judd gregg sounds like new hampshire, he acts like he's from new hampshire, he is from new hampshire, he votes like he's from new hampshire. the old man of the mountain, which is a rock that was up in new hampshire, those of us who have been there a lot, would drive by and see it, fell down a few years ago. i thought, well, maybe the best way to replace it is just put judd gregg back up there because he is of new hampshire. second, judd gregg is a very good politician. i know that from direct experience. there is such a thing as the gregg machine in new hampshire. those who have the temerity to run for president find that out. it was on the other side of my efforts when i was there, and just to give you an example, one day a reporter asked me, well, mr. alexander, what's the price of a gallon of milk? of course i knew what a gallon of milk costs, but i made the mistake of turning around to someone and asking just to make sure what it was, a press person overheard it, and the next thing i knew the gregg machine had spread that all over the state as if this fellow in a red and black shi

except there's a mandatory retirement in new hampshire. so i didn't have to face that. but i agree with justice o'connor, if you're going to have an elective system, try to have the missouri plan. that's the best way. you still can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear but you're along the way a bit. the missouri plan and in any system, even with retention elections is intentioned with the fundamental understanding that animates an appointed system with life or long-term appointment and that is the understanding that when the heat is on we tend to do the wrong thing. we get excited, our judgment evaporates, and that is why you want a branch of government which has reference to principles that are going to endure beyond the heat of the moment to say wait a minute, you just violated your own rules. and if you cannot have a branch of government with the power to do that and with the incentive to do it, nothing that those who make the declaration will not be thrown out on the street the next morning, you in fact are compromising the very conc

and then he returned to new hampshire to practice law. meanwhile he began to venture into new p hampshire primarympal politics, coordinating the primary campaigns for ronald reagan in 1976 and george h.0. debbie bush in 1980.ally it was during this time that he really developed his conservative principles. the pri and over the years he has stuck. to those principles of the voters have rewarded him for it- never lost a race, not one. part of the recent judd went is he is not afraid to lose he would rather lose for the neght reasons than win for the o wrong ones. over the years, become somethinp of a political legend in new god hampshire and for good reason. he's the first person in new hampshire history to serve asser congressman, governor anderve senator. first elected to congress inn terms allnd at what some vieweds a political gamble, he followed. his father's footsteps to run reelgovernor in 1988. he was elected andec easilyhire, reelect it in 1990 and during the second term, new hampshire late the rest of the country faced a difficult

on the utter loop approaching new hampshire avenue. reports of debris on the road.t is slow from new hampshire avenue to georgia avenue and again use caution in that area. although, as we just heard from maryland state highway, roads have been treated. you want to be careful on bridges, ramps and overpasses this morning. here's a look at 270. delays begin at 80 to 109 and again as you head down to rockville leaving father hurley boulevard. elsewhere around town if you are traveling on northbound 95, expect delays from lorton. that's most of the way in to springfield. in my next report at 6:24, we will look at the gw parkway. back to you. >>> it is 6:18. time for morning lights. every day we are showing off your holiday displays. >> this morning's photo is from patrick in springfield, virginia. check out that work. patrick tells us he and his family have been putting up lights for 15 years but the display has started to get bigger the last five. >>> there's still time for you to show off your display. e-mail pictures. the address is lights -- lights@wusa9.com. >>> up

. >> reporter: nigel manley runs a tree farm in new hampshire. online sales jumped 15% this year. >> to have it delivered to your

c-span: so what's the difference between frost pond, new hampshire, and lexington? >> guest: well, that's a very, very good question, brian. in--in the boston metropolitan area, there are--generally speaking, people are less connected with one another, with their neighbors, than they are in a small town. that's true and--specifically of--of jaffrey, new hampshire, where frost pond is located. people in--in jaffrey all the time know each other by going in to, you know, the grocery store to get potato salad. they know what kind of potato salad i want. if i--if i go into the grocery store in--in lexington, you know, no one would ever remember who i am. so there are big differences in the level of social connection. people are more likely to vote in--in the small town in new hampshire than they are in--in--in the boston area. they're--they're more likely to volunteer. they're more likely to shovel one another's sn--you know, walks or whatever. so there are differences that mirror, in fact, differences nationwide between smaller places and--and--and bigger urban areas. b

new hampshire by statute in the 1970s. it is a great honor to have the right to sit at this desk. webster and clay kept this nation together at a time when, had it been torn apart, it would have no longer existed because we were not capable -- we had no lincoln and we had no strength of the north to survive. and webster in his speech on the compromise of 1850 said, "i mean to stand upon the constitution. i need no other platform. i know but one country. no man can suffer too much. no man can fall too soon. if he suffers on or if he fails in defense of the liberties of the constitution of our country." and at the center of our constitutional form of government, which was designed by madison and randolph, which was built on the concept that there should neverren be -- never be an overly powerful branch of the government, at the center of this government is the united states senate. it is the caldron of liberty for our nation. why is that? because it is the place where issues are aired, people are heard, amendments are made,

she won in new hampshire.n new hampshire, it very well may have helped her more than it hurt her. there's nothing wrong with politicians showing emotion. there's nothing wrong with politicians crying in public, a, it demonstrably does not hurt them with voters, but, b, it shows us what they feel passionately about, and what's wrong with that. >> when he walks out of this chamber for the last time, he'll leave an enormous void behind. >> the true measure of a man is how you handle victory and also defeat. >> he reached the pinnacle in government, but he defines his life by other roles, a father who gave unconditional love, a grandfather devoted to his grandchildren. >> so at this moment, i wanted to be home, to come to this place and see all of my friends. >> when i think of what kyle has mebt meant to me over the past 15 year years, i can't help but think that's exactly what he's been to me. >> senator mcconnell memorializing a longtime staffer in february there at the top of that block memorializing senator j

i have never seen a human being perform like he performed that week in new hampshire. it was stunning. it was more like an athlete than a political candidate. event after event, every interview, every town hall meeting. even today it seems a little bit of magic. one reason was there is no harder work that you will find than bill clinton, particularly when his back is against the wall. he believes it can work his way through any problem. you and i know that is probably not true, but in many cases he has been able to do it. in new hampshire he is at a home for the elderly and they're talking about the price of pharmaceuticals. people are talking about how they did not have enough money. drugs are not covered by medicare at that point. the woman in the front of starts crying. he walks up and kneels down in front of the woman and texture. here is what be meyers says, the campaign press secretary and first party secretary in that one white house. a certain shamelessness that comes from thinking he should be the most powerful person in the world. he won by connecting with pe

when no one thought he would survive the twin revelations of gennifer flowers just before the new hampshire primary, he was written off three times after 1994 and 1998 when monica lewinsky surfaced much of washington did think he would last a week. budget what would al gore think? finreg he didn't answer and in 1991 he parted marc rich levying under a cloud and in 1998 embarrass himself doing heard no favors by yet to hear he is the most popular politician in america. his resilience and his skill and apathy were roast from 1980 to listen to the faye people here is what they say, james carville, the political consultant campaign strategists to set i have never seen this human being perform like he did that week in new hampshire. it was standing were like an athlete than a political candidates. e event after event, every interview or town hall meeting. even today there seems to be a little bit of magic and pledge clinton has his back against the wall and we know that is probably not true but in many cases he can do it. in new hampshire the end of the primary is a home for the elderly talking

at their offices in dublin, new hampshire, she shows us the very first edition. definitely not under glass. and well thumbed. >> this is 1793 is the first edition. okay? it was produced in 1792. >> reporter: so this is the first one. >> as you can see, too, it's original paper with original notations made on it. >> reporter: received july 31st. number one. it's a compinidium of useful facts and figures. ocean tides. poetry. christmas day will feel caribbean. and, of course, a year's worth of weather region by region. it will put together in one year's time, okay, and so our weather forecasts, though, which are contained in every old farmer's almanac are predicted approximately 18 months in advance. >> reporter: how can you predict 18 months in advance? the weather man on tv can barely tell us what's right for tomorrow. >> well, we use three scientific disciplines. we use solar science, which is the study of the activity on the sun. and in particular, the sun spots. we use climatology which is the study of prevailing conditions over time. and we're talking decades

kerry: i want to reserve some time for the senator from new hampshire. but let me just say that -- that the new start regime requires to negotiate at the beginning of next year what we're going to share. now, if we don't offer anything interesting, russia isn't going to offer anything. i mean, that's the nature of a negotiation. you have to give to get. and this ament negotiated exchange to a literally give me something for next to nothing. it doesn't work. the russians would have to give us the good stuff while -- while we would give them telemetry from launches that were no different from 30 or tests -- 30 other tests over the last 20 years. i've got to tell you, mr. president, that -- that sort of a jusgreeme not going to happen. it's in a fantasy land. and the president would never get that side deal with russia and so the new start treaty would never come into force. i would yield -- i yield the balance of my time to the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: senator kerry, i -- the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen:

primary debate in new hampshire, the country's first primary state. >>> angry protesters have eruptedrome. kate ball win is monitoring that and the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> there's a lot going on. in italy t violence that suzanne was talking about was prompted by a controversial parliament vote keeping italian prime minister silvio berlusconi in office. the confidence vote is the latest evaluating berlusconi's leadership following dispute with a former ally last summer. italy is suffering serious economic troubles. the opposition berlusconi faces from lawmakers could make governing more difficult going forward. >>> in cuba, cuba is launching its own version of the online encyclopedia wikipedia, the site already has 20,000 entries, one of the longest being about cuba's former leader, fidel castro. all internet users in the country will have access and approved users will be able to update entries. >>> israel has refused to allow four palestinian firefighters across the border from the west bank to attend a ceremony praising their role in helping extinguis

come up to new hampshire and ski, we'd love to see you. >> we'll be in new hampshire around 2012, senator012, we'll see you in a coup weeks, probably. >> hope you'll come back as an ex-senator on "the daily rundown." thank you. and we should show you a live picture, i believe we probably have, of where we expect to hear from the president just a couple minutes from now. at any moment, he'll be addressing the press before this meeting with the ceos over at blair house across the street from the white house. he'll meet with them. and i think we also expect the president to talk about the tax cut vote, which will take place in the senate today. >> a little bit -- this statement, though, and they're doing it early and really want to bring attention to this, they're trying to make that pivot, again, and we know how many times they've tried to do this pivot that, hey, they're focused on jobs. they get it, they know. and all the polling, that's what the public wants them, republicans, everyone to focus on. jobs, jobs, jobs. you see the pessimism in these poll numbers that we've been looking at f

let's check in with joe johns for the latest news you need to know right now, before you back for new hampshire>> i can't believe we're already talking about that! it seems like ten minutes ago. >> well, the candidates are out there, joe, we've got to cover them, let's have a debate. >>> other news tonight, wikileaks founder julian assange remains in a london jail even though a judge granted him bail today. swedish prosecutors who want to question assange on rape allegations are challenging the bail ruling. >>> "the new york times" reports north korea's new plant to enrich nuclear fuel is significantly more advanced than iran's nuclear facilities. obama administration officials reportedly suspect pyongyang has a network of other secret sites. >>> a virginia man and afghan native is accused of threatening to place pipe bombs in d.c.'s metro system. he allegedly revealed his plans on facebook. he was arrested last week. >>> and richard holbrooke is being remembered as the diplomat, who in the words of bill clinton, made the world safer and stronger. even as he was being sedated for surgery, holbr

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: i'm pleased to be here on the floor to join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to talk about the need for us to deal with our deficits and our debt in this country. i made the decision to vote for the tax cut package that we're going to be voting on this evening. i did that with some -- some sense of ambiguity because it doesn't adequately put in place a plan to address our debt in this country. and all the economists, however, that i've spoken to have indicated that this is important for us as we're looking at continuing to stimulate our economy and provide the relief that middle-class families and small businesses need. so despite the fact that there are things in it that i don't like, i'm going to support it. but i would feel a lot better about it if it contained language that all of us have talked about that says as part of doing this, once we get this economy moving again, we've also got to address the long-term debt that we face in this country. and make no mistak

i suspect the accident may be around the bend between new hampshire and university beltway.ice are headed righ overnt we'll keep you updated on that. head or to virginia. trip from the west. interstate 66. no worries here at the moment. travel lanes open. just beginningo load up in several long stretches. if you look carefully, don't shee much in the way of poor conditions. let's head over one more stop, 395, 14th street bridge. saw flashing lights moments ago. may have a problem mid span. we'll zoom in and let you know in just a moment or two. had a problem on metro, red line. the problem has been solved but delays continue both directions. so be aware of that. vre, no delays. marc, brunswick 890 and penn 503 both delayed for the moment. joe, eun. >> thanks very much, jerry. >>> overnight snow fall making for a dicey morning commute. and there also have been issues with ice. tracee wilkins is live in ulney this morning. how ar the roads looking out there? >> the roads are looking dusty. we had slickspots out here on the roads as well. even more importantly, it is freezing o

maryland near new hampshire avenue. right there is new hampshire.g well. e more stop, we'll head over and take a gander and see how things are looking. out on the west side of town, we have reports of an accident on the prince george's beltway over near the football stadium. we don't even want to talk about that. route 5, reports of an accident. getting ready to head out to check the rails, metro doing fine so far this morning. no issues to report there. vre doing all right. marc brunswick 870, 16 minutes behind schedule. >> jerry, thank you. crews have been out all night trying to make your commute safer. the combination of dropping temperatures and wet roads mea there could be slick spots out there. you've got to be careful. tracee wilkins joins us live from springfield where crews are getting ready for winter weather. is it still snowing where you are? >> oh, yeah, take a look at this. we have been out all morning watching the roads, watching the skies but have serious snow coming down now. it's much heavier than it was early. a little bit of pre

so it will be the perfect time for a debate in new hampshire next summer. >> it is starting already. l geek as you said in washington. we'll have your next political update in an hour. and all the latest new, go to cnnpolitics.com. thanks for watching. and you take once-monthly boniva, check out the myboniva program. it's free to join, and it shows you lots of ways to help improve your bone strength. like bone-healthy exercises that are easy to do. boniva works with your body to help stop and reverse bone loss. and myboniva gives you calcium-rich recipes... monthly reminders... and even a month of boniva, free. so call or go to myboniva.com and sign up now. ( announcer ) don't take boniva if you problems with your esophagus, low blood calcium, severe kidney disease, or can't sit or stand for at least one hour. follow dosing instructions carefully. stop taking boniva and tell your doctor if you have difficult or painful swallowing, chest pain or severe or continuing heartburn, as these may be signs of serious upper digestive problems. if jaw problems or severe bone, joint, and/or muscl

one thing i have learned is trying to beef things up in new hampshire. the civics teachers are out there and are dying to teach. i met some at all levels. they are willing to go. we do not have a problem of conversion among teachers. we will find a way to get this done. at the end of the line, people do not like to use the word testing anymore. we have to have a civics texts back in. >> you are involved in reform at -- reform efforts in new hampshire. tell us about that. it was a group formed by an organization it was somewhat a historical society. it had public relevance beyond the teaching of history. it is a review of new hampshire curricular practice. is there something useful we can do? that sparked the examination. i had a fairly good sense of what was going on in new hampshire schools. i think what a group like mine can do and what does expect a group like mine can do in most states is not convince teachers that they should teach civics. that is fair. we do not have to sell them on not. we have to provide the teaching apparatus and incentive to ma

you and i were both -- not together but both in new hampshire the day hillary clinton cried.ackberry was blowing up. we know everybody we talked to, that's all they wanted to talk about that day. you know, the same hasn't been true of mr. boehner, i think a woman would be -- a woman on the verge of a leadership position doing this, they would find another leader. >> remember pat schroeder let's look at the montage this is becoming endemic or pandemic, my old bosses, a great man, ed muskie, not sure he is crying here, but denouncing newspaper, ought to be, denounced the publisher of that new hampshire paper because he was trashing the senator's wife. let's listen to this. >> maybe i said all i should have. fortunately for him, he is not on this platform beside me. >> i could not figure out how to run and not be separated from those i serve. there must be a way but i haven't figure it had out yet. >> i think about the families, the children. i am -- i'm a loving guy. >> true measure of a man is how you handle victory and also defeat. >> i just don't want to see us fall backward

. >>> well, if you're watching us on wnne-tv 31 hanover, new hampshire in neay norwich, vermont, find out how toys work and even how to create your own. visit toys: the insidetory at the montshire museum of science. that's your early "today" event of the day. >> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. there was good news and bad news this weekend at the box office for the number one film, "the chronicles of narnia" took the top spot. for fox which took over the series after disney abandoned it. however at $24 million this latest chapter came in way below exctations. still it took in $80 million in 85 other countries significantly softening the blow, i guess you could say. in second place, a tourist starring johnny depp and angelina jolie, it also came in below expectations at $17 million. elwhere, the influential los angeles film critics association has added to the growing oscar buzz surroundi the facebook drama "the social network" picking it as the year's best film. >>> finally, paris hilton's one-time reality tv bff nicole ritchie finally married her rocker

by houston what are th >> a school book with a unflattering reference for christ hhs people in new hampshirep. >>let get this. book refers to jesus as a wine guzzling vagrant. nickel and dime is an account of the life, wooking mun mum wage jobs, but apparent say it is inappropriate for impressionable teens. >> if they had made a movie out of the book, and were faithful to the book, quoted the book. he would be too young to legally see it. >> a book review committee ruled the message of the ook outweighed the shortcomings. >> you know for a viitory it sure feels like a defeat. that seems tonight general consensus around baltimore. monday night tte ravens beat the texans to go 9 and four, but that's one of the positives. ravens up 28-7 on this 103-yard, third yard kickoff returr froo reid but they blew it. unbelievable. texans mounted drives of 99 and 95 yards. and came back to tie the game at 28. and then in the extra period. this, josh wilson interception for a touchdown. gave the ravens the 34-28 victory. it wasn't pretty but it was the and almost to a man, the ravens are not satisfied with

in some states it's even higher, 81% in new hampshire. so the government is urging states to adopt a no-refusal policy. that means if a driver refuses a breathalyzer test, police notify an on-call judge who issues an immediate search warrant for a nurse to take a blood sample at a checkpoint or police station. if the blood sample shows the blood-alcohol level above 0.08, the driver is arrested for dui. arizona, florida, idaho, illinois, kansas, louisiana, missouri, texas and utah all have that policy. 21 other states have the authority to institute the policy, but they haven't. the federal government would like to see all states adopt the no refusal approach. prosecutors in states that have it report more guilty pleas, more convictions and the number of alcohol related car crashes drops as drunk drivers lose their license. brian? >> getting tougher on the roads. tom costello with the story out of our washington bureau. tom, thanks. >>> one of this nation's oldest grocery store chains, the a&p, has filed for bankruptcy protection. the comp

bonifin and new hampshire, th's a closeup what y're likely to encounter as you head on out. plan accordingly. a little extra braking distance. you'll be all right. joe, eun. >> good advice. thank you, jerry >> >>> you can take the mega bus to ten new cities. starting tomorrow it will be traveling to cities including boston, charlotte, pittsburgh as well as hampton and richmond, virgin. mega bus offers daily departures near h and 10th street northwest. fares start as low as $1. >>> some of the busiest travel days are still ahead. already major airlines have cashed in on extra fees, things like pesky baggage and servation fees. they're making airlines billions of dollars. that's billions with a "b." curt gregory reports. >> reporter: the nation's baggage carousel is returning. united states airlines have raked in more than $4.3 billion in extra fees this year, including changing tickets and checking luggage. >> interesting, the baggage fees seem to be the ones that irk the consumers the most. >> reporter: through the first nine months of this year, dta air lines has racked up

new hampshire police say they may have prevented a suicide by cop by debilitating a man with a stun gun. police say the suspected, impaired driver approached the man in an aggressive manner yelling at them to shoot him. but police stunned him instead preventing a situation they say could have escalated. >>> police in new mexico just released video of a wild chase on halloween. the driver of a brand new camaro led police on an hour-long high speed chase after refusing to pull over. police made several attempts to blow out the suspect's tires and break out his windows. the man has been charged with dwi and aggravated fleeing. >>> if fll after the flawless launch of the rocket, space x became the first commercial company to re-enter spacecraft from low earth orbit after completing two trips around atlantic. after a flawless launch, the they could be hauling astronauts to the space station in two to three years. >>> and a georgia man created a winter wonderland in his backyard. the full-time plumber used cold water, a high pressure machine, two water guns, some compressed air, and voila, he

to emerge. >> remember, 1992 or '91, people were talking about. >> then they saw the speedo in new hampshireow massachusetts guy. he was a great guy. didn't quite get there. carville ran a good campaign. sometimes you have to give credit and a good candidate. we have to take a quick break here. we'll pick this conversation up another day. the latest on the wikileaks founder julian assange. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. >>> welcome back. let's check in with joe johns for the latest news you need to know. >>> wikileaks leader julian assange walked out of the high court to a cheering crowd after being freed on bail. assange is wanted in sweden over alleged sex crimes there. in washington more than 100 protesters arrested at a rally to support wikileaks and protest the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> the food and drug administration is recommending that the popular breast

matter what i think we're going to get snow up here in areas of eastern massachusetts, cape cod, new hampshire and maine. how far back to the west will it go. areas like new york city is a flip of a coin. you may see a little snow or nothing at all. stay tuned as we go through the weekend, watch your local nbc station and get an update on that forecast. as far as the temperatures go, we still have cold air in the northern plains that hasn't changed. that will be with us much of the upcoming weekend. this right here, in new mexico, the snow that we've been dealing with in albuquerque, amarillo and lubbock, the system that will go off the east coast. still has a ways to go to get here and going to be a slow move. here's some of the snow this morning, interstate 40, probably a little rough and slippery drive this morning and i mentioned amarillo with snow and even lubbock with light snow showers. this will move into oklahoma during the day today. mostly temperatures there warm enough it will be in the form of some rain. notice today dallas at 51. orlando warming up, that's more like it, florida,

on that date, cnn, wmur of new hampshire and the "new hampshire union-leader" will all be hosting a debatempshire very important, its primary the first in the presidential primary season. we teamed up with these partners before and we look forward to next year. >> yeah, that will be something to see. all right, paul, appreciate it. your next political update in an hour. and for the latest political new, cnnpolitics.com. uh, a little help... oh! you know shipping is a lot easier with priority mail flat rate boxes. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus, you can print and pay for postage online. and i can pick them up for free with package pickup. perfect! cause i'm gonna need a lot of those. wow! i knew i should have brought my sleigh. priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.90 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. >>> the holiday season is certainly a time for giving back, but if cash is tight, there are other ways that you can pitch in for your community. stephanie elam has top tips. and tell us a bit more about the ideas you found. >>

in the northeast, we see in rhode island with 0.4% growth compared to new hampshire with 6.5% growth. in the midwest, we again see the decline i south dakota. in the south, there was a great range among individual states. louisiana with a 1.4% growth and west virginia with 2.5% growth can be contrasted to texas with a 20.6% growth. in the west, there is an even larger difference between montano what 9.6% growth and again nevada with 35.1%. now i turn to the implication of the 2010 official census results on the membership of the u.s. house of representatives. as you know, the constitutional purpose of the senses is the redistribution of the membership of the house of representatives across states, proportional to their populations. since 1940, the law has specified that the census bureau use the method of equal proportions to assign seats to states. this method is based on the population of the 50 states, excluding the district of columbia, supplemented by the federal-affiliated overseas population. if we look at the congressional apportionment each decade since states, and a tendency

it happened up in new hampshire.why is nba superstar dwight howard standing by in orlando this morning? well, he's up early for a christmas eve visit with us in just a few minutes. dwight, good to see you. oh, thank you. >> happy to see you, too. we'll get to him in a couple minutes. >>> first, let's go to juju and the news. >> i'd like a kiss, too. >> i'm holding on to that one. >> good morning. we begin with the big holiday escape. the midwest is bracing for snow and ice today, as a winter storm makes its way across the country. roads and airports are expected to be about 3% busier than last. for drivers, gas prices are topping $3 a gallon nationwide for the first time in years. and for flyers, there's a new security precaution. screeners have been told to pay close attention to insulated drink containers like thermoses, because of concerns they could be used by potential terrorists to hide explosives. >>> authorities in mumbai, india, are on alert, searching for four pakistani militants, believed to be on a missio

. >> the first primary in new hampshire. i think there is on the part of journalists, there was a very unfortunate question in the debate. it was a gotcha question. when you prepare these things there is a conscious effort not to have that kind of question period to the extent you filter what goes to the internet, yes, but we have not in any way found a way to get the media -- >> i would like to follow on that point that you made. you talked about gotch question. you did one of two debates the raise the questions on whether sarah palin had a crop toss to be vice-president let alone president. that is merely the question. then lent the debate rolled around months later with joe biden, senator biden knew all of this death, made numerous statements, the kind of statements that sarah palin made 2 1/2 to resign the next day. we spent more in iraq then we spent for seven years in afghanistan. all of these kinds of things. the moderator did not do anything. i would like you to talk for a minute for the audience but the difference b

he let her get new hampshire. he sits around and then he comes back. he is waiting for the state of the union which is the obvious moment to break through. if he does it right, i think that he will have a big impact as he did on health care when he let it spread out. september came back. got it in the end. chris: speaking of hair, i remember in that great movie "shampoo" when the hairdresser says i'm losing my concept. has the president from the congressional point of view still have a concept of a strategic leadership to take this country somewhere? does he have one and will congress follow him? >> this is a good dynamic for barack obama. after republicans control the house now gives him a foil. we saw it before last year when he went and met with republicans -- chris: meaning what? >> he can fight with them. he can show fire in a way that he has not shown it. chris: wait a minute. what does that do to get something done? >> you're talking about trying to build up publicpouprt for these things. i disagree that the fiscal commission -- it was much more

i want to commend my colleague from new hampshire, senator shaheen. the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: madam president, i'm proud to join my colleagues this morning in support of the new start accord. next sunday will mark one year since american inspectors were on the ground in russia. we need to vote on the resolution of ratification for this important treaty because it will, indeed, make america safer. without this atfication of this -- ratification of this treaty, we are less safe and less secure. we have to maintain what we've always maintained in this country as it relates to our arsenal, a safe, secure, and effective nuclear arsenal. this treaty is consistent with that goal. the agreement provides for predictability, transparency and stability in the u.s.-russian nuclear relationship. former national nuclear security administration administrator linton brooks put it best when he said and i quote -- "transparency leads to predictability. predictability leads to transparency." i'm sorry. "transparency leads to predict

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: mr. president, i'm here today to express my strong support for repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. we took a significant step toward that repeal earlier today and i want to congratulate senators lieberman and collins for their strong bipartisan leadership on this issue. i was proud to be a cosponsor of this bill and i hope we will very soon send it to the president for his signature. as a number of my colleagues have already said today, it's not often that the senate gets this kind of an opportunity with a single to vote right a wrong, but we have that opportunity here today. this vote that we're going to be taking this afternoon is a historic vote. it is one for which this senate will be remembered for a very long time. this is our opportunity to fix an outdated, discriminatory and broken policy. and to strengthen america's security. the united states, our military, and our security will be better off because of this legislation. now, i completely agree with defense secretary rob

so you'll see, like in new hampshire, where the republicans have regained control of the legislature, they might try to repeal the gay marriage law there that's a couple years old. you saw judges in iowa who lost their jobs because they voted in favor of gay marriage last year. so it's -- this issue is always two steps forward, one step back. >> it's been a difficult issue for a lot of people in the religious community whose religious beliefs teach that homosexuality is a sin, and that rubs up against civil rights and so you get to this ry difficult place. so i was struck this past year by how people were examining their rhetoric, and you had the anti-gay bullying, the very tragic cases of young gay people committing suicide, and then people in the religious community looking at their rhetoric to say is it possible to oppose homosexuality without being a bully or appearing to be discriminating, and it's a very difficult issue for a lot of people in the religious community, and how that gets worked out in society has been a challenge and will continue to be so. >> and e.j., we had this

new hampshire, connecticut and hawaii round out the top five. and at the bottom of the list, arkansas, louisiana, and mississippi. >>> now, another study finds that aspirin may help fight cancer. says the risk of dying from some of the most common forms of the disease can be reduced by taking low-dose aspirin. dr. jennifer ashton reports. >> reporter: aspirin is already known as a wonder drug for heart disease. but data released suggests it might even be a life saver for cancer, too. in a study of over 25,000 people in the british journal "lancet" the number of deaths from cancer was lowered by 21% in those who took low-dose aspirin for at least five years. >> we were surprised, i think, by the extent to which it does appear to reduce the death rate. >> reporter: the numbers over the long-term were even more striking. the risk of death after 20 years was reduced by about 10% for prostate cancer, 30% for lung cancer, 40% for colorectal cancer, and 60% for esophageal cancer. which raises the question, should everyone take low-dose aspirin? the ame

look at the map, parts of 28 states from south dakota all the way to new hampshire are under weather warnings and advisories. clayton is in minneapolis. >> we're dealing with near white-out conditions in minneapolis right now. the snow has been falling all day. we have about 15 inches on the ground so far. they haven't seen a storm like this in nearly 20 years. across the midwest, a snow emergency. blizzard warnings in seven states, in minneapolis, residents with shovels fought a losing battle. drivers had it even worse. >> the roads are bad. they need to plow more. it's rough. it's really rough. >> but the conditions were so bad in some states even the flows were pulled off the roads. traveling anywhere is nearly impossible. airports are shut down, and look at this, across southern minnesota, a sea of red road closures. >> this storm is different. i'm getting so many viewers who are calling in and saying we knew it was going to snow. we can deal with 6 inches, a foot, but i can't get out of my house the drifting is so high. >> some places could see 2 feet of snow before it's all ove

recently, one of the longest- running family farms-- the tuttle farm in dover, new hampshire-- was put up for sale. it's been in the family since 1632. lucy tuttle, a member of the 11th generation, says her children are interested in doing other things. but she says, for centuries, there was no question that someone in the family would take over the farm. >> and there was always somebody who wanted to continue because, you know, that's what you did. you all lived in one house and everybody did the work. and the youngest son-- or at least one of the sons-- would be there to carry on. i'm sure nobody ever said, "we are going to be here for 11 generations. isn't that cool?" >> susie: but while the tuttles are giving up on farming, some other farm families are determined to keep going. diane eastabrook reports on one that's planning to build up its business through a mix of innovation and teamwork. >> reporter: as morning breaks over wisconsin, crave brothers farm is well into its work day. four brothers run this sprawling operation in south central wisconsin, which includes 1,700 acres of

in august, police in new hampshire arrested three men accused using social networking sites to targetnd burglarize dozens of homes. police say they stole more than 100,000 worth of goods. the crooks knew exactly where the resident were by tracking their updates. >> we may be making ourselves more vulnerable. i would just ask people to just be vigilant in what they put out there and keep private information private. >> reporter: how do you protect yourself? it all depends on the sites you post to and the type of phone you own. most smart phones these days are equipped to automatically geotag pictures at the time they are taken and you have to go into the camera settings to disable the feature. >> folks aren't necessarily putting two and two together about what geotagging is and what the impact to their personal privacy is. and maybe to the smart phone manufacturers, to their detraction, oftentimes they're making those settings sort of hidden from the user to be able to turn it off and on or not really plaining what this does. >> reporter: with most phones, you can disable geotagging on

looks good at new hampshire avenue on the allotropic. -- the outer loop. >>> the wet roads and falling temperatures could cause problems for your trip to work. there is a winter weather advisory. that's not a great way to start things on a monday morning. >> courtney robinson has live team coverage from arlington. anything coming down? >> no. a few snowflakes coming down right now at this hour. one week left until winter. this is a concern for the roadways. rain has turned to ice. vdot had 300 trucks on the roads last night. they are still treating the conditionsnd looking fo set for drivers. those conditions do exist. be careful on your commute. you can only imagine that you will start to see drivers slowing down as they are not used and having discussed snow. they have not seen it since last winter. make sure you have extra time in your commute. vdot is there and treating the roads and making sure you are sayasith this morning. >> thank you. live team coverage continues with brianne carter in rockville. has it tapered off? >> it has. it seems to be coming through in waves. we see a h