that's because the virginia part of the original district was retroseated back to virginia. this point is very significant because it was the original boundary marker of -- there were a number of boundary markers that were laid all around this area to point out the diamond shape, the actual boundaries of the district. but this was the first, and it was also there was a lot of ceremony that was involved in the placement of this stone in 1791 is when it was of placed here. so the significance, actually, it's a long story that dates back to 1784, right at the end of the american revolution. the congress was debating how they should have a capital city and whether or not they should create a district. a guy by the name of el bridge gerry suggested that a district be created. he suggested two possibilities. one was trenton, new jersey, and the other was georgetown, maryland. and so the congress debated it and eventually chose trenton. and then they kind of backtracked a little bit and approved funding for georgetown and trenton. the idea was that they would actually move in diffe

fredericksburg through the mountains of west virginia, virginia, d.c. and baltimore will be this afternoon. as we go through the overnight hours tonight, 2:00 a.m., that's when we should see the rain changing over to snow. areas like philadelphia and new york city. again, we are looking at a big, major snowstorm. the highest totals around the baltimore/ baltimore/d.c. area. >>> all right. thank you very much. now to entertainment. "daily show" host jon stewart is taking a break this summer to direct a film about one journalists imprisonment following the 2009 iran ran electiele iranian election. i'm mara schiavocampo, "way too early" starts right now. >>> the dow jones industrials at never before seen heights. >> all-time record high. >> making history today. >> if they tell you everything's awful, tell them no it's not! >> amen! the non-inflation adjusted values of the stocks of 30 large companies that sort of track the american economy 50 years ago are higher than ever! we're back, baby! and the best part is we never had to fix our systemic issues. >>

virginia, but this is only a start in virginia's effort to stay current with the last century. >> thee has been one of those lingering legal curiosities like the law against washing your mule on the sidewalk, no hunting on sundays and our famous anti-sodomy statute sniem your famous anti-sodomy statute? you talk about that the same way masons talked about their hot dogs. virginia, come for the beaches. stay because we incarcerated you forgetting a blow job. and this isn't the first victory for the state senator who spearheaded the repeal adam evan >> he has targeted old laws before >> i repealed the law against serving sangria about six years ago. we're working at them one at a time. >> jon: why is that guy so familiar? wait a minute. is that the same the same man of the sidewalk mule washer stand. virginia, stop that man. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back to the show. as you may know instead of steep budget cuts known as the sequester rapidly approaching is the subject of our new recurring segment. congress passed and the president signed into law the sequester, $1.2 trill

that's because the virginia part of the original district was ready to see the back to virginia. this point is very significant because it was the original boundary marker -- there were a number of boundary markers that were laid all around this area to point out the diamond shape, the actual boundaries of the district. this was the first, and was also -- there was a lot of ceremony that was involved in the placement of this stone in 1791 to so the significance action has a long story that dates back to 1784, right at the end of the american revolution. that congress was debating how they should have a capital city and whether not they should create a district. a guid guy by the name of jerryo we know from gerrymandering, suggested that a district be created, a federal district. jerry suggested two possibilities. one was trained new jersey. and the other was georgetown maryland. and so the congress debated it and eventually chose clinton. -- "the hidden history of alexandria." they approved -- they would be in trenton part of the year and then in georgetown another part of the ye

>> the state of virginia. >> i blame the state of virginia, partly because they have a one-term terms -- i think it's fundamentally undemocratic. you can't elect who you want if you have already elected them. they say experience is a bad thing. if you have a governor that has learned how to do a good job, you're not allowed to re-elect him. the field is always being reopened to opportunists on both sides. >> martin, i want to -- before we have to bid you a fond adu, which is definitely the most painful part of this week so far. >> very good liar. >> that's why i'm on television. the republican strategist alex castianos looks at all this human cry and naval gazing to a certain degree and asserts this. he says i think the debates and discussions are a sign of life, vitality, and restless energy, exactly what we need. if i were a democrat right now, seeing this republican restlessness, i would take it seriously. something new is being born. ugly and bloody as all birth is, but new nevertheless. we'll get there. your thoughts on this? >> i think the analogy is wrong. it's more like a bon

charlottesville virginia home to thomas jefferson and the university of virginia has a long history of being a voice for freedom now it can add freedom from drones to the list charlotte seals anti drone resolution is the first of its kind in the nation we have a very active group of socially conscientiousness activists and they will often bring us issues that they see as emerging across the country and so we that is exactly what happened with the drone missile lucian the resolution which passed by a three to two vote calls on the virginia general assembly and congress to adopt legislation barring information obtained from drones by being used in court and the city has adopted such a ban locally the measure also endorses a proposed two year moratorium on drones in virginia council member dave norris who voted in favor of the bill sees the issue as urgent we know that these this technology is already being heavily marketed to local law enforcement agencies and other groups and there's even one county in virginia that already purchased two drones for surveillance and so we know it's comin

that's because the virginia part of the original district was wrecked as he did back to virginia.this point is a significant because it was the original boundary marker. to a number of boundary markers that were laid all around this area to point out the diamond shaped. the actual boundaries of the district, but this was the first, and it was also, there was a lot of ceremony that was involved in the placement of the stone in 1791. this is when it was placed here. so the significance action has come a long story that dates back to 1784. the end of the american revolution. the congress was debating how they should have a capital city and whether or not they should create a district. a guy by the name of eldridge gerry, who we know from gerrymandering, suggested that a district be created, a federal district. he suggested two possibilities. one was in new jersey and the other was georgetown, maryland. so the congress debated it and eventually chose been. then they approved funding for georgetown and threatened. the idea would move at different times of the year. virginians were real

people of west virginia.ne of the votes that they point out in that is the children's health insurance program. i live in a state where there are a lot of children living in poverty whose parents can't afford insurance for one reason or another, unfortunately, and we know that their path to success and opportunity is better health. so i'm going to support the children's health insurance program. this is a history i've had since i was in the state legislature. and the way i would say to national groups is, i didn't come to congress to be rated by a national group. i came to help the people that i serve and i'm going to keep doing that. it's all the political silliness. i'm thinking i must be doing something right if everybody's attacking me. >> you have a karl rove who's trying to make american crossroads and try to start a new group that would help who he called more electable candidates for status, so in this case would be more supportive of your candidacy. are you glad that there are people like karl rove o

president, i would yield 60 minutes to the senator from virginia, and both senators from virginia are here, both great members of our committee that have really contributed a great deal of tile and effort in helping us get onto a path of sustainable economic recovery and deficit reduction. and i really appreciate their -- both of their work. with that, i yield to the senator from virginia off the resolution. mr. warner: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. warn wasn't mr. president, let - mr. warner: mr. president, let me first of all thank the chairman of the committee for her great work and putting to the what is this great step on getting this issue that has plagued this body and plagued this country behind us, a budget that is -- well, i have said to her and others, it wouldn't have been the exact one that i would have drafted, but it reflects the varying concerns amongst the democratic caucus and is a budget that is credible, is real, that has as part of its core all the credible ingredientingredients. anyone that's looked at this, all of the bipartisa

winter storms posted for virginia and west virginia. waiting to see what will happen on the 95 corridor. currently the white shows you where the snow is. it shows you snow going from minneapolis down to rochester, near iowa, just barely clipping ames and des moines. that will spread into chicago during the rush hour where hundreds of flights are already canceled. today will be a mess. full-fledged snowstorm for chicago during the day today, especially 10:00 a.m. to this evening is the heaviest snow. later this afternoon that snow will develop and move through northern indiana, eventually into areas of ohio. wintry mix south of there, rain south of there from tennessee and kentucky. by the time we get to wednesday, the storm will redevelop and come off the coast of virginia. the heaviest snow during the wednesday daylight hours will be back from west virginia to virginia, from washington, d.c. west and north up to the hills, harrisburg, harrisonburg, charlottesville, that's the heaviest snow. during the day on wednesday, the winds will p

we mentioned front royal, virginia. let's go there next with weather channel meteorologist reynolds wolf. reynolds, good evening. >> good evening, brian. the amount of snowfall we have seen in this area has been from 12 to 17 inches of this incredibly thick, very, very heavy snow. the thing is, brian, as this storm system makes its way northeast, many other places will be seeing this same type of snow. in fact, as we go to the graphic, you'll notice one place that will see a bull's eye of this possibility will be just due west of boston. in fact, boston could see anywhere from 9, perhaps even 12 inches of snowfall over the next several hours and days. so certainly something to watch out. but keep in mind, brian, that's only one component we're going to see with winter storm saturn. as this system makes its way farther off the coast, we're going to see the residual effects of strong winds, coastal flooding, all but a certainty from the delmarva peninsula all the way up to parts of the new england coastline. but by the we

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that discussion is hot and heavy right now. >> i want to ask you about some virginia politics.inking if there was support for an independent bid. do you think he would be a serious challenge. >> i'm a terry mcauliffe friend and supporter, but bill would be formidable. he was elected to the hanover board of supervisors, which is near richmond. he got elected in '93. i got elected in '94. we have come up through local and state politics working together. he was my lieutenant governor when i was governor. he would be a formidable candidate. you have to fit through a kind of narrow keyhole to run an independent race that's successful. he'll have to make that decision. i'm a strong supporter of terry mcauliffe, but bill has an interesting path ahead as he trying to make that decision. >> tim kaine, the former governor, of course, of the state of virginia, thanks for coming on, sir. >> you bet. >>> up next, if you thought the rules of the iowa caucuses were complicated, just wait until you hear about what it takes to elect a pope. a deep dive into the politics of the process. you're

we have two reports tonight, first we'll go to chip reid in northern virginia. chip?ere in leesburg, virginia, the snow has stopped but in many parts of the state the damage has already been done. more than 215,000 homes and businesses are without power. in central virginia, heavy snow and strong wind created dangerous whiteout conditions on the roads. farther north traffic came to a stand still.

this administration is attacking that industry and that region of virginia. those are the poorest people in virginia and when enough kind of incredible cost-- and there are times when huge regulatory costs properly should be absorbed, but we need to be sure before we do that because these have crushing effects in real people's lives and they're not rich people, they're poor people. poor people are hurt first and worst by this sort of regulatory onslaught. those are the people i'm fighting for. the. >> woodruff: a number of mainstream republicans have looked at the results of last year's election and have said the party has got to focus on expand expanding its appeal for-to-voters who did not vote republican last year. minorities, women. they say extreme views are not the views that are going to appeal. how do you look at that argument. what do you say? >> well, what i've done in the context of attorney general and what i've most known for, whether it's mental health or protecting the elderly, what i'm known for as attorney general is pushing back on the feder

virginia and probably her father's as well.n converts to quakerism and they go off and live in north carolina in a quaker community. as far as we know dolley was born there, so she is north carolina's only first lady. what is sad about that she spends most of her life denying it. we think it has to do with her father's shady business practices, and they moved back to virginia. so she's raised in the world of slave-holding. >> her father released his slaves as a quaker. is that the cause of his inability to continue his business? >> i think he had other problems besides that. he couldn't farm so they moved to that chilly northern city of philadelphia. >> i'm not sure if you know so much about her thoughts on slavery. how is it that she reconciled herself to actually having slaves in the white house? >> i think that's a good question. i'm not sure i know the answer to that. but she did not free any of her slaves as her father had. and she didn't speak out against slavery, so the quaker background there did not affect her slave-ho

a huge pileup along interstate 77 which sits between virginia and north carolina.e're told three people have died here. at least 20 hurt. reports heavy fog and poor visibility for drivers at the time. it happened this afternoon. some of the cars catching fire, as you can see from this photo. virginia state police saying parts of the highways remained close as they pieced through and talked with survivors how this started. updates when we get there. within hours we may learn whether they'll seek the death penalty. aurora district attorney will announce if they seek the death punishment. the attorney saying he would plead guilty to avoid getting the needle. holmes accused of killing 12 movie goers and injuring dozens at the midnight premier of "the dark knight rises" last july. and some calling it a publicity ploy. and is the d.a., they said it might be for publicity, even expected it to consider this deal? >> highly unlikely. the d.a. calls it an attempt to convince the american public that an insanity claim can stand up in this case. the terrible night in july will

virginia pulls off the upset.out the fans storming the court there in charlottesville. >> it's not all fun and games when people are rushing a court, especially for the team that lost. again, congratulations to them. they should have fun and burn benches and do all the stuff that they -- you know, i'm all for that. great school, great kids. but get us off the court. >> sarcasm. burn the benches. reports say the duke team had a very hard time getting to the locker room after the game, that coach k had to be restrained after things got heated with some of the virginia fans. >>> more from college basketball. a couple of very traditional programs are jurnds going a makeover for march madness. ucla, notre dame, kansas, louisville, baylor, and cincinnati will all wear these new adidas uniforms for the tournament. adidas, who approved these shorts? as you can see, the jerseys feature short sleeves and the shorts are rem nis sent of the zubas worn by charles barkley. remember those back in the '90s? equally as horrible. >

the tragedy happened friday in virginia -- both the shooter, and one of the two people murdered are from bay area. this morning we are learning more about them. kron4's maureen kelly has uncovered new details about the pacifica man. who government officials say pulled the trigger, then turned the gun on himself. facebook photos posted by sgt oo-say-bio lopez.better known as levi to his friends.show him goofing off in his dress blues.making funny faces has he runs in formation in camouflage.and proudly posing with action movie star chuck norris. .an american flag flies over his family home in pacifica.the people inside saying they did not want to talk to the media at this time. a neighbor who did not want to appear on camera says she was surprised to hear the allegations against the young man who would wave to her when he occasionally came home to visit his family. who she described as nice people. according to the marine corp.the 25 year old joined up seven years ago. serving in both the afghanistan and iraq wars.he was heavily decorated.earning 11 awards. he was promoted to sergeant in

. >> taking you to live pictures out in quantico virginia.ee marines are dead after a standoff a press conference is under way. >> this is a tragic loss for the marine corps which has had a number of tragic losses in the couple of weeks. >> the fatal shooting was confined to taylor hall. a single barracks at officer's candid is cool. the quick reaction of our marshals officers and the county police enabled us to assess the extent of the situation. and we act quickly to resolve it. >> the shooter and active- duty marines was pronounced dead of an apparent self- inflicted gunshot wound by law enforcement at the scene. two other victims at male and a female active- duty marines were pronounced dead at the scene. the three marines involved int personnel assigned to officers candidate school. all of the candidates in the school or accounted for in safe. all of the other from a personnel as well with the officers can this school are well accounted for. >> the identities of the victims themselves will be withheld for the next 24 hours or until the p

>> close to two feet in parts of virginia the mountainous regions of fisherville, virginia. 20 inches over a foot in creationville west virginia. over a foot for you. and even maryland is close to a foot. now, for d.c., the event is almost over. and it's been mainly a rain event. it was little too warm for snow totals. we're not done with this system yet. it's going to linger thursday into friday and perhaps give us some big totals along the northeast coast up to new england. so there is is the storm right now. the lowest cell is moving offshore. it's going to continue to pound the coast line with highways, some storm surge and wind gusts 50 to 60 miles per hour. all of the areas that were battered by sandy in october, all of those natural barriers were gone. and that's going to cause some major beach erosion in those vulnerable areas across the northeast coast line. so, rain mixing with snow, heavy at times. you can see on the back side of this storm as it pushing out to see we will see the potential for six to 12 inches of snow, especially west of boston. and that's heading into fri

joe johns for us there in winchester, virginia.w, to alexandria steele in the cnn weather center. here in d.c., we're expected to get major snowfall. it's quite nice on the roads coming in because nobody was on the roads and i was able to just rush right into work so easy, but how bad do we think this is going to get ahead? >> this storm's got through city stops. we've seen chicago. right now, it's washington, then it's going to be boston's turn. we're going to watch that tomorrow and it will have its own diftties this and wind is one of them. it's march. it's a heavy, wet, excruciating snow if you're trying to shovel out there. here's where we are. it's also a temperature battle setting up. you know, it's march, a high sun angle. the asphalt in the city of washington impacting factor. the snow where we're seeing ilt, temperatures are cold enough, here's the green. all this moisture, warm, moist air and we're seeing a battle of rain and snow, wu the snow will win out. right now in d.c., it's 36 degrees, we are see light rain. beaut

scott of virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 122, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and a member opposed will reach control -- will each control 15 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i yield myself two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: mr. chairman, the underlying republican budget dismantles the medicare guarantee, cuts medicaid in the last year by 25% and includes unspessitied -- unspecified cuts in a category called mandatory spending, that is social security and pensions for veterans and federal employees and then it cuts other essential federal programs. it also repeals obamacare but keeps in place the savings and tax increases that pay for it. republican budget also includes a $5.7 trillion tax cut. that primarily benefits the wealthiest americans and somehow claims it will be revenue neutral by raising someone else's taxes $5.7 trillion an average of $,000 for every man, woman, and child in america every year the congressional black caucus budget, on the other hand, is based on

joe johns is live for us in winchester, virginia. karen maginnis is in the severe weather center and shannon travis is live at washington dulles international. joe, let's begin with you. obviously a travel nightmare for folks. how is it looking besides nice and beautiful and snowy behind you? >> reporter: well, it certainly is beautiful. i mean just amazing here, quite frankly. we are right on the edge of the shenandoah valley, and for authorities, as you said, a travel nightmare. there are thousands of sand and salt trucks out at this hour working overtime to try to deal with the situation. authorities are telling motorists if you can stay home. if you can't, be very careful on the roads. this is a very thick, wet snow that melts as it touches your clothes. people have been dealing with this all over the country since yesterday. it's already breaking records and it's not over yet. the massive deadly storm started its march in the upper plains. parts of north dakota had over a foot of snow. ditto in minnesota, where wrecks littered t

west virginia, independent.: this gun ban background checks is not going to curb or stop anything. anybody that wants a gun can get one, any time, just about anywhere. host: you mentioned a couple of things. caller: that is not going to stop anything. host: no measures whatsoever? caller: no, it is not going to help. host: we were talking but your senator just a few moments ago. how influential is this in your vote? caller: everybody i talk to everywhere, he is out, he is gone. they are already getting rid of rockefeller. that is another plus for our state. background checks, that is not going to stop nothing. guest: that is exactly the problem. there is a lot of opposition in their home state to anything that could be perceived as taking away any kind of second amendment rights. background checks does not take away a gun from anybody who was a law-abiding citizen. the proponents of background checks feel like it will help keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, people who commit domestic violence, folks

schools in the district, maryland, parts of virginia, west virginia as well. shutting down as well. and we're looking at over 16,000 flights being canceled in and around the u.s. also coming in and out of the u.s. as well. here is what the storm system looks like. s a massive system along the coast with warmer air. it's rain. as you move inland, colder air gets drawn in. we're looking at snow and the futurecast shows just how fast the system is moving. it makes its way up the coast. you can see snowfall amounts basically from three to nine inches of snow in new york. as i don't get into thursday and moving into friday we're talking about upwards of one to almost two feet of snow west of boston. >>> good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this, of course t golden gate bridge looking good. you're getting a chance now to dry out, but we do have more rain on the way. so keep that handy. all that steady rainfall is racing to the east. that means a lot of snow on the way to tahoe. in fact, potentially upwards of three feet of fresh powder b

they grew up in virginia. good part of the wealth in virginia was built on the labor of slaves.washington was strict on his slaves. as time went on, his views began to change. he was the only one of the founding fathers who freed his slaves. her opinion did not change. it was a very unfortunate -- i wanted it to be different and i looked for every word i could find. the one slave she actually owned personally, she did not free. she left the slave to her grandson. she felt it was the way society was supposed to be. oney judge had let her down because she had always been kind to her and she did not understand that oney judge wanted to be free and she wanted to learn to read and write and wanted to find christ in her own way. >> it can be said of washington, and later on of lincoln, that he outgrew the racist culture that produced him. one major reason was because during the revolution, after having initially turned thumbs down to the idea of recruiting free blacks, african-americans played a vital role in the wi

west virginia lawmakers are considering banning any wear average computer with head mounted display. they displace information in a smartphone like format and you can interact using voice commands. this is the lt. governor getting a demonstration. a west virginia lawmakers likes the glasses but says the state has worked hard on a no texting and driving law. >> the crackdown begins next week on texting and using your phone. you have been warned. >> we have our sunglasses. do we need them? >> not the whole day. poor visibility in parts of the north bay and live doppler 7 hd not picking up rain drops today, but tomorrow possibly a few sprinkles and wins, just in the north bay but most of you see nothing and a few extra clouds with some sun. we look outside, you can see a little bit of high level clouds and the numbers have dropped in the north bay, at 39 in napa but 50 in hayward, with 42 in los gatos. this shot, downtown, you can see a few clouds and coastal clouds and yesterday that breeze kicked up. so numbers trended cooler with the 50's parts of the coast and 59 downtown. 50 in oak

it happened last night at marine base quantico in virginia. the suspected shooter killed a male and a female colleague before killing himself. there is no word of of motive with all three bodies found on the barracks and abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is following the story and will have more at 6:30. >> san francisco's archbishop is making strong comments against gays and lesbians marrying. this is days before the supreme court considers california's ban on same-sex marriage. the archbishop says the debate will continue no matter how the court rules. he says that he relies many people in san francisco disagree with the teach >>guest: on marriage and sex but there is also a deeply embedded catholic culture here with many who understand and cherish the church teachings. >> and new information on christopher dorner, a battle for the $1.2 million reward offered for his capture. dorner took his own life in a southern california cabin after a shoot out with police. now, the associated press reports that a couple tied up by dropper and a man he c

new super sensors this in the drew is taken seventeen thousand five hundred feet above quantico virginia and covers fifteen square miles if we wanted to know what is going on in any spot along the seam i'd say near this building at this intersection we can generate a moving image that shows what's going on in the area the state of virginia was the first to stand up against this kind of surveillance in early february the state legislature passed a two year moratorium on the use of drones but the bill is yet to be signed by the state's governor who is known to be very supportive of the spy aircraft. in charlottesville virginia police have never used drones but the city council has nonetheless restricted their use just in case these this technology is already being heavily marketed to local law enforcement agencies and other groups and there's even one county in virginia that already purchased two drones for surveillance and so we know it's coming and we just we want to get out ahead of it at least twenty seven states are now considering legislation to outline how drones can be used by law

the charlottesville virginia police. i've never used drones but the city council has nonetheless restricted their use just in case these this technology is already being heavily marketed to local law enforcement agencies and other groups and there's even one county in virginia that already purchased two drones for surveillance and so we know it's coming and we just we want to get out ahead of it at least twenty seven states are now considering legislation to outline how drones can be used by law enforcement or to ground them all together but there are those who believe the lawmakers at first. the rise of the spy planes so they're taking the matter into their own hands a company in oregon says it is developed and will soon start selling to acknowledge that could shoot people from surveillance drones over the phone the developer did not offer any details but said this more not this able in their cameras or anything like that we are not doing anything physically to the drones we are simply not allowing their cameras look at

you have the road under construction from the capital to what is now west virginia. we had a whole debate going on about internal improvements and what the role of the federal government should be and all that. this is a country poised for economic take off. much like a light eisenhower presided -- >> as you work your way, how much evidence is there about elizabeth monroe? >> there is not a lot. based upon what her elder daughter reported, at some point after he left the presidency, monroe burned all personal correspondence. there is one letter that survives that is written by elisabeth. there is one letter from james to her that survived. what baffles me and drives me nuts is there is only one letter she wrote to somebody else. she had extensive correspondence with her sister and friends and these letters do not seem to be anywhere. i do not understand why not. it seems like somebody would have kept some of these. consequently, having firsthand evidence of what she thought about things, we do not have. there are letters monroe wrote to his daughters, to his two sons

located in the basement of the northern virginia urban league. this was, at one time, thee most pros pows slave business in america. franklin and arm field rounded up slaves from all points, virginia, maryland, even delaware, and they would bring them here, process them, and then they had camps. there was a men's camp op one side of the campus and a women's camp on the other side of the campus. they were not allowed to comingle with each other, and they were kept here until they were sold in large quantities down south, and so they were transported, either via ship or marched on foot down to mississippi and louisiana. when the union army invaded alexandria, one of the first places they came here was the slave pen because it was an into maws spot in slavery. it was featuredded in all the papers at the time, and when the union soldiers came here, they came here to the basement where we are standing and found slaves shackled to the wall. slavery played a very important role in the history of the district, the early history of the district of columbi

you saw the president appear in newport news, virginia, earlier this week. military bases, military agents and the white house talked about that this week and last week. and saying travelers will face longer lines because tsa agents are furloughed. head start programs, lots of teachers, and it's all the way across the board. lots of people feel it. and some people won't feel it. that was part of the problem. the white house was counting on the fact that they could use the same strategy they used on the payroll tax debate and people would rally behind them. that didn't work. some people won't be affected. friends of mine that won't be affected in washington and i don't think could care less, so that was part of the problem. >> ed, that the only reason the strategy didn't work this time? >> the other part of the reason is the point that republicans have been making, the president got his tax cuts in january, we want our spending cuts in march and everybody can walk away say we got a little bit of something. and most americans look at this situation and say, lo

, where they were able to impose that beyond the state of virginia to federalize it? and that gets to the other point here. several of the justices said that they were concerned about, in essence, rushing things. this is the argument -- this is one of the main arguments made by the proponents of prop 8. they basically call proposition 8 hitting the pause button and allowing the political process to play out. justice samuel alito said today that he's concerned about recognizing a right to same-sex marriage that he described as newer than the internet and cell phones, and he described that the political process should be allowed to take its time. some of the liberal justices did mention, as you did, that the court made a decision about interracial marriage relatively quickly, but the conservatives said, no, actually that played out over many years. so that, i think frankly, that argument cut both ways. >> was loving versus virginia relied on heavily in the arguments today, referencing it? >> reporter: no. >> when we talk about the kennedy bringing up the uncharted water

northern part of virginia and maryland and pennsylvania.s zone is where we could be looking at heavier snowfall across the day at a rate of an inch an hour at times. it could be gusting up to 30 to 40 miles per hour at times. that could be causing delays. winter storm warning in effect across southern part of new jersey 3-5 inches of snow possible. as far as new york city washington, d.c. slushy situation at times could be coming up later on this afternoon. not a huge story across new york city or dc. coming up later on today we will be seeing and continue to pull out. by tuesday it will be long gone. they will be getting west virginia higher elevations right here. right off of the great lakes tuesday will be a quiter day. the wind will be a concern through out the day today in the northeast coupled with the cold temperatures it will be feeling a lot colder. right now 38 degrees in new york city only in the 20s in kansas city and minneapolis. as far as how warm it will get only in the 30s for minneapolis and kansas city. >> warm through out

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and then there's joe manchin of west virginia.bout joe manchin. >> so contradict myself about the most -- >> michael: you are not allowed to do that. >> he might be the exception to that rule. but joe manchin is a first termer. he knows his voters just like the other senator. he will probably be okay because he basically holds the right position to most of the social issues as west virginia generally. >> michael: yeah and he is pretty popular in west virginia. >> very popular. >> michael: and itlike looks like your home state, up on mark sanford, tied be curtis bossic was endorsed by rick santorum today, what is going to happen today? >> rick santorum is going to endorse bossic -- that means none. we don't know what is going to happen in that circus. >> michael: donnie fowler thank you so much for being here. up next, sorry to tell you this mary poppins, but far from making everything better that spoonful of sugar is going to give your young charges type ii diabetes. fruit just got cooler. fruit on one side, cool on the other. ice