allen boyd from florida from the panhandle. harkey from eastern colorado.lumbus ohio and nye from roanoke, virginia also gordony%y and kucinich. those all voted no and then when push came to shove and their vote was needed they stopped lying to the american people and switched to yes. which they were for all along. we're gonna follow those people. we are gonna follow where they get their campaign money. we are going to follow what federal appoints and patronage they get and we are going to in november. [ applause ] >> mike: you there there has been behind the scenes shenanigans? >> my boss clinton was accused of selling the lincoln bedroom many obama is selling the federal government. the a frontage -- the patronable, the deals, the water rights the expenditures, the exceptions all of this is nauseating and most of it we won't know about for the next month or two. >> mike: deal making is part of how legislation gets passed. what is so different about this deal making in this bill? >> first of all, you're passing a bill that the majority of the people don't

snow is expected to push south into the texas panhandle over the weekend. for us, to amar should be just like today, a lot of sun and mild temperatures. there may be a few widely scattered showers trying to break out sunday evening, but during the day tomorrow and sunday, it should be great weather to be outside before the clouds pickup and the rain newsmen in time for the monday morning rush hour. snow down in the smoky mounds of western north carolina next week. the first day of spring tomorrow at 1:32 in the afternoon. heading west, look for temperatures in the low 60's with sunny skies. 73 on in locations at eastern shore. still mild on sunday, then showers coming in late sunday night. breezy and cooler tuesday, and another front comes in toward the end of next week. >> breaking news, we have a problem on i-83. captain roy taylor is over the scene. >> south brown is 6 outbound i- 83, a crash involving two vehicles. there are injuries involved. the though in travel, but baltimore city fire crews have blocked off the ramp -- no injuries. >> a warning for

eventually they could have snow in the next ts -- texas panhandle.e warm side of the nation with lots of high pressure and very, very nice. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m. loads of sunshine. we warm up tomorrow again then for sunday we expect a few clouds late in the afternoon. the rain should stay to the north of us. i know you see little rain up in pennsylvania there on futurecast but looks like nothing we need to worry about. monday morning, in time for the commute, all the rain comes in. but, again, it holds off for the weekend so we should be in real, real good shape. now, mostly clear overnight tonight. pretty much where we have been. in the city 47 overnight tonight. in the suburbs with the light wind and the clear skies easily i think a few spots could be in the upper 30s. briefly tomorrow morning but once the sun comes up, temperatures warm back up. sunny and warm tomorrow. first day of spring it arrives after 1:00 tomorrow. temperature of 74 tomorrow for a high temperature. wind will be variable only about 5 to 10 miles per hour. we keep the ni

it looks like it will fall apart as it drifts out into the texas panhandle. mostly a wet weather pattern beginning tomorrow night. rain will likely slow down at the friday morning rush hour. it is possible that a little wet snow or sleet could may send before the rain tapers off. dry, a chilly weather present to start the weekend. 64-69 for thursday, south wince 6 to 12. after sunset, a chance for rain. it made it into garrard county by lunchtime tomorrow. the rain will get there earlier in the mountains. showers in the evening around st. michaels and cambridge. dry weather at ocean city tomorrow. small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. tomorrow night and friday, some wet weather and chilly air temperatures friday, just 49 for the high. even with wall-to-wall sunshine on saturday, high schools struggled to hit 50. another round of rain coming in sunday afternoon to monday morning. >> even in spring training, you get the feeling of importance the pitcher will carry. he did not have much support today, a consistent problem for the orioles. the orioles did sco

allen boyd from florida from the panhandle. harkey from eastern colorado.irginia also gordony%y and kucinich. those all voted no and then when push came to shove and their vote was needed they stopped lying to the american people and switched to yes. which they were for all along. we're gonna follow those people. we are gonna follow where they get their campaign money. we are going to follow what federal appoints and patronage they get and we are going to in november. [ applause ] >> mike: you there there has been behind the scenes shenanigans? >> my boss clinton was accused of selling the lincoln bedroom many obama is selling the federal government. the a frontage -- the patronable, the deals, the water rights the expenditures, the exceptions all of this is nauseating and most of it we won't know about for the next month or two. >> mike: deal making is part of how legislation gets passed. what is so different about this deal making in this bill? >> first of all, you're passing a bill that the majority of the people don't want. you're passing a bill that a

forecast model does indicate as we head into tomorrow morning, the storm itself riding near the panhandle of florida, rain and maybe snow on the north fringe near georgia. we'll watch the storm turn up the corner up the coast. but it appears that the bulk of the storm will head out to sea. we'll be on the edge and under the influence of make lake enhanced snow showers to the north and west and rain or snow showers tomorrow evening. now that we're in the month of march, we get rather strong solar radiation by the day and that is held by the ground overnight and it will be hard to get accumulating snows here's. it looks like we'll have some snow coming in wednesday morning most of the moisture offshore and not a direct hit. it will be hard to get any snow to stick on the ground. we saw some of that on friday and we could see some wednesday morning. today it looks like a good day. mostly sunny and seasonable. we have a guaranteed high of 48. tonight back to 30 and clouds increase towards daybreak and tomorrow should be a mostly cloudy day and it should stay dry and the best chance of showers

allen boyd from florida from the panhandle. harkey from eastern colorado. ohio and nye from roanoke, virginia also gordony%y and kucinich. those all voted no and then when push came to shove and their vote was needed they stopped lying to the american people and switched to yes. which they were for all along. we're gonna follow those people. we are gonna follow where they get their campaign money. we are going to follow what federal appoints and patronage they get and we are going to in november. [ applause ] >> mike: you there there has been behind the scenes shenanigans? >> my boss clinton was accused of selling the lincoln bedroom many obama is selling the federal government. the a frontage -- the patronable, the deals, the water rights the expenditures, the exceptions all of this is nauseating and most of it we won't know about for the next month or two. >> mike: deal making is part of how legislation gets passed. what is so different about this deal making in this bill? >> first of all, you're passing a bill that the majority of the people don't want.

panhandle of oklahoma and texas getting some of that snow right now. all this part of the weather system that will be quickly moving east our way by about 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. we are likely to see some of the first drops around here. we'll start out with light rain. tomorrow night heavier rain. i think could be moderate rain for the friday morning rush. the system right now though looks as though it should be out of here by about noon time on friday. higher elevations, western maryland might even be ending with a little bit of light snow that isn't going to accumulate. we will get sunshine back late friday before the sun sets. tomorrow morning between 40 and 47 degrees. partly cloudy skies. sun up at 7:05. winds light but picking up by the end of the day. 65 to 68 by the evening as the system gets closer to us. i think friday will be breezy with temperature falling as the rain ends and the system moves out. 52 friday and much cooler in the weekend with that chilly air moving in. 50 to 55 the range. there is a chance the rain on sunday could get

and even the texas panhandle, they will get in on the act as this storm brings in the cold air and shiftoss to the east. overnight tonight, clear skies for us. we are tking about 47 here in town. you get outside of town, as usual, temperatures will be cooler. there may be a few spots tomorrow early, early in the morning that could touch the upper 30s or so. then we will warm up quickly with the sunshine. we will go 74 in the city. warmer today. jackpot for frederickburg, temperature of 75. centreville 74. closer to the water temperatures will be in the mid- to upper-60s to around 70 degrees. we start off sunny and we will end up sun tomorrow through the -- end up sunny tomorrow through the day. the next five days not bad. the next couple are darn near perfect. 74 tomorrow. 72 sunday. again, showers sunday will hold off until late in the evening or early early monday morning. it will be wet monday. we will have showers moving through here, temperatures in the lower 60s. cooler tuesday, 56 for a high temperature, then we bounce back wednesday with sunshine and temperatures in the midmany 6

not quite as much when you get around the panhandle and western oklahoma panhandle. denver your snow tapers off in the mile high city and then the heavy snow has already fallen. still there hanging around tough through colorado springs and pube low and stretching down towards northern parts of new mexico. stretching through oklahoma and kansas. kansas city, lots of rain and be there for the entire day. the unfortunate part of othis, a lot of snow and soils are saturated and along with one to two inches of rainfall. snow melting and now heavy rain coming in and it's going to be a bad sit washz in central missouri. that's something we're looking at. more rain around oklahoma city and stretching into dallas. weak area of low pressure up to the north and stronger cold front down to the south. slight chance of thunderstorms later today and find the hailmakers out there today by dallas ft. worth into oklahoma city. let me show you a cool time lapse we picked up a half hour ago out of new york city. what a better day for you. sun coming up and temperature right around 60 de

going to approach our areas and is producing snow and coming out of colorado and into the texas panhandlene of severe weather here and this is the system that will eventually materialize into a frontal system and bring us some rain in the very late thursday night, friday time period and let's check out our max hd future cast. we got a few high, thin clouds we were watching through the night and tomorrow morning into the afternoon. we're still talking about clouds with some sunshine getting through and maybe you don't need to take your umbrella to work tomorrow. looks like 7:00, a couple of showers through pennsylvania and for the rush hour, looks like the rain is here and we might get heavier periods and we're talking about the possibility of perhaps a half an inch to an inch of rain and maybe just less. washington might be in the bull's eye for the better rain and good news, it gets rid of the pollen count which, is high still and meanwhile, the clouds in late. looks like a day more cloudy than sunny, showers hding off until later in the day. getting up to 68 degrees, as warm as we were

getting sprinkles as is howard county and across central virginia into the shenandoah valley and panhandle of west virginia. mild morning. temperatures in thor 50s to near 60 degrees. occasional showers throughout the day. maybe thunder later this afternoon. highs reaching the mid-60s. any rain activity should taper off to sprinkles and drizzle into tonight and tomorrow morning. sun back tomorrow afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. wednesday some sunshine into the mid-60s and partly cloudy thursday, highs low 60s morning lows near 40. a look at friday and the weekend in ten minutes at 5:21. jerry, how is the monday traffic? >> good morning. starting off quietly. at the american legion bridge left side of the inner loop right side outer loop moving along pretty well. we do have a few rain drops on this side of town be careful. enough rain to bring those oils up to the surface and making it slick. let's switch gears and see how we're doing along interstate 66 where the reconfiguration of the ramp has been completed much to the relief of commuters. hopefully things will be easier. back to

dipped down to the 30s in loudoun, frederick county and the panhandle of west virginia. southern maryland, around the bay, eastern shore, near the waters in the upper 40s. away from the waters, only in the 40s. quite a chilly start. we have a few clouds coming through. they'll be with us fro time to time. a partly sunny d with afternoon highs climbing into the 60s. cloudy by late afternoon. rain likely tonight through tomorrow morning. chillier weather moving in for the weekend. now, jerry, how is the traffic. >> as we get under way, clear, dry road surfaces for the moment. along 95, traveling near the rest area, the weigh station, bothirections with travel lanes open. very quiet up to springfield. let's head over and see how we're doing. college park, both directions betwee greenbelt and silver spring off to an uneventful start. joe and pat, good morning. >> jerry, good to see you. >> here's a look at what's happening today. metro's board will meet to discuss a major overhaul of the agency's railcars. metro is expected to present a $2 billion plan that would include buy

here it is now mong into the texas panhandle getting smaller, too. but a heavy, wet snow causing a lot of power outages wherever it's been falling. our forecast for tonight, some clouds will be rolling in. our temperature will be about 45 degrees so not bad at all. the big breezes we had earlier today have gone lighter. a little bit of a breeze tomorrow. not quite as gusty as what today was. we'll still get up to 68 degrees but not as sunny as it was today. showers should hold off till well after dark is what it's looking like right now. by noon more clouds rolling in, 60 degrees. 5:00 still comfortable, still fairly cloudy, 65 degrees. so not a bad forecast at all. but as mentioned cooler temperatures are going to be coming. one of the things we can do with our max hd futurecast is show you the temperatures across the nation and especially watch the blue. at this time now in the low 50s but -- and tomorrow still a mild day at 65 degrees. but as we run this on into friday, you can see how much of the nation is going to start noticing the cooler tempe

it's snowing in the texas panhandle. that was the snow we showed you earlier today. big thunderstorms going through dallas right now -- excuse me, denver. now we're looking high clouds. and the high clouds will push in tonight and thicken up tomorrow but the precipitation is well back to the west which will take awhile to get in here. zone forecast all six zones still on our website. cumberland west maybe a shower before the sun goes down. everybody else dry with clouds increasing. 65 in winchester. 71 in culpeper. 68 in manassas. that's a pretty good deal. and into the east, upper 60s downtown. near 70 at andrews. near 70 at wall dorph and saint -- waldorf and st. mary city. as winds pick up tomorrow afternoon, small craft advisory goes into effect at noon. next seven days, upper 60s tomorrow. then there is the quick hitter thursday night. only 52 on friday. even with sun on saturday, 55. mid 50s on sunday. another system comes in here. some showers, some light rain. maybe some lingering showers on monday but then we spring back into the mid 60s and by golly we're b

down into the florida panhandle. storm in texas yesterday riding along the gulf coast and it won't come up the eastern see board for another nor'easter. rain sliding south into the central plains through kansas city. that should be about it. no rain in the forecast for the flood-prone areas. but the problem is the temperature is going to be 60 in minneapolis and 63 in new york, that's beautiful stuff but obviously kind of adds to the snow melt which is one of main problems especially in the upper midwest. we'll talk about that at the top of the hour. back to you. >> thanks so much, rob. this morning's top stories minutes away as well. attorney general saying we'll never read osama bin laden his rights because he'll be dead. quote, we'll read miranda rights to his corpse. the bold statement and the waves it's making. >>> black box recorders are in cars as well. toyota's black boxes are harder to crack, which raises the question, is the company trying to hide something. >> those stories and more coming up at the top of

>> a panhandler, someone begging for money. am accustomed to seeing poverty. i was never expecting to find it in the capital of the united states. >> workers assisting in the streets of downtown washington while the capital went through a beautification campaign, deciding to change the face of the city. many poor residents were forced to move to maryland and virginia during those years. is that a human being, right here? >> no. >> who wrote your cutlines? >> someone editing and helping me wrote that for me. i took this picture of the hydrant and the kids having fun when they were talking about tearing down some places in the city. >> did they tear them down? >> i cannot recall. but those were the plans. most of them were in northwest. >> an excavator working during a demolition of east capitol dwellings. >> when i went to the first time, there were two people leaving, and then they tore it down to build these wonderful new house for middle-class people. >> how often do you work in black and white? >> a lot. most of my work is i

notice the snow and the colder air actually working into the oklahoma and texas panhandle. thunderstorms coming out in into texas this evening. some of the strong, possibly severe tonight and this is on the move, tonight at 5:00 and all of this moisture is spreading in our direction. by tomorrow at 5, cloudy for us. i think we're going to stay dry. the clouds will be thickening and the showers will be well to the north of us. there could be a spotty shower or two to the west. looks like friday morning's commute is wet, wet, wet. notice the yellows and oranges, moderate rainfall and pushing to the south with the front and we go saturday, chilly and temperatures in the 70s. far cry from last weekend and looks like one day of rain that pushes through here and we're going to dry out quite nicely into the weekend. sun and clouds tomorrow, 48 at 8 a.m: 60 degrees at noon. temperatures will be topping out tomorrow in the upper 60s to lower 70s and in the temperature department, real, real nice tomorrow. the colder air moves in and sunny on saturday. 53 degrees and sunshine on sund

the storm is targeting oklahoma in the texas panhandle. residents in north dakota and minnesota are bracing for more flooding. the red river is still rising. it is expected to crest tomorrow. we'll get a look at it now with kevin tibbles, who is live in moorehead, minnesota. let's get that look right now. are things looking okay, better than expected? >> reporter: people who live along the red river can be excused today for thinking they might have somehow been transported to venice overnight. as you can see over my shoulder, street signs that normally would be on streets. that would normally be carrying traffic are completely under water. they have been for days here as the red river continues to creep up. it's come up about two feet over the last couple of days. there is some good news to report today. that is that the predictions for the crest of the red river are mitochondria lower than last year's 40-foot redded river surge that caused a lot of anxiety up and down the red river, especially in the fargo area, on the other side of moore

you can check out the snow leaving colorado now into the texas panhandle but it was a mess. snow. out ahead of it we have a big squall line. 'm not getting severe reports out of it. it's moved east of dallas but that is the storm system that will be heading in our direction minus the strong squall line we've seen popping up here across texas tonight. that rain looks like it will be getting in here and pushed along ahead of a frontal system so we still get one more mild day out of it tomorrow but our max hd futurecast on top of our forecast page here, you can see the showers that will be out to our west. we'll be watching this and by this time tomorrow night we'll see them showing up on radar. it makes good time moving through the area with the bulk of it coming in maybe a little bit of wet snow mixed in and some spots mostly in the mountains by the time this thing ends on friday. i think it will taper off friday afternoon and the bulk of it will be before noon. future cast will take you through the day parts. 5:00 tomorrow night your commute should be dry. it looks like it w

down around the florida panhandle. up into alabama. toward atlanta.t is going to miss up completely. what we're dealing with are temperatures very comfortable this time of year. keep in mind, this is middle march. and we're looking at temperatures averaging in the mid- to upper 50s. we're at 72. these are the same types of temperatures that spoil us about a week and a half ago. getting another little dose of them. 27% relative humidity. southwest wind. 29.72 and rising is the barometer reading. ocean city, flanked by those temperatures near 60. but we have 72 at bwi marshall. and 74 down in reagan national in d.c., where the winds are coming in. light winds out in western maryland. and double digits around the rest of the state. tapping into colder air that is going to be moving in here. you see detroit, chicago. this is where the front has crossed. and this front has been responsible for some snow in the great lakes region. back toward minneapolis. and back toward iowa. temperatures getting down into the 20s over the next few nights. it's going to ge

loudoun county and prince william and faulkier in the upper 30s, mid and upper 30s, as well, the panhandle of west virginia and the shenandoah valley starting off as a chilly thursday morning. but even with the clouds we have temperatures into the 50s now throughout the entire region except southern maryland. they have some more sun. they've had more sun there this morning so it's already in the low 60s there. it's also hit the low 60s in prince george's county, but right on the waters of the bay, any wind off the water is feeling quite chilly. pollen count up a bit, too, from yesterday, in the high zone, 209 for cubic meter and also the poplar, oak, and willow pollen is just now beginning to show up and likely it will be helped, though, by this rain coming in tonight. that'll wash some of the pollen out. temperatures right now on the eastern shore are into the midand upper sixty where they've had sun, as is southeastern virginia. out in the mountains, though, 20 degrees colder, only in the upper 40s there in western maryland and much of west virginia. and there is quite a bit of cloudines

this was really bush country, the panhandle of floor. more sheets were sacrificed in the children lines the road, mobs blocked highway 30a at seaside and literally physically stopping the bus all alone the day i'm sitting next to mccain and he said look at this, my arm is literally black and blue by the end of the day. we end the day in the fantastic rally. it's in the driving range of panama. we pull up. in a driving rain, tracy bird is is the country western singing saying he's the only guy on the stage. just as the bus pulls up and mccain and bush get out, the clouds part, the rain stops, the sun comes in the gulf of mexico. and these two men emerge on the stage. it was really one the fantastic moment. and we have the next day compulsively from mccain. >> you had the picture if you were the opposition. >> guest: i think -- i don't think ultimately it helped them. i think it easy to implement. but it made them -- i mean people did not think mccain was george w. bush. if you wanted to say there were other ways of doing it. if you can do

that storm is now targeting oklahoma and the texas panhandle.eanwhile, residents in north dakota and minnesota are bracing for more flooding because the red river is still rising. it is expected to crest tomorrow. nbc's kevin tibbles is live in moorhead, minnesota keeping a very close eye on the river's comings and goings. what's the situation like this morning? the river coming higher or you think it is going away and receding? >> reporter: well, it is still rising, alex. but the good news is that none of that snow you were talking about, none of the precipitation, has fallen in these parts, at least up until now. that means that they've already announced that the crest of the red river, which is just behind me here, is going to be happening some time tomorrow. probably in the morning. it is going to be a lot less than it was last year when it reached those record numbers. it is going to be about 37 1/2 feet this year, and that is even lower than they originally predicted. the colder weather that moved in later in the week means that there was

this was bush country, the panhandle of florida. more sheets were sacrificed and turned into campaign signs and you have ever seen with children lining the roads and mobs blocking highway 38 at seaside, physically stopping the bus and all along the city, sitting next to mccain and mccain starts going looking at that and having me in my arm. i arm by the end of the day was literally laughing blue. at the end of the day, the driving rain and panama city utley tom of 100,000. tracy bird is a country western singer saying he is the only guy who is dr. no he is undercover on the stage and just as the bus pulls up and missed cain and bush get out big clouds part, the rain stops in the sun begins to set and these two men emerge on the stage. it was a fantastic moment. we ended up the next day in phoenix and at the end of the day i impulsively gave mccain might theodore roosevelt cufflinks. >> host: karl rove would you have used that picture if you are the opposition? >> guest: i don't think ultimately it helps them. i think it made them lo

this is bush country, the panhandle of florida. and the more sheets were sacrificed and turned in to campaign signs that day than ever seen. and children lined the roads and mobs blocked the highway at seaside and stopping, literally physically stopping the buscapade and all along i sitting in the us next to mccain and he starts going look at that, look at that, hitting me in the arm. by the end of the day my arm is literally black and blue. we in the city with a fantastic rally in the driving rain of panama city, 25,000 people in a town of about 100,000. we welcome it is driving rain. tracie byrd, the country-western singer, she is the only guy who is dry. he's under cover of the stage and as the bus pulls up and mccain and bush to doubt the clouds part, the rain stops, the sun begins to set in the gulf of mexico and the man emerged on the stage. it was a fantastic moment. and we ended up the next day in phoenix and at the end of the day i pulsipher gave me to become a came theodore cufflinks. >> host: would you have used that pic

. >> the first day of spring brought snow in the texas panhandle.e warmer with temperatures in the 40's. there is still some snow showing up on the radar. in washington, d.c. the nation's capital it was a beautiful first day of spring. tourists and locals loved the weather. with the sunshine, the first blooms on the 3,000 cherry trees were quite evident. we don't have the cherry blossoms here yet, but we're 40 or 50 miles north of that. it will take a little longer. we enjoyed the great weather the nation's capital had yesterday as well, with our readings in the 70's as well. there is a storm out there. that's the weather that brought the snow to texas. yesterday in west texas. the snow still reaches up. the central mississippi valley, still around chicago, as well. chicago getting snow yesterday at this time. most of the storm is turning over to rain. it is avoiding the mid will not tick region so far. it is staying well to our west. we are surrounded, though, and eventually it will close in. we're going to try to squeeze one more day of good weath

and maybe even the panhandle of oklahoma. more on that coming up straight ahead. up ahead, surprising requirements that are very deep in the health care reform law. at 7:14, we'll tell you the changes you and your family will notice next time you visit a restaurant. >>> retaliation from china after google sensored websites. >>> at 7:40 eastern, america's growing weight problems. more american teens are at risk now more than ever. we'll look at the problem and how one 14-year-old is trying to turn her life around. it's ten minutes past the hour. ♪ ♪ >>> with the stroke of a few pens, 22 of them, president obama signed into law a sweeping health care reform that will impact every man, woman and child in america. >> two provisions tucked deep in the legislation, restaurants with 20 or more locations have to post calorie counts on the menus. also, by 2013, the amount of money you can contribute tax free to flexible spending accounts will be limited to $2500 a year. also next year, you'll no longer be able to use your flexible spending account to buy over the counter d

i have a friend in the texas panhandle. they only have two pump jacks. the government would only pay $380 for a date at the pump, and they would not pump not anymore. host: lincoln city, democratic caller, good morning to you. what do you make of this proposal by the president? caller: good morning. i certainly feel punched in the stomach when warti -- plunged in the stomach one that more time. i am wondering who this president is that i campaigned for and voted for. host: why do you say that? caller: the first people who got federal money with eggs, the second people will be the health insurance industry, -- the first people who got federal money were the banks, the second people will be the health- insurance industry, and now we have the oil -- and you read this story about bp and iraq. they have a gasoline prices. we have the same problem. -- they have a gasoline crisis. we have the same problem. everything gets shipped abroad. they just take the money and run, like every other industry. where is the jobs, or is the development -- where is the develop

i have a friend in the texas panhandle, he only has two pump jacks. his land is full of oil. but the government only pays him $380 a month to palm and they would not let him company more. -host: laura, lincoln city, oregon. the democratic column. what do you make of this proposal by the president? caller: punched in the stomach one more time. i am wondering who this president is i campaigned for and voted for. host: why do you say that? caller: the first people who got federal money were the banks. the second people are going to be the health insurance industry. and now we have the oil. let's not forget the defense department. and if you read the story about bp and iraq, and iraq is just dry of gasoline. they have a gasoline prices. we have the same problems. everything gets shipped abroad. these companies will just take the money and run, just like any other industry. where is of the jobs, the development for the poor and hungry in this country? what happens to the high-speed rail to make us less oil dependent? i feel really, really let down. host: laura on the line for oreg

rain coming out of biloxi, stretching into the western part of florida, light showers around the panhandle a little heavier towards tallahassee. and still west of tampa. you can see tampa's radar, picking up the rain across the gulf, slides in later today. rain already around the keys from key west through the mid keys, getting into miami later today. so we'll get delays at the airports because of the lowed clouds and the off and on scattered showers. flood warnings from the border with canada down through fargo, stretching back to illinois. we talk about the reason -- it's all because of the melting snow. how much snow is actually on the ground? i wanted to show this to you here. this is google earth image. you can see the lightest shade of pink, that's the equivalent of about seven to nine inches of rain. if you melted all the snow, that would be about seven to nine inches worth of liquid. you start seeing the lighter shades of blue, less than an inch. but you can see all the snow in the area hasn't had a chance to melt at all over the winter. seeing chances in the upper 40s, it will mel