a recent report showed this a high number of asian pacific islanders in san francisco are struggling to make ends meet and the survey that contradicts this so-called model minority stereotype. abc 7 news reporter vic lee was in chinatown with the story. >> 80-year-old lourdes and her husband lorenzo survive on social security. they live in an affordable housing unit in the tenderloin where their disabled son edward and another son who has two kids, making ends meet for this extended family in an expensive city is a tough chore. >> we just spend our money just enough for food, not too much. >> all those findings told us very different story than what people think apis have no need, have high education, have high income. >> reporter: the findings show that asian pacific islanders are the largest minority group affected by poverty, just more than one-third of the 110,000 san franciscans living below that poverty line. what's more revealing is that the number of impoverished apis grew more rapidly than any other racial group, 44% in four years. but what the survey shows is that a third o

pacific islanders, they don't have insurance. so when they're sick, they go to a hospital. >> most say getting covered was simple. >> very happy. we can go see doctor any time now. >> and they left with a smile. >> an expression that needs no translation no matter what language you speak. >> reporting in richmond, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the enrollment period runs through february 15th. if you're reevesly enrolled, the deadline to renew or change your current plan is december is 15th. >>> we're less than two weeks away from black friday. some shoppers are already lang up. one woman is petitioning the madness in honor of her mom. the message she's sending to one retailer. first, a pair of shoes or a nice sweater could be just the thing for a person in need. the driving force behind this huge event might surprise you. >> and in weather, high clouds already moving into the bay area. coming up, i will let you know if you have to worry about any raindrops and if they go up in the 5-day forecast. female narrator: it's posturepedic ver

. >> cooper: these heavenly looking south pacific islands were once known as a "forgotten corner of hell." that's because more than 200 american fighter planes were lost here during world war ii. but it's forgotten no more as technology helps discover the wrecked aircraft and respectfully recover the remains of american airmen, both on land and under water. >> at the end of the game, it's not about finding wreck sites. it's about finding the m.i.a.s who... who are no longer m.i.a. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bob simon. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm bill whitaker. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories tonight on "60 minutes." daughter: do you and mom still have money with that broker? dad: yeah, 20 something years now. thinking about what you want to do with your money? daughter: looking at options. what do you guys pay in fees? dad: i don't know exactly. daughter: if you're not happy do they have to pay you back? dad: it doesn't really work that way. daughter: you sure? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charle

as we've been reporting, a typhoon is affecti ining island in the pacific south of tokyo. mai shoji is joining us with the weather. >> no matter the intensity, it's packing gusts of 96 kilometers per hour. it's now located west and will be passing over the islands today. burr the afternoon hours it's likely to become a strong -- severe i should say, severe tropical storm status and then become a low-pressure system by this evening. the gusts will be 126-mile-per-hour. and also the waves are still going to be very high. nine meters in the center of the system. and on the way out towards the izu islands, 4 to 5 meters. the pacific side will see three to four meters high waves. these areas you don't want to venture in water. it's also pushing with stationary boundaries. so we're likely to see the wet weather. and tomorrow a low pressure system will be bringing wet weather. it will be an off and off wet event across japan. torrents of rainfall already starting this year. the level of rainfall has exceeded the yearly average in and around myanmar. and on top of the rainfall tha

the pacific island of samoa is preparing for the worst. this report from the capital. >> reporter: two years ago a cyclone brought trees smashing down on some of lester dean's beehives. rain pummelled others, so many bees that survived were starved of pollen. that caused problems, vegetables were not pollinated for the next year, reducing the harvest. >> the vegetable and fruit farmers had to cash, nothing. natural disasters can have unexpected consequences so anticipating them makes sense. dean is keeping the hives away from trees and it should protect them from rain. >> 33 people were killed, survivors were moving to a new settlement. trees are planted along shore lines, protecting from ocean surges. crops have been put under plastic, trees planned to act as a barrier against flash floods. a scale model of the landscape has been built explaining what has been done and why. >> it can be scaled up. climate change needs to be addressed. it is happening, it is unavoidable. and the project is a good example. >> the gradual effect of global wa

the pacific island samoa is proceduring for the worst. >> two years ago cyclones brought trees crashing down on lester dean's bee heaves, so many plants were destroyed the bees starved due to loss of poll edge. vegetables were not pollinated for the next season. >> everyone lost out. vegetable farmers and fruit farmers had no cash. nothing. >> reporter: natural disaster can have unexpected consequences. anticipating them made sense. the new hives were kept away from trees. elsewhere in samoa, after a tsunami killed people. survivors moved to a new settlement. trees are planted along shore lines. crops under plastic. forests are replanted and they can act as a barrier as communities need to be involved in that. a scale model of the landscape is built to explain what is done and why. >> the individual - it needs to be addressed, it's happening, unavoidable and the project is a good example how to address it. >> the gradual effects of global warming mean habits need to change. in samoa they are experimenting as to which drops do best. then there are the big projects. physical barriers are

islander students. and the categorical funds under local control funding formula that are to make sure that there are the resources for those students to succeed. we in no way waiver, uesf, the people in the classroom, the paraprofessionals and the teachers, the people who work day in and day out with our students who are struggling so hard to succeed despite enormous aub sta kels, are we after a penny of that money. i'm glad the specter was raised because we are not going after that money. we have been clear about that in negotiations. however, and supervisor campos brought up the false dichotomy of what goes to the teachers and what goes to the students. but we are indivisible. our working conditions are our students' learning conditions. 50 percent, as was mentioned, of new teachers leave san francisco within the first 5 years. that's basically because there's not enough compensation and benefits to keep people here, there certainly is a lack of housing, but also there isn't enough support for educat

this event catered to asian and pacific island cultures providing help in 17 different languages with english and spanish. >> he's never been to the doctor for taken medication. >> i have not had health insurance for five years. >> i like it so far, nothing happened. we're both healthy. >> help is increasing, 12,000 certified agents this year. >> i don't want our community people to be left out. that's why i decided to sign up. >> different back grounds bring challenges. some helping people understand what health care is. >> korea has universal health care. islanders don't have insurance. >> sorting through paperwork getting covered was simple. >> very happy. we can go see the doctor anytime. >> they left with a smile. >> an expression that needs no translation. >> the enrollment period runs through february 15s. if you are previously enrolled your deadline is december 15th. >>> family and friends of a student found dead was remembered at the unitarian church. his body was found following a party. he was not a member of the fraternity. he went to uc davis. the cause of death has not b

researchers now believe that a metal sheet found on a remote pacific island in the 1990s did in fact come from her plane after they matched to it a similar model. so that got us to thinking here at the five, what mystery would we like to see solved. i want to know the real reason why the dinosaurs went extingts. garry larsen, your people won't let us show that. and i understand why. >> they wanted us to have affordable fuel. >> so that was mine. and the next person that gets o to. >> nickel back, i have a few, i have a couple of -- why do i feel weird when i put my finger my belly button. that is strange. where does with held flatulence go, that's bizarre, the consciousness is a mystery to me. is this purely biochemical, am i truly a self or is this a collection of reactions that they're having all the time. what happened before the big bang, how much of my body and mind could survive if i kept removing things? like how much could i live off of? could i have a grain and a heart on a pillow. how long could that last? could i live forever? but my serious one is the flight 370, because

islands. earlier this year, that's where they found the remnants of an avenger bomber where two airmen lost their lives, as well as the remains of an f-6s hellcat that went down 70 years ago. >>> preparing for the holidays, and we're not talking about your shopping list. how one community is equipping women to protect themselves during the busy shopping season. >>> and parents in delaware, this is your chance to weigh in on your child's education. we'll explain when we take you county by county, next. four wholesome grains. sugar. only six? six grams of sugar? that's really good. excellent, delicious... and yummy! honey bunches of oats. tasty! yummy! >>> at 5:55, it's time to check some of the stories happening in your neighborhood as we take you county by county. starting in berks county, where today another agency is expected to add to the reward money offered in an arson investigation in reading. back on october 18th, fire destroyed a portion of the reading outlet mall that was nearing a ma

islanders at 2 percent and 3 percent other. the staff of the occ speaks several languages. two of our investigators are by lingual, for the languages other than the ones that i mentioned we will obtain interpretation services. last year, we conducted 25 case intakes in spanish. and three in cantonese and two in madorine and one in russian and you can lesh more about the office of citizen complaints at our website, www.sfgov.org/occ. we received complaints in several ways, one of them is at our offices which are located on the 7th floor of 25 van ness avenue, on the corner of vanness and market. we receive wall-in complainants from the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., monday through friday and we also received the complaints by telephone, e-mail, mail, and on-line, and fax. we have an answering service for after hours complaints. and if a after hours complaint alleges serious very serious misconduct, our investigators will meet with the complainant after hours. and you can also file a complaint at your district police station

but the hawaii island all of them volcanos are in the middle of the pacific plate, why? >> the hawaiian islands are situated over what we think is a stationary hot spot in the mantle beneath us here in the middle of the pacific ocean. since the pacific plate is drifting very slowly to the northeast. each volcano in turn is rafted away from the hot spot so it loses its source of magma and the volcanos become extinct. >> reporter: hawaii is -- kauai is the oldest island. hawaii and ilugis the newest. >> reporter: volcano national park is one of the only spots in the world where you can safely watch a volcano. eruptions here are relatively gentle compared to those that explosive mount st. helens in washington and mount pealtubo in the philippines. the difference is the magma under ground. in hawaii it's fluids. along the ring of fire is magma is thick. >> the pressure building up and released very suddenly and there's an explosion. >> reporter: everything that is beautiful about hawaii comes from the eruptions. the mountain, the beaches, the waterfalls and the unique rich s

islands. earlier this year, they found the remnants of an avenger bomber, where two airmen lost their lives as well as an f-6f hellcat that went down 70 years ago. >>> erosion has uncovered a piece of history at the jersey shore. look at this along the delaware bay outside cape may. an unusual sight, train tracks running across sunset beach. those tracks stretch about 100 feet. they date back to the early 1900s and were once used by the old cape may sand plant. laura mcpherson of west cape may says her great-great uncle worked at that plant. >> it's just such a neat thing, to think that here i am, and 100 years ago, there he was. it's our history. it's our past. look at it, admire it, but walk away from it. >> local residents say it's a real thrill to see that piece of history, and it's drawing many others to the beach to see it for themselves. pretty cool. >>> well, there is a high price on a piece of information in this area. next, a reward that will soon be over $100,000 and what police wan

islander students. and the categorical funds under local control funding formula that are to make sure that there are the resources for those students to succeed. we in no way waiver, uesf, the people in the classroom, the paraprofessionals and the teachers, the people who work day in and day out with our students who are struggling so hard to succeed despite enormous aub sta kels, are we after a penny of that money. i'm glad the specter was raised because we are not going after that money. we have been

american and pacific islander bullying task force. make communities aware of more federal resources. hines ward is a spokesman for the program. he says he was bullied for the way he used to look. >> i have been called everything from bruce lee to jackie chan. i'm here today as a living proof that hard work does pay off. i'm the only korean american super bowl mvp, and i'm a proud commission member. >>> rock icon peter gabriel knows the problem of bullying all too well. he spoke to ali velshi. >> i was probably seven, eight, they took all my clothes off and mucked around and these are people that i thought were my friends. so it was shocking on a number of ways, you know. it was -- wasn't too bad at school, there was a school i went to later which was worse. but it was still a traumatic event for me. and when i try and sit with people who have been tortured or watched their loved ones blown up, i know i don't have anything in my experience really to compare to that. but i've got you know just a little hint of something when the world i

those are asians and pacific islanders. >> before you take it out, you have to check with the officers to make sure all the pieces in there. and after the job is done, when you turn it in, they have to check it again. let the officer check again. they don't have to worry about what's missing and what's not. >> this inmate, a native of cambodian, only services the others, like fellow cambodians. >> i give haircut by inmates assigned to another flock. he cut the other's hair. we are the minority of the prison. we're the smallest group in the prison. >> could a white barber cut your hair or a black barber cut your hair? >> no. i mean, if you're really cool with the person, yeah. but i prefer to be cut by my own people. to be safe is better, stick to our own. >> safe. and well groomed. >> how is he? >> he's good because he did that as his profession on the street. so, we got one real barber here in prison. into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes you've never seen -- "lockup raw." >>> inside every prison there's one question that both inmates and correctional officers must ask the

. >>> coast guard presence is being increased on islands of the pacific. they suspect the crews are illegally hunting for coral. jewelry made from the coral forces high prices in china. more than 200 vessels are suspected of poaching coral since september. as a typhoon approached this week, they moved outside japa s japan's tor tor yal waters. they listed a humanitarian emergency in place for the storm while the chinese was allow to remain in the territorial waters to avoid the typhoon, but the crews are being told to leave the area. japanese coral gatherers are complaining about the damage caused by suspected poachers. a representative of a fishery cooperative reported his finding to the metropolitian government. he has been gathering coral for decades. >> translator: poachers root out the coral. leave nothing behind in the traditional local beds. >> they said coral beds are being destroyed by crews gathering large trawl nets. he said no japanese used such nets for gathering coral. >>> a meeting of business leaders from japan and south korea has highlight

know, became one of following a convoy of trucks on he tiny pacific island of ushima, pyle and several men suddenly g in a jeep raked with machine gun fire. no one was hit. a roadside e into ditch for protection. after a few seconds, ernie poked smiled, and called out to one of the men, are you all right? in that brief moment, the japanese sniper shot ernie pyle through the head. thank you. >> just a quick note about what they're all said, previously unpublished. president bush sent us the letters. steven am broels sent us the and r from george mcgovern the ernie pyle letter was never published before either. from december 1998 to august served deputy assistant secretary of defense, now director of the nay si staff senior ranking woman in the u.s. military. he first and only woman to achieve the rank of vice admiral. er peshl decorations include the defense distinguished service medal, three legion of erit awards and three meritorious service medals. she'll be reading letters by who served this nation in wartime. great honor. tracy.miral patricia a. >> i'm happy to be here. every ivile

take, for instance, the stone money in the pacific island of yapp. that's right there. that is a lot of cash you're looking at. stone carvings, cash in that country for decades, the largest ones were the most valuable ones. you could not take those with you. and i've got to tell you something, take a look at the u.s. dollar. this is how much value it's lost since the creation of the federal reserve. honestly, it's virtually worthless. now, we are not far from the horror stories you hear about zimbabwe where people have to take just basic necessities. it brings us to our next real real deal. i know at some point in this country there's going to be an inflation crisis of historic proportions. so for me, it's all about making as much of this fiat cash as i can right now so i can live. but i understand that all the cash in my pocket could be viewed as toilet paper. susan, i know it sounds like a trick question, but people should start to ask themselves what is money and what's going to be of great value over the next, whatever, 10, 20 years? >> it's true. are you stuffing i

following a convoy of trucks on the tiny pacific island of ba sh ima, pyle and several other men were riding in a jeep suddenly raked with machine gunfire. no one was hit. they dove into a roadside ditch a few seconds ernie poked his head up, smiled and called out to one of the men, are you all right? and in that brief moment, a japanese sniper shot ernie pyle to the head. thank you. [applause] >> just a quick note about the letters that mr. donaldson read, like all the letters in the book, they are previously unpublished and president bush very kindly sent me his first letter where he kindly sent me the letter that he signed off on and the ernie pyle letter that's never been seen before, either. the next reader is one of our most distinguished members from the armed forces. from december 1998 to august 2001, she served as deputy secretary assistant to defense and the most senior ranking woman in the u.s. military. she is the first and only woman in american history to achieve the rank of vice admiral. her personal declarations include the navy distinguished service medal, three legio

islanders and a number of other groups. why couldn't dems replicate that this time around. >> i don't think they tried very hard. there was this tremendous field strategy came out of the obama campaign. i don't think that was there this time around. i think what she should've done for young voters in particular or different demographic groups is capitalized -- there are some popular things he did, particularly the pell grant, staying on your parents' health insurance until 26. they didn't do that. that was run by the dnc, but organizing for action was successful to get the minimum wage up in those three states. so i think it's an interesting split to keep an eye on in how their strategy may have differed from each other. >> what lesson do you think we've learned for 2016 in any of those areas? >> i don't know. gosh, i think when it comes to young voters, they like to be reminded of the positivity of change. things they've voted on. and really, a lot of these young folks have gotten really involved in campaigns and it goes b

they've been traveling around japanese islands in the pacific ocean. japanese officials say they spotted more than 200 boats on thursday near the ogasawara islands and izu islands. about the same number appeared again on monday. they're telling crews on the chinese vessels to leave the waters. a typhoon is expected to approach the area on thursday. residents of the islands are concerned the ships may enter ports to seek shelter. they're worried crew members may land on the islands. coast guard officials say they'll inspect any vessel approaching the islands and prevent the crews from getting off. >>> more than 40 countries are conducting a military exercise in the persian gulf. the participants are focusing on ways to deal with possible attacks by islamic state militants on offshore oil facilities. nhk's sho beppu has more. >> reporter: the exercise started last week and involves 44 nations. u.s. military officials say it's one of the biggest for a maritime drill. it's led by the u.s. navy's fifth fleet whose responsibility is covering the middle east.

islands. in australia, it means longer droughts, more wildfires. the incredible natural glory of the great barrier reef is threatened. worldwide, this past summer was the hottest on record. no nation is immune, and every nation has a responsibility to do its part. you will recall at the beginning i said the united states and australia have a lot in common. one thing in common we have is we produce a lot of carbon. part of it is this legacy of wide-open spaces and the frontier mentality and this incredible abundance of resources. historically, we have not been the most energy efficient of nations, which means we've got to step up. the united states, our carbon pollution is near its lowest levels in almost two decades, and i'm very proud of that. under my climate action plan, we intend to do more. in beijing, i announced our ambitious goal, reducing our net greenhouse emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025, which will double the pace at which we are reducing carbon pollution in the un

about 1.4 million undocumented immigrants from asha and the pacific islands. what if they're more prone to be republican in the first place. after all, bill clinton received less than 40% of the asian vote when he ran for president back in 1992. and a team of political scientists pointed out earlier this year that asian americans, as a group, tend to earn more money, excuse me, than other ethnic dwrgroups and be more business. asian americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the country and account for almost 4% of all votes. so, it's time to pay a little more attention to their ability to help swing an election. i'm joined by stanford's neal, part of the team to examine the asian american vote and joining me grace maine of new york. thank you for being here. congresswoman, i'll start with you. 2012, 73% of the asian vote goes for democrats. huge reason president obama is re-elected and we look up and it's dead even. 50/50 basically. what happened in the last two years? >> i'd like to counter that there have been other exit polls, for example, one that

asian pacific islanders and african-american students. and given that hbcus are proven, to keep the cost, according to the com edge board, for privates, $10,000 lower than historically white colleges for public's $2500 for their per semester for their colleges. might we not come together around the idea of supporting and investing a cost of doing business? a cost of educating the growing population needs higher ed bill. such that colleges and universities get a bonus. that's the question. >> all right. what sort of implications for higher eds. >> no, not implications. i have a specific, would you support a cost off education bonus to colleges and universities like hbcus and hsis, that are doing the best job of the growing population, a cost of doing business bonus. >> okay. i think that i probably would. i think that -- look, i think that we do need some clear acknowledgement of where colleges are doing an exceptional job of meeting need. i don't mean financial need. i mean the communities around them they are serving. i like your phrase,

they've been traveling around the japanese islands in the pacific ocean. officials say they spotted nearly 50 boats last thursday near the ogasawara islands. on monday the number jumped to more than 100. the officials also observed more than 100 ships around the izu islands on both days. the coast guard is telling crews on the chinese vessels to leave the waters. a typhoon is expected to approach the area on thursday. residents of the islands are concerned the ships may enter ports to seek shelter. they are worried crew members may land on the island. coast guard officials say they'll inspect any vessel that approaches and prevent the crew from getting off. >>> members of interpol are adopting a new tool to use against militants with islamic state. they have agreed to use their beta base on stolen passports to control the fighters' movements. members of the international police agency are meeting in monaco for the annual general assembly. they discussed ways to prevent people who join islamic state from carrying out attacks in their home countries. and the

in the pacific and, in some cases, going days without water. nothing like the hardships of ed by the generations americans who waded through the rice paddies in the mekong delta. like the 103 degree heat in falluja. nothing compared to what i and g men fought through 25 below zero mountains, pinned down by heavy enemy fire on frozen ground 60 years ago. the nothing compared to snow and cold that have hurt our forces 66 years ago. lines is y favorite from a book by john steinbeck. son re s the scratch to his adam -- silas describes her son adam, it says a soldier holy of all humans because he is the most tested. a soldier must coldly learn to put himself in a way of life without going mad. you can bring yourself to face not shadows, but real death, described in a bullet or by saber, then you need never be afraid again. you are the veterans of america, the most trusted among us and the most tested of all americans. collectively, you represent generations of soldiers, and ors, airmen, marines, coast guard men who served and sacrificed for all of u

this week we've come to the middle of the pacific ocean, the hawaiian islands to be exact. we have a lot of ground to cover, so let's get started. (upbeat music) on this episode join me on an incredible underwater adventure where we swim with eagle rays, and explore caves that reveal the secrets of ancient hawaii on awesome planet. (upbeat music) hawaiias have been using science to their advantage long before the days of modern technology, be it navigating with the stars, or building sustainable sources of food by understanding how nature works.

they say the vessels were dpatherred near the islands in the pacific and more than 30 were in japanese territorial waters. many were displaying chinese flags and some had gear used for collecting coral hanging off the side. people in china pay high prices for jewelry and ornaments made from red corral. they charge more than $20,000 per kilogram. a chinese fishing boat was stopped last year in okinawa. they arrested the same man again in october. they say on monday, half of the vessels off the island chain were sailing away from the area. authorities say they're closely monitoring their movements. >>> the leaders of japan and china have agreed to improve ties in the spirit of a strategic relationship. prime minister shinzo abe and chinese president xi jinping held talks in beijing. it's the first time they've met one on one since they took office. the meeting lasted for about 30 minutes. the onset of the talks was open to the media. it was the first summit between the two countries in two and a half years. bilateral relations have been tense over a group of islands in the east china sea

since september, many boats have been spotted near the japanese islands in the pacific. cooperate representative reported damage to the government on thursday. he has been gathering coral for decades. >> translator: poachers root out the coral leaving nothing behind in the traditional local beds. i don't know when we can start gathering coral like before. >> he said a traditional coral bed is being destroyed by the big coral nets. poachers are expected of using these. these are far larger than japanese coral nets. japanese chief cabinet secretary spoke to reporters about the problem. >> translator: our ambassador in beijing has sent a letter to chinese foreign minister. we repeatedly expressed our regret over this situation and are urging china to prevent reoccurrence. >> suga said the chinese side responded saying it recognize aring the gravity of the matter and will take concrete steps. >>> the coast guard has sent vessels to to deter chinese boats from entering. it will stop and inspect any boats from entering the islands. >>> a senior government official from japan i

. >>> japan coast guard authorities are increasing their presence near islands in the pacific. they've spotted as many as 100 chinese vessels in the area, and they suspect the crews are illegally hunting for coral. jewelry made from red coral fetches high prices in china. coast guard authorities have seen a dramatic rise in the number of chinese vessels off the ogasawara and izu islands. they suspect more than 200 crews have been illegally poaching coral since september. as a typhoon approached this week, they moved outside japan's territorial waters. but many started sailing back after the storm passed. coast guard officials now say they're on a 24-hour watch for more boats. >>> japanese coral gatherers are complaining about the damage caused by suspected chinese poachers. a representative of a fishery cooperative reported his findings to the tokyo metropolitan government. yukimi sasaki has been gathering coral for decades. >> translator: poachers root out the coral, leaving nothing behind in the traditional local be beds. i don't know when we can start gathering coral like be

many are small island nations in the pacific. with scientists warming it will make natural disasters worse, samoa is preparing for the worst. from the capitol: >> two years ago, a cyclone brought trees smashing down on some of lester dean's bee-s, rain pummeled others. flooding took more. so many plants were destroyed, even the bees that survived the storm were starved of policien. >> caused problems, vegetables weren't policy iniated for the next season's crops. >> reduced the harvest. >> everybody lost out. the vegetable farmers and fruit farmers just had no cash at all. nothing. assessment nothing. natural disasters can have unexpected consequences. so anticipating them makes sense. dean is keeping his new hives well away from trees and the roof should help protect them from heavy rain. elsewhere in samoa, after a tsunami killed 33 people in one coastal village, survivors moved to a new settlement up the hill in case it ever happens again. trees are being planted along shore lines to protect from ocean surges. crops are put un

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more than 800 miles wide in the pacific. first battering alaskan islands with near 100-mile-per-hour winds. crews on fishing boats from discovery's "deadliest scratch" scrambling to stay out of harmee way. >> just get home safe. >> reporter: that powerful typhoon changing weather patterns for the worse. plunging the lower 48 into an arctic ice bath. it's expected to keep its grip on much of the nation for a week and a half. >> our coverage continues at accuweather with meteorologist jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. a wintry week lies ahead of us. we start off with some snowfall. that across the dakotas on to the great lakes. disruptive snow in many locations. 6 to 12 inches expected spreading out of montana into minnesota and wisconsin. that does include the twin cities. 6 to 12 inches by the time all is said and done. this will bring in a shot of much colder air of arctic air spreading to the eastern seaboard by friday. more like january than november. a good 10 to 20 degrees below average. another way to visualiz

more than 800 miles wide in the pacific. first battering alaskan islands with near 100-mile-per-hour winds. crews on fishing boats from discovery's "deadliest catch" scrambling to stay out of harm's way and get to land fast. >> we don't need to get anybody hurt. just get home safe. >> reporter: that powerful typhoon changing weather patterns for the worse, plunging the lower 48 into an arctic ice bath. >> and that ice bath is expected to keep its grip on much of the nation for a week and a half. >> our coverage continues at accuweather with meteorologist jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. a wintry week lies ahead of us. we start off with some snowfall. that across the dakotas on to the great lakes. disruptive snow in many locations. 6 to 12 inches expected spreading out of montana into minnesota and wisconsin. that does include the twin cities. 6 to 12 inches by the time all is said and done. this will bring in a shot of much colder air of arctic air spreading to the eastern seaboard by friday. more like january than

it rounded the bend and may a uturn around the island of hawaii and hit the pacific northwest and dropped down like this. in order to get the snow we needed this to come down like this and link up with the surface storm right there. had this come farther to the north we would have saw snow out of the yesterday's system. it was chilly and raw, we had the heavy rains. it's starting to get to that time of year, where some of these systems we have to watch them, because there's enough cold involved where, yeah we could get that white stuff. 9:00 a.m., 44 degrees, lunchtime, 48 degrees, 3:00 p.m., 50, the normal high is 52. we'll have gust also exceeding 35 to 45 miles per hour at times. >> sixers tipped off against miami and the flyers drop the puck in miami. jeff skeverski has sports. >> reporter: the eagles are in houston eagles looking to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time in over a year. chip kelly and the eagles have spent the week working on correcting the turnovers and of course the issues in the red zone. the eagles are the worst team in the nfl inside the 20. starting safet