dakota.lcome to the 2010 legislative session. i am, i'm sure, as well as myself, all of the other elected officials that are here are very grateful and humbled by the trust and the confidence that the people of south dakota are putting in us to serve them. so to the people of south dakota, thank you for allowing us the privilege of serving you. seven years ago, i stepped up to this podium and i told you what i believe the people of south dakota wanted us to do for them. i said they wanted us to be mindful of the basic responsibilities of government, helping care for those who can't take care of themselves, protecting them from those who would do harm, educating our students because they are our future. i said they wanted us to increase tourism, to turn more of our agricultural commodities into finished products, and boost wind power, ethanol production and other alternative energy sources. i said they wanted us to improve health care access, increase economic development efforts and help crea

and north dakota. that's beau biden, decided not to run, the vice president's son, he's not running. castle looks strong. he's a republican. congressman mike castle and governor john hoeven look to be pretty easy winners. your thoughts, chuck, is that a pretty much a gimme for them? >> it is. i would say delaware, democrats did find a good candidate, a better candidate than they found against somebody -- against hoeven in north dakota. and delaware is still delaware, in that it is a lean blue state. castle has to run a very moderate, sort of in the middle campaign. he's perfectly suited for it. he should be able to do it. but, you know, delaware is, of the two, you would say democrats have at least a shot at it. >> you had a former governor in delaware and current governor in north dakota. looks like a pretty good bet. >> very popular governor in north dakota. he's the longest serving governor in america. he's someone who is not going to be facing the only credible democrat who could have run against h

i flew from pharr road, north dakota to atlanta, georgia. -- from fargo, north dakota. i drove to nashville. it was a demonstration of commitment where i bought the the an unusual car and had repainted just for this event. i think the event is so critical to the united states of america. it is a 1995 stretch limousine. it was black, but i had it painted brilliant purple. that is simply to draw attention to the event. >> how you think the convention has been going so far? >> to me, it is more than encouraging. it is more than sold out. i tried to get some extra tickets, because i have to dinner tickets and only one convention ticket, and everything is sold out. >> what you hope comes out of this weekend's activities? >> i would like to see it refocus the vote of the big parties, and i would hope they think about their policies going forward, and its tea party apparently is catching on like wildfire all over the country. we as a nation, regardless of what party we used to belong to, we all need to hope and pray that this country can be restored.

nate in south dakota. south dakota, nate. >> caller: boo-yah, cramer! >> boo-yah. how we going to look in the march madness this year? north dakota state going to take it all again? >> caller: i don't know. it's kind of a tossup. i don't follow it that close. >> that's all right. i'm getting focused because it's near the season. >> caller: my question is on motorola. i bought it back at nine and was kind of hoping the droid would spur some growthing. >> i don't know. listen, nate, i got to tell you, motorola i thought the breakup value, have you cash. i think you can hold it but you can't buy because there is what i call no catalyst. where there's no catalyst in a stock like that, i'd rather see an apple than see you in motorola which has no catalysts. i hate to end on a downer but the truth has no deadline and the lightening round is over. >> the lightning round is sponsored by -- straightforward is the way td ameritrade does business. ning round is over. >> the lightning round is sponsored by -- >>> people accuse me of not getting enough letters. we have back-to-

state rep in north dakota is losing by 9% to other on the ballot.at was mentioned this morning. he talked about a decline in america. the concept that has been coming to me over the last few weeks is that the joy of being an american is that we get to choose. we get to choose our destiny. whether it is declined or greatness, it is in our hands to make the choice. there was a pivotal vote -- pivotal article that was written lastw3 october. you love him, too. it was published in the weekly standard in october. it is called, decline is a choice. he made a very precious point. decline is not a condition for america, it is not our inevitable trajectory. it is a choice. there's a difference. he is right. to the current liberal ascendancy in the united states controlling the executive in both houses of congress, dominating the media and cultural elite, has set us on a course for declined. president obama was asked about american exceptional is and his answer, i believe in american exceptional is them just as i suspect the breadth of believe in british exce

i think we should go to the dakotas for a comment. that is actually the work commute, i believe. >> you spend a lot of time in dc regardless of what you do there. do you find this accurate or anti-accurate? >> i find it ironic. i think it is a parody. i appreciate the attempt to glamorize dc which is collectively decided high fashion is a brooks brother navy shirt. >> when ever i am in dc, 90% of the guys wear khakis and they wear white shirts and always slightly untucked. it looks like they are hurrying somewhere. >> sloppy hair. >> and then on weekends they are playing frisbie at the park. shut up. >> here is what i don't understand. in some states they have the greatest beauty queens. >> i love in louisiana and -- >> there are beautiful -- the ones that are not in jail, they are beautiful. >> and don't hold that against them, please. jim, you -- >> jim, you travel across country. >> yes, i do. >> you are also a comedian. does this jive with what you believe to be true? >> yes, and new york was number one until we were knocked back

but the dodge dakota, tacoma, and colorado got marginal rates., which when i was looking at the story, it was almost saying the dummy was almost pushed out into the crash. look at ratings, although it is the worst-case scenario there. >>> in new york city, at ground zero, which for so long has really been a construction site, but was more of a pit in the way, you didn't see anything about how the future would be there, but now the new world trade center is rising. you can see constructional steel for the new tower. it's up about 20 floors right now. when it's completed, it will be 104 stories high. it's about 50 feet taller than the twin towers. it's scheduled to be completed in about three years, 2013, and it will be called one world trade center, and they're also working to create a museum on the site and there are a bunch of memorials around the footprint as well. robin, back to you. >>> a teenager saw a toddler pressed up against the upstairs window and told him, you better back up. the toddler, of course, had a mind of his own. >>> and also

south dakota senator john thune is with us today from capitol hill. thank you very much. >> very good to be with you. >> what are we getting accomplished here? >> not much that i can tell. >> shepard: here's what political said. by the lunch break, it was agreeing clearer the presummit pessimism on both sides of the aisle, there was little or no hope of grand partisan compromise was on target n fact both sides spent of the bulk of three hours trying to score points, rarely veering from scripts and extending a hand to the other side. >> i don't know if the people see this as bipartisan. it's just a bunch of politicians getting talking points in. >> the only way it's bipartisan and meaningful and constructive is if they took the previous talking points and bill and set it aside. >> shepard: why do republicans want to throw it out and start over? why? nobody buys that. everybody sees that as here's how we win. our side wins if we get you to throw your thing outs. the majority says we win if we get you to come with us. seems silly to talk about it. >> wel

state rep in north dakota is losing by 9% to other on the ballot.aking this up. it is take back washington time. we've got the fever. we're ready for this change. thank you so much. i am so excited. in the next few moments that we had together, i want to discuss a topic that has been on my heart a lot lately and perhaps on yours, too. some words about that was mentioned this morning. he talked about a decline in america. the concept that has been coming to me over the last few weeks is that the joy of being an american is that we get to choose. we get to choose our destiny. whether it is declined or greatness, it is in our hands to make the choice. there was a pivotal vote -- pivotal article that was written lastw3 october. you love him, too. it was published in the weekly standard in october. it is called, decline is a choice. he made a very precious point. decline is not a condition for america, it is not our inevitable trajectory. it is a choice. there's a difference. he is right. to the current liberal ascendancy in the united states controlling

and south dakota democrat tom daschle was both majority and minority leader during his 18 years in the senate. he is now senior policy advisor for a washington law firm. plus, long-time congress watcher norman ornstein, resident scholar at the american enterprise institute. gentlemen, thank you all for being with us. let's just pick up with what representative barney frank was telling me when i talked to him. his view is that the filibuster may be... maybe had been intended to slow things down but what it's done is just stopped things from happening all together. senator daschle, is he right. >> judy, i think the president said very succinctly the other day when he said we've had more filibusters in the last two years than the last two decades. so what's happening is there's greater and greater reliance on the filibuster across the board, whether it's on a nomination or a piece of legislation and that's led to a dysfunctionalty. our inability to address serious issues that i think has become very serious. >> woodruff: senator coleman, inability to address serious issues? >> in november

north dakota, delaware, nevada, colorado, illinois, pennsylvania, and of course, now, indiana.ake it even a remote case for winning control of the senate in 2010, they need candidates in three of these long shot states to become more serious challengers. california, connecticut, new york, and up in the upper northwest, washington and oregon. i can can tell you this, wisconsin and washington, they're very active in candidate recruiting there. california, a very expensive state. we shall see. of course, the republicans have their own share of senate seats that they still have to defend. nearly a half dozen. for us political junkies, though, there's going to be maybe 20 to 24 competitive senate races come november. unbelievable. moving on. can a democrat from miami tap into nascar nation, i say, tongue and cheek. well, on february 13th, the top democrat in the florida senate rate, kendrick meek, will be the lead sponsor for mike wallace's number one car at the nascar nationwide series. that's kind of the minor league of nascar races. it's in daytona beach. said meek, i'm running f

anywhere from three to six inches of snow back from into the dakotas, but the bull's eye is right along the mid-atlantic coast -- washington, d.c., baltimore, philly, atlantic city. anywhere from 12 to 24 inch of snow. the mountains to the west up to two feet or more. so, this is going to be a crippling snowstorm, but the >> good morning. we should see some snow developing earlier this morning and lasting through the afternoon. there could be a little sleep, and a couple inches could be on the ground bu >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> announcer: "heart by the numbers" today is brought to you by campbell's healthy request soup. >>> february is american heart month, and this month, we've got "heart by the numbers today." more than 450,000 women die each year from heart disease, but how much do you know about the risk factors and prevention? we have nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman, here with a pop quiz on some of the most important heart health facts, and some of them might surprise you. >> this is my pop quiz for you. >> all right. i've got the questions. first of a

it is snowing in north dakota. it is snowing in minneapolis. it is snowing in chicago. and then severe thunderstorms along the gulf coast with copious moisture feeding in to it. the atlantic ocean is available and throw this atlantic moisture and this will gang up, oh, and one more thing. see this upper piece of energy that's coming east, too. it will all gang up to be a tremendously deep storm off the virginia coast here and the beaches are going to get pounded with the wind and waves and blizzard warnings. even atlantic city to rehoboth we could be talking one to two feet of wind-driven snow. again the totals we are talking about 20. i 20 to 30 inches most likely areas north and west. you will be all snow for sure and maybe a little fluff factor there. an amazing storm. get to the seven-day forecast. we get a lot of snow. it will be a long duration event tonight and tomorrow especially very heavy. tomorrow afternoon things taper off late, 29. sunday 32. monday 34 and then next week a little system tuesday in to wednesday that could give us snow showers and then thursd

north dakota. >>> super bowl sunday now just four days away. but the big game is also classified as a national security event. right now, security teams are filing into sun life stadium in miami. the main operations compound will be about a mile away from the football stadium. but they will be able to monitor the game from dozens of surveillance cameras. >> what we're doing here for this super bowl is the first of its kind of terrorism is on everyone's mind. on a daily basis. what we're doing is we're made away of anything that comes up. not only locally, but nationally, and internationally. >> security will pat down every person before they enter the stadium. super bowl xliv air this is sunday, february 7, right here on channel 9, pregame coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. the actual game, about 6:30. >>> a cat lost for 14 months is back with his family, thanks to a pet psychic. nancy ruffner says her cat sam ran out of the house one night and never came back. finally, nancy decided to contact an animal communicator in georgia. told her sam was livi

state rep in north dakota is losing by 9% to other on the ballot.ange. thank you so much. i am so excited. in the next few moments that we had together, i want to discuss a topic that has been on my heart a lot lately and perhaps on yours, too. some words about that was mentioned this morning. he talked about a decline in america. the concept that has been coming to me over the last few weeks is that the joy of being an american is that we get to choose. we get to choose our destiny. whether it is declined or greatness, it is in our hands to make the choice. there was a pivotal vote -- pivotal article that was written lastw3 october. you love him, too. it was published in the weekly standard in october. it is called, decline is a choice. he made a very precious point. decline is not a condition for america, it is not our inevitable trajectory. it is a choice. there's a difference. he is right. to the current liberal ascendancy in the united states controlling the executive in both houses of congress, dominating the media and cultural elite, has set

to be here with the weather conditions we are currently experiencing in this city parade in north dakotano big dea. i am sure in alabama this would. be an all-out emergency. >> it is fine for me. i walked around and saw the beauty of the snow. it is really a stunning sight. it causes difficulties for travel. >> if you like the beauty of the snow, i would like to invite you to north dakota. [laughter] any time in january or february of next year, maybe spend all of january and february. >> maybe we can invite you south would be a better idea. thank all of you for coming and i look forward to your discussion. i, frankly, don't know how well our actions worked after the collapse in the financial markets. those who supported it, promoted it, funded it, ran it all tell us that if we had not done it, we would be so much worse than we are today. forgive me if i am not sold. i just believe that a lot of things had to be done. i supported a number of things but the fundamental actions that we took were troubling to me. we know we had to act and the congress had some things that we needed to do. i

kent conrad of north dakota shareschairs the budget committ. create a bipartisan commission to look at long-term budget issues. the measure was voted down last week. this hearing is 2.5 hours. >> if this hearing will come to order. i appreciate very much witnesses being here with conditions as they are. i appreciate colleagues who were here and you are on their way and i especially want to think -- thank him for being here to represent the republican side of the aisle. senator gregg said he is not been able to get back to washington at the moment. he hopes to be with us soon. airports have been closed. anyone who was out of time has had a difficult thing that -- of town has had a difficult time getting back. i do not know what did the boats are going to come off or not. for those who are thinking about tomorrow, we have a hearing scheduled for tomorrow. we will make a decision about that soon. we have witnesses lined up. one thing we are considering is moving tamara's hearing to the next day in light of the threat of additional snow. if we do g

decide, okay, there's been homesteading in some of the west, so let's reserve all of wyoming and the dakotas, whatever, and a whole bunch of contiguous states for, you know, for cattle grazing and it turns out that cattle just don't, they die off there, it's too cold. i hate for somebody in washington to make that decision and then all it can be used for is cattle phrasing, -- grazing, and it turns out that's not a particular use when all is said and done. >> host: chairman genachowski recently launched a proceeding to look into the future of media, how the internet is affecting journalism, cuttings of newspaper staffs and what the fcc, perhaps, should do with respect to broadcasters or cable companies or any of the various companies that they have some kind of regulatory effect on. does this seem like even a wise policy, you know, barring the fact that a court might say, you know, you can't impose a public interest obligation on a cable company or google or whoever they might want to impose on to provide local news? >> guest: so, i think this is a fascinating question. and, of course, the i

kent conrad of north dakota chairs the budget committee.o-sponsored a proposal to create a bipartisan commission to look at long-term budget issues. that measure was voted down last week. from yesterday, this is 2 1/2 hours. >> first of all, i appreciate very much witnesses being here with conditions as they are and i appreciate colleagues who are here and who are on their way. i especially want to thank senator sessions for being here to represent the republican side of the aisle, senator gregg informed us that he's not been able to get back to washington at this moment and hopes to be with us soon, but airports, as you know, have been closed. so anybody that was out of town's had a difficult time getting back. i think the senate -- i don't know whether the votes scheduled this afternoon are actually going to come off or not. for those who are thinking about tomorrow we have a hearing scheduled for tomorrow. we're going to make a decision about that very soon. because we have witnesses lined up. one thing we're considering is moving tomorr

in north dakota, this is no big deal. >> it is fine for me.i will walk around and see the beauty of the snow. it is really a stunning sight, but it does cause difficulties for travel. >> if you like the beauty of the snow, i would like to invite you to north dakota any time in january or february of next year. maybe spend all of january or february. >> maybe inviting you south would be a better idea. thank all of you for coming, and i look forward to your discussion. i do not know how well our actions worked after the collapse of the financial markets. those who supported it, promoted it, funded it, all tell us if we had not done that we would be so much worse than we are today, but forgive me if i am not sold. i believe that a lot of things had to be done, and i supported a number of things, but the fundamental actions we took were troubling to me, and the fed had to act. we know that, and the congress had some things it needed to do, but i am troubled by a doll -- by it all. $700 billion had to pass before the asian markets, and when preside

a legislator in north dakota rating -- this morning and ""washington times" from a legislator north dakota. their engines of job growth -- talking about some of the trade agreements -- which is the white house priority. walnut grove, georgia, on independent line. caller: good morning. no, i don't think the trade agreements will help any because it never has. just like the last two collars, which is now three in a row, there are no jobs. let alone, just sit there and say we are going to work against people who can do it far cheaper than us. we pay too much, we want to much, which is good for america and -- it will not work on this economic scale. we can't go with this. we can't compete with them. the set here and try to do this with this -- china is out producing us, all of our corporations are over there. it is insane. no trade agreements. no, get rid of it. host: of memphis, vivien on our democrats line. caller: they need to bring back jobs in america. stuff was made here when i was coming up. we did not have any bad products. everyone was proud of the product that our people made here. t

in places like nevada, connecticut, colorado, michigan, north dakota doss the liberal left is running scared. the bottom line is that it has been a year now. voters are going to hold them accountable. out here in the cities and towns across this great country , we have some big problems to solve. we have gotten tired of looking backwards. to look forward --we want to look forward. the future looks really good. if there is open massachusetts, there is hope everywhere. he --" in massachusetts, there is hope everywhere. [applause] brown's victory is exciting and is a sign of more good things to come. they are going to put it all on the line in 2010. this year there are born to be some tough primaries --going to be some tough primaries. i think competition is good. i hope you will get out there and work hard for candidates who reflect your values and priorities. despite what the pundits want you to think, this is democracy at work and it is beautiful. [applause] i was the product of a competitive primary where running for governor i faced by guys. -- faced five guys. we put our ideas up f

to be here with the weather conditions we are currently experiencing in this city parade in north dakotano big dea. i am sure in alabama this would. be an all-out emergency. >> it is fine for me. i walked around and saw the beauty of the snow. it is really a stunning sight. it causes difficulties for travel. >> if you like the beauty of the snow, i would like to invite you to north dakota. [laughter] any time in january or february of next year, maybe spend all of january and february. >> maybe we can invite you south would be a better idea. thank all of you for coming and i look forward to your discussion. i, frankly, don't know how well our actions worked after the collapse in the financial markets. those who supported it, promoted it, funded it, ran it all tell us that if we had not done it, we would be so much worse than we are today. forgive me if i am not sold. i just believe that a lot of things had to be done. i supported a number of things but the fundamental actions that we took were troubling to me. we know we had to act and the congress had some things that we needed to do. i

the bank of north dakota is a legacy the dates back to the progressive era about 80 years ago now.uite a success for all. it makes money for the state and help support its economy. you have exhibit and other countries. i was in brazil i guess i should say last year they have a number of state banks that have helped foster the development. china has extensive system of state banks that helped them stimulate their economies of china rather than going into a downturn the head over 8% growth last year and a lot of that was because you had state-run banks they could tell them make loans to keep things going to redesign intrigued by that. what i would like to see is something along we could do more experience along the north dakota model where you could have state-run banks that compete. i don't want to just hand big wads of money to state-run banks and tell them do whatever you feel like the north dakota bank that's not what they do. that the turnout successfully. so i think you could explore whether there is market niches that are going. we already knew this to some extent. we have the

of course, i'm on a major thoroughfare south dakota avenue. >> reporter: at the wilson building lawmakersers from the is i's top two snow fighters. >> what did we not have as a result of not having a presidential declaration of an emergency? >> there was no resource that we did not have due to not declaring whatever the declaration could have been. >> reporter: what frustrated residents and council members alike, why some streets were cleared and others missed. >> when we got 40 inches of snow on some of the local roads, we had to prioritize the primary roads. when we got into some of the local roads, the trucks were just not adequate. >> reporter: which is why they called in contractors with heavy duty equipment from up and down the east coast. this is just some of what's left. 2,000 truckloads of snow. what happens to it? the city is going to allow mother nature to take its course and just let it melt. residents are complaining about cleared sidewalks that were blocked with snow from passing plows but city officials say they've learned some lessons and for now? >> the whole region did a

what i would like to see is something, we could do more experiments along the north dakota model where you could have state run things that compete. i don't want to hand big wads of money to the state run banks and tell them do whatever you feel like but the north dakota bank, that is not what they do. they compete and do so fairly successfully so i think you can explore those market niche is going on now. we already do that to some extent that the small business administration. so i think there are routes like that that could be pursued. we have to do it cautiously. but i think it can be more room for state banks that compete with the private sector and in fact give additional competition and keep them on this. if it turns out they can't do it, that is great. the private sector is more efficient, find that ilc-- >> host: amity shlaes. >> guest: the question you want to ask is this the state one bank make capital available to the person who will create the jobs and in india there was a long history of government in the financial sector and the capital was not available. they even have

as a great school. >> in north dakota, we make that same claim. >> you have a comparative team and weo them in the playoffs. thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> i had a hard day and this know you're probably enjoying it. sorry to interrupt you. >> no problem at all. >> 70% of the debt to gdp ratio in 2013 is a goal. >> 70% by when? >> and then 60% by the end of the budget window. the peterson commission put out a goal of getting to 60% by 2013. i'm talking about being less aggressive than they are. aggressive than they are. @@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ it is very clear that we could, in very short order, confront our own debt crisis and the consequences to this country would be enormous. i wish it were not so. i wish it were not so. if you study the trendline that dr. marin and dr johnson, and doctors rhinestone, if there's anything that jumps out to you 10 years and out, we are really facing consequences that could have enormous adverse impact on this nation's economy. do you agree with that statement? >> absolutely. >> what leads you to that conclusion? i said something that in some circles

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the storm itself right now will beñ2hát)eading wintry weather u through the dakotas and nebraska andansas. there's where it is taking shape in texas. so it's still a long way away. from everything indication, it's going to be one of those storms, a south tracker moving through the south and then off the coast. this one coming closer to us than the one yesterday. and#fie similar in some aspects to the d.c. snow that we had where we had in some areas 15 inches of snow and more. so here are the odds. i think right now 80% chance that this will become a major east-coast snowstorm. 70% chance that it will begin noon to 4:00. there is less than a 50/50 chance that we could be looking at more than 12 inches. there are some similarities to this storm as it's developing to the february 1983 storm. folks out in the blue ridge especially remember that. that was one that produced 36 inches of snow in the blue ridge. and especially for parts of loudoun county, was a crippling storm. the possibility, a lot can change over the next day and a half. but from this point it looks like it will be a maj

down the east coast and in good places like nevada and connecticut and colorado, michigan, north dakota, they've got the liberal left, that establishment running scared. the bottom line is this. it's been a year now. they own this now. and voters are going to hold them accountable. because out here in the cities and in the towns across this great country we know that we've got some big problems to solve. we've gotten tired of looking backward. we want to lookforward and from here, my friends, the future it looks really good. it looks really good. because if there is hope in massachusetts, there's hope everywhere. brown's victory, it's exciting and a sign of more good things to come. more commonsense conservative candidate are going to put it on the line in 2010. this year there are going to be tough primaries. i think that's good. competition makes us work harder and be more efficient and produce more. i hope you will get out there and work hard for the candidates who reflect your values, your priorities because despite what the pundits want you to think, contested primaries aren't civi

went to fargo, north dakota. that was his first stop in january of '05. it was resoundingly rejected by the american people. we didn't have any tea parties back then. joining me now, ohio senator sharon brown. good to have you with us tonight. i took some of your time there. i hope you're not mad at me on this. >> i listen to you sing, it's just fine. >> these are allocated funds, are they not? money that has already been, "in the system," budgeted for, the $30 billion, money that the congress was willing to take from taxpayers to go use it to save wall street. we have that right? >> yeah. this is money that when george bush started the program and start bailing out the banks and we knew we had to do it to make sure the economy didn't implode in november, december, january, february when president obama then took office, let me tell you, one good reason why this $30 billion makes so much sense. the reason i didn't get here quite at 6:00, a group of about a dozen small alternative energy manufacturing companies in ohio, there are people all over the countr

we are talking about anywhere three to six inches back through the dakotas, but as you get through theo river valley, 9 to 12 inches of snow. and then baltimore, washington, philadelphia, atlantic city, anywhere from a foot to two feet of snow in some of the mountains west of washington. >>> and that snow is just now beginning to reach the ground in the shenandoah valley. we're seeing that area of white and gray where it is beginning to reach the ground there. but washington not yet and we don't have any reports of it reaching the ground in that pink and blue zone, the snow will develop as the day progresses and will become heavy at times by sunset. strong gusty winds as well. it will taper off and end saturday afternoon and then remain below freezing. up to 24 inches around the region. >>> and that's your latest weather.matt? >> all right, mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> when we come back, "the friday whip." it's your survival guide for super bowl suay, everything you need to make a party a hit. . give a book with your voice on every page. and when it seems impossible to love you

that leaves seats up for grabs in indiana, illinois, north dakota, and connecticut. at the winter olympics in vancouver, canada, american skier bode miller broke his losing streak and won a bronze medal in the men's downhill competition. he did not win any medals at the last olympics in turin, italy. miller was .09 seconds behind the gold medal winner, didier defago of switzerland. the silver went to norwegian askel lund svindal. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and still to come on the newshour, the rising costs of health care; the dangers of some olympics sports; in california, a debate over d.u.i. checkpoints; and remembering the poet lucille clifton. >> woodruff: that follows our look at counter-terrorism policy in the u.s. how much has changed between this white house and the last? we begin with some background on yesterday's clash between officials from both administrations. >> woodruff: on valentine's day m

democrat kent conrad of north dakota said proposals for reducing future deficits are well short of what's needed. >> as the recovery takes hold, we then must pivot and deal with the long-term debt. and the place where i'd fault this budget is i don't see the pivot. i don't see the pivot. i don't see the focus on bringing down that long-term debt. i don't see us getting below, as i look at the numbers, 5% of g.d.p. in the next ten years. >> sreenivasan: in response, vice president biden said the administration understands how serious the deficits are. he told msnbc, "if we don't do something about it, they could and may become a national security issue." there was fresh evidence today toyota's huge recall is hurting business. the company reported sales fell 16% in january, as it stopped selling eight models to fix problems with gas pedals. taking advantage of toyota's troubles, ford sold 24% more vehicles in january than the year before. general motors saw a 14% increase. nissan's numbers were also up, by 16%. but chrysler was down 8%. for the record, toyota is a pbs newshour funder. wall

that helped take down senator tom daschle who is the senate leader a few years ago in south dakota. when you're from nevada and you're a supporter of the gambling industry, your ears are going to perk up. he was in trouble in his november re-election even before this little flap. i think it shows how sensitive you have to be, president obama has to be. you just cannot make a joke about gambling at harry reid's expense, which is what it would have been. that's a lesson for the president. harry reid is in a big political fight for his life. >> the other thing so interesting related to harry reid, the other two people president obama has on the stage, i saw dick durbin and then i believe chuck schumer from new york. those two have started giving essentially a lot of money for other colleagues in races to try to build up their own goodwill politic politically in case harry reid does not win his re-election. dick durbin and chuck schumer want to be in a position to essentially try to appeal to be the next senate majority leader if the democrats hold on to the majority or at least the par

five senate democrats are now vacating their seats, including connecticut's chris dodd, north dakota's byron dorgan, roland burris in illinois, and ted kaufman in delaware. republicans are leaving, too. that party will defend six open seats this fall-- in missouri, florida, new hampshire, ohio, kansas and kentucky. but retirements only begin to tell the story. incumbent democrats are at risk in arkansas, pennsylvania, colorado and nevada. the president travels this week to both nevada and colorado, where democratic leader harry reid and freshman democrat michael bennett, respectively, are each struggling. arizona senator john mccain, who was the republican presidential nominee just two years ago, is being challenged, too-- this time, from his right flank. former congressman j.d. hayworth. >> you could say there are two john mccains-- the one who campaigns like a conservative and the one who legislates like a liberal. ( cheers and applause ) in fact, when it comes time to debate, i'm going to ask for a third chair in case both john mccains show up. >> ifill: mccain jabbed back at haywor

it looks like north dakota in washington d.c., right now operated as knowing a lot. of college professors, that it could be, and this wouldÑi bear further scrutiny, it could be the fact that some of this impact of college on people's beliefs and those issues has something to do with who is teaching them there are other impacts on public opinion and we will not sit here and say it is all because of that. if you teaching college the way i have for 10 years, it is pretty clear who dominates the academy. host: this book is "choosing the right college per-quo what is the idea here? guest: this is like a consumer's guide to college. instead of going by the u.s. news and world rankings which take the college word for how good they are, we kind of doing independent audit of not just the academic client but the social climate of the place as well as the types of curriculum they offer, who was a good professor, who is a good professor or a bad prof. not in our terms but their own rankings. we think this is a good way to educate consumers of higher education about where to send

the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr.adam president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vacated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dorgan: madam president, we're approaching a one-year anniversary of the fatal crash of continental connection flight 3407 in buffalo, new york, and today the national transportation safety board is actually holding a public meeting to consider the final report that they are making on that crash. i think almost everyone has heard the tragic story of that crash last february 12. two pilots, two flight attendants, 45 passengers on that airplane, and one person on the ground all lost their lives. this flight was operated by colgan. the plane was a bombardiier 8-200. operated by a cap pain and copilot -- cap pain and copilot -- captain and cob coby. they revealed their inexperience in the cockpit i listened to. inexperience in the voice recordings. the captain had failed a number of tests in his career as a pilot. and the ntsb is now considering 45 findings and conclusions in a

he moves to the dakota territory and he becomes a new man. a different man. a transform it. he sets up shop, i was hope it was a stage of your, but in a little cabin which i saw about 400 square feet. and he hangs his bare skin rugs up next to the fireplace and he brings all his books in by train. he puts a rocking chair next to the fire, and he becomes a cowboy. he becomes a man who lives and tries to get rid of his grief from the west. he spends the next two years as not a dude ranch. he worked 16 hours a day. some guy in the park also for eyes, and roosevelt decks him, puts him at. some other guy stole horses. he spent three days chasing the guy and by the coffee that he was a tough as will be as they say. but it is also a lover of literature and a lover of nature. and two things happened. he is restored. agreed that happens to him from losing his wife and his mother is somewhat mitigated by the outdoors. it makes him a little hole again. but he sees something. he sees the west which he's, all his life he has this image of buffalo everywhere and these wild animals. is alm

. >>> emergency crews in south dakota are struggling to restore power by friday, two weeks after it was knocked out by a storm. they are repairing more than 3,000 downed poles in rural areas. hundreds of people are now forced out of their homes. one man stuck it out in his freezing home for 11 days. he left when temperatures dropped to the 20s. >> his teeth are still chattering, i'm sure. >>> a dangerous scene at the richmond, virginia, city hall. ice and snow crashing down from the roof into a glass canopy. a similar scare happened in december. the city says they will now install a rooftop heating system to melt all of that ice. >>> now here's a look at your wednesday weather. drenching downpours in arizona, texas, and louisiana. heavy mountain snow in the southern rockies. rain and mountain snow from northern california to seattle. snow ends early in the northeast but it is on and off around the great lakes. >> 30s from omaha to detroit. 24 in the twin cities. 37 in new york. 55 in atlanta. 75 in miami. 40s in boise, salt lake city, colorado springs. sacramento is 55. that ice falling

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north dakota is recognized. mr.omeroy: i commend the gentleman so much on budget matters. receiving fiscal lectures from this crowd is a little bit like getting financial advice from bernie madoff. you know, when george bush took the presidency, the debt was $5.6 trillion. and under house majorities in the house and senate with a republican president, the debt doubled. part of the reason is the expiration of pay-as-you-go budgeting principles. don't take my word for it. the record is clear. when we adhere on a bipartisan basis with the bush i agreement, the budget 1997 agreement and the democrat passed 1993 agreement to pay as you go we set the path toward surplus. when it expired, the deficits exploded. now as we get our handed around this fiscal -- hands around this fiscal situation, my friend, mr. ryan, is in part right when he says that this is not a full measured response. you know, we've got a long journey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. pomeroy: we have to begin with a solid st

story and "the washington times" about a separate tea party affect the will be happening in north dakotaoutspoken conservative is the keynote speaker at that event, which will be taken place in bismarck, north dakota. that isç from "the washington times" if you want to read more about peace. here's a piece in "the new york daily post" -- "the new york post." >> this has been catnapip in this on organizable band of rebels. it would be wrong to think they have not had any successes. they're responsible for killing the health care scheme. they sounded the alarm during a town hall meetings in august. it was after this wave barrelling that republicans woke up and answered the call. china will get broken. the dot has too much fine -- the gop has too much fine china. they are wrenching the mantle of conservatism and making them burnt it back. we will get back to your phone calls. we will go to your phone calls there's also a commentary section on "the washington times" this morning. this time to offer a real contrast. this was written this morning by a writer who heads up gopac. it is a piece