c-span: were they bushies? >> guest: no, no, my parents are commonly known as neo-conservatives, the leaders of the movement of former '60s leftists who moved to the right during the late '60s and 1970s, alarmed by what they saw as an anti-american turn in the leftist culture and a corresponding procommunist or anti-anti-communist development in foreign policy and the view of the soviet union in the world. c-span: did you go through that period at all? >> guest: i went through it as a child and as a teenager -- i watched it. i myself can't claim having ever been on the left, i'm afraid. but i inherit the mantle of the neo-conservative by birth. c-span: where did you grow up? >> guest: i grew up in new york city. c-span: where did you go to school? >> guest: i went to the university of chicago. c-span: studying what? >> guest: political philosophy with a then-obscure political philosophy professor named allan bloom, who several years later would come to some fame as the author of "the closing of the american min

so to in, i'm bright eyed and bushy tailed, four loads already into the truck. it's just -- it's odd the schedule that we keep but sometimes it can help. >> reporter: sounds good. we should have clarified you're not moving out of state. just across town. still going to be with us. >> reporter: i love baltimore and maryland i don't want to go anywhere! we're just moving to a bigger place. we need a little more space right now. >> i still don't know how i feel about that hat. >> reporter: here's the deal with 9 hat, all right. i got my orioles gear on. and my ravens mug. all maryland, all baltimore but the only cap, by the way, that's your bedhead for you. >> it's ok. >> reporter: it's the only hat i didn't pack. i didn't want to cross the stream. >> got it. >> reporter: baltimore, baltimore, arkansas. i just turned the hat around. >> i guess you're going to need it. the off and on rain we're going to get. >> reporter: good. you tell linda i hold her accountable. >> you mean lynette. don't blame me. >> reporter: i have to blame you too. her as well. >> see you bac

the last guy that dressed up as the statue of liberty with the big bushy beard was the best statue of liberty ever. it's california, i don't know. but it's one that i think more than any other voter registration thing we've done draws a lot of television media, which is often very difficult to get. you know, it highlights that the deadline is coming up and we had a gentleman who came through it about ten to 12:00 on the last day. and he took his feet out the window and he said, i'm in my house slippers. i have never registered to vote before. i'm 59 years old, but i'm going to do it this time. and that's the kind of story that you, you know, that we all go to our graves with. so if you do it, send me some pictures because it would be really fun to see the different regional. of course, if you do it in some states you're going to need to be in a snowmobile suit. >> thank you. anyone planning for special events for national voter registration month or national voter registration day? not yet. oh, please. >> so on the non-profit side, the number of youth organizations and other civic org

the other in early 20s 6'1" with long bushy hair. >>> tournament of road parade is set to begin. anti-wall street protesters vow to make their presence known. the occupy movement planned to be that pasadena complete with banners and a giant octopus float. they face a thousand dollars fine and a possible jail time if they disturb that parade. >>> as for the official parade floats, they're getting their final touches. it's the 122nd year for the annual new year's extravaganza. our coanchor and weather guy never been there. keep with the tradition, thousands camped out overnight to reserve their spots for good views of the parade. >> when the parade comes, the flowers are fresh and you can smell the flowers and you have front row seat. it's just a joyous time. >> about 700,000 spectators is expected to line the 5.5 route. 40million will watch like most of us on tv. the clydesdale horse will not take lars in the festivities. -- part. >>> the parade will be preshowed and the rose bowl coming up today as well. >> lot of fans will be watching another road parade. >> the cardinals will b

very closely, with that bushy tail, squirrel and rat. you look at the rat, cute.at, disgusting. >> and squirrels can paint. >> elephants can paint. all kind of animals can paint. >> chimps. >> not me, though. let's get to it. right now, our temperature at reagan national in the 30s, we are on the cold side to start your morning. it will be a cold day. listen, even this afternoon with some sunshine building in here in the next couple of hours. definitelily bundle up here. it's going to be chilly when kits head home. 27 in frederick. that temperature is falling. haggerstown, when i got here this morning, haggerstown was 34 degrees. it's now 20 degrees there. they have fallen 14 degrees. a lot to talk about, trying to get it in here quickly. wake-up with sunshine. clipper out of here. we have this little piece of energy still flying. they have a winter storm watch in chicago. that's going to come gliding in here later this afternoon and tonight. the clouds move in this afternoon and tonight, we will be dealing with the potential for a little wintry mix, not going to