i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri. now i ask you which is correct? missouri or missouri? >> missouri. okay. neither one. [laughter]. you can't say the native americans were wrong for saying missouri. you can't say the french were wrong for pronouncing it in their

>> you know nashville, it's a great town. >> jimmy: nashville is one of the coolest places i've everreat restaurants, party starts at 12:00, noon. [ laughter ] i mean really, broadway? >> that's at john richards' house. >> jimmy: yeah, absolutely. yeah, yeah. absolutely, man. it doesn't stop. but you know, broadway though -- it opens up at 12:00, noon. people just get out there and jam it out. >> it's a great place. there's great music. there's great culture there. it's just a really great place. and we love our town. you know, we love being there. we love nashville. we love just everything about it. >> jimmy: yeah. i know you do a lot to raise money after the flood over there. >> well, you know, we do what we can do. we're musicians. and what we can do is throw a big show, you know? and we have a lot of friends. a lot of friends showed up and played. sandra bullock showed up. you know, a lot of musicians played. you know, all night, my band played songs for everybody that showed up. my band must've played 50 songs that night. >> jimmy: that's so fun. >> it was a lot of fun. i mean,

>> shot in nashville. >> jimmy: which i love.w long did you stay there? >> i was there for like three months, i guess. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: nashville is the most amazing place. >> it is. >> jimmy: i mean, it's like, at 12:00 noon, the street comes alive -- is it broadway? >> yep. >> jimmy: and it just comes alive and just every little spot, there's some new talent playing for free. >> that's the craziest thing is that, in nashville, the musicians are so good, like, the guys busking on the street, playing for money are so much better. >> jimmy: amazing. >> they're like incredible. >> jimmy: it's insane. and they play for just tips. like, a jar goes around. that's all the money they get. >> it's cool. >> jimmy: it's so good, and like -- you see that in this movie, like, how cool and legit nashville is. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it's great and great job in this movie. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i want to show a clip of -- this is when you were in rehab with garrett and -- beau. >> beau. >> jimmy: beau is his name, yeah. and yo

nashville embraced her. >> jimmy: i love nashville so much. >> i know.o to zany's out there. i like that comedy club. >> you have to stay with us when you come next time. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. i would love to. this is awesome. me and tim, we'll share bunk beds. [ laughter ] it will be fantastic. i want to talk to you about this charity, loads of hope. >> tide loads of hope. >> jimmy: tide loads of hope. it's a cool thing. i've never heard of this. >> well, it's called tide loads of hope. it's actually an idea that was born after hurricane katrina that tide came up with. trying to re-establish some form of normalcy after something so tragic as hurricane katrina, the people down there experienced on the coast in new orleans. they just basically had a brain child one day to say, "we're going to take a mobile unit full of washers and dryers and go down to the coast, and we're going to help these people wash their clothes." and that's, basically, as simple as that. >> jimmy: sounds like a small thing, but god that means a lot when you're hurting that bad. >>

showers in raleigh and nashville. 60s in dallas. 48 in atlanta. 26 in new york and just 17 degrees in boston. mostly 30s from the mid west. boise gets up to 52. sacramento, 64, and phoenix, 77 degrees. >>> well, it was a big pat on back from some of the biggest stars of the big and small screens alike. colin fifth and natalie portman took home the top acting award at the golden globes last night, while "glee" was the big winner for tv. >> in the first major appearance since winning his battle with throat cancer, michael douglas handed out the best drama award. for a motion picture. it went to "the social network" which also picked up three other trophies and "the kids are all right" earned the best picture award for a comedy. >>> when we come back this morning, supersize starbucks. the coffee giant is out with a

and i-40, from little rock to nashville. wet along i-10 on the gulf coast. west, slick on i-5, from seattle to portland. >> and if you're flying today, expect some airport delays in seattle, kansas city, memphis, chicago and detroit. >>> there has been a joy us reunion for 1 new york family after a kidnapping 23 years ago. >> carlina white was just 19 days old when she was taken from her hospital room by a phony nurse. that was followed by years of heartache for her extended family, as police were never able to crack the case. but her mother and her aunts never gave up hope. >> carlina was the missing link. and we have gotten her back, in the name of jesus. hallelujah. hallelujah. hallelujah. >> carlina became suspicious of the woman who actually raised her when she couldn't produce the legal documents she needed for a driver's license. >>> we now know the philadelphia gas company worker killed in that powerful explosion tuesday night was just 19 years old. several of those injured remain hospitalized. the explosion of that gas line was similar to the explos

and then when i got to nashville, i was like, okay, right. i've got to focus.ke if i could just do what i had been doing in rehearsal, the band that i was working with, i would be okay. >> reporter: after winning an oscar in 1998 and then depressed from the death of her father, paltrow said she didn't want tok act any more, but now she's happy to be back in the spotlight again. manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up later on "the early show," the next step for the new congress. we'll hear from republican house majority leader eric cantor. >>> plus understanding baldness. the new study may offer new solutions on how to fight it. >>> more on the amazing story of the newly discovered radio phenom ted williams. and an exclusive interview with his mother julia. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. ,, of one of the most influential women of our time. the woman who, after having one too many drinks, chose not to drive home buzzed. here today to honor rachel is the family whose lives she spared.

least rude, nashville, savannah, charleston, north carolina.>> doing them proud in the south. >>> this is a story we thought was interesting and it was in "the wall street journal," believe it or not. they did a test to see if you give out tickets, who responds the fastest? the way they did this, basically made them realize that what we learned in elementary school is mirrored in our adult life. let me give you the background. they basically said, here are free tickets. they sent it out to a whole group of people. what they realized is people whose last names start at the beginning of the alphabet, end up responding slower. why that is? when you're little, remember how you stand in line, a, b, c -- all those people that are a, b, c, d, they think i'm going to be first anyway, who cares. people with the last, n, w, z, we respond first because we're so used to being at the end. apap >>> major developments this morning from tucson. legal action against jared loughner. and gabrielle giffords' surprise in her hospital room. >>> important issues addr

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the goal against nashville, san jose tried to avoid a fourth straight home loss.coring is the problem for them. couture shoots one passed the goalie. that is 19 goals for him to lead the club in all nhl rookies. he turns back one shot but sergei knocks in the rebound. it was a matter of hustling jason democraters and the sharks take him out of goal. they tried desperately to tie but the shot hits the top of the pipe. the win is preserved for the predators. 42 saves. nashville 2-1 winner as the sharks scored four goals in those four straight home losses. sharks back tied for third in the pacific division. >>> due to the tragic events in tucson stand ford's game against the university of arizona has been post owned and rescheduled for 11:30 tomorrow west coast time. >> cal did play against temperature in arizona state. bears started out with a 7-0 run. the final came after asu turned it over. crab had 17 points for the bears. bears built a 13 point lead in the first half. the second year as mark saunders gets two of his 13 inside. and the led shrunk to just two when

look at the watches and warnings that extend from nashville all the way through washington. new york city, all the way into boston today. this is our snowmaker. we think it will deliver a good, solid hit of multiple inches of snow. anywhere from -- well, washington, to philadelphia, to new york city, hartford into boston. cold air coming in behind it. we'll go through it, so you won't be surprised. air coming in behind it. we'll go through it, so you won't be surprised. all the warmth is in the west. robin? >>> well, speaking of warm cities, let's go to miami, sam. where a mystery in biscayne bay is striking, as you can see a chord. grand piano suddenly appeared on a sand bar. the question is, who put the 650-pound musical instrument there, and why? matt gutman is on the case. ♪ >> reporter: one day, in the middle of biscayne bay, it just appeared. a grand piano, on a sliver of a sand bar. the mystery piano is making a lot of noise. >> how did it get there? that's the big question. >> i woke up one morning. and it was just out there. >> it's a mystery. who put it there? >> d

sit in movement with successfully desegregated nashville. she was the first of the sit in activist to go and work full time for the movement. and she was the first female secretary for sncc, and later she also worked for sclc. >> thank you. first of all, good evening. for all of you ladies, who are former members of sncc, i'm not that much younger than y'all. but i can never thank you enough for all of your contributions. i know i wouldn't be here today as an organizer, activist, had not been for all of you and the ladies that could not be here today. thank you again. god bless you. [applause] >> it was a great privilege and blessing, i went to the conference. i met you and shook your hands all. i was excited. again, thank you. my question to all of you, did any of you know or work with sister shirley sherrod, and charles sherrod back in the day? and also i found out a few weeks ago, there's a book "dark end of the street" it's about rosa parks and other women who were active in anti-rape work that i'd never heard of before. again, thank you

areas like nashville.t snow is going to arrive later on during the day for areas up there in the northeast and mid-atlantic. now, middle of the country, a little chilly and cold. on the west coast, no problems at all. i mean, this has just been a fantastic stretch of weather, and it's like a broken record. a ridge of high pressure is protecting the west. a downward flow is coming out of the mountains. the only area that has clouds is in the pacific northwest. we're mild. 41 in seattle. cool in medford this morning. san diego, all the way to phoenix, temperatures in the 40s to near 50. now we're starting to wrap up the month of january. we haven't had much in the way of rainfall. sometimes we can get a lot of rain in these la nina years in southern california, but in january so far less than one inch. most of the state. the only areas that have gotten significant rainfall is portland, north wards, so far this month and going back the last. as far as the forecast for today goes, we're going to see plenty of

she spent many countless hours in the nashville public library. it was her family life that was bountiful and flowing with tales told by her story telling grandfather. raised with love of reading and oral tradition. graduated from tennessee state and degree in english in 1964. she married her childhood friend on december 12. they are the parents of fredrick and twins robert and john. her education continued with a master's degree in early childhood literature, and programming in 1975 from webster university. patricia has a successful career as a teacher and children's book editor. she changed careers to become a full time writer of children and young adult books. her goal is to create books for and about african-americans. i write because there is a need to have books for, by and about the african-american experience and how we helped to develop

. >>> over 14,000 showed up in nashville to see st. marry's winning streak. >>> ucla raised to 14-point deficit to beat stanford. santa clara senior scored a career high 22 points. and finally the winning streak is up to 4 for the sharks. the sharks beat the wild 4-3 and the afc championship game is tomorrow at 3:00 the steelers and the jets. should be phenomenal. >> supposed to be a beautiful de . >> absolutely. >> that's our news at 10:00. the news is always on cbs 5.com and more sports at 11:00. goodnight ,,,,,,,,,, ,, +ññ@@?

nashville, is going to answer. sergei lights the lamp. the sharks lose 2-1.hey've lost a season high four straight at home. the men's basketball game between stanford and arizona was postponed on saturday because of the shootings in tucson. the game will be played this afternoon. meanwhile, cal was in action against arizona state. it's always a party in tempe, arizona. sun devils know how to have a good time. cal shot 38% in this game. here's three of his 17 as the bears win 65-61 for their first pac 10 win of the season. usf at santa clara, second half action, broncos went on a 9-0 run and they were three balling. this was kevin foster. they would take the lead 66-65. but here come the dons also dialing long distance, mike williams with the triple as usf wins 74-67 in the wcc opener. also stanford women were winners as they extend their win streak to 54 separate games at home. that's it for sports. back to you. >> and we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up next at 7:30 a night club shooting claims the life of a police officer in baltimore.

in nashville tennessean and columbia south carolina monday night. the and mass of a winter storm that made its way from arkansas to the atlantic. in charlotte north carolina and duke energy reported power outages in the thousands. and it led to georgia several inches of snow froze overnight thousands of flights were canceled out of jackson airport stranding passengers from all over the country. >> we are stuck since yesterday. >> i didn't come prepared because we don't gets no over there. >> vehicles littered the side of the road with the storm's not done and, in new england could see blizzard conditions that as much as 2 ft. of snow as a system travels up the east coast. new york city is already preparing after christmas snowstorm paralyzed some streets for days. >> we do know that the job but new yorkers expect of us in the loss storm. we intend to make sure that that does not happen again. >> flight disruptions are expected to continue with delta air lines said it will cancel flights to atlanta wednesday as well. in washington some at his kron 4

up next nashville. big night for college hoops. let's start with cal. women with a 12-point win over arizona state. the men in tucson. arizona pulled out a deadly three late in the game at mchale. hanging on to beat the bears 73-71. st. mary's on the road. the gales rolled to a win. san jose state men lost a four overtime game tonight by one point to boise state. the stanford, the men winning in tempe, the women crushing arizona at maples. world series mvp edgar renteria radheeds. reds. we are back with more in moments. mary! hey! wo you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin pgram. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they help me stick to my diet. the bars are 90 calories and the fiber helps you feel full. 90 calories and high fiber. so that's why this diet thing is working. but it's weird because my wish for lorenzo came true. [ male announcer ] fiber one 90 calorie bars. hungry no. results yes. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch

nashville goes back on top in the third.rgei beats fema. >> arizona state trying to avoid an 0-3 start. sun devils know how to have fun. first half, cal off to a big start. giewt tier -- gutierrez. that will tickle the twine. the sun devils rally in the second half. abbott with three of his own. 1:30 to play. cal up three. a little clutch basket down low, and the bears hang on in tempe. 6 561. west coast conference hoops. st. mary's and pepperdine. st. mary's led at the half. same story in the second half. gaels have won eight straight, 85-60 the final. >> in the wcc, usf visiting santa clara. the broncos blew the lead. the runner in the lane. a friendly roll. under a mount play. williams, the three. the dons complete the comeback with a 74-67 victory. >>> stanford and arizona men postponed until tomorrow, and eagles and pagers, and ravens and chiefs. what a weekend in the nfl. both super bowl teams, losers. >> alan: since you pick them to lose today, what's your choice tomorrow? >> mike: give you my answers at 5:00. >> alan

snow moving through nashville, louisville, kentucky and the snow around new york.hose will head up to boston and the snow will head to d.c. flights could be cancelled. will be delayed and our flights tracker will have them at abc7news.com. >> in marin county police are investigating the disappearance of a school teacher. 53-year-old deborah schmidt was in her classroom. she left a thank you note on her block board and school keys. the next day she did not return to school this is they went to her home in ross where she left her vehicle, personal identification and credit cards. at this point investigators think she made be in need of her prescribed medication and don't believe foul play is involved. they plan to search nearby areas such as frost creek and phoenix lake for signs of the missing teacher. >> the man who killed a san francisco police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. yesterday the courtroom was ripped with raw emotion as both the officer's father and his killer spoke to the court. vic lee has the story from san francisco. >> d

nashville comes back. sergei lights the lamp, the sharks lose 2-1.igh four straight at home. how about some college hoops. cal and arizona state. cal shot just 38% in this game, allen krebs had 17 points as the bears go on to win 65-61 for their first pac-10 win of the season. usf at santa clara, second half action broncos went on a 9-0 run and they were three balling, courtesy of kevin foster who took the lead 66-65. here come the dawns who were also dialling long distance. diane, let's send it back to you. >> thanks a lot, christine, thanks a lot for joining us. we're going to have rain starting -- >> it looks like mid week. >> enjoy the sun and the cold and the little fog too. >>> "saturday night live" is up next with host jim carrey. >>> the following is a message from new york mayor michael bloomberg. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. i'

take, for example, vanderbilt university in nashville, tennessee. >> we have a college of arts and science of music, a school of education and human development, and a great school of engineering as well. >> reporter: as you can see, a "college" can be its own institution, or it can be part of a university. confusing, i know. so what's right for you? check out both types of schools online and, if possible, in person. see which feels most comfortable. keep in mind that the quality of education depends on the specific school you ultimately go to. not whether it's a small college or a large university. i'm lauren for "teen kids news." goodbye. >>> that wraps up our show, but we'll be back with more "teen kids news." >> thanks for joining us, and have a great week. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> write to us at info@teenkidsnews.com.

up for adoption 50 years ago and oprah was 9 years old and at the time was living with her dad in nashville 1963. patricia tried for years to find her mom. mom had no interest in seeing her. all of a sudden a report appears on local news in milwaukee with oprah's mom, and patricia is watching and says -- and putting the pieces together and says, wait a minute, i think i could be oprah's sister. she has the dna test to prove they actually are related. see how the conversation unfolded yesterday on oprah's show. >> i made the decision to give her up because i wasn't able to take care of her. >> how are you feeling hearing all of this? >> i'm just -- i'm trying to take it all in right now. because i never heard that i was a pretty baby. so, i didn't know. >> very emotional story. mom felt a little shame she had given the baby up for adoption. that clip is from thanksgiving. steadman and oprah went up to milwaukee to visit mom and the half-sister for the first time this past thanksgiving and brought her on the show yesterday. of course, the impressive thing here is she never -- oprah says, she

nashville beat the sharks by the count of 2-1. there you go. caught up on everything. upset in the nfl. >> are they going to win the super bowl, the seahawks? >> probably. wouldn't that be a story. >> put money on it. >> gary's got a whole lot more sports at 11:00. see you then. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ and these are the ones you'll love on a friday. pillsbury crescent pizza pockets.

you were playing before country royalty that night in nashville. what was it like for you?er in a million years -- like if you had said to me, do you think you'll ever perform at a country music awards? there's no space in my brain that i would have said, oh, sure, you know. there was this incredible challenge. and i prepared for it for a month. and i tried to have fun on the night. tim and faith, i was staying with them. they were so incredible to me. i was nervous. at one point, tim just said, well, you've got no choice now, you're doing it. and faith said, try to enjoy it. it's going to be a real moment. >> but did you enjoy it? >> i did. i really did. >> maybe you'll go out on the road with tim? >> yeah, i'll bring him coffee. >> you won't get up on stage with him at all. how about with cee-lo -- george talked about as the girls and he got snowed in. he and the girls were watching the "glee" episode over and over again. we hear you guys might be doing something again? i know you might be doing "saturday night live" with each other. >> right. we're e-mailing each other.

winfrey was his 9 at the time and lived with her father in nashville.en know her mother was pregnant. patricia now 48. she spent many years looking for her birth mother before realizing she was related to oprah in 2007. >> hair on the back of my neck stood up. i said no. i said that can't be. >> she never once thought to go to the press. she never once thought to sell the story. >>reporter: oprah says that is one of the main reasons she wanted to meet patricia. the fact that they met on thanksgiving day. >> it is a remarkable story. >> unbelievable. you think temptation if you were patricia would be to at least call and say. >> for 3 years she tried to and had a hard time getting through but she just had patience. >> amazing. >> warriors get a look at the best team in the nba. the spurs. they were amazing. they come to town and put on a spurs. they were amazing. they come to town and put on a clinic. sports >> good evening. warriors playing well lately but they face the best team in the league. spurs came in with a record of 37 and 7. owner of 10 game w

i'm ken paulson, joining you today from nashville. our guest today is a man whose name and sound are known and respected worldwide. he's a 1987 inductee into the rock and roll hall of fame, and he was the winner of the lifetime achievement award from the rhythm and blues foundation. we're pleased to welcome bo diddley. [applause] great to have you here. and you've had this amazing career, much of it centered around electric guitar. and yet, it all began with a violin. is that right? [laughs] yep. i started playing violin. at least i was taught classical music, and i was taught by professor o.w. frederick at ebenezer baptist church in chicago, illinois, where i was raised up at. and i, when i got to be, i think, about 12 or 13 years old, my sister bought me a guitar because i had heard john lee hooker playing. and i made the statement, "if that cat can play, i know i can learn." [laughter] and actually, i was being real self-centered to myself then, like, kind of making fun of him. but today john lee hooker is a monument. i mean, he is

we're seeing already two and three people candidates run for city council, in places like nashville and suburbs of st. louis. maybe what's going to happen at the tea party level will happen at the local level where they continue to push forward. gwen: so we spend all our time watching sarah palin we're missing the story perhaps. >> again. gwen: again. who can look away? let's talk a little bit about leadership. american pp opinion is sometimes fickle. we think we're following what it is americans say they want, then it turns out they are making other demands. so if you're a leader and trying to put your footprint on how to control, which is really what all this is about for the next year, what do you pick? what is leadership? who is a leader going into this? and i'm not just party leadership? >> i think president obama's going to move, as deb was saying running in 2008. where it was kind of about him. young generation, i'm the first african-american, i have a whole different method to being about the record. it's going to be less about him, his leadership stamp will change to one that's

nashville took the lead again in the third. sergei company state sin scores on the put-back.he sharks have lost four straight at home. more sports on the way after a short break. we'll see how the local hoops teams did and the bears were in tempe for some pac-10 action with the sun devils. we're coming right back. ,, ,, people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? due to the shootings in tuscon... the game has been re-scheduled for tomorrow morning at 11:30... cal in tempe.. >>> today's stanford/arizona basketball game has been postponed due to the shootings in tucson, rescheduled for tomorrow morning at 11:30. >>> cal and tempe looking for their first win. alan crab with the break away right here, that's goi

. >>> we are getting a sneak peek at "american idol" as season 10 head to milwaukee and nashville in search of new talent. milwaukee is home to season eight an ni gokley who finished in third place. >>> time now 7:51. there is a very update now. it's about the surfer who almost died. >>> blues an unbelievable moment where a gas station canopy fell and trapped a woman. >>> a florida woman is shaken up but okay after a gas station canopy fell on her car. look at that picture. the woman had just pulled up to the gas station when the canopy fell. she became trapped underneath. it took 40 minutes to get her out. >>> there will be an autopsy for a woman killed in a snowmobiling accident. she crashed into a ski lift tower. authorities say she was sitting on a snowboard, riding it like a sled. she got turned around. that is when she crashed. she worked at the san francisco hospital. >>> the surfer who almost drowned in half moon bay over the weekend is doing better this weekend. sanford hospital forbes said jay -- workers say he was wiped out. he was pulled out of the water by several good s

next stop, nashville as "american idol" holds more auditions. last night the judges were in milwaukee, wisconsin. one of the idols took on a song that one of the judges was very familiar with. >> you know you wanted to scream. he was a big fan of judge steven tyler. the performance impressed all of the judges. but not everyone took home that golden ticket. you know what i mean? that was megan frazier, putting a new twist on justin bieber's song baby. >> "american idol" continues tonight beginning at 8:00. >> all right. we want top check in with sal and get an update on a crash near golden gate park. >>> this is crossing crossover drive. we have reports it could involve a pedestrian. we're trying to confirm that the best thing is to avoid park presidio for now. also looking at the toll plaza. we have a delay, about a 10-minute weight. in san francisco, northbound 101 looks good. here's steve. >>> sal, sunny, warm, south bay, santa clara valley. too much fog north bay, east bay. friday looks to be about the same but cooler saturday and much cooler

. >> i was 9 years old at the time living with my father in nashville and didn't even know my mother was pregnant. >> reporter: patricia, a single working mom from wisconsin, was looking for her birth mother when she made the unbelievable discovery, vernita lee, oprah winfrey's mother was her mother. >> the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. i said, no, i said that can't be. >> reporter: but it was. she tried desperately to discreetly contact her and later oprah but didn't hear back. and while someone else might have tried to cash in, patricia held on to the secret for years, only recently quietly approaching a relative of the family. never sold her story. never tried to sell her story. what does that mean to somebody in a position like oprah? >> well, i mean i know that oprah is very touched by that. it is really unfathomable when i look at the people that have been in her life who have betrayed her for something far less than this and to have this woman and her two children to not do that is really amazing. >> reporter: and it was a decision patricia, who still works two jobs t

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. >> i am a freshman from nashville, tennessee. you mentioned a sense of adventure and a lack of responsibility. how did this affect your discipline and presidency and future? >> that is a good question. first i decided i wanted to settle down, and laura re- entered my life. it changed my life. when you make a commitment to someone is a life changing experience, and i am a much better person as a result of being married to laura bush, but when i look back at that, i had to exhaust this desire to be out there moving around. footloose and fancy free with no tie downs, and in order for me to be an effective spouse, it was important that that be purged from my system. and became a more mature person and began to understand what responsibility meant. if you are a single guy moving around, it is not that hard to be irresponsible, but i began to learn responsibility, and when you learn it, it is important to act upon it. >> who is next? >> i would like to know, when the you believe it is important for other executive responsibilities to t

we told you there would be an icy zone from nashville to asheville, north carolina.nd indeed, verified. we have pictures out of asheville. wlos, the folks we turn to. from weaverville, into asheville, north carolina. it is their second-coldest december on record in that area, i believe. and a good hit of snow in that direction. and now, we unblock some arctic air that moves down toward the southland, as well. nashville will come down into the 30s over the next couple of days. new york city will stay there. it's cold enough to support the snow that develops on friday, into saturday. and as it exits the area. and boston goes into the 30s, as well. look at minneapolis, showing off with seven degrees on saturday. there are your warmer numbers. l.a., tomorrow, kind of stays in that area, right around the normal mark of 68 degrees. it's nice because it's been so cold lately. and a big look at the big board. you'll notice the cold blast that goes to the deep south and showers in florida. >> and all that weather was brought to you by united health care. oh, robin? >> sam, th

. >>> over 14,000 showed up in nashville to wash vanderbilt and st. mary's 11 game winning streak commadores beat the gales, 8 -70. >> ucla, -- 89-70. >> ucla beat stanford. third straight loss for the cardinals. >> santa clara senior, ben, score add career high, broncos follow ed their upset with a 13 point win over portland. >> winning streak u7 to 4 for the -- up to 4 for the sharks. they beat the wild, 4-3 at 3:30 p.m., afc championship game, jets and the steelers, that is a look at sports have a great day. >> a lot of interest in that game get ready for the nfl playoffs, green bay packers take on the bears, nfc championship, noon pacific time and new york jets face off against the steelers, 3:30, afc championship game. >> i never watch sports but i am originally from wisconsin so packers versus bears game will be really hot i just for all the people i still love in the midwest i just hope the packers win because there will be some really broken hearts if they lose to the bears. >> this week, on friday we were here live and ann brought a little bi

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