and life was good in kalamazoo. but it was a changing environment. >> i think she really wanted to impress her father, who was a business school professor. and that created an extraordinary determination for her. unfortunately, also her mother was very ill when she was a teenager and eventually died when she was 19. and so that created a really fierce independence in her. so i think those two things together made her as passionate as she is, and aspiration al as she is. she finds great success. >> it was a big hole for both my brother and myself and certainly for my father, to adjust to the center, the nexuss of our existence leaving. >> tom: another crushing loss happened on september 11, 2001, she was in san francisco visiting a client and witnessed the horror both on television and in the voice of a colleague a was on the phone from the offices on the 105th floor of the south tower of the world trade center when the second plane hit. 176 employees at aon lost their lives that day and she worked hard to help their

midwest smelling it vigorously other side of the take as much the three-six additional inches kalamazoo michigan. that area it winter storm warning. continuous possibility of additional lake affect snow and that is the problem. computer models like affects no persisting. area of snow coming toward chicago falling apart as you saw. frankly not expecting anything from that may be a passing flurry or two beyond that rainfall expected on monday. chants before snow monday and tuesday. forecast chicago area for the clouds partial clearing but a very cold look at a low temperature between about 5 degrees at 12 degrees went out of the southwest 5-11 mi. per hour saturday mostly cloudy with possible flurries with the weakening and daytime high temperature mid-upper 20s saturday night not quite as cold light snow is possible 12-70 the great bulk temperatures by sunday morning look at the sunday high temperatures begin to warm up actually seasonable temperatures best day of the weekend. normally supposed to beat 30-31 degrees at this point looking a degree or two above normal in fact 9 degrees bel

we're seeing a little break in the action between kalamazoo and detroit with dryer air. you may get a bit of a break. detroit, light dusting and more snow developing farther back toward your west. and out beyond that we may see another installment. we go from 10:00 this morning. at least that's what our model has for you. there's the low drifting through with the center of circulation, but behind it comes part number two. second installment. chicago, snow early. you're going to see more of it as we fast guard into sunday morning. we're not done with the snow as of yet. something else we're going to be e sooing. not just wind in parts of the southwest and california, but in the northern plains in the rockies it's going to be roaring. 60, 07 miles an hour. a lot of cold air sliding down into the center of the u.s. with high temperatures. going to 54 degrees. 28 at minneapolis. 35 in chicago. a string of 40s from boston, southward to new york. 70s in tampa and miami and back out west, 46. 38 in salt lake city. 65 in san francisco. take a look at this. breezy. i've got to te

. >> let's take you to kalamazoo, michigan. these folks are feeling winter. they had good snow. they were part of the lake effect snow. anywhere from 6 to 8 inches fell. plenty cold up there to cause problems with the roads. and slowing folks down. it is awfully pretty, isn't it? i don't know. maybe that's just me. look at live doppler 9,000. you can access this on our website. also a meteor shower tonight and if you follow me on twitter, i sent you links for information and also a live camera. little bit of a snow shower south of winchester. inbetween winchester and front royal and tracking this one, which is south of warrenton, headed towards fredericksburg. a couple snow showers through the evening hours and they will dry up. look at the windchill. it's 14 downtown and also in gaithersburg. 13 in manassas. so, we talked about this yesterday. when you go out, these are the temperatures you need to dress for in the teens. all right, winds diminish tonight. that's good. early flurries ending. colder tonight temperature wise. still cold on wednesday. but just chilly on thursday.

we are looking for snow in chicago, milwaukee, all the way up into green bay and grand rapids, kalamazoo, our first real big test of the season. and the crews in chicago, the snowplows have been out, they've been doing patrols. ready to drop those plows at a moment's notice and keep this city clean. you might remember last year, chris, during the groundhog day blizzard, lake shore drive, completely impassable. people being rescued in snowmobiles. considering we haven't had much snow this season, this is the first real test for the city. >> weather channel's mike bettes. thank you so much. and good luck out there. >>> here's a look at other stories people are talking about right now. ford is recalling nearly 500,000 vehicles to fix defects that can cause fires or loss of power. it includes minivans and escape suvs. ford is notifying owners and they'll replace the part for free. >>> today an alabama judge will consider a court order that would officially declare natalee holloway dead. it's been more than six years since the 18-year-old disappeared in aruba. today's hearing was scheduled be

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kalamazoo, michigan preparing for a winter storm. a warning in effects for the area. as much as 10 . >>> good morning. the temperatures in the low 30s now. take a look at the temperatures, pretty much the story we just heard. a big dip in the jet over much of the east half of the united states. more on the way. it will be 42 today, but with the winds, feeling like 32. 26 for the overnight and >>> and up next why so many politicians make it a point to attend sunday church services here in iowa. >> that's right. faith and politics here in the hawkeye state when "the early show" continues. ♪ ♪ honey? yeah? you didn't refill the cottonelle. i wouldn't forget something that important. it's right there. what about the back-up plan? you used the back-up. but didn't back up the back-up. errr... you're right...yeah. when toilet paper is this nice... you back it up. that's right. back it up. back it up. back it up. back it up. back it up. back it up. back it up. [ female announcer ] take care of your cottonelle toilet paper with a jonathan adler roll cover. [ female announc

places like milwaukee and chicago and little lesser in detroit and head over towards grand rapids and kalamazoo and that's where the five to ten inches will come in. winds strong all the way down to dallas today. that could cause you some white knuckles on the roadways, as well. airport delays all up and down the eastern seaboard due to that moisture and those winds. a larsh reality, minus five is what it feels like in cedar rapids, iowa. it was really serious yesterday. show you video from north carolina where this was very likely a tornado that moved through two counties destroying dozens of homes and buildings across the area and at least three people were seriously injured. unfortunately this storm not just a winter wrath maker but severe weather they had to deal with yesterday. >> thanks, jacqui, thanks for sharing those pictures, too. >>> it is 15 minutes past the hour. 15 minutes past 6:00 on the east and 15 minutes past 3:00 on the west. >>> time to check your headlines. a fine mess. governor barbour left behind on hidz final day. granting pardons to 500 prisoners, including 14 real fri

the snow clouds were out in kalamazoo, michigan. after more than 10 inches of snow fell over the past few days. temperatures are supposed to be in the 20s today. the weather channel's alex wallace is with us. there's snow. i see some of the white stuff around your map. good morning. >> you know what, alex, it's the snow is there. it's staying for the day. temperatures are very, very cold as you mentioned. around the lakes, into the northeast, teens and 20s out there. extremely cold. some of the coldest air we've seen in quite some time. you have 8 right now in and around boston with bangor maine at 2 degrees. we have a little bit of wind out there. with that wind, of course, that's making it feel a little bit colder as well. these are the feels-like temperatures. in boston feels like 11 degrees below zero. bundle up there. today will be a cold one. temperatures running from 10 to 20 degrees below average. won't last too long, though. this is the good news. by tomorrow, we'll get a chance to warm things back up closer to where it sho

kalamazoo, michigan. connor, you're on. >> does ross perot have any opinion on jesse ventura? fellow reform party? >> i don't know his opinion of him personally but did not get behind jesse ventura who was a little surprising because ventura being a naval -- navy seal, and of course the reform governor of minnesota, but ross perot didn't really get behind him and his efforts very much. so there's a little bit of a schism there. i think by 1996, ross perot felt like he did what he wanted to do. again, i stress for people, this notion of being an irritant. he was always trying to just make us pay attention to issues. i know when we talked about running, you're talking about win being the white house -- about winning the white house. but ross perot, more than personally becoming president, and probably wouldn't have picked stockdale if that was his sole intention in 1992 was to remind people of duty, honor, country, old style american values and to grapple with that debt issue which he as a business person, he found repulsive, a bad road for america to take. >> we have referenced