lubbock just had a gust there of 53. you think about this, 13 inches of snow on the ground and all of a sudden things are going everywhere. this entire blizzard is blowing snow from one side all the way to the other. and we're going to see that snow right along this i-35 corridor into kansas city tonight. but it does go north of st. louis. that's something there. st. louis, you'll get an awful lot of rain but it will just be a cold rain, not snow. >> wow, more big weather. thank you. >>> a big story in washington as well for the forced spending cuts that will be taking effect in four days, president obama addressing the nation's governors today at the white house. the administration now has laid out specifics for each state on what they're going to lose if those $85 billion in cuts actually happen on friday. >> thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. tens of thousands of parents will have to deal with finding child care for their children. hundreds of thousands of americans will lose access to primary care

. -- nate lubbock had a career points. meanwhile, wake forest almost of said duke. the -- upsets do. it looks like the magic ran out today. he lays it in, four-four from the field. he gets a look and trains the 3. 25 at that have. in the second half, why not blow out. allen barry's said. -- barrurries it. eight points in extra time gave unc a lead. they win 72-60. with lafayette, the game went back and forth. steven came up with a season- high 24 points. the pro football hall of fame announced seven players for the 2013 class. the former ravens owner did not make the list. >> that is odd. maybe next time. >> it is the super bowl of the mid-vents in atlantic region, except it was on water. students spend the day on rowling equipment. some are high schoolers. power colombians were among those -- para-olympians were among those competing. the winners of today's event compete in the world indoor rowing championship in boston in two weeks. live coverage on espn. >> we are there. >> we're looking at light snow outside right now. live super doppler radar. head over to mont

this is a live picture in lubbock, texas, you can hardly see anything. and there are major delays with strong winds in dallas-fort worth. mostly sunny and 50 degrees around here a 3:00, 47 at 6:00 with fair skies. 40 degrees at 11:00 tonight partly cloudy. more details on the excellent week ahead, in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. traffic is moving on the memorial bridge. investigators are still trying to figure out why and suv went to a barrier on the south side of the bridge and then crashed into the water. accident shut the bridge down several hours. the driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. d.c. police are investigating a man's death in southwest washington as a homicide. there were called to the 1400 block of canal street last night around 6:30. they found a 22-year-old tyrone joyner who had been shot in the stomach. he later died at the hospital. police of not released a description of any suspect. offering a $25,000 reward to anyone providing information that leads to an arrest. teenager accused of shooting a

lubbock, texas. gallup, new mexico. paramus, new jersey. purchase tickets now, online or at participating convenient stores. tickets nonrefundable. >>> good morning. i'm mark halperin and this is "way too early." thanks for being with us. on this thursday, february 27th. >>> i can't sweat the small stuff. i got a state to rebuild. >> we'll show you how responded at length to being left off the invite list. >>> some moving testimony on capitol hill as loved ones on those killed in the newton massacre speak out. >>> our top story live here in new york city. you're looking here at some live pictures from the vatican. pope benedict xvi is stepping down today. this morning the 85-year-old pontiff is spending a few moments exchanging words with the cardinals before he heads out on a helicopter to the papal residence south of rome. >>> all right, now to developments on the civil war in syria, roughly about an hour from now, secretary of state john kerry is expected to announce a u.s. policy shift when it comes to aiding the rebels. kerry is in rom

. >> june 9th, 2012, lubbock, texas, 19-year-old chelsea and her friends are headed to a birthday partya club. as the girls are in the parking lot, an suv approaches. >> all their windows were rolled down and it was some kids. and i just figured they were going to ask us if we were leaving so they could get our parking spot. and that's when the guy got out of the car and he had a gun. >> chelsea and her friends are too stunned to be terrified. >> he said, give me all your [ muted ], and that's when i looked up and i thought, wait, what? and i said, is this a joke? and he said, no, this is not a joke. and he said, i will shoot you. give me your purse. >> chelsea hands over her purse, and as the suv speeds away, she notices something. >> there was a little girl in the backseat. she was just sitting in the very back of the vehicle, just not more than a year and a half old. >> immediately chelsea calls 911. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> hi. we were just mugged. >> where are you at right now? >> we're at the back of -- parking lot, the club in the depot district. the car mugged us and th

he's not going to lubbock or wherever those places are that make up that state.lot of these texans that come here, they don't go back. who would want to spend their summers in 110-degree heat? >> that is old school pitbull style. got to love the governor. governor brown also striking a serious note saying he is aware that businesses are moving out of california. brown points out it's an issue he's committed to working on. however, regulatory reform and he wants to look at fixing the budget. >> telling it like it is. >>> despite california's troubles, silicon valley continues to grow, though scott mcgrew says they're changing the definition of silicon valley. >> yes, good morning. they being two groups, silicon valley, according to them, now includes san francisco, which is most certainly not a valley, but the two groups said last night they consider san francisco county, san mateo county and, of course, santa clara county to be silicon valley. they're even adding in parts of the east bay in santa cruz county. i'm curious what you think. you can send us your thoug

he is not going to lubbock or wherever the places are that make up that state. >> those other places. [ laughter ] >> governor brown takes aim at texas. why he is going toe to toe with the lone star state. >> it's cleanout time. the 49ers report one more time to empty their lockers. coach harbaugh's final thoughts on the season. >> good evening to you, meteorologist paul deanno. we could use some rain around here. we really need snow in the mountains. the snowpack is dropping. we are now down to 83%. there is no rain coming from those clouds right there. but there is some rain in the extended forecast. find out when it will arrive coming up. >> and potent mixer. the reason diet soda and alcohol make for a more dangerous concoction. k-p-i-x 5's len ramirez tells us... it was a bitter- sweet end to a spectacular season for the len? >>> 49ers players were back at team headquarters today to clean out their lockers. kpix 5's len ramirez tells us it was a bittersweet end to a truly spectacular season for the 9ers. len. >> reporter: exactly right, elizabeth. this was a great season for the 4

this is a live picture from lubbock, texas. the winds are blowing the snow so bad. three-5 inches. winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour this afternoon. around here, day. 36 degrees for pick up. 45 degrees a recess. drop off at 50 degrees. rain on the way. details of the seven-day forecast. >> it is a good start. starting off on 395. the leas with us. an earlier minor crash near rte. one that has been taking care of. you can see a number of cars here. gorgeous shot over the teddy roosevelt bridge. all lanes open. we're good heading over the memorial bridge. the overnight crash there gone. >> thank you. coming up, we are at the light desk with more on breaking news. >> also, a former colleague who says the nominee for defense >> this is "good morning washington' on your" on your side. >> a story that is turning quite a few stomachs. the revelation that horse meat has been found in some i kea meatballs. >> we know that that check veterinary authority said they found a horse meat in meatballs that were imported by swedish- based ikea. -- czech authorities. the european union ministers

lou: there's no reason to insult lubbock i was born in childress texas for full disclosure. which is the best date for business? on employe narrate in california, you have work to do, nine point* 8 percent unemployment. jobs added last year, jobs created, 220, 226,000. but texas, 261,000, and we had to put another check mark right over there. annual gdp growth, california 2%, out doing the national average, that is for sure, but texas is 3.3%. and california has an income tax so they will win this one. california income tax is 13.3%. you heard me right, 13.3%. texas income tax rate for individuals is 0%. and again, another check mark. corporate income tax, california 8.84%. don't ask me why they want .4 in that. but there it is. texas, to keep it simple, zero, another check mark for texas. dead, california $75. that is a pretty good chunk of change. texas, $15 billion. again, another check mark. the poverty rate, california has the highest poverty rate in the country for crying out loud, 23.5%. 23.5%. again, the highest in the nation. texas, 16.5%. i should have made that lo

he is not going to lubbock or wherever the places are that make up that state.-- [ laughter ] >> i say come on! >> reporter: that's governor brown fired up about some texas radio ads inviting california companies to come check out texas. >> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. >> reporter: the spots tout the lower cost of doing business in the lone star state. >> see why our low taxes, sensible regulations and fair legal system are just the thing to get your business moving -- to texas. >> reporter: the radio ads come as texas launches a website called texas wide open for business. to make it easu for businesses to move there, the web offers a tab called start my move. is it just aggressive marketing on the part of the texas governor? >> some may call it aggressive. i would call it desperate. >> reporter: governor brown has harsher words. >> should i liken it to when you stand by the ocean? no. it's a big nothing. >> reporter: brown then took a couple of pot shots at texas. >> a lot of these texans the

crews had to help dozens of drivers on the highways. 100 vehicles were hit on interstate 27 in lubbocks>> even after the snowfall is over we could have what is defined as a ground blizzard feels like things are coming down even though the actual precipitation has ended. >> two people have died so far one in oklahoma after the roof of a house collapsed another in kansas when a driver slid off the road and his suv flipped over. heather, patti ann? >> thank you, ainsley. for the latest on where this storm is headed next let's go to maria molina. >> dangerous storm system. it has snow, blizzard conditions occurring across portions of the central plains and a warm sector with possible tornadoes. i want to start with the snow. snow is coming down across sections of oklahoma, kansas, missouri, iowa. we are talking about a foot of snow reported on the ground in some of these places and still expecting the snow to continue to pile up. you will be seeing some of the snowfall as we head into later on today. we could be looking at 6 inches possibly more not just chicago but areas across the midwest

the circulation spinning to the west of lubbock, texas.g cominging down, in parts of western oklahoma. where you see the snow. now, you add in the wind. 40, in amarillo, and 24. look at the gusts. they're going to continue throughout the day. really, the danger is going to be the visibility. when you get the winds, visibility is going to be less than a quarter-mile. now, you add in a foot and a half of snow, across parts of kansas, missouri. it is going to be a big, ole mess out there. we time this for you. and we take you through 10:00 p.m., notice the snow starting to get heavier in parts of kansas. and in st. louis, your snow starts tuesday. and the same for chicago and down towards the south. we're going to be looking at rainfall. in parts of louisiana, alabama into georgia. we have a severe thunderstorm watch in place. and that is until 8:00 a.m. local time for louisiana. we're also talking potential for tornado threat. look at this. in yellow. the northern gulf coast. we're looking from texas all the way to florida. another three-pea

. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: rita williams grew up in lubbock, texas.ly to graduate from college, she earned a degree in journalism from texas tech. after a stint in washington, working for a senator, and getting her masters degree, in 1978, rita made the bay area her home. almost every night since then, people across the bay have welcomed her into their home. she was in her words, the first broadcast broad. working in a sea of male reporters. >> back in the old days, it was the testosterone, who could yell the loudest in a news conference. all the men were yelling out their questions. he they wanted to be first, first, first. >> reporter: she didn't yell, but she's not a softy. she started ktvu's san francisco bureau in the hall of justice, and reported stories that made news around the country and the world. >> dianne feinstein came a long way, although it wasn't quite far enough last night. she certainly implies she's not finished yet. >> the pope then apreached the nine pews of a.i.d.s. patients. certainly the most moving when brendan reached out to

lubbock, texas. gallup, new mexico. and one lucky fan will get a personal one-on-one counselling session with lindsay. purchase tickets now, online, or at participating convenience stores. tickets not refundable. lindsay not responsible for damages or death. [ cheers and applause ] not a good driver i think is what we're trying to say. desmond bryant was arrested saturday morning after charge of criminal mischief. the interesting part is his mug shot. which is this. [ laughter ] he looks like an anaconda in the middle of digesting a rabbit. you're supposed to see cheese. if i were him, i'd get arrested again so i could redo the mug shot. this is not a dummy, he went to harvard. although i'm guessing they won't use that in their brochures. remember tebowing? i'd like to start a new one called dez'g. all you have to do is take a picture of yourself with your tongue halfway out of your mouth like a bull frog. for example, this is guillermo dez'g. this is gordon ramsay, our guest, dez'g. and this is our other guest stanley

. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: rita williams grew up in lubbock, texas.rom college, she earned a degree in journalism from texas tech. after a stint in washington, working for a senator, and getting her masters degree, in 1978, rita made the bay area her home. almost every night since then, people across the bay have welcomed her into their home. she was in her words, the first broadcast broad. working in a sea of male reporters. >> back in the old days, it was the testosterone, who could yell the loudest in a news conference. all the men were yelling out their questions. he they wanted to be first, first, first. >> reporter: she didn't yell, but she's not a softy. she started ktvu's san francisco bureau in the hall of justice, and reported stories that made news around the country and the world. >> dianne feinstein came a long way, although it wasn't quite far enough last night. she certainly implies she's not finished yet. >> the pope then apreached the nine pews of a.i.d.s. patients. certainly the most moving when brendan reached out to hug the holy fa

is nearly impossible, blowing and drifting snow stranding dozens of vehicles on interstate 27 near lubbockeadly storm system packing hurricane force winds, some gusts clocked at 75 miles an hour. visibility was down to less than 1/4-mile on some roads. this dashcam video captured in tweedward, oklahoma, where the state highway -- woodward, oklahoma, where the state highway patrol has closed all highways. wichita has gotten another 2 feet. now they're prepared for what's called a ground blizzard. >> which is so much snow blowing that it seems like it's still coming down even though the actual precipitation has ended. >> reporter: kansas city, missouri, saw 10 inches of snow last week and this bus has some trouble getting through it with an extra foot or more in the forecast, this time city leaders hoping a state of emergency will encourage folks to simply stay home. >> this is an overnight event, so there won't be people on the streets. it will give us and the city and state an opportunity to get the streets cleared. >> reporter: while a major snowmaker isn't rare in february, these city em

he's not going to lubbock. they won't go back. >> don't mess with texas or jerry brown. he also struck a serious note saying he's aware that business is moving out of california. >> regulatory -- >> how can you not love brown's approach. despite california's troubles silicon valley continues to grow. >> the best in ten years. scott mcgrew is theren changing the definition of silicon valley. >> this is a weird one. they are two groups. silicon valley community foundation. according to them the valley now includes san francisco. it is most certainly for a valley. they would now consider san francisco county, san mateo and santa clara county to be silicon valley including parts of the east bay and santa cruz. send me your thoughts on the bay area facebook page. the same report said the traditional part of silicon valley created 2,000 jobs. more b jobs than there are people in cupertino. jobs, yes. more money, not so much. incomes below where they were before the recession. in fact, the lowest they have been in 11 years. for some families it's actually getting worse. gained

now yield to the gentleman from lubbock, texas, randy neugebauer. mr. neugebauer: i thank the gentleman and it's indeed an honor and privilege for me to participate in this recognition of our colleague, but more importantly my friend, sam johnson. when i got to congress, get to know people, particularly because sam was in the texas delegation, you know people started, do you know sam's story? and they would begin to tell me a few things about sam johnson. so some of the things that you're hearing tonight are things you would have never heard from sam johnson because sam doesn't talk about what he does. he just goes about doing the right thing. in fact he's got a history of serving this country. when you think about sam johnson, you think about service. you know a lot of people serve, sam has served our military, served in our texas house, and now in the united states congress, not everybody serves with equal sacrifice. when you think about sam johnson's life, you think about sacrifice t what i learned about sam was an interesting trip i took with then s

top of the foot they already have on the ground and word just in that the airports in amarillo and lubbocktoday because of the weather. and everyone is getting hit with this severe weather. not us, though. >> isn't it nice to be in california? >> i don't feel guilty at all. >> no. it's been beautiful. i'll tell you what, this week we are going to see low temperatures in the 70s. >> wow. >> so everybody is going to want to come to california to visit and why not? beautiful weather continuing outside. some changes for today. we have seen a few low clouds and fog moved in overnight. afternoon sunshine a bit breezy out toward the coastline but warmer weather especially in thelaritier part of the weak. weak cold front bringing with it a few more clouds and increasing that onshore flow and that's brought with it some low clouds and fog toward the coastline and inside the bay. it will stay dry though except for a few more clouds a little breezy. i think the temperatures looking comfortable by the afternoon. sfo not expecting any delays there. just a couple of clouds as you move by. around the cou

joining me live, congressman chris van hollen and former white house speechwriter john lubbock.onfirms president obama made a last-minute adjustment to the speech to respond to north korea's third nuclear test conducted overnight. we're also following developing news. first vote on chuck hagel's nomination to be the next defense secretary happening within the hour. 45 minutes after the hour. we'll bring it to you live. and i have diabetic nerve pain. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals. at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went to see my doctor, she chose lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual cha

this is video in lubbock, texas. things there got so bad.onal guard units are also helping stranded drivers. the national weather service is calling it a historic blizzard. and posted "do not travel" on it's website. >> another major blizzard is sweeping through the central plains. in parts of kansas. like salina. officials are shutting down schools and government offices. but the snowstorm is actually a mixed blessing for the region's big business agriculture. and farmers in kansas aren't complaining >> we are hoping that the snow storm that we had can provide us with much needed water for the lake. >> this is the third straight year the nation's breadbasket is suffering from an extreme drought. crop production and the region's economy are down dramatically. with three billion dollars of losses in 2012. the drought also hurts cattle ranchers who need feed and water for their herds. kansas farmers say they need moisture. but they say a rain in the spring would be a lot better than a foot of snow. >> jacqueline: o >> jacqueline: a much bette

at one point as many as 100 vehicles were stranded on interstate 27 in lubbock. >>> now to another topica brand-new video out of egypt. a hot air balloon ride turning deadly when it caught on fire and exploded mid air plunging nearly 1,000 feet from the sky. at least 18 tourists were on board and died when the balloon crashed into a sugar cane field. amazingly crews found three survivors. >> if you don't succeed, try, try again. in a few hours the democratically controlled senate will once again hold a test vote on the nominee chuck hagel. he failed to meet the 60-vote threshold earlier this month amid concerns about his record. it was the first time the senate successfully filibustered a cabinet nominee. a final vote could be held tomorrow if hagel reaches 60 votes. >> notice anything different in these pictures? apparently first lady michelle obama's oscar dress is a little racy for iran, so they photo shopped it. during a report on the oscars, the first lady's dress suddenly had a high neckline and sleeves. mrs. obama helped announce "argo" as the winner of best picture which iranian

barton: i thank the gentleman from lubbock for yielding. i'm proud to be part of this special order. i want to say at the very beginning that unlike congressman neugebauer, i did not know chris kyle or chad littlefield, the other individual who was killed. they both lived in my congressional district in midlothian, texas, and the tragedy of both of their early deaths is equal. although i didn't know either one, i have studied up on them and i went to the service, the memorial service at cowboys stadium and was very moved by the eulogies and the people's remembrances that did know them. i would like to say with regard to mr. littlefield, he, too, was a lifelong texan, born in dallas and went to high school in lancaster. i mean desoto. he would have turned 36 monday. his funeral was at the midlothian first baptist church friday. he is survived by his wife, leann, a middle school principal in midlothian, and i believe a daughter. so our hearts go out to that family too. with regards to chris, you could not have attended the service on monday i

here is the radar, snow is coming down, in fact, we know now that interstate 27 from amarillo to lubbock is closed to visibility. the roadway too bad out there. the big story as we go through today and tomorrow. thinking about heading tomorrow, through texas and oklahoma. too late. snow has been there. storms through central texas will change over to snow. and many of these talking about a foot of snow. 12 to 18 through parts of kansas, oklahoma and northern parts of missouri, but not just the snow, not just the blizzard and visibility we're talking about today, a chance for severe storms setting up along the gulf states as well as potential for heavy rainfall across the southeast. two to four inches of rainfall. we have four big storms to deal with today. >> a lot of weather happening around the country. jennifer delgado, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>> coast guard rescue crews searching for two adults and two children after their 29-foot sailboat started taking on water. the vessel, 65 miles off the coast of pillar point when someone on board radioed for help. an hour later

heavy snow, fierce winds brought traffic to a standstill in lubbock. many drivers wound up in ditches when they could not see the road. some parts of the state have seen as much as 19 inches of snow. from texas to illinois the misery is measured in feet, winds whipping up wicked snow drifts. in oklahoma firefighters bogged down on a four-foot drift and a snowplow sent to free them got stuck, too. we are covering it all. cnn's erin mcpike is in kansas city, missouri, and meteorologist jennifer delgado is tracking the storm in our weather center. let's begin with erin in the nation's heartland, good morning, erin, it looks terrible. >> reporter: good morning, carol. we're getting about two inches of snow an hour, but what i want to tell you are the power outages. we talked to kansas city power and light all morning and the power outages have doubled and tripled since we first started talking to them, up to 35,000 power outages just in the kansas city metro area. there are also about 10,000 power outages in texas and another 10,000 or so in oklahoma. that

was blown around by hurricane force winds across the region yesterday. 20 inches of snow fell on lubbock least two deaths are being blamed on the storm. >>> in austin, texas, cameras were rolling as the wall of a three-story building crumbled to the ground. crews said the strong winds played a roll in that destruction. no one was hurt and they have no idea when the building will be opened again. >>> now moving on to today's forecast. that storm system moves into the midwest bringing snow to chicago and detroit by tonight. rain in the northeast later on in the day. some icing across appalachia. snow in the rockies. showers in the northwest and warming up in the southwest. >> seasonal temperatures in the upper midwest and northeast. miami, 85 degrees. burrr. and honolulu sitting pretty at 81. >> oh, man. lucky them. >> so jealous. >>> a homeless man down on his luck for years is getting a great new start in life just for being honest. >> that's why this is our favorite story of the day. kansas city panhandler billy ray harris found a pricey ring in his donation cup. turns out sarah darling

. >> john lubbock. >> john has his own little puppy there. >> what you got, baby, for us? club at the other end on universal city rock. it's above johnny rockets. the lubbock.com. it's a great club. >> you perform there obviously. >> yeah, and there. >> what's the joke? >> hoda. >> a couple in -- you ready? >> ready. >> okay. a couple in their 60s wake up in the morning, and the wife is looking at herself in the mirror completely nude. she says look at me i'm fat and ugly. give me a compliment. your eyes are perfect. >> i have more, but i can't tell them on the air. >> we should point out, john is a very good tennis player. i do this chris everett charity event. >> oh, yeah. you played it. >> he is a rock star, as is red foo who played the junior circuit. the guy from lmfao. >> he really -- he was on the juniors. >> john, we're going to bring up our good friend bobbie thomas. >> b.t. >> bobbie thomas. >> hi, bobbie. thanks for coming to the show. >> well, the oscars are this weekend. i know you're getting ready, you know, prepping all your stuff. >> that's for "lincoln." >