england and switzerland, in 20 years the sahara desert in northern alberta. pristine northern forest. if this pipeline goes through tell your government will further assist in the raping and pillaging of the lands of my ancestors. ignoring the basic human rights to clean air and water and our inherited constitutionally protected rights. i am bound by natural law and there is nothing natural about a people dying from cancer. fish with cancers on them. moose with pus bubbles underneath the skin. babies being airlifted to the hospital for drinking contaminated water. that is the truth. communities like my sisters, located in one of the three tar sands deposits. they experienced a massive oil spill, bigger than the kalamazoo in michigan. this is what our future looks like. the law is being broken every single day as more and more industries to break into my nation's traditional hunting territory. today over 19,000 permits are granted from our government, profits pushing through expansion. ultimately the size of florida when they are done. then they will promise to

crude oil hundreds of thousands of barrels a day that would be extracted from the oil sands of northern alberta in western canada. the oil would be transported across several u.s. states to refinerees and ports in texas. the company behind the 1700-mile pipeline, trans-canada, has altered the route to largely by-pass a water deposit in nebraska. but protest organizers insisted the pipeline still threatens land it crosses and will mean even greater carbon pollution. >> the president needs to think about what his legacy is going to be. 50 years from now, no one is going to care about the fiscal cliff. they're going to ask, the arctic melted in 2012 and then what did you do? and this is the chance to do the right thing. >> woodruff: the keystone project has been pending for more than four years. in 2011, the president called for further study. but supporters of the multibillion dollar pipeline have argued it will create thousands of jobs and reduce reliance on oil from the middle east. last month, 44 republicans in the u.s. senate joined by nine democrats called for the president to approve keysto

a little bit of an alberta clipper, comes from a little light snow from the northern tier to the greatl be a rain/snow mix. a little bit of snow for some areas coming tonight in the mid-atlantic area. from washington, d.c., to new york city. please pay attention to your abc stations because it's a drive home event. >> if you're just waking up, america, bruce willis is right here. we have plenty more on the show. lara, what's happening? >> so much more coming up, sam. thank you for asking. >>> here's what's coming up on our "good morning america" morning menu. big controversy for duchess kate. why there's some outrage over some pictures of her. >>> supermodel smackdown. naomi campbell and tyra banks are going head-to-head in reality runway shows. >>> and trendy or tragic? how you can pull off platforms the right way. i know you were wondering, sam champion. and we will deliver, coming up on "good morning america," live in times square. ive in times square. [ mom ] 3 days into school break and they're already bored. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select

cold weather moving from the northern plains through the northeast and into the mi mid-atlantic keeping daytime highs 5 to 15 degrees below average for many of us. an albertalip her move into the mid ohio valley and the lower great lakes kicking up generally light and scattered snow showers. this system is expected to reach the upper mid-atlantic by tonight. behind this a second storm will bring snow showers to the northern plains and upper midwest as we go into the week and in the pacific northwest we haven't forgotten about you, an area of low pressure will approach tomorrow bringing rain and mountain snow. that is my best impression of janice dean. jon: meteorologist jenna lee. jenna: thank you very much. i'm going to try. it's not easy. jon: you've got to study that thing. janice worked long and hard to get that degree. that's right. the economy continues to face strong head wind, speaking of that, with growth in the fourth quarter turning negative. the president seems to be getting a pass from the mainstream media as he blames the downturn on bad decisions by congress. jim pinkerton is a contributing editor and writer for the american conservative mag