congresswoman kilpatrick, a.k.a. aunty, as i affectionately called her, has been a friend and mentor throughout my service in congress. a proud native of detroit, congresswoman kilpatrick has led a long and distinguished career in public service. before her service in the michigan state house and later in congress, she enriched the life of young people as an educator. throughout her tenure in the house of representatives, congresswoman kilpatrick has consistently supported the development of minority businesses and brought numerous projects to her state as an appropriator. also leaving us will be congresswoman diane watson who was also manier to, whom i affectionately have referred to as lady di, due to her grace and elegance. congresswoman watson began her career as a school psychologist. upon entering politics she's been a tireless advocate for consumer protection and health care. she was a member of the california assembly and an ambassador to the federated states of micronesia during the clinton administration. c

former mayor kwame kilpatrick has been indicted on new charges. racketeering, conspiracy, extortion fraud and bribery. none of the local cbs, nbc, or fox affiliates listed kilpatrick party affiliation in the story about the development. the "associated press" write-up did not include his party either. reuters and the detroit news did mention kilpatrick is a democrat. victory for those of you who hate watching a program only to have to grab the remote control to lower the volume in the commercials. president obama signed in to law the commercial advertising loudness mitigation or calm act which regulates volume of the tv commercials. under the new law, commercials can only be as loud as the decibel level of regular programming. see, it wasn't us. >>> american muslim living in indonesia trying to get his own peace and quiet but landed him in jail. gregory luke who runs a lodge or the beach was found guilty of blasphemy storming in a mosque during prayers and disabling the loud speaker which was too noisy. >>> finally, abu dhabi, they have a swanky c

. >>> new corruption charges against the former mayor kwame kilpatrick. his father is also charged.e same actions. >>> when time magazine named mark zuckerberg as person of the year, it makes him the youngest ever to receive the title. time says zuckerberg has changed how we all live our lives. >> i would agree with that. he certainly has. >>> there is more quarterback drama for the redskins. coming up next, rumors that donovan mcnabb might be benched with the redskin when they face the cll talk with the sports junkies. >> checking your commute and the forecast. snow on the way. not enough but enough that you will notice it for sure. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> welcome back. we take a look at the washington monument on this thursday morning. a chilly start to the did i. very-- a chilly start to the day. take a look at. this a white house completely encased in water and ice. a recent snowstorm left morn a foot of snow in some parts of