he was never very certain about marriage, but he has been particularly faithful to minnie. >> minnie! >> reporter: today's children have other choices. but for many of us growing up, these were among the first sounds of the alphabet. ♪ m-i-c-k-ey >> reporter: for children who grow up on cartoons there is an insidious dimension to many of them. violence. >> and because it was in the guise of humor, many people ignored or think that it has no effect. but if you look at the research it clearly does and children copy that aggression. >> reporter: as he's grown older and america's social mores have become somewhat more sophisticated, mickey mouse has tended to slow down a bit. he's only made one movie in the last 20 years. these days he tends to stay fairly close to home. though he's always got a moment for yet another generation of wide-eyed children. for the children who are now parents, he's a dewy-eyed reminder that life was somehow simpler then. >> oh, yeah. america has changed. why, there aren't any more street cars. and a pack of gum costs more. but one thing hasn't changed, and t

. >> it looks like a minnie hurricane hit -- a mini hurricane hit. >> reporter: that's how residents are describing the early morning storm that even blew out windows at this mail processing center in northeast center. were you all scared? >> i was. i jumped up. >> reporter: at 9:00, this intersection was complete chaos. it is shut down, street lights are dark and police are directing traffic. meanwhile, if you walk down tenth street, you can see that huge sheets of roofing lined the sidewalks while farther down all of these residents are not allowed to leave their homes because of all of the downed wires, which are still live. >> stay in the house! please do not come out! i don't know if the wires are still hot! >> reporter: that was a d.c. police officer asking lennox to get back inside his home. moments earlier, he wandered outside to check on his cars. all three were badly damaged in the storm. >> i don't know what to do. i don't know if the insurance company covers this. i'm not quite shower. >> reporter: in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> meanwhile, dozens of homes in

and mickey and minnie, what's the wave? more energetic. we're in front of the brand-new, the crown jewel of disney stores behind us. look at this thing. the six-story-high screen is l.e.d. times square is a magical place. add the highest-def screen right there. and it will open at 1:00. we'll introduce you to the folks that have the key to open the door. we'll be able to show you more about it. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to talk about. we'll start with what happens in the northeast. do you feel cool? our princesses have their coats on. nemo's bundled up here. we're going to stay on the cool side. the warmer air in the middle of the country never gets to new england. that high blocks it. looking at the big board. the brand-new storm system works into the west. portland comes in about 45. and some will change to a good hit of s >>> temperatures are in the 40's. we are warming up nicely and we will be near 60 this afternoon. number wednesday at 5-13 miles per hour. it got pretty gusty yesterday but today not s

. >> happy birthday from minnie mouse... >> reporter: hallmark is known worldwide for greeting cards, wrapping paper, holiday ornaments, and in the u.s., a television network. but, less known is the family behind the kansas city-based firm. donald hall junior is the third generation to run hallmark. while touring the company museum he told me what's kept the iconic company around for so long. >> our creativity, our innovation, and constant change. >> reporter: it all started in 1910 with j.c. hall-- an ambitious nebraska teen who came to kansas city to sell postcards. when the postcard fad fizzled, j.c. turned to greeting cards and an empire was born. hall was a shrewd businessman who licensed works by walt disney and norman rockwell. he was also an innovator, who invented tiered card displays still used today. in the second half of the twentieth century j.c.'s son donald expanded hallmark, buying the crayola brand and branching into television. today hallmark is a $4 billion privately held company with more than 13,000 employees. don junior and his brother david are carrying it into

and mickey and minnie, what's the wave? more energetic. by the way, we are, as juju mentioned, in front of the brand-new, the crown jewel, of disney stores behind us. look at this thing. the six-story-high screen is l.e.d. but it's also, we gotta say -- times square is a magical place. add the highest-def screen right there. it's right there as the disney store. it opens later today. and it will open at 1:00. we'll introduce you to the folks that have the key to open the door. we'll be able to show you more about it. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to talk about. we'll start with what happens in the northeast. do you feel cool? our princesses have their coats on. and even nemo's all bundled up here. we're going to stay on the cool side. the warmer air in the middle of the country never gets to new england. that high blocks it. looking at the big board. the brand-new storm system works into the northwest. portland comes in about 45. and some of this will change into a good hilt of snow, and a good hit of mountain

and mickey and minnie, what's the wave? more energetic. we're in front of the brand-new, the crown jewel of disney stores behind us. look at this thing. the six-story-high screen is l.e.d. times square is a magical place. add the highest-def screen right there. and it will open at 1:00. we'll introduce you to the folks that have the key to open the door. we'll be able to show you more about it. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to talk about. we'll start with what happens in the northeast. do you feel cool? our princesses have their coats on. nemo's bundled up here. we're going to stay on the cool side. the warmer air in the middle of the country never gets to new england. that high blocks it. looking at the big board. the brand-new storm system works into the west. portland comes in about 45. and some will change to a good hit of snow and a good hit of mountain snow as it's a pretty special day when you get mickey, minnie, lightning and every princess for a store opening. >> a very tough booking you had there.e o

he was never very certain about marriage, but he has been particularly faithful to minnie. >> minnie! >> reporter: today's children have other choices. but for many of us growing up, these were among the first sounds of the alphabet. ♪ m-i-c-k-e-y m-o-u-s-e >> reporter: for children who grow up on cartoons there is an insidious dimension to many of thth. violence. >> and because it was cast in the guise of humor, many people ignore it or think that it has no effect. but if you look at the research it clearly does and children copy that aggression. >> reporter: as he's grown older mickey mouse has slowed down a little bit. he's only made one movie in the last 20 years. these days he tends to stay fairly close to home. though he's always got a moment for yet another generation of wide-eyed children. for the children who are now parents, he's a dewy-eyed reminder that life was somehow simpler then. >> oh, yeah. america has changed. why, there aren't any more street cars. and a pack of gum costs more. but one thing hasn't changed, and that's folks love to laugh and smile. and that's wha

you know them, the parade's grand marshalls, mickey and minnie mouse. thousands of people, young and old, packed the parade route from oak street to wacker drive. bands, floats and balloons and more than one million lights. the festival wrapped up with the fire works display on the chicago river. it was a great tradition. >> that's a beautiful eventent. >>> preevent in chicago's south side englewood neighborhood. community thanksgiving featuring meals and winter coat give aways. the kind of event that goes with the season as the temperatures go colder, hearts are growing warmer, promoting the community spirit in englewood, diva's unlimited. they invited or wgn cameras to record all of the festivities. >> illinois northwestern turns back the clock in more ways than one. >> it has the look and feel of old time football at wrigley field as the illini run their way to a very important victory. >> and mt. carmel looks to punch ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ look, they fit! oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? how'd you do it? eating right...whole grain. [ femal

. >>> police in prince william county say they have solved the case of the minnie mouse mugger. officials arrested three teens who they say attacked two women wood bridge. one of the suspect was wearing a mask depicting the popular disney character. authorities stay group assaulted one woman and took her bag and phone and then tried to mug another woman who escaped to her car. the tw17-year-olds and a 16-year-old are charged with robbery and assault by a mob. >>> the pentagon now says it is satisfied that the video off the coast of california was not caused by a missile but likely caused by an aircraft. official say it could be a missile but no one knows for sure. megan mcgrath has the latest. >> reporter: what on earth was that? that's what a lot of people are asking after a vapor trail was caught on tape off the coast of california. many are wondering whether it was some kind of a missile launch. it was quite a sight. a strange vapor trail seemingly rising from thocean up into the air off the california coast. the question is, what was it? caught on video, the unusual contrail

he was never very certain about marriage, but he has been particularly faithful to minnie. >> minnie! >> reporter: today's children have other choices. but for many of us growing up, these were among the first sounds of the alphabet. ♪ m-i-c-k-e-y m-o-u-s-e >> reporter: for children who grow up on cartoons there is an insidious dimension to many of them. violence. >> and because it was cast in the guise of humor, many people ignore it or think that it has no effect. but if you look at the research it clearly does and children copy that aggression. >> reporter: as he's grown older mickey mouse has slowed down a little bit. he's only made one movie in the last 20 years. these days he tends to stay fairly close to home. though he's always got a moment for yet another generation of wide-eyed children. for the children who are now parents, he's a dewy-eyed reminder that life was somehow simpler then. >> oh, yeah. america has changed. why, there aren't any more streetcars. and a pack of gum costs more. but one thing hasn't changed, and that's folks love to laugh and smile. and that's what

the grand marshal, mickey mouse, who was also joined by minnie, as you saw there, they need no introduction. more than 1 million lights decorate michigan avenue during the festival. jacqui jeras, you ever been to that? >> i haven't. i've been to chicago, but i haven't been to that festival. how beautiful is that? >> that looks like a lot of fun. >> i love a lit up parade. don't you? >> a little cup of hot cocoa and all that. maybe that popcorn if garrett's there on michigan avenue. >> stop it! it's almost dinnertime. i need that snack. hey, you know, chicago, speaking of which, today, it's not a terrible day. it's like 38 drivewegrees right. it's cloudy. cloudy, cloudy, and a low overcast. we'll start out there in chicago and let you know that they have a ground stop in effect right now. that means planes aren't taking off to get into chicago because we've had a lot of problems with those low ceilings. at least they're not dealing with this, right? look at all this snow. this is from our affiliate komo, in seattle. >> sure is pretty, though. >> this is snoqualmie pass, where they've had sev

minny van. did i say that on tv. >> that's okay. you're a cool guy. >> check's in the mail. >>> in the eastern sea port, nothing going on. out to the west, it is roaring. we are talking a couple winter storms coming through. the result could be heavy snowfall for parts of california into the cascades and rockies. the wasatch rain could be piling up. no major delays out there. on the roadways, we are going to have issues on parts of i-80 due to the heavy snowfall. in terms of the amount of snow is where it gets interesting. we could see several feet of snow piling up. same story in ski country. colorado ski country, it could get heavy. for the poor people that have to drive-through the heavy snowfall, especially in the minivans, it's rough going. chicago, 46 degrees at wrigley field for the big game. it's northwestern. we are going to have the forecast coming up for you later on this morning. high pressure is going to be around for quite a bit. 62 in los angeles. the golden state of california, cloudy and rainy. again, in the high el

thanks so much, minnie for playing big. she disappeared in aruba five years ago but natalee holloway's family is still searching for closure. dutch authorities are reviewing dental records of the missing teen and comparing them to a jaw bone that was just found by a tourist on a beach in aruba. could this finally be the key piece of evidence to solve the mystery of what happened to their daughter? >> joining us now from los angeles is forensic pathologist dr. michael baden. good morning to you. >> good morning, how are you? >> i'm doing just fine. so when will we know if this jaw bone is actually natalee holloway? >> well, i'm sure they know already if it's her or not because the dental x-rays, the x-rays our dentist takes, are like fingerprints of us. they compared her x-rays with the bone that was found and this low tech will have already told him whether it's her or somebody else. the d.n.a. will confirm it or confirm the d.n.a. of another person who also has to be -- >> obviously, a jaw bone whether it's natalee will fo