help and hope is what we vermonters to bus. second, let's do a better job, better job of convincing drug users who wind up in our criminal-justice system that can help is a better path benediction. this too will not be easy work. dramatics are the best deniers and the best liar's the you will ever need. some will do just about anything, anything to continue using. but all the research tells us that the moment an addict is most accepting treatment is right after the bust. it is when the blue lights flashing and the cold reality sets in that we have done. here's the problem. our current judicial system is not well-equipped to seize that moment. it can take weeks or months to wind your way through our court system from arrest and conviction leaving the added time to settle back in sold habits. so i want to give our prosecutors and judges the resources needed to strike immediately. my 2015 budget will include additional $760,000 to provide objective evidence-based assessments to help our state's attorneys and our core -- courts det

i have tremendous hope for vermont and our efforts to overcome this challenge and keep vermont the vermontlllenge there have been a series of high-profile sweeps facing drug problems and prosecutors and police have said they can't solve the problem by themselves. the article points out that heroin addiction was a 250% and the number of people who died of heroin overdoses nearly doubled since last year. >> now to indiana for the state of the state address from governor mike pence. he talked about early prekindergarten education, expansion of medicaid under the health care law and the state response to recent record cold temperatures. governor pence, a republican, previously served in the house of representatives from 2001-2013. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> president pro tem long, lieutenant governor, senator gwen and representative peabody, distinguished members of the indiana general assembly, members of the judiciary, honored guests, my fellow hoosiers, thank you for that warm welcome. after last week, warmer is my favorite words. all kidding as

to be in -- vermont. it's just 150 people or so who sit at computers and they process every police query nationwide of a potential illegal alien. that is their job. it's part of i.c.e. which is part of the department of homeland security. but inside that building is also a group called b. r. a. g. the guy -- bioterrorism something, something group. they process all the applications that have to do with people seeking jobs with what are called type one or type -- two bayou agents. there's a law. called the patriot act act, which in in detail says you can't work in the bioterrorism -- biological or chemical type one or two field untiles you are cleared. if you're not not cleared, you actually gate tight. you are called a restricted person. so i started to do some research because i wanted to know how many restricted people are there? that's a good question. i e-mailed the fbi public affairs office, i e mailed people i know. i went online, and whey found was an interesting speech done by a high-level pentago

it is all coming back to vermont. who sells calcouium ammonia nitrate in vermont. i am on the internet looking. and i am thinking someone knows what i am doing research on now. because part of their protocol is if someone is spending 20 minutes online looking for 50 pounds or more of calcium amm i ammonia nitrate they must be sus suspicio suspicious. and there is one company in milton that sells it. it is a seed company. and the top hundred hits on google if you type in calcium m ammonia nitrate purpose are w . www.alibaba.c www.alibaba.com. i am not kidding. okay? because it is sold in the middle east. and china. you can go to amazon and buy it from a chinese company. only $6.95 for 50 pounds to be shipped to the united states. okay. get it? it is just tiny little part of the world. okay. how many restricted people are there? 296 of 45,000 people who have play applied for the jobs, 296 since 9-11 have been found to be restricted. 296. and of those 296 people, 200 were disqualified because they had felony convictions of one your or more. and 20% were disqualified f

i'm joined now by governor peter shumlin, democrat from vermont.d morning. >> hey, great to be with you. >> i know a lot of people were shocked and dismayed by your decision to devote your entire state of the state to drug addiction. what pushed you to make this issue the centerpiece? >> you know, vermont's a small state, where neighbors take care of neighbors and where we have very strong communities, and this is the one issue that can undermine our quality of life. and my frustration with this discussion, not only in vermont, but across the country, has been that, you know, we're dealing with a public health crisis here and we tend to think we can solve the problem by simply locking folks up and throwing away the key. i would argue the war on drugs has been a disappointment and a failure, and we've got to find smarter ways to address what is a health care challenge. >> i think for a lot of people all around the country and i live 20 years in albany, new york, and spent a lot of time in vermont, this is shocking. your state is viewed as a beauty,

vermont sits in the middle of the northeast drug corridor.ntreal have found that small towns in vermont are lucrative stops. >> if you can go and buy a bag of heroin in new york, philadelphia, and cities south of us for five, six bucks a bag and you can sell it here for $20, $30 a bag, you can understand the economic incentives for these dealers that come in here and prey on vermonters and destroy their lives. >> reporter: governor shumlin is pushing for harsher penalties for dealers and addicts by pushing for treatment instead of jail. montagne who has been arrested five times says she's now clean and working at the vermont teddy bear factory. >> i used to have to keep secrets. i no longer have to do that anymore. i can be proud and no longer have to be ashamed of who i am today. >> reporter: montagne is no longer held to her addiction. governor shumlin hopes to help others. michelle miller, cbs news, month pell year, vermont. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," reaction to president obama's state of the union address. we'll speak with vice

he moved to vermont after college, drawn to its small town charm and natural beauty, he found it the perfect place to live. now he is planning to die here. >> i don't fear death at all. i actually -- you know, as they say death is easy, life is hard. >> reporter: you were only given a couple of years to live, and later? >> when i was diagnosed i was 44, and the life expect pansy was three to five years. >> what is that like? >> you don't have a lot of choice you give up or move on. i have had to have people bathe me. i have had to have pick me up for quite a while. but there comes a point where you know it's going to get so bad that you can't do anything for yourself, and so somebody is keeping you alive, or keeping you in existence, and for what? three extra weeks? to me i have had seven extra years already. so three weeks is nothing. >> reporter: the 54-year-old insurance agent was a driving force behind a new controversial law. he lobbied state lawmakers to suicide. >> if this bill passes i'll be comfortable knowing in my last few weeks if things become too unbearable, i can end m

albans, vermont, the picture of the all-american girl. but behind these smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a addiction. what was your gateway? >> i started smoking marijuana. >> reporter: from there? >> i smoked crack and tried pills. eventually, it went to oxycontin, to eventually heroin to i.v. drug use. >> reporter: what would do you for a fix? >> i would steal from my family. i would do whatever it took. >> reporter: she has been in rehab five times. about 4,000 vermonters are in drug treatment for opiates such as oxycontin and heroin. since the year 2000, vermont has seen nearly an 800% increase in opiate drug abuse. governor peter shumlin: >> it's an illness we need to treat, talk about, and stop being afraid of acknowledging. >> reporter: the two-term democrat said devoting his entire state of the state speech was necessary, because 80% of inmates in vermont jails are there on drug-related charges. serious crimes are up 46% over the past five years. and last year, heroin overdose deaths almost doubled. >> it doesn't affect just on

and that's because it was not legal. >> with the new law in vermont. if ben chooses physician-assisted suicide. he can be surrounded by family at the end. >> i would much rather go out on the terms i want to go out, feeling good, being happy, being comfortable, being with the people i love, than laying in bed suffering. and i think it's almost an enlightened position of not having to suffer at the end of the >> the avid baseball fan is planning for his death. >> i found out you have to have five hours bean planning for the meal and taking the medicine. i would have to take the pills, fall sleep. >> this is such a gift to people. it is such a gift. they just don't know it yet: our correspondent tells us that there has been plenty of push back against the louse, not just from the church. mean doctors and disability rights activists argue that it could encourage people with disabilities to embrace death. even if the latest drilling in new mexico stands, it is clear that this is a fight far from over. >> we'll look at new ways to support the gravely ill on

in vermont it sells for $20 or $30 a bag. so you can do the math.hort drive up the interstate, and you are going to see a huge profit. so the challenge we're facing is that as this did begin as an oxycontin and prescription drug crisis, now heroin is cheap ear than-- cheaper than oxycontin on the streets and it's frankly more available. so that's the challenge that i'm facing as a governor. now the question is how do you deal with it. and the answer for me is, i've got people who are ready for treatment. the biggest challenge with opiate addicts, an op yuma dict, a drug addict, they're the best liars and best deniers you're ever going to meet. but there is a window of opportunity, all the research suggests, where you can convince them that treatment is the best option. and it tends to be when they're busted, when the blue lights are flark and when you have an opportunity. now the problem with my judicial system and probably everyone in the country, is, that there is a huge gap between that moment of opportunity to talk them into treatment, and the c

why is this crisis so big in vermont?ow, as you just heard from the folks suffering from the disease, the addicts you just talked to, this is a national crisis. the difference in vermont is that we're going to confront it head-on and use our extraordinary abilities as a community in a small state where we have an extraordinary quality of life, where neighbors reach out to strangers to turn the tide. you must jenningsed economics. this stuff first of all when the fda approved oxycontin and other painkillers which is heroin in pill form, make no mistake about it, that has expass rate this had challenge by taking folks from pills to heroin once they become addicts because across the country heroin is cheaper on the streets than oxycontin on the streets. we have to accept the fact we've got a national challenge. i feel strongly as a governor we've got to treat this as a disease, the disease that it is, and a health care crisis we've got to kope with and obviously beat can't continue to say the old fashioned view that law enfo

no they're in vermont i'm actually going home to be with the family tomorrow and vermont for thanksgiving why did you move to california. sunny and it's warm and i got all them yesterday and they were all freezing and it's snowing in vermont right now and i was like out on the beach is flying in from i think i don't know who love the snow i do and that's why i'm so excited to go home tomorrow to get to be with them and play in the snow has the snow is you know that's you know my favorite place that you miss competitive snowboarding. you know i do i say competitive snowboarding is what i love most in that scene though that was my true passion and what i had the most fun doing in the lose that is it's really hard not to have that anymore. are you not going to socially you know i am going to sochi and i don't know who you are yeah i got to go to moderate a pound speaking there and then we'll do some tapes there to ice i'm going to carry the torch for the opening ceremonies for the american team yeah i'll go and what good are we going to know what we're going to do. in snowboarding we're goin

at the i wanted to win the olympics and i needed this trick to where did you grow up i grew up in vermont and i grew up snowboarding you'll see it's a good job as a kid yeah real good others the right yeah i've driller brothers and they kind of were there from the so you know skeered to i was never as here i was right in the snow warning in that was it my my older brothers were still mourning and i wanted to copy them and that's what they were doing so i was like i want to get on a war sword. and we you not see your intentions yeah so i was put in an induced coma for a week and a half in then i was in the critical care and not salt lake city for twenty seven days and i don't remember it's crazy cause i don't remember any of those twenty seven days i have no memory of being in that no other crash no i don't remember any of that day when you really describe as you're telling me is it was told to you yeah it's all information that i've been given and it's crazy not one remember. i remember the night before it was my best friend's twenty first birthday and i didn't go out and drink in i mean

california, vermont, elsewhere. it is enormous importance to the people in those states how the decommissioning process works. will it take 60 years. has been the case ten years. will the people be satisfied about the lack of radio activity in the area? where will the nuclear fuel rod be placed? who are get the jobs? what about the financial arrangement. all of which are very much concern. i can tell you to the state of vermont. i have flee questions i would like to ask brief responses to the complition. to you agree that states have a strong interest in u how the nuclear plants are decommissioned? >> i would agree the state and the public. >> yes. >> yes. okay. do you agree that it is fair and reasonable for the host state to have a real seat. i know, the real seat is not quite technical term. but a significant role to play during the decommissioning process? not just a hearing. not just giving their opinion. but having a seat at the table helping to determine the outcome. >> let me explain something. our regulatio

tonight, there is a cry for help from vermont, of all places. addiction and overdose on the rise. why there? here's abc's byron pitts. >> reporter: even a pristine place like vermont has a major drug problem. most especially heroin. >> in every corner of our state, heroin and opiate drug addiction threatens us. >> reporter: the governor voted his entire state of the state speech to this one issue. forcefully calling to have this gripping documentary on vermont's drug addiction, shown in schools statewide. >> the first pill i used was a percocet, and vicodin. and then moved on to oxycontin. and then it went to heroin. >> reporter: why vermont? one theory, higher prices in this rural area. that means bigger profits for dealers. nationwide, more people die of drug overdoses than from motor vehicle crashes. that's triple the number from 1990. as we discovered on a recent ride along with police in new jersey, heroin is cheap and readily available. >> heroin is much, much, cheaper than prescription medication. >> reporter: give me the ratio. >> a 30 milligram oxycodone pill, $30. an 80

to go from on has peter shumlin to actually ran for governor on the platform of single payer and vermont has passed it they're now putting together the infrastructure because in two thousand and sixteen it'll be possible obamacare opens up possibility do you see that as the next big step it seems to me like we're we're we're heading down a canadian kind of road i think it's a distinct possibility i spent a lot of time in vermont that had one there next month so there is the leaders in your house that and it's it's pretty exciting what they're doing there the insurance companies don't want that to happen so the rest assure they're going to be pouring a lot of money into vermont to try to get it off track really why it's louis they don't want it to happen anywhere even in small vermont they know if it's all the what would happen is a schedule that's exactly the point that it didn't start or not it would in in canada it started in a small relatively small province and that's one population wise away but i think probably the smallest thank you so much one thank you always an honor and pleasu

. >> next, former vermont governor howard dean about the u.s. political system, the budget, and the presidential elections. he is also a former democratic national chair. and presidential candidate to stop he spoke with students at the washington center for about one hour. >> good evening. you are already getting applies. i do not know how much i need to say. let me just give a warm welcome and thanks to governor howard dean for joining us today for our discussions and exploring bipartisan solutions seminar. we are looking at three topics in the seminar, as you know, budget, financing the american dream, immigration, energy policy. perhaps the most fundamental issue is the one we are about to discuss right now, financing the american dream. unless we have the resources, how can we possibly enact policy change? we are fortunate to have an expert with us here on this issue. governor dean is a well-known, respected figure in american politics, former chair of the democratic congressional committee which he implemented the 50 state policy. which was

heading down a canadian kind of road i think it's a distinct possibility has been a lot of time in vermont that one there next month or so you and i remember your house that. and it's it's pretty exciting what they're doing there the insurance companies don't want that to happen so the rest assure they're going to be pouring a lot of money into vermont to try to get it off track really why it's really they don't want it to happen anywhere even in small vermont they know if it's all the what would happen is a schedule that's exactly the point that it didn't start or not it would in in canada it started in a small road only small province and the population wise way i think probably the smallest thank you so much one would think it's always an honor and pleasure to have you with us thank you appreciate. it other news it's award season in hollywood and one of the movies grabbing people's attention and snatching up a lot of awards this year is a film called twelve years a slave the movie tells the story of solomon northup a husband and father of two who was kidnapped by white slave traders and

and if you want to know coolidge you go to vermont.here's a beautiful village, well preserved the foundation is there. we have our own foundation there where we do some education. we have some material understand -- we have some material. in fact, this summer with the bush center we are hosting a high school economic debate. how perfect for coolidge around the time that is the anniversary of his midnight swearing in by his father in early august. so a lot of young debaters will come over and debate at the coolidge place. once you've been there, you see how simple his background was. his father road him down the road ten miles to get him to high school which and what he overcame to become president. i want to mention some other coolidge places. the forbes library in massachusetts. there is the archive in vermont where many of the coolidge papers can be found. i encourage any coolidge scholar to visit there too. >> what do you think calvin coolidge who was so frugal personally would think you got a grant for the humanities. >> he would b

and then, it went to heroin. >> reporter: why vermont? one theory, higher prices in this rural area. that means bigger profits for dealers. nationwide, more people die of drug overdoses than from motor vehicle crashes. that's triple the number from 1990. as we discovered on a recent ride along with police in new jersey, heroin is cheap and readily available. >> heroin is much, much, cheaper than prescription medication. >> reporter: give me the ratio. >> a 30 milligram oxycodone pill, $30. an 80 milligram oxycontin, $80. a bag of heroin, $4. >> reporter: and now, a governor has joined the chorus of concern. america can no longer arrest its way out of its addiction to heroin. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >>> and tonight, for the first time, we are seeing dramatic images of a small plane crash last december in the waters off the coast of hawaii. you can see the plane about to hit the water. it's descending straight down to the ocean, crashing on the surface. we'll watch again because a passenger was recording video as it happened. withi

joining us, vermont senator, bernie sanders, independent senator from vermont. senator, thanks very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> you and i have discussed this on several occasions over the past several months. at one point you said strong new limits are needed to protect the privacy and civil liberties of the american people. did the president go far enough today, in your opinion? >> wolf, the devil is going to be in the details. i think in a very significant way, the president began the conversation on what is a very difficult issue and a complicated issue. it's difficult, because everybody wants to see us do all we can to pregnaotect the ameri people from terrorism. it is complicated, because every single day, technology changes. and the question of how we protect the american people without undermining our privacy rights and our constitutional rights is a huge issue. i'm going to be having a town meeting in mt. pellier, vermont on february 1st. i would hope that millions of people become engaged in this enormously important issue. i think the presid

and surprisingly, the situation is particularly dire in vermont.e's governor, peter shumlin, devoted his entire state of the state address to the heroin addiction gripping vermont. nearly twice as many people died from heroin overdoses in 2013 as the year before. state legislators estimate $2 million worth of heroin and other opiates are trafficked into vermont every week. and 80% of vermont's incarcerated population is addicted or imprisoned because of drug addiction. which brings us to tonight's number. $1,120. that is what it costs the state every week to keep someone in prison. compare that to just $123. that's what it costs each week to house the same person in a state-financed drug treatment center. that's according to the governor. it's easy to get caught up in all the hoopla surrounding the legalization of marijuana. it's equally important to focus on the real problem of illegal drug addiction and the lack of treatment for it in this country. it is a story that is very important to us, andti i'm goin to have a lot more on the subject tomorr

i agree. >> senator patrick leahy from vermont.ays a pleasure to talk with request you, sir. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the long walk to freedom. we have another name to add to the list of retiring members of congress. >>> plus, an "american hustle" of sorts. military officers with their fingers on the nation's nuclear trigger accused of one of the biggest cheating scandals in air force history. >>> first, a look ahead at today's politics planner. look at what's on our marquee. you're watching the "daily rundown" only on msnbc. you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that parker. well, did you know auctioneers make bad grocery store clerks? that'll be $23.50. now .75, 23.75, hold 'em. hey now do i hear 23.75? 24! hey 24 dollar, 24 and a quarter, quarter, now half, 24 and a half and .75! 25! now a quarter, hey 26 and a quarter, do you wanna pay now, you wanna do it, 25 and a quarter - sold to the man in the khaki jacket! geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. ♪ [ male announcer ] old el paso

i'm disappointed -- important to vermonters. i'm disappointed because of budget caps we were unable to make larger investments in the byrne justice program, a juvenile justice program, which continue to face deep cuts year after year. i'm disappointed the omnibus includes authorizing language that we've been debating as part of the ongoing farm bill negotiations. this antifarmer policy rider will tie the hands of the stockyard administration. it even includes things that i would not have wanted to include, and many of us would not want to include. the alternative was another continuing resolution and more sequestration and without question would have been far worse, especially in programs that i support and i believe the distinguished presiding officer supports and most of us support. so we've taken a important step back from the destructive politics of the last few years. but let us hope it's only the first step. let's hope we can go on from here to make progress in other important issues the american people sent us here to add

now, an important part is this is not an issue that system packs vermont. we have a number of nuclear power plants that are being decommissioned, including in states like california, florida, wisconsin, new jersey, new york, an ohio. this clearly is a of a democrat or republican or independent issue, the rural or urban. this is a simple issue to be to the people of those states get a seat at the table? right now the rules doesn't understand it really precludes states. we can either change its rules come i will be asking you questions, we can do it through law. but warm way or another a think the states in this country should have a strong ceded the table. madame chair, that is my area of interest in this discussion. thank you very much for allowing this. >> senators, intention is to give everyone to and minutes back-and-forth. hopefully we come back after. >> it was in 2003 when i was chairman of this committee, the nuclear regulatory commission last congress for a bigger budget to build new buildings and add significantly to the number of people. design ac

lou: 4300 were treated for opiate addictions and vermont in increase of more than 770% since 2000. officials say most of the heroin in the northeastern part of the country originated in south american countries principally columbia and interest the united states through mexico or miami. a new study finds for the first time in our history for members of congress are millionaires. according to the center for responsive politics at least 268 of the 534 lawmakers have a net worth of more than $1 billion in 2012. joining me now the "a team." angela, a pate, and from the "new york post", michael goodwin. your reaction we have some well-heeled elected representatives in washington and? >> we do. i think they will do a good job since they are back in session with the election year. we have some greatly shield elected officials. lou: are you serious? [laughter] the same congress that has single-digit ratings? are you feeling okay? >> with the poll numbers as low as they are for congress it is the election year but they're ready to do work. they want to keep their job. lou: we have a blossom

. >>> the governor of vermont, peter shumlin did something highly unusual this week. he devoted his entire state of the state address to a single topic. and it might surprise some folks in other parts of the country, he talked about what he called a full-blown heroin crisis that is gripping the state of vermont. the number of those seeking help for opiate addiction there is up over 700%. the governor is calling for more emphasis on treatment rather than a focus on punishment. >>> here in washington while the approval ratings for members of congress fell to an all-time low this past year at least they're all worth co szg . >>> nbc by area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, flu deaths mounting across the bay area. within the past hour we've learned of two more. good evening everyone. >> this is the new information we're getting just into the newsroom. more deaths connected to the flu. and the peak of the flu season is just getting started. so far, nine reported deaths spread across seven local counties. the new deaths are in santa clara and alameda counties. >> rep

that coalition is led by democrat peter welsh of vermont.ressman welsh, thank you for coming back to the show. >> thank you. >> congressman, let's start with the history here. this heating assistance, the funds for this program have been cut by 30% over the past few years. if this is a popular program and has bipartisan support, why have we seen such dramatic cuts? >> it's just an indication of the wicked budget pressure and where the mantra around here is any cut is a good cut. in your introduction you mentioned it includes children and elderly, the fact is 90%, 90% of the households that receive fuel assistance have a child, an elderly person or a disabled person. 20% of the households have injured veterans. we're talking about folks who are totally unable to get a job, totally unable to control the temperature of the weather and totally unable to control the price of home heating fuel. this is basic decency that applies to folks that live in my district and peter king's district, pike fitzpatrick's district in cutting fuel assistance by 3

. >> what about vermont? >> the family understands.f it is important for you it is important for me. >> you guys want me to wait outside? >> shut up. will talk to you later. it was nice to meet you. >> i guess i will see you this weekend. >> i hope so. like to ski in vermont with my devices. >> i hate you so much. kissing a that you white man? >> that was not my first white man. they like all flavors, tavis. come on now. >> i don't want to give this away, but we know one piece of the story line. during 15ur character years later? >> jordan was a segment producer in the first film. now she is running the network. she is a producer. she is taking her time. she is focused on her career. she put love and relationships on the side burner to be this amazing producer, and she made it. now she is realizing as the story developed you see she is truly recognizing there is power in being folder up all in and careerartner isn't everything. i think that is something a lot of women struggle with. tavis: was there something you needed to see to make

. >> reporter: it's tough on firefighters, braving frigid work conditions in nebraska, detroit, vermont. >> we're having trouble with heating water. our trucks are freezing up. >> reporter: a teeth-chattering cold for those who have to be out and warnings for those across the frost belt to head in. at least 13 deaths have been tied to this storm system. here in boston overnight, some 600 calls poured into the mayor's 24-hour hotline. an official here in boston told me only four of those were for people looking for a warm place to go, brian. >> ron mott starting us off from boston. ron, thanks. >>> part of what makes this news, the storm hit as millions of americans had plans to travel home after the holiday break, both by road and by air. nbc's tom costello spent another day watching the impact on all of it for us tonight. >> reporter: on the ramp at new york's jfk airport today. >> you look cold. >> i'm good. layered up. >> reporter: as jetblue dug out from a foot of snow that shut down the airport until 10:00 a.m. >> usually have about 30 minutes to load a flight. even in this weather

walsh from vermont. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from vermont is recognized for one minute. mr. walsh: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to submit my full statement. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized. mr. walsh: in some cases we spend far too much -- mr. welch: in some cases we spend far too much needlessly and some cases we spend far too little unwisely. but a five-year farm bill is absolutely crucial to america. it is crucial to vermont dairy farmers. this bill takes three important steps for dairy farmers from vermont and throughout the country. it creates a modern day insurance program which protects farmers against the wild swings in feed prices which are totally out of their control. two, it protects taxpayers as well as farmers by limiting insurance to a farmer's base production. three, finally, it gives usda the tools to intervene if dairy prices drop dramatically. mr. speaker, with its false and imperfections, america does

michelle miller, cbs news, westminster, vermont. dubois: and there's more on the grammys tomorrow on "cbs this morning." and that is the "cbs evening news." for scott pelley i'm maurice dubois in new york. thanks for joining us, have a good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org the cost. from the negotiations, to shuttle bus and sandwiches - ton enormous toll of the bart >>> first, the commute chaos now a clear idea of the cost from a negotiations to shuttle buses and sandwiches. tonight, the enormous toll of the b.a.r.t strokes. i am juliette goodrich. >> i am allen martin. ken bastida and elizabeth cook is off tonight. ow phil matier breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: that's right. from sandwiches to charter buses during the strike, it turned out to be quite a costly enterprise. let's take a look at the numbers. >> in all, b.a.r.t spent threes $2.2 million in negotiations -- spent at least $2.2 million in negotiations alone. >> why have you been such a lightning rod in these

michelle miller, cbs news, westminster, vermont.ubois: and there's more on the grammys tomorrow on cbs "this morning." and that is the "cbs evening news." for scott pelley i'm maurice dubois in new york. thanks for joining us, have a good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> i have a dream. >>> 50 years ago the beatles played one of their first u.s. concerts right here in the old d.c. coliseum. it changed the world. i'm bruce leshan, the story coming up. >> new information surrounding the murder of two children at the hands of their own mother who police say was attempting an exorcism. >> it's all about getting out the vote for a special election that will determine the balance of power in the virginia state senate. i'm peggy fox in sterling. coming up i'll tell you what they're doing about the approaching storm tomorrow. >> good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm bruce johnson in for derek. >>> tonight crews around the area bracing for another round of snow. that's why topper shutt declared it a red alert day in the weather center

. >> reporter: being nontraditional makes beau ties limited of vermont a fit in middlebury, perhaps best known for its liberal arts college and the poet robert frost. the guy who wrote about choosing the road less traveled. >> we were bow tie wearers. >> reporter: the daves met in business school in the 1980s. following a more traditional path from there. one a new york investment banker, the other a california management consultant. they stayed in touch over the years, keeping in mind the talks they'd had about maybe one day going into business together. >> we wanted to see whether or not we had what it took to run a small business. >> reporter: deb ventmen founded beau ties in the 1990s with her husband. by the early 2000s they were looking to sell the company. when the daves came calling, their broker thought they wouldn't be the right ones to tight knot with, either. >> it was a flat out no. we had to sell ourselves to the broker, then we had to sell ourselves to bill and deb. >> reporter: bill started selling bow ties out of his house in 1993. sales of roughly 3500 ties in year one

where there is not hands free law >> reporter:he told me there is not hands free law in vermont, there>> reporter:then he stopped this guy and guess who it is >>i stopped you for not wearing a seat belt oh you got that news guy is he stopping me or you no i am he cant stop you >> reporter:he claimed that his seatbelt was broken it turned out he put a cover over the seat with no holes for the seatbelt >> reporter:then we had a chat >> reporter:so earlier when you put your set bet on you couldn't put it on right i was just going over to the legion anyway so your ar just yanking my am not a cop then we can yank each others chains dosent matter does it if i lie to him its different if i lie to you who cares that's what im thinking alright thank you . you know you want to be a police >> officer put on a uniform want to be a news man be a new man ok fair enough thank you brother appreaciate it and hes right im wrong wht the seat belt but you stay in your place. >> reporter: i guess he told me! >>nd he track up back down again to show the officer that he fixed his unbroken seat belt >>felt ba

michelle miller, cbs news, westminster, vermont. >> congratulations on the nomination. >>> well, cominglocal news on "cbs this morning," we'll announce the actual winner of the grammy's music educator award. >>> plus, microsoft founder bill gates stops by the studio to tell us about efforts to eradicate poverty and polio. and the real wolf of wall street jordan belfort offers his reaction about the movie and his life. that's it for the "cbs morning news." thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,, and i'm michelle griego. tis 4 >>> and good morning everyone, tuesday, january the 21st. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 34:289. let's -- is 4:29. let's get the first check of weather and traffic. >> some patchy fog out there. we're seeing some of that little dense approaching the coastline and still going to see very mild weather around most of the bay area. more about that coming up. >>> and lauren's traffic looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. some road work westbound helding into the city but they should be clearing the scene by 5:0

here in plymouth notch, vermont. it is a simple set of furniture.t is very typical of furniture circa 1870's or so. it is country style. the rooms were small in this house and not the spacious rooms they were accustomed to at the white house, certainly. she was among the select group in the family sitting room that was witness to the swearing-in . this is the sitting room of the coolidge homestead. we now know this room was the oath of office room. this is where the family gathered were president coolidge was administered the oath of office. all the furnishings in here are original. the group gathered around the central table. the original lamp the pen that , was used to sign the documents, the bible that was here but not official use in the swearing because that was not required by vermont law. grace would have stood about where i am now and there is a famous painting by arthur keller of the homestead inaugural. it shows the group gathered around and she is right next to calvin's side. >> let's head into the vault where we keep specific things abou

vermont dedicated his entire state of the state address to the issue of drug abuse including the abuse of prescription drugs and how it leads to more serious concerns about heroin addiction. if you have not read his state of the state address, i would advise you to do so. it's remarkable. in addition, this nation's infrastructure provides the skeletal structure that connects us to one another. when we talk about infrastructure, we generally think about highways, transit systems that connect people and places. infrastructure is more than surface transportation. it includes utility systems that connects us to power and water schools, public buildings that connect us to opportunity and participation. as states emerge from the economic downturn, it's critical that we work with our partners to rebuild and invest in roads rail, bridges, airports, waterways, and energy infrastructure. we face a steep funding gap estimated to be as high as $1.6 trillion by 2020, factoring in the $2.6 trillion projected to keep the infrastructure system safe and reliable minus current revenue. for surface trans

in a wide open and right now vermont butter. when asked whether study but the lord will be a good area and admit those limited effect on treatment. or was it for themselves and we didn't bought it when bill clinton are determined to beat. went for twenty four was exciting to get up and holds them up a check for granted over clinton. field got testy response to the chief of the attacks. dozens have been queued in the cities of deadly strikes on the concrete security forces this month. this time in its unity caucus on monday pounded suspected militant hideouts in the country's best if not twist the stand in awe but this time many here that these two people and when that seven died as an honest tithe in india is the stronghold of the pockets that dotted line which has stepped up attacks on the country's security forces simmons strikes last week i get some funky kits the minute he had healed however there has been a plus defender civilians were also killed in the intimate acts like a diamond has been under pressure to act against in

she was a burlington girl, growth in the biggest town in vermont.hen she was growing up her house had electricity and plumbing. when she came here, this is very much a country home. no electricity or plumbing in the house where she stayed with her husband. this is the kitchen. this is where they would've had breakfast and lunch and some suppers, too, i'm sure. there is no real dining room in the house. it is very simple. one running faucet in the kitchen and i was the only plumbing in the entire house. contrast to aa grace had been experiencing not only as a child growing up in burlington, which was kind of sophisticated at the time, as well as in the white house years when she had all of the modern luxuries. pretty -- wo-hold two-hole privy. this is not what she was used to. reports aboute grace, she probably took this in good stride and regarded this as part of her experience with her husband. this is part of the bedroom set that grace and calvin used when they were here at the coolidge have instead -- homestead. it is a simple set of furniture. i

. >> joining me now, democratic congressman peter welch from vermont. as we dig deeper into the republican compromise of reid and heller, it does propose a $6.5 billion price tag and it's unclear if it's going to get the 60 votes needed to pass the procedural hurdle, but as "the washington post's" ed o'keefe notes, house republican leaders have expressed no interest because the senate proposal lacks a pay for. so, as we were just hearing there from rand paul about this and the fact that there is no catch to figure out how do we pay for this other than borrowing money from china, is this proposal dead in the water when it comes to the house? >> no. i don't think it is. you know, only one in four unemployed americans receives unemployment insurance benefits, so it's really essential to them that they be extended, but it's also important to the economy. and frankly, if we're going to have a discussion about what kind of conditions should be imposed, we ought to be talking about how we can put these long-term unemployed people back to work. unemployment is

in vermont i have been very lucky. i have not had to hire any international students. they have all been u.s. citizens. localome mostly from the environment, although we do have people come in from the multivariate ash metropolitan come in from the metropolitan area. >> do you have any plans for the winter olympics? anything to celebrate the winter games? >> it is exciting to see the olympics. the u.s. has a fantastic team and we're hopeful we will do as well as we did four years ago. at sugarbush, we are affiliated with a wonderful ski academy called the green mountain valley ski school. they turned out excellent people. there are five students who are on the development team. we are behind the skiing olympic effort. >> when did you first learn to ski? >> i'm a great case because i played a lot of sports and i never skied as a young child. i skied one year in college, horribly. i did not start until i was 35 and then i got hooked and became a -- it took a family up there and i skied 130 days last year. it shows you are never too old to begin. >> thank you very much, w