i'm born in southeast iowa. and so to be testifying before an iowa senator is truly an honor for me. but more so for representing the pain research community and the patients who suffer from a hidden epidemic. so let me start my formal statement. it's truly a tribute to our political system that the voices of many as well as a few can be heard and acted upon. today i would like to further detail several of the points made in the imo report relieving pain in america, which provides clear and unequivocal evidence that more than 100 million of our fellow citizens are experiencing a silent, hidden, and poorly treated epidemic. an epidemic that is as real as a polio epidemic that visibly shackled hundreds of thousand of americans and caused individuals and families to suffer greatly. no less real is the suffering of millions of americans who frequently suffer silently without the outward signs of an iron lung. similar to the polio epidemic, a transformative national effort is needed to crush the epidemic of chronic p

i'm born in ottumwa, iowa, southeast iowa, and testifying before an iowa senator is an honor for me, but also representing the pain research committee and the parents who suffer there a hidden epidemic. let me start my formal statements. it's a tribute to the political system that the voices of a few can be heard and acted upon. today, i'd like to further detail several of the points made in the imo report, relieving pain in america, providing evidence that more than 100 million of the fellow citizens experience a silent, hidden, and poorly treated epidemic. an epidemic is as real as a polio epidemic that visibly shackled hundredings of millions of americans causing family and friends to suffer greatly. they suffer silently without the outward signs of an iron lung. similar to this, a transformative natural effort is needed to crush the epidemic of chronic pain worldwide. i submit we have the tools and knowledge to conquer the epidemic bringing relief to millions worldwide. the question is whether the fortitude and will to mount a focus on pain that results in adequate treatments and

goes and we still have lingering snow showers across portions of nebraska and iowa and we have heavy snow falling across southeast of the states including one ten inches and one a little bit more and update you on that of course on the exact amounts as we head into tomorrow and the snow begins to wind down and further off to the south, the temperatures are too warm for snow. heavy rain and strong thunderstorms and the worst is over by now, across the state of louisiana and a number of flood warnings out there. in fact, some to the west of the city of montgomery. the snowstorm system is going to continue to head east, as we head to sunday and monday, the weather is tranquil across the u.s. and good news for most of us as we kick off our work week, and eastern portions of virginia and north carolina as we head into your monday night and the big game tomorrow, harris, of course, if you haven't heard super bowl and you heard brian kilmeade, mention we have some rain in indianapolis right now, for you tailgaters tomorrow, looks good, dry, temperatures above normal for february. >> harris: sounds good, maria, thank you

iowa before all is said and done. showers and storms across parts of the southeast and into the gulf coast, keep in mind, anyone making the flight from atlanta to new orleans, you might have a few backup webs to say the very lite lead. full story coming up in your forecast. believe me, we have a lot to talk about. >> who are you picking, the giants or patriots? >> i'm going to go with the patriots on this one, but hey, i'm a college football fan. >> speaking of dogs, great segue, is your cat or dog tipping the scales? pet obesity is growing. we'll tell you what you can do to make sure your beloved best friend has a healthy b, long life. >>> a senior obama administration believes there is an attack that is real. can tougher diplomatic efforts and sanctions stop another war? the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes.

mississippi river valley and the warm sector with 60's and 70's toward the far southeast, and snow continues across nebraska and into iowa 32 degrees, not that bad and in the mid, 59 degrees in the month of february, just spectacular. plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. goes? >> thank you, rick. and now, football. you know your football. rex ryan, the coach of the jets, one of the more interesting colorful coaches in the history of the game and he joins us. how did you lure rex ryan to the set at 7:30 in the morning? >>reporter: my charisma. and i smell nice. those things together, he could not resist. that is what he says. i will go with that. as you mention, rex ryan, jets head coach is here, probably nobody on the land it more qualified we to judge super bowl xlvi than you playing the patriots twice and the giant win over you guys propelled them into the post-season and the super bowl. >>guest: that is true. but we were 0-3, we had three cracks at the teams and were boat all three times but what i know about the game, it will come down to the wire, and you look at the last two teams the two teams played each oth