chris, thank you so much for joining us. chris: thanks for having me.mily: great to have you here. i would love to hear about the day when you started playing around with robots with your kids. five kids, by the way. chris: five kids. it was a big day. as you mentioned, my origins were as a scientist. my wife is a scientist and we hope some day our kids would be excited by science and technology. so far no luck, but we keep trying. one weekend -- i was the editor of "wired," and these products would come in review on friday. if you promised to review them, you could take them home for the weekend. on saturday, we took home the robot and we put it together and program it, and when we were done, you get this three wheeled tripod that rolls slowly towards the wall and bounces back. the kids are like, you have to be kidding. emily: they were not impressed? chris: we have seen "transformers." where are the lasers? i was like, ok, tomorrow we go to the field. i flew a plane into the tree. total disaster. i have to buy them ice cream. i was thinking how could

there's nobody offsides. >> chris: not even really within a yard. >> referee: time-out -- >> chris: that call, not reviewable, would have given north carolina the football at the 50 down eight. >> kirk: with three time-outs. >> chris: instead, clemson now will have 1:08 to just bleed out a hard-earned win and now, a challenge from carolina on this ruling of a clemson recovery. hasn't been the easiest year for acc officials. a lot of funny stuff. well-officiated game until this moment. so, dave, they'll challenge and look at the ruling of a clemson recovery, but isn't this tough to overturn with replay? >> very much so. you have to look for two things. a recovery in the immediate and continuing action of the play. nobody stopped playing. and you have to be able to see a clear recovery. >> chris: here's what they'll check. kirk, schoettmer delivered a big shot and that knocked the ball loose. and then the scramble is on and renfro, number 13 there for the tigers reached around and got the ball. >> kirk: yep. you know, michigan state now -- >> this will stay. >> kirk: michigan state now in

chris? >> chris: tom, thank you. dabo made that promise and i think you can see the emotion in deshaun's voice. you saw the shot of his mom, and she can head to the pizza party with perhaps 20,000 fans. looking for 2,500 pizzas. 156 gatorade coolers worth of sauce and push-ups to burn off the calories. >> kirk: and one sprite for the heisman trophy quarterback. >> chris: you saw pride, you saw relief in swinney. that thing got interesting at the end and carolina fans, so much to focus on in this game, they're going to remember that the phantom offside call that would have set them up at the 50 yard line, eight points down with three time-outs and 1:11. >> kirk: clemson wins the game. they finished the season undefeated and they're onto the, into the top four, probably as a one seed. but there's a lot for them to learn from. they allowed north carolina to hang around and because, in many cases, some of the just sloppy play. mistakes on offense. some penalties at crucial times that kept north carolina in the game and k

chris? >> chris: tom, thank you. dabo made that promise and i think you can see the emotion in deshaun's voice. you saw the shot of his mom, and she can head to the pizza party with perhaps 20,000 fans. looking for 2,500 pizzas. 156 gatorade coolers worth of sauce and push-ups to burn off the calories. >> kirk: and one sprite for the heisman trophy quarterback. >> chris: you saw pride, you saw relief in swinney. that thing got interesting at much to focus on in this game, they're going to remember that the phantom offside call that would have set them up at the 50 yard line, eight points down with three time-outs and 1:11. >> kirk: clemson wins the game. they finished the season undefeated and they're onto the, into the top four, probably as a one seed. but there's a lot for them to learn om. theyey allowed north carolinin to hang around and because, in many cases, some of the just sloppy play. mistakes on offense. some penaltyies at crucial times that kept north carolina in the game and kept givingarolina some life

>> chris: tom, thank you. dabo made that promise and i think you can see the emotion in deshaun's voice. you saw the shot of his mom, and she can head to the pizza party with perhaps 20,000 fans. looking for 2,500 pizzas. 156 gatorade coolers worth of sauce and push-ups to burn off the calories. >> kirk: and one sprite for the heisman trophy quarterback. >> chris: you saw pride, you saw relief in swinney. that thing got interesting at the end and carolina fans, so much to focus on in this game, they're going to remember that the phantom offside call that would have set them up at the 50 yard line, eight points down with three time-outs and 1:11. >> kirk: clemson wins the game. they finished the season undefeated and they're onto the, into the top four, probably as a one seed. but there's a lot for them to learn from. they allowed north carolina to hang around and because, in many cases, some of the just sloppy play. some penalty ies at crucial times that kept north carolina in the game and kept giving carolina

there's nobody offsides. >> chris: not even really within a yard. >> referee: time-out -- >> chris: that call not the 50 down eight. >> kirk: with three time-outs. >> chris: instead, clemson now will have 1:08 to just bleed out a hard-earned win and now, a challenge from carolina on this ruling of a clemson recovery. hasn't been the easiest year for acc officialals. that's for sure. a lot of funny stuff. this had been a very well-officiated game until this mome. so, dave, they'll challenge and ok at the ruling of a clemson recovery, but isn't this tough to overturn with replay? >> very much so. you have to look for two things. a recovery in the immediate and continuing action of the play. nobodytopped playing. and you have to be able to see a clear recovery. it has to be clear. >> chris: here's what they'll check. kirk, schoettmer delivered a big shot and that knocked the ball loose. and then the scramble is on and tigers reached around and got the ball. >> kirk: yep. you know, michigan state now -- >> this will stay. >> kirk: michigan state now in indianapolis, they are win. they beat i

chris? >> chris: tom, thank you. dabo made that promise and i think you can see the emotion in deshaun's voice. you saw the shot of his mom, and she can head to the pizza party with perhaps 20,000 fans. looking for 2,500 pizzas. 156 gatorade coolers worth of sauce and push-ups to burn off the calories. >> kirk: and one sprite for the heisman trophy quarterback. >> chris: you saw pride, you saw relief in swinney. that thing got interesting at the end and carolina fans, so much to focus on in this game, they're going to remember that the phantom offside call that would have set them up at the 50 yard line, eight points down with three time-outs and 1:11. >> kirk: clemson wins the game. they finished the season undefeated and they're onto the, into the top four, probably as a one seed. but there's a lot for them to learn from. they allowed north carolina to cases, some of the just sloppy play. mistakes on offense. some penalty ies at crucial times that kept north carolina in the game and kept giving carolina some life b

there's nobody offsides. >> chris: not even really within a yard. >> referee: time-out -- >> chris: that call, not reviewable, would have given north carolina the football at the 50 down eight. >> kirk: with three time-outs. >> chris: instead, clemson now will have 1:08 to just bleed out a hard-earned win and now, a challenge from carolina on this ruling of a clemson recovery. hasn't been the easiest year for acc officials. that's for sure. a lot of funny stuff. this had been a very well-officiated game until this moment. so, dave, they'll challenge and look at the ruling of a clemson recovery, but isn't this tough to overturn with replay? >> very much so. you have to look for two things. a recovery in the immediate and continuing action of the play. nobody stopped playing. and you have to be able to see a clear recovery. it has to be clear. >> chris: here's what they'll check. kirk, schoettmer delivered a big shot and that knocked the ball loose. and then the scramble is on and renfro, number 13 there for the tigers reached around and got the ball. >> kirk: yep. you know, michigan state

chris? >> chris: tom, thank you. dabo made that promise and i think you can see the emotion in deshaun's voice. you saw the shot of his mom, and she can head to the pizza party with perhaps 20,000 fans. looking for 2,500 pizzas. 156 gatorade coolers worth of sauce and push-ups to burn off the calories. >> kirk: and one sprite for the heisman trophy quarterback. >> chris: you saw pride, you saw relief in swinney. that thing got interesting at the end and carolina fans, so much to focus on in this game, they're going to remember that the phantom offside call that yard line, eight points down with three time-outs and 1:11. >> kirk: clemson wins the game. they finished the season undefeated and they're onto the, into the top four, probably as a one seed. but there's a lot for them to learn from. they allowed north carolina to hang around and because, in many cases, some of the just sloppy play. mistakes on offense. some penaltyies at crucial times that kept north carolina in the game and kept giving carolina some life bu

this whole unfortunate event in chris' life 22 years ago is about chris and his dreams."hris wrote carine letters, letters she has kept secret for over two decades. but tonight, she's sharing them. >> i'm not releasing his letters to hurt my parents. i'm releasing parts of his letters for people to get a better understanding of chris. >> reporter: in a pbs documentary, carine reading a portion of them. >> once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action, i'm going to completely knock them out of my life. i'm going to divorce them as my parents. i'll be through with them once and for all, forever. >> reporter: and forever it would be. although his parents tried to locate him, even hiring an investigator, he made himself impossible to find. using the name alexander supertramp. and four months into his journey, chris' body was found in his magic bus. he had starved to death, weighing just 67 pounds. he had written this final note. >> when i learned of chris' death, it was like telling me that there's not going to be oxygen in the air tomorrow, i mean -- it's just not po

i'm chris anderson. the rain continues and for more on the wet weather let's go to chris lambert with a peek at the forecast. >> we have fog, though. visibility is 1 to 3 miles, and we've had the rain overnight and still light showers and patches the drizzle this morning from cape back into the city of boston to the southwest. not a whole lot shows up on the radar. i envision dry hours sneaking in. we lower the rain chance for a while today. we could get a passinger shower or two. close to 60 through southeastern mass this afternoon, holding close to 50 across northern mass up through southern new hampshire. tomorrow 20 degrees colder. in. first, scattered showers back through upstate new york. that will swing through late in the day, and that's an extension of this storm system down into texas. this storm system will carve up lakes. we're kind of on the front end of it. it throws moisture of the cold air in place tuesday morning. snow breaks out in the early morning hours before the morning commute. a f

man: chris. -lemonis: you're chris? -chris: i'm chris.emonis: and so, walk me through the process, 'cause i want to have a better appreciation for how beautiful the product is. chris: so, this is basically where it starts. i mean, this comes directly from the mill in wisconsin. it's hardrock maple. it's perfect wood for a skateboard. -lemonis: okay. -chris: your first ply is a long ply. -lemonis: okay. chris: what you have is the fibers running the long way, which gives you that longitudinal stiffness. lemonis: so, it sits in here for how long? chris: 45 minutes. they come out looking like this. -lemonis: so, this comes out of there. -chris: correct. lemonis: where does it go from here? chris: we throw the truck holes in, and this is our drill press right here. mike: this piece of metal i'm holding onto is the truck. we assemble this. lemonis: amount of detail that goes into this is unbelievable. sandy: yeah. have to be very careful, 'cause you don't want to dig into the wood. and i can shape the boards, i can cut them, i can decal them.

sports with chris maathuis. > ((chris maathuis)) good evening everybody... down here at fremont street where fans from byu and utah in preparation for the las vegas bowl i see lots of red and blue... judging from all the hype leading up to saturday's showdown... indeed this is the week, the 'force awakens" ((chris maathuis)) nats; "the force is strong in my family." ((chris maathuis)) it's classic good versus evil... which school is lives on the dark side... could it possibly be byu? uh no!!! ((chris maathuis)) the rivalry lives.... nats; there's been an awakening." ((chris maathuis)) that's right... everybody is talking about the new stars wars movie. coach; "we're going tonight as a matter of fact... we're taking the team tonight. ((chris maathuis)) they can't get to the theater soon enoug... final press gathering, while the band was playing, players and coaches and guest speakers were talking, not about x's and o's. mark schlereth/former nfl lineman guest speaker; "r2d2, 3 cpo and chewbaka." bronson kaufusi; "my favorite guy is probably yoda, little but h

chris: he leaves.latest book, he says that the two goals are not incompatible, that there is a way -- tom: within a competitive environment, he is totally right. he wants to get a payday, he goes to work for jason trennert and gets free cigars as well. i don't get it. guy, help me here. lines in a the commentary that comes with this at the bottom, "statesmanlike oxymoron."ls a lot of people will take that line. tom: jamie dimon, take a moment. do not lose john norman. it is not a good thing when the stock of the moment underperforms. apple computer. tim cook, get off the 60 minutes" with charlie rose and do something. stay with us. "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ bring your family and friends together to discover the best shows and movies with xfinity's winter watchlist. later on, we'll conspire ♪ ♪ as we dream by the fire ♪ a beautiful sight, we're happy tonight ♪ ♪ watching in a winter watchlist land, ♪ ♪ watching in a winter watchlist land! ♪ xfinity's winter watchlist. watch now with xfinity on demand-

"from 8 news now, this is sports ((chris maathui((chris maathuis)) this has been a fun week with all the activities leading up to the las vegas bowl. byu and utah meet as rivals tomorrow at sam boyd. judging from all the hype leading up to saturday's showdown... indeed this is the week "the force awakens" ((chris maathuis)) nats: "the force is strong in my family." ((chris maathuis)) it's classic good versus evil... which school is lives on the dark side... could it possibly be byu? uh no!!! ((chris maathuis)) the rivalry lives.... nats: there's been an awakening." ((chris maathuis)) that's right... new stars wars movie. coach: "we're going tonight as a matter of fact... we're taking the team tonight. ((chris maathuis)) they can't get to the theater soon enough... final press gathering, while the band was playing, players and coaches and guest speakers were talking, not about x's and o's. mark schlereth/former nfl lineman guest speaker: "r2d2, c3po and chewbacca." bronson kaufusi: "my favorite guy is probably yoda, little but he'll definitely get ya." jared norris/utah linebacker: "i

chris? >> well, good evening, i am chris matthews in washington. here we are with the news. and it's extraordinary. it's an opportunity to see the power of television tonight in a tragic situation where the tv camera, we're looking at it right now is ahead of the reporting. you're hearing the reporters think about what they think is going on here and we're watching, trying to decipher what is going on. three police cars surrounding a car, a dark suv which was the suspected vehicle all along this afternoon. and they circled it. and we're trying to figure out now what kind of a standoff this is and what the police officers, the s.w.a.t. team is worried about in terms of the wariness they're showing in approaching the vehicle. they're obviously very concerned of a possible either a person still alive in the vehicle, or more likely they're worried about some sort of explosive device that may be detonated while they go and approach it. they may fear that their own approach may cause to it detonate. because they're being very wary of approaching it. we also saw what looked like a

. >> reporter: the biggest gaff of the night may have come from chris christie, when he pledged to get u.s. allies more engaged. >> when i stand across from king of jordan, with this fight, he'll change his mind. >> actually, the king hussein died 16 years, and his son is king abdullah. 20 inaccurate claims. david schuster, aljazeera. >> a rue, but this one with no dancing girls or pop it stars on the program. there were encounters that were angrier and sharper than earlier forms. we have a jar and my guess is that they have to put a dollar in every time a candidate did what he said he had to do last night. joining me, professor of political science, and political strategist and founder of purple strategies, and democratic strategist and ceo of impact strategies. so genie, does the shape of the republican field become more clear after last night? >> i don't think so. i think that the debate is not going to change of, and hopefully, i say this hopefully, it would whittle down the field. and we would see a narrowing of candidates, and have a robust debate on the issues, but that's not go

carol: meteorologist chris justus is in for john tonight. michael: chris, more rain, more

[chris] so can i ask you... [chris & tom] why are you still smoking? [sarcastic] "it's so much fun." [chris]why not call the smokers' helpline? the program's free,and... [tom]and they'll tell me..."you oughta quit." [chris] not so. just tell them you're ready to quit. then,they'll tell you how. [tom] really? you wouldn't have that number on you,would you? winteis it a cold?stion. sinuses? allergies? for all of them... there's allegra-d®. a maximum strength decongestant for 24 hour relief. try allegra-d®. >>> this woman's on her bike when a car -- >> oh, my gosh. >> -- hits her. but the car doesn't stop. do you not realize you hit someone? >> the only way i can think is if you're driving like this. >> there's no way you miss that woman. you see pedestrians and focuses on their mopeds jumping off their bikes to come and help rescue this woman. and they're all working in tand tandem. you see them start to lift the car because she's stuck under there. luckily, and i don't know how, she only suffered minor injuries. she's okay, guys. >> any explanation as t

chris matthews is next. he's going to have highlights and analyst of tonight's republican presidential debate live from las vegas. presidenti debate live from las vegas. last word. [ applause ] >>> from commits to republican president, let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews for the last debate of the year is just wrapping up. for too long i'd say ever since the build-up to the iraq war we've been waiting for a debate on war policy in the republican party. tonight, we got it. on one side, we heard the candidates that to want keep to the george w. bush policy of regime change as a policy. of knocking off governments we don't like. jeb bush, marco rubio, carly fiorina, john kasich, chris christie. tonight they were among the strongest tonight in their unreconstructed talk taught. here's a look at some of tonight's hot talk on stage. >> you are an american citizen and you decide to join up with isis, we're not reading you rights, you're an enemy combatant. >> one of the things i would immedi

i'm chris wallace in for bill o'reilly. thanks for watching ago special edition of the o'reilly factor. the war on terror. and let's get right to our top story. the investigation into the san bernadino shooting. big developments today with the fbi confirming what many have suspected about the attack. >> as of today, based on the information and the facts as we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. there are some telephonic connections between these two individuals, at least one of these individuals and other subjects of our investigation. >> i'm aware of the facebook posts you are mentioning and i saw the same thing you did. we don't know what's there yet. we are still continuing to look that that. why know it was a general time line when that post was made and yes there was a pledge of of allegiance. >> we are not aware of any further threats in the u.s. at this time. >> that means the san bernadino rampage is now the single deadly youest terror attack on u.s. soil since 9/11. fbi

, chris palmquist. it's been a busy sports day here in siouxland...dordt both named new coaches, iowa state is down one of their best players, and we have action from nine high school hoops games too. chris: on those stories dive right into the hardwood and we'll start with ononof the best rivalries in all of siouxland. heelan and east in the pit...saders up 5 at the break...but tyle danke connects on the midrange jumper and east knots things up at 45. but it didn't last long, jack boever, splits three defenders and lays it up and in...heelan back up a a ir. then behind the official, aidan vanderloo, with the nifty finish, east led it 51-49 after three. heelan answers right away in the 4th...deandre burnside, with the razzle dazzle and then off the missed 3, elijah hazekamp skies for the board and gets it to go off glass...crusaders take the lead. but then van rees, left wide open off the great ball movement...east retakes the lead and they never give it up from there...black raiders win it 79- 67. chri

chris, any more rain on the way? chris: another round of heavy rainfall tomorrow, then it will clear out and roll down in time for the new year. the front towards columbia, it moves further south. we will see more rain along the front into our area tonight and into tomorrow. take a look at the storm reports. i gave you across theory of. wind damage and lighting. towards charlotte, a tornado report. check out this video. pretty intense towards union county near monroe. this is south of charlotte. you can see the damage from the tornado there in union county. evil cleaning up this morning, the tornado was 75 yards wide and on the ground for under a mile. the biggest concern at home will be the flood watch in effect and -- until thursday at 7:00 a.m. more flooding is likely. on the future plus, we will see clouds increase throughout the evening and overnight. sprinkles begin to show up on radar by 3:30. tomorrow morning, when you are heading to work, possibly heavy showers. the heaviest rain arrives tomorrow afternoon.

along with alex walker, i'm chris palmquist. alex we have a great slate of games on tap for you to wrap up 2015. we'll check out tap for you to wrap up 2015. we'll check out action from nine ranked teams in 12 games from iowa, nebraska, and south dakota. chris tonight though we'll kick things off here in the metro...last season sb-l beat east in basketball for the first time ever. tonight the warriors were trying to get back while east was over 500 while east was number six on the season. and who wore it go ahead and give east students. jumped out to a raiders...connor murrell, quick to 24-18 warriors after 1. nifty up and under...sbl leads it 29-26. but right away on the other end, aidan vanderloo...this kid just a freshman...he gets to the rack and cuts it to one. then kroll, from just in front of the east bench...money on the three. but east rallies...tray robinson loses the handle but gets it back...he's amped and its east getting the w, 79- 71. chris earlier on the court...the warrior and raider girls both looking to build

chris went through difficult time for the xt year, two years. i mean, to say it's life-changing is a huge understatement. >> ron: right, absolutely seth -- absolutely. >> seth: so he went to a game with his father, a football game, trying to get out of the dee dee progression, and he saw -- deep depression and he saw another player on the field paralyzed in much the same way he did, and he turned to his father and said i knkn what my purpose in life is now, helping people who suffer this injury. that's a primary focus and that's what started through the mission statement. >> ron: his story is so familiar to another iowan, a bon durant ster radar ra high school flair, chris norton, a freshman at made a tackleon a kickoff and suffered a severe spinal cord injury and he's also created a foundation as the canal less family has. let's take a quick break to look at the movie trailer, a couple of minutes long, kind of lays out what this is all about as far as the story of chris canales and what the documentary shows. >> narrator: footbtbl, a uniquely a

thanks, >> chris:. rare december thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen tornadoes reported in mississippi alone. reported killed across three states. and many others hurt or missing. nancy chen joins us now with more on this unexpected outbreak. nancy? >> reporter: those dangerous storms hit mississippi, particularly hard. there were 29 reported tornadoes just yesterday. and now today crews are still searching for people who are missing. a rare december sight as tornadoes tore across this twister crossed right over a busy highway. you can actually see a track or the-trailer get flipped over by the twister. further south, this massive funnel cloud. the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. >> tornado emergency continues for the cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this afternoon. >> reporter: roofs ripped from homes. one person critically injured. the same system threw cars from the roadway. numerous tornado watches and warnings in effect for at least ten states. in arkansas, soa

that'' when chris decided to go back... (james eppler/ looking for permanent job, home) i said listen, you meet me here monday morning at 8:30. (james eppler/ looking for permanent job, home) it's almost like a dream come true to a degree. ironically, he would be cleaning up and restoring the place he'd been displaced from. nats james was supposed to be in at 8:30. nats he showed up at 7:45. (chris crever/ property owner) he seems to want it, he seems to have the desire. with james still sleeping under a bridge and s swing up to work soaked, chris also gave him a temporary room here, and a nearby place to clean up. (james eppler/ looking for permanent job, home) it's humiliating not being able to shower. and a razor, james said his beard made him feel homeless. (james eppler/ looking for permanent job, home) like we always hope for something you know, a little help, not necessarily money, but being take a shower every day and be able to at least look forward to having a reason to wake up. now chris is challenging otherer to

here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 happy new year, sydney, australia!they are ringing in 3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 time to talk some sports... clemson and oklahoma have a chance to go to the national championship... kickoff of the orange bowl is just hours away.. away..sports director aaron cheslock is live for us all morning in south florida.. and aaron, a lot of trash talk 3 yeah, we've heard it from several players.. but the most recent came from clemson cornerback mackensie alexander... who's

chris christie.onight, these candidates were among the strongest tonight in their hawk talk. here's a look at tonight's hawk talk on stage. >> we're not going to read you your miranda rights. >> one of the things i would immediately do in addition to defeating them here at home is bring back the warrior class, petraeus, mcchrystal, keen, flynn. every single one of these generals i know. >> let's be absolutely clear. isis and radical islamic terrorism will face no more determined foe than i will be. >> we have to go massively where we destroyed saddam's ability to take kuwait. we need to have a coalition that will stand for nothing less than the total destruction -- >> frankly, it's time that we punch the russians in the nose. >> i will tell you this. i'm a former federal prosecutor. i fought terrorists and won. when we get back in the white house, we will fight terrorists and win again and america will be safe. >> that's the usual republican argument, quite hawkish. we're going to take down assad and

they immediately jump into action and swim toward chris.he medics try and stabilize chris, his friends are panicked. they fear they may have just filmed their friend's death. >> call 911 right now! >> one of the first things that popped in my head was he could very easily be dead. he could have very easily broken his neck from the fall and could be dead. we might have just seen our friend die. >> chris handly makes it to the hospital. and after five hours of brain surgery, he emerges alive. >> had a subdural and epidural hematoma. both the outside and inside of my brain were bleeding which was causing intracranial pressure. the doctors said i was really, really, really close to the point of not being able to come back. >> while chris may have eluded permanent physical injury, he and his friends are scarred by the memory of that day. it's a lesson they will never forget. >> the fact we caught a near-death experience on camera really, really reminds chris and all of us all the time that it can happen like that. and you're gone. and you're nev

meterologist chris havely is alert forecast... chris... stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. during our saturday will become more organized into showers by the mid- evening hours as a warm front lifts north into the area. along with this influx of warm air will also come the possibility of a few expected, however. a steady rain will ensue through our sunday morning and last into the afternoon. temperatures will be very mild for this time of the year, climbing well into the upper 50s and low 60s, possibly breaking daily record highs. sunday night, the rain will begin to become more scattereddand finally taper off by monday, as more seasonal air total rainfall amounts could reach near 3.00'' in some areas. tonight: showers & storms low: 49-55 winds: ese 5-15 alo: 49 dbq: 51 iow: 54tomorrow: rain and windy high: 58-64 winin: se 15-25 alo: 59 dbq: 61 iow: 61tomorrow night: rain likely low: 40-46 winds: s 10-20 alo: 42 dbq: 43 iow: 44monday: chance of showers high: 43 - low: 43 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 44 - low: 33 wednesday: chanc

finally, chris christie. i'm watching the comeback of chris christie. he's back on the main debate stage, after being relegated to the undercard debate one month ago. and the issue set in this campaign is lining up nearly perfectly for chris kissty. his advisers believe. he will talk a lot about global terrorism, his experience and look for him to question the experience of senator marco rubio and senator ted cruz. those are three of the things of many things we're watching here tonight. >> jeff, thanks very much. a big deal for chris christie to be able to get back on to the main stage after being on the runningup stage. that of course, the first debate. coming up tonight for candidates on that stage. that's what we are getting ready for shortly. as we continue counting down to the start of tonight's debates. want to bring in cnn's kate bolduan in the spin room, representatives of the campaigns trying to put the best possible light on performances, sometimes even before performances begin. kate, any of the candidates actually been by to do prespinning?

chris, here's how the race will work. chris any i will head out these door right here. we're going to say hello to santa claus. >> ho, ho, ho. >> jim : and we're going to make a left to go the elevator bank and go around the christmas tree. but, remember to watch out for we'll go down the hallway past the ghost of hemsworth ast. that's your real headshot by the way. that's your high school headshot. >> that may be college. >> jimmy: that's your, yeah. and then you're going to go to the ghost of fallon past. and that's my high school photo there. then we'll take a turn at the carolers there. go go go go go go go go go go go go, go, go go go go >> jimmy: then we're going to plow through a sudden blizza rd right there. oh, scary. yeah. and drive our sleighs back into the studio. the first person to cross under the mistletoe finish line is the champion and gets their name on the hemsworth cup. i'm ready. i know. go go go go go go give it up for the ambient singers, everybody. the ambient singers. go go go go go go go go go go go yeah, all right. we heard you. we heard you.

chris? >> no question about it. just the beginning of the dialogues. yes, jim, i said avila because we worked together at abc news and he is a dear friend. jim acosta. we'll want to hear what president obama thinks the process was here and against the war in isis as well. russia's moving surface-to-air missiles to a base near the turkish border. u.s. officials say this move could put american combat aircraft at risk. putin reportedly ordering the missiles to syria after turkey shot down one of its airplanes. barbara starr alive from tis li pentagon. >> reporter: this missile system now active, up and running according to u.s. defense officials. this is the russian s-400, a massive anti-air missile system that can target and potentially shoot down aircraft all the way into turkey. this is causing a good deal of concern. just yesterday, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joe dunford had his first telephone call with his russian counterpart. they won't say what the two men talke