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claiming at least six lives in the midwest. in parts of esota, almost a foot of snow fell in 36 hours. ice snarling traffic in kansas and strong winds making drivers lose control of the big rigs. in tso h, widespread rains causing flooding. a 30-year-old woman's body recovered after she was reportedly swept away by rushini waters tennessee. more fornate news in georgia. a woman and baby rescued fromat theers in the creek. and iui loana, high winds and thunderstorms led to power surges. on the eastcoast, snow and freezing rain made for danrous driving conditions in i i-90 closed foreveral hours this weekend. >> that ripple effect too. the radar here with some of the rain across the southeast. lake-effect snow in through the great lakes. that is ushering the colder air. this is where it will linger for the next couple days. we have a boundary setting up. that is keeping the rain, somethinee they don't in atlanta and birmingham where they saw 3 to 4 inches of rain, flooding is a concern. with the boundary, the clouds and rai scatt

the tornado outbreak in the midwest. and new reports of twisters in the south, nearly two dozen reported in illinois, more than 20 hurt. dozens of homes and buildings damaged. here's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, the view from above this neighborhood ripped apart by a tornado. a rare midwest december tornado outbreak sweeping across illinois. this twister tearing through the town of taylorville. 21 people injured there, as the tornado went right through the center of town. sirens blaring across cass county. this tornado in havana swallowing daylight as it swirls. >> we are really close to this. >> reporter: watch how quickly this funnel spins, violently wiping up chunks of debris less than 100 yards away from this driver in bluff county. >> i felt the wind force in my car. it sounded like a train. >> reporter: 22 reported tornadoes reported in that state alone. earlier, the same system turning deadly in missouri. an ef-1 tornado packing winds of 105 miles per hour, killing one man inside this aurora motel. in the s

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it has been and will continue to be across the midwest. now because of additional snow and because of the snow already fallen. blizzard conditions are possible. then 50 million of us from louisiana all the way to jersey under a flood threat because of the heavy rain which has fallen and the heavy rain still to come. anywhere from 2 to 4 inches across the area. look at futurecast radar. slow-moving storm. we still have rain to deal with for the weekend. another impulse coming in and that will allow for even heavier rainfall across the south. i think that will be the area which has the potential to pick up four or a half a foot of rainfall. as far as temperatures, winter. upper midwest where we have been snowing, temperatures in the single digits for highs and 20s in minneapolis. that cold air will he investigati eventually make it across the northeast. the milder air, by the way, continues across the south. >> ivan, thank you. >>> another roller coaster day on wall street. stocks staged a major comeback. dow closed up 260 points. it had bee

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some locations in the upper midwest. this will be the first storm bringing a heavier amount of snowfall this season, believe it or not. we're looking at a good portion of the midwest to be impacted by this storm. and the timing goes all the way until friday, yes, the rest of this week. so here it is. for the rest of the day we're going to continue to see that snowfall in the dakotas pushing into minnesota. off to the south that's more of a shower but even thunderstorms threat. eastern portion of the state of texas may deal with hail or damaging winds. as the storm continues to push off into the east, especially on friday this is more of a rain threat. flood concerns possible across the southeast. when it comes do snowfall amounts, we do have a foot of snow possible stretching from nebraska out into minnesota and we'll continue to track this going into friday. note out that timing for holiday travel. meteorologist lisa meadows, cbs news. >>> more than 3,000 patients who were operated on at a new jersey surgery center may

, yes, the midwest is important, but focusing too much on the midwest seems like democrats trying toybook to win and knowing that the democratic -- >> which may not work for their base. >> right. it's far more diverse economically, racially and in other ways that you do need a candidate who can speak very genuinely to the needs of everyone in that base. i think that's the point that howard dean is getting at. it's not that being a white man in itself is disqualifying when we've seen people like bill clinton be able to campaign. you need somebody who speaks that language in ag genuine way to excite that base. >> i'm interested when you say the word disqualifier, even as a reporter it's kind of frustrating when you hear people say diversity when it comes down to your background, geographic upbringing. these are all things that people are considering when they look to that field of candidates. kimberly, don't go anywhere. we want to come back to you later in the show. chris and ron, we thank you for joining us. >>> coming up next, a glimpse into the future. my panel predicts the politic

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heavy snow and powerful winds are hitting the plains and upper midwest.ennifer mayerle of our cbs minneapolis station wcco, has more on the dangerous weather. >> reporter: high winds and heavy snow slammed parts of kansas, minnesota, and north dakota today as the winter storm hit the plains and upper midwest, burying some areas with more than a foot of snow. blizzard conditions sent cars skidding off roads and caused several highway closures and hundreds of accidents, including one fatal crash in western kansas. authorities there warned drivers to stay off the roads. these snowdrift photos show the strength of the wind in norton, kansas. in northern minnesota, people are just starting to dig out from nearly a foot of snow. >> well, the car was pretty much buried. i have been working on it here a little bit and it was up as high as the windows on the side and front. >> reporter: the snow will taper off here later tonight, but then the storm is headed east where it's expected to dump snow and ice on new york and new england, right ahead of another busy holi

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>> whoever can rule the midwest.ocrats have a fix fixation on winning the last war and seeing where they have the most potential to take on trump. i think a lot of them look through the midwest. amy klobuchar, it's also the key to the working class white voter that slipped away from hillary clinton. so i think that's a big focus. overall there are so many different lanes. who can outtrump trump, who can deliberately not get into the trump muck, who can put together a coalition demographically that can deliver, show up and overwhelm trump. so you have a president who is losing popularity, who faces the headwind of a potentially declining economy, but a big democratic field with lots of different lanes including generational lanes to try to figure out, the older and the younger and the into you tour. >> david gregory takes the why don't you meet me in the middle look for the midwest going forward. ♪ why don't you meet me in the middle ♪ >> that leaves out the roughly 36 candidates thinking about running from the left.

>> it seems to be a red state right now with the strength in the midwest.t the end of the day, 2020 will be decided by three other states, michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania, the ball game, whoever wins will win the presidency. you'll hear a lot of talk about ohio, florida, iowa, even arizona and georgia. these three states are it. >> dana: david axelrod, former obama campaign manager saying this, it is interesting having not visited iowa, beto o'rourke still finds himself in roughly the same position barack obama did 12 years ago. obama was third in a crowd of fields. john edwards was far ahead, followed by hillary clinton. do you think beto o'rourke has his toe in the water here for iowa? >> yeah, look, if i was beto o'rourke and i saw that poll, i would say, you know what, i got to do this, jump in this race. good news also for joe biden and bernie sanders. joe biden has 99% name id in iowa, doesn't have a lot of room to grow. that was a good poll. it is not a great poll for elizabeth warren, had 80% name id, not a good place for her. it is still a ver

i am frommed mid -- from the midwest in the midwest people find it amusing. not think it is anything he meant, that maybe some people on the coast a little bit more prim and proper might judge. but, i really don't -- i think that donald trump is a big part of my book, a big part of my life. i don't mean to shy away. but i don't think he is in the way media has become. in terms of issues that polarize us, i believe to get the attention that media used to have to make the money, they need to make, they have to write salacious headlines, that is what has divided us the most. >> what your background? >> in psychology, i am an under grad in psychology, and a few graduate degrees, and human behave why arbehavior fields. >> how did you get involved in pole ticks. politics. >> my dad is analystis is -- let activist, i grew in my politics as far as my under pinning from those experiences with my dad, and learn to love the debate of it, but learn to love you know you can affect the government in ways that you feel passionately about, your own life and your children's f

snow blanketed much of the planes, midwest and southwestern u.s. and flooding is the concern along the east coast. nbc's kerry sanders brings us this update. >> reporter: the end of the year weather not letting up and turning deadly resulting in at least six weather related deaths. snowstorm bringing blizzard conditions to parts of minnesota. time lapse video showing almost a foot of snow dumped in 36 hours. the icy mix snarling traffic in kansas. the near whiteout conditions driven by powerful wind gusts making it difficult for some drivers to control their big rigs. almost 34 million people in the east under flood watches friday. in tennessee, a 30-year-old woman's body was recovered after she was reportedly swept away by rushing waters. in atlanta, torrential rains hitting already soaked soil, leading to some localized flooding. it's expected most of the standing water will recede overnight. in new hampshire, snow and freezing rain, a dangerous mix. portions of i-89 just over the massachusetts border closed down for hours today after several tru

i'm from the midwest and in the midwest, people find that amu amusing. they can laugh along with him and not think that it's anything that he meant, you know, the way that maybe some people on the coast who are a little more perhaps prim and proper might judge. ... ely about. you can actually affect your own life and your children's future and things by being engaged in the process. i gained a healthy respect for my dad and activism and degree which he pours out his life for it and i wanted to do the same thing only i'm not sure it meant for -- [laughter] but he's halfway there. he raised an activist anyway. >> host: how does human behavior and psychology play a role in political thinking? >> guest: so much, i think too much of news addresses the what and doesn't bother to address the why and i think that's a part where i feel sort of called to lend my that's a part where i feel called to lend my voice to the degree i can. we hear all this vitriol in the political arena but look around you right now. people from all different walks of alife, all differen

. >>> a powerful storm system is sweeping across the midwest after it hit texas yesterday. heavy rain and winds grounded flights in dallas/fort worth. two passengers where hurt when a delta flight was in the air and hit turbulence. >> reporter: you talk about bad timing, a large storm spanning the great plains and the upper midwest. there are blizzard conditions for parts of the region. an estimated 4 million people are under and winter weather advisory p drivers frustrated with slick snow covered proceeds and traffic that seemed to be going nowhere fast. >> there's not much of a commute. >> despite work for many people, this is the time of travel. a third of all americans will be hitting the road this holiday season, it's a record high p people are enjoying time away from the office. >> eventually we'll get there. >> it's just a matter of when. >> if the power full storm is bringing a wintry mess to wisconsin and michigan, as we approach this weekend, it's tracking into new england. and in houston this incredible video was captured -- was captured >>> this is quite the dif

despite winter storm warnings across the midwest-- as heavy snow and strong winds battered the region. kristen holmes reports on how weather is affecting travel across the country tonight. millions of americans traveling home from the holidays and a treacherous winter storm barreling through parts of the plains and the midwest could be a recipe for disaster.jennifer gray/cnn meteorologist: "airports are already going to be absolutely insane because a lot of people traveling home. add to that the snow, the rain the severe weather threat and we could have pure chaos as far as travel goes."more than ten million people are under winter weather alerts across the region.as the storm threatens up to two feet of snow in some areas-- with eastern colorado, western nebraska and the dakotas expected to be hit the hardest. heavy rain already impacting plains states wednesday morning---christopher o'brien/meteorologist: "the temperatures are really going to plunge on friday, so whatever is on the road, rain or snow, it's going to freeze." and on one of the biggest travel days of the holiday season

blizzard conditions in the midwest, severe weather across the south and dylanays tens of millions mor in the path of roh weather. >>> president trump meets with more u.s. troops after that surpriserip to iraq. his first to an active war zone as president. >> we are no longer the suckers, folks. we are respectedgain as a nation. >> this morning it's back to work in washington. with the government shutdown now entering the sixth day with no end in sight. >>> wall street's wild ride. the dow enjoys its biggest single day jump ever. up more than 1,000 points after tstring of historic losses. so what doess end of year roller coaster mean for your wallet? >>> those b storieut boiling over. protests erupted an emergency school board meeting after a gh school wrestler is forced to cut his hair. >> it broke m t hearto see that man humiliated like that. >>>mpossible first. an american mises hry with an epic 54 day journey across antarctica alone. >>> and let the bargains begin. your guide to the biggest post-christmas sales ever now being rolled out in stores and onliem today thursday, decber 2

very cold across the upper midwest. quiet across the east and 50s possible all the way up into boston. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. >>> stocks in asia were mostly higher this morning but tokyo's nikkei index is losing ground. in this country stocks finished higher yesterday, but it took a turn around following a 600 drop earlier in the day. the dow jones industrials ended 260 points higher. the s&p 500 rose 21, and the nasdaq added 25 points. and yet consumer confidence fell in december amid worries of economic growth, market volatility, there's plenty of that, and rising interest rates. conference board report says its consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level since july. >> it turned out not to be an alien invasion but a transformer explosion that created a one of a kind light show last night. a fire caused the explosion. no one was injured, but the sky, look at that, glowed neon blue. for minutes. the source of the light was across the river in queens where there were scattered power outages. the colorful d

soon he became the voice of the midwest. he was known throughout eight states for his silken delivery and riveting play by play broadcasts of cubs and white sox games, games he never saw but recreated and embellished from teletype dispatches. i love telling the story in the book of how, in the midst of announcing the famous drake relays, the college president, a well-known blowhard, barged into the press box just as the long-awaited final race was beginning. the guy hogged the mic and he talked college policy through the entire event that ended in a breathless photo finish. dutch sat there stewing, but without missing a beat, he recreated the entire race, having committed every aspect of it to his memory right down to the 48-second timing, and he gave his audience a heart-stopping experience. when listeners wondered why there was no crowd noise, reagan said the crowd was too stunned by the action on the track. talk about resourcefulness. he was a gifted announcer. that much alone could have been a crowning achievement, but r

. >> one of my favorite stories is how trump's trade policies impacted farmers in the midwest.ting their pocket book as agricultural prices were going on, particularly for soy beans. it reflected the frustration that many midwest farmers had in their lack of patience or limited patience with the policies. at the same time i also think it showed how trump still keeps a grip on many voters in that midwest and rural america. they were sticking by him. also i think i really enjoyed writing it. >> that's important. all right. >> you have to enjoy your work, right? probably my most intense news experience of the year was an interview we did with president trump in late august. supposed to be 20 minutes and turned into 45 or 50 minutes and we got 15 stories out of it from north korea to jeff sessions to nafta. he later came out and falsely accused us of leaking an off the record portion to a competing news outlet. i have to say that aside, the two most important stories of the year for journalists were the ones that were tragic. the mass killing and jamal khashoggi's death. those repr

but is expected to continue to weaken this morning, that's what's happening now, kristina. >> midwest is hit by heavy snowstorm, blizzard warnings, even, parts of southwest and heavy rain flash flooding are all expect today hit parts of the east where we are. lauren: adam klotz live in fox weather center, not good news adam, good morning? >> no, not good news. there's any good news is that all of the snow beginning to wind down, it's turn to go rain event because too warm in eastern half of the country. this is what the satellite and radar looks r the last 24 hours, still lingering snow on the backside of the system continuing to see at least some blizzard-like conditions but that's going to be wrapping up in the next couple of hours, just yesterday entirely full, still a couple of spots under winter weather advisory, do i think it winds down through first half of friday as you put into motion, the final little bit of snow begin to move out of areas and becomes rain event across entire east coast, boston all the way to east coast, atlanta, 2-inches of rain here through overnight hours

you have people, especially in the industrial midwest, very upset about that. that concern and blaming it on nafta, as well as some of the agreements with china, has only increased. that is why we saw bernie sanders and donald being so popular in 2016.this agreement is an effort to do better by those workers. if you ask the trump unions.ration and labor the usmca they hope will do a better job of keeping standards high in mexico so companies will not be as tempted to cut corners and outsource there. host: will jobs come back to areas that lost jobs? guest: by and large, no. so far hasesponse tended to be that this one is better, but not good enough. work.needs to be more than to pelosi has focused on this, as has senator brown from ohio and others. there needs to be better provisions on enforcement. this is a chronic problem with trade policy in the united states. the people that negotiated these agreements were good people.when they are finished they go to the next negotiation and agreement. they are not in charge of enforcement. they have a lot of priorities,

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i'm from the midwest and in the midwest people find that amusing here they can laugh along with him and i think it's anything that he met, the weather maybe some people on the coasts for a little more perhaps prim and proper might judge. i think that donald trump is a big part of my book, big part of my life in fact, and i don't mean to shy away from it at all but i don't know he is withstanding in what beatty mes become in terms of the clickbait issues that i i believe ultimay polarizes that. i believe to get the attention that media used to have to make the money that they need to make, they have to write some salacious headlines. that report news in a salacious way and that's what is divided as the most if that makes sense. >> host: what is your background? >> guest: in psychology. i've an underground in psychology and if you graduate degrees in sort of psychologically related human behavior field. >> host: how did you get involved in politics and writing about politics? >> guest: my dad is the leftist activist and we used to come in his office, he and inventor, dentist every as to l

i'm from the midwest and in the midwest people find that amusing. they can laugh along with him and i think it's anything he has met, with maybe some people on the coasts who are more perhaps prim and proper might judge. ii think donald trump is big pat of my book, a big part of my life in fact, at the don't need to shy away from that at all but i don't know he is withstanding in what beatty has become in terms of the clickbait issue not believe ultimately polarizes us. i believe to get the attention that need is used to have to go to make some money that they need to make they have to write some salacious headlines, report news in a salacious way. that's when asked if i'd the most if that makes sense. >> host: what is your background? >> guest: my background is in psychology. i have an undergrad innd psychology and if you graduate degrees, psychologically rated human behavior fields. >> host: how did you get involved in politics, writing about politics? >> guest: my dad is a leftist activist and we used to in his office he is an inventor, dentist a

we're okay in the midwest today. by tuesday afternoon, the rain moves in.wednesday evening in southern california. then the storm moves through the four corner region. then friday it emerges into the plains. could have snow and ice to deal with, too. >> all right, bill, thanks. >>> up next, macaulay culkin lets the internet pick his new middle name. eico. this is how it made me feel. it was like that feeling when you're mowing the lawn on a sunny day... ...and without even trying, you end up with one last strip that's exactly the width of your mower. when you're done, it looks so good you post a picture on social media. and it gets 127 likes. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. fifteen minutes could save you breathe freely fast, with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can breathe again! ahhhh! i can breathe again! ughh! vicks sinex. breathe on. new johnson's cottontouch™ a wholwash and lotionre for newborns is born made with real cotton and enhances your gentle touch a new soft a new touch a new gentle new johns

you know, i'm from the midwest, and in the midwest people find that amusing, they can laugh, you know, along with him and not think that it's anything that he meant, you know, the way that maybe some people on the coasts who are a little more perhaps prim and proper might judge. but i really don't -- i think that donald trump is a big part of my book, big part of my life, in fact, and i don't mean to shy away from thatth at all. but i don't know that he's withstanding in what media has become in terms of the click bait issue that i believe ultimately polarizes us. you know, i believe that to get the attention that media used to have to be ableia to make the money that they need to make, they have to write some salacious headlines. they have to report news in a salacious way. and i think that's what has divided us the most, if that makes sense. >> host: what's yourt backgroun? >> guest: my background is inth psychology. i have an undergrad in sigh cooling and a few -- sigh cooling, and a few -- psychology, and a few graduate degrees. >> host: how did you get involved in politics and wr

are speaking out after powerful winter storms hardest hit were the northern plains upper midwest and southwest from arizona to texas. now those storm clouds are moving east bringing strong winds and heavy rain. accuweather meteorologist aaron is here with your weather outlet >> jon the tail end at the front of wrought us those downpours on these coasts yesterday are still lingering here in the southeast. we will continue to see showers and storms in this location. it's adding insult to injury because we already have saturated communities in the south so we don't need the rain but here are some of the wettest years on record to in 2018 this was a handful of the cities. we couldn't fit them all in the graphics because there's so many but that includes washington d.c. also more state college a close second for philadelphia and pittsburgh. it's been a wet one and we are going to add more to those totals. we have another system developing. we'll keep moist air traveling from the tennessee valley into the northeast for new year's eve it's going to be a soaker new york. we could see up to a

the massive system that's brought heavy snow and whiteout conditions to the midwest. and dangerous flooding to the south. takes aim at the entire east coast today. 33 million people from from a to new england in the storm zone. millions more all across the country facing major travel delays. dillon has the latest forecast just ahead. >>> mystery in the sky. an eerie blue light fills the new york skyline stunning onlookers. what officials say skaus caused that glow and shut down one of the nations busiest airport. >>> massive manhunt. an intent search in the shooting the defgt a small town police officer. >> my department is hurting. we are struggling through this. >>> the alleged gunman in the country illegal. what we're now learning about him and the victim. a husband and father gunned down just hours after celebrating christmas with his family. >>> all that plus battle over the baby. the colorado man accused of murdering his missing fiance coombs face-to-face with the parents. the courtroom showeding over custody of the young daughter. doing the impossible an inside

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cold air starts to work into the midwest.in along the gulf coast. not that we need it but we're getting it. heavy rain will start to move east on monday affecting areas through the ohio and tennessee river valley. on new year's eve, we'll see cold temperatures. highs only in the single digits even below zero across parts of the west. on new year's day that cold air moves into the chicago area. highs in the 20s. warm for one more day up and down the east co that's a look at the weather across the country. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're under a my crow climate weather alert. wind advisory for bay area hills. all the areas shaded in brown included in that area that may see wind gusts reaching over 50 miles per hour today. it's still going to be breezy even in the valleys throughout the afternoon with mostly sunny skies. reaching into the upper 50s. winds calm down tonight and tomorrow. some cold air moving in by early saturday morning. it could be freezing in the valleys. >>> a big birthday out here. who's t

the south side of chicago who at the time was named michelle obama was going to dive deep into the midwest in iowa, going door to door in people's homes and they were opening umhomes and welcoming me to their kitchen tables and what connected us was our story. >> and then on sunday on after words, citizens unit president david bossy and trump campaign manager corey lewandowski disuses their books, "trump's enemies" they're interviewed by sharyl attkisson. >> i don't want to be a conspiracy theorist but we refer to these people as the november 9th club meaning they became a fan of trump after he got elected. they didn't vote for him but they found an opportunity to join in administration which was young and inexperienced to further their own agendas. >> as part of becoming president he listened a lot to republican leaders in washington and took advice from folks that i don't know that he would do that same thing today. i think during that transition in the first month or two of his administration the learning curve was incredibly steep just like it is for every single president of the unite

it has been across the midwest. let's talk about that. george, my goodness, blowing snow, we continue with that. 30, 40, 50 mile an hour winds in the upper midwest. the snow that's fall not has fallen with very cold temperatures. it's going to get blown around so you basically have blizzard conditions despite the fact additional snow won't be falling. rain will across the east, and not only that, but severe storms. take a look at the radar. this thing extends all the way from the gulf coast into canada. this is how wide and huge the storm is. i'll focus on the south. this area here, particularly heading into new orleans, the northeastern parishes, heading into mississippi as well, we had torrential downpours u the likes of which accumulated 6 to 10 inches. can you imagine that? in some areas we're getting report of a foot of rain already in the last 24 hours. that's incredible stuff. so obviously you would expect the flood warnings. they are in effect for many areas here. that's a particularly dangerous situation there, flash flood warnin

the ever midwest and across the northeast across the canadian border once again that's a pretty standard pattern but we're drawing a lot of wants upstate new york for me up to about fifteen degrees it turns to rain the snow on the ground new hampshire will probably melt or wrong turns out to plus tensas knows beyond that and it tails off back for the plains states to still some more to come for the mountains of california and the high ground down in the southwest we've had since we've seen rain there were already but i mean it was a dry picture on monday as you can see temperatures much the same the wettest bit still probably the north of florida from the south and atlanta that could see quite a lot of rain actually and that's about it if you head for the south there is a bit of cloud around but not much in the way of significant rain we go passing daily showers and lesser antilles they wanted to get out of panama as well nothing much in mexico a shower too is a possibility but really this is looking like a dry time of the year because all the action as it should be has followed the sun

reaching the high 70s and setting new records in much of the northern midwest.e the hottest month of may there were rushing floodwaters in residential areas. they unleashed deadly winds and rain on north carolina. both near troubled digit temperatures in july. extreme heat was partially to blame. in oregon. several huge damaging dust storms. canceling flights and taking down power lines. they are making landfall in north carolina. they were packing maximum sustained winds. it left several counties under water and cause an estimated $13 million in damage. hurricane marco -- michael was next. michael barreled the shore near mexico beach. flattening the town and causing dozens of deaths. it helped to fuel up here of massive wildfires in november. that campfire quickly became that most destructive and deadliest blaze. early season snow storms. they paralyzed the north and the southeast. conditions were so bad at a middle school in new jersey hundreds of kids and teachers were forced to spend the night. they will remember things giving 2018 as the one where white out

>>> we'll move on now to that deadly tornado outbreak in the midwest.s twister right here, one of nearly two dozen reported in the region. one person was killed and at least 30 others injured as those twisters tore through the midwest and south. ginger is here with those details. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. 15 of those confirmed tornadoes were in illinois and that will end up their second largest outbreak in the month of december, but it's not over this morning. tornado warnings happening now in north florida. a violent weekend. >> for the love of god, please miss that farm. >> reporter: 27 reported tornadoes from oklahoma to illinois, to georgia, just last night. a tornado injured four people at the king's bay submarine base on the florida/georgia state line. high water rescues. look at the destruction in taylorville, illinois. 25 people were injured when an ef-2 tornado, winds up to 130 miles per hour, swept through. this home collapsed. that's just one of more than a hundred homes destroyed. >> it's on the ground. >> reporter: in ha

the midwest came roaring back in 2018. i'm considering it.of people considering it. >> what would stop you? >> look, it is a daunting task to make that decision. you have to decide you would be a good president, that you could bring the country together. that you would be able to beat donald trump or whoever the other party put on. but to do it right, i really think you have to do what i said at the beginning. you have to find common ground. i do have that track record. but for the purpose of bringing this country to a higher ground, when you think of george h.w. bush, you think of what he did, i saw that clip of bob dole. i hadn't seen it until i watched it on your show. it was george h.w. bush who then pushed for the passage of the americans with disabilitiesability for a lot of people against his party that didn't want to do it. >> for bob. >> you look at the clean environment act. we need leadership that's willing to take on those tough causes like climate change. george h.w. bush, he did that. he saw his party as a party of conservation.

in order for bodhi to have a national presence, it has to have a distribution center in the midwest.r production facility and warehouse in chicago that's available. david: hello. good morning. jeff: how are you doing? lemonis: how are you doing? david? david: i'm david. lemonis: i'm marcus. david: nice to meet you. lemonis: nice to meet you. steve: david, i'm steve. david: hi, steve. nice to meet you. we'll do a whole walk-through. ♪ back here, i roast coffee. this is the coffee roaster itself. lemonis: holy [bleep] that's big. how many pounds does your facility have the capability of producing on an annual basis? david: we can produce about a million pounds a year. lemonis: okay. how many pounds do -- do you guys make a year? jared: we did about 120,000. lemonis: so, this is basically our process on steroids? david: exactly. lemonis: this feels legit. steve: this -- this is set up to do volume, for sure. lemonis: goal number one is to get steve a distribution center in chicago. one of the byproducts of it is that he'll have roasting capacity which will allow him to also grow his ret

. >> and last i looked, minnesota neighboring iowa, and the midwest is critical.caucus is important. why are aren't you the ideal candidate? >> well, i am considering this, and i think that it is really important that whoever we put up has an understanding of those voices that weren't heard in 2016 from the midwest and really from the middle of the country, and from the middle of our citizenry. there were too many people who got left behind, and when i look at this, i am someone who goes not just where it is comfortable, but where it is uncomfortable. i am someone who believes in the time of chaos that we are seeing in the white house that it is a time when we should be governing from are the opportunity, and that means everything from doing something about the pharmaceutical prices, and it means getting the immigration reform done and not because it is the moral thing to do, but because it is good for the economy. and changing the way our tax laws work so that we can encourage more jobs here in america. >> and what about the so-called progressive wing, sherrod br

people in the plains and the midwest expect rough weather through friday.of snow before the end of the week. >> the temperatures are going to really plunge on friday. so whatever's on the roads, rain or snow it's going to freeze. >>> yesterday's first responder bowl in texas between boise state and boston college had to be cancelled after less than 10 minutes of play because of a powerful thunderstorm and that is the first college football game ever to be cancelled because of weather >>> it's that time of year holiday trees headed to the woodchiper. several bay area locations set to be recycled. 11:00 a.m. at the civic center plaza. well in pasadena hundreds of volunteers are hard at work. >> the sparks are flying as they load boxes, flowers and boxes onto the holiday displays some will even be working on the floats all the way up until new year's eve. >> for me it's giving back to my community. >> and i hope when they see the parade in a couple of days they can really appreciate that. >> the 130th tournament of roses parade is on tuesday. time now for a lo

holiday travelers face delays and dangerous conditions from the southwest to the midwest and beyond. we'll check the travel outlook for your area. >>> top retailers are pulling paint strippers with the deadly chemical methylene chloride off their shelves. ann warner has new information from her year long investigation and finds a new alternative formula is on the way. it across antarctica, more than 900 miles, all alone, without any help. how colin owe brady pulled off the unthinkable feat. >>> a victim of gun violence, a thriving career as a painter. how he overcame tragedy. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> travel trouble for millions of americans trying to get home after the holiday. >> block buster for parts of the plains. >> snow and rain snarl travel. >> hazardous conditions have cautioned headaches. >> the swaths of purple, that's the areas hardest hit by the snow. >> president trump making a surprise visit to american troops in iraq and germany. >> the president also spoke about his decision to pull troops out of syria.

i mentioned wisconsin because this in the midwest, is more interested in serving this district then i would say seeking the limelight in washington d.c.'s power circles so it's fitting that he was the one who became number three in the u.s. government as a result proving power of what we all were taught growing up about work hard, tell the truth, except place, difficulties, stand up for your beliefs. most important, three words, put others first. of his time in office, paul ryan says in typical midwestern modesty, i like to think i'd do my part. my little part, in history to set us on a better part. will mr. speaker, i must tell you dod would disagree with you. you have been much more than your patriotic duty. it was much more than a little part. let us through hazardous terra terrain. so, this is actually an award that we give with a great deal of pleasure here today. it's in military, which. it's very brittle words. but i would tell you, we wish you godspeed and just a reminder of how much faith we had in you. just as in the department, through the legislator who led the way. as you

prentice you don't use fetal tissue at the midwest stem cell therapy center, greg? >> know, congressman. >> is his prohibited you from doing cutting edge research? >> none of the research at the midwest stem cell therapy center uses aborted fetal tissue, but they have made great strides in spite of that. >> can you tell me -- >> probably because of that. >> that's interesting you say because of that. there are other centers like yours around the country. can you explain why, for simple sum of of progress you been making, and secondly, why you feel you were being able to make progress at a greater rate than some of the centers who feel they have to use fetal tissue? >> the origin of that not using the aborted fetal tissue, frankly, was from the legislature that initially set up the midwest stem cell therapy center. part of the reason was to focus on the more successful adult stem cells and the potential treatments to get this into the clinic faster for the patients pick so i mentioned one of the clinical trials, it's a homegrown clinical trial, first of its kind, to

folks in the midwest bringing outhe snow shovels. rain is a problem in texas.ne of storms leaving parts of the state under water. >>> that same system responsible for all the damage is just hours away fromitng us. we are not expecting the same kind of severe weather. >> amelia draper isit back what we should expect. >> we're talking about heavy rain in the forecast. that could lead to some flooding basinns down at the tidal as well. the area picking up around an inch,or potentially in some locations. it will be dry next few hours. 49 degrees right now. plenty of clouds out there. 7:00 stilldry. temperatures just hang out in the mid 40senhis g. the system bringing not only with it rain but warmer weatherh ah around 60 degrees. ain inhere is some heavy the forecast could lead to some flooding concerns. most of us are under a flood watch. i'll have moreoming up at 5:45. and then more rain is possible t new years eve new years day. so that will be another system potentially impacting the area. what the system is lacking. any s chances. >> all right. thank you. righ