i wasn't even supposed to say that. >> jimmy: i just wonder, though, why matt damon?with you. i did it just to get to ben. now i have his number. "argo 2"! it's not going to be as good as the first one. >> jimmy: you wrote the movie with matt damon. >> i did, yes. >> jimmy: how did that process go? >> it was really fun. we worked really well together. but we usually would write so late that then we'd either have drinks or dinner and that was always the most fun part. there was this one night actually that emily was over and they had friends over and we were going to have this party at the house after writing, which was pretty great, a and so we walked across the street in new york to the wine store that's across the street and he goes in there all the time to get wine for different events and he bought like a case of wine or something for a bunch of different people and he didn't have his i.d. on him. so he gets his credit card and the guy was like no. and matt was like no, i come in here all the time, i promise i'm who i say i am. he's like no, you don't have your i.

apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time. tomorrow night samuel l.ackson, the cast of "jersey shore." and music from ed sheeran. good night.

he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he n? >> reporter: consider this. damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman -- viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there's a lot of kind of low-hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that's why we're here. >> alina cho joins me now from new york. alina, how many people in countries as water.org been able to help? >> reporter: it's pretty extraordinary. water.org actually has active programs in 11 countries. matt damon tells me they've helped 1 million people so far around the world get affordable loans. and he says this whole idea of water credit, so giving people affordable loans so they can get a faucet, they can get a toilet, is really working. they don't have to go to a loan shark. they don't have to do that type of thing and they're getting access to clean water, which, as you know, is a fundamental for

and matt damon is great look at this we are missing a snowstorm to the south.ven't even finished digging out of the last blizzard in there is more snow going through not as big we're watching this assembling line of precipitation on the lake are models suggest that may be flirting with the shoreline there you see the forecast tomorrow morning a pretty solid area of snow in the area. you can see the lake affect snow coming into our area. watch what happens out in the plains. this is our next system right here or at least one we will watch. we are only up to 345 monday look at the cold air seeping into the plans we have been watching that from afar it will not be a long cold spell. we quickly moderate next week and again with another chance of snow late friday or saturday. the winds are common, it's this cloud cover at night that really has kept this month so warm because it prevents the cooling that goes on at night and keeps you close to the daytime high. that is where the bulk of the snow came out to you can see the driveway being plowed right there. 64 percen

. >> matt damon tries to tip the balance of power in "promised land." a small town has been hit hard by the economic downturn so it should be easy for him to buy out the poor farmers so his company can drill for gas. "promised land" is rated r. that's the box office preview, raphael seth, nbc news. >> now for another look at the weather, here is meteorologist dil condition drier. where was the jud apatow movie? >> you're so bummed about that, right? >> i was planning my mom to see it. >> i'm sure it's still out there. >> i didn't get to see the review you. >> make the review, veronica.

to do that, maybe involving humor. >> reporter: take ben stiller, he produces funny videos. >> matt damonimed water. >> reporter: consider this, damon talks about water on youtube? 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman. >> who is that knocking at my door? >> reporter: viral, damon said his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there is a lot of low hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that is why we're here. >> reporter: water.org has helped a million people so far. but as damon said, there is still another 80 million people to go. nonetheless, he says it is a start and a good one. he believes that this whole idea of water credit, meaning giving people affordable loans in places where getting water is a challenge is really working. and he believes it has the potential to reach up to 100 million people by 2020. >> for more on matt damon's efforts to provide clean water to people around the world and how you can help, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> and a small town newspape

he seems really weird lately. >> matt damon does? >> kimberly: matt damon, okay?ourne identity" and since he gave up the franchise, down hill. >> he is doing art films now. >> kimberly: that is the problem. he's become liberal and bizarre. now he is not making sense and upset with washington, d.c., and obama -- >> wait, wait, wait. benghazi. just i was going to say -- >> juan: i was going to say aren't republicans is concern there is too much government and conspiracy and the game is ririgged and man isn't getting a break. >> eric: natural' fault. >> kimberly: but he is wrong about fracking. just i don't know if he is right or wrong. >> andrea: paying the salary, big oil? >> juan: isn't that politics? >> andrea: isn't that interesting. >> juan: i'm telling you. >> andrea: democrats want to get re-elected. he just wants to sell movies. coming up, we lost great people in 2012. "the five" will pay our respects to some of them when we come back. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to "the five." general normon schwarzkopf passed away at his home after complications from few moania. h

he seems really weird. >> matt damon? >> matt damon, the bjorn identity and he gave up that franchise, it's downhill -- >> he is doing art films. that's the problem. >> he has become liberal and bizarre. he is not making any sense. he is upset with hollywood -- i mean with washington, d.c. and -- >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> benghazi -- >> i was going on say -- >> aren't the republicans concerned there is too much government and conspiracies and i mean, that the game is rigged and the honest working man isn't getting a break? >> he is right to be upset about benghazi. >> it's all natural gas's fault. >> he is wrong about fracking. >> i don't know if he's wrong or right. >> and valerie, big oil to try to kill the fracking. >> isn't that politics? >> isn't that interesting? he says republicans and democrats want to get re-elected. he wants to sell movies. we lost some great people in 2012. we will pay our respects when we come back. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small busi

he seems really weird. >> matt damon? >> matt damon, the bjorn identity and he gave up that franchise, it's downhill -- >> he is doing art films. that's the problem. >> he has become liberal and bizarre. he is not making any sense. he is upset with hollywood -- i mean with washington, d.c. and -- >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> benghazi -- >> i was going on say -- >> aren't the republicans concerned there is too much government and conspiracies and i mean, that the game is rigged and the honest working man isn't getting a break? >> he is right to be upset about benghazi. >> it's all natural gas's fault. >> he is wrong about fracking. >> i don't know if he's wrong or right. >> and valerie, big oil to try to kill the fracking. >> isn't that politics? >> isn't that interesting? he says republicans and democrats want to get re-elected. he wants to sell movies. we lost some great people in 2012. we will pay our respects when we come back. [ male announcer ] we all make bad decisions. like say, gas station sushi. cheap is g

matt damon's new film, "promised land" opens next friday but it is already sparking major controversy in the energy community. critic it is of the film say it casts fracking in a very negative light. they flat-out reject some truths about the process. with california imposing its first fracking regulations only yesterday. is this just hollywood being hollywood or is there an agenda behind this that's coming out at a very convenient time? let's go to fox news's john roberts for more on this one. so, john, give us the basics. what is this movie all about. >> well it is about hydraulic fracturing. you mentioned fracking at top. this is the shale gas revolution that has turned the united states just in a few short years from what look like it would be net importer of gas and now potentially exporter of gas. it is also based loosely on situation that happened in the little town of dimic, pennsylvania, where a faulty casing for a gas well allowed gas methane to escape in the local aquifer and con tam nant local wells. stars matt damon as gas company representative who goes into farming comm

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. >> the protesters had celebrity support matt damon was asked by a woman about the rules that make it hard to fire. >> there is a job security? what about for teachers? been making the job insecurity makes me work hard? >> you have the incentive. >> you take the nba style thinking. >> business school idea? yes. even the obama race to the top that competition is good and if kids are free to take their school money to any school then competition will force all schools to get better or go out of business. but the unions do not like that competition. >> there is a profit motive behind all of the extra testing. >> we need to get the corporations out of the school. >> further empoverish our teachers paid enough? some makeover $100,000. >> they do not make enough. >> matt damon mom is you need teacher. >> why else do you take up salary and long hours? >> they make -- salary? maybe to him but today american teachers make more per hour than accountants, nurses and architects. >> i can guarantee it is not about the money. >> the former d.c. politicians. >> when i was on the council i gave the s

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he gets attention for his foundation, stiller strong, using humor. >> matt damon claimed water. ,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman? >> knock knock. >> who is that knocking at my door? >> viral. damon siz his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there's a lot of low-hanging fruit so to speak. there are so many people we can help. >> do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do in fact, that's why we're here. >> really, really enjoyed talking to him. he says the whole concept of water credit has actually helped a million people so far around the world have affordable access to clean water. a good first step. 880 million more people to go. he believes this concept is really working. helping people get affordable loans to put a toilet in their home, a faucet in their home. again, he says a big challenge is getting people in the western world to wrap their minds around it. something we can't fathom or understand. he is taking this on as his cause, and he's making a difference. >> tomorrow, talking to matthew mcconaughey, who has his own foundation. >> how

matt damon plays a gas industry rep looking to lock up leases.cowrote the script. >> it asks more questions, you know, than it answers. but they are important questions, i think, that we're all, that we need to be asking. >> i'm here because my farm is gone. the land turned brown and died. >> they say the film explores american identity but images like the environmentalist character setting a model farm aflame and a classroom lit up conservative blogs with charges that the fill system a hit piece on fracking. >> there are a lot of claims in the movie that are allowed to be made without reputation leaving i think the viewer with the impression hydraulic fracturing is more dangerous than it is. >> while there have been stepts, spills of fracking fluid and two cases of water well contamination, the try argues overwhelming drills have been drilled safely. even president obama is fully on board with. >> this is a tremendous opportunity for our country to use on a conventional oil and gas. but i think the opposition should not be underestimated. i thin

. >> merry christmas from matt damon. >> at least he hayes sens a sen humor. >> it's almost like a "saturday live" skit. >> you know with their a-list, they still have sometime to wish happy holidays. >> that was for this gentleman, because we got magic mike in there. if we get a clip of channing tatum stripping. >> we didn't get scarlett johansson stripping. >> has she? >> thanks, bill. this next one comes to us from wnbc in new york city where in newtown, connecticut, employees at the local flower shops are working through tears to help families. irene's flower shop has been inundated with hundreds of orders from around the world after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. the flowers orders have hampered workers a little bit. but that doesn't stop the workers from putting their heart into the arrangements. >> it's little stories like that. >> then we go from the shock, the sorrow, the funerals, the good-byes. >> and putting a face to all the victims. the pictures and names and ages. >> i still can't look at the pictures of all the little kids. it's too hard. >> this is "early toda

. >>> matt damon, in an interview, damon said that he sometimes feels the game is rigged and no matter how hard you work to change things it doesn't matter, end quote. >>> t54% of americans have a favorable view of the gun owners group. a usa today/gallup support that is higher for stricker gun controls. >>> he was appointed e wednesday replacing the late daniel inouye. >>> ed marchky plans to run for kerry's seat. >>> they picket funerals of american soldiers. people have signed a white house petition on the website to legally recognize the group as a hate group. >>> and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now for a look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >>> the timing of these, right through the holidays, but we aren't looking for this one to be much of a mess in the northeast, maybe three inches, tops, on the higher side of this storm system, where is it right now? it's located across texas, arkansas, all rain right now, as it moves into the northeast, it's going to stay just to the south of the new england, that will allow the colder air to g

matt damon was chosen in 2007. of the three of you, which one is really the sexiest? tt has since shaved his head. and i've always liked a man with a shaved head. >> i see. >> the bullet head look, which i think is very, very sexy. with hair, not so much. but right now, i'm going to have to go with matt. >> our thanks to barbara walters. her number one choice when the most fascinating people airs tomorrow night here on abc, 9:30 eastern. we're always online at abcnews.com. we'll see you back here tomorrow. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> i think christmas is the best time of year to get into audio knife spot over a parking spot at target. >> leslie mann. >> so your chesty, mucusy and cloggy. i think you might have the plague. >> ted. >> are there any plans to make "ted 2"? >> yes, we're basically just going to do the same movie but

. >> i knew that matt damon was a violent, pompous drunk and now you've proven it on television. >> mikeglia. >> now i'll stand for applause. >> the story of christmas as

merry christmas from matt damon. >> a gratuitous excuse to look at beautiful people. >> it was.nightly's was interesting. sam jackson was entertaining. >> for sure. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" starts right now. >>> since 1994, there have been 70 -- these are just school shootings. 70 -- 70 episodes of school shootings in the united states since 1994. after the brady bill was passed. president obama was in connecticut last night speaking to a high school gymnasium as part of a memorial service. he said some things. no single law no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless ability of violence in our society, but that can't be an excuse for inaction. so right there, i feel better. it can't be an

apologies to matt damon, we did run out of time for him. good night!ry school. >> evil visited this community today. >> most of the bullets aimed at little children. >> we heard this racket. >> and then chaos and confusion as young survivors were led out of the school. >> the majority of those that died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of five and ten years old. >> dan: good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. a loss unimaginable scale. >> a man started shooting with chilling ago. >> was there are 27 victims, 20 of them children and 7 adults. we have team coverage beginning in connecticut. >> evil visited this community today. >> reporter: a quaint new england suburb. >> i'm terrified. >> became a scene of horror. a gunman identified as adam lanza barged into sandy hook elementary school and begin shooting. >> complete chaos. >> teachers rushed to sheppard the yuck children to safety. they were told to close their eyes on the way out. >> we all put our hands on other people's shourdz and teacher led the first pers

join me next time for a conversation with matt damon on his latest film and work with water.org. that is next time. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. yourd by contributions to pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: one of the places most identified with the organized labor movement, michigan, has approved legislation vastly limiting the power of unions in the state. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the passage of the right to work laws and the angry demonstrations inside and outside the state capital building. >> woodruff: then, we turn to

tonight, jay welcomes -- matt damon, from the new movie, "zero dark thirty," chris pratt,

. >> matt damon tries to tip the balance of power in "promised land."mall town has been hit hard by the economic downturn so it should be easy for him to buy out the poor farmers so his company can drill for gas. "promised land" is rated r. that's the box office preview, raphael seth, nbc news. >> now for another look at the weather, here is meteorologist dil condition drier. where was the jud apatow movie? >> you're so bummed about that, right? >> i was planning my mom to see it. >> i'm sure it's still out there. >> i didn't get to see the review you. >> make the review, veronica. that's the point. we are looking as the a very cold christmas morning all through the dakotas. windchills right now down at around 8 to 10 below zero. very frigid air up that way. we'll see that be an issue all through the dakotas and into minneapolis all day long. we also have snow about six inches of snow possible parts in parts of oklahoma. you see this dark shade of pink and purple basically from arkansas right up into northern new england, there is the chance for 6 to 12

matt damon, your closest friend was chosen in 2007. really the sexiest? >> well, matt has since shaved his head. and i always liked a man with a shaved head. the bullet-head look, which i think is very, very sexy. >> good year for those folks. think is very, very sexy. >> good year for those folks. see the special tonight. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> we begin with breaking news in the south bay. a truck has plowed into an apartment complex in san jose. >> driver smashed the wall straight into a bedroom where a child was sleeping. that child is a 3-year-old girl. >> she has been taken to the

apologies to matt damon, although he did slip in tonight.w night, zachary knighton and music from dan deacon. their album, and extremely dangerous. they are dealing with a suspect who may be armed. >> the warning going out to the hundreds of students locked down at cal state fullerton right now. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. it is a tense scene that has been playing out for hours down south. police have the building surrounded as officers search for a man they suspect is armed and dangerous. this is all happening on the cal state university at fullerton campus southeast of downtown los angeles. >> i believe the armed suspect is in the building. >> reporter: police and the s.w.a.t team went from building to building searching for one and possibly two suspects. the school tweeted an alert to students and employers to remain on lock down. people outside were told to evacuate immediately. students barricaded the doors to their classrooms and turned down the rights and stayed quiet. some of them tweeted pictures showing chairs and other

i want to apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time. thanks to all of you for coming. tomorrow night, kelly ripa and alicia keys will be here. good night! >>> it is happening in san francisco where a house fire has taken a life in the city's engel side district. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. firecrews are on the scene and it is happening at a home in engel side heights. abc7 news reporter ama dates is live with the latest on this. ama? >> dan, fire officials will confirm one person was found dead in the house. they will not say anything about the victim's identitiment we are are -- identity. we are a block away from the house. you can see what it looked like when we arrived on scene. it broke out about 8:40. about 40 firefighters responded, and they were able to put the fire out in 40 minutes. it burned through the garage and the second floor of the home. one person was found dead inside. now it wasn't the resident or the neighbor who called the fire in. it was an off duty firefighter who smelled smoke. >> firefighters have had good noses. they

he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he ow do you claim water? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: consider this, damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman. ♪ viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there is a lot of kind of low hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that's why we're here. >> ailelina cho, thank you for that. if you want to help or get more information about water.org, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> former president george h.w. bush seems to be getting a little better after spending christmas in a houston hospital. doctors thought the 88-year-old would be able to go home, but he developed a fever. a spokesman tells cnn the former president has slightly improved. he was hospitalized in late november for bronchitis. doctors say they are cautiously optimistic the former president will be released soon. >>> escalating violence in syria as rebels cap

matt damon will tell you fracking should be banned. and the heartland knows it is good for their community. their story had to be told. i asked the people of america and they did. john: buy give you $1 my name is in the credit? $20, dvd. $125 a film poster. this motivated people? >> anybody who gave $1 is the executive producer. [laughter] this is a film by the people for the people it allows the documentary movement to kick starter -- kicks starter. no longer can hollywood say what is a documentary. people out there, but kicks starter has closed. it is fantastic. john: good luck with your movie. i hear that mark cuban bought it? >> it will be on access tv going up against the promised land at the same time. there will be another voice. kicks starter has allowed us to do that. john: thank you. my charity and a charity sturdy that got the biggest film start -- story in [applause] john: many charities do good thing is to bring people together. one is called on their flight. >> when i was liberated by one -- i wore 70 days weighed 70 poun

. >> matt damon it tries to tip the balance of power. a small town has been hit hard.t should be easy as pie to buy out the farmers so his country can drill for gas. everybody on the farm starts dying. "promised land" is rated r. >> "print of guidance" -- " parental guidance" looks a hysterical. >> the ravens are back to work. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, would you continue to buy milk no matter how high the price goes, or would you consider alternative products like soy milk? >> keep sending us your responses. >> coming up -- >> good morning. the ravens will be back to work today. when they get back to work, their mind when not be on a losing streak. all those things were put to bed a few days ago. the mindset is getting ready for the bengals on sunday appeared there is a much to be gained against the bengals. the ravens need to win and then need the -- baltimore is a banged-up group. maybe the ravens should take it easy.

i want to thank dan, carson daly, zachary knighton, and i want to apologize to matt damon. we ran out of time for him. he will be rescheduled. thank you for watching and good night. >> sky 7 hd over east bay plant where a massive fair gutted the building and forced people to get out fast. good evening. >> we are now learning what was happening at the time this fir broke out. those flames quickly engulfed cnh enterprise at pwoing avenue not far from interstate 6 80. amma is at the scene for us live tonight with the latest. >>reporter: it really is fortunate that nobody was injured in this fire. cnh enterprise known for precision machining, we will go fabricating that means that inside this building here they had things leak combustible oi oil, flammable gas, metal shavings all burning. there is a machine shop as well as some offices one of the employee tolds me that he believes the fir began near one of the machines. with you building is so badly burned nobody has been let inside so investigators still don't know exactly what caused the fire cnh enterprise in free mont a mer

matt damon will tell you fracking should be banned.nd the heartland knows it is good for their community. their story had to be told. i asked the people of america and they did. john: buy give you $1 my name is in the credit? $20, dvd. $125 a film poster. this motivated people? >> anybody who gave $1 is the executive producer. [laughter] this is afilm by the people for the people it allows the documentary movement to kick starter -- kicks starter. no longer can hollywood say what is a documentary. people out there, but kicks starter has closed. it is fantastic. john: good luck with your movie. i hear that mark cuban bought it? >> it will be on access tv going up against the promised land at the same time. there will be another voice. kicks starter has allowed us to do that. john: thank you. my charity and a charity sturdy that got the biggest film start -- story in [applause] john: many charities do good thing is to bring people together. one is called on their flight. >> when i was liberated by one -- i wore 70 days weighed 70 pounds.

my apologies to matt damon. tomorrow night, jon stewart and stephen colbert and music from the avett brothers. thank you for watching. good night, brooklyn. [ cheers and applause ] the bay area tonight. these pictures from marin county where there is a steady rain already falling. now we can show you a live picture of the golden gate bridge where you can see the slick roadway, and it is going to be that way in all likelihood for your morning commute. and in the sierra, chain restrictions are in affect over donner summit and snow is falling in the mountains. i'm dan ashley. carolyn johnson is off. let's start with sandhya patel to begin our storm watch coverage. sandhya, how does it look on live doppler 7hd? >> the storm is getting its act together and we are see something downpours. i am going to show you whenner it is raining moderate to heavy at this hour as we take you down to street level here around had to drive and santa rosa. you can see stoney point road. we are seeing heavier returns here and petaluma h

new information on a new matt damon film that takes on a controversial topic. it is called "promised land". this is about fracking when water and chemicals are injected you know ground at really high pressure to release natural gas. fracking has a been a boom for nation's energy supplies last few years but not without its critics and neither is the film. john robe berts live in atlanta. john? >> reporter: no question the natural gas industry has come under fire in a documentary film called gas land. there are fears in the industry a major hollywood theatrical production with big stars that looks at fracking in a negative light could spell real trouble. matt damon stars in "promised land" as a industry representative looking to lock up gas leases in farm country. john krasinski is a environmental activist is trying to stop him. >> know everything about your company. i know what you do. i know how to beat it. >> you know how --, wait, by, by, telling sob stories and --. >> reporter: damon and kras since ski who co-wrote the script together. it was about mining im

martha: matt damon is known for making big hollywood blockbusters, in his new film, called, "promiseand quote. he is using star power for another reason to bring attention to controversial practice of fracking. it led to boom of energy production. some say it leads to water pollution. critics of the film says it ignores safety practices used in fracking. john roberts live on the story from atlanta. good morning to you or the or the no end to controversy. "promised land quote opens nationwide on january 4th. they fear this could be to natural gas production what the "china syndrome" was to the nuclear power industry. it stars matt damon looking to line up leases in pennsylvania farm country and john as a environmental activist to try to stop him. >> i'm here my farm is gone. the land turned brown. it happened to one of us. it could happen to all of us. >> reporter: damon and chris since ski who co-wrote the script together, they're using fracking as jumping off point to explore american identity. >> it really asks more questions than it answers but they're important questions that i t

apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time. we will reschedule him, maybe sometime in the new year. thanks for watching, everyone. happy thanksgiving. good night. ,, [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread? here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. >>> rain still coming down in some areas knocking out tower to hundreds of residents around the bay area. >> we have a live look outside from our emeryville camera. it may look calm, but another storm is heading our way. i'm larry beil. dan ashley has the night off. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have team coverage for you tonight. alan wang is live in sonoma county. sergio is in santa cruz county. >> we begin with meteorologist sandhya pate

apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time.w night, andy garcia, the latest castoffs from "dancing with the stars" and music from andy allo. good night. >>> good evening, everybody. i'm larry beil. dan and carolyn have the night off. a neighborhood evacuated in san mateo after volatile materials were discovered in a home on parrot drive. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is there and joins us live with the latest. alan? >> let me show you the hole that the san mateo bomb squad dug up to detonate and bury some highly volatile chemicals. they also boarded up the windows to protect them from the concussion of the blast. but i am told the shock waves were so strong they still shattered every window. it started out as a hazardous materials clean up project called in by the wife of the former chem mystery -- chem mystery teacher who passed away. after analyzing the jars and jars of chemicals hazmat evacuated the met neighbors because two of the jars contained highly volatile chemicals. >> that was period we were told that was stuff tha

apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time. tomorrow night samuel l.ackson, the cast of "jersey shore." and music from ed sheeran. good night. >> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have increased security. investigators have not yet said what sparked the shooting ramp page. they did tell reporters 2 female employee shot friday survive. investigators previously said there was just one wounded survivor. funerals are scheduled all week for those who lost their lives in the attack. earlier today service marking the passing of 6-year-old the and twin sister in another classroom during the shooting. she survived. >> second fun

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apologies to matt damon, we ran out of time.s for watching tonight. >>> it is happening in northern california where a massive sigh pile up happened along a busy interstate. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. a 60-vehicle crash has shutdown interstate 5. it is just south of the oregon border. it all started with a semislammed into the concrete median about 6:20 tonight. >> vehicles had a hard time stoping likely because of black ice in that area. this crash stretches along two miles. the whole section of i-5 has been closed. >> cal fire reports 16 people injured including seven taken to the hospital. the area is under a winter weather advisory tonight. >> well, right here in the bay area, temperatures are dropping for what could be dropping for what could be one of the coldest nights of the season. >> spencer christian is here and he is tracking the current condition. >> first of all you can see we have clear skies. these cloud free skies will allow for temperatures to plummet and indeed they will do so. we do