we've taken our message to younger vermonters with our healthy kids program to working vermonters with their worksite wellness program into older vermonters who let commission of non-healthy aging. we've achieved groundbreaking reforms of their blueprints for health, the global commitment to waver and catamounts house. in just two years we've seen are uninsured rate drop a 25%. and with the blueprints were beginning to bend the curve on cost by combining coordinated care, health information technology and payment system reform. we are eliminating duplicate data unnecessary services and creating a more effective health care system. these commonsense approaches are not only being emulated in washington. they're delivering real results here at home. rhonda rose of st. john's barry has a blueprint for success story. rhonda's chronic illness was a significant challenge training their bank account as well as drawing heavily on state resources. her community health team stepped in and made a full assessment, taking the necessary actions to get her house back on track and prevent expensive eme

the vermont way of life is something not easily defined.s rooted in common decency and the determine for a better future. to share the love of this land and the respect for one another. it is something worth preserving, defending, and fighting for. as we embark on the road ahead, let's take strength and comfort in the knowledge that others that come before have succeeded in keeping the promise of vermont. let us be humbled in the understanding that it is arguably -- and god bless each and everyone of you and the great state of vermont. [applause] >> of vermont governor jim douglas wrapping up his state of the state address. and now, a look from the speech i of the colorado governor. earlier this year, he decided not to run for reelection. from denver, this is about half an hour. >> thank you. please be seated. as important as the events are that will unfold in this building, i think still this morning, we should first turn our attention to haiti. for our thoughts and prayers. the victims of the earthquake, their families. prayer for their r

that is not unusual in parts of vermont or california.al california to make rural vermont look like an urban area. what about those areas? something happens in a very small town in vermont for california, what is available? i would assume not what his union had available to her? >> that is an accurate description in rural areas throughout the country. the reality of being a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault in a rural area is that help is sometimes miles and miles away. there are barriers to finding transportation. in vermont, rural communities are small and one thing we like about living in a small community, it is nice but victims can i come forward -- they cannot come forward because their relationships with people living around them. i have talked to many victims who have been living in rural communities in vermont and ohio where the law enforcement person brother of the perpetrator. there are real problems for victims living in rural areas. it is because of the nature and the towns and outlying areas where they live. the

miller and jenkins were joined in a vermont civil union back in 2000.heir daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia, renounced homosexuality, and became an evangelical christian. >>> police in denmark say a man was shot when he tried to break into the home of a political cartoonist. kurt westergaard is known for his cartoon illustrations of the prophet muhammad. the suspect was shot in the right hand. danish officials believe he has ties to an al qaeda ally in east africa. pictures of muhammad wearing a bomb as a tur ban caused outrage in 2006. in 2008, two men suspected of plotting to murder westergaard were arrested. they were not prosecuted. >>> iraq says it is filing a lawsuit against five u.s. security guards. on thursday, a federal judge threw out manslaughter charges against five employees of blackwater. they were accuseded of killing 17 iraqi citizens in 2007 in a massive shootout in baghdad. an official for the iraqi government calls the incident an act of murder and says his country plans

they were joined in a vermont civil union in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up, the following year miller moved to virginia, renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian. she was initially granted custody of the girl, but a judge later determined she denied jenkins proper visitation rights and ordered miller to turn the girl over to jenkins. >>> thousands of people who fled a volcano were allowed back home today even though the danger isn't over yet. most of the people who were evacuated lived within five miles of the mayon volcano. now, scientists say the volcano's activity has been decreasing over the past few days, but they warn the mountain's level of volcanic unrest is still high. >>> rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. officials say that more than 50 people have been killed after heavy rains hit brazil including at least 22 people who died when part of a mountain collapsed and slammed into an upscale resort popular with celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people ho

he wrote her saying, don't medal any more with vermont. and i thought initially that the story ended there, but it didn't, because although she didn't buy any more tracks, she did keep pushing john to try to buy some more land in vermont. i told you that a married woman can't control property. there is one thing she can do. sheahan heritage landin she can prevent her husband from selling it. she is the the power on him selling her land and abigail had inherited a plot of land from her mom and said to john i no you don't want this because it was in wilkesboro. if you will buy more landin vermont i will let you sell this land in north breault. so it is an example of renegotiating constantly with him, not to unfamiliar to those of us who are married but not exactly what you would expect from a revolutionary family. the third way that that the deal made money for her husband was one that i stumbled across here while working at the massachusetts historical society, reading, of love to say it was a secure document. i was reading correspondence t

currently lives in heinzeberg, vermont, where the head of my vermont office lives. the vermont network that she leads, a member of the coalition of national network against domestic violence. i would like to thank members of the board and staff who work tirelessly on behalf of everybody here and please, when you go back, give my thanks and i -- i think it would be fair to say, give ourselves thanks, too. go ahead. >> jeremy leahy, ranking member sessions and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the success of the violence against women act or avwa. and the importance of reauthorizing it in 2011. it is a statewide coalition of domestic and sexual violence program and our 15-member programs are located throughout the state and provide life saving services to victims and their families. they are a critical part of our work in vermont and across the country and i'm here today to discuss the success of avwa programs and the need to strengthen avwa in 2011. the crime of domestic violence is pervasive and life-threatening. one in

 interneto station, radio free vermont.it is kind of a collective effort, not so much the endorsement of the second vermont republic. it is not a political party. host: if people want to find out more about your party, where can they go on the web? guest: they can go to vermont republic,org or governor steele.com those of the most relevant reps -- website ^ host: we have talked about the senate race in boston any thoughts about that race? guest: i have -- i have not been following it all that closely. my comments wouldwt/]ñ not be l that helpful. host: mr. naylor, sbthank you fr your time. springfield, mass., next american the and the blind, go ahead. caller: the reason the mark of coakley is having a difficult time is because she is so negative. ,ceher advertisements are so ba. host: who are you voting for? caller: i will probably a vote for mr. brown. host: what convinces you that mr. brown is the candidate for you? caller: i think martha coakley will be a rubber-stamp for the democrats and i do not like the health-care

throughout vermont efforts will help students. we must always be on the lookout for new ways to ensure our system of education is serving the needs of today's students. currently, vermont schools are prohibited by law from accessing out of state distance learning programs. this is a barrier to a student who, for example, is interested in learning chinese while earning credits towards graduation. if a school sought to provide a new chinese program for this student or even a group of students they'd have to hire a new teacher with the expertise, a costly step. allowing students to access approved distance learning programs from around the country is a simple, affordable change we can make to improve quality and increase opportunities. and it's a change that complements our efforts to wire schools and apply new technologies to the classroom. no longer can we settle for the old paradigm that says the only way to improve education is to spend money to hire a teacher for a classroom. instead new thinking, creative ideas and an impulse t

funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can they do for you? >> >"bbc world news." >> this week's headlines. we failed to connect the dots. president obama. metts serious shortcomings and analysis -- immense -- he admits shortcomings on intelligence. across the northern hemisphere. severe cold weather causing chaos, disrupting transports. million steel the chill of the big freeze. an egyptian soldier is shot dead at the gaza strip. reaching for the sky. dubai shakes off weeks of economic turmoil to unveil the world's tallest building. >> welcome to this week, a review of the major news story seen here on bbc world news. this week president obama detailed the mistakes that failed to stop the man accused of trying to blow up a plane on christmas day. he said u.s. intelligence received leads about the umar fa

the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i thank my good friend from nevada, the majority leader, for -- mr. president, before i speak, i see the distinguished republican leader, and i will reserve my time while i give him time to speak, of course. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i want to thank my friend from vermont. i hope i will not inconvenience him. i have a very short opening statement. i thank him for giving me the opportunity to make that. mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: as always, we appreciate the the president coming to the capitol last night. i take him at his word when he says he wants to work with us on issues that benefit the nation, and in particular to grow jobs. i'd like to speak this morning about two areas in particular that meet the criteria of bipartisan achievements and job growth. agreements to increase our exports and finding more american energy. those are two areas upon which we ought

i'd like to yield to the senator from vermont. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont is recognized. mr. sanders: i'm going to speak on something other than health care. all right. that's fine. i thank my friend from montana for yielding. and, mr. president, what i want to touch upon is my strong belief that ben bernanke should not be reappointed for a second term as chairman of the federal reserve. and in that regard i place a hold on his nomination. mr. president, everybody in this country understands that we're in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the great depression. we are looking at 17% of our people being either unemployed or underemployed. we are looking at average length of unemployment being longer than it has been since world war ii. we are looking at a situation where over the last eight or nine years, median household income has declined by over $2,000. we are looking at a situation where, according to "u.s.a. today", accept 18, 2009 -- quote --"the incomes of the young and middle-aged, especially

>> i know about privatization and in vermont.d to that. there is a great deal of accountability when we receive those resources. we believe we have deployed them responsibly. we are audited by the federal government, and i think we have done a good job. you have identified one of the key concerns, senator, that all states have especially in this challenging climate. we are facing tremendous pressure to balance the budgets to meet the needs of the people we serve. i am sure you have heard stories from all over the country about dramatic curtailment that states are facing because of the crisis. to impose an additional responsibility through real id obviously means something has to get in terms of finances. for most of the last century, when drivers licenses were first issued it was exclusively a state responsibility, a state discretion. states have decided how to do it. now the federal government has imposed requirements. i do not object to them, but i think it is fair that it not be an undefended -- an unfunded mandate. i apprecia

from vermont, you are not being fair to the president.ng his best. laura from virginia, any more blood talking points like last night and you will not be going to another white house christmas party. not my concern. we call them as we see them. valerie of phoenix, arizona. shame on beyonce for entertain ago gadaffi. she should apologize to our troops who are fighting terrorism. in louisiana, if beyonce was paid 2 million bucks to entertain a libyan thug, she should be a patriot. that's 2 million that can't go towards terrorism. peter williams, australia, we don't care much for political correctness which is why the kfc chicken ad was not a big deal here. they have pulled the ad because it does have racial overtones. robert paige, orange, california, after you played the parody of obama care, the song by ray stevens, his web site crashed. well, that's what we understand. but ray stevens.com is now up again. dr. christine, pennsylvania, for my dad, john ryley's birthday, we're sending him to tampa to see the bold fresh show with you and bec

people in vermont are digging out from a record snowfall, a whopping 32 inches of snow accumulated in south burlington, setting an all-time record for one snowstorm. is not over yet. the area is expected to get a few more inches before morning. that is pretty incredible. >> it keeps things in perspective. we had a lot of snow here that melted quickly. the wind is finally beginning to subside, so some good news on the way. the advisory for them immediate metro area has expired. a cold night ahead, but western maryland is full of winter conditions. we will talk about that in just a second. you can see the flag blowing. the wind chill factor built like to degrees below zero in germantown at this hour. they had a daytime high of only 20. it feels like 3 degrees in upper northwest the sea. -- nw dc. 28 degrees at reagan national airport. when gusts up 46 miles per hour this afternoon. it will diminish in the overnight hours, but we will have a cold temperatures in the forecast for the next several days. 26 degrees in richmond, 15 in pittsburg. cleveland is looking at 21 degrees. minneapoli

certainly he is my favorite congressman from vermont. add the transmission level we deal with these requests regularly. their words what is more appropriate than putting these in the ground? the infrastructure is agreed to fall in the country, will lecture city being affordable and reliable. we want to assure that the with nearly all landowners in opposition to the project. no level of federal involvement will make this go away. the state and local level provide that forum been near glut has a process that analyzes the strengths over 20 years and considers various alternatives from previous generations in targeted areas after decades we have public service of foreign investment approval for commission projects running from 2005 through 2008, with projected investment capital and over half a billion dollars of despite the activity on the state and regional level, there is much momentum to provide broader authority to the federal bar and siting of korea and sarah but they recently have stated digits involved in -- transmission policy -- re

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with vermont now buried under as much as 3 feet of snow which has fallen since saturday. the main coast is battered by blizzard conditions with destructive surf in boston harbor. >> this is the second or third time i've shoveled today. the wind keeps blowing everything back on the driveway. >> reporter: in the midwest, another 6 to 12 inches is forecast for marts of michigan and indiana, but the wind will lessen somewhat in the northeast. even usual balmy florida is anything but you a danger to citrus and zairery crops. >> it's kind of scary, too, if you could lose your whole crop, you're talking $1 million' worth of loss. >> reporter: the temperatures dropped to near freezing. >> and a cold night for a lot of people. now for the rest of this morning's weather. the freeze warnings extend into much of the gulf coast and new owners. rain in the northwest from rain in northern washington. 15 in seattle, 30s in the northern rockies, fargo only gets to minus 3 while kansas city and minneapolis barry dig out of single digits. just 63 for miami. 37 for dallas. >>> the first fami

. >>> a record-setting nearly 3 feet of snow fell on burlington, vermont, one of the biggest storms thatown has ever seen. the combination of snow and wind-driven gusts caused dangerous driving conditions across massachusetts. making cleanup difficulty for many. >> this is the second time i have shoveled today. the wind keeps blowing everything back on the driveway. >>> but minnesota registered the coldest temperatures in the country from 20 blow in eden prairie to 36 below in crane lake. no big deal for hardy minnesotaens. glike handle it. i'm cold. i have been around the block. i was shoveling snow last week in a t-shirt. >>> cold, cold cold. >> well, listen. dedicated golfers didn't let the snow stop them this weekend. 78duffers braved the snow and bone-chilling temperatures for a round of golf in illinois. it is the 46th annual eskimo open, appropriately named. of course white golf balls were not an option, so the golfers used colored balls and the 42- dollar fee included a hot drink, and the bowl of chili. >>> now, i -- i met some golfers that love playing golf, but this -- >> toker

nation is in a deep freeze this morning with plenty of snow in the northeast from buffalo, energy to vermont. temperatures dropped well below zero in parts of the northern plains and midwest. the east coast and the south are also very cold with freeze warnings all the way to northern florida. >>> a florida man is in custody this morning facing charges of killing four relatives on thanksgiving day. paul merhige was a fugitive for more than a month after the shootings of two sisters, an aunt and a cousin in jupiter, florida. he was staying at a motel in the florida keys under a phony name. he was caught on saturday thanks to a tip from the motel owner who saw the suspect's faes while he was watching sports on tv. >> the football game was over and then the news came on. and the news, first thing the news flashed his face on the screen. and i go, you know, that's him. >> he called the tip line and police came an arrested the suspect. >>> there is a disturbing increase in the number of police officers shot to death in the u.s. even more alarming is that more are dying in incidents involving multi

. >>> same storm brought a band of heavy snow to vermont.s on record. wind gusts as high as 35 miles an hour in new hampshire this weekend. residents along coastal areas also dealing with possible floodle. motorists throughout the region are being urged to use caution. the snow drifts could reduce visibility to 0. >>> dc rescue crews in rock creek today in an effort to save a young man trapped inside his sub merged car. 9news now watt the first news crew on the team. you will only see this report here on 9news now. >> reporter: dc fire and rescue divers faced very challenging conditions when they arrived minutes after a 911 call from a jogger who spotted a tire sticking out of rock creek. >> swift moving water. rocky. unstable ground. you have a vehicle upsidedown. you have victims in the car. >> reporter: the divers wearing protectives suits chipped away at the ice in order to get to the car trapped in 6 feet of partially frozen water. >> reporter: the biggest thing was for the crews to determine if there was a body inside the vehicle. the

each day for one period lucy leaves the traditional classrooms to take a course with a teacher in vermont. students log in from several states. the class is completely online. >> i get to do it when i want and where i want. >> cyber school or virtual learning is one of the hottest trends in education. more than two million pre-k to 12th graders are involved. that number is expected to grow to more than 10 million within the next four years. >> we're looking forward to the day when we don't talk about online classes versus face-to-face classes when we just think of them as courses students select from. >> here online courses are limited. used only as supplements of curriculum. administrators describe the program as an experiment that seems to help some students. but there also may be a downside. >> 100% online learning would be defensively have at an adolescent age. there's something more to the academic day than just the books. learning how to talk, communicate, socialize. >> do you all your schooling online? >> i like the balance. yes, i do want the independent study, doing things when i

missouri, senator wyker from connecticut, senator chafee from rhode island, senator stafford from vermont, senator warner from virginia, senator heinz from pence, senator mathias from maryland. i could go on and on and on. well, today the moderates on the other side of the aisle with my departure can fit in a telephone booth. and it's not good for the senate and it's not good for the country. and when i undertook the town meetings this year, i made it a practice in my tenure in the senate, 30 years, to visit almost every county almost every year, and the first county i went to in august, first day i had an opportunity to travel when the senate was not in session. usually when i got to lebanon county, there were 85, 100 people. on this occasion, there were 1,200 people. they had live television transmission units from msnbc and fox and cnn, and there was enormous anger about what was happening in america with the spending, what was happening with the deficit, what was happening with the national debt. and those were problems which we yet have to face. i get the question in my candidacy for

. >>> family's snowmobile outing on a frozen lake in vermont turned deadly. three snowmobiles carrying six people all together went through the ice. a father, his daughter and 3- year-old granddaughter all died in the tragedy. three other family members were pulled from the icy water including a 4-year-old. >> this is the main part of the lake right here. so it's just not safe to be out there. >> about 25 people helped in the rescue and recovery efforts. some were working from a canoe in a small island near where the snowmobiles went in. they used a ladder and a rope to try to bring everyone to shore. >>> the man who served as president of howard university here in washington for more than 20 years has died. james cheek, he was 77 years old. the university spokesman says he died friday at a hospital in grains borrow, north carolina, after a long illness. he served as howard's president more than 20 years. during his tenure, enrollment increased $6,000. the ufort's budget climbed to more than $400 million. he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 19

jaclyn thoman was suspended for those games and they lost all three harvard rutgers and vermont. record is a little bit deceiving. picco fires up a three and it stays with boston college. >> picco has the green light off the transition. she's open she's going to take it. georgia tech dodging a bullet not finding the transition enough to locate to her. going back to that situation i think it was a wakeup call especially for thoman. hey whatever it is your doing that's not correct, we're going to set down and take the lumps for the team and create team chemistry as well. everybody has to come together. everybody in it together. >> brown in the ball game and she shoots all the way. nothing like a 15 foot turner with someone in your face. >> lot of confidence. most people coin, a pass or two, 0ñ]v5$ not ayala brown give me the ball, i'm t4cúúp"p"pe e dú@ú ú ú ú úa a!a!#/#/"+"+á @p#p =p=p)p+0ç0ç0[0[0s s s going to shoot it. >> eleven point lead for boston college. walthour working towards picco. >> defense for boston ry nb college effective in the early going of the game against georg

the entire vermont avenue baptist church family. it feels like a family. thank you for letting us feel that way. [applause] to pastor wheeler and first lady wheeler, thank you so much for welcoming us here today. congratulations on jordan, the knees, a gay cornelius -- de nise, a.k.a., cornelius. [laughter] it is a great blessing to have those children. michelle and my daughters are thrilled to be here today. i know that sometimes you have to go through a little fuss to have me as a guest speaker. [laughter] let me apologize in advance for all of the fuss. we gathered here on a seventh during a time of profound difficulty for our nation and for our world. at such a time it thises the sole -- soothes the soul to seke thek the divine through prayer. we are not just here to ask the lord for his blessings or to interpret his scriptures. we are here to call on the memory of one of his noble servants, the rev. dr. martin luther king jr. it is fitting that we do so here within the four walls of a vermont avenue baptist church. here in a ch

the teacher is in vermont. students log in from several states.he class is completely online. >> i get to do it when i want and where i want. >> reporter: cyberschool, or virtual learning, is one of the hottest trends in education. more than 2 million pre-k to 12th graders are involved and that number is expected to grow to more than 10 million within the next 4 years. >> we're looking forward to the day when we don't talk about online classes versus face-to-face classes, when we just think of them as courses students get to select from. >> reporter: here at revere high, online courses are limited and used only to supplement the curriculum. in fact, school administrators describe the program as something of an experiment that certainly seems to help some students, but there also may be a potential downside as well. >> 100% online learning would be difficult at an adolescent age. >> i went to high school. >> reporter: there's something more to the academic day than just the books. learning how to talk, communicate, socialize. >> reporter: do you th

notice how the clouds are very evident and seemed to be expending out of new york state and parts of vermont and new hampshire. that will affect the big football game at 1:00 this afternoon. >> it is time for sunday morning to end a. joining us this morning is maryland lt. governor anthony brown. >> it is great to be here. i have already winterized my hair. >> that is terrific. moving on to more serious matters, the legislative session is opening on the 13th this week with major budget problems. what do you see as the areas that are expected to be hardest hit with the budget? >> this is not the first budget cycle in the o'malley-brown administration where we have had to look at costs and reductions. 80% of our budget goes to public health, safety, and education. the governor and i end with the general assembly will continue to put a priority on public education. have the number 1 schools in the country. we want to continue funding that at the historic levels we have. there are areas we have to look to do the most savings. we had to close some health facilities. we have reimbursement rates fo

e m vermont is recognized. mr. leahy: mr.president, i have six unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. and i ask unanimous consent the requests be agreed to and the requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. leahy: mr. president, what is the -- mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

vermont is buried in up to 3 feet of snow. there is a freeze on warning in florida. opposes a huge danger for the citrus crop. >>> aar plunged off of rock creek park quick killing a driver. a jogger called 911 after they spotted an overturned car. this is near p street nw. the driver, joshua kuhlman, was taken to the hospital in grave condition and died a few hours later. >>> there are new airport security changes. passengers will go through tougher screening. passengers from all foreign countries willxpect random screenings and baggage checks. special attention will be paid on passengers from 14 countries of interest with ties to terror. they include pakistan and yemen. all of their luggage will be hand search. >>> flights are taking off oe again at new workeark airport iw jersey after a security scare. the terminal was put on lockdown. >> we were watching the tv out there. it came on the tv that the terminal in new worark was being closed down because of security. the next thing we know, they are asking everybody to leave. >> flights were groundedor about six hours

it is fitting that we do so here within the four walls of vermont avenue baptist church.here, in a church that rose like the phoenix from the ashes of the civil war, here in a church formed by freed slaves whose founding pastor had warned the union blue, here in a church whose pews, congregants set out for marches and from home choir and forms of freedom were hurt and whose sanctuary, killing himself, was sermonized from time to time. one of those times was thursday, december 6, 1956. pastor, you said you were older than me, were you a round at that point? [laughter] your three years old. [laughter] i was not born yet. [laughter] on thursday, december 6, 1956, and before dr. king had board and thus to the mountaintop and told about his treatment of the lincoln memorial, king came here as a 27-year-old preacher to speak on what he called the challenge of a new age. it was a. tramp -- it was a period of triumph. weeks earlier, the supreme court had ordered the desegregation of montgomery's buses. a hard-fought battle that would put an end to the 381-day historic boycott dev

the presiding officer: the senator from vermont is recognized. mr. sanders: this is in fact an enormously important issue. the reality is that all over our country hard-working, decent people have lost their jobs, they've lost their homes. they've lost their savings. they've lost their ability to go to college. we are experiencing the highest level of unemployment since the great depression. all of this, mr. president, did not happen by accident. it didn't just happen. it happened because of the greed, the recklessness and the illegal behavior of wall street, of c.e.o.'s there who converted our financial institutions into the largest gambling casino in the history of the world. mr. president, one of the major functions of the fed is to protect the safety and soundness of our financial institutions. there can be no debate mr. bernanke, as chairman of the fed, failed at that important job. and this country and the world almost saw a major financial collapse, and we have seen in this country an horrendous recession. mr. president, i think ordinary peopl

strong winds expected in vermont, new hampshire and maine. forecasting a foot or more of snow in portland, maine, by the end of this weekend. >>> most of the country dipped way below zero degrees this morning. meteorologist jenison bravely ventured outside the studio in chilly minneapolis. >> i'm belinda jensen in minnesota. as we look at temperatures, this is what we were dealing with this morning, a bunch of spots at 30 below and below that, as well. you can see in the metro officially down to 15 below. a lot of the suburbs saw their coldest morning of the winter so far. in the state of minnesota, a lot of areas will not get above zero today. in the metro we are hoping to get to 1 degree. first the snow, now the cold. we had everything this holiday season. the arctic plunge looks like it will last at least a week. we warm up to 11 degrees on wednesday. that is our warmest temperature in the next seven days. >> i think i heard that right, jacqui jeras, they are hoping to get to 1 degree? have you ever seen a weather map like that? >> i have.

biggest -- in vermont.now finally stopped falling overnight. 33 inches the biggest for burlington. >> they are a little far from the ocean to get the big ones. inland like that -- >> nice and fluffy. >> don't forget to shovel the fire hydrants. lot of winter left. having fun with it. reminder, few school delays in the western suburbs. you have the bottom of the screen, scrolling the delays. more than 2 hour delays. all the latest information down there. >> and always on the website at wusa9.com. >> making the bosses happy. >>> weather wise, talk about that. make everybody happy. won't be in the 20s. we will be in the 30s. highs only about 32 degrees. moms like me.com bus stop forecast. very cold. blustery. wind chills between 5 and 20 in most areas, below zero in garrett county, with air companies between 18 and 25 at the bus stop. keep it in mind. drive the kids or keep them in the car until the bus comes. sunrise, 7:27. this afternoon, partly to mostly cloudy. flurries or snow shower. low 30s, northwest w

vermont, like the snow we got that day.a row, just crazy. >> if you're over the snow, you're tired of it. maybe snow later in the week. the question, the answer to that question emains vague. we will get you some information. before we get to all of that, it's time for the my first 5 photo of the day. oh. >> first of the year. >> this is 3-year-old marqell at the dentist. his dentist makes it so fun, he can't wait to return. >> there's good pediatric dentists out there today. >> he's having a good time. >> his head is so little, it's not in the head part. >> that's very cute. >> good doing. thank you for sending us the photo. send us your child's photo. temperatures going up to 25- degrees. yeah. relative humidity, 45%. out of the east at 8 miles an hour. across the country, let's look and see, can you believe the temperatures drop in omaha? now 17 below. the actual air temperature. 9 below in minneapolis, 12 in wichita. as far south as new orleans, temperatures below freezing. temperature near 21. very cold air in place ac

and a snowmobiling accident on a partially frozen lake in vermont killed three people. >>> presidentas forgiven harry reid for remarks made during the 2008 presidential campaign. reid is quoted as saying because obama is light skinned and quote no negro dialect, he could win the white house. >>> two afghan detainees died at bagram prison in 2002. >>> china is the biggest exporter in the world. china's exports rose last month, evidence of the ability to sell products overseas despite the global economic crisis. >>> finally, check these out. the massive ice and snow sculptures were created. the festival runs through next month. that's a quick look at the head lines. over to marysol with the weather. >>> we take a look at the map, a cold blast continues. new york city, 28, well below average. the middle of the country starts to seem optimistic. the pacific northwest, a few showers to contend with. fast forward to tomorrow, things start to change just a little bit. dallas, 55. >> here in the nation's capital, you can see the frozen potomac river. temperatures 15 to 20 degrees. we will re

she's a trucker turned lawyer in vermont, where 72% of adult homicides are domestic violence related. her name is wynonna ward. and her motto is, have justice, will travel. >> when i was growing up on an old back road, family violence was an accepted way of life. this is my mother and i'm the baby here, and my father and my brother richard and my sister pa pa pauline. my father woo commonly abused all of us. he raped me and beat my mother and my other siblings. when the neighbors heard screaming coming from our home, they just turned their heads. for domestic violence victims in rural areas, it can be very devastating. they're out there on these back roads with no access to in-town services. many of them do not have telephones. some of them do not have driver's licenses for an automobile. so we go to them. my name is wynonna ward. the turning point for me is when a child in my family revealed that she had been abused by my father and my brother. i just said, this has to stop. when i graduated from law school, i was 48 years old. good morning, my dear. i go to people's home, give them

a winter storm dumped nearly 3 feet of snow on burlington, vermont. to make things worse, temperatures dipped into the teen powerful winds created whiteout conditions. but kids made the best of it. broke out some sleds and snow tubes and took to the hills. >> i'm glad somebody enjoyed it because i didn't leave the house. it was terrible here. >>> here's monday weather. a cold snap from the plains to the new england states and along the gulf coast with most of florida under freeze warnings today. windy with lake-effect snow from the great lakes to the northeast. the heaviest between cleveland and buffalo. and rain and mountain snow in the northwest. >> 49 degrees in portland and 33 in boise. kansas city and minneapolis barely climb out of the single digits. chicago gets up to 19 degrees. 30s in dallas and much of the east coast. >> it's pretty much cold everywhere. >> yes. >> we can just say it like that. >>> a mouth-watering sight for sweet teeth in mexico city. they couldn't wait to sink their teeth into this. >> they lined up in droves for a savory

new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut, iowa in allowing gay marriage.nd there they are. by skype neil and jeffrey, they join us from franconia, new hampshire. the picture is frozen, we're having a little trouble. let's show pictures from their ceremony as i talk to them. you did it right there at midnight, a civil union ceremony. it became legal two years ago, this time you decided to wait a few hours, right? why did you decide to wait a few hours? >> it was a more civilized hour. we also wanted to make sure that we did it on new year's day to take advantage of the right and the opportunity. but we were having quite a snowstorm up here as you know, so we decided to do it during the daytime. >> here's the thing. most people would think the coasts, you know, and the states in places where people consider liberal like new york, new york city possibly d.c., california, that something like that would happen in those places, but instead it's happening there. most people wouldn't think it would happen there, what do you think, what do you make of it? >> i thin

massachusetts, vermont and main are battling winds near 30 mile an hour.other nature doesn't spare the south. farmers in louisiana bracing for a hard freeze, which could cause damage to strawberry crops. >> a lot of covering and keeping the berries covered. >> reporter: the national weather service is warning florida orange growers the temperatures could dip below freezing. and in orlando, a new low of 27 is expected. the record there, 31 degrees. in new york, laura ingle, fox news. >> misery loves company >>> if you were outside getting lunch, coffee, it's like an ice cream headache. the cold air is just so bone-chilling. >> that's the description. bone-chilling cold. nobody is escaping it at all. unfortunately it's not leaving any time soon. look at the camera. you can see the capitol. the camera moving quite a bit in the wind. the winds have been extremely strong and brisk into the course of today. we had a wind advisory but that was dropped as of the 6:00 hour. the arctic air is still sticking around. so be prepared to bundle up if you're heading out t

they are arizonan virginia vermont pennsylvania ohio and nebraska. in order of ranking, the state's and the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 phasic laws ars south dakota, has only three of the laws, arizona, north dakota, wyoming va vermont pennsylvanians ohio and nebraska, and as i said earlier, in the interview it doesn't make sense in this area where you have virginia which is now red state bordered by the district which is our top area, district of columbia in our green category in maryland with a green rating when all of the thousands of people every day to cross between those states and yet they are not covered by the same important traffic safety laws. in ohio governor ted strickland included a primary enforcement seatbelt law and his budget bill this year, and in the conference on the budget bill it was stripped down as a result of that ohio dropped to the read category and we are hopeful that governor strickland will try again to get ohio the primary enforcement seatbelt lauper cow the report clearly raises the question of w

ben and jerry's have been founded in vermont. i've been there.e best tasting factory tours you can do. >> we'll never get to the weather. >> back when they got started, in order to promote sales of ice cream in vermont in january they would adjust the price of the cone based on the temperature outside. the colder the temperature the cheaper the ice cream. >> that's great. you didn't need any inspiration. >> great business plan. i would recommend that to the ice cold creameries, lower the price in january it will boost your ice cream sales. i like ice cream every month the year. outside right now it is a cold one. there's dedication. look at that. dedicated. dedicated to fitness. i wish i was that dedicated. runners out along the mound vernon bike trail. keeping up a good pace. that looks like a seven minute mile pace. running alongside the iceberg in the potomac this morning, 20 degrees our current temperature with a wind chill of eight. so far our coldest january since 1994. temperatures up and down the eastern seaboard, the polar plunge has gon