Trees. Check your flashlight batteries in critical times now 9 a. M. Sunday until 3 a. M. Monday. I think all those times will be below freezing or 32 or below. Right now were 43 in gaithersburg, leesburg, 46 downtown and 40 in hagerstown. So again no problems with freezing tonight. Well come back, talk about the difference between snow, sleet and freezing rain and why that occurs and when its going to start on sunday. Tonight the world is mourning the loss of a freedom icon, Nelson Mandela being remembered as a leader who fought against apartheid and then went on to lead his country and inspire the world. President obama, first Lady Michelle obama, the clintons, oprah will all join World Leaders for mandelas state funeral next sunday. This sunday will be a national day of prayer and reflection in south africa. Tuesday will be the official public memorial. Here in the u. S. The president did order flags to fly at half staff until sunday in honor of the former South African president. T
0 plus, dangerous ice storm. it s real slick roads. perhaps the worst in decades. flights canceled, thousands without power. this is the sixth time i ve had to stop and get the ice off of there. but millions more in its path. we re live across the storm zone. this is new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. good morning. welcome to new day, it is friday, december 6th, 6:00 in the east. we have two major stories this morning. the world mourning iconic leader and freedom fighter nelson mandela. here in the u.s. we re tracking a dangerous ice storm. forecasters saying it could be the worst ice storm ever for the region. people are waking up without power but millions could end up losing electricity for weeks, they fear, this as temperatures continue to plummet. we ll continue to what s going on but we want to react to the passing of nelson mandela. here s a live look at the crowds that have been gathered outside the late south african leader s home.
with, but for president obama, the tax return is politically charged in this, an election year. the white house released his 2011 files today along with that of the vice president, joe biden and there are some surprises in both documents. as lisa sylvester has been carefully going after these tax returns, what do you see? first off, the obamas, like the romneys, gave generously to charities. the president s income, which was $1.7 million in 2010 was down significantly as sales of his book dropped off, but the focus was on taxes and more specifically, rates. there are some surprises there. who was taxed at a higher rate? the president, mitt romney or the president s secretary? it might surprise you, but it s actually the president s secretary. she makes $95,000 a year. the obama administration confirms her rate is is higher than the president s 20.5. the rate he paid on the $789,674 he made last year. romney s projected rate was even lower. about 14%, yet romney s projected
could be smuggled in undetected. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. it s one of the more mundane documents americans have to deal with, but for president obama, the tax return is politically charged in this, an election year. the white house released his 2011 files today along with that of the vice president, joe biden and there are some surprises in both documents. as lisa sylvester has been carefully going after these tax returns, what do you see? first off, the obamas, like the romneys, gave generously to charities. the president s income, which was $1.7 million in 2010 was down significantly as sales of his book dropped off, but the focus was on taxes and more specifically, rates. there are some surprises there. who was taxed at a higher rate? the president, mitt romney or the president s secretary? it might surprise you, but it s actually the president s secretary. she makes $95,000 a year. the obama administration confirms her rate is is higher than t
this happened around 11:00. a man went up to a man who was still in his vehicle. his mazda vehicle at the pumps. the person came up and shot the man inside the car at basically point blank range and fled. the person who was shot was rushed to the hospital and, at this point, police tell me that they are still waiting for the condition of the person who was shot. the investigation continues here as well as the search for the person, and, again, the person s condition could mean the difference between whether this turns into a homicide case or not. police say, at this point, of course, they are still talking to witnesses. they have not determined a motive but, at this point, a search is continuing and the investigation continues here in willow glen in san jose. we ll get you updates as soon as we get them. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. the secretary of state made another visit to the bay area. she spoke on a summit on women and the economy. tara moriarty joins us live. t