the curator of the zoo told me lizards and birds have been simply dropping off the trees. matt gutman, abc news, west palm beach, florida. >> dropping off trees. i've never heard of that. here is a look at your wednesday weather. even more snow from the dakotas to the twin cities. freezing rain in parts of arkansas, tennessee, and kentucky. showers along the gulf coast and nearly a foot of snow in northern new england, the northern rockies and the sierra range. showers in the pacific northwest. >> meanwhile, 40s in seattle and portland. 55 out in sacramento. teens in fargo and the twin cities. 20s from omaha into detroit. just 36 in atlanta. 66 in new orleans. president obama's tax cut plan is expected to easily pass in the senate today. the house could vote on the bill by the end of the week. >> but some unhappy democratic lawmakers are now threatening to make changes to that plan first. john hendren has the very latest now. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and rob. president obama is busily pushing his agenda through congress before the christmas break.