. >> united, continental, delta -- the nation'se of biggest airlines and all three raisingd that theyk you get two different types of travel. those who can use frequent flyer miles, you do not notice it, and cannot.o those who cannot, they seem to be bearing most of the cost increase. the second hike in the week. time, it is $5 each way, $10 roundtrip. >> not a big deal. most of the time i fly, my for it anyway. inzanne visits her family minnesota and washington state. is are dollars each way pretty penny. >> i have no choice. necessity. if it does not make a big you, consider this. one industry analyst says that are $50 to $78 higher than they were this time last year. and the holidays are upon us. is a big impact. we will not able to see his granma in atlanta this christmas. he is almost two. after two years old, it is a lot of money. we just cannot go. will wait until summer when the prices will go again.wn airlines have been scaling making fewer seats available. capitalism. that is how it works, isn't it? >> they can raise prices. >>> we will take one last [ speaking french ] [ sp

carrier to get that new airplane will be united continental.>darya: new video of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck turkey on sunday. he conceded shaking in this surveillance and video. you can see people running. the earthquake killed 6460 people. rescue crews made three rescues today, just one day after about 40 people including a two week old baby were freed from the rubble. the hopes of finding anyone else alive are rapidly fading. the turkish prime minister says shoddy construction contributed to a high death toll. he compared this to murder because officials ignored safety standards. >>mark: the nba owners and players are meeting again to hammer out a labor agreement, but it does not look good. this is less than one week after talks with a federal mediator failed to end a lockout. the players won 53 percent of the revenue and the owners want it 50/50. they already cancelled 100 games, about 20 percent of the season will be scrapped so far. we will be right back as the kron 4-continues. >>erica: following health headlines, yesterday

united continental, and delta have added up to $5 each way to some tickets. soon analysts say that discount carriers like southwest will follow suit. even before the this height, the estimated fears are between $50 to $70 higher than last year. >>> the ongoing pricing from matt netflix has led to some -- from netflix has led to some losses. still, earnings rose roughly 65%. >>> students at a local college campus will be stars in a new reality show. the new mtv show is designed to promote the death and the hard of hearing. it will air five-minute segments starting at noon on monday. the show premiered last week. >>> we will >>> halloween is just around the corner and you want to see your little trigger treaters dressed up. we are having a costume contest our website. send pictures to wjla.com. we will pick the best one and announced the winner on monday october 31. >>> one arizona couple's wedding day was breathtaking. midway through their outdoor ceremony a the storm picked up. the blanket of brown blew through, making it near impossible to see. the couple an

united, continental and delta have added $5 each way to ticket price for most u.s. flights.d price hike in a week. other carriers have not yet matched. if they don't increase will likely be dropped. analysts say prices are about $70 more than they were same time last year. airlines have already tried to raise prices about 20 times so far this year. >>> illuminating baseball fields just got an echo friendly abuse. echo media just unveiled a park lighting system overhaul at the moscone ball diamond in san francisco. the new lighting timer system has controlled via remote so no energy is wasted when the field is not in use. it is designed to save over $22,000 a year in energy costs. good news. it's a cbs company. >>> while were you sleeping mother nature was putting on a light show of its own. see what you missed coming up next. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. there's more than meets

delta united continental today increase fare by 5 dollars each way for holiday travel.fore the increase fares already 70 dollars higher than last holiday season. >>> dna testing has found that many fish sold in markets and to restaurants is mislabeled. research commission by the boston globe found about half the fish tested in massachusetts was labeled as more expensive and new trish us varieties but really was actually cheaper fish. federal officials now say they are working to develop a better program to ensure we get what we pay for. fishy indeed. >> all right. larry off. mike is here with all the sports. we have a series. >> we do. we do. texas rangers will not good away dan. just ask the st. louis cardinals. tonight game 5. rangers stage come back for the cardinals. tonight game 5. rangers stage[ man ]ack for the i got this citi thank you card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes, i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is. [ man ] s

united continental started latest round with increases up to 5 dollars a ticket. the discount carriers may not go along which could make this fare increase short-lived. it is all about price this holiday shopping season. wal-mart will give you a gift card if you buy something there and find it elsewhere for less. other brick and mortar chains will match amazon and internet retailers. and some bad news for the us in the news business. those using tablet computers spend more time on news sites than facebook but they are reluctant to pay for it. however, that's slowly changing. and that's america's money. >>> news time 6:13. if you woke up wondering what happened, guess what? you have something in common with the baltimore ravens. baltimore on the road for monday night football and was a comedy of errors and all around lousy play. the ravens offense could muster 146 yards of total. and -- o and one it up down. jags set a franchise record allowing 16 yard in the first half including one yard passing by joe flacco. >> lack of execution. we had missed assignments and we

united continental says they are raising fares about $34 to $10 for a round trip ticket followed by deltaerican and u.s. airways. this is the 18th attempted domestic airfare hike. >>> concrete from a dam is helding at the mouth of a chester river. it will be used to form a two acre oyster reef and it will be placed and days later young oysters planted. lynette, weather looks great today. >> it does. lots of sunshine and satellite and radar not picking up on anything and that translates into sunshine. high pressure is going to be building in going throughout the day. the cold front is out of here that brought a few showers to some areas. if you got showers, you could wake up to a little fog this morning. but all in all, not so bad. hurricane tracker now yes, we are tracking hurricane reasonna and it's a category 2 out here into the caribbean sea. as of now it's moving to the west northwest about 3 miles an hour. the wind sustained at 100 miles an hour. and so with the winds, and with the movement of it, it means it is moving slowly the 3 miles an hour. cancun could be impacted as well as c

united/continental started the round with increases of 5 bucks a ticket.t carriers did not match the hikes. >>> you might call it store wars. it's all about pricing this year, with retailers trying to outdo each other. walmart will give you a gift card if you buy something there and find it somewhere else for less. other brick and mortar chains say they will match amazon and other big internet retailers. >>> and some good and bad news for us in the news business. people who use tablet computers are spending more time on news sites than on facebook. but they're reluctant to pay for the online news. that said, the percentage of tablet users who do pay for ns online is slowly increasing. pew research alsoéwep found web browsing beat apps when it comes to access%tçnews content. >> some news good. >>> when we come back, why starting today, the hpv vaccine may be recommended for girls and boys. >> fascinating medical story there. >>> on top of that, which team is in range of winning the world series? game five highlights coming up series? game five highlights co

delta united continental today increase fare by 5 dollars each way for holiday travel.ven before the increase fares already 70 dollars higher than last holiday season. >>> dna testing has found that many fish sold in markets and to restaurants is mislabeled. research commission by the boston globe found about half the fish tested in massachusetts was labeled as more expensive and new trish us varieties but really was actually cheaper fish. federal officials now say they are working to develop a better program to ensure we get what we pay for. fishy indeed. >> all right. larry off. mike is here with all the sports. we have a series. >> we do. we do. texas rangers will not good away dan. just ask the st. louis cardinals. tonight game 5. rangers stage come back for the cardinals. tonight game 5. rangers stage come back for the >> well if you haven't been watching world series you are missing a great match up between the rangers and cardinals. game 5 tonight in arlington. tied at 2 appease and rang percent unbelievable come back. mike and rangers flapping away the nerves. b

united continental and delta fell more than 11% each. the latest effort to push down the cost of cash was launched today. operation twist is the federal reserve's strategy of long-dates government bonds. the fed bought $2.5 billion worth of i.o.u.s coming down in 25 to 30 years. the fed's goal is to use $400 billion dollars to push longer term interest rates lower. it certainly worked today. here is the yield on the long bond-- the 30-year government i.o.u. it fell to 2.7%, its lowest yield-- highest price since late 2008. big move lower there. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: federal reserve chairman ben bernanke goes to capitol hill to speak to lawmakers. he's expected to defend the federal reserve's latest fiscal intervention. also tomorrow, the world will be watching apple. the company is expected to unveil its new much-hyped iphone 5. yahoo and abc news are joining forces in a news partnership. together, they're expected to deliver news content to more than 100 million american

. >> reporter: united continental is trying to raise fares by $2, $3 and $5 each way depending how fare traveling. delta is also hiking fares by $5 on all flights longer than 1,500 miles. not all carriers are going along with the hike. this year they have attempted 18 fare hikes. half have stuck. >> for the holidays there is just not enough seats for everybody and demand is good. >> reporter: over the past 12 months, air fares are up $80 on average. example -- round trip d.c. to san francisco costs $592 a year ago. today it's $686. chicago to orlando costs $486 a year ago. now $544. denver to new york from $493 last year to $576 this year. the airlines blame economics. over the last ten years they have lost $50 billion. in just the first six months of this year they lost $290 million. while all the extra fees we pay add up, the airlines insist the average base fare has gone up only $2 in ten years. >> in fact, there are 15% fewer seats available than just a few years ago which means they are able to keep raising those prices. >> reporter: to save money the experts advise avoid travelin

united continental is the latest to claim that the jet fuel costs are cutting into profit ... it pays more in gas that it does to payroll >>chicago-based groupon is laying off 10% of its sales staff the daily deals company will replace 10 percent of its staff as it pushes to and straw deals from merchants and ensure that it can keep growing chief executive andrew mason told potential ipo investors in boston today that the action is designed to improve the quality of the deals being offered groupon currently has a sales force of over 4800 people at one under 43 million subscribers as of september 30th but only 30 million of those what groupon deals in the third quarter >>there is a new call to require licensing for bicycle riders during city budget hearings yesterday 33rd ward alderman richard mell suggested that cyclists be licensed he said some writers run red lights right the wrong way and even threaten pedestrian safety on the sidewalks upon and say that the best deterrent to reckless cycling chicago is working on new bike sharing programs and installing 100 mi. a dedicated

united continental start the latest round of increases appeal $5 a ticket. discount carriers may not go along, which could make this increase pashort-lived. walmart will give you a gift card if you buy something there and find it elsewhere for less. other brick and mortar chains say they will match amazon and other big internet retailers. bad news for us in the news business. those using a tablet computers spend more time on news web sites than facebook, but they are reluctant to pay for it. but that is slowly changing. that is america's money. i am junji de nies. >>> a rare sight in the skies last night. people living in some southeastern cities could see the northern lights. this is normally only seen in places like seattle and minneapolis and boston. but the aurora borealis was visible as far south as oklahoma city, memphis, and atlanta. >> that means we had a strong solar flare. the ionized particles get ejected out of the sun and they get attracted to the north pole and the south pole. that's why you normally see them often in the north and in the south

. >> united, continental delta all three announced they are raising their air fares. >> i think you getel. those you can use frequent-flier miles and those who can't. those who can't seem to be appearing most of the cost increase. >> the latest increase is a second hike in one week. this time is $5 each way and at $10 roundtrip. >> not a big deal. most of the time i fly, my company pays for it anyway. >> tell that to d.c. resident who visits her family's in washington state. 10 $4 every trip is a pretty penny. >> the economy being the way it is i cannot afford it. it is a necessity. >> it is $10 for round-trip tickets, consider this. tickets are $50 to $78 higher than they were this time last year. the holidays are upon us. >> it is a big impact. we you are not going to be able to see his grandmother this year at christmas. >> after he is over two years old, three tickets is a lot of money. that is all of christmas. we just can't go. we will wait until summer when the prices might go back down again. but airlines have been scaling back because of the economy by making fewer seats availa

going up for the holidays southwest and airtran raising fares matching increases by delta and united continental. meantime, good news for veterans looking for work. the president and michelle obama announcing the hiring of 20,000 vets and military spouses by the of 2030. -- by the end of 2013. investors watching commodities dropped for a 4th day in a row. also, the data on existing home sales and weekly jobless claims. spotlight is on the greek debt problems. law maybers using tear gas to department -- lawmakers using tear gas to keep demonstrators out of athens. >>> not happy with rising debit card fees? survey says 30% of consumers would leave their banks if slapped with monthly fees. bank of america, jpmorgan chase and well fargo among those adding monthly charges to debit cars. i'm jane king. >>> check your fridge you might have a bag of salad that could be contaminated withoq&ú salmonella. taylor farms recalling more than 3200 cases of salads. best buy date if okay 18th-20 first. fresh selections, heb market side and taylor farms. with we have information about the recall on our website abc

if you haven't booked that ticket, you can pay mormt united and continental are raising fares by $10 for a round trip ticket. this is the 18th attempted domestic air hike of the year. >>> mcdonald's rib sandwich is back. it will be available through november 14th. mcdonald's said the responses with so great last year, that they decided to bring it on back. it's a 500 calorie sandwich dressed up with pickles, onions and barbecue sauce. it has inspired a cult like following. >>> coming up, the centers for disease control fond a new use for the hpv vaccine vaccine. coming up, we'll explain who they want to get the vaccine now. >>> and the occupy movement isn't going away but the 99% in baltimore are being told to leave. >>> a look at who could get the boot on "dancing with the stars." we'll be right back. >>> the centers for disease control is recommending a controversial vaccine for boils. the vote was a disiezsive one -- decisive one. parents have been reluctant to give it to their girls,. >> reporter: an hpv vaccine has long been recommended to prevent cervical cancer in girls. now a

delta, united and continental have all hiked their prices by $5 on many domestic flights. the larger airlines tried a similar move earlier this month but the discounted carrier did not match the increase so ticket prices went down to their earlier rates in a matter of days. >>> in turkny, a -- in turkey, a 5.4 aftershock led to a prison riot. we're just learning that beds were set on fire. dramatic video shows a 2-week- old baby being pulled from the rubble. rescue crews found the little girl in a collapsed apartment building in ersis. the crowd collapsed as she was taken to an awaited ambulance. the new death toll is 459 people. >>> today, word came out of libya that the body of moammar gadhafi has been buried. his body had been on display in a commercial freezer for several days, along with the bodies of one of his sons and top aide. now libyan officials say all three were buried in a secret location with a modest islamic ceremony. libya's knew ledders have promised an investigation into -- new leaders have promised an investigation into his death. >>> san jose police ar

with united and continental getting together and other airlines doing the same thing, there are simply fewer seats. if you want to travel on a specific day and a specific time, the time to purchase is now. there are still ways to reduce your costs, by now the line on the most popular days. george is with a website that tracks down and alert travelers to low fares. >> flying out on christmas day will be cheaper and coming back the tuesday after christmas will be cheaper. >>dan: if you purchase now, the fear could go down before thanksgiving or christmas. you might consider buying from alaska, jet blue or southwest. if you buy for them and the fare goes down, they will send you a voucher for the difference. >>vicki: what is big at the box office? coming up, a horror picture that is gearing of the competition. >>brian: the warm weather is ending now. i will talk more about the weather coming out. >>vicki: there is a company in california making it drones and selling them to civilians. catherine heenan explains. >> unmanned vehicles are flying out of business and data warehouse. for under

delta increased most of their one-way fares by $4 to $10 and then united and continental matched it. but airline experts say those hikes might not last because the airlines typically drop the fares back if the other competitors don't match. >>> president obama has wrapped up his three-day bus tour aimed at raising public support for the jobs plan he is trying to push through congress. the president highlighted part of his plan that is designed to encourage businesses to hire military veterans. it would reward those companies with tax credits. >> standing up for our veterans is not a democratic responsibility or a republican responsibility. it is an american responsibility. >> as the president wrapped up his bus tour, lawmakers started breaking his jobs bill into pieces and that could be the only way any part of this proposal has a chance at passing. senate republicans already blocked the bill as a whole. >>> so the commonwealth of virginia is now accepting applications for help with paying fuel bill. to qualify, a single person's maximum gross monthly income cannot top 11,080. applic

delta, united, continental, they have raised their prices by $5 on many domestic flights. the larger airlines tried a similar move early this month but the discount airlines didn't match that increase so ticket prices went back down to their earlier rates in a matter of days. >>> it is 7:20. another hells angel funeral set for this weekend. what the bikers are telling san jose police days before the large memorial. >>> good morning. on the east shore freeway we do have slow traffic here and also some slow traffic a little farther down the road. we'll give you a complete update. >>> san jose police are preparing for more possible violence when members of the hells angels gather for another funeral. it will be held saturday at the same cemetery where hells angels steve tauson was killed while attending the funeral of another biker two weeks ago. the hells angels insist there will be no trouble this saturday when they pay their last respects to the member of the san jose hells angels. >>> police say on friday, a 21- year-old man made a bet with his friends that he could fit i

united, delta and continental have added $5 to ticket prices. other carriers have not matched. if they don't, the increase will likely be dropped. airlines have tried to raise prices about 20 times this year. >>> christmas is still two full months away, because holiday retail price war is raging. walmart says it will give gift cards to shoppers if they find something at wall smart but find it somewhere else cheaper. and sears is vowing to bet a competitor's price by 10%. >>> the steve jobs biography is already selling. orders shot up 35,000% after the apple co-founder died. >>> and back by popular demand, the mcrib is making a mccomeback. mcdoned ald's says it is bringing back a fan favorite until the middle of next month. the barbecue sandwich has been on and off the menu. terrell, i can tell you, i have never had the pleasure of a mcrib. >> i haven't had one, either. but i know people are losing their minds over this sandwich. >> i'm more of a happy meal kind of girl. >> a big mac for me. >> i knew it. >> ashley, thank you so much. we'll take a quick break. coming up, your tu

continental and delta are all raising fares by 5 bucks each way. applies to flights longer than 1,500 miles. united continental's increase are between $2 and $5. depends on the distance and type you fly. tickets are up to $70 more this year than last year. pam? >>> in news for your health today, healthy young adults may be at greater risk for heart disease than they think. nbc's erica edwards explains. >> reporter: the heavy build up in these arteries known as arthrosclerosis is clear in images from a cardiac catheter lab. it starts lurking in the body undetected long before it sends us to the hospital with a heart attack. >> this is not just a disease of old people. >> reporter: a small new study from canada looked at healthy adults in their 20s and early 30s. no known heart disease risk factors. such as a family history, high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol. but through mri scans, researchers discovered many of the test subjects had fat surrounding their internal organs and early warning sign of arth losclerosis. >> we see more childhood obesity and less exercise and more young peopl

united and continental got tied up. southwest and airtran. us airways and america west. just to name a few but american airlines was unable to find ar partner to help it shoarld shoulder its mountain of debt. first, the reorganization could mean fewer flights which means less competition which could mean higher ticket prices for everybody! how about your frequent fliers out there. yep, you could be affected in a big way, too. the biggest risk is liquidation that american goes out of business and with it, all of the frequent flier miles vanish. that's highly unlikely. in the recent past, delta, northwest, united, all reworked under chapter 11 bankruptcy program. sometimes the miles become even more valuable. it is a way of keeping loyal customers loyal. the only guarantee to protect the miles is to redeem them. if you are thinking about taking a trip, you may want to investigate. a. >> howard is up next with our tuesday forecast. a little warmer and a little sunnier already today. >> about time. in about five minutes, we'll go live to king street in old town alexandria. l

continental who has since merged with united agreed to extend his credit for one year but wanted him arge him a $175 fee. continental wrote, the ticket you are quarrying about is non-refundable and we can't issue a refund. so he contacted "7 on your side." >> thanks to "7 on your side" is a great asset. >> we contacted the folks at continental and united and they refunded him the money. we issued a ticket refund due to the circumstances. >>> cheap-o air they are happy they agreed to refund the money. the code is also for hobby airport and the city of houston. >> up next, can the new foot loose measure up to the fans of the original. don sanchez tells us if it has all the right moves next.çkçkçkk these sweehoney clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyo recognition. f

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this is a rather complex thing. >> reporter: continental and united say they're reviewing the lawsuitcolgan air, the company operating the flight and named in the suit told abc new, in part, airplanes fly and sometimes encounter bad weather. our crews are trained the handle those situations. and experts say the airline could responsible if the pilots knew there was bad weather or knew there was inclimate weather and they went ahead anyway and weren't vigilant about it. >> it's very complex. so many factors that are in play there. >> reporter: absolutely. >> we'll see what happens. andrea, thanks so much. >>> let's get over to sam and our first check of the weather. >> good morning, sam. >> good morning, george, robin, andrea. good morning, everyone. so much rain in the northeast over the fall, a lot of people are complaining about the fall colors. not what you want out of it. and there's more rain today. big, soaking, heavy rain. new york, connecticut, long island. we're talking about more than three inches of rain in some locations today. and josh wanted to mention, talk a little abo

united states was the world's biggest oil producer. that quickly changed when oil production in the continental united states reached a peak. at that point u.s. was forced to compete with foreign produced oil against its own trading partners in europe and japan. with less of their capacity the world oil supply became vulnerable to a single intervention or active godlike political unrest, pipeline sabotage, and even severe weather conditions in the persian gulf which can lead to loading and shipping disruption. the economic boom in asia and china over the past decade, especially in the run-up to the 2008 beijing olympic games so oil prices skyrocket. between 2004 and 2005 the world's oil consumption rose an estimated 5 million barrels a day. according to the doctor reveal the asian economies accounted for 59 percent of the growth and demand for oil in 2004. now, when gerald ford was faced with a potentially catastrophic increase in oil prices in 1976 he turned to the saudis for help, as every other president has done since that time. on occasion with their own national interest aligning to those of the united states, the sau

you an example, from a time and space perspective, from the impact and pulling back to the continental united states, at the 10th amendment -- the marine expeditionary force in okinawa and move it to the continental united states, in the event of a crisis, chairman, it would take months to move that forced the western pacific. it would take a miracle of planes, trains, and automobiles to move that force. >> we had a sea power symposium in rhode island. nearly all were chiefs of their navies from countries around the world. the question that they raised repeatedly is will you be here with us? will you be forward and operate? they articulated the need for stability against piracy, to provide a shield for our allies in europe, a nuclear deterrent, to be able to operate with our partners, the marine corps, project power from a carrier air wing, from a submarine sgn, or from the amphibious forces. but the primary element is the stability and assured the to our allies to be forward and to respond quickly. the demand for naval forces has never been higher, both in central command and the western pac

you an example, from a time and space perspective, from the impact and pulling back to the continental united states, at the 10th amendment -- the marine expeditionary force in okinawa and move it to the continental united states, in the event of a crisis, chairman, it would take months to move that forced the western pacific. it would take a miracle of planes, trains, and automobiles to move that force. >> we had a sea power symposium in rhode island. nearly all were chiefs of their navies from countries around the world. the question that they raised repeatedly is will you be here with us? will you be forward and operate? they articulated the need for stability against piracy, to provide a shield for our allies in europe, a nuclear deterrent, to be able to operate with our partners, the marine corps, project power from a carrier air wing, from a submarine sgn, or from the amphibious forces. but the primary element is the stability and assured the to our allies to be forward and to respond quickly. the demand for naval forces has never been higher, both in central command and the western pac

united and continental were the first to announce the round-trip fare hike about to $10. this morning, delta, american, and u.s. air have matched it. domestic fares have surged as much as $80 on the year. >>> and the texas rangers now a game away from their first world series title. there's mike napoli. a two-run double into the gap in right center. it capped the late rally last night. the rangers beat the cardinals, 4-2. game six, tomorrow night in st. louis. and what a series it has been. >>> and what a rare treat for stargazers across the midwest and parts of the deep south. we saw at the top of the show. take another look. the northern lights. not very northern. they're seen for hundreds of miles. weatherunderground.com showing these images of this staggeri i celestial show. it caused when the sun interacts with the earth's magnetic field. >> sam told you that. >> wow. >> i provide all. >> all right, josh and sam. >>> now, to the latest in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. the defense now taking their turn, portraying the pop star as desperate for sleep. eager to

united states. he wrote this after most of the continental army had been furloughed. they marched off without a victory parade or even a state of gratitude from congress. some biographers have dismissed the message as a collection of platitude. it is no such thing if you read it that it came from a man who is trying to fend off lifelong in betterment. washington told his men to their achievement against the most powerful nation on the globe was little short of a standing miracle. men from all parts of the continent had become one patriotic a band of brothers. another miracle. he professed one more time his attachment in friendship he hoped the country would eventually pay them what they deserved. no one else is secured by their courage and devotion such innumerable blessings for others. at west point, a group of one furloughed officers decided to write a response for the farewell statement. they appointed the minister general pickering to prepare a draft, again, not an accidental choice. to no one's supplies the newly linder's praise of washington was minimal. he spen

the pacific is cold in terms of the ocean and that changes the air path around the continental unitedthe effects of climate change and making the storms more intense and more frequent. >> and that will continue? >> well, you know, on the climate change side, absolutely, it's going to continue. so we are going to be in for more wacky weather, if you'd like. on the la nina front, we are not sure. we think there is another la nina this year. i, for one, i'm buying my ski passes already. >> we are seeing the pictures of snow right now. we saw this unusual snowfall total in many parts of the northeast, in some cases, more than two feet. are you expecting a lot of snow this season? can that be predicted? >> well, la nina years tend to bring snow, particularly to the north part of the country. and particularly the northwest part of the country. but any one event is very difficult to predict. see, scientists are really good at thinking about climate, but they are not so good about thinking about weather, which is what most people ultimately care about, what are you going to dress your kids up