reporter: john lafontaine is one of six people who stood in line at a job fair during palm springs, california. he wants to make the move to support his two young children. the opportunity presents itself you might as well reach out and grab it and take advantage of it while you re thr-frpblgtsz an opportunity that could pay him almost double his current salary and in the end help both nations. it s a win beings, win, it s an example of a true partnership. it there definitely be an economic impact in can tkafrpblgts frocanada. reporter: we are told from the job fair two applicants are in a close to hire process. on happening now we will talk to americans who made the move north up to canada and see who i life is going for them. gregg: palm springs to british columbia, okay, sorry, it s not even close.
the northeast bringing snow, rain, high winds, icy road conditions. more than 50 flights have been canceled today following the grounding of more than 1700 the day before. coming up in minutes we ll go live to anna kooiman live in scranton, pennsylvania where folks are trying to dig out from more than a foot of snow. but first, bad weather making be delaying lawmakers plans to get back to the negotiating table in washington, d.c. good morning, i m gregg jarrett in america s newsroom. . patti ann: freight to be with you again, gregg. i m patti ann browne in for martha maccallum. there is little to no progress reported in making a deal to avert across the board tax hikes for 90% of american households. president obama on his way back to washington right now but not all the lawmakers are there and if congress and the president do not reach a compromise before january 1st many analysts say the economy will slide back into a recession. gregg: mike emanuel is live on capitol hill.