my mother had a house in minnesota. when i got a chance to come back to minnesota and go into talk radio there, i jumped at the chance. we love minnesota. >> tell us about your family. jason lewis: i have a wife and two daughters, all swimmers. i remember the first time i went meet you was about 8:00 in the morning, i said to my wife, can we go? 12 hours later i was still there. having a wife who actually swam makes it easy because she understands that you have to stay there for 12 hours. you can call me with the events are in. but it has been good for the kids, and they love it. i did not know much about it. >> younger kids? will your family be coming up to washington? jason lewis: i hope so. we'll keep our home in minnesota. we have a daughter in high school, and an older daughter at st. cloud state. will be in minnesota, but they will be out every now and then. >> where will you live in washington? jason lewis: if i could predict interest rates, i would probably have a different job. we will see. >> who has been a bi

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense. turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yester?6 there'ta what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. >> a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an atypical fashion tonight because the time of possession, much more

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense. but we always believe in ourselves. turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. >> thank you, heather. a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did i

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense. happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an atypical fashion tonight because the time of possession, much more in favor of

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense. but we always believe in ourselves. turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. >> thank youhe a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an

. >> what's the lesson for minnesota? i was looking at a map. the minnesota congressional. am i correct it's all democrats in your delegation in minnesota? >> no, no, we've got some republicans in there, too. >> but you guys have not seen the kind of sea change in that state the way that some other states around you have seen. you've had democrats hold the line in minnesota. minnesota's a state that donald trump almost won sort of miraculously. what have you learned from minnesota? >> we learned that voter turnout strategies that operate 365 days a year really do work. that's how we made sure rick nolan won in the eighth district when had stewart mills threatening. that's how we hung on for tim walsh. in my own district we outperformed the democratic district by 60,000 votes which helped keep minnesota red. he lost by about 42,000 votes but we overperformed the democratic average in my district and that kept us a blue state. >> there's a story about be written about minnesota at this point. representative keith ellison, thank you for your time. tune in tomorrow night for my

, in the 1960's in 1970's, in minnesota you needed a plan to fail. you actually had to have a plan to fail because there was so much wind at our back, so many blue-collar jobs that allowed you to have high wages for middle skills. my uncle who only had a high school degree worked at a bank. that you needed to have a plan to fail. all of that changes today. today you need a plan to succeed. and you need to update that plan every six months. big fan of hoffman's book "startup of you" because it's all about how now more is on you. and that is the scariest thing for so many people. the government can't do it for you. you know, you got to do it yourself. and telling people that fundamental truth, well, nobody did it in this campaign. donald trump blamed somebody. hillary clinton blamed somebody. but more will be on you to be that life-long learner and to take ownership of that responsibility. ownership is the most important word in the english language. when a student owns their own education, when a teacher owns their classroom, when citizens feel they o

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. we played a great defense. but we always believe in ourselves. and we stuck together after some turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. >> thank you, heather. a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an atypical fa

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense. but we always believe in ourselves. and we stuck together after some turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. >> thank you, heather. a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, f

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. but we always believe in ourselves. and we stuck together after some turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. let's go upstairs to al. >> thank you, heather. a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an atypic

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. >> reporter: in wisconsin, the minnesota vikings' football team trying to make the best of a scary situation. >> ahh! >> reporter: the players stranded after the team's plane skidded off the taxiway in icy conditions. >> we're definitely over the limit now. >> reporter: the vikings having to be rescued from the plane. ice, rain, and snow across the country slowing the way for many trying to get home for the holidays. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there is sad news on this christmas eve. word of two deadly fires claiming the lives of children who were unable to escape. their families left in a state of shock and mourning. nbc's morgan radford has more. >> i have three juveniles upstairs. >> reporter: three children trapped and killed in a house fire minutes before christmas eve. >> it's gonna be a structure fire. >> reporter: flames broke out in a gary, indiana apartment where a 2-year-old, 4-year-old and 5-year-old were pronounced dead. >> i seen the flames. shooting out the window. i heard the kids screaming and yelling "help, it hurts." man. >> reporter: their mom a

minnesota beating 17-12 in the deacons be named the rank temple out 34-26. i have to brag about that a little bit. lauren: new year's eve is upon us and the weather might not be a friend in several parts of the nation. janis ian has the latest. reporter: good morning. the temperature has dropped significantly since this time yesterday. 38 in new york, 21 in minneapolis, the colder air we still have warmer air across the gulf coast. a look at the radar. i'll show you the system that brought a lot of rain and wind and snow. take a look at the next map shall we. if we could go to weather it. whether it will show you the radar right now across the northeast. there we go. the magic of television. your future radar. this is the storm system will watch over the next 12 to 24 hours if it's going to impact the northeast. let's move the cursor along and i'll show you what will happen thursday into friday. this will be off the coast bringing a lot of snow to new england and rain along the coast here. from new jersey and new york city is going to be maybe a rain event.

visit minnesota vikings, dak prescott keep to december -- dez bryant. next elliot, cowboys take 7-3 lead. late fourth quarter vikings down 17-9. bradford fines mckennon, now 25 seconds left, vikings need to go for two to tie. bradford's pass not even close as it fails out of the back of the end zone. let's take another look. he pleads for the call but the ref misses it. cowboys win 17-15. then this, police investigating a potential road-rage incident that left former nfl dead. police says he was killed following an argument in intersection of his hometown of terry town, a suspect in custody. mcknight played college football, new york jets drafted him in fourth round, he played parts of four seasons in the nfl before moving to the canadian football league this year. nicole: coming up, we will be handing it over to mornings with maria. it's job's day. stay with us (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the best deals are on the best network. (both) yes! (vo) with no surprise overages, you can use your data worry free and even carry over the data you don't

craig zim ir had emergency eye minnesota is out of deals and fumbles, weber recovers it. next play, bryant who and a half gates his way to the end zone for the 14-9 dallas lead. 14 seconds left, minnesota can tie it up with a two point conversion. incomplete. his head coach couldn't see the game and apparently the ref didn't see a to the head there. back in las vegas, the celebratory lap is part of champions week. the 17 drivers from the sprint cup race participated. also celebrating a new sponsor, next seen, monster energy will replace sprint. vegas nightive kyle busch hungry for another championship. >> it's nice, through accolades of what you've been able to accomplish through the year so not necessarily awards that you set out for and look towards. the only one you set out to and maybe able to achieve is that championship. >> tomorrow at the win, saturday at the pumps, the ultimate sider facility. but the to talk about hasn't even been set. connor mcgregor is taking issue, the staiferl is is granting hiss him a license. he's got to make sure mcgregor is good enough to

braving the colds in minnesota, jamie yuccas. >> reporter: people across the midwest are cleaning up after getting a fresh batch of snow from the latest storm to sweep through the region. messy roads, like this accident, in ohio, where a truck ran off the road. the driver was hurt, but will survive. in m mc henry, illinois, some people were taking winter early arrival in stride. >> we knew it was coming so i think people were prepared. they had their shovels. it is all part of the fun. get you in the spirit. >> the storm might be gone, but followed by frigid, arctic air. bringing sub zero temperatures to a large part of the country, for the first time this season. coverage is key, especially if your job takes you outdoors. >> layers, lots of layers, you know, i mean, you hear it a million times, but that's how you do it, yes. >> i'm currently walking across very frozen dutch lake here in minnesota, but imagine a year ago, when you could swim across this lake. that's because they did not dip below zero in the state of minnesota until january 9th of last year, what a difference a year

it doesn't really feel like minnesota without the snow ..." lake of the isles looks like a postcard with snow blowing about.for some it's cold others say.. " ... this is not very cold ..."kevin edgar says today is perfect to take a walk around the lake.: "there are no mosquitos there are no bugs in winter its great .." but for others, cold temperatures means it is time with old man winter.xcel energy has cost saving ideas for you..if you can handle it, set your thermostat to 58 when you are away..and when you're home.." ...set the thermostat down between 65 and 70 degrees you'll save money."xcel energy vice president laura mccarten says you can stay comfortable inside your home and save money by doing little things.: "open the blinds during the day let the sunlight heat your home and then close them at night so you warmth inside.": "use your ceiling fan but have them rotate the opposite direction ca push the warm air down and help you keep you comfortable." changing the filter on your furnace also helps keep it running efficiently and it saves

the star tribune is reporting that minnesota officials have until 12:00 p.m. today to make this decision whether or not they are going to go play this bowl game. it's really unfortunate situation for everyone involved and you have to feel for just the seniors in the band, this was their last hoorah, the last bowl game and this could all be for not. >> let me ask you something, are there indications that there are charges forthcoming for any of these? >> no. police say there was not enough physical evidence to bring charges. case in that essence is closed. >> so the case is closed. i wonder if there's a civil case? >> and that may be coming down the pike. let me ask you about what's happening as it relates to the holiday bowl. you've got cities that rely on these games. >> absolutely. >> you have the other team that wants to play. is the bowl over? >> no, the bowl is happening no matter what and espn is reporting that northern illinois right now has been contacted and they are standing by as the backup team to come in at the last second scenario. but again, wha

a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense. and we stuck together after some turnovers, some bad things happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. les a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an atypical fashion tonight because the ti

in mound, minnesota, jamie yuccas, cbs news. the cold means the fresh ice just laid down at red arrow park will be plenty hard. the "slice of ice" ice rink at red arrow park in downtown milwaukee opens for the season at 3 this afternoon. and markk this on your calendar...on decembt a er 21sspecial event called "holiday hoopla' -- bags for the first 100 families who show up. and chill.. highs around 12. west/nw winds 5 to 15 mph. chillsround zero this afternoontonight...partly cloudy. lows around 5. west winds 5 to 15 mph. chills to -150.wednesday...bright but frigid. patchy blowing snow. highs around 13. west winds 10 to 20 mph and gusts to 30 tranlating to wind chills -5 to -150. wednesday night...bitterly cold. partly cloudy. lows around 2 below. west winds 10 to 20 mph. wind chill readings 12 below to 22 below zero. thursday...bitterly cold. sunny. highs 5-100. west winds 10 to 15 mph. wind chill readings 10 below to 25 below zero. friday...cloudy. snow develo with highs returning to the 20s. highs around 20. chance of snow 7

of michigan and points off minnesota and northeastern iowa under winter weather warnings or advisories. for us across southeastern wisconsin most of us under a more serious winter storm warning in affect right now until 8:00 tomorrow evening. that includes the milwaukee metro area, wausaukee, washington, dodge, jefferson, waukesha, milwaukee, racine, kenosha, and walworth counties. up to the north, fond du lac and shall bogey began counties, our friends up there, under a less significant but still important wintther advory what that points out is just how long ts is gng to be going on and the persistent snow is going t pose aroblem for road >> we'll time it out for you hour by hour and let you know who's gonna see how much and your sto tea forecast comg up. >> thanks so much, scott. >>> the snowstorm will be roads as it ramps up tonight. you're watching the flakes fly in waukesha county and hopefully they got all of those errands done early. ben jordan riding in the storm team 4 chasener our milwaukees mobile. right now the roads are not slick whatsoever. here is a live look at the th

we love minnesota. >> tell us about your family. rep. lewis: i have a wife, two daughters, all swimmers. the first time i went to a swim meet, it was 8:00 in the morning. 12 hours later i was still there. having a wife who actually sawm -- swam makes it easy because she understands she has to be there to 12 hours. it's been really good for the kids and they love it. irep. lewis: did not know much , but i sure do now. >> younger kids? what your family becoming out to washington? rep. lewis: i hope so. we will keep our home in minnesota because i have a daughter in high school. we will stay in minnesota. >> where will you live here while in washington? rep. lewis: good question. if i could predict that or interest rates, i would probably have a different job. i'm looking around right now. >> who has been a big influence on you in your life? rep. lewis: my father. i can or member as a kid getting up early in the morning and he would grab the newspaper. when i get up, grab the my daughter grabs the sports section. off, even wears though you

well -- >> you'd rather have me go to minnesota? >> yeah. you'll have so much more family support, and i think that's going to be absolutely critical to your recovery, son. >> but it's just going to be hard because like we talked about before with all my friends there and all my -- all my friends use pretty much. >> yeah, they do. >> except two people. >> yeah, they do. >> it's going to be pretty hard. you already know that. when i switched schools, it's pretty hard. out here i'll have a fresh start. >> it will be hard no matter either way you go. >> it can go either way pretty much. don't want to be shoveling for five years or surfing for five years. i kind of would rather be the other way. >> but you can snowboard. >> i can go snowboard here. >> but i just think that the support is something that is crucial. >> that's true. i want to choose what's best for me when i get out of here. >> yes, whatever is -- >> so far everything has been going well for me in here, just where i was placed. when i feed -- i don't know when i feed the mods, it's

accidente mortales en baltimore meryland por accidente en cadena donde 55 vehículos colapsaron, en minnesota 400 accidente fueron reportados, 45 heridos, uno fallecido en búfalo nueva york siete vehículos quedaron atrapados, hay vientos congelantes >> resbalones, caídas, calles congeladas hay mucho peligro con este clima >> wisconsin espera más de diez pulgadas de nieve esta noche en minnesota se preparan para menos de 10 grados, las bajas temperaturas pueden causar la muerte >> persona que esta expuesta a temperaturas extremas son los que más peligro corren, sigue lluvia helada y granizo en gran parte del este del país >> arrestan en colorado a mujer de 27 años por dejar a bebe de dos años en el auto, el niño sufria de hipotermia y congelamiento, la mujer fue acusada de abuso infantil >> en hudson nueva york la autoridad rompe las ventana de un carro, para rescatar a mujer que parecía congelada, pero era un miniqui, un automovilista penso que se trataba de una persona, es un aparato utilizado por un hospital para entrenamiento pulmonar >> y el papa cumple 80 años, dice que hay qu

. >> three other collectors, one each in maine, minnesota and washington state refuse to vote for clinton. donald trump spending the day at his estate in florida. he began filling out his pentagon staff by appointing an infantry veteran and new york financier vinny viola as secretary of the army. viola is the founder and chairman of a and the owner of florida panthers hockey team. trump pledges to increase the size of the nation's armed forces. as he prepares to take off is the first family is anticipating its exit from the white house. this evening you can watch a one-on-one exclusive white house interview with michelle obama talking with oprah winfrey. she talks about life at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and her eight years in washington. you can see the interview on cbs at 8:00 tonight right here on wusa9. >>> police attempting to determine the id of a man arrested today for stabbing at the dunn loring metro station. the man in his 40s at multiple fake ids in his possession. the victim's injuries are not life-threatening. metro transit police say video footage from the security operations

all of this snow in wisconsin caused the plane carrying the minnesota vikings off the runway last night. no one was hurt. >> snowing, really big flakes. >> people across the northwest and mid west are bracing for more travel headaches. heavy snow and freezing rain are expected to slow down some of the estimated 103 million americans taking to the airways, rails and roads this holiday season. >> we are projecting that the busiest times to travel are going to be the first few days before the holiday season and the first few days after. >> about 94 million people will be taking advantage of lower gas prices on their holiday road trips. >> we encourages dryers try to leave early in the morning and if at all possible try to avoid driving through major cities during peak travel times. try to travel on the holidays if you can. >> bad weather was to blame for more than 620 u.s. flat cancellations on friday. according to flight tracking website, flie flight flightawar. this is causing line lines and flight delays at lax. >> i missed my connecting flights so we'll see when i get home. >> but for

overcome. 22-year-old meridith gould was crowned 2017 miss minnesota u-s-a.she will go on to compete at the televised miss u-s-a pageant next year. 3 the fast food world is mourning the man who created the big mac.michael "jim" delligatti has died at the age of 98. 98.he once said-- "i would never have dreamed that my creation would turn into a piece of americana."jeanne his famous burger. the creator of the big mac did not die from a big mac attack....nats:"it's not really that unhealthy."the big mac's maker...nats:"mr. jim delligatti..."lived to the age of 98. it was nearly 50 years ago that he first served a big mac at his mcdonald's franchise near pittsburgh. it was an instant success, went national, immortalized by the jingle...nats:"two all beef patties special sauce blended cheese" sesame seed bun special sauce" where is the special sauce? there's the special sauce the original big mac sold for... nats:"49 cents at the time." now it's as much as 5 bucks. and sold worldwide, though in paris...nats:"what do they call a big mac? a big mac's a big mac but they call it le big mac."

model that takes a week wave and moves it to minnesota and is not eastern iowa. amounts generally 1 inch or less. the european model shows the story -- a different story. it has as much is 10 inches of snow here in eastern iowa. we have a huge discrepancies -- discrepancy in the snow totals. we cannot pick one or the other. the period to watch is on around wednesday. we could get decent snow in eastern iowa and hopefully the here is the predictor. a lot of clouds around tonight and tomorrow morning at six a clock a.m. here is the predictor. a lot of clouds around tonight and tomorrow morning at six a clock a.m. once again overcast conditions expected as we start the weekend. low temperatures tonight should be around 31-33 in the northern counties. down south, temperatures 33 in cedar rapids and 35 and iowa city. cloudy skies with westwind at 5- 10. in the north, 35-36 ought to do it and not much change today. it will be 36 and monticello and 38 in tipton and 41 in sigourney. the forecast has the snow late saturday night and early sunday morning and we should get

. >>> the university of minnesota football team said today it will play in the holiday bowl later this month. reversing a threat to boycott the game. that threat came after the suspension of ten players following allegations by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by some of them. we get more tonight from kevin tibbles. >> reporter: after boycotting practice and threatening to skip the upcoming holiday bowl game, the university of minnesota football team is returning to the field. >> we are ending our boycott. >> reporter: the golden gophers stood shoulder to shoulder two days ago. angered over suspensions handed down to ten players. >> we're concerned that our brothers have been named publicly with reckless disregard in violation of their constitutional rights. >> reporter: the football suspensions came following a police investigation into allegations by a young woman who said she had been drinking and was sexually assaulted after the season opener in september. the hennepin county attorney declined to file criminal charges saying there was insufficient admissible evidence. fo

minnesota making their own comeback against jacksonville. matt asiata's short rush giving the vikings the lead... then sam bradford goes to kyle rudolph to help put the game away. vikings win 25-16... just their second win in the last eight weeks after starting the season 5-0. so green bay currently wining... but still a tough road to face. detroit will finish tonight two games ahead of the packers at least... bay with the win. packers in chicago next week before playing both the vikings and

in minnesota, strong winds have delayed or canceled dozens of flights. janai norman has more on the people now rearranging their travel plans. treacherous travel across the country. sot mos - this is a holiday travel nightmare winter weather making going home a widespread problem. in the dakotas, over a foot of snow falling. sot - i'm on the second story and the snow is right there! near white-out conditions leading to more than 500 miles of highways getting shutdown - authorities issuing a no-travel advisory. nats car tires in parts of north dakota, cars careening off ice covered roadways. causing pileups in salt lake city. nats of wind up to 75 miles per hour. nats of semi flipping this semi on its i traffic to a standstill, backing up cars for miles. ose dangero nds ople in arkansas, ion tennessee at risk for isolated . in minnesota, high winds knocked out power, leaving re than 20 thousand ounded flights. ross the country, more than 3 thousand flights were delayed and hundreds more were cancelled. travelers may not be out of the clear yet. jn abc new

as low as 50 minnesota will see its coldest december lows in 16 years. some sporting goods stores are even selling out of jackets. the last layer of protection from brutal temperatures. salesman dave mccall. the cold can be very dangerous. >> uh-huh. definitely can. hypothermia is definitely no joke. one of the reasons why the outer shell is so important is to block the wind. >> reporter: wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour will blow newly fallen snow, making travel treacherous throughout the weekend. spin-outs and accidents were reported throughout the midwest friday. the minnesota state patrol is asking drivers to stay off the roads for the next 24 hours. the city of minneapolis has plow drivers on 12-hour shifts to keep up. nearly a foot of snow fell friday into saturday. driver al b russian r, saurr sa the fall stops it still creates >> subzero temperatures change the chem of how you drive. >> the temperature that hits sunday, 35 below, wind blowing. that's a hit and miss. >> reporter: this storm is moving east as well. tomorrow's packers and bears sg

paul minnesota. he channels the voices of pittsburgh. he said it took moving out of the city to a place very different from black pittsburgh to really hear those voices because when you are surrounded by them, you are too close. like your heartbeat, you are not aware of it because you are so close to them. he left pittsburgh when he was 32, 33 and moved to st. paul and got homesick and started thinking back to these voices and people he had known and he then was able to just channel those in ways he hadn't done in ittsburgh.

and an inspired minnesota team, they would watch for the warriors to handle it. ricky rubio would cross them, but they sure don't with the follow. warriors would trail by 10 as the quarter began, but then they went on the scoring blitz. davis west with the block on one end and the warriors would run their floor as he gets the hoop on the other after trailing by one, they jump up to a 12-point lead and now 108- 98 with 3:30 to play. tonight on sports wrap we will hear from the local boxer who could call themselves the champ. that's at 11:00. >> okay, it's pretty amazing. thank you, joe. >>> that's going to do it for us tonight. thanks for making ktvu your source for news. >> we're always here for you online and on ktvu.com, as well as on facebook, twitter, and our ktvu app. thanks for joining us everybody. we'll see you back here tonight at 10:00. heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered californ

temps right now on the cooler side. 45 in washington. 37 in gaithersburg. 41 in baltimore. 39 at west minnesota as well as hagerstown.

. >>> the university of minnesota football team said today it will play in the holiday bowl later this month. reversing a threat to boycott the game. that threat came after the suspension of ten players following allegations by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by some of them. we get more tonight from kevin chip ls. >> reporter: after boycotting practice and threatening to skip the upcoming holiday bowl game, the university of minnesota football team is returning to the field. >> we are ending our boycott. >> reporter: the golden gophers the too shoulder to shoulder two days ago. angered over suspensions handed down to ten plays. >> we're concerned that our brothers have been named publicly with reckless disregard in violation of their constitutional rights. >> reporter: the football suspensions came following a police investigation into allegations by a young woman who said she had been drinking and was sexually assaulted after the season opener in september. the hanifin county attorney declined to file criminal charges saying there was insufficient admirable evidence. foll

. >> reporter: in wisconsin, the minnesota vikings' football team trying scary situation. the players stranded after the team's plane skidded off the taxi way in icy conditions. >> we're definitely over the limit now. >> reporter: the vikings having to be rescued from the plane. ice, rain, and snow across the country slowing the way for many trying to get home for the holidays. steve paterson, nbc news los angeles. >>> there is sad news on this christmas eve. word of two deadly fires claiming the lives of children who were unable to escape. their families left in a state of shock and mourning. nbc's morgan rad ford has more. >> reporter: three children trapped and killed in a house fire minutes before christmas eve. flames broke out in a gary, indiana apartment where a 2, 4, and 5-year-old were pronounced dead. >> i seen the flames. i heard the kids "help. it hurts." >> reporter: their mom and adult male rushed to the hospital. >> we're still going through the debris and checking out probably causes. >> reporter: hours later in pennsylvania, another fire. this time in a si

. >> reporter: in wisconsin, the minnesota vikings' football team trying to make the best of a scary situation. the players stranded after the team's plane skidded off the taxi way in icy conditions. >> we're definitely over the limit now. >> reporter: the vikings having to be rescued from the plane. ice, rain, and snow across the country slowing the way for many trying to get home for the holidays. steve paterson, nbc news los angeles. >>> there is sad news on this christmas eve. word of two deadly fires claiming the lives of children who were unable to escape. their families left in a state of shock and mourning. nbc's morgan rad ford has more. >> reporter: three children trapped and killed in a house fire minutes before christmas eve. flames broke out in a gary, indiana apartment where a 2, 4, and 5-year-old were pronounced dead. >> i seen the flames. i heard the kids screaming and yelling "help. it hurts." >> reporter: their mom and adult male rushed to the hospital. >> we're still going through the debris and checking out probably causes. >> reporter: hours later in pennsylvania

we are looking at blizzard-like conditions across the dakotas and northern minnesota. talking about blowing snow that's going to be making travel quite treacherous and then we've got the coldest air of the season. moving across the u.s. this week. by wednesday it's going to be well in place across the central plains, thursday in the midwest then by friday it's going to be moving across the northeast where temperatures will be dropping anywhere between 15 to 25 degrees. diane and kendis, back to you. >> cam, thank you. >>> we have breaking news from indones indonesia. an earthquake killed at least 97 people. frantic rescue efforts are under way to free survivors from the rubble of dozens of buildings in the aceh province. it was 11 miles. a grim reminder of the 2004 quake and tsunami that killed 230,000 people. most of them in that same province. >>> keeping our focus overseas. it does appear to be just a matter of time before all after syria's second largest city is back in government control. syrian troops now control about three-fourths of the city. now, someone insi

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minnesota will see its coldest december lows in 16 years. some sporting goods stores are even selling out of jackets. the last layer of protection from brutal temperatures. salesman dave mccall. the cold can be very dangerous. >> uh-huh. definitely can. hypothermia is definitely no joke. one of the reasons why the outer shell is so important is to block the wind. >> reporter: wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour will blow newly fallen snow, making travel treacherous throughout the weekend. spin-outs and accidents were reported throughout the midwest friday. the minnesota state patrol is asking drivers to stay off the roads for the next 24 hours. the city of minneapolis has plow drivers on 12-hour shifts to keep up. nearly a foot of snow fell friday into saturday. driver al b russian r, saurr sa the fall stops it still creates dangerous the plaintiffs. >> subzero temperatures change the chem of how you drive. >> the temperature that hits sunday, 35 below, wind blowing. that's a hit and miss. >> reporter: this storm is moving east as well. tomor

we are looking at blizzard-like conditions today across the dakotas and northern minnesota. we're talking about blowing snow that's going to be making travel we've got the coldest air of the season moving across the u.s. this week. by wednesday it's going to be well in place across the central plains, thursday in the midwest and then by friday it's going to be moving across the northeast where temperatures will be dropping anywhere between 15 to 25 degrees. diane and kendis, back to you. >> cam, thank you. >>> we have breaking news from indonesia where a powerful earthquake has killed at least 97 people. frantic rescue efforts are now from the rubble of dozens of buildings in the aceh province. four people have been saved so far. the 6.2 quake struck under the ocean at a depth of about 11 miles. for many it's a grim reminder of the 2004 quake and tsunami which killed 230,000 people, most of them in that same province. >>> keeping our focus overseas and to the middle east. it appears to be just a matter of time before all of syria's second largest city is back in government c

. >>> the university of minnesota football team said today it will play in the holiday bowl later this month. reversing a threat to boycott the game. that threat came after the suspension of ten players following allegations by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by some of them. we get more tonight from kevin chip ls. >> reporter: after boycotting practice and threatening to skip the upcoming holiday bowl game, the university of minnesota football team is returning to the field. >> we are ending our boycott. >> reporter: the golden gophers the too shoulder to shoulder two days ago. angered over suspensions handed down to ten plays. >> we're concerned that our brothers have been named publicly with reckless disregard in violation of their constitutional rights. >> reporter: the football suspensions came following a police investigation into allegations by a young woman who said she had been drinking and was sexually assaulted after the season opener in the hanifin county attorney declined to file criminal charges saying there was insufficient admirable evidence. following the o

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though minnesota does hold the tiebreaker. regardless... we're both behind the detroit lions who lead the nfc central. the packers play the houston texans sunday. kick off at noon at lambeau the brewers kicking off their annual clubhouse sale today.. the team is selling game-used items and other merchandise with savings up to 75-percent off.the racing sausages also making an appearance. plus customers will receive a free 2016 brewers yearbook with so i got an italian sausage shirt, got the italian word for brewers on the front, so super cool" "we saw these in the store during the regular season and they were awesomeif you can't make it to the sale today-- there will be another one tomorrow, from eight to five. the brewers the brewers catcher is donating coats to help keep kids warm this winter.every student at kagel school will receive new coats from marcus hanel and his foundation "koos for ds "they gave us coats so because some little kids don't have coats and its winter "it was super cool because it has a sweater and its a coat and all o

a 19-year-old somali-american became the first fully-covered muslim to compete in the miss minnesota u-s-a pageant on a hijab and a burkini with a headscarf during the swimsuit portion of the pageant. aden said she wants to break barriers for muslim women, show that they are not oppressed -- and be an inspiration for muslim girls. halima aden/ miss minnesota usa contestant: "i just like the fact that people are talking about it, and i've been getting awesome messages from muslim girls, telling me about stuff that they've overcome, like bullying or people calling them towel head or rag head, and then just, sharing with me my story has motivated them, it's just made all this worth it." the saint cloud state university freshman did not win ... but did make it to the semifinal round of 15 contestants. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 we start with breaking news. a man -- considered armed and dangerous -- is wanted for a shooting another man. this is 33-year-old max cook. police say cook shot a man several times during a fight with him and another woman. it happened at a mobile home

it it has nothing to do with o to minnesota. temperatures in the minneapolis suburbs are already inshomewherf enterprise folks and partaking. the crew in the area is making castle entirely out of bicycles fd ice it as you be ready the new year. guess it stays really cold in minnesota for a long time. people canlan a trip to minneso. >> what you can do right nowot e your life but change the generation. you stay firm and use yourinowg to win. >> chef inspired the culinary instructor at the culinary arts breaking the cycle of reentry andased on patterson these programs help welfare recipients has walls people on probation and parole develop the skills they need to reenter the workplace. welso teach them other different components like life skills.e, how to deal with problems, how to work through situations because a lot of them are coming through difficult times in their life. >> everyday the culinary arts students are picked up from months they come together as a team events. after the shelf explains the many for the day he the pr

so the regular people in minnesota? >> i don't think it's set in minnesota. >> well, there you go. reviews have been overwhelming positive. media loves it, i think you're going to love it too. it's gonna be good stuff. >> that's the news for this half >>> this morning on "world news now," los angeles is on alert. >> security has been stepped up overnight in the nation's second largest city after the fbi and local officials determined there was a threat against the transit system. we'll have details just ahead. >>> also breaking overnight, a shooting causes a panic at a christmas parade. families enjoying the start of the holiday season when gun shots a local broadcast capturing those moments. >>> and fighting down under, the strange incident involving a kangaroo, a dog, and a human. we'll show you how this one ends. probably not how you expect. ? ? >> and sorry, nickelback, that's the message from a police department who threatened to punish drunk drivers with having to listen to the canadian melodic rock group. see why they're now apologizing.