among them, indianapolis, at 13 inches. little rock got the most christmas snow since 1926. and syracuse, new york, ended up with nearly a foot of snow. >>> time, now, for the weather all across the nation. up to three inches of snow is going to be falling around minneapolis, milwaukee and green bay. a dusting in chicago and detroit. meantime, rain showers and thunderstorms from new orleans to nashville and the carolinas. rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. >> meanwhile, 40s from seattle to san francisco. 20s from the twin cities right down to kansas city. and 30s for much of the midwest and the northeast. >>> coming up next, built for the road ahead. ford makes a major investment in creating jobs. >>> and also ahead, the surprising impact the fiscal cliff will have on a staple of the american diet. >>> also, later, it is back to the sidelines for an nfl coach whose medical battle has inspired his team and his community. we're going to hear from colts' coach chuck pagano, about his fight with cancer. stay with us. >>> welcome back. you could call it the dairy cl

right now the roads still dangerous in this area and we'll see a lot of clean up in the indianapolis area. >> thank you very much. >>> the storm now barreling towards the northeast to maria in the fox news weather center with the latest. jill pointed something important out. on the backside of that storm, cold weather behind it. >> we have temperatures right now in the single digits and teens across the midwest, minnesota and dakotas so temperatures are cold, even in areas where we're not experiencing winter weather but the storm has everything. it has severe weather, reports of tornadoes and unfortunately that -- a lot occurred across areas in the south on christmas day. people had their homes damaged and we have reports of many injuries and fatalities from the same storm system headed northeast. many messages you just saw out of indiana are what you'll see in pennsylvania, upstate new york and new england through the overnight hours and also as we head into tomorrow. the storm system very powerful and bringing a punch. the good news as far as tornadoes is the threat is starting to

indianapolis will be coming to baltimore next sunday in the playoff game. nice show of respect for a guy coming back to his first game after taking that indefinite leave due to cancer. amazing story. his team has played great football. 11 wins. that will be an interesting matchup as the colts and texans, colts winning that 28- 16. and we have a final from fed ex field. the redskins are your nfc east champions. if you can believe that. they have now won their seventh game in a row. they win this one, 28-18 over the cowboys. they are done. they are out of the playoffs. the redskins will host the seattle seahawks next sunday afternoon right back here at fed ex field. this is an incredible story. you had the nats in the playoffs, now the redskins in the playoffs. what's in the water in d.c.? the tide may be changing here in d.c. do not go anywhere. we're going to extend our coverage as the redskins game has been completed and try to get live coverage back out at fed ex field, so while this sports xtra is over, stick around. we'll be back in a moment.

when the law took effect in 1970 indianapolis population rose from 476,000 to 783,000. moving from the 26th largest city to one of the nation's dozen large cities literally overnight. why didn't the numerous positive changes in indianapolis over the past 40 years, i see the fulfillment of the vision of then mayor dick lugar. not the midwest has a way of producing bad and the amended decency. none of us fall in that category. sometimes that sense is questioned, but we do have individuals who have the ability to see to the heart of the matter and find a way to resolve a problem. such scale is extremely valuable in the united states senate. a body by its very design is supposed to foster compromise between legislators on issues before the nation. and so it was a natural progression that following his success as mayor, dick lugar's next job would be serving hoosiers is the united states senator. since 1977, senator lugar has represented hoosiers have served our nation admirably. without question, senator lugar is the type of lawmakers later who works hard to bring both part

we will still see a lot of cleanup in the indianapolis are area. eric: thank you very much, thans you. to the fox news weather center with the very latest. i think joe pointed something important out, the backside of the storm the snow came with cold weather behindit it. >> temperatures in the single md digits and teens across minnesota, the dakotas. temperatures very cold in areas we are not currently experiencing the winter weather in terms of heavy snowfall but the storm has everything. severe weather, tornadoes, a lot severe weather, tornadoes, a lot the south on christmas day people had their homes damaged t in reports of many injuries and even fatalities from the storm system heading toward the northeast so many of those images out of indiana will be across pennsylvania and upstate new york and into new englandino throughout the overnight hours and also heading into tomorrow so storm system still very powerful and still bringing quite a punch. thego good news for tornadoes, e threat is getting diminished. we hate me to watch in effect, still

>>e're here on the south side of indianapolis, and we've actually just had the main part of the storm blow through. the storm is pretty much done but we're having trouble with winds. we're along the side of one of the busier ierstates, i-65 through indianapolis north a south to chicago and louisville. the traffic getting by quickly but we drove through this earlier today in the bulk of the day and there were a lot of cars off the road. a lot of people on the day after christmas who wanted to get out, get home, got on the roads and it was so badthey could barely move and a lot were sliding off. to give you an idea, now the snow that i' in now not too deep, not as much as in southern indiana but 9 inches around indianapolis. we had a suation near our live shot a semi truck got stuck next to us. this is what we're dealing with now in the area, just so much snowfall and it was so bad during the day theyouldn't get any of it out. right now the roads still dangerous in this area and we'll see a lot of clean up in the indianapolis area. >> thank you very much. >>> the storm now barreling tow

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>> let's talk about minnesota/chicago, or was it indianapolis, indianapolis i think it was, indianapolis taking on tennessee. look, andrew luck the story of this season. talk about rg3 all you want. andrew luck, the number one pick. two win team last year. figuring a way to keep indianapolis more than relevant. they're 9 and 4, after coming from behind, again take down 20, 20-14. now 20-7. fourth quarter. jake locker. how about indianapolis? andrew luck wasn't great today. but good enough. indianapolis is 9 and 4. last year they won two games. andrew luck the difference maker there. >> who do we got next? >> talk about minnesota/chicago. >> okay. >> minnesota coming in as an underdog. bears, get jay cutler back. adrian peterson having a good day. adrian peterson had a big day. really set the tone. rushed for 65, 70 yard on the opening drive. cap it off with a touchdown run. look the bears have been so good defensively this year. so good at taking the football away. give credit to minnesota at hem today. they didn't make mistakes. they didn't gicve the bears the opportunity. for jay cutle

motorists in indianapolis had to deal with white-out conditions. the indiana pacers postponed their game against the chicago bulls because of the severe weather in indianapolis. the dangerous conditions in carmel north of indianapolis didn't stop this motorist venturing out on the roads. >> they are slick in spots. the marvelous overpasses in carmel are a little icy. >> reporter: the white christmas in little rock, arkansas was a record-breaker. 9" of snow fell on christmas day breaking an 86-year-old record. i'm ed payne reporting. >> i know, it's times like this when i say i'm so glad i'm back on the west coast. >> so you don't have to deal with that. >> not a snow lover. >> today is going to be really clear. this is a dry break we have been talking about for a while. temperatures not too bad right now because of the cloud cover. there is fog in fairfield but for the most part mostly to partly cloudy skies 45 in oakland, 47 in fairfield and 48 degrees right now in pacifica. because of this high we continue to watch that. it's in place for now. bu

the colts won 28-17. 11-0 against the texans in indianapolis. houston may fall to the three-c. we will have to see how that will play out. stay with us for one more check on the forecast after this. >> on new year's eve, there is nothing worse than having to cover up your beautiful out that because it is so cold. we need to know so we can dress appropriately. >> i just do not shave my legs. >> temperatures will be in the upper 20's and low 30's. there is a slight chance of rain or snow but not a big deal. >> you have help of the ladies to plan. >> do not shave your legs? >> thank you for joining us. nbc nightly news is next. we will see you. af >> this is an editorial with the president and general manager dan joerres. >> as we come to the close of another year, we think of our loved ones sacrificing our life and liberty. we take time to share greetings from members of the military to their family and friends in maryland. this will also be available on wbaltv.com. happy holidays. >> we are in turkey. we want to take this opportunity to tell you we love you and miss you. we want

fast-falling snow in indianapolis and made getting around by foot or car nearly impossible. david mathis struggled just to keep up with the shoveling. you saw no snow and then within a couple of hours, what did you see? >> yeah, just basically whiteout conditions. you know, you look out the window, you couldn't even hardly see outside. >> reporter: the massive storm leading to blizzard warnings in at least eight states. 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts in parts of indiana and ohio. slippery roads and poor visibility across the heartland, blamed for the deaths of at least six people. in og oklahoma, icy roads forced some frustrated drivers to follow a plow truck, just to have a clear path. in little rock, freezing temperatures snapped power lines, leaving many in the dark. >> my friend is out of electricity and heat. i come to get a propane exchange. but then the lights went out before i could get checked out. >> reporter: back in indianapolis, spinout after spinout. stranded motorists could not compete with the storm. you guys have been trying to get out? >> yes. we tried to get

catherine, let me show you this monkey on a dog in indianapolis. and it is no real story of the indianapolis pacers. but this monkey was on that this dog. and49ers defensive tackle justin smith will need surgery the only question is when. he has a partially torn triceps will need surgery - whether now or after the playoffs - and that he does indeed risk further injury by trying to play through the injury. smith officially listed as "doutbful" for sunday.but you can bet he's really "out" as the niners won't risk further injury before the playoffs >>> anthony davis fined $10,000 49ers right tackle anthony davis was fined $10,000 for this late hit on seattle rookie cornerback jeremy lane it happened late in the game with the seahawks victory well in hand davis is 330 poundslane is 190 the best part is when davis puts his arms up at the end, like "who me?" so davis, $10 grand lighter in the wallet >>> matt leinart or terrelle pryor? which quarterback would coach dennis allen choose to diego? >> i have decided to go with pryor >>> >> mostpryor makes fir

next week they will play the internet -- indianapolis colts. backups played the rest of the game which ended in a loss, 23- 17. most fans are looking past this game and on to the start of next week's playoffs. >> they can make a super ball if they keep everyone healthy person. . >> keth mills previous the playoffs coming up in sports. >> baltimore city is making sure it goes out with a bang this year for the final preparations will take place today on the fireworks barges anchored and the harbor and the baltimore orioles are partnering with the city. the entertainment starts at >> i was getting ready to stock up.o cr we are over milk after a potential financial dairy disaster is of urgent and we have details coming up. >> i was getting ready to stock up. we are keeping an eye on possible wintry mix but nothing major. live >> volume on>> i was gettik up. we are keeping an eye on possible wintry mix but nothing major. live >> volume on the roads. if you are heading out in the next few minutes, we will let you up. we are keeping an eye on possible

louis and indianapolis. no accumulations for us. maybe some snowflakes. 30% chance you will notice the clouds more than anything else. the earnings will clear out. a decent start to the new year. today, expecting increasing clouds, high temperature between 42 and 46. maybe a sprinkle or snow flurries this evening. cloudy and quiet tonight, upper 30's at midnight. we will drop into the low to mid 30's by tomorrow morning. there's a 40% chance of a wintry mix for your new year's day. then a little colder than average to end the week, but we have sunshine to go along with it. a much calmer weather pattern once we get through tomorrow. >> a little brisk, that's all. >> could be a lot worse. >> thank you. coming up, a look at some apps to captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 7 is on your side with some new smartphone apps to keep you on track of your new year's resolutions. one keeps you in touch with local doctors to answering all questions. if you are looking to get organized, there is an address book th

this is indianapolis here. indiana pacers postponed their game against the bulls because of bad weather. more than 1700 flights canceled. the storm is moving into new england. >> they are dealing with snow. we were dealing with rain. but we get a break. >>> we have kind of boring weather day out there. >> that's why you get to do both. [ laughter ] >> exactly, yeah. boring in traffic, too. not much going on that way, either. if you like dry weather and like to do some traveling or shopping, got some holiday returns, today would be a good day to do it. temperatures right now 48 in san francisco, mid-40s in oakland and a little cool, however in fairfield, 39 degrees there. so this high pressure is in place for now. that's what's keeping us on the dry side. but we are watching that low. it is quickly heading towards the bay area bringing us a good chance of rain as early as tomorrow afternoon. once again these highs by later on this afternoon similar to yesterday low to mid-50s. 53 vallej. 55 redwood city. 51 paci

no problems for indianapolis, detroit, new york city and boston. you will find absolutely beautiful conditions as you head to the center of the country. we are watching a storm system to the lower left-hand corner of the screen. this is what is on its way tomorrow. it will start off as a bit of a wintry mix changing over to right now it appears mainly rain. already we do have a winter weather advisory set to go into effect late tonight into the day tomorrow. north and west of d.c., including frederick maryland, and the panhandle of west virginia. what to expect and when coming up in just a few minutes from the bill for whether -- belfort furniture weather center. >> a new york woman is charged of running a scam following the massacre newtown, conn. she posted hours after the shooting she was the kind of one of the victims. the fbi also said she sent a labyrinth text messages to a donor who fell for this game. the fbi says all of the money has been refunded. a new type of investigation after the sandy hook shooting. geneticists are studying adam lan

en julio de 1945 el crucero uss indianápolis había transportado la primera bomba atómica al atolón de tinian, cuando de regreso a casa recibió un torpedo japonés en 12 minutos cerca de 900 sobrevivientes se vieron flotando en el océano pacífico. (hombre) comenzamos a notar que en la periferia del grupo había muchos tiburones nadando a nuestro alrededor. yo la comparo con... una película de john wayne donde los vagones estaban en una posición y los indios los rodeaban por afuera. eso es lo que los tiburones me recuerdan. a veces mi amigo dallas mccoy solía decirme que vio a algunos de nuestros compañeros alejarse del grupo. se hundían repentinamente y nunca más volvió a verlos. (ian narrando) después de cinco días a merced del sol y los tiburones ed, fue uno de los 360 sobrevivientes. no vi que atacaran a ninguno de los que estaban a mi lado. ellos nadaban alejándose del grupo y nunca más volvimos a verlos o algunos se quitaban los chalecos salvavidas, decían que nadarían hasta la orilla y tampoco regresaban. vi varias aletas nadando alrededor del grupo. vi a un tibur

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then, maybe again the following sunday in the first round of the playoffs if it's not the indianapolis colts >> all right, stan. who used to be the baltimore ravens. it used to be >>> a family designed this bright light show to help others. there is a donation box out there. the family is raising money for veterans who are returning home from war. we'll be right back. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. now you have the power to lower gas prices with the bp visa with pump rewards. apply at choosebp.com

one to three inches from indianapolis to st. louis to kansas city to wichita including areas around topeka, kansas. other areas of the country won't see much snow. very cold. northern new england very cold. boston is at 22. maine is in the single digits with negative numbers in the northern plains. very cold out there today. minneapolis, fargo, duluth, and that cold air will head to chicago late tonight towards tomorrow. one spot in this country that i wouldn't want to stand outside in the cold and wait for a ball to top would be in the northern plains. not bad in new york city later on tonight. >> negative temperatures. yikes. >> coldest air of the season. get ready for it. >>> the top new year's resolutions made and kept by the most successful people. and huge entertainment news to tell you about. kanye west, kim kardashian expecting a baby. who broke the news. how far along is she. it's lights out for thomas edison 75 watt light bulb. good luck trying to find one in twoet. you're watching fir"first look" msnbc. >>> welcome ba

louis indianapolis. just a couple of inches of snow expected there. that arrives here by the morning hours tomorrow. we will see a bit of a wintry mix. it could come in two waves. look how most of the states to the south of d.c. it will not be a terrible day altogether for tomorrow. i do think this will come in, by the way, after the midnight hour. go ahead and celebrate. increasing clouds today, 42 to 46 degrees. tonight, we expect to see cloudy skies. low temperatures between 30 and 37 degrees. we'll have our wintry mix for new year's day. it will feel like a sleep-in kind of day. increasing sunshine with temperatures in the upper 30's for the first week of 2013. the last day of 2012, problems on the roadways. >> we will go back to the biggest problem right now northbound on route 28 at i-66. you can see traffic moving very slowly from right to left on the northbound side or the investigation of the earlier accident happened before 2:00 this morning. jesse laughed lane getting by northbound. southdown is open -- just getting by with one lane northbo

sunday baltimore colt host the ravens -- indianapolis colts host the ravens. for months we have been trying to avoid a particular day but now it seems hours away. john gonzalez joins us from capitol hill with the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> how does the singing go? the lights are on inside but nobody is home. lawmakers have been negotiating for several days, throughout the weekend, and this morning, still no deal. >> while millions of americans prepared to ring in the new year tonight there is a countdown of the different kind looming -- a deadline set to trigger a broad tax increases and drastic cuts in domestic and military spending. >> we have further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning. >> several issues still being debated. if nothing else, the president is trying to broker a deal that would at least preserve tax rate for families with income under $250,000 extend unemployment benefits. >> the priority has to be that taxes on middle-class families would not go up that would hurt the economy badly. >> republicans are adamant about

indianapolis and cincinnati are the wild cards. that's pretty simple. now in the nfc, it's a little different here. atlanta has clenched home field throughout. green bay moves into the second seat at the moment. if they win at minnesota next week, they remain second and get a bye. san francisco needs a win to clench the division and a green bay loss to get back to the second spot. washington/dallas winner next week wins the nfc east. dallas, if they lose, cannot get to the playoffs. washington still has a chance. seattle is already in. and minnesota can clench it with a win next week against green bay. there you have it are the teams minutalimally in the hunt. >> cris: wow. that was good. i'm impressed! >> al: whatever. i took fourth grade math. we do washington and dallas next week. last year we were able to end the season with dallas and a win and lose/out scenario. not quite that but still a huge game next week. the redskins, as hot as you can get, six wins in a row. dallas losing a heartbreaker today after coming from behind to send the game into ov

blizzard conditions will make travel difficult all around cleveland and indianapolis. and roadways will be wet from san francisco to seattle. >> meanwhile, if you're flying, airport delays are possible in atlanta, charlotte, d.c., philly, new york, boston and detroit. >>> and time, now, for sports. and a big christmas in the nba. >> we get all the highlights, now, from espn. >> good morning. i'm doug kezirian with your espn "sportscenter" update. five games on christmas day, including a rematch of last year's nba final. lebron james and the heat, hosting the oklahoma city thunder. fourth quarter action. dwyane wade to the rack. throws it down. defending champs up four. the one-point game inside of 30 seconds. lebron, such great vision. finds chris bosh. miami up three. other end, kevin durant, three-time nba leading scorer. misses. okc with the offensive rebound. russell westbrook misses. looks like he was fouled. no call. he's upset. and the heat win the rematch of the finals. >>> elsewhere, kobe and the lakers, hosting the knicks. kobe and carmelo put on a show and d

they play indianapolis on sunday at 1:00. >>> who needs a ball drop when you have fireworks. that's how we ring in the new year in baltimore city. all the prep is done today, although you can get a clear view of the fireworks from fells point in canton, and orange and white fireworks in a tribute to the orioles and the team is sponsoring this year's display. >>> they train state troopers to handle all kindsover emergencies but this one -- kinds of emergencieses but the things he did to save the little girl's life. coming up. >>> an illinois state trooper had to deliver a baby on the side of the highway, they're trained for that but if that wasn't enough, the baby was his newest daughter. >> reporter: it's 7 pounds 2- ounces macy caroline martinez is the holiday surprise. >> i used to make fun of people who had babies on the side of the road because i didn't understand how you didn't plaque it to the hospital on time. now i understand how that happens. >> reporter: it was 7:30 when megan says her water broke. the contractions were a minute and a half apart as she and her husba

live pictures from indianapolis, in fact. our meteorologist says the winter storm is headed to the carolinas and on up the northeast region. we always have cases of wild weather, but 2012 really brought weather we hoped we would never see again. chad myers counts down the top ten weather disasters of the year gone by. >> number ten, april 15th. >> tonight, millions of people throughout the midwest are batting down. >> in a second, the whole house was gone. we were looking up at blue sky. >> 75 tornadoes ripped through the midwest causing nearly $300 million in damage. number nine, tropical storm debby. >> tropical storm debby, this is what happens when you get hammered by as much as two feet of rain. >> the storm never developed into a hurricane, but it did leave up to 28 inches of rain in northern florida. number eight, summer heat wave. sweltering heat baked the nation this summer. march and july set u.s. records as the hottest of all time. number seven, western wildfires. >> smoke in the air. >> the heat wave helped fuel a

. >> today we are happy to report a triumphant return for the coach of the indianapolis colts. after a personal battle off the field, today he was back on it. >> reporter: the head coach of the indianapolis colts, chuck pagano, already facing heavy odds when the season started, fresh off an awful season last year. the fans wondering where have all the good times gone. then that diagnosis. the 52-year-old coach had leukemia, forced to leave the team for treatment. as he fought off the field, the team was fighting on it, turning that record around, making it to the playoffs, while back at the hospital, the coach recalling the moment doctors told him he could go home. >> dr. craig came in and we had a conversation. he said your counts are starting to come up a little bit. i said how are they? he said good enough to go home. and so you're like -- it's like a day early. so anyway, he said what time's the game? and i said we play 1:00 today. he said you should be out of here by noon and make it home in time to see the game from home. so it was big. it's awesome. it was a great day. i

by midday, a half-foot of snow had already fallen in indianapolis. george cummings has been trying to keep the streets clear and safe all day. >> we're fighting a losing battle, but it's still one we're fighting. >> reporter: safety officials have issued mandatory orders to stay home and off the roads. car accidents and fallen trees are to blame for at least six fatalities. some areas are expecting nearly two feet of snow by the time the storm passes. in arkansas, roughly 200,000 people will have to make it through the night in the cold without power. millions trying to return home after christmas are also now stranded. over the past two days, 1,700 flights have been canceled and at least 2,000 have been delayed. in the south, christmas night spawned reports of tornadoes from alabama to texas. >> oh! it's coming through! it's right here! it's right here! >> reporter: this massive twister tore through mobile, alabama, where more than 130 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. >> i was screaming and hollering. i-- i mean, i'm just scared to de

and this morning, right there in indianapolis, our alex perez is there. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, sam. here in indianapolis, the big concern is the black ice and bitter cold. this massive storm is already moving into its next target, the northeast. this morning, indianapolis is trying to get back on its feet after it was walloped by the blizzard. this city, brought to a virtual standstill. the storm dumping more than seven inches of snow here. >> there we go. >> reporter: residents struggled to dig out. those whiteout conditions seen across the lower midwest states. in southern illinois, a foot and a half of snow. in cleveland, ohio, freezing rain turned to snow. cancelling about 80% of flights in and out of cleveland. across arkansas, power lines snapped, leaving nearly 200,000 customers in the dark. and in the south, devastating tornadoes, causing panic as they touched down. this surveillance video taken at a walgreens in mobile, alabama, shows a tornado ripping through the parking lot. inside, terrified customers scrambling for cov

the national tour begins february 12th in indianapolis. mike tyson is here. and then with music from this album, it came out today, it's called "pluto 3d" -- future from the bud light stage. and future will be assisted by kelly rowland tonight. tomorrow night, eric bana will be here, from "homeland" -- sergeant brody -- damian lewis, and our musical guest is wiz khalifa. so join us then. our first guest tonight is a grammy award-winning singer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world -- oh, wait, i got this confused with mike tyson. she's never fought anybody, as far as i know. she has a new show called "malibu country." watch it fridays at 8:30 on abc. please say hello to reba mcentire. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's very nice. >> jimmy: thank you for coming. great to have you here. >> thank you for inviting me over. >> jimmy: i'm happy to have you. i see you met mike tyson backstage. >> yes. we high fived. i hope i didn't hurt his hand. no, i never met him before but i have seen him fight before. >> jimmy: in person? >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: w

let's start with the one right here in indianapolis. we have 144 flights that are canceled that are gone. those were thousands and thousands of people hoping to get home after the holidays. that is not going to happen at least for today. it's not just this, but airports all over from dallas to chicago to cleveland to columbus. those airports are seeing lots and lots of delays and cancellations. a lot of people are going to be stuck for another day for the holidays. not only that, but the big mall is closed here. in canada they call this boxing day, the day after christmas. same here in the united states. we have people returning gifts to the mall. people using the gift cards that they found in the stockings yesterday. that's not going to happen. at least we have online shopping. here's even more bad news. another storm is coming and it should be here in the midwest by new year's. in indianapolis, for the weather channel, back to you. >> thank you, sir. in new jersey which of course was hard hit, people are bracing for possible coastal f

indianapolis and cincinnati are the wild cards. that's pretty simple. now in the nfc, it's a little different here. atlanta has clenched home field throughout. green bay moves into the second seat at the moment. if they win at minnesota next week, they remain second and get a bye. san francisco needs a win to clench the division and a green bay loss to get back to the second spot. washington/dallas winner next week wins the nfc east. dallas, if they lose, cannot get to the playoffs. washington still has a chance. seattle is already in. and minnesota can clench it with a win next week against green bay. there you have it are the teams minutalimally in the hunt. >> cris: wow. that was good. i'm impressed! >> al: whatever. i took fourth grade math. we do washington and dallas next week. last year we were able to end the season with dallas and a win and lose/out scenario. not quite that but still a huge game next week. the redskins, as hot as you can get, six wins in a row. dallas losing a heartbreaker today after coming from behind to send the game into ov

ovals, like at indianapolis motor speedway, so the answer is b--indianapolis 500, final answer. meredith: absolutely, john. still got a lot of big money still up there. how much is behind this question? computer, please make it a big amount. $7,000. $32,200. very nice. >> excellent. meredith: 9 questions away from the million, 5 away from round 2. >> ok. meredith: and you see the big money up there, john. that's still available. "different strokes" is your category. due to his unusual painting technique, what artist earned the nickname "jack the dripper"? jackson pollock, salvador dali, jasper johns, marcel duchamp. >> i believe it was jackson pollock. a--final answer. meredith: it is jackson pollock. [cheers and applause] all right, let's hope for a bigs dollar amount behind this question. whatever it is, we'll take it. oh, my goodness. >> yes! yes! meredith: $15,000. $37,200. nicely played, john. >> [whimpers] meredith: 8 away from a million. "foreign leaders" is the category. in the 1950s and '60s, what asian country had a president who was affectionately referred to by his c

the blast happened in indianapolis on november 19th. the explosion and fire killed two people and damaged more than 30 homes can had to be demolished. investigators believe the homeowners blew up the home in hopes of collecting some $300,000 in insurance. prosecutors say they filled the house with gas. >> it would require six to nine hours for the house to fill with gas to reach the gas air ration of combustibility that would lead to an explosion. >> prosecutors say the explosion was triggered by the microwave. no one was inside the home. it's not clear how the microwave was rigged. >> a cruise ship is being sanitized in texas after more than 100 people mostly passengers became sickened by the norovirus. the crown princess left italy earlier this month for a 20 day cruise. it docked in galveston today. the virus was likely carried on the ship by passengers. >> some serious allegations tonight surrounding an official in san mateo county. what he's accused of. >>> oracle founder found guilty of spying. the tactic used that got him in trou

ravens win their division, colts sneak in. >> ravens do not want to see indianapolis. but we've seen joe flacco in this spot time and time again. he always seems to win in the postseason. is this the year he gets over the hump? maybe. >> a little bit of nfl news. number one and two picks in the draft will be? >> kansas city getting the number one pick. look for them to take gino smith. and jacksonville the number two pick. >> and andy reid won't be back with the eagles? >> the announcement should be made later today. don't look for him to be out of work long. he's already getting together another coaching staff to coach somewhere else. it won't be san diego, though. >>> we should mention that the "world news now" nfl picks competition will return this week. so make sure you stay tuned. i told you not to dig in yet. >> i'm not waiting. >> considering i ate six before we even started. souate, competition is returning next week. you just keep eating these. he's jason page. i'm paula faris. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> it's every team's holiday dream. >> a lot of kids got

starting here in indianapolis, at last check, 144 flights canceled. we're seeing the same kind of numbers out of dallas and also cancellations out of chicago. at cleveland-hopkins, out of columbus, all of those airports are being affected by this storm and that means that a lot of people will not be able to get back home after their holiday vacations. let's talk about the financial impact just here in indianapolis, one of the big malls closed down for the day. this is traditionally a big day where people go to return things and also use those gift cards. still, they can use the gift cards online. that is the silver lining to this very silvery day here in the midwest. i'm dave malkoff for the weather channel. back to you guys. >> it's coming here, ladies and gentlemen. >>> now to mary thompson with a market flash. >> you know, among all these retail stocks which were down today, we do have one trending higher, jcpenney up almost 2%, up for the second session in a row. in the wake of a positive note on oppenheimer saying the company's aggressive discoun

. >> reporter: strong winds whipped around fast falling snow in indianapolis and made getting around by foot or car nearly impossible. david mathis struggled just to keep up with the shoveling. you saw no snow and within a couple of hours, what did you see? >> basically whiteout conditions. you looked out the window and couldn't hardly see outside. >> reporter: the massive storm bleeding to blizzard warnings in eight states. 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts in parts of indiana and ohio. slippery roads and poor visibility across the heartland blamed for the deaths of at least six people. in oklahoma, icy roads forced some frustrated drivers to follow a plow truck just to have a clear path. in little rock, freezing temperatures snapped power lines, leaving many in the dark. >> my friend is out of electricity and out of heat. i come to get a propane exchange, but the lights went out before i could get checked out. >> reporter: back in indianapolis, spinout after spinout, stranded motorists could not compete with the storm. you guys have been trying to get out? >> yes, we're trying to get out

example, including nearly $30,000 for an underwater robot in columbus, ohio, the $69,000 hovercraft for indianapolis. and this, the sleepy town of keene, new hampshire, citing the need to secure its annual pumpkin festival was awarded a grant to buy a bearcat armored vehicle. price tag? $240,000. the department of homeland security said the grants make our communities safer places to live. coburn said there is just too much waste. examples are tip of the iceberg? >> sure, all over the government everywhere you look. >> reporter: what? >> waste, incompetence and stupidity. >> reporter: can you ever be too prepared for the zombie apocalypse? jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. >> what's that? it's hard to make the case for raising taxes when you see some of the crap our taxes go for. you know what i mean? so those stories do not help the cause for some on capitol hill. you know what i mean? >> it's called waste management. >> the government. >>> coming up next, who was planning to make money now off "the david letterman show" petraeus sex scandal? >>> and we have breaking celebrity news involved a

but if you're traveling out on wednesday to detroit to indianapolis you could be looking up wards of six to 10 inches of snow. nothing like that for us. but something to be forewarned if you're heading to any of those cities. partly cloudy and cold. 28 to 24 degrees. tomorrow temperatures will be in the upper 30's. wintery mix turning to light rain. and we may end things with a few flakes of snow. here's the ex-tened outlook showing the weather returning after wednesday. it's going to turn windy and colder by friday followed bay newer system. not a newer system -- system number three. >> all right. >> now we'll have a better chance of bringing in the potential for more wintery weather. but it's almost january. it's what we expect. >> so wintery mix >> ok. so when is your christmas tree too tall? when it breaks through your roof. at least that's what you're supposed to think. when looking that man's house in seattle, washington, patrick said he didn't want to do the usual deck rages so he cut a 14-foot tree into two pieces to pull off this display. >> got a lot of time in seattle. >>

at>> indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck. >> iraqi quarterback taking over for the departed peyton manning. -- a rokkokie quarterback. >> the conclusion came down that he did have leukemia. >> a 52-year-old was forced to take a leave of absence for treatment which included chemotherapy. the colts have defied all expectations. chuck pagano visited his team when he was able. >> two more wins and we are hoisting that trophy together. >> the team rallied around their coach, played by the motto "chuck strong." some cheerleaders shaved their heads in solidarity. he will be coaching the regular-season finale against the houston texans. >> you can overcome anything. >> chuck pagano was so eager to get back to work this past monday that he was the first one to shore up a team headquarters in indianapolis. t.j. winnick, abc news, new york. >> that's great. millions of homeowners may be do a few hundred bucks. directv users will have to pay more. let's get to linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york. that's a lot of money we are talking about back and forth. >> certainly. if anyone is

louis, louisville, indianapolis, and cincinnati. those in missouri, right in the storm's path, tried to stock up on supplies. >> i don't anticipate power going out. but it's always a possibility, too. >> reporter: in northern california, they were socked with a third storm in three days. dumping wet weather from the bay area through the sierras. delaying inbound flights at san francisco international and causing a landslide in oakland, almost crushing one driver to death. >> i heard this bounce directly off my roof. feel pretty lucky. >> reporter: and the snow started falling here in indianapolis just a short time ago. it's expected to continue falling late into the evening. from here, the storm moves to the busy northeast corridor late tonight into tomorrow morning. and where it's expected to create major travel delays there, as well. josh? >> thanks for that, alex. >>> we're going to turn to new details about that shocking christmas crime in upstate new york. a gunman who ambushed and killed two firefighters left behind a chilling