. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn'thave an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if we can but they'll have to work fewer hours. we're looking at reductions in staff. that's what we need to do. >> reporter: ironically, one of the biggest opponents is one of the wealthiest. nancy pelosi says she knows others are not so fortunate. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. a pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. >> dana, those comments from nancy pelosi, your average american is likely to be hurt by forced cuts, if and when they come, but somehow members of congress who approved the cuts should not feel any pain? >> i spoke with pelosi, jake, who reminded me that it's one of her mantras that most of congress shouldn't be made up of millionaires. she didn't want the cuts to begin with. she called them a satan sandwich with a side of satan fries. >> in

. >> oh, billy ocean. been a long time, billy. >> now to a trip, literally, to another world.amous explorer has spent more time under water than nearly anyone on earth and probably more time under water than above water. >> reporter: abc's bill weir dove into the depths of the caribbean sea to see why her work is so vital. >> reporter: she's out there somewhere. under there somewhere. a woman known as her deepness. and when one of the most respected ocean scientists alive arranges for an urgent meeting at the bottom of the caribbean, you go. to our interview spot 62 feet below the surface. for 20 years, the reef base has bubbled off the florida keys, housing scientists of every stripe. this one of a kind place is endangered, doomed by the federal budget ax. here to try to save it is the former head of noaa, unofficial sturgeon general, sylvia earl. >> good to see you again. >> good to see you, too. >> reporter: thanks for having me in. she originally fell in love with ocean plant life, the microscopic algae responsible for every fifth breath you take. but over the years, her w

. >> republican billy long was elected in 2010 to cut washington spending. >> it's a minuscule part.fect. >> will you, as a member of congress, take a cut michelle back man talked only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if we have but they will have to work fewer hours. so we're looking at reduction in our staff and that's what we need to do. ironically, one of the biggest opponents of congress cutting its pay is one of the wealthiest. nancy pelosi says she knows others are not so fortunate. >> most of my colleagues, the bread winners in their families, a pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. >> beyond lawmakers' own salaries, some are going out of their way to show that they are saving uncle sam money in other ways. senator rand paul, for example, of kentucky announced that he's returning $600,000 of his office's operating budget to the federal treasury. he did $500,000 last year. he's doing this by cutting on paper clips to ink to following the philosophy of the tea party. he said it's possible. that's a separate issue, of course, from his own pay

so we're a long way away from billy clubs, dogs, and water hoses.e're right up here with gerrymandering, putting causal impediments in place where people can't get to the polls. what we ought to be about is expanding enfranchisement. >> thank you for joining me today. i appreciate your insights. >>> coming up we have only two days, less than 24 or 48 hours until the sequester taking effect. and now we have the president. asking for face to face meetings with congressional leaders. it is the first time he's meeting with some on the right face to face. plus hagel at the helm after weeks of delay but no delay in getting to work today. he is on the job. our power panel is going to weigh in on that coming up. today's big question to you. do you think section 5 of the voting rights act has or has not outlived its legitimacy? tweet your answers to thomas a. roberts. find us on face boochblgt [ dog barking ] ♪ [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but bounty basic can handle them. in this lab demo one select-a-size sheet of bounty basic is 50%

on top of stints in and out of jail and rehab, the singer was plagued by a long list of other problems. eight years ago, billyr of her oldest son, was charged with attempting to kill her. in 2008, she made headlines again over a rumored affair with baseball pitching legend roger clemens that reportedly started in her teens. two years later, on cbs news, she addressed reports that she had tried to commit suicide twice before. >> i was never in a state in which i was conscious and with it and said "oh, i want to die." >> reporter: sunday afternoon, authorities found mccready's body on the porch of her arkansas home, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. her death comes just weeks after david wilson, the singer's boyfriend and father of her 10-month-old son, was believed to have killed himself. >> he didn't just -- he didn't just touch my heart. he touched my soul. [ crying ] he was my soul mate. >> reporter: like mccready, wilson's body was found on the same porch. >> i think it obviously speaks on the pain that she was feeling. that for whatever reason, she chose to go to the same locat

reporter: on top of stints in and out of jail and rehab, the singer was plagued by a long list of other problems. 8 years ago, billynight, the father her oldest son, was charged with attempting to kill her. in 2008, she made headlines again over a rumored affair with baseball pitching legend are, -- roger clemens, that reportedly started in her teens. on cbs news, she addressed reports that she had tried to commit suicide twice before. >> i was never in a state in which i was conscious and with it and said "i want to die." sunday afternoon, authorities found her body on the porch of her home, dead, with an appearance self-inflicted gunshot wound. this comes after the death of her boyfriend and father to her son. >> he didn't just touch my heart. he touched my soul. he was my soul mate. >> reporter: like mccreedy, wilson's body was found on the same porch. >> i think it obviously speak on the pain that she was feeling. that for whatever reason, she chose to go to the same location and do the same thing that he did. >> reporter: mindy mccready was 37. manuel bahorkes, new york. >>> roger clemens made a statement toda

billy bob thornton. so we asked him a bunch of tattoo questions. can you describe the feeling you had when you got the first tattoo? >> that was so long ago. it was in 1974 which back then people didn't get tattoos. just people in the navy or bikers. now you go to the dentist and now the dentist has a tattoo. >> it's so true. >> on a woman when they get a tattoo on their back, it's called a tramp stamp. what is it called when a man has a tattoo on his back? >> stupid. >> we had this good conversation so our camera guy pushes farther. >> it's valentine's day and you're happy and excited but she's on her thing, are you still going in? >> normally i don't divulge that kind of information but i've never been shy. >> and then he says also i'm a cardinal fan. >> billy bob thornton getting it. >> thanks so much. have a good day. >> did atlantis exist? is hitler still alive? was big foot gay? all these questions pale in comparison to the greatest mystery of all -- who is britney spears secretly dating? >> there is a mystery going on with britney spears and who is she dating right now. >> she was seen on valentine's day with a new guy and you'll ne

billy campbell. it's good to see the assassin and the president get together in the long run. , did you have before you knew you were lincoln? >> not a lot. but, you know, you soldier on. we had a brilliant script and -- >> alisyn: how do you prepare? >> i don't know. to tell you the truth. >> brian: when you saw yourself in make-up, you didn't think you looked like him, but when you got the make-up on, you said wow. >> i was a little mused, i don't walk around thinking of myself as particularly lincolnesque. but i got there and the make-up actually, my brilliant make-up artist, our brilliant make-up artist, put it on and i looked at myself in the mirror and thought, this could happen. >> steve: i watched the film last night, you're terrific. jesse, you have something in common with john wilkes booth. his father, an actor. your father, an actor. >> also an actor. yes. >> steve: don johnson. >> he's done some work. [ laughter ] and yeah. i mean, that's part of the character that is sort of ingrained in me. i don't focus on that too much 'cause i just know that's part of my upbri

billy bob thornton. so we asked him a bunch of tattoo questions. can you describe the feeling you had when you got the first tattoo? >> that was so long ago.in 1974 which back then people didn't get tattoos. just people in the navy or bikers. now you go to the dentist and now the dentist has a tattoo. >> it's so true. >> on a woman when they get a tattoo on their back, it's called a tramp stamp. what is it called when a man has a tattoo on his back? >> stupid. >> we had this good conversation so our camera guy pushes farther. >> it's valentine's day and you're happy and excited but she's on her thing, are you still going in? >> normally i don't divulge that kind of information but i've never been shy. >> and then he says also i'm a cardinal fan. >> billy bob thornton getting it. >> thanks so much. have a good day. >> did atlantis exist? is hitler still alive? was big foot gay? all these questions pale in comparison to the greatest mystery of all -- who is britney spears secretly dating? >> there is a mystery going on with britney spears and who is she dating right now. >> she was seen on valentine's day with a new guy and you'll never gues

long of me giving out and nothing coming back in. >> she was an addict who was in love with an abusive boyfriend. that year billycknight nearly killed her. >> he started punching me in the face. he said he was going to kill me. >> her note echoed defeat. she wrote, pray that my pain will finally end. if i have been horrible, i am forever sorry and i'm now getting what i deserve. >> mindy reportedly told a friend after she watched the grammys that she would be there next year. that's a promise. sadly, mindy took her own life just one week later. >>> don't go away. we'll have the "e.t." fan of the day coming up. >>> in tonight's "entertainment tonight birthdays" which grammy winner was once a volunteer for the youth military cadet corps? kanye west, rihanna or chris martin? your answer is next in the "e.t. birthdays." >>> in tonight's "entertainment tonight birthdays" which grammy winner was once a volunteer for the youth military cadet corps? that is rihanna who today turns 25. >>> now let's send it back to rob one last time in new york for our fan of the day. who did you pick, my friend? >> nancy, i don't know.

billy? >> nicest guy in the world. what you see is what you get. when i wrote "700 sunday's" with them, i was honored to do it. direct for long island jewish family is not really a stretch. he has a real big heart. there are no secrets. i cannot tell you anything you do not know. he is a wonderful family man. married to his wife for 40 or 41 years. a couple of kids, about three grandchildren. >> woody allen wrote jobs for local newspapers and comedians. you wrote for comex. does that still happen? >> that is a good question. >> leno, letterman -- they all have staffs. but if you're talking about starting up, most comics writer their own stuff. but they buddy up. that is what larry did with jerry. >> can you teach somebody to be funny, to write comedy? do you have it or do you not? what about being funny? >> no. [laughter] >> either you have it or you do not. >> you do not. [laughter] >> no, i do not believe you can teach people to be funny. i think people can hone it

would have had to probably stay in somewhere for quite a long time until she really healed and started looking into herself or getting better. >> billycknight, we appreciate your time. our thoughts are with you, your family and your son. thank you. >> thank you. >>> folks in the northeast are digging out this morning after the latest winter storm. al is upstairs with the latest on that. good morning, al. >> good morning, carl. this one really is almost adding salt to the wound after all the snow we got from last week. you can see this system pushing itself up, making its way up along the coast. some places getting blizzard-like conditions. look at the snowfall totals. boston, picking up to five inches of snow, howotiz, six inches. they're looking at more snow. they've picked this up. rhode island also saw a decent amount of snow throughout that region. again, folks digging out, trying to keep things clear. and down in florida -- oh, my gosh, this cold air goes all the way down there, where there are frost and freeze warnings up. here are some of the temperatures we've got this morning. pensacola, 39. tallahassee, 26. 38 in tampa. mia

on top of stints in and out of jail and rehab, the singer was plagued by a long list of other problems. eight years ago, billycknight, the father of her oldest son, was charged with attempting to kill her. in 2008 she made headlines again over a rumored affair with baseball pitching legend roger clemens that reportedly started in her teens. two years later, on cbs news she addressed reports that she had tried to commit suicide twice before. >> i was never in a state in which i was conscious and with it and said oh i want to die. >> reporter: sunday afternoon authorities found mccready's body on the porch of her arkansas home, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. her death comes just weeks after david wilson, the singer's boyfriend and father of her 10-month-old son, was believed to have killed himself. >> he didn't just touch my heart. he touched my soul. he was my soul mate.ccready, wilson's body was found on the same porch. >> i think that speaks to the pain she was feeling that for whatever reason she chose to go to the same location and do the same thipg he did. >> reporter: mindy

on top of stints in and out of jail and rehab, the singer was plagued by a long list of other problems. a eight years ago billyght the father of her oldest son was charged with attempting to kill her. in 2008 she was reportedly in an alleged fair with baseball player clem endent when she was in her teens. sunday afternoon authorities found mccready's body on the porch of her home dead from an apparent gunshot to the head. this is a month after her boyfriend, the father of her 10-month-old son killed himself. >> he didn't just touch my heart. he touched my soul. he was my soulmate. >> like mccready, wilson's body was found on the same porch. >> i think it obviously speaks on the pain she was feeling that for whatever reason she chose to go to the same location and do what he did. >> reporter: mindy mccready was 37. for "cbs this morning," manuel bojorquez, new york. >>> double amputee oscar pistorius has canceled all of his future track meets. kelly cobia is in london. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. the lawyers will try to convince the judge this was all a tragic accident. he's charged with premeditate

billy holliday. she also has to have jameson, wine, and 40 bottles of room-temperature water with extra-long straws according>>> finally right on cue, the skeet shooting obama doll goes on sale. the people at hero builders, an action figure company, are triing to cash in on the political -- trying to cash in on the political controversy. comes with a toy hunting shotgun. sells for $19.95. you'll remember that the white house released a photo of the president skeet shooting at camp david after critics on the right questioned whether he really did. so much for the animation. >>> our ireporters are sending in great picture and videos of the blizzard. george howell has been keeping an eye on them and joins us now with what he's found. george? >> you know, we've got a lot of cameras here at the big cnn worldwide. you know, to be everywhere, that is where you come in. we appreciate all the pictures, the videos that you bring to us through ireport. want to start with this picture now from darrell lucas. take a look at this. he shows us when he woke up, cars just covered in snow. this is in middletown, connecticut.

long way to go. at the live desk, i'm keith russell. >>> well, beyonce brought down the house last night. jennifer hudson tugged on some heartstrings. >> joining us live is access hollywood ease billyh. let's talk beyonce, getting a lot of positive reviewses. what did you think about the performance and the announcement afc? >> i thought the perform yaw was great. i love that power walk. every supermodel is trying to do that. beyonce owns it. it was fierce from the beagainst ginning. she made a very clear statement. she did it in mer press conference when she sang acapella. as for kelley rowland and michelle williams, their microphones may have been on, but hashtag fix the mix, i thought they could have boosted the mikes. but beyonce definitely sang live. "halo" is a very slow balance lad and she nailed it. the only thing i'm going to say, a little on the grinding. the pelvis moves a lot, licking of the lips and i think of beyonce as fierce and strong. i don't know that i need all that business myself. that's just a personal note. she does have a tour, the mrs. carter tours she announced this morning. good time. it ends at the barclays center, jay-z's place in brooklyn. that will b

billy mccoy claims he's been on a hunger strike for seven days. we've documented he's been on a hunger strike for almost three days. he'll eat soon. he's done this before. he never stays on very longhe'll eat a meal and then he can probably go on a hunger strike again right after that meal. >> for those who refuse to cooperate, even the most meager amenities that camp j offers are eliminated. >> the different sanctions we can place on an inmate when they get a write-up at camp j, one of the sanctions is called a food loaf. a food loaf will be issued to an inmate who has been caught holding food in his cell, holding utensils or cups, that kind of thing, in his cell. gets caught throwing food or throwing other objects, he can be put on food loaf. >> basically, you have a serving of everything from every chow, like if it's for lunch, you'll have everything on the lunch tray, with the exception of dessert, will be placed in a food loaf. >> can you imagine everything -- this is the result, right here. >> for men serving solitary time, keeping their sanity is the hardest challenge. each man has his own way to stay strong. >> i spared your queen. i'm going to take him this time. it expan

billy crystal, but they thought he may have been a little sexist. i laughed out loud so many times during the show last night. but his opening monologue may have gone on a couple beats too longto sort of our generation of viewers, broadly speaking, because now i'm an old, old man. occasionally with the one song, everybody knows what i'm talking about, that may have crossed the line and not gender sensitive shall we say. nischelle turner, great to see you, a big night at the oscars. >> completely switching gears. let's call it a severe weather sequel. days after a powerful winter blast blanketed plain states, a crippling winter storm is bearing down on the same region, bringing with it what the national weather service is called life-threatening blizzard conditions. urgent winter warnings for oklahoma and kansas city expecting 12 to 15ins overnight. canceling hundreds of flights out of denver international. sam brown beck is calling for drivers to stay off the road in this state and this storm has the potential to be more dangerous than last week's. jennifer delgado live in the weather center. welcome to winter. >> yeah, welcome to winter. and he's absolutely right. the winds