Is not an ideal to lose weight. But shooting pounds is always at the top of the list for new years resolutions. If thats your plan, we have a feline who can help. Meet tiny tim. In one year, this cat lost 20 of his body weight. Well tell you his secrets and how they can help trim down your body in 2013. Thats still ahead. Hes an inspiration to all of us. Were going to start this morning with insult to injury. Round two of backtoback winter storms, right now, rolling through a huge swath of this country. The timing could not be worse for people trying to travel for the holidays, either get home or get somewhere else. Abcs meteorologist ginger zee tracking the whole thing this morning. Ginger, good morning. Good morning, you guys. This new storm already dropped a halffoot of snow in mt. Vernon, illinois. Thats southern illinois. Parts of indianapolis, also picking up four inches. Cincinnati, and jonesboro, getting a dusting. Now, it moves to the northeast. It picks up intensity. Its goin
Well have that coming up. And battling a stomach bug is not an ideal to lose weight. But shooting pounds is always at the top of the list for new years resolutions. If thats your plan, we have a feline that can help. Meet tiny tim. In one year, this cat lost 20 of his body weight. Well tell you his secrets and how they can help trim down your body in 2013. Thats still ahead. Hes an inspiration to all of us. Were going to start this morning with insult to injury. Round two of backtoback winter storms, right now, rolling through a huge swath of this country. The timing could not be worse for people trying to travel for the holidays, either get home or get somewhere else. Abcs meteorologist ginger zee tracking the whole thing this morning. Ginger, good morning. Good morning, you guys. This new storm already happened a halffoot of snow in mt. Vernon, illinois. Cincinnati, and jonesboro, getting a dusting. Now, it moves to the northeast. It picks up intensity. Its going to drop nine inches
Something called a subdural hematoma which means as a result of the blow on her head she broke a small blood vessel on the surface of her brain. Reporter doctors have prescribed a blood thinner. This than i will keep secretary clinton in the hospital for 48 hours to see how she responds to the medication. Clinton had been scheduled to testify before congress about the september 11th attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya, but had to cancel because of her health issues. Clinton was already scheduled to step down as secretary of state next month. President obama has nominated john kerry to be her replacement. Marlie hall in new york this morning. Also today is the final day of fiscal cliff negotiations. Hope of reaching a wideranging deal in automatic spending increases and tax cuts is all but gone. Spending would be reduced and cuts would be felt in all areas of the government. Economies have warned that going over the cliff would cause a spike in unemployment and trigger anot
Other stories. A health scare for Hillary Clinton. The secretary of state is hospitalized this morning after doctors discover a blood clot. Well have the latest on her condition. Also this morning, a different kind of contract for a young iphone user, what this teens mom is making him agree to before hes allowed to talk or text. I think its fantastic parenting by the way. A huge weekend in nfl action. The bitter end for some teams. Yeah. Bears. And the beginning of playoff hopes for others, whos out, whos in, who shouldnt be. Fantastic details. Bears and giants are both out. Can y believe that . I cant. Were not the only ones work thing overnight. Talks are going on in washington trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. But were getting something done. The average American Family would see a tax increase of more than 3,400. Preeti arla is joining us with more. Reporter top leaders seemed optimistic early on, but that seemed to shift, replaced by pessimism and still no deal with time running o
Than 450,000, they escape any income tax hikes. Theite emized deductions are capped for anyone who makes 250,000 or more, or combined with 350,000. Estate taxes will go up, for inheritances over 5 million. Unemployment insurance is extended for a year, the alternative minimum tax will get a permanent adjustment for inflation. That, my friends is just the start of all of this. That is a 16. 4 trillion debt ceiling which is likely to stir up another ugly fight. President obama is already positioning. I will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they have already racked up through the laws they passed. We cant not pay bills we have already incurred. If congress refuses to give the United States government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire Global Economy would be cat stenographic, far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. Lets bring in brianna keilar. A lot of people are talking about winners a