i rushed back from la, landed in st louis, drove over to east st louis to st mary's hospital and they'reas, like, quarantined. i wasn't able to go in and i could see her but she was in a coma and she's bleeding from every organ in her body. and finally, she had the worst form of meningitis. and i had to make the decision, you know, to either leave her, like, on a breathing machine with hopes that, you know, she would have a life, but it wasn't meant to be. shejust went flat, and then she was — she was gone, you know? she was 37 years age and it wasjust, whoa, devastating. and so, i go back to my aunt's home and i remember laying in the bed and i could just see an image of my mother, and that was the sign for me. i woke up the next morning, i told my aunt, "i must go "back. "i got a dorm room. "they got a cafeteria, all the food i could ever "wa nt and eat. "i have a scholarship and i must." and i got back on that plane, went back out to la to finish what i had started. you think your mum wanted you to carry on? yes, i know my mom wanted me to carry on because for me, it was like — i alwa

i rise today to congratulate the east st. louis flyers football team for winning the 2024 illinois state championship. ms. budzinski: under the coach's leadership, the flyers went 13-1 this season. averaging an astonishing 43 points per game, while giving up an average of just seven points per game. on november 28, the team finished their season with a 48-28 victory over geneva, marking east st. louis' 11th state championship and the coach's fifth state title with the players of. i want to -- with the flyers. i want to personally congratulate each player, coach and staffer who helped the flyers achieve their goals on and off the field this season. i know that behind each win were hours of practice and preparation. your dedication to the game of football and our local community is an inspiration. go flyers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 3821. an act to re-authorize the firefighter cancer registry act of 2018. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpo

the east st. louis flyers and the belleville crusaders. under coach darin sunket's leadership, the flyers went 13-1 this season, winning their 11th state championship on november 28, with a 48-28 victory over geneva. i also want to congratulate the crusaders football team for winning the 20241-a illinois state -- 2024 1-a illinois state championship and running back darryl hill jr. on being named the 2024 illinois gatorade player of the year. what an incredible accomplishment. i know that each and every player, coach and staffer put in hours of practice and preparation to help the flyers and the crusaders achieve their goals on and off the field this season. your dedication to the game of football and our local community is an inspiration. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman

centered across the middle of the country and eventually that does spread to the east. 50 degrees in cincinnati and st. louis. and then the rollercoaster ride of temperatures continues, jessica. we get back to the near 60s by tuesday. >> all right, angie, thank you. >>> new details about how police say luigi mangione fled new york city after allegedly murdering unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. the nypd said think lost the suspected shooter after he took off from the scene on an ebike. he went into central park and ended at a bus stop in uptown manhattan. the chief of detectives now telling nbc news how they believe mangione fled to pennsylvania. >> we believe he may have taken the subway back to penn station and then made his way to philadelphia from there. >> mangione current remains in a pennsylvania prison. yesterday his lawyer filed a petition contesting mangione's detention, arguing pennsylvania has not prove than mangione was in new york the day of the murder or provided probable cause that he was responsible for this crime. an extradition hearing is set for december 30th. >>> well, now to the grow

but this warmer air will start moving east. 50 in st. louis and cincinnati.orm warnings. between watertown and syracuse, bradford and buffalo. we could be looking at another foot of snow before this is all over. guys? >> al, we will come back to you in a few moments. >>> meanwhile, one person was killed last night, another seriously hurt when the plane they were in crashed on the connecticut highway. it happened in greenwich near the border with new york. the pilot reported problems. thankfully, no one on the ground was hurt. the highway was closed for several hours, though. the exact cause of that crash is under investigation. >>> there is new information this morning in the murder of united healthcare's ceo. police say they have a clearer picture on how the accused gunman evaded authorities for nearly a week. stephanie gosk joins us with the latest. stef, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. one of the mysteries in this case all along has been how he could have allegedly murdered someone in midtown manhattan and escaped new york city. the nyp

freezing the difference west the rockies further west we will be above average east of the rockies from dallas, st. louish the high temperatures from 10 - 20 degrees then you talk about the fact that is blustery for much of the great lakes the northeast, the midatlantic and that increases the windchill it feels like the teams have not below 0 for some areas. we have a lot of sunshine great lakes deal woodlake affect snow shower throughout the day into tomorrow but otherwise pretty dry. maria: thank you, marissa torres "fox weather first" simulcast live on every weekday from 5 - 6:00 a.m. eastern we will slip in a short break, coming back president biden molding more preemptive pardons for some of his allies who he claims president trump will target a second term. the hot topic of the hour. you want to morning so maria live on fox business. stay with us ♪ ♪ light the way. asking smart questions about opportunities like advances in healthcare. and how these innovations will create a healthier world tomorrow. better questions. better outcomes. to go further, you need to be ready for what's down the road. as

east. so it will bring rain ahead of it because that's where them mild air is, st. louisille, cincinnati up at the ohio river valley and across eastern pennsylvania, philly, me tomorrow.ght around maybe some heavy rain and under storms tonight. but some cities, 50 and rainy in new york city, 68 in orlando, that's a mild. maybe some snow in detroit. in the central part of the country, you are cooling down, but your dryer. temperatures will be seasonal and heading towards the west, still on the dry side, mountain west, most of the snow moving out. you will see rain moving into portland, looking into the first week in the new year, we are looking at way lower than normal temperatures for the easn half of the country, so whiplash back to winter after january 1st. major. >> major: rob marciano, thank you so much prayer today cbs honors linda lavin, best known for playing the title character on the cbs sitcom "alice." lavin won two golden globes and an emmy nomination for her role as a waitress at a roadside diner. and lavin also won audiences on broadway. winning a tony award

pretty much everybody east of the rockies will be dealing with temperatures from 5 - 20 degrees below average if you factor in the windchill is colder minneapolis toward chicago and st. louisarm enough above freezing for so many areas. it is a day to bundle up, we will see a little bit of a warm up before plunges again let's get back to the trivia question 29 tornadoes becoming the largest december tornado outbreak and what states his history, there are your choices, indiana, illinois, iowa or kansas we will have the answer coming up in the next hour. maria: thank you, marissa torres, "fox weather first" simulcast live on fox business every weekday from 5 - 6:00 a.m. with "mornings with maria". a quick break, and our coming up, president-elect donald trump showing canada justin trudeau how serious he is about leveraging tariffs with the joke about our neighbor to the north potentially becoming america's 51st state, we are on it, what you "mornings with maria" live on fox business, stay with us. ♪ confident. measured. ready. the markets, like life, will turn and challenge us. but when emotions run high, we stay grounded. with the hcm buyline, we work to empower investors, i

east as we get into the day tomorrow. you will peel back the layers in parts of the great lakes and midwest. we head to the mid-50s for st. louis. nashville at 59. 70s for the center of the country. look what happens as far as the early part of our next week. we start in the mid-40s or upper 40s for monday. we get to the upper 50s on tuesday. it will feel spring-like and upper 40s on the way by wednesday. that's the look at the weather across the country. storm ranger is lit up in all of these bright returns of not only heavy downpours, but dozens of lightning strikes that are being detected in san jose over the summit approaching the coast. we have those gusty winds that are coming in through parts of the peninsula. you're also seeing some heavy returns along san mateo, redwood city out towards half moon bay, and this is >>> and that's a look at your forecast. guys. >> angie, thank you. >>> still to come, america is slimming down. anne thompson has more for millions of americans who struggle with their weight. >> good morning, peter. we have reversed the weight gain trend for the moment. that is good news for the physical heal

st. louis, cincinnati, seeing some rain across indiana. we have heavy pockets of rain, too. this is an area that will move to the east. it combines with a secondary low. that's going to stream in some of the moisture from the south. here we are at 8:00 tonight, and the rain is around. we'll see pockets of heavier rain in the timesquare area. that will continue up until midnight. it might end just before midnight, just after midnight. either way, once you're e wet, you're wet, so what's the difference at that point? when we go into tomorrow for the first day of 2025, the lake effect snow will take hold. off of lake erie and lake ontario, the interior northeast will see some of the snowshowers, too. your forecast for tomorrow -- or for today, rather, does look like we'll see the soaking rain back through the great lakes. but the rest of the western half of the country looks really nice. chilly in the upper midwest. northern plains. as we go into this evening, that's when the rain will take hold across the northeast. but elsewhere where your celebrations are, it looks like we should see clear skies, peter. >> thank you.