in the southwest corner of south dakota is the town of rapid city. a federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against officials here, alleging that the state routinely violates the indian child welfare act. i went to meet one of the mothers involved in the lawsuit, madonna pappan. >> hi there. >> how's it going, madonna? i'm wab from al jazeera. >> nice to meet you. come on in. >> thank you. >> i don't like it. >> okay then don't eat that baby. not that part anyway. eat that part. madonna's two children were taken into state custody two years ago. her daughter was removed after madonna's husband drove intoxicated with the young girl in the car. dakotah, her son, was at home with a sitter at the time. >> my son had no reason to be taken and they took him from me at school two days later. i requested to see him before they had taken him so i could talk to him and explain to him what was going to happen. and i didn't get that chance. >> i was so frustrated. i was not happy. i said, i said okay i'll go. i won't put up a fuss, so i just went. at the co

a real good recollection of those next few hours, i guess you might say. >> a federal judge in rapid cityed peter larson to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine. larson was found guilty last year of charges connected to his commercial fossil hunting business in hill city. it's the final chapter in the case that began with the discovery of sue, the most complete tyrannosaurus rex -- ♪ ♪ >> i had to turn myself in at the gate at the same prison that timothy mcveigh was and john gotti. and i was using a cane. i could barely walk. just a few months before that i had broken my leg quite badly. when i surrendered at the gate, they said, we're going to take your cane, and i said, if you take my cane i'm going to fall over. because i really couldn't stand without my cane. >> and they said, well, let me see. so he's stumbling around, and it was pitiful. it was so insulting. i just -- i felt so bad for him. and i was totally powerless. there was nothing you can do. >> she was not next to tears, she was way past that. i just -- it broke my heart. >> there was finally a time when the man said get ou

early this morning you have cold p it is in place below zero in places like minneapolis and rapid city and the city of denver. other areas cold as well. you are in the teens in places like chicago and also in kansas city early this morning. that's your actual temperature. you factor in what it feels like a little bit of a breeze out there and 0 degrees in chicago. single digits in kansas city and well below zero in places like minneapolis and rapid city. we are looking at windchill concerns because the temperatures are so cold. cold air will expand southward and eastward. take a look at this single digits with high temperatures coming up later today. as we head into the next few days not as cold as the rockies. high temperature on wednesday 38 degrees in little rock arkansas. as far west of southern california also across the rockies and some of them across portions of the planes asins as the winter weather is headed into tonight and tomorrow. let's head over to you. >> way out of bounds the college assistant coach caught shoving opposing players on the side lines. >> dog drama. image

current windchill temperatures 8 below zero minneapolis 7 below in rapid city and cold across portions the planes. in kansas city at 28 degrees right now it feels like 18 in the city of chicago. those actual high temperatures are going to stay cold as well through out the day and are going to expand eastward and southward as we head into tomorrow. otherwise tracking areas of across parts of the southeast we could see delays on the roadways that is mostly early in the day another area of concern for travel is the rockies. we are looking at a foot of snow up in some of the higher elevations a couple of inches across parts of the valley floors. back to you. >> thanks maria. oo thanks. >> the time is 40 minutes after the hour. more on our fox news alert the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of airasia flight 8501. our next guest will explain how the technology could have been a factor. >> and a great white bite? how a surfer survived a horrifying ordeal in the ocean. >> going way beyond the badge. how police helped a little princess' dream come true. : >> back to our fox news lart. o

attorney at the time, kevin schieffer, got reporters together in the federal building in rapid city andrning is to preserve the scientific knowledge and integrity of these fossils. >> then, of course, the entire press corps hopped in their cars and we drove to hill city. >> they were supposed to take things related to sue, but they took everything. they went through all of our offices, all of our desks, all of our mail trays, taking mail opened, unopened. >> somebody called me and said "the fbi's got crime scene tape around the institute, and they're taking sue." i hung up the phone, and i went as fast as i could down to the institute. i don't know how many agents they had, 30-some people or whatever. it was just insane. i didn't even think about it. i grabbed the tape and go under it. i just went to the specimen. that was my concern. i could just see these idiots, you know, just try to pack up my dinosaur and take it away and ruin it. >> how dare they? how dare these people do this? >> unconscionable. i can't imagine somebody being able to do this here in the united states of america,

and 60 in denver, 62 in rapid city. they were 71 two days ago. that's the latest they have been 70 plus on record. very unsettled and mild as the storm gets into the plains. and seasonal across the northeast, and chilly across so-cal. >> surf is up on the california coast. bring your wet suit and your swimmies, dan. >> yes. i travel with them everywhere. a lot of revealing a lot of personal information this morning. rob, thank you. we miss you. we'll see you in the next half hour. >>> coming up on "gma," new developments this morning in the case of the homeowner accused of killing a young man in his garage. was this a trap? what the defense is now saying. >>> plus inside the fame, marriage and motherhood of beyoncÉ. what the megastar is revealing in her surprise short film. >> it leaked and went immediately viral, this film. >> of course it did, anything beyoncÉ. >> and, oh, you're talking "star war wars". more retails about the new "star wars" movie. the names of the new characters all up ahead in "pop news." that music alone gets you every time

nine below in rapid city. chris may is saying yes it's painful. >>> nine below in shy yen. city eight below. wow. milwaukee 13 degrees. these temperatures are going to be very cold out west. we are going to be seeing just a piece of that cold moving our way. so during the day tuesday most regions seeing temperatures in the 30s the city will make it to about 40. a colder northerly wind will be blowing especially new year's eve. so a little bit of a wind with temperatures in the 30s will make it feel even colder. then new year's day temperatures in the 30s but plenty of sunshine. and that will makuta feel even better. overnight, skies mostly cloudy the low 31 in the city. 20s in our suburbs. tuesday partly sunny. the temperature 40 degrees and as we ring in 2015, for the fireworks at mid it in the testimony cher 28 degrees. with a bit of a wind it will feel like it's in the lower 20s. you'll have to bundle up but it will be worth it. on the exclusive i were the weather seven day forecast you can see thursday new year's day 38 but a morning low of 24. so a little bit chilly for

minus one in rapid city. chicago 17. they were down to six just a couple of hours ago.ven the cold air has sunk down into the desert. phoenix 62. not cold for us but for them that's pretty chilly. 44 in vegas where they have the threat of snow even on new year's day. for us it's just the cold that will be coming our way and this really starts to head our way over the next couple of days. so we'll bottom out with this cold tomorrow and then new year's day and then it will start to get little bit more mild. so here's a look at your holiday forecast. if you're planning to be out and about tomorrow night, bundle up. it will be in the teens right around midnight. it will feel like -- it will be in the low 20s much it will feel like it's in the teens. new year's day 38 for daytime high but again those wind chills are going keep us feeling like it's in the low 20s all day long. so that means for the mummers parade it is going to be quite chilly. here's a look at fox future cast. now, we are clear tomorrow plenty of sunshine. but we could see some flurries pop up especially nor

rapid city, 71 yesterday to snow sunday. same for denver. dry here in california sunday and saturday and another storm sbhund another one after that. we will take the rain, david. just not so much so quickly. >> incredible. two storms in the pipeline. thanks. >>> new images on board the cruise chip, the deadly fire while docked in the caribbean. here is the story. here is david kerley. >> reporter: the cruise came to a fiery and deadly end on the insignia. >> i looked up and there was enormous amounts of jet black smoke. fifteen minutes later, there was another explosion. >> reporter: the captain reported a generator failure and fire in the engine room as the ship was docked in st. lucia. >> we didn't know at first that they had died. >> reporter: one employee and two contractors were killed another employee treated for injuries. >> we had to go outside to breathe and wait until everybody was off and then get off. >> reporter: all 650 passengers had to get off with only the clothes on their back. for many, that meant swimming suits. their cr

louis. 54 of their rapid city. 71 yesterday.subzero stuff is or you would expect it up in the arctic region. >> a closer look at the temperatures are not. we even have a 61 in parts of wyoming. >> keeping the warmer air aloft from xing down. we're only in the low '30's. maturities across parts of the area. a light wind blowing 40 mi. per hour from the west and midway. 12 mi. per hour at all here. there is a windchill effect on that. 34 at midway on the lakefront. we're going to build on that over the weekend. the big story has been the storm had in california. the first in the series. these folks have been any record drought. they've had water use restrictions and so forth. the rain has come so heavily and with such a wind that we of mudslides going. this is going to help the reservoir. i will take more than one of these storms to do it. >> whiskey ton california is at 14.5 in. of rainfall. could some of the wind gusts under the mountains. hundred and 35 mi. per hour wind gust. >> frog devise a result of the planes have gone dow

in rapid city, south dakota, visibility down to a quarter mile this morning. and in minnesota, rain turned to snow in a hurry, snarming the evening commute. the rocky mountains, buried in snow. over two feet of it. a boone for ski resorts, but getting to the slopes is a problem. interstate 70, shut down for more than 100 miles, leaving drivers in colorado and kansas stranded. >> and rob is with us right now. the severe weather, we saw as we came on the air tonight, still brewing this is the same system moving up the east? >> reporter: yes, the system as a whole is moving very slowly. so, we still have a threat tonight, especially across the deep south. the i-10 corridor, and the florida panhandle. a slight chance, enhanced chance to see more in the way of damaging winds and always lated tornadoes through the evening. tornado watches remain in effect until midnight tonight. the storm system as a whole moves off to the north and east. heavy rain from atlanta tomorrow morning and pushing up the i-95 corridor through philly, boston and new york. it's going to be a

look at this across the center of the country not bad at all highs in the 60's as far north as rapid city on the chilly side across the great lakes and northeast with highs in the 30's. let's head over to you. >> more trouble brewing in new jersey's so-called bridge gate scandal. federal investigators arrange for traffic trouble at the george washington bridge. those possible fraud charges considered federal crimes. >> hillary clinton could announce a presidential bid. sources close to clinton say right now she is weighing her options and considering her next move. and that could include forming an official exploratory committee. clinton has paid speaking engagements speaking in march. critics say they will more than likely wait until it is over to make their announcement. >> lucky bidders will enjoy spirits with a highly spirited man timothy cardinal dolan the charity auction in new york. he offered a tour of old irish taverns and pubs around the east village which is a neighborhood in new york. two bidders take 70 grand each for their own personal tours with the cardinals. >> wow. >> 70

not bad at all especially when 12 below in rapid city we have several windchill advisories showing howold the air mass is. in the teens and parts of the northern planes. the other is a cold front moving eastward. o >> thank you. >> 41 after the top of the hour. spinning out of control what caused a police helicopter to explode in the middle of the road. young football players never even suffered a concussion. the big ticket must haves. is cyber monday the best day to have a deal? we will show you what not to buy today. : >> ashley webster from fox business is here with what you need to pay attention to. >> on-line shopping offers speed and convenience. before you start taking away make sure you don't fall prey to a cyber criminal. buy only from reputable cereals. how about sending a test e-mail to the seller to make sure the address is active. always beware of overseas sellers who may not be subject to law enforcement. impressive looking web sites can be set up eedz iasily. how good are the deals on this cyber monday. analysts say consumers should avoid some deals they are not bargains

rapid city going to 63. denver, 623. albuquerque, 69 anticipate 61 for kansas.rybody east of that line is saying when does it get to me. detroit upper 40s, national mid 50s, monday, new york city is in the 40s and washington, d.c. will get in the 50s. not looking great for a lot of folks when it comes to getting christmassy, for the holidays, it's mild, and comfortable. here's the forecast in 30 seconds, first let's get the local forecast. >> reporter: thank, ginger, david murphy on the terrace of we have mainly cloudy skies and it is chilly, temperatures in the 30s. today's high, 40, brisk and chilly. 42 tomorrow, 45 sunday. see, guys? i can be nice too. >> naughty and nice. we like that about you, ginger, thank you. >>> coming up, caught red handed. the startling video of burglars in a home. how homeowners are fighting back against break ins and what you can do to protect your home. >>> and caffeine powder. what every parent needs to know about this potentially dangerous stimulant. >>> and our viewers should see who's running this broadcast. there's the contro

one of that rapid city, three above in minneapolis. seven degrees reported right now over omaha, nebraska. we are talking really cold stuff . but it will modify as quite often and does. high-pressure is sprawling and it will move in snow showers across the great lakes and snow across eastern canada. as we get through new year's day, the high pressure will phil be around giving us another sunny and chilly day. in the clouds will start to move in. by the weekend were looking at a strong cold front to the west and a storm center that looks like it will bring us rain. tomorrow, new year's eve will be cold about 39. 43 new year's day and 47 on friday. then over the weekend will see cloudy skies and a 60% chance of rain developing saturday afternoon and continuing into sunday. the air a few thousand feet up maybe just cold enough that some areas might see a brief patch of sleet or snow or rain mixed in. ultimately it will be rain, and that will be the pattern as we head through the weekend and into early next week as well. for the forecast f

rapid city 60 degrees. billings at 56, atlanta, 52, you are warmer in montana. >> lawmakers trying to pass a new budget to fund the government. >> billions of dollars are being ear marked for defense spending. some say that money is being misspent. a look at the weapons being bought that the pentagon doesn't even want. >> the nfl says its added teeth to its domestic abuse policy. league observers are happy, but the players union is not. >> one dad sets off an internet fire storm. >> the reaction that happened when he posted a picture of his toddler daughter painting his toe nails. that's one of the stories caught in our global net. >> this is another live look at hong kong where police are taking apart pro democracy demonstration camps. we'll talk to a journalist on the ground there, a can't-miss interview. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in this next half hour, what the obama administration is doing to get an ebola vaccine to market. >> nfl owners agree to a new code of conduct for playe

six below in colorado springs ten below in rapid city south dakota.very, very cold week for everyone across the country. not seeing the worse of it, but it is still pretty chilly. so your forecast for tonight as the ball drops for the little ones around 6:00 at penn's landing temperatures probably in the 30's we fall to the 20's by midnight. 38 degrees for new years day plenty of sunshine, but again it is the cold weather. i don't think though that bob kel that i cold wet letter keep anyone from going outside and celebrating tonight. >> not at all. we bundle up with our fox 29 long johns, and we will be good to go. 4:33 gang, good morning everybody. on this new years eve, do you have great start this morning. live look at i-95, through the construction zone at girard. if you are going to be out and about later on tonight maybe using some of the roadways that are under construction, just keep in mind new traffic patterns, in a lot of the construction zones wok oohing way up and down 9a coming in from south jersey, new pattern, as you approach 295 until

minus eight in rapid city. minus two in minneapolis.vegas is getting in on it 40 degrees right now. that is significantly cooler for them. 14 degrees in santa fe. this all pushes our way and the worst of it will be new year's eve and new year's day before we see some more mild air. here's how your forecast looks for the next couple of days. new year's eve will be chilly. certainly at midnight. temperatures will be in the low 20s. we'll have wind chills in the teens. now, new year's day for the mum% parade, it is going to be windy. so a blustery day. temperatures will start out in the 20s right around 10:00 o'clock when the parade gets going. temperatures will be in the mid 20s and that wind chill is going to be significant. so it will feel like it's in the 20s pretty much from start to finish. tomorrow is looking like a quiet day. we could see flurries best chance you of that will be north of philadelphia. to tour night no worries of flurries. just cold. the winds are light. but it is still pretty cold out there. 24 in the city. fall do

right now six below in minneapolis, zero in omaha, nine the below in colorado springs, ten below in rapid citywas just seeing windchills out in this area from the front range. feels like minus 44 in jackson hall wyoming. unbelievable. this is like the polar vortex type temperatures and wind chills that we were talking about, last year at this time. even 34 degrees in las vegas where yes it is snowing, 33 dallas where also they're seeing some snow move in. so for us cold, but not as harsh as the temperatures out toward our west. new years eve forecast for tonight. early if you're going out to see the fireworks with the kids temperatures probably falling to the 20's pretty quickly, by midnight, 20's, wind chills in the teens, new years day 38 degrees is the high temperature with sunshine but chills in the 20's. it is a chilled start to 2015. and nice looking day but very cold. less harsh by friday, then, the week tend self actually not look that great. if you're doing any traveling or trying to come become into town, what you are faced with. bit of mix to start off saturday t looks like we'll se

chill across the good portion of the nation heart land minus 11 rapid city look at the hay for tomorrowthe. it's going to be cold. 15 in minneapolis. 19 in chicago. down to blow or at freezing boston new york. great falls 18 degrees out over the pacific northwest. mid to upper 30's. high across the state. on the cool side it's windy up in tahoe 20 degrees that's chilly up there. 58 in los angeles. the sun shining and shaneing here as well. winds will ease up by the afternoon. we look at breezy conditions. temperatures in the low mid 50's look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast. you will be ringing in the new year with temperatures about sub freezing temperatures about sub freezinging and freezing. >> yes. but we will start to see milder conditions overnight temperatures will start to come up over the weekend into early next week and see the daytime high up into the 60's which will feel down right balmy by the time we hit the weekend go into next weekend. >> thank you. >> in "new york times"square the new year's eve ball ready to drop tomorrow night to usher in 20 fame. it weighs 12,000

the southwest, 74 degrees in los angeles, and 52 degrees in rapid city, are you kidding me.at's a look at the national outlook, here's a look at the local from a of the. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm chris sowers with your accuweather update. storm tracker 6 live doubling scan is looking better than this time yesterday. we'll see gusting winds up to 30 to 40 miles per hour. temperature-wise we're up to 45 with the winds it will feel like the 30s. clouding up monday, 39. coastal storm, tuesday, 36 looks like at bout of heavy rains and gusty winds. you stole that fro. i saw you. >> you know what? >> not true. >> is this because he's waving the white flag? to surrender? >> i don't think ron is surrendering. >> it is fake, though. >> let's not give away our -- >> red into that -- >> take care of that. >> the magic of television here on "gma." >>> coming up, a new test for the stand your ground law. why a montana man said he was defending his home when he shot and killed an exchange student. his wife's chilling 911 call. >>> and going all out with the holiday lights di

monday and tuesday, single digits in rapid city. 4 and 6 degrees. eapolis, you barely warm up into the teens by wednesday. new york city, wednesday and thursday, temperatures right around freezing for your high temperatures. pamela? >> that's going to be a rude awakening for a lot of people. jennifer, thank you so much. >>> he's not the only one. that's what michael sam, the first openly gay man to play in the nfl, is saying. he tells oprah winfrey a few players have actually reached out to him saying they wish they had the courage to come out. >> have other gay players in the nfl called you or contacted you? >> very few reached out to me. >> very few meaning one, two, three, five? >> very few reached out to me and pretty much told me how they were thankful that i had the courage -- they wish they had the courage to come out. >> gay men in the nfl -- >> gay men in the nfl, reached out to you. >> reached out to me, showed me respect, admired my courage. >> and you're using the pleural, men, not man. >> men. there's a lot of us out there. >> yeah. >> i

humid air and fog from dodge city to oklahoma city. 60 in denver. 62 in rapid city. they were 62 yesterday. 52 national, seasonable across the northeast and chilly across socal this morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. final we're in the clear this morning, we'll see clouds build this this afternoon, but temperatures will moderate a little bit. there's the view of the center city skyline. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast still a little bit chilly not too bad, 42 today, 46 tomorrow, 47 monday, 50 degrees on tuesday, clouds and showers. g your wet s swimmies, dan. >> yes. i travel with them everywhere. a lot of revealing a lot of personal information this morning. rob, thank you. we miss you. we'll see you in the next half hour. >>> coming up on "gma," new developments this morning in the case of the homeowner accused of killing a young man in his garage. was this a trap? what the defense is now saying. >>> plus inside the fame, marriage and motherhood of beyoncÉ. what the megastar is rev

warnings in effect anywhere from salt lake city, idaho falls, billings included in that and even rapid cityre going to see lots of snow falling anywhere from 2 to 4 inches in a lot of places but isolated amounts up to a foot in those higher elevations getting snow as well. so here's the forecast radar going forward in time. the snow will stick around in the rockies and eventually lead to a soggy weekend across much of the south even into the east. by sunday, working its way into the northeast. what we're looking at 1 to 3 inches of rain possibly in portions of mississippi, alabama, even into tennessee and this rain will work in sunday afternoon into the northeast. so tomorrow's forecast, we'll see partly cloudy skies in the south. if you are taking back anything, redeeming those gift cards, a lot of people will be out shopping. snow in the rockies. sunny in the northeast and mild and a really nice forecast for you. high temperatures will be around 53 in d.c. 48 in new york city. 50 in chicago. 33 in minneapolis. 27 in billings. this is a sneak peek at your weekend forecast. new york city, t

feels like 3, 12 in rapid city. of this cold air is going to continue to move southward and eastward. we're going to get a taste of this later on as we head into the new week and the new year. so ahead of this front mainly rain now. we could get several inches of rain. flash flood watches and warnings posted. we saw some embedded thunderstorms earlier today. no thunderstorm watches or warnings just yet. but we are looking at the potential for more flooding again for parts of the gulf coast and the southeast as this storm exits. and then we watch this next storm system for the northwest. if you like snow you want to head to the northwest and the northern rockies and the intermountain west where are going to get over a foot of snow over the next 48 hours. so your winter weather advisories are here. julie, you need to be moving towards the northwest for new year's eve. look at the forecast. i know that julie loves to ski. this is where the snow is right now, julie. let's take a look at the temperatures, all right? we'v

rapid city only 1 degree right now. this is the air that's coming into our picture. it's not just us. this cold air is even gotten down to the desert. 45 in las vegas where they are going to be looking at a winter storm watch right threw new year's day. we will not get snow but we will definitely get in on the cold and that really starts to ramp up by tonight. so here's a look at your new year's eve forecast. it will be in the 20s by midnight. wind chills will be in the teens teens. that's pretty bitter if you're headed out tomorrow you definitely need to bundle up. here's a look at our future cast wind chills though as we head into our wednesday. they'll start out tomorrow morning in the low 20s. teens up to our north. so it is going to be cold all day long. bitterly cold. right through the evening. wind chills will stay in the 20s and teens. so you'll definitely have to bundle up and that will be the same thing on new year's day. tonight, though, we will not have to factor in the wind as much. but we will fall to 26 in the city. 19 in the suburbs. those clear skies

in rapid city, south dakota, visibility don to a quarter mile.rn snow. the rocky mountains buried in snow. over two feet of it. a boon for ski resorts but getting to the slopes is a problem. interstate 70 shut down for more than 100 miles leaving drivers in colorado and kansas stranded. the entire system pushes to the east on wednesday. the core moves off to the northeast where wind and rain will be a problem for your christmas eve. an the back side, cold air into chicago could see snow. that accumulates for a white christmas there. rob marciano, abc news, new york. >>> some holiday travelers got their wings clipped, literally. two planes had a fender bender on the ground at laguardia airport. an outbound southwest airlines jet and incoming american airlines jet collided. there were no injuries but the top of the southwest jet's wing was torn off. >>> more than 4 million passengers are expected to pass through chicago's two airports during this holiday period. and it may seem like all of them were there yesterday. long lines. but pushing through

cold air, right behind it and can you see the dramatic difference, 18 in colorado springs. 15 in rapid city in omaha. they have gotten cold and they will stay colder. as we head to the next holiday, new year's day, best chance to see some snow is where the cold air is estimated snowfall aconsume lathe legs. best along the west coast and extending down into the higher elevations of arizona and new mexico, northern texas, possibly, through thursday. slight chance still in the northern plains but not going to be seeing any snow in the northeast at least just not quite yet. flel get the cold air too. the core of canadian temperatures move through the northern plains mondays, tuesday, and then by wednesday new years epps eve. philadelphia, new york and boston only seeing high temperatures on new year's day low 30's it's been a while since they have been that cold. kimberly a very chilly end 2014 beginning to 2015. >> i my goodness, i knew you were going to say that i will be on the roof top somewhere in times square with the body warmers. >> stay warm. >> thank you. >> straight ahead. thousands

host: kyle from rapid city michigan. should it be mandatory? caller: hi, this is kyle from rapid city. yes, i absolutely think it should be. i think the first two callers have been excellent, and also, if you connect, the decline in civics education in high schools, it can be connected to the cline in border roles. if we have public education that's not teaching civics and civic involvement in the governmental process of our democracy, then the government has been defunded, civics education to the point where you have uninformed populous that doesn't vote. therefore, the decline in the voter roles. host: the usa today story provides a chart taking a look into the education department civics test providing benchmarks when it comes to civics education, says you are considered advanced in the fourth grade if you can name two rights of u.s. citizens and explain their importance. in eighth grade, considered advanced if you can give an example of how the media influences policy, and your senior year fyou can compare the citizenship requirements of th

in places like rapid city and minneapolis it feels like 20 degrees below zero.dangerous amounts of cold in those spots, looking at a risk for hyperthermia. make sure you really bundle up in portions of the midwest and northern plains. in parts of texas, actually el paso, 27 degrees is the current wind chill temperature. over the next several days cold air is continuing to move south ward and eastward. wednesday morning it moves into amarillo texas where the temperature is going to be 7 degrees. by early thursday morning cold in the northeast as well. here's a look at that winter storm. we have a number of of winter storm advisories warnings and watches issued in southern california. you're looking at snowfall across higher elevations later today potentially up to a foot. in parts of western texas, freezing rain possible mixing in with a little bit of snow. messy across the rockies, parts of southern california and portions of the high plains. let's head back inside. >> thank you maria. she's talking about the cold across the nation. it is a coldish day for many

across the north central and participating in cyber monday. 18 below in minneapolis. 16 below if rapid cityansas city and chicago. very cold air in place across parts of the north central u.s. today is mild across the east coast, upper 50s in new york city. by tomorrow, some of that cooler air starts to move eastward and we see temperatures dropping in new york city and also in raleigh, north carolina. today that cold front is already moving east and bringing in some areas of freezing rain across missouri, illinois, and even into southern parts of arkansas. that will be a big concern there. slick roadways and farther west a storm system bringing in much needed rain and snow across parts of california. let's head back inside. >> thank you. >>> it's the biggest online shopping day of the year and to help calm the chaos, amazon.com is rolling out nearly 15,000 robots to help speed up delivery. joining us from the amazon fulfillment center in california, fox business' reporter. good morning. please tell us about these robots. how are they going to help? >> there is one there! >> yeah. they're r

to keep ellsworth air force base open and running, a base near rapid city; saved it from closing. he worked to this end, saving thousands of jobs and preserved a thriving economy based on that ellsworth air force base. during his tenure in the house and the senate, he fought for water, which is so important. people don't realize that foreign minister states, but -- don't realize that from many states but states like south dakota and many western states, really water is an important, something you always have to keep your eye on, mr. president. he secured funding for the rural water project, lewis and clarke rural water systems. combined these two projects will provide drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people. that's half the population of the state of south dakota. without question, tim's biggest fight took place in 2006. i can still remember that so clearly. i got a call from his chief of staff saying, you need to go to the hospital. tim's being taken by ambulance to george washington. so i went there because tim had suffered a very bad bleed on the brain. it was someth

feels like 14. 21 it feels like in rapid city. feels like 33 in dallas.ing that snow along that cold front. ahead of it is warm air. so it's mainly a rain event. we can see several inches of rain along the gulf coast as well as some embedded thunderstorms that could produce some severe weather. so keeping an eye on that. again, several inches of rain here. you can see where we have flood advisories, flood watches and warnings. behind this, the next weather maker as we head into the end of 2014. here is the northwest, heavy rain and some mountain snow, over a foot of snow as we get into the northwest mountains and then the rockies. the intermountain west and this is going to spread out across the plains states and look at all the snow. so the good news is if you're a skier, you are loving this across the rockies. things are going to be very snowy as we head into the new year. sunday morning look at that cold air drop southward. monday, tuesday and wednesday new year's eve, it will be cold for a lot of us here. especially across new york city where we have

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

rapid city, 52 degrees. kansas city, 57. that is 14 degrees above average.st, we are right around average. that's some improvement considering how chilly it has been. norfolk, virginia, 54 degrees. same for nashville, 51. a bit chilly through florida. orlando is 70 today. elsewhere across the country, foggy in spots in the great lakes and upper midwest. we could end up with a foot of snow and scatter showers in phoenix where it is wet for >>> a good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. we're going chilly throughout the day. feeling colder than oir temperature. 40 to 43. up to 42 today. mixture of sun and clouds. quiet day. another quiet day on sunday. up to 46. above normal for this time of year. monday, 48. 50 on tuesday. might see a shower or two. wednesday, sunshine and breezy. 46. quiet on thursday. a high of 45. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks. up next, mario armstrong is here to tell us how we can find deep up next, mario armstrong is here to tell us how we can find deep discounts for not to be

we have snow in the rockies, rapid city up through minneapolis, maybe chicago down through saint louisave to head north to the mountains if you want a white christmas. 77 degrees in had an honolulu. >> reporter: bundle up it's cold out here with many spots in the 20s. 43 is the high today. we'll have cloudy skies it will be damp especially late this afternoon and evening when we get a few showers moving through. tomorrow, mild with showers. lam. i'm going to go -- >> you're mean. >> more of a slide, rob. thank you. >>> coming up, big health alert for parent this is morning. how fast food could impact how your kids do in school? >>> "gma" on the lookout. so many people getting gift cards. they could end up costing you money. hey rich, what's that in your hand? my at&t cell phone bill. verizon bill? ye-aaah. that's cool. noooo... how much are you spending per month? $110 bucks $120 bucks $330 yeee-ah... what if sprint could cut your rate plan in half? and give you unlimited talk and text in the u.s., and match your data. goodbye verizon. i am done with at&t. bring in your verizon or at&t

head of the storm system, 45 degrees in new york city but look at temperatures behind it, teens in rapid cityand like i mentioned over the next several days, and getting a lot cooler, and this is monday morning. low temperatures, 10 in denver, below zero in fargo and you are already cleaned down but a lot colder out there. 20s in new york city, buffalo and other numbers out here. you are below zero in denver and fargo. the next arctic blast is coming up next week. connell: that is more like it. it seems a the velorum right now. that should help everybody out with your traveling and these low gas prices, the only thing they mean is more money in your pocket as we talked about earlier but will they make you buy a house? one real-estate insider says the answer to that is yes and you will find out why after this. so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7 it's just i'm a little reluctant to try new things. what's wrong with trying new things? feel that in your muscles? yeah... i do... try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. and i quit smoking with chantix.

have the thunderstorms and then you also have this, snow flakes flying in a lots of places, across rapid cityywhere from 15 to 25 degrees above average for a lot of places like minneapolis, omaha, kansas city, into st. louis. but as that frontal boundary sweeps through and the trough does, we're going to see the transformation from rain drops to snow. it's all going to be the rain. and that rain will march its way into the ohio valley as we make it into tuesday. be ready for that. and know that travel, oh, a lot of disruptions could take place across parts of the midwest, the ohio valley and moving into the northeast as we get our way into tuesday. all right, alex, that's the latest. back to you. >> i'll take it. thank you so much, reynolds. let's go to today's number ones and the forecast of the hottest housing markets in 2015. more millennials will be looking to buy. the strongest market is projected to be denver with sales increase of 14%. atlanta and phoenix are expected to see increases of about 11%. the nation's capital, 10%. now to the winner of college football's highest honor, oregon

yes, i'm using those words, 60's coming into play for rapid city and denver as we rounds out the workeek. omaha 54, kansas city 55 as we ends on friday. your local weather forecast just 30 seconds away but first this morning's tuesday trivia brought you to by burlington. >> hurricane ike dave murphy with an update accuweather. we still got heavy rain over in south jersey. philadelphia beginning to dry out a little bit although we're still going to be in and out of rain for a good portion of the rush hour in philadelphia. and up north still some blue mixing in. that means there could be a little bit of patchy freezing rain left over in the lehigh valley and berks county. it's cloudy out there and cool, temps in the upper 30's. today's high 44, most of your heavy rain is in the morning. windy and altogether drier in the afternoon. poof. nor'easter's gone. see that? you see that slip out of there. >> great, george stephanopoulin. >>> coming up, the alleged victim's roommate at uva speaking out. >>> and super fans fighting back. how tens of thousands are trying to bring a popular characte

rapid city is doing a warmup. it's warm in tampa. 80 for the high.o home. >> reporter: thanks a lot, ginger, david murphy on the terrace. we have sun up over the horizon. it's cold, temperatures in the 30s, not a lot of wind. 44 is the high. sun gives way to clouds. tomorrow, 46. at night rain arrives. rain on and off through the day on saturday, 53, milder, but wet. it looks like sunday has a chance of drying out with the storm getting kicked off the coast, brisk and cooler, high of 46. dry for the eagles. >> it's a great crowd outside. >>> on to the "gma" heat index. how to save on holiday travel using twitter. turns out it's a great way to find out some of the hottest deals. and becky worley shows us how it's done. >> reporter: luck, persistence, and timing. that's what it takes to get a good deal on travel. but twitter may be the newest addition to that list. : the best content wins on twitter. relate that back to travel. the best content are the best deals. savings of hundreds of dollars to even thousands of dollars. >> reporter: so here's how.

yes, i'm using those words. 60s coming into play for rapid city and denver as we round out the workweek. omaha, 54, and kansas city, 55 on friday. your local weather forecast 30 seconds away. but first the tuesday trivia brought to you by burlington. >>> hello, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. look at that colorful sunrise, going to be warm before the storm even with mostly clouds today and tomorrow. mostly cloudy. muggy tone. fog during the commute. and the heavy rain and winds and large surf are here on thursday. today, mid-60's and a 70 in oakland. that is a record high for the second day in a row. the seven-day forecast shows thursday is the day to be reckoned with but friday and monday are wet >> okay. ready for the magic? poof. nor'easter's gone. see that? you see that slip out of there. >> the great ginger zee. >>> coming up here, the latest on the charges of sexual assault at uva. the alleged victim's roommate speaking out. >>> also ahead, walking dead superfans are fighting back. how tens of thousands are trying to bring a popular character back to life