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right now we have good news. limited good news.ll help us navigate the trains and roads across the area tonight. we're going to begin with the rails. josh einiger at the lirr station in port washington with our lead story. >> reporter: it is limited good news for long island railroad riders, particularly people who rely on the babylon, the huntington, the port washington branches. i have specific new information you'll want to take down so get a pen, i'll have it in a minute an a hlf.o cf1 ows, ews 'll bottom line is that progress across the system remains very slow. tonight the long island railroad finally showed signs of life. almost 24 hours after operations froze over, the first lirr trains pulled into stations across the island, carrying weary travelers who spent hours stranded in the city. john spent sunday night on the couch in his office. >> i could still be there. there's no doubt about that, i could still be there, wondering what's next. >> reporter: it was a tough fight all day for hundreds of railroad workers fighting p

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this is what it looks like at the george washington bridge, crossing from new jersey into new york. >> right now, the storm is moving away from the new york area toward massachusetts and maine. jeremy hubbard has a look at the conditions in boston. >> reporter: rob, mike, good morning from a very snowy boston. it's bad now and this isn't even the worst of it. the snow's been falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches every hour in that in the overnight hours that is expected to double, 2 to 4 inches of snow falling here in boston overnight. it's going to be a mess. forecasters are calling this a blockbuster storm. road crews are trying to get a leg up but it's a futile exercise, overnight, the northeast is going to bear the brunt of storm. again, up to 20 inches here in boston and surrounding areas. the massachusetts governor has declared a state of emergency. that's an edict, stay off the roads at all costs, especially for the danger when whiteout conditions are expected to be the worst. roads are already jammed with holiday travelers trying to dodge the full assault of the storm. they are t

news. >>> and we are now just hours away from ringing in the new year. it is already 2011 in new zealand where stunning fireworks lit up the sky earlier this morning. but the sight of the biggest celebration of all will be new york's times square, where nearly 1 million revelers are expected to watch the iconic now crystal ball drop, and nbc's wendy jillette joins us now from times square with more. quiet now. that's going to change in a few hours. >> reporter: oh, yes. that's definitely true, lynn. it is very quiet right now, but in a few hours people from all over the world will be in the streets, all saying good-bye to 2010. here can you see the line of security barricades. they pretty much go all the way back here and aim the way back on all the avenues and streets. with probably a couple dozen blocks in this area and they are here, of course, to barricade everyone who's coming in. there's going to be close to 1 million people here in times square, if you can believe that. all of these

as a folk, good news, bad news coming good news, bad news were experiencing some delays as the file because of the fraud. up to now it's been everything in the northeast all of those airports closed, flights canceled hundreds if not thousands of them are lost of people stranded. here it's more road effect. by-six rights going out minorities have been cancelled. all the flights from new york, philadelphia, have been canceled. we talked the duty manager, he talked about what travelers should expect. >> constantly changing program. with the storm is relatively over, they're starting to clean up. get the snow off the runways. they're estimating that there and be able except fights sometimes kron4 rock. so that all flights that take jobs out here will be able to land. right now, five departures that are canceled, 25 arrivals because they can get out. sometime late afternoon their inner reopen all of the airports. as long as the storm continues to be evaded. >> so, the good news is if you're travelling later this afternoon, it appears to be a window that you can get out. hopefully you can land ba

>> and now "bbc world news." >> after more than nine months of iraq -- they have mostly a new government. snowbound travelers -- either the european commission threatens action against airports as the freeze continues. the business secretary in hot water for boasting about his clashes with the media tycoon rupert murdoch. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, rashaya's president meets india's president and talk about nuclear energy and technology. >> russia looks very favorably upon this cooperation. i said to the prime minister that this was a good partner for us. >> more wedding bells for the britain royals. queen elizabeth's granddaughter announces her engagement. >> after more than nine months of political deadlock iraq has a new government. significant parts of a new government. maliki's second term has been floated through parliament along with several key appointments. there are major sectarian and ethnic groups. the lack of a political settlement has played a big part in their instability. >> when the moment finally came,

frank somerville, julie haener, the ktvu, channel 2 news 10:00 news, complete bay area news coverage. . >>> today's weather affected air travel as well. adds operations at the oakland airport was reported to be running smoothly officials at san francisco national said shorthaul flights north and south along the coast were delayed by as much as an hour. other domestic flights were not affected. bad weather, though, in the u.k. did lead to cancellations to most flights in and out of england today. >> for those of you who stayed inside on this december day, a drive to snow country might seem like an unnecessary ordeal. but for skiers and snowboarders, today's weather meant it was the right time to head for the mountains. lewis reports. >> reporter: it was all rain in the valley and plenty of wet roads heading up to the sierra saturday afternoon. but it didn't take too long for the weather and the road conditions to change. right now we are at cisco grove which is 5500 feet and so far not a lot of snow. but we are getting a lot of slush. take a look at the road conditions. just a sloppy s

bbc news. >> this is "bbc world news." the headlines this hour -- 5 arrested in denmark over a suspected plot to attack the newspaper linked to the cartoon row. doctors are warning of the potential public health emergency after tens of thousands of homes in northern ireland are without water. north east australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos. crops have been damaged. steve marshall has the latest from sydney. >> queensland is affectionately known as the sunshine state, but much is under water. nearly half a meter of rain has fallen in the past week, flooding homes and businesses. after recently emerging from a decade of drought, farmland has been turned into lakes and improper these isolated by the inland sea, with billions of dollars destroyed. with residents fleeing the worst floods in more than half a century, prime minister julia gillard has called on australia to get to the disaster relief fund. >> to the people of queensland, i say our thoughts are with you, and two australians generally,

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. some are calling it a hurricane with snow. a final storm for 2010 and one for the record books. it dumped 32 inches of snow in some places, and concealed cars under drifts five feet high. all of it delivered by fierce wind, some gusts topped 80 miles an hour. the snow and wind made travel difficult and dangerous, blamed for at least a dozen deaths on the road. air travel stopped. about 6,000 flights have been canceled turning airport terminals into makeshift dormitories. states of emergency have now been declared by seven governors and a look at where this storm has been over the last 24 hours explains why. from virginia to maine, snow and more snow. since christmas eve, tens of millions of people snowbound or close to it. we have several reports on the storm and we begin with national correspondent jim axelrod in new york's midtown manhattan. >> reporter: it was a nasty one, harry, and while it's clear now, as you can

this is bay area news at 7:00 >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening. it is wednesday, december 1. i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> there is a nationwide push to get people to eat gulf coast seafood right now and more than one dozen restaurants are featuring gulf seafood. jana katsuyama is live with details from san francisco. >> reporter: we are here at water bar which is one of the restaurants participating in this event. they all have special menus. you can see that the food is coming from the gulf. it is not just bay area catches showing up on restaurant plates. chef alexander is by not salt and pepper jumbo prawns from the gulf of mexico -- is frying up salt and pepper jumbo prawns from the gulf of mexico. >> there are a lot of fishermen and fisher women who have families to feed. they are losing business. >> reporter: he is more than one dozen bay area chefs better putting the reputation behind gulf seafood. they see images of the spell gave a false impression that the sea

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is off tonight. we begin tonight with the tale of two coasts, the east still digging out from that monster blizzard christmas weekend, and now the west, where another big rainstorm has landed. it comes just days after a week- long deluge, and along with it, new worries about floods and mudslides. bill whitaker is in waterlogged highland, california. bill, good evening. >> reporter: harry, there are 78 houses here encased in mud. residents had barely begun to clean up when this storm happened. the sentiment around here-- enough already. in highland, california, they're shoveling. bagging. scooping. and hoping that today's storm doesn't bring more of last week's mud and misery. >> we wish mother nature would learn to moderate and spread out over the years and over the months, not dump it all at one time. >> reporter: this latest storm blasted into northern california last night, flooding streets, knocking out power to at least 10,000 hou

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well the important facts about the new anti semitism as it's called is that it's neither new nor this i have anything to do with anti semitism every time israel faces a public relations debacle or comes under international pressure to settle the conflict with the palestinians diplomatically they allege that there is a new anti semitism so in the nineteen seventies the head of the anti-defamation league arnold forster he wrote the book the title was the new anti semitism. in the nine hundred eighty s. then head of the anti defamation the nathan perlmutter he wrote a book called the real anti semitism in which he said there was a new anti semitism in the early two thousand so when israel came under international pressure because of the repression of the palestinians during the second intifada there was again a whole slew of books and titled the new anti semitism the head of the a.d.l. now the anti-defamation league abraham foxman he wrote a book called never again the new anti semitism and after israel's nasser occur in gaza and the bloodbath in the mahdi marmora the freedom flotilla on

bbc news. >> you are watching "bbc world news." still to come -- how people are coping with this rare condition. >> i would love to have my old voice back, but it goes way beyond. >> police in india have raided the homes and offices of the chief organizer of the delhi the commonwealth games on charges of corruption. ed the western city that he represents in parliament -- the allegations came to light as the budget for the games -- $15 billion, up from an estimated $412 million. from delhi, our correspondent. >> the raids took place on five different properties. authorities were looking for evidence. this man is at the center of it all. he has been forced to resign from his post and the governing party. but he insists he is innocent. he says he never took any decisions alone, also that he only ever had control of 3% to 4% of the total budget. he is refusing to be the scapegoat. >> he certainly gained a lot of publicity, and that will be helpful for the government. over the past few months it has faced a huge criticism from the oppos

and jonathan hunt is in new york with news. despite being held, julian assange is telling his mother that he certainly does not regret this. >>jonathan: absolutely. this is curious set up. a phone crfertion with his mother but during the conversation she was asked by an australian tv network to ask julian assange one question: was it worth it? he gave what was clearly not part of a conversation but a prepared statement replying and i quote, "my convictions are unfaltering and i remain true to the ideals i have expressed. this circumstantial not shake them. if anything, this process has increased my determination they are true and correct." after having that phone conversation with his mother, she talked to the media and said this about her son's plight. listen. >> i cannot put into words, it's i am connected with him. i have the connection. as a mother, i am skagg the world to stand up to my brave son. >>jonathan: she is doing what any mother would do standing behind her son. >>shepard: we understand julian assange had words fo

to get the new york. because my son is getting married on new year's eve. >> that's huge. are you going to be able to go to new york. >> are you going to miss the oprah? >> i hope not. >> reporter: skiing the sierra, they skipped the flight home. >> automatically, they just e- mailed me, they text me. >> reporter: the ryan's now plan to avoid newark by flying to chicago then directly to kansas. >> i rerouted myself from kennedy to san francisco, other wise i wouldn't have made it home. >> reporter: mike bolen is not stuck, they had cut their visit short to get ahead of the storm to new york. >> we're back in paradise. >> some of those trying to get to where they want to go are rebooked for flights as late as wednesday and friday of this week. but, even if the weather does break, there's some concern about whether they'll be any room for the people that are all backed up trying to get on to these planes. >> >>> in the east coast, blizzard conditions continue from new england to north carolina, snarling the

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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

bbc news. >> the latest headlines for you this hour on "bbc world news."he disputed presidential election in the ivory coast has cost 170 lives in a week according to the united nations. every embassy in rome is running urgent security checks. explosions in two embassies left staff injured. three men were found guilty of plotting an attack on an army base in the in sydney. the court heard that the men, australian citizens, were upset about the role of australian war in iraq and afghanistan. >> all three men from melbourne are aged between 26 and 34, and there were found guilty of conspiring to carry out this terrorist act. hundreds of telephone calls were transmitted from somali or arabic-based areas. the police secretly recorded these telephone conversations in the six months leading up to the arrest of the men in august of last year. at the court heard how the men sought approval from two somali shiehks. what was prominent during the trial was the group's observation -- opposition to the wars in iraq and afghanistan. they said they would fired their guns

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stay with us on bbc news.still to come -- >> off of the coast, looking at haute trying to manage the tides of the refugees from somalia. note >> first though, police in greece have clashed with protesters during a general strike in athens against government austerity measures. the foreign minister was chased and beaten by a crowd. the report is disturbing. >> these were some of the most vicious clashes seen increase in the year of austerity and financial crisis. -- seen in greece in this year of austerity in financial crisis. the minister was chased down the street by more than 100 protesters and be an of. one person said they thought the crowd was going to kill him, and managed to take refuge in a building. simultaneously, fighting broke out. there were bombs and firecrackers. the police responded with tear gas, and some picked up the missiles and threw them back. the demonstrators were furious that they pass emergency labour legislation that caps the pay. the reforms were carried under instructions from the

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and already wishing our viewers in new zealand and australia a very happy new year we've we've heard that sydney's fireworks will be the biggest in the world and we'll bring you those pictures soon well as two thousand and ten comes to a close we open the vaults to the year just past capturing the despair and disaster as well as the heroic and historic it was a year when espionage and intrigue took hold with spy scandals and embarrassing wiki leaks causing global sensations and there's also been cause for hope with the world's biggest nuclear powers deciding to cut their arsenals and for russia netting the world cup was a crowning moment and he said now it takes a look at what's behind and what's ahead for us. and it was a year filled with leaks and laughter tears and tragedies it got off to a good start for russia signs of economic recovery no gas crisis with ukraine or bellow rules like in previous years and a relatively bearable winter but that all changed in march when terrorists struck. twin blasts rocked moscow's metro during morning rush hour killing forty and injuring over on

anywhere from new jersey, new york city, all the way into maine.uch of that snow has already fallen in new jersey. new york city still picking up a couple more inches throughout the next couple of hours. boston still going to get another half foot. for maine, the bulk of it's still yet to come. that's going to be a problem throughout much of the day. please be careful if you plan to be driving outside. hopefully you don't have to be outside through today. now back to you, rob and mike. >> all right, ava, thanks a lot. >>> as mentioned the storm system also left its mark on the southeast over the christmas weekend. historic snowfalls there. >> that's left an enormous amount of holiday travelers stuck in their tracks. as abc's david kerley reports, that's only part of the story in philadelphia. >> reporter: well, this winter wallop is making it difficult to get home from the holidays. flights have been canceled all up and down the east coast corridor. and it's not just the airlines. the roads are treacherous as well. and in the south too. this is vir

a world of news and opinion. also on the program -- zimbabwe's fragile coalition government under severe strain. does mugabe want elections early next year? shia muslims are around the world marking the holiest day in their calendar amid tight security. it is midday in london, 5:00 p.m. in islamabad and 9:00 p.m. in tokyo where china's growing power prompted a major shift in military strategy. the japanese government announced plans to overhaul the fences, with an emphasis on china's military buildup to the south, as china looks to tie it up billions of dollars of trade deals with pakistan. more from islam about in a moment but forced the report from tokyo on a move china is already calling irresponsible -- more from islamabad in a moment. >> japan is reshaping its defense in response to the shifting balance of power in asia. cutting the number of tanks in the north and expanding forces in the south. defense will be strengthened to guard against an unpredictable -- also be strengthened to guard against unpredicta

tonight on "world news," whiteout. the epic blizzard bringing blinding snow and screaming winds to more than 70 million americans tonight. how long will this thing last and how bad will it get? >>> nowhere to go. highways shut, trains halted, thousands of flights canceled. stranding travelers heading home from the holiday. >>> shocking questions. a new generation of powerful tasers, even some police officers say they may be too dangerous. >>> and, wheel of misfortune. the game show contestants who lost $800,000 even though they answered the big question correctly. and all they're getting now is a do-over? >>> good evening. forecasters call this kind of dynamic intensifying storm a bomb. and tonight, more than 70 million people are feeling the fallout. the snow is piling up from the deep south all the way up to canada. this is a time lapse picture from central park here in new york city today. blizzard warnings are posted from maryland to maine. close to two feet could fall in some places. howling winds are expected to

was new and new than the new to him all right we've been listening to this speech by sergey lavrov to the russian state duma but you put them all right well stay with us here on r t well what's more headed your way. culture is that so much of the moment and there's a huge music to share the powers and finally arrives on the mark when the new exit is christians leaving the holy land christians have lived in historic palestine since the advent of christianity alongside muslims. on. more news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations a road a. mum. it can hit dr swines policeman swines ministers' wives i just. if you didn't find me if i could slip through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that what was going to happen was that he was going to kill me many victims don't understand that domestic violence includes verbal abuse psychological abuse physical abuse and sexual abuse at least four million women are affected by abuse every year those are my only two optio

>> and much more, next on "teen kids news." ♪ >>> welcome to "teen kids news." mwanzaa. >> and i'm jessica. here's our top story for this week. >>> most high school students just need to worry about passing an important math test or finishing an essay on time. but tyler reports on a school where how much you pay attention in class could be a matter of life and death. >> what two medications can you give a patient having chest pains? >> reporter: these students at gorton high school in yonkers, new york are learning how to become emergency medical technicians. emts. >> approximately five, six years ago westchester community college expanded their tech prep grant program with gorton high school, and we are able to offer an emt class to the students. >> you remember last week we spoke about the cardiac patient. and what i want you to do today is do the assessment of a patient which would look exactly like myself. >> reporter: the students are being trained by experienced emts on how to properly assist paramedics on the scene. >> sir, i'm an emt and i'm here to help

never stray far away from the common news narrative. or enough or not r.t. new york. so when the mainstream media focuses so much of their attention only on muslim terrorists not any christian white ones when you have fox news telling americans that ten percent of all muslims are terrorists and perhaps even worse when we look back at this clip. big over the outrage that somebody was saying there's a reason there was a certain group of people they attacked us on nine eleven it wasn't just one person it was religion not all muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are muslims. and so after that should we really be surprised that islamophobia is on the rise it's a sad day when the media no longer informs the public rather when they only misinformed and start scaring them but these are the times that we live in so i guess the only question left to ask is how do you get people to stop listening to everything they say or earlier from our studio in los angeles i caught up with an experience from the young turks i first asked her which she thought was worse our previous disc

abc 7 news. >> appears to be drying out today but it won't be long before they get rain again. >> a newound of storms. >> but nothing like what they dealt with right then. they'll probably get half to an inch this time. come in a little quicker which means more flash flooding but not prolonged periods of heavy rain. good news it will be a slash and dash for them. this friday morning temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s most neighborhoods. mid to upper 40s san jose and san francisco. as far as compared to 24 hours ago, just about all of us cooler except santa rosa, san francisco and los gatos 1 to 4 degrees warmer. an increase in high clouds. really pretty comfortable conditions from 60 in fremont, san jose and morgan hill with mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. as far as those winds though, they do come in tonight ahead of the system 3:00 in the morning until 10:00 saturday evening near the ocean. the higher elevations everywhere you see yellow here we could have gusting up to 45 mph. wet and windy tomorrow. yeah, we're going to have a good healthy dose of rain about a quarter to

new appliances are provided. the same parking rights and rent are also afforded all existing tenants. not necessarily the same location. many of you were commenting about how this is a transit oriented development. how are we going to encourage transit rider ship. >in that many of you have advocated for. where that occurs, the space is perhaps less convenient. i want to be very specific. replacement patio's and balcony's are not guaranteed. there are many in this proposal and the tenants would be allowed to pick based on seniority of their unit type if they have a patio or balcony. they get to rank their replacement units accordingly. it is likely that many will receive them, but we can't guarantee all folks will receive them. i am trying to speed it up. i have just described what the replacement units are about. this is a really important point, and i can't live in this uncertainty. we don't want people to think they are going to be evicted or moved at a moment's notice. there shall be no relocation. generally l

this is bay area news at 7:00. an army specialist from the bay area is being remembered tonight after his death in afghanistan. he grew up on the peninsula. he was one of six soldiers killed by a suicide bomber. >> reporter: he was just 21 years old and today the military identified the bay area resident, an army specialist as one of the victims in the deadliest attack in afghanistan this month. his grandparents live in redding. >> hits you right upside the head. and you know, such a tragedy, just unbelievable. >> reporter: the military says he and five other american soldiers were killed sunday in a suicide attack in afghanistan when a mini bus packed with explosives blew up. his grandparents say the members of the 101st division based in kentucky were preparing to go on patrol. >> he gave the most precious gift he had. and that was his life. and i don't want people to forget all these young men that are out there doing this. >> reporter: he attended claire monday high school in 2004. and played freshman football

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live at sfo reggie kron 4 news. >> thank you reggie, developing news tonight. an officer involved shooting happened in san francisco and kron 4 jonathan blum is live on the phone and he is in the neighborhood. it just what's happening. >> there a lot of police officers at the scene of the shooting that happened just a little while ago. one suspect is now in the hospital after officers say he confronted pleased with what appears to be a knife and came at them. an officer shot him and was sent to hospital with life- threatening injuries. there's a ton of officers here and that's a result of the protocol whenever there's an officer involved shooting that to bring of several units to investigate the shooting. the see the started when an earlier this afternoon there were reports of stopping here in the portland neighborhood. this is such a man who called police to say he himself been stabbed. officers came to the house and fun person at the scene but they found another person holding what appeared to be a sharp instrument probably a knife and when they ordered the i

>> it is good news, bad news scenario. the bridge will probably open in six months ahead of time but there are going to be issues. between now and then let us take a look from angel island this is all about this steel is going up fast! shipments from china are arriving early, and that has led to an accelerated time line. . and likely to open for drivers in both directions . the east span will open 6-12 months earlier. >> under the old plan, the westbound towards san francisco would of been a first. in the east bound, like this towards oakland would have to wait until 2014. now, with the reconfiguration of the existing bay bridge east bound. the inclined to be cut away to make way for construction on the east bound landing. this new span could be ready for both directions by the end of 2013. that will mean changes for the approach from the new bridge, and both will jog slightly to the right. east bound should see that new landing by the makfor june. and with a temporary stand is due by the end of next year. and live, to tre

breaking news. we are watching the senate where at any moment we are expecting a vote on the tax cut compromise. once that passes it moves to the house where approval is less certain. kelly o'donnell is live on the hill. where do we stand. you have gone through the procedural votes. the final vote is coming up. >> three attempts to make changes failed. the final vote is coming up. this would be a victory for republicans who negotiated this deal with the white house. a smatterring of republicans who don't like it because it adds to the deficit. there is a shared feeling it needs to be done to boost the economy and put paychecks in people's pockets next month who are out of work and keep the rates the same for workers at all levels. it is a big moment. the president has been trying to urge this along day by day. did so again this morning. the real question mark is in the house. a late night meeting, it does appear they will take it up tomorrow and they may try to put forth some kind of a change. the s

that's new year's eve. another system headed our way for new year's eve.old frost well to the south but we're on the back side of it and going to generate unstable hair, a little heating of the sun and bring out the chance of more rain. looking later on today, 9:00, still looking like we could see showers from marin county, half moon bay to the north. by the afternoon still a little unsettled here but we will see a few peeks of sun. sexual be breezy and it's going to feel cool. high temperatures barely around 50 degrees. upper 40s now, windy, breezy and isolated shower this afternoon. that holds true through the evening commute as well. the look ahead, still a few showers out there. tomorrow a frosty night, partly sunnies and by new year's eve evening could see more rain out there. >> the rough weather conditions have caused a couple of problem spots on our roadways. first a downed terry in sunol right on sunol -- the pleasanton sunol road north of niles canyon. the tree is blocking all lanes. take a look at your sunol grade commute heading on 680. northbo

our new abc news poll finds now that 77% of americans now believe gays should be allowed to openly serve. >>> the arctic blast that has left much of the east coast frozen solid is not loosening up its grip just yet, as more heavy snow hits the midwest and northeast. windchills are making it feel like the teens in atlanta and the 20s in parts of florida. and the deep freeze is taking a toll just across the border. here's karen travers. >> reporter: the massive arctic blast swept down through the united states from canada. that doesn't mean it spared our neighbors to the north. in ontario, a freak blizzard on monday stranded more than 300 drivers for nearly 30 hours. >> i had a couple bottles of soda and breakfast bars i had been rationing. i had extra coats in my car. i covered myself up. >> reporter: the canadian military used helicopters to rescue people, trapped by blowing snow and zero visibility. there were no deaths or injuries. the record-setting cold went deep into the south. >> it's like pouring the arctic air straight down into florida. >> reporter: this frigid air turned crops

abc7 news. >> that is it for abc7 news at 5:00.re. it is about liberty. >> a major win for opponents of the president's health-care plan. why this could go all the way to the supreme court. >> i am live on capitol hill. a significant development involving the tax cut showdown. a significant development involving the tax cut showdown. >>

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rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> in that piece, rob mentioned the new york fire department.ople a looking at cuts that could be made. one interesting one that people are pointing to. the new york fire department, they have paid drivers for the fire chiefs. some are saying maybe that can be some of the fat trimmed off. >> the industry is trying to rally against the cost of premiums that go up. they started this website, accidenttax.com, to rally opposition for the fees. but that's outrageous. >> yeah. to say the least. >>> coming up, miley cyrus lights up. and her dad has plenty to say about this. pretty shocking photos. >>> and the jokes that have kathy griffin on the defensive. that's next in "the skinny." i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that! i touched, it's their ball. don't foul them when they inbound. team! alex! good call. check out you. one rior operations due to the ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> miley cyrus cannot get out of the negative spotlight, it seems like. more drama. this time, dealing with some video of her smokin

reporting in san francisco, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> ring in to new year with kron 4 news. tune in at 11:30. we will have new year's live, the only local new year's show and the bay area's favorite way to celebrate. it will be fun. >>> here is a look at a couple of stories making news today. >> reporter: police say the homicide rate has been cut in half this year. in 2009 there were eight murders, this year four. shootings cut in half well. a number of things cut crime. several social programs that have been put into place. technology is playing a part as well. the entire city is wired with the shot spotter technology. when a gun is fired police know exactly where it happened. jeff bush, kron 4 news. >> reporter: top uc execs are demanding an increase in pensions. they say they were promised his years a go and it doesn't come through they will take the university to court. they are considering their options. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> reporter: parking garage could be one of the busiest in san francisco. no surprise there. the best shopping in san francisconeric make it a

look under the news links on the left side for assignment 7.hat is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm kristen sze. thank you so much for joining us. we'll see you back here next we'll see you back here next >> alan: soaked. the rain brings down trees and powerlines throughout the bay area. we still have several more days of this weather. also, trouble in the