plus weird days away from 2011 with the new year brings new laws we will perdue was among those will be. we are tracking a chilly morning and around the bay a look at the temperatures right now 30 in san rosa, as you can see everybody is in the mid- upper 30's mid-40s. back with welcome again to the morning is telling how 644 a.m. to 8 layers this morning shot year high today 52, 46 the bayou p.m..by 8:00 p.m.. these are thr duties and drops in temperatures napa 20 degrees, livermore 20 degrees cooler, your temperatures right now in the '20s through napa, 29 livermore, 32 fairfield, the south bay mid to upper 30's. future cast 4 does pickups some raindrops and the forecast today 10 a.m. showers in the peninsula but if we see anything it will be light and short- lived. for the most are we should stay dry today. friday brings a better chance of showers and to the area. by 7:00 p.m. scattered showers by 9:00 p.m. more organized rain. by 10:00 p.m. heavier downpours. by midnight it looks like we will keep a chance of showers for everybody. as we head to the new year it looks like we will

this is the invention by engineering students at perdue runs on batteries and uses senses to stay on the pavement while it shovels layers of snow. >> it is a feasible concept. to take a robot and make it into a snow shoveler and eventually would be able to to clear the driveway without leaving the house. >> the students say it cost them about $6000 to build this but they hope a consumer version could be developed and sold for about $1500. the snowbot. >> where did they get $6000 to build that? but it wasn't clearing anything. it would have been over the snow pot. >> give them another winter snow. >>> this is a house near 95th street in kansas city. it is encased in ice after a water main near the driveway broke over the weekend and just sprayed water all over the home an it was below freezing and may an ice sculpture. trying to get to the mailbox. snow on top of it. chunks of ice. >> crazy. >> most mailmen couldn't do it. kind of cool. kind of sad though. and it will warm up. >> it will be about freezing tomorrow. and will melt some in kansas city. >>> for us tonight. feels like 11.

[applause] you're wonderful governor, bev perdue is in the house. [applause] your senators, richard burr -- [applause] and the better looking one, kay hagan. [applause] to hard working congressman, mel watt and brad miller are here. [applause] we've got secretary of state elaine marshall in the house. [applause] and mayor allen joins is here. [applause] well, it's been about a month now since the midterm elections, and in washington much of the chapter is still about the political implications of those elections, with the results mean for democrats and republicans, and already we are hearing what this means for the next election and i have to tell you i came to winston-salem because i believe that right now there are bigger issues at stake for our country than politics. [applause] these issues call on us to respond, as partisans but as americans. at this moment, we are still emerging from a once in a lifetime recession that has taken a terrible toll on millions of families. many here in north carolina who have lost their jobs or their businesses and

we had such good times in macon, georgia with sonny perdue for a health walk several years ago.ming. let's check the weather and see what is happening all across the country. shall we. looks like the southeast is still going to see rain pushing out of the way not a big problem but take a look what we are dealing with as we head to texas and into places like new mexico. cold temperatures there at the top of the state. warm temperatures in the 60s at the bottom. three to six inches at elevation heading to some of those folks in north texas around dentson, you will see rain, am ril -- owe snow, i should say, amarillo, as well and mixed precip falling just west to tulsa. that's a quick look at >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by macy's. >> that's a quick look at your weather picture. one final word in this 8:00 half hour, go ecu pirates. that's what i say [ cheering ] >> all right, rebecca. back inside to you. >> thank you, dave. coming up next, we are battling the winter whoas. your nose runs when it gets cold? how come. we'll have the answer and tell you how to stay war

structure for debt reduction and spending reduction before we have a debt ceiling vote sometime in april perdue think the entire first quarter of next year's session will be all about the debt and deficit. it will be all about spending and all about putting our past behind us, moving forward and doing what the american people have had to do the last three years, tighten their belts and cut wasteful spending. host: you voted in favor of the tax package. can you explain the support for that legislation? guest: i will take argument who say it was a $900 bill. that is static scoring. taxes to knock a lot -- it was a $900 billion bill. we actually had increased revenues, not decrease. there was some other unpaid for spending. when you get a bill like that, you have to take some of the good with some of the band. the economy -- we did not have tax increases in a recession. host: senator isakson will be with us for the next 20 minutes per we want to take your calls. you have been involved in the debate over the new start treaty with russia. where do think "dancing with the stars? guest: tomorrow there

structure for debt reduction and spending reduction before we have a debt ceiling vote sometime in april perdue think the entire first quarter of next year's session will be all about the debt and deficit. it will be all about spending and all about putting our past behind us, moving forward and doing what the american people have had to do the last three years, tighten their belts and cut wasteful spending. host: you voted in favor of the tax package. can you explain the support for that legislation? guest: i will take argument who say it was a $900 bill. that is static scoring. taxes to knock a lot -- it was a $900 billion bill. we actually had increased revenues, not decrease. there was some other unpaid for spending. when you get a bill like that, you have to take some of the good with some of the band. the economy -- we did not have tax increases in a recession. host: senator isakson will be with us for the next 20 minutes per we want to take your calls. you have been involved in the debate over the new start treaty with russia. where do think "dancing with the stars? guest: tomorrow there