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>> i think with the holidays, people being off, the weather, nobody wanting to go out, its crazy. >> reporter: their delivery driver had one of the toughest jobs in town. >> its pretty slippery, pretty slow going, but people are pretty understanding, too. you know, its taking me a little bit longer to get from delivery to delivery than id like. >> reporter: he wasnt the only one who had to be out. a jazz singer had a gig. >> im leaving an hour and a half ahead of time to get to work. which shoul...

If youre qualified for medicaid a million more people are now able to get medicaid. for those people theyre getting something they never had before. there are some winners, but to me its the middle class that are the biggest losers. yes, the bottom 5% or 10% on medicaid, theyre getting that coverage. theyre getting something they never had before. theyre winners. the top 5% to 5% are winners because theyre going to have more doctors that are going straight to cash pay. its going to be the middle...

Merry christmas. do you think the pullout over obamacare played a role in his decision -- in that decision? >> well, yes. a little bit. i have to say, lets be clear. he voted against the repeal of obamacare before it went to the supreme court. and that was a problem. he couldnt get rid of that. also, he had his own fire out that stated that had obama with a quote that said -- jim matheson was the only one in the delegation that voted for my health care bill. you know, these were his own -- let m...

Thousands without electricity. its part of that deadly system weve been telling you about. its bringing heavy rain, snow, ice, even tornadoes to some parts of the nation. in mississippi, a coroner is saying a man was killed when strong winds knocked over his mobile home. another when a car hit a fallen tree. and snow and isles being blamed for about 20 accidents on a major highway in texas yesterday. look at that. wow. police say several people were hurt, some critically. highway 287 shut down b...

Since this law has passed, there have been 287 polls done. public opinion polls done on the favorability of obamacare. all but two stated americans were not favorable to this bill. there is going to be backlash and people have to be held accountable for the decisions they make. going back and forth is not okay. this is something that the american people didnt want and theyre going to be held accountable for it. >> when i watched john boehner erupt late last week because the budget came out as a ...

High wind warnings still currently already in through new england, were talking about winds as high as 60 miles per hour. we know what that means. travel delays. >> keep an eye on it. thank you very much. lets talk about road conditions. most travelers will be slogging through a wintry mess, snow, sleet and rain leading to dangerous conditions. the storm system already causing many accidents in the midwest, some fatal. drivers up and down the east coast are facing the very same dangers. pamela b...

>> yeah. well, its important that if anyone finds themselves in that situation that if they are in contact with rescuers that they listen very carefully to instructions that will absolutely help in a positive outcome. >> so the reason he puts that life jacket on is if you get him out of the car and he falls into the water and these are raging floodwaters he could be carried downstream and you have to take every precaution? >> absolutely. >> tell me who these rescue workers are. some, i understan...

>> ana -- >> there are several inches of rain and it is going to continue today. >> were watching these dramatic pictures of a water rescue going on right now. this is from our affiliate in colorado, kcnc. this is south of boulder. ana, can you still hear me? do you have access to these pictures? >> reporter: no i dont. >> thats okay. >> reporter: i have seen some of the still photos from that area youre talking about. >> let me explain where this is. highway 287 and dillon road apparently a roa...

>> reporter: with 287 square miles destroyed, its from the air where the scope of this fire is realized. all along these ridges, we can see more spot fires. theres no doubt this fire is growing and certainly quickly on the move. >> reporter: the view from 10,000 feet jaw dropping. the aerial assault the only tactical option available out here. there it goes. 3,000 gallons of fire retardant, doing what it can to stop the advance of the flame. >> reporter: in the air, on the ground, day and night,...

Breaking news tonight out of fairfield, california, where firefighters are battling a raging fire thats destroyed several buildings. and the rim fire continues to scorch yosemite park. officials say its the seventh largest fire in california history. gary tuchman is live for us in groveland, california, with the latest on the rim fire. gary, bring me up to speed with how this fire is doing. >> reporter: since this fire started ten days ago, its continued to grow. its now the largest fire in cali...