." ♪ let it go ♪ >> the computer model is underdoing this a little bit: we will have 20 the next couplenights away from the issue back heat island. in livermore same thing 33 tomorrow morning because of wind, and 32 on thursday and away the inland east bay valleys we will have temperatures in the 20. here is a look at what is happening today, very blustery conditions across the state with 40's and 50's in the lower elevations and lake tahoe is snow today and they will have at least 48 hours with below freezing temperatures before warming trend. >> if you are headed up to lake tahoe you will need chains on highway 88 and 50 and i-80 you will need chains or snow tires. you need to drive prepared. at home, 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and 101 is looking good and from the santa cruz mountains into los gatos is 24 minutes. >>> new year's day is two days away and it is a race against the clock to put the finishing touches on floats in pasadena. >> floorists and designers and volunteers have their hands full^. it taxis 80,000 hours of manpower and 1,000 people to pu

this one caused heavy damage to a building underdoing renovation. a few hours earlier fire swept through a block long apartment complex that was under construction. it burned hot enough to crack nearby windows. both fires are being investigated as possible arsons. we saw new evidence today that water once flowed in abundance on mars. another reason to imagine that it could have supported life. nasa's curiosity rover is exploring a 96-mile wide crater and sent images that show ripples in layers of rock, suggesting that the crater was once a lake, a mountain in the center of the crater was likely formed by water-born sediment over millions of years. and we got a rare look inside a mummy's coffin. scientists at chicago's field museum popped the lid, exposing the remains of a 14-year-old egyptian boy who died 2,500 years ago. his shroud and mask were torn and his toes were sticking out. scientists will fix him up before he's sent to an exhibition in los angeles. and that's a wrap. in a moment, the president and the man who would be king. get fast-acting

here comes some more rain as we go through the night tonight, the computer model may actually be underdoing, especially from the philadelphia area southward. on saturday, here comes some of the heavier rain, especially during the afternoon and then at night. look at that. it becomes pretty widespread across the area and some of it on the heavier side. it does move out by sunday morning. however, that storm that's producing the rain on saturday night is going to move offshore but as we've been saying the last few days, it looks like it's going to be coming back and turning into the nor'easter as that famous european computer model first indicated a few days ago. we've been telling you about this and having it in the forecast. and the other solutions going out to sea is not going to happen. here's tuesday and it's going to rain. then it may change to snow in some parts of the area. but in between the storms, that's when the eagles get to play. it's cold and it's a little bit on the windy side. but at least it's dry. for the rest of the night tonight, it will not be dry. periods of rain, tempe

but what preparations are the government underdoing at this hoint? >> the majority is to evacuate 15,000 families who are living in temporary shelters. many of these families are staying in concrete buildings, such as schools and offices located inland communities. they're far from coastal areas. a number of business establishments did not open today. classes have also been suspended since wednesday. this gives residents the option to find safer places to stay. police and military men have been deployed here to provide security in case there's a breakdown of law and order in the aftermath. >> dreadful scenes, horrifying scenes coming from tacloban 13 months ago. thank you so much for joining us. >> we have derek van dam and meteorologist here at cnn. what happened over a year from now. 6,000 people lost their lives. it was wiped out. >> it made a direct landful. we're predicting the next storm to move just slightly north of tacloban which will spare it from the extreme parts of the storm. nonetheless, areas across the entire central philippines need

people are traveling through the world is through their lives underdo by excessive concerns for the truth and maybe mr. gruber get your life you are one of them but there was the chance for repentance for renewal of life and i hope you take that. but to pick up on something that mr. lynch was talking about. really get five minutes and it took up the balance of his time to explain the concern of the cadillac tax and i'm hearing about that at home as well. it is yes or no, ms. tavenner will you undertake to review to rethink that to engage those with whom you work to rethink that and maybe go back to the drawing board warda cadillac tax and to make a work for all americans. >> the president has been clear he would be willing to work with congress to make improvements. >> thank-you for that. in the unguarded moment in the statements that he considered to be a false lead but among them is the adn that health care spending in this nation is the lowest increase in 50 years. i was surprised would you comment on that, ms. tavenner? >> based on the health care expenditure report last week that our

people are traveling through the world is through their lives underdo by excessive concerns for the truth and maybe mr. gruber get your life you are one of them but there was the chance for repentance for renewal of life and i hope you take that. but to pick up