he owns burlington northern. berkshire owns burlington northern.on pacific, largest user of diesel in the world. so i'm sure burlington northern's not that far. have you made the pitch to burlington northern and warren buffett, who happens to also be one of the largest owners of natural gas pipes in this country-v you made a pitch that he he should switch burlington northern engines from -- >> yeah, i think you've seen this announced, that we're doing a locomotive project with cn rail. and this started out really as a science project less than a year ago. >> like i did -- >> we're going to prove it's possible, prove it's feasible. can we look at this energy source for locomotives? because they burn tremendous amounts of fuel. now, what happened in he is-d emd, one of the largest manufacturers of diesel locomotives, has joined the product. we're going to make a commercial locomotive out of this project. we'll have it on the rails next year. so i think we're going to see everybody say how do i get this cheaper energy source. >> i think it's a big mar

the chief of marketing for burlington and you must be feeling pretty terrific right now. >> we are.we can. >> that's correct. you can take your gently worn coat to any burlington coat factory between now and february 20th. >> we were asking off cram about the many people it takes. it's truly a village. >> it is. i want to thank the "good morning america" viewers, the burlington coat factory customers and one warm coat. >> where are the coats going? where do they go? >> all over the country. they're distributed in local burlington coat factories in the communities. >> 1 million plus and counting. you can still give. we can't thank you enough. we're so honored to be your partners in this mission. sam, go to you for one more check. >> i never thought we would get there. honestly. it's such a big number. >> there is no "i" in team. >> it's amazing. and we got to build the tower 'o coats here. >> it's high. it's raping up there. >> here's our twirt and facebook pictures for the day. we had a little bit of snow. a gorgeous look at the skyline. east texas, louisiana, mississippi, you're a

burlington at 10 degrees. the windchills are a lot better than they were 24 hours ago.etroit and indianapolis. chicagogrees warmer for and indianapolis. its way for tomorrow? milder temperatures. our next whether maker is well west of loss. now across texas. this will not arrive until late wednesday,early us a chance for showers. the day tomorrow. the sunshine will stick around of tuesday.t half clouds will increase from the west. 18-25 ford light -- for a nighttime lows. tomorrow, lots of sun. 44-49. temperatures around the 50 degree mark for the next couple days and the upcoming week. the coldest temperature in the upper-40's. that will be on mother's day. winter that wasn't. not too bad. we will take it. >> some people cashed in on the ice today. injuries are hurting the team. it is feeling a little icy in caps locker room. tiger came deske toyota sports brought to you by your local toyota dealer. forward.u >> here is a player on a hot streak. he plays for the other team. the new york rangers had a win over the flyers. madison square garden. third. bang. the rangers

train bound for toronto jumped the city ofn burlington. least three people were killed. e confirmed only one death. still to come, but we have your morning forecast. >> we will take you live to a morning forecast. >> we will take you live to a local os i have copd. if you have it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms... by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the oy once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, visionn changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mout

syracuse, burlington, 30's. pattern is one where is a way to our north. move to ourend to north. be seeing a bit of cooler air tomorrow. our futurecast. morning, it it will be cooler. bit then we get into southwest of events. -- winds. tomorrow morning, temperatures into the 30's. it will be an outdoor recess kind of day tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow, 51 degrees. our average high temperature is 50 or higher. wednesday, that is the day there will be some rain. rain?leap as we move towards march, it begins to dry out. n always keep posted on page, there it is, wjla.com. nothing on radar tomorrow, but on wednesday, some rain. >> thank you. >> we have a lot of basketball tonight. game of thenal home season. the high-school basketball championship. the celebration began. it is coming up next in sports. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> georgetown played their final tonight against the fighting irish. the irish have been red hot the last couple of weeks. will pick it up in the first half. and nice pass to jason clark. if yo

>>haaziq: it burlington is also known as the jazzman. he performed outside of the embarcadero bart station for years and was recently tracked down by the marshals service. >> our agency was contacted by the cold case unit. we were able to confirm the tip and track him, that he was living here in the bay area. we revel to address them at the embarcadero bart station. it looks as if he was using possibly several aliases. this son hall and >>jaqueline: here is a slap at current conditions. pay attention to what is up north. rain offshore headed towards northern california. the system continues to rotate and wicked cease fighting showers into friday and possibly saturday. >>grant: and chuck reed give an update to the current state of the city. his address just wrapped up. he says 2012 will be year for hope, optimism in a recovery. >> the measurable process we are making on reducing crime, it game violence and homelessness phil is one of the reasons i am filled with hope for 2012. we will miles of these problems without a stable economy inste

they married in burlington on october 4, 1905.the couple eventually took a $27 a month watching at 21 rattan tinpot of a pleasant, but modest weight frame duplex. i attended the furnishings of it myself he wrote and what it was ready, mrs. coolidge in iowa over to it in about two weeks our first break came on the evening of the tenders seven. the fragrance of the class which covers the window fills the room at the penn addictions with another leg. we called and chimed in and honor my father. it was all very wonderful to watch. they like the house where children came to us in the neighbors were so kind. we could've had a more pretentious home, we still clung to it. so long as i live there, i could be independent and serve the public without ever thinking that i could not maintain my position if i lost my office. all the while, coolidge kept rising in power. he won a term of the massachusetts house traveling to boston to carry with him a letter of introduction. in fact, like a singed cat, he's better than he looks. his political phi

even burlington, vermont, a flowery at best. some of the accumulations through southern portions of quebec. a few spots down east maine. a system that could actually develop into a sub tropical system over the next couple of days, a sub tropical depression. certainly keep that one in mind. meanwhile here's a look at the region. let's check out your local forecast. boston, mass, coming in at 47 degrees. may be able to get to around 50 by the afternoon. sunshine across the area. raleigh, north carolina, still temperatures in the 50s. beautiful numbers. likely to last at least through the first half of this week. so, you know, at least for the most part, lynn, we start off today on theed my side of things. later in the week we'll talk about a cooldown. >>> also coming up, job numbers are looking up, france will still fly, and why a giant super bowl victory may be good for your stocks. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a bunch of relative unknowns knock off the big screen big name at the box office.

burlington today. these balmy conditions will be continuing. a strong wind gusts from the south and southwest. i think there may be a few scattered sprinkles as we go into the afternoon but here is our futurecast for tomorrow. i think these temperatures may be a little bit low, probably only in the low 40's. we will be rising to 60 and then on thursday, the temperature closing in on 70 degrees, so when you get up and go out tomorrow, 35 to 40 degrees, a pretty comfortable. a light southwesterly wind. it will pick up tomorrow, as it did today a bit, so a bit on the breezy side, but temperatures near 60 degrees. this february running almost five degrees above average with a southwesterly wind. thursday near 70 degrees. some passing showers, and then much colder air. the last part of friday -- february, i am not done with you yet. then back into the 20's. by the way we were blogging about dust storms as seen from space today. no sign of a repeat of last week. >> ok. very good. >> out in college park tonight, the terms and the hurricanes. >> yes wh

investigating after three people were killed in this train derailment near the canadian city of burlington six cars derailed as the train headed to toronto. two train engineers and a trainee killed, 45 people sent to hospitals. >>> demonstrators threw grenades a at u.s. military outpost in afghanistan. 7 personnel have been reported wounded and one protester killed. protests over the anger of the burning of korans at base last week. >>> osama bin laden's compound will be no more. it's being torn down. a crap is knocking

the rail cars left the tracks in burlington, ontario yesterday. 75 people on board were traveling from niagara falls to toronto. those who died were employees of the railroad. 45 passengers were also injured in this. the crash caused minor damage to nearby build explings now the national transportation safety board of canada is investigating the cause of the crash. >>> mitt romney and rick santorum will be squaring off tomorrow in michigan. santorum is hoping an appeal to religious conservatives will help him stage a primary upset. danielle nottingham has more on the final push to win michigan. >> mitt romney is making his closing pitch in michigan. >> if you want somebody who will change washington and bring us more jobs and less debt and smaller government, then i'm your guy. >> the former massachusetts governor won this state five years ago. but -- rick santorum is breathing down romney's neck. he said romney is not conservative enough for republicans. >> we need somebody to give people a different vision for america about who we are. >> santorum's appeal toee advantage gelical -- t

and the next slide shows approximately 91 miles between the white river plant and the burlington, vermont, plant processing center. if the consolidation of operations at these facilities is approved there's an expected annual savings of $8 million. the business case shows us in the preliminary data that the mail processing work hour savings are estimated to be $3.3 million annually. the mail process management savings are estimated to be $487,000. the maintenance savings, $3.2 million annually. there are other miscellaneous savings in there these are the major categories that we gave you here tonight. often times they have to change jobs, hours and work locations. all are in agreements with the unions in the study were to go guard. the study shows a net reduction of 50 employees. an attempt will be made to put them inin the district. so it's taking the number of positions in the three plants involve involv involved and after the study if we were to close white river junction there would be a net increase of 51 positions for the facilities the consolidation would support a two to three day

this is the scene in burlington, ontario, about 40 miles west of toronto. officials say there were 75 passengers on brdoa as well as four crew members. the train was going from niagara falls to toronto. it went off the track about 3:30 this afternoon. it was both dry and sunny when this happened. we'll stay on top of this for changes in the story. >>> we turn now to decision 2012. mitt romney getting an endorsement ahead of the ed her supportrizona primaries. of mitt romney this morning on "meet the press." she also made the announcement at the governors conference this weekend. romney is g support as rick santorum tries to explain his latest comments about president obama. he called the president "a snob for saying he thinks all americans should go to college. >> whatever the case may be, all of those things are very important and worthwhile professions we should not look down our nose at and say they are less because you didn't get a four-year college degree. >> whoever wins, the race may not be settled until may. >>> a federal trial over the nation's wor

passenger train derailed today killing at these at least three people and injuring many others in burlington, on tarrio, about 40 miles west of toronto. 75 people were on that train. police say several passengers remain trapped tonight. they have not said what caused that derailment. still to come here, secretary of state clinton [ female announcer ] experience dual-action power, with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. if you sleep in your contact lenses. lucky for you, air optix brand has a lens approved for up to 30 days and nights of continuous wear. [ male announcer ] that's why they're recommended most for people who sleep in their lenses. visit airoptix.com for a free one-month trial offer. why you fell in love with her in the first place. and why you still feel the same. but your erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment'

areas from albany north wards to burlington, all of vermont, all of new hampshire, southern maine and it looks like if you're north of the mass. pike you'll be doing shoveling tonight and tomorrow. this will continue overnight tonight. the timing of this if you're in hartford, boston, providence, your evening drive home today will be in the snow with snow covered roads. it should actually continue overnight, especially in northern new england. the other side of this storm, we talked about the tornadoes at the beginning of this weather forecast. we'll have more severe weather today. it will regenerate later this afternoon. atlanta, all of mississippi, tennessee, kentucky. again, the big story, richard, overnight, bran son, missouri hit by a tornado. we'll have pictures coming to you shortly. >> a lot happening today. banks getting generous. blue chips have a break through. new technology to solve your senior moments. your first look at business headlines is straight ahead for you. >> coming up, the capitals rally. the celtics get back on track and the nets brook lopez takes down the ma

three employees died and 45 passengers were injured yesterday when a train went off the tracks in burlington, ontario, just west of toronto. the crash also caused minor damage to some nearby buildings. >>> this morning, former south african president nelson mandela is back home. doctors released the 93-year-old from the hospital yesterday. they performed minor surgery to determine the cause of abdominal pains. they did not find anything seriously wrong, they say. the nobel peace prize winner was elected south africa's first black president after spending 27 years in prison fighting apartheid. >>> some area businesses helped a group of military wives get ready for their husbands' return. the wives received a day of pampering including haircuts, massages, and make-up tips. salons from around the area chipped in thousands of dollars of service the for the military wives. other than the obvious fun of getting a free makeover, the women say it was a great opportunity it meet each other and relate to the same experiences as military wives. >> we're getting to meet each other, some of us for the fi

that reason we have never really called them as a witness and i might say that we know that the burlington, northern santa fe railroad has direct route right into canada and albert a and if the pipeline is not built, maybe some of that oil will move by rail into the u.s. and of course, the owner of that railroad is warren buffett. we have not made any effort to call warren buffett to testify in this hearing because even though his company might benefit if the pipeline is not built, with we do not think he has a direct financial interest in it. and i really in my view do not view, warren buffett and the coke brothers any different on this situation. so, i simply wanted to mention that. i would also say that the state department, when it issued the final environmental impact statement in august of 2011 actually made the comment that it would be better to build this this pipeline than to not build the pipeline. if you were looking at the two options, it would be better to build it than to not build it. and so, other pipeline projects requiring a presidential permit usually take 18 to 24 month

bigger picture, light snow here and there across northern reaches of maine, maybe a flurry towards burlington. activity pushing off the coastline and the rest of us from chicago to new york and down towards d.c. there's a look at some of the showers for south florida. you see some of the heavy rain embedded off the coastline. really from miami down along the florida keys. we see the best chances for the heavier showers today. we keep a close eye on the disturbance. this area of low pressure off western cuba that could at least produce decent rainfall through the next couple of days. the north, maybe a few isolated thunderstorms. even if we do see more development of this system, it's primarily a rainmaker as it moves through the north and east as a slight chance over the next 24 to 36 hours it could earn a name as a subtropical storm. right now it has to get to subtropical depression. it's mainly the rainfall potential through south florida. there's a look at some of the snow in colorado. mostly through southwestern portions of colorado, may get that through aspen and vail. maybe extending to

especially areas like burlington, vermont, could end up with 6 to 12 inches of snow. the mountains will get a good deal of snow too. if you have skiing plans this weekend you'll get fresh powder. otherwise, watch out, thunderstorms in the southeast. happy to say, jonathan, things calm down over the weekend. no big storms. it's colder, but it's going to be windy around here, even new york city could see 60-mile-per-hour winds tonight into tomorrow which will get everyone's attention. >> wow. washington, d.c., 76 degrees? >> they're going to be very warm, but then it's going to be colder tomorrow. >> i'm telling you, lobsters in a pot, bill. lobsters in a pot. >> i want to see that sou cow, i'm impressed. maybe a triple axle. >> thanks, bill. >> leave that one alone. in sports spring training is just getting under way but reigning national league mvp ryan braun got to celebrate an early "w" yesterday when he became the first major league baseball player to successfully appeal a suspension resulting from a positive drug test. a three-man panel voted 2-1 to uphold braun's

up around burlington, some of the mountains getting some additional light snow.ll blow through this morning and clear it out for a breezy cooler afternoon. with the next snow that will come in during the day wednesday, even areas like new york city will start as snow, but that will quickly change over to rain for new york city. but areas of central and northern new england, this should be an all snow event. and late snow during the day thursday. probably won't especially he said up thursday evening, so 6 to 12 inches for a good swathe of northern new england. be one of the more widespread snows for central and northern new england this winter. so today is just fine. cooler than yesterday in just about all areas, but not bad. typical late winter day around here. and then as we go through the middle of the country, we'll watch that blizzard developing later this season up in the dakotas. >> i've been out west and there's no snow out there. >> they're it actually getting a bit, too. >> thank you so much. >>> justin bieber is not happy with joustin bieber. plus angel

>> hello and welcome to the "journal" coming to you from dw in burlington the i am serra carrot -- sarah kelly. >> i am richard walker. more than 500 billion euros to try to prevent another credit crunch. >> war of words. belarus accuses the u.s. of escalating tensions over a decision to withdraw its ambassaors. >> a heavyweight clash in soccer as germany prepares to face off against france in an international friendly later tonight. ♪ >> the ecb has been showering europe's banks with money again, and they're taking all the cheap loans they can get. >> 529.5 billion euros is the number. that brings the total pumped out of the european central bank to over one trillion euros in the past couple of months. >> part of a special operation to prevent another credit crunch in europe's banking system. the hope is banks will use some of the money to keep telling governments afloat as well. >> we will be asking our markets reporter what this means. first, this report on the ecb's latest crisis-fighting move. >> is this bank in trouble? or this one? maybe this one? some 800 financial institutions h

complete coverage of the republican convention this weekend in burlington on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. >>> just in tonight, another green light for another south bay stadium. this time it's the san jose earthquakes that are celebrating after the san jose planning commission gave them the go ahead. >> i think the key thing is we had a very successful night, i'm thrilled with the turnout, it was unbelievable. 50 or 100 at the door turned away. we were fire code in there, and i think it really carried the day. >> the venue will go up. the city had already approved permits for the facility, but neighbors had concerns about potential noise and lights and appealed the city decision. that appeal was denied tonight. the president of the earthquakes says crews will break down on the stadium this year. 49ers will also break down on their new stadium in santa clara this year. >>> if you have a problem with one of your neighbors, probably not like this. an eyesore on the ground and the sky. the san jose trash pile visible on google maps. it's not a dump, it's a home in a quiet neighborhood. >>> a

later on tonight will be up in northern new england where we could pick up six to 12 inches from burlington up to northern maine. everyone else in new england, this is the worst of it. it's about over with. a little surprise snow out there, not what you want on your friday morning for your drive. >> no. all right. bill, thanks so much. coming up, oil bubbles over. apple talks dividends. and is the maid of the mist a thing of the past. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, a scary moment for danica patrick, the heat put an end to lin sanity and a ruling on the ryan braun drug suspension. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do business at lightning-fast speeds. we'll take all the strawberries, dave. you got it, kid. we have a winner. we're definitely gonna need another one. small businesses that want to grow use 4g lte technology from verizon. i wonder how she does it. that's why she's the boss. because the

and he said he was working for covington and burlington and he couldn't take the job. well, what was he going to do? and my friend from covington, who was a classmate said, well, there's that fella up in northwestern wisconsin, maybe he'd do it. and so he called me, and i said yes. >> why? >> well, because i wanted to do it. i suppose also i didn't want to be at this point in my life sitting in a rocking chair on a front porch in new richmond, wisconsin, and wondering if i missed something. >> but your dad did it all his life. wasn't he a lawyer from there? >> yeah, he was good, too. but he was much broader than just new richmond, wisconsin. he was a leader in the wisconsin bar association. he was a counsel for a major company in minneapolis. he was a hell of a good trial lawyer. exceptional. >> so, you're 39 years old, and you came to washington, served the six months with the eisenhower administration. who asked you to stay on and continue as first assistant to the civil rights division assistant attorney general? >> well, brian, nobody asked me. i just worked hard,

having been found dead and dozens injured as a canadian passenger train derailed near the city of burlington express was over to toronto from the garra falls area with about seventy five people on board to carriages came off the tracks close to railway station imagine securities and are working to free those who remain trapped in the wreckage police have yet to release further details of that accident. a car full of explosives has been rounding into a church in nigeria killing at least three people and wounding several others the church was packed with sunday morning worshippers on this site a target struck in the city over trials the radical islamist group boko haram is being blamed for the no one has yet admitted carrying out their attack the sect killed over three hundred people this year in its quest to impose sharia law. colombia's left we we fight rebels have announced they will free turn security officers held for fourteen days and they also promised abandoned kidnappings though it's believed ransoms and drug trafficking are their main source of income three months ago four hostages w

people have been found dead and dozens injured after a passenger train derailed near the city of burlington in canada the express was on free to toronto from the niagara falls area with about seventy five people aboard so two carriages came off the tracks close to railway station emergency crews are now working to free those who remain trapped in the wreckage police have yet to release further details of the accident. one man has been killed and one thousand injured after a night club shooting in the u.s. state of tennessee police say the incident was triggered by a dispute among club visitors evidence suggests at least three people fired one hundred guns into the crowd one of the victims is in a critical condition at a local hospital. a car full of explosives has been rammed into a church in nigeria killing at least three people and wounding several others the church was packed with sunday morning worshippers when the suicide attackers struck in the city of draws the radical islamist group boko haram is being blamed although no one has yet admitted carrying out that tack the sect killed ov

they say buck compton died off the weekend p in burlington, washington. he was 90 years old. he was known for heading the team of lawyers that prosecuted sirhan for the killing of robert f. kennedy. back in a minute with more washington today.

it happened this afternoon in burlington, ontario. about 40 miles west of toronto. authorities say 75 people were on that train when it derailed. the three who died were employees. nearly four dozen passengers were also hurt. that crash also caused minor damage to some nearby buildings. >>> nelson mandela back at home tonight. the former south african president was released from the hospital after being treated for long-standing abdominal pains. doctors ran several tests, found nothing seriously wrong with him. mandela is 93 years old. he hasn't made a significant public appearance in about two years. he was hospitalized a year ago for a respiratory condition. >>> well, here's a reason to get those taxes filed earlier this year. the longer you wait, the more likely it is that a tech-savvy thief will steal your refund. it's become common practice to steal people's identities to get their tax refund. that crime has exploded from about 49,000 cases in 2010 to more than 260,000 cases this year. in florida it's almost like a drug epidemic there. they recently busted a wh

saratoga, san mateo burlington, mid-60s and rain tonight clearing on wednesday the rest of the week looksve? >>> san francisco drivers are paying an average of 82-cents per gallon but they warn it could sound like a real bargain and they say it could jack up prices another 60 cents per gallon. but that's the lower -- 20 seconds lower set in 2008. throw iters are no longer going to be in the front door. some are being told they will also help restock shelves. some are worried they will not be able to keep their jobs but others say it will let them react with more customers. >>> well the chronicle and its cast of relative unknowns topped the box office, a movie about teens who gain abilities pulled in an estimated $20 billion slightly ahead of the woman in black. but industry analysts say the numbers are so close, the two movies could switch spots when the final numbers come in today. >>> and a final investigation into a u.s. marine how the tragic hazing death now leads to yet another trial. >>> have you tried, it is starting tomorrow, stay tuned for more. . >>> a second marine is going on

you do not have to travel far to find cold weather. 34 in syracuse. 28 in burlington, vermont. 38 in detroit. cooler air will come in tomorrow. it will be around 50. rain is going to develop in a warm front. this pattern suggests we have some sort of storm to affect the area. 80's and upper-70's along the gulf coast. as this moves eastward tomorrow, a warm front will develop and that will approach the area. that will be the mechanism plus high pressure off the coast to set us up for rain through most of the day along with cool temperatures. this will progress quickly through the area. by thursday, the first day of march, right back to a sunni weather pattern -- sunny weather pattern. by the time the rain and, these are some of the projected totals from our computer model. 0.6 inch in frederick. 0.8 inches in baltimore. a little bit less to the south and west in the metro area. tomorrow is leap day. temperatures will start in the upper-30's and climb to the upper-40's by noon. looking ahead to the first day of march, sunny, breezy, mild, partly cloudy. by friday, another cold front wi

i came down from occupied burlington vermont today too be here. [applause] i am inspired by the number people who have risen enough to the protest or the bullying of the mayor can e leads in many respects through the occupied movement. do you think the occupy movement has the potential to revolutionize the stem to the point* to topple the power that has corrupted the rule of law? what will the movement need to achieve and overcome in order to do this? >> i think the occupied movements which are all over the country and all over the world are a very exciting development and inspiring in a lot of ways and unprecedented. nothing quite like them in the past which makes sense this is an unprecedented period in many ways. what can they achieve? they have put things or shifted the range of discussion. at the very least say laid down a lake -- a legacy come in there are short-term things they could achieve which is quite urgent. so to take one and a couple of weeks, the deficit commission for it to reach its decision is their real negative iger at the hea

that helps drop the temperatures three blows zero in caribou, maine, to decrease in burlington, vermont boston, 41 at bwi marshall. it warmed up above normal temperatures in the afternoon, holding at 50 downtown. western maryland with temperatures in the 30's and 40's. overnight, clear skies. future-cast, some cloud cover moving in late tonight. those are the leading clouds ahead of the western blizzard. that system will come in over the weekend. some of the cloud cover, thin clouds are arriving, late tonight. 25-32, the wind will be calm, sunset at 5:29. high pressure off the coast, the western storm, blizzard conditions on the northwest side. stormy, springlike conditions of the gulf coast of louisiana. the storm track along the virginia-north carolina border. there will be moisture, but without the cold air in the east, most of our precipitation will be the rain. the snow is still coming down in the foothills of the rockies, parts of nebraska, south dakota. another stripe of very heavy snow expected tortes omaha, parts of iowa, approaching chicago the next few days. on this end of th

i know in burlington, vermont, we helped bring that around some years ago.kids from all over the city of burlington getting their dental care. at one particular school it is working phenomenally well. we have similar programs in ri richford. madam president, i wanted to mention that i think the time is now for the congress to begin addressing this issue. and one of the things that i've done recently is on my web site, which is sanders.senate.gov, i have asked people from all over the country to tell us their stories in terms of what happens if they don't -- they are or members of their family don't have access to dental care. and we have received, madam president, more than 1,200 stories from vermont and all over this country. and those stories are heartbreaking because they tell the tales of people who are suffering every day, who simply don't have the money to go to a dentist to take care of their dental needs. parents who are worried about their kids and pointing out how hard it is to find affordable dental care in their communities. and if people wanted

newt gingrich is going to address the party faithful in burlington next saturday. >> yes.hil ma tear checks in. we wants to know what to expect and what they want from the supporters. >> newt gingrich here in the bay area and giving interviews. the republicans will be meeting in burlinggame with the contest insane. it will be interesting to see what is the thumb for these kids. >> the only reason they are here is to mine for gold, just like the democrats. that is all you do when you come to northern california, you look for the nuggets. that is what the republicans are looking for. george bush did the same thing. >> it is interesting, with the republican primaries, it is really sort of set conventional wisdom on its head. usually the republican nominations wrapped up after south carolina. now it is going on and on. i think in part because of the media availability. when these guys show up, people are getting interviewed and getting on air and getting their message to the conserve values. >> yes. when you talk about the money, he needs the money in northern california to ke

a train went off the tracks in burlington, ontario, yesterday afternoon, west of toronto. the crash caused minor damage to nearby wetlandings. >>> wikileaks says -- buildings. >>> wikileaks says it is planning to release more than five million emails from an intelligence company. wikileaks says the emails show the inner workings of stratfer, a security-based think tank. the files show how the u.s. government attacked wikileaks' founder julian assange. stratfer's ceo acknowledged the stolen information but does not believe that wikileaks will find anything significant. >>> overnight, russian police arrested several people and charged them with plotting to senate prime minister vladimir -- assassinate prime minister vladimir putin. they say the group was planning an attack after the election in which he's expected to reclaim the presidency. ukrainian officials say the group was arrested last month for trying to manufacture explosives. officials believe the suspects are connected to a chechen rebel leader. >>> a black and white film with barely any spoken words is all the buz

were killed and 45 passengers were injured yesterday afternoon when a train went off the tracks in burlingtontario, just west of toronto. the crash also caused minor damage to some nearby buildings. >>> this morning, former south african president nelson mandela is back home. doctors released the 93-year-old from the hospital. they performed minor surgery to determine the cause of abdominal pains he was experiencing. they didn't find anything wrong or seriously wrong. the nobel peace prize winner was elected as south africa's first black president after spending 27 years in prison fighting against apartheid. >>> moving on, 5:21. 37 degrees. still chilly outside. looks like we might have a nice day ahead. right, tom? >>> yes, indeed. a southwesterly flow should get us to the 60s by later this afternoon. it's a cold start this morning. you need to layer up heading to work and school. right now we're in the 20s throughout much of virginia, west virginia, as well as maryland. in montgomery county, though, right near freezing as is arlington and prince george's county and fairfax county. in the di

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