medford, below freezing. probably really any condensed areas of freezing fog that's worse, it would be around the medford area. little bit cool in california. we are not below freezing in many areas. as far as today's forecast goes, we are going to warm it up slowly. 67 there in l.a. arizona still on the chilly side. 50s and 60s for you. we have a little front trying to sag down into seattle today. we may get drizzle or showers out of it. it is not a lot of wet weather. we are not going to call that h sunny.of a big deal. prescott, arizona, very cool, 43. cool temperatures continue in the west. but nothing stormy. >> all right. nothing like these. all right, bill. >>> also coming up, wall street shows confidence in europe. verizon gets ready to make a big play. mark zuckerberg experiences facebook privacy anxiety firsthand. not a scene from "30 rock ts" but sounds like it. alec baldwin gets tossed from a flight for refusing to play with his ipad. >>> frantic finish in college hoops. >>> good morning and welco

very warm out there as far as rainfall total, a little bull's-eye from medford to portland. we get to the red, four to five inches of rain. possibility of some localized flooding is going to be there. you go throughout the next couple of days. the cumulative effect of the weather system. rain doesn't make it san francisco southward. just the pacific northwest this time around. the forecast for today, mild, that is the one good thing. snow levels extremely high for this time of the year. temperatures in the upper 40s, low 50s. nice from san diego to l.a. and sacramento to san francisco, slightly cooler. cloudso sunny and nice. california, no issues. >>> looks like the heavy rain will continue in the northwest. where the worst weather in the country will be it looks like until the weekend. >> going back to you taping new year's eve. >> does that work? >> you still have a vcr? >> no. i've gotten on board with the dvr. >> just checking. >> okay. >>> oil bubbles, putting your foot in your mouth on facebook. early morning business headlines, straight ahead. >>> wait until you hear

and a chilly morning, especially over areas like medford, tiny area of patchy freezing dog. san francisco, 40, with a high of sunshine. 56. l.a. not bad this afternoon, and temperatures at 64. a high of 61 degrees. nice day. no change means no bad. >> i like that. >>> good news in the battered housing sector. >>> authorities raid one corporate headquarters. >>> and which city is breaking the record for tourism. early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> a much publicized student on skrooe screen, but is his school cooking his grades? >>> and don mattingly like you have never seen him before, in a dress. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> kim jong-un has received a crucial endorsement from china as the next leader of north korea. they are monitoring north korea for signs of instability or succession struggle. >>> for the first time a government advisory board is asking scientific journals not to publish details of certain biomedical experiments. they

watch for little freezing fog near the medford area. above freezing in most areas. cool side from vegas to san francisco to l.a. a while since you warmed up. i don't see the weather pattern changing any time soon. for today's forecast. partly cloudy up here in the pacific northwest. not bad. highs in the mid 40s. that's a look at departing stor. high elevations did pick up significant snow. for much of this week as we get ready for the holidays, pretty quiet in the west. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> the death of north korea's ruler shakes world markets. the price of gas keeps falling, and zynga sputters. >>> the only film to shine at an otherwise disastrous weekend at the box office. >>> tim tebow looks for another miracle, the packers' run at history comes to an end, and will the colts ever get a victory? you're watching "early today." hw >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. reuters is reporting the u.s. is considering the transfer of an unspecified number of taliban prisoners into af

chilly in medford. chilly in l.a. 43. the real cold air back here in the intermountain west. upper level low spins through yesterday. and dipping south to baja california, the weather pattern, pretty much high pressure system will build over the west, just protect it from any storms. all the stormy weather will be out in the pacific. come up and over the ridge, up to areas of british columbia and down to the middle of the u.s. avoiding all areas of the west. looks like a dry forecast. we'll continue even through the weekend. look at seattle. temperatures, mid 40s and no rain in sight. how rare is that? the forecast for today out there, san francisco, 57 and sunny. looks good. l.a., nice warmup for you this afternoon. phoenix, partly cloudy, 64. i think even skiers in the west would like a little more snow for the upcoming holiday. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, unemployment dives, stocks rise. and just what the heck happened on quadruple witching day? we'll tell you. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> his first official foray into prime tim

today's forecast from medford, northward. on and off rain. especially in coastal areas. vegas, phoenix, tucson, everyone looking nice. and a peek at wednesday, more of the same. one storm after another. not many dry days until the weekend. partly cloudy and cooler in areas of california tomorrow. >>> if you are watching us on kdw, news channel 8 in portland, oregon, see the role windows, doorways and mirrors have played in photography. through the looking glass at portland art museum. pacific event of the day. >> looks like a good one. huge photography fan. >> interesting. you have to teach me. >> okay. that's a deal. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. matthew mcconaughey asked his girlfriend camila alves to marry him. the fact they have two kids already probably mean she said yes. so cute! okay, lady gaga is being sued by a former assistants saying she owes her thousands in back pay. overworked and underpaid, she says life with gaga wasn't pretty including dealing with "spontaneous random matters" in the middle of the night. >>> r

chilly actually, medford, 22, one of the colder spots out there in the west. boise, you're at 19 and seattle is just below freezing and l.a. is 44 and phoenix is 41, this week has been a repeat. each and every other day seems like the day before. a huge area of high pressure, slow-moving weather pattern. that's good if you like the sunshine during the afternoon. it's going to sit her and drift as we go throughout the weekend. so today is pretty decent, no big storms heading this way. it won't be until about sunday that a little storm will head into california with some rain so we're looking pretty nice. areas like los angeles will escape with a good weekend. but by the time we get to sunday and monday, the storm moves from california to southern california when we'll have a little bit of rain to deal with. not until the beginning of next week. overall today, just like yesterday, chilly, then nice, fresno, california looks good and yuka starting to warm up a little bit. weekend forecast coming up. >>> thanks, also coming up, stocks tumble. unemployment improves

a lot of the consistent rainfall is here from portland all the way down to medford. they're going to see the brunt of the storm system as we head through the next 48 hours. we have a lot of moisture out here, but we're going to continue to see in pattern repeat itself. all this moisture is going to go right off toward oregon and washington, and unfortunately for us, as we head throughout the next three to five days, we don't have that big large storm system we need. not only catch up here in terms of rainfall, but in term s of snow. we'll see areas of drizzle with fog throughout the north bay. and throughout friday, just a slight chance of showers lingering. here's the good news. throughout the weekend it looks clear and dry for new year's eve. if you have any outdoor plans, that's what's in store for you. 46 in freemont, 44 in los gatos. remember a week and a half ago, temperatures stuck in the 20s and 30s. how dry is this december on record. right now it looks lik we'll go down in the history books in oakland with only a tenth of an inch of rainfall so far in decem

as we zoom up from portland, down to medford, that's where they're getting hammered with good rainfall, an inch here in portland. as you continue to push towards the south for tomorrow, it's going to weaken and fall apart. we'll get a little cooler air for our friday forecast. but overall, it's going to mean some areas of drizzle, embedded in this fog. and there's a chance of isolated showers. 60 for the daytime highs. as we head through the weekend, if you have plans, we're looking at a dry forecast. for tomorrow morning, we're going to be clouded in. not only at the coastline. but also interior sections. you'll be waking up to cloud cover. and the best chance of showers happening, 10:00 and 11:00 in the morning, not looking at much from bodega bay to santa rosa. our computers not picking up on anything to the east or the south bay. it's not going to be a big shower. that's for tomorrow morning. not too bad compared to the 20s we started off the week with. 30 in santa rosa. 44 in san jose. as for a highs tomorrow, a mix of sun and clouds. and the numbers rolling to the low 60s. for th

also expect poor visibility along i-5, from seattle south to medford, oregon. and i-90, south to spokane. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in chicago, detroit and miami. >>> now, we turn to the jerry sandusky sexual abuse case. what is expected to be a dramatic preliminary hearing in that case is scheduled to begin on tuesday. >> and for the first time sandusky's wife, dottie, is coming to his defense. we get the details from abc's jim avila. >> reporter: dottie sandusky left her home to bail out her husband of 45 years. handing over a $50,000 certified check and her house for the remaining $200,000 in bond. after spending one night in jail, the former football coach is now under house arrest. for many, including his accusers, it is not enough. >> i certainly hope that he's not a danger to anybody. but i also know a little bit about the nature of the disease. and it is like an addiction. >> reporter: dottie sandusky made her first comments on the charges against jerry and implicate her. a new accuser says she was in the house when he screamed fo

speaking of new jersey, in medford today, the mayor resigned.is myers is a republican married, two kids and being accused of, anyone? anyone want to take a guess? that's right, sex with a prostitute. i guess he got mad that the mayor gave him only $500 and didn't deliver on his promise of a car and other gifts. apparently he had the mayor confused with oprah. because who gets a car? no male prostitute i ever went to asked for a car. [ laughter ] so, to get back at the mayor, the guy posted this picture on a website of a man who looks a lot like the mayor. i think that's him. either that or calvin klein is going in a very different direction with their new ad campaign. [ laughter ] makes you -- why would a guy that is that good looking have to go to a prostitute of any kind? if his wife has a sense of humor, she'll send that out as their family christmas card this year. there have been so many gay sex scandals in politics over the last few years it was almost kind of refreshing to see her man kicain and his shenanigans. cain suspended his campaig

we did get some snow up across the cascades, but also drying out across portland and medford. now, the overall pattern does still have a lot of moisture out here in the pacific. some copious amounts with this storm system. about what's going to happen is this storm track is going to shift yet again. high pressure for the weekend, so it does look to be dry. for tomorrow morning, we're also going to start off colder with plenty of widespread 30s from nevada over towards fairfield. even down here in the triel valley with 39 in livermore. 40 in sunnyvale. by 11:00 a.m. on your saturday, getting those new year's eve plans together, we'll find temperatures in the 50s and for the first morning of 2012, it's going to get even colder with 35 expected in fairfield. we'll have more on your new year's eve forecast for all of you heading out to celebrate coming up you later on. >> thanks,so so much. >>> new at 6:00, some say he's a war hero, but a menlo park veteran's deeds have gone unrecognizeded for nearly seven decades. until now. the secretary of the u.s. navy will travel to the bay a

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mayor of medford, new jersey, where my old high school is located.icked the story to talk about the guy. republican, married, two kids. typical client. >> ha-ha. >> got busted again. another, sex scandal. can't believe it. enough scanle dscandals. cool news to report on morning papers this morning. celebratory news for our show. we did hit a milestone, no, that guy is not it. >> ha-ha! >> he celebrated a whole different way. we are celebrating -- 40,000 fans on facebook. we wanted to thank everyone out there, in support of the show. >> i am so thrilled to have been a part of it. so thrilled. >> you are here to the end of the year. we have a lot going on. look at this. >>. ♪ in the ho >>> this morning on "world news now" -- wintry misery. the wet, windy, snowy and icy conditions that made a mess out of the southwest blows across the country. >> the storm caused power outages and travel headache as cross a vast area. now all that nastiness is threatening the northeast. it is wednesday, december 7th. >>> good morning, i'm sunny hostin. >> and i'm rob ne

eugene to reno, also to medford. >>> this is a beautiful picture bay and, eight minutes sunrise. increasing from the west. make for a beautiful sunrise. degrees at chesapeake beach annapolis, 32 in the district, 23 in annapolis. a cold start to the day. colder than this time spots.ay in some mid 40's for the high temperature today with clouds >> all of america's weather in the next half hour. elizabeth? >> all right, sam. thanks so much. >>> new proof of the kate effect. sales figures show that everything prince william's new wife wears durns into gold for retailers. reese, kate's favorite label this year, has doubled its profits. nick watt is in london with more on kate's royal touch. >> reporter: the duchess, sound scientific, kate wears a dress. and it sells out online, in store and anywhere. princess wannabes get their man cured hands on it. kate donned this $275 reese creation to greet the obamas. the reese website crashed. this one, 310 bucks in-store. the duchess effect, it was immediately selling over $1,000 on ebay. whatever she wears sells out fast. this burrberry trenc

. >> reporter: he's on a first-name basis with bank tellers across his hometown of medford, oregon, withu've got. are these good ones? >> yes. >> reporter: he took around bags of pennies. buying some. changing others back in for cash. but he's no collector. and he's not alone. he's what's known as a penny hoarder. with an astonishing 2,000 pennies in his shed next to his house, he spends hours sorting roll after roll, looking for pennies from 1982 or earlier because those pennies are made of copper. and get this, a copper penny is worth more than a penny. it's worth 2.4 cents. he even has a $500 home counting machine to separate the copper ones. >> when the penny drops through, it decides if it's zync or copper. >> reporter: look at ebay and you'll find a slew of listings for pennies in bulk. it's a strange business adam young had perfected. he runs a massive penny sorting operation. what kind of money are we talking about? how much are you holding? >> just in face value alone, about $270,000 right now. that's not even the copper value. the copper value is about three-times that much. >>

you can see from medford to spokane, we're talking about air stagnation. why? area of high pressure dominating. we've got calm winds. the jet stream is off to the east and so we're not getting any mixing of all the pollutants that are collecting in the valleys. so that's why they're having those air stagnation alerts there. you can see we've got sunshine up and down the east coast. frigid conditions in the plains, lake-effect snow around the great lakes. we've got plenty of sunshine up and down the west coast. >> good morning. it is chilly but quiet. a mixture of sun and clouds. seasonally chilly. >> and, of course, that's the your latest weather. we've got one heck of sunday night football night in america game for you. that's right, eli manning brings the all hail the new york giants into cowboys stadium. where it's going to be cloudy and cold but, of course, they have a dome. they're not worried. what will tony romo think? temperatures low to mid 40s. that's on sunday night football night in america. it's a good one. david. >> al, thank you very much. that's

eugene to reno, also to medford. >> all of america's weather in the next half hour. elizabeth? >> all right, sam. thanks so much. >>> new proof of the kate effect. sales figures show that everything prince william's new wife wears durns into gold for retailers. reese, kate's favorite label this year, has doubled its profits. nick watt is in london with more on kate's royal touch. >> reporter: the duchess, sound scientific, kate wears a dress. and it sells out online, in store and anywhere. princess wannabes get their man cured hands on it. kate donned this $275 reese creation to greet the obamas. the reese website crashed. this one, 310 bucks in-store. the duchess effect, it was immediately selling over $1,000 on ebay. whatever she wears sells out fast. this burrberry trench sold out in hours. reese has shrugged off the chill of recession and seen sales soar, by $50 million. some fashionistas might get snippy. >> i think sometimes the proportions of the jacket are too short. it lacks maturity. sometimes she dresses a lot older than her years. she needs a good stylist. >> report

you can see from medford to spokane, we're talking about air strd up to spokane and everywhere in betweenving air stagnation. we have calm winds, and the jet stream is off to the east, and so we're not getting any mixing of all the pollutants. and frigid conditions in the plains, and we have plenty of sunshine up and down the west coast. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i am meteorologist, tom kierein, in storm center 4, a blue sky over the region this morning, and it's frosty cold, down in the 20s throughout much of the region. what water did not evaporate, watch out for patchy ice this morning. we will warm above freezing in another couple hours and then hit the low 50s in the early afternoon. clouds on the increase tonight. a sunny >> and, of course, that's the your latest weather. we've got one heck of sunday night football night in america game for you. that's right, eli manning brings the all hail the new york giants into cowboys stadium. where it's going to be cloudy and cold but, of course, they have

you can see from medford to spokane, we're talking about air stagnation. why?rea of high pressure dominating. we've got calm winds. the jet stream is off to the east and so we're not getting any mixing of all the pollutants that are collecting in the valleys. so that's why they're having those air stagnation alerts there. you can see we've got sunshine up and down the east coast. frigid conditions in the plains, lake-effect snow around the great lakes. we've got plenty of sunshine up and down the west >>> that same stagnant air mass aprompting a spare the air day. we have pretty comfortable conditions. temperatures in the 60s throughout the day today. the unheld thinkest air quality in the valleys. 60 in fremont. 62 later in san jose. we have a nice looking weekend shaping up. down to 58 inland on sunday. >> and, of course, that's the your latest weather. we've got one heck of sunday night football night in america game for you. that's right, eli manning brings the all hail the new york giants into cowboys stadium. where it's going to be cloudy and cold but, of