. >> but joe biden from scranton, pennsylvania. the president is spending the entire day and will not be back in washington until the morning after he has departed, two cities, five events, money, money, money and concerned about this of the independent money and super p.a.c. money and concerned about getting on the offense because the republican field is beating up against them pretty good and they are looking at the polls. martha talked about afghanistan. obviously, the president knows where the public is on that. gas prices. gwen: wasn't going to mention that at all. >> he has been saying let's stay the course and meeting this week with british -- >> you won't hear it much anymore. gwen: one of the first promises he kept and it was to end the war in iraq and talked in this video about osama bin laden. his foreign policy has been great. >> you are asking the question which is was the significant domestic policy that the president hasn't talked a lot about. and will begin to talk about health care. a signature achievement that he

researchers at the university of scranton followed a group of overweight adults who maintained at the same exercise regimen and died fo 20 week on a supplemen -- on a diet of coffee extract. experts believe that the effects are due to the acids found in green coffee beans lost during the roasting process. up next, your maryland lottery numbers and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. first, a look at wall street. >> tonight at 5:00, after the first trial ended with a hung jury, it is time for round two of the animal cruelty child against twin brothers. -- cruelty trial against twin brothers. and we will find out which pools could be closed because of th mayor's budget. and megamillions breaks records. and now your maryland lottery numbers. maryland lottery, let yourself play ♪ >> megamillions is up to $500 million. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. here are your pick three starters. we will get to your pick four in just a moment, but first, when you play monopoly scratch-off, you could wind up to $50,000. mdlottery.com for more chances to win. next deadline is april 23.

nothing until you get up into northeastern pennsylvania near scranton. a few clouds blowing in. no precipitation with those. this is a quiet pattern. high pressure cell keeping the skies nice and clear, sinking air. you have to remember this air mass originated in the central part of canada. we've got that coolest part of the air sinking in. drier warmer air will move in tomorrow and move in as earnest as we come am on thursday. our trend showing a few additional clouds. overnight down to 32, mostly clear, down to the freezing mark, maybe frost. 62 tomorrow with more sunshine. so that's going to be a milder day. tomorrow night not as frigid. here is your seven-day forecast. temperatures warming up, pushing 70 on thursday. good chance for showers friday, upper 50s, cooler saturday. as we spring forward sunday, get an extra hour of daylight, things will warm up. back in the 60s on monday. >>> now to democracy 2012. it is super tuesday. voters are deciding who they want to face off with president obama. tory dunnan has more. >> reporter: things are goingwell. as you can see, it's s

researchers at the university of scranton said that its rich and antioxidants and that prevents damage to your cells. it is the crunchy hull that contains the most nutritional value. but there's a catch. the popcorn should not be covered in butter, oil, or salt, or cheese. >> if you like something more organic, first lady michelle obama will welcome schoolchildren to the white house garden today. the fourth annual spring planting, part of her initiative to help students to eat healthy. planted a garden first . >> coming up -- >> a little show and tell with kristin chenoweth. >> m captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> so it is monday. all of us complain about not getting enough sleep. >> today on anderson, guests and experts explain extreme sleep disorders. he's joining us with a preview. i hope you got a good night's sleep last night at least. we just lost anderson. he's probably taking a nap. >> that's a man who probably needs a little more sleep. we will try to catch up with him in a little while to continue our conversation about sleep deprivation. it

police say picklo, a self-described independent salesman from the scranton, pennsylvania, area, about two hours northeast of philadelphia, he was at the security check. he was eventually going to get on a flight to san francisco. the tsa saw it in the screeners area and called police. the checkpoint was temporarily shut down. all the other passengers were rerouted to a different terminal. mr. picklo had a couple of commercial grade fireworks in his backpack. police say he claims to have an explanation as to why he has these items. >> he says he has an interest in these items professionally and that he experiments with items and that he had forgotten they were in his luggage. >> reporter: police want to make it clear the security system here worked well. they say mr. picklo never got anywhere near an aircraft. the flight to san francisco that he was set to board, his luggage had been removed before the flight took off pretty much on time. he's been charged with possession of a destructive device. more charges are likely to come soon. >>> this morning, an oakland man is dead, another is

scientists at the university of scranton found that popcorn contains antioxidants that fight disease and prevent cell damage. the study found some brands of popcorn may have more antioxidants than fruits and vegetables, especially the hull of the popcorn, that part that always gets caught in your teeth. it also has a high concentration of fiber. doctors say you should still eat your fruits and veggies and the nutritional value of popcorn goes way down if you smother it in salt and butter. >> but i love that butter that you buput in there. >>> let's bring in jeff ranieri. it just kept raining over the weekend. what about this week? >> it was great for the movies, maybe some of that extra butter. i wonder how long it will be before they have popcorn face cream. let's take a look at rainfall totals from the weekend. saturday that slow-moving front dragged its feet but brought some much-needed rainfall throughout berkeley. over an inch and a half. over an inch and a quarter in santa rosa. south san jose an inch and 26/100. so this definitely did help us for the rainfall season but just a

now a study at the university of scranton has found that a serving of popcorn has more disease-fighting than most fruits and vegetables. there's another surprise. the antioxidants are in the shards that get caught in your teeth. one researcher said, those deserve more respect. they are nutritional golden nuggets. who knew? >>> and an amazing discovery by a couple from north carolina. they are amateur prospectors, who dig for buried gems as a hobby. they're known as rock hounds, and kevin stumbled onto this and after five minutes in a local mine, he realized, he had a 60-carat emerald. estimated value, $10,000. he said it was one of those wow times in your life. >>> coming up, the director of "titanic," what did he see in his incredible journey in a tiny capsule, 20,000 leagues under the sea? capsule, 20,000 leagues under the sea? for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven t

late enhanced snow showers in the western new york state and they're catching some of those near scrantonies are thinning out with some rain we picked up that is making its way off the coast early morning and skies are clearing as drier air filters in from the west. temperatures have been a lot chillier through the afternoon only in the 30's in western maryland 57 at richmond, up 59 in pittsburgh that cold will continue to come in with western maryland already down in the 30's. the only thing that will keep the temperature up is the brisk wind coming in keeping the atmosphere mixed. and the insta-weather futurecast rose, clear skies, but a bit of a breeze. some of these sheltered valleys could get down as low as 24 degrees. the sun sets this evening at 6:00 08 p.m. on sunday, daylight savings time. the sun will be setting an hour later, going down after 7:00 on sunday. the days are getting longer and the clock change will allow us to enjoy more of the sunshine. another reenforcing shot and cool air coming through tonight bringing us the chilly start to the week. high pressure will settle

nobody speaks with more creditability on these issues than joe biden who watched his father in scranton make ends meet and had to move the family to delaware to find more work. we're focused on restoring economic security for the middle class. the republicans are focused on returning to the same policies that got us in the economic crisis in the first place. >> shannon: i wage to talk to you about thing that is grabbing a lot of headlines, the president's signature legislative achievement, affordable care act under fire at the supreme court this week. i want to play something from american crossroads that put the president debating himself at the supreme court when it comes to the law and key provision. listen in on this. >> mandate was the solution, we could try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house. >> where every american bears responsible for owning health insurance. >> what are you going to do about it? are you going to fine them? garnish their wages? >> shannon: what do you make of the accusation that the president flipped on some of the key components of t

researchers at the university of scranton say popcorn is full of antioxidant dants.ll damage. another plus popcorn is 100 percent whole grain. but there's a down side you knee there would be one. before the extra large portion at the theater keep in mind butter and salt diminish the health benefit. >> talking about the movies. most rented movie in 2011, red. bruce willis action comedy beat out these the listed here as well as the last pirates of the caribbean. one more note from hotel wad. late night host jimmy kimmel has scored a big new gig. he will host the 64th prime time emmy award. he will be the first time kimmel host the award show. he says he hopes to be able to do for the emmy this year what ed murphy did for the oscars. i remember murphy bowed out at the last minute. let's hope kimmel doesn't do that. he's already cracking jokes about i it. let's update the forecast one last time this hour. >> live doppler 7 hd we have some moisture making its way up that the north by. we get some reports of light showers and some sprinkle. ukiah area, sea ranch, mancheste

and they want him to play the role of scranton oshkosh, destroyer of mitt romney. >> well, you're right. that's the crescent, chris. it goes through pennsylvania, through ohio, illinois, michigan, and so on. the battleground states where blue-collar workers, middle class, blue-collar workers are the key. culturally conservative, yet traditionally responsive to a democratic message. it's fascinating to watch the white house try to occupy the middle ground on private enterprise. ion you know, mitt romney is claiming he's the guy who's going to turn around the private sector because he was in the private sector. but the white house is not going to sit back and take that argument at face value. they're going to say, no, no, we actually care about the private sector, because we went in and did things like saving the auto industry. so it's game on in terms of who can protect the health of private enterprise for the benefit of the working class. >> who's more like a blue-collar worker, do you think, chairman steele? would you say joe biden or would you say mitt romney? who's more like one of t

after goldwater voted against the civil rights act on june 10th, a feurious scranton reversed courseo offer a run. >> i reject the echo we have thus far been handed. echo of fear and reaction. >> it was too little too late. by the time of the republican national convention in san francisco goldwater had won the delegate race with texas giving him the 655 delegates he needed to go over the top with goldwater forces controlling the convention, nelson rockefeller used his five-minute speech to defend his own principles and warn of extremist as supporters shouted him down. >> goldwater won the nomination on the first ballot in his acceptance speech he threw down the gauntlet against lbj. >> i would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no bias. >> there it is. perhaps the most famous quote goldwater uttered. president johnson capitalized on the gop civil war with his tv ad using goldwater's opponents' words against goldwater. >> governor rockefeller, before the convention he said barry goldwater's position can and i quote spell disaster for the party and for the country.

a study at the university of scranton in pennsylvania shows that air-popped popcorn is low in caloriesn fair, and ant ax -- fiber, and antioxidants. the hull, the part that often gets stuck in your teeth, contains polyphenols, the same antioxidant found in fruits and vegetables. the hull also has the fiber in popcorn. researchers say, though, hold off on the salt and butter which can be a nutritional nightmare for popcorn. >>> what's good without salt and butter, though? doesn't -- don't all foods taste better with salt and butter? who eats popcorn without salt and butter? like wondering. >> there are some i'm sure. >> we'll go the healthy route with the popcorn. >>> let's go to tom kierein in storm center 4. big changes are on the way. >> oh, what a difference tomorrow morning from what we had this morning. these are the temperatures as you start off your monday. down into the 50s throughout much of the region. that includes mt. pleasant, district heights, palmer park, mclean, vienna, olney. all those areas down into the mid to upper 50s. and later today, by 9:00, fire 60. noon -- nea

how was filming in scranton, pennsylvania and said this is on the front page of the new york times.n? it is on the front page of the new york times. he owns me to a certain extent. i have been researching her for a decade. sort of obsessed with her but i didn't know there would be that public fascination. same thing with michele obama. i knew there would be interest. that was the lead article in the new york times. that level of interest, whenever stories hit, you are just going from interview to interview and 48 hours later it is over. i didn't anticipate the firestorm in either of those cases so i am not the best judge of how the public will respond or not surprise. >> was the nature of the firestorm? >> let me give you a little back story. and working on a pbs documentary, came to america about immigration and being part irish-american i knew and i said let's have her in and track down her descendants. historical documentaries have to have a paper trail who. the ken burns slow-motion. no problem. i will get some documents. easy to find the family. they had gone to ireland. daymac

an insurance company moves into scranton, pennsylvania and sells insurance without any mandate that all? pennsylvania has 63 mandates. these are those other mandates that don't get talked about. what happens then? is so very low cost insurance that is very high quality and very high coverage and actually pays people incredible way. but happens after that? >> it would be illegal under pennsylvania law that they would not receive a license to sell in the state and therefore the entire business activity would be illegal. >> at the lot in pennsylvania are loose enough to play in the court? >> no. >> i mean, this has been litigated. the insurance commissioner has the power to license and sell insurance if you don't get a license from the state come you're not allowed to sell insurance. >> and it wouldn't fulfill the individual mandate, either. >> and i may take the liberty of asking a question that follows with that, which is that the health care that go into effect, will be in your opinion have yet another two-tiered health care system for the haves and the have-nots? >> a lot of people say

a new study that finds popcorn can be good for you researchers university of pennsylvania scranton analyzedloaded with anti ox dents that prevent cell damage the compounds might also fight diseases but the scientists say the soft white fluffy part has no value but still yummy. popcorn is only good for you however if it is not smothered in butter and salt now it is your turn. >> okay privacy advocates are outraged they say some employers are demanding job seekers surrender facebook passwords as a condition of being hired supporters of the practice says the a way to find hidden gems about job applicants two u.s. senators are asking for a department of justice investigation to see if the procedure is a violation of federal law. >> good news it may be illegal already, the law we do have privacy laws, but they are not updated to deal with modern technology such as facebook. >> some times very positive we learn more about a candidate maybe we didn't know in an interview. >> facebook condemned this practice and is threatening legal action themselves they forbid users from sharing their password. >

don is a republican in scranton, pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i am calling about the tax cuts. i have been a republican all my life. i am not proud of being a republican at this time with the way they are running the house. as far as the i am concerned, that vote yet today will be the downfall of a lot of republicans in the senate and the house. that is my comment. thank you. host: the reference to the oil reserves and that was to attend both storage is picked up in the wall street journal today. global agreement said to be near. here is a piece from france. next up is baltimore. good morning, welcome to our conversation. caller: is scenes like this whole health care issue has become a partisan issue. individual mandate itself was initially a republican idea. the basis for health care itself came from mitt romney, who was a republican governor. the president and his administration went back on their single-payer plan to try to compromise, but it seemed like the nobama or anybody but obama idea is what was carrying on the debate. the states that

scientists at the university of scranton in pennsylvania have found the little kernels have a higherhan fruit and vegetables because they are only made up of 4% water. as researcher joe gibson said, quote, the hulls deserve more respect. they are, and i love this, nutritional golden nuggets. >> all right. >> feel good about that big old bag of popcorn. >>> finally, it's a really big birthday today, for one of hollywood's most beloved movies. "singing in the rain" turns 60 years old. that classic hit starring gene kelly and donald o'connor and debbie reynolds came out today at radio city music hall, right here in new york city, 1952. did you know when gene kelly shot that scene that you're looking at, that lighthearted dance scene, was sick as a dog. 103 fever. and you would never know it. >> such an iconic scene. >> the other thing is, the rain drops you're looking at are water and milk, so you would see them better. that wasn't fun for him. and the movie has inspired so many. what do you know? our own gene kelly. >> just saying. our "good morning america" re-enactment, lara. >> that

these are university of scranton, pennsylvania researchers!> listen, what it's saying is popcorn is not bad. it does contain some antioxidants and the antioxidant concentration is relatively high because popcorn is dry so based on volume you have antioxidants. however it has no water, it has no vitamins, and for the most part, most people cook the popcorn with a lot of butter, salt, a lot of oil. so bingo, is it the perfect snack? no! give me the fruit any time of the year! jenna: it can be hard to digest, so you don't necessarilygate the nutrients. here's what we're going to talk about. we're going to talk about chocolate. let's skip past the popcorn. we heard chocolate can be good for you, dark chocolate specifically dr. manny. there's a study that shows that eating chocolate, whatever type of chocolate, may actually keep you thinner than if you don't. >> well, i think that, no. in this study, they looked at 1000 people, looked at chocolate consumption on a regular basis, then what they found is once they excluded all the risk factors, peopl

. >> for 37-year-old inmate terry scranton the dorm search is just part of being a prisoner. >> well,e going through their personal property. but it's stuff that has to be done. it's their job. you know, they've got to make sure that everything is right. >> after the search inmates return to their cells to clean up the mess. >>> next -- "lockup" takes you inside old max, l.a. county's 50-year-old maximum security facility. and we'll see how two new inmates are dealing with their first week of being behind bars. >>> authorities in michigan say an early warning system saved lives during a tornado on thursday night. the the twister was on the ground a half hour tearing a ten-mile path of destruction. more than 100 homes were damaged. >>> apple's new ipad is a sensation. lines were long with hundreds camping out at stores overnight. one analyst expected the company to sell 1 million of the tablet on friday alone. on-line orders are backed up for weeks. now back to "lockup." >>> over the last decade many states around the country have spent more money building jails and prisons than colleg

how about -- what happened to the scrantons and percys and rockefellers and the -- romneys of the 1960ss -- >> do exist they are in the closet. they can't exist. >> let's press on this regional aspect to it. that's a big part of it and that there is no doubt that polarization is part of the current political climate and many people believe one of the crucial drivers is congressional gerrymandering which, of course, when they draw the districts to avoid people vote against their party. here is a senator make thing point in 2006. >> too many districts today, people's vote probably won't make a difference. i know that's sacrilege to say but as a consequence of the gerrymandering of congressional districts, people aren't being illogical when they say at home because the outcome is a foregone conclusion. >> that's, of course, now president barack obama talking about this gerrymandering and the way that -- in the midst of a redistricting right now. it is a very fraught thing, lawsuit that -- that the department of justice has contested redistricting plan that -- texas proposed as violated the

this is from "the baltimore sun" -- thomas john is from scranton, pa., good morning. caller: good morning, u.s. congressman price about the paul ryan budget that gives a tax break of $150,000. you never entered that -- he never added that it never followed up. he just answer is what you want to answer. a starving dog will eat so much food and then start because he knows if he will eat any food he will vomit everything up but the rich never stop eating. host: thank you for the call. we will take it to the floor of the house right now. some of the key issues that the house and senate are taken are the transportation bill and paul ryan's budget plan. it wants live coverage here on c-span and live coverage of the senate on c-span to end on c- span 3, ben bernanke is completing his session at george washington university. that is live this afternoon on c-span 3. thanks for joining us on this thursday. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institut

my family and i love it because it's halfway between washington and scranton area where my wife is from go with the bread bowl. >> clayton: james rosen there for the free wi-fi. (laughter) >> . >> nicole: enjoy that. protests popping up nationwide as thousands of people call for action in the trayvon martin case. from chicago to philadelphia demonstrators wore hoodies and marched in honor of the teen who was gunned down by a watchman there. george zimmerman saying it's nothing to do with race. >> the issue whether it's between a caucasian and african-american has been brought to light ab i don't i don't see george as being there. >> nicole: a grand jury has been set for the case to see if george will receive charges and he's in hiding after death threats. reports of at least two died and two injured, a family owned business, reportedly a cousin of the owners is believed to have been one of the fatalities and cops say the man fled from the scene in a silver sedan. the motive is unknown. new details on mf global's collapse showing former ceo, new jersey governor john corzine may have been

there was a concert in scranton, pa. this weekend. a guitarist jump on stage and said -- i saw politico llive. they started chanting "c-span." we love it that they are covering it. largely from my experience from covering capitol hill and politics, c-span viewers are into this. they are into the importance of policy and political discussions. hopefully folks in the back room can line up charlie so we can get him on camera to bring down the states again and help us navigate the politics of mississippi and alabama so we have a better indication. he seems very excited to tell us something right now. >> i used to cover the capital in pennsylvania there. i have a special affinity for northeastern pennsylvania. she has a relative who lived in the house -- who lives in the house that joe biden grew up in the or that one of his relatives lived in. joe biden had written -- he went back to this house to the attic where he had written on the wall in the attic something about joey b was here. >> i just want to get back to results of the viewers k