wetter up in washington state a more significant slug of moisture. if you're watching on news channel 8 in portland, oregon, a unique selection of artifacts that document key moments in oregon's history. at treasures of the vault. >> complete unrelated and welcome to facebook. bill karins has a facebook page. >> about a decade late >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. russell brand may be losing a wife but reports say in doing so he could be gaining millions of dollars. brand told "new york" magazine he and katy perry had no prenup meaning under california law he is entitled to half her earnings which as much as $20 million. >>> a bio pic on the life of elton john is in the works and elton john is lobbying for justin timberlake to take on the lead role. >>> jilted 85-year-old fiancee hugh hefner says he will never marry again. >>> this summer, another royal wedding, aretha franklin announced she's marrying a long-time friend on monday. the 69-year-old joked, no, i am not pregnant. if you were doing a biopic, who

in washington state, a similar bill is poised to pass as a majority of legislators have >> gay marriageonents have announced plans to seek referendums overturning the bills in november in washington and maryland if they pass, believe it or in the. joining me now is dan savage who writes a syndicated column savage love and is author of the book the commitment and co project. we should also give you credit for entering a certain senator's name on google and making us all chuckle. >> i am the google santorum problem, and proud of it. santorumville filed quite viciously and graphically comparing my 17-year-old marriage to my partner to child rape and dog rape. we thought that was disgusting so we came up with a disgusting definition for santorum. >> and said it's not healthy behavior. the guy is hopeless. i want to ask you about chris christy. he's really afraid. >> he's willing to let it happen as long as his fingerprints aren't on it. >> he's watching what happened to mitt romney and the trouble that romney is residing over his objections over massachusetts at the time. he was the governo

it's time in washington state. hope it's time in america to step up to equality today. >> the washington state legislature gets back to work on monday. governor, good luck with getting this passed in washington state. we'll be watching here and hopefully get to talk to you again soon. >> absolutely. thank you. >> he not only wasted government money he made it more difficult for entrepreneurs and innovators to come up with the new ideas of the future. this president doesn't understand how this economy works. it's time to get a president who does. >> this is a man who took broken companies and fixed them. we need washington fixed. >> all right. so that was mitt romney and the south carolina governor haley stumping in the palmetto state today part of romney's effort to win over ultra conservatives in that state who have opposed him in the past. arizona senator and former presidential candidate john mccain also spoke on behalf of romney. he won south carolina back in 2008 during his bid for the white house. >> when ric

we asked on our facebook page, when you solve all of that snow in washington state how did you feel? it would be surprised at the responses. i will tell you about that, plus how much winter is coming our way, and a few minutes. >> what we deal with the cold, it is a difference story -- while we deal with the cold, it is a different story in washington state with an intense snowstorm dumping more than a foot of snow. columbia washington, is try to determine if they broke records. -- olympia washington, to figure out if they broke records. schools called off classes and airlines canceled flights, and there was a nightmare on the roads. for over 24 hours, the washington state patrol responded to nearly 500 collisions. >> coming up, fading hopes in the cruise ship disaster. the poorest tonight for an american couple whose whereabouts remain a mystery -- the prayers tonight for an american couple whose whereabouts remain a mystery tonight. >> i'm greta kreuz an annapolis, where parents confronted a school board tonight. ♪ ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but ybar banking is so la

she used to say that washington state isn't ready. it is now ready, thanks to the efforts of one of our openly gay elected officials, he had murray who had three domestic partnership bills come through which chopped up the rights of marriage and presented them one chunk at a time. they all passed. the governor signed them into law. the state saw you could extend all the same rights to same sex couples without the sky falling and now people are ready for marriage. democrats like obama who say they support civil unions but not marriage but don't act on civil unions, the there was no movement to move a civil unions bill through. that's what we did in washington state and now will get full marriage rights. >> if the governor was able to evolve, part of the white house press corps, the question often comes up where is the president on this issue, he's considering it or thinking about it. you think there's a chance that before november of this year that president obama. >> no. >> will evolve? >> no, christine is in her last term of governor

you live in tennessee, washington state, oregon, the rest of the states, somehow you don't get a opportunityo choose a nominee. you have to get nearly 1,200 delegates to get the nomination. i think it's idiotic for anyone to drop out of the campaign after tomorrow night. you don't know what's going to happen in new hampshire or in south carolina, or in florida. we have to stop this nonsense of putting all the emphasis on one state when there are 49 other states an americans who live in those states and republicans who live in those states who should have the right to choose their nominee, not just the people in a couple of states. >> real quick, about romney and anti-romney. it seems like this is coming down to and where are the anti-romneys going to coalesce. >> romromney's been pretty stea polling. at some point do those people get together and say we just don't want you, mitt romney? i believe this campaign will go through april, may because of that strong sentiment. those people vp money and they might keep a san form -- santorum and perry in the race. he is going to have to earn this no

you can see him as i starts down washington state's -- you can see him as he starts down washington state's stampede pass. then an avalanche heads straight for him. his friends found him, dug out his head first so he could breathe. very scary for him. >>> i took a look at the temperatures. i think you're going to like the weekend temperatures. >> we could get above average. >> above average. >> yay! >> yeah! >> two thumbs up. >> what would that be? [ laughter ] >> after all this rain -- [overlapping speakers] >>> we saw a little bit of everything in the past few days but it's better weather for skiers. check out this live look of the resort, sierra at tahoe. so we just checked and they picked up 4" at the resort last night so the rain here brought snow in the sierra but we're finally drying out across the bay area. so closer to home you can see mount diablo in the distance so here's a look at your weather headlines. today a mix of sun and clouds for this afternoon. some low clouds and fog come in tonight. and yes, we are back into a dry pattern. high pressure is the name of the game and it

more state of the state speeches with washington democrat christine gregoir. later, a look at coming elections. join us next week for the select committee on intelligence. hear about global threats to the u.s. witnesses include head of the cia david petraeus and robert muller, director of the fbi among other intelligence chiefs. we'll have live coverage for that beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on our competitor c-span. c-span's road to the white house coverage takes you live to the candidates' events through the weekend, leading up to the gop primary. >> by the end of my second term -- [ cheers and applause ] >> -- we will have the first permanent base on the moon, and it will be american. [ applause ] >> and by the end of 2020, we will have the first continuous propulsion system in space capable of getting to mars in a remarkably short time, because i am sick of being told we have to be timid and i'm sick of being told we have to be limited to technologies that are 50 years old. >> and when the founder said that the creator had endowed us with certain unalien

that's what we did in washington state and now will get full marriage rights. >> if the governor was able to evolve, part of the white house press corps, the question often comes up where is the president on this issue, he's considering it or thinking about it. you think there's a chance that before november of this year that president obama. >> no. >> will evolve? >> no, christine is in her last term of governor. oddly enough, she doesn't have to stand for reelection and made the leap. >> i expect the president will make the leap in his second term. the president was devaulting, a supporter in the mid-90's. when he ran for national office, he wasn't supporting. we expect him to devolve. >> do you believe that it's just a matter of time? >> absolutely. >> that time is on your side and america is moving in the right direction, but slowly. >> moving the right direction, but slowly. social progress in america always drags. great britain got rid of slavery four years before our civil war with a vote in parliament. despite the home of the free rhetoric, i expect we will get there. the ref

we are winning in the turn in the aerospace industry in washington state. [ applause ] but for us, for state government, what we saw in 2011 reminds us when the economy comes out of this turn, we must already be down the track while our competition hangs back. it's our turn to win in the turn and it's our responsibility. now i ask you to pass the budget. send a revenue proposal to voters. reform education and invest in our transportation infrastructure to create jobs now and into the future. that's a bold agenda. and it involves risk and courage. but i have one more very important request. this is about our values. our washington has always fought discrimination. it is time for us to do it again. it is time for marriage equality. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] let's tell the children of our same-sex couples that their parents' relationship is equal to all others in this state. let's pass a marriage equality bill in the great state of washington. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, as you labor in the next 60 days, i respectfully ask you to take a minute each day to stop and to ref

. >>> the search resumes for four missing climbers in washington state. officials say the two groups are equipped for winter camping and hopefully they have dug in to wait out the storm. >>> and new jersey christie says he will consider being mitt romney's vice president and remains skeptical he would be on the ticket. he said last friday to the gop house leaders that he spoke at the annual retreat in baltimore. >>> it's going to cost a penny more to mail letters to any location in the u.s. up 45 cents from 44 the cost of a stamp that increase took effect yesterday. post cards will cost 32 cents to mail off a 3 n cent increase. >>> it's #:46. -- 4:46 and penn state students are dpreesk over legendary coach joe paterno. sherrie johnson is here with how he is being honored and remembered and the controversy surrounding his life and death. >> reporter: it's a time ofmourning at penn state university. former football coach joe paterno died sunday after a battle with lung cancer. he was 85 years old. since his passing, many have been taking time to reflect and

in washington state/oregon.>brian: we could see a few sprinkles-the only-will be in sonoma, napa, north of the golden gate. clouds with the rest of the bay area. however, partial/mostly sunny and skies. here is midnight. the gray however, the clouds will increase towards morning. the sprinkles here, there, adopting the north bay. they would begin to depart by -- dotting the north bay. and not quite as warm as what we saw this weekend. we will continue to see high, thin clouds late 4:03 p.m. >>brian: no more freezing temperatures because of those clouds will create a blanket. mid-upper 30's in the north bay. 40s in the east bay valleys. a look at your 7 day around the bay but sunny, warm towards the end of the week. even at mid upper 60s. low 70s possibly. >>vicki: in the buzz, the sag awards marks the mid point. betty white, alec baldwin and jean dejardin for "the artist". and viola davis for 'the help'. etta james had a happy public memorial. it was an all-star tribute. 300 people gathered at the california chu

. >>> a comum in washington state -- couple in washington state are enjoying their newborn after the mom gave birth on an elevator. it took two hours to get the door open but luckily all three are doing fine. >>> everyone lovers a zeal. with so many options, how do you separate the good from the bad? tips to make sure you don't waste your money. >>> three primaries and three different winners. what does it mean for the candidates as they prepare for the sunshine state. >>> we're all looking for ways to save on our grocery bill. >> reporter: each year more and more coupon websites pop up. making it worse, many are so-called affiliate websites that anybody can post lowfnlt how can you separate the good sites from the bad? we turned to an expert. heather is one of those bargain shoppers that other shoppers envy. >> they're on sale for 49-cent as pound. the coupon blogger combines coupons with markdowns for some insanely low grocery bills. >> this will come down to $20 for $86 worth of groceries. >> reporter: where does she find her coupons, some of the sources from smart money magazine.

. >> coming up, a man that is under way at the national park in washington state.e the latest on the search for a gun and it build a park ranger. >>> it has happened again. dozens of blackbirds turned up dead in arkansas. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultrm soft. >> welcome back. we will check our top stories. investigators are trying to piece together a deadly new year's day crash. to people died, three others were hurt when their suv grass. police have not confirmed the victims' names. friends have identified them as a knick clayton and katie. >> a couple injured watch out for a walk, the driver lost control of your car and hit a 77-year old man and his wife

the victim says he owes his life to those friends, and he does. >>> washington state got a lot of snow the last week our totals are impressive time >>> absolutely snow pack getting bigger. unfortunately, all that snow going back up towards washington and oregon. it is impressive. we talked about how would it look white this week there you go easier to ski up there now many more runs are open make sure you check ahead i'm sure they will be happy to have you. back here at home stubborn clouds. they are keeping some of the local clouds intact and high clouds are dimming the sunshine a little. they are not going to drop any more rain. let's take a look at our tolds from seven inches st. helena near that santa rosa to nearly 8 1/2 in kent field to more than 2 in concord, oakland, 2 1/2 san francisco, look what happened down in the south bay, santa cruz mountains steal all that moisture 10 inches in ben lomond as storms downslope into san jose they tend to dry not even a 10th of what ben lomond got 88/100 in san jose. the snow back is up to 40%. last week 10%. yeah, that's what three to four

the victim says he owes his life to those friends, and he does. >>> washington state got a lot of snowhe last week our totals are impressive time >>> absolutely snow pack getting bigger. unfortunately, all that snow going back up towards washington and oregon. it is impressive. we talked about how would it look white this week there you go easier to ski up there now many more runs are open make sure you check ahead i'm sure they will be happy to have you. back here at home stubborn clouds. they are keeping some of the local clouds intact and high clouds are dimming the sunshine a little. they are not going to drop any more rain. let's take a look at our tolds from seven inches st. helena near that santa rosa to nearly 8 1/2 in kent field to more than 2 in concord, oakland, 2 1/2 san francisco, look what happened down in the south bay, santa cruz mountains steal all that moisture 10 inches in ben lomond as storms downslope into san jose they tend to dry not even a 10th of what ben lomond got 88/100 in san jose. the snow back is up to 40%. last week 10%. yeah, that's what three to four,

. >> still to come, new details on the mount rainier park ranger killed in washington state. her ties to the d.c. area. >> if you thought it was cold yesterday, and temperatures are tumbling lower. >> we have another test of traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey is [ snoring ] [ thunder crhehes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best slemp you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 coco & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ >>> parts of our region got a taste of winter yesterday. a few snow flurries in silver spring yesterday afternoon, but it did not stick to the roads or sidewalks. snowflakes in silver spring are a sign that cold weather is making a big comeback after a balmy december. >> i had a few snowflakes on my window yesterday, but they melted. be sure to have the coats and gloves this morning. people in d.c. last night or bundled up. temperatures expected to be in the upper 20s today or low 30's. the wind chill

margaret anderson lost her life on the job at mount rainier national park in washington state mondayally from new jersey had ties to the d.c. area before moving to the northwest. she worked as a ranger at the cn the canal. >> i just want to say it has been a very sad moment for the national park service and our hearts and prayers go out to margaret anderson's husband eric and her two daughters and a family. >> 24-year-old benjamin barnes shot her. they believed he fled to the park to hide out after an earlier shooting and a new year's party that wounded four. >> he was one of those guys that just want to be left alone. >> they found him dead face down and the snow inside the park and it is believed he died from hypothermia. >>> 6:35 and police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the potomac river. they discovered the remains next to the pier at the belle haven marina yesterday morning. authorities say the man is an adult and appears to be a step -- hispanic and the cause of death has not been determined >>> a martinsburg west virginia man was arrested for the

this one's going set the jet stream up to push a ton of moisture into washington state, especially inhe greater portland area. we have some rain and snow in the higher elevations. this is mostly going to be a high elevation snow event as the warm front comes through. it's going to get windy and the snow levels will rise during the day today. rainfall totals could be impressive. the mountains could see two to four inches. the lower elevations, one to two inches. it's also going to be very windy. a typical january potent storm moving through the pacific northwest. temperatures, as you can see, a lot more mild with this storm than the last couple we've been dealing. by the way, southern california, this is a miss areas of the puget sound under an advisory. so the wet weather continues in the northwest. looks like they'll get a break friday and saturday. >> good news. in time for the weekend. thanks so much. >>> apple prepares to weigh in. applying pressure on iran. and a new ring tone from an unlikely artist. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a few years

still ahead, learning more about a park ranger shot to death in washington state. we have the latest on her ties to the d.c. area. >> bounced from the basketball court. the wizards head coach tossed from last night's game against the celtics. >> >>> it is a cold start to this tuesday morning. back to work, back to school. temperatures will be colder by this time tomorrow. 29 in washington right now, 27 in winchester. quantico, 30. 30 in eastern maryland. 32 in annapolis. temperatures will drop a few more degrees as we go through the morning. they will not rise much in the afternoon. when you factor in the wind which is increasing, it feels like 19 in washington. wind chills in the teens and it will feel like the scene throughout the entire day. air temperatures will make it 2- d low 30's this afternoon. we will have a few snow flurries from time to time. there, like yesterday. that will be the case tomorrow. we will start the day tomorrow in the teens. much colder tomorrow morning than right now with highs tomorrow afternoon in the mid 30's with limited sunshine an

. >>> heavy snow is hampering the search mission going on right now in mount ranier in washington state. coming up a look at this and the winter blast taking its toll on that state and what the forecast holds later today. >>> also are women getting unnecessary tests for osteoporosis, what a new study is revealing. >>> we're also following an accident on highway 50. angela has you covered on that and lynette has your weather when "good morning maryland" returns in just a bit. >>> mountain rescue team is on its way up to mount ranier in washington state. that team is searching for four people that have now been missing for days in the wake of that nasty storm we've been telling you about. this is the video, though, of what the storm has done in and around the seattle area. that city coated the area with thick ice and snow and brought the entire state of washington, especially around seattle- tacoma to a complete standstill. no such luck for us, though, lynette. we haven't seen nairy a flake. >> i have something for you. we could be a couple of snow showers flying this evening, mixing in w

reporter: snow has been coming down across washington state for the past four days. from puget sound to the cascade mountains, an icy blast is blanketing the area. slick roads are making driving treacherous. >> all kinds of conditions, ice, cold, frozen, people sliding all over the place. it's pretty bad out there. reporter: snow plows not often seen here are working overtime all over the state. >> we'd handled about 160 collisions, that same time period last week we handled 14. reporter: according to the national weather service, the city of seattle is bracing for as much as six inches of snow. they normally average eight inches for an entire winter. the city itself has very few snow plows and its drivers are not used to icy roads. back in november 2010, a crippling snowstorm paralyzed parts of the city. city officials are taking this storm seriously. the emergency command center is already up and running. >> it takes time to remove a significant accumulation of snow. we're going to focus on priority routes and ones that police and fire department need, ones that pe

the social networking site and washington state attorney general are suing a delaware company saying they are ripping people off. >> reporter: it's called leg jack drawing people to the like feature and enticing them to click on websites to lead to identity and credit card theft. according to facebook officials this is how it works. you notice an intriguing post on your facebook page that a friend supposedly likes and has sent to you. the post looks genuine. but it's a bogus type of spam that leads you to online surveys or products. the washington state attorney general's office joined with facebook to sue a delaware company called ad send media an online marketing company. >> this company is misleading you the user, the consumer into thinking you are getting a message from a friend. and in fact, that is an advertisement. >> reporter: assistant attorney general says the company lures you into giving your personal information and ordering products it never intends to send. then she says it takes another step by sending similar like messages supposedly from you to all your friends. tha

. >> now facebook and the washington state attorney general are suing the company for ripping people off. >>> lesli foster has the story. >> reporter: a new facebook scam that draws users to the like feature and entices them to click on to websites to steal their identity and facebook accounts. you notice an intriguing post on your page that a friend supposedly likes and sent to you. it looks genuine. but it is actually a bogus type of spam that takes to you online surveys or projects. this company is misleading you, the user, the consumer, into thinking that you are getting a message from a friend. and in fact, that is an advertisement, the company luehrs you into giving your personal information and ordering products it never intends to send. then it goes a step further by sending similar like messages supposedly to you from all of your friends. that is a scam. facebook is devising a fix, but admits it is difficult to stay ahead of internet scams. >> it is truly an arms race and often legal action trails sex following. >> reporter: legal experts say facebook users are especially vu

this oddity about wanting an outsider to come and transform washington, the job the president of the united states is in washington and this idea that he can parachute in and transform the place is a bit nieve. the other thing is, i saw the word conservative popped up. that helps me. he's leading in all the polls among people who describe themselves as very conservative. he and romney split somewhat and romney has the moderates walking away. the mathematical challenge for romney is if you can only rely upon moderates and liberals, that doesn't add up in a lot of these states, including the ones after florida. he needs to be able to expand that base into conservatives. this idea that newt's experience as speaker crediting 11 million new jobs working with clinton to reform welfare, have four balanced budgets. a balanced budget in washington today is a dream. it was a reality under clinton-gingrich administration. people should recognize that experience and harness it. all these members of congress who have a 12% approval rating, they have a 12% approval rating. they earned that without his help. >>

. >>> quite a scare for drivers in washington state. authorities say a woman drove nearly 18 miles going the wrong way on a highway in tacoma her car hit speeds of 100 miles per hour. zipping past car after car, the lincoln ls was driven by a 60-year-old headed north in the southbound lane. there were, as you would expect a number of calls to 911. >> washington state troopers used spike strips, punctured one of her tires before she ran into anyone. they believe she may have mixed alcohol with prescription meds. the -- the man living in the home with the woman says she doesn't remember anything. >>> new leads into what happened to natalie wood. the actress drowned off the coast of california in 1981 when she and her husband, robert wagner were spending a night on her yacht. the l.a. sheriff opened the case last year after people claimed to have new information in the -- and the people began coming forward. >>> emotions mixed at penn state university as officials there are touring and holding town hall meetings to ease tensions among alum

important to know. >>> authorities in washington state have identified a body found in mount rainier national park as that of the again man accused of killing a park ranger sunday. they believe 24-year-old benjamin colton barnes died from hypothermia. he was found in a frigid creek. police believe he shot and killed 24-year-old park ranger margaret anderson during a traffic stop. barns is suspected of wounding four during a new year's eve party near seattle his estranged wife says he suffers from traumatic stress. >>> police say the nan custody connected with arson fires in southern california may have been motivated by a deportation battle. 24-year-old harry burkhart a german national told officers i hate america. sources say his mother is about to be deported. investigators believe burkhart deliberately set more than 50 fires in hollywood, west hollywood and the san fernando valley. all the fires targeted cars. authorities have not said how they were started. >> many questions will go unanswered. that is not because the investigation is dormant that is because we have to be careful

park ranger in washington state had close ties to the d.c. region. margaret anderson was shot while trying to catch a man who didn't stop at a checkpoint in mt. rainier national park on new year's day. before anderson moved to washington state, she patrolled the c&o national historical park and also worked as a medic there. those who worked alongside her said that anderson would be missed. >> she was great. she was spunky, one of the nicest, sweetest people you would ever meet. >> she was outstanding. i think in this world there's some people that are just make the world a better place, and she was one of those. >> police say that 24-year-old benjamin barnes killed anderson. he was an army veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome. authorities found his body on the park grounds. >>> thinking of buying a hybrid car. a lawsuit one california woman is filing against honda might make you think twice about it. heather peter says her honda civic hybrid didn't get the great gas mileage she was promised. instead of getting 50 miles per gallon,

the snow has been steadily falling in parts of oregon and washington stated making the roads downright treacherous. >> we're expecting more snow, so our crews are working 12-hour shifts now, 24 hours a day. >> the state police have closed parts of interstate 90 in washington state because of avalanche danger. >>> this morning police will search for clues after dog walkers made a gruesome discovery in the foothills of hollywood two women found a human head in a plastic bag below the hollywood sign. the women were walking nine dogs when two dogs began playing with the bag. the head appears to be a man, and it did not seem like it had been there long. no other body parts or blood were found. >>> a man accused of trying to kill president obama by firing a gun at the white house now faces new charges. a grand jury indicted oscar ramiro ortega hoernd charges of assaulting three federal officers and damaging federal property. he also faces four separate firearms charges in addition to the attempted assassination charge. hernandez was arrested last november and initially charged with firings s

a potential swing state, one that really could determine, who knows, the outcome of the election and you mention this had. they've opened up eight sealed office there is and washington post reports they've hired more than 20 staff members and that's a pretty big operation and iowa is just one of the swing states that the campaign is going to make a real play for. >> and the democrats have to put a premium on places like nevada and new mexico, for example, wisconsin because they won those states traditionally and no, i think there are eight or ten states that are going to decide the presidency. >> now, we talk about the obamas finishing up the vacation here and they visited a cultural center here on the island today where they saw some of the anthropology work done by the president's late mother, ann dunham, one of the last activities they're trying to squeeze in here about of they head back to washington and from there, the white house has said the president is going to have a very busy travel trip. >> harris: thank you very much. on this new years night at 8 p.m. eastern, an american election headquarter special, a preview of tuesday's caucuses live from iowa, bret

sunday, the 34-year-old was a road block in washington state. the highly skilled ranger worked parke national historical in maryland from 2004 to 2008. -- leftthough she has ago, she for years made a tremendous impact. it is like losing your friend. >> authorities said anderson was by 24-year-old barnes. his car was found containing weapons and body armor. his body was later found in a snowdrift. those who worked with anderson peaceful park say they by her death. >> at the end of the day, everybody comes on to their families. when someone does not, it really and think about -- >> she was the wife and mother of two little girls. had been with the park for 11 years. benjamin barnes was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. in a shooting at a party in sat at -- in seattle. then he fled to mount rainier, where he killed anderson. >>> one of two men charged with killing an arlington health club guilty to pleaded first-degree murder. roger clark admitted to stabbing him to death. he attacked him as he walked to work in december of 2009. a sec

states. so we've been incredibly honored to be working with secretary reed in washington, secretary bowen in california and secretary brown in oregon and discussing these various ways that we can do this. and i should say in states where we don't have online voter registration possible, we're also looking at ways where the form it prints with a bar code so when it arrives at an office you can scan that code and pull the data so at least you're not rekeying it even if we can't transfer them all online seamlessly into our system. all this is to say, we are constantly working new ways to work, especially in this base of new technology and online for voter registration, to ensure that we can be promoting and bringing as much people in. rock the vote can do our work and then turning out the young people and increasing participation in your states. we are saving the work of the rekeying and everything that might naturally happen as a result from turning in millions and millions of forms into your offices each year. >> that is something we're excited out and hopefully work with you and continually r

now facebook and the washington state attorney general are suing one company for ripping people off.> like jacking, a new facebook scam that draws users to the like feature and intieses them. facebook officials say it works like this. you notice an intrigues post that a friend supposedly likes. it is actually a bogus type of spam that takes you to online surveys or products. the washington state attorney general's office joined facebook to sue the delaware based online marketing company add send media. >> this company is misleading you, the user, into thinking that you are getting a message from a friend. and in fact that is an advertisement. >> the company lures you into giving your personal information and ordering products it never intends to send. then it goes a step further by sending similar like messages supposedly from you to all of your friends. that is a scam. >> facebook is dividing a fix, but it is difficult to stay ahead of internet scams. >> it's truly an arms race. often legal action trails technology. >> legal experts say facebook users are especially vulnerable becau

macro economy it's good news that those jobs will probably end up largely in washington state milla noise state on the other hand for wichita it tells a story of communities that are still very vulnerable and it highlights that we're even less good at producing good jobs than we are producing jobs over the last few years i think it's a really important point to bring up and something i don't think i mentioned which is that in these all these new jobs created last month i think the majority of them were jobs for you know current couriers drivers you know truck drivers and people who deliver things so i think that tells a story too you know it's interesting max the other day we were talking about whether or not america is ready for a multimillion dollar president and mitt romney of course as i'm talking about and i want to put up this quote that i saw that suggests you know maybe maybe now we are mit professor paul osterman said think about who gets their cover on the cut who gets their picture on the cover of fortune he used to be the ones that were admired the ones who treated their worke

for the pacific northwest, washington state and all the way down to northern california, quite a bit of snowfall. one centimeters and isolated regio eastern end here and we'll be loloping across the easterny the gray, region we're looking at some stormy weather possible f u.s. there's quit highs get up to 17 in atlanta.es here you're likely seeing rain rather ope, we have this fronta northern sections of pa mix of rain and sno continuing to develop in scattered showers here. for the brit dry but on areas like northern scot rainfall coming in, especi highs across the board on cow, highs remain as minus 5 degrees on tuesday. but that's asonal temperat those are your weather here's your three-day outlook.lead story this hour. people i working rebuild since the earthquake. demolished their 64 residents are mar this yearhe experience of p by the disasterrn japan. people that lork early in the morning candles to form the disaster. the nce at 5:46 a.m., the ex [ digital announcement ] this by the earthquake and unami that struck northeastern kobe's most damaged regi businesses have recovere

washington states is digging out, but washington d.c. is bundling up. a meteorologist adam caskey is in the weather center. on the website we ran a poll asking who 1 snowfall. majority are looking for snowfall. >> it is a quiet majority. most people think everybody hates snow except for children. i don't believe that. it is a loud minority. let's look at the temperatures outside. it is cold. here's the latest. 16 in leesburg, 17 in shepherdstown. frostburg, 13 degrees along with frostburg, virginia. 29 in la plata, 22 in arlington. highs today will be in the low 40's briefly this afternoon with increasing clouds. sunshine to start the day, then added clouds by the afternoon and evening. if you snow flurries possible a specially northwest of town. we could see a few snowflakes locally even later this evening. barlett crowded tomorrow, upper 30's. seven-day forecast is coming up. let's take a peek at that. saturday we could have some cold rain. but early saturday morning there might be isolated freezing rain or sleet. >> 66 has an accident for commuters c

the rain in extreme northern california like eureka and washington state and oregon. closer to home your pinpoint forecast a lot of 60s out there. 63 in palo alto, similar story along the east bay. numbers out there in pittsburg, antioch, low 60s, mid-60s out in fairfield. and some north bay numbers a few upper 50s by bodega bay, stinson beach, for the most part, san rafael, novato, sonoma, temperatures 3 to 4 degrees above average for this time of year. so looking out over the next couple of days, looks like partly cloudy skies, for today and tomorrow. and then sunshine by saturday and sunday and am i joining you guys up here? okay, come on up. temperatures are going to be -- [ laughter ] >> a nice little buffet. so temperatures are going to be above average especially by the weekend and a few clouds by early next week. what else have you got? coffee? >> not much. they have it all under the desk. funny. >> tuna on rye. [ laughter ] >> we get hungry at this hour. we can't help it. thank you. >>> 6:21 now. the biggest apple convention in the bay area and it all kicks o

. >>> a man is believed to have shot and killed a park ranger in washington state. 34-year-old margaret anderson died in the line of duty at mt. rainier national park yesterday morning. overnight police started escorting more than 100 tourists who were stranded after the shooting. police believe this man, suspect 24-year-old benjamin barnes, is armed and dangerous and hiding right now in the woods in the park. police say barnes is also a suspect in the shooting of four people at a house party near seattle early yesterday morning. >>> this morning investigators hope this video will help them find a person of interest responsible for a series of fires in southern california. you can see a man dressed in black. police say he came up the stairs from an underground parking garage where fire was set. they say the man was spotted at other fires in the area since thursday. the arsonist is targeting vehicles near buildings which can be extremely dangerous. >> autofir fires, as soon as t get going, they burn really hot, really fast. they have a lot of fuels. they have a lot of plastics, and they

when all is said and done, oregon and washington state could be covered in several feet of snow. the weather channel's jim canner toy is live in seattle now with -- cantore is live in seattle now with the conditions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. we're talking about getting a season's worth of snow in seattle which is about 5.9 inches on average. all in one day. and that will be enough to shut down the city, first of all. started snow being 30 minutes ago here. it's a general light snow. i'll tell you, you go to the south, into olympia and portland, we've already got 32,000 customers without power down there as a heavy, wet snow is coming down. just above the surface of the city. i mean, it's like 500 feet. they are getting hammered down there. all that is going to be moving this way. of course, slaem's been very prepared. we've been talking about snow since sunday. yesterday, as you see from the pictures, it was to our north. that's where we had most of the snow. that caused all sorts of problems on the roadways. they even had to close snoqualmie pass for a while

. >> reporter: the man in washington is gearing up for a state of the union. like last year, it will be date night with some republicans and democrats sitting together. they could be tweeting or following along with the president's speech on their ipad tonight. >> back to the romney tax issue, he's struggled in multiple states. with the blue collar, middle class workers. how much less did he pay because his earnings were from investments and not a direct hallry. >> reporter: tax expert said, if alex rodriguez paid the same amount of romney, he would have paid the 24% rate. that abc $2 million more than romney. >> it's not a romney issue. it's an american tax code issue. as a reminder, join diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos for complete coverage of the address. >>> congresswoman gabby giffords will attend the state of the union. an emotional moment for sure. yesterday, she visited a food bank in tucson that has been named in her hon yor. the last event in her congressional drir congressional district. >>> one member of congress that won't be there tonight.

a manhunt is now underway in washington state... after a gunman opened fire in mount ranier national park.the shooting left a park ranger dead.the victim was out conducting a traffic stop... when she was gunnnd down on park property.the suspect... is believed to have military experience.he was last seen feeling into the forest. the republiian party of virginia is requiring g-o-p voters to sign a loyalty oath. oath.that means they must pledge to support the march primary.but the idea isn't sitting well with many signing aapromise now for ay - november doesn't make sense. (bruins hat) itt romnee was my governor at one point. i'm not sure if he's the right guy now. so let's say if i vote for him in march would i ant to vote for him with depending on how things change with the &peeonomy and how things change in november. i think it's a slippery slope we're going down if we start a loyalty oath. conservative republican delegate robert marshall says the motive behind alllof this may be top rrpublicans trying po steer the outcome. history

. ♪ ♪ >> some developing news from washington state. a park ranger was shot and killed at mt.national park. the park is closed as police search for the gunman. a u.s. serviceman is in jail for bringing explosives on an airplane. atwater was stopped as he attempted to walk through with explosives in his bag. the cost of getting richer is about to cost you a little more. powerball ticket prices may go up in the next few weeks. lottery organizers are hoping it will lead to more people playing, but others say they may not play at all. a big drop in t emperature. we will be back with your >> the republican presidential candidates wrap up their final week of campaigning. the latest des moines poll has ron paul and mitt romney neck and neck, with romney at 24%. rick santorum is gaining ground. >> on tuesday, we will find out more. my surge will happen on january 3. >> the other hopefuls include newt gingrich and michelle bachmann. we ask you to stay tuned for complete coverage of the iowa caucas. we will have live reports from des moines. the first new baby of the new year. she was b