Good morning, america. On this glorious friday after christmas. Big smiles because it is friday. Indeed. And robin and george have the day off. We hope theyre enjoying it. But we hope they are dry and warm this weekend. Yes, another weekend storm brewing. A major chill, as well, called a siberian express. That does not sound good. It could affect all of our new years plans. Ginger zee has what we need to know. Its not tropical, ill tell you that. Your jacket is making us imagine. Very busy woman this morning. Also, we have the latest on the Package Delivery debacle. Presents still not delivered by u. P. S. And fedex. We hear from some very upset customers who are they just want their presents. What can brown do for you . Deliver the packages. We begin here with the shooting spree in louisiana town. The man accused of targeting his family and former colleagues in a series of home invasions. He took the lives of a hospital administrator, his former motherinlaw and his own wife, in separa
The benefits means for those who receive them. Im in a panic. I dont know what im going to. Kathy is one of about 1. 3 million americans facing the end of jobless benefits. Congress did not extend the Emergency Program so for most people around the country, after hey received 26 weeks of payments, the money runs out, she size this will hurt. I have bills to pay and no way to pay them. An Economist Says this will mean important choices for people out of work. Likely to force many of them to take jobs they otherwise wouldnt take. Either parttime jobs or lower paying jobs. Some republicans prefer limiting benefits to just 26 weeks, saying a continue situation is a disservice to workers. The white house is pushing congress extend the longterm benefits. Most democrats want a year, but for this newly employed mom getting back some benefits would help. Give me a chance to have some type of income coming in. Meanwhile, sarah of the Pennsylvania Department of labor and industry says employers t
Welcome to world news whch tonight, deep freeze. The blizzard continues right now. This is the scene through one viewers windshield a momentum ago. And the cold moving in and the in the east, the freeze before new years. The man hunt. The nationwide search growing tonight fmp the Christmas Cop killer. Authorities say he is armed and dangerous and now that reward and growing. The next target. After millions had the credit card information stolen, now the worries over your pin number and one man already called his bank says his account was cleaned out. And the offensive tackle tackling a famous song tonight. Before the big bowl game, the newest American Idol . Good evening. Its great to have you with us here on a saturday night. Just as blizzard conditions hit part of the kind. And another storm system makes its move hitting just before new years . And who will it affect . Thousands of people hit in the christmas storm. This man in litsch 2350i8d, maine right there. No power, keeping the
Was it a shooting star or Something Else . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a sunday night, as we usher in the new year this week ahead. Parts of this country will have to get through two storms first. Both hitting right now, bringing with them snow, heavy rain and arctic temperatures to follow. The first system leaving its mark from the plains to the midwest. A virtual whiteout on many roadways, making driving impossible. All weekend long, those power crews working to get electricity back on for thousands who have been without power, without heat for a week now. And tonight, many of those very people are getting hit again with a lot of snow. And look at this tonight. The other storm on the move, a soaking system moving northward up the east coast with blinding rain and snow the further north it gets. All of it hitting as millions travel for new years. Our extreme team is on all of this tonight, and we begin with abcs linzie janis now. Reporter tonight, new engla
Good evening. It is great to have you with us here on a thursday night. Diane has the evening off. On this day after christmas some Big Questions for shipping giant ups. Thousands of families across the country who ordered gifts more than a week ago still asking where are they . The delivery men and women in overdrive, their bosses at ups left explaining how this happened. Major retailers pulled into this, too. They, too, promised ups would get those gifts under the tree in time. Theyre offering ways to make it up to you. So many of you at home giving us an earful, lucky enough to have been with family on christmas but saying it would have been nice to hand them something. Abcs alex perez on what ups is now saying. Reporter its the christmas headache shoppers werent expecting, customers counting on ups to deliver packages on time but ending up with delayed notices instead of gifts. Our own viewers airing their grievances. Ironically, our items are sitting in bethlehem, pennsylvania. Up