the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, first of all, let me just say to my colleague from texas, i think the republican party, and especially the republican leadership in this house should be ashamed of the obstructionism that has gone on to block every major initiative that this president has put forward to try to create jobs. i think they should be ashamed of their indifference toward working families in this country. my colleague talks about the affordable care act. millions and millions of people now have health insurance who believe did not have it. that's just a fact. you may not like it but it's a fact. being a woman is no longer considered a pre-existing condition. with regard to health care. that's a fact. that's a good thing. that's a good thing. i would like to think my republican colleagues would cheer that. millions of young people can stay on their parents' insurance while they're looking for a job, until they have the security of health care. that's a good thing. and c.b.o. says -- c

blizzard warning is in effect for coastal massachusetts today. as you can see we have been pelted by strong winds which elevates the danger of widespread power outages and dangerous winds. with barely a 24-hour breather from the last storm, parts of new england are getting hit hard again. >> this will be the second major storm for parts of the east this weekend. >> reporter: as much as two feet are supposed to fall, dangerously strong winds could fall. it is highly unusual to get two of these storms to happen. tonight, wind gusts as high as hurricane force, snowfall rates as much as two to three inches an hour, and there could even be thunder snow. >> reporter: the massachusetts governor, duval patrick, warned people to stay off the roads. >> under these conditions it is really not possible to keep the roads clear and safe given the rate of snowfall. >> reporter: they have hospitals near and on cape cod on high alert for emergencies. >> we also expect there will be more traffic once the storm lets up. >> reporter: it has been a day of disruption

nbc's ron mott is just north of boston in revere, massachusetts, where it's really coming down. ron? >> reporter: hey, there, lester, good evening to you, the blizzard warning is in effect for coastal massachusetts tonight. as you can see we have been pelted by strong winds which elevates the danger of dangerous if not impossible driving conditions and widespread power outages. with barely a 24-hour breather from the last storm, parts of the northeast and new england are getting whacked yet again. >> this will be the second major snowstorm in about 48 hours for parts of the northeast this weekend. >> reporter: as much as two feet of snow is forecast to fall. dangerously strong winds in the mix, too. >> it is highly unusual to get two storms in just three days to go through this kind of development. tonight, wind gusts as high as hurricane force, snowfall rates as much as two to three inches an hour, and there could even be thunder snow. >> reporter: massachusetts governor, deval patrick, warned residents to stay off the roads. >> under these conditions it is not really possible

put pressure on the widespread practice of refusing to recognize a married couple from let's say massachusetts if that couple moves to take up new jobs in missouri. but federal circuit that includes virginia also colors north carolina, south carolina, and west virginia. if the court of appeals up holds the virginia division, that's hour focus of this edition of "inside story." >>> virginia is for lovers was the slogan of the day for same-sex marriage supporters in virginia. >> today we are more american than we were yesterday, and today we're a little more equal than we were the day before. >> reporter: thursday uphurled judge struck down the state's prohibition of same sex marriage ac mandarin knowinglying long history, tradition alone cannot deny same-sex couples from marrying. in her 41 page opinion the norfolk judge referenced the history of segregation. and it wasn't until 1967 that interracial couples in virginia could marry after the supreme court ruled mildred and rich 1958 marriage must be legally recognized there. >> virginia's position are not being repeated this time as attorney ge

of those happened in 1775 up in massachusetts. and in massachusetts while the men were meeting in philadelphia, where a couple of women who were saying oh, for heaven's sake, what is wrong with you mean? it is time to declare our independence from the british. and the men were not ready to do that. and there was one woman in particular who was writing to them and saying, you know, you've got to understand how bad it is here. the british are occupying our churches. they are taking hostages into boston, and there was one woman in particular named mercy otis warren -- has anybody ever heard of mercy otis warren? i suspected not. she was a very, very, very important woman at the time of the revolution, because she wrote poems and plays and pamphlets to say how terrible it was with the british. that would be like somebody going today on fox news or msnbc to say how terrible they thought the other political party was. that's the way you did in those days because of course there wasn't any tv or radio or internet. so she wrote these lett

for a body in motion. >> a live look at massachusetts.a foot of snow to a thick coating of ice this could cripple the east coast. a fox news alert overnight. two heroin dealers arrested in the death of phillip seymour hoffman. new details about the drugs found in the oscar winners apartment. obamacare cost millions health coverage others paying thousands of more and millions of jobs will be lost. >> massive job losses. it is what obamacare was supposedly all about. the white house is trying to brush aside that report. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ >> good morning. it is wednesday february 5th. and a second winter blast underway. mother nature let me know that she is not done yet. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. 31 after the top of the hour. let's get to the extreme weather alert. you are looking at a slippery street in wooster, massachusetts, where they could see up to a foot of snow there. certainly not alone. >> maria molina is tracking the storm for us. >> we are already lo

eastern massachusetts. go first to eric fisher of our boston station wbz-tv, who is right in the middle of it in plymouth, massachusetts. eric, it doesn't look very pleasant where are you. >> reporter: it depends on perspective. but if you're not a fan of blizzards you would not be happy tonight. gusty winds, big snowfall rates.

big storm totals -- 12-18 inches of snow, the worst of it in southeastern massachusetts and close to a foot in the city of boston itself. >> axelrod: so many people just begging for a break, eric. any hope in the forecast? >> reporter: there is some hope. as we look towards this week, especially past wednesday, the jet stream lifts north, warmer air floods in and we get a much- needed thaw all across the eastern united states. but as we head towards the weekend and beyond, the cold is going to return. as we kick off march it looks like winter will not be leaving us just yet. >> axelrod: eric fisher with the forecast from plymouth, massachusetts, thank you. the number of flight cancellations this winter is the highest in 25 years. the weather, of course, is to blame, but also new pilot rest rules. jeff pegues has been adding up the cost in dollars and time. >> reporter: becky mungo had big plans to attend the n.b.a. all-star game in new orleans this weekend. her friends made it with her tickets. mungo's flight from washington was canceled thursday, and she's still not there. >> i'm mo

massachusetts, you're not the first african-american senator from massachusetts.hat in itself is interesting. not exactly a very large african-american population. has an african-american governor. states pretty color blind. there was a time when it was not a color blind city. why do you think massachusetts has gone -- >> being elected post reconstruction to the senate, a great public servant, served well at the state level. massachusetts voters are very sophisticated electorate and vote on values and vote for people who espouse and live those values and they've been open, certainly in recent times, to looking at things a little differently than perhaps other parts of the country and not just judging books by their cover. i think you've seen that with our governor, duvall patrick. i'm proud to be the second black senator from massachusetts. i'm also the second black senator from north carolina. that's where i was born and so was hiram revels, the first senator. >> the south is a different story. there's been -- you're poised to make history. you are pointed but yo

and drama at the custody hearing of a massachusetts teen taken from her parents. the same group that fought in the terry schiavo case steps in. >> nothing is being done to teach her, to help her. >> tonight justina's father and the folks who helped terry join us. >>> a controversial bill in arizona puts the state on a collision course with religious freedom. >>> breaking tonight, what is being called an unprecedented approach as the presidential administration already underfire for writing its own laws, now tells prosecutors across the country they can ignore some of the laws passed by the states if they see fit. good evening, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. for weeks we have tracked the growing controversy as the obama administration comes under fire for both liberal and conservative legal scholars. extending its power well past what the constitution allows. today a new twist, as america's top law enforcement officer, attorney general eric holder now tells a gathering of attorneys general from across the nation, these are states law enforcement representatives that th

eastern massachusetts. let's go first to eric fisher of our boston station wbz-tv, who is right in the middle of it in plymouth, massachusetts. eric, it doesn't look very pleasant where are you. >> reporter: it depends on perspective. but if you're not a fan of blizzards you would not be happy tonight. gusty winds, big snowfall rates. let's track this storm on the heels of another storm a couple of days ago. this is fast moving so as we head through the night the rates jump 3-4 inches per hour but most of it will be moving out to sea by tomorrow morning. big storm totals -- 12-18 inches of snow, the worst of it in southeastern massachusetts and close to a foot in the city of boston itself. >> axelrod: so many people just begging for a break, eric. when any hope in the forecast? >> reporter: there is some hope. as we look towards this week, especially past wednesday, the jet stream lifts north, warmer air floods in and we get a much-needed thaw all across the eastern united states. but as we head towards the

we just learned in the past hour about another water main break along massachusetts avenue in southeast. repairs could leave people without water. thursday night a water main break caused the road to open up near dupont park. it's not threatening any homes but it could be seven to ten days before the road is back open for drivers and that's if the weather cooperates. here's how you can get around. if you're headed towards the city get off mass avenue by turning left on n street, hang a right on 34th street and take the left back on to massachusetts avenue. some 7,000 cars use this stretch of mass avenue every day so you could expect some delays. >> right now we want to take a live look at new york's times square. this place is expected to be very busy. all eyes will be on the big apple tomorrow for the kick-off of super bowl xlviii and the country's biggest brightiest intersection has been transformed into super bowl boulevard. police will be on high alert as they figure out who sent suspicious letters to several hotels near the site of tomorrow's game. one of the managers said he opene

senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: i want to thank senator durbin and senator reed for their extraordinary leadership on this important issue. i also rise today to talk about the crushing burden that student debt places on our college students and our economy and call on congress to address it. the core facts are well known to every family in america. in recent decades, college costs have skyrocketed. adjusted for inflation a young person today pays 300% of what her parents paid just 30 years ago. millions of young people, the only way to cover this tuition cost is to take on huge debt. the average student loan balance among 25-year-olds who borrow has grown by 91% in just ten years. total outstanding student loan debt stands at a staggering $1.2 trillion, and it's getting

of massachusetts. >> okay, of massachusetts, the commonwealth, trace, good to see you. imagine that, they take away your child. because you followed doctor's orders at another hospital. and then when you want to speak out about it they gag you. they issue a gag order. you can't even say anything about it. you can't get public attention or generate a national outcry. you keep your mouth shut. that is what the judge said to this family. that is why the father came on this program friday night and broke the orders, decisiisobeye orders. coming up, this man's team is furious about this gag order in this case. and he was in this courtroom today, what about your first amendment rights? this is a government shutting them down over an issue with custody for your child. and what did the parents do? follow the orders of another doctor. could this happen to you? also coming up tonight. >>> this marine fell on a grenade and lives were saved. so why did secretary hagel just decide he does not deserve a medal of honor? we'll investigate. >>> i credit my being here to my specialist. >

. >> three of the states running their own health insurance exchanges maryland and massachusetts have been experiencing sever difficulties with their web site web sites that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. inç washington a handful of republicans on the house energy commerce committee are asking the government accountability office to investigate. meanwhile hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is on a road trip. she is trying to convince people obamacare is not going to change t -- taint the american economy. >> absolutely no evidence. part-time physicians are down since 2010 not up. there are a number of full-time workers continues to increase. i know that is a popular myth that continues to be repeated but it is notç accurate. republicans insist it is a job killer and will have an impact on seniors some of whom are not working any more. >> the healthcare law the president made deep cuts to the successful medicare program which serves nearly 30 percent of all medicare beneficiaries. this include seniors with low incomes and patients with chronic conditions and americans in

back here in massachusetts the snowfall is getting heavier. up to 10 inches expected overnight. david. >> i want to bring in meteorologist. at abc station. i know you're in the middle of this right now doing life updates but where is the system as we're on the air? >> powerful storm system. as it gets over the ocean. it gathers more strength. we call it a nor'easter. strong easterly winds. it will rush its way through boston and move towards new england. snowfall, a foot. in some spots. added to that, some incredible winds. 40, 50 mile an hour winds. it's not out of the question there could be hurricane strength winds along with a foot of snow on the ground and you get to northern new england, they could see 20 inches of snow. >> we can't forget the west. they are also getting pounding. >> we're talking about a similar system. this one producing some heavy rains in the low lying areas. anywhere between three and six inches of rain. isolated areas around seattle could get eight inches of rain. and we're talking about three feet of snow into the cascades. >> big picture. when do w

our friends in massachusetts, and like you mentioned, in maine, get it so much worse. this is a fast-moving storm. it's not going to impact us like a few days ago. remember, folks, those pictures with all of the travel trouble. we're hoping, keeping our fingers crossed, that that is not the case. you mention flights, fred. what a nightmare. i was at the airport yesterday, and i can tell you that the misery map keeps on growing in the united states, as this winter weather keeps on going. i just checked. right now 700 flights have been cancelled just today and 2,700 delay, just today, in the united states. high up on the list of the misery map in the united states we have chicago o'hare, fort lauderdale, believe it or not, and then also newark, which is in the northeast. and as the temperatures continue to drop in certain areas, we'll definitely see more of, more of the havoc, because of the winter weather, but you know, fred, i think that you are the luckiest one of all of us here. >> how is that? >> reporter: i looked ahead to next week, and it looks like -- atlanta, t

a water main break caused the road to open up at massachusetts avenue. it's not threatening any homes but ddot says the home is growing. it could be seven to ten days before the road is back open for drivers and that's if the weather cooperates. if you are headed towards the city get off massachusetts avenue by turning left on to n street, then hang a right on to 34th street and take a left back on to massachusetts avenue. by the way some 7,000 cars use this stretch of mass avenue every day so there could be some delays. >> a live look at times square in new york city where it is expected to be a very busy day. we're 36 hours away from kick-off of super bowl xlviii and the country's biggest, brightest intersection has been transformed into super bowl boulevard. today police in that city will be on high alert trying to figure out who sent suspicious letters. a manager said he opened a letter and a powder fell out. a typed letter mentioned al qaeda. powder is not dangerous. one of those letters was sent to a business owned by former new york mayor rudy giu

we sent andrea mccarren to quincy, massachusetts to learn more. >> this here is heroin. the going rate for heroin here is 5 to $10. the impact tears the whole family apart. [ sirens ] >> just brought an ambulance here, two unconscious parties. >> i was holding him in my arms and he basically died. >> reporter: vince corvelli's son had overdosed on heroin. >> he was starting to turn blue. he wasn't breathing. he was gasping for breath. >> reporter: paramedics were carrying the drug noloxa better known as narcan. >> paramedics came back and said he was awake and breathing. >> this person is actually waking up from the dead. >> reporter: now the drug that's long been used by paramedics and in emergency rooms is in the hand of police officers. hand-- hands of policofe ficers in the town of quincy, massachusetts. >> this is a busy spot for us. we've had numerous deals in this parking lot. >> reporter: cops who are often first on the scene of medical calls. >> it's very surreal. it's literally the person is blue. their lips are blue. they're not breathing. this individual did

but it's up across parts of massachusetts, especially in plymouth, massachusetts, where we could easilyk up a foot of snow, and parts of cape cod could see about 8 to 10 inches. then you go up into maine, and that's where it's going to be measured in perhaps feet. we could see a foot to a foot and a half, close to 2 feet of snow with those northeast winds keeping all that moisture coming onshore. so, it is going to be brutal later on today. but in the northeast, again, we're looking at about 2 to 4 inches, which is just enough to slow things down on the roads and at the airports, too. natalie? >> yeah, add insult to injury there. dylan dreyer at laguardia airport in new york. thank you. >>> and we want to get a look at some of the rest of the morning's top stories. >> and we go back to new york and erica is standing by. good morning. >> good morning, guys. nice to see you. >>> parts of south carolina and georgia rattled by an earthquake on friday night. emergency management officials say the 4.5-magnitude quake was the strongest to hit south carolina since 2002. it was centered seven mi

joining me now, one of those three men, former massachusetts state senator richard tesay.nks, betty, for having me. appreciate it. >> absolutely. you said the gop must do more to change the perception that, quote, we are the party that wants to deny people their rights and interfere with their personal lives but how do you reconcile your beliefs with the party which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman? >> i would consider myself a traditional republican. i believe the old goldwater saying that the governorment should get off of your back and away from the bedroom. i think a lot of people around the country have a strong libertarian view point here in massachusetts that we historically had. i think when you look at our party historically, you know, we don't have to reinvent ourselves but we have to remember the principles that we've always had as a party. we were formed based on the whole notion of freedom and treating everybody fairly under the law. we led the women's suffrage movement and we can to recognize that the party strayed a little bit from its core

several thousand customers have lost electricity in massachusetts. the powerless will suffer through subfreezing temperatures as they dig out once more today. and this storm system is long gone now, it's actually moving up into new foundland, wind gusts up to near 100 miles per hour. the biggest concern is salt. some areas will have to pay double to triple what they would normally pay for salt because we're just starting to run out. erica? >> dylan, thanks. we'll check in with you in a few minutes for a closer look at the national forecast. >>> meantime breaking news out of south africa this morning, rescue crews are scrambling to reach more than 00 miners reported to be trapped underground happening mere johannesburg. duncan has the details to are this us, good morning. >> good morning, erica. this rescue is happening right now at an abandoned gold mine in a suburb near pretoria in south africa. emergency services there say they've been able to make contact with about 30 men who are trapped below ground, reportedly those men weren't meant to be down

hopefully a trial will indeed prove that was responsible for the death penalty is banned in our massachusetts state law which means he's the only third the only the third person in the state's history to face federal capital punishment furthermore a september poll found that only thirty three percent of massachusetts residents support the death penalty for. and by seeking execution the trial could drag on for months traumatizing america for much longer than necessary but beyond just these reasons not to allow the state sponsored execution of the twenty year old capital punishment is just flat out wrong there is no humane way to kill someone and seeking the death penalty does nothing i continue the cycle of horrific violence and brutality that this attack first started now let's break the set. of the. it was a. very hard to take that. i never had sex with her but there are no. they'll . they'll. be doing tracking people's porn habits to spy next lovers you would think that the n.s.a. leaks couldn't get any weirder revelation from earlier this week shows that the agency.

it's a felony in the commonwealth of massachusetts to sext.usly we're horrified by child pornography. it's despicable. adults to consume, promote child pornography are felons whose lives should be destroyed by a police investigation. so now sexting happens. what happens? we have overcriminalized sexting. in the commonwealth of massachusetts, sexting, that is sending an image or taking an image of someone under the age of 18 is a felony. children have smart phones. the guy says to the girl, send me a picture of your boobs, something like that. she loves him or whatever, does it because she's showing off. he immediately distributes to his buddies. >> who is charged with the felony, the girl for taking a photo of the boobs and sending it out? >> both. it's a felony. it's preposterous. it's overcriminalized. the police chief in walpole says we don't want children to think we're coming after him. the fact is a felony rap hangs over each one of those children. what does not mean? if convicted they could go on sex registry, student loans -- >> how do

meanwhile, his wife abigail is back at massachusetts with four little children and the british are coming and he says to her at one point, and it gets really dangerous to your children and fly to the words. even with the danger she was very interested in politics, and she kept saying to him you have to declare our independence from britain. when it looked like they were about to do that, she wrote to john and said well -- very good. you should remember the ladies and she said every man would be a tyrant if he could. and sean laughed at her and ignored her. but remember they have come down to be very famous words in american history. the situation was that women not only could vote, but married women couldn't even own property. the earrings that they were burying the longed to her husband so she was trying to fix the way that they were at the time. so finally, the americans declare independence and they name an army and they put george washington in charge of the ar army. i'm so sorry this is happening i know what is goin it is going ta lot. i have been named the commander of the army and

former massachusetts senator scott brown is here. even when they say it is not, it is always about money melissa: wall street investors fleeing today. huge market selloff. the dow is down 326 points. we've got one of our money market wizards on in just a moment to tell you both why and what you should watch out for. but first,. >> it is time for america and the state of illinois to have a serious conversation about raising the minimum wage. melissa: that was senator dick durbin joining president obama calling to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, up from.25 an hour. as the wage war raises on, let's bring in former massachusetts senator scott brown, also a fox news contributor. they claim it will create 140,000 jobs as money circulates through the economy. what do you think? >> i love how they throw around numbers, oh, we'll create this jobe and that job. not surprising dick durbin will be there cheerleader for the president as number two democrat in the senate. he will do whatever the president tells him what to do. ha

you take every abortion case in the commonwealth of massachusetts. you gave speeches on boston common and i was threatened to burn my bar card. finally, you marry the legal director of the american civil liberties union of massachusetts. and you become a judge. [laughter] looking very bench different than my colleagues did. how did that make a difference? it makes a difference in so many ways that you do not understand necessarily until you become a judge. it makes a difference in terms of your dockets which is the -- which are the cases you privilege and which i the cases you put on at 5:00 when nobody is paying attention. for me, habeas corpus cases had a place on my docket that was as important as any other. in a sentencing case, it matters how much information you are going to allow the parties to bring out. for the government, the only important information is what was he charged with and what was his criminal record? if you care about meaningful sentences, you wanted to find out about the defendant and you gave him the opportunity to find out.

we have seen several accidents and trying to get our to massachusetts hotel as soon as we can. because the governor there has asked everyone to stay off the road. it's just too dangerous. tonight massachusetts governor with that warning. >> under these conditions, it really isn't possible for us to keep the roads clear and safe given the rate of snowfall. we are asking people to stay off the roads. >> reporter: snow falling today on the pennsylvania turnpike 24 hours after this 100 car pile you have with our linzie janis talked to drivers. >> all of a sudden the sun is blinding and i missed the car in front of me by that much. looked to my right, and i see that car plow into four or five other cars. >> that cleared that night after eight hours of misery. slick, icy roads are a problem. in indianapolis where snow caused dozens of wrecks and white out conditions in new england. hoping to avoid scenes like this one in vermin. in massachusetts, up to ten inches expected overnight. >> thanks i want to bring in meteorologist at the weather center. abc's station. i know you're in the

pitting doctors against doctors and a family against the state of massachusetts.ve been reporting on this for days, and today's headline, massachusetts child protective officials are actively working to return her to hem home -- home state of connecticut. on the left here you can see 15-year-old just just tina. an active student. on the right, she is in essence bed bound, getting around in a wheelchair. she says she is constantly tired and has stump problems. when she first got sick the parents took her to tufts hospital and was treated for a rare genetic disorder. a month later she came down with the flu and the parents rushed her to the er at boston children's' hospital instead of tuft. the children's doctors threw out her earlier diagnosis and say she does not have a genetic disorder instead a mental illness. he parents tried to take her back to tufts and child protective services would not let her. they argue the parents were committing child boos by trying to get their daughter medical care instead of mental health treatment. the state of massachusetts tike h

latest winter storm to blast new england overnight dumped more than a foot of snow in coastal massachusettsndy gillette reports the clean-up just doesn't seem to stop this winter and there's lots of plowing and shoveling tonight. >> reporter: sunday brought sun to eastern massachusetts. icicles melted after a winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas. thousands lost power on cape cod after winds gusted more than 50 miles per hour saturday night. there have been so many storms the past couple months communities in the state are running low on salt. gloucester got an emergency supply of 100 tons, not nearly enough. >> on an average storm we go through 300 to 400, sometimes 500-ton. >> reporter: meteorologists say the seemingly ver ending number of storms this season is tied to other extreme weather across the country including the drought in the west and heat in alaska, the work of a polar jet stream that's not shifting. >> we've been in a pattern that's stuck. you think about a seesaw. one part of that seesaw is up and one part is down. in the united states we've been under

happy friday folks i'm out at martin and this is a break in the set so yesterday the governor of massachusetts announce that federal prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty for a show cars of one of the alleged boston marathon bombers yes after shooting dozens of rounds of bullets it's been living in near death it was a nurse back to health only to face execution all over again make sense now of course justice needs to be served for the perpetrators of this despicable act in which four people tragically lost their lives and dozens more were left wounded and hopefully a trial will indeed prove that was responsible for the death penalty is banned under massachusetts state law which means he's the only third the only the third person in the state's history to face federal capital punishment furthermore a september poll found that only thirty three percent of massachusetts residents support the death penalty for it and by seeking execution the trial could drag on for months really traumatizing america for much longer than necessary but beyond just these reasons not to allow the state sponsor

dolor en el bolsillo para los estado afectados por el cruel invierno es que como estados como massachusettsa la temporada invernal solamente en el invierno y estamos apenas en febrero, new jersey ha gastado 62 millones en derretir la nieve. >> parece ser la tormenta de nieve nunca acabar. de nuevo el noreste y zonas cercanos estÁn siendo sepultadas por una tormenta invernal, causando estragos que van desde el cierre de escuelas, cancelaciones de miles de vuelos interrupciÓnes en cierres de trenes, cierre de kafb terce carreteras y dejando a miles de hogares sin electricidad, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania en estado de emergencia. en el aeropuerto de detroit la nevada es tan brutal que 2 o aviones se quedaron atascados y necesitaron ayuda de una remolcadora para salir de la nieve. en chicago las heladas temperaturas congelar los tubos rÍas obligando a muchas familias cÓmo este seÑor puertorriqueÑo a llenar cubetas con bolas de nieve para una vez derretida utilizarla como agua. >> la tiene para cocinar, baÑarse y hacer sus cosas, el agua es esencial. >> las constantes tormentas han hec

this is the area the size of massachusetts?s, very nearly the size of massachusetts. >> so what happens now? even if you will not allow fracking on your own property, everyone around you has this or is allowing it so you're still deeply affected. >> what we found was a clear -- there arele some people who benefited financially from this boom, and are many others who have not. it is clearly a case of the haves and have-nots. and for the people who either can't or won't lease their land to the industry, there often surrounded by neighbors who have done so. to them, they see no benefit at all and all they have are the odors and the flares and the lights and the noise pollution, traffic. all they end up seeing are the disadvantages of this boom. their lives have not gotten better, but worse. >> we have to leave it there but we will have a link to your report, lisa song and david hasemyer who worked on, "fracking the eagle ford shale: big oil and bad air onthe texas prairie." it is an eight-month investigation done in collaboration

some parts of massachusetts and maine and rhode island could get a foot of snow. the governor of massachusetts is urging drivers to stay off the streets for 12 hours as hundreds of snow plows and equipment worked to clear the mess. stay with us and wjla as we track the winter weather and be sure to download our stormwatch app. new at 11:00. days of deliberations a jury reach a verdict in the trial of a florida man who killed a teenager over an argument over loud music. michael dunn was convicted of 4 of five counts. he was cleared of first-degree murder. there is mixed reaction. >> we have verdicts in accounts to, three, and four -- counts 2, 3, and 4. >> a jury found him guilty of three counts of lesser charges. because of the inability, i would declare a mistrial. count,he most serious the jury cannot decide if it was murder or self-defense. shot 10 times into an suv because davis and his friends were not the down loud rap music. anthony davis was shot and killed. dunn said he saw a shotgun and acted in self-defense. >> i thought i was going to be killed. was fo

paul, massachusetts, independent line. hello. good morning. was listening to this program and i am very concerned about america. the subject matter of exceptionalism. don't think that america was ever exceptional. i think that we have sort of branded ourselves through history. i am 57 years old. slavery indied about the 1800s. we never had that in the curriculum. there are awful lot of things in this country that we sweep under the rug, which is the reason we are progressing to not being exceptional. -- the equality situation in this country is beyond reproach. there are so many different ethnicities in this country and we only sort of celebrate one. that is the reason there is this problem in this country. there is not enough emphasis put on our diversity. talent ofies of everyone in this country -- everyone in this country is talented, and we always sort of looked up to the eurocentric aspect of talent in this country , and it is a serious problem. we need to get act to respecting each other. i think that is why we are not so exceptional. le

. >> people on came codd and massachusetts -- cape cod and massachusetts are digging out from a massive storm. 10-15 inches of snow fell. 20,000 lost power. 5,000 are waiting for the electricity to come on. snow is expected to hit the area on tuesday. meteorologist rebecca stevenson has the latest forecast. >> a series of storms will continue to move in from west fof east across the -- to east across the west. it's a storm that is bringing in a lot of rainfall to the valley. by the time we get through the day monday, we'll add up to three feet coming in from the weekend. as we look to the east there's another storm headed in here. we have been seeing snow work its way from the mid-atlantic, from the midwest to the mid-atlantic and it will be around the great lakes and tuesday morning on the east coast. for the snow weary in the cities here in the north-east, we are going to get a hint of snow. it won't be a big huge event but may slow things down on tuesday morning. we'll see the higher accumulation sweep across pennsylvania and new york. in the meantime monday we'll have so much rain a

. >> clearly, too it is not just oregon, it is problems in maryland and massachusetts. it is a website. >> yeah. in maryland, you have the governor, who has been talked about as a possible contender or considering a run in the democratic party for 2016, and he is dealing with a website that has not functioned very well at all either. and it has been so poorly functioning that the state is considering just a bandoning the state website and going to the federal website healthcare.gov. they are in the process of making that decision this week. in fact, the deadline is today for moving forward with that and there are investigations in to that as well. >> in massachusetts, bill, remember it is all about romney care, where it all began cording to the creators of obama care, they point to massachusetts as the jenniesis of all of this. the state director breaking down in tears in front of the committee because they had to redo the website to comply with obama care regulations and it is not working and they are doing everything by hand. 50,000 applications that take two hours ea

whether in massachusetts or texas, people respond in similar ways where punishment is immediate. the challenge is not whether people in texas, massachusetts or arkansas respond differently, the challenge is can the different jurisdictions recon figure their systems to follow through on the threat. hope is a system of credible tlapt. if you don't deliver the punishment the credibility is lost. >> probably would work well as a parent too to deliver the justice. thank you very much. >> absolutely. >> you may remember a case of affluenza, a story brought to you in december. there's more to it. even couch, a young man behind the wheel during a drunk driving accident leaving four dead, two others seriously wounded. his defense was that he suffered from ainfluenza, a condition affecting wealthy young people. the symptoms include lack of motivation, not knowing the difference between right and wrong. an expert psychologist said hoo key be cured with treatment. >> a judge ordered he be sent to a lock-down facility and will not spend time in prison. he will spend 10 years probation. prosec

dumping more than a foot of snow in massachusetts and maine. windy gillette reports as the clean up doesn't stop the winter. >> reporter: sunday brought sun to eastern massachusetts. icicles melted after a winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas. thousands lost power on cape cod after winds gusted more than 50 miles per hour saturday night. there had been so many storms the past couple of months. communities in the state are running low on salt. >> on the average storm we go through 300 to 400 and sometimes 500 tons. >> reporter: meteorologists say that the never ending storms this season is tied to the other extreme weather across the country. the work of the polar jet stream that is not shifting. >> we've been in a pattern that is stuck. if you think about it, one part is up and one part is down. >> reporter: and those who have to dig out again and again, they are fed up. >> my back hurts. it's been a lot of snow. >> reporter: but no rest for the winter weary, another storm is moving through the midwest, starting sunday ni

ron mott is in west minister, massachusetts. it's a beautiful picture behind you, but it does not feel good to be out there. >> reporter: yeah, good day to you. as you mentioned, the big story today is the power outages we're seeing in pennsylvania especially around the philadelphia area, those five counties there. it's eight states in all dealing with power issues. we've not had that problem here. our issue shehere is simply sno. and we're getting light snow at this point. the heavy stuff is pretty much over. but it came town very, very hard today. last night when we got here, there were just one or two inches of snow here on the ground from monday's storm. take a look at this, this all fell since about 4:30 this morning. this is all snow from today. you can imagine all of this stuff on the roadways would normally be a problem, but so many schools with yoere closed, left the roads open for the crews. there has been blacktop almost since the light came up, so they have done a great job getting people to their jobs, those going t

. >> reporter: thick this crash in 1991 in long meadow, massachusetts. -- in 2011. this was driven by skyler coughlin. police believe he was struck from behind because he was braking tie void a couch and cushions that had fallen out of a pickup truck. skyler's vehicle burst into flap. >> that was an avoidable tragedy. >> reporter: this nonprofit petitioned nitsa to investigate the fiery crashes in jeep grand cheer key models from certain years. the center for auto safety believes the placement of the gas tank can lead to fires and deaths. it's located in the crush zone of the vehicle. chrysler says the vehicles are safe and not deskive. the auto maker points out in the 26 fatal accidents cited by nitsa, the deaths in all those vehicles involved speeds that exceed today's crash test requirements, but the company agreed to recall all 3 million of the remaining 1993 to 19 eu9 models along with 2002 to 2007 jeep liberties back in upof last year. the notices to warn owners about the recall didn't start going out until december. skyler anderson coughlin's accident occurre