when the rain comes in with the cold air, counties in lavender including rockingham, augusta, points south, shenandoah valley, parts of west virginia, could have icing and sleet until about 10:00 this morning. the rain moves into the metro area by early this afternoon. by then low 40s and a wet afternoon. that will sfwon thcontinue into afternoon. wet and chilly, patchy, dense fog. occasional showers, low 40s through the evening. rain should end after midnight tonight. big change tomorrow as well as the end of the week and weekend. details in ten minutes. how's traffic, danella? >>> it's looking really good if you're taking the beltway. volume is increasing, but so far no accidents on the beltway. and no major delays. a lot of green, that means you're good to go. however, if you're traveling along i-66, you're slow heading out of manassas. delays continue as you head east toward centreville. good news is no accidents to report on i-66 in both directions inside and outside of the beltway. you can see here, you definitely have your volume increasing as you make your way eastbound. and

. >> augusta, maine. jake, good morning. go ahead. ja jake from augusta, maine. one more time. >> yes, go ahead. stop listening to the tv and go ahead. >> caller: you guys have a great show. i appreciate it very much. i thank you for having such a great show but unfortunately i think it is more propaganda than anything else. i disagree that -- i know there are a lot of veterans who hear a calling and follow their hearts and i appreciate those, but i feel that many do it to line their pockets, to call a soldier a public servant i think is a little bit silly. you don't get paid when you serve. you serve good, you do it out of love. >> you can respond if you wish. >> okay. look, nobody joins the military for the great pay. and for the easy access to awesome benefits. anyone who has dealt with the department of veterans affairs knows the headache. anyone who has tried to deal with, you know, the military, especially mental health service knows that it's difficult. and the pay is certainly a lot lower than you would be getting if you were doing an equivalent job in th

the other two tickets were bought in mecklenberg and augusta counties. six others will get $25,000 each. not bad. congratulations. >> to all those folks. >> so close, right? but it was a $20 ticket. kind of steep for the lottery. >> stay with us now. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. straight up. >>> down to the wire, the latest prediction in the race for president. >>> and a miserable finish. the redskins end a bad season on a low note. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. it is monday, january 2nd, 2012. it's going to take us a while to get used to saying that. today you'll notice a big change, and by tomorrow it will really feel like winter. we've been really spoiled. we had such a nice mild december. reality check, tom. >>> back to winter-like weather. the coldest air of the winter so far will be arriving by this time tomorrow morning. prepare for that. for students and teachers that are off to school this morning, you need to layer up a little bit. we do have temperatures around the region right near 40 degrees in t

eisenhower was in augusta playing golf. but this was dinner. you know. so he was in the phone booth talking to eisenhower and the maitre d's's phone rang again and it was kennedy. i picked it up. i got the feeling out of kennedy that he, too, felt the full impact that day because he just kind of wandered in the confers. he was very complimentary to me about i dressed better than pierre and all these little kind of things. just a very nice conversation. and that's when he told me about that -- when my speech was made is when he decided he'd won. but at any rate, so then we went back and by this time he'd talk to eisenhower and i had talked to kennedy and sew decided he definitely would do that. sew went back in his little phone booth in the pay phone and called kennedy. he was in palm beach at the family compound and kennedy -- kennedy said he would go up -- kennedy said, no, i can get a helicopter, i can come to key biscayne. so on monday he came to key biscayne and they met just the two of them in one of the suites at the key biscayne inn. that was when

sanders commings, from augusta. near where they play the masters. >> jon: a lot of pressure on the short side. keep an eye on the boundary pressure on the short side of the screen. >> mike: time-out taken by michigan state. you get one time-out per overtime. time-outs do not carry over to subsequent ots. it's turned cooler. mention a cold front came through yesterday. overnight really, it was in the p 0s all week. to the 60s in the game. now the sun is going down and the cool north wind is going. it's in the 50s and it feels that way right now. we continue to remind you, rose bowl, look at that great seting there in pasadena. just had the stealth bomber fly over. one of the great themes of all of sports. perfectly manicured. the pageantry. and then the grand daddy of them all. just about set to kick off on espn. as soon as we're done here, you can enjoy that. >> jon: another no back set. you like these open formation, the only question you have, when you don't have a back in the backfield, can you block jarvis jones

wind gusts with 40 miles an hour and it was actually -- dulles was 44 and bwi39 miles an hour and augusta miles an hour and you will feel that when temperatures are in the 30s and in the next few hours, the winds are going to get lighter. it's going to be a cold night and we're going to see the 36 degrees dropping into some 20s. hagerstown, a windchill of 19 degrees and in through the night and we'll focus more on the cold. at 7:00, the temperature, 35 degrees and under partly cloudy skies. we'll wait until later tonight before we see the 20s in our direction. cold winds mean lake-affect snow especially out of the northwest and they will begin to blow. we saw some and they didn't get a lot, not a big deal and of course, we're talking about what seattle is getting here, six inches of snow and very unusual snow for seattle. this is part of a system that is going to move in our direction eventually and in the short-term, what we'll be watching is a cold front tomorrow. we'll start with some sunshine on thursday and as the afternoon progresses, we're going to see our clouds increase. it's the

the latest augusta "chronicle" poll shows romney with a narrow lead over newt gingrich in south carolina. and as eye necessary >> reporter: mitt romney is trying to tap into voter frustration to win south carolina. >> it's been a tough three years, unemployment at 9.9% still. >> reporter: at a rally he repeatedly blamed president obama for the nation's economic troubles. >> we're going through tough times in part because of the failure of one man, that's why he's got to go. >> there is one conservative in the race who has the potential to defeat governor romney. >> reporter: for weeks newt gingrich has been trying to stop romney's momentum attack his business background. but on wednesday, a gingrich supporter pleaded with him to change his strategy. >> i want to beg you to redirect and go after his obvious disingenuousness about his conservatism and lay off the corporatist versus the free market. >> i agree with you. obama just makes it impossible to talk rationally in that area because he is so deeply into class warfare. >> reporter: even other gop contenders are calling on gingrich to

when he returned from golfing trips to augusta, georgia, his son remembered that the president would regale the family with, quote, darky jokes. told him by his golfing partners. in the south. the chief justice earl warren defended the views of segregationists. he claimed that all they are concerned about is to see that their sweet little girls are not required to sit in class alongside some big overgrown negroes. but it's troubling. i told you but. but it's troubling. they have to be balanced against the many statements and alaskas that indicate that ike did truly favor political and economic equality for blacks. typical of these pronouncements was a letter to the famous editor of the "atlanta constitution" ralph mcgill in when the president emphasized the high cost of discrimination. until america has achieved reality in the concept of individual dignity and equality before the law, we will not have become completely worth of our limitless opportunities. eisenhower supplemented these statements with a sincere effort to make blacks more advice able at the highest levels of governmen

. >>> we're still a few months away from the first golf major of the season, the masters at augusta national, but when we get there, maybe just maybe tiger woods will be tiger woods again and bring his old golf game with him. today 2nd round of the abu dhabi championship, tiger keeping himself right in contention, shot a 3-under 69 with tee shots like this on 12, kick it in for birdie. he would and he is only two shots off the lead at 5-under par. >>> back in the united states 2nd round of the farmers insurance open, torre pine, beautiful. steve marino from fairfax. this one from 113 yards and the 17th hole and he's going to spin it from the fringe. that is an eagle. amazing, he's 10 shots back of the lead. >>> coming up we'll take you to the world of mixed martial arts. the usc is on took and there's some big time fights tomorrow night with major title implications. we'll tell you who is battling the octagon when we come back. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toaste

a play of sport spots ok the russian capital the game finished three one at this economy here in augusta there but up of has more. ok darby between sports car into his car what's to become even more important as the teams battled hard for a place which comes with a chance of a playoff in the western conference both sides were on the same pressure tesco suffered ten defeats in eleven matches among them a repeat of the cage hill record humiliating loss to a move eight nothing well spark touch struggled to get back on winning form with a new coach behind the bench and they should aim for it with no real science for success the game started cautiously with both teams putting defense first the hosts had possession but it was the visitors who broke the deadlock meter way through the opening period we call it a fork and was first in the rebound to get the feel at the start who earned his first point in the sixth game since his second comeback from the n.h.l. in the second test packet collecting penalties and sparta finally converted and in bondage of having an extra man a grandson of it's his c

when he returned from golfing trip to augusta, georgia, his son remembered that the president would regale the family with, quote, darkie jokes, told him by his golfing partner in the south. to chief justice earl warren, he defended the views of segregation. he claimed that all they are concerned about is to was a letter to the famous editor of the "atlanta constitution," ralph mcgill, in which the president emphasized the high cost of discrimination until america has achieved reality in the concept of individual dignity and equality before the law, he wrote to mcgill, we will not have become completely worthy of our limitless opportunities. eisenhower supplemented these statements with a sincere effort to make blacks more visible at the highest levels of government as we heard in mr. marshall's talk. he asked sherman adams at the nominating convention, seek out qualified blacks. bring them in. lipman joined the white house secretarial staff. frank snow, howard university, was designated cultural attache to italy. wilkins became assistant secretary of labor. of course, the most significant

sanders commings, from augusta. near where they play the masters. >> jon: a lot of pressure on the short side. keep an eye on the boundary pressure on the short side of the screen. >> mike: time-out taken by michigan state. you get one time-out per overtime. time-outs do not carry over to subsequent ots. it's turned cooler. mention a cold front came through yesterday. overnight really, it was in the p 0s all week. to the 60s in the game. now the sun is going down and the cool north wind is going. it's in the 50s and it feels that way right now. we continue to remind you, rose bowl, look at that great seting there in pasadena. just had the stealth bomber fly over. one of the great themes of all of sports. perfectly manicured. the pageantry. and then the grand daddy of them all. just about set to kick off on espn. as soon as we're done here, you can enjoy that. >> jon: another no back set. you like these open formation, the only question you have, when you don't have a back in the backfield, can you block jarvis jones

and augusta who liked george healy was a boy growing up on the streets of the city in new york went to work when he was always 13-years-old by his father, very little vacation but they've great deal of talent and this drives, this desire to excel, and he became the great american sculptor of the 19th century. in my view the greatest american sculptor ever. and we have his monuments to our history and many of the most important spots. the greatest work in my view is the memorial on beacon hill in boston which is the first work of american art by a major american sculptor or paynter which portrays black americans in a heroic role. it's about the 54th regiment of massachusetts that served under captain shaw and so many of whom were killed at fort wagner and if you have seen the movie glory, you know wh

the latest augusta "chronicle" poll shows he has a narrow lead over newt gingrich in south carolina. so it should be interesting. >>> gingrich and the other republicans are busy with campaign appearances across the state of south carolina today. rick perry alone had several events today. he fared poorly in iowa and practically skipped new hampshire hoping to revive his campaign in south carolina, playing the southern card. pundits say he is the most likely one to drop out if he doesn't do well. >> 1% of the vote is not a lot in new hampshire. >>> we have a bus i guess stuck on 680 causing some troubles. let's kick it over to elizabeth find out what's going on. >> thanks, guys. that's right. it's either a bus our couple of buses. we are trying to figure out what exactly is the problem from. our live traffic sensors we are not seeing a big delay. buses on the shoulders not blocking lanes. chp just arrived on scene so we are trying to see what kind of buses these are and if a.c. transit may be affected. sounds like they are transferring people off the buses. southbound 680 in fremont by

wondering if tiger woods can't beat this guy, robber rock how is he going the win back over here at augustanational we thing he is back but until he closes on a sunday, i am not thoroughly convinced as of yet. only time will tell. >> another match that took place this weekend overseas australian open, tennis fans unbelievable you know that vehicle, number one in the world raphael nadal. took almost 6 hours to complete >> i am tired hearing you say that. >>> nadal gutted it out here is match point and just great forehand. >> look at that. >> but alison we want to know what you thing of this, when is the match -- oh, hello. it was a family show what is going on here. >> that is what i am talking about. >> mama likes. >> well, you know what, what is the pose. >> you got to give the fans something after all that >> i guess. so he can do that. hulking out, it is tennis. >> makes me feel better. [ laughter ] >> your throat suddenly feels better. >> we got to give props to novak it was incredible. >>> now maybe not as incredible as the pro bowl a quick look at these highlights, my beef with the pr

augusta chronicle newspaper and savanna morning news newspaper. clear average of the polls. jonathan serrie is live in colombia, south carolina. jonathan. >> hey, shep. with mitt romney the apparent frontrunner in the state. you have the other g.o.p. contenders trying to portray themselves as the romney alternative. all they they are going about it in very different ways. for example, rick santorum, a catholic who appealed to religious conservatives in iowa is trying to do the same in south carolina where evangelical christian voters are a strong presence, especially in the upstate region. >> more people go to church on sunday in america than go to all the professional sporting events combined in america in a year. >> meanwhile rick perry is touting his service with the air force to woo the state's large active duty and retired military population. he also stresses less government, less spending and less regulation as he appeals to the strong tea party influence in this state. >> i don't know how much more different you have to be whether it was h

the other two tick thes were bought in mecklenberg and augusta counties. >>> the d.c. metro area welcomed its first baby of 2012 in clinton, maryland. the little girl does not yet have a name. she was born at the southern maryland hospital center at 12:12 a.m., perfect time for a 2012 baby, weighing just a tad over 8 pounds, 10 ounces. greg and urja bonafede were spending their day at the baltimore train museum when they got their first ink ling their special delivery might be on the fast track. >> when i was running around the house getting ready, she said, if we don't leave now, the baby is going to come here. she threatened me at least once or twice with that. >> i said, well, you can just kind of tell. it just doesn't stop. >> yes, indeed, you can tell. baby, mom, and dad are all doing fine, we're told. this is the first time that southern maryland hospital center has had the first baby of a brand new year. >>> a set of twins in florida has the distinction of being the first and last babies of the year. jenna and lea baer were due on january 26th. the mom went into

i did not end according to the historic event it ended in 1900 but that was because at that point augusta was so ill she had to come back to the united states, he left paris and the was the end of my book. i had to leave a lot out of this book. i had to leave a lot of people out of this book otherwise it would have become a catalog, and catalogs are not generally very compelling reading. but think you for the question. i do want to make one point, however, which i didn't have time to talk about why i was giving my earlier talk, and that is that it was at the library of congress for this book that my research assistant, mike hill sound and let me to one of the greatest discoveries of my working life and that is the diary of wash work which was in the library of congress but wasn't known to be there because it had been filed and bound in such a way that the diary pages were mixed with a letter pages so unless someone sat down and went through all of it very carefully we wouldn't realize many, nearly 100 of these pages were diary entries, and these were whether press copies of the diary and

art, augusta, georgia, on the line for independents. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think it was a bad decision to not go forward with the pipeline. you made a reference to this in "the wall street journal" and i have a comment about that, as well. this article in "the wall street journal" -- is he an expert on this? two, "the wall street journal" is what? for big business. look up the description. i think that's a joke. i also wanted to make a comment briefly on the haley barbour issue with the inmates. that's kind of sketchy there. i am not for that necessarily, but we need to take individual cases and really look at those cases. the caller who said you need to look deep into this, yes, you better look the people we need to get the food stamp president out of office. thank you. host: "the wall street journal" which we have not read yet this morning. had anshington postimes" article against it. here is "the wall street journal." "and that their rallies against keystone xl will keep the carbon in the ground." host: that is "the

regret -- you're telling me things i did not know because indeed he was going to be in aiken, north augusta, two of the strongest republican communities of transplants. that's the success of south carolina. we have huge percentage of persons who have moved to our state from the midwest to northeast. we're a come positive of america. i regret that he's not coming. >> since 1980, south carolina's been the predictor of who's going to take the nomination and go on. so in this case, is there someone that you're looking to see come into south carolina and then, after you see them in your state, willing to endorse? >> well i will be looking at candidates. i can't wait for them to address the issues that are very important to the people of our state and the most important issue is jobs. we sadly have a significant level of unemployment. the highest we've ever had. and we've had the obama administration make incredible efforts to destroy jobs in south carolina, at boeing in charleston, at aiken with the river site in yard to yucca mountain. we need a change in the presidency. so people ush susuch as

josh and robin, their arms are like, i can't -- augusta, maine. keep sending in the pictures.m from traverse city. suddenly, i'm more wet than if you weren't here, josh. how does that work? the wet weather returns to the west. enjoy the dry skris now. that's the weather >> and suddenly, i'm soaking wet. all that weather was brought to you by j.c. penney. >> we have taken a giant leap towards our big goal. 1 million coats in the warm coats, warm hearts drive. we have sent sal masakela to the x games in aspen. take a look. >> what's up, "gma." special agent sal masakela here. a special agent for warm coats, warm hearts coat drive. even here has coats. i'm going to get some. what's going on, man. two-time gold medalist. are you fired up? >> looking forward to this week, for sure. >> i'm looking forward to that and i'm looking for coats. >> i have one here for you. >> you know where else i can find one? >> kevin probably has one for you, too. >> two-time gold medalist for ski superpipe. going for three in a row. i'm working for "good morning america" right now to get coats. can yo

josh and robin, their arms are like, i can't -- augusta, maine. and also atlanta, georgia.n the pictures. here's the little, some would say a weak -- a weak snowstorm from marquette, traverse city. suddenly, i'm more wet than if you weren't here, josh. how does that work? mostly dry for the weekend fly-by, by the way. the wet weather returns to the west. enjoy the dry skies now. that's the weather from around the nation. >> and suddenly, i'm soaking wet. all that weather was brought to you by j.c. penney. oh, robin? josh? >> thank you, sam. >>> we have take an giant leap towards our big goal. 1 million coats in the warm coats, warm hearts drive. we have sent sal masakela to the x games in aspen. to get coats from the world's most daring athletes. take a look. >> what's up, "gma." special agent sal masakela here. a special agent for warm coats, warm hearts coat drive. everyone here at winter x games here in aspen, colorado, has coats. i'm going to get some. what's going on, man? two-time gold medalist. are you fired up? >> looking forward to this week, for sure. >> i'm looki

then places like augusta, g., los angeles, memphis, phoenix, that have a double whammy of industry structural problem and significant education problem. in the main that is mostly a longer run issue but may be having more short-term effects. as the panelists have noted there are leaders who are responding to this crisis not just generally but specifically with respect to the unique source of issues they face and our program is working directly with several governors, metropolitan leaders across the country on initiatives supported by the rockefeller foundation under the auspices of our brookings rockefeller project and judith might talk more about some examples out of that. some of those are highlighted in the paper but i think the places are largely acting in the absence of federal listen and the up side is they are tailoring their intervention that are about the unique source of challenges they faice. >> michael asked me what the federal government could do to contribute to the vital iity ani said devolution. what is it that the federal government many pediatrics and what changes could be -

out to our west, south and west, augusta, rocking ham, western high land county, places like that virginia wanesboro, places like that and it is in effect until 10:00 a.m. not in our immediate viewing area but there are icy spots as i mentioned a short time ago. for us let's look at what is happening i will give you the bus stop forecast as you get the kids ready for school this morning. it will be cold, it is cold, temps in 20s and 30s mostly cloudy skies have developed after seeing a fair amount of clear sky, clouds moved in, cold start to the day, dry start to the day, rain works its way in later sunrise 7:26 a.m., here is a look at temperatures 34 degrees now in the district milder air down to our south. raleigh south carolina, cincinnati ohio, 40 degrees at this hour travelling across the country, temperatures about where you would expect them to be for this time of year, cold air across the mountain states, into the west, northern tier and then more to the south atlanta 58, miami 68, new orleans at 50 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the sat rad that is more interesting to loo

augusta praying, oh, lord, make me chaste, but not yet.[laughter] by all means, concentrate your career's energy on the edge of the evolving scholarship, but celebrate loudly and redundantly the core values of the western cannon. the stewards of the movements public's diplomacy, the editors and publishers, writers, and produces, talking heads, bloggers, bill would say keep handy the metrics of fusionism and appreciate the vital contribution to our coalition made by each major strain of conservatism. adheres strictly to principle but labor without pause to coin the fresh forms of a timeless proposition. along the way, remember to have some fun. try to be a little less constipated. [laughter] let me close by saying why i have chosen to support the buckley program. there are two reasons, really. the first is to keep alive a long standing, but very fragile tradition here at yale. decade after decade, yale has done almost nothing to encourage, but just enough to permit a culture of conservative dissent. i like to think of it as yale's grudging,

we have augusta, maine. peter? caller: good morning. i just wanted to comment. you know what -- mitt romney is the one to run on his great business record, then i think it is wide open to do these ads. of course, is at some of it is misleading, it is not good. i think my problem is that the news media does not seem to really get into it like they should. even newt gingrich, why did he get, i think $1.6 million from fannie mae or freddie mac. why aren't they asking him what is it bay -- he did for them. i think it is wide open. i am glad people like doing it but i hope they are honest. host: "the washington post" below the fold. the concept as gospel to many business people, but the intersection with politics is creating what may be a recurring line of attack. the primary goal with these companies was and job creation, but making them more profitable and valuable. st. pete, florida. blair, republicans only year. go ahead. caller: yes, hi. i think at this time everyone needs to unify behind mitt romney. i am very disappointed to see republicans losing votes for wh

her mother grew up in augusta. her father was from el dorado. so my kansas roots run deep. and my grandparents served during world war ii. he was a soldier in patton's army. she was a worker on a bomber assembly line. and together they shared the optimism of a nation that triumphed over the great depression and over fascism. they believed in an america where hard work paid off and responsibility was rewarded. and anyone could make it if they tried. no matter who you were, no matter where you came from, no matter how you started out. [applause] and these values gave rise to the largest middle class and the strongest economy that the world has ever known. it was here in america that the most productive workers, the most innovative companies turned out the best products on earth. you know what, every american shared in that pride and that success, from those in the executive suites to those in middle management to those on the factory floor. [applause] so you could have confidence that if you gave it your all, you'd have enough to take home to your family, have your health car

. -- aiken, augusta, colombia, and lexington.re. coming up in just a bit, about 45 minutes or so, president obama and vice president biden hosting today at the white house a forum on focusing on the importance for companies to in source american jobs and invest in the u.s. the president will be live at 12:15 on c-span, followed by white house cabinet officials holding discussions with small and large business leaders on in sourcing and investing in america. companies attending include master lock, lincoln furniture. we'll have that live for you at 1:00 eastern. up next, democratic national committee chairman dan wasserman schultz was talking about -- debbie wasserman schultz was talking about yesterday's results. from this morning. this is 40 minutes. >> welcome, everyone. i want to welcome you all. i am the executive director of the new hampshire institute of politics. i want to welcome you to the kickoff of the 2016 new hampshire presidential primary. i was going to deliver a better line than that, but some people thought i mig

clay is joining us from augusta, ga., you are a supporter of mitt romney?aller: i am really disappointed in the bible belt state, south carolina. it is really sad that they have ignored what newt gingrich's wife said about him. i believe her. it may be old news by to say something like that, to call her a liar and no one is trying to find out whether she is right or not -- the main goal is to try to defeat romney or do feed obama. that is the main goal. it is really said that a bible belt state would not believe this woman. thank you very much. host: thank you for the call. from "the times" -- picayune" next is veronica from texas, good morning. caller: morning. i'm a longtime democrat. i think ron paul is the only one i would switch over to vote against the democrats. he is the only one caring about united states and he looks more down-to-earth than all the other guys. he is the only one that i would change. i don't understand why they would not give him more advertising on the radio or tv. host: he has advertised himself and we have covered an extensive l

caller: i go to augusta technical college. and the major problem is the for-profit in any of the universities. i go to a technical community college and the incentive is to pack as many students in every quarter so they can get all the government money so they can tax -- not tax but get half of their money. and then once the students are in school, then they're not really taught anything. then they fail as many students or not teach as many students so they have to come back and reapply next quarter. i think the problem is the for-profit for any of the schools and everything. there's no need for the mrs. to pack as many students in. host: do you think you're getting a value for the education you're currently getting? caller: no. the dean of my particular department, which is internet networking, she doesn't have any qualifications to be a dean for networking. she's never worked in the field. she doesn't know anything about internet protocol. the only thing she has a job is because she knows one of the persons of the heads of t

host: augusta, maine, good morning. jake, good morning. go ahead. jake, one more time.aller: thank you for having a -- can you hear me? host: stop listening to the tv. caller: you guys have a great show. thank you for having such a great show. unfortunately, i think it is more propaganda than anything else. i feel that many -- to call a soldier a public servant is a little bit silly. you do not get paid to serve. you serve god out of love. postville you can respond if you wish. guest: nobody joined the military for the great pay and easy access to great benefits. anyone who has tried to deal with the military or the mental health service knows it is difficult. the pay is certainly a lot lower if you were doing an equivalent job in the civilian world. it is impractical and ridiculous to -- we need the military -- and to ask them to serve for nothing is in street. the fact is military service is a calling. it is not a job. it is a mission. it is a way of life. you do it because you want to be a part of something better and bigger than yourself because you have a love for

. >> one more call -- republican line, jimmy in augusta, georgia.on -- or the appointment. >> if this is an effective way to control some of the banking practices, i am all for it. i did not vote for president obama but he is my president. and it if he can get things done, then i am all for it. i have had trouble with the large banks, and they cost us over $10,000 and we appeal to two regulatory agencies with the help of a cpa and got no results, so, if there is some way we can contact these people in order to try to appeal about this again, i would appreciate it. god bless our president. >> thanks for your call. thanks for all of your calls and comments. we will show you in a moment the hearing back in september where richard cordray appeared before the senate banking committee. we will show it to you momentarily. just news from the campaign trail. michele bachmann earlier today suspended her campaign, ending her campaign after a sixth place finish in the iowa caucuses, garnering 5% of the vote. rick perry, there was some question whether he was go

mayor antonio the augusta of wanted to give my best wishes for the work that he does here with the mayor and all of you. but to everyone in the room i cannot underscore how important the role the you play in terms of work-force development. and now we have a lot of folks representing industry as well as our work force and how important that is for our families. because of the work that goes on locally in our neighborhoods and communities. you know, it's no secret. you all have a very tough job, and it has gotten harder in the last few years. even in the toughest times, sometimes against all odds i know that all of you here have stepped up to the plate in so many differ with ace and you may not always give recognized, but i have the privilege of working with many of you and know that he's been a tireless hours overtime on the weekends those needed constituents that you serve every day. and of the you care deeply. he would not be doing what you are doing. some of you obviously have other professions on top of your role as elected officials. you're doing it is you really care about what you