headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm wendy gillette. this morning interior new england is hit with what may turn out to be its harshest heavy storm in a yef. some areas could see up to two feet before it stops later today. plows worked through the night, but conditions rapidly went downhill. travel is treacherous. dozens of accidents have been reported. those who had to travel say it's a tough go. >> the snow just accumulates and builds up ice and eventually stops wiping altogether. >> unless you have four-wheel drive i suggest not even getting on the road, it's that bad. >> residents are being urged to stay off the roads. beds the snow, strong winds and power outages are expected. eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz, has the new year's eve forecast. >> reporter: as we look toward the weekend, lots of plans and not too much trouble but will there showers in central and southern california and low land snow in the pacific northwest and snow showers moving into the floor northeast and rain toward the gulf coast and that will probably be the most impactful weather. in new york city, not bad. about 38 degrees at midnight and dry. in atlanta, some rain showers in the mid-40s. chicago, chilly, but could be worse this time of year. 25 at midnight and los angeles we have a chance of wet weather there in southern california. the stormiest weather along the gulf coast rainfall and thunderstorms are likely saturday night through sunday and the heaviest rainfall on the north side of new orleans and coast of mississippi we could see 1 to 3 inches of total rainfall and cause some issues for some of the celebrations. as we kick off the new year, the big story is a big ridge building up toward canada and alaska and when that happens, it allow the frigid air to spill down out of the all across the west, well below averages. as we set into next week, might set some record lows especially oregon and california and the beginning of the week looks very mild and warm in much of the east. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. enjoy the final hours of 2016. russia says it's not done responding to the obama administration's decision to retaliate during cyber attacks during the presidential race. president-elect donald trump, who can roll back the measures once he takes office, suggested he is keeping an open mind. craig boswell has our report. >> reporter: president obama has ordered 35 russian officials out of the united states within 72 hours in retaliation for meddling in the presidential election. >> they will have no protections here and be persona nongrata. >> reporter: u.s. accuses russia to launch cyber attacks to harm hillary clinton's campaign and, it will trump. the officials were assigned to the russian embassy in d.c. and the russian consulate in san francisco. the u.s. is shuddering a compound in new york and one in maryland. the white house says there are additional sanctions that will not be announced because they are highly classified. russian president vladimir putin spokesman vowed moscow will retaliate. >> russia will probably find some cause or decide to send some of our folks home as well. >> reporter: president-elect trump repeated his call for the country to move on, but added, i will meet with leaders of the intelligence community next week in order to be updated on the facts of this situation. republican senators lindsey graham and john mccain promised to push for tougher sanctions in congress. >> there is no doubt that they did attempt to hack into our system and i think when donald trump sees that, he will take appropriate action. >> u.s. officials say they have no believe that the russian cyberattacks will stop. ai white house. u.s. investigators believe the russian cyber attacks of the democratic party began in the summer of last year. the first e-mails were sent to more than 1,000 people, including some government employees. when the repip yents clicked on the link, the hackers were in. the hackers were able to steal e-mails from several accounts. a year later another hack targeted the democratic party with malicious e-mails. u.s. intelligence officials say those e-mails tricked recipients into changing their passwords. that apparently was the hack that gave the russians access to senior democratic party officials. kellyanne conway who will serve as a counselor to mr. trump says the u.s. sanctions may have been aimed at restricting the trump administration's policy toward russia. >> i will tell you that even those who are sympathetic to president obama on most issues are saying that part of the reason he did this today was to, quote, box in president-elect trump. that would be very unfortunate if thater the motivating factor here. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk with "the new york times" national security correspondent david sanger about the russian hacking and the u.s. response. the cease-fire in syria is off to a shaky start. minor fighting was reported hours after the truce began near damascus and russian jets carried out air strikes against alleged isis targets in northern syria. the cease-fire brokered by russia and turkey is the latest attempt to end the nearly six-year-osix 6-year-old civil war. more than 3,000 people have been killed and millions displaced. some, but not all, of the rebel groups have signed on. the police officers killed in the line of duty rose dramatically this year. 135 officers lost their lives this year. nearly half, 64, were shot to death. that is a 56% increase in shooting deaths. five officers were killed in an ambush attack in dallas. just ten days later, three more baton rouge. police departments around the country are gearing up for tomorrow night's new year's eve celebrations. here in new york city, part of that extra security involves massive sanitation trucks filled with sand. roxana saberi is in times square. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the nypd says the security for this year's new year's eve celebration here in times square will be unprecedented. as in previous years, they are segments your barricades and sweeps of nearby buildings but this year they say they are taking extra precautions, as are other cities around the country. 2 million people are expected to pack times square to welcome in the new year. >> people will be safe this new year's eve because we are there. >> reporter: amid the rebelers will be 7,000 nypd officers and fwill be seen and others will be in the background. >> this is a time everybody everybody knows how important this is and everybody knows the eyes of the world are upon times square. >> reporter: among the security measures here, 65 garbage trucks filled with sand will be parked around times square. it's a response to recent attacks in germany and france where trucks were used as weapons to plow through crowds. the fear of another terror attacks weighs on the minds of new yorkers. >> something i don't want to think about, but in the end, unfortunately, anything is possible. >> reporter: the nypd says there is no specific threat to the city, but they are taking no chances. >> in many respects, it raises the concerns that we perhaps are missing something or not tuned into something. ♪ >> reporter: in california, security is heightened for pasadena's annual new year's eve rose parade. they are using water barrels to prevent an attack. and in las vegas police will provide security along the famous strip. backpacks and coolers and large bags are all banned. the nypd says they have not received any specific threats to this year's celebration it is concerned about lone wolf attackers and home-grown terrorists. >> roxana saberi in times square, thanks. coming up on the "morning news." cabin chaos. a couple is kicked off a flight after a disruption over the bathroom. an uber driver is called a hero after reportedly saving a girl from sex trafficking. this is the "cbs morning news." our blogs are buzzing about the designer 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day of trading here on wall street before the holiday weekend. stocks finished slightly lower on thursday. the dow fell nearly 14 points. point and the nasdaq finished six points lower. a founder of the eye coppic hip-hop group run dmz is suing walmart and other retailers for trademark infringement. the lawsuit alleges that the stores are selling glasses, shirts, hats and other maryland with the group's logo without their permission. amazon filed a patent for flying warehouse. it is the next step in amazon's plans to make delivers by drones. the warehouse will be held up by blimps and equipped with fleets of drones and they would be in a position where amazon expects high demand for certain goods. the airborne fulfillment centers would hover altitudes up to 45,000 feet and amazon says the goods will be delivered a lot faster than conventional warehouses. january 3rd is expected to be one of the holiday's busiest shopping seasons. it's the day that most people return to work. it's known 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"the washington post" reports that most retailers see a mark uptick in online sales. last year, there was actually a 15% spike in online sales as people shop for all of those gifts that santa didn't bring. in the future, looks like we might be able to edit tweets. twitter ceo jack dorsey says his company hag working on an edit function and a form of edit is needed and the function would probably involve a time limit window after the tweet was sent. taco bell has started serving french fries in the united states. so far this appears to be a test available at only one location in california. the fries could be served as is or loaded with nacho toppings. the loaded fries are a popular item at taco bell restaurants overseas. suddenly, i am hungry. >> me too. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. still ahead, look before you hornets star kemba walker is dancing a little too soon after a three-pointer. i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means iredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ celebrate good times the moral of this story, if you plan to celebrate, be sure you have an occasion. charlotte's kemba walker partied too early yesterday when a three-pointer he thought was good rimmed out. the hornets went on to beat miami any way. uconn's powerful women's hoop team survives a tough test on the road. the huskies extended their winning streak to 87 games last night with a six-point victory at maryland. the defending national champions can tie their own ncaa record with three more wins. and offia preserve say the world's oldest male panda has died. pan pan was known as the panda grandpa. he had more than 130 descendents, accounting for one-fourth of the world's captive bred panda population. pan pan was 31, comparable to about 100 human years. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," ground breaking artist carmen herrera. i'm wendy gillette. this is the "cbs morning news." here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! ikea good morning. right now at 4:25, the u.s. is shutting down a russian compound right here in maryland. this as president o obama slaps sanctions on the country, expelling 35 diplomats. plus the death of debris reynolds one day after the loss of her daughter made a lot of you wonder, did she die of a broken heart? and where's the publicly? why raising a glass to the new year could be a bit tricky in a local maryland community. first, we'll check on your weather. wind could get up to 40 miles an hour. we could see flurries in some areas. here's melissa north. >> yeah, it will be a whole different season versus earlier this week. it will be cold, windy, and yeah, flurries not out of the question, especially north and west of the city itself. we have dropped down to 37 in d.c. winds are not too bad at the moment but do expect the winds to be picking up and especially by about noon today, they're going to be gusting easily 30 to 40 miles an hour. live doppler looks quiet but i want to show you these lake effect snow bands that are really work their way down south and east. some will make it over the mountains into parts of our area. we'll talk about thest from rest of your friday afternoon and new year' eve forecast in a little bit. olga? and good morning, everyone. weof this morning but there are still some construction crews out working. they should be picked up shortly but as of right now, southbound lanes of 395, we have our right lane taken away with the crew and also traffic map shows the construction on the inner loop is not showing much of an impact. we're doing just fine past the toll road where you lieu the left rein and construction on route 1 to woodbridge. back to you guys. >> thank you, olga. some people say a cease- fire organized by russia and turkey in syria is resulting in what they're calling a comprehensive calm, at least so far. mainstream rebel opposition signed on but does not extend to groups deemed to have terrorist ties. the head of a human right organization said forces were bombing several air yays right before the cease-fire took effect. the woman best known for her role as lady jane jacks in "general hospital" has died. she was on the 1996 to 2010 and appeared in several episodes of the hit series "american horror story." she forever a degenerative brain disorderrer and leaves behind her daughter and two grand sons. she was 74 years old. garbage trucks surrounded with sand are expected to be to surround times square, in hopes of stopping attacks like in germany and france. 2million people are expected to back in new year's celebration and are joined by 7,000 police officers. >> that's a quick look at what is going on >> friday's here, whoo-hoo! the news at 4:30 starts now. >> this is "wake up, washington," on wusa 9. >> happy last friday of 2016. you made it to the end of the week and almost the end of the year. a little chilly and that's just the beginning. good morning and happy friday. thank you for joining us. >> i'm in for jan jeffcoat melissa has a look at your weather. how's the forecast look? well, the forecast does look dry at midnight and chilly. snow is making its way off the lakes and that cold, blustry feeling has set in. it feels like the 20s. temperatures are in the 30s but feels like the mid-20s] martinsburg, frederick, 31 in andrews and temperatures are in the 30. it will be a struggle to get warm north of the metro. we'll check the forecast for the ball drop in olga? well, we have a couple of construction zones in place and should be picked up shortly but so far the volume is light. let's look at 395 near edsel where we're losing the right lane and the construction near the toll road not having much of an impact, although theft lane is taken away and woodbridge at 123, they're alteating traffic. back to you. >> thanks, olga. be a person was killed in capitol heights. the killer is still on the loose. it happened around 8:30. the victim was taken to the hospital and later died there. police are offering a cash reward for anyone with information. police are on the lookout for the suspect in a shooter of a cab driver. police are looking for the suspect this morning. we don'tha

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