baltimore, 69. the west coast warms up, now. but still below normal there. 40 in seattle. and 57 in sacramento. >>> and some sad news to pass on this morning. the last surviving veteran of world war i has passed away. frank buckles literally lied about his age to get into uniform at age 16. >> unbelievable dedication to his country. he served in england and in france, working mainly as a driver and warehouse clerk. he returned to the u.s. in 1920. he died peacefully at his home in west virginia. he was 110 years old. >> a real hero. >>> coming up next on this monday morning, legendary investor, warren buffett, gets bullish. >>> and the big winners at last night's oscars. a few surprises. but plenty of glamour, as you can imagine. we're off to hollywood with the details. stay with us. >>> and time, now, for a check of market activities, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average climbed nearly 1% today. hong kong's hang seng rose almost 1.5%. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow tumbled 260 points last week. a rough one. also, the nasdaq fell nearly

west virginia, native american communities in south dakota and alaska, latino communities in arizona and new mexico. african-american communities in mississippi and south carolina. and urban communities in philadelphia, new york, baltimore, and st. louis. . democrats represent 149 of these counties with a total population of 8.7 million. the republicans represent 311 of these counties with a total population of 8.3 million. with a total population of 5.3 million, 4 of them, are split between democrats and republicans. a total of 43 democrats and 84 republicans represent at least in part or one of these counties. 35 of the 50 states have at least one persistent poverty county. 15 of south carolina's 46 counties meet this ignoble distinction. and similarly, in the sixth congressional district, that i proudly represent. this is not a red state of blue state issue. that's why in the map beside me, the persistent poverty communities are colored in purple because poverty knows no political affiliation. poverty has never been limited to race, region, or creed. for many years, communities along the i-95 corridor in south carolina were passed over for economic development. federal funds found their way to south carolina but myst

baltimore. without hager town's daily flights to b.w.i., western maryland residents, as well as people living in eastern west virginia, southern pennsylvania, would have to drive anywhere from 75 to more than 150 miles to get to the nearest airport for commercial service. there are many other rural communities where major commercial air passenger service is located at even greater distances, and the essential air service helps alleviate the travel isolation of these communities. i am pleased that this bill addresses the needs of hagerstown airport and others like it. another issue that is critical to the success of maryland airports that will surely come up during this debate is the changing of the slot or perimeter rules at reagan national airport. this is an issue that i care deeply about because it is -- it directly involves the economic viability of b.w.i.-thurgood marshall airport and the surrounding airport. in the 111th congress, the proposed changes to operations at national airport were made by senators representing states well beyond the greater washington region. changing the slot and perimeter ru

west virginia, native american communities in south dakota and alaska, latino communities in arizona and new mexico, african-american communities in north and south carolina. they are urban communities in philadelphia, new york, baltimore and st. louis. democrats represent 149 of these counties with a total population of 8.7 million. republicans represent 311 of these counties with a total population of 8.3 million. 14 of these counties with a total population of 5.3 million are split between democrats and republicans. a total of 43 democrats and 84 republicans represent all or a part of these counties. and 35 of our 50 states have at least one persistent poverty county. 15 of south carolina's 46 counties qualify for thising noble recognition. -- for this ignoble recognition and i happen to represent seven of those counties. this is not a red state or a blue state issue. that's why in this map, on this map beside me, the persistent poverty counties are colored in purple. there is no political affiliation for poverty. poverty has never been limited to race, region or cede. -- creed. these counties do not have the resources to hire sophisticated high-powered grants writers and lobbyists to help compete for the finite amo