because he loves scranton. was born here in scranton. he spent his early years in scranton. >> where i grew up as the president referenced not only in stranten -- >> if you're going to represent the vice president's hometown you better embrace his policies. today we're meeting a new member, matt cartwright who spent his career in scranton, pennsylvania, working in the family law firm. the pennsylvania democrat was bitten by the political bug after a republican driven redistricting effort created a brand-new district for long-time congressman and fellow drm tim holden. running to the left of holden cartwright campaigned on the environment, corporate tax reform and openly embraced the president's health care reform. something his democratic rival voted against. cartwright won the democratic primary by double digits and went on to easily beat his republican challenger. joining me, congressman matt cartwright. also joining with us fellow freshman who we met a few weeks ago. we save the biography a little bit. india

veep, joe biden, who has been tasked with gun safety reform, but there are other signs that the scrantonmay have considerably larger role in the coming seasons. a white house aide hinted as much last week. he will be more important in the second term. he has proven to be invaluable to the president. biden has indeed been invaluable and at times encourageable as the principle closer, deal maker, and wing man. during the campaign, biden was the president's ambassador to blue collar voters and the rust belt, following the president's less than awesome debate performance in early october, bideern took his turn on the stage prompting jonathan alter to declare joe biden may have saved barack obama. months later captain biden swooped in to save the fiscal cliff deal. newspapers crowned the hero, joe biden and mitch mcconnell saved america from fiscal cliff. >> i feel good. >> look at those two thumbs up. >> junior mints joe bailed out secretary of state john kerry as the syrian op sfligs leader threatened to boycott a meeting during kerry's first diplomatic trip abroad. it was joe biden to the

she moved to scranton. a block in scranton. [laughter] she wrote about her experience.s that were totally different from hers. she wrote a small book about her experience. whether you are a person of faith or not, these issues are when we experience people as both strangers and neighbors. when you experience them as a neighbor, that is when you experience what makes them unique in what you have in common. >> one last word that answers your comment about the left and the right. thank heavens they were both wrong. [laughter] thank you. it is 6:00. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] >> on the next washington journal, we will talk about the 149 air traffic control towers that the faa is closing you to sequestration. .ur guest is mary schiavo then a look at the future cost of healthcare under the affordable care act. and we will explore the irs and how it has processed the 270 million tax returns filed last year, worth more than two $2 trillion.ion -- live aton journal is 7:00 a.m. e

indiana gets punched, detroit, buffalo, pittsburgh, scranton. we sent our extreme team out. gio benitez is out in indiana. >> good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning. >> driving to indianapolis was too dangerous. we passed car after car in ditch after ditch. it's a lot like what you'll find across america right now. it's not your average spring shower. overnight, near whiteout conditions as six inches of snow dumped across parts of indiana. dropping visibility to mere feet and leaving cars sidelined in illinois. this is video of our drive as we tried to make it from chicago to indianapolis. not much later, these roads became too dangerous to continue. this morning, missouri begins to dig out. after high winds left parts of the state with more than a foot of snow. meanwhile, late sunday, 86-mile-an-hour wind gusts ripped through central florida. the only thing flying at this air show, debris. blasts so strong, they burst through the doors at this lowe's store. >> hey, it's -- >> reporter: and ripped the roof right off this building. more than an inch and a half of rain d

. >> for 37-year-old inmate terry scranton the dorm search is just part of being a prisoner. >> well,feel too well because nobody likes people 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. r and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. that's why i recommend polident. [ male announcer ] cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. it shows. we don't run like that. we build john deere equipment the way we always have: the right way. times change. our principles don't. you don't just have our word on it. you've got our name on it. that's how we run. nothing runs like a deere. discover the full line of riding lawn equipment at johndeere.com/howwerun

. >> i talked to people in scranton, pennsylvania, coming in here and that's far. >> it's far.re saving on housing or getting a higher salary, don't want to up root your kids from a good school district but the gas prices. >> i had a girlfriend from chicago come in from wisconsin, hour and a half every single day. you do what you have to do. thank you. >>> all right. look across the breakfast table right now. >> whether you're looking at a mother or a father you are looking at one stressed out person. we will take a closer look. >> can i say especially a mom, or no? can acne cleansers be tough on breakouts and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats breakouts. no parabens or harsh sulfates. for naturally clear skin. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® naturals. >>> minding your business this morning. stock futures are pointing up. that means it could be another record high and this would be the tenth -- tenth straight win we've had on wall street. we haven't had a streak that goo

. >> for 37-year-old inmate terry scranton the dorm search is just part of being a prisoner. >> well,y likes people 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. >>> hello, everybody, kentucky senator rand paul has won the cpac straw poll. and a tour bus carrying a seton hall's women's lacrosse team crashed today and the head coach and her baby did not survive. now back to "lockup." >>> over the last decade many states around the country have spent more money building jails and prisons than colleges. in the l.a. county jail system the average stay for an inmate is 45 days. but some inmates can be locked up for more than two years. finding room for those prisoners is a constant challenge. it requires not only the building of

we move up towards north areas like scranton as well as new york, 38 degrees and 34 degrees.easonal. we will continue that even through the weekend. right now looking across parts of northeast, very quiet there. this is a nice change. notice just some very light sfloe snow flurry happening. new york city, you'll see a chance for a couple of showers or two. but you also see some sunshine out there, as well, especially as we head later in the day. areas like boston, full sunshine is a ridge of high pressure down towards the south and the same for the southwest. we will see a disturbance starting to get its act together just in time for the upcoming weekend. high temperatures today will be in the 50s, the 60s. really no areas are going to be below freezing. a lot of 70s down towards the south. as i said to you, rain coming into the weekend. and notice, it's going to be just in time for easter sunday. we'll see it from the midwest all of the way over towards the east coast. and that includes new york city, boston, philadelphia, and down towards the south. it's going to be foggy o

and a huge event, 79 degrees, 78 tomorrow and spectacular and go toward north, scranton and pennsylvaniasas city, missouri, chilly 47 degrees. and in savannah, azaleas are blooming. such a nice shot. and 55 degrees as you're waking up. again to 79 today. keep sending your pictures. rick reichmuth on twitter. across the north this is where wo we'll have snow, new jersey and pennsylvania and to the south a spectacular day and enjoy the nice spring one. send it to you inside, ali. >> alisyn: thanks so much, rick. in today's high stress, fast paced world many are creating products that are designed to make life easier especially for the women on the go. which products are real, which are must and which are must-notes, here with us now is life style expert megan. you have a website megan's must-haves and you recommend the items, fashion or home decor and you test a lot of items. >> exactly. sort of like life style inspirations for the modern woman. i'm looking for stuff that makes life easier and looks better. eat healthier. >> perfect, the items you've tested this week. the first one is abou