And his wealth. This is tuesday, december 29th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on this tuesday. Im reena ninan. Im kendis gibson. Were going to get started with the winter weather. Winter just kicked in about a week ago. It has been brutal though. Severe weather in so many parts of the country. Snow, sleet, freezing rain making travel treacherous across the upper midwest and great lakes. Many of those areas already have several inches of snow and are expecting more this morning. Tens of thousands of people without power. With more, heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter the midwest is in a blinding weather bullseye. In iowa, visibility is near zero. Drivers in des moines are sling off icy slick pavement on interstate 80. Those managing to stay on the road, and the plows, are fighting heavy snow. Wichita looks like an icy junkyard. People off in the ditch. A couple just stuck on the side of the road. Reporter in oklahoma, the governor has declared a state of
Hefty fine to settle claims it overcharged new york city customers for prepackaged foods. The grocery chain is paying 500,000. Its also expanding policies to prevent mislabeling and incorrect pricing. City regulators had initially demanded 1. 5 million. Wow, anyone who has been to a Tailgate Party probably familiar with corn hole, the popular parking lot game is now part of a hype surrounding thursdays College Football playoffs semifinals. This happened at the Goodyear Blimp base in south florida. A giant corn hole board was set up. It measured 64 feet by 32 feet. And cheerleaders from Michigan State and abama took turns tossing that giant bean bag from the window of a blimp. Were talking 2 200 feet b the board. The game ended tied at one. Mascots also there. Schools football teams play on thursday night. Big game. Big game, big playoffs coming on. Well get to that at another poinint. Coming up in the skinny, the Network Anchor who fainted on air and went right back on tv. Also ahead,