for milford, a flight of 1000 miles to duluth.a side trip by helicopter over the apostle islands barrier over lake superior, for a lander at ashland, wisconsin. to the welcoming throng at the ashton airport, president kennedy announces the convening of a conference to study the water pollution problem in the area. the scene is, to conserve our resources now for those who come after us. the same night, the fieldhouse of the university of minnesota at duluth. the president addresses the land and people conference for the northern great lakes region, relating our national responsibilities to the problem of the world community. a short flight over fertile farmland to the university of north dakota at grand forks. president kennedy receives an honorary degree, and urges students to participate in the burdens of responsible citizenship. after 600 air miles and a plane change at cheyenne, a landing and a warm greeting at laramie, wyoming. an answer to a presidential question. yes, the boy scout oath is still the same. remarks at the univ

>> reporter: lesa melby has been a waitress at grandma's restaurant company in duluth, minnesota, for 34 years. how many tables can you handle comfortably? >> kind of a lot. >> reporter: a lot? how many? >> i can comfortably do probably nine. >> reporter: wow. that's impressive. melby relies on tips as a core part of her income, but she also gets paid minnesota's state minimum wage of $9 an hour. if you have a day when you get completely stiffed on tips, you will still take home your minimum wage. >> right, right. >> reporter: the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but, in 43 states, employers are allowed to pay tipped workers less-- some as little as $2.13 an hour, a federal wage which has not increased in 25 years. the rationale is that customer tips are supposed to make up the difference between $2.13 an hour and the minimum wage. and if the tipped employee doesn't receive the minimum wage through tips, employers are required to pay the difference. in the industry it is called "topping up." in seven states, including minnesota, "topping up" is not an issue because those states

in duluth, minnesota, the driver of this pickup losing control on i-35. in wisconsin, one passenger killed after a car and semi collide on i-39. this time lapse capturing the dangerous lightning. one strike setting this iowa dorm on fire. another revealing this funnel cloud in illinois. one twister ripping a five-mile through rock island county. >> it's going to be a year before i can get back here with my family and neighbors. >> reporter: meanwhile, in the south, a never ending flood emergency. in louisiana, clean-up under way as the waters finally recede. about 2,000 homes damaged there alone. and back here in illinois, there's actually a home underneath this huge pile rubble and take a look at this tree, all kinds of debris, even a bicycle flying along with it. the clean-up just beginning. alex perez, abc news, east mo lean, illinois. >> i can't get over the world trade center lightning. >> good timing. >>> checking today's forecast, up to three more inches of snow in the upper midwest. down pours soak south texas and the gulf region. rain in new engl

in duluth, minnesota, the driver of this pickup losing control on i-35. in wisconsin, one passenger killed after a car and semi collide on i-39. this time lapse capturing the dangerous lightning. one strike setting this iowa dorm on fire. another revealing this funnel cloud in illinois. one twister ripping a five-mile through rock island county. >> it's going to be a year before i can get back here with >> reporter: meanwhile, in the south, a never ending flood emergency. in louisiana, clean-up under way as the waters finally recede. about 2,000 homes damaged there alone. and back here in illinois, there's actually a home underneath this huge pile of rubble and take a look at this tree, all kinds of debris, even a bicycle flying along with it. the clean-up just beginning. alex perez, abc news, east mo lean, illinois. >> i can't get over the world trade center lightning. >> good timing. >>> checking today's forecast, up to three more inches of snow in the upper midwest. down pours soak south texas and the gulf region. rain in new england up to a foot of sn

not to be confused with a "broker" convention, when a bunch of real estate agents go buck wild at a duluthoubletree. do not get that confused, you guys. but what is a brokered convention? here's rapper 2 chainz to help us understand in another installment of 2 chainz explainz. (hip-hop sting and singing) 2 chainz explainz. >> hi, i'm 2 chainz. a brokered convention goes down when no single candidate has the 1237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. now, if this happens, the convention goes ham. (laughter) they release all the delegates and they make you vote again. they don't care who you voted for the first time around. now that's gangster right there. (laughter) if the delegates vote again and no one gets that top spot, they just keep voting and voting and voting until they reach 1237 delegates. even though a brokered convention hasn't happened in 64 years, if it ever happens, it's going to be a hot mess. in 1924 delegates at the democratic convention had to vote 103 times before they picked the nominee. 103 times! ain't nobody got time for that! (applause) so, you know me,

surfers in duluth prefer the lake because there's no salt or sharks. well yeah, there's that. no sharks in lake superior, but if you standby the shores and look at them, they do look like oceans. but, wear a wet suit on a day like this. 78 degrees at freedom plaza. west winds 12 miles an hour. these are mostly high clouds streaking in from the west. we have seen a lot of sunshine mixed with the clouds and fair weather clouds. 78 degrees here at hula bay. a west wind at 8 miles an hour. 60% humidity. maybe a few sprinkled here or there. best rain chances, citrus county, dark clouds just to the north. not much sunshine, next several days, rain chances increase into this weekend, a cool-down for early y next week as an area of low pressure sweeps on through hoping toto pull in air for a few more days. it doesn't take long to help lift the temperatures and the humidity. good news for spring breakers. temperature wise. air 78 degrees. water temperatures coming back at 75 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. a rain chchance in the forecast with increasing rain chances as we head into satur

in the meantime, people in greenville and fresno and dayton and duluth and allentown and central oregond all the rest, can learn from what each other's doing, and get greater strength from that sense of network. >> woodruff: and so james and deborah fallows continue their journey, in the belief that these places and others like them, are the real story of america today, even more than what's going on in washington. >> ifill: we'll be back to talk with journalist peter bergen about his new book, "the united states of jihad." but first, take this moment to hear from your local pbs station. it's a chance to offer your support, which helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> ifill: for those stations still with us, a dance company steeped in tradition is taking bold steps, and exploring different avenues, under a new leader. jeffrey brown has our encore look at the alvin ailey american dance theater. ♪ ♪ >> brown: "revelations," a dance set to gospel songs and spirituals: over five decades it's become an american classic. and still the showpiece of the renowned alvin ailey american dance

this morning, a very hard rain turning over to a cold, wet snow up there in duluth. all those thunderstorms from last night are overwith. now we're left with a miserable day in wisconsin. as far as the snow goes, they could see upwards of 6 to 10 inches of snow. so we went through this really warm, mild winter from coast to coast, now we're looking at our biggest snowstorm of the season in northern wisconsin, northern michigan, and northern minnesota. now let's take you to the west. we're still watching some of those pesky showers coming in. things are improving. this is portland down to salem on i-5. you'll deal with hit-and-miss showers. watch what happens during the day today. some of the snow showers moving to the rockies. lots of clearing is going to take place. in the northwest, california looks great too. after a relatively wet period over the last three weeks, we have great weather heading your way. that includes seattle, 53. san francisco, 66. l.a. at 85. even tomorrow looks like a banner picturesque much of central california looking great weather too, all

but our friends in duluth, still mid march and still winter.ged over to the heavy, wet snow in dulutduluth. you will get nailed today and tonight. that's 10 to 12 inches of snow, the biggest snowstorm of the winter in mid march for areas of the upper mid west and northern great lakes. the other story today, if you're flying today, expect a lot of delays especially throughout the great lakes. southern portions of the ohio valley. we will see the winds gusting up to 40 or 50 miles per hour in and around the chicago area. o'hare and midway, a lot of bumpy flights coming in and out. otherwise, late day showers and chris, the southern half of the country, spring break -- all the college students are down there it's beautiful today so they're enjoying it. >> no kidding. thanks. >>> time for sport, we begin with college hoops as the first four teams tip off march madness. dayton, ohio, and gulf coast, and they'll face top seeded north carolina in round one on thursday. in the late game wichita state advances to the ncaa tourney for fifth straight year

a possibility of 10 to 12 inches of snow in duluth. so the snow plows will be out today. the high wind warnings are in effect, from madison, milwaukee, chicago included. so that's why you can expect significant airport delays. these winds may be strong enough this afternoon to do minor damage. wind gusts possibility, 45 to 50 hour winds. that's enough that things aren't tied down they could be blowing down later on today. so the other forecast that we'll deal with out there, very warm conditions. southern half of the country. couple of mild days before a big cooldown in the northeast. >> the 80s looked so nice. like the warm weather. >> san antonio, i thought about you the other day. >> oh, well, just ahead, one hero cop springs into action to save a life. while another alerts a motorist to get out of the way of the oncoming train. you're watching "first look." constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, de

also duluth. a little bit in northern michigan. st. patrick's day looks nice.e big parades are looking good. chicago you're fine. a little cool. new york parade, 54, no complai complaints. maybe a few storms in mow peel at 72. overall, there's that 54 in chicago today. should be great for your parade. the only stormy weather we'll have is in texas, down along the gulf coast where we could have some thunderstorms and some hit and miss showers. now, we'll have a coastal storm sunday into monday. sunday night is when we kick into spring. this is the snow forecast for our american model. maybe clipping coastal areas and maybe in new england and clobbering maine. here's a look at the european computer model, this has a significant snowstorm. remember, this is not a forecast. this is just what our models are telling us 3 1/2 days in advance. there's the possibility, betty, for a significant snowstorm sunday night into monday in new york. >> no. no. make it stop. >> flowers are out, the trees are start -- the buds are out. stay tuned. three days away. >> let's hope al

a long-haired duluth calico . it is good with others, is very laid back . is not high maintenance, just some o occasional brushing . and that is lulua . and give us a call the . >> golfers scott he pickpocket red-handed, and it was a red fox , they played a round in ireland when theou fox approached, that is when it grabbed his wallet and took off running, theyed fox eventually drops the them off so he gets it back. >> brazilian man has a unique bond with a penguin penguin rescued five years ago. >> who found it on a beach covered in oil, and he a week nursing a back to health, every year and swims 5,000 miles back to the00 same beach to visit him, it stays eight months until the . >> huge explosion had crocker parke glasslike shaking buildings for miles, no injuries, the question is what caused it . began with a small fire near propane tanks then the explosion sending planes into the sky as angelic as more of the exclusive video.

in duluth, minnesota, the driver i-35. in wisconsin, one passenger killed after a car and semi collide on i-39. this time lapse capturing the dangerous lightning overnight. one strike setting this iowa dorm on fire. another revealing this funnel cloud in illinois. one twister ripping a five-mile scar through rock island county. >> it's going to be a year before i can get back here with my family and neighbors. >> reporter: meanwhile, in the south, a never ending flood emergency. abc's phillip mena is in deweyville, texas. >> the sabine river is running wild again tonight. this is the worst flooding in southeast texas since hurricane ike. nearby, interstate 10, a major artery, overrun with water, causing travel chaos. >> reporter: in tangipaho parish, louisiana, cleanup under way, as the waters finally recede. about 2,000 homes damaged there alone. and david, back here in illinois, there's actually a home underneath this huge pile of rubble. all kinds of debris, even a bike flying along with it. the cleanup, just beginning

it lit up tonight in callaway, about 200 miles west of duluth. crews were venting a tank and putting water on it when the explosion happened. two crew members were treated for non-life threatening injuries. but the town was evacuated as precaution. >>> legislation introduced in january would require businesses to change the signs to make the bathrooms gender neutral. and would require new gender neutral facilities. the legislation will now head to the full board of supervisors for a vote. >> also just 1 day that preventing cities and counties from passing anti discrimination rules, they have all issued statements critical of the new law. it requires them to use bathrooms that match the gender on their birth certificate. the law says it prevents them from having to use bathrooms with people who make them feel unsafe. >>> the country is mourning the loss of comedian gary shandling. >> he was best known for his hbo hit the larry sander show. the spokesman says the comedian did not have a history of heart trouble. he was 66 years old. >>> 339 square

duluth, minnesota, going on right now just a few hundred miles off the coast of florida in haiti. then i couple that with reporting from places where new pathogens were coming up and this was what i was for import by the center. i went to places like south china, new delhi and port-au-prince and elsewhere to try to see how the start of cholera could shed light on where these new pathogens might be going. and what i learned is that cholera emerged in many ways in the same way that a lot of the new pathogens are coming up today. they came out of the natural environment. so called her back is a bacteria that normally lives in marine habitats. it actually lives in conjunction with dual plankton -- zooplankton and i performed useful ecological function in the habit of helping to recycle nutrients. laces like -- are full of cholera back to you. the water is full of it. this is water that is how fresh, half salty and this is where all the major rivers of south asia are draining into the bay of bengal. now for a long time, people didn't usually live in places like this. they are covered i

. >> but for crystal duluth, being mcnaughton's girlfriend was something more significant. >> i was reallyly upset and i tried to take her name off my leg. >> she went crazy. she tried to dig my name out of her leg. it said kelley and she tried to dig it out. >> i got a staple and i scraped it up and down on my skin to try to pull out the "e." it didn't hurt because i was so upset that my whole body just went numb and i just blocked out the pain. i was upset. because it's like a merry-go-round in here. once one girl breaks up with somebody, they end up with somebody else within two, three minutes. so i'm not going to let kelley bring me down. >> coming up -- >> i don't like girls at all. >> jessica styx has a change of heart. she joins the party in "g" dorm. >> i just have a girl that's just helping me, you know what i mean? she's just being there for me. relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only co

opposite of the big sort, where in duluth, minnesota, it has become an interesting center of aerospace technology, medical technology and outdoor space economic things in the fresno area of california they are making themselves and agricultural base in the technology field. we have had these interesting dispersions of regional smaller nodes. what is left out of this is the really small places, the city of a thousand people. world historye and technological history above but you can see a diverse ecology of where people go forward. that is what we're trying to have people be aware of. it is not just go to the biggest city where you can have a job. is dyingthe city fo for any reason, and people are trying to get out, do they look back or move on and not look back? guest: this is a question over the decades i have reported for "the atlantic" as i have got to pittsburgh and chicago and parts of detroit. people who cannot either move there are and start a workable which is a trauma in it self. americans are immobile country but people are from someplace and like to have those feelings. your

duluth, minnesota, 6 to 8 inches. accumulation. mostly because it'sse amy: good morning central florida, happy tuesday. we are starting up a little cloud cover but our temperatures they will climb thanks to afternoon. we will have breez >> that's your latest forecast. >> i wanted to say sorry for the song playing in your weather cast. >> i liked it. >> i couldn't make it turn off. >> thanks for paying attention to the weather though. >> it was nice, how you didn't give me a dirty look. matt was like -- what are you doing? >> we're working here. >> sorry. >>> coming up next, kato kaelin what they say the wildly popular "people versus o.j. simpson min " mini series is missing. >>> "hamilton" and the garden. first, these messages. jay knows how to keep his wheels spinning. nice shorts, dad... they don't make 'em in adult sizes? this is what the pros wear. look at the lines... -uhhh... look at the other line... -mm-mhh.. that's why he starts his day with those two scoops in deliciously heart healthy kellogg's raisin bran. ready to eat

in recent years, the number of passages through the locks that go all the way from duluth all the way out through new york going out these great lakes, this whole system, has averaged 10,000 vessels per year. that is down a bit from prior years because what's happened is the vessels got larger and they could carry more freight. but the system exists. it operates every day. and the ports and channels of the great lakes st. lawrence seaway system supports 226,000 jobs in both the united states and canada because the seaway is operated by both countries and brings a total of $33.5 billion in business revenue to the united states and canada annually. for ohio, our largest trading partner is canada, and some of those goods move across the water. in the united states alone, the system supports over 128,000 jobs and produces a total of $18.1 billion in business revenue annually. and over 42,000 of these jobs are direct jobs in the iron ore and steel industry, which congressman benishek referenced. the great lakes region produces 90%, 90% of america's iron ore, and the great lakes region also

duluth, could see six to eight inches.hat's a look at the weather across the country. >> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. cloudy skies and in area. nothing heavy but you'll need your umbrella. current temperatures are in the mid40s. most of the rain should be done by 10:00 this morning. cloudy through the early afternoon. break of sunshine after 3:00 will allow temperatures into the low 60s later today. one >> that's your latest forecast. >> i wanted to say sorry for the song playing in your weather cast. >> i liked it. >> i couldn't make it turn off. >> thanks for paying attention to the weather though. >> it was nice, how you didn't give me a dirty look. matt was like -- what are you doing? >> we're working here. >> sorry. >>> coming up next, kato kaelin and ron goldman's family are lashing out. what they say the wildly popular "people versus o.j. simpson m" mini series is missing. president, rapping in the rose garden. first, these messages. jay knows how to keep nice shorts, dad...g.