the annual list of banned words in northern michigan. internet." maybe the average person is like -- pressure. this is the 43rd annual list of these words, banned for their usual -- uselessness. cindy: so? erika: so? [laughter] cindy: flurries are coming in, ushering in colder air. cold on the way. erika: heavy coats for the new year. but melting this afternoon.

for a look at morning road conditions snow and ice, hazards from the central rockies across to northern michigan. in northern new england pockets of rain in the northwest. east texas and north florida too. delays possible in minnesota, salt lake city. >>> wonder what happens to your old car or truck when you trade or sell it in, many are shipped overseas. >> that proved a nightmare for a texas business. ever since this photo of a truck used by isis mark-1 plumbing has been getting threats and abuse and business is way off. they're suing the auto dealer saying it didn't do enough to help him. >> they had just tried to work with me and tried to tell what happened with the truck i probably wouldn't have done this but it has affected my business. >> wants $1 million in damages. >>> police say a disgruntled customer drove his truck through the lobby of this comfort inn in oklahoma. surveillance video you see shows two people jumping out of the way just seconds before the truck crashed through the front doors and then the front desk, the driver was apparent liang bring over not getting a cash refund.

pressure that brought the light rain a little bit earlier today in parts of wisconsin and into northern michigan. that's taking the clouds with it. so we will have a period of clear skies before high clouds track in from the west. all eyes are on our next storm system over the weekend. right now we have an unorganized area of low pressure to our west. this will continue to develop in the southern plains and then bring rain our way for the weekend. we'll track that out in just a couple moments. closer back home, the storm weather networks cameras across eastern iowa show mainly dry conditions after the light rain tracked through our northern counties. we will see the sky clear in our eastern counties. temperatures are still well above average for this time of year, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. future track shows clear skies tonight, with clouds increasing during the over night hours. these will be high clouds. as we go into tomorrow morning, we will start off with partly cloudy skies, but will get some periods of sunshine through the day. we will notice an increase in clouds fr

pressure that brought the light rain a little bit earlier today in parts of wisconsin and into northern michigan. that's taking the clouds with it. so we will have a period of clear skies before high cllds track in from the west. all eyes are on our next storm system over the weekend. right now we have an area of low pressure to our west. this will continue to develop in thh southern plains and then bring rain our way for the weekend. we'll track that out in just a couple moments. closer back home, the storm track 7 live weather networks cameras across eastern iowa show mainn dry conditions after the light rain tracked through our northern counties. we will see the sky clear in our eastern counties. temperatures are still well above average for this time of year, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. future track shows clear skies tonight, with clouds increasing during the over night hours. these will be high clouds. as we go into tomorrow morning, we will start off f ith partly cloudy skies, but will get some periods of sunshine through the day. we will notice an increase in clouds fr

we have low rain a little bit earlier today in parts of wisconsin and into northern michigan. that's taking the clouds with it. so we will have a period of clear skies before high clouds track in from the west. all eyes are on our next storm system over the weekend. right now we have an unorganized area of low pressure to our west. this will continue to develop in the southern plains and then bring rain our way for the weekend. we'll track that out in just a couple moments. closer back home, the storm track 7 live weather networks cameras across eastern iowa show mainly dry conditions after the light rain tracked through our northern counties. we will see the sky clear in our eastern counties. temperatures are still well above average for this time of year, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. future track shows clear skies tonight, with clouds increasing during the over night hours. these will be high clouds. as we go into tomorrow morning, we will start off with partly cloudy skies, but will get some periods of sunshine through the day. we will notice an increase

advisories for snow, look at this, winter storm warning in effect for a good portion of wisconsin, northern michiganwinter weather advisories posted for the northeast, not new york city but north of there. we're likely to see more heavy snow into the interior new england. this is what we can expect through tuesday, plenty of snow into wisconsin, and into minnesota, and we'll be watching for the snow to work its way into the new england area by the time we get to the evening hours of today, eventually it will always just turn over to rain in boston, 43 degrees there, so not accumulating snow. new york city 50 no snow for us. off to the west the cold air starts to come in and you'll feel it in denver on tuesday your high is only 23. so louis, things are changing. we're starting to get the cold air work its way to the east. >> i'm ready for some cold. i never thought i would say that but i'm ready. >>> still ahead, complete and total domination "star wars" blows the top off the box office and sets a major record along the way. we'll have that when "way too early" comes right back. conquer the weather.

nearly 500 airmen returning to the national guard base in northern michigan after one of those airmen is exchanging military duties for dad by patrol with his new daughter. >> she came about two weeks after getting home. nice of her to wait. >> we were not sure he would make it. she may have come early so, he made it in time. it was special to have him home. >> what a little button. the welcome back party celebrated the national guards 127th wing. the korean war you'd be surprised how easy it is to get a good low-cost health plan! you might even get help paying for it! go to nystateofhealth.ny.gov or call 1-855-355-5777 what if the holidays were about people again? and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e, and not s-a-l-e. that's the world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods stores live in. where there's no need for sales because we offer amazing prices on thoughtful gifts everyday. let's put more value on what really matters. this season, bring back the holidays.

toward the north, northeast with snows from iowa all the way into the northern peninsula, or northern area of michigan, and that's where the winter weather is now. this system is going to continue to move away. the front is slowing down as it heads our way. temperatures are warm now. it's 70 up in rockhill, 72 for columbia y and summer it, 73 degrees in orangeburg. our computer models showing tonight. you can see that rain coming in during the morning hours. we'll continue to see showers into the afternoon. that moves on out. tomorrow night it will be cloudy. any showers will be along the coast. it's not until we wednesday to see more showers in our area. the low temperatures in the 6 0s. tomorrow we'll see high temperatures in the mid-70s. 72 in newbury, 77 for columbia and orangebu are,g, 78 in summer it. our 7-day forecast looks like this. we'll be seeing better chances for some rain on the rain should end before the festivities begin move. on new year's day, we're expecting mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures, high of 58 degrees. it will be dry for the weekend, turning cold each day. by th

certainly haven't seen a lot of snow so far this december, but we are seeing lake-effect snow across northern michigan where marquette, michigan, has already picked up 7 inches of that lake-effect snow. cool dip in the jet stream that will drag down the colder air and as it crosses over the relatively warm waters we'll seat lake-effect snow. we'll see some of the streamers coming off of lake erie and lake ontario. heavy amounts up through tughill. jamestown, 4 to 6 inches and and the tughill plateau, could see up to 24 inches with some of the heavier snow. will it be on the ground as we get into christmas? probably not, because it's going to warm up very much so into the 60s and looking at rain which will wash it all away. >> jeremy: good morning. a lot of clouds through the day. a few showers this afternoon, especially east of metro. temps this afternoon, upper 40s to around 50. so on-and-off showers around metro boston mid-day through the evening commute. steady rain possible south coast and the cape and the islands. worcester hills, merrimack valley, clouds and sun. a few sprinkles as well. 7 on 7

system push through the south and back behind it we'll see maybe 5 to 8 inches of snow in the northern u.p, of michigan and on into northern minnesota. this wet weather spread into the late in the day tomorrow. >> good morning. for the day, a mix of clouds and sunshine. not as much wind out there today. and seasonal, cooler than yesterday. but 42-46. boston, 45, worcester, 43, miramack valley in the mid 40s. cloudy skies tonight and more clouds tomorrow with isolated rainshowers tomorrow, near 50. the weekend dry and cold. celebrities. >> soon he even joins the star-studded cast in the upcoming film "suicide squad," but first ike is teaming up with the queens of comedy, tina fey and amy poehler. he's amy's love interest in the much-anticipated comedy "sisters." >> hi. >> hi. >> i'm maura. >> i'm james. so that's done. >> oh. >> ike, good morning. >> good morning. another like hour and a half that i would like to keep rolling. >> just keep going. >> that would be great. i need al to like narrate my life always. >> isn't it great? >> he's at mcdonald's right now, got a fillet of fish and eating it in the

certainly haven't seen a lot of snow so far this december, but we are seeing lake-effect snow across northern michigan where marquette, 7 inches of that lake-effect snow. cool dip in the jet stream that will drag down the colder air and as it crosses over the relatively warm waters we'll seat lake-effect snow. we'll see some of the streamers coming off of lake erie and lake ontario. heavy amounts up through tughill. jamestown, 4 to 6 inches and isolated amounts closer to a fit and the tughill plateau, could see up to 24 inches with some of the heavier snow. will it be on the ground as we get into christmas? probably not, because it's going to warm up very much so into the will wash it all away. >>> and that's your latest forecast. all right, dylan. thank you so much. just ahead, what a story. an nba player called into action to deliver his own baby and his head phones played a key role. >> let you explain that one. and next. >>> i'm jeff rossen buried alive in a simulated avalanche. as you can see there's no way out. we have the tips to keep you alive if you're ever caught in a terrible situation like

certainly haven't seen a lot of snow so far this december, but we are seeing lake-effect snow across northern michigan where marquette, michigan, has already picked up 7 inches of that lake-effect snow. cool dip in the jet stream that will drag down the colder air and as it crosses over the relatively warm waters we'll seat lake-effect snow. we'll see some of the streamers coming off of lake erie and lake ontario. heavy amounts up through tughill. isolhted amounts closer to a fit and the tughill plateau, could see up to 24 inches with some of the heavier snow. will it be on the ground as we get into christmas? probably not, because it's going to warm up very much so into the 60s and looking at rain which will wash it all away. breaks showing up. the morning clouds should give way to afternoon sunshine from time to time. temperatures falling into the 40s and pretty much staying there. windy and colder tonight. we get a taste of winter. low 40s tomorrow for a high. windchills in the 20s with sun and clouds. maybe even a flurry north and west. plenty of sun, less wind sunday. back to the 50s monday, tues

certainly haven't seen a lot of snow so far this december, but we are seeing lake-effect snow across northern michigangan, has already picked up 7 inches of that lake-effect snow. cool dip in the jet stream that will drag down the colder air and as it crosses over the relatively warm waters we'll seat lake-effect snow. we'll see some of the streamers coming off of lake erie and lake ontario. heavy amounts up through tughill. jamestown, 4 to 6 inches and isolated amounts closer to a fit and the tughill plateau, could see up to 24 inches with some of the heavier snow. will it be on the ground as we get into christmas? probably not, because it's going to warm up very much so into the 60s and looking at rain which will wash it all away. >>> and it's not as cool to start as we await the next storm system to roll in as we go through today. it starts out in the north bay with some rain later on this morning. and then we'll see that progressing to the south, making it into the south bay in time for the evening commute. rain may be heavy at times and prepare for a slower than normal evening commute and that ra

certainly haven't seen a lot of snow so far this december, but we are seeing lake-effect snow across northern michigann, has already picked up 7 inches of that lake-effect snow. cool dip in the jet stream that will drag down the colder air and as it crosses over the relatively warm waters we'll seat lake-effect snow. we'll see some of the streamers coming off of lake erie and lake ontario. heavy amounts up through tughill. jamestown, 4 to 6 inches and isolated amounts closer to a fit and the tughill plateau, could see up to 24 inches with some of the heavier snow. will it be on the ground as we get into christmas? probably not, because it's going to warm up very much so into the 60s and looking at rain which will wash it all away. >>> i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. the rest of today a cold day on tap. temperatures above average but colder than what we've seen. 47 to 50 degrees, a mix of clouds and sunshine, breezy and colder. wind speeds out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour and then they gust up to 30 miles per hour. another windy day heading into saturday. mid-40s for the eagle

as far as i'm concerned, jersey let's put it this way, i live in a home in northern michigan. $300 property each year to stay in my home. my best friend, i was born and raised in south jersey. my best friend there has to pay $8,000 per year to stay in his home which is about the same size as mine on a smaller piece of property. i's just as a rural is where am. i would not trust a jury will does a jersey politician to save my soul. i am proud tonce: be from the state of new jersey my family has lived in new jersey since 1739. i think it is a wonderful place to live. the district i serve as largely suburban to rural. where one of those districts that contributes greatly to the united states of america tax revenues. they come from the district i serve to washington to benefit the american people. those across the country including the middle west. regarding the high property taxes in new jersey and that is certainly true, i believe there should be greater consolidation of services in new jersey. we have too many jurisdictions in school districts and municipalities. we do, however have extremel

for aook at morning road conditions, snow and ice, hazards from the central rockies across to northern michigan. pockets of rain in the northwest, east texas and north florida too. >>> if you're flying airport delays possible in minneapolis, denver and salt lake city. >>> ever wonder what happen ss to your old car or truck when you trade or sell it in, many are shipped overseas. >> that proved a a nightmaor a texas business. ever since this photo of a truck used by isis went viral, mark-1 plumbing has been getting threats and abuse and business is way off. the company owner is suing the auto dealeraying it didn't do enouough to he him. >> if they had just tried to work with me and tried to tell what happened with the truck, i probably wouldn't have done this but it has affected my bususiness. >> wants $1 million in damages. >>> police say a disgruntled customer drove his truck through the lobby of this comfort inn in oklahoma. surveillance video you see shows two people jumping out of the way just seconds before the doors and then the front desk, the driver was apparently angry over not getting

today that rain stays to our west southeast heavier downpours clearing chicago into northern indiana and parts of michigan too. the radar is clear but as you go through the day today the clouds will be coming off of this rain, and the rain starts moving in late tonight. in fact, futurecast shows the showers during the afternoon hours, 3:00 this afternoon in northwestern pennsylvania, moving into central pennsylvania, we'll still have cloudy skies in fact more clouds this afternoon than this morning. that's 3:00. watch what happens as we go into early tomorrow morning. these are rain showers moving in. 2:00 in the morning, it will be winter, winter arrives just before midnight tonight, and the steadier rain will be arriving during the day tomorrow. in fact, we could see heavy downpours tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 in delaware and south jersey. showers for tomorrow, but for today keep the umbrella on hold. mostly cloudy skies, a few breaks of sunshine, then clouds take over. and look at the temperatures. into the 50s. 57 degrees. tomorrow warmer, in spite of the clouds and the rain, 62 in the afternoon with l

lake effect in michigan and northern ohio. the hourly forecast tonight. if you have the outdoor plans, grab a bite to eat. walk the dog. go to the store. you will want to bundle up for last minute shopping. temperatures fall through the 30's. waking up tomorrow to around 30 degrees in the district. colder in the northern and the western suburbs. nighttime lows from 25 to 28 degrees. we have a cold weekend ahead. but a huge warmup on the way coming up for next week in time for christmas eve. more on that in a few minutes. leon: you got it, steve. many, maybe most of us are happy with the mild temperatures these days. those operating ski resorts not as thrilled. no hills. suzanne kennedy explains. suzanne: this time last year the ski lifts were operating and all the runs were open. so far this year, the weather isn't cooperating. right now all 25 runs here at white tail are closed as there is not even a dusting of snow here. but they are hoping that will change this weekend as the temperature drops and they are able to crank up their snow-making machine. >>

throughout south dakota going into minnesota and covering a good portion of northern wisconsin and that arrowhead of michigan. but keep in mind, down towards the southeast, cooler but not cold conditions for the deep south as they recover from the storms there. but record challenging warmth still playing hard for us in the carolinas and down towards florida. kendis, reena? >> paul, thank you so much. u.s. backed iraqi forces have re-entered the city of ramadi in a key strategic victory. the takeover came after a fierce battle with isis forces in control of the city since may. defense secretary ash carter congratulated the iraqi prime minister on the hard-won victory. >>> a new york police officer one of six u.s. troops killed in a suicide attack in afghanistan is back home. joseph lemm's family, new york plefrs and members of the new york national air guard were among those attending the solemn ceremony. he was a technical sergeant and a 15 i year veteran of the nypd. >> breaking news now in the international manhunt for the so-called affluenza teen, ethan couch and his mother are in mexican custody this mor

northeastern corner of kansas up through the portions of the minnesota, wisconsin across michigan, even the northern maine. those are the winter storm warning. the purple areas are the winter weather advisory for the possibility of freezing rain and sleet. on the bottom the area near us is no longer severe. it's just rain. we could get a fair amount of rain in the overnight hours. warm up that the temperatures will support rain only in our area. temperatures are now below mid-40's. will rise a few degrees tonight. wake up to temperatures, lower 50's southeast of tongue. mid-40s north and west of the city. morning showers and 51. warmer when you wake up than now. 58 with the sun breaking through at midday. 63 by tomorrow afternoon. get ready for more changes in the weather. more changes in the temperature. as we head through the next seven days. that is the latest on the weather center. leon: you got it. now weather problems in the middle of the nation are slowing things down at the airport. at one point in the afternoon, flights to chicago were delayed more than two hours. we will take a closer look

northeastern corner of kansas up through the portions of the minnesota, wisconsin, across michigan, even the northern maine. those are the winter storm warning. the purple areas are the winter weather advisory for the possibility of freezing rain and sleet. on the bottom, the area near us is no longer severe. it's just rain. we could get a fair amount of rain in the overnight hours. warm up that the temperatures will support rain only in our area. temperatures are now below mid-40's. will rise a few degrees tonight. wake up to temperatures, lower 50's southeast of tongue. mid-40s north and west of the city. morning showers and 51. warmer when you wake up than now. 58 with the sun breaking through at midday. 63 by tomorrow afternoon. get ready for more changes in the weather. more changes in the temperature. as we head through the next seven days. that is the latest on the weather center. leon: you got it. now weather problems in the middle of the nation are slowing things down at the airport. at one point in the afternoon, flights to chicago were delayed more than two hours. we will take a closer loo

system push through the south and back behind it we'll see maybe 5 to 8 inches of snow in the northern u.p, of michigan and on into northern minnesota. this wet weather spread into the east later tonight and on into tomorrow and then clears out by late in the day tomorrow. predicted, tomorrow down to the freezing mark in most of las vegas, in fact some areas will be down below freezing. friday. warmer on the weekend. las vegas all coming >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you very much, al. >>> ike barinholtz is one of the funniest guys in comedy right now and has been as it since he was a busboy at the improv theater when tina fey and amy poehler were big stars there. >> fast forward to today, co-starring with them in "sistete" we'll talk to ike in a minute but first more about his rise to stardom. >> you know how hard it is to write and perform jokes. >> funny guy ike likes to make folks laugh. getting his acting start on mad-tv he was part of the sketch comedy group for five years. screen, becoming the lovable goof ball nurse tucker on "the mindy project." >> at all the times i've been aba

system push through the south and back behind it we'll see maybe 5 to 8 inches of snow in the northern u.p, of michigan and on into northern minnesota. this wet weather spread into the east later tonight and on into tomorrow and then clears out by loan. today will be partly to mostly cloudy and windy. there may be a north, otherwise the big story today will be the wind. gusts could be up to 40 miles per hour at times. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a brief relief from the wind. then the winds pick up again on friday with a mostly sunny sky. here's a look at the current flood warnings across the area. several area rivers are still experiencing minor to moderate flooding. many of these rivers will crest within the next couple of days, and then begin fall >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you very much, al. >>> ike barinholtz is one of the funniest guys in comedy right now and has been as it since he was a busboy at the improv theater when tina fey and amy poehler were big stars there. >> fast forward to today, co-starring with them in "sisters" we'll talk to ike in a minute but first more

you go down through the south and behind it may be will see 5 to 8 inches of snow in the northern u.p, of michigan 50s this afternoon. rain is due in tomorrow. arrives in the morning. stays for the afternoon. look at the temperatures. upper 50s on thursday. the rain and the warmer temperatures take a break for friday and especially this weekend. saturday, 39 degrees and cold, gusty winds. bright sunshine sunday and a big warm-up next week. have a great day. >> and that is your latest wetter. >> thank you very much, al. ike baronholtz is one of the funniest guys in comedy right now and has been as it since he was a bus boy at the improv theater when tina fey and amy poehler were big stars there. >> fast forward to today, co-starring with them in" sisters" we'll talk to ike in a minute but first more about his rise to stardom. >> you know how it is to write and perform jokes. >> funny guy ike likes to make folks laugh. getting his act start on mad-tv he was part of the sketch comedy group for five years. he continued acting on the small screen, becoming the loafable goof ball nurse tucker on "the mi

you go down through the south and behind it may be will see 5 to 8 inches of snow in the northern u.p, of michigan and on into northern minnesota. this wet weather spread into the tomorrow and then clears out by late in the day tomorrow. th >>> a changeable sky heading our way. bright, sunny intervals as we go into mid and late afternoon hours. it is cooler than it has been. spotty drizzle, light rain. 46 in midtown. closer to 40 in our northwestern suburbs. tomorrow, the steadiest rain waits until late afternoon and evening. another mild day. high temperature, 57 degrees. clouds giving way to sunshine on friday, 51. a colder 42 saturday. mid-40s sunday. we are right back into the 50s next week. >> and that is your latest wetter. >> thank you very much, al. ike baronholtz is one of the funniest guys in comedy right now and has been as it since he was a bus boy at the improv theater when tina fey and amy poehler were big stars there. >> fast forward to today, sisters" we'll talk to ike in a minute but first more about his rise to stardom. >> you know how it is to write and perform jokes. >> funny g

michigan state. some late scores from last night. northern iowa lost in hawaii, 68-52. jeremy morgan had 13 points for the panthers, who fall to 7-3. uni plays washington state at 10-30 tonight. the south dakota men lost in vegas to unlv, 103 to 68. the runnin' rebels made18 three pointers and the coyotes fell to 7-6. usd will play florida gulf coast on monday in sioux falls. before coming to iowa state -- football coach matt campbell built a team at toledo that won ten games this season. he's bringing most of that staff with him to isu. eli rasheed has been hired as iowa state's defensive line coach. he's the eighth former toledo assistant on campbell's staff. rasheed spent the last seven years at toledo -- as the rockets ranked among the top teams in the mac in rushing defense and scoring defense. campbell also added former toledo strength and conditioning coach rudy wade to his staff today. there was a nice moment last basketball. florida sophomore zach hodskins scored the first basket of his collegiate career. it wasn't really a game changing moment... until you rea

northern iowa and the hawkeyes are both receiving votes this week. michigan state is the near unanimous selection at number one in front of a pair of big twelve teams, kansas and book fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from... jenn jonas. her kids were excited to see santa.... well, two of them were. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for mostly cloudy skies the low will be 21. tomorrow, expect and breezy winds, along with a warmer temperature of 48. the 7-day forecast shows a slight chance of light snow thursday, a slight chance of light rain friday for christmas, a slight chance of mixed precipitation saturday, then a slight chance of mixed precipitation on monday. there is obviously a lot of uncertainty in this forecast, so please stay tuned! today is the winter solstice, otherwise known as the firsday of winter. that means the sun's highest angle is as far away from us as it gets in the southern hemisphere. it will start moving back toward us

michigan. a rarereornado there in detroit and severarato northern california. the brief twisters east of sacramento damaged cars and property, but there were no serious juries. >>> and looking at today's weather, chilly in the west, a snow across the upper plains. valley. >>> and finally on this visit, shall we, to what's being called california's miracle manor. families with children who are critically ill. >> the miracle manor is near what is kno as choc, the children's hospital of orange county. visit. >> reporter: bridgette colby unpacks boxes while her two kid ss it may not seem like much but to them it's a miracle. >> our family is whole and that we can be a family and do what we need to do. >> reporter: when she was 1, doctors diagnosed sophia with hlh, an extremely rare disease that causes her immune system to attack her own tissues and organs. she began intensive treatment including chemotherapy and her family spending weeks at a time at children's hospital o o orange county, all of it taking a serious toll? >> i iit the meds, is if t t food? all those

michigan. a rare tornado there in detroit and several to northern california. the brief twisters east of sacramento damaged cars and property but there were no serious injuries. >>> and look at today's weather chilly in the west a freeze watch for the bay area. snow across the upper plains. valley. >>> and finally on this christmas morning let's take a called california's miracle manor. an apartment complex for families with children who are critically ill. >> it is near what is known as c choc. children's hospital of orange county. >> reporter: bridgette unpacks new boxes. it may not seem like much but to them it's a miracle. >> our family is whole and that we can be a family and do what we need to do. >> reporter: when she was 1, doctors diagnosed sofia with hlh, an extremely rare disease that causes her immune system to attack her own tissues and organs and began intensive treatment including chemotherapy her family spending weeks at a time at the orange concussion hospital. taking a serious toll. food? all those things add up. their home and the nonprofit a

michigan. a rare t tnado there in detroioi and several to northern california. the brief twisters east of sacramento damaged cars and property, but there were no serious injuries. >>> and looking at totoy's weather, chilly in the west, a free watch for the bay area. snow across the upper plains. more rain moving into the ohio valley. >>> and finally on this christmas morning let's take a visit, shall we, to what's being called california's miracle manor. it's an apartment complex for families with children who are critically ill. >> the miracle manor is near what is known as choc, the children's hospital of orange county. kabc reporter greg lee paid a visit. >> reporter: bridgette colby ss are here. it may not seem like much but to theit's a miraclcl >> our f fily is whole and thaha we can be a fafaly and do what we need to do. >> reporter: when she was 1, doctors diagnosed sophia with hlh, an extremely rare disease that causes her immune system to attack her own tissues and organsns she began intensive treatment including chemotherapy and her family spending we