travel is looking good unless you are traveling through north idaho, you will get some snow, otherwisengs are really settling down until we track that next storm. >>> thank you. >>> the spirit of giving got a little energy boost in starbucks this season. more than 400 starbucks customer decided to pay it forward by buying the coffee of the person behind them. >>> if you stumbled upon $300,000 in cash, would you give it back? a las vegas cab driver is being hailed for doing just that. he said he thought someone left a bag of chocolates, he looked inside and found six bundles of $100 bills. >> why? because it does not belong to me. i'm not interested about this money. and i just want to do the right thing. >> and he did. the cab company awarded the driver a thousand dollars and dinner for two, and that money belonged to a poker player at vegas. come on. thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. "the stream" is next. and check out our website at aljazeera.com. thanks for your time. >>> i'm lisa fletcher, and you're in "the stream." what's the right equation to help st

any republican could have one in north idaho then. it was all strong democrat. she later called that a temporary fit of insanity. she was just about 40. after she lost governor smiley asked her to be the secretary of commerce and development for idaho. understand this is a woman with a high school education, never had a course in business, never had a course in economics. she did everything by the simplest strategies. she started off asking fifth-graders from idaho to write to fifth-graders in other states. a little genius in that because she understood long before mcdonald did that people with kids were the most likely travelers. she then went on to other strategies. she did not have the money to invite the ceos of corporations to come here to work so she promoted hunting and fishing in the mountains and backcountry trips as a way to get the ceos of those big corporations to come hear themselves on their own money and then to like it and to state at the time idaho was the only state in the west that was losing ground in per person in

snow in north idaho. maine getting a heavy amount. looking for warmer weather or sun shine. a much clearer day. the temp sturs starting to moderate. a chilly start. cool in the north-east. high temperatures for the sunday. single digits to the canadian boarder. >> when some people struggling with the mortgage payments, they are frozen, petrified. not knowing what to do, they do nothing. people taking action are more likely to get the positive outcome. making homes affordable is a free program. the former president. it will be a mix of tribal tradition, things like an ox will be slaughtered and full state honours. we'll cover live the event starting in 10:00 p.m. pacific. now tonight to chicago. a group is bringing farming into the city. instead of vegetables, farmers rely on warehouses, fresh food closer to urban tables. >> be neath a sun is the latest trend in forming. the fields grow on multiple floors in an industrial park, from if the midwestern fields that feed the rest of the world. greens are grown for chicago's celebrated restaurantures in water. >> our food systems a

north idaho than. it was all strong democrats. she later called that a temporary fit of insanity. she was just about 40. after she lost, the governor asked her to be the commerce -- secretary of commerce and development for idaho. understand from this is a woman with a high school education. never had a course in business, never had a course in economics. she did everything by the simplest strategy. she started off asking fifth graders from idaho to write to this grid and other states. a little genius in that because she understood long before mcdonald's did that people with kids were the most likely travelers. she then went on to other strategy to she did not have the money to invite the ceos of big corporations to come here to work, and so she promoted hunting and fishing in the mountains, and horseback country trips as a way to get the ceos of those big corporations to cover themselves on their own money and then to like it into state to at the time, idaho was the only state in the west that was los

she didn't win in north idaho because it was all strong democrats. she later called it a temporary fit of insanity. she was about 40. after she lost she was asked to be a secretary of commerce. never had a course in business or economics. she did everything by the simplest strategy. she started off asking fifth grader in idaho to write to other fifth graders. she understand people with kids were the most likely travellers. she went on to other strategies. she promoted horse back riding and other things to get people to come and stay. idaho by the time she finished, idaho was growing that surpassed even hawaii. we reached a median income. and newspapers all over the state were running her picture and showing the marvelous louis. this was at the end of the '60s. she went to work for congressman hanson from there. and then came back and retired. sort of retired. to live on lake coeur d'alene and became more powerful then because of her contacts with people in high places. someone said the way to be successful is to make others be successful. and that is

. >> rhonda pool works at an ihop 400 miles north of boise, idaho. she remembers the nice family who surprised her with that $500 tip yesterday, but says she never expected it. >> it amazes me. there are so many kind people out there that someone would do that for a complete stranger. it blows my mind. it's one of the nicest things i've ever seen. >> rhonda says it's by far the biggest tip she's ever received, but says it's just what a family in need needs this time of year and all the money will go towards bills and christmas gifts. >>> and coming up, how amtrak's food cart is eating up your taxpayer money, whether you take the train or not. >>> plus, amazon wants to use drones to ship products. but how can they safely fly in commercial air space? >>> good afternoon. i'm barbara harrison. >> and i'm jim handly. at 4:30 we're still waiting to find out who the two ticketholders are who won million dollars each in last night's ticket drawing. they bought tickets in annapo s annapolis. the $636 million jackpot winners were sold in california and georgia

in the meantime, to the north temperatures in montana and idaho ble 25 degrees. >> details about theuicide bombing that killed dozens. al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack on the defense ministry there. 52 people were killed at least 167 hurt in the bombing and subsequent fighting. the defense ministry complex houses a hospital as well. >> the state department says the american shot to death is a teacher from texas. he has been identified as ronald thomas smith. he taught chemistry. the school's head master, he went out without letting the school know. no suspects for the shooting. >> you think of walter reed army medical center many of us think of disneyland, disney world. chicago. >> why the crime fight ser coming back to the bay area. >> all right. good news on the peninsula as well. no traffic. not right now but it's 4:51. >>> it's 4:54. your boss called. he said too cold or she said it's too cold. stay at home. >> then i'm going. >> mountaintop, got to be getting some snow, christina says, pretty soon. california couple who bought the home where walt disney was bor

idaho, the there are plenty of prayers and search crews. dale smith and his four passengers which include two of his children were in a small plane that went down on sunday somewhere north of boise, idaho. smith is an experienced pilot. nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us. this is a well-known family in the community. >> reporter: dale smith is very well known for his charity work in the community. tonight, his co-workers are extremely concerned that the search has been suspended until tomorrow morning, but they also remain hopeful. today, search crews focused on a remote area of central idaho where they believe dale smith's plane went down sunday. here at serial tech, the san jose company dale co-founded, his co-workers are focused on hope. >> it's been a couple days now, so the longer this goes on, the more worrisome it gets, but we're still hopeful. >> reporter: dale celebrated thanksgiving with his family at his father's home in oregon. his wife posted this photo on facebook. on sunday, 51-year-old dale took off in his single engine plane with four passengers headed to butte, montana. they never made it. he reported engine problems and asked for koord nance to ma

looking farther to the west, we have a few snow showers in montana, wyoming, parts of idaho, north dakotasouth dakota. should be only a minor delay if you're flying in there. up and down the east coast should not have any travel problems from texas to the desert southwest and along the california coast, california all the way up to seattle not having any travel problems weather wise. it's a cold morning. our wind chills by 1:00 this afternoon will be in the 30s. those temperatures will be in the low 40s. winds will be blustery. the wind chills likely this afternoon in the 20s and low 30s. wind chills tonight start to get even colder. winds will still be gusting into early this christmas eve. look, wind chills down into the teens by mid evening with winds gusting 15 to 20 miles an hour into this evening. temperatures by noontime, near 40. a lot of clouds during the afternoon. upper level disturbance might trigger a passing snow shower during the middle of the afternoon, maybe between 1:00 until around 4:00 or 5:00. passing snow shower, few flurries. a partly sunny afternoon. then clearing

wind chill warnings are in effect for the pacific north waste, even the treasure valley and snake valley of idaho. >> here is the centre of low pressure. it will dive across texas, oklahoma and head to the north-east. what happens is you have the polar cold air up to the north creating the snow. chicago will get a couple of inches of snow. then you head to the south of the system. you have a mix of ice and rain from the overnight hours from kentucky to the virginias and pennsylvania. we'll watch the storm closely for 48 hours. the ice storm warning will impact northern louisiana, and into parts of mississippi. see the hot pink area, indicating the most likely spot of ice accumulation. it's not just there. it heads through the morning, late into the day, into north carolina even. ice accumulations. roadways are going to be downright dangerous for a period of time to sunday. we'll head to the north carolina. a rain-snow mix. winter storm advisories are out for the amount of snow coming through. the most likely spot to get icy accumulations are highlighted, impacting through peninsula. we'll get a s

gusts up to 50 miles an hour for bellingham to the north, just blustery and cold as it pushes the air in the west side of the cascades. also, over into idaho, montana, north dakota. all of which are going to get a good hit of snow and gusty winds will stay with that cold air until it works its way all the way south. in fact, we are seeing the winds pick up a little bit, too, as we get farther south into they have at a, utah, wyoming. wyoming, one of the mountain sites just reported sixty mile per hour wind gusts we will see that through the evening. temperatures right now in canada, you could see well below zero. 12 degrees for edmonton, this is the cold air that's coming right down into the u.s. the cold air we are getting now for places around spokane over to billings, 25 now for billings. seattle, you have dropped. we are going to continue to see the temperatures fall. san francisco, 65 feels good now but it's going to be dropping even farther tomorrow and the next day. snow is going to be heaviest. parts of the wedge mountains also into the colorado rockies. we will see the snow stretch all the way over into northern wing and michigan

just a few snow showers in north dakota, south dakota, idaho, northern wyoming.est coast looking great as well. no travel problems weather wise on this christmas eve day, but it is a cold morning. our temperatures are just near freezing. most of the region except a little above freezing in the bay. north and west though it's at or a little below freezing and any water didn't evaporate overnight could be freezing up a little bit. if you see a little ponding around, that may in fact be ice so watch out for that especially farther north and west after that rain ended yesterday. it did dry out a lot. most of the pavement is dry right now. hour by hour today we'll have our temperatures hovering in the low to mid 30s through 8:00. a bit of a blustery wind. clouds by noontime 40 degrees. during the afternoon a possibility of a flurry or snow shower with a blustery wind. it will feel like 30 degrees with winds gusting to around 25, 30 miles an hour. the winds diminish tonight. down into the 20s tomorrow morning. how cold will it be? the temperatures dropping down to the

in the meantime, to the north temperatures in montana and idaho have fallen below minus 25 degrees. we can't complain. >> you see the fountain in napa, frozen. that is cold. >> yeah. picture from jodi hernandez. we love your pictures, they help us so much. it is that cold again. i hate to say it, remember yesterday, we're headed back toward those levels as we get into this weekend. i'm going to talk about with  why. the reason why it's a touch milder this morning is because we have added a few clouds, also some of the cold air was able to mix out so we're starting out a couple of degrees warmer in san francisco at 39. though i hate to use that word warmer. in reference to 39 degrees. as we head throughout the day, things are going to change. north bay is going to get shower activity. into the evening hours, and the showers spread to the south as we head throughout tomorrow and that means we could see some snowfall at low levels. we'll talk about that. i'm going to show you where. 50 in cupertino. foster city 50, 49 in san francisco, so your microclimates not showing much variance.

we're staying mild and to the north of us barely to the east. idaho, washington. the heavy stphoáe.we're not going to see that. we'll see the dry conditions through christmas. here is a look. sunny skies. temperatures in the 60s. we'll talk about the forecast coming up in a bit. >>> coming up a landmark serving a traditional stew during the holidays where can you eat an italian favorite dish during a special addition of dine and dish. >>> still ahead later in sports another great candlestick memory with joe montana 1997 and hits jersey. and the rookie for the sharks is the leading scorer in the nhl. he will be out. and football at fenway that and more in sports. sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! it's your last chance to get 3 years interest-free financing serta icomfort, black, even tempur-pedic., plus, get free delivery and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry, sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ check it out. learni

it is very inspire -- he did a news broadcast in -- >> idaho. >> north dakota.ind copies of "second noah "? >> interesting question. copies? >> an old abc show. >> before the internet. itunes. we did that on. i don't know. no idea. we carved it in stone back then. >> "anchorman 2: the legend continues" opens wednesday. phenomenal. >> thank you. >> it's great. i got the see it twice. >> i said that like it's my movie. thank you. you're very welcome. i play ron burgundy. >>> speaking of, ron burgundy will ferrell, live here tomorrow. >>> coming up here, kevin hart, back in the ring. go nowhere. >>> kevin hart is a very busy man these days. he's got six movies coming out this year. >> yeah. >> next, and this year, and next, including the boxing comedy, saw it last night, "grudge match." he gets to trade jabs with none other than robert de niro and sylvester stallone. he plays a promoter. trying his hardest to get them back in the ring. take a look. >> do you know what viral means? what type of two out of touch old mo -- >> hey, hey. >> hey. >> no, no sorry. up call

and the band of rain sags to north california, and plenty of mountain snow coming down to idaho and montana. we'll see a lot of warnings popping up. if you are travelling along interstate 90, know that you are dealing with rainfall initially. when the cold air comes down it changes it to snow. we'll monitor that storm. boy does it change things up for the rest of the state. it will get stormier for the mid west. >> they escape the war but they have to face the cold. with winter around the corner hundreds of thousands of refugees battle harsh temperatures. >> a live report from thailand where anti-government protesters are trying to kick out the governor. >> now back to thailand where violence has intensified over the weekend. 2,000 armed forces have been called in to protect government buildings because critics of the prime minister say she's a puppet of her brother the former prime minister who was ousted in a coup in 2006. we go live to the capital of thailand. how did the protests start, and what exactly are they fighting over? >> well, the opposition to - people actually turned out on t

idaho. here's a preview. we are in the north part of idaho, not too far from the canadian border. the city is probably best known for the beauty. kinds ofmidst all water, lakes, and rivers. we live in the mountains. all kinds of color. to me, the story is that we have become what we needed to become. we are a city that we have thrived on mining and timber. as that one away, so did many of our jobs. hard at will are we going to be? we do not want to lose that sense of who we were as far as people and a community. we had to look at what the jobs were going to being. we are known for the tour is on we have a -- we are known for the tour is him. we have a huge medical center. we are trying to diversify the economic base. we realize as a city, if we are not growing, it does not mean we but we have hugely, to be progressive and in the real world. at the same time, we what to hang on to the people here. i have hopes for the immunity. i do not see our culture go away. -- going away. >> "washington journal " continues. this morning on c-span's washington journal, we want to focus on the wo

north of us. all of the storms are going up and around us. washington, oregon, idahoard with a lot of snow. we have seen very pleasant conditions. you know what, it will stay that way, wee need the rain fall. and that blocking pattern is going to remain in place and the storms will go up and around us. we'll see below average rain fall. we're going to keep an eye on it. another below average winter again this winter. here is a look at the extended forecast. no rain in sight. sunny and dry and we'll keep it mild and temperatures in the 60s. >>> there was a shocking attack in the philippines a mayor from the southern part of the country was gubbed down and killed at a terminal in manila. it happened his wife was shot and his toddler son killed and a niece. four others were injured. the mayor was and the assassins were on motor psychles wearing police uniforms. there have been attempts on the mayor's life before. he had won a tight race a year ago. officials are still looking for the killers. if is plagued by political violence and some clans control the armies. >>> toni

north in a bit. here the snow will be substantial. the snow up to the idaho, and we expect that to go down in intensity. it will be colorado. that's where the 18 inches over the next 24-36 hours, we are looking at about 2 feet. >> kevin, just ahead an al jazeera exclusive. >> we are against nuclear weapons based on religious doctrine. >> iran's for instance on nuclear talks and why the world is seeing a new iran. >>> airbags for your healed. the new vention for bikers. >>> the deal that freezes iran's nuclear program has been caused historic and a historic mistakes. the deal calls for daily inspections. iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif sat down with al jazeera's hashem al hebarra for an interview. >> iran does not seek nuclear weapons, we do not believe it will increase our security. we believe that the perception that iran is seeking nuclear weapons is destructive of our detriment. we are against weapons based on religious and strategic docket rates, based on ethical considerations and based on political considerations and legal considerations. s

right now it's dumping a lot of snow in western montana, idaho seeing a mix of rain and snow, cold air is approaching from the north. you can see these temperatures dropping along the eastern side of the rockies, the cold air can't quite make it into western montana, meeting the warm air coming up from the south, that's the energy the storm will tap into and really bring in more cold air and warm air to the east. right now as it happens we're seeing this snow and rain as the front moves south through idaho then into nevada and utah. there's snow that continues to come down in eastern montana. one to two feet in the mountains expected with this. the wind will pick up tomorrow and wednesday. we could see wind chills in eastern montana and north dakota to 40 below, at least, as the cold air moves south. now there will be some rain developing as the cold air moves into the warm air which is coming up across texas and oklahoma but that's late middle to the end of the week. cold air is in the western side of the state or country. mid atlantic part of the country, seeing temperatures climb, but more warm moist air into te

idaho's backcountry earlier this month. the single engine beechcraft disappeared near yellow pine, about 150 miles north of boise. on board was the pilot, dale smith, his son and daughter in law. his daughter and her fiance. search crews reluctantly halted operations yesterday. citing worsening conditions and safety concerns. this morning we're learning just how a family of six including four young children managed to survive being stranded for two brutal nights in the nevada wilderness. the aunt of the woman named christina mc-intee, who was in the crash, says the family survived temperatures as low as 20- below zero on crackers chips and cookies. they also burned sage brush. heated rocks and burned a spare tire to keep warm. she says they never lost hope but they were growing desperate and were about to begin walking toward help.when they were found tuesday. christina along with one of the children, are back at home while her boyfriend james glanton remains in the hospital with the three other children. changes are coming to the cast of saturday night live. the longtime n-b-c show plans to add one, possibly two

idaho, and pennsylvania--iowa andpennsylva. you can see across the ohio valley and tennessee valley and across georgia, atlanta and north carolina tomorrow morning the front will be offshore but the heaviest precipitation falling this evening into pennsylvania, new york, and in new england where we could see a foot of snow falling. the roads will be treacherous all the way into the northeast. the heaviest of snow falling into new england up to a foot of snow expect there had. three to five inches of snow expected in chicago all the way back into pennsylvania along i i-70 and also along i-80. this afternoon into the evening is when the heaviest of the snowfall is going to fall. we'll see rates of one to two inches per hour. traveling take it easy from detroit to new york city more than a foot of snow expected across portions of new england. if you're throughout, walking, take it easy, have the snow boots on hats, gloves, this is the time of year that we do get sick because of the whether. >> and check on the elderly as well. >> meteorologist: yes. >> in ukraine, two are under investigation for brutality. tens of thousands of demo

towards the north-west we are seeing showers coming into washington, and the mix of snow as well as frozen precip. same across idaho and into montana. as we go to the rest of the day. most of the snow is in wyoming. we don't think it will be too much in terms of accumulation there. our forecast looks like this. christmas eve will be 45 degrees, cloudy, same as wednesday, no rain in the forecast. towards the south most of calf looking nice. showers to the north. snow to the higher elevations. up here to salt lake city. clear conditions to the south. tuesday a high. as we go towards the rest of the week the temperatures climb to about 79 degrees. quickly across parts of the south, texas - snow. lingering to northern arkansas. no accumulation. temperatures into the mid 50s. no rain at all. >> just ahead - mission accomplished. edward snowden's evaluation of his efforts to leak and make public the n.s.a.'s public surveillance program. french troops brought in to keep the piece. now they are facing violence in the war-torn country, and the u.s. real estate market is picking up steam. not everyone is benefitting from the

wind warnings have been issued for large portions of the north-west, bill wyman, utah and colorado. wee look at the overpass in idaho. it's heading off to the east. boy, it's getting snowy. temperatures are falling. we'll see all the rain in the mountain passes. we'll total up about two feet of snow as we get into tuesday. now, when we look at the rain fall you can see that it's primarily falling west of the cascades. we have a rain shadow. it's blocked by the proik mountains, it's soggy and we are concerned about flooding. we'll talk more about the snow and arctic air. >> pope francis asked catholics to pray for people with h.i.v. in honour of world aids day. the pontiff told vaticans to pray for the help for the sick. >> for 18 years bobby tolbert has been living with h.i.v. >> it's a ritual every day. i'm pretty used to it by now. >> he says because of advances in treatment, he's good. >> h.i.v. is a life sentence, not a death sentence. >> the outlook was bleaker for people diagnosed in the 1980s. back then they were told they had months to live. in 1991, basketball star magic johnson announced he was h.i.v. posi

idaho's that country earlier this month. the single-engine beechcraft disappeared near yellow pine about 150 mi. north of boise. on the board was the pilot, dale smith, his son and daughter in law his daughter and her fiancee. search crews reluctantly halted operations yesterday citing worsening conditions and safety concerns. >>mark: the budget agreement in washington that would prevent another government shutdown on january 15th has now passed the house of representatives and it's on its way to the senate. the budget deal with ease the harshest effects of another round of sequestered cuts sit set to hit the pentagon and domestic agencies next month. the budget has a tougher road ahead and the u.s. senate mainly over concerns that it does not extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed but it does look like it will pass in the senate and the president has indicated he will sign it. an associated press investigation shows that a u.s. man who disappeared nearly seven years ago and i ran was working for the cia as part of an unapproved intelligence gathering mission. retired fbi agent robert levenson van

north. that is a big change with our weather pattern over the next few days. here is this area of snow threw idaho and utah and that will continue to mover southeast of the rockies in eastern montana. as this storms develops it will bring a lot of cold air into the pacific northwest. you have the 36 degrees in billings, denver 50. fog will clear out in oklahoma and texas, but then the storm causes problems by wednesday and thursday. here's the big pattern change. cold air is across the west on wednesday. the warm air being drawn up from the south. the temperatures will be climbing until the front moves through. now there will be moyes coming in to that cold air. look what happens. it's not really wednesday but thursday throughout the day. this is a large area of freezing rain, the fog, and we see ice accumulating by thursday and friday. the temperatures in new york climbing into the upper 50s before that rain moves in by friday and saturday. stephanie? >> dave warren, thank you. finally at this hour, comedic relief for syrian children living far from home. a clown group affiliated with the u.s. ba

north-west coming in off the pacific. you can see washed in oregon california will see the snow. highway 1 will have a dangerous situation. nevada and idaho to the south-eastern parts of oregon, that's where the majority of snow will be. in seattle look at the mourning temperatures. we'll stay into the 20s, 18 degrees on sunday. not breaking out of the i 20s or 30s until we get to the end of the week. here in california, notice the snow coming towards the valley. well, north of los angeles, you will be seeing snow in the higher elevations there. the skiers could be opening up. temperatures for los angeles look like this. 58 degrees with rain. lookout shelter elevations there. monday 60 degrees. overnight lows of 39. this is where the problems were in texas. overnight lows will be below freezing. >> coming up - an update about the stolen radioactive containers in mexico. >> as leaders from 48 afghan r can countries meantime, the death toll climbs. >> now to a tragedy unfolding in africa, out of the central african republic. 300 are dead after fighting broke out in the capital. nazanine moshiri is there on the front lines. a warning - the i

north direction. >> we are following developing news, the weather should improve enough to let search crews comb the idahoderness for a missing bay area family whose plane want down on sunday. our news reporter is in san francisco with that. matt? >> we are half an hour away from sunrise there in idaho and that is when rescuers are going to resume their search again for dale smith and his family. at the church in san jose, friends are praying for the family and dale saying if anyone can survive a situation lick this it and him. the single engine aircraft went missing in hide oh on sunday and the plane was carrying four other family members from oregon to montana. the pilot reports engine trouble can asked for coordinants to an airstrip. he is the c.e.o. of serial tek a software maker and describes as an experienced plane. he is very meticulous about doing all of that. he is meticulous in all things he does. he is a good guy. >> the chefs in valley county idaho are leading the search and picked up a cell phone signal and narrowed it do four or five mile search with the transmitter designed to go off in cra

north. by the time it has a chance to come back down, it's usually overwhelming or idaho or utah or nevada. just not here in the bay area. case in point, there will be rainfall that will make it into far northern california toward crest on the city but it's not going to make it here because that ridge of high pressure will break it down before it makes it all the way down here. so another storm moving through without a drop of rain for us. what it will give us a little bit of cloud cover overnight keeping us milder and speaking of mild, it's all about this big ridge of high pressure keeping us dry for friday, saturday and sunday and as that ridge gets stronger, and as that ridge gets closer to you it's going to be giving us milder weather. we'll add 2 or 3 degrees every day over the weekend top of next week and we are starting at 60. you do 2 degrees for five days that becomes 70. that's where we'll be for the top of next week. right around 70 degrees. the night also still be chilly. we'll be clear most nights. and that will mean temperatures in the 30s away from the water but the afternoon

idaho. >>> new information about the palo alto man detained in north korea.ut there's more to his story than we first realized. >> right now we're looking at the san mateo bridge in case you want to use it as an alternate to the bay bridge and actually right now, it's good. it's not as windy as it was yesterday. the traffic is moving well. >>> skies are clear. it will be a nice day just not very warm. i will tell you about the forecasted highs and how cold it got. maybe colder. all of the details -- coming up. >>> welcome back. time now, 7:14. we have new information about 85-year-old merel newman of palo alto who has been detained for more than a month in north korea. during the korean war, mr. newman led a unit of guerrilla fighters. mr. newman reportedly reached out to surviving members of his former unit before his trip and planned to meet some of them in south korea. this new information comes after north korea released video of newman apologizing for war crimes committed during the korean war. >>> also new this morning, vice president joe biden is in ch

north into parts of main. the snow showers are causing slippering roadways in spots. further west we are getting mountain snow as you look into montana, idaho and washington state. you see the rain sagging south ward into south-west washington and oregon. it is highest for portland. coming up on 0.4 of an inch. we'll get a lot more than this. this will go. what i want to point out as we look closely around western washington is note that areas in the dead center middle don't seem to be getting much rain fault. that's where seattle the city is. it's coming from the west-north-west and as it bumps into the range, it lifts up, and goes around. it creates a shadowing, and dries up. it's rain into the cascades. it's soggy. we are starting to get the snow level from 6,000 feet, down to as low as 500 feet as we get into early monday morning. temperatures now 53 for seattle. brace yourself. in the day's ahead we'll see the difference. wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. we'll continue to get stronger gusts through the night into the morning. 50-60 miles per hour. it's common in the mountains, building in the evening, in the lowlands. arctic air bla

idaho, but he's not going to make it to boise. the winds have pushed him off course about 85 miles north of the city. >> i was a bit tired of beingnot a guy to sit still. >> despite missing the mark, he knows he's still broken his previous record. so couch prepares to land. >> you got to have a way to make sure you can get these balloons popped on the way down. my preference is a daisy red rider bb gun. >> it only takes a couple of balloons to change him from ascending to descending. >> i'm coming in on a gradual descent. i'm looking for an open area. not many fences, no wires, no houses, no roads is what i'm hoping for. >> couch touches down in cambridge, idaho, to a hero's welcome. his new cluster balloon distance record, 235 miles. >> so i think the next flight i'm sure i'm going to get enough balloons and ballast to go to 25,000 feet and see if i could stay out overnight. i could make break my old record and go farther. maybe i could go 500 miles. >> luckily, cluster ballooning is a rare pastime. these homemade aircraft require skill and training to operate safely as well as a fair amount of luck. i'm contessa brewer. that's

north bay, preparing for a freeze warning. >>> day three of a search comes to a clothe. his plane disappeared sunday after he reported engine trouble and tried to land in idaho. today 60 people, two helicopters and 5 planes were looking for his small plane. they broughtened yesterday's search in which they -- broadened yesterday's search in which they detected a signal. the signal was not detected today. >>> police released a sketch hoping to find a man who robbed two women last week. both women said a dark skinned man attacked them and stole their purses, the attacks happened on two different days. he is 25 to 30 years old. 5'10", 160 pounds and wearing a dark jacket. and look at this man. police say he was caught right here on surveillance video breaking into a home earlier this week. police say the burglary happened on monday. police say the man stole two cameras, stereo speakers, men's clothes and a printer. anyone with information on the man on this surveillance video is asked to call police. >>> data breach. hackers stole user names and passwords for two million accounts, 300,000 facebook users. researchers say it wasn't the company's fault, hackers in

idaho wilderness cancer. >> there is the snow the chicken sate quite a large area that is covered. about 3,000 ft.. the embarcadero is seen light showers but most of it is dry. to the north, almost all this area is covered. >> as we look at the current temperatures is too warm for us to see snow down the debt. the lowest temperatures up and no. the similar or 40's. you can see snow and even a rain snow mix. it would not stick to the pavement. as we take a look as storm tracker 4 you can see we have plenty of rain in fact the call from is still to the north. this is going to lower the snow levels to about 2,000 ft.. i can tell you how much snow we are expecting. >> the six the day has come and gone with still no sign of san jose pilot dale smith and four members of his family. it is feared dead their plane went down in the idaho wilderness late sunday there is more snow in the forecast and the search will resume. >> a friend has been in contact with his wife and other family members are taking their part. >> she is getting discouraged because of the weather off their it has just been so cold. miracles do happen. >> dale smith is an experienced plane pilot. he has taken of

idaho's back country earlier this month. the single- engine beechcraft disappeared near yellow pine, about 150 mi. north of boise. on board was the pilot, dale smith his son and daughter-in-law his daughter and her fiancee. search crews reluctantly hot the operations yesterday citing worsening conditions and safety concerns. >>darya: 8 this morning, we are learning just how family of six including four young children managed to survive being stranded for two brutal flights and the nevada wilderness. other family members said the family survive temperatures as low as 20 below zero on crackers chips and cookies. they also burned sagebrush, heated rocks and burned a spare tire to keep warm for it she says they never lost hope but they were growing desperate and were about to begin walking toward hope. when they were found tuesday. three out of the four people remain in the hospital. an associated press investigation shows that a u.s. man who disappeared nearly seven years ago and i ran was working for the cia as part of an unapproved intelligence gathering mission. retired fbi agent robert levenson vanished in march

we expect this into north dakota over the canadian border, but the snow stretches all the way to the peninsula of michigan. the snow, you can see it as it pushes through parts of idahoat the satellite and radar for washington. you can see a counterclockwise spin starting to come down. light snow for bellingham. wind gusts building up to 40 mph. wind chills dropping down to 25 degrees. it's freezing up here. it is never in the low 30s for a high temperature for western washington in early december. it's just 20 to 30 degrees below normal. well, that's what's going to happen, below normal 20 to 30 degrees as that light snow is coming down. we're not worried about the seahawk game for seattle. you may see snow in the air but you won't get much by way of accumulation unless you're in high elevation, well, not that high, 500 feet you could see snow. we expect slippery all along the passes. that cold air as it passes down in north dakota and the midwest it will be met up with warmer air causing stormy weather for the midwest. >> welcome to al jazeera america billion i'm john siegenthaler in new york. extreme speed was one factor in deadly crash in new yor new yor. four pe

idaho. let's get an update. >>: and arctic class is shrinking ice snow and bitter cold to the center of the country. to the south, snow sleet and treacherous driving conditions. to the northng the temperatures below zero. oklahoma tennessee and arkansas are under a state of emergency. >>: if you don't have to get out get out. -don't. >>: schools are closed in dallas and other cities and the west of flight cancellations at the airport is growing. organizers have canceled saturday's holiday parade for the first time. the roads are slick and hazardous. the state has activated an emergency operation center to help people through that at least three dozen people have been entered. an arkansas freezing rain is being blamed for a seven car pileups. no one was seriously injured and iraq. on thursday crush restores were filled with people stocking up before the storm. >>: milk, bread and potatoes. things that can get to a hot meal. >>james: at 748 let's find out about our cold weather >>erica: we are expecting very cold mornings for the next week. but for today temperatures will not drop any further. we have pretty much bottomed out. fairfield 21. no vital slightly warmer at 25 de

to other parts of north dakota for example and watch those roads very carefully as we get in the next couple days. as all of this moves in we have seen heavy precipitation like idahond an inch in a couple isolated spots and as this continues more of this, once we get the cold air coming in as well, that is going to be more areas of snow. the driving will be very slick. what i'm most concerned about are those temperatures because they are going to drop 20-30 degrees. in fact, some places falling through the day today. so this puts it in today and tomorrow and you can see the cold air settling in overnight tonight and sticks during the day tomorrow. by the time we get to tuesday and wednesday some places might not make it for highs above zero, add in the wind, we could see wind chills 20-30 below. one tip out there people have live stock animals outside and get dehydrated this time of year and make sure they have water and back to you. >> meanwhile antigovernment demonstrations take a violent turn in thailand. police fired water canons and rubber bullets as antigovernment protesters tried to force their way into ministry buildings right there near bangkok and the pr

idaho and montana. around fargo, minot, wintery mix from bismarck over towards min knee app poe lis. duluth, snow. cleon bringing wintery mix to places like minneapolis. snow through parts of north dakota and northern minnesota. even on to wednesday we've got more snow ahead for parts of minnesota and the dakotas. rain/snow into places like green bay. here's your snowfall forecast, 18 to 24 but in this deep purple a foot to a foot and a half. snow isn't the only story. we're talking about some very cold temperatures. arctic invasion pressing south ward as we go through the week. much colder air. we are talking about serious and dangerous cold. these temperatures are going to be plummeting. 35 today in great falls. 25 in minot. might think that's cold enough. no, tomorrow, 7 in great falls, 14 for a high in minot. by wednesday, minot will hit 1 degree for a high temperature. by thursday, minot, north dakota, this is your high temperature. minus 7. we'll be dealing with lows minus 18, 19, 20. minot, north dakota, today 14, tomorrow 1, minus 7 and minus 12 by the end of the week. we'll be back after the break. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our c