those predictions in the classic series were right on. good evening and happy new year. david is off. i m elizabeth vargas. and we ring in 2015 with dangerous weather conditions across the u.s. the year s first winter blast bringing snow and freezing rain wreaking havoc on the roads. in many parts of the country, it is treacherous to start the new year. temperatures are about to plunge as storms head east. up to a foot of snow is expected in the rockies, and abc s clayton sandell starts us off there tonight. reporter: new year, new headaches for drivers across the south tonight. in oklahoma, state troopers are busy with dozens of crashes on icy-slick roads. big rigs needed big tow trucks to shove them back on the highway. police aren t sure exactly how this happened but say the ice certainly didn t help. sand and salt are being dropped on the worst roads, trying to get ahead of a winter mess now slamming eight states. crunching and crashing from texas i hit brakes and
just 59 in los angeles. highs in chicago and detroit will be right around the freezing mark. and the northeast will be in the upper 30s before arm hits later in the weekend. starbucks is adding a new item to its coffee menu. the flat white. it s been available in the uk and australia for years. coffee lovers here in the u.s. can t seem to agree on exactly what a flat white is. most of them call it a cappuccino variant but instead of the flavorless airy foam it has a dense foam that is mixed evenly through the drink. i saw this when i was on assignment in london in august. i didn t know what it was. i was asking them and they couldn t quite explain it. a lot of baristas don t really know how to make it. that may be why they weren t able to explain it. some say it s not a cappuccino but just a small latte. a small latte. and it s all about there s a caramelized layer of coffee that rises to the top of the foam. that sounds complicated. apparently you can get it starting
those predictions in the classic series were right on. good evening and happy new year. david is off. i m elizabeth vargas. and we ring in 2015 with dangerous weather conditions across the u.s. the year s first winter blast bringing snow and freezing rain wreaking havoc on the roads. in many parts of the country, it is treacherous to start the new year. temperatures are about to plunge as storms head east. up to a foot of snow is expected in the rockies, and abc s clayton sandell starts us off there tonight. reporter: new year, new headaches for drivers across the south tonight. in oklahoma, state troopers are busy with dozens of crashes on icy-slick roads. big rigs needed big tow trucks to shove them back on the highway. police aren t sure exactly how this happened but say the ice certainly didn t help. sand and salt are being dropped on the worst roads, trying to get ahead of a winter mess now slamming eight states. crunching and crashing from texas i hit my brakes
price of gas is now 53 cents cheaper than a month ago. the national average is $2.24 a gallon. down almost 9.5 cents since last week. that steady decline could change. many states are raising gas taxes, including areas that the highest prices in the country. so what s certainly not plunging is price of prescription drugs and not just the brand name drugs either. generic drugs which used to be a no-brainer for patients looking to save some cash are becoming less and less of a barring ain. here s abc s rebecca jarvis. reporter: brother and sister glen and beth ran this small pharmacy in new york for the last decade. the sign used to be up there. another little gold sign that says rx. reporter: but it s out of business. cost of drugs are skyrocketing. especially jenner ics. reporter: shutting its doors last year they largely blame the skyrocketing cost of some of their most popular generic drugs and say insurer reimbursements haven t kept up with the pace
no flying cars, but a few of those predictions in the classic series were right on. good evening and happy new year. david is off. i m elizabeth vargas. and we ring in 2015 with dangerous weather conditions across the u.s. the year s first winter blast bringing snow and freezing rain, wreaking havoc on the roads. in many parts of the country, it is treacherous to start the new year. temperatures are about to plunge as storms head east. up to a foot of snow is expected in the rockies, and abc s clayton sandell starts us off there tonight. reporter: new year, new headaches for drivers across the south tonight. in oklahoma, state troopers are busy with dozens of crashes on icy-slick roads. big rigs needed big tow trucks to shove them back on the highway. police aren t sure exactly how this happened, but say the ice certainly didn t help. sand and salt are being dropped on the worst roads, trying to get ahead of a winter mess now slamming eight states. crunching and crashing