that's through the lexington reservoir. sluggish conditions. we're tracking slow speeds and having at least one lane blocked there will make it extra slow in that area. a new crash in the cashua area. at least two lanes are blocked. two cars involved. you've got activity on scene. chp crews arriving. lighter volume because it's friday. hopefully that won't cause too much of a problem. we're starting to see things get busy in the altamont pass. we didn't have brake lights for the 5:00 hour but after 6:00 more cars. more people headed to work. westbound 580 extending at least to north flynn and your travel time still in the green, 29 minutes toward 680. westbound east shore freeway all clear. 101, an easy ride out of the southbound. ready for that all important forecast, good, because mary's here. >>> ready for that for sure. we are looking at a beautiful day ahead with the cold temperatures and mild daytime highs this afternoon with sunshine but changes ahead for the weekend. i'll show you this in just a moment on future cast but as we start our

candidatehe third lived across gramercy park at the end of lexington avenue from tilden. this was peter cooper, immensely wealthy guy from cooper union in new york city. he was the candidate of a third-party, the greenback to keep thewanted supply of greenbacks, unbacked paper money, ample. enough,restingly cooper's son-in-law who when he was in new york lived in this house with him on the corner of gramercy park and lexington theue, abram hewitt was national chairman of the democratic party running the campaign. won a is the guy who three-way mayoral race in new york against young theodore roosevelt and henry george the single tax or in 1886. lives around the corner from tilden. in any event, i don't think it's the candidates that explain the turnout. so what were the issues? a campaign that occurred in the midst of a serious depression. there is extensive unemployment, there is extensive suffering. yet neither party offered any proposal for relief for getting people back to work, for doing anything about the depression with one exception. but there was a reason for this

may recall early on in this pandemic, we were looking at increasing hospitalizations in cases in lexington, nebraska -- mel, who is the ceo has worked diligently with us and set up a couple of ambulances and a helicopter to make sure we can transfer patients out of lexington if necessary. he's been willing to take patients from long-term care facilities and he's been a tremendous partner. we have seen that cooperation from our hospital systems here but mel has been tremendous. can you get him on there, ryan. i'm saying all these nice things about mel -- can you even hear me? >> good morning. gov. ricketts: before i get done, i've got to recognize you -- you were named rural hospital of the year two years in a row. that's one of only 19 hospitals across the nation and the only hospital in nebraska. congratulations on that designation. >> we are very thankful for the staff. and their dedication. i would like to say thank you for your kind words. we really appreciate it. i want to wish everybody good morning and let you know that the spirit of the canteen and effort during world war ii to pro

and the third candidate lived at the endercy park of lexington avenue, and this was peter cooper, the immensely wealthy guy in new york city. he was the candidate of a third that, the greenback party wanted to keep the supply of moneyacks, unbacked paper apple and oppose contraction. and interestingly enough, cooper's son-in-law lived in this house with him on the corner of gramercy park and lexington avenue. hewitt was the national chairman of the democratic party running the campaign. hewitt is the guy who won a three-way mayoral race in new york against young theodore but, -- theodore roosevelt and hillary george, the single tax or in 1886. around the corner from tilden. in any event i do not think it is the candidates that explain the turnout. so what were the issues? occurred campaign that in the midst of a serious depression. there is extensive unemployment , extensive suffering. yet neither party offered any proposal for relief for getting people back to work, for doing anything about the depression with one exception, although there was a reason for this. and that is that the

and the third candidate interestingly, who lived across gramercy park at the end of lexington avenue, this was peter cooper, the immensely wealthy guy from cooper union in new york city. he was the candidate of a third party, the greenback party, that wanted to keep the supply of greenbacks, these unbacked vapor money ample. interestingly enough, cooper's son-in-law, when he was in new york, lived in this house with him on the corner of gramercy park and lexington avenue. he was the national chairman of the democratic party running the pain. hewitt is the guy who won a three-week mayoral race in new york against young theodore roosevelt and henry george. that was 1886. so, hewitt lives around the corner from tilden. in any event, i don't think it is the candidates that explain the turnout. so, what were the issues? this is a campaign that occurred in the midst of a serious depression. there is extensive unemployment. there is extensive suffering. yet, neither party offered any proposal for relief, hitting people back to work, for doing anything about the depression, with one exception

subsidies, lexington, south carolina, for example created a local funding program for small businesses. budgets and own that is what local governments have to do. we can't wait on the federal government but we deserve a partner. host: patrick is in chicago. good morning to you. caller: good morning. host: patrick, you are breaking up. i'm going to have to ask you to call in. let's go to marcus in shreveport, louisiana. caller: good morning. host: turned on your television, turn down the volume and talk and listen through your phone. are you with us, marcus? folks, you have got to turn down the television. listen and talk to the phone. tom in florida. hi, tom. caller: my television is muted. irony.d to point out the back in the day, when the taxpayers filled out chrysler and it was a good thing to do because their back was strong. poa --ernment bailed out ..o.a. -- boa the rationale is that they were too big to fail yet there were some republicans not wanting to give these stimulus checks to the average american family. like the average american family is small enough to fail. if the sm

from the fields of lexington, concord, to the hills of san juan, to the cornwall valley, more than 30 brave men and women have donned the army uniform to fight for freedom at home and abroad. while they hailed from different backgrounds, races, religions, and creeds, these soldiers all have one thing in common, to support and defend the constitution and uphold the core values of the united states army. for more than 240 years they made innumerable contributions to our nation and the world. not just in combat, but also in humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, international cooperation, and other vital missions. their feet are enshrined throughout this museum. moreover, many have paid the ultimate price to protect the blessings of liberty we enjoy today. as beneficiaries of their sacrifice, it is our responsibility to preserve their sacred memory and honor their heroic deeds. that is precisely what this museum does and why it's so important for all to see. i can't wait to bring my family here. the exhibits shown here promote a deeper understanding of the army's achievements. they il

subsidies, lexington, south carolina, for example created a local funding program for small businesses. budgets and own that is what local governments have to do. we can't wait on the federal government but we deserve a partner. host: patrick is in chicago. good morning to you. caller: good morning. host: patrick, you are breaking up. i'm going to have to ask you to call in. let's go to marcus in shreveport, louisiana. caller: good morning. host: turned on your television, turn down the volume and talk and listen through your phone. are you with us, marcus? folks, you have got to turn down the television. listen and talk to the phone. tom in florida. hi, tom. caller: my television is muted. irony.d to point out the back in the day, when the taxpayers filled out chrysler and it was a good thing to do because their back was strong. poa --ernment bailed out ..o.a. -- boa the rationale is that they were too big to fail yet there were some republicans not wanting to give these stimulus checks to the average american family. like the average american family is small enough to fail. if the sm

. >> in lexington, kentucky, the barkers christmas tree farm.y, david, this is dale barker. >> dale, third generation, coming to us from his snowy farm. >> covid's made 2020 the year of change for all of us. we've made many changes around here. made in america is very important this year. >> in galien, michigan, too. >> hey, david. at pine chris christmas tree farm, they're hoping you'll buy local. >> purchase that made in america real christmas tree this year. by doing so, you are also helping me put somebody to work, helping at those christmas tree farms. thank you again, david, and merry christmas. >> and in corvallis, oregon, you might remember our made in america report on the holiday tree farms. 7,500 acres, chopping down the trees. helicopters carrying those trees to the trucks. >> hi, david. >> telling us tonight they've been shipping early just to keep up with demand. >> we're seeing customers that are really focused on the family tradition, going out and buying a real tree this year. >> and in mckinleyville, california, the johnsteen t

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there is a tendency for people to think the pilgrims landed in 1620 and we fast-forward to lexington and concorde. i am glad you mentioned that. i find it fascinating to talk about the enslavement of the wampanoags and i will give you a little anecdote about someone i have spoken to a woman of wampanoag dissent. i mentioned to her about the book the mayflower. her quote was it is my second most hated book. she said it is her second most hated book. i find it really telling about how the former plymouth plantation and plymouth hall are trying to show complexities of the two societies. when researching about how wampanoags were enslaved were you able to find -- where were you able to find your research? what were you able to locate? >> sure. >> the colonies record which were transcribed in the 19th century is the basics of the story. they documents the immediate enslavement and export of captives during and after the war. then, there are ongoing court cases involving native servants. it took me a little while to realize a lot of the servants would be more fairly categorized as slaves.

there is a tendency for people to think that the pilgrims landed in 1620, then we fast-forward to lexington and concord and nothing happens in the next 150 years. i'm glad you mentioned that. i found it fascinating talking about the enslavement of the wampanogs, and i'll give you a little anecdote of someone that i had spoken to, a woman of wampanog descent, this was a couple years ago. i mentioned to her about nathaniel's book "the mayflower" and she said it was her second most hated book. i found it really telling, and i love how you mentioned the former plymouth plantation, plymouth and petuxit, are trying to show the complexities of the two societies. when researching how wampanogs were enslaved, where were you able to find your research and what were you able to locate? >> sure. well, you know, the colony's records which actually were transcribed in the 19th century, give you the basics of that story. they document the immediate enslavement and export of captives during and after the war. and, you know, then there are ongoing court cases involving native servants. it took me a little w

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eric chemi has that for us >> for jimmy mahan, the pandemic has provided an unexpected boost to his lexingtonkentucky small business. >> they can't go to the game they can't do anything but watch it on it v and now in the pandemic, it just created a focus on it >> former card collectors are getting back into the game, dusting off their old sets >> people are definitely trading cards as an asset. the big difference between trading cards and a lot of commodities is the fact that there's a finite amount of surprise >> after years of decline, people are changing the way they price cards. trading cards are become an asset class that can be worth big money. >> if you took the top hundred or so cards, 500 in trading cards, they have beat the s&p 500 by 153% over a decade. that's not a small sample size >> just two weeks ago golden auctions sold a steph curry rookie card for $611,000 a giannis card sold for a record 1.8 million. many collectors are putting across portfolio cards as low as $100 and well into the thousands. they'll make history this year >> they just increase in value over time, partic

they do not work on lexington.t is actually beautiful, snowy manhattan, when it comes down, until it is a mess. we may see that in a couple days. i want to run through the data. we have been remiss on that. upures of 20, dow futures 174, 29,955. german yields are not playing. ..s. yields play i will call bonds a churn. the dollar a churn over the last couple of days. commodities a churn. you get the picture. lisa: anymore churning? tom: we will see. coming up on thestephen corwin,k presbyterian. stay with us worldwide on bloomberg radio and bloomberg television. ♪ ♪ jonathan: from new york and london for our audience worldwide, good morning, good morning. "the countdown to the open" starts right now with futures up 26 on the s&p 500. we begin with the big issue. vaccinations underway. the threat of lockdown steadily growing. governor cuomo with a warning for new york. governor cuomo: we could be headed for a shutdown, and shut down is something to worry about. that is really something to worry about, because all of

. >> this is in -- just west of lexington, nebraska. again, these roads, obviously, there had been rain so they're pretty muddy, difficult to make their way through. >> yes. and you can see a truck sort of slipping and sliding there. they had one, as i said, artillery tractor, known as the militor, which was able to pull them out in most places but sometimes it was really slow going. on this particular day, according to the log, they traveled 34 miles in 10 hours. >> and what if the tires broke down, if they were flat, did they have enough materials? >> they had two trucks that carried only spare parts and they stopped at military bases along the way to replenish those parts but they had to make do sometimes with just the best they could. of the 81 vehicles that started the trip, 75 made it all the way through so that's a pretty good track record considering the conditions. >> and all enlisted in the army at the time? part of the convoy? >> they were. there were some civilians who followed them for part of the way and in fact, for part

traffic is slow out of lexington hills, will affect your drive out of the santa cruz mountain. it is kind of tough to find an alternate, so pack your patience. we have a crash north 68 at capital expressway, traffic getting slow there. 680 is busy in some spots. the crash we had west bound 580 at the 680 dublin interchange area has cleared but still slow and go conditions. your travel time, 44 minutes out of tracy getting on the altamont pass towards the dublin interchange. you can see on our map west bound east shore freeway, speeds down to about 26 miles per hour especially through emory ville. golden gate bridge, traffic has been pretty good out of marin county. we haven't seen issues except for the flooding near lucky drive. that's cleared. we are dealing with lingering showers this morning so be extra careful. let's get more on that and check with mary. >>> we had a good soaking rain overnight as that cold front pushed across the bay area for widespread rain. we are not done yet. still tracking scattered showers on high def doppler. still lighting up our radar screen in sp

host: jesse is next out of lexington, kentucky. caller: good morning, everybody. dr. diemert, are the vaccines a live virus, and if they are, what do you plan to do for people who cannot receive live viruses because they might be taking certain medications? guest: great question, too. some are live virus and some are not. the first of the pfizer and moderna vaccines come another are live vaccines, so they should be safe. and we are testing on people with some immunosuppressive conditions. there is no reason to think that those would not be safe in people, say, on those certain medications. but there are live virus vaccines, for example, the extra zeneca oxford vaccine is a live virus vaccine, johnson & johnson, as well. it is a mix of different technologies being used, and some are -- like we will soon start the phase 3 trial of the sanofi vaccine, and that is just a protein, and there is no reason to think that would not be safe for people who are immunosuppressive. so there will be options for that population. host: would now be a good time to explain what messenger

host: let's hear from stephen in lexington, kentucky who voted early. caller: thank you for taking my call. i voted in person and early. i was surprised at how quick and efficient it was. i was worried that there would be large crowds and i would be waiting a while. my area got it cleared out and very proficient and quick so i was very impressed. if i was going to vote by mail, since the post office has been having problems that my ballot was not going to be in person so that is why i decided to vote in person. map a question? -- may i ask a question? host: yes. caller: so, hypothetically we do not figure out who wins on election night, can one candidate say i'm just going to take this victory and go with it, can they do that? can they announce themselves the winner themselves and just continue on? host: john fortier? guest: there are several things to consider. first of all in terms of when the election is resolved, there are different ways of thinking about it. we often have, calls made by the networks or other press organizations based on very seriou

business >>> for jimmy mahan, former banker turned trading shop owner, it's provided a boost to his lexingtonkentucky business >> they can't go to the game, can't do anything but watch it on tv. now in the pandemic, it created a focus on it. >> former collectors are dusting off their old sets and a new generation is emerging, looking for quick flips and long-term investments. >> people are dealing with trading card as an assets. the big difference between trading cards and a lot of commodities is the fact that there's a finite amount of supplies >> people are changing the wave they price cards, similar to rare art and wine. it's not just bitcoin and gold coin seeing price spikes >> if you took the top 500 in trading cards, they the s&p 500 by 153% over a decade i mean that's not a small sample size. >> just two weeks ago golden auctions sold a steph curry rookie card for 61$,000. a janice rookie card just got $178 million many are costing $100 and going well into the thousands. >> they just increase in value over time, particularly if that player performs on the court or on the field if it is

that's what men fought and died at lexington and concord to prevent. >> do they celebrate the fourthl, there's a whole other problem. but i-- you know, yes, my children-- i did-- i have done everything to-- to-- to try to change their-- their version of speaking with an english accent. so they were writing out their note to santa. and i said, "okay, write your note." and i said, "and then we're going to leave cookies and milk. going to leave it right underneath the fireplace." and my son goes, no, it's milk and mince pie." >> stephen: oh, no, oh, no. >> a bridge too far. >> stephen: explain to them. you want santa to come, not father christmas. >> exactly. >> stephen: father christmas-- seems like a nice guy, seems like a nice guy. not the same guy. >> and i'll tell you this, though, because, you know, at three years old, you're just trying to keep your kids in line, in general. >> stephen: sure because people-- people who say terrible twos have never had a three-year-old. because they're just as terrible but they're stronger now. >> they can lift you. and i've got two of them, you k

see within that new omnibus relief bill kuester mark no one has because the thing is longer than lexington word es esp's in history. and no one has the time to read the damn things which has legislators in both chambers at seating. aoc even tweeted it's not good enough to hear about what is in the bill, members of congress he to see and read the bill penry expected to vote on. i dotes controversial and i get in trouble for sharing things like this. but the people of this country need to know they

he also holds a bachelor's degree for philosophy from washington university in lexington virginia, where of course, he graduated summa cum laude with honors in philosophy. ladies and gentlemen, my colleague, paul lurking. >> angela, thank you for that wonderful introduction, and thank you to our audience. you have numerous demands on your time, and numerous opportunities, how you will spend. it on behalf of heritage and myself, i want to thank you for taking part of your day, to listen to a discussion in which we have several scholars and legal subjects and history who will address the issue of slavery and the constitution. what made this a contemporary issue, was that from the day the new york times magazine published 60 19 project one year ago, the opinions expressed and that network touched nerves in american historical and political scholarship, as well as an american life. of the 16 19 project, was the true beginning of american history was not 1776, when america declared its independence from england. but it was in 60 19, when the first african slaves arrived in america at jamestow

here's the thing: he was upset that when the in-person votes were counted, he was ahead, on lexington day. but then later, when the mail-in ballots were counted, he fell behind. but he put it in much more colorful language. >> this election was over, and then they did dumps. they call them "dumps," big, massive dumps. >> stephen: and if there's one thing this president knows, it's big, massive dumps. he's taking one on democracy right now. he just can't stand the fact that he's number two. then the temporary president explained the stakes of the election that is already over: >> if i wasn't here, antifa would be running this country right now. they club people over the heads when nobody is looking, and then nobody talks about it. it's a disgrace. it's, absolutely a disgrace. and if i'm not here-- i'm sort of your wall. >> stephen: so he's gone from "build the wall" to "i am the wall". well, i'll give him this: he is dumb as a brick. then the president speculated that the conspiracy that he was making up was coming from inside his own administration. >> this is total fraud, and how the

lexington christian that spend nearly $400,000.demic. >> neil: what is happening, you know better than many, where there's been cases where public schools have been shut down, parents have been sending their kids to private schools and registering them there. i would suspect the same phenomenon is goes on in kentucky and that could have something to do with this. what do you think? >> well, i think that's a part of it. we just want our religiously affiliated schools to have the same opportunity that we have given movie theaters and gambling parlors. dr. fauci just this past weekend was on television talking about the importance of getting our kids back in school. the cdc is put forth statements to that very same point, that very same fact that schools have not been the super spreaders that a lot had feared. it's important that our children get back to school. it's important that parents in the commonwealth have the right and the opportunity to send their children to these religiously affiliated schools. not only is the curriculum i

the first of those exploding steamboat lithographs is this one here of the lexington. interestingly and importantly, this is an image that appeared on the front page of the new "new york sun" newspaper just three days after it happened in 1840, which was really quick. you could buy it and hang it in your living room or do whatever it is you wanted to do with it. the other thing interesting about this print is it is the first kind of big above the fold image in american newspaper history. it is an exploding steamboat. exploding steamboats generated popular demands for government intervention to impose and enforce safety standards. the first law passed by congress in 1838 was totally ineffectual. the second one passed in saved 1852 lives. these laws represented the first federal regulation of private industries. the entry of government into the disaster business, they also represented an important step in the emergence of modern american culture of disaster. to be sure, there would be some changes and additions in the coming years, especially in the area of humanitarian

louis or lexington, kentucky. all while the country is averaging more than 183,000 new casey recently. we close the year with some perspective from donald mcneil, who has been covering this times."c for the "new york back to the "newshour". we did want to speak with you because you have been looking at this terrible pandemic for the entire year. as you look back on 2020, how does this pandemic come into focus for you? >> worst year of our nationalfe n my lifetime. i mean, i'm not old enough to remember 1918 spanish flu or the depression or world war ii, but other than that, i ca a time when this many people have suffered all around the world all at the same time, and both thefear and death, as you would experience, in a war and economic crushing, as you experience in a recession. so it's been just awful. >> woodruff: donald mcneil, we keep asking this questn, the united states has, what, 4% of the world's population and, yet, we have almost a quarter of al cthees in the world. how did it come to this? >> leadershi

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another school here in the commonwealth of kentucky, lexington christian, has spent nearly $400,000,menting safety procedures -- >> martha: and they can't be open. >> exactly right. >> martha: it's incredible. this could be something that comes before the supreme court. justice amy coney barrett would obviously be part of that decision. they have ruled in favor of religious institutions in new york and new jersey. what do you think would happen if the ghost of the supreme court? >> well, look, we filed our petition, you mentioned the diocese case out of new york. the court has come a time and time again, stood up for religious freedom. that is all this case is about, is the ability of parents to send their kids to religiously affiliated schools. this is an exercise of the first amendment right that kentuckians hold so dear. if the attorney general here in kentucky, i got the responsibility to stand up for the liberties that we all hold so dear. >> martha: before i let you go, i want to ask about this. obviously, you are involved with the breonna taylor case as the attorney general of

martin savidge, cnn, lexington, kentucky. >> it's heart breaking. >>> all right. typically about giving back. but the 14th annual cnn heroes all-star tribute salutes the people that helps people through the this year. the star-studded tribute begins tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. here, take a look. >> it's been a year of challenges and change. but it's also been a year of hope. ♪ we can do anything >> the cnn heroes is a celebration of every day people doing extraordinary acts, doing two of the biggest stories of 2020. join anderson cooper, kelly ripa and celebrity guests. >> tonight is about hope. it's about decency and it's about compassion. >> in a salute to the people who keep our spirits lifted. >> you need to see the world differently. >> anyone can have impact, no matter their age. >> plus, the viewer's choice for this year's most aspiring moment. it's a special musical performance by tony, emmy and grammy winners. c in n heroes. an all-star tribute. sunday at 8:00 on cnn. >> it is going to be a great show. it will blake you feel good. you won't want

conflict began and lexington and massachusetts in 1774. these very independent colonies, all british colonies that operated with their own governments and their own leaderships and so forth, suddenly had to come together and form basically a military alliance. it was not easy for them to do that. they had a lot of hesitation and concern about what it meant to actually be together. but the enemy was the justification for their alliance. and so they form that alliance but and in 1775, they came together by of course july 76. they make a declaration of independence together, and now we see a nation starting to be born. at least for purposes of declaring their independence and working together for a common military purpose. now, a year and a half after that, they formed the articles of confederation. the articles of confederation become the next step in an effort to have some type of connection between these colonies. we looked last week at the articles of confederation. we noted that they referred to as ... they referred to themselves as a fi

see within that new omnibus relief bill kuester mark no one has because the thing is longer than lexington field at 550900 pages it is the word es esp's in history. and no one has the time to read the damn things which has legislators in both chambers at seating. aoc even tweeted it's not good enough to hear about what is in the bill, members of congress he to see and read the bill penry expected to vote on. i dotes controversial and i get in trouble for sharing things like this. but the people of this country need to know they deserve better. yes that's absently right congresswoman thank you for echoing that departing libertarian congressman dustin he wrote, on twitter, perhaps the congressional leaders refused but in the legislation on these floor should be considered scrutinize and amended. now they release a 5593 page bill with no opportunity to read it let alone amended. no responsible legislator should vote for such a thing. no amendments? what kind of dog faced hot malarkey are they selling in that capital? the kind that is unknowable. that will take years to add up. rand paul was s

today in lexington, south in lexington, south carolina, a democratic caller. good morning. caller: good morning, greta. thank you for taking my call. i wanted to point out my topic .or the story of 2020 the most significant one that the trumpind is how administration is trying to overthrow the election, and i want to bring out that it was a calledn 1898, and it was wilmington fire. inhappened in 1898 wilmington, north carolina. they overthrew the government. they overthrew the election process. they disenfranchised a lot of black's during that time. and when you think about black's in this country, we have been disenfranchised. i know a lot of americans have spoken with they voted for joe biden. where in this country lies has been told about black's and the history of who we are as a people in this country, and it is sad. they are still killing us. mean, the truth be told about who black's are and the contributions that they have made in this country, we are actually the original people on this earth. we have been so disenfranchised -- everything has been broken. out about

today in lexington, south in lexington, south carolina, a democratic caller. good morning.aller: good morning, greta. thank you for taking my call. i wanted to point out my topic .or the story of 2020 the most significant one that the trumpind is how administration is trying to overthrow the election, and i want to bring out that it was a calledn 1898, and it was wilmington fire. inhappened in 1898 wilmington, north carolina. they overthrew the government. they overthrew the election process. they disenfranchised a lot of black's during that time. and when you think about black's in this country, we have been disenfranchised. i know a lot of americans have spoken with they voted for joe biden. where in this country lies has been told about black's and the history of who we are as a people in this country, and it is sad. they are still killing us. mean, the truth be told about who black's are and the contributions that they have made in this country, we are actually the original people on this earth. we have been so disenfranchised -- everything has been broken. out about wh

it's 11 degrees in lexington, kentucky, this morning, one of the coldest spots on the map.ut it's in florida where our temperature is this morning. temperatures are cold but it looks like the orange groves and the strawberry crops are doing just fine. 12 million people are impacted by this freeze, though. it's one of those mornings that you have to search for the jacket in the closet. it's going to be about 55, that's it for a high temperature. in orlando that is a very chilly day. at least it will be sunny. right behind it a big warmup already and that's been the theme this winter. brief cold shots and then warming right up. look at dallas, today and tomorrow temperatures in the 60s, sunday 71 and that warm air makes it all the way to the mid-atlantic by the time we get to early next week. we're actually going to see a >>> and we have rain move through yesterday. finally seeing a couple of showers push through san jose right now. 54 degrees in walnut creek, 56 in san francisco. and we will see a couple of those lingering showers begin to clear out by the afternoon. taking

close to the entire population of lexington, kentucky variants from the uk trying to keep the strain english channel. thousands of trucks and their drivers are still backed up near the port of dover. authorities have set up a temporary testing station to get those drivers the negative tests they need to cross the border into france. the tightest tier of restrictions as that new variant tries to spread. >>> new information around the pandemic relief bill with president trump on video saying it doesn't go enough as far as direct payments. >> the bill they are planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated, it really is a disgrace i'm asking the congress to amend the bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000 for $4,000 for a couple. i'm also asking congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessarily items from this legislation and send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a covid package and maybe that administration will be me. >> joining us now is vice fed chair. this is an unexpected wrinkle. pushing fo

lexington drops to 39 degrees by tuesday and wednesday. raleigh 41 by wednesday.36 by wednesday. that's going to set the stage. the colder air being in place for that possible coastal storm. we'll watch as we go into wednesday and thursday. in the meantime we have snow in the mountains, especially in the higher elevations. we also have snow back through southeastern iowa, into southern wisconsin. northern michigan could see up to 6 or more inches of snow and we will see some spotty showers through the eastern great lakes and down >> and we had a system move in yesterday evening and that brought us a little bit of rain down through the south bay as well. from the north bay down to the south bay, 52 degrees for san jose. you may be waking up to a couple of showers. we are expected to keep a couple of the lingering showers especially for the first half of the morning. here's a closer look at storm ranger. we'll catch a break from the rain in the evening and then another round of showers moving in for sunday morning. >> so we have some nice news to share about the "to

. ♪ i'm running wide open >> starting our day -- >> with "today" in lexington, kentucky >> from baltimoree wit you ♪ >> good morning, everybody love that song love having you with us on a friday morning the weekend almost here. doesn't it feel good to say that >> it sure does. i can't wait until we get to show our family christmas tree right here we're going to have that for you, too, in just a bit. >> it looks good everybody's putting their own family traditions. we'll see how it turned out. we got a better picture this morning of what is going on with the coronavirus pandemic u.s. covid deaths broke another record overnight with more than 2800 lives lost. president-elect joe biden says that once he is inaugurated he is going to ask americans to wear a mask for 100 days to drive those numbers down. he also asked dr. fauci to be his chief medical adviser and dr. fauci told us earlier in an interview that he has accepted and i also asked him about the flood of new cases. >> reporter: do you attribute any of the new surge directly to thanksgiving and the travel and the get togethers that di

here in the east, tomorrow we continue to have cooler than average temperatures from are philly, lexingtontexas, 69 degrees that's 10 degrees above average. as we head into later this week, chicago, you're going to see temperatures above 50 degrees. jonesboro, temperatures in the mid-60s. temperatures start to warm up here in the east as well for today dry and windy out west, a mild day in the mid-plains look for a few showers in the mid-atlantic states. moving into tomorrow we have beautiful weather throughout much of the country. and in the central plains we are going to be looking at upper highs in the upper 50s to mid to upper 60s. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a red flag warning continues. this will be in effect through 5:00. that means we'll have a high fire danger today due to high winds and those gusts could reach over 60 miles per hour. we'll also have some very low humidity as our temperatures head towards the 60s today. it will be a very nice and sunny day but very windy at times and we'll also have another round of the potential of a high fire danger between we

take one school that spent nearly $30,000, lexington cristi christian spent nearly $400,000 in an efforte safe during the midst of this pandemic. neil: what's happened, you know better than many, attorney general, where there have been cases where public schools have been shut down, parents have been shipping their kids to private schools, registering them there. i would suspect the same phenomenon was going on in kentucky and that could have something to do with all of this. what do you think? >> well, i think that's certainly a part of it. look, we just want our religi s religiously affiliated schools to have the same opportunity we have given retail shops, we have given movie theaters, we have given gambling parlors, they should have the same opportunity. neil, nyou know this. dr. fauci just this past weekend was on television talking about the importance of getting our kids back in school. the cdc has even put forth statements to that very same point, that very same fact, that schools have not been the superspreaders a lot had feared. it's important that our children get back to scho

bill maxon of lexington, kentucky, has mastered one of the toughest jobs on capitol hill. he oversees the operation that delivers for kentucky families and kentucky priorities. here's what the role of chief of staff means in our tight-knit organization. it's like being the player coach on an old baseball team. who is also a utility player at the same time. phil wears about ten hats each day orchestrating a seamless operation. he's mastered policy, political strategy, messaging, quint services, he -- constituent services, managed the budget office, and he is a liaison and colleague to my leadership office here in the capitol. he is the linkage between the two sides of my operation, the single person most responsible for helping me harmonize home state priorities with my national duties and keep the commonwealth at the center of all i do. it's a tall order and it takes the best of the best, someone who is so capable that every important issue will involve them but so humble that situations never become about them, enter phil maxon, a kind, cheerful and unbelievably competent

the: this is alex in bluegrass state, lexington, republican. good morning.r: i just want to say god bless the usa. congratulations joe biden on getting elected. we elected somebody was going to march us right back into the middle east, who is going to bring back the old obama politics, and add more to the debt. meanwhile back at the ranch, the news in this country, i wasn't born in this country, i was born in asia. i called in during the coronavirus whenever that cdc guidance was in, and i told the whole channel of c-span that the virus is over everywhere else, that people aren't doing what it takes to keep the numbers low. the media isn't real, the matrix is real. host: columbia, maryland, independent. i haven't called in for a long time. daughter about a year ago. host: i'm so sorry to hear that, alicia. caller: i thank you for your sympathy. some i just want to thank people who are in the government and who have been in the government. i want to say good job to hogan.r of maryland, host: larry hogan. caller: he has done a very good job. udall hate to go h

subsidies, lexington, south carolina, for example created a local funding program for small businessesets and own that is what local governments have to do. we can't wait on the federal government but we deserve a partner. host: patrick is in chicago. good morning to you. caller: good morning. host: patrick, you are breaking up. i'm going to have to ask you to call in. let's go to marcus in shreveport, louisiana. caller: good morning. host: turned on your television, turn down the volume and talk and listen through your phone. are you with us, marcus? folks, you have got to turn down the television. listen and talk to the phone. tom in florida. hi, tom. caller: my television is muted. irony.d to point out the back in the day, when the taxpayers filled out chrysler and it was a good thing to do because their back was strong. poa --ernment bailed out ..o.a. -- boa the rationale is that they were too big to fail yet there were some republicans not wanting to give these stimulus checks to the average american family. like the average american family is small enough to fail. if the small fa

this lexington has been a little bit -- this vaccine has been a little bit too quick.ost: you would go with the therapeutic before a natural vaccine? caller: that's right. that is what i feel about it. people want to take the vaccine, i am not throwing it down, i just don't feel comfortable taking it, because i don't think it is going to do much. it will take. away from your dna, which i am not in favor of, so i would rather go with regeneron if possible, if they could get that out to the public. host: if i may ask, do you take other vaccines? caller: i don't take vaccines. i took one when i was only 10, and i got kind of sick. and i do have allergies so i don't think i would go with the vaccine, this one. i haven't taken one since i was 10. i got the flu may be back in the 1980's. i was sick for about a week, my immune system took over and i got better. but regeneron, they got well so quickly. i think it is a better way to go. host: joel's next in north carolina in davidson. hello. caller: thank you for letting me speak. the fundamental issue with vaccines is there is