in 1970, i was helping run the reelection campaign of senator quin t*eu n burdick -- quintin burdick. my wife and i spent time with he and his wife in the years that followed, became very close friends. in 1974, when i got back from business school, byron called me and asked me to come to his office, and i did the day after i returned home. and we took a walk around the capitol grounds of the state of north dakota, and he talked to me about what he saw as the future, future of our state, things that were happening in the country that needed to be addressed and how the two of us might, working together, change that future and make a difference. and i agreed that day to be his campaign manager for the house of representatives. in that campaign earl pomeroy, who just ended his service as north dakota's lone congressman, was the driver. i was the campaign manager. byron is always quick to point out it's the only election he ever lost. and he always said that it was the fault of the campaign manager. i always said it was the fault of the driver. and earl always believed we would have won i

it does seem to be the case as the verdict that is being read right now is a guilty one of course burdick will pay a lot of it in for exactly how many years a more radical he will receive a present is yet on certain and that perhaps will only be. sorry about the technical problem there that was our correspondent bring us the very latest from the courtroom basically if you just joined us so i remind you that the court is in progress now on the ski case and the information that we've heard so far is that he was found guilty on the new charges but the court is still in progress and we'll be hearing more from our correspondent and of course through the wires will be keeping you updated on this case in the meantime we'll turn to some of the stories that we are following for here on our. ann powers return to one of moscow's main airports following a twelve hour blackout over one hundred flights to and from damage yetto were cancelled while some were diverted after freezing rain ruptured tricity cables some sixty flights were also canceled and dozens delayed at moscow's airport as the runways fr

and with steady rainfall popping up on the north bay this morning a round heels burdick, santa rosa.and stormtracker 4,- heels burg >> and a winter storm warning through san leandro, and san mateo, and we're seeing that transition from rainfall, into snowfall, at the lake level, in the high country. and if we can see that there will be a change. with the snowfall at the peaks and the higher elevations. for us, the computer models are showing just showers through noon-4:00 p.m.. 4:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., with heavier conditions through this evening and it is overnight. and into tomorrow, this morning, dry. however, tomorrow coming in with heavier conditions. five a m. = yellow. and lingering to the bay area until 3:00 p.m. on/off tomorrow. and more rainfall expected on monday, tuesday, wednesday. all of this moisture coming in from the pacific. and kron 4 7 day around the bay showers on/off to the, and heavy in the evening and through sunday. monday, showery, tuesday and wednesday still showers and a chance of thursday for showers. however, we could break out of this wet weather. and eric