you see, here in utah, we build things to last. andwhen we learn a better way to do the job we start back over and we build it again . tonight, we find ourselves in a similar period veof building and rebuilding. we meet in an extra ordinary place. in extraordinary times. so much has changed because of this pandemic. even the nature of this speech haschanged to keep people safe .every one of you has been tested for a virus y. leaving we knew little to nothing about one year ago. you're all wearing masks. the galleries are empty. your spouses and guests and staff are all watching from home . i've also significantly shortened this speech fromits usual length . making it we believe and ron fox confirmed today the shortest state of the state speech in utah history, something most of you will see as a silverlining of this pandemic and worthy of a standing ovation in better times. and in the name of brevity i've even removed the carefully orchestrated applause line which probably wouldn't work anyway without some strategically placed staf

the start of the new congress and were joined by freshman congressman blakemore a republican from utah first district, as of today you bidding congress one month officially has that first month gone anything like you thought it would? >> it's been a journal entry month all admit to that. it is not gone as predicted, the kind of the second half of the month i look on the bright side we have been able to get down, focus on committee assignments and all the stuff i was excited about coming into congress to work on. his stop and how i predicted but we will take things as they come. >> the first couple of days very unpredictable where were you on january 6. >> i was in the house chamber on the floor and as the debate started a few of my colleagues and i that we've been asked it's been spread out a little bit and i wasn't going to be part of the debate and i was in the balcony and walking back and forth with thee windows and looking at the protest was going on, you can get a sense that things are starting to get a little more active so i was back and forth looking at that and i was in the ho

here in utah, we built things to last. and when we learn a better way to do the job, we start back over and we build it again. tonight, we find ourselves in a similar period of building and rebuilding. we meet in an extraordinary place in extraordinary times. so much has changed because of this pandemic. even the nature of this speech has changed to keep people safe. everyone of you has been tested for a virus that we knew little to nothing about one year ago. you are all wearing masks. the galleries are empty. your spouses and guests and staff are all watching from home. i have also significantly shortened the speech from its usual length making it, we believe, and ron fox confirmed today that it is the shortest state of the state address in utah history. something that most of you will see as a silver lining of this pandemic. [laughter] and in the name of brevity, i have even removed the carefully orchestrated applause lines that probably would not work anyway without some strategically placed staffers like mike to remin

utah cares a lot about conservation. and we've got some amazing national parks so is making sure we can look at everything, balance it and i want to bring some tools of efficiency to this. often times, with so many different organizations involved at the state and federal level, making sure those groups can work together in an efficient manner. that's something i appreciated for my previous career and i want to use that management consulting experience to push this along. host: for those of us on the east coast, explained the extent of public land in the state of utah, not just the national parks, but also the bureau of land management land as well. guest: i had it explained to me why it's difficult for some people to understand. 65% of utah is under federal jurisdiction. if you take a square mile and say new jersey or some other state that doesn't have that type of factor, you can build a subdivision, you can build homes, you can actually go and get quite a bit of tax revenue off of that land you are able to use. in uta

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they traveled to utah. paxton's campaign spokesperson told "the tribune" it was a previously planned trip to meet with utah's attorney general about a multistate lawsuit against google. >>> all right, meanwhile, during an interview on fox news last night, senator ted cruz tried to blame the media for the negative attention that he's received for flying to cancun last week as his constituents suffered in the cold. take a look. >> i think the media's suffered from trump withdrawal, where they've attacked trump every day for four years, they don't know what to do, so they obsessed over my taking my girls to the beach. >> guess he misses him. anyway, democrats' coronavirus relief bill has passed another hurdle on its pathway to help struggling americans. the house budget committee approved a $1.9 trillion bill yesterday in a 19-16 vote, and that sets the stage for a potential house floor vote as early as friday. a senate vote expected next

attorney in utah. office is prosecuting nelson on 11 federal firearms trafficking related charges. nelson has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer had no comment. huber says nelson had no-prior criminal record, and thanks, in part to a concealed weapons permit in utah and allegedly lying on purchase application, was able to buy more than 280 guns. many, destined for california. >> people perceive utah as more of a gun-friendly state and it probably is, politically, compared to california. and that may add to the image that maybe it's easier to get a gun here. and thern, you know, transport it to other places. >> reporter: eventually, huber say said, sellers became suspicious and alerted federal authorities. so far, investigators have tied 38 of those guns to crimes across the west. huber told us, he is most worried about the short span between when the guns were bought and when they were used in crimes. like, that double shooting in east palo alto. >> the shorter that window, the more alarming that is to

curtis of utah. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 147, the gentleman from utah, mr. curtis, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. curtis: thank you, mr. chair. i rise today in support of my amendment, to require a study of any land impacted by the legislation to determine if these areas contain geothermal resources or minerals needed for battery storage, renewable energy technology, or electric vehicles. we agree that we want to reduce human emissions that are polluting our ecosystem. renewable energy will play a role long into the future, and we must ensure that we have the resources to make solar panels, wind turbines here in america. president biden agrees. just yesterday he issued an executive order to ensure the united states has access to domestic critical minerals. president biden's fact sheet on the executive order says, quote, while the u.s. is a net exporter of electric vehicles, we are not a leader in the

so what do you think of what utah did? >> -- what the utah party did. what i can say is i had conversations with over 100 leaders across north carolina over the three days following senator burr's vote. and there was universal disapproval of the vote itself. look, we -- richard burr has been a leader in the north carolina republican party for over 20 years. he will continue to be a leader in the north carolina republican party. i don't think that this is a statement against richard burr as a senator. i think this is a statement that we disagree with that particular vote. >> you censured him. that's quite a statement against richard burr. >> it is a statement against that particular vote. >> you know, we hear a lot from people in the republican party about cancel culture. you are canceling richard burr for his vote, which he said was a vote of conscience. >> well, i think that the cancel culture where we see the president kicked off of all -- the former president kicked off of all social media, where we see people losing their jobs, where we see people w

that stunned everyone in the utah county d.a.'s office.ad's conviction. prosecutor craig johnson. >> this is something that really took us by surprise. >> reporter: the defense says you had to have known. >> well, that's their take, and they're doing their job to zealously represent their client, but i can tell you categorically that that's not correct. >> reporter: just as stunned was the man whose team took the measurements, lead detective tom wallace. what went wrong? how'd that happen? >> in the process of transposing numbers from actual measurements at the scene to the crime scene program, numbers were just transposed wrong. >> reporter: wallace admits the error but says it was minor, that conrad truman did not deserve a new trial. >> it's not that significant as they made it out to be. >> reporter: did those incorrectly entered measurements change your opinion of conrad truman's guilt? should they change anyone's opinion? >> they didn't change my opinion. >> reporter: nor did it change the opinion of the deputy district attorney, tim

ten republican senators, including maine senator susan collins and utah senator mitt romney met withcoronavirus relief plan. though i'm not sure i trust anybody who is requesting in-person meetings on how to handle coronavirus that's right, ten republican senators are proposing a compromise on the coronavirus relief package so you're getting the stimulus check, but you have to buy a gun with it. five of the attorneys on former president trump's legal defense team reportedly quit over the weekend fewer than two weeks before his trial at this rate, trump's going to be the first president to show up to his impeachment trial with a public defender. "okay, now, what are they saying you did? oh, boy. recess, your honor." new york mayor bill de blasio last night issued a state of the emergency -- excuse me, a state of emergency order for the city outdoor dining at 80%. congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is facing criticism after her facebook post of hers from 2018 resurfaced in which she blames the california wildfires on space lasers. so either she's insane, or she couldn't think of the

in utah, we have some excellent ones. i think senator romney offered leadership to the country. you know, our governor, spencer cox, a young governor i think has quite a great deal of potential himself. he works to unify people. he's just fewly elected. and i think there are members of the congressional delegation from utah as well who have the potential to be unifying leaders. and there are others that have not, i think, met that standard and who have not lived up to -- to their oaths of office. and so those are ones that i look at in addition to thinking about the overall situation in the country. so i just don't know yet. but i'm looking at options and hope to -- hope to help lead in one capacity or another a unifying -- a movement to bring about more unifying leadership and hopefully a change in the republican party, whether -- you know, whether i run as a republican or otherwise, we do need two parties who are committed to our foundational values and to our democracy, our democratic republic. and that's my goal. that's my broader goal. whether i run or not or regardless of

we're also southern california's closest utah resort.igh elevation really lends itself to the beautiful utah fluffy, light snow that we're famous for. you know, the days are getting longer. we have a lot of sunny days. so, we have everything -- a perfect mix of beautiful bluebird skiing days and some nice powder days sprinkled in there, as well, for the powder hounds. we're super family-friendly and family-oriented. there's ice-skating, there's tubing, there's snowmobile tours, snowshoeing. ev f advenreu could do to reling at the last chair saloon and having some good food and good beer. kids 10 under eat free. one of the really cool things that we introduced this year is, you can purchase your passes and lessons and rentals and everything online now. a common thing i hear over and over is, "wow! i never knew this place was here." it's a neat -- a neat experience to come and explore someplace new. ♪ from the slopes to the community. we are all about feel-good stories. ♪ >> feeding the front line is important because some hospitals are no

utah cares a lot about conservation.ve got some amazing national parks so is making sure we can look at everything, balance it and i want to bring some tools of efficiency to this. often times, with so many different organizations involved at the state and federal level, making sure those groups can work together in an efficient manner. that's something i appreciated for my previous career and i want to use that management consulting experience to push this along. host: for those of us on the east coast, explained the extent of public land in the state of utah, not just the national parks, but also the bureau of land management land as well. guest: i had it explained to me why it's difficult for some people to understand. 65% of utah is under federal jurisdiction. if you take a square mile and say new jersey or some other state that doesn't have that type of factor, you can build a subdivision, you can build homes, you can actually go and get quite a bit of tax revenue off of that land you are able to use. in utah, that

i said you can go to any college, as long as it is utah. utah because of the family values, the faith, it is a saved -- a safe place and i wanted them to have a soft landing. a party school is not a soft landing. all six kids went there and i remember thinking, those kids are not coming back home. so i made the decision to move, it was about nine years ago. all six kids in 15 grand live within the district. it is a real blessing that they are all close by. and i am fighting like no other to have that district survive and thrive. interviewer: what led you to become a conservative? representative owens: i have always been. i grew up in a community where our focus was respect, respect in god, country, family, women and authority. if you did not have respect in my community, you were not respected my my community. i was taught growing up, and my transition came with president reagan when i started listening to what he was all about, the values and tenets he believed in. and i was in the process of building a business and knew what it was to tak

four skiers killed in one avi avalanche in utah. and the images coming in of yet another. >>> and the grandfather charged after authorities say he dropped his 18-month-old granddaughter from that 11th sortry window on a cruise ship. the family defending him all along and tonight, that grandfather and the sentence. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us as we start another week together. and tonight, that breaking headline. the fbi and secret service n stigating that hacknt ci the computer system. were hackers trying to poison the water? also, that historic second impeachment trial begins tomorrow and what we've learned tonight. but we're going to begin this evening with authorities urging americans not to let their guard down with the coronavirus. cases down from their january peak, but of course, that concern that the uk variant could become the dominant variant in this country. and then, of course, the images from over the weekend. fans moments after the buccaneers first touchdown. authorities were concerned about sup

republican utah senator mike lee held a fund-raiser at trump's mar-a-lago clubhouse on sunday, charging $10,600 per couple. see the one-six there. to commune with the captain and tenille of republican trolls, matt gaetz and laurie boebert. the gop's focus on fund-raising maintains a strict focus on themselves. but that isn't the only reason so many texans are cold and in the dark, and believe it or not, it's not the absolute worst. this crisis is linked to the uniquely republican obsession

interviewer: tell me about your journey to utah. what led you there? was that a result of some of the business failures and pickups in the 25 years of what you described as working in different industries? how did you end up there? representative owens: a promise i made to my six kids, we lived in the philadelphia area for 25 years and as they started going to high school and college, i made a deal. i said you can go to any college in the country as long it is a first year is in utah. utah because of the family values, the faith, it is a safe place and i wanted them to have a soft landing. a party school is not a soft landing. all six kids went there and i remember thinking, those kids are not coming back home. so i made the decision to move, it was about nine years ago. all six kids and 15 grandkids live within the district. it is a real blessing that they are all close by. and i am fighting like no other to have that district survive and thrive. interviewer: what led you to become a conservative? and why? representative owens: i have always been. i g

>> senator from utah. >> i send a question to the desk. >> the senator from utah, mr. leahy, sends a question on behalf of himself, senator blackburn, portman and the question is for the counsel for the former president. the clerk will read. >> multiple state constitutions enacted prior to 1787, namely the constitutions of delaware, virginia, pennsylvania and vermont specifically provided for the impeachment of a former officer. given that the framers of the u.s. constitution would have been aware of these provisions, does their decision to emit language specifically authorizing the impeachment of former officials indicate that they did not intend for our constitution to allow for the impeachment of former officials? >> good question. the answer is yes, of course they left it out. the framers were very smart men. they went over draft after draft after draft on that document. they reviewed all the other drafts of all of the state constitutions. all of them. and they picked and choosed what they wanted and they discarded what they did not. what they discarded was the opt

ridiculous 13000 jobs and utah 11000 jobs and 7000 jobs in alaska and montana. those are just jobs represented by people on this committee. you had said that you will work your heart out for everyone including fossil fuel workers. my question is for you, when it is for that these workers keep their jobs. haaland: it is my understanding the present biden has put a pause on new leases . did not ban them. he put a moratorium on, a pause to review the fossil program. as the federal fossil fuel program. i know that there are still thousands of leases and permits that are moving forward. >> if confirmed, would you tell the president that it's unwise to continue the pause as a permanent band . haaland: i don't believe it's a permanent man, not more than happy to work with you and of course at the pleasure of the president and along with if i'm confirmed, my colleagues to make sure we're doing everything we can to create jobs for americans >> is present biden has justified his man on new oil and gas leasing on federal and is and wanted. he cited climate change . are you

>> reporter: on the same day, four skiers died in another avalanche in mill creek canyon, utah. four survivors dug themselves out and were flown to safety. they're the latest in a slew of devastating avalanches in the u.s. three died last week in alaska, and four were killed over the last several days in colorado in two separate slides. karl birkeland studies avalanches. he says climate change is complicating efforts to predict when and how these slides can happen. >> in an area, say, for example, where we tend to always see dry snow avalanches, we might see more wet snow avalanches. and this really creates challenges for avalanche forecasters and for others who work to mitigate avalanche danger for the public. >> reporter: his advice -- get the proper forecast, gear, and training before you hit the when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here.lyipped for the race t

then it goes as far east as utah. it goes as far south as tucson, the red cross the border in new mexico. and alaska where we have a new house. in anchorage, we serve the cathedral parish down there, throughout the great state of alaska. >> what about the party for arch bishop was a dominican sister right? that's also here in numbers. >> the wonderful thing about the dominican order is it's not just the priest or the friars preaching. saint dominic knew that in order to radically change culture, or bring culture in a light, you needed a strong component of women. contemplative nuns. so even before, he formerly founds the order preachers pretty founds the nuns first. 800 years. i had the privilege of visiting the monastery being built, and you have contemplative nuns living there, actually from all over the world. what was actually for me personally attracted to the order as it wasn't simply a group of guys getting together to preach, it was together we behiusand is ill. groupsof act of sisters which come a little bit

it was apparently it might lead the senator from utah who made the objection thatis from utah who maded up that is now causing a further holed up in the proceedings. mike lee again, a very vocal, very staunch trump loyalist. we are seeing this slight delay going on at the moment. yes, all bets were off for a long, long while. we were sitting here wondering whether or not we're going to be for another week or whether the proceedings would resume. they did as you say strike a deal though. we now know that there are no further witnesses to be called. let's bring in an assistant research scholar at columbia university and presidential historian. the obvious question is, how will history look at the second impeachment trial of a president and the first trial to be held after a president has left office? �* . . held after a president has left office? �*, ., , ., office? it's a good question. i think that _ office? it's a good question. i think that it _ office? it's a good question. i think that it will _ office? it's a good question. i think that it will always - office? it's a good questio

and objected to that site it's the call was intended for the senator of alabama andnd i'm sorry of utah. we go to that and show you a little bit about what played out yesterday. >> impeachment rule 16 and i make a motion. >> statements were attributed to s meet moments ago by the house impeachment manager and statements relating to the content of c conversations betwn the phone call involving president trump and senator were not made by me and they are not accurate and they are contrary to facty and i move pursuant to rule 16 they be stricken from the record. >> pursuant to the senate resolution 47, section four, presentations are not limited to the record provided for section one of that resolution. >> i object. >> mr. president, mr. president, mr. president. right here. we might as well hear clearly what the ruling of the chair was. if you would repeat that. >> i'm sorry, i am willing and pursuant to senate resolution 27, section four, the prior presentations are notot limitede resolution 47, section four, presentations are not limited to the record provided for [inaudible] senator fr

utah has been home to two significant massive national monument designations over the last 25 years. one thing they both had in common, they were made contrary to the express will of local and statewide elected officials and utah's congressional delegation at the time they were made. these two monument designations in and of themselves are larger than two delawares. yet they were made without any input from congress and without any input from the host state's legislature. the an particular yities -- antiquities act allowed this to happen. my amendment would propose that we allow people's representatives in congress and in the state legislature to have input. i will also be filing an amendment to ensure full funding for a program known as pilt. now, pilt is an acronym. it stands for payment in lieu of taxes. it's something very important to public land states like mine. you see, the federal government doesn't pay property tax on land that it owns. in a state like mine where the federal government owns most of the land, two-thirds of it, in fact, it could be very difficult for many of

the senator from utah has appealed that ruling. is that correct?yes, i have. >> and the ayes and nays have been requested. >> and what is the question? is it shall the ruling of the chair be sustained? is that the question? >> yes. >> yes, whether the ruling of the chair with respect to -- >> no. >> no, no, no. >> what, may i ask, is the ruling of the chair? my point was not whether it was appropriate for them to make characterizations. my point was to strike them because they were false. >> was the ruling of the chair that senate resolution 47 applies to this situation is correct. >> the question is whether the senate resolution 47, section 4 is correct, that the party's presentations are not limited to the record provided for in section one of that resolution. >> mr. president, that is not my motion. you've ruled on a motion -- you've ruled on something that was not what i moved. what i asked was, statements were attributed to me repeatedly as to which i have personal knowledge, because i am the source. they are not true. i never made those state

you will recall the former governor from utah was obama's pick to china.e. and i know you probably talked to a lot of biden donors like i do. many keep saying we hear ambassadors are coming this week. and the donors think it's just around the corner. biden officials say slow down. we're taking our time on this. >> certainly the president has put other things first as priorities. hans, he takes his first official trips and hops on the big air force one. >> he will be on the big bird heading to wisconsin for a townhall, talking directly to voters. this is part of the outside-in game. what biden wants to do is support his 1.9 trillion rescue plan. he will talk about the covid, the economy. he will be taking questions directly from americans. but this is really an effort to talk directly to the american people. and, you know, this idea of bipartisanship, whether or not they will get any republicans in the senate, open question. looks like a few may end up voting for it. what the would you say is focused on, whether you get players, governors across the country

utah threw it away. bradley mrs.. andre kelly grabs the rebound and fouled with less than one second left. kelly, just a 55% free-throw shooter missed the first. utah hangs on to win, 76-75. the bears have lost seven straight. mike albert, james hahn, i make just up and picked him to win, just 11 strokes back for >>> cbs evening news, coming up next. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >>> good evening liz and ken. good to see you. coming up next after kpix 5 news at 6:00, what's a seven- letter word for genius? a prodigy of crossword puzzles is what we will need. we have that and more news tonight, right here on "the cbs evening news." >> can't wait to see that. thank you for washing 6:00. the news continue streaming on cbsn bay area. you can find it on the kpix 5 app. "the cbs evening news " is up next. mac will be back here on the kpix 5 news at 7:00 p.m. tonight. have a ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the democrats rest their case, saying former president trump not only incited the

stewart of utah, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. ruiz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wasserman schultz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wasserman schultz will vote nay on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. mchenry: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. budd of north carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. budd will vote aye on the motion to recommit. further, mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote aye on the

: another winter punch taking aim tonight. >> and shaq, we just got an update on that avalanche in utah> reporter: that's right, jose. we just learned in the past few minutes from police on the scene that four people lost their lives in that avalanche. four others survived jose >> shaquille brewster in chicago. thank you. >>> tomorrow the cold and snow are expected to be even worse meteorologist dylan dreyer joins us with that dylan. >> jose, the cold is here and it's going to be even colder tomorrow morning international falls with the wind it will feel like it's 45 degrees below zero marquette will feel like 26 below. and this is going to settle into the great lakes and into the northeast as we go into monday morning with brutally cold wind chills we have that storm system bringing mostly rain to the southeast. but on sunday we're going to see mostly snow in the mid-atlantic and into new england we could see snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour with boston picking up closer to eight inches even new york could see half a foot of snow jose >> dylan dreyer, thank you very much >>

the senator from-- the senator from utah has appealed that ruling, is that correct. >> yes, i have. >> and there is the yeas and nays have been requested. and what is the question? ? is it shall the ruling of the chair be sustained? is that the question? >> yes. >> yes. >> whether the ruling of the chair with respect to-- >> no, no, no. >> what did i ask of the ruling of chair. my point is not whether it's appropriate for them to make characterizations, but to strike them because they were false. >> whether the ruling of the chair, that's-- that senate resolution 47 applies to the situation is correct. >> the question is whether the senate resolution 47, section 4 is correct, the party's presentations are not limited to the record provided for in section 1 of the resolution. >> mr. president, that's not my motion. you've ruled on a motion that is not what i moved. >> what i asked was statements were attributed to me personally and i have the knowledge because i am the source. those are not true. this has nothing to do whether or not they're based on deposition, which they're not. it's

. >> we're at the promontory summit in utah at golden pike national historic site. i am walking you over to where the transcontinental railroad was completed. i am walking you over to where the transcontinental railroad was completed. this spot right here marked by the -- is within inches of where the original sermon he was held in 1969. included is a plaque that lists many of the dignitaries of that company, central pacific in particular. the big four are all marked. another thing you can see at the site is the connection with the resources that would have been available to the local companies building the railroad. we have mocked up everything to make it as authentic as possible. on the west side you are going to see precut ties. the center had plenty of wood in the sierra nevada's, and because of that he had sawmills. whereas the union pacific coming from the east had to hand cut their ties wherever they could find would. not a lot of. available in many of the areas, so they would split them. you can see right here how they would just cut them and bring them down

>> reporter: another avalanche in utah killing four skiers in millcreek canyon's back country. millcreek caon. search and rescue. >> reporter: 15 people have lost their lives since february 1st making this the deadliest week for avalanches in the u.s. since 1910. experts say dry conditions in the late fall formed a weak base layer and now new storms are adding heavy snow to that weak base. >> those avalanches are both very easy to trigger, and they're also breaking very wide. >> reporter: plus, in an effort to to avoid covid-19 restrictions at ski resorts, more skiers are heading into the back country where there are no avalanche protection measures. megan tevrizian, abc news. >>> let's take a closer look now at your monday morning forecast. the second storm to hit the northeast in a week is moving out but more storms are taking shape. snow has been falling overnight in chicago around the great lakes and dangerous cold arriving kicking off a week of unsettled weather. several more chances for snow across the northeast through friday. looking at today's temperatures a high of mi

the same day, four skiers died in another avalanche, in mill creek canyon, utah. four survivors dug themselves out, they were flown to safety. it is part of a devastating trend this winter. 14 people died in avalanches in the u.s. in the past week. the most for any seven day period in more than a century. 21 people have been killed so far this winter, just to fewer than all of last winter. >> reporter: state agencies, together to create new rules for home hardening. the him is to entice insurance companies to resume selling policies to homeowners in fire prone areas. they equip houses with fire resistant materials like on roofs and siding, cal fire, the governor's office of emergency services, and public utilities commission are all taking a closer look at this. >>> getting tested for the coronavirus has become commonplace come up but what about at a bart station? covid-19 testing started at the west oakland and coliseum bart stations today. bart is using what it calls a mobile mega bus. the testing will rotate the other bart stops in alameda county. bart tweeted

yes to not let the younger siblings, one up yeah, all right colin jackson kowar hosted utah on we had a crazy ending in this one cal's matt bradley gets into the lane drops the floater that makes it a two-point game with 6.8 left then cow gets the steal. the 3 almost goes down. andre kelly gets the rebound there down to he needs to make both and. in and out it would make the second cares they still lose 7675 heartbreaker for the golden bears. look we've got to steph curry spotting in maples pavilion stanford hosting colorado and stanford wishes staff have suited up for them because they got rolled tonight this 3 puts colorado up 14 the bus when 69 to 51 the final stanford will host utah on saturday and we heard kylen talking about seth curry trying to one has actually hit 34 straight free throws to start the year and staff hit 80 early in the year, but that snap and we do you think you can catch you use like he's really competitive so maybe got to keep eye seth curry played for the philadelphia, 70 alright family trait thank you. thanks jason. well coming up the first >>puppy file and

the senator lee, the senior senator from utah, the chairman of the joint economic committee and chairman of the senate steering committee, but i wanted to speak with him about this particular issue because he has the most keen understanding of senate rules and procedures and where they intersect with future policy outcomes. make no mistakes, when senator lee says a rule or procedure is important we at heritage sit down and listen. senator lee, thank you for joining us today. >> thanks so much, tony. we really appreciate the invitation. around we look forward to our conversation of this really important topic. i can't think of a more important one that we could possibly discuss. the whole point of the filibuster just like the point of the senate itself, is to provide for a place where we can have considered, deliberative debate, to forge compromise and consensus among our diverse and currently very divided populace. it's a prudent and common sense way to protect the rights of minority views within a legislative body. now the left has come instead to view it not as a prudent protection for

senator lee, the senior senator from utah and chairman of . he has the most keen understanding of senate rules and procedures and where they intersect with future policy outcomes. make no mistake, when senator lee says a rule or procedure is important, we sit down and listen. senator lee, thank you for joining us today. sen. lee: thank you, tony. we appreciate the invitation. and look forward to a conversation on this really important topic. i cannot think of a more important one we could possibly discuss. the whole point of the filibuster, like the point of the senate itself, is to provide for a place where we can have deliberate debate, forge compromise and consensus, among our diverse populace. it is a common sense way to protect the rights of minority views within a legislative body. the left [indiscernible] [indiscernible] left -- [indiscernible] -- by the way, at the outset we should define what we mean when we refer to nuking of the filibuster. the filibuster itself, while not commanded by the constitution, is within the senate's author

of course, the ski slopes of park city in utah have for years provided the backdrop to sundance, andorld's most celebrated showcases. this year, it was abbreviated and mostly online, offering a slimmed—down line—up of feature films. on the plus side, though, the festival's footprint went global, with some sundance content being made available to international audiences. like all the other film journalists and film critics the festivalfrom my home here in new york, accredited to sundance this year, i experienced the festivalfrom my home here in new york, watching movies on my laptop, or, when i could make the connection work, on my television as well. it was a very efficient way of watching movies, but it was quite a solitary event, so, to compensate this year, sundance created elaborate networking opportunities online to bring together virtual festival—goers like myself around the world. i'm going to help you navigate this world that is sundance online. despite an instructional video, finding your way around the virtual sundance film festival could be a bit difficult, but it was wort

skiers are dead and four others are recovering this morning after being involved in an avalanche in utah over the weekend. authorities say the avalanche was unintentionally triggered in the millcreek canyon area outside salt lake city it buried all eight skiers in snow the four survivors were able to dig themselves out according to the utah avalanche center, the avalanche was the deadliest on record in u.s. since 1992 as the midwest and northeast was hit with another winter storm over the weekend after last week's powerful nor'easter >>> let's bring in nbc meteorologist janessa webb for the forecast we've had snow in december in january, now february, at least in the northeast >> yeah, frances and kendis. let's talk about my super bowl prediction first i did get this nor'easter right, okay so i'm all about the underdog, but i'll stick to the weather. take a look at what's going on we have these below-normal temperatures, and it's a deep freeze that is really going to settle into the northern tier to the northeast. a one-day break, then we have another series of storms that are going to r

well the delicate recovery operation is underway in utah after four back country skiers were killed in an avalanche. it happened yesterday. millcreek canyon just outside of salt lake city, there's no remains unstable, making it difficult to recover the victim's bodies. officials say they received a 911 call. but because of poor cell service, they couldn't make out who was in trouble or where for other skiers were able to climb out of the snow, and they were treated for hypothermia as well as other minor injuries. the four who died were all in their twenties and from the salt lake city area. 15 people have been killed in avalanches in the last week here in the u. s the most in a seven day period since 1910 president biden says his predecessor in the white house should not get intelligence briefings that are traditionally given to former u. s president. president biden says former president trump has long history of what he called erratic behavior, which could make him a risk to national security. mr biden made the remarks during the cbs interview that aired earlier today. what's your wo

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