And dog fights. A feud between pita and sara palin gets nastier and even more personal. She joins us live today, tuesday, january 6th, 2015. Good morning everyone. Welcome to today on a chilly Tuesday Morning. 21 degrees outside and that is headed down. 60 in new york city sunday. 21 today, getting colder. Snow on the way. Wipe that smile off your face. Exactly. Really do. Lets show you whats going on right now. Again, weve got another arctic high and weve got reinforcing cold air behind that. We are going to be watching this strong High Pressure build in. Weve got windchill washrnings stretching all the way into the northeast today. Right now, it feels like 16 below in minneapolis, zero in cleveland. New york city, it feels like nine. And then tomorrow morning, record lows. Were going to get to minus 14 in minneapolis tomorrow morning. Cleveland at seven. As we move into the northeast, it will be 24 in new york city, 16 in charleston. Thursday, even colder. Nine below in chicago. Thats an air temperature. 10 below in indianapolis. Plus, weve got this clipper system coming across. Portland will see very close to record lows. Bev also got lakeeffect snow watches, warnings and Winter Weather warnings. Snow is developing. In fact, lets look live right now. Washington d. C. , we are talking about snow. A few inches. This will basically shut down washington d. C. There will probably in fact, we already know weve got closures of schools stretching from d. C. Back to columbus. Look at the white house right now. Chicago, theyve seen a few inches of snow already. Theres been some School Closings as well. Roads getting anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of snow. And overnight in upstate new york, some tractortrailers off the road. Theyre going to pick up anywhere from a foot and a half to 2 feet of snow in some spots. Lets go to dylan right now. She is just outside of syracuse. The colds is still coming. Reporter it certainly is. The heaviest of the lakeeffect snow has now lifted well to our north, but it was absolutely brutal when we got here yesterday. Take a look at this photo i took. It was absolutely impossible to drive. It was whiteout conditions. And then literally just moments later, it looked like this. Totally clear. That is the nature of lakeeffect snow. That clipper thats moving through the midwest and into the east coast is going to shut off the lakeeffect snow, but it did produce some significant snowfall, especially back through iowa where i29 was shut down for a time as the roads were just very dangerous. Fortunately, no one was injured. We also saw treacherous Road Conditions back through south dakota. Now its all about the cold. Weve already seen the cold move into areas like the Northern Plains and the upper midwest. Folks doing whatever they can to brace themselves for temperatures well below zero. And its only going to get colder. We are looking for the lakeeffect snow to start back up later on tonight. An additional one to 2 feet of snow possible. Lets go to the map right now and show everybody. Heres what were talking about. Erie, pennsylvania, western new york, onto watertown and syracuse, were talking about another 2 feet of snow and then we have this reinforcing shot of cold air. We are going to be in the deep freeze a little while longer. Thanks very much. Meanwhile out on the west coast, heavy rains in Washington State have led to dangerous flooding there and mud slides have forced hundreds to evacuate. We have the latest on that. Good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning. This is one neighborhood on the brink of an even bigger mudslide. Now there is concern more of it could give way later today. While the head of this storm has moved on, the damage and destruction is just being realized. This is the moment it happened. A mudslide wiping at least three homes off their foundation, leaving others teetering on the edge, shutting down highways and roads. For a region used to rain, this was historic. What many in western washington called the most destructive storm in a decade. Neighborhoods under water. Tiffany binkleys mother and aunt were inside this house. They have a few bumps and scrapes, but they made it out alive. Its a miracle right there. Reporter with up to 9 inches of pounding rain in just over a day, 200 people were temporarily stranded as mud and debris flowed into town blocking the only road off the neighborhood. All hell broke loose. Everybodys calling, get out. You can hear everything falling down. Reporter some roads could be blocked for weeks. The power of this storm cascading from a nearby fall running three times the normal rate. This massive weather maker now on the move. Its an amazon sized stream of clouds and moisture bringing us unusually near record temperatures and with that a lot of moisture. Reporter this morning in Washington State, no serious injuries, but the threat here still lingers and the cleanup could take months. With critical facilities already evacuated, water logged hillsides like the one behind me are the real concern. Geeologists will be on scene all day today. Matt, back to you. Thanks very much. A man hunt is underway this morning for suspects who shot and wounded two new York City Police officers. Those officers were responding to a robbery call. We have more on this story this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. The two officers are listed in critical, but stable condition and both are expected to recover. It comes during a time when Police Tension in the city is running high. I just heard four gunshots. I looked at my brother, oh, my god. Reporter police are still on the hunt for two suspect this is morning after they shot and injured two nypd officers late last night. One of the suspects is seen here on Surveillance Footage moments before the shooting. Two plain clothes officers responded to an Armed Robbery call. During the confrontation, the suspects opened fire shooting one officer in the arm and lower back and the other in the arm and chest. They performed courageously this evening. They went running off the house to respond. Reporter moments later, the suspects escaped, stealing a white camaro before crashing it. While officials believe this was not a targeted shooting, this incident comes as Police Across the city remain on edge. Just a day earlier, they gathered to lay wenjian liu to rest. He and his partner were gunned down in what was a targeted shooting just two weeks ago. During both funerals, some officers turned their backs on mayor bill de blasio. Monday, the mayor publicly addressed the protests for the first time condemning the actions. They were disrespectful to the families who had lost their loved one. And i cant understand why anyone would do such a thing in a context like that. Reporter today, a 10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects involved last night. Thanks very much. The year in wall street off to a shaky start. The dow fell 330 points on monday. Oil prices tumbling. Here to put things in perspective, hi, jim, happy new year. We were talking during the holidays, you said, these low oil prices are good for consumers. Apparently not so good for the markets. I think we got to be careful of an overreaction. We still have to keep in mind that 300 million americans benefit. Theres 17 million americans that could be hurt by this. The way im hearing this is basically these oil prices are low not because theres a lot of supply, its because theres a slowing down of demand. There is a real problem in europe. I think europe is stripping back into a recession. China does much better with lower oil prices. Im not sweating this decline. Lets put it in perspective. Back in june or july of last year, the price of oil ber barrel was about a hundred dollars. Right. Now yet, it dropped below 50 for a while. Is there is price too low . At 40 you begin to see a lot of bankruptcies. Thats where they start losing a lot of money. North dakota starts losing a lot of money. Were talking about less than 10 of the country. So youre down playing this. You think its a blip on the radar. Absolute blip. It will be positive six months from now. Jim, as always, thanks very much. Now to politics. The 114th congress convenes today with republicans officially taking control of capitol hill. What does that mean for the president and the gridlock in washington . Peter alexander is at the white house this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. For the First Time Since the Bush Administration republicans will control both the house and senate. Those swearings in just two hours away. Their top order of business, trying to overcome grumbling from conservatives within the party as john boehner looks to take his third term of speaker later today. We are going to make them squeal reporter the grand old party is eager for a new start. I do think we need to Work Together. I think that was the failure of harry reid. Reporter Mitch Mcconnells main dwoelsgoals, dont be scary. I dont want the American People to think that if they add a republican president to a republican congress, thats going to be a scary outcome. The controversy over louisianas houses number three republican still defending his speech to a white supremeist group 12 years ago. Republicans decide to elevate into a leadership position says a lot about who what the conferences priorities and values are. Reporter republicans will push to pass the Keystone Pipeline and fight the president over immigration. Republicans know theres a lot on their shoulders. Theres expectation from voters to get something done. Can they prove they can be a governing party, a party that has a positive agenda. Reporter with florida becoming the 36th state to allow samesex marriages, the states former governor now considering his own president ial run calling for respect for the good people on all sides of the issue. With 2016 as the backdrop, perhaps the best bell weather of who will run in upcoming book tours, pretty soon the candidates will have a lot to say, at least on paper. Matt and savannah . Thank you very much. Going to be busy here in the studio. Natalie here now and a tragic story. Just a horrible story. The u. S. Alpine ski team is mourning the deaths of two young prospects killed when they were caught in an avenue laj while training in austria. We are told that these two were athletes with a lot of potential. Both were vying for a spot on the National Team skiing in austria when that deadly avalanche struck. 19yearold bryce astle and Ronnie Berlack were training with four other skiers when the group went off course apparently triggering the massive avalanche on this 10,000 foot mountain. They say the skiers had no avalanche location equipment and were eventually found under 12 feet of snow. They were not only great ski racers, but really Outstanding Young men all focused on a passion passion. His former teammate says his friend had a golden heart. Really positive and always talked about bringing good vibes. The headmaster praised his determination and strength of character. He was loved by his peers, by his teammates. Above all, he was a kind person. He worked hard. He had a big heart, but he was very nice to other people. Its just a devastating loss and one thats especially difficult because hes so young. Young men with big dreams. The reaction has been coming in from sports biggest stars. Tweeting, ski in peace, ronnie and bryce. Such a loss. Thank you, craig. Strong currents are forcing indonesia to expand the search area for airasia flight 8501. Some of the debris that has been found so far, Officials Say that searchers believe they have located the tail and parts of the fuselage in parts of the java sea. A School Bus Driver and a 17yearold student were killed monday after the bus collided with a train in north dakota. 12 others were injured in the crash. Some suffering broken bones. The ages of the students range from 5 to 17 years old. Investigators say the bus driver failed to yield to Railroad Crossing signs. Because it is a rural area there were no crossing arms. An offer Duty Police Officer from kentucky is recovering after accidentally shooting himself inside an elevator. The officer was trying to remove his gun from a holster when you see it fired accidentally. The bullet ricochetted off of the elevator wall and hit him in the stomach. His wife called 911 for help. The officer was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. For many of us a coffee break is part of your day. You probably wouldnt expect to see the top ranked womens tennis player take one right in the middle of a match. Take a look. All right. So heres the story. She had just lost the first set of the match when she decided she needed a jolt. Apparently jet lag kicking in. She checked if it was okay. Minutes later, there you see, it was delivered right to her. She recovered to win the match. Not only win. She crushed her opponent, advanced in the tournament. Incredible. We all need espressos in the morning onset. Who knew . Maybe an egg mcmuffin. As we look across the rest of the country, we do have that clipper coming across the midatlantic states. The sunshine continues in the gulf coast. Temperatures normal day. But that front will drop them by half. Finally dry weather in the pacific northwest. Thats good news. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. And earned a shiny new office upgrade. I run on quickbooks. Thats how i own it. 7 19. Good morning to you. Im meteorologist christina loren. Your temperatures are a little chilly but not too bad. Its actually nice out there. Take a look at this live picture of the bay bridge. Were getting a really lovely sunrise. Part of the reason for that very lovely sunrise and all these pretty colors is that particulate matter suspended in our atmosphere. You can see in san jose not quite as thick just yet. Those numbers will creep up as we head throughout the afternoon. 71 degrees in the north bay. 70 degrees on the peninsula. Best air quality right now. And thats your latest weather. Al thank you very much. Carson is here. Outpouring support and photos for a young man battling serious illness. Anthony lyons, 16yearold currently under dlsgoing chemo at phoenix hospital. A family friend created a Facebook Page called photo doggies for anthony, hoping people would share pictures of their dogs putting smile on anthonys face. Lo and behold word got out. A Million People had joined this facebook event. Lisa writes in i live in alberta, canada. Another one here ana. Hi anthony. This is maggie. I just woke up to say good morning to you. Armstrong down there. Kristen, anthonys mom writes in were really feeling the love from you and your pets. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You wanted to get in on the well wishing. There are pictures of your dogs. For some reason this Facebook Page went down last night. A new one is up. Were waiting for facebook to comment on why. Nant sending you nothing but the best this morning from the orange room. Best wishes. Carson thank you very much. Coming up other photos that are getting a lot of attention this morning. Feud between sarah palin and peta is heating up. The former governor is talking about it with us live this morning. Also staged to look like a suicide . The latest twist in the death of a 200 Million Hedge Fund founder as his own son is charged with murder in that case. But first on a Tuesday Morning, this is today on nbc. Hey guess what day it is . . Hump day hummmp daaay its hump day yeah hey Mike Mike MikeMike Mike MikeMike Mike Mike mike mike. Hey he knows hey guess what day it is hey camel guess what day it is its not even wednesday. Let it go, phil. If youre a camel, you put up with this all the time. Its what you do. sigh if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Ok. Coming up dont look down. 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New details this morning on the man who stopped traffic for about six hours this morning in both directions on interstate 280 in San Francisco. That man could be seen about 70 feet high on a segment of 280 shirtless and distraught. He is in custody. Police say officers eventually tased him about 5 00 a. M. He was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation. Police are still considering criminal charges. Happening today, san jose launches a new chapter. Sam liccardo will be sworn in as mayor. The event was moved due to high demand. Californias high speed rail breaks down in fresno. The 68 billion project is expected to take at least 15 years to complete. Phase one will be a 28mile stretch through the Central Valley eventually the line will connect San Francisco and san jose to los angeles. Lets check the forecast with meteorol