in august and continued in october and as the mayor mentioned october was incredibly busy for us with america's cup and the fleet week activities we had going on, to additional exercises. we had a senior leader seminar and a disaster aid presentation on marina green. other things that took place that the mayor mentioned the bluegrass and castro street parade and a finer and giants game and lead to the playoffs and all happened on the same day so when we go we definitely go big. after those activities we had the annual shake out drill, one of the largest demonstrations of the public what their responsibilities are to be ready and we rolled into the playoffs and the world series and admiral you will be happy to know this facility is used on a regular basis and get the departments together and communicate and collaborate and make sure we're prepared of the future. >> you're kind and you keep my informed. you have to cut me off some time but right now i'm still getting it. >> good, good. >> thank you very much. next on your agenda we are going to have a brief powerpoint from our city administrator,

republican party, this is not the time to show hey, we know where to go on the debt ceiling and america is with us. america is not with us. >> america is not with them, but the america that elected the house republicans is with them. because that is different than the demographically different numbers that allowed democrats to get a 55% majority in the senate. the coalition that reelected obama is packed in tightly in the metropolitan areas across the country. and it opened the huge swaths across the country, that locked in a republican house probably for the next decade. and the demographic changes that are driving politics nationally, they're not happening. you're not seeing them in these districts. so sure, what will work in the districts for the average republican congress is totally destructive, one of the reasons why obama was able to win by 5 million votes. >> and krystal, that gerrymandering that produced them. as a total, they get more votes than the republicans who end up getting majority control of building. >> that is right, i think the democrats would have to win that popular vote by

i commend him because he is fighting a war with us with america, and i wish our royalty would do theg in the united states but the kardashians are too busy making sex tapes. i like this guy. this is the kind of royalty that matters. is he paying back his country by killing the taliban. the taliban are apparently upset about this. >> no, but not as upset as nbc. because they, i guess on "the today show," were discussing this and they said they is going to get that taliban mad. >> going to pro-vehicle the taliban. >> i think they may be provoked enough at this point. >> right. >> and you say? >> i say, look, this kid, is he is a nice kid and, again, the same thing with royalty son of irish immigrants. akron chauvinistic. they don't make a pretense of total parasites. giving back. >> up in the chopper shooting at the taliban. get knocked out of the scincht absolutely to his credit. this kid here. not going to be teaching physics at oxford any time soon. >> he may be teaching dancing here at oxford. oxford loosen up a little bit and he might be able -- all all right. so both of you admir

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. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> vice-president joe biden is kicking off a campaign to promote the white house recommendations to tackle gun violence. his first up is today in virginia. good morning. it is friday, january 25. >> we do have some scope closings to pass along the way. -- school closings to pass along the way. they are on the screen. orange county public schools are on a two hour delay. we will keep you in the note. let's get storm watch coverage with adam caskey. >> you feel the chill in the year when he stepped out. there will be an afternoon snow event. let's take a look at the numbers. 20 at reagan national. dallas 13 degrees. for the most part we are in the teens. -- dulles 13. another coaching of snow especially on the side streets and the grass. it will be a quick hit and for the most part light. around 1 inch i would say is the most likely scenario. it is possible a 30% chance for 1 inch and a half to 3 inches. that would be clos

>>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great friday. a wonderful weekend, everybody. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> all 7 of your tour de france victories, daniel everett take banned substances? >> yes. >> cyclist lance armstrong finally admits he used performance enhancing drugs. x date snow? >> 6 inches. >> whether systems are not always so predictable. most of the d.c. region did not see any snow. parts of southern and west virginia got quite a winter blast. good morning, washington. it's friday, january 18. there's no snow outside. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you along. let's get to jacqui jeras to talk about the forecast for today. she is incognito. >> what are we looking for? >> for the weather forecast. >> adam caskey is over there. >> exchanges by the hour. look at the two of you hiding. >> these sunglasses will come in handy later today. i have quite a bit of confidence in that, just so you know. kind of a busted on this one. it did what we

." >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> later this morning, members of law enforcement family, and friends gathered in woodbridge to say goodbye to a prince william county police officer killed in the line of duty. good morning, washington. it's friday, january 4. i am cynne simpson. >> i'm scott thuman. glad to have you along on this friday morning. let's get to jacqui jeras to talk about the forecast and the weekend. >> the weekend is just about here and the weather looks great. it was chilly outside yesterday the coldest day of the week. things will get better from here. 19 degrees in manassas this morning, 18 in culpeper, 30 in the district, 25 at dulles. there's a wind chill especially to the north and west. hagerstown's feels like 19 degrees, 22 in martinsburg, 30 in luray. our forecast, 31 and cold with sunshine at 9:00, 38 at noon, 40 degrees with clear skies at 5:00, for high temperature of 42, about average. temperatures will be ri

again recapping the week's top stories this is r t live from moscow i'm glad to have you with us now america's most infamous prison camp has marked its eleventh anniversary this week with over one hundred sixty captives still being held there without charge or trial barack obama has been promising to close the facility since his two thousand and eight presidential campaign but has since failed to stand up to his word was more calls to stop indefinite detention have largely died down in the u.s. where even torture is gaining acceptability as can comments president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past under the rug including some of his own promises to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that colonel morris davis was a chief prosecutor at guantanamo and to george w. bush he later became a vocal critic of the practices there and strongly supported president obama's pledge to shut down the prison he says the perception of guantanamo in the u.s. has come a long way since two thousand and eight when he was a burning and highly controversial i

that's what's micking news in america this morning. >>> stay with us for "good morning america." have a wonderful >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> later this morning sentencing scheduled for a former culpeper police officer convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed woman. >> we have a crash on the outer loop involving a fire truck. we will have details on that from jamee whitten coming up. good morning, washington. it's wednesday, january 30. i am scott thuman. >> i am cynne simpson. rise and shine. we will get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. another warm day. >> unbelievable. we reached 69 degrees yesterday. we will get to near the same today. that will come to an end very soon. we're in the 50's now. 54 in d.c., 59 at dulles, 67 in gaithersburg. you hardly need a jacket this morning. i want to show you the right are. this is going to be in a big weather maker approaching tonight. this will bring evening and overnight showers and thunderstorms. if you of those could be strong. the day will be good with lots of cloudy skies. 64 degrees by

four pm here in moscow you are watching r t with me to be on with day it's good to have you with us afternoon america as to leave local forces in charge of combat operations in afghanistan and source to us support role this spring came from u.s. president barack obama after a round of talks with his afghan counterpart on what's being hailed as the last chapter of the u.s. afghan mission but as you can report american involvement in the country looks set to i'm bored. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role will be different but critics argue it's an attempt to rebrand a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans a pope's going to listen to what president obama said about the mission after two thousand and fourteen i think. you know although obviously we're still. two years away. i can say with assurance that this is a very different mission and a very different task and a very differ

with this patient. >> do you have the stamina? >> i do. >> great moment when he climbs those steps today. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with usorning america." have a great thursday. thanks for joining us, everybody.

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. >>> for much more on the weather ups and downs, stay with us for "good morning america." sam champion will be here with the latest on the snow, the twirss, and topsy-turvy temperatures. >> old man winter taking us for a ride. >>> the other big story, the economy. the powerful rally on wall street. if you've invested in stocks, these are good days. >> and for the reasons stocks are reaching near record levels, we're joined by tahman bradley here in new york. >> so nice to be with you here. seems like the economy is turning around. new data is sh are giving both investors and home owners reasons to smile. the economy posts numbers we haven't seen in years. it looks and feels like a comeback. stocks and the nation's housing market are soaring. the dow nearly hit the 14,000 mark yesterday, reaching the highest level in fife years. after an increase in 850 points in january, the dow is only 200 points away in the all-time high. the result, american investments are surging. the average 401(k) retirement account increased 20% in the last year. from $64,000 to $80,000. >> the wors

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. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." a great friday. a wonderful weekend, everybody.

with us. stay with us. one republican congressman tells america to stop donating money to his party. "a-team" is nex@a ♪ lou: house speaker trying to contain bipartisan outrage on capitol hill after he abandoned a vote on a bill to provide billions in aid to hurricanes in the victim's earlier today. republican congressman peter king of new york blessed house leaders calling for a donor boycott of his own party. >> republicans have no problem finding new york when they're out raising millions of dollars, in new york all the time filling their pockets of money from the office. i'm saying right now anyone from the york and new jersey contributes 1 penny to congressional republicans is out of their mind because but they did last time was put a knife in the back of new yorkers and new jersey in its, absolute disgrace lou: a little problem. a few waves and a republican party. the speaker vowing to hold the vote for the scene the aid package this friday. it appears the congressman got his point across, and it appears chicago remains the murder capital of this country. 506 people murdered in

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with us. making spirits bright. and after americah one of the ugliest pictres of an american cadaver toe tag to. >> doom and the oven is the into debt. lou: at least some balance here. you know how much are presidenta taxes on our middle-class. >> the bill is passed. lou: the houe passes the stem emigration bill. some democrats call it acist and pandering. how is that? and republicans also introduced the achieve act. other republicans taking the lead on emigration reforms? ♪ lou: in "lou dobbs forum" we will talk about illegal immigration and efforts to change our immigration laws. the house today passed the so-called stem jobs act that would provide 55,000 permanent residency vas to foreign students with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. the republican measure drew fire from democrats, some democrats, some going so far as to level the measure racist. >> that is racist if not in its intent then certainly in its effect. republicans have received were just received historically low votes from minori

use the debt ceiling vote as leverage in an attempt to get severe cuts on federal spending and entitlement programs. president obama has said he has no plans to negotiate the debt limit with congress, leaving america back on the brink. juli neimann of smith moore and company is on the line with us with some thoughts on that. good morning. what will that mean for money managers? "this should be nothing more than a procedural vote, and if they don't go along with it and pull the stunt that they did in 2011, this really could throw the debt market into a problem. the big problem is the federal reserve is completely out of ammunition, so we are looking at a situation where if they are not in there supporting interest rates, you are going to see the market react and probably react badly. so investors and advisors could be in a rising interest rate environment before it really is due." thanks, juli. from new jersey northward, there's plenty of people hoping the newly-elected members of the house respond to disaster relief better than their outgoing predecessors. members of the 113th congress were sworn in thursday, a day after house majority leader john boehner put off a floor vote on $60 million approv