the other hot spots could be flagstaff, arizona where our storm yesterday is now regaining strength, slamming portions of arizona with 6 to 12 inches of snow, and that will also be moving into denver thursday as well with wind up to 40 miles per hour and possibly up to a foot of snow. back here across the bay area, what we are finding now is the storm has moved out are bitterly cold temperatures in the bay already. it's helping to stir up a lot of 30s everywhere, however, i do think with these winds slowly calming down, we will reach an anticipated 32 in las gaos gatoh some possible early frost. and yes, we are still in this weather pattern. >>> a family holiday turned tragic during last night's storm in safari west in santa rosa. a 70-year-old grandmother was killed when an enormou oak tree snapped off its base and came down on her tent in the reserve. she had taken her 7-year-old granddaughter to the safari for a special holiday trip. she was reading to her grddaughter whenhe t tree fell. rescue workers say she died almost instantly. her granddaughter was not hurt. >>> while our bi

of snow could be in flagstaff, arizona. san diego county, 800 people effect would with a sinkhole threatening eight apartment complex 12-18, under part of this building a foundation. nobody has been hurt in the building manager has been advising tense state of a get this fixed. and flooding from the recent storms have caused at least $7.5 million in redwood damage. he could even get high year, preliminary estimates that repairs will take at least six months-one year. >> new york. michael bloomberg the response to the blizzard that dropped 20 in. was in adequate, and unacceptable. today, the city's actions will be reviewed. and the sanitation department let it with abandoned cars, blocking the way, and new yorkers, politicians have been complaining that the city did not clear neighborhood quickly enough. >> a flight from detroit- phoenix had emergency landing in colorado springs. this delta flight had problems with injuns, to 25 passengers for evacuate it. and you can see that the boeing 727 had hot brakes. the faa said a fi

you're going to get some snow, as far as denver and heading all the way to flagstaff. some rain for the southwest, everybody. in the northwest, you are talking about finally drying out and a little bit of coastal rain >> sloppy stuff. snow, freezing rain, rain, going to be a tough morning in sections of the east. folks? >> thanks very much, dave. >> you bet. >> still ahead this morning, a tv meteorologist claims she was assaulted in new york's central park. now, police say she made it all up. we're going to tell you more. >> also in a few months, these cribs are going to be illegal. we're going to tell you what you need to do to keep your child safe. >> and the best christmas deals are not over yet. we'll explain why you may be better off waiting a few more days before you buy. >> keep holding out. >> this is "the early show" on cbs. the flight to honolulu has been delayed 28 days. your table will be ready in 28 days. ah, we got you a booth! just relax, the doctor will be with you in 28 days. you'd never wait that long. huh? so why wait 28 days for new releases? blockb

plows were out early near flagstaff working to clear the roads. brandon sergeant slept in his car. >> i put one of the blankets out to block all the lights and just made the best out of it. >> reporter: colorado is getting its first real dose of snow this winter, expecting 5 to 10 inches. this season has been unusually dry with denver's snowfall two feet below normal. in utah, icy terrain and an elevated avalanche threat forced road closures, including the i-15, a main thoroughfare. >> i knew it was going to be bad but i didn't know it was going to be quite as icy. >> reporter: this video from fargo, north dakota, says it all. a 100-car pileup, closing down i-94. it wasn't the snow but winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour in southern california that knocked down power lines and trees. >> we heard the wind blowing real, real hard and all of a sudden we heard a big crash. >> reporter: rough weather all over the west. as many as 10,000 power outages have been reported here in the lake tahoe area. this storm system now barrelling east. lester? >> kris

be careful driving around flagstaff, arizona, where it's going to be snowy. lynn, the weather pattern's changing. it looks like a dry beginning to the new year. we'll have details coming up. >> all right. there is good news. thank you, bill. >>> coming up, the santa claus rally continues, sears has a new line, and if you can't beat them, eat them. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, who had this year's top grossing world concert tour? i bet you won't get this one. >>> kevin garnett limps off the court, brett favre is fined, and coach k. moves closer to history. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. government auditors say the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention lost of misplaced more than $8 million in property in 2007, losing track of items such as a computer hard drive and video equipment. cdc officials say they have since corrected the lapses that led to the wastes and instituted better controls. >>> fe

. >> i didn't know it snowed in flagstaff, arizona or arizona period. >> reporter: along the nevada-california border icy conditions shut down a major interstate, traffic backed up for miles. skiers are happy to see more than a foot of snow on the ground near lake tahoe. but, the unusually frigid temperatures are less welcome. >> my door's frozen shut. >> reporter: ice also a problem in washington state where these cars slid to a halt and got stuck. here in los angeles, it's the calm after the storm. earlier in the day, winds were gusting up to hurricane strength in one case, as high as 94 miles an hour the wind knocked down trees and power lines. >> when you see how big that tree is, i mean, you wouldn't think something that big could get knocked down by just wind. >> reporter: the latest storm on the heels of record rainfall and mud slides in southern california. >> just devastated, devastated. >> reporter: the martinez family's home in highland, california is buried under several feet of mud. >> looking at it, it's a disaster. we're not going to be able to move back in the house, to be hone

. >> i didn't know it snowed in flagstaff, arizona, or arizona, period. >> reporter: kids liked it.he departing storm has left california waterlogged and weary. in mud-caked highland, the martinez family, who used all their savings to save their home from foreclosure, now may lose it to mud. >> it's a disaster. we're not going to be able to move back in the house. >> reporter: damage to this highland community now estimated at $17 million. almost no one here has flood insurance, and they have no idea how they're going to pay for this rebuilding and repair. harry. >> smith: bill whitaker in highland california, tonight. thanks. here in new york, mayor michael bloomberg said today just about every street has finally been plowed, some four days after the blizzard struck. and the backlog of passengers at the airports is clearing, too, although piles of unclaimed luggage remain at newark's liberty airport. despite weather, the big new year's celebration in times square will go on tomorrow night. today held the final dress rehearsal for the ball drop. one million people are expected to be

in flagstaff, the snow didn't stop some kids and their parents from hitting the slopes for a little fun sledding down a hill. >>> earlier in the day the same system brought rain to water-logged southern california. the state is asking the federal government to declare it a major disaster area. at least one person is dead and another missing. the new storm brought more flooding and more fears of mud slides. kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: it is filthy, sticky, back-breaking work. in southern california, they're digging out from piles of mud. wednesday's storm brought heavy rain that flooded streets. >> right in the middle of a typhoon. >> reporter: and buried highways like this in orange county, miles of roadway are in need of repairs. >> might be a couple months before we can get the work physically done here. >> reporter: one woman was killed when a tree fell onto her cabin at a nature preserve north of san francisco. the latest storm comes on top of record rainfall last week. this neighborhood east of los angeles was overrun by mud slides. despite the best efforts of homeowners an

unlikely images from flagstaff, arizona. suvs, cars off the interstate. all the way up to montana, and this roof collapse. and this storm is gigantic. stretching from north to south, 15 states, more than 1,500 miles from top to bottom. and the white you see there, those are the winter weather alerts tonight. mike von fremd is tracking the storm. >> reporter: blinding heavy snow from washington state to arizona is turning travel on the highways into a treacherous journey. near fargo, north dakota, icy roads caused a massive 100-car pileup. amazingly, no one was injured. in new mexico, drivers slid and spun out. near the grand canyon, all lanes of i-17 were shut down overnight, stranding drivers in a traffic nightmare. arizona reporting more than 100 accidents in just a three-hour period. >> we know that the weather is going to be bad, but we didn't think it's going to be like that bad. >> reporter: and the winds. ski resorts across the west are reporting hurricane-force gusts. mammoth ski resort in california clocked in at 105 miles an hour. in lake tahoe,

. >>> and the winter sweth helping people in flagstaff, arizona, get in the wintry mood.n the upper 40s the next few days so a white christmas here is pretty likepy. >> but it could be a white christmas in atlanta. for the first time in 100 years. >> and the snow is already falling in the middle of the country. accuweather's amy aaronson has today's travel outlook. >> thank you, vinita and mike. it is going to be a white christmas eve in parts of the midwest from chicago down through st. louis. we are looking at some light snowfall there. certainly cause something travel concerns, especially along interstates 35 and 65. icy conditions to the south of i-70. and a rain event for the lone star state. the snow and the rain traveling into the southeast by christmas day, snow making a very unusual appearance in cities like atlanta, charlotte, and also raleigh. now back to you, vinita and mike. >> all right, thanks amy. >>> now for the rest of your christmas eve weather. this evening, snow hits indianapolis, cincinnati and nashville. heavy rain and flooding from dallas to shreve

and flagstaff there is good -- and there is good reason for it being public information.anged is where it used to be in a dusty filing cabinet in a kraus, now -- courthouse, now it's in a database and anybody can get it provide they pay a fee. the public companies yank it out of the public ground and there's a fundamental consistency of inaccurate data through the records. you could be judged on information that is not entirely accurate. >> isn't it an invitation to stalking and identity theft? >> let's take a couple of exams, criminal histories. he is right, they used to sit in a dusty file drawer. the problem was the daycare center couldn't find the pedophile record in the dusty file drawer. when you make it national you allow an employer to make sure we know the kind of employee that we're putting in a position of great responsibility. that's a good outcome. >> if you were going to form a liaison, a partership with a business partner you would want to know. >> absolutely. >> and it would certainly be a legitimate problem. there are -- lawyers, of course turn immediatel

flagstaff 10 to 20 inches of >>> good morning to you. the sun is finally peeking back out after a stormy night. in fact we picked up over 2 inches of rain in oakland. this is what you can expect as we head throughout the day. as we head through this evening, cold air pulls into the area dropping our temperatures into the 30s for tomorrow, 36 degrees. that's what you'll be waking up with. even colder friday night and the new year. have a great wednesday. >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> the tangled web that has become the broadway production of spiderman has hit another major snag. nbc's michelle kosinski is at the theater with the latest on the troubled musical. >> good morning, ann. >> reporter: keep in mind this show has just been in previews here in times square. the official opening is still six weeks away. but on top of those four accidents involving cast members, now here comes another snag. the lead actress is reportedly leaving. it is the most expensive show in broadway history. and some