nothing to report in springfield. 95 northbound, headlights on the left. the red is heading southbound. nothing complicated on 66 or the toll road. happy new year. >> welcome back. we have not seen you in a long time. >> back with a vengeance. >>> 5:11, 22 degrees. >> facebook is a huge way to connect. it is also splitting up some couples. we will tell you why. >> a tale of and cities. we will tell you why. >> a tale of and cities. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> we do have some school delays. >> in maryland, garrett county schools are opening two hours late. in west virginia, berkeley, jefferson, and morgan county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>> bundle of. freezing temperatures continue today. strong winds knocked out power to several homes. most of the eastern u.s. is in a very deep freeze. >>> there are new airport screening rules. passengers from 14 countries of intere

it was a very horrific scandal, and it is incumbent upon all of us here in springfield, in our state capital, to address what went wrong there and may go wrong at other cemeteries in our state. i want to commend the general assembly for taking this issue and squarely addressing it. it is very important that we pass reform legislation there as part of working together. that is the key for our state's success at all times, all of us working together for important causes. . . i was contacted by our president, barack obama and his administration, about the need to come to illinois, his home state to inspect the prison, a nearly vacant prison that we have not been able to afford to open, thompson prison, far away from here, probably 150 miles, right on the border of iowa. it was not easy. there were some been that even when we open for the door -- open the door for inspection, criticized that decision. but as governor, you have to do what you think is right. what i tried to do when the president called is allow those federal prison officials to come to illinois to inspect the prison. when

at one point, traffic was backed up towards springfield. they filled it and for the time being, traffic moving look nicely from springfield all the way to the wilson bridge. good news there. elsewhere, headed for downtown, what hush hour we had this morning, already pretty much over and done with. 395 northbound across the 14th street bridge, moving along very nicely, as is the southbound side. both ways, lanes are open. joe, eun, back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. >>> well, new today, five local men held in pakistan for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks say they did nothing wrong. they appeared in court today nearly a month after they were arrested in eastern pakistan. the men deny that they have ties with al qaeda or other militant groups. their attorney says the men were planning to travel to afghanistan to help fellow muslims who he claims are being victimized by western forces. the court ordered the men to prison for 14 days to give poli time to prepare their case. >>> a roadside bomb has claimed the lives of four u.s. service

it shut down the holiday inn in springfield. >> it was a massive amount of water that leaked down into the electricalystem and to the wiring. >> reporter: a handful of guests were shuttled to other hotels and firefighters led guests to their rooms using flashlights for their belongings. in instances where there are flames, the high winds can fan the flames and spread them. while they trained and experienced most of the adversity the cold can bring, some simple advice. >> layer up. something like this, don't go out if you don't have to. stay inside and stay warm. >> good advice if you can llow it. if you can't get used to it. its not expected to get much above 38 degrees for the rest of the week. >>> and kids return from winter break this week but bitter cold means some will get a slightly longer vacation. charter in d.c. will be closed tomorrow for students. meanwhile, schools in clarke county and frederick county virginia are starting one hour late. berkeley county schools in west virginia, two hours late as well as, grant county, hardy, jefferson, mineral and morgan counties. for mor

let's show you temperature i looked for some of the cooler spot. 15 in winchester. 25 in springfield.mperatures will plummet overnight. we will see a chilly pattern for the afternoon, early afternoon until the warmer air built-in. skies are fairly clear and they will remain that way with lots of sunshine. my computer crashed. upper 40's with plenty of sunshine. 25 to about 30 tonight. highs tomorrow around 50. we will start saturday with some sunshine. low 40's on sunday. sunshine breaks out by monday. the weekend starts and finishes with sunshine. >> they are going to have to let fuel burn off from a tanker truck. i will take you live to montrose road over 20. this is a huge fire. you see people walking around and it gives you perspective of how large the fire is. it has been burning for an hour now. they are going to have to let the fire in the tanker burned off. 270 is open southbound. northbound has been closed. let's see if we can go to a picture of 495 at old georgetown road. there has been a serious crash on the beltway. someone has rolled over. f495, inner loop of the beltway,

we lived between springfield and pure you in each judicial district. it is circuit court and they traveled from one place to another. the state stopped at our house for water as there was not much good water in the country then. i will tell you kelly, my pet story of lincoln. i was playing one june day with my rag dolls than the country was sparsely settled and we had to depend on ourselves for amusement. i did few rag dolls and my favorite was mrs. cracker who was larger than the rest. the house did not from the main on a knoll where the grass looked down from the front. posted the house is a picket fence which when all the roundhouse. i'd line that mrs. crocker in the other dolls against the gate when i heard the stage warrant which was a long sound. i forgot my dolls and climbed up on the fence for the stage was quite event. the state stopped in several people got down, but i remember only too clearly what was a tall lanky fellow with a linen duster which hadn't been washed up in some time in a dirty felt hat. he was not at all well dressed. the oth

the next flight is at springfield to get to the pentagon. >> thank you. >>> starting today, passengers flying into the united states will face tougher security measures. >> this fall's the attempted bombing of the detroit plane on christmas day -- this follows the attempted bombing of a detroit. on christmas day. matt brock has more. >> scrutiny has been up since this christmas day bomb plot became public. we are told it is the new normal. security heightened. just ask the passengers in on this flight from london. >> they patted me down and it literally debate full-body search. legs, everything. i have never seen that before. >> the tsa has ordered increased security measures. every passenger will be subject to additional screening including pat-downs and carry on searches. the list of those countries has not been released, but cuba, iran, sudan and syria, nigeria, yemen and pakistan are on it. " i do not think it will help. the week institute rules does not increase or maximize security. it is just a panic reaction. >> that is why the christmas day -- yemen is were the christmas day p

[cheers and applause] from the first years, from springfield to cape cod, the voters of this commonwealthodds and the experts. tonight the independent majority has delivered a great victory. [cheers and applause] i thank the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator! [cheers and applause] [chanting "majority won"] [cheers and applause] >> and every day i hold this office i will give all that is in me to serve you well and make you proud. and most of all -- [inaudible] thank you. most of all i will remember that while the honor is mine this senate seat belongs to no one person, no one political party. and as i've said before, and you've heard it today and you'll hear it loud and clear, this is the people's seat! [cheers and applause] thank you very much. i spoke to interim senator paul kirk. he has completed his work as the senator. [inaudible] i spoke to senator kirk, and he was very gracious. he said he would help in the transition. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. and i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. i want to thank him -- [inau

temperatures, how much cooler are they than knocking, look at that. 28 below your average in springfield. 25 below average in new orleans and orlando. 30 degrees below where you should be. some folks trying to have a little bit of fun in this cold air. you have to make the best of the situation. >> i love that, come on. >> our i-reporter said her kids in a half inch of snow decided to try and do a little sledding. >> even if you have to use your heels. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. >> you thought, i am going to make this happen. >> my kids were trying to get snow off mailboxes and everything else. we love your i-reports. keep them coming. >>> we've got to hear this. it is a new song from a group of young ladies in wisconsin. ♪ >> the tune sounds familiar. it is one of the most popular songs to date. you will meet some of the performers this hour in the "newsroom." >>> you could make a short film about robots attacking south america, post it on the internet and post back and sit back while hollywood launches a huge xet tigs for your video services. coming up next on vira

and we return to springfield november of 1994. of course as i said the book has started two years earlier. finally, my fourth and last job. superintendent ceo published schools turned out to be my most difficult job of any job i've had, and that includes three wars. in 1996 the financial responsibility and management assistance authority, mccaul control board had been appointed by the congress and white house to run the city. on the 15th of november, 1996 to control boyda pointed me as the superintendent slash ceo. and also for any emergency transition education board or trustees, nine members all pro bono that apply bruce the former ceo of the brookings institution the federal takeover removed the mayor marion barry, the city council and the elected school board for any control over the schools to read the district of columbia public schools is the only school district in the country that has to go to the congress for the money which meant i had the potential 535 experts who do my job better than i did and the delighted in tellin

host:çó springfield, missouri. you're our last topic -- discussion on this topic.more cost effective than efficient. otherwise -- but with respect to automobile insurance, a state assigned risk pools, you know, have been quite effective. but they are in the insurance company license and the states required -- and the state's required to participate. a few comments on things that we hear, if i could buy insurance across state lines. every insurance company, you know, writes in particular states they choose. all they would have to do is admit themselves to do business. on the -- there's -- if there's anything about insurance i don't know, nobody's ever been able to point it out to me. with respect to this current health care plan that's been destroyed as it's gone through congress, i personally think it's a mistake to enact the current plan. there is nothing in there to control cost, the only thing that's going to control cost is competition and there is no competition. the cost of current health care is created by people and it's also created by providers. an exampl

and we returned to springfield in november 1994. of course, as i said, the work on the book has started two years earlier. finally, my fourth and last job. superintendent, c.e.o., d.c. public schools. turned out to be my most difficult job of any that high had. and that includes three wars. in 1996, the financial responsibility and management assistance authority, commonly called the control board, had been appointed by the congress and the white house to run the city. on 15 november 1996, the control board appointed me as the superintendent/c.e.o. and also formed an emergency transition education board of trustees, nine members, all pro bono, headed up by bruce mcglory, the former c.e.o. of brookings institution. the federal takeover removed the mayor, marian barry, the city council, and the school board, the elected school board for any control over the schools. the district of columbia public schools is the only school district in the country that has to go to the congress for the money. which meant that i had the potential of 53

we lived between springfield and 'ore are in the 8th judicial district. they had a circuit court and they traveled from one place to another. they stopped at our house for water. there was not much good water in the country. i'll tell you my story of lincoln. i was playing one june day with my dogs. the country was sparsely settled. we had to depend on ourself for amusement. i had a few dolls, my favorite was mrs. cracker, who was larger than the rest. close to the house was a picket fence which went all the way around the house. i had lined up the dolls against the date gate when i heard the stage horn. i forget my dolls and climbed up on the fence where the stage was quite an event. the stage stopped. i remember only too clearly. one was a tall fellow which hadn't seen the wash tub in some time and a dirty felt hat. he was not at all well-dressed. the other was very short, very well-dressed. but the gold headed cane. i had never seen before. i was quite impressed. i had forgetten. while looking at the tall man when they game to the gate, ms. ccker block

. >> host: you also talk a rubbery early-- utah also talk very early coming from springfield illinois with 1861 he was smuggled into washington had and his family then he found a new sources to corroborate 272 chart drop the beginning and the middle and the execution upham of the men. can you talk about their imprisonment and the results of the verdict? >> guest: the great granddaughter of their present governor and we became friendly and she showed me the day the "journal" and the private letters written to him and by him and the torture that i write about of the conspiratorial scumble hooded, shackled and sells 3 feet wide 70 long and individual cells. and they were howled like this before they were charged two months before the verdicts came down. very, very vivid. >> host: a lot of new information in the book. thank you very much. >> host: welcome to booktv "after words." we're talking to peniel joseph who has a very compelling book out dark-- bright nights from black power two barack obama. we'll come. >> guest: day here. >> host: tell me what the title means. that is intriguing.

we had subjects from minneapolis, new york, denver, boston, dallas, springfield, illinois, chicago, raleigh, north carolina, buffalo, new york, that have all had al qaeda either direct members or sympathetic members to an al qaeda affiliate. >> what are you saying? you think it's overkill? it's too much? >> i'm saying it's not enough. it's not going to be adequate. you're talking that the threat is everywhere from all of these countries that have cells that have conducted major attacks, all of these cities have had cells that have been arrested or neutralized through law enforcement and intelligence efforts. >> how do you do all of this? that's a huge undertaking. >> exactly right. it's a huge undertaking. until the undertaking occurs you're going to have a vulnerability. there's no two ways around it. until passengers from everywhere that could pose a threat, and that's everywhere, much greater number of countries than what we have listed here. until that happens you're taking your chances. think that -- i think that's what has to be addressed. nobody wants to really say that out loud, but

president, i heard echoes today of the state senator that i served with in springfield. and there was an attribute and a characteristic that you had that i think served you well there. one of the keys was you rolled your sleeves up, you worked with the other party, and ultimately you were able to make the deal. now here's an observation. over the past year, in my view, that attribute hasn't been in full bloom. and by that i mean you've gotten this subtext of house republicans that sincerely want to come and be a part of this national conversation towards solutions. but they have really been stiff-armed by speaker pelosi. now i know you're not in charge of that chamber. but there really is this dynamic of, frankly, being shut out. so here's the question. moving forward i think all of us want to hit the reset button on 2009. how do we move forward? >> we've got to be careful about what we say about each other sometimes. because it boxes us in in ways that makes it difficult for us to work together. because our constituents start believing us. they don't know sometimes this

been mentioned, but after winning the presidential election of 1860, abraham lincoln traveled from springfieldl. to washington, d.c. you all know that. along the way, he stopped in philadelphia, the birthplace of the constitution. while visiting independence falls, a lincoln was asked to speak extemporaneously. is there ever such a thing? lincoln's remarks on that day can provide inspiration and guidance to the congress today. he said, "i have never had a feeling politically that did not spring by the sentiments embodied in the declaration of independence. i have often pondered over the dangers which were incurred by the men who are assembled here. i have pondered over the twills that were insured by the officers and soldiers of by the army that achieved that independent. i have often inquired of myself, what great principle or idea is it that texas confederacy so long together? it was the declaration of independence which gave liberty not just to the people of this country, but i hope to the world for all future times." 10 days later, lincoln became our 16th president. over the next four year

you see the martha coakley areas, places like crofton, were sister, -- worcester, springfield. mr. brown ran strongest in the suburbs of boston, where the independent voters who make up a majority in massachusetts turned out in large numbers. muscogmartha coakley did best in urban areas, but her margins were not large enough to carry her to victory. rasmussen reports did some polling, and these are their figures from last night. in the end, brown pulled off the upset in large part because he won unaffiliated voters 73% to 25%. he also picked up 21% from democrats. our polling shows that 53% of voters are democrats, 21% republican, and 26% not affiliated with either party. union workers went for martha coakley by just six points, 52% to 46%. georgia, good morning, joe, on the republican line. caller: this is the greatest thing that ever happened to america. i am meeting with a couple of tea party members. we put together a coalition of 47 small businesses. i predict that the republicans and the tea party members -- that is the coalition that me and oscar bone put together. we will h

is it springfield? is it jefferson city. no, of course not. no one lives there. you have to pick your market and see where you're trying to reach people. if in fact, you were trying to reach elites, you might want to advertise in jefferson city, because it's the capital of missouri, an that's where there's a base of reporters that cover government and politics there, as well as the governor and a lot of state workers, so you might want to do jefferson city. if you're trying to target the base of say, senator mccaskill, then you might want to go to st. louis or kansas city. if you're trying to target the base of a republican senator, you might go to springfield, which is a very important republican city in the district. so you want to pick the place where the individuals would have the most impact on them and where you're audience is. then when is the most effective time to run the ads? one of the challenges in trying to run the ads, to either persuade, inform, or do anything before the vote, is figuring out when the vote is going to be. because the senate has no

host: back to david in springfield, go ahead. are you still with us? we will move on. let's get a question from one of the students here. >> i'm alex from suffolk university, boston. host: good morning. >> our previous speaker ed gillespie mentioned that the iraq war is a necessary war. do you think that the united states should continue a neoliberal approach toward foreign policy and continue to actor become a prominent international police force in the world? guest: i think we are the lone superpower. there is no question about that. i was interested in your use of the term neoliberal. from my perspective, what you have is the argument for kind of being -- spreading democracy, for intervening in iraq when it wasn't iraq that attacked us on 9/11, would be a neoconservative argument. i'm interested in what you mean when you say "neoliberal." >> well, it depends on which theorist you read, and which term they give you with neoliberalism and neoconservatism, but neoliberalism in the book i'm reading now "stay craft" deals with an approach that intervening not only milita

is it springfield? is it jefferson city. no, of course not. no one lives there. know, you have to pick your market and see where you're trying to reach people. if in fact, you were trying to reach elites, you might want to advertise in jefferson city, because it's the capital of missouri, an that's where there's a base of reporters that cover government and politics there, as well as the governor and a lot of state workers, so you might want to do jefferson city. if you're trying to target the base of say, senator mccaskill, then you might want to go to st. louis or kansas city. if you're trying to target the base of a republican senator, you might go to springfield, which is a very important republican city in the district. so you want to pick the place where the individuals would have the most impact on them and where you're audience is. then when is the most effective time to run the ads? one of the challenges in trying to run the ads, to either persuade, inform, or do anything before the vote, is figuring out when the vote is going to be. because the senate h

>> yes, in very great detail, the opening chapter on his way by plane from springfield, illinois, to washington, in 1861, it was a plot to assassinate him and he was smuggled into washington ahead of his family and that i found new sources to corroborate that. >> now, you talk about the beginning, you talk about the middle, an the execution of the assassination. and you talk about the conviction of these men. can you talk a little bit about their imprisonment, and the results of the -- the result of the verdict? >> i found the great granddaughter of the prison governor, and we became friendly, and she shared with me his original daily journal, and private letters written to him and by him, and a torture, much of what i write do is brand new. the torture of the conspirators, they were hooded, shackled, irons, in 3 feet wide, 7 feet long, individual cells, and they were held like this before they were charged two months before the verdicts came down. very, very, vivid. >> a lot of new information in this book. on

and he said that that was, when they took over springfield the contract was intact.d it was totally enforced without the whole time, the only thing was a freeze of increase in pay. but everything else, and nothing related to performance. they effectuated 26 million of savings. of cost savings. it would have been a lot more than that just on performance. so that is an issue that has to be on the table. now generally speaking, i don't see myself necessary as a consultant. as an operator i can tell you i love what i do, but this is the hardest business. it's very easy to comment on it. but it is very hard to operate. so i have a lot of empathy. when we were at adventures, we insisted on hiring people who were involved in education, and business. not like these 10 story of a ride where everything is really bad and money on the teachers and not respected for what they do. so the things that i would look out at the top, really there's not a sense of urgency. i refer to that in my comments. i don't understand it. i really don't understand why we just transfer payment from t

and on to the bill would but that is about it. 95 is good in virginia between fredericksburg and springfieldn of the beltway and go across the 14th street bridge and onto the freeway on 14th street, that is traffic on the left heading toward us. that is northbound 14th street and we had a crash at constitution avenue but that is completely gone. we have a car wreck on the outer loop in maryland. look at that pace. the outer loop accident is after georgia avenue but before the mormon temple. >>> it is so cold this morning that temperatures are in the teens and the 20's and when you factor in the winter chill, it feels like single digits p. it will be cold and blustery all day with winds not as intense as yesterday but still 10-20 miles per hour. our map shows the winds are coming in from the north and west and the windchill factor will be in the teens and 20's. there may be a passing entrance -- snow shower. >>> let's update you on school closings and delays. >>> jim zorn is out as the redskins' cch barry there will be a press conference at 12:30. ♪ doctor ♪ doctor doctor give me the news i'v

been mentioned but after winning the presidential election of 1860, abraham lincoln traveled from springfield, illinois to, washington, d.c. you all know that. along the way, he stopped in philadelphia, the birthplace over the constitution. while visiting independence hall, lincoln was asked to speak. in any event, to speak. his remarks on that day can provide inspiration and guidance to the congress today. di not spring by the sentiments embodied in the declaration of independence. i have often pondered over the dangers which were incurred by the men who are assembled here. i have pondered over the twills that were insured by the officers and soldiers of by the army that achieved that independent. i have often inquired of myself, what great principle or idea is it that texas confederacy so long together? it was the declaration of independence which gave liberty not just to the people of this country, but i hope to the world for all future times." 10 days later, lincoln became our 16th president. over the next four years, he faced some of the greatest trials in america's history before that,

he deserves to be in springfield, too. he's been more than just a great coach. blue devils lead it by 18. catapulted to that lead by the play of kyle singler. he was good offensively and defensively. he intimidated the likes of trevor booker with this slap away. even trevor had to admit he made a great play. we'll be back. >> tim: there is trevor booker who has 28 career double-doubles. this line is not indicative of his play throughout his four years at clemson. let see if he can improve that when we come back. [ man ] put puddles on the line. yes, i know he's a dog. puddles, you're going outside with jennifer to do your business. right by your favorite bush. [ girl ] britney, britney. time travel is totally possible. the fabric of time is interwoven. [ male announcer ] some people choose unlimited calling, [ laughing ] others choose unlimited texting. but there's one thing not included in any calling plan. [ screaming, tires screeching, horn blaring ] [ male announcer ] the common sense not to talk or text while you drive. talking and texting while driving isn

because of an earlier accident on the shoulder but we have delays in newington headed up towards the springfield interchange. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> remember, can you always get the latest weather and traffic updates in real time on our web site at myfoxdc.com. >>> so the big story that everybody has been talking about most of the weekend and this morning, it appears to be a matter of when, not if, with jim zorn being fired as redskin coach. >> the ax expected to go down sometime toy. lindy murphy is live at redskins park. what are you hearing? >> reporter: i'm hearing that the ax has already fallen according to multiple sources including espn 98 0rbgs a radio station owned by dan snyder himself. there is no official word coming from the redskins. all sources are reporting that the redskins team plane landed here this morning and by 4:45 this more than, jim zorn was leaving the building. jim zorn has hired as the redskins offensive coordinator in january of 2008 and then upgraded to head coach. he had never been a coordinator in the nfl l before the redsk

the warm spot now quantico at 22 degrees. 21 in springfield. 20 degrees in manassas and warrenton now. 16 degrees in martinurg and charlestown up in the panhandle of west virginia. wind chills are once again in the single digits across the area so it a bundle up morning on your way out to sunday service or walk the dog, get the paper or sit around and look out the window. cold start to the day. good news is that today like yesterday will be filled with sunshine. >> all right. small silver lining. thanks, chuck. we've been talking about this bitter cold for more than a week. strong winds and below freezing temperatures night after night have homeless shelters working overtime. some other folks are voluntarily going out in the cold. darcy spencer reports from northwest washington. >> reporter: it was a bitter cold day but some refused to stay inside. >> it's a beautiful day. sun is out. and i come from michigan so to me this isn't really that cold. >> reporter: these flag football teams were going to play no matter what. but they admit they would trade the cold and wind for sun and heat

take a look at this video, it's sparking this investigation of four officers in springfield, massachusetts. it was shot by a witness. it shows officers repeatedly beating a suspect, one officer said to be using his metal flash light. police say melvin jones was carrying illegal drugs and he resisted arrest. this is after the attack he's being treated for fractured bones and a partially blind eye, he says, from this incident. one of the officers has been in trouble before, his name is jeffrey asher. he was suspended for six months without pay back in 1997. he has pleaded not guilty to the suspect in this case who was beaten has pleaded not guilt to the charges. jon: let's get you back to the breaking news desk, that walmart on lockdown after a possible bank robbery. harris faulkner's on it. harris: reports of around local elementary school on lockdown as well as they try to track down at least two more suspects in what that ply we've awz -- believe was a bank robbery. you can see some of the customers now, that's kind of the focus because there were many customers who were inside the store,

is it springfield? is it jefferson city. no, of course not. no one lives there. but, you know, you have to pick your market and see where you're trying to reach people. if in fact, you were trying to reach elites, you might want to advertise in jefferson city, because it's the capital of missouri, an that's where there's a base of reporters that cover government and politics there, as well as the governor and a lot of state workers, so you might want to do jefferson city. if you're trying to target the base of say, senator mccaskill, then you might want to go to st. louis or kansas city. if you're trying to target the base of a republican senator, you might go to springfield, which is a very important republican city in the district. so you want to pick the place where the individuals would have the most impact on them and where you're audience is. then when is the most effective time to run the ads? one of the challenges in trying to run the ads, to either persuade, inform, or do anything before the vote, is figuring out when the vote is going to be. because the

to him, from the president of the united states who he graciously covered when no one outside of springfield knew his name or how to pronounce it. carlos made it impossible not to endure him. whether it was a winning nickname or spot-on impression of a politician, carlos brought everyone down to earth with his sense of humor. he had an enpsych lo peedic knowledge. he could remember names and the tails from election cycles and court cases as if they'd happened yesterday. as a person, this was just his nature he asked his nurses about their families and recalled lyrics to obscure beatles songs without missing a beat. his energy was infectious and his passion for life was unmistakable. to know him was to love him. carlos attended quigley preparatory seminary no relation, and studied philosophy at duh paul -- and depaul university. he said if he wasn't a reporter he would have been a priest. he worked for the "chicago reporters," "chick public radio" and most recently, cltv. with his fedor rah and thick-rimmed glasses, he was a throwback to another era in journalism. as producers tried to slow d

we will go to springfield, illinois.ig, you are on the line. >> i really appreciate the sincerity. he seems to really get it. he seems to understand what everybody is thinking about. the one thing i want to reiterate is that we've got to unify this country. all of these battles are running the country. all of this bickering, let's just get together and work this out. let's get it all done. >> what did you think about the president's questions, morris? >> it was very useful. if there are any republicans out there to the watching how this works, it looked like the ultimate fix in match where the president was clean the fins of the other person insane, "please engage me. " walt reagan and tip o'neill did it quite well. ronald reagan had two terms in office. i hope the republicans are serious people who will engage the president. >> what about the tone of the president? is this different from his tongue in the past year -- is this different from his tone in the past year. your >> i think is finally realizing he is facing sti

[cheers] from the berkshires to boston, from springfield to cape cod, the voters of this commonwealth defied the odds and the experts. and tonight, the independent majority has delivered a great victory. i thank the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. [cheers] [chanting "41"] every day i hold this office, i will give all that is in me to serve you well and make you proud. most of all, i will remember that while the honor is mine, this senate seat belongs to no one person and no political party - and as i have said before, and you said loud and clear today, it is the people's seat. [chanting "people's seat"] interim senator paul kirk has completed his work as a senator by appointment of the governor, and for the work he has done, i i want to thank him. i want him think him very much. thank him. the people, by their votes, have now filled the office themselves, and i am ready to go to washington without delay. i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is now behind us, and now we must come together as a co

host: to david next from springfield, massachusetts -- oh, actually brian from michigan on the democratsline. caller: thanks. i have a lot of respect for you over the years as i listen to us. we have the news media and they are right in your wheelhouse, but how can politicians actually hideaway from direct questions suchs as you're getting, news conferences, we depend on our media to ask direct questions and try to get direct answers but if the president, whether it's this president or the last president, does not come out in front of them and avail themselves to direct questions, how can we learn more about where they're going and cut through all this clutter? i don't believe this president, president obama, has had a direct news conference since july. guest: that's been a topic at the white house briefings for the last few days, as reporters are beginning to pepper robert gibbs, the white house spokesman with questions about, hey, when is the next press conference? it is interesting because there are some people who say he speaks too often and in public too often. we have a state of th

host: springfield, va., on our democrats line.aller: i want to talk about campaign finance reform. i think there has been a lot of really good comments on the air today. many of them are things we need to do. one of the callers earlier said that it will never happened. he said the people in power in congress and the president will not put anything for to change the system. the only way to really change the system is by referendum. if there were something on balance, whether it is general elections in the terms or whether it is the presidential year, something that is on a referendum regarding options for limiting corporate financing or simply a lawsuit, that might be another way to do it. it will never happen by going through our representatives i currently are in office. that is my comment. host: jack ewing in " the new york times" aznd saab. there have been bids for the companies including spyker cars. a third bid to recover from a group of swedish investors, led by former swedish cabinet minister. he shares a common history wit

my former colleague, president obama, who served with for eight years in springfield, who co- sponsoredeat belts laws with me, this is a top priority with him. he would be leading the nation in passing legislation. people would say -- what can we do to stop these deaths? advocates for highway and auto safety has outlined 15 pieces of legislation that have passed that would stop the fatalities. if it was a plane crash and congress would react so quickly, why can't the states, who are suffering collectively the same 100 deaths every day? it almost seems like it is simple. i am very proud of the fact that our state is ranked third in the nation. i have sponsored many of those laws that are already on the books and illinois, along with former state senator obama. the rest of the states start their sessions. we go into session tomorrow in illinois. most of the states are dealing with a nominal budget deficits. -- most of the states are dealing with large budget deficits. that will be the top priority. yets, here are laws that will save lives, in addition to saving lots of money. why would it

springfield, mass., next american the and the blind, go ahead.aller: the reason the mark of coakley is having a difficult time is because she is so negative. ,ceher advertisements are so ba. host: who are you voting for? caller: i will probably a vote for mr. brown. host: what convinces you that mr. brown is the candidate for you? caller: i think martha coakley will be a rubber-stamp for the democrats and i do not like the health-care bill that is being forced down our throats i watched the last debate and i think joseph kennedy came across extremely well. i don't think he has a realistic chance of winning. host: buffalo, new york, good morning, on our democrats line. caller: i wanted to mention how they say they do not like health care. nobody said anything about that prescription plan that we all pay for. they have a double. and in that hall you get nothing for it. you get $5,000 where you have to pay your premiums up front. its $60 per month. you get nothing for it. you have to pay for your own drugs and the cost of being in the program until

host: springfield, missouri, you are a last question on this topic.nce exchanges, my opinion is that a national change would be much more cost- effective and efficient and other than state plans. with respect to automobile insurance, the state has -- the state assigned risk pools have been quite effective. çóa few comments on things thate hear -- if i could buy insurance across state lines -- every insurance company rights in the states that they choose. but they choose a produced eight, that is where they do business -- if they choose a particular state, that is where they do business. with respect to this current health care plan -- i know it has been destroyed as it has gone through congress -- i personally think it is a mistake to enact the current plan. there is nothing in there to control costs. the only thing that will control costs is competition and there is no competition. the cost of current health care is created by people and it is also created by providers. an example on providers, i've wanted to change my primary position -- i wanted to

host: one last call, independent, from springfield, ohio. caller: i heard a couple of -- a couple of callers asking how they can afford $30,000 cars. i want to remind people that, especially those in management and business in this country, henry ford, in the last century said, when he doubled the wages of his employees, he intended to pay his workers enough to buy what it is the make for me every day. something will happen in our country to build the middle class. all the factories and all the imports, people cannot buy them and when wal-mart races to the bottom of paying people a living wage, people will not be able to shop at wal-mart. hopefully, the capitalist system will turn itself around a little bit and say we need to pay people what they are worth. host: thank-you to everybody who called. we will continue to hang around the little but at the washington auto show. the ceo of ford is making a speech. we will show that to you later. that is ford motor co. president and ceo alan mulally. we appreciate your calls this morning. we'll take

host: springfield, missouri, you are a last question on this topic.ational change would be much more cost- effective and efficient and other than state plans. with respect to automobile insurance, the state has -- the state assigned risk pools have been quite effective. çóa few comments on things thate hear -- if i could buy insurance across state lines -- every insurance company rights in the states that they choose. but they choose a produced eight, that is where they do business -- if they choose a particular state, that is where they do business. with respect to this current health care plan -- i know it has been destroyed as it has gone through congress -- i personally think it is a mistake to enact the current plan. there is nothing in there to control costs. the only thing that will control costs is competition and there is no competition. the cost of current health care is created by people and it is also created by providers. an example on providers, i've wanted to change my primary position -- i wanted to change my primary physician to anoth

tell you that my former colleague, the president obama, who twice served with for eight years in springfield, who co-sponsored seatbelt laws with me, this is a top priority for him. he would be leading the nation. in passing legislation to stop the deaths. people would say, but what could we do to stop these deaths in these plane crashes? advocates for highway and auto safety has outlined 15 pieces of legislation that have passed that would stop the fatalities. so, if it was a plane crash in congress would react so quickly, why can't the state's, who were suffering collectively the same 100 deaths every day, past these same laws? it really almost seems like it is simple. now i am very proud of the fact that our state is ranked third in the nation. i've sponsored many of those laws that are already in the books in illinois along with their former state senator obama, but the rest of the states start their sessions. we in illinois go in session tomorrow and most of the states, just about every state, is dealing with a nominal budget deficits, so that is going to be the number-one priority. and

that same month, to self radicalized loaners one in springfield illinois and one in dallas, texas, wererested for attempting to bomb a federal courthouse in a downtown office tower in those respective cities. a chicago resident was arrested for his role in planning a terrorist attack in denmark and assisting in the deadly 2008 mumbai attacks. and of course, the killing of a young army recruiter in arkansas in may and the tragic shootings at fort hood in november are examples were blown extremists have struck military here at home. last year's cases demonstrate the diversity of new threats we face, some involve self radicalized terrorists, influenced by the internet or their time in prison. others receive training or guidance or known terrorist organizations brought either in person or over the internet. and the targets of the attacks range from civilians to government facilities to transportation infrastructure and to the military both in the united states and overseas. on christmas day, the attempted bombing of northwest flight 253 has made it clear that the threat of attack from al qa

would say to the senator from nebraska that if he went back to omaha as i go back to chicago and springfield in my state and meet with small business owners, he will find that they are desperate for this credit. why not take the money that once was directed to the large banks, now pay it back to our government, and redirect it to smaller businesses. that really is the bedrock of our economy. and so i -- i hope the senator from nebraska will reflect on that. his anger about what the big banks did after we rescued them should not be vented on small businesses in nebraska and illinois that need credit assistance. it's also possible to take some of these tarp funds and turn them into a rescue for a lot of victims of the current recession. for one, we should be spending this money to help a lot of projects get under way which will help build the economy. i just had a meeting in my office with a group of mayors from illinois. the mayors from across the nation are out here in washington. the story they bring is common no matter where they're from. they have seen a downturn in revenues, property tax

. >> host: we will go to david joining from springfield massachusetts on the independent line actually brian i apologize from michigan on the democrats line. go ahead, bryan. >> guest: have a lot of respect its laws of to do over the years. one of the greatest tools we have as americans is news media of course house. how can politicians hide away from direct questions such as you are getting right now? news conferences? we depend on the media to ask direct questions and try to get direct answers but it is a president, whether it is this president or the last president does not come out in front of them and avail themselves of questions how can we learn more about where they are going and where to cut through all this clutter i don't believe president obama has had a direct news conference since july. >> guest: that's been a topic at the briefings last few days as reporters are beginning to pepper robert gibbs, the white house spokesman with questions about -- it's interesting because on the one hand you have people who say president obama speaks too often and he's in public too often.

the same month to sell from a plus loaners one in springfield illinois and one in dallas texas were arrested attempting to bomb a federal courthouse and a downtown office tower in those respective cities. and weeks later a chicago resident was arrested for his role in planning a terrorist attack in denmark and assisting in the deadly 2008 mumbai attacks. and of course of the killing of a young army recruiter in arkansas in may and the tragic shootings at fort hood in november orie storch six middleware loan extremists have struck a military hearing held last year's cases demonstrate the diversity of threats we face, some involve self radicalized service influenced by the internet where the time in prison and others received training or guidance from known terrorist organizations abroad either in person or over the internet. and the targets of these attacks range from civilians to government facilities to transportation infrastructure and to the military both in the united states and overseas. on christmas day the attempted bombing of northwest flight 253 has made it clear the threat of attac

i think that the isasi case, the dallas case in springfield, illinois case were examples of this. where the bush administration didn't focus is where i said the obama administration focused commendably and that is, and this is what priscilla is largely talking about it seems to me is the struggle for the hearts and minds of the muslim community here in the united states and around the world. the trying to answer this question that might raised that i agree brennan didn't answer well, we have to figure out why it is that young people for some reason are providing the name of islam and using it as an extent to carry out terrorism. the cairo speech priscilla mentioned was a commendable effort to talk in a new way to the muslim world and disabuse some of this notion that because the vast majority of americans are not muslim and do not adhere to the form of islam that the terrorists want us to that we are necessarily enemies of islam so the point is it is a multifaceted strategy. there are elements of each and we do ourselves peril if we overemphasize any one of those aspects and under

my former colleague, president obama, who served with for eight years in springfield, who co- sponsoredat belts laws with me, this is a top priority with him. he would be leading the nation in passing legislation. people would say -- what can we do to stop these deaths? advocates for highway and auto safety has outlined 15 pieces of legislation that have passed that would stop the fatalities. if it was a plane crash and congress would react so quickly, why can't the states, who are suffering collectively the same 100 deaths every day? it almost seems like it is simple. i am very proud of the fact that our state is ranked third in the nation. i have sponsored many of those laws that are already on the books and illinois, along with former state senator obama. the rest of the states start their sessions. we go into session tomorrow in illinois. most of the states are dealing with a nominal budget deficits. -- most of the states are dealing with large budget deficits. that will be the top priority. yets, here are laws that will save lives, in addition to saving lots of money. why would it

carol and joining us from springfield, illinois. you are on c-span. are you with us? we will go to janesville, wisconsin. caller: i would like to know when the president is going to stop wasting our time and our money. why have they not contacted al el turnaround -- they do not have problems with their flights. all they are doing is spending time and money. it reminds me of the war on drugs. have they ever solved that problem? host: what you think needs to be done? caller: i would contact ael al and copy their exact security system for their airlines. are we such a big country that we do not want to know how everything is working with other countries? because it is working there. host: we will go to the independent line. joining us from california. your reaction. caller: i was on the independent line. my reaction is, i think the president is doing a great job, but i think there does need to be some more work done to strengthen the connections for the dots everyone keeps talking about. host: how do you do that? caller: i am not an expert, but i would say you can probab

the same month to sell from a plus loaners one in springfield illinois and one in dallas texas were arrested for attempting to bomb a federal courthouse and a downtown office tower in those respective cities. and weeks later a chicago resident was arrested for his role in planning a terrorist attack in denmark and assisting in the deadly 2008 mumbai attacks. and of course of the killing of a young army recruiter in arkansas in may and the tragic shootings at fort hood in november orie storch six middleware loan extremists have struck a military hearing held last year's cases demonstrate the diversity of threats we face, some involve self radicalized service influenced by the internet where the time in prison and others received training or guidance from known terrorist organizations abroad either in person or over the internet. and the targets of these attacks range from civilians to government facilities to transportation infrastructure and to the military both in the united states and overseas. on christmas day the attempted bombing of northwest flight 253 has made it clear the threat of a

bishop james johnston from springfield, missouri.-- the bishop of arlington. bishop kevin rhodes, from fort wayne. and with him today, bishop john darcy, the retired bishop from fort wayne. bishop david from pittsburgh. and bishop phelippe de jesus, the archbishop of florida. is there anyone i missed? everybody here? thank you very much. long live the beauty of human life. long live the human person. may we enjoy in charity and in great conviction, continued to march and lived for the victory of human life in our country. god bless you all. and thank you very much. . . >> i am privileged to introduce a young man who was thinking about coming down to the march, and he will be here to introduce a delegation of the eastern orthodox clergy. father john will be here to introduce that delegation. >> thank you, nellie gray. hello, pro-life america. the orthodox church of america has become today a permanent part of the march for life. thousands of orthodox christians today are with you are an arm until our nation's unjust laws become overtu