hello unseasonably warm temperatures! you can thank high pressure for the sunshine and southerly wind. today will be much like yesesrday, sunny and warm with highs topping out in the upper 40s and low 50s. this makes for great tailgating and are going to the holiday delight parade the weather will be perfect for you as well. sunday brings slightly cooler weather and clouds, we aren't going to rule out a few sprinkles either. the warmer weather sticks around for the beginning of next week and precipitation remains to a thanks britley. ebay is taking on a new company policy trend, that's making some company employees happy. owa football team has proven the doubters wrong all season and is hoping to do it once more against michigan state. the game day set is up and ready to for tomorrow's big 10 title game. their has been a lot of publicity this year about how the hawkeyes have been slighted in the national media. one of those guys that has been hard on the hawks is game day host kirk herbsreit. iowa do you think their is a s

right now considering where we should be this time of year, we are unseasonably warm. the average high is 46 degrees and now that the sun has set, our temperatures have, in fact, cooled down, but we are still over ten degrees where we should be, even though our high temperature was in the low 60s, it's near 60 in philadelphia, 48 degrees in millville and pottstown, and we're going to get warmer tomorrow and the weekend. the warm air is still down to the south, the warmest of it, i should say, and tomorrow we're going to keep getting more of the southwest wind. that's going to warm us up tomorrow more than today and over the weekend we'll be warmer than tomorrow. so warm up just continues all the way into the start of next week. tonight, though, we're going to look at temperatures on the mild side by 8:00 p.m., around 53 degrees still. by 11:00 tonight, temperatures around 50, so kind of cool, but really not where we should be this time of the year. that unseasonably warm air mass lasts all the way through the weekend, but early tomorrow morning you're not going to need

hello unseasonably warm temperatures! you can thank high pressure for the sunshine and southerly wind. today will be much like yesterday, sunny and warm with highs topping out in the upper 40s and low great tailgating weather! if you aren't tailgating and are going to the holiday delight parade the weather will be perfect for you as well. sunday brings slightly cooler weather and clouds, we aren't going to rule out a few sprinkles either. the warmer weather sticks around for the beginning of next week and precipitation remains to a minimum. a news service linked to the man and woman who killed 14 people in san bernardino were isis supporters. but the report doesn't say the group is responsible for the attack. investigators say the female shooter, 27-year-old tashfeen malik, pledged her allegiance to an isis leader online. police say she and her out the shooting. last night, the attorney representing the suspects' family says they had no clue malik and farook were capable of doing it. "the family is in complete shock. they

short leave t-shirt by the end of the week and definitely over part of the weekend, we have unseasonably warm the forecast. starting tomorrow, early fog will be around. keep it in mind before you head out. a warm up as we go through the rest of the week, in to the weekend and we are talking about record high temperatures. both saturday and sunday likely through parts of the area. now, today we got to 58 degrees. that dashed line at the bottom, that is the average high. now normally the time of the year, we should be around 47. but we are going to stay well above that. today, we were 11 degrees above it. tomorrow, low 60s and friday, mid 60s and saturday near 70, so going in to the weekend, we could have areas that are around 20 degrees above normal for this time of the year. so, yeah, it will be warm this week, compared to where we should be. as far as the overnight temperatures we will not get the cold, we will bottom out at 40 for most of the area and then by 1:00 p.m. already at 57 degrees. that is not the high temperature, that will hit later in the afternoon. we do expect the low 60s tom

enjoy this unseasonably warm weather. thanks britley. sunny skies have returned to eastern iowa and with a southerly wind kicking up warmer air, our highs will top out in the middle 40s. clear skies stick around for the evening, but so do the southerly winds. with the southerly winds our lows will stay fairly mild, bottoming out in the upper 20s. tomorrow will be seemingly perfect for december. highs will top out in the upper 40s and the sunshine continues. if you happen to be traveling to the big ten championship game in look to be great! high pressure can be thanked as temperatures will stamild and only a few clouds can be spotted in the sky. closer to home, the holiday delight parade will be going on saturday night and the weather will fair! enjoy this unseasonably warm weather. the holiday season is here and with it comes decorating, shoppii, and stress! carl azuz shares some tips on how to relax this month. 'tis the season to be jolly. but why are these people fighting over crock pots and mp-3 players? "most people f

tom: unseasonably warm many people celebrated the holiday outside at the beach. hampton beach was full of walkers and even surfers today. chief meteorologist mike hadad tells us if the warm weather is going to last. mike: above normal temperatures well, at least through the day tomorrow and possibly into sunday. take a look at this. time. north and west. building in. although temperatures still above average. 62, a record breaker. portsmouth, 64. still on the mild side. 38 in whitefield. elsewhere, still in the 40' s and lower 50' s. even some wintry precipitation. and initially, the weekend starts off pleasant. sunshine and near 50. minutes. tom cole on -- tom: not a great day for skiing. while winter enthusiasts are still waiting for winter to arrive, others are taking advantage of the unseasonably warm days. ray brewer spent the day at the beach and he found some people who say more days like today would be fine with them. ray: we know it can' t last, that before too long we' ll have temperatures below freezing, and be dealing with snow covered roads. but for m

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. >> first to our unseasonably warm weather. once again flirting with record highs less than two weeks before christmas. sky6hd took a shot at the peco building a half hour ago 5:30 this morning already warmer than average high this time year. many shattered record highs. enjoying a stroll in that comfortable night air. so much for needing a scarf and fwlovz. although that girl is wearing a scarf. you barely needed a jacket. >> some had on far less colleges than others. they could not have gotten a way with that earlier. >> record highs yesterday we have no problem setting a new high today. forecasted high of 72ed record is 65. should be back-to-back days of record-high temperatures and as nydia han mentioned we're warmer than the average high this time of year 6:00 in the morning, 54 in philadelphia and trenton, allentown 8, reading 45 and shore points sea isle city, atlantic city at the airport 57 and dover 55. unbelieve toobl see those numbers this time year and this time of year. visibility once again is an issue as well. hi

unseasonably warm day on tap josh. josh: that is right.t for everyone. 52 by 9:00. low 60's by noon. not that warm for everybody. about 45 at andrews. 46 in annapolis. 50's in hagerstown and winchester. it is those two areas that have seen the most how cover and some sprinkles. we see some of that towards frederick. that will not hold for too long. unseasonably warm today. 68. more cloud cover tomorrow. but still in the 60's. this is about 20 degrees above average for this time of year. good chance of rain monday. make sure you have the umbrella. >> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. >> hi, everybody i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus o. and welcome to "ld countdown." today's featured creatures are some of nature's greatest engineers and architects. is it digging a hole? >> yes. five feet deep. >> construction workers who build cities from leaves. >> look, there's about 20-something in a row. >> good night! predators that design camouflaged front doors... >> no way! >> no! >> some cr

the pros and cons of this unseasonably warm weather - coming up. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in auburn, banks, bethel and all of eastern --------- --------- --------- this unseasonably warm weather is good news golfers... those at the gates park golf club pro shop in waterloo tell us they're playing it by ear and they anticipate a lot of business this weekend... businesses hoping for winter weather, however, aren't so lucky... kwwl's shirley descorbeth...visited an area ski resort earlier today...which isn't able to open yet because of the warmer temperatures. shirley? that's right...i went to sundown mountain resort here in dubuque. managers tell me they typically open the day after thanksgiving, but haven't been able to this year. empty ski slopes...and chair lifts in stand still at the sundown mountain resort in dubuque -- all because of the mild weather. weather to make snow -- this popular ski resort can't open. "we did get some snow made evenings when we can." "now while this bit of snow out here is enough to make and that's why the resort

into the weekend we'll still be unseasonably warm, both saturday and sunday. a look at that wind direction coming in from the southwest. that's a warm wind over the weekend. we'll be staying dry. so we expect some near record high temperatures, not just saturday but also sunday. parts of the area could even see it on monday. so here's a look at record high temperatures on saturday. allentown and reading, you could hit a record high temperature on saturday, 66 degrees. mount pocono, close to the record high. philadelphia, we are expecting a record high temperature for saturday. the forecast is 68 degrees. the old record is 65 degrees. so we will be watching these numbers very closely. now, with the week in warm temperatures, it's going to be unseasonably warm for the army-navy game. that kickoff is at 3:00 p.m. on saturday. temperature in the low 60s. for the eagles sunday, another warm day. by kickoff at 1:00 p.m., temperature around 61 degrees, by the fourth quarter temperatures around 70. unseasonably warm football weather for this weekend. tonight, not as

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unseasonably warm. 60 degrees has held steady since midnight. 50s in a couple locations to 40s in our eastern zone, upper 60s down into the upstate. so just a light rain jacket needed this morning. >>> wind is another issue. especially since the ground is so saturated. if we have the ground saturated and the gusty winds, you know how that goes. we have a tree falling over and the power issues could be a problem as well. >>> visibility right now is actually okay here in asheville. we have seen some patchy fog, nothing too severe. watching satellite radar, you might think hey, here is the rain out of here. what will happen is the this front will give us another chance f f rain tonight and into tomorrow. so, the majority of the day you skies actually clearing a bit by late afternoon, maybe some sunshine, warming us back up to the upper 60s. then we start to see the rain begin throughout the morning tomorrow and heavier rain throughout the afternoon and the evening hours. and then we have a big cool-down into the new year. high temperatures staying in the 20s. how much more rain are we re

kim: straight ahead, we'll recap a deadly night of weather in the south as well as unseasonably warm conditions for eastcoast residents. we'll also tell you the bizarre weather circumstances that led to the death of dozens of water and, how one nfl team is one step closer to trademarking their contentious team name. those stories and more when the america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. kim: wild weather in much of the from deadly storms in the south and midwest to unseasonably warm temperatures in the east. and as aixa diaz reports from our washington bureau, what we're seeing is far from typical for this time of year. aixa: kim spring-like conditions , are bringing

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it is unseasonably warm for most of us out there. 70 in spartanburg, 70 one in anderson. towards the mountains, a little backdoor cold front trying to move through. 44 degrees in boone. they started at 70 degrees, cooling almost 30 degrees with the front. a warm front will lift north and everybody will warm up again. he mild night on the way. lows near 70. this is typical for july. look at the mountains. we will only fall to 60 in asheville, 61 in hendersonville. tomorrow, clouds with rain especially early in the morning. we may even see sunshine late in the day. that is the breakout was talking about. more rain moves back in headed into thursday. or wednesday, rather. 70 degrees tomorrow in the southern upstate, mid to upper 60's in the upstate, around 64 the mountains. you can see the cold front is about to be taken over by a warm front. it lifts north and a lot of rainfall moves then overnight. here comes the cold front tomorrow. it will move south of us tomorrow, grind -- drying us out for a short time. it will stay near columbia, in between myrtle beach. into wednesd

but it's still going to be unseasonably warm. not quite as warm as last night, but still pretty amazing. 62 degrees with a chance of a shower at 11:00. and by 8:00 a.m., a mere 58 degrees. we'll talk about the other records coming this weekend, and big changes for next week with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> no, no changes. >>> get the latest forecast as you plan your holiday. our team of meteorologist also be swetweaking the forecast aro the clock. i know people want it colder, but our live coverage continues where this christmas is feeling much different. >> randy, it looks like you've got a good spot right there. >> reporter: we're not outside, it's too weird outside right now, 70 degrees, raining. so we're inside the blue close river rink lodge. we got our hot chocolate, the fake fireplace going here, because the actual ice skating rink is closed today. let me show you a live picture. the ice is slowly melting. they had to shut it down on this very strange christmas eve. >> we weren't expecting a 75 degree christmas. >>

but we're going to stay unseasonably warm through the end of the weekend. the temperature trend overnight. mid 40s through the philadelphia area now. we'll stay that way through sunrise. temperatures jumping up near 60 by noon. not getting very cold going into tomorrow morning. maybe a light jacket in the morning. the clouds are moving in, and we do have patchy fog that will start to develop through the early-morning hours. some locations could already start to see the patchy fog developing. this is future weather. the patchy fog will be around for the morning hours kind of like it was today and the persistent southwest wind through tomorrow afternoon. here is 3:00 p.m. that will keep us warm. and we're also going to stay dry. going into the weekend to start off your saturday, the persistent wind gives us the 20-degree above normal temperatures. that's going to stay in the forecast and again for saturday, we do stay dry. over the weekend we only have the dry, warm air moving in. at least you can have your weekend plans in place. record-high temperatures aga

trt 3:39 oc std unseasonably warm weather made unseasonably warm weather made greene square, a little greener. crews were able to finish placing sod and planting trees before the ground freezes. other than planting a few flowers and installing a new sculpture, the park is for the most part complete. earlier today, kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders caught up with park officials to take a closer look at greene square's multi-million- dollar renovation. it's hard to recognize greene square these days, it looks completely different from a year ago. there are only a few things left before it's complete. it'll have a bunch of new features, one of them is a fountain. yeah, we got 10 splash pads in town there look like playgrounds. colorful and the water falls from above. this is more the fountain out of the floor concept. there's a beautiful one in the iowa city pedmall. the designer did this one. 16 jets that pop out of the floor. really an interactive feature the kids and people can run through. on top of that, you've got a ton of other things like got outlets for laptops and mobile devices you

as the south is seeing unseasonably- warm temperatures this week. ((tania ramezani/dallas, tx: "in texas right now, it's super hot, but we've been having a good time.")) ((patrick walker)) only six of lee canyon's 30 runs were open as of thursday. but santa delivered in a big way overnight with a strong snow storm. ((jim seely/lee canyon ski resort: "we've opened a lot more runs, i think we're around 80 percent open as far as all our trails and whatnot.")) ((patrick walker)) speaking of the big guy in red... we spotted santa shredding the slopes after a 24-hour shift criss-crossing the globe overnight. ((patrick walker: "how was the run coming down?" santa claus: "it was epic, 6 inches of fresh powder, it was awesome.")) ((patrick walker)) though it's early in the season... officials at lee canyon aretimistic. 40 inches rhis year...ey're well ot way ofrpassing the 70 inches that ll all of last season. they hope that means packed runs... for months to come. ((patrick walker: "if you didn't get your chance to make it up here and get your ski fix in to

. >>> we turn now to the with this unseasonably warm weather flowers are still in bloom at the bronx botanical garden, and it's mid-december, and it is going to get even warmer before it becomes seasonal, much to the delight of skaters and shoppers. meteorologist lee goldberg is outside our studios without a coat >> maybe it's pushing it a little bit over the next couple of hours as the breeze picks up. otherwise, it's only 0 christmas lights and holiday shopping bags that would tell you it's december. it's 60 degrees at 6:00. a beautiful look at midtown. a great night to walk around. no need to use the subway. stay above ground. it's too nice. the high was 61. 17 degrees above our normal high of 44. pretty amazing considering it was 38 last year on this date, a trace of snow in the morning hours. most of our suburbs still nice and mild. he pattern. the cold can't come east. 64 saturday, four degrees shy of a record high. we're forecasting a broken record high on sunday at 66 despite the fact we have cloud cover around sunday mixed with subpoena. every day so far in december above no

a dark christmas eve and it could have been a cold one, too, if not for our unseasonably warm weather. >>> it's the place to go for your sweets in delaware. these pictures posted on serpe and son's facebook page from this morning. you see the long lines out the door. the landmark has been there for decades. but tonight flames started shooting through the roof. here's what this bakery meant to the community. >> reporter: it was minutes after closing time, firefighters got the call that flames were ripping through the roof of serpe's bakery, gutting the business on one of the busiest days of the year. >> i'm heartbroken right now, to have it happen on christmas eve is horrible. >> reporter: a crowd of people lined up along kirkwood highway as six different fire companies doused water on the bakery and cut holes in the roof. >> it's a big mess right now. people lost everything. even the ceiling caved in. >> reporter: you can see firefighters tossing debris outside. >> there was significant fire inside when they got in there. >> reporter: parts of the ceiling collapsed and the glass windo

> weather is never more than five minutes away only on kcci metinka: good morning on another unseasonably warm tuesday. and that is where the highs should be this time of year. the readings top out in the 50's despite some clouds and also the chance for sprinkles moving and the evening commute. this morning is very quiet. no fog to worry about this morning. from the northwest. northeast nebraska. reaching the ground. closer to the surface. up across mississauga. -- minnesota. it will bring a few clouds and sprinkles this afternoon. wide weather built back in from wednesday. thursday will have a strong south flow, pumping and one temperatures. by the afternoon, a cold front that will put a cap on a temperatures could it will still feel unseasonably warm. as we go towards friday, here's the next system being weather with a chance of precipitation. right now, we are expecting a beautiful day today with highs in the 50's across the southern half of the state with 40's up to the north. watch what happens across the nebraska. widespread 60's developed and we will catch that warm air as it moves and

thanks to the unseasonably warm weather in some parts of the country, like here, not today, though. my gosh, almost a shock to the system to go outside. >> just normal, nothing atypical whatsoever, that's ill arius, now back to reality, feels like it is freezing cold outside. but it will be cold enough for us to actually ends up perhaps with little wintery weather for change. we've been talking about this already, mainly looks like far north most counties, philadelphia not included, in any threat for ice, or snow, but we definitely get in on the wet weather. so walking you through a lot of different factors with the storm system. there is a lot to cover. that's where we start things off, looking at the radar, already finds that couple of pretty colors to track here. little icing already starting to move over portions every central pa, western pa, by the time this reaches us, it is simply too warm right now, even in some of your most remote suburbs for anything but rain. for now. that going to change once the sun goes down, temperatures have chance to drop off little bit more, lookin

. >> first to unseasonably warm weather. we're flirting with record highs less than two weeks before christmas. sky6hd took this shot earlier today at 5:0 this morning already warping han the average high this team of m here year. and action cam fopd people joying a stroll in the comfortable nice ar a scarf and fwlovz not necessary. >> he has on his coat this morning. >> honestly i could have done without it it i could have left it in the weather office. it's mild out here. temperatures some area down to 40s. but again the idea is it's very mild and we'll see a day full of record highs again. yesterday we hit a new record of 69. today we should be up to the 70s. hordz record in jeep day. atlantic city, 6. take a hj at philadelphia and wilmington not only looking to break the record but destroy them. usually when awe break a record you break it by a day or two. record high of 65 forecasting 72. wilmington top 58 ep ton 62 and take a look at rading record high 61 we're forecasting 69 when all is said and done. 48 fleetwood and

to get more people in the door and boost what has been a slow holiday shopping season and the unseasonably warm weather this past week hasn't helped either. and now that temperatures have dropped, last-minute shoppers will have the cold to deal with. like strange shopping in the cold because it's been so warm. >> it was. i've been freezing but forgot my jacket. >> i'm going to bake all day tomorrow. indoor, i'm done, thank you. >> i think it's totally awesome because it finally feels like christmas. >> reporter: so it's definitely if you're heading out to go shop, you will definitely want to bundle up. again, many of the stores are opening between 7:00 and 8:00. ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> well christmas has not been cherry and bright for some families on staten island after police say thieves made off with their holiday lights. we spoke with a family who was home was hit. >> it was very enchanting. very pretty. >> reporter: she showed us these pictures of what her holiday light display used to look like before some grinches stole her laser lighting system this week. >> i'm angry,

the temperatures cool down today and could see rain, but the unseasonably warm weather is not gone for good. good morning. back. i'm rosemary connors, 6:00 on saturday. let's get to the first alert forecast now with meteorologist brittney shipp. good morning. >> morning. it's a mixed bag. if you like it cooler, you'll get that today. like it warmer? we'll go back into the 70s tomorrow. here's a live look outside right now. we are seeing cooler air moving in from the northeast. you can see the flag is blowing there. we'll continue to sigh windy conditions, and temperature-wise, we're in the 50s in philadelphia, 55 degrees right now. mi mid-50s in wilmington, and 50 degrees in pottstown. quiet conditions, although there is a decent chance of showers moving into our forecast by this afternoon and even into the evening, so if you are headed out to theles game, make sure you wear a jacket with a hood because we are expecting a few lingering and stray showers to pass by. at 10:00, a better chance of rain moving through, extending up to the lee high valley and poconos, but clearing up as you

it was unseasonably warm across most of the granite state today. here' s a live look out at hampton beach where it is 38 degrees. will this warmth and sunshine stick around for the rest of the weekend? let' s head over to meteorologist hayley lapoint to find out. hayley: the sunshine going away. the next storm system getting closer and closer. look at the temperatures today. incredibly unseasonably warm. 57 nashua and in concord, 20 degrees above the average for where we should be in december. in the meantime, where the skies have cleared, the temperatures are cold. 37 laconia. upper 40' s in manchester and nashua because of the clouds. there may be some sprinkles especially out toward the monadnock region and in the overnight, clouds coming in and tomorrow we will be mostly cloudy. temperatures quite warm. not as warm as today. into the low 50' s. the mid and upper 40' s in northern and central areas of the state. we will have some more rain as the next system approaches. i will show you the timeline ahead. stephanie: thank you. the coast guard ne

. >> reporter: with low gas prices and unseasonably warm weather the pennsylvania turnpike authority expecting record breaking traffic over the holiday, 4.2 million drivers. megan was among them heading from harrisburg to atlantic city airport for a flight. how has the turnpike been for you? >> pretty good. it been slow with the rain and the fog but overall pretty good. >> reporter: for travelers at philadelphia airport we saw long security lines at the peak departure time. officials there say 90,000 people will pass through the airport today alone, 8% above typical volume. despite the holiday hurry, travelers told us they have reason to smile. >> we're going to minneapolis, we have three daughters out there. and six grandchildren. >> reporter: train travel also bustling. the line for the midafternoon departure to boston looked long but moved quickly. everyone looking forward to holiday destination. >> very exciting. it's a good thing to be able to get away, travel, see something different, than what you're used to. >> it seems train travel is best of bunch. i checked ow the airport'

why the unseasonably warm weather is bad for retailers... and good for consumers./// < news music voice over: "you're dave courvoisier. the news of southern nevada is now." > ((paula francis)) > record- shattering temperatures in the northeast on this christmas eve... the unseasonably warm temperatures in the sixties and the seventies produced an folks in shorts and short sleeves... holding cookouts... even surfing the new jersey shore. as anna werner reports, the weather is having a bizarre effect on retailers... and it's good for consumers: < at the flemington department store, in new jersey, the warm weather has cooled apparel sales: owner martin resnick says most of his heavy winter clothing items are sitting. (2:03:10 resnick) a lot of the business from our industry went away because people just don't feel 'christmasy' and they're not cold. they're not going to work and feeling cold. it's a similar story up and down the east coast. (gfx in) data firm planalytics estimates retailers have lost over 400 million dollars in sales since novem

we imagine that some people feel these unseasonably warm temperatures don't quite along with season's greetings. >> that's right, jim. mother nature is throwing a curveball. from shopping in christmas village to decorating it is making it hard for people to get into the christmas spirit. santa's helpers in t-shirts and tank tops. >> does it feel like you should be putting it up? >> no, there is no snow. >> it may be december but it is not looking or feeling like christmas. >> not normal. i am actually hot right now. december 14, i am hot. >> and spring-like showers instead of snow. >> two years ago this week we had a foot of snow outside and i feel we are in florida, not philadelphia. >> while unseasonably warm weather at love park. >> business is slow, trying to sell trees. >> chris meyers trees and last year they sold 600 trees. so far this year they have sold half that. >> and they are going to the jersey shore versus getting a christmas tree. >> did you ever think you would be picking out a christmas tree in 60-degree weather? >> never. never ever. i thought it would be cold, snow

hello unseasonably warm temperatures! you can thank high pressure for the sunshine and southerly wind. today will be much like yesterday, sunny and warm with highs topping out in the upper 40s and low tailgating weather! if you aren't tailgating and are going to the holiday delight >> dan says during the break, 51 in new york? yeah, that's mild. that pattern will continue for the next couple of weeks. we'll talk more about that. and, big doings today in college football. the playoffs will likely be set. we'll talk about the forecast for those games. >> awesome. >> thank you, rob. >>> coming up here on "gma," back to the big story. the women joining isis. what would make them want to join a terror group and be ready to die for their cause? >>> and holiday grinches showing stealing your holiday deliveries. empty handed. what if there was s other way to look at relapsingng multiple sclerosis? this is tecfidera. tecfidera is not an injection. it's a pill for relapsing g that has the power to cut relapses in half. imagine what

and santas take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather here at home. "first look" starts right now. >> good morning on this christmas day. i'm richard lui. we start with the deadly weather. unseasonal storms and spring-like tornados left a path of destruction and killed at least 14 people. parts of mississippi under state of emergency after being hit extra hard. as crews continue to search for those missing. mark potter is in mississippi with the latest. >> reporter: a devastating scene before christmas, after deadly storms and twisters carve through the midsection of the country. preliminary reports of at least two dozen tornados, including a possible ef-3 believed to have traveled more than 100 miles. >> it's total loss. >> reporter: mississippi, seven lives lost, including a 7-year-old boy. >> looks like two. >> reporter: who died not far from where these were spotted. winds flipped this semi. >> i knew it was bad. i could tell. >> reporter: haley hid under a mattress with her mother, grandmother and dogs. >> every house around us is gone. this is --

not quite as warm as the past couple of days but still, unseasonably warm. cloudy conditions and some light rain to start the day with some heavier rain. mainly past dinnertime. around 730 degrees down into the upstate. low temperatures tonight not very low at all. in fact, upper 40s at best in or thor then mountains, 50 in asheville with that heavier rain falling even down into the upstate. >>> we have an update on an earlier wreck right now. jaclyn, there is a single-vehicle crash near asheville high? >>jaclyn: ingrid, a.p.d. is reporting an overturned car at there is still no word of any injuries are reported but try to avoid the area if possible on your morning commute. getting a look at some travel times for you, here is a look at i-240 westbound this morning. it's 7 minutut from fairview road over to the i-26 merge. you can expect some minor slowdowns near merriman avenue. traffic in the area moving 41 miles per hour. everything is up to speed and looking goodlong i-26 between hendersonville and asheville. it's 22 minutes on the westbound side with 63

either side of 50 with quiet weather continuing into the middle part of next week along with unseasonably warm temps. have a >>> there is shock and grief this morning in san bernardino, california, after wednesday's deadly massacre. the city east of los angeles is coping with the deadliest mass shooting in the united states since 2012. a married couple opened fire wednesday during a holiday banquet banquet. the san bernardino sun calls the rampage horrific. 14 people are dead and 18 hurt including one police officer. >> police did kill the suspects in the shoot-out. they were a husband and wife team identified as 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. investigators have been at the couple's house in nearby redlands all night long and trying to gain more information about a motive. norah o'donnell is leading our coverage this morning and she is near the scene of the massacre at the inland regional center in san bernardino. good morning again, norah. >> reporter: good morning to you, charlie and gayle. look. still some very crucial questions surrounding wednesday's shooting, in

unseasonably warm weather. after excessive snow contributed to major delivery snafus back in 2014. for "nightly business report" i'm morgan brennan. >>> the company's looking to cash in on the latest chapter in the "star wars" saga. that's next. ♪ >>> "star wars: the force awakens" hits theaters this week. one of the most highly anticipated films in years. but it's not just the walt disney studio that will cash in from the force. julia boorstin looks at all the companies poised to profit. >> reporter: "star wars: the force awakens" is projected to gross more than $2 billion at the global box office. and while blockbuster performance will be a win for disney's studio, that's not all. the theater chains, imax in particular, will benefit from a rush of moviegoers. the film set a ticket presale record a month before its open, selling more than $50 million in the u.s. alone. >> once "star wars" opens, this could be the real cherry on the top of the cake of a record box office year for hollywood in movie theaters. >> what really makes "star wars" different from any other movie in recent

and this unseasonably warm weather is even reaching up into minnesota. courtney godfrey is in minneapolis where the temperatures are up and some residents say ... they're hoping for a white christmas. where there's usually a crunch of snow under your feet... and a symphony of blades on the lake... is a warming hut that sits on a bed of green grass. and an ice rink that still shows signs of summer. martin says: "i'm usually ice skating on lake of the isles." but instead ... 9-year-old campbell brown is spending christmas break rolling instead of gliding. martin says: "i'd love to have a white christmas, but i don't think we're going to have one." with the minneapolis found in store windows and street decorations. kirkpatrick says: "we all want the christmas tingleys around christmas time and snow does that for me. so it dampens the spirit a little bit." even the transplants... who usually fear the snow... say the lack of it ... esquire says: "there's no snow. this is crazy, i expected a blizzard." ... just isn't right. esquire says: "i feel like i'm back

temperatures feel unseasonably warm. staying above average over the next seven days. >>> finally, good news. things are out. if you're headed to grandma's house, or getting out to do last-minute shopping, let's go to the cameras. southbound 395, an earlier accident. they're trying to get that out of the roadway. the poll was down. that has been uplifted. alexander water main break still careful. looking good. have a great christmas. back to you. >>> something you should know about, a new rule is in effect at the nation's airport. tsa screeners cannot force anyone to go through body cameras, even those who want to opt out. a spokesman says the scanner improves threat detection and consents things a patdown might miss. make up your looking for something fun to do, check out the waterskiing santa. is this afternoon on the potomac river in old town alexandria. there will be reindeer, elves, and frosty the snowman. you can get more news, weather, announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today the amazing and talented car

unseasonably warm tonight with the showers, 56 degrees for the low.s 45. tomorrow getting into the low 60s, pretty windy, gusts to 35 miles an hour, but it's a dry day. and it's dry on wednesday, but not so thursday, even with the rain it's kind of mild. then we cool down on friday and cool down a lot more on saturday. it's going to feel pretty cold, then it warms back up next week. >> all right, glenn, thanks. >>> lester holt joins us now with a look what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." good evening, lester. >> all right, jim and denise, good evening. coming up we're digging into the new presidential poll numbers, which show donald trump is getting a serious challenge from a surging ted cruz in iowa and why that presents a dilemma to the republican establishment. also why tashfeen malik's jihadist social media postings were missed when she was vetted for a u.s. visa, and details of a new study that draws a link between an expected mom's use of antidepressants and her child's autism risk on "nbc nightly news" at 6:30. back to you. >> see you then,

./// unseasonably warm temperatures... ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) now...the northeast is getting hit by snowstorms. the conditions people across the country are waking up to this morning./// ((brian loftus)) a teeanger in custody... after he violated probation. where the so- called "afluenza" teen was finally found...after a country-wide manhunt. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) and big delays in a growing community. lanes are closed and the traffic light is out of whack. demetria gets to the bottom of it all, in "what's unseasonably warm weather... people in the northeast are getting their first snowstorm of the season. it's part of the deadly storm that already hit the south and now and freezing rain swept through parts of the northeast overnight...as a major winter storm system marches across the country. -nats- ahead of the storm - crews in pennsylvania rushed to treat roadways with salt.... -nats- ...while people in parts of massachusetts flocked to hardware stores for shovels and supplies. last winter parts of the state saw more

it was enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures like most of the nation. steve liesman explains why that could be cold for the economy... it's hard to believe. the brutal izzards and bitter cold of last wint, whichground the u.s. economy to a oz l have given way this christmas to cord high temperatures. but e bizarre balminess --- with 19states about to shatter 100-year-old records --- is also playing havoc with the economy, creating weather winners and weather losers. among the hardest hit: the department stores and retailers who stocked all that winter clothing that no one needs. "is that a problem? absolutely. that is hurting sales. it's causing inventories to be too high. there's a lot of issues selling everywhere, inventories in scarve scarves, mittens, and sweaters, a big deal." the irony is that better weather makes people more inclined to head out to shop... so they could end up at the car dealer, where kicking tires the weather is warmer. another winner: outdoor recreation. the whacky warmth has found people biking, running and even going to the b

the clouds are hanging around right now but once again it is unseasonably warm. here is a live look at boathouse row in philadelphia. there will be another challenge for the afternoon commute. bim henley is here with the forecast. >> really thick fog and still feeling the affects of it in philadelphia, big improvement, now see across the delaware but see gray skies overhead and a ground stop is still in effect at philadelphia international, even though the visibility has improved greatly. now, mile and a half visibility in trenton was down to zero for hours, five-mile visibility in philadelphia international airport and wilmington is looking a lot better. and the temperatures, well, a nice warmup, 61 degrees in philadelphia. look at dover, getting close to 70 degrees and that's where we are heading this afternoon. clouds will be staying with us, might see a break or two of sunshine, more likely in delaware and into south jersey, then most of the rest of the area. we should see 68 degrees by 1:00 this afternoon and in between 1 and 4 touched 70 degrees in afternoo

we've been talking about these unseasonably warm temperatures. some have been enjoying them, but others...not so much. forever green in coralville tells cbs 2 news that the white snow, can really turn into green for their company. they're a landscapping business but also do snow removal. the owner says she'd rather she her snow removal employees busy in their trucks. meanwhile the d-o-t is saving alot of resourceceby *not having to remove any snow, and from *you, the taxpayer, as well. tim zeimet, coralville dot garage highway maintenance supervisor18:59:42 everyday we can get by wititut having a snow storm is just money in our pocket that we can save the public and use that money for other uses. uses.d-o-t staff say since they aren't out dealing with snow or salting the roads, that's allowed them more time for other projects, like filling potholes. it's after the break on cbs 2 this morning...we introduce you to two iowa city guys who've put their heart into a new local business. the product you might want to start addg in there's a new local bu

retailers online, you do notice that walmart and target are having a very successful season" but unseasonably warm weather in much of the country is hitting retail hard this year... taking a big bite out of winter-related goods, pushing retailers to discount deeper. looking at more than 150-thousand shopper receipts, consumer market research company infoscout says as a result consumers are buying more costing them less "in order to make up the difference retailers are having to sell more units at a lower price. you saw walmart do this with wrangler jeans for $10 a pair, you see many retailers offering promotions where they're making up for the lower prices on volume, just by selling more product" but as the clock ticks toward christmas, retailers will also settle for just winning the sale, almost regardless of what it costs... courtney reagan, cnbc a poll taken this week by reuters showed that 17 percent of americans had not yet begun their holiday shopping. the christmas list for a central iowa woman included three things.. a cap, a gown and a diploma. coming up after the break... the special awa

>>> feel the chill after weeks of unseasonably warm temperature, it's kind of a rude awakening this morning. >> we'll have the latest from the scene. >>> a series of threats that this week. >> little chilly as we headed in this morning. >> i couldn't find the jacket. >> i guess it should be cold. >> average temperatures, it feels very cold because it's been so warm the past couple of months. even some snow on this saturday morning. feels like 20s and 30s today. less blustery as we head into sunday. check out the snow in places like sullivan county seeing some of that lake-effect action drift into the hudson valley. there could be some squalls. visibility could be reduced in a hurry there. nice and quiet in new york city. this is what you need to dress for, windchill values in the 20s. feels like 24 at newark. planning the rest of your day, blustery sunshine and clouds. grab a coat. windchill stuck in the 20s and 30s throughout the day with a high of 42 degrees. how long will this cold last? until christmas? we'll see. >>> police are searching for shooters outside a nightclub in queens. the