making news in america this morning. terror tactics. watch lists, database, intelligence sharing. is president obama about to change the way america fights terrorism? security confusion. new u.s. directives to airports overseas leading to seven-hour delays in some cities and being ignored in others. and another crasher at the state dinner. the seek service says a third n uninvited guest got in. now a new blame game at the white house. it s tuesday, january 5th, 2010. good morning, thanks for joining us on this tuesday. i m jeremy hubbard. and i m linsey davis in for vinita nair. today president obama huddles with his top counterterrorism advisers finding ways to clamp down further. expected to reveal new steps to strengthen the security system. viviana hurtado joins us from washington with a preview. good morning. reporter: good morning, jeremy and linsey. it focuses on two questions, what went wrong is one. the cia, the national security agency, and the state
on on world news, braifring the deep freeze together. will this turn out to be the coldest winter in 25 years? terror central. abc news has the only american tv reporter on the ground in al qaeda s new hideout where the christmas day bomber was trained. we are challenging the banks today, holding them accountable. are they really raising the credit card fees? and avatar just hit $1 billion in sales. the man who rolled the dice has a message for all of us on betting on yourself. good evening and a good new year to you. a year that beginning with bone chilling cold, looking to become the coldest winter in 25 years, stretching from can za to the gulf of mexico. weatherman sam champion says two-thirds of the country is shifingering. sam? reporter: good evening. it s beginning to remind us of the winter of 1985 when bits of arctic air would come in and cover parts of the country. we have sold since then but not covering this much of the country at one time. there is