. >> the city of st. louisspect and help to veterans back from the iraq war, now that the iraq war has ended. they went ahead and did it, went off great, 100,000 people turned out. when it came time to present a proclamation of support to iraq veterans from the city of st. louis, that proclamation was presented by charlie dooley, the county executive of st. louis and a viet nam veteran. joining us is charlie a. dooley, many thanks for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> the decision to hold a parade to end the iraq war in st. louis didn't start with the city or county. it started with a couple of concerned citizens. but the city did end up supporting it. you ended up supporting it very visibly. do you think that it was a success? >> it was a great day. >> was there any down side in what you did in st. louis, any hidden pitfalls or anything to worry about, any negative consequences that might be cautionary for any other cities that are considering doing this? >> well, from the st. louis perspective, on suc

>> from the st. louistive on such a short notice, we were concerned whether there would be a crowd. there was a crowd, 100,000 people, 20,000 participants, 83 floats, a great success. >> sir, i know that you yourself are a viet nam veteran, in terms much your experience as a veteran and now your experience as a county executive, having seen what st. louis did, do you think there are lessons from how people who fought in viet nam were received upon coming home? are there lessons from that era that apply to us considering this question at the enof the iraq war now? >> i think the lesson is regardless how you feel about a particular conflict, that united states is participating in, these are our veterans, our soldiers, our men and women fighting for freedom that we believe in. and we should always should alw them home. >> was there a cost, do you think, to vietnam veterans to the nation in terms of healing after the great divide over that war in this country? was there a cost to waiting so long to recognize v

st. louis, started by a couple of guys who thought it ought to be done. st. louis jumped on board and went great, 100,000 people, many many very grateful veterans and frankly, not a dry eye in the house. it was what you might call cathartic. st. louis, yes, but new york, no. even though two new york city counselors have been pushing for it for weeks, the powerful speaker of the city council is for it. she explained it last night much the largest association of veterans, iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, headquartered in new york city are for it too. so far the answer is no for new york, i think that might be because of a miscommunication. new york mayor mike bloomberg has not said he's against the idea of a parade, he likes the idea but the pentagon told him not to do it. a statement from the mayor's office saying we sought the pentagon's guidance since they are the real experts and there is a question about whether a parade puts troops still in the field at risk. that struck some peopl

you can see st. louis started with some rain and then switched over to snow the last couple of hours. they're going to see a little in wait of accumulation, too, and that whole system will continue to make its way our way overnight tonight. what can you expect from this storm? tomorrow morning, 6:30, waking up, walking out the door, maybe driving around the beltway, you're going to be fine. i'm not worried about any snow or rain at least early in the morning. the morning rush hour should be a-okay. what about lunchtime? we'll take you through 11:00. washington, the i-95 corridor still okay. back to the west, that's where we could see light to moderate snow beginning and light snow moving into parts of our county, fairfax, into loudon county. this will all move into the west and some computer models trying to keep washington all snow now. it's not going to affect our totals that much but you may not see much of a mix. even down to the south, southern maryland i expect this to be mostly rain for you, but loo

albert pujols talks about leaving st. louis. and manny ramirez, he's back. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> things could be getting worse in syria despite a red cross appeal for a cease-fire to treat the wounded. video from social media claims to show new shelling in homs and overnight activists say there was an open fire in damascus. >>> a visit to cairo, john mccain says a massacre is taking place in syria and trying to find a way to arm syrian rebels. as the senior iranian lawmakers denounced u.s. calls for arming the u.s. syrian opposition. >>> john glenn was honored last night after the first american astronaut to orbit the earth. the 90-year-old received a host of tributes from nasa legends, along with the crew of the international space station. >>> and do not look for this at your local burger joint. researchers in the netherlands are working on a test tube hamburger patty made out of stem cells. it looks disgusting. if it doesn't look

everyone in st. louis, my city, a great city, we had a parade. we had a veterans day parade and we also had a parade for the returning iraqi veterans from iraq and afghanistan. now, what is fascinating about this is that there were individuals who wanted to have a parade in new york city for the iraq and afghanistan war veterans, and new york said no. but what does new york to four months on end? they allow the occupy wall street protesters to march without a permit, defecate without a permit, and the raping, and the dragging, all of the crime associated with it, all of that. but we cannot have a parade to welcome our veterans home? remind them of this. when you go home, when you talk to democratic official, say do you condone the violence in this movement? do you still endorse this movement after witnessing over 300? of documented violence? all of these people have criminal records. that does not even include over two thousand individuals who have been arrested at various protests because they will not abide by the law? do you condone this? to s

in st. louis, it will snow as we go throughout your day. chicago, later on tonight. as far as the snow forecast, not a huge snow event. one to three inches for chicago tonight. st. louis, during the day today. kansas city, this morning with joplin and springfield. dallas to oklahomaty, you're about done with whatever you have on the ground is all you're going to get. other areas of concerned, that freeze warning is down into tampa and orlando. much of the nation is still chilly. but the big warm-up is under way. this is it. that was the peak of the cold yesterday. now, from here on out, we're going to warm up significantly, as we head throughout this week. all of the messy weather. airport delays possible in the middle of the country. not bad, after yesterday's cold day in philly and new york. we're going to get up to 40 degrees. and boston at sunny and 35, is not too bad. coming up, the valentine's day forecast. and what we can expect the rest of this week can do. >>> coming up, greece votes for cuts. and what men are buying for valentine's day. your business headli

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born in st. louis, missouri, attended college at washington university, in st. louis.here he majored in sociology, received masters of divinity degree from eden theological seminary. he completed his ph.d in american studies st. louis university dissertation was the basis of his first book, howard thur man, the mystic as profit. the editor of howard thurman essential writings and the living wisdom of howard thurman, a visionary of our time. dr. luther smith. >> thank you. it's a joy to be back in this community. morehouse has had an important place in my life, both symbolically in terms of the figures who have come through here as well as the time that i've had for sabbatical, just being on campus, interacting with students and appreciating the way in which there is this living tradition of morehouse through all of you and in many of my students, so thank you for your hospitality, inviting us here. and for your interest in this theme of interfaith perspectives. i want to begin with a statement from rabbi alvin fine. he said "according to an an shouldn't legend, there a

no, instead thunderstorms in st. louis snow back in through kansas, back to north plat and back into nebraska and snowing a little bit in eastern colorado. but look at the storms going through st. louis and running through sections of arkansas. the same section is heading our way and as far north as the moisture is, it's going to dive back to the south and to the east as we go through the next 24 hours. temperatures it's getting colder. 28 in manassas. 40 downtown. 32 already in gaithersburg, 30 in frederick and 32 in leesburg. we'll come back and tell you where accumulation will occur tomorrow night and sunday morning. >> thank you, top. >>> it cost a dc police sergeant her job and time in prison. she ripped off an elderly woman for more than $40,000. >> gary nurenberg reports that cop was assigned to help this woman and use the opportunity to steal from her instead. >> reporter: the 86-year-old learned about police officers from her father. >> he was a police officer in chicago. i used to go down and see him and he put m

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st. louis, my city -- a great city.veterans day parade and in the same year, we also had a parade for the returning iraqi veterans from iraq and afghanistan. [applause] what is fascinating about this is there were individuals who wanted to have a parade in new york city for the iraq and afghanistan war veterans, and new york said no. but what does new york to for months on end? they essentially allowed the occupy wall street astroturf group to operate without a permit and camp in the park without a permit and defecate on cop cars and cause problems in neighborhoods and will let me forget the raping and drug selling and all of that, all of the crime associated with it. they will let those people do that, but we cannot have a parade in new york city to welcome our veterans home. there is a huge difference right there. they have already endorsed this movement. remind them of this when you go back home, when you go to your district. if you talk to your elected official, asked them if they condone the violence in a move that

they bullied the original founder of the occupy movement in st. louis out of existence. she went into the shade. she hasn't been back out. it is manufactured. i think if they are so upset about wall street and so upset about the bank bailouts, as amy said, welcome to our club. why is it that the majority of you say you will vote for barack obama? i know you have seen the videos on youtube where they drive to the things with the hybrid cars and apple phones and their vote obama/biden on their cars. they get interviewed. obama is the wall street candidate. >> no one has given more back. >> right. >> kevin, the question i want to pose to you is with so much going on, is there a danger that by taking the anti-occupy -- is that how they are trying to marry us to the bank bailout somehow? >> i'm not exactly sure about the question. the one thing i would say and i'll try to answer it in a roundabout way. what i would take from occupy, they know they are philosophi l philosophically like sybill. you have one would says he hates the banks and they love the banks. they are all ove

and out towards st. louis, we have a cold front. so a worm front and then a cold front comes through and the bottom line is it will be cloudy today for most of the day with showers, unlike monday and tuesday which feature bright sunshine. 40 right now in washington. it is chilly. humidity, 73%. wind are out of the south and east at three miles per hour. highs today in the upper 40s to about 50. even cooler than yesterday with a lot of cloud cover and periods of rain. 52 in fredericksburg. 57 in winchester. things get better tomorrow. details on that in just a minute. >>> we have a traffic alert to pass along for you this morning for drivers in prince george's county. there is a massive sinkhole on westbound or inbound 450. the westbound lanes are blocked at baltimore avenue. there was apparently a water main break at the same location about two weeks ago that flooded that area. the sinkhole appears to be the result of that. let's head to julie wright. >> authorities tell us that the sinkhole will be taken care of after the morning c

that was the great city of st. louis, missouri. on january 28th in st. as just a couple of local citizensing with civilians, normal guys who ignored the politics, they paid no mind to the pentagon, they got the word out, called veterans groups and put on a parade, a parade organized by civilians for the troops. and 100,000 people turned out in st. louis. and to date, that's it. but tomorrow there's another one. we just found out. tomorrow in fayetteville, north carolina, a local nonprofit has taken the initiative without anybody else's go-ahead or approval to organize what they're calling a convoy tomorrow in fayetteville to say welcome home, to say we think this is a big deal you served and the war has ended. we want to say thank you and we're so glad you're home. it's a parade on wheels. the idea is to mirror the last convoys that left iraq in december. they will drive an 8 mile route through fayetteville tomorrow in saturday, anybody can participate in your own truck, mini van or turn up along the route and cheer. as explained by the head of the local

you go to st. louis, 46. this is the front stretching through taxes throughout missouri all the way into pennsylvania. this front is going to come through tonight. as those two storms come in from the west, it will be cold enough for us to get the snow. unbelievably beautiful out there. 52 at b.w.i. marshall. 50 degrees at edgewood. 52 in college park. fewou 4's0 out there, -- a 40's out there bank. overall, a very mild afternoon. this evening, clouds start to increase ahead of the next storm. it is going to be a chilly start tomorrow. then we see the chance to force now. futurecast, tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., we must have the clout pushing in from the west. more likely as we head into the afternoon, that is when baltimore could start to see precipitation. it may start off as a little bit of rain, but with the colder weather, it is likely to change over to snow. snow showers lasting into the evening hours. anywhere south of baltimore, mostly just a rain-snow mix. accumulations are going to be mostly north

>>> in the last hour we spoke to st. louisrd, he has an optimistic outlook for 2012, he said 3% growth is possible, and he told us what might prompt future fed action such as qe-3. >> it's a potent weapon and we should use it only if the economy deteriorates and especially if the inflation numbers come in below our inflation target and start to look -- start to drift down into, you know, more disinflation or deflation. >> bullard went on to say that disappointing trends in 2011 appear to be turning around. it's time to let past fed action take effect. >>> our guest host for the entire hour, are you ready -- >> jcpenney numbers, the best i can tell, they came in with a loss of 41 cents a share which included transaction charges of 56 cents a share and also it was lowered by 59 cents a share from fourth quarter earnings because of pricing and promotional strategy. 74 cents is what i get based on my quick math on the back of this which looks like it's a little better than the street ha anticipated of 68 cents. they also talk abou

. >>> it has been three weeks since st. louis, missouri hosted the parade to mark the end of the eye iraq war. 100,000 people showed up in st. louis to say welcome home and thank you to the men and women who fought in that nearly nine-year war. since then, since the successful parade organizers say there are 20 other cities working on hosting their own parades to mark the end of the war. almost every case it's regular people, regular citizens, pushing their local government to let them throw a parade to welcome home the veterans. the most recent city to add the name to the list of confirmed parades is richmond, virginia. the virginia parade set for may 19th, a saturday, also armed forces day. richmond's welcome home our military parade has the page. we linked to that. the white house is planning to go mark the end of the iraq war with a gala dinner later this month. a dinner they have given the name "a nation's gratitude" held in the east room of the white house. attendees hand picked group of veterans of all ranks from allstates

that was the great city of st. louis, missouri. on january 28th, in st. le of local citizens, normal guys, who ignored the politics, paid no mind to the pentagon, called veterans group and put on a parade, organized by civilians for the troops. and 100,000 people turned out in st. louis. and to date, that's it. tomorrow there's another one. we just found out tomorrow in fayetteville, north carolina, a local nonprofit has taken the initiative without anybody else's go-ahead or approval to organize what they're calling a convoy tomorrow in fayetteville to say welcome home, to say we think it's a big deal you served in this war, we think it's a big deal that this war ended and we want to mark it to say thank you and glad your u home. essentially a parade on wheels. the idea is to mirror the last convoys that left in december. it will take place on saturday, tomorrow, and you can participate in your own car, truck, minivan or just turn up along the route and cheer. as explained by the head of the local nonprofit that is organizing this, simply, this is fayette

but now more cities after st. louis are apparently on deck, richmond, virginia on may 19ingth, good for them. i hear we are afwobout to have e cities. i have to say i think the new york question still is not settled, we will keep you posted. this thing is still in motion. immerse yourself in all over relief with alka seltzer plus. it's specially formulated to speed relief to every inch of you. liquidate your flu symptoms with alka seltzer plus. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefront of revitalizing manufacturing. we're proving that it can be done here, and it can be done well. [ ilona ] i came to ge after the plant i was working at closed after 33 years. ge's giving me the chance to start back over. [ cindy ] there's construction workers everywhere. so what does that mean? it means work. it means work

showers in st. louis, kansas city, omaha, des moines and chicago. up to 3 inches of snow in wisconsin, minnesota and eastern colorado. and meanwhile, rain in the pacific northwest. morning fog in san francisco to san diego. >> and 60 in sacramento. near 50 in seattle, 43 in boise. mostly 30s from fargo to detroit. 48 here in new york. 62 in new orleans and 65 in dallas. >>> and coming up, crunching the numbers on this president's day. who would be our richest president? >>> and a consumer alert. a new investigation into those popular breathable shots of caffeine. >>> and also get ready for a new addiction with an all new version of yet angry birds. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, u.s. banks, post offices and, of course, stock markets are closed on this presidents' day holiday. meanwhile, overseas, tokyo's nikkei up 101 points. hong kong's hang seng lost 67. in london, the ftse opened higher. >>> well protests against greece's severe budget cuts rioting in athens today. the greek government agreed to the so-called austerity measures. greek wages,

and st. louis to louisville and cincinnati. >> near 80 in orlando. 52 in d.c. 27 in minneapolis. 36 in chicago. phoenix up to 72. l.a., 68. seattle, 65. >> is it springtime yet? >> not yet. i'm counting. >>> a key court decision expected in just a few hours could reshape the gay marriage debate. >>> and big ratings for sunday's big game. and how the giants will add a few more zeros to a player's bottom line. >>> and a close call. capturing the moment on camera. we're right back.ngngng >>> welcome back, everybody. we're getting closer to a settlement over foreclosure abuses. more than 40 states have agreed to a deal that would force the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about a million house holds. >>> and the nation's air ways could be get an upgrade. a bill was passed that would speed up the switch from a radar-based air traffic control system to gps. >>> boeing's new dream liner is becoming a delivery nightmare. japan airlines had hoped to get the first of them by the end of the m

st. louis a parade to thank veterans, 100,000 people showed up. the veterans were happy to have the end of the iraq war noted like that, to be thanked for their service and welcome home. st. louis, god bless them, new york, where we usually have ticker tape parades to mark the end of the war, the mayor resisted this idea. this story is evolving and quickly. we have news on this story tonight, exclusive news on it coming up in a moment. >>> also a programming note, this sunday morning i will be on meet the press on nbc, newt gingrich will also be on meet the press but not talking to me, he will talk to david gregory, after newt gingrich i will be on with mr. gregory and david brooks and meet the press is sunday morning. then after meet the press you may have heard there is a football game, super bowl, while you're watching the pre game festivities around 3:30 p.m. eastern, you will see "the rachel maddow show" show super bowl ad. we are told it will be around 3:30 eastern during the pre-game. we

he was born in st. louis, missouri. attended college at washington university in st. louis where he majored in socialology. his dissertation was the basis of his first book. he is editor of howard thurman essential writings and co-editor of recently released the living wisdom of howard thurman a visionary of our time. dr. luther smith. >> thank you. it's a joy to be back in this community. morehouse has had an important place in my life both symbolically in terms of the figures who have come through here as well as the time that i've had for sebatical spending time with students and faculty and living ofmorehouse through you and many of my students. thank you for your hospitality inviting us here and for your interest in this theme of inner faith perspectives. i want to begin with a statement from rabbi alvin fine. he says according to a legend, there are in the world at any given time 36 wise and righteous persons gifted with special spiritual powers that enable them to perceive the divine president with clear insight and understanding. because of their merit, the hop

. >> st. louis, 1977. months after franklin's first murder in wisconsin, a group of people chat in the parking lot of a synagogue. they're about to become the targets of joseph paul franklin's first sniper shooting. [ gunshots ] >> there was a total of five shots. one shot struck a man in the chest, which killed him. police arriving on the scene didn't know where it was coming from. >> the only thing we can tell you at this time is we have the weapon, the rest post, and we have five spent cartridges which is right up there at that telephone pole. it appears to be someone who planned to come here and do just this. >> this was not an impulsive act whatsoever. this was an act that required planning, lots of patience. he chose this location. it had all the features that he was looking for or that he needed to set up his rifle to give him an escape route and be able to sit there for two hours, laying in wait for his perfect victim. the victim is almost the last thing he decides to do before he commits the homic

so, you can see detroit still 32 and st. louis is 30. it's west of detroit and west of st. louis. but this is where the core of the arctic air is. it's going to be cold. some of the coldest air we have seen this season. especially on sunday. temperatures again, okay. 43 in bethesda. 43 in great falls. and 43 in springfield. that's why we aren't that concerned with roads. that said, temperatures upper montgomery county, upper 30s, and some snow is mixing in. fort valley, which is south of front royal, they are reporting snow as well. snow in hagerstown. after midnight, roads will be bad from frederick north and west. arctic air, roads okay in the metro area. but slick up north and west and 1 to 2 inches tomorrow night. even downtown, windchills tomorrow night 5 to 15. so, here's the future cast. we'll put this into motion. by 10:30. most of the activity to the north. that's all snow. then it does turn to snow as we get into saturday morning and into southern maryland. maybe not st. mary's county, but charles county. another batch of snow showers move in during the evening with the