iet was clear yevin was going to be seven weeks early. >> he's doing good. everyone telling me he's strong for a preemie. >> doctors say he is strong and healthy and could be headed home in 2 to 3 weeks. >> surprised, huh? >> yes. just glad he's healthy and she's doing well. >> her mom remembers giving birth to dina and two sisters in this building. >> being born in this hospital is a family tradition? >> yes. >> you see, dina was here on a rare visit. she and the father are stationed in alaska with fourth brigade combat team. >> you can say we like our job when jumping out of planes a >> but this time, jumping on a plane. >> are you on airport? >> on the way. >> after taking a look at his son, he boarded a flight from his family home in georgia to hold yevin's tiny hand. >> buy, i love you. iet wasn't what was expected for christmas. dina's little sister got a nephew. >> great. i like it. best christmas, ever. >> we have another story for you tonight in the spirit of the season. plenty of elves showed up in richmond to help a mother and family give gifts to

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iets not a phone call. a phone call is not something you do. i'm sorry for saying this to your child. no. this is something needs to be sat down and discussed. he needs to be fired. >> district officials say the teacher is being disciplined and added the teacher calling it a stupid mistake on his part. >> still to come on abc7 news at 4:00 the majesty and beauty of yellow stone national park. >> scientists are voicing concerns about what lies underground. >> taking a look at the view from our camera, hazy sunshine, mild weather. oakland airport highs 66 degrees how long this will stick around for the next couple days, coming up. >> wow. that is spectacular sunset. traffic not quite spectacular, actually not bad. it's pretty g northbound heavier but looks like it's moving. back [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you w

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iet wasn't what was expected for christmas. dina's little sister got a nephew. >> great. i like it. best christmas, ever. >> we have another story for you tonight in the spirit of the season. plenty of elves showed up in richmond to help a mother and family give gifts to the needy. abc7 news on the christmas and richmond give away. >> i started playing with it. >> that is arriving. >> giraffe. >> edna is going through presents. but actually she's more like one of the santa's biggest helpers. eight years ago, facing foreclosure, her family decided to give. >> it dropped into my daughter's spirit to start feeding the homeless. >> they put together a toy give away. on this christmas eve she was hoping for a miracle. yesterday they were worried they weren't going to have enough for a give away. someone just dropped off more. two people drove up with toys and others donated these presents. this isn't just about giving aby toys. a restaurant donated food and people dropped off clothes volunteers sorted and folded them. >> they brought in coats and shoes and things we want to help out. >>

iet s and nicer weather, not as frosty. >> no. spencer christian is here in time for the weekend. >> yes. no more freeze our air quality has been in decline. we have a spare the air alert. here is a live look northward. looking at western sky, temperatures mainly into 50s. another live view at abc7 towards bay bridge, temperatures down to 50 already. 48 fairfield. it's going to get chilly in spots. another spare the air day tomorrow, milder pattern sunday. satellite shows high pressure is a dominant feature now. there is no showers coming our way for a whiechlt outlook remains dry. you can find meteor showers looking at western sky. this is the best viewing time after moon set and twilight. 4:45 a.m tomorrow. looking at western sky, nice view. overnight tonight, low temperatures, low 30s at napa and santa rosa. still chilly inland valleys of the east bay as well. highs low 60s around the bay and inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. milder sunday through wednesday. inland highs reaching into mid to upper six owes highs on the

iets hard for me now. right around now, i should be spending time getting ready to get her gifts together, wrapping and hiding from her so she won't find them. >> both sides in this difficult matter will be back in court christmas eve when some results could be presented. >> a major ruling in a land park pension case. parts of measure b are illegal saying san jess yeah cannot put pensions, however, cities can cut pay to makeup the difference. it calls for existing city employees to pay more into their pensions and plans. >> we've been saying measure b sill legal the judge found that the heart of measure b is illegal. >> i'm confident both sides will appeal decisions. parts were deemed legal >> part set a special meeting to appro approve amended labor contracts to meet on tentative agreements. the board usually waits to cast a vote but this time world will vote first >> and new safety rules, a december 18th fire was the second in two months today. this company announced changes. the plant will be staffed 24

iet has. >> we've had seven days of freeze warning was an exception in there. it's been a long cold snachlt people been tweeting about their plants and they can make it their new home. yes, 20s this morning into coldest inland valleys now getting out of it. temperatures low 30s so there is an improvement. a system moving north. hazy skies and another has been declared for tomorrow. moderate air quality for the bay area. no wood burning is allowed. just so you know this is the sixth one tomorrow. and if you have respiratory issues stay inside and limit exposure. we've had stagnanter air just sitting here. and beautiful skyline there looking towards twin paekz. mid-50s san jose. 46 half moon bay. some 40s in napa and petaluma. mount tamalpais look at this gorgeous after glow of our setting sun. spare the air through friday. warming trend for the weekend. this weak cold front, nothing here for us other than high clouds tonight going into tomorrow morning. so patchy low clouds mean an increased humidity. meaning temperatures will not drop as much tomorrow morning.

iet was cold enough to snow today and stick to the ground. these are pictures sent to our you reports. you can see flakes falling. and in the north bay, repair services getting a lot of calls to fix faulty heating systems. many finding they don't work properly. >> those thermostats are running high like everywhere else the water from broken pipes has been running as well. the possibility of snow has pearl harbor veterans on the move. >> i can tell you water just started falling from the sky here, it's feeling cold. as for mount diablo, they're expecting several inches of snow there overnight into tomorrow. this did have survivors down here into the flatlands. the 89-year-old won't miss it. the lighting of the beacon. but this weekend's event moved from the summit to the flatlands. due to the threat of snow on the mountains. >> we'd like to be able to relight it. but it doesn't make sense to do that. and i agree with having it down here. >> this is what folks in martinez awoke to. yet another sign that the bay area doesn't do subfreezing well.

iet would be nice. >> world news is up next. >> thanks for joining us. we appreciate your time and will see you again at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, deep freeze, a kind of cold not seen in decades. biting winds and snow, temperatures expected to drop 15 degrees in 24 hours. >>> zoned out, did the engineer fall asleep as the train barrelled 82 miles per hour towards disaster? >>> made in america christmas, how we could create 200,000 new jobs together. david muir getting a kick start from the rockettes. >> made in america! whoo! >>> good evening to you on this tuesday night. we begin with a nation heading into a deep freeze. 149 million americans in at

iet had people sleeping in uncomfortable positions. and avoiding dallas could make for a long trip home. >> bunked out on hard couches and just toughed it out. >> and today? >> today, supposed to leave at 6:35 to lax, then stuck there until eight: -- no. 11:30 tonight. >> then, home? >> hopefully. >> delays keep popping up here. best advice is call airlines before heading to the airport. stay on top of the cold weather with the abc7 news weather app and down load it for free. >> sheriff deputies looking for scattered remains after a skeleton was found by a hiker. shiloh ranch is closed while detectives investigate. they scoured the area where a man and his two children spotted a skull and one shoe yesterday a look reveals a full skeleton. also, police need your help trying to find this man, quickly the 55-year-old has gone missing from the sonoma care and rehabilitation facility. ash worth wearing a checkered red jacket and jean shorts. >>> a famous local surfer died when a fire raced through his home this morning. temperatures tried t

iets not good. not close. this about 2 million years. >> this year? >> low as it gets. aif you're optimistic, look forward to january. hope it rains big and remember, in 2 million years salmon have seen droughts and they're still here. us, too. >> in marin county abc7 news. >> strange days. >> yes. really and still no rain? >> all seasons look alike now. >> and continuing dry this is not because of the weather we've expected could be what we might expect in years still to come. mainly clear skies, high clouds around the bay area. you can see westward, this will be the 23 alert since november 1st. no wood burning is awill youed. please bare that in mind. another live view, looking over the bay, temperatures now are uniform, mid-50s in locations from san francisco to oakland, redwood city. and a live view eevent bay looking along beautiful bay bridge. 55 in santa rosa. 54 napa. 47 fairfield. and, one more live view of the downtown buildings in san francisco from our camera. these features partly cloudy skies chilly tonight. and satellite shows high pressure with us tonigh

iet seemed like there is a better deal now than right after thanksgiving. >> for others the last minute shopping is a necessity. people told with us improved economy they're work longer ask unable to shop. >> i've got to go pick up last minute things i was busy working. >> gift cards are popular today, either because they don't know what to buy or run out of time. it also gives you more buying power, however, aisles are filled with christmas eve discounts, helping move merchandise now. customers can't be sure if items will be slashed more on thursday, so deals in the eyes of the beholder. fit looks good, shoppers are taking advantage, now. >> i've seen 30%, 50%. >> does it pay to wait? . >> i think so. >> recession appears to have a lingering affect. spending remains restrained. in san jose, abc7 news. >> a yale sophomore hopes to reach the south pole, set to become the youngest person to reach north and south poles on to the. he's now braving the wilds of antarctica. he spoke to good morning america during his journey. >> good 11 hours a day, through sunshine or winds. >> he says he ne

iet gives you time to think how to beat the odds i went to ask a psychic she'd taken the day o i went to a chinese restaurant and got numbers out of a fortune cookie. >> it's math matticly impossible to have a strategy. >> you're 49 times more likely to get killed by being stung by a wasp, hornet or a bee than to win. >> the jackpot keeps growing and so do lines >> the lines went out the door since i got here. >> one guy says he can keep from you having to stand in this crazy line. >> only way you can increase your chances of winning is by buying more tickets. >> so james told us his web site let's you buy online and pool them with others >> if you join a pool up to 100 people you have 100 chances of winning. >> of course, you'd only 11 hundredths of the jackpot. >> quick pick and you're an instant winner there. right? >> can i get three more megaplease? >> blame it on holidays these hopefuls are in the giving spirit. >> what would you do? >> create jobs. >> i am going to give way a lot of money to people that need it. >> i will be the winner! >> a group of silicon valley executives t

iets not just about distributing food. it's about bringing health and wellness to the region. >> like its harvest pantry program. requiring a lesson before they may pick up free proteins, fruits and veggies per week. >> some families don't eat french fries like before. they don't go sunday, saturday to the fast food restaurants. now, they cook at home. >> we're trying to bring people out of the food insecure position and teach them this is healthy food this, is how to prepare it and make your kids healthy. and they do better in school and work situations. just a healthier community. >> redwood empire provides other programs for clients like food distribution and screening. >> we want to be on a cutting edge of hunger relief. so we're about bringing health and wellness to the region. we're hoping from abc7 campaign that spem will dig deep and give this holiday season and throughout the year. >> every dollar means two meals to a family. that is something you just can't pass up. when you have time or money. >> broadcasting li

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iet gives you time to think how to beat the odds i went to ask a psychic she'd taken the day o i went to a chinese restaurant and got numbers out of a fortune cookie. >> it's math matticly impossible to have a strategy. >> you're 49 times more likely to get killed by being stung by a wasp, hornet or a bee than to win. >> the jackpot keeps growing and so do lines >> the lines went out the door since i got here. >> one guy says he can keep from you having to stand in this crazy line. >> only way you can increase your chances of winning is by buying more tickets. >> so james told us his web site let's you buy online and pool them with others >> if you join a pool up to 100 people you have 100 chances of winning. >> of course, you'd only hundredths of the jackpot. >> quick pick and you're an instant winner there. right? >> can i get three more megaplease? >> blame it on holidays these hopefuls are in the giving spirit. >> what would you do? >> create jobs. >> i am going to give way a lot of money to people that need it. >> i will be the winner! >> a group of silicon valley executives toda

iet does rain to see it is low. in december i'd be underwater.e year later driest december has taken a toll the reservoir will beings like a desert. clam shells are high and dry. >> we're on pace to set a new record for calendar year rainfall. lowest since 1929. >> mike bond says customerses are asked to conserve water. most reservoirs at about 80% of normal. >> if we don't get any rainfall we'll have less in feet and storage. >> that would be bad and could trigger concern. the dress code. >> are you wearing sun screen? >> i'm not. >> that is a is

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iets so terribly dry. and doppler seven cloud cover today, we shed you high clouds coming through. so sunshine didn't burn through in this filtered fashion we'd hoped for. a dry and overcast temperatures mid to upper 50s now. san francisco, oakland and san jose. western sky, light from setting suns from our camera, temperatures also into mid 0 upper 50s from santa rosa to napa. from up high, these are the forecast features, turning clear and. spare the air tomorrow, satellite shows high clouds still with us today, swinging through, high pressure builds in again nochlt rain and continues to be dry. so high pressure rebuilds behind that system. that brings us another string of dry days at 7:00 this evening, notice clousdz dissipate. tomorrow, sunshine returning and milder tomorrow. skies will be brighter, overnight tonight, clear skies late tonight we'll see lingering clouds into evening hours and chilly inland where lows drop to 30 in santa rosa. east, down to about 30 in fairfield. tomorrow, sunny skies into afternoon, highs in the mid or mid to upper 60s. 66 in los gatos. 65 redwo

iet shows the rate dropping seven percent. >> no one who works on these issues in administration is satisfiede steady progress we've been making. and news today. >> employers added 200,000 jobs in november. almost a quarter in high-paying industries. stock markets reacted favorably, analysts believe there could be down days ahead. >> that has been great from stocks. >> the report wasn't all >> some jobs in lower earning categories this is the fourth month of substantial hiring in the u.s. a possible sign that the economy is truly recovering. >> sich people expected of stealing radio active material under custody. a truck stolen monday just north of mexico city. they were taken to the hospital to be tested for radiation exposure. six suspects are expected to live. all radio active materials have been recovered. authorities do not believe that thieves knew about the cargo. >> another milestone in syria in efforts to eradicate the chemical weapons program. announcing destruction of the unfilled munitions. the group is working with the united nations to remove the toxic chemicals by the end of th

attitude, iet an tell them to stop. you need that new healthcare. sign up because it's hot. i'm commander-in-chief and i'm two-term strong plus i've got the self-care which is got it going on. >> getting young people on the books for obama care is key, just ask a doctor who was also senate majority leader, bill frist. he talked with us yesterday. >> obamacare does not address cost, costs will skyrocket. it says let's bring everybody in the room but they overpromised. they gave everybody comprehensive benefits which we cannot afford and then it set up so that the young people under 35 have to subsidize everyone else. young people are simply not signing up. >> but that is how insurance works. is you need and not help the people in the pool. do you think they can get them? >> they are not signing up because the way the bill is designed as the plans are expensive for them. a 30-year-old today who is paying very little but getting comprehensive health insurance no longer can get that. they have to buy very expensive plants. the way it was designed is that sick people can only pay

iet goes to military first. pete, thank you very much. >> so coming up kanye west taking fire for saying being a rapper like ham is kind of like being a police officer. ritz being his life in war. we'll talk about that. and a police chief said no. no. wait until you hear advice for mr. west coming up. you can keep your health care plan. if you like your health care plan. the lie of the year they've been doing this every year. a white house insider about what he thinks about that next >> if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan. period. >> if you've got health insurance and you like your doctor, you like your plan, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan. nobody is talking about taking that away from you f you like your health care plan, you'll n able to keep your health care plan you can keep that, too. >> if you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance. period, end of story. >> back to our top story tonight. the fact-checking organization politi fact l

iets not just about distributing food. it's about bringing health and wellness to the region. >> like its harvest pantry program. requiring a lesson before they may pick up free proteins, fruits and veggies per week. >> some families don't eat french fries like before. they don't go sunday, saturday to the fast food restaurants. now, they cook at home. >> we're trying to bring people out of the food insecure position and teach them this is healthy food this, is how to prepare it and make your kids healthy. and they do better in school and work situations. just a healthier community. >> redwood empire provides other programs for clients like food distribution and screening. >> we want to be on a cutting edge of hunger relief. so we're about bringing health and wellness to the region. we're hoping from abc7 campaign that spem will dig deep and give this holiday season and throughout the year. >> every dollar means two meals to a family. that is something you just can't pass up. when you have time or money. >> broadcasting li

iets not good. not close. this about 2 million years. >> this year? >> low as it gets. aif you're optimistic, ok forward to january. hope it rains big and remember, in 2 million years salmon have seen droughts and they're still here. us, too. >> in marin county abc7 news. >> strange days. >> yes. really and still no rain? >> all seasons look alike now. >> and continuing dry this is not because of the weather we've expected could be what we might expect in years still to come. mainly clear skies, high clouds around the bay area. you can see westward, this will be the 23 alert since november 1st. no wood burning is awill youed. please bare that in mind. another live view, looking over the bay, temperatures now are uniform, mid-50s in locations from san francisco to oakland, redwood city. and a live view eevent bay looking along beautiful bay bridge. 55 in santa rosa. 54 napa. 47 fairfield. and, one more live view of the downtown buildings in san francisco from our camera. these features partly cloudy skies chilly tonight. and satellite shows high pressure with us tonight,

iet was. targeting 29 drug dealers they zeroed in on the tender loin. the neighborhood many immigrant families call home. telling us they wanted to make a difference here for the sake of the families and children. the task force targeted chronic drug dealers making arrests quietly. some have been selling drugs here since early 90s. will have been arrested probably 50 times. >> being many are soon back on the streets. the message this time was different. these are federal charges meaning they're facing a mandatory one year in the federal pen. >> based on amount of drug they face more than that. >> u.s. attorney obtained indictments under safe schools program which for bids drug dealing within a thousand feet of schools. many attend city academy. a private school with no recreation facilities. every day they walk to a playground. >> this is getting it right now. >> they pass drug dealers passing in front of children. you name it, they've got it. the narcotics inspector says it's like an outdoor pharmacy. they'll stay on the corner until selling out. someo

iets nice to know how much your donations are stretched. >> but sandhya is here and tracking weather. >> we're getting out of the chill. so into tomorrow cold. clouds to the north, rest of the bay area enjoying sunny skies but hazy out there. here is a look at the forecast. spare the air declared for tomorrow so continuing throughout friday. and above average temperatures expected next week. we have a cold front working its way towards northern california. it's a weak cold need wind to clear things out, tonight look for high clouds tomorrow morning a little bit of low clouds developing in the morning. afternoon, slightly cooler but plenty of sunshine. i do want to show you something here. this is from national oceanic and atmospheric association. i want to show you extreme drought spreading northward and just getting worse here. we're not expecting rain any time soon. so december has been dry and that doesn't mean january will not be wet. low 30s into coldest inland valleys. nothing like this morning so yes, will be at or below freezing in spots. you'll need extra layer tomorrow morni

iet was. targeting 29 drug dealers they zeroed in on the tender loin. the neighborhood many immigrant families call home. telling us they wanted to make a difference here for the sake of the families and children. the task force targeted chronic drug dealers making arrests quietly. some have been selling drugs here since early 90s. will have been arrested probably 50 times. >> being many are soon back on the streets. the message this time was different. these are federal charges meaning they're facing a mandatory one year in the federal pen. >> based on amount of drug they face more than that. >> u.s. attorney obtained indictments under safe schools program which for bids drug dealing within a thousand feet of schools. many attend city academy. a private school with no recreation facilities. every day they walk to a playground. >> this is getting it right now. >> they pass drug dealers passing in front of children. you name it, they've got it. the narcotics inspector says it's like an outdoor pharmacy. they'll stay on the corner until selling out. someo

iets never ending and amazing. latest controversy is here in california. state republican caucus put up a web site with a similar sounding name to real covered california site. the official site is covered ca.com. republican side covered health care ca.com loaded with information criticizing obamacare. democrats say there is enough confusion about signing up without republicans adding to it. republicans counter that hard working americans have hard questions about the affordable care act and they're just providing answers the bottom line? the only place to sign up online is at coveredca.com. this millions of apps were not enough. there is another way to use your smart phone. a device let's you watch live tv on your phone or tablet. called audio vox, using an antenna to receive tv over air waves. usa today says interest tl is one draw back >> there is just too few station choices now. >> so what does he know? really? >> abc7, sells for owe $130 but no monthly fees. >> who do you think spends more money at victoria's secret? here is a question. men or women?

iets and snowstorm is tumble will the northeast.ne driver is dead and dozens are stranded for hours. check out the crazy white how the conditions at the lion's eagles game in philadelphia. look at that. >> in plano, texas look and listen to this. sheets of ice coming off of a roof. >> holy mole lee. >> it is a bl nightmare. a winter weather nightmare at the airport. at this hour more than 1200 flights are canceled. >> lots of people as you can see sweeping overnight. maria molina has been tracking the storm for us all morning. >> where is it headed next? is it over yet? >> good news for atlantic like right here in new york city where we see the snow transition over to rain. we are seeing temperatures gradually rising just above freezing out here in some of the areas in time for the morning commute. in new england and boston we are seeing the snow going down. i want to mention some of the totals because they were incredible. about 8.6 inches of snow parts of delaware with the snow. the snow was widespread yesterday across parts of th

iet will be available to the public if you like to go to the mayor's office through this friday. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> desmond tutu became the target of burglars. police say someone broke in his home while he was attending the service this, is not the first time this happened. the 82-year-old had his home robbed in august. both were unhurt. burglaries and home invasions occur in south africa. >> a bit of controversy from yesterday's service. sign language experts say the man standing next to speakers may have been making hand gestures but he wasn't providing sign language. just waving his hands around. the head of the deaf federation of south africa says this man was fake. he was seen next to leaders including president obama. south african government says it's investigating. >> the white house condemning ongoing violent crashes in ukraine by pro testers and police. they rebuilt barricades torn down by authorities. hours earlier, police used chain saws to pull down barriers. thousands of protestors have been camped out, angry the president won't sign an agreement that w

. >> tomorrow is another spare the air day iets unbelievable, the stretch we've had.ou like warm weather but skies are very hazy. lisa argin is here now. >> we do have high clouds around, the question will these bring us rain? another mild day today, we talked about the spare the air day tomorrow making for a pretty sunset. pollution will be gathering close to the who areally son, both tomorrow and no wood burning for 23 alert. since november 1st. so we'll see that throughout the afternoon, temperatures above average. a percentage of normal, season to date, you can see 1 to 2 inches of rain, we're so, so dry. san francisco, 24% of normal. livermore, 42% of normal. san jose, inch and a half of rain. the big is there rain on the horizon? temperatures now on the mild side. in the row 60s, cooler in los gatos, another pretty sunset here, we have a look at the seven-day forecast coming up. you'll notice numbers dropping throughout 60s and 50s now, but we want to talk about the big game in wisconsin on sunday for 49ers. high temperatures, yeah that, is the high temperature,

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iet was smoky, real smoky in the middle of the car, where we was. >> reporter: filling with what appearedmoke. >> a couple people had seizures i think because of the smoke. >> we'd move, then stop. then, i was on the train, they had three medical emergencies on my car, and we'd have to move them to one end of the train, then, back to the other end of the train. it was insane. >> reporter: emergency responders, firefighters and ambulances from various agencies got into place on both oakland and orinda sides. a nurse tried to help one woman having trouble breathing. >> she started having an asthma attack. we gave her her inhaler but it's crazy. bart? this is crazy. >> we believe the problem has been resolved at this time. >> reporter: the train was able to head west under its own power where paramedics were waiting. treem involved respiratory problems. >> we're going have to do an investigation the indication is an emergency brake was engaged not on purpose. >> turned out no active fire or smoke. according to bart it was brake dust. >> reporter: officials say they're investigating how, and

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is interesting, i got to think there is so much complaining on budget on both b sides of the aisle ietight be the right t tonic right now. >> what it does do allow to us focus on obamacare for the next several months and get ready for the 2014 election. so it has that advantage. gerri: all right. let's talk about obamacare for a second because look, here's what i think. you pay a ton of attention to taxes. i believe that when americans start getting their tax bill for 2013 next april, there will be so some very long faces.s, people will be very upset. insiders are even telling me they expect americans to start moving to low-tax states because the impact will be so horrendous. as we know, a lot of this is obamacare taxes. what is the burden of obamacare for americans and their taxes? >> well, there are 20 differentf taxes in obamacare.amac there are 47 new jobs for the irs in obamacare. some of them just keeping track of stuff. you're going to have to present documentation about what kind of insurance you have and prove that you have it. so the irs will be doing a lot of information-gat

. >>> iet t-- italians are voting that could cause a change there. >> voters across the country are having their say in the contest to choose the new hefd of the center left democratic party, which dominates the ruling coalition. 38-year-old mayor of florence is expected to win. he lost the vote for the leadership last year to his opoint nent. i asked him what effect the new leader might have on the government of henrik who is also a member of the democratic party. >> this is actually the question. i don't know if there is already the answer. i would say that if the general interest prevails, there shouldn't be any destabilization of the government. but it depends on how much renzi will have the desire to capitalize on his victory. we don't know yet. hopefully there's a government that goes ahead for at least one more year. it depends a repeept on what re sn zi has in its mind. >>> greece is facing further spending cuts after they approved a tough project for next year. the coalition government secured a narrow majority for the 2014 budget, which includes $4.2 billion of cuts to an economy