this is a contract which, i think that in terms of the need to buy new trollies, i don't think that anyone questions that and we want to move expeditiously to do that, but the reason that i wanted to ask you to just provide a bit more information is that, as you know, the contract before us for $95 million involves the same company that was involved in a prior contract and in fact, i'd called a hearing on that contract and that's new fire of america. i'm wondering if you can just talk a bit about the differences between the two contracts and how is this different from what we had done with respect to the other contract. >> thank you for the opportunity to respond to that. as you know from, and with your help and support, we've undertaken a program to replace the entire rubber tire fleet, which is among the oldest in the nation. and part of what we've done -- we've done it through a combination of federal and local money and we've looked for ways to replace the fleet in the most expeditious fashion while getting good value, so in the case of the initial replacement on the rubber tire, the f

trolly at the time. it was reopened to traffic by saturday afternoon. >>> still ahead on the news weekend. break out the winter coats. it will be cold all over the country. how people are preparing for the freezing temperatures and how travel could be affected. >>> another state is looking to loosen the medical marijuana laws. when and where. what happened that's after the break. >>> three passengers on a plane suffered minor injuries on saturday. they had to make an emergency landing on a new york city highway. that was cell phone video. they were returning to connecticut after a tour around the statue of liberty when the engine failed. it came down through the trees and workers sprang into action. >> we started slowing down the traffic so nobody was hurt and the plane is not hit by the cars. >> the passengers on the plane walked away with only minor injuries they were quick to thank the helpers. they are investigating the crash and why the engine failed. >>> and many parts of the country it is cold out there but it will get colder. not many people will be enjoying the snow. where it will

news at 30 degrees. yesterday, it was 60. a week ago for me, i was in plymouth, massachusetts, and it felt 30 below. these are the trolly tracks. and the trogly should be running us down, but they're not running at all. people can't even find a ride to the airport. they may not need one. 2,500 planes are already canceled for today. school districts are shut down all the way from houston to georgia. because it's going to be 30, but it's going to rain. it isn't so much that it's cold. i have thin gloves on. but it's going to rain this afternoon, and things are going to shut down all across the deep south. i was just talking to a couple down here. they have a flight. they can't get a cab. there's nobody running. finally, this is the very first bus that i have seen driving all morning long. finally, we're getting transportation here. if you're in the deep south, stay home, hunker down. you know those lonely baskets of fruit that sit on the hotel desk, those fruit baskets are gone. people are taking the fruit up to their rooms because they don't know how much food they may get in the coming days. >> the snow is something we