beaches across new york and new jersey were destroyed. more than 650,000 homes were damaged beyond repair. sandy ground regional commerce to a halt by making tunnels and our transportation networks impassable. 265,000 businesses in new york alone were severely affected by sandy, costing jobs, paychecks, and billions lost in economic output. there is no excuse for the house not passing the senate bill last congress, but i'm very pleased that the first order of business in the 113th congress may be passing this emergency disaster relief package. along with the 9.7 billion flood insurance bill -- $9.7 billion flood insurance bill the house past a few weeks ago, the frelinghuysen amendment would provide $60 billion of the $80 billion in needs identified by our governors. there are a number of provisions i would like to highlight. $16 billion for community development block grants to help communities -- community and businesses rebuild. $13 billion to repair and harden transportation infrastructure. $5.35 billion to repair damages and bolster

happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> good advice and also a good story. a story that actually we couldn't get enough of, a story of resilience and rebuilding that we just had to follow up on. there was a family flooded out by superstorm sandy, even one of our abc producers helped drive them to safety. their house was flooded so badly, they could not go back home. abc's ron claiborne has this incredible story. >> reporter: in the storm ravaged town of long beach, long island, on the day after hurricane sandy, we met barbara burns standing on the front porch of the house she called home for the past 48 years, the house had five feet of floodwater in it and, worse, 100 gallons of home heating oil stored in her garage had spilled into the water. she wanted to go to a shelter but her family had no way to go anywhere. almost every car in town had been damaged by the flood. so we gave them a ride. she, her daughter maureen, her two grandchildren and mccleary, the family dog, all squeezed in with a few possessions they could grab in a hurry. produce

here we are, new year's eve and nearly tomorrow. >> with a new year, happy new year.ke to connect you can follow him on twitter - his handle is "at- yaki-blog." >> jacqueline: we are seeing some cloud coverage. with clear conditions by midnight it is racing to the bay area. some clouds will remain by aid and by midnight, patchy clouds. temperatures will be dropping, dramatically. visibility should be good. as we take a look of the satellite & radar for rainfall is offshore. there is cloud coverage but it is just racing through. with clear skies and place. chilly temperatures. possibly some drizzle and there is some rainfall. it is not that to try. s this storm passes through it. fairfield, vallejo and antioch. temperatures are really going to cool off. 30's in vallejo. 35 in vallejo, 37 degrees in half moon bay. there is a freeze watch for the north bay. this entire north bay is impacted. temperatures will be freezing for several hours. give yourself some extra time. and temperatures are not going to warm up that much. 40's and '50's it is going to stay cold. for the

and new jersey. today we finally struck back. >> reporter: earlier this month, president obama approved almost $10 billion to replenish the national flood insurance program. sandy struck on october 29. it's blamed for more than 130 deaths and tens of billions of dollars in damage. cbs news. >>> congress and the president are also dealing with the issue of gun control. yesterday the president met with 13 law enforcement leaders. mr. obama is pressing for a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. the law enforcement officials pressed the need for tighter background checks and a better mental health system. the president says he hopes congress is listening. >> hopefully if law enforcement officials who are dealing with this stuff every single day can come to some basic consensus in terms of steps that we need to take congress is going to be paying attention to them and will be able to make progress. >> mr. obama admits he'll have a hard time winning broad support for a b

happy new year. >> thank you, supervisor chiu. you heard from the mayor and supervisor chiu, one of the major concerns is pedestrian safety and our partner agency, the san francisco police department has assured us again they will be here and working with everyone to make sure that everything is safe. let me ask captain tom come to the mic to say a few words. >> thank you, mohammed. i wanted to wish everybody a very safe, happy and prosperous new year. as the new year comes we look for ward to the stockton street market. we want all the ped steins stay within the sidewalk. we'll have it barricaded off so no one gets into an accident. since this fair will bring in lots of people and business, we want people to be aware of their surroundings. be aware of pickpockets. put your wallet in your front pockets and just have a safe and very prosperous new year's. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you. also as many of you know, stockton from corridor has got a lot of merchants and many of them sell food and mer

and the new year is a little more than 30-minutes away in new york city.stal ball will drop in times square at the top of the hour. we'll take you there live. >> look outside. a very cold night. details on that. with your full forecast, coming up. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon...creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [ whispers ] 100 calories... ma'am, hello? ma'am? [ female announcer ] find progresso light for a great price today at your local safeway store. >>> we are just a few hours away from ringing in the new year 20-13 here in the bay area. let's go back to davies symphony hall in san francisco. where our own catherine heenan is standing by. getting ready to host "new years live" right here on kron-4. >> you guys have all the fun. >> i know. and we are taking bets... that one of my earings fell off. in >> at l

a good way to start the new year. thanks so much, bill. >>> well, a pair of u.s. drone strikes killed a taliban commander today. stocks soar but issues are a warning. and thieves try to steal atm machines all caught on tape. >>> plus iowa's "field of dreams" from the kevin costner classic has been sold. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, here are some stories making news this morning. in northern pakistan today, u.s. drone missile strike reportedly hit a house near the afghan border killing a taliban commander and eight others. >>> speaking of drone attacks, a new york judge rejected a request by the american civil liberties union to obtain the obama administration legal justification for such strikes for suspected terrorists overseas. >>> the united nations said the death toll for the war is now more than exiting,000, that's even higher than estimates made by rebel groups during the syrian army. >>> interesting in buying a civil launchpad. nasa is selling space in the building first used to put together

new york is a big state with a lot of gun owners. new york is not just new york city. new york has a huge rural area, right, with a lot of gun owners and gun rights folks, and a lot of republican representatives from those areas voted for gun law reform today. it is underappreciated how much blue states can pilot new gun control measures for the country, if only so that country, if only so that gun owners in those blue states can then tell the country that those gun control measures have not resulted in somebody coming in in a black helicopter and confiscating all their guns. people dismiss blue states as being able to do stuff that the rest of the country can't do. but blue states can move the ball forward. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] house rule number 46. what's good for the pot... is even better for the cup. new single serve cafe collections from maxwell house. now available for use in the keurig k-cup brewer. always good to the last drop. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while ac

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happy new year. >> happy new year. a little chilly. >> it's january. >> this is a tough time though. after christmas and the holidays are over, okay, spring break started. good morning, everyone. as far as wet weather goes, we shifted it down into louisiana, a little bit there in mississippi. mostly southern alabama and even into georgia. to the southeast, it's a little gloomy and cloudy. beyond that, it's a very quiet weather map once again. the jet stream just doing a big loop here. going all the way up here and then dipping down. that's why all the cold air is on the rockies to the east. this cold blast going through the great lakes and northeast very cold. one of the coldest that we've seen this winter season. right now it's eight degrees in boston. really especially from boston to the green mountains, it is cold. one of the coldest mornings we've seen in a long time. t it's not warm in new york or d.c. either. you have one more cold day to day. then we warm you up. let me take you to the next week. this tracks the

we also have heavy rain in d.c., new jersey, and new york.ore than a foot of lake-effect snow around western pennsylvania, upstate new york and michigan. rain and mountain snow in the northwest. 50s from seattle to portland. 15 below zero in fargo. single digits. indianapolis, omaha. 50s and falling in the northeast. >> very different day here than yesterday. for sure. >> yes. another from the, "we wouldn't show it to you if it didn't go in" file. talking basketball here. the high school variety. >> came right at the end of the first half on tuesday. a game between two team from rhode island, here we go. waiting for it. wait for it here. did we see it? yeah, that was senior ben gerard, merville high school, the captain, leading scorer, player of the game. see it again. there, missed it the first time. >> that may be luck. you don't practice that shot, right. that may not be skill. luck. >> everybody in their backyard hoop, school, practices the half court hoop. >> that wasn't like a. >> it's not finesse from half court. he got it in. all that

new city. new job. new everything. it's exciting, and scary, at the same time. and some days you think, "ian't do this on my own."

new york city, a million people range in the new year.e'll be wrapping up all the celebrations from around the world in just a few minutes. before we do that, let's head over to eric who's monitoring the weather situation. are we going to start off dry? >> we don't have any rain in the forecast. we're taking a live look outside. this is our freeway camera in downtown san francisco. more cars on the road. allow yourself a little bit of extra time if you're headed out to work this morning. as we take a look at those numbers, it is another cold start. mid-30s out the door in santa rosa. it looks like vallejo, you're waking up or staying up to low 40s. a split decision, 30s by the dark purple. this is where we'll be in the 30s. afternoon highs, two colors, light blue and again that purple. i looks like it's a split decision. as we break down those numbers for you, a pretty similar conditions compared to yesterday. 53 in san jose. to the east bay we go. we'll see mostly sunny conditions. pittsburgh, we climb into the upper 40s. as we head to t

and keep in mind this feast only costs $3.99 n new orleans, abc 7 news. >> we have more 49er faithful to share with you tonight. these two players from the team of the 80s. that is two future gold rush cheer leaders. how cute are they? we'll get them on the air. >> moving on to other news of the day now. california's dry winter has affected state water levels. surveyors measured the snow pack at 93%, heavy snowfall up in december. but january has seen not so much snow. the path will continue to build then start melting. >> interesting. we got to have a fast start then sort of petered out. >> yes. hopefully will come back. who who know that's? >> sandhya patel. >> yes. >> it looks like there is a possibility of rain in the bay area. often we see this and go in real strongful we get snow? in the sierra, then, january can be dry. not that unusual. let me show you live picture from our camera. you can see high, thin clouds there. gorgeous setting sun from san jose. high temperatures 56 degrees. they're seeing blue skies right now. temperatures mid-50s to low 60s. we're watching high cloud

in san jose, abc 7 news. >> we have developing news overseas.ree americans among a group of people taken hostage. >> dozens kidnapped in an oil field in the northern african country today. a militant group claimed responsibility saying it's in protest of france's recent military action. the secretary of defense has called the kidnapping a terror act. >> a running fawcett caused more damage to oakland unified school headquarters, flooding the building and caused damage. the district says workers will be displaced throughout the spring and initial assessment taking eight to 10 weeks. the flood caused by someone who left the tap on. >> mavericks coming back to half moon bay this weekend. the contest kicking off on sunday and conditions expected to be pretty much perfect by then. kelly slater is among two dozen surf stars headed to half moon bay this, will be the firstf:!atime conditions are right for a contest since 2010. >> those pictures are so dramatic. >> they are stunning. >> yes. >> what is the weather going to be for the weekend? >> our weat

abc 7 news is in the newsroom with a story you'll see on abc 7 news. vic?ee months, an fran police made a huge dent in the crack down on suspected fences for stolen electronics. the fences are the people[ío thieves turn to to sell hot items and last year there were 3,000 robberies in san francisco. half were cell phone;bt,i relatd oo. bc 7tb+8 news believe they'e busted what they believe to be a big fencing ring. >> this is what recovered december 27th. lots of smart phones and lap tops, one of the biggest hauls of stolen electronics they've seen. the second bust police made in two months. in november, they recovered more than a thousand items worth up to half a million dollars from another fencing again, mostly cell phones and lap tops as well as other items. three people were arrested. lieutenant ed santos says it's a lucrative business. >> there is so much money to bev¢wwz off lap tops and cell phones. the market is>)  reall. and ipad can go from 300ses today $500. new iphone 5s being resold for $500. >>

>>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. a rash of home burglaries is getting special attention from the new mayor. he visited a victim after she told her story to ktvu channel 2 news. only on 2, ktvu's eric rasmussen was there. he joins us now with what is being done about the problem. >> reporter: we told you how this homeowner was concerned about burglars. today the mayor says he will consider suggestions to close this trail after dark and encourage neighbors to use lighting and today people said they are just happy something is being done. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: the mayor made this house call after she said her home was burglarized twice in one month. >> this path is the problem. >> reporter: she told us how thieves stole jewelry and hit the homes of several neighbors but she didn't expect her concerns would reach the top of government so quickly. >> hang on, i go, it is the mayor. and she was like -- >> listen to her concerns. she has ideas. >> reporter: s

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happy new year.is the "full court press" here on current tv this wednesday morning, january 2nd. i got to tell you, yeah welcome to 2013. it has got to be better than 2012. can anybody tell me one good thing that happened in 2012? well, we not only have a new year, we have a new congress starting tomorrow, and of course again the new congress has got to be better than the old congress. what a colossal embarrassment. they new over a year and a half ago they had to do something to avoid america going over the fiscal cliff. they knew they had to do something in an balanced way that would include spending cuts and new revenue, and they took to the last minute to do it and we still ended up with a lousy deal that increases the payroll tax for every american and defines middle class americans as anybody making under $400,000 a year. hillary clinton still in the hospital this morning with a blood clot on her brain. so much for those idiotic republicans who accused her of faking her illness. now what i want

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diana perez, abc news, new york. >> unbelievable.n, i'm surprised so many people didn't get the flu shot. children, i mean, my aunt is a teacher in manhattan. she was saying almost half of her class is out with the flu. >> incredible. listen to this. a new jersey 4-year-old has been home from school since thursday. not because he's sick but because his parents refuse to give him the shot and the school is like, until you get one, do not come back. so the kid is not sick, but the cool is keeping him at home because he has not gotten the shot yet. >> i wonder why parents don't want to give their children the flu shot. there are all these urban legends out there that say you'll get sick from the flu shot. but that's just really not true. i mean, i made sure my children had it. >> apparently this young man i was talking about has an egg allergy, so he cannot take the shot. >> that's different. >> it's legit. but they say without the shot he can't go back to school until april. come on now. it's getting really tricky out there. but not ev

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martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> thank you, martha. >>> and more political news today. joe biden being very cagey about his political future. the vice president said yesterday he had not decided whether he'll run for the top job come 2016. but he may have already tipped his hand a little bit. for his official swearing in on sunday, he invited members of two early primary states, new hampshire and south carolina. >>> the republican national committee begins a big meeting today in charlotte. to plan the party's future. rnc chair prebis is sure to get an earful by people who want change following last year's election. despite the criticism, he's expected to be re-elected. >>> prime minister benjamin netanyahu did not cruise to an easy victory in yesterday's elections, as had been predicted. a newcomer put up a surprisingly strong challenge. it now appears that netanyahu will have to make a bigger effort at peace with the palestinians. >>> the street value of a huge drug bust could be up to $12 million. they showed off the seven understand the of marijuana yesterday. it was

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the people at the brady campaign to prevent gun violence, the people who also compile the numbers, tell us that so far today, 203 people have been shot in this country. that's just today, and just as of 6:00 p.m. eastern time. among the shootings, kauffman, texas, an assistant district attorney gunned down and killed outside the courthouse where he worked. lincoln, nebraska. a man shot while in his apartment building after two armed men burst in. atlanta, georgia. a 14-year-old student shot in the head at price middle school this afternoon, one person in police custody. and then, of course, there's the city of chicago. more people killed there last year than american troops killed in afghanistan. more than 40 gun murders so far just this year, and today they announced a new strategy. income tax nbc's kevin tibbles starts us off from there tonight. good evening. >> brian, 2013 is barely a month old and already 42 murders in the city of chicago. t

i'm terrell brown in new york. this is the "cbs morning news." this is "cbs morning news."cular. get 24 month special financing. and save up to 60%, plus get an extra 10% off. and free delivery. this is eye opening. this is sears >>> childhood obesity remains an epidemic in this country. now a program in south carolina is taking a new approach to reversing that trend. as seth doane reports, it's giving young people the tools for a healthier lifestyle. >> the doctor told me when i was 7 and when i was 8, i wouldn't live past 21 and when i was 9 it just kind of hit me smack in the face oh i'm going to die. >> reporter: cameron larkins had reached 260 pounds by age 10. >> i would eat oversized portions. i would just eat and eat just because the food's there. and i mean just really, really unhealthy habits. >> reporter: larkins is now 12. he's the youngest of 15 students from his independence missouri school system who spent the last four months in south carolia at this $28,000-a-semester weight loss program called mindstream academy. the day starts with a two-mile job followed

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that's good news.ht they are going to be hold. 39 in gaithersburg. 44 in college park. 42 towards camp springs. friends in warrenton, hello to you. 39 degrees. how about front royal. front royal coming in at 38 degrees. starting to see that cooler air making its way in from the north. you can see what's happening here. lot of moisture down to our south. we have a frontal boundary, cold front making its way down now. that cold front will bring in colder air. take a look at the mums. back towards front royal, winchester, coming in around 23, overnight tonight, 22 in martinsburg, 25 in gaithersburg. tomorrow morning, this is what you will wake up to 7:00. lot of the kids going back to school tomorrow. they will need to bundle up. i think the winds start to pick up especially when the sun begins to make its way up. we could see wind chills early tomorrow morning into the teens. fairly easily. even tomorrow afternoon, this may just be one of the coldest days we have seen so far of the season. 38 for a high

at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. -- >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. there is some minor ice started to accumulate. 28 important. it will be a slippery this morning. a lot of schools have been delayed. it should be above freezing by this afternoon. we will do the seven forecast in just a few minutes. >> the conditions are starting to take their toll. 95 northbound is closed in harford county. they are starting to turn around some of the traffic. take 40 as your alternate. another crash at perry hall. some slow traffic because of the weather conditions. you can see delays at york road. that is the case and many roadways, folks slowing down because of the weather conditions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the ravens are gearing up for new orleans. keith mills will have a preview. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. >> good morning. the ravens head to new orleans later today. we kickoff super bo

news. >>> a house fire in san jose sent four people, including two firefighters to the hospital this afternoon. the two-alarm fire started after 1:30 p.m. at a house. two residents of the home were transported to the hospital with burns. no word on the injuries. two firefighters were also treated at the hospital, their injuries were not severe. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> took firefighters a half hour to put out a fire in a vault this morning. the fire broke out at 4:15, flames were coming from a man hole. firefighters used a co2 canister to put the fire out. workers fixed damaged equipment. >>> the man accused of killing 7 at a university is being sent to the snappa state hospital -- napa state hospital, one goh is being transported by february 11. the judge declared him not comp tonight stand trial for the shooting at oikos university. >>> late this afternoon we spoke with the brother of a man killed in a horrible crash on the peninsula over the weekend. ktvu's cara

to the new congress.f familiar faces in the leadership roles. >> boehner elected >>> the incoming class of 2013 is also unlike any other congress in the history of the country. >> this is the first time in history that the democratic caucus in the house will be made up of a majority of women, minorities and members of the lgbt community (cheers & applause) >>> some pretty small shoes for the new congress to fill. the 112th congress will be remembered as one of the most unpopular and least productive in modern times. kron four's grant lodes shows us the new and more diverse number 113. >> reporter: a record number of women gathered on the steps of the capitol today. more than 1=hundred members of the new congress are female. 43 are african american. 31 are latino. 12 are asian american. and seven are openly gay. >> it is good to see congress starting to look more like the rest of america. >> reporter: illinois democrat tammy duckworth lost both legs in a helicopter crash in iraq. she is one of two female v

we have good news bad as.pert rob black will be joining as would today's winners and losers on wall street. >> the san rafael police bart is asking for your help this morning in identifying a man who finally arrived in north bay business this past weekend. this is serving as video of the attack. police they around 7:00 p.m. and saturday evening and man with a gun brought this cellphone and check cashing business and san rafael. investigators say he fired at least one shot at store employees who ran into a back room with a bulletproof the door. they add that point the suspect ran off. four teenagers were injured in a drive-by shooting in brentwood. police said the shooting was reported around 6 last night near bird and drive. the four victims were found at the scene each with a gunshot wound. the 14 suits ages range from 13 to 16 years old have been standing on the sidewalk when a vehicle with three or four suspects and that pass them and opened fire. the suspect were driving a white or light-colored late model

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"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good evening, i'm kate snow in tonight for brian. after weeks of negotiations and last-minute hold-ups over the fiscal cliff, congress late last night finally passed an agreement on taxes and spending. in a moment, we'll tell you what that legislation means for every american. but it's what the house did not do last night that caused an uproar today. lawmakers left before considering a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy, and that had republicans from hard-hit states taking aim at leaders of their own party. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at her post on capitol hill once again tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. so the house had not taken any kind of vote on a new year's day in nearly 60 years. and when they did so, they got that tax deal done, but only minutes later, a new controversy popped up, over government spending. and it spread through here furiously, and with real impact. new york and new jersey got angry and got action over

happy new year. as refusalers in times square ring in the new year as saw there live politicians in washington announced that a ball is not likely to drop on the average taxpayer. ball in the form of tax hammer. negotiators come tune agreement on the so-called fiscal cliff just in time before the new year begins. senate to vote on the deal tonight. democratic leaders including senator feinstein and boxer from california just left capitol hill within the past hour or so and vice president biden spoke just few minutes ago. listen. >> i feel in very, very good. i think we'll get a very good vote tonight but happy new year. i will see you all maybe tomorrow. >>reporter: it looks like they get it done just in the nick of time. what does the imagine include exactly. karen travers has the details. >> don't start popping the champagne yet but tonight a major step to avoid the fiscal cliff. after days of intense negotiations white house and senate republicans reached a deal and vice president biden went up to

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california is getting a lot of new laws. with the new year - of new laws.four's philippe djegal highlights a few of them. >> reporter: more than 800 new laws are set to take affect at the start of the year. that's right - 800. i scanned through what here's what the governor made law and what you should know. assemblywoman joan buchanan's bill regarding metal purchases passed. the fine for dealers who knowingly buy metals used at public utlities facilities jumps up big time. now 250-dollars. in a few days. four times that amount. to one thousand dollars. >>> another bill out of the gives women greater access to birth control. a-b 23-48 will now allow certified nurses, midwives, nurse practicioners and physician's assistants to prescribe that medication. >>> and, drivers licenses forsome 400-thousand undocumented immigrants will be able to apply for a license. this applies to those in a federal program supporting immigrants who came to states as a child and have not broken the law. >> with my signature it has now become a law. if (cheers & applause) >> report

new technology. as the stadium of the future rattles, the technology on its way into the stadium hums. silicon valley networking veteran brocade chosen by the 49ers to wire their new digs has the task of creating the most tech savvy sports facility in history. >> because it's going to host all the services and all the technology that silicon valley has to offer. >> reporter: that's the chief technology officer dave stevens who says the goal is to make this stadium as tech friendly as your living room. assuming your living room can handle 70,000 football fans. >> so that means that you have to be able it to support everybody's mobile devices, people have to upload photos to insta gram, they have to get on facebook, they have to run instant messaging. they have to do all the things they can do at home. their expectation is they can do that inside the stadium. >> reporter: nothing like that has been done before. most stadiums just frustrate mobile users. now the 49ers want you to get a strong connection

they raise millions in new york and new jersey, and i am saying anybody from new york and new jersey contributes one penny to the republican congressional campaign committee should have their head examined. >> that was a few hours ago and do you want to resize and amend the words? >> yeah, a lot has changed. bottom line is we received what we asked for, and as far as i am concerned what is done is done. i always considered john boehner a friend and i said it today which made it more painful to me to say what i had to say and i owed it to my constituents, and i did feel new york in a number of cases was being taken advantage of. and that's behind it. the speaker has made a commitment and that commitment will be followed through, i know it will, and things are back to where they are. i did what i had to do i strongly believed i had to do it and we got the result we wanted and i give the speaker and majority leader credit for that and it's time to go forward. >> a lot of your fellow republicans who will vote against the money say, you know what, go ahead, appropriate the funds but cut s

you can track the showers at abc7 news come. >> other news federal investigators have a new lead to follow this morning in the crash of the oil tanker this week. they will check reports of a glitch in the radar that helps ships maneuver on the bay. now to treasure island. >> the coast guard is looking into what the radar was working as it should on monday morning when the "overseas raymar" oil tanker hit the tower of the bridge. there was damage to the fenders at the base of the fire west of help herb and a coast guard bulletin says there could have been a radar malfunction in the beacons that guide the ships. coast guard says it is uncertain which beacons could have been on the blink and cal tran says the main beacon was working fine. the national transportation safety board said, from washington, dc, this will take time. >> we do not determine a cause early on in an investigation. it usually takes maybe 12 to 18 months before we determine a cause but we are at the beginning stage of the investigation and at this point we are collecting as much data as we can. >> the disaster here on the

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the evidence is now unmistaka e unmistakable. aspects of the u.s. economy after a long and difficult period of darkness appear to be getting more robust. and while there are lots of numbers out to prove the point of an improving economy, problem is, of course, it's hardly being felt by all americans. but first, the good news, and it's substantial. here are the stock indexes at closing time today. all three closed up. stocks, by the way, are nearing an all-time high on wall street. on the housing front, u.s. builders started work on new homes last month at the fastest rate since the summer of '08. and finally, the number of americans seeking unemployment has fallen to a five-year low. we start off by getting more on all of it tonight from nbc's john yang in chicago. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the signs are small, and they're far from conclusive. and we have had had false starts before. but economists are pointing to dat

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> thank-you to the votes, the democrats, the republicans, i will raise taxes to the wealthiest and prevent a middle-class tax hike that could send the company and country back into recession. >> that is president obama praising the compromise. than to the next stop was his desk. elizabeth test the latest. >> this motion is adopted. >> the sum total the we have appeared it is it that there is a path forward. if we focused not on our politics but on what is right for the country. individuals earning $400,000 or more were it households earning $450,000 per year. this also would extend this on an employment benefits. some argue that this does not go far enough. >> they failed to bring a balanced bill one that had a tax adjustment and also spending cuts. this month bills, and feels badly. >> the country could afford not afford not to pass it. >> even the many people say that this is not permanent. >> this is just a partial and it sets it up for a nother physical slowdown in just two months. >> we have a lot to do.

primarily for new jersey and new york.ount of money is so vast that there has to be full debate on it and it should not be passed real fast. >> we haven't had the debate. stuart: why not? >> the speaker wouldn't bring the bill up. all we asked was that the speaker bring the bill up on the floor and we have debate in as part of the democratic process and have a vote on the amendment, up or down vote and we were never given that. the speaker never brought the bill to the floor and that's not fair to my constituents who, you know, are suffering, frankly, that they don't have a full and fair debate. we didn't ask for anything else other than it be brought to the floor and that we have the debate and we have a vote and we have not had that opportunity. and that's not fair in a democratic system. stuart: our democratic system is running a trillion dollars a year deficit. you know that. >> i do. >> 60 billion, congressman, 60 billion dollars. >> i'm sorry, it's all documented and this is a natural disaster and i think that the fe

ashley morrison here in new york. have a good weekend, take care. >>> up next, your weather and in sports, would that be enough to beat the heat. >> announcer: "moneywatch" sponsored by vagisil wash with odor block. the confident clean. with odor block. the confident clean. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. rain in new york, 45 degrees. mostly sunny and a chance of a shower in miami, 81. morning rain in chicago, 55 degrees. mostly sunny and breezy in dallas, 72, and mostly sunny in l.a. 57 degrees. >>> let's check your national forecast. a huge storm will br

>>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> we begin right now with breaking news in san jose. police are on the scene of a shooting that happened after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. here is a live picture east of highway 101. you can see a lot of police cars on the scene. police are telling us a man was shot and taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. we are working to get more information but again, this is a shooting that we are following right now in san jose east of highway 101. as soon as we get more details we will let you know. >>> california's workers safety agency cal-osha fined chevron for safety violations stemming from the richmond refinery fire. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live there tonight with the worst of the violations, the ones that cal- osha says was willful. >> serious stuff. and because of that they threw the violations book at chevron. >> reporter: they said this accident should not have happened. >> the total is 25

here are the closing figures. >>> new japanese prime minister shinzo abe has given a new year address. he promised to revive the struggling economy. abe said the country is facing several crises. he said deflation, territorial disputes and slow progress in post-disaster reconstruction were the most pressing concerns. he said his cabinet has a mission to put the economy, education and foreign policy back on a recovery track. abe said his government's most pressing challenge is to swiftly bring the country out of deflation and to lower the yen against the dollar. he also talked about his visit on saturday to the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. abe said his government will allocate funds for the disaster-hit areas as quickly as possible. he said he will tighten control of japan's remote islands and strengthen defense of them. chinese ships and aircraft have repeatedly entered japanese waters and air space around the senkaku islands in the east china sea last year. there's one challenge the prime minister won't be able to tackle any time soon. japan's ageing and shrinking populatio