or do you happen to be in miami? >> i'm happy to be in miami.ce now today is in haiti. the only reason i'm here with you tonight is because there is no flight for me to go because i'm dying to see them, i'm dying to bring the support to them because they need it. >> a large haitian-american community that's called little haiti in miami. give us a sense of how the haitians in america are dealing with this? >> well, we as a community -- we deliver this in a very difficult way. first of all, there was no communication. that was the main concern. and imagine the emergency, people come before me to ask, what should i do? and i could not connect with my own family. and we also tried to collect things to bring to haiti. but now, we cannot do that yet because it's not the proper time. we have our -- one of our people went to haiti, he just came back tonight. and we'll try all of our best to go to haiti to help the nation. >> hans marty. good luck to you. appreciate it. deepest condolences on the loss of your loved ones. make a final thought. >> let me t

i am from miami dade honors college. i have come to this program because of myas spir operation to be a reporter. i am here with 27 other students. i wanted to let you know we came yesterday. so far it has been amazing. i can assure you, i personally do want to engage more in learning about politics. it's been amazing so far. thank you for this opportunity. thank mike smith. i'm just asking questions. what year are you? >> first year college student. . . >> they advised as to read and be very informative and everything because that is keeping you do. they mentioned that you needed to be fixed and if you wanted to get into the act reported that stuck with me and i will remember that. >> what is the number 1 news source for you? >> i do am from guglielmi i read "the miami herald." yahoo! is where my e-mail address is. i get the instant news from that when i logged in. >> thank you. carl, we will have to the mike. >> i am from suffolk university in boston. i am a junior. i am politics in the court maj. or. i fall within the

those are two good brothers doing two good things in miami and florida. it's an honor for me to be a part of it. that's for the associates. we cannot get it out there or something closer. and i want to try to do the same thing look out for the kids to do as much as they can. >> it's been a great weekend and it's been busy. no sleep. but it is all worth it and to be better and better. >> and how does alonzo want to be better? talking naturally as a father, as a person who started this greatly in the community. and how would you like to be remembered? >> i'm more than able to help others the way that they have helped me, creating a legacy for my kids. and you know, i know that i'm encouraging others to do the same for them. and that's how i want to be remembered. i would like to be remembered for a person that cared about the well being of others, perblsly the young people if the had community provided opportunities for young people to succeed. and no one will ever forget that. >> to the success, it's very simple. to be able to get you out. there and you kn

about the miami-dade police department effort to combat mortgage fraud. facing a wave of mortgage fraud investigations by mad county mayor carlos alvarez established the mayor's mortgage fraud task force in september of 2007. this public-private partnership used a comprehensive approach that blends legislative change, prevention, enforcement, regulation and prosecution to reduce mortgage fraud and prevent victimization of individuals and businesses. according to fincen, mortgage fraud is one of the fastest-growing white-collar crimes of the united states. for '06 to '07 florida held a dubious decision of breaking first in the nation in mortgage fraud. according to the mortgage asset research institute, otherwise known as mara, miami-dade county leads the state and incidence of mortgage fraud and ranks in the top five major metropolitan areas hit by that crime. the number of suspicious activity reports from financial institutions reported by fincen more than tripled from all four windows over 17000, to over 64000 in 2008, and it is closing in on 70000 in 2

she's in miami now. she lost her leg in the earthquake in haiti. don't go away. >>> joining us in miami is a graduate student at arizona state university teaching adult literacy in haiti trapped after the house she was staying in collapsed on her. she was brought to miami last night for treatment. part of her leg was amputated. she's at the university of miami jackson memorial medical center. ho are you doing, christa? >> i'm doing really well, all things considered. >> larry: what part of the leg was removed? >> my leg was caught between a cement staircase and the concrete roof that fell on top of it. the shinbone was clean broken through. there's about 6 inches of bone left below my knee. i'm having surgery again tomorrow, and they hope they're able to keep most of that. >> larry: how are you dealing with it emotionally? >> i'm so thankful that i'm alive that one foot is a pretty small price to pay. i've got two arms that work and one good leg, and that's a lot more than than a lot of people. >> larry: i understand your brother and some friends,

miami. i spent the holidays with my husband. so i was home when i heard the news with my kids. >> you were in miami? >> yes, i was. >> tell me what it was like when you heard your husband was in the united nations compound? >> it took my breath away. i had just spoke on the my husband 20 minutes before the earthquake. i started seeing images on the news of the devastation and my heart sank. so i immediately began to, you know, contact my family in crystal city, missouri. our family in estonia and reached out to support from our friends in miami and we began to pray and it was actually interesting because a friend of mine had just given me this bracelet from bethlehem. i was wearing it and praying every day. i had a lot of support and prayer. >> how long was it before you knew for sure your husband was alive? >> it took about 38 hours. so with very little word on his status. it was that uncertainty, which i'm sure many families are going through right now, that i guess was the most difl part

and i attend the miami dade college. and my major is psychology and i'm a second year. >> why are you here? >> i owe a lot to this country. i'm a refugee. i came from cuba on a raft and because of this country i'm able to be here and exercise the freedom of speech, freedom of everything. and this seminar has given me the opportunity to learn a lot about law, about the media and how it affects everyone. it affects me, my parents, just everyone. >> i got to tell you -- if you make a living asking questions like i do, you don't let somebody say you came here on a raft without going into some detail. you got to tell us that story. >> i was 4 years old and it was august 16, 1994. we left at night. we spent four nights and three days at sea lost. no water, no food, but luckily the coast guard came and they saved us. we were going to go that -- to guantanamo bay but i was very sick so we were given permission by the white house, the government, so i could be taken to the nearest hospital, which was key west. from there we went

>> one is through our work miami field office. we have staff on the ground in miami.understand the things we are seeing, debtor perspective so they know where potential leads might be developing. >> will cms outsource the fraud scoring? >> i am not quite sure what they mean, but we do use outside contractors to assist us. >> several panelists have mentioned that some of the beneficiaries themselves are involved in medicare fraud. what steps are being taken with respect to them to flag those individuals and work on fraud prevention? >> one thing we have done is work on creating a compromise number of database where we have identified potential problems. it allows us to flag claims and be able to watch and see if the service is being billed are reasonable and necessary and meet medicare billing requirements. >> department of justice prosecutors have tried to focus on beneficiaries. what we have done recently is running out the number across different parts of the program to see if they are professional beneficiaries. we have found those that have over a million dollars

it won't be easy. >> larry: you're a veteran of the tropics, havana, miami.nly could never have expected an earthquake. >> reporter: that's for sure. certainly in central america i have covered them before, but this time i -- you just -- so many landmarks have been lost here. so many homes, that it is just an incredible sight to behold and how people are teeming out in the streets and yet so far they are remaining calm throughout. as you said, this party will be going on all night. people are afraid to go back home certainly so they're trying to make the very best of it. >> larry: thank you, susan candiotti. terrific work on the scene in port-au-prince. we're going to talk to the new director of u.s. aid in charge of coordinating american relief response to this disaster. he's the man in charge. what are they up against? you're going to find out right after the break. even the best blades get worn down. when that happens, it's not as comfortable, see? when the strip turns white you should think about changing it... for a smoother ride. (announcer) gillette fu

. >> what i think about the epidemic down here in miami.you think of 54 percent of the kids not graduating from high school, that's a with a double murder... >> the arrest of a... and helping with my development as a person as well as a basketball player. without those individuals i wouldn't be the person i am today. ♪ [ music ] >> hay [laughing] >> this is the first year joining in with alonzo with this union. what promoted this union? >> i want to get out in the community more. how can i do that. alonzo was the perfect example to do this with. >> he was serious about making a difference. >> i asked him any time you're -- because he built something here. he want me to come in and jump on board. >> get ready for a exciting weekend. featuring the flash him. >> dwayne wade with improve. >> you know where he got that from, your daddy. that whole -- >> in order to ray achieve something they have to be receptive. motivation is over work. the person has got to have certain internal attributes. >> i can't look at little kid. i look at him like a l

her car abandoned somewhere between tempe, arizona, and miami beach. in the last hours, mommy's car located, san antonio, motel 6. baby's car seat, still inside. tonight, we learn mommy, alone, no baby gabriel. takes the greyhound bus to florida december 27th. the last day of any credible sign of baby gabriel alive. primetime exclusive tonight, the arizona couple, that couple set to secretly adopt baby gabriel, with us live. tonight, what did mommy tell them from behind bars? does she really claim she gives the baby away to an anonymous couple she just met at a public park? tonight, can we save the little baby with an angel face, baby gabriel. >>> the case of missing arizona boy, 8-month-old gabriel johnson. the fbi is currently processing the car on gabriel's mother. found outside a motel in san antonio, texas. >> we do know that elizabeth took gabriel from arizona to texas and that she stayed in two different hotels while she was down there. >> investigators are hoping evidence in the abandoned car will lead them to the missing toddler, gabriel johns

she was located at a hospital in the miami beach area by the miami beach police department. so we were very, i guess, disappointed to hear she was not with gabriel. our main focus is locating gabriel. >> julie: and locating that car that could have evidence. thank you very much. good luck to you, sir. we hope you get good news soon. sergeant, thank you very much. thank you very much for the time. >> gregg: new revelations in a gun duel in the n.b.a. locker room. a washington wizard never told the league that he and his teammates drew guns on each other. the n.b.a. became aware of the incident when the newspaper inquired about it. the fight reported over a gambling debt that they say he owes him. >> julie: in japan, think are looking into a robbery. it happened in the jewelry store in tokyo upscale district a busy high end shopping area. rob or drilled a 20-inch hole through the concrete wall and walked away with about 200 watches worth about $3.2 million. >> gregg: did you make your new year's resolution to get your finances back in order? plenty of new rules and new fees ou

at the same time, mommy's located in a miami beach, florida youth hostel, minus the baby. her car abandoned somewhere between florida and san antonio. she claims she gave the baby away to a couple she met at a campground along the way. tonight, can we save this little angel-face baby, baby gabriel? >> authorities in three states are desperately searching for a missing 8-month-old boy last seen with his mother who is now under arrest and police say is refusing to cooperate. >>> prime time exclusive tonight, the couple accused of kidnapping baby gabriel. does she really claim she gives the baby away to anonymous couple she just met at a public park? tonight, can we save the little baby with an angel face, baby gabriel? >> news in the case of missing arizona boy, 8-month-old gabriel johnson. the fbi is currently working on processing the car of gabriel and mother found outside a motel in san antonio, texas. >> we do know elizabeth took gabriel from arizona to texas and that she stayed at two different hotels while down there. >> investigators are hoping evidence in an abandon

attorney office and the miami-dade office prosecute the cases and the respective courts. the legislative committee, which enhances current laws, creates new life, and ordinances, several accounts for his members are state legislators who have assisted in sponsoring a passing state laws to achieve the task force's goal. the regulatory committee, which enhances and enforces the regulation on all parties involved in a mortgage transaction. the business partnership committee on the which creates and transmits effective business practices and an ethical code of conduct to enhance cooperation with law-enforcement and different professions involved in a mortgage to attack the problem and stop fraudulent loans from actually being written. and an education component, which helps law enforcement prosecutors and industry professionals build awareness about mortgage fraud through extensive community visibility and guest speaking events, news conferences for major sweeps, rest, and new legislation. today, mayor alvarez to have forces in the few public part of task force is that the co

we are live tonight on lincoln road, miami beach, blake berman. back to you. >> before you leave, we talked about the crops and how that affects the economy, but tourism as well. the economy is bad, and florida depends upon tourism, and especially south florida, so what is the word on that? a big concern? >> it's a big concern. i'll tell you, though, a couple people we spoke, to what's helping out is iowa is in town for the bowl game. atlanta is in town for the orange bowl game. the pittsburgh steelers travel, huge. they've brought tens of thousands of fans down here. at least this weekend because of football, we are fine and this is as busy as we have seen lincoln road in the last several weeks, but the last thing we need here on miami beach is the ocean a few blocks that way for the temperatures to dip into the 50s, and right now the last reading we had was 55 degrees. don? >> you are very lucky with all of the people up north and east and they are used to the cold so 55 is warm for them. and you are a pro, because usually people would be yellin

mirk berman joins us now from miami beach. usually you'd be in short sleeves and shorts.ot tonight. you guys aren't used to this cold weather down there, are you? >> reporter: yeah, right now it's 55 degrees here. we were talking to a lot of people here, they said, 55, that's beautiful. but not down here, can you see on lincoln road, it's absolutely packed. a lot of tourists here, the two big accessories tonight on south beach, sweaters and lights. saturday night lincoln road, the restaurants packed and the space heaters are out. >> did you expect to come to south florida and sit under a space heater? >> no, not really. it ought to be a little warmer. >> i think we didn't bundle them enough. we should have brought more blankets. >> reporter: the cold no laughing matter for crop growers with a freeze watch in effect for miami-dade county and broward county. they've picked as much sweet corn as they could this saturday. they put a coat of water to keep them warm through the next several nights. >> we're getting all we can, all the corn out of the field we can, between now a

of miami. he was born in haiti and and is involved with several haitian american groups and charities working in that country. professor colon, i want to start with you because i know you have family in haiti and i wonder the latest you have heard about their whereaboutss and the situation on the ground. >> well, so far, no news whatsoever, gwen. it's really fre frustrating, and i think that's what's really bothering us here that we haven't been able to get any word about my family, specific, about my mom who lives there. she's all alone. and we've been spending, since last night, just looking at twiter and facebook and all the other news channels, hoping for word. but , you know, it's been impossible. i keep calling and i haven't been able to get through. at first it was a busy signal, and then now , there is nothing at all. you know, the lines are-- i imagine, all the cell towers are down , and i think, you know, we've been spending the whole day in complete frustration. >> ifill: dr. elder a

miami, 39 degrees. jacksonville, fla., 24. hard freeze warning in effect for parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, north florida. the high pressure eventually moves out for the day tomorrow. the wind changes direction, and

a miami officer now packs ap-ar 15 to counter the heavy fire power of gangs he encounters on patrol. >> definitely see a lot of ak-47s, high powered rifles. >> reporter: while the increase is troubling, criminologists say it must be kept in perspective. over the past 30 plus year, police shooting deaths have been dropping. 156 officers were gunned down in 1973. more than three times as many as in 2009. the good news is that police officers take are at much lower risk of being shot and killed. in fact, the risk is half as high as it was three decades ago go. >> reporter: still, police worry last year's uptick in violence may signal the start of a new p ward trend, a greater danger posed by brazen and better armed criminals. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> nba star gilbert arenas of the washington wizards is scheduled to meet with police today about an alleged okayer room incident involving guns on

this you know, i grew up in miami.pulation, many of my friends growing up are -- were haitians. and they have been very effective with what is going on in haiti. a lot of them have lost family members in haiti. so i was -- i was -- i was right on. i was ready to do it. and i had some music that i wanted to give to music for relief that nobody's heard yet. >> so how does it work, mike? what happened? >> well, we are at a really special point in time, as far as a project like this goes. i don't think, i mean, a few years ago, wouldn't have been able to turn around a song in the matter of days the way it's happened now you wouldn't have the social -- the online communities that we've got now. you wouldn't have had facebook and twitter and all these great -- >> larry: what do people do? >> what happened on our end, we got a song, reached out to artists, got exclusive songs, brand new songs nobody has heard of, some cases, like our case, we wrote a song specifically for this cause, a song called "not alone." now, fans can b

and miami, we'll think that you'll stay to the -- just above the freezing mark. now, the radar picture here showing you that we have been getting some moisture across the region as well. earlier this morning in places like orlando, into melbourne into ocala, we have reports of sleet. this is the first time that we have seen this much widespread sleet in central florida since 1977. do the math. that's more than 30 years. and recently just in the last hour, we have been seeing it around west palm beach. and palm beach area. so that green little strip that moved on through there, that's probably what we call bright banding on the radar. let's show you some pictures out of the orlando area now and you'll see the pellets as they came down, yeah, sleet is when it is rain coming down and it freezes before it hits the ground. so you get those pellet and you can see there was a little bit of rain mixed in that area as well. so, yeah, the big money question now is how bad it is going to be

miami-dade ranges in top five areas hit by that crime. number of suspicious activity reports from financial institutions reported by fnsn more than tripled from '04 over 17,000 to over 64,000 in 2008 and, it is closing in on 70,000 in 2009. mari estimates 70 to 80% of all those foreclosures contained some type of mortgage fraud. it seems clear that foreclosures and mortgage fraud are intertwined to some degree. in both 07, and '08 from ranked second in the nation in foreclosures with miami-dade being hardest hit area in the state. traditionally the fbi and hud inspector general's office handled mortgage fraud investigations. in many areas though the fbi ace thresh hold for handling these cases is set at certain dollar amounts and cases fall below these thresholds must be handled at local level. fbi miami office for instance had a one million dollar threshold, 98% of the all the cases did not meet. compounding that problem, that was the fact that no state statute existed to address mortgage fraud as a crime and local law enforcement invest

miami within three at 27-24. now down six.ooking a little bit more like a fourth strain, high and wide kick by taylor. the steelers and the season with three straight wins, 30-24. they still need help to win the post season. they need a favor from new england. he clenched a playoff. neat twist and tackle by bernard. third quarter match. butler has gone the other way. 91 yards, and the interception. new england would lead 27-13 in the fourth, but with the starters now gone, the texans rallied. a three-yard score. houston a winner. still live in the postseason hunt. if the raven's can beat the raiders, they will go to new england and face the patriots in the playoffs. let's check the forecast with john collins coming up right after this. after this. it's so hard to choose one. you know, during the sign then drive event, you can get a cc, tiguan or fuel efficient jetta for practically just your signature. you can get scheduled maintenance at no cost. there's got to be more to it than that... i'll never doubt you again. >> still c

that's the current windchill in miami. 27 degrees. here in washington, our january so far is 5 degrees colder than average. in miami beach, their january that they're having, 13 degrees, colder than average for the month of january. satellite review shows a cold rain yesterday across the state of florida, especially down into southern florida. sleet pellets were reported at walt disney world. for us, just clear skies and cold across the area. the polar plunge, all the way down to the gulf coast. some of the coldest weather they've had there in 20 years. for us, not the coldest in 20 years, but still cold by any measure of standards. breezy conditions for us outside this morning, high pressure gradually inching its way a little bit closer to us. we'll stay cold today and tonight. tomorrow, a little bit of an improvement coming our way, but there's a little clipper dropping through the great lakes. and as that swings through here, late monday night into the early morning hours of tuesday morning, we could get a little light snow west of

against miami acc start. see what happens there. 9 or 10, they have not done it so far in the resume but when you compare it they had the win over much mix state. they don't have that no bad looses it should be in the tournament but the they squandered opportunities to get the victory. that means they will have to win 9 or 10 games. can they do it? they have the league it is wide open. >>> and ren we return a rough year and all the professional teams straight in a dc the state of the union speech. toug. agenthen eve e n getta,n ord wicc fctic jur . and agencoveschemaine at co it can't b eas at wtty >>> if you are if you like what you have seen check out washington post live for the best in sports talk. we're on monday through friday at 5 and again at 11:30 only on comcast sportsnet. before we put down the remote, take a look at the best and funnest moments on the show it is dvr rewind. >> this is me and scott this is not high definition. i look like uncle fester. >> recap the breaking news. >> the first lady of skins nation. kell we

joining us in miami, john scarborough.e survived the earthquake and was pulled from the rubble the night the quake occurred. where were you and what happened, john? >> i was in the hotel montana, and about five minutes to 5:00, i guess, is when everything started moving. within about five seconds, i was on the floor. i was on the fifth floor. i was laying on the floor and concrete still on top of me. going a little further, i pulled myself out. i looked up and there was a little -- just a light up at the top and i started clawing and clawing, and after about 30 minutes, i got up on top. >> larry: what were you doing in haiti? >> it was a business venture. i had three of my other friends. i had my brother-in-law -- my son-in-law, excuse me, i'm sorry. i'm a little bit nervous. a guy from new york, joe guercia and jim birch out of california. and what we were going to do was work with the government on putting together some basketball courts that we were going to put all over the country, and that was going to be for the kid

miami, 63. you should be in the upper 70s in miami so pretty cool there. we head over towards los angeles though, the southwest, that's where we find some warmth finally as we get down into southern california. very cold conditions. as we head through the next few days we'll keep it quite chilly. looking at a map of the departures from average. wherever you see blues, that's where temperatures are going to run on the cool side compared to where they should be this time of year. that will roll all the way into our monday and even into tuesday. quite cold from the middle of the country into portions of southeast. a lot of heeating bills will ge quite pricey. >> looks like a chilly week ahead for the midwest and east. alex wallace from the weather channel, thank you. >>> you will not like the difference a year has made at the gas pumps. >>> what's in store for your money in the year ahead? the best bets for keeping your dollar safe. you're watching msnbc sunday. and when you have it, everything hurts. for fevers and body aches from the flu, doctors recommend

>> i represent miami dade county and broward county. in new york, boston, l.a., central florida, a number of places. so all of them are very, very concerned. i know the state department has received quite a few calls. the haitian government is definitely in need once again because of the lack of resources that are there already, but i think it's very, very important for folks to understand, there are a lot of americans also in haiti that are carrying out humanitarian work. i know the southern baptists have many missions that are there, building and feeding children that are there, so this is a real issue that has a serious connection to the united states of america. >> larry: the congressman is going to stay with us. the state department operations center has set up the following number for americans receiving information about family members in haiti. the number is 1-888-407-4747. i'll repeat it. 1-888-407-4747 for information you see on the screen about faechl membe family members in hay take. the congressman remains. we'll be right b

john zarrella, cnn, miami. >> yuck.l right, it's so cold that maybe now's a good time to cozy up at a movie or something. our film critic ben mankiewicz will be along to tell us what to check out. hey, ben. looking cozy from l.a., right? charles needs those contracts tomorrow morning. we should send them overnight with fedex. i already sent them. i didn't use fedex. better cross your fingers. [ man ] oh, yeah, the accident. well, you better knock on wood. remember, we did a green renovation in here, there's no wood. but russ bought a rabbit's foot. it's a bear claw. you could throw salt over your shoulder. actually, that's a salt substitute. but you should find dan -- i think he's a leprechaun. what is it about me that says leprechaun? can someone tell me please, someone? you should have used fedex. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need reliable overnight shipping. fedex. >>> okay, so if you're wondering what to do this weekend, we've got the lowdown on the movies hitting the big screen. "daybreakers," "leap year"

even miami will be down in the mid to low 30s tomorrow morning. there is a lot of concern in the state of florida. we have talked how bitterly cold it is all through the eastern half of the country. for the first time, the air has made it to new england. windchill is very cold. alex, incredible. >> being reported in florida this morning. >> bill karins, thank you very much. more of bill's forecast in the next half hour. >>> plus the latest on the deep freeze across the south, from n nbc, ron motte in atlanta, i'm sure wearing a parka. >>> meanwhile the man accused of trying to blow up the detroit plane pleased not guilty. he is charged with attempted murder and weapon of mass destructi destruction. >>> also the man in newark was arrested last night. the 28-year-old from new jersey faces a trespassing charge and fine tube $500. that security breach shut down an entire terminal in newark airport, stranding thousands. here to talk with me about all this, michael sheen. good morning. >> good morning. >> first, we'll talk about the christmas bomb plot.

>> i was, yes. >> larry: jill, you were in miami? jason and jamie were in miami waiting for the twins, right? >> that's correct, yes. >> larry: what was that like, when the plane came in for you, jason? >> it was wonderful. we actually -- they put it up on the board. the arrival boards, we were able to see that it came in, saw it landed. i got a picture of jamie pointing to it, the "landed" status. we didn't know at that time how much of a long haul we had in front of us. another eight or nine hours. we were happy they were on american soil. >> larry: how did the 6-year-olds react when they saw you, jamie? >> it was wonderful. i first saw jean-dani, and he saw me. i said his name. and he ran to me and hugged me stronger than i thought a 6-year-old could hug. then denise looked at me with a shy kind of a smile and gave me a hug. she was a little sick, so her emotions were maybe a little tempered, but they are happy. >> larry: subdued. >> they were happy. >> larry: joe and jill, is the united states government getting involved in your

miami, 39 degrees. jacksonville, fla., 24. hard freeze warning in effect for parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, north florida. the high pressure eventually moves out for the day tomorrow. the wind changes direction, and we finally looked for a little bit of a warm-up. wind chill advisory in effect western allegany county overnight, into the morning hours until about 10:00. no advisory to worry about, but we will look for temperatures below average for the day tomorrow. the wind chill factors only in the 20's. the forecast, mostly clear and cold tonight, lows in the teens. in the mountains, temperatures fall into the single digits. the wind chill factor, slightly below zero. cold start sunday, eventually into the 20's, the wind out of the northwest at 10-15. the high just near freezing, but the wind chill factor will make it feel like 8-10 degrees colder than that. better days ahead with warm weather. finally, we have to wait, though. flurries and the forecast late monday into tuesday morning. then the warm up b

keep in mind the normal high temperature for miami today is 76 degrees. so if you're looking for some sunshine and some nicer weather in florida, unfortunately you're not finding it this morning. some rough waves there as well right on the bay side. in gainesville, florida, the temperature is 30 degrees. that is cold enough for snow. but what is happening, we're getting freezing rain but we're also seeing such dry air. you probably feel how dry it is on your skin in the southeast. it's so dry that when the snow falls from the sky it evaporates before it hits the ground. not so say you won't see flurry or freezing rain, you certainly could. it's coming in on the radar picture across northern florida at this time. but big changes are ahead in the forecast. we have temperatures 10 to 30 degrees below normal, as you saw. but things are changing and they're changing for the better. i'm so happy to report that. it will be less cold by monday. temperatures will only be five to ten degrees below normal in the southeast. look at this ridge. milder air out west. th

record lows as far south as miami. temperatures dropped into the 30s there bringing snow and ice to many parts of that state. most of europe is also in the freezer where the coldest winter in 30 years is cancelling sports. the mercury hitting almost 20 below in some parts. our weather team has it all covered. we'll bring you all the latest in just a moment. >>> then out west, they're assessing the damage this morning after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook northern california on saturday, knocking out power to thousands and causing damage to buildings and utilities. a lot of frayed nerves there this morning. we'll have a live report from eureka, california, coming up. >> cleanup in aisle 1, 2, 3, so on and so forth. >>> we're also the political uproar with some racial comments made by senate majority leader harry reid about president obama during the campaign. we'll tell you what he said, how the president is reacting and what the fallout from all this could be in just a few minutes. >>> also this morning, more on that

we should have record lows from miami all the way down into key west. temperature tonight as low as mid-30s in florida. so, today you notice the temperatures are cold everywhere. here's your little sneak peek, alex, a nicer day come monday. i know it's back to work and school, but at least the warm-up will begin. >> yeah, sure will appreciate that. bill karins, thanks. for more on the arctic blast, head to weather.com. there you're going to find more information on the low temperature records expected this weekend across southern florida. >>> new developments this morning in that security breach at newark liberty airport. the chaos began last sunday when a man walked right through a security checkpoint and that led the tsa to shut down one of the airport's main terminals for several hours, stranding thousands of passengers and causing all sorts of major delays. police arrested a man in new jersey last night and then released him shortly after midnight. he's now charged with defiant trespassing. nbc's michelle franzen is joining us now with the very late

to miami? >> if it's possible, i am pretty sure they would be more than happy to do that.ut she needs help. we need help. >> what we heard from father rick today is they are desperate for medical personnel and supplies, right? they have nothing right now, is that right? >> yes. yes. i am just telling the example of the little girl just to show the situation. they have nothing at all. if you go back to the place, you would not recognize it. everybody is sleeping everywhere outside. and the line goes all the way back to almost the embassy. it's just a disaster what just happened. >> the hospital has 120 beds. the hospital has 120 beds, and now he is seeing 750 patients. is that right? >> exactly, if not more. >> larry: let me get a break and we'll come back. we have a two-hour "larry king live" special event for you monday night, tomorrow night. you can raise money for some of the neediest people in the world. we hope you will join us. that's tomorrow night from 8:00 to 10:00 eastern. we'll be right back. sfx: coin drop sfx: can shaking when you own a business, nothing beats

miami 55, chicago 17, denver sunny and 33, 80. >>> time for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows that skies are cloudy around the great lakes and it's clear but cold across much of the deep south. later today, it will remain cold and dry across the plains and northeast. the south will also continue to shiver. and out in southern california, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s. >>> in sports, the nfl playoffs are all set as the last two wild card races were decided when dallas won its division title. the cowboys had two touchdown passes in a dominating shutout against philadelphia 24-0. they will face the eagles again saturday night in the first round of the playoffs. >>> in oakland, baltimore's willis made gay me ran for three touchdowns as the ravens beat the raiders 3 2 #-13, baltimore dlinched an afc wild card berth and will play new england next sunday. >>> the jets thomas jones ran for two scores against the bengals, the 37-0 new york win over cincinnati gives the jets a wild card spot and they will face cincinnati again next satur

medicare reimbursement in miami florida -- in miami, florida is $16 and dollars. is health care that much better in miami and that it is worth $16,000 versus the $1,600 here in marquette? you get better, you get treated, there is the quality outcome not how many doctors you see, how many tests that are run. we want to move away from quantity and go to quality. does it make a difference how many times to poke me if i'm treated for diabetes? the end result is, and live better? it is equality based outcome. it will take us three years to do this. reimbursement will be based on quality not quantity. here's a quick nap. total medicare reimbursement. medicare payments in 1965. here is a graphic between the differences. the upper midwest, minn., the light green were the lowest costs. the orange and yellow were the highest costs. these mistakes that got us the most in trying to change the system. this is a drastic change for the way we reimburse health care in this country. here is the graph. here's what you average. if you are on medicare, what is paid out per year on av

the in miami, i know a lot of haitian people. some are here to live and work and send money back on. everyone of them is looking for family and friends. some of them have found a couple of relatives here and there who have passed away or who have survived. most of them have no idea how much of their family is ok or not. we have to help them as much as we possibly i would like to see us make sure that the people are actually getting the help, not the politicians, not the gangs and warlords who have already set up territories across the country. we have to make sure people are being protected and give the help to the people that really needed. host: i have never seen such patients among the people who are suffering. where the doctors and portable hospitals. detroit, democrats line, good morning. caller: good morning and thank you crumbs -- for cspan. i and detroit and i would like to apologize for everyone calling from michigan. detroit, michigan is economically struggling. however, our situation does not compare to any circumstanc

medicare reimbursement in miami florida -- in miami, florida is $16 and dollars. is health care that much better in miami and that it is worth $16,000 versus the $1,600 here in marquette? you get better, you get treated, there is the quality outcome not how many doctors you see, how many tests that are run. we want to move away from quantity and go to quality. does it make a difference how many times to poke me if i'm treated for diabetes? the end result is, and live better? it is equality based outcome. it will take us three years to do this. reimbursement will be based on quality not quantity. here's a quick nap. total medicare reimbursement. medicare payments in 1965. here is a graphic between the differences. the upper midwest, minn., the light green were the lowest costs. the orange and yellow were the highest costs. these mistakes that got us the most in trying to change the system. this is a drastic change for the way we reimburse health care in this country. here is the graph. here's what you average. if you are on medicare, what is paid out per year on av

current temperature in miami beach, 36.t to be a refund if you spent all that money to stay down there at one of the great hotels in south beach. freeze wanrnings down to the guf coast. wind chill, minus 21 in omaha. sleet pellets reported near walt disney world in florida yesterday and a cold windy day indeed all the way down to florida. this will be very bad news for the orange and strawberries and all the crops across central florida. be ready the price of orange juice may be going up over the next couple of weeks. some of the coldest air. back here in the mid-atlantic typically cold for january. not going to set any records. nonetheless a cold bundle up morning. wind chills are in the single digits at this point in time. high pressure building on in here over the next 24 to 36 hours. as a result that gusty northwesterly within that's out there will start to ease up by later this afternoon. after the sun goes down tonight the wind will die away quickly. that will set up a cold start on your monday morning. but tomorrow a

i owned the plane out of miami that brought in the physicians, that private jet.out on -- i believe it was wednesday night. >> larry: you're lucky, john. your three friends, your son-in-law, i hope you hear from them soon. >> you see pictures of them. if you don't, we got them on twitter and everything else, on facebook. we want you to pray for them. not only them. pray for all the people trapped in there. it's such a tragedy. such a terrible tragedy. >> larry: their pictures are up there. thanks. john scarboro in miami. jimmy john louis will join us next. he's heading for haiti. don't go away . >> larry: joining us now by phone because we lost power is edwin molet, the attorney general for peacekeeping operations. he previously served as personal representative to haiti and he was dispatched to the scene because the top u.n. official remains missing. any word on anabi, edmond? >> no, larry, we are still on anabi search and rescue efforts. no word yet from him, nor from 36 other colleagues of the u.n. who remain unaccounted for. >> larry: they're all missing? >> a

>> we had 81 on the plane. >> larry: they dispersed in miami? >> we went through immigration for seven and a half hours while they did the paperwork. that was a time i'll never forget. >> larry: when can he become a citizen? >> well, you know, larry, that's one mountain we have ahead of us. i think a lot of us were at the legalization point where we had -- he had our last name, since that time since they had the humanitarian parole weave lost that. we have to start over. we don't know what it entails yet. we haven't had a lot of information shared. we're just praying that the government does the right thing and possibly grants these kids u.s. citizenship. they've been through so much already, and starting over seems like too much of a mountain in front of us. >> samuel is 20 months? >> yes, 20 months. >> what happened to his parents? >> his parents were killed in a natural disaster in 2008 when he was only about 4 months old. >> larry: the hurricane? >> i believe so. >> larry: he's been at the orphanage ever since? >> he came in in november 2008

. >> and ray is coming off of a 16-point performance against miami. first double-scoring game in 2010. it was sort of a breakout game. coach petersen looking for points from her tonight. >> wake forest bringing some pressure. with the trap. >> nice isolation with holston. >> she's feeling it now, i think the turnaround goes for holston and she has seven. >> she has power when she puts the ball on the floor and when she rises up to take her shot, she's got a very soft touch. >> thomas able to get wake forest down the floor a little faster this time. waters has been quiet. thomas from outside, that one's too strong. great hustle inside by the senior morrison. she gets the little roll. her first two points and nc state quickly down to the other end. holtz top, she has the hot hand, not on this one. sharnise beal launches one from three that's not good. holston loses it. thomas dives to the floor. >> it's been rough and tumble. you can tell these teams understand the importance of this win. they vice president played since sunday. they both had days off.