Blanketing the midwest and southwest with snow. Creating dangerous travel conditions. Not much of a commute. Its at a dead stop right now. Roller coaster its a roller coaster ride for wall street. The dow jones closing in the positive margin, erasing a 600 point plunge earlier in the day. In a gallup poll released today, First Lady Michelle Obama was voted the woman most admired by americans this year. And apparently its a family thing because barack obama is the most admired man in america for the 11th consecutive year. Finishing touches are being put on place on the times square new years eve ball. Close to 200 New Waterford crystal triangles join 2,500 others on the ball. An american is the first person ever to trek across antarctica alone. He battled frigid temperatures, whiteout conditions, and roaring winds for more than 900 miles. Its an amazing feat brown good evening. Jeff glor is off tonight. Im james brown. And this is our western edition, and well get to the crisis on the b
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