ugly sweater. why do people do this? i m with you on that. i was talking about doing it this year. this is a picture of me with a sweater draped over me. i actually wore the sweater earlier in the day. by the way, you didn t look that bad. it wasn t a very ugly sweater. it s a hideous sweater. and also allison, there s your fellow meteorologist bob van dillen. here s my weather producer, haley. obviously giving a shout out again for the amazing tree. she s got icons on her ugly christmas sweater, too. i don t understand ugly christmas sweater parties. i m not into it either, but i know you are. we take our holidays very seriously in the weather department. it probably started from the ugly sweater your grandmother or somebody would give you and it became the pride of wearing them and just owning it. i don t know, it s weird, you walk into stores and there s so
and bought these sweaters from a wholesale seller. each piece, a number. photo. zoom in. take a look at everything. reporter: and a caption. perfect for those cold mornings when sleeves are not your top priority. reporter: andrew has a couple hundred pieces. some recurring themes. we looked for ones couples could wear the a few combos, the cargo theme. the wreath theme. and really ugly christmas tree theme. andrew sold 25 sweaters and the site has only been up a week. he says giving others the joy of finding the perfect tacky look has made his holiday brighter. i have had bad years where i wasn t into christmas. this just turned that around. thanks to valley hearst of our portland affiliate. see something you like? yes, i have been to ugly sweater parties. they re hilarious. there, there, there. remember that, john? whose is uglier. maybe mine. maybe yours. are those cats? cats. that s awesome.
second. you hate to see any tragedy like this. let alone, just four years out from the worst mass shooting in the country s history. and to go through this again it is heartbreaking. it s true. good thing the response was quick. lessons learned, right? yes. also this morning, jerry sandusky bails out of jail. but there are big questions about what his wife knew and when about the sexual abuse. we are hearing from her for the first time. a pretty stunning statement from her. dottie sandusky. she is saying none of this happened. standing by her man through all of this. and later after the serious headlines we take a lighter look at the heavy christmas sweaters, really ugly ones like the ones in the photo and why these things have become so popular. you know you have one. i do not. people throw ugly sweater parties. great idea for a holiday party. haven t heard of that.