this is burning right now in south los angeles. we don't know the cause of this warehouse fire and there is no word on any injuries right now but again, a large warehouse fire burning out of control in south los angeles. we are told that about 150 firefighters are working the scene and we have just gotten word that the roof there has collapsed. so very -- you can see all the emergency vehicles to the right of your screen there, big response right now in south los angeles as firefighters work to get this warehouse fire under control. it's going to be a long evening here for firefighters in southern california. we will continue to follow it and bring you more information as we get it. >>> right now back here in the bay area, a very cold day and temperatures looks like we are going to get even colder. let's check back in with bill martin in the weather center. >> i think tonight will be a carbon copy of last night. i think we will see maybe a couple records get topped or tied. a freeze warning and a frost advisory. so right now the thi

this is south of downtown los angeles, not far from huntington park. it's a commercial building that at about 5:40 this evening somehow got rocked by two explosions is what we're hearing, and then became fully engulfed in flames. right now, the l.a. county fire department is trying to keep it from spreading. they say that the roof has collapsed in. our understanding is that there were no people in at the time, that there were occupants taken out, but it happened quickly enough that they were able to remove them. but the fire department says that the ceiling, the roof did collapse, and now their efforting to keep this blaze from spread to go the adjacent buildings on the other side. about 150 firefighters on the ground right now working this fire. again, happening in an area, commercial area, east of the 110, south of downtown los angeles near huntington park. the big question, though, tonight is, if there were two explosions, what caused those explosions, and what is the accelerant keeping this fire burning? we'll keep a close eye on it for you, as wel

and down south, los angeles we saw temperatures near 100. showers possible friday evening.nd rain is likely by sunday. here is the area of high pressure that provided us with a nice weather today. we have been seeing high clouds just streaming in. and there are harmless clouds moving through from time to time. this is going to be another nice day tomorrow. friday, showers into evening hours. this is just a chance. better likelihood of seeing wet weather towards sunday. and there may be showers. temperatures into 50s and just a patch or two of fog expected along the north coast. and highs for tomorrow afternoon into 80s into the south bay. and 76 in millbrae up to 80 degrees in mountain view. and coastal areas still another beach day for you. there is 72 in half moon bay. coming down tomorrow there. is sea breeze setting in sooner. daily city, 75. there is 80 again into sonoma area. and there is 80 in oakland and there is inland areas running warmer than where you should be. 82 in livermore. for the monterey bay, monterey 75 degrees. there is jant cruz 81 degrees. there is t

we have a developing story a major fire happening right now in south los angeles. mes a tapping at commercial building in south los angeles were told its furniture manufacturing company. a lot of flames but were told just minutes ago this was even bigger. there are a lot of careers out here hard to see in the shop although now all he could see they said roughly a dozen fire trucks on scene. it is a large fire and again you're looking at live. no word yet on whether there have been any injuries but the fire developed within the last half-hour or so. it's a commercial building for those who know south l.a. this is happening at 158 east 50th street. you can see now crews are directing water on to the fire, they're beginning to get a grip on this. no word yet on any inner juries but a lot of emergency crew standing by. jacqueline. >> look guard said forecasts for cool conditions will carry over into tomorrow morning and friday morning as well. talk about the cold snap and when it will and coming up in a bed. black friday is an experience on like few others of the world

>> reporter: bernard townsend has been breeding akc bulldogs for the last nine years in his south los angeles home. they're expensive to raise and sell for thousands. but he never had a problem, until yesterday. >> he was standing right here as he came in the gate. >> when cookie here jumped on the man who said he was interested in buying, bernard took her inside. >> i went to come out. that's when he had the gun on me like that. he said, don't move. then another guy came. >> reporter: it's -- that's when star, a show quality bulldog, priced alt $3600, and baby glen, at $2700, were stolen. >> one puppy was bell right -- exactly right here. and the other puppy was exactly right there. he grabbed both of them. so i was thinking of starting to try to start fighting b.. but something told me, just don't move. >> reporter: bernard has two puppies left but is very distraught. it took a lot of work just to breed them. >> they have to have c- sections. the whole process is about $2300 to $2700 just to have the puppies. >> reporter: one of the reason these puppies cost so much is they require so much

able to precisely hit somebody in the chest five times and keep going, is not somebody from south central los angelesthat's out trying to shoot people or rob them. that is somebody that has had training. that knows how to shoot out of vehicles. who can shoot precisely and very quickly. and then, drive on. so, it's almost like it's out of a movie, if, in fact, what i just described is true. so, where do you look for that? first of all, you have to figure out who hired these people, if, in fact, the shooter is not the person who is angry at her. so, this case could potentially take a while, if there aren't obvious clues that the police will find in their initial investigation. >> you say it's right out of a movie. but does this stuff really happen in real life? >> it happens rarely. that's why you have to step back and go, why would someone go to that much trouble? assuming that the shooter is not the person who wanted to have her dead, and that person is hired, you're talking about long-term premeditation here. where somebody goes out and finds a professional shooter, like an exmilitary, navy s.e.a.l.

this fire a in south los angeles completely destroyed a building set one firefighter to hospital with heat exhaustion. if the building's roof collapsed 30 minutes after firefighters arrived and crews had a problem with exploding transformers the causes under investigation. we will be back as a morning news continues on this thanksgiving thursday. a beautiful looking you from mount tam clear skies and very cool temperatures around the bay. a combat to kron 4 morning news some 40 5:00 a.m. biting cold this morning under thinks giving a shot of sasan jose. we are at 34 right now by noon time getting up to 51 a high today of 54 degrees. back down to upper '30's by 8:00 p.m. salts were this morning here's a look get your overnight lows san francisco down to about 43 degrees. one degree above the record set back in 1892. there is still a chance it could drop down one degree. we are watching that to see if the entire record. vote liberal record coming in at 33. about 364 san rafael, 334 mountain view. here's the current temperatures for the most part we are sitting in the third is below free

it was a mexican-american neighborhood in the south part of los angeles. i didn't know it, because all i knew was what i knew. my father was a milkman, and we lived in a neighborhood that was dominated by mexican americans. but there was no prejudice. there were no lines that i was aware of, because it was during the second world war, when i was a child, and everybody's united by the war effort. so there was no prejudice, there was no anti-semitism, at least that i was aware of. there was no anti-minority-- whatever. and i thought very highly of my neighbors and my friends. many of them had sons and daughters off to-- fathers off to the war. and that's how we were united. when the war ended, i was shocked by what came afterwards. rather than the celebration of the victory-- certainly there was that, but what threw me was this wave of stuff i couldn't imagine: anti-, anti-. so i think that's where my early concerns or interests began, with, "well, why is this? "why are these people that i understood "and got along so well suddenly wary of me, "and what infl

gusts may get stronger later on today as well as further south into southern california. los angeles not under a wind advisory but to the north and santa clarita, you are, the winds are stronger there. also wind advisories through san bernardino and riverside as well. sun is shining, you'll see nice weather. for those travel, tracking delays. wow, flight explorer is busy. maybe a head start on thanksgiving travel. early for that but lots of planes out there thousands of them. one place tracking delays, right here, minneapolis, minnesota, at least an hour, and delays are going up from here due to wind, snow, and ice. >> wind, snow, and ice. three things that no traveler wants to hear. >> no. >> all right. bonnie, appreciate you as always. thanks so much. keep a close eye on the weather situation. >>> a look at the stories making headlines. former israeli prime minister ariel sharon is out of the hospital and back home but just for the weekend. he suffered a massive stroke in 2006. has been in a coma ever since. the former aide says the family's working to bring sharon home permanently

los angeles where many people are from louisiana and catholic. i want to baptist churches in new york where everybody was from south carolina. i went to these little clubs and all the cities that represent the originating states where the people came from. there is a lake charles louisiana club in los angeles. there is a monroe louisiana club in los angeles. there are hundreds as you can imagine texas clubs in los angeles and there are similar clubs in chicago and also in detroit and in new york. i went to all those places to find them. i was doing essentially a casting call and i had this one case where i wanted-- went into a senior center in los angeles and i would go in and i would say i am working on a book about the migration. generally i had a story, general post that i would take to let them know what i was doing. this one place i went to in los angeles, you had to get on the schedule. there were certain days that were better to go than others. if it was bingo day, it wasn't a good day. if there was a state once that was a good day so i had gone on a good day but i was on the schedule and before me on the schedule was

storm pulling in and it will bring rain as far south as southern california and could cause flooding but the heaviest of the rain is north of los angelesuth of san francisco today, some areas picking up a few inches and heavy snow across the inner mountains west at 2' to 3 feet so skiing will be good. >> and now, i know you love reptiles more than i do. the traveling rain forest reptile show is here. >>alisyn: michael has brought a few reptile friends. one is eyeing me. and looking hungry. he just licked his chops. >>guest: this is a black throated monitor lizard from africa and he came out of long island. someone had him as a pet and they were bit by a snake not too long ago and i am sure it was on the news and he was an illegal animal owned by the gentleman. >>alisyn: so he is a native new yorker, and a carnivore. any meat. like anchor people, absolutely. weather american. >> and our next friend, i will stand back, the boa, with one eye so he is nicknamed "one eye jack," a native of madagascar. >>guest: jack is from madagascar and he is beautiful. he has one eye and given to us by a couple who rescued him and he had an infection and

centers, aarp, catholic mass in los angeles where many of the people live from louisiana and the us catholic. i went to the baathist churches in new york where everybody is from south carolina. i went to these clubs that exists in all the cities that represent the originating state where people came from. there is a lake charles louisiana and los angeles, there is a long road louisiana, there are hundreds as you can imagine a club in los angeles, and there are similar clubs in chicago and also in detroit and new york so i went to all those places. essentially a listing a kind of casting call in and i had this one case where i went up to a senior center in los angeles and i would go in and i would say i am working on a book about the great migration and had a story of letting them know what i was doing. one place i went in los angeles i was on schedule. you have to get on the schedule. there were certain days better to go than others. if there was a stiff launch that was a good day so i had gone on a good day but i was on the schedule, and before me on the schedule was a representative from los angeles county department of aging and he passed out a brochure to the s

centers, aarp, catholic mass in los angeles, where many of the people are from louisiana and not catholic. i went to baptist churches in new york where everybody is from south carolina. i went to these little clubs that exist in all the cities they represent the originating states where the people came from. as the lake charles, louisiana club and a los angeles. there is a member monroe, louisiana club in los angeles. there's hundreds as you can imagine. and there are similar clothes in chicago and also in detroit and in new york. what bothers places to find them. we stood essentially not titian, kind of a casting call. and i have this one case where it wanted to a senior center in los angeles. and i would go in and say i'm working on a book about the great migration. generally i had a story the general approach i would take and letting them know what i was doing. this one place i went in los angeles was on the schedule. there were certain days that were better to go than others. if there was bingo, that wasn't a good day. if there was a steak lunch, there was a good day. so i've gone on a good day. as on the schedule. and before me on the schedule was a re

south of san diego. reporter ted kent from the los angeles station has been more. >> reporter: among the stranded passengerski and tom alvarez. their cousin is in the middle. they left their car before they took them to long beach. >> first cruise, first time away from their kids, their family, and they wanted to go. >> reporter: these are coast guard pictures and video of the "splendor" south of san diego. the alvarezes and 4,000 passengers and crew were stranded. >> i said it can't be. it can't be. >> reporter: navy helicopters are assisting with transport. the "uss ronald reagan" will provide a landing point. the coast guard boat will facilitate a res few. >> it's typical case in the california water. some of the things that need take place, coordination with other countries, mexico in this particular case. >> reporter: mexican tugboats were called to help tug the "splendor" to a mexican port. not a moment too soon for toni sweet worried sick about her cousin. >> how do you think she's handling things now? >> i don't know. i don't think she'll ever go on a cruise again. this the first, i don't think she'

south. warmest in the country, go out to los angeles. it's 83 degrees. i'll have your saturday outlook in the next half hour. bianna? >> all right. j.c., thank you. >>> if you were in the market for a vase or a vase, take note because black friday is still two weeks away. but retailers are already starting to make some of their big holiday sales. there's growing optimism that consumers may be willing to spend again this holiday season. and it seems stores will do almost anything to get your money. t.j. winick has the story. >> reporter: it's all retail wants for the holidays. >> judging by the amount of people with bags in their hands, it looks like it's full-swing. >> reporter: dragged down by the recession, 2008 and 2009, were hardly festive for business. but this year, things are looking up. according to credit card companies, retail sales are up 3%. retailers have added three-times as many seasonal workers as last season. and one of the country's bellwethers, macy's, prices are had a better quarter. >> there's a lot of consumers to stimulate buying.

is a list of ten cities and one of them is the bomb, boston, baltimore, charleston south carolina, houston, los angeles, seattle, you name it and the bomb will go off early in the morning next new year's day of the u.s. troops aren't out of afghanistan and then what happens is they make that known to the american public. if the u.s. isn't out of afghanistan by christmas, tens of millions of people will evacuate their homes to see which one of the city's is blow not. it would be a very effective threat to make. if they're sitting around this team of people discussing the most important thing in their lives and they may have a variety of ideas about how the within can be used for all kind of good purposes including perhaps purposes that it worldwide support. i will give you one more look simple and then i will shut up. in an article i mentioned i ask what could a terrorist organization have done neither a palestinian organization or any pro palestinian. if they had a nuclear weapon took the is release depended very much on the u.s. supplies of ammunition spare parts and equipment and not a single nato co

south bay. 1,000 of them. rescued from a house in los angeles during the filming of a reality tv show called hoarder.e captured and hauled up to san jose. boys separated from the girls to stop the population from getting bigger. they reproduce quickly. if you adopt one we have a link on our web site under see it on tv. apparently make pretty good pet actually. >> well if you or someone you mow is anything for thanksgiving more to worry about the tsa aggressive security pat down. comes to protecting your luggage only tsa approved lock are allowed but even that is no guarantee that your belongings will be safe. michael is her tonight with some timely advice on how to protect what you own when you fly. >> stolen luggage has become a big business here a at this arizona bust a couple caught with more than 1,000 stolen bags. cases like this make the headlines. often thieves are much more of stealth. >> get a case. good sturdy case. >>reporter: travel attorney know a thing or two about luggage and loss and what he is about to show usÑi is nothing short of astounding. >> here i have got the tsa lock. i have

north california, and local in our south california region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the director of university water assessment and was one of the great names in western law and politics. our next speaker doctor dan will repeat that entire lunchtime presentation except he'll talk really fast and do it in ten minutes. our third speaker barry nelson, codirector of national resources defense council and working on an interesting project water law and policy, and that's settlement and potential rest to raks of the san jaoquin river. thank you very much. brad? [applause] >> good afternoon, dan i'm from nebraska actually. actually, i'm not but colorado is close enough and will have to do in my point. those of us from other parts of the country are looking very c

south? i think it's the 21st century and cleveland, los angeles, atlanta that, wait a second, if you're going to try that, if you're going to be uppity, if you will, and try to get away from us because you think you're smarter than us, i do think that's tough. only as evidenced by the children i've had the privilege to mentor and had the opportunity to interact with because i've seen it. i've seen the fear in their eyes of not wanting to be perceived like mr. christy, the guy who's acting and walking and talking and dressing like a -- >> host: have you been in touch with this kid? >> guest: i haven't. they're very protective. the host program, help one student succeed, only targeted children who are between the ages of kindergarten and second grade. you only get a student for one, if you're lucky two years, because they don't want you to be stuck on that same student. they want you to take a fresh perspective with each new mentoring opportunity that you have and start anew with a new child. so they deliberately have it structured so that you're with them for a year or two and then they, thank

of how huge it was 'cause wherever you went, whether it was in los angeles or in chicago or detroit, there were always references to the south. everywhere you went. and all came together for me and i wondered why was there no "grapes of wrath" for this huge migration and that's what i set out to do. not being a novelist i wrote it as a nonfiction so it took 16 years of interviewing. -- 15 years. [laughter] >> if this book were a human being it would be in high school and dating. [laughter] >> that's how long it took. and i had the chance to meet out of that 1200 three amazing protagonists whose stories tell the three major streams of this migration. i'm part of the east coast >> a very good question. that was one of the reasons i set out to do the book because my parents never talked about it. as with michele. this generation was in some ways a misunderstood segment of the greatest generation. they bore up under incredible up odds. they were in many ways locked in a caste system and i describe the great migration system as a defection from a caste system which was untenable and could not last and ultimately ended violently t

los angeles. >>> president obama is on his way right now to the group of 20 economic summit in seoul, south korea. he ended a whirl wind visit. the central theme of the speech was the importance of reducing tensions between the u.s. and the muslim world of the he called indonesia a willing partner in that effort. >> we are increasing ties between our governments in many 20 areas. and just as importantly we are increasing ties among our people. this is a partnership of equals. >> president obama received a mostly warm welcome in indonesia where he lived for four years with her mother and her indonesian husband. but there was at least one mass protest against the president's visit. >>> a simple handshake between first lady michelle obama and the administration minister is causing continue verse see. he was one of several dignitaries greeting the president and his wife. you can see him here shaking mrs. obama's hand. the minister is a conservative muslim who makes it a point of avoiding women outside of his family. on twitter he said he tried to resist the interaction and blames the first lady for h

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south korea, and the island that was attacked. in fact, it's about the same distance as san francisco is from los angeles. so, i doubt north korea will feel threatened by the presence. but you never know with north korea. >> but they're not expecting another north korean attack right now, correct? >> reporter: they're not. the u.s. sees no evidence of that right now. the military is not on alert. satellites show no buildup to war. but if there is another attack, things could get very dangerous. a senior u.s. official told me today, south korea has shown tremendous restraint but we're pretty confident that if north korea does something else, south korea would respond massively, they would probably put airplanes in the air and strike a variety of targets. the official said the south koreans just can't threaten enormous retaliation like they did yesterday and not do something if attacked again. this is what has the administration very concerned. >> okay, martha, thanks very much. >>> back here at home, some good economic news. the number of americans filing for unemployment for the first time dropped off sig

south breakout. how the state actually -- >> on that whether it was liberal conservative los angeles, san francisco,t goes. i will tell you one thing about this race before we go. it's one thing if you lose like meg whitman by 13 you just lost. it's another thing you this lost by 5. nice try. but when you lose in a neck and neck race and it's down to 1% you spend the rest of your life saying wish i could have should have what i could have done. those are the tough races. keep your eyes on them because they will heated until they count the last vote. >> when do you think we can expect that? >> anywhere between now and thanksgiving. >> wow. >> that's how long they are thinking it could take. meanwhile in san francisco, get ready for the soap opera to continue because someone is degree to replace gavin newsom -- is going to replace gavin newsom whether it be one beard or another. >> thank you, phil matier. >>> another close one in oakland. voters had ten candidates from which to choose. former senate president pro tem don perata leading with 35% of the vote. but as you see, city council member jean qua

south. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a reality tv producer is due in court in los angeles today. he was arrested last night.used of killing his wife as a resort in cancun. the murder made headlines when it happened seven months ago. now thers new information in this case. miguel has the latest. >> reporter: for months he has been free in this country spending time in los angeles with his clirn but now under arrest for his wich he's rder. her body was found dumped in a hotel suer in c sewer in cancun. they say evidence shows he was havingn affair. on the night of monica's murder, hotel guests heard screaming for help from the couple's room. forensic teams later found bod stains on pillars in the room, sheets on the bed and a railing on the balcony. when questioned by police, investigators say bruce had scratches or abrasions on both his hands, behind his ear, on his left shin and on his right ankle. before monica's body wasfound, bruce claimed his wife had gone missing, but mexican prosecutors say after monica vanished, bruce phoned a friend as if he was, quote, rding from a script, and was very calm as if h

los angeles. >>> tensions between the north and south continue to escalate.ered security around the island beefed up and the north is warning of more retaliation if provoked. the worsening tension between north and south korea is likely to occupy at least part of the president's holiday today. mr. obama is expected to phone the chinese president over the crisis. the u.s. wants china to rein in north korea after an attack of a south korean island tuesday. south korea's president says security around that island again is being beefed up. >>> former house majority leader tom delay could spend the next couple of decades in prison. a texas jury found delay guilty of money laundering. he was charged with illegally funneling corporate money to texas political candidates in 2002. delay calls his conviction a miscarriage of justice and says he'll appeal. >>> the first family is spending thanksgiving at the white house, but they passed on a juicy bird that could have made quite a main course today. keeping with a long-standing white house tradition, president obama spa

los angeles, a sunny 65. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over the southe clouds are moving towards the great lakes, with scattered showers. now later today, the northwest will see chilly temperatures, in the teens and 20s. snow showers in the plains and rain in the midwest could make for a messy commute. and strong thunderstorms could shake up portions of the southeast. >>> in sports, houston beat tennessee in more ways than one. the texans scored easily against them. in the fourth quarter andre johnson got into a shoving match with foe finnegan. that escalated to helmets being thrown off. both players were ejected and houston defeated tennessee 20-0. >>> in overtime, wide receiver steve vee johnson of buffalo dropped pass in the end zone against pittsburgh giving the steelers a chance and field goal to win it. pittsburgh 19-16 over the bills. >>> jay cutler of chicago had four touchdown passes against philadelphia and the bears beat the eagles 31-26. that gives chicago a one-game lead in the nfc east. >>> and in the sunday night game, san diego intercept

south, thunderstorms brewing up again. that will be heading into preside eastern seaboard. look out for heavy storms and showers. washington, d.c., rainy tape for you. 14 degrees. 14 in new york. los angeles, 22 degrees. warming up in denver. 12 for your daytime high. very frosty and cold night across the british isles. we will see some clearing on your tuesday. there is that heavy rain coming in from the west. heavy bursts of rain anticipated later on in the day. central europe continues to contend with heavy rain and upper elevation snow. this low pressure system continues to move slowly. fortunately, it looks like the low country that has been dealing with heavy rains recently will escape the worst of the weather. the eastern -- parts of eastern europe will start to see that rain move in from the west. that will cool things down across belarus and western russia. rain coming into athens. 22 degrees. looking at 19 in rome with rain as well. here's your extended forecast. >>> once again, the headlines this hour, a death sentence has been given for the first time in a lay judge trial in japan since the system was introduced may last year. on tuesday, a panel of judges, including ordinary

south island. officials say they'll have to drill a new shaft to test for toxic gases before teams can start searching for the men trapped more than a mile inside that mine. the f.b.i. in los angeles is investigating a threatening letter containing a white powder that was addressed to the "dancing with the stars" show addressed to cbs studios. officials gave no information but it was reportedly to sarah palin's daughter bristol who is a dancing finalist. talk about the huge new congressional class which just arrived following a historic midterm election, now the new members are staking out their positions and their claims to capitol hill office space. >> reporter: don't let the smiles fool you -- incoming lawmakers capped off a crazed week of orientation feeling a little disoriented. >> l=÷s fire hose. >> reporter: newly elected bobby schilling of illinois. yesterday he had the added stress of finding new digs. >> mr. schilling drew number 46. >> he got number 46 in the chaotic and also entertaining office lottery. >> number eight. >> reporter: schilling's mid level pick ruled out an office close to the capitol floor. >> what we're seeing if you're going to get a lot of windows, y

los angeles area. several inches of snow in the rockies and northern plains. afternoon showers west of chicago into st. louis, kansas, wichita and oklahoma city. summer-like in parts of the south. >> 81 in miami. 77 in new orleans. and 73 in atlanta. mostly 50s from boston to baltimore. still warm in the midwest. minneapolis climbed to 71. chicago, 64. detroit is 60 degrees. 50s in the pacific northwest. 45 in boise. and 34 degrees in colorado springs. >>> and when we come back on this thursday, a day after google execs showed some holiday spirit, now showing a little vengeance. >>> and the growing backlash against this alcoholic beverage. banned by another state. >>> and a little bit of hollywood shines in nashville at the cma awards. we'll be back. ve >>> the number of homes lost to foreclosure fell last month. but that is not expected to be the start of a trend. repossessions were down 9% from september. the sharpest drop of the year. but that was mainly because many lenders temporarily froze foreclosures to review potentially flawed paperwork. the number of homes receiving some kind of foreclosure warning also fell slightly. >>> overseas markets are rising this morning. to

south? >> guest: absolutely. sometimes to i think it is just the 1960's? i think it is the 21st century cleveland, los angeles, atlanta. way it. if you try that and try to get away from us because you think you are smarter that is tough only as evidenced by the children i had the privilege to have the opportunity to interact with because i have seen if your in their eyes to not we perceived to like the guy who was acting and walking and talking dressing like a white person. >> host: have you been in touch? >> guest: i have and the host program only targeted children between the ages of kindergarten and second grade then you only get this june for one or two years because they don't want you to the stock but take a fresh perspective with each new opportunity and start to new. they deliberately have a structured so they're thank goodness are able to apply a the skills they have learned. >> host: did you talk to the parents? to when i talk to the mother and wanted to know how my student was doing not just reading and math drills how is he doing in the classroom? the thing that depressed me the most it was title

south. >> reporter: norad was adamant this was no threat to the u. s. home land. all along most experts maintained it could not have been a secret government missile launch because it was so close to los angeles. winick abc2 news new york. >>> weather like this is going to make you real popular. >> yeah. we're on a streak here kelly. >> it's a good vehicle we're happy to report that it continues for veteran's day tomorrow and also into the weekend right now. so, looking great actually. >> excellent. another day no complaining. >> we as to enjoy it while we got it. let's take a look outside see if we see any renegade aerial objects. nothing on the horizon there kelly. glad to report that was on the west coast. that will make you look twice. hey 60 degrees right now bwi humidity 47%. winds light at 6. a lot of sunshine blue skies were certainly the story. had a few high thin clouds spin- off from a storm system that's still out there directly off ocean city by 500-miles. not affecting us too much. blue skies as we push toward that very early sunset these days. i'm telling you man it gets dark awfully early out there right now. statewide very little wind right now. that certainly makes it feel a

los angeles area. several inches of snow in the rockies and northern plains. afternoon showers west of chicago into st. louis, kansas, wichita and oklahoma city. summer-like in parts of the south. >> 81 in miami. 77 in new orleans. and 73 in atlanta. mostly 50s from boston to baltimore. still warm in the midwest. minneapolis climbed to 71. chicago, 64. detroit is 60 degrees. 50s in the pacific northwest. 45 in boise. and 34 degrees in colorado springs. >>> and when we come back on this thursday, a day after google execs showed some holiday spirit, now showing a little vengeance. >>> and the growing backlash against this alcoholic beverage. banned by another state. >>> and a little bit of hollywood shines in nashville at the cma awards. we'll be back. (jennifer garner) there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there to cover up flaws and make skin look pretty but there's one that's so clever, it makes your skin look better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% of women saw improvement in their skin's natural texture, tone, or clarity. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics recommended most by dermatologists. the doctor leaned over and said

south with warming temperatures and low humidity. heavy rain by this afternoon in san francisco and los angeles by tonight. more snow in the cascades. >> the northeast cools down to more seasonable temperatures with boston and new york in the mid 40s. bundle up in billings where it's about 15 degrees colder than usual. miami and honolulu enjoy the 80s. >>> a california couple is celebrating a lofty achievement this morning. they've been named the world's tallest couple by guinness world records. >> meet the halquists. she is 6'5", he is 6'11". the combined total here, 13'4". i'm flabbergasted by the height. >> no kidding. >> they say the best part of their record height is being able to spot each other in a crowd. >> the couple is just one of many record-breakers around the world taking part in this year's guinness world records. they met at a singles church function in 2003, and now record-breaking and married. >> probably spotted each other like that. >> quick. more after this, stay with us. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp

south of st. louis, oklahoma and texas. colder than normal from seattle to los angeles.t and indianapolis. 26 in fargo. billings remains below zero. 17 in boise. 20 in salt lake city. >>> now to that confrontation that has tensions through the roof on the korean peninsula. >> it was confirmed that a u.s. aircraft carrier will participate in exercises with south korea's navy beginning sunday. those exercises will be near the very island where yesterday's artillery exchange took place. >> john hendren has more. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. at the white house, president obama was awakened and told shortly before 4:00 a.m. tuesday. white house spokesman robert gibbs says the u.s. is firmly committed to the defense of south korea. it was the heaviest attack since the korean war ended in 1953. north korean artillery shells rained down on south korea's yeonpyeong island, killing at least two soldiers, wounding troops and civilians alike and setting dozens of houses ablaze. south korea returned fire and scrambled its fighter jets. south korea wa

will take her not to the coast, san francisco, los angeles, or new york or here in washington, but it's going to take her through the midwest and the southd in columbia, south carolina. >> and it slams the president and first lady more overtly than some might have expecteded from a book such as this, so we'll have to see what kind of reaction and the second thing that we're looking at tomorrow is president obama and joe biden back on the road. it will feel like a campaign trail stop. >> right. they're going to kokomo and touting it as a bit of a success story because it received recovery act money and also auto bailout money. and as a result the unemployment rate according to the white house is falling eight percentage points, so the white house is going to highlight the administration's economic policies and economic successes. >> indiana, of course, a key state which is very much on the fence right now, turned red in the last election. thank you, jonathan. and tomorrow on the show, live coverage of the president's speech from indiana during this hour. and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. remember to follow the

south bay. still looks cold out there. you can tell looking at it. it's about 29 degrees. >> meteorologist, not. >> this is amazing video out of los angeles this morning. a fire burning out of control at a commercial building. this was shot last night with the flame shooting out of the building. there were at least two explosions heard and the roof fell into the building. they are not sure what caused the fire or the explosions. at least one firefighter was injured. the l.a. times is reporting it may have been from heat exhaustion. the fire was knocked down about an hour and a half later after crews arrived on the scene. >> new zealand is honoring the 29 miner who is died in a mining disaster this week. flags are flying on top of sydney's harbor bridge as a show of sympathy in australia. the miners were declared dead after a second explosion ripped through the mine yesterday. it is still not to go in to retrieve the bodies. an investigation is under way to determine what caused the explosions. >> oakland mayor is up to six week away from taking office. jean quan's parked car got booted on tuesday after the mayor-elect failed to pay $1400 in parking fi