. >> how is she regarded in south alabama. if you ask alabamans of harper lee and the jim crow south, is she well thought of? >> there has been two minds or two opinions about harper lee. on the one hand there's a progressive attitude. she wrote a tsunami of historical change. we were on the lip of the civil rights movement and she brings us a compassionate book putting us in the hands of an innocent 9-year-old and walks us through a dangerous situation. there's those that think she sold out the south. she received a lot of hate mail after the book came out. and there are those that think it's paternalistic, no longer relative, but i disagree. >> "go setter watchman" was set in the "50, closer to the time it was written, and a complicated time in alabama. >> there was an overlap. the title refers to the moment when attacus is sitting outside the country gaol waiting for the vigilante mob. he's the watchman. in that moment the u.s. constitution and the legal system is invested in a humble country lawyer, who will see that his cl

bush has 20 states and gore has taken, bush has swept the south, alabama, mississippi, that's m-i-s-s-i-p-p-i>> we called it for bush and then left. >> you guys could have done the same thing. >> we called it for bush and had delicious quesadillas and came back the next day and bush was president at comedy central. ♪ >> that same year he marys tracy mcshane after proposing with his own creative flair. >> one of his buddies was will schwartz who is puzzle editor at the new york times and jon decided a neat way to propose to tracy was to have will devise a crossword puzzle and the answer was will you marry me? the couple now have two kids and lead a private life away from the limelight, but on air stewart was all business taking on the country's leaders with hilarious and outrageous rants. >> will you pull a bait and switch, sir, and enslave the white race? is that your plan? >> two weeks into your term and we catch you eating pizza? and even taking on newsmakers. >> if fox was high msnbc must be msnbsad. >> and those microdroplets can infect me, they can land on surfaces and i can touch them a

reporter: from the deep south in alabama, where a pickup truck lost its battle against the roads, through tennessee, where sleet turned the streets to ice the storm spared no one. one central indiana man said that the weather would not slow him down. >> i'm care about the weather. i have to do my job. and i love it. reporter: in indianapolis, plows and contractors kept roadways clear. this minivan in baltimore spun out, traffic snarled. some folks did not mind the weather. these brave souls played a game of ultimate frisbee, with the freezing temperatures putting no damper on their idea of fun. in new england, there were thoughts of concern. rhode island emergency agency says more than 50 inches have accumulated since january and roof collapses are a big worry. >> if it rings tomorrow we might have a problem. reporter: in the mid-atlantic, they are transitioning from ice to rain. scott: major developments from richmond, where former first lady of virginia maureen mcdonnell was sentenced to 366 days in jail. jeff goldberg has the details from the courtroom. reporter: during bob mcdonnell's

we are seeing ice from missouri into illinois as far south as huntsville alabama. as far south as you see it and through the state of tennessee, along with snow and rain as well. freezing weather advisories tennessee is the bulls eye for that. a lot of this will warm up. so you can say that that's great, and further to the north we'll see the freezing precipitation convert. this goes through the night, starting to switch. in the meantime tomorrow moves in to the north-east. predominant snow but precipitation along with this too as the warmer air moves further. it's warm enough that it switches to rain on the backside. there's a little temperature relief over the next couple of days as it moves in. it's short-lived, but we'll take temperatures that are warming up. the bottom will start to drop out on monday. >>> more than a year after marijuana became legal, there has been explosions and fire after people make hash oil. making the oil should be il, says police and prosecutors. not everyone thinks so. >> reporter: some people are willing to take risks to seek a cheap

are dealing with a light to moderate amount of snow, things are much more dire in parts of the south. alabama, georgia and the carolinas have declared states of emergency after a powerful blast of snow, sleet and ice. more than 200,000 people now are without power. vinita nair has the story from durham, north carolina. >> reporter: the storm is making it hard for just about anything to stay on these roads. overturning cars, spinning tires and side winding trucks. plows in north carolina are pushing their way through the mess clearing aside the cold slush. >> we're anticipating a very tough storm. >> reporter: state troopers responded to nearly 3,000 accidents in 36 hours and wednesday governor pat mccrory urged people to stay home. >> all the state could see hazardous driving condition. >> reporter: fog, rain, snow and freezing temperature created these treacherous conditions in northern georgia wednesday. two cars collided with a semi bringing traffic to a crawl. low visibility plagued tennesrosee ads with snow accumulating up to 2 inches an hour. drivers in texas made their way through the

south. near white-out conditions on the roads. in alabama, areas got as much as 6 inches fors streets to shutdown. for some drivers the storm provided them a chance to have fun testing the limits of the 4-wheel-drive. in texas a rare snow day gave the youngsters a chance to test out the speeds of their sleds. >>> whether winter weather hits keep track of it on 6abc.com/weather. watch video reports from our team of meteorologists and get the hourly and the seven-day forecast. >>> police in new york city have arrested three men saying they plan to join the islamic state and wage war against the united states. dann cuellar live in the satellite center. what about the fact that two of the suspects have ties to philadelphia? >> that's right. the authorities say that all three are held without bail two in brooklyn and one in florida. and two had ties to philadelphia and . >> and two appeared in federal court abdurasul hasanovich juraboev, originally from uzbekistan and akhror saidakhmetov. and abdurasul hasanovich juraboev worked a kiosk owned by

there's the snow across much south, mississippi, alabama, georgia, getting substantial snow. now, around here, the futurecast, 3:00 a.m., just starting to creep in to sussex county. look how quickly it gets up. 4:00 a.m. it's in sussex. by 6:00 p.m. it's getting to dover, just about to atlantic city and then by 8:00 a.m. it's getting close to philadelphia getting heavier in sussex county delaware and cape may. starting to taper off 10:00 a.m. in delaware but getting heavier in atlantic county, ocean county, cape may county and it's really falling apart as we head toward the noon hour. how much slow snowe is likely? it's very similar to the map we gave you this morning. so, if these numbers are surprising, you didn't get the surprise here. 3-6 inches in sussex county in delaware. 2 to 4 inches central delaware only up to dover. 2 to 4 much extreme south jersey, perhaps cape may in that 3 to 6 inch and further north is closer to 1 inch. let's go further to the north. at 6:00 a.m. it's generally still dry, but by 7:00 and 8:00 it's coming up toward the philadelphia area. this pa

south. georgia and alabama, missis arkansas parts of louisia all seeing snow upwas of 6 inches in some parts of region already. it's all moving off to the east. look at the winter storm warnin. l portions of arkansas missis alabama, south caroli na even into the virginia area and toward south maryland. we'll zoom in now and see our region. of our region under a winter weather advisory for lighr snow. but it is going to accumulate on the roadways. st. ma county westmoreland county under a winter storm warng there for a little bit more snow. notice back to the west winche hagerstown mart any advit all. we'll talk about that in a second. future weather, 3:00 a.m. most of it sti down to the south. we think it will move in around the 3:00 a.m. hour. the heaviest to the south. especi throu southern maryla. a.m. when a lot of people start to get on the roads, that when it comes to the d.c. metro area. heavie between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. notice the light colors up towas frederick -- gaithe darker colors that's the heavier snow down into portions of southern maryla. that conti through the 10:00 ho

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you can help me with what i want to do in congress up here if you can find worse police in the south in alabamacarolina. get down there, get it on television. and king found selma. that had tremendous impact. those two guys together did something that otherwise would never have happened. to lose that story i think it's a tragedy. the real story is dramatic. it was all available. >> schieffer: what do you think turned him around on civil rights because he grew up in the segregated south. he took the usual views. he generally voted the way other people in the segregationist voted. then began to change. when did that happen and why do you think that was? >> by the time i got to him he had changed. but i think he used to talk about his driver and his cook who both were black. would have to drive from washington down to texas. there was no place to stay on the road. they have to go to the toilet by the side of the road they only some places where they could get gas or eat or what have you. he thought that was awful. i think that was one. teaching mexican kids in 1928 in catula texas poor mexican kid

as far south as alabama. more than 100 roofs collapsed in massachusetts like this one in westford. several horses had to be rescued here. a pair of dogs pulled from a frozen marsh. coast guard cutters are making their way through the river so commercial ships can travel. it's a danger to the citrus crops in florida. >> could you be safer when it's cold outside? crime goes down when it's cold and picks up as the temperature picks up. since winter began, crimes have plunged in boston and memphis. new york had a 12-day stretch without a murder. that was the longest span since the city began tracking that data in 1994. this shows a frozen jeep imprint. the woman snapped a picture when she couldn't believe her eyes. she sent it to a few friends and it's viral. >> like the shell of a grill. >> sure is. >> today marks 50 years since malcolm x was killed in new york city. they will be among a big group to remember him. one of his daughters will speak and the event will be streamed live online when it starts at 2:00 this afternoon. this fire is out at a massive apartment building in dubai.

ev but what can you do in states me like new mexico, in states like south alabama, south carolina and west virginia that are all feeling the same thing?what spe what specific strategies in the president's budget jumpstarts these states and these economies who are still bearing the brunt biggest bruntof of the recession and not seeing that economic growth? what's in there specific for those states more than those individual investments and middle class families but help those states jump ahead because we have a double dip recession. >> so, i think particularly in that states that are not seeing wage growth and not some of those thin same benefits that nationally the we're seeing. i think the specific focus on make how we make paychecks go farther today, minimum wage is something that the president has pushed on that more and more states have adopted. over the past year. but also ways to make sure -- e -- right now we have many families in -- >> i'm awful about reclaiming myo. time, too. we ask you a question and we don't let you answer.stion an we're all famous for that. i agree that t

seeing snow in the way deep south this is ununusual to have it this far south this late in the season parts of mississippi and alabama as well as northern georgia, this low will track to our south overnight tonight and graze especially the southern areas tomorrow morning as we look at future tracker and speed up time, here is the i-95 corridor it's dry to the north and west and we have the light snow to the south and east and it's southern areas that have a chance of seeing accumulating snow unfortunately for the morning rush tomorrow. winter weather advisories go into effect tomorrow morning, atlantic county and kent county and cape may county this is where we see the most snow as the system passes through, coming up we'll talk about just how much snow we will see in those southern areas and how far north and west that snow will reach brian during the morning rush tomorrow in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you adam. >>> a difficult rescue unfolded in burlington county crews spent more than an hour saving a horse that got stuck in the wharton state forest. video shows the animal being pulled to safety and of

thurmond to try to flesh out the notion of white southern political power and i think that south carolina, alabamasippi and georgia are really the heart of the south in terms of what this book is about, racial politics, because of the racial makeup and that where you have smaller black population, you generally have less tensions along these lines -- so, of the deep south states yes. c-span: you show some amazement that this man, strom thurmond, supported and voted for and befriended clarence thomas. >> guest: indeed, and i think there are a couple ways to look at that, and i must say that i've been criticized by some who have written about the book that clarence thomas doesn't make a very good case for saying anything about change in senator thurmond's life because he's conservative and, therefore, it was easy for senator thurmond to vote for him. but i would simply say a couple of things in response. you have to remember that senator thurmond was born at the turn of the century into a social system that was already set and was only going to be hardened, that said blacks do not become lawyers who

single digit lows as far south as alabama and georgia. even florida is under a freeze warning and some crops there are in peril. farmers are watering their fields to serve as a protective layer. tennessee remains in a state of emergency. the weather related death toll is highest there, including people who have died from hypothermia. advice from doctors across the country -- >> have a plan before you go outside will help anyone who is exposed to the cold air. >> reporter: in massachusetts, it took a front loader a boat and emergency crew to rescue these two dogs and owner. further south, residents in the chesapeake bay trapped by the surrounding ice. >> she needed formula. she was just born a week and a half ago and didn't have enough. >> reporter: with the sustained frigid temps come incredible scenes like this. niagara falls, frozen. with schools closed, many children are making the best of it. and the ice fishing is good. >> probably about a 20 pound lake trout. biggest i've ever caught. >> reporter: but most -- >> you can only stand o

same-sex weddings begin in the deep south amid cheers and protests in alabama. did the supreme court just tip its hand to how it will rule nationwide? >>> and car hacking. modern technology making vehicles smarter but not necessarily safer. a new warning about what criminals can do while you're behind the wheel but not necessarily in control. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in for brian. we're glad you're here. it's the winter of bonns to's discontent. five and a half feet of snow over the last 17 days. right now yet another storm blab blankets parts of new england, that snou bound city has run out of places to put it all. busting snow removal budgets, snarling transit and stretching the patients of a lot of moms and dads as school kids are now looking at their eighth snow day of the year. we begin today with ron mott near boston's beacon hill who will show us what how much that snow looks like. >> reporter: good evening, lester. tonight

alabama supreme court leads a resistance. we get our report tonight from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: gay marriage came today to the heart of the deep south. same-sex couples began getting licenses in alabama after a federal judge two weeks ago struck down a state ban on gay marriage there. justices antonin scalia and clarence thomas said today the supreme court should have granted alabama's request to put that ruling on hold out of respect for the state until the court rules on gay marriage nationwide in a few months. the failure to grant alabama's request, thomas said may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question of gay marriage nationwide. roughly two-thirds of alabama counties today refused to grant the marriage licenses. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: after roy moore, chief justice of the alabama supreme court, urged local officials to ignore the federal court ruling. in 2003 he defied a federal court order to remove a ten commandments monument from the state supreme court building. he was removed from office but was re-elected three years ago. the supreme court takes up the marriage issue in april with

as far south as alabama and georgia, where dozens of accidents are being reported on hazardous road conditions. janis dean joins us now from the fox extreme weather center. winter is wreaking havoc yet again. >> absolutely. every weekend we're talking about a brand-new storm and the temperatures across the midwest are going to get very dangerous overnight tonight. you can see it's 13 in minneapolis. also i want to point out where we have our storm system moving up the northeast that. will bring up warm air and give us a mixture of freezing rain and sleet overnight. but take a look at these windchills as we go through the overnight hour. in some cases over minus 40 degrees is what it's going to feel like in international falls and fargo. we have windchill advisories in place where people are urged to stay inside for the next 24 to 48 hours. really, really dangerous windchills and that's kind of been the story all winter. let's look at this massive storm system moving up the northeast coast. we have unbelievable delays at all the big airports from dc to philadelphia, to new york city. ground sto

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south. the govrnlernors of alabama and georgia declaring a state of emergency. atlanta has already canceled classes for several school districts today. >>> record-breaking snow. in tennessee, residents are without power in six counties. the state has reported dozens of deaths in the past week. >> in north carolina snow caused problems for commuters. part of i-85 in rowan county closed after that pickup truck overturned. several other vehicles crashed nearby. officials say the driver of that pickup was not injured. >> so how long before things return to relative normal for the southeast? let's bring in meteorologist pedram for an early look at the forecast. >> john and christine, good morning to you. yes, it's going to be one of those days especially around central and northern texas yet again. sort of a slushy accumulation there. one to two inches around the dallas metro. 200 flights impacted earlier in the week. temperatures should warm into the 40s. i don't foresee much sticking around by the evening but still enough falling during the morning commute to cause

caroline county eastbound and way south of that winter storm warnings where we find potential for the most snowfall. there's plenty of snow now across northern mississippi alabama, georgia, tennessee, the carolina mountains north and south, all pushing to the east-northeast. we expect snow here starting maybe as early as 2:00 in the morning and as it advances, we expect the snow to come down most heavily in the metro area between 5:00 and 8:00 tomorrow morning and temperatures in the middle 20's. with the ground cold, everything will stick plus will coincide with the thursday morning rush hour. by the time it tapers off and ends, we expect a one to three inch total in general across the metro area. lesser amounts to the north but more progressively the farther south and east you go. southern maryland and southern calvert county, get bay area six inches or more and some sweet spots when you get farther south towards hampton roads area, williamsburg area in virginia. we'll have more of what to expect and what kind of weather pattern we'll follow in tomorrow's snow when we join you in a few minutes, maureen. >> thank you so much. the "good morning washington" team

as far south as georgia and alabama. this one right here in bestford. several hourses had to be rescued and in another town right here an operation where they are trying to wreck of eye a pair of dogs from the frozen marsh. >> this is the worst i have ever seen. >> the coast guard is making their way through the potomac river so they can travel. it is a danger to the citrus crops in florida. >> is it possible you are safer when it's cold outside. they suggest crime goes down with the temperature. major crimes have plunged in boston and memphis. they went 12 consecutive days without a murder. it is the longest stretch since 1994. take a look at this picture that is getting a lot of buzz. it shows a frozen jeep imprint. a woman was walking to her car and couldn't believe her eyes and she snapped a picture. it is pretty much viral now. >> for looks like an ice sculpture. >> it's for a commercial now. >> stamps. they are evolving. nannies have to be careful as well. >> we sat down with one victim who lost thousands. >> clair lee is like most college student

south carolina virginia. our family was from alabama. i always felt that i had something special. back then very few african-americans in 1937 had cameras. my grandmother said my mother did not have -- much but she had a camera. she took pictures all the time. i always knew this was something special she had put together that she left the family and left the world. >> mr. evans has brought in what. amounts to a visual social history of black life in brooklyn, new york, pre-and post-world war ii. and the variety of scenes that his mother took. so, kids on street corners just that play or posing in a playground or trips to the beach. >> going to coney island. >> going to coney island. young couples that are literally courting. there are is a range. it is a social history of the black experience in a time of immense change at around world war ii, a time of gender changes as well as economic and social changes. we are looking at a window of black life that we do not have a good picture of. here we have 300 pictures of the same group of individuals as they grow up. and the ability his

south. the governors of georgia and alabama have declared a state of emergency. our friends in atlanta, there have been several school districts canceling classes there today. >> the relentless record-breaking cold and snow really causing a lot of problems in the region. in tennessee, tens of thousands of residents without power in six counties. the state has reported dozens of weather-related deaths in the past week. >>> in north carolina snow and icy roads caused problems for commuters there. parts of interstate 85 in rowan county parts of that were closed after a pickup truck overturned and several other vehicles crashed nearby. officials say the driver of the pickup was not injured. >>> so how long until things return to normal for the southeast? >> too long. >> let's ask p.j. with an early look at your forecast this morning. >> john and christine, good morning to you. yes, it's going to be one of those days especially around central and northern texas yet again. sort of a slushy accumulation there. one to two inches around the dallas metro. 200 flights impac

south carolina for two weeks. they moved us to fort mcclellan, alabama. there was some political jockeying going on about closing the fort, fort mcclellan. the senator from that state had enough political pull to move one company of trainees down there just enough to keep the fort open. >> what kind of basic training did you receive? >> basic combat training. >> we just call it basic training. a rudimentary training for conversion from civilian to military army. how long was it? >> 8 weeks. >> were you paid? >> i did not receive any pay while i was in basic training due to a loss of my records. the transfer from south carolina to alabama, they missed placed several of our records. it was a political thing. they did it rapidly. somehow our records became separated. we completed basic training in may and we were given a 21 day leave, they call it delay en route. my first assignment out of basic training was in germany. post-world war ii germany. >> so, did you go to germany? >> yes. >> where were you in germany? >> i was stationed at an army camp in friedbe

south. nicole warned us about this. in alabama businesses and schools closed early in anticipation of half a foot of snow. nicole mitchell is back with the latest on this for us. you warned us. >> we knew it was coming. we don't make the snow. we just tell you what is going to happen. here's a look across the country. so a little bit of snow in the rockies, iowa, illinois getting another band. we expect it there. the fact that we've had system after system making it through the south because of all that cold air that had been in place. you can see the dividing line anywhere including northern mississippi, alabama georgia all getting snow. now on the south side of this you can pick out a couple of thunderstorms. actually dynamic enough that we have through this area tornado watch. that does not mean that we have that activity right now but something that has that potential and to be prepared and listen to your weather. the rest of the region, the winter storm warnings are up, and we'll continue to see snow and ice tapering off by t

we could have record setting low temperatures tall way south as key west. alabama georgia, with the wind in place the wind chills, so many advisoryies up. more of the cold air shifts to the mid atlantic and the northeast. so friday morning is the brutal day for that region. not a lot of snow with the current system yet. that's the other thing we're watching. but as it hits into the northeast, places like maine could get six to ten inches. it is the next system i'm concerned about. more freezing prescription in an area that already had it and is still dealing with icy roads because a lot of that hasn't melted off. as this moves northward this will be saturday for weekend into the northeast. so friday, the south. and then saturday, into the northeast could be icy conditions, that's so much more treacherous even than snow. >> great another miserable weekend, nicole, appreciate it. >>> last february a cincinnati man suffered a stroke so severe it severed the brain stem from the body. his insurance company has repeatedly denied covering his rehab. united healthcare says

by monday evening, freezing rain is forecast as far south as parts of mississippi and alabama. a skier's delight in colorado, ski resorts picking up a foot of powder. an inch or two of sleet. fortunately the storm will have no impact back east. just another shot of dangerous cold. chicago shivers at 12 degrees monday and look at that, highs just two degrees. more than 30 below average. and more this tuesday, some spots could break back to back record lows. here in dallas, the city that averages 1.2 inches of snow a season, carl, i have a good feeling that not much is going to move tomorrow morning. and on another note, boston now officially at 99.9 inches of snow. they're less than ten inches from setting their snowiest season on record but no snow forecast for the next several days in boston. carl? >> unfortunately, they're getting used to it. mike, thanks. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this sunday peanut allergies and the new treatment that may help those who suffer from them. >>> later, tonight's face-off in hollywood as the americans compete for oscar gold against a

single digit lows as far south as alabama and georgia, even florida is under a freeze warning and some there are in peril. farmers are watering their fields to serve as a protective layer. tennessee remains in a state of emergency. the weather-related death toll is highest there, including people who have died from hypothermia. advice from doctors across the country? >> kind of having a plan before you go outside will help anyone who is kind of exposed to this cold air. >> reporter: in massachusetts, it took a front loader a boat and emergency crews to rescue these two dogs and their owner. further south, residents of tangier and smith islands in the chesapeake bay trapped by the surrounding ice. >> she needed formula. she didn't have enough formula. she was just born a week and a half ago and didn't have enough. >> reporter: with the sustained frigid temps come incredible scenes like this. niagara falls frozen. with schools closed many children are making the best of it. and the ice fishing is good. >> got a 20 pound lake trout, biggest i ever caught. >> reporter: but most? >> you can

snow that rolled through there, trees down blocking some roadways and icy conditions as far south as alabamaat's going to continue to be an issue today because the temperatures are not going to warm much above freezing. certainly not this morning. take a look at some of the temps and windchills much of the eastern two-thirds of america will be dealing with. minus 13 in buffalo. 12 below in detroit. 16 below in chicago and 20 below in denver and we have a storm out in denver that will roll across the plains this weekend, a good swath of snow quick mover but from kansasty to chicago and even parts of new england as we go through sunday we'll see snow with this and beneficial rains and snow across parts of california. they will take it. we are inside the philadelphia convention center. this is a man-made forest behind me. i will take that and tell you more about why we're here. >>> we turn to a big win for one of the nfl's best players. a judge has overturned the suspension of adrian peterson who was sidelined over a child abuse case. it could have him playing again but the nfl will appeal and

same-sex weddings begin in the deep south amid cheers and protests in alabama. did the supreme court just tip its hand to how it will rule nationwide? >>> and car hacking. modern technology making vehicles smarter but not necessarily safer. a new warning about what criminals can do while you're behind the wheel but not necessarily in control. "nightly

goes all the way from dallas texas, tyler, texarkana, all the way across the deep south, northern mississippi, alabama and georgia with the winter storm warning. the pink area. the purple area the winter weather advisory area. expecting atlanta to be 33 to the south of the city 32 and ice where i'm standing and 31 and snow just 20 miles north of here and that snow could be could be six inches deep. and there's just no way to plow that when you have like ten plows for the entire city. i know there's a few more than that, because every little municipality has a certain number of plows. here's the storm. as it rolls across the south. you get memphis involved. you get nashville, jackson, mississippi. you get birmingham and huntsville and all the way through atlanta. and finally exiting the coast where raleigh and elizabeth city and hampton roads completely get smashed with snow. yes, the low country of north carolina will get a big snow event. could be eight to ten inches of snow there. where atlanta, we're expecting four to six, you get up to rome dalton maybe blairsville and the like ten inches of snow.

the storm right now over deep south bringing snow to mississippi, alabama and georgia, atlanta getting in on some of the snow and this is moving toward the northeast. it will be moving off mid-atlantic coast and place that he is don't usually see snow like the carolinas, virginia, we will see bulk of it. we will be on the northern fringe and, that is why winter weather advisories in effect for south jersey and central and southern delaware for higher accumulations of snow through philadelphia, we will see a light accumulation. so it will be reaching a little bit further north and to the west. our future weather shows snow moving in overnight, from the south, to the north, and it will hit the i-95 corridor during the morning rush and then retreat and move toward the north and the east as the storm pull as way. as far as timing between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. snow moving from the south, slow travel for that morning commute between 8:00 and noon, steady snow and then moving out clearing skies and it will be brisk. coming up we will look at those specific snow amounts for your neighborhood

alabama? >> a great day. the heart of the southng forward in a rapid way and half of the 14 states left to go are in the south. so it's great to see one of the biggest ones moving forward. >> you know your organization is releasing new data on the state of gay rights. you found people are in some cases "uncomfortable or very uncomfortable" when it comes to same sex weddings and lgbt persons in general. what did you find? >> i think the highlight is we've come a long way. two-thirds of americans are comfortable, but there is a third that are still uncomfortable. and that's where the hard work starts. that's building an acceptance across america for the lgbt people. >> how do you do that? >> well i think it's by dialoguing about it by visibility. we've been very successful in this movement creating visibility and showing lgbt people and also about engaging our allies. bringing the people who are non-lgbt along with us to support us. and they have a lot of power, obviously, in this country and a lot of numbers in this country. so real

suitland parkway seeing dleents delays between alabama and south capital street. avenue over towards connecticut avenue slow. we'll be right back with more news after this. >>> in the news right now, at 6:52, police in egypt diffused to bombs overnight at cairo international airport. a separate blast this morning scared passersby in downtown cairo. no one was injured in that explosion. police say one of the airport bombs was at the airport terminal hosting egypt air. the other was at a police patrol location. >>> here in the nation's capital, president obama faces an uphill battle getting republicans to approve key proposals outlined in his latest budget. >> g.o.p. leaders say the budget does not solve the nation's long-term fiscal crisis. susan mcginn fills has more -- mcginnis has more. >> we have fundamental choices to make about the kind of country we want to be. >> reporter: president obama sent a record $4 trillion budget monday that calls for a 7% increase in defense and domestic spending. the 2016 budget restores some automatic cuts triggered by a 2011 bud

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south. in parts of alabama today, gay couples could get married, but not everywhere. the majority are ignoring federal law, and refusing to allow marriage licenses. one lesbian couple remains optimistic. >> don't give up. look where we are, 8 years ago, we thought this is something we'll have to go thousands of miles to be able to do. >> a number of couples did get married today. also lawsuits were filed on behalf of same sex couples who were not permitted to do the same. >> the transgender community in the bay area is holding a day of action tomorrow in san francisco, this comes after a transgender woman was stabbed and killed in the bay view neighborhood where she lived. amber lee is live in the city after speaking with the victim's mother about the heartbreaking loss. >> reporter: a day of action is planned for tomorrow afternoon to remember the 36-year-old. earlier tonight, we spoke with the victim's mother at her home in san jose. >> i'm devastated. i was never prepared to go. my baby go before me. >> reporter: pamela dejesus says her transgender daughter, taja w

but down to the south, that's a pretty large storm taking southern track. it is going to bring snow to parts of alabama and georgia. low pressure center itself is down in the gulf of mexico. it is going to track well south of our area. but it is a huge area of precipitation. it certainly is cold enough for snow. and it does look like it is going to graze at least a portion of our area as we go into tomorrow morning, including affecting the morning rush. more on the exact timing, the amounts of snow affected and what areas are going to get it with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> we'll see you then glenn. >>> students at a bucks county high school are out of class for the rest of the day because of a water main break there. skyforce10 over neshaminy high school on old lincoln highway in langhorne. the students were sent home at 10:00 a.m. no word on when refires the water main will be finished. >>> it will take a few more days for the scorched south jersey roadway to reopen after monday's tanker fire. the delaware river port authority says repair work needs to be finished before the route 90 eastbound

same-sex weddings begin in the deep south amid cheers protests and controversy in alabama. did the supreme court just tip its hand to how it will rule nationwide? >>> and car hacking. modern technology making vehicles smarter but not necessarily safer. a new warning about what criminals can do while you're behind the wheel but not necessarily in control. "nightly news" begins now.

the transfer from south carolina to alabama and somehow they misplaced several of our records. it was a political thing, and they did it rapidly. >> uh-huh. >> and somehow our records became separated from us as individuals. we completed our basic training in may, and we were given -- i think it was a 21-day leave. they called it at that time delay en route because my first assignment out of basic training was a unit in germany. >> oh. >> post-world war ii germany. >> yeah. so did you go to germany? >> yes, i did. >> where were you in germany? >> i was stationed at cocerne which was the army camp in freedberg, f-r-i-e-d-b-u-r-g is the way it was spelled. and there i remained for the next three years. so you were there until 1951? >> '50. >> '50. >> yeah. i left the states in june of 1947 and came back in june of 1950. i came back to rank a sergeant. >> how did you like german? i mean german -- i mean the station there. >> i liked it. i liked the people. i liked the assignment -- of course, when we got there in 1947, there was just two years after the end of the hostilities ther