it is kind of like matthew c., that the woman is getting a special favor and the unwe had father is treated -- unwed father is treated like most married couples who have children. >> this was not a case where congress was seeking to remedy any past discrimination against women. there was no discrimination against women. up until very shortly before this statute was passed, it was clear under the state department practices that the children -- non-marital children did get women's citizenship. it was always true of men. there was not a situation being recommend deed in that situation. >> but i don't think that answers the justice's question. this appears to be an exception to a generalized, non-gender based requirement. couples, male and female and unmarried fathers are subjected to five years. only unmarried mothers get the largess of one year. why shouldn't everybody just be put into the broader category rather than extending the largess to a greater number of people? >> the reason, just smare is we are not talking about an exception. that was the standard prior to the 1940 resolution. cong

ç good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews who's in rome.leading off tonight, challenges in the house. you can add charlie rangel to the list of embarrassments on nancy pelosi's plate. the new york xhang was found guilty on 11 counts and now awaits punishment. pelosi may have held on to her job, but is still facing down challenges from blue dogs and liberals. on the republican side, at least 39 new house members, they're not shy about making their voices heard. we'll talk to two of the incoming freshman. a democrat and tea party republican. at least 27 republican senators have agreed to ban earmarks including minority leader mitch mcconnell who secured 113 million in pork projects for his state last year. and how far can a presidential library go in shaping the legacy of george w. bush? will a record that includes katrina and wall street's collapse be overshah doughed. among those celebrating, dick cheney. also, lisa murkowski took her best shot against sarah palin. now that the alaska senator leads joe miller, she said palin lacks quote lea

matthew hoffman, was taken into custody and charged with kidnapping. >> my friend dated him and she just broke up with him. he had choked her. >> reporter: police say they don't know how hoffman is c connected to the family, but his mother lives within walking distance of their house. sara was taken to the hospital but nonlife threatening injuries. the rest of her family is still missing. >> we were hopeful we would find more than one but our information was definitely that -- was most likely that sara was going to be in that house. >> reporter: no one has heard from her mother, mother or family friend for several days. on wednesday, tina didn't show up for work at dairy queen. then, on thursday, both of her children were absent from school, and tina didn't show up at work again. her manager went to tina's house. inside, he found beer cans and blood. then called police. investigators believe hoffman is the key to finding the others. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> that fierce snowstorm that struck the upper mild west this weekend is moving on tonight, but it has left a mess behind. up to a foot of snow brought travel to a standstill. police in minnesota reported more than 40