And good morning, everybody. Happy Christmas Eve. Im rob nelson. And im brandi hitt sitting in for paula faris today. Last minute shoppers in most of the country will have tranquil weather today with a notable exception. We begin with john schriffen. Reporter its the christmas trip turned travel nightmare for drivers on the east and west coast. In northern california, with more snow expected to blanket the mountains, cars are having trouble staying on the roads. Theres a lot of spinouts. The roads are pretty bad. Theres definitely going to be chain control for the nest two days at least going into christmas. Reporter with warmer temperatures in the bay area, the pounding rain is the hazard. This accident happened after one driver going foo fast skidded across five lanes crashing into the other. No one was hurt. People are still driving fast. You have to watch out for them and try to slow down a little bit and anticipate the worst of what over people may do when they hit puddles or some
Muller sitting in for rob nelson. And im paula faris. It looks like secretary of state Hillary Clinton will be celebrating the new year from a hospital bed. During a routine checkup for an earlier concussion, doctors discovered she had a blood clot. Hes abcs dierdre bryant. Reporter secretary of state Hillary Clinton was admitted to the hospital on sunday with a blood clot. Her doctors discovered it in a followup exam for a concussion sufferered earlier in the month. With time and with medication, the clot will dissolve. It wont propagate further. Wont cause a clot to the lung. It will recover someone that has this will recover fully. Reporter this is not the first time shes been diagnosed for a blood clot. In 1998, she had a clot behind her right knee. She had ha stomach virus earlier this month. She cancelled a trip abroad because she was not feeling well. She was not well enough to appear on capitol hill to tpt on the september 11th attack on the u. S. Consulate in libya. Doctors wa
And for the reasons that shares are trading at near record levels, were pleased to say we are joined here in new york by abcs tahman bradley. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, sunny and rob. So nice to be up here with you, i brought some good news. Seems like the economy is turning around. New data is are giving both investors and home owners reasons to smile. The economy posts numbers we havent seen in years. It looks and feels like a comeback. Stocks and the Nations Housing market are soaring. The dow jones nearly hit the 14,000 mark yesterday, closing at 13,954, its highest level in five years. After an increase of 850 points in january, the dow is only 200 points away from its alltime high. The result, American Investments are surging. The average 401 k retirement account increased 20 in the last year. From 64,000 to roughly 80,000. The worst case scenarios, that people were looking at in 2008, they can start to say, all right, were not going to go there. Reporter on the
Theres all these scandals, i have to resign. I think the weight of the job on someone who is relatively frail and very old, you know, just took its toll. And it was time for him to go. Reporter benedict will live in this converted convent and become pope emeritus. He will give up his red shoes but will continue to wear white. He really wants to return to his old role as a scholar. Read books. Write books. Reporter hes known as the scholar pope. And this morning, the devoted are giving thanks. Its one of those events in life you shouldnt miss. Reporter and tomorrow, the pope will say goodbye to his cardinals before leaving here on his helicopter. Its the final and perhaps the most memorable act of st. Peters 265th successor. Rob . Diana . People are out in force. Its people from all over the world, were talking here. Reporter i talked to people from america, from europe, from asia, this morning. Tens of thousands of people out braving the cold this morning. Its a beautiful day. But ther
Conditions. Droughtplagued farmers call the snow a blessing. This will get our spring crops growing. Reporter the storm is expected to weaken today. But forecasters say it will redevelop off the east coast, bringing heavy rain and even more snow. Rob and diana . Tahman bradley in washington for us this morning. Thank you, tahman. Thanks for reporting from indoors, tahman. Appreciate that. The best place to be. Hey, were indoors. I know. Cant talk. Well, the storm system is impacting millions of people. Meteorologist jim dickey continues our coverage now. Good morning, jim. Good morning rob and diana. Were seeing heavy snow through the earlymorning hours. From i80 from omaha to chicago. Especially three to six inches in these areas. The morning commute will be difficult. This while icy conditions are spreading towards 81. Watch out western virginia. Roanoke, blacksburg, going to be snow on those roadways. Flash flooding going to be a big issue with strong thunderstorms in the florida pa