jackson state university of cincinnati and then again at texas southern. it was at texas southern where i learned humility. we were playing one game and at that time we had the largest crowd, third largest crowd ever at the dome. i think the largest crowd was sandy koufax pitching performance and then a billy graham event and the next was a texas southern university football game. and this is the game where i learned humility. at the end of the game, the scoreboard had our scores on the wrong side of the scoreboard. you didn't get that. they had the biggest score, we had the smallest one. so i felt really bad about that. i was a little dejected. and i as walked out of the stadium, i knocked a little old lady's purse on the floor. and so as a gentleman, i picked up her purse and i said, excuse me, ma'am, no offense. and she said that's right, sonny. and i didn't give a damn about your defense either. so i hope you got that one. did you? i'm not altogether certain that i was deserving as an introduction as the senator gave to me but i want to thank him for th

and they didn't have the huge ranches like we see in southern texas. and what they did is they came out to padre island. what made it ideal for cattle ranching was that you didn't need a fence for most of it. you had water on most of the sides of the eye lend. patrick dunn came out here and he was so successful he ended up owning most of the northern part of padre island and he would have his cattle out here he would have cowboys out here. and he would have his cattle all over the land. you think about how do you get the cattle to market? so around 1900 into the teens, into the '20s what would happen is he would have these three stations, and they're called line camps. they would actually certain times of year they would bring the cattle starting in the south, bring them to those line camps, and the cattle could be if you went from sun up to sundown you could get those cattle to go about 15 miles. so there are three line camps, and they're all about 15 miles apart. how were these line camps built? if you look around me you'll see there's no trees. ther

they didn't have the huge ranches like we see in southern texas.hat they did is they came out to padre island. what made it ideal for cattle ranching, even if you didn't have the barbed-wire was that you didn't need a fence for most of it. you had water on moats sides of the island. patry done came out here, and he was so successful -- patrick dunn was so successful he ended up owning most of the northern part of padre island. he would have the cowboys out here, and he would have his cattle all over the land. you think about how do you get those cattle to market? so around 1900 and into the teens and 20's, what would happen is he would have these three stations. they are called line camps. what they would do is at certain times of year, they would bring the cattle to the line camps. if you went from sun up to sundown, you could get those cattle to go about 15 mines. so there are three line camps, and they were all 15 miles apart. how were they built? if you look around, there are almost no trees on this island. there is one forest, it is the size o

in the 70s and 80s the collapse of the industrial rust belt drove the 1st large wave of non- southerners texas and that was the 5th migration. no republican has won the white house in the last quarter-century as a result without texas nor could they earlier in the 20th century oil brought southerners in the 4th migration to create an industry that to this day fuels the modern economies of the world. the 3rd migration the the mass arrival of southerners from the early 19th century led to war, independence expansion of slavery in the indian wars and then it triggered stonewalled mexico and ultimately after texas was granted statehood it tipped america into his bloodiest conflict, the civil war. before that the 2nd migration from asia spawned the native american cultures that in turn brought with them agriculture, trade, and war and the arrival of the 1st humans also from asia 16,000 years ago constituted the 1st migration. migration. for the 1st time the pristine natural order of north america planting harvesting, planting harvesting, and the head of the creature had never known it is difficult,

and next one was a texas southern university -- texas southern university-grambling football game. and this is the game where i learned humility. at the end of the game the scoreboard had our scores on the wrong side of the scoreboard. you didn't get that. the grambling score had the biggest score. we had the smallest one. so i felt really bad about that. i was a little dejected. as i walked out of the stadium carefully, i knocked a little old lady's purse on the floor. and so as a gentleman i stepped down to pick up her purse and she looked up at me and said -- i said, excuse me ma'am, no offense. she said, that's right, sonny, and i didn't give a damn about your defense either. [ laughter ] i hope you got that one. did you? i'm not altogether certain i deserved as good an introduction as the senator shared for me but i want to thank him for that. not only that i want to begin by thanking him for sponsoring this event. i think we owe him a round of applause for this event. [ applause ] senator, we thank you for your leadership in this event. and although i'm a citizen of the state

otherwise across parts of southern texas looking at areas of rain another storm system impacting the northwest with rain and snow. heather and lia? >> thank you very much maria. the weather meantime making a mess for hundreds of thousands of travelers from coast to coast. 7,000 flights have been grounded in just the last three-days. many forced to wait in the long lines to reschedule their flights. the delays and cancellations still piling up. more than 500 flights have been scrapped today. >> they want parents to vaccinate their kids. now presidential hopefuls are joining the debate. >> one of them saying he thinks all children should be vaccinated. he came under fire. >> there has to be a balance. it depends on what the vaccine is and all of the rest. >> kentucky senator rand paul taking a similar position. it is not up to the government to make choices for your family. >> i think the parents should have input. the state doesn't own your children. parents own the children. >> but hillary clinton disagrees. she tweeted this. the scientists say the earth is round the sky is wlu and v

southern plains. some of them look for refuge with the spanish in texas. some of them move into the mountainous areas in southern and western new mexico. they are driven away by the comanches, who become the dominant force on the southern plains over the course of the 1700s. it is important to know that comanches can raid other plains indian people. they will exchange buffalo items for various things. other years, they will raid the -- they will trade the spanish. it depends on a variety of factors. there is an alternation between violent interaction and peaceful economic interaction. that is true on the plains as a whole. one of the great ironies of all this -- and these comanche developments extend to a number of different plains people over the course of the 1700s. as the horse moves north different people adopt horses. the sioux will adopt horses. the cheyenne will adopt horses. different groups see the horse as a potential advantage, and you get a lot of groups profiting. some groups are terrified by the groups that do have horses. that example i gave

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look for showers down through southern texas and beautiful weather through the gulf coast. tures 10 to 20 >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cold start this morning, but we will see sunshine break through the clouds. afternoon temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. we won't be as cold tomorrow. we'll start at 22 degrees. warm up to 42 in the afternoon in spite of mostly cloudy skies. light snow comes through on thursday. then friday it turns colder. a high of just 27 degrees. a little bit warmer saturday and then we're watching for snow a chance on sunday and monday. have a great day. . >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> for the last couple of decades, ed burns prided himself in making films on his own terms. it all started with 1919 the brothers mcmullen. >> she started talking about getting married. >> and what did you say? >> i asked her who she was planning on marrying and if she would be kind enough to invite me to the wedding. >> sundance he won with that movie which was an amazing accomplishment. he made waves including she's the one, s

family internment camp during world war ii," examines the unique nature of this camp located in southern texas, which was home not only to japanese detainees but also germans and italians living in the u.s. during the war. operated from 1942-1948, the camp was the center of the secret program called client passage in which hundreds were exchanged against their will for american diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, and others held behind enemy lines in germany and japan. >> jan jarboe russell, author of "the train to crystal city," who is sumi? >> sumi is the japanese-american main character of my book who was born in los angeles, and her father was a photographer. the most successful japanese photographer in los angeles. he was arrested as an enemy alien because he was a photographer. during world war ii, photography was like the internet. anybody who had access to it could take photos of military bases and things like that. the 32,000 enemy aliens' fathers who were arrested were not arrested based on anything they had done as human beings but on their occupation, which could have been harmful ac

jackson state university of cincinnati and then again at texas southern. it was at texas southern where i learned humility. we were playing one game and at that time we had the largest crowd, third largest crowd ever at the dome. i think the largest crowd was sandy koufax pitching performance and then a billy graham event and the next was a texas southern university football game. and this is the game where i learned humility. at the end of the game the scoreboard had our scores on the wrong side of the scoreboard. you didn't get that. they had the biggest score, we had the smallest one. so i felt really bad about that. i was a little dejected. and i as walked out of the stadium, i knocked a little old lady's purse on the floor. and so as a gentleman, i picked up her purse and i said, excuse me, ma'am, no offense. and she said that's right, sunny. and i didn't give a damn about your defense either. so i hope you got that one. did you? i'm not altogether certain that i was deserving as an introduction as the senator gave to me but i want to thank him for tha

just powers from the mexican border this southern texas city sits on the gulf of mexico and was founded39 as a small trading post. today it is home to the fifth largest port in the united states in the corpus christi naval air station. with help of our time warner cable partners for the next hour we learn about the city's literary culture local office. we begin with david blanke on the early years of the automobile. >> in the 20th century, 3.2 million americans died as result of automobile accidents. most of my students and most people i know have direct experience with an automobile accident. that's not the same as military service, combat, infection disease, et cetera. it's ubiquitous, and some that question is really lies at the heart of the study. if americans do as i say embrace the automobile culturally, how do they respond when, by the 1920s, and really it was it was until the 19 toys where there was a national human cry over unavoidable or automobile accidents that are killing individuals, and particularly pedestrians who have nothing to do with the freedoms of driving. others w

colonel in the 45th illinois regiment and then having the two brothers down here in texas firmly committed to the southern cause secession and then, of course, the civil war. jasper edelman maltby was a true hero. we have letters from generals grant, logan and other union

at cincinnati and texas southern we were playing one game at the astrodome at that time was the largestrowd the third largest ever assembled i think the largest was sandy koufax pitching. minute texas southern university football game. at the end that has our score on the wrong side of the scoreboard. you didn't get that. [laughter] they had the biggest gore and we had the smallest. i felt bad about that old lady dropped her purse on the floor and she said it excuse me know offensive she said i didn't care about your defense either. [laughter] i hope you got that one. i am not altogether certain i deserve that introduction as was shared but i want to think him for that and begin and we owe him a round of applause for this event. [applause] thank you for your leadership of this event and although i am the system of the states of texas at watching the election results and was so happy when it was announced you were the winner. thank you for your compassion and powerful leadership. to borrow of phrase fly on. also the founders of the great organization. in the founder of the modern movemen

it is added border security, a southern campaign strategy for arizona, new mexico, texas. it is getting our immigration enforcement personnel a pay raise. it is helping to facilitate employment in high tech. there are nine different initiatives that we launched in november, all of which there is an effort to defund. it is not just the deferred action program for parents. on your point, my point is don't tie that to the budget of homeland security, which includes the coast guard, secret service, fema ice and so forth. i'm fighting for a clean, fully funded budget. there are real consequences to my departments ability to pursue its mission grantmaking, your states, and homeland security as long as he faced the prospect of a complete shutdown of my department, which is where we are right now. >> there is no compromise? when congress comes back into town, they will have to decide how to break this impasse. the president has said that he will veto an appropriations bill that comes to his desk that defense our executive actions. i believe that is the right position. he shouldn't

look for showers down through southern texas and beautiful weather through the gulf coast.10 to >>> 8:31. good morning. i'm christina loren. a little haze over san bruno. it's definitely a spare the air day. temps in the 50s. we're on our way to the 60s by lunch time and we'll round out the day with widespread 70s out there. warm and hazy to finish off today. cooling starts tomorrow and then the rain comes in steadily as we head throughout the latter portion of the week. expecting quite a bit of rainfall, especially north of the golden gate bridge. that will start off thursday morning. we'll have to wait until friday in the south bay. . >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> for the last couple of decades, ed burns prided himself in making films on his own terms. it all started with 1919 the brothers mcmullen. >> she started talking about getting married. >> and what did you say? >> i asked her who she was planning on marrying and if she would be kind enough to invite me to the wedding. >> sundance he won with that movie which was an amazing accomplishment. he made waves i

. >> and back to winter's wrath with more southern snow, from texas to atlantic ocean and up through r.a. have a, and a massive pile up involving over 75 vehicles. and this, what could be the perfect coffee cup, one you can eat. a big warning for soda drinkers and it's what happened after this homeless man lent a helping hand has everyone talking. >> a frightening new warning. >> i have home grown extremist investigations in every state. investigations of people in various stages of radicalizing it's not a new york thing or a w with a phenom non, it's all 50 states in ways that are very hard to see. >> now this warning comes as three suspected isis wanna-bes were arrested on u.s. soil. >> at new york's kennedy airport, a brooklyn man was arrested, as he was going to syria. he was accused of plotting with another man to get to the syria through turkey. if the men could not get there, they talked of staging attacks here. program planting a bomb at coney island or trying to kill president obama or the police. >> it was made clear based on their own statements that if they were not ably

some rain across parts of southern texas. snow across parts of the northern plains and 69 in tampa. zer >> of very colstart the sporty . it looks beautiful w sunshine, high skies with a high temperature e of weather. inside for the oscars robin, what you got. >> you know all about this too well, my friend. we are counting down the oscar sunday and you know we're close when it's time for the annual oscars luncheon. abc's chris connelly was there and went one opponent one with the nominees as they get ready for hollywood's biggest night. >> reporter: alongside their peers glamorous and glittery. >> oscar nominee lunch so i thought i've got to get secrets on. a little bit of razzle-dazzle. >> reporter: enjoying oscar's recognition and a midday meal. >> in the sunshine in los angeles, i mean it doesn't get much better than that. >> when stars are born and when they die. >> reporter: eddie redmayne and felicity jones from "the theory of everything" savoring the academy awards luncheon. >> my life is going to go like that. the series of milestones. >> when i walked in it was probably the

with more historic southern snow from texas to the atlantic ocean and up through virginia. and a massive pileup involving over 75 vehicles. >>> then to what could be the perfect coffee cup. one you can actually eat. >>> plus a big warning for soda drinkers. >>> and what happened after this homeless man lent a helping hand that has everybody talking. it's thursday february 26th "early today" starts now. >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera. right now a fright think new warning in the fight against isis. fbi made it clear in a speech to the attorney general. >> i have home grown violence extremist investigations in every single state. investigations of people in various stages of radicalizing. this isn't a new york phenomenon or washington phenomenon this is all 50 states and in ways that are very hard to see. >>> the warning comes as three suspected isis wannabes are arrested on u.s. soil. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams with what they were allegedly willing to do. >> reporter: at new york's kennedy airport fbi agents arrest add brooklyn man they said was headed ov

now, there has been the court case in southern texas, and that will be appealed to the fifth circuitare all concerned on the republican side with what we believe is the president's overreach constitutionally on the immigration issue. and thank goodness there has been the court case in texas. we hope for an early decision in the fifth circuit in new orleans. >> if john boehner in the next week puts the senate bill which has no immigration language on the floor of the how's, does he have a problem among republicans. >> i believe that speaker boehner will be our speaker for the complete term. he was elected unanimously in our conference following the november election. and i see no credible alternative to speaker boehner. he has a tough job and i think he's doing a good job. >> appreciate the time this morning. thank you. >> thank you, steve. >> all right. before helping john boehner get the votes he needed to keep the department of homeland security last night, nancy pelosi had some tough words for him yesterday afternoon. >> i'm just saying to the speaker, get a grip. get a grip mr. s

over the world across the miles of flat empty planes to the small desert town at the very southern tip of texas. the roosevelt administration not only arrested german, japanese and italians on american soil that orchestrated incredibly. this is a map that was grown and then warner a german child in the camp have noted where all of the houses in the bungalows are so that if you are a child in the camp of the camp you can find your bungalow here on this beautiful map. they read incoming mail of the internees and cut out portions that related in any way to the war effort. the roll call. despite the harsh conditions. this was her team. the american school come in japanese school and the german school and of those were taught by the internees that they were taught by board-certified texas teachers. one anecdote tells the story about the children shortly after the camp was opened they came back to visit the camp and during the tour the officer in charge encountered a group of japanese children. they asked what they were doing. okay but i hope that nobody gets killed. they continued on their tour. on

they found the judge -- they went to southern texas. this is going to be decided but i want to make it clear because there seems to be some confusion. people keep saying what the president did was unconstitutional. the former attorney general, now governor in texas tweeted, it is unconstitutional. has anybody read into the decision? nope. yet you have the governor, the former attorney general, saying it is unconstitutional. you see the parameters we are dealing with. we are dealing with political parameters on what should be an issue of how to deal with immigration. i want to go back to my colleagues. the fact is 4%, many of my colleagues like to argue, why don't you just round up all the criminals and the port them? because we only provide sufficient money for 4%. no one has ever come here to suggest that we should provide any more money. it is always this context. even my friend, he said, mexico -- why are we always talking about mexico? why does the federal judge only describe the border? what happened to the border at lax? what happ

this awe southern ice storm. texasmississippi river valley and atlanta, georgia you're being rand right now. look at overnight tonight and tuesday. snow developing in and around the atlanta area. remember a couple of years ago when they had an inch of snow on the roadways, shut things down. so you need to be prepared because we could get several inches, certainly north of the city and east of the city dealing with the potential for ice and then the cold air -- i know i'm a broken record -- tuesday into wednesday and thursday. there is a little built of relief on the horizon. we think long range into monday, neil so that's the good news. let's change topics here and let's talk about collecting snow. this is one of my favorite videos so far of snowfall measurements. it's a bottle of wine. right? talk about wanting to chill your wine. it would take a long time. this is frederick, maryland, and the bottle i am told is 12 inches tall and it looks like they're going to get just about 12 inches. >> wow. >> very nice. don't yo

across southern texas we're tracking areas of rain. in the pacific northwest we have energy with areas of rain and snow. eventually some of the energy from these systems are going to head east and we're looking at a potential storm system impacting the northeast as we head into thursday. computer models again disagreeing here. this is a european model. it is showing more snow across portions of southern new england, a little bit more of a powerful storm and a track closer to the coast. but the american model keeping that storm system farther offshore and with that, most of the snow farther off towards the east. we're looking at two differing computer models. a lot could change. we'll keep you updated. let's head back inside. >> for more on the impact of the winter weather let's go to heather nauert who starts with just that. >> good morning. brian, great to have you back. welcome back from super bowl. all right, i've got news to bring you and this is a fox weather alert. the weather is making a mess for hundreds of thousands of travele

the judge of the southern district of texas issued an order. since the department of justice has asked the injunction be limited simply to the state of texas, some of us thought it might be important to determine whether or not she agreed with that position and if, more importantly, if the district court rules -- the circuit court to keep this in junction whether she at the department of justice would abide by it. myself and senator hatch and senator ram sent a letter to miss lynch and asked will you commit to follow the district court injunction against the implementation of president obama's november 2000 14 executive action until the injunction is lifted or stayed by the court of appeals? nubber two will you commit to follow the injunction as it is worded specifically as it applies nationwide and not limit the application to the state of texas unless the court of appeals or supreme court limits the scope of its jurisdiction? her answer to us was, in response to her letter, with respect to the preliminary injunction entered by the district co

another clipper system making roads slippery and a band of rain is making roads wet from southern colorado down into texas. >>> turn now to a man accused of shooting a tv sports anchor in san diego. he's under arrest this morning. >> kyle kraska was backing out of his driveway when a gunman shot out the rear window of his mercedes. he was hit several times in the leg and stomach but is expected to survive. a suspect identified as mike montana has surrendered after a standoff with police but so far no word of a motive. >>> also a cornell university sophomore is in jail this morning charged with shooting his father. shooting and killing him. police had reportedly been called to the house several times in the past over domestic disputes. neighbors expressed shock over the murder describing the young man as polite well mannered and overall he was a good kid. >>> well today marks three years since the death of whitney houston and this morning her daughter remains on life support at an atlanta hospital. bobbi kristina's father singer bobby brown thanked fans for their prayers. 21-year-old was found unresponsive

colonel in the 45th illinois regiment and then having the two brothers down here in texas firmly committed to the southern cause secession and then, of course, the civil war. jasper edelman maltby was a true hero. we have letters from generals grant, logan and other union generals expressing their great esteem and respect for this individual who, during the battle of fort donaldson in 1863, he suffered from a tremendous injury in all too. and eventually, eventually recovered from this and was able to serve during the siege of vicksburg. and during that siege before the city was eventually taken, there was an attempt to build a tunnel, if you will, underneath the confederate fortification fort hill. and when the explosion occurred there was the 45th illinois led by its then-colonel jasper maltby. and there was a terrible incident in which he was struck by a timber and suffered such interim injuries -- internal injuries that eventually that would lead to his death. william maltby became the captain of an artillery battery that actually wound up on mustang island. it was concerned with local defense of the c

approaches to systemic academic improvement when he was a dean of the college of education at texas southern university. he established a university center for excellence in urban education. he has also been known to have a knack for inclusive leadership. as a school board trustee and then as superintendent of the houston independent school district. that school district was the seventh largest school district in all of the united states. he was appointed superintendent in 1994 and he was the first african-american in the district's history to serve in that position. in 1999, he was named one of two educators in the country by the council of the great city schools. two years later, paige was honored as t

. >> and back to winter's wrath with more southern snow, from texas to atlantic ocean and up throughd a massive pile up involving over 75 vehicles. and this, what could be the perfect coffee cup, one you

a band of showers extends from southern colorado to texas. >> temperatures across the nation's northern tier will be seasonably cold, 20s and 30s. milder as you go south, 50s and 60s. heating up in the southwest. 87, are you kidding me and windy. you poor guys out in l.a. it is windy. >>> you will have all day today to grab $2 and head to the lottery agent in order to be in on tonight's huge powerball lottery. >> you've got to be in it to win it. >> yep. >> the jackpot is no longer $450 million. now it is 485 million. that makes it the fifth largest lottery prize ever in u.s. history and the third largest in powerball history. >> how did we get here? there hasn't been a winner in two months now. your chances, who cares about your chances. you know they are slim. we have to tell you this. it is one in 175 million of having all five numbers and the powerball. >> what i hear there is you are telling me there is a chance. there is a chance. >> do the numbers have to be in the proper order or just have to have the numbers? >> when you are guessing 485, i am guessing the same order. >> is tha

southern freeze. the danger zone today from texas to virginia. rare accumulating snow coating roads and closing schools. >>> caught on camera. the moment a quiet street became a disaster zone. the blast littering homes with debris. could this actually happen in your neighborhood? >>> and say cheese. the ultimate selfie 268 miles up. >>> good wednesday morning to you all. thank you for spending time with us. this verdict came quickly. late last night in the american sniper trial, this was a case, of course, we were all watching closely. >> that's right. jurors finding eddie ray routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and his friend, chad littlefield, apparently not buying the insanity defense. it was a highly emotional end for the victims' families. here's abc's bazi kanani. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, eddie ray routh, guilty. >> reporter: a quick verdict from the jury deciding that former marine eddie routh knew what he was doing when he attacked the navy's most famous sniper, chris kyle, and his friend, chad littlefield. abc's ryan owens c

citizenship from southern texas. >> we came from washington, d.c.good morning. >> monday morning, 2nd day of february, 2015. it's a snowy morning in new york and much of the northeast. i'm matt lauer in arizona and the gang is back in new york. the plan had been for me to be there for me to be there with you. mother nature had other ideas. >> i think you made the right decision. actually it wasn't a decision, but we're standing in a dirt slurpee. it is gross. >> i don't know that you'll make it back in today. >> oh, no. well we'll keep our fingers crossed. >> yes, exactly. >> give it a shot. >> i don't know if you noticed, thrilled that the pats won, matt, you owe him five bucks. you owe him five bucks. maybe tomorrow. >> all right. i look forward to seeing him. let us begin this half hour though with a game of course. and that controversial ending a legacy defining win for the patriots and their quarterback, tom brady. peter alexander is here. he's got more on that good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was a heck of an evening

. >>> chaos erupting at the southern texas prison when 2,000 inmates start a riot over their medicalfficials say that prisoners burst into the yard setting fire to three of the ten housing units with some wielding pipes during the rampage. police used tear gas to control them only a few minor injuries were reported and no inmates escaped. nearly 3,000 prisoners will be transferred because the facility was deemed uninhabitable. >> and the samaritans rescue a teen from a burning suv. the 17-year-old's car burst into flames after hitting a tree when he lost control. two witnesses stopped to pull him from the wreck moments before it exploded. >>> barges engulfed in flames. just as the fire department was arriving. >> they say people don't care but they do. a lot of people stopped and helped. it's what chicago is all about. >>> the teen was hospitalized and is expected to be okay. >>> and while the oscars air tonight this is one award hollywood celebrities don't want to win. the razzie awards. michael bay wins for "age of extinction." >> transformers 2 may be the worst film of all time. r

in a strongly-worded opinion, judge andrew hanen of the southern district of texas wrote that the president's actions are quote: "a massive change in immigration practice" but hanen ruled largely on process, writing that the policy quote, "should have undergone the notice-and-comment procedure", essentially get 90-days of comments before going into effect. the justice department announced it will appeal this decision. president obama spoke today to reporters in the oval office stating the law and history are on his side. >> i disagree with the texas judge's ruling and the justice department will appeal. this is not first time where a lower court judge has blocked something or attempted to block something that ultimately was shown to be lawful. >> woodruff: joining me now to discuss exactly what this means and how it might impact the fight over funding and immigration on capitol hill are: stephen legomsky, professor of law at washington university in st. louis and alan gomez, immigration reporter for "u.s.a. today" in miami. we welcome you both. professor legomsky, it's our understanding the j

texas. in the southern part of texas in the town, there is a fortress that is all in ruin and the weeds have overgrown. you may look for crosses and will never see a one, but sometime between the setting and the ridesing of the sun, you can hear a ghostly bugle as men go marching by. you can hear them answer to that roll call in the sky. colonel travis davey crockett and 180 more, captain dick inson, jim bowie stand present and accounted for. 1836, sam houston said to travis, get some volunteers and go and fortify the alamo. the men came from texas and old tennessee and a lot of other places. they joined up with travis just to fight for the right to be free. indian scouts with squirrel guns and men with muzzle loaders stood together heel and toe to defend the alamo. you may never see your loved ones travis told them that day. those who fight to the death let them stay. so in the sand he drew a line with his army sabre. out of 18 , not a soldier crossed the line. with his banners dancing, santa anna came dancing. he sent an officer to tell travis to surrender. travis answered with a shell and

that winter storm impacting parts of north texas and southern oklahoma. that moisture skips to the south over the next couple of days and bring a mostly cloudy day wednesday into thursday and maybe a risk of a passing flurry or two into thursday. meantime just going to be really cold around here. tomorrow start off temperatures in the teens, and rising only into the upper 20s to around 30 degrees for highs tomorrow. at least it will be dry. so finally a little chance to get the car washed and all that salt and grime off of there we've had over the last week. seven-day forecast first check, falling temperatures today. staying cold much colder than average. average high nearly 50 degrees and won't be within 10 degrees of that maybe until towards the second half of the weekend. that flurry chance on thursday. barbara, back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> and new today, america's biggest tobacco companies say they're ready and willing to pass along factual public health information about cigarettes. the group says it will not go along with being forced t

. >> ♪♪ >> a storm system is bringing snow and ice to the southern tier of the u.s. in texask and the wind chills were in the teens and this crew in the dallas area spotd that guy riding his bike to work. stopped didn't want to talk said he was saving his energy. school districts in north texas will be closed again today due to icy streets and sidewalks. >> we are in the deep freeze around here. >> yeah, we are despite the fact we spent yesterday afternoon into the teens we still had the sun out then did cause more melting. i don't think the icing is as bad this morning around here as it was yesterday but you still want to be careful on sidewalks and side streets. storm tracker 6 live double scan no precipitation. as we take a look outside we're looking at generally clear skies with a fair amount of sunshine on the way a little bit later on. but it is cold out there once again. 10 degrees currently in philadelphia. wow. dewpoint down there 10 below zero so the air very dry. winds out of the north not as strong as yesterday at 7 miles per hour right now but that's still giving

be a good thing for companies that that pipeline goes through, especially those southern-based companies, louisiana, texaswhat do you make of it? >> i agree with eliot. it is the necessary of evil. the foreign dependency on oil, is way too much. it will help us companies. will help create jobs. will help the average workers. will help our prices go down. overall, a positive effect on our economy. yes, there are some negatives to it. when you weigh both sides of it, it will overall help our economy. >> and oliver, i want to switch gears with you. i was talking with liz. technology earnings after the bell. including twitter. gopro. i'm sure you love the cameras. do you love the stock? this bodes to the sector story, that the technology sector seems to be the only winner so far this year. >> yeah. the twitter earnings after the bell will be very big. listen, a lot of traders on the floor and all over the country whether they're sitting on the floor, are using twitter on a consistent basis. they're making a lot of money. at the end of the day, it will come down to new users. that number has to be big enough f

southern border. you can't go across the texas border into mexico, it's not safe. it's being run by criminal organizations. they'll sneak whatever they are paid to to get into this country. we need to do this. not because of illegal immigration. that is a complete separate issue. simply for the safety of our other country. take our army. mexico secures its southern border with its own army. think of our army securing the afghan/pakistan border, put them on our border. we have to use them. >> they are terrific. there was an estimate it would take 76,000 troops to secure the border. gary b., it's a hefty price tag. is it worth it? >> i don't think so. if we are talking about securing the border as some kind of big fence, it's just not going to work. they have thousands of people go over the wall. they were taking hot air balloons, taking zip lines, running cars under the fences. they were doing everything. by the way, that was really only the border between east berlin and west berlin. that was only 30 miles. that cost them alone probably $3 million to build. we have