plaintiffs, versy jackson, a 26-year-old woman who had graduated from high school and who had attended texas southernl here in beaumont. it was a fairly simple case for judge cecil and the lawyers, again brown versus the board of education, was about the public schools, but there had been other state colleges already desegregated in texas. so the precedents were there for judge cecil, and when it was all said and done, judge cecil ruled in favor of the black students just before registration began, and about 25 black students enrolled at lamar college that -- that fall and began classes. there was some trouble on the lamar campus. there were pickets. there were white people who protested this desegregation who were opposed to admission of black students to lamar college. there was a threat of violence against the mayor of beaumont, jimmy coconos, but the -- but with the help of the beaumont police department and the lamar administration, the desegregation did go forward, and it was accomplished without any serious violence. so as we know later in other parts of the american south, there were serious

texas. rather southern texas. the circulation will become more organized as its tracks to the northeast.re are still several possibilities for the storm track. the exact track is very critical in determining how much snow we get and where. in terms of precipitation type, snow is more likely than rain with this situation. tomorrow partly cloudy, pleasant a great saturday. on sunday it is a matter of exactly where, when, and how much. i do think it's likely we could pick up a trace up to two inches. 30% chance of 3 inches to 6 inches. and% chance of 6 inches or more. i will be updating that throughout the day. -- 10% chance of 6 inches or more. >> looked down 395, watch for delays to get to the exit for washington boulevard. foggy. traffic is single file to the left getting by the crash. in maryland, fatal crash on the inner loop of the beltway? between connecticut and georgia. traffic, two to the left getting by with delays leaving 270. back to you. >> thank you. 5:53 42 degrees in rockville. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our netwo

rain in an active pattern across the south, including southern texas and into new mexico. pretty quiet on thursday. by friday the snow springs through the interior of the northeast and more rain across southern texas. we'll take what we can get, right? 36 in denver. sure has felt like winter. temperatures will be a reminder of that. new york city, a weak clipper pushing in around the lakes and will hang there again on sunday. dry across the southeast. you can always get the latest weather updates every weekday morning 6 a.m., "wake up with al." when they have more energy than i do. when i don't feel like working out. when there isn't enough of me to go around. ♪ when i have school. and work. every morning. it's faster and easier than coffee. every afternoon when that 2:30 feeling hits. -every day. -every day. every day is a 5-hour energy day. [ male announcer ] 5-hour energy. every day. ♪ $5 ♪ $5 footlong [ male announcer ] februany's on! any regular footlong™ is a $5 footlong™... all day long. subway. eat fresh®. is a $5 footlong™... all day long. - don't get caught in her

sunday, a chance of rain and snow in the rockies, even the far southern portion of texas and extreme s off the lakes in the northeast. another system moving through the heartland bringing snow and rain and then on tuesday, we're going to be dealing with a little bit of rain and snow throughout portions of the southeast. once again, moving into the four corners region and a chance for some mild air to move back into place for minneapolis and chicago with highs back above the freezing mark. chance for rain also from oklahoma to texas. remember, always "wake up with al" every weekday on the weather channel. 2:30 in the afternoon, a lot to do, and you've hit the wall. but you got to get stuff done. so take 5-hour energy. just open it up, knock it back, and roll up your sleeves. 5-hour energy is faster and easier than coffee. man, does it work. you'll get that alert, energized feeling you need to get stuff done. a lot of stuff. wow. look at you go. 5-hour energy. when you gotta get stuff done. - don't get caught in her web. - oh, that kind of spider. - ♪ and the itsy bitsy spider went on t

rain in new orleans and southern texas. >> 53 in dallas. 70 in miami.nwhile 40s in the northeast. mostly 30ss in the middle of the country. 56 in sacramento. phoenix at 68. albuquerque, 52. >>> well, coming up, that voice. remembering whitney houston. sales of her songs spiking online this morning. >>> plus that interview, diane sawyer sitting down with the pop icon revealing a long history of >>> welcome back, everyone. it's a big day at the white house. president obama sent his budget to congress with the goal of reducing the deficity $4 trillion over the next decade. it also calls for more spending on transportation and education too boost economic growth. but republicans say the budget proposal would do just the opposite by raising taxes on the wealthy. >>> overseas budgets are up. tokyo's nikkei average gained 52 points. today. hong kong's hang seng is up 104. the dow fell 61 points last week. the nasdaq index gave up two points. >>> and as we see when other pop stars have died, download numbers have soared. "i will always love you" has been at the

homeland security secretary janet napolitano is going to southern texas to begin a two-day review of customs and border protection operations and briefs. there she'll examine efforts to secure the border. >>> 50 years ago today john glenn made history becoming the first american to orbit the earth. tonight he'll be honored during a celebration banquet at ohio state university where captain mark kelly, the commander of the space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission, will speak. >>> happy birthday to singer rihanna who turns 24 years old. happy birthday. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. a live report on the university of virginia lacrosse murder trial as jury deliberations are set to begin this week. >>> also maroon 5 front man adam levine will be live in studio with a preview of his coaching skills on nbc's hit show "the voice." now keep it on this cha

rain drenches southern texas, especially i-35 from san antonio to laredo. this evening from d.c. to new york. >>> if you're flying, the skies are pretty clear. possible delays in miami. >> it's 80 degrees. they're okay in miami. they'll make it through. >>> moving on to more news this morning. police in washington state have released the first 911 calls about josh powell. he killed himself and his two little boys. >> the calls were made by the case worker who had taken the boys to powell's house only to be left outside. >> the parent, the biological parent, whose name is josh powell, will not let me in the door. what should i do? >> reporter: the social worker in charge of the visit is trying to remain calm with a dispatcher. >> i think i need help right way. he's -- he's on a very short leach with dshs and cps has been involved. and this is the craziest thing. he looked at me and closed the door. i could hear one of the kids crying. >> reporter: he hads been a person of interest in the kis appearance of his wife. >> i would like to pull out of the driveway

towards the south of tsystem, it will be rain, thunderstorms for parts of southern texas and along thegulf. towards the north, it will be a large band of snow. we will bring you more on that a little later. here are temperatures. minus 12 in winnipeg. cooler air filtering in there to central canada. three degrees in chicago meanwhile, and up to 13 in new york city with 16. another warm day in d.c. all right. let's go to europe. here in europe, some weakening snow moving through eastern locations. that's going to dissipate as it heads further to the east. quite a nasty system for the southeast. you're going to be seeing conditions recovering for parts of italy in the south here the next 24 hours. but southern greece to turkey, there's going to be a little mess. for the coast, thunderstorms and heavy rain and central inland locations seeing some snow. generally, a quiet picture from italy down through towards the iberian peninsula and france. in fact, you will see spring like temperatures here, too. then rain moving across northern parts of the british isles and up towards scandinavia. h

bernard forrester was one of the awardees from texas southern and kevin chschappel, both with tie tot like a proud mother that day that the awardies were connected to the association, but it was a fabulous event for a fabulous foundation that does really, really good work in terms of the community. >> how does one become a member? i mean, we're putting up the web address. how does one become a member and get involved, particularly younger people? how do you reach out to them? >> exactly. as dr. scott mentioned, the way young people learn and communicate is much different than those of us who have been around a little bit. and we're addressing that and need young people to get involved, because we know that the stories of black history and our struggle and triumph are really important and serve as the wind beneath the wings of so many of our young people. so, we have done things, like we have a facebook page and we tweet, not me personally, but there are people out there who do that for us. but we need young people to get involved, because our history is so important, because as is so

southern texas as well. that's good news. lso. >> good morning. the mild weather bank will continue. temperatures will be about 10 degrees above average. we have a chance >>> shannon is this many fingers. are you shannon? >> yes. >> happy birthday. you're double digits. get a woo-woo! woo-woo! >> woo-woo! >> all right. ann! >> we like a little woo-woo. thanks, al. coming up, today's professionals weigh in on hot topics including a school that basically charges parents when their kids are put in detention. we're back after this. ce park has been here since the early 50s. 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

and her collection is based at texas southern university. >> wow, that's amazing. about plans for 2012 and civic engagement. >> well, this is an election year, national election year. and each year, the foundation, part of our mission is educating the public and engaging people on policy issues. and so, what we'll be doing throughout the year, trying to hold various forums to educate the public around some of the key issues that may come up in the various campaigns. so, the day after our event at eatonville, we will have a forum, and metropolitan a&e church. we have joined with the harvard university black alumni association and the society there at metropolitan. and what we'll be doing is we'll have a forum on what the 2012 election means for african-americans. and we have ron christie, who's a republican, and congresswoman terry seoul, who's the democrat. we have a fellowship program, so one of our fellows is presently working at the judiciary committee, and she's focused on voter education and voter rights, and we are looking forward to it. that's open to the pu

southern california. beautiful day in new england. a little on the chilly side. sunshine through the plains into texas. rain in southern texas.ound the big island of hawaii today. >> good morning. we will see a mix of rain and snow develop. it will change over to light snow by the evening commute >>> that's your latest weather. now back to ms. curry. >> coming up, are singles penalized in america? that's one of the issues the professionals will be talking about com coming up after these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ sighs ] i can't wait till morning. wait! it's morning in china! ♪ [ male announcer ] it's sweet, it's nutty... it's absolutely delicious. kellogg's crunchy nut. it's morning somewhere. but also a caring touch. you learn to get a feel for the trouble spots. to know its wants... its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. i'm al ways like splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vita

we do have some lingering showers across portions of southern texas and that is really where the only area of the u.s. we are experiencing temperatures below average. southern texas and parts of the rockies. rest of the country enjoying mild weather to end the week. showers lingering in parts of the austin into parts of corpus christi and further east in florida, unsettled weather in an area of low pressure that we're actually tracking into parts of the western caribbean into the gulf. we'll keep you posted as we continue to monitor the system. a little unusual to see activity during the month of february. typically we talk about during the atlantic hurricane season. radar around the u.s. relatively quiet for the rest of sunday, superbowl sunday and monday, you can see here, satellite radar not much going on. couple showers in parts of the southeast. snow showers mostly canada and across parts of northern new england and northwest. tuesday will be the next storm system that will impact california with snow in higher elevations. temperature-wise today, most of the country enjoying temp

we're looking for a risk for strong storms down through southern texas. mid-atlantic states. rain into the pacific northwest. those santa ana winds, southern california. some flurries around the western great lakes, plenty of sunshine from the plains down into northern texas. that's what' >> good morning. it looks like the rain will be catching up us today. it will be off and on rain showers. >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >>> coming up, today's professionals weighen in on everything from the new jersey governor's decision, as well as the linsanity sweeping the nation, coming up right after this. ♪ i woke up to a light bulb ♪ every little thing is possible ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new fresh take. kraft natural cheese, and the perfect blend of spices and bread crumbs all in one bag. we're not just making cheese. we're helping you make something amazing. ♪ love is a bright idea ♪ life is amazing... [ female announcer ] new fresh take from kraft. ♪ ...love that i found ♪ have 46 grams of whole grains... mmmm. ...and a touch of sweetn

warm weather held down to southern texas on into southern florida. you made it to new york city.ad a little trouble spelling nyc there. >> i did it at like midnight. had to wake up at 5:00 a.m. >> all right. nicely done. >> good morning. it will be a nice day today. still above average for this time of year. >>> where are you from? happy graduation coming up. now back to ann. >> now to the latest of a recovery of a popular news anchor from kusa. she was bitten by a dog live on the air. we'll talk to kyle dyer in a moment. first a look back at the morning she describes as life-changing. it was the kind of feel-good story kyle dyer looked forward to sharing with viewers. >> a critical moment but we got him home safely. >> reporter: kusa cameras caught the dog being saved by a local firefighter. >> we put a blanket on him and he was good to go. >> reporter: with everyone r reunited on the set. >> he's excited. >> the interview was going great. everybody was thrilled. the dog was happy, wagging his tail. >> reporter: as kyle was wrapping up. >> have a great weekend. >> reporter: the

high surf advisories southern california, rain in southern texas. rain in the pacific northwest. sunny skies return to the northeast. great lakes. it is going to be cold and we are looking at showers in central texas. interesting thing is that this is the fourth warmest january on record. we just -- celebrated that. i know. no -- almost month ice on the great lakes. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. radar showing snow now in western maryland, west virginia. advancing towards the shenandoah valley over the next hour. and then into the metro region later this afternoon. right now ahead of that we are above freezing most locations. where it is snowing, it is near freezing mark. snowfall forecast expecting by time it ends late this evening, inch or two around mainly grassy areas, nearby washington. somewhat higher amounts farther south and east. mostly rain rather north and west of the higher mountains. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. up next, party planner to the stars colin callie helps you throw

as we move to the east we have a risk of strong storms in southern texas.ld see isolated tornadoes. houston under the gun for heavy rain. from two to three inches of rain. the rain stretching from dallas, gulf coast into florida. rainfall amounts from one to two inches generally. could be two to three. houston is under a wide flood watch area for the first time since september of 2010. >> good morning. it will turn out to be a nice day and will turn mostly sunny this afternoon and a little breezy. >>> time for today's real estate. what you can get for under $200,000. "today" contributor barbara corcoran scouring the country for deals. our brick has the details. >> nice to be here. >> let's start in buffalo, new york. got a charming three bedroom, 1.5 bath home on the market for $149,000. >> you got it. buffalo is on lake erie. just 26 miles from niagara falls. >> niagara falls! >> i love it there. but it's home to the buffalo chicken wing, the first one was made there, named after it. people like cape cod style homes and this three bedroom is a picture perf

showers in southern texas. beautiful warm weather in the southwest.conditions in new england. we've got cloudy skies and mild conditions through florida. plenty of sunshine texas into the southwest and central california where it rools off. showers back in the pacific northwest. >> good morning. it will be 8 windy and mild day today. this afternoon, the wind make gust o >> don't forget. you can get your weather day or night on the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. and don't forget coming up in the next ten minutes paula deen and her son bobby, a beautiful brunch, all that and more. back to you, ann. >> thanks, al, live in florida. thank you so much. up next, how to eliminate the arguments that can be a real problem for your marriage. we'll get to that. this is "today" on nbc. it's such a tough... yeah. the spectrum is from lg. and the r2 unit is from... from naboo. naboo. yeah. the spectrum's got a 4.5" screen, fits nicely in your hand. r2-d2 needs a starfighter. starfighter ? that's like a million dollars in gas. yeah, it's pricey. it's g

texas. these are southern states, the bedrock of the republican party. if you have gingrich and santorum stay in, it increases romney's chances of winning a share of the delegates proportionally and hanging in the race and winning. if one of them drops out, then you have a very different contest. newt gingrich has a lot to prove next tuesday. winning georgia alone likely not enough. does that mean he'll get out? maybe not. he says he wants to stay in it to win it. he understands the math. you have to prove you can win not only at home, you have to prove you can win other places. gingrich's challenge is similar to the romney challenge. prove you can win outside of a place that's your backyard. >> piers, i think that's a huge challenge for mitt romney. he can't give up on the south. he's got to prove he's a candidate with some breadth. that means not only inwithing in the midwest but winning in the south, which is very, very important for republicans. he's got to prove that on super tuesday somewhere. >> he certainly does. fascinating stuff. thank you, wol

texas. obviously, mexico so you are southern neighbor. senator mccain had some questions about mexico and obviously it's a matter of continual concern. the department of justice, in particular, the bureau of tobacco, alcohol and firearms had a time when practically 2,000 weapons were allowed to walk from gun dealers in the united states to the firearms. and i believe the last estimate i saw was roughly only about a quarter of those weapons have actually been recovered. and, of course, two of them were found at the scene of the death of u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. could you shed any light, or do you have any opinion on what the impact of the transit of those firearms would have on the violence and the crime we might see as a result? >> well, sir, this is not an intelligence issue, and it's one aspect i don't have responsibility for. it's a very unfortunate incident. obviously, guns, whether in a case like this or by any other means, would find their way into the united states and mexico certainly don't help the situation. >> do y

i know he picked johnson for his own needs to win texas and other southern states. probably never buddies again. but what is your thinking about the real sentiments involved? >> there was no relationship there by 1963. you know, bobby kennedy lived to loathe lyndon johnson as did ted kennedy and the kennedy family. there was always the feeling that johnson's presidency wasn't real, that it was really just a co-option of kennedy policies and the proof in the pudding that bobby kennedy geared up to run in 1968 over vietnam and wanted to in many ways help cripple johnson's presidency. >> i mean, kennedy had these weird -- he laughed at them as kind of a river boat gambler and called them landslide because h gambler, called him "landslide" he won by 87 votes. used to kid him about a dishonest election. felt uncomfortable being in his presence. he didn't like being in the same room as lyndon johnson. let's go to something important to history, the viet nam war. a new tape came out november 20, just released, november 20, 1963 two days before the assassination. kennedy ha

have some thunderstorms and heavier rain coming across parts of eastern mexico and the southern tip there of texas as well. this is going to be causing some rough seas in the western gulf of mexico. heading out towards the east, a small winter system dashing across the mid atlantic will leave a dusting of snow behind. it is going to be moving out fairly quickly. temperatures are going to moderate, too. three for you in new york on wednesday. up to seven on your thursday. meanwhile, not too bad in chicago at two degrees. winnipeg above average as well at minus three. oklahoma city just eight degrees for you. we're into the double digits in seattle at 11. all right. into europe we go. warm front is moving across the british isles which is going to mean rain as opposed to snow for you. the rest of the continent is in the clutches of the icy blast of air. small low pressure here in the baltic states is going to bring snowfall. otherwise, dry until we hit the south. of course, you will know that the last few days this week certainly has been extremely unstable here. we've had lots of thunderstorms and

texas to oklahoma city. three inches of snow likely from omaha to chicago. some rain in new orleans and southern texas.ck and memphis. also some showers from san francisco to san diego. and snow from lake tahoe to the colorado rockies. >> 43 in colorado springs. 45 in salt lake city. 56 in sacramento. 30s across the middle of the country. 40s in the northeast. and 50 in atlanta. >>> it has been so cold in europe that one city's annual snowball championship had to be postponed until it warmed up to a balmy -- comparatively balmy 14 degrees. which it finally did in latvia this weekend. so about 200 folks came out to compete in several snowball disciplines. >> there is the target throw right there. throwing snowballs backwards using a mirror event. and the use of a rubber-powered catapult competition. they know how to do it in latvia, don't they? participants were allowed to use special scoops to make the perfect snowball. >> that's brilliant. >> where do you -- i need to go to amazon and find one of those. >> when you have is that much snow you need to perfect your technique. >> a snow scoop maker. and t

texas. low pressure in southern california.ttle spinning in the atmosphere is going to move down the gulf of mexico. from that point, it's very important. howard plays into our weather for the weekend. it looks like, right now, it may pass the carolina coast. if it comes a little further to the north, we'll probably see some rains or rain-snow mixture on sunday. it's all going to depend on how much cold air it gets in this system and how far north or south that low pressure can track. at this point, there's really no consensus at all. one thing is for sure. friday and saturday will be sunny and mild. if the cold air can catch up with some of that moisture, then maybe some wet snow, particularly north and west of the city, by later in the day on sunday. of course, we'll be tracking that for you tomorrow and on saturday. i think tim in the morning, will have a pretty good estimate of what we expect to happen here on sunday. northwest winds on the bay. 10 to 15. and a small craft advisory out there tomorrow. bay temp around 42. to

texas. also some showers on the way for southern florida today. rain, that's a good thing in texas, right? well, when you get a lot at one time, try 5 inches in some places of southeastern texas, you're going to have flood warnings. so from houston up through the mississippi area and up into even southern indiana and illinois, flood warnings and just a few green advisories you can find on the map there. how much more rain will fall today? half to 1 inch in southeast texas then you go for northern georgia, less than a half inch. the carolinas will have some isolated thunderstorms. they'll drop a bit more and tampa there going to do the same thing. super bowl forecast. i know it's inside but just so you all know, if anybody is planning any outdoor activities good morning, washington, a snow yesterday in light rain this morning and the last vestiges are moving out. you can see just a glimmer of the nation'sto capital. most temperatures are at or above the freezing level by noon, we will be about 44 degrees and i think we will see afternoon, 47e degre

texas into oklahoma. we have tornado warnings in southern texas and parts of louisiana. let's zoom in and show the snow. you can see it's getting itself together. this is a vigorous storm going on for the next 48 hours as it pulls out of colorado and heads spo the central plains it will be bringing behind it snow, blowing winds, winds over 30 miles per hour. ahead of it, heavy rain and thunderstorms. a possibility of tornadoes, damaging wind and damaging hail as well. snowfall amounts anywhere from a half foot to a foot and a half of snow. rainfall from parts of louisiana, mississippi up into kansas. we are talking two to four inches of rain and some of it could be heavy causing flooding. now back to ann. >> al, thank you so much. we'll get to the forecast in a moment. now back to matt in new york. >> thank you. now to the presidential race and an apology from mitt romney following his controversial remark about the poor. this as he enjoys a new endorsement from donald trump. peter alexander is in reno, nevada. good morning to you. >> reporter: it played out like a scene in donald trump's own reality sh

but the southern part in texas.ust north and west of houston, it's where college station or texas a&m is located. rain, damage from a possible tornado. much-needed rain. but four inches or so on top of very dry land, there will be flood concerns. in south texas. and more to come. look at parts of arkansas, into far eastern mississippi. lots of rain. and i'm talking inches of rain. today's high temperatures in parts of southern california, los angeles, 77. warm all the way to san francisco, above average in seattle and portland. lots of sunshine will stick around. and the caucuses today. it will be great weather-wise. i'll leave you with a look at the national outlook. a whole lot of precip in the >> let's get straight to the twitter and facebook photos. want to begin with a foggy look. it's been really foggy in illinois for the last couple of days. this morning, north dakota, south dakota waking up with that. that's the top of the capitol in springfield. and one more picture from wisconsin. and that is called horror

southern texas as well. that's good news. southern florida looking at temperatures in the 80s also. happening in your neck of the woods. >> mostly cloudy now. good morning. tom kierein, storm center 4. right now temperatures are chilly. clouds, in the 30s, low 40s. mid 40s right near the bay. and later today with sun breaking out later this morning into the afternoon, we will climb to near 60 degrees. then clouding up late afternoon and overnight tonight. does look like a possibility of rain late tonight and ending dawn. warmer tomorrow. near 70. into the ikts to near 70 friday. maybe a shower with gusty winds and >>> shannon is this many fingers. are you shannon? >> yes. >> happy birthday. you're double digits. get a woo-woo! woo-woo! >> woo-woo! >> all right. ann! >> we like a little woo-woo. thanks, al. coming up, today's professionals weigh in on hot topics including a school that basically charges parents when their kids are put in detention. we're back after this. ce park has been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we'r

wednesday, wet weather in the southern plains into texas. snow for denver with a high of 31. thursday. snow in chicago over towards detroit. you can tune into the weather channel weekdays for "wake up with al" 6:00 a.m. eastern time. [ male announcer ] when do you take 5-hour energy? when i'm on the night shift. when they have more energy than i do. when i don't feel like working out. when there isn't enough of me to go around. ♪ when i have school. and work. every morning. it's faster and easier than coffee. every afternoon when that 2:30 feeling hits. -every day. -every day. every day is a 5-hour energy day. [ male announcer ] 5-hour energy. every day. ♪ >>> a gentleman in the audience is disappointed. he said you haven't called her hoda woman yet. >> what? >> no. so guess what, hoda woman, we're going to have a whole segment on cocktails. >> that's what we like. and you know who's with us? marv cunningham, a bartender here at the atlantis. very popular and famous. >> everybody knows you. >> i try. >> you have some special drinks for us. >> i do. >> we're ready. >> the baha