the mob sterp's younger brother, billy, for years, was the most powerful democrat in the massachusetts state house. president of the senate. >> sort of like an update of the old angels with dirty faces story of the priest and the gangster. jimmy bulger controlled the rackets in that part of town and his brother was own of the most powerful politicians in massachusetts. >> reporter: the fact that the two brothers kept in contact, even after whitey went on the lam, would later prove an embarrassment for billy bulger. a committee put him on the hot seat. >> i know my brother stands accused of many things. serious, brutal crimes. i do still live in the hope that the worst of the charges against him will prove groundless. >> reporter: in another twist of the plot, billy bulger's first campaign manager, john conley, ended up joining the fbi. whitey bulger was his informant, a position he used to eliminate rival italian mob sterps and consolidate his own grip on power. >> he has always conquered and divide law enforcement here in boston so that they were at each other's throats. that one elem

instrumental in a four nothing shut out against the vancouver canucks and a decisive game seven helping the massachusetts man lift their first title and thirty nine years daniel seeding daryn seed a win for the home side but the canadians feel to deliver in their first ever n.h.l. decider while the bruins here all saw mistakes on the constant profi of their play offs most valuable player point of no to after the game riot police were forced to move in after cars were set on fire by locals. or to the upcoming european women's basketball championships where there will be two notable exclusions from the russian roster veterans on a patrol cobra you catherine result of being cut from the final squad which had to be judged from sixteen to fourteen players ahead of the tournament russia's first group game in poland will be against slovakia. i find the reduce of the

the archetype po irish mobster, even won the massachusetts lottery a few years before his indictment.erybody knew knew he ran the rackets but there was a myth in south boston. it was that whitey bulger never hurt anyone that didn't deserve it and the other myth was that he kept the drugs out of southie and they were just that, a myth. >> reporter: a myth worthy of a movie. >> makes me curious to see you in this neighborhood. >> reporter: martin scorsese based the jack nicholson character in "the departed" on whitey bulger. the mobster's younger brother billy for years was the most powerful democrat in the massachusetts statehouse. president of the senate. >> whitey bulger controlled the rackets in that part of town and his brother was one of the most powerfrf politicians in massachusetts. >> reporter: the fact that the two brothers kept in contact even after whitey went on the m would l ler prove an embarrassment for billy bulger, a congressional committee put him publicly on the hot seat. >> i know my brother stands accused of many things. serious crime, brutal crimes. i do still liv

he is the governor of massachusetts. in his first term, he oversaw the implementation of the state's alth careeform program. today more than 98% of massachusetts residents have health care insurance. for a second term, he's focusing on education reform and, of urse, on balancing the budget. he was raised on the south side of icago. after a scholarship to miln academy, in massacsetts, he attended harvard university and harvard law school. he's written a new book about this journey of his. it is calle "a reason to believe: lesso fromn improbable life." i'm pleased to have him at this table. welcome. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. >> rose: so talk about growing up. and let's just start with mother and father and the moment your father, who was a musician, leaves home. >> well, my parents split when i was four. as you said, i grew up on the south side of chicago and much of that time on welfare. my father was a dedicated musician. he was one of the founders of an avant-garde jazz band. very good jazz band call

the american economy? >>> mass panic. a rare and vicious tornado powers across massachusetts. we'll have the damage reports tonight. >>> lethal outbreak. europe scrambles to deal with an e. coli strain never seen in humans. and the americans are watching this one closely. >> and a spectacular show. after a long, hard winter, one of the nation's most beautiful places has come alive like never before. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. a lot of people have been saying lately, this country is pulling out of economic recession, perhaps. but tonight, there is evidence to the contrary, and lots of it. some bad set of numbers that show real trouble still ahead. there's housing. home prices at their lowest since 2002. there are now 2.25 million foreclosures in this country. there's jobs, unemployment is stuck at 9%. 8 million americans are on unemployment. all those jobs gone away in the recession. and the cost of living is hitting hard. gas, food, everything is so expensive, that a lot of people, millions of americans are just sp

>> well, terrell, the tornadoes tore through a couple of dozen communities around massachusetts, and take a look. this is typical of what we're finding. neighborhoods in the dark because there's no power. power lines downed everywhere, trees everywhere, and damaged homes. residents in massachusetts worked through the night, trying to clear piles of debris from their homes. people here are still trying to get over the shock after a deadly string of tornadoes tore through the state wednesday. >> we ran down the basement and we were holding onto the water pipes and everything was shaking. >> this is probably a once in 100 years or maybe more weather event. >> reporter: this video captured the fury of one funnel cloud swirling over the connecticut river. it came out of nowhere, sucking up debris, and dumping it onto nearby neighborhoods. in springfield, 90 miles from boston, the twister ripped trees from the ground and leveled entire buildings. rescue crews pulled this man from the rubble of his home. his wife carried out on a stretcher. the governor here has declared a state of emergency

economy gave fresh signs that the recovery may be losing steam. former massachusettsmitt romney formally entered the 2012 presidential race as the nominal frontrunner. the death count reached 18 in the e. coli outbreak across europe. the world health organization said the culprit is a new, "super-toxic" strain of e. coli bacteria. and the government of china denied any role in hacking google email accounts. but secretary of state clinton said the fbi will investigate. and to kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. kwame. >> holman: there's more on mitt romney's official launch into the 2012 presidential field on our "politics" page. while you're there, sign up for the "morning line" email, a daily dispatch from david chalian and the politics beat. and the government scrapped its food pyramid today, and instead unveiled a nutrition campaign called "myplate." our health unit has the details. plus as part of nasa's 50th anniversary celebration, a new exhibit at the smithsonian air and space museum looks at artwork inspired by space flight. view a slideshow of som

get -- the big issue is mandates and that was part of his plan in massachusetts. and that was a central part of barack obama's plan. it's also the key to why republicans, tea party candidates oppose barack obama's health care plan and as you know, the president is very fond of pointing out that the health care plan in massachusetts was a model in a way for the health care plan that he passed. big problem. >> it's interesting because unlike his change of position when it comes to abortion rights for women or gay marriage or gun control, he's changed his position when he was running for governor of massachusetts as opposed toed to running for president and the republican presidential nomination. on the issue of romney care, health care in massachusetts, he's defending what he did. >> he has defended it. i talked to some people who worked for mitt romney and i think the decision was made if he had backed off of that, it would have been seen as one more flip-flop. so he's made the distinction. he said look, i did it on a state level because it will work in the state of

. >> the tornadoes came through massachusetts which is pretty strange. hair or four people have been killed from the tornadoes. there has been damaged. two dozen communities saw it damaged. as take a look at this hour video. you can see the tornado developing. her praise state of emergency has been declared. upon to 1000 national guardsmen may be called in to help. more than 40 people have been admitted to hospitals with injuries. state police say that they have or reports of tornadoes in eight other towns as well. take a look at some of the damage from the ground are because of those tornadoes in massachusetts. there is a tornado watch her run record and a thunderstorm watch currently in place. or >> here are still pictures of the damage in springfield mass.. while this is on main street. one of the buildings has completely crumbled. the top part of it. we can see the street lights and then toobent s a car crushed by a part of the building that fell down. " this is part and main street. industry pull is bent over. as soon as we get more pictures of the s

this time, in springfield, massachusetts. theower cam at the nbc affiliate shows what appears to be a towering funnel cloud whirling above the city. residents were stunned. >> we had a tornado come down and took out houses behind our building. >> reporter: several buildings in springfield were heavily damaged, large vehicles were flipped, heavy trees were toppled. thousands of customers are without power. massachusetts's governor declared a state of emergency. >> at least 19 communities have been affected so much. we have an emergency on our hands. >> reporter: many residents plan to stay in emergency shelters. >> god's hand was over me. because i never seen them in my life. >> reporter: an evening of wild weather that many in the region won't soon forget. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> elsewhere in washington, the standoff continues between democrats and republicans at odds over raising the nation's debt ceiling. spending cuts and medicare reform remaining a sticking point between the two parties. according to house speaker john bo

the northeast. formation of a tornado in springfield massachusetts . it is one of two that hit there today. egan as a water spout and moved on the land and you can see the debris swirling around in the funnel . unfortunately the twisters turned deadly and four people were killed. the governor declared emergency. >> such a violence in the midwest and south but rare massachusetts. >> extremely rare in massachusetts. they get thunderstorms as does the remainder of the northeast. but we don't have the classic clash and the warm humid air mass. that tend to trigger storms like this in midwest and tornados in the southeast. as the thunderstorms was developing, you had untable conditions and powerful winds aloft . interacting with the winds on the surface and creating the rotation and that triggered the funnel cloud that dropped down from the thunderstorm and became a tornado. we are seeing unusual weather all over the nation these days and here in the bay area, we are not exempt from it either. life doppler hd showing a tornado warning in affect and still for parts of nevada and yuba counties and

the former massachusetts governor didn't waste any time criticizing his opponent, blaming president obamaor the nation's weak economy. meanwhile, noncandidate sarah palin caused a stir of her own in new hampshire, railing against the health plan romney approved while governor in massachusetts. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a high-speed pursuit of a suspect led to a violent crash. a chaotic chase began in west virginia, eventually coming to an end in ohio. after crashing into an officer, the suspect took off and was later stopped and arrested when police fired on his vehicle grazing his leg. >>> new amateur video of the deadly tornado in massachusetts surfaced. a resident stayed in the area captured the twister as it ripped through homes and trees. hundreds were injured, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. >>> not all the news was bad in the wake of that massachusetts storm. residents banded together to clear a bright spot for one of their neighbors. clearing away the debris to pull a cat from the rubble. the cat, named merli

how he palled the budget in massachusetts. he is going to make the same argument about how to solve the problems president obama is creating. how to get rid of obama care. >> the president even thanks mitt romney for creating the model for the so-called obama care. how does he get over the fact that he instituted a similar plan in the state of massachusetts when he was governor? >> facts are stubborn things. i debated this for hover an hour. the president likes to say that, to shift blame. mitt romney didn't raise taxes. he didn't cut services to seniors like obama care did. >> a lot of republicans don't like that plan in massachusetts. >> a lot do. some refer not to have individual mandates. four years ago, carol, when the plan was in place, in all of those debates the republicans had, not one republican criticized the individual mandate or romney care because at the state level, where states have the police power at opposed to at the federal level where they don't, mandates are common. you might not like a particular one. the

the massachusetts storm killed at least three people and injured hundreds and the recovery efforts are ongoing. duarte geraldine know reports. >> this man clung to the pipes in his basement as his house was blown off its foundation. >> god was good to me. took my house but saved me. >> reporter: at these lee tornadoes tore through more than a dozen towns. this twister was caught on tape as it passed through downtown springfield. preschool teacher dorothy malone sprang into action getting all her students to safety without a scratch. >> these children actually ran into a cloud of dust. there was nothing even to see but because i told them to run, they ran. >> reporter: not everyone was as fortunate. a 40-year-old west springfield woman died shielding one of her daughters in the bathtub. her other daughter fabiola was at work. >> she always used to say it's you two first and i'd die for either one of you. >> reporter: residents are in shock saying the possibility of a tornado in their neighborhood never even occurred to them. >> i'm just crying because it's destroyed. oh, my god. >> repo

the latest state to get slammed is massachusetts. does hit the western part of the state, killing at least four people. our cnn's jason carroll, he's in springfield. jason, you are really at the heart, the center of where all of this took place. understand there are a lot of people who you spoke to who had really close calls. >> reporter: close call for many people, especially in this particular neighborhood. if you take a look, you heard about that term tornado alley. that's what this neighborhood looks like. this tornado came straight through here, tearing apart homes as it came through. this home and another one, the woman i spoke to her this morning, suzanne, she was inside this house with her family. like so many people here, she didn't take the warning seriously because so many people here are not used to tornadoes coming through this area. the last major tornado that came through this particular area was back in 1953, at least in the central part of this state. want to you also look at some video, which is really encredible. th

the state. at least seven through central and western massachusetts. and again, it was disaster that struck suddenly. the twisters came during rush hour to massachusetts' third-largest city. this one caught on tape. sucking water from the connecticut river, and hurling debris hundreds of feet into the air. watch as the tornado moves over a bridge, completely engulfing the cars trying to pass, as residents ran for cover. >> you could hear the debris hitting cars. windows. alarms started going off. >> reporter: the damage in springfield is visible from the air this morning. altogether, seven possible tornados were reported in massachusetts wednesday. >> we move to life-saving methods with our police department and our fire department. and our major goal was search and rescue. >> reporter: more than 20 communities were hit. this church's steeple, smashed. in southbridge, homes were lifted from their foundations. all over new england this morning, the tangled mess of downed power lines, snapped oak trees, flattened cars and destroyed homes. >> it was very s

the water being sucked up front river. this was an unusual sight for people in massachusetts. hat it water being sucked up and here crosses the bridge. >> weeping complaining and all it is is rain compared to this unusual weather >> this is a gorgeous shot as the sun rises this morning quite a bit of cloud cover in the area. there may be an isolated showers or to. more dry weather rather than what weather in the area today. we are keeping our eye out for the weekend. few showers into the napa valley right now along the coast they will remain cool. and the time line what to expect today. the wet weather does not look like it is going to let up. we could have heavy rain saturday, sunday, possible monday morning. we have long stretch of wet weather. it looks like today will be the column day in the area. the weekend is a complete washout. >> a good ride around the area and no hot spots, but major incidents to report. and i like ride. a little rush of traffic at the top of the dollar, but nothing to report. no problems to report coming in from marin county. 2 05 it is backing a pol

well, we're first in the nation in massachusetts in health care coverage for our residents, 98% of our residents have health insurance, first in the nation student achievement, first in the nation in clean energy initiatives. we're growing jobs faster than 45 other states. coming out of recession stronger, we're the only state since 2007 whose bond rating has actually strengthened in the last few years. we've got a lot to do, but we're making hard choices, engaging and in some cases even upsetting some of our friends. but in the name of generational responsibility. and i'm really, i'm really proud of that. we don't have term limits, but i am not going to run again. [laughter] because i'm no fool. [laughter] and i miss the private sector, i will say, especially on payday. [laughter] but it's been a great run. >> thank you. >> thank you. yeah. >> um, well, i'm also an alum of the better chance program, a native of the south side of chicago. >> excellent. where'd you go to school? >> saint park school. >> in new hampshire? >> yes. >> where'd you group on the south side? >> geoffrey manor.

the businessman and former governor of massachusetts officially kicked off his second run for the republican presidential nomination today. he has plenty of company, including newt gingrich, tim pawlenty and ron paul to name a few. nancy cordes, now, on day one of the romney campaign. >> i'm mitt romney, i believe in america, and i'm running for president of the united states. (cheers and applause). >> reporter: announcing his intentions at a new hampshire farm, mitt romney did not mince words when describing the man who holds the office now. >> barack obama has failed america. when he took office the economy was in recession and he made it worse and he made it last longer. >> reporter: aides to romney say he has learned important lessons from his primary fight four years ago, when he won in 11-- mostly smaller-- states and then bowed out early after blowing through $113 million in campaign funds. >> limiting marriage to relationship between a man and a woman. >> reporter: his reversals on gay rights, gun control, and abortion dogged him on the trail back then. >> mitt romney flip-flops, get

. >> we'll follow up on the tornado that is ripped through massachusetts. people there have never seen anything like it. >> our next storm moves in over the weekend and could produce >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> tragedy in san francisco. a house fire that resulted in one firefighter losing his life and another in critical condition and third released from the hospital. they are live at the hospital where the firefighter is treated. >> you can feel the emotion here earlier today when so many firefighters and police officers were. this is where the firefighter died and one is fighting for his life. the third one, a woman is treat release. a solemn procession as the body of the veteran firefighter left the hospital. solemn occasion and the expressions say it all. firefighters filled with grief mourning one of their own. the body of lieutenant perez was taken away with escort the fire department. the fire chief called him valient as she made the painful announcement. >> we have been able to notify his family and i want to ask you

and became the president of the massachusetts state senate. s made jokes about whitey. he had a big st. patrick's day breakfast every year, hee and the governor, whether a democrat or republican, they'd make jokes about whitey. whitity won the lottery one year, won a million bucks. they had a lot of faufs about that ps. i remember an interview done with a mayor of boston, kevin white, he was talking about during the busing crisis in the mid '70s, he was at a club, an athletic club in south boston. and he said when he walked out he was almost afraid to leave because he was afraid that whitey bulger would kill him. the mayor's famous quote is -- about billy and whitey together. he said if my brother threatened to kill you, you would be nothing but nice to me. the politicians were nothing but nice to billy bulger. >> if i remember correctly, billy bulger actually testified before congress. do you know if there was ever any evidence of corruption there? >> no. they sent congressional investigators up that summer to check on all these bills that pun

>> president obama is the person i quoted in saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his program. he's the one who said it's a blueprint and that he merged the two programs and so using the term obamneycare was a reflection of the president's comment that he decided obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan. (laughter) >> jon: did i say obamneycare? i meant to say obapalin care. she's not here, right? obapalincare. that's what i meant to say. (cheers and applause) still, the night was a sure-fire success, at least according to the only metric that matters to cnn. >> seven candidates up on stage as they try to impress voters of new hampshire and the country. we've become, we are told, a trending topic on twitter. >> jon: a trending topic! (laughter) you made it! you know, i didn't care about this when it was nationally broadcast on television. but trending on twitter! (laughter) in fact, the debate was twitter topic number three right up there between hashtag big mistake and hashtag watching cable. -- teen wolf. keep in mind, that's also a reference to something that was on

the damage so devastating a state of emergency declared in massachusetts. are impassible. people are stuck in their cars because of downed power lines. >> preliminarily we have confirmed reports of four fatalities, two in westfield, one in brimfield, and one in west springfield. and an unknown number of injuries. >> reporter: countless trees are down. and several structures destroyed. a second tornado was reported in westfield where mostly downed trees marked the twister's path. >> people are running actually, running scared. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news. >>> and we are getting a first look at the destruction left behind in downtown springfield after the tornado touched down. buildings along main street had their top floors pulverized or sheared right off. cars were crushed under the weight of falling trees. many power lines were sent crashing. thousands of people are now without power. we spoke earlier to peter judge of the state's emergency management agency. >> tornadoes in massachusetts are a rarity. this sort of damage emphasizes that. we are awa

>> president obama is the person who i quoted in saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his s a blueprint. that he merged the two programs. so using the term was a reflection of the president's comments that he designed obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan. >> you called that a flinch. you thought it was a defining moment of the debate. why? >> well, it was stark raving baloney. first of all. he was going after romney. and on fox tv. but politicians in the first debate of any new cycle don't like to start off as attack dogs. they like to start off as friendly lovers of mankind. and attacking romney face to face wouldn't fit that pattern. so it was stupid strategy on his part. but i will say this. that erick, you're going to see, that was just the first of many, many, many attacks that are going to come on romney on his health care plan in massachusetts which was the precursor of barack obama's plan. however, it was also originally a heritage foundation plan that i as a columnist supported in 1994 with it was the republican alternative. >> in the tweet, governor paw

the case in massachusetts is about go women who were married, one of them died, the money -- the money that would have passed tax entry was taxed because the federal government, the irs doesn't recognize same sex marriage, that case lawing that the defense of marriage act is unconstitutional is now before the first circuit court of appeals and i think this case, i mean the new york vote makes it more likely that the supreme court will take that case and over turn that aspect, i think that is a big difference in terms of the legal atmosphere as a result of new york having passed the law. >> rose: adam, do you think we will see in new york state a lot of people in new york state, rushing to get married? >> do i, i mean even friday night, i was in touch by e-mail with lots and lots of friends who are talking about getting married. my sense is, there is this law is kind of a validatn and i am not being new york superior at all but it kind of gives it validation, that it did not ve before, it is sort of a broader social acceptability not just because of the size of new york but because it w

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>> president obama is the person i quoted in saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his programwho said it's a blueprint and he merged the two programs and so using the term obamaney care was a reflection of the president's comments that he designed obama care on the massachusetts health care plan. >>> joining us live from new hampshire this morning is republican presidential candidate tim pawlenty. thanks for being with us this morning. >> good morning. happy to be with you. >> i watched the debate last night and reading a lot of the articles and reaction this morning. a lot of people are wondering why you didn't take the chance to give some hard-hitting cri sism of mitt romney's health care reform last night when you were with limb on stage. >> there was a question asked by the audience from sill ya i was trying to respond to. when john asked about the obamaney care reference, i repeated what i did say on the sunday morning show, which is president obama was the one who indicated he used the massachusetts health care plan as the blue pints for obama care. it was restated the s

. >> obamney care was a reflex that he designed obamacare on the massachusetts healthcare lan zblan he attacked the plan? >> if i am elected president i are repeal on obamacare and on my first day in office i will grant a waiver to all 50 states for obamacare. >> the difference is one he'll likely to be explained as the campaign goes on. >> one candidate wasn't there was john huntsman, utah governor and briefly the ambassador to china. >> time right now, 4:35. we should know by the end of today if a federal judge will allow a decision to overturn the ban on gay marriage to stand. the judge says he will rule quickly on the issue after hearing two hours on the issue. opponents say judge vaughn walker should have removed himself from the case because he was in at same sex relationship and could benefit from the outcome. a lawyer who tried to block proposition 8, walker is being challenged because he is gay and we assume all federal judges will decide cases based on the law. >>> former bart police officer johannes mehserle is in northern california spending time with his family. he was rel

term obamneycare was a reflection of the president's comments he designed owe bam pa care on the massachusetts health care plan. >> reporter: romney for his part attacked the plan he supposedly inspired. >> if i'm elected i will repeal obama care just as michele indicated, and on my first day in office i will grant a waiver to all 50 states for obama care. >> reporter: the difference between romney's own and the president's is one he'll be likely to explain again and again as the campaign goes on. one candidate who wasn't there but who is likely to join the race in the coming weeks was jon huntsman, the former utah governor and briefly president obama's ambassador to china. daniel and peggy? >> okay. so mitt romney is the front-runner so far. the others seemed to have given him a pass for now, right? >> reporter: he didn't take a single shot. pawlenty had to be asked twice to explain his comments about obamneycare saying all would make a better president than president obama, but it's early in the campaign and probably no one wants to be seen as negative but as that campaign wears on and field

the term obamacare was a reflection of the president's comments that he designed obamacare on the massachusetts health care plan so i think he's doing the exact same thing that john edwards did when he refused to take on john kerry or john edwards and and ventura in the two thousand and eight bates and two thousand and four i guess or whatever. you know he was running for vice president i think who in this case there do people this so wide open he actually a miniscule especially has i mean he's the alternative to romney at this point romney implodes in my horse unless i don't get in the he's there so i don't see why you wouldn't be. running for president i just think you just want to take he could have imploded you know i mean romney so employers could question i don't know why i did it he was so boring and maybe he was it like to get in fights on stage if you want to i think it's because romney's got forty million bucks his own back pocket he's the most well funded of all the other candidates he's almost certainly going to be the party's nominee unless he really screws a badly and supports he'

the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i now would like to yield three men's to the distinguished and eloquent chairman of the rules committee, mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. dreier, is recognized for three minutes. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. dreier: it's a tall order that my friend from grandfather community imposed on me, mr. speaker, but i will say it's great to be standing here as we proceed with consideration of the appropriations process. last year we, for all intense and -- intents and purposes, had no appropriations process. it was shut down. we're here today considering the third appropriation bill under an open amendment process. now, my friend from connecticut has just characterized this as a misguided rule. since 1837, mr. speaker, 1837 -- it's been a few years -- we've had w

user democratic nominee for the first congressional district of massachusetts in 1958 and was also a delegate to four democratic national conventions. a member of the american academy of arts and sciences he is also the past president of the american political science association and of the international society of political psychology. he received his b.a. from williams college and his ph.d. in political science from harvard and attended the london school of economics. he is currently the woodrow wilson professor of government emeritus at williams college. james macgregor burns scholarship leadership and character have inspired devotion loyalty and friendship among the generations of historians and political scientist whom he has taught. one of those is michael beschloss who we are honored to have here with us today. a student of professor burns at williams college mr. beschloss attended the harvard business school. he holds five honorary darkness and lectures both in the united states and abroad. he has served as a senior associate member of saint anthony college at oxford, visiting

we are following the situation in springfield, >> massachusetts. or a quick break and we're back with more in a minute. when we come back, the latest on wall street. a horrible day yesterday, we will see were the numbers are now trading has been going on for a little more than 40 minutes. a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, some dark clouds in the north bay but hopefully this afternoon we are in for a brief dry spell. that will all change. >> 7:10 a.m., here is a look at the 7 day forecast. today, partly cloudy, a slight chance of a sprinkles or two. some sunshine this afternoon but that will change tomorrow. the next storm comes through on friday and that will stay with us all weekend long. no relief until tuesday or wednesday. on wall street, the latest numbers show the dowel down two points. the snb is of a point in the quarter, the nasdaq is of 12. a mixed this morning. a lot of it has to do with jobless claims numbers. fewer americans apply for unemployment benefits last week with the claims stayed relatively high. that is signaling

the former massachusetts governor mitt romney is by far the front-runner here in the first in the nation primary state of new hampshire with being and as such is expect to be a frequent target of his republican rivals as governor romney takes part in his first debate of this cycle. another big question tonight -- can former house speaker news gingrich survive mags resignations of just about his entire national and state level campaign staff. >>> and will the tea party have as much influence in 2012 as it did in 2010, a movement that favorite michelle bachmann of minnesota makes her debut here at st. anselm college. the president knows his economic record will be center stage. the president was out today looking to remind voters the economy was already in a ditch when he took office. >> i wake up every single morning thinking about how can i make sure that anybody who wants a job is able to get a job. and that's what i think about when i go to bed at night. and i am absolutely confident about america's prospects for the 21st century but we do have some challenges and these challenges pred

neighbors are assessing the damage from rare deadly tornadoes out in massachusetts. cameras caught funnel clouds moving over the connecticut river sucking up debris, dumping it of where in western massachusetts. today the area is under a state of emergency. four died, a dozen were injured. >> tend to think of snowstorms and ice storms and, you know, coastal events, it's what we deal with more regularly. but we have seen the power of this event, and it's something we don't want to see very often. >> today 1,000 national guardsmen will be on the ground to help with search and recovery efforts. i'm still trying to sell a house out there. my realtor said, frank, there is a tornado watch in southern new hampshire now. >> you just had the inspection , huh? >> i had the inspection yesterday morning so we are going to hopefully sell the house. >> how far away was that tornado from your house. it was in western massachusetts so probably about 100 miles to the west of boston. munson got hit hardest. a lot of former colleagues of mine were out there. it never happens there so it

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentlelady from north carolina for her remarks. much of which i agree with. and i don't always agree with her, but i especially appreciate her emphasis on the importance of the war powers resolution and how it applies here. i, again, want to emphasize the importance of the war powers resolution because i was, again, really surprised by the way the distinguished chairman of the rules committee kind of diminished what the war powers resolution is all about. i want to read to you, read to my colleagues a section from the briefing paper that the congressional research service has put together. let me just read this part here. section 1 establishes the title the war powers resolution. the law frequently referred to as the war powers act, the title of the measure passed by the senate. although the latter is not technically correct, it does s

>> jason carroll on the scene for news massachusetts. the best. >>> mitt romney making it official today. he is running for president of the united states. has he already been upstaged by two potential rivals? california man gets his stolen laptop back after it takes secret pictures of the alleged thief. 40 years -- 40 years, global war on drugs, a failure. we have a shocking report from a blue ribbon panel. >> i don't think the united states can afford to keep it, drug policy as it is. it is costing them more and more every year to achieve something which -- which -- you know, where they are not winning. that's not achieving anything. ♪ ♪ membership rewards points from american express. they're a social currency with endless possibilities. >>> an early front-runner among presidential hopefuls is now officially running for president. former massachusetts governor mitt romney announcing today his candidacy in the first primary state. that would be new hampshire. romney took some very sharp swipes at president obama. even as sarah palin an

instrumental in a four nothing shot against the vancouver canucks and decisive game seven helping the massachusettsmen lift their first title and thirty nine years that you'll see guarnteed a win for the home side but the canadiens failed to secure a first ever n.h.l. bruins hero thomas takes on the cons trophy the playoffs most valuable player a point of notes after the game riot police were forced to move in after cars were set on fire by local fans. golf and tiger woods will stay a sideline for the u.s. open this week as the three time champion continues to struggle with multiple injuries but their one hundred eleventh edition of the major purse the tee off evens of course the reports of one of the most open fields in years. there hasn't been an outright government enforced in golf since the steady decline of former world number one tiger woods over the past two years several players did get to try on the crown with martin kaymer among those taking a turn as the highest frame goal for number two leader westwood had two separate rounds as the world's best before luke donald took over the top spot