earthquakes but in places that don't necessarily have seismic activity, so we cover add story in northern texas, in a small town, two small towns that since november of last year, has been experiencing a huge swarm of earthquakes in an area where they didn't have them before, and the community really suspects that that has something to do with the disposal of the fracking water into these wells. >> speaking about community, the online community is still very septemberble, using the #no more fracking. we need to think about and invest in our environment and future generations to come. self-interest of politicians have railroaded what he says is untested technology through, and they should be held responsible. here is a website, break through water technology for oil and gas so rigs let's talk about this new technology. how will this work, and how will it mitigate the alleged contamination, that is left behind. >> basically, already the oil industry is moving ahead, why, because they can save money, they can save an average of $1.40 per barrel. for just trucking it in and out, disposing it, they

the greatest risk for tornadoes is in southern oklahoma and northern texas. >> axelrod: lauren casey with a lot for us to keep our eyes on. thank you. with a midnight deadline approaching tonight the senate held a rare saturday session today and passed a temporary spending bill to keep the in the running through wednesday. the senate's move put off a decision on a $1.1 trillion spending package passed by the house. included in the house bill are plans to roll back bills for healthier school lunches. mark albert looked into that. >> reporter: the campaign to make school lunches healthier has been one of first lady michelle obama's signature causes. she even held this state dinner for kids in july. >> you all have a right to expect that your hard-earned tax dollars will be spent on foods that meet basic nutrition standards. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: the 2010 legislation she championed took effect two years later and added vegetables, fruits, and whole grains to the meals 31 million kids eat each school day but house republicans have been trying to roll those rules back becau

attorney for the northern district of texas. she is the first latina u.s. attorney for the northern district of texas and would be the first latina to head i.c.e. in 2011 she won bipartisan approval to serve as the u.s. attorney in the dallas-based northern district of texas. senators john cornyn and kay bailey hutchison at that time of texas backed her for that post. she's been endorsed by the law enforcement community including the major city chiefs association president and the philadelphia police department police commissioner charles ramsey. she is an effective, qualified, competent, outstanding united states attorney. in fact, the senior senator from texas, my friend, senator cornyn, has praised her as being tough, smart and fiercely independent. now she is being denied confirmation for that same toughness, intelligence and independence. why? because surprise of all surprises, she happens -- she happens to agree with the policies of the president who nominated her. just as attorney general herbert brownum agreed with president eisenhower in 1956 when h

northern texas just northwest of dallas, and also, in las vegas, so you think tough bad?l, imagine being like i'm going to spends new years in sin city and it is snowing because it will be today and into tonight. and that's some snow in the higher elevations of southern california there. winter returned yesterday felt that difference outside 38 degrees the high temperature, 41 the average so we spent many days above normal now back down below. 18 degrees outside in mount pocono right now the 5:00 a.m. temperature 17 in pottstown, 23 lancaster, 28 in philadelphia, 24 in wilmington, 19 milville and 20 in atlantic city. so later on tonight as you get ready for the fireworks perfect viewing for it, clear skies, but incredibly cold. so maybe viewing from your heated car would be the best. but everyone out and about on this night. used to it year after year. not like it is warm. twenty's will be the temperatures the area right around midnight, but windchills in the teens it, will feel so cold out there. for new years day more sunshine, but again, 38 is the high temperature wind

if you're flying out, maybe some snow showers, just north of dallas, northwest of dallas, so northern texasting some snow. you know, another place getting some snow you wouldn't think of? las vegas but it is true, very potent storm system moving across the dessert southwest, bringing snow to the higher elevations of southern california, the baja peninsula, into las vegas western arizona, those guys seeing the wintery weather for today and tonight. us, just the wintery temperatures. fox future cast showing mostly sunny skies going through the rest of today tonight clear skies, and then even into tomorrow the mummers parade early thursday morning no issues, a lot of bright sun sunglasses needed out there. but also plenty of layers. your eyes will be tearing up for sure whether it is from the sun or the cold. temperatures right now, 19 mount pocono, 17 pottstown, 26 in wilmington and 18 in millville. let's go out further toward our west, this is where the real cold s it is so chilly, these are actual air temperatures right now in the northern planes. seven below in minneapolis, is her know oma

along the west coast and extending down into the higher elevations of arizona and new mexico, northern texasssibly, through thursday. slight chance still in the northern plains but not going to be seeing any snow in the northeast at least just not quite yet. flel get the cold air too. the core of canadian temperatures move through the northern plains mondays, tuesday, and then by wednesday new years epps eve. philadelphia, new york and boston only seeing high temperatures on new year's day low 30's it's been a while since they have been that cold. kimberly a very chilly end 2014 beginning to 2015. >> i my goodness, i knew you were going to say that i will be on the roof top somewhere in times square with the body warmers. >> stay warm. >> thank you. >> straight ahead. thousands of law enforcement officers from around the nation paying tribute to the nypd officers executed while doing their job. that's next. plus, president george h.w. bush spending christmas in a texas hospital. we have an update on bush 41 coming up. she's still the one for you. and cialis for daily use helps you be ready a

northern ireland. since august of 2014 she's been the denman endowed professor in american history at the university of texast san antonio. so from northern ireland to texas, that's quite a journey. in 2016 she'll assume the presidency of the southern historical association, a prestigious post recognizing her standing in the field. she is the author or editor of two dozen books many focusing on family, gender or women's issues in the 19th century. i suspect many people in this room have read her 2009 biography of mary todd lincoln. her talk today is entitled "teeming with rivals: women's parlor politics during the civil war." please help me welcome dr. clinton. >> thank you. it's so lovely to be here in gettysburg. and yes, indeed, the journey from northern ireland to texas what would draw me into these arctic temperatures? but i want to credit the -- certainly the quartet of very kind scholars in the field. i was first brought here by gabor boret, and then hanks to harold halzer and chief frank i've been back again and again. but thank you, jim, of course, for helping this needy student on her journey towar

40 degrees below normal through the plains into the rockies, as far north or as far south as northern texastuff. we do see storm system developing bringing snow into the rockies. also the desert southwest as well. windy conditions northern california. northeast looking good. plenty of sunshine but chillier than normal conditions as we continue to track that. that's what's >>> good morning, i am meteorologist bill henley. a cloudy colder start this morning. brasks sunshine this afternoon. temperatures in the 30s to near 40 degrees. colder tomorrow. 26 in the morning. 36 the high temperature, wind blowing as we ring in the new year. down to 23 degrees thursday morning. sunshine thursday and friday replaced by clouds and rain this weekend. have a great day. e kicks off 11:00 am eastern. hoda kotb is my co-host. in the 9:00 hour i can't wait. we've got the entire cast of "the love boat." >> stop it! >> they are going to be on one of the floats. yes! the whole gang. >> i will. i will. i really will. >>> coming up next on trending jane fonda kicks off the '80s fitness craze. who can forget it? sh

for today, afternoon highs anywhere from ten to 40 degrees below normal as far south as northern texasff. we do see a storm system developing bringing snow into the rockies. also the desert southwest as well. northeast looking good. chillier than normal conditions as we co >>> 8:05 good morning to you. we have a cold front coming through for today. it's not going to bring us any rain, but it is really kicking up the wind. 23 miles per hour in san francisco, as you can see here from your future cast you see the warmer colors that's fierce wind on the way between noon and 7:00 p.m. that wind will be at its strongest. temperatures chilly today, as well. low 50s for most of us. upper 50s into the first weekend of the new year but cold conditions between now and then. >>> hey, guys tournament of roses parade kicks off 11:00 a.m. eastern live on nbc. hoda kotb is my cohost. and guess what? willie, coming up in the 9:00 hour, i can't wait. we've got the entire cast of "the love boat." >> stop it! >> they are going to be on one of the floats. yes. the gang. they're all coming, baby! >> i will

and in between, dallas and parts of central and northern texas, they'll have more fog again this morning decent airport delays, as they did yesterday as it burns off. temperatures in the low 60s. big ridge of high pressure. lot of moisture. that's what's been causing that fog. look at these temperature highs today. billings, 14 degrees above normal at 54. denver, 57 degrees. rapid city, south dakota, 56. look at florida. oh, this time of year, let's head down there. key west, 64 degrees. miami, 69. even orlando will see temperatures in the 60s well > 6 oovm 3 7 cloudy and breezy. windy in the north bay. win spreads south. overflight, an idea of the tiling of the heavy rainfall. stop the clock at 5:00. ararives in the north bay, doesn't make its way into san francisco until 10:00 a.m. moving no south bay noon tomorrow. nen six to eight hours of heavy rain. >> all this crazy weather, make sure you get the latest. go to weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up on "trending," could you decide to get married after dating less than a month? nicole k

and in between, dallas and parts of central and northern texas, they'll have more fog again this morning. probably decent airport delays, as they did yesterday as it burns off. temperatures in the low 60s. big ridge of high pressure. lot of moisture. that's what's been causing that fog. look at these temperature highs today. billings, 14 grease above normal at 54. denver, 57 degrees. rapid city, south dakota, 56. look at florida. oh, this time of year, let's head down there. key west, 64 degrees. miami, 69. even orlando will see temperatures in the 60s well below normal. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. clouds moving back in. look for showers to develop this afternoon, but through it all, the wind and the temperatures hold steady. we'll be in the low 40s today. snow showers for tomorrow. scattered, light snow showers, especially north and west. little to no accumulation, though, for most of the area. 39 degrees tomorrow afternoon. then we dry out for friday. saturday up to 44. a little bit warmer on sunday with sunny skies. and then sunshine and into the low 50s monday an

include strong storms damaging winds, and maybe even a tornado for those areas, kansas down into northern texas as well head into saturday afternoon and into sunday afternoon and night, i should say. >> ed curb in chicago. thanks, ed. >>> police in colorado are searching for a man who they say shot at detectives who were trying to arrest him. officers approached a house last night to serve a warrant on fraud and drug charges when the man fired one shot and escaped in a pickup truck. police say the vehicle crashed and the man ran away. >>> a protest culminates today in washington. last night hundreds of demonstrators marched through cambridge, massachusetts. they staged die-ins in three of the city's largest public scares. >> the largest will be this afternoon. thousands will stage at freedom plaza blocks from the white house in the justice for all march. >> good morning. the march is expected to last for three hours bringing together several families united in grief. from medical students at yale to demonstrators blocking an interstate in berkeley california, and even in london demonstrators th

texas, a flood situation that we'll see building tomorrow. and it's going to be a major problem starting on wednesday and thursday, and then in this area in northernnd eastern texas, 4-6 inches of rain in a 48-hour period that will affect northern louisiana and arkansas there as well. dallas, you're going to be seeing rain all the way to the next couple of days, ending on friday morning. it's not looking too bad. that's the national weather. and more news coming up right after this. >> we have one more psychological test that we have here, word association, and if i say dog, you say. >> tree. >> tree. dog. >> tree. >> that's the start of a classic sketch from saturday night live, where richard pryor hosted the show, and that's about all we can show you from it. he can be pretty rough when he wanted to be. pryor was a comic genius, tortured and troubled, but incredibly they wanted. critics, ahead of his time. and now, surprising events about his life and legacy are emerging in a new biography, the coming richard pryor. scott is the author of that. and good to see you. ten years of research in this. and richard pryor was a guy who tried to keep his

northern ireland. since august of 2014 she's been the denman endowed professor at american history at the university of texasat san antonio. so from northern ireland to texas, that's quite a journey. and 2016 she'll assume the presidency of the southern historical association. her prestige yution post recognizing her standing in the field. she's the author or editor of two dozen books, many focusing on family, gender, or women's issues in the 19th century. i suspect many people in this room have read her 2009 biography of mary todd lincoln. her talk today is titled "teeming with rivals: women's parlor politics during the civil war." please help me welcome dr. clinton. [ applause ] >> well, thank you. it's so lovely to be here in gettysburg, and, yes, indeed, the journey from northern ireland to texas, what would draw me into these arctic temperatures? but i want to credit certainly the quartet of very kind scholars in the field. i was first brought her by gabor and then thanks to harold holzer and chief frank i have been back again and again, but thank you, jim of course, for helping this needy student on he

the pattern right now has the cold extending all the way into texas and northern florida. you have to go into southern florida before we see temperatures even anywhere close to normal. take a look at midnight tonight. we are going to see those feels-like temperatures when you factor in the wind for most areas down in the single digits and teens. it will feel like 31 degrees in dallas but 6 in amarillo. it will feel like 12 below in parts of wyoming. so it is going to be a cold one tonight and also a snowy one across the southern rockies with the snow already falling. we could see one to two feet of snow in the highest elevations. and the lake effect snow machine is on in watertown and aswego up to three feet of snow. just to note for the rose parade tomorrow windchills in pasadena california will be down in the 20s. it's cold pretty much everywhere. >> yeah. pretty much everywhere. dylan, thank you. >>> by now you probably know that gas prices have taken a serious dive in 2014. what you may not know is that americans saved about $14 billion on gas this year compared to 201

we have windchill warnings and advisories from the pacific northwest all the way into northern texas and as far east as minnesota. here is what we're looking at. temperatures that are, today, right now -- feels like 3 in idaho falls. 8 in denver. garden city feels like 3. feels like 9 below in minneapolis. those are current temperatures. high temperatures today, it's not going to feel much better. denver will be 6 at 38 degrees below normal. lexington, kentucky 5 degrees below normal. tomorrow that area expands out and to the east. as you can -- look at this. new york city, high of 33. 7 degrees colder than normal. kansas city 26. dallas will see a high of only 42 degrees. that's 13 degrees below normal. there's a big storm out of the west. could you believe we're talking about three inches of snow or more in las vegas? on new year's eve? bet on it. guys, more in just a little bit. >> i was going to say cozy up inside that casino and don't leave. >> thanks al. >>> sheinelle jones is in for natalie with an update on former president george h.w. bush. good morning. >> good morning. for

we have wind chill warning and advisories from the pacific northwest all the way into northern texas, and as far east as minnesota. here's what we're looking at. temperatures that are today right now feels like 3 in idaho falls, 8 in denver, feels like 9 below in minneapolis. those are current temperatures. high temperatures for the day it's not going to feel much better. denver will be 6. that's 38 degrees below normal. lexington, kentucky, 36 degrees. 5 degrees below normal. and then tomorrow that area expands out and to the east and as you can look at this, new york city, a high of 33, 7 degrees colder than normal. kansas city 26. dallas will see a high of only 42, that's 13 degrees below normal. and there's a big storm coming out of the west, could you believe we're talking about 3 inches of snow or more in las vegas on new year's eve. bet on it. guys, more coming up in a little bit. >> cozy up inside that casino. then don't leave. we'll check back in with you. >> shanelle jones is in fortunately with an update on the health of former president george h.w. bush. >> he could be goi

day, as well, except the southern plains, parts of texas and oklahoma are looking at severe weather, watch that area. in across areas of the northern plains, a mild day temperature-wise but that's about to change as the system moves in and will bring snow across parts of colorado and one clear day across california before the next storm moves on in. >> all right. we're doing made in america gifts today. why give someone just one christmas gift when you can give them a gift that keeps giving every month? >> subscription packages are a

but she has grace and presides over law enforcement operation that has 150 counties in the northern part of texas. in this role, she deals as closely and extensively as anyone else with the threats this country faces every dprai transnational criminal networksment this experience will serve her well, if confirmed to lead i.c.e. don't take my word for it. one of our good friends in the senate, john cornyn, the senator from texas -- the senior senator from texas, felt strongly enough about her qualifications that he personally introduced her at her confirmation hearing before the committee that dr. coburn and i lead. the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs. here's what senator cornyn had to say about sarah saldana: "in her role as u.s. attorney, prosecutor over the past decade, ms. saldana has served our state with honor, fighting public corruption officials, organized crime, sex offenders, sex traffickers, and other dangerous criminals." that sound like a highly qualified candidate to meevmen . that's not all that senator cornyn had to say about ms.al is dan navment he went on

texas. treacherous travel here, new mexico, the san juan mountains in doll coland the northern parts of new mexico. the ice affecting west texas, freezing rain and sleet and dangerous travel heading into new year's day. the larger storm system of 2015 works its way northward into the weekend. by saturday night snow flying across the upper midwest per for snow-starved cities this looks like a rain event. but stormy times not waiting too long before we head into the new year. >> the palestinian authority stayed announced it is joining the international criminal court, a move it says could lead to war crime prosecutions of israeli officials. the u.s. state department called the move troubling. a spokesman said it will do nothing to help the palestinians establish an independent state. it could lead to new sanctions from the u.s. and israel. a new year's celebration took a tragic turn in shanghai, china. at least 35 were killed, more than 40 hurt, in what china's state-run news agency described as a stampede during a large gathering along the city's waterfront. many of those involved were stiewn

it encompasses through texas and northern new england. the storm has many faces to it.w the severe weather threat for today. it will involve more into a heavy rain threat atlanta in through charlotte tonight and tomorrow. that will cause travel delays. traveling will be a headache across many parts of the country. so christmas eve will be a rough day for travel all along the east coast and even into christmas day itself. we're looking at heavy rain and wind for northeastern cities early in the morning. you can get outside in the afternoon and evening hours. the north and west into the great lakes there. we will see some snow continuing askrosz the rockies. the biggest problem i would say with christmas day will be the wind in many states as that storm system continues to exit. now, we will start to see conditions improve. so if you're heading home on sunday, the good news there is a good part of the country is quiet and cold. so many cities in chicago up through northern new england will be seeing sunshine, down across the south where they don't need the rain. they saw

roads will be slippery along lake erie and northern new england. wet in parts of texas louisiana. southern arizona and new mexico. and later today, the east coast. >>> and flight delays possible in houston and kansas city. >>> and more trouble for ray mcdonald who is no longer a member of the san francisco 49ers. he was let go by the team yesterday because he's the subject of a sexual assault investigation. >> san jose police are investigating after a woman claims she was possibly assaulted at his home. he was never charge when his pregnant fiancee accused him of sexual abuse. >>> and stephen collins said he did have inappropriate sexual contact with three girls over a 20 year period. but not in the past 20 year s. his then-wife secretly recorded the session during a marriage therapy session and made the recording public. he said the rumors are much worse than what he did. a full interview airs tomorrow night on "20/20. " >>> a manhunt is underway after a tv meteorologist was shot outside his television station. police in waco say the suspect and patrick crawford exchan

she's only the second woman to hold that position in the 135-year history of the texas northern district of the federal courts. second woman. in her role as u.s. attorney and prosecutor over the past decade, ms. saldana has served our state with honor, this person said, fighting corrupt public officials, organized crime, sex traffickers and other dangerous criminals. throughout her career, ms. saldana has developed a reputation for her decisive and fair temperament and her commitment to excellence. can you imagine a more ringing endorsement for someone to head up i.c.e., immigration, customs and enforcement? you would expect that came from the white house, wouldn't you? you would think this must have been sent by president obama personally, such glowing tribute to this nominee. no, the -- quote -- "that i've read -- the quote that i've read to you comes from the senior senator from texas, senator john cornyn. senator cornyn, of course, sits on the republican side of the aisle. senator cornyn didn't vote for ms. saldana in committee. let me take that back. i want to take that back. every

rain-soaked across southern california, spreading to the desert southwest, wet roads from texas into oklahoma. icy spots in northernnd. >>> and a couple weather-related airport delays in san francisco and los angeles. >>> turn back to bill cosby, facing another allegation this morning. this latest accuser, an iconic super model. >> beverly johnson in an exclusive interview tells linsey davis why she decided to come forward. >> reporter: a fashion icon adds her voice to the chorus of women accusing bill cosby of drugging them. >> the drug was very powerful. i was woozy, my speech was slurred. i knew that i was in danger. >> reporter: much like cosby, beverly johnson has been viewed as a transformative figure. and comes forward with damning allegations. back in 1986, she says she was invited to rehearse at his home when he insisted on making his special coffee. : the second sip i knew i had been drugged. and i had been drugged really good. at which time he placed his hands on my waist. he was getting angry. he was pissed. and he, you know, grabbed me by my arm and dragged me down the brownstone stairs. he threw me in

and became the first latina united states attorney in texas history and only the second woman to hold that in the 135-year history of the northern district of texas that includes the dallas-fort worth metroplex and stretches across 95,000 miles. i along with former senator kay bailey hutchinson was proud to support her nomination for that important job. in her role as united states attorney and previously as a line prosecutor, sarah saldana has fought public corruption. she's fought organized crime, sex traffickers and other dangerous criminals. she's also prosecuted numerous high profile public construction cases including the very publicized corruption trial that resulted in the ickes of the former dallas mayor pro tem, don hill, and the ongoing case against dallas county commissioner john wylie price, both members of her political party which put her in some disfavor, you may imagine, in democratic political circles. but something which demonstrated to me that she was a person of courage and conviction and she believed in enforcing the law beyond just purely deferring to personal political interests. so throughout her career

maybe 20 to 30 degrees below average for portions of the rockies, the northern plains and even the texashandle. and then 10 to 20 degrees below average for much of the country. the west, the south and even on into the east. 30 to 40-degree range is what we're thinking on new year's eve. for the areas in light green, 40 to 50 degrees. but look at the upper midwest, 10 to 20 degrees to ring in the new year. it is going to be very cold. monday and tuesday, single digits in rapid city. 4 and 6 degrees. minneapolis, you barely warm up into the teens by wednesday. new york city, wednesday and thursday, temperatures right around freezing for your high temperatures. pamela? >> that's going to be a rude awakening for a lot of people. jennifer, thank you so much. >>> he's not the only one. that's what michael sam, the first openly gay man to play in the nfl, is saying. he tells oprah winfrey a few players have actually reached out to him saying they wish they had the courage to come out. >> have other gay players in the nfl called you or contacted you? >> very few reached out to me. >> very few me

wednesday still on the northern side of it across parts of kansas heavy rain through portions of arkansas and also into texashere's a look at the high temperatures heather and ainsley across portions of the northern plains and parts of the southeast. also on the cool side highs in the 60's in atlanta and rale li. >> not too bad to finish off the shopping. we have a payoff for frequent flyers. loren simonetti is here to explain. american airlines customers buy the treatment yum seats. regular frequent flyers who fly first and business class on short hall flights will receive a bonus 250 miles. make it 3,000 miles for the longer flights. gold members will receive double that t. americans are trying to make sure the most profitable fliers aren't tempted by delta or united's programs. they provide greater rewards for more expensive travel. >> you can get money back if you bought the ticket for the hop on hop off bus tours operated gray line and city sites because the operators were charged with allegedly over charging customers. about 4 million people are eligible to collect a portion of the $19 million class ac

so highs the 20 to 30 below average in the northern plains, around the rockies, even in portions of texas, highs 10 to 20 degrees below average around portions of louisiana, all the way up into the great lakes region and even into northern portions of new england. so highs today 47 degrees in new york. tuesday's highs will be 36. so we're talking about a ten-degree drop. temperatures hovering right above freezing in time for the ball drop. highs today in detroit 45, highs on tuesday thereby 28. so quite a change and so over the next couple of days, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, you can see highs in minneapolis in the teens on monday, ten degrees on fuse, warming up just a couple of degrees by wednesday and thursday. here's new york city. wednesday 32 for your high temperature. 33 on thursday. and so here's a look at new year's eve, a general look. new york city we could be running in the 30 to 40 degree range and temperatures in the northern plains ten to 20 degrees to ring in the new year, randi. >> yet another reason to stay inside and watch anderson cooper's special on new year

they're relieved nobody was hurt. >>> northern californians, it's a diss mall commute, and heavy rain and flooding in the southwest, four corners. and wet roads from east texaso tennessee. >>> and flying, weather-related airport delays likely in phoenix and san francisco. >>> recapping the top story, outrage in new york and across the country after a grand jury decided not to indict the white officer in the choke hold death of an unarmed black man. >> protesters were chanting and demanding justice. many shocked that a video tape showing the confrontation wasn't enough evidence to warrant a trial. it's not over yet, though. the justice department now investigating to see if garner's civil rights were violated. >> gathering from coast to coast, shouting the names of eric garner, michael brown and other unarmed african-americans killed by police. officers kept a close eye, everything remained peaceful. >> a whole lot more as it develops, more on "good morning america." >>> a school bus driver is being praised for leading 38 students to safety after the bus caught on fire. moments after they got on, the bus went up in flames. it could have been very different if

deep south in towards the carolina coast line we're just cooler parts of texas today. northernh cool morning. most places warm up into the upper 20's and 30's. tomorrow you will warm up a few additional degrees. but we are looking at a clear day across much of the northern plains. at least no precipitation. that's very very nice. rain and mountain snow. starting out with rain and clouds across parts of california, that ends by the afternoon. and then we will see some of that rain and snow move in across parts of the four corners. all right, guys. that's it. >> thanks a million, rick. >> beautiful out there. winter wonderland. 37 minutes after the hour. latest epic adventure brought to the big screen. >> what can anyone do? >> the hobbit, the battle of the five armies is out december 17th. let's step into the fox light with micah tamara. i had a chance to sit down with the all star cast. >> it's hard to believe over 2 oyears, two thrillings, one of the most successful franchises in hollywood history. coming to an end december 17th. these movies have grossed over 2 billion domest

afternoon temperatures, it is awfully frosty through the northern plains. 70s in southern texas and floridacalifornia. we are also looking at heavy snow developing in northern new england, caribou could see up to a foot before it's all over. >>> 8:06. welcome back. we have some rain on the radar. not a lot, but enough to where you want to give yourself some extra time because we haven't had much of a drying out period. this cell is going to slam mountain view, palo alto, then end up in the south bay, san jose specifically, over the course of the next hour. temperatures today hopefully in the 50s. cool out there, need your coat and umbrella. you can ditch it tomorrow for a short time. more rain friday, into saturday, but mostly dry by this weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks very much. >>> when we come back, what will you remember most? we are going to take an extensive look back at the most talked about news stories of the past year. >> incredible. >>> plus a man riding high this morning. the new champion of "the voice." craig wayne boyd will be here! >>> a

make sure you really bundle up in portions of the midwest and northern plains. in parts of texas degrees is the current wind chill temperature. over the next several days cold air is continuing to move south ward and eastward. wednesday morning it moves into amarillo texas where the temperature is going to be 7 degrees. by early thursday morning cold in the northeast as well. here's a look at that winter storm. we have a number of of winter storm advisories warnings and watches issued in southern california. you're looking at snowfall across higher elevations later today potentially up to a foot. in parts of western texas, freezing rain possible mixing in with a little bit of snow. messy across the rockies, parts of southern california and portions of the high plains. let's head back inside. >> thank you maria. she's talking about the cold across the nation. it is a coldish day for many coaches of the nfl. >> it happens every year. the ax is falling on nfl black monday. three head coaches getting pink slips. the bear's coach gone, falcons and jets coaches gone being shown the doo

we could see some strong storms from kansas, oklahoma, down into texas and that area of snow will spread into the northernouth dakota and nebraska, especially from minnesota right down into louisiana, we are looking at the chance of some heavy rain and then the east coast enjoying a little bit of a warm up. we should top out in the 50s >>> good sunday morning to you. we're wake up the cloudy skies. the radar and you can see the green returns there. that's some low level moisture that is showing up ahead of our next storm system. today will be a dry day for most of us. if you live north of the golden gate bridge expect the showers to rooif. 63 in the peninsula. cloudy skies for the north bay this afternoon. >>> and that's your latest forecast, iraq ka. forecast. erica? >> dylan, thanks. >>> this weekend proved once again religious films can be a huge draw at the box office. "exodus" is the late toast hit the screens. a good book often translates to hollywood success. >> "exodus gods and kings" is a story told in epic hollywood fashion that should make the movie number one at the box office. >> clearly bein

but we'll have big thunderstorms popping up across parts of texas and oklahoma throughout the afternoon. into the northerns the same system to bring the rain to california. now it's ejecting into the central plains. you can see the rain spreading across kansas and into nebraska, but behind it the colder air comes in and we'll see pretty significant snow across the panhandle of nebraska. some areas up to about 6 inches of snow overnight. then out across the west, there you go with the same system to bring snow to parts of colorado. mostly clear across arizona and then california later on tonight we start to see the next system pull in. maybe another two to three inches from this storm in the northern california area by tomorrow. we'll see the rain move into southern california then. tucker, back to you inside. >>> well, less than two weeks until christmas and this morning we are thinking really big because that's the new mega toys are in trend this year. jackie is here to show us the best one toss put under the tree. >> sorry, i was already playing over here. >> this is a big toy. what is it? i like this.

northern new england. we're expecting showers from texas on into oklahoma.n developing later this morning and this afternoon. by tomorrow, the rain is done. the wind picks up, 53 degrees tomorrow. turns chillier for thursday and friday, with afternoon temperatures in the 40s. clouds return over the weekend, on saturday, increasing clouds and chance of rain and snow sunday with a high of 41. showers end monday with a high of 40. have a great day. >> announcer: red thumb day on the plaza is brought to you by nissan. mark your thumb red as a reminder to put your phone down while driving. not just today but every day. >> we say hi to steve babcock, founder of the red thumb foundation. how did this get started? >> because i realized i had a bad habit using my phone while i was driving and i just was trying to figure out how do i break the habit? i was picking up my daughter from school and she had a little ribbon around my finger and she remembered this is for you to sign my reading log for school. i got a text notification as i was driving, picked up my phone an

texas picking up snow. places that should see the snow are not seeing it this month. northern mexico.ot new mexico, northern mexico has seen more snow this month than we've seen in philadelphia. that's the front right there. that will push east, 50 in saint louis. tomorrow they will be in the 20s. dallas, 42 degrees, wichita 37. there's cold stuff out there. the question is how much trarvelings east into the lehigh valley -- travels east into the lehigh valley. southwesterly winds pump us into the mid 50s. sunday, we'll see clouds and showers throughout the day, but it's mild high of 52. monday the front crosses and the temperatures begin to drop off a little bit. future tracker 6 we'll fast forward today we'll get into sunday. 8:30 a.m., lots of clouds and patchy drizzle a couple of showers possible. throughout the afternoon we'll see cloud cover and a couple of scattered showers here or there. it will not be a wash, but not as nice as today. 55 degrees, mostly sunny skies, very mild. the normal is 42, so 13 degrees above average. mainly cloudy overnight tonight, mild, the low is 40

look for wet weather, texas into oklahoma and wet weather continues in northern new england with some slam point reyes over the course of the next ten to 15 minutes. if you are hearing my voice from point reyes, you want to seek shelter until that thing passes. only going to take about 15 minutes to pass, but keep in mind that's a strong thunderstorm. throughout the second half of the day, we have another round of heavy rain, steady rainfall starting between about 3:00 and 7:00, continuing overnight. by tomorrow, a little bit of a break, then a good looking break by thursday. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> health headlines on "today" is brought to you by pronamel toothpaste. >> now big health headlines, including a surprising study linking male infertility to other medical problems and new information about the failure rate of prenatal screening te tests. >> here to talk about that and more is "today" contributor dr. roshini raj and from hopkins university. good to have you both here. >> good morning. >> they found that noninvasive prenatal tests use bid hundreds of thous

texas. a mild day in the east. >> 50s and 60s along the atlantic. 70s in florida and along the gulf. 30s in the northwest and northern rockies. 70s across the southwest. >>> still ahead, risky betting. new research showing the unsafe conditions in cribs and what parents need to know. >>> plus, hollywood hacked. soon-to-be released films showing up online. >>> and the earth opens up in the middle of traffic and did you see what happened? part >>> the holiday shopping season is off to a some what rough start. it's now turned to cyber monday. the retail association expects 127 million people to shop online today. that's down slightly from last year. weekend shopping was nearly $51 billion. that's a lot of money. but significantly lower than last year. >>> also down significantly, the prices at the pump. on friday, drivers were paying on average $2.79 for a gallon of regular gasoline. nearly 50 crepts lower. gas prices will continue to fall. >>> sony pictures trying to determine if north korea is behind a brazen hack attack after five of its yet-to-be released movies were posted online including "annie" and "fury." there

northern plains. feels like 40 below zero. this cold air is spilling into the midwest and right on down across the plains all the way down to texas by the morning. this is where we'll see windchill in the single digits. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >>> folks in the southwest were rattled late last night by a moderate earthquake. it was centered 16 miles southwest of flagstaff. thousands of people reported feeling the quake. while there were no reports of injury or damage, a twitter user took this picture of a roadway near sedona blocked by debris. >>> and today president obama meets with his cabinet and civil rights leaders. over the weekend the police officer cleared in the shooting death of black teenager resigned from the force. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, has there been speculation that the president may actually go to ferguson. >> there has. but the white house has sched e scheduled no such trip to ferguson. today's meet willing include discussions of mistrust between white police officers and black communities. in state as i cross the country calls for justice for slain teenager michael brown cont

that will bring warmer temperatures from texas all the way up into the northern plains, including northmperatures will be 15 to nearly 30 degrees above average. rapid city, 52 degrees. kansas city, 57. that is 14 degrees above average. on the east coast, we are right around average. that's some improvement considering how chilly it has been. norfolk, virginia, 54 degrees. same for nashville, 51. a bit chilly through florida. orlando is 70 today. elsewhere across the country, foggy in spots in the great lakes and upper midwest. we could end up with a foot of snow and scatter showers in phoenix where it is wet for >>> a good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. we're going chilly throughout the day. feeling colder than oir temperature. 40 to 43. up to 42 today. mixture of sun and clouds. quiet day. another quiet day on sunday. up to 46. above normal for this time of year. monday, 48. 50 on tuesday. might see a shower or two. wednesday, sunshine and breezy. 46. quiet on thursday. a high of 45. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks. up nex

that will bring warmer temperatures from texas all the way up into the northern plains, including northmperatures will be 15 to nearly 30 degrees above average. rapid city, 52 degrees. kansas city, 57. that is 14 degrees above average. on the east coast, we are right around average. that's some improvement considering how chilly it has been. norfolk, virginia, 54 degrees. same for nashville, 51. a bit chilly through florida. orlando is 70 today. elsewhere across the country, foggy in spots in the great lakes and upper midwest. we could end up with a foot of snow and scatter showers in phoenix where >>> good morning. 5:37 on this saturday morning. we are waking up to clear skies. a little thick fog in the tri-valley and north bay. radar is showing light showers off the coast of monterey, but we are done with the rain across the bay area today. the fog will be with us this morning. everybody in the 40s. even san francisco. very chilly air in place as that cold core of low pressure moved off to our east. temperatures only going to top out in the mid to upper 50s. our latest forecast. >> dy

northern california to the northwest. also arizona and new mexico could see up to an inch of rain. showers likely over east texasarkansas and tennessee. >> chilly temperatures. 20s and 30s from the great lakes into the northeast. along the gulf coast, comfortable readings in the 60s and 70s. >>> for the 33rd time this year, the dow opens this morning at a record high. it climbed yesterday along with the other two major averages on positive news about job hiring in the u.s. tomorrow the government releases its new jobs report which is considered the most important gauge of the economy's health. >>> meanwhile, the slide in prices at the gas pump continues. two stations in oklahoma city now selling gas at just under $2 a gallon. prices in seven other states are on their way to less than two bucks a gallon as well. the entire nation should see 15 to 20-cent decreases in prices by new year's. >>> one of the hottest trends in spicy sauce. a rising star in the condiment cosmos. sriracha hot sauce. this is your stuff, right? >> i love it. oh, man. >> it's on the path to replacing mustard and ketchup as america's most po