i want to go back to chad myers.had, i have never seen an earthquake in miami, have never seen an earthquake in atlanta. why haiti? >> because there is a fault that lies right through the dominican republic and right through haiti. this is called a slip fault just like what we would know as the world series earthquake. there is a fault that runs right through the country. in fact, all the way even into the british virgin islands. there were earthquakes all the time in puerto rico, just not that common in haiti. so the fault was going this way on one side, the fault going on this way on the other side. that's different than what was, let's say, the banda aceh quake, which was basically a fault that moved up. we had a seduction going to banda aceh and another piece of dirt or earth going across that way. when it broke, which was right here, the earth moved up, literally feet into the air. that pushed water out of the way and that pushing of the water created the big tsunami. there was a stsunami watch with this but the

lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> call it a big gamble on its way to a big payoff.-d epic "avatar," which cost a fortune to make, came in first at the box office for the third straight weekend. the film has now pulled in just over $1 billion worldwide. that means it's already the fourth biggest grossing movie of all time and counting. >>> we're back in a moment with a visit to the wild blue yonder and the angels who fly there. r e but nothing comes out! advil cold & sinus knows that the real problem isn't always mucus. it's often swelling caused by inflammation in your nasal passages. the right medicine for the real problem is advil cold & sinus with a strong decongestant that reduces swelling to relieve sinus pressure plus the power of advil for the pain. advil cold & sinus. the right medicine for the real problem. ask for the red box at the pharmacy counter. that's when i'd had it with heartburn. it was supposed to be the night i would hook mr. right. i mean look at him - he is really bringing it. and look at me - i'm blank. i got nothing. that's when i had it wit

you would think, honestly, if you read this that the reason harriet myers was not the appointed to the supreme court was not because she lacked experience, but because she was a fashion faux pas. when reporters talk about a woman's appearance rather than the quality of their work and their experience, when they do this, it is a way of demeaning them and putting them down. now, the next category we also do not well in, and that is health and survival. we're only 37th in the world. and i'll tell you what health and survival is. this is a category that looks at the comparative years that men and women might live taking out years cut short by illness, by malnutrition and violence. violence against women reigns supreme in american culture. whether it's our popular culture in which pornography is increasingly graphic and available, for example, a friend of mine who teaches at the service academies said that the cadets are so comfortable with pornography that when she goes over to them in the library, they don't even bother to switch off the screen, and she's a department chair. they think it

sometime ago in the city minister, lord myers, said he thought it was becoming too easy for good britishcompanies to be taken over by foreign predators. now that we've had the outrage of cadres, does my right out of a friend of great? >> mr. speaker, they employ more than 5000 people in this country. it is a very important company for the future of this country. we are seeking assurance and have received information from craft about the importance they attach to the cadres work force them to the cadre name and a cadre quality the united kingdom. and we hope that the craft owners will make sure that cadbury workers, the five and half thousand, did retain at the job to make sure that new investment goes into a product that is distinctly british and is sold throughout the world there so we will do everything we can to make sure the jobs and investment are maintained in britain. >> mr. david cameron? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i join the prime minister in paying tribute to corporal lee bronson and rifleman luke farmer. they died serving our country. we must honor their memory and must look a

and all the members who voted for that -- dave syverson as well as rich myers and all the members of voted for that transaction. i think it will help our state in the sense that we will have four jobs. there may be in more than 3000 new jobs, new income. i think it is important to remember that the people of our state, we're never afraid of anything. we can handle any task. the decision of the committee last week have the transaction go forward, i think is a good decision. it will help our country. as general david petreaus told the president that the closing of guantanamo bay prison in cuba and moving those detainees elsewhere, incarcerating them elsewhere is imperative for our national security. when the president of united states in his military advisor call this governor, he is there to listen and help in any way that he can. i think people of illinois appreciate that kind of work. on the matter of jobs, i think it is before us all. last year, a year of reform and stabilization, we were enabled to enact a far-reaching law that will help us get jobs back on track in illinois. but

the wind chills make it feel even worse, with 36 in fort myers, key west, 56. and the bad news is, as mike seidel mentioned, this cold air is not going anywhere. the jet stream is going to continue to reinforce this for today, wednesday we get even colder air. and friday, the cold air continues to come in with the jet stream keeping it locked in in the east. meredith? >> al, thank you very much. we'll get the rest of al's forecast in a moment. but now to last night's security breach at new jersey's busy newark international airport. that led to grounded flights, long lines and massive delays. it came just hours before tighter security measures were set to go into effect. nbc's ron allen is there for us this morning. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. what a way to end the holiday travel season. terminal c here, which is headquarters for couldn't nental airlines, was shut down for some six or seven hours from about until about 12:45 in the morning yesterday. thousands of flights were canceled. thousands, dozens of flights were cancele

freezing temperatures over several nights reached as far south as fort myers. much of the nation's fresh produce in the winter comes from that part of the state. the executive order remains in effect until january 18th. >>> as snowfalls across much of the country lakes and river back waters are settling into a good freeze, now is the time for some ice fishing. joe wilkinson has more in this report provided by the iowa department of natural resources. >>> as soon as that ice gets thick enough anglers are pushing to get out on it. you should have at least 2" of clear fresh ice if you're alone, 4" or more in a group. it's that early ice that most anglers wait for in the season. >> it's a little bit thinner,y gut more sun penetration, that beans there is a little more oxygen, the fish are still a little more active coming out of the fall pattern going into the winter. not soily share gic. >> you want to go carefully poke agriculture few holes on your way out to make sure it is thick enough. croppies and blue gills in most ponds and lakes, perch, yellow bass, maybe

i'm joann myers. and on behalf of the carnegie council i would like to welcome our members, guests and book tv. thanks for joining us. today it's our privileged to welcome one of the world's most renowned philosophers, avishai margalit. he will be discussing his latest book entitled, "on compromise and rossten compromises." these essays were originally delivered as part of the 2005 tanner lectures on human values which are given in recognition of uncommon achievement and are meant to advanced and reflect upon the scholarly and scientific learning relating to human values. when we talk about compromise, we often use this word to mean a meeting of the minds, striking a balance, finding a happy medium between two extremes or meeting someone halfway. however, you may choose to express this notion, whether as a verb or as a noun, you may find conflicting views of what the word "compromise" entails. in political life compromise is often used in the context of furthering one's goals but knowing when to negot

delores myers made a donation to the american red cross and is calling back to make a donation to unicef. thank you so much. >> larry: that's just great. with us here in the l.a. studios, tea leoni remains, the actress and unicef ambassador. we're joined by sarah ferguson the duchess of york. she's working with c.a.r.e. to support relief efforts in atety. and our own snoop dogg. where would we be without snoop. he's here as well. sarah, you and tea are both mothers, right? >> absolutely. >> larry: the worst thing about this is the children being hit, don't you think? >> it's frightening to think there's 37,000 pregnant women on the streets right now terrified about giving birth to their first child and not knowing how to get the hygiene kits and the water and care needed. so they need to get in there with kits to give them the chance they need to help them out, and, of course, unicef which i think by the way answered some calls and i think it's incredible, $700,000, well-done. it's amazing. >> larry: this is heart-breaking. i look at you look at the scenes here. how do you take this? you

myers later this evening as well as west palm beach. miami, i think for the most part you will be okay. temperatures tonight are getting cold. you can see you're 43 degrees at this hour. tomorrow morning you should be waking up to temperatures in the middle 30s. but we think the precip's going to cut off. hopefully you won't have that threat. here comes some of those warmer temperatures as they move on up into the 60s. and we're going to see people having temperatures more like, you know, 20 degrees instead of 20 below, for example, in minneapolis. that is a big swing. 20's still cold but it's a whole lot better. >> right now i get the whole less cold. that is still cold. all right, thank you, jacqui. >>> the economic crisis is taking a toll on american families in so much different ways. we take a look now at how some states are slashing social programs and how families are actually being affected. (pipe woman) then you could treat yourself to a night out with fewer urges or a day with fewer leaks or a trip with fewer overactive bladde

myers. miami should be down in the mid-30s tonight with windchill in the 20s.e even expect key west to go down to 48 degrees, which is unheard of for key west. cold air is also arrived in the east. albany, new york, minus two windchill. you see it this morning from boston to philadelphia. windchills in the single digits in many cases. at least it is sunny. sunny doesn't quite feel as bad. temperature right now is going to hover around 27 in new york. alex, the worst of this is still up for our friends in bismarck to minneapolis. windchill is still minus 20 to minus 30. and they haven't come close to getting near freezing so far in the new year. probably have to wait until the middle of next week. there is a big warmup coming. this is the last day of the harsh cold. >> okay. bill karins, thank you very much. stick around. i want you to join in with my next guest. no disrespect to you, bill, but it is said that weather forecasters have the one job where you can still be wrong and -- >> we're like baseball players. >> make an error and still have a contract. for o

. >> host: fort myers, florida, louis, republican line. good morning. >> caller: good morning.yes, i have basically two questions for the doctor. doctor, when you go down to -- well, when you're going to do surgery on someone, you get compensated for your costs and rightfully so. and does the materials that surround the surgery, be it the medical supplies you need for this patient to recover, do they surpass even what you charge for a surgery? and the lobbyists, the second question is, the lobbyists in congress -- to what limit does the hospital administrator obligated to buy these products at high cost that really influence, you know, the way insurance pays off and the pay the patient pays off? and have a wonderful day, folks. >> guest: thank you for the question. under our current structure i get paid one fee. the anesthesiologist gets paid a fee. if there's other specialists are involved they get paid separate fees and the hospital gets paid a fee including what would incorporate the cost of the cause and everything else. and one of the interesting phenomenon there is the pe

myers and naples. miami, you look fine and west palm beach looks fine. central coast and west coast of florida. overnight lows in orlando, 33 t will be cold. five mornings in a row on wednesday, down somewhere near 30 degrees. i'll end with the snow. this is not a blockbuster snow event, chris. northern new england. they get snowstorms. this will be a minor snowstorm. but the timing with everyone trying to get back to school on monday will make things difficult, especially for our friends in maine. >> thanks very much, bill. >>> and just how long this current blast of arctic air could last and for all weather details wherever you are, just go to weather.com. >>> new economic numbers this week show signs of a recovery in 2010. jobless claims are down to their lowest levels in 18 months. wall street starts the year up more than 19%. i'm joined now by msnbc financial analyst sarah gibbons. >> hi, chris. >> that's about as good as i can make the news here. >> right. >> we're up 19% but how far were you down the year before? what's ahead for stocks in 2010? >

. >> finished with a last question from joseph myers, a retired teacher here in montreal. how did you work on the transfer, how did you work on the transformation agreement affected personally endwise this one event in washington your only event when you speak so often on your other books? >> it is inappropriate final question. it affected me personally. and that it set me off on a circumnavigation of the world of evil. and, as circumnavigating the world of evil and injustice against the jews and other groups, the further i go the more i end up at the same point. and i always end up where i started. so it has done that to me. as to why this is my only event, because i choose to. >> i want to thank rabbi weinblatt flory stimulating discussion and a very importantr as you say, still covers and offers a very powerful message for us. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> edwin black is the author of many books including ibm and the holocaust, the war against the weekend inteal combustion. he is the editor of the cutting edge news. for more information that the transfer agreem

after the game, florida coach urban myer plans to be the coach of the gators, but for tim tebow, hisis definitely over. >> my time at the university of florida coming to an end seemed like a little bit of a roller coaster, but it was special. it was a lot of fun. everything that's happened, the relationships that were built, everything we've done, my time in florida was special, better than a dream. >> check out this great video here. this is boston's historic fenway park, frozen over and transformed into an outdoor hockey rink. the nhl played in the winter classic yesterday. boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice isn't going anywhere any time soon. next week boston college plays boston university in a night game, outdoor hockey at night. got to love it. that's sports. i'm joe carter. >>> the sheriff says she is in trouble for tattooing her kids. >> they wanted one. we said okay. >> why they think this couple should be on trial. >>> about 15 couples in new hampshire rang in the new year out in the cold. the law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect around midnig

the fort myers paper had a brief account of the shooting.re were a lot of inventive survival strategies. one cancer patient lost her running water and was running a hose from an outdoor spigot into her kitchen and shower. the firearms and diseased was selling his guns and had put the breeding services of his pet chihuahua up for bid on the internet. he was sharing his prescription -- is sharing his sister's contact lens prescription even though they had different perceptions. probably not a good thing for someone involved in shooting to do. after the story ran past week there was a lot rhetor commentary on who is and who is not worthy of government support. one reader wrote to complain that the open-ended ability of women like realtor from the bronx and it harder for men like him to find wives because they could get the government to support them instead. he wanted a 30 day time limit and then they should be forced to find a man. i have been struck by how often people themselves have raised the question of moral worthiness in my conversation

the writing life of a so-called writing life of my daughter put a was when i got a call from fort myer she had been in a serious person in the british embassy -- the american embassy in london, gotten to know a lot of oxford students. he wanted to visit me at this point pull at the airport hilton hotel in new orleans. as those of you know, if you've heard of them, he was actually a cia station chief and then head of operations at the cia. so he tried to talk me into coming to the cia. the conversation didn't go well because halfway through that of course we don't want you to be an agent here we don't want to be a covert agent. we want to be an analyst at headquarters. i have sort of thought this dashing covert agent and suddenly my hopes are dashed which is you want me to actually analyze papers at headquarters. fortunately that the very same week there've been a senior editor at "time" magazine who i don't think was doing a whole lot. it was the days before they are playoffs so they sent the senior editor on a trip around america because they have decided they needed to find riders fr

. >> myers danny is that the investment bank holding companies were not subject to any capital regulationprior to 2004. they did under the csc program tightly capital according to the bottle to standard which i think clearly should be a subject of intense scrutiny here. the changes of the sec made related to broker-dealer. >> i think what i'm doing is referring to this is what i think your statement, ms. bair, where you say for example, 2005 i think it was 2004, but you say the sec of allowed large broker-dealers to allow capital roles and i think you go on to say in 2008, two of the five institutions using the rules class. i want your quick opinion as to both the afterward the reason of the capital standards in fact were seminal? >> i think what happened here, chairman schapiro is right, the cs c. framework use the basel ii framework is that capital. we the fdic have been a very strong proponent of those rules and we lost so far frankly than being used by the commercial banks and the bank holding company. and we continue to have dialogue with our fellow regulators on this, but we have ba

myers and the d.c. district and i'm wondering what sort of bad precedent has been created in the monumental breakthroughs and how you envision those being played out and fought back again. >> jonathan, do you want to address that to start? >> sure. the question refers to the supreme court's decision in 2008 where the court definitively ruled that a detainees at guantanamo have a constitutional right to habeas corpus to go to court so it rejected the executive's arguments that they had no right and the effort by congress to take away that right. it's a very important decision but important also because the court just didn't simply reject or affirm that guantanamo detainees had a right to habeas corpus but it rejected the very premise on which guantanamo was based that is that you can deny someone rights simply by moving them or keeping them outside the united states or at least if they were noncitizens and instead left open the possibility that habeas corpus could extend not simply to guantanamo but to o

tim's first and urban myer thinks he will be back next year. >>> and terrell, brilliant and gives the 10 a win in the rose bowl. 256 yards passing . bucs beat the ducks 20-17. big 10 first win in pas pas in 10 years. prior's resolution must have been throwing the football. he was fantastic. >> to hockey now. what a scene. time lapse. ice laid in fen fenway park. it is a new year's day fan favorite. >> bruans hosting the friars. they needed extra enings. markco stern. your game winner first time in history. home team gets the win. this is one of the great moves for the nhl. one of my favorite sporting events now. >> i have a question for you. they are going to run out of the vens. has his to be sure it is cold. they were worried about sunshine yesterday in boston. who would have thought for a sporting event they were worried about sunshine. >> college hockey there on friday in a night game. it will be freezing cold. yankees stadium is nice. canada is one . of course they have domes. torpt torpt plays in a dome. >> talk about new year's resolution. in particular talk about dave and clay

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if you look at how it changed, and there is a band along the southwest coast of florida, the fort myers area, one the highest foreclosure rates and the country -- one of the highest foreclosure rates and the country, people are losing houses, but you also have idle construction workers using the program, many for the first time. host: bruce on the independent mind. caller: thank you for c-span. i want to comment on poor people in the courts, the family court. you get poor and you have a driving offense or you have a personal problem in order life -- the courts each people up with their fees and fines and imprisonment -- the courts eat people up with the fees and fines and imprisonment. host: your response, your thoughts? guest: no. host: all right. next call. caller: the biggest problem i have is that the programs, be they welfare or food stamps, whatever, are extremely large, and therefore it is a fraud and just unbelievable. i've been behind people in grocery stores buying the best cuts of the stake, driving a cadillac escalates on food stamps. don't you think there should be other cr