i thought, did that mean oklahoma city? was he foreshadowing? outside the branch davidian compound for a few days, mcveigh drives to terry nichols' farm in northern michigan. >> in less than an hour, the compound was destroyed in a raging inferno. >> on april 19th, 1993, mcveigh and nichols watched the violent end of the waco siege on television. >> watching flames lick out windows, and i'm watching tanks ram walls, and my eyes just welled up in tears, and tears started coming down my cheeks, and i'm watching this scene unfold, just stood there in stunned silence. what is this? what has america become? i just remember that scene. it burned into my memory. i'm emotional as i talk about it. you know, i felt absolute rage. >> tim saw this as an act of war against the people. >> it was the bully again, this time the horns were on the head of the federal government. >> the rules of engagement, if not written down, are defined by the actions of an aggressor. okay? now, what rules of engagement would you interpret in examining waco? kids are fair game?

the presiding officer: the senator oklahoma. mr. coburn: it was my understanding that we were going to have ordered votes tomorrow rather than evenin this evening. i would ask through the chair the chairman of the committee that -- the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: replying to the gentleman from oklahoma's request, for those amendments for which we know we've cleared on both sides of the aisle that we can do by voice votes or by consent we're going to get those done this evening. does the senator have an objection to that? mr. coburn: well, i would on this particular -- i think we ought to have a recorded vote on this. that would be my request. ms. mikulski: so, senator cardin's amendment 3393 will be voted on tomorrow. mr. tester: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. tester: i ask consent to call up my amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. tester proposes amendment numbered 3350. mr. tester: mr. president, senator udall of colorado and i

because i'm from oklahoma, oklahoma's viewpoint, unlike the house, does not count.point is a majority counts in the house but when we were in the minority it didn't count that all. but the senate was designed so that the minority always gets there save. they don't always win but they always get -- that was to be the vessel and allow the pressure to go off. so i understand with everybody out there the campaign has been made to the problem is the filibuster, the problem is not a filibuster, but the inability of the minority to have amendments on bills and when the majority leader brings a bill to the floor and says there will be no amendments, i will pick the only two amendments, what you think, how you want to modify, when the majority, that majority of the bill comes to the floor of not been through committees and we have another view.where we can do things where most of them haven't been through committees that it comes to the floor because of some idea written in their office, that is not the senate and i will tell everybody who is critical of republicans on filib

you saw reports of the accident on i-40 west of oklahoma city. we had freezing rain in oklahoma throughout the night on christmas eve and then sleet on top of that. now we're going to see this all change over to snow. the snow will advance further to the east, especially christmas night. this means that as it intensifies and works its way eastward it's likely to bring blizzard conditions meaning blowing and drifting, heavy, heavy snow to paducah, kentucky and we'll see snow in places in the south that typically don't see it like little rock, arkansas. how 'unusual is that? snow falling on the ground might be once every ten years but measurable snow which we're likely to see with this storm hadn't happened since 1913. even for oklahoma city, carol, only once a decade we on average see so much snow so this is unusual this time of year. please eyes caution. the snowstorm will impact millions of people and don't forget the tornado threat in louisiana today. >> all right. thank you, bonnie. >>> first lady michelle obama is in the christmas spirit. the

oklahoma and arkansas area. is the chance we could end up with about five to six inches of snow. the first time little rock, arkansas, will have seen snow on christmas day since 1926. so a big deal especially when it's happening right around christmas time. chicago could get a little bit of a wintery mix as we go through the day today. down across the southeast, that's where most of the showers are. some of those showers have been heavy at times and that will continue to move eastward as we go into christmas day. now christmas day in the northeast, it does look like we might start off with a little bit of the white stuff tonight into tomorrow morning. not much. maybe just a dusting, a coating on the ground. then it will change over to a few light rain showers. 37 degrees with a little bit of snow up into boston on christmas day. chicago will also see some of that snow too. look at where the cold air is sitting for tomorrow. we're looking at temperatures in minneapolis tomorrow, 17 degrees. 16 in kansas city and

frank kaeter, former oklahoma governor.o see you. >>> john berman has a look at other stories making news. >> a developing story in washington, significant movement to avert the fiscal cliff. president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner, under this revised plan tax rates would go up on incomes higher than $400,000. previously he wanted higher taxes on house holds starting at $250,000. the offer offers new spending cuts worth $100 billion. speaker bainer is calling for tax hikes on people making $1 million or more, a change for him, too. today he meets with republican house members to update them on negotiations, that could be a difficult meeting for him. i go to dana bash, senior congressional cor spendent. yesterday we were talking about the meeting wondering what went on inside. what seemed to be going on was progress. >> the white house offering out a deal late out in part. it's important to note where the movement has been and where we are now, $1.2 trillion in tax revenue toward deficit reduct

you can see from atlanta to oklahoma city. this is oklahoma city.my day there. freezing drizzle. right now it's 24 degrees. a north wind at 23. snow and sleet will turn to all snow after the noon hour. total day time sleet and snow accumulation about 3 to 5 inches. let's take you to atlanta which won't get into the snow but the fog has been really prevalent this morning. you can see kind of cutting off the taller buildings downtown. fog and mist, 53. rain comes in in ernest after about 3:00 and then tonight is when the severe weather threat finds its way into birmingham and atlanta, georgia. so here is a look. tornado watches posted until 4:00 and 1:00 central time. but, you know, tornado watches we're really going to see them and even tornado warnings. we've had them throughout the morning. they have since expired but it's been this line, kind of tough to see, but this is eastern texas and in toward louisiana. and that's the movement. these storms moving northeast at about 45 to 50 miles per hour. so that is the severe side. and here's where the th

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so snow is falling in oklahoma. freezing rain as well. you look to the south look at this. the lightning is incredible. we're getting reports of nickel-sized hail in southeast dallas county and the storms are working across louisiana to mississippi at this hour, not only producing strong areas of lightning and heavy downpours, we have thinking fog covering the region and we run the risk of tornados throughout the day. a mirt risk including cities like new orleans to pensacola, florida. this is substantial because not only is it christmas and everyone is traveling it's a huge day for severe weather. from snow, freezing rain and ice. so, please be careful if you're traveling. this is likely to impact millions of people as we go throughout the afternoon today. >> the good news is a few people are working so it's a good day to cuddle up by the fire, hake out and play board games. do people do that anymore? i don't know. thank you. >>> to washington now and talk about a lump of coal in your christmas stocking the one-week warning on the fiscal

but in oklahoma city one man is trying to force the world's oldest profession out of his neighborhood. he's got a video camera, an internet connection, and a lot of guts. and he's putting the hookers and their johns on notice. ♪ >> it was in my neighborhood. it was in my front yard. it was at my neighborhood grocery store, in the church parking lot. >> brian bates says street prostitution infests his oklahoma city neighborhood. >> don't be bringing hookers down here, buddy. >> brian is a husband and father, with a teenaged son living at home. if brian can see it, kids can, too. and what kind of parent would want their children to see this? >> no child should have to grow up where their memories of childhood involve prostitutes, drug dealers, and pimps. >> in the mid-'90s, brian bates first notices lewd behavior in his neighborhood and files reports with the police. but he feels his complaints fall on deaf ears. so he decides to do something about it. he picks up his video camera and takes to the streets. >> i hope you're not married. >> and before long, the media notices. >> he calls

. >> spring in oklahoma often brings crazy weather.may 16th, 2010, no one could anticipate what is about to rain down. photographer aaron snow is at home with his family as the morning breaks. >> the day started out bright and sunny. wind got heavier and heavier and so we started filming from the front door. when oklahomans see hail in late spring, they prepare for what may follow, severe lightning or even a tornado. but from the moment aaron and his wife, jen, spot the size of the first few hailstones, they realize this time the hail itself may do the greatest damage. >> my whole family is at the front door watching the wind and everything pick up. >> that is going to do damage. those are bigger -- >> oh, no. >> and then we noticed like these huge pieces of ice just coming out of the sky. >> they're almost baseballs. >> within second, the handful of falling ice chunks becomes a downpour. >> oh, my gosh! >> aaron's 3-year-old son can hardly keep his eyes off the unusual phenomenon. >> get back from the window. >> get back. oh, my goodn

as miami squeaked by the oklahoma city thunder 103-97.d 33 points for the thunder, but missed a game-tying shot in the final seconds. miami is now 19-6, matching the franchise best 25-game start. >>> in los angeles the lakers won their fifth straight game. kobe bryant scored 34 points in the 194 victory over the knick. the knicks controlled most of the game led by j.r. smith's 24 points, but a strong fourth quarter for l.a. put them over the top. >>> in brooklyn celtics rondo scored 19 points as boston took on the nets. the celtics took control with fourth quarter runs. boston easily beat brock lynn 93-76. >>> and it was a big night for the los angeles clippers. the reserve out for the starters in the 112-100 win over the denver nuggets. the clippers extended their winning streak to 14 games, and currently they hold the nba's best record at 22-6. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories, and the billions of dollars at stake for our nation's farmers. introducing u the latest coffee machine from nespresso. modular. int

there are problems out in oklahoma.st rick weymouth is live in the fox extreme weather center keeping us all informed of what is going on with the weather. >> a really dangerous day in store for a lot of people especially across the south. very cold air it is a brutally cold morning across the northern plains. but it has stretched across parts of the south. new orleans is 73, last reporting sunny skies. that is plenty of heat in order to fuel some of the storms on mayor way. because of that the storm rediction center has issued a moderate risk for severe weather anywhere you see the refpltd the yellow also we can see severe weather going into the overnight hours and tomorrow it's across the mid hra*pblt. we have a chance to see very large damaging long-track tornadoes, where you see the red and authors the kind that often end up causing the fatalities. you can see the big storm the cold side writ is. two different tornado watch boxes up, this one to the east will expire sooner because the next band of storms is coming t

here you see this winter storm warning right through oklahoma city. it is going to get pretty nasty for traveling in that area where we could end up, again, with about six or seven inches of snow this this pink shade here. most areas in the east will be seeing a good amount of sunshine for christmas day, however, tonight into tomorrow morning a weak little disturbance will move through and bring just enough snow that you could see some of the white stuff on the ground in the northeast making for kind of a white christmas, i guess. a little bit goes a long way though when we're talking about the holidays. veronica? >> that's true. just a little. thanks, dylan. >>> coming up, a syrian airstrike kills dozens in the bread line. what's on the menu for the most expensive christmas dinner? you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searc

a major winter storm is bringing snow and thunderstorms to texas, oklahoma, alabama and arkansas. but that's not the only threat. tornadoes are a big concern along the gulf coast as the storm now moves to the north and east, threatening holiday travel. we have two reports tonight from those who cover it best, our friends at the weather channel. we begin with meteorologist jim cantore in hattiesburg, mississippi. >> reporter: this tornado outbreak is far from over. we've already had damage with injuries off to my south. and we are just under way with this multifaceted storm. there's no reason why birmingham and atlanta will not deal with severe thunderstorms. travel not recommended, arkansas all the way up into kentucky, southern illinois, missouri. that's where the blizzard conditions, nine states right now under blizzard conditions. on wednesday, our severe weather threat shifts over to the carolinas as the snow shifts up to the great lakes, in northern pennsylvania and new york. wednesday night, the low starts to redevelop on the coast pulling the cold air in but not enough to c

it's not true in oklahoma. i told them this is going to a i told them way back before the election in october. i introduced a bill, it was s. 3473 -- s. 3473. i introduced that because i knew that what was going to happen. but what we've been talking about here in the last -- in the last few minute minutes in the y that i came in and caught the last point of is the sandy issue of the -- put the first chart up there. this is always interesting. when an disaster occurs in america, and emotions are high, everybody all of a sudden wants to pour money on it. and that is going to be -- and of course in this case, $60.4 billion. well, how did we come up with $60.4 billion? i don't know. but -- because i wasn't in on that. but, nonetheless, the feel something that there are disasters -- i come from oklahoma. we have disasters all the time. we have -- we have our tornado tornadoes. they're very, very serious, and of course we take care of the problems when they come up. we do get some federal help. but none the less, we

then on christmas day, heavy snow moves into the oklahoma area, also into arkansas. some areas could pick up six inches of snow. so certainly an unusual place to get snow on christmas day. >> absolutely. all right. thanks, dylan. >>> time to look at entertainment news now. notch another big win for the little guys. bilbo and pals dwarfed the competition at the box office for a second straight week. "the hobbit: an unexpected journey," raked in nearly $37 million. less than half of last week's haul, but still more than double tom cruise's "jack reacher," which came in second. >>> rihanna has gotten into the holiday spirit donating nearly $2 million to a hospital in her native barbados in memory of her late grandmother. she says the gift was her way of giving back to barbados. >>> one year after separating, ashton kutcher filed for divorce from demi moore last week. the official may/december split could cost the "2 and a half men" star a pretty penny. moore wants as much money from kutcher as she got from ex bruce willis. that amount has never been disclosed, but it is

mostly just rain, though, for oklahoma, arkansas, and also portions of texas.ld tonight at midnight in the northern plains. minneapolis all the way up to chicago. the temperatures will be plummeting later tonight. the dakotas, wisconsin, iowa, make sure you bundle up for extreme cold. for new year's day, the light snow washes out as it heads east. looks like a quiet but chilly start to the new year. >> bundle up is right. thanks. >>> "the hobbit" continues to rule them all at the box office. "the lord of the rings" prequel earned $32.9 million this weekend, making it the third week on top. number two with jangle and chains" and "les mis." >>> kate winslet's wedding gift is taking her to speak. her father-in-law has given her a $200,000 ticket on board one of the upcoming virgin galactic space flights. bill's jealous -- >> i'd be nervous. >> now we know why she married this guy, ned rock and roll. >>> "magic mike" star matthew mcconaughey and his wife welcomed a baby boy on friday. their third child together. lots of baby news. lots of baby news. >>> and hulk ho

franklin roosevelt had oklahoma on his finger tips in the oval office. and then you started to realize who is still alive to tell this story? you needed to find the critical mass of people. we did that to find a group of people who were children and teenagers at the time who would suffer through this ten-year apocalypse. amazingly enough i think all of us after two storms we leave and get our children out of there. some stayed and figured out where that stubborn american streak of perseverance and grit and said we're going to make this happen and they learned new techniques and the government helped them out and low and behold the weather got a little less severe and they emerged from it. it is one of the most fascinating periods. >> the man made piece is fascinating, too because that era is decade of a bubble. >> the more things change the more they stay the same. there is nothing new under the sun. we use these in every film we make. it is a real estate bubble, agriculture bubble. my house will always improve in value, the crop prices will be supported

you saw accidents along here, i-40 west of oklahoma city. long christmas eve. now sleet and then snow. as the storm intensifies and it will we're looking at an expansive system that will bring blizzard conditions to areas into the heartland. this means paducah, kentucky, carbondale, illinois, and cape girardeau, missouri. you'll see snow in memphis, tennessee but the heaviest snow right here in this region and also blizzard conditions starting even as late as tonight and into tomorrow meaning blowing and drifting snow. want to show you a new alert that just came in. an ice storm warning in effect for tonight into tomorrow. this is for the mountains of west virginia. so we're looking at accumulating ice and strong winds. power outages are likely, carol, when you have the ice covering those trees and power lines and this is really the beginning of a setup of a nasty day today and another one tomorrow. timing unfortunately on christmas. >> yes. i know. but everyone's been warned and hopefully everyone is already where they're going and they'll

without the oklahoma taxpayer dollars? this fellow brought us this image. your member this?he shrimp on on the treadmill. does anyone have? @%e national science foundation studying the effects on disease. they decided to do this, and they spend 500,000 taxpayer dollars doing this study. if you can get scieists to ste money, the senator is back with another study. this time uncoving waste of the department of homeland security. anthere was plenty of it. first, zombies apocalypse training. know, crazy. part of our homeland response. they were betrayed by actors who were gunned down by a milita unit. training occurred at a weeklong conference held at turner's point resort and spa. the cost worth the bargain of a thousand dollars. now we know how to protect ourselves from zombies. then there is columbus, ohio. an underwater robot. christ had a $98,000. the robot has a camera that provid a video this way to a vehicle on shore. i but i have to tell you that i don't know why, because columbus, ohio, the capital of ohio is wehrmacht. great lakes are up hre. officials declared emerge

we are live in the middle of the last minute rush >>> dreaming of a white christmas in oklahoma. we have the snowy forecast for some that rarely see the white stuff this time of year. >> wheel of misfortune. imagine one woman's disbelief after correctly solving a puzzle but not winning because she mispronounced a word or did she? she is speaking out about what happened in an exclusive interview today, sunday, december 23rd, 2012. >>> and welcome to "today" on this sunday m i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester holt. she dropped her "g." seven swams a swimming was her answer. she said seven swans a swimmin'. >> it may be okay from you but apparently not from the judges. >> we are going to hear from renee a little bit later. in solidarity, we will drop our "g"s for the rest of the broadcast. >>> we will talk a little holiday shopping. you told us you hadn't really started yet. your focus is on tomorrow to do all your shopping. i was flipping through the papers. i have good ideas. i am in good shape. >> you are not alone >>> the great holiday getaway continues. lots of people heading out to

. >> norman, oklahoma is home to university of oklahoma and the sooners football team, but it's alsoome to extraordinarily unpredictable and violent weather. >> that storm once it started really spinning west of norman ramped up pretty quickly, and boom, in a matter of a couple minutes it started spinning much, much faster. >> that's trouble with a capital "t" right there. >> monitoring the storm that day is mike morgan, chief meteorologist if station knfr in oklahoma city. >> you can really see the wall cloud starting to spin much, much faster. at that point we knew there was going to be a reasonable chance that a tornado was going to set down on the western sides of norman, third largest city in oklahoma, and go right through town. hey, mike. we've got tower flashes right here. it's going to be about two miles just to the west of campus. just to the west of the norman campus. >> up in his news chopper pilot wells can see the storm approaching from the west. >> it's two and a half miles for the university of oklahoma. and you know, you see a lot of people out on the streets. so my t

causing a 21-vehicle pileup in oklahoma city. and the system is heading east, bringing with it treacherous conditions on the day after christmas, often a busy travel day. enough of a threat for some in cleveland to stock up on supplies. >> ready to go. >> i decided what we needed and go home. >> reporter: the storms are blamed for at least three deaths in texas, louisiana and oklahoma. live in new york, wendy gillette, abc news. muhammad and brandi, back to you. >> thanks, wendy. >>> here's a look ahead at the nation's weather. winter watches and warnings are in effect for almost half of the country. the northeast could see a rain/snow mix for the even commute before it turns all winter rain. wet from san francisco all the way to seattle. >> it is extremely cold in the middle of the nation. dallas is 38 degrees instead of the usual 55. minneapolis doesn't even get out of the teens. in the meantime, honolulu and miami, you're in the 80s. but there could be rain in both of those cities. chicago, detroit and indianapolis are in the

snow across the panhandle of taxes and oklahoma. snow in oklahoma and we'll watch this potentially be a major weather maker wednesday and thursday across the northeast. so if you've -- pretty good travel conditions to get to your destination for christmas. getting home from christmas might be a different story wednesday and thursday from this storm. >> weather 8, how many of these fancy map things do you have? >> not enough. let me tell you, but we've got five different systems we run the maps on and sometimes the wrong one gets plugged in. >> i see you studying this stuff all the time. thanks a lot. >>> the clock ticking down. can you believe it's nine days until spending cuts and tax hikes kick in for all of us? the president is standing firm on fiscal cliff negotiations and so much is at stake. why can't both sides reach a compromise? >> charlie, how are you? >> fine, good to be with you. >> great to have you here. good morning. look, they don't seem closer. everybody says they're compromising. i'm curious, do you feel from the p

tennessee, south carolina, oklahoma, they could fall below $3 in the next couple of days. all right, big deal. that puts money into the

coburn: this would actually hurt oklahoma. ms. mikulski: what i wanted to say to the senator from oklahoma, my committee deals with coastal impact. the issue the senator wishes to raise is with the subcommittee on homeland security. so if it had dealt with my part of the bill, by have stayed here and we could have had our debate. because i know what you're trying to do and i appreciate it, which is to move the senate forward in an be expeditious way. mr. coburn: i thank the senator. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. coburn: we have a build beforeth us that's $64 billion and i've spent the last week trying to get o.m.b. and the department of commerce, the background on all these requests. and what i can tell you is there is immediate needs for about $24 billion that we ought to be passing through this chamber to take care of immediate needs over the next two years in relation to this tragedy in terms of sandy. almost every amendment i'm going to offer or hope to offer is about transparency, is about limiting who

oklahoma city im most heated kevin durant draws a season-high 41 on the hawks.y improves to 20-4 with a 100-92 win. >>> one of the most heated rivalries in college hoops resumed laugh night. cincinnati and xavier met for the first time since that big brawl last year. the team shaking hands before the game. it was held on a neutral site to diffuse some of the tension. xavier would take the lead into the half, but in the second, cincinnati runs away with the game. the 11th ranked bearcats remain unbeaten. they win, 60-45. >>> when we come back, a high-flying hoax. millions watch this viral video showing an eagle trying to snatch somebody's child. mama said this though. don't believe everything you see on the internet. don't believe e'eri everything you see on the internet. maybe you can be there; maybe you can't. when you have migraines with fifteen or more headache days a month, you miss out on your life. you may have chronic migraine. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. the peninsula. what was found in the base

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>>reporter: it was not the merriest start to christmas day in oklahoma. more than 20 vehicles mangled in a massive pileup that shut down interstate 40 west near oklahoma city. at least 10 people were taken to local homents. authorities say freezing rain made for treacherous travel. the same dangerous system spawned two possible tornadoes in texas, one person died when a tree fell on his car. all of these storms moving east/northeast and will continue to push eastward and take the severity with them. so big picture today for tornadoes, really, the propensity for quite a serious tornado outbreak, damaging winds, 60 to 80 miles per hour with straight line winds and even some hail. in some areas there could also be significant snowfall. so forget the eggnog and cookies. across much of the country, this year's holiday supplies include shovels, ice melts and severe weather radios. in springfield, missouri, it's a working christmas for the department of public works. crews say they're ready for whatever comes their way. >> on christmas night there's a lot of peo

they snap oklahoma's 12-game win streak, 99-93. the thunder drop to 21-5, still the best record in the nba. >>> a 3-time olympian turned high-priced call girl. suzie favor hamilton admitted she has been working as a las vegas escort over the past year, leading a double life. wife, mother, real estate professional while at home, $600 per hour escort while away in las vegas, la, and other cities. she says she could earn up to $6,000 a day as an escort. she takes full responsibility for her actions. >>> and michael phelps is named the associated president athlete of the year. lebron james had 37 votes. it's the second time phelps has been honored as the ap male athlete of the year. the only men to make it more than twice are tiger woods, lance armstrong, and michael jordan. so phelps, pretty good company. >> thanks. >> and we're going to see a lot of rain over the next few days. if you have travel plan, take your time!

in oklahoma you'll see the heaviest of snowfall. that will be 50 centimeters, which is quite rare for this time of year. 19 degrees. houston looking at 24 degrees. just above that oklahoma city you're looking at minus 2 for your high. let me first show you a video from the ukraine. a cold snap has claimed the lives of 83 people and hundreds of others have suffering from frostbite. temperatures have been freezing over the last nine days. those suffering from extreme cold be get some relief. temperatures are expected to get back to normal. in moscow things are going to still be cold. we'll take a look at those temperatures later. this system is going to be very action one moving across denmark. the ongoing heavy rain could continue. temperature wise london at 9 degrees. we can get moscow minus 9. frigid, biting cold. now your extended forecast. >>> one more story before owe leave you. defense officials in the u.s. and canada are keeping a close watch over the skies today. they have begun their good will mission of tracking santa claus

temperatures are teetering right around the freezing mark so it's definitely cold across little rock and oklahoma city. in the northeast, cold air has filtered in behind the exiting system so now we have temperatures right below freezing in new york city. let's look at the storm system as it works its way across the east for the weekend. this is going to be a big snowmaker for areas into ohio on top of what we've already seen and we're watching as we go through the weekend to see even more snow across areas of upstate new york, pennsylvania. it looks like new york city will see a little bit of snow, one to three inches. when you talk about snow cover, most of the country is impacted with some sort of white on the ground at this time. look at this, 65% of the lower 48 with snow and how does that compare to last year, only 48%, that was at the peak of winter and we're still in december so victor, i think we have ways to go and looking at a snowy start to the winter season. >> we'll get ready for it. bonnie, thanks. >>> one of the nation's biggest craft stores hobby lobby is facing up to a fine of $

down 9,000 foot bridge in oklahoma city. over 1900 steel beams were then repurposed and recycled for local counties to get rid of structural deficient, object sol eat bridges. we will go from the bottom in the country in terms of structurally deficient, obsolete privileges to the top in terms of creating that infrastructure in our state and we're literally recycling beams and saving millions of dollars by something that would have just been thrown out under normal circumstances, and it is the only project like that of its kind in the country that we're pretty proud of. the other thing we're doing with roxane's governor, governor hickenlooper, governor fallin and hickenlooper have an initiative to convert fleets to cng. we went to detroit with a group of 13 governors signed on to an mou, had 22 represented in terms of putting an rfp out there, we said we want to convert state fleets to cng, produce us a fleet vehicle, give us that ability to do that efficiently, we'll give you the market. we will putp 5,000 cars that we commi

and round two of snow for folks in oklahoma. how residents are handling the conditions there. that's when 11 news saturday morning continues. discover card. how can i help you? oh, uh-uh. you're real? you know i'm real! with our new card, we're always here to talk. well that's good, 'cause i don't have time for machines. some companies just don't appreciate the power of conversation! real people. mm-hmm. it's like i'm calling the land of machines! and with that robot voice! oh, i don't like those machines. oh! now, how can i help you? oh...(laughs) i don't even remember. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. talk to a real person. get the new it card at discover.com. >>> welcome back to 11 news saturday morning. thanks for joining us. >> we are closely monitoring the snow situation. seems like it is starting later than we thought, right? >> yeah. there's a separation that you can see on radar right now that's showing that there's some snow that has started to fall that's moving out. there's going to be this break. on the back end there will be more. so folks who mayb

in oklahoma, they keep talking about oklahoma.ry yesterday on npr that says they are down 30% or 40% from what they did 10 years ago with regard to new companies. oklahoma, about 12 years, oklahoma will bloom. there will be flowers everywhere. all we have to do is pass right to work for less. it's been a disaster for oklahoma. >> that's what rick snyder said yesterday. eric burns had a question. >> being from texas and seeing, you know, how much incredible wealth is being generated in the state of texas from oil revenues and other things and, you know, minimum wage jobs being created. it's a right to work state, the middle class being squeezed. as we continue to see these trends of, you know the sheldon adelsons and koch brothers pouring more and more money to decimate the middle classssimat the middle class, do you think we will see growthe the middle class, do you think we will see growth maybe five years from now? or are you already seeing that? >> well where we are seeing it is michigan michigan is coming back. i was interview

. >> it was not the merriest start to christmas day in oklahoma.ore than 20 vehicles mangled in a massive pile up that shut down interstate 40 west near oklahoma city. at least ten people were taken to local hospitals. authorities is a freezing rain made for treacherous travel. it also spawned two possible tornadoes in texas. one person died when a tree fell on his car. >> all of these storms moving east northeast and will continue to push east and take their severity with them. big picture for tornadoes, really quite a serious tornado outbreak. dama80 miles per hour with straight line winds and hail. >> in some areas there could also be significant snow fall. forget the eggnog and cookies. this years holidays supplies include shovels, and severe weather radios. it's a working christmas for the department of public works. crews say they're ready for whatever comes their way. >> there's a lot of people traveling and then they have to get home at some point. >> as this white christmas mess pushes onward, millions more are in its path. plans for the l

booyah from oklahoma city. >> man, do we ever love oklahoma city. we love oklahoma. i miss it. let's get back down there and do another show. cane get there sooner enough? go ahead. >> caller: planned asset sales completed by the first quarter of 2013 which will help its balance sheet. on the other hand, what the acquisition of chesapeake's former pipeline business, williams company is expanding its pipeline infrastructure. which of these companies do you think has a better outlook in 2013? >> i'm going to have to say williams. aubrey mcclennon said he was going to slim down his company. but he's not necessarily getting all the best prices. i think williams did well on this deal and i like williams very much. i should be recommending that stock more but i just don't like natural gas. that's why i've been such a demon about eog. go to sam in florida. sam. >> caller: good evening, dr. cramer. >> oh, thank you, sunshine. >> caller: booyah to my brother in queensbury, new york. >> mark is a greensbury. good fight last weekend. >> caller: could eli lily -- face retrial until late 20

oklahoma city, you can see maybe two to four inches. we thought originally yesterday there would be a little more, but it began as ice. that's the biggest problem through oklahoma city, the nice that's kind of laying the groundwork. but look what happens from today, tonight, and then into tomorrow. this is not just a one-day affair. we're going to see this play out through tomorrow and tomorrow night. look at this, blizzard warnings, paducah, 8 to 12 inches of snow. and then cincinnati to cleveland, five to nine inches. and then in western new york, how about rochester and syracuse. a foot of snow-plus developing. tornadoes are very rare in florida and georgia. only in 2006 was the last time we had six tornadoes. so it's incredibly rare. snow in oklahoma city, only 6 of the last 122 years have had snow there. it's certainly substantial. we'll have more weather coverage throughout the day but first "gps tough decisions" starts right now. >>> the great french writer albert cameau said life is a sum of all your choices. we're all defined b

and oklahoma city, very rare for snow and you are going to see oklahoma city five to eight inches of snow tomorrow as the big storm gets going, hala, and moves from the southeast with severe weather in through the mid-atlantic and northeast. >> okay, alexandra steele, thanks very much. >>> from fiscal cliff to crime and punishment, we'll show you our top ten stories of 2012 next. >>> you know me as carl. hey, mom. stationed in germany. shoutout to all my family in trentth, new jers trenton, new jersey. i miss you all, i love you all. if you missed it, it's your fault. i did my part. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricer

oklahoma, significant snow. so if you are in the south from houston eastward to around tuscaloosa and around pen is a clarks be prepared in the morning off to the east and throughout the evening to the east. the storm will move through the mid atlantic and into the northeast and a bull's eye of over a foot of snow for people tomorrow and thursday. so major, major problems for the next couple of days. >> clayton: for perhaps maybe new year's eve? >> rick: there is another storm behind this storm. so get ready. about two days later, another storm. it looks like it clears out for new year's eve. >> ainsley: thank you. u.s. troops taking a break from the front lines to celebrate christmas. this is some new video from kabul, afghanistan. the members of the military enjoyed turkey, but many said they missed their favorite meals at home. >> christmas time of year is, i wish i could home with family and friends. it's good. >> ainsley: the hardest part of christmas for many of them, being aware from their young children.