delegation and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. walz, who is here. and our two senators. i'm grateful to them for making the trip across the divide between the two bodies. the most memorable moment for me was the day that senator hubert humphrey came at the invitation that speaker o'neill to address the house of representatives. never in the history of the house had the senator been given that privilege to address the house and as hubert humphrey stepped to the clerk's desk just below the speaker's table he looked across the expanse of this body and he said, oh, you don't know how long i've wanted to be here. of course that is where the president stands to give his address to the nation. it is, in my mind, the greatest privilege in life to be chosen by the people to serve in this greatest legislative body in the world. i have had the great honor to step into the hall of the mother of parliaments in london, the house of common sense in canada, others in france and germany, the great hall of the people in beijing, the parliament of a

all the way from minnesota to chicago.to the southeast, as well. 19 in atlanta, and 24 in jacksonville, to start off the day. back to you, vinita and mike. >>> as most of the rain moves to the northeast, winds pick up to about 40 miles per hour. a cold morning along the entire gulf coast, with freeze warnings from texas to florida. lingering showers in the pacific northwest. mountain snow across idaho, wyoming and montana. >> upper 40s in billings and boise. 66 in colorado springs. sub-zero temperatures in minneapolis. teens in kansas city, chicago and detroit. just 30 in atlanta. and 45 in new orleans. >>> there are fears this morning that many could be dead after a south korean fishing boat went down in some of the world's most remote waters. 42 sailors are onboard. it went down in the antarctic ocean this morning, about 14 miles south of new zealand. >>> a royal caribbean ship has arrived in the port of malta after being battered by a storm in the eastern mediterranean sea. "the brilliance of the seas" tilted about 15 d

minnesota's first outdoor nfl game in nearly 30 years. m morok >>> it is time, now, for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average picked up more than 150 points today. hong kong's hang seng is higher in late trading. in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow opens at 11,478, after losing 13 points yesterday. the nasdaq index gained six points. >>> the federal communications commissions could pass new internet access rules today. the proposed rules would prevent providers like comcast or qwest, from blocking sites and applications. wireless companies would be able to block some sites and apps. >>> toyota is facing $32 million more in government fines. the transportation department announced that toyota agreed to pay the fines, which are due to the company's handling of brake and steering recalls. these fines come on top of another $16 million that toyota is already paying. >>> new government stats show americans are using less gas for the fourth year in a row. analysts say the recession, declini

. >> reporter: the great digout has begun in hard-hit minnesota. >> i've never seen it this pad before, i don't think. >> there's a lot of snow on the ground. >> reporter: more than 17 inches of snow piled high and snarled traffic, as blizzardlike conditions swept through minneapolis over the weekend. residents spent most of their sunday trying to free their cars and their homes from the snowy mess. >> this one seems a lot more packed down from the wind blowing, so the snow is really heavy. >> reporter: that weight brought big troubles to the home of the vikings. >> three roof panels ruptured. >> reporter: early sunday morning the inflatable roof of the vikings stadium collapsed. >> one of the key issues that hurt us, is the very high winds. and that, with the high snow accumulation, really impacted us. >> reporter: the storm that dumped so much snow in minnesota, also brought winter's worst to iowa and wisconsin. where officials are warning residents of some counties to stay off the roads. and as the storm moves eastward, winter weather warnings have been issued for parts of illinois.

they did converge in minnesota as they did next door in wisconsin. that convergence of anger, lack of understanding to a great degree, perception that the country was off course and off track, just came together and we lost the minister of the state senate for the first time since 1972. it was not only off the majority, we lost the 2/3 majority in the senate and similarly in the minnesota state house, six votes from a veto over a. arrirride. in my district around the western and southern portions of the district, there was this swing. all the state legislators the, dfl legislators lost in that area yet we elected a democrat to the governor's office. it was quite a curious outcome. it affirms the independence of minnesota voters. >> in your own case, did you see it coming? >> i knew from the very beginning, the year right after the obama inaugural that we were in for a difficult year. it was a transition election. it was a transformational time for the president was going to take on major issues. he was going to propose challenging, very seriously and

things getting complicated if your a minnesota vikings ticket holder.dome stadium officials are saying now that the roof, as you know by now, you can see in that picture collapseded on sunday and damaged in a massive snowstorm will not be repaired in time for monday night's game against the chicago bears. this is supposed to be a big night in minnesota marking the 50th anniversary of the vikings franchise and now it likely will be held here, at the university of minnesota's open air tcf bank stadium. crews now working around-the-clock to get that facility up and running for nfl. minnesota has not played a game professionally at home outdoors since 1981. here's why. according to weather reports, it's going to be 4 degrees at game time. dress warm, vikings fans. >>> one bright spot the vikings decided not to put brett favre on injured reserve for his sprained shoulder injury. leaving open the possibility that the 41-year-old quarterback could return this year, no word whether he will be available, though, for monday night's game. some had speculated his c

from florida upto minnesota, this is about as chilly ast gets. temperatures now in orlando, 31 degrees. more on that in a second. 16 in atlanta. minneapolis is at minus 4. we're watching the crops in florida this morning. temperatures are supposed to drop down to the 20s. now we're below freezing. we think it should go down to about 28 or maybe 27 over the next couple of hours. also, the windchills have gotten your attention this morning. up and down the mid-atlantic. yesterday, you were spared. not today. 12 in d.c. 8 in new york. watch out in new york city. some areas of nw england have seen light snow overnight. some of those roads are slippery and the sidewalks, too. you can see that light snow on you over long island and nyc. as far as today's forecast, it's very cold. just lake-effect snow as far as the problem areas. the warm-up begins tomorrow. that's a look at your tuesday forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. snow showers will continue off the great lakes. some areas will be hit harder than others if you get u

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it was minus 33 in minnesota. and temperatures going all the way to south florida, miami might hit freezing. so there's news for you, too. we'll have more on this coming up shortly. >>> when wintry weather hits, wjz 13 is always on. and you can get the updated forecast, live doppler radar, and any closings and delays, should they occur, on our website, wjz.com. >>> the president's tax cut legislation faces its first crucial vote today. >> the plan passed a tough vote in the senate. but it will face its biggest hurdle, of course, in the house. that's where many democrats have many issues with it. they say it benefits the wealthy too much. while house democratic leaders say they will push for changes. the president feels this is the best solution for all americans. >>> i understand those concerns. i share some of them. but that's the nature of compromise. sacrificing something all of us want to move forward. >> the state tax would allow up to $10 million to pass to heirs without being taxed. if it does not pass by j

the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: i thank the speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume here to address this issue of a floor on school lunch prices that can be imposed. i've got a couple of quotes here i'd like to read, one from the bill and one from the letter from the government association where there's a paragraph that says, and i quote, federally mandated paid meal price, the bill would establish a federal mandate for every paid meal in every school in the country for the first time ever. governors join with the school communities to strongly oppose this federal mandate. the provision will dramatically destabilize fair market pricing of school meals and so forth. and they get that from the language of the bill itself. in section 205 it says, lower price. in the case of a food school authority that established a price for a paid lunch in the previous school year that was less than the difference between the total federal reimbursement for free lunch and the total reimbursement for a paid lunch, the school food authority shal

this is a stadium where the minnesota vikings play. there, so fortunately no one was inside. investigators are assessing the damage to check and see if it will be ready for play tomorrow. twin cities yesterday, it was the snowiest day on record with 14 inches and counting. the game scheduled for today between the vikings and giants was already rescheduled for tomorrow and now looks like that might not happen either. thanks for joining us on this sunday morning. i'm chris sanchez. our local forecast that's not as dramatic with rob. >> good sunday morning to you. we have patchy fog, some misty skies in a few spots with 50s for the most part to get your day started and as we pass lunch time, you'll notice patchy fog lingering with highs eventually climbing into the low to mid 60s in parts of the bay area. not a bad day for most of your outdoor plans today. we will finish the weekend on a dry note, but plan on showers dropping back into the forecast starting tuesday and then more rain late in the week. >> prepare for an east bay invasion.

adrian peterson puts minnesota up 10. vikings take it 24-14. >>> l.a. lakers seemed to be frustrated the entire game. after the jumper, kobe bryant and george exchanging words. duncan comes in to play peacemaker. blair was cool, calm and collected. he had 17 and 15. spurs win easily, 97-82. >>> for the heat, nice of lebron, and the nicest bosh, last night it was all dwyane wade. 15 coming in the fourth quarter. wade sat out a game last week with a sore knee. that knee looked pretty good last night. heat wins, 96-48. >>> there's something special going on in pittsburgh. the pen's sidney crosby extending his scoring streak to an incredible 25 games. he had four points against the thrashers. it's the longest streak since mario lemieux scored six 28 straight 16 years ago. >>> when pennsylvania governor ed rendell got to his seat at the eagles' game, there was a sign that said "this seat reserved for non-wooses." it was rendell who questioned the nfl decision to move the game to tuesday night saying that we've become a nation of wases. wooses. if snow is wha

you think it's minnesota, of course, and it's supposed to snow but it's been years since we heard theds, "blizzard" and "crippling snowstorms." this drift was at least 10 feet high at one point. the cold and the wind are only going to make things worse. the large and powerful storm is blanketing the upper midwest with nearly two feet of snow. strong winds gusting at 50 miles per hour are creating blizzard-like condition conditim south dakota to minnesota. residents here in minneapolis are trying to stay ahead of the 18 inches expected to pile up by the storm's end. >> it's rough. it's really rough, and all the snow doesn't make it any better. >> reporter: it's complete white-out conditions. officials have ordered snow plows off the streets and are warning people to stay inside. three major highways are closed. along interstate 29 in des moines, winds and icy roads caused disbz of spinouts and accidents. in deliewght, tugboats are deps rattily breaking up a freezing lake superior. minneapolis international is shut down and more than 600 flights have been canceled. >> it's just getting

in sports, minnesota witnessed its first outdoor pro football game in 29 years last night. and probably wished they hadn't. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. brett farve surprised everyone and made the start against the bears. his night was over after another big hit. to minnesota in subzero temperatures, farve looking good in the beginning connecting with percy harvin from 23 yards out. 7-0, vikings, but it doesn't last. second quarter, farve sacked hard remaining down for a couple of minutes. jay cutler finds devin hester in the end zone. bears up, 17-7 at the half. hester was just warming up. takes the punt in the third quarter and returns it 64 yards for the score. it's his 14th return for a touchdown in his career. that's a new nfl record. bears wrap up the nfc north with a 40-14 win. >>> basketball, the last time the heat lost a game was three weeks ago in dallas, and now the mavericks have done it again. dirk nowitzki leading the way. dallas snaps the heat's 12-game winning streak with a 98-96 win. >>> gilbert

. >> reporter: the storm that dumped so much snow in minnesota, also brought wier's worst to iowa and wisconsin. where officials are warning residents of some counties to stay off the roads. anas the stormoves eastward, winter weather warnings have been issued for parts of illinois. all this, with winter's official start still nine days away. francesco, nbc news. >>> elsewhere, flooding remains a serious concern in the pacific northwest this morning where record rainfall has triggered mudslides along se western washington rivers. flood watches and warnings sent several residents rushing to g sandbags in place yesterday, while hundreds of others were told to consider evacuating. no injuries were reported but scores of homes were flooded as rivers rose. the national weather service says the water in some places could go as high as 22 feet before it starts to fall later today. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. in washington, d.c., the presidenand his family spent the evening spreading the holiday spirit. they were greeted by a group of

. >> what kind of fans to the minnesota vikings have? so determined to see their vikings play, scores of people showed up outside of the tcf bank today with shovels. the crowd was helping to clear the snow from the field so the vikings can play monday night. the metrodome is not exactly game ready, thanks to more tears in the roof. no word on when repairs may be completed. >> for many of you who were with us earlier today you may have seen the way were deer that got stuck in icy water. tonight, we are happy to tell you that the deer made it back into its natural habitat. the animal wandered into some ice and falling to the department of natural resources. area firefighters pitched in to help chop up the ice so that the deer could find its way to dry land. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> quick hitting area of low pressure tracks right across the region into the evening rush hour. since it was moving so fast and was not loaded with must snow, only andat two.inche or 1/2 inch in delaware. a couple of inch

we're going to talk to the men in charge of such things in minnesota.5:00 a.m. when it happened t. would be like rolling thunder! >>> kicking santa clause out of a christmas celebration. why santa is getting the boot and which winter icon has now been called in to step in? don't miss this. bill: frosty is not just a jolly, happy soul, he's apparently more politically correct. according to a ymca that is firing santa clause in favor of the big round snowman, this is part of a larger rebranding effort for the ymca, once known as the young men's christian association, now calling itself the good old y! y! arthel: am i going to have to take a picture with frosty? bill: with a corn cob pipe. arthel: and a button nose, with two eyes made out of the coal. >>> the giants are playing in detroit tonight because of this. check out these incredible pictures, shot by fox cameras, the inflatable roof on the metrodome in minneapolis, caving in in the weight of all that snow from the blizzard. too much to bear. there it goes. the snow pouring on to the field, forcing t

before it was over, two feet had fallen on parts of wisconsin and minnesota. in chicago alone, more than 1,000 flights were canceled at o'hare and midway airports. >> my flight from chicago to cleveland has gotten canceled. and it's rebooked for tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: and even as far south as asheville, north carolina, kids were having snowball fights. in shiloh, illinois, along this stretch of road, it was one truck, one suv, one car after another, plowing off the roadway. and, as with every big storm lately, those ubiquitous youtube videos chronicling everything from snow rafting, snow drifting, and even snow hoops. but the surest sign that this storm meant business -- that remarkable video from inside the metrodome in minneapolis. the inflatable roof collapsing under the weight of the 4 million pounds of snow. >> it's kind of sad, you know. we're season ticket holders. >> reporter: eager ticket holders like this bus load from sioux falls, south dakota, found themselves with no game to go to. instead, the minnesota vikings and new york giants played

the roof of the stadium home to the minnesota viking way after a ma >>> ripping and tearing under the weight of a foot and a half of snow. the roof of the stadium home to the minnesota vikings gives way after a massive snowstorm in the midwest. >>> supporting wikileaks. what local activists marched across the golden gate to senator feinstein's house. >>> and what transit workers may not get that they count on every year. >>> good evening. >> i've been shoveling almost every hour on the hour. >>> no wonderland here, just havoc. from a powerful winter storm in the nation's midwest, across several states, heavy snow canceled more than a thousand flights and closed roads. and the destructive blizzard caused havoc on the nfl today. >> reporter: snow ripped through the inflatable roof of the minnesota vikings stadium early sunday and crashed onto the field. the roof couldn't hold the weight of 17 inches of snow that fell on minneapolis. workers spent the day clearing the roof, but the cleanup will likely take days. the nfl was forced to move the vikings-giants game to monday night in anothe

the double header thanks to the collapse and minnesota.he metrodome roof collapsed sunday morning. even more deflating is the likely end of an era for brett favre. yeah, and everyone had to go to detroit to play the game. brett favre just a spectator. eli manning was one when his streak began. manning, great throw. 14-3, giants in front. up the middle. scoop that. a 48-yard touchdown. the vikings offered no offense. giants. he is innocent -- and suspended for the remainder of the season. he has been suspended. carol limped off the field. malosey apologized in a press conference saying that he would accept any punishment that comes. the orioles make it official. they re-signed him to a one- year, $3 million deal with an option for a second. he is the first japanese born player for the orioles. a 2.86 e.r.a. he might take the role of closer again. word that cliff lee, the most saw after free agent may be heading to the philadelphia phillies. they have a tentative deal in place. that's good news. >> sandra is up next with a >> it is a good th

the 435th seat was given to minnesota. minnesota did not change its number of seats. the next eight in line -- state in line 436 would have been to north carolina. the population difference that would have switched between minnesota and north carolina was 15,700 and some mod. that is the largest discrepancy in half a century. that is a pretty good spread between the 435th and 41 to 36. -- 436th. >> time for one more question right over here. >> mcclatchy newspapers. i believe that you set the decade between the 1930's, the decade of the great depression was the slowest growth rate? >> 7.3%. >> i wonder if you have calculated how this recession affected the 9.7% growth rate? and where does their rank in terms of the smaller growth rate? >> you quoted me right. if you think about this for a minute, this is an assertion on the part of historians that the great depression depressed growth rates. we don't have anything to compare to it. when you look at that trend in growth rates, i think the case is pretty attractive to make that the depression hurt the growth rate. but t

. >> minnesota wisconsin and iowa all hit hard by the subsystem. there was no conditions prompted officials to stay not to travel unless you had to. this man's skin wisconsin man needed help for a stock car, but he had decided of live. >> will get you out of your memory flied out to. >> minnesota. >> out of the key will get their it today. >> and the metrodome was not the only city of the needed attention, in chicago these crews are working on soldier field. in for williams kron4 news. >> a kids having fun on the slows the bay, augusto but this was not in chaco, this was in san francisco. it was the open house at the city hall today and they set a place apart was cent of their true as well.santa was th6 percent of santa rosa of 55 at sunnyvale, said francisco as 55 degrees, and oakland at 53 degrees. in the sierra snow is on the way, future cast showing snow coming for tuesday into was a. but the time once they get here perhaps a foot of snow from the storm that a portion onshore for tonight. a winter storm watch is in effect for tuesday. snow leve

the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kline: members on the other side of the aisle have talked a great deal yesterday and even again today about playing politics and gotchas here on the house floor. so i feel compelled to take a moment to set the record straight. yesterday the house was supposed to debate and vote on a bill to re-authorization federal child nutrition programs. rather than allowing members to offer amendments and fully engage in the legislative process, the majority decided the u.s. house of representatives should have no say in these programs that affect childhood health and wellness. members of the house would have no involvement in writing initiatives to spend an additional $4.5 billion in hard-earned taxpayer dollars on legislation that imposes significant operational and financial cost on our local school districts. they brought this massive child nutrition bill, $4.5 billion in new spending and 17 ne

at least four weather-related deaths reported and up to 23 inches of snow fell in parts of minnesota. cynthia bowers has more. >> reporter: first came heavy snow. enough to collapse the 9.5 acre roof of the minneapolis metrodome home of the minnesota vikings and gave way this morning, unable to stand up to the fifth heaviest snowfall in twin cities history. 17 inches in 18 hours. >> oh. >> reporter: the vikings will play the new york giants in detroit monday, but the giants were unable to get to minneapolis anyway because the airport there shut down for the first time in 19 years. roads across the region were also closed. heavy snow kept firefighters from getting to a house fire, where two people died. more than 600 vehicles slid off the road. there were so many accidents in iowa, troopers say they quit counting. in la crosse, wisconsin, where snowplows could not keep up, drivers were urged to keep off the roads. >> stay home. do not come out in this. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: a state of emergency has been declared in all 72 wisconsin counties, but this massive system dumped sn

in minnesota, if you really needed a more tangible idea of just how bad winter weather is, look at what this speck of metal in the snow is going to turn into. it's an abandoned car that's been completely buried, scratched by a snowmobile that ran over it. state workers got the car out with the help of a tow truck. they say owners can expect a bill. >>> large numbers of dead sea creatures, fish, shellfish and sea sponges all washed up on a local beach as the warm gulf waters turned very cold there. experts say it's still too soon to know the long-term effects. >>> and in ohio, buried beneath this gorgeous ice sculpture is a

in philadelphia, even forced postponement of last night's scheduled game between the eagles and minnesota. >> the reason this game has been postponed until tuesday is out of concern for public safety. travel in and around. that's the reason, not what we're seeing here. >> reporter: here in new york tonight, the head of the union that represents ems workers says because so many ambulances are stuck, response times are up to three hours for emergency calls here, brian, adding more urgency to clearing this city's 6,000 miles of streets. >> lester holt on this cold night a few blocks away from our location here in new york. lester, thanks. >>> good news, bad news about this storm happening right now. traditionally not much business gets transacted during this kind of week in a city like new york. the bad news, so many holiday travelers who need to get back home to their lives and jobs and they can't. we mentioned air travel, absolutely paralyzed. jeff rossen is out at laguardia airport where nothing has been coming in and out for so many hours now. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: good evenin

for minnesota governor this year.o former governors of minnesota and one former u.s. senator. they've been banned from participating in republican party activities for two years and they're forbidden to attend the republican national convention in 2012. apparently you can just dictate that. one of the former governors has been banished said the party was exhibiting introverted totalitarianism. quote, it's just plain dumb on their part. if they persist on this, it's going to be smaller and smaller. that former governor is al quie. he's 87 years old, his grandfather helped carry the state of minnesota for abraham lincoln. i kid you not, but now he's been banished from the party. safe to say he's taking what you may call a long d on this one. we've saved people a lot of money on car insurance. feels nice going into the holidays. ohhhh.... will you marry me? oooh, helzberg diamonds. yeah, well he must have saved some money with geico. reminds me of the gecko mating call. really? how does that go? shoo be doo be doo. geico

here stacy where it's going, again right now around minnesota into iowa.e southeast today so places like kentucky, you pick up the snow. then tomorrow, it changes directions, goes to the northeast but if you are on the east side of this storm for places like the big cities, boston, new york city, philadelphia, it is just a rain maker. places like buffalo will catch the big snows tomorrow. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. . >> all right. everybody, what do you say we do shout-time 'tis the season for festivals and lights and my goes to tulsa, oklahoma holding their annual christmas pa ride of lights that's tonight. checking it out right now, all of this gives the macy's parade a run for its money and jolly st. nick, he will be there. in tulsa check it out. we thank everybody for watching "the early show" on ko-tv, my shout out this week. we'll give kudos to another town next week but right now i'm pacing, don't see him i know he is here somewhere, chris wragge, over to you. >> up next, one of

ba has been moved to the university of minnesota outdoor stadium. the only problem is it is full of snow. abc news. >>> new details are emerging about the man who shot at members of the florida school board. 56-year-old clay duke was shot by police as he fired at school board members and then killed himself. cuba's upset that his wife lost her teaching job earlier this year. >> you loved me and his family. he was trying to tell people to stop dumping on me. >> investigators he had planned the attack for some time according to his calendar. >> an army doctor facing a court-martial in maryland for disobeying orders to deploy to the afghanistan could learn his fate today. lt. cl. terence lakin faces three and a half years in military prison and dismissal from the army. he refused to deploy because of questions of whether president obama was born in the united states. >>> there's a debate on where at dulles airport could the metro station be. one proposal calls for an outdoor station on the same level as the rivals directly in front of the terminal. som

seeing off the minnesota side missing. brett farve. making a splash russian rajar leaving the joins the ranks of the world's best after being named top cross-country driver by the international automobile better ratio. now one of the biggest names in the kontinental hockey league has announced he's to quit his club veteran goaltender getting a book off departing scouts in petersburg because of what he calls family circumstances that will call for as one of the league's biggest ever signings his contract worth some six million dollars per year after moving from the sun as a sharks in the summer it's worth noting that the thirty five year old is having far from his best year on the fact that to stick he was drunk by first choice cooley yacoob stepanek the spot that his former teammate alexei yashin was quoted as saying i'm very surprised nobody expected this. just united are not of the team to catch in the english premier league after the reds are gone previous table toppers arsenal in monday's sole match up. tasty it for the moment that

there is new danger from double digit below zero windchills in places like minnesota. dr. joseph clinton is seeing more frostbite and hypothermia patients showing up in his minneapolis e.r. >> at 3 degrees windchill, skin can freeze in minutes. >> reporter: then there is the collapse souffle that is the minneapolis metrodome. done in by high winds and heavy snow. tonight, the minnesota vikings will borrow a stadium from detroit to play the new york giants. the offer of free tickets enticed the brave to line up this morning in detroit's 12 degree temperatures. today, workers were trying to figure out how to fix the metrodome. that challenge now falls to jim hidelburger and his crew, working two shifts around the clock. >> everything's a challenge, right? >> reporter: and they are on a tight deadline. they've only got one week to fix this roof before a game here next monday night or they'll have to find somewhere else to play, diane. >> sure hard to see how they can do that. thank you. >>> there's been a frantic search and rescue mission under way all day during whiteout con

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>> minnesota. >>my god. i don't think you are going to get there. >> reporter: the metro dome wasn't the only stadium that needed help after the weather. in chicago these crew was working at soldier field. the sign says monsters of the midway referring to the bears. it could just as easily have been referring to the weather. >> it was a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. details on what killed six soldiers. >>> and nobody on capitol hill appears happy with the president's tax plan. what democrats plan to do to show their opposition. . and could pay for 200 teachers. what some southern california schools may soon do to generate funds. . and will it host it or wouldn't it? what the mayor is saying today about san francisco hosting the america's cup. . >>> this was a deadly day for soldiers in afghanistan. six troops killed today. a bomber detonated a van loaded explosives outside the wall of a small out post in the southern part of that country. the blast caused the roof to collapse. more than a dozen other

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