it is a foxness alert we are talking about wichita kansas right now. you are looking at a live shot about a press conference that is about to start now. an individual has been arrested now apparently trying to bomb the wichita airport. the fbi confirming that it was apparently a striing. they are about to start this press conference. one individual apprehended but we do know that right now the people who are going to be u.s. attorney barry grissam, michael cast in charge of the fbi office. they are going to talk about the suspect charged. we have come to learn that involves some sort of explosive device. in the meantime we are going to move onto our other stories and then come back to this. welcome to the real story. i am gretchen carlson. let's go back to the white house now. changing the rules to obama care yet again. december 31st. new reaction to kathleen s sebelius and whether the botched roll out should have cost her her job? >> i'm not going to discuss what i talk about to the president. >> carl rove former senior adviser and also a fox news cont

. >> back to wichita kansas. ot move that press conference begins in minutes. >>> we are following that breaking news apparently a suspect trying to bomb the wichita airport. stay tuned for that. >> we are about to hear information on that. stick around for that. we'll see you on monday. >> and good afternoon. it is a foxness alert we are talking about wichita kansas right now. you are looking at a live shot about a press conference that is about to start now. an individual has been arrested now apparently trying to bomb the wichita airport. the fbi confirming that it was apparently a striing. they are about to start this press conference. one individual apprehended but we do know that right now the peop w

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man, let me tell you, wichita, kansas, six inches of snow on the ground, expecting an additional six inches by early tomorrow morning, and you can see ahead of the cold air mass, severe thunderstorms moving in through the tennessee valley area, memphis, tennessee, mississippi, and tupelo area. the possibility of tornadic activity in that region of the country, and behind the cold front where the colder air mass is, we're looking at an ice storm expected overnight for chicago, down towards quincy. we're talking a lot of snow. kansas city, up towards milwaukee, close to a foot of new snow expected overnight tonight. numerous delays, and that's also hampering a lot of the holiday deliveries as well. we here on our coast, a lot better. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> lucky us. thank you. >>> target is making its customers some new offers today as it tries to recover from a massive credit card brief. this week it was revealed thieves stole credit card information from 40 million customers. the retail giant is offering a 10% discount this weekend and there were good crowds at this

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in wichita, kansas, look at this. nearly half a foot of snow and freezing temperatures turned roads into sheets of ice. police advise residents not to drive if they didn't have to. one man was killed in an accident on a snow covered road the there. >>> people in northern louisiana are clearing up after a weekend storm that brought strong winds and some tornadoes leaving tens of thousands in the dark. one resident says people were stunned and scared. >> the lights went out and they came back on so everybody thought that we were going to be okay but then they went off again. the winds hit. the doors started opening up. i went to hold the doors. the next thing we know, saw little like circles on the ground and that is when stuff started falling so that is where it went crazy from there. you can hear the windows busting in the cars and on the building and that's when everybody took off and started hiding. >> cleanup this morning in arkansas. the national weather service saying an ef-2 tornado touchdown down in the town of

dallas, houston, all the way toward wichita, kansas. omaha as well seeing some clear sky. you can still see where that cold front is very active from a line from about, i would say, new orleans near louisiana. out of the way toward atlanta, georgia, toward raleigh and durham and north carolina heading toward washington, d.c. ahead of this front, that's where they've had the record high temperatures. that's where the warmest sector is, behind it though, a much colder air mass. green bay, chicago, toward the cincinnati area picking up a light dusting of snow overnight. the good news is that it looks like this system as we look at the forecast model by 6:00 a.m. will continue to spread rain up through new york, also boston and then they'll get on the back side of it. that's when temperatures will plummet and then may see a light a whole different story. mild weather in store for us. >> thank you. >>> as far as our local airports are concerned, we are in good shape. no delays are being reported here at san jose or oakland or san francisco international airport. this is the sec

. >> reporter: vicky had nothing under her tree in wichita, kansas yesterday. >> i was really excited. i couldn't wait to see her face. and it didn't happen. i was disappointed. >> reporter: ups and fed ex say bad weather and extra last- minute online shopping br to blame. on its website ups said the volume of air packages in our system exceeded the capacity of our network. some angry customers complained on the ups facebook page while others took to twitter with the hash tag ups fail. but many took the delays in stride. in boston gary expressed symphony for deliver drivers working late on christmas eve. >> i saw ups and federal express truck drivers out there at 10:00, 11:00 at night doing the best they could. >> reporter: some online retailers including am son.com are offering gift cards and refunds for shipping fees for items that didn't make it on time. >> ups officials told bloomberg business week the company expected to ship more than 132 million items the week before christmas. >>> late packages were the least of people's problems up north. hundreds of thousands of people from

correspondent, pierre thomas on this story. >> reporter: the deadly plan, to detonate a car bomb at this wichita, kansasport. the suspected bomber, terry loewen, a local airplane technician who had a security pass to the airport. according to fbi, loewen was planning a suicide operation, to cause maximum carnage and death at the state's busiest airport. >> the threat was real. terry loewen was real. and terry loewen was committed to execute the plan. >> reporter: at 5:40 a.m. today loewen allegedly drove a van he thought was packed with explosives to a security gate. the bomb was a dud. it was all a sting controlled by the fbi. the fbi became aware of loewen after he allegedly began posting radical comments on the internet. they sent agents posing as al qaeda operatives to work with him. authorities say he was hell bent on murder. >> he talks about commitment to the crime and commitment to martyr himself as part of this horrific event. >> reporter: court documents detail the commitment. in a suicide letter dated wednesday, december 11, loewen allegedly wrote goodbye to his family, my only explanation is

. >> reporter: vicky had nothing under her tree in wichita, kansas yesterday. >> i was really exciteddidn't happen. i was disappointed. >> reporter: ups and fed ex

. >> reporter: vickie madison had nothing under her tree in wichita, kansas, yesterday. >> i was really excited. i couldn't wait to see her face and it didn't happen. so i was disappointed. >> ups and fedex say bad weather and extra last-minute online shopping were to blame. ups said the volume of air packages in our system exceeded the capacity of our network. some angry customers complained on the ups facebook page while others took to twitter with the hash tag upsfailed. many took the delays to stride. in boston gary expressed sympathy. >> i saw ups and fed express truck drivers out there at 10:00, 11:00 at night doing the best they could. >> some online retailers and amazon.com are offering gift cards for items that didn't arrive on time. now, the companies are also blaming the shorter holiday season this year and also americans' tendency to wait until the last minute. anne-marie? >> yeah. it certainly is tough. susan mcginnis in washington. >>> millions of americans rushed to sign up for health insurance in the final days before the obamacare deadline. that is creating a new concer

right now it looks like he's over rapid city, san diego, lincoln, nebraska and heading towards wichita, kansasnding first-class mail will cost you a little more next year. the price i've stamp will go up 3 cents in late january, making it 49 cents. the u.s. postal service hopes to recoup about $2.8 billion in losses from the increase. the post office has been struggling for years as people have opt for electric i go mail and bill payment p in the last fiscal year the postal service lost more than $5 billion. thousands of holiday gifts will not arrive in time for christmas, u.p.s. says it's been overwhelmed with an unpredictably large number of packages this year, severe weathers third dallas fort worked area added to the delays, no delivery on his christmas day but workers will sort through items to be delivered on thursday. a fantasy train display is entertaining visitors to our nation's capitol this holiday season, it's now running to the u.s. botanic garden and it's quite a sight to see. al jazerra spoke with the garden's executive direct, to she their aids the story of this year's holiday

understand where other people are coming from even the crazy people where they're coming from jeff in wichita kansas a joke what's up. you go on it's own or much. i'm just done figure out why you had a good. american group that were. in that same question in that document there was the this is this is the point and jeff thank you very much for that and that goes back to the to the earlier caller which is is this the best you've got really i mean and so you know i think it's. i'm starting to get redundant here but i think it's fascinating that. it's birth or is it's it's and what this does is it demonstrates the you know the the amount of space between the klan and donald trump . and the others who are saying oh you know he's got proof that it's spread there on done one bank's website you know we've got proof that obama was actually a citizen of indonesia you know it's all about you know this this tells me and i hope it tells. the nature of these arguments these arguments are essentially racist they're fearful these are you know fear based arguments and the way how do you evaporate that you evaporate

early today in wichita, kansas, the f.b.i. arrested a suspect in a suicide terror plot. he is accused of attempting to bomb a mid-continent airport. homeland security correspondent bob orr tells us how he was caught. >> reporter: 58-year-old terry loewen was arrested as he tried to drive a van he believed was loaded with explosives on to the tarmac of the wichita airport where he worked as a technician for an aviation firm. the bomb was a dummy and loewen's coconspirators were not al qaeda operative bus undercover f.b.i. employees who infiltrated the alleged plot. court papers reveal over several months the f.b.i. had communications with loewen in which loewen allegedly expressed a desire to carry out a suicide attack. loewen proclaimed himself a devout muslim and said he was a regular visitor to jihadist web loewen proclaimed himself a devout muslim and said he was a regular visitor to jihadist web sites. he downloaded al qaeda's operations manual and was a reader of "inspire," the online magazine of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. prosecutors say loewen photographed

in wichita kansas, the storm for fed into a blizzard.ivers right there in their tracts. >>> and the brunt of the storm may have passed for many. but millions in the upper midwest and through to new england are in for a blast of winter weather today. areas of new york could be in for near record temperatures. meteorologist jennifer grey is here with the forecast. this is unbelievable a couple days before christmas. >> there's so many different components. we've had the flatting, the severe weather, ice, snow. this has been a complex system. we're still dealing with snow and freezing rain, extreme northern sections of the country. we're looking at that line of showers and storms heading to the east coast. still seeing snow south of indianapolis to the north of chicago. we're also see the freezing rain extreme upstate new york, northern vermont, new hampshire, and even maine, guys. this should push out today, getting better tomorrow. >> jennifer grey, we'll watch for it. thank you. >> pope francis is getting ready for his first christmas as

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slick roads and heavy snow in wichita, kansas had drivers spinning out and into ditches. in minnesota and parts of the upper midwest temperatures dropping to a bone chilling 30 below zero. in minneapolis even holiday cheer comes with a cold dose of reality. david, here in chicago and parts of the midwest tonight, the bitter cold will break and give way to snow that could lead to that white christmas so many are hoping for. david? >> alex perez leading us off from chicago on this christmas eve. alex, thank you. >>> you heard alex report on christmas dinner likely in the dark tomorrow for so many across the country and of course the big chill on the way. i want to bring in chief meteorologist harvey leonard from the powerhouse abc station in boston, channel 5. always great to have you. this is tough news, power still out tonight for so many across new england. >> absolutely. 80,000 homes alone in maine and over half a million homes are still without power across parts of the midwest and the northeast. >> making matters worse, it gets very cold in the next 24 hours. >> it re

look at this video come in from wichita, kansas, about 3 inches of snow, that certainly led to slick along i-70 moving across kansas. then there was the springlike storm, monroe, louisiana, seeing some severe wind damage. certainly less -- some nasty damage on the first day of winter. so, where are those storms now? they're moving now along the east coast. good amount of rain from the southeast up to the mid-atlantic here, a little bit of snow around snow, towards milwaukee, the overall winter side of this storm system will probably stay in canada, you can see, here, rain moving across pennsylvania this morning as we look at it as far as holiday travel, the grand tetons are likely to see some flooding rain. that's a look at the weather around the nation. this is what you can expect in your hometown. >> and that weather report brought to you by wahl greens. >> damon, thank you. >>> still ahead on "good morning america" -- the dynamic duo, jimmy fallon and justin timberlake teaming up on snl. >>> and she's beautiful, smart and talented. something that sofia vergara just can't do, we'll

lluvias bastantes peligrosas para chicago, por ejemplo, hasta el Área de kansas city, al norte de wichita. kansasmas para esta noche, todo el mundo casi bordeando 40 grados, superamos el punto de congelaciÓn, maÑana nueva york y parte de temperaturas que estarÁn sobre los 50, nueva york con 51 grados. aunque algunos bancos de niebla para la noche, el calor afectando el sur del paÍs, quÉ envidia. aquÍ en miami. la envidia de la naciÓn, mÁximas de 82, siga con "primer impacto". >>> gracias mi querida paola. quÉ gusto verte. nos acompaÑa el mÁs dulce de los deportes, no solamente porque su apellido es berry, tiene una mascota que se llama coco. >>> sÍ. >>> o no? >>> sÍ, chiquita. me encantan los perros, prefiero los grandes. >>> lo dejaste en mÉxico a coco. >>>, lo dejÉ en mexico, con mi familia, mi mamÁ, mis hermanos, vivo solo, me la paso en la oficina, se quedarÁ solo el perro, soy de los perros. mÁs de los grandes, el san bernardo me encanta y el dÁlmata. >>> no le digas a mis perritos, el mÍo es el golden retriever. >>> tengo un salchicha. >>> jueves casi viernes. hablemoso de deportes. aguilar

here but here as we get into the thick of the holiday season there's an arrest in of all places wichita, kansas, as aviation technician apparently was planning to set off a car bomb at the wichita airport. we're monitoring this news conference and give you more dials as we get them. back to you. >> still ahead, how smart shoppers are a big boost to the economy. plus amazon moving one step closer to taking over the world if not costco. >> already taking over my wallet. we're cook up some small business advice with celebrity chef extraordinaire. and a lamp shade on your co-w k co-worker's head indicator and we'll explain when we come back. >>> you are looking at pictures coming in from our affiliate wmaq of a plant explosion in illinois. crews battled a fire at the blue island chemical plant. the fire south. there are reports of several burn injuries. we do not yet know what type of chemical was on fire sponsorship we'll get you more details on that as soon as they do become available. >> retail shoppers are getting smarter by the second and that's good news for the economy. let's go to courtney

extremism came into sharper focus this afternoon when we learned of a plot to attack the airport in wichita, kansas. mike tobin is following that story from chicago tonight. >> avionics technician 58-year-old terry lilo han arrested by federal authorities they say in a plot to detonate a car bomb at the wichita airport. >> he went to the airport to detonate the bomb. he was taken into custody when he attempted to open the security gate with his pass. >> the criminal complaint said he left a letter to family, reading in part, i will, if everything is planned, be mar r martyred for in the event at the airport for which i am responsible. agents provided him to make what he thought was a working bomb. >> we are charged with and have an obligation to take action and protect the public whenever an individual expresses a desire to commit violence. allowing an individual intent on killing people to proceed without government response is not an option and it will never be an option. >> now that desire is also expressed in the -- or outlined in the criminal complaint. communications in which lohan expresses

look at this video coming in from wichita, kansas, about 3 inches of snow, that certainly led to slickoving across kansas. and then there was the springlike storm side to this storm here. monroe, indiana, seeing some severe wind damage. winds gusting up near 80 miles per hour. certainly less -- some nasty damage on the first day of winter. so, where are those storms now? they are moving now along the east coast. and it looks like we're going to see a good amount of rain from the southeast up to the mid-atlantic here, a little bit of snow around snow, as you make your way towards milwaukee, the overall winter side of this storm system will probably stay in canada, you can see, here, rain moving across pennsylvania. this morning as we look at it as far as holiday travel, snow likely across the mountains of the grand tetons there, and we'r nd t >> and that weather report brought to you by walgreens. >> damon, thank you. >>> still ahead on "good morning america" -- the dynamic duo, jimmy fallon and justin timberlake teaming up for an outrageous episode of "saturday night live". we have the

the fbi foiling a terrorist plot to bomb an airport in wichita, kansas.idual, a 58-year-old aviation technician named terry lee mullen. this morn it happened under a joint undercover operation. mullen is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. authorities say the public was never in danger. we'll keep you posted. >>> the white house deciding today to allow a single military official to continue to oversee both the nsa and the military's cyber command. the administration had considered splitting the posts amid controversy surrounding the government's surveillance programs. current head of the nsa and cybercom, general keith alexander is planning to step down in the spring. >>> and listen up. tonight's megamillions jackpot, the fifth largest ever, is getting bigger and bigger. lottery officials boosting the prize to $425 million today. $425 million much. that is thanks to strong ticket sales. your chances of hitting all six numbers, 1 in 259 million. those are the headlines. get you back to ashley and tracy. tracy: arthel, i don't know

there was another case in wichita, kansas where from the very first video, the agents referred to a man there with an i.q. in the mid 50's of being the slow-headed one. that guy was key. he helped be the pied piper in the neighborhood. he helped set up 50 people and then was charged at the end with more than 100 counts of being a felon in possession, but he thought he was working for a legitimate tore. he tried to reach out to the a.t.f., not realizing who they were after he was arrested, thinking that they were his employer and they were going to bail him out, that's how, you know, mentally diminished you this individual is. >> according to a.t.f. spokesman robert schmidt whom we asked for comment, he said: >> what's your response to that? the a.t.f. says it was just doing its job, trying to keep the streets safe. >> they also issued a statement out of washington to the same effect. what our questions were, they did not answer. what they're talking about is their overall policy, but what we're looking at is how did it play out. if your goal is to keep the guns off the street, why did y

oklahoma city in toward tulsa, not quite up to wichita, kansas.will be the bull's-eye for many about half-in of rising across the roads, the power lines and other things. tonight, be careful across parts of the deep south, the threat for tornadoes ireases tomorrow. and in toward the northern part of the country, the northeast, at least the northern part of new england looking a lot of snow, and a lot of rain to be have also. take a look at where our watches and warnings are. winter storm warnings. snowrom around kansas city after the quad cities in toward milwaukee and into the south side of it i where we have this icing going on across partsf oklahoma. up to about half of an inch accumulating. here is the future radar. very heavy rain falling across the ohio valley, the lower mississippi river vley, the mid mississippi river valley. on the back end of this tomorrow it turns in the snow. some of the areas that sea ice, eventually seeing snow on top of that backing for dangerous conditions. t ready. you see this peak rate here across places like bu

. >>> a wichita, kansas, man is jailed on terror charges. the feds say terry planned a suicide attack at wichita airport. >> cnn's joe johnson is on the story this morning. joe, good morning. >> reporter: christi and victor, the fbi said he got set up by a pair of undercover fbi agents. he thought he was about to detonate a car bomb, but when he tried to enter the airport with a vehicle, he was arrested. the guy is apparently a practicing muslim. he works at wichita airport and he's charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, a car bomb. and according to court documents the fbi says he had an online chat with someone and wanted to engage in violent acts on behalf of al qaeda. the employee offered to introduce him to someone who would help him. they met him when he tried to enter the airport gate with a security pass. he thought he had explosives but they were not angtive. these so-called terrorist cases have become controversial lately. the question is whether it makes sense to go after individuals with terror plans. the fbi

i want to tell our viewers, fbi in wichita, kansas, announcing they foiled a plot by a man and arrested him, who was seeking to go onto the terminal at the wichita airport and set off explosives in a car. one person arrested. we'll continue to monitor the story for you on cnn. >>> in the meantime, tonight is the night. everyone will be taking a look at their lottery tickets, but as the mega millions jackpot rises, wait until you hear the odds of winning. >> plus, beyonce shocks everybody and drops an album without warning. but isn't she supposed to drop an album? is this how we're going to get our music in the future? >> and john boehner is on a tear. he's fed up with the tea party, but he's not the only high-profile republican criticizing their party's extreme faction. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in c

elsewhere, like des moines, iowa, green bay, wisconsin, and wichita, kansas, it was not rain but snow that was the problem. causing horrible accidents on the roads. and there was ice, too. at this outlet mall in oklahoma city, sheets of ice slowed down holiday shoppers a bit. in upstate, new york, ice knocked out power to thousands, even further north in toronto, canada, ice froze power lines leaving nearly 200,000 customers in the dark. possibly until christmas. officials are calling it a catastrophe. transformers are exploding like firecrackers. just trying to get the word out proved dangerous for this reporter. >> with that, i'm going to send it back inside. oh -- there goes! that just landed on a toronto truck. that just landed on a toronto hydro vehicle, and the wires are down, you hear the cracking, listen for a second, the cracking, we're sending it back inside and are not going to stand here anymore. >> reporter: it seems one of the few places spared all of this nasty stuff was new york city, where just days before christmas folks enjoyed a record high of 71 degrees over the w

. >>> in des moines, iowa, and wichita, kansas it wasn't rain but snow that was the problem.ausing horrible accidents on the roads. and there was ice too. at this outlet mall in oklahoma city, sheets of ice slowed down holiday shoppers. in upstate new york, ice knocked out power and froze power lines, leaving nearly 200,000 customers in the dark, possibly until christmas. officials are calling it catastrophic. transformers are exploding like fireworks. >> oh, jesus! >> just trying to get the word out proved dangerous for this reporter. >> i'm going to send it back inside with. that oh -- there it goes. that just landed on a toronto hydrovehicle and you can hear the cracking. listen to the cracking. >> i wouldn't stand there. >> we were just told to move. we are not going to stand here any more. >> one a of the few places spared was new york city where days before christmas, folks enjoyed a record high of 71 degrees over the weekend. >> i love it. it feels like may in december. >> too bad winter has only just begun. randy kaye, cnn, new york. >>> you see those pictures there.

. >> reporter: vicki had nothing under her christmas tree in wichita, kansas, yesterday. >> i was really excited. i couldn't wait to see her face. and it didn't happen. so i was disappointed. [ crying ] >> reporter: u.p.s. and fedex say bad weather and extra last-minute online shopping were to blame. on its worst, u.p.s. said, the volume of air packages in our system exceeded the capacity of our network. some angry customers complained on the u.p.s. facebook page while others took to twitter with the hashtag, u.p.s. failed. but many took the delays in stride. in boston, gary expressed sympathy for delivery drivers working late on christmas eve. >> i saw u.p.s. and federal express truck drivers out there at 10:00, 11:00 at night doing the best they could. >> reporter: some online retailers including amazon.com are offering gift cards and refunds on shipping fees for items that didn't make it on time. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> u.p.s. officials told bloomberg business week the company expected to ship more than 132 million items the week before christmas. >>> well, the last m

they disrupted a plot to explode a car bomb at the wichita, kansas, airport. terry lohan was arrested after he drove whats thought was a bomb-ladened vehicle. actually agents gave him fake explosives. he worked at the airport. he was apprehended as he attempted to use his own security car to access airport grounds. officials say that he said he wanted to die as a mart center the cause of violent jihad. >> today's arrest, however, emphasizes that homegrown terrorism is a continuous threat. while we feel protected in the heartland, we have a certain sense of security but today again it reminds us that terrorism remains a very real threat. >> authorities say he studied airport schedules and timed his planned attack to hurt the largest number of people. he's charged with attempted murder and attempts to use mass destruction. >> i understand that you read the complaint. >> reporter: he came to the attention of the fbi in may. there were frequent conversations and apparently he wasn't quite sure what he wanted to do. listen to a quote from the complaint. i have roug

was dealing with co-conspirators, undercover fbi agents who was going to bomb the airport in wichita, kansas. two different stories. 15 years old and 58 years old. and, yet, al, they were both looking for a means to commit mass murder. >> scary. melissa, we don't know everything yet, and certainly i don't want to politicize it. but you can't escape the fact that we're a year later tomorrow after sandy hook and when you look at the fact that it's been a rough year for gun laws, for gun reform in this country, 52% of americans said in december 2013 that gun laws should be more strict. 56% said yes. so support has actually gone down since newtown. is america really willing to just accept these school shootings as the new normal? >> look, i think you're exactly right. we don't know everything about this story. there's always the dangerous of rushing to legislation as the solution. with that said, you asked me earlier as a mom how i think an this. i guess the one thing i would say, this cannot possibly be a partisan issue. republicans want their children to be safe at school. democrats want their

y en el aeropuerto internacional de wichita en kansas.saltamos a mÉxico. en ak phil co, destrozos de vehÍculos y edificio s del gobierno como bloqueo de transportista y comerciantes ex exigen la destituciÓn del designado secretario de seguridad pÚblica municipal. joaquÍn fuentes nos explica, qÉe dicen los manifestantes en contra del funcionario que supuestamente fue impuesto por los gobiernos federal y estatal. >>> 8 horas de angustia se vivieron en el puerto de acapulco. grupos de en diputado chads y choferes de camiones bloquearon varias carreteras y avenidas en el turÍstico puerto de guerrero al sur de mÉxico como plo testa por un jefe de mridz que relacionan con antes de represiÓn. >>> no carecemos de coeficiente intelectual tenemos coeficiente intelectual. y >>> el nuevo secretario de seguridad pÚblica en el municipio, fue hace 2 aÑos encargado de mantener en orden a estudiantes que bloquearon una autopista y donde hubo 2 jofbs muertos. >>> vamos a permanecer en el bloqueo mientras sthoe des alge. no se atropelle. tienen temor que lo

anywhere from oklahoma city through wichita, kansas city could see anywhere from a quarter inch to half. there are already ice storm warnings in effect, including oklahoma city and tulsa as we go through friday into saturday, so it could be very slippery on the commute if you are traveling for the holiday. also, the severe storms, we could see storms anywhere from shreveport to memphis, even down to south louisiana. we could see anything from tornado to damaging winds with this and that's going to carry on into sunday as well. this shift moves a little more to the east, the severe threat goes down just a tad on sunday but we're still looking at very strong winds and the possibility of isolated tornadoes even for the east coast as we go through sunday. the snow component with this stretches anywhere from kansas city, des moines, even including chicago, milwaukee, minneapolis, could see anywhere from four to six inches of snow, some isolated amounts, up to eight inches possible and so we also have those snow watches and warnings in effect as well. so heavy rains, two to four inches possib

a person they describe as a would-be terrorist who they say wanted to blow up the airport in wichita, kansas. they guy never had a bomb at all. officials say undercover agents gave the suspect what he thought was a bomb. nobody was ever in any danger. person after person after person said that. in their well choreographed announcement a short time ago, the agent said, quote, the threat was real, unquote, and the suspect did want to attack the airport, phony bomb or not. fbi officials say they arrest happened today while the suspect was driving to the airport. they described the suspect as a 58-year-old aviation technician who, quote, wanted to die a martyr. mike tobin has the news, live at our midwest news hub. a lot of people in this news conference but not a whole lot of detail. >> reporter: and one of the things you heard the feds out of kansas emphasize, the public was never in danger and that's because they were able to control all of the components of the bomb and make sure that the bomb would never work, and you have to go back to the summer to the point where the federal authorities

. >>> the son of an aviation technician accused of trying to blow up the main wichita, kansas, airportribing his dad as, quote, a really laid back and nice guy. the stunned 24-year-old speaking out after his father's arrest. federal prosecutors say 58-year-old terry loewen is accused of trying to detonate a bomb, a car bomb, at wichita's mid continent regional airport in a plot aimed at supporting al qaeda. his ex-wife sarah says she can't believe it either. >> he was -- back in the day when i had contact with him, he was a loving father. what happened, i don't -- i don't -- i don't know. i can't honestly say anything. it just -- >> well, he's now in custody and he's been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and supporting terrorism. >>> as the obama administration continues to fall short of their health care goals, we're left wondering where the roles and responsibilities of the insurance companies lie. our chief national correspondent jim angle has the details from washington. >> reporter: the administration has finally conceded it has little chance of signing

in wichita, kansas, outreach to encourage the hispanic community to use transit from ash resulted in creation of a violent wheel -- of a bilingual management. being able to get her on the community is vital to be able to age successfully in place. medical appointments can exacerbate -- missed medical appointment can exacerbate problems. improvements in transit and roadways address the needs of older adults may benefit the community as a whole by making it easier, safer, and more comfortable for everyone to get where they need more to go. as older adults make up an increasing proportion of the overall population, in most u.s. communities, their economic and social contributions cannot be ignored. an increasing number of older adults continue working in their 60's and 70's. often it is older adults who are the volunteer drivers and escorts who give lights to other older people. our communities need to do a better job coordinating programs andfunding and use public private mobility resources more efficiently to help older people travel. this is both financially and prop -- and programma

and wichita, kansas. we don't have a lot more time. it's cold. you can see the tears in our eyes.nix. amy and bianna? >> got to come in and see the dolls. all morning long, we've been telling you about our american girl event. the exclusive look at the 2014 girl of the year. as you can see, we're surrounded by american girl fans. each holding their own doll. and they're so excited to see the new revelation. >> you girls are excited, right? >> yeah. >> the new doll is right here in this box. a special edition. she'll only be available for the year, for one year. and there will be two clips about her in movies coming out in dvd this summer. >> the time is here. girls, are you ready to see her? >> yeah. >> got a few girls to help us. >> that's right. we have natalia, zoe, they're from the ballet school of new york to reveal the new girl. they're dancing. >> i love what they're wearing. i think, maybe, this is a clue as to what may be behind this box, do you think? >> may have something in common. you're thinking the same thing, right? i can't take it anymore. amy, you have to do this

citizen for plotting an al-qaida style suicide car bombing at the wichita airport in kansas. officers say they set up a sting operation to watch owen. he worked at the airport. owen wrote a letter to his family saying he wanted to carry out violent jihad against the u.s. the fbi described him as a lone wolf domestic terrorist. >>> the public works board in sacramento approved the imminent domain request for a 2- 1/2 acre parcel in fresno. according to county records it's worth $2.4 million. >>> new information tonight about a deadly offer involved shooting in saratoga. a sheriff shot and killed a victim on tuesday. we know learned that the deputy who showed him was aldo groba. deputies were responded to a call about an attempted suicide and when they arrived marshall got agitated. >> he became agitated and came out with this 5-1/2 inch metal spike like object that struck the deputy in the arm. >> reporter: deputy groba is on administrative leave. another deputy was also injured her name has not been released. brandon marshall was taken to the hospital where he died later. >>>

citizen for plotting an al-qaida style suicide car bombing at the wichita airport in kansas.fficers say they set up a sting operation to watch owen. he worked at the airport. owen wrote a letter to his family saying he wanted to carry out violent jihad against the u.s. the fbi described him as a lone wolf domestic terrorist. >>> the public works board in sacramento approved the imminent domain request for a 2- 1/2 acre parcel in fresno. according to county records it's worth $2.4 million. >>> new information tonight about a deadly offer involved shooting in saratoga. a sheriff shot and killed a victim on tuesday. we know learned that the deputy who showed him was aldo groba. deputies were responded to a call about an attempted suicide and when they arrived marshall got agitated. >> he became agitated and came out with this 5-1/2 inch metal spike like object that struck the deputy in the arm. >> reporter: deputy groba is on administrative leave. another deputy was also injured her name has not been released. brandon marshall was taken to the hospital where he died later. >>> s

kansas. the government now says it has disrupted a plot to blow up m - mid-continent airport in wichita.y arrested an worker who had been under investigation for sometime. >> he spent months developing a plan to use his access card to the airport to drive a carloaded with explosives to the terminal. it is alleged he planned to pull the trigger on the explosions himself and die in the process as a martyr. >>> the white house is asking for the release of robert levinson. ap saying that levinson was on an unauthorized mission for the cia when he disappeared almost seven years ago. >>> secretary of state john kerry said there will be a peace deal between israeli and palestine by april. >>> it's where you find geothermal wells under michael angelo. the kindl museum's piano pa vivian houses 16th century masterpieces in 21st century innovation. >> lots of architects have been wondering what is going to happen here. >> reporter: albert is among those who flocked to study the new work of the italian architect. the $135 million project broke ground in 2010 and opened this november. to admirers thi

heavy snow, milwaukee right on back up even into the up of michigan but through des moines, kansas city, wichitasome spots will have a foot of new show as you mentioned and the potential for tornados. we even had a tornado on the ground today in mississippi and not that far from jackson, mississippi. 20 miles west of there. didn't hit anything except trees. that's the threat. that's the warm, moist air, the cold air never likes to mix. like oil and vinegar, they don't like to go together. they will separate at some point in time. look at the city. i know the retailers will complain how cold it is. you have to get out there and shop on sunday, 67, d.c. 73, pleasant in atlanta when i arrived today except the airport was full. i think people tried to get out early and got caught in the rest of the rush that started today. >> let's talk about the airports because with the forecast, i get the sense it may not be a happy time at the airports. >> i have that. oklahoma city, i don't think planes will get in and out. you may have to try to get to dallas and something south and drive north if you have to

. >>> and the fbi arrested 50-year-old terry lo hen in kansas for planning to detonate a car bomb at the wichitairport. lohan work there had and used his employee access card to get on the tarmac. lohan has been under investigation for months after making violent threats of jihad to an undercover agent. i'm eric shawn with the latest news. now back to bulls and bears right here on the fox news channel. ♪ >>> oh, the weather outside is frightful. cars piling up, trees going down, delivery trucks stranded. and shoppers, many will be stuck at home this weekend with just ten more shopping days until christmas. we already know store traffic was down 22% during last week's mess. tracy, are retailers worried? should they be? >> they should be. here's why. when you go to a store, there's the me factor. i buy something pretty for you, brenda, and take something home for me, too. you're not going to have that if you are not in the stores touching, feeling and looking at stuff. you'll go online and order what you need and be done. so retailers will suffer at the end of the day. we have seen it already. it'

federal authorities arrested a man in kansas today on suspicion he was plotting a suicide attack on an airport in wichita on behalf of al qaeda. officials charged terry loewen-- a 58-year old aviation technician with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and providing support to a foreign terrorist organization. u.s. district attorney barry grissom outlined some of what loewen allegedly planned to do. >> he researched flight schedules to determine when there would be a maximum number of individuals at the airport. he assisted in acquiring components which he believed were part of the building of the bomb. he talked about his commitment to crime and his commitment to martyr himself as part of this horrific event. >> woodruff: officials said they were continuing their investigation but no further arrests were expected. the family of a missing american man with secret ties to the c.i.a. urged the u.s. government to take care of its own today. robert levinson vanished in iran nearly seven years ago. an investigation by the associated press found he was working for the c.i.a. on an unapproved intelli