and i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one hand and stretching forward with the other he said. people said you are a genius. my father dinka was the genius replied the apprentice. he taught me what 7 generations have learned, i am the 8th. i had bound [inaudible] who answers to moses shannon. both mean safe water. he seems more confident now, wiser. playful mostafa. i had so much to tell him, he could not see me. he could not see me or hear me in this strange land. he touched the spotting smiles. [inaudible] with birds, flowers and animals inspired. i turned to someone tell moses, shannon is going to free you one day. they can find joy, [inaudible] in my mind, i have always been free. free as the wind, thank you so much.

i mean, whenever she came to the stage, she would ask the deejay to play the charleston. [ laughter ]] back when she started, the stripper poles were made of wood. [ laughter ] in her time, people used to make it rain with war bonds. [ laughter ] ♪ the deejay would be like, "shots, shots, shots, shots. seriously, get your polio shot." [ laughter ] [ applause ] "you guys put your hands together for mildred." ♪ [ laughter ] and finally -- i don't know any charleston dances? how does it go? like that? ♪ ♪ ♪ 23 sca-doo ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ let me get to my bloomers ♪ and, finally, a new report found that most students don't learn much in their first two years of college. yeah. when students heard that, they were like, "what are you talking about? i built a bong out of a shoe." [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, right there! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, what a great crowd. we've got such a fun show tonight. that's right. the one and only, one of my all-time favorites, front man of aerosmith

the harbor of charleston, a couple of important campaigns here were in 1776 the british tried to take in the run-up to the battle for new york, sent to sleep down here. and washington and his letters gets the news of the british defeat and they were repulsed. the state came in through this channel here next to sullivan island and the americans have a palmetto blog and they bombarded the british who ran aground on the show and were sitting ducks for the american cannon fire. injuried washington's letters as he is clearly looking at a map in the "glee" that you see coming off the page as victor unfolds is really tremendous and then equally emotional with the sad loss of charleston to the british and may have 1780, when sir hamlin quickly came down and not only capture the harbor, but moved overland to cut off the neck of the peninsula that captured the city, a tremendous blow, the worst american loss of the word and washington follows that with equal intensity. network coming to the wind do not and the winding down of the revolutionary war in 1783. i'm showing you here the mcmurray map,

the harbor of charleston. a couple of important campaigns here.n 1776 the british tried to take it in the runup to the battle for new york, sent a fleet down here. and washington in his letters gets the news of the british defeat. and they were repulsed. the fleet came in through this channel here next to sullivan island, and the americans had a palmetto log fort, and they bombarded the british who ran aground on the shoal and were sitting ducks for the american cannon fire. and to read washington's letters as he's clearly looking at a map and the glee -- [laughter] that you see coming off the page as this victory unfolds is really tremendous. and then equally emotional was the sad loss of charleston to the british in may of of 1780 when sir henry clinton came down and not only captured the harbor, but maneuvered overland -- moved overland. a tremendous blow, the worst american loss of the war. and washington follows that we equal intensity. now, we're coming to the winding up, the winding down of the revolutionary war in 1783. i'm showing you her

several inches of snow from cleveland to charleston. and in upstate new york and in new england. >> 38 in boston. 42 here in new york. and 50s in atlanta, new orleans and dallas. a bitter 5 degrees in minneapolis. and 23 in chicago. 40s from seattle to salt lake city. 60 in sacramento. and 72 degrees in phoenix. >>> and when we come back on this morning, the company that created the minivan plans a total makeover. >>> plus, was gabrielle giffords ever afraid for her life? more from our exclusive interview with her husband. >>> and the deadly blast that hit up the sky last night. and it was all caught on video. >>> well, apple's latest earnings made wall street forget, at least temporarily, that ceo steve jobs is taking another medical leave. shares rose after the company said its profits soared to $6 billion during the holiday quarter. sales hit a record of almost $27 billion. unbelievable. apple actually sold more ipads during the quarter than mac computers. about 7 million, versus 4 million. >>> the government has approved comcast's d

took me to the south of carolina, and they put me on trial in strom thurmond federal courthouse in charleston, south carolina. across the street was the confederate cemetery. from the courthouse, they flew two flags -- the u.s. flag and the confederate battle flag, which was the state flag of south carolina. from the court room, i could look out the window and seaport sumter in the distance -- see fort sumter. they put me on a case with no marijuana. they invented imaginary marijuana. they said i was charged with conspiring to contribute 10 tons of colombian marijuana. i pled not guilty. i had a jury trial. i was found guilty on one account, acquitted on nine. i had an appellate case and the supreme court case. i was then facing 15 years. since may to nine. when i went to federal prison, i did time in eight different states in nine different federal prisons, including four penitentiaries -- that is a maximum security. including the united states penitentiary at marion, the first super federal max. that is on a marijuana convention. -- conviction. i spent most of my time in solitary confinemen

so my friend from north charleston is absolutely right, mr. speaker, when he points to the fact that we were in fact saving dollars with the action that we took last week and we're very committed to ensuring that people have access to quality, affordable health insurance by allowing for the purchase of insurance across state lines, pooling to deal with pre-existing conditions, associated health plans so that small businesses can get lower rates, the idea of meaningful lawsuit abuse reform which the president of the united states talked about last year in his state of the union message. i mean, these are the kinds of things that we believe can immediately drive the cost of health insurance and health care down itself and at the same time we can disengage the federal government's dramatic involvement in it -- -- in this. i appreciate my friend from north charleston for bringing this commonsense that he's sharing with us. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his t

now with charleston the meat. we all know wayne in the united states some us searching for more diverse full things to get the news and many of the whether the big corporations aiding the major t.v. networks can present them with unbiased output of the theaters are going to delve deep into the means and message of the mainboard costive. everyone seems to know that he who pays the piper gets to call the tune. in the us paying the piper and running the show are corporations that you may call what american see hear and read it's a money maker it's a cash cow people don't think that that there's any money in the media i mean aside from health care these days there's probably the media is the industry of the twenty first century half a century ago fifty corporations rammed a major networks and newspapers since then a rapid concentration of media ownership has resulted in near media monopolies spearheaded by a lucky few pumping money from the news cash cow and piping corporate interests to the viewers and readers the da

. >> you remember the twist, the charleston, the gibson girl, you're old -- not quite? how about the pet rock which has to be the biggest scam of all time $3.95, toilet training for the pet rock, folks, total scam. goldfish swallowing, toga parties. >> yeah, but john -- >> hula hoop. >> the bottom line here, the bottom line is that diet is contributing to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths every year. government needs to be deeply involved in helping people eat healthier diets. >> you don't understand. this is a faddist culture. we love innovation. we love to be part of the collectivity that now is in the know about the next best thing and that helps us to share, and in so doing, to unify in this particular social group. >> it's not the only characteristic of our society. we're a seat belt-using society now. we're moving towards nonsmoking in this society. we need to do the same with our diet. >> fads, in the food fads we had the oat and bran fad of a few years ago. then we had a low sodium fad. what did you think of that? and where has that gone? >> it's -- well

cleveland to pittsburgh, charleston, 3 to 6 inches of snow from denver to st. louis. 40s from seattle to salt lake city. 72 in phoenix. single digits in fargo and twin cities area. 10 in omaha. 42 in new york, 52 in atlanta and 81 degrees in miami. >>> the entertainment news everyone is talking about. the end of an era is an overused phrase but fits perfectly for this one. after 50 years on tv, regis philbin is calling it a career. >> sadly he made it official on his morning show yesterday with kelly ripa yesterday. his last show will be some time this summer. >> he started in local tv and was joey bishop's sidekick on a late night show. since then he's logged a record amount of time, 16,000-plus hours in front of the camera. >> 16,343 hours. that was as of september 2009. rob knows this, but i went to a taping of the show. he's so nice. he came up, said hello, and shook my hand. >> regis is watching the show? >> i don't know if he's watching. he was nice. >> sorry about that. we'll be back with more "world news now." "world news now." hó male announcer ] prilosec otc

so my friend from north charleston is absolutely right, mr. speaker, when he points to the fact that we were in fact saving dollars with the action that we took last week and we're very committed to ensuring that people have access to quality, affordable health insurance by allowing for the purchase of insurance across state lines, pooling to deal with pre-existing conditions, associated health plans so that small businesses can get lower rates, the idea of meaningful lawsuit abuse reform which the president of the united states talked about last year in his state of the union message. i mean, these are the kinds of things that we believe can immediately drive the cost of health insurance and health care down itself and at the same time we can disengage the federal government's dramatic involvement in it -- -- in this. i appreciate my friend from north charleston for bringing this commonsense that he's sharing with us. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his t

so my friend from north charleston is absolutely right, mr. speaker, when he points to the fact that we were in fact saving dollars with the action that we took last week and we're very committed to ensuring that people have access to quality, affordable health insurance by allowing for the purchase of insurance across state lines, pooling to deal with pre-existing conditions, associated health plans so that small businesses can get lower rates, the idea of meaningful lawsuit abuse reform which the president of the united states talked about last year in his state of the union message. i mean, these are the kinds of things that we believe can immediately drive the cost of health insurance and health care down itself and at the same time we can disengage the federal government's dramatic involvement in it -- -- in this. i appreciate my friend from north charleston for bringing this commonsense that he's sharing with us. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his t

. >> you remember the twist, the charleston, the gibson girl, you're old -- not quite? how about the pet rock which has to be the biggest scam of all time $3.95, toilet training for the pet rock, folks, total scam. goldfish swallowing, toga parties. >> yeah, but john -- >> hula hoop. >> the bottom line here, the bottom line is that diet is contributing to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths every year. government needs to be deeply involved in helping people eat healthier diets. >> you don't understand. this is a faddist culture. we love innovation. we love to be part of the collectivity that now is in the know about the next best thing and that helps us to share, and in so doing, to unify in this particular social group. >> it's not the only characteristic of our society. we're a seat belt-using society now. we're moving towards nonsmoking in this society. we need to do the same with our diet. >> fads, in the food fads we had the oat and bran fad of a few years ago. then we had a low sodium fad. what did you think of that? and where has that gone? >> it's -- well

it's a blessing and honor to work with charleston. did you decide that you want to donate the proceeds for cancer? >> i was inspired by what i thought my mother go through in her last days. she passed away from cancer last year. and that was my inspiration and that's why i'm giving directly to benefit cancer patients. >> keep walking. >> your experience, how has that been? >> it's amazing. it helps with confidence and posture. just walking into a room and performing. >> he talks a little -- a lot about presence. he says to hold your head up high and make eye contact with people. otherwise it's gone and that moment is quick. that was a night job. there's nothing like a confidence booster. it was a big help. how long have you been taking classes here? >> about three months. it's helped me in many different ways. you naturally want to walk fast. it's helped me a lot. >> this was so much fun. i'm glad that you're here. but it's for everybody. it's for a lifestyle as for the whole family. come on out. just have fun. >> it's always great wo

flurries in charleston, west virginia. showers and thunderstorms in the southern half of florida. >> meanwhile, 79 in miami. 61 in new orleans. and 47 in atlanta. 36 here in the big apple. 32 in beantown. a biting 12 degrees in fargo. 13 in the twin cities. and 25 in chicago. phoenix gets up to 63. sacramento, 54. boise, 36. >>> now, to a breach of protocol on capitol hill. and this one had nothing to do with partisan politics. >> vice president biden was swearing in senators when his script was unceremoniously snagged by the 3-year-old son of oregon democrat, ron wyden. the vice president quickly put his negotiating skills to work. >> i need to borrow that back. no. you won't give that back to me? you got it. there you go. >> thank you. >> the boy seemed just as happy with that little mint. senator wyden described the exchange as two charmers in action. >> he's lucky that little boy has a sweet tooth. >> no kidding. >>> when we come back, new changes you will soon notice at starbucks. >>> and then, the story about the doc

. >> reporter: it was all such a long road from his humble beginnings outside of charleston where they remember their lost son. >> ron had a passion. >> reporter: in 1959, when mcnair was just 9 years old he famously made a scene at the town library when he tried to check out books on science and advanced calculus. his former grade school principal said mcnair was a genius of a man trapped in a world of colored water fountains and segregated schools. black children were not allowed to check out books. >> they called his mother. they called a policeman and whatnot. he stayed it there until he got that book. >> reporter: today, the good people of lake city are renaming that library in memory of ron mcnair. the dr. ronald e. mcnair life history center will join a middle school and a park already named for the astronaut and graduate of m.i.t. when he died his son was just 3 years old. today, reginald mcnair is 28, and he's in town attending the celebration. >> coming back to lake city where he was born and raised to what he did, it's remarkable. it's amazing. >> reporter: people who knew h

this is a layer of ice and snow that goes from jackson to birmingham to atlanta to charleston.f course, we'll be talking about it all morning long. >> diane sawyer joins us now here in houston. diane, you'll be reporting all day here for "world news." we have to focus on what's happening behind us here. congresswoman giffords. in the middle of so many hopeful signs. >> up in that room it's hard to not think of it as valor. two fingers lifted as you said, before, george, and we know squeezing of the hand is another sign when you're coming out of sedation. we're told that she has some alertness. and there is a report this morning she's even been told when she's coming out that president obama is calling. we don't know how much she hears at this point but we'll learn more about that today. also, so many questions about the parents of loughner himself. and we have a lot of new reporting on this front. we'll be bringing everyone more tonight. >> even though the sheriff said he acted alone. there are questions about the kind of family life he had but diane will be here with a special

fly nonstop from bwi airport to greenville-spartanburg or charleston for only $79.amera crew" two words or one word? [ laughs ] you should know... you're the cameraman. [ ding ] [ laughs ] you should know... you're the cameraman. the a.f.c. championship game is on right here next sunday night, so we'll be back in two weeks with another edition of "60 minutes." i met my husband here. i got to know my grandkids here. we've discovered so much here together. but my doctor told me that during that time my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why i'm fighting my cholesterol... with crestor. along with diet, crestor does more than help manage cholesterol, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough. crestor is also proven to slow plaque buildup in arteries. crestor is not right for everyone, like people with liver disease, or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. simple blood tests will check for liver problems. tell your doctor about other medicines you are taking, or if you have muscle pain or weakness. that could b

family roots back to 1725 when their friends huguenots came from canada through custer lana and the charleston area and from west africa as well. my roots run very deep. as a matter of fact my family history was chronicled in the movie with sidney poirier switches thurgood marshall's first case in south carolina which was elliott. all those members are family members. >> congratulations. >> was rolled up into brown versus the board of education in topeka kansas. but my question is, although i'm educated in virginia i stayed in the south as many of my relatives did because a lot of them worked for the railroad which was a pretty good job during that time. at a number of them did take the same route your mother took on the silver, that ran through south carolina. they took to philadelphia, new york, boston boston and connecticut in those areas. speaking of which the original migrants to the north and west, the north and the west, did you find out a lot of their children and grandchildren are doing a reverse migration because what you are seeing in atlanta itself, a lot of those people are coming

rules committee whwas with us for 12 hours up until late last night, our new colleague from north charleston, south carolinamr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. mr. chairman, i will say that it's truly an honor to serve on the rules committee. my first experience at the 12th hour experience all day yesterday. what an opportunity to serve the american people. thank you, sir. this is a great opportunity for all of us in america, to kill the job-killing health care bill that is taking jobs away from the private sector. soon we want to make six quick points. we all recognize th the cost of insurance is only going up, up and up. there is a misnoemer that this bill somehow reduces the cost of insurance. it is simply categorically not true. shifting who pays for the insurance, the health care cost, does not make the health care cost goes down. it is simply going to continue to rise. second point, when you design a bill that has tax increase after tax increase after tax increase and say that you are

host: charleston, west virginia, on the independent line. caller: i have a couple of things i would like to ask about. host: can ask you to make it one because we're running out of time? caller: i will go to health care. i was going to last about epa and what they're doing to us and west virginia. i would like to ask about what he thinks about the individual mandate for buying insurance. i am 78-years-old, and i can barely afford to make my medical payment, but this tells me i have to buy insurance on top of that, i would like to know -- there is a $2,000 fine if you do not buy -- i would like to know what they're want to do to me if i do not buy the thing? guest: my understanding of the law is yet nothing to worry about. you are covered by medicare, and it is your principal mechanism for obtaining health care coverage. you have the option, and you have always had the option of buying a supplementary insurance policy on top of medicare, but that is your choice. the individual mandate does not apply to those who are covered by medicare. inst:

flurries in charleston, west virginia. the southern half of florida. >> 79 in miami. 61 in new orleans. mostly 30s in the northeast. kansas city 44. omaha 37. the twin cities 13. it's 36 degrees in boise. 50 in colorado springs. 63 in phoenix. >>> one of my favorite stories of the day here. proof this morning that kids do the darnedest things and they couldn't care less to whom they do it. >> vice president biden had just finished swearing in oregon senator ron wyden when wyden's 3-year-old son snagged the script right out of biden's hand. you can see it there. little wyden refused to return the script despite the vice president's pleading. >> the veep quickly put his negotiating skills to work. he asked the boy to pick a hand, quickly snatched back his script, and gave the boy a mint instead. >> i'm surprised it didn't end with a lot of tears. >> or some cursing. >> from him, yeah. >> more news after this. shop till you drop. relax by the pool. at a four-star hotel for a two-star price from hotwire.com. so you get ridicul

the dusting that hits the east today stretches as far south as charleston, west virginia.w showers from minneapolis and green bay into chicago, detroit and cleveland. a wet day in the pacific northwest. >> 51 degrees in seattle. 46 in boise. 56 in albuquerque. indianapolis, detroit and chicago will hover around the 30-degree mark. dallas will warm up to 71 degrees. new orleans, 66. 29 in boston. and 36 in baltimore. >>> in some other news, president obama spent an hour on youtube trying to rally support for his revamped economic message. the interview was part of an ongoing white house effort to expand its social media outreach. the president stuck mostly to his state of the union theme on what's necessary for our economic recovery. >> but he also answered some more personal questions, like who he favors in the super bowl. the answer, he's staying neutral. smart man. his favorite class in college, no surprise here, political science. >> well, as we reported yesterday, that infamous color-coded terror alert system put in place after 9/11 will soon be a thing of the past. >>

least rude, nashville, savannah, charleston, north carolina.>> doing them proud in the south. >>> this is a story we thought was interesting and it was in "the wall street journal," believe it or not. they did a test to see if you give out tickets, who responds the fastest? the way they did this, basically made them realize that what we learned in elementary school is mirrored in our adult life. let me give you the background. they basically said, here are free tickets. they sent it out to a whole group of people. what they realized is people whose last names start at the beginning of the alphabet, end up responding slower. why that is? when you're little, remember how you stand in line, a, b, c -- all those people that are a, b, c, d, they think i'm going to be first anyway, who cares. people with the last, n, w, z, we respond first because we're so used to being at the end. apap >>> major developments this morning from tucson. legal action against jared loughner. and gabrielle giffords' surprise in her hospital room. >>> important issues addr

is it a, austin, b boise, c, charleston? we'll take you there tonight on the "cbs evening news."" >>> five past the hour and we head back outside to marysol castro. it's snowing. look at that right now. >> i know, >>> this weather report >> announcer: this weather report, sponsored by hershey's kisses. delightfully delicious. one of a kind kisses. >>> thanks so much. more of your national forecast later in the show. i know you want to say it. just say it. >> hey, devon! >> it's her brother. so cute. >> marysol, thanks. >>> just ahead, we net ted williams, heard his wonderful, beautiful voice. now meet the man who first told his story. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. [ female announcer ] splenda® no calorie sweetener is sweet... and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda® you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. [ male announcer ] look in this sunday's paper for even more ways to save with splenda® brand products. now you can save money, save calories, and get the great taste of splenda®. [ female announce

indianapolis, louisville, cincinnati, pittsburgh, charleston, cincinnati, cleveland, new york into newngland. and barbara pinto is in st. louis this morning, right in the ribbon of snow. barbara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. they're expecting eight inches of snow. but some spots got more than a foot. we can show you the treacherous result. a slow, slippery commute. the roads are packed with snow. school is out here today, closed down, the entire fleet of plows, 220 of them are out on state roads. the problem this is a dry, powdery kind of snow. >> the second they scrape it off the roadway, it drifts back on. the big problem here of snow day, snow that doesn't pack you can't even build a snowman, sam. >> yeah. can't enjoy it. can't drive on it. it's not the useful kind of snow. and this storm, as we said, is targeting the northeast. let's show you who gets snow there. starting at midnight, another general hit of three to five inches of snow. there will be some areas that will pick up a bit more than that. we're going in some cases, seven inches-plus, here. philadelphia,

in the northeast, charleston, 1 to 2 inches and trouble spot buffalo and syracuse 1 to 3 anchs and whenonsider what we have so far thgis is nothing. 1 to 2 around minneapolis and 2 to 4 in the thanks so much. that is your latest weather. now over to chris. good morning. >> thank you. >>> president obama opened up on the internet yesterday holding a town hall meeting on youtube and answered questions on topics from the war on drugs to valentine's day. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has that story for us this morning. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. if you thought you would like to ask the president a question you're not alone. when youtube put out a reason to ask the president questions and called for questions, they got more than a million responses! >> welcome back to youtube. >> reporter: when the president opened up to the barrage from the public questions were less political and more personal. like what is he giving michelle for valentine's day? >> actually, the thing that she wants is time. so we always try to get a date night out on val

in the mountains, knoxville to asheville, to charleston. love you. but i'm not going to do it. all right. here. all that weather was brought to you by amazon. robin? >> that's so cute. we'll keep that shot up for a while. >> you -- >> only you can pull that look off, sam. so many things we could say. but we're not. >> okay, robin. back to you, robin. robin. >> all right. >>> the "what would you do?" team has done it again. crafting up awkward scenarios to find out how people will react when they don't know anyone is looking. and john quinones. this time, you're going to shop. and people are clumsy. what's going on here? >> reporter: we tackle some serious issues on the show. and some not so serious. this one was a lot of fun. we visited an interior design showroom and caused more damage in one day than the company usually sees in a year. the vases we broke were cheap knockoffs. but the reaction from shoppers, priceless. at the new jersey decorating exchange, in the town of river edge, customers usually shop until they drop. not today. we're

i hear our audience buzzing, including my new friends from charleston, about whether it's right for themor a lot of people, this is a really good way. especially when you're talking about blood pressure monitoring. >> right. >> so many people in this country have high blood pressure. that's a good way to keep track of it. cholesterol monitoring is another great one to keep track of this way. there's some tests out there. things like thyroid function tests. and allergy panels. those types of things, i think you want to stay away from that. you can diagnosis your own infections. stay away from that. these that we're talking about here are a really good way to go. it's something that should not replace your doctor's visit. but it can really empower you to take control of your health and lead a healthier life. >> invaluable information. all right, rich. be sure to follow rich on twitter. that's the second time we've talked about you. >> i am. i will be sending more information about this on twitter. >> tweet him. he's desperate. >>> coming up next, mom's moving in. melissa's freaking out. jo

areas from charleston northwards up through wilmington may see a little bits of sleet down to the midwest have a little mini snowstorm coming for you, omaha down to kansas city and st. louis and just the frigid temperatures continue sunday right into monday great lakes all the way to the northeast. if you want to get warm, your only choices are hawaii or >>> a little bit later on, the weather is going to be great here as well. we have some patchy fog inland. and then you'll see a few of those clouds working in. highs well into the 60s, a bit cooler inland where we're seeing some fog this morning. during the next seven days, over the weekend, we're going to stay dry, probably morning fog that will cool us off toward the middle part of next week. have to say high to you because we need to get him inside. what's his name in. >> carson. >> it's too cold for you. we'll send it back inside. >> not very often that we refer to the entire crowd by first name. bill, thanks. coming up, does your eye twitch, do you sneeze in threes? we'll tell you what it means. >>> and also the men of friends. the w

byrd appellation highway, the robber seabird federal building in charleston, on and on and on.an the name we will not forget, it is his courage. he died like he lived. he died like he lived his life. he never stopped trying. how many people would have hung on as long as he did? how many people would have had the ability to get out of that hospital bed, get in that wheelchair, and come in to vote? he never stopped thinking about his people and the things he cared about. speaking several weeks ago -- this week, actually -- when robert byrd said, "like jefferson and adams, i am inspired to continue serving the land i love to the very best of my ability with -- for the whole of light years appear "he served the land he loved. he served the people he loved. the serbs -- it was in his blood. because of that service, you have gained greatly. with his loss, you are the first to fill that -- you are the first to will feel that loss. when i learned of his death, i was on an errand for the president in cleveland. i said, "to paraphrase the poet, we shall not see his like again." had he be

how snch looks like two to six inches for charleston, west virginia, baltimore, atlantic city. i got to tell you, this thing is so close to making its way to new york city, if this storm moves by about five, possibly seven miles, what a small amount to move, lo and behold new york city gets two to six inches of mow snore then talking about storm number three not even a storm yet watching it get its act together and roll out of new mexico tomorrow morning in texas with a rain-snow mix and juices up purveing toter atlanta monday morning grabbing gulf moisture but snow for atlanta get ready for that. then around the carolinas tuesday morning. yes, i see snow there. then where does it go? this is where the track is crat cal pushing into the ocean, how close it stays to shore could give new england and the northeast its second bipg nor ''ster of the season. we'll watch that tuesday night into wednesday. rebecca, let's get back to you. >> all right. thank you, lonnie. this morning's other top story a mixed bag when it comes to the latest jobs numbers. desses' unemployment rate droppe

rules committee who was with ufor 12 hours up until late last night, our new colleague from nth charlestonh carolina, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south colina is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. mr. chairman, i will say that it's truly an honor to serve on the rules committee. my first experience at the 12th hour experience all day yesterday. what an opportunity to serve the american people. thank you, sir. this is a great opportunity for all of us in america, to kill the job-killing health care bill that is taking jobs away from the private sector. soon we want to make six quick points. we all recognize that the cost of insurance is only going up, up and up. there is a misnoemer that this bill somehow reduces the cost of insurance. it is simply categorically not true. shifting who pays for the insurance, the health care cost, does not make the health care cost goes down. it is simply going to continue to rise. second point, when you design a bill that has tax increase after tax increase after tax increase and say that you are redu

the tea party ins boston that became famous, there was also a whole lot of tea dumped into the charlestonevolutionary war that brought us the freedom we still enjoy today. let's see, tax protests, tea parties, the grassroots beating the professionals. it does have a certain ring to it. [laughter] [applause] of course, when talking about our past, it would be wrong to mention our greatness during the revolutionary period without noting the ugliness of much that followed. the horrors of slavery and discrimination need not be retold here. they, too, remain a fabric of our history and a fabric of our lives. but i do take comfort in and agree with the words of columnist george wills when he recently wrote this about our state's past struggles: if question is which state has changed most in the last half century, the answer might be california. but if question is which state has changed most for the better, the answer might be south carolina. [applause] i stand before you today the proud daughter of indian immigrants. growing up in rural small town south carolina, my family experienced the stat