in 1954 when i was 13 years old about to go into the eighth grade, my dad moved the family to casper, wyoming had a choice between montana and wyoming, he picked wyoming. and it was a good thing because lynne and i grew up together. i first took her out when she was 16 years old, we'll celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary come august -- [applause] but if dad had picked montana instead of wyoming, of course, i would never have married lynne, she would have married somebody else. and as she said the other night, then he would have been vice president -- [laughter] ms. . [applause] >> i don't recall that that was one of the jokes you were supposed to tell. [laughter] >> i'm a freelancer now that i'm unchained. [laughter] we're here tonight to talk specifically about a magnificent book that lynne has written about james madison. it's got some great reviews, and we're on the book circuit, so to speak. i've been to the nixon events here before sponsored by the nixon library when i had other books to write, to publish. and now we wanted to have an opportunity, obviously, for lynne to present hers.

great thing about it in retrospect was lynne's mother was the secretary to the police chief in casper wyoming. we didn't make the move that might that hadn't been reported to her at home. [laughter] >> one last question from a student from chapman university. >> can you share some of the influential authors that would have influenced james madison's writings? >> i'm sorry the microphone wasn't close enough and i could not hear. >> can you share what would be some of the most influential authors and changing his beliefs? >> he had of classical education and in the run-up to the constitutional convention he undertook a study project reading classical accounts of previous attempts at establishing a republic. and he saw where they had gone astray and that helps inform his proposal of the constitutional convention so classical sources were important to him. but practical sources were important as well. he not only wrote what had happened to past republics, he wrote what was wrong with the current one and that he had learned from serving in state government, serving in the continental congress. he

great thing about it in retrospect was lynne's mother was the secretary to the police chief in casper wyomingn't make the move that

most areas near casper, wyoming we'll see snow, 6 to 9 inches.omorrow, we'll see snow in central anybody nebraska. today that snow is through the rockies with rain showers. could see strong storms kansas, oklahoma, the ex tex. tomorrow, that area of snow will spread to the northern plains, south dakota and nebraska. from minnesota down to louisiana, we are looking at the chance of heavy rain. the east coast enjoying a warm-up. >>> i'm brittney shipp. as we head to the rest of today, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. chilly conditions. temperatures between 42 and 46. so if you're planning on heading out to eagle gai game, it woulda cold start. down to the mid-30s when you head home. "7-day forecast" shows warmer temperatures by wednesday. >>> and that's your latest forecast. erica? >> dylan, thanks. >>> this weekend proved once again religious films can be a huge draw at the box office. "exodus" is the late toast hit the screens. a good book often translates to hollywood success. >> "exodus gods and kings" is a story told in epic hollywood fashio

most areas up near casper, wyoming. that's where we'll see most of our snow about 6 to 9 inches.ee some snow through north central parts of nebraska and up into south dakota. today all that snow is back through the rocky with some rain thundershowers. we could see some strong storms from kansas, oklahoma, down into texas and that area of snow will spread into the northern plains, south dakota and nebraska, especially from minnesota right down into louisiana, we are looking at the chance of some heavy rain and then the east coast enjoying a little bit of a warm up. we should top out in the 50s >>> good sunday morning to you. we're wake up the cloudy skies. the radar and you can see the green returns there. that's some low level moisture that is showing up ahead of our next storm system. today will be a dry day for most of us. if you live north of the golden gate bridge expect the showers to rooif. 63 in the peninsula. cloudy skies for the north bay this afternoon. >>> and that's your latest forecast, iraq ka. forecast. erica? >> dylan, thanks. >>> this weekend proved once again re

mostly rain, but from casper, wyoming to colorado, we could have higher elevation snow.will have 3 to 6 inches. up to flagstaff and we start to push this system east into tomorrow. today, though, foggy spots in the upper midwest and great lakes and chicago. most of the eastern half of the country enjoying high pressure. temperatures warming up. we should be >>> good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. 6:07 your time now. waking up to showers off the coast. you'll notice everywhere else dry conditions. looking at fog across the east bay and north bay. otherwise plenty of sunshine. temperatures back into the 40s. 45 south bay. a few isolated 30s in the inland valleys. this afternoon, temperatures not very warm. >>> and that's your latest forecast. lester. >> dylan, thanks. later this afternoon, santa claus is coming to town. in fact, thousands are coming to town. a massive bar crawl known as santa-con. it has developed a reputation often for the wrong reasons. nbc's francis rivera has more. >> lester, they are getting ready. cities are bracing for a floo

mostly rain, but from casper, wyoming to colorado, we could have higher elevation snow.will have 3 to 6 inches. up to flagstaff and we start to push this system east into tomorrow. today, though, foggy spots in the upper midwest and great lakes and chicago. most of the eastern half of the country enjoying high pressure. temperatures warming up. we should be around average with >>> a good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. off to a cold start. chilly throughout the day. northwesterly breeze feeling colder than the air temperature. winds out of the northwest t 5 to 15 miles per hour. up to 42 today. quiet day. another quiet day on sunday, up to 46. above normal for this time of year. milder on monday, 48. 50 on tuesday. might see a shower or two. and then by wednesday, we're going to bring back sunshine, breezy, 46. high of 45. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest forecast. lester. >> dylan, thanks. later this afternoon, santa claus is coming to town. in fact, thousands are coming to town. a massive bar crawl known as santa-con. it has developed

casper wyoming. grand junction feels like temperature of 3 below. you spread east. it's not as cold. but still below average this time of year. 4 in chicago right now with a windchill of 14 below. high temperature today will be running 10 to 25 degrees below average. dallas topping out at 45 degree this is afternoon. out in the southwest, we're talking about a big snowstorm. of all places las vegas is under a winter weather advisory right now. you can see over there in yell o that's where we find miguel almaguer. how is it feeling out there? >> good morning, dylan. it is certainly bitter in vegas. with the windchill it feels a lot colder than that. this brutal cold is gripping so much of the nation. and our friends at the weather channel tell us 80% of the country is in freezing temperatures and here in vegas tonight, we're told there's about 60% odds it could snow close to midnight. there will be about 350,000 people out on the streets here tonight, ringing in new year's eve. they may be doing it in a rare winter storm. getting to las vegas is a problem. take a loo

idaho falls with that wind chill feels like it's 27 below, casper, wyoming same thing. even in grand junction it's 6 degrees with a feels like temperature of 3 below. then you spread east, it's not as cold but still below average for this time of year. 4 in chicago right now with a wind chill of 14 below. high temperatures today running about 10 to 25 degrees below average, dallas only topping out at 43 this afternoon. and out in the southwest we're talking about a big snowstorm and of all places, las vegas is under a winter weather advisory right now. you can see in yellow. and that's where we find miguel almaguer. how is it feeling? >> reporter: good morning. in a word it's bitter in vegas, it's 34 degrees right now. but with the wind chill it feels much colder. it's not just vegas in this big chill. our friends at the weather channel tell us 80% of the country is in freezing temperatures today on this new year's eve. speaking of new year's eve, some 350,000 people are estimated to gather here along the strip and there's chances the odds are they could get snow, it wi

casper, wyoming look for clouds. denver, 54. to the west of there we're looking at light snow.ll of the rain that was in california is shifted into the midsection of the country, so from missouri and arkansas look for rain and later today moves into the northeast later tonight icy, snowy rainy mess moves into the pacific northwest. and we're watching for early next week a storm system along the east coast, we may have our -- another nor'easter coming in and bringing rain and snow, nasty weather for prince william and kate oh, it's going to be fun. and kate oh, it's going to be fun. yeah. ♪ and kate oh, it's going to be fun. yeah. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning to you. the time now 7:14. we have a lot of rain on the way but not just yet. we're going to get by with a nice drive to work. temps in the 6 s for today. look what's coming into the bay area, another round of rain between about 2:00 and 6:00. that is going to cause heavy delays as people are making their way home from work. hope you have a great day. >>> muchas gracias, al roker y >> thank you so much. arrest of a woman in the b