governor brownback, as always, thank you for coming on.t to ask you, what is your opinion of the sequester? let's just start there quickly. what do you think of this thing? >> well, i think there's a better route to go. i think congress ought to come up with the cuts themselves. but i do think this is a useful tool to force the conversation on how you get the federal budget to balance. we needed to have this conversation for a decade, and it's about time we start the conversation. >> who's winning the political battle? president obama or the house republicans? >> frankly, i think we've got all losers on this one so far because it looks like people aren't really talking about it. but the country is ready for us to start doing some stuff. we're seeing at the state level i had to make a lot of tough choices. how you make some cuts at state level to try to create growth and balance your budget. i think they're ready for the conversation to have but i think they want a conversation between both the president and congress and that's what it does

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it's time we start confronting these problems. >> eric: a warning and advice from governor sam brownback. we thank you so much for talking about the fiscal prairie fire, consuming our nation. >> thank you. >> eric: governor brownback. >> jamie: thanks, eric. it's hard to believe that there is potentially more trouble for the family of disabled olympic runner, oscar pistorius. the double amputeee, known as the blade runner is out on bail for killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. but now his brother is facing homicide charges for death of a woman in a 2008 crash. we go live to south africa for that. jewel hey, jamie. another bombshell in this case. a lawyer for the family of pist pistorious is charged with culpable homicide, defined as negligent killing without intent, the u.s. equivalent is involuntary manslaughter. the police say he drove into a woman motorcyclist and killed her. the lawyer claiming that she ran into him. bizarrely, carl pistorious was supposed to go on trial last thursday, when his brother was in the dock for killing reeva steenkamp. his trial has been postponed to

man winter with whiteout conditions making travel impossible in some areas, kansas governor sam brownback is warning weary residents not to underestimate this storm. >> this one has the potential in the number areas of our state to be much more severe than even the last one. and we don't have the margins we had last time. the ditches are full of snow so you can't throw it off as quick or as easy. so this one could be much more treacherous to travel in. >> nbc's jay gray has the latest now from wichita, kansas. >> reporter: the wintry attack on the midwest was at times relentless. >> some folks have 10, 12, 13 inches of snow, lots of 8, 9, six-foot drifts out in the texas panhandle. >> reporter: so deerngs the national guard was called in to help reach dozens of stranded tourists. hurricanes force winds. >> we'll step outside and let you see what it's like so far. >> reporter: whiteout conditions the national weather service described as a crippling historic blizzard. the storm pounded oklahoma as well with more than a foot of snow in several areas there. and as it moved into kansas -- >>

governor sam brownback says it has him very concerned. >> "the ditches are full of snow, so you can throwor as easy, so this one could be much more treacherous to travel in." >> reporter: kansas city, missouri, is getting close to shattering a 50-year-old record for february snowfall -- 20-point-7 inches. i'm melisa raney, kron4 news. >> jacqueline: research and they have nicer weather here, locally. we certainly, are enjoying nicer weather here, locally. 60s as for the fog, not much showing through the activity. 6:00 a.m., the fog will be lingering to the south bay. but clearing through 8:00 p.m. however, 30's for tomorrow morning. delta and the inland valleys. 30's through san mateo. 40's in san francisco, oakland and hayward and portions of the south bay. it is going to be nice again tomorrow. 60s in cupertino. 63 in san jose with a mixture of 60s for the east bay. 60s in san leandro. and closer to the coast we will see temperatures in the fifties but parisi. certainly, it is going to feel breezy along the coast. 67 in santa rosa. a your extended forecast. but a lot changes but a big w

kansas governor sam brownback. governor, welcome to the program.dn't let you travel in new york. well, look, i've got to ask you about this phasing out of the income tax. are you specifically trying to encourage tax rrefugees and businesses to come to your state. >> we're trying to encourage anybody that's interested in growth and well, on building a strong future and a family to come to kansas because we think we've got the best atmosphere in america to grow a small business and to raise a family and it's right here and we hope you come from all over the world to kansas. >> you're doing the exact opposite from what the administration is doing nationally. are you getting much support? . [laughter] well, i'm getting a lot of support from people actually voting with their feet. i'm not getting so much support and love from the administration. >> wait a minute, people are voting with their feet. are you telling me that people are going to kansas because of the tax environment that you're proposing? >> we had the largest number of new business filings

governor sam brownback is asking people to stay off the roads.re than 9 inches of snow blanketed denver area. hundreds of flights canceled or delayed out of the denver airport. jim spellland is live in denver. people will try to make it to work in a few hours. will they actually get there? >> i think they will do okay once they get on main arteries. this is interstate 25 right through the middle of downtown. we have seen plows keeping this road open. traffic begins to pick up here, it looks like they are doing okay. the problem is getting to the interstate. take a look at this joon-ramp. they are dealing with an upper level of nice fluffy colorado snow, and underneath, as soon as you step on it or drive on it, it turns to ice. really difficult. 300 blows across the state using de-icing material to deal with the sublayer of ice. john. >> however bad it is where you are, jim, much worse in kansas. under a state of emergency in kansas. got hit badly, and more extreme weather ahead. >> not even done digging out from the 20 or so inches they got a few

. >> was it the position of the subcommittee of the judiciary which includes brownback and specker and lindsay graham and teddy kennedy and diane feinstein and richard derbin. was it the position of the subcommittee that pornography leads to divorce. that it is virtual adultery. that it is anything in that order? >> certainly that is what we were there to talk about and it wasn't just me but other expert witnesses who have seen a considerable in marital problems and divorce as a result of pornography, particularly porn on the internet. in 2003 the the american academy of matrimony lawyers, they noticed a startling trend which is that two-thirds of the laurs present had witnessed a sudden rise in divorces related to the internet and six in ten were a result of those was a spouse looking at excessive amounts of pornography on line. the president says 8 years ago porn played almost no role in divorces. today a significant number of cases in which it has a major role if not the decisive role of marriages breaking umm. when you talk to individual divorce lawyers across the country. case aft

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kansas governor sam brownback has closed the state government and is urging residents to stay off the streets. >> you could get up to 20" of snow on some of the i-70 corridor. and that just really makes traveling very, very hazardous. just wisest, just don't go. >> however, many in the area are welcoming the snow since the midwest has been in the middle of a severe drought. >>> check this out. a weatherman in australia was looking for adventure but got more than he bargained for during a live broadcast. aboard a plane, grant hit 8gs and then take a look -- yup -- he passed out. the whole thing unfortunately was caught on live tv. [ laughter ] a typical person can handle a gravitational force of 5 and most pilots do 9. he was out for six or seven seconds. >> i went up in an f-16 and they got us up to 8.6gs and you're in an antigravity suit but your vision goes to zero. you can't see anything. >> you have the blue angels coming to town and that's exactly what they like to do to the media. they offer free rides and then put the camera in your face, next thing you know -- >> why don't you

sam brownback as amended the state of emergency declaration he signed last week ever there's a snowstorm8 in. of snow in some areas. >> this is a dynamic and cold system. also indicates the snow and the yellow greens and reds is a pretty wet storm system dropping quite a bit of wet storm in parts of the oklahoma area. a lots of snow expected for lots of the plains and midwest. 12 to 18 in. of snow possible by later on tonight. lizard warning also an effect. -- blizzar clear skies to the morning, chilly start. a pleasant day and this evening mostly clear under light winds. temperatures right our colder and the north bay. 36 and about, 36 santa rosa, downtown san francisco 45. 41 redwood city, livermore mid 30's concord 37, vallejo 33. satellite and radar show no greens on those showers or wet weather for the immediate bay area. eureka and points north at a storm there and acting parts of washington and oregon. clouds on the southern end of this system so we may get just a few high clouds out of it later today. it could keep temperatures a little cooler today compared to yesterday's. at th

governor sam brownback says it has him very concerned. >> "the ditches are full of snow, so you can throw more treacherous to travel in." kansas city, missouri, is getting close to shattering a 50-year-old record for february snowfall -- 20- point-7 inches. i'm melisa raney,kron4 news. >> jacqueline: heavy rainfall. through the east coast. pressing into georgia. and some severe storms issued with what is on the very bottom of your screen. tornado warnings in louisiana. this nearly was exact just a few days ago because of the general pattern. with warmer air is mixing with this cooler air, that this mix it with the snowfall. as we take a look at our satellite and writer clear skies. high pressure is building offshore. through the central plains. keeping it dry. picking up that cold arctic air. and towards the central plains. this pattern that is impacting the entire country. dry, warmer conditions that will continue. >> donations and toys poured in after the deadly shooting. now, the family has a chance to reflect. >> if it is a race car or a hot start it is christmas and february for the

sam brownback is calling for drivers to stay off the road in his state. and he has worries this storm has the potential to be more dangerous. jennifer delgado live for us now. how bad is it this morning? >> it seems like we always are talking about some type of winter storm. you're right. we're talking about dangerous conditions setting up. you see the blizzard warning in place. across kansas, texas, new mexico, as well as missouri. we're going to see the winds really picking up as we go later into the afternoon and the evening hours. that means visibility is really going to be down. overall, we have about 17 states that are under some type of winter weather warning advisory. and it is going to be a bad one out there. look what's happening right now. we already are seeing storms moving through central texas, as well as that snow working through, in these locations. a foot or more for kansas city. a foot of snowfall for you. interstate 70's going to be a mess. chicago, you're going to see roughly about five inches of snowfall. that's welcome news because y

discuss kansas' is taxed as well as the blizzard currently slimming the region, kansas governor sam brownbackgreat to have you. i know that the weather is getting rough out there. you extended the state a disaster emergency. what is the status? >> this up continues to come down. the slower-moving, big system slammed into north texas and oklahoma, and it is sitting as now. we are getting some moisture finally out of the drought. we could have colleges of snow. hopefully we won't get many problems out of that, but we will seek. lori: what is the worst-case scenario? this is quite an unusual event for kan., school closes, or closures. >> we have all sorts of school closures taking place. of course by the kids that is just fine. the more the better. our biggest concern really is that people have traffic fatalities, nothing will to do with it. they get stranded. does the things that we really watch out for. fortunately last know we did not have any fatalities. we have already had one with this one. lori: people are well aware. unfortunately the skiing is not so great in kansas, but he made the poi

we are here in washington, governor sam brownback from kansas who is trying to make the trek from topeka the weather has slowed him down. we will finish with you, governor. >> they have 10 inches of snow that had them. >> he has an excused absence. we will finish with you today. thank you for joining us. i have been talking to the other governors, the same issue. the federal impact of the states and what is happening in the states. heading towards march 1 is the sequester, automatic edger cuts will go into effect. you have fort campbell straddling your state areas the contract is around the state. that would be a severe issue. >> oak ridge and everything around, i just let the department of energy before i came here. one of the things that was news to me. --was how it works. every program. cleanup of a mercury problem that we have there or security issues, back in july we had a security breach. all of that gets cut. governors looking at the impact of our budget. i think that is $110 million or so. >> what would you prefer to see happened for march 1? >> obviously i would love to see the

basically the business of kansas has shut down today, the governor sam brownback declared a state ofwe think snow might be over, we might get more tonight, but for the rest of the day, the snowfall has stopped. >> let's go to the cnn weather center. what is the greatest threat? >> it looks like the ice is the most problematic. heavy snow, but a lot of people are very prepared for 5, 10 inches of snowfall. some areas may see a to the and a half. but the ice is very problematic. right now the estimate is about 60 million people are impacted by this system. but look at this, this is across the ozark region into northern sections of arkansas and southern missouri. half an inch, maybe up to an inch of ice. you get that on the weakened branchs or the power lines. you're going to lose power. the wind starts kicking up and then we start to see things really begin to escalate. here's what's happening, this area of low pressure is moving out of the southwest. yesterday, just to the north of tucson, arizona, they saw a little bit of snowfall. now it's making its way across the central u.s. ahea

but, carol, the governor here, sam brownback is saying he wants people to stay off the roads becausestate of emergency in kansas. >> it's so weird to hear thunder when it snows. erin reporting live from wichita, kansas this morning. >>> now to two bomb shells in the oscar pistorius case. first another night no jail for pistorius. his family left dejected by the news. just before adjourning, the judge announced no ruling today. that means we'll have a fourth day of hearings tomorrow with a possible decision then. now today's second major development centers around the lead investigator in the case. he has now been replaced because the investigator originally assigned to the case was actually accused of attempted murder. here's nick robertson. >> reporter: even before the court begins, a bomb shell. south african police announce that the lead investigator faces seven counts of attempted murder himself. it stems from an incident when he and other officer allegedly fired shots at a van with seven people and charged with using firearms under the influence of alcohol. the charges were dropp

bobby jindal and chris christie and mike pence and sam brownback are all governing, and i think that'setter way to refine and refrain the party than an oppositional party which you necessarily have to do within the confines of washington, d.c. >> here is a guy that grew up inside washington, worked in the leadership of the republican party, the speaker's office like i did, and saying the best way to fix the party is not be there, but be outside in the country. >> that's right. and to be outside attacking washington. now, it's interesting because marco rubio is trying to be both, and he actually has the ability to be both because he's only been there for a couple years. >> why the flop sweat? why is he so nervous? >> i think that's a pretty big moment -- >> no, you have seen him give national speeches on the convention floor, he's been fantastic -- do you have an answer why he was so nervous and sweaty? >> i don't think he was nervous. he was tired. he had just given an 18-minute response earlier, two minutes before, and speaking 35 minutes straight is pretty tough for someone. i think

kansas governor sam brownback has closed the state government and is now urging residents to stay off the streets. >> you could get up to 20" of snow on some of the i-70 corridor and that just really makes traveling very, very hazardous. wisest just don't go. >> however, many in that area are actually welcoming the snow especially the farmers since the midwest has been in a severe drought for months. >>> new this morning, kellogg's is recalling thousands of boxes of specks k red berry cereal -- special k red berry cereal because of glass fragments. it affects 11, 22 and 37-ounce boxes with expiration dates in november or december. in october, kellogg recalled nearly 3 million boxes of its mini wheats cereal after fragments of metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part were found inside packages. no injuries by the way have been reported. >>> february is black history month and many schools are honoring it with special celebrations. for one bay area school honoring the culture and history all year round. piedmont avenue elementary is this week's "cool school." >>> reporter: >> you guy

republicans like jan brewer, sam brownback, rick scott, and rick perry are asking their legislators in their state for more infrastructure funding. unlike congress, these republican governors realize that compromise is the key to improving their states and their political futures. let's turn to sam stein, political reporter of the huffington post with us tonight. heather mcghee, vice president of policy and route reach. and richard wolffe, executive editor of msnbc. richard, you first. employing these republican governors what they're advocating in their states, how good and how effective could this be? >> the president has faced tougher oppositions not just from republicans, but from republican governors on his signature health care reform legislation. and what we have seen in the last several weeks and months is that these republican governors, no matter what their rhetoric, no matter what their national aspirations have begun to crack. because in the end, they are going to be measured by what they can deliver to folks in their state. so i think it has been effective. i think it will

governor brownback of kansas, a republican, has been fighting to upgrade water infrastructure there.nd folks who think spending really is our biggest problem should be more concerned than anybody about improving our infrastructure now. we are talking about deferred maintenance here. we know we are going to have to spend the monday grip the longer we wait the more it will cost. that's a fact. i think matt mead put it pretty well. wyoming state of the state address. he said failing to maintain our roads is not a plan for being fiscally conservative. what's true in wyoming is true across the united states. we could be putting folks back to work right now. we know contractors are pbeggin for work. we could make a whole lot of progress right now on things we know we are going to have to do at some point. fixing the roof, replacing a boiler that's broken. lit save us money in the long term. i know that one of the biggest hurdles you face when it comes to fixing infrastructure is red tape. oftentimes that comes out of washington with regulations. and in may first term, we started to take st

governor brownback. kansas, a republican, has been fighting to upgrade water infrastructure there.nd folks who think spending really is our biggest problem should be more concerned than anybody about improving our infrastructure right now. we're talking about deferred maintenance here. we know we're going to have to spend the money. and longer we wait, the more it's going to cost. that is a fact. i think matt mead, republican, put it pretty well in wyoming's state address. he said failing to maintain our roads is not a plan for being fiscally conservative. well, it's true in wyoming, it's true all across the united states. and we could be putting folks back to work right now. we know contractors are begging for work. they'll come in on time under budget, which never happens. and we could make a whole lot of progress right now on things that we know we're going to have to do at some point. it's like fixing the roof or replacing a boiler that's broken. it will save us money in the long term. i know that one of the biggest hurdles that you face when it comes to fixing infrastructure i

sam brownback has amended the state of emergency declaration he signed last week after 30 snow storm to 80 in. of snow in some areas. >> but us get more on the weather let us go to annie hong for more on the forecast. >> erica will be in just a minute with traffic. >> i want to start with satellite and radar. this is the storm you are talking about mark here is the snow. it will stretch to parts of omaha, nebraska. it will impact the planes at the northwest. we're also looking at thunderstorm as well near the panhandle. these storms will throw off a lot of snow. more than a foot in some locations around the st. louis area. we have blizzard warnings and affects and concern about the heavy snow that will be falling in those locations of the next 24 hours. in our neck of the woods know what is wno winter s >> quiet weather pattern selling in the next zero days. added to the weekend. >> best-selling it ttling . >> mid '30's fornavato livermore valley mid '30's. redwood city 41 degrees. >> satellite and radar shows showers, rain, and snow in the pacific northwest. what we will get from th

we also know from kansas governor sam brownback that there was a second death in this storm reported last night. so dangerous storm, carol. >> hopefully people are staying off the roads today. thanks so much, erin. let's get the latest on the storm and where it's heading. meteorologist jennifer delgado is here to tell us that. >> erin looked kind of miserable outside. with the winds blowing around in some locations up to 30 miles per hour, visibility is going to be compromised at times. you can see on the radar where the snow is starting to taper off in the western part of kansas city. we'll pick up another four and five inches of snowfall for st. louis, southern parts of missouri and we are going to see some of that wrapping around about an inch of snow for st. louis and chicago, you're going to start to see a mix arriving around the midday hour arriving at noon. look at the winds for kansas city 33, that's why erin was dealing with the windy conditions out there and the snow, with the winds, talking 8 to 12 inches. this is plain miserable as well as dangerous along the northern par

as you mentioned, the governor, sam brownback, has shut down most of the state today. the snow, basically go nuts, but stay off the roads because the roads are pretty bad here. now, we have heard that farmers are welcoming this storm because it's been a drought for a couple of years here, so, you know, we want to see some heavy snow to help ease those drought conditions. >> and that is the silver lining if there is one, erin mcpike, you're absolutely right. you can play, get out of school today. this storm system is really huge. eventually stretching from the dakotas to houston, texas. while it dumps snow in the north it will also pour heavy rain over new orleans and montgomery, alabama, and it could kick up tornados along the gulf coast as well so let's get right to jennifer delgado in the weather center in atlanta. i think it's probably easier for you to tell us who's not affected. >> that's right, exactly. if you're in that bull's-eye we're talking bad conditions. our triple threat, snow, ice, as well as severe storms. we're already seeing those storms developing ac

sam brownback is amended the state of emergency declaration is fine as we get a 30 snowstorm that left8 in. of snow in some areas. >> you can see in oklahoma and texas panhandle you have a lot of snow. a cold a dynamic system that could bring more snow. the green and yellow that is the rain and heavy rain falling over oklahoma. kansas city is expected up to 18 in. of fresh powder by late tonight. in our area we have a lot of sunshine. clear skies are out there. a few high clouds potentially. it is chilly of not cold in the north bay. this afternoon in may be breezy. but a lot of sunshine is in store for us. beyond that quite weather in plenty of sun. we're looking for warmer temperatures in the 7 day forecast we will get to that in a minute. >> ready 6 in downtown san francisco. 34 santa rosa. pleasanton 33. livermore valley bit '30's. san jose 37. redwood city 43. satellite and radar picture shows us we will stay dry today in the next several days as we could use the rain. the rain and snow is focused in oregon and washington. there may be a few clouds and this afternoon high passing