. >> ♪ >>> in 2008, more than 2,000 people gathered in santos plaza.inger country joe mcdonald sang them in woody guthrie's song, this land is your land. >> ♪ guthrie recorded the song during the second world war as his response to berlin's god bless america. many see it as the hard times that gripped the nation. as the stock market again tumble and the nation faced a economic crisis, guthrie was honored in the bay area as their words spoke to american's resilience during the tough times. the party that had been the roaring 20s came to a halt, and the gloom that lingered grew into the recession. their story was immortalized by signs of wrath. woody guthrie's music captured the spirit of those who lived through those times. >> as i was walking, i saw a sign there, and on the sign there it said no trespassing. but on the other side it said nothing, that side was made for you and me. >> reporter: woody guthrie's granddaughter and john steinbeck's son were together in the bay area. the two reflected how in these uncertain times, people are looking back war

plaza. a check on the weather from todd santos in this week for bill karins, good morning. >> willie, good morning. you think an ice rink it doesn't fit in new york city at the moment we will see better chance for snow in new york city itself in early saturday morning, a brief window. belt e i've widened out the radar, snow toward chicago, they could get one to three inches starting later this afternoon, that could be travel issues. beyond that, a few showers crossing in the mississippi valley, that will be the antagonist for the snow on the east coast working into saturday. current temperatures in boston, 31, 35 in new york. cool air back toward northwest great lakes, it will be filtering down slowly toward the east, not so much here for today, it is here for tomorrow especially through western new york and boston could get two to four inches. a little bit of winter. >> looking like winter, thank you, todd. >>> sports now, tiger woods still looking to get the magic back. he won the first tournament since the thanksgiving night car wreck heard around the world. that happened at the end of last yea