wet on i-10, from new orleans to tallahassee. and i-40, from nashville to raleigh. rain soaks i-95, from d.c. up to maine. >> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible on the east coast, from boston to atlanta and in new orleans. >>> turning, now, to a pretty horrible story here. a young texas model and magazine editor is facing a long road to recovery after a horrific freak accident. >> she lost her left hand after walking right into a the propeller of a private plane. we get the latest from abc's lucy yang. >> reporter: she loved fashion. she wrote about it and talked about it. even started a magazine about it called "lolo." 21-year-old lauren scruggs is in a hospital. the young fashionista was flying around saturday night looking at christmas lights. what began as a holiday treat ended up costing the young model and fashion editor her left hand. officials believe when the plane landed at a small private airport, scruggs got off and in a bizarre accident, walked into the propeller, which sliced at her like a giant blender. she was rushed to the hospital, w

from tallahassee northward, maybe a quarter to a half inch of rain. nothing kraes crazy, but enough to keep it cool throughout the day. most of the heavier rain will stay to your south and southeast. middle of the country, it's pretty dry, but watch out, wisconsin, there could be some drizzle throughout the day. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. new york city, cold start. not bad around. cold and sunny. same tore columbus, ohio. we mentioned the chance of showers in orlando. but at 79 degrees, the warm air has returned even there. once again, veronica, no snow, really, in the forecast this week. white christmas could be tough for a lot of us. oh, i never thought i'd say this, but 46 degrees, i'll take it. >> not bad. >> it's not 08, but 46 is not bad. >>> europe makes a deal, england is left out. and the latest tv conflict with a boycott threatened against a home improvement chain. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, alec baldwin apologizes to himself? we'll

this week, tallahassee police charged three students in connection with the battery and hazing of freshman clarinet player bria hunter. she claims her leg was broken in an initiation ceremony for a band click called the red dog order. hunter's lawyer is b.j. bernstein. >> this is nothing more than a gang, a gang of young people that has a form of initiation which essentially is a beat-down. >> reporter: the red dog order was formed by florida a & m marching members from atlanta. university alumnus kofi himmingway played for the marching 100 and stays in close contact with current and former band members. how does a group that started as a sort of hometown club, essentially, wind up conducting such, apparently, violent hazing rituals? >> unfortunately, it's kind of like that book "lord of the flies." you know, where you have young people, young minds that a lot of times are unmonitored and unsupervised. >> reporter: students have told cbs news they believe 26-year-old drug major robert champion died after a red dogs hazing ritual called crossing bus. along the way what happens? >> they're p

they don't like that in los angeles are tallahassee we are not part of this tiny incestuous place. robert f. kennedy said his company spent all the money on marketing. it also comes to the kennedy brand. being in charity events for bob woodward spend his time as an environmental charity run by robert f. kennedy, jr.. they are married to each other. they do their investments together and it is as corrupt and those that benefit as well. >> theory well said. >> i think what he said is true by the way by yes, "60 minutes" was completely and totally fair in above board a new route was coming from politically and retraced my steps and they were terrific and what under a lot of political pressure on this story. they did a fabulous -- fabulous job. you are right there are a good guys out there and in my testimony i should have mentioned that. >> but the scale of this is incomprehensible that is why the book is a must read for every day but there were hearings this week were you reach out to and why we are not allowed to testify? we have to get very specific. you on earth what people are ta

tallahassee police say that the three men broke brea hunter's thigh during hazing in october. investigators say that the student was rushed to the hospital days later where doctors told her about her injuries. hunter's several beatings came three weeks before famu drum mager robert champion died after an alleged hazing incident during a trip to orlando. christmas came early for two baby elephants in a zoo north of london. zookeepers say that donna and george got giant boxes stuffed with holiday treats! oh, did they have fun. after eating the fruit and tossing the hay around, the babies seemed to enjoy just running around the enclosure, kick the cardboard boxes. until they were totally destroyed. >> kind of reminds me of my dog. just a little bigger. got a lot bigger at some point. >> how are you doing? the sun is so bright and pretty today. >> it is a pretty day out there. it is a little bit on the chilly side. overall, hey, we're doing fine. next chance of rain is going to be thursday. and right now, the weekend, that looks pretty good, too. it will be back in the 40s. here i

traveling on i-10 probably the worst of it, thunderstorms and downpours heading for tallahassee. today's forecast, it's very warm. it doesn't feel like this time of year. temperatures in d.c., 62 degrees. 50s all the way up to boston. ski resorts is struggling to maintain whatever snow they have. forecast in the middle of the country, we clear it out a bit. snow heading for denver, that's one spot that will have a white christmas. looking for about six inches later tonight into tomorrow. and by tomorrow's forecast, we get rid of the rain in new england, but we have additional rain in the southeast. and as i mentioned, no snowstorms headed anywhere. a brown christmas for many of us about. >> a lot of people root for a white christmas tuuntil it come and you have to travel in it. thanks so much, bill. appreciate it. >>> and in sports, the ohio state buckeyes will not be playing in a bowl game next season. under new sanctions handed down by the ncaa.football team is being punished for unethical con difficult after several players exchanged sports memorabilia from cash and tattoos. f

this is in tallahassee, florida. it's for an incredible cause. >>> and one oregon family decided they couldn't compete with their families. they put up a simple light display that says "ditto." people come from all over the region to see the lights. this one in particular at this house. the owners hand out hand-painted decorations and have the music play. the family says this is a tribute to their neighbors' hard work. i bet you justin they didn't help them put up the lights. >> what they said. that's classic. ditto on the utility bill as well. >> probably not. >>> the models i think cut short this rain. we were trying to go over some of the data and it appears as if the rain not only has advanced farther to the east as the models suggested but we had to account for the mid-level winds trying to carry that moisture. you can see that cloudiness, there's moisture back there. if anything we cloud up and turn mostly cloudy to overcast. it's a dark morning, makes it seem a little colder than it really is even though we're

showers, thunderstorms, tallahassee, jacksonville, atlanta. in billings, and 41 in albuquerque. minneapolis only gets up to 30. the windy city up to 34. 50s new york down to new orleans. >>> well any dog owner, myself, will tell you their worst fear is that their beloved pooch may somehow run off or get lost. wait until you hear this. >> meet petunia, the pit bull. she was found near sacramento california, the bizarre thing, petunia was lost eight years ago by her owners in virginia. they were put back in touch after someone finally scanned her for a microchip. her owners were found and travel arrangements are being made to send petunia back east. >> happy ending. good for the owners. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ hey hey reunited and it feels so good ♪ ♪ hey hey reunited and it feels so good ♪ . in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongue or throat swelling, occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may inc

anna warner reports with the latest in tallahassee. >>> at robert champion 's funeral, drum majors sangching 100 band led the procession. it was in honor of their classmate, a 26-year-old drum major himself who was found unconscious on a band bus after an apparent band hazing. >> is he breathing? >> i have no idea. i cannot tell you that. >> okay. >> he just threw up. >> reporter: champion later died and the university dismissed four students for violating the school's hazing policy. cbs news has now confirmed that some of the same drum majors marching in that funeral were those dismissed. >> i feel very comfortable that i did all i could. i'm not proud that i lost one of my children. >> reporter: dr. julian white the band director was fired after champion's death. but white says for years he tried without success to stamp out the band's persistent hazing culture with workshops and anti hazing messages. >> the drum majors are a step above as far as the music is concerned. so i talked with them even more about hazing than i do to the band. >> reporter: just ten days before champion died,

and tallahassee, feeling the cool air. that cold air behind that system as it leaves the east coast. gusty winds on the east coast. and the windchills will feel colder than the temperatures. robin and george said at the top of the show, in some cases, you're 20 or 30 degrees colder than yesterday. ododododododododd >> this is about the fourth day of air quality problems in the northwest. we'll talk about that stagnant pattern when we come back. >> thank you, sam. >>> coming up here, country star mindy mccready in an exclusive interview. the moment u.s. marshals took her son. and why she has no regrets about going on the run. >>> and the major milestone of that former model, recovering from that horrific accident with an airplane propeller. walking for the first time. >>> plus, alec versus american. there he is right there. he's apologized to his fellow passengers. but he's not apologized to american airlines. he blasted american and the airline industry. now, american fights back. the airline industry. now, american fights

to richmond or tallahassee or washington d.c. to oklahoma.s moving power and i tell every group of citizens, if we shrinkk the washington burrcrats we grow lets citizenship. i would advocate that states consider a pel grant for k-12 so that you, every parent decides where there grant goes and you return power to the parents than the government. >> mr. speaker you propose impeaching judges that rules unconstitutional, but advocating abolishing appellate courts. if president obama were to eliminate a judgeship where the judge ruled against the man date in the signature health care law, would that be an appropriate application of the plan. >> first of all the president couldn't do it he would have to have the support of the house and senate to do it. i mentioned judge barry who issued a rulog june 1st that said students couldn't pray or use benediction or invocation or god or ask people to stand or have a moment of silence and hehe said if these are broken, i will put the superintendent in jail. as far as i am concerned he is anti-american >> yo

george howell, cnn, tallahassee, in florida. >> on sunday you will hear from the mothers of two of thehers of the marching 100. i will have them saturday on cnn. >>> a development in the serial killings investigations on long island. police say bodies along the beaches are the work of one serial killer. we will talk to a forensic psychologist after the break. ♪ [ electronic beeping ] [ male announcer ] still getting dandruff? neutrogena® t/gel shampoo defeats dandruff after just one use. t/gel shampoo. it works. neutrogena®. >>> let's get you caught up on the headlines now. islamists were the big winners in egypt this week. the muslim brotherhood says the result reflects the will of the people and other parties should respect it. the moderate group won 40% of the vote. lawmakers will rewrite the constitution. more liberal parties performed poorly in the election but hope to rebound before the next round of voting. >>> another bloody day in syria where at least 22 people were killed. ten of those died in the city of holmes where we believe this video was shot. the government refused to

tallahassee in the 60s. you get to miami, their high was 81. the west coast sees fog.in chicago. high today >> this weather report has been brought to you by philips sonicare. dan and bianna? >>> thank you, ginger. >>> coming up, buyer beware. when you go out shopping today checking out the stores, you should know they are also checking you out. we'll tell you how they get into your mind. secrets from the mall after the break. >>> plus, home for the holidays. the british sailors who became youtube stars reunite with their loved ones. we'll show you when we come back. ornaments also make beautiful center pieces. you're a miracle worker sabrina soto. [sfx: doorbell rings] and you can mix your seasonal pieces with your everyday china. [sfx: knocking on door] and now you need to hide. oh, i love the mercury glass pieces on the mantel, we could put some evergreen pieces... you know a simple touch like adding. oh, i think we should quickly decorate the hallway, wouldn't that be fun? maybe just put some...oh thank you so much, i'm going to bring you a snack later. wait, i sti

this is in tallahassee. this gentleman lives here, playing tribute to the warriors. that's going all out. >> i heard he had to sell the house just to pay the electric house. >> yeah, he sure did. >> wow. that is something. >> yeah, that is something else. by the way, we did see the best shot. i would like to see more pictures of the best shot. keep that in mind. no one wants to compete with that. l that means they have moving video. the still shot would not do justice. let's talk about how mild it is. temperatures still in the 60s. 63 at college park. 60 in bethesda. 62 at springfield. 61 in gaithersburg. and this is crazy stuff. well, here is the deal. we are going to be slowly cooling down. breezy and mild tonight and these sunglasses will be there for tomorrow morning. cooler on friday and another chilly weekend. sunday will be the coolest of the two days. late tonight, a couple howers, but i think don't it will be happening. for the most part, we're done with the shower activity. the clouds will with moving out. a partial clearing skies overnight. then clouds com

on monday, tallahassee police charged three students in connection with the battery and hazing of a freshman clarinet player. her attorney, bj bernstein says the beating was so severe, the girl's thigh bone was broken. >> she was beaten by hands, fist, spatulas, metal rulers and book binders. >> reporter: bernstein says it was part of an initiation ceremony for a secretive click called the red dog order. the group was formed by florida a&m marching band members from atlanta. in fact, students have told cbs news, they believe champion died after a red-dog order hazing ritual, called crossing bus c. >> but along the way, what happened? >> they're punching you. they're beating you. >> all the way through the back of the bus? >> all the way through the back of the bus. >> and do you think this is what happened to robert champion? >> do i think, if he was on bus c and that's where they found him? yes. >> reporter: florida wants someone suspended while the investigation continues. >>> a college in vermont is wanted for a survey that appears to promote violence for women. >> reporter: that survey w

jason foreman, tallahassee, florida... >> well, the speaker has accomplished a lot in his life, so maybete, instead of derisive, meaning a man who knows he has a high opinion of himself. cockalorum. >> i say, legal immigration helps the nation, chet. getting motivated, highly skilled folks into the american program can only be a good thing. competition has made this country great. >> my co-author deserves a lot of credit for that. thank you. >> we'll see you in santa barbara, january 25. and tampa, florida, march 11, napeles, florida, march 12. tickets make great christmas or chanukah gifts. and if i'my, pinheads & patriots, with u.s. troops leaving iraq, two "view" ladies got into it. >> many experts feel that this was an il'll-advised war, that it was incorrect to go into the wrong country. they had nothing to do with 9/11. people still believe that to this day. my heart breaks for those kid who is went there -- >> within the mission, right? >> listen -- >> how would you like to come back and someone tell you, well, that was a waste, you know? it's really hard to hear that after servin

surprising development from tallahassee. >> the florida department of law enforcement says it has found possible employee fraud and misconduct at that school. the florida a&m board got these letters about potential violations of law. they are about robert champion. police are currently looking into other hazing played a role in that student's death. the new findings will be handled separately. champion was found unresponsive on a bus that was parked in front of orlando hotel november 19th. and he died a short time later, mary. >> also today, three florida a&m students arrested for another alleged hazing incident, were set free on bail. >>> a second student is under arrest after a fight at a baltimore county high school. police used pepper spray to separate the two students at chesapeake high in essex. it separated 16 students. the school was evacuated for about an hour. a student arrested yesterday tried to assault the officer and was taken into custody. wjz will have more on the police investigation, new at 5:00. >>> the remnants of the mount washington tavern are gone. today, wrecking

george howell, cnn, tallahassee, florida. >> millions of long-term unemployed americans could see theirl benefits dry up next year. it all depends on whether congress decides to extend them into january and beyond. details now from cnn's athena jones. >> i never thought i'd be in this situation. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act, millions of people who are out of work could lose federal unemployment benefits next year. people like marcello virgil. >> if i lose my benefits, it's going to be rough. i have three kids to take care of here. i have five kids total. if i don't find work soon, i have no idea what i'm going to do. >> reporter: he lost his job at a hospital last year. his wife has been out of work for more than two years. virgil found work as a landscaper over the summer. but the project lasted just two months. his state unemployment benefits will run out in february. the federal government supplements the 26 weeks of benefits provided by most states, allowing people up to 99 weeks of aid, as long as they're looking for work. the average weekly benefit is about $300. under cur

>> tallahassee, florida. what they did here.y wanted to pay testament to families and marines injured. >> elaborate. >> they went all out. this is from our ireporter kenneth higgins. raising awareness for the fund for injured marines. the family spends all year on this. >> amazing. >> take a look at this one out of canada where an 8-year-old girl decides to interview santa claus. >> how long have you been married to mrs. claus? >> i've been married to mrs. claus for a very, very long time. it's nearly 2,000 years. wow, that's a long time to be married to somebody, isn't it? >> yes. >> that's why she knows what keeps santa healthy. >> i was going to say, did pretty good job nailing the questions. she through some curve balls. budding reporter there. take a look at this street in london. loving this. ledgents street in london. beautiful. the lights are serving as a canopy throughout the holiday season along that entire road. also news photo from pakistan. this is interesting to me, karachi, looking at the percentages. very small c

we sent a reporter to tallahassee looking for answers and accountability. >> reporter: james emmitt that, man in the car there, is florida a & m's president. >> hi, how are you? i'm jason carroll with cnn. >> how you are doing this morning? >> reporter: as university president, the buck, so to speak, stops with him. we reached out you to several times in the past. but not successful in terms of getting you to respond. dispute numerous phone calls and e-mails, he did not respond to our questions about hazing. so we caught up with him on campus. do you believe, though, in any way, shape or form that university has done enough to stop what has happened at the school in the past? >> let me just say this you know, our number one priority is the health, safety, and well-being of our students. and with this tragic situation that we have involving the death of robert champion, our hearts just go out to his family. >> reporter: as you know before robert champion's death, you had another situation with another young woman here at the university. she was hazed as a result three young men have now b

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