look at them gams. >> looking good. >> we'll be right back. >> you can tell it's winter. look at them gams. >> looking good. >> we'll be right back. >> you can tell it's winter. >>> we want to return to our top story this morning. the tragedy in tucson. as you know, 20 people were shot saturday. congresswoman giffords remains in critical condition this morning in a medically induced coma. the 13 other wounded are all reportedly recovering well, but six of the victims did not survive. >> one of those victims was john roll, a 63-year-old federal judge. roll was just stopping by saturday's event to say hello to gabrielle giffords on his way to mass. he leaves behind a wife maureen, three sons and five grandchildren. >>> we now know the youngest victim was a 9-year-old girl. >> george stephanopoulos sat down with the parents of little christina taylor green for this very emotional interview. >> when you talk about her, you describe her the same way that people actually describe congresswoman giffords. someone passionate about everything. >> yeah. and that's -- that is a good

gwen: and the gam -- gamble the white house is taking is that people don't really mean that? >> right. >> having lived through the gingrich revolution and covering congress and the difficulty they've had, the i think the administration is probably right to bet that the republicans are going to be in a bad place on this. >> and at the end of the day the president is goinging to judged on the economy. he'll never be able to out-cut a republican and in the end, if the me and bad he can, if he says i cut aught this stuff, people aren't going to give him any credit for it. the economy is good or bad and he's never going to outdo them. in the end he will be able to say at least he was optimistic. >> is there any point where the economy can be good enough for the president? is it good, bad, or is moderate improvement enough for him politically speaking? >> well, that's the big question. the unemployment rate, 9.4%, if it's down to 8 -- >> still incrediblely high. but he can say things have improved. his hope is that some of this stuff will be at least get us moving in that direction

gams reduction treaty will give ratified before the end of the month join us for the details later in the program. controversy despite accepting part of the blame pearland says the launch its own probe into last april the presidential plane crash claiming that the official questions are nods. and legal gallops no rights tradition treaty between washington and the bull means many afghans have been shipped off to the u.s. to stand trial on terrorism charges in groups of international law. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow i'm alice have it now the pivotal nuclear arms reduction between moscow and washington is passing another significant milestone on its way to becoming reality as russian lawmakers debate its ratification will the treaty signed between presidents made very even a bomb in last year has already been approved by the u.s. senate it now needs a final say from the russian parliament from when italian knowledge of a lie at the time of this treaty is certainly of key importance and not just for the two countries directly involved but for the whole world b

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she became an internet sensation, after video gam ras caught her falling into a fountain while textingon "gma" yesterday, cathy cruz told me that she was looking for legal action for posting the images on youtube. but we learned that she has legal troubles of her own. and juju is looking into that. >> absolutely, george. when word of her run-ins with the law have come back to surface, we retraced the steps. we combed court records, all the uncover the unexpected twists and turns in the story behind that viral video. she earned internet fame as the poster girl for the perils of texting and walking, with that now-infamous tumble into a mall fountain. >> oh, my god. play it back. play it back. do it again. >> reporter: then, cathy cruz marrero came on "gma," to tell her story and complain that security was too busy laughing to tend to her. >> not one, single person went to my aid. it could have been anybody's mother. it could have been a senior citizen falling. >> reporter: but it turns out marrero has bigger problems than wet clothes and a bruised ego, after her appearance, she was in a

. >> unless you have game gams you can go a little high perp this is the universal length. >> and carryingyour hand, why? >> instead of 2uking a clutch under your arm, it can rumpble fabric and smoosh out your arm and add the illusion of bulk. instead, carry it in your hand. >> great tips, as always. up next, lisa, a new mom. looks fantastic. >> lease zisa is a new mom. we're proving because you're wearing dlashg color its or black does not mean the outfit is slimming. all of these piece was not the right cut. we're learning here, the number one slimming secret is, proportion is very, very important. cut is very important. >> right. so in terms of the portion and cut, where want things to hit, obviously. has all the black underneath before, all covering on the outside. >> start with the jacket. showing structured tops and jackets create that hourglass shape. you're seeing the structured shormds. nipped in at the waist. adds to the waistline and look down a little at the shoes. wrap we didn't do, we weren't noticing the shoes. they are a matte color, not patent or patterned not colored. tha

look at this time lapse video from our go gam from our storm spotters. up to a foot and a half of snow fell in major cities like philadelphia. boston. and new york city. >> problem isn't just on the roads. it's up above, as well. the weight of that ice is bringing down power lines. >> city officials asking people to avoid driving, if possible. >> reporter: around the nation's capitol, abandoned cars and buses lined the roads. and more than 300,000 people are without electricity. even our abc staffers were trapped in their cars last night, on their commute home. >> i'm now in hour 6 of what is usually my 15-minute commute. the road is actually just jam-packed with commuters who can't get through. there's so many cars littering the highway, just abandoned. >> reporter: and the president's motorcade got held up by the snow forced to drive from andrews air force base to the white house, weaving through traffic for more than an hour. if you're traveling today, check with your carrier. 4,000 flights were canceled in 3 new york city airports. and no airport in

we have gone through the whole gam gamut as well. it's down to impls of ice on road surfaces.e are the watches and warnings out. omaha, kansas city memphis, kansas city atlanta. the new york city watches and warnings are out because both systems will get together and roll up the coastline. here's what we think will happen today. it's all throughout the deep south. a lot of people can remove snow. it's difficult to get rid of ice. likely these areas will have a problem all day. the cold air reinforces the cold. fwhoex get sfoe and ice, you keep it. we'll watch the storm system move up the coast for >> and i know it looks like minnesota, but we are actually live in atlanta. this morning. normally, warm, sunny atlanta. robin. >> i was about to say. that does not look like hot-lanta at all. glad you're there, sam. >> no it doesn't. >> okay, thanks. >>> we're moving on to the royal diary. kate middleton celebrated her 29th birthday over the weekend. miguel marquez has more on how she celebrated and new details about who could make the guest list for the upcoming wedding. >> reporte

my name is john gams and i'm a ph.d. student here at sais.election and china's role was not the chief concern >> it was the potential scapegoat of the chinese and our economic problems was certainly leveraged by both parties to some extent. how is that warning to you as a policymaker and how disconcerning is it to you, and if you don't mind sharing, how is it discerning to your counterparts in beijing? >> it should be concerned by people in the united states and the strength of concern in the united states across parties, it's not a republican or democratic concern, but a bipartisan concern. you saw the strength of the volt on the house in the fall, and it's something china is attentive to, and they need to be. what china needs more than anything is an accommodating external environment with access not just to our markets, but others to meet their growth ambitions. i think we should be troubled by it. what's happening in the united states today happened in the past. when you're in a moment in crisis it causes huge damage to the spirit of the

one of the people i saw, the younger man, said that when he saw the fire, the shooting, he gam began to move towards the gunfire. and the shooter. and i saw something today where one person hit him with a chair. and, you know, this was some remarkable heroism that took place there on that day. but i'm not surprised. i think in crises like that people's best nature usually prevails. >> the elderly lady that grabbed the magazine so he couldn't reload his automatic weapon. >> that was a very courageous move. >> so much of this discussion surrounds not only the political climate which has been raw in arizona, and we've covered it day after day for the last three or four years, it's become more raw as we headed into this political election of 2010. can the state be capable of luring the discussion and listen -- lessening the kind of impact that these words have had from the right, the left, democrats and republican, all across this political spectrum? are we capable of that? or is this going to be a lull and we're right back? you heard jack harper trying to blame the sheriff, you heard al

americans overwhelmingly and throwing everything out for political or political gam but is a bad idea. we are now all elected republicans and democrats. and the time for putting political points on the board is over. the time for making practicing matic progress is here. that means you improve what you have. you don't throw everything out. host: on the side in favor of getting serious about the health care in the nation. this is what "usa today" editorial team wrote. those who are ultimately serious about hammering down costs have huge positions, all radio active and ship costs to patients forfor me to carming less. making these difficult choice to control against interrupt as i in the nation is going to have to be a bipartisan operation. guest: some of those things we're going to have to wrestle with obviously, but there are more elemental things we can do and are starting to do in vermont. 78% of expenses are associated with treating chronic conditions like diabetes and hyper tension. and most of those cases are treated in our current model on a fee for service basis. if you go into

americans overwhelmingly and throwing everything out for political or political gam but is a bad idea. we are now a elected republicans and democrats. and the time for putting political points on the board is over. the time for making practicing matic progress is here. that means you impro what you have. you don't throw everything out. host: on the side in favor of getting serious about the health care in the nation. this is what "usa today" editorial team wrote. those who are ultimately serious about hammering down costs have huge positions, all radio active and ship costs to patients forfor me to carming less making these difficult choe to control against interrupt as i in the nation is going to have to be a bipartisan operation. guest: some of those things we're going to have to wrestle with obviously, but there are more elemental things we can do and are starting to do in vermont. 78% of expenses are associated with treating chronic conditions like diabetes and hyper tension. and most of those cases are treated in our current model on a fee for service basis. if you go into the ho

my name is john gams and i'm a ph.d. student here at sais. my question, is we went through a heated political election and china's role was not the chief concern but was certainly a concern and was -- the potential to scapegoat the chinese and our economic problems was certainly leveraged by both parties to a certain extent. is that worrying to you as a policymaker. how disconcerting is it to you and if you don't mind sharing, how disconcerting to your counterparts in china. >> it should be a concern to anyone in the united states and something the chinese need to watch very carefully. if you look at the strength of concern in the united states across parties, it's not a republican or democratic concern. it's the bipartisan concern. you saw the strength of the vote on the current legislation in the house in the fall and i know it's something china is very attentive to and they need to be. what china needs more than anything is an external environment with access to not just our markets but if they're going to meet their broader growth ambitio

my name is john gams and i'm a ph.d. student here at sais.ole was not the chief concern but was certainly a concern and was -- the potential to scapegoat the chinese and our economic problems was certainly leveraged by both parties to a certain extent. is that worrying to you as a policymaker. how disconcerting is it to you and if you don't mind sharing, how disconcerting to your counterparts in china. >> it should be a concern to anyone in the united states and something the chinese need to watch very carefully. if you look at the strength of concern in the united states across parties, it's not a republican or democratic concern. it's the bipartisan concern. you saw the strength of the vote on the current legislation in the house in the fall and i know it's something china is very attentive to and they need to be. what china needs more than anything is an external environment with access to not just our markets but if they're going to meet their broader growth ambitions. so they're very tied to it and i think we should all be very troubled

seven schools find out today why they are targeted for closing to close the budget gam.sent their recommendations to the school board at a special meeting. they have three different scenarios each one includesth schools. the schools on the cutting board include glenn brook and sequoia, holbrook, monte gardens. trustees are expected to vote on the the closures february 8. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. >>> it's 8:00 on wednesday morning the 19th of january, 2011. we'll zoom in on the crowd on rockefeller plaza. we have had rain and sleet. i guess the rain has just about stopped for now. if they stick around a couple more days they'll be in snow according to mr. roker. at least that's the possibility. inside the studio i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and mr. roker. coming up, a startling baby boom at a memphis high school. as many as 90 girls are either expecting or have had a baby since school started. that's at a high school. now officials are announcing a new initiative to deal with the situation. details on that coming up. >> and the women be

one of the people i saw, the younger man, said that when he saw the fire, the shooting, he gam begano move towards the gunfire. and the shooter. and i saw something today where one person hit him with a chair. and, you know, this was some remarkable heroism that took place there on that day. but i'm not surprised. i think in crises like that people's best nature usually prevails. >> the elderly lady that grabbed the magazine so he couldn't reload his automatic weapon. >> that was a very courageous move. >> so much of this discussion surrounds not only the political climate which has been raw in arizona, and we've covered it day after day for the last three or four years, it's become more raw as we headed into this political election of 2010. can the state be capable of luring the discussion and listen -- lessening the kind of impact that these words have had from the right, the left, democrats and republican, all across this political spectrum? are we capable of that? or is this going to be a lull and we're right back? you heard jack harper trying to blame the sheriff, you heard al m

my name is john gams and i'm a ph.d. student here at sais. my question, is we went through a heated political election and china's role was not the chief concern but was certainly a concern and was -- the potential to scapegoat the chinese and our economic problems was certainly leveraged by both parties to a certain extent. is that worrying to you as a policymaker. how disconcerting is it to you and if you don't mind sharing, how disconcerting to your counterparts in china. >> it should be a concern to anyone in the united states and something the chinese need to watch very carefully. if you look at the strength of concern in the united states across parties, it's not a republican or democratic concern. it's the bipartisan concern. you saw the strength of the vote on the current legislation in the house in the fall and i know it's something china is very attentive to and they need to be. what china needs more than anything is an external environment with access to not just our markets but if they're going to meet their broader growth ambitio