deep into florida at 34 west palm beach and 29 in orlando. we share the misery. let's see what's happening in the traffic. >> reporter: no misery yet. on the harrisburg expressway, traffic is good between mills town road towards the beltway. and look at 59 at mountain road, no problems southbound out of harford county towards beltway and down towards the tunnels. taking a peek at the maps 59 in howard county, reports of an accident southbound 95 at route 216. not report to be block lanes but we will keep an eye on that. also in baltimore city, street closures in place at homewood avenue. that's closed between st. anns and cokesbury with closures along bartlett because of a overnight fire. loch raven road is going to be the best alternate. now back to you. >>> thanks. 6:31 right now. we have breaking news this morning. paul, themore city fire officials confirmed five people died in early morning house fire in east baltimore. it started around five this morning in the 2000 block of homewood avenue. at least three row homes caught on fire. we do have a crew at the s

we have the cold air streaming well to the south. 30 two degrees in places like west palm beach, florida, which breaks a new record. 14 degrees in atlanta, georgia. the trend will continue for at least a day, and then a little more sunshine tomorrow. another system comes in on thursday which looks like rain or light snow. 39 degrees by saturday, 40 degrees by saturday. sunday, we could see a flurry or two. >> we are here to answer your plant and gardening questions. what did you bring? >> this is a seasonal basket. there are so pretty. there is just a little the of purple around the face. then, some ferns and some kinds. a nice holiday feel. >> speaking of the holidays, let's get to the holiday- related questions. the live christmas tree is drying up. how can i sustain it? >> if you have not decorated it yet, you could put a fresh cut on the bottom, and put it back in hot water. my light tree is taking water twice a day. >> i hear a conflicting argument about whether poinsettias are poisonous. is there a seasonal plan i could add? >> poinsettias are not poisonous. they are irritating, bu

west palm beach at 33 yesterday morning. they have come back to 46 right now. and while miami was stuck near the 50 degree mark yesterday afternoon, at least they are back to 48 this hour in the morning. they are starting to get a sense of recovery out there. that's good news for the citrus crop but they may have another shot of cold air come behind the next two storms. let's show you what we are looking at for today in baltimore. and while temperatures are now pushing through the 20s, we should get to about 30 as the two degree guarantee. sunny to partly cloudy skies. winds not as strong as yesterday. we still could get a gust between 20 and 30 miles per hour. that doesn't make it feel pleasant. watching an expansion of moisture across alabama and northern mississippi. computer models really tap in on this moisture reaching this area until tonight. that tells me that what we are looking for in terms of computer guidance not really helping us out much. and that's important because we have two systems in the pipeline. this first one looked like it will catch on

back and take you down with the clear, cold air through central florida. 30 in orlando. 35 in west palm beach. and miami 38 but just inland alligator alley you're freezing. they have got problems for the citrus crops down there. we will hear more about that coming up later this morning and more on our cold and maybe snow. right now let's hear traffic with kim brown. >> reporter: all right. as you head around the beltway this morning, you won't find problems on the outer loop from 795 to 70. that runs well. inner look looks good between reisterstown road to the 8 3. looks good north and southbound 95. no major problems. and 83s looking good this morning. in baltimore city, that's where we will find a couple issues including an accident on south president and fleet street. dealing with a dwelling fire that has homewood avenue closed between st. ann's and cokesbury. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> 5:10. look at this. baltimore's holiday spirit shining bright. the decorations. abc2 news photographer preston mitchum spotted it at a home on joppa road in parkville and we wanted to show you th

and as you can see, we have ourselves 37 degrees and a thermometer west palm beach. they were at freezing yesterday. and they are below freezing jacksonville to tallahassee. so we are not alone with the chill. it's hitting florida pretty hard. for us, the wind picks up but not as bad as yesterday. 30 degrees. but we don't have the wind advisory. at least we don't have it weather wise. bridges are a different story. >> reporter: wind warnings in place at the key bridge this morning. you will feel the wind on the bay bridge. take it eatsy -- easy and hold on to the steering wheel extra tight. but traffic is off to a good start. southbound on harrisburg expressway, no delays as you head toward the beltedway. we have one accident this morning in anne arundel county in glen burnie. fine road at may road. you will see police on the scene. but traffic is flowing freely around the beltway. now back to you. >> all right, thanks. >>> the health alert this morning. one that could save your life. >> yeah a possible danger lurking inside your home that you may not know about. >>

and they are approaching freezing in west palm beach and tampa. 34, 33 degrees respectively. it's 37 right now in miami. it has not been this cold since last january where if you remember the orange bowl had the coldest temperature on record. so they are trying protect the citrus crops. we are trying to protect our ears and face and everything else. we are going to 29 is the two degree guarantee but we have a wind advisory strong storm churning in northern new england and eastern canada. the wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour. regardless what have it says on the thermometer. i am expecting about 25 at lunchtime. and 29 at 4 p.m. but it will feel like teens or single digits and we will drop back that low overnight. here's the east coast satellite radar composit. widespread snows across new-land. lake-effect the sheen is in effect and jet stream down to the south with the really cold air. and next little system, little kink in the jet stream could be riding the upper level winds. but because the cold air is pushed so far south, if you've heard the expression it's cold as snow,

and 37 west palm beach. and better than 33 than yesterday morning. 35 in tampa. you were at freezing yesterday but they are at freezing in orlando and below in northern florida. for reference, they are trying to protect the citrus crops and we are trying to protect our ears and everything else exposed. do that again today. wind not as bad as yesterday but still an issue gusting to 20 to 30 miles per hour. we should hit 26 by lunchtime. 30 degrees the two degree guaranteed high. more sun than yesterday and that's warmer by two debreeze from yesterday's high. let's show you the my line and we are watching the storm track down south of florida. the cold blast on the east coast. developing rain northern section of mississippi and into alabama and mixture on the northern spring of that. and another piece of energy enhancing this ride the upper level wind and could stay to the south. this is an issue we have to watch because this could set up the track for what the next system and a bigger system will be on sunday. the way this looks right now, we will show outforecast

that's where we start tonight with matt gutman in west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: a freak blizzard, just 60 miles from detroit engulfed an ontario highway, burying cars and straending more than 300. after nearly 30 hours, the canadian military air lifted families to warming centers. and those arctic tentacles have lunged southward, freezing fountains in atlanta, dumping snow in north carolina and turning florida groves into ice sculptures. farmers like brad battled the cold all night. so, what crops got hit hardest? >> any of your leafy type crops. tomatoes, bell peppers, any of the real leafy type. >> reporter: and it not over. >> we're predicted to have about the same scenario as we did last night. >> reporter: last night's freeze and tonight's cold could destroy hundreds of millions of dollars both of crops. farmers strayed water, hoping to cocoon crops at 32 degrees. recently, farms have dispatched helicopters which fly low to fan warmer air towards the crops, but stiff wind kept them grounded. it's an expensive last ditch measure and dangerous. three choppers have already cras

barbara krantz, chief executive officer and medical director, hanley center, west palm beach, florida; beverly gmerek, prescription drug abuse prevention program coordinator, peer assistance services inc., denver, colorado. dr. clark, how prevalent is prescription drug misuse in the united states? well, we estimate that there are approximately 15 million people who misuse prescription drugs in the united states, and that gives us an estimated 2.5 million new initiates per year, or, if you think about it, that's about 7,000 new initiates a day. and within that, do one age group uses it more than others? what is the distribution among the age groups? well, i think the most important thing to keep in mind is that prescription drug abuse affects the entire age range. we might see some peak use in the 18 to 25-year-olds, but it is a problem that confronts every age range, and what we shouldn't do is to simply dismiss it as a young adult or teenage phenomenon; in fact, it's a problem that affects every age range. dr. krantz, where do most of the nonmedical users of prescription drugs get th

one passenger on a flight to west palm beach told us security was called to a gate of frustrated passengers. he said they were angry that their flight was canceled. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >>> in miami's main airport tied up tuesday after a bag exploded on the tarmac after it came off a plane. police had to search every other bag on that american airlines flight from boston after that blast. officials say the luggage contained hundreds of bullet parts. one exploded setting off all the others. the bag's owner was arrested but the fbi says there is no connection to terrorism. >>> inspectors will check out a ski lift in maine that broke tuesday causing eight injuries. witnesses at the sugarloaf resort said it could have been much worse if is hadn't been for the blizzard. the victims' fall was cushioned by nearly two feet of new snow. seth doane has more. >> reporter: the serenity of the resort shattered when a chair lift suddenly derailed in high winds causing dozens to plummet 30 feet to the snowy trail below. >> i just realized, we're dropping. and then, i -- then i slammed into

one passenger just told us he was a passenger on a jetblue flight to west palm beach, that security was called to a gate full of frustrated travelers. he said they were angry because the flight was canceled. harry? >> smith: michelle miller at laguardia tonight, thank you. while travelers may curse it, all that snow has been a godsend for ski resorts. but today, there was a serious accident at sugarloaf in maine. one moment, skiers, including children, were riding to the top of the mountain on a chair lift. the next, they were tumbling through the air and on to the slope. more now from seth doane. >> reporter: the serenity of maine's premier ski resort was shattered today when a chair lift suddenly derailed in high winds, causing dozens of skiers to plummet 30 feet to the snowy trail below. >> i just realized we're dropping. and then i... and then i slammed into the ground. >> reporter: eight skiers, including children, were taken to local hospitals with injuries. at the time, an estimated 220 skiers were on the spillway east lift making their way up the 2,800-foot peak. workers used a

that's a concern of frost in west palm beach. back to you, rob and vinita. >>> robert gates is meeting with troops right now. david cameron arrived for a surprise visit. he said british troops will likely begin withdrawing next year. >>> abc news polltakers recently visited all 34 afghan provinces. a dangerous job that found 62% of afghan stas still support the presence of u.s. forces in their country. but that's down from a high of 78% in 2006. our poll also found some hope though. a majority 61%, of afghans say they have hope they will live in prosperity and peace. will troops be allowed to fight on the ground in pakistan? >>> wikileaks founder julian assange could turn himself into british police today. his lawyer says a deal is being worked out for assange to meet with investigators. the 39-year-old australian is wanted on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion in sweden. he's been hiding out in an undisclosed location in britain. >>> the battle of gay marriage in california has gone to a federal appeals

a hard freeze to start the day across the panhandle and even frost as far south as west palm beach. >he rest of your tuesday forecast now. flurries from washington, d.c. all the way up to beantown. up to 10 inches of snow in the mountains of vermont, new hampshire, and maine. rain meanwhile in the pacific northwest. snow showers from colorado to southern montana. >> 39 in billings. 44 in boise. 51 in seattle. another day in the teens from fargo to minneapolis. 20 in chicago. just shy of 30 in omaha and detroit. mostly 30s from boston to atlanta. 61 degrees in miami. >>> elizabeth edwards' family has flown to be by her side this morning after her doctors reportedly told her she has just weeks to live. in a statement issued by family on monday, they said her cancer has spread and doctors now believe further treatment would be unproductive. edwards' estranged husband and former presidential contender john is also there. edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2004. >>> president obama has struck a deal with republicans to push through a new deal to cut taxes and extend those une

and we're thrilled to welcome her once again to "larry king live" from her home in west palm beach, wherenestled in with her new set of twin boys. what's it like? how are they doing? >> well, the weather here is very cold but i tell you, my twins and my big boy and my husband as well, they're keep meg warm, so that's the spirit of the holidays. it's so wonderful. it's just amazing to have all that love and it's wonderful to talk to you as well, larry. >> larry: when you were on this show in february, you said you and your husband, renay, great friend, would love tom have another child. and you were trying. it turns out you may have gotten pregnant right after that show. >> larry: that's right. we had tried time after -- we've tried five times before this last try that worked out. and i guess when you try and you believe and you just -- we just kept trying. and we were blessed twice. and it's just amazing to have my 9 1/2-year-old beautiful boy and, now, we waited so long to have and hoped for another child and we were blessed -- double blessed. and it's just extraordinary to be parents ag

. >> howard's down there covering the mark foley race for mayor in west palm beach. >> i'm getting some perspective on the world inside the beltway, let's put it that way. >> i think you're getting a wider view and bragter view and warmer view. you deserve a break. howard fineman, richard wolffe up here and the coldest washington i can remember. >>> coming up, the clinton obama alliance is the most important we've come across in years. boy, is it interesting to watch. two clinton heavy weights coming here tonight. they're both going to educate us. naturally colorful vegetables are often a good source of vitamins, fiber, or minerals. and who brings you more natural colors than campbell's condensed soups? campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ [ technician ] are you busy? management just sent over these new technical manuals. they need you to translate them into portuguese. by tomorrow. [ male announcer ] ducati knows it's better for xerox to manage their global publications. so they can focus on building amazing bikes. with xerox, you're ready for real business. because they have 2

four: 'tis the season a church in west palm beach, florida was rehearsing a nativity show when this happened: they fired the camel. true story. check five: on the fox business network, imus holds court in the morning. >> opening for this show, o'reilly and -- i was watching geraldo last night. >> you are disturbed. >> could you do that one more time actually. >> yeah. >> i was hoping would you fall out of your chair. >> bill: it is over the shoulder imus it is a smooth thing, not a shakey thing. my better judgment i will be speaking to imus tomorrow morning on the fox business channel around 8:30 eastern time that is reality check. pinheads and patriots up next. tonight starring putin singing fats know. sorry fat man, right back with p & p. >> bill: starring putin singing fats domino in a moment. >> we are sold out of women's american patriot fleece jackets. we have a few left for men, very hot item. same with the patriots' sweatshirts just a few remain. great items priced reasonably. we have a good supply of mats and mugs. get 'em while we have 'em. >> now my book remains best seller after

phillip weintraub, west palm beach, florida. 100 years old, exercises at the gym five times a week.butes his longevity to eating healthy. there you go. there's a good stroke for good clean living. and lena whitlock. from greendale, indiana. 100 years old today. lives independently and formerly a lunch lady, fed those kids and they all grew up to be healthy and happy. i tell you these older people love their computers. cunningham, 100 years old today, known as the bingo queen and loves to go to the casinos last once a week. i like that. roger welling, 100 years old. drove seniors to the doctor, how about that? doing his good deed helping other seniors. can't beat that. harold and moxey, 75 years they have been married, and longevity they say never, never going to bed angry. so they sleep in separate bedrooms. they don't, i'm just saying that. happy birth, happy anniversary. that's all, back to new york city. >> and happy holidays to you. >>> we have got the finalists who have been announced, who will be "time" magazine's person of the year? according to time, it is someone who has do

four: 'tis the season a church in west palm beach, florida was rehearsing a nativity show when this happened fired the camel. true story. check five: on the fox business network, imus holds court in the morning. >> opening for this show, o'reilly and -- i was watching geraldo last night. >> you are disturbed. >> could you do that one more time actually. >> yeah. >> i was hoping would you fall out of your chair. >> bill: it is over the shoulder imus it is a smooth thing, not a shakey thing. my better judgment i will be speaking to imus tomorrow morning on the fox business channel around 8:30 eastern time that is reality check. pinheads and patriots up next. tonight starring putin singing fats know. sorry fat man, right back with p & p. wi the capital one venture card we get double miles on everyurchase. so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! dinner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the who gang! it's hard to beat double miles! i want a maze, a ord, a... oww! [ male announcer ] get the venture card f

man is alive and well and he's with us now via sat line, courtesy of our affiliate, wpbf-25 in west palm beach all, how are you? >> i'm fine, how are you doing? >> jimmy: i wasn't attacked by an otter, but i'm doing all right. >> yeah, good point. >> jimmy: we saw what happened up until the point where you were apparently attacked by the otter. what did we not see? >> you mean before the video? >> jimmy: no, no, i'm sure there's a whole lifetime before the video, but i mean, the moment where it cut out and we heard you screaming and the video was taking and then it just stopped. >> oh, okay, well, i was screaming and shaking my phone and i ran over to my neighbor's house because no one was home and we called animal control. >> jimmy: did the otter bite you? >> yes. >> jimmy: how many times did the otter bite you? >> it only bit me once. >> jimmy: only once. and then, what, you pushed it away and it ran off? >> i'm not sure if it ran off but it doesn't chase me. >> jimmy: i see. >> it got its teeth on me and i ran, i didn't look back. >> jimmy: have you -- have you ever been attacked by an otte

west palm beach at a rehearsal for the christmas pageant.rying to be as realistic as possible, they include camels and mules. this is this is curly. the camel pauses and regains his footing, but only for an instance. down goes joe. no one was hurt except for the camel's acting career as he was cut from the show. thankfully the church followed the version with camels and not featuring the elephant. time marches on. the judge who ruled against health care reform owns part of the consulting form that worked against it. where are we living? somalia? afghanistan? myanmar? it's just the staggering amount of money i save people on average when they call me, "the saver," to switch their car insurance to esurance. you mean the same amount they save when they switch to esurance online...? do we have any giant envelopes? it costs $522. can you take a check? [ female announcer ] you could save 522 big ones. see for yourself at esurance. technology when you want it. people when you don't. a new prescription drug plan, behold -- your window of opportunity

. >> when you go to bed at 6:00 or 7:00, this is time lapse video at west palm beach florida. for about 3 1/2 hours. >> i clear up close and personal look at the eclipse. this comes from space biz cast cannot com. that'sing in but black video. ron phillips took this photograph. this is the first lunar eclipse to coincide with the winter solstice since 1738. the wait is not as long for the next one. a stronners say the next time the two things will happen, the eclipse and the winter solstice will be december 21st, 2094. we will look forward to that and get back in 2094. >> we will. >> and indiana jones. >> that are will do it for this morning. today show is coming up in just a bit. >> thank you for watching and have a great day, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. at&t is making high speed internet more affordable than ever at only $14.95 a month. one-year price guarantee. more affordable than ever at only $14.95 a month. the next, you start one feeling bit off.fine. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in t

it was down to 33 in west palm beach and they are up to 38. but they are in the 30s also down towards miami. a bitterly cold day. a lot of the places will struggle to hit 50 into afternoon. and it's barely at 51 in key west. so we are not alone. and for some of the places, the coldest temperatures they have had at least into southern florida in decades. we have had cold last winter. that is reminder of where we were last january. but we don't have much snow on the ground locally. will we get some? this is the main weather pattern. the jet stream is all the a way down south of florida and into the open waters of the atlantic. that brought the cold blast into the south and expressing the storm track. next little blip on the radar if you will, the next organizing system is a band of light snow in missouri and once we get new disturbances out of here today, maybe snow showers, we set our sights on that one. that looks like it's going to arrive -- ride the upper level winds and stay to the south. we could get clipped especially south of baltimore w

west palm beach at a rehearsal for the christmas pageant.ing to be as realistic as possible, they include camels and mules. this is this is curly. the camel pauses and regains his footing, but only for an instance. down goes joe. no one was hurt except for the camel's acting career as he was cut from the show. thankfully the church followed the version with camels and not featuring the elephant. time marches on. the judge who ruled against health care reform owns part of the consulting form that worked against it. where are we living? somalia? afghanistan? myanmar? is competency. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] indeed, business pro. indeed. go national. go like a pro. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there. but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then my company part

even 32, freezing mark in west palm beach and basically we're going to see that again as we head into tonight. current temperatures, look at that, chill out there across the eastern half of the country, 9 in minneapolis. 15 in chicago, 27 in atlanta. and 42 in tampa. that's just right now. later on tonight, those temperatures will continue to plummet. and that wind still blowing across northeast at around 35 miles per hour. some gusts. sustained 15 to 25. that's making it feel a lot cooler out there. 6 in cleveland. it feels like 10 in new york city. definitely bundle up as you head on home tonight, guys. anyways, across the northeast, we still have so. lake-effect snow going on because of those winds. still pretty impressive out there. we are expecting additional foot out there. definitely drive carefully. shepard? >> shepard: maria molina. thanks very much. news bytes now. it seems the internet is gaining ground in the battle for attention. the new study reports the average american consumer spends the same amount of time web surfing as channel surfing. according to research marketi

howard's down there covering the mark foley race for mayor, aren't you, down in west palm beach? >> i'm getting some perspective on the world inside the beltway, let's put it that way. >> i think you're getting a wider view and brighter view and warmer view. howard, thank you, you deserve a break, at least for one day at least. anyway, thank you. from the southland, howard fineman, richard wolffe up here in the coldest washington has been since i can remember. >> next year in palm beach. >>> coming up, the clinton/obama alliance is the most important political coalition we've come across in years. it's certainly helping to unify the democrats who can use unity. boy, is it interest to watch. we have two clinton heavyweights coming here tonight. one who likes the tax deal, one who doesn't. they're both going to educate us. >>> former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel is running for mayor of chicago. first he has to prove he's a chicagoen. he took a stand at a election commission hearing today arguing he owns a home, pays property taxes, he votes in chicago. two dozen objector

. >> it is going to be 23 degrees in west palm beach today, which happens to be the same temperaturecould be very costly. here's "american landscape" coverage from our orlando affiliate wftv. >> temperatures are dropping fast as an historic hard freeze is taking hold offentral florida and is not letting go. with the windchill, it could feel like it's in the teens when you wake up in the mornini. it hasn't been this cold in december since the 1980s. >> right now, all of central florida is under a hard freeze warning. we b bught in team coverage tonight for this major weather story. >> central florida citrus growers are bracing for r low freezing temperatures tonight. one grower told us he could lose $1 million worth of crops just tonight. channel 9's ryan hughes s live in an orange grove right now in lake county. ryan, the irrigation systems are on and i understand ice is now forming on the trees. >> reporter: that's right. the ice formed out here in clermont in the last hour or so. you can see it here at the base of the tree. there are icicles on these leaves and branches. it's actua

and 37 in west palm beach. coats and hats are the new normal. while residents are bundled up, citrus growers are fed up. they're desperate for a warm front to melt the icicles on the orange trees and strawberry fields. >> when it's cold like this, the berries do not ripen up. >> reporter: a warmup is expected tomorrow in florida. unfortunately, the same is not true for this area. robin? >> it looks like a beautiful morning there, linsey. >>> on the west coast, a major cleanup effort is under way after record rains and a rare tornado. the twister tore through a town outside of portland, tearing off rooftops and uprooting trees. neal karlinsky is in aumsville this morning for us. good morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is the town's hardware store. imagine being inside here at the time. cinder blocks broken apart by lego pieces. the roof has been torn off this place. you see a door and a window that's been smashed here. so much of downtown is in exactly the same shape. but remarkably, no one was seriously hurt. a viewer submitted this

can they imagine that just 90 miles away, say in west palm beach, florida that it would be illegal to speak out against the government, illegal to practice your religion, illegal to gather together in association to express your political beliefs? all of the freedoms that we sometimes take for granted just 90 miles from our shore people are jailed, are killed for trying to exercise those freedoms. it was brought home to me most when i visited recently a man by the name of ariel siegler. ariel was a political prisoner in cuba for seven years. he has recently been released and he was in miami receiving medical care. ariel is a man who was a professional boxer a large strapping man but he didn't just fight with his hands. he also raised his voice for freedom in his native cuba. and when he did so, he was thrown in jail, and now he is a man who is about 100 pounds less in weight, whose once towering frame is regulated to a wheelchair. because for seven years, he was in prison just for want to go criticize his government. he was put in a small cell with several other prisoners. he was fed

matt gutman, abc news, west palm beach, florida. >> dropping off trees.r heard of that. >>> here is a look at your wednesday weather. even more snow from the dakotas to the twin cities. freezing rain in parts of arkansas, tennessee, and kentucky. showers along the gulf coast and nearly a foot of snow in northern new england, the northern rockies and the sierra range. showers in the pacific northwest. >> meanwhile, 40s in seattle and portland. 55 out in sacramento. teens in fargo and the twin cities. 20s from omaha into detroit. just 36 in atlanta. 66 in new orleans. >>> president obama's tax cut plan is expected to easily pass in the senate today. the house could vote on the bill by the end of the week. >> but some unhappy democratic lawmakers are now threatening to make changes to that plan first. john hendren has the very latest now. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and rob. president obama is busily pushing his agenda through congress before the christmas break. and priority number one is tax breaks. senator after senator heaped cr

west palm beach, down to 32. jacksonville was down to 20.entucky, had a record low of 4 degrees. the weather is favorable for continuing to bring that arctic air down and staying cooler than normal. there you can see we're about 20 to 25 degrees below average and that's preventing the temperatures from getting above freezing all the way down into parts of the deep south. we're a little concerned because there's an area of low pressure developing over here into parts of texas that is going to take a southerly track for tomorrow and that could be bringing wintry mixes across parts of the tennessee valley. that is something to watch for some icy conditions. teens in boston and in pittsburgh, subzero. lake-effect snow are continuing to turn at this hour. those cold temperatures over those warmer lakes, we're expecting to see another foot or so here over the next couple of days. travel, we have problems in the northeast because of those winds. out west, we've got problems with clouds and fog in san francisco. also san diego and, of course, the we

daytona 25, west palm beach 32 degrees.emperatures, six to ten hours inland, two to six hours across coastal areas, that is going to mean we are going to worry about our crops for another evening. tonight's lows across florida we'll break some records, 36 in orlando, 37 in melbourne, 30 in jacksonville. it's cold really across the eastern half of the country where it's 2 in cleveland, 16 in atlanta, 25 in memphis. across the west they are dealing with record warmth. in los angeles we had 83 degrees yesterday jon scott. i think maybe we all ned to head there for christmas, if you like the warmth. jon: so the 54 on there right now that is the low temperature in l.a. >> reporter: that is actually the current windchill which isn't a factor. the current temperature, and they are three hours behind us. it's only 9:35. jon: 83, man let's move this broadcast to l. amount for a few days. >> reporter: i'm in. jon: j.d. thanks. jenna: sounds pretty good to me. all this cold weather could end up burning a hole in your budg budget. we t

that's what a west palm beach, florida, church found out at a christmas pageant dress rehearsal.t control of his camel. that animal toppling over into the pews and onto some of the members of the audience. oh, my. fortunately no one was injured. everyone wants to know this, the camel is also okay. that's the news. now back to amy on the plaza, where it is warm. and there are no camels. >> no camels. want to get a check now, speaking of the weather, from bill karins. we talk about how cold it is. we can't complain. >> our friends here from wisconsin. they're missing out on the big storm. >> i know. >> this is quits event, amy. we're watching the heavy know there. that's where the worst of the weather is going to be during the day today. areas down to the south, a few strong storms in arkansas areas, tennessee valley down to louisiana. it's really the blizzard conditions in the midwest that are stealing all the weather headlines this weekend. >>> high pressure is building in. a little dome of high pressure creating some clear skies for us today. of course, some fog around. some mor

host: west palm beach, florida. kathleen, democrat. you are on what the director of the census bureau. caller: good morning and happy holidays first and foremost. i wanted to find out -- in social science we say that there are too many variations within any group to constitute a true race. how as americans are we supposed to identify ourselves if we are interracial or hispanic -- black-hispanic. how is it done? or is it whenever you feel? it's got i think we got the point, kathleen. guest: that is a great question. let me give a little history. in the year 2000, for the very first time all of us were able to check multiple boxes for our racial identity and ethnicity. not too many people did it. we, again, gave ourselves the opportunity of doing that in the 2010 census. now, what has happened between 2000 and 2010 -- the decade of tiger woods and barack obama, we have had tons of discussions about combinations of racial identity. so, one of the very interesting things i think sociologically as you referenced is how many people check mul

host: west palm beach, florida. jim, independent. caller: i just wanted to say that unemployment insurance was not started because people were sympathetic for people who were out of jobs. that might have been part of it. but the reason why it started, it was a keynesian economic idea where you would lessen the impact of a recession in an area. the idea is that recessions and depressions are getting worse because people stop spending money because they don't have it or they think they should save it. what you are trying to do is increase economic activity, so that you have unemployment insurance so when people do lose jobs, they still have money to spend. if you go to germany, where they understand this idea clearly, you can have unemployment insurance at one point with 9% of your prevailing wage -- 90% of your prevailing wage. in this country where you have so many idiots, that won't happen. that is what it is. host: a little more news from the senate especially on the start treaty. "the new york times" reports that two republicans a

host: west palm beach, florida. kathleen, democrat. you are on what the director of the census bureau. caller: good morning and happy holidays first and foremost. i wanted to find out -- in social science we say that there are too many variations within any group to constitute a true race. how as americans are we supposed to identify ourselves if we are interracial or hispanic -- black-hispanic. how is it done? or is it whenever you feel? it's got i think we got the point, kathleen. guest: that is a great question. let me give a little history. in the year 2000, for the very first time all of us were able to check multiple boxes for our racial identity and ethnicity. not too many people did it. we, again, gave ourselves the opportunity of doing that in the 2010 census. now, what has happened between 2000 and 2010 -- the decade of tiger woods and barack obama, we have had tons of discussions about combinations of racial identity. so, one of the very interesting things i think sociologically as you referenced is how many people check mul

host: west palm beach, florida. kathleen, democrat. you are on what the director of the census bureau. caller: good morning and happy holidays first and foremost. i wanted to find out -- in social science we say that there are too many variations within any group to constitute a true race. how as americans are we supposed to identify ourselves if we are interracial or hispanic -- black-hispanic. how is it done? or is it whenever you feel? it's got i think we got the point, kathleen. guest: that is a great question. let me give a little history. in the year 2000, for the very first time all of us were able to check multiple boxes for our racial identity and ethnicity. not too many people did it. we, again, gave ourselves the opportunity of doing that in the 2010 census. now, what has happened between 2000 and 2010 -- the decade of tiger woods and barack obama, we have had tons of discussions about combinations of racial identity. so, one of the very interesting things i think sociologically as you referenced is how many people check mul

tim johnson, joins us from west palm beach. happy new year to both of you. dr.oth controversy and potential impact, the biggest story has to be the passage of the patients protection and affordable care act, by president obama on march 23rd. many issues have already gone into effect. and people like them. most of the insurance reforms, such as insurance companies, not being able to deny people with pre-existing conditions. but the real controversy is yet to come, especially when the mandates for both individuals and businesses for their employees go into effect. as you know this is being challenged in the courts. it's clearly going to end up at the supreme court, clearly soon we think. so, there's a long way to go. but there's many features in this bill, if they go into effect, could help control costs and improve quality. we have to keep our eye on that bill and what happens. >> that's right. you're right, dr. tim. so much of it will be affected by what happens in the proceeding litigation. it's an unfinished story. how about trends? let's get an eye of biggest

. >> parents of a 13-year-old boy in west palm beach are suing the school district after the boy waso one tried to stop the fight. beating was caught on camera and posted on you tube after both the boy and his alleged attacker were suspended from school. school officials apologized after they saw the video. family of the boy who got beat up is still suing for negligence. >> city of philadelphia back tracking now. the mayor wants to put the word christmas back on the signs for a village. steve keely is live in philadelphia with the very latest. that didn't last long, steve. two days, they called it the holiday village and the people were pretty upset about it, right? >> well, he said they got a few complaints from people complaining about the word christmas in this archway but once they talked to the guy in germany who runs this little outdoor village here that sells things like scarves and other christmas gifts, right outside of city hall, the complaints from across the country must have came flooding in because the mayor said it's probably more like he got a whole lot more complaint