. >> you know, not shop near paula faris, she will dive-bomb with her drone. >> marciano, what's cooking -- >> she's very competitive, no >>> finally some lake-effect snow across parts of upstate new york. look at this, redfield, new york, 18 inches of snow. about 3 feet of snow, snowing right now in syracuse, yet to pile up more than an inch. buffalo finally getting an inch of snow. late start to the lake-effect snow season. here's that cold air, certainly feels cold in chicago and new york all of the way down to atlanta. we'll see these winds switch. very short-lived. big warmup coming. look at these numbers. 60 and 70s. as we go through thursday, records possible. out west, multiple advisories with another system coming into the pacific northwest. another one tomorrow danielle: good morning. i'm meteorologist danielle vollmar. temperatures this morning starting in the 30's and the but you factor in those winds and it feels more like the teens in a lot of locations so make sure you bundle up. as we head through the afternoon , highs will reach into the upper 30's, low 40's. lots of sun

a disguise. >> lessons in crime from paula faris on a saturday morning. >> well i have to imagine thathe weather is probably wreaking havoc on those in the east coast that had skiing plans, right rob? >> it's been a tough go here in the northeast as fars a geing the slopes covered with snow. hunter i want to tell you, is open. four trails. one lift. there's the sign. it looks a whole lot like spring up there. you like spring skiing. just need two or three trails to get down. there you go. the next couple of weeks. the climate prediction center showing that the eastern half of the country, this strepd is going to continue. well above average temperatures xxiii the nofrt for the northeast. that will continue. where it's slightly below normal. where the trough is. we get several storms coming through. and big time snow. you want to ski, go west. maces like mt. hood meadows opening up. tahoe doing nice work. more in the way of moisture in the pacific northwest. >> this weather report brought to you by target where you can pick up nice spring attire for this lovely december weather. >> and

. >> you know, not shop near paula faris, she will dive-bomb with her drone. marciano, what's cooking -- >> she's very competitive, no doubt about that. >>> finally, some lake-effect snow across parts of upstate new york. look at this, redfield, new york, 19 inches of snow. just east of i-8 about 3 feet of snow, snowing right now in syracuse, but they have yet to pile up more than an inch. buffalo finally getting an inch of snow. late start to the lake-effect snow season. here's that cold air, it down to atlanta. we'll see these winds switch. this is going to be very big warmup coming. look at these numbers. 60 and 70s, as we go through thursday, we'll see multiple records fall here. 72 degrees in philadelphia. out t st, multiple advisories with anothth system coming into another one tomorrow night. and another one on wednesday night.happy sunday morning! temperatures are significantly warmer this morning than what they were yesterday morning. our highs will also be significantly warmer than yesterday. a warm front lifts through the area bringing a strong sout

. >> you know, not shop near paula faris, she will dive-bomb with her drone. marciano, what's cooking -- >> she's very competitive, no doubt about that. >>> finally, some lake-effect snow across parts of upstate new york. look at this, redfield, new york, 19 inches of snow. just east of i-81. about 3 feet of snow, snowing have yet to pile up more than an inch. buffalo finally getting an inch of snow. late start to the lake-effect snow season. here's that cold airirit certainly feels cold in chicago o and new york and all of the way down to atlanta. we'll see these winds switch. this is going to be very look at these numbers. 60 and 70s, as we go through thursday, we'll see multiple records fall here. 72 degrees in philadelphia. out west, multiple advisorieie with another system coming into the pacific northwest. another one tomorrow night. and another one on wednesday night. that's a quick check on the national outlook. here's what's happening locally for you. >> some encouraging pictures out of vermont, where the ski weather, paula. >> thank you. >> low turbu

breakthrough way to quickly diagnose them -- abc's paula faris is here with that. nats - football helmet hit this morning - a potential breakthrough for diagnosing sports- related concussions? especially for so many parents concerned about their children suiting up? nats concussion movie the head injury even the subject of will smith's major motion picture "concussion?" [gfx] the c-d-c reports nearly 250,000 kids under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms across america for sports-related injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. http://www.c dc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/ge tthefacts.html sot - er doctor 21;35;47;38 our brains are developing up to 18 or the early 20s - those injuries are ones that can lead to degenerative changes. 21;23;45;44 while there's a risk of concussion or brain injury it's important that they engage in sports and be healthy now - medical company - quanterix (quan-tear-ix) says they're developing technology that will change the game? sot pop- quanterix ceo skype 22;08;42 we are applying testing. [gfx] t

. >> thank you, paula faris, for >>> coming up, the restaurant that got a bill that was hard to swallow. they almost lost their business. until the abc news fixer stepped in. advice you need to hear before you sign on the dotted line. >>> we start with the college professor who police say is moonlighting as a cook. >> police say he's the man stealing expensive jewels from the cleveland museum of natural history. mara schiavocampo is here with more. hi, mara. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it wasn't exactly a complex caper. police calling it a smash and grab all caught on camera. the alleged culprit is not the usual suspect. this morning, cleveland police are questioning an ohio physics teacher accused of being behind an $80,000 jewel heist. at the cleveland museum of natural history. >> as long as i have been here, this is the first time it's happened at the museum. that any of them got hit like this. >> reporter: in this surveillancevideo, pliolice say bun and full beard is hans wrage. the professor casually strolling into the museum. 30 minutes later, allegedly slipping out of a ser

. >> you know, that's why you have to not shop near paula faris, she will dive-bomb with her drone. marciano, what's cooking -- >> she's very competitive, no doubt about that. now it's getting colder and people may be in the spirit to do some shopping. finally, some lake-effect snow across parts of upstate new york. look at this, redfield, new york, 19 inches of snow just east of i-81. a little further east of that near the adirondacks about 3 feet of snow, snowing right now in syracuse, but they have yet to pile up more than an inch. buffalo finally getting an inch of snow. and that's the latest they've seen it so we got a late start to the lake-effect know season. here's that cold air, it certainly feels cold in chicago and new york and all the way down to atlanta. we'll see these winds switch. this is going to be very short-lived. so a big warm-up coming for christmas eve and christmas day. look at these numbers. 60s, 70s. see multiple records fall here. no snow in the forecast unless you live out west where we have multiple advisories with another system coming into the pacific

. >> you know, not shop near paula faris, she will dive-bomb with her drone.arciano, what's cooking -- >> she's is getting colder peopy be in the spirit to do some shopping. lake-effect snow across parts of upstate new york. redfield new york, 18 inches of snow. 3 feet in syracuse. they have yet to pile up more than an inch. buffalo getting an inch of snow. late start to the lake-effect snow season. it's cold in chicago and new york and atlanta. but we'll see the winds switch. this will be very short-lived. a big warmup coming christmas eve and christmas day. 60s, 70s, we go through thursday, we'll see multiple records fall, temperatures in the 60s and 72 degrees in philadelphia. a little bit cooler christmas, no snow in the forecast unless you live out west, we have another winter weather advisory in the pacific northwest tonight tomorrow and wednesday. >> reporter: i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. doubling scan live is clear. sky conditions are clear, as well. as we look over the ben franklin bridge, we can see a lot of blue in th

or these candle stands. >> easy one, two, three. >> clears. >> cheers. >> paula faris, abc news, new york. >>> that looked rubbish. that little tray thing looked rubbish. spend the money. >> buy the expensive stuff. >> have you picked out your tree yet? >> well, i have a -- whoa. $175? are you kidding? $20.99. target. >> it's plastic from target. >> when do you put it up? >> thanksgiving day. >> a, that's still too early. i guess it has to be fake christmas day. >> you're right. well said. >> don't make that tray thing, all right? that's the news this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now," speaking out against terrorism. >> president obama makes a rare primetime speech from the only office asking for help from congress in fighting terrorism after that deadly attack in california. >>> intense investigation. fbi agents in a race against time trying to find out how isis was connected to the california couple who opened fire in san bernardino. full coverage ahead. >>> beating cancer, jimmy carter's recovery. the big news shared in church and how the former president's remarkabl

or these candle stands. >> easy one, two, three. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> paula faris, abc news, new york. >>> that looked rubbish. that little tray thing looked rubbish. the lesson of that is spend the money. >> buy the expensive stuff. >> have you picked out your tree yet? >> well, i have a -- whoa. $175? are you kidding? i have the one from target for $20.99. >> did you really get it from target? >> it's plastic from target. >> when do you put it up? >> thanksgiving day. >> a, that's still too early. b, i guess it has to be fake because otherwise it will die by christmas day. >> you're right. well said. >> don't make that tray thing, all right? that's the news this half hour. >> follow us on facebook,

and now there may be a breakthrough way to quickly diagnose them -- abc's paula faris is here with that. nats - football helmet hit this morning - a potential breakthrough for diagnosing concussions? especially for so many parents concerned about their children suiting up? nats concussion subject of will smith's major motion picture "concussion?" [gfx] the c-d-c reports nearly 250,000 kids under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms across america for sports-related injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. http://www.c dc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/ge tthefacts.html sot - er doctor 21;35;47;38 our brains are developing up to 18 or the early 20s - those injuries are ones that can lead to degenerative changes. 21;23;45;44 while there's a risk of concussion or brain injury it's important that they engage in sports and be healthy now - medical company - quanterix (quan-tear-ix) says they're developing technology that will change the game? sot pop- quanterix ceo skype 22;08;42 we are applying rocket science to blood testing. [gfx] the company developing

. >>> many sane people do their best to avoid traveling during the holidays unless you're paula faris traveling with three children. >> it's a choice. i'm so excited to go to indianapolis and see my in-laws. themselves right into the chaos. abc's kendis gibson chartered a wild adventure and learned how you can save money along the way. >> reporter: i'm on a mission -- i need to fly 14,000 miles before the end of this month. and it won't be easy. millions of other travelers will be taking to the skies this holiday season, one of the busiest travel times of the year. so, why would i do something so crazy? you might ask. because i need the miles to reach the next level status with my airliner. i'm planning a mileage runs. >> there are two types of mileage runs. the first is to accrue miles cheaply and the second is cheaply we elite status. >> here at jfk, i meet with jim kelly. you don't have to be a professional to enjoy the perks. >> it's all types of travelers. status, i'm going to take six new york city. i'll fly to seattle, then on to anchorage, alaska, then down to phoenix, cross-c

paula faris read: board went down egypt" karen travers: "at least a dozen people were killed/ during a staff meeting at the charlie hebdo offices." alex marquardt: "the greatest refugee crisis since the second world war" sot: "the people are coming quicker than we can load them" mary bruce: "anger, frustration" dan harris: "hope chaos" elizabeth vargas: "paris under attack" potus: "an attack on all of humanity" george stephanopoulos: "the terrorists hit six different locations." gonzalez track: "at least 129 others killed?" sot jean-marc teman: "if i live in fear, they've won." matt gutman: "the suspects are now cornered." david muir: "abdelhamid abaaoud is dead." byron pitts: "the deadliest terror attack to our homeland since 9/11 nats: "several down in a conference room." brain ross: "farook and tashfeen malik had made their plans to attack well in advance." george stephanopoulos: "there has been a mass shooting at a college in oregon routine." "gunfire ripping through this louisiana movie theater." moton track: "live on the air when fire." brandi hitt: "police exchanging gunfire w

here's abc's paula faris. >> reporter: it's that very special time of year to spread some love, spread some cheer so get your scissors and some glue you. >> hi. >> hello, hello. >> how are you? >> i invited designer francesco over to help me create holiday magic using household items. >> remember to get somome christmas crafting goin tive one, shop your home. >> candles, grab them. cotton balls and pnter paper. >> tip two, recycle. >> these will end up being something fabulous. >> watch as these paper pa towel tubesecome napkin rings. >> you want to take some ribbon. >> wrap it around. >> before you know it -- staple. >> oh. >>here we go. >> time to use that printer paper to create a winter wonderland. >> we're going to do snowballs flakes and create a center scape for this table. >> okay. >>nd finally, tip number three, it is doesn't matter what you have. it matters what you do with it. trayreated using plates and glass ware. >> we're going to do magic with this. double stick tape. yer and build up. >> this is so cool. >> isn't this cool? or these candle stands. >> easy one, two, thre

espn reports that a-rod -- he wants to make sure -- >> it happened to our own paula faris in 2013. thanks to gestational asthma. also because of a baby on board. >> but let's go hit -- >> and in 2011 news reporter serene branson made national headlines after she lost the ability to speak coherently. turned out she was suffering from a migraine aura. >> very heavy -- heavy rotation tonight --%. >> reporter: the result of a serious form of headache. >> now, thankfully harlow was sitting down when she fainted. doctors say a much bigger concern if you're standing because the bad fall can be very dangerous for a pregnant woman and the baby. this is very real. i feel out of breath all the time and it's just a side effect of pregnancy. >> you're both -- have you ever had that happen? >> i've never had that but the >> feels like i've run up a flight of stairs. >> and you've done nothing. >> we're glad poppy is okay. it was concerning to watch that moment but glad she's okay and checked out by the doctor. >> and the baby is on the way. >> baby girl as we just heard. amy, over to you. >> it

abc's paula faris here with that. >> there's so much pressure for athlete, michael, you can attest to this to return to the game after the big hit. the hope is this objective blood test will change the culture and in doing so make sports much safer. this morning, a potential breakthrough through diagnosing sports-related concussions. especially for so many parents who are concerned about their children suiting up. >> repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. >> reporter: they're even the subject of will smith's major the cdc reports that nearly 250,000 kids under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms across america for sports-related injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. >> our brains are developing even up to the age of 18 into the early 20s. those repetitive hits could lead to chronic neurodegenerative changes and it's important they engage in sports and be healthy. >> reporter: now medical company quanterix is developing technology that will change the game. >> we are applying rocket science to blood testing. >> reporter: the company develo