ask you, julia. the charging document talks about the role of butina s boyfriend, republican political operative paul eriksson and the advice he gave for her along the way in her plan. talk about his culpability, if any, he s in trouble. i don t know, i don t know if he s in trouble, but it certainly seems like he would be. like, he provided a lot of material, helped to butina along the way. like garrett said, stumbling head first down the treasonous path. he was providing her, again, according to the charging document, he was providing her with backgrounders on all of the morn officials who went on the moscow trip, telling her how powerful and influential each of them were. that s just one example of the help he provided her. it s interesting that she kind of had him in a romantic relationship. we ve seen this before with another russian red head spy, maria yeah, maria chapman. anna chapman. anna chapman, sorry. i should know my russian spies better.
at this point. in fact right now storms getting intense especially west of st. lou louis. the tornado watch in effect until about 3:00 central time all due to that frontal boundary driving eastward. central missouri, i d certainly being prepared for rough weather. no visual confirmation of any tornado, but the atmospheric setup is perfect for those to form. we ll talk more about that plus the blizzard conditions in the northern plains all straight ahead. we want to check our top stories now. here s a live look at times square in new york city as that city gets ready for a huge new year s eve celebration tonight. as many as a million people are expected to watch that big crystal ball drop live. the russian red head accused of being a sleeper agent breaks her silence. anna chapman told the host of a russian talk show that she enjoys pistols and has a very