it's an arena full of people here in northern iowa. we're inside one of the caucus gatherings as they're moments away from the moment that we all want to know about actually voting. i'm sitting here about one of the voters who is here. she lives in union township. this area and these bleachers over here specifically are for that township. you were telling me that only days ago you decided who would you support. >> correct. i decided three days ago. >> who is that? >> rick santorum. >> why is that? >> primarily the economy. i'm worried about the economy. >> do you think you might have to convince some of your other fellow neighbors and friends here also. >> this group seems a little stubborn. we've all come knowing who we want to support. >> a tighty right there. we'll see though he's caulk oesgoers in these bleachers here. >> ron paul speaking in ankeny. >> i recognize the challenge. but i tell you where i get my reassurance on my foreign policy. not only do i know it's constitutional, how can we fight for our constitution if we avoid

very, very much. [ applause ] >> newt gingrich speaking in black hawk county at university of northern iowadar falls, one of the largest caucus sites tonight in iowa. some caucus sites in iowa, just a handful of people some of them have up to 1,000 people and some very large. this is one of the larger sites which is why you're seeing the candidates themselves, michelle bachmann and newt gingrich speaking, including high-profile surrogates. nbc's ron mott is in johnston just outside des moines, another large caucus site and they just told me where ron moth, is they have just seen candidate rick santorum arrive at that caucus site. at some of these larger caucus sites you're seeing the candidates themself, famous and/or big name surrogates appear on their behalf. i'm here with al sharpton and lawrence o'donnell and ed schultz and steve schmidt here in new york. just responding, listening to that newt gingrich sort of closing argument, the tone contrast with michelle bachmann sort of pounding the podium, going fire and brimstone and newt gingrich going full professor newt there is one distinct

at this high school basketball game in northern iowa, the cheerleaders' excitement is genuine, but voterseem unsure who to support, unenthusiastic about a flawed field. what about mitt romney? >> i do not care for him. if he is our guy, i will vote for him. >> would you think of the republican field? >> i am not impressed, i look for someone else. >> everyone mentioned that mitt romney is not consistently conservative. >> he has not been able to put it behind him, because stylistically, his opponents and some of his own presentation has made it appear that he is eager to please, that he will say what the audience in front of him wants to hear, rather than legitimately, authentically believe it. that is probably unfair, but it is what it is. >> it will be hard for voters. nearly half for undecided. many americans are unimpressed with the president, uninspired by alternatives. there is a lack of enthusiasm for the politicians on offer. bbc, iowa. >> apart from the astonishing 23,000 miles covered, one thing stands out about iowa. campaigning here is a family affair. it is not enough to meet

this is the university of northern iowa, right there on the indoor track.ey're going to be caucusing, in groups by candidates. groups of iowans numbering somewhere north of 100,000 people will gather inside one of 1,700 caucus locations. some of them will bring casser ols and go to the living room of a neighbor. there they will make their decision and stand or sit for the candidate of their choice. later tonight we'll get our first results, for the winner it can mean a booster rocket to the nomination or it could mean you won iowa. mike huckabee won there last time around, and john mccain who was the eventual nominee came in fourth place. whatever happens, we'll cover it. you'll be able to see your shows tonight as we'll come in with periodic updates. then late tonight into tomorrow, we'll figure out what it all means and where we go from here. for us and for now, that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams, we'll be on the air throughout the evening, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. don't

i'm in this huge aud toir yes, ma'am in the university of northern iowa and several bleachers that we expect to be held with 6,000 people tonight. it's the largest caucus spot here in iowa. they are going to have boy scouts from one into another, sending the vote tallies and i'll be doing a lot of chasing. i don't have on my sneakers but i should put them on. >> definitely throw on the sneaks. shannon travis, you've got your work cut out for you. five months in iowa. >>> joe johns following newt gingrich in iowa 250u day. how's he feeling? >> reporter: newt gingrich lowered expectations to go along with his lower polling numbers but said that he was not going to win after a supporter told him that kind of language is not helpful. is he actually sharpened his language when it comes to mitt romney calling him a liar. expect more of that kind of talk as the gingrich campaign moves to new hampshire, south carolina, and beyond. but for today, the gung rich campaign is expected to wrap up the day at a big caucus site in the cedar falls area and then coming here to des moines to await result

this is a minnesota market that reaches into northern iowa. rick perry has bought the most in terms of ads. we don't see the results yet in the poll numbers. one more thing i want to show you. it's not just the candidates buying time. this is mitt romney's color right here. focus on this right here as i do something. this is spending by mitt romney on ads. there's a political action committee. restore our future, it's called. that pack spending, wolf, has been spent overwhelmingly on attack ads against newt gingrich. a big part of romney's rise in iowa, bringing gingrich down. >> iowa is going to be over with tuesday night. what happens beyond iowa? >> it's a fascinating question. most of the focus here. as you know, governor huntsman is not playing. he's up in new hampshire. you see some spending up here in new hampshire. that will intensify intramatically right after iowa. i want to focus on this. south carolina comes next. a little spending down there. that's not surprising. but what's this? florida's fourth. what's all that spending here?

the track it's going to take is this morning from the iowa area, northern illinois, back through the southern ohio or southern great lakes, northern ohio valley and eventually saturday morning right off the mid-atlantic and southern new england coast line. it's a narrow area that will pick up the snow. the snow could come down and be fluffy and aaccumulate let's. chicago 3 to 6 inches for you and looks like the higher terrain out of the pittsburgh up to 8 and pittsburgh 6 or so. bigger cities that haven't seen a lot of snow, hartford and providence and you have a chance 3 to 6 and main a little more if you're fortunate. that is the target area for the snow. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. areas of concern today. we have a little bit of snow overnight last night in areas of massachusetts and also new hampshire and maine that continues this morning so could be slippery there. otherwise temperatures are warm in the south like areas of texas and oklahoma and still very cold in the northwest. we mentioned yesterday how the midw

it was fascinating being inside a caucus site in this huge athletic center at the university of northern iowa like 6,000 people, but it turned out to be a little less than 4,000. to actually go inside, peel back the curtains of this thing called a caucus. a lot of people heard about them, they know pe wover extensively, but what actually goes on there. a lot of friend and neighbors going in and basically trying to prop up one candidate, vote for another candidate. fascinating being inside. >> i had you mixed up with that fabulous movie i just saw a while ago, but cedar rapids, cedar falls. it was a rapid fall, at least for a few candidates. i'm trying to get myself out of that mess i put myself in. shan's travis, thank you. you look very good for a man who barely swept. whatever you're drinking, keep drinking it. me thinks it's caffeine. hard-working man. i'll tell you. >> we'll be right back. >>> good morning. 6:28. a lot of caffeine happening this morning. >> i screech, for us, it's the death of the night, we're not sure, for everybody working at cnn. >> it's been a lot of fun. we've been w

this is a minnesota market that reaches into northern iowa.has bought the most in terms of ads. we don't see the results yet in the poll numbers. one more thing i want to show you. it's not just the candidates buying time. this is mitt romney's color right here. focus on this right here as i do something. this is spending by mitt romney on ads. there's a political action commu committee. restore our future, it's called. that pack spending, wolf, has been spent overwhelmingly on attack ads against newt gingrich. a big part of romney's rise in iowa, bringing gingrich down. >> iowa is going to be over with tuesday night. what happens beyond iowa? >> it's a fascinating question. most of the focus here. as you know, governor huntsman is not playing. he's up in new hampshire. you see some spending up here in new hampshire. that will intensify intramatically right after iowa. i want to focus on this. south carolina comes next. a little spending down there. that's not surprising. but what's this? florida's fourth. what's all that spending here? the pr

northern system probably with some light snow around it. high iowaand another system. this one looks strong coming in to the pacific northwest by friday then we can see that system with good snows across the northern plains, northern rockies, rain farther south lingering lake effect snow showers in the great lakesw. he be back in the next half hour with a longer range outlook. john is on the road this week, . >>> john is on the road this week but his world carries on he tackles a popular subject, income taxes. >> well the weather is declined into typical winter for much of the country with cold and snow or rain, overcast and biting winds. a perfect time to wrestle with the income taxes. one thing that should brighten the outlook is that we seem to be winning this match with the irs. well, cheating more effectively may be a better description. the amount of oured tax that go unpaid has reached a new record high. going from 3 billion to nearly 400 in 2006. those are the latest nones we have. while the rate of skating essentially the same about 17%, a l

iowa, arizona and nevada. >> a wild end to a burglary spree in northern baltimore county, police say a man fleeing crashed then died. wjz is live, mike hellgren has new information on the investigation. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, jessica, good afternoon, everybody. that burglary suspect who did crash and die aaron mccoy , jr., had a lengthy criminal record especially for his age, he just turned 20 and had already been found guilty of a large theft and eluding police. >> wow, what a crash. >> police say a breeze especially burglary spree ended yesterday with this tangled mess of cars along delaney valley road. investigators tell wjz they spotted a get away car wanted in a series of burglaries in northern baltimore county and tried to pull it over put the driver took off. only slowing so one of the men inside could jump out. minutes later that driver, 20- year-old aaron nathaniel mccoy , jr., crashed and died, dotty kelso hard the commotion. >> a shame illustrate it had to happen. part of the times we live in. >> police tell us they did not chase anyone. >> a high speed chase is a risky e

northern plains. and the forecast in chicago, only 23 for a high today. many areas of iowaill have temperatures in the 20s. it's hard to complain. we've all been really spoiled with a warm and lack of snow winter. as far as the voters there are concerned, nothing they can't handle. >> might be a little chilly. no rain, no snow, no problem here in iowa. thanks so much. we'll talk to you in a little bit. >>> we turn to a little football last night. the 100th meeting ever between the giants and cowboys. last night at the meadowlands. and teams playing for the top spot in the nfc east. the team that wins into the playoffs. the team that loses, season caput. first quarter, giants on the board. eli manning, a pass to victor cruz. he is gone. giants put up 21 points in the first half. they were up 21-0. the nine minutes left on the clock, eli spins around. heaves the ball downfield. and it's cruz again to come down with it. look at the elusiveness by eli. where did that come from? a few minutes later, giants get the ball again. eli to akeem knicks in the end zone. manning's 15th f

northern kentucky. 41 vehicles. not good news there. >>> tonight the iowa caucuses will start at 7:00 p.m., that is central time.or the republicans who would be president. mitt romney, ron paul and the surging rick santorum are the favorites going in. many caucus-goers say they could still be swayed another way. anything can happen. a lot of people are talking about a three-way tie. it's caucus day, what did you get me? i'm kidding. i do adore caucus day. it is the kickoff to the 2012 campaign season. doesn't matter if you're a republican or democrat. if you don't know, there's not a lot of coverage, the democrats have caucuses across iowa. it's just that all the focus is on the republicans. what about the democrats? what are they doing? does it really matter? p.s., as we move toward general election, what's the strategy? jennifer saki is the democratic strategist and perfect to ask this morning. >> congratulations on your new show. >> thank you very much, my friend. you're one of our first guests. let's talk strategy. i love this. i've been so caught up in the republican race and having such a thrilling ride on

and adirondacks of northern new york but that is where the ski areas are so they will enjoy that know. oklahoma city yesterday had snow and watching the snow from wisconsin through iowa and each st. louis expecting snow as you go throughout your morning commute. winter weather advisories through this area and most locations pick up a dusting to 2 inches and linger longer in milwaukee and wisconsin. a possibility of 3 to 6 inches and much of wisconsin and much anywhere lake michlt because we will get lake effect behind this by the time we get to friday. storm one goes by and storm two lingers tomorrow into the great lakes. a different view of the radar showing the snow through central missouri and near the quad city. the forecast for today, cold air plunging in through the middle of the country. rainy weather early today in new england and that will exit during this that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. snow showers will turn over to some light snow and snow squalls. temperatures in chicago will be dipping too. the windchill will drop into the teens. areas like oklahoma city, a little nicer today with the sunshin

on the northern edge enough cold air we're getting snow in the dakotas. as it heads towards minnesota, iowa and illinois some of the cold air will ride the cold air. you know what that does to the roadways late tonight, may linger into tomorrow morning. this is the moderate risk area then for severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes that could stay on the ground for a long period of time and do damage. we're looking at eastern parts of arkansas, northern mississippi, parts of alabama, western kentucky, southwestern indiana as well as into illinois and the boothill of missouri. the farther north the greatest risk will be for damaging winds. the farther south down here in the big bullet is where we expect to see the risk of rotation. out west, another storm moving in for tonight and through tomorrow and look at this through the state of washington from our i-reporter melissa, they already have hundreds of thousands of people without power and with more winds arriving today, not a good situation there. >> not at all. thanks so much. >>> next, an american icon that helped capture a lifetime of

northern and western maryland, wind advisories until about 6:00 this evening. here is the stormy weather but there will be several impulses coming our way. here is a clipper in iowa saturday evening. this will just pass to our south over the weekend. the forecast for sunday, during the game, at or if larry perhaps. -- chance for a flurry perhaps. high today is 47. that was earlier. much chillier now. 20s for the lows. generally dry, maybe a flurry. many folks have off because it is martin luther king de. -- martin luther king day. >> do you have middle-aged pauses or senior moments where your brain does not work as quickly as it used to? uh, yeah. one of the countries top member experts has tips to stay sharp and keep alzheimer's at nbay. >> people have more control than they think. >> so says this doctor, who has written "the alzheimer's prevention program," which includes a memory-approving a technique called look, snap, and connect. >> look is to pay attention. snap is to take a mental snapshot. connect is a way of linking up the mental snapshots. >> this 96-year-old and his 89- year-old friend share their aging advice. >> i played bridge regularly, and i'm ve

iowa wholistic place across the u.s. over the next few months to pick the candidate to take on barack obama. in northern nigeria members of the islamist sect baka opened fire in a bar killing eight people including several police officers the attack came in the northern province of shortly after a mob torched an islamic school in the south it's just an escalation of religious tensions between the muslim dominated north and the christian south well the wrong was behind a series of christmas church bombings that killed dozens. it's obvious that in brazil two days of tropical downpours have killed at least twelve people eleven are still missing it around till rain caused landslides and flash flooding decimating rural communities in the state of rio more than thirty thousand people were forced to flee their homes the government has launched an emergency plan to deal with the disaster. you are a parole that illegal but police in britain continue to stop and search people whenever and wherever they like with little grounds for suspicion and the area of society which finds itself most often targeted believes t

iowa polls take place across the u.s. over the next few months to pick a candidate to take on barack obama. in northern nigeria members of the. open fire in a bar killing eight people including several police officers the attack came in the northern province of shortly after a mob torched an islamic school in the south it suggest an escalation of religious tensions between the muslim dominated north and the christian south buckle her on was behind a series of christmas church bombings that killed dozens. iran's president hasn't attended xenogears danny or tagore in nicaragua as part of his south american tour of mahmoud ahmadinejad's trip is seen as an attempt to drum up support in the region after the u.s. imposed heavy sanctions on iran over its alleged atomic weapons program and his first stop was venezuela where the long term ally of us called america's allegations baseless but any job will head to cuba next work. at least foreign militants have been killed by u.s. drone strike in pakistan the first attack of its kind in almost two months the missiles targeted a suspected insurgent compound on the

northern kentucky. 41 vehicles. not good news there. >>> tonight the iowa caucuses will start at 7:00 p.m., that is central time.or the republicans who would be president. mitt romney, ron paul and the surging rick santorum are the favorites going in. many caucus-goers say they could still be swayed another way. anything can happen. a lot of people are talking about a three-way tie. it's caucus day, what did you get me? i'm kidding. i do adore caucus day. it is the kickoff to the 2012 campaign season. doesn't matter if you're a republican or democrat. if you don't know, there's not a lot of coverage, the democrats have caucuses across iowa. it's just that all the focus is on the republicans. what about the democrats? what are they doing? does it really matter? p.s., as we move toward general election, what's the strategy? jennifer saki is the democratic strategist and perfect to ask this morning. >> congratulations on your new show. >> thank you very much, my friend. you're one of our first guests. let's talk strategy. i love this. i've been so caught up in the republican race and having such a thrilling ride on

northern united states. the first big snowstorm of the season is hitting the upper midwest. parts of indiana could get more than a foot of snow. driving is dangerous with three deaths so far in iowa and missouri and more than 500 flights have been canceled at chicago's airports. newt gingrich keeps his struggling campaign afloat with a lot of help from a rich friend. dr. jon lapook returns to haiti two years after the quake. those stories and memories of andy rooney when the "cbs evening news" continues. cheesy chicken & rice, and other chicken dishes that are oh...so...whoa. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. [ male announcer ] when kelley blue book's kbb.com gave the 2012 camry a best resale value award, we were delighted. ♪ when it received a 5-star overall safety rating, we were ecstatic. and when camry became the number-one selling car in america 10 years running, we blushed. ♪ the reinvented 2012 camry. from toyota. ♪ uh, trouble with a car insurance claim. ah, claim trouble. [ dennis ] you should just switch to allstate, and get their new claim satisfaction guarantee. hey, he's right man. [ dennis ] only allstate puts their money where their mouth is. yup. [ dennis

them middle class and now among the suburban voters is in that year of the northern states which are heavily white, states like iowa, wisconsin, minnesota, ohio and pennsylvania. if the numbers don't improve their the democratic coalition doesn't have a chance in 2012. [applause] >> thank you very much for a very interesting lecture. if you could state your name. >> my question is what is a major issue in the 2012 as the election is concerned? >> the question is what is the number one issue in the 2012 election. poll after poll after poll shows that it is jobs, jobs and more jobs. everything else is going to be a side show. did i say jobs. you know, it's interesting because we see this unemployment rate continuing to trend downward and we get seen a lot of hoopla about how this is great news per the president. the problem is something to keep in mind whenever you see these economic numbers coming out as they are just measuring a broad sentiment about how the economy is doing and so when you have a situation like we have today where the unemployment rate drops but it's because people are leaving the work force and t

iowa state penitentiary. >> the relatives of the man suspected of killing the six hunters are stunned and say they don't know what went wrong. >> i was hunting over in northern one of the owners asked me to leave and i start to leave, and another group come in about five people, two atvs coming in. as i started to leave, they call me racial slurs. and gook, chink, asian. as i was walking away, i turned around and looked. one of the hunters shot me. so he missed me. i turned around and i shot him. then i just start shotting all of them. i shot eight of them. two still lived. six died. everywhere i go i always have someone racial against me. just because who i am. >> vang is not eligible for work or programming until his case is reviewed. except for two hours in the yard, vang is locked down 22 hours a day. >> i used to work all the time, 10 to 14 hours a day. i come here, sit here every day, just not do anything besides watch tv. gave me stress and gave me angry. i don't worry about my safety, my well-being. i don't have anything to lose. i don't have anything to lose. i got no job, no house, no family no more. my family come and visit once in a wh so for me,

northern california. my concern is whether it is in new hampshire or iowa or any state, this is the time for people to takeare in their belief system when it comes to selecting a leader for our country. the issue surrounding new hampshire now, this is about leadership. the past leaders of america should have learned. underneath all of this is a deception. the deception is that it is religious. they are relying on their belief systems and relying on their financial systems and it has broken down. people should take care and pay attention. dr. ron paul is a philistines and a conviction all in his beliefs. in my opinion, he is not a good leader. he is a follower. guest: as i said before, one of the reasons that ron paul was endorsed by our parents organization is he is willing to go out as a lone voice in being a proponent of liberty. he is one of the only ones on the republican stage speaking against the national defense authorization act. to call him a follower especially when he is the one that is believe the charge on the federal reserve, there are lots of issues you can name where he has been the lone vo

northern china. >> some of those look like they've been in that bouser beer. we'll be back at 11:00 i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz ey & >> pelley: tonight, the battle for iowaaucuses, romney niece the lead, but santorum is moving up. >> you're running on a shoestring. >> well, shoestring this is? that's an insult to shoestrings. >> pelley: lee cowan reports police have made an arrest in the arsons that have terrorized los angeles. ben tracy on the man hunt on mount rainier after the shooting death of a national park ranger. and barry petersen on the real estate boom. yes, there is one-- down on the farm. >> black gold is what you're holding in your hand. it's not oil, it's dirt. and it's worth more than ever before. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from des with scott pelley. reporting tonight from des >> pelley: good evening from the starting line of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we're in the library under the dome of the skate capital building in des moines. that dome soars 275

iowa and new hampshire for a republican candidate, but this calendar doesn't get easy. the south carolina primary is right on its heels january 21st. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> a townhouse explodes in northern virginia. you won't believe what investigators say caused it. >>> plus a 19-year-old shot and killed in the district possibly for his shoes. tonight police issue a bizarre lookout. >>> on the news edge tonight a police captain accused of disturbing crimes with a teen- age boy, what investigators saw that led to his arrest at 11:00.  >>> tonight we are learning more about the murder of a d.c. teenager apparently gunned down for sneakers. early sunday morning a carload of men pulled up and announced a robbery. tonight they're looking for a bullet riddled suv. fox 5's paul wagner reports. >> it hurts. it really hurts. i mean for a pair of shoes? reporter: jamal crawford and david lee robinson were tight, god brothers living in the same apartment complex on sixth street and shaw. crawford held shoes similar to the 1 taken from the teen as we talk -- ones taken from the teen as we talked inside the building. >> if you want my shoes, you can have them. you don't hav

iowa yesterday. look for showers moving into the pacific northwest. we have a few snow flurries around the central great lakes and snow in northern new england. plenty of sunshine through the southeast, temperatures start to warm up, in the plains, temperatures in some areas 20 >> good morning.rde a warmup in place. 58 degrees the high temperature this afternoon. light wind out of the southwest. >> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thanks. >>> is he best known as the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba but this morning joran van der sloot is going on trial for another high profile case in peru. lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: good morning, ann. after 19 months in prison joran van der sloot will stand trial accused in the murder of a young woman five days to the day natalee holloway disappeared in aruba. prosecutors said he confessed to cold-blooded murder. he states in the interrogation he admits he strangled his victim. van der sloot is said to go on trial today for the murder of 21-year-old stephany flores. on the tape he says he beat her so hard with his elbow she started bleeding, then says he gr

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iowa, new hampshire, or south carolina was. so this will be a real indication of what the national mood is, because, you know, you spent a lot of time in florida, the northern is like the south, the southern part of florida is like the north. so it's a state that's very much like the united states. >> and in central florida, particularly, because you've got tampa, you've got orlando. president obama captured that. but before then, george w. bush, twice before, was able to capture central florida. i imagine we're going to spend a lot of time in the general election on that particular part of florida. >> we certainly will. that i-4 corridor is really, really important. and president george bush did well with the hispanic and latino vote. and that helped him, obviously. and we'll see if mitt romney or gingrich or whoever gets the nomination can capture that vote. it's a big part of the electorate in florida. >> all the polls show that romney is ahead of gingrich in significant numbers. is there anything that we could see happen today that would reverse that, change that, anything? >> probably not, if you believe all of these polls. it's a whole bunch of polls

northern third and then 30s and 40s down south. later on today, the daytime high, eventually will be 64 in tampa. 56 in dallas, texas. and all across iowaher, temperatures well below freezing in iowa today. how will that affect turnout at the iowa caucuses tomorrow night? >> brian: shannon breen, it's affecting her directly. she's live there. what is it going to do to the turnout? >> can you see my frozen tears? >> brian: i know. >> these people are hearty. this is serious. this is winter to them. they don't care. they're all about their duty, weighing in in the first political contest of 2012. the candidates can't complain how cold it is. they got to get out there and work it. they're crisscrossing the hawkeye state. newt gingrich, somebody who was leading the polls here in iowa a few weeks ago, not doing so well now. but he is predicting he will rebound. he says it's all because he stayed positive. take a listen. >> number of supporters who said to us, in the middle of the tsunami negativity, i'm so proud, and you hear this, when people walk up to me. i'm so proud you're positive. i'm so proud you're sticking to positive. what happene

iowa yesterday. look for showers moving into the pacific northwest. we have a few snow flurries around the central great lakes and snow in northern new england. plenty of sunshine through the southeast, temperatures start to warm up, in the plains, temperatures in some areas 20 >>> good morning to you. well the return of the fog have temperatures a little bit cooler this morning. we'll be a little bit cooler this afternoon as onshore flow has strengthened. count on 65 in redwood city. 65 in los gatos. and 64 in fremont. we'll old onto comfortable conditions throughout the weekend and we have two slight chances for rain late tuesday into wednesday and late tuesday into friday. hope you have a fantastic weekend. s the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba but this morning joran van der sloot is going on trial for another high profile case in peru. lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: good morning, ann. after 19 months in prison joran van der sloot will stand trial accused in the murder of a young woman five days to the day natalee holloway disappeared in aruba. prosecutors said he confessed to cold-blooded murder. he s