texas. the great state. nick valencia is in houston. you are wearing your severe weather gear in houston, texas. i didn't think we would issue that gear for a houston, texas shoot. chad myers gets to wear the suit and tie. nick, give me the skinny from houston. >> reporter: it is not every day you get a winter storm warning from houston, texas. we have been out all morning. we have felt the cold temperatures. we have seen the ice accumulation, the sleet ebb and flow throughout the city. the big concern is the interstates, the roadways, a scene of a major accident, a big r rig slicing through. there are too many accidents to count. also, a big problem. the schools were closed. they were very concerned about the winter weather coming through the area. they closed today. no word on if they are expected to open tomorrow. also, as you mentioned, ashley, flight cancellations. at least 100 flights canceled at the big airport here. houston intercontinental airport. the scene here in houston, it resonates throughout the entire state of texas. you are talking about san antonio, austin, texas waking up to

. >> vamos a otros temas, un hospital de houston, texas, sirviÓ de escenario para una soluciÓn mÉdicarÍa que la otra fuera la primera en percibirlo, veamos el desenlace de esta situaciÓn. las hermanas necesitaban un transplante de pulmÓn, pero existÍan dos problemas. por aÑos ambas suplicaban en oraciÓn un milagro. >> es un gran regalo de dios. >> de la noche a la maÑana, la oportunidad llegÓ, el hospital metodista las aceptÓ. >> es difÍcil, la mayoría de los programas de estados unidos aceptan a esas personas porque necesita transfusiones sangre. >> al final el procedimiento mÉdico se realizÓ sin la transfusiÓn de sangre. >> aquÍ hicieron todo lo que podÍan hacer, y me estoy mejorando por ellos. >> para ambas, ahora cada respiro significa otra oportunidad para estar entre familia. >> en otras dos ocasiones, las hermanas habÍan tenido la oportunidad de recibir un trasplante, pero, >> felicidades a los dos en sus nuevas vidas. ♪ ♪ >> en la idea una joven de 20 aÑos fue violada por 12 hombres como castigo por que se enamorÓ de un hombre de una tribu diferente a la suya, dirigentes de la

texas. but when sam houston came to texas, he had this glory pass and he married margaret houston. he he's gone so much of the time. he was gone to start writing the parameters of the new republic of texas and he was part of the leadership of texas and texas became a republic and we were a republic for 10 years. and he became one of the first two senators. he and margaret were married. there are two chapters on them because they wrote so much, which was a godsend for historians because it told about life in the early struggles of texas. but margaret was very quiet and very shy. she did not even a company general houston when he became the governor. and he was president of the republic at one point. she didn't even go to austin with him very much because she was very shy. she had the same wit and determination, she was an alabama girl. she met houston after winning the battle of saint gel. after she had her second child, she had a tumor in her breast and it became very painful. well, he was in washington and she didn't want to trouble him. so she reached out to his best friend, who i

desdee houston texas, veamismos la historia. >>> diana dice que su padre es mark grosvar, un oficialgida comp completamente. >>> diana dice que su padre querÍa quedarse con el menor. el oficiar se ha extralimitado. >>> el oficial se presentÓ en casa de la madre de diana, uno de ellos se metiÓ hasta el patio. >>> de decÍa algo? >>> no. >>> minutos mas tarde llegÓ el padrastro de diana, el digo que estaba vestido de civil. >>> nos sentimos mus ofendidos. uno no sabe en que momento van a volver, a van a tomar >> dos oficiales preguntaron por los archivos y les dije: no me siento cÓmodo haciendo esto. tiene una orden de cateo? >> en dos ocasiones pidiÓ una orden. pero la respuesta ha sido, no entren. por eso se presentÓ ante el consejo de la ciudad para orden contra el oficial. pero no obtuvo respuesta. >>> la fiscalÍa no hizo una investigaciÓn, cuando mark grasvar >> la divisiÓn de asuntos internos de la policÍa nos dejÓ una entrevista. >> actualmente estoy revisando informaciÓn que me entregó hoy la seÑora diana patrÓn, si se establece que la informaciÓn es nueva la divisiÓn de asuntos

we're keeping our eye on a big development from a winter storm from houston, texas, all the way to southeastern virginia. a congressman from florida who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession has resigned. he submitted a letter of resignation to john boehner. in november, he admitted to buying cocaine from an undercover officer in dupont circle after spending a month in rehab, he went -- he said alcohol was the root to his problems. >> senator john mccain's voting record is being criticized by his own party. senatories centered the for what it called a long and terrible record of working with several democrats. endorse, not support, or campaign for mccain. the party also causes record a disservice to our state and nation. mccain spokesman declined to comment. >> latest tonight on the bridge scandal enveloping chris christie's administration. they voted today to pull the resources in the form of joint bipartisan committee. the group will investigate claims that he orchestrated a traffic jam at the george washington bridge last september as political payback. coming up, trouble for president obama

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la alcaldesa de houston, texas, annise parker, contrajo matrimonio en california, donde las uniones homosexualesa computadora para que su hijo menor pudiera hacer sus tareas, ustedes como siempre, respondieron con su generosidad habitual, y salvador nos lleva a compartir esa historia, quÉ lindo. >> la familia temÍan pasar la navidad de sus vidas, el cÁncer agotÓ a don ricardo, un hombre desempleado pero que cada maÑana hace trabajo voluntario en la escuela de su hijo, ricardito, su esposa sufre de fibrosis pulmonar, y tampoco puede conseguir un empleo. >> estÁbamos muy tristes, nos sentÍamos deprimidos, pues por la situaciÓn que estÁbamos viviendo. >> en diciembre no podrÍan pagar renta, electricidad, gas ni agua, estuvieron a punto de ser desalojados, y pensar en un regalo navideÑo para su hijito, era un regalo lejano. >> querÍa computadora, pantalones y tenis, y la verdad yo no tenÍa dinero para comprÁrselos con enfermedad que tengo de mi cÁncer. >> afortunadamente la audiencia de "primer impacto" decidiÓ ayudarlos, nuestros duendes trajeron regalos. llamaron de todas partes, habÍa ambas bonda

desdee houston texas, veamismos la historia. >>> diana dice que su padre es mark grosvar, un oficialquerÍa quedarse con el menor. el oficiar se ha extralimitado. >>> el oficial se presentÓ en casa de la madre de diana, uno de ellos se metiÓ hasta el patio. >>> de decÍa algo? >>> no. >>> minutos mas tarde llegÓ el padrastro de diana, el digo que estaba vestido de civil. >>> nos sentimos mus ofendidos. uno no sabe en que momento van a volver, a van a tomar represalias contra nosotros. >>> la policÍa llegÓ a donde trabaja diana. >>> yo les dije si tenÍan una orden de cateo. >>> en dos ocasiones diana pidÓo una orden contra el oficial. pero no obtuvo respuesta. >>> la fiscalÍa no hizo una investigaciÓn, cuando mark grasvar la atacÓ. >>> la divisiÓn de asuston internoso de la policÍa de houston, la divisiÓn de asuston internos abrirÁ una nueva investigaciÓn. >>> por ahora diana quiere pasar un rato con su hijo. >>> la denuncia serÁ investigada. >>> estos rollos de nieve no fueron creados por manos humanos, sino por la madre naturaleza. se encuentraron con un campo de hero, . >>> buenas ta

houston to a stand still. the arctic blast dipped deep into texas with a rare snowfall, heavy sleet, and in houston, freezing rain that crippled the city. >> it's been real slippery, a lot of crashes, a lot of people losing control. >> reporter: despite warnings to stay off the roads, accidents topped 500 by late morning. >> 29 west road? >> reporter: the area's emergency center was activated. it's staffed normal i will only for hurricanes. >> it's still a serious situation, as you see, because you see all the traffic backed up one way. >> reporter: dozens of icy roads were closed. overpasses like this turned to sheets of ice. it's where hundreds of accidents have happened. ice blanketed san antonio, and further east, baton rouge. cities where plows and salt trucks are seldom needed and in short supply. almost 700 flights were cancelled today, more than 2,000 delays. in indiana, i-94 reopened this morning, 20 hours after whiteout conditions triggered a deadly crash of more than 40 vehicles, 18 of them semis. three people died, more than 20 hurt. in blinding snow, the rescue took hours. >> with a crash scene like

. >> houston, texas. >> why did you want to come to new orleans?s crazy, amazing night? i feel like this feels like oz, this city. >> yeah. very active. very active. >> do you believe in resolutions? >> sometimes. sometimes -- >> how about you? resolutions? resolutions? >> oh, boy, just have a great 2014. >> have a great 2014. thank you so much. it is so nice to have you here. i love your masks. beautiful. happy new year. here in jackson square. we still have the guys playing behind me. we've been listening to music for the last couple hours here. everyone's sort of swaying along in the crowd. music, the soul of new orleans. let's take another listen here. here we go. the honey island swamp band. take a listen. >> i want you guys to get moving, okay? i want you to get moving. get loosened up. one. two. one, two. one, two. ♪ ♪ >> all right. 17 minutes away here from the fleur de lis drop in new orleans. stay with us, cnn. we're going to roll you through midnight central time. much more happening here in the big easy. stay with me on cnn. #cnnnye if

. >> reporter: passengers of the caribbean princess are back on dry land in houston, texas, a day early. some of the people on board fell ill after an outbreak of the norovirus. a princess cruise's spokesperson says the ship ended its seven-day trip ahead of schedule because of weather, not because of the sickness. >> the captain told us the reason we came back was fog. see how foggy it is, everybody? there's no fog today. >> reporter: two days into the voyage some of the more than 4,000 on board started getting sick. the company confirms more than 170 passengers and crew members suffered from diarrhea and vomiting. >> when you hear something like that in an enclosed space, you're nervous. you know, gosh, i can't touch anything. there's of course, you have hand sanitizer all over the boat. >> reporter: the short lived nor vow virus -- norovirus is suspected in another outbreak on a royal cruise ship. more than 600 people fell violently ill. >> i was on the floor. i was just laying down. i was so sick. >> reporter: the explorer of the seas got a top to bottom cleaning and is ready for it

the train, never a good idea to park on the tracks, but that's what happened in herman park in houston, texas. this is a miniature train, popular attraction, been around since 1957. you can see it's just like a fun little train and goes around for two miles, right? what kind of damage can it do to a parked car? you are about to find out because someone has a camera rolling outside of the train and watch. look at that thing. hits into this honda sedan and lifts it off the ground. you can see two of the tires wedged up against the curb. the other two tires a good two feet in the air. >> it looked like somebody was in the driver's seat of the car. why didn't the car move as it saw the train coming? >> hang on. >> the person went like this. >> no! >> funny, that gate's on the wrong side of the tracks. >> the gate's coming down as the car is parked on the tracks. that's probably why the car stopped because the gate started coming down and then the driver got confused, like, where do i go now? >> it's very, very weird. nobody was hurt in this crash. and the train was up and running the next day. ap

this is going all the way down o houston, texas, and everywhere many between. the worst could be the ice storm from savannah to charleston. this is peaking later on tonight. up to a half an inch of ice. that's enough to bring down trees and power lines. many georgia, murt l beach, dealing with conditions. 6 to 1 inches possible. here in eastern north carolina, someone could get a foot. raleigh expecting around 3 to 6 inches. wilmington, heez are just areas we don't kbet had. here's your snow. this is what's going to head through the south today. >> all those cities not used to had kind of weather. brace yourself. we'll be reds i can. >>> now to washington where president obama is preparing for his sixth state of the union address. "wall street journal" polls reveal 63% of americans think the country is headed many the wrong direction. tracie potts joins us live from washington. the president impose into the speech with one of the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. >> it's the seventh straight poll where his approval rating has been under water as he lay

when she was in graduate school in houston texas she worked at the ihop earning $2.13 an hour.s that restaurants are supposed to make sure that tips make up the difference between that tipped minimum wage of $2.13 in the regular minimum wage of $7.25. the u.s. department of labor report and 84% violation rates with regard to employers actually making up that difference and in fact in claudia's case the ihop mega-corporation even though it is legal said we don't want to be held liable for making sure that tips make up that difference so we are going to report that you are earning $7.25 regardless of what you actually earn. which means claudia was taxed at $7.25 and received a paste of every week is said this is not a paycheck. when you earn $2.13 or $3.63 your wages are so low they go entirely to taxes and you live off of your tips. claudia lived off of her tips which were sometimes $5 an hour, sometimes $4 an hour and sometimes $0 an hour when she was doing side work for the restaurant was slow. claudia was hungry. she said i'm ashamed to admit it but i would wait to get to the

>>> worrisome story coming into cnn right now from katie, texas, west of houston, it texas. and bomb squad on the scene after what's been described as a suspicious package was found at the katy, texas, high school. the local school district confirms that all the students and staff at seven lakes high school were evacuated for a safety issue around 10:00 a.m. local time earlier today. a following statement was posted by the school district's website. students have been evacuated to an enclosed area on the baseball and football fields. water is being provided to students and staff as needed, in order to avoid investigation interference, parents are being advised to not come to the school and pick you the students at this time. life skill students have been evacuated to seven lakes junior high. all this information, by the way, is coming in from our houston affiliate, kprc. so it's a disturbing story. we're told that harris county sheriff's office bomb squad is now on the scene. the fbi has been called in to help with the investigation. and once again, parents have been told no

. >> de blasio is so left, he's going to make san fran look like houston, texas. >> we have a lot of watch in the next five years between obama care and new york city. my thanks to charlie and dagen. up next forget about these fireworks. the fireworks on wall street last year had investors celebrating and celebrate with our gang for the new year. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked himp. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment fm miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and adiums. but, of course, 's a good listener too. [ female announcer ] today cisco is connecting the internet of everything. so everything works like never before. >>> strong stocks last year, even stronger this year. adam? >> charles, the vanguard high dividend yield etf, these are big companies retively under priced. great way tolay the market after lastyear's great year. >> ben, what do you like? >> spiders discover the index you'l

. >> de blasio is so left, he's going to make san fran look like houston, texas. >> we have a lot of things to watch in the next five years between obama care a new york city. my thanks to charlie and dagen. up next forget about these fireworks. the fireworks on wall street last year had investors celebrating an celebrate with our gang for theew year. >>> strong stocks last year, even stronger this year. adam? >> charles, the vanguard high dividend yield etf, these are big companies relatively under priced. great way to play the market after last year's great year. >> ben, what do you like? >> spiders discover the index you'll do great. >> ben, thank for the shout out and watching the cost of freedom continues on the place for business, you know what it is, fox. >>> sit back and enjoy a new year show full of resolutions to save you money. first up, be it resolved, no more bailouts. as the individual obama care mandate kicks in new worries popping up that insurance companies will need a government rescue from obama care. here's a big reason why. so far nearly three times as many healt

breaking news from houston, texas.nia. a spokesperson says she is suffering from a respiratory illness. they add she's in great spirits. she's 88. the former first lady resting comfortably in houston and when there are updates throughout the night we will bring them to you. it's a night to remember her, as we do across the country, 300 million americans are gathering for the end of 2013, the beginning of 2014. barbara bush again in the hospital in houston, texas. updates throughout the night as they warrant. bill hemmer live in times square. stay tuned to the fox news channel. elisabeth hasselbeck is with me in a matter of nine mere minutes. in the meantime, back to bob and kimberly in times square. ♪ >> to our troops at home, we thank you for your undying service. the men and women who fought and died for our country. we love you. happy holidays. get home save. >> gavin dedraw. want to give a shout out to the troops. see you soon and love your families. thank you. ♪ ♪ let's get up let's get on it don't you leave me br

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told them they needed lung transplants so the sisters moved from santa barbara, california, to houston, texas the truth is they wouldn't have made it the next 60 or 90 days. >> reporter: like all siblings, they argued who should get the lungs first. >> it was painful to watch her cough. i could live with the coughing but she couldn't live without the oxygen. >> reporter: but earlier this month came a match for both anna ander ma. each sister would get one lung from the same donor. it was the first time houston methodist hospital performs such a surgery. before the surgery anna was always coughing ander ma couldn't even make it from her bed to the bathroom without losing her breath. now both sisters are able to do something they love. [ singing ] >> reporter: the surgery was a success. >> we became triple times closer. >> we're sisters and jehovah witnesses. >> reporter: they plan to go back home and serenade their families for years to come. omar villafranca, cbs news, houston. >> it's great to see. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," roger goodell joins us in studio. i

. >> reporter: passengers of the caribbean princess are back on dry land in houston, texas, a day early. some of the people on board fell ill after an outbreak of the norovirus. a princess cruise spokesman said the ship ended its seven- day trip ahead of schedule because of weather, not because of the sickness. >> the captain told us the reason we came back today was fog. see how foggy it is, everybody? there's no fog today. >> reporter: two days into the voyage, some of the more than 4,000 on board started getting sick. the company confirms more than 170 passengers and crew members suffered from diarrhea and vomiting. >> when you hear something like that, you're in an enclosed space, you're nervous, you know, gosh, i can't touch anything, there's, you know, of course you have hand sanitizer all over the boat. >> reporter: the highly contagious but short-lived norovirus is suspected in another outbreak on board a royal caribbean ship. the explorer of the seas returned to new jersey on wednesday earlier than expected. more than 600 people fell violently ill. >> i was on the floor. i was

. >> de blasio is so left, he's going to make san fran look like houston, texas. >> we have a lot ofatch in the next five years between obama care and new york city. my thanks to charlie and dagen. up next forget about these fireworks. the fireworks on wall street last year had investors celebrating and celebrate with our gang for the new year. [ chilen yelling ] [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edwa jones. this is shirley eaking. how may i help you? [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million investors... [ shirle] he's right here. hold on one sec. [ malennouncer ] ...you'd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. kevin, neill holley's on line one. ok, great. [ male announcer ] and we do. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. ♪ >>> strong stocks last year, even stronger this year. adam? >> charles, the vanguard high dividend yield etf, these are big companies relatively under priced. great way to play the market after last year's great year. >> ben, what do you like? >> spiders discover the index you'll do great. >> ben, thank for the shout out and watching the cost of

houston, texas, and this is the reason why. we've got the polar express. more cold air continuing to come down. the jet stream dipping all the way down towards the gulf, and the poles are wide open for business. with these little systems, they continue to bring more and more cold. and that pattern is simply stuck. it cannot move. it's going to have a hard time doing. so that's why we're going to be stuck in it for some time. now 23 a high tomorrow. windchill around 10. extremely cold tomorrow. 36 degrees on saturday. but with 35-mile-an-hour winds, that's not a good day at all. and right now, we're thinking a pretty good chance for snowshowers. and i do think we will see some light accumulation in parts of the area. maybe upwards of an inch. this is something we'll of course continue to watch for you. 32 degrees on your sunday. 30 degrees on monday. and then, hmm, you add 'em up. that would be nice. you can add up two of these days. and that would actually be the average high temperature for this year. but look at that. 21 degrees on wednesday. that is all

. >> the princess cruise ship now back in houston, texas.he cdc will be on board to oversee the crews sanitizing that ship. more than 170 people are believed to be sickened. this is the second cruise to have the outbreak of that virus. the other crews out cruise out new jersey had nearly 700 passengers sick. ♪>> dupe bowl weekend has arrived. fan fever is heating up. >> we are live in the heart of all of the festivities. >> michelle? >> fans are already taking advantage of all of the entertainment at super bowl boulevard at time's square. this is 13 blocks of entertainment. there have been plenty of star studded events. renee fleming will be performing the national an dem. she is already expressed some overwhelmedness. she is practiced d 800 times before the super bowl. she is pretty anxious. half time show is bruno mars. he only has two albums and says he's not scared and is confident about his performance on sunday. >> so honored i am a new artist. the nfl is such a prestigious stage they are giving the new guy a shot. i am so grateful for

all houston, all of texas is grateful to you. >> reporter: well wishers are flooding social media, billlinton tweeting, i'll be rooting for barbara bush's full recovery while she's rooting for baylor." >> barbara bush is a tough old gal who will outlive us all but our love is with her because she's not just the former first lady of america, she's the first lady of our hearts. we know that she'll pull through. >> president obama is also sending some good thoughts. he released a statement saying in part, michelle and i send our best wishes to mrs. bush for a speedy recovery. barbara is blessed to have both a loving, supportive family by her side and a vibrant spirit that we hope will have her feeling better soon. michaela? >> thank you so much for that, alina. we add our well wishes as well. >>> let's turn to ana cabrera for the headlines. >>> secretary of state john kerry headed back to israel this morning. he'll meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu as hetries to persuade the israelis and palestinians for peace. >>> americans are now receiving health coverage under obamacare. even

the i-team discovered that they spent $54,000 to send a group of employees on a trip to houston texasscott macfarlane brought attention to the story and is here now with more on this. as thefoundhe mistake, the city asked for the money back. they want to attend the recreation annual conference in october. which in addition to seminars and lectures included evening entertainment, buffets and music. documents obtained under the freedom of information act revealed the price tag at $54,000. >> there's just no way we should have sent that number of people at that level of expense. >> reporter: but we also spotted problems with the expense reports. food per diems on the 11th. flight record showed the employees returned home to washington october 10th. since then they've been ordered to pay back the money. these type of paperwork mistakes are another reason cities should never send that many people on travel. >> you don't need to send 30, 40, 50 people to a conference. send one or two or maybe none. do a teleconference. we can teleconference and get the same information a lot cheaper. >> mea

snow is even forcasted in cities like atlanta, houston texas and montgomery alabama. >>> people lookingattend this year's super bowl may be surprised to find that ticket prices are actually falling. the reason the cold weather in new jersey. make no mistake a ticket to super bowl will cost you. the cost for tickets on the secondary market has dropped substantially this week. some seats have gone down by $300. the average price still about $600. >> everybody is not used to coming here and seeing the cold weather like they're seeing here. they're used to jacksonville, miami. >> reporter: right now on the nfl exchange, the league's official ticket site the most expensive ticket is selling for $25,000. >> yikes. >>> if you aren't going to the super bowl you can watch it right here with us. the game sunday february 2nd. kick off 10:25. the temperature can be just about what you want it to be. >> i'm staying here with you. >>> a drug scandal involving a third grade teacher from benetia. how she's accused of serving pot in an after hours pot luck dinner. >>> and the theory doctors have about h

she was admitted to methodist hospital in houston, texas, medical center on a respiratory-related issueshe's in great spirits. she has received visits from her husband and family and receiving fantastic care. >>> 13 people were injured, six critically in a fire in minneapolis early today. it began in a three-story apartment building. a nearby mosque was also damaged and an explosion led to fire. >>> there were few gains with the problem of homelessness. the number of homeless people skyrocketed 75% in the past 12 years. we have more on those who live in the shadows of success. >> you know, we saw so many people braving the in time square here to ring in the new year. but imagine you didn't have a place to warm up after the balancballdropped. that's the reality for tens of thousands of people living in new york city alone. you can imagine the cold overnight many shelters working over time and shelters that help young people find a warm bed and get off the cold streets. and for many kids in the new year is new hope for a new life. >> if you knew me then you would know that i'm a daddy's g

. >> it promised to be the trial of the century in houston, texas. there was no question regarding the basic facts. on the morning of june 20th, 2001, 36-year-old andrea yates systematically drowned all five of her children. defense attorney george parnham knew that his client's only chance was to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. but as the details emerged, the public outrage grew. >> give us some room. >> get back. get back. >> the public opinion of andrea was obviously negative, to say the very least. people did not understand the mental illness. >> overwhelmingly, the people were very harsh in their assessment. the community of psychiatric workers, doctors were horrified that we would prosecute someone who had a legitimate mental illness but that was a minority. >> andrea yates' actions were certainly incomprehensible. but did that mean she was insane? >> you can be mentally ill and the standard under the law is if you know right from wrong, that's not a medical standard. that's a legal standard. >> there's no legal definition for what's ri

. >>> a violent car crash in the predawn hours in houston, texas. oes out to 911. >> houston fire and ambulance, what's your emergency? >> it's 6:00 a.m. >> a car has just run off the road. the lights is on. i can't see a person, but they're in that car. >> so you think they may be trapped? >> yes, sir. >> someone is trapped, but not in the car. rescuers make a stunning discovery near the wreckage. they can only see an arm and a leg. it's a woman pinned underneath a ton of concrete. captain logan ridinger can't begin to imagine how the victim could have gotten here, beneath a concrete cone, but only a few minutes after 6:00 a.m., he's about to get his second shock of the day. >> i saw this concrete cone, and i kind of asked one of the guys if they all called for the medical examiner because i thought that's what we had a fatality. he said, no, she's alive. >> it's unbelievable that anyone could actually be alive under this heavy concrete structure, but now rescuers have some serious thinking to do. >> that was a tough decision to make how we were goi

cnn's nick valencia live in houston for us. nick, texas, along with many of these other southern states, smacked with freezing weather in the south! this is not the kind of winter weather these folks are usually used to. >> reporter: no. good morning, christine and john. this is certainly not the part of the country that's used to winter storm warnings, especially this time of year, but houston, texas, right now hovering in the low 30s. we did see a little while ago accumulations of some sleet, but it is expected to get much worse, so city officials are bracing for it to get much worse, i should say. the last time the city got hit really hard was back in 2011, a crippling ice storm really just causing havoc for the city's transportation system. it's not expected to get that bad, but you know, if you're waking up in parts of western texas or central texas or even southern, you know, more south in texas, you're seeing ice accumulations this morning. as far as what the texas department of transportation is doing to prepare for these icy road

she was admitted to methodist hospital in houston, texas medical center and in great spirits. to statement from former president george bush office. follow her husband loss in the 1992 presidential election the couple moved to houston and many spent time at the long time family home in maine. >>> u.s. stock market closed out the year at record high. cementing biggest yearly gain in more than a decade. here are the gains for 2013. dow up 26.5 percent for the year. it's best showing since 1995 and record high nasdaq composite was up 38 percent. it's highest in 13 years. s&p 500 closed out its best year since 1997 up nearly 30 percent for the year. >> pope francis presided over tradition until year and services today asking people whether they spent 2013 to help others or to further their own interests. in his homily he asked people to reflect if they used 2013 to make the places where they live more liveable and welcoming. >>> iowa man showing the spirit of giving by giving back. businessman johnny wright stood in the cold dressed lake homeless man over the holiday when somebody

mexicano edgar tamayo, Él fue sentenciado a la pena de muerte por haber asesinado a un policÍa en houston, texasnismos internacionales pidieron que se detuviera la ejecuciÓn, pero el gobernador de texas, rick perry, no cediÓ a la presion, nuestro corresponsal, pedro rojas, de la estaciÓn de univision en houston presenciÓ la ejecucion, hablÉ con Él horas despues de la muerte de tamayo. >> pedro, muchas gracias por hablar con nosotros y lo primero que te quiero preguntar es, con dos problemas muy serios por la ejecuciÓn de edgar tamayo, primero que tenÍa problemas mentales y segundo, que no tuvo acceso al consulado de mÉxico, ¿por quÉ ni el gobierno de los estados unidos ni el gobierno de mÉxico, ni organizaciones internacionales pudieron detener esta ejecuciÓn? ¿quÉ pasÓ? ¿quÉ fallÓ? >> bueno, lo que ocurriÓ fue que sencillamente la corte suprema de justicia, pasada ya las 9 de la noche decidiÓ rechazar escuchar esas dos apelaciones, las dos apelaciones que habÍan formulado sus abogados en las Últimas horas y como sabes, quiÉn tenÍa tambiÉn la Última voluntad, era el gobernador de texas, que podr

pressure that develops out of the gulf of mexico, and with that some measurable snow for cities like houston, texasnew orleans, augusta, georgia, montgomery, alabama, very dangerous as the icy mix continues through tuesday and wednesday, with some impressive snow totals for the carolinas. in some cases we could be dealing with three to five, even six to 12 inches of snow. whether it advisory, don't see this often. winter weather warnings for portions of louisiana, mississippi, towards the carolinas and look at the forecasted precipitation. some areas could see over a foot in the carolinas. a big deal. >> janice, thanks a lot. major avalanches have blocked the only road leading to and from an entire american city. this happened over the weekend in valdez, alaska. analysts call it one of the most important ports in the state. a closeup map image shows richardson highway. the only way in did out of the city. state transportation officials say in some places the snow is 30 to 40 feet deep. wow. they say these are some of the biggest avalanches ever to hit the area, and the highway could remain closed.

cold, ice, freezing rain in houston, texas. for us, nothing but sunshine.ntil next month, now what will happen next month, the ridge will still be there. it just needs to move. that is all we need. we will eventually get some rainfall moving in. but ails mentioned, that's likely february. it is likely not going to happen month. which will make van the driest month ever. extreme fire danger will be high thursday and friday as the winds pick up. so watch out for that. also, rough surf if you're heading to the beach. that's great news for the may have rickeys. they want to get things going. 72 for livermore -- mavericks. they want to get things going. campbell, warm as well. antioch, danville, dublin, pick the town. you will be near 70. alameda, 68. napa 71 in the middle of january. thursday, warm g. friday, warm g. little bit cloudy over it could with. do something outside. close to 60. i still do not see a drop of rainfall for the next several days. changes are coming. just not yet. hold hon for sport -- on for sports about two minutes away. chancellor canno

spokesperson for the family saying that the 88-year-old is being treated at methodist hospital in houston, texasrespiratory related issue. she was admitted on monday and the spokesperson says she is in great spirits, has already received visits from her husband and family and is receiving fantastic care. we want to show you a fairly recent white house photo of the former first lady taken in july when her husband was honored for his work with the point of lights foundation. president bush, by the way, has a form of parkinson's and often uses a wheelchair or scooter to get around. news of her hospitalization is spreading and reaction is starting to come in. listen to ktrk's political consultant is saying about the news. >> i have known barbara bush since 1969. that is 44 years. having known her as i have, i have total confidence in her, period, exclamation mark. >> also weighing in is number 42, former president bill clinton who treated this morning "i'll be rooting for her full recovery while she's rooting for baylor today. all of my best to her and george h.w. bush." of course, that's a referenc

is saying, "she is in great spirits and is receiving fantastic care at methodist hospital in houston, texassame hospital where her husband and former president george h.w. bush spent almost two months battling a bronchitis related illness in 2012. >> i have known barbara bush since 1969. that is 44 years. having known her as i have, i have total confidence in her, period, exclamation mark. >> reporter: this is the fourth time the 88-year-old has been hospitalized in recent years, heart surgery in 2009 and hospitalized for abdominal pain in 2009 and teas with grave's disease an auto immune disorder that affects the thyroid, since 1988. her husband suffers from a form of parkinson's and is seen using a wheelchair or a scooter to get around. despite her ongoing health issues at edgy former first lady hasn't slowed down. here she is in july in the white house and just last week she spoke at a ceremony honoring a houston philanthropist for his volunteer week. >> you deserve every bit of it and much, much more, all houston, texas, is grateful to you. >> reporter: well wishers are flooding social

right now, we have winter storm watches and warnings on a line across 1,300 miles -- from houston, texasmobile, pensacola, florida, tamron, under a winter storm watch, into atlanta, through the eastern carolinas, all the way up to the tidewater of virginia. there'll be snow, sleet, and freezing rain, or a combination of all three. it kicks in tomorrow, into wednesday morning. this is going to cause a lot of problems, because many of the areas don't have the capability to deal with this kind of precipitation. fortunately, as you get into thursday and friday, temperatures will warm up, but there's going to be a lot of issues in the area, including a lot of closings later tomorrow and wednesday. speaking of closings, here in chicago land, schools closed today. and more than likely with the bitter cold tomorrow morning at the bus stop, they will likely shut those schools down again on tuesday. tamron, back to you from chicago. >> mike, thank you. the head of the international olympic committee today defended the choice of sochi as host of the winter games amid the unprecedented level of conc

for more we go directly to houston, texas, where we're joined by rachel bradshaw-bean herself.r also joined here in a very cold new york by sandra park, senior attorney with the aclu's women's rights project. democracy now! reached out to henderson high school but was told the school and its administrative offices are currently closed for the holidays. we also reached out to the henderson police department, which declined to comment, saying only that the case has been referred to the district attorney's office. and we reached out to rusk county da michael jimerson who declined to join us on our program, saying he had nothing further to add. we welcome our guest democracy now! to democracy now!, but we go right to houston to rachel bradshaw-bean. rachel, what i started the beginning. i know this is very painful. though it is three years later, it stays with you forever. talk about what happened to you. well, i was a senior in high and i played in the band, played baritone. i'm not going to go through details, but after i was raped in the band room, i immediately went to the bath

we could see snow in houston, texas, in new orleans, mobile, alabama, up towards atlanta, georgia, in towards the carolinas, where we could get on order of 3 to 6, maybe even a foot of snow for the carolinas into the virginias. so this is quite an event. this arctic cold front is going to plunge southward. with it, some deep south snowfall tuesday into wednesday. gretchen, i have a feeling we're going to be talking to you this time tomorrow about this snow. back to you. >> all right. thanks so much. >> you got it. >> well, check out this massive fireball erupting after a gas tanker rolls over on a major highway. where and how it's still wreaking havoc on traffic coming up. >>> plus, hillary clinton's new comments about benghazi that you don't want to miss. >> and the obama administration pulling out all the stops to win back millennials and get them signed up for obamacare. how do they plan to do that with this? a big block of cheese in my hands. our political panel is here with some real talk about this slab and so much more. clay. mom? come in here. come in where? welcome to my mom

we'll have a winter storm over areas like houston, texas, and new orleans, and mobile, alabama, and pepsi-cola. look at what we'll deal with this time tomorrow afternoon. as we get into the afternoon hours, where your show is going take place, going to see snow over the deep south and significant accumulations over areas that typically don't see this type of weather. that is how far south this arctic front is going to push. winter weather advisories for a does states here. significant winter storm expected over the next 24-36 hours. ice storm warning for georgia, south carolina, winter storm warning for areas that typically don't see accumulating snow. and look at the forecast precipitation. we'll see snow upper new orleans, houston, but three to five inches, not out of the question, even in some cases over a foot of snow in the carolinas. it's been an incredible january, just breaking records left and right, neil. we'll continue to monitor it. back to you. >> yikes. that arctic blast not just driving up home heating bills. it's driving up costs for super bowl parties. what's going on? >> repo

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. >> >> number three, houston, texas.ily earning 150,000 a year pays less than 5% of its annual income in taxes. the city has o of the highest property tax rates at $2.50 per every 100 bucks in property value. >>> number two, anchorage, alaska, the city's median income is the highest in the nation bue has the second lowest taxes. the number one city with lowest taxes, cheyenne, wyoming. go there. family earning $150,000 a year has a tax burden of 3%. the city has second lowest property taxes next to birmgham, alabama. that's a good city too. the cities with the highest taxes,ma bridgeport, connecticu. don't go to philly my friend. >>> coming up we've got some charity recommendations for you this holiday season, including es you should stay away from. plus the taxman himself, grover norquist is why he is fed up with the irs this year and why next year could be even worse. [ me announcer ] this is the story of the dusty basement at 06 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. ...and the little room above the str