>>reporter: former boy scout matt stewart know what is he would like to happen. >> congress should remove all founding from the boy scouts especially in light of the fact that the boy scouts have been protecting child molestors for over 100 years. >>reporter: one former bay area scout leader we contacted tonight denied ever being the target of sex abuse alleges even though there was a file on him. too late to prosecute the case because of statute of limitation expired but it is possible in california to file lawsuits under certain circumstances. >> all right john reporting. >> moraga boy scout kicked out of the troop because he's gay trying to get the eagle scout award he earned. he delivered 400,000 petition signature to the council today asking for reinstatement. they prohibit gay members. >> when we asked them if they agree with the policy and if they think it's okay they couldn't really answer us. they just said it's a national policy and we are following a policy. >>reporter: the petition came from an on license mobilization effort started by ryan's mom to get support for her son. >>

>>reporter: former boy scout matt stewart know what is he would like to happen. >> congress should remove all founding from the boy scouts especially in light of the fact that the boy scouts have been protecting child molestors for over 100 years. >>reporter: one former bay area scout leader we contacted tonight denied ever being the target of sex abuse alleges even though there was a file on him. too late to prosecute the case because of statute of limitation expired but it is possible in california to file lawsuits under certain circumstances. >> all right john reporting. >> moraga boy scout kicked out of the troop because he's gay trying to get the eagle scout award he earned. he delivered 400,000 petition signature to the council today asking for reinstatement. they prohibit gay members. >> when we asked them if they agree with the policy and if they think it's okay they couldn't really answer us. they just said it's a national policy and we are following a policy. >>reporter: the petition came from an on license mobilization effort started by ryan's mom to get support for her son. >>

>>reporter: former boy scout matt stewart know what is he would like to happen. >> congress should remove all founding from the boy scouts especially in light of the fact that the boy scouts have been protecting child molestors for over 100 years. >>reporter: one former bay area scout leader we contacted tonight denied ever being the target of sex abuse alleges even though there was a file on him. too late to prosecute the case because of statute of limitation expired but it is possible in california to file lawsuits under certain circumstances. >> all right john reporting. >> moraga boy scout kicked out of the troop because he's gay trying to get the eagle scout award he earned. he delivered 400,000 petition signature to the council today asking for reinstatement. they prohibit gay members. >> when we asked them if they agree with the policy and if they think it's okay they couldn't really answer us. they just said it's a national policy and we are following a policy. >>reporter: the petition came from an on license mobilization effort started by ryan's mom to get support for her son. >>

. >> reporter: as children growing up, brothers matt and tom stewart say their scout leader repeatedly molested them. >> this is where i was sexually abused by my scout leader on numerous occasions when we would come here for campouts as a boy. >> i was molested every month of every year interest the age of 6 all the way through the age of 18. >> reporter: the brothers sued the scouts a decade ago and agreed to the settlement. do you to a statute of limitations, their abuser was never charged. now, the boy scouts so-called perversion files detailing a century of abuse are finally being released after the oregon supreme court ruled they are public records. >> the boy scouts sat on this information for 100 years and we'll they may say we as a society doesn't understand as much about pedophiles and how they operate, that might be true, but the boy scouts certainly knew. >> reporter: the group claims it helped former spouts -- scouts abused find counseling and would not give specific examples. matt and tom stewart said the scout's process of video doing volunteer background checks is insuf

tony stewart tried to block tony waltrip. everybody made it out in a piece. matt kenseth closeted in for dan hurd: when i was a child, california was a leader in education funding. erika derry: and the fact that california isn't making it a priority frustrates me. dan hurd: i'm ashamed of that, and i don't want this to continue for my daughter. brenda kealing: prop 38 is going to bring a lot of money to our schools. suzan solomon: the money stays at the school site. cade derry: what i would really like to see is that the teachers... that were laid off come back to the school. navaz hurd: a smaller class size. navaz hurd: as a mom i want that. as a teacher i want that. prop 38 is an opportunity of a generation. most paints have color that sits on the surface. but nothing beats benjamin moore's color lock technology that locks color right in, no matter how often you wash it. color lock technology. exclusively from your benjamin moore retailer. find your perfect color with a buy one, get one pint offer. visit benjaminmoore.com/promo. . >>> a big day in bay area sport

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stewart were trying to block michael waltrip. you can see what happened after that. despite the mess, mattkenseth takes the checkered flag. >> not looking good for the a's or giants. they will both to have win three straight. >> they need to get it together. >> we wanted to share some of your giants and a's fan photos. look at this little guy and little girl showing their pride. you can e-mail us your photos, all your fan photos for the a's or giants, go to ureport or share them with us on facebook or on twitter. we'll be showing some of those photos on the air throughout the playoffs. >> up next the joey, dinner!!!!! alllllriggghtttt! joey junior!! alllllriggghtttt! that's what you're wearing! what? thank you jack for bringing the cheesesteaks. well i just want to know what my favorite philly cousins think about my new- sourdough cheesesteak melt. i took all the best parts, thinly sliced steak, melty cheese, onions and peppers but i put it on warm, toasty sourdough. fan-cy. sourdough is my thing. i'm busting your chops, the cheesesteak's good. say it. you're better at hockey. >>> coming u

matt gutman. >> reporter: an epic collision. >> oh! stewart of the pack and over. >> reporter: 25 cars spinning, flipping. into a smoky mash of rubber and steel. >> huge wreck to end this race. >> reporter: look at it again, closely, fraction of a turn of the wheel by driver tony stewart at 200 miles per hour. his is the car that goes airborne. setting off a chain reaction. watch this one car as it slams into the pileup. now, this is the camera from inside that very car. for stewart, just another day on the track. >> i just screwed up. i take 100% of the blame. i was trying to win the race. >> reporter: miraculously no one was hurt. that wasn't the case on friday in sarasota, florida, a chain reaction collision on i-75. mangling cars, jackknifing tractor trailers, injuring dozens. >> looked like a scene out of a nascar wreck. >> reporter: there are a few tips from the pros. >> the biggest thing that you try to do is anticipate a little bit where you might go if something should happen. >> reporter: try to drive in outer lanes of the highway. a

matt gutman is behind the wheel. >> reporter: an epic collision. >> oh, there's a car crash. stewart in the middle of the pack and over. >> reporter: 25 cars spinning, flipping into a smoky mesh of rubber and steel. >> a huge wreck to end this race. >> reporter: look at it again closely. a fraction of a turn of the wheel by driver tony stewart at 200 mileser hour. his is the car that goes airborne. setting off a chain reaction. >> get it right. >> reporter: watch this one car as it slams into the pileup. now, this is the camera from inside that very car. for stewart just another day on the track. >> i just screwed up. i just, you know, i was trying to win the race. >> reporter: miraculously, no one was hurt. that wasn't the case on friday in sarasota, florida, a chain reaction collision on i-75. mangling cars, jack knifing tractor trailers, injuring dozens. >> it looked like a scene out of a nascar wreck. >> i just put my head down so i wouldn't see. >> reporter: but there are a few tips from the pros. >> the biggest thing that you try to do is you try to anticipate a little bit is w

tony stewart is taking the blame for tonight's massive crash, and matt kenseth wins the race after mosthis is a touchdown streak. he threw a touchdown in his 48th consecutive touchdown tonight. go drew brees. >>> our correspondents will tell you everything you need to know starting with the president's plans for the week. >> president obama trying to bounce back from his debate performance hits the campaign trail this week making stops in california and the key battleground state of ohio. he is also expected to visit other swing states in the week and continue to prepare for the next presidential debate. >>> foreign policy will be in the spotlight tomorrow when mitt romney gives a speech at the virginia military institute. but the highlight of the week will be the vice presidential debate, joe biden and paul ryan face-off thursday in their only showdown in danville, kentucky. >>> while wall street gears up for earning season this week, a lot of big companies reporting, including alcoa, and jpmorgan chase, and will we see the third earnings declined in the third quarter. also ahead this

tony stewart is taking the blame for tonight's massive crash. and matteth won tonight's race under caution, after most of the contenders were eliminated in that crash. >>> a historic night in football to tell you about. yay brees. drew brees topped johnny unite tass' touchdown streak. utnitas held the record for 52 years. go, brees. >>> now, to the big stories in the week ahead from the white house to wall street. our correspondents will tell you everything you need to know, starting with the president's plans for the week. >> i'm dan lothian. president obama trying to bounce back from his debate performance, hits the campaign trail. making stops in california and ohio. he is expected to visit other swing states later in the week. and continue preparing for his next presidential debate. >>> i'm paul steinhauser at the political desk. policy will be front and center as mitt romney gives a speech at the military institute. but the highlight of the week will be the vice presidential debate. joe biden and paul ryan face off thursday in their only showdown in

night of too many stars hosted by jon stewart airs sunday night on comedy central. >>> back out to mattrgies are acting up. it was very touching. >> that's nice. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> we have nice friends here. bffs, first trip, hanging out, and a birthday girl. it is ladies night, yes, it's ladies night. show you what we've got as far as your forecast is concerned. milwaukee, tmj, showers, cool, 49 degrees. check out the fall foliage. we have the upper mississippi river valley, upstate, new england, near peak colors in the appalachians and out west in california and the pacific northwest. you look at what's going on today, wet weather in the northeast, heavy rain, thunderstorms, rain in the pacific northwest. showers in the upper great lakes into the ohio river valley. plenty of sunshine through texas into the southwest. happy birthday! both of you. all right. what's your name? >> emily. >> claire. >> happy birthday >>> 8:06. live picture over san raphael. the natural ac has been turned back on. 81 degrees today in livermore. you will be 76 in santa teresa. 71

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tony stewart had the lead but misjudged the final lap and triggered a massive pileup. everyone was okay but matt kenseth ended up with the win. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news" this sunday night. it was the unexpected character that emerged in that fierce battle with the president and mitt romney. tonight, what big bird is now saying about suddenly becoming the center of that political storm. [old english accent] i doth declare that thou have brought overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in the kingdom. more discounts than we knoweth what to do with. now that's progressive. there's the sign to the bullpen. here he comes. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job, the pitch! whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your p

stewart triggered a 25-car pile-up as he tried to protect his lead. only two of the 12 title contenders avoided the final wreck. race winner matt kenseth and second place finisher jeff gordon. believe it or not, take a look at this, there were no injuries reported. wow. >>> liam neeson takes a cool $50 million and ben affleck does the right thing. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we're going to tell you about an organization that's quite literally putting smiles on thousands of children in need. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. forecast-wise, just a big chill is the story out there. not many areas of rain, the exception being northern mississippi this morning. as we go throughout day, though, we will see some of those cloudy cool conditions and showers spreading over the carolinas, tennessee, virginia, and up into washington, d.c. late today. by tomorrow, we'll be watching the next strong cold front. it's one shot after another as we go through fall. it all sets up for a chilly month. >>> if you're watching us on

stewart triggered a 25-car pile-up as he tried to protect his lead. only two of the 12 title contenders avoided the final wreck. race winner matt kenseth and second place finisher jeff gordon. believe it or not, take a look at this, there were no injuries reported. wow. >>> liam neeson takes a cool $50 million and ben affleck does the right thing. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we're going to tell you about an organization that's quite literally putting smiles on thousands of children in need. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday. no changes to start the week. a beautiful warm weekend that will continue today. we'll deal with the morning clouds in southern california coastal areas, especially the afternoon will be nice. warm in arizona, into the 90s. portland is 74. well advertised how dry you've been through out the end of summer and fall. looks like portland stays dry throughout the week. maybe by friday and saturday we'll bring you your first rain chances. if you're watching us on kntv nbc bay area news in california in nearby san jose, say endangered lemurs and swing lik

patti ann: matt kenseth may have won the race but a massive pileup turning tony stewart upside down literallyachlt we'll bring you amazing video. bill: tough times for california drivers, not nascar. >> well, it's pretty crazy. >> went up pretty high last week. >> jump them up real quick and takes them longer to get them back down. pretty ridiculous. bill: how much higher will they go? we're live in the golden state. patti ann: early voting off to a rough start in a key battleground states. the lawyers are already going at it. sometimes, i can't believe the things i'm able to do. without shriners hospitals, my life would be completely different. when i was seven, we found out i had scoliosis. everything changed when they stepped in. it was like they gave me my future back. tori's life is one of nearly a million changed by donations from people like you. send your love to the rescue. donate today. bill: this was a wild ride for nascar. check it out sunday afternoon. >> kenseth, harvey behind him. stewart into the middle of the pack and over!. bill: man. 25 cars caught up in that. that was nasc

patti ann: matt kenseth may have won the race but a massive pileup turning tony stewart upside down literallyachlt we'll bring you amazing video. bill: tough times for california drivers, not nascar. >> well, it's pretty crazy. >> went up pretty high last week. >> jump them up real quick and takes them longer to get them back down. pretty ridiculous. bill: how much higher will they go? we're live in the golden state. patti ann: early voting off to a rough start in a key battleground states. the lawyers are already going at it. bill: this was a wild ride for nascar. check it out sunday afternoon. >> kenseth, harvey behind him. stewart into the middle of the pack and over!. bill: man. 25 cars caught up in that. that was nascar defending champ tony stewart going airborne too. he triggered the pile up in the final lap. luckily not a single driver was hurt. matt kenseth ended up winning under caution flag. talladega known for dangerous crashes and wild finishes. many drivers caught in the crash are calling for nascar to make safety changes at that track. patti ann: incredible. early voting is unde

stewart triggered a 25-car pile-up as he tried to protect his lead. only two of the 12 title contenders avoided the final wreck. race winner matt second place finisher jeff gordon. brief it or not -- believe it or not, there were no injuries reported. here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with your forecast. that is one place i would not ever want to be. >> you have to watch those restrictor plate races. all the cars have to go similar speeds. you get huge wrecks. >> scary. >> can't-miss tv. scary to watch it happen and to be in it. let me give you an update on the forecast. one area in northern mississippi coming down to southern tennessee. it looks like it will go to the south of nashville. the rain in new england has exited. that will be good. today we'll start off with sunshine in new england. it's cool out there this morning. the clouds will increase. dry this morning but late this afternoon into the evening, philadelphia, new york, baltimore. weather does improve for the east coast as we go throughout the week. washington, d.c., will have enjoyable weather wednesday, thursday, friday. it's in the middle of the country whe

matt and al. inspirational. >> not a dry eye. jon stewart. you know, my allergies are really acting up.at's nice. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather. >> that's gorgeous. >> got some nice friends. bffs, first trip, all hanging out and jacksonville and some bffs hanging out with the birthday girl, very nice. ♪ it's ladies night, oh, yes it's ladies night ♪ let's show you what we've got as far as your forecast is concerned. today's pick city, milwaukee, tmj 4, cool and cloudy, 49 degrees. fall foliage, past peak color upstate new york and new england and near peak colors into the appalachians and also out west into central california and the pacific northwest. as you look at what's going on for today. wet weather in the northeast. heavy rain, thunderstorms. more rain in the pacific northwest. showers in the upper great lakes into the ohio river valley. plenty of sunshine through texas on into the southwest. happy birthday. both of you. all right. what's your name? >> emily. >> clara. >> happy birthday, ladies. >> new teenagers. >> good morning.ing on a big storm spinning over t

flipped stewart's car and knocked 20 others out of the race. matt kenseth picked up the win.ce again, no one was hurt. i need to drive the kind of cars at a regular speed these guys drive. >> it's because of all the protective restraints they put in. it's amazing. >> it is amazing. >>> gwen? >> how is everybody this morning? >> a little cold. in the middle of the night i did turn the heat on. >> we turned ours on. >> it was too much. >> i called wisdom a wimp this morning -- >> i didn't know where you were going with that. >> he was complaining it was so cold. he said, i'm from the south. this cold weather needs to go away. i said you're a wimp. as your northern friend speaks about the cold conditions, it is chilly today. we've got some clouds rolling in across the area this morning, and a lot of fog as well. and a little bit wet weather headed our way. expect to see showers moving in before it's all said and done. plenty of moisture pushing in from the south. we'll see widespread rainfall into the course of the late afternoon and evening hours. here's a look at the highs yes

stewart is taking the blame for triggering that incredible crash. every one walked away without injury. when the exhaust fumes all cleared, mattle watch nascar. >>> a record 48-straight games with a touchdown pass for saints quarterback drew brees. he threw four of them, as the saints won their first game of the season. brees broke the record held by hall of famer johnny unitas. >> johnny unitas, one of the greatest quarterbacks to play this game. revolutionized the position. everything he stood for as a player. just a pioneer of the game. >> coaches sean payton and mickey loomis, were allowed to attend the game. in this programming note, drew brees will be a guest wednesday morning on "starting point." mark that in your calendar. get ready for that. >>> the conservative commentator takes on the comedian. looking for substance in the bill o'reilly/jon stewart debate. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste th

nascar's tony stewart triggered this 25 car pileup on the final lap of sunday's race at talladega. mattnseth made it through the cars and smoke and took the checkered flag and thank goodness no one was seriously purity. >> presidential debate had the biggest television audience for 25 years. there was a huge demand this weekend as bill o'reilly and jon stewart metaphor their rumble. >> many viewers had trouble connecting to that live video stream. computer servers were overloaded. in case you missed it, stewart brought something along to overcome a nine inch height difference. >> 5'7" tall, mr. jon stewart. >> i've come here tonight to plead to the mayor of [ bleep ] mountain. >> we don't have any beef with private companies providing whatever they want. that's the free marketplace. but when you get a sandra fluke saying i'm entitled to my birth control paid for by the taxpayer that's insane. all right. [ applause ] >> why is fit you take advantage of a tax break and you're a corporation you're a smart businessman but if you take advantage of something that you need to not be hungry you

tony stewart triggering a 25-car pileup as he maneuvers by traffic. matte. look at that. nascar taking more than an hour to sort through the finishing order for the remaining cars. no injuries are reported, luckily, but some drivers tired of crashes, tired of unsafe tactics are calling for nascar to intervene. not a good day at the track. jon: that is a couple of bubs lost, that's for sure. the mainstream media have a history of giving president obama plenty of slack, but after his performance against governor romney in their first debate there are signs some in the media could be turning on the president. let's talk about it with our news watch panel today. jim pinkerton is a contributing editor and writer for the american conservative magazine. alan colmes is host of the alan colmes radio show and he has a new book out "thank the liberals for saving america." i'm going to start with you first, alan because i know what you're going to say. you're going to say that the mainstream media are not in the tank for president obama and never have been. >> okay, t

a race, right as tony stewart was to be the first to cross the finish line, michael waltrip turns him and causes an accident. 20 cars were involved. nobody got seriously hurt. matt was declared the winner there. >> i can't believe nobody got hurt. >> those guys are so well protect. we're lucky no one gets seriously hurt in these races. >>> talking about the weather, we've all been shivering this morning. now we're side, and it's nice and warm. still a lot of people that have to hit the road. >> veronica johnson is keeping an eye on the forecast. >>> when you do hit the road, you'll definitely need the coat. we've been starting out 30s and 40s. 46 degrees reagan national airport with a cold wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. look at the cold. not just here, but other parts of the country. the ohio value yirblevalley, th midsection in the 30s. showers for us later today, probably starting about 11:00 a.m. to noontime, and that rain will continue overspreading the area as we get into the afternoon hours around 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, wet weather coming through. even for the evening rush, some wet weather around our area. let's take a look at the four-day forecast. high toda

stewart was in the lead on the final lap. car spun out of control of goes airborne 25 cars involved in the accident. after all the debris and smoke cleared, matt kenseth escaped to win the race. lots of drivers are calling this the biggest accident in nascar history. again, amazingly nobody gets hurt because of the hans device that all drivers are now forced to wear. >> that was crazy. >> all right. thanks for watching. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

matt sega l, you are in some elite company. that seat you have occupied for the last seg get very rarely goes to a noncyclist. you, molly ringwald, melissa harris perry. >> mike rowe. >>> jon stewarts in on the president's performance. >> mr. president, everyone has parts of their jobs that they don't like as much, but they still have to do those things if they want to keep those jobs. and if you don't want to do it for yourself, think of your supporters. look what your performance did last night to one of them. >> i don't know what he was doing out there. i don't know how he let romney get away with the crap he threw out. what was he doing tonight? he went in there disarmed. where was obama tonight? >> are you happy? mr. president, you broke chris matthews. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. >>> welcome back to this week in race. firs

. >> reporter: tom stewart became a cub scout in 1970 and almost immediately became a victim of his scout master. >> i was in scouting with my brother matt and we were sexually abused for better part of ten years from age 8 to 18. >> reporter: he says he's just one of many boy scouts who have been molested by those he trusted. >> it's not easy for me to get up here and talk about this. but i do want to speak for all the victims that can't speak for themselves. >> reporter: there have been hundreds if not thousands of other victims documented by the boy scouts in what's been called the perversion files. in 1935 the "new york times" reported the group created a red flag list naming 900 men removed for moral perversion. 20 years ago author patrick boyle collected boxes of the files released during court cases against the scouts. >> these files are an incredible treasure trove of information about how child molesters operate. >> reporter: the boy scouts have resisted legal efforts to make more of the files public. now, however, details have been put online. listing the names of some 1900 scout leaders suspected or convicted of abusing childr

stewart quick to accept blame. >> i just screwed up. i think it was my fault. i take 100% blame. >> steve: that's good of you. mattithout making sure it's empty first. a massachusetts woman gave her mom's chest to a junkyard without realizing $114,000 in bonds inside. fortunately, the owner of the junkyard did the right thing. >> there was some sheets in there or linen. i took them out, i found an envelope and i opened it up and there were these $1,000 notes, bonds. >> anything that -- if it's locked, there will be a jam to unlock it. >> gretchen: the owner of the junkyard said he would never keep that money. wow. honest abe, right? >> pete: that's great. >> steve: joining us now from los angeles, howie long and terry bradshaw. good morning to both of you. >> gretchen: you would have kept the money, wouldn't you? that's what you're laughing about? >> no, no. we were thinking if terry could bring one of these big gals to one of those beer things. >> gretchen: bring one of those what? >> big gals. [ laughter ] >> steve: jerry -- >> gretchen: i'll run the race with you, terry. >> steve: are you offering to run one of

stewart, by his own admission, got greedy. >> i was trying to win the race, you know, i was trying to stay ahead of matt.ou know, just a mistake on my part but it cost a lot of people a bad day because of it. >> reporter: to hold his lead, he tries block others from passing him. then impact. watch as stewart gets clipped by michael waltrip, starting one of the biggest chain reaction wrecks in nascar history. >> i just screwed up. i turned down. it was my fault blocking to try to stay where i was at. >> reporter: while nine drivers were released from the nascar care center, almost nobody was injured. >> you know it's going to get aggressive. you know you're not going to make it back to the checkered without there being a wreck. >> reporter: in the end, matt kenseth escaped the carnage, snatching the race. one of only five cars to actually see the checked flag. >> that was the craziest, craziest experience i have ever had here at talladega. >> oh! >> for somebody like jeff gordon to say, yes, seriously, it is not. you also saw the technological advantages in the sport. where something like that can happen,

stewart was bobbing and weaving to avoid a takeover attempt when michael waltrip clipped his bumper sending him careening into several other cars. amazingly, no one was seriously injured, and as for mattenseth he managed to avoid the carnage unscathed winning the race. quite a cleanup though there on the track. it's 7:12. right now you're up to date. let's turn it back over to savannah, willie and maria. >> thanks. >> it's amazing the safety they have on the cars. if you saw it on a highway, you would figure mass catchial tis. everybody walks away. incredible. >> and they declare a winner in the end. maria is here for al. how is it going? >> good. feeling the chill. >> yeah. >> this air mass is taking over a huge amount of real estate. many waking up with temperatures into the 20s, 30s, 40s all the way down into central texas. a wide number of frost and freeze advisory stretching from new england, through the ohio valley and down into texas. many of these will expire as the sun comes up. everybody east of the rockies will see high temperatures today 10 to 20 degrees below >>> good morning, a chilly day today. the high temperatures are expected to stay in the mid to upper 50s. the aver