union square is a fine area for shopping and it mean it's also an area a lot of panhandling could take place. >> it could be aggressive and they come up and interrupt whatever you might be enjoying at the moment. >> panhandlers follow the money and certainly we have more people coming to union square this time of the year. >> reporter: today the mobile command center was post in the area. this may be part of the police and business improvement district and attempts to curb aggressive panhandling. just asking for money isn't illegal, but when the panhandler follows or threatens the person it becomes aggressive panhandle and that will not be tolerated. >> what the police and our staff focus on is trying to eliminate those people out there aggressively. >> reporter: police will handle it on a case- by-case base. a person could be warned, cited or informed by social service programs and although many people point out panhandling is a problem, most people we talked to today say this time of year is the time to be generous and don't mind regular panhandling. >> everybody has hard times somet

. >>> panhandling is becoming essential part of the life of its hills and saw these numbers. but now some businesses are complaining that panhandlers are scaring customers and impacting the bottom line. linda is in times square to explain why. >> the union square business improvement districts that are aggressive panhandling is the number one reason tourists say they will not come back to the city. it's also the reason why san francisco got bumped out of first place as the favorite destination, according to the traveler survey. being second-best is not what businesses around here want. >> among the holiday cheers, and impromptu street corals, it does. >> and the merchants around san francisco's union square are complaining that aggressive panhandling is just getting worse. tourists have definitely noticed. >> there's been a lot of people here. it's not very good. >> businesses say that the number one complaint by visitors. many say the reason not to come back here. >> when you have to step over people or have people falling down the street, it does diminish the experience for

but there's a ton of smoke around the panhandle. i was is it -- but there's a ton of smoke around the panhandle. there's a lot of smoke in the area. i can't figure out where it is coming from but i'm trying to route now. >> how is traffic affected there? >> reporter: actually there's a fire truck behind me right now. i just turned around. i'm on lincoln heading back to the panhandle. but the traffic is pretty light. it's not a big deal. i think it will get to be a big deal. i'm pulling over to get a fire truck around. i can't pinpoint where it's coming from. but i will probably follow the fire truck to see if i can find it. >> good idea. i'm looking at the picture right now. it looks like it's one pretty sizable apartment building there. it seems like there's flames jumping in the air from that building. i've just been told by rosemary orozco, our meteorologist, that the winds in that area are 10 miles, gusting to 20. and that could play a role for the firefighters fighting this fire and you can see on the left side of your screen w

. >>> shoppers in san francisco's union square are dodging panhandlers. the problem is so bad even businesses are complaining. you checked with the holiday crowds tonight? >> business improvement group is saying pan handeral is why tourist don't want to come back to the city and why san francisco got knocked out of favor places survey. being number 2 is not what businesses want to hear. >> reporter: among the holiday cheers is this. and the merchants around union square are complaining panhandling is getting worse. tourists have definitely noticed. >> so many homeless people here. yeah, kind of not good. >> reporter: businesses say it is the number one complaint by visitors. many say it's a reason not to come back here. >> when you have to step over meme, have people following you. >> announcer: does diminish the experience for visitors. >>> the city stepped up police patrols, some shoppers crowding the streets say begging hasn't bothered them. >> we had one guy ask us for change but i haven't felt like it's aggressive. >> i have seen it all in the city a

the panhandle down in florida but all these showers are going to play throughout the day today. many areas of the east, no real snow with that. the snow's going to be in the rockies over the next 24 to 48 hours. the forecast today, if you're in the eastern u.s., bring the umbrella. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. on and off rain showers, maybe some drizzle at times. areas like philadelphia and d.c. up i-95, new york, boston, hartford, later on today. we'll be dry in areas in the middle of the country. the storm is moving out. nice day in oklahoma city. still really no arctic cold air heading anywhere in the eastern u.s. the winter's in the u.s. >> don't jinx it for everyone on the east coast. >>> coming up, good news in the battered housing sector. authorities raid one corporate headquarters. which city is breaking the record for tourism? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he's a much publicized student offscreen but has his grad school been cooking his grades? >>> one of college football

the panhandle down in florida but all these showers are going to play throughout the day today. many areas of the east, no real snow with that. the snow's going to be in the rockies over the next 24 to 48 hours. the forecast today, if you're in the eastern u.s., bring the umbrella. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. on and off rain showers, maybe some drizzle at times. areas like philadelphia and d.c. up i-95, new york, boston, hartford, later on today. we'll be dry in areas in the middle of the country. the storm is moving out. nice day in oklahoma city. still really no arctic cold air heading anywhere in the eastern u.s. the winter's in the u.s. >> don't jinx it for everyone on the east coast. >>> coming up, good news in the battered housing sector. authorities raid one corporate headquarters. which city is breaking the record for tourism? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he's a much publicized student offscreen but has his grad school been cooking his grades? >>> one of college football

they had the panhandle part.the panhandle was the same with as golden gate park, but there was dealmaking going on between park commissioners and they decided they would buy the land and cut off part of the panhandle. >> the development of lincoln park is interesting. you can see the cemetery. >> on the map, it is a cemetery. >> what happened to that and all of the bodies? >> they decided around the turn of the century the land was too valuable to bury people. where uss is now there were four cemeteries. they moved all of the cemetery's out -- cemeteries out. the heir did not want to move one of the places. there are two people -- two places where people are buried in the city. the other ones were moved out. >> the big scandal of lincoln park, someone wanted to build the legion of honor out there. she did and she got it done. they had to prepare the land, the golden gate cemetery, so the people they hired did not get rid of any of the bodies. they got rid of the headstones. they built a museum. when the renovated

the panhandle of oklahoma and panhandle of texas. they had blizzard warnings, shoveling snow before christmas, which is a little bit unusual. they don't average as much snow as you think. oklahoma city averages 18 inches of snow. let's talk about the satellite picture, because the storm itself isn't that impressive anymore in terms of winter precipitation. there's a little bit of mixed presip tailings in extreme north western missouri, but that's just about it. a little bit of mixed precipitation through iowa. for the most part, another rainmaker through the midwest, ohio valley, tennessee valley, and into the mid atlantic. we do have a frontal boundary draped right through, bisecting the metro area. that's still pretty nice considering it's december. it could be like 20s and 30s or 30s and 40s. temperatures 50 in bethesda. 48 in gaithersburg. 51 in arlington. 50 downtown and looking at temperatures even out to the west. 51 in sterling and 48 in reston. so here's the deal. milder, but turning wet. mild again tonight. you'll need your

. >>> merchants say they are fed up with panhandlers harassing the shoppers. they are out to help the homeless. thomas roman is live with those details. >> hi there. this is the union square merchant's version of the city 's care, not cash program. they want to get the panhandlers the help they need so they won't come here to beg. the holiday shopping season is in full swing. shoppers are crowding the streets and the shops around union square, and they are moving smoothly through the crowds seek smfght holiday -- some of the holiday spending cash are the panhandlers. this man was confronting people with his cup. sara was one who gave him money. >> it is expected here. we come here a lot. it happens all the time. >> because it does happen all of the time, the union square business improvement group says it is about time it stops. >> they come here for the money. the pay is good. we have to make people understand that by giving people money, we are creating the problem. we are perpetuating the problem and not solving the problem. >> merchants in a 27 square bloc

officers hope to curve the problem of aggressive panhandling. while asking for money is legal. when a panhandler follows blocks or threatens a person the behavior becomes aggressive and that will not be tolerated. >> i felt like we might have been approached a bit more frequently in years past which is unnerving for him. this year we haven't seen very many. >> police will handle aggressive panhandling on a case by case basis. a person could be warned, sited or informed about social services. >>> national career fair is holding a job fair at the san mateo marriott. several companies will be attending including the u.s. mint, solar universe, and acrobat outsourcing. >>> san francisco city supervisors are scheduled to consider a proposal to turn over the sharp park golf course to the federal government. environmental groups suggest closing the pacifica course scene converting it into a national course. they say it will save taxpayers money and protect the red light frogs and the endangered san francisco guarder snake. opponents say they can protect the environment while still main

but that's up in the panhandle of west virginia. clouds and passing snowflakes, stuck primarily in the 30s. live doppler, one or two lonesome rain drops now reaching eastern parts of montgomery county, moving out to columbia, maryland, as well. further back out to the west, the high spots of loudon county, up into the panhandle of west virginia, snowflakes flying out there. barely enough to even get the ground white in most places. upstream from that, not much left out there as well. what's coming through here this evening is about all we're going to get. plenty of cold air in place around here. this weather front hanging up just to our north. that will start to lift back to the north, probably late in the day tomorrow. what little bit of light snow we're getting from the clipper tonight isn't going to add up to much. a cold start to tomorrow morning once again. sunshine comes in tomorrow afternoon. it will be short-lived sunshine. by monday afternoon, the next weather front coming our way, promises more clouds by tuesday and more r

up to ten inches of snow fell across kansas, new mexico, and the texas panhandle.hey're just getting pounded. >> they really are getting pounded and slipping and sliding out towards 5:21. here's tom with a look at our weather. tom? >>> that same storm is coming our way, but it's coming into warmer air sochlt it. so it's going to be in the form of rain here. we're seeing a few sprinkles in the metro area to the south and east of washington. we're getting a few sprinkles from the central bay to southern anne arundel, northern calvert, southern fairfax and southern prince william county throughout much of stafford and spotsylvania getting a few sprinkles. in loudoun county, warren, clark, and frederick county, west virginia, panhandle of west virginia and western maryland getting a few sprinkles as well. we'll have them with us from time to time. passing light rain. we're in the mid-40s to 50 in the suburbs and rural areas. little chilly, shenandoah valley into the mountains in the low 40s. low to mid-50s in southern maryland now. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7

. >>> merchants around union square say they are fed up with aggressive panhandlers.now they are kicking off a program to help customers and homeless. >> reporter: the holiday shopping season is in full swing. shoppers are crowding the streets and shops around union through the crowds seeking some of that holiday spending cash are the panhandlers. this man most aggressive confronting people with his cup. sarah give him money. >> it is expected here. we come here a lot. it happens all the time. >> reporter: because it does happen all the time, the union square business improvement group says it is about time it stopped. >> they come here for the money. th-e is good. we have to make people understand that by giving people money we are creating the problem we are perpetuating the problem. >> reporter: merchants in a 27 square block area have created a program public education employment and social services plan. >> so that the community as a whole visitors, all understand the need to try to help these people in a different way. not by giving them money. >> reporter: the

we have snow falling in the panhandle of texas. this storm will be lifting east in the next few days. that was the potential storm we were talking about. it will stay to the south. we will get increasing clouds. another storm system will come out of the south on tuesday. that could bring heavy rain and may be snow to the mountains. temperatures will stay in the 40's throughout the week. >> from the susquehanna based sports center, this is 11 sports. >> the ravens made it 13 straight wins coming off a loss. it shows the effectiveness of the coaching staff. you cannot let the badness snowball. there were plenty of teachable moments after the victory over cleveland. he was not able to remain the starting quarterback for cleveland. they were off and running. the first offensive play. joe is showing off. 65 yards in that air force smith. he cannot hang on. mike adams sets up flacco. 18 touchdown passes for the season. flacco to ray rice. to do it better, he would have to hand out gift cards. it was better. 17-0. just before the half, he

maybe with some nasty winter weather in the panhandle. all kinds of watches, advisers, and warnings for winter weather in the western part of the country. temperatures in the '20s for snow in denver and two parts of arizona. chilly rain from kansas city to north of chicago. relatively pleasant weather. most of the unsettled weather continues to hold off to the west. in cleveland they will be on the edge of that. the browns and the baltimore ravens will be dealing with that. a 50/50 shot at some rain. for this time of year, temperatures of 45-50 is not too bad. a chilly rain fall at times with the showers on the lakefront and cleveland on sunday afternoon. sunny skies tomorrow. 49-54. a little on the chilly side. he's the ones on the bay at 5-10 knots. western maryland, expect a lot of attempt -- sunshine. on the lower eastern shore we may see temperatures get at least close to 60 by sunday. our seventh-day forecast is a cool but sunny day tomorrow. rain chances began on tuesday and gradually taper off on wednesday. >> this is 11 sports. >

i am talking about the panhandlers.migrate to union square just in time for a holiday spending season. this man has a sign that reads my family was kidnapped by zombies. at his feet, a second sign that reads will work for marijuana furious this man claims on one occasion he has made $10,000. this woman asked me for 255. when i said i did not have changed, she asked for a dollar. it is not hard to find aggressive panhandlers. this man was begging to anyone who would listen. this man is actually getting a ticket for blocking the sidewalk. third moments later, he was back at it, a couple of blocks away. i cannot stop me from giving money to beggars, but i can make a suggestion, if you really want to help, donated a legitimate service that helps the needy. >>rob: coming up, and some good samaritan shoppers got a dose of pepper spray. and, does the justice department is raking in cash. >>rob: this man tried to grab a purse and a run at a nordstrom. some helping hands were landed to grab the suspect. >>da: he wanted these cou

police are hoping to curb the problem of aggressive panhandling. asking for money is legal, when a panhandler follows you or blocks or threatens a person that becomes aggressive. police say that won't be tolated. >> i felt like we may have been approached a bit more frequently in years past. maybe a little bit more aggressively which is unnerving for him honestly. and this year we really haven't seen very many. >> police say they will handle aggressive panhandling on a case by case basis. in some cases the person can be warned, they can be cited, or told about social service programs. >>> a public plea from the court of okay land. it's going out to the occupy movement. >>> later this morning the u.s. postal service will formerly announce big changes coming this spring. we will tell you how it can impact your mail deliver. >>> it looks like stocks are heading straight up. here's a live look at the traders on the new york stock exchange. the opening bell is next. cçrrú >>> there it is. the opening bell live in new york this morning. and that is good

getting clouds now panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah valley, and western maryland. sunrise at 7:08. we'll have a few clouds in and out this morning and this afternoon. otherwise, quite a bit of sun. mid-50s by midafternoon. here's a look at our traffic on this friday morning. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling i-95 in virginia, making your way past the occoquan, heading northbound. increasing in volume. so far, no major delays. traveling southbound in virginia, no issues at all. northbound travel time for you right now, 50 miles per hour. to make your way from the occoquan to the beltway, that trip will take you 12 minutes at this time. if you're continuing on to 395, not seeing any issues there. here's a look at edsall as you make your way north towards the 14th street bridge. seeing some volume, no major delays. here's a view of 14th street bridge. not so bad as you make your way across and into the city. no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> breaking news out of iraq. the u.s. military say

western maryland as well as panhandle of west virginia. farther to our south, a few sprinkles in prince william, stafford, southern fauquier into culpeper counties as well as the northern neck of virginia and the lower eastern shore. right now all around the region, it's chilly. low and mid-40s much of the area. it's near 50 in washington. southern maryland, near the bay, low to mid-50s. later today we'll have a few sprinkles off and on this morning through midday. temperatures gradually climbing into the mid-50s by noontime and then near 60 early afternoon. from late afternoon into this evening, we could get heavier downpours, maybe briefly. sx and coming through with perhaps a little thunder and lightning. all the rain ending by midnight tonight. could get more rain as we head to the holiday weekend. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> the accident on i-95 fairfax county parkway has been moved to the right shoulder lane. from what the chopper is showing me, it looks as though four vehicles are involved in this

still back across oklahoma, texas panhandles.as from texas towards oklahoma out in the panhandle. for us, no snoelw around to day for christmas. and no snow in the seven-day forecast. clear skies for now. clear skitz, stick around. 24 more hours. so enjoy it. seasonably cool tonight. plenty of sunshine few get your workweek started tomorrow. gradually, clouds will spill back in. especially through monday night into early tuesday morning. here we are, 5:00 tuesday morning. cloud already starting to spill back into the area. rain drops, could beep he here lunchtime. cup hours after lunchtime. tuesday afternoon. heaviest of the rain tuesday night. overnight tonight. clear, cold outside. overnight lows in the 30s. tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. northwest wind. 10, 20. highs, upper 40s. 50s. there is your seven dapt forecast. all the high temperatures are warmer than average. looks look we'll close out of the books on what will be nument were one warmest december on record. and records go back to 1870. december of 1889, in first place.

also, in the oklahoma panhandle as well but forecasters knew the storm was come. >>> and drivers taking to the air are wishing for something different for the holidays a new study shows two out of every five air passengers wish for another form of transportation to get to their destination. you want to snap your fingers and go? the majority of passengers, 70% whether check one bag and 58% of passengers will be bringing they will be in tow as well. now 32% will be carrying gifts on the plane and others say they checked them along with the luggage for even longer waits and longer lines. justin. >>> hopefully the gifts don't get wet a lot of rain coming up. dry this morning and mild 49 in baltimore and 43 near easton and cool down because of rain that's been plaguing the lower eastern shore for the benefit of the overnight and early morning hours. light rain right now and it's southeast and over towards denton and federalsburg and cambridge and salisbury. that's about it. we take this back to the wider picture and another band of rain mixing with snow across the great lakes. and there's mo

>>darya: blizzard conditions are making a mess of roads in the oklahoma panhandle. this is part of a heavy snow system blasting the midwest. about a foot of snow fell in the panhandle forcing officials to shut down the roads and clear them off so that traffic to get through. some very rough weather. >>mark: in the bay area, will talk more on that in a moment. here is the latest from salina, kan.. 10 in. of snow and a blizzard conditions with snowdrifts up to 5 ft.. over 100 drivers had to be rescued yesterday from a different freeways. the national weather service has issued a weather warning for wyoming, colorado and new mexico but we are dry as a dolphin. >>darya: if you look at the radar activity of the east coast's >>james: we have a lot of what weather along the entire east coast. fan new york is heading into vermont. airport this morning, philadelphia international, 15-30 minutes of arrival delays and o'hare reported minor ground delays serious the colorado area and basically the entire rockies are seeing blizzard cold temperatures. so far, travel for the holi

how san francisco plans to tackle aggressive panhandlers >>> says it did nothing wrong.r of we.ow three people were,,, it's time for you to raise your hand, go to serve.gov and get involved in something you believe in. are you with me? bleacher railing at a-t-and-t park this weekend. it happened after saint ignatius high school's football team defeated sacred heart cathedral saturday. fans pressed forward to greet players as they rushed the stands. the front rail gave way and several people fell about six feet to the ground. no one was hurt seriously enough to go to the hospital. some residents could go home today, after a fire in san francisco's tenderloin district left dozens homeless. a cigarette is suspected of causing the fire yesterday morning in the s tory building on eddy s >>> left dozens homeless. a cigarette is suspected of causing the fire yesterday morning in the sixth story build on eddie street. nobody was injured. the red cross offered shelter to more than 60 residents. the people in the most damaged units will not be able to return to their homes until t

. >>> merchants around union square say they are fed up with panhandlers who harass shoppers.cking off their own version of the city's care not cash program merchants trying to find a way to get panhandlers help so they won't beg and harass customers. >> they usually don't mess with me because i'm not aggressive and i come for what i need and then i go. >> they come for the money. the pay is good. we have to make people understand that by giving people money we are creating the problem, not solving the problem. >> their proposal is to raise money to educate the public and get panhandlers the help they need. >>> harry reid is expected to unveil new proposal to extend a tax cut for american workers. it comes one day before president obama is set to deliver what is being called a major speech on the economy. last week the senate rejected two lance that would have examine ended a cut in tax -- two plans that would have extended a cut in taxes one was the president's the other a republican measure. the reduction too effect this year if congress doesn't approve a new cut a family wi

businesses say the panhandling is the number one complaint by visitors and shoppers. they claim many of the pan handlers are mentally ill who chase and shout at potential customers. >> when you have to step over people, have people following you down the street it diminishes the experience for visitors and tourists and residents alike. i was born and raised in san francisco and seen it all in the city. i haven't experienced really aggressive panhandling here at all. >> as you heard by visitors and shoppers, reaction appears to be mixed. the business improvement district tells cbs5 they are working on a solution. >>> enough to make car buffs cry. the pricey pileup you have to see to believe. that doesn't look a lot like a christmas ornament. the slithery surprise in one family's tree. >>> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (announcer) still got flakes? switch to selsun blue shampoo. maximum strength medicine wipes out flakes. aloe and moisturizers keep hair healthy. crash ever! fourteen cars -- including 8 ferraris, 3 mercedes and a lamborghini diablo -- were traveling in a convoy whe

a few sprinkles over the panhandle of virginia right now. tonight cloudy and in the upper 30s. tomorrow, cloudy and in the mid-and upper 50s, and might get showers midday and into the afternoon, and then over the weekend, saturday and sunday, sun back but turning chilly. cold in the morning, and afternoon highs are mid-40s. we will see you tomorrow morning. have a good afternoon. >> thank you, tom. ♪ >> recognize me? i wanted to prove that i could do more than just the news. i didn't have to dance, but i had the honor of performing in the production of "the nutcracker." this version of the show has a washington twist to it. it is set in d.c. george washington plays the nutcracker or the nutcracker is supposed to be george washington. king george the iii is the rat king. check me out there. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with

police hope if curb the problem of panhandling. when a band handler follows or blocks a person the behavior becomes aggressive and that will not be tolerated. >> new york city and other cities have made an effort to limit it, contain it, and keep it away from some of the big crowds that are out at christmas time. >> police will handle aggressive panhandling on a case by case basis. >>> 5:25. tiger woods is back after a major victory. that's how he did it. tiger earned his 83rd championship challenge at the chevron tournament. he made back to back birdies and finished with a two under par 78. last time tiger claimed a win that was november 15th, 2009 at the australia masters. >>> time now 5:26. reports that the blue flu may have hit the san jose police department. why the number of sick days may up 40% over the last year. >>> plus police are searching for someone that opened fire at a burger king on the peninsula. >>> caught on camera. look at this a sudden accident sending football fans crashing to the ground. >>> traffic is moving

getting some light rain across northern virginia, eastern panhandle of west virginia, and across thec in montgomery county and howard and frederick counties. this area of light rain is going to be coming into the metro area here over the next hour or so. south and east, though, it's just cloudy. we've had less than .1 inch of rain since this all began last evening. temperatures right now in the 50s from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's, mid-50s. sunrise at 7:12. we'll have occasional showers through the day. we'll have temperatures, mild, in the 50s. low to mid-60s by later this afternoon. overnight tonight, into the 50s again. again occasional light showers. sunset at 4:46. by dawn tomorrow, into the mid-50s. that may be the warmest part of the day. more rain in the daylight hours on wednesday. turning chillier gradually throughout the day. down into the 40s by late afternoon. upper 30s by late evening. by then we may have the rain change over to a period of wet snow. i-95 that will accumulate on grassy areas mainly. cold on thur

shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, much of western maryland. closer to washington, near 60 degrees. southern maryland near 60, as is much of central virginia and the eastern shore. a few breaks in the clouds after we had those showers yesterday. we'll get sunshine in and out throughout the day. sunrise at 7:20. we'll be hovering in the 40s to near 50 around the metro area through noontime and then drop down into the 40s through the afternoon. by midnight tonight down to near 40 degrees. by mid to late evening, might even get a few sprinkles or a few flurries as some of the colder air comes in, weak disturbance coming by just to our south. a look at the rest of the weekend and into next week in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> right now we have good news on the roadway. earlier accident eastbound route 50 that shut down the eastbound lanes at kenilworth avenue. that's now clear. you can continue heading eastbound on 50. however, traveling i-270 in maryland at germantown road, an accident there. police are on the scene. i'm told that it's

snow and freezing rain into the texas panhandle.ue today across southern california, but not nearly as bad as they were yesterday. then they'll pick up again tonight. this storm will accelerate towards the western great lakes as we head towards the weekend and some rain will slice across parts of the mid-mississippi river valley. temperatures today a little bit milder than they were yesterday. 55 in new york, 43, still chilly in chicago, and 64 degrees here in atlanta. christine, back up to you. see you on "american morning." >> yeah, see you soon. thanks, rob. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton wrapping up her historic trip to myanmar. she's meeting for the second time with the nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi. that meeting is today. but this time at suu kyi's lakeside home, the same place where she spent nearly two decades as a political prisoner. our zain verjee is live in london with this story. good morning, zain. >> good morning, christine. aung san suu kyi is a really big deal in myanmar and around the world. she

northern texas and the oklahoma panhandle. what i do want to show you is not only where that storm drops snow but rain and everyone is starting to make their travel plans this week. so just a look ahead. the first half of your week is going to be the busiest weat >> it is facebook or twitter photo time. and i received a lot. thank you so much. i asked for some yesterday. as if that was all i wanted for christmas, and i got so many. i wanted to share from panama city beach. this is debbie's christmas card. >> isn't that beautiful? >> a starfish on top and all the arrangements and she made that there on the side of the beach. very festive no matter with where you are. thanks to both. find me on twitter at ginger underscore zee. >> she's just rubbing it in that she lives at a beach, right? >> yeah. >> all right, ginger, thank you. >>> well, there's more drama in the case of the millionaire murder in florida. yesterday, we told you about bob ward's daughters pleading with the court for mercy for their father even though he was con

but it's hard to keep up with a forecast of 16 inches of snow in the oklahoma panhandle area.l continue through much of the day today. motorists in these parts are urged to stay off the road if possible. schools and hard hit areas such as this one are closed, so the kids may get an early christmas vacation. to the east, there will be rain. not this messy, but very christmassy stuff. chris. >> cynthia bowers, thank you very much. >>> digging out from a terrible storm can be bad enough, but when a scam artist tries to take advantage of it, that's bad. >> talk about trying to hit you when you're down. sharyl attkisson has the story on those who prey on homeowners. >> reporter: good morning, guys. 2011 has been a record year for billion dollar weather disasters. that's created plenty of opportunities for the crooks who follow after the storm to exploit unsuspecting customers. when a monster hail storm hits the northeast in 2009, workers for a company called precision builders saw opportunity in the aftermath. they went door to door offering free inspections for hail damage and cas

over 100 people had to be rescued from their cars on the texas panhandle.ational weather service has issued a winter weather and morning. hear, nothing but sunshine. >>james: here is a look, that storm system has cleared oklahoma and pushing its way on to the eastern coastline. the only airport showing any problems is philadelphia international. 15-30 minute arrival delays. here locally, this is the view of the bay bridge. so far, so good. some patchy fog in the valleys and the delta but otherwise it is not too terrible just yet. this afternoon we will have a mix of sunshine and clouds with temperatures in the upper 50s and apache frost as we head into the overnight hours. right now we're at freezing in nevada and back up. below freezing in santa rosa and fairfield. concord and antioch at 33. 30 degree weather as you head out the door this morning. this afternoon we are expecting a much better to enter. >>mark: we have mild weather thursday and friday. it looks like we could be in store for maybe a chance of a drop or two. a light chance on tuesday. latino

whipped through parts of texas and oklahoma where forecasters say up to 16 inches could fall on the panhandle by the end of today, bringing with it up to 35-mile-per-hour winds. texas authorities say at least 100 texas motorists have been rescued. >> they can't hurry and with the visibility like it is, just to find some place where they can get to a shelter is the best thing and stay off the road. >> reporter: so, more snow will be around the texas panhandle and western kansas to the east and to the north, there could be a lot of rain and the only good news out of this storm, guys, is that this has been an area that has seen a lot of drought and any precipitation is greatly needed. chris? >> cynthia bowers in salinas, kansas, where the snow is continuing to fall at this hour. >>> this morning, u.s. officials are watching for any signs of trouble in north korea after the death of kim jong-il. >> also rising concern here in the u.s. and in other countries around the world that kim's designated successor is no better than his father, even if he is able to keep control of the country. chief white

wintry mix in the texas panhandle.. 53, new york. 30 in the twin cities. 41, chicago. phoenix, 59, salt lake city, 37, seattle 42. >>> we now turn to the american aid worker kidnapped in pakistan. al qaeda is now claiming responsibility. warren weinstein was abducted by unknown armed men from his home last august. newly released message, the al qaeda leader, al zawahiri wants the u.s. to stop air strikes on afghanistan, pakistan, yemen, somalia before weinstein will be released. >>> herman cain says he will decide by monday whether to continue his bid for the white house. his campaign is dealing with accusations he carried on a 13-year affair with ginger white. cain admits he provided white with financial support but suggests there was no sexual affair. cain says his financial support of white is news to his wife of 43 years. >> no, my wife did not know about it. that was the revelation and surprise that my wife found out about it when she went public with it. my wife now knows. my wife and i have talked about it. i ha

will keep an eye on this mixed bag of precipitation that we see sitting over on the texas panhandle. look cold -- were turned out to start the week as what -- mild and wet weather may turn to parts of snow in the mid- atlantic by wednesday. more on the seven-day coming out. >> police are investigating a stabbing overnight at the site of occupied baltimore. does array nichols is now behind bars, not only accused of stabbing another woman, but kicking her in the stomach. it happened just after midnight. investigators say they think the whole fight started over one of the women not taking care of her cat. police are standing guard at the encampment at this hour. it is all over this wooden structure built in the middle of the park by protesters. police say was a safety concern and not registered with a permit. at least 31 people were arrested throughout the day. that structure has since been taken down. >> the ravens are still in lockstep with the pittsburgh steelers for first place in the a.f.c. north. >> this after a victory over the browns this weekend. jerry sandusky is live -- gerry

a foot of snow fell here in the panhandle and shut down roads. >>mark: a similar scene in kansas. a snowstorm sweeping through the area. not just snow, blizzard conditions caused snowdrift of up to 5 ft.. blizzard warnings stretched from colorado to kansas, oklahoma and texas. over 100 drivers had been rescued yesterday. the national weather service has issued winter weather servings for montana, wyoming, colorado ended in mexico. fillmore on the weather with james. its core >>james: winter officially arrives at 9:30 p.m.. this is a live the view from the senate labor camera. sunshine on the deck this morning. that's sunshine will eventually start to warmus up. a cold start particularly in the north bay. rather dense valley fall near the delta particularly if. i will show you of a mass of the live. sunny and warm with highs in the '50s and low 60s. that is the way the weather looks in general. temperatures right now are vastly cold. 32 in nevada, 33 in fairfield, 32 in antioch, 31 in livermore. it is literally freezing. san francisco is the warm spot at 44. in the delta, visibilit

a few more light snowflakes in the panhandle of west virginia. it will not add up to any more than what you just saw. don't expect much from mother nature today. temperatures in the 30s and 40s by later on this afternoon. so what little bit of accumulation you might get on a leaf will melt away before the day is done. >> i will take conversational snow over plowable snow any day. >> i appreciate a good conversational flake every now and then. >> and it got tom kierein very excited to take that photograph. >> he's a photographer too. >> thank you, chuck. >> okay. >> well, today drivers coming into d.c. now have another option. the 11th street bridge is now open for business. the first span brings drivers from 295 into the downtown area. that's where we find derrick ward live with the very latest. what's it looking like, derrick? >> the weather is kind of cold and crisp here, but there's warm feelings among the folks behind this project. within the hour there will be of course a new way to get across the river and of course an easier way. this is a

, oklahoma panhandle, western portions of kansas, so that's where you're going to be looking at someitions. then by noon tuesday, no word -- winding down across the plains, ahead of it, a lot of rain expected across portions of texas. that will continue to push eastward, by noon wednesday, we're going to see rain across parts of the northeast and the southeast, and another issue, jon, is severe weather that's possible across eastern texas, large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes possible. jon: so a big part of the country is going to see potentially a wet christmas, not a white christmas. >> exactly. jon: maria molina in the fox weather center, thank you. jenna: overseas now, 700 people are dead in the philippines because of massive flooding there, the staggering death toll continues to rise. this is three days after massive flood waters ravaged the entire region. funeral parlors are overwhelmed today. claudia cowen is following the story from our west coast bureau. >> reporter: jen kwrarbgs this typhoon slammed into the middle east without warning at night and high ti

panhandle of west virginia into washington county and across the bay, around the eastern shore, fromup towards chestertown. temperatures all around the region with in the 50s. for the most part, it's dipped down into the 40s. some of the cold air beginning to arrive in western maryland. closer to home, right around washington, it's near 60 degrees. sunrise around 7:13. we could have enough rain here, maybe up to two inches, could cause some flooding. as temperatures get colder, down into the 40s by late afternoon. after that, farther west. we could get that rain to change to sleet and snow. likely, that will happen by around 7:00 or 8:00 in the metro area. earlier in the day farther west, that snow coming from time to time may accumulate three to six inches in the highlands of west virginia, far western maryland. the higher amounts in the high ridges. closer to washington, one to three inches mainly on grassy areas, shenandoah valley, in the blue ridge, northern montgomery county and loudoun county. closer to washington, just a light dusting on grassy areas. that would be from 9:00 t

in the texas panhandle, national guard troops were called to assist with nearly 100 rescues after a major interstate was shut down last night. nbc meteorologist bill karins will be along in a moment with much more on this storm. first, here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. >>> a shocking and disturbing videotaped assault on a homeless man has led to the arrest of his two attackers. the two suspects led police straight to themselves after posting their video on youtube. it shows one assailant battering the victim and bloodying his nose before wishing him a merry christmas and stealing his bike. just sick there. police are unaware of the homeless man's whereabouts. >>> a rash of recent attacks like this one on a mom with her child has forced milwaukee police to assign officers to ride on troubled bus routes. police will ride the buses and patrol bus stops in an effort to keep rising number of incidents under control. >>> a couple of stranded teens were rescued from a steep canyon near phoenix. they became lost after venturing off from one of the boy's mot

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