this year's host -- >> speak of music -- >> jane lynch. among those performing, rolls royce. >> it's an honor for me. i think we are here to celebrate the holidays and celebrate life. >> the rainy weather will present challenges. >> the up right base and a banjo and guitar are very susceptible to the weather conditions. >> it's a once in a lifetime experience. >> a few months ago we were on "america's got talent" and we were normal guys and now we are on the bill with mariah cary and a reeth franklin and performing for the president and it's surreal. >> up there on the stage, about to rehearse is joshua bell and renee fleming and they will have time to go through the section of the show. if you are coming out tonight, you have to have a ticket. there is no just showing up and looking for standing room only like you could years ago. everything is ticketed. you have to be in your seat by 4:30. the show itself gets under way at 5:00. there is a preshow at 4:30. if you bring an umbrella and you are allowed, here's the deal. you cannot open the

jane lynch hosted the event including performances by aretha franklin and pariah carey. cliques every year seems to be dramatically different weatherwise. sometimes it's warm. sometimes no. cliques not comfortable but it was exciting. better tonight than sunday. cliques let's get into it here. snow, sleet, freezing rain in many areas. nothing but rain or just rain. temperatures are a little chilly and stay above. zooming into the metro area, rain moving southwest and northeast and the heavier flow areas northwest of washington, martinsburg and hagerstown, steadier rain in the metro area. nearng near this morning the 60s early this morning. 50 and 35 are the averages. the 0.39 inches of rain in the gauge so far. the cap these temperatures. still not 73. 20 of warm air. this is the same temperature contrast we've been highlighting every day this week. slowlyd there has been moving in our direction. the reason it's taking so long is because this is pushing to the south instead of the east. it's coming and it's going to get colder. the rain will clear out as we head to the o

this year, jane lynch will host. performers like train and mariah carey and aretha franklin will take the stage. they are proud to be here. >> we're proud to be part of this american tradition and christmas tradition. we enjoy christmas too. the two together are just right. tree has been in place since 2011. it has 50,000 led lights. it is surrounded by state trees that are spectacular despite the soggy site. you can also bring an umbrella. you cannot use it in the seats. >> just be smart about what you bring. >> you can see the tree and the fun and all of the festivities. there is also santa's workshop. you can take the little ones to meet st. nick. if you cannot be here in person, you can watch it online. in northwest washington, brianne carter. >> i have the pleasure of one of the -- of being one of the cohosts. things kick off at 4:30 this afternoon. >> this is your third year. get down there and see her. pack your umbrella. stop the presses -- a major reversal for a famous magazine. >> and printers that work in

jane lynch is the host. jazz trumpeter oturo sandoval is one of the many great acts performing. >> this is a big deal, not only for washington but -the whole nation, you know, because i think a lot of people are going to be paying attention today because it's a wonderful event, and it's my honor to be part of the show. >> it's going to be a great show. rain, shine, snow, sleet, they don't care. the rehearsals continued throughout this morning setting the stage for other star- studded acts that included arethra franklin, mariah carrey and train. >>> an officer excused of child pornography was supposed to be released on bond. why the judge had ñzçzçzç m. >>> welcome back. a dc police officer accused in a choog child pornography case is going to have to stay behind bars longer. a judge in the case yesterday stayed the release, in order to give the prosecutors a chance to appeal. washington is accused of coercing a 15-year-old runaway to submit to sexually explicit photographs. he allegedly told that girl the

let's also give it up for jane lynch and all the great performers who are doing an incredible job putting us in a festive mood tonight. and to all americans who are here today and watching at home, we are so glad to be part of this wonderful holiday tradition. for 91 years the national christmas tree has stood as a beacon of light and a promise during the holiday season, during times of peace and prosperity, challenge and change. americans have gathered around our national tree to kick off the holiday season and give thanks for everything that makes this time of year so magical, spending time with friends and family and spreading tidings of peace and goodwill at home and around the world. this year we give a special measure of gratitude for nelson mandela, a man who championed that generosity of spirit and in his life he blessed us with tremendous grace and unbelievable courage and we are all privileged to live in a world touched by his gooness. each christmas we celebrate the birth of a child who came into the world with only a stable's roof to shelter him. but through a life of humility

the ceremony was hosted by actress, jane lynch and featured performances by mariah carey, and others. >>> all right, wow, ahead, the warriors deep in the heart of texas. fate or fortune? and the new york yankees, they may have a big name, but tonight they made it rain on a one-time giant. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, carlos beltran is going bac to re-up with the >>> all right, got a minute of friday night sports. carlos beltran, going back to new york. playing outfield for the yankees, he has 45 million reasons to do it. tonight the former giant agreed to a three-year deal. beltran comes, robinson cano goes. the mariners, ten years, 240 million to be the face of their franchise. jeremy lin sat this one out and tear the war yores apart in houston. rockets blew the warriors out of the building. double digit lead. off the block. no answers for james harden with the easiest slam. 105-83. rockets beat the dub. the bad two days with the sharks. they blew a 2-0 lead at carolina, but tied it up. and then the hurricanes came right back. deflects one. game winner. sharks lose 5-4. first time all season the

getting some help this year from jane lynch. good morning.. he's great. we have a lot of fun and i'm really looking forward to it. i have never done new year's eve in times square so this will be a first. >> that's how you get them. never been there. >> right. >> he's done it 16 times, it's so much fun, so great. that's the way to do it. what did you call it? the cattle pen? >> no. we have a nice spot. >> we have a heater. >> you have a heater and hand warmers. >> i hear -- you'll be fine. >> we had a rehearsal last night, with music from blake shelton and mariah carey. what did that feel like you? >> first of all, it was freezing because we didn't have the heat going. but it was fun. we had anthony anderson with us and natasha lagero. it will be fun. >> anything on the plate for 2014? >> you know what i'll do in 2014 every day i wake up i'm not going to start a diet. i do it every day. i realize for the last 40 years i wake up in morning and i go, okay, i won't have any carbs in the morning. i'll have -- i won't do it anymore and see if i ba

let's also give it up for jane lynch and all the great performers who are doing an incredible job puttingve mood tonight. and to all americans who are here today and watching at home we are so glad to be part of this wonderful holiday tradition. for 91 years, the national christmas tree has stood as a beacon of light and a promise during the holiday season. during times of peace and prosperity challenge and change americans have gathered around the national tree to kick off the holiday season and give thanks for everything that makes this time of year magical. spending time with friends and family and spreading tidings of peace and good will here and around the world. this year we give a special measure of gratitude for nelson mandela, a man who championed that generosity of spirit. in his life he blessed us with tremendous grace and unbelievable courage. we are all privileged to live in a world touched by his goodness. each christmas, we celebrate the birth of a child who came into the world with only a stable's roof to shelter him. but through a life of humility and the ultimate sacrifi

comedian, jane lynch of "glee" is warming up the crowd awaiting the president's arrival. and the big flicking of the switch on the national christmas tree. >>> the national christmas tree lighting is happening just in time because weather conditions will get much worse this weekend. nasty out there now and raw, too. the department of transportation in d.c., maryland and virginia are gearing up to pretreat the roads before the rain turns into snow and ice. adam tuss is live in bethesda with the latest on their average there. adam? >> reporter: jim, it's been a sloppy day all day and things could get really interesting. let's give you a live look here in river road in bethesda. the rain has been coming down all day. we have a mist here now. once the rain stops and the roads dry up, they can absolutely start pretreating the roads here. but, we do expect things to get really interesting on sunday. go back to you, i hear we have the national christmas tree lighting. back to you. >> we are waiting on the lights, but the first family just arrived on the scene. >> to count it dow

there's jane lynch, host of the event. >> good evening and welcome to the 2013 national christmas treeting. welcome. we're here on a wet but wonderful winter night at president's park in washington just across the road a piece from the most famous house in america, the white house. now every president since calvin coolidge has taken part in this terrific event, spoiler alert. calvin coolidge is not here tonight, but the first family is here and they will be joining million of americans celebrating this holiday season including this great tradition filled with music, memories and one very cool christmas tree. i would like to add a special welcome to our men and women in uniform serving our country in places around the world tonight. let's hear it for them. [ cheering and applause ] >> we have so much more on the way, but first let's hear it for our outstanding united states army blues! [ cheering and applause ] >> and now it is my great honor to welcome the first family of the united states of america. [ cheering and applause ] ♪[ music ] >> welcome, first family. mrs. robinson, mr. oba

o give it up for jane lynch and all the great performers who do an incredible job putting us in a festiveood tonight. and to all americans who are ,ere today and watching at home we are so glad to be part of this wonderful holiday tradition. for 91 years, the national christmas tree has stood as a beacon of light and promise during the holiday season. during times of peace and prosperity, challenge and change, americans have gathered around her national tree to kick off the holiday season and give thanks for everything that makes this time of year so magical. spending time with friends and family and spreading tidings of peace and goodwill here at home and around the world. this year, we give a special measure of gratitude for nelson mandela, a man who championed that generosity of spirit. in his life, he blessed us with tremendous grace and unbelievable courage and we are all privileged to live in a world touched by his goodness. each christmas, we celebrate the birth of a child who came into the world with only a stable's roof to shelter him. but through a life of humility and the ultim

family will light the national christmas tree today in washington, that event is hosted by actress jane lynchisit newdaycnn.com for the latest. >> thanks so much, michaela. >>> the november jobs report is released. christine romans is here with the numbers. you just got them in your aears. >> they're stronger than expected, 203,000 jobs added in november, the jobless rate fell to 7%, it had been 7.2%, it fell to 7%. the average, you guys, this year, if you put the monthly average coming into this report, it was about 190,000, so this would show you that hiring is picking up. last month we saw about 204,000 jobs added so you're seeing that the hiring in the fall heading into winter is picking up. here is the thing when we dig through the numbers to look for, what kind of jobs are we adding, are we adding temporary jobs, adding the kinds of jobs that don't pay the wages of the jobs that were lost? even as you see the signs of strength in the labor market, when you look and dig through the numbers, still trying to create more of those middle class jobs and i think it's why the white house is sti

i did the same thing so i could look more like my sister jane lynch. >> we never get to stay up lateme we ever see these. >>> we've got a question for you, what would you do if a possible treasure's worth of lottery tickets showed up at your door? >> i don't want to say. i'd scratch them. victor would return them. it happened in florida, 4,000 scratchoff tickets were accidentally mailed to darryl butler. >> but he said his first thought was merry christmas, but he decided to return the tickets because his integrity was worth more. >> perfect. after all of this, i wish it didn't happen this way, he found that all the tickets were worthless. they have to be activated at a store before he can use them. >> at least he did the right thing. >> how does that happen? >> i don't know, maybe there's an address mix-up. >> darryl did the right thing. >> thanks for starting your morning with us, the next hour of your "new day" starts right now. >>> watch out for the person in front of you and make sure that you're ready for the road conditions ahead of you. >> entombed in ice. that's how locals a

lynching. and locally condemning racial prejudice in chicago, working with social reformer and jane addams.chapter 11, a chapter in business, a black banker. they also cover small-time entrepreneurs like ernie henderson, an owner of ernie's chicken shack in indiana. this is the restaurant where thomas -- two bubbles and later sons to have some experience on the south side, this is the site for ernie's chicken shack and wba workers go out and interview ernie anderson and chicken shack is a typical development on the south side, the best one being founded by ernie henderson and generally supposed to be the scene of an episode in richard wright's novel and play native son. you know that richard wright from his wba documents live the few blocks north of the chicken shack on indiana so this was just down the street. mr. anderson has indicated the genesis and progress of his venture, quote, i started my business in 1930, got the idea from a number of successful barbecue establishments, more people eat fried chicken and barbecue. i naturally thought it would be a wise investment. i started in the