches. and then boston, you could look at one to th

like so many in my generation, i grew up in buffalo, new york, watching don cornelius and soul train.g about the show, that's why i was so excited when paxton baker who produces the show, invited me years age. last night, there was a wonderful tribute to dionne warwick, and also doug e. fresh. it will replay next sunday night. thanks to andy cohen of bravo for giving me a mauzal for my appearance on the soul train awards. who would have thought? that's it for me. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." news room continues right now with brooke baldwin. >> and i'm brooke baldwin live from new york. thanks for joining me on this monday. i want to begin with an absolute tragedy. an eyewitness denies drag racing played a part in the death of fast and furious franchise star paul walker. los angeles county havi ay inves say they are pursuing the possibility this car was racing. look at this with me. this is a photograph that shows walker just next to this porsche in which he ultimately died in. a 2005 carrera gt, and as more and more details come

in buffalo, new york -- another spot which gets hit by extreme weather -- the area got a burst of snowas a foot and a half was forecast for some areas. >> catherine: a lot of places are taking extra pains to offer shelter to the homeless. and in golden, colorado, an ice dam broke on a creek. the creek rose three feet in just 15 minutes tuesday night.and there was some minor flooding. >> catherine: today an evacuation order in the area has been lifted.and about lots of ice. >> jacqueline: temperatures will largely be in the low 40's for inland valleys and mid to upper '40's at the coast line. not as many places with freezing territories so away from the coast line up before bay shores and close like a lot more. tomorrow afternoon even warmer than today widespread upper 50s. we do have a freeze warnings for most of the north bay. not well below freezing as we have seen the past several mornings. here is a look at the numbers in your neighborhood with 29 in fairfield tomorrow morning and same thing in vallejo, 31 in livermore and 33 in pleasanton. bay shores will be above freezing as well

buffalo, new york looking at snow showers today. how much snow are we talking about? ll, look at this. between syracuse, watertown, upstate new york, 24 inches. could be up to three feet of snow. the bitter cold from bismarck all the way down to illinois, bitterly cold temperatures. 8 below to 21 degrees below. during the day today, minneapolis will feel like 22 below. indianapolis, 13. and then tomorrow morning, minneapolis, you'll feel like 16 below. omaha, 13 below. 6 below in indianapolis. year going to get to your forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist, christina loren. temperatures are not as frigidrc this morning. the ska is hazy. it is another winter spare the temperatures have climbed this morning into the 30se1 everywhe at this point. everywhere isu above freezing p se except for up in the northok ba. you might encounter a little bit of black isolate ter today. we are goingxd to hit the upper 50s. the warmup conti&á[j through thi >> we are talking about another big winter storm here in the northeast. >> another o

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to give this pool exploited african land to the fruit farms in ma say in buffalo or to new york hedge funds. did your because then they are capable of making this land profitable now that is a motorists argument for the farmers who work locally. sourced process i think for a country to make the best use of those resources that it has in abundance and to. given the limits of its own domestic market of course to export those resources in order to generate wealth and that's a strategy that a number of not just african countries but countries in throughout the world that have done very well by this so i wouldn't look at it in the narrow perspective of just be able to reimburse death debt but in fact as a way of generating wealth and generating opportunities for growth and through growth progress on poverty reduction. everywhere where the i.m.f. imposes structural adjustment involving the extension of land devoted for x. . port led agriculture the greater the number of people going hungry. only twenty percent of africa's population has access to drinking water and contrary to widely held b

buffalo, new york, in 1955 was the tenth largest city in the country and it's now, i think, in the mid-60s. >> ron, we talk about the automotive industry coming back but that's because of the american taxpayer not letting it fail and the investment that we've all made into the automotive industry. meanwhile, the city is failing. >> reporter: the city is failing, yes. and it is the inner city. i mean there is so much urban blight in detroit that there are only really maybe a handful of other cities in the country that are suffering the same type of true deterioration that they have seen in detroit with not just abandoned factories and warehouses and things like that, but even the residential areas have fallen into such disrepair that no one will go there. now again, rather ironically, the rest of michigan is doing very well. i was out there just earlier in the year and government officials and business people are talking about something of a renaissance going on in michigan, particularly in the industrial sector. it just has not made it to detroit, and detroit has really collapsed from

. >> reporter: already walloping towns like hamburg, new york and causing multiple trucks to overturn on this buffalo, new york, highway. the icy roads even causing a 40-car pileup in michigan. take a look at this, a semihitting a cruiser and another one barely missing. as it move into the ohio valley and great lakes region it will change over to snow. cities like pittsburgh, new york and boston anticipating more snow this weekend. in milwaukee, it's so frigid outside kids are, believe it or not, running into school to beat the chill. reporters following their lead. >> kids about to arrive here, 1 degree outside, wind chill below zero. i don't care if you're 7 or 27, i'm still going to listen to my mother. >> take a look at the impact from the storm. lookinged aadvisories from the northeast to the midwest. we are seeing a wintry mix today. look when it is all said and done what we're expecting, boston could receive as much as a foot of snow. details coming up in a moment. >> great to have you inside once again, indra. >> thank you. >> of course. >>> on capitol hill, apparently compromise isn't entire

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new orleans only 53. atlanta only 43 and a much better day for travel. some snow showers pittsburgh and buffalo but boston, new york, the whole 95 corridor looks really, really fine for today. the three-day outlook 44 today with the afternoon rain or snow shower, wind chills in the 30s. tonight dipping into the mid- 20s in town, closer to 20 in the suburbs. 36 tomorrow but lighter winds for christmas day. chilly on thursday, not as cold, 43. we finish out the week about the same on friday. milder this weekend, 50 to even 55 sunday. could see a flurry monday as colder air returns, highs in the low 40s. we turn it over to monika samtani wearing her christmas eve red blazer. >> and your tie. you're festive today. >>> idlewood road north of route 7 at burrows lane in falls church is blocked right now with a crash and crews are on the scene there. so be aware of that. it's just north of i-66 in the falls church area. now, youle might want to -- you also might want to know that vre is on an s schedule. marc is on an s schedule on the penn and brunswick lines. no camden trains. there are no problems coming in on 270 as co

one place santa will not have an issue, buffalo, new york. philadelphia also.e okay. we will see you in a couple of hours -- a couple of days, what am i saying? rudolph the red nosed reindeer has a very shiny nose, or at least that is savaging go-go's. it turns out that may be on to something. one research team because they live in cold climates than does this have adapted to increase blood flow which prevents them from getting frostbitten. next time your kids ask you if kids really have our red nosed reindeer, you can say yes, absolutely. adam shapiro has a red nose. adam: only when i drank scotch. a little bit of a been she must be going on. cheryl: i hope he is not been drinking before he is supposed to be leading santa to all of those homes which don't have chimneys any more. adam: you can do what they do in cities that have large hispanic populations or in spain, put your shoes outside the window and the three kings of santa. i think that is the tradition. cheryl: so what is coming up on the 1:00 p.m. show? adam: talking about this market and whether you t

new york for today's top shot. this comes from hamburg, new york, just south of buffalo. e to the ninth annual fairgrounds festival of lights. our affiliate wgrz, the annual tradition brings visitors across western new york for family friendly holiday fun. more than 1 million lights on display along with rides, games, a magic show and, of course, always santa. erica and lester, back to you. >> quite the display there. i love it. dylan, thanks. >>> this morning on our countdown to sochi, we are just 39 days away from the start of the olympic winter games. it looks like our very own lester holt just may be a ringer this year for the u.s. speed skating team. you've been hiding so many skills. >> if they do it in slow motion, i'm in. i did catch up with two olympic hopefuls at a training facility in milwaukee before they hit the ice this weekend for the speed skating trials in utah, brother and sister from the chicago area, hoping to keep a family tradition alive. >> we live, eat, breathe, do everything skating. >> reporter: like most olympic hopefuls, nancy swider-peltz, juni

we'll see snow in buffalo, upstate new york, vermont, new hampshire, and we'll some snow accumulations, 1 to 3 in maine. toronto shouldn't see much accumulation as we go through the next couple of hours. >> this is the day where you put all of your loot in the car and drive home or put in a suitcase. so many traveling today. >> most of the country experiencing very nice weather. we are going to warm up quite a bit in the midwest. could see isolated showers in south florida. but most of the country calm, really the only thing we're seeing, a couple of lake effect showers around the great lakes. so, kansas city, up to 44 today. denver, 52, which is almost balmy compared to what your temperature has been over the past week. mid-atlantic, d.c. at 43, new york city, even above freezing today at 36. >> yeah, i can dine outside in 52. that's a beautiful day in denver. >>> while many of you were tearing open your gifts on christmas day, a dramatic rescue was taking place on the l.a. freeway. a california man got into an awful car crash, as you can see, and it could have been fatal but good sam

." >>> a dispute over lights threatened a long holiday tradition in a buffalo, new york neighborhood.ay lights but they say it was overblown, and the lights can remain. that's a relief to the business owners. >> the city sent us a letter stating the lights have to be erected and put up and taken down by a licensed contractor. we have to have million dollar policy on the lights and have the city of buffalo insured in case something happens. >> reporter: the holiday tradition has been going on there for more than 20 years. >>> if you are near the southern minnesota city of albert lee today, stop by the north bridge mall. while you are there, lend support to salvation army captain jim brickson. >> he started to ring his bell yesterday at 11:00 a.m. local time and plans to do it 80 hours straight. that means anytime between now and 7 p.m. he will ring that bell. >> going to get carpel tunnel. not some he trying to set the record for the longest ringing of the salvation army bell but raise $25,000. >> wow. by the way, you see the two people standing by him? >> yeah. >> he needs two witness

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buffalo, 15, new york at 25, boston at 19.ee the temperatures and think we're going to look at all snow. you're going to see a coastal storm develop and that's going to bring much warmer air in, at least to the northeast. you'll see rain come in and keep snowfall totals down, at least along the coast. most of illinois, you're done. northern indiana, michigan, and parts of ohio. but we're going to see a secondary storm, a coastal storm off the delmarva peninsula over the next couple of hours and that's what will bring more energy and moisture in across the northeast eventually. this is the radar. new york city, long island, that mixing where we have rain and snow, the temperature difference, and you'll notice we'll cross over to rain overnight in new york city. and boston, you're at 19 degrees right now, and you're thinking all snow. enough warm weather is going to come in to keep your snow levels down. interior sections, we're talking more snow all the time and significant snowfall totals. this is one of the forecast model pro

it took years to find it in buffalo, new york in the possession of a man who may have gotten it from kentners bookkeeper. homeland security investigators and the u.s. attorneys office swooped in. >> it's part of history. i mean wow to be able to return an actual document that was part of the history of this word is pretty amazing. >> the diary is now ready for historians to decipher and public. the museum put all 425 pages on line. lisa stark aljazeera washington. >> as he was being led to the gal lows, rosenberg was asked if he'd like to make a final statement. he answered in just one word. no. >> white house appears to be sending a message to russia with the official u.s. delegation to lead the 2014 winter games in sochi. president obama won't be traveling to russia and the delegation includes no other high ranking u.s. officials but he is sending two openly gay athletes including tennis great billie jean king. the delegation represents the diversity you that is the united states. russia is taking heat ovaries laws against gay propaganda. >> tuesday bill gee jean king tweeting: >>

kathy is calling from buffalo, new york. what is the policy issued on your mind?r: good morning. i would like to make three brief statements in a solution to poverty. wages. rid of minimum a lot of them are of lower level education. if they were to be paid over one or dollars for our from jobs, the need for government subsidies would be decreased. the national budget deficit will become balance and it would not be on the backs of our children when they become adults. host: randy from louisiana. what is on your mind? caller: yes, sir. there was a lady who called on the republican line talking about wall street. she nailed it on the head. the independent black man from ohio or chicago, that is a real lack american right there. he nailed it on the head, too. he told just like it was. give those for people that might make this country better. what you have here, you have democrat republican party that does not want a third party in there. they are a bunch of communists. out.got their hand it is a shadow government. eisenhower nailed it on the head. if you can stay awa

we'll have another round of lake-effect snow today about a foot, foot and a half of snow for buffalo, new yorkould pick up 3 to 5 inches and if that's not enough for you, we set records yesterday around new york city, as far as daily snowfall amounts, we had newark right around 2 inches of snow, kennedy, 2 inches as well. central park about an inch and a half of snow yesterday. in that arctic air will make its way to the northeast by the weekend. it looks like we could see heavy snow, maybe an icy mix even. and also rain f much of the northeast, just in time for the weekend. guys. >> it has been onehing after another for the past few weeks. >> not even christmas. jennifer grey, thanks so much. >> all right. we'll take a break. coming you next on "new day," you do not want to miss our must-see moment. did a high school hoops star actually sink the behind the back shot. >> i'm coming back for that. >>> plus, a history-making announcement at general motors. the new ceo is a woman. what does mary barra's appointment mean for the auto industry? that's coming up next. >> that cars will be cooler now