of the national government meant infringement on northern interest in northern liberties. and therefore, only a political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery and containing and rolling back clinical domination of the federal government by the slave owners and their allies could protect rights of the people of the north. that is what the republican party came into existence to you. its platform specifically promised to exclude slavery from our federal tories terry says he well may know and republican officeholders make clear that if elected, they return that promise into government policy. it's important to emphasize at this point, i think, that this issue of slavery in the territories was not in significance to this territories. on the contrary in the eyes of slavery supporters and its opponents, slavery's expansion was intimately taped to the future of slavery bernardi existed because both sides of the controversy firmly believed both economic and political reasons this slavery needed to expand in order to survive. as much as a shark is said to keep movin

mary's, northern calvert county. mostly melting on the roadways there. a dusting to an inch around the metro area at the most. maybe more in the dark blue areas. up to a couple of inches along the blue ridge. four-day forecast. we'll have a cold pattern here. into the weekend, remaining cold. light snow late saturday night and cold the first part of next week. could get more flurries tuesday night. i'm back in ten minutes. a look at traffic with danella now. >> good morning. the first 4 traffic office getting report of an accident in frederick, maryland at mountville road. all lanes are blocked in both directions because of the crash there. let's head to i-270. usual delays from frederick passing urbana heading down towards gaithersburg. not bad there. i'll give you a live look at that at shady grove. the camera is wet from the flurries. as you travel southbound and northbound between gaithersburg and the beld beltway, travel lanes are open. >>> aaron and eun? >>> he is like a science rock star. the local professor who is heading to the white house today

thus the northern tunnel has no construction use. thus, the north tunnel itself is no longer -- and it's rationale is no longer adhering and there have no reason to be built. the pagoda theater $1.5 million is unnecessary. the tunnel construction of 2008 is unnecessary. we can save up to $80 million by burying or extracting machines in chinatown or burying them anywhere between chinatown and northern beach, as has been done in brisbane australia, which entombed them in concrete. the tunnel in the english channel did that. new york city's two subway and rail projects are entombing tbms. there are better solutions. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is -- and i'm homeowner in northern beach. i think fixing the pagoda is positive and eliminating union as a construction site is positive, butume not sure that the whole approach is appropriate planning approach for the city to take. we're moving the machines in north beach is really not economically efficient and i think there was a lot of commentary on that t

this is ontario, the northern part of the storm. this is another part of it forming a major winter storm off the jersey coast later today. right now, it's mostly rain here except in loudoun county, northwestern montgomery, southern frederick to culpeper and fauquier county. that's where they are getting accumulating snow, mainly on grassy areas. some of the untreated roadways, there is light accumulation, slushy. most of the road temperatures are above freezing, though. farther east, it's all rain. all the other colors rain. in fact, moderate to heavy rain in st. mary's county, the northern neck and the lower part of the eastern shore. north of there, up through easton, towards chester town. northern calvert, southern anne a raun dell, this is swinging north. light rain, fairfax, arlington, montgomery. northern part of prince george's county and in the district of columbia. where that snow is falling now, it will be had changing to rain by mid-morning. temperatures now around the metro area are above freezing. in the low 30s. where

this area of white came through briefly across northern montgomery county, howard and northern maryland. now it's quickly gone and nothing happened here around the metro area. just clouds coming through. right now, we're down into the upper 20s to near 30 degrees montgomery county. right now, mid-30s in prince george's county and it's generally upper 20s to 30 fairfax, much of northern virginia. the potomac now at 37. here's how we look through the morning hours between now and 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. freezing through 7:00 a.m. in the mid-30s by 8:00. cloudy and by noontime near 40 degrees. a look at the rest of the day in ten minutes. a look at your first 4 traffic on this tuesday morning with danella >>> good morning. quiet around our area. not a lot of volume. checking for accidents and not reporting any at this time. let's take a closer look if you're crossing over the 11th street bridge as well as southeast bridges. they're clear. travel lanes are open. again, not seeing any accidents. crossing over the wilson bridge, you can see light volume. no issues around the beltway from the wilso

mary's county, southern charles, parts of the northern neck. farther west, a couple of inches alon the blue ridge and the highlands out in west virginia. i'm here with frequent updates throughout the morning. it will change hour by hour. first 4 traffic now with danella. >> i'm tracking construction in the area. let's start with the southeast, southwest freeway. construction in both directions heading east and west. this is between main avenue and 12th street. one lane gets you by and right now that lane is the left lane. let's also talk about construction further down 395. this is between seminary road and duke street. you're going to see construction blocking at least one lane as well. also southbound 395. not as bad on washington boulevard. report of a disabled vehicle to the shoulder lane in that area. heading to the beltway in virginia, no construction. travel lanes are open as you make the trip. no issues towards braddock road, even looping to the american legion bridge. here's a live look at connecticut avenue. even in prince george's co

temperatures have warmed slightly through the northern great lakes and also northern new england. we are looking at digits in the negative numbers but. we're actually looking at a nice day, warmup. areas in kansas city, st. louis, near 50 degrees. oklahoma city should be gorgeous. atlanta at 64, we're actually turning the corner. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. so it is cold and chilly around areas like pittsburgh who will once again be seeing a chance of snow showers but again we're not looking for any major about operations. areas like minneapolis getting warmer. almost up towards 30. and it looks like we continue to warm it up here towards the weekend. >> i love when you say it's going to be warmer, it's going to be 30. >> in minneapolis, that's an accomplishment. >>> well, secretary of state john kerry said he's got big heels to fill. and an arkansas lottery. >>> plus, a new study says chewing gum could be good for your brain. "early today" is back two minutes. >>> good morning. welcome back. here are some other sto

the japanese call them the northern territories. flag has been debated. the soviet union control of them and under an agreement signed by japan in 1951. but tokyo wants a for your of the islands back -- wants 4 of the islands back. the country is marking northern territory day. >> we are continuing negotiations with the fundamental goal of completing a peace treaty with russia. >> although, he says he wants a peaceful resolution to the dispute, not all japanese feel the same. >> they invaded and conquered our land during the war and we were not able to fight back. it is a surge. >> the russian prime minister dmitry medvedev has visited the islands. his visit has raised tensions with tokyo in the past. northern territory day has become a fixture in the diaries of right-wingers in japan as they seek to reassert japanese influence. analysts say that abe needs all the help he can get in limiting chinese militarism despite his vows to be tough with beijing. that may soften any demands he makes when he visits moscow later this year. al jazeera reporting. >> the

nigeria or northern mali?> thank you. >> thank you very much, i am an independent analyst in washington. the mali problem is the most complex i have come across in over 40 years. it is hard to deal with all of it now. there are things i think that are right on money. there are others with which i disagree. one that has been left -- the u.s. role, it has been talked about. why should the u.s. care? why should americans care? that is the issue that is not being addressed. i will say that there are all kinds of reasons why the u.s. should care, from the involvement with the army and others in segou, and as has been said, if does not dealt with, it will come back and bite the u.s. i would like the panel to make the case to the u.s. about why it should be involved. i do not think that has been made enough. >> forgive me if there are others, but there is one malian in the room. we owe it to him. wait for the microphone please. >> i would like to thank this incredible panel. i am thrilled to be hearing these things.

up to a half inch or so in southern maryland northern neck. farther west, 1 to 2 inches along the blue ridge. part of the shenandoah valley and into the mountains. this cold pattern will continue into the weekend. we'll take a look at next week coming up. now a look at traffic with danella on this friday morning with first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. unfortunately, some problems from yesterday are still lingering over to today. if you're traveling this time, cedar lane in maryland is closed between beach and rockville. we saw this yesterday because of a downed tree. still seeing that tree down in the area. this te traveling towards germantown. davis mill road, closure between hunt master road and blunt road because of high standing water. also this time in damascus between log house and new bury road. if you see high standing water, turn around. use caution in this area. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> 4:33 now. melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. melissa, good morning. >> we got this into

trees you can be seen here in the north if you study the northern lights closely. summarized. it is quite moderate. it's. because it takes. two days to travel from. one year. but those permanently days can be very long if you're not used to them and you decided to introduce me to one of the popular local post on. we're not exactly surrounded by shops out here so for us food in the lab is in role of the sort supply and yet he has invited me to try a little night fishing so we're going to see. if we can get him by saying. you know people here really enjoy fishing during the long pole and they get so carried away by it that they become oblivious to anything else if you're lucky enough to catch one you'll enjoy eating it it tastes good you wouldn't want to eat any other kind of fish there's nothing like it i know of nothing tastier than fish caught in a long pole a night so no pressure then but fortunately jaroslav turned out to be a very good teacher. he's . got a bite he's used. to let me go oh you're lucky. that's a beautiful fish. it's a dog fish. it's very healthy because it

trees can be seen here in the north if you study the northern lights closely. summarised. is quite moderate. because it takes. two days to travel from b. . to the. days can be very long if you're not used to them and you decided to introduce me to one of the popular local posts on. now we're not exactly surrounded by shops out here so for us food in the lab is in roll the short supply. here has invited me to try a little night fishing so we're going to see. if we can get him by saying. under the. names you know people here really enjoy fishing during the long pole and i think it carried away by that they become oblivious to anything else so if you're lucky enough to catch one you'll enjoy eating it it tastes so good you wouldn't want to eat any other kind of fish there's nothing like it and it was nothing tastier than fish caught in a long pole a night so no pressure then but fortunately yaroslav turned out to be a very good teacher. used to give you a. used. to let me go oh you're lucky. that's a beautiful fish. it's a dog fish. it's very healthy because it has all sorts

heavy snow has hampered traffic in northern spain causing chaos. about 20 centimeters of snow has fallen over the past 24 hours in some places on thursday. several schools closed and many people were trapped in their cars and queue that went on for kilomet kilometers. more snow is expected today so conditions could get worse. in the satellite picture, you can see really typical winter cloud formation moving in to northern spain, as well. so this is dumping heavy humid flow if the northernerly direction and due to the cold air aloft creating snow clouds and will be continuing like sea-effect snow. down towards immediate trainian region, we ha a couple of systems bringing unstae conditions continuously. we have numerous thunderstorm reported and gale force winds of 96 kilometers. another rainmaker towards the east covering moscow, too. out towards the north, the precipitation will be snow and about snowy and windy event for moscow with just temperatures reaching freezing point. and pamplona where the video came out from, 6 degrees for your high so he

seeing the northern lights but i still had a few days left before i had to be back in moscow. time enough to take up bloody mess on another one of his office. we have a few slips him. one of them is set aside for training. this one is for beginners it's eight hundred metres long. a literal so three slopes the first scares with very high skill levels in the skiing gives you adrenaline and you come here just ski you forget about being tired and sleepy during the long polar night and you go to work full happy and ready for another day what would you do assuming you don't break your leg of course i don't have been skiing a few times before and certainly never a night still he did say it was for beginners. he wasn't wrong about the adrenalin rush and being exactly able to see where you're going so there's a bit of extra spice. it seems that come night or day everyone appears loves their winter sports and it's the theme for this year's snow village one of the region's most popular tourist attractions. i've actually been covering the winter olympics down in sochi and it's great to se

mary's county, northern neck, mid-40s. around the beltway and arlington, fairfax, montgomery, we're generally in the mid and upper 30s. it's a cold rain. you need an umbrella. later this afternoon, though, we should be hitting the 50s. we'll have a few scattered showers again until maybe 1:00, 2:00. after that we'll clear out tonight. do oun to the 30s by dawn tomorrow. during the day on tuesday, up near 50 degrees. northwest wind gusting around 15, 20, 25 miles an hour tomorrow. they will setting down tomorrow night. and then by wednesday morning, it's going to be near freezing. a weak area of low pressure coming through. may give us a combination of some snow, some sleet, maybe some rain, some cold rain and any snow, i think, a lot will be melting on roadways and only a light accumulation on grassy areas. enough for a nasty commute maybe on wednesday afternoon into wednesday evening. bulk of it coming in midday wednesday ending late wednesday night. and tn we'll get some sun back on thursday. morning lows mid-30s. aftern

all six counties of northern ireland there is now a clear majority in favor of the union. people right across northern ireland recognize that when it comes to being part of this united kingdom, we are better off together. >> i sometimes try to avoid opinion polls, so i have not seen that one. it sounds like it is one that will lift the spirits of almost everyone in this house, because we believe in a united kingdom and in northern ireland being part of that united kingdom. >> can the prime minister reassure his house that he still believes in increasing spending on the nhs and making sure those funds go to the front-line doctors and nurses at the front line of our service? wax i can certainly give my honorable friend that assurance. that is why we committed to increasing nhs spending during each year in this parliament, and are on course to do that. we want to make sure the money goes to the front line, and that is why the number of managers and administrators is down and the number of clinical staff is up. >> was of the double-dip recession, the slowdown in deficit reduct

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rain from seattle to northern california. up to six inches of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. light snow around minneapolis, chicago, detroit and pittsburgh. also, snowing this morning from philly to boston. showers from houston to tallahassee. >> 70s in miami and new orleans. 20s from boston to minneapolis. 40s in the northern rockies. and 50s from seattle to sacramento. >>> and coming up, a secret no more. meet america's youngest female billionaire, with a "b." >> i like that. hook me up. >>> then, business news today. is it getting easier to borrow money? an important sign of economic recovery. >>> and later on in "the pulse." inspiration. meet the skillful skateboarder who happens to be blind. >>> welcome back, everybody. we are seeing the biggest weekly jump in gasoline in two years. the energy department says gas prices rose 18 cents in the past week to an average of $3.54 a gallon. americans now spend 4% of our income on gasoline. more than 2,900 bucks a year. that's more than anytime in the last four years.

much of northern virginia.hington, in fairfax, arlington counties in the low and mid-20s. montgomery, mid-20s in prince george's county. hour by hour through the day today, through the morning, stay below freezing until 10:00. and we'll have increasing clouds by noontime. ought to hit the mid-30s. sunrise 7:11. sunset 5:33. some light snow likely late tonight. might give us a fresh coating here as well as on untreated surfaces for tomorrow morning's commute. i'll show you that map coming up in ten minutes. a look at your monday morning traffic with danella now. good morning. >> good morning. in the first 4 traffic office, tom, we're tracking delays on the rails. we'll start with the vre. still seeing a delay for train number 300. running slow because of mechanical problems. the delay is ten minutes. also a delay on train number 304. a 20-minute delay on the fredericksburg train number 302. a medical problem there has the train slow but running 20 minutes behind. >> i-66, talk about the travel speeds in exactly

i encourage the city and mta to revert to thechinatown extraction reasonable idea and let the northern beach tunnels zombie idea finally die. thank you. >> next speaker. before the next speaker speaks i would like to call up the following individuals. [ reading speakers' names ] those are all the cards i have, so if you wish to speak, you can line up, please. next speaker. >> good afternoon. brett gladstone speaking for the project sponsor. for about 15 years i have worked on development at this site. this is the first project that i worked on for the current owner, but in the past developers have tried to keep the theater even passing legislation at your board to create a dinner theater second story restaurant, which wasn't allowed by code. so i'm particularly pleased to be here today after 15 years with what i think is the best possible project. in 2009 i presented this project to the planning commission and as you know it received approval. the project that is made possible by this legislation is the same project. after the approval in 2009, my client had fully intended to go forwar

cameron laid a wreath at the memorial of the massacre in northern india. in april 1919, a group of british soldiers, without warning, opened fire on an unarmed crowd after a period of popular unrest. british reports said 379 people were killed and 1,200 wounded, but india's pro-und pen dense movement said the real death toll about was 1,000. many historians considered the massacre to be a turning point that undermined british rule, inspiring ghandi and the independence move tonight embark on a path of civil disobedience. on wednesday, cameron wrote in the visitor's book that the bloodshed was deeply shameful but he stopped short of making an apology. >> translator: we want him to apologize to the families of those who were killed in the massacre because the bullets killed so many innocent people. >> according to our culture in india, we welcome our guest. and if he were to apologize, then to a certain extent, our wounds would be healed. >> wednesday was the final day of cameron's visit to the india. observes were closely watching how he would address the t

seeing the northern lights but i still had a few days left before i had to be back in moscow. time enough to take up bloody mess on another one of his office. we have a few slips here. one of them is set aside for training. this one is for beginners it's eight hundred metres long. a literal so three slopes the first scares with very high skill levels in the skiing gives you adrenaline and you come here just ski you forget about being tired and sleepy during the long polar night and you go to work full happy and ready for another day what would you do assuming you don't break your leg of course i don't have been skiing a few times before and certainly never a night still he did say it was for beginners. for. he wasn't wrong about the adrenalin rush and being exactly able to see where you're going so there's a bit of extra spice. it seems that come night or day everyone appears loves their winter sports and it's the theme for this year's snow village one of the region's most popular tourist attractions. and that's really been covering the winter olympics down in sochi and it's g

because we believe in the united kingdom, and we believe in northern ireland being part of the united kingdom. >> can the prime minister reassure this house that he still believes in increasing spending on the nhs, making sure that those funds go to the front lines doctors and nurses to the frontline of our services to a concert to give my honorable friend that assurance but that is what we committed to increase nhs spending during this parliament for each year in this parliament and we are on course to do that. crucially we do want to make sure the money goes to frontline and that is why the number of managers and of administrators in our nhs is right down, and the number of clinical staff is right up. >> thank you, mr. speaker. was at the double dip recession, the soda and deficit reduction of the projected 60% increase in national debt over the next five years that led prime minister -- full confidence in his chancellor? >> i have confidence in the chance or. the deficit is down 25%. there are a million extra private sector jobs and we are cleaning up made by the party opposite. >>

dave freus northern station. the reason that i am here this evening is because town music studio, located at 1660 geary boulevard is coming into compliance to come for a place of entertainment permit. northern's station position on this permit is that town music gets approval for their permit so long as they have an adequate security plan. northern station's primary concern that one security needs to be present specifically thursday through saturday 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and on those conditions, 4:00 p.m. but we should change that to 7:00 p.m. if that is okay with you? >> i have discussed these conditions today with the applicant kim in my office. and we agreed on these conditions. are there any questions? >> was there activity after hours here before they were coming in here? >> historically yes. >> okay. zoning does not permit after hours s that right? >> no. commissioners. this application was initially for both a place of entertainment and extended hours. the applicant has decided not to pursue the extended

another a-t-m scam at northern trust bank- this time in the northern suburbs. police in lake forest are working with northern trust on this most recent a-t-m fraud case. authorities found a skimming device attached to an a-t-m in the lobby of the bank's branch on east deerpath. this comes just one day after police found skimming devices on two a-t-m's in west suburban hisndale. in all cases, stolen account numbers were used to create new cards and withdraw money. a chicago police officer says he should be paid overtime for work he does at home. so he's suing the city to get the money he says is owed to him. sergeant jeffrey allen says he answers work-related e-mails and and phone calls at home from his department-issued blackberry. the suit says failing to pay an officer for work done at home violates the fair labor standards act. if the federal lawsuit is successful, it could mean millions of dollars in back pay for officers. changes are happening sooner than expected for the city's new electric program. according to the mayor's office and integrys energy serv

dave freus northern station. the reason that i am here this evening is because town music studio, located at 1660 geary boulevard is coming into compliance to come for a place of entertainment permit. northern's station position on this permit is that town music gets approval for their permit so long as they have an adequate security plan. northern station's primary concern that one security needs to be present specifically thursday through saturday 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and on those conditions, 4:00 p.m. but we should change that to 7:00 p.m. if that is okay with you? >> i have discussed these conditions today with the ic

moderate to heavy rains coming out of northern neck. her temperatures around 41 and it's 38 tappahannock. but at andrews and leesburg and frederick the temperatures above freezing, we've got some snow and sleet and freezing rain west. that means some issues on the roads. with more on that monika samtani now with timesaver traffic. >>> everywhere you see 32 is where you want to be concerned because that's where the snow is sticking and it's getting a little bit icy. in? case be careful out west coming in on 66. we've heard about a lot of separate accidents and everything minor and a lot of slipping and sliding especially to gainesville and then beyond that just heavy now out of centreville towards fairfax and vienna. the beltway still looks okay through the tysons area with annandale and springfield. here's northbound 95 and tough heavy -- 395 and heaviest stretches on 95 now coming up from dale city to the occoquan river. here at 395 duke vet just i think -- street i think just going to be at or below the speed limit closer to seminary

. >> the northern german town is located between the north sea and the baltic.t has a population of 24,000. just outside the town, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a viking settlement. such villages are rare in german replicas of the cuts have been built for a museum on the site. many people are curious about the norseman and want to know about their way of life. >> after what i have seen here, i think they must have existed. these things did not just drop out of the sky. >> they were here. what you can see and read here makes them real for me. the vikings place in european history has made them the stuff of legend. six northern european countries including germany and sweden want to know more about them. there is an initiative to have 13 viking sites included in the unesco world heritage program, but sweden is backing out. >> we welcome all possible initiatives including that of the vikings. there are many ways to do that. of course, you cannot forget the unesco world cultural heritage program is just a tool for disseminating information. >> germany was

across the northern atlantic. if you're a billionaire you have to spend the money somehow. >> maybe comes with a few extra rescue boats and life preservers. >> avoid the icebergs along the way. >> the bill holds a hearing on a specific bill. the father of a child killed in the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut will be among those testifying today. >>> the late civil rights heroine rosa parks will live on at the u.s. capitol. a statue of parks was delivered last week. will be unveiled as part of the national statutory hall. president obama will speak at the dedication ceremony. >>> happy birthday the former first daughter and fellow nbc newser chelsea clinton turns 33 today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and the best political analysis on msnbc. and tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. it's a real life treasure hunt, hear about a man

southern maryland northern west. some of the high spots only in the shenandoah valley, turning much colder today. only in the low to mid 30s for highs with strong gusty winds. when the sun comes back later this morning, winds gust to go 40 miles per hour. danella has a look at traffic now. >>> good morning. today in the first 4 traffic office, still problems from yesterday. if you're traveling in kensington along cedar lane, it's blocked and this is between beach drive and rockville pike. your closure is in both directions because of a downed tree. we'll head down i-95 in virginia at prince william parkway. accident lined up to the right shoulder lane. travel lanes open as you head to the beltway and your volume between prince william parkway to the beltway is clear this more than. no report much delays along the metro, marc. vre. all look good. >>> thanks, danella. >>> why some people may be disappointed by their tax return this year. >>> not just (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-

just scattered flurries northern virginia, west virginia and into maryland.peratures right now are only in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. subfreezing all around the region. it's later today and into this evening that we may have some accumulating, a light accumulation of some snow and sleet. that's going to be later this afternoon between now and noon. maybe a few flurries, otherwise cloudy into the mid-30s by noon. a look at the rest of the day and into tonight. that's in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic now. good morning. >> good morning. checking on a new accident. if you're traveling 395 northbound taking the exit ramp for seminary road. right now crash is in your right shoulder lane -- excuse me, left shoulder lane. earlier it was in the right lane. expect delays. checking delays on 395. usual delays. heavy on the brakes at edsall road as you head northbound. they continue to seminary road. it will take you 14 minute to get to the 14th street bridge. not so bad, right? i-270, good news. great story to tell. from germantown in both directio

the rescue operation is underway in northern russia after a deadly methane explosion that left at least eighteen people dead we bring you the details live. audience in mali as a militant group known she's guerrilla attacks on the b.b.c. liberated city of brown amid claims by the french military that the operation is almost complete. leaks congressional reports of these the u.s. missile shield in europe defenseless system they failed to protect america next what could be aimed at russia. experts in the u.k. claim that the failing economy and cutbacks are increasingly driving britain's suicide. you're watching t.v. we're breaking news this hour eighteen miners have been killed after a me thing explosion in russia's northern komi republic let's get more now from nicholas joins us live in the studio arena what more can you tell us about this well at this point we do know that the number of those killed has reached eighteen at least the these are a lot latest official figures that we're getting and we also know that at least two hundred forty two people have been safely rescued and led up to

also, oh, yeah, the blizzard's ending in the northern plains. an amazing monday. amazing week of weather. that's a look at your national forecast. here a look at the weather out your window. today in boston, at least temperatures will get warmer so a lot of the sidewalks and roads will begin to improve. the issue is that we're probably going to have up to a half an inch of rain. of course we have all that weight on the roofs. we're worried about roof collapse. word to the wise, everyone in new england, if you can get out there, clean the snow off your roofs today. the rain will soak up like a sponge. we don't want roof collapse. >> now we'll have ice on top of it all. >> yeah. >> thanks. >>> a chopper shooting, a reality tv show crashes, proof of life on mars, and great news for investors. >>> joe paterno's widow fights back with a new report by the former pennsylvania governor and attorney general. "early today" is back in two minutes. >>> welcome back. here are stories making news -- three people are dead after their helicopter crashed in northern los angeles co

. >>> bitter cold temperatures are being felt across the northern u.s. robert speta with the forecast. robert, how long will this last? >> well, gene, at least into sunday into monday. temperatures across much of the northern u.s. will get back to normal. for now, we're still seeing cold air come across the dakotas and minnesota and wisconsin, the windchill here is right around minus 30 to minus 35 degrees below zero. any time outside with some exposed skin is going to result in frostbite here. not just windchills, that northwesterly wind running across the lakes here, resulting in some rather heavy lake-effect snow. accompanied by gusty winds and yesterday, we were actually talking about in chicago, erie, pennsylvania, and detroit, michigan, some areas that will see it and that's exactly what happened. i want to show you video coming out of detroit here. on one of the highways, very tragic. a chain reaction resulted in a very large crash there, just outside of the city. that did kill three people, sadly, two of them being children. you can see some of t