barton: i thank the gentleman from lubbock.he congressman from the 25th district of texas, mr. roger williams. under the newest configuration, he's the only congressman represent that district. they must love him. mr. williams: i'm honored to stand here today and say a few words about our most treasured friend, mentor, and leader, ralph hall. his service to country and his fellow man are full of victories as we have heard and hailts -- highlight taos numerous to count. he flew planes in world war ii. once the next congress convenes, we'll misthe only two remaining world war ii veterans in congress, also including congressman dingell. ralph hall has an appreciation for america that few of us can understand. he understands sacrifice. he understands service. he understands putting one's self aside for the greater good. he's always been an accomplished businessman, having served in a number of executive roles in the private sector. he brought his business savvy to congress, which contributed to him being one of the most respected a

. >> reporter: with each splash of colors nick embodies bold movies lubbock those made by 49 vernon davisse guys are really truly the best in the world. and if i can just duplicate something where that can stop that moment and put it right there. >> reporter: in a stroke of marketing genius two years ago. >> i was inspired and he had man, i have to paint that painting. >> he approached the all protight end. >> i met vernon and i said i did this hat for you. so i gave it to vernon and vernon he put it in his showcase as a piece of art, and somebody came by and bought it. >> over the ramps -- an artist himself on-and-off-the-field, vernon respects the work. >> and meanwhile at nick's coffee shop gallery. >> if there is any hat that i have to have, it's this guy. >> reporter: a plan only planning to order a latte falls in love with a customer rendition of his favorite player. >> had is one-of-a-kind. >> reporter: in his world series mvp madison baumgarner is none fore staying true to his humble roots that nick won't forget either and donates a portion of proceeds to youth arts and sports cha

icy roads have led to more than 100 crashes in lubbock, texas with snow falling as far south as amarillo. >> just start misting it. >> reporter: even southern californians are protecting their plants from the deep freeze. now spreading from coast to coast just in time for new year's celebrations. here in pasadena, california, is thousands of people are going to fill these bleachers for the annual rose parade. they call it the granddaddy of them all and it could be the coldest of them all. with temperatures at or below freezing are predicted. elizabeth? >> wow. bundle up. even normally sunny california not escaping the big chill. brandi hitt thank you so much. and now, let's bring in abc's senior meteorologist, rob marciano in los angeles. rob? >> elizabeth, not just the cold here in so cal, but the threat for snow exists in some of the hills around los angeles. you go to the east that's where the higher accumulations will pile up. advisories down into texas for potentially freezing rain. the wind chill advisories and wind chill warnings through wednesday morning. going to feel like minus

nearly a hundred accidents near lubbock. and in new york city 100,000 people will ring in the new year in times square with windchills in the teens. >> and people have to bundle up before they go out. it'll be cold long before midnight in most of the country today. >> and get the full forecast from accuweather's justin povick. good morning. >> thank you and the concern is for heavy snows wednesday into wednesday night. and produce major travel delays along interstate 40 and interstate 10. with heavy snows towards flagstaff. and snow showers around las vegas. a coating to an inch or two. heavy snows along interstate 40. and major travel delays along interstate 15. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new year's eve is no holiday for police. crowds drinking and driving are a toxic brew. but there are concerns in south florida, efforts to discourage people from shooting off guns to celebrate. in many cities there could be protests like we have seen for weeks. and here in new york they are taking extra precautions. >> in addition to o

the pride of lubbock, texas, born on the same day as keith richards who today called him his soulmatey keys was 70 years old. >>> they called it u2 minus one to mark world aids day. u2 performed a surprise concert without bono who is home in dublin recovering from an awful bicycle crash including broken bones and surgery. as you can see, they found some guys to fill in for him. bruce and chris martin took turns on lead vocals, carrie underwood and kanye also performed. >>> when we come back after one more break, "making a difference," why it may seem like you're on every charity's e-mail list today. >>> "nbc nightly news" with brian williams is brought to you by the salvation army. visit red kettle reason.org to find out how people like you are doing the most good this giving tuesday. kettle reason.org to find out how people like you are doing the most good this giving tuesday. reason.org to find out how people like you are doing the most good this giving tuesday. at panera bread, our hearty all-natural turkey chili is back in season. slow-cooked with turkey raised without antibiotics

bobby keys learned the saxophone in lubbock, texas, and went on to play with buddy holly and john lennonbut he's best known for his solo on the rolling stones' "brown sugar. ♪ ♪ bobby keys died today after a long illness. he was 70. an iraq war veteran is on a new mission here at home to save lives. we'll have his story next. next. you know, if you play football for a long time like i did, you're gonna learn to deal with alot of pain. but it is nothing like the pain that shingles causes. man when i got shingles it was something awful. it was like being blindsided by some linebacker. you don't see it coming. boom! it was this painful rash of little blisters. red, ugly stuff. lots of 'em. not a good deal. if you've had chicken pox, uh-huh, we all remember chicken pox. well that shingles virus is already inside of you. it ain't pretty when it comes out. now i'm not telling you this so that you'll feel sorry for me. i'm just here to tell you that one out of three people are gonna end up getting shingles. i was one of 'em. take it from a guy who's had his fair share of pain. you don't want to

i talked to lubbock, texas. they think we responded wonderfully. that is good. but they want to be damn shire i don't pull them out and run and they want to be damn sure we are firm. that is what all the country wants because goldwater is raising hell about how is going to blow them off the moon. they say we ought to do anything that the national interest doesn't require but we sure ought to always leave the impression that if you shoot at us, you're going to get hit. >> swift and sure has been u.s. retaliation for pt boat attacks. on the high seas. this is the maddox, one of two sfr destroyers attacked in the gulf of tonkin in north vietnam. warplanes from two carriers avenged the unwarranted assault with 64 sorties to north vietnam pt bases, 25 boats, more than half the fleet, were destroyed. and north vietnam oil reserves badly depleted. it is estimated 10% went up in flames after direct hits. >> during the second of august attacks, there was a time of electronic intelligence and signals intelligence in between the boats directing them all the way through the

icy roads leading to 100 crashes in lubbock, texas. and this deep freeze stopping this dam in chip what falls, wisconsin. and the fire fighters working overnight. all the people trapped have been rescued. not a big double thumbs were further windchill. from utah there in nevada parts of oklahoma and texas. back through kansas up through wisconsin. look at the numbers. 42 below. the feels like in jackson this morning. yes, that's moving east. and at midnight stop it here. we have been showing you every day. temperatures haven't warmed. going to feel like the teens in new york. northern plains big zero. >> those numbers look like my math scores from high school. terrible. depressing. >> we just got into tv. >> yes. this is the answer everybody. thank you ginger. >>> by the way, not everyone is planning on celebrating on this new year's eve. there are protests across america, people hitting the streets to demonstrate against police brutality. >> reporter: good morning, dan. thousands of protesters are expected to gather alongside 1 millio

i'd like to yield the gentleman three minute the gentleman from lubbock, texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. neugebauer: this is an important piece of legislation to our country. we have heard a little bit of the history that after 9/11, the insurance industry took a hit, their reserves were drained to pay out these claims. as they were looking at writing new business they were concerned about what the future held because, you know, quite honestly, america has never experienced that kind of disaster in the past. so they were trying to figure out how to underwrite those in the future, tria was put into place to help temporarily be a backstop for the industry to get them back on their feet. and they have gotten back on their feet and their reserves are at all-time highs. and they have had a number of years to model this risk. but the reason it was originally important to do that was basically in order to continue the construction projects a number of projects around the country. the insurance industry needed some assur

at head new year's day, setting the stage for travel delays and more icy conditions, like these in lubbock, texas, leading to more than 100 crashes. in salt lake city, 8000 gallons of crude oil involved in an accident. and families home for the holidays are at least able to enjoy a rare snow we new year's eve, and more snow is expected in the mountains. the coldest weather of the rose parade maybe since 1952. abc news, los angeles. >> all right, that is it now for us at abc seven news at 5:00, and coming up at 6:00, one popular d.c. bar is closed, and some patrons are out of a lot of money. the i-team investigation has more about their past and efforts to get it back open. >> and trouble in indonesia as the weather impact the search-and-rescue for the airasia situation. >> and a child dies of complications of the flu virus next at 6:00. >> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is abc seven news at 6:00, on your side. >> and first at 6:00, a northwest washington bar rings in the new year with silence after losing its via -- license following a stabbing. >> there was a party tonight

that's tulsa, oklahoma, kansas city, missouri and then three in texas including lubbock, dallas and fortworth. >> i will wander over here. follow me as i come over here. it will be good. i promise you. how are you? nice to see you. i'm tyler. two days left until christmas. i hope everybody got to see that little walk. i was saying good bye to kate. that's besides the point. two days left now until christmas. i have to start my shopping. the holiday shopping procrastinateers are out in full force. i will be out later today. who is the more efficient shopper, men or women? vote now at cnbc.com/vote. this month we took to the bustling streets in mid town manhattan to find out this year's trends. >> we are definitely shopping at malls. unfortunately usually i buy more gifts for ourselves than other people. >> doing most of my shopping at costco. >> i feel like i have good luck at big retailers. >> wal-mart used to be on my list but i prefer target at this point. >> banana republic, old navy. >> i bought a go pro for my boyfriend and a lot of clothes for my sister and my mom because the sales are

texas tech in lubbock, texas, they kind of like these colleges. they kind of like watters world.>> who won the civil war? um -- >> we did, the south. >> like the one in 1955 or -- >> who is our vice president? >> i have no idea. >> right now? i don't know. >> who did we gain our independence from? >> these are horrible. >> i have no idea. >> what show is snooki on? >> "jersey shore". >> what show is snooki on? >> jersey shore. >> jersey shore. >> and she's vice president. who are these kids? >> they're students at texas tech university. >> who are imitating watters. >> poly tech asking the questions. they talk to 30 kids. >> what kind of group is this? >> it's a nonpartisan, they say, political organization on campus. >> on campus. >> and they were seeking to find out basic -- >> they were talking to texas tech kids? they didn't know anything? >> two of them got all the answers right out of 30. >> right. >> they were criticized for editing this in a way that made the population look bad at the university. but they say that's exactly what happened. >> so basically imitated watters

. ♪[ music ] >> bobby keys is from lubbock, texas, where he played with buddy holly and then ran intohe stones at a concert in 1964. he hit it off with keith richards and without up playing with the stones for most of his life -- he wound up playing with the stones for most of his life. he died at the age of 70. >>> 5:08 on this rainy tuesday morning. a hearing on capitol hill today looks into dangerous airbags linked to several deaths. why the manufacturer refuses to expand a recall. >> plus cameras rolling as emergency crews rescue a teenager in a chimney. what they say he was trying to do when he got stuck. >> day 2 of heavy rainfall and now another factor you need to know about as you head out the door. the complete forecast is still straight ahead. >> and it's been a crazy commute already and not in a good way. we have this accident now coming in a traffic alert overturned semi truck in fairfield and numerous flooding reports coming in, in parts of marin county. we'll take a check of the roads. here's a live look at a very slick richmond/san rafael bridge. your full commute after

barton: i thank the gentleman from lubbock. i now recognize the congressman from the 25th district of texas, mr. roger williams. under the newest configuration, he's the only congressman represent that district. they must love him. mr. williams: i'm honored to stand here today and say a few words about our most treasured friend, mentor, and leader, ralph hall. his service to country and his fellow man are full of victories as we have heard and hailts -- highlight taos numerous to count. he flew planes in world war ii. once the next congress convenes, we'll misthe only two remaining world war ii veterans in congress, also including congressman dingell. ralph hall has an appreciation for america that few of us can understand. he understands sacrifice. he understands service. he understands putting one's self aside for the greater good. he's always been an accomplished businessman, having served in a number of executive roles in the private sector. he brought his business savvy to congress, which contributed to him being one of th

state funds a lot have come back because the reason they were cut and affected so much number one in lubbock republican governors in particular take new jersey pension holidays instead of giving their donation when the employees are due they say we are just going to take a holiday but it's more and more healthy and if you look at this as a pension fund. >> host: are they healthy because wall street came back? >> guest: part of it is because people are doing the kind of contributions that they need to do over the course of time. they have put in their contributions in terms of the pensions. it was the government that sent we are not going to put ours in. >> host: if wall street does better, pensions to better. >> you can't have winners and losers in this economy. you can't have an economy that has the greatest wealth gap. everybody should be doing well, not just the 1%. we can't have stagnation for everybody else but we know that pensions actually force investment in wall street which is why it is so ironic that some aspects of wall street actually fight against the very same thing that's eat

up towards lubbock, we have seen major road problems with 100 car accidents on the road tuesday evening because of the slick weather there. austin, texas canceled its new year's celebration because we have winter advisories in effect. you can see the cold temperatures coming into play right now. we are looking at winter storm warnings for most of central texas, that is going to stay in effect most of the night. tomorrow going through the later part of the day, we are going to be seeing rain as well as in this area, we are going to be sighing icy areas too. >> that corvette accident in texas is just wrong. >> former ntsb board member joins us live with what investigators should be looking for with the recovery of airasia flight 8501. >> jim harbaugh leaves the nfl to return to his alma mater the university of michigan and he'll make $5 million a year. critics are asking how a football coach becomes one of the highest paid employees in the country. >> 7,100,000 is our big number of the day. >> how americans are signing up for health care under the affordable care act. >> 140 world leaders

icy roads have led to more than 100 crashes in lubbock, texas. >> and just start misting it. >> reporter their plants from the deep freeze now spreading from coast to coast just in time for new year's celebrations. here in pasadena, california, thousands are expected to fill these bleachers for the annual rose parade. it's the grand daddy of them all. while rain is expected to clear, temperatures at or below freezing are predicted. this could break a record set back in 1952. brandi hitt, abc news, pasadena. >>> from coast to coast, this will be a new year's holiday to bundle up. >> most of the country below freezing, there will be some travel hassles. here's accuweather's justin povick. >> thank you. over the southwest, it looks like weather goes downhill and turns quite cold for wednesday and wednesday night. snowfall is on the way and some of this will be rather substantial around flag staff. a couple of inches snow possible around las vegas. that's a little unusual along cold but there will be some sunshine so travel delays here at a minimum. reena and kendis, back to you. >>> over in

and with that i want to recognize for five minutes the congressman representing lubbock, texas, where the ennis lions will play a high school football game friday night, the honorable randy neugebauer. mr. neugebauer: i thank the gentleman. i rise to honor the service of my colleague, ralph hall. when you look at ralph's life, it's a record of serve to his country. it began in 1942 as a young lieutenant flying an aircraft off of an aircraft carrier, and after the war, ralph came back to this country and started work in the private sector in creating jobs and expanding the economy in texas. . later ralph would be the county judge for rock wall, texas, and would late behr elected as a texas state senator. in 1980, he was elected to the united states congress to represent the fourth district of texas, where he has represented that district with distinction. one of the things, you ever traveled in ralph's district and stop at the 7-eleven or place to get a little gas and mention the name ralph hall, people's faces light up. i bet everybody in rock wall county has met ralph hall in fact, p

the suspect, ieflded as 30-year-old adam lubbock of tngs, obtained explosives. he is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. >>> we look at this in the "new york times," bernie madoff long-time assistant was sentenced to six years in prison tuesday for her role in the former stockbroker's $20 billion ponzi scream. they said instead of realizing she was committing quote despicable crimes. she was found guilty of securities fraud and tax evasion in march after a trial, one of the longest in u.s. history. >> the supreme court ruled employers are not required to pay employees for time spent in security checks at the end of their shifts. the lawsuit stems from an amazon processing center, where employees face up to 30 minutes a day of screening to protect the company against theft. a workers union is seeking overtime and back pay for the time, given that it occurs at the end of the work day. the ruling protect itself other companies like apple and cvs health works are facing similar lawsuits. usa today, academy award winner, cuba gooding, jr., will star as onl

barton: i thank the gentleman from lubbock. i now recognize the congressman from the 25th district of texas, mr. roger williams. under the newest configuration, he's the only congressman represent that district. they must love him. mr. williams: i'm honored to stand here today and say a few words about our most treasured friend, mentor, and leader, ralph hall. his service to country and his fellow man are full of victories as we have heard and hailts -- highlight taos numerous to count. he flew planes in world war ii. once the next congress convenes, we'll misthe only two remaining world war ii veterans in congress, also including congressman dingell. ralph hall has an appreciation for america that few of us can understand. he understands sacrifice. he understands service. he understands putting one's self aside for the greater good. he's always been an accomplished businessman, having served in a number of executive roles in the private sector. he brought his business savvy to congress, which contributed to him being one of th

. >>> mother/daughter trip from lubbock, texas. >> good morning! >> howdy from waco, texas.ia. i'm the birthday girl. >> happy birthday! >>> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." beautiful day out here, friday, december 5th, 2014. we have a nice, boisterous crowd out here. >> 50th birthday party. i feel like they're celebrating already back there. >> i think they've opened a few. >>> monopoly, by the way, which is pretty cool. we're going to round out our week of holiday reviews with fun games for the entire family and high-tech gifts your kids are clamoring for. >>> i'll sit down with angelina jolie, talking about her married life, and future in hollywood. >>> and "time" magazine's person of the year next week. >>> let's get a check of the top stories from natalie. nat? >> good morning to you guys once again. good morning, everyone. hundreds of people were arrested overnight in new york city as they disrupt ed after the grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the death of eric garner. stephanie gosk, good morning. >> reporter: more than 200 people

we have snow across places like lubbock this morning and little bit of ice.reful on the roads. head in towards the central gulf. this is where we are going to be talking about the worst of or weather today. 3 to a inches of rain falling here. localized flooding does not make its way into towards georgia and carolinas tonight and tomorrow. most part today you are looking fine. here is how that future radar plays by this. take a look at this. see this very heavy rain developing throughout the overnight hours and more of this moves in throughout your day tomorrow. the south is rainy area. still no big snow. cold weather will be returns this week for almost everybody. get ready, winter is coming back. >> just after christmas. >> all right, rick. thanks so much. >> thanks, rick. >> we telling you about this veteran's affairs scandal and all the falsified documents, the weight times, our heroes even dying some of them waiting for care. the woman at the helm, sharon helmand, the former director of the phoenix v.a. is now getting ousted but it's not over anything tha

we've seen snowfall in lubbock, texas and temperatures bitterly cold. 3 to 5 inches of snowfall alreadyer sections of wisconsin, and for chicago, yesterday you were 50 degrees. not going to be that way the next several days. only in the teens and 20s as we go through the middle of the work week. there you can see, chicago, 20s and you'll be lucky if you make to the 21. take a look at st. louis, readings in the 40s but then we plunge down to near freezing toward the beginning of the work week. so the wet weather up and down the eastern seaboard as this frontal system moves through. but the cold front is going to push those temperatures, as i mentioned, into the teens and 20s. even into the deep south. 30s and 40s expected. and a very cold air mass all the way from utah and into colorado where they have seen just a little bit of snowfall. but we'll see that cold air all across the pacific northwest, 50s to 70s across the florida peninsula. >> there was a lot over christmas, maybe a little snow, right, going into the new year. >> yeah, it looks like that especially across the midwest we'll