look at what happened and tucson arizona today. suburb of tucson arizona 700 ft.d. and this 1¢ and meteorologist and tucson former intern here. thank you for forwarding this. a blend of the desert and a winter with the snowfall sitting on the cactus. we have clouds today tonight trapped under temperature inversion clouds the dominant weather future. blinding from the system that brought us light snow last night. to one that could bring rain fall tomorrow. tricky aspects to the system watching this closely at some point late in the influence in our area tomorrow night could mix of precipitation with frozen ice pellets or snow flakes. clouds of trying to break today but temperature inversion a warm layer of air on top of cool air trapped on the surface cutting down the mix and that might otherwise makes out some of these clouds they just sit here the 10th day above normal in february 14th days old. the vast majority of days warmer than normal. we say goodbye to one system and hello to the next. integrating gulf moisture into circulation and rain area exploding. thro

. >> tiger woods was playing in the championship in tucson, arizona. he did not have his best game yesterday, but he won. today he was stuck with it literally. but at him from under the cacti. he hits it fat. he did have a chance to extend the match, but his birdie putt will slide past the hole. he is eliminated. a 60 game suspension for fiat -- failing a drug test. he will be at spring ball and will not miss any games. >> we have just learned the maryland state senate has passed the same-sex marriage bill. that is the bill that legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. the final vote was 25-22. the gov. martin o'malley says he will sign it. we will have more on wjla.com and on abc 7 is at 11:00. >> good morning tomorrow? >> it will become when the and temperatures into the 70's. high wind watch a to a fax. bobrun will have more tonight. -- bob ryan will have more tonight.

tiger woods was playing in the championship in tucson, arizona. he did not have his best game yesterday by he won. today he did not have his best game and he was stuck with it. literally. he had to hit left-handed. he had a chance to extend the match, but he missed a six-foot birdie putt. he is eliminated. tony stewart for race fans won the first qualifying race in daytona, but on the last lap she got mad and that was all. the contact center sliding across the track. serious crash, but she hit the wall hard. she climbed out and she seems to be ok. multiple teams have had preliminary talks with the st. louis rams about a trade to acquire the no. 2 pick in the draft. the redskins are one of the teams that need a quarterback. the rams say they are willing to trade the pick for the right package. [ male announcer ] technology accelerates at a relentless pace. anything not moving forward is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs. with the lexus enform app suite the most connected information and co

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. >>> a valentine's day surprise for those in tucson, arizona. look at this. ed cold -- the cold weather returned to rain and snow. temperatures dropped as low as 37 degrees and most places got a dusting and others more than a inch. the temperatures are expected to rebound this week and it's weird seeing a cactus with snow. >>> and fog and icy roads creating bad conditions for drivers in oklahoma city. emergency crews responded to more than two dozen accidents all of this throughout tuesday and 26 wrecks involved a number of injuries and two people had to be rush to the hospital listed in serious condition. not a way you want to spend your valentine's day. >>> when you heart stories and think -- hear the stories and are glad we were having a mild-eventful winter. >> would you rather drive in the snow or fog? >> snow. >> don't want to deal with the fog. we are not dealing with that today. things look good and we are dealing with mild temperatures and here's the visibility map right here. we have a little bit of patchy fog into york pennsylvania this morning. bu

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scott in tucson, arizona. >> caller: great honor to speak to you. a two part question.has been previously answered. the enormity of the u.s. military and especially its legacy weapons, nuclear defense, how will that come into effect in the decline of america and the decline of the west? will that act as a backstop or break? secondly if america is to decline waterfall off a cliff and potentially breakup how do you see that we chris dewitt breakup regionally? i will take my answer on the tv. thank you. >> guest: this is a question about the nuclear arsenal that looks at the -- with the whole place goes belly up and nukes fall into the wrong hands which is fascinating. i think the problem with being a nuclear superpower is if you look at laugh omar he had osama bin laden and the guys living in his country flaunting what if it had gone right, would have not just taken out not just the world trade center but if the plane had made its target taken now even the capital or the white house. that was where the plane that came down in pennsylvania was supposed to be heading to the

then tucson, arizona has a parade for march 31st.ollowed by richmond, virginia which has a parade scheduled on may 19th, armed forces day, and then rome, georgia has one for june 16th. none in new york city, the ticker tape parade is because the pentagon does not think there should be one in new york specifically, even though they say they support others >>> direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! before today we knew newt gingrich's billionaire had given $11 million to the super pac supporting mr. gingrich's candidacy, 11 and 5 million and another 5 million, now apparently more. an anonymous source refusing to say exactly how much more, but mr. gingrich's billionaire is giving more this time. the source tells the post the donation is "substantial and at least on par with

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in tucson, arizona where john nichols is, mitt romney has a good lead. john, how do you figure? i think mitt romney has a lead in arizona because the conservatives here, social conservatives who are dominant are split. the remarkable thing in arizona is that while romney leads and santorum is in second, newt gingrich is running way stronger than in a lot of the rest of the country. the recent polls have him over 20%. that 20% is coming out of rick santorum, so the fact of the matter is you are going to probably see a situation in arizona where mitt romney wins because of that divided opposition but doesn't get near a majority. >> the polls are tightening in michigan. howard, is this a must-win for mitt romney tomorrow? >> of course it is. it's his home state, i know there are jokes he lives in various other places in california and boston. he explained the two cadillacs were one each in california and boston. but of course he has to win it and even though -- you know he has to win it because his people say he will win it and they made the prediction shows how important they thin

, sector and apprehended in the tucson, arizona sector, which has to bring about the simple question why. why is arizona shes this part of -- why is arizona, this part of arizona, the obvious choice of those trying to get in this country illegally? and the answer lies in the next chart. this is the border land along our southern border. the black line is 100 miles from the border which is by definition both by statute, the legal jurisdiction of our border patrol. the area in red is the area that is owned by the federal government in those areas. you will see that that specific area of arizona, almost 80% of that is owned by the federal government. almost 21 million acres of land owned by the federal government in sharp contrast to like the texas border and the northern border. of that 21 million acres, roughly 21 million acres, an area of the state of connecticut and delaware combined is wilderness and that isn't including endangered species and habitat. those areas in red is where we find the federal government prohibiting the border patrol from doing its job. the border patrol has

let's head to tucson, arizona. >> i love a dude ranch, i know you do, too.the tanke verde ranch, in the middle of the sonoran desert. this is all about horseback riding. they have 18 0 horses for 200 guests. it's like a one-to-one ratio. can you do lots of riding, get back to nature, recharge, regroup and they have $225 per couple. >> that's nice. >> a good rate. >> and you get your horse. >> and i don't think they let you take it home. >> now we'll go to rhode island. a beautiful part of the country. >> i love places that are summer destinations off-season. you get the place to yourself. ocean house is one of the grand old estates that's just been redone to the tune of $146 million i believe. you can go there, they have an amazing ocean house spa and they have something fun, which is in-house forager. somebody who is a food expert and all about locavore food. she does three cooking classes a week that you can participate in for free. >> you can go forging for food? >> she forages for it and you get to eat it. >> let's go to north carolina, blowing rock. >>

the next city to throw a parade might be tucson, arizona. they have a parade for maerch 31st. there is still a little work to be done, but it might happen in tucson. then richmond, virginia's parade is scheduled for may 19th. it's also armed forces day. we're told that the city of rome, georgia, is apparently onboard with a parade and a festival on june 16th. that will include booths with resources for veterans and their families. so even though the pentagon inexplicably still wants there to be no welcome home parade in new york city, for what it's worth, the pentagon said they're very happy with st. louis and the other cities marking the end of the war. and those other cities are showing us all how to do it. you just do it. you worry more about asking forgiveness than asking permission. cities doing their own thing to mark the end of the iraq war and say thanks to the vets.

she's still recovering after being shot by a gunman at an event with former constituents in tucson, arizona more than a year ago and the secretary of the navy saying he hopes her story will inspire everyone that's assigned to the new ship and i'm sure it will. >> michael oher made famous after millions viewed a portrayal of his life in the movie "the blind side" the film and his career and nfl serve as a platform for michael to discuss his amazing journey from poverty to living his life beyond the dream. >> michael oher, and meeting and talking to children. at prince street school in salisbury, maryland, michael takes advantage of every moment to encourage students to stay in school, focus on getting a good education and pursue their dream. >> if you guys want to make it in life, you can't do the bad things, you have to do what's right. i always stayed away from the negative people and you know, the people that did the bad things and stayed away from those guys and i was, i didn't have to get to the nfl, i was going to be something, so, you know, i do think i was going to be a positive infl

then tucson, arizona, march 31st, richmond virginia, scheduled may 19th. armed forces day.e, georgia has one planned for june 16th. still no grand welcome home in the making for new york city, grand american style new york city ticker tape parade that is because the pentagon for mysterious reasons does not think there should be one in new york specifically, even though they say they support others around the country. i don't understand it either. outside of new york, the idea is working. thank you very much, thank you st. louis, fayetteville, everybody doing this, so far it's going pretty awesome. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell

bill signing today, giffords the mother of the 9-year-old girl who was killed in last year's tucson, arizona shooting will attend a ship naming ceremony today. what do we know about that? >> that is absolutely right, luke. on your first point congresswoman gabrielle giffords, vice president biden as well as giffords' husband mark kelly will be at that bill signing. it is the last bill the former congresswoman sponsored and voted on before she left office to continue in her recovery. this bill essentially gives more authority to law enforcement to crack down on illicit drugs and activities on the u.s. border so president obama is signing that today and then a little bit later on the pentagon will hold a ship naming ceremony. it's going to be probably an emotional event, luke, because christina taylor green, the 9-year-old who was also killed, her mother will be there for that event as well. i can tell you, luke, i covered that tragic shooting in tucson. it will undoubtedly be quite a moving event today at the pentagon. >> indeed it will. a lot of emotions. kristen welker, thank you so much fo

the next city to throw a parade might be tucson, arizona.s reporting that tucson scheduled a tentative date for their end of the iraq war parade as march 31st. there's still a little work to be done before it's official. but it might happen in tucson. and then richmond, virginia, may 19th. it's also armed forces day. we're told the city of rome, georgia is apparently on board with a parade and a festival on june 16th that will include booths with resources for veterans and their families. so even though the pentagon inexplicably still wants there to be no welcome home parade in new york city, for what it's worth, the pentagon has said they're happy with st. louis and they're happy for other cities to do other things to mark the end of the war and fayetteville and rich monday, virginia, tucson and rome, georgia and st. louis, missouri are showing us all how to do it. you just do

this is mark from tucson, arizona, formerly from washington crossing, pennsylvania. >> down the block from me, chief. what's going on? >> caller: yes. with all that's going on in europe, what is your take on totale? tot. >> i like total very much. this is an underestimated company. it's very well run. has a lot of mideast exposure which worries people. yields 5.5%. total, it's for me. how about stafford in oregon? stafford. >> caller: hey, jim, how are you today? >> i'm real -- it's a good day. how about you about there, buddy? >> caller: hey, good, thanks. my question is regarding google. i read yesterday that they're coming out with an entertainment system. i was wondering how this would affect their stock. >> i think that google has become a press release company, or at least a story company. i like earnings. i don't like these announcements. announcements don't cut it from me unless they're from apple and it's a real improvement. i'm saying google, it's not my favorite. you know that after the last quarter. if you ever want to schnitzel a little google, take it off the table, i'm

. >> reporter: born in san jose california and raised in tucson, arizona, kate's first foray into theou really? >> at 14, yes. >> reporter: i was wendy's. >> oh, yeah. fast food royalty. i worked as a cashier. until i was fired for a runny nose. i'm not kidding. wipe your nose. you're fired. i was like, oh, terrible, yeah. >> reporter: her parents divorced when she was just six. she spent a lot of time moving around, always finding new things and new places to keep her busy. >> a friend of my mom's said you have to be careful because you'll be, you know, jack of all trades, master of none. that sort of was like, oh, my gosh, i'm a dabbler. i'm doomed to be a jack of all trades. i thought wait a minute there's a profession for this. it's called acting. you kind of do a little bit of everything. >> reporter: she started in theaters in chicago. did off broadway in new york and landed her first tv gig on the drew cary show. now at 44, she calls herself a late bloomer, happy to be playing one of america's favorite doctors but still far from satisfied. do you like the celebrity part of it?

. >>> i want to show you some live pictures in tucson, arizona. polling quite well. the other three presidential candidates, they are in mesa, arizona. they will be for our cnn debate tonight, and this is the last debate before super tuesday that's march 6. you can watch the debate right here at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. >>> a firefighter is missing. 31-year-old jerry pardomo drove a rental car to bangor, maine to visit a friend. that car was found abandoned in a walmart in bangor. when he didn't show up for work this week, his family and fellow firefighters got worried. his wife is a teacher in florida and he is the father of two. he served the marine corps before becoming a firefighter. >>> crews found four more bodies on board the costa concordia four weeks after it ran aground. the latest one, a little girl. the concordia hit the rocks just off a tiny italian island back on february 14. >>> our affiliate wric reported it all happened outside this hospital, this is the picture of the scene, a suspect is in fbi custody. police are not revealing h

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scott in tucson, arizona, hi. >> caller: hello, mark. this is a great honor to speak to you.sort of a two-part question, some of it has been previously answered. with the enormity of the u.s. military and especially its legacy weapons, ie our nuclear triad of defense, how will that come into factor in the declining of america and its, and the decline of the west? will that act as a backstop or a brake? and second of all, if america is to decline or fall off the cliff and potentially break up, how do you see that -- is it going to break up regionally, or how? and i'll take my answer on the tv, okay? thank you. >> guest: very interesting questions, scott. it's, the idea of america's vast nuclear assets, scott essentially posed a question about the nuclear arsenal, the way washington looks at the pakistani nuclear arsenal. what if whole place goes belly up, and the nukes fall into the wrong hands? which is kind of fascinating. um, i think the problem with being a nuclear superpower is if you, if you look at, say, mullah omar on september 10, 2011, he had osama bin laden and the

difference for people around the country because it's going to be provided to other communities like tucson, arizona, in the project that we worked on with our former colleague, gabby giffords, and somebody contracting is occurring throughout the upper midwest where smaller manufacturers are helping construct this project -- this product made in america. we are seeing as a result of the administration's investment of $419 million since october of 2009, we're watching projects take place in 10 cities across america -- in detroit, cincinnati, st. louis, salt lake, that's moving forward with this vision. and indeed, the people in the conference that will be here this week represent operating systems that are now in seattle, san francisco, galveston, little rock, memphis, new orleans, lowell, massachusetts, kenosha, wisconsin. there are communities all across america who've seen this vision moving forward, and they are coming together to deal with how communities, large and small, can seize on this proven technology that was after all the cornerstone of urban development long about 1900, of this -- this

tucson, arizona's lee nin is 104 and believes you should exercise your mind and body.west ways to ease uncomfortable back pain. >> first, your local news. >>> 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday, february 22, 2012. good morning. i'm eun yang. let's go to tom kierein for a look at the forecast. i think you are going to like it. good morning. >> a blanket of clouds over the metro area through much of the morning and now those clouds are beginning to roll away to the east and revealing some blue skies off to our west. so we will have sunshine as the morning progresses. temperatures right now into the low and mid 40s around the metro area. still in the mid 30s across parts of virginia. and later today, the 50s to near 60. then clouds returning by late this afternoon overnight tonight and rain and warmer tomorrow. cold for the weekend. >> thanks so much, tom. >>> good morning. traveling the inner loop of the beltway in virginia. you are slow as you make your way past the work zone here. and your delays actually continue to the dulles toll road. you are at about 22 miles

arizona. rain in phoenix and tucson. snow showers in the northern rockies. >> 40 friends boise to albuquerque. 36 in the twin cities. upper 40s here in new york and much of the northeast. 67 in atlanta. and an always warm 82 in miami. >>> coming up next after the break, the new rankings of the most and least dependable auto marks. >>> new debate in the powell family tragedy. should the dad who killed his two young sons be buried next to them? >>> and the alert about babby formula. arsenic found in certain kinds of @drmula. we'll showh@ y what to look for >>> welcome back, everybody. cars are getting a little more dependable. in fact, a look at 3-year-old cars found dependability is at its best ever. the j.d. power survey says lexus, cadillac and porche are the most dependable. and chrysler, joj, and jeep are the least dependable. >>> overseas you markets mostly low because of delays in the greek bailout deal. hong kong's hang seng dipped 88 points. in london, the ftse opening lower. and on wall street, the dow lost 97 po