and dakota decided, no, i'm going in. and he was warned, if he went in, he might be sent back on a plane to the states for disob d disobedience of orders. he said, i'm going in. and he was the only truck. and he said, i kept hearing all this static, then i realized those were all the bullets going by. and he and his driver came up behind the taliban, who were finishing their trap, and the taliban were running up to the truck, trying to pitch grenades into it, and he was shooting people at, what, 2 feet, 1 foot? i mean, then the helicopter came in to get the -- evacuate the wounded, behind him, and if dakota hadn't been in there, an awful lot of people would have died. >> you talk about, it sounds so surreal, none of us can understand what that was like. you were talking about nature versus nurture, reminds me, though, what we have here is just, you know, admiral jack pferdmann, who ran training, was a friend of mine from pensacola, i asked him what made a great pilot. and he said, you know what, they keep sending us engin

cramer is turning to north dakota for the latest. holiday hustle. while registers are ringing, others are left out in the cold. tonight, an exclusive look at luxury with the ceo of saks fifth avenue. but investors cooled on the stock and sent its shares into the fryer, is this a value meal or has wall street lost its appetite for fast food? don't miss cramer's take, just ahead. all coming up on "mad money." >>> everybody is fretting about the fiscal cliff. until we get a deal. i got more negative when harry reid said it is unlikely that a deal will be done by christmas. i'm thrilled to have senator john hovan, a republican from north dakota who has been an advocate for bipartisan consensus here with us tonight. welcome back to "mad money." >> jim, good to be with you. >> i noticed that you are for a bipartisan situation and one of the things that tells me you are for real is that you have not signed a pledge that would make it so that you can't vote for a tax increase. it should be a big deal on the order of four trillion dollars over ten years. tha

and our little dog dakota, who has become sort of a mascot of the united states senate. brian williams when he did a show on a day in the life of senate concluded that program by calling dakota the 101st senator. and, you know, i think he will be missed perhaps more than i am as i leave the senate. in 1964 i came here, i sat up in the gallery, in fact, it was the gallery right up here. and i was 16 years old. and i watched a debate in the united states senate. it was on civil rights. hubert humphrey was leading that debate. and it so inspired me that i thought, you know, someday i'd like to be down on that floor and i would like to debate the great issues of the day and i would like to represent the people of north dakota. and so i went home and wrote out on the back of an envelope that i would run for the united states senate in 1986 or 1988 and i ran in 1986. and was successful. that is the power of a plan. to you young pages who are here, if any of you seek to be in the united states senate someday, have a plan. because there are so many people who sort of drift throu

heidi heitkamp, a 57 year old democrat, will be north dakota's first elected female senator.general in the 1990s and most recently was a director at a natural gas firm in her state. she defeated republican congressman rick berg by just under 3,000 votes and replaces retiring democrat kent conrad. she joins us from fargo. senator-elect welcome and congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> brown: it looks as though one of the first things you might face in office is what to do in the aftermath of the newtown shootings. you come from a strong second-amendment state. you yourself received an "a" rating from the n.r.a. but you spoke of possible changes to our gun laws. what changes specifically can you support now? >> well, i think we have to step back from all of this discussion and start really trying to examine what happened in connecticut and why it happened in connecticut. i also am a very staunch proponent of looking at our mental health system in this country and started a dressing those concerns as well. during the time that i was attorney general was also the time of colu

home base and then flying those new employees -- weekly -- to north dakota.t 2.4% north dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and currently has 22,000 open positions across the state. a special blend of gasoline could case trouble under the hood. triple a is calling on the epa to suspend the sale of e-15, a blend of gasolne containing 15% ethanol and sold mostly in corn belt states. triple a contends using the fuel could both damage cars and void automaker warranties. the epa approved the new gasoline in june. already, manufacturers including toyota and volkswagen have said their warranties will not cover fuel related claims. the l-a auto show continues this week and already, a number of energy efficient vehicles have made their debut. but a number of automakers are saving their best surprises for the north american international auto show in detroit in january. dave guilford is an editor for automotive news. "each auto show has their own hometown thing. la has asian automakers with headquarters in la, detroit has the big 3, in fact, chevy wil

the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. conrad: mr. president, let me add my words of commendation to those of senator coats for senator lugar. i've often joked with him that he's been my secretary of state while i've served here in the united states senate because you could count on senator lugar to give good, unbiased advice on complicated foreign relations issues. and we will very much miss senator lugar's voice here in the united states senate and also his better half, char lugar, who i think we all know is a bright light. so, senator lugar, it has been an honor and a privilege to serve with you, and i know that your voice will continue to be heard on the important issues of the day. so thank you for your service to our country and to your state, and thank you for being a good friend to me. mr. president, we have this long tradition in the senate of senators giving farewell remarks. i want to alert colleagues that mine will be especially long, so you might want go have lunch and then come back. so i don't consider this

how is this serving the people of south dakota? >> it simply is not. there are a lot of governors not paying attention to detail. they're rejecting it for the sense of rejecting it. howard dean, great to have you with us tonight. appreciate your time. >> thanks a lot, ed. >>> coming up, an outspoken republican congressman is fighting hard for a word that helps him do his job. we'll show you who it is, next. stay with us. >>> and we are back. twitter is erupting tonight over >>> and we are back. twitter is erupting tonight over breaking news out of michigan where republicans in the state have passed a right to work law. kevin tweets, "michigan must be crazy. right to work legislation quickly brings lower wages. aren't they suffering enough?" and ellen vollbrecht says "the name right to work is one of the biggest cons. it's not right to work. it's the right to be fired for any reason whether right or wrong." keep sharing your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using #edshow. >>> coming up, apple ceo tim cook announces plans to produce some of th

stuart: sioux falls south dakota has no state corporate income tax.friendly. retail is also huge because it's the one stop between denver and minneapolis, not much else in between. and it is a hub for, get this, financial companies, like citigroup and capital one. the unemployment rate in sioux falls, 3.7%, in october. how about that. joining us now on the phone is the mayor of sioux falls. your honor, welcome to the program. i understand that you are a democrat. >> stuart, i am, yes, but that doesn't play much of a role as the mayor here. stuart: okay. i've got that. but what is a democrat doing in a state which has no corporate income tax? i thought democrats were all in favor of taxing those corporations. >> well, this is one of those fiscally conservative democrats that's really trying to run government like a business and we've been very successful here in sioux falls. stuart: yes, you have, 3.7% unemployment. when we first came to you we thought this must be because of the energy boom, it must be because you are fracking or drilling for oil, but

how is this serving the people of south dakota? >> it simply is not.ot of governors not paying attention to detail. they're rejecting it for the sense of rejecting it. howard dean, great to have you with us tonight. appreciate your time. >> thanks a lot, ed. >>> coming up, an outspoken republican congressman is fighting hard for a word that helps him do his job. we'll show you who it is, next. stay with us. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook. [ male announcer ] to le

how is this serving the people of south dakota? >> it simply is not.governors not paying attention to detail. they're rejecting it for the sense of rejecting it. howard dean, great to have you with us tonight. appreciate your time. >> thanks a lot, ed. >>> coming up, an outspoken republican congressman is fighting hard for a word that helps him do his job. we'll show you who it is, next. stay with us. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> and we are back. twitter is erupting tonight over breaking news out of michigan where republicans in the state have passed a right to work law. kevin tweets, "michigan must be crazy. right to work legislation quickly brin

in white, south dakota, easily ten. minneapolis at the airport, 7.7 officially for today, but a lot of spots over nine inches. >> what that is why they call it white south dakota. more on the why? >> there is. from noon on, minneapolis, just a couple more inches to go tonight. and mostly, it will move to wisconsin and northern michigan. 3 to 6 inches as a base, some places higher. and it's not just the snow. it's the wind too. blizzard warnings and gusts up to 40 could be give cult. if you are traveling, call ahead. >> now it's starting to sound a little like winder, thank you. >>> to the fiscal storm in washington now. and a wouldn't one meeting at the white house today between john bane interthe president. with just 23 days to go until the fiscal cliff r they close center david kerley at the white house tonight. >> reporter: for the first time in more than three weeks a face to face meeting at the white house. today no cameras as the president sat down with john boner. no details are announced tonight. they see progre

treaties and desperate conditions that left some dakota starving. after the war nearly 2000 dakota non-combatants were marched to a prison camp where as many as 300 died. some dakota marked wednesday's anniversary with an annual 300- mile horseback ride, ending with the unveiling of a public memorial in minnesota, at the site of the executions. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. >> this holiday weekend, the new york daily news, your newspaper, certainly honored you. an honor well deserved. there's a two-page spread of 25 years of shaking up with many of the front page stories that you did. and then yesterday, the paper had an editorial titled "new york's hometown columnist." >> that was a real shocker. the editorial board and i have often disagreed on many positions over the years. it was quite a surprise. >> it talks he came to the paper from philadelphia. y

and look at north dakota is number one. >> north dakota because they have all the energy and they need lot of people to harvest that. >> that would be the fat chic with the bad skin who has to work twice as hard in order to get the date on a saturday night. that's what that is. >> bill: i have been to north dakota and there is lovely scandinavian dissen dance up there. >> nobody wants to live. >> it's cold. california we have been getting by on our looks for a long time. >> bill: it's beautiful. you have the mountains and the oceans. you mucked it up. you ought to run for governor and unmuck it. >> well, you know what? carolla in 20 -- i don't know what the date even rubbing. -- run aring. who is the governor? i can't believe jerry brown is running this state. >> bill: it's insane. i like the governor he doesn't have control of the situation. arnold did a horrible job. you are going to be on leno tomorrow night. this is interesting. carolla on leno tuesday night. paving the way for my appearance on thursday night. so this is nice of you to go on and tell everybody i'm coming. >> i am g

he loves dakota.he and his lovely wife lucy have spent lots of money on that little dog. they love that dog. and he calls him little guy. that little guy. i'm going to miss kent a lot. he's my friend. my pal. i wish him and his family well. he's a love -- he has a lovely family. his wife lucy was the longtime chief of staff for byron dorgan. two senators, both representing the same state, one senator's wife is the chief of staff for his colleague. she went out into the private sector fairly recently and has done a great job. she has been involved in major league baseball, she and kent love baseball, kept always talks about he's talked to pete ang alows, the owner of the baltimore orioles here, that he's been looking forward to his retirement because he's -- angelos has promised him a tryout. they go to spring training when they can. i hope they'll still have a presence lear in washington. i think so much of them, they're wonderful, wonderful people. they have two children, including a daughter who wro

because it could happen in more states, there is more oil than just in north dakota. come back anytime. we love having you out there again. thank you so much. good man, thank you for being on the show. >> it has to do with spirit people, there is no rancor there. pro growth gets the job done. after the break. i'll try to make some money. >> coming up, holiday hustle. while the registers are ringing in some shops. others are left out in the cold. tonight he has a look at the luxury shopper with the ceo of sacks 5th avenue. can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. you won't take our future. aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported ca

there are $200,000 jobs in north dakota in the oil field.ould tip into paying to move the bankers to north dakota. >> by the way, on bailouts in terms of banks, there are established procedures, if you have good collateral, you get a short term loan and get over the cash crisis. that is what they should have done in 20078 instead of putting in equity capital. >> neil: coming up next. >> kick the can road down the road for too long. >> we're not going to be able to solve it by kicking the can down the road and doing all the gimmicks in the past. >>> they say they don't wanted to kick the can but steve forbes that is exactly what washington should do. this is flip side. you do not want to miss. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-si or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it

there are $200,000 jobs in north dakota in the oil field.ould tip into paying to move the bankers to north dakota. >> by the way, on bailouts in terms of banks, there are established procedures, if you have good collateral, you get a short term loan and get over the cash crisis. that is what they should have done in 20078 instead of putting in equity capital. >> neil: coming up next. >> kick the can road down the road for too long. >> we're not going to be able to solve it by kicking the can down the road and doing all the gimmicks in the past. >>> they say they don't wanted to kick the can but steve forbes that is exactly what washington should do. this is flip side. you do not want to miss. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a full life measured in seats starts with the right ones early on. car crashes are the number one killer of children 1 through 13. learn how to prevent deaths and injuries by using the right car seat for your child's age and size. >>> asking folks to allow us to kick the can down the road further and that we don't want to do. >>

dakotas, back in through montana, northwest wyoming, better chances for snow.ed, notice again the milder air in the east, cold towards the northern plains. there's a look at it into sunday with snow showers. northwestern great lakes and we'll track that system off towards the east in through monday and tuesday with chances of showers along the frontal boundary, pushing across the appalachian. tuesday, a coastal event from new york southward. some of those showers get hung up in florida and another chance of snow into the mountains of montana. a good stretch of the lower 48 coming in fairly quiet. down through the southeast, not so much southeast georgia there. we are on the warmer side of things with a chance for showers. "wake up with al" 5:30 a.m. weekdays. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> back in 2009, marina and the diamonds released her debut album "the family jewels." it won her an mtv europe music award. >> the welsh singer released her so

. >>> a powerful storm that dumped more than a foot of snow from the dakotas so wisconsin has finally tapered off this morning. >> icy roads and whiteout conditions are being blamed for hundreds of accidents. the snow came down an inch an hour in some cities. birt cold has settled in. wind chills around 20 below zero. minneapolis got a report ten inches. that didn't stop the party for the bears-vikings game. some fans drove into the storm all the way from chicago. too bad their team lost. >> day look like they had fun, though. >>> time now for the weather from across the nation. snow in the northern rockies. rain and snow in norng new england. heavy rain around boston, new york, philly, and d.c. thunderstorms from cincinnati to the gulf coast. >> 60s from new orleans to the northeast. 12 in the twin cities. mostly 40s in the rockies. >>> coming up, we'll hear from the deejays who posed as british royals and are being blamed for the suicide of a surs. >>> falling gas prices. >>> josh brent of the cowboys, out of jail and struggling with the death of teammate and a friend. >>> there cou

well, if i did, i would go home to north dakota. i got about 10 seconds left. buzzer just give me -- i think i got a minute. >> what gives you hope, leonard? >> what? >> what gives you hope? >> people like you and the other supporters out there and people behind me, my people. that is the only hope i got. >> and the meaning of harry belafonte and pete seeger and about 1000 other people who came out last night to this event and your honor questor >> i got to say this quickly. 10 seconds. thank you all very, very much. my time is of. i got to get off this phone. >> we love you, leonard. >> love you, letter. >> stay strong. >> that was leonard peltier. i was speaking to him at a news conference on saturday on the telephone. he is in prison at the has been to treat and coleman, florida. he has been imprisoned for 37 years from now asking president obama for clemency. on saturday, there was a concert here in his honor. go to democracynow.org to see him reading his own poetry. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-

especially up here, negative numbers in north dakota and minnesota. a little nippy in new england, too. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at weather outside your window. as far as snow accumulations, again, kansas city to st. louis, only a couple inches. maybe two at most. now, temperatures are above freezing. so we may even get the roads just wet as we go throughout the daylight hours. watch out tonight, though. as we mentioned, after we get rid of this mini snow event today, just cold. plain cold the rest of this week much of the country. >> great. i'm looking ford that. thanks, bill. >>> the top new year's resolutions made and kept by successful people. huge entertainment news to tell you about, kanye west, kim kardashian expecting a baby. who broke the news, how far along is she, details next. >>> plus, it is lights out for thomas edison's 75-watt light bulb. good luck trying to find one in 2013. you're watching "early today" on nbc. >>> good morning and welcome back. some stories making news this morning starting with ore

with the wind, we have blizzard conditions in south dakota and minnesota.ound, two warm for snow but we could see severe weather in eastern texas into western tennessee. >> thanks, maraia. >> because we have only a short time left, 23 days, there's the countdown, the president says he can avoid the fiscal cliff. we have to have compromise but he says it's all on the republicans, which is odd because the president put forth $1.6 trillion in tax increases which was laughed at by mitch mcconnell. then the republicans came back, which speaker boehner said was a sound response. $800 billion in tax rev knew. with eric cantor and paul ryan's significant but positive -- >> congress can prevent all of this by passing a tax hike on the first $250,000 of income. 98% wouldn't see taxes go up by a single dime. the wealthiest americans would get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income and families everywhere would enjoy peace of mind. >> most polls show 60, 60% of americans agree, raise taxes on the wealthiest 2%. he won the election. >> he talked about that duri

we are looking as the a very cold christmas morning all through the dakotas.dchills right now down at around 8 to 10 below zero. very frigid air up that way. we'll see that be an issue all through the dakotas and into minneapolis all day long. we also have snow about six inches of snow possible parts in parts of oklahoma. you see this dark shade of pink and purple basically from arkansas right up into northern new england, there is the chance for 6 to 12 inches with more than a foot of snow through southern indiana, through ohio into northwestern pennsylvania and through the buffalo, new york area, as well. a closer look shows you right after the great lakes wb enhancement, we will see perhaps a foot of snow. we also have severe weather breaking out through louisiana where we could see tornadoes develop as we go through the day. we're looking for most of our severe weather down in the southeast and then that snow spreads eastward through the day tomorrow. >> thanks, dylan. a merry christmas. >> to you too. >> this is "first look" on msnbc.

. >>> a powerful storm that dumped more than a foot of snow from the dakotas so wisconsin has finally tapered off this morning. >> icy roads and whiteout conditions are being blamed for hundreds of accidents. the snow came down an inch an hour in some cities. birt cold has settled in. wind chills around 20 below zero. minneapolis got a report ten inches. that didn't stop the party for the bears-vikings game. some fans drove into the storm all the way from chicago. too bad their team lost. >> day look like they had fun, though. >>> time now for the weather from across the nation. snow in the northern rockies. rain and snow in norng new england. heavy rain around boston, new york, philly, and d.c. thunderstorms from cincinnati to the gulf coast. >> 60s from new orleans to the northeast. 12 in the twin cities. mostly 40s in the rockies. >>> coming up, we'll hear from the deejays who posed as british royals and are being blamed for the suicide of a surs. >>> falling gas prices. >>> josh brent of the cowboys, out of jail and struggling with the death of teammate and a friend. [ female anno

we have a little piece of energy coming here through the north north dakota, south dakota area. more cold on shore flow with mountain snows, coastal rains, one to two feet of snow in many of the mountain areas out west. heavy snow in maine. northern vermont, winter hasn't set in in the east. it will slowly get here. so the breeze is going to kick in. that will help with the upslope. rain and even some snow showers at the highest elevations as we head toward midday. we'll see sunshine. again stray sprinkle can't be ruled out. most of us stay dry. clearing skies tonight and a nice wednesday with lighter wind as the storm system pulls away. so today got about 57, breezy, mix of sun and clouds. tonight we're down in the 30s to near 40 with lighter winds. tomorrow a nice day. even though it's going to be a little cooler with less wind and sunshine, it will be a good day on wednesday. thursday afternoon showers, mostly cloudy, 53. by friday and saturday, sunday and monday, there could be a sprinkle, even a flurry on friday, 44. low 40s this weekend. ravens are home. that's why their h

. >> film star dakota fanning, secretary of state hillary clinton, tennis great venus wiliams, and singers sheryl crow and mariah carey. do you know what they all have in common? here's a hint -- cookies. >> most boys will agree, middle school can be a battleground. i'll have a report from the front lines. >> they are three little letters, but they can spell the difference between life and death -- cpr. i'll explain what they stand for. >> a huggable egg from outer space, and that's just for starters here at this amazing museum of art. >> and there's lots more ahead, so stay with us. >> welcome to "teen kids news." i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm livia. here's this week's top story. >> their slogan is "do a good turn daily," and they've been doing that for more than 100 years. lauren reports that girl scouts are celebrating the beginning of a new century of girl power. >> when you think of girl scouts, what do you think of? >> cookies. >> cookies. >> thin mints. >> i think of, like, little girls and i think of cookies. >> well, how about robots? or writing letters of appreciation to those serving

look at the dakotas. temperatures below zero.ht into christmas morning north dakota could see wind chills at 25 to 35 degrees below zero. that's where the cold air is located. the east coast though is starting off the day in the 30s and will top out around 40 or so in boston or new york city. washington, dc, 43 degrees. we are going to see a storm system move from the west coast and eventually start to spread into the oklahoma oklahoma and arkansas area. there is the chance we could end up with about five to six inches of snow. the first time little rock, arkansas, will have seen snow on christmas day since 1926. so a big deal especially when it's happening right around christmas time. chicago could get a little bit of a wintery mix as we go through the day today. down across the southeast, that's where most of the showers are. some of those showers have been heavy at times and that will continue to move eastward as we go into christmas day. now christmas day in the northeast, it does look like we might start off with a little bi

winter weather alerts are in effect from south dakota to maine as a powerful winter storm mooring movesast. heavy snow will end up in the upper midwest as rain from the system begins falling from the northeast and southeast. temperatures will stay above freezing in most areas but northern new england could see some snow and freezing rain and northwest and southwest stay dry. >>> in sports this morning rookie david wilson had a record-setting day against the saints. he had 97 yards and ran for two more scores. wilson piled up 300 all-purpose yards, a team record. eli manning tossed four touchdown passes as the giants slammed new orleans, 52-27. >>> in green bay, the packers now need just one more victory to clinch the nfc north. mike daniels returned a fumble for a 43-yard score and aaron rodgers rushed for a touchdown as the packers beat detroit, 27-20. the packers now win two straight games at home against the lions. >>> washington redskins quarterback roger griffin iii strained his knee late in the game against the baltimore ravens. he says he's okay, but is questionable for next week

how exactly are they going to do this, to blow up the biggest building in south dakota?to get hurt? >> authorities set up a wide perimeter. because there is so much land around the building, the plan is to tip the zip over like a tree rather than implode it straight down. that way, fewer explosives are required, according to demolition site manager, eric schuller. >> it was a very solid structure. to install enough explosives would have been a pretty big feat. to tip it over, it was a lot easier method. the explosive experts removed concrete in between the columns and then installed explosives in those columns. the plan was then to remove that support structure similar to falling a tree, creating a wedge for a tree to fall down to the east. >> on december 6th, 2005, with tens of thousands watching in person and on tv, the zip's time has come. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- >> whoa. >> the zip dips but it doesn't tip. >> instead of going over like i knew it was supposed to, it fell into this hole. a story and a half was blown out of it and there was really only one metal pipe that b

>> reporter: dakota meyer recently spoke with our rick leventhal.said he was hit over the head with a bottle and kicked and beaten on the ground by a group of up to 10 or more people. he woke up hospital with three staples in his head. meyer says this. he gave us a statement. he said the circumstances are unfortunate and doesn't go beyond that the altercation broke out at an event facility in columbia, kentucky, called, the red barn. we're waiting to find out from police specifics on sunday's at kerrtation. authorities say the severity of charge against alleged teenage attacker suggests that dakota meyer was see rememberly injured. he was hurt bad enough to be treated and released at a local hospital. the 18-year-old is charged with second degree assault following the fight that happened in the early hours on sunday. dakota meyer is the recipient of the med tall of honor which he received last year for his role in a 2009 fight against the taliban in afghanistan. meyer killed eight insurgents and said to save the lives of 13 american and 23 afghan so

. >> north dakota senator kent conrad said goodbye to the senate on thursday. he chaired the senate budget committee and is involved in the fiscal deadline negotiations. senator conrad was elected to the u.s. senate in 1986. >> i have often joked with him that he has been my secretary on state and i have served here int the united states senate because he could count on senator dick lugar to give good and unbiased advice on complicated formulation issues. we will very much missed senator lugar's voice in the united states senate, and also his hal, better half, charlotte, who i bt think we all know is a bright w ceite. senator, it has been an honor and privilege to serve with you, and i know that your voice will continue to be heard on important issues of the day.o i think you for your service to, our country and to your state, and thank you for being a good friend to me. mr. president, we have this long tradition in the senate by alert senators giving farewell remarks and i would like to alert that a my remarks will be especially long. becau you may want to hav

in south dakota, keep your eyes on the road >> i have done that.ut i have seen people reading books. >> i know. stuck in traffic sometimes. >> unbelievable. >> page 2, page 3. >> yeah. >> hey, this is kind of getting old. >> this rain stuff? >> this rain stuff. >> i think a lot of people feel like that. we are going to try to turn this bout around and bring you some sunshine but so far today lingering showers outside. high-def doppler radar showing you a pretty good storm system moving through early on. not the big rain event or strong winds like the previous storms. still a nice little soaker pushing through. scattered showers in hayward within the next five minutes or so. this is what we are going to see this afternoon. just hit-and-miss showers as the storm begins to wind down. but another nice storm making its way through california into the sierra nevada where they have picked up more rain and snow across the higher peaks. behind that still quit a few clouds so looks rather murky outside right now but dry over the bay bridge at this hour. the

in north dakota is you have like negative unemployment because they have an oil boom going on -- >> and a population that's smaller than it was in the '30s. >> i saw a poll today out of south carolina where the president's approval rating is 48%. >> that's good. >> yeah that's very good. the fact is the republicans have been very much with out of touch with a lot of issues. right now that figure, 61%, don't want to raise taxes to close the deficit. that's because deficit closing is only an issue here and on the upper east side of new york. >> i know. david, last thought, what did you holistically look at the election, the anecdotal, cultural statements? >> looking back in 2010, we won women in 2010, house republicans. back in 2010 we got 38% of the hispanic vote, 28% this time. what was it we were not saying and engaging economic issues and trying to win the economic issue. we just did not do that. as a result it wasn't the specific group slipping. it was collectively we did not make the economic argument like we should have. >> it worked in the first debate. stay on the line you're