the pennsylvania department of homeland security as you said caught on to this and really you know no evidence exactly why you got put on that list but yet you got all clearly he scared somebody christine thanks so much well coming up on tonight's show a congressman who has a history of apologizing to oil executives is out of the game and lands in our tool time segment and department of homeland security is cracking down on doing. names they claim that it's for copyright infringement but i think really allowed to have that power and this week with mike masnick founder of the tough start logging system a.

hmm. >>> the lakers hope to forget the alamo and a cold reception for pennsylvania's governor. plus, speaking of the keystone state, the minnesota vikings spun a little web last night en route to a shocker in philadelphia. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> a big storm system out west will head for the middle of the country. your thus forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the nfl's staged its first tuesday game since 1946 last night. and the way the eagles played, they probably never want to see another. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >> hi there and good morning. it was the nfl's first tuesday night game in 64 years. it was also the perfect time for the vikings' joe webb to make a name for himself. webb pulling off a perfect michael vick impression in the third, scrambles to his right, makes a move and dashes into the end zone. vikings up, 17-7. this over the eagles. that was vick's rendition. here is the real deal. vick u

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from florida. mr. stearns: mr. speaker, i yield such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. stearns: the gentleman will realize, of course, that oftentimes a bill has a wonderful sounding name on it and bills sometimes pass here by unanimous consent, and low and behold we impback and find that there's unintended consequences. i submit to the gentleman that when the senate passed it they might have done that under the same auspices. and i suspect that if they looked at it carefully, particularly some of the folks over there that i know, they would not have been unanimous in support of this. also, when you talk about the plumbing manufacturers institute, as you know lots of times when people are quoted down here sometimes, and i'm not saying it's true, but sometimes there's vested interest. we see sometimes on the floor people who are proponents of an issue and low and behold there are some, perhaps indirect, indiscreet, anywhere t

the equivalent today of the governors of california, texas, pennsylvania, new york and massachusetts put together he was the most powerful civilian leader. as virginia's governor henry sought his state provided washington and his continental army with more financial military aid than any other state. he helped washington win the war it was henry who discovered the scandal behind the food charter of felly ford and some supply to end the crisis. was henry who uncovered and helped thwart an attempt a group of ambitious officers to overthrow the commander in chief and effect a reconciliation with britain, and it was henry who sent troops into the west to seize the illinois territory from the british along with kentucky, ohio and indiana. that was not the continental army, that was henry's force and henry hu said the virginia volition and into north carolina and help to drive the british out of the carolina. although he never fired a within himself to henry was one of the great heroes of the american revolution along with washington, lafayette, nathaniel greene and henry box, and yet as i

and we developed pennsylvania avenue in the temperance movement was downgraded. so hence the grand army of the republic was put in its place. >> i started at two in 2006. so at this .3 and half years. >> would he be the idea? >> when i was writing "the prohibition hangover," i was looking for ways to build up my platform for the book. in one of the things was developing it to her. so at this point i've had hundreds of people, matured him numerous times of the occult organization called walking town d.c., which is pre-cultural tours on washington d.c. >> so this is >> this is the temperance fountain. this was then called washington d.c.'s ugliest fountain. don't see where i'm at the top are four words, faith, hope, charity and finally temperance, which gave the town its name. but by the way comes out of the bible from st. paul's letter to the corinthians. the fountain here was actually based here in 82 by a point called henry cogswell who made his fortune in the gold rush. he was part of the whole abstinence movement. he made enough money that he financed about vi

and patrick henry pointed that out that the people of pennsylvania were robbed. they had no say at the constitutional convention and in the final ratification process. they had no say in that process. it was a stolen election. down here in virginia, fortunately, the farmers did have some representation. they had already fought for that in the early days of the legislature. but patrick -- james madison made a deal with the moderate anti-federalist to switch sides at the last minute. he promised he would push for the bill of rights if he won election in the first congress. and he did. and there were something like 70 or 80 proposals for guarantees of individual rights. and he boiled them down to 12. two of -- 10 of which were approved by the states. but the 10th amendment, which supposedly was a sop to states, the protection of states rights did not protect state sovereignty. and within a few years, john marshall and the supreme court stiped the states with what sovereignty they had left, and the civil war did the rest of it. >> how far along with the process befor

. >>> that lake-effect snow is already coming down in western new york and pennsylvania. there will be a foot on the ground by tonight. rain in seattle and portland, moving later to san francisco. 6 to 12 inches of snow in the northern rockies. and five inches in the sierras. it's 54 degrees in sacramento. 44 in salt lake city. and 38 in billings. fargo will only get up to 12 degrees. it's 22 in the twin cities. 31 in chicago. mostly 40s in the northeast. and 71 degrees in miami. >>> and in other news, now, being even a little overweight can lead to an early death. that's according to a new study out this morning. researchers found those with a few extra pounds were 13% more likely to die than those at a healthy weight. some earlier studies had suggested that carrying a little fat was okay. but the authors of this study now say extra fat is harmful. >>> we have an update, now, on a dozen haitian children who have been stuck in legal limbo at a pittsburgh orphanage for almost a year. the way has been cleared for boys and girls to be adopted by families here in the u.s. >>

if you look at pennsylvania at this hour, the roadways are still what appeared -- if you look at pennsylvaniaat this hour, the roadways are still wet. 1 inch of rain in annapolis with current temperatures at 39 degrees. it will got well into the 50's today. it is 36 degrees in bethesda and 37 degrees in manassas. the record is 71 degrees back in 1873. it is a longstanding record and it will continue. the wind chill factor is not so bad, 37 degrees. but it is coming, the cold air. gaithersburg is also at 37 degrees right now. you can see the colder air to the west of us. you can see 80 degrees in detroit. chicago finally -- you can see 18 degrees in detroit. chicago finally called off their weather alert. here is the spin in the atmosphere. the low pressure will move out of here. now we have a few scattered snow showers. tonight, there is not a whole lot of worry for accumulation. looking at the radar, off to the west of us, there is still a storm warning in effect for western maryland. this is for the overnight hours, tomorrow, and into tuesday. there could be 6 inches to 12 inches of snow an

cold rains have flooded parts of pennsylvania and delayed flights and trains. at laguardia today, the wait was five long hours. >> tried to get onto the 6:00 flight but that flight is 100% full and i can't put myself on the wait list. >> reporter: forecasters expect the rain to continue as the temperatures drop, making this an ugly winter storm. steve osunsami, abc news, beaufort, georgia. >> really messy night out there. >>> and, a fight is going on in classrooms across the country, about to spill over into congress. the debate? what to do about childhood obesity. it is reaching the level of how many doughnuts for how many birthdays. so, who should get a say in what children eat? the house is set to vote on a child nutrition bill that could change cafeterias across the country. but as sharyn alfonsi reports, plenty of schools are already stepping in. >> reporter: mystery meat is getting a makeover. if the bill passes, everything sold on school grounds from school lunches to vending machines has to meet a new higher nutritional standard. pediatricians say it ca

closer to tracements up to the pennsylvania border.emperatures, 22 degrees at reagan national. 16 at quantico. 14 in martinsburg. 13 at gurvir's house. highs later today will only be in the upper 20s. light snow developing. early afternoon, best timing on that. total accumulations, 1 to 3 inches. sunshine comes back tomorrow and it should melt off the snow. there is your weekend forecast. got to watch the coastal storm. right now, it like it stays off the shore and will not be impacting us. but it will be a close call. highs only in the low 30s. that is a look at the forecast. more details in just a minute. let's get to julie wright. >> right now is the time to get out and go wherever you have to go. no accidents to report on the highway if you are traveling the beltway at the wilson bridge. we are waking up to dry pavement. keep into mind the commute coming home could be tricky. make sure you have plenty of wiper fluid and plenty of gas in the car. you don't want to get stranded on the road. easy commute coming in from stewart lane do

light snow in western maryland, pennsylvania today.ter today we'll get the sunshine back with highs reaching above freezing for a few hours, clouding up late tonight. late saturday night through sunday midday. there may be accumulating light snow along interstate 95 and points east and drying out monday. a look in ten minutes. >>> tom, ftunately at this point, very light volume of traffic in town. nevertheless, keep your speeds down. right at the maryland district line, eastern avenue, moving along well. most of the district at least the main roadways are in fair shape. a little volumehrough rockville, i-2, no hangups. northbound you're okay. wilson bridge, doing fine so far. had an accident outer lo of the pelt way, northboundear route 50 and prince george's county. that should be over to the shoulder. watch out on for the flashing lights. check the rails and see how we're doing. out on the trains. metro, vre and marc, no delays. joe and eun. >> thank you, jerry. >>> 23 degrees out there. a serial killer from northern virginia sentenc

we have had problems in indiana, ohio and pennsylvania. >> dramatic video showcases the danger caused by this weekend's winter storms. watch as a car loses control on an icy road and slams into a police officer and another man. remark blirks both are ok. in indiana -- remarkably, both are ok. six-foot snow drifts turned roads into parking lots. >> i can't go left or right or east. you're still stuck. even though i can move, i can't go nowhere. >> a foot and a half of snow ripped the metrodome's roof. >> a crane will be used. >> a snowy commute in western pennsylvania left drives on edge. >> -- i drivers on edge. >>> of course that bone-chilling weather does seem to be sticking around from the midwest and here along the >> brett favre couldn't overcome his shoulder injury to play against giants last night. he may be put on injured reserve independencing this sand perhaps his storied career. >> the man accused of plotting to blow up an army recruitment center will stay in jail. they say antonio martinez tried to detonate a fake car bomb. his mother said he was set up. prosecutors said h

there was an editor and pennsylvania, alexander dallas went on in another way, who published the pennsylvania herald. he took it in his head that he would publish running debates, were basically almost transcripts of what was said in the convention. these newspapers were very small. they weren't like "the new york times," sometimes four pages to tell the convention, so it took a lot of time and he skipped around the little bit. he was still publishing these after the convention had adjourned. and unfortunately, some of the speeches by what the federalists called anti-federalist seem to be a little too persuasive, so the federalists canceled their prescriptions. dallas was fired and that was that. what this means is i had to piece together what critics of the constitution said in the late part of the pennsylvania convention from the nose of those who took notes so they could refute them. it's not ideal, not ideal at all. the federalists were trying to, you know, rewrite history. i think i was the last of the consideration they were trying to win a very hard fight. and we have to remember that.

host: are there jobs in pennsylvania? frank? he hung up. we were talkingarlier about manufacturing jobs and the huge transition most notably in pennsylvania and ohio which is part of that rust belt area which is seeing the loss of jobs but also new jobs being created with those workers who have the skills necessary to operate the manufacturing equipment. do you want to comment to his earlier point about being a capitalist republican? guest: i think that's fine. i support him. i'm a capitalist myself. i think just oyour point about health care andusiness nisses, i think everyone agreed that one of the major problems we had were companies spending so much money on managing health care for their employees and providing their share of the insurance payments. and people disagree about the outcome of the bill but i think it does a lot to help businesses especially small ones lower those costs, and hopefully it's a long-term plan. it's going to be a good decade before we see if it really works the way it's sposed to. but i'm optimistic that the fr

national perspective, pretty good until you look closely at parts of pennsylvania. everything you see on the map that is in the lime green color including state college, williamsport, areas with issues with the flooding. rivers expected to crest and then slowly recede. snow is the next big picture. big picture erie to buffalo and syracu syracuse, mid-morning tomorrow, some places could have over a foot of knowfall and the reason why is that prevailing wind out of the northwest across the great licks. we have another weather maker in the west. double barrel low. know to the central rockies. amazing snow season out there already. look for rain in california. and plenty of sunshine in the southeast. we will have more on what to expect for the weekend coming up in a little bit and more on the travel delays. looks like adding to those. let's send it back to you. >> all right. reynolds, thanks so much. nine minutes past the hour. washington, d.c. is shining a bit brighter despite the weather. they had a lighting of the national menorah yesterday to mark the start of hanuk

the storm left a trail of damage from georgia to pennsylvania. near atlanta, the cleanup began at sun up. 56 homes damaged in one neighborhood. in western north carolina, a mudslide swept a home off its foundation. heavy rains and strong winds toppled trees and power lines in northern virginia and maryland. flooding the problem in pennsylvania, more than 3 inches of rain fell over 24 hours in many areas. the bad weather meant long flight delays and cancellations at new york's laguardia airport. >> there's no need to get frustrated about it because if they're not going, they're not going. >> reporter: strong winds rustled the big branches of 30 rock's christmas tree and sent hats flying in the nation's capital on the first day of hanukkah. and it's the sounds of the season in the great lakes. snow shovels and snowplows rumbling into action from duluth, minnesota, to rochester, new york. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a new jersey store clerk came out swinging his machete against t

. >>> frigid temperatures in pennsylvania couldn't stop george washington from making his christmas day ride across the delaware river. for the 58th straight year, actors re-enacted the daring 1776 crossing of the river that famously turned the tide of the revolutionary war. this year, hundreds gathered to hear washington stand and deliver words to the troops and watch three boats make the crossing from pennsylvania to new jersey. >>> and who says you can't get anything for free anymore? an orlando church gave away $11 of free gas this weekend to 100 lucky drivers. officials say the gesture was a small way of showing the community that there is, indeed, a bright future ahead. very kind. >>> right now for a look at your national and regional weather once again here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel's forecast. all right, bill. so you and me after the snow today, snow angels. >> not me. no way. i'm done. i shoveled this morning early. that's it for me. >>> talk about what's happening out west, because often the case from the weather, stormy on the east coast, it's q

the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pith: at this time i yield four minutes to the ranking member on agriculture, representative lucas of oklahoma. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for four minutes. mr. lucas: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i rise again in opposition to h.r. 2751. originally dealing with the cash for clunkers and now containing the senate language s. 510, the food modernization act. as i stated repeatedly, i believe our nation has the safest food supply in the world. i also believe that we must continually examine our food production and regulatory system and move forward with changes that will improve food safety. this legislation is the product of a flawed process. it will lead to huge regulatory burdens on our nation's farmers and ranchers. it will raise the cost of food for our consumers, and it contains very little that will actually con

we have new video of problems from indiana, ohio and pennsylvania. cynee simpson has the latest. >> the storm dumped at two feet in parts of the midwest and is responsible for 15 deaths. we have video of an accident that could have taken two more lives. this video you are about to see is graphic. this showcases the danger caused by this weekend's winter storm. watch as a car loses control and slams into a police officer and another man. both are ok. in indiana, black eyes and six- foot snow dress turned roads into parking lots -- black ice. >> technically you are still stock. i cannot go nowhere. >> only repair crews are allowed in the minneapolis metrodome. snow ripped through the roof in three spots. >> this will be used to access the trundle on the west side. >> from the upper midwest to the north east, a silly commute in western pennsylvania left drivers on edge. >> there was a car that went off the road 10 miles back. >> the bone chilling cold seems to be lingering on the east coast and the midwest. for now, live in the satellite center. >>> we

it comes across pennsylvania and upstate new york. some areas of the snow band could see another foot of south. in the south, it's the cold weather. a hard freeze to start off the day. and in southern florida, we're talking about temperatures in the 30s and low 40s. that's a concern of frost in west palm beach. back to you, rob and vinita. >>> robert gates is meeting with troops right now. david cameron arrived for a surprise visit. he said british troops will likely begin withdrawing next year. >>> abc news polltakers recently visited all 34 afghan provinces. a dangerous job that found 62% of afghan stas still support the presence of u.s. forces in their country. but that's down from a high of 78% in 2006. our poll also found some hope though. a majority 61%, of afghans say they have hope they will live in prosperity and peace. will troops be allowed to fight on the ground in pakistan? >>> wikileaks founder julian assange could turn himself into british police today. his lawyer says a deal is being worked out for assange to meet with

my good friend from pennsylvania. mr. thompson: i thank my friend for bringing that chart out tonight. we need to reproduce that and get that into the 435 offices. i tried to lead my life by principles and one of them has been the principle that the best predictor of future performance is past performance and here we are loaming days until we have the nation's largest tax increase in history and what a great chart to be able to show the practical impact on job creation that tax cuts make because you have the documentation right there. you show it pre-tax cuts and post-tax cuts and the results are astounding. we are talking jobs. and there are few issues and problems that we face that our families face and individuals in this country face that quantity be solved by a good job, period. i don't care if it's health care, economic issues. it's so important. and i'm very appreciatetive of the leadership that the president has shown in the past week or so in terms of what appears to be -- and i have to tell you in the first bipa

the pennsylvania democrat lost his bid for a 14th term.we will visit with him in about 30 minutes. >> congressman paul kanjorski has represented the 11th district of pennsylvania for 13 terms. he is not coming back to congress, but it was the choice of the voters, not a retirement. how are you processing the loss? >> i hope i'm doing it well, from the standpoint that -- i'm not looking at as a rejection, to be honest with you. i had a great opportunity for 13 terms, 26 years. i started to reminisce about what congress is all about and what history is and what place i .layed in that i have a sort of analogy or allegory, however you say it. i was born in a relatively small town in pennsylvania, and i had the good fortune of winning a seat in congress by an act of my constituents, so here i was, a sparrow in line with the mass of sparrows, and suddenly, just by the touch of a ballot, i became an eagle and was able to soar into washington. and i did that for 26 years. that is an exceptional opportunity, and very people -- very few people ever

harley runs a humble museum to the humble star in stewart's hometown of indiana, pennsylvania. >> when he gave permission to the museum, i think his words were that he didn't want a taj mahal. >> reporter: the town's a lot like bedford falls, the fictional hometown in "it's a wonderful life." the museum opened in 1995 when stewart was 87. officials say the first five years were the busiest. most visitors have been senior citizens who grew up watching stewart on the silver screen. but attendance has dropped dramatically, and like george bailey in the movie, the museum needs money bad. >> please help me, mr. potter. help me, won't you, please? >> were there a vilt lan in the story -- >> the vilt lan would be time. it's the pro greption of the generations that are no longer with us that supported the museum. >> reporter: and so like stewart's character in the movie, the museum is looking for help. maybe even a little help from above. >> who are you then? >> as2. >> what's as2? >> angel second class. >> we are welcoming any and all clearances, john. >> reporter: harley is hoping for a holl

to understand why, you have to travel to hot bottom, pennsylvania, and to flo wheatley's kitchen. can look at her now grown son and 30 years melts away. back to when leonard was just 14, fighting cancer, sick, exhausted, and caught post chemo in a new york city downpour. >> and we got to the subway and it was still raining. but he was extremely weak. so i propped him up on one of the suitcases and i heard somebody behind me say, lady, you need help. >> reporter: it was a homeless man who carried their suitcases, helped them get to a friend's house and left them with a message. >> he looked straight at me and he said, "don't abandon me." >> reporter: after seeing another homeless man shivering in a tattered blanket, flo had the idea of recycling used clothes, sewing them into simple warm sleeping bags. and delivering them to the needy, whenever the weather turns cold. >> our motto is to keep someone alive tonight until they can help or be healed by someone in our society tomorrow. >> reporter: my brother's keeper has taken over the wheatley's barn. boxes come in filled with scrap m

it's unusual. 7 above in frederick. 9 above north towards the pennsylvania line and york and 10 above in easton. what it fees like. here's why, wind gusts have been powerful all day, pushing 45 miles per hour. quieting down a little bit but still very windy out there with winds gusting 25 and 30. skies clear above and as we work into the day tomorrow it's going to be a very slow recovery, out of the teens tonight into the low 20s, eventually upper 20s by midday. i wish i could tell you the wind will be gone. the most i can say is the wind will not be quite as gusty but it's still going to be a blustery day. as winds gust probably close to 20 miles per hour. we'll have much more on this arctic blast coming up. >>> could one of the killers of a crofton teen get out of jail after spending only 15 months behind bars? the beating death of christopher jones caused outrage and you can imagine the request is not sitting well with his family tonight. kelly swoope is back with more. >> reporter: the family of christopher jones says this couldn't have come at a worse time. in time for the holida

the snow showers are coming from pennsylvania. bigger in new york and new england. look at that band of blue across frederick. you can see this on live doppler 9000 hd. those folks in urbana to clarksburg, 270 coming through hyattstown and 355, watch out. the snow extends to bowie, as well. less in virginia. hardly anything in virginia except northern loudoun county on a cold, windy morning where we we have have the winds. they are gusting at times over 30 miles an hour. we are 23 at reagan national. upper teens for the shenandoah valley and that's giving us some fierce wind chills near zero in spots this morning. the latest gusts 39 miles an hour. and we are gusting to 28 and 33 southern maryland. wind advisory until 10:00. winter weather advisory. we could pick up an inch of snow in spots. >>> here's monica with the time saver traffic. >> i need a little extra time, howard if you are traveling on the roadways -- i needed it to dust off the car and navigate the roads in the neighborhood. once i was on the main roads, it seemed to be okay. the construction areas. 95

commack, never to pennsylvania it is cold, wet, ugly.several areas have declared states of emergency because the waters have gone so high. some are getting care for both, can news, three deaths are blamed for the storm. it has brought high winds, heavy rain to these cows. >> buffalo, this is a live shot, look what they're dealing with truckers step on the highway because they can't go anywhere because this is too dangerous. trucks can roll through, all lot of snow but they probably are being advised to just park rate their turn off your engines and maybe go to a cabin and sleep. will the snowplows do their best to clear the roadway, they are being blasted was no over there it is not looking good. will monitor that situation throughout the morning. >> snow a little closer to home, here's how to 67 you can see there's a light dusting of snow over there, should be a great weekend if you're heading up to tahoe to do skiing. from will we understand there's still plenty of hotel rooms if you just want to have up there and have a great weekend.

washington, pennsylvania.illion bottles of mylanta and 85,000 bottles of alternagel. the products may contain alcohol. they were made at the same plant that had to shut down earlier this year due to hygiene problems. the company is already under criminal and congressional investigations due to quality control issues. >>> house republicans have temporarily blocked legislation that would give school meals to thousands more hungry children. it is all part of a battle over government control of what kinds of foods should be in school lunch lines and vending machines. sharyn alfonsi reports. >> reporter: mystery meat is getting a makeover. if the bill passes, everything sold on school grounds -- from school lunches to vending machines -- has to meet a new, higher nutritional standard. pediatricians say it can't happen soon enough. >> never before has there been a generation that's been so heavy from so early in life. >> reporter: and while some say revamping the school menu is a good first step, others argue it doe

york, pennsylvania at around 19 and oak lan at 18 degrees. locking at what's going on with the winds, the last time i showed you this baltimore, the winds were nothing. but now they picked up a little bit. we have a 7-mile-an-hour sustained wind so with that we are feeling like we are at 12 degrees into baltimore. and you know, this is a temperature that you need to dress yourself for and your kids for as they head out to the bus stop. 10 degrees is what the wind chill is into york as of now. the satellite and radar, we tried to clear out a little bit through the overnight hours. but we had a little disturbance trying to move through in the mid-levels of the atmosphere. that's why the cloud are filling back in this morning. i have high pressure that's going to be building in as we go throughout the day. but it might take a little time. but we will be getting sunshine in here going throughout the day. but in the meantime, if you want snow, you will have to head back towards western pennsylvania and maybe also into ohio and into new york. but,

the caller said he's from mecknirkburg, pennsylvania. i'm from the same place. so maybe we're neighbors. my parents still reside in mechanicburg. they might be list ngs. hi, mom and dad. the question is how long are we going to be here. i've been commenting all morning about the institutions of, for medical systems training systems, logistic systems, finance systems and so forth. these are the necessary systems for any army to be able to run itself. it's not good enough just to fight and defeat the enemy over here, which is also going on. that's just not in my particular line of work this tour of duty. and that's also going on here in a very active way across the country with coalition and afghan forces fighting shoulder to shoulder in nearly every province in this nation. but you can't fight your way out of an insurgency. what you have to do is put systems in place that allow the army to take care of themselves and build an army that can secure its population and allow the population to gain in confidence in its army, government and so forth. that's why what we

snow showers still back over towards western pennsylvania moving into ohio as well.nly that is lake-effect snow you are seeing there. but all in all, there's the high pressure moving in across the area. we will remain cold as we go throughout the day. so future forecast telling the story. we will be seeing plenty of sunshine going into time. but check out what's going to happen now. we have had that one snowstorm move through the area. now we are watching the coastal low come up in here going into late saturday and into sunday. so what's going to happen? the models have been a little bit not agreeing. so yesterday the models kept it more where we can see not a lot of snow. more off towards the coast. so, along the east burks now we are looking at models showing we could see snow across the area. right now, the forecast is a little bit on the iffy side. i will keep watching that scenario for you. there is a possibility that everybody can get snow as we go in through late saturday and into sunday once again. today, that temperature coming in at 33 degrees. no type of s

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up to the pennsylvania bothered are, it might be more like a dusting to a half inch.ooks fine right now. we have the coastal storm. the latest thinking is that will stay out to sea but any time you have a coastal to remember this time of year, you have to keep a close eye on it. >> still cold. >> real cold for this time of year. our average daytime high is still in the middle 40s. >> we haven't seen that in a while. >> we haven't had one day above normal since december 1st. >>> it is time for ask the weather guys. tony and i put our big heads together to answer your most preeing questions, weather- related or otherwise. today's question is from perry henderson o'keefe. she asks, this is an excellent question and we had to do a little research in the weather department. is there an entity that keeps track of the number of above average windy days and if show, has 2010 been windier than average? all right. good question? >> yes. >> excellent question. a question you did not know the answer to. tony didn't. we did some research. we called our friend at the national weath

the bill was introduced today by patrick murphy, a democrat from pennsylvania. this american sursimilar to one in the -- this measure is similar to one in the senate. backers of the repeal are anxious to get a vote this year with the potential of losing momeum when reblicans command more seats in the senate next year. >>> new developments in the case of a murdered uva lacrosse player, yeardley love. her former boyfriend george huguely is accused of beating her last spring but his defense team is now proposing that huguely's actions did not play a direct role in love's death. craig melvin has the details on what happened at the hearing. >> reporter: a few days ago, there was talk that attorneys for george huguely, yeardley love's on again, off again boyfriend, might be close to reaching a dl with prosecutors. those same attorneys asked for yeardley love's medical records. the defense team hopes to prove that huuely's actions, while trauma, did t cause her death. at a hearing today in charlottesville, the attorneys called a former examiner testified that yeardley

light snow showers in weern most pennsylvania. portions of southern ohio. those won't be bothering us. we'll keep mostly clear skies. the clouds will art coming back. temperaturesre in the mid to upper 30s and enjoy it. this is about as warm as we'll be. the good night wake-up forecast into the teens and mid 20s tomorrow morning. a cold and dry evening for your friday night plans. clouds coming back during the day on saturday. saturday night into sunday, plenty of clouds around. so sunday's storm looking like a little further out to sea. but still might be close enough to the coast to bring at least some chance for snow. better chances for you on the other side of the bay toward the eastern shore. ocean city, more likely than here to get snow. >>> we've got breaking news out of poolsville, maryland. where a house is on fire. these are live chopper 4 pictures of the house as you can see. it is burning. it looks like the garage. we'll have more on this story. no one has been injured in this fire. >>> several amtrak trains were delayed. some electrical cord fe

the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. altmire: madam speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1761 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. altmire: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. altmire: madam speaker, as a member of the higher education subcommittee, i rise today in support of house resolution 1761, which congratulates auburn university quarterback and college park, georgia, native cam newton, on winning the 2010 heisman memorial trophy. each year the most outstanding college football player in the united states is recognized by the heisman committee. mr. newton has earned the 76th such distinction this year. cam newton was selected as winner of the heisman memorial trophy last saturday, december 11, live from times square. he became the third auburn tiger to win the heisman, joining 1971 winner pat sullivan, and 1985 winn

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up in northern montgomery county up toward the pennsylvania border. it might just be a dusting to about an inch as you get farther north and then again 1- 2 here in the immediate washington area with more to the south. all snow, we're not expecting it to mix at any point with any rain, any freezing rain or sleet, just a snow event for us. cold temperatures. every flake will stick. 22 in annapolis. 21 in frederick. earlier ocean city was 22. and so again, southern maryland, you will get snow shortly if it is not snowing and with us throughout the day. light snow developing, cold and 28 the afternoon high. winds out of the south and east at 5 miles per hour. snow tapering to flurry. and total accumulation 1-3 inches and 25 overnight. and we'll stay freezing overnight tomorrow morning for the commute could be problems. and right now friday and saturday look fine with temperatures in the mid 30s. and we have to watch a coastal system, a close call, it looks like right now it stays out to sea but it's a close call with temperatures in the mid 30s on sunday

we are in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, because tonight if movie theaters across the country we will fill the theser with 3,000 people and we will talk about the greatest american car ever build, the mustang. this is what it is, a mustang. we have taken this mustang and put bus parts on it and now it is not running right and people are saying i hate this mustang, maybe we should throw it out. no, before we throw out or system, capitalism, maybe we should look what it really is. maybe we should decide. we should decide. i personally like the classic, the american classic. capital im. i don't know about you, why don't we look at the engine of america and look what capital e and freedom and our constitution really looks like when it's running right and has been fully restored. now, in a few minutes i will go over, we have an audience with us from pittsburgh and we will have a roundtable here prior to our stage show tonight and we will talk about what has happened in europe. and people that say it can't happen here. we have a lot to do in the next hour, roll up your sleeves. >>> we are at the

he's not doing a great job. >> unemployment dropped in pennsylvania today to 89.6% in pennsylvania. >nks sean. >> sean: coming up, a political unraveling for the democrats in this lame duck session. reaction former speaker of the house newt gingrich to all of tonight's events and what it means for the president's future. that and more, straight ahead. [ female announcer ] it's red lobster's ultimate surf and turf event. with three seafood-and-steak combinations, all under $20! like succulent lobster and wood-grilled sirloin, or new chardonnay shrimp and sirloin. ends soon at red lobster. [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love? more fun with your family and friends? it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone, or low t. c'mon, stop living in the shadows. you'

there are delays, as we can see on the left side of the screen beginning back at route 4, pennsylvania avenue, just to get past that incident right now. half an hour extra travel time. springfield not bad north and southon i-95. hov heading northbound. >>> passengers traveling north on amtrak need to check in with custor service, amtrak had to cancel trips becau of equipment problems. derek ward live at union station. we understand problems had some customers waiting a long time. od morning. >> reporter: good morning. indeed, they did earlier on. most of the long delays have been cleared out. but this is the same problem that can be vexing to us here when the weather gets bad, when you freezing rain, snow, it has to do with overhead power lines and it's affecting travel alongi alongialong tr amtrak's northeast regional line. downed power lines, rail lines led to long lines. a commercial power line came down on amtrak overheadlines south of deathwlaware andhat le to problems. >> got here early and the board saidverything was on time. then they had an announcement there was a delay due t

he's not doing a great job. >> unemployment dropped in pennsylvania today to 89.6% in pennsylvania. >. >> thanks sean. >> sean: coming up, a political unraveling for the democrats in this lame duck session. reaction former speaker of the house newt gingrich to all of tonight's events and what it means for the president's future. that and more, straight ahead. [ female announcer ] it's red lobster's ultimate surf and turf event. with three seafood-and-steak combinations, all under $20! like succulent lobster and wood-grilled sirloin, or new chardonnay shrimp and sirloin. ends soon at red lobster. ♪ [ male announcer ] opeup a cadilc during our season's best sales event. and receive the gift of asphalt. experience the cadillac of crossovers, the striking srx. it's the one gift you can open up allear long. see your cadillac dealer for this attractive offer. backed by the peace of mind that only comes from cadillac premium care maintenance. the season's best sales event. from cadillac. from cadillac premium care maintenance. host: could switching to geico realis a bird in the handre on wor

. >>> a rollover on the in the root of the beltway after pennsylvania avenue over the suitland parkway. one lane to the left is getting by. no. on the beltway leaving branch avenue heading towards fedex field, it slows down briefly to look at what's happening. 95 in virginia, there is a wreck near thornburg road that should be taken care of. no problems on 66. this is 95 trappe excellus of the beltway. olume south of the beltway. >> it's 32 degrees. >> a revealing look at a royal couple. think it's going to happen. >> football fans left in the cold. the mertrodome roof collapsed. >> sarah >>> checking our top stories on this monday morning, the d.c. region is under or winter weather advisory as light snow moves into the area. forecasters say we could see up to an inch. near freezing temperatures will create the possibility of icy roads before the morning commute. there have been two feet of snow in parts of the midwest. >>> tax-cut compromise faces a big test to date. the senate is expected to vote on a bill that would extend the bush tax cuts and jobless benefits. if that measure is e

maryland; monique bourgeois, executive director, association of recovery schools, fort washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark godley, director, research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past. and mark, it's really...as fran has mentioned, alcohol is really the main problem. what other substances are youth taking today? while most youth who use, do use alcohol, marijuana runs a pretty close second with high use in marijuana. but probably the most rapidly growing segment of new use

i rise today to honor a great leader in erie, pennsylvania, antoine girabaldi. he has been a dynamic force in higher education and throughout the community. since 2001, he has worked to ensure that they remain a world class university. his visionary leadership has helped gannon's enrollment grow by more than 24%. with his wife, he has led revitalization efforts in the downtown erie area to make a vibrant thriving neighborhood. their work benefits not only the students of gannon but the whole of the community. i am grateful for their commitment to our city. antoine girabaldi is a pillar in the community and it is with grateful heart we wish him the greatest of fortune as he takes on the role of president of the university of detroit mercy next year. his service and leadership in erie will be greatly missed and we thank him for all he has done. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pr

but hundreds of pennsylvania marching band students made their destination. they were strap trapped for days to get to los angeles to march in the tournament of roses parade. and arrived late last night. >> we almost didn't make it because the flight got postponed. but thank god. >> but you're here. >> we got here. >> reporter: the rebooked seating was so tight, that 15 parents had to give up their seats. but the band itself will now march in saturday's parade. rob? >> what a mess all over the country. thanks a lot, emily in washington this morning. thanks. >>> with the northeast still digging out, as emily mentioned, the west coast, now bracing for yet another storm there. >> that means even more rain along the already soggy and soaked pacific coast. accuweather's ava dinges is here with more. hi, ava. >> good morning, rob and mike. talk about a role reversal here. nothing going on in the east. all of it happening in the west. for the northeast, things are looking good for the next several days. next time new york city gets anything, that will be in the week

in "going home to glory," clearing gettysburg pennsylvania. granddad's choice in retirement was to associate himself with the story of that great battle and so i grew up surrounded by the history of armed conflict in america and the great story of the american civil war. it comes up in correspondence. we reproduce a lot of correspondence between me and my grandfather, mostly what was to me. julie quoted from one actually to quote elsewhere in the same letter. i was talking to hugh hewitt who was a wonderful guy and has been long involved in the nixon library. i was talking to hewitt or the other day and he mentioned veterans day in the first came the came to mind was the admonition from dwight eisenhower to me on september 26, 1962. he begins and he says the date above does not mean anything to you because you were a young man but this is the date of the opening, exactly 44 years from now. you are too young to appreciate the significance of this day but it is important for you to do so and you will do so in time. i believe that i did so in tim

host: are there jobs in pennsylvania? frank? he hung up. we were talking earlier about manufacturing jobs and the huge transition most notably in pennsylvania and ohio which is part of that rust belt area which is seeing the loss of jobs but also new jobs being created with those workers who have the skills necessary to operate the manufacturing equipment. do you want to comment to his earlier point about being a capitalist republican? guest: i think that's fine. i support him. i'm a capitalist myself. i think just on your point about health care and business nisses, i think everyone agreed that one of the major problems we had were companies spending so much money on managing health care for their employees and providing their share of the insurance payments. and people disagree about the outcome of the bill but i think it does a lot to help businesses especially small ones lower those costs, and hopefully it's a long-term plan. it's going to be a good decade before we see if it really works the way it's sposed to. but i'm optimistic that

un alcalde de poblacion pequena de pennsylvania, cuyas politicas represivas hacia la inmigracion ilegalo proyectaron a la escena nacional ira proximamente a washington...el alcalde de hazleton, lou barletta, fue elegido a la camara de representantes el mes pasado, cuando derroto a un congresista democrata que llevaba 26 anos en el congreso... alcalde durante 11 anos, renuncio hoy para asumir su puesto en enero...barletta se declaro orgulloso de sus gestiones para expulsar a los indocumentados de la ciudad de 30-mil habitantes... tres adultos y tres ninos en baltimore, y provoco daños vien ocurrio poco antes de las cinco de la madrugada... los fagas vientoeron que batallar que alcanz las 40 millas por horque ayudo a la propagacion del incendio a las otras viviendas... los bomberos encontraron los cuerpos tras apagar las llamas, dijo un portavoz... las autoridades ien recomiendan revisar sus humo asegurarse que funcionan correctamente... familiares y amigos recordaron nadora fue encontrada sin vida en un hotel de la ciudad de nueva york.. docenas de familiares de silvie cachay, oriunda de

el actor de 48 aqos se entrego antes del medio dia una prision federal en pennsylvania donde debera pasaros por una decada" y debia 2.7 millones de dolares... en el 2008 fue encontrado culpable de no presentar su declaracion de impuestos deliberadamente... es todo por mi part