times. so forget about that record warmth. record warmth across the midwest of the country, it s moving off to the east. over 100 record highs yesterday. some of them in lincoln, nebraska, 68 degrees, omaha, 66. some people in minnesota saw 60 degrees. now that s significant. because never in the state of minnesota since we ve been keeping records have they ever hit 60 in the first week of january. so remarkable, remarkable heat across the midsection of the country. and guess what, for our friends getting up in southern california, you saw records as well, 83 degrees in san diego and los angeles. 37 right now in new york city. 43 degrees in chicago, that is toasty by chicago standards, a little bit of snow moving across the northeast, it s a warm front that s pushing off to the east. that will allow the heat to build up into the northeastern and i-95 corridor. you ll start to see the temperatures on the rebound. 58 degrees in d.c. 48 degrees in new york city. 54 degrees in chicago, c
happening. and the big jobs report for december is coming out today. christine romans calling it the big granddaddy of them all. it s probably good news for the democrats and she ll share details. and there s this thing that climbers like to do. seven peaks, it s a big deal for anybody. but if you re 15 years old. it s a huge deal. we ll tell you about this kid. who happened to just globe-trot the world and climb the seven highest peaks. and we re going to add in an eighth one. which one s that? you ll see. quite a little wonder that we re going to see this morning i m looking forward to it. learn something every day. we begin this morning with the critical endorsement in the battle for new hampshire. for jon huntsman. the boston globe has it as a banner headline, they say former utah governor offers the republican party an opportunity to renew itself. the boston globe editor spoke to our own erin burnett last night. huntsman is bold anywhere the campaig