-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com right now across the u.s., people are caught in travel nightmares. snow and ice getting in the way of their holiday weekend travel plans. and there's more bad weather on the way. also right now, the south is digging out from one of its worst winters in years, while athletes at the winter olympics wear tank tops and flip flops. what is behind all of this wacky weather? and right now, we are learning new details about how edward snowden used a colleague's password to gain access to nsa secrets. hi there, i'm brianna keilar in washington. wolf blitzer is off today. and for the millions of people

trying to get in and out of the northeast right now, this is what you are facing. a powerful nor'easter has left much of the region under more than a foot of snow, and that means treacherous conditions on the roads. it's unclear right now if ice contributed to massive pileups on the pennsylvania turnpike. but about 100 trucks and cars wrecked there in a string of accidents right outside philadelphia this morning. closing down traffic on the eastbound lanes for hours. thankfully, no one was killed. but 30 people were injured. and joining me on the phone now is maria scholler, who is, i believe, still in the middle of that mess in pennsylvania. first off, maria, tell us what the situation is where you are, and are you doing all right? >> reporter: i'm doing okay. i am between the ben salem exit and doylestown and pulled over to the right shoulder. and i'm doing okay. >> okay. so you're hanging in there. how long have you been there? >> reporter: i've been here since about 8:15 this morning.

>> oh, my goodness. okay. so it's going on five hours at this point. do you have any sense of how this happened? was this road conditionses? was this simply just a case of ice, slick roads? >> reporter: what i'm reading on twitter is that it was sun glare and ice. but i can obviously see that the center line of the turnpike has not been treated very well. it's a complete sheet of ice, and it could have been the reason that a lot of these people were smacking into -- you know, the cars were smacking into each other and there was a lot of accidents. >> so describe to us what happened as you came to a stop and just describe to us this scene where you are right now, what you're looking at. >> reporter: i was directly behind two tractor-trailers who were flipped and overturned, about five cars in front of me. and i noticed that cars to the left and right had their flashers on so i put my flashers on, swerved to miss the cars in front of me and then immediately it was like a domino effect. people were just hitting the

back of each other's cars and one after the other. it was horrific. >> and did anyone around you -- was anyone around you injured? i mean, when you're talking about it was horrific, were mostly people stunned, or worse? >> it was the initial shock of seeing this multivehicle accident that was horrific for me, as well as the people around me. but there was a woman who was about 11 cars in front of us who her car flipped around completely, and smashed into the side of a truck and her car got taken away. i didn't see it. s if she was taken out of the vehicle or not. >> has anyone come around, official or unofficial, to offer some help? we do actually have some video of some people there in pennsylvania who have been coming around with sandwiches for stranded drivers. have you seen anyone either just a good samaritan or even someone telling you when perhaps this might be cleared up? >> there is a huge sense of

camaraderie when something crazy like this happens. there were fire trucks in the westbound lane that just gave us water. there has been people bringing valentine's day candy, pretzels, doughnuts, and people with cases of water in their car walking around, asking for help. it's just a really nice to know that there's people like -- that can come together in a situation like this. >> yeah. tough situation. and it is very nice to see people getting out there and helping their sort of new neighbors, i guess you could say. maria scholler joining us, there talking to us from the pennsylvania turnpike. thanks, maria. and you know, there are also serious air travel problems up and down the east coast. more than 8,400 flights have been cancelled. 8,400. that's just over the last two days. and most of them, because of that massive snowstorm, rosa flores is live at laguardia airport in new york. just how bad is it, rosa? >> reporter: you know, brianna, on this valentine's day, if your

love is in the air, then you're definitely lucky. because like you mentioned, there is a lot of cancelled flights, just today, about 1,300 flights armed around the country with 2,800 delays. that's a lot of people stuck at airports. the delays here at laguardia airport are about an hour and 35 minutes. just a few hours ago, an hour and seven minutes. so things are getting a little worse. if we look at the misery map from around the country with flightaware.com, you'll see at the very top, charlotte international in north carolina. and then o'hare airport and then newark. so there is a lot of very patient people that are around the country right now in airports. thank goodness for computers. because a lot of us, whenever there are cancellations, we just don't go to the airport. now, we did a little digging to figure out just how many people have been impacted by all of this. well, guess what? since the beginning of the year, about 75,000 flights have been cancelled, with about

5.5 million people. if you add up how much money they spent, rihanna, hear this, $3 billion in extra costs. and you and i know that no one has just money stashed up these days for extra meals, extra hotel rooms, just because of flight cancellations. brianna? >> it has been some kind of winter, rosa flores. thank you so much for that report. we want to turn to other news now. a memo that sheds new light on a nagging question. how did edward snowden get access to all of those classified documents that he leaked to reporters? well, the memo seems to indicate snowden stole a password from a co-worker, something he has denied. and for more on the internal nsa document and what it says, let's bring in pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara, what does it say? >> reporter: well, you know, brianna, you're absolutely right. snowden had been denying for months that he had tricked any fellow employees or stolen any of their security information or passwords.

but that appears now not to be exactly true. our own joe johns has obtained this february 10th memo from the national security agency to members of congress, detailing to some great extent what they believe now has happened. and what they're saying to congress is there was an nsa civilian who snowden apparently got to enter his -- the civilian's password into computers snowden was using. the person did not know, of course, he says, that snowden was going to steal information from the nsa databases, enters his password, and snowden, unbeknownst to him, is able to capture that password and use it. that civilian, who is not identified now, has left the employment of the nsa. the nsa says that it has informed the justice department of all of this. no information about what will happen next. the memo prettitantlizing, because it also says there is a

contractor and an active duty member of the u.s. military also caught up in all of this. but the nsa saying they're going to leave it to their employees to deal with it. so perhaps more to come. all of this, of course, a massive security violation. and it begins to explain how some of this happened. brianna? >> and barbara, is this nsa civilian obviously gone from the employment of the nsa, but is this person in trouble? >> well, i think -- perhaps yes. because even though the person has left the employment, the memo details that it was all turned over to the justice department. so it will be up to them now to determine whether they want to proceed against this person, but the nsa certainly says that it moved very quickly to revoke the ability of any of these people to have access to classified information through their security clearances. it's the same question that we see repeatedly in so many of

these cases. security breaches, because protocols are not followed. people in this classified world of military and security information know not to -- you know, who they cannot give their passwords to. and apparently in this case the protocols, according to what we understand, simply were not followed. >> i'm sure they will be stressing the nsa will be those protocols to their employees. once again, barbara starr, thank you so much. >> sure. there has been a major reversal for the commonwealth of virginia. a federal judge has overturned its ban against same sex marriage. this all coming on the heels of a similar ruling this week in kentucky. right now, 17 states and the district of columbia allow same-sex marriages and our national political reporter, peter hamby, joining me now to talk about this. virginia's ban was overturned. how did this case play out, and when are we going to see this going into effect? >> we're not going to see any marriages right now, because the judge did make this ruling.

it is an unmistakable win for advocates of same-sex marriage. she said they want this to go through the courts, the u.s. court of appeals, fourth circuit, conservative court. both sides think this will probably go to the supreme court at some point. but no marriages in virginia right now. this case was brought on behalf of two couples, one in norfolk, one in central virginia. a couple that moved from california, a state that recognizes same-sex marriage, seeking virginia to recognize that. and another couple in norfolk, just wanted a marriage license. this is one of a cascade of court rulings in the wake of last summer's rulings, the u.s. versus windsor here in washington, where different states have been striking down bans left and right. utah, oklahoma, are recent ones. >> you wouldn't think. conservative states. >> that ruling, as justice scalia said after it happened, really opened the door to all of this happening. kentucky, ohio now recognize marriages from other states. so this is just the latest.

and what's really important about this, you know, a lot of southerners might quibble as to whether kentucky is part of the south. virginia would be the first state in the old soukth, old confederacy, to recognize same-sex marriage. a big deal. >> let's talk about the politics of this. this has been an issue in the past, same-sex marriage. is it no longer an issue that the left and the right will debate? has it just sort of lost all of its -- i guess emphasis, whether it's democrats or republicans? they don't really want to talk about it. >> the left would love to talk about -- >> sure. >> again, in the wake of the ruling last -- the supreme court ruling last summer, i remember e. mailing a bunch of republican strategists asking for some sort of comment. how do you think this plays out in the 2014 midterm elections. >> don't want to touch it. >> someone e-mailed me and said i have no interest in weighing in on this at all. please keep away from me. the only people you see on the right wing in after this are these social conservative groups who are vowing to fight it. but, you know, the republican strategists who are trying to

win elections know that same-sex marriage is popular. in 1996, only a quarter of the country supported same-sex marriage. now poll after poll after poll shows majorities support same-sex marriage. this is a fight that democrats are happy to have and republicans aren't. >> yep. that's the truth. peter hamby, thanks so much. the president, the kings and the prime minister, president obama gets set to meet a list of world leaders. does this signal a shift from domestic problems to foreign issues? shifting away from things like immigration? we'll have that next. and later, controversy in new york city. the mayor fighting back against critics and gets an apology of sorts. [ man ] look how beautiful it is.

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president obama tries to rally house democrats on issues ranging from immigration reform to income inequality, and the minimum wage. the president spoke just a short time ago with the house democratic issues conference and highlighted this week's encouraging numbers on obamacare enrollment. the administration says 3.3 million people have signed up, quite a few signing up in january. and the president thanked the democrats for supporting his signature health care reform law. >> we are going to keep on pushing on this to make sure that here in america, everybody can enjoy the kind of financial security and peace of mind that good quality health insurance provides. and i just want to say thank you for all of you hanging in there tough on an issue that i think ten years from now, five years from now, we're going to look back and say, this was a monumental achievement that could not have happened, had it not been for this caucus. >> president obama heads to palm

springs later today for a working dinner with jordan's king abdullah. the meeting is just one of several upcoming events with world leaders. and it's an indication that the president is shifting focus to foreign policy. after meeting with the king of jordan, the president will welcome israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the white house on march 3rd, and he meets with saudi king abdullah during an overseas trip later in march. i want to go ahead and bring in "time" magazine political correspondent. does this suggest discouragement? we heard speaker boehner throw cold water on the prospects for immigration reform. this is a sign president obama is maybe discouraged and turning away from domestic policy and towards foreign policy? >> i think, brianna, it's a sign the 2014 elections are heating up and not getting anything else done in washington this year. it's going to be all politics for the next few months until after the 2014 elections and will have another window after that. >> so he'll be meeting with the

king of saudi arabia next month. this was something added on to his trip to europe. this was a very big deal. he's going to try to ease some concerns about this interim nuclear deal with iran. what are we expecting from this, and how worried are the saudis about this deal? >> saudis are incredibly worried about this deal. they have made all kinds of newses that down the road, if iran gets a nuclear bomb, they're going to get a nuclear bomb. piece with iran, they go for a nuclear bomb. and last thing you want is a nuclearized middle east, whether iran or saudi arabia, going for the bomb. once one country gets it, a lot of other countries make a run for it. israel, other countries. you don't want to see that happen. and that's a huge concern. you really want to calm the saudis down and say this deal doesn't mean we're going to be bffs with iran. >> and the other issue we're waiting to see if news will be made will be on syria. what are we thinking could come from this, if anything? but what do we think might go on behind the scenes in terms of the concerns of saudi arabia? >> saudi arabia was really upset at the deal that we did with russia to get the chemical

weapons out of syria. and they just -- they feel the u.s. has pledged for a long time to get assad out, president bashir al assad and have not done anything to fix things in syria, as the violence has gotten out of control. so the administration is going to try to reassure saudi arabia that the political process in geneva is working, they're trying to get a diplomatic solution here, and that -- the u.s. remains heavily involved in syria and very engaged. >> we're always looking when prime minister netanyahu comes to town. it's -- you never kind of know what's going to happen. it can be dramatic, it can be contentious. are they getting along. they don't always have the president obama and netanyahu haven't historically had the best relationship. and we're always kind of waiting, right? there's obviously talk of trying to revive the mid east peace process. what are we expecting, do you think, between them and in terms of really accomplishing something? >> well, we have -- they have a lot of issues on their plate, obviously. and, you know, last time around,

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sochi. and al roker usually a friendly guy, guy in public school, criticized the mayor not only for blaming the national weather service but also for keeping schools oh open yesterday, calling de blasio's long-range forecast basically one term. today roker did apologize. he admitted that was below the line. you see that tweet he sent out yesterday, saying long-range de blasio forecast, one term. and he did say, now he what, maybe did he cross the line. take a listen. >> al, i was with you. i was watching you do it. you were making a serious point about the national weather service. the fact that he had, in fact, been warned that the chancellor had been warned. anything else you want to say this morning? >> look, i understand one of the reasons they say they keep the schools open is because kids -- a lot of kids who count on the meals they get at school. i understand that. but other cities have those issues too. and they closed school. it's about safety. safety first for children. that's what we talk about. parents who can't afford to stay home, i get that too. but, again, what's more

difficult? to know your kids are going to stay home, or have to all of a sudden figure out how to get them home when school let's out early? i will say, the one tweet i do regret in the heat -- i'm very passion not aboate about the we. i made a prediction there would be only one term of his administration. i apologize for that. that was -- that was a little above -- below the line. but everything else i still stand by. >> now, should actually say, brianna, that was not exactly a spontaneous question that sort of popped up. but to put it in perspective, only 45% of the city's 1.1 million children showed up for school yesterday, some classes only a handful of children. and di blass o, be one reason so many people are watching, he's heralded as the progressive to watch, because of his views on things like universal pre-k, income inequality, immigrant identity cards. if you look at the pictures, the snow. that's what first and second and third graders had to overcom. the buses were slow. the streets were dangerous.

and critics say after 20 years of successful governing by m mayors mayorses, the honeymoon for de blasio is over. >> the problem is, bill de blasio has never managed anything before. he's an ideologue, be an affable guy with a great family. but where the rubber meets the road, whether mayors can manage in times of crisis, he's falling down on the job and frustrating folks. >> so everybody watching him. de blasio frequently repeats, he won the majority of the vote here in new york city. but what he doesn't mention is that that majority was by less than 25% of all registered new york city voters. so it is a very fine line. goodwill and good governing. brianna? >> we'll see if al roker is right or not, i guess, with that tweet. but i think one of the things, deb, that just upset so many of these meteorologists was they were looking very carefully at how many inches of snow when it was going to fall.

and they felt like perhaps leaders, whether it be in new york city or in atlanta a couple weeks ago, they just weren't paying attention. >> exactly. don't blame the weather. that's just lame. >> that's what they were saying. place. have to have a plan in - that's it. the weather is the weather. what's it going to do? >> yeah. and so many times meteorologists get blamed for the weather, their prediction. so i think they felt, you know -- all right. thanks, deb. historic drought in the west, next. mega storms in the east. we'll be taking a look at the recent wacky weather coming up. and should people who pay more taxes rule the ballot box? wait until you hear the election map one guy is pitching. ♪ ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it.

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>> okay, good. >> yeah, to use the word "storm" we're stretching a little here. 2 to 4 inches for new york city. and i think after 12.5 yesterday, i think that's a dusting. >> yeah, it is. >> although 6 to 10 probably for boston, because this storm gets its act together when it gets east of long island, and it will dump snow on the cape, and dump snow on up even into maine, as well. there is the low right now. this is this afternoon, bringing snow to indiana, illinois. this is kentucky right through here. we'll see that low move to the east, swoop through, almost in clipper-type form. not in the clipper direction, but moving so quickly, because it's embedded in the jet stream. and then by late tomorrow night, 10:00, that's when it gets its act together. so it slides by new york, maybe four hours of snow. so if you get half an inch an hour, an inch an hour, 2 to 4. that's where my number came from. and boston, this is when the heaviest snow comes down and snows pretty much all night saturday night into sunday morning. it's not a major event, honestly. we're going to see the 3 to 6.

there you see the cape pick up a foot. as you get over to atlantic, canada, maine, newfoundland, nova scotia, that's when the storm really does pick up some significant i guess direction and also some moisture. here is another graphic, too. because i want to -- we focus so much on the east and now we're kind of -- late enough in the day, i can talk about the west. the big story is coming into the west. there will be feet of snow in the cascades. there will be 2 to 4 inches around seattle. 6 to 9 in northern california. they need the rain. need it farther south. they'll take when they can get. even jacksonville, wyoming gets two feet of snow. and sochi gets sunshine. >> i know. and you know what is cracking me up about your map? seattle has 2 to 4 inches of snow. and i predict that they'll probably struggle with it more than any of the places getting 12 to 20. >> well, yeah. i mean, it's down to about 1,000 feet. you have to get up a little bit. won't be to the ocean. but still, yes. >> it's harder when you're not used to getting it.

chad myers, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. and you heard chad, it's been a wild winter for sure. brian todd, we have put him out in the elements. at least the sun is shining, right? not totally mean to you, brian. there really seems to be mild weather everywhere. >> that's right, brianna. wild weather that has made the top of our newscasts and our headlines for weeks now. you're talking about the piles of snow that have been dumped on the east coast, in the southeast, northeast, in the last few days. you're talking about the rain that has afflicted great britain, and also the same system that has dumped a pile of snow here is responsible for the great lakes, 80-some percent of the great lakes frozen over now for the first time in more than 20 years. all part of the same system. you heard chad talk about the jet stream and how it's all pushing all these systems all over the place. and that's -- that is what it is doing. i spoke to someone at the national centers for environmental prediction. it is all interconnected. what they say, there is a ridge of stable air that has formed

first really off the coast of california and the west coast. and nothing can penetrate. that's why it's right there, it's preventing some of the precipitation from the pacific ocean from getting into california. that's why they have a drought. but it's also pushing that air up into canada, up into ridge, and a deep trough where it pushes back down after it catches the cold air into the southeast. deep into the southeast. and then up. all of it, brianna, connected, according to my colleague, chad and these experts at noaa. >> thank you, todd, so much. up next, a venture capitalist with an idea on reforming elections. why he says the rich who pay more taxes should get more votes. and later, hillary clinton shares advice from another first lady on dealing with critics. gross skin like a rhinoceros. that's what she said. will she need that advice coming up in 2016?

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now a live look at the new york stock exchange right now. the dow is up. in fact, it's been creeping up in the last couple minutes. up 107. the markets, they have just been on a tear this month. the s&p 500 gaining 3% just this week, and now less than 1% from an all-time high. well, a wealthy venture capitalist has a big idea about money and the ballot box. he says rich people who pay higher taxes should get more votes. cnn business correspondent, alison kosik, joining us now from the stock exchange, to explain all of this to us, alison. >> reporter: yes. so his name is tom perkins, and he says he wanted to make outrageous comments so he did. it's something that he seems to be getting used to doing. this is the same guy, just to remind you, who compared what he calls the assault on the wealthy

to the nazis attack on jews. he later apologized for making that comparison. but this time he spoke on the event called war on the 1%. he was asked to name one idea that would change the world. and here is his answer. >> the tom perkins system is, you don't get to vote unless you pay $1 of taxes. what i really think is, it should be like a corporation. if you pay $1 million in taxes, you should get 1 million votes. how is that? >> yes, so a lot of laughter there as a reaction. but it's not really clear if he meant this as a joke or not. now, perkins has been outspoken on this topic, specifically, taking issue with higher taxes on the wealthy and saying 1% pays more taxes than the 90%. and he's not alone with this thinking. billionaire sam zell said 1% work harder and 99% should try to emulate them. at the same time, we have the

fast food workers striking for a higher wage, a huge dichotomy going on. brianna? >> and i bet some of the 99% would argue about whether they're working very hard, alison. but, okay. so when i'm looking at perkins there, it kind of sounds -- i mean, we clearly know, he's all about hyperbole. he sounded a little flip, like he didn't quite necessarily, you know, be mean it or it wasn't really all that well thought-out or some joke or something. but let's take him at his word, and discuss this issue. doesn't it miss out, really, i think, that on the fact that a lot of people don't actually make enough money to even pay income tax? so they just wouldn't get to vote, right? >> so you're making a really good point. it's actually 43% of americans. that's 70 million households. they don't pay federal taxes and here's why. it's because most don't make enough. they don't make enough salary. they don't make enough in what they earn to pay taxes. and turns out, millions of them are actually elderly people, and their voices wouldn't be heard

if perkins got his way. so i don't know how realistic his idea would be. but you know what this really shows? each time he speaks about this kind of thing, it shows how much of a hot button issue that incoming inequality has become these days. we're in this time of discontent, where, you know, there is -- you've got the wealthy, and then you've got those making minimum wage who are crying for -- you know, for a fairer minimum wage at this point. brianna? >> yeah, it is a big issue and we will be covering it along with you. alison kosik, thank you. hillary clinton certainly has her share of critics. so how does she deal with them? clinton says she follows the advice of another former first lady. we'll be hearing those words of wisdom, next. [announcer] if your dog can dream it,

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if hillary clinton does run for president in 2016, she'll certainly get some criticism

from republicans. well, some advice from a fellow first lady could come in handy during a white house run. listen. >> one of the best pieces of advice that i've ever heard from anyone is eleanor roosevelt in the 1920s, who said that you know, women in politics or in public roles should grow skin like a rhinoceros. i think there is some truth to that. just as i believe if you look at the challenges of being a change-maker and being willing to buck the establishment, which obviously is what change-making requires, it's important to learn how to take criticism seriously, but not personally. and to do that, you have to be willing to hear what others who are your critics are saying, and to evaluate where they're coming from.

what is their basis for that. and some you will dismiss, because there's another agenda that has nothing to do with you or promoting the cause you're attached to. but some will be giving you good advice. i mean, there is that old, you know, saying that your critics can be your best friends if you listen to them and learn from them, but don't get dragged down by them. and that, again, is hard for anybody. but it is particularly hard for young women just starting out. i think that it is true that in the whole leadership arena, there are different styles. and we have celebrated the different styles of men for a very long time. franklin roosevelt had a different style than churchill. >> that was clinton speaking at a forum called women and girls count. this was an event that marks the launch of a joint venture between the clinton foundation and the bill and melinda gates

foundation. speaking of some words of wisdom, pope francis took time out this valentine's day for some spiritual affairs of the heart. he spoke he spoke in a packed st. peter's square to thousands of couples engaged to be married and gave them some advice on love and mat ri moany. the pope took questions and he told the young couples not to be afraid of marriage and let their love build and grow. >> this is a secret, but in order to preserve love, to be in 58 with each other, you don't need to come up with a beautiful speech. it could be just a tiny tap on the face. >> so cute, right? that is the first time ever a pope has openly minstered to couples on valentine's day.

february is american heart month, a good time to be thinking about your heart and how to keep it healthy. our chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta is looking at ways to keep your heart fit. we will call them heartbeat tips. this week a look at foods that are great for your circulation. >> it's so secret one of the best ways to keep your heard healthy is to eat right. look for natural foots that can cut your risk of heard disease. we decided to give you five. think green. veggies. especially kru civ rus vegetables like broccoli. they have nutrients known to strengthen the heart muscles and they have heart protective proteins at the same time. drink green. green tea. it has been shown to lower

cholesterol and improve blood flow. go fishing. in fact look for oily fish like salmon, tuna and sardines. they are filled with omega 3 fatty acids. it can counter act effects mental stress put on the heart. people who eat nuts can lower their bad cholesterol levels in their blood. finally, it's okay to indulge your sweet tooth a little bit. dark chocolate is full of flavors which is found to reduce inflammation and cut down on hardening of the arteries. the key to all of this as you know, moderation. and eating smart. replace the red meat with oily fish. snack on walnuts and eat a small piece of dark chocolate and sit down to iced green tea instead of a soda. small changes.

your heart will thank you. >> this week's winter storm sparked a big run on snow plows. from the most basic to the heavy duty. nobody probably had one of these puppies. coming up, jeannie moos takes a right on some plows that wow.

>> wouldn't you love to shovel your snow without leaving your living room? only one catch. scraping together the bundle it costs. here's jeannie moos. >> you can shovel or use a snow blowerer. wouldn't you rather make heads spin with a snow plow? >> we don't have a fancy name. >> let's call it the plow that wows. >> doing 360s. >> for made the debut this week not on the home shopping channel, but the weather

channel. it's like a room ba that plow instead of vacuums. it has a cat dressed as a shark and a duck and a cat swiping at a dog. we digress. the remote controlled snow plow lets you plow from inside with toasty warm house with a-wheel drive. it runs for two hours on two car batteries and an air compressor raises and lowers the blade with a hiss. charlie's company know it as a novelty product. usually they have search and rescue or s.w.a.t. team robots for police and fire departments to prove the plow's strength, they show it pushing around palettes or even pulling a pickup truck. meteorologists on the weather channel seem smitten. >> that are is beyond awesome. i want one. >> i know what i'm asking for

for christmas. >> got to have me one. >> you have to have income to afford it. the price tag is $8,500. like charlie's wife says, what's $8,500 compared to a hospital bill for a heart attack. in the big storm you would have to use it a few times. actually the remote control snow plow is not even the weirdest creation. this is. the super droid created the remote control golf cart as a prank. >> we were racing around and went through the chain link fence. so they are not actually selling it. as for the snow plow, imagine what the dog would make of it and what it would make of the door mat. probably walk all over it. jeannie moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for me.

i will be back at 5:00 eastern on the situation room. virginia's attorney general will join me to talk about the same-sex marriage ruling in that state. newsroom continues right now with kiera phillips. >> good afternoon. breaking news right now. making money from legal more than just got a whole lot easier thanks to the federal government. the justice and treasury departments announced new rules allowing banks to legally take money from state-licensed marijuana businesses. these new rules let banks do business with legal marijuana shops without being prosecuted. that was the concern. you remember marijuana is still illegal under federal law and some banks are refusing to take money from businesses in places where it's legal like colorado and washington state. evan perez, let's