captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: a powerful snowstorm hitting the northeast. if it sounds like you've heard me say that before, you have. in fact, it's the third time this month. the latest storm is slow moving and stretches from michigan to maine in some places between new jersey and new hampshire snow accumulations topped two feet and counting. travel is difficult and dangerous, at least three deaths are blamed on the storm so far. and many people are in the dark tonight, up to a million homes and businesses have lost power. jim axelrod is in stan hope, new jersey, tonight. and, jim, there's some big reminders of these storms and they're really sticking around for some time. >> reporter: that's right, katie. snow mounds like the one behind me now part of the topography up and down the east coast. but the headline of this storm is as much about the winds as the snow. for the past 36 hours, man's been battling but nature's been winning. >> it's miserable, man. it's just terrible. >> rep

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he is out in it in binghamton, new york. thanks. >>> on wall street today, the dow fished down 53 points, well off the lows of the day. >>> when "nightly news" continue once a thursday evening, more on the death of that trainer at seaworld. the new questions popping up about keeping those huge predators in captivity. >>> and later, power and poise. wer your bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cholesterol to help improve all three cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipix is not for everyone, including people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, or nursing women. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you are pregnant or may become pregnant. blood tests are needed before and during treat

6:00 here in new york.our a.m. house call. stories about your health. exercise may do a lot more for our kids than keep them fit. it seems to help their grades. a ucla study of middle and high school students found those who took the longest to complete a one-mile fitness test, also had the lowest test scores. if you don't have time to exercise there is good news. you don't have to spend hours at the gym to get results you want. a lot of experts say that interval training is twice as effective because the short burst of intense exercise sessions can basically pack a week's worth of workouts into less than an hour. these sessions were originally developed for olympic athletes but studies show most of us can handle kicking up the intensity a notch and bringing it back down. >>> women over 50 with fatty diets are raising their risks for a stroke, especially if they eat a lot of cookies and pastries because they're loaded with artery-clogging transfats. a federal study of more than 87,000 women found had that t

is the bad news.ir older age group. however, we know that with things like obesity, the risk factors that put people at risk for stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, it's going up. and to look at the numbers, in 1993, about 4.5% of the people who had strokes were in 209 to 45-year-old age group. that number has gone up to 7.3% as early as 2005. so it's a trend we need to watch. >> so primarily it's because we generally are unhealthier beginning sooner than we used to be about. >> the other theory is that we're getting better at detecting strokes. so it's a combination of thing, but an important trend. >> the next fact is good. marital bliss may reduce your risk? >> they found that single men were at higher risk of suffering a stroke than men who were married. and if you're happily married that's more protective than being unhappily married. again the thinking is that your spouse might have ben about official impact on your lifestyle and having you take medication. and if are yo

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we're beginning tonight on wall street where investors were running for the exits today, dumping stock because of new worries about the economy. the dow traded below 10,000 for the first time in three months, then recovered some, but still closed with a loss of 268

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now, we learned a long, long time ago that what we call in the industry new new, new captain and newhe first officer, is a bad combination. and the industry promised us a long time ago that they were going to fix that problem voluntarily. but i guess not everybody signed up to the program. jon: a lot of us fly on those regional carriers, the smaller jets, the smaller turboprops. can you tell the american people that you believe that they are safe? >> well, the airplane is safe. there's no question about that. it's a question of how it's operated, who's operating it and the training of the crews. and we don't have any control over that as flying public. i fly these airplanes myself, and when we get to the gate, we turn over to the airline our care, custody and control of our bodies, and we rely upon them to do the right thing, to follow the rules and maybe even exceed the rules. but oftentimes we find that these carriers, especially the regionals, fly right at the faa rules. and most people in the industry seem to forget that the faa rules are a minimum standard. they're not the highe

the daily news, captain chaos.ws day, only voters can out me. >> for the last few weeks i've been depicted in unflattering ways. the pretiquit of is the -- >> larry: not yet printed. >> described by aspects of the media sourcing the "times" to be a bombshell to drive the governor out of office because of a scandal. now the information that was justifying this predicted outcome manifested itself in salacious and outrageous charges that only uninformed sources could produce. >> larry: for the record a spokeswoman for the "times" diane mcnulty has told us this. "we didn't start the rumors about the governor. we haven't trafficked in those rumors." the "times" metropolitan editor says, "obviously we're not responsible for what other news organizations are reporting. it's not coming from the "times." what do you make of that? >> they said the same thing to me when i talked to them several times and i take them at their word. >> larry: nothing's been printed. >> they didn't start the rumors when they sat down with me for

new secrets from behind the "lost." new secrets from behind the scenes up next yah!rse whinny] [wood breaks] crack! help meeeee! somebody help her! c'mon deputy, let's go! hold on! yah! take my hand! what are you guys doing out here? dad was just helping me take care of katie. you know... runaway stage. well, dinner will be ready in a few minutes. imagine what a little time can do for your family. >>> it was the moment so many tv viewers were waiting for. the sixth and final season of abc's smash hit show "lost" got off to a typically mysterious start last night. >> no one, not even us, knows how it will end. there's one thing we do know. >> abc's john donvan got the prime assignment of going to hawaii with a backstage pass. >> reporter: generally speaking, the world divides into two groups. group one, those who know exactly what this man's talking about and would recognize his face in their sleep. and group two, those who do not have a clue. he's terry o'quinn. he's star on a tv show called "lost." playing a spiritual character named john locke. you group one people

the televised meeting is supposed to breed new life into him getting crushed -- breathe new life into getting congressional approval for it. there is not an outbreak of bipartisanship. >> when barack obama promised change, he meant healthcare first and foremost. >> we need a generation that says right here and right nw we will have universal health care in america. reform is not a luxury but a necessity. i am not the first president to take up this cause. i am determined to be the last. >> his party has been put at risk by the shock republican victory by the republicans in massachusetts. they are one key -- one vote shy of the votes needed. with the cameras rolling, he will seek common ground which both parties can support. it may be elusive. >> i hope the president will scrap this big government takeover of health care and start over with a clean sheet of paper. this is not a republican position. this is the position of the american people. >> the polls suggest that americans oppose health care reform and disapprove of the president's handling of the issue. the rebels released his pr

that is where a new study comes in. >> it says a new program that teaches abstinence can delay teens from having sex. >> reporter: it could change the national conversation about young people and sex. researchers say for the first time they have clear evidence a focus on abstinence works. >> i think this is a game-changing piece of research. >> reporter: researchers followed sixth and seventh graders in separate groups. in one, abstinence was the sole focus. in the other group they were taught contraception and safe section. over two years results scholars call ground-breaking. half the students learning about safe sex were having sex. far fewer, a third in the group, focussed on abstinence, were engaging in sex. there was something else in play here, say the researchers. just as important was the way they approached abstinence. purposely staying clear of religion, morality, marriage. >> instead we began by talking to children and trying to understand their motivations, their reasons for engaging in the behaviors from their perspective. >> simply said, delay. wait a bit. sex is serio

that's good news. and so is good news that the wind is kind of stopped blowing this car around tonight. reporting live, scott broom, 9 news now. >>> modelling the behavior, both hands on the wheel. >>> fewer out on the roadways after out for debris and power lines, right, patranya? >> watch out for winds and drivers trying to get around. the toll road to alexandria, a 10 to 15 minute delay. on the other side of 495 i-95 to route 50 is jammed. a live shot at silver spring, this is an area where we have downed trees in the area. shut down right now between georgia and lay hill road. downed trees on top of power lines. we've been seeing this in many areas. take randall road as an alternate and finally a wrap up in the district where it's busy. it's friday, no rain, no snow but of course the winds. we have signal lights out in many spots there so do use kaupgs and treat them as a four-way stop. back to you. >>> now to a story you'll only see on 9:00. a disturbing new facebook attack has targeted at least o

, pennsylvania and new jersey. other parts of new england, such as the greater boston area, may not suffer from heavy snows, but will have to deal with torrential rains. on top of all that precipitation, winds will be dangerously high thursday afternoon, up and down the east coast, with gusts up to 50 miles an hour. the combination of snow and wind could wreak havoc, grinding many early weekend getaways, whether by car, plane or train, to a halt. it's just the latest installment of what's been a record-breaking winter, that for many can't end soon enough. 23 days until spring. you can see the latest on the winter weather by watching "good morning america" or clicking on the "nightline" page at abcnews.com. >>> that's our report for tonight. from all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> jimmy: i'm jimmy kimmel. on the show tonight, andy garcia, "little miss perfect" host michael galanes, comedian dana gould and the world premiere of a new music video from tracy morgan and friend. ♪ it put a baby in you ♪ i'm g

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film studio in pontiac, these new factories defined new life in a new michigan. will also continue to seek more funding to connect every single region of the state to high- speed internet service. [applause] >> i will ask washington to help us continue the work of the michigan health information network, which is constructing a 21st century health information system that will allow us to improve patient care and reduce costs. it makes a huge difference to us. we have a partner on the federal level. personally, i want to thank the obama administration and supportive members of congress on behalf of the 40 two thousand people who now have jobs in michigan through a recovery act funding. [applause] >> as a result of the recovery act, we have gained unprecedented resources to invest in clean energy -- that whole sector of our economy to build batteries, wind turbines, solar panels, putting people to work to solarized homes. whether we are using federal funds or state resources, one of the most effective ways to diversify our economy is to spur small business developm

news now about toyota. the company has added its fashionable prius hybrid to the list of vehicles with safety issues. and this time, it's the brakes, a problem toyota knew about months ago. and tonight, a whistle blower has come forward to abc, telling brian ross this is not the first time toyota hid problems from customers, brian. >> reporter: that's right, diane. toyota has been caught failing to disclose to its customers and the government all it knows about its cars defects. toyota's veil of corporate secrecy may be about to crack. >> it was a culture of hypocrisy and deception. >> reporter: dimitri biller is a former toyota lawyer who handled product liability lawsuits and is now coming forward to say officials in japan repeatedly ordered cover-ups of safety issues. >> they were hiding evidence, concealing evidence, destroying evidence. >> reporter: biller and toyota are now involved in their own lawsuit, with the company claiming he is violating his severance agreement by making unfounded allegations.

now snow in new mexico. moving over the next 48 hours, this storm is going to be a weather-maker again for us across much of the south. in fact, probably pretty significant rain-maker and some snow again across parts of texas. still seeing that snow there. by the time we get to tuesday, maybe a little snow across parts of georgia and south carolina. and tuesday and wednesday, shannon, it moves in around the northeast and mid-atlantic. i think you will see more snow unfortunately and across the nation's capital. >> shannon: all right, rick. if you say we must, we will endure. thank you, rick. >> you bet. >> shannon: last month's housing figures are in and the numbers are not good. "bulls and bears" anchor brenda buttner is in new york to explain them to hi. hi. >> the latest numbers hit home with the housing market. first, quick look at new home sales. falling to the lowest level in nearly 50 years. january sales down in every region except the midwest. now, you can always blame the weather. no question the s

new yoplus. the proactive nutrition yogurt. >>> an intriguing study to tell but tonight about what might help in preventing sex at least among young teen. a knew approach to teaching abstinence. here's david muir. >> reporter: it could change the conversation about young people and sex. researchers say, for the first time, they have clear evidence a focus on abstinence works. >> i think this is a game changing piece of evidence. >> reporter: researchers followed sixth and seventh graders in separate groups. in one, abstinence was the sole focus. in the other group, they taught contraception and safe sex. over the next tow years, results, scholars call "groundbreaking." half the students learning about safe sex were now having sex. while far fewer, a third in the group focused on abstinence were engaging in sex. but there was something else at play here. researchers say, just as important, was the way they approached abstinence, purposely staying clear of religion, morality, and marriage. >> inste

>> and now "bbc world news." >> this is gmt on "bbc world news." they reopen possibility of genode charges against sudanese president omar al- bashir. his already wanted for crimes against humanity. with a genocide charge make it grow more likely? three u.s. military personnel are among 10 people killed in an attack in northwest pakistan near a girls' school. another step in iran's space program adding to the worries of the country's nuclear intentions. cooperation from the alleged christmas day bomber -- was the obama administration right? michael jackson's doctor could be charged. it could reveal much more about what we know about the singer's life style. >> hello and welcome. the old judges at the international criminal court have opened up the possibility that the sudanese president omar al-bashir could face genocide charges. the reason is technical, but the result is political. he is the first sitting head of state to be charged on crimes against humanity and war crimes. a new decision will be welcomed in some quarters and rejected by others.

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the first one targeting parts of new york and new england today.iday blizzard conditions could paralyze much of the region. rob marciano tracking both systems for you in the extreme "weather center" and what it means for your morning commute. >>> we're taking a look at your taxpayer dollars at work as part of our week long series broken government. this morning we're breaking down how earmarks get passed and eventually funds lawmakers pet projects. >>> a controversial billboard campaign that sparked a debate over abortion and race. it pictures a black instant saying black children are an endanged species. the groups say abortion clinics target black women and threaten the african-american population. katherine davis is the director of minority outreach at georgia right to life which co-sponsored the billboards and from shreveport, louisiana -- let's start with you katherine. why did you see the need for this campaign? >> the numbers of abortions that are happening in georgia and around the country startling. absolutely stunning. in 2008 the most re

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. a senator: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: thank you, mr. president. i came down to speak on the senate floor today because there were senators, anonymous senators, who were blocking the confirmation of susan carbon, who's been nominated to be the new director of the office on violence against women. susan's from my home state of new hampshire, and for two months, the office on violence against women was denied leadership and direction, not because there are senators who think that susan carbon is unqualified for this position, but because they believe that -- they believed that blocking her confirmation somehow gains them leverage on completely unrelated pettish you'res. you'res -- pet issues. mrs. shaheen: now, i understand that hopefully, finally today, after the issue had been raised in the press, that that hold has been lifted. but blocking the confirmation of susan carbon as director of the office on violence against w

news at 6:00. for all new stories coming up. vic is standing by with a preview. >>> worst is yet to come. as we have been telling you. first warning weather coverage continues, next at 6:00. federal funding. a major expansion at shock trauma, find out why it's necessary. check in for these stories and all the daa -- day's breaking news. back to you. >> thank you, vic. >>> eyewitness sports is next. >>> hello, sports fans. stan saunders here in the palace. from super bowl central down in miami, florida. we'll tell you what's going on between the combatants, as that big day gets closer and closer. plus, the state of the nfl from the league comish. that and more coming your way as eyewitness news continues. ,, >>> well, all we could think about is the snow. but there is a super bowl that is going to take place on sunday in miami, where it's sunny. >> sunny. and yeah, the suns are breaking out here and there. and it might be a wet game. second time, indianapolis. somebody is going to score. somebody is

>>> this is 9 news now. >>> hello, welcome to 9 news now at noon. i'm j.c. hayward. well, our weather team called it right snow blanketed our area and it did cause some widespread closures and some delays, but guess what? the storm that we had is going to be nothing compared to what is on our way. because there's another winter weather alert and our meteorologist devon lucie is in our 9 news now weather center and he has the latest on our forecast first. >> that's right. we are tracking another storm already that is over the central part of the united states, parts of texas, tracking through that area and it is going to be here before we know it. in the meantime, look at the satellite and radar from earlier today. there's the snow that came through overnight through this morning. officially 3.3 inches of snow at reagan national but a lot of us have had higher snowfall totals. we will show you where those are coming. i want to point out right there. see the breaks in the clouds. finally getting sunshine to come up. that is actually helping temperatures to rise well ab

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a new model of development in which we can provide jobs and new opportunities of growth and new opportunities of investment and that is true. new industries will arise. new opportunities to come to poorest countries and we can create a lot of jokes elucidate it with renewable energies and prevent deforestation. i was telling the situation of haiti, all other countries with rescue operations. one project to create jobs, pay for reforest the item which is in the caribbean sea. we can have more jobs, that could mean -- to disappear. it means to have a electric vehicles and a low carbon emissions. we need to find out a way to fix poverty and climate change at the same time. one way to do so is payment of environmental charities. a program for instance, indigenous communities are the owners and and we are losing a lot. because they have not means to survive. we are providing to them a payment. their commitment is the rain forest and they are coming out from poverty and we are preserving the air and water that we need. >> excellent question to get us going. all the way on the end on the left. >> th

william is calling us from new jersey.iam, you are a college english professor and you are dealing with some of the students that people say are graduating and they're just not at the level they should be. what are you experiencing? >> caller: i'm experiencing students that are coming from high school who don't know how to do basic high school writing and get into college and they're set up for failure. but the real problem is more chronic than you're addressing in this. what's happening is students are coming to community colleges and state colleges and they're getting part-time faculty, being adjunct faculty. 70% of those colleges are part-time faculty. while the students are paying full-time tuition. the greater story that's destroying american education is the fact that we're not focusing on funding colleges with full-time faculty who can correct some of these problems from high schools. >> well, okay. so you think that the problem can be fixed in college as opposed to stepping back and making sure that the kids are pr

to new york this morning. >>> we're going to turn, now, to breaking news.a's top executive has just apologized. bowing to the japanese public and the world for that massive recall that's affected over 9 million cars right now. and brian ross is here with the latest. we see the japanese executive, bowing, formally apologizing to the public. >> reporter: that's the toyota ceo. he's the grandson of the founder of the company. this is the first time he has folken faormally and publicly. saying he is sorry for the turmoil he has caused to toyota customers around the world. it's a crisis that's blown up in the last week. toyota inherited a year of cost-cutting that many believe led to the problem. the current issue involves the prius. he said they had not decided whether to recall the prius. the prius apparently has a serious electronic problem that causes a glitch in the brakes. according to toyota executives yesterday, they found the problem, made a six in the software in factories. but only yesterday, did they inform owners of the prius there was this problem.

it is good news. it will meander its way out to sea but hang around new england for the weekend. not at all levels we have today. there may be a few snow showers or snow flurries. let's check the weatherbug and the conditions. that is 17 degrees colder than it should have been. winds were out of the west at 20 miles per hour. 34 degrees and waldorf. one more stop in bristow at 37 degrees. let's get you up-to-date. a warning isn't -- a high wind warning is in effect for blue ridge. the winter weather advisory is for the metro area for tonight. it could be extended longer, but only minor accumulations and cold temperatures. this is the picture that was sent into iwitness@wjla.com. that is what the wind does, especially -- that was simply a damage of branches snapped a by high winds at over 50 miles per hour. the temperatures will drop. the cold air is funneling in and we will stay colder than normal for the foreseeable future. that cold air is going south. it is 57 degrees in jacksonville. we will see the storm is slowly make progress. you can see the circulation. cooler than avera

new york city, just new york city, about 9 to 12 inches of snow. scranton, binghamton, up into berlin, vermont, we are looking at anywhere from 18 to 24 inches of snow back as far west as erie, pennsylvania and elkins, west virginia. and add to that wind gusts and sustained winds anywhere from 15 to 25 miles per hour, wind gusts of over 30 miles per hour, and you have the potential for some blizzard-like conditions over the next 36 hours. airports already reporting delays and cancellations, schools are being closed in new jeey and new york. this is going to be another big one. now let's go back to matt and meredith. >> boy. >> so, what's the good news? all right, al, thank you very much. >> oh, boy. >>> as we said, it was a wild day of action at all the olympic venues. ann is here now to wrap it all up. >> thank you so much, matt. as you all know, it is day 14 of the winter olympics, and yesterday there were some familiar faces on the u.s. team in action. but with mixed results. >> comes out wide. >> reporter: at the olympics, elation and frustrati

he joins us with things like "the new york post," i did not have sex with that woman, news day, onlycan oust me. what's going on, governor? >> you're right. for the last two weeks i've been depicted in some very unflattering ways. the predicate he of all of this a "new york times" profile piece. >> larry: not yet printed. >> not yet printed, but was described by other aspects of the media sourcing the times. now, the information that was justifying this predicted outcome manifested itself in sele shus and outrageous charges only uninformed sources could produce. >> for the record a spokesperson for the times diane mcnulty told us this. we didn't start the rumors about the governor and we haven't trafficked in those rumors. the times metropolitan editor says, obviously, we're not responsible for what other news organizations are reporting. it's not coming from the times. what do you make of that? >> they said the same he thing to me when i talked to them several times, and i take them at their word. >> larry: nothing's been printed. >> they didn't start the rumors. they sat down with

he moved to new york and takes over the new york world.it's hard almost to fathom how influential and important that became. you used some examples there, but give us a sense. >> dia little math recently, and if the "new york times" be comparably influential in circulation alone it qoof to increase its circulation at 300%. >> brown: and it's pretty influential. >> very much so. i found in the archives letters from candidates for governor from states like oregon applying to puleiter's paper for an endorsement. the "new york times" does not endorse candidates, governors from other states. so it had tremendous influence. the election of cleveland, the world was responsible--. >> brown: how did he build it into that? it was not that when he took over. there became a kind of style, signature, whatever, formula. what was it? the pulitzer magic was to begin to write about the urban world , particularly its lower class and its middle class, in a way that represented the interests. before his time, newspapers were boring. you had to read the entire

of cars, and a new apology from the chairman. >>> from africa, new allegations and pictures that may implicate nigerian security forces in the killing of civilians during a battle with islamic insurgents last summer. >>> and in our signature story, an update on a big idea. making electric vehicles more practical by creating a vast network of charging spots. are they the service stations of the future? >>> from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is "world focus." major support has been provided by rosalynp. wall street irand peter g. foundation, addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. welcome to "world focus," i'm daljit dhaliwal in new york. we start with the world's largest automaker, toyota and its attempt to fix its cars and its reputation. in tokyo today the company announced its latest recall, more than 400,000 prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix problems with the brakeses. it was accompanied by a new apology by toyota's c

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and we have slightly encouraging news and some really bad news that we're anticipating.irst of all, let's start with the somewhat happy news. in a little while we're going to be getting the monthly numbers on non-farm payrolls. the job report. it is expected that there will have been a gain of 15,000 jobs during the last month. okay. that's not bad. look at that chart, only one month over the past year when we've had a net gain in jobs, 4 noush ,000 in november. we're looking for some improvement in the jobs picture. obviously it's been very grim. how grim, though? there's going to be a revision later today coming out from the bureau of labor statistics. those number crunchers have rekrufrmg r recrunched those numbers and not very tasty. job losses could rise by more than 800,000. they're looking back at the numbers from april of '08 to march of '09. don't ask me why they take that exact period, but march of '09, remember, the recession was already deeply under way in late '08 and the beginning of '09. if that happens, if we have that rise of 824,000 jobless, that would

bbc news, deli. >> stay with us, if he can, under "bbc world news." . still to come -- lick and learn that the world's first ice-cream university. -- at the world's first ice cream university. >> discovered what the world is talking about bbc.com/news. >> akio toyoda has become the infamous face up to iota in recent weeks. the company was up by his grandfather years ago, but why did to yield up to come toyoda. we investigate. the president of the new e.u. council is in salted by a member of the independence party. he was likened to "a bank clerk" with the charisma of "the damp rag." the area known as the left hand car door is regarded as one of the safest areas. >> discover what the world is talking about at bbc.com/news. >> the latest headlines for you at this hour on a "bbc world news." president obama's televised health care summit has ended. it did not break the deadlock between democrats and republicans. the three men senior military officers detained in turkey over an alleged plot to overthrow the government have been released after four days in c

just click on news links. brian? ♪ we're saving our own lives ♪ . >> reporter: some of the music industry's biggest names remaking the song we are the world, that helped ease hunger in africa 25 years ago. the new song's name is we are the world 25 for haiti. it has been transformed to have a hip hop pop twist. >>> back to the snow. >> when you step outside you'll be surprised. it feels totally different than the snow we had on saturday that was so fluffy and dry. this is a wet typical d.c. type snow. it is starting to stick to the roads. big change when we dropped below freezing. the bottom line, we're almost done with it. it will probably come in to 2 to 4 inches but there will likely be travel problems. we already have cancellations and delays out there as you can see and it continues to snow. i also have to tell you it's really pretty and almost hypnotigers. i'm sure that can be a -- hypnotizing. i'm sure that can be a great distraction for drivers. it is moving away and is staying fairly progressive. we've picke

now we're beginning to see buildings, new housing going up, new streets and things like that.es a long while. you know, 80% of our city was destroyed. 80% of this city was underwater. >> reporter: including this restaurant. >> including this restaurant. >> reporter: right? >> yes. but thanks to many good people that we are up on our feet, and now we have to move. we're up on our feet, but we would not be here had it not been for people. just everybody came from all over. in this room, you see all these chairs? my friends in ft. wayne, indiana, raised money to buy all these chairs. >> reporter: indiana, the enemy now, the colts with these chairs. >> the colts. >> reporter: how did that happen? >> i don't know how did that happen. that's a hard thing for us, too, because we have a new orleans boy that's on that colts team. >> reporter: exactly. >> we loved archie manning when he played football. we loved him to no end. i'll never forget my first meeting with archie and his people was when he was in college at ole miss. and i had just one room over there. here comes this group of

news of the attack comes as u.s. troops and their afghan and nato parer ins prepare to launch a major offensive against a taliban stronghold. in iraq today, 20 people were killed when a bomb ripped through a crowd of shiite pilgrims near c c near c nea sk. iraq's highest appeals court struck down a ban on hundreds of perspective parliamentary candidates with suspected ties to the saddam hussein regime. the candidates will be allowed to run in next month's elections but will not be allowed to take office until they are investigated. back at home, president obama today told democratic senators to lead first and let politics of this year's elections take care of themselves. senior white house correspondent major garrett reports on how the top democrat tried to rally his troops. >> anybody searching for a lesson from massachusetts, i promise you the answer is not to do nothing. >> president obama preached the politics of conviction to assembly of democrats shaken by the loss of the 60 vote supermajority in massachusetts.

>> ann at the news desk. take it away. >> matt, i think you need to give meredith a hug. >>> the nation's top intelligence official is testifying before a house committee today, one day after warning a senate panel that he is certain al qaeda or an affiliate will attempt an attack on american soil within the next six months. >>> today, three u.s. soldiers were killed and one wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a new school for girls in pakistan. officials say that several civilians were also killed and about 70 were wounded, many of them children. >>> iran says it successfully launched an upgraded rocket today that carried live animals into space for scientific research. western nations are concerned that iran's rocket technology could be used for military purposes. >>> iran's president ahmadinejad, meantime, has suggested that a prisoner swap could happen for those three american hikers who have been jailed ever since crossing the border into iran several months ago. we have chief correspondent andrea

>>reporter: parts of pennsylvania, new york and new jersey have a full fledge blizzard on their hands at this hour. they are dealing with treacherous wednesday plus potential for up to 2 feet of snow. back at home not a lot of snow here but again strong strong winds. dangerous. >> that's right. jessica star is to tell us how long the blustery conditions will stick around. hi jess. >> this is a very strong low pressure system that unfortunately sticks with us the next 24 hours bringing snow band to our region. that is what we will experience. we will see some burst of snow showers overnight tonight and into the daytime tomorrow. you can see stronger storms moving until carol frederick county. not a huge accumulation but we could see a dusting overnight tonight and the area of strong low pressure is a big system, too. stemming from new york and pennsylvania back towards ohio and michigan and bringing down those snow showers. here's the area of low pressure system. a strong low pressure off long island and the wrap around snow showers that is what we are dealing with and the winds outsid

abc news, a deli. >> stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." still to come -- her life was behind the lens. now she is behind bars. white and internationally acclaimed photography has been ever -- white an internationally acclaimed photographer has been arrested in iran. >> here is what is catching your attention on the bbc news website. there is an celebrations on the streets of naples. the european union has agreed to give official recognition to one of the city's famous creations -- the neapolitan pizza. it marks the end of a battle that began a quarter of a century ago to protect nepalese pizzas from imitations. a woman died of pneumonia at her home in december, aged in just 32. the coroner said her death was accidental. in austria, caught on camera -- and then will keep his job after all. he became an internet sensation. now his bosses say that he can stay at his job. you can see all of those at bbc.com. so do take a look. >> the latest headlines for you in "bbc world news." cctv has recorded the moment a bomb exploded in pakistan just as

there was a famous new york daily news headline. president gerald ford was between a rock and hard place because of the strategy. these activities brought new york city to its knees. the disciple of his in 1970, after working for the organization, he formed a new organization called the arkansas community organizations for reform now. it became later known as acorn. the name was changed. the acronym remains the same. this was the organization that barack obama would serve as an attorney and trainer of its leadership. it was not just about registering democratic voters. it was about registering so many that it created a crisis in the system the same way that they had earlier created a crisis in the welfare rolls. fraudulent voters were just as good as legitimate voters. where did the money come from for such abuses? it was heavily funded by the open society institute predicted the plan work? you bet. the idea behind the campaign, which continues to this day, even benefiting now from direct federal taxpayer support, was to register as

people watch and get news and information and opinion from cable news.ld advise members of congress just the opposite. because you want to know what information that you're -- that your constituents are getting. second of all it is always the wait we have politicians do in all respect, shoot the messenger, in all due respect, shoot the messenger, don't worry about the message. the message is they are sick and tired of business as usual. some polls have the approval of rating of congress in single digits. you get down to blood relatives and paid staffers. the message i think may come in this november and it might be the most interesting political election that you and i have seen. >> greta: speaking of election one of your colleagues senate majority leader harry reid has been -- has had some things to say you about you on a las vegas talk show. playing petty politics. stuck in the 2008 campaign. refusing to do good things for the country. he says you are a great name caller. and he says you should leave president barack obama alone. what is going on betwe

my district in new mexico is home to 17 different tribes, mr. speaker. new mexico has 22. we are here to make sure they are developing their infrastructure that we provide them the opportunity to make sure they have these skill sets as well. mr. speaker, we need to make sure that we are helping people, that we are looking to create educational opportunities. more importantly, mr. speaker, that we are standing up to those nations, to those people around the world, that continue to try to find ways to attack this nation. they found a way through cybersecurity, mr. speaker. they are finding ways to be able to cost commerce money to prevent business from happening. to stifle small business from growing. we as a congress need to make sure we stand with small businesses across the country and provide educational opportunities and work with them. i urge my colleagues to vote for this rule. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speake