reporter: the air force academy sent pictures of the new prep school to a local newspaper writer in colorado springs. there was a poster of the honor oath which ends in "so help me god." then the writer sent the picture to mikey weinstein, head of the religious freedom foundation who filed a complaint with the air force academy. the picture was taken down but the issue is far from settled. the academy says the honor review committee had an in depth discussion about the honor code oath. they consider a range of options and some of the options will be presented to academy leaders and ultimately the superintendent for a decision. while this is debated weinstein says there is not so friendly

or d, colorado springs, colorado. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer.eek is malcolm gladwell's latest. do i need to say more? it's titled "david and goliath." a series of fascinating stories, including a wonderful retelling of the original david and goliath. he has his critics, and he'll by on the show to argue with them in a few weeks, but there's no writer today who has so much fun with ideas. that's an extraordinary achievement. >>> now for "the last look." in last century wartime warning systems were pretty low tech. but in the 21st century your smartphone might just be your best warning tool. in lebanon, for example, as sectarian violence spills across syria's border, app.s are being developed for avoiding riots, car bombs, even snipers. the military created l.a.f. shield, that highlights dang zones. user can be to swipe or -- another app. that uses crowd sourcing to pinpoint location of protests was downloaded 100,000 times in just one year. >>> the goal of way to safety, an app. under development, is to be able to locate a gunman just using the s

. >> reporter: colorado springs is home to three military bases and the air force academy. nearly one in five of those employed here work for the federal government. we found some furloughed employees taking advantage of an offer from poor richard's restaurant fairp free meal. >> i feel they're just using us. >> reporter: carol tipton and her husband are both temporarily laid off from peterson air force base. >> i feel like we've been abandoned. i feel like they're so far removed from reality and from what their constituents expect out of thaem they've just abandoned us. >> reporter: did you ever see yourself saying this? >> no. i've always been such a staunch republican and always believed in what the party believed and have stood behind it, even helped out in campaigns, and now it's like i don't even know who they are. that's how i feel. >> reporter: congressman lambborn won reelection with 65% of the vote, but carol tipton says he may have one less vote next time. anna werner, cbs news, colorado spring. >> reporter: well, with the shook off its concerns about the budget

. >> reporter: in colorado springs, colorado, this bank is giving away interest-free loans to help with furloughed workers. >> reporter: in miami, this house straining to feed 5,000 low-income families a month is giving diapers baby formula to desperate moms losing federal subsidies. >> mothers having to dilute the milk to stretch it, to provide milk to their kids. >> reporter: in marion, iowa, a group of moms created a facebook page, seeking donations for parents who lost government benefits. >> we need to pull together as a nation and fill in the gaps and get through this together. >> reporter: she appreciates the much-needed help. >> it's amazing these girls came up with it to give a helping hand to everyone in the community. >> reporter: in tough times, reaching out to neighbors in need. mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. "football night in america" is next followed by washington versus the dallas cowboys. for us us here at nbc news, good night. here at nbc news, good night. >>> at&t stadium in arlington

olivia wilson from our station in colorado springs has more. >> i was scared for my life. >> reportert wesley patton never dreamed he would think on 11 mile reservoir. he was kayaking on sunday when choppy waters flipped over his kayak. 12-year-old aidan and his dad were fishing nearby. >> i yelled and asked if you are okay and he said yeah. >> reporter: "yeah" turned in to uh-oh quickly. >> as it filled with water, the boat was pulling me over. >> reporter: wesley of tangled in his net and fishing gear, and his kayak was sinking. >> i said, are you still okay and he said, no, i need help. >> reporter: aidan started to toss anything in the boat to save him. >> i threw these which would help him because it is a life jacket. >> reporter: a panicked wesley made it to the edge of the boat. >> we were pulling him up here. pulling him up -- it was not easy. >> reporter: safe. but it one over yet. when he made it on board -- >> we had him here. >> reporter: wesley realized he was having an asthma attack. >> he was breathing heavy. >> reporter: once the three got to shore, aidan jumped out of

someone spotted this bear roaming through a neighborhood in colorado springs on wednesday.he big bear seemed to just be taking his time on a leisurely walk through the front yards of homes. at one point it ran across the road stopping traffic. >> i'd stop for that. >> that's the fifth colorado bear story we have done in the last month. >> there are a lot of bears in colorado, elizabeth. >> especially in colorado springs. >> and what state did that happen in? [ laughter ] >>> let's go out live towards the bay bridge because we have some delays beginning to build especially in the outer cash lanes. fastrak gets by okay. this is usually the time of the morning when the fastrak users get by just great. this is a reason to get one as you can see, the delays in the cash lanes are backing up towards the end of the parking lot. let's get an update on highway 4 and this first. this has been our breaking news in san francisco. some police activity. an attempted carjacking near 18th and mission. attempted carjacking and shooting. but the victim's vehicle ended up driving off and crash

the might avoid colorado springs, colorado. it did not seem to bother anyone or cause any trouble.ting to get some exercise. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> imagine seeing that walking through your front yard. things are pretty quiet this morning. things are not going to change much until we hit the tail end of the weekend. i think we will see more cloud cover today than yesterday. the temperatures are about the same. it should stay dry. feet ifghts one to two you take the boat out. we will take it seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> good morning. a few problems to avoid for your thursday morning. we have an an accident on 295 near 175. we are told the right lane is closed. northbound 295 near 175. another accident on 95 just prior to 32 in howard county. southbound is starting to get heavy downpour the capital beltway. just going to see the first sign of delays on the west side outer loop prior to 70. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 61 degrees at the airport. >> things are heating up with >> good morning once again. sarah caldwell checking

air force academy in colorado springs decided to make the words "so help me god" at the end of the cadetonor code optional, not mandatory. in a statement they said they are trying to build a culture of dignity and respect and include all beliefs including nonbelievers. >>> well, the airlines know the rules and under the new rules for passenger rights, when you leave passengers stranded on the tarmac for over three hours you have to pay. now united airlines has been hit with over $1 million in fines because it happened on their aircraft 13 times last year at chicago o'hare. it's the largest fine of its kind in three years. >>> as we mentioned, mcdonald's is parting ways with heinz ketchup. it says, quote, as a result of recent management changes at heinz. the buzz in the competitive world of fast food is this because heinz hired the former head of burger king as the new ceo. because all is fair in love and war in the hamburger business, if you're mcdonald's you've got to know the enemy. >>> a nasa satellite noticed something well off the shore of south america. at night it looked like the

. >> reporter: from the base of the rockies in colorado springs, home to more federal employees per capita than any other american city, protests and pushback against the shutdown, that has unemployed 800,000 nationwide. >> i'm basically shut off. my family is not going to get fed. bills not to get paid. >> reporter: she is a teacher facing a shutdown layoff. and she's scared. and wants to tell her congressman directly. >> i have a family to take care of. and it's real to me. and it's affecting me. it's hard. >> reporter: we took her message to her congressman, tea party supporter from colorado doug lambor. >> that's regrettable. but these are big issues. i don't think the republicans want to give 100% to the democrats, they don't want to give 100% to us. >> reporter: if that's difficult for tracy school and others in her district? >> i regret that. i wish it was not that way. >> reporter: we went to visit another congressman today, you may have seen texas republican randy nugebauer's outburst at a park ranger doing her job at the world war ii memorial. >> how do you deny them access? >> i

seven hikers were caught in the slide along a popular trail near mount princeton. 100 miles from colorado springs. a 13-year-old hiker was pulled out of the debris and airlifted to a hospital. seventh person is still unaccounted for. >>> our coverage of the looming federal government shutdown will continue tonight. >> just over 45 minutes left in the countdown to midnight. up next, loo a. look at the impact beyond the district and what it means for some voters. >>> well, i'm not talking about voters and but i will be talking about taxicab drivers and why they feel they are sinking, financially, that is. >>> and we're talking about another cool night tonight but temperatures rebounding beautifully as we make our way into the first week of october. i've except that forecast for ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. >>> another live look at capitol hill tonight as the clock ticks down to a government shutdown. jim handly is at our live desk now with some news from the senate floor. jim? >> doreen, new developments coming in ri

colorado springs leads the nation. the city is home to three military installations. there are 55,000 federal work workers. thank you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >> hello, these stories are topping the news this hour. u.s. special forces launch deady raids in libya and somalia. the white house says the raids are a clear reminder of the issue of terrorism. >>> hear what he told cnn in an exclusive interview. >>> and one of the bikers in that attack on an suv driver has been arraigned. >> in libya and the other in kenya, u.s. officials tell cnn the top al qaeda leader will be headed to new york today or tomorrow. u.s. forces snatched him on his way to prayers this morning. he is wanted for his role in the twin bombings in 1998. in somalia, seal team six, the same unit that killed bin laden stormed the house of al shabaa, but the mission didn't go quite as planned. first let's go to tripoli. tell us more about alibi and the details about that capture. >> we returned from the house where the raid took place where he was captured. this

haleigh was named the mvp in the colorado 5a state championship as a junior as colorado springs dohertyollowed that up by leading her club team the colorado juniors to a 5th place finish in the open 17 divison at the usa junior national championships this past summer. soundbite: haleigh washington/doherty hs, colorado jr's middle blocker 'm ok, i've a lot of things to improve on a lot of stuff that i can get better at things that i can work harder for, and i know you say that i'm the best, one of the best and it's a humbling comment and i thank you guys for saying that i have such strong teammates that carry a team as well, so it's an amazing blessing. she's a great front line player and obviously standing 6-3 is a helpful trait, but in true colorado fashion haleigh can also jump a mile high or at least it seems that way to the opposition. soundbite: haleigh washington/doherty hs, colorado jr's middle blocker 've had some players like i'll go to parties or hang out at a friends house and there'll be opponents from different teams, and they're like every time you go up on a slide i'm jus

you're sitting there in colorado springs, colorado.work for the missile defense agency. with the shutdown, are you going to work? how is your office? >> well, i am going to work. you know, congress worked that out a couple days ago, before the shutdown commenced. however, you know, many government organizations, particularly those in the department of defense, have been dealing with the effects of sequestration prior to the shutdown, so we've seen an erosion of workforce not just where i work, but in colorado springs, a heavy military town with multiple bases, you have seen a lot of people either furloughed or outright lose their job. so it's been something we've been dealing with now for quite a while. once again, we try to adjust. we reprioritize what needs to happen as far as training and operations, but it's been -- it's been an issue for a while. and we have a lot of anxious people here. >> lieutenant commander bobby reshad jones. here's hoping they play that game on saturday. thank you, sir. >> thank you, and go navy. be there fo

colorado springs leads the nation. the city is home to three military installations.5,000 federal work workers. thank you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >> hello, these stories are topping the news this hour. u.s. special forces launch deady raids in libya and somalia. the white house says the raids are a clear reminder of the issue of terrorism.

speaker, at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from colorado springs, the gentleman from armed services committee, mr. lamborn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for two minutes. mr. lamborn: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the chairman for his work on the rules committee. and for bringing h.j.res. 89, the federal workers pay fairness act, and i rise in mother -- in support of this act. this will ensure that federal employees who have been deemed essential will have no disruption in their pay and that's an excellent step in the right direction. and i wholeheartedly support that concept. just on saturday the house unanimously, every single republican and every single democrat, supported h.r. 3223. and that said that everyone who is a federal employee will get paid eventually at the ends of this slowdown that we're in right now -- end of this slowdown that we're in right now. so this is a step in the right direction. but i want to urge that we take up a bill that i introduced yesterday, h.r. 3271, which goes a step further. and says the

colorado springs 57. mild 74 in kansas city. indianapolis 70.ltimore and 56 boston. >>> as they get ready for another long winter in duluth, minnesota, residents can rest easy knowing the new monkeys at the zoo have names. >> i know i'm resting easy. finally. the two were born over the summer. they announced the boy's name is kermit because he jumps around like a frog and the little girl's name is kasai which is the name of a city in africa. >> those names were the top vote getters from a list offered to guests since the monkeys were born. >> by the way, the reason that able is rest easy because they have names is because they were born in july. june actually. kermit born june 26th and kasai july 16th and they have been running around without a name. >> they are cute. by the way, they are angola colobus monkeys to be precise. >> coming up "the skinny," secrets about a high-profile boy band that's breaking up. >>> and the most extreme adrenaline junkies from surfboard daredevils to death defying stunts. we'll explore why they do it. you are watch

areas, but as a percentage of the workforce, colorado springs leads the nation. the city is home to three military installations. there are 55,000 federal workers who comprise 18.8% of the workforce. thanks for being part of my program this weeks. i will see you next week. >>> good morning, we want to update you on a pair of military raids carried out in africa, one in somalia, the other in libya. barbara starr has details. i want what can you tell us about that? what we know is of course president obama was monitoring both operations very carefully in somalia. the mission was led by members of s.e.a.l. team 6. they are the covert navy unit that went into southern somalia, into an al shabab tronghold, but came under heavy fire and had to abort the mission before being able to determine whether they killed their target. this was a high-risk effort. the s.e.a.l.s came ashore off actually a commercial vessel. they got into small boats and came ashore. they were trying to stay as under the radar as they could, not be noticed, but apparently they were. that's when the

john bine, colorado springs, mr. o'reilly, what is the secret to the factor's success?y, john, we're real people here. where do people get the money to sue the bikers? they don't need money, jay, there are many lawyers hoping to get a percentage after the settlement. it is an industry that is greatly harming america. and the recent attack by the bikers on that family illustrates the need for "stand your ground" laws. deborah, juan williams says 80% of americans will have no changes in health insurance, my changes went up 80%. one says my wife has a pre-existing cancer condition, her premium went from 40 for 80. we received hundreds of letters like those. tennessee, o'reilly, in the discussion about obama care, juan williams ate your lunch. sure, he did. did you enjoy the kool-aid with your lunch? just finished killing jesus, and like killing kennedy and lincoln, i couldn't put the book down. lou edwards said i wasn't going to read "killing jesus," thinking i knew all about him, but i did. using the romans as a back drop brings an entirely new perspective. and as an orda

reporter: the air force academy sent pictures of the new prep school to a local newspaper writer in colorado springsster of the honor oath which ends in "so help me god." then the writer sent the picture to mikey weinstein, head of the religious freedom foundation who filed a complaint with the air force academy. the picture was taken down but the issue is far from settled. the academy says the honor review committee had an in depth discussion about the honor code oath. they consider a range of options and some of the options will be presented to academy leaders and ultimately the superintendent for a decision. while this is debated weinstein says there is not so friendly pushback including this from a woman who said we are taught to hate the sin but love the sinner. you are all sin, mr. weinstein. our church prays your days be few until you meet your father satan. weinstein didn't follow but actor mike farrell did respond with this quoting no one here is anti-christian. we just believe people like you cannot be allowed to shove your belief system down the throat of the men and women at the u.s. air

colorado springs 57. mild 74 in kansas city. indianapolis 70.imore and 56 boston. >>> as they get ready for another long winter in duluth, minnesota, residents can rest easy knowing the new monkeys at the zoo have names. >> i know i'm resting easy. finally. the two were born over the summer. they announced the boy's name is kermit because he jumps around like a frog and the little girl's name is kaya which is the name of a city in africa. >> those names were the top vote getters from a list offered to guests since the monkeys were born. >> by the way, the reason that everybody is able is rest easy because they have names is because they were born in july. june actually. kermit born june 26th and kaya, july 16th. and they have been running around without a name. >> they are cute. by the way, they are angola colobus monkeys to be precise. >>> coming up, "the skinny." we'll talk about new secrets about a high-profile boy band that's breaking up. >>> and the most extreme adrenaline junkies from surfboard daredevils to death defying stunts. we'll exp

really did throw it away, that isn't clear just yet, but if he did, there could be a fortune in a colorado springsjail until his next court hearing. >> i have a funny feeling that ex-wife is doing a little dumpster diving. >> i'm taking everything. i'm taking everything you got. >> wow. >> whoo, man. >> if there wasn't a gold rush there, there will be now. >> yeah, yeah, as we speak. >> because a whole lot more people just heard about it. >>> moving on to the weather now, a look at the nation's weather. shower and thunderstorms for parts of the south with strong storms moving across parts of kansas and oklahomament another wintry storm is brewing over the rockies with snow accumulations of up to 18 inches in parts of wyoming, montana and idaho. >> temperatures will be milder from west virginia to new england. highs in the 80s from south texas over to south florida. 10 to 25 degrees below normal on the west coast. >>> as we get ready for halloween, it seems a lot of folks out there are doing some interesting things with pumpkins. oh. whoo! whoa. >> it's a dangerous sentence, guys. >> right. >> all

. >> host: suis watching us in colorado springs. >> caller: good evening and thank you for this program. it was mentioned earlier that the rivers -- hoovers were multimillionaires prior to the presidency. i'm wondering how they made their money. thank you so much. >> guest: herbert hoover was a mining engineer and he was also paid very well for that and he also invested in minds that were important. >> host: is the criticism of the man in the white house used to mount, here are some quotes from a lot of the first individuals to give you some sense of what the personal reactions were. lou hoover said i was incensed that much reading about the president having president having no thought for the little man defending all his energies towards saving the plutocrat. and for his part, here's one from herbert hoover that said she was oversensitive and the status of political life were known doubt hurt. >> guest: i believe the first one i recall correctly is the letters that she wrote to her children trying to justify and kind of frame the legacy, talking about how he had always been concerned a

the australian shepherd taking matters into his own paws, breaking out of a colorado springs animal shelternd a new home. >> he had to push down the handle, push the door open, and walk out. >> his great escape didn't end there. he returned hours later with a woman. >> he went out and found his adopter. >> the shelter giving the original own eers a day or two. >> i can't wait to welcome him into my family. >> if no one shows up, houdini goes home with the one he picked out himself. that's a fox watch across america. >> well, that's one smart dog. meanwhile, it was a pretty wild ride when an elk tried to catch a lift on a couple's motorcycle. that elk emerging from the woods as the couple pulled up for a truck that was stopped on a highway. listen. >> oh, [ bleep ]! >> well, it happened in montana. the elk chasing after that couple for about a full minute. one of them saying, if her boyfriend hadn't hit the throttle, she thinks the animal would have jumped on them, adding she felt, quote, a great deal of tension between them and the elk. the highway escapade could be that stag's last. montan

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colorado springs comes in at 67. sacramento 78. seattle a cool, brisk 60. >>> well, it's that time of the year again. getting ready for halloween and that means pumpkins, of course and in this case a really big one. >> really big one. it is grown in the garden of eddie giorusso. he is an experienced big pumpkin grower and estimates the prized gourd weighs 1300 poumpbds. >> it is entered in the state's competition for the biggest pumpkin that takes place this weekend. he had to make a special reservation on the ferry to move the pumpkin to the mainland. i don't know what the other pumpkins look like but this is a big one. >> i'd like to try that sometime. you must water it nonstop and feeding it miracle grow nonstop. and you have to trim away the other pumpkin so it gets all the nutrients. >> eddie said these were not perfect conditions and there was a lot of rain in the early summer and cooler than nushl august. imagine if it was the ideal summer to grow a pumpkin how big and massive it would be. >> 1300 pounds. that's pretty much

colorado springs comes in at 55. >>> it's that time of year again getting ready for halloween. one. >> really big one. >> it was grown in the garden of eddie giarusso. he's an experienced big pumpkin grower. he estimates it weighs more than 1300 pounds. >> gosh. he's got it entered in the competition for the state's biggest pumpkin which takes place this weekend. he even had to make a special reservation on a ferry to move that heavy pumpkin to the main land. i don't know what the other pumpkins in this competition look like, but this is a big one. >> i'd like to try that sometime. what do you do? you must water it nonstop. you must be feeding it miracle grow nonstop. >> right. >> you have to trim away all of the other pumpkins. >> listen to this though. eddie says these were not perfect conditions. he says that there was lots of rain in the early summer and koomer than usual in august. just imagine if it was the ideal summer to grow a pumpkin, how big and massive this thing would be. >> 1,300 pounds. that's pretty much like a car. >> put that into perspective for me. is that l

isber one on the list colorado springs, colorado, home of the u.s.ir force academy, followed by virginia beach, an area heavy with defense honolulu, hawaii is third. the d.c. region is fourth. is sixth., utah san diego is number seven. a gusto, georgia and south carolina number eight. rounding out the list to sound -- is san antonio followed by charleston, south carolina. next is randy joining us from walkerton, indiana. your limited republicans? -- you are limited republicans? -- you are blaming the republicans? caller: absolutely. i cannot believe they are turning around and blaming this on the democrats. i have been calling my congressman and telling them, why don't you just give them a clean cr until february? at least you will not hurt all of the retailers for the whole christmas season. this is crazy. they are going to pay these guys anyway. get back in there and start talking. forget obamacare. you with it. they lost these elections. they're trying to hold the government hostage. we have a black president, sorry guys. he got elected twice, dea

because of that, it has been enough for that light snow around denver seeing that this morning, colorado springs, garden city, kansas. that makes it slow on the roads. the first snow of the season, everyone drivers slowly before they get that winter driving confidence back up. heading through the areas, a lot of the rounds of the midwest have gotten rain. the accident was getting tons earlier in the week. this is a week ago on the drought monitor. this black line delineates our areas of biggest drought. the brighter the color, the more severe the drought conditions. watch that for last week versus this week. those colors recede, the black lines recede. even though it's been miserable with the rain and cold, it's been beneficial going into the winter, getting the levels out there. the southern area could get a little more moisture today. >> hundred was thousands of furloughed federal workers are back on the job after more than two weeks without work and no pay. aljazeera has followed one family that suffered through the entire shutdown. >> paul was digging through a backlog of work in his home of

. >> 67 in portland. 50s in billings, minneapolis, colorado springs and kansas. 70s in atlanta, new orleanss is probably one of the more unique things we have ever seen. show and tell if you will in york, county, pennsylvania, near harrisburg, students in the future farmers of america rolled up to class in their big wheels, really big wheels. >> pretty cool. not the run of the mill riding mowers. the tires are taller than most grown men. >> reporter: the school doesn't offer agriculture classes but the future farmers club is popular there. take your tractor to school day is pretty popular around the country. it is a annual tradition for some places. >> if you roll up in your wimpy tractor that you do the lawn with they will laugh at you. those are the big boys. they know how to do it. >> we want to see big wheels. not your little wheels. >> ride up on the teeny riding mower. >> it will take a long way to get to school. >> they don't go fast. >> you're right about this. and it is going to go like in the whole way, beep, beep, beep, beep. >> wouldn't you hate to be the car behind the line of

rope and his owner, levi and his daughter, madison, join us live this morning from colorado springs. there and somebody in your family sees your dog who had escaped from your hours run away from home, on the local news doing what? >> yeah. i was actually at work and so was my wife and she happened to see it on facebook and she had to watch it twice. and was like, that's rope. >> where had rope been? when did rope escape from your house? >> he escaped a couple days before and we are on 300-acres and we had gone around and asked all the neighbors if they had seen him and then my wife actually seen a picture of him on the pound web site. by the time we were going to go down there and get him is when she facebook. >> does he have a history of this? looking back on it, does he let himself out for walks? >> broken into banks? >> no banks. but yeah, he has escaped from his kennel a couple times before. he let's himself into the house if you don't lock the doors. he'll let himself out of our mud room where he sleeps at night. he's always been a little houdini. >> it's just crazy when you see

one city perhaps hardest hit in our state is colorado springs in el paso county. according to the gazette, the furloughs at our military bases include more than 1,000 workers at the air force academy, 400 workers at an air force base, 2,200 at peterson arabs. at fort carson, another thousand workers were off the job. it is our job more important than their job? is the job they do to protect this country, to defendant this country less important than the job of these elected representatives in washington? who are still taking a salary. i don't think so. are these jobs less important than the people that are actually in theater right now in afghanistan? i don't think so. after a week of shutdown, the w.i.c. program, women, infant and children's program, will have no funds for clinical services, food benefits and administrative costs. roughly 100,000 women and children in colorado participated in the w.i.c. program last year and will lose their benefits. the shutdown will delay s.b.a. loans for colorado's small businesses. last year s.b.a. processed 1,300 application

the same is true in colorado springs, which is number one, virginia beach, honolulu, the d.c. region, ogden, utah, augusta, georgia, san antonio, and charleston. every one of those places have thousands of stories like the ones i've told. it is important for us in d.c. to remember the effect we're having in the real world. that's often been the biggest surprise for me, when i leave my district and i've heard these stories and i come hering and we hear that people are talking in terms of blame and calling each other names and not doing credit to this institution and far from solving the problems that have gotten us here. i've heard a lot of people say, we don't want to shut the government down. we don't have to. and i hear a lot of finger pointing about who caused it. but the fact is, today, the power to reopen this government rests solely within the house of representatives. we know what we have to do. we have to -- we don't have to wait for the senate. we don't have to wait for the president. we can pass a continuing resolution which is the instrument that funds the governmen

glenwood springs, colorado. getting six inches of snow. this is mostly a rain event.s of california has been in exceptional drought. nevada been in extreme drought. you want me to say nevada. it comes out nevada. i get the tweets all the time. in comes that low. and watch all that heavy rain spin. it's 1 1/2 to 1 inches of rain in general. there are places that will get about two inches of rain. ahead of the front, also severe weather today. we have wind warnings, watches and advisories out. look at the areas shaded in red. this is going to light up with powerful storms. wind, probably the biggest damaging element of those storms. so, there's where the snow and rain is. there's that little line of storms. as you start to work east, everything's in great shape, except for that low that's our highs for today in the upper 60s to the lower 70s. 73 in vallejo, 75 in livermore. 72 in all that weather was brought to you by walmart. maybe it's a recovery slow step process. if i say nevada and i correct myself -- >> nevada. >> nevada. >> nevada. >> you're going to say what you

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snowfall, it could add up in places around billings, mondtan, and yellowstone park, and steamboat springs, colorado inches. watch out. over the next couple days, this is where we are looking at the snowfall to pileup. this is out of austin, texas. you pick up a picture of somebody with their rain gear on. this is from the earth cam, and coming down a couple inches possible. >> a little something for everybody. >> thank you for that. >>> new york police did not know her name, and they called her baby hope and for two decades they never gave up looking for her killer, and now they say they have finally caught him. >> also ahead, was jfk an accidental victim? a new book offers a startling new theory about the fateful day in dallas. you will want to hear this one, so stick with us. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got i

steamboat springs on the west side of the rockies there in colorado, had over 28 inches of rain -- rain? -- snow that s. they're getting ready to ramp up operations and a few spots have already opened up in colorado. you see this system in little rock, shreveport. it's feeding into the system which is now pulled out of the u.s. the center is up in canada but trailing some showers through buffalo and airy and ohio. this will throw clouds our way today. isolated shower in the mountains. better chance of showers late tomorrow, tomorrow night. so the forecast today 74, cloudy and mild, a peek of sun not entirely out of the question. spotty drizzle this morning. 60 tonight with a few 50s in the suburbs, mostly cloudy. tomorrow mostly cloudy, a late shower, 76. tomorrow night a better chance of showers with a cold front finally slipping through. that clears us out friday. sun returns 68. saturday clouds increase, a shower possible saturday night. sunday looks cool, 65 and still nice and cool monday and tuesday. >>> good morning, monika. anything to talk about yet if. >> i do. it's actually a