washington's army is on the pennsylvania side of the delaware. across the river in new jersey, the british-- well armed, well fed, supremely confident. they seem destined to capture philadelphia, america's capital. thomas paine sums up the situation in his pamphlet "the american crisis". man as paine: these are the times that try men's souls. the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country, but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. narrator: how did things become so dire? just five months earlier the continental congress ratified the declaration of independence, a glorious and radical document. "governments are instituted among men," it said, "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." that was five months ago. it seems like five years. for the declaration of independence was also a declaration of war against the most powerful nation on earth. (seagull cries) british forces soon began arriving by the tens of thousands. professional soldiers

michael freeman of fayetteville, pennsylvania. airman first class austin gates benson of pevment llartown, pennsylvania. sergeant christopher geiger of north hampton, pennsylvania. second lieutenant michael gor.iordano. corporal joshua harton, of bethlehem. michael heed jr. of delta, pennsylvania. sergeant brett hershey. specialist derek holland. sergeant first class brian hoover of west elizabeth, pennsylvania. lance corporal abram howard of williams port, pavment staff sergeant matthew ink ham of altoona, pennsylvania. private first class david jefferson of philadelphia, pennsylvania. lance corporal larry johnson of scronton, pennsylvania. sergeant nathan kennedy of cla classville, pavment corporal jared king of eerie, pavment specialist dale k rhode island idlow. private first class sevment rg e krapow. staff sergeant patrick kuchboch -- staff sergeant patrick kuchboch of mckeesport, pavment sergeant ryan lane with pittsburgh, pavment master sergeant arthur lily of smithtown -- smithfield, pavment capital ronald luce jr. of way

i yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. marino: mr. speaker, i come to the floor this evening to applaud my good colleague and friend from pennsylvania. in fact, our districts border one another and we have the same philosophies because we're so close, our districts overlap, we share a couple of counties and we both share the sentiments of our constituents. the people who voted for us. the people who didn't vote for us. we have a job to do. we've been hired an directed to be sent to washington and very

in other words, that madison go to new york, pennsylvania? or did everybody realize that we best only have local people speaking, or else we will -- >> no outsiders spoke at these conventions, no. only elected delegates. there was one controversy in massachusetts. a delicate good been at the convention refused to sign, attended and some people of like mind wanted him to speak. just to get some information, a big fight over this. finally, he went home. no, no. only a local decision. it is the people of the state who are making this decision. but you would sometimes have people on the galleries watching what was going on. governor morris of pennsylvania went to the virginia convention. a very clever man. not all the founding fathers had a sense of humor. he did. he wrote just a delightful poetic jingle about what had happened in the virginia convention. of course, i quote it. you will love it. i loved it. >> we are out of time. >> my apologies. [applause] >> mit american history professor pauline maier is on both tvs in depth next sunday. she's

and a neighborhood goes up in flames in allentown, pennsylvania, after a deadly natural gas explosion. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. all day long in cairo, the anticipation and excitement were growing. president mubarak was going on television and the anti- government protesters were expecting him to say he was stepping down. he did not. mubarak said he is staying on as president until the september elections when he promised to transfer power to his successor. in the meantime, he said he is delegating power to his vice president, omar suleiman, and he promised to amend the constitution to make it easier for opposition candidates to run for office. he also made it clear once again he wants other nations to butt out of egypt's affairs, and he vowed again, he will die in egypt. the stunned crowd in tahrir square waved shoes in anger and shouted once again for mubarak to step down now. late tonight, suleiman called on the protesters to go home, but very few are

natural gas and that natural gas drilling is experiencing a boom around the united states from pennsylvania to colorado however people everywhere are also experiencing the side effects and there are many from contaminated drinking water to skin infections to nose bleeds i traveled to deny pennsylvania and one small town that's been hit especially hard for some boiling gas companies brought hydraulic fracturing or fracking to their homes. i'm back. for the ealy family and the problem runs deep. underneath the soil in their roots i was born and raised here brought us up our father. many years ago when watching acres of land a swimming pool a pond and a new generation with roots here to go back here so it's kind of hard you know just to pack up and move it grow. everything obama has here but times have changed since can't really grew up here for the last year in four months he and his family have been unable to drink their water ever since he agreed to allow common oil and gas to drill for natural gas on his property they're one of more than a dozen families in dimock pennsylvania who have wat

i certainly thank the patriots like those in wanes port, pennsylvania, who join -- wayne sport, pennsylvania, who join with the patriots all over this nation and are so appreciative for what they do for this country as well. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, sir, i hereby give notice of my resignation from the united states house of representatives, effective 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time, wednesday, february 9, 2011, attached is the letter i submitted to governor andrew cuomo, signed sincerely, christopher jay lee, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-b of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from new york, mr. lee, the whole number of the house is 434. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, our business being completed, i move to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say ay

the people in pennsylvania are trying to save more energy, with more efficient lighting, and better heating and cooling. this will not just cut down on energy consumption, this will save money on energy bills. and this will lead to new jobs we have seen a maryland window manufacturer boost this and a manufacturer in pennsylvania saw an increase in business by $1 million. they were provided tax credit and financing opportunities and this is what we want to do going forward. we have the discoveries that are made, and the businesses sell these discoveries. we have buildings that save more energy and hire more workers. and that is how all of this is possible and how we will win the future. we will have the best infrastructure and the best way to innovate. i will visit marquette, mich. we're working to connect this to the rest of the world. the cutting edge innovation is our responsibility. if we make america the best place to do business, the businesses should make their place america. we should invest in the future of this nation. this is the information i will bring to the chamber of commerce

well there were thousands of cases that the pennsylvania supreme court overturned that he dealt with well they would human a court judge in missouri county none of these kids are not necessarily going away for years but for somebody who is anywhere from you know ten to eighteen years old this is the skins were even being sent through a month or two to a jail for juveniles or to a boot camp is a very scary experience that disrupts their lives and it can you know scar them for a long time and in many cases we're talking you know quite trivial offenses were he in his attitude was we're going to nip this in the bud by steering its good straight so there are cases involving there is a kid who for example made fun of her assistant principal on a on her my space page and got and got a month in detention center for that there was a kid who accidentally is ten years old accidentally set her bedroom on fire when she was playing with matches she got him in detention that you know there are cases involving things like possession of grow paraphernalia or drinking or you know by leaving school rul

pennsylvania senator pat tomby. utah senator mike lee. arkansas senator john boozeman. indiana senator dan cothse. kansas senator, jerry moran. missouri senator roy blunt. new hampshire senator kelly yotes. north dakota senator john hoben. ohio senator rob portman. wisconsin senator ron johnson. yea. illinois senator mark kirk. that's 13 new republican senators in this last election. we only need four more senators and we win the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to

. >> i correct in pennsylvania. now i am and california. -- is it will up in pennsylvania. and that he went to cal. once in there, always in there. at them that he is best suited to and he is surprisingly it not the packers fan. >> i love him but overall i like the steelers. you know, defense. >> reporter: when he led his team to of way of his team did nothing less. >> it especially with him, and rogers did his thing. class (cheering & applause) >> vicki: the mood is different for fans in shanghai kelly's. every sunday the bart is packed with steelers fans. a lot of fans were there after a full day of drinking. they're ready for a busy night. in san francisco they started with increased enforcement. the chp is not doing checkpoints but they do more of the officers. kron4 news thailand will along with one of them. >> reporter: super bowl sunday is one of the biggest beer consumption days of the year. this is why the conclusion of the game is the beginning of a busy night for the chp officers. >> we do we can for the drivers. >> reporter: the highway patrol had four fatal cra

several inches of lake-effect snow in michigan, pennsylvania and western new york. snowshowers across north dakota. much colder than normal across the south. >> 34 in dallas. 40s from new orleans to atlanta. the northeast covers around the 30-degree mark. single digits in fargo and minneapolis. and just 14 in chicago. almost 50 in seattle. 62 in sacramento. and 65 degrees in phoenix. >>> and still to come this morning, a congressman's career undone, just hours after shirtless photos of him popped up online. we'll have a report from washington. >>> and millions of us must have it. but does diet soda raise the risk of serious health problems? new research just out. e$e$e$e$e$ >>> welcome back. prices at the supermarket are about to go up. corn futures surged wednesday, after a government report predicted supplies this year will fall to the lowest levels in 15 years. it usually takes about three months before it's felt at the grocery store. but it will likely affect everything, from cereal, to soft drinks, to meat. >>> overseas stocks are mostly lower this morning. tok

this is allentown, pennsylvania, an hour and a half out from philadelphia overnight.he firefighters have spent all night battling fires from the blast. those fires stretch for more than a city block and some 600 people have been evacuated. to compliment things, utility workers are having trouble digging through thick layers of snow and ice to reach a ruptured gas line that was feeding the flames. for the exact cause they're still working on that but right now you see this breaking news from pennsylvania. >> back here in our area, a historic oakland landmark docked at jack london square is in danger of closing. the uss potomac only has revenue for the ends of april. they need $125,000 to get back on track but so far they've only raised about $14,000. the uss potomac has lost half of its operating income in the past couple years because of cutbacks. the ship served as franklin delano roosevelt's presidential yacht until he died in 1945. >> menlo park officials are taking a squirrel problem seriously. i should say officials are taking their squirrel problem seriously but

there you have it, live from pennsylvania. we will be right back. >> welcome back, a live picture at of dallas, snowy commute under way, they have a lot of bad weather. rain, ice, snow, they are dealing with it this morning. they are not alone, half the country dealing with that bad weather. expected to last a couple of days massive storm system working its way from texas to new england. air travel as well has been the biggest impact for the bay, slate, cancellations, delays live reports coming up. world news, along japan record snowfall is reported. in one town some homes buried to the second floor. parked cars buried under snow, a dumping ground has been said for the disposal of this note. that is the windows on the first floor. look at all of that snow. dumping snow when they can find places in areas with heavy snow there is concern about the condition of elderly who are trapped inside their home. meanwhile tens of thousands of the australian stock up on food in sturdy shelters as a cyclone a purchase. furious wind, massive

>>> and is the donald ready to move from trump tower to pennsylvania avenue? ic >>> your chance of getting a record-low mortgage rate appears to be over. the average rate for a 30-year loan rose above 5% this week for the first time since last april. those fast-raising rates could present a new challenge to the housing market, which, of course, is already lagging behind other parts of the u.s. economy. >>> today, president obama presents congress with three options for the future of fannie mae and freddie mac. the proposals would reduce the government's role in the mortgage market by scaling back or shutting down the companies. bailing them out has cost taxpayers over $150 billion. >>> overseas markets are mixed to end the week. markets in japan were closed for a holiday. hong kong's hang seng rose 0.5%. in london, the ftse opened lower. the dow fell ten points yesterday. the nasdaq ticked up one point. >>> blockbuster is expected to put up the forsale sign soon. the movie chain could not reach a deal to exit bankruptcy protection. it could sell for $300 milli

we are on pennsylvania avenue, just four blocks from the white house.w, republicans are saying they want to slice $1.7 billion out of the government's building budget. and they're promising other cuts. ending president obama's high speed rail program, gutting the environmental protection agency and even cutting $74 million from the fbi's budget. >> we're broke. let's be honest with ourselves. >> reporter: but so far, republicans are leaving some real expensive sacred cows untouched. there's more than $25 billion every year spent on ethanol subsidies that neither help the environment nor save energy. $6.2 billion in tax credits for oil and gas companies flush with record profits. and $3.5 billion for an extra engine for the f-35 fighter jet the pentagon doesn't want. part of the engine is made in republican leader eric cantor's district, another, near john boehner's. why is there nothing in here about cutting funding for the extra engine for the f-35, for example. i mean, isn't this a no brainer? the pentagon says they don't want it. >> i am sure we are

pennsylvania workers., the trade adjustment assistance provisions were enhanced by amendments made to the program in 2009. it was updated in two critical ways. first of all, h expanding covere to more workers, including service workers and workers whose jobs have been offshored to places around the world, and the change was essential because it made workers whose jobs were lost to china and india eligible for assistance which these days is an essential safeguard for those workers. the amendments also increased and improved training, health coverage and other benefits available to trade adjustment assistance certified workers. what does that mean for pennsylvania? well, the 587 certain fictions that -- certifications that have been issued in pennsylvania cover an estimated 67,000 -- 67,000 -- workers in pennsylvania. give you one example and then i'll offer the consent request. general electric announced in 2009, early 2009, that they'd be cutting 1,500 jobs. we've worked with them and others to -- to get t

the federal government later got involved. >> do you think pennsylvania would be upset if the federal government got her when they could not? >> no, her interests are directly contrary to pennsylvania's. >> in another case conceivably, the state attorney general could exercise his or her prosecutorial discretion not to prosecute her under the anti- terrorism law that gives her 8 years. is that something for the state to be concerned about? we want to have the discretion to prosecute or not for standard crimes that have no relation to interstate commerce or other federal power. >> it is standard that both sovereigns have the ability to prosecute. that is if the definition of the crimes overlap. there's nothing that prevents pennsylvania from prosecuting her. >> she wants to make the argument that this is a strictly state, local crime in any attempt by the federal government to convert it into a treaty based terrorism crime is erroneous. that is what she is trying to do. why does she not have standing to make the argument? >> the lower courts understood this to be a 10th amendment claim

now this explosion comes just one day after a similar gasline explosion in neighboring pennsylvania. the coroner now says five people died in that home explosion wednesday night in allentown, pennsylvania. the victims range in age from a four-month-old boy to a 79-year- old man. a leaking gasline is being blamed far explosion that leveled two homes and started several fires. >>> people in san francisco don't want to see an outside as the cities next police chief. it seemed to be the consensus at a public hearing. instead residents and officers are lobbying for someone within the department who will last long on the job. >> odds are things will get resolved better. promoting within the department will help moral because it gives us a sense of feeling. >> officers also say the department needs consistency. former chief george gascon came from mesa, arizona and lasted only 18 months before being named district attorney. there are two more issues on the table. >>> san mateo county labor and business leaders are responding to san francisco's recently adopted local hire law. they almost an

would surprise me at all i mean through all of this and through the hole in security efforts in pennsylvania you see these repeated attempts to buy these industries to silence the critics so would be shocking we've got to find out there tonight in hollywood and hollywood itself is very political and we know that there's an entire lobbying process because i just to get you know the big actors out of the big movies that were academy awards but the thing that i find very interesting is i think it's almost that tiring for these trade groups because look how many people are now talking about it exactly and the same thing with the spine. you know to try to silence the critics and by doing so assuming this is actually gets exposed people are out bridge and we've talked about this before i really do think the more people learn about these how these corporations are trying to push their extremist agenda it can all be back and the thing is that they're not just you know going over to the academy they're also writing scathing critiques really and attacking and josh fox the director of cast land and als

look how many people are now talking about it because i put in the same thing with the spine in pennsylvania you know they try to silence the critics and by doing so assuming this is actually gets exposed before average and we've talked about this before i really do think the more people learn about these how these corporations are trying to push their extremist agenda you can all be done and the thing is that they're not just you know going over to the academy they're also writing scathing critiques really and attacking and josh fox the director of gas land and also mark ruffle oh who just is an actor who happens to feel like this issue is very near and dear to. hart but at the same time they get angry about two actors going it talk all you know are saying this is absolutely controllable how could this be happening this is a hollywood producer that scripted it but how big of a lobbyist is the oil and the natural gas industry in the u.s. clearly the oil and gas industry have been oppressed and silenced in washington for far too long right i mean very much an outrage that they're not having t

. >>> in pennsylvania, one college basketball coach was way out of bounds when he attacked one of hisplayers during practice. the player left with a bloody face and was then thrown out of practice. it's unclear what triggered the coach's actions, but holy family university has suspended him. >>> in missouri, a massive fire ripped through a plastics recycling plant. the blaze was so intense, firefighters could only battle the flames from a distance. heavy snoek smoke and hazardous fumes made the smoke too dangerous. no injuries were reported. >>> finally, in pennsylvania, the 17th annual egg drop competition inspired some unique contraptions. the contest challenges teens to create a device that will protect the egg from the impact of a 34 foot drop down a steel cable. the winner gets a cash prize while the losers end up with, what else, still some egg on their face. let's get a look at your national and regional weather, let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast.ç a one-two purchl. >> lynn, i'm so over those easy jokes. >> you're the master of

i wanted to ask the good congress woman from pennsylvania on the budget when she said pennsylvania provides and fuel for the economy, would she have touched on the system of hydro-franking which is poisoning the wells of certain parts of the country? would she have these companies like halliburton come forth with all the ingredients, the chemicals that are poisoning the water in pennsylvania? i have a piece of property in pennsylvania. thank you so much. host: john is a republican in knoxville, tenn., you are next. caller: i have heard nothing about foreign aid. host: and what the plan is? caller: no cuts are being made about foreign aid except for defense cuts. i would like to know what they will do for going out and throwing money at these places and people want to kill us. host: mr. kingston is an appropriate her from georgia said that foreign aid as part of the package of cuts for this year, 2011. that debate kicks off in the house today on the floor. he said it is part of the conversation. it makes up less than 1% of the total federal budget. what do you make of that? caller: i think i

the explosion happened, by the way, just 24 hours after another pipeline blew in pennsylvania, killingwas among the busier days at the obama white house, and yet this was the last day on the job for press secretary robert gibbs. for the occasion, the president showed up in the west wing briefing room and brought a gift, the tie he borrowed from gibbs to deliver the keynote speech at the '04 democratic convention back in boston because mr. obama wasn't even a u.s. senator back then, thought it looked better than any of the ones he brought for the occasion. gibbs had considered the tie long gone and was steamed about the event before he got it back today, albeit under glass. >>> another break. when we come back, why they're calling this the 18 days that changed the world. >>> finally tonight, we have indeed just witnessed 18 days that changed the world. as president obama put it today, egypt will never be the same. this was a genuine people's uprising, a revolution, make no mistake. the largest, biggest of the new media age of blanket media coverage and social media, and so we got to wat

pitts of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to the order of the house of february 18, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts, and a member opposed will each control three minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. this is a simple, straightforward amendment. this amendment prevents funds from being used by the department of health and human services to implement rules regarding obamacare's essential benefits pack imming. as if obamacare's mandate that everyone must purchase health insurance wasn't enough, the law went one step further. the federal government will now tell every single american and business what their health plan must cover. . obamacare grants this unprecedented power to a single person. gives the power to the secretary of health and human services to determine which benefits affect every man, woman and child in america, not to mention the more benefits that h.h.s. determines to be essential, the higher the premiums will be for

back to you. >> kristen dahlgren in pennsylvania.as going to ask her, i don't think she'd hear me, the dripping the irony that punxsutawney phil predicts spring and most of the united states is absolutely under blizzard conditions. >> there's a lot of irony in a groundhog predicting the weather in general. let's face it. >> point well taken. >> she has no college education, yet we take his word each and every year. thanks a lot, phil, now we know what's to come and now that you have blown my forecast. get back in there, buddy. things are looking pretty good for us, spring is going to be near for us in the bay area. today we'll have a spring-like day. 48 in hayward, 50 in concord, turning over to the mid-60s as we head throughout afternoon, 65 degrees is the forecast high in oakland today. that's actually about 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. december, january, and february are the coldest months in the bay area. not this year. this is what's happening. we have a big strong ridge of high pressure in place and a tr

that's in allentown, pennsylvania. >>> more trouble for pg&e. what a new report reveals about its safety practices and the crucial task it failed to do. >>> plus, the racy pictures that may have led to the abrupt resignation of a national lawmaker. >>> good morning. san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good, but at the corner of a major intersection we would like you to know there's an accident there. it's going to be there for a bit. we'll let you know more coming up. >>> good morning. it's clear. it's cold. 20s, 30s, 40z. closer to the coast it will be sunny again today. not as breezy or windy and temperatures low to mid-60s. >>> a new investigation shows pg&e failed to follow its own safety guidelines. state regulators have been focusing on pg&e since the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno last year. they found that the utility put off inspections of its high pressure gas lines for more than two years. records also show that just two years ago pg&e did not have proper procedures in place to make sure workers were following key safet

seen in kerr was ordered held without bail monday. >>> in pennsylvania, six teen as rest ford gang upn 13-year-old boy, police called attack caught on tape bullying at its very worse. boy was kicked and dragged through the snow for 20 minutes. he was then hoisted into a tree and eventually hung on a fence by his jacket. the attack took place three weeks floo goo in an apartment come plegs at 1:00 p.m. no one called the police. >>> the fear of getting a traffic ticket may be saving lives. a new study found fatale cash crashes fell by 24% in 14 large sthas installed red light cameras but fatal crashes fell at intersections that did not have the technology. red light cameras at the cutting edge of automatic law enfor enforcement technology though some people raised privacy concerns. >>. >> a quick think-ing 3-year-old neff girl is called a hero for helping save her mother's live. gracie gros was home alone with her mom and little brother where her mom collapsed from a zaire, without missing a beat, gracie called 911, the incident took place hours after her mom taught her how to make the

no menos perturbadores la brutal golpiza a que sufriÓ un adolescente de 13 aÑos en pennsylvania. >> la13 aÑos. se le puede escuchar gritando desesperadamente mientras sus verdugos abusan del. lo golpean y lo cuelgan boca abajo como un saco de basura en un Árbol. trata de escaparse pero lo vuelven a atrapar. podrÍan haber matado por accidente al niÑo dijo el jefe de policÍa, refiriÉndose a que podrÍan haberle clavado una barra metÁlica en el cuello. >> trate de huir y escapar dice Él pero seis de ellos estudian en su misma escuela y los arrestaron. >> lo llevÓ a su casa. >> el Último del grupo de abusadores que aparecen en las imÁgenes ya fue arrestado sus edades estÁn entre los 13 y los 17 aÑos. e la investigaciÓn arrojÓ que no es la primera vez que lo hacen. municipal no es considerado como un hÉroe tras enfrentarse con un ladron que pretendÍa robar en el restaurante donde trabaja. >> estas imÁgenes de una cÁmara de seguridad muestran en el momento en que el hombre quiere robar un restaurante. >> el sospechoso e iniciÓ una espectacular persecuciÓn en la que estrellÓ un autobÚs escolar

. >>> firefighters in eastern pennsylvania are battling a large fire. apparently caused by a gas line explosion. it began with a house explosion in downtown allentown late last night. the fire spread to eight homes, forcing the evacuation of two city blocks. at least two people are still unaccounted for and several are injured. >>> the abrupt resignation of new york congressman has shocked his constituents. two-term republican christopher lee resigned wednesday, after this picture showed up on the gossip website gawker. a woman says lee, who is married with a son, sent it to her after they met on craigslist. lee didn't confirm the craigslist posting but issued this statement saying, quote, i regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff, and my constituents. i made profound mistakes and i promise to work as hard as i can to seek their forgiveness. >>> another encouraging step in the remarkable recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. after being shot in the head, she is now speaking. a simple menu request marks the congresswoman's

six pennsylvania teens arrested after a shocking bullying attack makes headlines. this is the "cbs morning news" makes headlines. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, p rk, february 1st. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm get betty nguyen. today egypt may witness its largest protest yet. a million people are being asked to take to the streets to help push president mubarak from office. protesters camped out in the heart of cairo overnight. they appear to have backing of the military which calls their demands legitimate and promises not to fire on the demonstrators. meanwhile are thousands of foreigners including americans are still trying to get out of the chaos. mark vaus man is in cairo with the latest. >> reporter: one of the protesters a million strong or something smaller, it should be the most mast sif show yet. people have begun pouring in to the square and will are long lines of more protesters pouring in. it promises to be quite a day. they're on their way to today's massive protest, what's been called the milli

heavy rain from ohio to pennsylvania. to the north, freezing rain or snow. and rain in the pacific northwest. >> and chilly in the plains. 26 in fargo. 33 in omaha. atlanta is at 77. baltimore, 69. the west coast warms up, now. but still below normal there. 40 in seattle. and 57 in sacramento. >>> and some sad news to pass on this morning. the last surviving veteran of world war i has passed away. frank buckles literally lied about his age to get into uniform at age 16. >> unbelievable dedication to his country. he served in england and in france, working mainly as a driver and warehouse clerk. he returned to the u.s. in 1920. he died peacefully at his home in west virginia. he was 110 years old. >> a real hero. >>> coming up next on this monday morning, legendary investor, warren buffett, gets bullish. >>> and the big winners at last night's oscars. a few surprises. but plenty of glamour, as you can imagine. we're off to hollywood with the details. stay with us. >>> and time, now, for a check of market activities, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average c

allentown, the pipe that blew up this week in pennsylvania, killed five people. that was a smaller pipe, 12-inch pipe built in 1928. ntsb is investigating that. >> they don't know what -- >> they don't know. hanover, ohio. we could see major changes in the way this business is regulated in the united states because of san bruno. >> belva: each time we do this story there's something new. we hope it's moving toward some resolution and certainly away from massive accidents like the one here. well, it's no accident what's going on right now over in the montana diablo school district. over there, pretty heart-breaking decision for some people have been made, that is to close some schools. >> right. i think to close schools is perhaps the most gut-wrenching decision that a school board can make. and you can tell that because they talk about it, in fact mt. diablo's been talking about school closures for four years or more. they have a hard time pulling the trigger. you have 6-year-olds showing up at school board meetings and crying because they don't want to lose thei

phil emerged among thousands of people on a tiny hill in pennsylvania.hey all got up early to brave the cold temperatures. since 1887 phil has seen his shadow 38 times. and it hasn't seen it 15 times. this is not the same phil for the whole time, trust me. the groundhog day tradition traces its origins to a german superstition. >> whatever phil says, it certainly does not feel like spring right now and that news in pennsylvania isn't going to mean much to millions this morning. three-quarters of the nation is waking up to high winds and a winter storm. a standstill at chicago's o'hare at and midway airport completely shut down. karen traverse has the latest on what's being called the blizzard of oz. >> this wallop of ice and snow stretched 2,000 miles and could be one for the history books. >> it's rare you see something this big over so many states with these conditions simultaneously. >> national guard units were mobilized in six states. in the mid-west, arctic temperatures created heavy snow, up to 2 feet in some areas. today is a rare snow day for ch

i wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant. it will permanently eliminate the problem, the health hazards. i anticipate a definite regrowth in herminie, and it will be a good thing for everybody. zdravecky: maybe it won't help me too much because i'm an old lady, but whoever comes along after me will get the benefit. schwartz: there's nothing isolated about the herminie situation. it's a very common problem. it's a town that was built before current standards. this is not backwoods rural america at all. it's just an unfortunate situation that was created probably a hundred years ago or more. and

there are five districts in pennsylvania, three in the suburbs of philadelphia, and two in the more western parts of the state. we are focused on those 14 states to begin with, one in the york, five in pennsylvania, and others elsewhere, and then we graduate from there. >> when president obama is sharing the ballot with a number of your candidates in 2012, would you see that as a positive or will that be a negative? >> is positive. a rising tide lifts all boats. >> are you doing anything different in your predecessor? >> had a very defined role under my predecessor. i was the recruiting chair. my style is to focus intensely on the mission at hand. i did not have enough exposure to the things that my predecessor was doing. i read the book after i was made the dccc chair, when rahm emanuel was the chair in the to the house bank. i found it instructive. does try to set an aggressive tone. m very plain -- pleased with headlines like new-found assertiveness. the "new york times" had an editorial recently where they reiterated a script for the dccc radio ads, democrats emerging from a defensive c

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 wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant.

having you read us, this letter that your brother wrote to you when he was at the university of pennsylvania were the younger sister that starts right down there. remind us roughly what the year was. >> the year was 1965. the moral of this story is never have a younger sister who never throws away a piece of paper. i discovered this letter 4 or 5 months before i finished this book oh my god, a paper trail sets us straight. >> read it to us. >> only people from brooklyn uses the word geez. your letter doesn't have a single worthwhile sentence in it. i will not buy you any notebooks. i repeat no notebooks. but i will send you decals that are not to be placed in my room, around my room or on the window of my car. >> okay. who was this guy? and why did you set out to tell this story? >> this guy was my fantastic, magnet, bossy, difficult, older brother carl. he was the red state to my blue state. all you have to understand to know about how complicated and difficult this relationship was my first memory of my brother was with when he sail me out a window when i was 2 years old and in the san ant

they thought it was open land out in western pennsylvania. he sends lawyers out there to prosecute them and drive them off. can you imagine, they think they're living on virgin land. not only does it belong to somebody, it happens to belong to george washington. but he's mercyless in his pursuit of these folks, and a weakness, which is that slavery is incompatible with the value of the revolution that he's the only prominent member to free the slaves in his will. that said, he does not take any decisive action to put slavery on the road to distinction because he believes to so do is to put the republican sulphurous , secession of georgia, south carolina and virginia. when the quakers, to talk to him about this, and they do a lot, they say you are the great man.y you know it's wrong. if you make a statement on this th publicly, it will make a huge,yu huge difference. but washington says to them?uspu if is listened to you then, we would still be british subjects. he is suspicious of the purely see.l arguments. have won the war if he wasn't that

a rally is planned today in pennsylvania to demand recognition that pennsylvania is the birthplace of >> i would demonstrate for that. >> isn't there enough whoppie pie to go around? >> you would think so. >>> let's get jackie's opinion on this and the weather. >> all right. let's look at some of the best weather across the continental u.s. it's in the southeast. a little bit of morning fog along the gulf coast. that will burn off. then, you're left with beautiful weather. in the west, stormy weather. this is really the last in a series of powerful storms. las vegas, phoenix, arizona, you're going to get heavy rain. it's raining already in las vegas. and one to two feet of snow in the rocky mountains. m this weather report has been brought to you by american express open. dan and bianna? >> thank you, jackie. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," the loch ness cousin. does the creature have a cousin? the new photos of a mysterious creature that may be lurking in the waters in a lake in england. >>> plus, what made your week worth of remembering? "your week in three words" is c

the biggest bull's-eyed in pennsylvania running from the south.ea will get 6 to 10 inches of snow. that's because there's two systems working through that that will collect in that zone. today, the coastal areas of new england will get morning snow. 'portland's got scattered showers at 48 degrees. san francisco could have one or two showers. it's fairly dry. it's cooler in the l.a. area. where it is not ab >> here's what's ahead on your "gma" morning menu this morning. he may be one of the leading contenders in the presidential 2012 race. this morning, we're talking to former arkansas governor mike huckabee about that. >>> also, when you think of oscars, it happens right here. we are counting down all this week. we're sitting down with the godfather of film, francesed for coppola. don't miss that. and we're showing you the big-budget birthday parties, apparently, right here on "gma." ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ oh, do it ♪ oh, do it ♪ express yourself ♪ hey [ female announcer ] coffee is like life. it's better when you add your f

the bus we're told rolled to seventh and pennsylvania where it stopped. right now investigators are looking into whether someone on board was targeted or if this was a random shooting which endangered those on board. now one of the injuries -- none of the injuries were considered serious. as soon as the bus starts rolling in this area we'll hear from passengers. more on this story in just about 30 minutes. we're live in west contra costa county this morning. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:03. a concord woman is accused of hiding out a teen runaway in her home for two months. the teenager identified as 15- year-old stephanie cut is now back with her family. now police say she ran away in november and hid at the home of 39-year-old eva. detectives actually searched her home at one point but say stephanie hid out in a crawl space. she's accused of giving false information to the police. she may now face criminal charges. police say that teenager was not being held against her will. >>> well, oakland firefighters discovere

punished or put on leave most employees are from texas and stay in rented houses and hotels the pennsylvaniadepartment of environmental protection has been out several times but has now decided to take action capital. a lousy job for less than a creature the e.p.a. has issued orders for cabinets a plug three wells they've already drilled which could cost millions of dollars they also have thirty days to install permanent water supplies for families including the get water delivery if cabot doesn't agree to. terms and get it to your court seeking a court order to enforce what i've just laid out for grimsley what happened is probably simply a rough patch that's like anything i mean i'm sure when there were big and subways in new york city one hundred years ago everybody probably hated them and so who wants them today to move a couple million people a day without in new york city would be there but for easily it's a looming question of whether to offer through his family from the only place he has ever known a lot of memories or keep them there with the hope that at some point things will chang

paul towhey of plymouth meeting, pennsylvania, told us he was leaving his options open. >> i haven't signed on anybody, nor have i eliminated anybody. i really want to have the chance to listen to them all, or hear as many as i can, and then make an informed decision. >> woodruff: tiffany anderson of kingsport, tennessee, said she wasn't in a hurry to decide, either. >> i think people need to be a little bit more picky and more informed about who they put into government. >> woodruff: former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, who is seriously considering a run, said he's hearing a similar message as he travels the country. >> i think most people see it that way. they're wanting to listen to what people have to say. the crowds that are coming to events for me are big and people are curious. >> woodruff: pamela punt of maple grove, minnesota, said she was looking for someone with vision and leadership skills. >> we're going to hear a lot of rhetoric and we're going to hear a lot of ideas. but what is really the critical component is, what are they capable of taking action on? >> woodr