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[00:22.000 --> 00:26.000]  Hello everyone, I'm Frederica Woodfield. Let's get right to the news right now. In the newsroom,
[00:26.000 --> 00:32.000]  this new year begins with more suspicious car fires in the Los Angeles area.
[00:32.000 --> 00:39.000]  Officials said today the number of fires has risen to 39. Someone or a group is torching vehicles
[00:39.000 --> 00:49.000]  and in some cases those fires spread to buildings and homes including one once occupied by singer Jim Morrison of the Doors.
[00:49.000 --> 00:54.000]  The acts we've seen over the last 72 hours here in these communities have kept these public safety professionals
[00:54.000 --> 00:59.000]  up at night and working tirelessly. Since December 30th, the Los Angeles Fire Department alone
[00:59.000 --> 01:04.000]  has responded to over 3,300 calls for service in the city.
[01:04.000 --> 01:09.000]  Police and fire officials are asking the public for information or surveillance video
[01:09.000 --> 01:14.000]  that may help them catch those responsible. A $60,000 reward is being offered in the case.
[01:14.000 --> 01:19.000]  And four Republican presidential candidates left off the Virginia primary ballot
[01:19.000 --> 01:26.000]  are joining rival Rick Perry by suing the state election board. They are disputing laws they say are unconstitutional.
[01:26.000 --> 01:32.000]  Michelle Bachman, John Huntsman, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich joined the suit yesterday.
[01:32.000 --> 01:36.000]  Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are on the Virginia ballot.
[01:36.000 --> 01:43.000]  And Iranian scientists have reportedly produced and tested a nuclear fuel rod containing natural uranium
[01:43.000 --> 01:48.000]  that's according to an announcement posted on Iran's atomic energy agency website.
[01:48.000 --> 01:54.000]  If true, it's the first time Iran has progressed so far in its nuclear program.
[01:54.000 --> 02:01.000]  The state-run news service also said today the military-test-fired medium-range anti-radar missiles today.
[02:01.000 --> 02:07.000]  The arrival of the New Year did not ease tension on the streets in Syria.
[02:07.000 --> 02:14.000]  An activist group says at least 10 people die today in violent clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters
[02:14.000 --> 02:18.000]  that's despite the presence of an Arab League monitoring mission.
[02:18.000 --> 02:27.000]  People filled public spaces across Syria again today optimistic that this year will mark the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
[02:27.000 --> 02:35.000]  A huge blow for the handful of owners of the high-end hybrid vehicle known as Fisker Karma.
[02:35.000 --> 02:41.000]  The 239 vehicles on the road have been recalled because of a fire hazard under the hood.
[02:41.000 --> 02:45.000]  The maker, Fisker Automotive, wants to replace the batteries.
[02:45.000 --> 02:51.000]  This picture is of an older model, sticker prices starting at about $100,000.
[02:51.000 --> 02:59.000]  In just two days, the first real test of the Republican presidential candidates unfolds in Iowa ahead of Tuesday's caucuses.
[02:59.000 --> 03:07.000]  The Des Moines Register's poll has Rick Santorum in third place behind Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in first and second.
[03:07.000 --> 03:11.000]  Still, the poll shows a large number of Iowa voters undecided.
[03:11.000 --> 03:16.000]  Sen. Joe Johns is live in Atlantic, Iowa, with the latest for us right now.
[03:16.000 --> 03:23.000]  So we know that Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have to feel pretty galvanized by that latest poll.
[03:23.000 --> 03:28.000]  I think so. I mean, it's pretty clear that Mitt Romney is feeling confident.
[03:28.000 --> 03:34.000]  He's not saying that he's going to win here in Iowa, but he's expecting to do pretty well.
[03:34.000 --> 03:42.000]  The Ron Paul campaign is certainly very confident to Fred simply because they know that their supporters are very reliable.
[03:42.000 --> 03:49.000]  They expect them to show up. They think that their supporters are very fervent, and so that makes a difference for them as well.
[03:49.000 --> 03:59.000]  But Rick Santorum is probably the most interesting story happening here in Iowa right now, and that's because he's surging.
[03:59.000 --> 04:08.000]  If you look at that poll you referred to, he's in third place. It's all fairly tightly bunched, not within the statistical margin of error.
[04:08.000 --> 04:18.000]  Fairly tightly bunched, but if you look at just the last two days, he is closer to second, maybe one or two points out there.
[04:18.000 --> 04:28.000]  So this is a guy who's been all over the state. He's been here about 100 different days in Iowa.
[04:28.000 --> 04:38.000]  He's done something like 350 town halls here in Iowa, and he's been to 99, all 99 counties in the state.
[04:38.000 --> 04:45.000]  So people know him, and he's a pretty good fit for them as well because of his conservative views.
[04:45.000 --> 04:57.000]  The way he talks to the voters is a way that they understand, if you will, a lot of social conservators and evangelicals in the state vote in the Iowa caucuses.
[04:57.000 --> 05:13.000]  So there's a lot of hope there in their campaign that this surge means they're going to do very well and that they will in fact get one of the tickets out of here to move on and expect some real momentum going into, say, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
[05:13.000 --> 05:32.000]  And talk about hope, Joe. Michelle Bachman is still talking that she's seeing victory because she says she won that Iowa straw poll, and despite what the polls are saying overnight, she still feels very confident that Iowa is going to vote well for her.
[05:32.000 --> 05:43.000]  And look, I mean, you can have surprises happen here in Iowa. This is a very authoritative poll, you know, it's very trustworthy and done by great people.
[05:43.000 --> 05:53.000]  That said, there are something like 41% of the people who are expected to go and vote say they could change their minds.
[05:53.000 --> 06:09.000]  So it's not written in stone that they're going to vote for the people they're supporting at this moment. And four years ago, there is some suggestion that something like 17% of the caucus goers actually decided who they were going to choose on the day of the caucuses.
[06:09.000 --> 06:24.000]  So there's room for, you know, some change here and who knows what's going to happen at the end of the day. It depends a lot of times on the person who shows up and speaks for the individual candidate.
[06:24.000 --> 06:33.000]  And, you know, things can happen at these caucuses that don't necessarily happen in a primary. So never say never for Michelle Bachman or anything else.
[06:33.000 --> 06:39.000]  That's exactly what she wants people to say, right? All right, Joe Johns, thanks so much in Atlantic, Iowa.
[06:39.000 --> 06:48.000]  All right, so let's talk more about why Iowa is so pivotal in the Republican race or is it? Carol Hunter, the politics editor for the Des Moines Register joining me right now.
[06:48.000 --> 07:01.000]  So Carol, let's begin, you know, with your papers polling showing a surge for Rick Santorum and Thurmond Romney and Ron Paul leading one and two. How was that poll conducted?
[07:01.000 --> 07:13.000]  We poll independents and Republicans and ask if they're going to go to the precincts on caucus night. So it's a poll just of likely Republican caucus goers.
[07:13.000 --> 07:25.000]  We poll 602 individuals, so it's a big sample size. But still, our pollster Ann Selser will tell you there are all sorts of factors that make polling for the caucuses very tricky.
[07:25.000 --> 07:32.000]  And there are all sorts of factors that come into whether people show up for that caucus. We can see right there. It's extremely windy.
[07:32.000 --> 07:45.000]  There have been some pretty severe winds throughout today. Now, let's look at the forecast. What does Tuesday hold and how might those big winds or cold temperatures impact who shows up for the caucuses?
[07:45.000 --> 07:59.000]  Well, all of a sudden it feels like January in Iowa. We had had some fairly warm weather. But now it does come down to getting those caucus goers out on Tuesday night.
[07:59.000 --> 08:09.000]  The general rule of thumb is thought that if it's really bad weather that Ron Paul might benefit because he does have this very loyal group of followers.
[08:09.000 --> 08:20.000]  But you can bet that all of the campaigns are out making their final touches. We'd like to have said that the final week here is the sprint.
[08:20.000 --> 08:31.000]  Well, this day and caucus day is the lunch. It's about touching caucus goers, calling them, having another Iowaan call them, and ask them to get there on caucus night.
[08:31.000 --> 08:44.000]  Well, you and I spoke earlier and you talked about how this caucus traditionally is one that kind of whittles the feel. Is that still the feeling that this will go as conventional wisdom has gone for Iowa caucuses?
[08:44.000 --> 08:57.000]  Yes, I think it's very tough if you fall out of that top three or especially four to go forward with much confidence. The money dries up for one thing.
[08:57.000 --> 09:06.000]  The money starts flowing to the people who do the best. So as much as confidence as someone like a Michelle Bachman does express.
[09:06.000 --> 09:19.000]  And as they say, you don't rule anything out with the caucuses until caucus night and the votes are counted. It's hard to foresee her doing well if she comes in in sixth place.
[09:19.000 --> 09:30.000]  Wow. All right. Carol Hunter, thanks so much for braving the conditions out there from the Des Moines Register as politics editor. Appreciate that. And all the best come Tuesday for the big caucus day.
[09:30.000 --> 09:52.000]  All right. A dangerous start to the new year. Cars are being torched in the Los Angeles area. Please to blame and why we talked live to the city's supervisor next.
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[12:09.000 --> 12:17.000]  A dangerous arson spree is sweeping the Los Angeles area. Someone or group is setting parked cars on fire.
[12:17.000 --> 12:22.000]  Today's city officials said the number of fires has risen to 39 since Friday.
[12:22.000 --> 12:31.000]  But not just cars have burned buildings and homes including one once occupied by singer Jim Morrison of the Doors.
[12:31.000 --> 12:40.000]  In a general sense, most of these fires have started as a result of something that ignites a vehicle fire next to a structure in certain cases.
[12:40.000 --> 12:47.000]  So we are seeing auto fires as one of the primary incendiary items that happens first.
[12:47.000 --> 12:50.000]  So that's what we're looking for. But that doesn't mean that's the only thing out there.
[12:50.000 --> 12:55.000]  And just like we're keeping our eyes on these communities, there's other communities out there they're watching for.
[12:55.000 --> 13:02.000]  So most of these have been auto fires that have led or exposed on to an apartment building and that's where there's a lot of our biggest threat.
[13:02.000 --> 13:09.000]  They are working on hundreds of clues, interviewing dozens of witnesses, picking up countless pieces of evidence,
[13:09.000 --> 13:16.000]  and working together in a coordinated effort to try and solve this problem and to work with the arson investigators who are our lead
[13:16.000 --> 13:20.000]  to solve this problem and to catch this guy and put him in custody.
[13:20.000 --> 13:26.000]  Alright, a frightening situation. Joining me right now, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Zev Yaroslavsky.
[13:26.000 --> 13:34.000]  So Zev, is there surveillance video anywhere that just might help you find a suspect or two?
[13:34.000 --> 13:41.000]  Well, my understanding is there is some surveillance video. I don't know to what extent it's helped. It can't hurt.
[13:41.000 --> 13:51.000]  There are a lot of leads being processed by the arson task force, which is made up of the County Sheriff's Department and the LA Police Department and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms folks.
[13:51.000 --> 13:58.000]  They're going to catch this guy or these people. There's no question in my mind about it. It's just a matter of time and the sooner the better.
[13:58.000 --> 14:05.000]  This guy right now has been an arsonist, but if somebody gets hurt or killed, suddenly that becomes attempted murder or murder.
[14:05.000 --> 14:12.000]  So this arsonist or arsonist would be well advised to not get off and turn himself in because he's going to do some hard time, very hard time.
[14:12.000 --> 14:22.000]  So besides the fact that they are cars being targeted, is there a common thread here, types of vehicles, the way in which they're parked, the types of neighborhoods?
[14:22.000 --> 14:34.000]  Well, I don't want to get into any detail, but I think it's common knowledge that the most common detail is that these cars are parked, most of them are parked in ground level parking garages
[14:34.000 --> 14:37.000]  with an apartment building that overhangs the garage.
[14:37.000 --> 14:46.000]  So they light the fire in the car and the flames then rise to the second floor and in several cases have engulfed the apartment buildings involved.
[14:46.000 --> 14:51.000]  Fortunately, no one has been hurt or killed to this point, but I think that's just a matter of luck.
[14:51.000 --> 14:57.000]  People are being very vigilant in the communities. The communities in question are very dense communities, apartment houses.
[14:57.000 --> 15:04.000]  There's not a lot of room, so the fire gets through the car and into the building and you're in a conflagration.
[15:04.000 --> 15:15.000]  But people are being very, very vigilant and we're asking people to be vigilant if they see any suspicious activity around a car or a parking garage to call 911 immediately.
[15:15.000 --> 15:25.000]  And if anyone has any information that they want to share with law enforcement, the arson task force, to call 1-800-222-8477.
[15:25.000 --> 15:30.000]  It's 222 tips. They will take your information anonymously and process it.
[15:30.000 --> 15:39.000]  Again, I say I think they're making progress and I have no doubt in my mind that the person or persons involved in this are going to be apprehended soon enough.
[15:39.000 --> 15:44.000]  Okay, so one more time. That tip line, 1-800-222-8477.
[15:44.000 --> 15:54.000]  Are there at least any eyewitnesses that have given you any general descriptions of who may be behind this?
[15:54.000 --> 16:01.000]  I'm not aware personally of that, but the arson task force I'm sure is, I know, is processing every lead.
[16:01.000 --> 16:05.000]  They have an unprecedented number of detectives and investigators working on this right now.
[16:05.000 --> 16:11.000]  The volume of calls in the fire department over the last 72 hours has increased 17% over the same period last year.
[16:11.000 --> 16:13.000]  It gives you an idea of what the workload is.
[16:13.000 --> 16:20.000]  So they're working 24 hours and they're going to break this case. These are the best in the business.
[16:20.000 --> 16:27.000]  Alright, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, thanks so much for your time and all the best and best of luck in this investigation.
[16:27.000 --> 16:29.000]  Happy New Year to you.
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[17:52.000 --> 17:57.000]  2012 entered with a big bang and cheers from New York to Rio de Janeiro.
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[19:42.000 --> 19:46.000]  Hopefully it was festive, so how did you bring in the New Year with a family tradition
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[19:57.000 --> 20:02.000]  Write me at Twitter or Facebook and we'll read some of your responses coming up a little bit later.
[20:02.000 --> 20:07.000]  Alright, the first presidential political race of the New Year kicking off Tuesday,
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[21:57.000 --> 22:01.000]  Meantime, the Sunday talk shows were wall-to-wall with the Republican candidates
[22:01.000 --> 22:05.000]  giving their final pitches before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses.
[22:05.000 --> 22:07.000]  Take a listen and look.
[22:12.000 --> 22:16.000]  What do you think the appeal is there with Rick Santorum?
[22:16.000 --> 22:21.000]  Why has he suddenly become kind of the person to watch?
[22:21.000 --> 22:24.000]  Well, maybe it's the people who just got frustrated with the other ones
[22:24.000 --> 22:26.000]  and they're just shifting their views.
[22:26.000 --> 22:29.000]  That's one thing you can't say about my supporters, they don't shift their views.
[22:29.000 --> 22:32.000]  I'm the strongest core conservative in this race.
[22:32.000 --> 22:36.000]  There is no comparison with all of the other candidates in my credentials.
[22:36.000 --> 22:41.000]  No other candidate has current national security experience in the race.
[22:41.000 --> 22:43.000]  I sit on the House Intelligence Committee.
[22:43.000 --> 22:47.000]  I am daily involved with the issue of national security.
[22:47.000 --> 22:48.000]  No other candidate is.
[22:48.000 --> 22:53.000]  Why should those voters caucus for you Tuesday night and not for Rick Santorum?
[22:53.000 --> 22:56.000]  I'm not just focused on that set of voters.
[22:56.000 --> 23:00.000]  We're reaching out to everyone who wants to see America back working again
[23:00.000 --> 23:02.000]  and I've got a track record of doing it.
[23:02.000 --> 23:06.000]  My surge is going to come on January 3rd after the people of Iowa do what they do,
[23:06.000 --> 23:10.000]  which is actually analyze the candidates, figure out where their positions are,
[23:10.000 --> 23:15.000]  find out who's the right leader, who's got what it takes to defeat Barack Obama
[23:15.000 --> 23:22.000]  and to lead this country.
[23:22.000 --> 23:28.000]  I'm wondering if some of these attacks on you that have been out there for the past 10 days
[23:28.000 --> 23:32.000]  have given you any pause about staying inside the Republican Party?
[23:32.000 --> 23:36.000]  I haven't even thought about it except when people like you keep asking me about it
[23:36.000 --> 23:40.000]  because I have a race going and I'm not essentially tied for first place
[23:40.000 --> 23:44.000]  and why would I even consider doing anything like that?
[23:44.000 --> 23:46.000]  So, but I don't like absolutes.
[23:46.000 --> 23:49.000]  I don't want to say I will never do so and so.
[23:49.000 --> 23:52.000]  Your Iowa State Chair, Kent Sorenson, a state senator here,
[23:52.000 --> 23:57.000]  jumped ship, went to work last Wednesday for Ron Paul.
[23:57.000 --> 24:01.000]  You claim that he told you that it was about money,
[24:01.000 --> 24:04.000]  but then when your deputy campaign manager, a fellow named Wes Ennis said,
[24:04.000 --> 24:07.000]  no, that's not true. It wasn't about money. He was let go.
[24:07.000 --> 24:09.000]  Is your campaign in disarray?
[24:09.000 --> 24:11.000]  Oh, absolutely not.
[24:11.000 --> 24:14.000]  You know, the other part that you failed to report is that there are other people
[24:14.000 --> 24:18.000]  outside the campaign who said that he also told them that he'd received money.
[24:18.000 --> 24:20.000]  So this is pretty clear.
[24:20.000 --> 24:25.000]  And remember this Tuesday night, the Iowa caucuses watch it all unfold live
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[24:36.000 --> 24:41.000]  And as we count down to the Iowa caucuses, Anderson Cooper takes a closer look
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[24:45.000 --> 24:48.000]  and count down to Iowa final 48 hours.
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[24:52.000 --> 24:57.000]  All right, to the number two New Year's Resolution behind your health,
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[28:11.000 --> 28:14.000]  A mild earthquake shook Eastern Ohio yesterday.
[28:14.000 --> 28:20.000]  It registered about 4.0 and struck about a week after a smaller quake rattled the same area.
[28:20.000 --> 28:22.000]  Residents said they saw houses moving.
[28:22.000 --> 28:27.000]  State officials are exploring a theory that a large-scale well project might be contributing
[28:27.000 --> 28:29.000]  to seismic activity.
[28:29.000 --> 28:35.000]  And despite intense GOP opposition, new light bulb standards are being phased in starting today.
[28:35.000 --> 28:40.000]  Conservatives have blasted the rules as a classic case of unnecessary federal regulation.
[28:40.000 --> 28:49.000]  Congress passed the 2007 energy law requiring traditional incandescent bulbs to be 30% more efficient in 2012.
[28:49.000 --> 29:00.000]  Critics argued that the rules would greatly restrict consumer choices by pushing out traditional incandescent bulbs in favor of more expensive LED bulbs.
[29:00.000 --> 29:04.000]  And some new voter laws are hitting the books this new year.
[29:04.000 --> 29:08.000]  Athena Jones is live in Washington with a look at some of the new laws taking effect.
[29:08.000 --> 29:09.000]  Athena.
[29:09.000 --> 29:10.000]  Yes, hello.
[29:10.000 --> 29:14.000]  We thought we'd just give you a sampling of a wide range of laws that are coming onto the books today.
[29:14.000 --> 29:16.000]  Let's start with North Carolina.
[29:16.000 --> 29:23.000]  There, people who live overseas are going to have an easier time registering to vote and voting, whether they're service members or civilians.
[29:23.000 --> 29:25.000]  Let's move on to California.
[29:25.000 --> 29:29.000]  Interesting new law there joins the state to the National Popular Vote Compact.
[29:29.000 --> 29:36.000]  Now, that's the agreement among several states to give all of their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote.
[29:36.000 --> 29:40.000]  Now, of course, it doesn't go into effect until states that hold 270 electoral votes.
[29:40.000 --> 29:44.000]  That's what it takes to win the presidency have passed the law.
[29:44.000 --> 29:48.000]  About halfway there, several more states have to pass it before it goes into effect.
[29:48.000 --> 29:55.000]  Another interesting California law will allow new citizens to register to vote and to vote all the way up to and through election day.
[29:55.000 --> 30:01.000]  Now, one big thing that's been a trend this past year with state legislatures across the country has been voter ID laws.
[30:01.000 --> 30:08.000]  As of right now, some 31 states require some form of identification to vote, whether it's a photo or without a photo.
[30:08.000 --> 30:15.000]  And starting today, voters in Tennessee and Kansas will be required to present a photo ID in order to vote.
[30:15.000 --> 30:18.000]  I should mention that Texas has also passed a photo ID law.
[30:18.000 --> 30:24.000]  But under the voting rights act, it has to be pre-cleared by the Department of Justice before it can go into effect.
[30:24.000 --> 30:30.000]  And I should note also that the DOJ just denied pre-clearance to South Carolina for its photo ID law.
[30:30.000 --> 30:33.000]  One more thing I want to mention with an interesting new law is Tennessee.
[30:33.000 --> 30:44.000]  State officials, their state election officials will now be required to go through the state voter rolls and compare those to a database to make sure that no non-citizens are registered to vote.
[30:44.000 --> 30:51.000]  And if there's any evidence that that might be the case, those folks will be contacted and asked to prove that they are citizens.
[30:51.000 --> 30:53.000]  So a lot of new laws coming into effect this year.
[30:53.000 --> 30:59.000]  Of course, with these voter identification laws, proponents say that they're trying to fight fraud.
[30:59.000 --> 31:05.000]  Critics, on the other hand, argue that they're going to end up disenfranchising some voters, especially poor and minority voters.
[31:05.000 --> 31:12.000]  But one thing we could be pretty sure of this year is that as we approach November, more and more states will begin to roll out more laws affecting the election.
[31:12.000 --> 31:15.000]  OK, Athena Jones, thanks so much for that update.
[31:15.000 --> 31:19.000]  And there are a few other unique laws that take effect today.
[31:19.000 --> 31:28.000]  By the way, Utah is banning happy hour while California and Oregon are prohibiting the sale of shark fins and shark fin soup.
[31:28.000 --> 31:31.000]  Coming up, staying financially healthy in 2012.
[31:31.000 --> 31:33.000]  Reduce your debt cut spending.
[31:33.000 --> 31:37.000]  We've got some tips to keep your resolutions intact in the new year.
[31:37.000 --> 31:47.000]  And as long as we're talking about New Year's Day, it was this day in 1962 that the FAD4, the Beatles, auditioned for Deca Records.
[31:47.000 --> 31:50.000]  And you know what? They were rejected.
[31:50.000 --> 32:00.000]  Deca made one of the biggest mistakes in music history on this day.
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[34:47.000 --> 34:50.000]  2011, hello, 2012, but it may go down.
[34:50.000 --> 34:55.000]  2011, by the way, as one of these safest years on record for flyers.
[34:55.000 --> 35:00.000]  According to the consulting firm Ascend, this year there has been just one fatality
[35:00.000 --> 35:05.000]  for every 7.1 million passengers worldwide that's the best safety level on record.
[35:05.000 --> 35:08.000]  The previous best was in 2004.
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[35:17.000 --> 35:22.000]  So it's the number one issue in American homes getting your financial house in order.
[35:22.000 --> 35:27.000]  Well, today in our weekly financial fix, how to keep your New Year's financial resolutions,
[35:27.000 --> 35:34.000]  because it is, by tradition, the number two resolution that we make that after taking care of our health matter.
[35:34.000 --> 35:36.000]  So let's talk about our financial health.
[35:36.000 --> 35:38.000]  Let's bring in author of It's Just Money.
[35:38.000 --> 35:40.000]  So why does it cause so many problems?
[35:40.000 --> 35:42.000]  Financial consultant Karen Lee, all right, good to see you.
[35:42.000 --> 35:43.000]  You too.
[35:43.000 --> 35:44.000]  Happy New Year.
[35:44.000 --> 35:45.000]  Happy New Year.
[35:45.000 --> 35:47.000]  OK, so folks always want to say, you know what, I'm going to get myself in shape.
[35:47.000 --> 35:48.000]  Right.
[35:48.000 --> 35:50.000]  And then I'm also going to get financially in shape as well.
[35:50.000 --> 35:52.000]  Get rid of debt, save more money.
[35:52.000 --> 35:53.000]  That's right.
[35:53.000 --> 35:56.000]  So let's help us tackle getting rid of debt first.
[35:56.000 --> 35:57.000]  It is tough, isn't it?
[35:57.000 --> 35:58.000]  It is.
[35:58.000 --> 35:59.000]  It is tough.
[35:59.000 --> 36:03.000]  And so the first thing I want to talk about is you got the little bit of debt where you just spent a little too much over the holidays.
[36:03.000 --> 36:04.000]  OK.
[36:04.000 --> 36:07.000]  Or you've got the massive debt from three really tough economic years.
[36:07.000 --> 36:09.000]  So let's first tackle the small amount of debt.
[36:09.000 --> 36:10.000]  OK.
[36:10.000 --> 36:11.000]  OK.
[36:11.000 --> 36:17.000]  So what we want you to do with that is first go back to the budget and figure out how much you actually can pay towards debt monthly,
[36:17.000 --> 36:19.000]  the minimum amount that you can pay.
[36:19.000 --> 36:24.000]  And then I'd like to see you set it up as an automatic payment from your online banking right to the credit card.
[36:24.000 --> 36:28.000]  So that way no excuses, you know, overspending, can't write out the check.
[36:28.000 --> 36:29.000]  That's right.
[36:29.000 --> 36:32.000]  If we wait till the end of the month, there's usually nothing left.
[36:32.000 --> 36:36.000]  So if you can automate it and during that time, of course, freeze your credit,
[36:36.000 --> 36:39.000]  do the math, figure out how many months it's going to take,
[36:39.000 --> 36:42.000]  plan a little reward for yourself at the end, and hopefully you'll clear your credit.
[36:42.000 --> 36:45.000]  When you say freeze your credit, you're just talking about self-discipline or you're actually good.
[36:45.000 --> 36:46.000]  OK.
[36:46.000 --> 36:49.000]  Now, if you don't have self-discipline and list a friend to take your cards away from you,
[36:49.000 --> 36:51.000]  but yes, don't add anything more to that.
[36:51.000 --> 36:52.000]  OK.
[36:52.000 --> 36:54.000]  But now let's talk about the big stuff.
[36:54.000 --> 36:57.000]  Probably more Americans, because it's been three years.
[36:57.000 --> 37:00.000]  A lot of people have been out of work, so they have borrowed, borrowed,
[37:00.000 --> 37:02.000]  they've overspent just to survive.
[37:02.000 --> 37:03.000]  So they got massive debt.
[37:03.000 --> 37:05.000]  What I'm going to say to those people is just like,
[37:05.000 --> 37:09.000]  if you've got massive amounts of weight to lose, let's make a realistic goal.
[37:09.000 --> 37:14.000]  If this happened over a period of years, don't think you're going to pay it off in six months.
[37:14.000 --> 37:17.000]  So the first thing we want to do is, again, go back to the math,
[37:17.000 --> 37:20.000]  figure out how much monthly you can free up to put towards debt,
[37:20.000 --> 37:23.000]  and then figure out how long it's going to take and make the goal realistic,
[37:23.000 --> 37:25.000]  and if it's going to be a couple years.
[37:25.000 --> 37:26.000]  Yeah.
[37:26.000 --> 37:27.000]  Sometimes that's a hard part, isn't it?
[37:27.000 --> 37:29.000]  Folks trying to figure out, how do I calculate?
[37:29.000 --> 37:30.000]  How do I do that?
[37:30.000 --> 37:31.000]  So that's another point I want to say.
[37:31.000 --> 37:35.000]  For people that really have lots of cards, lots of high interest rates,
[37:35.000 --> 37:39.000]  get some help, seek a consumer credit council type firm.
[37:39.000 --> 37:43.000]  Often they can negotiate with the credit card companies for lower interest rates for you,
[37:43.000 --> 37:45.000]  as long as you're partnering with someone like that.
[37:45.000 --> 37:46.000]  OK.
[37:46.000 --> 37:48.000]  And now you want to save money.
[37:48.000 --> 37:49.000]  Right.
[37:49.000 --> 37:51.000]  You can do this simultaneously if you can.
[37:51.000 --> 37:52.000]  It would be nice if you could.
[37:52.000 --> 37:53.000]  OK.
[37:53.000 --> 37:54.000]  So say you've tackled the debt part there.
[37:54.000 --> 37:56.000]  Maybe you're not doing it simultaneously.
[37:56.000 --> 37:57.000]  How do you save?
[37:57.000 --> 38:00.000]  Well, let's talk about first, there's two things people tend to want to save for.
[38:00.000 --> 38:05.000]  One, especially now, is just having that emergency money for that stuff that just comes up.
[38:05.000 --> 38:08.000]  So let's talk about short term savings first.
[38:08.000 --> 38:10.000]  Again, automate it.
[38:10.000 --> 38:14.000]  If you wait till you've paid your other bills, there will not be anything left at the end of the month.
[38:14.000 --> 38:20.000]  So many companies will allow you to set up from your paycheck, just like for your 401k,
[38:20.000 --> 38:26.000]  an automatic draft into a credit union or a money market, whether it's $5, $10, $50 each check,
[38:26.000 --> 38:30.000]  get it started, and you can't touch it unless it's really an emergency.
[38:30.000 --> 38:33.000]  Do you try and come up with a percentage on that or just what you can afford?
[38:33.000 --> 38:35.000]  Really what you can afford initially.
[38:35.000 --> 38:40.000]  You could also start with the goal in mind and then work back monthly as to what you need to reach that goal.
[38:40.000 --> 38:44.000]  Second one is those longer term savings, and we've talked about this before,
[38:44.000 --> 38:49.000]  but of course the easiest way to save long term for retirement is if your company has a 401k,
[38:49.000 --> 38:54.000]  comes out pre-tax, before that check even hits your bank, and that is a good thing.
[38:54.000 --> 38:56.000]  That's a little tax break too.
[38:56.000 --> 39:00.000]  If you're not investing in your company's 401k, start.
[39:00.000 --> 39:06.000]  If you're already investing but you're not maxing out, raise that percentage and keep raising it until you get to that maximum.
[39:06.000 --> 39:11.000]  Another fun idea is to buy a stock or a couple of shares of stock in a company that pays dividends
[39:11.000 --> 39:14.000]  and set up what's called a dividend reinvestment plan.
[39:14.000 --> 39:20.000]  As that dividend comes in, don't take the cash, let it buy more stock, and then set it aside and forget about it.
[39:20.000 --> 39:23.000]  15, 20 years later, it's just a big surprise.
[39:23.000 --> 39:24.000]  Oh, you're making it sound so easy.
[39:24.000 --> 39:25.000]  It is easy.
[39:25.000 --> 39:31.000]  And for those who are already maxing out the 401k, but they still want to save, and you know, I love those people.
[39:31.000 --> 39:34.000]  Open up a Roth IRA if you're eligible.
[39:34.000 --> 39:37.000]  Isn't everyone eligible now? Didn't they change the rules on that?
[39:37.000 --> 39:41.000]  No, there's converting a regular to a Roth is where they change the rules.
[39:41.000 --> 39:42.000]  I see.
[39:42.000 --> 39:46.000]  The other thing is 529s for college savings, but either way, automate it.
[39:46.000 --> 39:49.000]  You've got to set it up that it's an automatic draft coming out.
[39:49.000 --> 39:51.000]  Then you don't miss it and you don't touch it.
[39:51.000 --> 39:54.000]  And you don't think it through and go, maybe this month I should skip it.
[39:54.000 --> 39:59.000]  So hopefully 2012, things are looking up and it'll be a year that people make those financial goals happen.
[39:59.000 --> 40:02.000]  All right, all about being financially fit too.
[40:02.000 --> 40:03.000]  Yes.
[40:03.000 --> 40:04.000]  I think that's what you're all about.
[40:04.000 --> 40:05.000]  Thanks so much.
[40:05.000 --> 40:06.000]  Appreciate it.
[40:06.000 --> 40:07.000]  Happy New Year.
[40:07.000 --> 40:08.000]  Happy New Year to you.
[40:08.000 --> 40:09.000]  All right.
[40:09.000 --> 40:12.000]  Earlier, I asked you to tell me about your New Year's Day kind of tradition.
[40:12.000 --> 40:13.000]  Superstitions.
[40:13.000 --> 40:14.000]  Do you have any superstitions?
[40:14.000 --> 40:15.000]  No.
[40:15.000 --> 40:16.000]  Things you have to eat or have to do?
[40:16.000 --> 40:18.000]  I make jambalaya every New Year's Eve.
[40:18.000 --> 40:19.000]  Okay.
[40:19.000 --> 40:20.000]  That's good.
[40:20.000 --> 40:21.000]  Well, a lot of folks have responded.
[40:21.000 --> 40:22.000]  Sometimes people do, you know, black eyed peas.
[40:22.000 --> 40:23.000]  I did that today.
[40:23.000 --> 40:24.000]  I brought that into work too.
[40:24.000 --> 40:25.000]  Okay.
[40:25.000 --> 40:29.000]  So Angela on Facebook writing this saying, my mother's family believes that eating cabbage,
[40:29.000 --> 40:33.000]  turnips, collard greens, and black eyed peas on New Year's Day will bring you good luck
[40:33.000 --> 40:35.000]  for the rest of the year.
[40:35.000 --> 40:38.000]  And what about your New Year's rituals and superstitions perhaps?
[40:38.000 --> 40:39.000]  I want to hear from you.
[40:39.000 --> 41:07.000]  Either send me via Twitter or on Facebook and we'll share more of your comments coming
[41:07.000 --> 41:14.000]  up.
[41:37.000 --> 41:47.000]  We'll see you in the next video.
[42:07.000 --> 42:33.000]  We'll see you in the next video.
[42:37.000 --> 43:03.000]  We'll see you in the next video.
[43:03.000 --> 43:10.000]  All right, we're following this breaking story that's involving the shooting of a U.S. Forest
[43:10.000 --> 43:13.000]  Service Ranger at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State.
[43:13.000 --> 43:17.000]  We want to get more information about this investigation and the circumstances leading
[43:17.000 --> 43:18.000]  to this shooting.
[43:18.000 --> 43:21.000]  Lee Taylor is a spokesperson with us now.
[43:21.000 --> 43:25.000]  So, Lee, tell me what you can about this.
[43:25.000 --> 43:34.000]  Well, what I can say is that a National Park Service Ranger, Margaret Anderson, 34 years
[43:34.000 --> 43:36.000]  old, was shot today by a Gundaman in the park.
[43:36.000 --> 43:42.000]  It began as just a normal traffic stop when he failed to pull over another Ranger radio
[43:42.000 --> 43:49.000]  to head and Margaret Anderson set up a blockade with her patrol vehicle to intercept him.
[43:49.000 --> 43:56.000]  And when he arrived at that spot, he got out and shot, fatally shot her.
[43:56.000 --> 43:58.000]  He then fled into the woods.
[43:58.000 --> 44:05.000]  So, the situation that we have now is a Gundaman who is in the park somewhere, has not yet
[44:05.000 --> 44:06.000]  been apprehended.
[44:06.000 --> 44:10.000]  And it's believed this Gundaman is on foot when you say fled into the woods.
[44:10.000 --> 44:11.000]  That's correct.
[44:11.000 --> 44:12.000]  He's on foot.
[44:12.000 --> 44:17.000]  He left his car behind and is on foot somewhere in the park.
[44:17.000 --> 44:23.000]  And so, by way of checking the registration of the car, et cetera, does that anyway match
[44:23.000 --> 44:26.000]  up with the identity of who you believe this suspect is?
[44:26.000 --> 44:32.000]  Well, we have no way of know that because we don't know if he is the registered owner
[44:32.000 --> 44:33.000]  of the vehicle.
[44:33.000 --> 44:37.000]  We have information about the owner of the vehicle, but we're not sure if it's the same
[44:37.000 --> 44:38.000]  person or not.
[44:38.000 --> 44:42.000]  We don't have a description of the person since there was nobody else at the scene when
[44:42.000 --> 44:46.000]  he stopped and shot the park ranger.
[44:46.000 --> 44:47.000]  Is the park closed?
[44:47.000 --> 44:52.000]  What about other people, members of the public who may be in that park?
[44:52.000 --> 44:58.000]  The park is closed and we have been evacuating visitors, but we do still have people in the
[44:58.000 --> 44:59.000]  park.
[44:59.000 --> 45:03.000]  There are people who are out snowshoeing or skiing, who are still coming back in from
[45:03.000 --> 45:04.000]  their afternoon.
[45:04.000 --> 45:10.000]  And we also have about 85 park visitors who are in our main park visitor center and we're
[45:10.000 --> 45:15.000]  holding them there until we believe that it's safe for them to drive out of the park.
[45:15.000 --> 45:21.000]  So typically on a day like this you do have a lot of snowshoers and skiers there?
[45:21.000 --> 45:22.000]  Yeah, we do.
[45:22.000 --> 45:26.000]  It's a nice day, it's a holiday weekend and we would typically have hundreds of people
[45:26.000 --> 45:29.000]  in the park who would be out enjoying the beautiful scenery and the weather.
[45:29.000 --> 45:31.000]  And what about searchers in the air by helicopter?
[45:31.000 --> 45:33.000]  What are the weather conditions there for that?
[45:33.000 --> 45:39.000]  The weather conditions are good, but it's just a few hours now until darkness.
[45:39.000 --> 45:46.000]  So the end of daylight will be the limiting factor in terms of being able to continue
[45:46.000 --> 45:47.000]  searching.
[45:47.000 --> 45:52.000]  And what more might you be able to tell me about Margaret Anderson, 34 years old, who
[45:52.000 --> 45:53.000]  was shot and killed?
[45:53.000 --> 46:01.000]  She was a dedicated public servant, very committed to visitors to the park and to helping to
[46:01.000 --> 46:03.000]  protect park resources.
[46:03.000 --> 46:09.000]  Her husband is also a ranger at Mount Rainier and they have two small children, a four-year-old
[46:09.000 --> 46:10.000]  and a one-year-old.
[46:10.000 --> 46:16.000]  So it's a horrible tragedy, it's a terrible loss of life of somebody who had dedicated
[46:16.000 --> 46:18.000]  herself to serving the public.
[46:18.000 --> 46:19.000]  Terribly said.
[46:19.000 --> 46:24.000]  Our hearts go out to her and her family and the entire National Park Service family.
[46:24.000 --> 46:26.000]  Thanks so much, Lee Taylor, for your time.
[46:26.000 --> 46:27.000]  Thank you.
[46:27.000 --> 46:28.000]  All right, other stories.
[46:28.000 --> 46:34.000]  So we continue to check cross-country now, some Chicago area pizza shops are refusing to
[46:34.000 --> 46:37.000]  deliver to customers ordering by cell phone.
[46:37.000 --> 46:39.000]  That's because of a recent rash of robberies.
[46:39.000 --> 46:44.000]  Police say the robbers are using their cell phones to target pizza delivery drivers.
[46:44.000 --> 46:49.000]  The restaurants could see their bottom line suffer since many people don't have landline
[46:49.000 --> 46:50.000]  phones anymore.
[46:50.000 --> 46:55.000]  And a town in western Pennsylvania is cracking down on sledding in two local parks.
[46:55.000 --> 47:01.000]  Beaver borough officials are banning it all together in one park following an accident.
[47:01.000 --> 47:06.000]  In another park, it is still okay to sled, but it is restricted to just residents, which
[47:06.000 --> 47:11.000]  means their family and friends cannot take part in that kind of fun if they don't live
[47:11.000 --> 47:12.000]  there.
[47:12.000 --> 47:15.000]  Children under 12 must also wear helmets.
[47:15.000 --> 47:21.000]  On the San Francisco now, Banana Sam has been safely returned to the city zoo.
[47:21.000 --> 47:28.000]  Police say a passerby spotted the 17-year-old squirrel monkey peeking out through some bushes
[47:28.000 --> 47:29.000]  at a park yesterday.
[47:29.000 --> 47:36.000]  One day after it was allegedly stolen, the man was able to coax the primate into a backpack,
[47:36.000 --> 47:37.000]  apparently.
[47:37.000 --> 47:41.000]  The zoo workers say Banana Sam is doing just fine.
[47:41.000 --> 47:43.000]  He looks pretty good.
[47:43.000 --> 47:44.000]  He was thirsty.
[47:44.000 --> 47:48.000]  He was hungry, trembling a little bit, but we did do a quick physical exam on him and
[47:48.000 --> 47:49.000]  he looks pretty good.
[47:49.000 --> 47:51.000]  Is it easy to coax a monkey into a backpack?
[47:51.000 --> 47:54.000]  I would venture to say that it is not.
[47:54.000 --> 47:57.000]  Yeah, a monkey would be placed into a backpack forcibly.
[47:57.000 --> 48:03.000]  Oh my goodness, so zoo officials are still trying to figure out how Banana Sam was stolen
[48:03.000 --> 48:04.000]  and why?
[48:04.000 --> 48:06.000]  That's a strange mystery, isn't it?
[48:06.000 --> 48:09.000]  All right, we're glad that Banana Sam is back at home.
[48:09.000 --> 48:11.000]  All right, the newsroom continues straight ahead.
[48:11.000 --> 48:12.000]  Natalie Allen in for Don Lemon.
[48:12.000 --> 48:13.000]  Happy New Year.
[48:13.000 --> 48:14.000]  Happy New Year to you.
[48:14.000 --> 48:15.000]  We're also happy about Banana Sam.
[48:15.000 --> 48:16.000]  Yeah, for sure.
[48:16.000 --> 48:19.000]  Okay, more on the big stories coming up you've been following today.
[48:19.000 --> 48:24.000]  The Iowa caucus has plenty of coverage, including reports from the state plus our Sunday analysis
[48:24.000 --> 48:29.000]  with Will Kane and Elsie Granderson and more fires overnight in Los Angeles to tell you
[48:29.000 --> 48:33.000]  about seven suspected arson fires were reported in the LA area.
[48:33.000 --> 48:36.000]  That brings the total to 39.
[48:36.000 --> 48:40.000]  A task force continues to investigate so far no arrests.
[48:40.000 --> 48:46.000]  Also, a look back at the big cases this year that changed the legal landscape.
[48:46.000 --> 48:51.000]  Polly Hughes will be here to talk Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray and the Connecticut home invasion
[48:51.000 --> 48:53.000]  trial all coming up in a little bit.
[48:53.000 --> 48:54.000]  All right, very good.
[48:54.000 --> 48:56.000]  You had a great ringing in of the new year.
[48:56.000 --> 48:57.000]  Yes, I did.
[48:57.000 --> 48:58.000]  I know some of it was here.
[48:58.000 --> 48:59.000]  We're all kind of here.
[48:59.000 --> 49:00.000]  A lot of it's in here.
[49:00.000 --> 49:01.000]  I'm going to ring it in tomorrow after today.
[49:01.000 --> 49:02.000]  Oh, that's good.
[49:02.000 --> 49:05.000]  Meantime, any superstitions or traditions, anything you'd like to adhere to for good luck
[49:05.000 --> 49:06.000]  and all that good stuff?
[49:06.000 --> 49:08.000]  Yes, I am going to lose that five pounds.
[49:08.000 --> 49:09.000]  Oh, okay.
[49:09.000 --> 49:11.000]  I know one resolution in America, right?
[49:11.000 --> 49:14.000]  And I'll forget January 8th that that was my resolution.
[49:14.000 --> 49:15.000]  Oh, okay.
[49:15.000 --> 49:21.000]  Well, hopefully you won't be among the, what, 51% of Americans who break their New Year's
[49:21.000 --> 49:23.000]  resolutions within the month of January.
[49:23.000 --> 49:24.000]  I will be.
[49:24.000 --> 49:25.000]  I'll be there.
[49:25.000 --> 49:26.000]  No, no.
[49:26.000 --> 49:29.000]  We want you to keep that resolution, but you don't need to lose five pounds, by the way.
[49:29.000 --> 49:30.000]  Well, thank you.
[49:30.000 --> 49:31.000]  Thanks so much.
[49:31.000 --> 49:38.000]  We've got much more on people and their resolutions or their traditions as it pertains to the
[49:38.000 --> 49:39.000]  New Year and kissing at midnight.
[49:39.000 --> 49:43.000]  Well, that apparently is a very common New Year's Eve tradition.
[49:43.000 --> 49:46.000]  So what are some of your superstitions?
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[52:10.000 --> 52:31.000]  All right, a new year brings new expectations in the financial markets.
[52:31.000 --> 52:35.000]  Poppy Harlow gets us up to speed with the look ahead on Wall Street.
[52:35.000 --> 52:40.000]  I'm Poppy Harlow in New York, U.S. markets will be closed Monday for the New Year's holiday,
[52:40.000 --> 52:45.000]  but when they reopen Tuesday, Wall Street kicks off 2012 with a host of economic news.
[52:45.000 --> 52:49.000]  Coming up, key reports on construction spending, car and truck sales.
[52:49.000 --> 52:51.000]  We could actually see some strength there.
[52:51.000 --> 52:56.000]  And factory orders all leading up to the critical December jobs report that comes Friday morning.
[52:56.000 --> 53:01.000]  Investors, of course, eerily anticipating that number and hoping for an upside surprise.
[53:01.000 --> 53:03.000]  We'll track it all on CNN Money.
[53:03.000 --> 53:05.000]  All right, thanks so much, Poppy.
[53:05.000 --> 53:09.000]  All right, the ball dropping in Times Square, it's America's New Year's tradition,
[53:09.000 --> 53:13.000]  but you probably have some New Year's rituals and superstitions of your own.
[53:13.000 --> 53:16.000]  Maybe some of which have been passed down through the family.
[53:16.000 --> 53:19.000]  I asked you to send them to me, and you did via Twitter and Facebook.
[53:19.000 --> 53:26.000]  So Melissa writes, it's supposed to be good luck for a man to be the first to walk through the door in your house on New Year's Day.
[53:26.000 --> 53:28.000]  And here's another New Year's Day superstition.
[53:28.000 --> 53:33.000]  Black eyed peas are supposed to be lucky if you put a few dry ones in your purse.
[53:33.000 --> 53:34.000]  That part I didn't do today.
[53:34.000 --> 53:39.000]  And Melody writes, it's supposed to be bad luck to wash clothes on New Year's Day.
[53:39.000 --> 53:43.000]  It is said to lead to a death in your family during the year.
[53:43.000 --> 53:45.000]  Bonnie Schneider with us now.
[53:45.000 --> 53:46.000]  Bonnie, you have any traditions?
[53:46.000 --> 53:47.000]  Those are great, aren't they?
[53:47.000 --> 53:49.000]  I'm going to make sure to not do laundry today.
[53:49.000 --> 53:50.000]  It's going to be a really good thing.
[53:50.000 --> 53:51.000]  I know.
[53:51.000 --> 53:53.000]  I already sent a message to my husband today when I heard about that one.
[53:53.000 --> 53:55.000]  I was like, don't do any laundry today.
[53:55.000 --> 53:56.000]  I can wait.
[53:56.000 --> 53:57.000]  No rush on that.
[53:57.000 --> 53:59.000]  I heard about eating black eyed peas.
[53:59.000 --> 54:01.000]  I didn't know about putting dry ones in your purse.
[54:01.000 --> 54:02.000]  That's unusual.
[54:02.000 --> 54:03.000]  I'm going to go grab some.
[54:03.000 --> 54:04.000]  Yeah, me too.
[54:04.000 --> 54:06.000]  Well, you know, we are looking at, unfortunately,
[54:06.000 --> 54:09.000]  Frederica, some snow that's going to be troublesome for travelers.
[54:09.000 --> 54:12.000]  And a lot of people are getting back to it from a long week off,
[54:12.000 --> 54:14.000]  or maybe you went somewhere for New Year's Eve,
[54:14.000 --> 54:16.000]  and now you're heading home.
[54:16.000 --> 54:19.000]  Well, travel conditions across parts of Michigan are going to be downright dangerous.
[54:19.000 --> 54:20.000]  That's right.
[54:20.000 --> 54:23.000]  We have blizzard warnings in effect that go straight until tomorrow night.
[54:23.000 --> 54:26.000]  You're looking at a radar picture of heavy snow working its way across the Great Lakes.
[54:26.000 --> 54:32.000]  The numbers are incredible because you can see 12 inches plus across parts of Michigan.
[54:32.000 --> 54:34.000]  That includes the Traverse City area.
[54:34.000 --> 54:35.000]  That's where the blizzard warning is.
[54:35.000 --> 54:37.000]  And it's right in the northern part of Michigan.
[54:37.000 --> 54:40.000]  That's where we're going to see some of those lake effect snow bands really be fierce.
[54:40.000 --> 54:43.000]  And along with the heavy snow, of course, comes the gusty winds
[54:43.000 --> 54:45.000]  when you're talking about a lake effect snowmaker.
[54:45.000 --> 54:48.000]  And what that means is you'll have blowing and drifting snow.
[54:48.000 --> 54:53.000]  That will create snowdrifts that could be even higher than the highest snowfall total accumulation.
[54:53.000 --> 54:56.000]  So travel in northern Michigan is just dangerous.
[54:56.000 --> 54:57.000]  If you can avoid it, I would recommend it.
[54:57.000 --> 55:00.000]  Notice the lake effect snow, though, stretching all the way into upstate New York.
[55:00.000 --> 55:04.000]  These advisories for winds show that we are looking at fierce winds, again,
[55:04.000 --> 55:06.000]  that will pile the snow that's falling.
[55:06.000 --> 55:09.000]  So even though the accumulation might be a burst of sudden snow in some areas
[55:09.000 --> 55:14.000]  and dry in others, which is so random the way it is for the localization of lake effect snow,
[55:14.000 --> 55:17.000]  we are going to see those snow pile up a little bit more.
[55:17.000 --> 55:19.000]  This is a forecast radar picture, not actual radar.
[55:19.000 --> 55:21.000]  I just wanted to show you over the next 48 hours,
[55:21.000 --> 55:23.000]  whether it does improve, we get a little bit of better conditions.
[55:23.000 --> 55:27.000]  But the immediate threat, of course, is for danger for Michigan
[55:27.000 --> 55:30.000]  and even in two parts of upstate New York where we have the advisories as well.
[55:30.000 --> 55:33.000]  The heaviest snow on that little dot, you can see that pink dot in northern Michigan,
[55:33.000 --> 55:35.000]  that's where we are looking at, a foot of snow plus.
[55:35.000 --> 55:39.000]  Again, it will be a little even more fierce as we go through the day
[55:39.000 --> 55:41.000]  when we get some more wind blowing in.
[55:41.000 --> 55:44.000]  And the reason that we're getting so much snow with this lake effect snow machine
[55:44.000 --> 55:45.000]  is a couple of different factors.
[55:45.000 --> 55:49.000]  We have very cold air coming over, warmer waters of the Great Lakes,
[55:49.000 --> 55:52.000]  the water temperatures are still pretty warm, it's in the 40s over the lakes,
[55:52.000 --> 55:54.000]  it may not seem very warm, but it's warmer than the land.
[55:54.000 --> 55:59.000]  So really the cold air gathers that moisture, that warm moist air right above the Great Lakes
[55:59.000 --> 56:02.000]  and as soon as it rushes back over land, the land is colder
[56:02.000 --> 56:05.000]  and it just dumps it heavy and hard across this region.
[56:05.000 --> 56:07.000]  So our map for today shows that lake effect snow machine,
[56:07.000 --> 56:10.000]  otherwise the rest of the U.S. is looking good, it's been a soggy week
[56:10.000 --> 56:13.000]  and weekend for places like Portland, Oregon.
[56:13.000 --> 56:15.000]  Unfortunately, we have more rain in your forecast for Monday
[56:15.000 --> 56:19.000]  and some scattered showers popping up into Florida across a good portion
[56:19.000 --> 56:21.000]  of the region of the state there.
[56:21.000 --> 56:24.000]  But notice the temperature contrast, there is a cold front that's pushed through.
[56:24.000 --> 56:27.000]  It doesn't quite make it all the way through South Florida,
[56:27.000 --> 56:29.000]  so highs tomorrow in Miami will still be near 80,
[56:29.000 --> 56:33.000]  whereas Tampa, you're only going to hit 64, so it depends where you are
[56:33.000 --> 56:35.000]  in terms of getting that really warm weather.
[56:35.000 --> 56:38.000]  22, that's it for Minneapolis and you can see 23 in Chicago,
[56:38.000 --> 56:43.000]  Atlanta's only at 46 and I can tell you in the southeast, our numbers are going down.
[56:43.000 --> 56:45.000]  We had highs today in the 60s, it was just glorious.
[56:45.000 --> 56:46.000]  We got those spoiled.
[56:46.000 --> 56:48.000]  Things are changing, Frederica.
[56:48.000 --> 56:52.000]  Low temperatures have dropped down to the teens and 20s in some parts of Georgia.
[56:52.000 --> 56:53.000]  Oh my goodness.
[56:53.000 --> 56:54.000]  It's all changing.
[56:54.000 --> 56:56.000]  Winter is here, it's January, it's 2012 and it's cold out there.
[56:56.000 --> 57:01.000]  Yeah, 2011 was an incredible year in weather, 2012, promises to be.
[57:01.000 --> 57:04.000]  Well, you know, we had definitely had an extreme weather year in 2011.
[57:04.000 --> 57:07.000]  It doesn't necessarily mean we're going to see another one in 2012,
[57:07.000 --> 57:09.000]  but it's very important to be prepared and right now our biggest threat
[57:09.000 --> 57:11.000]  is lake effect snow and cold, cold air.
[57:11.000 --> 57:16.000]  All the more apropos for your upcoming book on extreme weather and how to deal with
[57:16.000 --> 57:19.000]  so look for Bonnie Schneider's book coming out in 2012.
[57:19.000 --> 57:20.000]  Less than a month away.
[57:20.000 --> 57:21.000]  Yes, happy new year.
[57:21.000 --> 57:23.000]  It's going to be a great year for you and everybody else too.
[57:23.000 --> 57:24.000]  Happy new year to you at home.
[57:24.000 --> 57:26.000]  That's going to do it for me and Frederica Woodfield.
[57:26.000 --> 57:30.000]  Much more of the CNN newsroom coming up with Natalie Allen in for Don Lemon.
[57:30.000 --> 57:49.000]  Have a great week.
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