. >> robert george, new york post. forgive me if i didn't hear this -- if you answered this in the previous question, but you said that you didn't like the idea of getting rid of the fed. what about the idea though of auditing it, which again, somebody pointed out a fringe thing from ron paul and now it's got i think a majority of signatures in the house. >> one of the problems with all of the bailout's that we've done over the past 18 months is we have this secrecy, where you have the fed and the treasury, pressuring bank of america, possibly, not to talk about the losses that it could incur with the purchase of merrill lynch. so all of his backroom secrecy, this idea that big government and big banks are colluding to hide information from investors has led to these proposals to audit the fed, all kinds of other things. i think if we get out of the bailout business, people will feel more comfortable that there is transparency, consistent release of information. that the government isn't using its powers to favor certa

along with george will, robert reich, al hunt. judy woodruff. >> a packed show. we'll be watching. you can tune in to "this week" a little later on. speaking with christina romer. >>> the worst night yet of the deep freeze in florida. farmers are doing whatever they can to save their crops. an arctic blast plunging temperatures to record lows last night. a rare snowfall put added pressure on growers. abc's ryan owens joins us now. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. plenty of ice around this morning. this was intentionally put here by the farmer to provide insulation. this morning, he tells us that it largely worked. he may have lost 30% of his crops. not nearly as d as he feared. in florida alone, an estimated $300 milon of crops are threatened by this cold snap. >> that's what's at risk tonight. good luck, guys. >> reporter: no wonder he didn't get much sleep last night. >> we're bracing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> reporter: how worried are you? >> i'm as worried as a man can be. >> reporter: matt park is worried too. we introduced you to him yesterday mo

roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos.his morning, the president is coming home from vacation just a little early to confront mounting security concerns as the u.s. embassy closes its doors in yemen under threats. we're there live. >>> plus, arctic blasts. 40 degrees below in the midwest. sam will brave the cold for your forecast. >>> and the latest on the search for that missing mom. investigators discover a new e-mail from missing susan powell as her family with a new push. >>> and a new day and new year. we officially welcome george stephanopoulos and juju chang, the newest members of our team. . >>> happy new year! >> happy new year. there is an embarrassing picture in that. >> i wouldn't do that. >> yes, you would, but thank you for not doing it. >> everyone back to school and work. doll we say 2010 or 2010? >> we haven't decided. >> good morning, everyone. president obama is cutting his vacation a little short as the investigation into the failed christmas attack. there are new restrictions on passengers from the wor

. >> long time journalist steve roberts and professor of media and public affairs at george washington university has just written a new book called "from every end of the earth." steve you want to tell us about one of these families that you followed. >> well, one of them is pablo romero who dropped out of school in rural mexico when he was 11 years old. came to america as a farm worker when he was 13. spent his entire teenagehood in the lettuce fields in salinas, california. never went to high school. then he got drafted in the american army. got his high school equivalency, blossomed in the army, read every book in the post library. came home and got to junior college because the local college in salinas had a program for young hispanics. then got a scholarship to uc irvine. and a professor of his said, you know, you should go to medical school. he said, me, medical school? the guy said how many spanish speaking doctors are there in salinas, california and the answer was zero. today, still never having gone to high school, pablo romero runs a neighborhood medical clinic in salinas,

george washington. [applause] behind me in the pro tunda are the busts of the eight virginians who became president of the united states. it was here that robert everyone lee, the son of a governor, was commissioned as the young nation split into war. it was here just four years later that president abraham lincoln came to begin the process of reuniting a war-torn nation, walking the streets of a still smowldering richmond. it was here 125 years after lincoln's visit that a grandson of slaves, l. douglas wilder took the oath of office as the nation's first african-american governor. [applause] and it is here today that an average middle class kid from fairfax county, the grandson of irish immigrants is given the enormous honor of becoming the 71st governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [cheers and applause] as it turns out, i succeed another descend didn't of irish immigrants, governor tim kaine. on behalf of the people of virginia, governor kaine i thank you for your great service to the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] today virginia is a thriving and diverse home of nearly 8 million people with one out of ten being born outside of th

george. [laughter] but now who was the real guy? let's get to know the real charles darwin. >> darwin is the name. i was born a naturalist. but my father, dr. robertrosperous english physician, did not consider that to marketable. when i was a boy he said to me you care for nothing but bird shooting and rat catching and will be a disgrace upon the entire family. he said you have got to get up proper occupation, charles. you can't be an idle squire. i loved collecting beatles and birds and fossils. that was my passion. father said enough of that style this stuff. you're going to be a doctor. he sent me off to edinburgh medical school at 16 years of age. well, by i was bored with the endless lectures on material. you had to mix your own pills and potions. i'm much preferred going by the seashore with one of the teachers to was an invertebrate zoologist named plants. we would go to this place with a number full name. there i discovered starfish and jellyfish and anemones. i really wouldn't do well in medical school because first of all, i hated the sight of blood. i remember one time, operated on people in those days before the invention of blessed a

george. but now who was the real guy? let get to know the real charles darwin. >> darwin's the name. i was born a naturalist. but my father, dr. robert not consider that a marketable aptitude. when i was a boy, he said to me, you care for nothing but bird shooting and rat catching and are a disgrace upon the entire family. and he said, you've got to get a proper occupation, charles. you can't bequire, a kentish hog, you know. i loved collecting beetles and bird's nests and fossils. that was my passion. my father said enough of that childish stuff, you're going to be a doctor. he sent me off to edinburgh medical school at 16 years of age. well, i was bored with the endless lectures on material medical, you had to mix your own pills and potions. i much preferred going by the sea shore with one of the teachers who was an invertebrae zoologist and we would go to this place with a wonderful name in the scottish bay called the first of fourth and there at the first of fourth, i discould have had star fish and jelly fish and namines, and i really wouldn't do well in medical school, because first of all, i hated the site of broad, and i reme

george washington. [applause] behind me in the pro tunda are the busts of the eight virginians who became president of the united states. it was here that robert everyone lee, the son of a governor, was commissioned as the young nation split into war. it was here just four years later that president abraham lincoln came to begin the process of reuniting a war-torn nation, walking the streets of a still smowldering richmond. it was here 125 years after lincoln's visit that a grandson of slaves, l. douglas wilder took the oath of office as the nation's first african-american governor. [applause] and it is here today that an average middle class kid from fairfax county, the grandson of irish immigrants is given the enormous honor of becoming the 71st governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [cheers and applause] as it turns out, i succeed another descend didn't of irish immigrants, governor tim kaine. on behalf of the people of virginia, governor kaine i thank you for your great service to the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] today virginia is a thriving and diverse home of nearly 8 million people with one out of ten being born outside of th

roberts from kansas city, st. joseph. bishop laurie from bridgeport, connecticut. we have bishopric gregory from brooklyn. bishop georgehio. bishop james johnston from springfield, missouri. across the way, the ship -- the bishop of arlington. bishop kevin rhodes, from fort wayne. and with him today, bishop john darcy, the retired bishop from fort wayne. bishop david from pittsburgh. and bishop phelippe de jesus, the archbishop of florida. is there anyone i missed? everybody here? thank you very much. long live the beauty of human life. long live the human person. may we enjoy in charity and in great conviction, continued to march and lived for the victory of human life in our country. god bless you all. and thank you very much. . . >> i am privileged to introduce a young man who was thinking about coming down to the march, and he will be here to introduce a delegation of the eastern orthodox clergy. father john will be here to introduce that delegation. >> thank you, nellie gray. hello, pro-life america. the orthodox church of america has become today a permanent part of the march for life. thousands of orthodox chris

robert smith. [applause] >> judge eugene biggert. [applause] >> and judge thomas jones. [applause] >> we are also pleased to have former governor georgepataki. [applause] >> where is he? [applause] >> and former lieutenant governor albert delvillo. [applause] >> it's time to introduce the attorney general of the state of new york -- sorry. at this time i would like to introduce the attorney general of the state of new york, andrew cuomo. [applause] >> i am also pleased to introduce the controller of the state of new york, mr. thomas p. danapoli. [applause] >> in addition, i would like to thank you for joining us today. [applause] >> it is my pleasure to recognize the following members of our congressional delegation who are joining us today in the chamber. congressman jerry nadler. [applause] >> congressman gregory meets. [applause] >> congressman steve israel. [applause] >> congressman mike acuri. [applause] >> congressman paul tonkow. [applause] >> congressman eric masep. [applause] >> and congressman michael mcmahon. [applause] >> now i'd like to introduce the majority leader of the -- or the conference leader of the new york state