north of chicago that's light snow coming in off the lake michigan temperatures to the north and central michigan and all in the lower 30,000 earth shattering the cold air will shift income out of the north, northwest and with the warm like we are anticipating on-again off-again rain and what again will start to shift here notice how we have the interaction with billy some of accumulation likely been nothing big. that's front will start to see more pronounced lake effects primarily out east as they stay steady in the middle and upper 30s could pick up a couple of inches us. that big of a deal since we have not had a lot of stuff it's more of a shock anything else looking ahead sunday into monday warm front starts to lift north this is what has is concerned for sunday evening sunday night for some slushy accumulations a little too early to know the specifics they could pick you might end couple of inches. is another system primarily west to east. anticipate some rain, wet snow tuesday into wednesday. in the end of next week. we are highlighting that will probably undercut the high temperatures a c

. >> in central michigan, three killed in aup involving 40 vehicles on i-6. yesterday, new york got three feet of snow, more than all of last year. all the cold air moves east bringing the first freeze to major cities of the northeast. >> reporter: along the great lakes, the first major snowstorm of the year is reeking havoc for drivers. the mangled mess of up to 70 tractor trailer and cars on interstate 90 in erie, pennsylvania. >> watched the guy climb out of his seat. >> reporter: many right there as first responders raced to pull victims from the wreckage. roads going from clear to whiteout in an instant bringing wreck along the great lakes from ohio to western snowfall was over 2 inches an hour made it hard to even walk. >> this is a skating rink. just saw two more go in the ditch. >> reporter: on interstate 96 in michigan, at least three people were killed in this 40 vehicle chain reaction crash that left some of the injured trapped in their cars. this storm's fueled by the arctic blast moving over the great lakes. >> look at it spin. >> guys, that's re

the huge storm system brought half a foot of snow to central michigan. as well as minneapolis. the bigger threat there is the cold temperatures dropping to minus 20. the lowest it's been in december there in 16 years. meanwhile, parts of the midwest and the southeast, they're still under the back end of this system. and there are tornado watches posted in a number of southern states. >>> okay, there's been a lot of talk about fake news recently. the subject of this next story is fake. but the quick action of first responders, very real. police in hudson, new york received two 911 calls elderly woman who looked like she was frozen to death inside a car. they sprang into action, those officers quickly found that snow-covered station wagon. a sergeant smashed the rear window and opened the door and that's when they discovered that elderly woman you're looking at right there in the front passenger seat was actually a very realistic life- sized mannequin. >> the mannequin was in the front seat with a seat belt on appearing to be a passenger in a car. it was either a very distasteful

wheatland that does just about of the fields in north dakota to help out this farmer in south central michigan. he says once they got this on his farm, it went right to work. today, it needs a little tlc, but still gets the job done. they came from north dakota and neighbor bought it and then he didn't need it so he sold it to me and my dad retired that old b retired that real good because we'd rather drive this forty ten than that d a lot more power and it was the first six cyclinder that we ever owned on this farm we were using it to haul manuar pick corn plant corn plow fit the fields and it was doing about everything it was kind of my tractor then i got older i had the takeover plan and dad had to go to fittin fields because of the handle all the you come get me and i know i come get you and you stop in help me fill up and i said no i'll you this i i've i run the corn planter you fit the fields earn at the time i thought it was a crime would that would always tell me go to the headlands and go around outside the field a few times then i come out and do it i thought that was bad but once on

the huge storm system brought half a foot of snow to central michigan. >> i think we're going to get a lot of snow this winter. it's a matter of just clearing everything out real good so we have room for the rest of it to come. >> reporter: as well as minneapolis. but the bigger threat there is the cold. temperatures dropping to minus 20. the lowest it's been in december in 16 years. >> we live in minnesota, and we had a beautiful fall. win theer was about to come at some time. >> reporter: several inches of snow fell in new york city, but it won't be here for listening. the temperature is predicted to hit almost 60 degrees on sunday. that's not the case in parts of the midwest and southeast, still under the back end of the system. icy roads and snow are possible through the weekend. . >>> conditions across the country caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations today, but so far no major problems reported out of any bay area airport. >>> today hundreds of mourners turned out in ohio to remember space pioneer and former senator john glenn. . >> a marine honor guard marched in front o

central michigan versus tulsa at 2:30 eastern. >> that looks horrible, coy. that is horrible. >> brutal. >> no amount of money you could pay me to sit out there and -- >> do it for the love. nobody does it for the money. >> there's television. that's the beauty of television. >> six years in buffalo. we used to have chicken soup broth on the sidelines instead of gatorade. because the games were so cold. anything you could do to stay warm. >> thank you, coy. now he has my attention. >> money, no. soup, yes. >>> the 2016 election finally coming to an end with the electoral college vote today. what are hillary clinton supporters thinking and where does the democratic party and these voters, where do they go from here? >> those people who traditionally voted democratic were swayed somehow and it has to -- there's something emotional that rocked them. and hopefully -- >> how are you going to win them back? >>> you're going to hear the answer to that from our panel of die-hard clinton supporters, next. fight heartburn fast. with tums chewy delights. the mouthwateri

. >>> a massive crash on the snowy road, kills three people, this is central michigan, dozens of cars, and trucks, and suv's all colliding in this 40 car pile up, and in all there are 11 people hurt, it was a chain reaction crash you can see there, this is i96 in the lansing area shut down for hours. >>> they were hit with severe weather. we have seen several inches of snow, feet in someplaces, and that system the cold is moving this way, sue. >> same cold air that is in place there is just all coming in here and we promised all week that friday and saturday were going to be worst of it. it looks like sunday will be cold as well. that is it we have had a couple cold front coming through, here are actual temperatures. we have got 31 degrees in philadelphia. twenty's in the poconos. around either side of freezing every where. this is what it feels like. this number will matter most to you, measure, wind chills and measure of how cold air feels against your skin when outside. so many of our wind chills in the teens this morning, pottstown, lancaster, wilmington, millville, feels like 8 d

the huge, storm system brought half foot have of snow to central michigan. >> i think we will get a lot of snow this winter, so it is just a matter have clearing everything out so we have room for rest of it to come. >> reporter: as well as minneapolis, but bigger threat there is the cold. temperatures are dropping to minus 20, the lowest it has been in test this 16 years. >> we live in minute so the a we had a beautiful fall, and winter was about to come at on point. >> reporter: several inches fell in new york city but won't be here for long. temperatures is predict to hit almost 60 degrees on sunday. but that is not the case in parts of the midwest and south east still under the back end of the system. icy road and snow is possible throughout the weekend. wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> still to come this morning have you ever wondered what is going on in your brain every time you make a decision? how all have of those choices can overwhelmed you. the best ways to battle deis fatigue, apparently a relishing. >>> and best high tech who will take toys, how new technology

. ♪ >>> nightmare on snowy road in central michigan.eople are dead after dozens of cars and trucks and suv's collided enormous pileup. 11 people are hurt in the chain reaction crash. which shut down lanes on i-96 for hours. about 40 vehicles are involved in that pileup in lancing to the south winter weather is behind several other big crashes on detroit area free ways. just an utter mess. >>> we have an mazing story out of missouri tonight. imagine someone holding you against your will for 18 hours. >> a woman had no clue how her nightmare would end, but now she's safe thanks to her own quick thinking. so police say the man this woman lives with wouldn't let her leave or use the phone but she stayed cool and savvy and she left a note on a package for the deliveryman that read, contact 911. well he called police. the man surrendered release the woman as well as three-year-old child who was also in the home. >> it's total al mazing that the package deliver regie saw the message, contacted 911 on the package and actually did something abou

the huge storm system brought half foot the of know to central michigan. >> i think we will get a lot of know this winter, so it is just a matter of clearing everything out so we have room for rest of to it come. >> reporter: as well as minneapolis. the bigger threat is there the cold, temperatures dropping down to minus 20, and the lowest it has been in december in 16 years. >> we live in minnesota. we have had a beautiful fall, winter was about to come sometime. >> reporter: several inches fell in new york city but won't be here for long. temperature is predicted to hit almost 60 degrees on sunday. but that is not the case in parts of the midwest and south east still in the back end of the system, icy roads, snow are possible through the weekend. wendy gel let for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> in other news, president-elect donald trump has completed his thank you tour after a visit to alabama yesterday. trump walk on stage in the city of mobile, donning a u.s.a. hat. he has rallied in states that were key to his victory over hillary clinton. president-elect mentioned campaign promis

. >>> to michigan now, and the westbound lanes of interstate 96 in the central part of the state reopen after three people were killed and 11 injured in an accident that involved about 40 to reopen interstate 90 east of cleveland after another large pileup. you can see these images. it involved dozens of vehicles. that accident began when a tractor trailer jackknifed in heavy snow. highways closed still in both directions. this accident in st. paul doesn't appear weather related. the driver said the school bus m malfunctioned while turning the corner. ten students the bus smashed seven parked cars on the street. nobody was injured. the parked cars not so lucky. the vehicle was just inspected and no depicts were found. the long time driver was suspended while the company investigates all that. >>> surgeon general sounded an alarm about e-cigarettes and youths that vaping is not harmless and too many teens are doing it. they turn liquid nicotine into inhaleble vapor and more health effects. they said it's the tobacco product most commonly used by young people. >>> all right. we're going t

travel conditions were dangerous in central midwestern states. michigan, hundreds of schools are closed as residents dig out from nearly a foot of snow. >> new jersey straight trooper frank williams will be laid to rest today. a funeral service is being held in right now inside boardwalk hall. hundreds of troopers lined up outside before walking into the funeral. they were joined by law enforcement officers from all over the country. 31-year-old was killed one week ago in a head on crash responding to a call. >>> one person was injured after being hit by a car in the you were perkiomen school in greeneville. the person was rushed to lehigh valley hospital. no word on condition or age. police are investigating. >> police are investigating a pair of violent home invasion. one was done at the point of a pick axe along rutland street in the oxford circle section 7:30. three men said the suspects knocked on the front door when they didn't answer the door they went around to the back of the house and broke in. they got away with 3 thousand dollars. >>> three me

learned cotton bowl for the first time, january 2 in arlington, texas at noon central time against unbeaten western michigan. as expected, penn state did not earn a spot in the college football playoff. top seeded alabama takes on washington on december 31'st in the peach bowl in one semifinal, while 2nd seeded clemson faces ohio state in the other semifinal that same day in the fiesta bowl. marquette continued their non-conference schedule to georgia and what a sizzling performance from outside the arc in the first half, the golden eagles made their first 6 three free point attempts -- first 63-point attempts and they hit 8 of 10 in the first half. obviously, they couldn't keep that pace up but every time the bulldogs made a run, marquette answered. jujuan johnson with 5 steals, and dunks home 2 of his 16 points. and a pair of freshmen sealed the victory. sam hauser, from luke fischer, for 2 and a foul hauser finished and markus howard added 15, howard hits the wild shot here and marquette earns a big road win. 89-79 over georgia. as we mentioned earlier, but siegel is headed to the hall of fame. >> i am c

we are finding some instances of this already, through portions of central and western pennsylvania, not it mention ohio, and michigan. but, this is just classic set up for us to see some snow squawls, or left over flurries, because we are seeing this kick in, as it is, we are actually going to see little bit of that survive and roll our way, enough of persistent winds flow. if you see a snow call out there i wouldn't be shocked. if you finds yourself traveling in one, slow down, that can obviously really reduce your visibility if you are stuck in one. we are not expecting any kind of widespread coverage on the radar, certainly, not any additional accumulation out of it. that wintery atmosphere gets added to the mix after a cold front like this happens. but as the day progresses, worse of the winds is eventually going to taper off. high pressure will regain control. another front will cross through new years weekends, but at this point, it looks somewhat lack luck he is with moisture content here. we're ringing in the new year, into sunday morning, perhaps spotty stray of sprinkle or showers. i think we get our firew

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which president-elect donald trump narrowly defeated hillary clinton in michigan by fewer than ten-thousand votes. 3 three central florida voters are suing for a recount in their state. the voters claim that hillary clinton...not donald trump won florida. they say malfunctioning machines and hacking skewed the results. the're demanding a hand recount of every paper ballot.a recount in pennsylivania is also awaiting action in federal court. a fake news story regarding the recount in waukesha county caused major confusion this officials want people to know that the stories about fraud are ?not true?. true?.cbs 58's jacob kittilstad joins us live outside the administrative building...as the recount continues. jacob? if you search waukesha on facebook or twitter you'll see pretty much a solid block of people sharing the fake news...accusing election officials of double-counting votes for donald trump. the stories from the blog "the palmer report" have been shared close to 40- times and...election officials say...it's just untrue.> the story is based on a unverified facebook post and nothing more - no contact with any

kind of see clouds increasing a bit across central pennsylvania maybe a few stray flurries in the poconos. lake effects snow showers down lake severier, michigan and eastern canada and that's where the cold is coming from. for us it's not too bad, it's 38 but 29 in millville already. 31 in mount pocono. 33 in atlantic city and 33 in trenton very cold night on the way many spots will wake up in the 20's tomorrow morning and it's only going to get colder as this blast of cold air moves in especially into friday and saturday. i want re i want you to look at sunday and monday, look what's up here, air so cold it's almost plaque here on this picture going to come in by the middle of next week colder than this stretch. when you factor in the wind, friday morning we feel like the teens. it may feel like the teens all day friday and saturday, ten degrees below average, morning windchills in the teens afternoon windchills in the 20. that is serious parka wet weather. chill tomorrow 45, clouds breaking for sun, brisk and chilly winds pick up in the afternoon, friday blustery high 40, that's misleading. saturday 39, watch for the rain or snow possibly su

kind of see clouds increasing a bit across central pennsylvania maybe a few stray flurries in the poconos. lake effects snow showers down lake severier, michigan and eastern canada and that's where the cold is coming from. for us it's not too bad, it's 38 but 29 in millville already. 31 in mount pocono. 33 in atlantic city and 33 in trenton very cold night on the way many spots will wake up in the 20's tomorrow morning and it's only going to get colder as this blast of cold air moves in especially into friday and saturday. i want re i want you to look at sunday and monday, look what's up here, air so cold it's almost plaque here on this picture going to come in by the middle of next week colder than this stretch. when you factor in the wind, friday morning we feel like the teens. it may feel like the teens all day friday and saturday, ten degrees below average, morning windchills in the teens afternoon windchills in the 20. that is serious parka wet weather. chill tomorrow 45, clouds breaking for sun, brisk and chilly winds pick up in the afternoon, friday blustery high 40, that's misleading. saturday 39, watch for the rain or snow possibly su

central command. he boosted about his victory in election in states like wisconsin, michigan and right here in pennsylvania. >> and that person, was saying for months, that there is no way that donald trump can break the blue wall, right? we didn't break it, we shattered that sucker. >> earlier yesterday the president-elect was at carrier's indianapolis factory, he announced a deal to keep plant from moving to mexico saving nearly a thousand jobs. company is getting millions of dollars in tax incentives so this has created quite the debate especially because mike pence is governor of indiana as well. >>> well, 6:11. tragedy in new orleans for second time this year, ex-nfl player killed after road rage shooting, heartfelt message from his his former team. >>> a disturbing discovery in the investigation in the death of a two-year old in kensington, what was found in his system. >>> sure feels different out there this morning. it feels positively wintry but it is not winter yet. we are counting down 19 days until winter solstice actually happens on wednesday december 21st at 5:44 a.m. in the the morning. that

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michigan is at 17 degrees at this hour. band of light snow trying to develop across central pennsylvania, this is in the reaching the ground,s just too dry from warm front coming this, and this is real light, hain event toss in the happen until later tonight. we will see later today the moisture filling into our south and west as we head toward evening hours. here's what to speculator on this afternoon, through monday morning, light snow north and west of the city but tonight we will see snow, freezing rain in the tar north and western suburbs. changing over to all rain machine morning but for philadelphia and areas south and east it will be a rain event with temperatures well above treeing. high today, struggle to get to the upper 30's. at best. the just because of the cloud cover. not a whole lot of activity on the radar as far as snow but it is not until tonight at 2:00 a.m. monday morning we will see rain arriving from the city southward with temperatures in the mid 30's. cold enough to support snow, and up through poconos but watch temperatures start climbing, after midnight the by 6:00 a.m. majority of the region is s

central valley, southbound i-5 to westbound 205 connection we had an orlando crash and stop-and-go traffic. beyond that, you are wide on and tracy to dublin is 28 minutes, southbound 680 dublin to michiganlevard south is 16 minutes and northbound 5101 to cupertino is 16 minutes. we head back to the traffic maps next. >> brand new this morning, we have learned the united states will return land on its military base in okinawa back to the japanese government. defense secretary carter made the announcement a short time ago. carter arrived in japan yesterday and met with the japanese prime minister abe in tokyo. portions will be returned by the end of the year, and it is notable because of the increased frustrations by japanese residents near the base and it has fueled a series of incidents involving american service members. this is in the works now for 20 years. reggie aqui and natasha? >> disappointment in the south bay, the holiday extradition that is being canceled. >> a real danger you pose on the road when you lose sleep. >> google is bringing the emergency contact form to the mobile age a new safety app camed trusted contacts allowing you to give certain people you trust your exact

snow hitting several states from michigan to new york as a big blast of cold air sweeps across much of this country so let's get it out to reunion who is in new york's central park with the unenviable duty of being outside. >> good morning, cool, crisp, 29 degrees, feels like 21 but it's a slap in the face and a large chunk of the country getting a piece of it. look at the alert, watches, warnings, advisories, northern tier, from snow to frost to freezing rain in the pacific northwest and the big story continues to be the cold air diving down to the south, 21 is what it feels like in atlanta, 9 building up that will be diving down next week. if you think this is cold wait next till wednesday or thursday. going across the warm waters of the great lakes, that is big-time lake-effect snow and jamesdown which is where we find abc's adrienne bankert this morning. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, rob. you know exactly what this is like standing out in the snow and we've got to tell you as you mentioned heavy snow across the great lakes. it's also been snowing very treacherous conditions and visibility reduced to half a mile making for a l

if you missed the last train to cardiff central, you will have to wait until the next one, michigan at ahead of the normal two—day shutdown, there is a skeleton service of trains running in very few parts of the uk on boxing day. the buses keep going and national express comic they have more buses running on christmas day than ever before —— told me. flying will be the busiest day of the festive season at most big british airports. written, gatwick, sta nsted, airports. written, gatwick, stansted, edinburgh, airports. written, gatwick, sta nsted, edinburgh, manchester, airports. written, gatwick, stansted, edinburgh, manchester, and long queues for security —— return. —— luton. don't put snow globes in your luggage. do not take wrapped presents in your luggage because they may get unwrapped. be prepared for a bit of delay and disruption, especially if you're heading for the north of scotland. thank you for the tips, simon. have a lovely christmas. thank you very much. he has to bring his own presence. that is sad. that is my present. do you reckon? we have had all of these forecasts of

central part of the country. this is going to slide through along with that arctic air. also snow expected to continue to tabulate between 6 to 12 inches of snow throughout michigan going intoork, buffalo specifically, all the way throughout the northeast and at least three to six throughout a chunk of the northeast. kendis, marci? >> folks in buffalo are like three to six, that's fine, no big deal. thanks to paul there. >>> president-elect donald trump is dismissing a "washington post" report that russia used hackers to sway the election in his favor. a bipartisan group of senators is now calling for an investigation into allegations of russian interference. and 17 u.s. intelligence agencies had already blamed russia for the pre-election cyber attacks. but trump is rejecting those claims and pointing the finger at the democrats. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. i think the democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country. >> "the new york times" is reporting that both the democratic and republican national committees were hacked but only information abo

snow hitting several states from michigan to new york as a big blast of cold air sweeps across much of this country, so let's get it out to reunion who is in new york's central park with the unenviable duty of being outside this morning. hey, rob, good morning. >> good morning, dan, paula. cool, crisp, 29 degrees, feels like 21 with the windchill, but compared to this fall, it's really a slap in the face and a large chunk of the country getting a piece of it. look at the alerts, watches, warnings, advisories, northern tier, from snow to frost to freezing rain out to the pacific northwest and the big story continues to be the cold air and look at the windchill, that arctic air diving down to the south, 21 is what it feels like in atlanta, 9 in chicago and we've got even more cold air that's building up that will be diving down next week. so, if you think this is cold, wait till next wednesday or thursday, of course, with all this cold air going across the relatively warm waters of the great lakes, that is big-time lake-effect snow for grand rapids, cleveland and buffalo and jamestown, new york, which is where we find abc's adrienne bankert this morning. good

got to the root of what's going on in flint, michigan, with the water crisis, they and a whole lot more. "game changers" wednesday night at 10:00, 9:00 centraling up here live next on "gma." happy friday. there he is. >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 8:27, friday, december 16. let's see where traffic is with karen, good morning. >> reporter: we had a problem with disabled vehicles, i-95 at girard cleared, traffic is moving better. police are telling us we have icy conditions, watch the right lane kelly drive inbound hunting park. mass transit on a cold morning, 43 minute delay with the warminster line. 28 with the lansdale doylestown line. all trains could see 30 minute delays because of signal problems, so you need to be careful media/elwyn, 35 minutes with that train. on the boulevard. southbound heading toward the schuylkill expressway starting to jamilah nasheed up. the roads are dry, but it's cold out there tam. >> let's find out how cold it is out there with david murphy. >> reporter: i'm hanging in there, anyone with a long wait on the bus stop has problems. 13 in allentown, 14 in reading. when you factor in the wind for now it's

got to the root of what's going on in flint, michigan, with the water crisis, they and a whole lot more. "game changers" wednesday night at 10:00, 9:00 central next on "gma." happy friday. there he is. >>>s in a good morning washington update. good morning, washington. i'm sigh san kennedy. the brutal cold making a dangerous situation in montgomery county even worse. a house caught fire just after 1:00 o'clock this morning and the water used to put out those flames froze out side of the house. no one was hurt . >>> and you have a challenges the save money this holiday season. today is free shipping day. about 1100 retailers are participanting can a guaranteed delivery before christmas. some big name retailers taking part include target and t.j. ma >>> the cold wear is really brutal. here's veronica johnson with a look at the forecast. weather advisory in and around d.c. we're expecting a light coating of snow and freezing rain. it could be icy, slick. winter weather alert through tomorrow. temperature tomorrow will be going up. so we'll start cold. we'll see his in the 50s and 60s on sunday with more rain . >>> on the roadways we are dealing

got to the root of what's going on in flint, michigan, with the water crisis, they and a whole lot more. "game changers" wednesday night at 10:00, 9:00 centraloming up here live next on "gma." happy friday. there he is. >>> hi there, i'm natasha zouves from abc 7 mornings. you have to take a look at your screen. we are tracking this breaking news in richmond. a large fire is rapidly burning at an auto yard. this is near richmond and west gertrude. a live look from our emeryville camera. contra costa has issued a shelter in place. and let's get over to alexis smith with how this is impacting traffic. >> we do have a closure of richmond parkway, a full closure between pittsburg and gertrude. and if you are not familiar with this area richmond parkway is a main road to get to the richmond san rafael bridge. it will save you time instead of staying on 80 that entire time. that is fully closed. surface streets are looking jammed but westbound 80 is not looking bad. i highly recommend sticking to westbound 80 and connecting that to 580. and i'm having folks sending me tweets saying they are seeing black plumes of smoke from far away and mike, we a

michigan the coming weeks but details have not been announced. >> sara: trump says he plans general james madis to head out the department of defense. nicknamed mad dog served as commander of u.s. central command in the middle east. he has a reputation as a tough talking marine with years of experience in combat but little experience in diplomacy. >>> sara: eyeing new job as republican committee chairman. by ryan prefus and chris christie once considered as attorney general said last week he has no plans to leave new jersey for trump's white house and expects to finish his term as governor in 2017. >> gene: senator elizabeth warren says she supports the idea of former rival scott brown becoming the secretary of she made the big statement on wgbh radio. senator warren says brown would not support veterans and praise governor mitt romney who's under consideration for secretary of state. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. good morning, everyone. right now on the expressway half hour ride as you head from the braintree split up to the exit for the pike. shiri? >> shiri: watching the wind chills this morning, feels like 34 in boston, finally feeling worcester