it affects a senior w in thousand oaks, in northeast san antonio. it impacts someone who has nothing but medicare to provide their health care in san marcos. and it affects people across this country. but the fundamental question that mr. ryan's republican budget presents today is whether the solution to that health care cost problem that impacts so many americans is to shift more of the burdeble including our seniors in nursing homes, if that will solve the rising health care costs. taxpayer to the senior is the wrong approach to take. now, we've heard from many of who've gotten behind mr. ryan's plan that he's visionary and that anyone who doesn't agree with him is demagogic or is involved in oul than to tell people the only alternative that they have to medicare going bankrupt is to adopt his plan? i don't t while well thought out, is visionary. i think it's rather myopic, that he needs a different set of glasses to look the issues, the vision from the standpoint of that senior in san marcos or in east austin, who's and now he would give them ins

it affects a senior who requires skilled nursing home care in thousand oaks in northeast san antonio. it impacts someone who has nothing but medicare to provide their health care in san marcus. and it affects people across this country, but the fundamental question that mr. ryan's republican budget presents today is whether the solution to that rising health care cost is a problem that impacts so many americans, is to shift more of the burden to the seniors, to the most vulnerable, including our seniors in nursing homes if that will solve the rising health care costs. and i think shifting from the taxpayer to the senior is the wrong approach to take. now, we've heard from many of the commentators who have gotten behind mr. ryan's plan that he's visionary, and that anyone who doesn't agree with him is democrat gochic or involved in mediscare. what would be more mediscare than to tell people the alternative they have medicare going interrupt to adopt his plan. i don't think the plan, while well thought out, is visionary. i think it's rather myopic that he needs a different set of glasse

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san antonio to new orleans and nashville. and a chance of afternoon rain from nashville to the northeast. >> 54 in beantown, 55 in the big apple. 79 in atlanta. 80s from dallas and miami. indianapolis gets up to 72. chicago, 63. 50s in the pacific northwest. 63 in sacramento, 83 in phoenix. >> definitely ready for that warm weather to come back. >> bring it back. bring it back. >>> coming up, the big news overnight, no winner of the megamillions jackpot. wait till you see how big friday's drawing will be. >> the biggest ever. >> ever. >>> plus, this morning, someone had to be the first to go, yep, we'll take you backstage with "dancing with the stars." >>> also, an incredible survival story from the texas coast. a fishing trip that changed everything. we're right back. >>> be patient about the economy. that's the word from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke sr who tells diane sawyer things are better now, but, still, it's a little too early to declare the economic recovery complete. >> i would say that we, you know, it's far too early to declare victory. >> you don't want to use the word "strong"? >> not yet. >> you once us

showers from san antonio to much of florida and afternoon rain from nashville to the northeast. >> 54york. 80s from dallas to miami. 72. chicago, 63. 50s in the pacific northwest. >>> most of us are happy with gas mileage of 30 or 40 miles to the gallon. how great would it be if you could get between 300 and 400 miles instead. that's a deal. >> that's the ambitious goal for some minnesota high school students taking part in an upcoming competition. without revealing any secrets, they are using aerodynamics on the special stock car they are building. >> competitors drive around a track, drain the gas tank and see which team actually used the least fuel. 300 to 400. imagine how much people would save these days with that kind of engine? >> safe for a car seat? >> no. wishful thinking. >>> we'll be right back with more "world news now" right after this. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it

northeast. windchill temperatures are a little bit cooler than our current temperatures. otherwise across the center of the country not too bad. 67 in kansas city 612 dallas and 65 san antonio out there. across denver colorado we are looking at a temperature right now at 37 degrees. by the way we have the wildfire out west of jefferson county. we are expecting the winds to begin to decrease today and also relative humidity to increase. it is good news. dry weather across the eastern third of the country. i am not looking at too many problems as far as weather delays go. i don't think we will see too many problems as far as wind. above average across the plains you have already seen the temperatures on the warm side. a lot of rain and snow across the higher elevations. as we look at the satellite picture some of the rain already coming down early this morning outside of california. note for the high elevations along some of the high ethel vations that will head eastward and could be bringing in some severe weather across parts of missouri and also illinois. morning travel looks good. memphis and dallas not looking at any delays. here's a look at the severe weather area acros

san antonio. and a little white on the map across the northeast. it was a chilly day to start yesterday morning. temperatures got to 50 degrees across parts of i-95. once again on the chilly side. temperatures rebound with a return flow of heat and humidity this afternoon from the south. guys, back out to you. >> rob marciano, thank you for that. >>> still ahead on "early start," everybody off the bus. are you ready? fire forcing dr-- look at that. fire forcing a pretty hasty exit for greyhound passengers in california. >>> plus catching up with the castros. pope benedict xvi meeting with the current and former leader on his visit to cuba. >>> and a man with a big problem. take a look at your screen. honestly, it is a remarkable story. this is the tallest man in america, and a simple thing like shopping for shoes is like nothing you'll imagine. we're going to take you into that life in a moment. quickly s. [ dr. rahmany ] introducing crest pro-health clinical rinse. it actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque even at 2 months after a dental visit. new crest pro-health clinical rinse. battle

san antonio to waco, maybe an inch. strong winds expected with that, too. for your saturday forecast, i mention that warmup in chicago. beautiful 57. look at minneapolis at 60. denver gorgeous, too. northeast and mid-atlantic, your warmup comes as we go into sunday, up near 60 degrees once again. i-95 from d.c. to new york, still a chance of wet weather in the middle of the country. if there's one spot that has less than ideal this weekend, it will be in america's heartland. >> thanks for the heads up on th that. >>> in office politics, my conversation with andrea mitchell. >>> plus, what was it like to go fishing with sarah palin? it's all coming up here on "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together, you get quality services on your terms with total customer support. legalzoom documents are accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so, go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. i

northeast that includes fog, including out on long island. there's going to be delays until we burn the fog off. and the storm pictures from yesterday, are extreme around the san antonio as well. lake charles and houston. i've look for heavy rain for this. six to ten inches of rain could be your total during the day today. and that's going to kick off strong flooding. like the flooding that will stay around central texas today, as we get the runoffs from last night's rains. it is gorgeous on the east coast today. you can't say anything bad about the first spring day and 70 degrees in boston. >> to our friends in the northwest, will also get rains today. they are not enjoying the great temperatures. >>> an apple a day keeps the doctor away. we have 13 things the experts will not tell us about losing weight. abababababababababababababababab ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> we've been teaming up with "readers digest" for a special series of 13 things experts won't tell you. how dare they? this morning, the secrets are about weight loss. they're from the new book "the digest diet," the breakthrough healthy living plan to lose the fat fast. our becky worley with the skinny. >> reporter: how

northeast that includes fog, including out on long island. there's going to be delays until we burn the fog off. and the storm pictures from yesterday, are extreme around the san antoniond houston. i've look for heavy rain for this. six to ten inches of rain could be your total during the day today. and that's going to kick off strong flooding. like the flooding that will stay around central texas today, as we get the runoffs from last night's rains. it is gorgeous on the east coast today. you can't say anything bad about the first spring day and 70 degrees in bosto we have lingering rain showers in calvert and st. mary's county which is moving out and otherwise morning clouds break with some afternoon sun and 74 this afternoon and 82 by friday. >> to our friends in the northwest, will also get rains today. they are not enjoying the great temperatures. >>> an apple a day keeps the doctor away. we have 13 things the experts will not tell us about losing weight. how dare they? weight. how d[ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared so fish stories. ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours..