games. finally, surfing great lakes style. a couple of cleveland thrill-seekers braved blizzard-like conditions to catch a few waves on lake erie. the pair battled frigid water temperatures, wind gusts of 35 miles per hour and whatever waves the december winter storm could stir up. brave guys. a busy day after christmas in the nba. the new york knicks playing back-to-back games found themselves without star carmelo anthony in phoenix last night, but the outcome was different this time as new york pulled out a squeaker 99-97 against the suns. next to denver, where the lakers hope to extend their winning streak to six. the nuggets kenneth berry drives to the hoop when lakers dwight howard lays on a vicious flagrant foul and is tossed from the game. the nuggets win it 126-114. and to a record that no team can be proud of. the charlotte bobcats are so bad, they ve managed to have not one, not two, but three losing streaks of 16 games or more in the same calendar year. ouch. and
serving up a nightmare for stranded holiday travelers. president obama aboard air force one right now racing back to washington to try to lead us away from the fiscal cliff. former president george h.w. bush in intentive care. we ll have the latest on that. a vigil for firefighters, a tornado in action and december surfing in the great lakes. good morning. i m mara schiavocampo. a powerful winter storm that brought an odd mix of tornadoes, heavy winds and snow to the nation s midsection is now wreaking havoc on the northeast. snow and sleet have produced treacherous road conditions from pennsylvania and western new york to maine with more than a foot of snow expected in some areas. this storm so far being blamed for at least six deaths. and as nbc s kurt gregory reports, the storm is creating a post holiday travel nightmare. reporter: cleanup on the day after christmas for the deep south. a record of more than 20 tornadoes as a massive storm system ripped through miss