>> 25 to 50 young men went to fight. >> 25 to 50 that grew up and lived in minneapolis went back home to fight? >> exactly. the official number is 25, 26. you do have people in the somali community that said as much as tbroo, as recently left as october 2013. they can easily disappear, the casualty rate of al shabaab is quite high, the ones that try to come back are not allowed. they also get killed in this way. >> what are american law enforcement agencies doing to try to keep these young men from going down that route? >> well, actually, the fib has since 2007 a plan called rhino, which actually is a way to control understand how they operate and try to make sure that young men do not leave or join gangs as well in minneapolis. so that's the more federal aspect of things. on the more local aspect of it all, the local community is quite actually attached to the local law enforcement, has been very proactive and quite efficient, in trying to help the younger generation, the second and third generations to integrate more into the american life and to become americans alternately. >> i'

meteorologist ginger zee is in times square but we begin with abc's alex perez in minneapolis tonight. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. here in minneapolis the city skyline is swallowed by the steam rising as they try to keep those buildings and everyone inside them warm. bitter and biting, the deep freeze with a tight, unapologetic chokehold over the midwest. in parts of minnesota, 30 to 40 below zero wind chills. >> man, this is arctic. >> reporter: in casselton, north dakota ice box temperatures and powerful winds, another look at this dramatic video showing crews responding to this freight train derailment no reported injuries but officials looking into potentially hazardous materials on board. across minneapolis, those forced to walk outside, walked quickly, said little and bundled up. >> what does it do to your body to be outside? >> makes you shake. >> reporter: this family with their 3-month-old daughter, the baby carrier completely sealed. you p won't believe this, this popular waterfall turned into a crystal palace of ice, the temperature so cold it's completely froz

. >> look at this waterfall in minneapolis. the bitter cold has turned it into a crystal palace of ice. it's completely frozen over. >> for more on the bitter cold and what to expect new year's eve, here's accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. it will be a cold end to 2013 across the north and east. an arctic air mass has set up shop. not going anywhere anytime soon. extreme cold across much of north dakota, northern minnesota. many spots down below zero. these are expected early morning temperatures. minus ten in minneapolis. minus 12 in bismarck. and the brighter areas, minus 20 and even lower. challenging record lows. into the northeast, some of the cold seeping in. minus 4, your expected low in burlington. 1 in portland. in the 20s in new york city. if you're headed out to times square here tonight, it will be cold. be sure you bundle up. the skies will be clear. temperatures in the 20s as the ball drops. real feel in the teens and single digits. back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> russia is on-edge after a wave of terror

still in the 20s in minneapolis. as the colder air is spreading in, going to see some snowfall. an area of low pressure streaking towards lake superior. snowfall across minnesota into northern wisconsin. in some cases, on the heavier side. looking for three to six inches of snowfall in minneapolis. in the 6 to 12-inch range in duluth. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> stay with abc news for the latest on this bitter cold and snow on "gma." sam champion will have everything you need to know, as he marks his last day with us here at abc. >>> now, to new developments in the train derailment investigation. the government is slamming the rail line, as we learn that the driver is apologizing, even bringing people to tears as he explains his remorse. engineer william rockefeller told investigators that he was in a semiconscious state when he was at the controls. his attorney calls it a momentary daze, like the road fatigue drivers sometimes experience. a union representative describes his state of mind this way. >> he caught himself. but he caught himself too late. he

jamie yuccas is with our cbs station in minneapolis, wcco. jamie. >> reporter: more than six inches is forecast to fall in minneapolis. in northern minnesota, though, more than three feet of snow has fallen and in the northern plains windchills are already well below zero. snow and ice has made travel treacherous-- at least five people have died in weather- related accidents in minnesota since monday. state patrol today responded to more than 175 crashes. we found erin zellner in minneapolis. >> people seem to be driving respectfully but you always see people going too fast for the condition and then there's an accident that clogs everything up. >> reporter: two feet of snow swallowed this car in duluth with another foot on the way. >> unknown vehicle spun around in traffic. >> reporter: heavy snow closed roads in colorado where there's a risk of avalanches. and what didn't pile up blew around by gusts that reduced visibility and dropped the windchill to 30 below in montana and 20 below in nebraska. scott, the cold air here is moving east and

the cold side of the storm is towards minneapolis with a high of 19. a huge temperature swing as you travel across this nation. that's your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> so we could see showers and thunderstorms developing ahead of this storm system. i don't think we will see much in the way of severe weather today in tennessee and wisconsin or in dallas but as we go towards tomorrow could be a different story in the southern plains. looks like severe weather mississippi, louisiana, arkansas. >>> russia's president putin shows his softer side. a tragic ending for a couple who won big on the "ellen" show. these ducks will be retiring. bad weather is causing multiple bus accidents. first a 64-year-old woman was killed in california when a tour bus flipped oench on its side friday. 20 passengers were hurt including six with major injuries. and a second tour bus in california, more than 30 passengers injured with one seriously hurt. >>> u.s. marine brandon mcgraw was killed in a sky diving accident that his wife w

snow and icy conditions in minneapolis and denver. this is part of the huge winter blast which will aggressively make its way to the east and be in our neighborhood by the weekend. in the meantime, our temperatures will be in the 50s this afternoon. at 4:00 55. at 7:00 tonight 52 degrees. still 50 degrees of 11:00. on the nextails winter blast, that is coming up from the beaufort ledger weather center. >> thank you very much. and the first of what will eventually be six walmarts in the district of columbia. on h street in. some came for bargains. some came for jobs. others came to protest. >> excitement and energy filled the brand-new big-box store this morning. >> i'm just excited about it. for walmartong wait in d.c. finally ended. cut, before the ribbon was michael edwards waited outside. >> [indiscernible] shopping in the suburbs for years, they will find those items at the store right down the street from his house. a time when some are not sure if walmart would stay because of the debate over higher minimum wages. , there was th

minus ten in minneapolis. minus 12 in bismarck. many spots below zero. some of the cold in the northeast. minus four in burlington and one in portland. head out to times square tonight. bundle up. skies will be clear in the upper 20s as the ball drops. feels like temperatures in the single digits and teens. diana and muhammad, back to you. >> jim dickey with accu-weather, thank you. >>> here's a look at the rest of your weather. light snow in parts of the northeast, mostly dry in the south. although rain showers in the gulf coast. rain and snow showers in the northwest and dry in the drought-stricken southern california region. >> 50s for much of the south. 60s and 70s in in the northwest. 50 in the pacific northwest and 30 in anchorage. that's warmer than in the upper midwest and that's in alaska. >>> the next item is a little late for christmas but if you enjoy a good cocktail, and who doesn't, you may want to save your pennies. >> this is a cure for every time you had a drink you didn't like. a high-tech mixologist that maybe the must have of your fut

jamie yuccas is with our cbs minneapolis station wcco. jamie, we're hearing the windchill factor there feels like minus 12 degrees. >> reporter: that's right, maurice. as cold as it is here, in northern minnesota temperatures reached negative 30 to negative 40 degrees without the windchill. a windchill advisory has been issued for north dakota until tomorrow afternoon. frostbite can set in in under five minutes at these dangerous temperatures which prompted a ski resort and an ice skating rink in duluth to close. 4,600 households in the minneapolis/st. paul area lost power overnight. utility crews were out in the cold today trying to restore service. this is the twelfth day this month with lows at zero degrees or colder here in the twin cities and we may not reach the teens, maurice, until at least friday. >> dubois: okay, jamie yuccas in the bitter cold of minneapolis for us tonight. thank you. and all that cold air is moving east. later this week it will combine with a storm system coming up from the south and the potential is there for

check out the temperatures in minneapolis. only 2 degrees for the day high. across the east coast it's much cooler. but the rain, snow and ice has departed. oh now cold air is rushing into the northeast, really setting us up for the next system that will publish through. right now across the southwest it's pushing across the valley and push to the east as it brings a little bit of rain to los angeles. this rain will continue to push into the southern portions of southern california. by tomorrow conditions improve, but be careful across i-5. we're going to see the snow across oklahoma city, down in dallas before it pushes to the east and then a mix of portions of the east coast. if you're traveling along i-81 wall the way into roanoke, we're looking for a mixture of snow, rain and ice. i think it's even going to push into new york city. we can see one to two inches of snow even in our nation's capitol. we want to be careful again if we're traveling. yet it was 62 degrees in new york city, but the cold air is definitely going to take over. a knew lingering show

ten below in minneapolis it feels like it is 15 to 20 degrees below 0. it warms up to 11 today. we are looking at snow to move into the chicago area for christmas day itself. a high of 28 degrees. it will feel like christmas up and the east coast. >>> jennifer lawrence is the top entertainer of 2013. j. law just narrowly beat out miley cyrus with 14 votes. j.k. rauling is taking harry potter to the stage. >>> "glee" creator said in a recent interview that before cory monteith passed away his and leah michelle's characters were not going to end up together after all. >>> want to say congratulations to jared and his wife. they welcomed a second baby boy. >>> mariah carey definitely won't be having children anytime soon. >> if nick could have the babies himself then maybe. bring them all. we love kids. >>> italians have found an interesting way to market "12 years a slave" to the right of marketing brad pitt who has one of the smallest roles in the film. the left is the american version of the poster. >>> one home alone fan came up with a unique christmas card for family members. >

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lighter snow showers in and around minneapolis. more of a wintry mix in boston although we have snow showers moving through central new york and central pennsylvania. it will turn to a wintry mix. then tomorrow back to 34 in boston. 30 new york city. washington, d.c. 36 degrees. lots of sunshine except across central florida where we could see a couple of showers. after such an active start to winter we did start to see things calm down. >>> now for entertainment news. the film out of the furnace has put markers into a fire storm of controversy. members of the native tribe filed a lawsuit against the writers and producers behind the film. the plaintiffs mark the character as negative stereotype and false representative of their people. >>> and verbal jabs for jennifer lawrence saying she hopes the oscar winner grows up in 2014. the feud was sparked after lawrence accused "fashion police" of teaching young people to judge others. >>> upton split from ball room dancer. it is all about new beginnings for a couple of reality show divas

what we're looking at, as the national weather service in minneapolis put this, winter storm watches, warnings, advisories, all posted overnight. now we are down to watches this morning. this type of cold, 50 below zero temperatures here for the real feel, the minneapolis weather service office called that flash freezing that could freeze your flesh in a matter of moments. across the area. so, this cold air is across seven states. it's creating a lot of travel problems if lower portion of the country. this morning, much of the midwest is waking up in a deep freeze, facing dropping temperatures. road conditions so bad, north dakota officials are asking people to stay put. the whole region recovering from windchills that dropped 40 below zero. >> this is just miserable, miserable. >> reporter: in minnesota, damaging winds, pummeling drivers, struggling to keep their vehicles on the road. the bitter cold is expected to bear down on celebrations across the east. in times square, revelers will be partying with windchills in the teens. last year it was in the 40s when the ball dropped. bost

close to 30 below in rapid city and close to 1 in minneapolis. as the storm moves farther east wednesday into thursday this front stalls out. bitter cold air up north, now we're getting some warm air up over that cold air. this is freezing rain on thursday. and then the rain continues to spread east through the mid-atlantic. stephanie? >>> dave thank you for. waing. a ruling has been made on detroit's bankruptcy filing. we'll have more on that at the top of the story. i'm stephanie sy "inside story" is next. for more you with always head to our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> president obama says the healthcare.gov website is significantly improved. the administration said the site can now handle 50,000 people at once and 800,000 users a day. that's on the could called front end as people browse the site. but the back end is still a work in progress. that's where the real business

minneapolis that cold air reaching on in to you as well. it's going ocontinue to feel that way as we track into the next couple of days. we have a bit of footage into chicago where the snow fell along i-80, causing multiple accidents, we'll have to deal with that as we track into new england 10 to 18 inches of snow across portions of new england tonight and then conditions clear out just a bit. we pay see a little bit of lake effect snow, up into new york state freeway, 90, we're looking at snow around lake erie and pennsylvania, lingering showers across the southeast, areas right around jacksonville, and southwest 73° in los angeles and they're under red flag warnings to 6:00 p.m, gusty winds in excess of 45 to 50 with santa ana winds, and high pressure returns to the area across the southeast as well, sunshine and quite a bit warmer as well, richelle back to you. >> jelelah, thank you very much. >>> a company plans to send its falcon and dragon rockets from pad 39a kennedy space center, the same pad used by the apollo moon expeditions in

that's how much you can see of minneapolis. that is from st. cloud looking over to minneapolis. what a mess. yellow stone montana right now, jake, is three below zero. anchorage, alaska, is 20. and in dallas, it's 80. this is what western colorado looks like. at least it's moving because yesterday at this time i-70 was completely shut down. there was not a car moving east or west there. nine in denver. go to oklahoma, now. 27, the other side of oklahoma, 77, the same state, 27 to 77, and denver from nine, dallas down to 80. it will be colder tomorrow, farther south to the east. we'll see the battle zone here on this blue line. snow on that side, ice right through here, and it will rain all day, all night for the so h southeastesout southeastesout southeastesout southea southeastern coast. the ice is going to begin in dallas. it is going to memphis and by the time is gets cold enough to make ice in new york, the moisture will be gone. so that's some good news, it will just be a cold front that rolls by. by the time we get to new york city, it's essentially over. >> i'm expecting

this tiech of cold, 15 below zero temperatures here for the real feel, the minneapolis weather called that flash freezing that could freeze your flesh in a momeatter of moments. it's creating a lot of travel problems. this morning, much of the midwest is waking up in a deep freeze facing dropping temperatures. north dakota officials are asking people to stay put. the whole region recovering from windchills that dropped 40 below zero. >> reporter: in minnesota. struggling to keep their vehicles on the road. the bitter cold is expected to bear down on celebrations across the east. in times square, revelers will be partying with windchills in the teens. last year it was in the 40s when the ball dropped. bostonians will feel the single digits as they flock to see patty smith and her band at the annual first night celebration. and in detroit, the new year's "d" drop will feel temperatures in the teens. chicagoans face frigid temps. last year here in new york city, they were wearing bathing suit it was so warm. not this time around. we're looking at teens and 20s across the area. big rains

it feels like 15 below in minneapolis. we have cooler temperatures working into the east coast. it takes rain before that happens. we have heavy rain about to work into new york city and boston, stretching into the panhandle of florida. central and northern new england, that's where we have freezing rain. we could end up with half an inch of freezing rain up that way. we're also looking at about 3 inches of regular rain through virginia and into north carolina. and then temperatures will cool off. 60 today in washington, d.c. watch what happens as we go into tomorrow. back into 42. we'll be in the 30s through christmas. 11 degrees tomorrow in minneapolis with lighter snow showers. definitely across the northern plains and into the great lakes, that's where it's going to be a white christmas. any snow we've had here is dirty or completely melted away. >> where does one go to get those? >> you go to the wardrobe department and hand them an old christmas sweater and they can turn into the -- >> i want those for christmas. >> i thought i had good socks on until i saw your slippers.

minneapolis mayor-elect betsy hodges was among those at the table and she joins me now live. mayor, good morning. >> good morning, thank you so much for having me. >> what can you tell us about the discussion in that closed door meeting? what was it like, and what are the priorities? >> well, i think with so much gridlock happening in congress, the administration and the president are really looking to partner with cities on a shared agenda, that so much happens at the local level, so much innovation that there's an opportunity there for them. >> the new poll that we just saw shows two-thirds, for example, of americans actually support raising the minimum wage, which is now federally at $7.25. but in minnesota, it's just $5.25 for smaller businesses, $6.15 for large earning corporations. i know that so far it's been an unsuccessful push in your state to raise it to as high as $9.50. does a meeting like that help? do you feel like there's some momentum? and the president getting out in front of it, does that help? >> you know, i think at the state level that conversation is ha

we are 39 degrees colder than what we were yesterday for minneapolis. minneapolis yesterday believe it or not was up to about 35 to 40 degrees. they have come down extremely and those temperatures. kansas city is at minus 34 from yesterday. when you factor in the windchills we have minus 21 degrees in fargo, north dakota. over the next day or so we have another snow event. that's going to be a big problem across chicago as well as into michigan. you can see all the snow right there. as you go into new year's eve, this is night. you don't want to be outside in this particular area, because temperatures in minneapolis well down below average. their high is oonl getting to mince 1. around midnight it's about minus 5 or minus 8. that's not considering what we're looking at in terms of windchills. chicago is going to be snowing. back to you, jonathan. >> thanks, kevin. >>> it's cold and winter and also flu season. ten states say they're already seeing a lot of cases, especially in texas where more than a dozen people in houston have died so far. we have more

in minneapolis -- look at that, minneapolis, i can't even say it because it's so scary, 18 below we'll feel like there. other major cities also not being spared. 7 in chicago, 11 in boston. 21 in new york city. jennifer grey, in for indra petersons is watching the forecast from a very cold times square. i should tell you, jennifer has about 37 layers on right now. >> yes. i had more layers on but i was so stuffed in here, i couldn't move my arms. i had to take one of the layers off. the ball will be dropping in about 17 hours. i was wondering if i was going to be the only person here watching the ball drop. i spotted the first group of people to show up in times square, miley cyrus fans with their miley for president signs. they'll have a front row seat for the ball dropping and it is going to be cold. definitely bring on the layers. a brutal freeze is gripping the eastern half of the country in the final hours of 2013. >> it's a cold day but a fun day. >> reporter: revelers are bundled up and ready to watch the ball drop in new york's times square where temperatures will feel like the

we're here in minneapolis, the temperature below zero all day. with the arctic blast wind gusts of 50 miles per hour reported, and the last 24 hours driving windchill temperatures down to about 25 to 50 degrees below zero and this cold air will move east driving high temperatures down in places like chicago into the teens by tomorrow. and eventually on the east coast new year's eve and times square will be a chilly one with temperatures at 20 degrees right around midnight. also in the east a heavy snow event taking place tonight will bring 4 to 8 inches of snowfall and probably cause wide spread power outages in parts of new england that already experience a recent ice storm. >> jeff: also quickly i want to shift out west, where the threat is high winds, what is happening there. >> yeah, high wind event causing concerns especially in southern california where the santa ana winds are kick up today and tonight bringing wind gusts possibly to 60 miles per hour to places like los angeles, that is a concern for fire weather danger. >> jeff: all right,

and also a lot of cold air hanging back towards minneapolis. 6 degrees. we're not expecting any records from this cold blast of air, but temperatures running 15 to 20 degrees below average. then the system heads to the east and could become a classic nor'easter. we're talking possibly over a foot of snow for some parts of the northeast. >> we'll be hearing more on that. kelly cass, thank you very much. >>> speaking of ice and cold tonight, still no end in sight more than six days after that research ship became stuck in thick ice off antarctica. more than 70 people are aboard that ship. we get the latest tonight from nbc's martin fletcher. >> reporter: weather changes quickly at the end of the earth. looking good when a helicopter from a chinese ice breaker flew over the trapped ship, checking out the ice. but in the expedition's newest report posted on youtube -- >> a total whiteout. there's snow blowing every ya and it's dam cold outside. >> reporter: stuck since christmas eve, 74 passengers and crew. the ship is undamaged. at least inside it's snug and

not even think of but i don't know about minneapolis in february, even at $25. >> even at $25. why can't the deals be available when i log on? >> there you go. >> thanks a lot, hampton. >> let's check in with christina loren, see what's going on weather wise. she is doing it all today. >> there is the quite a bit happening. a lot of people traveling across the state of california. if you are one of those people, know big weather concerns, gusty winds at the mountain passes. pretty good in northern california for today. all the way throughout the weekend. in the 30s and 40s. you made to the friday. hopefully you had a great holiday. san jose, 40 degrees. there is plenty of haze, another spare the air day. again we're going to see an unseasonably warm afternoon with temperatures approaching the 70-degree mark. san francisco hit 72, 66 for you today. north bay 65. and 69 today in the south bay a. big event at tropical storm park. football at at&t park, washington state takes on byu. comfortable conditions out there. that's pretty cool. never seen football throughout before. lookin

other cities and if we like to think of ourselves as a bicycle city and seattle and portlandia and even minneapolis put us to shame and i hope we put our money where our mouth is by the end of this hearing and follow up as well. we spend less per citizen versus these cities and this is all in spietd of the fact that biking as a mode share is greater here than those cities and many cities throughout the country. this year we suffered and felt the consequences of inaction as a city with bicycling and many deaths and emily's death and others that we know about dangerous and not just soma but in the city and young professionals that have perished and to eldr elders as well and i think there is a more imperative and many advocated this and make the city safer for bicycling and other modes of transportation as well. also bicycling needs to be safe for families to feel comfortable to bike in the city as well so that's a goal. the responsibility to fund the bicycling infrastructure really falls on all of us as the board of supervisors but also for the mayor and the city departments as well, and i believe t

here is the cold air, fargo, bismarck, minneapolis, zero, close to 40 below in north dakota, minneapolis 18 below zero as far south as chicago. you'll feel that in the air tomorrow. temperatures are barely climbing up to 20, below 20 on thursday a little warmer on friday and back above the freezing mark on saturday. a look at the headlines is coming up. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm richelle carey with a look at today's top stories. we have just a few hours left to enroll in a health plan if you want your coverage to start january 1st. but if you run into a technical snag enrollies will have an one-day grace period. a meeting at the united nations security council is underway right now to look at the situation in south sudan. more than a thousand people have died i in a little more of a wek of violence. and central african republic, grn. peace keepers fired on a

phoenix, l.a., if you're catching a flight to grandma's house, cold in minneapolis and des moines. same in the dakotas. this looks to be a fairly light event. in the south all is looking good. just cold. new orleans only 53. atlanta only 43 and a much better day for travel. some snow showers pittsburgh and buffalo but boston, new york, the whole 95 corridor looks really, really fine for today. the three-day outlook 44 today with the afternoon rain or snow shower, wind chills in the 30s. tonight dipping into the mid- 20s in town, closer to 20 in the suburbs. 36 tomorrow but lighter winds for christmas day. chilly on thursday, not as cold, 43. we finish out the week about the same on friday. milder this weekend, 50 to even 55 sunday. could see a flurry monday as colder air returns, highs in the low 40s. we turn it over to monika samtani wearing her christmas eve red blazer. >> and your tie. you're festive today. >>> idlewood road north of route 7 at burrows lane in falls church is blocked right now with a crash and crews are on the scene there. so be aware of that. it's just north of

be there that way but nice to though amsterdam in for context. >> and the cities here drop down and minneapolis and the lowest of the cities and san francisco is at $9.16 so not at the top or the bottom of the comparison cities. >> can i just ask about mode share? >> yes. >> i know that we often say that san francisco 3.5% and even though shooting for 20% by 2020 according to some aggressive goals but what is the mode share of the cities compared to ours? >> i don't have those numbers in front of me and amsterdam is about 37% and nerm -- >> in terms of implementing this scenario and these projects currently sfmta has money available and budgeted for the next five years in terms of bicycle projects and that amount is about $37 million. what we have done on this table is shown what's currently available and known to sfmta and already assumed to be budgeted for bicycle projects and that's broken out by year here. we combined some of the years because we wanted a five year window so we could end up in 2018 and achieve the bicycle mode share goal of eight and 10% consistent of what is in the bicycle

delta flight 385 arrived in madison, minneapolis, yesterday afternoon. there were 60 passengers on board. the 737 was taxiing to the terminal when it left the paved surface. >> there was nobody freaked out about it. again, like i said, there wasn't a traumatic stop. there was you skidded off and you stopped. you know, you had to look around to realize, wait a second, we're not on the runway anymore. >> the passengers were taken off the jet and brought to the terminal. the airport was closed for about an hour. >>> coming up on the "morning news," supplement shocker, new studies find vitamin pills have no proven benefits and could possibly even harm you. >>> and in "moneywatch," the rise of the robots. google invests in a mechanized future. this is the "cbs morning news." invests in a mechanicized future. this is the "cbs morning news." this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescrib

pretty cold temperatures. 15 in minneapolis. 19 in chicago. 31 in new york. we do have a couple of light snow showers moving through upstate new york and even stretching down into pennsylvania. but it should change over to more of a wintry mix, especially in boston with temperatures getting up to about 39 degrees. once the snow gets there, it will be warm enough for it to change over to a rain/snow mix. 25 with light snow showers in minneapolis. even cool down through atlanta, about 53 degrees and only 56 today in dallas. tomorrow it looks a lot quieter even compared to today which is hard to believe because today is so quiet. a spotty shower or two near orlando. the rest of the country will see a good amount of sunshine. spotty sunshine also possible in seattle. not a bad forecast. >> quiet weather. we'll take it. i'm kristen welker, and this is "first look" on msnbc. cer ] here's a question for you: the energy in one gallon of gas is also enough to keep your smartphone running for how long? 30 days? 300 days? 3,000 days? the answer is... 3,000 days. because

and anne is heading out to minneapolis, boy, anne, 22 degrees today! [ laughter ] >> with an overnight low tonight of 2. [ laughter ] >> 2! >> i'm going to pack my long undies! >> that's a lovely thought, anne. today's high around the bay area, again anywhere between 6 to 12 miles per hour. winds dialing back to 5 miles an hour so we have the "spare the air" day in effect. very little temperature change each and every day and if you are heading out, minneapolis no bart trains are running until 8:00 this morning. so please, plan accordingly. ace no service. ferries, no service. you are out of luck. all others are on holiday sunday service. meanwhile, how about a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning? certainly no problems there. let's count 'em. 1, 2 -- go to toll number 5. there's a really great guy working there this morning. okay? now, let's take a drive down to the nimitz. it's a beautiful ride there this morning as well and for all of your traffic needs, you can also tune to kcbs radio 740- am and 106.9-fm. >> traffic with a little bi

traveled to minneapolis to report on tactics on soil. ronin joins us to talk about his reporting. what have you got? >> reporter: on september 14th terrorist attack on a bus in kenya killed five passengers. i was on assignment in nairobi during the attack and saw the devastation firsthand. al shabaab has claimed responsibility for this attack, too. where have these terrorist been recruiting from? closer to home than you might expect. >> this is the best place to be, honestly. >> i came from the states. >> i support jihad anywhere you can. >> reporter: this al shabaab recruiting video targets somali american community in minnesota where these young men are frcom. the al qaeda affiliated group targets america. one was this boy. he was featured in this video. >> he was an american kid. avenues very good student. he had never had any record of any problems. >> his uncle says he grew more isolated before disappearing in 2008 when his family reported him missing. in 2009 his life ended like those of many who are radicalized, killed in somalia. >> tell me about the moment of finding out

most drivers in downtown minneapolis appearing to using caution. there's a winter storm in effect until tomorrow morning. this has blanketed parts of northern minnesota with 26 inches of snow. four drivers have been killed in weather related crashes this week. dozens of schools are closed or delayed throughout the state today. police are urging drivers to stay off the roads if they can. visibility is reduced to less than a mile in some places. the combination of strong winds and heavy snow could result inoutages. the snow is expected throughout the day. there will be plenty left to shovel before the deep freeze sets in. >> reporter: high temperatures over the weekend are expected to be single digits. >> in minneapolis, this storm is giving drivers problems in the far west also. several inches on the ground in re reno nevada bracing for coldest temperatures of the year. our chicago station wbbm is tracking it all. >> talking about a major storm system plunge through the rockies and across parts of dakotas, minnesota and wisconsin. it wraps up in the

even minneapolis, three to six inches. for everyone traveling around this weekend getting where they need to go it is going to be very dangerous, especially through the plains. alex? >> thank you so much, dylan for that. >> is a military conflict between china and japan a possibility? there is some saber rattling. >>> but "first look" at all these people in the santa hats. you likely know them without that little disguise. they will reveal their favorite holidays movies, as will i. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. make breakfast pop! ♪ through 12 ice storms brewing ♪ ♪ 10 straight days raining ♪ 9 hailstorms pounding ♪ 5 mysteriously heavy holiday fruitcakes ♪ ♪ 4 actual tree houses ♪ 3 blackouts ♪ 2 weird to mention ♪ and a roaming horde of carolers ♪ ♪ with my exact same route [ female announcer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service.

the warmest it's been in minneapolis for a long time. it warms up to a balmy 40 in minneapolis. i know they will be out there on their snowmobiles. there's 24 in minneapolis. 36 in the twin cities, 32 in chicago. for reference, i know we like to keep everything in perspective. 73 in honolulu. today, 82. >> that's not perspective, it's teasing. >> thank you so much. in the meantime, it seems like the people without power could use some of that coal you got for christmas. >> there's plenty of it. >>> the ice storm is partly to blame for why christmas came and went with the packages not arriving in time. delivery giants u.p.s. and fedex overloaded systems and more buying online contributed to what may be their worst christmas ever. it's comfort to customers locked out in the cold. >> i was expecting my husband's big christmas gift at my office and, you know, today is the last day before christmas. i waited around for hours and hours for it to show up. it never did. >> u.p.s. isn't saying exactly how many packages failed to make it in time for christmas, but they did issue a stateme

temperatures 23 degrees below zero in minneapolis. this is what it feels like this morning with the windchill. of course, 36 below zero in international falls. very cold. we have windchill advisories and warnings in effect right now where the windchill this morning in places in the northern plains will feel like 20 to 30 degrees below zero. so very, very cold. these cold temperatures really aren't going to go anywhere the next couple of days. so in the northern plains you'll be ringing in the new year on a cold note with temperatures 15 degrees below normal. new york city by tuesday, 37 degrees. so we are not that far from normal as we get into the middle to the end of the week, a lot of this cold air will be pushing into the northeast and so we will be in the deep freeze here in the northeast by the end of the week. a couple of little clipper systems in the north. of course, we are waiting on this main front that is going to pull through by the end of the week. it could bring snow and even rain to a large portion of the east. of cour

minneapolis reaching northern parts of wisconsin could see 6 to 12 inches with another piece of energy moving through there. then as we get late in the week, dallas, reaching up towards tulsa, little rock and in southern parts of missouri, could be talking about freezing rain and sleet. and included with snowfall, maybe as much as 4 to 8 inches. winter showing itself in a big way during his first week of december. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news" actor paul walker's final moments. surveillance video shows the fiery crash that claimed his life while a co-star pays tribute to a "fast & furious" star. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half. that's not half! guys, i have more. thanks, mom. [ female announcer ] do you have enough pillsbury crescents? ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a h

it is going to be 1 degree in minneapolis. and then for monday temperatures up to about 7 in minneapolis. now the cold air starts to stretch eastward. we are about 37 in new york city. here comes the colder air. 22 in buffalo by tuesday. 36 in parts of the new york area. as we go into the new year 5 in minneapolis. 22 in chicago. 25 degrees in boston. it is certainly going to cool down. all behind this cold front that arctic air is moving in. first we have a lot of rain in >>> good morning. 6:13 is the time right now. we still have a red flag fire warning in effect until 10:00 just because we're talking about elevated fire danger at least through 10:00. gusty winds expected up to 20 to 30 miles an hour and low humidity expected above at least the hills above 1,000 feet. right now we're clear outside but you will notice later on this afternoon plenty of sunshine. temperatures very similar to where they were yesterday. mid to upper 60s, and we're talking about a few 70s possible even at the coast today. have a good sunday. >>> a

i'm lauren casey of wcco, minneapolis. >>> the white house says i it doesn't dispute a new report on benghazi. a "new york times" investigation of the september 11th, 2012, attack finds that al qaeda was not involved in the attack. some fighters joined the battle spontaneously, angry about an american-made video denigrating islam. republicans are calling the report inaccurate. congressman mike rogers is chair of the house intelligence committee. >> there was some level of preplanning, we know that. there was son aspiration to conduct the attack by al qaeda in libya, we know that. >> four americans including ambassador chris stevens were killed in the benghazi attack. >>> and there was a massive surge in signup for obamacare health coverage in recent weeks. more than 1 million americans will have insurance starting wednesday. as chip reid reports, it's a major turnaround after a troubled rollout. >> reporter: for president obama vacationing in hawaii, it was the best health care news he's received in months. officials call it a welcome surge of 975,000 people signing up for health ins

in minneapolis, 38 degrees, chicago 41. up and down the eastern seaboard, 40s and 50s, so the rain moving in certainly won't be snow. but then look what happens on sunday. the cold air drops. minneapolis dropping 26 degrees for a high of 4 degrees below 0. chicago drops as well. east coast stays in the 30s, but then by the time we get to monday, those temperatures continue to drop as do these right along the eastern seaboard, so, out of the 40s. so, that's why with this big moisture system moving in this weekend, tomorrow morning it's here in washington and baltimore, just a rain-maker, though, certainly too warm for snow. then by sunday night it moves into the northeast. the only place we'll see snow, fred, here in northern new england, they'll pick up a few inches, and western new york. >> all right. thanks so much, alexandra. >>> all right, now back to antarctica, where a russian ship with 74 people on board is stuck in the ice. expedition leader and scientist chris turney is also on board. he and another passenger were

minneapolis i in the 30s today. by this weekend, friday, saturday will hover right around zero in some cases. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. undocumented immigrants may now g get driver's licenses. supports of the law say about 250,000 undocumented immigrants are already driving in the state. the new law requires them to take driving tests and buy insurance. >>> the house passes the first federal gun legislation since the sandy hook massacre. . it's the extension of a 1988 law banning guns that can't be spotted with x rays or metal detectors. >>> advocates say it's too easy to print and produce a plastic gun. >>> a new white house campaign to promote healthcare reform is underway. it's a three-week strategy to encourage medical insurance signups under the affordable care act. >> i have always said, i will work with anybody to implement and improve this law effectively. you got good ideas, bring them to me. let's go. but we're not repealing it as long as i'm president. i want everybody to be clear about that. [ a

i'm going up to minneapolis in february. mayor r.t. rybak, thank you so much. you're a lovely mayor. >> thank you. bye-bye. >>> breaking news to tell you about now. and this breaking news of reuters is reporting that a gunman shot and killed an american chemistry teacher working at an international school in the libyan city of benghazi according to medical and security sources. director at the school in benghazi told reuters, quote, he was doing his morning exercise when gunmen just shot him down. i don't know why. he was so sweet with everyone. not immediately clear who was responsible for this killing. we do have a reporter in tripoli and will bring you the latest when we have it. breaking news out of libya this morning. >>> still to come in the newsroom, an offer of thousands of dollars in exchange for a video that could show the toronto mayor smoking crack, that is the latest claim of the political saga of rob ford. is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ b

places like minneapolis will be slipping and sliding in more than four inches. diane? >> a big warning tonight. it's going to be cold out there. thank you, ginger zee. >>> turning next to the question looming over the investigation into that commuter train accident. was the engineer zoned out or even awake as the train hurdled 82 miles per hour toward a dangerous curve? abc's gio benitez on the news we learned tonight. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the operator in sunday's deadly train derailment, william rockefeller, told first responders he was dosing off just before the crash. tonight investigators are interviewing him. >> there is every indication he could have gotten full restorative sleep. >> reporter: investigators who combed the wreckage say they found no problems with the train signals along the route or the brakes. >> based on these data there is no indication that the brake systems were not functioning properly. >> reporter: sources tell abc news human error was likely the cause of the crash that killed four and injured more than 60 early sunday morning

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current temperatures straight air temperature 10 below, 4 below in minneapolis. again, it's really the winds. windchills right now almost 30 degrees below zero in duluth, 16 below in minneapolis. fargo, same deal. hour by hour, tomorrow morning, international falls 42 bloels zero is what it will feel like as you walk out. really, very dangerous. so all this cold air, the coldest confident year dropped south and dropped east. which wednesday, it modifies some. certainly portions and the essence of the cold air is there but certainly not to the degree without the winds there. boston, new york, washington, wednesday will be the coldest for you in the teens and 20s. new year's eve, here's the forecast, times square will be cold. temperatures in the 30s. midnight 29. windchills will feel like the 20s across the board all night. in atlanta, standing outside in the 40s. so certainly colder than average there, but that almost will feels pat latable compared to to all the other cold numbers. chicago we'll pick up a few inches. windchills in the single digits. we head west