john connolly himself is very helpful to me, had this great ranch in south texas with a stable of quarter horses, he used to come over to the guest house where i would stay very early in the morning, 5:30 or 6:00 and we go and sit on the top railing of a fence watching the quarter horses and he would tell me, he answered almost every question i asked, but took me through the assassination -- among the things he said was everybody thought when they heard the shot that it was a motorcycle backfire or that it was a balloon going on for a firecracker. i knew the instant i heard that it was the crack of a hunting rifle. i talked to everyone with lyndon johnson, still live in the hospital with lyndon johnson, congressman jack brooks, lyndon johnson's devoted secretary, at kennedy's secretary of lincoln. there are other sources that have been overlooked, written sources. when i was doing this suddenly i came across a fact, secret service regulations that when you are a member of the presidential or vice-presidential detail and there was an incident, any incident involving the president or vice p

look at the 60s, 70s, even mid- 80s south texas and south florida. as we go to tomorrow, cold stays out west, especially west of the continental divide. highs in the teens in many of the areas in western colorado and western wyoming. we'll be in the 50s once again on wednesday. in fact, a nice looking wednesday. then by thursday, notice the cold starts to shift east. only 20 in minneapolis. we'll see the cold shift in our direction for friday, saturday, sunday and monday right now. probably looking at highs in the low to mid-40s around here. so going to feel a lot more like it should for december. storm system in the east and one in the west. got several in the west. we have a little piece of energy coming here through the north north dakota, south dakota area. more cold on shore flow with mountain snows, coastal rains, one to two feet of snow in many of the mountain areas out west. heavy snow in maine. northern vermont, winter hasn't set in in the east. it will slowly get here. so the breeze is going to kick in. that will help with the upslope. rain

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rain in south texas. >>> and finally this morning, a celebration of the season. >> kwanzaa festivitiesroughout the country. and here's karen jordan in chicago. ♪ >> reporter: drums signal the start of kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of african heritage and culture among african-americans. this is the 18th year that malcolm x college is hosting a kwanzaa observance. and organizers say it gets larger every year. >> it's about families coming together so they can be with each other and share and talk about where we've come from, where we are now and where we must go as a people. >> reporter: kwanzaa is based on seven principles. and each day is dedicated to one of those principles. families seem to be taking it to heart. different generations celebrating together. steven flowers brought his niece and nephew. >> i think it's important for young african-americans to understand and know about their culture. >> i think us coming out today for it is a good opportunity because it's like we're exploring something other than what we already are doing. ♪ >> reporter: young people are the focus of

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, starting in the predawn hours of christmas, we are looking at possible tornado outbreaks from south texas all the way to southwest georgia. watching that carefully. beyond that the storm moves to the northeast, potentially causing travel woes from nashville to cleveland and d.c. we do expect mostly rain wednesday into thursday as the system moves into new england, with snow on the back end of that. so, while the midweek travel will be tricky across the country, those conditions will improve by the end of the week as millions head home or elsewhere to ring in the new year. lester? >> that is good news. julie, thank you. >>> now to those comments of mitt romney's oldest son that got a lot of people talking today. it has been seven weeks since the election, there has been a steady stream of behind-the-scenes details coming from both campaigns. now comes the revelation from tag romney that his father had no desire to run for president again, at least at first. we get our report from nbc's ron mott in boston. >> i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. >> reporter

like a shocking number of people crammed into such a small space is actually not that uncommon in south texas. >> it's no big sur prize to us no more. we deal with it on a daily basis. >> because of la jolla's proximity to mexico and because the fence along the texas border is incomplete, illegal immigrants are able to slip undetected into the united states. >> this is the border the united states has built. apparently this is where the fence ends right here. this is how close we are to the river, you know. so there is a gap between here, the other fence, and maybe 50 miles west of where we stand at this point. >> the immigrants are sent to border patrol for processing. with so much of the border fence still under construction and a shortage of people patrolling the area, chief gutierrez knows incidents like this are bound to happen again, and he think there is really only one solution. >> i think we need stiffer punishment for these coyotes, these people transporting immigrants and trying to make a quick buck out of them. i think that can be the only way it will come to a halt. >>> it's a sh

three residents are victims of the storm that hit four states as far south as texas. >> oh, wow, oh jr, look at that tornado. >> reporter: in mobile, alabama, a christmas surprise no one wished for right in this city center. it left lots of damage in its wa wake, blowing out first and second floor windows at the medical center and the roof at the high school. there are no deaths but tens of thousands are without electricity. it sent customers running for cover. >> he looked out the windows and said there is a tornado coming. i looked out, saw the debris flying around, got everybody and the customers an said, we need to run to the back and everybody huddle down. >> i probably hurt my baby grabbing her running for protection. there was no time. >> reporter: the twister was from a massive storm that stretched across the nation. earlier, a tornado touched down near mcneil, mississippi and sever people were hurt with minor injuries. and one destroyed a feed store and in texas, a driver was killed trying to remove another limb from the road and it caused a white christmas in the dallas area

blamed on a severe weather system that spawned tornadoes in four states and dumped snow as far south as texas. the latest from alabama. >> reporter: oh, wow. oh, jesus, look at that tornado. >> reporter: in mobile, alabama, a christmas surprise no one wished for. a tornado caught on video as it touched down right this city center. emergency management officials say the twister left lots of damage in its wake blowing out first and second floor windows at the mobile infirmary medical center and the roof at the high school. so far no injuries or death, but wit trees and power lines down tens of thousands are without electricity. one store sent customers scrambling for cover. >> one customer looked out the window and said there's actually a tornado coming. i looked out and you could see the sparks flying and debris flying around. i got everybody together, about seven customers. everybody huddle around we need to go to the back. >> i probably hurt my baby grabbing her and huddling for protection. there was no time. >> reporter: it was a massive storm system that stretched across the nation. earlie

night, a massive storm is causing travel headaches for millions producing and dumping snow as far south as texas late this afternoon and still putting down rare christmas tornadoes in the deep south. look at this rain and wind. this is storm chaser video near mcneal, mississippi, where a tornado reportedly touched down this afternoon. there are reports of injuries and damage. and there is a rare christmas snowfall hitting dallas. it's bad news on the roads, signs warning of icy conditions. at least three reported tornadoes touched down across texas today causing lots of damage and leaving thousands without power. thunderstorm winds toppled this tree onto a pick-up truck in the houston area, killing the driver. no fatalities but plenty of clean-up this morning in oklahoma city following this massive pile-up. 21 cars and tractor-trailers crashed, slipping on roads coated with freezing rain. not just wind and ice, but snow is pounding parts of the west. in northern california, near lake tahoe, an avalanche buried and killed a snowboarder. in reno, slush is making a mess of streets. and poor visibil

we have seen snow as far south as texas. meteorologist bonnie schneider tracking a storm in the cnn weather center in atlanta. >> good morning. this snow is so unusual. to have so much so far south on christmas day. more to show you what it's been looking like across arkansas, and incredible amounts of snowfall accumulating. how do you drive in conditions like that? a lot of accidents, unfortunately, because visibility when you have blowing and drifting snow. ten inches of snow on the ground right now in arkansas. so, wow. it's not getting any better any time soon. a large storm system bringing heavy snow through lower sections of indiana to ohio and snowing heavy and hard in southern illinois in carbondale, the boot hills of missouri, cape girardeau. we're looking at paducah, kentucky, this area, up to a foot of snow, and blizzard warnings in place. blowing and drifting snow in place. and working toward cincinnati and pennsylvania later on. i slide further to the east, notice the snow hitting the city of cleveland, pittsburg

snowplows had to clear roads as far south as lubbock, texas.ate 40 near the intersection of i-35 and oklahoma was closed for most of christmas morning after a massive car pileup. freezing rain conditions caused 21 vehicles to crash into one another. several people were taken to the hospital. the storms are only expected to increase in strength as they sweep across the nation, delivering another heavy blow to the midwest on wednesday. and 10 inches of snow, meaning traveling home in the days after christmas could become even more treacherous. brad wheelis, abc news, los angeles. >> i'm glad we're in new york city right now where we've been spared. but it's one thing for those storms to happen. but it's another to happen this week. there are millions of people on the road, on airplanes, going places for the holidays, millions taking trips and it's not going to be easy for these people to get home. >> our coverage continues now with a look at the forecast. >> thank you and good morning, muhammad and brandi. unfortunately the storm system still ver

. >> the next year south texas go police will be keeping a close eye one repeat d.u.i.ers. >> it is all part of a pilot program to assure safety on the roadways. the on going for the will target drivers repeatedly tried under the influence and was suspended licenses. the program is a partnership between the police, the dmv, and the california office of traffic said. >> comedian pat williams is been arrested in the and again on a felony warrant related to a police chase. the california highway patrol says williams was driving a three will motorcycle or refuse to pull over at 3 spotted driving a downtown saccharin as i walked last month. police say williams nearly hit five people with the motorcycle he has since posted bill. >> we will be back with more on our welcome back to the kron 4 morning news a national student we're following to scott brown university students are facing multiple felony charges. campus police said they said marijuana laced brownies to their unsuspecting classmates and an instructor. >> police said the brownies from the two students sit in seven st

widespread flu already being reported from tennessee into the deep south, texas, missouri and georgia not far behind. this year's strain could be dangerous for children and the elderly. doctors' advice here, get your flu shots. >>> meanwhile here in new york, police trying to find the man in this subway surveillance video, arguing with another man in the middle of the day. seconds later, he pushed that man into the path of an oncoming train. the man was killed. police are checking other video, hoping to find a clear image of the killer. no word on what the two were arguing about. >>> and finally, some quick thinking here saves the lives of these two young girls waiting for their mother outside a store. that awning above them collapses. but the girl, able to drag her sister out of the way, at the last moment. a passing truck had clipped that awning, knocking it down. thankfully, neither girl was hurt. >> wow. they look little. >> very young. >> all right. >> that was fast. >>> let's go to washington, now, for the latest on the fiscal cliff. just 28 days until everyone's taxes are set t

south, no problems in texas whatsoever. maybe a knew snow fleur eye ares in minneapolis.ara, the bottom line, we do have snow for the middle of country for a white christmas. >>> channing tatum is topping off the year with a big announcement. the "magic mike" star an his wife announced they're expecting a child. >>> kelly clarkson with big news herself. she's engaged. after tweeting fans she sent out a picture of her huge yellow canary engagement ring. >>> monday night, the actors vs. paid tribute to the victims of the shooting. ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ >>> and finally, celebrities from all over are wishing the world a happy holiday. >> hello everyone, i'm scarlett johansson. >> happy holidays. >> merry christmas, everyone. >> i'm wishing everyone out there a happy holiday. >> i'm san samuel l. jackson. >> happy holidays. >> merry christmas from matt damon. >> at least he hayes sens a sen humor. >> it's almost like a "saturday night live" skit. >> you know with their a-list, they still have sometime to wish happy holidays. >> that was for this gentleman, becau

snowplows had to clear roads as far south as lubbock, texas.creasing number of people taking to the roads this week. >> it's the most people traveling for the holiday in six years. >> reporter: in maryland, black ice froze traffic, stramdzing holiday drivers there. one wife got a stuck car moving but wouldn't risk stopping again, even to let her husband back in the car. others couldn't get moving again. >> i had to stop. when i did, it was as far as i went. >> reporter: traveling home in the coming days could become more treacherous. mark greenblatt, abc news, new york. >> the worst possible news there at the worst possible time. very difficult to hear. millions of travelers just trying to get home. >> andrew shows us the trouble spots now. good morning, andrew. >> good morning, muhammad and brandi. unfortunately our storm system still very much a problem, strengthening still this morning. a round of thunderstorms from jacksonville, florida through virginia beach, some of them turning very strong. even a tornado threat into eastern carolinas. t

and republican lawmakers in south dakota oklahoma texas, florida, minnesota, they have all expressedport for arming school teachers. one bad idea after another. but wait a second perhaps the most ludicrous idea came from special correspondent megan [ inaudible ]. she propose he teach students to take down killers themselves. she wrote . . . seriously! let's train kamikaze kindergartners to take down crazed killers. that idea is by far the worst. for more on this story, i welcome inside "the war room" "mother jones" senior editor. thank for coming inside "the war room." you have written a great piece on the myth of the hero gun slinger. what did you find? >> i think most reasonable people can look at this argument that we should arm school teachers and see it falls on its face. and so we set out to find out does this really happen. >> jennifer: not just in schools but overall. >> right. the types of public venues where these mass shootings have occurred in the last three decades. and we didn't find a single case where that happened. we also looked far beyond that because one of the ar

certainly the deep south state. texas was arming other southern states were sending. had there been a collision with began in 1850 wouldn't have begun in charleston would have begun in santa fe mexico y? because texas did its own imperial ambitions to move westward supported by the slave holding south and to invade the new mexico territory. there were many other parts of the crisis with or not the last would be free. in 1850 the south was mother eternized, southern nationalism was at the peak. jefferson davis in 1850 said if the southern confederacy was to be formed now it was ready to accept the presidency of its. the north on the other hand was nowhere near ready to go to war and indeed still dominated by the conservative wing of the democratic party allowed largely with the south and in other words the norm wouldn't have fought the war matt or the same war and secession would have succeeded and the consequences of that not only for the american history but for the rest of the world would have been quite tragic. >> what was the floor of congress like in 1850? status

south. reports as many as a dozen tornadoes touched down. bad weather stretched from texastlement reached in a civil suit filed against former inf boss dominique strauss-khan. diallo was receiving unspecified damages. >>> and a major legal battle over choose life license plates. a federal judge in north carolina issued that they can't issue choose life license plates without offering one with a different viewpoint. the ruling suggests the state will have to offer a kill the sea turtles plate to counter the save the sea turtles version. >>> a ruling on the nfl bounty can scal do co scan call do come today. the decision could affect whether two current saints linebackers, jonathan vilma and will smith, get to play out the season. vilma, a full-season suspicion, smith suspended four games. they have been allowed to play during their appeal. guys. >> big moment in football. >>> 16 minutes after the hour. early read on local news. a story in pennsylvania's "tribune review." people who knew fallen s.e.a.l. nicholas checque are sharing their memories. a former neighbor says it was

great blizzard conditions expected in ohio, pennsylvania, and we have seen snow as far south as texasbe today? >> it's gog to be bad. a lot of people traveling. dealing with thunderstorms across the southeast. a lot contain frequent lightning strikes, rolling into the panhandle of florida and it will impact areas of jacksonville later on today, so that's something to keep in mind as well. take a look at current temperatures, definitely cold enough for cold to stick across a good portion of missouri and the foothills. temperatures above freezing to the east. this is a storm system that will continue to bring problems as we go through a good portion of the afternoon for today. keep that in mind if you are traveling. blizzard conditions are anticipated in the forecast through the boot hill of missouri to paducah, kentucky and carbondale, illinois. the system setting up to be problematic as it all advances to the east and that's something we're monitoring here. we'll bring you the latest on watches and warnings as they come in. >>> other top stories, brand new information about the christ

maybe even some severe weather in the deep south, like in texas.uesday morning, we could be looking at a few flakes of snow. maybe ice pellets mixed in as the system moves out. we go from really mild to really cold again. >> up and down. thanks a lot. >>> still ahead, a big rush to pick up marriage licenses in maryland. why the weddings won't count for another month. >>> another change to the happiest place on earth. the big news out of disney world today. >>> the magic at disney world in florida just got bigger. the new fantasy land is now open and it's double its original size. it's the largest expansion in the park's 41-year history. you can now check out these castles from the beauty and beast and the castle from the little mermaid. hopefully it will shorten some of those lines. >>> same-sex couples in maryland are picking up marriage licenses for the first time. the marriages will not take effect until january 1st. the same-sex marriage ballot question was approved by maryland voters last month. today news4's tony tull spoke with the first wom

that's in here and you notice the bulk of precip down toward texas, that's going to stay toward the south. at least that's what the models are showing us now. lexington to knoxville, as we hope over the canadian border, look how cold this is, it's heading due south and that's going to be a problem in the latter portion of this week as we're going to see temperatures that will barely get above freezing. this arctic blast is in here to finish out the workweek. we'll take you through the time line. this is the future trend model l through tomorrow morning. the clouds will increase through the course of the afternoon and into the into 4:00 we'll stop the time line at midnight and we'll be dealing with clouds, precip free with temperatures around the freezing mark and going into new year's day, things look good but cloudy. and well down into the south and southern maryland and virginia, mostly clear, very cold. this temperature this evening because it could feel like the teens with a brisk breeze. 40 tomorrow, with sun going over to clouds and new year's eve, things look good, 32 degrees when

two addresses in texas, even though she knew he was in south carolina. bland told "good morning america" her husband wasn't there for her and that's why she turned to the freis and adoption. >> they cared, you know, about me and, you know, the well-being of lia when he wasn't there. when he wasn't around. when he didn't care. he showed no interest in me being pregnant. when he left me, he didn't leave my with an address. >> reporter: but achane's lawyer told me that's just not true. that his client provided for bland by paying the bills and that he wanted to care for their baby. >> they took a child away from a married father. >> reporter: achane has since divorced his wife. but around the time talia was supposed to be born, achane contacted his wife's sister and brother-in-law in an effort to track down his wife and baby. court records show achane's brother-in-law told him he had seen his wife but that she no longer looked pregnant and their baby was, quote, nowhere in sight. according to court documents, the adoption agency had informed the adoptive pa

if you split them up and be north texas and south texas. >> we'll continue to be a beacon for all peopleree. we're there come on down. >> the governor's going to be with us for the rest of the program. >>> when we come back we've also got breaking news from autonation. we'll be talking car sales and the state of business. >>> and later more of the interview with brian moynihan. will the bank be issuing a special dividend before the end of the year? we'll have more of our exclusive interview coming up at 7:30 a.m. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ >>> all right, gentlemen, let's check the futures right now. they are up 15 points. selling off yesterday. and auto parts retailer autozone which is a big

much of south texas could see rainfall. dallas, texas, rain early.nd improving through the rest of the day. and then the west coast is getting a little bit of a respite this weekend. but still from half moon bay northward to portland, expect showers out there and possibility snow in the mountains of the pacific northwest. let's talk about the flight delays chances for today and through the weekend. a lot of people will be traveling today. you can expect some delays in places like syracuse. tomorrow, the travel situation actually gets worse. back ups are possibly in region regional airports, washington, d.c., philly and into pittsburgh. things will improve sunday. snow showers are a possibility, but all things considered should not hamper travel too badly. >> what is this next thing going, euclid is going? >> i am embarrassed to say i do not know the next one. i have your hurricane names down pat. >> god in my ear just told me the next one. what's it called again? frair? >> yes, i believe it's friar or frair. there you go. >> now you know. now watch,

texas. their governor, rick perry, saying the solution is to do what? put guns in the hands of the teachers? just what they want to do. republican lawmakers in other states like oklahoma, nevada, south dakota and texas, calling for teachers to become enforcers in the classroom. it's hard to believe how meaningful legislation can be passed when a party still opposes laws to make us safer. time is of the essence. president obama ended his comments today by reading a list of americans who have been killed by guns since the tragedy at sandy hook last friday. >> each one of these americans was a victim of the everyday gun violence that takes the lives of more than 10,000 every year? violence that we cannot accept as routine. so i will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts aimed at prevent mortgage tragedies like this. we won't prevent them all, but that can't be an excuse not to try. it won't be easy, but that can't be an excuse not to try. >> voters need to make sure lawmakers are clear on one thing. there is no excuse for inaction. but the question is how many resources will the republicans be willing to commit to the mental health community to be part of the soluti

as we go in to tomorrow, there is the system towards texas, that rolls towards the south.ot shower over arundel county, easton, along the bay bridge, we will fine tune that in to this evening. most of the action will be down to the south. future trend in to wednesday, things looking good. we will cool down. it's 43 in town today. upper 30s rs news, weather, and sports and west of the beltway -- north and west of the beltway. midnight 35. thursday 34 degrees. look at the overnight les in the to the teens to 21 degrees. next weekend, 30s, going to 41 degrees. >>> good morning. we have a crash in baltimore county, middle river along the eastbound lanes of route 43, eastern boulevard. if you are using 95, all lanes are clear. no problems traveling from white marsh to downtown baltimore. the stretch will take you 16 minutes. everything will remain nice and clear on the beltway. live look in parkville, harford road. traffic moving along, no problems getting up to towson, new year's eve traffic nice and calm on the northwest corner of the beltway. no problems traveling down to ro

the states like south carolina, alabama, texas, have seen a boom in companies coming to work there because, well, it's easier, and it's cheaper african-american they don't have to -- and they don't ha to deal with the unions. >> two policy conversations that happened, and then there was the political. the democrats and union bosses focused on the political, but the two policy conversations were about granting workers the freedom to make their decision. the other is about making michigan is better place to find a job, attract new jobs and better ceers for the workers. that's why i say today is a win, a game changer for michigan because it's a game changer for the workers. tracy: clearly,poltical. president obama, hesmtion, aid it had nothing to do with economics, but with politics. obviously, worried now about political donations when union dues no longer need to be collected. >> again, the president spoke clearly about the politics, but we're focused on the worker, and the president has a job to do. i wish he'd get that job done. we're going to continue to get our job done here in michigan

this company was saying that the results from a number of wells that it has drilled in south texas haveected. that is causing management and the board maybe to reconsider selling these properties that stock up on the news but the markets overall down. the nasdaq, s&p, and the dow off in today's trade. carl, back to you. >> thank you so much, mary thompson. there are some reports that milk prices could hit $8 next year but is the so-called milk cliff a reality? we'll get the story from some of the trading pits when we come back. still ahead the business of holiday returns. how much it costs retailers, what exactly are people returning this season? why this year could be a record year for returns. "squawk on the street" returns. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having s

as far as the fog, watch out along san antonio all the way into south texas from pensacola all the way across the gulf coast into areas of mississippi and dense fog along the carolina coastline down to north florida and coastal georgia. then i think some of the worst of it as far as airports go today, we've got to watch o'hare, midway, also through cleveland, possibly indianapolis and detroit. right now visibility hovering around a quarter mile in chicago. also milwaukee, you're down to less than a quarter mile. that's when you really start to notice huge airport delays. so the forecast today, the warm air finally makes it into new york city, philadelphia. look at washington, d.c., near 70 degrees. you won't even need a jacket this afternoon. the rest of the southeast looks very warm after the fog burns off. near 75 in atlanta. i mean, this is as warm as it gets for december across this country. numerous record highs will be set. even chicago, you have an outside shot of your warmest december temperature ever. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ nyquil bottle ] hey tyl

. >>> further south, a tow job in texas turns powerless while another tow goes south in the snowy northeast. animals can have horrible days too. rush hour on a freeway is always bad but for a tiny dog, it's life threatening. these are the stories of when order days turn into very bad ones. "caught on camera, very bad day." >>> a woman in iowa fights for her life after her small boat capsizes over a dam. june 30, 2009 is just winding down for an iowa bridge construction crew along the des moines river when crane operator joe low notices something terribly wrong. >> i seen the boat drift down and he started it up and he was trying to wrap with an anchor or rope or something. then i heard him holler at his wife, put her life jacket on and he didn't have one on. >> there's nothing anyone nearby can do to keep them plummeting over the dam. the man is carried downstream but the woman is caught in the turbulence or boil of the falls rushing over the dam. a swift water rescue team is called in and captured by local nbc cameras. they know time is not on their side. the short falls create a powerful

and we are looking at, for new year's day, new year's eve day, a lot of rain down from the south into texasom west new york back into the southwest. rain along the pacific northwest coast. for your new year's eve midnight celebrations, it is going to be chilly. new york, you're going to be about 20 degrees colder than you were last year. coldest new year's eve since 2009. we've got cold conditions in west texas. we've got 35 in seattle. lot of wet weather for ringing in the new year in the lower mississippi river valley. you'll be looking at snow in your confetti through much of ohio, southern indiana. new year's day it's wet in the midatlantic, gulf coast. sunny and cold in the pacific northwest. chilly in the southwest. into southern california, it will be chilly here in pasadena. for the start of the parade, we'll see temperatures here in er >> increasing clouds but not as call with last wind and temperature is 41-45 and may be an isolated sprinkle overnight, most areas are dry >> erica, this giant steering wheel is covered in seaweed. got some tuna? i could make a heck of a sushi roll.

even further south through louisiana and heading out of texas, just outside of houston, we've got thunderstorms, and now this has to slide through. veronica, there's still rough weather. not as bad as yesterday, but everyone on the east coast, get ready for the cold air, you're next. >> be careful on the roads. >> yeah. midwest -- middle of winter. >> a mess? all right, thanks, bill. >>> while getting around on some of the snow-covered roads might be treacherous, at least drivers are getting a break on prices at the pump. according to the lundberg survey, the average in price for regular gas has dropped by ten cents over the past three weeks to $3.38 a gallon, which is 46 cents less than two months ago. the survey finds prices are expected to keep falling as refiners cut how much they are charging distributors and retailers. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner are keeping mum on their face-to-face negotiations at the white house sunday as they try to avoid the fiscal cliff. as the clock ticks down, it appears some republicans may be softening their stance. brian mooar with the la

south, snow. expect thunderstorms in much of texas. oklahoma city, little rock, memphis. showers from seattle to portland. flurries around the great lakes, western pennsylvania, and northern new england. >> breezy in the mid 30s as the ball drops tonight in new york city. 20s in the northern rockies. 30s in the pacific northwest. still can't believe we're talking about 2013. >>> a new threat against americans overseas. >>> have no fear. your milk prices will not be soaring after new year's. that's in your business news straight ahead. >>> and a major announcement for i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands

i lived in texas and louisiana in the south and never seen such a good old boy system and robust and epidemic than right here but i believe people need to stand up to bullies including the foundation shrewd billionaires and the well paid lobbies and business friends and associates who stand to reap millions of dollars as well as other favors from these projects. i have spoken to my friends in ocean view who of lead by the foundation partnership and its lobbyist s. the so-called gift that the ocean view neighborhood and the sheraton eliminateistry school will be living and breathing with 24/7 is a concealed cancer risk plain and simple. bullies and their followers don't operate in a vacuum and require responsible people like us to stay silent and ignore the corrupting influence. i would hope one of you sitting here would stand up for citizens and give a balanced perspective or for the children and for the soccer officials and to stop another killing or a spill incident. just this morning i was contacted by tv 60 minutes and with the help of groups throughout the country i will provide

if that was a natural disaster in south carolina, republican governor, texas, republican govern or the republican governor, they would be doing the exact same thing. the responsibility of a governor, whether you're a democrat or republican, is to serve the interests of the citizens of your state. not your party. and this is part of a problem, erin. not only that, those same members of congress, guess what. the new jersey delegation, i'm sure they're also saying, yes, governor, do this. the same thing if it was in florida. some other state. this is exactly what you do when you have a federal disaster. and so it's not about party but the people who are being hurt, who have had their homes damaged. not whether or not some politician can be able to say, oh, we don't like federal funding. >> well, roland you and i are saying essentially the same thing. this is what governors are likely to do. is this a smart thing to do and the deeper problem -- >> yes. >> when you look at state governments, when they don't -- when they're not on the hook for the money you're spending they're less likely to