despite the funny clip that you showed where president obama promised an openness, as open as the great plains, you know, the truth of the matter is, going back to his campaigns, you know, his campaigns and his white house, from the beginning, have been very, very -- held a firm grip on the media. the problem has been, obviously there are those of us who have complained about it from the beginning, but a lot of people in the media have gone along with it when they were like that. and the white house came to realize that they could actually get away with it. and they did get away with it. and they have gotten away with it. and i think it's very much morphed them into this bizarre administration where it really is like a state-run media in the soviet union. it is no different than that. no differences, that outside of the state-run media, you have these other news organizations that operate. but they're not getting anything. >> you know, the most recent complaint is that the president, his handlers are keeping not just news photographers, but others including reporters away from key events. and

the excitement about what the great plains were like the early 1800s. >> at one point, raincloud, he would never call it an empire in our lexicon, he was one fifth of the contiguous united states. he controlled from canada down to the colorado, was not in arizona, new mexico border east of minnesota to salt lake. so we like to think it's a big, epic scope about the manifest destiny and white people living in an inevitable clash of raincloud's entire emanation empire of the united states. >> affixed to question if he was so victorious and had that much land what happened? how did they lose? >> well, they lost because he fought the battle. he won the war, signed the peace treaty. he lives up to it. you know the rest. a few years later church pastor took over the black hills. by that time, he was an older man by then. he couldn't fight anymore. he actually visited washington d.c. to visit president reagan. he basically said, we can't defeat these guys. they're stronger than we are. a great saying that he did is the white man made a promise. he kept only one. promise to take my land and

two thousand and five we bought a cross of learned and in two thousand and six planted the first great plains which brought their first harvest in two thousand and nine. in two thousand and ten we took second place at the new zealand one competition the industry developed rapidly the wind was in high demand among our guests and we doubled the size of the harvest in about. fourteen picked as an area we mostly grow companies. and a little malone a little. bit early how many containers other three taken of the three and be done with. the most coming and processing ok. garridge wine quality is everything and he has to micromanage the process everything is handmade from beginning to end strictly this is a home brew but can anyone actually do it well if you've got the right fruit anything's possible. and these plastic bins where my beautiful grapes end up. this is where the fermentation process takes place as you can see it's all completely low tech but the grapes sit here several weeks and. really come along and give them a good stir four or five times a day. so once the grapes become it's a sign

two thousand and five we bought a cross of learned and in two thousand and six planted the first great plains which brought their first harvest in two thousand and nine. in two thousand and ten we took second place at the new zealand one competition in the industry developed rapidly the wind was in high demand among our guests and we doubled the size of the harvest. fourteen as an area we mostly grow companies so when you're. in a little malone a little. bit early how many containers other three taken of the three and be done with. the most coming and will stop processing ok in carriage wine quality is everything and he has to micromanage the process everything is handmade from beginning to end strictly this is a home brew but can anyone actually do it well if you've got the right fruit anything's possible. and these plastic bins where my beautiful grapes end up. this is where the fermentation process takes place as you can see it's completely low tech but the grapes sit here for several weeks and we do really come along and give them a good stir four or five times a day. so once the grapes b

. >> well, billings has always been a major transportation center here in the northern great plains.n, which allowed agriculture to prosper. we grow sugar beets here for refined white sugar. we're an oil and gas center. we have hospitals here, colleges. and because we have so much diversity, unlike other frontier towns, billings has continued to prosper and grow through all the years. >> billings even has its own theme song. >> ♪ in the shadow of the rim rocks ♪ ♪ by the banks of the yellowstone ♪ ♪ there's a place i long to be in ♪ ♪ there's a place i call my home ♪ ♪ you're a booming human city ♪ and you're really rather pretty ♪ ♪ billings, my city, my home >> and visitors are always welcome to sample our western hospitality. i'm carrie for "teen kids news." >> that's our show for this week. thanks for watching "teen kids news." we'll see you next time. see you [ music ] captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com >> here's a shout-out to pr newswire for including "teen kids news" on their big screen in times square, new york city. news on t

thousands of people from the great plains to maine and into eastern canada have been without power since last saturday. yesterday more snow slowed down progress in maine. in michigan utility crews have been working double shifts to get the power back on but in canada some people say crews still haven't showed up. >> the trees are still down. the power lines are still down. nobody has been to our street to fix anything. >> these crews left their families prior to christmas. haven't been home for christmas yet. >> in michigan about a half a million dust pers -- half a million people have been in the dark. >>> snow caused a small plane to slide off the runway in massachusetts. the pilot and passenger both walked away without any serious injuries. >>> warmer weather across the bay area is drawing people to the coast. but the coast guard warns don't turn your back on the ocean. a hot spot over the past few days has been ocean beach. a lot of people have been playing in the water and near the water but the coast guard is cautioning people about sneaker waves because it could come up fast and t

oklahoma city right now, moving down the great plains, i don't think he's going to want to goo to therth pole once he takes a look at today's temperatures, you're going to drop the presents off tonight, i think he might stick around, 74. >> thanks very much. thanks for joining us. tonight show with jay leno up next. >>> now, a special christmas presentation from nbc news. from the vatican in rome, christmas eve at st. peter's basilica. the secelebrant of midnight mas is pope francis with music by the sistine chapel choir. this broadcast is presented in consultation with the united states conference of catholic bishops. the commentator is monsignor tom powers, a vatican official, and a spiritual director at the pontifical north american college in rome. >> from st. peter's basilica in vatican city, this is monsignor tom powers extending to each of you a warm welcome as you join us here live for christmas mass during the night with pope francis. this is pope francis' first time celebrating christmas mass as bishop of rome and supreme pontiff of the universal church. we see the processio

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. >> and the great american bison, the roundup on the great plains - coming up next. >> every year soon after the arrival of fall an impressive icon of america's natural history thunders to the bad lands of south dakota. the north american bison has a difficult history. they were a food source for the native population, and then hunted almost to extinction. we sent chris bury to the black hills for the annual spectacle there. >> in the black hills of south dakota the cowboys and girls are preparing for work the way they did a century ago. >> lord, we ask that there's no harm come to man or beast. >> but the dawn light reveals a thoroughly modern caravan winding through the valley. here at custer state park the crowds are coming, braving a damp, bone-chilling wind to experience the spectacle most americans have only seen in the movies. >> this is as close the old west as you'll get. >> for 43 years, this cowboy has done the round up of a buffalo herd that still roams the range even though its species was hunted almost to extinction. a wild herd of bison, big, tough, weighing almost as mu

. >>> another blast of snow across the upper great plains, the great lakes and the northeast. >> jenniferorrea has the latest from accu-weather. good morning, jennifer. >> thank you. once again we are dealing with the bitter cold across the center of the united states, especially the upper midwest. minneapolis minus 13. early this morning zero in chicago. northeast not too bad. looking at the 30s across much of the i-95 corridor. at least through the end of 2013. we are kicking off 2014 with very cold temperatures. also a little snow through new year's eve. back to you. >> thank you. >>> nothing can be left to chance for new year's eve. new york's times square of course, not even the confetti. organizers got a hand testing the confetti from none other than spiderman. the shreds of paper were deemed to have amazing floatability. >> the real confetti will have slips of paper including wishes for the new year and the test confetti is bad memories of 2013, known as good riddance day. >>> exotic sports car so advanced it can roast a turkey. making healthier choices when you visit the vending m

they went out to the great plains and gathered the remnants of what was left and grew them into the heardsherd that le the bison's come back. >> they protected thaem for their own profit. >> they poufound a way to make bison bay. they sold bison to circuses, to zoos and public preserves: >> before that at first there weren't enough indians to whilsted them they were doing okay. and the white settlers couldn't get enough to kill or endanger. >> right after the civil war when the transcontinental railroad was built you could get hunters into the plane and bison back to the market in the east and overseas. that's when the real tragedy occurred. >> some people shot them for support. >> it was wanton waist. they were shooting them for fun. >> now we have saved the bison. what about the elephant in africa? >> some of the same concepts to save the bison has been used in zimbabwe. they have villagers in zimbabwe that helped save them. prior to that you had communal lands in zimbabwe. >> the government saying don't kill the elephants. >> the villaineagers were killig them and elephants were going t

thousands of people from the great plains to main and into eastern canada have been without power sinceast saturday. yesterday more snow slowed down progress in maine. have been working double shifts to get the power back on. >> the trees are still down. the power lines are still down. nobody has been to our treat to fix anything. >> these crews left their families prior to christmas, haven't been home for christmas yet but here to help bring power back to michigan. >> in maybe more than a half a million customers were in the dark earlier this week that number has been dray mat liz reduced to less than 65,000 people many people say they have been surviving the bitter cold in the dark by using generators and candles. however, police in michigan say the big ice storm has lead to an increase in general thefts. they say those homes are more vulnerable to crime. one man says his generator was stalling just hours after he put it in his home but police were able to track it down a short time later. >>> it is better than you think. that is the message from lake tahoe ski resorts who are hoping

so they went out to the great plains and gathered the remnants of what was left, 10-15 bison and grewem into the herds that today havemade -- led to the comeback. john: they protected them for their own profit. >> they found a way to make them pay. the market, for them, was me. they sold bison to circuses, zoos, and public preserves. john: before that when there werr 30 million, at first there were not enough indians to kill them. they were doing okay. the white settlers could not really get to kill enough to endanger them. >> you had a commons without access. right after the civil war, of a sudden you could give hunters into the plains and you could get the bison back to the markets in the east and overseas. that is when the real tragedy occurred. john: some people shut them from the transfer of sport. >> 110 waste. there were not even collecting the bison. just remember fun. >> the same concepts have been used to save elephants and zimbabwe. but essentially has been done is they provided an ownership interest of villagers, and that is helping to save them. prior to that you had to m

thousands of people from the great plains to maine and eastern canada have been without power since last saturday due to an ice storm. yesterday, more snow slowed down progress in maine. in michigan, utility crews have been working double shifts to get the power back on. but in canada, some people say the crews still have not shown up. >>> and snow and ice is likely to blame for a pile up in pennsylvania that shut down a major highway. about 3 dozen people were hurt yesterday when 35 cars crashed about 50 miles west of philadelphia. the westbound lanes were shut down for several hours. a similar pile up happened on the freeway in eastern pennsylvania. and snow caused a small plane to slide off an airport runway in massachusetts. it happened yesterday afternoon as the plane was landing at lawrence municipal airport after a flight from florida. the pilot and a passenger both walked away, though, without any serious injuries. >>> well, warmer weather across the bay area is drawing people to the coast, but the coast guard warns don't turn your back to the ocean. hot o spot over the past few

oklahoma is the beneficiary of cheap domestic crude as are the rockies and great plains and a low tax struck purr. >> like a double discount. oklahoma's gasoline taxes are among the lowest in the nation. refineries st. are using a lower priced oil. and thanks to this mid-western oil boom, oklahoma and other states in the interior part of the country are likely to don't see the lowest gas prices in the nation in 2014. back to you. >> there's your answer. >> boomer sooner. >> on deck, computers are coming to your car and drones may soon be in your backyard. just circling around like the jetsons out there. >> a peek inside a siuper rich, super awesome mega rich mansion. >> were they looking at your house? >> yes. >> coming up on the "closing bell" for final hour of the next to the last trading day. >> we're closing in on those final hours and talk to some retail investors to get their take on what's ahead in 2014. >> google and apple are ready to go full throttle in the automotive market. we'll see if it's time to tune out sirius xm radio stock. >> black monday so-called in the nfl. six

thousands of people from the great plains to maine and into eastern canada have been without power sinceast saturday. yesterday more snow slowed down progress in maine. in michigan utility crews have been working double shifts to try to get the power back on to everyone. but in canada some people say crews still haven't showed up. >> the trees are still down. the power lines are still down. nobody has been to our street to fix anything. >> these crews left their families prior to christmas. haven't been home for christmas yet. but are here to help bring power back to michigan. >> in michigan more than a half a million customers were in the dark earlier this week. that number has been reduced to less than 65,000. many people say they have been surviving the bitter cold and the dark by using generators and candles. >>> police in michigan say the big ice storm has lead to an increase in portable generator thefts. officers have increase the security in neighborhoods without power because they say those homes are more vulnerable to crime. one man says his generator was stolen just hours after

how the jews has extended from the great plains to that east coast. we have a busy hour. stay right where you are in the warm comfort of your home. "after the bell" starting right now. ♪ david: let's get right to it, today's record-breaking week, anyway. ace investment strategist with the best ways for investors to make money out of the affordable care act. believe it or not, you can make money and of the disaster. jeff duncan with duncan financial management says u.s. equities may run out of steam and hot harlots and sandra smith here in the pits of the cme. i will start with you talking about something that todd told me in the nose that he set out for today's program, that this is one of the least loved rallies and wall street history, that is, despite the fact that people are making a lot of profit, lot of other people are not, and it is not a well-loved rally. do you agree? >> yes. the numbers prove it. stock mutual fund inflow really have shown that investors have tiptoed back into this rally toward the end of the year, but the fact of the matter is, it is a strong r

. >>> a winter storm moving across the great plains and midwest could affect some nfl games.ctor is really concerned about that. >> the dvr is set. >> let's bring in meteorologist jennifer grey. frozen tundra, we saw they were hiring people to shovel out the seats there. >> they were. they could see a snowy day today. it is starting to clear out. temperatures will be gold. it will be 22 degrees. you were telling me, rougher on the players with the wind. 16-mile-per-hour winds at kickoff with temperatures at 22. that's going to make it -- >> the temperatures bad for the fans. for the players it's not that big of deal. even the snow is something they trained for and they practice outside to get ready for this. when there's windy conditions that's when it changes game plan for the players. >> i imagine, i just imagine, i can't tell you how many times i've thrown a football. maybe a dozen. yeah, this is the picture of the fans cleaning out the stands there, that you got to recalculate, recalibrate when the winds are heavy. >> i'm no strapger to this kind of weather that's for sur

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extreme winter storm sweeping across the great plains and parts of midwest over the weekend. bringing fierce wind and ice and freezing temperatures, causing scenes like this one. this happened in minnesota. a theater overhang collapsing under the force of all the store. a woman standing near the entrance reportedly managed to step out of the way just in the nick of time. >> while i was over there, i spoke to a woman who said she had just been going to step outside, and saw the thing collapse right in front of her. >> no one was injured. meantime that storm is on the move. expected to bring even more snow and ice to parts of the northeast. bill: but, but, but, not until wednesday. >> absolutely. holding off just for you, bill. bill: there is live look at times square. it will be chilly on tuesday night. big ball drop tomorrow night. i will be there with elizabeth hassleback for the "all american new year." we want to know today, do you have a new year's resolution? do you do that kind of thing. send a tweet to @billhemmer, at heather childers. do you have a resolution, heather

mostly across the great plains. >> hmm.ng by car to see family and friends. that is more than one in four americans. >> we've got team coverage tracking this latest storm. nick valencia is live in kansas city, missouri, for us. >> and jennifer gray is in the cnn severe weather center, but nick, we're going to start with you. go ahead. >> reporter: good morning, pamela and victor. the worst is yet to come here, but officials here that i've spoken to say they'll be prepared for that storm when it does gechlt t to the nation's midsection. from cars skidding on frozen roads and some flipping over -- to flight delays at the nation's airports, an expected power outages, it's beginning to look a lot like a holiday travel nightmare. here's the wild forecast. ice storm warnings in oklahoma. severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes across the south. heavy snow and flooding in the nation's midsection. who's going to be impacted? more than 94 million americans traveling this week. already dangerous driving conditions this morning in

highways stretching from utah to the northern great plains were in bad shape yesterday as the snow decreasedext week. this storm has already proved to be a major inconvenience for most of the country, and it's only early december. charlie, norah, gayle? >> and the engineer in a deadly new york city train crash is telling investigators he was in a daze just before the accident. four people died sunday when the train derailed at high speed. one of the damaged rail lines was reopened this morning after repairs. the lawyer for william rockefeller says the driver admits losing his focus as he sped toward a severe curve. the attorney calls it a terrible accident. officials say the brakes on the train were working properly when the trip began. >> this morning, debt-burdened cities around the country are studying a major court decision. a federal judge in michigan ruled on tuesday that detroit can cut public pensions as it enters bankruptcy. the milestone could affect the retirements of current and former federal workers. there are 100,000 creditors owed money. the city's debt stands at $18 billion.

i want an administration that is as open as the great plains. jon: well he may have carried them to the white house but then he promptly buried them. judith miller, pulitzer-prize-winning reporter and author and fox news contributor. lynn sweet is the washington bureau chief at "the chicago sun-times." for instance, lynn, on the very first day he was in office, the very first day he is sitting there behind the resolute desk the only pictures that were allowed by president obama and his administration came from his personal white house photographer. he didn't let the press in. why? >> well, i think the answer is that the white house communications people want to control every message, whether it is visual or not and on the point of, that, of the clip you just played of jay carney, i think what's important to think here is that jay was, emphasizing what he did not control, which is access by foreign governments. it is great if he got photographers more. but the journey to south africa included having, the journey was the story, including this hist

severe winter storm sweeping across the great plains and parts of the midwest over the weekend.ard bringing fierce winds, ice and freezing temperatures to millions of people. in minnesota, authorities believe the weight of the snow from the storm caused an awning at a historic apartment complex to completely collapse. look at that. narrowly missing several people who were nearby. maria is live at the fox news weather center with more. i mean, this is some really cold weather out there, huh? >> very cold temperatures and also extreme snowfall across portions of new england. yesterday we saw the storm move across portions of the northeast and in places like new york city and the i-95 corridor, temperatures are too mild to see any snowfall but in new england, we saw -- take a look at these totals up here. up to 13 inches in one spot in bryant pond. otherwise, the current temperatures very cold out there. right now it's currently five degrees below zero minneapolis, single digits for you in chicago. you factor in a little breeze and this is what it actually feels like as you head ou

it was once said -- and i assume the northern great plains spirit of denis mcdonough exists -- it is perfect for any chief of staff of the white house at any time. he said we were raised by people who taught us that life is an enormous struggle. if at some moment you feel very happy, be patient. it will pass. [laughter] stillwater, minnesota, masters from georgetown university, chief foreign advisor for the majority leader of the senate, and then the deputy national adviser in the white house and now chief of staff to the president of the united states. please welcome denis mcdonough. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. thank you to georgetown university for holding this discussion on affordable care act. thank you to the two senators from the northern plains. senator daschle has been an important mentor to me. senator bennett, it's good to see you again as well. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about the affordable care act and what it has done and what it is going to do. i will update you on the progress we have made on fixing the website, healthcare.gov. before i talk about

it is basically just going to hang out in the northern plains and right around the great lakes.il the end of the week. we have temperatures only about 2 degrees below normal here in new york city for tuesday with temperatures around 37 degrees, but then as you get into wednesday, thursday, and especially into friday, things will change for the east coast for sure. very quiet for today. not much going on. we do have a little bit of lake-effect snow but we will have this one low to move across the northeast. new year's eve into new year's day we are planning on most of the snow to be an interior sections and not really along the coast. then you can see by new year's day at noon it's pushed off. that is in and out very quickly. we are watching our next one, though. that is going to be here by the end of the week, and that is the one to carry very cold air behind it for the northeast. looking at snow accumulation as of new year' eve and new year's day, could see 3 to 6 inches of snow across the northern plains and around the great lakes could see around 2 to 4 inches. >> lots of lay

some areas not reaching the freezing mark, northern plains, western great lakes. what that is doing, it is feeling the storm system that is going to drop about an additional 10 scene meters of snowfall across parts of michigan over towards minnesota and also into the dakotas. towards the southwest decent weather in place. los angeles, sunny skies for you. 24 on tuesday. that's a look at world weather. here is your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. a bomb blast out of police headquarters in egypt leaves at least 12 dead. the military-backed government says the muslim brotherhood is to blame, labeling it a terrorist group. the brotherhood itself has condemned the attack. crisis in south sudan as hundreds of thousands of civilians flee the growing violence there. today the un security council is set to vote on plans to send and make sure 5000 troops to help .ave the world's newest nation and millions around the world are celebrating christmas eve. we will take

up in the great plains and places like that the most mobility in all the light yellow sort of somewhere in between. and a whole bunch of factors that go into this including how people live. i thought about it when you mentioned transportation. that plays huge. >> i want to go back to that chart over the next hour. that is fascinating. >> thank you, steve. coming up, ray kelly will be here onset. also li gallagher. we'll talk to michael haney and up next, murray abraham. up next, the top stories in the political playbook. "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you get my email? i did. so what did you think of the house? did you see the school ratings? oh, you're right. hey babe, i got to go. bye daddy! have a good day at school, ok? ...but what about when my parents visit? ok. i just love this one... and it's next to a park. i love it. i love it too. here's our new house... daddy! you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. >>> time toe tack a look at the papers. al qaeda is apologizing for one of its terrorist attacks. it says it never thoautho

i assume the northern great plains spirit of denis mcdonough exists, and it is perfect for any chief of staff of the white house at any time. he said we were raised by people who taught us that life is an enormous struggle. and if that some and if that somogyi feel very happy, be patient. it's going to pass. [laughter] stillwater, minnesota, masters degree from georgetown university, was a chief foreign policy adviser for the majority leader of the senate, senator daschle, that's were i met den denis. then the deputy national street adviser in the white house and the chief of staff for the president of the united states. please welcome denis mcdonough. [applause] >> angood morning and let me sa, let me say thanks to georgetown university and arent fox from this form on the affordable care act. let me say thanks to the great sin of the northern flank, senator dorgan answered daschle. senator daschle has been a very important mentor to me for the opportunity to be here. senator bennet, good to see you again as well. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about the affordable care act, wh

below zero parts of the northern flans and great lakes -- plains and great lakes.s warm as yesterday. not as breezy either. 60s, low, mid upper. 68 clearlake. berkeley, 64. pleasanton, 64. warmer, san jose, morgan hill, gilroy, santa cruz is 70. los gatos, 66. 60s for much of the peninsula, low to mid-60s. san francisco yesterday, 66. we'll go 63 today. sunny, mostly sunny, it's dry. that's for sure. slightly cooler one day and a little warmer toward the next. >>> all right. thank you. >>> well, coming up a new perk for b.a.r.t. work. details from their new contract that would pay them hundred of dollars in bonuses. >>> the overall college bowl system is very profitable. not every school that goes to a bowl game makes money by having its team play on national tv. >>> welcome back. 8:23. thousands of homes are evacuated around a volcano erupting in eastern el salvador. black smoke was first seen spewing from the volcano yesterday. people are being urged to stay away and head to emergency shelters. airlines are canceling or redirecting flights in order to's void the

northern plains, great lakes and over the north east. boston is talking about a big significant system. kind of like a recipe. it all comes together. for us its coming together in a form of high clouds. higher clouds very quiet condition. very quiet. not much going on. 50s and 60s because we get that fog back it will be a few locations back in the upper 50s or very low 60s. 68 gilroy will be the warmest here. san jose at 64. santa clara 65. a few upper 50s on the coast with the fog and just a little puff of a westerly breeze. not much change here. one day we cool down, the next day we warm it up. >>> lights out for some of the most popular lightbulbs in the country. >>> also a mystery just south of the bay area. the buzz over who or what created this elaborate crop circle. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular

most of the midwest will be dry today by bu highs in the northern plains to the great lakes won't leave 20s. the south will be dry, but the pacific northwest is in for rain and snow as the storm system moves ashore from the gulf of alaska. >>> icy roads may be to blame for this pileup here in new york city last night. more than 30 vehicles were involved in the chain reaction crash on the gowanus expressway in brooklyn. at least eight people were hospitalized. the pileup also jammed traffic for hours. >> the obama administration is sending a strong message tory shah over that country's treatment of gays and lesbians. the united states delegation to the upcoming sochi olympics. bill j jean and caitlin cahow will represent the u.s. in the closing ceremonies. last month russia passed strict laws regarding gay rights. president obama said it wouldn't be appropriate to boycott the gays but he hopes some gayings and lesbians leave sochi with medals. >> it would go a long way in rejecting the kinds of attitudes that we're seeing there. and if russia doesn't have gay or lesbian athletes, then th

. ♪ >>> well another arctic blast is on the way across portions of the north central plains and into the greates. thousands remain without power in michigan. it is going to be a cold weekend overall, you can see the clouds here, a system continuing to psh towards the east, and by tomorrow really on into this weekend we'll feel the chill push through. rapid city, 57, but by tomorrow those temperatures nearly cut in half. the power outages across detroit we're going to have to continue to deal with that older air pushing towards those folks there, by sunday look at how chilly it is only 19 in rapid city and temperatures falling back into the 30s. we really hope those folks get their power restored very soon. we have an area of low-pressure developing in the gulf, and it will spread rain from pensacola, florida, into new york city as we track into this afternoon, tomorrow and on sunday, the area heaviest hit by the rain, savanna, georgia, this is all i-95 territory. if you are traveling there, you want to take it easy. not a cloud in the sky. they definitely need the rain. it is the driest year o

everything, the ridge of high pressure is in california and we can dive straight town in the northern plains and greatakes. it may even get stronger, colder and then tropical moisture may come in from texas. if you get these two combinations, nothing is changing any time soon and that's for sure. freeze warning to the north bay, clear and cold, cold inland and a few 60s are starting to pop up and they are soft 60s as we said. highs 50s for some, clear lake will go to 3-year-old carlos novato, 52 and again that easterly breeze for brentwood and then it is not bad 60s san jose, and cupertino, sunnyvale, and once that is so cool, you have to be warmer in half-moon bay and those are tough to rebound especially in woodside. a few clouds, maybe slightly cooler and then sunny and warmer especially on the coast sunday and monday. >>> samsung lost another battle claiming apple infringed. apple and samsung have several around the world. >>> and shares jumped 4% and is expected to be the most active after standard importers are adding facebook to its index. the stock is up 86% this year after it hit a rough patc

definitely across the northern plains and into the great lakes, that's where it's going to be a white christmas. any snow we've had here is dirty or completely melted away. >> where does one go to get those? >> you go to the wardrobe department and hand them an old christmas sweater and they can turn into the -- >> i want those for christmas. >> i thought i had good socks on until i saw your slippers. >> sock monkey socks. >> this is actually my mother-in-law's. i don't have one this heavy and this warm. >> tell your mother-in-law i need to know who her shopper is. i need that. >> exactly. i would like one for christmas. you've gotten my presents, right? >> no, i haven't opened them yet. >> now you know everything she wants. there you go. >> i have all yours ready. thank you so much. >> do we really have to do news? >> yes. come on. you want to read the paper? >> today -- we did that last time. would somebody give me a paper? >> he's all grumpy. >> i like what you did to fireplace this year. we put your picture up. >> it's great. >> i don't think anything sets the spirit more than tha

plains. areas of new england and great lakes begin to melt some of the snow. that is your forecast. >>> the winner of "the voice"! congratulations! >> the big winner on "the voice" along with winning the crown for herself and team adam levine she will receive $100,000 and a record deal. >>> basketball legend michael jordan and his wife announced they are expecting twin girls. >>> and actor bruce willis and his wife are expecting their second child. that makes five for willis if you are keeping track. >>> in their new movie julia roberts tackles meryl streep. robert said of the action scene i didn't look forward to it but she was a worthy opponent. >>> john mayor released music video for who you love. >>> warner brothers announced they will be making "gilligan's island" into a feature film. >>> jennifer lawrence says she wants younger generations to be protected. >> the word fat i think should be illegal to say the word fat on tv. if we are regulating cigarettes and cuss words because of the effect of people. >>> actress sophie tells the daily mail that the cos

plains. also snow flurries in the great lakes.ry along the gulf coast. >>> finally this morning, after mentioning those winning tickets in the mega millions lottery, the waiting game is officially under way. >> where it gets interesting here. who is it? we are awaiting word on the actual winners here. and for friday's jackpot, now, a mere $15 million. abc's linsey davis takes a look at mega millions mania. >> reporter: from florida. to texas. >> i hope i become the winner. the next millionaire. >> reporter: to illinois. >> all it takes is one ticket. and your lucky day. >> reporter: to california. >> a dollar says a lot, right? >> reporter: to new jersey. >> i hope for luck. >> reporter: sea to shining sea, mega millions has united the country in a mad scramble for tickets. everyone hoping for a christmas miracle. >> we're trying. we got $120. >> reporter: half a million tickets were being sold per minute. driving the prize to at least $636 million. what could all that money buy? an nba team? even the world champion miami heat. or

go towards christmas, that is what we did see, a lot of snow push ago cross the northern plains and in to the greatl be a problem tomorrow, michigan you will see snow on christmas. and but up here towards the northwest, we are looking at some better weather and for seattle, you are going to be seeing some really nice conditions for the next five days. let's take a look at your 5-day forecast. first of all your highs today will be about 42 degrees, this is what it looks like, no rain in your post cast for the next five days. and that for seattle that is some really good news. low temperatures though, will be hovering at about freezing of down towards the southwest, sphrerlespecially in californiad los angeles, we have a major problem the santa ana winds, the temperature is coming up. humidity is low. the gusts mean there are potentials for wild fires, los angeles 79. inwards we are seeing the temperatures very, very warm. and in to the 80s in areas. gusting up to 35 miles per hour. this is what we are seeing, though, it could be the driest year in history, 3.6-inches in los angeles only. they have s

eventually snow through the northern plains and western great lakes tomorrow morning.into the carolinas even. then it moves into the northeast. by 10:00 p.m. on sunday, we are looking at some snow in new york city. but eventually it turns over to some rain. so we do have your watches and warnings out in the west for the snow that we are going to see today. but as we go into especially tomorrow, we are looking at perhaps a few inches up to around 6 to 9 inches in central and northern new england but it doesn't take hold until later sunday night. erica? >> thanks. >>> we turn our attention now to soweto, south africa, and to lester. >> reporter: the outpowering of support hasn't slowed down since news of mandela's passing two days as. i certainly have seen it here in soap atow. we showed you a few moments ago the celebrations here but they are growing across this country and michelle kosinski is near the mandela home in johannesburg similar to what we are seeing seeing here. good morning. >> reporter: they were singing and dancing until three in the morning. even on this

we'll stay 15 degrees below normal for the northern plains around the great lakes the next couple of cold air will make it into the northeast by the second half of the week, we'll stay close to normal until then but highs will be in the low 30s, if you're ringing in the new year in chicago, one of the few cities that will have a chance of snow, could see a white new year's day by midnight, temperatures about 17 degrees, also with the chance of snow showers. so it is going to feel chilly in chicago, one of the many places cold new year's eve but most of the country quiet, not deal with the blizzards. >> you might want to revise your plans for new year's eve to indoors. >> the best way to stay warm on new year's eve, join us on cnn, spend your new year's eve with anderson cooper and kathy griffin, they'll ring in 2014 live from times square with a million or so of their closest friends, tune in tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> that is a lot of fun. >>> officials say enrollment in obamacare is surging in the final days of 2013 but they have to keep up the breakneck pace in order

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but we could still see very gusty winds and the snow is all the way through the northern plains through the greates where we will see steadier snow in the chicago area as we go through the day today. airports, we are going to see delays from minneapolis to chicago because of heavy rain down in atlanta even into charlotte. washington, d.c. could even see a few delays today because of the rain that will move in there. new york into boston, again, mostly rain with these heavier downpours that will move through. for those of you driving again, it will be a little slippery, especially in nips, through wisconsin into chicago. heavy rain will slow you down across the southeast. northern new england will see the ice that makes things slippery. christmas eve and christmas day all this rain is going to move eastward through the day today. watch what happens. by tomorrow we'll see things clear out. that will stick around through tuesday and into krs mass day as well. but it's going to be much, much colder. temperatures more seasonal with highs in the teens, 20s and 30s which is certainly what you expect. >>

and it is a little cell tower on the plain, not a great big one, but it is a small one. but it can communicate between the plane and the ground. that's why we have the public con summation. >> perhaps i guess we could go back to the good old days where they had maxwell smart, that is our john, he is live again, he is talking about the issue of cell phones on planes. whether or not the public likes them and based on the polls they do not. he is live with us, tom, you are a veteran, bolls show americans don't like this, so why with we thinking about doing it anyway. >> well, you know, -- it's another -- it is a technology that we have the right to, by at the same time, if you go back i have travel add lot, i have almost 6 million air miles behind me, if you go back to the 80's we used to have those telephones inside our seats where you get the credit card, and swipe them, and bring them back in some huge telephone. probably 15 -- probably 15-dollar as minute, but we have had telephones on the airplanes before, but now what they are doing is open up every smart phone in ame