west virginia that was. jamboree inorldwide a few years and now it is a permanent home for the boy scouts of america. we have a lot going for us in southernt virginia besides coal and that is what we need to continue to build upon. i will continue to use my seniority in the congress, which does count, especially with the loss of senator byrd and rockefeller now. of 435 the top of 6 out in seniority in the congress. one means something for possible home state and that is why i chose to stay where i am in the house of representatives to running for the in goodecause i cannot conscience give up that seniority and that ability to work across party aisles. i cannot give that up to be 100 out of 100 and another body. this is something i cannot stress enough. we need diversification in our economy host:. we talk about your defense of the coal industry. there are several groups out there that are hitting you on what they say is your support for carbon tax. the american energy alliance released a new ad last week about this. i wonder ask you about that. it was in the progress of budget you voted for last year. guest: if you read that progressive b

and not the clean water issues involved with this particular issue in southern west virginia. host: let's go to our line for democrats. sam is calling in from fairmont, west virginia. good morning, you're on with nick rahall, congressman of the third district. joe, how llo, nicky are you doing? 'm stuck here in pittsburgh. natalie tweeted me two days before that? and your staff they can't do anything either what are they going to do, let them hang us down here or whatever. host: tim, what's your question? caller: my question is, why did she tweet me two days before that happened down there? and that's for paint on ships not only fraud. host: do you know what sam is talking about? guest: i'm afraid i don't. host: we go to danny in ogden, utah. caller: thank you for taking my call, i want to thank c-span for the great job you do. i want to take a step back for one moment and get the gentleman to comment on the unemployment extension question and also the living wage question. i feel that it's -- i'm not quite sure the words to you. almost immoral for us to have a system in which

tonight, you can see snow still, all of new england, southern new england and west virginia. as we head through the overnight hours, that's when the snow will be the worst coming down perhaps at one to two inches an hour but by 11:00 tomorrow, the snow is history but it will not be the

there's another batch of snow now getting ready to pinwheel out of southern west virginia and southwesternirginia as it makes that turn and pivots in our direction. we may get a little break in the action here through the mid to late afternoon hours and another secondary chance of snow coming in after that. so, if the snow tapers off in your neighborhood for a little while, toedon't think it's completely over. last of the snowflakes falling midnight tonight. future weather forecast, 11:30 this morning, pretty much snow from top to bottom on the map there. by 2:00, continuing to snow. may ease up a bit between 2:00 and 5:00. another chance of snow coming in the early evening hours. as that area of low pressure races off to the coast, another round of snow midnight or so, not long after that. and then the bitter cold really settles on in. snowfall forecast from the south sides of the metro down into southern maryland, southern maryland, three to four inches of snow. downtown, four to seven inches in the nearby suburbs. northern to western maryland, seven and as much as ten inches in a few sp

in a rural area of this country that doesn't have immediate access, 45 minutes away like southern west virginiaor these data would be remarkable and game changing. stuart: it would. >> apple test lot of these things. my sources have been telling me this is a high priority for apple for a while. key players coming in, big players, people being brought in from outside companies targeting and working on this so this will be a big finger from apple and i can't imagine a not coming to market. stuart: as described by you it would be a breakthrough product. >> if you look at samsung and the galaxy and your watch which doesn't do anything and you have to pair it with the specific smart phone with certain messages, that is just one step in this direction. stuart: if it works out as you suggest and a got a pat on it to monitor this stuff can i plug back into and apple computer or my smart phone and transmit the information directly to a doctor who may be in another country? >> you wouldn't even need to plug it in because low-power bluetooth would send that information to that server somewhere so no more

that's for everybody around the i-95 corridor, southern maryland, in through west virginia and western maryland. this is a windchill warning. windchills upwards of 10 to 20 below back there. you're going to wake up to some extremely cold numbers. the snow we got today, it's not going anywhere soon. i'll let you know when we may finally see relief from both the snow and the cold temperatures coming up. >> thank you, doug. many schools are making the call to close for a second day. d.c. public schools will close tomorrow. in maryland, montgomery, prince george's, calvert and frederick counties, all shut down. in virginia, fairfax, loudoun, prince william, and fauquier county schools all closed. culpeper and spotsylvania county schools will close. manassas and alexandria. we have a complete list on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> federal offices will be open tomorrow, but they're under a two-hour delay arrival schedule right now. employees also have the option for unschedule leave or unscheduled telework. this storm created some treacherous driving conditions all over the area. the co

west virginia. you see in southern maryland. snow getting closer and closer to hagerstown now. the leading edge of this may not be roaching the ground, and we know in allegany county, we have snow on the ground. north and west, i think we'll get 6 to 9. maybe 10 in in a few spots. it's going to be a fluffy snow. dc, far southern maryland, and northern neck, over toward parking parking lot parts -- parts of the delmar. hefty healthy snow coming our way, temperaturwi

we'll see as much as 6 to 12 inches in the mountains of west virginia and southern new jersey and delaware up towards long island as much as a foot of snow. john and marci, back to you. >> all right, thanks, jim. >>> moving on to a breaking story overnight, a university outside of philadelphia on lockdown. police told everyone at widener university to stay inside while they investigated an on-campus shooting. a student was hurt near the school's athletic center last night in what officials are saying was not a random act of violence. that student was operated on and remains in stable but critical condition. classes will take place there this morning. >>> recovery crews return today to the nebraska plant where two workers were killed in an explosion. the blast sent the plant's second and third stories crashing down to the first floor. firefighters were able to rescue five men initially including one that had been cut out of the debris. this worker managed to get out on his own. >> i just heard a crack, pop and big ball of fire, and i was in the back, and i just took off running as soon as i

attorney for the southern district of west virginia. mr., you put out a strong statement this morning saying your office will be opening an investigation. why did you decide to do that? >> well, i think it's important for people to know that what we want to do is find out what actually occurred here. who, if any, entity is responsible. and real will move on down the road so something like this doesn't happen again. >> i am struck by the fact that we are looking at a large portion of the state without drinking water for an unknown period of time and the source of the leak is not some behemoth in your state. this is not a large company, freedom industries. this is rather small operation that was able to contaminate the water for this many people. >> no, that's right. you know, this is a rather important treatment plant that we're talking about, and if you look at it on google maps, you can see the proximity of the chemical tanks to the water treatment facility where the intake is. >> is this investigation a criminal investigation at this poin

tonight, you can see snow still, all of new england, southern new england and west virginia. as we head through the overnight hours, that's when the snow will be the worst coming down perhaps at one to two inches an hour but by 11:00 tomorrow, the snow is history but it will not be the winds. the winds will be strong, and that's kind of the beginning of the very intense winds and that's why we got blizzard warnings along the coast because the snow will be there. it's light and fluffy. here come strong winds. john, windchill values tomorrow morning it will feel like 15 below in boston. it will feel like 16 below tonight and albany. >> the temperatures dropping with the windchill, even without the windchill below zero in some places, it will be ugly and uncomfortable. alexandra steel, thank you. we'll check in with you later. >> all right. >>> just ahead, colorado's experiment in legal wising marijuana is going, where it will take the rest of the country and what it means about addiction and the health of children? we'll explore that with dr. sanjay gupta and jeffrey toobin. >>

west virginia. almost minus ten into southern maryland. so your planner, windy and cold. it's 12 right now. most of the suburbs by 6:00 a.m. back down to about nine degrees. and then rising today only up into the upper teens. if you're lucky, you'll see a temperature of 20 degrees today. >>> so how that lucky? i mean -- come on! >> take that luck to vegas. >> that should be in the ugly truth, man. that's terrible. for folks traveling around the beltway, i'm still tracking an earlier accident on the outer loop. it is single vehicle, and it is off to the right shoulder lane. you see police are still on scene. elsewhere in our town, we'll shoot over to charles county. traveling along 301, looks pretty clear here. i can tell you the commute to get to 301 is where it can get dicey on the local roadways. heads up there. in event awe have megan mcgrath, what are -- in vienna, we have megan mcgrath. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: well, we're moving around, and yeah, we're in vienna at this point. take a look here. we're at the intersection of chain bridge road, 123, at germantown road.

let's stay in charleston, west virginia with erin brockovich. we just heard mr. southern the president of the company, i'm looking at paul barrett's piece in business week . how long has this outfit been around? he says about two weeks in its current form. freedom industries is a product of a merger effective december 31, 2013 a combined the facility where the leak occurred, and one nearby in nitro and a predecessor company called freedom industries was formed in 1986. how the pieces of the newly formed many conglomerate fit together, as is the question of whether there's any connection between the corporate mash-up in the fateful opening of a one inch that allowed a noxious chemical to escape, trying to get behind who is behind freedom industries and terry southern. -- gary southern. does this sound familiar to you, erin brockovich? gosh, i don't know where to begin. we deal with so many companies across the board. yes. i mean, a lot of things unfamiliar. attitudeone is this acrosss set in on safety the board. we can talk about the tennessee valley authority breach we we

hovering in the upper 20s north and west of washington to near 40 degrees right at washington, southern and eastern suburbs, near 40. southern maryland through central virginia, in the mid 40s. mid 40s central shenandoah valley. even into the 50s parts of west virginia now. but then during the afternoon, cold winds begin to move in. and we will have windchills plunging. look, by 4:00 this afternoon, windchills will be down into the teens. winds gusting around 30 miles per hour. then a frigid nationwide coming up. by 8:00 p.m., windchills down to just near ten degrees. and look at our windchills by this time tomorrow morning. they will be sub-zero starting off tuesday morning. so a very frigid tuesday is on tap for us tomorrow. we'll have morning lows just near eight degrees. afternoon highs on tuesday, only in the upper teens with a blustery wind. in a few minutes we'll look at the rest of the week and a warmup on the way. danella? >> good morning. not seeing any reports of accidents in our area. we'll head up to i-270. clear here. the trip from frederick, maryland, heading down to rockville, in both directions, light volume. this is at 109. again, southboun

west virginia. >>> and firefighters trying to stamp out those wildfires burning in southern california. ♪ >>> presidentbama giving that much-anticipated address on the nsa surveillance programs, announcing he is making changes acknowledging his critics but adding the programs are needed. the address following months of reports that the national security agency spies on its allies and collects the data on millions of people, many americans. mike viqueira will it be enough? >> del, what should the united states do in terms of gathering intelligence? how far should it go airing on the side of position thattal security, versus what can the united states do? technology is increasing its ability by leaps and bounds every day. so the president speaking in this context saying there does need to be a rebalancing, but defending very stoutly not only the national security agency, and the people in it, but saying the programs have prevented many attacks over the last several years. let's look at the meat of what the president talked about today. the 215, section 215 of the code, the bulk meta data collection from

20s across parts of northern virginia from cull pepper to fredericksburg and much of southern maryland is down to near 20 degrees in the upper teens to mid-teens and much of west virginia. these are the latest wind gusts. they have diminished and gusting to around 30 miles per hour. the wind chills feel like single digits and the wind will diminish through the afternoon and the wind will go calm tonight. under that clear, cold, calm sky, temperatures will plummet down to single digits in the rural areas. just the low teens in washington and much of the area down to near 10 degrees. afternoon highs on saturday in the low 30s. lots of sun. winds into the south and warm into the low 40s. might get rain on sunday night. that's a front coming in. behind that is cold air that may change with snow on monday morning. sun back monday and highs in the mid 30s and much colder on tuesday. near 20 and making it a little bit of rain on thursday. can i come back in? >> quickly, my friend. a heads up for drivers who may use the chesapeake bay bridge. they are restricting traffic because of the strong winds this morning. no empty tractor-trailers or high profile vehicles can c

west virginia to the eastern seaboard headed through the afternoon into evening. snow will be heavy at times which is a foot of the mountains of west virginia and into the evening, delaware. southernrds new york city. john and marci, back to you. >> there was extreme weather conditions forcing crews in omaha to suspect recovery efforts after a deadly industrial accident. two people were killed in an explosion at international nutrition plant. the facility makes product adding to live stock and poultry feed it make them more nutritious. it cost tens of thoughtses of concrete and steel to come crashing down. >> oscar pistorius trying to work out a settlement with his late girlfriend's parents allegedly poised to pay them up to $275,000. pistorius claims he fatally shot his girlfriend thinking she was a burglar. there could be a civil suit mr. the criminal trial set to begin in march. >> this is something pe have been talking about for a quite a while, this potential settlement. there have been talks. i was just speaking to a friend in south africa covering this case. she said no one is surprised they are discussing settlement. this has nothing to do with the criminal case. they woul

>> west virginia is the northern most southern state in the united states. we are right on the mason-dixon line. so we are the last but seeing a national trend, a lot of social issues, a lot of lifestyle that people don't understand. it's just one of those things -- >> a shift to the right. >> it doesn't have to be a permanent shift. if you look at the entire south, i'm still very proud west virginia democrat and i have a lot of friends who are proud west virginia republicans. we don't really relate to the washington democrats a lot or the washington republicans. so it's a little different. and we are not just running against, it's just who we are. and west virginia, you can be pro-life and pro-choice and be pro-labor and pro-business. >> do you want hillary to run? >> i do. i don't know if there is anyone more qualified who has had the experience. experience, hard to replace that. the experience she has had, seen it from the front line, first lady and governor's end of it. we have to balance the budget. we work towards a time line every day as a governor. w

southern israel. >> in a matter of hours, federal investigators will be in west virginia.t's the scene of a chemical spill. 300,000 people are living without safe tap water for drinking or washing. there's no word on when it will be back. dozens have gone emergency news for nausea, four have been hospitalized. testing is continuing for m.c.m.h., that leaked from a storage tank. >> we have to work through a process to develop protocols and methods to assess this nonregulated chemical that did not have an existing set of protocols. >> contamination levels are falling and rain flushed out the spill. the national guard says they need consistent evidence that contamination is low enough to allow people to use tap water. >> if the numbers are found o be below one part per million, we may not have to flush the entire area. the systems are working, trends in the right direction, and we are hoping that we keep going in that direction, and don't see a reason why we won't. >> female re brought 370,000 gallons of water to charleston and surrounding counties. >> many are wondering who

southern israel. he'll be buried monday next to his second wife lily. >> new details emerge into the toxic chemical spill in west virginia. an unreculated chemical leaked through a 1 inch hole, spilling into a river, making its way to a water treatment facility. a team of investigators is expected to arrive on monday to determine how the accident happened. some 300,000 residents have been ordered not to drink, cook or bathe since thursday. >> the top priority of my administration remains the same, protecting the health and safety of our friends and families, particularly our vulnerable west virginians, those in hospitals, nursing homes and long-term facilities. and our special needs and elderly citizens. we wish we could tell you when the map will be listed. as you have heard, we have to continue the testing and the purging of the systems. >> fema has brought roughly 370,000 gallons of portable water to charleston and its nine surrounding counties. jonathan martin explains. >> with no clear time line when tap water can be used thousands of west virginians are stocking up on clean water. >> we are using it sparingly. it's

southern israel. vice president joe biden represents the united states at the funeral. >> officials in west virginia -- investigators now investigate how that spill happened investigators say a chemical used in coal processing leaked last thursday from a freedom industries plant. 300,000 people in nine counties warned only to use water to flush toilets. today, the west virginia governor says tests water is sf now. >> the high court refused to review a case on a controversial law. this moves mean arizona cannot enforce the 2010 ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and follows a ruling last year that found restrictions were un-constitutional. 12 other states have similar laws. >> the supreme court also heard oral arguments in a case that pits white house against senate republicans at stake is the power avoid a filibuster and fill high-level pollings positions the constitution says he can do so only when the senate is in recess. a court ruled the president overstep add authority by appointing nominees to national labor relations board while the senate was in session two years ago. a ruling is exp

virginia to georgia. it will be windy in the west. >> 80s in southern california.cross the south. just 19 in the twin cities and 20 in chicago. >>> hundreds of people have gathered in roswell, new mexico, to pray for the two students wounded in a school shooting. one victim is in critical condition after surgery. the other is in stable condition. police say a 12-year-old boy entered the school with a concealed sawed-off shotgun and open fire. he was confronted by an eighth grade social studies teacher who convinced him to drop the weapon. >> i commend the principal and the -- and the people that work at this school for saving many more lives. >> the suspect has been taken to a psychiatric hospital in albuquerque. his parents are expected to make a public statement later today. >>> california biotech executive will stand trial for allegedly shooting two men. his former business partner and exstranged brother-in-law. now, the victims were attacked separately in their own homes. in one case, surveillance cameras were rolling. we get more now from vanessa from our san

west virginia. >>> and firefighters trying to stamp out those wildfires burning in southern california. ♪

west virginia, 6 inches. how much is going to fall? we'll stand by this. 4 to 6 inches. less to the south and east. maybe 2 to 4 inches in southernaryland and to the north, gaithersburg, 6 to 9 inches. in fact, most of that has fallen. temperatures, that's going to be the big story in the wake of this. 18 in gaithersburg. 25 downtown. 23 in manassas and you factor in the winds, it now feels like it's 9 downtown. single digits and the windchills downtown. 4 in frederic. we'll come back and talk about a windchill advisory in just a bit. monica. >> topper, it's icy, it's tricky. the sun has gone down. the cooler temperatures are creating these icy, slippery conditions all around the metropolitan area and look at the traffic feature behind me on our ipad app and all these black lines that you see here on the beltway north of town and out here on 66 coming inbound as well. very slow and heavy

west virginia today. for four straight days now, people in nine southern counties have been unable to use their tap watering other than flashing the toilet. a dangerous chemical used to clean coal has seeped into the main river which supplies drinking water for one fifth of the population. as a result, businesses and restaurants are shut down, one airport has canceled all flights, and the university of charleston has cancmed classes. today's water test, because they have been testing the water every day, were encouraging, but he did not give a time table for when people might be able to drink from the tap again or bathe or do anything else. 96% of employers in west virginia are small businesses, and they are hurting, too. >> it's impacted us greatly because we can't open, can't serve food. what we're trying to do to offset that is we're opening, selling legal beverages only and chips for the customers, but you know, we have payrolls like any other business. we have payroll on monday due, so it's pretty drastic right now that we just try to kind of ham and egg it and get through this. >> yeah, payrolls. j

the company's president gary southern promised transparency at a press conference on friday meanwhile no fewer than eighteen. freedom industries as well as the west virginia american water company now i have the opportunity to speak with a lawyer with the firm that actually filed the first lawsuit on behalf of local businesses in charleston here's part of my interview with attorney john many. the lawsuit that we have filed we were the first ones to file and not county which is where the skill this bill will occur we are seeking class action status you can report this innocence this is that or suffer the loss of those words or of the forced government shutdown i was really it was with the smaller business in mind of some of the service providers restaurants one of the bar umbrella and the other one's a restaurant a little rest but as word got out what's going on order it that it has exactly been contacted by mr otel chain. various and sundry other businesses listed out from restaurants and service providers now that we have salons and to foreigners and this really all all going to keep that require water operate the business wise they've been a great econo

>> the geography, west virginia is the northernmost southern state in the united states.we are right on the mason-dixon line. goes through our state. we are the last. we are seeing on the national trend lot of social issues, a lot of lifestyle people don't understand. they just -- one of those things. >> you think the shift -- >> i don't think it has to be a permanent shift but we lost the entire south from the democratic party. i am proud west region yet democrat and i have a lot of friends who are proud west region republicans. we on both sides of the aisle don't really relate to the washington democrat lot or the washington republicans. it is a little different and we are not just running against that basically who we are. in western kenya you could be pro-life or pro-choice, pro labor pro-business, pretty big tail. >> the want hillary to run? >> i don't know if there's anyone more qualified. experience basically is hard to replace. a person that had the experience she had, seen it from the front lines as first lady on the governor's end of it. the governors have a per

southern california community fear more trouble lies ahead. >> now a snapshot of people making headlines on america tonight. in west virginia, water is back on, but new caution. tens of thousands can turn on the water after the chemical spill near charleston, but in kentucky, systems stopped drawing water from the same river, just as a precaution fist. >> ? in florida, a retired police captain is being held for the fatal shooting of a moviegoer. they argued because the man was texting on his phone. and he told investigators that he was afraid of being attacked foo e. >> at a new mexico middle school, two teenagers were shot by a 7th grader. children had father today a gymnasium to get out offed cold. one of the kids is in critical condition. >>> the story that we brought you last month. excessive force and how to deal with the mentally ill. in fullerton, where 40-year-old schizophrenic, thomas. >> what made is such an exception, how so much of it was caught on tape. >> start punching, dude. >> and it was readily visible to others. a camera on a passing bus recorded other witnesses. >> all of these. >> what happened? >> i ha

residents of the sleepy southern city are still hunting for water and hoping that this crisis will be resolved soon i think everybody is angry. i'm tired in charleston west virginia meghan lopez r t. some signs of hope for the crisis in syria u.s. secretary of state john kerry is n.p.r.'s meeting with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov the diplomatic leaders discuss the possibility of negotiating a cease fire and the three year long syrian civil war are to correspondent you are pissed off reports but one of the first things that we've heard from u.s. secretary of state is that russia the u.s. and the u.n. are completely on the same page that the only solution of the conflict in syria is a diplomatic one mr kerry also said that both the soon enough and to the opposition are equally responsible for the atrocities committed there now we've also seen a slight shift on iran since a lot of barbara he meet you on special envoy on syria and syria level off they both were saying that they want to see iran taken part in the geneva two conference this is a key player in the region this was something that the u.s. has previously against but now according to u.s. secretary

residence of the sleepy southern city are still hunting for water and hoping that this crisis will the results soon. i think everybody is angry. i'm tired in charleston west virginia magnum up as our tea. some signs of hope for the crisis and syria us secretary of state john kerry is in paris meeting with his russian counterpart sergei lavrov. if allied leaders discussed the possibility of negotiating a ceasefire and a three year long syrian civil war. rt correspondent your peace cannot reports. well one of the first things that we've heard from us at the jail stages that russia the us and un are completely on the same page. that's the only solution the prophet in syria is a diplomatic one. mr kerry also said that officer in the forties and the opposition are equally responsible for the atrocities committed there were also seen a slight shift on iran since though a lot about breaking the un special envoy on syria and sergei lavrov. people were saying that the water see that iran taken part in the geneva to conferences is a key player in the region this was something that the us was previously a guess but now according to the us secretary of state washington wouldn

west virginia, 6 inches. how much is going to fall? we'll stand by this. 4 to 6 inches. less to the south and east. maybe 2 to 4 inches in southern maryland and to the north, gaithersburg, 6 to 9 inches. in fact, most of that has fallen. temperatures, that's going to be the big story in the wake of this. 18 in gaithersburg. 25 downtown. 23 in manassas and you factor in the winds, it now feels like it's 9 downtown. single digits and the windchills downtown. 4 in frederic. we'll come back and talk about a windchill advisory in just a bit. monica. >> topper, it's icy, it's tricky. the sun has gone down. the cooler temperatures are creating these icy, slippery conditions all around the metropolitan area and look at the traffic feature behind me on our ipad app and all these black lines that you see here on the beltway north of town and out here on 66 coming inbound as well. very slow and heavy traffic. in fact, stopped traffic because of these icy conditions. i'm going to first tell you about what is going on around town with live pictures. there was a crash on the inner loop after georgia avenue. it was involving an suv and a truck.

west virginia where at least 300,000 people are without usable running water thanks to a chemical leak at freedom industries. >> we are very, very sorry for the disruptions. >> reporter: gary southern, the president of the chemical company, offered few details during his first press conference more than 24 hours after the leak was discovered. >> so can you give us an exact timeline as to how this all happened. >> reporter: southern says his employees found the league thursday morning. the chemical is typically used to clean coal and can be harmful if ingested. state officials say they were alerted to the problem when residents of a county report add foul smell similar to licorice in the air. the leak was traced to one of freedom industry's 35,000 gallon storage tankses along the elk river, about a mile from the plant. >> we're doing a water test on an hourly base and the chemical level is declining, but we're just not shore exactly how long it's going to take until it's acceptable to lift the do not drink ban. >> reporter: the warning has rattled those who live in the nine counties where a state of emergency has been declared. >> it's disaster. and it's caused us -- it's caused us

southern. >> i've prepared a short statement and would like to start by sincerely apologizing to the people in the affected counties in west virginia. our friends and our neighbors, >> don't make baby formula with it, don't wash it with, don't shower with it, don't drink it. you can't just boil it. it's not a boil advisory, it's a do not use advisory. >> reporter: let's talk about the chemical in question. it is a foaming agent used in the process of coal, specifically used to wash excess sulfur off of the surface of kael as mandated by the feds. the president of the company that owns the spill site said that it has very low toxicity and is harmless to aquatic life. however the cdc says it can cause irritation to the eyes, the skin and the upper respiratory system and can cause unconsciousness and liver and other damage to pets and livestock. that is obviously a concern because a lot of people in this rural area own livestock. testing is ongoing to determine when the water will be safe to drink. the head of the homeland security agency in this county told me it could be days, could be weeks, could be months. that's how vague the pa

winter storm watches from areas of west virginia, virginia, d.c., richmond, philly, new york, and now, not new england. it really will only be southernwe're not -- again, not a big block buster storm. if we're ghing to see anything above six inches, most likely cape cod, coastal jersey, and we'll have to watch carefully maryland and delaware. the closer you are to the ocean, the more snow you'll get. cape cod could get 6 to 12. long island, 4 to 8. d.c. now, somewhere around 4 or 5 inches for you. again, the timing of that is coming in about tuesday midmorning. most intense tuesday afternoon. getting home from work, or the kids from school, tuesday afternoon, is not going to be fun. so we could have early dismissals. that's d.c., baltimore, philly, new york, even boston, too. new york and boston, a little less than the areas to the south. then the other story behind this, here comes the next arctic shot. not as bad as the last one. but tuesday morning, wind chills are low. it snows with wind chills in the single digits, so a light, fluffy snow mid-atlantic, northeast, and wednesday morning when you're out there, shoveling, getting re

southern israel next to his late wife. >> anti-government protesters in thailand blocked intersections in bangkok. the government, which is claimed to be corrupt, is being urged to step down. >> frustration grose for thousands in west virginia, spending their fourth day without running water. no word on when tap water will be returned to 300,000 people. dozens have gone to emergency rooms, four have been hospitalized. those are the headlines this sunday. "america tonight" weekend is next on al jazeera america. >> even, i'm joie chen, you are watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. tonight we consider the haves, the have not and how it seems that the haves are getting it over on the have not. this week the justice department announced a settlement with a mortgage banking giant taylor b whitaker and home mortgage merc. they agreed to pay the government $320 million but did not admit no loan violation and kickbacks. the settlement is cold comfort. they are both belly up and bankrupt. in "america tonight" investigation correspondent shyla macvicary introduces us to a whistleblower who tried for years to get the government to act. lisp. >> if you are in the market for a real estate deal consider this stone and stucko ho

southern maryland to the neck, and ocean city, and norfolk and virginia beach. virginia beach could pick up 4 to 8 inches of snow here, and if it moves to the north and the west, itould impact us, and some of us will see the snow to today, and tomorrow night, and into the day wednesday. and 20 degrees for a high, and cold tuesday and 26 on wednesday and chance of snow early, and 33 on thursday, and 44 on friday, and then we get out of the freezer. 47 on saturday, and right now, super bowl sunday, a high of 46 with rain showers that are going to be likely. guys, stay warm. >> we will try. >>> thank you, doug. with we are ten days away from the first events kicking off in sochi. today, the torch made what is considered to be the most dangerous stop in the russian republic of dagestan, and an extremist group are the that region claimed the responsibility of the two suicide bombings that killed 34 people in desem ver. for security reasons the number of torch babearers who were supposed to take part in the leg of the relay was cut from 270 to about 70. i will be covering all of the olympic news of the day from sochi throughout the games, and the dramatic moments go to

west virginia where at least 300,000 people have without usable running water thanks to a chemical leak at freedom industries. >> we are very, very sorry for the disruptions. >> reporter: gary southern, the president of the chemical company, offered few details during his first press conference more than 24 hours after the leak was discovered. >> can you give us an exact timeline as to how this all happened? >> reporter: southern says his employees found the leak thursday morning. the chemical is typically used to clean coal and can be harmful if ingested. state officials say they were alerted to the problem when residents of the county reported a foul smell similar to licorice in the air. the leak was traced to one of freedom industry's 35,000 gallon storage tanks along the elk river, about a mile from the water plant. >> we're doing water tests on an hourly basis and the chemical level is declining but we're just not sure exactly how long it's going to take until it's acceptable to lift the do not drink ban. >> reporter: the warning has rattled those who live in the nine counties where a state of emergency has been declared. >> it's a disaster. and it's caused us -- it's caused us

west virginia. it all began when a giant tank at freedom industries leaked a chemical used in coal processing. it spilled into the elk river contaminating a water treatment plant in charleston. gary southern says his company is working with authorities to handle the situation. >> we are very, very sorry for the disruptions in everybody's daily life this has caused. we worked through the night last night to remove all the material from our site. the material is no longer here. >> drilled down on this story, the potential health risks. with me is the mayor of charleston, danny jones, whose town is at the center of the scare. environmental activist erin brockovich who is headed there. 300,000 people without water, your town must be desperate. they can't cook, clean, shower. this is an horrific situation. >> it's a -- excuse me, it's a disaster and it's caused us more problems than you can imagine. we can't wash our hands after we go to the bathroom. you can't wash your clothes and you can't drink the tap water. you can't cook with the tap water. so it's caused us all kind of grief and it's a prison from which we'd like to be released. we hope that the company behind us, west virginia america

southern oregon first as we get across much of the south, we are tracking a storm system. it's going to bring lighter snow through the day tomorrow, mainly around the great lakes but stretching around west virginia. we have more snow to talk about for the southeast. jonathan, that's going to come up mid-week. >> more snow. thanks, rebecca. >>> congress returns to work tomorrow. ahead on al jazeera america, will they be able to come together to help millions of americans out of work? that story next. also, the president's state of the union speeches this week. we will have a preview ahead. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i am jonathan betz with the headlines this half hour. >>> despite the ongoing fighting, there was progress in the second day of the syrian peace talks. both sides agreed to allow women and children to leave the city of holmes. it's been under siege for nearly two years now. >>> a u.s. air strike is believed to have killed a senior member of a rebel group in some alia. a drone struck one. commanders in his car. >>> a texas mother who had been brain dead for almost two months was taken off life support. the judge ruled her family should be able to remove the ventilator keep

west virginia where at least 100,000 people are without usable running water, thanks to a chemical leak at freedom industries. >> we are very, very sorry for the disruptions. >> reporter: gary southernd few details during his first press conference more than 24 hours after the leak was discovered. >> so can you give us an exact time line as to how this all happened? >> reporter: southern said his employees found the leak thursday morning. the chemical is typically used to clean coal and can be harmful if ingested. state officials say they were alerted to the problem when residents of canella county reported a foul smell, similar to licorice in the air. the leak was traced along the elk river about a mile from the water plant. >> we're doing water tests on an hourly basis. and the chemical level is declining. but we're just not sure exactly how long it's going to take before it's acceptable to lift the do not drink ban. >> reporter: the warning has rattled those who live in the nine counties where a state of emergency has been declared. >> it's a disaster and it's caused us more problems than you can ever imagine, not only can't we wash dishes, we can't wash our hands after we go to

southern patriot says on c-span 2, we checked in with the number of members of congress, democrats and republicans, for a series of interviews, including this from senator joe manchin, democrat from west virginia [video clip] >> i think he could've chosen his words a lot better. when i was a governor, an executive, i had responsibility to do everything in the powers i had within the office of governor to run this government as efficiently and as effectively as i could. goinge it sound like, i'm to go outside the boundaries of the constitution and do what i think works without the approval of the legislature or without the approval of congress, it rubs people wrong. it is just not who we are as a people. maybe it is just his choice of words. and aormer governor staunch defender of the constitution, i say, listen, you cannot regulate what has not been legislated outside the powers you were given. you just cannot do it. from senator -- senator joe manchin, democrat of west virginia, as he spoke to us. if you are interested in getting more information on executive orders, the "chicago tribune" has this story a complete list of what the president outlined in his speech tonight and what is within hi

west virginia in early october, democrats are doing well. those are the tough ones. the issue will come down to louisiana and north carolina. those are the key races you got two southern incumbent democrats, mary and kay hagan. those are the races to watch. host: what make both of those women vulnerable? guest: for mary it's a tough state. president obama is deeply unpopular in large south including her state. that's issue number one is the president and it's healthcare law. they poll very poorly in louisiana. in north carolina, north carolina is moving to be a solid swing state. it is the state obama won in 2008, he lost it last cycle. it's still a conservative state. kay hagan's job is to try to not run as a generic democrat but run as a kay hagan democrat. to run from something different. host: the washington times highlights the house side, former ms. america is running for the house seat there. guest: it's one those primary races. it's in illinois. there's a lot of these primary challengers. it's not clear how serious the candidate she is. she certainly has an interesting biography. host: here's edward from lynchburg, virginia, republican line. guest: my concern

west virginia in early october, democrats are doing well. those are the tough ones. the issue will come down to louisiana and north carolina. those are the key races you got two southern incumbent democrats, mary and kay hagan. those are the races to watch. host: what make both of those women vulnerable? guest: for mary it's a tough state. president obama is deeply unpopular in large south including her state. that's issue number one is the president and it's healthcare law. they poll very poorly in louisiana. in north carolina, north carolina is moving to be a solid swing state. it is the state obama won in 2008, he lost it last cycle. it's still a conservative state. kay hagan's job is to try to not run as a generic democrat but run as a kay hagan democrat. to run from something different. host: the washington times highlights the house side, former ms. america is running for the house seat there. guest: it's one those primary races. it's in illinois. there's a lot of these primary challengers. it's not clear how serious the candidate she is. she certainly has an interesting biography. host: here's edward from lynchburg, virginia, republican line. guest: my concern