state of washington in the city of spokane. we had blinding condition, heavy snowfall over the past 24 or so hours over spokane, washington the airport, some of the flights trying to take flight. others have to go to be canceled but video out of chicago also show you this. temperatures about 30 degrees fahrenheit just below freezing and enough to support a few inches of snow coming down but this canceled or delayed some 750 flights out of chicago's o'hare airport on sunday morning and sunday afternoon. now, we talked about these windchills. take a look at these. when you talk about 30 below zero ten-minute exposure causes frostbite. only takes five minutes, parts of northern portions will have such temperatures so that's why it's extremely dangerous to be outside with winds expected to howl over the next couple of days cold air really settles in for over half of the united states. even reaching as far south as northern portions of the state of georgia where temperatures could be down to about 10 to 15 degrees farnan heighthrenh

in the ensuing years he becomes very a spokane anti-communist with the american businessmen who are summoned to indianapolis by a former executive by the name of robert welch to was note as the anti-communist views brought there under the strictest secrecy they did not know what they're going to indianapolis to say less they attract attention this and said to be the founding meeting of the john birch society and literally in the room at the birth of their organization and to go on to play a very prominent role. he becomes a national council member and it becomes tough hotbed which is where the coca family lives. >> i was speaking with you gsa earlier the birch society really targeted her talk about researching the of booked taking place in wichita at this time. there were many stories about students being told allegedly to spy on their teachers i remember as i was doing the book from a former wichita school teacher handed out unicef collection fox says it was a huge source of controversy and their motto at that time the floor of the koch brothers returns home to join the birch society as an

the annual show down in spokane. can saint mary take >> fist place on the wcc title always seem to be on the line. they have won 38 straight at home. spokane, washington. i attended the worlds fair there in 1974. big man only man in the country averaging 20 points. karnowsky dominated the paint. big points for the polish giant. 68-47. and snapped saint mary's nine game winning streak. warriors owner. bob myers checking out arizona ton farm. jason randall looking like steph curry. he became just the third stanford play tore score 2000. wildcats took over. look at this. hollis jefferson. arizona took off at that point and won 89-82. olsen, you think he is already ready for a national championship run? other scores, cal gets whacked by arizona state. usf knocks down pepperdine. steph curry named to his second straight all-star team. he led the entire nba including lebron with over 1.5 million votes. curry is going to join his coach next month. nfl, gini is the 49ers defensive coordinator. and tony sporano will fill his

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mary's at #3 gonzaga in spokane both teams unbeaten in wcc play gaels hung tough kerry carter 3-pointer for st. mary's but down the stretch the #3 team too much kevin pangos drains the trey he had a game-high 14 points final: 68-47 gonzaga st. marys: 15-4, 7-1 in wcc mens hoops - stanford/ #7 arizona joe lacob talking to someone else with bob myers off to the left 2nd half chasson randle nice drive and hoop for stanford 45-40 stanford arizona's great freshman stanley johnson down the baseline for the layup 65-60 arizona final: 89-82 arizona stanford: 13-5, 4-2 in pac-12 counzo martin tough time against arizona state codi justice drains a 3-pointer for asu he had 16 points cal shot 33% and turned it over 19 times final: 79-44 arizona st. cal: 11-8, 1-5 in pac-12 that's it for the kron 4 news at 11. stay connected with kron 4 and get latest news at kron 4 dot com. or download one of our mobile apps. we'll see you tomorrow morning!

take a look at the scene at spokane international airport. the crews on the tarmac working to clear the snow. you can imagine there were delays. some areas of washington saw up to 11 inches of snow. folks in illinois using snow blowers and shovels to clear the snow falling there. plows out in full force to keep the roads safe. frigid temperatures making it icy. one man had a huge scare on the road. >> at first, a little bit tough conditions. actually an incident where i almost swerved off the road. >> check out the damage to the suv in missouri. that same storm system spawning a line of severe storms in the south. at least nine confirmed tornadoes touched down in mississippi and alabama. wicked weather damaged homes and injured an infant. one woman in her house suddenly heard the telltale sign of trouble. >> it was just like you hear them saying a train is coming. that is what it was. a train coming and it was hitting the house. >> a sound you don't want to hear. the stormy weather and frigid temperatures set to continue this week. let's get

look at spokane. you can see crews on the tarmac working to clear the snow. there were delays. some areas in washington saw up to 11 inches of snow. >> snow has been falling in illinois. >> shorts in chicago. i love people in chicago. >> i'm not sure that healthy that is. >> if you are watching football all day. >> chicago, they are not watching. the frigid temperatures are making conditions icy. there are the plows. one man said he had a large scare on the road. >> at first it was a little bit tough conditions. actually i almost swerved off the road. >> icy conditions prompting accidents in missouri. check out the damage to the suv. in that case no one was seriously hurt. >>> the same storm system spawning storms in the south. nine confirmed tornadoes in mississippi and alabama. one woman was in her house when she suddenly heard a deafening sound. >> it was just like you hear them say a train is coming. it was just like a train coming. it was hitting the house. >> the stormy weather and frigid temperatures set to continue all week. let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri fo

spokane is the largest city in my congressional district. it's about 280,000. and so i have ten counties. and in those rural communities, you know, i still represent some areas that do not have the real access to the high-speed internet, the broadband is still being deployed and there's still more work to be done to reach the rural areas. and you know, i use the va example earlier. i have a lot of veterans that live in the rural parts of the district that i represent. and if they could actually get access to some of the telemedicine, the video conferencing that is now available, it could go a long way. so we still have some work to do. >> still have work to do. and what's your sense about the role the federal government needs to play in that? how much help should washington be providing to the rural communities in your district that are struggling to stay as current as their colleagues around the country? >> well, i have -- i do believe that the internet broadband is similar to -- is important infrastructure similar to water and sewer systems that we have in th

spokane, washington, i attended the world's fair in a win boeing being go there in 1974.st half waldo trying to keep it close the only player in the country averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds. gaels down by 6. but the zags big man dominates the paint. 12 points for the polish giant. gonzaga wins 68-47 snapping saint mary's nine-game winning streak. >>> arizona down on the farm, they have seen three-point shooting like this. jason randall looked like steph curry just the third stanford player to score 2,000. wildcats took over in the second. look at the spin move. jefferson and then johnson with the move in the lane. gave arizona the lead by 7. they win 89-82. he is already thinking national championship. sean miller has a powerhouse program in arizona. >>> shocker at the australian open last night. roger federer goes down to andreas zeppy the italian who took him down in 4 sets. i'm dennis o'donnell, see you tonight. >>> it's 5:26. a measles outbreak is spreading and california is getting hit hard. how the virus is causing some families to dramatically change their lifes

spokane today, the high around freezing. >> much of the west remains dry. but california does have a chance for rain coming up in three or four days. maybe things will change. >> hopefully so. bill thank you very much. >>> now to new details on why social media might be the worst thing for your marriage. >>> plus want to get that irs tax refund in cash? go to walmart. we'll bring you the details next. introducing preferred rewards from bank of america the new banking rewards program that rewards our customers, every day. you'll get things like rewards bonuses on credit cards.... extra interest on a savings account... preferred pricing on merrill edge online trades and more... across your banking and investing get used to getting more. that's the power of more rewarding connections that's preferred rewards from bank of america. how do you know your kids will love campbell's soup? well, it's been the number one soup in america. (slurp) (slurp) (slurp) (slurp) for four generations (family laughs) (gong) campbell's! m'm! m'm! good! [ aniston ] when people ask m

coldest spot 34 spokane, 30. little storm system through the four corners bring snow to the higher elevation but doesn't look like it will cause too many problems in phoenix, tucson flagstaff, santa 65 there in red bluff and 48 in mount shasta. so the west it looks like we're going to finally see a little bit of rain but not where we really need it. >> okay bill. thank you. >>> these two people are probably sleeping in. harold and carol diamond of new york. the retired principal and his wife one $326 million. they took one-time payout of $131 million bucks. i'm sure they can scrape by. >>> showing off letters written by fidel castro. the reason is he's trying to dispel rumors of his death. he holds up the letters said to maintain references to current events. you're watching "early today." rds from bank of america the new banking rewards program that rewards our customers, every day. you'll get things like rewards bonuses on credit cards.... extra interest on a savings account... preferred pricing on merrill edge

from spokane, washington please welcome erin lavoie. oh! >> i'm coming. >> [laughs] how you doing? >> this is amazing. >> they're here. >> you are a guinness world records holder. wow, this is great. >> thank you.

spokane is the largest city and my congressional district. it is about 280 thousand. i have about 10 counties. in those world communities, i still represent some areas that do not have real access to the high-speed internet. the broadband is still being deployed. there is still more work to be done to reach those rural areas. i used the v.a. example earlier. i have a lot of veterans who live in the rural parts of the district i represent. if they could actually get access to some of the telemedicine, the videoconferencing that is now available, it could go a long way. we have got some work to do. >> what is the role the federal government needs to play in that? how committed should be washington to those districts? >> i do believe that the internet broadband is similar to -- is important to infrastructure similar to water and sewer systems that we have in those of moral communities. as we think about building that basic infrastructure, i think it is important that we are looking at all aspects. as far as the role of the federal government, i have supported efforts in

he took a bunch of the believers with him and they eventually ended up in spokane, washington. really splitting up. i took the train cross country to pennsylvania. i did not tell anyone anything that had happened. i just knew that i wanted to start my own life. >> going to the grocery store was really hard for me. i couldn't look at people. i was just really afraid. my daughter was too afraid to even wear pants because she thought god wouldn't love her. >> i didn't have any friends. i had never had a job. didn't go to college. i didn't even know what was in style or like how to shop for clothes. i had never worn makeup before. i didn't even know about the internet, not even cell phones. daily life was extremely overwhelming. >> lots of sexual abuse victims become drug addicts, alcoholics, they can't have a meaningful relationship. but every now and then with that little bit of freedom away from the controlling, away from the manipulation, one of them breaks through and says i have got to tell somebody until this man pays for it. >> it was the beginning of a new year, so i decid

lisa brown of spoe ka kan said she called to cancel -- spokane said she called to cancel.ouple weeks later, a bill showed up with the inappropriate name in place of her husband's first name. brown went down to her local comcast store trying to fix it. that didn't help. it wasn't until she contacted the consumer advocate, elliott that comcast started an investigation. the company offered the browns a full two-year refund, an additional three years of service and they fired the employee responsible, tori. >> wow. >> let's check in with sal see what's hagging on the roads. tori, dave? >> the fog seems to be kind of an issue for some people chp i'veed a warning for some. it's not foggy here in la fayette. you can see traffic is easy. there was a little bit of slowing on 680 nearby but things appear to be getting a little bit better out there when when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, there's waiting to do. traffic backed up tonight maze. this is looking very typical. no problems on the bridge. i want to mention that on the peninsula it's just a here and there. a little bi

. >> regard owe brown was changed to -- ricardo brown was changed to expletive brown after the spokanean and his wife argued with the company over a bill. get this. when his wife lisa tried to get a rep to change the name, she was actually met with some resistance. last august one customer was put on hold three hours trying to cancel service. >> at some point i hang up after about five minutes. >> somebody had to put that in the system. >>> two new jersey teens are getting a lot of support from the community after police stopped them from their shoveling work following this week's blizzard. the teens were handing flyers promoting their service when they were pulled over. police were concerned about the boys being outside during dangerous conditions and i love those guys. i try to find them every time it snows, see if they'll come to my house. >> we tell them to do something productive and when they do, we tell them they're in trouble. >>> voting is closed for the doritos super bowl ad contest. >> 39-year-old jason johnson of mclean hopes his ad is the one the world sees on sunday. here

she spokane didly about tiger surprising her and the disguises he sometimes wears to avoid being recognizedt did that mean to you? >> oh it was so awesome. he got me good. i was not expecting him to show up. he definitely surprised me. but it was just you know such a nice gesture and means a lot to me. obviously, it was an important day for me in my life and career and to be able to share it with him and my parents and sister it was just -- made that day even more special. so i'm really happy he came. >> as he's hugging you, what did he say to you? >> i actually was the one that did most of the talking. it was a couple of swear words like i can't believe you came and, you know he's like i told you i would be here with you and he was just physically this time. [ laughter ] >> i got to ask you about this disguise though. what was his thinking behind that? >> well you know, it's a little bit hard for him to you know walk around a ski town without being recognized so usually when he goes skiing he wears those silly masks and loves it. so i knew immediately when i saw him that it was him, but i

lisa brown of spokane, washington says she called com cast to cancel her cable subscription. specialist tried to get her to keep the cable and not only sign a new contract. weeks later a bill showed up with a derogatory name in replace of her husband's name. company has offered the brown's a full two year refund. >>> time is 5:47. let's check in with sal. i'm hoping for friday light. >> i think we may be able to accommodate you. we're kind of in the middle there. there are spots where traffic is going to be busy and others where it will be okay. let's see what we have now at the traffic at the toll plaza. i wouldn't call that light. but what may happen is that we may get a little earlier improvement in the commute than we do on a wednesday. the traffic is doing okay. if you are driving on some of the other roads out there, you can see the traffic on 880 is doing okay. however, just down the road northbound 880 at marina boulevard, there is a problem with some of the sand barrels that were taken out by a car. just be careful. we do have a map to show you the area. we have a li

and so they called me from spokane. he was pretty quick, and i said look, if you guys want to make this right, i would like to speak to the vice president and if he can -- if you can buy me a letter. welcome about 30 minutes later i got a call from the vice president at comcast. and so that is what happened. and i found out that he was someone new in his position. and so i told him that happened, he completely apologized and said he would do everything he can to straighten it out and he was so sorry and that they're going to refund the last two years for me or i can get a new contract to your tree. he was very polite and i said i will a letter for you as a public apology if you want he was very nice and polite and so i do want to let you know that we have let the person go and we found them. gerri: what a story. my goodness. we give comcast a hard time for being at the bottom of the customer rankings. it's fascinating to hear your story. take you for coming on the show because we really appreciate your time. >> thank yo

afterwards he then resigns because he knows jefferson is chasing him and the senate was in tears, as he spokane tendered his resignation. he goes out west and jefferson won't let him alone. he sents troops, commander of troops on the west suspend habeas corpus. aaron burr is brought to one, two three, four grand juries. each time the grand jury throws the case out. finally troops captured him in alabama and bring him to trial in richmond for treason. guess to the circuit judge is? john marshall. they hear the case they hear the evidence. not a shred of evidence against aaron burr and marshall froze the case out and jefferson hated him. aaron burr jefferson had a lot of friends and aaron burr was fearful and fled to europe, lived in europe until jefferson's administration came to an end and came back and his wife and son, in the country, and the boy had died shortly before he arrived. and she was in the south to meet him and the ship was never heard from again. practicing law in new york, substantial law practice, jefferson is responsible for destroying this man's life and costing america a grea

. >>> fans in spokane wanted kevin to be president but he is a canadian. ain't gonna happen.senior had his way with the dons five balls from downtown, 16 points in the game. dons didn't have the defense against the polish big man 16 points for him. gonzaga wins. >>> logan couture with the pads for the sharks in solution. alexanderstein 1-0 blues. 2-0 blues. another one rifled through 3-1 blues. another player, then oshie cleans it up you get the idea. 7-2 blues. they win. the sharks have allowed 14 goals in the last 2 games against st. louis. >>> all right. it is d-day, i think, for both the raiders and 49ers. they are going to let the play- off games take place this weekend. expect some sort of coaching announcement late sunday night or as early as monday. i' dennis o'donnell. have a great weekend. >>> play of the day, nba knicks and rockets. new york's shane larkin misses the jumper but his teammate for the putback. he goes up, i got it! nice putback jam but in the end it was the knicks falling at home to the rockets 120-96. our play of the day. >>> 5:26 right now. the bay

they are hitting spokane up through tacoma, seattle.oing through every major population center. seattle is debating whether they want to keep new requirements keeping the commuter trains and rail trains that go into the same tunnel at times, make rules for that. it's a big issue for us. i'm anxious for them to react. i wanted to make that point. i hope we play commerce plays a big role in surface transportation issues as that debate happens throughout the senate and throughout the house. i feel like our committee has some very important role to play on safety and security on those. we'll look forward to that. i wanted to ask our witnesses, again, because freight is so important, mr. johnson or mr. longgrow about implementation about the fright mobility boards recommends recommendation and what would your recommendation be on how to improve for the competitiveness of the infrastructure. >> typically your ports will approach it with the rail partners. we work closely with florida east coast rail because they are truly or partners. we're l

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police have plowed cleared roads around spokane as the snow piled up.t of cold air will move in from canada. that's going to give a chill to many parts of the midwest and east as it continues on its path wednesday and thursday. some areas could also see snow and ice. >> washington is waking up this morning after a long holiday break. president obama is back after a long two-week hawaiian vacation. he's getting ready to face a congress controlled by republicans. a look at what lies ahead on both ends of pennsylvania avenue. nan circle good morning. >> good morning to you. president obama certainly returned to find a new set of political power players here in washington. and while congress doesn't officially begin until tomorrow those new leaders are already setting their agenda. incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell went on tv sunday and delivered a measured interpretation of last november's elections. >> when the american people elect a government they're not saying they don't want anything done. what they're saying is they want things done in

joseph from spokane washington. republican line. good evening. what did you here tonight? >> i liked some of the talking points the president had. however, some of the things he said about -- brought up questions, the statistics he gave. >>host: some of the economic data he gave. more people employed. i was wondering in percentage terms how these things play out. and that his talking point on making community college free for every american. i had a question on how that would play out, whether that would be left up to the states as he mentioned chicago in tennessee have programs working towards that. >> the president will unveil his budget plan on february 2 and we are told the details will come out in the blueprint. on her facebook page we have -- our facebook page we have a wordle. our line for independents. host: go ahead. caller: the president made some statement that there was -- this was his last election and there was some grumbling from the right. i thought you might have a guest on that could comment about the public sentiment that gets promulgated by entertainers

seattle 49, spokane 37.'s the big picture let's get a look closer to home. >> reporter: thank ginger, david murphy under mainly cloudy skies. there's black ice around the region him be careful of that partly sunny 42. gusting windy 25 miles per hour. increase clouds tomorrow, 41. me beach hazard statements and san francisco and king tide is in effect. >> i have been forecasting a january warmup. >> how is that working? >> it's going great. >> good. i can't even look you in the eye. >> you guys are picking up from friday. remember that? >> this is a fight that's been going on for years. >> yes, it has. >>> tragedy on the tracks. a reality star and fitness expert killed by a train. what was he doing so close to danger? >> a health warning. why eating too much pizza can be bad for your kids in the future. ars. you named it brad. you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends. three jobs. you're like "nothing can replace brad!" then we'll pay for a car that

spokane, wave cloud, dry day but storm on the way.the season for salisbury, maryland thanks to our affiliate there and watch that storm pull away through the late morning hour answer not going to get a whole lot warmer. just above freezing. everybody here good? stick around. good mornining, washingtoton. ththe wintnter weaeather a advisory is hanging on for now, but t we expect i improng cononditions thisis mornrnining as the accumatingg s snow is ovever and keep eye andnd southern maryland with temperaturures in the upper 20's to l lower 30's. during the overnight hours tonight we are expecting cloudy skies wiwith temperatures in the 20's and theunshine returning with the start of >>> elise is from pennsylvania and says this is no big deal. i need your help in handing out these hand warmers. we'll get back inside. >> cold out there. >> thank you, ginger. >>> first up on the "gma" health heath, kelly clarkson speaking out about becoming a mom. the superstar opening up for the first time about her difficult pregnancy that landed her in

spokane, wave cloud, dry day but storm on the way. salisbury, maryland thanks to our affiliate there and watch that storm pull away through the late morning hour answer not going to get a whole lot warmer. just above freezing. everybody here good? stick around. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. tracking thick fog inland east bay neighbors in the delta community until sock and then sunny and warmer with cleaner and dry air today. sprinkles are possible in the north bay on friday the difference from yesterday and mainly high clouds and weekend sunshine and temperatures in the low-to-mid 60's today. just about every day, as well, in the seven-day forecast through the holiday on monday. >>> e lise is from pennsylvania and says this is no big deal. i need your help in handing out these hand warmers. we'll get back inside. >> cold out there. >> thank you, ginger. >>> first up on the "gma" health heath, kelly clarkson speaking out about becoming a mom. the superstar opening up for the first time about

but dropping off, spokane, you'll drop back to the freezing mark and quick look mt.he windchill. that's >> a little discussed in around here as well. 13 degrees is the temperature downtown. when chill factor of 1. it will be breezy all day long. temperatures i >> all that weather brought to you by royal caribbean international. robin. >> all right there, ginger. we are happy to have liam neeson back with us this morning. back as brian mills in "taken 3" fighting for his family any means possible but the third time around he's no longer the hunter he's the hunted. take a look. >> by now i'm sure you know who i am. you know what i'm capable of. >> i am beginning to. let me ask you something just so i'm clear. cia operative, a 6, or what. >> all you have to know is i'm innocent. give me two days and i can prove it. i can find out who did it. >> you may very well be innocent mr. mills but that's the court's job to decide. it's not mine. my job is to bring you in and let the law take its course. that's it. >> good luck. >> oh. respect you just ready? please welcome back o

but dropping off, spokane, you'll drop back to the freezing mark and a quick look, mt.g, i am meteorologist mike nicco you can see a beautiful sun this morning because of the high clouds that will keep us not so warm as yesterday. upper 50's to mid-sick. as far as the poor air quality, "spare the air" day but cleaner and cooler air is on the >> all that weather brought to you by royal caribbean international. robin. >> all right there, ginger. we are happy to have liam neeson back with us this morning. he's back as brian mills in "taken 3," fighting for his family, any means possible but the third time around, he's no longer the hunter, he's the hunted. take a look. >> by now i'm sure you know who i am. you know what i'm capable of. >> i am beginning to. let me ask you something just so i'm clear. cia operative, a 6, a 7 or what. >> all you have to know is i'm innocent. give me two days and i can prove it. i can find out who did it. >> you may very well be innocent, mr. mills, but that's the court's job to decide. it's not mine. my job is to bring you in and let the law

i've got to also get out, shout out to spokane, washington.eople are out there getting ready. so all across the nation people are getting ready, and i want to make sure may 20th, that's the approximate date that applications will be ready for the moms and dads of american citizen children who want to get right with the law. >> and until that day comes, congressman, people do not get taken by other people who are saying that they can, for a fee, get the paperwork done. it's not out there yet. >> yeah. that's an essential part of our message. but the other part and i've got to tell you this quickly, we had an activity in providence rhode island with congressman sicilini it was amazing to see heads of uscis, part of homeland security come before the audience and say, we want to help you fill out those applications. we didn't come here to ask you questions. we came here to answer your questions, and tell you how to facilitate your legalization. i think it's great to see a government that is replacing fear in a community with hope. >> congressman g

spokane washington a beautiful wave cloud photo its a dry day again but storm on the way so be -- ifland how about this, we'll watch that storm pull away through the late morning hours and it's not going to get warm your. just above freezing for a high today. okay. everybody here, you good. we will eventually thaw especially going toward the weekend so stick around much that's the big picture. let's get a check closer to home. >> thanks to "gma" dave murphy on the terrace beneath cloudy skies. we do have some snow showers down in cape may county and other parts of south jersey and southern delaware. those should be winding down gradually over the next several hours but take it slow if you encounter snow covered roads. fairly small accumulations. mostly cloudy elsewhere today and a high of 32 degrees. right now we're in the 20's with wind chills in the single digits in some cases and this afternoon wind chills in the 20's bundle up all the way. tomorrow better up to 39 and 40 on friday no big deal. i need your help in handing out these hand warmers. we'll get back inside. >> cold out

caleb whitby joining us from spokane, washington.ou're very welcome. >> caleb, after that did you play the lottery, as they always say? >> i pushed my luck so far i'm not going to push it too far. >> you've got a baby on the way in june and we wish you continued blessings. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> coming up on this monday as we honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. we want to know has the president helped america achieve his dream. >> we'll talk to his niece coming up next. ... >>> today the nation reflects on the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr., the iconic civil rights leader known for his passionate speech in washington. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. >> it gives me chills every time to watch that. joining us now is martin luther king jr.'s niece, dr. alveda king: doctor we thank you for joining us today. your uncle would have marked his 86th birthday. as i said it gives most people chills to hear him speaking. you wrote a bo

we are with university in spokane, washington. >> to our family in texas.w at 8:00 on monday morning. the 26th day of january, 2015. we may soon remember this as the day before the big blizzard although it's going to start today. >> it's starting to get warmeded up as far as getting going. by this time this evening, we will have a few inches of snow on the ground. we are watching this thing as it gets together. you can see new york city, boston, washington is now rain but changing over to snow. we are changing over to that. as it goes up the coast by later, it gets going into the evening by 9:00 or 10:00. two to four inches per hour. thunder snow and white out and wind gusts of 55 to 65 miles per hour. coastal beach erosion and making its way up towards boston by tomorrow afternoon. two to four inches of snow per hour. thunder snow is possible. white out conditions and wind gusts of 80 miles per hour. coastal flooding and power outages and the national weather service talking about power outages for days in that area. you can see up around the boston area w

. >> reporter: officer dion mason of the spokane police department took me on a ride-along. >> theretalk on the radio and read the updates in the calls that are on the laptop. >> reporter: while you're driving. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: sounds dangerous. >> it can be. >> reporter: any close calls? >> a few of them downtown. >> scary. >> it can be. >> reporter: new research is under way to figure out how to keep officers and drivers safe. >> what you want to do at this point is follow this car ahead of you. >> reporter: washington state university professor brian vila is one of the world's leading experts on distracted police driving. he's using this simulator to test officers' eye movements and reaction time. >> this is great, jeff. >> reporter: today he's testing me first without any distraction. >> all good so far. >> reporter: all good. then the common police distraction. >> hit the start button at the top of the screen. >> reporter: using the on board computer computer. >> you're out of the lane now. >> all right. okay. wow. >> you've just run off the road. you've spun out. >> re

in spokane, the sheriff and the police chief and we are pleased with -- so grateful with their leadership, effective leadership, bringing down overall crime rates. it is a testament to them. i had the privilege of working with 10 sheriffs in eastern washington, who are having a tremendous impact on keeping our communities safe. their families take on tremendous sacrifices, because their loved ones go out onto the streets to keep us safe, husbands, wives moms and dads, whose commitment to our country is worthy of our profound gratitude. we are blessed to live in a nation where law enforcement officers will do everything they can to keep us safe. i thank those for serving. these men and women, they deserve our respect and our thanks and deserve a lifetime of appreciation. mr. reichert: i thank cathy for her support of law enforcement officers and sheriffs that she works with. 10 years ago, or a little bit longer than that, i was the president of the washington state sheriff's association and i worked with the sheriffs and police chiefs in washington state. and i would like to yield some tim

they are literally hitting spokane to the tri-cities go through vancouver, up through tacoma and seattle, and up to the refineries. so these railcars are going through every major population center. seattle is now debating whether they want to make some new requirements keeping the commuter trains and israel trains which go in in the same time as at various points in times, make rules regarding the. it's a very big issue for us. i am anxious for them to act and just want to make that point. for our panel today and i would say, thank you i do hope we play commerce committee a bagel in service has petitioned issues as that debate happens on throughout the senate and throughout the house. i feel like argument has some very important roles to play in safety and security on those so we look forward to that. i wanted to ask our witnesses again because freight is so important, mr. johnson or mr. lonegro, about the flotation of the freight mobility -- implementation board recommendations and how what would your recommendation be on how will we move to get those recommendations adopted by congres

that means that hardworking parents sending their kids to schools in communities like spokane and eastern washington, tri-cities in central washington seattle tacoma, everett and many others in western washington are receiving a letter in the mail that says their children aren't getting the type of education that we expect in this country. not only that, but washington now has less flexibility in how to use federal investments in education, and that needs to change. you know, i recently heard from a woman. her name is lillian. she lives in washington. last year, her son was going into the fourth grade in the same school district where i used to serve as a school board member years ago. her son has a learning disability, but with the help of teachers and specialists at his elementary school, he has shown great signs of progress. but then lillian said she got a letter in the mail two weeks before school started describing the school as failing and that left her worried about her son's education. and because no child left behind is broken, so many parents and schools and districts across the

the right side of his nose and usually wears glasses. 16-year-old lashelle collier is missing from spokane washington. she was last seen on december 6, 2013. lashelle is 5-foot-2 and has light brown hair and blue eyes. her ears are pierced, and she has a scar on her forehead. an endangered runaway from lowell, massachusetts, 16-year-old jenny duong was last seen on january 13, 2014. she may be traveling with an adult male. jenny is 5-foot-5 and weighs 120 pounds. missing from salisbury maryland, cadesia fields disappeared on august 30, 2013. cadesia is 15 years old. she is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. when last seen, cadesia's hair was dyed maroon. missing from new york city 16-year-old catia alvarez was last seen on february 1, 2014. catia has multiple tattoos and her tongue is pierced. she is believed to still be in the new york metropolitan area. bryan cranston: hi. i'm bryan cranston. if you have any information about the missing persons you've seen on this program, please call the national center for missing and exploited children at 1-800-the-lost or call the fbi. you