jonathan: shifting product to the west coast, you have to bring that back to the east coast or gold coast. there are additional transportation costs with mitigation strategies that they are putting in place. scarlet: in the past you have encourage president biden to weigh in on the strike discussions, for the labor discussions, to prevent a strike. what is your understanding of whether he has done that and whether the incoming president is involved? jonathan: divided administration continues to monitor the situation and talk with the parties. president-elect trump has been engaged to a degree. there was the social media he put out about a month ago after meeting with the ila. the transition team paying close attention to this. if a strike does occur, it could go on while he's being inaugurated. a big issue for him to be paying attention to. scarlet: what is the number one thing you are watching for to give you a sense of whether things are going in the right direction? jonathan: make sure the parties stay at the table and continue to negotiate. the only way they will get a deal is if they

counties along the east coast have declared emergencies as the storm gets closer. let's get an update now on the impact from nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. good morning. so much to watch this morning. >> there is, hi there, frances. great to see you. this is a big storm in size and also really powerful. we're looking at a couple things. snow, it will be heavy at times in some spots. ice, moderate ice in portions of virginia. power outages, also really cold temperatures. so the power out with the cold temperature will be tougher today. and then on the southern side of the storm, we're looking at heavy rain and could see severe weather in portions of the southeast. that's what radar looks like. can you see the snow from the midwest to parts of the mid atlantic. we have an ice storm warning in purple. that includes paducah and winter weather advisory for today. as we go throughout today, we're going to see the storm system moving off to the east. it's going to bring all sorts of trouble impacting the morning commute and the evening commute. we'll talk more about

it cuts down about 7,000 miles of shipping distance when you traverse the canal to go from the east coast to the west coast. in terms of shipping an global commerce, the canal is a very important and perhaps the most important interoceanic waterway. we have to go back in history to understand the importance of the canal to the world and to the united states. the idea of an interoceanic canal from panama dates back to the 16th century of the spanish empire. the spaniards will visions of building a canal. it was technologically impossible then so they built a system whereby their gold hidden galyons from south america would port in the pacific side of the isthmus and transport that gold via land and initially via mule laden cargo to the atlantic side of the isthmus. it is about a 51 mile distance from the pacific at the shortest point from the pacific to the atlantic. then would transport, would transfer that cargo mostly gold and silver on to gallon i don't understand an transfer them first it cuba and then to spain. so the isthmus of panama and geographic location has been a key component

wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour were recorded across the midwest over the weekend in the east coast is expected to feel temperatures up to 25 degrees below normal. the national weather service warning the northeast will feel that bitter cold for several days after this storm. but it is sure pretty to be out here on the national mall. the continuing to fall here we see people exercising some people we saw one gentleman cross-country skiing here along the national mall. very pretty to look at fun to be outside when you're walking around. but a very dangerous to be out on the roads with of any parts of the east coast dealing with this winter storm in washington, d.c., on top everything. >> all right. some good news for skiers. looking to go up to the mountain and enjoy some fresh snow. the high sierra got more than a foot of snow over the weekend. here's video sent to us from palisades tahoe showing all the new powder out there for the snowboarders and skiers. the resort tells us they were experiencing. they were expecting 9 inches of snow from friday's storm but over delivered with 13

the blast of snow and ice making a mess in the midwest as it now moves into major cities on the east coast. see what to expect today despite the storm. >> members of congress will be at work today to certify donald trump's victory. plus, the security concerns on this fourth anniversary since the capitol riot. >> plus, new details about the explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas as the suspect's ex-girlfriend speaks out and the first major awards show of the season, the golden globes. >> the standout shows and movies honored in beverly hills. plus, why two normal guys were invited to the red carpet. it's monday, january 6th. >> from abc news. this is world news now. >> two regular guys. i mean, i'm pretty sure that was timothee chalamet on the regular right. just kidding. right. they do bear a striking resemblance to some celebrities on the red carpet. and maybe that's why they were there. yeah. plus celebrating all the tv that was and movies last year. we're in that award season. that's where it starts. >> and we're of course focusing on everything but the movies themselves. so we'

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breaker under broker up and down the east coast is working with l.a. desperate for housing he is here with the fox business exclusive. what are you hearing from clients on the west coast. >> first and foremost it's a tragedy of proportions and were doing everything possible to help our west coast brothers and sisters much as we possibly can. started on wednesday morning we started getting phone calls for real estate agents based in and around los angeles first saying we have clients that might need to evacuate their thinking about coming to the east coast on thursday that picked up on friday became worse and worse and we feel those calls all throughout the weekend and we started facilitating rentals but those are about to turn into purchases immediately and people came to us and said this is the final straw for the state working to move and were coming to connecticut, new jersey and long island, the hamptons in new york city and across florida. liz: i would imagine queens brooklyn, all those places. when we look at what's happening in l.a. there is a g

that is i think having lived on the east coast, the toughest one.en you get through the holiday and you think that was fun and now you're like, oh, no, this is going to happen for a couple of putts. still, meanwhile, back in the bay, we've just been talking about fog this morning. the north bay still under that dense fog advisory obviously can see that fog is still out there, though. and other places. the dense fog advisory does go till 2 o'clock after that. talking about window got a wind advisory kicking in tonight when it come back. we'll talk about that and also the dangers out at the coast right now with some of the sneaker waves that we have the risk of back to you. >> all right. most of america's biggest ski resorts remain closed today in park city, utah, because resort workers are on strike. visitors have been sharing videos and social media showing the hours-long waits to get on ski lifts today about a 3rd of those lifts are closed. 2 thirds of park city ski trails are shut down as well. the park city professional ski patrol association say

and there's this deadly winter storm that's blasting parts of the midwest and the east coast. some cities could see their heaviest snowfall in decades today. 7 states from new jersey, the kansas have declared states of emergency. there are 16 million americans in the path of the storm. tom dempsey has the latest. >> parts of the east coast could see their heaviest snowfall in decades today and it's led to a 7 different states calling states of emergency states like new jersey and kansas doing so with of around 60 million americans living in the path of this storm. but this winter weather has really caused the mess in the midwest, in particular with snow and ice making road conditions almost treacherous at times, bringing lots of different crashes, missouri. emergency crews say at least 600 drivers were stranded over the weekend. and in kentucky, a state trooper was hurt after his patrol car was state leaders urging folks to stay off the roads today. millions across the midwest are shoveling themselves out from record setting snowfall this morning storm heads east, kansas city,

we're going to look at the snow starting to fly sunday night into monday for the east coast, i-95.h will we get when all of this is over with? by monday n some cases several inches, in some cases more than a foot to a foot and a half. jericka, we're going to be watching this very carefully for your sunday and into your monday. if you have to be out, be very careful out there on the roads. >> yeah, a lot of snow. andrew kozak, thank you. >>> new orleans is bustling tonight, the crowdsng to bourbon street after this week's truck attack. omar villafranca is in the french quarter tonight with details on how the 14 victims are being remembered. omar? >> reporter: good evening, memorials will flowers and crosses are growing, as the city is starting their grieving process after this week's deadly terrorist attack. now, this morning at the city of love church, dozens of people gathered to remember the victims and honor those first responders. the mayor and other city leaders thanked police for their work in the aftermath. 13 of the 14 people killed have now been identified, including a new

media is set to flown at 12 times the speed of sound before hitting the target of the countries east coast drunk claims. the missile codes quote, effectively penetrate any defense barrier. south korea's anti corruption. investigators are seeking a new arrest warrant for the impeach president june. so if you'll, after the last one expires on monday, investigate is failed to take him into custody. following his stand off with the president security service last week, you and has refused to comply with prosecutors over his short lifting position of muscle low. in december, the remains hold up in his residence, surrounded by hundreds of guns. supporters and opponents have both been rallying up some fabia and fetch my is following the story for us. and so he has the latest on what's been happening in the standoff or yeah, president you. so if you're or the suspended president is barricading himself and his residency, he's shielded by bob wire. he's sealed it by hundreds of activists to a camping in front of his residence, a basically acting as a human shield. and then he's also sealed by his pr

storm that is expected to bring blizzard conditions and frigid temperatures from the plains to the east coast. >> i haven't had that much faith in humanity in a very long time. >> major: and steve hartman's "on the road" with an unlikely pair of friends who know the power of the dollar. >> you give something away, you feel like you've got a lot of things from it. >> major: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening, everyone. i'm major garrett in for norah. we b new orleans, where police said today they are ramping up security now in the aftermath of the new year's day terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more. the city is set to host the super bowl and mardi gras celebrations in the coming weeks. university medical center in new orleans said today 13 victims remain hospitalized. investigators revealed today that bomb-making materials were found inside the attacker's home in houston and at a rental in new orleans where he was staying. an emotional scene tonight as police escorted the family of one victim, 21-year-old hubert gauthreaux, to a memorial in the french qu

a winter storm sweeps through the east coast, bringing snowfall and freezing temperatures.o the dangerous storm. seven states have declared a state of emergency in the worst hit state of kansas, authorities are closed two major interstate highways. the storm has also disrupted flight travel across the east coast, with more than 1500 cancelled due to heavy snowfall. in washington, the national weather service says isolated areas could see over a foot of snow fall. forecasters say a polar vortex and area of cold air circulating around the arctic is affecting the weather is it shifts further south than usual. a national weather correspondent has the latest from washington. you mentioned some folks could get up to a foot of snow and it looks to me like we're closer to ten inches of snow. in the springtime, this is covered with beautiful cherry blossom but not today. it is white. there is thejefferson memorial. this is a most significant snowstorm the dc area has seen in at least five years and we will see how much more we get tonight. it shut down the city today. schools were s

on the east coast. it is january 6th. this is "fox & friends." president biden finally facing the press but uses the moment to scold the reporters. >> i know more world leaders than any one of you ever met in your whole [bleep] life. >> steve: uh-oh. >> lawrence: getting worse every week. dems on schumer picking back when he asked about if he misled americans about biden's decline. >> we didn't. let's look at president biden. he has had an amazing record. is he a patriot. >> steve: okay. thanks, chuck. and making history. one military academy cadet becomes the first to be nominated to all four service academies, extraordinary. and he shares his excitement ahead of service on this show. >> brian: second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now. your mornings are better with friends. get dressed. >> ainsley: we will start with a fox weather alert that effects a lot of people around our country. at least 60 million people are under winter weather warnings yesterday as massive storms bring heavy ice, heavy snow and freezing cold temperatures from the

that stretches across the ohio river valley ultimately pushing up her right on the east coast into i-eally major cities a lot of folks will be impacted by this it's a fairly narrow band. we started to some of the pink and purple colors that purple is 12 -- 18 inches of snow back across in places like missouri getting into illinois and in all of this pink anywhere from eigha large area that does continue to run all the way across the midwest, the ohio river valley you see it at least getting into d.c., baltimore area do not be surprising to see five -- 6 inches their isolated areas again the deeper shade of pink may be getting up to a foot of snow in some of these areas with the most significant snow the spots will have seen in years, several years anyway and of course the biggest concern is going to be on the southern end of all of that it's a little bit warmer which means a little less snow a little bit more freezing rain there could be a big freezing rain a situation that develops from louisville, back across st. louis, wichita does make a huge difference what the temperatures ultim

seeing kind of patchy snow at this point up and down the east coast.ittle bit more certificated portions of pennsylvania. that will ultimately have to drag up along the east coast to the first half of the overnight hours. temperatures still very cold and will stay cold. how much more snow is on the way? some lighter blue in the high end will be 3 inches. a lot will be 1 inch or less. it is windy and it is cold to back behind which does make things tough. you see the next couple of days these are daytime highs. tuesday into wednesday not a big change topic off only in the mid-20s. this is definitely below average this time of year and that is unfortunately going to be lingering all week long as we look at really cold air here at the first week or 2 of january. >> sandra: absolutely coast-to-coast seeing this my goodness. thank you very much, market, thank very much, out of him. >>> president biden set to meet with families of the deadly terror attack in new orleans. what are we learning? >> we have learned late last year the suspect made two trips to ne

oil, for new drilling along the entire east coast, the eastern gulf of mexico, the coast of washington, oregon and california as well as portions of alaska's northern bering sea, mr. biden right -- writing a statement, it could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary. but tonight president trump is vowing to let the van no matter what it takes, calling biden's latest move, disruptive. >> i will on ban it immediately, what is he doing, why is he doing it? he doesn't even know was 625 million acres would look like and we cannot let that happen to our country, it's our greatest economic asset and we are not going to let that happen to our country. >> you have probably also noticed this, abiding created or expanded 10 national monuments during his time in office as well, 24 million acres of public land to prevent their further development, continuing an obama trend, a lot of court battles coming up on this. >> trace: indeed, life for us in d.c., kevin thank you. let's bring in louisiana attorney general, it's great to have you on the show, the national review ma

kind of a gangster rap for the east coast. jump in the rover and come over till your friends jump in the gf3 i got the chronic by the trees i love it when you call me big poppa. >> throw your hands in the air. >> if you's a true i make music about what i know. you know what i'm saying? if i'd have worked at mcdonald's, i'd have made rhymes about big macs and fries and stuff like that. you know what i'm saying? in brooklyn, you know, i see hustling, i see killing, i see gambling, i see girls, i see cars. that's what i rap about. what's in my environment, keep banging. >> i love it when you call me. and the winner is. notorious big daddy. puff daddy's house. >> i hosted that source awards. mayhem almost broke out in that place that night. >> any artists out there want to be an artist and want to stay a star, and don't want to have to worry about the executive producer trying to be all in the videos, all on the record. dancing, come to death row should calls puffy out. >> he never mentions puffy's name, but everybody knows he's t

on the east coast. it is january 6th. this is "fox & friends."oment to scold the reporters. >> i know more world leaders than any one

by monday, set to slam the east coast including upstate new york.kansas city -- >> snow my god. >> reporter: the storm nearly snarling nfl action after the airplane said rapid ice accumulation closed all runways. they reopened last night. this as missouri's department of transportation calls this the biggest storm in nearly a decade. what's that like to go to bed expecting that tomorrow? >> i don't know if i will do much sleep tonight. >> reporter: that being said, football fans should rest assured the chiefs did get to denver. that game should go on as scheduled today. the snow won't derail it. as far as what lies ahead, roughly 65 million americans, we have the map here, under winter storm warnings. 5 million under blizzard warnings. 1 million under ice storm warnings. looking at the snowfall, you can see it's concentrated in the midwest. kansas city area, expecting up to a foot of snow or more potentially. as you can see, we are well on our way this morning. back to you. >> thank you, as always, for braving the wintry conditions. >>> tomorrow is

by monday the system set to slam the east coast, including upstate new york. in kansas city people are stocking up. this has missouri's department of transportation calls it their biggest storm in nearly a decade. what is that like to go to bed tonight expecting that tomorrow? >> i don't know if i will be doing much sleeping tonight. >> the quote of the night in kansas city. the icy conditions caused problems for the kansas city chiefs trying to get to their game. >> yeah kate, that is right. the airport was shut down. good news tonight, the runways are back open. kate. >> maggie, thank you. angie, this is just the beginning of potentially dangerous weather. >> we have multiple days of this. we see the snow showers over parts of the central plains. the snow, the rain, the freezing rain all will expand and we will see blizzard-like conditions with 40 miles per hour winds. we will see parts of i-70 dealing with the heavy snow and more of the ice accumulationreg. up to three quarters of an inch south of i-70. 8 to 14 inches possible. >> angie, thank you for that.

. >> reporter: 65 million americans from the great plains to the east coast are under winter storm alerts. in kentucky, this car frozen shut, and this squad car destroyed. the state trooper inside it injured after a driver crashed into him. in kansas city, interstates lined with cars in ditches. some struggling uphill. and sliding through traffic. and watch as this semi slams into another. this after a drone captured this massive pileup. highways already coated in ice now buried in snow. >> a lot of people around here have low cars and don't have the right tires. >> reporter: plow drivers working around the clock. >> hey, everyone, city manager here. >> reporter: the kansas city city manager even pitching in as snow continues falling followed by frigid temperatures for days to come. you saw this and thought what? >> this is going to be one everybody the most historic, significant storms we have seen. we haven't seen ten inches in 32 years. we'll be out here for days. >> our thanks to maggie for that report. now let's get an update on the conditions this morning from michelle grossman. so

on the east coast. a live look at the u.s. capitol on this tuesday morning. good morning, everyone. i'm casey hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us. in just two weeks, donald trump will take the presidential oath of office once again, and he has÷÷already started to strategize about how to implement his second- term agenda. part of that plan, getting the republican- held congress to pass a single bill. even with the gop majority in both chambers, it's likely to not be so simple. party leaders are already at odds over how exactly the ÷÷legislation should be pushed forward, one bill or two. the senate majority leader john thune privately planning for a two- bill strategy, first ÷÷focusing on immigration, and saving a tax policy for a later date. >> i would prefer one, but i will do whatever needs to be done to get it passed, and, you know, we have a lot of respect for senator thune. as you know, he may have a little bit of a different view of it. i heard other senators yesterday including lindsey talkin

the storm has also disrupted flight travel across the east coast, with more than fifteen hundred cancelledeather service says isolated areas could see over a foot of snowfall. forecasters say a polar vortex an area of cold air that circulates around the arctic, is causing the weather as it shifts further south than usual. i spoke to robert marciano. how are things there at the moment? you mentioned some folks could get up to a foot of snow and it looks to me like we're closer to ten inches of snow. in the springtime, this is covered with beautiful cherry blossom but not today. it is white. there is thejefferson memorial. this is a most significant snowstorm the dc area has seen in at least five years and we will see how much more what we get tonight. it shut down the cd. schools were shut, federal buildings were closed with the exception that mark close for non— exception —— closed for non— essential services. delays and cancellations at the airport. they shut down the runway is denied to clear the runways of snow and sludge so it does not refreeze overnight. colder air coming in through t

>>> the first winter storm of the year wreaking havoc from the midwest to the east coast. sleet, snow and freezing rain making highway travel treacherous, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, while major cities are already moving to close schools. we're tracking the path of the monster storm as it pushes east. >>> the capitol on high alert just hours before lawmakers secure the election results. >>> and new overnight, north korea fires a missile as secretary of state antony blinken arrives in south korea amid political upheaval. we're live with the ing tensions in the region. >>> the controversial toll to fight gridlock. charging drivers 9 bucks to t into downtown. will it pave the way for other cities to follow suit? >>> and we're rolling out the red carpet. the big moments from the star-studded golden globes. it's monday, january 6. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. glad you're up early with me. i'm frances rivera. the first major storm of the year is packing a powerful punch. 57 million americans under winter weather alerts as blizzard conditi

counting down to midnight on the east coast so they didn't have to stay up quite as late. abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there. reporter. >> one it's the countdown heard around the world and in redwood city, a little earlier than the traditional midnight drop. >> we just had dinner afterwards. we thought it would be a nice festive way to bring in the new year. >> the annual family holiday light show is 20 minutes of a high energy, light and laser show, and red morton park, which is transformed into a winter wonderland. >> we have some cousins visiting from out of town, so we thought it would be fun to bring all the kids out to watch and fun to see a light show. >> the first show is at 9 p.m, timed with the midnight countdown on the east coast. perfect for families with young kids. >> you look for things to do with the kids and this kind of stood out. and then of course, it's a little cold, but i figure, okay, we're here. it looked very festive. >> glenn iwamura grew up in redwood city. he says it's tradition to spend new year's eve with family. his 11 year old so

but when i was a kid and my parents would do east coast new year's when we were in new mexico. so we'd go to bed sooner. they always had, like, you know, the summer sausage in the cheese kit that you would get during the holidays. >> yeah, yeah. and i don't know why, but for whatever reason, we had it one year. >> and every year since then when we were kids, we had it. so now that i'm gone, i don't see my parents as much. i still get one and i call them and say, hey, look at that little thing that i got. >> do you guys eat? i'll facetime them and be like, yeah, because they go to bed at nine on new year's eve. >> so. >> so you're still together? yeah. still together i like that. >> what do you think we. it started way back even before i was born. my parents kind of put out. i think it was stuff left over from whatever. so it was like crackers, cheese, whatever. and they called it the layout dinner. so now that we do the same, now we have a layout dinner. so basically new year's eve and new year's day. it's a lot of snacking. you know, it's just you know, it's a charcuterie is t

. >>> also tonight, we're tracking a major winter storm, from texas over to the east coast. major snow in areas where they normally don't get it. we'll have the forecast. >>> the other news tonight. police arresting a man allegedly trying to get into the u.s. capitol with a machete and multiple knives. what we've learned tonight. >>> this evening, the collision at chicago's o'hare airport. an american airlines plane and a united plane on the taxiway. >>> and tonight, the nation honoring former president jimmy carter, now lying in state in the capitol rotunda. his funeral to be held at the national cathedral tomorrow. a special edition of "world news tonight" begins now. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news tonight" with david muir, reporting tonight from los angeles. >>> good evening tonight from pacific palisades here in southern california, as multiple wildfires burn out of control across los angeles. severe drought and fierce santa ana winds, some gusting up to 90 and 100 miles per hour, have made for a deadly and horrific combination. turning parts of los ang

it's set to flown a 12 times the speed of sound before hitting a target of the countries east coast drunk claims. the missile code quote, effectively penetrate any defense barrier. it must call presidents activate protein as attended to a russian also the christmas service that bod, patry ok. material. that's one of the most prominent and supporters of the war against ukraine. some orthodox churches mock the holiday. according to the julian calendar on january 7th, last year ukraine switched to observing christmas in december the south korea now antic corruption investigate is seeking a new arrest warrant for the impeached president's you. and so if you old off the last one expired on monday. investigate has failed to take him into custody. following a stand off with the president security service last week. june has refused to comply with prosecutors. always short lived in possession of marshal. in december, he remained hold up, remains hold up in his residence, surrounded by hundreds of gods support as the opponents have been rallying outside . fabia and catch my is following this story

the storm has also disrupted flight travel across the east coast, with more than fifteen hundred cancelledshington, the national weather service says isolated areas could see over a foot of snowfall. forecasters say a polar vortex an area of cold air that circulates around the arctic, is causing the weather as it shifts further south than usual. i spoke to robert marciano. he has the latest from washington. you mentioned some folks could get up to a foot of snow and it looks to me like we're closer to ten inches of snow. in the springtime, this is covered with beautiful cherry blossom but not today. it is white. there is thejefferson memorial. this is a most significant snowstorm the dc area has seen in at least five years and we will see how much more we get tonight. it shut down the city today. schools were shut, federal buildings were closed with the exception for essential services. congress went to work with what they had to do. an impressive situation for sure. reagan national airport, delays and cancellations there, they shut down the runways tonight to clear the runways of snow and

reaching a top speed of 4 kilometers per 2nd before hitting a target in the waters off the nation's east coast. the . this is our team to national, reaching you from the russian capital with the latest from around the world. i a michael quarter alfonze president, him on am i cause as african lead is, have forgotten, just found power sport supposedly enabling them to keep the sovereignty. and that's us, several, the african nations have ordered the old french troops to leave the territory. that's supposed to be felt like francis not retreating in africa, is reorganizing itself. we chose to move out of africa, not because we had to move out. it was our commitment against terrorism since 2013 . we were right. i think some african leaders forgot to say thank you. it doesn't matter. it will come with time. in gratitude, i am in a good position to know is a non communicable disease of humans. but i will say it for all the african rulers who have not yet had the courage, abuse of either public opinions to say it, none of them would be a sovereign country today, if the french army had not deployed in

the storm across multiple states, from kansas to kentucky, all the way to the east coast. more coming tonight. >>> also breakin

it's set to flown at 12 times the speed of sound before hitting the target of the countries east coast. john young claims the miss. awkward quote. effectively penetrate any defense barrier. and loss called president vladimir putin as attended a russian orthodox christmas service. led by patrick hawks. carol is one of the most prominent supporters of the war against ukraine. some orthodox church as mazda holiday. according to the julian calendar, on january 7th, last year ukraine switched to observing christmas in december. in australia, the far right freedom party has been asked to form a government. this follows the collapse of coalition towards between centrist parties, the countries president, arctic sound a fund, a veteran has tossed the leader of the freedom policy, have a chico with forming a new government. if he's successful, austria would have its 1st government led by a far right policy. since world war 2. as these protest decided and the deep belief would change the course of the country's future. soon the far right feet the body could lead the government. its leader heard p

host: it is 9:30 on the east coast. the director of -- director of the foreign policy initiative there. phone lines for you to call in, it is split by political party. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001 independents, (202) 748-8002. he is with us until the end of our program, 10:00 a.m. this morning. the top 10 think tanks that receive funding from the u.s. government include iran corporation at $1.4 billion, the wilson center to the tune of $52 million. the atlantic council, center for new american security, the marshall fund, carnegie endowment, brookings institution, and inter-american dialogue. why is the united states government giving money to think tanks? guest: it is a very good question. in some cases the money is going to think tanks because the federal government needs answers to some very hard questions. the top recipient of that funding, ran is known as a federally funded research center. it is really a fancy way of saying these are the government nerds who help the government answer the

and it's eventually going to wind up on the east coast as we head into the start of the workweek.t we're dealing with is heavy snow, blizzard conditions, crippling ice. and this is all a leading to numerous power outages and road closures. so this has been a winter wallop, to say the least. the snow still to come as this powerful area of low pressure continues to blast eastward over the next several hours, it is going to continue to dump copious amounts of snow for places like kansas city, all the way over to quincy, st. louis and even into indianapolis and lexington where we could easily see a good chunk of real estate pick up anywhere between 5-8 inches of snow. some spots maybe even picking up more than a foot of snow. and then we add on the potential for ice accretion, dangerous ice, upwards of half an inch or more. in fact, here in kansas city just to the southeast of me, unity village has picked up .if 6 of an inch, and that has been crippling for the city. just beneath me we've got this thick layer of ice and all this snow that is covering it, it's continuing to fall. in fa

that was the east coast. things will really pop when it's a cold front that's rolling through the bite that will slide its way towards victoria. going through i later on wednesday pushing i, which was at east the side of victoria melbourne at around 20 i celsius. so long as you find for the china, so low the potential for that right to come through. and then it will freshen up the high for the north, some big storms up to was northern positive w way in particular. and around the top hand. and more of the same as we go on through with the stylus are fresh or whatever into the se 21 full melvin good tennis weather here. then we're looking at still some showers. i have to was the east coast and what a risk when setting up here as well. how does that new zealand allows you to? i want it to show us into the north island, but pleasant summer sunshine coming through. it's so winter sunshine. meanwhile, for china and the cream financial out, modest one that took the temperature in, so we'll snow into west and areas of

the east coast from queens and dine towards eastern victoria. all phillips fanny went, pers isn't enjoying extreme heat at 28 here, and that's because the real heat don't. yes, the director quarter that is in the middle of australia just reaches down to without life and more or less smell. but best always best thing is that on show breeze. bringing cheryl through queens and, and the south where it says edging near the coast during monday. unfortunately, phone use it and there is no brilliant summer in sight for you. it's dennis, southern leap are you still cloudy and quite often wet on the east coast as the . ringback the, the, [000:00:00;00] the hello and welcome back. he was seeing alger there, a reminder about top stories. this our viewing says israel's refusal to allow food assistance into going through his worst thing to hung the prices. if there's enough food to feed the entire population is stranded at the border blocks from entering. one of the major walls fires in los angeles is intensifying something new mazda trees curation, or does t

betty. >> well, there is a big storm out there and it is moving towards the east coast. we'll have more on that storm, of course, a little bit later in the newscast. lamonica peters live tonight at sfo. lamonica. thank you. >> thanks, lamonica. the highway patrol says a teenage driver died in a solo vehicle crash in livermore. it happened at about 530ast night on delalle road, south of mnhl road, near del valle regiol park. firs say the victim, a 17 year o boy, was driving a bmw. 535 i a high speeds wn he crashed into a te. the chp is asking anyone who may have information about this accident to give them a call. >> a man with his newborn baby in the vehicle was arrested after a road rage incident in the city of santa rosa. now, police say witnesses reported seeing the man in a silver bmw pointing a gun at another driver. this was right near west third street and amador drive. officers pulled over 23 year old calvin crump yesterday, just before 5:00 last night near stony point and guerneville roads. police say they found a backpack with a loaded handgun, ammunition, a ho

speed of 4 kilometers per hour for a 2nd before hitting targets in the waters off the nation's east coast. the kind of, they're welcome to our, to international reaching you from the russian capital with the latest from around the world. i a my, you called now for us as president, you monitoring my cost as offer getting lead as a forgotten defense, paris for supposedly enabling them to keep the solvency. and that's as several african nations have order to. busy french troops to leave the territory that's supposed to be falling through france is not retreating and africa is reorganizing itself. we chose to move out of africa, not because we had to move out. it was our commitment against terrorism since 2013 . we were right. i think some african leaders forgot to say thank you. it doesn't matter. it will come with time. in gratitude, i'm in a good position to know is a non communicable disease of humans. but i will say it for all the african rulers who have not yet had the courage, abuse of either public opinions to say it, none of them would be a sovereign country today, if the french army

it's a set of flow and it's 12 times the speed of sound before hitting a target of the countries east coast county on claims. the missile code quotes effectively penetrate any defense barrier south coast onto corruption. investigate, just seeking a new arrest board for the impeach president young. the so killed off to the last one expired on monday. investigate is failed to take him into custody. following the stand off was the president secure to set this last week during this refuse to comply with, prosecute his over is short lived in possession of martial low and to send. but he remains hold up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of gods. supporters and opponents have been rallying outside fabi and fetch my is following this story for us. and so he has the latest on what's been happening in this dental or yeah, president you. so if you're or the suspended president is barricading himself and his residency, he's shielded by bob wire and he's sealed it by hundreds of activists to a camping in front of his residence, a basically acting as a human shield. and then he's also sealed by his

texas to the east coast. but obviously, ginger, we want to start with this fire danger as we head into this even, and what are you expecting? >> reporter: david, the good news is, those winds will keep relaxing, especially by tomorrow morning. we'll get to that forecast, but a lot of people with are asking, why was this so bad? if you remember,er with were talking about it the night before. the national weather service los angeles did a fantastic job talking about those life-threatening 80 to 1 100-mile-per-hour winds at least 24 hours in advance. why? we knew the formula was in place to make the perfect storm. you had drought, 0.16 inches of rain for l.a. since may. in eight months. driest period on record. second-driest period. then, you have the santa ana winds. yes, we get those, a surface low, you squeeze those together and a very strong pressure gradient. this was different, because we had an upper level low pressure system supercharging those winds. so, tonight, we'll see those winds relax a bit. tomor

and flew across the country to a targets in the waters off the nation's east coast. of the government has described the mess all last discharge to 80 potential aggressive. meanwhile, a soft korea has said tried to downplay the weapons capability. countries on an inquiry what we believe north korea was exaggerating the capabilities of its missile system, including the flight distance and 2nd pico according to the analysis by south korea, q s and japan. the missile flew about 1100 kilometers and there was no 2nd peak. no, it wouldn't be difficult to use such systems in a relatively small territory like the korean peninsula as well. they are right. the missile won't be used in south korea. there's not a reason that using this like us and south korea. north korea has more than enough but to reach sol uh, which is not far from the border and reach any other point and noticed that green button. so i guess whatever comes right, particular send this out. now, on the other hand, as a deterrent as a strategic web. uh, this is a very active uh, realistic weapon. this is a weapo

places that haven't been affected so far on the east coast are bracing themselves for worse to come. in the next few days and how dangerous could it get? these weather conditions are serious. we are talking several centimetres of snow and the united states is used to dealing with cold weather and snow, certainly in northern states, but as you said, we are talking about potentially some of the worst weather conditions this country has seen in a decade. that is likely to cause widespread disruption over an extended period of time, affecting tens of millions of americans. that is a significant weather threat to a large part of the united states, and likely to show widespread disruption across many parts of the united states. while life may be on pause for many as they hunker down for the storm, for the staff at kansas city zoo, there is no time for rest as they continue to look after the hundreds of animals on site. stuart clausen is the zoo's aquatics director. he told us how it has been. 0ur teams are actually been here since yesterday afternoon, riding out the storm and taking care o

and then what is open nation, east coast, the there's just going 5 pm here in the russian capital woke up, we were catching the news from today. this is all too well these days is all about shaping narratives for the public. you mind me. my point is spinning his own, claiming african, and he does have some glossing to frank paris for house thing you had if, despite it, being fresh troops ordered to leave that supposed to be falling through france is not retreating, and africa is reorganizing itself. we chose to move out of africa, not because we had to move out. it was our commitment against terrorism since 2013 . we were right. i think some african leaders forgot to say thank you. it doesn't matter. it will come with time. in gratitude, i'm in a good position to know is a non communicable disease of humans. but i will say it for all the african rulers who have not yet had the courage, abuse of either public opinions to say it. none of them would be a sovereign country today, if the french army had not deployed in this region. chad has been one of those rejecting the crimes claims of a