on march 15, 1881, he sailed for england. [foghorn sounds] homer painted only one picture in london-- the houses of parliament from the south bank of the thames. cities never appealed to him, and they didn't now. finding neither subjects nor an artistic environment that suited him, he left london and traveled 275 miles to the north. he settled in the small fishing village of cullercoats on the north sea and rented a studio two houses from the rescue station, overlooking the beach. here was his first encounter with the wild and elemental forces of nature. the rhythm of life in cullercoats was termined by the fishing boats, which set out at dusk and returned in the morning. gradually, homer began to replace descriptive detail with the concentrated drama of individuals bent on the task of survival in a rugged environment. although he had intended to stay in cullercoats only for the summer, he remained almost two years. in october, he watched the life brigade rescue the crew of a wrecked ship-- the iron crown. he sketched the sce

your forecast in new england, it's a cold day today. you felt it coming in yesterday. this morning we're in wind chills in the teens. this afternoon we'll try to get you at least into the low 40s. it will be sunny. sun always makes it feel better. across the midwest we've warmed up considerably. 44 for the high in minneapolis. still very warm. much of texas is still in the 70s. in the friday forecast we start to watch a little changes, colder air trying to push down from the north. warm air to the south. that's what we're going to watch in the ohio valley. rain developing. still no big snowstorms on the way. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> one song is all it takes to become a millionaire. korean rapper psy has raked in more than 8 million bucks. they'll have to see if psy becomes a one hit wonder. >>> the nominees for the 56th grammy awards have been revealed. the top contenders can way west, frank ocean, jay-z, mum ford and sons are up for the coveted album of the year. >>> jazz pea an nas dave rubak has died at the age of 81. >>> cbs president has finally wei

george osborne that you know she saw the gold at the bank of england the other day she adds regrettably not all the bars are ours. and i was warmly plies well you know we still have some of that is the key question to whom does this gold belong how many competing claims are there to this gold we know the bank of england has been in the gold leasing business we know the bank for certain of national settlements is in the gold sales swaps leasing business you talk about conspiracies floor and when the when the board of the bank for international settlements which represents all the western central banks holds its monthly meeting they don't call you and say we're having a meeting would you like to attend when the g ten gold and foreign exchange committee meets so committee of representatives of the treasuries of all the major western countries when they meet they don't post a notice they don't say would you like to attend conspiracies by definition these are secret meetings of of government people in a national government people where they may take action bearing on the gold market in the w

after the cold start new england will warm up to the 40s. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. we will see a little bit of a chance of rain in the pacific north west. salt lake city, utah, a chance of showers. 49. boston again, very cold afternoon. people in the northeast, you know, we kind of get spoiled with the warm temps. this morning is reality. >> yeah, exactly. we knew it was coming. it's december. we'll take it. bill, thanks so much. >>> there's some good news in the fight against cancer and that cup of starbucks may be a little more difficult to find. plus, john mcafee is finally in custody. what did he know about the death of his neighbor. why was he fleeing police for three weeks. this is "early today" on nbc. >>> welcome back. stories making news this morning. "the new york times" reports that the u.s. secretly gave its blessing to armed shipments to rebel groups in libya during the fight against moammar gadhafi, but officials became alarmed that some of the weapons sent from qatar may have been turned over to is

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he wants to get rid of the whole idea what little modicum of responsibility the bank of england has been bracing himself for gracefully not disciplining him at all and that's why i told him so over moving up again because this guy is a money printing fanatic well he said to achieve a better path for the economy over time a central bank may need to commit credibly to maintaining highly accommodative policy even after the economy a potentially inflation picks up if you have further stimulus were required the policy framework itself would likely have to be changed for example adopting a nominal g.d.p. level target could have many respects be more powerful than employing thresholds under flexible inflation targeting so max nominal g.d.p. target can't they make that whatever they feel like it is oh yeah well this is the current seymour's britain's going to try to debase the currency to improve their g.d.p. to improve their exports and this is something that the global game of economies are participating in it's global currency debasement it's a suicide banker you know you see the suicide

i should tell you, first of all, that this gentleman was from baltimore and not new england. he places slaves at the front and center of the image. i think what they are asking readers to think about in the implications of slavery, if you look all the way to the image come you can see a guy that is tossing a match into a barrel. this is suggesting, what is mexico really going to do except for set off a firestorm? and this is an image from baltimore about the war. another major critique of the war have to do with what people saw as the impact of service of mexico on the american. people argued that it was making the american character wars, it was degrading american soldiers and turning them into the kind of people that we didn't want them to be. this critique became especially strong after reports of very bad behavior by american troops, and i see that happening about the middle of 1847. particularly in northern mexico, the volunteers who i told you about, they became extremely badly. they murdered civilians. they raped mexican women. there were reports of villages being burn

is instructive because both in england and australia you had one mass shooting and almost overnight the legislature and the country radically changed their gun laws and then there was a second mass shooting in england they killed the loopholes that from the first time i mean. it was john howard he was the newly elected conservative. to think of the number of mass shootings where our congress has just watched our citizens being mowed down and done absolutely nothing to protect them is really a unconscionable level of callousness but i agree it does seem like something's changing you know and i'm very optimistic about what the next months will bring so this is the buffalo springfield moment where the. things happen here that's very well we can we can all hope for that. it is a challenging time more of tonight's bigger picture discussion on gun violence in america coming up after the. british. that's right. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report. sci

look if you want to and i think england is instructive because both in england and australia you had one mass shooting and almost overnight the legislature and the country radically changed their gun laws and then there was a second mass shooting in england they filled the loopholes that from the first time i mean. it was john howard he was the newly elected conservative. to think of the number of mass shootings where our congress has just watched our citizens being mowed down and done absolutely nothing to protect them is really a unconscionable level of callousness but i agree it does seem like something is changing and i'm very optimistic about what the next months will bring so this is the buffalo springfield moment where the. things happen here that's very well we can we can all hope for that it's. it is a challenging time more of tonight's bigger picture discussion on gun violence in america coming up after. we just put it to me when i was like nine years old. don't you tell the truth. i'm a confession i am a total get a friend that i love bradman hip hop music and. he was kind

players in the afc behind houston and new england. the ravens cannot buy -- should they give everything they have to win a somewhat meaningless game? football and let them off the gas to not go together. the idea to send a message to a division. rice says a play that worked remains to be done. >> c. start something, you have to finish it. our goal is to win a division and control it. we did our thing against cleveland, but with pittsburgh. right now we are 10 -- 1 and 0 vs. cincinnati. >> how about a look to the 2013 season? who and where the ravens will play. w. hen. the nine divisional home games include new england, the jets, green bay, minnesota, and houston. the ravens have an easier gold schedule. they travel to buffalo, miami, chicago, detroit, and denver next season. dates and times announced late april. the wizards to another solid step forward. washington hosting cleveland. what we saw at verizon center -- second quarter. yeah, that's not gonna work. fourth quarter. gee gets it right. in for the slam. a tight game. the wiz t

one is the heavy rain heading up through new england. it's rain, not snow, which is rare for this time of year. and we are dealing with a new storm, a major winter storm as it goes through the mountains of the rockies today and through the plains tomorrow. let's start with what's happening in the northeast. that heavy rain has exited the new york city area, starting to exit long island, too. from new york city southward, philly, d.c., a shower today, mainly dry. but 84, the mass pike, all of this region dealing with extremely heavy rain. the temperatures are warm enough, we don't have to worry about the roads. only in new hampshire and maine will deal with snow and sleet. the next storm is on its heels. this one providing snow in areas of utah. then it heads out to the plains. these are blizzard watches in effect for areas of kansas. this is a serious storm. then this stripe of heavy snow on the backside of it through wisconsin, nebraska and iowa. these are my first updateds from my computer of how much snow we could get. not a lot in de

a little nippy in new england, too. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at weather outside your window. as far as snow accumulations, again, kansas city to st. louis, only a couple inches. maybe two at most. now, temperatures are above freezing. so we may even get the roads just wet as we go throughout the daylight hours. watch out tonight, though. as we mentioned, after we get rid of this mini snow event today, just cold. plain cold the rest of this week much of the country. >> great. i'm looking ford that. thanks, bill. >>> the top new year's resolutions made and kept by successful people. huge entertainment news to tell you about, kanye west, kim kardashian expecting a baby. who broke the news, how far along is she, details next. >>> plus, it is lights out for thomas edison's 75-watt light bulb. good luck trying to find one in 2013. you're watching "early today" on nbc. >>> good morning and welcome back. some stories making news this morning starting with oregon. a tour bus crashed through a guardrail and down a steep embank. killing

a boy that had grown up in england and come back to america. he was american, but he had been raised in england, come back to america to go to harvard, and he was, of course, very desperate to get back to england to help his family via the novelties. at that point in 1941, england had just barely avoided being invaded themselves by the germans. the battle of britain was pretty much over, but they were still regularly.dck they were in a terrible position. they needed all the help they can get. and i think that that appealed to my uncle's sense of chivalry. he really liked to help the underdog. so getting back to your previous question. as far as being a leader of the group, he knew about the opportunity. he went one day to his own prep school and he met with an ex-roommate who was there. he went to dartmouth. he tried to talk his friend in common with him. his friend decided not to go. he took the opportunity back with him when he went back to school. and he told his friends they are after the interventionist movement about this opportunity. a

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 back. some stories making news this morning now. in oregon a tour bus crashed through a guardrail and down a steep embankment killing nine people, injuring 20. the driver lost contr

[applause] >> food for thought for the east of england? yes, gentlemen from east of of england. thank you. >> i am part of a society that equal. as a matter if you're gay chemistry, man, woman, christian, muslim. however, there's a hurdle. it may just of them a safe language, but i believe passionately that the language is important. the weblog. if we want to encourage marriage to be important, which i believe it should, we need to have everyone regardless whether you're gay first-rate. thank you. [applause] >> colleagues, my record show we've not yet heard from him and from yorkshire and humberside. that man is not itching to address them forward to hearing from you, sir. >> leon cotler from north york shire. we are facing the campaign, not the issue. equal marriage is very topical minis. i wonder why. this is because during those of organization of bringing to the forefront. so i ask you then, do we follow the crowd? re: innovative for duplicate this? we are ukyp and we are unique and that is why you should vote for some canals. [applause] >> who have what god wanting to speak

we also have snow falling all across new england right now. heaviest in upstate new york. we still have the win themy mix back through the hartford area. we also stloe to keep an eye out for these storms where we do have a severe thunderstorm watch posted and eventually will see severe thunderstorm warnings get issued i'd say all across louisiana. all of those flashes of light, that's the cloud to ground lightning we're seeing. very strong storms back through louisiana and northeastern texas, as well. you go further north. we have winter weather warnings and advisories and watches basically from texas all the way up into northern new england and slowly going to see this thing start to spread eastward. however, for the gulf coast area, especially right along the coast where we are going to see the biggest threat for tornadoes. even the shading of yellow here from eastern texas all the way into western south carolina, we have the potential of very strong storms with wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and also the chance of seeing a lot of cloud to ground lightning, as well.

until we get to six point five percent unemployment mark carney who's coming into here at the bank of england he says that he's going to start targeting nominal g.d.p. right better known as an artist with the charts but yes of course the problem with the global system is that they have the wrong model it's not that the banks stole billions it's not that they monitored billions and committed massive fraud no doubt the model was wrong we were targeting the wrong thing so we're going to change the model and we're going to double down on fraud double down yeah i like that and now money week says that central banking might just work if it was genuinely independent if you had central bankers who were willing to do the whole counter cyclical thing we might have a more stable economy in other words the central banks were willing to raise interest rates to temper boo's rather than just slash them to it levy boss then they might do some good river their propaganda is that they can't predict they can't see they can't see bubbles they can only wipe them up but they say that they're finding deflation so t

as for the snow, it's winding up across new england. i'll forecast abotalk about tha west virginia and whether it will affect us and how things look heading into the new year and all the new year's eve celebrations. my full forecast is a few minutes away, jim. >> thanks, kim. >>> work continues behind closed doors tonight to get a last-minute deal that steers us away from the fiscal cliff. sources tell nbc news party leaders in the senate are drafting a small stop-gap plan. the question is whether minority leader mitch mcconnell and majority leader harry reid can draft a bill that will pass the house. any bill that does come up for a vote tomorrow or monday will likely not address massive spending cuts but lawmakers are trying to avoid tax increases for most americans. nbc's david gregory talked to president obama about negotiations today in an interview that airs on "meet the press" tomorrow. the president continues to be optimistic but he, i think, in part is doing the interview on "meet the press" because he wants to keep the pressur

for the world the only thing england's done for the world is bring mad cow disease and then he said chirac said you could never trust a country that has such awful cuisine now come on kevin is english food really that bad. yorkshire roast beef you can't moan about that fish and chips what's wrong with what's wrong with that you know you know i like to see really that the new testament on my christmas pudding phenomenon how do you do stuff yourself as a christmas dinner and then you stuff yourselves some more you leave a bit of a tomato. at its worst you leave a little coin in it that's great you mustn't small of the coin but with all the brandy and all the brandy you poor going christmas put well you know how that goes but look at these people some people in thailand cook with peru so if you think english food is really that bad then i beg to differ i'm moving on guys two thousand and twelve hot mike moment here we know jesse jackson jesse jackson is a reference he's a man of the cloth he's supposed to be friends with barack obama but when he was doing an interview program a new sho

george osborne that you know she saw the gold at the bank of england the other day she adds regrettably not all the bars are ours. and more and replies well you know we still have some that is the key question to whom does this gold belong how many competing claims are there to this gold we know the bank of england has been in the gold leasing business we know the bank for certain of national settlements is in the gold sales swaps leasing business you talk about conspiracies lauren when the when the board of the bank for international settlements which represents all the western central banks holds its monthly meeting they don't call you and say we're having a meeting would you like to attend when the g ten gold and foreign exchange committee meets committee of representatives of the treasuries of all the major western countries when they meet they don't post a notice they don't say would you like to attend conspiracies by definition these are secret meetings of of government people in a national government people where they they take action bearing on the gold market the world economy

i think we're looking for somebody from the east of england. who have a definite east the east of england? yes, thank you. [inaudible] [laughter] >> kate reynolds from suspect. experience is essential, but they no longer afford experience. it's an opportunity that young people cannot afford to miss out on. i hope my constituents spend work experience. some have life-changing experiences that make them rethink which he says. where can a marketer hospital is always listens to what it is preferable to ask summary of miniature sin. it gives you the opportunity to experience work environments. long hours and everything else working life entails. wherever you go, there's always listens. it may not be where you want, but i'm sure there's going to be a lesson learned. every adolescent is the opportunity to prepare for work so they can start careers at an equal stance. [applause] >> i'm looking for a young man from one else. again, there's a case of mistaken identity. the one nearest to me. >> young people in my constituency said evenness goes as good w

new england. they host the 49ers on sunday night. and nbc announced to day they have the option to pick up big games down the stretch. sunday again, new england 49ers. that's set a week from sunday. it's going to be in seattle on sunday night football. so back-to-back weeks. the 49ers playing the premier game in the league. last year is the super bowl champ. this year, suspended and ultimately will be released by the 49ers. brandon jacobs has been suspended three games. the rest of the season. for a little social media talk. i'm on this team rotting away. this is by far the worst year i've ever had. now one of his followers said you hate playing for the 49ers. jacob responds yes i do. for good reason. he's making 1.6 million a year. so one more time. he has a super bowl ring with the giants. they said we can do fine without you. harbaugh gave him a shot and it just has not worked out. so he'll be short some $300,000. suspended the final three games of the season. undoubtedly his career is through but harbaugh is not talking. >> i rea

this could be a heavy snowstorm for parts of new england. we are not seeing the worst of this storm. if we get snow, it will not be a major event. the clouds will build in. maybe we see some snow showers after midnight. it could possibly change to a mix into the afternoon. kind of like what we saw the day after christmas. this time the snow line will be further south. we could see 1-3 inches across the metro area and maybe some ice down to the south. that snow will be starting off on saturday and then some rain into the afternoon. a chance for an icy mix on new year's day but do not cancel your plans just yet. >> we are getting closer to a new year. in thee waning popularity as more people move on to smartphones and tablets. consumers are opting for the mobility of tablets and smartphones. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. are tablets and smartphones about to make pc's go the way of the 8-track and the walkman? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.co

pennsylvania to new england could get up to a foot and a half of snow. jeff berardelli has the details. >>> our big east coast storm will continue throughout the day today but gradually winding down as we go into the afternoon and evening. things have been improving from south to north throughout the day, but the coastal areas are still receiving very heavy rain but the emphasis for snow will be further inland especially upstate new york and northern interior new england and eventually maine is going to be getting in on the act as well. that's where the winter storm warnings are in effect. and a notice they are not in effect along the i-95 corridor. again, that's where we're expecting it to mostly be in the form of rain like it has been throughout most of the day. additional snow as we go through the next 24 hours. you could see 12 inches or more where some of those areas are in purple, but, again, along the coast, we're talking 1 inch or less and this time around, again, it looks like it's mainly going to be just rain. i'm david bernard for cbs news, mi

rain, some of it freezing will cross from pennsylvania into southern new england. scattered light showers from coastal carolinas and into florida. >>> kate middleton the wife of prince william is resting at the couple's london home. the duchess of cambridge is recovering from an illness related to her pregnancy with her first child. we have a report now from london. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge smiled as she made her first public appearance since the royal family announced she's pregnant. she and her husband prince william left the london hospital where kate spent three nights for severe morning sickness. the duchess was still feeling symptoms, she didn't show it. she told the press she was doing much better. she was bundled up to guard against the cold and to protect the royal bundle of joy. >> great end to a great year. everybody is excited. >> reporter: kate will take it easy at the couple's london home. the duchess has cancelled all of her public events for the weekend.

slippery in northern new england. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in denver, minneapolis, chicago, kansas city, memphis, houston and new orleans. >>> republicans are offering something of a backup plan in case no deal to avert the fiscal cliff can be reached by the end of the year. house speaker john boehner's so-called plan "b" would extend bush-era tax cuts for everyone making under $1 million a year. democrats have already rejected that, though, even as president obama is decreasing his demands for new tax revenue. >>> a northern california college campus has reopened after a security threat. san jose city college was on lockdown, as police conducted room-to-room searches after a report of a gunman on campus. but after an hour's-long search, nothing was found and the all-clear was sounded. >>> and more than a dozen fraternity members surrendered to police to face hazing charges, following the drinking-related death of a

northern new england very cold. boston is at 22. maine in the single digits with negative numbers in the northern plains. so it's going to be very cold out there today. minneapolis, fargo, duluth and eventually that cold air will head towards chicago late tonight to tomorrow. one spot in this country that i wouldn't want to stand outside in the cold and wait for a ball to drop is 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. >> stay warm out there. thanks. top new year's resolutions made and kept by the most successful people. huge entertainment news to tell you about. kanye west, kim kardashian expecting a baby. who broke the news, how far along is she. plus it is lights out for thomas edison's 75 watt light bulb. good luck trying to find one in 2013. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? camp

forecast to blow through much of the midwest and a winter storm watch has been issued for parts of new england. at least three deaths are being blamed on yesterday's storms. a series of twisters from the deep south blew off roofs and knocked down power lines. icy roads caused a 21-vehicle pile-up in oklahoma, and more than 500 flights were canceled nationwide. edward lawrence is in washington. edward, good morning. >> reporter: these were vicious, fast-moving storms that ripped across the south. in addition to the deaths, the work crews in the south are working to restore the power in at least five states because of the tornadoes and the blizzard conditions in the midwest. >> reporter: a christmas day tornado tore three mobile, alabama. >> there it is. >> joe michael love pulled out his cell phone to record the twister while miles away it destroyed a church and homes and his son's high school. >> the van is almost destroyed. the fieldhouse is gone. just all the portable buildings for classrooms are gone. >> reporter: here in houston, texas, the tornado destroyed some buildings and tore down po

light snow makes nor a slippery commute in northern new england. wet highways from d.c. up to the big apple. >>> if you're playing, airport delays are possible in salt lake city, philadelphia, new york city, boston, minneapolis and los angeles. full board there. >> absolutely. >>> recapping our top story, now. of course, the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. three more funerals are expected today, as well as the wake for teacher vicki soto. middle and high school students go back to class today. but students from sandy hook elementary are waiting for their new school to be made ready. >> as for the shooter, a computer taken from adam lanza's home was badly damaged, perhaps by a hammer. but investigators hope to recover information on that hard drive. >> suggesting it really was premeditated if he took the time to do that. >>> also, some healing spirits on four legs have arrived to comfort people in the town of newtown. therapy dog, some that traveled from the midwest, are providing the support a canine only can. >> the handlers said just petting the dogs can help people f

ought to be in order to deal with the crisis of the fisheries, not of one state but of the entire new england region and of other regions in the country, pacific also and other parts of the country that have been hit. the fact is that in massachusetts, we have 77,000 jobs, several billion dollars, several billion dollar industry as part of our culture, part of

this one goes all new england. 42-14. brady and the patriots now just one game back of the texans for top soap and home field advantage in the playoffs. >> more news from the nfl. redskins fans, we're holding our breath. rg3 helped off the field on sunday. yesterday coach mike shanahan struck a hopeful tone when discussing the quarterback. >> he has a mild strain of the acl, grade i. he's had some mild swelling. he had his right knee repaired, acl in 2009. that looks great. no problem there. we'll evaluate it day by day and see how he is on wednesday. i was talking to him today. he feels pretty good. >> griffin has not been ruled on on sunday's game against brown but if he can't go, they'll go back to kirk cousins from michigan state who will be making his possible first start. >>> now to cincinnati, fans come for the football and stay for the wildlife encounter. this brave samaritan actually scooped up the raccoon who was loose in the stands. he calmly walked him out of the section and out of harm's way. the man had to u

words also midfield that make all sorts of things in the mound coach pep guardiola the next come to england the part you want your old one fourteen titles in just four years at barcelona before leaving them you have to take a sabbatical last summer. is football and if you want me to choose one of them or leave them it would be his first choice because for a big adventure a big. problem itself to be able view is comparable to doing what is going on by saddam or. whether this time of football is completely different. and david back in has revealed the daily lesson he gives to his four kids on how to fulfil your ambitions in life after the former manchester united and rail madrid start signed off six seasons in america with that second straight m.l.s. cup final victory. you know being successful doesn't come easy you have to work more children every single day that if you want to be successful it's hard graft it doesn't come easy. and staying with football with russia is set to host the world cup in twenty eighteen the pressure is on the home nations who produce a side that could win it academ

let's learn more about what is coming. >> watching the storm moving east of new england. see it almost in the swirl in the cloud cover. there located in the large circulation coming around the storm. still strong windy conditions through the northeast and heavy snows flying across northern new england on into northern maine. the storm did leave behind a swath of snow west of new york city and into southern new england. a 4-8-inch swath of snow and up towards northern and central new england those areas picking up 10-15-inches of snow. not great news for travelers but better news for the ski resorts which had a devastating winter last year. >> harris: we still have another hall day to get through. where is the next storm and what should we expect, nick? >> tracking it now. already producing light snow across parts of minnesota in towards wisconsin but energy is diving across the southern states. as we look at the futurecast computer model you will watch the energy come out of this storm and produce potentially thunderstorms in the mississippi valley region. look what bloss

revive growth in the world's third biggest economy right i mean look if you look at what the bank of england recently said that by cutting rates they benefited homeowners and mortgage owners by seventy billion pounds at the same time they took from pensioners and savers one hundred forty billion pounds so it's not like they are you know people say oh the pentagon money out of thin air they're printing them money in it it's not coming from anywhere that's also false because actually what they're doing is they're transferring money from savers and from the pension industry and from the insurance industry which is now screaming bloody hell because these low interest rates are making it impossible for the insurance industry to operate as an ongoing business here the japanese voter has voted for what they call an aggressive policy not only militaristically against china but they say they want more aggressive currency war and yet if you look at the last twenty years they friends violet. really aggressive in the currency war i look at iceland iceland has collapsed their economy collapsed their bank

only do you kill the savers but you destroy the insurance industry you give an example this bank of england just put out a study they're saying that in the u.k. people are saving seventy billion interest on their mortgages due to lower interest rates however they're losing a hundred forty billion pounds on lost income on their pensions and retirement accounts so for every time they lower those interest rates you lose double the money and they call that moving toward building a better economy it's absolutely insane but then again without the insanity you have nothing left and then finally future generations have to deal with the financial carnage during the off hours on sunday the national association of insurance commissioners approved the new rules that would allow life insurance companies to lower their reserves for future claims so because of zero percent interest rates max they're saying that they're not making any returns so they have to increase premiums but in america you know a lot of people just don't have any money for the premiums they're already paying so now they need to go spe

>>> in england hundreds gathered at the winter solstice celebrations. it's the shortest day of the year. the crowds also marked the end of the long count cycle of the mayan calendar which some predicted would bring armageddon. >>> while the world for now appears to have dodged the mayan doomsday bullet, there are plenty of people taking no chances. some flocked to a special place in nurky said to be immune from armageddon. holly williams takes us there. >> reporter: nestled among lush green hills, sirin riince with t cobblestone lanes, as attractive as it is. people believe the virgin mary descended from heaven and they also believe it's the birth place of the greek goddess artemis. it's that positive energy that's now led to even more attention because some believe it will help the village stave off the apocalypse. >> but if argue getten is really upon us and everyone in sirince survives, nobody here is taking it too seriously, including this hotel owner. >> on the 21st of december, all our guests here stay for free. in addition it's my birthday, the 2

do you kill the same years but you destroy the insurance industry you give an example this bank of england just put out a study they're saying that in the u.k. people are saving seventy billion interest on their mortgages due to lower interest rates however they're losing a hundred forty billion pounds on lost income on their pensions and retirement accounts so for every time they lower those interest rates you lose double the money and they call that moving towards building a better economy it's absolutely insane but then again without the insanity you have nothing left and then finally future generations have to deal with the financial carnage during the off hours on sunday the national association of insurance commissioners approved a new rules that would allow life insurance companies to lower their reserves for future claims so because of zero percent interest rates max they're saying that they're not making any returns so they have to increase premiums but in america you know a lot of people just don't have any money for the premiums they're already paying so now they need to go spec

some of that warm air moving up to new england. for this time of year to be at 50 or near 50 in boston and albany to start your morning is almost unheard of. that's how warm all the surgery of air. it's 54 in pittsburgh. you can leave the gloves and the hat at home. it could get into the 60s as far north as new york city today. you have a shot at 70 degrees today in washington, d.c. new england, with the clouds, you'll keep it a little bit cooler. temperatures will be in the low 50s. and across the middle of the country, i mean, we have a chance today, chicago, the warmest temperature you've ever been in december is 71 degrees. if we get the front a little slower and we get the clouds coming in a little later, you have a shot of getting near 70 degrees today, one of your warmest december days ever recorded going back over 100 years. so it just shows you how ridiculously warm it is. there's a lot of fog. drive carefully, especially the great lakes and down along the southeast coast. >> i almost don't want you to talk about it out lo

revive growth in the world's third biggest economy right i mean look if you look at what the bank of england recently said that by cutting rates they benefited homeowners and mortgage owners by seventy billion pounds at the same time they took from pensioners and savers one hundred forty billion pounds so it's not like they are you know people say oh the pentagon money out of thin air they're printing them money at it it's not coming from anywhere that's also false because actually what they're doing is they're transferring money from savers and from the pension industry and from the insurance industry which is now screaming bloody hell because these low interest rates are making it impossible for the insurance industry to operate as an ongoing business here the japanese voter has voted for what they call an aggressive. policy not only militaristically against china but they say they want more aggressive currency war and yet if you look at the last twenty years they've been violently aggressive in the currency war look at iceland iceland has collapsed their economy collapsed their banking sy

with truth and new yclept days new england style she watched her pennies to the extreme. she would read a boarding house and would dress in old clothes, she taught her son and daughter as much as she could about business. girls should know about business and finance at the very least to be a better wife but also to have a career even if they did not need one. she believed that women were the equal of any man. the next 25 years in 1893 there was a bust. after a long recession a great boom the 1907, of great bust. every time it happened it was caused by greed and ego and over lending and overspending. as warren buffett said recently, a climate of fear is the investor's best friend. hetty was brave, courageous brave, courageous, kept a cool head. she worked hard and did her homework and knew her company. whenever buddy jumped overboard she would climb in to grab the yours. when everybody would rush to roche you would get off the boat. she took courage but she would sell when everyone was buying. by the time she died 1916 she had mortgages on 28 churches in chicago and houses

part of living in new england. >> standard new england weather here, nothing to be too scared of. >> reporter: here's what you can be scared of, 34 tornadoes reported on christmas day. this is new video taken at a walgreens in mobile, alabama where one hit, inside you see the man run, the national weather service says the tornado was an ef-2 winds up to 135 miles an hour, six miles long ang 200 yards wide. >> -- and 200 yards wide. >>> flight delays are expected to get worse throughout the day. a check of our airports shows no delays at sfo, oakland or san jose, departures and arrivals on time that they can -- that can change at any moment check flight tracker on abc7news.com. >>> california highway patrol releasing new holiday enforcement figures, unfortunately, fatal collisions more than doubled in the bay area from a year ago 23 deadly crashes recorded in chp patrolled roads in 2011. 10 died. chp says fewer people were arrested for driving under the influence over this holiday weekend, 165 this year, compared to 188 a year ago. >> we have some great news during this holiday week s

it is new england. what are you going to do? >> that's the sound of powerful winds ripping through arlington county, virginia. it shattered a high-rise near our nation's capital. >>> could we see rain on new year's eve? leigh glaser is tracking a weather system on live doppler 7hd. >> and we are seeing mainly clear skies right now. a few clouds moving in tomorrow. we'll check out that forecast for our new year's eve night coming up. plus a look at other forecasts if you are traveling around the state. >> also, advice on how to adjust your financial plan in the event our nation goes over that fiscal cliff. 7 on your side's michael finney has some tips. >> and it is a wee bit early, but they are ringing in the new year in san francisco. a tradition that some say helps get a healthy >>> taxpayers are facing a lot of uncertainty as we head into the new year with the government on the edge of the fiscal cliff. and for many of us, the usual year-end financial strategies may not apply this year. 7 on your side's michael finney has some

today, she is recovering in england. number one, president barack obama. >> tonight you voted for action. not politics as usual. >> after a long, and we mean long and bitter campaign, president obama won re-election. in 2012, the president also won the supreme court stamp of approval for his health care reform program, and made history with this statement. >> i think same sex couples should be able to get married. ♪ >> as 2012 comes to a close, the president joined in grief with the community, shocked by senseless violence. >> these tragedies must end. and to end them we must change. >> brooke baldwin, cnn, atlanta. >>> well, to see the entire list or read more about the winners you chose, check out cnn.com. >>> it is a christmas ad first in britain. find out why so many people are making a big deal about this television commercial. we'll be right back. >>> i'm stacy harrison from hanover, maryland, serving with the task force med a in bagram, afghanistan. i would like to say merry christmas to my family, my husband co

a radio talk-show in australia prank call the hospital pretended to be the queen of england. the staff bought it. >> good morning. this is ... -- this is elizabeth speaking. >> good morning. i'm calling about kate. i want to see her tummy but is doing. -- tummy bug is doing. >> the hospital says the regret giving up a commission on kate's condition. >> i am pretty sure the queen would know the direct line to the room. >> and the nurse would know. >> bet she knows now. >> welcome back. >> thank you. great to be back. >> outside tonight a little bit of a chill in the air coming in. like it tim brant early date, isn't it? [laughter] temperatures outside right now falling already. back into the 40's. 42. the average high tomorrow is it the. i also wanted to show you how that weather front came through. a great time lapse. this is from the frederick douglass elementary school. look at those clouds. this is how it looked from way out in space. here we are dealt washington. still some left over clouds. 32 degrees right now. heading out to school to work tomorrow morning, it is a bun

today new england is expected to get slammed by that storm. at least seven traffic-related deaths in four states are blamed on this crazy severe weather. as the storm barrelled through the plains and the great lakes, more than a foot of wet, heavy snow fell in parts of iowa and wisconsin. there were hundreds of flights canceled right at the height of the holiday travel, as you very well know. check this out. power lines sparking. look at that. and snapping. >> holy -- wow. >> and the storm's worst, 400,000 power customers in the region had no electricity. that number was down to 133,000 by yesterday afternoon. rob marciano, you are busy tracking it all at the cnn weather center in atlanta. what can we expect today? >> this storm moving east. it's going to impact even more people. millions across the east coast in the form of wind and rain, which will slow down travel, also knock out more power. the snow continues to come down in many spots. the video just doesn't get old here. we're talking about blizzard conditions that impacted places yester