of age during the turn of the century and beyond make up the sing many largest generation in american history and they re a powerful voting bloc. in 2008 the youth vote helped secure the white house for then senator barack obama. but the younger members of the generation, those who came of age a little bit later, remember not the movement of the obama campaign in electing the first african-american president, instead they remember 2009-2010 and when we had gridlock and recession and we saw friends, family, neighbors losing things, jobs, houses. it s a very different angle of which they came of age politically. with a new election cycle under way. the director of polling at harvard university believes the the youth vote is up for grabs. but both parties may struggle to earn the trust of millennials. allison perez is a junior at harvard and believes the economy, foreign policy and health care are all important issues. gridlock and a lot of
and tragic weather conditions. heavy rain on christmas day brought flooding and mudslides to a state still reeling from rare outbreak of december tornadoes. the number may continue to climb. search and rescue teams were on the ground looking for victims, while survivors began to rebuild on christmas day. it s devastating it crushes you here at christmas. crushed but alive. marvin and his wife survived a tornado in mississippi by widing it out in their bathtub. i said hold on, hold on. i held on as tight as i could. i m going to think about that. there s people that are not going to go home. they re not going to have a house to go to. 20 tornadoes were reported across ten states. more could be on the way. flooding rain and severe thunderstorms are headed for texas up to illinois. but first the same system is bringing much more welcome weather to the west coast. in the drought-stricken state of california, the snow pack is higher than average for the first time in
allison perez is a junior at harvard and believes the economy, foreign policy and health care are all important issues. gridlock in a lot of different factors in washington that have really made me think that i m not really sure what party that i believe in. reporter: drew weber, vice president of nyu s college democrats, questions the priorities of politicians. are they representing large corporations? representing billionaires? are they representing who s going to cut them the next check? or do they really care about the needs of people and what they need to get ahead in this country? i m hoping that a lot of my generation will stand up, make the smart decision and vote for someone who s going to help us out. reporter: in 2012, 18 to 29-year-olds gave president obama 60% of their vote. but delavope says research shows younger millennials are slightly more conservative than their older counterparts, a bit less willing to trust the status quo. he believes the time is ripe for
caused a sense of panic across israel. and increased fears that a new round of heavy violence could be ahead. the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff marine general joseph dunford is in jerusalem for his first trip overseas since taking the job. officials say his visit was planned before the fresh wave of violence erupted there. john hunney is in jerusalem tonight. john are these attacks being coordinated by a militant group do we know? reporter: at this point there s no indication, julie, that that is the case. though hamas has praised these attacks. it s more so the lone wolf type attackers. julie, that s part of the problem. that s a huge problem. because there are those who feel that the unprecedented level of security, the police checkpoints, the road blocks, the extra soldiers and police and security forces on the street, will not stop an angry palestinian teenager from pulling out a knife and stabbing people. that has been the case in the latest, the majority