and finally, i want to echo the gentleman from virginia that a pipeline that bypasses america's midwest markets and takes oil to the ports in the united states for possible export may not be the best way to ensure our national security. i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman, and we will go now to the panel. energy specialist at the congressional research institute where he helps members, our staff, understand the complexity of the energy markets and energy security and international energy issues. and prior to being with crs he analyzed for a major energy company. mr. robert is the founder and president of an independent energy consulting firm and he served several positions in the energy industry and in the previous administration. he served as the senior director for international energy on the national security council. mr. martin durbin is the executive vice president for government affairs at the american petroleum institute. he is responsible for the policy. they have 450 members ranging from the largest oil and natural-gas companies to the small and independent companies. he wor

i mean, the midwest and the west looks good. a scenario where north carolina and/or virginia, the southern map, comes into play as well. so i think, frankly, the real answer maybe is that a couple of those maps are their path to victory and the electoral votes needed. >> john rowley, democratic political strategist and president of pletcher rowley media firm. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you, melissa. >>> in tennessee, a 93-year-old woman couldn't get a voter i.d. because she doesn't have a valid birth certificate. he's 93. voter i.d. laws are designed to keep people like her from voting. coming up, all the valid information necessary to use the next time you hear someone defending voter suppression. that's next. left behind by some mop. why you... nobody's taken a shine to me in a long time. phooey. i don't need anybody...but you! ♪ i believe in miracles [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. used mops can push muddy water around. swiffer wetjet's new, upgraded solution helps prevent streaks and residue to reveal m

i mean, the midwest and the west looks good. i can see a scenario where north carolina and/or virginia, the southern map, comes into play as well. so i think, frankly, the real answer maybe is that a couple of those maps are their path to victory and the electoral votes needed. >> john rowley, democratic political strategist and president of fletcher/rowley media firm. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you, melissa. >>> in tennessee, a 93-year-old woman couldn't get a voter i.d. because she doesn't have a valid birth certificate. she's 93. voter i.d. laws are designed to keep people like her from voting. coming up, all the valid information necessary to use the next time you hear someone defending voter suppression. that's next. nced aspirin. it's not the bayer aspirin you know. it's different. first...it's been re-engineered with micro-particles. second, it enters the bloodstream fast, and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. the best part? it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer advanced aspiri

edew >>> high temperatures across the country in case you are leaving us today midwest to the south 50s orleans, 40s throughout the upper midwest into new england and around seattle and portland with 37 in denver, 58 phoenix. airports right now philly having flight departure delays from the northeast across the midwest rain around st. louis, kansas city, memphis showers and waterspouts around l.a. there could be delays there. check out our flight tracker at abc7news.com at the bottom. >>> an investigation underway after two army helicopters crashed on a washington base killing four soldiers. crews arrived at the scene 8:00 last night officials say the choppers crashed at joint base lewis-mcchord south of tacoma. it is not known whether the aircraft collided or crashed separately. both helicopters were on a a training mission. >>> jerry sandusky heads to court this morning. he has just arrived at the courthouse you see the live pictures there with police lined up and the vehicles there with sandusky just about to get out and walk in. he's heading to court to face his accusers and listen

if you're looking for a change of scenery. >> well, i worked in the midwest. yes, they get quite the snow in iowa. and not a bad place to work, though. very friendly people. >> although why would you want to leave this area? >> this is my home. i love it here. >> because you need a job. >> that's right. and the weather is cooperating, but some changes today. >>> some changes today. we're going to see a lot of rain overspread the area. while the morning rush isn't going to be that bad, the afternoon rush, especially the first part, is going to be pretty nasty, as you'll see why in just a moment. temperatures are down some five to eight degrees down from where they were yesterday at this time. we've got a south wind at 9 miles per hour. today we'll keep the southerly wind around until the weather front comes through here. that's really going to drive the temperature back up to around where they were yesterday. we're going to get to near 50 degrees again. we're at 32 degrees right now. the cooler spot there north in frederick, maryland, where it's 39. manass mana

i am perplexed and the question of the midwest. assume that the answer is the excess refining capacity must be in the gulf and the midwest must be run in full throttle so if you dictated that the alberta oil capacity would go to the midwest refineries they wouldn't be able to handle the access. is that the issue? >> the midwest refineries are currently processing oil sands crude oil. so this does provide greater flexibility and diversity of supply in the gulf coast refineries to serve the domestic market. >> the problem is you've got limited refining capacity of around the united states. i know that is the problem in california. and we've all -- the government will not allow the new refineries to be built in the past experience. so the question is getting it to the refineries with excess capacity to serve on the domestic market. >> let me go to mr. connolly. >> thank you mr. chairman. i found myself mostly in agreement with your opening statement. and i think to be intellectually honest if you are right. if the goal is to lessen re

nice day sunday for the bears came >>we have some single digit wind chill conditions in the upper midwest really feel like it's 24 degrees with hours here in chicago we have a 61 percent humidity to point of 19 that's nothing but dry air ... that alberta clipper comes in from canada it will compete with the low will dry air and that means it will be academic test whether we generate any snow flurries with those conditions there are lots of wind gusts early this morning in kankakee and along the southern indiana suburban areas ... before the cool air hit it was 57 degrees at 3:00 this morning ... one year ago everyday with the exception of two days was below normal temperatures that month in december the headline of a little flurry is that after coming had tonight and tomorrow we expect 37 degrees the high temperature today by sunday we will warm to 46 degrees with a rain system here monday and tuesday ... here is the forecast we have lake effect snow flurries blowing and to michigan and indiana ... there will likely be a. tomorrow where the snow flurries will ease up. tomorrow morning flu

upper midwest but out here in california and once again funnel clouds of the coast and hail.nce coming down tomorrow night. most of this note goes north into wisconsin and that the pacific air runs across the country on sunday and wanted us up that. could be a flurry tomorrow night and saturday have not spoke much about systems like that because the weather has been so unusual. clouds are breaking and colder tonight gusty wind easing at the low 20's and lead of around 30 degrees in the loop. 27 degrees at o'hare airport with gorgeous friday more sunshine but cool not as near as windy and fair weather clouds high temperature 36 degrees to win back to the southwest and the afternoon and a cloud over flurries tomorrow night the same thing on saturday tomorrow night into the 20s. at 44 degrees forecast on sunday with a 40 degree kickoff time. temperature at soldier field. good football weather and not bad at all telling you about the system next week and looking towards christmas once again. coming up republicans alike added one more time before the caucus knocking out of the pre

a clipper-type system going through the midwest. that's. about it. nothing too dramatic for any of your travels out there. as far as the radar goes, you'll notice that some light rain now headed through iowa and also through illinois, chicago looks like you're warm enough you'll be getting a little light rain. there's some snow in southern portions of minnesota, too. it's not going to cause much of an issue. let me take a look at the big picture. this time last year, this is how much snow we had covering the u.s. everywhere in blue is where there was snow. a good chunk of the northern half of the country. 50% of our country had snow on the ground. now, let me fast forward to what we're looking at right now. areas like iowa have no snow on the ground. southern minnesota is getting a little this morning but much of new england doesn't have snow on the ground. only 23% of our country now has snow on the ground. that's because our december weather pattern has been wet with mild air to the south. what's going to change, at least fort beginning of january,

some light snow back in the upper midwest.ot too bad for a busy travel day. >> the ravens are hit with another setback. anquan boldin had minor knee surgery yesterday. torrey smith has matured so quickly in his rookie season. the real question is about lee evans. he has been playing the role of the third receiver. all the pass catchers say they will turn to anquan boldin for veteran wisdom. >> we will see what to look for. lee is a proven veteran. we'll stick together and get it done. >> this is an opportunity for people to step up. people will get more opportunities. i'm looking forward to seeing everybody play. >> 45 degrees on tv hill. much more ahead on 11 news today. >> two high school boys basketball teams get into a huge brawl and it is caught on video. >> if santa does not figure letter, it might mean your handwriting is not need enough -- neat enought. >> we are having light volume on the area roads. the northwest corner of the beltway is moving just

much warmer than usual in the midwest.rom houston to new orleans. >>> finally as we wrap up the christmas holiday and head toward a brand snu year. a reminder of what the season is all about. >> it comes from a young woman facing some serious hardships of her own. here's abc's barbara pinto. >> reporter: emmanuel lowe has been blind for all of her 12 years. the meaning of christmas is totally clear. ♪ silent night holy night all the calm all is bright as we gather round the tree ♪ >> reporter: she wrote this song at the age of 3. ♪ let the love and praises ring ♪ >> there is hope and peace and love and joy and light. that especially comes out on christmas. >> reporter: the song caught the ear of neighbor, who passed it on to grammy award winning producer doug nelson. what did you think? >> just warm fuzz zis like you can't imagine. >> reporter: though she, her parents, and five siblings live modestly in this two-bedroom cottage. she balance to donate the earnings from her song to poor children to get music lessons. >> i fe

the gesture seems to have started in the midwest last week and has gained momentum nationwide. these angels are making christmas brighter for everybody. >> they look and they say clothes, toys, and they want to pay that off. >> the balance is usually a penny. marty assumes the role of santa's elves to let them know their bills are paid. one man was angry thinking he was being harassed. >> won't you stop calling me. i'm coming in there to pay, just not now. i said, sir, i'm not calling to tell but that. i'm calling to let you know your layaway has been paid off. >> what did he is? >> you're joking? >> reporter: the benefactors are all ages. some give a few dollars, some give hundreds, even thousands. but the majority don't seem wealthy. >> he told me, i'm not rich. don't take me wrong. but i have a little extra to give, so i want to give. k-mart seems to be the favorite to the spot for these angel toes land. perhaps because the chain has had a layaway plan for decades. >> that is a beautiful thing that people still have love in >>> i'm drew levinson. this is the "cbs morning new

that storm will move up into the upper midwest to chicago by the end of the week. could be travel delays if you're headed that way. here on the west coast, sunny, mild and dry all week and probably through the weekend as well. we continue this lovely fall weather pattern, much as we've seen the last several months. low clouds and fog will be patchy and first thing in the morning, both the coastal variety and valley fog here, whether dense fog advisory up again for the san joaquin valley. that clears out through the day, leaving us mostly sunny and slightly warmer. just by a degree or two. nothing dramatic, as we won't see much change here in the weather pattern through the week. we'll look for upper 50s, 60s. back at the beach, mid to upper 50s. overnight lows will be flirting with that freezing spot. seven-day forecast, lots of sunshine, slightly warmer temperatures, continued dry and mild into, if not through next weekend. all the rain and snow remains well to our south and through the upper midwest at this point in time. looks like a great forecast for christmas

deep storms south and up midwest combined with blockbuster high pressure to north into the rockies. santa ana wind come crashing out of the mountains producing when the speed of 80 mi. per hour into los angeles area. warming tomorrow near hurricane force wind gusts and mountain regions of lot of snow. squeaking out into the upper midwest into the weekend rainfall on the way coming back to talk more about that. and the change to colder weather expected next week on the update in about 10 minutes. tonight is partly cloudy chilly low 20's in lead and the 30's and the loop low 30's about 26 degrees at o'hare and southwest wind blowing during the night. tomorrow partly sunny and breezy and moderate the warmer. south- southwest wind 8-17 mi. per hour clots will thicken the leading to a few rain or snow showers. friday could start with rain or snow shower but turn part pisani. partly sunny. 52 on sunday largely dry rainfall comes in saturday night and sunday calling to be called next week coming back later on >> better to give than to receive a lesson these twins learned early.a dan and da

where it is and why you might need to head sheri >>> the midwest may be the best place to find a job in the new year. a survey asked employers all over the country how they expected job numbers to change next year. the survey found that the country should gain jobs in 2012 and the midwest is expected to see a 10% increase. >>> you try what you are about to see and the secret service will take you do so fast your head would spin. this is cooper wagner who stuck his fingers into the president of the united states' mouth. it happened as the president greeted service members from hawaii. the president clearly is a father. that is not a father who doesn't know what is it like to have a hand stuck in your mouth like that and those nails as they gre grate on the bottom of your tongue. >> it will take the president's lower lip right off there. >> how about this weather? it's cold. >> if we can keep it around the rest of the winter a lot of people would be happy. a mild day today. 50 degrees again here in december. that is six degrees warmer than average. the really mild stuff will go away fo

the system changes over to rain as it moves into the midwest.ut another storm could bring snow to parts of the northeast this weekend, just in time for, yes, christmas. >> maybe a white christmas. >> maybe. >>> time, now, for weather from across the country this tuesday morning. that blizzard tapers off by noon, as a mix of rain and snow comes from kansas city to omaha and chicago. thunderstorms from new orleans to memphis. light rain around nashville, detroit, cincinnati and pittsburgh. and showers from seattle to olympia, washington. a couple inches of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> a wet 46 in seattle. 36 in salt lake city. and 60 in phoenix. mostly 30s from fargo to kansas city. 45 here in new york. 60 in atlanta. and a warm 80 in miami. >>> and coming up after the break, the search for missing toddler ayla reynolds. were authorities concerned even before she went missing? >>> and the kansas college student who disappeared after leaving a chilling voicemail for her sister. >>> also this morning, the new york city firefighter w

and that area of snow is associated with that very cold air that's in the midwest now.oing to be creeping closer to us. meanwhile, between now and then, we'll have passing showers. right now getting light rain in washington and howard and frederick and around baltimore. to the west, getting light showers in fairfax, loudoun, and the northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, morgan and berkeley counties, jefferson counties there. temperatures are generally in the 50s from the mountains to atlantic beaches. right now in the mid and upper 50s, prince george's, fairfax, and montgomery counties. for today, we'll have our sunrise at 7:12. we'll have occasional showers throughout the day. allow yourself a little extra time this morning. the roads are all wet. it's fender bender weather. we're going to have that with us all day long. temperatures climbing into the low and mid-60s this afternoon. a mild evening with more showers. sunset at 4:46. we'll be into the upper 50s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow, the mid-50s. that may be the warmest part of the day tomorrow.

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upper midwest, minneapolis/st. paul getting snow shortly. may be minor flight delays as the day progresses. for us through the washington metro area, here's your day planner. sunshine in and out, blustery northwest wind. temperatures will drop from mid-50s at noontime to near 50 at sunset and colder tonight. here's a look at the friday traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway at connecticut avenue, a crash involving three vehicles. i'm checking the camera. i can't see anything on camera just yet, but i'll keep watching and you let you know about delays. again, that's the outer loop at connecticut avenue. traveling 66 in virginia, this is the view at waples mill road. east and west getting some volume. no delays 66 outside of the beltway. no major delays and no accidents. traveling inside the beltway, this is the view at glebe as you head towards the city. seeing some headlights but no major delays and out away from the city on i-66, joe. no issues here either. back to you. >> dane

. >> the idea seems to have started in the midwest last week and has gained nationwide he would mentum. >>> a lot of people feel like there aren't enough hours in the day to finish christmas shopping. count me. >> probably too many hours of the day. >>> toys 'r us has a solution to. that start, at 6 a.m. today, toys 'r us will be open for 112 hours straight up until 10 p.m. on christmas eve. this is the second year they are offering 24 hours shopping and this year, 14 macy's stores are doing the same thing. >>> time now 4:45 a.m. and the new list of the worst christmas movies has been released of all time. >> and we have a dramatic chase in southern california. the driver clinging to his 4- year-old daughter. the quick decision from police that ended it all. >>> and more late night laughs from gop candidate. how mitt romney poked fun at his rivals and himself. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. especially tense when a d

we have been tracking another one crossing the plains states in the midwest and working its way intoillinois tonight. there is no wind at a gusty wind has disappeared. but we do have you can see to the east of us not the case this weekend, to get windy but we do have rainfall on the way temperatures at this moment in the thirties across the metro area and when you factor in the wind chill not much to factor 48 degrees the factor 18th day above 40 degrees look at the coldest air assault on alaska pacific air covering most of the 48 arctic air in here guest today has pulled up to the north 11 degrees warmer than yesterday at a good part of the united states is warmer that it was 24 hours ago. chile stop to the north but just cold enough for freezing rain fall wind is west 72% temperatures. clouds dissipating buffalo grove as you can see same thing time lapse camera over the beautiful city the weather system raining on south dakota and coming in our direction what it looks like on the radar tonight. advancing from central iowa western illinois eastbound think it will get into the city p

and god created equal all right why don't you just not bring the midwest out tonight and that way but one thing i want to point out is what about ok we see this constant gridlock in washington we've seen that go on over this payroll tax vote that's been a disaster i'm curious if you guys think that there's going to be any way if this does go through to cash in on the dysfunction because how do you short the whole system you can't do that right so you could short your right you control washington there are some want us around washington right there george washington in the long or short any of you who should just listen to this is a gateway drug ok this is get your foot in the door i want to get this is the first one you're talking about a whole three can probably have driven lives out there all sorts of colors and things for whatever you want yeah i want to show washington you want to shorten the fence will you want to short this bill about the war short health care or you can do it on this new exchange where this is incredible you know you thought speculation was a bad before sorry b

we have big changes coming this week there's a storm system lifting into the midwest and precipitationessive tuesday night into thursday is going to be the cooler air and precipitation ... it will be warm wednesday night ... we expect a half-inch up to 2 in. on our models of rainfall ... as these storms consolidate from out west the gulf of mexico will open up with moisture and a couple of showers will be going through and will have a good rain coming through midweek ... not clear if there will bees any significant snow on the backside of these rainstorms ... no where will we see any of arctic air coming from canada ... here we are by wednesday morning those at the embedded heavy showers that will light not by thursday and then the cold there comes ... snow should be substantial in colorado in the mountains of new mexico but that is not gonna be making its way toward chicago ... we will be 45 degrees tomorrow ... 60 degrees in st. louis the warm air is running up into the midwest with those embedded thunderstorms before the cold front comes through by the weekend ... by thursday mornin

this will open the door to the storm system out in the midwest. it is producing some rain on the other side of the mountains. it looks like they will move into maryland but they will bump into that area of high pressure. there is even some snow across portions of wisconsin and back into the u.p. of michigan. you can see the clouds kind of spilling in from the northwest. you might see some sunshine to start today. we will call at increasing clouds. it will be mostly cloudy by later today. significantly warmer than yesterday, about 10 degrees. 33 in jarrettsville and parkton. you probably don't have to scrape any frost today. becoming mostly cloudy. high temperature in the upper 40's and low 50's. mostly cloudy tonight and maybe some showers will catch up to us tonight, most likely west of baltimore. temperatures around 40. a front will come through tomorrow. we will be on the warm side of the front on thursday. we will have a chance for some showers. we will be in the 50's. the front will stall and there could be some sprinkles on friday. 51 today.

they will get some help from the midwest.ing up at 6:00. >>> we have some rain moving into the area. >> a few showers overnight. especially for the day on wednesday. let's start with our storm sedan. there is a cold front through the tennessee valley. a lot of rain ahead and behind it. it is going to be a slowly evolving process. areas of low pressure are moving beyond the front. it will turn colder and the possibility of a little bit of snow. mid-50's across most of the area. we will see the rain, in batches over the next couple of days. by the time it tapers off during the day on wednesday, close to an inch in many areas. will it end as rain and then skies will clear? or could it and as a little bit of snow? that is certainly a possibility. something we will be watching closely as wednesday approaches. 48 to 52 degrees. the rain will become a little bit -- typically chilly weather for the rest of thursday, friday saturday, sunday. >>> can the least bit more creative if they're going to lose? it is a broken record. >> you ha

. >>> a massive snowstorm slams the west and midwest. look at this mess. the storm unleashing heavy snow and fierce winds. turning roads into sheets of ice. driving so dangerous, some highways shut down. blizzard warnings remain in effect for five states. you warned us a about this yesterday. >> a big one and in the early season. highways shut down in new mexico, oklahoma, kansas. this out of garden city, kansas, since noon yesterday, winds sustained 30 miles an hour. gust it's over 40 at times, that doesn't include the snow. getting the worst of it and still blasting them now. blizzard warnings remain up to nonetime for th noontime. and gusting over 70 in new mexico. snow piling up in pie town, new mexico. and oklahoma, ten inches, still coming down. blizzard warnings to noon. for oklahoma and parts of kansas, new mexico and colorado will see the warnings begin to drop. begin to stretch out some of the moisture getting into the lower great lakes. mostly in the form of rain for st. louis, up to chicago. from chicago to, say, cleveland and pittsburgh, some

it will be part of this low pressure system in the midwest. this is a very weak system that will continue to weaken asset moves eastward. it will diminish and evaporate as it passes through. however, there is another to the northwest which is going to move in behind that and that could give us an isolated sprinkle friday night. predominantly, we will be dry. to the west, you could see a brief rain and snow makes in the shenandoah valley. partial sunshine today. not as wendy as yesterday. in the mid 40's this afternoon. this weekend, mild. much colder by the early part of next week. what is the latest on the commute? >>> some progress right now. we're going to go back to university boulevard. traffic is getting by on the westbound side heading up to the beltway. the accident investigation still closes eastbound university boulevard. heading down you will be diverted at wayne ave. going up to the boulevard, you can get by. traffic has been released heading up to the beltway. we will go over to a map right now. the outer loop of the beltway from

there could be some snow back into the midwest. this is a milder storm system. this'll be a rain event. seems to be the case so far. temperature-wise, it is very mild for a december morning. we're seeing 40 degrees at the airport. 41 at the inner harbor. 39 in gaithersburg. closer to the freezing mark as you head out into the western mountains. oakland is starting out above freezing. skies are becoming cloudy. baltimore could start to see showers this afternoon. high temperatures will warm into the upper 40's. we're already starting near 40. we do have mild air in place. wind out of the south becoming a breezy later today. the storms is and will pass by. some showers this evening. will stay mild with lows in the 30's. we do have the clouds in place. that storm is coming in from the south and west. the center of the storm is down in the deep south. the cold air has yet to catch up. we're talking mostly about a rain event. temperatures are chilly in the midwest. no freezing temperatures behind the latest storm. maybe some light showers early on. baltimore gets hit

. >> the midwest. stu, starting at 246le. weep include iowa, belongs in the midwest. and ohio, 18 votes. this is the path i fine the most fascinating, the industrial midwest, where he struggled the most during the prime plaer and in the general election tougher. this is critical, this is where the economy's struggling with the exception of iowa, as charlie points out. >> this is really -- we say it's iowa and ohio, but it's ohio, ohio, ohio. if he doesn't win ohio, he's -- it doesn't matter if he wins iowa. it's about changing what the election is about for obama to win. he has to make it, it's about the republicans who have made it impossible for us to address the economy and jobs and they stood in the way. if he can't do that, if it's a ref den rum on him, it's difficult imagining him win win ohio. >> in ohio a huge year for republicans in 2010, one in senate, five house seats. back to 246, the south, this is the one most fascinating, louisiana native. we're not going to talk about louisiana. >> that's not -- >> that would be farfetched. north carolina and virginia.

and freezing rain in the upper midwest. i bet you $10 tip is cold in the midwest. >> and foggy in portland. 39 in seattle. 37 in salt lake city. 40s, kansas city to indianapolis. 46 in new york. 64 in new orleans. >> now here we go again. time for our boom, favorite story of the dare. >> where is it? >> it's monday. a little late. favorite story of the day. hundreds of scantily clad santas, stormed the street of budapest to take part in a charity run. >> most were wearing swimsuits and santa hats. with temperatures hovering at 40 degrees, running the 2.5 mile route the only way they can keep warm. money they raise goes to children in need. i don't like this. >> what's your problem? >> i don't want to see santa's junk the i want to see santa with a big belly and a hat and i want to see ho-ho-ho. i don't want to see -- this. >> there are so how ho ho-hos o there. >> this is for children. a children's tale. i'm offended. >> santa has a tat. not bad. >> santa's junk is off-limits. shouldn't see that. >> bright side. 48 degrees.

one-tenth of an inch is the average snow cover across the midwest.ad over 50 percent under snow one year ago. 17 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago here in chicago. when you make that transition back into the pacific air you're going to make another transition back into arctic air sunday and monday which will be equally dramatic. that is the hallmark of one you winters. la nina winters. humidity is 60 percent right now. winds are all over 30 mi. per hour. temperatures are 44 at a minute ago. this is 18 consecutive days now we have had above normal temperatures this month. it starts a little dicey and damp and harvard but clears out. that is our beautiful skyline. i wanted to show you some of these wind gusts flowing through wyoming and montana. there were 100 mi. per hour wind gusts in some of the mountains. that is what is pushing this oceanic air across the mountains and it is the reason we've been having mild weather not only today but tomorrow and saturday. we might close out the month of december with a little bit of rain. we're averaging nine deg

. >> let's start with snow-starved midwest. including chicago. yesterday, getting the first measurable snowfall for the season. that tied the record for fifth latest. this is a big deal. behind it, a lot of cold air. minneapolis, 7, depoint, same deal. only getting to 27 in chicago today. the east coast starting in the 40s. not going anywhere. down south, they have rain, much-needed rain. corpus christi, almost 20 inches below average for the year. all eyes to the sky if you're to the west of the mississippi. a total lunar eclipse happens at 6:06 pacific time. best chance to see it is in alaska. it will be a decent western view. seattle with a little bit of fog this morning. dallas to have sunshine for the irst part of the day. abc 7 steve ridin. morning, t to our reagan national airport. really or the really, toward the head off midwt. minneapolis this hour. cold temperatures will stick around for the upcoming weweekend. is finally cleared he area. igh pressure will build behind it. right sunshine for the afternoon. sunshin to r the ickk around

opera midwest could be a 40 mi.ts at temperatures expected low temperatures to drop to the 20s in the city. 20s forecast on saturday sunday morning 20s with warming by sunday the model says 36 degrees and 40's or on target. seven day forecast. on about 50 degrees warmer than december last year to a normal day's in narrow on the heels stretch of above normal temperatures it has been a heck of a december run care very lucky. skyscrapers to street signs and sara lee pictures of photographers at the chicago tribune. more photographs of the website wgntv.com and chicagotribune.com outcome. it day after winter meetings at big news from the national league central cardinals watch superstar walked out the door while chicago cubs to make a late move of their own and by cox it bite out of the big apple highlights next in sports. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. new iams simple & natural has chicken as its number one ingredient and ze

chilly temperatures back in the midwest. it is not quite as chilly this side of the mountains as it is on the other side of the mountains. there is plenty of chilly air to back this up. we are not going to be warming up rapidly. this is the next weather disturbance up the line. then there is another one developing in the southwest. these two eventually play in our weather. this bill hold things together for our good weather -- this will hold things together for our good weather the next couple of days. 50 to 55 is the height. technically, that is a little bit above the normal or average. the typical high as around 49 to 50 degrees -- is around 49 to 50 degrees. overnight, we drop into the 30's, right down around freezing. again, a chilly night tonight. 28 to 38 is below a temperature range, with mostly clear skies. the insta-weather futurecast shows us high-pressure sitting overhead. the disturbances out in the great lakes. by tomorrow, we will be moving to our north -- it will be moving to our north. it is not going to reac

we have snow back in the plailns from denver to the midwest. let's talk about the temperatures. 73 in miami. 63 in atlanta. 40's in parts of the south. some very cold air is coming in behind that secondary cold front. we are starting off in the 40's and 50's and will be heading close to 60 this afternoon. about 15 degrees above normal. today is the first day of winter. temperatures around 52 in the western mountains. southern pennsylvania gets the rain late in the afternoon. as for baltimore, that holds off until tonight. the ground is very wet. some fog could form. highs into the 60's this afternoon. the storm system pushes in. sprinkles this evening. a better chance for rain tonight. some areas could see from 1 inch to 2 inches of accumulation. rain tonight into tomorrow morning. a high of 53 tomorrow. back in the 40's. by sunday, a storm system moving into the southeast. i think it stays to our south. mostly cloudy skies and dry weather. >> a great grandmother likes to celebrate christmas in a big way. we go on a tour of her pennsylvania hom

these are the temperatures across the midwest and notice know very very cold air being notice anywhereng off to the east so look for temperatures to be at least tolerable if at least a bit chilly tomorrow what we're finding on our radar pictures check this out texas which has been suffering for exceptional drought of summer and much of the fall months is getting at least a little rain down some of the southern sections, like the modern rainshowers mostly but there may be a brief heavy downpour in that area, this is from our computer model but winston we think the clubs will have thickened up enough to produce some very oppressive rains across the area but this is no forecast and it will come up short with the chicago be on the warm side of the approaching system and we're looking at numbers what to our west and northwest you could see the ground white just a bit. do. temperatures across the area, these are some pre load two points but the southwest winds and a few clouds, temperatures again not expected to drop as much tonight here is our forecast for this evening. sky's mostly clear w

. >> little village is a very hot spot for the entire midwest. >> what cartel were you working for? >> i can't tell you, man. they'll dig up your grandma and kill her again, man. these guys don't mess around. like dust mold pets and pollen. looks good. thanks. i live claritin clear. >>> you can drive trucks right through the border now without a lot of fear of getting caught. >> chicago being geographically located almost in the center of the country, it becomes a hub for narcotic traffickers to store their drugs in this area and distribute them throughout the entire midwest. originally when i started doing narcotic interdiction, the value of a kilo of cocaine at that time was about $47,000. now the average price of a kilo of coke is about 18,000 to $19,000. so it's gone from maybe somebody carrying a suitcase with 30 or 40 pounds of cocaine in it to now they have to get truckloads of it up here. if you're talking about millions of dollars, you're talking about huge amounts of drugs that you have to smuggle. >> for the powerful mexican drug cartels, the only cross-country trips wort

the e-5 killed at least 157 people and decimated the midwest town.the hurricane season was quiet until a storm named irene set its sights on the u-s. irene made landfall as a category one hurricane near cape lookout, north carolina in late october. some of the worst flooding from irene was much farther north.. in land-locked vermont. irene was responsible for more the 40 deaths and more than one billion dollars inndamage over 12 states. hurricane season wasn't over yet and pprts of the northeast were facing an october snowstorm. upwards of 2 feet of snow fell in some areas. in parts of connecticut, power was out for more than a week."we've been without heat since saturday. the house is cold and where are the trucks? where are they?" leaving frustrated residents anxiouss about what's ahead in 2012. don't forget the sweltering heat over the summer. weather expertt say it was the hottest summer in 75 years. coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... peta is launching a new billboard campaign... that puts celebrities on its naughty list.find out the celebrity wh

. >>> incredible video from the midwest. fob in missouri caused major problems -- fog in missouri cause major problems. numerous vehicles flipped over because of the slick conditions. emergency crews responded to at least half a dozen wrecks. >> that is pretty nasty stuff there. >> if it is just what you can still get some traction. but with eyes, there is nothing there. >>> we have some interesting questions about the weekend, may be some showers -- maybe not. next week, the weather may catch up with the calendar sometime. in st. mary's county, 52 degrees right now. we're starting to see the breeze picked up a few pick up in a -- pick up any peace spots. -- picked up in a few spots. today's high was 55 degrees. the average is 44 degrees. across the area, just a few little springs way out of here. just a few light showers moving across bethesda. generally, skies will be clear. temperatures will be falling. we are in the low-40's now. we will be in the upper-30's later. and probably in the mid-30's by early morning. go way no

it is stretching of the way down to the midwest.old front is gone to toling apart as it continues move to the washington area. a very uneventful frontal passage. is maybe a 10 mile per hour wind. 25 degrees in martinsburg. 25 degrees in the district. meanwhile, 27 degrees and culpeper. some chilly degrees. mostly sunny. it is still pleasanter the weekend. looking at some rain. they could get a little unsettled. the latest on the commute? >> it is pretty good so far. traffic is moving slowly. it is moving up toward the 14th everythingge where is open. 27120. it is moving, just a few because living southbound. it is going to frederick county. over to the interchange where traffic is moving smoothly over on the left. no delays all the way up until springfield. the 14there up until street bridge. back to you. you.ank is 4:55. j.r. my team has made a stop in washington. know if the brought ball trophy to show off. he attended last night's gala for the rehabilitation hospital. birther in the day he toward the pentagon with leon panetta. h

the midwest will see showers and into the midwest. now here is a look at what is happening outside your door. >> and it's stunning on this friday, the sunrise is just a couple minutes away. 38 or temperature. very light wind through the area now. we have 30 degrees currently up in maryland, and 33 down in waldorf, and not bad considering just how low the temperatures were yesterday. your high today is 54 degrees, and we hit 52 at the noon >> stephanie, thanks. >>> a message from a texas teen who suffered from a dangerous heart condition. tamron is back with the story. >> dan breezelove wanted to share his deepest thoughts and struggled with the entire world. he made online videos. sadly he died christmas night but his final post left behind a legacy of warmth and hope. >> thanks for weeching breedlove tv on casual wednesday. >> reporter: ben breedlove had a loyal fan base. giving advice on life. >> i'm here to give you the information back. >> reporter: to love. >> the older you are, the more mature you can be about it. >> reporter: a

. >>> we are down in the western third, up around the gulf coast into the midwest. look at st.is 53 today same in d.c. mid 40s around seattle and portland airports starting east coast everything is doing fine there all major airports in the midwest and out to the west running on time. during this holiday season use our flight tracker at abc7news.com. >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live on treasure island with an impressive view of the new bay bridge. it is going to be more impressive later today when workers start moving a significant piece into place. >> the world reacts to the reported death of north korean leader kim jong il. i'm that money ly with the details coming up. >>> -- cloudy, mild temperatures even a sprinkle or two possible. it is a spare the air until midnight we search for measurable rain in the forecast. >>> i'm frances dinglasan we'll keep an eye on the bay bridge toll to see if there is an additional delay due to what amy told you. >>> good morning, i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze, it is 5:30. u.s. stock futures ris

last winter they had none, but last winter we had the snow back east and in the midwest.n mt. lemmon, up at the snowball where they have to go with the real stuff. notice rain, kansas city, des moines, chicago later today. tonight and tomorrow, rain coming in and not snow. look at these temperatures. 40s and 50s, near 80 in orlando. the warm weather will continue as the front continues to head east. rain into western new york and pennsylvania. the only air that may see snow and ice is far north in minnesota. look at they temperatures, chris. even up in the northeast, new york city pretty seasonal. i think here in atlanta i'll go home and cut my grass. >> listen, mister, you have 12 days to get some snow going. >> it really does not look good for no shall season east and the midwest. this storm and the one next week, rain storms, a complete opposite pattern. >> i don't believe you. el refuse to believe you. mike seidel, thank you very much. >> okay, chris. >>> news for you. a few minutes ago house republicans were insisting the new payroll tax cut bill will pass and it's d

we have a more significant rain maker pushing through the midwest. again, this whole batch of rain tracking north and northwest of us wrapping around the big high pressure dome that's controlling our weather and keeping things generally sunny, generally dry and, yes, on the cool side. check out temps. we've got 30s and 40s from baltimore north. much warmer air in place, that area of rain you see tomorrow continues to track to our north. that will begin to change as we push into thursday as that whole boundary begins to line up and cross the country from west to east. we could see showers as early has 4:00, 5:00. overnight down to 30,en crease clouds. through the day tomorrow your two-degree guarantee, variably cloudy skies. could reach into the mid to low 50s. tomorrow down to 36, mostly cloudy on a south breeze. the seven-day forecast showing, basically, a decent warmup. then friday mostly cloudy and breezy a bit cooler. a colder shot of air arrives it. will keep things sunny. i expect temperatures to get out of the low 40s saturday and sunday. >>>