he was only two or three months away by most people's estimations of invading england. they literally -- their only hope is that america would choose to intervene, and churchill couldn't let that fall to chance. he had to do everything that he could to push america into the war. so he did something. he took a great risk and decided to send in a group of operatives to private the reluctant ally into action. of the irregulars, probably the most irregular of them all dahl maza someone that set out to be a spy. in fact he landed in washington as a young and inexperienced pilots. he managed to get lost, run out of fuel and crashed his plane. it's a miracle actually he survived. he was badly burned, and he was in delude and out of the war at age 25. he wanted to do something and his friends were still fighting. he found himself offered a post in washington as a sort of goodwill ambassador to get he was good looking, 6-foot six, and some, very well spoken and articulate and breathtakingly smashing in his uniform and gold braid and he was a poster boy for the war hero he was su

the late season winter charges in new england churning up >>> late season winter charges into new england several inches of snow. >>> al qaeda arrest ash a member of osama bin laden's inner circle is captured and will answer terror charges today in a new york city courtroom. >>> and back stage drama. pop superstar justin bieber is hospitalized after collapsing during a london concert. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm ann marie green. well this morning that powerful winter storm that hammered parts of the mid-atlantic is sweeping into new england. overnight strong winds and waves threaten beach front towns up ask down the coast with heavy flooding. massachusetts is expected to get hit particularly hard. about 30 miles southeast of boston dozens of streets were closed after two and a half feet of water washed ashore. the high waves and strong winds are expected to cause extensive beach erosion. inland the issue is snow. parts of new england could see up to a foot. some ten inches are expected in boston before it's all said and done. the good news? the stor

go over to england. here's england right here. go to england on a summertime. how's the weather in england on the summertime, okay or not okay? -- begin with a o. it's okay. it's tolerable. but, honey, england doesn't really get very much sunshine. because if you keep your finger on england and turn the globe-- [makes sound] i can't do that now. you're over here in labrador. what's the climate like in labrador in the hudson bay, okay or not okay? - cold. - well, it's relative. it depends what you call okay, okay? but, honey, it is. begin with a c end with a d. - cold. - it's cold. it's very, very cold, cold climate there. but you know what? it's the same latitude as england. so why? england is surrounded by what? begin with a w. - water. - water. and that water has a high specific heat. and that water is really heated up down here by the equator, isn't it? water is heated up down here all year round, right? and that water drifts north in what's called the gulf stream. i guess someone near the gulf must have named it, yeah? and that water drifts north. and how m

to you live. >>> should the bank of england spain qe? head to our website. share your thoughts with us. stay tuned to cnbc, because at 11:00 p.m., cnbc will bring you the bank of england's rate decision as it happens. that's 12:00 noon for those of us in london. >>> in a key speech today, prime minister david cameron will highlight the benefits of his cost cutting measures. the prime minister's speech comes less than two weeks before his chancellor, george osborne, delivers the annual budget. it's expected to call for conservative activism. >>> meanwhile, could mark carney be granted more powers to play with? the uk government will give the central bank more room for latch unioners. the option is being explored. and potentially even scrapping the inflation mandate altogether. now, speaking of which, as expected, no change in policy in the boj this time around. investors are looking forward to a new regime change at the central bank when a new chief comes on board. if all goes well, kuroda could be confirmed next week. many expect the cen

from looking at the bank of england minutes there was a 9-0 vote to keep rates unchanged. 6-3 vote toeep the program at the current size. again, governor king, fisher and miles wanted a $25 billion extension to the quantitative easing program. king outvoted yet again. let me see if i get the employment data up for you here. it looks like the three-month average hourly earnings including bonuses for britain here are at the lowest in three months. unemployment level rising. unemployment rate 7.8%. the level rising by 7,000. that's the first increase in a couple months time. let's get analysis here from melanie baker. i'll try to continue to pull up more figures. what's your initial reaction to the minutes, the employment data and all of this ahead of a critical budget statement later today. >> i think rising claim of unemployment is a disappointment. we hoped to see a four on the data today. perhaps it isn't surprising that we see a bit of a rise this month. if we see that happening again over successive months that will become quite a concern. on the minutes we were hoping to get close

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this is what we get in new england. i'm happy. skiing on friday. >> reporter: the deep snow across the northeast is taxing on snow plows and backs. >> it's very heavy. you know, underneath, especially when you get toward the street like a puddle of water underneath everything. so it's hard to throw it. >> reporter: late winter storms are not just affecting new england. extreme weather packing a punch across the midwest leaving travellers stranded with over 500 flight cancellations from ohio to new york. blizzard conditions in north dakota monday left cars stranded and overturned on highways. down south, parts of mississippi pummelled by golf ball-sized hail shattering car windshields. in nearby tennessee, a tornado touched down leaving signs of damage but no injuries. high winds in georgia left similar scenes of deruction. not to be outdone folks in alabama were cleaning up tuesday after severe storms knocked down trees and overturned trucks leaving thousands without power. the wild weather leaving many longing for mother nature t

we've got a full-fledged snow storm heading for new england tonight. then all day tomorrow.in the d.c. area, probably see snowflakes but the road should be okay. temperatures are just warm enough. driving on 80, snow-covered roads. this storm goes back into north dakota, fargo, minneapolis seeing snow. the ohio valley seeing sleet mixed with rain. here's what's going to happen. the snow really comes into new england tonight after the evening rush hour. so that's good. a lot of us should get home no problem. then the total snow for this event, notice if you're near the coast it's going to be less. mostly going to see snow venturing into icy stuff, possibly rain. interior new england is going to get nailed. boston, providence, 3 to 6. hartford around 5 inches. the mountainous areas, the berkshires, white and green mountains, catskills, 6 to 12 inches of snow easily. that's going to be mostly tonight into tomorrow morning and a little bit as we go throughout tuesday night. the forecast for today, the weather will be going downhill through the day. new england at least you don't

from the midwest to new england.h as 15 inches of snow in some areas, leading to another round of school closures and travel nightmares. in maine, this was the scene on the roads earlier this week. worcester, massachusetts, saw one of its snowiest winters on record, with totals of more than 100 inches. six of those fell this week. to add insult to injury, all you have to do is think back to exactly one year ago. we were in a heat wave. sneakers replaced snowshoes in boston, and this was the scene in manchester, new hampshire. no snow, maybe just a snow cone. it was so warm in fargo, north dakota, this man could ice fish without bundling up. >> 70 degrees up here. and down here it's -- you're sitting on an ice cube. >> reporter: this year that's not the case. so why the contrast? cnn meteorologist chad myers. >> you know the old saying, sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. here sometimes you're under the ridge like we were last year. fargo, north dakota, 80 degrees on this date. sometimes you're

the heaviest totals will be over new england. they have seen their share of snowstorms.unfortunately it will look like several more inches of snow west of the boston area. here is one of our computer models. a little aggressive but certainly 6-12 inches possible. maybe 3-5 in and around the new york city area. mainly a rain event. coastal flood advisories and watches and warnings are posted for the very vulnerable areas of new jersey toward long island coastal connecticut and along the border of massachusetts up toward the northern new england area. 2sh 5 nac -- 2-5 inches of snow and around new york and bullseye 6-12 inches boston west of boston down to providence, rhode island. we will continue to monitor. wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour. that will be an ongoing concern. check with your airports if you are traveling today. back to you heather and heather. >> janice dean, thank you. >> it was really windy yesterday. >> the storm that really wasn't actually slowed down the nation's capital, though, all of the talk in washington was republican senator rand paul'

so muybridge goes back on england. he dies in 1904.the first full-time round-the-clock movie theater opens in america. it is centered in pittsburgh. prior to that, muybridge had been the opening act for vaudeville performers. in the film industry would grow and grow. but it was muybridge and his odd companionship with this tycoon that created and gave us the dna of this beast. this moving picture beast has grown to occupy so much of our time and so much of our lives. muybridge and this man who somehow disdained his companion. and that is the story of my book. thank you all for coming. [applause] >> would anyone like to comment on this? would like to ask a question about it? just a moment, we will get you a microphone. >> more obvious story could've been talking about edison and muybridge. how did you focus on the original relationship? >> well, the story was edison's contribution to motion pictures. it is actually, well, cold. he is regarded as the originator in this country. but in france, it's a different matter. there's another fami

waterfront homes were hit hard in new england. officials cut utilities and evacuated residents in low-lying areas were hit hard. still recovering from the recent blizzard. sand and rocks washed up on the streets. a boardwalk was underwater. >>> a new storm blowing into the west coast. here's accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. well, still keeping some wet snow in place in the early morning hours in new england. as our storm spins its way out of here in the morning and the afternoon. snow ends. we'll clear things out. nice weekend on tap, thankfully, after an active couple of days. in the west, a storm system pushing into the southwest keeps thunderstorms in place. l.a., san diego, with some heavy snow across the higher elevations. it tracks north and eastward headed into saturday. john and diana, back to you. >> all right, jim, thank you very much. >>> an about-face by president clinton in the defense of marriage act. even though he signed the bill, he's urging the supreme court to overturn it. he says the law is unconstitu

, no one at new england compounding has revealed what happened.but tonight, they will. as for the victims, this has been an unrelenting horror after just one injection of lethal medicine. >> julie otto: i've been in the hospital seven times, total of 75 days. i've missed thanksgiving and christmas and my son's birthday. >> pelley: julie otto is one of 13 injured patients who met us at st. joseph mercy hospital outside detroit. >> willard mazure: i'm on 60 milligrams of morphine a day with no cure in sight. there is no cure in sight for me. >> pelley: willard mazure's morphine is to kill the pain from the fungal infection. we asked the patients to sit down in the first two rows, and many of them brought family to the auditorium. michigan is a hotspot for the toxic steroid, one of 23 states that received the drug from massachusetts. st. joseph mercy has treated 189 patients, all of whom endure brutal anti-fungal drugs. >> mazure: the medicine is just unbearable. you know, they talk about cancer treatments, and i'm sure they're unbearable, too. but t

but the real story is that this king spent very little time in england. he spent -- he spoke practically no english and was far more concerned with his extensive lands in france. records here tell us he was a selfish man, -- a vicious man, probably a selfish rulers, and haunted by his sins. >> inside the box, frankincense, to give the king and more saintly air. >> this was to give this man a verysmelling the odor, the close as possible to the odor of thetity, and the closest to one of god. >> the medieval kings believed in purgatory. in accounting for 1 cents. ine's sins. main failed in the crusade, conquering jerusalem. but more important, he is responsible for the slaughter of thousands of muslims in cold blood. analysisgain, forensic is adding the cold, scientific facts to myth and legend. amazing what modern technology is doing, revealing the mysteries of history, and of course, richard the lionheart with his embalm heart there in paris. thank you for watching. tune in tomorrow. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundatio

area going to get the heavy rain this morning and philadelphia, later today new england for on the way home. >>> coming up, billionaire bloomberg's beverage ban blocked. plus stocks are in seventh heaven, and why those light clicks on facebook could be

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area through new england.atest commuter guidance is showing a rain event for jersey to maryland. once you get north and west of d.c. and baltimore, much heavier amounts. the forecast for d.c. is tricky, along with new england. a lot of the elevation dependent, rain wednesday turning to snow. >> a lot of those cities in the midwest are used to that stuff. >> at this point they are, doesn't mean they want to see it. >> that's true. >> they want the green grass and crocuses. >> we all want that. >>> just ahead, whitney houston's fbi file is released. 128 pages of fascinating details coming up next. capella university understands rough economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of ot

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he's the future king of england or a murderer. i'm not sure. and they're planning to give birth to a j. crew mannequin. even if it has no basis in reality, it's fun to see what it might look like if you have a baby with someone. in fact, today we got a picture of me and one of guillermo and let's see what it would look like if we had a baby together. not a bad looking kid. although i feel like there's something missing and i can't quite put my finger -- yes. that's it. what do you say? we have a beautiful daughter. why not procreate. >> let's do it. >> do you know what procreate means? >> to create? >> jimmy: close enough. there's so much focus at easter on the candy and the eggs and some forget what it's really about. we thought this would be a good time to send my cousin micky out to talk to children about the true meaning of easter. my cousin mickey spent 12 years in catholic school. she's very rrjs and hopefully she can shed light on what for christians is the holiest day of the year. >> tell me the story about easter, please. >> easter? >>

we could be seeing significant accumulations especially across places in new england. want to start out with high temperatures. we are seeing wild disparities as far as the temperatures go. take a look at minneapolis. 30 degrees for the high temperature today. it will feel more like january than march. in san antonio you could see record heat 93 degrees for your actual temperature. feeling like summer in texas. that storm we have across portions of the midwest and minnesota. ahead of this system we have rain and snow showers coming down across portions of the mid atlantic and as far west as kentucky, parts of indiana and also illinois. the actual area of low pressure across minnesota and the dakotas we have recorded gusts and a couple of snow will be possible. because of the wind and the snow we have blizzard warnings in effect for today winter storm warnings in effect as well. places like mississippi, alabama, tennessee and even kentucky could be seeing severe weather including things like tornadoes damaging wind gusts and also large hail. be careful out here across p

on thursday munched united defender rio ferdinand was recalled to the england squad at the world cup qualifiers against san marino and groovy leaders wanted a grown later this month thirty four year old last played for the three lions almost two years ago when his eighty first and so far overlooked by new manager roy hodgson all former england coach fabio capello. in northern ireland this friday is brushed aside look to cement their group after lead. and friday a rare hole in one of wired the fans on the american goal for a welsh easter par for the fourteen pole in the second round but still missed time so much can't see the fire in this company or a zone or a country woman lexi thompson qualified for the weekend after a spectacular bunker shot for an eagle of eleven. or germany's sundra goal great approach shots to the green on seven of the local star stacey lewis was eventually crowned champion to unseat janet sam at the top of the women's rankings rather. on saturday it was weights when it's wet in melbourne in the ficken fast for qualifying was the lead. story in rome three runni

we'll see those gusts along new england as well.with more in the way of snowfall. this is going to interact with another upper low off of southern ontario now. that keeps snow in place on through the day on thursday into the overnight. 3 to 6 inches in many spots. john and diana, back to you. >> thank you, jim dickey at accuweather. >>> now to our top story. the tragic death at a california animal sanctuary. >> investigators are trying to figure out why the 26-year-old vick time, diana hanson, went inside the lion's cage and what might have provoked the animal to attack. abc's brandi hitt has the latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. a 26-year-old intern was killed when investigators say she went into an enclosure with a 4-year-old male lion named couscous. this lion is housed at project survival safe haven. it's a sanctuary for big cats in california. and officials say the lion attacked wednesday afternoon while the park was closed. another employee tried several times to distract couscous away, b

england, i was in england talking to their lawyers. i was talking to their security people. they don't have a constitution. they have much different ability to hold people for longer periods of time, and what they would do under similar circumstances. it is an issue we are thinking about and an issue the american bar association will have to respond to. >> a very different sector of the set of problems you have been wrestling with, are the problems faced by our justice system rooted in deep problems in legal education, especially aspiring -- spiral in student debt, forcing lawyers away from public interest -- especially spiraling stood in debt, forcing lawyers away from public interest? >> i have a son who graduated from university. i have a niece who graduated last year and another niece is considering going to law school. i have been looking at the economics of going to law school. they are out of kilter. the profession is not to be a profession just for the rich. we must have a profession that looks like our society in every respect. there are a number of things the aba i

ago when his eighty first and has been so far overlooked by new manager roy hodgson while former england coach fabio capello is in northern ireland this friday is russia's side look to cement their group after lead. on friday a rare hole in one of wow the fans of the american goal for a welsh age fourteen poll in the second round still missed out on the charts of the founders are a zoner countrywoman legacy thompson buy it for the weekend after a spectacular show for an eagle of eleven. more of germany's sundra goal great approach shots to the green on. a local star stacee lewis was eventually crowned champion. at the top of a women's rankings. on saturday it was weights went wet in melbourne came second fast for qualifying as the lead is moving straight in drumcree running formula one champion sebastian vettel to hold the session was completed on the morning of the race for the red bulls the german eventually had to settle first as can be right in and battle the seven spot on the grid to beat fellow former champion fernando alonso second on the podium. and on the sunday russia's top ten

last night on "60 minutes" we went inside the drug maker new england compounding center known as n.e.c.c.. it was the one that produced a contaminated steroid that has so far killed 50 patients and sickened nearly 700 others with fungal infections including spinal meningitis. n.e.c.c. outside boston was a compounding pharmacy and in 1998 congress exempted compounding pharmacies from the oversight of the f.d.a. today there are thousands of them making high-risk drugs. we asked the commissioner of the f.d.a., margaret hamburg, about that. so if a patient goes into a clinic and the doctor or the nurse pulls out a vial of something, that patient has no way to know whether that drug has been approved by the f.d.a. or not? >> well, i think that's right under the current system and what i think emerged in the meningitis outbreak was that many patients and their health care providers didn't realize that they, in fact, were using a compounded product. >> pelley: as commissioner of the f.d.a., then, you can't tell us sitting here now that every drug being used in the united states is safe and effe

up toward massachusetts as well as northern new england. that's because the coastal low is just sitting there and spinning and bringing these spokes of moisture and mainly snow across the region. an area that you see in the lighter blue 2-5 inches including around the new york city area. you see we have 6-12 maybe higher amounts west of the boston area. this is the 4th snowstorm in the boston area in the same week. look in new york city by monday 53, 47 boston, 62 in dc. a quick shot of springtime weather then we are back into the deep freeze later next week with a possibility of another coastal storm midweek. back to you. >> to leave things on a positive note we turn our clocks forward this weekend. >> you are correct. >> except when you are doing the 5 am monday you lose an hour. >> thanks a lot. on to another issue now. remember this guy made waves through his invisible drive through prank? this guy is upping the anti. he took the chucky doll he put that in his driver's seat and it is shocking employees at all different fast food restaur

in new england, it looks like evening rain. at least tomorrow, hopefully we'll get the morning in dry for everybody in new england, if anybody wants to do anything outdoors. >> so do that easter egg hunt early in the morning and then it will rain. >> in new england, you'll be lucky to get away with that. >>> coming up, a frightening story involving thousands of dental patients who have been urged to get tested for hepatitis and hiv. we'll have the details next. >>> plus, great news for anyone who has a pension, 401(k), or other investments in the stock market. >>> the sensational jodi arias murder trial has cost arizona taxpayers almost $1.5 million. >>> and bacon lovers will want to hear this story. it's coming up and it's about bacon-flavored mouthwash. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ man ] i got this citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. we'll leave that there. you got a weather balloon, with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. go. ♪ keep on going in this directio

now let's turn to some memorable words and former england captain rio ferdinand says english football should be revamped if the three lions are to win a first major trophy since one nine hundred sixty six the manchester united center back spoke after pulling out ahead of england's eight no thrashing a summary no. the moment spring leading the way and trying people how to do and how it's done and maybe we need to go back to the drawing board member of a real good good look at ourselves well from the bomb all the way to the top in terms of the culture where you bring in office for a. game ready to play in preparing installments because up to now we've not been able to find the right who are really i mean while another former england captain david beckham fancies a family holiday in china after the paris midfielder played football with local kids in his new high profile role as the communist states ambassador of the beautiful game. i'm hoping that i can bring the children over because victoria's been here before with the children and never been to china i think to experience the culture

. >> reporter: tonight, the late winter storm is delivering one last blow, to coastal new england. waves lapping at the doorsteps of these waterfront homes in massachusetts. and from this town south of boston, this image, capturing the pounding the shoreline is taking. >> we've got this relentless wind. a lot of debris carried in with the wind and high tide. this is just one big plank. >> reporter: in sandwich, on cape cod, the iconic boardwalk already under water. the nor'easter is expected to bring close to a foot of snow to some areas, along with howling winds, flooding and very likely widespread power outages. it struck new england after churning past new jersey, where winds of up to 70 miles an hour caused tidal flooding that left some shoreline communities under water. it wasn't nearly as bad as sandy, which devastated the jersey shore last fall. but for some, it was bad enough. >> this town's not going to be here no more if we keep getting all these storms just pounding the east coast. >> reporter: the good news? new jersey was spared the rain and snow that had been forecast

the munched united defender rio ferdinand was recalled to be england's world cup the world cup qualifiers against san marino and group leaders wanted a grown later this month thirty four year old last played for the three lions almost two years ago when his eighty first and has been so far overlooked by new manager roy hodgson all former england coach fabio capello in northern ireland this friday is brushed aside look to cement their group f. lead. on friday a rare hole in one of wow the fans of the american goal for a welsh easter party fourteen pole in the second round but still missed out on the charts of a fire in the scalp and are a zoner countrywoman lexie thompson. i'll buy it for the weekend after a spectacular bump a shoulder or a needle of eleven. or germany's sundra goal is a great approach shots to the green on seven l. the local star stacy lewis was eventually crowned champion to unseat janet sam at the top of the women's rankings another look at birdie. on saturday it was waits windswept in melbourne is aiming to come fast for qualifying as the lead. in the australian drawn

. >>> parts of new england could get -- new england could get seven inches of new snow. right now more than 250 people are without power. >>> in just a few hours they will report on what they have discovered so far on board a 747. the report will not conclusion what caused january's fire and it will not have recommendations on how to prevent future fires. they have submitted itto the faa. the last card will have two meetings, one this morning and one this evening. the purpose is to address the main issues facing the catholic church. >>> new this morning, the guard said venezuela president hugo chavez died of a massive heart attack after a. he was also suffering from -- he died of a massive heart attack and was also suffering from cancer. >>> it is how you apply them at different times. >> from los angeles and new york city police chief. a quart turf a million dollar, we have increased stops for stop and frisk and most crimes are committed by a small group of criminals. >>> officers were firing at a car that slammed into a police cruiser and they will seek charges against

she was raised in england where that was not an acceptable in england. she was raised in france so she was exposed to catholicism. the early years of her life with john quincy, they attend numerous types of cs, especially whoever the rotating preacher was in the capital during the secretary of state and presidency years could be presbyterian or -- but she ends up very piscopo thinker. she spent a lot of time reminiscing and thinking about the role of religion. it is an important piece for her. >> asked up his neck. >> first of all -- next up is nick. >> first of all, thank you for this great row graham. i am glad you are part of -- program. i'm glad you are part of it. we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle was one of maryland's first governors. the most we have is what of our , we have an centers plaque. an a book where you get impression of louisa catherine that she is very involved in the politics of washington. you don't get the sense of whether it is just a surface or whether her words are contributing to the compromises that are made dur

at least according to the bank of england. central bank warned in its quarterly bulletin thursday that leverage bloomed corporates which in turn can make those firms more susceptible to default. what does robin dumar think about it? you know a little bit about private equity. were you surprised to see the bank of england address this issue? >> i was surprised to see the bank of england address it with such vehement. because while there is an issue in terms of debt maturities, i think we're going to be just fine, bringing all the institutional forces to investing in these securities. >> your firm is a major private equity player. it's interesting that you make this point that, in fact, what you see yourself as doing is providing liquidity, stepping up into the market and filling a void that banks themselves have left when it comes to fund approximating. >> kelly, that's absolutely right. there's no question that the banks have withdrawn very substantially from the markets. they're not lending the way they were. they're under a

aaaannnd here's france, coming up strong with their own horse meat scandal, selling meat to england and sweden, but france falls behind and lays the blame on cyprus. cyprus now in the lead with the blame, but what's this? what's this? out of nowhere on the last leg, cyprus says they got their meat from a dutch company, who said they got it from-- who's that? who's that? it's romania! romania takes the blame!!! [laughter] [cheers and applause] but the romanians did not act alone. >> i've got a horrible feeling we're looking at a major international criminal conspiracy. >> claims that organized crime gangs are behind the contamination are threatening to errode consumer confidence. >> stephen: organized crime! [laughter] i'm not surprised the mob is involved. i mean, if you're gonna leave a horse head in a bed, why waste all that good body meat? [laughter] frankly, i don't understand why everyone is so upset over eating horse? we don't feel guilty when we happily consume the rest of noah's ark? [laughter] is it because they're our friends in movies and tv shows? well, i love bacon, so i ju

. >> the good news about this system is it's not going to impact new england much if at all. the concentration of the snow across portions of pennsylvania and the mid-atlantic. people on i-80 from pittsburgh to philadelphia, 3 to 6 inches of snow for you. in our nation's capital, back into baltimore. 1 to 3 inches when people are making their way to work. be careful on the road ways. back to you, marci and john. >>> stay with us for "good morning america," live reports from the storm zeend the latest news coming up. >>> to the latest in the gun control debate. new york's billionaire mayor is launching a new ad campaign today urging background checks for gun purchase. michael bloomberg hoping to influence governors of key states. >> reporter: the gun control fight is heating up as major bloomberg spends $12 million of his own money to take on the nra. three months after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, congress is preparing to vote on sweeping gun control measures. both sides of the debate are bracing for a fight. >> we're trying to do everything in we can to impress upo

parts of new england can expect this dangerous blast in the next couple of hours.d, the teenage skier who was missing for two nights was found, safe and sound. his story of survival, who found him and oh, by the way, who he -- what he wanted to eat. >> wait till you hear where he learned his survival skills. >>> later this morning, an ingredient found in a discount store gift that can help you lose weight. >> we're eating our chia pets now. >>> and a serious decision for comedy central's jon stewart. he's leaving the "daily show" but only for 12 weeks. we'll explain why he'll be absent from his successful program for so long. all that coming up in "the skinny." >>> let's begin with that deadly snowstorm turning roads across the midwest into very treacherous messes, leaving travel plans up in the air. >> more than 1,000 flights have been canceled today as airport crews struggle to clear runways. warnings are posted right now from illinois to virginia to d.c. we begin our coverage with abc's alex perez. >> reporter: the storm is hammering the midwest. in minnesota al

he's saying the bank of england wants to do more on leverage. they want to review supervisory system in four or five years. don't know whether powers will be adequate. this, of course, about the new committees that will be coming into existence here under andrew bailey. the original proposals on leverage were better, he says, and it's an unknown question if the bank of england has enough powers to solve the too big to fail problem. yeah. as i said, the panel policy committee, he'd like to see it have greater powers on leverage. >> unknown whether our powers will be adequate. he later says we need more power. >> shocking. >> keep your eyes that. that's underway. more to come, as well. >>> earlier we asked, would you also pay to tour the white house. bobby tweeted and said, can we pay to tour the cnbc studios? >> i think the -- >> you can. we'll throw in kelly to help out if you pay. >> i think we should auction off a tour of the cnbc studios to the highest bidder. what do we think? market process? >> quite cheap -- it will be adequate. >>> the do

her mother was descended from, there was mobility in new england, the clergy and the political world of new england of massachusetts baycol lonni so her mother's family were nortons and quincys and so she grew up in a household that was quite middle class for that time and had two sisters and one brother. she was, by all reports, sickly as a child, and therefore did not go to any kind of public schooling of which there were a few. but was educated at home by her mother and she read at random in her father's library. >> when in the course of reading her wright did she become political? can you describe her politics? >> i am trying to think. very, very early on when john is active at the continental congress. she craves news. she wants the newspapers from philadelphia. she wants papers when they are published. we know she is consuming the news at that time. because all the news was what was printed. she begins, i would say, by the mild 1770's she is onboard. >> and in what capacity? what is her political thinking? >> she was an ard ent revolutionary. she was very supportive, not only o

shehamalak, from the crown hair loss clinic in manchest manchester, england. prince harry is headed to comeover territory and there is nothing he can do about it he based his findings on looking at pictures of harry. >>> and john travolta rolled out his mini beard. it's a look, and it gets 60% less food caught in it in meal time. the daily mail couldn't help but point out jt's luxurious mane, which isn't always the case. and rob lowe purchased this and can now do this. that's all we have on this. >>> this guy arrested on the jersey turnpike for stealing 42,000 pounds of cheese. that's $200,000 worth in an 18-wheeler. in case you were wondering, it was muenster. some brazenly operate right in the open. nothing worse than a legitimate cheese dealer gone bad, this man told us just how available the stuff is. we've agreed to protect his identity. >> yeah, when i was running my operation, there was nothing i couldn't get my hands on. gouda, laughing cow, aged new england cheddar, i owned the monterey jack business on the east coast. when i branched out, i got pinch

she was raised in england where that was not an acceptable in england. she was raised in france so she was exposed to catholicism. the early years of her life with john quincy, they attend numerous types of churches, >> she ends up very much an episcopal thinker, high church and in her later years she spends a lot of time remissing and reflecting on the role of religion and it's very much an important piece for her. >> next up is nick in prince frederick, maryland. hi, nick. >> hi, how are you? first of all, thank you, c-span, for this great program. mr. smith, i'm very excited to get through. i think your work is great and i'm glad you're part of this series as well. two things i hope to get you to comment on. i live in calvert county. we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle was one of maryland's first governors if not the first governor. there is not a sources linking her here. in the town center, there is a placard talking about her he had readty to the area. and there is an impression of louisa catherine that she is very much involved in th

now new england has to deal with this storm. some additional snow, the winds are howling out on cape cod. if you're out on the coast you'll feel the winds. friday morning out on cape cod, it's colder in new england. especially interior sections. we'll get some accumulating snow. it's snowing right now pretty good south of boston, down east of providence. that will be mostly be tonight. most of the snow you see today will not accumulate, after dark tonight, into the evening hours, includes the manchester boston area. hartford and new york city, slushy, mostly on the grass, the roads should be okay. not really expecting much for philly, whatsoever. we'll see how that pans out. >>> on to sports another yankee slugger has gone down with an injury, mark teixeira will be out at least eight to ten weeks after injuring his rest after batting practice. the yankees thought they had teixeira back sooner than later. teixeira has strained his ecu, that's like a college in eastern carolina. he'll miss the first month of the season. hopefully,