now that she's seen the light, will sandy choose cheer? bright, at a new lower price. >>> in the mail bag tonight, the big toyota recall says they own a 2007 avalon and one unhappy caverner -- camper. the company should know which numbers need a replacement. and there should be a place where i put in my vin and figure out everything that i need to know about my car. secondly, because of the sereness -- seriousness of the cars, they should be paying for rental cars for the owners. as when in the heck is it going to stop? last night, i asked if anyone was sick of the white stuff and apparently no one is. 7-year-old pretty straightforward, i'm not tired of the snow. okay. wendy from virginia, in fact writes, bring it on. i love the snow, the more the better. and karen from alexandria says, stop being a weather wimp. we in the dc area have it relatively easy. many of us included where it snows in feet from october to may. and stop whining, learn to drive in and plow the white stuff. as they still predicted six more weeks. a good deal. all righ

now that she's seen the light, will sandy choose cheer? surprisingly bright, at a new lower price. >>> you would never know this, but the snowstorm has been our big story today. >> oh, really. >> but there is one other big story. the caps. >> absolutely. and the fans came out, yes? >> they did. and don't you think this is kind of a bright spot in our dreary snowy ugly mess of a town right now. >> they could have played that game out on constitution avenue. >> in fact they may have to tomorrow, because i don't think anybody is going to be able to get back to the arena. if a hockey game got played but nobody was able to come to see it, would it really happen? that's what many thought. that's how captivated this town has become by their caps and the win streak. the house tonight totally packed. 18,000 there to see number 13 straight if they can get it. in goal the kid just out of his melon. ovechkin 39th of the year. ties the game at one. and then in the third, brook slides in and slides it over to alex. that's a textbook execution of a two o

host: sandy praeger?many people too quickly. they have struggled with 10 care in tennessee. i am not as familiar with the program today, but i know in the early years when they were getting 10 care started they tried to do too much, too fast. i think that is a good caution in trying to get the uninsured into the system. there is concern that if we get the 30 million that is anticipated in this senate proposal, if you get that many new people into the system, will we have the primary care providers to provide this service? i think caution going forward is certainly warranted, and making sure that whatever reforms are implemented are implemented over a certain time frame. the pre-existing condition issue is a big one. it is in the house and senate version. i think there is broad agreement that it would be great to get rid of the pre-existing condition exclusion, but as the caller pointed out, you cannot buy homeowner's insuranceÑi when your house is burning. to wait until your sick to buy health insurance w

hefty delays at sandy point. the bay bridge is open now. back to you. >> the coastal storm is making its way up the coast and many officials say they are ready to take on whatever they bring. >> our reporter is live with more on what is going on in reisterstown. >> this guy is having a great time. this is the kind of snow that is not stressful. this is some of the new snow that has accumulated over night. it is laying on the other snow like little tiny pillows which is very pretty. state highway tells us of rhode temperatures are too warm to create trouble spots. about 39 degrees out there. many feel like the mayor when it comes to this snowstorm. >> many people would be happy if they never saw snow again. i probably fallen to that category. we are ready. >> i am standing with the owner. what do you think of the latest snow? >> it got me up to early. i have to see if they want me their early. >> thank goodness it did not snow too much. wbal-tv. >> as the storm began, it has not generated enough power to have an impact on local school distri

sandy bulls is pretty good, too, though. >> steve: it's a toughy. >> jimmy: i know, it's a toughy.t's the one that's going to kill me. i'm going to say meryl streep. >> steve: all right. >> jimmy: i'm not betting on this, i'm just saying. best motion picture of the nominee, ten nominees. what didn't get nominated? "avatar," no, there's "nine." oh, "district nine." [ light laughter ] >> steve: "district nine" or "nine?" >> jimmy: it's a different "nine." >> steve: wait, i thought you said there were ten. >> jimmy: the musical with aliens coming out of people and stuff. "avatar," "the blind side," "district nine," "an education," "the hurt locker" "inglourious basterds," "precious" based on the novel based on the novel 'push' by sapphire -- "a serious man" -- >> steve: yep. >> jimmy: tom ford. yeah, a good dude. "up" and then "up in the air." that's going to be a bummer for those dudes. because once they say up, you go "huh?" [ light laughter ] >> steve: knock you to the ground, yeah. boom. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and they go -- "in the air." >> steve: there you go. >> jimmy: be

and now cheer presents "brighten bay" episode five: "sandy sees the light." (gasps) are you an angel? (laughing) no, i'm doctor dan. but your clothes, they're so bright. (chuckling) i use cheer. there's nothing worse than dingy clothes. now that she's seen the light, will sandy choose cheer? surprisingly bright, at a new lower price. so i couldn't always do what i wanted to do. but five minutes ago, i took symbicort, and symbicort is already helping significantly improve my lung function. so, today, i've noticed a significant difference in my breathing. and i'm doing more of what i want to do. so we're clear -- it doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. my doctor said symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. my copd often meant i had to wait to do what i wanted to do. now i take symbicort, and it's s

now that she's seen the light, will sandy choose cheer? surprisingly bright, at a new lower price. >>> off the top the snow is moving out this morning after dumping a fewish chs on the washington area. many of the main roads are just wet. but side streets are snowy in many places. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for joe krebs. thank you for waking uperly with us this morning. >>> the federal government is open this morning with an unscheduled leave policies. there are several schools either closed or delayed. in virginia, alexandria schools are on a two-hour days. closed, prince william, manass, loudon county, frederick, cull per per. >> in west virginia berkeley, grant, hardy and jefferson county schools are closed. mineral and morgan county schools are also closed. time to check in with tom kierein because we need to find out if this beautiful snow is going to melt on the side streets today. >> it stuck to all the shrubbery and the trees. many of the roads and the main roads are just w

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at sandy point. you can see the snow really coming down. on 50.have salting operations in effect at the bay bridge. we also have salt in effect there as well. meantime, in effect on the beltway. just a slow spot, a little bit at liberty road. and then on the top side, everything running pretty good on the outer loop. might have to tap your brakes between harford and providence. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. it's a foot long with mounds of delicious pastrami, fresh tomatoes, melted cheese. pick one up today. subway, eat fresh. back over to you. >>> the winter storm is expected to paralyze much of the east coast over the weekend. first warning weather coverage continues now, with joel brown, who reports to wjz on how the rest of the region will be affected by the snow. >> reporter: the blast of snow falling on washington could make history. >> we're going to be right up against the most snow that the city has ever seen. >> reporter: this storm could blanket the mid-atlantic region. from new jersey to north carolina. but d.c. is ex

i will give pisode five: "sandy sees the light." (gasps) are you an angel?ughing) no, i'm doctor dan. but your clothes, they're so bright. (chuckling) i use cheer. there's nothing worse than dingy clothes. now that she's seen the light, will sandy choose cheer? surprisingly bright, at a new lower price. surprisingly bright, thanks to this quick home energy check-up from bge.house feels like i'm at a day spa. [ announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. [sigh] ah... the efficient life is the good life. >>> 's a messy morning out there after we got more snow overnight. meteorologist jessica starr is live in baltimore city with conditions out there, and my drive from the county wasn't so bad. the city looks a little iffy. >> reporter: yeah, you know what, it's a little bit of the back roads. the main roads we're right here on canton and boston street. boston looks really nice and it's a little bit wet. you can see along lakewood avenue, it's a little bit slushy. i do live downtown and i personally did see 3 or 4 salt truc

. >> rushkoff: they often hold their meetings around campfires or on sandy beaches in second life, evenn they're sitting across the office from each other. >> this is my desk. there's not a whole lot to our real spaces anymore. you know, all the big stuff is virtual. my office in the virtual world is much cooler than this. it's a big glass room with room for, like, ten people to sit down and talk at the same time. >> rushkoff: there's no phones ringing in here, though. >> yeah, you know, nobody uses phones anymore. >> rushkoff: what struck me most about rosedale was his confidence that he could solve the alienation modern technology has helped to create, with more technology. >> technology over the last, say, 50 years has mostly separated us. we've gone from watching movies together to watching them in living rooms to watching them on ipods. and i think that technology is now actually starting to bring us back together again. yeah, i think that's the right approach. does everybody agree? one of the things that's unique about virtual reality is that unlike the internet, you're not alone

across 29, moving to the west, northwest and even out of sandy spring.and let's go out to devon lucie who has been tracking the storm with me. >> reporter: the winds have started to pick up. i wouldn't say it's extremely windy, but it is gusty. we have a roof over in front of me here. you can hear the wind blowing in my microphone. and so a lot of the snow you might see is blowing off of the roof and blowing around. and that's what we'll have to deal with here and for you in the entire region. snow just being blown around even if it's just a couple, 3, 4, 5 inches, it will start to accumulate to more. and we've had the winds pick up in fredericktown, and thanks to janet. and we're updating or reports at wusa9.com. and we'll have the latest with the snow totals and everything else with the complete weather. >> and we're also watching the blizzard and winter storm warnings. let's show you what is happening. winter storm warnings in affect until 7:00. all of the pink areas from the mountains of west virginia and they've expanded the blizzard warning. this i

sandy -- signed by randy wolkin. i ask unanimous consent that that letter be in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: here is a letter from the plattsburg north country chamber of commerce. they said since she assumed leadership of the new york state labor department in 2007, we have enjoyed not only attention and engagement from patricia smith, but a genuine working partnership. he goes on to say, i could cite additional examples, but the bottom line is this: patricia smith has been an outstanding partner as commissioner of the new york state labor department and will be an outstanding solicitor for the u.s. labor department. we strongly encourage her earliest possible confirmation by the senate. signed by gary f. douglas, c.e.o. of the plattsburg north country chamber of commerce. i ask that that be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: this is from the long island form for technology. it says with a strong record of achievement in leadership, patricia smith has been an outstanding commissioner of the new y

host: sandy from california. caller: good morning.ndering what you think the congress, what part the congress plays in the overall perception of americans, with how our government functions. most people had a difficult time focusing on the minutia, the sausage-making that takes place in congress. i am looking at a majority democrat congress that seems only unable to get its act together. as a progressive, this has been frustrating to watch. as a progressive, what do we need to be doing to push our congress, to push the people we elected to tackle all of these huge issues that the country faces in the direction that is most beneficial to the most citizens? let me give you an example. it is common wisdom that the public option is favored overwhelmingly, republicans, democrats, independents. americans are not stupid. we understand we are being ripped off by intracompany and most people would like to have the ability to govern their insurance company. most people, if you ask them, they understand there should not be any profit margin in t

host: sandy from california. caller: good morning.ption of americans, with how our government functions. most people had a difficult time focusing on the minutia, the sausage-making that takes place in congress. i am looking at a majority democrat congress that seems only unable to get its act together. as a progressive, this has been frustrating to watch. as a progressive, what do we need to be doing to push our congress, to push the people we elected to tackle all of these huge issues that the country faces in the direction that is most beneficial to the most citizens? let me give you an example. it is common wisdom that the public option is favored overwhelmingly, republicans, democrats, independents. americans are not stupid. we understand we are being ripped off by intracompany and most people would like to have the ability to govern their insurance company. most people, if you ask them, they understand there should not be any profit margin in taking care of people's health. it should be about providing care so that people can li

host: sandy, utah. caller: i wonder if this is an attack on toyota.rope has had a two year override so that this could take place ever since princess diana died. it costs $10 to put it in a toyota and $100 to put it in ford or any other car. the most important part is to put in the computer override so that people can not be harmed. europe has been able to take care of this problem for the past 15 years and american cars can do it as well. guest: the caller is right, there is a computer program called the great override. if you are pushing down on the gas pedal and the brakes, the brakes will override the gas pedal. in california the officer attempted to put his foot on the break, he did not override the gas pedal. currently it is on luxury vehicles in europe, on all of their models except one and it will be on all models in the near future. host: "the new york times" wrote over the weekend about all of the computers wrote -- used in automobile technology. "it would be easy to say that the modern car is a computer on wheels, but it is more like 30 or

news is that we have incredibly able leadership at both the centers for medicare services, and with sandyed with this office frequently, it is a night and day difference in terms of the implementation and collaborative strategies on medicaid. we are aggressively pursuing a new leader. we hope to have someone named in the not too distant future. but in the meantime, cms is in great hands. thank you all very much again. i think that we will be available if you have specific questions for them. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> no veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki on the 2011 budget request for his agency. this is about 45 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, secretary of veteran affairs, the honorable eric shinseki. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us for today's budget rollout. we will be sharing with you the president's fiscal year 2011 budget and the advanced appropriations request for the department of veterans affairs. this budget request provides the resources necessary f

. >> sandy, new york.th concern that i have when we looked at choosing alternative energy sources through utility was that they are charging more if you want to be greener. there is no incentive or ability to level the cost to is that this is done so that you can move in that direction to budgets. the pressure to stay is tremendous when you don't have the money to pay for more greener alternative fuel. is there anything the federal government can do to work with states with the utilities, the authorities to make sure that our options are affordable and are blending so that we are not paying a premium to alternative fuel? >> well, yes, there are several things. any few industry unless it is more revolution is more money. it takes a while to drive the cost down. in all of the renewable energy if you look at wind, solar, both of those have actually, the cost have gone down by a factor of 10 over the last 20 years. wind is getting close. solar, it's still more expensive. biofuels are more money. part of is it

andrews who attended the health care meeting will talk about what's ahead for health care and then sandyeger joins us and later thomas hoenig talks about banking regulations. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 each morning. up next, a hearing on executive pay at a.i.g. and other financial companies who received government loans. we'll hear from the treasury department and the federal reserve. the house financial services committee is chaired by barney frank . this is a one-hour portion. >> chairman frank, ranking mechanic baucus, thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important subject. our principle is to attract and obtain the executive leadership needed to ensure the ongoing function of the secondary mortgage market while minimizing taxpayer losses. at the inception, the incumbent c.e.o.s were replaced and received no severance payment because most of their compensation has been in the form of stocks and roughly 2/3 of their pay during their ten. ultimately, five of the six highest paid fannie mae executives and the top four freddie mac left but known of them received sever

[ominous] [engine roaring and tires rolling through sand] [drums] [door opens] click [footsteps on sandyat] [people cheering] "hey, welcome home" to the men and women of the united states armed forces, the uso is home. the uso depends on the generosity of the american people, people just like you. to find out how you can help, visit us at uso dot org. the uso. until every one comes home. >>> good morning. welcome to 9 news now special coverage of our region's latest snowfall. it is wednesday, february 3rd. i'm andrea roane. >>> and i'm bruce johnson. our weather team of howard bernstein, devon lucie are here with your forecast. angie goff has traffic but we look at the latest closings and delays. >> we start in virginia where the following school systems are closed this morning. they are -- here's howard. >> good morning. the storm winding down right now. anywhere from one to six inches has fallen during the overnight and devon lucie is with me this morning. he's gathering the totals and we like to get your storm reports, as well. you can submit that on wusa9.com. this started around thi