texas sliced $4 billion from its education budget triggering massive layoffs. south carolina, arizona and california have each reduced funding per pupil by more than 20%. but you know, all across missouri i haven't met one parent or one teacher who thinks we should balance our budget by taking money from our kids's classrooms. [applause] for the past three years even in challenging budget times we maintain level funding for our k-12 class and we will take a backstop. the budget i present tonight provides record funding for r k-12 classrooms because it is the right thing to do. [applause] several urgent issues facing public education require our action this session. we must find a solution that applies to the foundation formula fairly and predictably. we also know we have more work to do with our urban school district on both sides of the state. to make sure that every child in every community has equal opportunity to succeed. take a look at st. louis. we still have a long way to go but we are seeing how strong leadership, dedicated teachers and committed parent

texas have more electoral votes. now you know. >>> enough of the real news, let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch mitt romney getting it done yesterday down here. republican presidential candidate slicing pig during a campaign spot at casa myan restaurant. 72% of registered republicans in miami-dade are hispanic voters. and he's doing a pretty damn good job. slicing off the meat to the voters and even took a bite for himself. here's a look at romney digging in. next to him, republican of florida, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. she will join us later on "morning joe." >>> on to something other than politics for a moment. last night's screen actor's guild awards featured the ladies of "bridesmaids." they took to the stage to present the best film ensemble nominees. and they whipped out a little drinking game. >> all this, all this food. >> it's free. it's free. >> all this is free tonight. >> it's free. also we have these because we made up a drinking game when we were shooting "bridesmaids." >> yep. >> played it all the time. bewanted to share it with you. people at home you can play along. >> it's fun, simple. here's what you do. i don't you have to take a drink every

slice it through central maryland. the better chance of getting moisture and getting any rain or snow or mix out of this is further to the south real wave of low pressure organizing in texasern moisture in our direction and expect to have some of that develop into the afternoon and evening. but a chance of light rain or rain snow mixture up to about # 1 degrees. and anything if a falls won't stick on the ground. we won't have to worry about a travel issue. but further south a better chance of getting the stuff falling. heading through tonight, any mix will end as a brief period of snow especially to the south and east of the baltimore. temperatures 31. and that will be after this thing ends. mostly staying above freeze and we don't expect much more than anything sticking except car tops and grassy surfaces. tomorrow sun comes back and we are back into the lower 50s and cooling down thickening clouds and 48 and heavy rain will be later on wednesday, wednesday night and rumble of thunder. briefly warming to 56 and the arctic boundary comes in with highs in the 30s. flurries friday and snow showers for the rains game. -- ravens game. 3q we believe keeping kids healthy can st