rick really need the fabric of this story, because he is from east texas, too. he wanted to do a real authentic look at small-town texas gossip, like the people of the town. that really came through in the script. and also, another thought that went through my mind is this is something that is far away from me, very far from anything i've done in the past. the character is super effeminate and from texas and a mortician, all these elements i have never touched on before. he murdered someone. i have never played a part that had that kind of dark secret, and i have never murdered anyone. [laughter] that is one of the things that attracted me to it and also made me a little bit wary. tavis: did any of it intimidate you, or did you see it all as a challenge? >> my career has gone in a different direction. i am kung fu panda. you don't want kung fu panda to be suddenly murdering people. at the same time, it is good to mix it up and take a little rest now and then. because it is a gray area with this character and this project, he is likable but he also has this scary

there was a deadly thanksgiving traffic pileup in the fog in east texas. first responders pulled injured survivors out of vehicles in the chain reaction accident that stretched over two miles. nbc's diana alvear has more. >> reporter: once the fog lifted on interstate 10 in texas, the devastation was clear. >> we just heard car after car boom, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: more than 100 vehicles, some piled on top of one another, mangled, twisted metal. first responders arrived to chaos. >> you've got a lot of people that were traveling for thanksgiving today. you've got a lot of injured people along the roadways and then people, some of them were still in their vehicles. >> reporter: at least two people died and more than 80 people were transported to area hospitals. >>> off the coast of florida a woman was killed when a massive wave capsized a 45 foot long catamaran that was returning from a scuba diving trip with 23 people on board. one person is in critical condition and three others hospitalized in good condition. >>> american troops headed to afghani

. >> reporter: it took more than nine hours to clear the wreckage from i-10 in east texas. 100 cars smashed, nearly 100 people injured. and two dead, a husband and wife, their suv crushed by an 18-wheeler. >> it is like he was jumping around, he was in the air, air borne, taking these cars with him. >> reporter: police credit good samaritans with helping to save lives. kate is a nurse who rushed to help another family as the chain reaction continued. >> so i jumped in the car, got the little boy, closed the door, we braced each other. >> reporter: this man managed to free nine accident victims. >> you really couldn't see because of the fog, i started to help people out of the cars. >> reporter: the fog was described as a death trap. four years ago, a deadly mix of brush and smoke caused a pileup on i-4 in florida, killing four. in california, in 2007, dense fog caused this 100-car pileup near fresno that killed two. and this is the time of year when fog can move in quickly. >> you get the longer, cooler nights basically allowing the temperature to cool all the way where the moisture can con

enough warmth that we're going to get some strong thunderstorms just outside of houston up towards east texas and northern louisiana. large hail and wind damage possible with storms late today. that storm, by the way, after a nice day on the east coast today, will slide into the mid-atlantic. there's just enough cold air available that from areas just outside of philadelphia and new york city, we are going to see one or two inches of kind of a slushy snow during the daylight hours tomorrow. so joe, it's in the a big snow event for areas around new york city or philly, but just a little coating out there. >> is it going to be, like, 75 any time this week? >> maybe april. >> oh. >> thank you, bill. >> thank you, bill. >>> time for some sports now. eli manning and the giants try to close out a rough november with a win over the packers last night. pick it up in the second quarter. eli manning drops back on third down and finds his favorite target, victor cruz, for the touchdown. there you go. giants up 24-7. about a minute to go before halftime, packers trying to get something going. but aaron r

there was a deadly thanksgiving traffic pile-up in the fog in east texas. responders pulled injured survivors out of vehicles in the chain-reaction accident that stretched over two miles. nbc's diana alvear has more. >> reporter: once the fog lifted on interstate 10 in texas, the devastation was clear. >> we just heard car after car. boom, boom, boom, boom. >> more than 100 vehicles. some piled on top of one another. mangled, twisted metal. first responders arrived to chaos. >> you've got a lot of people that were traveling for thanksgiving today. you have a lot of injured people along the roadways. and then people -- some of them were still in their vehicles. >> at least two people died. and more than 80 people were transported to area hospitals. >>> off the coast of florida, a woman was killed when a massive wave capsized a 45-foot long catamaran returning from a scuba dive trip with 23 people on board. one person is in critical condition and three others are hospitalized in good condition. >>> american troops headed to afghanistan were served a holiday t

we may get a few strong thunderstorms here in northern louisiana down through areas of east texas. just north of houston. the threat of large hail and a little buiit of wind damage. at least one nice day today in the southeast. a little chilly in the northeast. lynn, it looks like that storm that's going to affect areas of the deep south could bring a little bit of rain and snow to some areas of the northeast throughout your tuesday. i'll tell you who can expect a little bit of snowfall a little later. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> well, evidence overlooked in the casey anthony murder trial. and an alleged shoplifter dies in the hands of walmart workers. >>> tumbling into the record books. she looks like she is. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. you can stay in and like something... or you

it happened this morning on interstate 10 in south east texas, 80-miles east of houston.100 vehicles were involved. two people in an s.u.v. died. 120 are injured and more than 50 people were taken to area hospitals. you can see how large of the area that accident site is. people say there were extremely dense fog at the time of the accident. vehicles were on top of each other, a chained reaction accident. the people that passed away were hit from behind in their by a tractor-trailer. eastbound lanes were closed for more than eight hours today. grant lodus -- krons with 4 news. >> >> temperatures on the mild side, 66 in santa rosa. 63 for san francisco. and the upper 60s in redwood city. mid-60s for concorde. upper 60s in fairfield this afternoon. looking outside from the bay bridge toll plaza, clear skies this evening. meaning chilly conditions throughout the overnight hours, temperatures are already getting down there. 48 in nevada, right now, 47 in santa rosa. 47 in vallejo as well. a lot of places in the 40s. widespread 40s, even some 30s, take a look at your morning l

there will be a chance for showers around the lakes and parts of east texas and louisiana and the extreme the west here going to stay unsettled and the great lakes with a chance of showers. northeast, highs in the low to mid 40s. mild if not warm in the south. houston to dallas, upper 70s. unsettled in the pacific northwest. on sunday, still more of the same for the west. still a chance for rain. this goes down to the central and southern parts of california, a chance of few showers. more rain for the northeast. weekdays on the weather channel, you can wake up with al and stephanie. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know members it.congress. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newscaster:breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties!? with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fiftee

we'll be back with a look at the south, and a fog advisory for east texas to florida.lection day forecast coming up. >>> the new steps the feds are taking to deal with the post-sandy irritants. massive gas shortages. fema and the military moving gas into the region. alex perez has the latest. alex? >> reporter: dan, it's been a frustrating week. there's more than 2 million without power. many of those people relying on generators. but they need gas for the generators to work. some have been standing in line for hours, just to get a gallon of gas. but many of them get to the front of the line, only to learn that gas station has run out of gas. and new jersey governor christie has signed an executive order rationing gas. it begins today at noon. license plates ending in odd numbers fill up on odd days. those with even numbers fill up on even days. also, the military and fema clearing the way for some 22 million gallons of gas to make its way to this region. many are hoping that will help provide some immediate relief. but of course, it could be until the end of next week

woman who grew up in a semi tomboyish practices and the surroundings very near catholic in far east texas in karnak. the fact that she grew up in a town named after a famous egyptian temple, i have always found very interesting. not far from milesian fields, by the way. but she grew up isolated. lbj grew up very much a part of a community, but in a very different part of texas. when they came together they formed a balance that i think is one of the most interesting marital histories in the history of political america. the one thing that i want to employ of really quickly is how ladybird got her neck and. how many of you have heard the story that she was named by her african american nurse when she was about two years old because she was as pretty as a ladybird. please raise your hands. this is what mr. up the growth tells us in his book, but mike gillette has something else to tell us entirely, and i'm going to let him tell us. his particular story of how that came to be. >> well, she told me that the name was actually given to her by her to african american playmates, stuff and doodleb

in 1930 there was an oil boom from east texas, and right now going on in america is the biggest renaissance in oil since 1930. it's the shale boom. and all this oil is producing huge new revenues for the feds and also enormous power for obama. of course, he's going to use that power and all that leverage to propel himself into a third term. >> of course, stansberry's prediction has one gaping hole, the 22nd amendment. quote, no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice. we heard a lot of anti-obama conspiracies. this could be the tipping point. >>> up next, a growing number of republicans say they're willing to end their no tax pledge to grover norquist. the trouble is, only one is in the house of representatives where the deal with the white house will be made. that's ahead. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." anti-tax crusader grover norquist has been called the most powerful man in washington, but is his influence on the wane? >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, the only thing

i was a public school band director in a small rural school in east texas for two years and you have mentioned the role of extracurricular activities in keeping kids involved in schools in their own education. i wonder if you could comment of a little bit on a roll of the arts. the comments you have made so far, you mentioned chefs, student government, athletics. if you could comment on what you think the role of the arts should be. [applause] >> i will take a swing at it and turned over to my fellow panelists. the arts are important in all sorts of ways. they're important just because they engage kids, gives get excited about taking part in them, they make for more well-rounded students. in terms of the way that i saw the skills and action in my reporting one of the things that is so effective about music teachers and art teachers is they are in the same kind of training role with students the same way the chesty dry run about was that sports coaches are and one thing that is becoming clear about the skills i am talking about is they do get developed most effectively through those c

. >>> moving to east texas.10 is open this morning after this horrific chain reaction crash involving 150 cars, two people died, more than 100 people injured in the thanksgiving morning pileup. >>> and the giant fire that will top one world trade center soon will be in new york city. the 408 foot arcane tuarcane textural apex is on a barge heading to new york. >>> four years and counting. the gop is plugging its 2016 comeback. we're looking at the christmas tree. it's taking a stroll there into the white house. it will be met by the first lady. i believe it's a 19 foot spruce fir if my memory serves me correctly. bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. on black friday, it doesn'ty bird...or matter,liest bird? as long as we end up here at 5 a.m., or at homedepot.com, starting thurs

. >> reporter: this part of east texas, it turns out, is a hot spot of big foot activity. boggy creek which claimed to be based on real big foot sightings was filmed just an hour north of here. (screaming). it terrified teenagers across the country in 1972. >> it was the first movie i had seen in a theater where i felt like if i walked out of the theater at night, i could encounter the screen monster i had seen. >> reporter: for david coleman, that first encounter with big foot inspired a lifetime of tracking him down. >> can you understand me? reporter: on the big and little screens. >> never hurts to ask. he's america's monster. so he's a shared cultural icon even if he's real or not. >> reporter: these days america's monster has inspired an avalanche of cable t6ñ shows and testimonials on the internet. >> you'll see it kind of walking. it almost looks at the camera. >> reporter: a whole army of big foot hunters. >> this is the... reporter: like bill brock has taken to the woods, hoping to catch a glimpse of the beast or at least one of his giant footprints. >> we cast t

louisiana, east texas, not too bad, though. just a little bit of large hail and some wind damage with the strongest storm. forecast for your monday, nice and quiet day for all the big airports. just a little chilly. the afternoon will be okay. and a little heads up. a little mini snow event for the mid-atlantic into the northeast as we go throughout tuesday. this will be during the daylight hours. it only looks like an inch or two possible outside of new york and philadelphia and especially pa and new jersey. a lot of that will not stick to the roads in the big cities and could even be mixed with some rain. again, that's tomorrow. today's dry in those areas. you're watching "morning joe." we're brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just

and i would argue the world since the discovery of the east texas field in 1930.ew york state, that's a different story. david: robert, i want to ask about the epa. talking about the interior department. one of the problems with the epa is as stuart mentioned it is new restrictions on the fracking process. and it wants to supplant state regulators, every state has its own version of the epa. the feds want to big foot the state regulators to prevent the kind of fracking that's leading to the developments you were talking about. don't they? >> they do, well, look, that's not clear that the epa wants all of that report. the industry clearly wants -- david: hold on a second, what gives you any indication that that's true? the epa has been extending its authority every chance they get. >> sure. sure. but the reality is the states are doing a good job, and the industry to its credit is already doing a lot of the disclosure that the environmental groups want. so think the epa is mindful of what the economic boom that's underway. remember, obama won in ohio and pennsylvan

texas, a massive vehicle pileup left two people dead. 140 vehicles collided in beaumont. >> reporter: dozens of cars and trucks lay twisted and broken along interstate 10 about 80 miles east of houston, texas. the huge thanksgiving morning pileup happened as holiday drivers tried to navigate through dense fog. >> this is a scene when i first got out here i couldn't see probably ten feet in front of me. >> reporter: damien was driving his suv when he found himself in the middle of a chain reaction accident. >> this truck jackknifed and when i saw that i slammed on the brake and we got hit and hit another car. >> reporter: he came to a safe stop but heard the wrecks piling up behind him. >> i just grabbed my kids, pulled them out of the car and ran. that's all i could do. >> reporter: more than 140 vehicles were involved in four major pileups. at least two people died. more than 80 were hurt. several critically. the speed limit on that part of highway 10 is 70 miles per hour. police say that was too fast for the foggy conditions. some people had to be removed from their mangled cars. >> we had to cut him out. >> reporter: after helping others to safety, he says his family i

texas. about 70 miles east of houston.about 50 cars, trucks, and 18-wheelers were involved. so far police say remarkably no reports of serious injuries or deaths. 6. >>> this thanksgiving as we get ready to feast with our friends and family weesh not forgiving our fighting men and women. >> i am sergeant joeleen taylor in afghanistan with third implt d. i would like to say happy thanksgiving to my family. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of e

. >> reporter: it took more than nine hours to clear two miles of twisted wreckage on i-10 in east texas. two dead, a husband and wife. their suv crushed by an 18-wheeler. >> this semi was up in the air, higher than the back of my trailer. it's like he was jumping around. he was in the air, airborne, taking these cars with him. >> reporter: police credit good samaritans with helping to save lives. katie is a nurse who rushed to help another family as the chain reaction continued. >> i jumped in the car, sat on a little boy's lap, closed the door and we all just braced each other until we knew it was done. >> reporter: damian managed to free nine accident victims. >> you really couldn't see. i just ran to the nearest car and started yanking people out. >> reporter: the dense, fast-moving fog described as a death trap. four years ago a deadly mix of fog and brush fire smoke caused a 50-car pile-up on i-4 in florida, killing four. in california, in 2007, dense fog caused this 100-car pile-up near fresno that killed two. and this is the time of year when fog can move in quickly. >> you get t

and when i was in the senate i changed it to east texas state university. and my wife graduated from there, had the privilege of handing her a paloma. those are good things and that's a great institution over there. mr. rayburn was called by my mother who had known him back in the earlier days and was at mayo college with him, to give he some kind of a recommendation to be an officer in the army or the navy or marine corps, or something. he didn't call her back, he didn't write her a letter backest. came to the breakfast table to tell her, i can't appoint that boy to anything. there's four reasons. she said, what on earth can that be? he said, all four are his grades and that was kind of true because i always thought everything over 70 was wasted. not a good student. not a good football player. we lost our car early in the depression. one guy in the depression said he'd eaten so many rabbits he was afraid of his own dog. we didn't have that kind of problem but we knew what the depression was. and i fear for this country right today, if we don't get together

east coast. rain in south texas. cooling down across the midwest.howers in the pacific northwest. and we also have some mountain snow in the cascades and in the northern rockies. >>> and finally from us this morning, anticipation is growing as the end of the "twilight" saga draws near. >> thousands of fans got as close as they could on the red carpet for the world premiere of "breaking dawn 2." kabc's george pennacchio was there. >> you're still here. >> so are you. >> reporter: the whole gang is back one more time for the "twilight" saga, "breaking down 2." >> we put everything into every, single movie. but especially this last one. we pay tribute, not only to this film but to the entire franchise. i think the fans will appreciate that. >> reporter: the stars greeted the fans who lined the entrance to the theater. and some fans waited for days. >> i'm still in shock. from the first one. but just thinking how sweet everyone is this time, just showing their appreciation for the whole series. >> i'm not going to watch the movie so i can go back out. i

texas. the chain reaction involved an estimated 100 cars and trucks about 70 miles east of houston. a texas highway patrol officer tells cnn between 80 and 100 people were taken to nearby hospitals with the most seriously injured transported to houston. there was dense fog in the area when the pile-upstarted. >>> egyptian president mohamed morsi issued an executive order today preventing any branch of egypt's government from challenging laws or declarations made since he took power. morsi also fired egypt's attorney general and ordered the retrial of officials involved in the violence against protesters during last year's revolution. >>> a new book by the pope should raise eyebrows among christians. in jesus of nazareth, the infancy narratives pope benedict argues a sixth century monk miscalculated the date of jesus' birth. we hope you are all having a very happy thanksgiving. i'm gary tuchman. next on cnn, a "gps roadmap to saving health care." >>> welcome to a gps special, "global lessons: the gps roadmap for saving healthcare." i'm fareed zakaria. america's system of bringing us i

interesting songs, first of allwriting some interesting songs, because as he was hitchhiking north and east our of texas in that bitter cold new year of 1940, all he's hearing on the radio is kate smith singing irving berlin's "god bless america." and that'sthat was the big hit of the year. and woody hated that song. kate smith: [singing] god bless america some interesting songs, because as he was hitchhiking north and eastland that i love. stand beside her, and guide her through the night with a light from above. will kaufman: now, i mean, there's two ways you can look at that song. you can look at "god bless america," written by irving berlin, all rightit's the fearful prayer, almost, of a european jewish immigrant to the united states who's nervously watching the rise of fascism in europe and praying that it won't happen over here. he actually wrote it back in 1917 and put it away. but, you know, looking at hitler across the sea, he's maybe thinking it's time for that song to be resurrected. so that's a charitable way of looking at it. it's not bombastic, it's not patriotic; it's fearful, and it's ho

east coast. no big storms behind this. we're really dealing with temperatures that are chilly from minneapolis to denver. with sunshine, it will be pretty manageable. 40 in chicago, 55 in kansas city, not bad in texas. as i mentioned on the east coast, rain this morning and this afternoon looks okay. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the rain outside your window. cincinnati, ohio, brisk, cold this morning, 44 this afternoon. that's better than what you dealt with yesterday with the rain for your commute. minneapolis leading up to 40 degrees today. most areas slightly below average. so the big buzz is about a week from now it looks possible for another coastal type storm wind event for the eastern seaboard. that's what we'll be watching in the days ahead. >>> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> the sumpt s. is posed to be the biggest oil producer. new health warning for women. the donald has 400,000 signatures pushing macy's to drop donald trump. you're watching "early today." >>> well, stories making news this morning. new york's governor, andrew cuomo, wants $30 billion in federal aid to rebuild after sandy. almost 60,000 customers are still without power on new york's

and on thanksgiving morning, as drivers headed out on i-10 east outside beaumont, texas, dense fog caused a deadly chain reaction pileup involving 100 vehicles. husband and wife, vincent and debbie leggieo, were killed. 100 people injured and the trail of twisted wreckage stretched for two miles. and now forecasters say more fog and even snow in parts of the midwest and northeast could make it a little tougher getting home after a long holiday weekend. and, again, the roads along the new jersey turnpike this hour so far so good but later today, erica, this could be a virtual parking lot. also, in the meantime, americans, it's estimated they spent just under $500 this year. that's about a 10% drop from last year. >> michelle franzen, thank you. will mother nature cooperate? dylan dreyer is out on the plaza with a look at today's forecast. good morning. >>> good morning. for the most part the weather across the country looks okay. we are starting off the day with a little fog, back across california. but the trouble spots the will be around the great lakes. we do have some lake effect snow

little rock is going to be just east of it but down into far eastern texas. >> be on alert tonight. many celebrating the holiday tomorrow, marking it, what do they expect? >> reporter: in the east, one more day of beauty. we deserve that little break. new york city will make it to 65. 66, d.c. but look at chicago, they were 70 today. tomorrow, 39. >> tale of two countries tonight. ginger zee, thank you so much. >>> and as i mentioned, this is veterans day, of course. tomorrow, the nation will observe the national holiday. at arlington national cemetery today, president obama and the first lady taking part in the time-honored tradition on this day, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. tonight here, so many tributes that caught our eye. so, here are two of them. one, from a veteran on a marathon. the other from a little boy, waiting for dad to come home. army veteran mike ehredt has been running a marathon every every day now for the past ten weeks. 2,10 miles. a journey that began in minnesota. >> morning, fourth day. on minnesota 53. >> reporter: and came to an end today in ga

this in texas about two hours east of dallas ice-cream truck flipped onto its side. they say he was making a left- hand turn when he struck the school bus from behind. no one on the bus was hurt. >> yesterday morning we took to the maker of twinkies they would start living in the company a striking workers did not return to work thursday at 5:00 p.m. no word of the employees returned to work or not. hostess' employs 18,000 people. 38 degrees at the airport. and the postal service announces how much money they lost this year. >> and it is hard to find a parking spot during the holiday shopping season impurity we will tell you how ellicott city is using new technology to offer you some help. >> and sarah caldwell taking an early look of your morning commute. a we are dealing with problems and the city. i will update you on those [ male announcer ] what can you experience in a seat? inspiration. great power. iconic design. exhilarating performance. [ race announcer ] audi once again has created le mans history! [ male announcer ] and once in a great while... all of the

it happened this morning on interstate 10 in southeast texas about 80 miles east of houston, an estimatedicles were involved. two people were in an suv died. 120 injured. more than 50 people taken to area hospitals, look at all the wreckage right there. cars just piled on top of each other. these really large accidents. there were extremely dense fog at the time of the travel. lots of tractor trailers were involved in this chain reaction accident. the people who died were hit from behind in their suv by a tractor trailer. eastbound lanes where this happened were closed for more than 8 hours today. >>> right now, a cease fire is in place and holding between israel and palestine. in eight days of violence, at least four israelis have been killed and 160 palestinians died in the conflict. many civilians including women and children. damon has the story of a doctor trying to help the wounded while grieving his own loss and we have to warn you, there are graphic images that may disturb some viewers. >> reporter: residents peered down watching the ambulances. a rocket slammed into one of the of

could be a soaking rain along that cold front early in the day in texas and then from chicago all the way down to louisiana. notice the east coast, lynn, back up into the 60s. all that snow should be gone. >> a little relief. much needed. bilg, thanks so much. >>> this weekend's box office sees one release. this is the only one we need. it's bond. >> you are so excited. >> james bond in "skyfall." it's the 23rd film in the franchise, yes, bill, i am excited. "skyfall" is expected to do big business this weekend with an estimated $90 million. >> why are you more into it than i am? >> because it's amazing. i grew up on bond and it got four stars. i'm very exited. >> oh, boy. >> steven spielberg's "lincoln" is coming out this weekend but you may have trouble finding it as it will only be released in 11 theaters. >> that could be the oscar winner. >> the kolber report weighed in yesterday. take a look. >> yes, a nor'easter. a storm so powerful it can wipe out a region's supply of t's and h's. and, folks, i am afraid that this new storm could hurt romney's momentum. i mean -- [ cheers and applause ] >> it could slow him down. h

and on thanksgiving morning as drivers headed out on i-10 east in beamont, texas. a husband and wife were killed and 100 injured and the trail of wreckage stretched for two miles. forecasters say more fog and snow in parts of the midwest and northeast could make it trougher getti tougher getting home after a long holiday weekend. >> reporter: again, as this afternoon goes on, we're going to see the traffic build on this road. about a 10% drop, alex, than they spent last year. >> michelle franzen there. here's a big question. will the weather cooperate for travelers out there? here with the travel forecast to answer that for us is dylan. >> most areas will cooperate. you're just dealing with the traffic as opposed to snow and ice on top of the traffic. the areas where we are seeing the snow have seen snow for the last couple of days. it's around the great lakes. the country is split in half. dealing with cold temperatures, highs today topping out in the 30s and 40s. 45 degrees in chicago and then the southern half warmer in the 60s and 70s. the showers we're seeing

east of the rockies looks great. few isolated storms on the border of mexico and texas. all the troublesome weather through till next week on the west coast storm after storm will be coming in. anyone traveling seattle to portland and san francisco northwards up through california may have to deal with not so ideal weather conditions. breezy along the east coast. any reason i mention that, the winds have to be light enough for those big parade floats, balloons in new york city, the macy's parade. the showers in texas will be isolated at best and still the northwest is only troublesome weather so this morning just like yesterday bundle yourself up with the gloves and the hats in the northeast. nice afternoon and much of the country looks very tranquil. >> good news. bill, thanks so much. >>> just ahead, thousands more people across the country are awake right now. we'll tell you why. >>> and another breakup on the horizon for the kardashians? >>> plus, this week we found out who "people's" sexiest man is live is. >> do you think willie geist should have made that list. >>

us this morning with his ultimate dish get this tomahawk reeye withibeye and chili lobster and texas the eastturf on steroids. >> looks like a salad in my drink. >> anthony goes straight for the drink. >> tell us what we got here. >> when i opened american cut in atlantic city, you know we were creating a steakhouse and a lot of steakhouses do a surf and turf. but the way we do things we like to take things that you had before and kind of make them ridiculous, i guess is the best way to describe it. what we did is take a 45 ounce 28-day dry aged steak and 2 1/2 bound lobster and combined them on one plate with a fiery spicy sauce. >> it tastes delicious. you're a new york chefs. lot of new york chefs have faced a lot of trouble as a result of hurricane sandy. your restaurant everything was okay? >> i got the double duty. i have a restaurant in tribeca and atlantic city. both are standing and everyone is alive. i'm going right to atlantic city to open for the first time. and marc forgione in tribeca opened on monday. >> you are growing a mustache now. anyone who knows you, you didn't have this

that would move dirt all the way from oklahoma and the panel panhandle of texas and kansas and colorado, new mexico all the way east, franklin roosevelt went like this and had oklahoma in his fingertips and the next day shipped at sea was covered with the patina of dust. one storm moved more dirt in one 24 hour period than it took to excavate the panama canal, ten years of excavation. >> stephen: okay, how do we know this is man-made, okay? the science is not in on the dust bowl. >> that's right. >> stephen: okay why is this man-made. >> this is man-made because this was natural grass land, buffalo grass, short grass that went five feet below the surface to hold the moisture and keep the topsoil against the ever present winds and arid semi desert climate. and when we tore up a section greater than the state of ohio, bigger than the all-important state of ohio, if blew. >> stephen: everything politics. >> everything politics. >> stephen: i have been to oklahoma, it's fines there, a beautiful place. >> it is a beautiful place. >> stephen: so it fixed itself. nature fixes itself it is all done. >> it took a lot of thi