that is the message from new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is leading this movement right now to ends bitter partisanship in politics. he's calling it the no labels campaign here. jessica yellin is there and joins me next. >>> plus the man who will be third in line to the presidency not so much afraid to cry. shed a few tears. we've compiled the best of, if you will, republican john boehner's greatest watershed moments. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] breathe, socket.

mayor michael bloomberg today called the city's response to the storm inadequate and unacceptable. he's been heavily criticized, but he promised to get answers, after the cleanup. >> you can get angry or you can focus on number one keep our work force out there and trying to solve problem of today. number one priority and to do it safely. number two, we can then go and have an investigation to learn so that we can do it better. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, new storms in the west dumped heavy rain and snow on arizona,

. >> reporter: michael bloomberg, will he or won't he run for president. >>> snow spills into the metrodome in minneapolis after a rip in the roof. >> leigh: high there i'm leigh glaser. i i know we just had partial clearing today. get ready for a wet weather pattern setting up t t t t t t t >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: some democrats in congress are upset with president obama over the deal he reached with republicans on the extension of bush era tax rates and jobless benefits. the white house says the timing is right for a deal inch washington, we report that the debate moves to congress tomorrow. >> reporter: the tax deal faces its first important test monday in the senate, where it's expected to pass. >> we have good cross-section of the senate democratic caucus from left to right who are prepared to accept this. >> reporter: a tougher sell in the house, but the white house is predicting success. >> i think every single person in that building does not want taxes to go up on january 1st. does not want to see 2 million people lose their unemploy

abc ns, washington. >> alan: new york city mayor michael bloomberg deed he is exploring the possibility of ruing for president in 20 # st. . >> i'm not lookg at the possibility of running. i have a great job, and i'm -- >> i am going to speak out on those things that affect new rk system that's my job. >> alan: black berg says he wants to go after the -- go out at the greatest mayor ever of new york. >>> the metrodome in minneapolis collapsetoday, and the meras're rolling. >> alan: more on the deep freeze hitting the midwest. and we could see rain later this week. leigh glaser coming up to tell you more about that. >> mike: the raiders lose a heartbaker in jacksonville, but their still in the hunt. and the 49ers play probay and the 49ers play probay their best game in the hello! - ha! why don't yotry a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh um, it's good. whatould you guys like? hamburger helper. what?! one pound... one pan... one tasty meal! with not having enough food. that's why i've teamed up with feeding america and hamburgehelper®. when

>>> we're back, joined by the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. welcome back. nice to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> you have heard the administration make its case. on the issue of tax cuts, i want to ask you, last time you were here, you were in favor of a temporary extension of the tax cuts, middle class, wealthy earners, but you thought it had to be pegged to long-term solutions as well, which is not the case in this compromise. are you disappointed with what's been accomplished? >> no. i think you should be encouraged. at least both sides of the aisle and both ends of pennsylvania avenue have finally come together to do something in a bipartisan way. i'm sure the president would have liked other things, but the real world of governing is to do what is possible and everybody getting something, nobody getting 100% of what they want. i view this as the first step. incidentally, the president did get some of the things he wanted, the extension of tax cuts that he was in favor of for business, and an extension of benefits for the unemployed. >> what a

independent mayor of new york city michael bloomberg joins me exclusively to discuss the economy, the president's leadership and his own political future. finally, our political roundtable on the president's course correction after the midterm. what does the tax deal say about the prospects for bipartisanship over the next two years? with us, democratic congressman from new york, anthony, former congressman from tennessee, harold ford and paul gigot and nbc news white house correspondent savannah guthrie. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> good morning. back in september austan goolsbee was appointed to the economic council. along with treasury secretary tim geithner, goolsbee delivers a briefing to the president every day. goolsbee is now front and center in the administration's attempt to achieve agreement in congress on this tax cut deal before they go home for the holidays. mr. goolsbee, welcome to "meet the press." let's start there. are you going to get a deal? will this pass through congress before christmas? >> i certainly hope it does. what the president got in

host: michael bloomberg yesterday. talking about what your reaction would be as low board is reported to be considering a 2012 presidential bid. georgia, republican line. first up. caller: love c-span. been calling your great network for 30 years. i just want to say i am a republican but i am also a member of the tea party. michael bloomberg is a fine man but he will never make it. we are trying to make our counted the small business capital of the world and we want to get people like tom gray or mitt romney and jim demint, people will cut spending and taxes. if we are a very conservative state, as you well know, and bloomberg, he would not even register in this state. i was very disappointing -- disappointed that john boehner did not pick somebody like kingston, those other kinds of candidates that will sell in georgia and i think across the country. in my opinion, i think bloomberg is a fine man. susan, he is not a big enough tax cut and a spending cut or, somebody like jim demint and the lombard, as you know, he doe

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biblical bromberg has admitted that the city is not done a good job-mayor michael bloomberg look a flophousand we are going to do n investigation to make sure that this did not happen. >> the count on coming to year's eve, 1 million people are expected to go to times square. trucks are taking the snow south to 38 st. it is going into snow melter. and with 60 t of snow per hour, it has been working around the clock. it >> in new york city, there were practicing for the new year's celebration. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, " happy new year " >> and they flipped the switch, and you can see that this is going to turn back on. the waterford crystal come with 12,000 lbs.. when million people are expected to jam that area to watch that. >> preparations for years are always all wonder already-underweight-and embarcadero, kate? >> well, under way. >> the news in celebration, and the focus on the security and safety. >> a heavy focus. and with these large foot fences and barricades all the way on the embarcadero. they are blocking the sidewalk getting people frowith one half million expected to pour into the city. it

michael bloomberg the response to the blizzard that dropped 20 in. was in adequate, and unacceptable. today, the city's actions will be reviewed. and the sanitation department let it with abandoned cars, blocking the way, and new yorkers, politicians have been complaining that the city did not clear neighborhood quickly enough. >> a flight from detroit- phoenix had emergency landing in colorado springs. this delta flight had problems with injuns, to 25 passengers for evacuate it. and you can see that the boeing 727 had hot brakes. the faa said a fire also had a reporter flier and the landing gear area. and tof the passengers were taken to the hospital. two of those passengers were taken with minor injuries to the hospital. >> and with a relatively hot season for retailers. a quick " dumb things to go stores. >> each year, how much-a quick will done things to the was storms-- >> and with shoppers, to close their wallets right before christmas. the next year, spending was down and it's state downed. this year, after post- thanksgiving at the spending b

>>>isolda: el alcalde michael bloomberg está molesto y que el trabajo es inmen y hay que tener paenciarmenta, encontramos a don bernardo rodríguez, que desde el domingo está ba rad varado en e aeropuerto la guardia. >>> he tenido que estar en el aeropuertourmiendo en una camilla poro tabr portae que no es cómoda >>>isolda: más de 15 mil vuelos ncelados por la nevada del domingo varios aeropuertos renovaron los vuelos incluyendo newark, nueva jersey kennedy, y la guardia en new york. hay gente que no ha podido llegar a su destino. quienes lograron hacerlo tuvieron que esperar 11 horas en el avión. espendo por una puerta de desembarque. como fue el caso de este avión. el aeropuerto kennedy. >>> don bernardo que es diabético, y hoy terminó la última dosis de medicina que trajo consigo, confía que podrá salir mañana. >>> de la única maneraue puede manejar esta situación es ponerse uno filosófico. que el destino quería que uno estuviera aquí parado. y para pensar mucho, y recordar mucho. y hablar con gente extraña, que seconvierten en amigos. >>> rogelio, po puecomo puedes n montañas y mont

>>>isolda: el alcalde michael bloomberg está molesto y que el trabajo es inmen y hay que tener paenciancontramos a don bernardo rodríguez, que desde el domingo está ba rad varado en e aeropuerto la guardia. >>> he tenido que estar en el aeropuertourmiendo en una camilla poro tabr portae que no es cómoda >>>isolda: más de 15 mil vuelos ncelados por la nevada del domingo varios aeropuertos renovaron los vuelos incluyendo newark, nueva jersey kennedy, y la guardia en new york. hay gente que no ha podido llegar a su destino. quienes lograron hacerlo tuvieron que esperar 11 horas en el avión. espendo por una puerta de desembarque. como fue el caso de este avión. el aeropuerto kennedy. >>> don bernardo que es diabético, y hoy terminó la última dosis de medicina que trajo consigo, confía que podrá salir mañana. >>> de la única maneraue puede manejar esta situación es ponerse uno filosófico. que el destino quería que uno estuviera aquí parado. y para pensar mucho, y recordar mucho. removida de la calle donde vive. ---y aunque la batalla legal por la inmigracion se perdio en 2010, hay quienes p

mayor michael bloomberg said the city's troubled can get the roads clear as quickly as possible. >> big problems for people trotted around in public transportation. he was a scene in long island as dozens of people waiting for trains. its operating was limited service a big delays. as each train pulled up was too crowded that people had to wait as the next train came. each train jammed full of passengers. now that the holidays are over in your of your new gadgets what you do with the old ones. kron 4 tech reporter has some ideas. >> the holidays are over, a lot of us that the electronics for gives, digital cameras, phones, bipods but what you do with your old gadgets that you now dominate like your old bipod, olds' total digital camera. here's an easy way to get cash for use in electronics. gesell is a web based business that earned a good reputation for getting people top dollar for the use gadgets. here's what to do go to gazelle on the front page to enter the head of you watched one load. he lets a few questions about its condition that they make a cash offer. if you accepted it said

michael bloomberg did the honors. it's a 76t-oota-fll spruce raised by a firefighter.ew year. >>> governor schwarzenegger there getting a jump start on hanukkah one day before the holiday begins. the governor celebrated the 17th annual holiday lighting. he passed out gifts to the crowd and was then pulled in with a sexual dance. >> he looks like he was having fun. very much in the spirit. good for him. >> we all are in the holiday spirit, too, because it's so cold outside. >> another night with temperatures in the 30s. this is cold, that's the good news, so we'll get a bit of a break here. with those clouds moving in today, the most critical areas to be concerned about with the highest level of ozones, that may certainly cause you to eat your eyes tomorrow and certainly still, yes. 38, 38. 38 in santa rosa. i'll switch hands for showers on wednesday, and still more rainfall peppered in and around our seven-day forecast. and this very frontal subtle steam bringing up that. because if the system. and that's going to weaken it even more. for tomorrow we are calling for a

. >> michael bloomberg responded his city's response to the blizzard.erchants complained that cities didn't clear streets quickly enough. the mayor blamed stranded cars. one more positive sign, the nation' largest commuter railway resumed service after shutting down for 24 hours. ar for air travel, thousands of passengers are still waiting and sue thompson is live at san francisco international airport with some of those stranded trafficers. sue? >> that's right. the situation here this morning at sfo is improving slowly. in fact, some flights did take off this morning for jfk, laguardia and newark. they're leaving out of here late. if you need to come to the airport, be prepared. there are some very long lines at the ticket counter. this is a continental airlines counter at passengers arrived hope to catch a flight out to newark at 11:25 this morning. the latest word on that flight is that it has been delayed a couple hours but people are hopeful many of these travels have been stuck days due to those snowstorm and airport closures back east. it is a h

. >> michael bloomberg respded his city's response to the blizzard.erchants complained that cities didn't clear streets quickly enough. the mar blamed stranded cars. one more positive sign, the nation' largest commuter railway resumed service after shutting down for 24 hours. ar for air travel, thousands of passengers are still waiting and sue thompson is live at san francisco international airport with some of those stranded trafcers. sue? >> that's right. the situationere this morning at sfo is improving slowly. in fact, some fligh did take off this morning for jfk, laguara and newark. they're leaving out of here late. if you need to come to the airport, be prepared. there are some very long lines at the ticket counter. this is a contintal airlines counter at passengers arrived hope to catch a flight out to newark at 11:25 this morning. the latest word on that flight is that it has been delayed a couple hours but people are hopeful many of these travels have been stuck days due to those snowstorm and airport closures back east. it is a hopeful sign

michael bloomberg admitted the city didn't do as well as he had hoped. one convenient private tow trucks and plow operators were on vacation. hundredsf people abandoned cars, blocking streets making it hard nor crews to clear roads. the city has hired nearly 2,000 workers to help out. >> now, our city is using every single resource at our disposal and many more that we've bored and hired to get the five bureaus back up and running. we have a lot more work ahead of us. >> acro the river the mayor in newark, new jersey, is receiving a lost praise. helping to dig south plows, ambulances and cars as well as shoving snow from sidewalks. he has been responding on his twitter. >> both the goverr and lieutenant govern out of state where one evaluations in flew and another in mexico. >> if your new year's resolution is eat more fruits and veggies, you can expect to pay more. a col snap in the southeast and heavy rain in california has had a devastating effect on farmers. record low terse in florida damaged crops. bright spot is citrus crop. farmers have been able

michael bloomberg admitted the city didn't do as well as he had hoped. one convenient private tow trucks and plow operators were on vacation. hundreds of people abandoned cars, blocking streets making it hard nor crews to clear roads. the city has hired nearly 2,000 workers to help out. >> now, our city is using every single resource at our disposal and many more that we've bored and hired to get the five bureaus back up and running. we have a lot more work ahead of us. >> across the river the mayor in newark, new jersey, is receiving a lost praise. mayor cory booker has been helping to dig south plows, ambulances and cars as well as shoving snow from sidewalks. he has been responding on his twitter. >> both the governor and lieutenant govern out of state where one evaluations in flew and another in mexico. >> if your new year's resolution is eat more fruits and veggies, you can expect to pay more. a cold snap in the southeast and heavy rain in california has had a devastating effect on farmers. record low terse in florida damaged crops. one bright spot

we have heard from the new york mayor michael bloomberg, and there was no that was dumped on the city, and it the storm was still inching of the northeastern coast. in fact, forecasters are predicting that the rest of the week will actually be quite a nice week, so in terms of the rest of the weather, officials are dealing with the aftermath. >> new york, boston, southern tibet, of course, all areas used to cold weather, which southern tibet -- southern quebec, of course, all areas used to cold weather. >> some more information, it was said that they did put as many contingency plans in place. their advice still is too long in a very necessary journeys. however, the hundreds that were out on the streets overnight in anticipation of that blizzard, he says it helps keep the roads somewhat clearer, and he hopes that by the end of the week in the next few days, things will be running up in the city. of course, thousands of flights from delays. john f. kennedy airport and newark are both due to reopen. of course, there is a huge backlog. this time of year, flights are already at full capac

. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg says the city's response to the blizzard of 2010 is unacceptableies responsible will be reviewed. they have a deadline of plowing every street at least once except where abandoned cars were in the well. several streets from brooklyn still appear to be untouched. the blizzard dropped 20 inches of snow on the city. the sanitation department will begin placing industrial snow melters throughout the city to begin melting large snow drifts lining the sidewalk. >> not all stranded fliers are waiting days to get booked home. in some cases people who used twitter were able to hook new reservations and track lost luggage. they can even tweet their complaints. they have rotating shifts of ticket agents to help passengers who tweet. not everyone who uses the social network gets a seat and when that happens the ticket agent has to switchgears and take the complaint. >> but it's still clever. >> yes, it is. >> it sure is pretty out there. gorgeous, no clouds but definitely deceiving because we have a little light wind, only in the mid-40s. looking from our high

. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg says the city's response to the blizzard of 2010 is unacceptablee agencies responsible wille reviewed. they have a deadline of plowing every street at least once except wre abandon cars were in the well. several streets from brooklyn still appear to be untouched. the blizzard dropped 20 inches of snow on the city. the sanitation department will begin placing industrial snow melters throughouthe city to begin melting large snow drifts lining the sidewalk. >> not all stranded fliers are waiting days to get booked home. in some cases people who used twitter were able to hook new reservations and track lost luggage. they can even tweet their complaints. they have rotating shifts of ticket agents to he passengers who tweet. not everyone who uses the social network gets a sea and when that happens the ticket agent has to switchgears and take the complaint. >> but it's still clever. >> yes, it is. >> it sure is pretty out there. gorgus, no clouds but definitely deceiving because we have a little light wind, only in the mid-40s. looking from our high defin

mayor michael bloomberg said the city's response was slower than anyone would have liked, but he dismissed allegations that budget concerns kept the city from bringing in more resources. >>> as we head into new year's eve, more nasty weather is in store. the weather channel's chris warren has been following it for us. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. we have a big storm working through the middle part of the country. out ahead of it, some very, very mild air. take a look at this. we are going to see tomorrow 60s and 70s. take a look at st. louis. 65 degrees, that is 27 degrees warmer than average. okay, so st. louis is 65 tomorrow. omaha, 25. 40 degrees cooler. that is a strong cold front working through the country. cold front separates relatively warmer air from relatively cooler air. out ahead of it, we are going to have some big-time storms firing up. anywhere you see red, this is where we're going to see strong storms, possibly isolated tornadoes, some large hail and gusty wind. to the north, the dakotas, parts of nebraska into parts of western minnesota, we could see s

we heard from michael bloomberg, the mayor of new york, with new york 50 centimeters of snow dumped on the city. he expects the worst is past. the storm is still inching up the northeast coast and forecasters predict the rest of the week will be quite nice. in terms of the worst, it may have passed, but officials are dealing with the aftermath. >> new york, boston, all areas used to cold weather, but the sheer volume of snow is difficult to prepare for. >> there is only some much planning you can do when you talk about 50 centimeters of snow landing in a metropolitan area. the mayor of new york, just to add to more information, said they put contingency plans in place and their advice is the only make it very necessary journeys. the hundreds of people on the streets overnight in anticipation of the blizzards, they say that helped to keep the roads clear and he hopes in the next few days, things will be up and running in the city. thousands and thousands of flights, international and domestic from the york have been delayed. by 6:00 p.m. eastern, at john f. kennedy and newark are planne

. >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg oversaw the installation of what's being called the survivor tree at the world trade center site. it was recovered about a month after the september 11th attacks, scorched with snapped roots and standing only eight feet tall. it now stands 30 feet high, a testament to the city's unyielding spirit. >>> and in rhode island, one resident pulled an april fools' prank on the neighbors in december. it's a dummy on a ladder appearing to be falling while hanging christmas lights. and it's so realistic, some people have even stopped to help. some got a giggle, but others say the hanging dummy needs to come down. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist todd santos with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >> good morning. a good way to start decorating for christmas back in halloween and just applies all of the way tl through. wild stuff. a little bit more of it but kind of funny. one thing not funny the last couple of days, the amount of rain you've seen. thankfully today the sunshine returns. i'll star

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. >> reporter: new york mayor michael bloomberg brushed off criticism. >> when it works it works and we take credit. and when it doesn't work we stand up there and say, okay we did it, and we'll try to find out what went wrong. >> reporter: the mayor's office has promised to get most of the snow plowed by tonight. as for the timetable here at the airport, officials say the flight schedule should be back to normal by thursday. harry. >> smith: michelle miller at laguardia tonight, thank you. in maine, officials at the sugarloaf ski resort said today they had problems with the chair -lift before today's accident. workers had been trying to fix a cable that was out of place when the lift derailed. some plummeted 30 feet to the slope. high winds also played a role in the mishap. in jackson hole, wyoming, an american airlines jet skidded off a snowy runway this afternoon. the 757 had just flown in from chicago. none of the 181 passengers or crew were hurt. the plane was not damaged. in suburban detroit, an apparent natural gas explosion destroyed a furniture store. the storeo owner is hos

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. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg, here we go again, denying the possibility that he will run for president in 2012. speaking on "meet the press" he vowed to finish out his third term which finishes in 2013. >> see, i crust came to you and said, you know, mr. mayor we've taken a hard look at this and don't think it would just be a vanity play but you could actually win this thing, would you change your mind? >> no. >> no way, no how. >> no way, no how. >> your supporters should cease and desist. >> i don't think most of them create this buzz. yes, they should cease and desist but most of this is just because the press wants to have something to write about but the bottom line is i've got a great job, i want to go out being having a reputation as a very good maybe the greatest mayor ever. >> former democratic national committee chairman howard dean predicted yesterday that president obama would not be challenged for his party's 2012 presidential nomination from the left as some have suspected. >> i don't think he'll face an opponent in the democratic primary. i think that would be

. >>> many thought michael bloomberg fit the bill for president, he was a panelist tonight but says heill not run for president in 2012. >> somebody said thanksgiving. >> so long ago. >> we're on the way to christmas. >> not officially to winter but it is feeling like it. we fired up the doppler. no precipitation to be spotted at this particular time. they are calling it yet another source. this is our regional satellite and you can see by the radar we do have the rain showers from eureka into redding, also in you kei a, as far south as the fort bragg area. the bottom line is the rain is finally gradually moving into this area and overnight we'll have the rain showers developing in the north bay. that sets us up for a very wet tuesday and then yet a bigger storm, gustier winds and heavier rainfall arrives by friday all the way through the weekend. drop your up heading on out the door tomorrow. temperatures in the 40s and 50s, a knot a lot of wind associated with this system. this out of here, this trough, that's it, that's what will provide up to 3/4 inch of rain in the wettest spots o

many thought michael bloomberg fit the bill for president. he was a panelist at today's launch. but insists he will not make a run for the white house in 2012. randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up in a couple of hours from now, it is awards season. this morning on "the early show," the announcement of this year's golden globe nominations. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." " ah, it's stinging a little bit more than usual! yeah, you'll get used to it. the longer you keep your high mileage car, the more it pays you back. get castrol gtx high mileage. it helps engines last longer by fighting the main causes of engine failure. i think a dime went up my nose. yeah, it happens. don't change your car. change your oil to castrol gtx high mileage. its more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. >>> hello again on this tuesday morning. it's cold outside. >> it's like 20 degrees. we have clear skies from yesterday's overcast. it's going to be a cold one. at lunch at 30. 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with temperatures in the low to mid-20s. >>> this wasn't his plan. hear

you've probably heard that mayor michael bloomberg is very dissatisfied with the response of his emergencyreparedness officials. we're going to find out more about that today. you see kind of a hit and miss pattern. some streets plowed, some streets still impassable. some stranded airline passengers here in the bay area and across the country say they are fed up. many are stranded in the aftermath of this week's paralyzing blizzard and the bay area woman to helped establish the passengers bill of rights is getting swamped with calls. leslie brinkley has more what some call a flight-mare. >> the stranded wait in line for hours only to be told they can't get on a flight for days, even weeks. >> the airlines appear to be auto reaccommodating people and several called our hotline and said they'd missed their reaccommodation flights because there was no communications telling them and now they won't get out for two weeks. >> kate founded a hotline four years ago when she was stuck on a plane in austin for nine hours. in the last few days, she's fielded hundreds of desperate calls. >> the websit

meanwhile, michael bloomberg is saying city workers are doing the best they can considering the conditions. >> if your street was plowed, the response was adequate. if your street was not plowed, the response was inadequate. we cannot do everything all the time. and we are doing the best we can. >> well, it's more of the same in new jersey where roads and highways look more like graveyards to abandoned vehicles buried in a thick field of white. >>> in the sierra, the results of the first snow survey of the season are in and they are being described as phenomenal. state water watchers say water levels in the northern sierra are well above 100% of normal. meanwhile, in the southern sierra, the water content is a remarkable 267% of normal. that is good -- actually, it's great news for the state after three dry years. even the last year seemed wet, but boy, are we off to a start this year. >> it's amazing, because january is typically the snowiest month for the sierra, so maybe two or three more feet of snow coming down tonight. around the bay area, very soggy outside. it doesn't get much more

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mayor michael bloomberg admitted the city has not done a good job hand handling all the snow.he city's santation commissioner promised every last street would be plowed this morning. >>> an elected official in australia is warning that flooded communities in the eastern part of the country could remain under water for more than a week. days of heavy rain have flooded thousands of homes and businesses in queensland. one town is now completely evacuated. the rain eased today, but river levels keep rising. the cleanup is expected to cost in the billions. >>> for today, boy, it's going to be a cold start. temperatures at, near, below freezing. here you go. 33 in livermore. 37 in concord, 35 in fairfield. below freezing in napa, our coldest spot so far. 34 in santa rosa, 41 in san rafael. 43 in san francisco as well as oakland. 39 in redwood city. 37 in fremont and 38 degrees down in san jose. it is a cold start to the day. as you head out the door, some patchy fog is expected well inland, but we do have our coldest temperatures. clear and cold around the bay, breezy and cold expec

here in new york, mayor michael bloomberg said today just about every street has finally been plowed,ome four days after the blizzard struck. and the backlog of passengers at the airports is clearing, too, although piles of unclaimed luggage remain at newark's liberty airport. despite weather, the big new year's celebration in times square will go on tomorrow night. today held the final dress rehearsal for the ball drop. one million people are expected to be there to ring in 2011. the news on jobs and the economy has been more positive lately. today, the labor department reported 388,000 americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week. that's a drop of 34,000 from the week before, and the fewest new claims since july of 2008. it also makes four straight weeks of flat or declining claims, and as don teague reports, it's another sign the economy may be turning a corner. >> reporter: in suburban dallas, bill hair's computer repair business is doing something now it hasn't done in two years-- hiring new employees, three in just the last two weeks. >> i see a lot of

review for you so far in the program we reveal to you the shenanigans over goldman sachs now michael bloomberg is suing the european central bank to get them to reveal that goldman sachs is the bank that cooked greece's books to get them into the euro we also told you about j.p. morgan's massive illegal silver short position we got them so scared now they're moved their illegal silver short position offshore and now a new bank in the news major financial terror is tearing up the global economy for a few quick but it's a bank of america stacy herbert tell me more yes max kaiser bank of america is in the news the first headline i have to read is just his sterile they're planning on major chaos coming major anger from the peasants coming regarding their shenanigans because the first head irene's wow bank of america bought sucks and blows u r l's for like everyone at the company so apparently bank of america is false four hundred thirty nine u r l's including things like brian moynihan sucks dot com who is the c.e.o. and then they went out of their way and bought all sorts of u.r.l.'s for other ex

this is new york mayor michael bloomberg, a democrat turned republican turned independent.ou following me here? who may or may not run for president. jessica yellin as always right in the thick of things for us. jess, how is this supposed to work exactly? >> reporter: so this is an organization. it's not actually founded by bloomberg or by politicians. it's founded by activists but very powerful democrats, republicans and folks who want to get what they say sort of moveon.org or tea party style grassroots movement around the middle, the idea being that if we want to get past partisanship and want people in washington to make compromises you need a force of people that will send e-mail and petition, et cetera like the other groups do for compromise positions. what does that look like? here are some of the founders of the group explaining their vision, brooke. >> never give up your label. just put it aside so we can do what government should do and solve problems and find common sense solutions. >> we need you to go out and organize in your communities and raise a voice out h

scratch michael bloomberg's name off the list of potential presidential candidates. today, the mayor of new york said, quote, no way, no how, would he enter the race. there had been some speculation that the billionaire mayor might run as an independent. >>> overseas, this was a particularly bloody day in afghanistan. six american troops were killed when a van packed with explosives detonated outside of a small military outpost. "the new york times" photographer got these remarkable images of soldiers racing to the scene and then digging through the rubble and evacuating the wounded. this was one of the deadliest attacks on u.s. troops this year. >>> and coming up here on "world news" this sunday, they're calling it the crash tax. but should we really have to pay for help from police or firefighters? >>> what famous lines do you remember from 2010? we have the official quotes of the year. >>> and, the british, including the royal family, fighting back against a, quote, pernicious invader from america. it has the cold-fighting power of an effervescent packed in a liqu