scholar to reporter. this is your am: wakeup call. and good morning to you. this is your am: wakeup call for thursday, december 8th. from the time warner center in new york, i m carol costello. here are the top stories. one of bernie fine s accusers is expected to announce he s filing a lawsuit in civil court. zam tom selly accused the former basketball coach of sexually abusing him in a pittsburgh hotel room in 2002. the fda hearing evidence about whether the birth control pill is dangerous. the government looking at side effects including claims about an increased risk of blood clots. there are allegations the drugmaker bayer hid evident of risk. heavy rain and wet snow coming down in the eastern united states. check on your flights to. let s get a check on today s weather. jacqui jeras is in atlanta. good morning, jacqui. good morning, carol. the good news is, things are looking a lot better in about five hours. so as we progress throughout the day things will