apple. hard to believe with windchills so far below zero. by the end of the week, 40s on friday. 50s with rain on saturday. so it s a short but painful punch of cold air here in the northeast. richard? so it s that mixed blessing, isn t it, really? we don t have a lot of moisture. that made things more botheraea if you will. not dealing with a massive snowstorm. we can enjoy the dry weather. we ll take that. so will those in chicago and atlanta. thank you very much. developing right now, the house of representatives convened just a few minutes ago and then quickquick ly recessed until 6:30 p.m. after two weeks away for the holidays, it s front and center in the latest battle. long-term unemployment benefits that expire december 28th for 1.3 million americans. just a few hours ago, a bill extending those benefits survived a key vote in the senate. the measure surprisingly got the 60 votes needed to advance.