ferraro and walter mondale did not join hands in that traditional salute. when they accepted their parties nomination. this was uncharted political territory. no one quite sure of the rules. >> my name is geraldine ferraro. i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is a land where dreams can come true for all of us. there are no doors we cannot unlock. >> reporter: if it was mondale who had to learn how to run with a woman, it was vice president george bush at the time who had to learn how to run against one. there were stumbles. >> let me say, i almost resent vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. >> years later a friendship was born. in a statement, president bush wrote "i'm happy to say we became friends in time, a friendship marked by respect. she was dogged by her finances, and those of her husband. mondale later said it cost them in the polls. president reagan won 49 states, 55% of the women's vote, but still, it was a barrier broken. >> what gerri did was define our possibilities, we knew i

back in 1984, walter mondale chose geraldine ferraro to be his running mate.happened right here in san francisco at the democratic national convinces. they lost the election but ferraro showed how a mother can balance her life at home and be a powerful political force. >> i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. >> opponent paid tribute to ferraro says his daughters will grow up in a more equal america. she was dogged about her personal finances. mondale later said it cost him in the polls. >> an outage forced a cancel of alaskan air flights. 12% were scrapped before the problem was fixed. one flight out of oakland was cancelled and three others were delayed by as much as two hours. president of both airlines posted a video on youtube apologizing for the glitch saying it was caused by a blown transformer. >> all this rain is forcing britney spears indoors. the big performance are already up at bill graham auditorium. she was originally going to perform outdoor castro. it will start at noon tomorrow an

she was a new york congresswoman when walter mondale chose her as his running mate against ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. she was being treated for blood cancer. geraldine ferraro was 75. will'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l >> alan: theirs a glitch in flight planning software that forcedded the cancellation of 95 horizon and alaska airline flights. it resulted in the airline scrapping 12% of the schedule before the problem was fixed. one alaska flight out of oakland international was cancelled and three others were delayed by as much as two hours. officials say passengers will be rebooked or put on other airlines. >> conditions in the sierra are perfect for skiers, but not for drivers. excess snow is making driving especially dangerous. this is eastbound i-80 a few minutes ago at king vail. chengs are required from placer county to the donner lake interchange. no chain controls on highway 50 but there's a high wind advisory from sacramento to el dorado county line. have you had enough yet? >> leigh: truckee right now, 36 degrees and reporting light rain. so temperatures starting to dro

she and walter mondale losts to bush in 1984. yesterday senator barbara boxer praised ferraro. >>> and on the international front, the measurements showing an alarming spike in radiation at the striken nuclear plant was a mistake. they say the water at the plant at fukushima is contaminationed with radiation but not at the 10 million times higher levels normal that the company had reported earlier. emergency workers are struggling to pump out the contaminated water from four different reactors even as they are unsure where it's coming from. it's a key step towards getting the cooling systems after working again two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami hit the plant. >>> rebels are continuing to move towards tripoli. there was a sir initial last night, they have also take ina massive oil complex, those are key exit points for a large chunk of libya's oil exsports which have stopped since last month. the new rebel possessions will, quote, produce a very dynamic and very different he can will little bit rum inside libya. >>> presi

she was walter mondale's vp candidate back in 1984. 75 years old, apparently passed away in massachusetts from a blood cancer that she had had for sometime. ferraro, dead at 75. i'm sure we'll have much more for you on that tonight here on cbs 5 and on cbs5.com. >>> thanks for joining us for weekend early edition. >> good day. pre-empted this evening. ,,,,,,

was a little known congresswoman from queens, new york, when democratic presidential nominee, walter mondale chose her as his running mate. >> vice president, has such a nice ring to it. >> but they lost the election to ronald reagan in a landslide that november. feraro's run also had its share of controversy. there were ethical questions about her campaign finances and her husband's business dealings. she never again held public office, losing bids for the senate in 1992 and '98. in 2008, there was more controversy. feraro, a supporter of hillary clinton's presidential campaign made remarks suggesting that then, senator obama was doing well in the race because he is black. she resigned an honorary post with the clinton campaign, but continued to defend her statement. >> it wasn't a racist comment, it was a comment, a statement of fact. >> she was diagnosed with multiple mialoma in 1998 and underwent treatments for years. >> you have to give yourself hope. >> but recently the cancer caused severe complications. doctors say she was surrounded by family when she passed away. feraro was 75 year

ferraro was the running mate of democrat walter mondale in 1984's presidential election. the first woman to be on a major party's presidential ticket. >>> check your refrigerator. frozen pizza from trader joe's is being recalled. the affected flavor is [ foreign language ] it contains wheat, which is an allergen that's not listed on the label. they are labeled est p974. they were produced between january and march and then helped out nationwide. >>> technology is changing our eating habits. a new study finds that students are more likely to have meals while sitting at the computer than their own kitchen table. but that doesn't mean they aren't being social. researchers say they are often interacting with more people online than they would if they were sitting at their own dining room. >>> imagine never having to worry about charging a battery again. instead, how about charging your ipod with your own heartbeat? researchers have developed a chip that generates power from a single body movement. that includes anything from a heartbeat to simply walking. the chip would gener

"politico" has one of as many photographs selected by the democratic nominee walter mondale. tomorrow on "washington journal" will focus on the developing story in libya. joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers "with cecile richards from planned parenthood. then senate majority leader trent lott discuss senate reform. after that, new york congressman anthony wiener talks about the health care law. >> this week we are joined by cecile richards, the president of the plan pater -- km federation here to talk about what could be a debate next week when congress returns. this debate between republicans and democrats over whether or not there should be fe

i know in my heart that walter mondale will be that president.e man once said, "every one of us is given the gift of life and what a strange gift it is. if it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. but if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies." my fellow americans, we can debate policies and programs. but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life -- for others or only ourselves. tonight, my husband, john, and our three children are in this hall with me. to my daughters, donna and laura, and my son, john jr., i say, my mother did not break faith with me, and i will not break faith with you. [applause] to all the children of america i say, the generation before ours kept faith with us, and like them, we will pass on to you a stronger, more just america. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> geraldine ferraro passed away yesterday at massachusetts general hospital at the age of 75 from complications with cancer. she leaves behind her husband as pitiers and three childr

i know in my heart that walter mondale will be that president.ise man once said, "every one of us is given the gift of life and what a strange gift it is. if it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. but if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies." my fellow americans, we can debate policies and programs. but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life -- for others or only ourselves. tonight, my husband, john, and our three children are in this hall with me. to my daughters, donna and laura, and my son, john jr., i say, my mother did not break faith with me, and i will not break faith with you. [applause] to all the children of america i say, the generation before ours kept faith with us, and like them, we will pass on to you a stronger, more just america. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> geraldine ferraro passed away yesterday at the age of 75 from complications with cancer. she leaves behind her husband of 50 years and three children. right now, and a funeral pl

back in 1984 walter mondale chose geraldine ferrero, a little-known member of congress from queens, new york to be his running mate. it happened here in san francisco at the democratic national convention. they lost by a landslide but ferrero showed how a mother and grandmother could balance her life at home and be a powerful political voice. >> i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. >> president obama paid tribute to ferrero sag his daughters will grow newspaper a more equal america because of her. ferrero was dogged by allegations about her personal finances and those of her husband. mondale later said that cost them in the polls. >>> two airlines are hoping for smoother flying today. an outage in the central computer system yesterday forced the cancellation of 140 alaska and flights. one alaska flight out of oakland international was cancelled and three others delayed by as much as two hours. you can see the lines there. the presses of both airlines post add video on youtube apologizeing for the glitch explaining it was ca

back in 984 walter mondale chose geraldine ferrero. a little known member of congress from queens, new york to be his running mate. it happened right here in san francisco at the democratic national convention. they lost the election, but ferrero showed how a mother and then a grandmother could balance her life at home and become a powerful political voice. >> i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. >> president obama paid tribute to ferrero sag his daughters will grow up in a more equal america because of her. ferrero was dogged about her personal finances and those of her husband. they aid is it cost her in the policy. >>> there should be more smooth flying today. at outage yesterday forced the cancellation of 100 alaskan airline and horizon air flights. one askinosie flight out of oakland international was cancelled and three others delayed by as much as two hours. the presidents of both airlines posted a video on youtube apologizing for the glitch, explaining it was cause

she was a congresswoman from new york, when walter mondale tapped her as his running mate in 1984. it made her the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket in u.s. history. in a nationally televised debate in october, 1984, she faced then vice president george h.w. bush. what began as an exchange about foreign policy ended up being about much more. here's a portion of that debate. >> i think i just heard mrs. ferraro say she would do away with all covert action. if so, that has very serious ramifications as the intelligence community knows. this is serious business. and sometimes it's quiet support for a friend so i'll leave that one there. let me help you with the difference, ms. ferraro between iran and the embassy in lebanon. iran, we were hold by a foreign government. in lebanon, you had a wanton terrorist action where the government opposed it. >> let me just say, first of all, that i almost recent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. i've been a member of congress for six years. i was there whe

she captured the spotlight in 1984 when democratic presidential candidate walter mondale mom internationalirported her to be his running mate. >>> right now japan's nuclear safety agency is looking into a report that high levels of radiation were found in a village 25 miles from japan's crippled nuclear power plant. a nuclear safety spokesperson says most residents have left the village but about 100 people chose to stay. they say this does not pose an immediate danger to human health. an evacuation recommendation is done to prevent long-term exposure to any elevation in radiation levels. >>> new and stun ining news fro google earth this morning. scott mcgrew is here to show us. >> we'll get right to these pictures coming from the gio satellite purchased from google. on the left is the originals, on the right you can see the mud and absolute destruction to the buildings. these pictures are available right now on google earth and will be rolling into google maps later today. i'll also post the pictures to the nbc bay area morning news web page as well. >>> okay. we talked about this during

she ran with walter mondale on the 1984 democratic ticket and was defeated by ronald reagan and his vice presidential candidate george bush the elder. in ncaa basketball march madness lived up to its name last night. as connecticut held off arizona in a frantic finish to win 65-63. and the clock still hasn't struck midnight for butler, one of the cinderella teams of the tournament, as they were last year. the bulldogs pulled off a stunning overtime upset of florida, beating the gators 74- 71. both butler and u-conn move on to the final four. they'll be joined by the winners of today's games. coverage begins this afternoon right here on cbs. here's today's weather. a chance of severe thunderstorms in the southeast while a wintry mix is likely for the mid atlantic region. snow in the northern rockies. warm and sunny in the plains. the week ahead, the northeast will be sunny and cooler than normal. sunshine in the south. rain in the northwest and much of the plains. next, a day when seconds counted. >> the third coffee by howard shultz on a tray. i like this. >> this is super hot. >> osgood

tsunami disaster >> isabel: breaking news geraldine feraro served in the early 80s and ran with walter mondaleshe was later known for creating the geraldine foeraro became a frequent speaker on the cancer. twitter is many mentioning her work on cancer. she was 75. >> marty: protests and violence and london. 4000 demonstrators speaking out against $29 billion in spending cuts. the daily telegraph reports that protesters are throwing paint bombs and ammonia filled light bulbs and police. spending cuts had a record deficit are hurting british families and taking away badly needed public services. >> radical. >> they're not really for the people. not for ordinary people. instead of spending money on weaponry for international forces they could spend money on our local services that we need. >> marty: supporters with demonstrators have been injured after with 14 people being injured. >> isabel: kirkwood look at that snowfall this year as expected to get more. we spoke with michael this morning from kirkwood resort. >> caller: oh my gosh! id is bad incredible. nice, cooler temperatures and a it has

she was chosen as a vice presidential candidate to walter mondale. ronald reagan won that election.he died in boston at 75 years old. president obama says his daughters will grow up in a more equal america because of the life she chose to live. jackie spear issue this statement, saying she was a hero to a whole generation of women who witnessed for the first time the reality that a woman could become president. >>> former president, jimmy carter is traveling to cuba tomorrow. they were invited to havana by the cuban government. the former president will meet with high level cuban officials, including president raul castro, and look for ways to improve the government between the united states and cuba. >>> time now 7:52. a day of sun in florida went terribly wrong, the air show crash in front of tech taters that ended with a pilot's death. >>> unsettled weather this morning. for the afternoon, the possibility of scattered showers. we'll take you through your sunday, and week ahead, coming up. >>> looking live at oakland marathon in the oakland area. that is about the three mile area

on july 11, 1984, when mo walter mondale called geri ferraro and sctd her to be his vice-presidential running mate, an amazing thing happened: they took down the men-only sign on the white house. they took down the men-only sign on the white house. for geri and all american women, there was no turning back, only going forward. america knows ger implete as a political phenomenon. i knew her as a dear friend and colleague. we served in the house together in the late-1970's and when she left in 1984 to run for vice president, i left in 1986 to run for the senate. we were among the early bird women in the house of representatives and as early birds, we weren't fraid to ruffle some feathers. we had some good times and passed some good legislation. it must be historically noted that when geri came not house in 1979, only 16 women were there. in 1984 when she left, my gosh, we'd moved to 23. but in 2011, on the day of her death, 74 women now serve in the house, 50dems, 24 republicans, and 26 of those women are women of color. in the congress, geri was a fighter, she was a fighter from new yo

in 1984, geraldine ferraro was the running mate of walter mondale. he broke brown to select a woman running and a national ticket. this is the scene in san francisco. >> tonight, the daughter of a woman whose highest call was a future for her children taught to our nation's oldest party about a future for us all. tonight, the daughter of working americans tell all americans that the future is within our reach if we are willing to reach for it. [applause] tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from italy has been chosen [applause] has been chosen to run for president in the new land my father came to love. [applause] our faith that we can shape a better future is what the american dream is all about. the promise of our country is that the rules are fair. if you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of america's blessing. those are they believe i learned from my parents. those are the values i taught my students as a teacher in the public schools of new york city. host: from 1984, geraldine ferraro as the vice-presidential for the dem