. >>> caroline kennedy may have a high-profile diplomatic job in the administration. bloomberg news is reporting that the late president's daughter is the top contender for the next u.s. ambassador to japan. kennedy is the president's top choice. but her background check is not complete. >>> some weather this morning. there's plenty of digging out to do, now that this week's blizzard has blown through. small towns from oklahoma all the way to the great lakes, dealing with massive amounts of heavy snow. the storm is blamed for at least six deaths in kansas. and in michigan, it was enough to set a snowfall record there. that city has been buried in 53 inches of snow just this month. the old record was 46 inches. >> wow. >>> and as for today, michigan could get a bit more snow, believe it or not. along with northern new york and new england. light snow also in the appalachians and in the western mountains. rain for the northwest coast and showers in florida. >> spring-like temperatures in the southwest. in the 50s for most of the east coast. and seasonable readings throu

so did caroline kennedy. cqueline kennedy onassis actually led the effort to save grand station from the wrecking ball in the 1970s. >>> coming up we'll tell you which smartphone users have the highest >>> in tonight's consumer alert an important recall for parents and caregivers. check your medicine cabinet for any triaminic or theraflu warming relief syrup. the consumer product safety commission is recalling those medications because it turns out kids can get through those child resistant caps. the company novartis health said it distributed the last batch more than a year ago of the product. >>> love your iphone but hate the bill? according to a new poll from consumer intelligence research partners, 60% of iphone users say they pay over $100 for their monthly service. 50% of android users pay the same, but blackberries and windows mobile users pay less. researchers say the carriage fees that cell providers have to pay is likely the reason, not overuse. >>> game day is no longer just for the guys. female fan

bloomberg news reporting that caroline kennedy is a leading candidate to be the ambassador to japan.been a long of the time supporter of president obama. >>> the white house is expected to lend its support to the fight in the supreme court against california's prop 8. the obama administration is expected to file what's called a friend of the court brief. the high court is expected to hear oral arguments starting march 26th. >>> yesterday, the supreme court heard arguments for and against the voting rights act. during the court session, justice scalia called the landmark legislation as, quote, the perpetuation of racial entitlement. here's how reverend al sharpton reacted on "politics nation." >> as one that got beaten on that bridge and that watched what you watched, to hear voting rights referred to as a racial entitlement, i mean, what -- how do you react to that? what were you thinking? >> it was unreal, unbelievable, almost shocking for a member of the court to use certain language. i can see politicians and even members of congress but it is just appalling to me. it is an affron

caroline kennedy along with her uncle, the late senator ted kennedy, were early supporters of presidentesident. you remember that high profile campaign event in january of 2008 at american university here in washington. the symbolic passing of the torch from the kennedys to obama. there it is. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidenc

. >> and caroline kennedy the daughter of robert f.. >> according to the hollywood reporter cox is set to be on the episode of go on. the character will be set up on dates. the episode is said to air in april. >> for hollywood minute i'm christina mutchler . >> still ahead new details with boeing's dreamlinr . what airline has cut their airplane completely. the kron 4 morning news continues. san francisco is dry for now but there is rain on the way. 0ñ@Ñ >> 4:30. >> top stores we are following this morning. >> new details on the kevin collins story. >> and fairfield police are now teaming up with the fbi to search for the person who killed a 13 year-old girl. what the parents have to say, coming up. >> and we're watching the weather this morning is rain is headed to the bay area with erica. good morning. >> good morning. you can see light rain for the sonoma airport, light rain around a clover dale area. this is impacting your ride on high 101. >> you will need to use your when show wipers rain for the rest of us by midmorning. the sou

. >>> caroline kennedy, a leading contender to be the next u.s. ambassador to canada.mocratic official telling fox news, kennedy has been a strong supporter of president obama and of course the late daughter of the late president kennedy and jacqueline kennedy onassis. those are the top headlines at this hour. back to tracy. tracy: jamie colby, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. tracy: now the latest on boeing. a one-time very slight of the grounded dreamliner has just landed in everett, washington. it took off from texas earlier today. meanwhile federal safety firms are not sure what caused a fire on a dreamliner in boston one month ago today. we have rich edson in washington with the latest on this. are we any closer, rich? >> good afternoon, tracy. that's right there was the one-time flight from texas to washington state. the faa allowed it with just the operational staff. this wasn't a flight that had passengers on it though boeing is pushing to have test flights with the faa the faa says it is reviewing that proposal. here at the national transportation safet

. >>> and caroline kennedy may soon have a high-profile diplomatic job in the administration. the former president's daughter is the top contender as the next u.s. ambassador to japan. sources say she's the president's tope choice, but her background check is simply not complete yet. >>> more than 100 top republicans have signed a legal brief being filed today in the supreme court declaring that gays do have a constitutional right to marry. dozens of corporate executives have also filed statements. it's all part of the legal maneuvering ahead of the court's consideration of california's proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. justices will hear the case at the end of next month. seems to be a real sea change. even republicans now signing on to this idea of gay marriage. it's gaining some traction, but whether it moves the court to is anyone's guess. >> certainly not what you were expecting or anyone was expecting, especially from the republican side. >> exactly. times are changing. >>> well, diana, i know you do have a very small tattoo. >> tiny. maybe. >> very little. >>

another name you'll recognize, caroline kennedy. has not been asked to be appointed to any particular country. she has not been vetted for any particular country so this is very early stages. but they are looking at her for a posting. big picture dialing this back, wolf, again, none of it even that unusual. this is what presidents tend to do. they award their political donors with nice jobs like this. why is this different? because the president, president obama said he would be different and so we're pointing out, this really does seem to be more of the same, wolf. >> let's shift gears briefly to those forced spending cuts that go into effect tomorrow night at midnight. i take it the president has just released a statement on his meeting tomorrow with the bipartisan congressional leadership? >> that's right. he has released a statement talking both about the bill that passed today in the senate, congratulating democrats on passing their bill but it failed because it didn't get 60 votes, and then saying that it's time for everybody

. >>> new courts that caroline kennedy is being considered for the role as u.s. ambassador to japan. the daughter of the late john f. kennedy is a top contender is reportedly being vetted for the position. the 55-year-old kennedy has been a longtime supporter of the president since the 2008 for office. >>> and an update in a story we brought you back in july. the canadian youth hockey coach caught on camera tripping a 13-year-old on the opposing team has now been sentenced to 15 days in jail and 12 months of probation for that incident. the boy he tripped fractured his wrist in the fall. >>> and this video shows what might happen when you push your girlfriend over the edge. when this adventure junkie was filming this incredible video of the world's most epic rope swing. he might have been too pushy with his risk-taker girlfriend. >> are you ready? >> please don't push me. please don't. >> i am not. i'm not going to push you, i'm not going to push you. >> what did she say? >> i just got dumped. >> the video was produced by youtube all-star devin supertramp. no wor

. >> shannon: did you know that caroline harrison was the first first lady to have is a christmas tree in the white house or jackie kennedyst to have a press secretary? the new series explores the women behind america's most powerful men. series producer andy oak and executive producer mark farkas here to tell us about the project and how it got started just in time for president's day weekend. welcome. >> thanks for having us. >> glad to be here. >> shannon: andy, what are we going to learn? >> an interesting component of the series is the location shoots that were going on and doing in addition to their time in the white house. we care about these women because they are first ladies. we care about them because of their husbands but they have lives before the president icy and lives after the presidency. for instance, martha, washington, we have been to four different places to put the puzzle pieces in for the big picture. been to philadelphia, valley forge, mount vernon, of course, a huge part of the story and also gone to williamsburg to learn about martha, washington, before she was martha, washington, with her first