this line here, see it, just west of jack son, mississippi -- jackson, mississippi. those are thunderstorms with isolated pockets of weather. no thunderstorms for us when this system gets in. high pressure dominated the mountain west there and another storm system that will crash into the pacific northwest over the next 24 to 36 hours. this is futurecast. tonight at 11:00, we have clear skies. quickly those clouds come in and thicken up. this is tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. again, if you aring into the office tomorrow, you know, you get there dry, at least that's the way it's looking now. then the rain quickly comes in and it looks like it's not just showers. once it gets in here, it's full on rain tomorrow and it's wet out there. we are talking rainfall totals maybe 1/2 inch to some places could be right up around an inch or so. look at the oranges here or painting a red. that is heavy rain coming through. quickly it's out of here by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 we are drying out. look at the snow out to the west and the cold air. it's not going to come across the mountains.

snow in the northern cascades and northern rockies. >> snow from jackson, mississippi. with mountain snow in northern new england. >>> and finally this morning, the teenage daughter of the king of pop, now eagerly awaiting to step into her own spotlight. >> that's right. now that paris jackson has landed her first film role, she's shedding a little light on her morals and her relationship with her famous dad. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: she's the freshest face in hollywood, even though her dad was once the most famous man in the world. michael jackson fiercely protected the privacy of his children. >> do you remember wearing a mask and going, this is kind of weird? >> yeah, i'm like, this is stupid. why am i wearing a mask? >> right. >> but yeah. i kind of realized the older i got, like, he only tried to protect us. >> reporter: it wasn't until his memorial service that we finally heard her speak. >> and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> reporter: that was two years ago. earlier this year, paris jackson told robin roberts she's ready for her own sh

jackson, mississippi with 63 degrees. tomorrow, with the pattern we have in the atmosphere, in advance of the cold front coming our way, we will be down right warm. here is how it looks on futurecast. there is that southwesterly wind. here is the cold front will be coming true about this time tomorrow with a few scattered showers. then, watch what happens. after the cold front moves through, here we are at the same time tomorrow night. temperatures still in the 50's. friday, a lot of sunshine. colder air begins coming in. temperatures dropped into the 40's. some luster to our south. some of that moisture by friday night into early saturday it may get close enough to us for a little bit of a winter mixed. a long way away. no signs of any snowstorms. tomorrow morning at temperatures well above freezing. i take that is what we will see for a good part of the day. in the showers would be late tomorrow, tomorrow evening. before that, at temperatures getting up to around 60 degrees. there is the coast of coming in through the w

if you're watching us on wlbt tv in jackson, mississippi, hop over for the rare opportunity to see 25 different species at frogs beyond green at mississippi museum of natural science. >> thanks. you don't actually have to hop but you can walk over there. that's just a fun play on it. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. just when you thought kim kardashian marriage fiasco quieted, you can't hide, the guilted ex has come screeching back. the chicago "sun-times" says egged on by his lawyers, family and friends, kris humphries will seek an annulment rather than divorce claiming victim to fraudulent divorce and claiming he's due big bucks. kardashian claims she did not marry humphries for her tv show that she was truly in love. kanye west came away with seven grammy nominations, adele with six, including record, album, song of the year. the grammys will be awarded in february. >>> finally, file this under -- whatever. possibilities are endless. courtney love is claiming to be lindsay lohan's sobriety coach. yes, you heard me correctly. the notorious 47-ye

jackson, mississippi at 28 degrees. it's a good large pool of cold air. that is pretty much where that storm track was locking all the stuff to the south. now high pressure is provided that protective dome and clear skies and chilly air. we're staying on the cool side though we miss out on the coldness of this air. we'll get that warming trend as we head in towards the weekend. the winld flow and return flow around that same weather pattern is going to provide us with a nice return over the next couple of days. by the way, out west there's a storm track, you can see the snow from wisconsin and through eastern sections of colorado. this goes back through utah and southern california. record high pressure from canada, and this storm system all helping to funnel in strong santa ana winds. they were expecting 60 to 80 mile-per-hour winds across the l.a. basin and it has fire warnings because of that dry air that gets pushed down from the mountains and problems to prevail. by the way, i mention that because that eventually will shift east in a weakened form an

thunderstorms around jackson, mississippi bach mississippi, baton rouge. lake-effect snow, northern michigan. santa ana wind. topping 60 miles an hour. 36 in salt lake city. just 26 degrees in minneapolis. mostly 30s from kansas city off to indianapolis. 49 here in new york. and a beautiful 80 in miami. >> fun neny story here. santa came dangerously close to being two reindeer short christmas eve. >> comet and dancer rejoined their antler friends after making a run for it. joe norman who plays santa was taking the pair to visit school children when the trailer door opened in rush-hour traffic and they decided to roam around between the cars. >> there are two loose reindeer on the highway? >> there are two loose reindeer on the highway? >> yes, sir. sound funny. but there are. >> they came to the rescue when the calls started pouring in. as you can see the reindeer were not injured. >> they were trying to break out. working hard. lugging santa's fat butt. look, i need a break. >> the calls, there are some reindeer. >> you had a little eggnog. reindeer, real

even jackson, mississippi at 27. how about that? the cold air made a deep dive to the south.it modifies a little as it pushes to the east of the high pressure is in control and we'll stay on the cool side today. there will be a return flow, high clouds streaming ahead of the page storm pattern back west. we may get into some of that mixed with sunshine the next few days. this is the dominant feature for us. we're dry into the weekend. storm pattern with snow primarily across the northern plains, central rockies and all that action with rain and snow across the desert southwest, providing the santa ana winds, there was record high pressure from western canada and this storm pattern really helped to funnel the winds. you'll hear about that more on "good morning america" in a few minutes. by the way, some that energy will pull to the east. at least one or two models are hinting that may actually help to develop a winter-type storm for us next week. most of the action through saturday morning, rain and snow back from northern texas into the central plains but for us we're going t

as we look at the southeast where we're watching for the thunderstorm activity, you see to jackson, mississippi, working to new orleans, the panhandle of florida also facing the threat for severe weather, and there's atlanta just getting some light rain right now. further off to the south and west of the city. overall we are going to see that change to a heavier rain. unfortunately, a wet christmas for atlanta rather than a white one. we've actually had snow here on christmas in the past. let's take a look at travel delays for those of you that are heading somewhere for this christmas. atlanta, light rain. new york areas, nice, but wind could cause a slowdown or two. philadelphia, windy weather. chicago, winds. and also in minneapolis. overall what's really nice to see is that these -- most of these delays are under an hour. we will be seeing pretty good conditions. the breezy weather across the great lakes and as that colder air comes over the warmer weather of the great lakes, watch for snow flurries. especially further upstate new york. i mentioned the rain in the southeast, but look at this

thunderstorms for jackson, mississippi, baton rouge, new orleans, houston and san antonio. snowshowers in the northern rockies. and, wow. 70-mile-per-hour santa ana winds in southern california. >> not getting a break. 60 in sacramento. 41 in albuquerque. 36 in salt lake city. 20s in fargo and minneapolis. and mostly 30s from kansas city to indianapolis. 49 here in new york. and 80 in miami. >>> coming up, all that procrastinating may pay off. how you can save a bundle if you shop today. >> good news for me. >>> and a city in shock this morning, as an nfl star is accused of being one of the of the top-ten drug dealers in chicago. is that thing getting closer? look how high that thing's going. look out there, look at the debris. all right, give me the camera. no, just drive. i've got it. zoom in! zoom in! i can't believe this is happening. look at the size of that thing. it's everywhere. are you getting this? yeah, i've got it. what was that? it's the national guard. how'd they get here so fast? i don't know. pull over! pull over! do you have what it takes to head into the h

thunderstorms for jackson, mississippi, baton rouge, new orleans, houston and san antonio. snowshowers in the northern rockies. and, wow. 70-mile-per-hour santa ana winds in southern california. >> not getting a break. 60 in sacramento. 41 in albuquerque. 36 in salt lake city. 20s in fargo and minneapolis. and mostly 30s from kansas city to indianapolis. 49 here in new york. and 80 in miami. >>> coming up, all that procrastinating may pay off. how you can save a bundle if you shop today. >> good news for me. >>> and a city in shock this morning, as an nfl star is accused of being one of the of the top-ten drug >>> well, maybe no surprise here. the bosses, well, they keep making more money. a study finds ceo pay went up 27% last year. you figure in pension and retirement plans, plus stock options. and that figure is more like 36.5%. the highest top paid executives were all men. they made more than $145 million. >>> also, mortgage rates were at record lows. the 30-year fixed rate loan is tied with the record set in october. 3.94. 15-year mortgages are also at 3.21, also a rec

thunderstorms around jackson, mississippi, baton rouge. lake-effect snow, northern michigan. santa ana winds topping 60 miles an hour. 36 in salt lake city. just 26 degrees in minneapolis. mostly 30s from kansas city off to indianapolis. 49 here in new york. and a beautiful 80 in miami. >> funny story here. >>> santa just came dangerously close to two reindeers short come christmas eve. >> comet a

the cold air made it down to the gulf coast where it's 27 in jackson mississippi. they are in the 40s in north florida. that storm system has cleared out the east coast but as you can see, up in new england, i don't know why the maps are jumping around. we are on the edge of the clouds and influence is producing a little windy conditions this morning. future trend highlight. this next push of cold air comes at us with cloud to the west on saturday. moisture in the form of rain on the lower eastern shore. squeeze play in between. we may go partly to mostly cloudy and may turn wendy -- wendy as well. but today -- wendy as well. 4 -- windy as well. winds last night over 40 miles an hour. today, 15 to 25-mile-per-hour push will be average. but there's gusts over 30 this morning. tonight we will settle back down to 28 degrees under a clearing sky. the wind will settle down. we have the forecast updated in bottom of the screen. and we didn't expect any school delays this morning. we only expected a little light on the grass, and that's the only thing that is not there. l

as we head into areas of jackson, mississippi, getting some rain.o rainy on and off, even into new orleans, especially during the afternoon hours. and if you're in mississippi or alabama, that rain is going to spread your way. this green shows you where the rain's going to go the next 48 hours. notice it soaks the southeast and then right up the east coast. looks like an inch, inch and a half at most for just about everyone. i mentioned there may be just enough cold air on the back side of this that if you're in areas of say eastern or northeastern ohio, back up towards the buffalo and erie areas, that's where we could actually add some snow on your forecast. possibly, if we're getting any heavy snow, adirondacks into areas right around watertown, new york. you haven't had a lot of snow there this year either, and you have a chance tuesday into tuesday night. the forecast for today, looking really good the eastern seaboard, no problems at all. pretty nice day, in the 40s and 50s. there's the rain from new orleans, mississippi, even dallas dealing wi

trial seeking justice for michael jackson the first i want to tell you about a case out of jackson mississippi tonight i want to tell you the story of sweet little second grader kelly so you have a story in particular touches my heart because it reminds me of the two most special people in my life the twins now all right so back to kelly sue what happened in jackson is the most egregious case of a race or theft ever to occur in this state break down the details of this case this is what we know first kelli to how to raise her before she went out to recess eraser. was white with a purple unicorn on it second after recess the eraser was missing third notorious second grade bully bobby butcher did not go out for recess because his recess privileges have been revoked due to his indiscretions. i think the pieces are starting to fall together here but wait it gets better let's take a look at bobby the butcher's parents it appears that they have never once chaperoned a field trip wow so what we are dealing with your is a suspect with a past record of misdeeds and i am a parents an opportunity to comm

goes this morning, louisiana, shreveport, all the way across the highway and the interstate, jackson, mississippitting some rain. we're also going to be rainy on and off, even into new orleans, especially during the afternoon hours. and if you're in mississippi or alabama, that rain is going to spread your way. this green shows you where the rain's going to go the next 48 hours. notice it soaks the southeast and then right up the east coast. looks like an inch, inch and a half at most for just about everyone. i mentioned there may be just enough cold air on the back side of this that if you're in areas of say eastern or northeastern ohio, back up towards the buffalo and erie areas, that's where we could actually add some snow to your forecast. possibly, if we're getting any heavy snow, adirondacks into areas right around watertown, new york. you haven't had a lot of snow there this year either, and you have a chance tuesday into tuesday night. the forecast for today, looking really good the eastern seaboard, no problems at all. pretty nice day, in the 40s and 50s. there's the rain from new orlean

and we leave you tonight with one more scene of christmas in america, tonight, from downtown jackson, mississippiin jackson. a lovely image. and for diane and all of us here at abc news, i'm josh elliott, wishing all of you a very safe and very merry christmas holiday. >>> next at 6:00 police say this man practiced medicine without a license. >> and the point of origin for yesterday's devastating apartment fire and the people who risked lives to get people out. >> it's getting close to the wire to do last minute gift buying but here people say they're not stressed out. we'll explain coming up. >> and a tasty transition. the explosion of north bay dairy farmers churning out delicious specialty cheese. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> tonight a man posing as a physician's assistant is under arrest exhad no medical license. >> authorities say is that what he was doing in san francisco. operating on unsuspecting patients. authorities filed charges against carlos guzman garza including identity theft and performing invasive procedure was out a license, including liposuction. mark? >> this is a fell

if they say this is a coming-of-age story of what a young woman in jackson mississippi in the 1960's it be okay. i would not be thrilled, but it be okay because it would say, this is a story of me and now i see the help around me. instead they say this is their story, and it patently is not. so i love by ellis davis. what -- i want to see her in everything. but i love her. she was extraordinary. she did things with that character and, the wind -- i mean, that is why she won the academy award. but is not the case. if not slightly okay, not even on the edge of being close to being anywhere near some of the acceptable. it is so not located if they begin to reproduce them we should protest. it is not okay. she should work, took her job. we can respect and love the work she doesn't even shell to hold her up a certain kind of here within our community. miles davis is extraordinary things with one of the most frighteningly racist and sexist groups that i've seen. she can't stand that dialect that the book is written and, this kind of have you ever met anyone who ever talk like that. and if

he was drafted out of high school in jackson, mississippi. he was named the mvp. and he has three years remaining on a contract with the warriors. >> developing news from richmond. police and shot a man and ktvu's john sasaki is live on the scene. >> reporter: it started that extended stay america and moved passed the social security building in front of it. pan to the right. that is the courtyard marriot. it ended when a officer shot the suspect to the right here. over here where all the officers are right now. that's where it ended. investigators got the call of a man with a gun at the extended stay america. by the time they got here he disappeared over a fence and past the social security building. next place he was spotted was in the courtyard marriot. one officer stopped his car. then armed with a shot gone, the officer spotted the suspend behind the courtyard marriot and that's when the shooting happened. police explain what might have promped the incident. >> he grabbed the gun in a threatening manner. the people in the hotel felt threatened by him and that

the help. >> no maid is ever going to tell you the truth that's a hell of a risk to take in jackson, mississippi. >> courage isn't just about being brave but overcoming fear and daring to do what is right. >> what changed your mind? >> god. >> i'm going to help with your stories. >> we all are. >> y'all brought me into this but i'm going finish it. >> are you lost your mind? >> no, ma'am, but you about to. >> it's quite scandalous. sounds like jackson if you ask me. >> you tell her i have plans for her. >> youe aodless woman. >>e gone done it now. [laughter] >> charlie: tell me about the character here? >> abilene clark is a made in 1962, mississippi. when you're troduced to her in the story she has lost her son, 24 years old. shlost him in industrial accident and basically ad inside. she's decided to stop working. she's depressed and decides to go back and work for a young girl, well, elizabeth and she raises her daughter and through the course of the sto she's introduced to this idea to write this book about how it feels to be a black domestic work inning mississippi for white women. >> charli

so is andrew jackson and has sought to it that live in the mississippi territory that became alabama and mississippi were shipped east of the mississippi. so charles percy was the son of thomas in 20 years old in 1940 and by that time, his family had acquired land in the mississippi delta. he loaded flatboats with everything he had an all family possessions from the plantation they had acquired worth half a million dollars back in 1840 including all of the slaves and got on the tennessee river and went down to the ohio then took the ohio river to the mississippi and landed in a place that is called deer creek mississippi. close now to the little town. the youngest kid on there was william alexander percy who was just three years old. charles did not last long. he died 10 years later. that william went to princeton but when there he became a colonel and have their regiment. he was not for secession but when they seceded, he went to fight and came back, the plantation was decimated but he reorganized. when the terrorist overthrew, he was a respectable face of terror to go into the miss

in jackson, mississippi, for example, and this is rough math. with about 9700 households in the $50,000 to $75,000 income range, that extra $40 means $389,000 into the jackson economy every two weeks. every year, it's about $10 million. $10 million in a local economy every year. $40 doesn't sound like much, but i bet $10 million does. i take an omega for my heart. but to be honest, i find the omega choices overwhelming. which one is right for me? then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum, a name i trust. it goes beyond my heart to support my brain and eyes too. and these ultra-concentrated minigels are much smaller than many others. it's part of a whole new line of supplements. there's probiotic and fruit & veggie too. new pronutrients from centrum helps make nutrition possible. >>> i have to confess, the iowa race has gotten to be a real mess. my good friends have brought about $7 million or $8 million in advertising. we'll just keep going forward. >> that, of course, was newt gingrich speaking in new hampshire today. and the spea

expect rain in new orleans and jackson, mississippi. >>> temperatures in the upper midwest are much warmers. oh, miami. i hope they realize how good they have it. >> they have it so good. every time we read the news about miami 83, 80, for many, christmas time is the time to enjoy home and hearth, spending time with family, opening presents. watching basketball. for some hearty souls in germany, apparently it is time for a christmas day swim at a chilly lake. >> uh-uh -- two dozen members of a berlin bathers club participated. nearly all wearing santa hats and as you can tell there from that lovely little scene, not much more. the berlin seals as they're called have been doing this for the past 32 years. >> i don't know about that one. >> nobody wants to see them half naked. >> for me it's not that. it's too cold. it makes me feel uncomfortable watching that. i'm not comfortable watching that. >> it's like a shrinkage festival out there. i don't like it either. not feeling it, guys. stay warm. ooh. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] meet lafayette. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove tha

and so it was andrew jackson that saw to it that cherokees and choctaws living in the mississippi territory, and that became alabama and mississippi, were shipped east of the mississippi to the lands west of the mississippi. so charles percy who was the son of thomas was 20 years old in 1940. and by that time his family had acquired land in the mississippi delta your he loaded flatboat with everything he had, and all his family's possession from a plantation they had acquired worth a half a million dollars back in 1840, including -- got on the tennessee river, went down to the ohio and then took the ohio river to the mississippi, and landed in a place that is called diacritic mississippi -- deer creek, mississippi. so the youngest kid on there was william alexander percy. he was just three years old. charles didn't last long. he died 10 years later. but william went to princeton, too, and they went to university of virginia law school. and then we mississippi, and during the war he became a colonel and had a regiment. he wasn't for secession but when mississippi seceded he went to fight. an

assembled today, johannesburg, south africa, my nairobi, new york city, atlanta, georgia, jackson, mississippi, or memphis, tennessee, the cry is always the same, we want to be free. which is part of the anthem of the arab spring, part of the anthem of people everywhere. that struggle goes on. thank you. great to see you. >> thank you very much. >> rose: jacques pepin is her he began cooking in his parents' restaurant in france at the tender age of 12. over the next six decades he would become charles de gaulle's private chef, run the iconic new york restaurant and write 25 cook books and host 11 television series. he is credited, along with julia child, with helping teach americans how to cook proper french food. here is a look at the two of them together. >> togetr we're going to do souffle. as everyone knows, the heart of a good souffle is... >> egg whites! beaten egg whites. and i'm going to do mine in copper. i did hit in the machine. >> we're going to see if you're faster than the machine. one, two, three. >> rose: his latest book compiles more than 700 of his favorite restpys. it includ