we were in some place in upstate new york.new a psychiatrist very well who was an incredible researcher. incidence of up there. he was saying it as a researcher. i get on stage and the band is playing. you've got to talk to them. upstate new york, i understand you have a high rate of up here. -- incest up here. [laughter] the audience did not like me and you get nervous and anything comes out of your mouth. it was the factoid that i knew. [laughter] tavis: that is a great story. no one from upstate new york is going to buy one of my books now. you kept selling records and you survived it. >> i was horrified at myself. you know that saying that someone is beside yourself. like you get shocked out of your body. your body is doing the best it can. that is what it was like. tavis: i'm not going to call any names. the flipside is going to see the show and the artist won't shut up. >> i like it when they are on their money or on their game. when michael jackson came out and first at the moonwalk. i never went to the beatles concerts

you can see plows hard at work, new york state, upstate new york contending with lots of snow there. here is a freezing gas station. try pumping gas in this situation. you see blizzard snow whipping around. cars trying to get around with nearly zero percent visibility in this. again this is upstate new york. as we look at situations outside some of the highways there. this is indiana highway 65. what a situation there. cars crawling along on top of that ice and snow. slick roads, low visibility, a nightmare for everybody on the highway. up to the residential neighborhoods t snow blowers. if you don't have a plow like this you want add snow blower so you could get out of your house. sidewalks there piled up with snow. you can see there the roads impossible to bypass without moving that snow around. we also talked a little about in iowa firefighters trying to get rid of a fire there and their hoses were frozen. so a terrible situation. here it's tough to complain. we have this beautiful weather. we talked to tracie potts in washington, d.c. where it wasn't snowing but the wind there wa

let's start with upstate new york. look what they are contending with. you see the plows hard at work. people have been trying to shovel so they can get in and out of homes. the freezing temps that will roll in we'll look at new issues with ice. how about this blizzard here. can you imagine trying to pump gas in this condition. this also is upstate new york. cars trying to get around with near lly zero visibility. the pumps also frozen as people try to get gas. let's move over to the midwest. this is one person trying shovel his house. and highway 65 in indiana, that was a virtual parking lot. take a look at this traffic jam as people try to navigate. you can see the ice under the snow. a nightmare on the highway. back to the residential areas again t snow blower was a tough thing to have if you had snow. what about a house fire. these firefighters trying to put out this blaze with frozen hoses. so pretty tough situation. a lot of people had to get off of a train that got stuck in chicago. this is an amtrak train loaded with passengers. the train froze t

he said, "no." >> back in upstate new york, the carlson family got the terrible news. mike and his sister-in-law flew to california to help carl and the children who were all under the age of 7. >> i said, i'll help when i can help. tell me what to do. and he was just numb. he was more of a zombie. he just said, "i don't know." >> are you thinking how in the world is my brother going to take care of these three little kids? >> right. i had no clue. >> carl spoke briefly with fire investigators. he said he wasn't sure how the fire started, but he knew why it moved so fast. the pets had knocked over a container full of kerosene a day or two before. carl didn't share many other details with friends and family, and mike sensed it was hard for carl to deal with anything important. after a while, mike pressed him a bit. >> what are we doing? if we're going to stay in california, you nationwide to arrange for an apartment. you've got to get supplies, get the house settled, get the -- kids need some form of stability here. that's when he said, "i just want to go home." >> so f

new york shut down because of a powerful storm hitting the northeastern u.s. but here's a look at the scene this morning over new york's long island. parts of upstate new york got up to 18 inches forcing the closure of some highways. parts of massachusetts got up to

. >> nicolas simmons disappeared from his home in upstate new york.later a photographer snapped this photo for the associated press hundreds of miles away in washington, d.c. that photo was printed in a national newspaper. simmons' family saw the newspaper, recognized their son, and the woman who took that picture is with us now. photographer jacqueline martin. how are you? good day to you. >> i'm doing well. thanks. >> is he back with his family now? >> i understand he has been reunited with his father. he was reunited with his father at the hospital yesterday. then they have, as far as i'm informed, they're either en route or now back home in upstate new york. >> jacqueline, explain to us how you came to take this picture of nicolas. >> it was really complete and utter chance that i happened to be in the same place as nicolas. on saturday, the story was really the weather, the cold weather sweeping through the country. so saturday morning at dawn, i went out to look for a cold weather feature. my editor suggested i might check how the homeless were

we're seeing a couple of snow showers in upstate new york. snow in the higher elevations in the west. still a stormy day for the pacific northwest today but as we zoom in you can see a couple of snow showers right there in upstate new york that's really all we're seeing. like i mentioned before higher elevations getting snow in the pacific northwest, seattle another stormy day four. look at these highs. we were in the deep freeze this past week. look at this washington nine degrees above-normal, nashville 11. new york city seven degrees above-normal and you'll continue this track over the next several days. another front is coming in by monday night but it won't be near as strong. >> okay. thank goodness. jennifer grey, thank you so much. i got tired. my husband got tired covering the plants outside. i won't take credit. >> you didn't do any of the work. >> thank you, jennifer. this week we can see major changes to the nsa's surveillance programs. hear what president obama plans to do to protect your privacy. >> why the lead investigator in t

. >>> back now with a look at the blizzard swimming into upstate new york. more than 300 members of a new york army and air national guard were mobilized to help deal with the freezing temps there. more than 130 miles of the new york through way were closed because of the blizzard conditions. >>> how cold is it you might ask? cold enough to freeze a bubble or an egg that you've seen reporters do. it was so cold in kentucky that an escaped convict actually turned himself back in. 42-year-old robert vick escaped from a facility in lexington but bhi last night he was -- but last night he was back into a hotel and asked the clerk to call the cops, it's too cold, i got to get back in prison. >>> over on the wusa 9 facebook page, we ask you to fill in the blanks. >> it's so cold, an escaped prisoner wanted to go back to prison. paul sesame grass went back underground. >> vivian writes starbucks was serving coffee on a stick. >> it was so cold that carol said i actually enjoyed my hot flashes. >> and pat rounds it out with it's so cold, i'm enjoying it. >> it is jus

lake-effect snow will make driving all but impossible in many parts of upstate new york and new englandaking roads slippery in south florida, and a wintry mix of snow and rain will make for slick roads in the pacific northwest. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in new york, philadelphia and detroit. >>> well, back to the news now and a terrifying accident at a gas station near boston, all of it caught on camera. >> the attendant was thrown about 30 feet, and the gas pump exploded into flames after an out-of-control car smashed into them. another attendant quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the flames. the gas station's owner says his worker will be okay. >> well, while on the floor, the poor guy, you know, all he said was, "john, the money is in my pocket. take the money." i said, don't worry about the pocket. very nice guy. >> police say the elderly driver meant to stop but accidentally hit the accelerator instead. he incredibly was not hurt either. >>> another amazing video this morning. check it out. wild ride in a city bus as it lost control and crashed i

. >> you went upstate new york and covered a story that was different.t was it. >> i went and met two fun guys. two former students who are using mushrooms to make this revolutionary packaging material. >> we'll check out that story when we come back. every day, [ ♪ music ] . >>> hi, guys, welcome back to "techknow." i'm here with rochelle, kyle and lindsay, i'm phil torres. >> this story is about how mush rooms will save the world. >> yes, i went to two guys who had a company and figured out a way to make an alternative packaging material out of biodegradeable materials and mushrooms. let's check it out. >> every cubic inch of the soil is teaming with millions of inches of mycilian. >> a walk through the woods in green island new york is pleasure. when you are with two barely 30-year-old geniuses like gavin mcintyre and evan bair, you are sure to stumble on something scientifically complex. >> you see the mycilion growing into the log. >> somehow it involves a mushroom. >> we are here at incoe baitive design, i'm a cofounder and scientist at this biomat

if we look to the storm making its way to pennsylvania across ohio and upstate new york as well. but look here, the storm is just a little bit to the west of new york city. we might see a few flurries out there tonight. but by tomorrow, major improvements, the good news, this system is extending all the way back to california. and it has been 52 days since california has had any measurable amounts of rain. but the good news, this snow and rain is pushing through the sierra into california. and they're getting the precipitation that they definitely need. we're looking at a portion of the central plains, 6 inches to a foot of snow in chicago and that's extending to michigan. icy measures on the way. i-80 across the new york state freeway. so please be careful out there tonight. >> it only happens two or three times a year. we're talking about a partial solar eclipse. here's the catch. it can't be seen from earth, only by nasa. it happened last night at 8:30. they said it's the longest recorded solar eclipse on record. thank you for watching aljazeera america. i'm del walters. and yo

more snow for pennsylvania, upstate new york and northern new england. a wintry mix for the mid-atlantic states. rain from texas all across the south. rain in the plains, snow in the upper midwest. a storm front moving into the pacific northwest, the beginning of several days of wet weather. >> and 48 degrees in seattle. 30s from denver to minneapolis to chicago. dallas at 62. new york will be 41, and a perfect 74 in l.a. >> i'm jealous. >> me too. >>> all right, coming up, mobile wars. cell phone companies are battling it out, and it is the customers who are winning. >>> plus, moment of impact. dramatic new video from inside a plane as it crashes into the ocean. [ gunfire ] [ sirens ] >>> and a wild police chase ends in a barrage of gunfire. then the explosive finish caught on camera. ♪ babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks. a healthy baby is worth the wait. >>> welcome back, everyone. this morning's all-important december jobs report is expected to show that the labor market ended the year on an upbeat note. economists predict that empl

in upstate new york an emergency crew uses a bulldozer to free 30 people, all trapped in their homes.eekend rains and melting snows creating problems throughout western new york. at the raceway, look at that, a slick track sent the starting gate ploughing into the horses. despite the incident the horses are okay. >> calls to stop the bloodshed. a new transitional government in central african republic hopes to end violence. >> and hopes to bring the fukushima reactors online. >> why the prejudice government said this french comedian's act was no laughing matter. >> and comic works preserved as works of art. >> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. calls for calm as a transitional government takes over the central african republic, first let's have a look at what temperatures are doing across the country. >> it's going to stay a little on the mild side, but slightly cooler than yesterday. up and down the east coast. 44 degrees in new york. colder temperatures in place, sitting at 29. certainly feeling above average in the upper mid west. not too b

she's 20 years old and more than 1200 miles away from her home in upstate new york. >> what type of vehiclely turn their attention to the car that delivered her to the hotel. >> sheriffs office. hands up. >> the man behind the wheel is 36-year-old pittman. police suspect he maybe amanda's pimp. >> they are bringing him to the side door now. edson is bringing her to the side door. >> pittman is brought in for processing. >> how old are you? >> 20. >> police interview amanda but she is reluctant to talk, especially when her suspected spimp pulled in to the prosecuting room. >> who is the guy that came with you. >> he dropped me off. >> how do you know him? >> i really sglont you don't know him. >> what's his name. >> he gave me a ride. >> what's his name. >> i don't know. >> amanda insists that he is just a stranger who gave her a ride. but he tells a different story. >> when did you first meet her? >> friends for a long time. >> how long have you known her? >> neighbors. >> you are neighbors. >> what was the reason for coming up here today? >> she said she had a date. >> she said give mae ri

luckily this pattern is going to continue for the next several days, upstate new york, and i think it's going to stay dry in new jersey and definitely in portions of the i-95 corridor here. for the most part, super bowl looking very very comfortable as we track to saturday and sunday. we're not going to have clear skies. we're going to have quite a bit of cloud cover, but again, it's not necessarily a bad thing, given the fact that the cloud cover keeps the warmth during the course of the day locked in there. it's like a blanket. 43° in new york city. and east rutherford, new jersey, where the super bowl is being held, we might reach a high of 54°. a chance of rain, but no snow there. i-80, if you're traveling, be careful on the roads. and also in the new york state through way, we could see snow tonight. so be careful on the roads. >> thank you very much. it only happens two or three times a year, a partial solar eclipse. but there's the catch. you can't see this one from earth. only with special equipment from nasa. and they had their video cameras rolling. the latest one at 8:30 east

but there still will be probably another foot there across parts of upstate new york. and it is still coming down in many, many spots. watertown will probably pick up no kidding 5 feet of snow. our pamela brown right there, right in that little band of snow just in the south town of buffalo. it was 53 yesterday in atlanta. it was 79 in tampa. it's now 49 in tampa and half that in atlanta. >> wow. chad, appreciate it. thanks very much for the update. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter @andersoncooper using #ac360. >>> why dennis rodman was in north korea and why he flipped out and basically went into a rant. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. i want to show you what led up to that outburst. her brother is being held captive in north korea. basically dennis rodman indicated he had done something actually wrong to deserve being held in north korea. it was a bizarre rant. we'll show you more of it and talk to her about her brother and the latest on him. >>> and later, president obama's former defense secretary, robert gates, throws his former boss under the bus. what gates

right now, we've got temperatures anywhere from the teens, single digits to well below zero in upstate new york and parts of new england with 7 in williamsport. 10 in charlottesville. 5 in oakland. locally we're down to 4 in germantown with 1 in lovettsville in northern loudoun county. andrews is 9. 3 at dulles. leesburg also 3. there are pockets of even zero, 1 below readings down there in western montgomery and loudoun county right now. frederick as well where we've had clear skies. outside i just saw the moon a moment ago from our ice desk out there. we're looking mainly clear with a temperature of 14. feels like 5, though, with a light northwest wind at 6. still the subzero dew points a real sign of the arctic air that's in place. bigger picture you can certainly see this a little bit better coming out of michigan here and the midwest coming into the ohio valley, the upper air disturbance that's going to bring us the snow showers today. when we show you the futurecast, trying to give you an idea of the timing by late morning, midday, does look like a better chance north and south we'll have

a welcome break in parts of ohio and upstate new york. it's supposed to be 40 degrees warmer in minneapolis on friday, but we don't plan to get used to it. by next week, another round of extreme cold will settle in. in minneapolis, jamie for cbs news. >> three decades after a heist at jfk international airport, a reputed mobster is under arrest. coem reports from brooklyn. >> fbi agents arrested 78-year- old, vincent thursday morning in connection with a 35-year- old crime. >> got out of bed this morning at 6:00 for something he didn't do. >> the captain of the crime family was charged with helping to pull off the 1978 heist at jfk airport. >> the biggest heist in american history. >> the robbery was the central story of the 1990 movie, good fellas. robert de niro's character was based on the master mind of the heist. he was apparently not portrayed in the movie. according to our source, suspected of being the lookout for the highs on helping the crew of masked gunmen got away with $5 million in untraceable cash and $1 million in jewelry.

that ran in "usa today." 20-year-old nicholas simmons disappeared from his family's home in upstate new york. four days later a photographer took this photo in washington as he warms himself on a steam grate. simmons' parents saw the photograph and they've since been united with their son. >> and they're going to the doughnut shop and going to get married. that's what one colorado couple did on january 4th. it is the first wedding at the voodoo doughnut shop in denver. but apparently they are a doughnut a dozen at the store's first location in portland. that's one way to bring people together. good doughnuts. >>> well, the winter is in full stwin swing, we know this. the united states is not the only nation locked in a deep freeze. yesterday marked the opening of the 30th annual harbin ice festival. massive structures made out of completely clear ice created a new skyline for the chinese city. you can even slide down it. over 1 million visitors are expected to visit these intricately lit crystal castles. >>> congress is back in session today following the holiday recess. the senate is expect

in upstate new york, there is lake effect snow causing blizzard-like conditions. a report from washington, dc, with the latest conditions there. >>> the weather is still causing flight cancellations but the numbers are less than the past few days: 571 flights canceled nationwide this morning, a third of the flights canceled at this time yesterday. at san francisco international airport, there are three flight cancellations according to the officials no cancellations at oaklistened -- oakland or san jose. >> it could be a week before the airlines get back up to speeds. there is lot or delayed luggage for passengers who finally reach the destination. >> snow is blanketing the country the alarm is sounding across the opposite problem: we are in a drought. the agriculture tremendous is suffering. one business found a way to save money and water at the same time. >> this lake is only 18 percent of capacity near sacramento. the water managers are calling on the governor to officially declare a drought. >> all the indications are telling us, we are headed into a possible

in new york, the hudson river was changed into a giant, floating ice field. the fresh water here in the adirondacks, frozen up upstate new york. it breaks off and flows down the hudson river. but with this persistent northwest wind, all of that ice has now been trapped in place. those traveling by air didn't fare any better. more than 400 flights cancelled today bringing the number to 35,000, just 23 days into the year. in minnesota and nebraska, school closings for days straight. in ohio, several districts are already maxed out on snow days. >> this has been a winter for the record books. in the last two years we only had one snow day all year. this year we're only midway through january and have already hit five. >> reporter: now, parts of southeastern texas are bracing for an ice storm tonight and early tomorrow morning. and as for this bitter air, it could get even worse next week for people already suffering so much from the cold. brian? >> dylan dreyer midtown, thanks. >>> there is a terrible tragedy north of the border in quebec, a massive fire tore through a senior center there, killing at least three elderly

are ready and upstate new york. 8 in. ride around york city. subfreezing temperatures in spots. we will continue to see blizzard conditions along the coastline especially main which is getting the brunt of the snow storm right now. we are monitoring those flight cancellations across the country. that's the story will want to see stuck around for kron4 to cover. are not taken a look at conditions around the bay area mostly clear with high clouds. that's actually keeping temperatures on the warmer side. later on today is spare the air alert goes into affect. slightly cooler conditions and to the weekend and perhaps some showers by the middle of next week. we do have some changes here and the bay area forecast. of the walking you through your 7 day around the bay coming up at 515. here's a torch. >>george: thanks erica is we're enjoying credit like conditions on this friday. we're hoping it will continue through the morning. no back up on any bay area bridges and even on the east bay on interstate 580 and highway 44 we would normally see slow traffic already, conditions are still v

snow pushes into western portions of pennsylvania into upstate new york in the next couple of hours. we'll see that snow push through the new york state throughway, so be careful on the roads. winds blowing around here around 14 miles per hour in cleveland, but when you factor in the wind with the cold, it makes it feel chillier. it feels 3 degrees in new york city despite the fact they have sunshine out there. blizzard warnings are in effect across north and south dakota in iowa and western pourings of minnesota. be careful on the roadways. these winds are already cranking up quite a bit in the windy city, right about 14 miles per hour blowing and drifting snow along i-94 and i-90. take it easy today. another thing to note is the cool air can be very dangerous. in fargo it feels like 11 below zero right now. very cold weather out there. that snow is going to continue to push south and east. now, this is the trend just as it was very cold at the beginning of january, it's going to be very chilly across much of the country down to the gulf coast as we track into tuesday. morgan, back t

lake-effect snow will make travel tricky in michigan and upstate new york. >>> and looks like a goodo fly with delays expected only in houston. >>> and the widow of a florida man shot and killed at a movie theater is sharing her heartbreaking story for the first time. >> nicole oulson says she was enjoying a rare date with her husband, but a retired police captain sitting behind him got upset when chad oulson sent one last text to the baby-sitter during the previews. the two argued. oulson threw popcorn at curtis reeves and reeves shot him. >> i was just so excited and looking forward to spending the day with the love of my life and to think in the blink of an eye my whole world just got shattered into a million pieces and now i'm left trying to pick them up and put them all back together. >> reeves is claiming self-defense. his lawyers are expected to invoke florida's controversial stand your ground law. we'll hear a lot more from nicole oulson and her attorney later this morning on "good morning america." >>> three police officers in albuquerque are being called heroes after pullin

western pennsylvania and upstate new york. >>> temperatures in the west will be well above average. minnesota and wisconsin will only reach the teens. it'll be in the 30s and 40s in the northeast and chilly in the south. >>> still ahead, google getting into the medical field? wait until you hear what the tech giant is up to now. >>> gone without a trace. the search for a missing "wall street journal" reporter intensifies as new clues surface from miles away. >>> a change on the diamond. major league baseball is taking a page from the nfl rule book. but the truth is: there's so much in life we can't control. here's something we can: colorectal cancer. it's the second leading cancer killer in the u.s., but it is almost entirely preventable! most colon cancers start as polyps, and screening finds polyps, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. if you're over 50, get screened. screening saves lives. it could really save your life. >>> welcome back. we are learning more about that huge data breach at target stores. they quote investigators as saying some of the software used

. >>> a missing man from upstate new york has been reunited with his family thanks to an amazing coincidenceeared last week. his friends and family immediately launched a search for the 20-year-old. >> then they happened to see this photo in a local paper. it was a picture of nick taken in washington, d.c. they managed to track down the photographer and eventually nick was found. wonderful reunion. >>> now to sports. and at this time of the year, sports really means one thing. football. >> the nfl is down to eight teams with super bowl dreams. highlights now from sunday's wild card games from espn. >>> good morning, america. i'm john buccigross. aaron rodgers faced off against colin kaepernick. temperature at game time was a balmy five degrees. no sleeves for kaepernick. his team down, 17-13, makes a beautiful pass to vernon davis for a touchdown. it gives the niners a 20-17 lead. now it's 20-20. trying to drive for the game-winning field goal. the big play of the game on third down, scrambles for a first down. they get closer and closer for phil dawson. 33-yarder, just sneaks inside the rig

. >> i got to do to upstate new york and meet with these guys who are revolutionizing the way we think about packaging goods. >> you know, every cubic inch of this soil right here is teaming with millions of inches of mycilium and all around us fungi is everywhere. >> when you're with two geniuses, you're sure to stumble on something scientifically complex. >> you can see the mycilium growing directly into the log. >> chances are it somehow involves a mushroom. >> we're here at incubative designs and i'm one of the scientists at this revolutionary newbie yo materials companies where we take local farm waste and mix it with tissue from mushrooms and growing replacements for plastic foams that are used in protective packaging. >> why is this so important? what's the problem with styrofoam? >> there's about $10 billion to $20 billion of styrofoam products used globals. it's not like plastics equals bad. they're fundamentally uncompatible with the earth's biosphere. >> we've all seen this before. almost every big product we buy comes packaged in this material. these are made from unsustain

lakes and what we think will happen is here in new york it's going to be a dusting but we think that more snow up to two to four-inches up here in upstatek as well as northern new england will be an issue because temperatures have been so cold it won't be melting at all it's just accumulation. now, i will take you all the way to next weekend, of course, everybody is going to be come do new york for the super bowl . this is what we think is going to happen. of course it's a long-term forecast, on friday in new york,. ♪ forecast, 28 degrees, saturday new york city not looking too bad. temperature of 37 and then on game day over new jersey, we do think we could see 36 degrees, maybe some flurries, but probably mostly sunny day there. so we are not looking too bad. here up to the northwest, still looking fairly dry. the ridge of high pressure is still locked in to play across much of the region. so for seattle it will be about 50 degrees, portland, maine at 49 degrees and no rain in the forecast. the only thing we'll get is in cloudy skies bite time we get to tuesday. with the temperature there at 53 degrees, now we have seen rain down here

a snow storm is expected from the central plains to upstate new york and northern pennsylvania. the snow is expected to move into new england tomorrow night. heavier snow is predicted in the northeast thursday night into friday, and boston could get as much as a foot. federal investigators flew to north dakota today to figure out what caused a freight train derailment and crash that led to several massive explosions. an evacuation order was lifted this afternoon. this latest accident is raising questions about the safety of transporting crude oil by rail. here's transportation correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: the thick fire continued to burn just outside of castleton, north dakota, a full day after two trains collided. while no one was injured in the derailment, the intense flames fueled by crude oil are hampering investigators. robert sumwalt is with the national transportation safety board. >> we're not able to get up close and personal to the wreckage until the fire has gone out. >> reporter: based on what they have been able to see, investigators believe ten cars of a

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construction as preparations for the annual winter carnival in the village of sutton a lake in upstate new york gets underway. all the noises at the one hundred and seventeen winter carnival bulk of the celtic team and feature authentic celtic music. winter storm that has been haunting the north east and you know it states a good cruising building the us consul because the ally state food and frozen. it's a colossal effort so there's people that are behind the scenes that helped out with insurance the permits there's people that helped with the schedule. there's the ice house workers. i'm there so it's hard to measure because it's you know it's so widespread all of the community. the festival which began in eighteen ninety seven and has a cut to two years since nineteen forty eight runs from generate such a fuss until sent reeling. repair work on reducing the year as lionel course the redeemer statue has become all too famous monument was recently damaged the iconic figure is believed to have a choice of the chip teacher electrical storm while lightning was the reason the damage this touch his

it is 20-year-old nicholas simmons whose family in upstate new york reported him missing last week. they saw the photo in yesterday's "usa today" and came to washington to pick him up. no word on why he was in washington or how he traveled here. >>> theater-goer here in d.c. were certainly in the giving mad this holiday season. ford's theater says its audiences donated more than $77,000 during a performance of "a christmas carol" in november and december. donations are being given to the covenant house washington. the organization provides housing and services to homeless youth. this is the fifth year the theater has reported a washington area charity with a fundraising effort. >>> later this morning, nbc 4 is getting an up-close and personal look at d.c.'s favorite new panda cub. take a look at this photo of the giant panda cub getting her first taste of winter last week. zookeepers put snow in a big bowl and watched her dig in. today the zoo is giving nbc 4 a backstage pass, letting us meets her before she make her public debut on january 28th. we'll share it with you today on new

look like the north pole, blinding blizzards, lake-effect snow, walloping buffalo and upstate new yorkthe icy niagara river looking more like a glacier. >> looks like something out of national geographic. >> reporter: lake michigan is steaming cold. the water far warmer than the freezing air. it's called a polar vortex and it's wreaking frozen havoc on the nation's airports, rails and roads. cars in pennsylvania frozen to the ground when a nearby water main break met the icy air. >> my first thoughts were, oh, my god. >> reporter: drivers in indiana stranded by whipping winds and blowing snow. >> they said right now we cannot send anyone out to get you. they declared a state of emergency and i'm sorry but good luck. >> reporter: 500 amtrak passengers trapped by snow made their way home after a hellish night. >> sitting on a train was rough. >> reporter: after more than 7,000 flights were canceled in the last two days, finally signs of a thaw. >> available outside if you want to check in much the lines are not long. >> reporter: for now, officials continue to urge residents to stay indo

. >> reporter: at the shirback house today in upstate new york, the cards are still coming in for elliottn when people are mean, there are even more people who are nice and spread their love. have a happy new year. the phillips family in endicott city, maryland. >> even more people who are nice, they are our persons of the week. don't miss david muir right here all weekend we will leave you with photos you sent us, thank you for the pictures of the beautiful babies' first time in the snow. have a great weekend. good night. night. >> >>> a new crack down on speeders and jayhawkers in san francisco. >> and a court hearing over the fate of jahi mcmath. >> results of the snow sur vachlt what it could mean for water supply. >> how would you like to learn how to fly, for free? >> car hit him so hard he flies out of the crosswalk and lands over there. >> a rising danger for pedestrians in one neighborhood the crack down right now after four accidents this week including one today good evening. >> i'm carolyn johnson. now it's dark out side. and rush hour is underway, police are out in force, giv

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upstate new york and western pennsylvania >> 50 in the pacific northwest. 30 degrees warmer in southernd here in new york. >>> and now to southern maine where some residents are dealing with what they are calling a welcome invasion of sorts. the invaders are lots of snowy owls. >> beautiful. look at that. they usually spend their winters in the arctic but wildlife experts say a shortage of food this year has the birds migrating further south. >> the other day one was seen inside a vacant building. it was eventually rescued. the locals say they are loving seeing the unusual guests in town. and they are being reminldded t view them from a distance. >> from a distance. interesting. apparently the snowy owl hunts during the day which makes a good time for daytime viewers. >> three owls have been admitted to the rehab center so far this winter. unfortunately, only one survived. >> beautiful animal. >>> coming up, all of the buzz about the oscar nominations and who got snubbed. >>> and parenting technique of the rich and famous. should you try a hands off policy and treat rugrats more like ad

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you see the swath that's going through new york, upstate new york and even boston. that's what's creating the snow this morning. it's bayesically phase one, these two areas of low pressure will converge, cause rain to the south, snow to the north and we are talking about huge amounts of snow is expected to intensify as we go through the late evening hours into tomorrow morning. that's going to be the worst of it. and we're talking about anywhere from a foot of snow in boston, 6 to 10 inches of snow in new york, maybe 1 to 3 inches in washington, d.c. of course, temperatures are going to be a big factor as well. with temperatures in the single digits and blizzard conditions, long island and the cape. now included in that. we could see winds of 45 miles per hour with about a quarter mile visibility or less. look at those winds. we could be gusting at 32 miles per hour in boston this evening as we go through tomorrow, the winds will start to die down just a little bit as we get into later in the day. but it is going to be a mess here in boston. folks are just urged to

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